Appraisal: Bruno Zach Bronze, ca. 1925
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Appraisal: Bruno Zach Bronze, ca. 1925
In Vintage First Finds, Hour 5, Gregory Kuharic appraises a Bruno Zach bronze, ca. 1925.
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Appraisal: Bruno Zach Bronze, ca. 1925
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In Vintage First Finds, Hour 5, Gregory Kuharic appraises a Bruno Zach bronze, ca. 1925.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipGUEST: About, uh, three, four years ago, I was antiquing and found a estate sale, and in the backyard there was a bird bath.
And in the bird bath, this statue was sitting.
It had paint from one end to the other.
I couldn't tell what the material was.
I picked it up and knew that it was heavy.
I liked the shape of it, and I thought it'd be interesting.
So I bought it for around $30.
And after about two weeks in the kitchen of trying to get the paint off and steaming it and chipping away, I got down to where, basically, what you see now.
So it sits on the coffee table now, and it's a, uh, conversation piece.
APPRAISER: Well, great.
It looks like, it looks like you did a great job of cleaning it up.
And it appears that the, uh, paint might have preserved and protected it, certainly, from the elements, but, uh, it looks in great condition.
Uh, the material is actually bronze.
I don't know if you knew this or not, but it is signed.
The signature is rather difficult to detect.
But here on the back, Uh, you can see on, on the base of the sculpture, the name, um, Zach, Z-A-C-H.
And it's, uh, Bruno Zach, who was a, um, a sculptor working in the, uh, early part of the 20th century.
And there are a lot of collectors looking for the work of Bruno Zach.
So, then I think, uh, uh, your garage sale buy of about $30, uh, uh, I think, has a considerable more value.
And I would think that, uh, uh, currently, this would have a value of about $2,500.
And it's, it's a very good buy.
GUEST: $2,500?
APPRAISER: $2,500, exactly.
So you made a very good investment... GUEST: This is fantastic.
APPRAISER: ...with your $30 pink, uh... fountain piece.
GUEST: I-I found a treasure here in the backyard in the bird bath, so.
APPRAISER: Exactly.
(chuckles) GUEST: Thank you very much.
APPRAISER: Great.
Thank you.
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Clip: S30 Ep20 | 2m 27s | Appraisal: 1867 Carl Haag Watercolor (2m 27s)
NewAppraisal: 1912 Titanic Survivors Letter
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Clip: S30 Ep20 | 1m 36s | Appraisal: 1912 Titanic Survivors Letter (1m 36s)
NewAppraisal: 1933 Duck Soup Movie Poster
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Clip: S30 Ep20 | 2m 2s | Appraisal: 1933 Duck Soup Movie Poster (2m 2s)
NewAppraisal: 1937 Snow White Animation Cel
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Clip: S30 Ep20 | 2m 7s | Appraisal: 1937 Snow White Animation Cel (2m 7s)
NewAppraisal: 1950 Women's Pro League-signed Baseball
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Clip: S30 Ep20 | 3m 16s | Appraisal: 1950 Women's Pro League-signed Baseball (3m 16s)
NewAppraisal: 1955 Thomas Hart Benton Painting
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Clip: S30 Ep20 | 1m 52s | Appraisal: 1955 Thomas Hart Benton Painting (1m 52s)
NewAppraisal: Chinese-style Imitation Ivory Vase, ca. 1950
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Clip: S30 Ep20 | 1m 10s | Appraisal: Chinese-style Imitation Ivory Vase, ca. 1950 (1m 10s)
NewAppraisal: Citrine Brooch & Ring, ca. 1915
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Clip: S30 Ep20 | 3m 30s | Appraisal: Citrine Brooch & Ring, ca. 1915 (3m 30s)
NewAppraisal: Dionne Quintuplets Dolls, ca. 1940
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Clip: S30 Ep20 | 3m 1s | Appraisal: Dionne Quintuplets Dolls, ca. 1940 (3m 1s)
NewAppraisal: Edmund Gilpin Watch, ca. 1670
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Clip: S30 Ep20 | 4m 55s | Appraisal: Edmund Gilpin Watch, ca. 1670 (4m 55s)
NewAppraisal: Heubach Snow Baby Container, ca. 1910
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Clip: S30 Ep20 | 3m 31s | Appraisal: Heubach Snow Baby Container, ca. 1910 (3m 31s)
NewAppraisal: Indian Kashmiri Shawl, ca. 1850
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Clip: S30 Ep20 | 1m 14s | Appraisal: Indian Kashmiri Shawl, ca. 1850 (1m 14s)
NewAppraisal: Japanese Lacquer Tray, ca. 1910
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Clip: S30 Ep20 | 3m 21s | Appraisal: Japanese Lacquer Tray, ca. 1910 (3m 21s)
NewAppraisal: Māori Jade Tiki, ca. 1800
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Clip: S30 Ep20 | 2m 40s | Appraisal: Māori Jade Tiki, ca. 1800 (2m 40s)
NewAppraisal: Mashhad Carpet, ca. 1925
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Clip: S30 Ep20 | 2m 21s | Appraisal: Mashhad Carpet, ca. 1925 (2m 21s)
NewAppraisal: Russian Plique-à-jour Candy Basket, ca. 1885
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Clip: S30 Ep20 | 1m 39s | Appraisal: Russian Plique-à-jour Candy Basket, ca. 1885 (1m 39s)
NewAppraisal: Syrian Savonarola Chair, ca. 1895
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Clip: S30 Ep20 | 3m 16s | Appraisal: Syrian Savonarola Chair, ca. 1895 (3m 16s)
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