Appraisal: 18th C. Qianlong Jade Collection
Clip: Season 29 Episode 18 | 3m 34sVideo has Closed Captions
Appraisal: 18th C. Qianlong Jade Collection
See James Callahan appraise an 18th C. Qianlong jade collection in Vintage Raleigh 2025, Hour 1.
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Appraisal: 18th C. Qianlong Jade Collection
Clip: Season 29 Episode 18 | 3m 34sVideo has Closed Captions
See James Callahan appraise an 18th C. Qianlong jade collection in Vintage Raleigh 2025, Hour 1.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipGUEST: My father was in China two different times-- I think in the late '30s and sometime during the '40s, with the Army, and he was a liaison of some sort.
He was just a Kentucky farm boy, but he learned Chinese and he met a Mr. Liang at 10 Jade Street, and that's pretty much what I remember him always telling me.
Mr. Liang would call him and say, "John, I have some pieces you might want to look at."
As children, we heard that some of them had imperial seals, and then I just always have been curious.
APPRAISER: Well, that Mr. Liang must have been a very, very good friend of your father's, because he led him down the path of great collecting.
Generally, you see people who purchase things in China at that period of time, and they purchased things that were very, very poor quality.
These things are all of very, very fine quality.
You start with, basically, the runt of the litter in terms of these groups, is that bowl there.
And that's a bowl that's based on a style from India that they refer to as Mogul style.
And it's Chinese, 18th century.
Very, very thin carving, really beautiful, crisp workmanship.
This one here is the same style, but only a little more ornate.
This is also Mogul style, also 18th century.
GUEST: So 1700s?
APPRAISER: Yeah, they all date from the Qianlong period, which is 1735 to 1796.
This one here is set with a ruby in the top and very, very finely carved.
The animal is a thing they call "bixie," it means "to ward off evil."
And that animal is just a beautiful piece of celadon jade, wonderfully carved.
And then we have the top piece of the group.
This one has an inscription in the bottom that is imperial.
It has a cyclical date there, which they're kind of hard to read, because they run in 62-year cycles.
But it also has the mark "by imperial order."
Rather than just "made."
So it was made specifically for the emperor himself.
GUEST: Oh, fantastic.
APPRAISER: The bowl there, a conservative auction estimate on that bowl would be $30,000 to $50,000.
GUEST: No!
Oh, my gosh!
APPRAISER: A conservative estimate on this vase here would be $80,000 to $120,000.
GUEST: Oh, I love this one.
APPRAISER: This animal here, beautifully carved, wonderful quality, would be $200,000 to $300,000.
GUEST: Uh...
I can't believe you.
(laughs) APPRAISER: And this bowl here, because of the imperial inscription, this would be probably very, very conservatively, $400,000 to $600,000.
GUEST: Oh, I don't bel... Oh, my gosh.
APPRAISER: For a total amount of between $710,000 to $1,070,000.
GUEST: Damn.
APPRAISER: It's an incredible collection, and he also bought at a period of time where I would doubt if he paid more than $100 for any one of these pieces.
GUEST: Yeah, I'm sure you're right.
I just can't...
I had no idea.
APPRAISER: It's the best thing I have ever seen on the ROADSHOW.
GUEST: Oh, my gosh!
I love hearing that.
Thank you.
APPRAISER: By far.
Appraisal: 1841 Henry Lowndes Stoneware Jar
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Clip: S29 Ep18 | 2m 30s | Appraisal: 1841 Henry Lowndes Stoneware Jar (2m 30s)
Appraisal: 1914 Edward Diers Rookwood Vellum Vase
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Clip: S29 Ep18 | 26s | Appraisal: 1914 Edward Diers Rookwood Vellum Vase (26s)
Appraisal: 1937 Martin D-18 Acoustic Guitar
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Clip: S29 Ep18 | 2m 31s | Appraisal: 1937 Martin D-18 Acoustic Guitar (2m 31s)
Appraisal: Andre Szenes Dugo Maquettes, ca. 1930
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Clip: S29 Ep18 | 2m 7s | Appraisal: Andre Szenes Dugo Maquettes, ca. 1930 (2m 7s)
Appraisal: Bacon Banjo Company Banjo, ca. 1910
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Clip: S29 Ep18 | 22s | Appraisal: Bacon Banjo Company Banjo, ca. 1910 (22s)
Appraisal: Chinese Famille Rose Vase, ca. 1900
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Clip: S29 Ep18 | 29s | Appraisal: Chinese Famille Rose Vase, ca. 1900 (29s)
Appraisal: Early 20th C. Bracelet with Enamel Charms
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Clip: S29 Ep18 | 41s | Appraisal: Early 20th C. Bracelet with Enamel Charms (41s)
Appraisal: Edward Danforth Pewter Plates, ca. 1795
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Clip: S29 Ep18 | 2m 27s | Appraisal: Edward Danforth Pewter Plates, ca. 1795 (2m 27s)
Appraisal: Edward Hopper Ink Drawings, ca. 1900
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Clip: S29 Ep18 | 1m 6s | Appraisal: Edward Hopper Ink Drawings, ca. 1900 (1m 6s)
Appraisal: Elizabeth B. Custer Letter with Photograph Copy
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Clip: S29 Ep18 | 1m 40s | Appraisal: Elizabeth B. Custer Letter with Photograph Copy (1m 40s)
Appraisal: German Bisque Mickey Mouse Figures, ca. 1930
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Clip: S29 Ep18 | 1m 10s | Appraisal: German Bisque Mickey Mouse Figures, ca. 1930 (1m 10s)
Appraisal: Harry Bertoia Spray Sculpture, ca. 1960
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Clip: S29 Ep18 | 2m 42s | Appraisal: Harry Bertoia Spray Sculpture, ca. 1960 (2m 42s)
Appraisal: Hook & Ladder Fire Truck Model, ca. 1910
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Clip: S29 Ep18 | 29s | Appraisal: Hook & Ladder Fire Truck Model, ca. 1910 (29s)
Appraisal: Loetz Medici Vase, ca. 1902
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Clip: S29 Ep18 | 1m 4s | Appraisal: Loetz Medici Vase, ca. 1902 (1m 4s)
Appraisal: Malibu Potteries Salesman's Sample Book, ca. 1930
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Clip: S29 Ep18 | 2m 16s | Appraisal: Malibu Potteries Salesman's Sample Book, ca. 1930 (2m 16s)
Appraisal: Minnie Evans Collage, ca. 1960
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Clip: S29 Ep18 | 2m 10s | Appraisal: Minnie Evans Collage, ca. 1960 (2m 10s)
Appraisal: Missal Pages, ca. 1550
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Clip: S29 Ep18 | 1m 38s | Appraisal: Missal Pages, ca. 1550 (1m 38s)
Appraisal: Rhinestone & Brass Armband, ca. 1980
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Clip: S29 Ep18 | 25s | Appraisal: Rhinestone & Brass Armband, ca. 1980 (25s)
Appraisal: Robert Atkinson Fox Painting, ca. 1910
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Clip: S29 Ep18 | 1m 36s | Appraisal: Robert Atkinson Fox Painting, ca. 1910 (1m 36s)
Appraisal: Staffordshire Baskets on Stands, ca. 1825
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Clip: S29 Ep18 | 34s | Appraisal: Staffordshire Baskets on Stands, ca. 1825 (34s)
Appraisal: Steuben Aurene Vase, ca. 1930
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Clip: S29 Ep18 | 2m 18s | Appraisal: Steuben Aurene Vase, ca. 1930 (2m 18s)
Appraisal: Virginia Federal Pembroke Table, ca. 1800
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Clip: S29 Ep18 | 4m 2s | Appraisal: Virginia Federal Pembroke Table, ca. 1800 (4m 2s)
Appraisal: Walnut Chair with Crewel Seat, ca. 1720
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Clip: S29 Ep18 | 38s | Appraisal: Walnut Chair with Crewel Seat, ca. 1720 (38s)
Appraisal: Identified Union Soldier's Bible & Tintype
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Clip: S29 Ep18 | 51s | Appraisal: Identified Union Soldier's Bible & Tintype (51s)
Appraisal: Papua New Guinea Slit Drum, ca. 1940
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Clip: S29 Ep18 | 2m 49s | Appraisal: Papua New Guinea Slit Drum, ca. 1940 (2m 49s)
Appraisal: Chinese Export Painting, ca. 1850
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Clip: S29 Ep18 | 2m 45s | Appraisal: Chinese Export Painting, ca. 1850 (2m 45s)
Appraisal: 1943 U.S. Naval Airship Service Group
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Clip: S29 Ep18 | 2m 49s | Appraisal: 1943 U.S. Naval Airship Service Group (2m 49s)
Appraisal: Crandall Hobby Horse, ca. 1880
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Clip: S29 Ep18 | 2m 19s | Appraisal: Crandall Hobby Horse, ca. 1880 (2m 19s)
Appraisal: American Walnut Cradle, ca. 1775
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Clip: S29 Ep18 | 2m 50s | Appraisal: American Walnut Cradle, ca. 1775 (2m 50s)
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