Madison, Hour 2

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Aired: 11/17/14Premiered: 02/22/10
RUNTIME: 02:22Antiques RoadshowSEASON 14

Roadshow investigates a shocking heist from the Wisconsin Historical Society.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW investigates the shocking heist of artifacts from the archives of the Wisconsin Historical Society. Highlights include: photos of the owner's family taken by American photographer Edward Weston; a table by master furniture maker George Nakashima; and a silver, enamel, and turquoise-studded exhibition piece, crafted by Tiffany for the 1893 Columbian Exhibition in Chicago.

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Gold frame displaying landscape painting. Is of garden that has a view of a bridge over water.

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1910 Bertha Schrader Oil Painting
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Doll with dress featuring beadwork, fringe trim, and a leather belt.

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26-Inch-Tall Plains Indian Doll, ca. 1880
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Book opened to title page. Left page has two signatures and a short written note. Right has one signature.

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Apollo 11 Astronaut Inscribed Book & Letter
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1849 Prince Albert Presentation Horn to Professor John Anderson
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Close up of upper half of urn vase with illustrations. Main illustration is of woman accompanied by angels. Handles of the urn depict angels.

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Metal planetarium. Base is sustaining larger sphere that represents the sun. Gears and chain belts connect it to smaller spheres that represent the moon, the Earth and a smaller planet.

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Close up of two cameos that have carved portraits of a woman.

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Illustration of a death scene between two men, with two people watching from a canoe in the background.

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Zden k Burian Illustrations, ca. 1930
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Close up of sterling vase with enamel designs on neck and circular turquoise stones on body.

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1893 Tiffany & Co. World's Fair Exhibition Vase
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Framed oil painting of three cowboys and horses. One cowboy is on a horse and pulling a lasso attached to an unmounted horse. Scene is set in a western landscape.

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Tillman Parker Goodan Oil Painting, ca. 1925
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