WEBVTT 00:01.866 --> 00:04.833 align:left position:45% line:89% size:45% ♪ ♪ 00:04.866 --> 00:06.566 align:left position:35% line:5% size:55% CORAL PEÑA: "Antiques Roadshow Recut" has highlights 00:06.600 --> 00:07.833 align:left position:15% line:5% size:75% from Newport, Rhode Island. 00:07.866 --> 00:10.733 align:left position:80% line:5% size:10% Wow! Who knew what was in the attic? Yeah. 00:10.766 --> 00:13.200 align:left position:35% line:5% size:55% Oh, my gosh. That's fabulous. 00:13.233 --> 00:15.400 align:left position:42.5% line:83% size:47.5% PEÑA: Stay tuned for part three 00:15.433 --> 00:17.866 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% of "Antiques Roadshow Recut: Rosecliff." 00:17.900 --> 00:22.166 align:left position:45% line:89% size:45% ♪ ♪ 00:36.700 --> 00:38.633 align:left position:42.5% line:5% size:47.5% PEÑA: Rosecliff Mansion made "Roadshow" history 00:38.666 --> 00:40.600 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% when it became the first historic location 00:40.633 --> 00:42.366 align:left position:17.5% line:5% size:72.5% to host our public event. 00:42.400 --> 00:44.900 align:left position:17.5% line:5% size:72.5% What's the history behind this weathered wagon? 00:44.933 --> 00:46.300 align:left position:32.5% line:5% size:57.5% Check it out. 00:46.333 --> 00:47.666 align:left position:45% line:5% size:45% ♪ ♪ 00:47.700 --> 00:49.333 align:left position:37.5% line:5% size:52.5% It was in a local ad. 00:49.366 --> 00:51.000 align:left position:47.5% line:5% size:42.5% I think, anyways, it's referred to 00:51.033 --> 00:52.600 align:left position:37.5% line:5% size:52.5% as a Chinese carriage or wagon 00:52.633 --> 00:55.700 align:left position:35% line:5% size:55% from the Qing dynasty, if I'm not mistaken. 00:55.733 --> 00:58.000 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% You're right on target, it is Qing. 00:58.033 --> 00:59.166 align:left position:77.5% line:5% size:12.5% Okay. 00:59.200 --> 01:00.566 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% So that means it dates 01:00.600 --> 01:03.066 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% to somewhere before 1911 in China... Okay. 01:03.100 --> 01:05.433 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% ...and after the Ming dynasty. 01:05.466 --> 01:08.533 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% And, in my opinion, based on the appearance, 01:08.566 --> 01:10.033 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% the construction... Hmm. 01:10.066 --> 01:12.566 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% This would date to the 19th century. 01:12.600 --> 01:13.800 align:left position:77.5% line:5% size:12.5% Okay. 01:13.833 --> 01:16.300 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% Which is really quite unusual-- these had hard wear. 01:16.333 --> 01:18.700 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% And you can see that it's had a hard life. 01:18.733 --> 01:20.833 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% That's not what it looked like when it was built. 01:20.866 --> 01:22.366 align:left position:75% line:5% size:15% Right. This was lacquered, 01:22.400 --> 01:24.766 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% and you can still see traces of burgundy lacquer on it. Ah. 01:24.800 --> 01:27.200 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% And also black lacquer. Yeah. 01:27.233 --> 01:29.166 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% And on the underside of the ceiling in there 01:29.200 --> 01:33.466 align:left position:10% line:71% size:80% is a finely woven bamboo mat that is put to the ceiling... Mmm, yeah. 01:33.500 --> 01:35.500 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% ...on top of which is this thick lacquer surface 01:35.533 --> 01:36.833 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% to make it waterproof, 01:36.866 --> 01:38.900 align:left position:10% line:71% size:80% which we need on a day like today. Oh, interesting, okay. 01:38.933 --> 01:41.700 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% All this would have been likely 01:41.733 --> 01:43.900 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% black, burgundy, and gilt lacquer. 01:43.933 --> 01:45.166 align:left position:60% line:83% size:30% Interesting. Oh, wow. 01:45.200 --> 01:46.533 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% This was not meant for your average person 01:46.566 --> 01:48.100 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% to be carted around town. 01:48.133 --> 01:49.366 align:left position:82.5% line:89% size:7.5% Oh! 01:49.400 --> 01:54.366 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% The thick iron bands on the edge of the wheel... 01:54.400 --> 01:56.366 align:left position:80% line:77% size:10% Mmm. ...was to withstand the wear and tear 01:56.400 --> 01:57.900 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% of going over rough cobblestoned, 01:57.933 --> 02:00.366 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% potholed streets at the time. 02:00.400 --> 02:01.633 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% What we see through here 02:01.666 --> 02:03.666 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% you would not have seen through here. 02:03.700 --> 02:04.966 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% This would have been lined 02:05.000 --> 02:06.833 align:left position:10% line:71% size:80% with beautifully painted paper or silk. Okay. 02:06.866 --> 02:08.566 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Part of it opened with a curtain right there 02:08.600 --> 02:11.166 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% that could be pulled back so the person could take a look. 02:11.200 --> 02:12.566 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% What'd you pay for this? 02:12.600 --> 02:14.733 align:left position:60% line:89% size:30% I paid $125. 02:14.766 --> 02:16.433 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Oh, my gosh, you got a great deal. 02:16.466 --> 02:18.933 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% There are very few of these that are in good condition. 02:18.966 --> 02:20.866 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% A realistic price is going to be 02:20.900 --> 02:24.633 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% in the $1,000 to $2,000 range in an auction sale. 02:24.666 --> 02:27.700 align:left position:67.5% line:71% size:22.5% Ah. Okay. But it's got to be to an audience of people 02:27.733 --> 02:29.166 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% that recognize the difference 02:29.200 --> 02:32.233 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% between those that are modern reproduction... 02:32.266 --> 02:34.833 align:left position:80% line:77% size:10% Mmm. ...those that were made for transport 02:34.866 --> 02:36.200 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% of somebody of elevated stature... 02:36.233 --> 02:38.733 align:left position:40% line:71% size:50% Mm-hmm. ...and those that were authentic 02:38.766 --> 02:42.266 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% but made for transporting commercial products. 02:42.300 --> 02:44.500 align:left position:80% line:5% size:10% Mmm. This is the very best of that type. 02:44.533 --> 02:47.966 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% It's just unfortunate that the decoration is gone. Interesting. 02:48.000 --> 02:49.966 align:left position:30% line:5% size:60% Right, right, it's worn. 02:50.000 --> 02:51.533 align:left position:45% line:5% size:45% Interesting, okay. 02:51.566 --> 02:54.700 align:left position:45% line:89% size:45% ♪ ♪ 02:54.733 --> 02:58.633 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% (talking in background) 02:58.666 --> 03:01.000 align:left position:40% line:83% size:50% So my family is from Radford, Virginia, 03:01.033 --> 03:02.400 align:left position:40% line:77% size:50% up in the mountains. Uh-huh. 03:02.433 --> 03:04.100 align:left position:32.5% line:89% size:57.5% And about 30 years ago, 03:04.133 --> 03:07.266 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% when my mother was selling the family house, 03:07.300 --> 03:10.233 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% all these papers were just haphazardly thrown in the attic, 03:10.266 --> 03:11.766 align:left position:42.5% line:83% size:47.5% and she didn't know what they were, 03:11.800 --> 03:15.533 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% so she boxed them up and moved them to her house, 03:15.566 --> 03:18.300 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% and there they sat for another 30 years. 03:18.333 --> 03:20.166 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% And till about five years ago, 03:20.200 --> 03:22.500 align:left position:37.5% line:83% size:52.5% I wondered what was in all those boxes, 03:22.533 --> 03:25.400 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% and I started opening them and found these letters. 03:25.433 --> 03:28.166 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% And they're all from your great-grandfather or... 03:28.200 --> 03:29.566 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% Great-great-grandfather. 03:29.600 --> 03:31.033 align:left position:75% line:83% size:15% He was General Gabriel Wharton 03:31.066 --> 03:32.433 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% from the Confederacy. 03:32.466 --> 03:33.533 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% Right. 03:33.566 --> 03:35.933 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% And, yeah, these are all his personal letters 03:35.966 --> 03:37.966 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% before, during, and after the war. 03:38.000 --> 03:40.966 align:left position:12.5% line:5% size:77.5% That's what I find fascinating about it, because, obviously, 03:41.000 --> 03:42.533 align:left position:30% line:5% size:60% General Wharton was a very important 03:42.566 --> 03:44.533 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% Confederate general, 03:44.566 --> 03:47.433 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% and you have a tremendous amount of material from the war. Yeah. 03:47.466 --> 03:49.400 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% But also material prior to and after 03:49.433 --> 03:51.166 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% that really fleshes out his life. 03:51.200 --> 03:53.466 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% So starting over here, we have a fabulous letter 03:53.500 --> 03:55.033 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% written to General Wharton, 03:55.066 --> 03:57.500 align:left position:10% line:71% size:80% obviously before the war, by a Mr. Mason. Yeah. 03:57.533 --> 03:59.833 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Tell me a little bit about the letter from what you remember. 03:59.866 --> 04:01.600 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% At this point, General Wharton was a surveyor 04:01.633 --> 04:04.666 align:left position:50% line:71% size:40% for the railroad on the Gadsden Purchase. Uh-huh. 04:04.700 --> 04:06.900 align:left position:45% line:83% size:45% And he had friends who were throughout the West 04:06.933 --> 04:08.133 align:left position:55% line:89% size:35% at that point, 04:08.166 --> 04:10.333 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% so this friend, Mr. Mason, was in Salt Lake City, 04:10.366 --> 04:12.233 align:left position:45% line:83% size:45% and he was working for the Indian Affairs office, 04:12.266 --> 04:13.600 align:left position:62.5% line:83% size:27.5% and he just writes him a letter 04:13.633 --> 04:15.566 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% to tell him what's going on... 04:15.600 --> 04:17.066 align:left position:10% line:71% size:80% With the Mormons. With the Mormons in the city, yep. 04:17.100 --> 04:18.466 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% With the Mormons in Salt Lake City. 04:18.500 --> 04:20.433 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Yeah, so it's a fascinating letter from 1859, 04:20.466 --> 04:21.766 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% and he recounts attending 04:21.800 --> 04:26.233 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% the Tabernacle Sunday events with Brigham Young... Yeah. 04:26.266 --> 04:28.900 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% And is a little bit derisive about the beautiful girls 04:28.933 --> 04:31.833 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% who make up his 64 wives. Yes. 04:31.866 --> 04:33.733 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% Now, when he was in the Civil War, 04:33.766 --> 04:36.300 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% he was involved in a number of very important campaigns, 04:36.333 --> 04:38.900 align:left position:37.5% line:83% size:52.5% including the Battle for Fort Donelson. 04:38.933 --> 04:40.100 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5% And we picked out 04:40.133 --> 04:41.966 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% from your archive just a letter, 04:42.000 --> 04:44.566 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% one letter here from General Lee, Robert E. Lee, 04:44.600 --> 04:47.733 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% dated April 21, 1862. 04:47.766 --> 04:49.900 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% And of course it was just after the Battle of Fort Donelson 04:49.933 --> 04:52.600 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% when Floyd and his troops had lost the battle 04:52.633 --> 04:53.900 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% to General Grant, 04:53.933 --> 04:55.866 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and there was calls for unconditional surrender. 04:55.900 --> 04:58.766 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% So this very interesting war period letter from Lee 04:58.800 --> 05:02.033 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% instructs them to gather the troops and bring them together. 05:02.066 --> 05:04.966 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% Because it's an archive that expands beyond the war, 05:05.000 --> 05:07.466 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% and he was one of the last Confederate generals 05:07.500 --> 05:11.466 align:left position:27.5% line:71% size:62.5% to be in operation before the final surrender... Yeah. 05:11.500 --> 05:14.433 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% You also have him returning after the war to do what? 05:14.466 --> 05:16.766 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% Well, you know, the Confederacy lost, 05:16.800 --> 05:18.966 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% and so he needed to have a job, 05:19.000 --> 05:21.066 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% and he went back to his old profession... 05:21.100 --> 05:22.633 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% profession of surveying. 05:22.666 --> 05:25.500 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% And went... worked for the land office, 05:25.533 --> 05:27.966 align:left position:27.5% line:71% size:62.5% and was very lucky to get the job, actually. Right. 05:28.000 --> 05:31.100 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% So, in the 1880s, he's working for the land office 05:31.133 --> 05:32.866 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% out in New Mexico and Arizona. 05:32.900 --> 05:33.933 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% Right. 05:33.966 --> 05:36.866 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% And he has a narrow escape from Geronimo. 05:36.900 --> 05:38.133 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% This is a letter written to his wife, I believe, 05:38.166 --> 05:40.600 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% from April 1886. Yes, yep. 05:40.633 --> 05:42.466 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% And, of course, Geronimo would finally surrender 05:42.500 --> 05:46.033 align:left position:10% line:71% size:80% to American troops later that year, in November of 1886. Right. 05:46.066 --> 05:48.000 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% He later acquired this cabinet card. 05:48.033 --> 05:50.833 align:left position:10% line:71% size:80% It's a very famous cabinet card from C.S. Fly. Mm-hmm. 05:50.866 --> 05:52.600 align:left position:10% line:71% size:80% Who was based in Tombstone, Arizona. Okay. 05:52.633 --> 05:54.066 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% So it's an incredibly interesting archive, 05:54.100 --> 05:55.833 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% and we only could pull out a few things. 05:55.866 --> 05:58.933 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% If it were to come to auction at a major auction house, 05:58.966 --> 06:00.433 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% it would probably have an aggregate value 06:00.466 --> 06:02.266 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% of $30,000 to $50,000. 06:02.300 --> 06:04.666 align:left position:30% line:71% size:60% Oh, my goodness. And that might be conservative, 06:04.700 --> 06:07.766 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% given the richness of what you have. Thank you. 06:07.800 --> 06:09.466 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% Thank you, I'm so glad you were able to bring it in. Incredible. 06:09.500 --> 06:11.400 align:left position:52.5% line:5% size:37.5% Thank you! Wow. 06:11.433 --> 06:12.666 align:left position:47.5% line:83% size:42.5% Who knew what was in the attic? 06:12.700 --> 06:13.833 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% (chuckling): Yeah. 06:13.866 --> 06:15.433 align:left position:42.5% line:83% size:47.5% PEÑA: Rosecliff was given its name 06:15.466 --> 06:18.366 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% by the man who owned the estate prior to the Oelrichs family, 06:18.400 --> 06:21.133 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% George Bancroft, a secretary of the Navy, 06:21.166 --> 06:24.666 align:left position:37.5% line:83% size:52.5% historian, and a great lover of roses. 06:24.700 --> 06:27.400 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Bancroft's horticultural passion is said to be the reason 06:27.433 --> 06:32.000 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% roses are so abundant throughout Newport today. 06:32.033 --> 06:36.766 align:left position:65% line:77% size:25% APPRAISER: I think 1925, 1935, platinum, diamonds, very dressy. 06:36.800 --> 06:39.500 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% You know, women still like these today as a dress watch. 06:39.533 --> 06:40.800 align:left position:55% line:89% size:35% They're great. 06:40.833 --> 06:44.633 align:left position:17.5% line:71% size:72.5% At auction, a watch like this is $1,000 to $1,500. 06:46.766 --> 06:51.133 align:left position:45% line:89% size:45% ♪ ♪ 06:57.600 --> 06:58.966 align:left position:65% line:5% size:25% APPRAISER: Where did you acquire this? 06:59.000 --> 07:00.200 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% WOMAN: From my father-in-law. 07:00.233 --> 07:01.933 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% He was into antiques, 07:01.966 --> 07:04.233 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% he loved yard sales and stuff like that. 07:04.266 --> 07:05.400 align:left position:40% line:5% size:50% Do you know anything about it? 07:05.433 --> 07:08.000 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% He said it was a Delft charger, 07:08.033 --> 07:10.700 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% back around the 1760s. 07:10.733 --> 07:11.966 align:left position:45% line:5% size:45% Well, it is Delft, 07:12.000 --> 07:13.833 align:left position:57.5% line:5% size:32.5% and actually, there's two Delfts. 07:13.866 --> 07:16.300 align:left position:27.5% line:5% size:62.5% There's the Delft pottery that came from Holland, 07:16.333 --> 07:19.266 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% and then the Delftware that came from England. 07:19.300 --> 07:21.833 align:left position:42.5% line:83% size:47.5% Same type of thing, a tin-glazed earthenware. 07:21.866 --> 07:23.533 align:left position:65% line:83% size:25% Tin-glazed is very brittle, 07:23.566 --> 07:25.600 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% so to have these chips around the edge, 07:25.633 --> 07:26.800 align:left position:40% line:89% size:50% all very acceptable. 07:26.833 --> 07:28.400 align:left position:42.5% line:5% size:47.5% It is 18th-century, 07:28.433 --> 07:30.166 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% possibly a little bit later than you think. Okay. 07:30.200 --> 07:33.100 align:left position:32.5% line:5% size:57.5% Closer to 1780 or 1790. Okay. 07:33.133 --> 07:36.300 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% The pattern, although we're looking at a floral design, 07:36.333 --> 07:37.933 align:left position:45% line:83% size:45% is actually called a peacock design. 07:37.966 --> 07:40.466 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% Once you start to look at that fanning there, 07:40.500 --> 07:42.466 align:left position:47.5% line:89% size:42.5% you can see that. 07:42.500 --> 07:44.100 align:left position:40% line:83% size:50% The market's dropped a bit for Delft 07:44.133 --> 07:46.533 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% and for a lot of ceramics in general. 07:46.566 --> 07:49.933 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% An example like this today should sell for about $400 07:49.966 --> 07:51.866 align:left position:40% line:5% size:50% in a retail setting, 07:51.900 --> 07:54.600 align:left position:40% line:5% size:50% perhaps $250 to $350 in an auction. 07:54.633 --> 07:56.533 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% Oh, okay. 07:56.566 --> 07:59.266 align:left position:32.5% line:5% size:57.5% Thanks for bringing it. Oh, thank you. 07:59.300 --> 08:01.166 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% "The Adventures of Wesley Jackson." 08:01.200 --> 08:04.133 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% Interesting. 08:04.166 --> 08:06.066 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Making sure it's not a library book, all right, good. 08:06.100 --> 08:08.566 align:left position:62.5% line:77% size:27.5% (chuckling) No, it's not. 08:08.600 --> 08:10.333 align:left position:37.5% line:71% size:52.5% Not anymore, anyways. We'll send that over to books and maps and posters. 08:10.366 --> 08:11.333 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% You're all set. 08:11.366 --> 08:13.066 align:left position:25% line:77% size:65% Thank you very much. 08:13.100 --> 08:14.400 align:left position:65% line:77% size:25% Thank you! 08:14.433 --> 08:18.000 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% They're very beautiful, actually. 08:18.033 --> 08:21.166 align:left position:12.5% line:5% size:77.5% They're wooden, hand-painted, hand-carved. 08:21.200 --> 08:23.700 align:left position:12.5% line:71% size:77.5% Not sure where they're from-- it's very exciting. 08:23.733 --> 08:25.300 align:left position:12.5% line:71% size:77.5% I've had the dozen and a half of them. 08:25.333 --> 08:27.000 align:left position:12.5% line:71% size:77.5%   This is a little interesting box. 08:27.033 --> 08:29.400 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% It shows the local shoreline. 08:29.433 --> 08:31.000 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% It was given to me by a fisherman 08:31.033 --> 08:32.200 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% when I was a little kid. 08:32.233 --> 08:33.433 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% I was about ten years old. 08:33.466 --> 08:34.733 align:left position:52.5% line:83% size:37.5% It's absolutely gorgeous. 08:34.766 --> 08:39.700 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% And it is an excursion view of Narragansett Bay 08:39.733 --> 08:41.133 align:left position:47.5% line:77% size:42.5% and Block Island. 08:41.166 --> 08:42.100 align:left position:20% line:77% size:70% There are two rolls in there 08:42.133 --> 08:45.133 align:left position:12.5% line:77% size:77.5% and they are 30 feet long each. 08:45.166 --> 08:50.166 align:left position:45% line:89% size:45% ♪ ♪ 08:50.200 --> 08:54.166 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% I bought this in an auction of jazz-related memorabilia 08:54.200 --> 08:55.466 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% in New York City 08:55.500 --> 08:57.300 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% about 12 years ago. 08:57.333 --> 09:01.500 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% It belonged to the great jazz tenor player Dexter Gordon. 09:01.533 --> 09:04.866 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% He wore it for the Academy Awards ceremony. 09:04.900 --> 09:07.800 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% He was nominated for his role in "Round Midnight" 09:07.833 --> 09:09.533 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% as the best male actor. 09:09.566 --> 09:12.666 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% He didn't win, but I got the suit. 09:12.700 --> 09:14.900 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% But he looked snazzy going to the awards show. 09:14.933 --> 09:15.733 align:left position:40% line:89% size:50% Oh, yes. 09:15.766 --> 09:16.866 align:left position:47.5% line:89% size:42.5% You, years later, 09:16.900 --> 09:18.533 align:left position:37.5% line:83% size:52.5% found this photograph of him wearing it 09:18.566 --> 09:20.233 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% in French "Vogue" magazine. 09:20.266 --> 09:22.233 align:left position:52.5% line:83% size:37.5% So he obviously liked this suit. 09:22.266 --> 09:23.900 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% One of the most interesting things about this suit-- 09:23.933 --> 09:25.933 align:left position:40% line:83% size:50% beyond the fact that it was Dexter Gordon's-- 09:25.966 --> 09:28.700 align:left position:67.5% line:83% size:22.5% for me is who designed it for him 09:28.733 --> 09:31.866 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% and the fact that he had a custom suit designed. 09:31.900 --> 09:34.000 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% And the reason he had a custom suit designed, 09:34.033 --> 09:36.600 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% apart from wanting something fancy, 09:36.633 --> 09:38.433 align:left position:32.5% line:89% size:57.5% is because... 09:38.466 --> 09:40.433 align:left position:37.5% line:83% size:52.5% (laughs): ...he's quite tall. 09:40.466 --> 09:41.733 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% My goodness, yeah. 09:41.766 --> 09:43.133 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% I think it's difficult to find pants 09:43.166 --> 09:46.833 align:left position:17.5% line:77% size:72.5% to fit someone who's 6'5". Yeah. 09:46.866 --> 09:48.566 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5% And his nickname actually 09:48.600 --> 09:51.700 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% was Long Tall Dex, because he was known for his great height, 09:51.733 --> 09:54.700 align:left position:45% line:83% size:45% which added to his larger-than-life persona. 09:54.733 --> 09:57.866 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% Arthur McGee, the designer of the suit, 09:57.900 --> 09:59.966 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% is a really important figure 10:00.000 --> 10:02.133 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% that's not known as much as he should be 10:02.166 --> 10:03.433 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% because he was the first 10:03.466 --> 10:05.466 align:left position:50% line:83% size:40% African-American fashion designer 10:05.500 --> 10:06.900 align:left position:47.5% line:83% size:42.5% on Seventh Avenue in New York. 10:06.933 --> 10:09.433 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% So he essentially broke the color barrier 10:09.466 --> 10:11.066 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% of American fashion design, 10:11.100 --> 10:12.933 align:left position:40% line:83% size:50% and did pave the way for a lot of other people 10:12.966 --> 10:14.133 align:left position:35% line:89% size:55% who came up after him. 10:14.166 --> 10:15.533 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% He's also very well-known 10:15.566 --> 10:18.166 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% among a lot of African-American entertainers. 10:18.200 --> 10:21.633 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% He designed for Stevie Wonder, Cicely Tyson, Dexter Gordon. 10:21.666 --> 10:24.466 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% I think that's a really important factor here. 10:24.500 --> 10:26.566 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% What did you pay for it back when you bought it? 10:26.600 --> 10:28.366 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% I paid $1,000 for it. 10:28.400 --> 10:31.133 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Today, if it were to come up for auction, 10:31.166 --> 10:34.433 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% I would expect it should sell for at least $5,000. 10:34.466 --> 10:36.000 align:left position:52.5% line:83% size:37.5% We actually had the great fortune 10:36.033 --> 10:38.333 align:left position:25% line:5% size:65% in Anaheim a few years ago to meet his daughter. 10:38.366 --> 10:39.766 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% She came to the Roadshow 10:39.800 --> 10:42.100 align:left position:12.5% line:5% size:77.5% and she brought some beautiful signed photographs. Whoa! 10:42.133 --> 10:43.366 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% She had Billie Holiday and a few other people 10:43.400 --> 10:44.833 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% he was friends with-- Sarah Vaughan. 10:44.866 --> 10:46.066 align:left position:60% line:5% size:30% She couldn't have been lovelier, 10:46.100 --> 10:48.600 align:left position:30% line:5% size:60% she was such a wonderful spirit and personality. 10:52.066 --> 10:54.333 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% I love the patination on this. 10:54.366 --> 10:56.500 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% It's just, it's so warm, 10:56.533 --> 10:58.566 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% and you don't want to polish it. 10:58.600 --> 10:59.900 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% You do not. 10:59.933 --> 11:01.266 align:left position:55% line:5% size:35% It's tempting. Very tempting. 11:01.300 --> 11:04.233 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% I know, I know, but what you can do 11:04.266 --> 11:07.100 align:left position:10% line:71% size:80% is, it literally, you can polish it with your fingers. 11:07.133 --> 11:08.233 align:left position:62.5% line:77% size:27.5% Oh, really? 11:08.266 --> 11:10.533 align:left position:62.5% line:77% size:27.5%   APPRAISER: These are chromolithographs, 11:10.566 --> 11:12.000 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% which just means color lithograph, 11:12.033 --> 11:14.433 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% but it sounds more official to say chromolithograph. 11:14.466 --> 11:16.066 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5% Realistically, as a pair, 11:16.100 --> 11:18.500 align:left position:37.5% line:83% size:52.5% you're probably still only looking $50 for the pair. 11:18.533 --> 11:22.733 align:left position:32.5% line:71% size:57.5% Their greatest value is as a family piece. 11:22.766 --> 11:28.500 align:left position:45% line:71% size:45% ♪ ♪ 11:34.500 --> 11:36.733 align:left position:75% line:83% size:15% WOMAN: It's an Egyptian hawk mummy, 11:36.766 --> 11:41.100 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% and I bought it in 1996 at the Knights of Columbus Hall 11:41.133 --> 11:42.900 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% in Middletown, Rhode Island. 11:42.933 --> 11:45.966 align:left position:40% line:83% size:50% There was an auction of the contents of a house 11:46.000 --> 11:48.400 align:left position:37.5% line:83% size:52.5% from an old professor in Maine. 11:48.433 --> 11:51.533 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% And I saw in the newspaper the day before 11:51.566 --> 11:54.200 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% that there was an Egyptian mummy in the auction, 11:54.233 --> 11:56.633 align:left position:57.5% line:83% size:32.5% so I thought, "I need to get down there 11:56.666 --> 11:57.633 align:left position:40% line:89% size:50% and buy that mummy." 11:57.666 --> 11:58.633 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% Of course. 11:58.666 --> 11:59.700 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% (chuckling) 11:59.733 --> 12:01.033 align:left position:55% line:89% size:35% Yes, so I did. 12:01.066 --> 12:03.400 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% There were some Egyptologists holding on the line 12:03.433 --> 12:05.366 align:left position:47.5% line:89% size:42.5% to, to bid on it, 12:05.400 --> 12:07.166 align:left position:45% line:89% size:45% but I outbid them. 12:07.200 --> 12:10.766 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Mummified animals and birds are found 12:10.800 --> 12:12.533 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% in many Egyptian tombs, 12:12.566 --> 12:14.100 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% and they're there as offerings. 12:14.133 --> 12:17.100 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% This one is to the god Horus, the god of light. 12:17.133 --> 12:18.700 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% He's also the lord of the sky, 12:18.733 --> 12:20.866 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% so he's really, really important. 12:20.900 --> 12:25.433 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Horus is a falcon, and he's also considered 12:25.466 --> 12:27.866 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% the savior of Egypt from the scorpions. 12:27.900 --> 12:29.133 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% These are found 12:29.166 --> 12:33.566 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% really from about 650 B.C. to about 250 A.D. in Egypt. 12:33.600 --> 12:36.633 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Have you any idea what it's worth? 12:36.666 --> 12:37.700 align:left position:40% line:89% size:50% No, none whatsoever. 12:37.733 --> 12:39.066 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% And what did you pay for it? 12:39.100 --> 12:41.366 align:left position:55% line:83% size:35% My top bid was going to be $1,000. 12:41.400 --> 12:44.666 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% Uh-huh. But I went to $2,500, so... 12:44.700 --> 12:46.000 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% All right. 12:46.033 --> 12:48.933 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% I think a retail market for this would be 12:48.966 --> 12:54.466 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% between $3,500 and about $5,000. 12:54.500 --> 12:56.166 align:left position:65% line:5% size:25% Wow. 12:56.200 --> 12:58.700 align:left position:50% line:5% size:40% That's amazing-- I would never sell it. 13:00.700 --> 13:04.433 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% (talking in background) 13:04.466 --> 13:07.233 align:left position:40% line:5% size:50% I found it last fall 13:07.266 --> 13:09.133 align:left position:25% line:5% size:65% in a local antiques store. 13:09.166 --> 13:13.166 align:left position:45% line:5% size:45% I went to visit it almost every weekend for... 13:13.200 --> 13:15.133 align:left position:60% line:5% size:30% for a month, 13:15.166 --> 13:17.166 align:left position:15% line:5% size:75% and it was meant to be mine, you know. 13:17.200 --> 13:19.133 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% I absolutely love the piece. 13:19.166 --> 13:22.433 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% I mean, this piece of furniture dates from probably 13:22.466 --> 13:25.200 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% 1760, '70. 13:25.233 --> 13:26.900 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% It's made of mahogany, as you know. 13:26.933 --> 13:28.133 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% This has the earmarks 13:28.166 --> 13:31.033 align:left position:12.5% line:5% size:77.5% of a Queen Anne dressing table of good quality. 13:31.066 --> 13:34.400 align:left position:10% line:71% size:80% They went to the trouble of molding the edge of the top. Mm-hmm. 13:34.433 --> 13:36.666 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% The top has a little bit of overhang, 13:36.700 --> 13:37.766 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% which gives it more grace. 13:37.800 --> 13:39.933 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% The drawers are thumb-molded, 13:39.966 --> 13:41.466 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and that's typical of that period. 13:41.500 --> 13:44.366 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% And thumb molding is this, is this molded edge. 13:44.400 --> 13:47.800 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% The central drawer has a well-executed carved fan, 13:47.833 --> 13:49.400 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% and that cost extra money. 13:49.433 --> 13:54.000 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% These legs are well-formed, in pad feet on platforms. 13:54.033 --> 13:56.466 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% And a pad foot on a platform, again, 13:56.500 --> 13:58.133 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% cost a little bit of extra. 13:58.166 --> 14:00.166 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% The top edges of the drawer sides 14:00.200 --> 14:01.566 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% are double-beaded. Mm-hmm. 14:01.600 --> 14:03.100 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% That's a sign of a good cabinetmaker. 14:03.133 --> 14:06.100 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% He didn't have to do it, but it finishes it off nicely. 14:06.133 --> 14:08.433 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% And there's this... on the bottom of the drawer, 14:08.466 --> 14:10.700 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% there's this terrific oxidation. 14:10.733 --> 14:12.300 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% But you can see the center of the drawer, 14:12.333 --> 14:14.900 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% which runs on a central support underneath. 14:14.933 --> 14:17.833 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% You know, the oxidation is considerably worn away. 14:17.866 --> 14:19.933 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% These are things that we want to see. 14:19.966 --> 14:21.766 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% I think the origin of this piece, 14:21.800 --> 14:23.900 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% probably the North Shore of Massachusetts, 14:23.933 --> 14:25.700 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% in the Salem area. 14:25.733 --> 14:27.733 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% I've seen similar dressing tables and high chests 14:27.766 --> 14:31.500 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% that have very much the same treatment of a valance. 14:31.533 --> 14:32.700 align:left position:57.5% line:89% size:32.5% Mm-hmm, okay. 14:32.733 --> 14:34.566 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% So at the time that you purchased it, 14:34.600 --> 14:37.366 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% what did it cost? 14:37.400 --> 14:38.733 align:left position:47.5% line:89% size:42.5% I ended up paying 14:38.766 --> 14:41.100 align:left position:32.5% line:77% size:57.5% $8,500 for it. Okay. 14:41.133 --> 14:42.366 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% Do you think you got a bargain? 14:42.400 --> 14:43.400 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% What do you think it's worth? 14:43.433 --> 14:44.933 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% I feel I got a bargain. 14:44.966 --> 14:48.400 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% Yeah. I was told that... 14:48.433 --> 14:52.900 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Well, that the family might have had it appraised 14:52.933 --> 14:55.233 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% some time in the early '90s, 14:55.266 --> 14:59.566 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% and the appraisal came in rather high. 14:59.600 --> 15:00.766 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% How high? 15:00.800 --> 15:02.400 align:left position:40% line:77% size:50% $30,000. $30,000 15:02.433 --> 15:03.633 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% This is what's happened 15:03.666 --> 15:04.933 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% to the American furniture market. 15:04.966 --> 15:08.400 align:left position:10% line:71% size:80% A) You're buying at a really good time. Mm-hmm. 15:08.433 --> 15:10.666 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Because as wonderful as this piece is, 15:10.700 --> 15:14.266 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% it isn't worth particularly more than you paid for it. 15:14.300 --> 15:16.600 align:left position:40% line:77% size:50% Mm-hmm. So you paid around $8,500. 15:16.633 --> 15:18.400 align:left position:40% line:71% size:50% Mm-hmm. I think that's kind of on the money. 15:18.433 --> 15:21.633 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% In an auction situation, for example, 15:21.666 --> 15:25.233 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% I would not be surprised if it brought $8,500. 15:25.266 --> 15:27.800 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% I think, I think, um... 15:27.833 --> 15:29.633 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% I think that's realistic. 15:29.666 --> 15:30.866 align:left position:35% line:89% size:55% Yeah? Okay. 15:30.900 --> 15:33.400 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% Well, to me it's worth a million, so... 15:33.433 --> 15:36.400 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% And I absolutely love it, and, um... 15:36.433 --> 15:37.933 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% I'll pass it on to my son. 15:37.966 --> 15:41.000 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% It's money well spent. 15:41.033 --> 15:42.100 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% The thing that prevents it 15:42.133 --> 15:44.233 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% perhaps from being a little more valuable 15:44.266 --> 15:47.366 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% is that the brasses are old, but they're not original. 15:47.400 --> 15:49.100 align:left position:22.5% line:77% size:67.5% They've been replaced. Really? 15:49.133 --> 15:50.766 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% And also the quality of the mahogany, 15:50.800 --> 15:52.300 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5% as good as it is, 15:52.333 --> 15:54.266 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% is not spectacular. 15:54.300 --> 15:57.700 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Today's market is not supported by a lot of young folks. 15:57.733 --> 15:59.100 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% The fact that you're interested in this 15:59.133 --> 16:01.100 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% is a really good thing. 16:01.133 --> 16:03.100 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% But that's what's lacking. 16:03.133 --> 16:05.900 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Competition for these pieces today 16:05.933 --> 16:08.533 align:left position:12.5% line:5% size:77.5% is just not what it used to be 25 years ago. 16:08.566 --> 16:09.833 align:left position:32.5% line:5% size:57.5% 25 years ago, 16:09.866 --> 16:12.200 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% when the market was up, you know, $35,000-- 16:12.233 --> 16:14.900 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% that's what I would have gotten for this. 16:14.933 --> 16:19.833 align:left position:45% line:89% size:45% ♪ ♪ 16:21.766 --> 16:25.733 align:left position:42.5% line:77% size:47.5% PEÑA: Along the Atlantic Ocean coastline behind Rosecliff, 16:25.766 --> 16:28.766 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% the historic Cliff Walk stretches in either direction, 16:28.800 --> 16:31.900 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% allowing passersby the chance to admire the views of the sea, 16:31.933 --> 16:34.666 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% as well as the opulent mansions. 16:34.700 --> 16:37.700 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% The walk crosses both public and private properties, 16:37.733 --> 16:40.300 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% and is about three-and-a-half miles long. 16:40.333 --> 16:44.133 align:left position:45% line:89% size:45% ♪ ♪ 16:44.166 --> 16:46.566 align:left position:25% line:5% size:65% These are some memorabilia from World War II 16:46.600 --> 16:48.233 align:left position:25% line:5% size:65% that I got from my father. 16:48.266 --> 16:49.633 align:left position:45% line:89% size:45% He joined the Army 16:49.666 --> 16:53.966 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and joined the Medical Corps 361st station hospital, 16:54.000 --> 16:56.300 align:left position:65% line:83% size:25% which went to the Philippines. 16:56.333 --> 16:57.700 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% After Japan surrendered, 16:57.733 --> 17:01.466 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% they sailed up Hiroshima Bay and stopped in Kure, 17:01.500 --> 17:03.200 align:left position:52.5% line:83% size:37.5% where there was a naval hospital. 17:03.233 --> 17:05.633 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% They were just ten miles from Hiroshima, 17:05.666 --> 17:08.600 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% which had just been bombed three weeks earlier. 17:08.633 --> 17:10.800 align:left position:37.5% line:83% size:52.5% And when they went up to Hiroshima 17:10.833 --> 17:12.333 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% to provide medical care, 17:12.366 --> 17:14.366 align:left position:42.5% line:83% size:47.5% they found complete devastation. 17:14.400 --> 17:16.100 align:left position:35% line:89% size:55% Everything was glazed. 17:16.133 --> 17:18.000 align:left position:45% line:89% size:45% And in the rubble, 17:18.033 --> 17:20.133 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% he found these artifacts left over 17:20.166 --> 17:22.733 align:left position:47.5% line:83% size:42.5% that had not been completely destroyed, 17:22.766 --> 17:26.266 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% but had been blasted with sand that turned to glass 17:26.300 --> 17:28.866 align:left position:37.5% line:83% size:52.5% from the intense heat of the explosion. 17:28.900 --> 17:32.700 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% When you opened the box and you brought these out, 17:32.733 --> 17:36.033 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% it was immediately evident to me what they were. 17:36.066 --> 17:39.700 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% It's a little amazing to think that here were American G.Is. 17:39.733 --> 17:43.166 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% in and amongst the survivors fairly soon after the fact. 17:43.200 --> 17:45.433 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% When you look at an artifact like this, 17:45.466 --> 17:48.866 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% it has a profound impact on you. 17:48.900 --> 17:51.266 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% You realize this was there. 17:51.300 --> 17:54.666 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% This was in Hiroshima when that bomb went off. 17:54.700 --> 17:56.333 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% This was in somebody's house. 17:56.366 --> 17:59.900 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% I've heard the explanation that it was dust 17:59.933 --> 18:01.566 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% and things in the air 18:01.600 --> 18:03.100 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% that were turned to glass. 18:03.133 --> 18:04.966 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% I've also come across individuals 18:05.000 --> 18:10.133 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% who support the idea that it was glass that melted 18:10.166 --> 18:12.633 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% that was in the vicinity of the objects. 18:12.666 --> 18:14.066 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% Every once in a while, 18:14.100 --> 18:16.166 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% an artifact really speaks to you. 18:16.200 --> 18:18.633 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Just by looking at that artifact, 18:18.666 --> 18:21.433 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% that tells what you need to know 18:21.466 --> 18:25.166 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% about the atomic explosion at Hiroshima. 18:25.200 --> 18:28.233 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% That's why it raised the hair on my arm 18:28.266 --> 18:30.300 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% when you brought it out of the box, 18:30.333 --> 18:34.633 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and that's one of the reasons why it is profoundly important 18:34.666 --> 18:37.366 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% that these artifacts exist in the world, 18:37.400 --> 18:40.333 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and that's also a reason why people would be upset 18:40.366 --> 18:43.466 align:left position:10% line:71% size:80% that there would be a value associated with them. Mm-hmm. 18:43.500 --> 18:48.666 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Because of the horrendous nature of the event that happened. 18:48.700 --> 18:51.100 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Artifacts like this are sought out 18:51.133 --> 18:53.166 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% by collectors and museums 18:53.200 --> 18:54.933 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% in order to tell that story. 18:54.966 --> 18:58.466 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% From a monetary value perspective today, 18:58.500 --> 19:02.100 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% a retail price for these on the market would be 19:02.133 --> 19:03.333 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% between $2,000 and $3,000. 19:03.366 --> 19:05.100 align:left position:72.5% line:5% size:17.5% Mm-hmm. 19:09.933 --> 19:11.700 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% MAN: It's a snuff bottle. 19:11.733 --> 19:13.133 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% A gift from a friend. 19:13.166 --> 19:16.133 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% She bought it in the 1960s 19:16.166 --> 19:19.533 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% as a possible Fabergé piece. 19:19.566 --> 19:20.900 align:left position:35% line:89% size:55% It's a stunning piece. 19:20.933 --> 19:22.333 align:left position:35% line:89% size:55% It is a Fabergé piece. 19:22.366 --> 19:23.533 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% That's amazing. 19:23.566 --> 19:27.933 align:left position:17.5% line:5% size:72.5% Fabergé was opened in 1842 by Gustav Fabergé. 19:27.966 --> 19:30.933 align:left position:47.5% line:83% size:42.5% And then his son, at the age of 18, Carl, 19:30.966 --> 19:34.333 align:left position:47.5% line:83% size:42.5% toured the world, came back to Russia 19:34.366 --> 19:36.066 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% and came into the business. 19:36.100 --> 19:39.133 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% And then Tsar Alexander III had them declared 19:39.166 --> 19:42.933 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% goldsmith by special appointment to the imperial crown, 19:42.966 --> 19:46.500 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% thus beginning the association with the Russian tsars. 19:46.533 --> 19:47.933 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% Also, Tsar Alexander III commissioned 19:47.966 --> 19:50.900 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% the first Easter egg to be made in 1885. 19:50.933 --> 19:52.366 align:left position:40% line:83% size:50% So what we have here is really 19:52.400 --> 19:55.866 align:left position:45% line:83% size:45% a fabulous jadeite snuff bottle. 19:55.900 --> 19:58.566 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% The snuff bottle dates from the 18th century. 19:58.600 --> 19:59.900 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% Wow. 19:59.933 --> 20:03.533 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% And then Fabergé put this cap on top of it here, 20:03.566 --> 20:06.900 align:left position:17.5% line:71% size:72.5% probably around 1890 to 1900, in that era. Okay. 20:06.933 --> 20:09.333 align:left position:52.5% line:83% size:37.5% The cap is made out of 14-karat gold, 20:09.366 --> 20:10.700 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% which is a Russian standard. 20:10.733 --> 20:12.666 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% I looked at these little round cabochon stones. 20:12.700 --> 20:15.000 align:left position:37.5% line:83% size:52.5% Do you know what kind of stones those are? 20:15.033 --> 20:17.400 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% They look a little bit like rubies to me. 20:17.433 --> 20:19.066 align:left position:50% line:83% size:40% They are rubies, and they're the best kind-- 20:19.100 --> 20:20.400 align:left position:32.5% line:89% size:57.5% they're Burmese rubies. 20:20.433 --> 20:22.233 align:left position:40% line:83% size:50% They're Burma rubies all the way around there. 20:22.266 --> 20:25.533 align:left position:32.5% line:5% size:57.5% It's capped on top with absolutely a fabulous 20:25.566 --> 20:26.900 align:left position:50% line:5% size:40% cabochon garnet. 20:26.933 --> 20:29.700 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% Do you have a wild guess, if we had to put a value on it, 20:29.733 --> 20:32.133 align:left position:32.5% line:77% size:57.5% what it could be worth? I really don't-- Fabergé. 20:32.166 --> 20:33.900 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% I wasn't even sure it was real, so... 20:33.933 --> 20:36.133 align:left position:52.5% line:89% size:37.5% Oh, it is real. 20:36.166 --> 20:38.166 align:left position:55% line:83% size:35% I'm very happy to tell you, 20:38.200 --> 20:40.566 align:left position:50% line:83% size:40% retail, this is, easily would sell 20:40.600 --> 20:42.666 align:left position:52.5% line:83% size:37.5% between $50,000 and $75,000. 20:42.700 --> 20:44.066 align:left position:35% line:89% size:55% Oh, my gosh. 20:44.100 --> 20:45.533 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% That's fabulous. 20:45.566 --> 20:48.133 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% And it is a unique piece, it's not replaceable. 20:48.166 --> 20:50.100 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% No, no, absolutely not. 20:50.133 --> 20:51.733 align:left position:40% line:83% size:50% It should be insured for $100,000. 20:51.766 --> 20:53.300 align:left position:52.5% line:83% size:37.5% It's absolutely a fabulous piece. 20:53.333 --> 20:54.366 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5% That's wonderful. 20:54.400 --> 20:56.866 align:left position:40% line:5% size:50% It's museum-quality. 21:01.233 --> 21:02.066 align:left position:42.5% line:83% size:47.5% PEÑA: You're watching part three 21:02.100 --> 21:03.166 align:left position:42.5% line:83% size:47.5% PEÑA: And now it's time 21:03.200 --> 21:05.100 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% for the Roadshow Feedback Booth. 21:05.133 --> 21:07.666 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% We had a great time, and this was... 21:07.700 --> 21:09.433 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% I'm going to cross this off my bucket list. 21:09.466 --> 21:11.400 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% But the second thing on the bucket list 21:11.433 --> 21:13.200 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% was going home a millionaire, 21:13.233 --> 21:14.500 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% and that's not working. 21:14.533 --> 21:15.466 align:left position:60% line:89% size:30% (laughs) 21:15.500 --> 21:18.100 align:left position:42.5% line:83% size:47.5% Well, I have a porcelain figurine 21:18.133 --> 21:22.900 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% that is probably from Germany in the 1920s. 21:22.933 --> 21:26.066 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% It has some museum markings on it, 21:26.100 --> 21:28.500 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% and the appraiser said 21:28.533 --> 21:31.766 align:left position:37.5% line:83% size:52.5% it's worth between $200 and $300. 21:31.800 --> 21:33.600 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% I brought a painting, 21:33.633 --> 21:36.000 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% and we were hoping we were going to get enough money 21:36.033 --> 21:37.266 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% so we could buy a car, 21:37.300 --> 21:39.366 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% but it looks like we know what his sister's getting 21:39.400 --> 21:41.166 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% for her wedding present. 21:41.200 --> 21:42.533 align:left position:65% line:5% size:25% Yup. 21:42.566 --> 21:47.000 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% And I brought a diamond stick pin from Dad, 21:47.033 --> 21:48.333 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% and it's real. 21:48.366 --> 21:49.300 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% Yay-yay! 21:49.333 --> 21:50.633 align:left position:57.5% line:5% size:32.5% (chuckles) 21:50.666 --> 21:53.000 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% I brought my, my rifle. 21:53.033 --> 21:56.133 align:left position:12.5% line:5% size:77.5% They said it was a nice rifle, with a lot of pieces missing, 21:56.166 --> 21:57.766 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% from the 79th Regiment, 21:57.800 --> 21:59.466 align:left position:32.5% line:5% size:57.5% and they said it was, was a good rifle, 21:59.500 --> 22:00.966 align:left position:12.5% line:5% size:77.5% but not in really good shape. 22:01.000 --> 22:05.833 align:left position:52.5% line:5% size:37.5% And I found out that my bracelet is 1910, 22:05.866 --> 22:09.666 align:left position:30% line:5% size:60% but I'm going to wear it in the year 2017. 22:09.700 --> 22:10.933 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% (chuckles) 22:10.966 --> 22:12.800 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% And-- oh, I have a coffin, too. 22:12.833 --> 22:16.400 align:left position:12.5% line:5% size:77.5% It's from the 1850s to 1890s, 22:16.433 --> 22:18.900 align:left position:12.5% line:5% size:77.5% and I'm really glad for a show like "Antiques Roadshow" 22:18.933 --> 22:21.566 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% that people here would appreciate something like this. 22:21.600 --> 22:24.133 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% #RoadshowNewport. #RoadshowNewport. 22:24.166 --> 22:25.900 align:left position:42.5% line:5% size:47.5% PEÑA: Thanks for watching. 22:25.933 --> 22:27.800 align:left position:32.5% line:5% size:57.5% Tune in again for another great episode 22:27.833 --> 22:29.733 align:left position:12.5% line:5% size:77.5% of "Antiques Roadshow Recut."