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CORAL PEÑA: 
"Antiques Roadshow Recut" 
has highlights

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from Newport, Rhode Island.

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Wow! 
Who knew what was in the attic? 
Yeah.

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Oh, my gosh. 
That's fabulous.

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PEÑA: 
Stay tuned for part three

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of "Antiques Roadshow Recut: 
Rosecliff."

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PEÑA: 
Rosecliff Mansion made 
"Roadshow" history

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when it became the first 
historic location

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to host our public event.

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What's the history behind 
this weathered wagon?

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Check it out.

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It was in a local ad.

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I think, anyways, 
it's referred to

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as a Chinese carriage 
or wagon

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from the Qing dynasty, 
if I'm not mistaken.

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You're right on target, 
it is Qing.

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So that means it dates

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to somewhere before 1911 
in China... 
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...and after the Ming dynasty.

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And, in my opinion, 
based on the appearance,

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the construction... 
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This would date 
to the 19th century.

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Which is really quite unusual-- 
these had hard wear.

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And you can see 
that it's had a hard life.

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That's not what it looked like 
when it was built.

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Right. 
This was lacquered,

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and you can still see traces 
of burgundy lacquer on it. 
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And also black lacquer. 
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And on the underside 
of the ceiling in there

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is a finely woven bamboo mat 
that is put to the ceiling... 
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...on top of which 
is this thick lacquer surface

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to make it waterproof,

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which we need 
on a day like today. 
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All this 
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black, burgundy, 
and gilt lacquer.

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Interesting. 
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This was not meant 
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to be carted around town.

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The thick iron bands 
on the edge of the wheel...

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Mmm. 
...was to withstand 
the wear and tear

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of going over 
rough cobblestoned,

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potholed streets 
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What we see through here

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you would not have seen 
through here.

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This would have been lined

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with beautifully painted 
paper or silk. 
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Part of it opened 
with a curtain right there

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that could be pulled back 
so the person could take a look.

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What'd you pay for this?

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I paid $125.

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Oh, my gosh, 
you got a great deal.

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There are very few of these 
that are in good condition.

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A realistic price 
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in the $1,000 to $2,000 range 
in an auction sale.

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Ah. Okay. 
But it's got to be 
to an audience of people

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that recognize the difference

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between those that are 
modern reproduction...

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Mmm. 
...those that were made 
for transport

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of somebody 
of elevated stature...

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Mm-hmm. 
...and those that were 
authentic

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but made for transporting 
commercial products.

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Mmm. 
This is the very best 
of that type.

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It's just unfortunate 
that the decoration is gone. 
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Right, right, it's worn.

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Interesting, okay.

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(talking in background)

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So my family is from 
Radford, Virginia,

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up in the mountains. 
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And about 30 years ago,

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when my mother was selling 
the family house,

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all these papers were just 
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and she didn't know 
what they were,

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so she boxed them up 
and moved them to her house,

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and there they sat 
for another 30 years.

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I wondered 
what was in all those boxes,

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and I started opening them 
and found these letters.

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And they're all from 
your great-grandfather or...

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Great-great-grandfather.

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He was 
General Gabriel Wharton

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from the Confederacy.

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his personal letters

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before, during, 
and after the war.

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That's what I find fascinating 
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General Wharton 
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Confederate general,

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and you have a tremendous amount 
of material from the war. 
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But also material 
prior to and after

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that really fleshes out 
his life.

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So starting over here, 
we have a fabulous letter

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written to General Wharton,

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obviously before the war, 
by a Mr. Mason. 
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Tell me a little bit about the 
letter from what you remember.

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At this point, 
General Wharton was a surveyor

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for the railroad 
on the Gadsden Purchase. 
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so this friend, Mr. Mason, 
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and he was working 
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and he just 
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to tell him what's going on...

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With the Mormons. 
With the Mormons 
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With the Mormons 
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and he recounts attending

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the Tabernacle Sunday events 
with Brigham Young... 
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And is a little bit derisive 
about the beautiful girls

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who make up his 64 wives. 
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he was involved in a number 
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including 
the Battle for Fort Donelson.

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from your archive 
just a letter,

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one letter here 
from General Lee, Robert E. Lee,

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dated April 21, 1862.

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And of course it was just after 
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when Floyd and his troops 
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to General Grant,

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and there was calls 
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war period letter from Lee

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instructs them to gather the 
troops and bring them together.

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that expands beyond the war,

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and he was one of the last 
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to be in operation 
before the final surrender... 
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You also have him returning 
after the war to do what?

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and so he needed to have a job,

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and he went back 
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profession of surveying.

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worked for the land office,

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and was very lucky 
to get the job, actually. 
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out in New Mexico and Arizona.

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And he has a narrow escape 
from Geronimo.

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This is a letter 
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from April 1886. 
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Geronimo would finally surrender

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to American troops later 
that year, in November of 1886. 
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He later acquired 
this cabinet card.

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It's a very famous cabinet card 
from C.S. Fly. 
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Who was based 
in Tombstone, Arizona. 
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So it's an incredibly 
interesting archive,

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and we only could pull out 
a few things.

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If it were to come to auction 
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it would probably have 
an aggregate value

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of $30,000 to $50,000.

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Oh, my goodness. 
And that might be 
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given the richness 
of what you have. 
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Thank you, I'm so glad 
you were able to bring it in. 
Incredible.

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Thank you! Wow.

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Who knew what was 
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(chuckling): 
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Rosecliff was given its name

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by the man who owned the estate 
prior to the Oelrichs family,

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George Bancroft, 
a secretary of the Navy,

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historian, 
and a great lover of roses.

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Bancroft's horticultural passion 
is said to be the reason

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roses are so abundant 
throughout Newport today.

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APPRAISER: 
I think 1925, 1935, platinum, 
diamonds, very dressy.

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You know, women still like 
these today as a dress watch.

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They're great.

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At auction, a watch like this 
is $1,000 to $1,500.

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APPRAISER: 
Where did you acquire this?

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WOMAN: 
From my father-in-law.

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He was into antiques,

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he loved yard sales 
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Do you know anything 
about it?

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He said it was 
a Delft charger,

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back around the 1760s.

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Well, it is Delft,

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and actually, 
there's two Delfts.

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There's the Delft pottery 
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and then the Delftware 
that came from England.

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Same type of thing, 
a tin-glazed earthenware.

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Tin-glazed 
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so to have these chips 
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all very acceptable.

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It is 18th-century,

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possibly a little bit later 
than you think. 
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Closer to 1780 or 1790. 
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The pattern, although we're 
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is actually called 
a peacock design.

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Once you start to look 
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you can see that.

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The market's dropped 
a bit for Delft

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and for a lot of ceramics 
in general.

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An example like this today 
should sell for about $400

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in a retail setting,

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perhaps $250 to $350 
in an auction.

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Oh, okay.

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Thanks for bringing it. 
Oh, thank you.

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"The Adventures 
of Wesley Jackson."

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Interesting.

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Making sure it's not 
a library book, all right, good.

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(chuckling) 
No, it's not.

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Not anymore, anyways. 
We'll send that over to books 
and maps and posters.

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You're all set.

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Thank you very much.

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Thank you!

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They're very beautiful, 
actually.

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They're wooden, hand-painted, 
hand-carved.

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Not sure where they're from-- 
it's very exciting.

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I've had the dozen and a half 
of them.

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This is a little 
interesting box.

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It shows the local shoreline.

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It was given to me 
by a fisherman

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when I was a little kid.

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I was about ten years old.

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It's absolutely 
gorgeous.

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And it is an excursion view 
of Narragansett Bay

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and Block Island.

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There are two rolls in there

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and they are 30 feet long each.

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I bought this in an auction 
of jazz-related memorabilia

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in New York City

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about 12 years ago.

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It belonged to the great 
jazz tenor player Dexter Gordon.

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He wore it for 
the Academy Awards ceremony.

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He was nominated for his role 
in "Round Midnight"

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as the best male actor.

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He didn't win, 
but I got the suit.

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But he looked snazzy 
going to the awards show.

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Oh, yes.

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You, years later,

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found this photograph 
of him wearing it

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in French "Vogue" magazine.

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So he obviously 
liked this suit.

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One of the most interesting 
things about this suit--

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beyond the fact that 
it was Dexter Gordon's--

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for me is 
who designed it for him

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and the fact that he had 
a custom suit designed.

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And the reason he had 
a custom suit designed,

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apart from wanting 
something fancy,

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is because...

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(laughs): 
...he's quite tall.

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My goodness, yeah.

248
00:09:41,766 --> 00:09:43,133
I think it's difficult 
to find pants

249
00:09:43,166 --> 00:09:46,833
to fit someone who's 6'5". 
Yeah.

250
00:09:46,866 --> 00:09:48,566
And his nickname actually

251
00:09:48,600 --> 00:09:51,700
was Long Tall Dex, because he 
was known for his great height,

252
00:09:51,733 --> 00:09:54,700
which added to his 
larger-than-life persona.

253
00:09:54,733 --> 00:09:57,866
Arthur McGee, 
the designer of the suit,

254
00:09:57,900 --> 00:09:59,966
is a really important figure

255
00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:02,133
that's not known as much 
as he should be

256
00:10:02,166 --> 00:10:03,433
because he was the first

257
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African-American 
fashion designer

258
00:10:05,500 --> 00:10:06,900
on Seventh Avenue 
in New York.

259
00:10:06,933 --> 00:10:09,433
So he essentially broke 
the color barrier

260
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of American fashion design,

261
00:10:11,100 --> 00:10:12,933
and did pave the way 
for a lot of other people

262
00:10:12,966 --> 00:10:14,133
who came up after him.

263
00:10:14,166 --> 00:10:15,533
He's also very well-known

264
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among a lot of African-American 
entertainers.

265
00:10:18,200 --> 00:10:21,633
He designed for Stevie Wonder, 
Cicely Tyson, Dexter Gordon.

266
00:10:21,666 --> 00:10:24,466
I think that's a really 
important factor here.

267
00:10:24,500 --> 00:10:26,566
What did you pay for it 
back when you bought it?

268
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I paid $1,000 for it.

269
00:10:28,400 --> 00:10:31,133
Today, if it were to come up 
for auction,

270
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I would expect it should sell 
for at least $5,000.

271
00:10:34,466 --> 00:10:36,000
We actually had 
the great fortune

272
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in Anaheim a few years ago 
to meet his daughter.

273
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She came to the Roadshow

274
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and she brought some beautiful 
signed photographs. 
Whoa!

275
00:10:42,133 --> 00:10:43,366
She had Billie Holiday 
and a few other people

276
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he was friends with-- 
Sarah Vaughan.

277
00:10:44,866 --> 00:10:46,066
She couldn't 
have been lovelier,

278
00:10:46,100 --> 00:10:48,600
she was such a wonderful 
spirit and personality.

279
00:10:52,066 --> 00:10:54,333
I love the patination 
on this.

280
00:10:54,366 --> 00:10:56,500
It's just, it's so warm,

281
00:10:56,533 --> 00:10:58,566
and you don't want 
to polish it.

282
00:10:58,600 --> 00:10:59,900
You do not.

283
00:10:59,933 --> 00:11:01,266
It's tempting. 
Very tempting.

284
00:11:01,300 --> 00:11:04,233
I know, I know, 
but what you can do

285
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is, it literally, you can 
polish it with your fingers.

286
00:11:07,133 --> 00:11:08,233
Oh, really?

287
00:11:08,266 --> 00:11:10,533
APPRAISER: 
These are chromolithographs,

288
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which just means 
color lithograph,

289
00:11:12,033 --> 00:11:14,433
but it sounds more official 
to say chromolithograph.

290
00:11:14,466 --> 00:11:16,066
Realistically, as a pair,

291
00:11:16,100 --> 00:11:18,500
you're probably still 
only looking $50 for the pair.

292
00:11:18,533 --> 00:11:22,733
Their greatest value is 
as a family piece.

293
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♪ ♪

294
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WOMAN: 
It's an Egyptian hawk mummy,

295
00:11:36,766 --> 00:11:41,100
and I bought it in 1996 
at the Knights of Columbus Hall

296
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in Middletown, Rhode Island.

297
00:11:42,933 --> 00:11:45,966
There was an auction 
of the contents of a house

298
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from an old professor 
in Maine.

299
00:11:48,433 --> 00:11:51,533
And I saw in the newspaper 
the day before

300
00:11:51,566 --> 00:11:54,200
that there was an Egyptian mummy 
in the auction,

301
00:11:54,233 --> 00:11:56,633
so I thought, 
"I need to get down there

302
00:11:56,666 --> 00:11:57,633
and buy that mummy."

303
00:11:57,666 --> 00:11:58,633
Of course.

304
00:11:58,666 --> 00:11:59,700
(chuckling)

305
00:11:59,733 --> 00:12:01,033
Yes, so I did.

306
00:12:01,066 --> 00:12:03,400
There were some Egyptologists 
holding on the line

307
00:12:03,433 --> 00:12:05,366
to, to bid on it,

308
00:12:05,400 --> 00:12:07,166
but I outbid them.

309
00:12:07,200 --> 00:12:10,766
Mummified animals 
and birds are found

310
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in many Egyptian tombs,

311
00:12:12,566 --> 00:12:14,100
and they're there as offerings.

312
00:12:14,133 --> 00:12:17,100
This one is to the god Horus, 
the god of light.

313
00:12:17,133 --> 00:12:18,700
He's also the lord of the sky,

314
00:12:18,733 --> 00:12:20,866
so he's really, 
really important.

315
00:12:20,900 --> 00:12:25,433
Horus is a falcon, 
and he's also considered

316
00:12:25,466 --> 00:12:27,866
the savior of Egypt 
from the scorpions.

317
00:12:27,900 --> 00:12:29,133
These are found

318
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really from about 650 B.C. 
to about 250 A.D. in Egypt.

319
00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:36,633
Have you any idea 
what it's worth?

320
00:12:36,666 --> 00:12:37,700
No, none whatsoever.

321
00:12:37,733 --> 00:12:39,066
And what did you pay for it?

322
00:12:39,100 --> 00:12:41,366
My top bid was 
going to be $1,000.

323
00:12:41,400 --> 00:12:44,666
Uh-huh. 
But I went to $2,500, so...

324
00:12:44,700 --> 00:12:46,000
All right.

325
00:12:46,033 --> 00:12:48,933
I think a retail market 
for this would be

326
00:12:48,966 --> 00:12:54,466
between $3,500 
and about $5,000.

327
00:12:54,500 --> 00:12:56,166
Wow.

328
00:12:56,200 --> 00:12:58,700
That's amazing-- 
I would never sell it.

329
00:13:00,700 --> 00:13:04,433
(talking in background)

330
00:13:04,466 --> 00:13:07,233
I found it last fall

331
00:13:07,266 --> 00:13:09,133
in a local antiques store.

332
00:13:09,166 --> 00:13:13,166
I went to visit it 
almost every weekend for...

333
00:13:13,200 --> 00:13:15,133
for a month,

334
00:13:15,166 --> 00:13:17,166
and it was meant to be mine, 
you know.

335
00:13:17,200 --> 00:13:19,133
I absolutely love the piece.

336
00:13:19,166 --> 00:13:22,433
I mean, this piece of furniture 
dates from probably

337
00:13:22,466 --> 00:13:25,200
1760, '70.

338
00:13:25,233 --> 00:13:26,900
It's made of mahogany, 
as you know.

339
00:13:26,933 --> 00:13:28,133
This has the earmarks

340
00:13:28,166 --> 00:13:31,033
of a Queen Anne dressing table 
of good quality.

341
00:13:31,066 --> 00:13:34,400
They went to the trouble of 
molding the edge of the top. 
Mm-hmm.

342
00:13:34,433 --> 00:13:36,666
The top has a little bit 
of overhang,

343
00:13:36,700 --> 00:13:37,766
which gives it more grace.

344
00:13:37,800 --> 00:13:39,933
The drawers are thumb-molded,

345
00:13:39,966 --> 00:13:41,466
and that's typical 
of that period.

346
00:13:41,500 --> 00:13:44,366
And thumb molding is this, 
is this molded edge.

347
00:13:44,400 --> 00:13:47,800
The central drawer has 
a well-executed carved fan,

348
00:13:47,833 --> 00:13:49,400
and that cost extra money.

349
00:13:49,433 --> 00:13:54,000
These legs are well-formed, 
in pad feet on platforms.

350
00:13:54,033 --> 00:13:56,466
And a pad foot 
on a platform, again,

351
00:13:56,500 --> 00:13:58,133
cost a little bit of extra.

352
00:13:58,166 --> 00:14:00,166
The top edges 
of the drawer sides

353
00:14:00,200 --> 00:14:01,566
are double-beaded. 
Mm-hmm.

354
00:14:01,600 --> 00:14:03,100
That's a sign 
of a good cabinetmaker.

355
00:14:03,133 --> 00:14:06,100
He didn't have to do it, 
but it finishes it off nicely.

356
00:14:06,133 --> 00:14:08,433
And there's this... 
on the bottom of the drawer,

357
00:14:08,466 --> 00:14:10,700
there's this terrific oxidation.

358
00:14:10,733 --> 00:14:12,300
But you can see the center 
of the drawer,

359
00:14:12,333 --> 00:14:14,900
which runs on 
a central support underneath.

360
00:14:14,933 --> 00:14:17,833
You know, the oxidation 
is considerably worn away.

361
00:14:17,866 --> 00:14:19,933
These are things 
that we want to see.

362
00:14:19,966 --> 00:14:21,766
I think the origin 
of this piece,

363
00:14:21,800 --> 00:14:23,900
probably the North Shore 
of Massachusetts,

364
00:14:23,933 --> 00:14:25,700
in the Salem area.

365
00:14:25,733 --> 00:14:27,733
I've seen similar 
dressing tables and high chests

366
00:14:27,766 --> 00:14:31,500
that have very much the same 
treatment of a valance.

367
00:14:31,533 --> 00:14:32,700
Mm-hmm, okay.

368
00:14:32,733 --> 00:14:34,566
So at the time 
that you purchased it,

369
00:14:34,600 --> 00:14:37,366
what did it cost?

370
00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:38,733
I ended up paying

371
00:14:38,766 --> 00:14:41,100
$8,500 for it. 
Okay.

372
00:14:41,133 --> 00:14:42,366
Do you think 
you got a bargain?

373
00:14:42,400 --> 00:14:43,400
What do you think it's worth?

374
00:14:43,433 --> 00:14:44,933
I feel I got a bargain.

375
00:14:44,966 --> 00:14:48,400
Yeah. 
I was told that...

376
00:14:48,433 --> 00:14:52,900
Well, that the family might have 
had it appraised

377
00:14:52,933 --> 00:14:55,233
some time in the early '90s,

378
00:14:55,266 --> 00:14:59,566
and the appraisal came in 
rather high.

379
00:14:59,600 --> 00:15:00,766
How high?

380
00:15:00,800 --> 00:15:02,400
$30,000. 
$30,000

381
00:15:02,433 --> 00:15:03,633
This is what's happened

382
00:15:03,666 --> 00:15:04,933
to the American 
furniture market.

383
00:15:04,966 --> 00:15:08,400
A) You're buying 
at a really good time. 
Mm-hmm.

384
00:15:08,433 --> 00:15:10,666
Because as wonderful 
as this piece is,

385
00:15:10,700 --> 00:15:14,266
it isn't worth particularly 
more than you paid for it.

386
00:15:14,300 --> 00:15:16,600
Mm-hmm. 
So you paid around $8,500.

387
00:15:16,633 --> 00:15:18,400
Mm-hmm. 
I think that's 
kind of on the money.

388
00:15:18,433 --> 00:15:21,633
In an auction situation, 
for example,

389
00:15:21,666 --> 00:15:25,233
I would not be surprised 
if it brought $8,500.

390
00:15:25,266 --> 00:15:27,800
I think, I think, um...

391
00:15:27,833 --> 00:15:29,633
I think that's 
realistic.

392
00:15:29,666 --> 00:15:30,866
Yeah? Okay.

393
00:15:30,900 --> 00:15:33,400
Well, to me it's worth 
a million, so...

394
00:15:33,433 --> 00:15:36,400
And I absolutely love it, 
and, um...

395
00:15:36,433 --> 00:15:37,933
I'll pass it on to my son.

396
00:15:37,966 --> 00:15:41,000
It's money well spent.

397
00:15:41,033 --> 00:15:42,100
The thing that prevents it

398
00:15:42,133 --> 00:15:44,233
perhaps from being 
a little more valuable

399
00:15:44,266 --> 00:15:47,366
is that the brasses are old, 
but they're not original.

400
00:15:47,400 --> 00:15:49,100
They've been replaced. 
Really?

401
00:15:49,133 --> 00:15:50,766
And also the quality 
of the mahogany,

402
00:15:50,800 --> 00:15:52,300
as good as it is,

403
00:15:52,333 --> 00:15:54,266
is not spectacular.

404
00:15:54,300 --> 00:15:57,700
Today's market is not supported 
by a lot of young folks.

405
00:15:57,733 --> 00:15:59,100
The fact that 
you're interested in this

406
00:15:59,133 --> 00:16:01,100
is a really good thing.

407
00:16:01,133 --> 00:16:03,100
But that's what's lacking.

408
00:16:03,133 --> 00:16:05,900
Competition 
for these pieces today

409
00:16:05,933 --> 00:16:08,533
is just not what it used to be 
25 years ago.

410
00:16:08,566 --> 00:16:09,833
25 years ago,

411
00:16:09,866 --> 00:16:12,200
when the market was up, 
you know, $35,000--

412
00:16:12,233 --> 00:16:14,900
that's what I would have 
gotten for this.

413
00:16:14,933 --> 00:16:19,833
♪ ♪

414
00:16:21,766 --> 00:16:25,733
PEÑA: 
Along the Atlantic Ocean 
coastline behind Rosecliff,

415
00:16:25,766 --> 00:16:28,766
the historic Cliff Walk 
stretches in either direction,

416
00:16:28,800 --> 00:16:31,900
allowing passersby the chance 
to admire the views of the sea,

417
00:16:31,933 --> 00:16:34,666
as well as the opulent mansions.

418
00:16:34,700 --> 00:16:37,700
The walk crosses both public 
and private properties,

419
00:16:37,733 --> 00:16:40,300
and is about three-and-a-half 
miles long.

420
00:16:40,333 --> 00:16:44,133
♪ ♪

421
00:16:44,166 --> 00:16:46,566
These are some memorabilia 
from World War II

422
00:16:46,600 --> 00:16:48,233
that I got from my father.

423
00:16:48,266 --> 00:16:49,633
He joined the Army

424
00:16:49,666 --> 00:16:53,966
and joined the Medical Corps 
361st station hospital,

425
00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:56,300
which went 
to the Philippines.

426
00:16:56,333 --> 00:16:57,700
After Japan surrendered,

427
00:16:57,733 --> 00:17:01,466
they sailed up Hiroshima Bay 
and stopped in Kure,

428
00:17:01,500 --> 00:17:03,200
where there was 
a naval hospital.

429
00:17:03,233 --> 00:17:05,633
They were just ten miles 
from Hiroshima,

430
00:17:05,666 --> 00:17:08,600
which had just been bombed 
three weeks earlier.

431
00:17:08,633 --> 00:17:10,800
And when they went up 
to Hiroshima

432
00:17:10,833 --> 00:17:12,333
to provide medical care,

433
00:17:12,366 --> 00:17:14,366
they found complete 
devastation.

434
00:17:14,400 --> 00:17:16,100
Everything was glazed.

435
00:17:16,133 --> 00:17:18,000
And in the rubble,

436
00:17:18,033 --> 00:17:20,133
he found these artifacts 
left over

437
00:17:20,166 --> 00:17:22,733
that had not been 
completely destroyed,

438
00:17:22,766 --> 00:17:26,266
but had been blasted with sand 
that turned to glass

439
00:17:26,300 --> 00:17:28,866
from the intense heat 
of the explosion.

440
00:17:28,900 --> 00:17:32,700
When you opened the box 
and you brought these out,

441
00:17:32,733 --> 00:17:36,033
it was immediately evident 
to me what they were.

442
00:17:36,066 --> 00:17:39,700
It's a little amazing to think 
that here were American G.Is.

443
00:17:39,733 --> 00:17:43,166
in and amongst the survivors 
fairly soon after the fact.

444
00:17:43,200 --> 00:17:45,433
When you look at 
an artifact like this,

445
00:17:45,466 --> 00:17:48,866
it has a profound impact 
on you.

446
00:17:48,900 --> 00:17:51,266
You realize this was there.

447
00:17:51,300 --> 00:17:54,666
This was in Hiroshima 
when that bomb went off.

448
00:17:54,700 --> 00:17:56,333
This was in somebody's house.

449
00:17:56,366 --> 00:17:59,900
I've heard the explanation 
that it was dust

450
00:17:59,933 --> 00:18:01,566
and things in the air

451
00:18:01,600 --> 00:18:03,100
that were turned to glass.

452
00:18:03,133 --> 00:18:04,966
I've also come across 
individuals

453
00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:10,133
who support the idea 
that it was glass that melted

454
00:18:10,166 --> 00:18:12,633
that was in the vicinity 
of the objects.

455
00:18:12,666 --> 00:18:14,066
Every once in a while,

456
00:18:14,100 --> 00:18:16,166
an artifact 
really speaks to you.

457
00:18:16,200 --> 00:18:18,633
Just by looking 
at that artifact,

458
00:18:18,666 --> 00:18:21,433
that tells what you 
need to know

459
00:18:21,466 --> 00:18:25,166
about the atomic explosion 
at Hiroshima.

460
00:18:25,200 --> 00:18:28,233
That's why it raised the hair 
on my arm

461
00:18:28,266 --> 00:18:30,300
when you brought it 
out of the box,

462
00:18:30,333 --> 00:18:34,633
and that's one of the reasons 
why it is profoundly important

463
00:18:34,666 --> 00:18:37,366
that these artifacts 
exist in the world,

464
00:18:37,400 --> 00:18:40,333
and that's also a reason 
why people would be upset

465
00:18:40,366 --> 00:18:43,466
that there would be a value 
associated with them. 
Mm-hmm.

466
00:18:43,500 --> 00:18:48,666
Because of the horrendous nature 
of the event that happened.

467
00:18:48,700 --> 00:18:51,100
Artifacts like this 
are sought out

468
00:18:51,133 --> 00:18:53,166
by collectors and museums

469
00:18:53,200 --> 00:18:54,933
in order to tell that story.

470
00:18:54,966 --> 00:18:58,466
From a monetary value 
perspective today,

471
00:18:58,500 --> 00:19:02,100
a retail price for these 
on the market would be

472
00:19:02,133 --> 00:19:03,333
between $2,000 and $3,000.

473
00:19:03,366 --> 00:19:05,100
Mm-hmm.

474
00:19:09,933 --> 00:19:11,700
MAN: 
It's a snuff bottle.

475
00:19:11,733 --> 00:19:13,133
A gift from a friend.

476
00:19:13,166 --> 00:19:16,133
She bought it in the 1960s

477
00:19:16,166 --> 00:19:19,533
as a possible Fabergé piece.

478
00:19:19,566 --> 00:19:20,900
It's a stunning piece.

479
00:19:20,933 --> 00:19:22,333
It is a Fabergé piece.

480
00:19:22,366 --> 00:19:23,533
That's amazing.

481
00:19:23,566 --> 00:19:27,933
Fabergé was opened in 1842 
by Gustav Fabergé.

482
00:19:27,966 --> 00:19:30,933
And then his son, 
at the age of 18, Carl,

483
00:19:30,966 --> 00:19:34,333
toured the world, 
came back to Russia

484
00:19:34,366 --> 00:19:36,066
and came into the business.

485
00:19:36,100 --> 00:19:39,133
And then Tsar Alexander III 
had them declared

486
00:19:39,166 --> 00:19:42,933
goldsmith by special appointment 
to the imperial crown,

487
00:19:42,966 --> 00:19:46,500
thus beginning the association 
with the Russian tsars.

488
00:19:46,533 --> 00:19:47,933
Also, Tsar Alexander III 
commissioned

489
00:19:47,966 --> 00:19:50,900
the first Easter egg to be made 
in 1885.

490
00:19:50,933 --> 00:19:52,366
So what we have here 
is really

491
00:19:52,400 --> 00:19:55,866
a fabulous jadeite 
snuff bottle.

492
00:19:55,900 --> 00:19:58,566
The snuff bottle dates 
from the 18th century.

493
00:19:58,600 --> 00:19:59,900
Wow.

494
00:19:59,933 --> 00:20:03,533
And then Fabergé put this cap 
on top of it here,

495
00:20:03,566 --> 00:20:06,900
probably around 1890 to 1900, 
in that era. 
Okay.

496
00:20:06,933 --> 00:20:09,333
The cap is made 
out of 14-karat gold,

497
00:20:09,366 --> 00:20:10,700
which is a Russian standard.

498
00:20:10,733 --> 00:20:12,666
I looked at these 
little round cabochon stones.

499
00:20:12,700 --> 00:20:15,000
Do you know what kind 
of stones those are?

500
00:20:15,033 --> 00:20:17,400
They look a little bit 
like rubies to me.

501
00:20:17,433 --> 00:20:19,066
They are rubies, 
and they're the best kind--

502
00:20:19,100 --> 00:20:20,400
they're Burmese rubies.

503
00:20:20,433 --> 00:20:22,233
They're Burma rubies 
all the way around there.

504
00:20:22,266 --> 00:20:25,533
It's capped on top with 
absolutely a fabulous

505
00:20:25,566 --> 00:20:26,900
cabochon garnet.

506
00:20:26,933 --> 00:20:29,700
Do you have a wild guess, 
if we had to put a value on it,

507
00:20:29,733 --> 00:20:32,133
what it could be worth? 
I really don't-- Fabergé.

508
00:20:32,166 --> 00:20:33,900
I wasn't even sure it was real, 
so...

509
00:20:33,933 --> 00:20:36,133
Oh, it is real.

510
00:20:36,166 --> 00:20:38,166
I'm very happy 
to tell you,

511
00:20:38,200 --> 00:20:40,566
retail, this is, 
easily would sell

512
00:20:40,600 --> 00:20:42,666
between $50,000 
and $75,000.

513
00:20:42,700 --> 00:20:44,066
Oh, my gosh.

514
00:20:44,100 --> 00:20:45,533
That's fabulous.

515
00:20:45,566 --> 00:20:48,133
And it is a unique piece, 
it's not replaceable.

516
00:20:48,166 --> 00:20:50,100
No, no, absolutely not.

517
00:20:50,133 --> 00:20:51,733
It should be insured 
for $100,000.

518
00:20:51,766 --> 00:20:53,300
It's absolutely 
a fabulous piece.

519
00:20:53,333 --> 00:20:54,366
That's wonderful.

520
00:20:54,400 --> 00:20:56,866
It's museum-quality.

521
00:21:01,233 --> 00:21:02,066
PEÑA: 
You're watching part three

522
00:21:02,100 --> 00:21:03,166
PEÑA: 
And now it's time

523
00:21:03,200 --> 00:21:05,100
for the Roadshow Feedback Booth.

524
00:21:05,133 --> 00:21:07,666
We had a great time, 
and this was...

525
00:21:07,700 --> 00:21:09,433
I'm going to cross this 
off my bucket list.

526
00:21:09,466 --> 00:21:11,400
But the second thing 
on the bucket list

527
00:21:11,433 --> 00:21:13,200
was going home a millionaire,

528
00:21:13,233 --> 00:21:14,500
and that's not working.

529
00:21:14,533 --> 00:21:15,466
(laughs)

530
00:21:15,500 --> 00:21:18,100
Well, 
I have a porcelain figurine

531
00:21:18,133 --> 00:21:22,900
that is probably from Germany 
in the 1920s.

532
00:21:22,933 --> 00:21:26,066
It has some museum markings 
on it,

533
00:21:26,100 --> 00:21:28,500
and the appraiser said

534
00:21:28,533 --> 00:21:31,766
it's worth 
between $200 and $300.

535
00:21:31,800 --> 00:21:33,600
I brought a painting,

536
00:21:33,633 --> 00:21:36,000
and we were hoping we were 
going to get enough money

537
00:21:36,033 --> 00:21:37,266
so we could buy a car,

538
00:21:37,300 --> 00:21:39,366
but it looks like we know 
what his sister's getting

539
00:21:39,400 --> 00:21:41,166
for her wedding present.

540
00:21:41,200 --> 00:21:42,533
Yup.

541
00:21:42,566 --> 00:21:47,000
And I brought 
a diamond stick pin from Dad,

542
00:21:47,033 --> 00:21:48,333
and it's real.

543
00:21:48,366 --> 00:21:49,300
Yay-yay!

544
00:21:49,333 --> 00:21:50,633
(chuckles)

545
00:21:50,666 --> 00:21:53,000
I brought my, my rifle.

546
00:21:53,033 --> 00:21:56,133
They said it was a nice rifle, 
with a lot of pieces missing,

547
00:21:56,166 --> 00:21:57,766
from the 79th Regiment,

548
00:21:57,800 --> 00:21:59,466
and they said 
it was, was a good rifle,

549
00:21:59,500 --> 00:22:00,966
but not in really good shape.

550
00:22:01,000 --> 00:22:05,833
And I found out 
that my bracelet is 1910,

551
00:22:05,866 --> 00:22:09,666
but I'm going to wear it 
in the year 2017.

552
00:22:09,700 --> 00:22:10,933
(chuckles)

553
00:22:10,966 --> 00:22:12,800
And-- oh, I have a coffin, too.

554
00:22:12,833 --> 00:22:16,400
It's from the 1850s to 1890s,

555
00:22:16,433 --> 00:22:18,900
and I'm really glad for a show 
like "Antiques Roadshow"

556
00:22:18,933 --> 00:22:21,566
that people here would 
appreciate something like this.

557
00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:24,133
#RoadshowNewport. 
#RoadshowNewport.

558
00:22:24,166 --> 00:22:25,900
PEÑA: 
Thanks for watching.

559
00:22:25,933 --> 00:22:27,800
Tune in again 
for another great episode

560
00:22:27,833 --> 00:22:29,733
of "Antiques Roadshow Recut."