Join Jeffrey Burchard live on the Burchard Galleries Antiques, Fine Art Call-In Radio Show, broadcasting from St. Petersburg, Florida, as he reviews the standout results from the gallery’s most recent auction and opens the phone lines for listener appraisals and questions. In this lively Sunday episode, Jeffrey begins by examining a Spanish cast-brass ten-light chandelier sent in by Joan, noting its scroll-and-vine motif, teardrop prisms (confirmed as faceted glass rather than crystal), and realistic market value in the $200–$300 range—charming but not rare enough for the gallery’s typical clientele seeking more spectacular pieces. He then dives into the weekend’s auction highlights, expressing genuine surprise at the strong performance of Zsolnay Hungarian porcelain with its distinctive Eosin iridescent glaze. A nine-inch glazed porcelain Pan vase with figural handles soared to $1,300, while a rare elephant-leg form vase brought $600 and several other Eosin pieces each sold for $450. Jeffrey explains the history of the famous multicolored metallic luster glaze developed by Vilmos Zsolnay in the 1890s and named after Eos, the Greek goddess of dawn.

Listeners also hear about a 19th-century marquetry-inlaid liquor case containing Vaseline glass decanters and glasses that realized $3,000, a reminder that true uranium-glass pieces glow under black light and remain highly collectible. A modestly sized Moser Czechoslovakian vase with applied gold branching leaves and flowers (only 4.3 inches high) fetched $700, while a large slab of petrified wood sold for $3,000 and a full-body taxidermy African roaring lion—previously sold by the gallery twelve years earlier—climbed to $5,250. Additional results include multiple lots of Herend fishnet porcelain animal figurines (one group of four bringing $850, another six-piece group $450, and a seven-piece group another $850), a unique Cricket Forge laser-cut steel butterfly garden bench at $1,200, and a Star Manufacturing Superstar Model 42P movie-theater popcorn machine that found a new home for $350.

Midway through the show, Jeffrey carefully evaluates photographs of a possible pre-Columbian black-on-red pottery vessel submitted by Nivia. He describes its globular body, tall constricted neck, flared collar rim, and pierced suspension lugs, noting stylistic similarities to Costa Rican or Nicaraguan (Nicoya) traditions while also considering Colombia-Ecuador parallels dating roughly 1500–1750 CE. He stresses the importance of examining the base, interior surfaces, and provenance, and reminds listeners of cultural-property restrictions that can affect the legal sale of such objects. Throughout the episode Jeffrey repeatedly invites callers at 877-969-8600, texted photos to 727-560-5333, and emails to mail@burchardgalleries.com, emphasizing that the gallery has operated from the same location at 2522 30th Avenue North for more than forty years.

He teases the upcoming two-day auction on September 19–20, which will feature material from a massive 10,000-square-foot Central Florida estate overflowing with Moser and other art glass, figurative Meissen porcelains, and dozens of bronzes. Discovery session begins Saturday at 8:30 a.m. with no reserves, followed by the main sale Sunday at noon. Jeffrey shares classic “sleepers-to-stars” stories—three Antonio Parreiras paintings that turned a sentimental $5,000 reserve into $180,000 each, a Rembrandt Bugatti bronze elephant once used as a doorstop that realized $170,000, and a Herter Brothers ebonized cabinet that sold for $5,250 after failing to move at a yard sale for $400—underscoring why professional auction marketing can dramatically change outcomes. Whether you have a single treasured object, an entire estate, or simply want to know what something might be worth, Burchard Galleries offers complimentary assessments and decades of experience liquidating fine art, silver, jewelry, bronzes, Oriental rugs, and quality furniture. Visit burchardgalleries.com to browse past results, view the growing September catalog, join the mailing list, or follow the gallery on Facebook and X (@BurchardAuction). The next discovery could be sitting on your shelf right now.

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