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The Slap

Season 1 Episode 1 | 52m 23s

Marie Antoinette is just a teenager when she’s forced to leave Austria to marry the Dauphin. But she’s as unprepared as her awkward teenage husband. How will this free spirit react to Versailles with its ridiculous rules of etiquette?

Aired: 03/18/23 | Expires: 04/02/23
Funding for Marie Antoinette is provided by Viking.
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Appraisal: Arts & Crafts Roycroft Inn Desk, ca. 1910
Appraisal: Austrian Enamel & Ebonized Cabinet, ca. 1880
Appraisal: Late 19th C. Apache Pitch Water Bottle
Appraisal: German Potpourri Vase, ca. 1890
Appraisal: Duffner & Kimberly Lamp, ca. 1910
Appraisal: Samson Bocage Candlesticks, ca. 1890
Appraisal: Gorham Sterling Silver Trophy Cup, ca. 1900
Appraisal: Early 20th C. Sheldon Parsons & A.R. Shulz Oils
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