On Monday, May 14th at 8 pm, Antiques Roadshow premiered the first of three new-look episodes that were filmed in Newport last September.

During “Newport, Hour 1”, you’ll experience ANTIQUES ROADSHOW history when, for the first time, they take the cameras indoors and outdoors! Recorded at Rosecliff, watch as a diamond waterfall pin sways in the breeze, a Rohmer doll is valued on the patio, and Tiffany vases stun an appraiser in the lavish ballroom.

Watch the full 52-minute episode here.

The following is a sneak preview from the episode with Robin Starr’s appraisal of “New Republic Portfolio” prints, ca. 1924.

 

Tune in to Newport, Hour 2 on Monday, May 21st and learn about antique and vintage treasures as they are appraised in a Gilded Age mansion. ROADSHOW travels to Rosecliff for finds including a Fabergé jade snuff bottle made around 1890, a Basquiat oil stick drawing, and a General Wharton Civil War archive. Which is valued at $400,000?.

Finally, on May 28th celebrate as ANTIQUES ROADSHOW wraps up its groundbreaking visit to Rosecliff mansion with even more treasures in “Newport, Hour 3” including a Tiffany & Co. sapphire and diamond ring, a Boston bureau table made around 1770, and M.C. Escher lithographs. Find out which is appraised for $100,000!

Ryan Belmore is the owner and publisher of What's Up Newp. He took over the publication in 2012 and has grown it into a three-time Rhode Island Monthly Best Local News Blog (2018, 2019, 2020). He was named LION Publishers Member of the Year in 2020 and received the Dominique Award from the Arts & Cultural Society of Newport County the same year. He has been awarded grants for investigative and community journalism, and continues to coach and mentor new local news publications nationwide. Ryan...