Appraisal ID: 11255 Appraised On: Aug 16, 2006 Market Value: $ 125.00 Replacement Value: $ 160.00 APPRAISER COMMENTS: This appears to be a 19th century Meerschaum cheroot holder (cheroot holders were typically slightly curved, as is this example) with original leather, velvet lined case. Size: 2″ in length. Fair condition. Nearly 300 years ago, the […]

Appraisal ID: 11361 Appraised On: Sep 07, 2006 Market Value: $50.00 Replacement Value: $65.00 APPRAISER COMMENTS: This is a pair of early 20th century brass, center focus binoculars manufactured by Verda Fabt., Paris, in good condition. There are several types of binoculars. Generally, field glasses refer to simple Galilean optics, where the lens next to

Appraisal ID: 11553 Appraised On: Oct 24,2006 Market Value: $600.00/pair Replacement Value: $750.00/pair APPRAISER COMMENTS: This appears to be a pair of circa turn of the 20th century four light girandoles, with crystal prisms and bobeches. (Originally, bobeches were used to catch dripping wax from a candlestick, but today they can be used on chandeliers

Appraisal ID: 11332 Appraised On: Sep 01, 2006 Market Value: $ 1,200.00 Replacement Value: $ 1,600.00 APPRAISER COMMENTS: This is an early 20th century quarter-sawn oak table, the round divided top with a deep plain apron raised on a heavy pedestal base on four heavy splayed legs. Good condition. Size: 28″H x 44″ diameter. Quartersawn

Appraisal ID: 11267 Appraised On: Aug 18, 2006 Market Value: $ 850.00 Replacement Value: $ 1,000.00 APPRAISER COMMENTS: This is a mid 20th century Kittinger Williamsburg Collection sofa with curved back, rolled arms and mahogany legs with a full stretcher base, and upholstered in a brocade fabric. Size is 92″L. Good condition. Thompson, Colie and

Appraisal ID: 11402 Appraised On: Sep 25, 2006 Market Value: $ 1,200.00 Replacement Value: $ 1,500.00 APPRAISER COMMENTS: 20th century Tabriz from Iran with ivory open field and elongated red and light green center medallion and light blue main border. Medium pile in good condition. Size: 6’7″ x 10’6″. Tabriz is the capitol and the

Appraisal ID: 11542 Appraised On: Oct 24, 2006 Market Value: $ 150.00 Replacement Value: $ 195.00 APPRAISER COMMENTS: Ca. mid 19th century ovoid shape two gallon stoneware jug stamped Walker & Co., Boston, Mass., measuring 15″ high. Good condition. Stoneware was made of finer and denser clays and fired in a kiln much hotter than

Appraisal ID: 11301 Appraised On: Aug 28, 2006 Market Value: $ 1,800.00 Replacement Value: $ 2,200.00 APPRAISER COMMENTS: The heavily carved figural relief, possibly made from Honduras mahogany, along with the hand-decorated leather panels are representative of a high quality artisan’s work that typically today are found throughout the Caribbean. The leather is possibly from

Appraisal ID: 10243 Appraised On: Jan 15, 2006 Market Value: $ 1,600.00 Replacement Value: $ 2,000.00 APPRAISER COMMENTS: This is a matching dining room set consisting of an extension table, four upholstered side chairs, and a server with low backsplash. All are attributed to the Watertown Table Slide Company and estimated to be circa 1920s.

Appraisal ID: 11330 Appraised On: Aug 30, 2006 Market Value: $200.00-$300.00 Replacement Value: $300.00 APPRAISER COMMENTS: John O. Mead was born in Connecticut circa 1796. He worked from 1830 to 1835 as a silverplater in Chicopee Massachusetts overseeing the plating and gilding work at N. P. Ames Manufacturing Company. He then worked from about 1835