Appraisal: Christoph Münhofin "Night" Clock, ca. 1680
Clip: Season 29 Episode 17 | 2m 36sVideo has Closed Captions
Appraisal: Christoph Münhofin "Night" Clock, ca. 1680
Watch Robert Cheney appraise a Christoph Münhofin "Night" clock, ca. 1680, in Vintage San Jose, Hour 2.
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Appraisal: Christoph Münhofin "Night" Clock, ca. 1680
Clip: Season 29 Episode 17 | 2m 36sVideo has Closed Captions
Watch Robert Cheney appraise a Christoph Münhofin "Night" clock, ca. 1680, in Vintage San Jose, Hour 2.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipGUEST: It was my friend's, and she used to keep it in her closet.
And I just admired it and kept after her to get it from her.
And what she has told me, it was her grandparents', and they were in Germany.
And in the '30s they went to London.
And when she was a little girl, it was in the nursery and she used to remember seeing the red Roman numerals light up.
APPRAISER: And eventually you acquired it.
GUEST: I did.
APPRAISER: Well, this is very appropriately called a night clock.
So on this wonderfully painted dial with this nativity scene and the star of Bethlehem up on top, you'll also notice a skeletonized disc which rotates behind there, telling the time with Roman numerals.
And as you know, when we open the door... we see a space inside where you would place a candle.
And that candle would show through on the other side.
Now, it's the candle part of this clock that makes this an extremely rare clock, because when you're lighting a candle and forgetting about it, you're apt to burn your house down and burn the clock down, too.
GUEST: (soft chuckle) APPRAISER: The chimney at the top would let the heat out and let the smoke out from the candle, and no doubt provided a little smoke into the room and soot on your ceilings, but some very sensible clockmaker put an electric fixture in this, so that an electric light would shine rather than a candle inside, and thus avoiding any hazards of fire.
And it was in no way, uh, destructive to the case.
They mounted it in there very carefully.
It does have the original clock movement with its original verge-and-crown escapement.
And this clock, which was made by Christoph ünhofin in Prague, probably dates 1675 to 1700.
GUEST: Wow.
APPRAISER: So this has seen some restoration through the years, but an extremely rare clock and a very important clock.
I would appraise this for auction purposes today at $8,000 to $12,000.
GUEST: (chuckling): Wow.
Wow.
APPRAISER: So that was a nice gift.
GUEST: (chuckling): Oh, my gosh.
I'm shocked.
APPRAISESR: (chuckles) GUEST: Wow.
I'm going to move it to the living room; it's been in my hallway.
(both laugh)
Appraisal: Gustav Stickley Desk, ca. 1910
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Clip: S29 Ep17 | 1m 1s | Appraisal: Gustav Stickley Desk, ca. 1910 (1m 1s)
Appraisal: 1813 Reverend Young Marriage Certificate
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Clip: S29 Ep17 | 1m 27s | Appraisal: 1813 Reverend Young Marriage Certificate (1m 27s)
Appraisal: 1886 Leland Stanford-signed Joaquin Miller Book
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Clip: S29 Ep17 | 59s | Appraisal: 1886 Leland Stanford-signed Joaquin Miller Book (59s)
Appraisal: Boxing Folk Art Cane, ca. 1895
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Clip: S29 Ep17 | 47s | Appraisal: Boxing Folk Art Cane, ca. 1895 (47s)
Appraisal: Handel Piano Lamp, ca. 1920
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Clip: S29 Ep17 | 1m | Appraisal: Handel Piano Lamp, ca. 1920 (1m)
Appraisal: "The Grabhorn Press" Sign, ca. 1940
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Clip: S29 Ep17 | 1m 19s | Appraisal: "The Grabhorn Press" Sign, ca. 1940 (1m 19s)
Appraisal: Ansel Adams Modern Prints, ca. 1960
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Clip: S29 Ep17 | 2m 48s | Appraisal: Ansel Adams Modern Prints, ca. 1960 (2m 48s)
Appraisal: T. Earnshaw Marine Chronometer, ca. 1815
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Clip: S29 Ep17 | 2m 18s | Appraisal: T. Earnshaw Marine Chronometer, ca. 1815 (2m 18s)
Appraisal: 1885 Frederic S. Cozzens Chromolithograph
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Clip: S29 Ep17 | 3m 32s | Appraisal: 1885 Frederic S. Cozzens Chromolithograph (3m 32s)
Appraisal: 1934 Martin 000-18 Guitar
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Clip: S29 Ep17 | 2m 55s | Appraisal: 1934 Martin 000-18 Guitar (2m 55s)
Appraisal: Italico Brass Oil Painting, ca. 1920
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Clip: S29 Ep17 | 2m 38s | Appraisal: Italico Brass Oil Painting, ca. 1920 (2m 38s)
Appraisal: Izabel Coles Jewelry & Drawings
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Clip: S29 Ep17 | 2m 34s | Appraisal: Izabel Coles Jewelry & Drawings (2m 34s)
Appraisal: Marius Hammer Plique-à-Jour Bowl, ca. 1900
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Clip: S29 Ep17 | 1m 59s | Appraisal: Marius Hammer Plique-à-Jour Bowl, ca. 1900 (1m 59s)
Appraisal: Margaret De Patta Studio Jewelry, ca. 1949
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Clip: S29 Ep17 | 2m 27s | Appraisal: Margaret De Patta Studio Jewelry, ca. 1949 (2m 27s)
Appraisal: 1938 Ray Jerome Baker Book
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Clip: S29 Ep17 | 3m 5s | Appraisal: 1938 Ray Jerome Baker Book (3m 5s)
Appraisal: 1990 Wayne Thiebaud Pen & Ink Drawing
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Clip: S29 Ep17 | 2m 49s | Appraisal: 1990 Wayne Thiebaud Pen & Ink Drawing (2m 49s)
Appraisal: Roger Broders Dunkerque Travel Poster, ca. 1930
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Clip: S29 Ep17 | 3m 39s | Appraisal: Roger Broders Dunkerque Travel Poster, ca. 1930 (3m 39s)
Appraisal: Almeric Walter Pottery Vase, ca. 1890
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Clip: S29 Ep17 | 2m 16s | Appraisal: Almeric Walter Pottery Vase, ca. 1890 (2m 16s)
Appraisal: Philadelphia Walnut Sideboard, ca. 1880
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Clip: S29 Ep17 | 1m 4s | Appraisal: Philadelphia Walnut Sideboard, ca. 1880 (1m 4s)
Appraisal: Enrico Fanfani Oil Painting, ca. 1860
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Clip: S29 Ep17 | 34s | Appraisal: Enrico Fanfani Oil Painting, ca. 1860 (34s)
Appraisal: Japanese Lacquer Box, ca. 1800
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Clip: S29 Ep17 | 3m 41s | Appraisal: Japanese Lacquer Box, ca. 1800 (3m 41s)
Appraisal: Longines Aviator's Watch, ca. 1938
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Clip: S29 Ep17 | 1m 50s | Appraisal: Longines Aviator's Watch, ca. 1938 (1m 50s)
Appraisal: Philadelphia Chippendale Walnut Chair, ca. 1775
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Clip: S29 Ep17 | 3m 20s | Appraisal: Philadelphia Chippendale Walnut Chair, ca. 1775 (3m 20s)
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