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GUEST: It was in a local ad. I
think, anyways, it's referred
to as a Chinese carriage or

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

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APPRAISER: You're right
on target, it is Qing.

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GUEST: Okay.

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APPRAISER: So that means
it dates to somewhere
before 1911 in China...

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GUEST: Okay.

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APPRAISER: ...and after the
Ming dynasty. And in my opinion,
based on the appearance,

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the construction, this would
date to the 19th century.

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GUEST: Okay.

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APPRAISER: Which is really
quite unusual-- these had hard
wear. And you can see that

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it's had a hard life.
That's not what it looked
like when it was built.

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GUEST: Right.

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APPRAISER: This was lacquered,
and you can still see traces
of burgundy lacquer on it,

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and also black lacquer.

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GUEST: Yeah.

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APPRAISER: And on the underside
of the ceiling in there is a
finely woven bamboo mat that

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is put to the ceiling on top
of which is this thick lacquer
surface to make it waterproof,

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which we need on
a day like today.

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GUEST: Okay.

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APPRAISER: All this would
have been likely black,
burgundy, and gilt lacquer.

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GUEST: Interesting.

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APPRAISER: This was not
meant for your average person
to be carted around town.

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GUEST: Oh.

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APPRAISER: The thick iron
bands on the edge of the wheel
was to withstand the wear and

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tear of going over rough
cobblestone, potholed streets at
the time, which would have been

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thick with mud on a day like
today. And on the inside, what
we see through here you would

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not have seen through here.
This would have been lined
with beautifully painted paper

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or silk.

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GUEST: Okay.

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APPRAISER: Part of it opened
with a curtain right there that
could be pulled back so the

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person could take a look.
What'd you pay for this?

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GUEST: I paid $125.

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APPRAISER: Oh, my gosh,
you got a great deal. There
are very few of these that

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are in good condition. So I
think that for this particular
one, a realistic price is

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going to be in the $1,000 to
$2,000 range in an auction sale.

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GUEST: Okay.

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APPRAISER: But it's got to be
to an audience of people that
recognize the difference between

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those that are modern
reproduction, those
that were made for
transport of somebody of

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elevated stature, and
those that were authentic
but made for transporting
commercial products.

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This is the very best of that
type. It's just unfortunate
that the decoration is gone.

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GUEST: Right, right, it's
worn. Interesting, okay.