Antiques Roadshow
Airs: Mondays at 8 pm
Since its triumphant debut in 1997, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW has taken America by storm and become PBS’s most popular prime-time series. Critics and audiences alike call the four Emmy-nominated series “hypnotic, addictive and a guilty pleasure,” and it consistently ranks among the best-loved shows on American television. ANTIQUES ROADSHOW’s summer schedule goes for the gold with encore broadcasts from the 10th anniversary season. Winning episodes from Los Angeles, Houston, Bismarck and Providence deliver action-packed appraisals, with the occasional big upset.
Sample Programs
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW host Mark Walberg welcomes viewers to Providence, Rhode Island,
where he and appraiser Chris Mitchell head for the Ocean State’s storied coastline and onward to Rose Island Lighthouse near Newport for a look at naval collectibles. Appraisers at the Rhode Island Convention Center encounter a fleet of admirable objects, including a valuable 1850s Massachusetts folk art weathervane, rescued from a demolition site; the 1786 diary of John Francis, son-in-law of John Brown, the prominent Providence merchant whose family name is carried by Brown University; and a rifle, powder horn and log book — attributed to Welcome Mathewson, one of the premier New England gunsmiths of the early 19th century — handed down through seven generations of a Rhode Island family and valued at $100,000 to $120,000.
When ANTIQUES ROADSHOW cruises into Los Angeles, California, host Mark L. Walberg and appraiser Caroline Ashleigh corral a collection of vintage rhinestone-studded, western-style garb created by the late Nudie Cohen, western wear outfitter to the stars. Back at the convention center, appraisers round up some outstanding finds, including a rare collection of barbershop shaving mugs, bought for “two bits” each in the 1930s; a valuable assortment of Anna Richards Brewster paintings purchased for a fraction of their value; and a collection of original Charles Schulz “Peanuts” comic strips and artwork, given to the owner as a gift by Schulz, estimated to be worth $150,00 to $200,000.
Sample Programs
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW host Mark Walberg welcomes viewers to Providence, Rhode Island,
where he and appraiser Chris Mitchell head for the Ocean State’s storied coastline and onward to Rose Island Lighthouse near Newport for a look at naval collectibles. Appraisers at the Rhode Island Convention Center encounter a fleet of admirable objects, including a valuable 1850s Massachusetts folk art weathervane, rescued from a demolition site; the 1786 diary of John Francis, son-in-law of John Brown, the prominent Providence merchant whose family name is carried by Brown University; and a rifle, powder horn and log book — attributed to Welcome Mathewson, one of the premier New England gunsmiths of the early 19th century — handed down through seven generations of a Rhode Island family and valued at $100,000 to $120,000.
When ANTIQUES ROADSHOW cruises into Los Angeles, California, host Mark L. Walberg and appraiser Caroline Ashleigh corral a collection of vintage rhinestone-studded, western-style garb created by the late Nudie Cohen, western wear outfitter to the stars. Back at the convention center, appraisers round up some outstanding finds, including a rare collection of barbershop shaving mugs, bought for “two bits” each in the 1930s; a valuable assortment of Anna Richards Brewster paintings purchased for a fraction of their value; and a collection of original Charles Schulz “Peanuts” comic strips and artwork, given to the owner as a gift by Schulz, estimated to be worth $150,00 to $200,000.
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