Antiques Roadshow

GUEST

I was in a store, I saw it, it was an original, and I liked it. I had never heard of Sam Vinikoff, so doing some research, found out he was called the Everglades Artist. Because it was on sale at 50% off at a thrift store, I paid three dollars.

APPRAISER

You're a wild guy. (laughs) Let me tell you a little bit about Vinikoff. As you said, he was the Artist of the Everglades, and he started doing caricatures in Miami Beach, which mustn't have been all that interesting at the time.

GUEST

Yeah.

APPRAISER

And then he went down to the Everglades, and just fell in love with it, and spent over 30 years painting and capturing the Everglades. We have a Key deer here.

GUEST

Correct.

APPRAISER

Osprey?

GUEST

Osprey.

APPRAISER

Egret?

GUEST

An egret.

APPRAISER

It's in great condition. It's an oil on canvas. It's signed and dated '86. In terms of value, I would say for insurance, probably around $1,500.

GUEST

I think I love it.

APPRAISER

I think I love it, too.

GUEST

And I'll keep it, too.