Antiques Roadshow: Hartford, Conn. - Hour Three

Airs Monday, September 5, 2011 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV

At "Antiques Roadshow" in Hartford, Connecticut, this guest wows appraiser Kathleen Guzman with a signed watercolor by Katharine Hepburn. A gift to the guest from Hepburn when she performed at the American Shakespeare Theater in Stratford, Connecticut, the charming painting's creator and original signature boost its value to $15,000 to $20,000.

Credit: Courtesy of ©WGBH/Jeff Dunn

Above: At "Antiques Roadshow" in Hartford, Connecticut, this guest wows appraiser Kathleen Guzman with a signed watercolor by Katharine Hepburn. A gift to the guest from Hepburn when she performed at the American Shakespeare Theater in Stratford, Connecticut, the charming painting's creator and original signature boost its value to $15,000 to $20,000.

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

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Behind the Scenes in Hartford

View photos from "Roadshow's" visit to Hartford, Connecticut, on August 23, 2008.

In Hartford, Connecticut, "Antiques Roadshow" finds a sign of the times — actually a whole collection of antique inn and tavern signs — at the Connecticut Historical Society.

Appraisal highlights include an heirloom early-19th-century Duncan Phyfe dressing table; a rare set of vintage jewelry by influential 20th-century designer Suzanne Belperron; and a watercolor signed by Katharine Hepburn — who gifted the owner with the piece when the actress was performing at the American Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford, Connecticut — valued at $15,000 to $20,000.

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