Antiques Roadshow

GUEST: This is a watercolor that# Chuck Jones did when I was 16,## I believe I was 16.

It's 50-years-old is# all I know, so I'm giving my age away.

But## he was friends with my folks, he and his# wife.

And they square danced together.

And## he used to carry his watercolors.

And he# did this at the kitchen table one evening.

APPRAISER: You watched him do it?

GUEST: Yup.

APPRAISER: You were about 16?

GUEST: Yeah.

Roughly.

APPRAISER: How long did it take him to do th..

GUEST: Under 15 minutes.

So he# was-- I know it was really fast,## but he was doing Bugs Bunny caricatures.

APPRAISER: So he chose the theme# or did you ask him to do Bugs?

GUEST: Yes.

No, he chose the# theme.

I knew nothing about that.

APPRAISER: Well, it's fabulous.

It's a beautiful## piece of illustration art.

And# I know you know about Chuck.

GUEST: Yeah.

He just really kept audiences laughing# for 60 years.

Over 60 years.

The colors## are still vibrant and it's-it's just a# lovely little memory to treasure always.

GUEST: I like it very much.

APPRAISER: The frosting on the cake is that it is valuable.

I would say in# the range of about $1,500.

GUEST: Oh, that's wonder-- I'm surprised.