Little boy has adorable reaction after Antiques Roadshow appraiser tells him how much his $2 auction find is really worth

A little boy was amazed when an appraiser revealed the true value of his $2 item he picked up at a flea market.

On the PBS reality TV show Antiques Roadshow, where antique collectors learn what trash they can turn into treasures, a young boy showed off a painting he bought at a flea market he went to with his father.

“You must be the youngest collector I’ve ever seen,” appraiser David Weiss said admiringly to the boy.

“I think so,” he replied.

The young collector told the appraiser that he specialized in collecting glass, sterling silver and art, and sold them online for a profit.

On the PBS reality TV show Antiques Roadshow, where antique collectors learn what trash they can turn into treasures, a young boy showed off a painting he bought at a flea market he went to with his father.

He then showed Weiss a painting he had brought to the exhibition for appraisal.

The piece was found at an auction in South Jersey, where the young boy dragged his father despite the unbearably hot weather.

He and his father waited more than an hour for the piece to be listed, and he scored the modest painting for $2.

“I thought it was watercolor, but we couldn’t see it because of the UV glass,” he told the appraiser.

Weiss confirmed that what he found was in fact a watercolor painting, then pointed out that there was a signature on the bottom right.

The boy could only make out the first name from the signature: “Albert.”

Then Weiss revealed that the painting was signed by the artist Albert Neuhuys, a Dutch painter who was born in 1844 and died in 1914. He also said that the watercolor was most likely created in the last quarter of the 19th century.

“If your Albert Neuhuys watercolor came to auction today, it would probably fetch between $1,000 and $1,500.”

The young boy’s eyes lit up and his mouth was open. The only words he could say were: ‘whoa.’

‘It’s a lot of money. Not bad for two dollars,” the appraiser said. ‘I think you will have a great career as an art dealer if you continue with it.’

The appraiser revealed that the painting was signed by the artist Albert Neuhuys, a Dutch painter born in 1844 and died in 1914. He also said that the watercolor was most likely created in the last quarter of the 19th century.

“If your Albert Neuhuys watercolor came to auction today, it would probably fetch between $1,000 and $1,500,” the appraiser told the young boy.

“I think I’m going to be rich,” the boy said without missing a beat.

“If you keep buying things like this, I think you have a good chance of getting rich — you’ll have an edge,” Weiss said.