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Date aired:  Sunday, March 7, 2004
Topic:  Floral Antiques
Video of this week's topic not available on CBS 3 TV's website.

Dr. Lori says: 

This week, we considered some antiques where flowers dominate. Floral symbolism is a longstanding aspect of art and decorative art history and often, recognizing a flower can help you identify the origin of a work of art or antique. The five pedal

flower carved into colonial period (circa late 1700s and early 1800s) case furniture and tall clocks indicates that the piece was a work from Philadelphia, PA.

This highly recognizable bloom signified a piece from the city of Brotherly Love and indicated a work of high quality. A good quality Philadelphia highboy by one of the prominent cabinetmakers of the day such as Thomas Affleck or Benjamin Randolph would sell in the range of $300,000 to $600,000 in good condition. If you found one of those pieces you'd come out smelling like a rose! So, look for and learn about flowers and you may find a valuable antique in the process.

Submit your question, images, and related stories for consideration on a future show or bring your art and antiques to one of Dr. Lori's appraisal programs throughout the CBS 3 TV viewing area.

3/7/2004
Trash or Treasure with Dr. Lori

Floral Antiques
Dr. Lori shows you how to identify valuable antiques and determine their origin just by recognizing certain flower forms. No signatures needed! (no video from CBS 3 available)