Tennessee River Pearl Jewelry, ca. 1940 | Knoxville, Hour 1 Preview

Tune in 9/22 at 8/7c on PBS for all-new episodes of Antiques Roadshow from Knoxville! In this clip, Kevin Zavian appraises a collection of Tennessee River pearl jewelry that couldn't get anymore local!
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[@thec0untess]

Always loved this appraiser. He has the essence of a Mafia fence who went straight.

[@Applerumcake]

😄😄😄

[@endeavor8850]

Very respectful and knowledgeable jeweller who appreciates more than just the money or jewelery but the history and meaning of the pieces as well. Wonderful episode

[@runescapebanker]

This fellow is easily the best expert on the show. Just great every time.

[@benjaminanonymous8593]

It’s because he is hard working, intelligent and passionate!!!

[@shelzp7272]

@brad I appreciate him too and love the way he treats people…plus the man has some great hair!

[@bindmender9987]

Yeah he just has a fascinating way of explaining each piece

[@ic1815]

I come back to this every now and then. I love this lady’s story.

[@robertsherman5428]

My favorite jeweler !!!! He is so smart and nice

[@WendyDahling3]

Awe, I miss my grandma. I love these old stories.

[@mahumike7531]

Sending all my love

[@WendyDahling3]

@@mahumike7531 Thank you and I send some back to you as well.

[@mahumike7531]

@@WendyDahling3 💙

[@bobbyc5684]

What a lovely woman.

[@gkelly34]

I love the asymmetry of the pearls. Beautiful. What a sweet lady 💕

[@GH-lk5bo]

Gotta love all people from Tennessee. Thank you for being on the show and shouting out Tennessee. Sincerely Greg from Maryville

[@strangersound]

She's adorable. And these two have great chemistry. They need a podcast. ;)

[@ancientstarqueen]

What a very special collection. I’m sure her granddaughters will be thrilled to receive it one day. 🥰

[@lucindaramirez6962]

I love the stories they're priceless

[@BIX-18827DCM]

Such a sweet lady!! Adorable

[@syx3s]

what a classy old sweetheart.

[@daleHarrison93]

amazing story great woman, never sell them!

[@TheUnforgiven69]

*I could watch Kevin Zavian all day long.* _By far the most entertaining appraiser to watch._ *He reminds me of the Italian mafia and the actor who always played a mobster... Dennis Farina. They could be TWINS.*

[@miarrem]

I think they're beautiful

[@denisehogarth5433]

Not being a native Tennessean I learned something

[@laurahunt9513]

Love that her nail polish is a pearl colour and finish too

[@marciclark8266]

Well, now I know where my pearls came from...thank you AR

[@luluwinke6581]

love pearls, my own grandmothers' name is *Pearl*

[@frsgffybkwrmgrl]

His father Berj preceded him on the show as an appraiser. They and their sister/daughter have a jewelry business together.

[@gregmoorhead7203]

Sweet lady!

[@smittymcjob2582]

I didn't know the syndicate is moving into the appraisals racket!

[@thewaterslesstraveled8487]

This lady so lovely, complete opposite of that woman with the gold pocketwatch (the one she said her ancestor looted from a dead man in Mexico).

[@jimverdalupan9510]

yey

[@lukekelchner5471]

Such a sweet lady:’-))

[@TheWeardale1]

my missus loves a pearl necklace

[@llamamanism]

Heh heh

[@email4664]

that is why the postman always knocks twice while you are at work

[@richardkatz8713]

Shows the evils of dams

[@lalang4806]

ahes very sweet. lover herrr 🥰🥰❤️

[@mlr4524]

Sounds like an environmental disaster occurred that I'm afraid to Google....

[@email4664]

It was a dam. Both of them said so, but you missed that perhaps?

[@peshadowbird7320]

So, back in the 40ies, the pearl mussels lived in the Tennessee River - and even so much of them, that the pearls were not considered of much value. An then, as so often - our species "played god". The whole biological environment changed, the mussels died out (and i'm very sure not only the mussels) Surely, there had to be a reason to build that dam - but sadly, no one gave a thought that there must be consequences by doing so and now, the mussels (and pearls) are faded memories of the elderly. Such stories make me always so sad. And - as such is happening all around the globe - it saddens me even more. It's an ongoing process of Exploitation and a mindset of "profit/money over environment". We, as human beings, should be able to learn of our mistakes - but instead we seem to further destroy anything and everything we put our greedy hands on! Think about the rainforest a moment: I'm sure there are plants that are able to cure diseases. But instead of making efforts to preserve and look at them scientificly, we destroy them. And not only rainforests, also moores, rivers etc. These are fragile habitats, where one algae, one mineral, plant, insect, frog is involved like the rings of a chain. And, once destroyed, it will never come back. I don't even know, why i felt the need to write this all down and english is clearly not my first language (so - very sorry for that, too) But maybe one person out there did understand what i wanted to point out... So - just in case - Thank you for your patience (and feel free to correct me)

[@frsgffybkwrmgrl]

The dam was built to control flooding

[@bestplayeralive]

He doesn't know the price of gold lol Looks set in 3 grams.

[@gregoryadkins2213]

Is that-$2.50 in U.S.Currency or Confederate?