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Antiques Roadshow: Houston, Texas - Hour Three

In the third and final hour from Houston, Texas, "Antiques Roadshow" appraiser Leigh Keno of Leigh Keno American Antiques swoons over an English Regency rosewood settee. Purchased by the owner in Edinburgh, Scotland, in the early 1970s for less than $1,000, the piece boasts Grecian and French influences, as well as a striking brass inlay. Reupholstered upon its arrival in the U.S., the settee has an insurance value of $9,500, enough to send this appraiser head over heels.
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In the third and final hour from Houston, Texas, "Antiques Roadshow" appraiser Leigh Keno of Leigh Keno American Antiques swoons over an English Regency rosewood settee. Purchased by the owner in Edinburgh, Scotland, in the early 1970s for less than $1,000, the piece boasts Grecian and French influences, as well as a striking brass inlay. Reupholstered upon its arrival in the U.S., the settee has an insurance value of $9,500, enough to send this appraiser head over heels.

Airs Monday, February 6, 2012 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

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In this preview from Houston, Texas, (Hour Three), Rudy Franchi appraises a charm said to have belonged to America's sweetheart from the golden age of television — Lucille Ball.