♪ ♪ CORAL PEÑA: Everything's coming up roses as "Antiques Roadshow Recut" discovers treasures at Filoli.

Are you the one who knocked this off the shelf?

There were five kids in my house.

(laughing): I don't know who did it.

What?!

You heard me right.

Oh, my gosh.

♪ ♪ PEÑA: This is Filoli.

"Antiques Roadshow" could hardly ask for a better location on a gorgeous but hot day here in sunny California.

William and Agnes Bourn bought 709 acres here in Woodside in 1914 for $89,000 with the intention of creating a self-sustaining country estate.

Today, "Roadshow" attendees are admiring the views.

Let's check out what they've brought in.

MAN: How much does that weigh?

Uh, not enough that I can't carry it.

(people laughing in background) ♪ ♪ APPRAISER: You have brought us a really big piece of lumber today.

GUEST (laughing): Yes, I have.

The biggest bat I've ever seen.

Eight feet long.

Mm-hmm.

Uh, uh, let's lift it.

All right.

I want to try to lift it.

Uh, it-- so we're talking, what, 30 pounds?

I'm thinking about 30 pounds.

30 pounds.

And your normal bat is 32, 36 ounces?

And you could say it's Bunyanesque, and... Yeah.

I see right there it does say "Genuine Paul Bunyan."

Uh-huh.

And I'm guessing if the mythical lumberjack played for any team, it had to be the Giants.

(laughing): Yeah.

It's always been in my grandparents' sporting goods store.

They had a store in San Mateo.

And since I was a kid, it was always the big bat hanging at Grandma and Pop's store.

I don't know how it got to my family.

It's been with us for a long time, and I'd like to find out why it was made, who it was made for.

Well, I think why it was made is, we have some clues here on the bat, and if we take just a quick look, it says the "Quartqui Centennial, 1834-1959."

And then we have "Paul Bunyan."

And then on the other side, we can see it says, "Presented to Ted Williams, baseball's Paul Bunyan."

So I think that gives us the first two big clues.

Maine and Minneapolis vie for the title of owning... (laughing) ...the rights to the origin of Paul Bunyan... All right.

...in the United States.

The, the mythical lumberman with his ox, Babe, right?

Babe, mm-hmm.

And Minneapolis, I believe, claims that he created the 10,000 lakes.

Well, Maine has also claimed Paul Bunyan for their own.

Okay.

So in 1959, they had this 125th anniversary.

So what better way to celebrate it than to have this bat made and present it to the Paul Bunyan of baseball, who we better known as the Splendid Splinter.

(laughs) But this is a lot bigger than a splinter.

Oh, yeah.

Ted Williams.

And you have here in this great photo, this promotional photo, Williams posing with the bat.

Now, I'm guessing that this is being suspended, and he's not actually holding it, because 30 pounds...

I tried swinging this earlier.

Yeah.

There's no way.

Now then, the next question is, well, why Williams, and what's the connection to Maine?

Yeah.

Well, not only was Williams a Hall of Fame hitter, one of the greatest ever, he was also known as a great outdoorsman.

He's the only athlete to be in both the Baseball Hall of Fame and the Fishing Hall of Fame.

Oh, wow!

So who did he fish with?

He fished with Bud Leavitt, who was the sports editor of the "Bangor News."

(laughs) So I am sure that between Bud and the townspeople, he was more than happy to do it.

This has to be a one-of-a-kind bat.

What do you think the value is?

Have you ever had it appraised?

I haven't.

Um, I had, I checked online with a couple of just, mail in the photos and get back to me, and they all said maybe $1,000, but they weren't interested.

You really have to see it in person, just as we saw today when you brought this in.

(laughs) I mean, there was a crowd that gathered immediately.

And you're not gonna have that impact from photos.

Yeah.

You're just not.

We have had the benefit of seeing it in person in its total magnificence.

(chuckling): Yes.

And we would all put an auction estimate of $8,000 to $12,000.

(inhales sharply): All right!

That's wonderful, thank you.

I got to say, Glenn, it's kind of a Bunyanesque number.

(laughs) And you know what he would say?

Timber!

(laughing) GUEST: It's been sitting in my house since I was born.

My mom just recently told me that her mother said a guy down the street made it.

(chuckles) Her mother grew up in San Francisco, and, on Church Street, and so presumably some guy down the street on Church Street made it.

(chuckles) And do we know the guy's name?

Only look on the internet in the last few days do I have a clue.

Mm-hmm.

A guy named Fred Brosi.

Mm-hmm.

But otherwise, that's pretty much all I know.

Are you the one who knocked this off the shelf?

(stammering): I, I, we, there were five kids in my house.

(both laughing) I don't know who did it.

Aw, you're throwing another one of them under the bus.

So, if you see, this lamp isn't sitting exactly flush, and there's a reason for that.

At some point, this lamp was knocked over.

And you can see the dent here.

Yeah.

In front, and you can see where it probably went this way.

Oh, yeah.

The lamp is Old Mission Kopper Kraft, and it's marked Old Mission Kopper Kraft.

This is a die-stamped mark.

And it's Kopper with a K and Kraft with a K. Yes, okay, all right.

That's the, that's the firm's logo.

And Brosi was involved with Old Mission Kopper Kraft.

Does that mean that he did every lamp by hand?

It's possible; I'm, I'm not sure that's true.

It, what I like about this, and why I wanted to talk about this is, number one, I don't think we've had a lamp by Old Mission Kopper Kraft or any piece on "Roadshow" before.

And number two, we have had lamps by Dirk van Erp on "Roadshow."

And there's a relationship between the two.

They're both from the Bay Area.

They both define the Bay Area style.

It's a classic San Francisco look, mica and wrought copper throwing out moody, diffused light in the Arts and Crafts style.

Van Erp would have been earlier.

This was 1922 to '25.

They only lasted three years.

This is a combination of a handmade and a mass-produced lamp.

For example, if you look at the bottom, this is all hand-done.

This is a hand-wrought piece of copper.

These hand-twisted stems end in rivets that go through the bottom.

Oh, yeah.

So you know those, those aren't for show, but the shade is more a spun shade.

And those hammer marks that are on the shade are not integral to the formation of the shade.

Oh.

The shade was formed, and the hammer marks were put there afterwards to make it look like it's hand-wrought.

Oh.

So those hammer marks are real.

Okay.

These are sort of fake.

Okay.

Also, if you look on the shade, you see these little thingies?

Almost make it look like the shade's riveted the way the base is.

Yeah.

But they're not; those are just little raised points.

Ah!

So this is trying to look more hand-wrought than it really is.

Okay.

Nevertheless, it's a super-rare lamp.

I've seen a lot of Old Mission Kopper Kraft lamps.

I've not seen this form before.

They tend to be more circular.

What do you feel this is worth?

So when I looked online, I saw round ones in, like, the neighborhood of, like, $1,500, maybe $2,000, but I couldn't find anything square.

So I don't know.

I would estimate this for $3,500 to $4,500, and I would expect it to bring between $4,000 and $5,000.

Okay.

At auction.

Oh, wow.

That's more than I expected.

It's a very nice example.

Yeah.

Well, that was from the guy down the street.

(both chuckle) ♪ ♪ GUEST: It's a table.

It can fold down like that.

It was at my grandparents' house for years.

I remember it when I was growing up.

I don't know the age.

That's what I want to find out.

This is quite a curious object.

(chuckles): Yes.

That's why I brought it.

(both laugh) It's all hand-done.

All of this is sort of repoussé work.

Is it silver?

Yeah, it's silver.

Yeah.

It would be a low-grade kind of silver.

This sort of silver comes from Southeast Asia-- Burma, Thailand, Laos, Indonesia.

It's going to have varying silver quantities in it.

But what's really fun about it is, is the decoration.

It's quite tarnished, but you can still see a lot of these motifs.

It's really fun.

There are increasing number of collectors for this sort of silver.

It's probably worth something like $500 to $700 or something.

Oh, fun.

It's lovely.

Fun, cool.

GUEST: They came from my great-grandmother who, uh, worked in the studios.

The lore is that they would hand these to the drapers, and my grandmother was one of the drapers, and they would be told to make them.

When they were done with them, they'd throw them out, and she would go to the trash and just collect 'em.

Especially if it was she that did the dress, or she knew the female lead, or whoever was in the scenes.

Very cool-- well, they're obviously hard-working drawings, as we would say.

(both laugh) There's thumb tacks everywhere.

There's coffee everywhere.

There's pencil adjustments on them, notes, all kinds of things, yeah.

Well, you've watched the "Antiques Roadshow," you hear us often say, "Condition is everything."

Yeah.

And this is one of those rare cases where, yes, condition matters, however, the types of condition issues you have here are such, as we call it, honest wear, it shows that they were functional production pieces, which is what we like to see; they're fascinating.

This one has some information on the back that identifies Rita and "You Excite Me" number.

And down here, we actually have "Rita Hayworth."

And that's really great to have, 'cause we like to see that, that it was actually used.

Yeah!

The department that created the costumes, there were so many different jobs.

You mentioned that your great-grandmother was a draper.

Yes.

They had cutters; they had patterners.

So there were many people involved in the process of doing it.

And these were created by the designer.

So this is what their concept was for the costumes for a film.

It seems that most of the pieces you have here are from the 1940s roughly.

We have a combination of gouache on board and pencil.

And some of these even have some much more fun metallic paints.

You brought a whole stack of these in to the table.

And I chose these for a purpose.

And the purpose I chose them for is because we have a bit of a good, better, best here.

And when I say that, it's because most of the value in drawings is, who is it of, and what film is it from?

The one closest to you, what, what drew your eye about that one?

My grandmother said it was Elizabeth Taylor, and this was from the film "Cleopatra."

And on the back, you can see where they actually changed some of the draping in the skirt design and were adjusting it right on the pattern.

She just thought that made it extra-special.

The reason I put that down on towards you is because we have no identifying marks on that one to clearly identify it as Elizabeth, and her face is turned away.

It's possible that it is Elizabeth, but there were also so many extras in that film that were wearing similar garments that we can't say for sure.

Without that information, a piece like that at auction, it might be in the $300 to $500 range.

The middle one, what I love is that there, there's no question that this is Lucille Ball.

We can see her face very clearly, and there's no doubt about it.

What we don't know is which film this is from.

It's also possible, which happens a lot, is that we see costumes like this, and maybe the scene that they were used for gets cut from the film.

And when you can't identify it, but you know it is someone famous, it has a different value.

Now, Lucille Ball did so many showgirl roles in her early days in Hollywood that clearly it's from something like that.

Yeah.

We just can't nail it down.

So without knowing, but knowing it's Lucille, it's more in the $800 to $1,200 range.

Now, this one, I already sh, showed the back of it that has the "Rita Hayworth."

It also gives us some further information, that it's from the "You Excite Me" number.

And that number is actually from a film in 1945, a musical called "Tonight and Every Night."

And... Oh, wow.

...that film was nominated for two Academy Awards.

Oh!

And that particular number from that movie, "You Excite Me," is actually considered one of Rita Hayworth's best musical numbers... Oh, my gosh!

...captured on film.

So you have the best one over here.

Wow.

I pulled some clips from that scene, and this is the outfit she's wearing on screen.

Oh, no kidding!

(laughs) I've never looked it up.

They've just been family pictures.

Because we have a big star and a moment we can identify, with a costume that was used on screen, this would be more in the $3,000 to $5,000 range.

(exhales sharply) Wow.

(chuckling): For studio trash, wow.

(voice breaking): Who'da thought?

Certainly not me.

(chuckles) Thank you.

(laughs): Unbelievable.

(voice breaking): I never think of it as money.

They're just friends.

They're my grandmother.

I brought in what I believe to be is a silver martini set?

When did you acquire this?

In 1994, right after my mother passed away.

My siblings said I was to take it 'cause I had room to store it.

My great-great-grandfather was a chief and engineer on a ship in Japan for the Oriental Occidental Lines.

Mm-hmm.

Which was part of the White Star shipping company.

And I believe that Mr. Allen was his friend.

And for some reason, Mr. Allen gave it to my great-great-grandmother.

The presentation plaque does say "Presented to Mr. William Allen "by the engineers of the steamship Asia, March 27, 1908."

We have a 13-piece sterling silver and hardwood, I would call it a martini set or a cocktail set.

And as you can see, the pieces are decorated completely in the round with this really fine-textured, I would almost refer to it as a skin for the background.

Hmm!

And then these beautiful, really realistically rendered bearded iris.

Wonderfully done.

Obviously a master at their craft, the silversmith who worked this.

We don't know the specific identity of that silversmith, because there isn't an individual mark that indicates that.

But the pieces are marked identically on the underside of each "Arthur & Bond, Yokohama."

It's almost certain they would have retailed it, but we don't know if they made it.

They were an English firm that, towards the end of the Meiji period in Japan, opened a branch in Yokohama.

They also had stores in London and Kobe, Japan.

I do think it was used.

It saw some actual possibly even fun times.

(laughing) As we can see here on the cocktail shaker, there is some damage to a few areas of it from an impact.

Possibly being shaken a little too violently... (chuckling) ...and hit the floor or the deck of the ship.

Right.

And then there are a few other pieces in the set throughout that have a couple of areas of just minor dings.

It's not unexpected for a set of this age.

There's almost never this many pieces in the sets that do come up.

And having the tray is quite rare.

I would advise an insurance value of $20,000.

Wow.

Wow.

Okay-- wow.

Do I have to tell my sisters and brother?

(laughs) That's up to you.

They may see this, so you might want to.

(laughing): They may see this.

Oh, that's terrific.

That's lovely, thank you.

I'm personally connected with the S, San Francisco, uh, International Film Festival for about 18 years.

And so when I spotted this, I knew almost immediately that it was, uh, Saul Bass designed it.

I really wanted it, so I bought it.

And how much did you pay?

About $175.

Saul Bass is an incredible graphic designer who did corporate design, he did a lot of movie posters, so he was definitely connected to the movie world.

Saul Bass's work is becoming more and more popular, and this poster is particularly rare.

I only could find two examples at auction in the last 15 years.

And I think at auction, we'd be looking at between $1,500 and $2,000.

Fantastic.

Thank you so much.

It's great to see it.

It's a wonderful piece, the colors are bright.

Everything about it makes me smile.

GUEST: My mom worked with a lovely little lady who became ill. My mom and dad helped her out a little bit.

And when she passed, she had left a note for her landlord to call my mom if anything happened to her.

And the landlord called us, and we were sad, she passed away, but he wanted everything out of her house that day.

(chuckling): My husband and I took the day off work, and we went down with his big truck and started loading all of her furniture.

And one of the last places we looked was up in her bedroom closet.

And there was a big hat box sitting up there.

And my mom said, "Oh, in the '40s, "she was a wonderful fashionista.

I bet there's a beautiful hat."

So we got all excited, and I brought it down and opened it up, and this basket was in there.

And that was July of '88.

So 30-odd years I've had it.

And I think she got it maybe from the Indian Days that they used to have at Yosemite.

There was either three or four ladies that made baskets for those occasions for tourists.

And I think that-- it's a different design, but it looks like the one that they have online for, her name was Carrie Bethel.

I would totally agree with you that it is a Carrie Bethel.

Oh, cool.

This woman was so consistent in her materials... Wow.

...that everything had to be just so.

Oh!

Everything w, and that is why this basket is so beautifully woven.

This design right here is very reminiscent of a medallion.

And then she repeats that design.

No stitch is out of place.

And I would say that she wove it between 1955 and 1960.

She lived in the Yosemite National Park area.

This woman, who was such an unbelievable weaver, lived in a shack.

She had no running water.

Oh, my gosh.

No electricity.

What?!

And she just did her weaving when she could during the day, because she had to make money.

She was a domestic.

The highest price that she got for a basket was $180, and that was maybe for two to four years of work.

Wow.

Wow.

This basket took at least two years to make.

Sheez.

And you remember, she wasn't weaving at night, because she couldn't see.

Right, she was work... Oh, yes, right!

The background material is sedge.

Sedge.

Bracken fern, the black.

Oh!

And inside each one of those rows are three rods of willow.

And the red is redbud.

When someone weaves a basket, and then they might want to weave another one, maybe the exact same, it's never gonna be the exact same.

Oh, so they're all different, right.

They're all different.

They wanted to weave different kinds of design.

Sure, sure.

Because most of the work, it was done for sale.

Right.

And when, especially with Carrie... For tourists, kind of, like.

Yes.

Yes.

For tourists, exactly.

Ah.

And they put out their very best work.

Now, after the '60s, they started getting smaller, the baskets.

Oh!

Because they cou, tourists wanted something they could carry home.

Carry with... One of her baskets sold in 2006 for over $200,000.

Oh, no.

Oh, yes.

You're kidding!

Her work-- she was a master weaver.

There are a lot of basket weavers, but Carrie was one of the major ones.

Oh, my gosh!

This is one that one would say, "Oh, this is a Picasso."

Oh!

Oh, my...

If you're talking in... Oh, and now I feel horrible.

...artists' work.

On this... (laughing): It's a decoration in my house.

Yes, it's a decoration.

But you also put plants in it and stuff.

I did.

Which is a no-no.

(laughs) I would put a price on this basket at auction of a good $75,000 to $85,000.

Oh!

Yes.

Now... What?

You heard me right.

Oh, my gosh.

You heard me right.

Oh, now I do feel bad, ooh.

Now, I don't know what it would cost to repair.

I would personally pay five grand, because then you could possibly sell it for maybe way over $100,000.

Whoa!

Oh, my gosh!

Now, are there any other things you would like to know?

(mock-screams) No, I'm freaking out now.

Gosh, I mean, I just love it.

I love all Native American stuff, and I just feel really privileged to ever even have it.

I would insure the basket probably for $150,000.

(yelps) (groans): I just... (exclaims): I can't breathe.

PEÑA: And now it's time for the "Roadshow" Feedback Booth.

Today we had our grandmother's Navajo turquoise necklace appraised at $700.

And, but Aunt Pat's bracelet from Brazil is the "winner winner chicken dinner" at $2,500 to $4,500.

The last time we were here, he was in a baby stroller.

We were at the "Antiques Roadshow" up, up in the city.

And, uh, if you listen back to the show, you'll hear a kid screaming in the background.

And that's him.

(chuckles) What I have here is an Asian puzzle box.

So, like, the original Rubik's Cube.

Um, I think they told me it was worth around $20, um, if it worked.

(laughs) Which, I got it kind of stuck.

But it's been great today.

Beautiful out here.

We're just so excited to be, be here.

This was really a bucket list of ours.

Um, I'm a big history buff, and, um, yeah.

I'd be "lion" if we didn't have fun, so, yeah.

It was good.

(laughs) Okay.

(both laughing) PEÑA: Thanks for watching.

See you next time on "Antiques Roadshow Recut."