Episode
Antiques Roadshow: Charleston, South Carolina: Hour 3
Overview
A three-episode sojourn in Charleston, S.C., concludes. Items up for appraisal include a 19th-century chair designed for a pair of Thai conjoined twins, as well as a bronze sculpture from France and surveyor's instruments. Also: host Dan Elias visits Fort Sumter.
Details
- Series
- Antiques Roadshow
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 6
- Air date
- 2001-02-12
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Charleston, South Carolina: Hour 3 is Episode 6 in Season 5 of Antiques Roadshow. It aired on 2001-02-12. The runtime is 60 min.
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Episode 5: Charleston, South Carolina: Hour 2
Items appraised in the second of three shows from Charleston, S.C., include a Hawaiian ukulele, a 19th-century basket and a collection of folk-art puppets. Also: series host Dan Elias visits Charleston's Gibbes Museum of Art.
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