Madison, Wisconsin: 2010

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When ANTIQUES ROADSHOW visited Madison, Wisconsin, experts put more than antiques under the magnifying glass – they also investigated a shocking heist.

Hour 1 | Original Air Date: February 15, 2010 (#1407)

ARTICLE: Shaman Spirit Mask, ca. 1900

Find out what the experts concluded after further research.

VIDEO: Interview with the Owner

Watch what Mitch, the owner of a fake Schrank cabinet, had to say after his ROADSHOW appraisal.

SLIDESHOW: Frank Sinatra Signed Letter

Read Sinatra’s tough-guy letter to columnist Mike Royko — only online!

Hour 2 | Original Air Date: February 22, 2010 (#1408)

CASE FILE: Artifacts Missing from Wisconsin Historical Society

Examine the whole "case" in our newest feature — ROADSHOW's Most Wanted — with videos, slideshow & more!

Hour 3 | Original Air Date: March 1, 2010 (#1409)

ARTICLE: A Curious Incunable

Find out what the experts concluded after further research.

VIDEO: Your Stories

Watch your fellow ROADSHOW fans tell their tales to our camera in Madison!

SLIDESHOW: Behind the Scenes in Madison

Photos from ROADSHOW's visit to Madison on July 11, 2009.

Fake Schrank Pennsylvania Cabinet
J. Michael Flanigan

$3,000
HR 1

1947 Albin Polasek Portrait Bust of a Boy
Eric Silver

$3,000
HR 1

Art Deco Charm Bracelet, ca. 1935
Rosalie Sayyah

$18,000-$22,000
HR 1

Armin Carl Hansen "Before the Wind" Oil Painting, ca. 1920
Elaine Banks Stainton

$50,000-$75,000
HR 1

Weller Hudson Blue & Decorated Vase, ca. 1925
Riley Humler

$1,000-$1,500
HR 1

Late 1938 Martin D-18 Guitar
David Bonsey

$28,000-$30,000
HR 1

Inuit Shaman Spirit Mask, ca. 1900
John Buxton

$10,000-$18,000
HR 1

1864 Abraham Lincoln Proclamation Print
Donald Cresswell

$1,500
HR 1

Caughley Porcelain "Toy" Service, ca. 1780
Nicholas Dawes

$3,000
HR 1

1655 Ortelius "Theatro Del Mondo" Atlas
Ken Gloss

$4,000-$6,000
HR 1

1915 Ingersoll Military Watch
Charles Tearle

$1,000
HR 1

Lenticular Advertising Sign, ca. 1920
Kathleen Guzman

$3,000-$5,000
HR 1

John Steuart Curry Drawing and Oil & Grant Wood Oil Painting
Alasdair Nichol

$77,000-$123,000
HR 1

1976 Frank Sinatra Signed Letter to Mike Royko
Simeon Lipman

$15,000
HR 1

Buddy L Steam Shovel on Treads, ca. 1925
Noel Barrett

$6,000
HR 1

George Nakashima Walnut Trestle Table & Sketch, ca. 1956
Leigh Keno

$30,000-$36,000
HR 2

1808 Johann Gottlob Heberlein Violin, Neukirchen, Germany
Claire Givens

$5,000
HR 2

Zdeněk Burian Illustrations, ca. 1930
Robin Starr

$8,000-$10,000
HR 2

1849 Prince Albert Presentation Horn to Professor John Anderson
Sebastian Clarke

$3,000-$5,000
HR 2

Edward Weston Vintage Photographs, ca. 1940
Daile Kaplan

$15,000-$25,000
HR 2

Antique Italian Lava & Conch Shell Cameos, ca. 1900
Barry Weber

$1,600-$1,700
HR 2

Apollo 11 Astronaut Inscribed Book & Letter
Francis Wahlgren

$5,000-$7,500
HR 2

1910 Bertha Schrader Oil Painting
Alan Fausel

$20,000-$30,000
HR 2

Trippensee Planetarium, ca. 1900
Philip Stanley

$500-$600
HR 2

Beatles Memorabilia, ca. 1965
Gary Sohmers

$2,500-$3,000
HR 2

26-Inch-Tall Plains Indian Doll, ca. 1880
Bruce Shackelford

$14,000-$16,000
HR 2

Italian Faience Centerpiece, ca. 1880
David Lackey

$1,500-$2,000
HR 2

18th-Century White Jade Pendant & Serpentine Frame, ca. 1900
Robert Waterhouse

$3,800-$6,200
HR 2

Stickpin Collection, ca. 1900
Adam Patrick

$60,000
HR 2

1893 Tiffany Columbian Exhibition Piece
Ronald Bourgeault

$50,000-$100,000
HR 2

Aesthetic Movement Painted Pier Mirror, ca. 1900
Karen Keane

$1,000-$1,500
HR 3

Persian Bakshaish Rug, ca. 1885
James Ffrench

$8,000-$10,000
HR 3

Civil War Watch & Veteran's Medal
Rafael Eledge

$6,000
HR 3

Simon Sparrow Outsider Art Picture, ca. 1980
Ken Farmer

$6,000-$8,000
HR 3

Chinese Bamboo Mountain Carving, ca. 1890
Marvin Sokolow

$10,000-$15,000
HR 3

Early 20th-Century Alfred de Brianski Jr. Oil Painting
Alasdair Nichol

$3,000-$5,000
HR 3

1957 Henry Varnum Poor Charger
David Rago

$2,500-$4,000
HR 3

Mable Morman & Robert Reid Paintings, ca. 1900
Colleene Fesko

$15,300-$30,500
HR 3

Anna Hyatt Huntington Bronze Bear Cub, ca. 1910
Kerry Shrives

$5,000
HR 3

Frederick Carder Steuben Glass Vase, ca. 1927
Arlie Sulka

$1,000-$1,500
HR 3

Walnut Reclining Chair, ca. 1876
Leslie Keno

$2,500-$3,500
HR 3

Austrian Pearl Earrings & Emerald Ring
Peter Shemonsky

$20,000-$25,000
HR 3

19th-Cenury Thomas Hill Indian Encampment Oil
Alan Fausel

$60,000-$80,000
HR 3

1492 Inscribed Saint Ambrosius Book
Stephen Massey

$800-$15,000
HR 3

University of Southern California Football Memorabilia, ca. 1962
Mike Gutierrez

$5,000
HR 3

Madison, Wisconsin: 2010

Hour 1 | Original Air Date: February 15, 2010 (#1407)

Hour 2 | Original Air Date: February 22, 2010 (#1408)

Hour 3 | Original Air Date: March 1, 2010 (#1409)

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