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ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: Des Moines, Iowa - Hour 3

At ANTIQUES ROADSHOW in Des Moines, Stuart Whitehurst appraises a circa 1925 diamond and platinum ring, originally purchased in 1926 for $1,000. Created for a man to wear, and originally owned by an early 20th century magician, it is valued at $60,000 to $80,000.
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At ANTIQUES ROADSHOW in Des Moines, Stuart Whitehurst appraises a circa 1925 diamond and platinum ring, originally purchased in 1926 for $1,000. Created for a man to wear, and originally owned by an early 20th century magician, it is valued at $60,000 to $80,000.

Airs Monday, April 22, 2019 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

Part adventure, part history lesson, and part treasure hunt, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is a 13-time Emmy® Award-nominee and PBS' most-watched ongoing series.

Mark L. Walberg hosts.

On this episode, host Mark L. Walberg, in full beekeeper’s regalia, gets a lesson in honey farming near Des Moines, Iowa, while — at a safer distance — appraiser Stuart Whitehurst discusses examples of antiques with bee motifs.

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Highlights include a circa 1856 Des Moines city plan, printed just before it officially became Iowa’s new capital; a circa 1838 E.C. Brewster beehive clock; and a circa 1925 round European cut diamond and platinum ring, valued at $60,000 to $80,000.

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