Appraiser Kaja Veilleux looks through a collection of silver items at Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, in Thomaston, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Appraiser Kaja Veilleux, seated, examines a document while associate appraiser Darrin Guitreau takes notes at Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, in Thomaston, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Silverware is weighed during an appraisal at Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, in Thomaston, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Appraiser Kaja Veilleux examines jewelry for a client at Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, in Thomaston, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Kaja Veilleux gives his appraisal of an Native American antique at Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, in Thomaston, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

A collection of American and foreign coins await appraisal at Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, in Thomaston, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

This undated image provided by Thomaston Place Auction Galleries shows Kaja Veilleux at the podium having just sold Lot 2363, ‘After Rembrandt’, for $1.4 million. (Thomaston Place Auction Galleries via AP)

Appraiser Kaja Veilleux inspects a bronze piece for a client at Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, in Thomaston, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Appraiser Kaja Veilleux examines a painting brought in by Wanda Morris, background, and her husband, Jeff Morris, right, while associate appraiser Darrin Guitreau, left, takes notes, at Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, in Thomaston, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Appraiser Kaja Veilleux examines jewelry for a client at Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, in Thomaston, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Associate appraiser Darrin Guitreau takes a close look at an inscription on the back of a silver spoon at Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, in Thomaston, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

A small oil painting is examined by appraiser Kaja Veilleux for a client at Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, in Thomaston, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)