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Phoenix, Hour 2

Season 14 Episode 14

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW host Mark L. Walberg visits Phoenix's Desert Botanical Garden with appraiser Don Creswell for a discussion of antique botanical artwork. Highlights include: a 1982 bronze sculpture by Henry Moore; an heirloom amethyst jewelry collection; and a painting by noted modern artist Chuck Close, received by the guest's father as repayment of an $8 loan, valued at $100,000 to $150,000.

Aired: 04/25/10
Funding for ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is provided by Ancestry and American Cruise Lines. Additional funding is provided by public television viewers.
Extras
Preview: 250 Years of Americana
Preview: Junk in the Trunk 15
Appraisal: 1960 Gibson Les Paul Junior Guitar with Case & Strap
Appraisal: 1869 Winchester Model 66 "Yellowboy" Rifle & Carbine
Appraisal: 1911 Gorham Silver Powerboat Race Trophy
Appraisal: 1979 Ed Ruscha "Stagefright" Ink on Paper
Appraisal: 1937 Inscribed "Of Mice and Men" First Edition
Appraisal: 20th C. Ernest Trova "Falling Man" Sculpture
Appraisal: 1900 Oscar Berninghaus Watercolor
Appraisal: Charles Loloma Necklace & Ironwood Bird