GUEST: This plate was given to my husband's great-grandfather Charles Jenckinson-- which, it's written here-- um, by the Dutch government prior to World War I.

He left New York with, uh, 1,000 sewing machines to bring to Holland for the Belgian refugees at that time.

So, and in thanks for the donation from the Red Cross and the depart, the State Department, he was presented this plate as a gift.

APPRAISER: And this shows sort of the story of, of his trip and World War I.

GUEST: Yes, yes.

APPRAISER: This is, uh, uh, bombs and buildings on fire, the refugees walking through, one would assume, Holland, and the ship leaving the New York Harbor with the Statue of Liberty.

GUEST: Yes.

APPRAISER: Okay, so this is all hand-painted, one-of-a-kind piece, made in Holland for your family relative, showing this story...

I've never heard of such a thing.

GUEST: Really?

APPRAISER: This is such a great piece of Gouda.

By and large, Gouda did floral vases, with very pretty and a stylized floral work in bright colors.

I've not seen any piece of Gouda with a, a landscape or a scenic on it, and to have one with a story such as this, this is just, uh, I wouldn't have believed it had I not seen it myself.

GUEST: Thank you.

APPRAISAL: Now, most Gouda is fairly inexpensive.

It's anybody's guess, but I would have to say somewhere between $4,000 and $6,000 for this plate.

GUEST: (laughs) God.

APPRAISAL: Which would be a world record for any piece of Gouda that I know of.

GUEST: (laughing): Oh, is that right?

APPRAISAL: But, and that, I don't know what this is worth; this is just so good.

GUEST: Oh!

APPRAISAL: I'm almost speechless about it, so, congratulations.