The BEST episodes of Antiques Roadshow (US) season 18
Every episode of Antiques Roadshow (US) season 18, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Antiques Roadshow (US) season 18!
Based on the popular BBC series running since 1979, the PBS Antiques Roadshow combines history with discovery. Each year, the show visits a handful of cities to appraise items brought in by viewers. Are these items worth a lot of money, more than the visitors expect?
#1 - Boise - Hour 2
Season 18 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/13/2014
Part 2 of 3 in Boise, Idaho, features a mid-century pinup painting by Earl Moran; a set of "The Day the Earth Stood Still" lobby cards; and an a 1922 Edward Hopper etching titled "The Cat Boat" that's valued at $250,000. Also: law-enforcement collectibles are discussed during a visit to the Old Idaho State Penitentiary.
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#2 - Boise - Hour 1
Season 18 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/6/2014
A first edition of the Book of Mormon; a 1955 Madoura plate designed by Picasso; an 1858 oil painting by Sanford Robinson Gifford.
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#3 - Vintage Des Moines
Season 18 - Episode 25 - Aired 7/28/2014
Fifteen years after first visiting Des Moines, Iowa, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW looks back on featured items to see if their value has changed. Highlights include a Rambling Mickey Mouse toy with its original box, ca. 1934; Charles Lindbergh memorabilia; and a Samuel McIntire medallion that has soared in value from $70,000-$90,000 to $200,000-$300,000.
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#4 - Anaheim - Hour 3
Season 18 - Episode 15 - Aired 5/5/2014
Conclusion. In Anaheim, Cal., items include an 18th-century Chinese cinnabar lacquer box; a collection of wanted posters, circa 1900, that features a Butch Cassidy wanted circular; and a shadow box that may have been made by Joseph Cornell. Also: costume jewelry is discussed.
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Season 18 - Episode 14 - Aired 4/28/2014
Part 2 of 3 in Anaheim, Cal. Items include two pairs of Buddy Ebsen's performance shoes; a jade jewelry collection; and an oil painting titled "Sacré-Couer et Moulin" by French artist Maurice Utrillo. Also: vintage guitars are discussed during a visit to the Rickenbacker International Corporation headquarters in Santa Ana, Cal.
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Season 18 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/24/2014
An early 19th century Louisiana work table; Civil War Confederate letters; Porfirio Salinas oil, circa 1935, in its original frame.
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Season 18 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/21/2014
'You Bet Your Life' prop duck; two sketches by singer Michael Jackson, circa 1973; Frederic Church oil painting, circa 1867.In Anaheim, California, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW host Mark L. Walberg and appraiser Philip Weiss travel to the Queen Mary to talk about ocean liner memorabilia.
Watch Now:Amazon#8 - Richmond, VA (2014) - Hour 2
Season 18 - Episode 17 - Aired 5/19/2014
Part 2 of 3 in Richmond features a 1765 Thomas Pitts silver epergne; a Leveille-Rousseau perfume bottle, circa 1890; and a Tiffany & Co. brooch, circa 1937. Also: Mark L. Walberg tries to stump appraiser Sebastian Clarke on Federal-era materials at the Wilton House Museum.
Watch Now:Amazon#9 - Richmond, VA (2014) - Hour 3
Season 18 - Episode 18 - Aired 5/26/2014
Conclusion. In Richmond, items include Langston Hughes-signed first editions; a 1935 "Bride of Frankenstein" pressbook that includes many of the graphics used for the film's top posters; and an 1890 Frank Henry Shapleigh oil painting. Also: tall case clocks are discussed during a visit to Colonial Williamsburg.
Watch Now:Amazon#10 - Baton Rouge - Hour 1
Season 18 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/17/2014
A French Art Deco diamond and platinum ring; a copy of ''The History of Magic'' signed by Jim Morrison; four Rembrandt and James McNeill Whistler etchings.
Watch Now:Amazon#11 - Kansas City (2014) - Hour 2
Season 18 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/7/2014
Part 2 of 3 in Kansas City, Mo. Items include a beauty book, circa 1928, by Madam C.J. Walker, who was the first American female millionaire; an 1861 E.G. Wright silver cornet; and a 1920 Julian Onderdonk oil painting that the artist gave to the owner's mother. Also: the Toy and Miniature Museum is visited.
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Season 18 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/14/2014
Conclusion. In Kansas City, Mo., items include a 1955 Elvis Presley concert poster; an 1812 Marklin "Puritan" toy boat; and a 1919 Leon Gaspard "Portrait of Young Girl" oil painting. Also: Dorothea Lange photography is discussed during a visit to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
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#13 - Detroit - Hour 2
Season 18 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/3/2014
Part 2 of 3 in Motor City features Marvin Gaye's 1964 passport, which was found inside an album bought for 50 cents at an estate sale; a Petrus van Schendel oil painting, ca. 1860; and a signed photo album of President Abraham Lincoln and his cabinet and Senate. Also: a visit to the Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum spotlights model cars made by Hudson Car Company.
#14 - Baton Rouge - Hour 2
Season 18 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/24/2014
Part 2 of 3 in Baton Rouge. Items include a Louisiana political poster; three paintings by New Orleans artists-Newcomb pottery founders William and Ellsworth Woodward; and a NASA photograph collection. Also: a visit to the to the LSU Museum of Art spotlights the work of Louisiana artist Clementine Hunter.
#15 - Kansas City (2014) - Hour 1
Season 18 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/31/2014
An 1891 Kansas City Fire Chief presentation badge; 1796 Chinese bronze censer; 1965 Roy Lichtenstein screen print.
#16 - Knoxville - Hour 2
Season 18 - Episode 27 - Aired 9/29/2014
Part 2 of 3 in Knoxville features a collection of letters from Amelia Earhart; drawings by artist Joseph Delaney (1904-91); and two watercolors by Jacob Maentel (1778-1863). Also: a visit to the Rhea County Courthouse spotlights a book related to the Scopes Monkey Trial.
#17 - Vintage Columbus
Season 18 - Episode 21 - Aired 6/30/2014
Return to Columbus, Ohio, to learn which items have soared in value and which have sunk since 1999.
#18 - Boise - Hour 3
Season 18 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/20/2014
Conclusion. In Boise, Idaho, items include an 1822 letter from Thomas Jefferson; a Babe Ruth Candy Club membership card; and a ruby-and-diamond necklace. Also: the work of artist James Castle is discussed during a visit to the Boise Art Museum.
#19 - Vintage Toronto
Season 18 - Episode 22 - Aired 7/7/2014
Look back at some of the items appraised in Toronto, Canada in 1999 and how their values have fared in the today’s market. Highlights include a Victorian carved oak bed; a Duiffopruggar-style violin; and a Demetre Chiparus "Starfish" bronze that first appraised for $100,000-$150,000 and is now valued at $150,000-$250,000.
#20 - Detroit - Hour 3
Season 18 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/10/2014
Conclusion. In Detroit, items include a signed letter from Charles Schulz that includes a drawing of Linus; letters from Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud discussing Russian ballet dancer Vaslav Nijinsky; and etchings by Edward Hopper and John Sloan. Also: architect-designer Eliel Saarinena is discussed during a visit to the Saarinen House at Cranbrook Academy of Art.
#21 - Knoxville - Hour 3
Season 18 - Episode 28 - Aired 10/6/2014
Conclusion. In Knoxville, items include a third edition of "Gone With the Wind" with a false inscription; signed Muhammad Ali training shoes; and a Cartier sapphire and diamond ring. Also: Prehistoric Native American stoneworks are discussed at the McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture.
#22 - Jacksonville - Hour 1
Season 18 - Episode 29 - Aired 10/13/2014
Part 1 of 3 in Jacksonville features a horn used in Laurel and Hardy's "Swiss Miss" film; a silver presentation cup, circa 1780, that was given to Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene by Lafayette; and a Thomas Hart Benton oil painting, circa. 1950. Also: a visit to the Norman Studios Silent Film Museum features a discussion on missing Richard E. Norman films.
#23 - Manor House Treasures
Season 18 - Episode 35 - Aired 12/29/2014
Items include a Lord Byron cellarette and portrait, ca. 1810; a Louis Vuitton steamer trunk, ca. 1915; and a Louis Comfort Tiffany necklace, ca. 1905, that is appraised for $75,000 to $100,000.
#24 - The Boomer Years
Season 18 - Episode 34 - Aired 12/22/2014
Items from the 1940s, '50s and '60s are featured, including a standee for the 1956 Elvis Presley film "Love Me Tender"; a 1958 letter from Martin Luther King Jr.; and Charles Schulz comic strip art, ca. 1960.
#25 - Junk in the Trunk - Part 4 Hour 2
Season 18 - Episode 33 - Aired 12/15/2014
Conclusion. Items include 1898 Mardi Gras invitations; Julia Child's copper pans, ca. 1960, that were used on her TV show; and a German violin with a Sartory bow.