Season 20 2016

TV-G

Part 1 of 3. The Season 20 premiere visits Spokane, where items include a 1919 Belmont Stakes trophy; 1963 "The Avengers" comics; and two Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso oil paintings.

Part 2 of 3 in Spokane features a 1961-63 JFK archive; grotesque face jug; and "Gone with the Wind" sketches.

Conclusion. In Spokane, items include a 1938 "Snow White" banner; Chinese huanghuali cosmetic case; and 1860 John J. Audubon chromolithograph.

Part 1 of 3 in Little Rock. Items include an Olin Travis painting; 1936 Lou Gehrig autograph; and English giltwood cabinet-on-stand, ca. 1730.

Part 2 of 3 in Little Rock features a 1983 Truman Capote Playboy manuscript; a jazz musician photograph archive, ca. 1945; and a Mississippian effigy figure, ca. A.D. 1000-1500

Conclusion. In Little Rock, items include a 1985 Charles Schulz sketch of Snoopy; Chinese altar garniture, ca. 1850; and a 1919 William Faulkner handmade poetry book.

Part 1 of 3 in Charleston, S.C., features a Babe Ruth archive; a Japanese Komai iron and gold vase from about 1890; and a Virginia Federal walnut cellarette.

Part 2 of 3 in Charleston, S.C., features a Francis Sommer astronomical regulator clock; an 1899 Oscar Wilde manuscript poem; and a 1960 René Portocarrero "Catedral" oil painting.

Conclusion. In Charleston, S.C., items include an 1890 Frederic Remington watercolor; a 1970 Jimi Hendrix collection; and an 1879 James A.M. Whistler "The Palaces" etching.

Part 1 of 3 in Tucson features a 1943 yearbook signed by Allen Ginsberg; an 1884 Anna Pottery temperance snake jug; and an Alfons Walde oil painting dating to around 1935.

Part 2 of 3 in Tucson features a Jackie Robinson archive from about 1938; a 1960 GMT Master model Rolex with the original box and papers; and diamond and onyx jewelry, circa 1920.

Conclusion. In Tucson, items include a 1994 Pete Seeger original song; an 1889 George Hitchcock oil diptych; and an 1861 Abraham Lincoln presidential pardon

Part 1 of 3 in Omaha features a 1939 Grant Wood "Fertility" lithograph; a Daytona model Rolex from about 1970 with its box and papers; and Prohibition liquor bottles, circa 1925.

Part 2 of 3 in Omaha features 1955 Whitey Ford and 1951 Yogi Berra jerseys; an 1863 gilt bronze-mounted gaslight; and an 1887 Seth Whipple oil painting.

Conclusion. In Omaha, items include a Humphreys' homeopathic medicine cabinet; 1939 Gregoire Boonzaier "View of Cape Town" oil painting; and a mid-19th-century Mormon book archive.

Part 1 of 3 in Cleveland. Items include 1920 World Series stubs; a Charles Rohlfs music stand from around 1905; and an Ohio folk art double portrait, ca. 1838.

Part 2 of 3 in Cleveland. Items include an Ohio salt-glazed figural stoneware match stand; 1863 Civil War grave marker group; and 1964 Manoucher Yektai oil painting.

Conclusion. In Cleveland, items include a "Big Bronco" coin-operated horse from about 1952; Bill Watterson archive, ca. 1975; and Tiffany & Co. pendant watch necklace.

Items from a 2001 trip to Tucson are reappraised, including a Navajo Ute First Phase blanket.

Items examined during a 2001 visit to the Big Apple are reappraised, including an Émile Gallé faience cat, ca. 1890; a 1968 Robert F. Kennedy letter; and a Philadelphia candle stand, ca. 1765.

A 2001 stop in Indianapolis is revisited. Included: an autographed electric guitar; a Little Orphan Annie dress, ca. 1930; and a 1913 N.C. Wyeth painting.

An update on a 2001 visit to New Orleans features a New Orleans art pottery jardinière; an 1858 map of lower Mississippi; and a 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers World Series ball.

A 2001 San Diego stop is revisited. Included: a Dr. Seuss "Kangaroo Bird"; a Tiffany & Co. yellow diamond pendant; and a 1781 George Washington lifetime print.

A 2001 stop in Miami is revisited. Items include a John Lehman stoneware jug from about 1870; 34-star Civil War flag; and René Portocarrero painting, ca. 1958.

A 2001 stop in Boston is revisited. Items include a violin attributed to Johannes B. Ceruti; an 1836 Joseph H. Davis painting; and a frontiersman's pipe tomahawk.

Travel to all six season 20 tour cities for never-before-aired appraisals. Highlights include a Ty Cobb game-used baseball bat, 18th & 19th century Nephrite belt buckles & Zodiac figure, and a 1942 Lynn Bogue Hunt painting. What’s the top find?

Watch as history meets fantasy with treasures fit for a period costume drama including a 1907 Robert Henri oil painting, a late 16th century diamond marriage jewel and an English Giltwood cabinet-on-stand. Which is now valued at $500,000-$700,000?

A look at items with Asian and Pacific Islands origins. Included: a Hawaiian kou bowl; Ghandi presentation spinning wheel; and 1888 Joesph Nawahi painting.