Charles Rohlfs Mahogany Chair | Extraordinary Finds | ANTIQUES ROADSHOW | PBS

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  • Опубликовано: 17 мар 2020
  • At John Sollo’s first-ever ROADSHOW event he met a guest named Nancy and discovered an extremely rare mahogany chair lived for many years - unloved and unused - in Nancy’s mother’s attic. When to Nancy’s astonishment Sollo appraised it for $80K to $120K, they each nearly needed to sit down. Here, join both of them again as they reunite to chat about their initial 2006 meeting in Philadelphia.
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Комментарии • 90

  • @BaronFeydRautha
    @BaronFeydRautha 2 года назад +43

    Is she not the cutest thing ever? I loved her in the follow up. Her little "aren't I greedy" comment was just perfect.

  • @cathycasuccio3227
    @cathycasuccio3227 4 года назад +175

    I love this one, because mom is being well taken care of because of a beautiful little mahogany chair that was sitting in the attic. if she’s anything like her daughter shown, she’s a sweetheart, too and deserves it all. this one makes my heart happy.

    • @jasonmichael3676
      @jasonmichael3676 3 года назад +1

      Now mom can pay her nursing-care herself...plus subsidize others.

    • @justwondering1967
      @justwondering1967 2 года назад +2

      Jason Michael sadly 180k lasts about three years for respectable nursing home care these days.

    • @johnlighton7025
      @johnlighton7025 2 года назад

      I'm sure she is fine

    • @stevenbahr9547
      @stevenbahr9547 2 года назад

      That was a beautiful carving on that chair

  • @bretthousman8317
    @bretthousman8317 Год назад +12

    The actual art appears like something you'd see today. The way the wood was shaped to look like ooze criss crossing over itself. It's really quite amazing and way ahead of it's time. I loved that they had her on the follow up too.

  • @aureliusmarcus1817
    @aureliusmarcus1817 4 года назад +94

    How wonderful that it was put to such good use, and that mom is still benefiting from it at 96 👍

    • @jasonmichael3676
      @jasonmichael3676 3 года назад

      Now mom can pay her nursing-care herself...plus subsidize others.

    • @jasonmichael3676
      @jasonmichael3676 3 года назад

      @moxie rose People without money get everything for free....plus free cash. But if you want to give them more, go ahead and donate.

    • @dannymcnamara2554
      @dannymcnamara2554 3 года назад +2

      @@jasonmichael3676 👍🏻🇮🇪

  • @AdAm-dd4jq
    @AdAm-dd4jq 3 года назад +20

    I’m not really into furniture but that chair was so beautiful to look at.

  • @bryantford3054
    @bryantford3054 3 года назад +41

    She's a beautiful lady. The years have been kind to her.

  • @TickleSalty
    @TickleSalty 3 года назад +18

    Somebody tells me I have an antique worth over $100G, I’m not going to keep and admire it. I’m selling! Good for that lady.

  • @marksloat1608
    @marksloat1608 4 года назад +72

    I love this! Kind of like “The rest of the story “

  • @plantmandanreimer5570
    @plantmandanreimer5570 3 года назад +11

    I love how she reappears with the same color pink shirt, ha! :) what a great story

  • @karmatt3098
    @karmatt3098 2 года назад +5

    I really like this appraiser.

  • @eaccristo
    @eaccristo 4 года назад +13

    I enjoyed finding out what happened after...good for mom...

  • @nemo227
    @nemo227 2 года назад +6

    Delightful! This somehow reminded me of the time 4 or 5 decades in the past when my wife & I saw a notice about an "estate sale" in Pebble Beach (Monterey, CA area). So we went to see what it was like. We thought there would likely be treasures in this wealthy community. We discovered it was like any other garage sale. Treasures are where you can find them; more likely in some neighborhood but there's no guarantee.

  • @englishrose4388
    @englishrose4388 2 года назад +2

    I love seeing all these different pieces.

  • @cloudsparrow7729
    @cloudsparrow7729 4 года назад +50

    "blurring the boundaries between furniture and art" TRANSLATION Making chairs you can't sit on

    • @tippyandfriend
      @tippyandfriend 3 года назад +2

      ha, i was thinking how uncomfortable that looked.

  • @DonLee1980
    @DonLee1980 3 года назад +4

    So true. When an item becomes no longer you can trust to sit on, to put in your house, you're better off in handing it to someone else and using that money for other things whether for investment or pay off your house.

  • @christophervan6966
    @christophervan6966 4 года назад +3

    Lovely to watch. Thanks.

  • @rachelkoiks
    @rachelkoiks 2 года назад +2

    Wow what a beautiful chair.
    I’m drawn to Art Deco usually but this is so unique, whimsical, and fluid it’s truly an art piece and deserves to be a focal point in any space.
    Also I would’ve guessed Art Nouveau, not Arts & Crafts. Guess I should get back to learning more about both periods because why not?

  • @campari4467
    @campari4467 2 года назад +1

    Stunning piece.
    Lovely story

  • @alhollywood6486
    @alhollywood6486 4 года назад +21

    I remember this appraisal. Love Arts and Crafts stuff!

    • @oltedders
      @oltedders 4 года назад

      This is no longer Arts and Crafts. This is full blown Art Deco in its infancy.

    • @cathycasuccio3227
      @cathycasuccio3227 4 года назад +2

      same, i am trying to fill my home with all arts and crafts. i have quite a way to go but i do have some bookcases, a side table and some glassware from the era,

    • @cathycasuccio3227
      @cathycasuccio3227 4 года назад +1

      oltedders wrong. did you not watch this video? that chair is so arts n crafts style. the appraiser said the correct term. arts and crafts was about nature and natural elements. art deco is not that...that’s geometric shapes. don’t try and fool people in the comment section. people like you suck.

    • @oltedders
      @oltedders 4 года назад

      @@cathycasuccio3227
      I've been collecting antiques for over 50 years. My specialty is 19th century furniture and decor, 19th century Chinese famille rose porcelain and 19th century Anglo-irish and American cut glass, all of which I collect among other things.
      I've been studying historical interior decor since I was 14 years old. My fellow collectors and close friends are/were each experts in the fields of Arts & Crafts, Mission, Art Deco and Moderne. Their collections are some of the best in the country. Their expertise is unquestioned.
      In short, I know what I'm talking about, you obviously don't.

    • @slightlygrouchy
      @slightlygrouchy 4 года назад

      @@oltedders All you are doing is bragging, but you haven't presented a single piece of argument to make your case. Moreover, John Sollo is much more renowned and experienced than you, and he calls the chair Arts and Crafts, which using your own logic, means that he is right and you are wrong.

  • @karaamundson3964
    @karaamundson3964 2 года назад +1

    Beautiful beautiful chair! Glad she was "greedy"!

  • @bebeveritas7306
    @bebeveritas7306 2 года назад +1

    How wonderful!

  • @rjr1227
    @rjr1227 4 года назад +6

    That's crazy....I would of sold it as well

  • @andrewherbert8125
    @andrewherbert8125 3 года назад +2

    1:36 with that toe jam action, I am sure Quentin Tarantino will cast her in his next movie

  • @Nessevan
    @Nessevan 2 года назад +2

    I love how 99% of all comments placed under antiques roadshow videos are positive, well meant messages.

  • @Dominique_Hankins
    @Dominique_Hankins 2 года назад +1

    Shout-out Ohio love you all ❗

  • @Tker1970
    @Tker1970 3 года назад +1

    John Solio appraised a piece of furniture at that roadshow for me. Only about $350...

  • @craigsimmons5949
    @craigsimmons5949 2 года назад +1

    That chair is worth more

  • @johndobb4723
    @johndobb4723 3 года назад +6

    Rick from pawn stars "I'll give you 30 bucks for it and even then I'm taking a risk"

    • @lnoft97
      @lnoft97 2 года назад +1

      'I gotta make a profit on stuff, you know!'

  • @nopenada8071
    @nopenada8071 2 года назад +1

    She is adorable.

  • @drcandor
    @drcandor 3 года назад +5

    A buyer's premium at 25% is out of line. That's one quarter of the selling price. 180K times 25% is the 225K she said. Back in the '90s i use to go to antique auctions 2 or 3 times a month for many years. The standard buyer's fee was 10%.

    • @kimaboe
      @kimaboe 3 года назад +6

      They probably spend a lot more time lining up buyers for an item this expensive (and the dozens of other Arts and Crafts items for sale at the same auction). If you want to sell something for as much as possible, you need to call up every rich collector, museum, foundation etc. in the world and make sure they are represented when the item goes live for bidding. Months of full-time work for a large team.

    • @jeremyschottey6713
      @jeremyschottey6713 3 года назад +2

      A lot of auctions have a sliding scale for buyer's premiums.
      For instance; In person is 10%, phone is 15%, and online is 20%.
      Phone and online necessitate a direct agent to process bids, thus adding to the fees.

  • @captainthrall
    @captainthrall Год назад

    It has to feel good knowing he NAILED THE AUCTION ESTIMATE

  • @freddyjefferson4526
    @freddyjefferson4526 3 года назад +1

    Sounds and looks like Dianne of cheers

  • @415nerissa
    @415nerissa 4 года назад +3

    Where is the Seal. Ring. Appraisal.

  • @autismandy3050
    @autismandy3050 2 года назад +1

    looks like firewood

  • @jamesjoseph1249
    @jamesjoseph1249 4 года назад +12

    That looks like a horribly uncomfortable chair.

  • @dionear515
    @dionear515 4 года назад +39

    "a blend between furniture and art"
    My brain ..........it's fart.

  • @mtronaut1694
    @mtronaut1694 3 года назад +1

    Awesome!! And why keep it, as uncomfortable as it looks...

  • @stevezisk3415
    @stevezisk3415 3 года назад +1

    I'm Happy The Termites Didn't Get To It 1st

  • @finddeniro
    @finddeniro 4 года назад +3

    Radical. .Ah . from Dayton .O h I o ...

  • @bobbycratchet3958
    @bobbycratchet3958 3 года назад +2

    Did the sandals come with the chair?

  • @dragonfruit89
    @dragonfruit89 Год назад

    That is mahagony!

  • @bvf2787
    @bvf2787 2 года назад +1

    So cool, she’s cute

  • @bradhyde3906
    @bradhyde3906 Год назад

    “I’m very greedy” people will tell you their intentions if you listen!

  • @jasonmichael3676
    @jasonmichael3676 3 года назад +1

    Now mom can pay her nursing-care herself...plus subsidize others.

  • @djquinn11
    @djquinn11 3 года назад +1

    $180k for a single chair???

    • @wc6046
      @wc6046 2 года назад +1

      New to this?

  • @jaker2556
    @jaker2556 2 года назад +3

    After watching this, does anyone else feel there is an industry of "pickers" searching amongst the holdings of us plebes on behalf of the rich to make sure we do not possess antiques that are beyond our station in life? Generally a fun show, but just they way it was worded about how they were encouraged to sell felt wrong.

  • @Garethprice1979
    @Garethprice1979 Год назад

    45k buyers premium??????

  • @JB-vt5sz
    @JB-vt5sz 3 года назад +1

    Of all the cons he stated about selling the piece, of course he didn’t mention the financial advisors 😍 for a piece of that $$

  • @bradhyde3906
    @bradhyde3906 Год назад

    Frontline thief! Omg you have to insure it ( as would anyone owning valuables). You have to sit with it protecting it. ( ummmm that is why it is insured). I would call this gentleman a thief of knowledge, wisdom and property.

  • @bob733333
    @bob733333 3 года назад +1

    Are his teeth all Canine?

  • @victorchance1510
    @victorchance1510 11 месяцев назад

    👍💓☮️🇨🇦☕🦫

  • @mikekalafsky3042
    @mikekalafsky3042 3 года назад +2

    I'm not trying to be facetious, but what type of buyer would want something like that? Is that just a "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" type thing? Like $180k is a lot of money just to have something so eccentric that you can't use

  • @Itsisawnotiseen
    @Itsisawnotiseen 3 года назад +2

    Sold for $180,000 with buyers premium which put it over $225,000. So $55,000 to the auction company. For those of you thinking of making a living, perhaps go into the auction business?

    • @kimaboe
      @kimaboe 3 года назад +5

      All you need to do is to know everyone in the world with money who is interested in buying that very specific thing that comes in, and then spend six months chasing them down to ensure they actually bid on it! Easy.

  • @tommypetraglia4688
    @tommypetraglia4688 4 года назад +3

    Let's see. My MIL needed round the clock care the last 5 years of her life, so we found a mid range facility... 500/day, private pay, really good care.
    Do the math. 15k/mo is 180/year.
    She plowed thru 1.2 the last 6 years of her life

  • @smallsmalls3889
    @smallsmalls3889 6 месяцев назад

    Very English in design.

  • @Aoirsae
    @Aoirsae Год назад

    that chair wouldn't survive in the 21st century, we're all too big and fat

  • @colinsushiboy745
    @colinsushiboy745 3 года назад +1

    Looks like a piece of sh it

  • @SKF358
    @SKF358 4 года назад +11

    You can buy a lot of ugly sandals for that money.

  • @noway57
    @noway57 2 года назад +1

    U got $225k and you were sad to see that dumbass chair go.

  • @bradhyde3906
    @bradhyde3906 Год назад

    “I’m very greedy” people will tell you their intentions if you listen!