GUEST: I believe that this was my great-grandmother's doll and carriage. I got it from my grandmother, and all she said was, "This belongs to the family, so it's yours."
APPRAISER: I'm going to turn it here a little bit to show what fabulous condition it's in. Did your family, any of them come from Germany?
GUEST: No, actually, the lady who had it was probably Irish.
APPRAISER: Well, this carriage was made in Germany by a company called Märklin. They made tin toys from 1895 to 1905, tin toys and these wonderful carriages that are highly sought by collectors. This one is unusual because it still has its top here, and most of them have lost their top.
GUEST: Yeah, I can imagine.
APPRAISER: And it has absolutely no repaint anywhere on it, and most of them have lost their paint. So this is a very fine example. Also, a lot of times, they've lost this wonderful little wood handle.
GUEST: Ah.
APPRAISER: So the retail price on this buggy would be $3,000 to $3,500.
GUEST: Wow.
APPRAISER: Did you know that?
GUEST: I did not have the slightest idea about that, no.
APPRAISER: So somebody gave you something wonderful.
GUEST: Absolutely, yes.
APPRAISER: The little doll is from Germany, also, and it was probably made in the '20s. Or the teens. It's a little newer than the carriage.
GUEST: Okay.
APPRAISER: And she's got sleep eyes and a bisque head, composition body, and it looks like she's got her original clothes that somebody crocheted for her.
GUEST: I would think so, yeah-- probably my grandmother.
APPRAISER: And she would sell at retail for $125.
GUEST: Wow, good. Thank you.