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GUEST: One of our dear friends,
they were having an estate sale,

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and she had a lot of things
from her grandparents.
And my husband, he loves
antiques, collectibles,

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so I called him over, and
he immediately gravitated to
this Michelin Man and, um,

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wanted it right away. I don't
remember what my husband paid.

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APPRAISER: I love this
character-- he's one of the
great advertising characters

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of the 20th century. His name
is Bibendum. In 1894, the
Michelin brothers had a show.

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They saw a stack of tires,
and they said it looked like
a man without arms. They got,

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went to a cartoonist, and
they created this character,
Bibendum. He shows up in plaster

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and in papier-mâché. He
shows up in cast irons. Now,
this is the painted plaster,

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which I think is a little
later. '20s and '30s? It's
really hard to know exactly

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when what was made. One about
two years ago was, I think,
repainted. It was all yellow.

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GUEST: Yes.
APPRAISER: Beautifully painted.

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GUEST: Yes, sir.

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APPRAISER: It
brought, um, $4,500.

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GUEST: Wow.

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APPRAISER: Then a year or
two before that, one brought,

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which was gray paint, like
this, which is the best
of the best of the best,

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and I wouldn't worry about
the-- was, like, $6,500. I
think this is about $7,500.

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GUEST: Hear that,
Susan? Write that down.

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APPRAISER: And I just think
it's absolutely phenomenal.