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00:00Every day here is full of surprises.
00:02It's just one interesting thing after another interesting thing after another interesting thing.
00:10Um, no, sorry, I think that belongs to you.
00:15In the heart of Edinburgh, sellers of the curious and collectible...
00:20I'll get my people to ring your people.
00:22Yes, okay, okay, fine.
00:23...will meet five dealers with money to burn.
00:26Look into my eyes. You need this.
00:29Like vintage buyer J.B., mid-century hunter Moses...
00:34..70s fanatic Estelle...
00:36Oh, they're great.
00:37..scrap metal trader Mel...
00:39..and brothers Sarkhan and Jay, dealers in mid-century.
00:44Auctioneer Simon is first valuing the item to nail the best sale.
00:48Could be a, you know, life-changing amount of money.
00:51So, how will today's lot do?
00:54Oh! Look at him go.
00:55That's the quickest I've seen Moses move in seven series.
00:5850 pounds.
01:00Joking.
01:01Almost around it up to 200.
01:02Pushing it now, you're not that good.
01:03When they enter the bidding room...
01:05Here we go.
01:07This is what I do for.
01:08700.
01:09Go on.
01:10Go on.
01:11A little bit more.
01:12500 pounds.
01:13Getting a bit warmer.
01:14Do you accept our offer?
01:15It's yours then.
01:16Yay!
01:17Let's get the show started.
01:18Welcome to the bidding room.
01:20First into the bidding room is Stephen, with a colourful contraption that is sure to catch the dealer's attention and wallets.
01:38I've brought up the type of thing you might find at a fairground or at a circus.
01:43And it's quite colourful and it's a little bit of light entertainment for friends when they come round and visit.
01:47Hello Stephen.
01:48Hello, how are you?
01:49Very good.
01:50How are you?
01:51Yeah, good, thank you.
01:52Where did you find this?
01:53So I found that in an antique store and I thought I'm going to buy that, I'm going to put it on the wall and when my friends come round for a cup of tea, we've got a game to play.
02:05It'd be a hoopla game, wouldn't it really?
02:07Hoopla, yeah.
02:08From a standard point of distance, we would then throw the ring and hopefully we would get a five or a result.
02:18They were sort of made from rudimentary bits that were lying about really, weren't they?
02:23Yeah, pretty cruel I guess.
02:24Made of sort of planked construction, isn't it?
02:26Yeah.
02:27So it's almost as if somebody's taken a barn door, sawed it in half and given it a lick of paint basically.
02:33But our traditional happy clown's face in the middle with his little Rudolph red nose.
02:39Very difficult to date, Stephen, because they did give them a spruce up at the end of each season.
02:45But it's one of those, it is what it is, it's great fun.
02:49We know anything to do with funfares and things, it's collectible.
02:52Always sells well, doesn't it?
02:53Yeah, always sells well.
02:54And this is, you know, it's interactive.
02:56Yes.
02:57Great bit of fun.
02:58So whatever money you make, what are you going to do with the money?
03:00I've written my autobiography.
03:01Have you?
03:02So I'm either going to get some special hardback copies made just to give out to friends.
03:07Yeah.
03:08Or I'll use the proceeds to making it into a film.
03:11Which part would you like me to play in the film?
03:13I think we need to find a part for you.
03:14We need to have a chat.
03:15I'll give my people to ring your people.
03:16Yes, okay.
03:17Okay, fine.
03:18Done.
03:19The big question is, what do you think it's worth?
03:22In an auction, easily it would be 60 to 100 pounds.
03:28But I know with your gift of the gab...
03:30Think I might be able to talk them up?
03:31Yes.
03:32Do you think I'd offer them a free book and bribe them?
03:34I think you should try that.
03:35I'm going to do that.
03:36Yeah.
03:37I'll try that.
03:38Push the fun elements.
03:39That's the big selling point here.
03:41Yeah.
03:42Fairground is always popular.
03:44It's a great fun game.
03:45I'm sure they'll have a good play with it.
03:46Happy to meet you.
03:47And you.
03:48And very best of luck.
03:49Thank you very much.
03:51Okay.
03:52Bye.
03:53So, shall we have a go?
03:54Of course.
03:55All right then.
03:56Thank you very much.
03:57Thank you very much.
03:58Wow, wow, wow, wow.
04:01I guess if we get anywhere in the region of 100, 150 pounds, I'd be happier.
04:08If it goes for more, I'd be happier.
04:10So, I might try and get them to up their price a little bit more by giving them a free copy of my signed book.
04:16It might actually drop the value, I don't know, but they're going to get a free copy anyway.
04:23Hello.
04:24Welcome to the bidding room.
04:26What's your name?
04:27My name's Steven.
04:28Hi, Steven.
04:29Hello, everybody.
04:30Hello.
04:31Would you like to reveal what's underneath you?
04:32Yeah, are you ready?
04:33Yes, indeed.
04:34I can't wait.
04:35Okay.
04:36Oh.
04:37Oh.
04:38Nice, isn't it?
04:39Oh, yes.
04:40I hate clowns, but actually, he's quite charming.
04:45Yeah, he's not terrifying, is he?
04:47No.
04:48No, he's a jolly clown.
04:49He's a friendly-looking clown, isn't he?
04:50Yeah, he is friendly.
04:51Is it a two-player game?
04:52Well, it's a three-player, because we've got three hoops.
04:54I think the brothers should demo it.
04:55Yes.
04:56Yes.
04:57We'll see who the best brother is.
04:58I think we know that already, JB.
05:00It is a fairground game, and normally you've got to pay.
05:03We'll see when we get to the big in.
05:05We'll see when we get to the big in.
05:07Go on, go on, go on.
05:08No, no, no, no, no, no.
05:09Age before beauty.
05:10Oh!
05:11Yeah, I'm going Chikhan.
05:12Oh!
05:13Oh!
05:14The ball's at an angle.
05:15The ball's at an angle.
05:16The ball's at an angle.
05:17The ball's at an angle.
05:18Yeah, the ball's the ball.
05:19Go on, see if I can do any better than you lot.
05:24No.
05:25Have another go.
05:26No. Have another go.
05:29No, see, lucky one.
05:31No! Oh, no! I do actually want it.
05:34But just remember, I only had one go and everyone's having three goes.
05:37LAUGHTER
05:43Finally! I've never tried it. I'm going to throw them all at once.
05:53What did Simon say about it?
05:55So Simon thought it was really difficult to age,
05:57because, of course, if it's original,
05:59it could have been painted over a dozen times.
06:02They utilise stuff until the very end,
06:05so it will be painted over and over and over again.
06:08So if it is from the 50s, I would expect lots of layers on it.
06:12I don't think it's 50s, personally.
06:14The problem is, is because this has become so popular
06:17in the past, say, five years,
06:19people are using the same methods as they did back then to fake it.
06:22And they are so good that it's quite difficult to tell.
06:25I mean, it's age, it doesn't really matter.
06:27It's reality of being used in a fairground
06:30is the most important thing to us.
06:33With that in mind, I don't think it really matters too much
06:36whether it's a reproduction, whether it's old or original or not.
06:39I think the value is in its charm.
06:43You know, you've got a lot of charisma going on.
06:45Are you a salesman?
06:46I'm not a salesman, no.
06:48I'm a motivational speaker.
06:49Oh, well, that makes sense.
06:50So I speak professionally.
06:51How did you even get into all of that?
06:53What's the story behind it?
06:55It was by accident, really.
06:56I was really badly bullied at school,
06:58and my only escapism was motorbikes.
07:00And I bought a motorbike at the age of 13.
07:02At the age of 18, I lost my right arm on that motorbike.
07:05And, obviously, all my job opportunities had gone,
07:07so I didn't know what a one-armed guy could do.
07:10So I tried everything, and I found that I was good
07:12at things that had previously been rubbish at.
07:14And I drifted in and out of different areas,
07:16and I started restoring jukeboxes and one-armed bandits,
07:19would you believe?
07:22And I sold them all over the world.
07:24And then I invented a digital jukebox that earned a lot of money.
07:28And then I decided I wanted to face some of my fears.
07:31And my fears was that of horses.
07:33So I took horse-riding lessons,
07:35and I came third in the National Dressage Qualifiers.
07:38Wow!
07:39And then I was afraid of flying,
07:40so I took flight training with the help of a charity
07:43called Flying Scholarship for Disabled People.
07:46I needed a prosthetic arm-making by the NHS,
07:49but that arm failed dramatically at 3,500 feet.
07:52So I made my own prosthetic arm,
07:54and I became a private pilot in 2015.
07:57Wow!
07:58And after the back of that and all the successes,
08:00I wrote my book.
08:01And off the back of that, I became a motivational speaker,
08:04being invited around the world to speak at different events.
08:07You're an amazing person.
08:09You really are.
08:10Well, I'm going to throw in a signed copy as well,
08:13along with this, to the winning bidder.
08:15Wow.
08:16So hopefully that pushes the price sky high.
08:18Well, that's your job,
08:19because you're the motivational speaker.
08:20Well, I'm motivating you now.
08:22You're being motivated to spend some money.
08:25With the dealers motivated,
08:27can it reach Simon's £60 to £100 estimate?
08:30Actually, this would be great for my village fade.
08:34You've motivated me.
08:36I will start the bidding at £50.
08:39I think we should all stop clowning around,
08:41and I'm going to go in at 60.
08:43I'll go 70.
08:4470.
08:45I'll put 80 on it.
08:46Don't forget, there's no such thing as failure.
08:48Only different degrees of success.
08:51With that in mind...
08:52With that in mind...
08:53You could be more successful if you owned this.
08:55I think I'll bid at 85.
08:59An extra £100, surely.
09:01£90.
09:02I'm going to round it up for you.
09:03£100.
09:04I like that.
09:05Well, once I round it up to £200.
09:06I like the sound of that.
09:07You're pushing it now.
09:08You're not that good.
09:09I'm sorry.
09:10I'm not pushing it.
09:11In actual fact, you know,
09:12the winner can have a signed copy.
09:13Everybody else can have an unsigned copy.
09:15Oh.
09:16I'll give you a fiver to sign it.
09:18The price has gone up to £105, then.
09:20No, because I don't really want that.
09:21So I'm going to say that I'm out, but I will...
09:23Oh, don't be out.
09:24I'm sorry.
09:25I can have a book anyway, but...
09:26You know what?
09:27I don't want to be going any further than £100, really.
09:29Couldn't go any more than £100.
09:31Could you go £110 in a cup of tea?
09:33Do you know, I don't drink tea.
09:35I don't like cups of tea.
09:37I don't know.
09:38I can't go more than £100, so I'm out.
09:42We are offering you a tonne, sir.
09:44£100.
09:45Would you accept?
09:46Yes, I'm going to accept it.
09:47Yes!
09:48Thank you very much.
09:49Do you know, as dealers,
09:51when we sell something,
09:52we never sell the item.
09:54We always sell the story behind the item.
09:56And that has an amazing story.
09:58Thank you very much.
09:59Oh, you're welcome.
10:00Thank you for buying.
10:01What did Simon value at, by the way?
10:02So he said he thought it was somewhere between £60 to £100,
10:05somewhere around there.
10:07I did OK.
10:08I think the book really pushed the bidding up.
10:11Here's the book.
10:12Here's your cash.
10:13Thank you very much.
10:14Steven Spielberg.
10:15I've got £100 in my pocket.
10:16If you want to start producing my book as a film,
10:18yeah, I've got an investment.
10:21Enjoy the book.
10:22Let me know what you think.
10:25APPLAUSE
10:30All right, all right, all right.
10:35Oh!
10:36Oh!
10:37Oh!
10:38Oh!
10:39Shh!
10:40Next into the bidding room is Evie, with a decorative pair displaying an unusual subject.
10:51The pieces I've brought today are from the 30s.
10:54They're made of board and they're educational.
10:57You know, I broke my metatarsal.
11:00Sounds nasty.
11:02Hello, Evie.
11:03Hello.
11:04Lovely to meet you.
11:05Nice to meet you too.
11:06Welcome to the bidding room.
11:07Yeah.
11:08What have you brought in?
11:09So I've brought in two, I think, 1930s medical boards.
11:13Where did you find them?
11:14Just from a market.
11:15At the time, I was studying radiography and I really liked anatomy
11:18and I just thought they were really interesting.
11:19I really liked them and want to put them on my wall.
11:21Are you still studying radiology?
11:23No.
11:24What are you doing now?
11:25I'm doing theatre and film.
11:26Do you remember what you paid for them?
11:28For both of them, I paid around 40.
11:30So you thought time was to bring them to the bidding room?
11:32Mainly because I wanted to know more about them.
11:35The name, I don't know if you noticed the name, was William Scholl.
11:39Yeah.
11:40A very famous name even in today's market for foot care products.
11:44Evie, if you noticed the publishing dates, I think this one is 1937 and then 1939.
11:51These would have been produced reasonably early in his career
11:54because he didn't graduate until about 1922-ish.
11:57Really interesting chap.
11:58He produced over a thousand foot care products.
12:01Most of these charts were obviously for educational purposes.
12:04Yeah.
12:05He was really, really focused on promoting foot health
12:09because he believed that everything stemmed from that.
12:13I read that he encouraged the first self-serve shop as well.
12:16So they moved away from clerks and you could actually pick up the shoes yourself.
12:20Fascinating guy.
12:22We know they're correctable, they always sell.
12:24Yeah, they are.
12:25Without the connection to be honest, just as decorative posters if you like really.
12:29Wherever you get, what would you do with it?
12:32So I run a local music collective in Edinburgh, so it will go back into that.
12:36Fantastic.
12:37Excellent.
12:38OK.
12:39Put your best foot forward.
12:41How much are they worth?
12:43I think you bought quite well.
12:45I can see a profit.
12:47And actually, I don't think the condition is that bad, Evie, to be honest.
12:50A little bit of fading on the corners, but it's not affected the image at all.
12:54I'm going to quote you an auction value of between 50 and 80 pounds.
13:02Sound all right?
13:03Yeah, that sounds amazing.
13:04Fantastic.
13:05Way more than I thought.
13:06So, Evie, thank you so much for bringing them.
13:08It's been a joy meeting you.
13:09Thanks very much.
13:10Thank you so much.
13:12Bye.
13:13It was writing there.
13:14Yeah, it slightly faded.
13:15It was.
13:16Yeah, but we could write our own things in there.
13:18Yes.
13:19Ouch.
13:20You just trot on my big toe.
13:25They gave me a better evaluation than I thought, around 50 to 80 pounds.
13:29I'm very happy with that, considering I only paid 40 for them.
13:32I feel pretty confident because I know a lot about the area.
13:36I also know quite a bit about the pieces now.
13:42Hello.
13:43Hello.
13:44Hello.
13:45Welcome to the bidding room.
13:47And what's your name?
13:48My name's Evie.
13:49Hello, Evie.
13:50Hello, Evie.
13:51Would you like to reveal the item so we can have a look?
13:55Ooh.
13:56There we go.
13:57They're anatomical boards.
13:58If anyone knows the name of Dr. Shawl at all.
14:00Oh, so you mean like the foot cream people?
14:02I've not heard of the company's shop.
14:04You will have seen the shoe.
14:05Yeah.
14:06You know the wooden soled with the single strap across?
14:08Everyone wore them in 70s.
14:09Oh, yeah.
14:10Yeah.
14:11So they obviously made these to nail, to basically get the science behind the shoe, didn't they?
14:14I think that he gave to them to basically show other shoemakers about the science because he used to hold like classes to do with podiatry and to basically sell to shoemakers that you could be better at making your shoes.
14:30If you know this information.
14:31So they're basically advertising.
14:36The colours are quite nice on them actually.
14:38They're extremely decorative.
14:40They are.
14:41Much more than I thought.
14:42What size feet are you, Moses?
14:44They look like a size 14.
14:45Mr. Average me.
14:46What size are you, Moses?
14:47Do you get yours handmade?
14:49Nice colours.
14:50And they're in fair good condition as well.
14:52Apart from a bit of light damage there, but...
14:55Yeah.
14:56They're quite decorative.
14:57They are.
14:58It's nice to have the yellow though, isn't it?
14:59Yeah.
15:00Because usually they're like white background and a little bit bland.
15:02But I think you've got two different markets for these, which is interesting with anything anatomical.
15:06Because usually it's people who collect the macabre, collect the sort of weird and wonderful things.
15:10But you've actually got the advertising side of things as well.
15:13So you've got two markets to appeal to, which is quite good for you.
15:16And because they're quite brightly coloured as well, that also helps.
15:19Do you know what date they are?
15:20So on the bottom, one has 1939 and one has 1937.
15:25Why have you decided to sell them now?
15:27I'm not putting them anywhere.
15:28They're just in my cupboard.
15:29It's locked away.
15:30Yeah, I think someone else would enjoy the history a bit more than me.
15:34Yeah.
15:35OK, you lot, I think it's about time we got bidding.
15:40Oh, the dealers seem to be head over heels.
15:43But does Evie have enough of a foothold to secure Simon's £50 to £80 valuation?
15:49I have lovely feet, by the way.
15:52I think I'm going to put my foot straight in it.
15:54Go on then.
15:55At £30.
15:56I'd say £35.
15:58£40.
16:00£50.
16:02We'll do £60.
16:03We'll do £60.
16:04Will you now?
16:05Nearly.
16:06£65.
16:07£65.
16:08Ooh.
16:09£66.
16:10£60.
16:11£60.
16:12£70.
16:15Evie, I'm going to say that I'm out, but thank you.
16:19I'm also going to say that I'm also out.
16:23I'm out.
16:24I quite like him.
16:26£75.
16:27We, as in me and my brother, are going to step back and we are going to leave it to Moses.
16:34Do you accept £75?
16:37I would be very happy with £75.
16:39Oh, brilliant.
16:40Well done.
16:41Can I ask what Simon valued in that?
16:45Erm, he said £50 to £80.
16:47Can we ask what you paid for them?
16:48I paid £40.
16:49£40?
16:50Well done.
16:51That's a good boy.
16:54Everyone made a bid.
16:55Everyone was quite interested in the pieces, but Moses came out on top.
16:59I'm really happy with this because I get to put it back into my collective.
17:03We'll probably use the £75 to make our next magazine.
17:07Thank you so much, Evie, for coming in and allowing me to buy two beautiful decorative items.
17:13No problem.
17:14Thank you very much.
17:16Lovely to meet you.
17:17Bye.
17:24You know what?
17:25That Moses is always strides ahead.
17:30Get it?
17:31Strides.
17:32Very good, Jake.
17:34Very good.
17:35Don't give up your day job.
17:37I'm here all week.
17:47Are these those feet pictures that you like?
17:48I'm going to ask you some questions on feet.
17:52And if you get the question right, you get the chance to eat.
17:59Always up for a chocolate brownie.
18:01So you ready?
18:02I'm ready.
18:03This part of the foot.
18:06Hmm.
18:07Brownie's looking good.
18:10Oh, the heel?
18:11You mean your heel?
18:12What's the right medical term?
18:13Helius heel?
18:14Helium, helius, heel.
18:15Helium, helius, heel.
18:16Heelage?
18:17It's not looking too good, is it, Melissa?
18:18What?
18:19I've given you a chance.
18:20I'm going to have to.
18:21Oh, Moses!
18:22I hope it tastes like your foot.
18:24Third into the bidding room today is Ruth, with a luxurious item that's a cut above the rest.
18:44It is something that's about, I'm guessing, 70, 80 years old.
18:49It is made out of green velvet, I believe, and it has come from America.
18:56I think there's a reason why we're staying down here in the dealer's room for this one, isn't there?
19:01Oh, dear me.
19:04Hello, Ruth.
19:05Hi.
19:06Welcome to the bidding room.
19:07Thank you for having me.
19:08Thank you for bringing this quite heavy piece of foam to it.
19:12I know, it's heavy, yeah, really heavy.
19:14I think it's a barber's chair, isn't it?
19:15Yes, you're right.
19:16And where did you find it?
19:17I found it in a shop that sells jukeboxes, just outside of Birmingham.
19:21Because you were after a jukebox?
19:23Yeah, my dad was, yeah.
19:24But you ended up with this?
19:25And a jukebox.
19:26And where does it live?
19:27We have a party room, and it lives in there.
19:30Why don't you invite Simon and I over for a party?
19:32It's too late now.
19:33My mum has decided the party room is no more, hence why I'm here with my chair.
19:36Do you remember what you paid for it?
19:38So my dad bought it early 90s, and he paid £1,200.
19:42Did he now?
19:4330 years ago.
19:44So he'd have paid probably retail, in the retail market.
19:46Yeah.
19:47OK, have we got Simon here?
19:48I can't wait to hear what he has to say.
19:49Well, there's lots to talk about, isn't there, really?
19:51Yeah.
19:52When you look at it, it's so much more than a barber's chair.
19:54It's almost a work of art.
19:56Yeah.
19:57There's so much going on.
19:58We've got fabric, we've got chrome, we've got enamel.
20:01It's all about the design from this period, which was very early 1900s.
20:05Oh, you think?
20:06Probably originally this was about 1910-ish.
20:08Oh, wow.
20:09Around then.
20:10You've probably noticed the maker on there.
20:12Yes.
20:13Emile Pader of Chicago.
20:14Pader.
20:15One of the top makers at the time.
20:17And they became sort of synonymous, really, with this kind of chair.
20:21Originally, it wouldn't probably have had a fabric covering, because that wouldn't make sense with hair clippings.
20:26Yes, we did think that.
20:28And I love the footrest, because you think, oh, yes, nicely decorated footrest.
20:32But, of course, it does that as well for extra comfort.
20:36It's in absolutely beautiful condition, I must say.
20:39If you're going to be really, really picky, we've one little button missing on there.
20:44I love the way it still turns.
20:46It'd be a great TV chair almost, wouldn't it?
20:49It's great.
20:50For a few years, my dad did use it to watch the TV.
20:53Really?
20:54Yeah.
20:55Until I'm on time to move it.
20:56Absolutely stunning and very, very popular.
20:59A lot of these trendy barber shops would love to have this as a centrepiece.
21:02You walk in, you see one of those.
21:04Oh, yes, I'm going in there.
21:05So, Simon, what do you think my chairs were?
21:08Well, it's a cut-up of the rest, Ruth, so I think you should be doing really, really well.
21:17I think a confident auction estimate would easily be in that £500 to £800 bracket.
21:23Sounds great.
21:24Yeah, I'm sure my mum will be very happy with that.
21:26Push the condition, I think that's fabulous.
21:28It's such a visual thing as well.
21:30I think instantly they will be hooked on it.
21:32Yeah, great.
21:33I think you'll do very well.
21:34I hope so.
21:35Nice to meet you.
21:36Cheers, likewise.
21:37See you later.
21:38Bye.
21:39If you had it at home, where would you put it?
21:42I quite like the TV idea.
21:44Yeah.
21:45You can lean back whenever you want.
21:46If you wanted to nod off during the advert break.
21:48Yeah.
21:49It's fantastic.
21:54The barber's chair has been valued between £500 and £800.
21:58When I get into the bidding room, I'm going to focus on how good the condition of the chair is.
22:03Maybe they can sit in it and see how good it really is.
22:08Hello.
22:09Hello.
22:10Hello there.
22:11Hello.
22:12Welcome to the bidding room.
22:13Thanks for having me.
22:14And what's your name?
22:15It's Ruth.
22:16Hello, Ruth.
22:17Good to meet you, Ruth.
22:18Could you do the big reveal, please?
22:19Ooh.
22:20Ooh.
22:21He's rather nice.
22:22So has it been in your home?
22:23Yeah, we've had it at home for over 30 years now.
22:26It was in the lounge for a bit.
22:27My dad used to watch the TV on it.
22:29Nice, so far.
22:31And then it's been in our party room ever since.
22:34I like your house.
22:35A party room?
22:36I know, yes, a party room.
22:38JB, what can you see from there?
22:40So I think the upholstery is not original, so have you had this recovered?
22:44We haven't had it recovered, no, we bought it like that.
22:46Colours work really well together.
22:48So it's an American one, so it's from Chicago.
22:50How do you pronounce the name?
22:51Padere.
22:52Padere.
22:53Padere.
22:54They were one of the leading brands of the time.
22:56Is this a 30s one?
22:57I thought it was 50s.
22:58Yeah.
22:59But Simon said it was early 1900s.
23:01Oh, really?
23:02Oh, wow.
23:03Yes, that was his estimation in the mid-century.
23:05It's so, so stylish.
23:06I mean, these have fallen off a little bit.
23:09Having said that, this is better than mostly you'll find.
23:14Could give you a beard trim.
23:15Do you need some scissors?
23:16Nope.
23:17No one's cutting my beard.
23:18Not today, not ever.
23:19How long's your beard again?
23:20I haven't shaved since 1994.
23:22Before you were born, Jamie.
23:24Older than me.
23:25I like it.
23:26We like it.
23:27We like it.
23:28We.
23:29We.
23:30You may like it, but we are going to pay for it.
23:34Right, bro.
23:35Give us a bit of a massage.
23:37I'll have it.
23:38Pull the beard.
23:39I would give you 100 quid if you just whipped out some scissors
23:42and just chopped that beard off.
23:43100 quid?
23:44You're not made of money.
23:46You've got to buy a barber's chair.
23:47Sap your power.
23:48Do you agree that barber's chairs have gone off a little bit,
23:50having said that, if you're after one,
23:52that's probably the best you'll get.
23:53Yeah.
23:54Yeah.
23:55Do you know, I bought one of these five years ago
23:57and I've still got it.
23:58I can concur with that, because I also have as well.
24:01But mine's no way no as good as that, so.
24:03The thing is, there's loads and loads of traditional barber shops
24:07that decorate them in traditional barber's chairs like that.
24:12So, in reality, there should be a huge market for it.
24:15Yeah.
24:16I think with it being velvet, though, would it not work in a barber's?
24:19You'd have to recover that in vinyl.
24:21You can't sell it in green.
24:22No.
24:23I mean, the colour is very, very in at the moment, though.
24:26Yes, it's like green velvet.
24:28The green is very, very...
24:29The colour suits my living room.
24:31It's that nice green I've got.
24:32There you go.
24:33You can watch it all.
24:34You know, everything that we've been bidding on is for your house.
24:37What the hell are we going to sell?
24:39With a price tag of £500 to £800, Ruth will want more than a trim for her barber's chair.
24:46I just think it's a shame they never invited me to the party.
24:50I'll start it off at £50.
24:52You're joking.
24:54Hold on.
24:55Hold on.
24:56£150.
24:57£200.
24:58£250.
24:59£255.
25:00£260.
25:01It's beautiful.
25:04I agree.
25:05But I'm out.
25:06I am actually going to be out.
25:07If it was orange and plastic from the 70s, I probably would, but it's a bit too early
25:11for me.
25:12£270.
25:13£300.
25:14£310.
25:15Ho, ho, ho, ho.
25:16Whoa, whoa, whoa, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho.
25:19I can see a lot of...
25:21Lads, shut up.
25:22£320.
25:29At £320, I think I am, I am out.
25:32We.
25:33We are out.
25:34We are out.
25:35So we have £320 on the table.
25:37£325.
25:38Oh!
25:39What are you doing?
25:41Seriously.
25:42Seriously, you're not going to be another pound on this one.
25:46You're going to go one more, JB?
25:47Do it, JB.
25:48JB, don't do it. You're causing a problem.
25:49JB, do it! Do it!
25:51I'm going to say I'm out.
25:53Oh!
25:54Bloody old JB.
25:56Right, Ruth, they're all out.
25:58325, do you accept?
25:59I don't think I do, no.
26:00Oh!
26:03So, Ruth, what would be your absolute bottom line to leave it here today?
26:06I think 500.
26:07I'm so sorry we weren't able to get you a deal here today, Ruth,
26:10and Ruth's in the bidding room.
26:12I get the feeling your dad might be quite pleased about that.
26:14I bet he will be, actually.
26:16Back in the front room.
26:17The party room's back in business.
26:19We'd all have to come round for a party, though.
26:20Welcome any time.
26:21Oh, well... Fantastic.
26:22It's been lovely having you here.
26:23Thanks for having me. Fantastic.
26:25It's been fantastic. Thank you very much.
26:26Thank you. Cheers.
26:31The chair's coming home with me.
26:33And it will sit with the jukebox again until we find it a new home.
26:38Lads, you missed out there.
26:39You beards do need a good trim, especially yours, Shakaan.
26:41I didn't miss out.
26:42I didn't miss out.
26:44Jay looks gutted.
26:45I think he was saved.
26:47I'm not going to hear the end of it.
26:48He's always going to remind me.
26:49Do you remember that time I saved it?
26:54Next in the bidding room is Stephen,
26:56with a collection of relics from a bygone era.
27:00So, today I have brought with me some collector's items that could be quite possibly over 100 years old,
27:07with wealth well used and functional at the time, and a wee slice of history.
27:15Hello.
27:16Hello, Stephen. Welcome to the bidding room.
27:18Very nice to meet you.
27:19Nice to see you.
27:20All things cigar.
27:21We own a family tobacconist, which has been in my wife's family since 1957.
27:27These come from the shop, I take you?
27:29Yes, they do.
27:30They've been collected over the years, mainly by my father-in-law,
27:33and they've been given to us when we've taken over the shop.
27:36Oh, very interesting.
27:37The big wooden rectangular pieces, they're actually Dutch cigar presses.
27:43Holland was the biggest producer of cigars in the 1800s in the world.
27:47You're right, Dutch, because this one is actually stamped on the back.
27:51Right.
27:51Dating late 19th century.
27:53What fascinates me is the box.
27:55This probably dates, what, early 1900s?
27:58It's what we call a dual top.
27:59Mm-hm.
28:00German manufacturer, we've got the DRGM mark underneath,
28:03and that slid out for you to get your little waste materials out.
28:08But what would you have put in that, then?
28:11So, that would be the head of the cigar.
28:13Is it true that the guys and the girls' rolling cigars
28:17would have stories read to them?
28:19Yes, that's absolutely true.
28:21They have one person on a tannoy reading a story like Roman Juliet.
28:26The Count of Monte Cristo.
28:28Exactly. And then they would read that on the tannoy,
28:30and they'd just work away, you know?
28:32You know these two chaps here?
28:33Yeah.
28:34And what do you think about them?
28:36They're supposed to be tobacco pickers.
28:38Ah.
28:39That's when my father-in-law went to Cuba,
28:41and he's picked this up along the way.
28:43As a souvenir.
28:44I can see it in the street somewhere, in the street market, yeah.
28:46Fantastic. Really great.
28:48OK, collectible.
28:50Yeah.
28:50But, of course, we wouldn't recommend taking up the habit of smoking.
28:55But there are still very strong collectors for this kind of item.
28:59How much do you think the collection will fetch?
29:02So, we've got a good span of eras.
29:04We've got late 19th century here, we've got early 20th century,
29:09and then sort of mid-century as well.
29:11So, Stephen, I reckon, as a whole collection,
29:14I'm going to give you an estimate of...
29:18..500-plus.
29:20Yep.
29:21Sounds right.
29:22Yeah, it sounds right enough.
29:24Yeah.
29:25Fantastic. Well, thank you so much for bringing this in.
29:27Thank you very much. I appreciate it.
29:28Cheers. All the best.
29:29Bye-bye. Thank you.
29:35Simon valued the whole collection between £400 and £500,
29:39and I think I would be happy to receive that.
29:45Hi there. Welcome to the bidding room.
29:48What's your name, sir, and where did you come from?
29:50I'm Stephen, and I'm from Edinburgh.
29:52We can't work out what that is, so if you could do the honours.
29:55Oh!
29:56So, we've got a collection of cigar-related items.
29:59Ah, look at those.
30:00What's a little paper-mache figurine there?
30:03I don't know, they're just, like, two guys with hats.
30:05Yeah, no, these are Cuban farmers
30:07who will probably work in a tobacco field.
30:10Oh, I agree.
30:10It does say at the bottom, it does say,
30:12Cuban tobacco pickers.
30:14We do collect stuff like this.
30:16Yep.
30:16Although I do have a few of them.
30:20Nowadays, people use these as, you know, decorative,
30:22and I've even seen some of them being framed up and on the wall.
30:26Wow.
30:26But this, this is pretty good.
30:28I've not really seen one like this.
30:30You just leave it on the table and you put your cigar on it,
30:33and it just cuts it, and the models as well, they're really nice.
30:37Again, decorative, the model, yeah.
30:38Yep.
30:39There's a market and they're collectible,
30:41but at the end of the day, you know, smoking's bad for you.
30:44It's kind of gone out of fashion in the last couple of decades.
30:47They would make really, really good pen trays.
30:50Or you could use them for paintbrushes, pencils, crayons,
30:53magic markers, you know, that kind of thing.
30:54It would really fit into some London interiors
30:58to kind of, like, repurpose its actual use,
31:01rather than try and use it for what it was made for.
31:04Stephen, how old did Simon say they were?
31:07I think we agreed on early 1900s.
31:10That is lovely, isn't it?
31:11Yeah.
31:12I must admit, there is a huge collector's market for anything tobacco-related,
31:16whether it's tobacchiata or whether it's for actual cigars,
31:18but this particular piece, out of all of them,
31:21this one I've never seen.
31:22It's quite an interesting little piece.
31:23I've never seen it either.
31:24This is kind of our bag, but we're keeping our poker faces.
31:28You've not kept your poker faces very well, lads.
31:30In fact, you are rubbish.
31:33Absolutely rubbish.
31:35It's good we don't play poker.
31:36Yeah, I'm not a gambler.
31:38Right, so, should we start?
31:39Go for it.
31:42The tobacco collection was valued at £500 plus,
31:45but will the dealers dig deep enough to meet Stephen's price?
31:50So, I'm going to put 25 quid down.
31:53I'll go 50 quid.
31:54£55.
31:55And is this for the whole collection?
31:57The whole collection.
31:59The shade!
32:00I know.
32:01I guess I'm out at that point.
32:03OK. Sorry, Stephen.
32:04OK, thank you.
32:05Again, I don't really know too much about him, but I'll give him a go.
32:07£60, please.
32:1065.
32:1170.
32:12Getting more there.
32:14100.
32:15I'm just after the cutter.
32:17I'm after the cutter.
32:19The cutter's worth twice that in itself.
32:21110.
32:22Because they're related to tobacco, I'm going to be out.
32:26I understand.
32:27I understand.
32:29120.
32:30150.
32:32Anything higher on 150?
32:34No, I'm going to say I'm out at that, Stephen, but thank you.
32:37OK.
32:39At 150, I think we'll...
32:41That's where we are.
32:41Where we are.
32:42Yeah, you know when I give me 170 for the lot.
32:45I want to make a bit of profit on him.
32:46I'd like to stick at 150.
32:48OK.
32:50Well, you've got to be in it to win it.
32:52And I will take 150 for him.
32:54Yay!
33:00Can we ask what does Simon value at?
33:02He reckoned we'd get £500.
33:04Really?
33:04Oh, yeah.
33:05Yeah, yeah.
33:07Melissa ended up going for the sale and I think she got a bargain.
33:12So, with the £150 that we will reinvest it in our new business venture, which is a coffee store.
33:18Well, Stephen, I am extremely happy with my bag today.
33:21And thank you for bringing him in and telling us the history.
33:24It's been great.
33:25I'm glad you're happy and thank you for having me.
33:27Thank you so much.
33:28It's been a pleasure to see you.
33:29Thanks very much.
33:35Do you know, I really like them.
33:37I can't wait to just fill them up, you know, with paint bushes and belt tips.
33:41Do you know what you can do?
33:42You know the cigar cutter?
33:43You can cut the ends of your crayons with them.
33:45Oh, I can sharpen things.
33:46Yeah.
33:47Oh, my goodness.
33:49That's amazing.
33:49Pencils, everything.
33:50Last into the bidding room are Abigail and Jessica, with a stylish, practical piece that's bound to turn heads.
34:04So, today we've brought something that's quite big, functional.
34:08It's teak and you could find it in a bedroom.
34:14You know, it's funny because it looks as though it was on the floor
34:19and then they built something to pop it on top of.
34:22The feet look as though it's just gone.
34:24Right, we'll just put it on there.
34:27Hello, you two.
34:28Hi.
34:29Welcome to the bidding room.
34:30This is a nice piece of furniture.
34:32You probably know all about it.
34:34I wish we did.
34:36OK.
34:37First of all, where did you find it?
34:38We found it online.
34:40Someone was giving it away.
34:42Really?
34:42Yeah.
34:43We liked the style of it, but we didn't know too much, really, about the designer.
34:48Yes, what a great, great find.
34:50It's just an area of furniture that everybody wants at the minute.
34:54So commercial.
34:55We get all the information, don't we, when we open the top drawer.
34:59We've got a little stamp in there for G-Plan.
35:02But not just G-Plan.
35:03G-Plan Danish Design.
35:06And this was a range that started in 62, somewhere around there.
35:10And this is a Kovard Larsson one.
35:12And he was one of the top guys.
35:14I love the fact when you look at it from the front to start with, you think three drawer.
35:18Of course, they're all split, aren't they?
35:20Yeah.
35:20So it is, in fact, a six drawer chest.
35:22And I think that's quite clever.
35:24How clever is that?
35:25I think it's brilliant.
35:27Keeps things simple and cluttered.
35:30And then, of course, we've got, as Nigel said, quite a short, short leg.
35:35But that's what we expect.
35:37This bit of a sweep on the edge there is typical of this range.
35:41Did you do any sort of polishing up to it, or was that how it was?
35:45There were a few ring marks and things like that on them when we picked them up.
35:47So we just lightly sanded it back and then just re-oiled it.
35:50The only bit I'm not happy with, ladies, is the backboard.
35:54I think that's probably a replacement.
35:55Yeah.
35:56But as with a lot of these, they did tend to get woodworm affected, you know.
36:01But the front, the bit you see, the important bit, is really, really nice.
36:07So we know they're very collectible.
36:08They are.
36:08And JB immediately came to mind.
36:11Yes, no, absolutely.
36:12Moses is good too, isn't he?
36:14Yes.
36:14On this sort of thing.
36:15They're not going to lose on this, the dealers.
36:17No, no.
36:18You're in for zero.
36:21So anything is going to be good news, isn't it?
36:22Yeah, definitely.
36:23Hitting the jackpot.
36:24Right.
36:25Whatever it makes, what will you do with the money?
36:27And let me give you some advice.
36:29Get into the business, because you seem to be very good at it.
36:32Well, yeah.
36:33I mean, we are already in the business.
36:35Are you?
36:35But we upcycle and refurbish furniture, so.
36:39Oh, right.
36:40Great.
36:40So you know how to do all this?
36:42Yeah.
36:42Yeah.
36:43OK, it's time to ask that question.
36:44How much do you think it's worth?
36:47It's bang on commercial at the minute, so you shouldn't have any problem getting plenty of bids next door.
36:53I think in an auction room it's going to be anywhere between $400 and $600, that kind of bracket.
37:01Yeah, lovely.
37:02I don't think you'll have to say much next door, to be honest.
37:06Yeah, just push on the commercial aspect.
37:08Yeah.
37:08That's all you need to do.
37:09Perfect.
37:11You're in for a treat.
37:12Thank you very much.
37:13Thanks for coming.
37:14Thank you for having us.
37:15Nice to meet you, Ben.
37:16And Joe.
37:17Bye.
37:19Look at this.
37:20I love this.
37:20I mean.
37:21That's so clever.
37:22Yeah.
37:23Well made.
37:23Yeah, yeah.
37:24I know it's in a factory and everything.
37:25Yeah, sure, yeah.
37:26But they had pride in doing it, didn't they?
37:28They did.
37:32Simon valued the Cofford Larson draws between £400 and £600.
37:36We're really happy with that, because it's more than we'd originally thought.
37:40We're feeling quite excited about it, aren't we?
37:41Yeah.
37:42A little bit nervous, but yeah.
37:43Quite excited.
37:46Hello.
37:48Hello.
37:49Hi.
37:50Welcome to the Biddy Room.
37:52What's your names?
37:54I'm Jess.
37:54I'm Abbey.
37:55Hi.
37:56Hi, Jess and Abbey.
37:56Hi.
37:57Who's going to do the honours?
37:59Oh, you weren't wrong, Moses.
38:01It's a nice chest of draws.
38:03Nice.
38:04Nice.
38:04That's a nice G-plan chest of draws.
38:07Is it the Cofford Larson?
38:08It is.
38:09It's the Cofford Larson.
38:10With the generous draws.
38:11So good.
38:12It's that man.
38:13With the generous draws.
38:15I wonder if I can have a quick look.
38:16Absolutely.
38:17Absolutely.
38:18Look at him go.
38:19That's the quickest I've seen Moses move in 17.
38:22I've just been woken up.
38:25It's by G-plan, but it was commissioned.
38:30They commissioned a designer called Cofford Larson, who did a collection of different types of styles.
38:36This is particularly a good one because of the generous size of the draws and the very, very stylish front.
38:44This one is in particularly reasonable condition, just a little bit of wear at the bottom runners, and it's a good example of mid-century modern design.
38:54So why, why are you selling it?
38:57We just found it online and someone was about to throw it in the tip, so we rescued it.
39:03Well done.
39:03And it's just been sat in our workshop, so.
39:05Have you guys done any work to that, or?
39:07Yeah.
39:08Yeah, it was, it had a few ring marks and a few scratches when we picked it up.
39:12I don't think it had much love for a while, so.
39:13Have you done anything to the front?
39:15It's just been re-oiled.
39:16Re-oiled.
39:17So did Simon tell you anything else about the chest?
39:19He said that the back might have been replaced at one point, but that wasn't done by us.
39:24You've done well saving it out of a skip, don't you think?
39:26That's amazing if you got it out of a skip.
39:27Yeah.
39:28And did you know what it was when you picked it up, or did you just pick it up because you thought it was attractive?
39:31I mean, mid-century, we know it's quite good anyway, but, yeah, when we picked it up, we did a little bit of research and we're really glad we saved it.
39:40You used the old lens on the old internet.
39:42Yeah.
39:43Well, do you know something?
39:44I'm not a furniture type of person and I know nothing, so I'm kind of just listening to everybody with this because I'm hoping that you're going to just lead me.
39:53These are popular for so many reasons, like new build houses and flats and stuff in London, that is the perfect chest because your bigger chest of drawers, you're not going to fit it up the stairs and such.
40:01So there is a huge market for it, especially this sort of range as well, the Danish inspired stuff.
40:07It's a really nice compact piece of furniture.
40:10It wouldn't look out of place in a living room or a hallway.
40:12I think it's got a really nice sort of broad range of versatility with it.
40:16Can imagine a nice London flat with that in the...
40:20Nice record player on top.
40:21In North London, somewhere nice.
40:23See, I see it more of a Manchester house with, like, a nice plant on top.
40:27Manchester?
40:28Going back to South London, you know it often.
40:32You lot will be rubbish at poker.
40:34Like, poker babies have gone.
40:36Abigail and Jessica have a long way to go to meet Simon's £400 to £600 valuation for those drawers.
40:44Actually, they look rather smart in my dressing room.
40:47I'll start the bidding at £50.
40:49£70.
40:52£100.
40:53£150.
40:55£160.
40:57£200.
40:58I'm out of the bidding, but I'm sure you will get a very good price.
41:02£220.
41:03£230.
41:04£250.
41:06£255.
41:07£260.
41:08£275.
41:10£300.
41:11Ouch.
41:12£3 or £5.
41:13£310.
41:16That's gone too high for me for that one.
41:18£350.
41:20£320.
41:21£325.
41:25I'm going to say I'm out at that point, but thank you for bringing it in.
41:28Yeah.
41:29I think it's worth more than that.
41:30£330.
41:32£335.
41:33Stop.
41:33Stop.
41:34Stop.
41:35You should give it to me at £350.
41:38I think these two are going to be out because it's far too much.
41:43It's hit my limit.
41:45Good, good.
41:47But I'm going to do one more cheeky.
41:48We are going to do one more cheeky one.
41:51You sure you don't want to talk about it?
41:52No, we don't want to talk about it.
41:54We're telepathic now on this.
41:57£355.
42:00I'm out.
42:04I've paid £5 more than I wanted to pay for that.
42:07That was my top.
42:08£350 was my top, but...
42:09£355.
42:10Snatches, I had no...
42:12Do you accept?
42:13Yeah.
42:14Go ahead, go ahead.
42:18And what did Simon value at?
42:20Between £400 and £600.
42:21Well done.
42:22Whoa.
42:22Whoa.
42:23We're absolutely over the moon.
42:25We picked it up for nothing and we're going home with £355 worth of brunches.
42:30Here's your tosh.
42:34Thank you very much.
42:35It's been a pleasure.
42:40Yeah, we're happy we brought it up.
42:41Really glad we came on the show, yeah.
42:43It's been a fun day.
42:44Well, that was interesting, wasn't it?
42:46We have South London on the right here versus North London on the left.
42:52South London saw sense.
42:53There is only one part of London, Moses.
42:56North London.
42:57North London forever.
43:03Well, that was exciting.
43:05Join us again for another great day on The Bidding Room.
43:23In November 2020.
43:40If you are sick of a book and all the following words,
43:41in order to introduce himself,
43:44you're after England.
43:44The Bidding Room is part of the accommodation.
43:46For the Arts Wisdom,
43:47You walk into the Kirsta in the post.
43:49非aria to access Ty what,
43:51Unlike New aman happy and young,
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