Appraisal: McCobb Desk & Eames Chair, ca. 1955
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Appraisal: McCobb Desk & Eames Chair, ca. 1955
In Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Hour 2, Tim Andreadis appraises a McCobb desk & Eames chair, ca. 1955.
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Appraisal: McCobb Desk & Eames Chair, ca. 1955
Clip: Season 30 Episode 8 | 2m 6sVideo has Closed Captions
In Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Hour 2, Tim Andreadis appraises a McCobb desk & Eames chair, ca. 1955.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipGUEST: I brought in mid-century modern furniture that I inherited from my uncle.
My aunt said that he got them in the 1950s, '60s, something like that.
APPRAISER: This desk is known as model 1560.
It was designed by Paul McCobb.
This is from his Planner Group that he designed for the Massachusetts-based company of Winchendon.
GUEST: Uh-huh.
APPRAISER: And the Planner Group in the 1950s was said to be the best-selling mid-century modern design of the period.
This is a DCM chair produced by Charles and Ray Eames.
They were a husband-and-wife team.
Whenever we look at these early Eames chairs, we're always trying to discern, is this from the earliest period of manufacture?
1945, 1946 is when they first produced this for the Evans Product Company.
GUEST: Uh-huh.
APPRAISER: And then, in 1947, production was taken over by the Herman Miller Company.
On the early production that were done for the Evans Product Company, where the chromed metal element meets the rubber shock mount, those are circular.
Here, they're in an oval shape.
The rubber shock mount also has four holes.
That also lets us know... GUEST: Uh-huh.
APPRAISER: ...that it's not the earliest period, but it's perhaps one or two generations... Mm-hmm.
...thereafter.
Also, these have what are called boot glides.
So that helps us date it between 1954 and 1960.
GUEST: Oh, okay.
APPRAISER: Has anyone ever adjusted this back?
Ever?
GUEST: The back has been reattached.
APPRAISER: It's actually upside down.
GUEST: Is it upside down?
APPRAISER: It's upside down.
GUEST: Oh, my goodness!
APPRAISER: It's a pretty easy fix.
So there's no harm there.
If these were to come up to auction, we would expect the desk to sell between $600 and $800.
GUEST: Okay.
APPRAISER: And we would expect the chair to sell at auction between $700 and $900.
GUEST: Okay.
That's great.
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Clip: S30 Ep8 | 2m 20s | Appraisal: 1823 Schoolgirl United States Map (2m 20s)
NewAppraisal: 1920 James Joyce-signed Book
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NewAppraisal: 1932 Jessie Teed Hooked Zodiac Rug
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Clip: S30 Ep8 | 2m 55s | Appraisal: 1932 Jessie Teed Hooked Zodiac Rug (2m 55s)
NewAppraisal: 1940 Sheldon Parsons Oil Landscape
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NewAppraisal: 1943 Signed Universal Studio Cafe Menu
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Clip: S30 Ep8 | 1m 46s | Appraisal: 1943 Signed Universal Studio Cafe Menu (1m 46s)
NewAppraisal: 1976 Inez Nathaniel-Walker Drawing
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Clip: S30 Ep8 | 2m 46s | Appraisal: 1976 Inez Nathaniel-Walker Drawing (2m 46s)
NewAppraisal: Adirondack Folk Art Table, ca. 1890
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Clip: S30 Ep8 | 2m 30s | Appraisal: Adirondack Folk Art Table, ca. 1890 (2m 30s)
NewAppraisal: Diamond & Natural Pearl Pin, ca. 1920
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Clip: S30 Ep8 | 2m 46s | Appraisal: Diamond & Natural Pearl Pin, ca. 1920 (2m 46s)
NewAppraisal: Dolphins Griese, Marino & Csonka Signed Football
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Clip: S30 Ep8 | 2m 24s | Appraisal: Dolphins Griese, Marino & Csonka Signed Football (2m 24s)
NewAppraisal: Dome Diamond Cluster Ring, ca. 1980
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Clip: S30 Ep8 | 1m 6s | Appraisal: Dome Diamond Cluster Ring, ca. 1980 (1m 6s)
NewAppraisal: Eanger Irving Couse Oil Portrait, ca. 1900
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Clip: S30 Ep8 | 1m 44s | Appraisal: Eanger Irving Couse Oil Portrait, ca. 1900 (1m 44s)
NewAppraisal: Marguerite Wildenhain Pond Farm Vessel, ca. 1955
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Clip: S30 Ep8 | 1m 4s | Appraisal: Marguerite Wildenhain Pond Farm Vessel, ca. 1955 (1m 4s)
NewAppraisal: Ming Dynasty Bronze Guanyin, ca. 1620
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Clip: S30 Ep8 | 3m 13s | Appraisal: Ming Dynasty Bronze Guanyin, ca. 1620 (3m 13s)
NewAppraisal: Pattern 1777 Short Land Musket Group, ca. 1785
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Clip: S30 Ep8 | 2m 44s | Appraisal: Pattern 1777 Short Land Musket Group, ca. 1785 (2m 44s)
NewAppraisal: PEZ Dispenser Collection with Store Display, ca. 1975
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Clip: S30 Ep8 | 1m 7s | Appraisal: PEZ Dispenser Collection with Store Display, ca. 1975 (1m 7s)
NewAppraisal: "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" Archive, ca. 1984
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Clip: S30 Ep8 | 3m 3s | Appraisal: "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" Archive, ca. 1984 (3m 3s)
NewAppraisal: Tiffany Reactive Paperweight Glass Vase, ca. 1911
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Clip: S30 Ep8 | 2m 34s | Appraisal: Tiffany Reactive Paperweight Glass Vase, ca. 1911 (2m 34s)
Appraisal: Uncle Sam Cast-iron Doorstop, ca. 1915
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Clip: S30 Ep8 | 2m 58s | Appraisal: Uncle Sam Cast-iron Doorstop, ca. 1915 (2m 58s)
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