For Release: Dec. 18, 2006
Antiques Roadshow 's 11th season begins with a voyage to Honolulu to discover more of America's hidden treasures. The program airs Mondays, beginning Jan. 1 at 8/7 p.m. CT on KET2 and Thursdays, beginning Jan. 4 at 8/7 p.m. CT and Saturdays, beginning Jan. 6 at 5/4 p.m. CT on KET1.
In the season premiere, host Mark L. Walberg and appraiser Nancy Druckman of Sotheby's explore the longstanding tradition of Hawaiian quilting by visiting the stunning collection at the Queen Emma Summer Palace and sitting in on a quilting class at the 'Iolani Palace.
Antiques Roadshow 's new season also visits Philadelphia, Tucson, Ariz., Mobile, Ala., Salt Lake City and Milwaukee, demonstrating that America's possessions are often well traveled. As executive producer Marsha Bemko puts it, "Our possessions 'have feet.' We're just as likely to find 18th-century New England furniture in Mobile, Ala., as we are in Boston."
Highlights from the upcoming season include a painting of Hilo harbor by Hawaiian artist Joseph Nawahi, bought for $400 and estimated to be worth $100,000 to $150,000 at auction and from Tucson, Ariz.--a turn-of-the-century Cartier necklace and brooch passed down in the owner's family, valued at a dazzling $75,000 to $100,000.
Antiques Roadshow is a production of WGBH/Boston. More information about KET programming and education services, as well as how to support KET, can be found at www.ket.org.