APPRAISER: Normally, these pieces are done in nephrite jade, not malachite. This is a Chinese scholar's mountain. This was done in the 18th century. You have a scholar seated here in a grotto, attended by two figures. They're picnicking, and they're heading toward this little pagoda retreat up here.

GUEST: Oh, okay.

APPRAISER: If you turn the piece around, you have an ox, which is a symbol of enlightenment, sitting in a grotto on the other side, surrounded by pine trees, which indicate long life.

GUEST: Oh.

APPRAISER: This would be made for a Chinese scholar to envision himself in the mountains. This object would bring between $30,000 and $50,000 at auction.

GUEST: Oh, okay. That I didn't know.

APPRAISER: It's an extraordinary piece.

GUEST: Thank you.

APPRAISER: Absolutely a terrific find.