Antiques Roadshow hailed as a huge hit for Newtown
The visit by BBC's Antiques Roadshow to Gregynog Hall, near Newtown, has been declared a big success for both the historic conference and events venue and the programme.
About 1,500 people packed into the event, many taking along items for valuation.
The BBC said that there were so many treasures found it was hoped to make two programmes from the visit.
Today, Karen Armstrong, Gregynog Hall's director, said the event would put the venue on the map.
"It's wonderful exposure for Gregynog Hall to be seen by millions of viewers not only in the UK but around the world," she said.
A huge operation was put in place to bring the television cameras to Mid Wales, including the suspension of major roadworks.
Miss Armstrong said everything about the event had gone according to plan and she thanked staff and a team of volunteer stewards for their support. She also thanked the public for supporting the event, which saw morning rain give way to afternoon sunshine.
"It was a fantastic event and I can't wait to see the two programmes," she added.
Olwen Gillespie, public liaison officer for the Antiques Roadshow, said she could not divulge details all the treasures discovered by the team of experts but did say that they had seen a sapphire ring worth £20,000, a French onyx clock worth £15,000 and a collection of Welsh porcelain valued at about £4,000.
"We were all delighted to visit Gregynog Hall," she added.
"Everybody thought the place was wonderful and the staff there were so helpful."
During the day, presenter Fiona Bruce expressed her admiration for sisters Gwendoline and Margaret Davies, who lived at Gregynog Hall and established it as a centre for music and the arts.
The sisters collected work by Rodin, Renoir, Monet, Cezanne and others and gifted their collection to the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff.
"They were extraordinary women," said the Antiques Roadshow presenter. "They mixed with aristocrats, artists, musicians and writers and were among the wealthiest women in Britain.
Fiona Bruce and art expert Philip Mould previously visited Gregynog Hall for the BBC One series Fake or Fortune, which had turned the spotlight on a painting owned by the sisters.
The show's experts proved that three oil paintings in the sisters' collection by landscape artist J.M.W. Turner, which had been discounted as fakes in 1956, were in fact genuine works and were worth millions of pounds.
