GUEST: This is a teapot that my great-grandfather collected.
APPRAISER: Mm-hmm.
GUEST: And it's just been passed down through the family.
APPRAISER: Mm-hmm.
GUEST: So I don't really know much more about it. Think it's from China. (laughs)
APPRAISER: Oh, ho, okay. Right, actually, it's from Japan.
GUEST: Oh, okay.
APPRAISER: Yes? They are made of silver and then filigree, and then within that, they, uh, put the translucent colors on it.
GUEST: Oh, okay.
APPRAISER: The, uh, details are exquisite. So many things to look at. It could look like ivory.
GUEST: But you don't think it's ivory.
APPRAISER: It's bone.
GUEST: Oh, okay.
APPRAISER: And it was made in late 19th century, maybe about 1890s.
GUEST: All right.
APPRAISER: And it has a name. It... It has a maker's name.
GUEST: It was in, uh, J, Japanese, I guess, also.
APPRAISER: Yes, it's Japanese name.
GUEST: (laughing): I, I couldn't read it.
APPRAISER: Yes, it's a, um, famous maker's name called Hiratsuka.
GUEST: Okay.
APPRAISER: Yes, I think at auction, it should bring $20,000 to $30,000.
GUEST: Oh, my gosh! (inaudible) (laughing): Yeah, we weren't expecting that much.
APPRAISER: Oh, yes. So enjoy it.
GUEST: Oh, wow, yeah, definitely don't break it.
APPRAISER: (laughing): No, don't break it, yes.
GUEST: (laughing)
