GUEST: This chair came down through my family. It's one of a set of three that my grandmother had. And I know it was made by William Savery. And one of the three that my aunt inherited...
APPRAISER: Yes.
GUEST: ...actually had the William Savery label on it.
APPRAISER: Well, William Savery is one of the most famous makers there is in 18th-century furniture, so I got pretty excited when I saw this.
GUEST (laughs)
APPRAISER: And this is his, uh, his signature style. It's a maple rush seat chair. This serpentine crest, absolutely beautiful. The vase splat, the cabriole legs with angular knees and the feet are classic Savery based on the labeled one not only that your family used to have...
GUEST: Okay.
APPRAISER: But also, we sold one for over $140,000 with a label on it-- a labeled one.
GUEST: Whew!
APPRAISER: Labeled one. Now, this isn't labeled.
GUEST: Right.
APPRAISER: But the great thing is, like a painting's attributions, it's so distinctive in style, and the fact that this is tiger maple and it has the original finish, this... You see this black color?
GUEST: Right.
APPRAISER: I can safely say that I would estimate this single chair at about $30,000 to $40,000.
GUEST: Whoa.
APPRAISER: As a single-- look at that shape. Look at those legs.
GUEST: It's a beautiful chair. I've always admired just its form.
APPRAISER: Great.
