Chesapeake Collectibles

SEASON 8 PREMIERE! Chinese urn from the Middle Ages; rare needlepoint by folk artist Clementine Hunter; 2 still life paintings of fruit – is one a knock-off? Plus memorabilia from the US Supreme Court. Feature: Balto’s A.T. Jones, acres of costumes.

1845 needlepoint family sampler – worth a bundle. Grandmother’s jewelry: “She really liked you!” Memorabilia from clandestine African operations before WWII. Letter with dinner invite from FDR. Appraiser Highlight: So what’s it really worth?

Rare patent office model of a gadget. Autographed boxing poster signed by Mohammad Ali and arch rival Leon Spinks. World War I posters and two books from the 1600’s.

Ornate silver candelabra; magic light in a Scottish Highlands painting. Also, wine cups from 19th C. Tibet. Feature: Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens, once the home of the fabulously wealthy Marjorie Merriweather Post.

A treasure trove of surprises: Grandmother’s jewelry worth tens of thousands; an antique marriage certificate; Clark Gable’s army utility table; fun mechanical banks. Highlight: Appraiser Gary Brosky with tips to reading jewelry marks.

A rare Chinese “Nodder” figure delights our Appraiser. Autographs of famous astronauts, a button cut from the Civil War jacket of Stonewall Jackson, century old gramophone.

Exquisite 1830’s miniatures, autographed photos of Duke Ellington, 1731 oak chest—is it authentic? and WWII portraits.

1920’s baseball signed by Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth, French oil painting by Vibert, jade Buddha, Chinese vase. Highlight: Appraiser Philip Merrill’s Frederick Douglass collection.

A photo autographed by Babe Ruth & Lou Gehrig, WWII memorabilia, autographed book of 1950’s Washington Senators, and a 19th century mantle clock. Highlight: serial numbers on antique guns.

One of our highest valued items yet—a Shakespeare folio, a fringed Persian rug, rare ambrotypes, and Appraiser Lyman Speckheuer reveals a restoration.

Original Superman art, a sculpture given to D.W. Griffith, 4 bronzes, and a country doc’s chair. Feature: Cannons from the Oyster Wars of the Chesapeake.

Japanese Scroll with warrior, helicopter drawings, an estate sale oriental rug, Spiro Agnew memorabilia, and 2 rare anti-slavery books. Highlight: miniature toy cars.

This Chesapeake Collectibles Special "A.T. Jones Costumers: Masters of Masquerade" explores the nation's oldest costume company --est. 1868!-- which counts U.S. presidents and opera divas, local politicians and celebrities as clientele.