GUEST: I was in my hometown of Starkville, Mississippi, at my mother's, and she is moving to a new home, so she had taken the pieces down from the walls and was getting them ready for a garage sale.
APPRAISER: Uh-huh.
GUEST: And when I saw them in the stack of things she was putting in the garage sale, I asked her if I could have them, and she said yes. She had gotten them from an antique dealer in Macon, Mississippi.
APPRAISER: Uh-huh.
GUEST: I believe she paid around $100 for the pair...
APPRAISER: Oh, that's terrific.
GUEST: And that was 20, 20 years ago.
APPRAISER: Well, that's wonderful. This painting is by John Henry Mole, who was a British 19th-century artist who was, in fact, known for his scenes of childhood-- children and bucolic green scenes. The scene on the right is by Philip Windt, W-I-N-D-T. He was a Dutch watercolorist, also from the 19th century. They're in terrific condition. This one would brighten up a bit with cleaning. But really in wonderful condition. Some of the labels on the back of this painting, for example... ...are the artist's label, some information about him, and the fact that this was, in fact, acquired, originally acquired at his estate sale in England in 1887. So the documentation on the back of this painting is really terrific. So good scenes of children. Lovely paintings. And I would estimate them between $3,000 and $5,000 for this painting.
GUEST: Hmm. (laughs)
APPRAISER: And $800 to $1,200 for the watercolor.
GUEST: Oh, that's wonderful.
APPRAISER: Terrific.
GUEST: I'm glad I got them from my mother before she sold them.
APPRAISER: Keep them out of the garage.
GUEST: Right. (laughs) Thank you.
