Antiques Roadshow

GUEST

My father bought it. About 1962, somewhere around that timeframe.

APPRAISER

And do you remember how much he paid for it?

GUEST

I think in the realm of $50.

APPRAISER

Maybe we'll turn it around now.

GUEST

My father named it Evelyn.

APPRAISER

This is Evelyn.

GUEST

This is Evelyn.

APPRAISER

Why did he name it Evelyn?

GUEST

Because my father thought it looked like my mother, and my mother didn't appreciate that at all.

APPRAISER

(laughs) Well, I think if she looked like this, she looked very, very good.

GUEST

(laughs)

APPRAISER

It is done from the glassworks of Paolo Venini.

GUEST

Okay.

APPRAISER

He's an Italian glass maker, and he had a glass house in Murano, Italy. They're still in production, but it has nothing to do with the family, and it's changed quite a bit. And I think the piece was designed by Fulvio Bianconi.

GUEST

Wow.

APPRAISER

So, it's a very rare piece, very rare.

GUEST

I'll be-- I'll be.

APPRAISER

And you can also look at it beside a lovely hourglass nude. If you look, it looks like a cat. Two eyes and two ears.

GUEST

Yes, yes.

APPRAISER

And it has a pulled feather design. This is an old technique. I think you'll be happy to know that your father made a wonderful investment, and Evelyn should stay in your, your possession, because...

GUEST

Yeah, Evelyn's not going anywhere.

APPRAISER

Evelyn at auction could go from $8,000 to $10,000.

GUEST

Wow. Oh, you made me get goosebumps. (laughs)