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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: Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Hour 2
Appraisal: Dolphins Griese, Marino & Csonka Signed Football
Appraisal: Marguerite Wildenhain Pond Farm Vessel, ca. 1955
Appraisal: 1940 Sheldon Parsons Oil Landscape
Appraisal: PEZ Dispenser Collection with Store Display, ca. 1975
Appraisal: Dome Diamond Cluster Ring, ca. 1980
Appraisal: 1932 Jessie Teed Hooked Zodiac Rug
Appraisal: 1823 Schoolgirl United States Map
Appraisal: McCobb Desk & Eames Chair, ca. 1955
Appraisal: 1920 James Joyce-signed Book