Overview

• Sunday’s episode, filmed at Hill of Tarvit Mansion in Fife, featured the early Vettriano work brought in by the son of the original buyers.
• The guest said his parents purchased the painting at the Pittenweem Arts Festival in the early 1990s for about £300.
• Antiques Roadshow expert Charlotte Riordan identified the piece as Vettriano, described it as a transition toward his mature style, and estimated it would likely fetch around £10,000 at auction.
• Although framed under glass like a watercolor, the work is an oil on canvas or canvas board, and the owner believes the title is “Deckchairs.”
• Vettriano died in Nice on March 1 with no suspicious circumstances, and it remains too soon to judge any effect on values, though his public popularity contrasts with critical doubts and past highs include The Singing Butler’s £744,800 sale in 2004.