Antiques Roadshow

GUEST

This was from the '40s, and I know the artist is J. Clinton Shepherd. It used to hang at the top of the stairs in my grandmother's house, and when I was about five years old it was terrifying to go up the stairs. It was kind of scary with the alligator and the shotgun and the spookiness of the swamp.

APPRAISER

Shepherd was an illustrator and this is among the best of what I've ever seen by him. And Florida subject matter is highly collectible. So I would say an auction estimate on this today might be between $5,000 and $7,000.

GUEST

Okay, great.