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Valentines Mansion and Gardens 1

The roadshow visits Valentines Mansion in Ilford, east London. Treasures include an aquamarine art deco brooch, a Tongan war club and a rare and valuable Faberge clock.

The roadshow visits the beautiful Valentines Mansion in Ilford, east London, where Fiona Bruce and the team uncover a fascinating mix of treasures.

Ronnie Archer-Morgan is awestruck by a Tongan war club carved with shark's teeth, while an impressive aquamarine art deco brooch catches the eye of jewellery specialist Joanna Hardy.

Frances Christie is surprised to discover a Japanese-inspired print which, on closer inspection, proves to be a rare woodcut print by the celebrated British-born Canadian artist Walter J Phillips. Meanwhile, pop culture specialist Claire Tole-Moir celebrates the life and career of east London-born actor Terence Stamp, who died in 2025, through a collection of memorabilia from his films, brought along by his niece.

Asian art specialist Runjeet Singh explores two collections of traditional Indian wedding jewellery that have been passed down through generations of two families, while watch and clock expert Alastair Chandler inspects a rare 1976 military-issue Rolex Submariner, known as a MilSub.

Will Farmer meets an enthusiastic ceramics collector whose eye for quality has paid off handsomely. Among the highlights is a piece by Italian art deco designer Galileo Chini, purchased for just £5 and now worth more than £1,000. Elsewhere, Faberge specialist Geoffrey Munn is delighted to discover a rare and valuable Faberge clock.

Away from the valuation tables, Fiona Bruce meets Olympic athlete Fatima Whitbread, who tells the moving story of her youth and shares some of her personal possessions, including a special doll gifted to her while she was in care.

Movie memorabilia expert Stephen Lane also challenges Fiona to work out which of the three rare space suits worn by Matt Damon, Sam Rockwell and Leonard Nimoy in blockbuster films is the most valuable.

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59 minutes

Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterFiona Bruce
Production ManagerAsh Morris
Series EditorRobert Murphy
Series ProducerRae Gilder Cooke

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