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Follow the Action at Antiques Roadshow Charleston

Everyone here at West Virginia Public Broadcasting is excited for Saturday’s Antiques Roadshow taping at the Charleston Civic Center. We wanted to share a bit of the behind the scenes action as it happens right here.

Whether you were lucky enough to get a ticket (be sure to share your experience using #wvantiques!) or following along at home or on the go, have a look at all of the interesting antiques and quirky heirlooms from our various social media feeds:

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To find more about Antiques Roadshow’s visit to Charleston on Facebook, search #wvantiques or visit West Virginia Public Broadcasting’s page.
 

If you’re on Instagram, follow West Virginia Public Broadcasting’s news team (@wvpublicnews) or search #wvantiques.

Antiques Roadshow Would Like to See More W. Va. Furniture

The producers of Antiques Roadshow would like to see more furniture from West Virginia.  The popular appraisal show will be in Charleston in August and time is running out to submit your family’s furniture heirlooms.

So far, West Virginians have submitted photos of 76 pieces of furniture, but Antiques Roadshow executive producer Marsha Bemko would like to see a lot more.  

“We’re going to pick 8 to 10 pieces of furniture from this pool of applicants who are sending us the pictures they want us to move. And we move these pieces of furniture at our expense. This is a great opportunity for us to do all of the work and tell you more about your furniture.”

 A professional moving company will transport your furniture to Charleston to be appraised.  There is a 50 mile radius limit, but Bemko says don’t let that stop you from sending in your photos.  

 “Send what you’ve got.  Let us have the chance to ponder it.”

The deadline to submit photos is April 7. If your furniture is selected for appraisal, you’ll get two tickets to the Antiques Roadshow on August 16 and get to bring four other items to be appraised.

Antiques Roadshow Wants to Get Into Your Drawers!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Charleston, W.Va. – March 18, 2014  –  Antiques Roadshow is looking for furniture to appraise at its August 16 event in Charleston. If there’s a family heirloom with a great story, or a unique piece of furniture you’ve never seen on the show before, send a photo and a description to the show’s producers by April 7.

In each city, Antiques Roadshow producers select a few pieces of furniture to appraise and display on the set. If yours is selected, Roadshow will transport it to the event and back at no cost to you!

Here are the guidelines for submitting furniture from the Antiques Roadshow website:

  • People who submit furniture for consideration must live within 50 miles of Charleston.
  • The deadline for submitting furniture online is 11:59 p.m. PT, Monday, April 7, 2014. Mail submissions must be received Monday, April 7, 2014.
  • Submissions will be acknowledged in one of two ways: (1) If you submit your furniture photos online, you will see a confirmation page after completing the submission process and you will also receive an e-mail confirmation of receipt. (2) If you submit your furniture photos by mail, Roadshow will send you an acknowledgement postcard.
  • If your furniture is selected, Antiques Roadshow will call or email you no later than 30 days before the event to arrange for a specialized furniture mover to transport your furniture to and from the event. In order to move and appraise your furniture, the owner must attend the event. If your furniture is selected, you will automatically receive a pair of tickets to the event.
  • If you don’t hear from Antiques Roadshow by telephone or email to arrange pick-up of your piece then your furniture has not been selected. It may still be possible for you to bring it to the event yourself, but you must have an event ticket and you must provide your own transportation for your item. Your item should fit through a standard door, and you must be able to carry or maneuver your item yourself at the event.
  • Antiques Roadshow will not consider pianos, grandfather or other tall case clocks, or non-furniture items as part of the Furniture Roundup.

More details are available at the Antiques Roadshow Furniture Roundup website.

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Antiques Roadshow Wants to Get Into Your Drawers!

Antiques Roadshow is seeking large pieces of furniture located within a 50-mile radius of Charleston, W.Va., to be included in the August 16 event at the Charleston Civic Center.

If your furniture is selected you’ll get two tickets to the show, and the Antiques Roadshow team will make arrangements to transport the furniture to the event and back at no cost to you!  The owner of the furniture must attend the event.  

Click here for complete furniture submission rules.

Remember, you also have until April 7 to apply for event tickets. You can apply for tickets to the Charleston event and view complete application rules by visiting pbs.org/antiques. Only one application per household.  No purchase is necessary.
 
Ticket recipients are selected by random drawing. Tickets will not be available at the door. Each ticket holder may bring two objects for appraisal. The deadline for online ticket applications is 11:59 p.m. PT, Monday, April 7, 2014.
 

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