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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.
05:07Oh, go on, go on, go on.
05:08No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
05:09Age before beauty.
05:10Oh.
05:11Yeah, I'm going Shaqan.
05:13Oh.
05:14Oh.
05:15Oh.
05:16Oh.
05:17Oh.
05:18Oh.
05:19The ball's at an angle.
05:20The ball's at an angle.
05:21The ball's at an angle.
05:22The ball's at an angle.
05:23Go on, see if I can do any better than you lot.
05:25Oh.
05:26No.
05:27have another go but just remember I only had one go and everyone's having free
05:37guys I've never tried it I'm gonna throw them all at once what did Simon say
05:54about it so Simon thought it was really difficult to age because of course if it's original it could
06:00have been painted over a dozen times they utilize stuff until it's you know till the very end so it
06:05will be painted over and over and over again so if it is from the 50s I would expect it would
06:10lots of layers I don't think it's 50s personally the problem is is because this has come become
06:17so popular in the past say five years people are using the same methods as they did back then to
06:21fake it yeah and they are so good that it's quite difficult to tell I mean it's age it doesn't
06:26really matter it's reality of being used in a in a fairground is the most the most important thing
06:32to us with that in mind I don't think it really matters too much whether it's a reproduction
06:37whether it's always original or not I think the the value is in its in its charm you know you've
06:44got a lot of charisma going on are you a salesman I'm not a salesman no I'm a motivational speaker
06:49oh so I speak professionally how did you even get into all of that what what's the story behind it
06:55it was by accident really I was really badly bullied at school and my only escapism was motorbikes and I
07:00bought a motorbike at the age of 13 at the age of 18 I lost my right arm on that motorbike and
07:06obviously all my job opportunity had gone so I didn't know what a one-armed guy could do so I tried
07:10everything and I found that I was good at things that had previously been rubbish at and I drifted in and
07:15out of different areas and I started restoring jukeboxes and one-armed bandits would you believe
07:20and I sold them all over the world and and then I invented a digital jukebox that earned a lot of
07:28money and then I decided I wanted to face some of my fears and my fears was that of horses so I took
07:34horse riding lessons and I came third in the national dressage qualifiers and then I was afraid of
07:40flying so I took flight training with with the help of a charity called flying scholarship for
07:45disabled people I needed a prosthetic arm making by the NHS but that arm failed dramatically at three
07:51and a half thousand feet so I made my own prosthetic arm and I became a private pilot in 2015 and off of
07:58the back of that and all the successes I wrote my book and off the back of that I became a motivational
08:03speaker being invited around the world to speak at different events well I'm going to throw in a
08:11signed copy as well along with this to the winning bidder so hopefully that pushes the price sky high
08:18well that's your job because you're the motivational speaker well I'm motivating you now you've been
08:22motivated to spend some money with the dealers motivated can it reach Simon's 60 to 100 pound estimate
08:30actually this would be great for my village fate you've motivated me I will start the bid in at 50
08:39pounds I think we should all stop clowning around and I'm going to go in at 60 I'll go 70 70 I'll put
08:4580 on it don't forget there's no such thing as failure only different degrees of success with that
08:51in mind with that in mind you could be more successful if you own this I think I'll bid 85 an extra hundred
08:59pounds surely 90 pounds I'm going to round it up for you 100 pound I like that well once around it
09:05up to 200 I like the sound of that you're pushing it now you're not pushing it in actual facts you know
09:11the winner can have a signed copy everybody else can have an unsigned copy I'll give you a fiver to sign
09:17it price has gone up to 105 pounds then no because I don't really want that so I'm going to say that I'm
09:22out by world I'm sorry well you can have a book anyway but you know what I don't want to be going
09:28any further than 100 really couldn't go any more than 100 could you go 110 in a cup of tea it's you
09:34know I don't drink tea I can't go more than 100 so I'm out we are offering you a ton sir 100 pounds
09:45would you accept yes I'm gonna accept yes thank you very much do you know as dealers when we sell
09:51something we never sell the item we always sell the story behind the item and that has an amazing
09:57story thank you very much oh you're welcome thank you for buying what did Simon value at by the way so
10:02he said he thought it was somewhere between 60 to 100 somewhere around there I did okay I think the book
10:09really pushed the bidding up there's a book here's your cash thank you very much Steven Spielberg I've
10:15got 100 quid in my pocket if you want to start producing my book as a film yeah I've got an
10:19investment thank you enjoy the book let me know what you think next into the bidding room is Evie
10:46with a decorative pair displaying an unusual subject the pieces I've brought today are from
10:53the 30s and they're made of board and they're educational you know I broke my metatarsal sounds
11:01nasty hello Evie lovely to meet you nice to meet you too welcome to the bidding room yeah look what
11:08you've bought in so I've brought in two I think 1930s medical boards where did you find them just from a
11:15market at the time I was studying radiography and I really liked anatomy and I just thought they were
11:19really interesting I really liked them and want to put them on my wall are you still studying
11:22radiology no what are you doing now I'm I'm doing theater and film do you know what you paid for
11:27them and for both of them I paid around 40 so you thought time to bring them to the bidding room
11:32mainly because I wanted to know more about them the name I don't know if you noticed the name was
11:38William Scholl yeah a very famous name into even in today's market for foot care products
11:43Evie if you noticed the publishing dates I think this one is 1937 and then 1939 these would have
11:51been produced reasonably early in his career because he didn't graduate until about 1922 ish really
11:57interesting chap he produced over a thousand foot care products most of these charts were obviously for
12:03educational purposes yeah he was really really focused on promoting foot health because he believed
12:10that everything stemmed from that I read that he encouraged the first self-serve shop as well so they
12:17moved away from clerks and you could actually like pick up the shoes yourself fascinating guy we know they're
12:22correctable they always sell yeah they are without the connection to be honest just as decorative posters if
12:28you like really wherever you get and what would you do with it so I run a local music collective
12:34in Edinburgh so it'll go back into that fantastic excellent yeah okay put your best foot forward how much
12:41are they worth I think you bought quite well I can see a profit and actually I don't think the conditions
12:48that bad even to be honest a 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 sound all right yeah that sounds
13:03amazing way more than I thought so Evie thank you so much for bringing them there's been it's been a
13:08joy meeting you thanks very much thank you thank you bye that was writing there yeah slightly faded
13:15it was yeah but we could write our own things in there yes ouch you just trot on my big toe
13:21they gave me a better evaluation than I thought around 50 to 80 pounds I'm very happy with that
13:30considering I only paid 40 for them I feel pretty confident because I know a lot about the area and I
13:36also know quite a bit about the pieces now welcome to the bidding room thank you and what's your name
13:47my name's Evie hello Evie would you like to reveal the items so we can have a look they're anatomical
13:57boards if anyone knows the name dr. shawl at all oh so you mean like the foot cream people I've not
14:03heard of the company's shop you will have seen the shoot you know the woods and sold with a single
14:07strap across everyone more than a seven oh yeah so they obviously made these for to nail that it
14:12basically get the science behind the shoe didn't they I think that he gave to them to basically show
14:17other shoemakers about the science because he used to hold like classes to do with podiatry and
14:24to basically sell to em shoemakers that you could be better at making your shoes if you know this
14:30information they're basically advertising colors are quite nice on them actually they're extremely
14:39decorative they are much more than I thought what size feet are you Moses they look like a size 14
14:45average me do you get yours handmade nice colors and they're in fair good condition as well apart from a
14:53bit of light damage there but they're quite decorative they are it's nice to have the yellow though isn't
14:59it usually they're like white background and a little bit bland but you've got two different
15:04markets for these which is interesting with anything anatomical because usually it's people who collect
15:07the macabre collect the sort of weird and wonderful things but you've actually got the advertising side
15:12of things as well so you've got two markets to appeal to which is quite good for you because
15:16they're quite brightly colored as well that also helps do you know what date they are so on the bottom
15:21one has 1939 and one has 1937 why have you decided to sell them now I'm not putting them anywhere
15:28they're just in my coverage I'm locked away yeah I think someone else would enjoy the history a bit
15:33more than you okay you lot I think it's about time we got bitten all the dealers seem to be head over
15:42heels but does Evie have enough of a foothold to secure Simon's 50 to 80 pound valuation I have lovely
15:51feet by the way I think I'm gonna put my foot straight in it at 30 quid I'd say 35 40 pounds 50 pounds
16:02we'll do 60 we know nearly 65 oh 66 70 I'm gonna say that I'm out but thank you I'm also gonna say
16:21that I'm also out I'm out I quite like him 75 we as in me and my brother are gonna step back and we are
16:31gonna leave it to Moses do you accept 75 I would be very happy with 70 can I ask what Simon valued in
16:44that and he said 50 to 80 can we ask what you paid for them I paid 40 40 well done that's a good boy
16:51and everyone made a bid everyone was quite interested in the pieces but Moses came out on top I'm really
16:59happy with this because I get to put it back into my collective and we'll probably use the 75 pounds
17:05to make our next magazine thank you so much Evie for coming in and allowing me to buy two beautiful
17:12decorative items thank you very much thank you you know what that Moses is is always strides ahead get it
17:30strides very good I'm here all week these those feet pictures that you like I'm gonna ask you some
17:50questions on feet and if you get to the question right hmm you get the chance to eat oh always look
18:00for a chocolate brownie so you ready I'm ready this part of the foot hmm brownies looking good oh the
18:11hill you mean he oh what's the white medical term heli is he oh helium heli is he oh he'll itch it's not
18:24looking too good is it Melissa oh give me a chance I'm gonna have to oh there's I hope it tastes like you
18:34thought thank you third into the building room today is Ruth with a luxurious item that's a cut above the rest it is
18:45something it's about I'm guessing 70 80 years old it is made out of green velvet I believe and it has come from
18:53America I think there's a reason why we're staying down here in the dealer's room for this one isn't it
19:00oh hello Ruth hi welcome to the bidding room thank you for having me thank you for bringing this quite
19:10heavy yeah I know it's heavy yeah really I think it's a barber's chair isn't it yes you're right and
19:16where did you find it I found it in a shop that sells jukeboxes just outside of Birmingham because
19:21you were after a jukebox yeah my dad was yeah but you ended up with this and a jukebox and where does
19:27it live we have a party room and it lives in there why don't you invite Simon and I over for a party
19:32it's too late now my mum has decided the party room is no more hence why I'm here with my chair do you
19:37remember what you pay for it so my dad bought it early 90s and he paid 1200 pounds did he now so he'd
19:43have paid probably retail in the retail market yeah okay have we got Simon here I can't wait to hear
19:49what he has to say well there's lots to talk about isn't there really yeah look at it it's so much more
19:53than a barber's chair it's almost a work of art yeah there's so much going on we've got fabric we've
19:58got chrome we've got enamel it's all about the design from this period which was very early 1900s
20:05probably originally this was about 1910 ish around then you've probably noticed the maker on there
20:11I mean yeah of Chicago one of the top makers at the time and they became sort of synonymous really
20:19with this kind of chair originally it wouldn't probably have had a fabric covering because that
20:24wouldn't make sense with hair clippings yes we did think that and I love the footrest because you
20:30think oh yes nicely decorated footrest but of course it does that as well for extra comfort it's in
20:36absolutely beautiful condition I must say if you're going to be really really picky with one little
20:43button missing on there I love the way it still turns the great TV chair almost it's it's great
20:49my dad did use it to watch the TV and really yeah absolutely stunning and very very popular a lot of
20:59these trendy barber shops would love to have this as a centerpiece you walk in you see one of those oh
21:04yes I'm going in there so Simon what do you think my chair's worth well it's a cut up of the rest roof
21:12so I think you should be doing really really well I think a confident auction estimate would easily
21:19be in that five to eight hundred pounds bracket that's great yeah I'm sure my mum will be very happy
21:25with that push the condition I think that's fabulous it's such a visual thing as well I think instantly they
21:31will be hooked on it yeah great I think you'll do very well I hope so nice to meet you cheers
21:36likewise see you later bye if you had it at home where would you put it I quite like the TV idea
21:43yeah you can lean back whatever you want if you wanted to nod off during the advert break yeah it's
21:49fantastic the barber's chair has been valued between 500 and 800 pounds when I get into the bidding room
21:59I'm going to focus on how good the condition of the chair is maybe they can sit in it and see how
22:04good it really is hello hi welcome to the bidding room thanks for having me and what's your name it's
22:13Ruth good to meet you Ruth could you do the big reveal please oh he's rather nice so has it been in
22:22your home yeah we've had it at home for over 30 years now it was in the lounge for a bit my dad used
22:27to watch the TV on it and then it's been in our party room ever since yes a party room JB what can
22:39you see from there so I think the the upholstery is not original so have you had this recovered we
22:44haven't had it recovered no we bought it like that colors were at work really well together so it's an
22:49American one so it's from Chicago how do you pronounce the name Padere Padere they were one of the leading
22:55brands of the time is this a 30s one I thought it was 50s but Simon said it was early 1900s
23:01oh wow yes that was his estimation it's so so stylish I mean these are falling off a little bit having
23:09said that this is better than most so you will find could give you a bad trip do you need some
23:16scissors nope no one's cutting my beard not today not your beard again I haven't shaved since 1994
23:22before you were born Jamie I like it we like we like it or we or we you may like it but we are gonna pay for it so um
23:33right bro give us a bit of a massage I'll have it oh I'll pull the beard I would give you a hundred quid if you just
23:41whipped out some scissors and just chop that beard off you're not made of money you've got to buy barbershare do you agree with it like barbershares have gone off a little bit having said that if you're
23:51after one that's probably the best you'll get yeah yeah do you know I bought one of these five years ago
23:57and I've still got it I can concur with that because I also have as well but mine's no way no as good as
24:03that so the thing is there's there's loads and loads of um traditional barbershops that's decorated
24:09them in traditional barbers chairs like that so in in reality there should be a huge market for it
24:15yeah but I think with it being velvet though would it not work in a barbers I mean the color is very
24:24very in at the moment though yeah it's green velvet the green is very suits my living room it's that nice
24:31green I've got everything that we've been bidding on for your house with a price tag of five to eight
24:42hundred pounds Ruth will want more than a trim for her barber's chair I just think it's a shame they
24:47never invited me to the party I'll start it off at 50 pounds you're joking 150 200 250 255
25:00260 it's beautiful thank you I agree but I'm out I am actually going to be out if it was orange
25:07and plastic and from the 70s I probably would but it's a bit too early for me 270 300 310
25:15oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh I can see a lot of lads shut up 320
25:23at 320 I think I am I am out we we are out we are out so we have 320 on the table 325
25:37oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh seriously seriously you're not gonna be another
25:44pound on this one you're gonna go one more do it Jayvee JB don't do it your calls and it
25:50duh babe I'm gonna say I'm out oh right roof they're all out 325 do you accept I don't think I do no
26:00So, 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, in the bidding room.
26:11I 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...
26:22Fantastic.
26:22It's been lovely having you here.
26:23Thanks for having me.
26:24Fantastic.
26:25It's been fantastic.
26:25Thank you very much.
26:26Cheers.
26:27See you later.
26:27Bye.
26:30The chair's coming home with me, and it will sit with the jukebox again until we find
26:37it a new home.
26:38Lads, you missed out there.
26:39These beards do need a good trim, especially yours, Shakaan.
26:41I didn't miss out.
26:43I didn't miss out.
26:44Jay looks gutted.
26:45I think he was saved.
26:47I'm not going to hit 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 with a collection of relics from a bygone era.
26:59So, today, I have brought with me some collector's items that could be quite possibly over 100
27:06years old, with wealth well used and functional at the time, and a wee slice of history.
27:15Hello.
27:16Hello, Stephen.
27:17Welcome 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 it?
27:29Yes, they do.
27:30They've been collected over the years, mainly by my father-in-law, and they've been given
27:34to us when we've taken over the shop.
27:36Very 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.
27:48You'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.
28:00Mm-hm.
28:00German manufacturer.
28:01We've got the DRGM mark underneath, and that slid out for you to get your little waste
28:07materials 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 would 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.
28:28And then they would read that on the tannoy, and they 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.
28:39Ah.
28:39That's when my father-in-law went to Cuba, and 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.
28:47Yeah.
28:47Fantastic.
28:47Really 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.
29:06We've got early 20th century, and then sort of mid-century as well.
29:11So, Stephen, I reckon as a whole collection, I'm going to give you an estimate of 500 plus.
29:19Yep.
29:21Sounds right.
29:22Yeah, it sounds right enough.
29:23Yep.
29:24Fantastic.
29:25Well, thank you so much for bringing it to you.
29:27Thank you very much.
29:28I appreciate it.
29:28Cheers.
29:29All the best.
29:29Bye-bye.
29:35Simon valued the whole collection between £400 and £500, and I think I would be happy
29:41to receive that.
29:43Hi there.
29:46Welcome 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.
29:59Oh, look at those.
30:00What's the little paper mache figurine there?
30:03I don't know.
30:03They're just like two guys with hats.
30:05Yeah, no, these are Cuban farmers who will probably work in a tobacco field.
30:10It does say at the bottom, it does say Cuban tobacco pickers.
30:14We do collect stuff like this, although I do have a few of them.
30:20Nowadays, people use these as, you know, decorative, and I've even seen some of them
30:24being framed up and on the wall, but these, this is pretty good.
30:28I've not really seen one like this.
30:31You just leave it on the table, and you put your cigar on it, and it just cuts it, and
30:35the models as well, they're really nice.
30:37Again, decorative, the model, yeah.
30:39There's a market, and they're collectible, but at the end of the day, you know, smoking's
30:43bad for you, it'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, magic markers, you know, that kind
30:54of thing.
30:55It would really fit into some London interiors to kind of like repurpose its actual use
31:01rather than try and use it for what it was made for.
31:05Stephen, how old did Simon say they were?
31:07I think we agreed on early 1900s.
31:10That is lovely, isn't it?
31:11Yeah.
31:11I must admit, there is a huge collector's market for anything tobacco-related, whether
31:16it's tobacchiata or whether it's for actual cigars, but this particular piece, out of all
31:20of them, this 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.
31:34Absolutely rubbish.
31:35It's good we don't play poker.
31:37Yeah, I'm not a gambler.
31:38Right, so should we start?
31:39Go for it.
31:40The tobacco collection was valued at £500 plus, but will the dealers dig deep enough
31:47to meet Stephen's price?
31:50So I'm going to put 25 quid down.
31:53I'll go 50 quid.
31:5555.
31:56And 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.
32:03Sorry, Stephen.
32:04OK.
32:05Again, I don't really know too much about him, but I'll give him a go.
32:07£60, please.
32:09Oh.
32:1065.
32:1270.
32:13Getting more there.
32:15100.
32:16I'm just after the cutter.
32:18I'm after the quarter.
32:20The cutter's worth twice that in itself.
32:22110.
32:23Because they're related to tobacco, I'm going to be out.
32:26I understand.
32:27I understand.
32:29120.
32:30150.
32:31Got anything higher on 150?
32:34No, I'm going to say I'm out at that, Stephen, but thank you.
32:37OK.
32:37At 150, I think we'll...
32:41That's where we are.
32:42Where we are.
32:42Yeah, you know what, I'll give me 170 for the lot.
32:45I want to make a bit of profit on him.
32:47I'd like to stick at 150.
32:49OK.
32:50Well, you've got to be in it to win it, and I will take 150 for him.
32:54Yay!
32:56Well done.
33:00Can we ask what does Simon value at?
33:02He reckoned we'd get £500.
33:04Really?
33:05Yeah, yeah.
33:06Melissa ended up going for the sale, and I think she got a bargain.
33:12So, with the £150, we will reinvest it in our new business venture,
33:16which 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.
33:27It's been a pleasure to see you.
33:29Thank you very much.
33:30Do you know, I really like them.
33:37I can't wait to just fill them up, you know, with paintbrushes 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.
33:57Last into the bidding room are Abigail and Jessica,
34:00with 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.
34:25Boom.
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,
34:44but 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.
34:54It's so 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, G-Plan Danish design.
35:05And this was a range that started in 62, somewhere around there.
35:10And this is a Kovac Larsson one, and he was one of the top guys.
35:14I love the fact, when you look at it from the front to start with,
35:16you 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 it?
35:25I think it's brilliant.
35:27Keeps things simple and cluttered.
35:29And 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,
35:46and then 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.
35:56Yeah.
35:56But, as with a lot of these,
35:59they did tend to get woodworm affected, you know.
36:01But the front, the bit you see, the important bit,
36:05is 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, dealers.
36:17No, no.
36:18You're in for zero.
36:20Yeah.
36:20So anything is going to be good news, isn't it?
36:22Yeah, definitely.
36:23It's like hitting 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.
36:45How much do you think it's worth?
36:47It's bang on commercial at the minute,
36:49so you shouldn't have any problem getting plenty of bids next door.
36:54I think in an auction room,
36:55it's going to be anywhere between $400 and $600,
37:00that 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, bro.
37:17Bye.
37:19Look at this.
37:20I love this.
37:21I 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 drawers between £400 and £600.
37:36We're really happy with that,
37:38because it's more than we'd originally thought.
37:39We're feeling quite excited about it, aren't we?
37:41Yeah, a little bit nervous, but, yeah.
37:43Quite excited, too.
37:48Hello.
37:48Hello.
37:49Hi.
37:50Welcome to the biddy room.
37:52What's your names?
37:54I'm Jess.
37:54I'm Abby.
37:55Hi.
37:55Hi, Jess.
37:56Hi.
37:57Who's going to do the honors?
37:59Oh, you weren't wrong, Moses.
38:01It's a nice chest of drawers.
38:03Nice.
38:05That's a nice G-plan chest of drawers.
38:07Is it the Cofford Larson?
38:08It is.
38:09It's the Cofford Larson with the generous drawers.
38:11So good.
38:12It's that man.
38:13With the generous drawers.
38:15I wonder if I can have a quick look.
38:17Absolutely.
38:18Look at him go.
38:19That's the quickest I've seen Moses move in 17.
38:21Shuffling.
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,
38:32who did a collection of different types of styles.
38:36This is particularly a good one because of the generous size of the drawers
38:41and a very, very stylish front.
38:44This one is in particularly reasonable condition.
38:48Just a little bit of wear at the bottom runners.
38:50And it's a good example of mid-century modern design.
38:55So why are you selling it?
38:57We just found it online and someone was about to throw it in the tip.
39:01So 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?
39:07Yeah.
39:08Yeah, I love it.
39:09It 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...
39:14Have you done anything to the front?
39:15It's just been re-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,
39:22but that wasn't done by us.
39:24You've done well saving it out of a skip, don't you?
39:26That's amazing if you got it out of a skip.
39:27And did you know what it was when you picked it up,
39:29or did you just pick it up because you thought it was attractive?
39:32I mean, mid-century, we know it's quite good anyway,
39:35but, yeah, when we picked it up, we did a little bit of research
39:37and 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,
39:48so I'm kind of just listening to everybody with this
39:50because I'm hoping that you're going to just lead me.
39:53These are popular for so many reasons.
39:55Like, new-build houses and flats and stuff in London,
39:58that is the perfect chest because your bigger chest of drawers,
40:00you're not going to fit it up the stairs and such.
40:02So there is a huge market for it,
40:04especially 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 I imagine a nice London flat?
40:20Nice record player on top.
40:21In North London, somewhere nice.
40:23See, I see it in more of a Manchester house with, like, a nice plant on top.
40:27Manchester?
40:27No, no, going back to South London, you know it often.
40:30You lot will be rubbish at poker.
40:34Like, your poker babies have gone.
40:38Abigail and Jessica have a long way to go
40:40to meet Simon's £400 to £600 valuation for those drawers.
40:44Actually, they look rather smart in my dressing room.
40:48I'd start the bidding at £50.
40:51£70.
40:52£100.
40:55£150.
40:56£160.
40:57£200.
40:58I'm out of the bidding, but I'm sure you will get a very good price.
41:03£220.
41:03£230.
41:04£250.
41:06£255.
41:07£260.
41:09£275.
41:10£300.
41:11Ouch.
41:12£3 or £5.
41:13£310.
41:14It's gone too high for me for that one.
41:19£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.
41:31£330.
41:32£335.
41:33Stop.
41:34Stop.
41:36You should give it to me at £350.
41:37I think these two are going to be out because it's far too much.
41:43It's hit my, it's hit my limit.
41:46Good, 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£335.
42:02I'm out.
42:04I've paid £5 more than I wanted to pay for that.
42:06That was my top.
42:08£350 was my top, but...
42:09£355.
42:11Snatches, I know.
42:12Do you accept?
42:13Yeah.
42:14Go ahead, go ahead.
42:18What did Simon value it at?
42:20Between £400 and £600.
42:21Well done.
42:22Whoa.
42:22Whoa.
42:24We're absolutely over the moon.
42:25We picked it up for nothing and we're going home with £355 worth of brunches.
42:32Here's your tosh.
42:34Thank you very much.
42:35It's been a pleasure.
42:36Yeah, we're happy we brought it up.
42:42Really 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.
42:51South London saw sense.
42:53There is only one part of London, Moses.
42:56North London.
42:57North London forever.
42:59Well, that was exciting.
43:04Join us again for another great day on The Bidding Room.
43:07We'll see you in a next,石 of Nibel Tiedlev.
43:13And others' choice, we're crazy.
43:15Love with me.
43:17We'll see you at C моз.
43:18Well.
43:18We'll see you in the next the next time.
43:18Bye.
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