North Carolina Episodes Reveal $1.07 Million Appraisal Record
and Kick-Off an All-New Season of the Popular Series!
UNC-TV PRESENTS…ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
FROM RALEIGH, JANUARY 4, 11, AND 18, 2010

At its Raleigh, NC, event on Saturday, June 27, 2009, PBS’s popular ANTIQUES ROADSHOW taped the highest-value appraisal in its 13-year history. Four pieces of Chinese carved jade and celadon from the Chien Lung Dynasty (1736-1795), including a large bowl crafted for the Emperor, were given a conservative auction estimate of as much as $1.07 million.

This appraisal, and others taped at the Raleigh Convention Center on the 27th, will kick-off the first of three episodes of ANTIQUES ROADSHOW’s all-new 14th season, airing on UNC-TV during three consecutive Mondays evenings, January 4, 11, and 18, at 8 PM.

These episodes will feature the owner of the ROADSHOW Raleigh record-breaking jade pieces inherited the collection from her father, who bought the objects in the 1930s and 1940s, while stationed in China as a military liaison. Asian arts appraiser James Callahan of Skinner, Inc., noted the fine quality of the pieces, evidence that they were not made simply for the tourist trade, and he was rewarded by finding a mark on the bottom of the jade bowl that translates as “by Imperial order.”

 “For thirteen years, we’ve been hoping to feature a million-dollar appraisal on ANTIQUES ROADSHOW; it’s been our ‘Great White Whale,’" said executive producer Marsha Bemko. "We’re thrilled that despite this year’s slow economy, ROADSHOW finally captured this elusive trophy."

Raleigh was the second stop in ANTIQUES ROADSHOW’s latest nationwide tour, which also included the hunt for undiscovered treasures in Atlantic City, NJ; Madison, WI; Denver, CO; Phoenix, AZ; and San Jose, CA.

An exclusive gallery of ANTIQUES ROADSHOW Raleigh photos, including the record-breaking jade pieces, is available for viewing online at UNC-TV’s Facebook community, www.facebook.com/unctv. 

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is produced for PBS by WGBH Boston.

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