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Antiques Roadshow March 2008 Program Listings
Antiques Roadshow March 2008 Program Listings
Program #1001 (R): Tampa, Florida - Hour One
Tampa Convention Center
PBS Airdate: Monday, March 3, 2008 at 8 PM ET on PBS(check local listings)
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is in Tampa, Florida, where host Mark L. Walberg joins appraiser David Rago in the historic district of Ybor City-once known as the “cigar capital of the world”-to learn why there’s nothing more satisfying than a good cigar collectible. At the Tampa Convention Center, ROADSHOW appraisers discover some smokin’ finds, including an autographed scrapbook documenting Joe DiMaggio’s 1941 hitting streak; a marriage license issued to Davy Crockett for a wedding that never took place; and a painting initially attributed to nineteenth-century marine artist James E. Buttersworth, but later identified as the work of late-nineteenth-century artist Antonio Jacobsen- and sold at auction for a record $281,000.
Program #1002 (R): Tampa, Florida - Hour Two
Tampa Convention Center
PBS Airdate: Monday, March 10, 2008 at 8 PM ET on PBS (check local listings)
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW’s second hour from Tampa, Florida, finds host Mark L. Walberg and appraiser Leila Dunbar at the Tournament Players Club of Tampa Bay to address a range of golf collectibles. At the Tampa Convention Center, appraisers take a swing at some ace finds, including two outstanding pieces of Marblehead art pottery dating back to the early twentieth century; a collection of colorful, pre-war German and Japanese character canes used as carnival prizes; and a set of Sioux artifacts-including a pair of breastplate decorations worn by the Sioux nation’s most powerful chiefs in the 1870s-and an original copy of the first book ever printed in Wyoming, with an auction value of $100,000 to $150,000.
Program #1003 (R): Tampa, Florida - Hour Three
Tampa Convention Center
PBS Airdate: Monday, March 17, 2008 at 8 PM ET on PBS (check local listings)
In this third and final hour from Tampa, Florida, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW host Mark L. Walberg steps right up to the Ringling Circus Museum in Sarasota, Florida, where appraisers Noel Barrett and Nicholas Lowry amaze and astound with displays of circus toys and posters. Back at the Tampa Convention Center, appraisers juggle an array of treasures, including a 1750’s classic black walnut Philadelphia dressing table; a 1900’s Tabriz carpet woven in the classical style of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries; and a painting by acclaimed nineteenth-century marine artist James E. Buttersworth that could draw $80,000 to $120,000 at auction.
NEW! Program #1209: San Antonio, Texas - Hour Three
Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
PBS Airdate: Monday, March 24, 2008 at 8 PM ET on PBS (check local listings)
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW prepares to break camp in San Antonio, Texas, but first host Mark L. Walberg and appraiser Bruce Shackelford talk about the colorful history of Mexican cowboys-vaqueros-and the hot market in antique sombreros. At the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, appraisers hog tie some lively treasures, including a collection of memorabilia from a 1957 Buddy Holly and The Crickets concert in Liverpool, England; a quintessential Texas painting of bluebonnets by noted artist Robert Wood; and four unusual Chinese porcelain panels that tell the story of the seasonal rice harvest, valued at $40,000 to $60,000.
NEW! Program #1210: Spokane, Washington - Hour One
Spokane Convention Center
PBS Airdate: Monday, March 31, 2008 at 8 PM ET on PBS (check local listings)
When ANTIQUES ROADSHOW arrives in Spokane, Washington, host Mark L. Walberg and appraiser David McCarron head to the city’s historic Riverfront Park where a century-old carousel drives a conversation about the ups and downs of collecting carousel animals. At the Spokane Convention Center, it’s a wild ride for the ROADSHOW appraisers when collectors bring such diverse finds as a 1905 bird’s-eye-view map of Spokane; a necklace that flunks a critical test; and a collection of items-a framed photo and letters dating back to 1862-signed by President Lincoln, assigned a value of $75,000 to $100,000.
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