Lark Mason describes his initial reasoning on why he believed the Korean screen was Chinese.

Extraordinary Finds premieres Monday, November 4 at 8/7c on PBS.

During ROADSHOW’s 2014 event in Chicago, appraiser Ken Gloss came across a Civil-War-era letter penned by Walt Whitman on behalf of a sounded soldier — a rare piece of literary history that was owned by a guest named Abbie. After Gloss’s appraisal aired, Ken Price, the co-director of the Walt Whitman archive, struck up a pen-pal friendship with Abbie to learn more about her letter.

Watch as Noel Barrett recounts the first time he was called to be on Antiques Roadshow and find out more about his exciting experience since!

Meet Ken Price, the co-director of the Walt Whitman archive, and hear more about his efforts to uncover Whitman's participation in the Civil War as a scribe for wounded soldiers.

During ROADSHOW’s 2014 event in New York City, Sports Memorabilia appraiser Leila Dunbar met Gail, the owner of the earliest known baseball-fan collection in history. Re-watch the iconic one-million-dollar appraisal and see new footage of Dunbar expanding on why Gail’s archive was the greatest she has ever seen on ROADSHOW.

In 2017 at ROADSHOW’s St. Louis event, appraiser Robert Waterhouse was approached by a guest who brought in a bodhisattva. In a recent interview with ROADSHOW, Waterhouse describes the intricate details of the bodhisattva, clarified details only discovered later, reveals its even more impressive present-day value, and explains why it was so difficult to date the sculpture in the moment.

During ROADSHOW’s 2007 Louisville, Kentucky event appraiser Nicho Lowry inspected one guest’s “incredible” collection of posters and maquettes, by a relatively unknown artist named Bern Hill. He put an auction estimate of $37,000 to $42,000 on the whole set. Later, Lowry helped the owner, Greg, sell the posters. ROADSHOW caught up with Nicho recently and learned what happened after the appraisal.

A woman named Joan brought in an exquisite Louis Comfort Tiffany necklace that had been in her family since her great-grandmother received it as a gift in the early 1900s. Jill Burgum gave the necklace a value of $30,000 to $40,000 and recommended that Joan contact the Tiffany archives to confirm the necklace’s provenance. Learn from Jill what happened after Joan followed up with Tiffany.

During ROADSHOW’s 2013 Detroit event, a guest named David brought in the working script for the beloved Hollywood classic, The Wizard of Oz. The script had belonged to the actor who played the Cowardly Lion, Bert Lahr, who was David’s step-grandfather. After expert Simeon Lipman gave the script an insurance value of $150,000, David decided to contact appraiser Catherine Williams to sell it.

Paul Hartquist explains what's so special about premium watchmaker Patek Philippe.

Leigh Keno explains the importance of "grunge" on furniture and how it sheds light on the piece's history.

Colleene Fesko explains why Frederic Remington is one of the most forged of all American artists.

John Sollo provides a brief history of Charles Rohlfs' life, work, and inimitable style.

Eric Silver talks more about the artistic and technical process behind bronze sculpture.

Extraordinary Finds Producer Luke Crafton interviews ROADSHOW's Executive Producer, Marsha Bemko, on the show's milestone episode.

Ever wonder how an appraiser arrives at the value of an object? Leila Dunbar describes an appraiser’s process for determining the worth of art, antiques, and memorabilia.

Abbie shares her family's history with the letter written by Walt Whitman.

Arlie Sulka speaks to the short production and popularity of Tiffany lamps.

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