ANTIQUE FUN APPRAISERS HOLD CLINIC AT LANCASTER MUSEUM.Byline: Peggy Hager Staff Writer LANCASTER - If the measure of success is how many people are lined up at the door, then the appraisal clinic at the Lancaster Museum/Art Gallery was a huge success. The line of people, some of whom had been waiting since 8 a.m., snaked around the block and through the building before coming to a stop just outside of the room the appraisers were in. ``It's a surprise pleasant madhouse,'' said museum curator Norma Gurba. ``Because we weren't sure how it would be.'' Inside the building dozens of people waited in lines for one of the 10 appraisers to view their items and give them some idea of their worth. Susan Brisby came with her husband Jeff to have a painting and two Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse Famous character of Walt Disney's animated cartoons. He was introduced in Steamboat Willie (1928), the first animated cartoon with sound. Mickey was created by Disney, who also provided his high-pitched voice, and was usually drawn by the studio's head animator, collectibles appraised. ``This one was 1941,'' said Susan, indicating a Disney porcelain candy jar marked, ``Lolly pops for good little boys and girls boys and girls mercurialisannua. ,'' on the top. ``My mom used it for me when I was a little girl,'' she added. Appraiser A person selected or appointed by a competent authority or an interested party to evaluate the financial worth of property. Appraisers are frequently appointed in probate and condemnation proceedings and are also used by banks and real estate concerns to determine the market Claudia Miller from Estate Sale Services in Quartz Hill appraised the candy jar at $50-$75. Susan's statue of Mickey Mouse, made in Japan in the 1950s or 1960s, had a few nicks and was appraised at $15-$25. Unfortunately, the Southwestern painting of Hopi artwork Susan bought two years ago for $250, that Jeff was getting appraised, didn't have as favorable results. ``They say it's a common painting. It's not really valuable,'' said Jeff Brisby. Outside, in the middle of the line waiting to get in, stood Mary Cannon with a marble and metal candelabra. Her husband, Jennings, waited at a picnic table A picnic table (or sometimes a picnic bench) is a modified table with benches expressly for the purpose of eating a meal outdoors (picnicking). In the past, picnic tables were typically made of wood, but modern tables can be made out of anything from recycled plastic to in the shade with a matching marble clock and metal statue of a young woman, her arms in the air, with a bird perched on one hand. Mary Cannon said they just wanted to find out more information about the pieces. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a stamp inside the clock, the piece won first place in a Paris contest in 1901. It was to given to them by their daughter nearly 30 years ago. ``I'd like to know who did the sculpture,'' said Mary, adding, ``for insurance purposes it would be nice to have an idea (of its worth).'' Besides clocks and collectibles, appraisals were made of lace, paper, watches, fabrics, pottery, fine arts and jewelry jewelry, personal adornments worn for ornament or utility, to show rank or wealth, or to follow superstitious custom or fashion. The most universal forms of jewelry are the necklace, bracelet, ring, pin, and earring. , both costume and real. One woman who brought in two rings to be appraised by Steve Martin Noun 1. Steve Martin - United States actor and comedian (born in 1945) Martin of Martin and Martin Jewelers in Lancaster discovered the ring she thought was valuable really wasn't, but her second ring had a potential value of $2,000. The appraisal clinic is the first of its kind in the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley and Gurba plans to make it an annual event. ``It's nice the people won't have to go to Bakersfield or Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. ,'' said Gurba. All of the appraisers participating in Saturday's event donated their time to the Museum/Art Gallery. They were kept very busy by people both young and old, waiting their turn to have their treasure discovered. At noon people were still showing up to get in line. ``Hopefully the appraisers will stay - we want to try and get everyone,'' said Gurba. CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1 -- color in Verb 1. color in - add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film" color, colorise, colorize, colour in, colourise, colourize, colour AV edition only) Sue Edminister of Rosamond watches as Roland Rynkiewieca appraises her European shelf clock at a free appraisal clinic sponsored by the Lancaster Museum/Art Gallery on Saturday. Museum curator Norma Gurba and hopes to make the clinic an annual affair. (2 -- color in AV edition only) Michael Martinez, 13, of Lancaster has a toy trolley appraised by Claudia Miller at an appraisal clinic held at the Lancaster Museum/Art Gallery on Saturday. (3 -- ran in AV edition only) Kathy Young of Lancaster shows off a ring that's been in her family for about 60 years, which she brought to an appraisal clinic at the Lancaster Museum/Art Gallery. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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