GUEST: My husband gave this to me for Christmas, 1978. And he bought it as a Tiffany, and I was wonderfully happy until I started watching Roadshow, and this was not like any other Tiffany bowl. He went back to the same dealer that he bought it from, and she said, "If I said it's a Tiffany, it's a Tiffany." In 1999, we went to Roadshow in Des Moines, and I took the bowl. And they confirmed that it is a Tiffany, 1894-1895, and valued it at $2,500 to $4,000. Then when I decided to downsize, I took it back to the dealer that my husband bought it from, and she said, "That's not a Tiffany, and I never would have said it's a Tiffany." And I want to know, is it or isn't it?
APPRAISER: So that's why you're here today.
GUEST: That's why I'm here today.
APPRAISER: Well... It is.
(both laughing)
GUEST: Oh, I'm so glad, because she said, "Well, that just shows you that those people on Roadshow don't know what they're talking about."
APPRAISER: Ah, but we do.
GUEST: You do.
APPRAISER: And something very near and dear to my heart is Tiffany.
GUEST: Oh!
APPRAISER: And you're right, and we must have told you back then that it was made around 1894, 1895. And this coloration, you don't see this after 1900. And actually, it's very prized by collectors. And it's a little esoteric, and yes, it doesn't look like the blue and the gold iridescent that is so recognizable, or the paperweight vases, or the jack in the pulpits, but this is very special. And they made it for a very short period of time. So I'm really happy you brought it back to us so we could tell you again. And, um… in today's market, it's gone up since the last time you were here. It's now worth $4,000 to $5,000 in a retail shop.
GUEST: Wonderful, thank you.
APPRAISER: You're very welcome.
GUEST: Thank you.
APPRAISER: My pleasure.
GUEST: Can I hug you?
APPRAISER: Of course!
