Program #1108
Tucson, Arizona – Hour Two
Tucson Convention Center
PBS airdate: Monday, September 1, 2008 at 8pm ET (check local listings)
It’s 104 degrees in the shade as ANTIQUES continues its visit to Tucson, Arizona. ROADSHOW experts at the Tucson Convention Center continue their own tradition of discovering hidden treasure, including a vibrant nineteenth-century Navajo chief’s blanket; a silver brooch made in the 1940′s by then struggling sculptor Jose DeRivero, whose works now grace the most noted museums and galleries; and a circa 1776 French harp, bought for a modest sum at an estate sale and identified as the work of Jean-Henri Naderman-harpmaker to such aristocrats as Marie Antoinette-that commands an estimated value of $60,000.

Program #1109
Tucson, Arizona – Hour Three
Tucson Convention Center
PBS airdate: Monday, September 8, 2008 at 8pm ET (check local listings)
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW wraps up its trip to Tucson, Arizona, as host Mark L. Walberg and
appraiser Colleene Fesko tour the Tucson Museum of Art, rounding up works of art depicting
horses. At the Tucson Convention Center, crowds brave the 104 degree heat to bring in some cool objects, including a rare collection of 1956 Olympics memorabilia saved by the owner’s father, trainer for the gold medal-winning American basketball team that included Bill Russell; a striking collection of World War II American propaganda posters; and a trio of paintings by acclaimed twentieth-century French “outsider” artist Gaston Chaissac, given an auction estimate of $55,000 to $100,000.

Program #1110
Mobile, Alabama-Hour One
Mobile Arthur R. Outlaw Convention Center
Monday, September 15, 2008 at 8pm ET on PBS (check local listings)
In Mobile, Alabama, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW host Mark L. Walberg and appraiser David Rago visit the Mobile Museum of Art. The museum has been the temporary home and safe haven to a collection of George Ohr pottery rescued from the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art in Biloxi, Mississippi, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. At the Mobile Arthur R. Outlaw Convention Center, there’s a whirlwind of great finds, including a lap desk given to Martha Washington’s grand-daughter by the Marquis de Lafayette; a watch once belonging to baseball great Leroy “Satchel” Paige, bought at a pawnshop for $25; and a strikingly beautiful vase-created by legendary ceramicist George Ohr and brought to ROADSHOW by one of Ohr’s great grandchildren-valued at $10,000 to $15,000.

Program #1111
Mobile, Alabama – Hour Two
Mobile Arthur R. Outlaw Convention Center
PBS Airdate: Monday, September 22, 2008 at 8pm ET (check local listings)
While in Mobile, Alabama, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW host Mark L. Walberg and appraiser Don Cresswell visit the Audubon Bird Sanctuary on Dauphin Island to explore why collectors flock to bird prints by artists including James Audubon. At the Mobile Arthur R. Outlaw Convention Center, eagle-eyed experts spot such unusual finds as a circa 1969 jersey worn by NFL football legend Gayle Sayers when he played for the Chicago Bears; a side chair that may have graced the Lincoln White House; and a rare trio of books containing lithographs of American Indian chiefs whose portraits were painted when they came to Washington to negotiate treaties with the U.S. Department of War, valued at $70,000 to $90,000.

Program #1112
Mobile, Alabama – Hour Three
Mobile Arthur R. Outlaw Convention Center
PBS Airdate: Monday, September 29, 2008 at 8pm ET (check local listings)
In Mobile, Alabama, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW host Mark L. Walberg and appraiser Ken Farmer tour the Mobile Medical Museum with its intriguing medical instruments, quack devices, and items devoted to medical history spanning three centuries. At the Mobile Arthur R. Outlaw Convention Center, the excitement is contagious when ROADSHOW experts discover a highly desirable Confederate army belt buckle; an archive of letters and documents from Franklin Delano Roosevelt bought at an estate sale for $5; and a beautiful circa 1850 Virginia painted chest, estimated to be worth $60,000.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is produced for PBS by WGBH Boston. Executive producer is Marsha Bemko.
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is sponsored by Liberty Mutual and Subaru. Additional funding is provided by public television viewers.
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is closed captioned for viewers who are deaf or hard-of-hearing by The Caption Center at WGBH Boston.

Program #1013
Providence, Rhode Island – Hour One
Rhode Island Convention Center
PBS airdate: Monday, August 4, 2008 at 8pm ET (check local listings)
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW host Mark L. 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 ca. 1850 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 nineteenth century-handed down through seven generations of a Rhode Island family, and valued at $100,000 to $120,000.

Program #1014
Providence, Rhode Island – Hour Two
Rhode Island Convention Center
PBS airdate: Monday, August 11, 2008 at 8pm ET (check local listings)
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW continues its visit to Providence, Rhode Island, home of the renowned culinary school at Johnson and Wales University. Mark L. Walberg and appraiser J. Michael Flanigan meet at the school’s archives and museum to sink their teeth into the world of vintage kitchen collectibles. Things are really heating up at the Rhode Island Convention Center, where appraisers discover such tempting treats as a set of dollhouse furniture made in the 1920s by Providence manufacturer TynieToy and decorated by students at the Rhode Island School of Design; original production puppets from the 1964 animated film Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer; and a rare 1908 first edition copy of Anne of Green Gables, bought at a flea market for about $5 and since stored in an attic, valued at $12,000 to $18,000.

Program #1015
Providence, Rhode Island – Hour Three
Rhode Island Convention Center
PBS airdate: Monday, August 18, 2008 at 8pm ET (check local listings)
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW continues its stop in Providence, Rhode Island, where host Mark L. Walberg visits the Providence Jewelry Museum in nearby Cranston and discovers Providence once was the costume jewelry capital of the world. Appraiser Joyce Jonas offers a primer of the vintage “fabulous fake” jewelry market, including such famous brands as Chanel, Dior, and Schiaparelli-all made in Providence. Appraisers at the Rhode Island Convention Center sift through baubles, bangles, beads, and bric-a-brac to discover such gems as a much sought-after collection of nineteenth-century Remington ammunition-themed calendars; a remarkable set of prints by Rembrandt and Albrecht Durer, purchased by the owner’s father for a song; and a 1923 bronze automobile hood ornament, crafted by Harriet Frishmuth, renowned American artist and student of Auguste Rodin, valued at $20,000 to $30,000.

Program #1107
Tucson, Arizona – Hour One
Tucson Convention Center
PBS airdate: Monday, August 25, 2008 at 8pm ET (check local listings)
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW host Mark L. Walberg gets a taste of Tucson, Arizona, history from the seat of an antique buggy, part of the impressive stable of horse-drawn conveyances housed at the Tucson Rodeo Parade Museum and proudly mobilized for the annual Tucson Rodeo Parade. At the Tucson Convention Center, it’s a pageant of prized possessions, including two Picasso-designed vases bought in France; a court affidavit submitted by Jimmy Carter to the state of Maine on the eve of the 1976 election appealing their decision to list him on the ballot as James Earl Carter; and an ornate saddle-purchased for the owner as a child and ridden just once when she competed for the title of Coolidge Cotton Days Rodeo Queen in Coolidge, Arizona-a cinch to bring $6,000 to $8,000.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is produced for PBS by WGBH Boston. Executive producer is Marsha Bemko.
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is sponsored by Liberty Mutual and Subaru. Additional funding is provided by public television viewers.
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is closed captioned for viewers who are deaf or hard-of-hearing by The Caption Center at WGBH Boston.

Louisville (Hour One)

Host Mark L. Walberg welcomes ANTIQUES ROADSHOW viewers to Louisville, Kentucky, home of the world-famous Kentucky Derby. It’s also the birthplace of boxing legend Muhammad Ali, and Walberg and appraiser Mike Gutierrez head for the Muhammad Ali Center to talk about collecting memorabilia of the former World Heavyweight Champion. At the Kentucky International Convention Center, appraisers are off to the races with such winning discoveries as valuable original cover art for The Saturday Evening Post by John Falter, brought by his stepdaughter, who modeled for the illustration when she was five years old; an early 19th-century embroidered silk mourning picture; and an enduring symbol of the Kentucky Derby: an heirloom mint julep cup created by Louisville silversmith William Kendrick in the mid-19th-century, estimated to be worth $2,000.

Original Broadcast : 4/21/2008

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW

Spokane (Hour Two)

In Spokane, Washington, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW host Mark L. Walberg joins appraiser Kathleen Bailey at the historic E. J. Roberts mansion to look at examples of a charming Victorian lighting fixture: the fairy lamp. At the Spokane Convention Center, appraisers brighten at the sight of such enchanting finds as a collection of pottery by 20th-century master ceramicists Otto and Gertrude Natzler; a moving landscape painting by early 20th-century artist – and sometime Alaskan gold prospector – Sydney Laurence; and an heirloom Waltham railroad pocket watch with a rare winding mechanism and diamond end stone, valued at $4,000 to $6,000.

Original Broadcast : 4/7/2008

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW Online Gets Makeover, and the Results are Priceless

Web Site Re-launch Complete at pbs.org/antiques

Unlike fine antiques, Web sites often benefit from a makeover. As part of ANTIQUES ROADSHOW’s 12th broadcast season on PBS, the popular series has launched a newly re-designed Web site at pbs.org/antiques with improved navigation, a first-of-its-kind searchable archive of appraisal videos from past seasons, a new “you are there” video feature called “Your Stories,” and a teachers’ guide for using ROADSHOW in the classroom.

A searchable archive makes ROADSHOW Online “the perfect partner for collectors launching their own treasure hunts,” says ROADSHOW executive producer Marsha Bemko, “as well as for fans eager to find their all-time favorite appraisals.” The ANTIQUES ROADSHOW Archive currently offers streaming video, stills, transcripts, and more about appraisals featured in seasons 9 through 12-all presented in an easy-to-use format. Appraisals from earlier seasons will be added over the next eighteen months.

The ROADSHOW Web site also introduces “Your Stories.” This new feature recreates the excitement and anticipation of arriving at a ROADSHOW event, sharing family legends and antiquing sagas with other guests waiting on line. Now, ROADSHOW Online visitors are in on the conversation as cameras capture guests and their objects pre-appraisal.

ROADSHOW Online also is proud to announce its first official foray into the realm of education:

The ANTIQUES ROADSHOW Teacher’s Guide, designed to offer new ways to get students excited and engaged in history, geography, the arts and society, and a range of other topics, using the ROADSHOW Archive. Questions, activities, and other resources invite students to take a closer look at the “things” people have used throughout history and to develop a sense of wonder about the people and events of the past, present, and even the future.

Visitors to the re-designed site will find features, schedules, and information-packed articles organized into five sections:

The ROADSHOW Archive: This unique video archive allows collectors to search by item category (jewelry, furniture, glass, etc.), appraiser, assigned value, city where an item was filmed, or ROADSHOW season/episode number. The record for each item includes a photo, the video of the object’s appraisal, text transcript of the appraisal, lists of attributes for each object, and who appraised it in which show.

On Your TV: The TV schedule, links to cities visited on past tours, information about appraisers, host Mark L. Walberg, and our sponsors.

On the Road: The current appraisal tour schedule and links to apply for tickets, to tour city information pages, to the Summer Tour FAQ’s, and more.

Only Online: Hear more about extraordinary ROADSHOW finds in “Follow the Stories;” learn from our experts in “Tips of the Trade;” polish your antiquing lingo with our “Glossary,” and watch the appraisal event action with “Your Stories.”

Resources: Information about the experts and links to resources featured in ROADSHOW’s “field trip” segments during visits to the six cities of the 2007 Summer Tour, recommended reading, and more.

And fans also can sign up to receive ANTIQUES ROADSHOW Fanfare, a monthly e-mail bulletin with timely updates about the television series and ANTIQUES ROADSHOW Online.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is produced for PBS by WGBH Boston. Executive producer is Marsha Bemko.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is sponsored by Liberty Mutual and Subaru. Additional funding is provided by public television viewers.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is closed captioned for viewers who are deaf or hard of hearing by The Caption Center at WGBH Boston.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW ANNOUNCES SUMMER 2008 TOUR
PBS SERIES SEEKS 80,0000 HIDDEN TREASURES ON LUCKY THIRTEENTH PRODUCTION SWING ACROSS AMERICA

BOSTON, MA, January 7, 2008 – ANTIQUES ROADSHOW, PBS’s most-watched primetime series, has announced its summer 2008 Tour destinations: Palm Springs, California; Dallas, Texas; Wichita, Kansas; Chattanooga, Tennessee; Grand Rapids, Michigan; and Hartford, Connecticut.

Programs taped in those locations will make up ROADSHOW’s thirteenth broadcast season on PBS, airing in 2009.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW’s 2008 Tour features a series of local events at which top appraisers offer the public free evaluations of antiques and collectibles-revealing the often surprising history and value of these items.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 2008 stops and dates include:
City                                          Date
Palm Springs, California         June 7, 2008
Dallas, Texas                          June 28, 2008
Wichita, Kansas                      July 12, 2008
Chattanooga, Tennessee        July 19, 2008
Grand Rapids, Michigan          August 9, 2008
Hartford, Connecticut             August 23, 2008

Admission to ANTIQUES ROADSHOW events is free, but tickets are required. Complete ticketing rules will be available beginning Monday, January 21, 2008 on ANTIQUES ROADSHOW Online at pbs.org/antiques or by dialing toll-free 1-888-762-3749. Ticket recipients will be selected at random from all eligible entries. Ticket holders are invited to bring two items for a free verbal evaluation by experts from the world’s leading auction houses-including Bonhams & Butterfields, Christie’s, Doyle New York, Freeman’s, Skinner, Sotheby’s, and Swann Galleries-and by leading independent appraisers and dealers. All ticket holders are guaranteed an appraisal.

But before hitting the road next summer, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW begins its twelfth broadcast season-in HDTV for the first time-Monday, January 7, 2008 at 8 PM ET on PBS, with host Mark L. Walberg. The new lineup kicks off with three episodes from Baltimore, Maryland, where appraisers discovered the most valuable item of the entire 2007 summer tour-a collection of American Indian artifacts estimated to be worth $130,000 to $200,000. Visit pbs.org/antiques for a preview of the season premiere.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is watched by approximately eleven million viewers each week and has garnered five Emmy^TM Award nominations.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is sponsored by Liberty Mutual and Subaru. Additional funding is provided by public television viewers.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is produced for PBS by WGBH Boston. Executive producer is Marsha Bemko.

Additional information about the summer 2008 Tour is available at pbs.org/antiques

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.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is produced for PBS by WGBH Boston. Executive producer is Marsha Bemko.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is sponsored by Liberty Mutual and Subaru. Additional funding is provided by public television viewers.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is closed captioned for viewers who are deaf or hard-of-hearing by The Caption Center at WGBH Boston.

WGBH Boston is America’s preeminent public broadcasting producer. One-third of PBS’s primetime lineup and companion Web content as well as many public radio favorites are produced by WGBH. The station also is a pioneer in educational multimedia and in access technologies for people with disabilities. For more information, visit www.wgbh.org.

Antiques Roadshow April 2008 Listings

Program # 1211: Spokane, Washington – Hour Two
Spokane Convention Center
PBS Airdate: Monday, April 7, 2008 at 8 PM ET (check local listings)
In Spokane, Washington, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW host Mark L. Walberg joins appraiser Kathleen Bailey at the historic E. J. Roberts mansion to look at examples of a charming Victorian
lighting fixture: the fairy lamp. At the Spokane Convention Center, appraisers brighten at the sight of such enchanting finds as a collection of pottery by twentieth-century master ceramicists Otto and Gertrude Natzler; a moving landscape painting by early twentieth-century artist-and
sometime Alaskan gold prospector-Sydney Laurence; and an heirloom Waltham railroad pocket watch with a rare winding mechanism and diamond end stone, valued at $4,000 to $6,000.

Program # 1212: Spokane, Washington – Hour Three
Spokane Convention Center
PBS Airdate: Monday, April 7, 2008 at 8 PM ET (check local listings)
In this final episode from Spokane, Washington, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW host Mark L. Walberg and appraiser Bill Mercer visit the Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture and its collection of
exquisite beaded bags, crafted by Indian tribes of the Columbia River region. Discoveries abound at the Spokane Convention Center as well, including; a circa 1900 Louis XIV-style clock, made in France and acquired by the owner’s grandfather, who owned a silvermine in Montana; a
beautifully-preserved nineteenth-century silk Heriz rug; and an heirloom desk and chair used at the United States House of Representatives from 1857 to 1873. Rarely found together-with the desks being far scarcer than the chairs-the matched pair prompts appraiser Brian Witherell of Witherell’s Americana Auctions to estimate the set’s combined valued at $40,000.

Program # 1213: Louisville, Kentucky – Hour One
Kentucky International Convention Center
PBS Airdate: Monday, April 21, 2008 at 8 PM ET (check local listings)
Host Mark L. Walberg welcomes ANTIQUES ROADSHOW viewers to Louisville, Kentucky, home of the world-famous Kentucky Derby. It’s also the birthplace of boxing legend Muhammad Ali, and Walberg and appraiser Mike Gutierrez head for the Muhammad Ali Center to talk about collecting memorabilia of the former World Heavyweight Champion. At the Kentucky International Convention Center, appraisers are off to the races with such winning discoveries as very valuable original cover art for The Saturday Evening Post by John Falter, brought by his stepdaughter, who
modeled for the illustration when she was five years old; an early nineteenth-century embroidered silk mourning picture; and an enduring symbol of the Kentucky Derby: an heirloom mint julep cup created by Louisville silversmith William Kendrick in the mid-nineteenth century, estimated to be worth $2,000.

Program # 1214: Louisville, Kentucky – Hour Two
Kentucky International Convention Center
PBS Airdate: Monday, April 28, 2008 at 8 PM ET (check local listings)
Host Mark L. Walberg travels to the historic Civil War battle site in Perryville, Kentucky, in this second hour of ANTIQUES ROADSHOW’s visit to Louisville. He’s joined by appraiser Rafael Eledge, who displays some valuable Confederate belt buckles and instructs collectors how to avoid falling for a fake. At the Kentucky International Convention Center, there’s authentic excitement over such original finds as a late eighteenth-century heirloom Kentucky sugar chest; an 1860 Rococo revival table whose top sports a painting of Mt. Vernon; and a pair of boxing gloves signed twice by Louisville native son and World Heavyweight Champion Muhammad Ali-once as Cassius Clay in 1963, and again as Muhammad Ali forty years later-valued at $2,000 to $3,000.
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is produced for PBS by WGBH Boston. Executive producer is Marsha Bemko.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is sponsored by Liberty Mutual and Subaru. Additional funding is provided by public television viewers.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is closed captioned for viewers who are deaf or hard-of-hearing by The Caption Center at WGBH Boston.

WGBH Boston is America’s preeminent public broadcasting producer. One-third of PBS’s primetime lineup and companion Web content as well as many public radio favorites are produced by WGBH. The station also is a pioneer in educational multimedia and in access technologies for people with disabilities. For more information, visit www.wgbh.org.

Program # 1118 – New! Milwaukee, Wisconsin – Hour Two

In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW host Mark L. Walberg and appraiser Nicholas Lowry peruse the world’s largest collection of posters by French lithographer Jules Cheret, best known for his colorful advertisements for the Moulin Rouge. At the Midwest Airlines Center, appraisers get a kick out of the objects arrayed for their evaluation including a charming 1772 needlework sampler crafted by the youngster who would become renowned clockmaker Aaron Willard’s wife; a lovely circa 1890 Japanese bronze sculpture of a peasant woman and baby; and a ruby and diamond bracelet, purchased by the owner’s great-grandmother-a German countess-from Austria’s Empress Eugenie in the 1890s, with an auction estimate of $30,000 to $35,000.

Program # 1119 – New! Milwaukee, Wisconsin – Hour Three

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW wraps up its visit to the Cream City, Milwaukee, Wisconsin-nicknamed for the locally manufactured, off-white bricks that mark the city’s mid-nineteenth-century architecture. At the Midwest Airlines Center, ROADSHOW experts pave the way for some unique discoveries, including a valuable Persian rug the owner used to cover furniture in the rain; a stained glass figurine originally commissioned for the owner of horse racing legend Dan Patch; and two milestone game baseballs, autographed by Milwaukee Braves legend Warren Spahn-one from Spahn’s 327th winning game, which made him the winningest left-handed pitcher of all time, and the other from Spahn’s 300th winning game, the gold standard for pitchers. Auction value for the pair could hit $11,000 to $14,000.

Program # 1120 – Special Edition!

ROADSHOW’s Unique Antiques” showcases some of the most outlandish, kitschy, and downright morbidly fascinating antiques and collectibles of the series’ last decade. Warning: These objects have been appraised by trained professionals; don’t try this at home! Highlights include: a Weller pottery humidor in the shape of a skull; a chair once belonging to Chang Bunker, the owner’s great-grandfather and half of the nineteenth-century’s world famous conjoined twins, Chang and Eng; and a collection of tin cans salvaged from a nineteenth-century dump and valued at $10,000 to $14,000.

Program # 805 (R) San Francisco, California – Hour Two

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW continues its sojourn in San Francisco, California, with an eye out for Gold Rush and Spanish Mission treasures. ROADSHOW appraisers are delighted with the day’s haul, which includes a unique and valuable nineteenth century Will & Finck knife with walrus tusk handle; a whimsical sculpture of three nymphs and a satyr by French Artist Pierre Laurel, and a pair of seventeenth-century chinoiserie-style scent bottles that could fetch a sweet $30,000 to $50,000 at auction.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is sponsored by Liberty Mutual, LUNESTA®, and Subaru. Additional funding is provided by public television viewers.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is closed captioned for viewers who are deaf or hard-of-hearing by The Caption Center at WGBH Boston.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is produced for PBS by WGBH Boston. Executive producer is Marsha Bemko.

WGBH Boston is America’s preeminent public broadcasting producer. One-third of PBS’s primetime lineup and companion Web content as well as many public radio favorites are produced by WGBH. The station also is a pioneer in educational multimedia and in access technologies for people with disabilities. For more information, visit www.wgbh.org.

Program # 1201 – Season Premiere!

Host Mark L. Walberg welcomes viewers to the twelfth season of ANTIQUES ROADSHOW from Baltimore, Maryland. Walberg and appraiser Wes Cowan wander the whimsical and elegant displays of the Ladew Topiary Gardens, on the lookout for unusual cast iron garden decor. At the Baltimore Convention Center, appraisers cultivate a striking array of treasures, including an elegant turn-of the-nineteenth-century rock crystal watch with an eighteenth-century movement; an angelfish pin bestowed by Mark Twain on a member of his “Aquarium” group of young female protégées; and a collection of four rare American Indian artifacts- a buffalo rawhide bag, an intricately beaded bag, an elk antler quirt with a buffalo hide lash, and a delicately crafted elk horn scraper-valued at $130,000 to $200,000.

Program # 1202

Host Mark L. Walberg and appraiser Francis Wahlgren beckon ANTIQUES ROADSHOW fans to Baltimore, Maryland’s Edgar Allen Poe House and Museum-where Poe composed some of his first short stories-to learn the tell-tale details that determine the value of Poe literary works. At the Baltimore Convention Center, ROADSHOW appraisers usher in unique and personal finds, including a World Championship jacket worn by Colts legend Johnny Unitas; a rare eighteenth-century embroidered English men’s vest; and a painting- nearly stepped on while its owner rummaged through an attic-by renowned impressionist landscape artist W. L. Metcalf, valued at $150,000.

Program # 1203

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW caps its sojourn in Baltimore, Maryland, at Geppi’s Entertainment Museum, where appraiser Phil Weiss gives host Mark L. Walberg a collector’s eye view of comic strip art. At the Baltimore Convention Center ROADSHOW draws a wide array of objects, including a magnificent bench crafted by master woodworker George Nakashima; a unique two-sided painting by B.J.O. Nordfelt; and a rare violin made in 1798by renowned French violinmaker Nicolas Lupot, accompanied by a bow crafted in the style of Dominique Peccatte, one of the most influential bow makers in history. Together, violin and bow make beautiful music, to the tune of $140,000 and $20,000 respectively.

Program # 1204

As ANTIQUES ROADSHOW arrives in Orlando, Florida, host Mark L. Walberg and appraiser Arlie Sulka venture to neighboring Winter Park and the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, home to a breathtaking collection of works by Louis Comfort Tiffany. At the Orange County Convention Center, ROADSHOW experts uncover a new cache of treasures, including a rare photo signed by the entire cast of the hit TV series “Bonanza”; a beautiful sterling silver Tiffany vase; and a stunning collection of scarce and delicate etchings and dry points by James McNeill Whistler, with a combined value of $130,000 to $190,000.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is produced for PBS by WGBH Boston. Executive producer is Marsha Bemko.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is sponsored by Liberty Mutual and Subaru. Additional funding is provided by public television viewers.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is closed captioned for viewers who are deaf or hard-of-hearing by The Caption Center at WGBH Boston.