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APPRAISER: We don't get to see
many Rozenburg vases here. So

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please tell me about how
you got it. GUEST: My
mother and I were visiting

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in England. A friend of mine
invited us to his mother's
home for tea. The mothers hit

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it off. We were shown around,
my mother admired this, and, uh,
as we left, it was given to her.

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APPRAISER: Put it in her purse.
GUEST (both laughing) Yeah,

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just about. This happened
in 1970. So she had it
in her home until maybe
seven or eight years ago.

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APPRAISER: Huh.
GUEST: And then, uh, came to

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me. When it be, came into
my possession, I looked
online, and I saw something
that looked similar,

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but there was no description.
And it was just a photo.
And I basically just
put it back in the

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box, and, uh, it's been
in the closet ever since.
APPRAISER: It is such a
gorgeous example, made by

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one of the world's greatest
porcelain companies. The
Netherlands have a very
long and rich history

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in making ceramics.
GUEST: Yes, yes.

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APPRAISER: Lower- and
higher-fired, but it goes
to the 16th century or
before. With the end of

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the 19th century, moving
away from the blue and
white, a lot of what is
associated with Delft...

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GUEST: Mm-hmm.
APPRAISER: ...which was

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ping-ponging back and
forth between looking at
Asia, they were looking
at Delft, and so on,

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and moving the ceramics
back and forth throughout
the world in this rich
blue and white texture.

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They moved away from that with
Art Nouveau. And they made this,
which looks extremely French. It

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is so well done, and
it is delicate in every
facet. Rozenburg worked
in several series,

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but this particular line is
done in eggshell porcelain. It
is extremely delicate, fine,

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and translucent. The painting
is Asian Art Nouveau. It has
two absolutely, perfectly

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complementary sides to
it, one with this gorgeous
bird-- this is very
difficult to make-- and this

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one with this chrysanthemum.
Rozenburg opened,
uh, around 1883. They
started making these, uh,

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in the late '90s until
1913, this particular
line. They were doing other
lines at the same time,

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but this is what they
became best known and
best remembered for.

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GUEST: Oh!
APPRAISER: I will

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show you how it's marked here.
So you have the Rozenburg and
den Haag. It is from the Hague,

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which has become known
since for the International
Court of Justice. And
the gentleman who was in

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charge of this line was
Samuel Schellink. GUEST: Hmm.

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APPRAISER: Obviously a very
talented fellow. At auction,

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I would estimate this at
$2,000 to $3,000. GUEST: Mmm!
Surprised-- really surprised.

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I haven't really given it
much thought at all. (laughs)

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APPRAISER: If you wished to
insure it, I would probably do
this at about $4,000 or $5,000.

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GUEST: Oh, my gosh.
Gosh, I really didn't
have any idea. (laughs)