the importance of edward burdett as a scrimshaw artist really can't be overrated because he is one of the very first that is properly documented. and his work is instantly recognizable and widely collected as that particular artist. his style is very distinctive. and although these aren't signed, they're recognizable. they're instantly recognizable as his work. and i would have said we're talking between £10,000 and 15,000. - gosh, as much as that? - yes. and very sensibly, the owner decided not to keep it and sent it to america eventually for sale where it went for $61,000. $61,000! to sell or not to sell? no contest. now we're taking this chance to show you behind the scenes with some of the members of our team to understand more about how they acquired their specialist knowledge. furniture expert lennox cato has been with us on the "roadshow" for five years now. - the main wood is rosewood. - oh, yes. and even though you use it for your suppers and things like that, - it's really a brkfast table. - oh, really? he first cut his teeth in the trade during the swinging '60s in brighton