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The Roadshow is at Alexandra Gardens in Cardiff, where highlights include valuable car boot jewellery finds, a silver goblet from Australia and illustrations by Beatrix Potter.
Antiques Roadshow is at Alexandra Gardens in Cardiff, where highlights include some surprisingly valuable jewellery found at car boot sales, a jacket made by the Ojibwe people in Canada and original illustrations of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter.
Wayne Colquhoun is enchanted by a crib carved in the shape of a boat, whilst art expert Rupert Maas admires a painting by Alfred Janes, who belonged to the same bohemian circle as Welsh poet Dylan Thomas.
Duncan Campbell is thrilled to see a silver goblet designed by renowned Australian silversmith Stuart Devlin, and he hears the touching story about its family significance from the owner, who has travelled over from Sydney with it.
Fiona is given a private view in the National Museum of Wales of works by Welsh artist Gwen John, a lesser-known contemporary of the impressionists, and glass expert Andy McConnell challenges her to spot the odd one out amongst a trio of Venetian glasses.
Geoffrey Munn is enchanted by a cameo brooch depicting two men and a pig, whilst Marc Allum gives some cleaning advice to the owner of an intriguing brass band instrument called a sousaphone that was found in a scrapyard.
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Beatrix Potter
Duration: 04:00
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Car-Boot Bling
Duration: 03:49
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Ojibwe Jacket
Duration: 03:15
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Fiona Bruce |
Series Editor | Robert Murphy |
Series Producer | Rae Gilder Cooke |
Broadcasts
- Sun 8 Oct 2023 20:00
- Thu 14 Mar 2024 01:30
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