GUEST: So it's a bracelet that was my mother-in-law's.

She got it about 20 years ago, and gave it to me about eight years ago.

APPRAISER: And where did she get it?

GUEST: She got it at a yard sale.

My mother-in-law loved her yard sales and her flea markets and all things junk.

She saw this bracelet, and it spoke to her and she thought she needed it, even though she said it was too ugly for her to wear.

(chuckles) APPRAISER: And what did she pay for it?

GUEST: Uh, she paid a dollar for it.

My mother-in-law, we found out she was terminally ill, uh, in 2018, and so I was looking at the bracelet and I saw a marking on the back and so I just put the name in and I saw a "contact us."

And so it's a company I'm probably going to butcher-- Laykin et Cie.

And so I sent them an email, and they confirmed it.

GUEST: My husband says it could be like gold and some-- maybe some diamonds and lapis, maybe?

APPRAISER: It is 18 karat gold.

It is lapis and diamonds... GUEST: Oh, wow.

APPRAISER: And it is by Laykin et Cie.

GUEST: Okay.

APPRAISER: And the company was founded in 1932 in Hollywood, California and they became very popular among the film elite in Hollywood.

And the name actually comes from a complaint from Gloria Swanson, that the Laykin Diamond Company just didn't have the right ring to it.

So they changed the name to Laykin et Cie.

This dates to the 1960s.

The bracelet is signed Laykin et Cie... And we can see the signature right back here.

And it's also marked "Made in France."

GUEST: Nice.

APPRAISER: And then, on the tongue here... We can also see... French hallmarks.

GUEST: Oh, wow.

APPRAISER: And the French hallmarks are for 18 karat gold and the diamonds are mounted in platinum.

It's a great thing for one dollar.

GUEST: Yeah, one dollar.

APPRAISER: So, the company is still in business.

I think if you went to go sell this at auction, I think someone would pay in the $15,000 to $20,000 range for it.

GUEST: Oh, wow.

(laughs) APPRAISER: It's, it's a really beautiful thing.

GUEST: That's amazing.

APPRAISER: Any other questions?

GUEST: (chuckling): No, none.

I'm just surprised.

Good dollar.

(laughs)