APPRAISER: I've been waiting for somebody to walk in with what was called in the 18th century a Boston leather chair. It was called a Boston chair all up and down the coast because Boston made chairs in huge numbers from the late 17th century right through the early 18th century. This is not original, but the black paint's original and it's on maple. It has what we call a William and Mary turned vase and block base. It has a double baluster, a baroque style stretcher, and then these strange feet. The feet were cut off, as you might have guessed. Also, the leather is gone from the seat. If it had its original leather and its original feet, it would be worth about $15,000.

GUEST: Mm-hmm.

APPRAISER: This chair is worth about $1,500.