When PBS's Most-Watched Series Deals the Cards in 2009, One Guest Walks Off With All the Chips
-- Palm Springs The black dress created for and worn by Marilyn Monroe in the 1959 movie "Some Like It Hot," valued at $150,000 to $200,000 -- Dallas An 1847 oil painting by nineteenth-century artist James Henry Beard titled "The Illustrious Guest" -- featuring the American statesman Henry Clay at a tavern -- valued at $300,000 - $500,000 -- Wichita A 1949 payroll check to major league baseball rookie Mickey Mantle, valued at $150,000 - $200,000 -- Chattanooga A nineteenth-century diamond, pearl, and platinum necklace, valued at $250,000 -- Grand Rapids An 1881 painting by artist Jasper Cropsey, bought thirty years ago for $7,000 valued today at $300,000 -- Hartford A 1760 Chippendale side table, bought at an estate sale, valued at $250,000 - $350,000ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is produced for PBS by WGBH Boston. Executive producer is Marsha Bemko. ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is sponsored by Liberty Mutual and Subaru. Additional funding is provided by public television viewers. ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is closed-captioned for viewers who are deaf or hard-of-hearing by The Caption Center at WGBH Boston. ANTIQUES ROADSHOW press materials, including downloadable photos, are available at pressroom.wgbh.org and pressroom.pbs.org
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