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Based on the popular BBC series running since 1979, the PBS Antiques Roadshow combines history with discovery. Each year, the show visits a handful of cities to appraise items brought in by viewers. Are these items worth a lot of money, more than the visitors expect?

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episode image New York City, Hour 2
8.2/10 (6 votes)

#1 New York City, Hour 2

S19:E2

A Tiffany Studios mosaic inkwell circa 1905; a show run from the Beatles' first appearance on 'The Ed Sullivan Show' along with an autographed photo of the band; Joseph Kleitsch oil painting circa 1925.

episode image New York City, Hour 3
8.2/10 (6 votes)

#2 New York City, Hour 3

S19:E3

In New York City, items include a Tiffany presentation watch; a 1943 Irving Berlin manuscript; and a collection of rare 1903 American Beauty-backed tobacco baseball cards. Porcelain mugs are discussed at the Salmagundi Club.

episode image New York City, Hour 1
8.0/10 (7 votes)

#3 New York City, Hour 1

S19:E1

An unpublished Art Spiegelman book proposal circa 1974; headboard from the set of 'The Godfather: Part II'; rare photographic baseball cards with a handwritten letter from the 1871-1872 Boston Red Stockings. Frèdèric Auguste Bartholdi Statue of Liberty statuettes are discussed during a visit to the New York Historical Society.

episode image Eugene, Hour 2
6.6/10 (6 votes)

#4 Eugene, Hour 2

S16:E5

Part 2 of 3 in Eugene, Ore., features a circa 1800 New England Chippendale chest-on-chest; an 1846 map of Western America; and a Russian Imperial officer's sword from the reign of Tsar Nicholas II that is worth between $75,000 and $100,000. Also: collecting wine glasses and decanters is discussed during a visit to the King Estate Winery.

episode image Chicago, Illinois
0.0/10

#5 Chicago, Illinois

S1:E1

Appraisals include a 19th-century kaleidoscope; a calendar watch dated circa 1640; a Women's Professional League baseball. Also: a woman learns that the vase she bought from an antiques dealer is a replica. Host: Chris Jussel.

episode image Seattle, Washington
0.0/10

#6 Seattle, Washington

S1:E2

From Seattle: Items appraised include a Confederate sword; a painting by an Aboriginal artist; three handcarved pottery pieces; a series of letters written by Gen. W.T. Sherman after the Civil War.

episode image Denver, Colorado
0.0/10

#7 Denver, Colorado

S1:E3

Appraisals from Denver include a silver tea set made in 1871 and believed to have been a gift from the Czar of Russia; a Li'l Abner toy that sold for $2.59 in 1945; a sword dating back to the Revolutionary War. Host: Chris Jussel

episode image Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
0.0/10

#8 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

S1:E4

Appraisals include a 16th-century Milanese parade helmet that the owner discovered in her parents' attic. Also: a Gibson mandola; a document written by Abraham Lincoln; a Colonial mug made by a renowned Boston silversmith.

episode image San Antonio, Texas
0.0/10

#9 San Antonio, Texas

S1:E5

Appraisals include dueling pistols; a doll; and a pocket watch said to have belonged to Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa. Host: Chris Jussel.

episode image Southfield, Michigan
0.0/10

#10 Southfield, Michigan

S1:E6

From Michigan: Appraisals include a Duncan Phyfe sewing table-desk; an 1867 watercolor by Carl Haag; a pre-1850 carved green limestone necklace. Also: a visit to the Henry Ford Museum. Host: Chris Jussel.

episode image Minneapolis, Minnesota
0.0/10

#11 Minneapolis, Minnesota

S1:E7

From Minnesota: Appraisals include a stuffed bear manufactured by Steiff; a flag from the 1901 Pan American Exposition with an interesting history; an Oriental rug. Also: a woman learns that the ceramic figures she purchased in China are replicas.

episode image Albuquerque, New Mexico
0.0/10

#12 Albuquerque, New Mexico

S1:E8

Appraisals from Albuquerque include a 1498 etching by printmaker Albrecht Durer; a banjo with mother-of-pearl inlay played by the owner's father during the 1930s; a pie safe circa 1870; a Chippendale slant-front desk.

episode image Concord, Massachusetts
0.0/10

#13 Concord, Massachusetts

S1:E9

Appraisals from Concord, Mass., include a needlepoint sampler that records six generations of a Massachusetts family; a highboy; a 19th-century Loetz vase that the owner's mother bought for $5 at a yard sale; a Swiss music box made in 1818.

episode image College Park, Maryland
0.0/10

#14 College Park, Maryland

S1:E10

Appraisals include two rare and valuable quilts; a thank-you letter written by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis; handpainted French vases; a walnut pie safe with an unusual eagle motif. Also: a segment on African-American memorabilia. Host: Chris Jussel.

episode image Kansas City, Missouri
0.0/10

#15 Kansas City, Missouri

S1:E11

Appraisals from Kansas City, Mo., include a Thomas Hart Benton painting; Tiffany vases purchased in the 1950s; an 18th-century cedar chair made in Bermuda; a collection of rare pin-back buttons; a photo collection of members of a Civil War regiment.

episode image Durham, North Carolina
0.0/10

#16 Durham, North Carolina

S1:E12

Appraisals include autographed photographs of Buffalo Bill and Annie Oakley; a baseball autographed by Babe Ruth; an 18th-century table; Glenn Miller memorabilia; a schoolbook dated 1819. Also: a gun collector learns the truth about some of his pieces. Host: Chris Jussel.

episode image Greenwich, Connecticut
0.0/10

#17 Greenwich, Connecticut

S1:E13

Appraisals include a Civil War sword; a single-action Colt revolver; a Hepplewhite card table; a 1936 New York Yankees home-run baseball autographed by several prominent players; two Kewpie dolls; a Masonic watch.

episode image Secaucus, N.J.
0.0/10

#18 Secaucus, N.J.

S2:E1

Part 1 of two. Appraisals from Secaucus, N.J., include a card table from the late 1700s; a Thomas Edison electric pen; two framed documents written by Ernest Hemingway. Host: Chris Jussel.

episode image Secaucus, N.J.
0.0/10

#19 Secaucus, N.J.

S2:E2

Conclusion. Appraisals from Secaucus, N.J., include five Tiffany vases; several books signed by Benjamin Franklin; and a hand-carved, wooden cake board dating to the early 19th century. Chris Jussel hosts.

episode image Cincinnati, Ohio
0.0/10

#20 Cincinnati, Ohio

S2:E3

Appraisals from Cincinnati include a set of original illustrations for the Dick and Jane reading primers dating from 1965. Also: a hall stand made in Switzerland; a vase.

episode image Atlanta
0.0/10

#21 Atlanta

S2:E4

Part 1 of two. Appraisals from Atlanta include a letter written by Abraham Lincoln in 1841; a complete set of dental instruments made in 1849; three painted tiles bought at a yard sale for $1 each. Host: Chris Jussel.

episode image Atlanta
0.0/10

#22 Atlanta

S2:E5

Conclusion. Appraisals in Atlanta include an original Confederate flag; a 1959 Congressional yearbook containing the signatures of several Presidents, including John F. Kennedy; a desk made in China in the early 1800s. Host: Chris Jussel.

episode image San Francisco
0.0/10

#23 San Francisco

S2:E6

Part 1 of two. Appraisals from San Francisco include a sculpture of a ram; an Eskimo hunting helmet decorated with ivory; a collection of more than 40 souvenir spoons. Also: a segment on collecting concert posters. Host: Chris Jussel.

episode image San Francisco
0.0/10

#24 San Francisco

S2:E7

Conclusion. Appraisals from San Francisco include a collection of movie memorabilia, along with a wig worn by silent actor Hank Mann in his role as a Keystone Cop. Also: a German Oriental doll made in the 1920s; a set of 18th-century Nativity figures. Host: Chris Jussel.

episode image Pittsburgh
0.0/10

#25 Pittsburgh

S2:E8

Part 1 of two. Appraisals from Pittsburgh include a parasol that had been used in Queen Victoria's coronation ceremonies in 1837; a silver libation set given to the governor of Maryland during the Civil War; and two silver meat-carving sets. Host: Chris Jussel.

episode image Pittsburgh
0.0/10

#26 Pittsburgh

S2:E9

Conclusion. Appraisals from Pittsburgh include a Gibson guitar; a tenor saxhorn circa 1860; and a document box that illustrates Pennsylvania German artwork. Host: Chris Jussel.

episode image Dallas, Texas
0.0/10

#27 Dallas, Texas

S2:E10

Appraisals from Dallas include a piece of 19th-century folk art designed to scare away crows; a tricorn hat unearthed in a landfill that is now part of lower Manhattan; a Tiffany vase made around the turn of the century. Host: Chris Jussel.

episode image Phoenix
0.0/10

#28 Phoenix

S2:E11

Part 1 of two. Appraisals from Phoenix include the original "Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus" letter written in 1897; a wooden spice cabinet made in 1780; a table clock dating from the Industrial Revolution. Host: Chris Jussel.

episode image Phoenix
0.0/10

#29 Phoenix

S2:E12

Conclusion. Appraisals from Phoenix include a Tiffany lamp; a “Hogan's Heroes” lunch box; a dragonfly brooch. Host: Chris Jussel.

episode image Nashville
0.0/10

#30 Nashville

S2:E13

Appraisals from Nashville include letters written by Andrew Jackson; a rare Native American composition book from the 1880s filled with 31 drawings; a Scottish tea urn. Included: a visit to Andrew Jackson's boyhood home. Host: Chris Jussel.

episode image Richmond, Va.: Hour 1
0.0/10

#31 Richmond, Va.: Hour 1

S3:E1

Appraisals from Richmond, Va., include a jewelry collection of Burmese rubies and diamonds; a folk-art rooster originally used in a dairy display. Also: a visit to the Museum of the Confederacy. Host: Chris Jussel.

episode image Richmond, Va.: Hour 2
0.0/10

#32 Richmond, Va.: Hour 2

S3:E2

From Richmond, Va.: Appraisals include a presentation Colt pistol and a French doll made around 1885. Host: Chris Jussel.

episode image Los Angeles: Hour 1
0.0/10

#33 Los Angeles: Hour 1

S3:E3

Appraisals from Los Angeles include a Scottish-made clay piglet and a miniature portrait. Host: Chris Jussel.

episode image Los Angeles: Hour 2
0.0/10

#34 Los Angeles: Hour 2

S3:E4

From Los Angeles: Appraisals include a brewing-company advertising print; a silver-and-glass compote plate; a writing table made in Milan. Host: Chris Jussel.

episode image Milwaukee: Hour 1
0.0/10

#35 Milwaukee: Hour 1

S3:E5

Appraisals from Milwaukee include a Chippendale chair and an 1888 sculpture with carvings of 35 birds. Also: a visit to the Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum. Host: Chris Jussel.

episode image Milwaukee: Hour 2
0.0/10

#36 Milwaukee: Hour 2

S3:E6

Conclusion. Appraisals from Milwaukee include a “Speedy” Alka Seltzer figure from the company's 1950s and '60s ad campaigns; and a chair designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Also: a visit to the Milwaukee Museum of Art. Host: Chris Jussel.

episode image Rochester, N.Y.: Hour 1
0.0/10

#37 Rochester, N.Y.: Hour 1

S3:E7

Appraisals in Rochester include a painting created by musician Frank Zappa when he was in junior-high school; a cane rack; a 9-foot-tall fireplace mantel. Host: Chris Jussel.

episode image Rochester, N.Y.: Hour 2
0.0/10

#38 Rochester, N.Y.: Hour 2

S3:E8

Appraisals from Rochester include a portrait; a Shirvan rug; an 18th-century chair that has been in the owner's family for more than 100 years. Host: Chris Jussel.

episode image Houston: Hour 1
0.0/10

#39 Houston: Hour 1

S3:E9

Appraisals from Houston include a menu from the last luncheon served aboard the Titanic. Host: Chris Jussel.

episode image Houston: Hour 2
0.0/10

#40 Houston: Hour 2

S3:E10

Appraisals from Houston include an acoustic guitar autographed by Jimi Hendrix and a model car from the 1930s. Also: a look at a Native American artifact collection.

Cast & Chracters

The highest rated episode of Antiques Roadshow is "New York City, Hour 2" (S19E2) with a rating of 8.20.

This episode received 6 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Eugene, Hour 2" (S16E5) with a rating of 6.60.

This episode received 6 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Eugene, Hour 2" (S16E5) with a rating of 6.60.

This episode received 6 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Eugene, Hour 2" (S16E5) with a rating of 6.60.

This episode received 6 votes.

The highest rated episode is "New York City, Hour 2" (S19E2) with a rating of 8.20.

This episode received 6 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "New York City, Hour 1" (S19E1) with a rating of 8.00.

This episode received 7 votes.

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