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    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 2007

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    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has the distinction of being one of the stops in ANTIQUES ROADSHOW's first season, taped in 1996. Flash forward a decade, and ROADSHOW was back with host Mark L. Walberg "where it all began."

    Features: HR1 | HR2 | HR3 | More

    Hour 1 | Original Air Date: January 22, 2007 (#1104)

    ARTICLE: A Cabinet Full of Eggs?

    How does a 19th-century egg collection affect the value of an 18th-century spice cabinet?

    ARTICLE: A Lost Little Picasso

    Did the owner of a very special misplaced envelope ever find it?

    Hour 2 | Original Air Date: January 29, 2007 (#1105)

    HIGHLIGHT: 1958 Alexander Calder Maquette

    Eric Silver appraises a very valuable Alexander Calder maquette (scale model) for a large sculpture commissioned for the 1958 Brussels Worlds Fair.

    Hour 3 | Original Air Date: February 5, 2007 (#1106)

    INTERACTIVE: Eleanor Roosevelt Archive

    An up-close look at mementos collected by Mrs. Mabel W. Webster, Eleanor Roosevelt's personal maid during her time as First Lady.
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    SLIDESHOW: Behind the Scenes in Philadelphia

    Photos from ROADSHOW's visit to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August 5, 2006.

    Pennsylvania Spice Cupboard, ca. 1760
    Leslie Keno

    $25,000-$30,000
    HR 1


    Loetz Glass Bowl
    Arlie Sulka

    $1,500-$2,000
    HR 1


    Tea Table
    J. Michael Flanigan

    $60,000-$80,000
    HR 1


    Milton Caniff Drawing
    Simeon Lipman

    $10,000
    HR 1


    Italian Majolica Parrot Sculpture
    Nicholas Dawes

    $2,000
    HR 1


    American Silver Collection
    Sarah Shinn Pratt

    $50,000-$75,000
    HR 1


    Jewelry Box
    Stuart Whitehurst

    $3,000
    HR 1


    Autographed Diploma with 20th Century Presidential Signatures
    Chris Coover

    $7,000-$10,000
    HR 1


    Tapestries
    James Ffrench

    $4,000-$5,100
    HR 1


    Meiji Metalwork
    Frank Castle

    $12,000-$15,000
    HR 1


    Picasso Drawings
    Todd Weyman

    $15,000-$20,000
    HR 1


    1930 John Wells James Painting
    Alasdair Nichol

    $20,000-$30,000
    HR 1


    Fake Weller Pot
    Suzanne Perrault

    $100-$150
    HR 1


    Confederate Sword
    Christopher Mitchell

    $25,000
    HR 1


    Sotter Painting
    Nan Chisholm

    $120,000-$180,000
    HR 1


    18th C. English Musical Bracket Clock
    Sean Delaney

    $18,000-$22,000
    HR 2


    Elizabeth Shippen Green Illustration
    Kathleen Harwood

    $20,000-$30,000
    HR 2


    1958 Alexander Calder Maquette
    Eric Silver

    $50,000-$75,000
    HR 2


    French Renaissance Book of Hours
    Francis Wahlgren

    $10,000-$15,000
    HR 2


    Burl Walnut Tantalus, ca. 1860
    Lee Young

    $8,000-$12,000
    HR 2


    1794 John Seltzer Dowry Chest
    Wendell Garrett

    $10,000-$15,000
    HR 2


    Early 20th Century "Camera Work" Magazines
    Daile Kaplan

    $60,000-$90,000
    HR 2


    English Bowie Knife, ca. 1840
    Christopher Mitchell

    $25,000
    HR 2


    English Giardinetti Diamond Ring
    Barry Weber

    $10,000
    HR 2


    Smoking Jacket
    Karen Augusta

    $4,000-$5,000
    HR 2


    Slant lid desk
    Leigh Keno

    $8,500
    HR 2


    Hindenburg Ashtray
    Rudy Franchi

    $8,000-$10,000
    HR 2


    Kastane (Sword) from Sri Lanka
    James Callahan

    $6,000-$8,000
    HR 2


    Commemorative Revolutionary War Cup, ca. 1825
    Anne Igelbrink

    $3,000-$5,000
    HR 2


    Charles Rohlfs Mahogany Chair, ca. 1910
    John Sollo

    $80,000-$120,000
    HR 2


    Philadelphia Spice Box
    Leigh Keno

    $85,000
    HR 3


    Russian Plates
    David Lackey

    $9,000-$12,000
    HR 3


    Chimpanzee Bank
    Noel Barrett

    $8,000-$10,000
    HR 3


    Navajo Germantown Weaving
    Linda Dyer

    $15,000-$17,000
    HR 3


    Review Edition of "To Kill A Mockingbird," 1960
    Ken Gloss

    $5,000
    HR 3


    J. F. Kensett Paintings
    David McCarron

    $60,000-$100,000
    HR 3


    3 1940s signed baseballs
    Leila Dunbar

    $34,000-$46,000
    HR 3


    Yellin Floor Lamp, ca. 1925
    David Rago

    $5,000-$10,000
    HR 3


    Late 1850s Giant Antebellum Map
    Christopher Lane

    $2,800-$3,000
    HR 3


    Toy Truck
    Eric Alberta

    $3,000
    HR 3


    William Robinson Leigh Painting
    Debra Force

    $75,000
    HR 3


    Allen & Ginters Tobacco Cards
    Philip Weiss

    $3,500-$6,500
    HR 3


    Civil War Collection
    Rafael Eledge

    $2,500-$3,000
    HR 3


    Eleanor Roosevelt Archive, ca. 1941
    Ian Ehling

    $8,000-$12,000
    HR 3


    Diamond Ring
    Gloria Lieberman

    $75,000-$100,000
    HR 3






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