GUEST: This was given to my grandmother, who skipped my mom and gave it to me. I don't know why. I'm the one in the family that breaks everything, but I've managed to hold on to it. That's about all I know about it.

APPRAISER: Sure. You sure that's all you know about it? Anything else?

GUEST: Oh, well, I know it's got writing on the bottom of it, but I didn't know if it was really Louis Comfort Tiffany or not.

APPRAISER: Well, you're right. It says L.C.T. on the bottom, and that stands for Louis Comfort Tiffany. It was made about 1905, so about the early part of the 20th century. It's Favrile glass. It's a fingerbowl with an underplate. It's a nice, typical design of the period. We see lots of these at auction. It's a great piece. The market for Tiffany has kind of been ups and downs. Five years ago, it was worth, oh, probably a little bit more than it is today. But it still has good value today. At auction, $500 to $800.

GUEST: For both?

APPRAISER: Yeah. And if you were going to insure it, I might insure it for just a little bit more. Retail value for a piece like this is probably about $1,000.

GUEST: Okay, thank you very much.

APPRAISER: Okay?

GUEST: Thank you.