Antiques Roadshow

GUEST

This is a print I acquired when I was a young man. Actually about, uh... I think about 39 years ago, I bought this print.

APPRAISER

You liked the look of it.

GUEST

I did. Well, I'd heard of Albrecht Drer.

APPRAISER

And how much did you pay for it?

GUEST

25 cents.

APPRAISER

I have some good news and some bad news with both of these prints and I'd rather start with the bad news before the good news.

GUEST

Sure.

APPRAISER

In fact, it's not a print by Albrecht Drer.

GUEST

Ah.

APPRAISER

It's a reproduction after an engraving by Drer.

GUEST

Right.

APPRAISER

And there's several things that I saw when I looked at it very closely that indicate that. It's very flat, there's no texture to it.

GUEST

Right.

APPRAISER

The ink is not raised...

GUEST

Right.

APPRAISER

...it just sits on the surface. So... it normally would be about a $5,000 to $8,000 print but because it's a photographic reproduction...

GUEST

Right, right.

APPRAISER

...it's only worth about $50, if that.

GUEST

Right, right.

APPRAISER

On the other hand, the print here near you is an original engraving by Lucas Van Leyden, who was a contemporary of Drer.

GUEST

Right.

APPRAISER

That print, if it came up at auction, would sell for about $700 to $1,000, so... I'm sorry they're not both right, but...

GUEST

Oh yeah, it'd be nice if that one had been.

APPRAISER

At least we have one, yes, it's too bad.

GUEST

Well, thank you very much.