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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)