Antiques Roadshow: Washington, D.C.- Hour Two

Airs Monday, May 30, 2011 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV

An early 20th-century Charles Schreyvogel sculpture entitled “The Last Drop.” The highly detailed Western scene depicting a cavalryman watering his horse was cast by the Roman Bronze Works in New York, the leading foundry at the turn of the century. Appraiser Eric Silver offers an auction estimate for the extraordinary piece between $60,000 and $90,000.

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Above: An early 20th-century Charles Schreyvogel sculpture entitled “The Last Drop.” The highly detailed Western scene depicting a cavalryman watering his horse was cast by the Roman Bronze Works in New York, the leading foundry at the turn of the century. Appraiser Eric Silver offers an auction estimate for the extraordinary piece between $60,000 and $90,000.

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Behind the Scenes in Washington, D.C.

View photos from "Roadshow's" visit to Washington, D.C. on Saturday, August 21, 2010.

In Washington D.C., at the offices of the U.S. General Services Administration, "Antiques Roadshow" host Mark L. Walberg interviews Inspector General Brian Miller about the New Deal’s WPA program, the tens of thousands of artworks produced under its auspices and the current effort to find some of these lost treasures.

Highlights include an 1813 Congressional sword; an early 20th-century Tiffany & Co. Sinclair mantel clock; and an early 20th-century Charles Schreyvogel sculpture depicting a soldier and his horse, valued at $60,000 to $90,000.

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Above: Watch David Rago's appraisal of a Frederick H. Rhead Avon Vase, ca. 1902, from hour two of "Antiques Roadshow" from Washington D.C.

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Above: Host Mark L. Walberg and appraiser Michael Flanigan visit the Harry S. Truman Building, headquarters of the U.S. State Department and its diplomatic reception rooms, including the Thomas Jefferson State Reception Room, appointed with some of the best Americana of the 18th and 19th centuries. Highlights include a 1958 signed letter by Martin Luther King Jr.; a circa 1965 Andy Warhol lithograph; and a unique, turn-of-the-20th-century, hand-wrought Gorham silver tea set, valued at $90,000.

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