Specialists from the country's leading auction houses and independent dealers from across the nation travel throughout the United States offering free appraisals of antiques and collectibles.
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW cameras watch as owners recount tales of family heirlooms, yard sale bargains and long-neglected items salvaged from attics and basements, while experts reveal the fascinating truths about these finds. Mark L. Walberg hosts.
In Knoxville, Tennessee, Walberg and appraiser Francis J. Wahlgren travel to the Rhea County Courthouse to look at a book relating to the Scopes “monkey trial.”
Highlights include a collection of personal letters from Amelia Earhart to the guest’s aunt that feature Earhart’s entrepreneurial and self-promotional sprit; Joseph Delaney drawings, circa 1950, purchased from the Knoxville artist’s own home for $20 each and now valued at $2,000 to $3,000; and two Jacob Maentel watercolors, circa 1835 and larger than average, that are appraised for $60,000 to $80,000.
It wasn't just the impressive Smokies and 1982 World's Fair architecture that caught our eyes in Knoxville — it was the fantastic people we got to meet at the July 13 appraisal event! Take a look behind the scenes in Knoxville in this slideshow.
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Appraisal: Scheier Pottery Collection
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Appraisal: Mid-20th-Century Chinese Jadeite Vase
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