Antiques Roadshow guest breaks down in tears at price of children's art prints that were 'just sitting in a drawer'

An Antiques Roadshow guest became emotional as she was given a valuation for some children's art prints that she said were 'just sitting in a drawer.' 

The woman explained that her uncle, who owned his own party planning and promotional event company, gifted her the collection in 1998. 

He also worked for Fox and had a contract with the network, as the prints were part of a promotion for the station's iconic Fox Kids Saturday morning cartoons. 

After reviewing the collection, which featured 'pastiche' pieces of some of the greatest historical works of art, appraiser Travis Landry told the woman that they are worth $4,000- $6,000. 

The woman was left stunned as she said: 'Are you kidding? Holy cow! Okay. It was literally just sitting in a drawer.' 

'No, I'm not kidding, Fox Kids is now big business today. So they're not child's play,' Landry replied. 

The emotional woman explained she hadn't taken the coveted prints out of the drawer since her uncle gave them to her when he was done with the project. 

Landry referred to the promotional print set as a 'spoof on lithographs' that featured pieces from 'some of the greatest canonized artists.' 

The appraiser said that when he laid eyes on the prints, his mind started 'exploding  with excitement' because the pieces had the perfect combination of fine art and pop culture in them. 

He added that the set was released by Fox in 1995, and that the appraisal value was so high because the woman had the original packaging the prints came in. 

Some of the prints featured well-known paintings, including Pablo Picasso's 'The Ladies of Avignon,' but instead of five women, the print took a more modernized spin and included five Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. 

Landry also pulled out a print that spun the iconic 1920 'American Gothic' photos by Grant Wood and changed it to 'American Goosebumps.' 

In it, the husband and wife were seen in more of a frightening and cryptic way as the husband's face was covered with a mask from the cartoon horror series Goosebumps. 

Another interesting piece in the collection showed the American live-action superhero, the Masked Rider, riding on top of a horse, acting as a subject to Frederic Remington's Night Rider painting. 

The set also featured a version of Sandro Botticelli's 'The Birth of Venus.'  

Landry said that because the prints were never framed, had no sun fading or damage, the collection was 'perfect for a works-on-paper collector.' 

He added that even though the set is part of an edition of 500, a complete set like that one has not sold at auction in about 10 years. 

'That makes 'em so worth me keepin' 'em in the drawer for so long,' the lady said as she wiped tears from her face. 

In a recently resurfaced Antiques Roadshow a guest was left speechless at the price of a wooden chair. 

Melinda Murphy brought in several items belonging to her father which were created or previously owned by the artist and illustrator Norman Rockwell.

Murphy explained to appraiser Alasdair Nichol that as a child model she worked with Rockwell on several occasions, even featuring as the baby in his famous Babysitter painting. Her late father Gene was also his photographer. 

She was particularly stunned by the value of Rockwell's chair which has been featured in some of his most famous work. 

When asked by Nichol how much she thought the chair was worth she answered: 'I have no idea' before adding 'maybe a couple grand.'

To her surprise, Nichol revealed its true value at $50,000.

'It's pretty iconic from this painting and to think of the amazing paintings he did when he was sitting on this chair,' he said in the clip from 2012 which aired as a special on PBS last week.