The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
Thousands flock to Dundee V&A for Antiques Roadshow.
Crowds from across the country queued to get family heirlooms looked at by experts from popular TV programme
Thousands of people flocked to V&A Dundee to discover if their family heirlooms were secret treasures when the Antiques Roadshow filmed outside the £80 million museum yesterday.
Queues of people from across Scotland headed to Dundee with their belongings.
Paintings, pottery and ornaments were among the items on show for the experts, who completed valuations outside the V&A and in Slessor Gardens.
Host Fiona Bruce was in the city to introduce the show and to welcome people to the valuation.
Among those queuing up was David Roy, of Coupar Angus, who had a painting signed “Nelson”.
He said: “It’s been excellent. We came looking for information on a family heirloom and we received it.
“It’s been really good fun. There were several thousand people here and we have enjoyed talking to the other people.
“We have met some very interesting people and part of the fun has been chatting to the other people in the queue and getting their stories.
“It has brought people in from all over Scotland and it has put Dundee on the map as well.”
Pat and Sean Moore also attended the filming in Dundee with a painting by Charles Philips, which they bought at auction 11 years ago.
Pat, of Broughty Ferry, said: “We have met a lot of interesting people here. It’s a bit of a change for a Sunday and it’s good for Dundee as it makes people aware of the city.
“We bought the picture for £750 and that is the price that the experts said it is worth if we sold it now.”
Fleur and Campbell Baxter, of Dundee, had a painting by the artist George Baxter with them and were hoping to learn more about it.
Fleur said: “We have brought a painting that dates from about 1910 and it’s a bit of family history.
“We just thought that we would see what the experts said about it.”
Among the items on show at the event was a clock dating from 1882 brought by Lord Andy McIntosh, a large Teddy bear and a toy pedal car.