APPRAISER: Well, when you walked in with this, I heard a couple of people say, and the crew right here were saying, "You can get a lot of tea out of that. It's the biggest teapot I've ever seen."

GUEST: Yes, yes-- yes.

APPRAISER: But do you know what it is?

GUEST: No.

APPRAISER: Because it's not a teapot.

GUEST: Oh, really?

APPRAISER: No, ma'am.

GUEST: I keep tea bags in it.

APPRAISER: Well...

GUEST: (laughs)

APPRAISER: Well, that's as good as a use of it as any. But see what it says here. "Another little drink won't do us any harm."

GUEST: That's what caught my eye.

APPRAISER: Well, that's not talking about tea. It's talking about what this is designed to serve, which is punch.

GUEST: Oh.

APPRAISER: Alcoholic punch.

GUEST: Oh, I see.

APPRAISER: And when I first saw this, I thought, "Oh, this is a great Victorian punch pot." I thought it was probably made in the 1860s or '70s or something like that. But then if we look at this verse on the other side...

GUEST: Mm-hmm.

APPRAISER: It tells us, "Present to a friend, 1925," which is quite unusual.

GUEST: Right.

APPRAISER: That's very late for this, uh, type of thing.

GUEST: Mm-hmm.

APPRAISER: How much did you pay for it when you got it?

GUEST: I paid $75 at an estate sale in Fredericksburg.

APPRAISER: Okay, well, I, I think you made a nice buy, because in a good quality shop, it would have to be at least $400 or $500.

GUEST: (gasps) You're kidding!

APPRAISER: Oh, yeah.

GUEST: Oh, well, thank you-- that's exciting.

APPRAISER: Well, you keep your tea bags in it. I think that's perfect.

GUEST: (laughs) Well, maybe I'll let 'em ferment a little.

APPRAISER: Yes.