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00:01On Salvage Hunters,
00:03a rare piece of motoring memorabilia gets Drew revved up.
00:07DIA bags.
00:09Sorry.
00:10That's very nice.
00:13You don't like it.
00:14You don't like it.
00:15Yeah, it's lovely.
00:16Doing deals beats family ties.
00:19That might belong to my brother, that.
00:21I'm sure he had intentions to put it in his children's bedroom,
00:24but that hasn't happened, so it's fair game now.
00:27Brother, you love kicking in.
00:29Yeah.
00:30And when it comes to buying antiques,
00:32there's no room for sentimentality.
00:34That is lovely.
00:36I'm a bit pig sick, but it's very you, that.
00:39Win some loser, mate.
00:45Drew Pritchard is one of Britain's leading antique
00:47and decorative salvage dealers.
00:49Oh, my word, I love this stuff.
00:51Joined on the road by queen of the haggle and quick flip, Vicky Knott.
00:55How much are they?
00:56£100 in the pit.
00:57I was going to bed you £70.
00:58Well, thanks for your film, but you're not fine.
01:01And lover of all things weathered and wonderful, Alistair Dreibera.
01:04What about the triumph?
01:05Have you seen that, Drew?
01:06Ooh.
01:07Ooh.
01:08Come on, let's go and have a fight over it.
01:10Drew is sharing the knowledge.
01:12That's got a fair bit of Asia.
01:13It's horse hair in there.
01:14And that's a nice bit of old timber.
01:16And expertise.
01:17What a thing.
01:18You know why they're so deep?
01:19Why they're so long?
01:20Top hats.
01:21Top hats.
01:22Oh.
01:23He's gained over the past three decades.
01:25Would 400 quid buy both hats?
01:27No.
01:28Ooh.
01:29I've got to try.
01:30Where are we off to today?
01:31Ashburton.
01:32To see Lydia.
01:33In a nutshell.
01:34Antiques.
01:35In a nutshell.
01:36In a nutshell.
01:37In a nutshell.
01:38Ashburton.
01:39Very long tradition of antique shops.
01:41Lots of them.
01:42There's several there now.
01:43So we'll go and see Lydia, but if we get any time, we'll go and have a look at the others.
01:56Yeah, we've got them.
01:57But it's a good call, and you will find other dealers down in the area as well buying.
02:01For Drew, being a successful dealer means keeping his ear to the ground.
02:06And being ready to act on a tip-off that could help him source desirable antiques.
02:12Today, he and Alistair are heading 300 miles south, to Devon, where they've heard about a young dealer
02:19who's finding rich pickings in this picturesque and rural county.
02:23This is beautiful here, isn't it?
02:25It is nice.
02:26Even we haven't got roads this bad, though, have we?
02:28No.
02:29A lot of North Wales was like this when I was a kid.
02:31Very overgrown is probably a way to describe it.
02:33Yeah.
02:34Great when you were a kid, though, because you could have dens everywhere.
02:36Yeah.
02:37Absolutely ancient, isn't it?
02:38It's wonderful.
02:39On the southern edge of Dartmoor, the market town of Ashburton, was once a major trading
02:48center for the tin mining industry.
02:51Over recent decades, it's been known for its many antique shops, making it a perfect spot
02:56for digging up desirable furniture, rare curios and decorative items.
03:01In the heart of town, In A Nutshell Antiques is owned by a young dealer with a reputation
03:06for unearthing local treasure.
03:09I've had the shop here now for about eight years.
03:14It's a lovely little town and there's lots of antique shops here, so it's a great destination
03:19for antiques.
03:20We're very lucky in Devon.
03:22There's some beautiful properties up on Dartmoor and near the coast, and we're lucky
03:26to buy directly from these people privately.
03:29A lot of good stock comes in that way.
03:31In addition to the shop, I run a workshop as well with my business partner, Barry.
03:36Everything is restored up there and we've got a big storeroom attached to it.
03:39There's even more stock up there as well, probably more than there is in the shop.
03:43All sorts hidden up away in the storeroom.
03:46Here we are.
03:47In A Nutshell Antiques.
03:50Hello.
03:51Hello.
03:52Drew.
03:53Hiya, Lydia.
03:54Nice to meet you.
03:55Hi Lydia.
03:56I'm Alyssa.
03:57Hiya.
03:58How are you doing?
03:59Good, thank you.
04:00Lovely shop.
04:01Thank you very much.
04:02Nice.
04:03Very nice.
04:04Lots of nice things.
04:05Lots to see.
04:06Oh, that's nice.
04:07It's quite nice, isn't it?
04:09Not a lovely thing.
04:10Yeah.
04:11Where'd you get this from?
04:12I think that came in privately, local.
04:13We got a lot of really lovely local sort of private calls around here.
04:17That's good, isn't it?
04:18Yeah.
04:19The best bit.
04:20All fresh.
04:21Yeah, it's got a slightly sort of grand tour look always with the columns, that sort
04:24of look.
04:25Yeah.
04:26Particularly like this.
04:27Yeah.
04:28Is it heavy?
04:29It's heavy enough to feel the quality.
04:30Yeah.
04:31Yeah.
04:32Just a good desk toy, isn't it?
04:35It's a really nice little twin column thermometer.
04:38Looks very late 18th century into early 19th century English, but what it has for me is
04:45a huge Regency presence in the room.
04:48And it was just designed for your desk or, you know, a shelf somewhere in the house.
04:53So you've got 120 on that.
04:54How much can that be?
04:55Yeah.
04:56I can let that go for 90.
04:58It's a good looking thing.
05:00It is.
05:01Yes.
05:02Thank you very much.
05:03Great.
05:04Thanks.
05:05That's great.
05:06That's good, isn't it?
05:07I was just straight through the door.
05:08That's a good start.
05:09Love stuff like that.
05:10Really love it.
05:11It's just a little handsome thing.
05:12Hand engraved.
05:13Mercury still in it.
05:14Unbroken.
05:15No damage at all.
05:16But nice wear.
05:17A handsome thing.
05:18And under 100 quid.
05:20There is a good profit left in that for me.
05:22And it'll still be cheap, to be perfectly honest with you.
05:25I'm always fascinated by how this is going to sound terrible now.
05:30How young people get into an antiques business.
05:32I'll take young.
05:33That's fine.
05:34Yeah.
05:35A lot of people think I'm a lot older than I am because of what I do, really.
05:39Yeah, yeah.
05:40I'm 29 now.
05:41And I've done this really for 10 years since I left school.
05:44I ended up at an auction one day.
05:46Not there to buy anything or sell anything, but I was fascinated by it.
05:50There were some great people there that I met who were very kind to me
05:53and sort of discovered this crazy world.
05:56A crazy world.
05:57Yeah.
05:58Yeah.
05:59It is an odd world to be in, yeah.
06:00Wow.
06:01Aren't those just great?
06:04Where did you get these from?
06:06Just picked them up locally.
06:07And I was just drawn to the monkeys.
06:09I love the monkeys.
06:10Aren't they just...
06:11Very crude.
06:12Look at this one.
06:13It's like...
06:14Look at a leaf.
06:15Yeah.
06:16There's everything going for those.
06:17The way this has been carved.
06:19And there's the scale of them.
06:21The scale of the leaf to the monkey.
06:22You know, the leaf to the monkey is going to be that big.
06:24Yeah, yeah.
06:25They're just crazy.
06:26Love them.
06:28Hand carving scenes and figures from tropical hardwood is a centuries old African tradition.
06:34These examples are carved in relief, so the images are raised from the flat background.
06:39Probably dating from the mid-20th century, Drew thinks this playful pairing could be worth around 195 pounds.
06:47Every now and again I'll see something and I'll just fall in love with it and go, I can't believe I found that.
06:52They're great, aren't they?
06:53They're brilliant, aren't they?
06:55I'm a bit envious.
06:56You picked these up, actually.
06:57I like the back of them as well.
06:59Yeah, yeah.
07:00You can see that they've all been hand-done.
07:02Yeah, yeah.
07:03African hardwood carvings, 45 quid each.
07:05They are just great.
07:07Can I buy those, please?
07:08You can.
07:09Thank you very much.
07:10They're great.
07:12That is, you know everything I'm always going on about, you can buy great antiques for not a lot of money.
07:17That's it.
07:18Bosh.
07:19That make you smile as well.
07:20Yeah.
07:21Exactly.
07:22They're just brilliant.
07:24God, I love those.
07:26Thank you very much.
07:28Not letting go of those.
07:29Yeah, nice.
07:30Yeah.
07:31Sometimes an item will just emanate a feeling and a presence in the room and it can be for something that's a fiver.
07:41It really can.
07:42I'm drawn to them.
07:44There's dogs over there, Drew.
07:45Graham?
07:46Oh yeah, they're nice, aren't they?
07:47Yeah.
07:48They're lovely.
07:49They're really nice, aren't they?
07:50Yeah.
07:51Can I have a look at one?
07:52Yeah, yeah.
07:53But that's a nice size.
07:54They're in great condition as well.
07:55No damages, no repairs.
07:57What's on them with you?
08:00$3.50 on the pair.
08:02I'd buy those.
08:03They're great.
08:04I'll spot a pair of dogs.
08:05The dogs are always popular.
08:08A while ago I bought an oil painting of some greyhounds.
08:12I put it online and the response was brilliant.
08:15I didn't realise there were so many people out there who collect greyhounds and they're a good pair.
08:22They're just simple and very attractive.
08:26So you've got three...
08:27$3.50 on those.
08:28What could be the best on them?
08:29You can have those for $2.70.
08:33The End
08:42Drew and Alistair are in the South Devon town of Ashburn.
08:45Lydia, nice to meet you.
08:46Nice to meet you.
08:47Hi, Lydia.
08:48Where they've had a tip off about a young dealer with a shop filled with locally sourced treasure.
08:52Lovely shop.
08:53Thank you very much.
08:54Nice.
08:55Lots of nice things.
08:57Alistair is putting his money on a desirable pair of greyhound statues and he's hoping to get a deal over the line.
09:04What could be the best on them?
09:06$2.70.
09:07Yeah.
09:08I'm happy at that.
09:09Yeah, definitely.
09:10Yeah, lovely.
09:11Thank you very much.
09:12That's great.
09:13They are really, really awesome.
09:14Really like them.
09:15Very cool.
09:16Bit jealous you spotted those first.
09:18Sorry.
09:19Put them back up there for now.
09:20They are very, very nice.
09:21They're very Drew.
09:23They're very now.
09:24He liked them.
09:25I'm sure on the way home he's going to try and buy those greyhounds.
09:29But I think I can get good money for them.
09:31I've got good collectors for that type of thing.
09:34But we'll have a chat.
09:36Having searched the shop, Drew and Alistair are keen to see Lydia's workshop and storerooms, located a short drive away.
09:43Welcome.
09:44Come on in.
09:47Oh, hello.
09:48That's nice.
09:49The magic happens.
09:50Yeah.
09:51This is a little workshop.
09:52Fab.
09:53Alistair.
09:54That's a bit of you, isn't it?
09:56Very much so, mate.
09:57That's a little bit of a project, that one.
09:59Um, yeah.
10:00That's nice as well.
10:01Yeah.
10:02Chest is nice.
10:03It's lived a life, that one.
10:04Remains of green paint.
10:06Oh, is it elm or ash?
10:08God.
10:09Elm.
10:10Elm.
10:11It's so often with those cricket tables that they have had a little bit of a hard life.
10:15Oak leg.
10:16They call cricket tables three legs, three cricket sumps.
10:20I've not had many like this.
10:22It's smaller, triple stretcher on the bottom, and the top is beautiful.
10:27It's elm, the weir on it's good, a nice cricket table.
10:32But it's got its problems.
10:34How much is that?
10:36Exactly as it is there.
10:3780 pounds.
10:3880 pounds?
10:3980 pounds.
10:40The cheapest cricket table you'll ever buy.
10:42I've never bought a cheap table.
10:43There you go.
10:44No.
10:45That is a bargain.
10:46I know it needs work.
10:47But there's a lot of work.
10:48It'll be a nice thing.
10:50That's all right.
10:51It's a bit pig sick.
10:52But it's very you, that.
10:54Win some, lose some, mate.
10:56Try and help it out.
10:58Thank you very much.
10:59It's all right.
11:00One leg.
11:01Don't know if it needs replacing.
11:02It needs a lot of work.
11:03The top, there's a notch come out of it.
11:06It's got to be done right.
11:08It's covered in wax, but there's a remains of green paint.
11:11It needs to be stripped back, bleached.
11:13It is a good thing.
11:15And it's only going to get better.
11:17Here you go.
11:18Come on in, guys.
11:21Tell me about these.
11:26The boats, the half blocks.
11:28Yeah, they came locally down from Dartmouth.
11:31Right.
11:32So we're not far from the coast here.
11:34And they were in the boardroom of a company down there.
11:38There's a lot of history on the boats, on the plaques,
11:41and also at the other end as well about the maker.
11:43I think they were made around the sort of 50s.
11:45Yeah, they're not old ones, are they?
11:47No, not as old as you'd like them to be.
11:49I really wish they were.
11:50Yeah, I know.
11:51Yeah, so do I.
11:52That would have been well made, though.
11:53Yeah.
11:54Yeah.
11:55Owners, Jay Gould, George Gould, Venezuelan.
11:58Yeah, Venezuelan Navy.
12:00Venezuelan Navy, 1902 to 1950.
12:03Yeah.
12:04And that's why I think they were probably made around the 50s,
12:06because it's got 1950 on there.
12:08Yeah.
12:09So it couldn't be before then.
12:10Have you done anything to them?
12:11Absolutely nothing, no.
12:12They're exactly as I picked them up.
12:15Haven't been here long, and they just haven't got down to the shop
12:17because they are so big.
12:18Yeah.
12:19And they need putting properly up on the wall.
12:21They're very heavy.
12:22They're nice.
12:23They were designed by a William Cramp and Son.
12:26Built in 1883, powered by two Scotch boilers.
12:30William Cramp and Sons was one of the most famous American shipbuilding firms,
12:37making ocean liners and battleships for the United States Navy.
12:41In 1883, the company built a 200-foot steam yacht
12:45for the controversial railway magnate Jay Gould,
12:48one of the richest men in America.
12:50It was later sold to the Venezuelan Navy,
12:53continuing in service until 1950.
12:55Crafted from mahogany, these commemorative half-hulls
13:00have historical interest and collectability.
13:03Drew thinks they could be worth around £900.
13:08The real, real ones were made of actual boats
13:13and then they were put on the wall,
13:16so they were all individual boats with different names.
13:18But they are incredibly collectible,
13:21very valuable, some of them.
13:23Because of the boat names, you can trace the history,
13:25et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.
13:27You like them?
13:28Yeah.
13:29How much are they?
13:30If they went down to the trough,
13:32I'd probably be asking around sort of £800 for the pair.
13:35I could let them go for £700.
13:40Yeah.
13:41Yeah?
13:42Great. Thank you.
13:43They're very well made.
13:44There's a pair, they're the same size,
13:47and they were £700.
13:48Now, you know, let's not be stupid.
13:51There's money to be made there.
13:54These you?
13:56How many?
13:57How many?
13:58There's four of those,
13:59and they have all got the galleries as well.
14:00Have they?
14:01Yeah, they're in here.
14:03They've only just come in,
14:04so I haven't had a chance to do anything with them.
14:07There's a gallery for those.
14:10Oh, nice.
14:11They all match?
14:12Yes, absolutely, all the same.
14:13Where'd they come from?
14:14Chapel?
14:15I bought them at an antique fair recently,
14:19and the gentleman said he got them from Yorkshire,
14:22but wasn't specific.
14:23Jefferson Moonstone, made in Canada.
14:27These lamps were made in and around
14:29the latter part of the 19th century,
14:31mostly early 20th century.
14:33Jefferson Moonstone,
14:35so it's Jefferson the maker,
14:37Moonstone the sort of model and type of glass they've used.
14:40Just great quality.
14:42They give off a really lovely light.
14:44Nice things,
14:45and four of them,
14:46happy days.
14:47They're all in the same nick, yeah?
14:49Yes.
14:50Yeah, I'm sure they are.
14:51What would you like for those?
14:52For the four,
14:53I'd need to see 500.
14:55If they're all the same as that,
14:56and there's no cracks,
14:57and all the galleries match, yes.
14:58Yeah.
14:59Great, lovely.
15:00We'll get them out and check them.
15:02They're an interesting thing.
15:03Yeah.
15:04They always chip round there.
15:05They'll crack here, right?
15:07And you can hardly notice it.
15:09Just got to be careful with those,
15:10but that's it.
15:11Yeah.
15:12As long as that's all right,
15:13you're good to go.
15:14Excellent.
15:15Moonstone pendants.
15:16Very good quality.
15:17Four of them in there,
15:18all the same size with matching galleries
15:20and a bit of chain and the ceiling hooks
15:22for 500 pounds.
15:24Well, you can't look a gift horse in the mouth.
15:26I just had to say yes.
15:27If Lydia's making a profit, fine.
15:29It's dealer to dealer.
15:30I have to just let it be and go,
15:33OK, fine.
15:34Right.
15:35I think we need to load up,
15:37sort out some cash.
15:38Great.
15:39I'll give these lamps the once over.
15:40Yeah.
15:41And that's it.
15:42Done.
15:43Go.
15:44Great.
15:45Thank you very much.
15:46Let's get moving.
15:48Lots to load up.
15:49Really good day in Ashburton.
15:51Bought some nice things.
15:52Met Lydia.
15:53Yeah.
15:54It was great.
15:55The Jefferson Moonstone lights.
15:57Great.
15:58You know, I always want those.
16:00The little thermometer.
16:01I mean, that's a straightforward easy seller.
16:03I can double my money on it and that's fine.
16:06But I absolutely love the monkey carvings.
16:09I thought they were wonderful, wonderful things.
16:12You just don't have to spend lots of money
16:14to buy great things.
16:16Really good things.
16:18Very, very happy with today.
16:20And the prices have been good.
16:22The thing that's got me most excited today
16:23has got to be that cricket table.
16:25It's good.
16:26It's rare.
16:27That was worth coming here just for that alone.
16:30It's that good.
16:32It's been a great day.
16:33Really good.
16:34Lovely to meet you.
16:36Lovely.
16:37Thanks a lot.
16:39All right.
16:40We'll see you again.
16:41Yeah.
16:42Thanks, guys.
16:43Bye.
16:44Bye-bye.
16:45Very good.
16:46All good?
16:47Yeah.
16:48Really, really good.
16:49The trade needs it.
16:50It needs...
16:5129.
16:5229.
16:53She's been in the business nearly a decade already.
16:55God.
16:56You know?
16:57Got her own shop.
16:58Making a success of it.
16:59Got a restorer.
17:00Got storage.
17:01Selling stuff to the trade.
17:03Yeah.
17:04Well done.
17:05Round of applause to Lydia.
17:06And it was all good stuff, wasn't it?
17:08Very, very good.
17:09And you're happy?
17:10Yeah.
17:11I liked the little...
17:12Out of everything you bought, I liked the monkeys.
17:16They were brilliant.
17:17Aren't they just great?
17:21It's been a great start to the buying trip.
17:24And Drew and Alistair are now heading 200 miles across the south of England towards West Sussex.
17:30They've received another tip-off about two new dealers who've turned their love for antiques and salvage into a second career.
17:37So we're off to Crawley today, mate.
17:40Pease Pottage.
17:41Pease Pottage.
17:42Pease Pottage Hot.
17:43Just outside Crawley.
17:44What is Pease Pottage?
17:45Dunno.
17:46Dunno.
17:47Pease Pottage.
17:48I've never heard of Pease Pottage.
17:49It sounds like food.
17:50Yeah.
17:51Two guys, Clarence and Gerry, who run Libby.
17:53Libby.
17:54L-I-B-B-B-I.
17:56They've got a little reclamation yard and they sell antiques and interiors.
18:01I think they've been going for a couple of years now.
18:03Oh, very new, are they?
18:04Very new, yeah.
18:05The name Pease Pottage is believed to originate from the days of horse transport and the thick
18:12pea soup served to travellers on the London to Brighton Road.
18:16Today, the village's proximity to the motorway makes this an ideal location for a new venture,
18:22started by two locals who've turned their interest in collecting antiques and salvage into a business.
18:28I was a grade two listed builder and during that process, we collected so much stuff, you wouldn't believe it.
18:39Old beams, bars, everything.
18:41One day my son who worked for me, Joseph, he said, Dad, you've got so much gear, you need to get rid of it.
18:47I was a trained teacher and about two years ago I stepped away from teaching, but I've always collected items over the years.
18:54I had two garages full of stuff and it so happened that I stumbled across Gerry and the relationship was born thereafter.
19:01And I've spent, what, two and a half years trying to shake you off and just can't get rid of it.
19:05I'm still here.
19:06You're still here?
19:07To me, this business is a treasure hunt.
19:09I get up in the morning and don't know what we're going to find, but the best part of it is going out and finding the stuff.
19:14You know, we go under the radar, find nice things and put them in here and that's it, really.
19:20That's nice.
19:21It's a bit like that Tin Man, isn't it?
19:24Well, this, it's a roof vent.
19:26It's a dovecot.
19:27It is now, but it's a roof vent off Old Chapel.
19:31Right.
19:32Mind a step?
19:33Sure.
19:34Hello.
19:35Good morning.
19:36Morning.
19:37How are you doing?
19:38Hi, I'm Clarence.
19:39Gerry.
19:40Nice to meet you.
19:41How are you doing, Clarence?
19:42Hi, Gerry.
19:43I'm Gerry.
19:44Nice to meet you.
19:45Nice warm hands.
19:46How are you, Gerry?
19:47Thank you very much for having us.
19:48This is lovely.
19:49It is.
19:50Good location, but also Libby.
19:53Yeah.
19:54Where's that come from?
19:55My wife's name.
19:56So, her name was Libby, L-I-B-B-Y.
19:58I took a while, put an I there and we got Libby.
20:02And it seems to have caught on.
20:03People like the name, don't they?
20:05It's nice, friendly.
20:06Yeah.
20:07So, we'll have a quick look around.
20:08Yeah, of course.
20:10Obviously, there's a lot of pluses for having a partnership because you've got an infusion of two different styles.
20:17You know, it's very vibrant.
20:18You know, it's very vibrant.
20:19Yet, there's a lot of furniture here.
20:21But there's a lot of art.
20:22There's colour.
20:23And you can tell it's a mix of two people's tastes just coming together.
20:27Look at that, Al.
20:28Mmm.
20:29You got two of them?
20:30That's echo.
20:31No.
20:32Just a single one.
20:33It's a solid, eh?
20:34Yeah.
20:35It weighs a ton.
20:36Right in front of me, it's a really nice, really nice pedestal.
20:40I'm looking at it and go, God, that's good.
20:42It's an alabaster.
20:43And I'm thinking, this is a good thing.
20:45You know, you must learn to, in this business, recognise quality wherever you find it.
20:51It's one of a pair of pedestals or multiple pedestals.
20:54Sort of your full-on period deco.
21:00Designed to display a sculpture or bust, this plinth's angular form is typical of the art deco period of the 1920s and 30s.
21:09Building materials such as marble and alabaster were used at the time, inspired by the architecture of ancient Egypt and Rome.
21:16This stylish plinth appears to have French providence and is made with expensive materials.
21:22Drew thinks it could be worth around £500.
21:26Interesting thing. What are you asking for it?
21:28This piece is £300.
21:40Drew and Alistair are in West Sussex, where they've been tipped off about a promising new antique partnership.
21:46Is this lovely?
21:47It is.
21:48Drew's got his hopes up over a high-quality plinth, but he needs to get it for the right price.
21:54Interesting thing. What are you asking for it?
21:56This piece is £300.
21:58Where did you get it from?
21:59Just someone turned up with it.
22:01It's a strange one, to be an alabaster.
22:03Yeah.
22:04It's not solid alabaster as well. These are sheet.
22:06This is sheet alabaster, probably around a bit of concrete.
22:08Yeah.
22:09Any room for negotiation?
22:11Yeah, of course.
22:12It's nice.
22:13It's always a bit of room for negotiation.
22:17Would you take £250 for it?
22:18Yeah, that's fair.
22:19Is that all right?
22:20Yeah.
22:21Thank you very much.
22:22That's good.
22:24Thank you, chaps.
22:25First Fab, I buy a lot of these and I'll use it for putting a bronze on or putting something
22:28on to sell it.
22:29Yeah.
22:30To photograph it.
22:31Fabulous scale, great colour, highly original and clearly of a very high quality.
22:37Is there a profit to be made if I sold it straight on?
22:39Definitely.
22:40Will it earn its keep by putting things on it and selling it in that way?
22:44Yeah.
22:45It'll do both of those.
22:46Yeah.
22:47Unusual thing.
22:48Really not my sort of thing.
22:49But you cannot ignore quality.
22:51I like the look of that over there, Gerry.
22:54What's that?
22:55I think it's like an AA...
22:57The AA badge.
22:58Hmm.
22:59Whoa.
23:00Sorry.
23:01That's very nice.
23:02You don't like it.
23:04You don't like it.
23:05Yeah, it's lovely.
23:06There's an AA badge.
23:07An AA marker badge.
23:09So these were post markers in probably the 1930s along the highway, along the road.
23:16And they had the cat's eyes in them so they lit up when the car lights hit them.
23:20It's a scarce thing.
23:22This is good because it retains its original paint.
23:25It hasn't been overpainted.
23:26The surface is right.
23:27Formed in 1905, ten years after the first motorcars were sold in the UK, the Automobile Association
23:34was established in reaction to new laws imposed on motorists.
23:38Teams of AA cyclists were mobilised, alerting members to speed restrictions.
23:43And thousands of warning signs were erected, highlighting roadside dangers.
23:47Dating from the 1920s or 30s, cast-iron signs such as this are prized by collectors.
23:53And if sold in his shop or online, Alistair thinks it could be worth around £500.
23:58They are a lot of money, I'll be honest with you.
24:02What was the...
24:03We were on £450 on that.
24:05Oh, are you?
24:06Yeah, they are expensive.
24:07I mean, online, the cheapest we've seen that, £800.
24:12And obviously it's an original.
24:15Yeah.
24:16They can range, can't they, from £200.
24:18Yeah.
24:19Yeah.
24:20Depending on condition, the brackets are missing off the back.
24:22Yeah.
24:23But apart from that, it's good to go.
24:24Yeah, it's on the money pretty much, isn't it?
24:26And that's your best, is it?
24:28Well, make me an offer, Alistair.
24:31Um, I can't get near that.
24:33I was more like, er...
24:35I think I'd be on at three at the most for that.
24:39Could we take three for it?
24:41If I squeeze three, two, five, we'd be slightly more happy with that.
24:45What do you reckon?
24:47It's not worth arguing over £25.
24:49No.
24:50Yeah?
24:51Who do I shake?
24:52Clarence.
24:53It's a good thing, that.
24:55It's a nice thing.
24:56I mean, there's a bit left in it, Al.
24:58Paid up for it, like, yeah.
24:59It's a very, very interesting thing.
25:01And it's right.
25:02Yeah.
25:03There's loads of copies, it's right.
25:04Yeah, it's the real thing.
25:05And it's got all the cat size.
25:06All the cat size in there, yeah.
25:08These things appeal to all the motor enthusiasts.
25:13You know, it's a great topic.
25:15The market for that is really, really strong.
25:18All the time.
25:19People with old garages, people with old cars,
25:21people who collect enamel signs.
25:23And, yeah, it's very collectible.
25:25You saw something on the way?
25:26Yeah, we'll have a quick look outside.
25:27Of course.
25:28In your garden, yeah?
25:29Yeah, sure.
25:30I'll take it through.
25:31Yeah?
25:32Gonna lead the way?
25:33Yep.
25:34That's what I was looking at.
25:36You've probably had a few of these, mate, didn't you?
25:37I have.
25:38It's a roof vent.
25:39Yeah, it is.
25:40And they come off chapels and schools and public buildings.
25:42Yes, yes.
25:43And then somebody's turned it into a dove cut.
25:44Yeah.
25:45That was converted in the 1980s.
25:46Yeah.
25:47It's a bit of fun.
25:48By the engineer.
25:49Yeah.
25:50So it's a lovely piece.
25:51They usually, they've got a brass maker's mark on them.
25:52It's here.
25:53Yeah.
25:54There you go.
25:55In London.
25:56Yeah.
25:57Yeah?
25:58Yeah, there you go.
25:59That's it.
26:00Nice.
26:01It's just something a little bit different, aren't it?
26:02Yeah.
26:03Your sort of thing?
26:04Yeah.
26:05That's interesting.
26:06It's nice that it's been converted, isn't it?
26:07Yes.
26:08Yeah.
26:09What have you got on that?
26:10250.
26:11200?
26:12Yeah, we can work with 200.
26:13Yeah.
26:14There you go.
26:15That's fair.
26:16A little bit of work.
26:17Yeah, yeah, yeah.
26:18It's all right.
26:19Happy days.
26:20Very folky, you know, not really done by a craftsman.
26:24But that's what was appealing about it.
26:26My friend is a blacksmith.
26:28He'll give it the once over.
26:30There's a little bit of rot, I think, on the sill.
26:33But overall, it's just got a good look.
26:36Um, happy?
26:37Yes, very happy, mate.
26:38Done?
26:39Done, mate.
26:40Thank you very much, guys.
26:41Can we go and do some money?
26:42Yeah, it's been a pleasure, sir.
26:43Thank you, Alan.
26:44Let's go and sort this out.
26:45Thank you, mate.
26:48It's been a right laugh with Gerry and Clarence, I've got to be honest with you.
26:51And I would suggest anybody should come down here, ask them for a cup of tea and sit around for a chat and buy a few things as well.
26:57Because it is not just a shop, it's an experience.
27:00It's a day out.
27:01Thoroughly enjoyed today.
27:03Um, Clarence and Gerry, great guys.
27:05What they've got going on here is brilliant.
27:08And they're just at the beginning of their journey in this crazy world of antiques, you know, and I wish them luck.
27:15Loads of luck.
27:16They deserve it.
27:17Thanks, chaps.
27:19Much appreciated.
27:20It's been a great day.
27:21Thank you very much.
27:22It's been a pleasure.
27:24Nice to meet you, Drew.
27:25Nice to meet you.
27:27Take care.
27:28See you later.
27:29Cheers.
27:30We had an absolute brilliant day with Drew and Alistair.
27:32Great blokes.
27:33It's been a pleasure working with both of the guys.
27:34And we've learnt an awful lot today.
27:36But when somebody within the business comes along for the first time and say, wow, you know, you guys are doing well.
27:41Great space we've got.
27:43That's a hell of an endorsement.
27:44And we actually appreciate that.
27:48There you go.
27:49That was fun.
27:50Nice fellas.
27:51Great guys.
27:52Enjoy yourself?
27:53I did, yeah.
27:54They've got a good thing going there.
27:55That little AA postmarker.
27:56I think you're on to a winner with that.
27:57They've got to be quite rare as well.
27:58Yeah.
27:59Yeah.
28:00It's cool.
28:01For Drew and Al, the new contacts they've made through their trade tip-offs have paid off.
28:07But the buying trip's not over.
28:09They're making a long journey north to Darlington in County Durham.
28:14Drew's keen to be the first through the door at an antiques warehouse off the beaten track.
28:19Owned by someone he's discovered through his dealer contacts.
28:23Do you know who we're going to see today?
28:25The chair finder, William Carr.
28:26Yeah.
28:27William Carr.
28:28In Darlington.
28:29Yeah, near there.
28:30Works from the family farm.
28:31So you've met him before?
28:32Yeah, I've met him at a fair up north.
28:34Very good fair.
28:35He's a grafter.
28:36He's obsessed with the job.
28:38And he loves chairs.
28:40He's obsessed with chairs.
28:41Yeah.
28:42Today is the first time we're going to go and see him at his warehouse.
28:47Until the early 19th century, Darlington was a rural town known for its historic market area
28:54and Norman churches.
28:55But when George Stevenson's steam locomotive raced into town, it was transformed into a place
29:01of bustling railway workshops.
29:03A few miles away, located on his family's farm, one young dealer has been setting up his own workshop dedicated to first-class seating.
29:16I deal predominantly in 18th and 19th century chairs, but I do, however, have a go at just about anything that tickles my pickle along the way.
29:25I founded Chair Finder in 2021, but it's only been the last two years where I've gone full-time at it.
29:32And I'm living the dream, really.
29:34Well, my dream, anyway.
29:36Since I was a little boy, I was visiting lots of antique shops in the area with my father.
29:41And it just all developed from there, really, my passion for it.
29:45I'm delighted to have Drew and Alistair come today.
29:48I really hope there's a few things that we can have a go at and we can have a few deals, yeah.
29:53Will.
29:54Hi, Andrew.
29:55Hi, mate.
29:56Nice to see you.
29:57You're well.
29:58How are you doing, mate?
29:59Alistair.
30:00You all right, mate?
30:01No, it's time.
30:02First time.
30:03So, through here, Will.
30:04I'll bring you through to the unrestored selection first.
30:07OK.
30:08Well, most of it is.
30:09Oh, good.
30:10What a cracking workshop.
30:11Are you going to do the work?
30:12It's all for sale, yeah.
30:13Barring that little pile there on the left-hand side, they are sold, unfortunately.
30:16Oh, that's a shame.
30:18I met Will at an antiques fair up north and I saw what he was doing and I was really, really impressed.
30:25He's thrown everything into it, packed in what he was doing.
30:28That is a good-looking chair.
30:30He sold his car, he sold this, that and the other, put everything into stock and he's given it his best.
30:35And for that reason, I will always, you know, give somebody my attention if they're going to go that far.
30:42Yeah.
30:46Just benefit from a bit of re-velveting, wouldn't it?
30:49Yeah.
30:50Yeah.
30:51But it's nice.
30:52Very nicely made.
30:53Yeah.
30:54Not unusual to see them re-velveted either, so it never looks too out of place, does it really?
30:59So what were you going to do with that?
31:00Are you going to strip all this horrible...
31:02I was going to...
31:03And then recover it?
31:04Yeah, bit of a project pile also, but absolutely happy to sell that and leave that to you if you would like to.
31:11It's not a bad job.
31:13No.
31:14Tucked away in the back is a bobbin table.
31:16The legs, shaped like bobbins, three legs, late 19th century.
31:21The top has got like a sort of sticky, Formica-y material over it.
31:26So originally it would have had a velvet or a base on the top, just like the tear underneath.
31:32They'd have matched and it would have had stud work around the sides.
31:36You can have that for £40, Alistair.
31:38£40?
31:39£40.
31:40I'll just shake my hand.
31:42God almighty.
31:43£40.
31:44£40.
31:45Will?
31:46No, there's a bit to do then.
31:47It leaves plenty for you, doesn't it?
31:50Yeah.
31:51Wow.
31:52You can get an extra nice velvet now.
31:53Yeah.
31:54You can put a little frill on it and everything, can't you?
31:56Really go to town on that.
31:57You could really go to town on that.
31:58Get the right velvet, the right stud work to go around the sides and basically just feed the wood and give it a mellow wax and it's ready to go.
32:08These are nice.
32:09Yeah.
32:10Good form.
32:11It can be very reasonable if you're interested.
32:18Holland, one of my favourite makers.
32:20Really good quality.
32:22They always remind me of like Mercedes or something like that because they're just really well built.
32:27Yeah.
32:28Just dead right.
32:29Proper stuff.
32:30Holland and Sons chairs is one of the things that Will wants to show us.
32:34They've just come in.
32:35They're on the bench.
32:36They're nice.
32:37They're really, really nice.
32:38I see a little bit of woodworm to the back rail and they need reupholstering and there's only two and all these things.
32:43And I think, no, they're not for me, but anything by Holland really interests me because their name is bandied around by people who know.
32:57Founded in the early 19th century, Holland and Sons were cabinet makers to Queen Victoria, supplying items to Osborne House and Windsor Castle, as well as the Houses of Parliament.
33:08This pair of Gothic Revival style chairs need reupholstering and are less valuable than a set of six or eight.
33:14But with their prestigious makers stamp, Alistair thinks they could still be worth around £450.
33:21Quite nice on the calico.
33:23It's not a big job to whip that off.
33:26No.
33:27And they look quite nice like that.
33:29Mmm.
33:30180.
33:31180 the pair.
33:32It's for nothing, really.
33:34What do you think?
33:35I think they're a gift.
33:36Yeah?
33:37Yeah.
33:38Not you.
33:39Not right now.
33:40I've just got lots and lots and lots.
33:41OK.
33:42Yeah.
33:43But you're not going to find a better quality chair.
33:45The Holland and Sons chairs, Drew convinced me they were a good buy.
33:50He knows his stuff.
33:51He's been in the game long enough.
33:53And it's good to buy something different.
33:57This is the main showroom, really.
33:59Ooh, that's nice, Will.
34:00Ooh, this is more you, Drew.
34:01Lots and lots of nice things.
34:03Yeah, I thought you might like that.
34:04Nice.
34:05Where did you get this, Will?
34:06Um, just came off an old-school antiques dealer.
34:09OK.
34:10Let's have a look-see.
34:11Mm-hm.
34:16OK, so it's had a bit done.
34:1890% good.
34:20Yes.
34:21It's a two-tiered Kashmiri occasional table.
34:24So with these Kashmiri tables, right, there's really good ones, there's mediocre ones, and there's the rest.
34:30This one is getting towards the top end of it.
34:34It's in that area.
34:36So the form, when you look at it, it's perfect in every single way.
34:40It's all bang on.
34:41But it's the decoration.
34:42The decoration is superb.
34:47This table is typical of the style made in Kashmir, a region of territorial conflict between India and Pakistan.
34:54Centuries ago, traders from Central Asia and Persia brought papier-mâché handcrafts to the area.
35:00A delicate process of building layers of moistened paper pulp, which are then hand-painted with intricate designs.
35:07Whereas smaller decorative objects are common, larger items of furniture are rarer.
35:12Meaning Drew thinks this table could be worth around £2,000.
35:18What are you looking for as well?
35:19See this blue wash underneath here?
35:21This blue finish underneath here, right?
35:23Yeah.
35:24This is really important that you can see this.
35:25This is original.
35:26You can see it's had the odd bit of restoration and re-gluing and this, that and the other.
35:29Yeah, yeah, yeah.
35:30It doesn't really matter.
35:31How much is that?
35:32It's got to be £1,400.
35:34OK.
35:43In County Durham, Drew and Alistair are visiting a young dealer they've discovered through their trade contacts.
35:49You can have that for £40, Alistair.
35:51£40?
35:52£40.
35:53I'll just shake my hand.
35:54Shake my hand.
35:55God almighty.
35:56Drew's haggling over a highly desirable hand-crafted side table that has a price tag to match.
36:03How much is that?
36:04It's got to be £1,400.
36:06OK.
36:07The colour's just lovely, isn't it?
36:08You're making money?
36:09Yeah, there's enough in it there for me.
36:11Sure.
36:12Yeah.
36:14Thank you very much.
36:15These little Kashmiri side tables are highly prized because they're extremely beautiful.
36:19These look good wherever you put them.
36:21They hold their value like bilio and they just look great.
36:25You've got great things.
36:27Really great things.
36:28Really good.
36:29What have you got there, Will?
36:30What's that?
36:31That panel?
36:32Oh, it's interesting.
36:33What is it?
36:34That might belong to my brother, that.
36:35Oh, is it?
36:36But I'm sure he won't mind.
36:38What is it?
36:40Here.
36:41You got it?
36:42Yeah.
36:43You good?
36:44Yep.
36:45I know what that is.
36:46It's the tail board off a cart.
36:48Off a cart.
36:49Yeah.
36:50Yeah, that's right, yeah.
36:51I haven't looked at that for about ten years.
36:53Cool.
36:54That's a nice one.
36:55I'm sure he had intentions to put it in his children's bedroom, but that hasn't happened,
37:00so it's fair game now.
37:03Brother really loved kicking in.
37:04Yeah.
37:05Is he bigger than you?
37:06Yes.
37:07Well, you're on your own, mate.
37:08Only a little bit, though.
37:09I'd still have a go.
37:10Yeah.
37:11There's a painted panel, and it's folky, it's naive, it's very me.
37:18And it's Will's brothers, and it's great.
37:21It's definitely continental, probably Italian.
37:24It's vibrant.
37:25That's a great piece of wall art.
37:27The best thing about you selling shares is, look, all of a sudden, look.
37:32What have you got on that?
37:33Or what's your brother got on that?
37:34Well, I think you'd be fine with 120 for that.
37:37It's worth a go at that, isn't it?
37:39It's a no-brainer, isn't it?
37:41It's right.
37:42No problem.
37:43£120 for the panel.
37:46Brilliant.
37:47There's money left in that.
37:48Will's been more than fair with his pricing today.
37:52He's looked after us, but that's what we do in the trade.
37:55We look after each other and we make sure everybody's got a bit left in it.
38:00We've seen everything?
38:01Yes, yeah.
38:02So it's either pack up now or tea and cake?
38:05Tea and cake.
38:06Tea and cake.
38:07Sounds good.
38:11I've had a fantastic time today at Will's place.
38:14I really like him.
38:15He's the real deal.
38:16This job is not really a job.
38:20It's a lifestyle.
38:21And it's a great life.
38:23And I really hope Will carries on and I wish him all the success that he definitely deserves.
38:29Great to see you again.
38:30Thank you very much for the business.
38:31I really appreciate it.
38:32Nice to meet you.
38:33Thank you very much.
38:34Nice to meet you, Alistair.
38:35Best of luck with everything.
38:36I'll see you soon.
38:37Cheers.
38:38Bye-bye.
38:39It's been amazing today, yeah.
38:40It's been everything I could have wished for.
38:42They are about the first dealers really to ever come here.
38:46So it's been really nice to have them walk around and see everything and take it all in and give me the feedback, yeah.
38:55You're right.
38:56He was a nice lad.
38:57Isn't he?
38:58Brilliant.
38:59Very fair too.
39:00He's got everything going for him.
39:01He just needs to keep doing it.
39:03As long as I'm doing business, I hope I'm going to be able to do business with him.
39:10After a busy week on the road, Alistair is back in West Wales, where he's getting his buys prepped for sale.
39:17The first job is to investigate the bobbin table he bought in Durham.
39:23He needs to strip back the modern vinyl covering the top to check the condition of the wood underneath.
39:31OK, so that comes off quite easy now.
39:39As you can see, the grain is lifted.
39:41It's split in places.
39:43From seeing what I can see now, we're going to recover this.
39:46But there's no point putting a new piece of cloth on it.
39:49It'll just stick out like a sore thumb.
39:51I want it in keeping with that.
39:53That's my work done.
39:55Let's take it to the restorer now, and they can finish it off.
40:00To help restore the table, Alistair has sent it to the nearby workshop of regular restorer, Ali Wright.
40:07An upholsterer with years of experience in dealing with antique furniture.
40:11This fabric is some that we've previously salvaged.
40:15So it does need a bit of a wipe.
40:17It's a bit dusty.
40:18But he wanted old.
40:20So we're giving him old.
40:22The fabric is going to be attached underneath, underneath here, with some traditional upholstery tacks.
40:29So we'll give a bit more there.
40:31So we're sort of 75.
40:33So we'll have like a square, 75 by 75.
40:36After cutting the velvet to size, Ali uses contact adhesive to both fabric and wood top to ensure a solid bond, before smoothing out any air pockets.
40:51To get the fabric to come round and to line nicely, I'm going to have to put some angled cuts in here.
41:00But as you can see, we've got some excess fabric in here.
41:04So that's our mark there.
41:05So that's our mark there.
41:06That's the top.
41:07So basically, we want to bring our cut just down there.
41:19OK.
41:21After applying more adhesive, Ali can check if the fabric is fitting neatly to the sides.
41:27That's sitting beautifully on there.
41:30Now that's glued down nicely, I'm going to put a few tacks in to make sure it stays in place.
41:39I think five per panel is fine.
41:41I'm going to just trim the excess off then.
41:50So whilst the table is upside down, I'm just going to take this bottom shelf off.
41:57And then we'll follow exactly the same process for this foot as for the top of the table.
42:03The only thing we've got to do now to finish the top is to put some upholstery nails around the edges.
42:12These are going in beautifully.
42:19OK. The last one has just gone in.
42:21And now we're just going to flip the table over.
42:28Beautiful.
42:29I really hope Alistair likes this.
42:32Once the shelf has been completed, the table will be joining Alistair's other finds in his shop.
42:38Proof of a great week of new buys and tip-offs.
42:42When you hear about a new dealer, it's very important to go and pay them a visit.
42:46This game we're in, it's very trade-y.
42:48We all work with each other.
42:50We all sell different things.
42:52No problem.
42:54Very, very important to stay in contact with them.
42:57Put them in your phone.
42:58Thank you. Thank you very much.
43:00Because one day you will need each other.
43:01You find different things.
43:02You do deals together.
43:03It's all about helping one another.
43:05Jerry and Clarence, two relatively new dealers in the trade.
43:08Great couple of guys, you know, great set-up.
43:11And I bought that massive dove cot and it sold within a day.
43:14A couple from North Wales came down to pay us a visit.
43:17The wife really liked it.
43:19Went into the back of the car and now it's living in North Wales.
43:22Oh, hello.
43:23Welcome. Come on in.
43:24In a nutshell, Antiques.
43:25Again, another good trade call.
43:27I found that fabulous cheese top cricket table.
43:30It's a rare piece of country furniture that and it's right up my street.
43:35The more people you meet within this trade, the better.
43:37The more business it generates.
43:39This is a very trade-y business we're in.
43:43Use each other.
43:44Help each other out.
43:57We'll see you in a nutshell.
43:58See you next week.
43:59It's a real business we decided to go together.
44:01I know the better.
44:02Welcome to Columbus.
44:03We're going to get a little bit faster.
44:04You guys are here to meet you.
44:05Have fun.
44:06See you next week.
44:08Hey.
44:10My pleasure.
44:11Hello.
44:12Our pleasure is to welcome.
44:13The two of our guests,
44:13we're here to meet you.
44:15The two of our guests,
44:18the one of our guests at the school,
44:20we're gonna go there.
44:21Here we go.
44:22We're here to meet you,
44:24Now, after all the guests,
44:25we're gonna try to meet you.
44:26The other guests are around
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