Episode
Antiques Roadshow: Chatsworth 2
Overview
Fiona Bruce and the team pay a second visit to Chatsworth House in Derbyshire, where the experts are kept busy as more family treasures are brought from miles around. Cameras hone in on a painting thought to be by Constable, but is it genuine? And lost designs surface for exotic jewellery made by Cartier in the mid-20th century.
Details
- Series
- Antiques Roadshow
- Season
- Season 33
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 2010-12-26
- Runtime
- 58 min
Episode context
Chatsworth 2 is Episode 13 in Series 33 of Antiques Roadshow. It aired on 2010-12-26. The runtime is 58 min.
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Episode 12: Chatsworth
Fiona Bruce and the team of experts head to Derbyshire, where thousands await them at Chatsworth House for another busy day. Amongst the pieces intriguing the experts are a rare boxing tile commemorating one of the biggest bare knuckle fights, a portrait painted by Stanley Spencer and brought in by the model, while an Egyptian head found buried in a Derby garden surprises everyone.
Episode 14: Blair Castle
Fiona Bruce and the team head for Blair Castle, near Pitlochry in Scotland, where the treasures include a chair once used by Einstein, a necklace made from stags' teeth, and a rare and valuable watch with no hands.
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Episode 11: Hatfield
Fiona Bruce and the team visit Hatfield House in Hertfordshire. Amongst the objects exciting the experts are a collection of almost 500 ornamental pigs, doll's house furniture made out of shell cases from the Somme in World War One, and three small tiles salvaged by a builder, which turn out to be worth a fortune. Meanwhile, Fiona takes a spin in the car that stars in the programme's opening sequence - the classic Daimler Dart.
Episode 15: Hampton Court Castle 1
Episode 10: Tatton Park (2)
Fiona Bruce and the team of experts pay a return visit to Tatton Park in Cheshire. They uncover more objects and stories rich in history, including a silver inkstand reputed to be given to Admiral Nelson by his lover, Lady Emma Hamilton, in 1805; and an oak coffer that arrives via an unusual mode of transport. Plus John Benjamin finds an unlikely-looking gem lurking within a box of costume jewellery.
Episode 16: Dartmouth 1
Episode 9: Tatton Park (1)
Fiona Bruce and the team of experts welcome thousands of visitors to the gardens of Tatton Park in Cheshire. Henry Sandon has a memorable day when one of the rarest 18th century pieces of Royal Worcester turns up. Other finds include a box of the world's most valuable and beautiful diamonds, that aren't quite what they appear to be, and an old box of golf balls with a value that's definitely not below par.
Episode 17: Dartmouth 2
Episode 8: British Museum
Fiona Bruce and the team set up camp for another busy day as thousands of visitors bring their own treasures to the forecourt of the British Museum in London. It's a timely visit, as Fiona reflects on the A History of the World project. Meanwhile, the experts are kept busy with an intriguing array of objects including a pair of wooden pillars from HMS Victory that are thought to have witnessed the Battle of Trafalgar, and a dandy's outfit from the early 18th century. Plus the team meet an 8-year-old boy whose personal collection includes an MBE.
Episode 18: Saltaire 1
Episode 7: Hopetoun House
Fiona Bruce and the team of experts return for a second visit to Hopetoun House in Queensferry, Scotland, where the finds include Victorian dresses worn by royalty, a 16th century silver jewel box, and a photograph of the Forth Bridge that the Nazis used for propaganda during World War Two.
Episode 19: Saltaire 2