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Series 48: 19. Unseen Treasures 3

From the stunning Trentham Gardens outside Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, the roadshow reveals unseen treasures from this year’s series.\n\nAt Stephens House & Garden in north London, Marc Allum comes across a framed restaurant bill signed by John Lennon and George Harrison, and Lee Young is stunned by a Chinese cloisonné censer in pristine condition worth up to £8,000.\n\nAt Shuttleworth House in Bedfordshire, Paul Atterbury looks into the story of one pilot’s all but forgotten contribution to World War II, testing out new British jet fighters, and Robert Tilney is thrilled to handle a rare shamshir sword captured in India by a cavalry officer who also took part in the Battle of Waterloo.\n\nAt the Hill of Tarvit Mansion in Scotland, originally built for jute mill owner Frederick Sharp, and containing all manner of mod cons, Fiona discovers the most lavish of tableware gadgets in the form of a silver condiment trolley. Out in the landscaped garden, Grant Ford spots a painting of a local scene by one of his favourite Scottish colourists – George Leslie Hunter.\n\nAt Lister Park and Cartwright Hall in Bradford, which is the UK’s City of Culture for 2025, created by local textile entrepreneur Samuel Cunliffe Lister in 1870, Hilary Kay comes across a fascinating collection of items that Lister himself may well have recognised – bone lace bobbins. Richard Price examines a pocket watch dating from 1842, which turns out to be worth more for its gold content, and Joanna Hardy meets a young boy who is keen to find out more about a ring belonging to his great-great-grandmother. \n \nBack at Trentham Gardens, Will Farmer puts Fiona’s antiques knowledge to the test on three pieces of pottery with cubist designs. Fiona also meets up with ceramics expert and long-standing roadshow regular John Sandon to hear about his life in antiques and how his father Henry Sandon – who was on the roadshow almost from the start – first fuelled his passion for pottery.

Source: BBC 2