GUEST: This painting was given to my mother by a woman in Louisville, Kentucky.

APPRAISER: Well, this is an exciting folk art painting. It's on a wood panel, unbroken.

GUEST: Uh-huh.

APPRAISER: It's a child. And usually children are part body. This is a three-quarter length child. It has a wonderful lacy bonnet, you know, with the little bows in it. But the best part is this...I know you call this "this cat with the scary eyes."

GUEST: Yeah.

APPRAISER: But he is so terrific with those funny little eyes. And then all this hand-painted detail on this little stool. Look how funny her little arm is in comparison to her head.

GUEST: It's just not in proportion.

APPRAISER: Nothing is in proportion. Now, it definitely needs to go to a good conservator. There's something going on here. I can see something going on here. It's under layers and layers of varnish. And it probably should be reframed. The date is 1830s, so it's a really nice early painting. I would say in today's market, it's probably in the $30,000 to $40,000 range.

GUEST: Gosh.

APPRAISER: And if she were a very attractive child she'd probably be worth $60,000.