Bowood House 2
Fiona Bruce returns to Bowood House in Wiltshire, where treasures include an 18th century box engraved with a secret code and an enamel cigarette case.
The Antiques Roadshow makes a return visit to Bowood House in Wiltshire where treasures include an 18th century box engraved with a secret code, an enamel cigarette case by a Russian master craftsman and a collection of items from the golden age of tailoring.
Jon Baddeley is intrigued by a mysterious 18th century box engraved with a secret code that may once have contained cosmetic 'beauty spots' while books specialist Clive Farahar enjoys a cartoon inspired by a news report about a lion that escaped from a circus and took refuge in a Wiltshire school.
The team admire a collection of vintage transistor radios, a scent bottle housed in a wagon drawn by a pair of goats and a blue enamel cigarette case presented to an Englishman who aided the White Russian cause during the Russian Revolution.
Mark Hill meets two young men with a passion for tailoring and the work of Montague Burton, while glass specialist Andy McConnell is inspired by the story of an ordinary Stourbridge glass engraver, as told by a proud son.
In a moving encounter, Fiona Bruce meets a man who only discovered he had a different biological father when he found letters to his late mother from an American soldier, prompting him to undertake a remarkable search for answers in North Carolina.
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Cigarette Case by Faberg茅
Duration: 04:03
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Montague Burton memorabilia
Duration: 00:01
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The story about a Royal Brierley glassworker
Duration: 05:00
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Fiona Bruce |
Producer | Michele Burgess |
Series Editor | Robert Murphy |
Executive Producer | Simon Shaw |
Broadcast
- Sun 10 Jan 2016 20:00
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