GUEST: Well, it's always hung in the house I grew up in all my life, and as a child, I was fascinated by it. And I just wanted to know if it was a print, pen and ink, I wasn't too sure about it.
APPRAISER: Uh-huh. The name of the artist is Goldsborough Bruff.
GUEST: Okay.
APPRAISER: Now, he went to West Point. He was also a map maker. He was involved in exploration of the American West, mostly the far west and so on.
GUEST: Yeah.
APPRAISER: Bruff was also involved in the Pacific a good bit, so he would have run into Chinese and Japanese art. There's almost a Japanese quality...
GUEST: Yeah, you know, I never noticed that.
APPRAISER: ...to the spray, and these kind of works with the waves.
GUEST: Yes, yes.
APPRAISER: Many Americans just fell in love with this aesthetic. This is really a very unusual piece. This is an original watercolor. But I think $2,500 is a legitimate price.
GUEST: Wow, I never would have imagined.
