Antiques Roadshow: Billings, Mont. - Hour Three

Airs Monday, April 25, 2011 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV

A beautiful collection of circa 1925 ruby, jadeite and diamond rings. The intensely red, approximately 3.5 carat Burmese ruby ring is valued at $15,000. The apple-green jadeite ring, originally a button, is flanked by diamond baguettes and has an estimate of $5,000. The square-cut diamond ring, approximately 3.5 carats, is valued at $40,000 — or $60,000 for the entire collection.

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Above: A beautiful collection of circa 1925 ruby, jadeite and diamond rings. The intensely red, approximately 3.5 carat Burmese ruby ring is valued at $15,000. The apple-green jadeite ring, originally a button, is flanked by diamond baguettes and has an estimate of $5,000. The square-cut diamond ring, approximately 3.5 carats, is valued at $40,000 — or $60,000 for the entire collection.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

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Behind the Scenes in Billings

View photos from "Roadshow's" visit to Billings, Montana on Saturday, June 26, 2010.

"Antiques Roadshow" host Mark L. Walberg meets appraiser Bruce Shackleford at Billing’s Yellowstone Art Museum to look at its impressive collection of paintings by Joseph Henry Sharp — famous for his realistic depictions of American Indians.

Highlights include a beautifully preserved 1843 artillery sword and belt; a circa 1925 sequined flapper dress and gold lamé coat; and a circa 1925 heirloom collection of ruby, diamond and jade rings, valued at $60,000.

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