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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.