GUEST: My mother purchased it in London, England, at an antique shop. My parents were living in India at the time, and they went on a holiday to England, and that's where she found it.

APPRAISER: Well, I guess my next question would be how did she get it home? Carried it in her lap on the airplane, do you think?

GUEST: Well, she did, yes.

APPRAISER: I bet she did. And, um, what were you told about the piece?

GUEST: Uh, Mother said that the dealer told her that it's Venetian glass and that this is enameling on top. They thought it was from the late 1700s.

APPRAISER: Okay, well, let me tell you a little bit what you have here. The first thing that you and I both had fun over is the size of this piece. This is just unbelievable in size. Now, once I get through the size issue on it, we'll get to the glass itself, which is Bohemian, or some say Moser-type glass, in the blue, which is an extremely desirable color. Made in Austria, and in the last quarter of the 19th century-- not 18th century, but in the 19th century. In the 19th century, they called them jewel caskets. Today we call them jewel boxes or dresser boxes or vanity boxes.

GUEST: Okay.

APPRAISER: And the wonderful part about it, again, is the unbelievable size! And then we have nice enameling on top. And do you have an idea of what this piece is worth, or do you know how much...?

GUEST: I have no idea of what it's worth, but Mother said she paid $100 for it.

APPRAISER: Oh, $100. Well, this today, in a nice antique show or a nice shop, would be $2,500 to $3,500.

GUEST: Oh, my! Oh! Wow, that's wonderful!

APPRAISER: Thank you for coming to the show.

GUEST: Thank you. I appreciate it.