Chesapeake Collectibles

Season 6 premiere! We open with an exquisite Marquis diamond ring worth at least five times what the collector paid. Historically significant baseball autographed by Jackie Robinson & Branch Rickey. A stunning 17th C. map by John Speed, a model of a famous lunar module and “Plain Jane” the skeleton close the show. Plus, a feature collection of Asian & French Baroque heirlooms.

Civil War memorabilia: inscribed sword, rare pistol, document signed by Lincoln. Autographed first edition of “Gone with the Wind.” Historian/appraiser Ross Kelbaugh highlights 19th century “cabinet card” photographs. “Crème de la crème stag-head coin silver spoons and an intricately inlaid Syrian chest. Close with a collector reliving his glory days with The Charlie Byrd Trio.

Open with a Norman Rockwell poster for the first-ever Boy Scout Jamboree. There’s an engraved gold watch, bought rusty at a pawn shop. A collector enjoys his schooner painting by Baltimore artist Otto Mullenfeld, worth thousands. We uncover the history of an African American bronco rider. A golf pro restores antique clocks. We close with exquisite Southwestern pueblo pottery.

We open with a beautiful Thomas Hunt painting of California’s Balboa Bay, worth twenty times what the collector paid. Our appraisers admire a delicately inlaid Syrian gaming table and an Art Nouveau vase. There’s a cartoon mock up by Baltimorian Richard Yardley and a Russian bronze hunting sculpture. Plus, our appraisers’ opine on the economy’s effect on the antiques market.

First, a cannon-like punt gun used on the Chesapeake to hunt geese. Next, a document signed by Duke Alexis of Russia of the 19th C. Imperial Royal family. There’s a stunning painting by Hermann Simon, an elaborate Japanese Satsuma vase and two lovely illustrations by fashion artist Nadja Merino. Feature: a TV preservationist fascinates with his collection of local TV memorabilia.

Begin with an elegant diamond charm bracelet. A Baltimore actress brings her signed Andy Warhol poster. Next, a “Tramp Art” picture frame fashioned from cigar boxes. Our appraisers rave: rare protection papers for a free black seaman and a working steam engine. Close with a 1820s Kentucky pistol. Highlight: Appraiser Lyman Speckheuer advises how to safeguard valuable documents.

We kick off with four majestic Native Am. squash blossom necklaces. There’s a portable liquor cabinet owned by the Baltimore inventor of Bromo-Seltzer. One collector brings authentic Baltimore Colts memorabilia and a Tom Clancy high school short story. Discover Victorian hair art. We close with Japanese watercolors by the famous Hiroshi Toshida. Feature: BWI/TSA Lost and Found.

We open with a beautiful portrait miniature by a famed New Orleans artist. Our appraisers admire a WWI British naval officer’s sword and a Pablo Picasso pottery vase. Appraiser Jerry Coates sharpens our appreciation for presentation swords. There’s a framed naval warship diorama and an abstract lithograph by Robert Motherwell. Plus, a rare Alabama slave document.

We open with a sparkling three-diamond platinum ring. There’s a mechanical bank dating back to 1883, and an eccentric Afghanistan folk art rug. Plus, Civil War letters with “serious value,” prints from the “Darktown” series by Currier &Ives, and a lovely watercolor by a famous Chinese painter. Appraiser Highlight: finding “diamonds in the rough” at yard sales.

Begin with an early exquisitely detailed China trade watercolor of Hong Kong. Next, an elaborate Japanese wedding dress kimono, a baseball autographed by the 1934 American All-Star Team, and a Chris-Craft model boat made of matchsticks. Close with an elegant 14-carat gold jade and diamond bracelet. Feature: one of world’s largest robot collections.

We kick off with a rare 1863 Henry rifle worth tens of thousands! Our appraisers assess an 18th C. five-legged gaming table and a colorful Victor Vasarely silkscreen print. An autographed letter from Theordore Roosevelt contrasts with an alluring wedding painting by folk artist Clementine Hunter.

First, an elaborate Japanese screen with horses – did the collector pay too much? Appraisers rave: a German pull-toy and wagon, a bronze stencil used in the seafood trade in St. Mary’s County, an early 1900’s train set in mint condition, and autographed Stepin Fechit postcards. Plus, a prominent Baltimore socialite’s Civil War diary. Appraiser Highlight: antique bronzes.

Season 6 finale: Begin with a delicate Venetian watercolor by noted painter. Irving Berlin’s WWII letters to parents of military performers. Appraisers delight over Persian rug and a tramp-art matchstick boat. Fun “What’s my Line” sign-in sheets with celebrity autographs including Anthony Quinn & Montgomery Cliff. Plus, miniature the crime dioramas that created forensics.