GUEST: The table has been in my husband's family for... I would say over a hundred years. His great-aunt lived in Manhattan, and she had a lovely apartment, and it was filled with antiques.
APPRAISER: The table is a papier-mâché table. That's the surface of it. And the painting is called "The Olden Time at Bolton Abbey."
GUEST: Okay.
APPRAISER: And the artist's name-- who did not paint the table but did the original painting-- is called Sir Edwin Henry Landseer. And the table is actually stamped by the company that made it.
GUEST: Oh!
APPRAISER: And right here, there is a stamp that says, "Jennens and Bettridge."
GUEST: Oh, I never noticed that before.
APPRAISER: And then, "Birm," B-I-R-M, which stands for Birmingham.
GUEST: Birmingham.
APPRAISER: So we know the table was made around 1820 in Birmingham by Jennens and Bettridge. There are some condition issues. Unfortunately, the surface has got what we call craquelure, where there's been heat and sun exposure, and so the surface is cracked.
GUEST: Yes.
APPRAISER: There's not a great deal you can do to fix that, unfortunately. And then, also, around the base, there's some wear, and just general love to the table that has happened.
GUEST: Yes, over the years.
APPRAISER: When it comes to value, condition is a big issue here. And so if I were to see this come up for auction today, I would suggest a value of between about $1,000 and $1,500.
GUEST: Okay. It's good to know. You've made me like it even more.