#9022, aired 2024-01-23 | POETS & POETRY $800: The first episode of "Antiques Odeshow" would be about the 1819 Keats poem with this title object a Grecian Urn |
#8958, aired 2023-10-25 | ON THE "ROAD" AGAIN $800: Twin brothers Leigh & Leslie Keno are famous as appraisers on this PBS program Antiques Roadshow |
#8909, aired 2023-07-06 | ANTIQUES $200: Musical instruments from this Italian maker, whose work is seen here, have sold at auction for $1 million or more Stradivarius |
#8909, aired 2023-07-06 | ANTIQUES $400: Bergère, fauteuil & ribbon-back are all antique styles of these chairs |
#8909, aired 2023-07-06 | ANTIQUES $600: This early kind of photograph with a metal in its name has proven durable over the years a tintype |
#8909, aired 2023-07-06 | ANTIQUES $800: One of the top "Antiques Roadshow" finds, a jade bowl originally made for the person with this title was appraised at up to $600,000 emperor of China (the Chinese emperor) |
#8909, aired 2023-07-06 | ANTIQUES $1000: An 1800s version of the travel alarm, this alliterative item includes the name of a horse-drawn vehicle a carriage clock |
#11, aired 2023-01-19 | LANDMARKS $400: As long as you're here, let's also play the Pyramid & check out the Venus de Milo & the Galerie des Antiques in this museum the Louvre |
#8384, aired 2021-04-22 | PREMIERE EPISODES $5,000 (Daily Double): In Chicago, a 19th century kaleidoscope was one of the title artifacts on this PBS show's first episode in 1997 Antiques Roadshow |
#8269, aired 2020-10-29 | ANTIQUES $400: A semainier was a tall narrow chest traditionally of this many drawers, containing linen for a whole week seven |
#8269, aired 2020-10-29 | ANTIQUES $800: From the Victorian era, the spoonback variety of this piece of furniture came in a comfy, slightly lower nursing version a chair |
#8269, aired 2020-10-29 | ANTIQUES $1200: Rene Lalique's early 20th century designs in jewelry & this medium, verre in French, are highly prized today glass |
#8269, aired 2020-10-29 | ANTIQUES $1600: Seen first from above, is a piece of furniture with both convex and concave edges, an example of this snaky adjective serpentine |
#8269, aired 2020-10-29 | ANTIQUES $2000: Treasured Belleek ware pottery was manufactured starting in the 1850s at Fermanagh on this island Ireland |
#8146, aired 2020-01-27 | PUBLIC TELEVISION $200: Watch this PBS show & guess how much grandma's old postcards might be appraised for Antiques Roadshow |
#8044, aired 2019-07-25 | FOR ALL IT'S WORTH $800: Appraisers on this PBS show often give a piece's insurance value; Spanish desk circa 1760, $10,000-$15,000 Antiques Roadshow |
#8031, aired 2019-07-08 | A PAST-ICHE $1000: Insert 3 letters in "antiques" to get this 1906 act that preserved U.S. archaeological sites from looting antiquities |
#7756, aired 2018-05-07 | ANTIQUES $200: If you own a John Aitken side chair, you might say, "Washington sat here", as there are 18 of them at this house Mount Vernon |
#7756, aired 2018-05-07 | ANTIQUES $400: A style of these, beveled to lead the eye to the picture, is named for James Whistler frames |
#7756, aired 2018-05-07 | ANTIQUES $600: Now highly collectible, this type of smooth, inexpensive glass is named for the 1930s era when it was produced Depression |
#7756, aired 2018-05-07 | ANTIQUES $800: Weight-driven & later spring-driven, these made by Gustav Becker in the 1800s are prized & hung on walls clocks |
#7756, aired 2018-05-07 | ANTIQUES $1000: Sinuous double-curved cabriole furniture legs are a mark of this style, named for a French king who died in 1774 Louis XV |
#7692, aired 2018-02-06 | PEWTER $600: The Danforth name has meant pewter for centuries; a 1795 plate set was appraised at $3,000 in Raleigh on this PBS series Antiques Roadshow |
#7522, aired 2017-05-02 | THIS IS PBS $800: PBS appraises this series as "part adventure, part history lesson, and part treasure hunt!" Antiques Roadshow |
#7420, aired 2016-12-09 | TV TAGLINES $600: The U.S. version of this PBS show was hyped as "Part adventure, part history lesson and part treasure hunt" Antiques Roadshow |
#7409, aired 2016-11-24 | HIGHWAYS & BYWAYS $800: This road in London's Notting Hill claims the world's largest market selling antiques--sadly, not mushrooms Portobello |
#7364, aired 2016-09-22 | ANTIQUES $200: Some historians date the passion for collecting antiques from when this buried Italian city was 1st excavated c. 1748 Pompeii |
#7364, aired 2016-09-22 | ANTIQUES $400: Lasting from 1368 to 1644, this Chinese dynasty produced many valued antiques including its famous vases Ming |
#7364, aired 2016-09-22 | ANTIQUES $600: Change 1 letter in "silver" to get this antique serving tray that may be made of silver a salver |
#7364, aired 2016-09-22 | ANTIQUES $800: Queen Anne style furniture from the early 18th century was made almost exclusively from this nut wood walnut |
#7364, aired 2016-09-22 | ANTIQUES $1000: Mantiques are items like vintage baseball bats, toy guns & these, maybe with sunburst finish & humbucker pickups a guitar |
#6500, aired 2012-12-14 | ANTIQUES $200: U.S. law defines an antique as being at least this round number of years old (I'm safe so far!) 100 |
#6500, aired 2012-12-14 | ANTIQUES $400: For a real Tiffany one of these, like the ones that fetch $1 million plus, look for a bronze base & confetti glass a lamp |
#6500, aired 2012-12-14 | ANTIQUES $600: Arrow, ball & scroll are 3 antique varieties of these chair parts feet |
#6500, aired 2012-12-14 | ANTIQUES $800: In 2005 "Antiques Roadshow" appraised a piece of scrimshaw from this mammal's tusk at up to 50,000 bucks walrus |
#6500, aired 2012-12-14 | ANTIQUES $1000: If it smells when dipped in hot water, you know your latest find is made from this antique plastic patented in 1909 bakelite |
#6283, aired 2012-01-04 | COLLECTIONS $400: Doug Arbittier's collection of medical antiques in York, Pa. includes colorful jars that held these bloodsuckers leeches |
#6151, aired 2011-05-16 | THAT'S EXPENSIVE! $200: "Antiques Roadshow" veteran Kenneth Gloss put a $25-35 million price tag on a 1st edition Bible printed by this man Gutenberg |
#5917, aired 2010-05-11 | THE NEW YORK TIMES HOME & GARDEN $400: The Times reports that with their bright color, "Oriental" these & "American antiques go together like peas & carrots" rugs |
#5808, aired 2009-12-09 | THE "SHOW" ME STATE $1000: Bring Grandma's old piece of junk to this highest-rated PBS TV show & find out if it's really worth $1 million Antiques Roadshow |
#5678, aired 2009-04-22 | "IQ" TEST $400: They're decorative objects from the past like furniture, glass & ceramics that people collect antiques |
#5585, aired 2008-12-12 | GYPSIES, TRAMPS & THIEVES $1000: In 1911 Vincenzo Perugia stole this painting from the Louvre; he was caught trying to sell it to an antiques dealer the Mona Lisa |
#5250, aired 2007-06-08 | ANTIQUES ROADSHOW TREASURES $200: I wonder what my leaded glass table lamp with a peony design is worth--it was made by this man who died in 1933 (Louis Comfort) Tiffany |
#5250, aired 2007-06-08 | ANTIQUES ROADSHOW TREASURES $400: Why, it's a 19th c. Minton cup, a fine example of this type of china, named for its animal material ingredient bone (china) |
#5250, aired 2007-06-08 | ANTIQUES ROADSHOW TREASURES $600: It's a highly collectible "Gal-Leg" pair of these, made by John Robert McChesney around 1900--giddyup! spurs |
#5250, aired 2007-06-08 | ANTIQUES ROADSHOW TREASURES $800: Cha-ching! The scrollwork in the chairback makes it a fine example of the style named for this man who died in 1779 (Thomas) Chippendale |
#5250, aired 2007-06-08 | ANTIQUES ROADSHOW TREASURES $1000: "I want you for U.S. Army" reads an ungrammatical WWI version of this artist's poster; bet it's worth a fortune James Montgomery Flagg |
#4945, aired 2006-02-24 | IMPORTED TELEVISION $2000: A presenter on the BBC version of this PBS show called it "a detective story, a game show, and a history lesson" Antiques Roadshow |
#4906, aired 2006-01-02 | NETWORKING $200: "Barney & Friends",
"Antiques Roadshow",
"Mystery!" PBS |
#4904, aired 2005-12-29 | MAGAZINES $600: Founded in 1846, this magazine with an urban/rural title covers tastes in fashion, travel & antiques Town & Country |
#4698, aired 2005-01-26 | AT THE ART MUSEUM $600: You may have antiques in your house; the Louvre has this similar but longer word for ancient relics antiquities |
#4692, aired 2005-01-18 | ANTIQUES $400: This designer born in 1848 took discarded bits from his stained-glass windows & made lamps with them Tiffany |
#4692, aired 2005-01-18 | ANTIQUES $800: The multi-block floral applique as well as the album type of this folk art item were popular in the 19th century a quilt |
#4692, aired 2005-01-18 | ANTIQUES $1200: As seen here, this American religious group's furniture reflected the belief that form follows function the Shakers |
#4692, aired 2005-01-18 | ANTIQUES $1600: Named for the areas where they were developed, serabands, saruks & ferahans are types of this product Persian rugs |
#4586, aired 2004-07-12 | ON THE "ROAD" AGAIN $600: Twin brothers Leigh & Leslie Keno are famous as appraisers on this PBS program Antiques Roadshow |
#3882, aired 2001-06-19 | ANTIQUES $100: In the 19th century Baccarat made prized examples of these objects, to be used on a desk when the window's open Paperweights |
#3882, aired 2001-06-19 | ANTIQUES $200: A popular porcelain item is this type of bowl in which a party drink is served Punch bowl |
#3882, aired 2001-06-19 | ANTIQUES $300: In 1998 a drinking flagon made of this tin alloy sold for a record $145,500 pewter |
#3882, aired 2001-06-19 | ANTIQUES $400: 3-word name for the piece of antique furniture seen here a chest of drawers |
#3882, aired 2001-06-19 | ANTIQUES $500: The "Antiques Roadshow" website calls this "a fancy word" for who owned an object, when & where provenance |
#3739, aired 2000-11-30 | THE "A"-TEAM $300: Sometimes junk from the attic turns out to be worth a fortune on this show, PBS' top-rated series Antiques Roadshow |
#3219, aired 1998-09-10 | SPACEY MOVIES $1000: "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" finds Kevin dealing in antiques in this Georgia city Savannah |
#2785, aired 1996-10-11 | MYSTERIES $800: Jonathan Gash's lovejoy is a dealer in these & can tell legitimate ones from reproductions antiques |
#2253, aired 1994-05-25 | ART $800: Art & Antiques magazine broke the story on this artist's secret cache of Helga paintings Andrew Wyeth |
#2119, aired 1993-11-18 | AMERICAN MUSEUMS $500 (Daily Double): The Winterthur Museum in this state displays Henry Francis DuPont's collection of American antiques Delaware |
#1890, aired 1992-11-20 | THE FAR EAST $100: The Hollywood Rd. area in this Crown colony is the place to go for antiques and art Hong Kong |
#1308, aired 1990-04-18 | ANTIQUES $100: An ornamental suspension over a bed, it was originally an emblem of privilege & rank a canopy |
#1308, aired 1990-04-18 | ANTIQUES $200: Cast iron, which is cast in a mold, antedates this type of iron, which is formed & worked by hand wrought iron (or forged iron) |
#1308, aired 1990-04-18 | ANTIQUES $300: What you would keep in a small glass-topped display case called a "bijouterie" jewelry |
#1289, aired 1990-03-22 | ANTIQUES $200: In ancient China & in classical antiquity, this accessory was made of polished metal, not glass a mirror |
#1289, aired 1990-03-22 | ANTIQUES $400: They were first called "Fashion Babies", but until the 19th c. many of them looked like adults dolls |
#1289, aired 1990-03-22 | ANTIQUES $600: In medieval armor, the part of the body protected by the "pauldron" or "epauliere" the shoulder |
#1289, aired 1990-03-22 | ANTIQUES $800: One of the older types of cooking vessels, it figures importantly in Act IV of "Macbeth" a cauldron |
#1289, aired 1990-03-22 | ANTIQUES $1000: The name of this chair is said to have come about when George III ordered some made for his castle the Windsor chair |
#1276, aired 1990-03-05 | ANTIQUES $200: Used as early as the 15th century, apostle spoons usually came in sets of this number 12 or 13 (if they included the Christ figure) |
#1276, aired 1990-03-05 | ANTIQUES $400: Fireplace tool that consists of matching shaped boards, a metal nozzle & flexible leather sides Bellows |
#1276, aired 1990-03-05 | ANTIQUES $600: A method of joining 2 pieces of wood at right angles named for its resemblance to a bird's tail Dovetail |
#1276, aired 1990-03-05 | ANTIQUES $800: French for "Chinese ornament", it refers to willow pattern china & some Chippendale furniture chinoiserie |
#1276, aired 1990-03-05 | ANTIQUES $1,000 (Daily Double): The kind of clock shown here, invented c. 1800 & named for the musical instrument it resembles: a banjo clock |
#1082, aired 1989-04-25 | TRAVEL & TOURISM $200: You can buy antiques at the open air market on Portobello Road in this capital London, England |
#890, aired 1988-06-17 | ANTIQUES $200: Originally the word "antique", meaning old, referred to these 2 classical Mediterranean cultures Greek & Roman |
#890, aired 1988-06-17 | ANTIQUES $400: It's said the early Chinese drank their tea lukewarm, so early teacups lack these handles |
#890, aired 1988-06-17 | ANTIQUES $600: Called "long case" or "tall" clocks by antique dealers, they're popularly known as this grandfather clocks |
#890, aired 1988-06-17 | ANTIQUES $800: In 1968, the Corp. of London sold the McCulloch Oil Co. this, which Guinness calls the largest antique ever sold the London Bridge |
#890, aired 1988-06-17 | ANTIQUES $1000: The highest price paid for one of these machines was $6,450 for an 1886 Daw & Tait model a typewriter |
#811, aired 1988-02-29 | ANTIQUES $300: You didn't have to be insane to make 1 of these patchwork quilts, popular in the U.S. from 1870-1889 a crazy quilt |
#811, aired 1988-02-29 | ANTIQUES $400: Reportedly some of the mechanical types of these in 19th c. Italy were powered by birds, not batteries toys |
#811, aired 1988-02-29 | ANTIQUES $500: Appropriately, the Antiques Forum is held annually in this Old Virginia city Williamsburg |
#743, aired 1987-11-25 | ANTIQUES $100: Before 1700, English spoons were made from this many pieces of silver, but later, from only 1 2 |
#743, aired 1987-11-25 | ANTIQUES $400: A popular song of 1875 popularized this name for tall case clocks grandfather clocks |
#743, aired 1987-11-25 | ANTIQUES $500 (Daily Double): Because of 1891's McKinley Tariff Act, this was required to appear on the bottoms of plates coming into U.S. country of origin |
#434, aired 1986-05-08 | WORD ORIGINS $200: Open-air market for secondhand articles, named for critters believed to inhabit these "antiques" flea market |
#297, aired 1985-10-29 | FURNITURE $200: In phony antiques, these "parasite" flaws are made with buckshot or a fine dental drill wormholes |