John F. Kensett Paintings
One man bought a couple of tiny paintings at a yard sale for $35. His wife had them appraised by an expert who said they were the work of John F. Kensett and they were probably worth around $800 or $900. The appraiser said he knew someone who’d be willing to buy them if their new owner was interested. It’s for the best that he didn’t agree to that deal. A subsequent, more legitimate appraisal valued the paintings at $60,000 to $100,000.