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00:00On all new salvage hunters, with almost 60 years combined experience, three leading antique and salvage dealers are joining forces.
00:10From West Wales, country house connoisseur Alistair Driverer loves the traditional.
00:16Sorry about that, isn't it? It's nice. Welsh, it's handsome. Pine, tavern, settle. Don't try to sell it to me.
00:21No, I'm not trying to sell it to you.
00:23Edinburgh-based dealer Vicky Knott has an incredible eye for interiors.
00:27I just think it's ever easy.
00:30I just think that's brilliant.
00:31In London, Shere Khan Yamakja is a devotee of retro design and industrial salvage sourced from all over Europe.
00:39These were made by gents of Leicester, and it's a general post office one.
00:43While his brother Jay restores items back to life.
00:47There's nothing to rust, nothing to go wrong, and that's why these last forever.
00:52Together, they're travelling the country, on the hunt for the very best antiques and decorative salvage.
01:00This time...
01:04Oh, hello.
01:07In West Sussex, Shere Khan and Jay finally meet their match.
01:10That's a very nice beard you've got there, do you know?
01:12Yeah, yeah.
01:13You know, so it's honour of you guys, obviously.
01:16In Wales, Al and Shere Khan discover a historic maritime warehouse where the past is etched into the fabric of the building.
01:24There are beautiful pencil drawings of tall ships all over the walls.
01:28It's mind-blowing, isn't it?
01:30Yeah.
01:30It's part of the history of the place.
01:32And it's a Cardiff flea market.
01:34Things take an unexpected twist.
01:37Are these old, don't you?
01:38I mean, these...
01:39Yeah.
01:39Look at a tangle, mate.
01:41Oh, right.
01:43You're making it worse.
01:43Based in North London, dealer Shere Khan and restorer brother Jay specialise in industrial salvage, vintage lighting and bold design.
01:59When sourcing new stock, they like to visit hoarders and collectors of salvage, or rare vintage pieces.
02:06Potential treasure troves where there are hundreds of items under one roof.
02:09In our trade, one of the most exciting places to visit are avid collectors and passionate salvagers.
02:17Those type of people, they're putting a lot of hours.
02:20They've gone all over the place and they've built up this massive collection.
02:24We have to visit people like this.
02:26You know, and you don't mind paying that little bit extra because it saves you having to go all over the place to find these items.
02:32Nine times out of ten, when you visit those places, you come leaving there with some amazing treasures.
02:39Today, the brothers are heading to Horsham in West Sussex, where they're visiting two collectors-turned-dealers who have spent years salvaging rare neon lights, vintage Americana and automobile memorabilia.
02:52Right, we're going to pop in and see Dino and Jeff.
02:56We've known them both for quite, I mean, Dino, over ten years we've known him.
03:01We've known him for so long.
03:03And, you know, Dino's always been our go-to guy when it comes to automobiles and anything that we want to know automobile-related.
03:10Dino and Jeff, you know, they're really clued up.
03:13So, I reckon today we're going to be coming back with some automobile memorabilia.
03:17And Dino's always got some nice neons.
03:20Yeah, he does a lot of neons, doesn't he?
03:22And their knowledge is like, yeah.
03:24Yeah, and, you know, they've got the knowledge of it, they've got the stories behind everything they collect, their characters, both of them.
03:32Horsham has thrived as a market town since the 13th century and still retains its historic charm with cobbled streets and centuries-old buildings.
03:41This leafy location is the unlikely home to a huge haul of colourful vintage rarities.
03:48The result of the shared collecting fashion of Dino Nicolau and Jeff Hall, who trade under the name of Retro Heist.
03:55We met at London Caboo.
04:03I'd taken a wacky van and an electric milk float up for display and I wandered around the market and found this young man.
04:10I was selling there and you were annoying me and came to have a little chat for five minutes and stayed all day.
04:17Yeah, I mean, just gelled and he had some really cool stuff, so that was it.
04:23I've been collecting since I was about 18.
04:26I was totally into the American cars and things like that and it just grew and grew and went to this sort of level now, you know?
04:34Level of madness.
04:35Level of madness, yes.
04:38I know Shere Khan and Jay, they've never seen my place, though.
04:43They've only seen a little taster of what I take to market.
04:46So, this may blow them away.
04:49Who knows?
04:50I've met the guys as well.
04:51I met them a while ago.
04:54I think the only issue we've got today is probably beard envy, really.
04:57I think that's the problem.
04:58We could do something about that.
04:59We might do something about that, we'll see, you know, but we'll work on that.
05:05Oh, hello.
05:08No introductions necessary.
05:10How are you doing?
05:11Mate.
05:11That's a very nice beard you've got there, didn't you?
05:12Mate, did you?
05:13In honour of your visit.
05:14It's in honour of you guys, obviously, you know.
05:17Yes, it is.
05:17We're not going to be out bearded this time.
05:18We do not owe it.
05:19It's you, you know.
05:20Come and grow a beard.
05:22Come on, let's have a look inside.
05:24Come inside.
05:25You guys have packed this place out, haven't you?
05:27Well, it's some say.
05:29Dino's Diner.
05:30Of course.
05:31Was that actual film, did you have that, you didn't have that made?
05:33No, that's from a 1970s theatre show.
05:36That's a good find for you.
05:38It has a little connection to me, yes.
05:40Yeah, your name.
05:41And then we have the only Forrest Gump neon in the world.
05:45Baba Gump.
05:46Although they have these restaurants in America, none of them have a neon.
05:51That's the only one in the world.
05:53There is an actual Baba Gump restaurant?
05:55There was in London.
05:57It shut down a couple of years ago.
05:58And they were going to throw that in the skip.
06:00And just by luck, we were passing by it when the builders were there.
06:05Oh, no, please, please don't throw that away.
06:08It's always exciting to see Dino and Jeff.
06:11You never, ever know what they'll have.
06:14What you do know is whatever they've got is going to be out of this world, weird, fabulous.
06:20Dino and Jeff, both of them, very specialist collectors.
06:24They collect and accumulate some really crazy stuff.
06:29The rollercoaster neon.
06:32Yeah, that's an original fairground one.
06:34You can tell by the fact that all the letters are not even.
06:38Yeah.
06:39They're sort of different sizes.
06:40It was very, very handmade.
06:42The fairgrounds would have all gone over to LEDs and bulb lights a long time ago.
06:48So a neon is very, very unusual.
06:51You can tell.
06:51This has got some age to it.
06:54And it's just fantastic subject matter and very, very saleable.
06:58Dino tells me it's actually from a fairground.
07:01So it's, you know, it was in situ.
07:03It was used for purpose.
07:06Quantacosta?
07:08What's the best for a friend that you've known for a decade?
07:12Maybe more.
07:13Well, probably about two and a half.
07:17Two and a half grand?
07:18Hundred.
07:19Oh.
07:19Hundred.
07:20Look at that.
07:20He can't believe the value.
07:21Bloody hell.
07:22He said two and a half.
07:23Yeah.
07:23All right.
07:24Two fifty is the very best.
07:26Pretty much.
07:27Jay, that one.
07:28What do you think of it?
07:29I quite like it.
07:30It is nice.
07:31Yeah.
07:31Thank you, sir.
07:34Two fifty on that one.
07:35Fantastic.
07:35Pleasure.
07:36So a lot of the times you find the neon.
07:38It's always a punt whether it's going to work or not.
07:41You know, you could buy, you could spend a good bit of money on it, go back and the gas
07:45has been released.
07:46You need to have it re-gassed and that can cost you a lot of money.
07:49This one's already working.
07:50All plugged in and everything.
07:52And the price is great.
07:53Oh, you didn't like the weight of him, yeah.
07:59That's the old Volvo, the Volvo man.
08:03Very much like the Michelin man.
08:04Yeah.
08:05But ultra, ultra rare version that they've made for Volvo.
08:10But that one does look like it's never been used.
08:13It's in good condition, isn't it?
08:15Yeah.
08:15This one is Jakob.
08:17It's the Volvo emblem.
08:18So these used to be on the old big Volvo trucks.
08:22Would have these at the top.
08:23It's in very good condition.
08:25No cracks, no breakages.
08:28The hole's ready for the light.
08:29What's your best on that?
08:31Best.
08:33180.
08:34What?
08:35Excuse me.
08:36Bloody hell.
08:37It's a heart condition.
08:39200.
08:40It would be the absolute death on it.
08:44Fantastic.
08:45Jeff, the best he can take on it is 200.
08:47I know it sounds a lot, but with this kind of automobile subject matter and you've got a character
08:52like that, they can sell very, very well.
08:55Come through here.
08:56There's lots more.
08:58A few of these bus direction things.
09:00Who's got Peckham?
09:01Oh, Peckham.
09:02Peckham boy.
09:03Yeah.
09:04Bought these a long time ago before everybody got into cutting them to pieces.
09:08Yeah.
09:09Probably 80s, that one, I'd say.
09:11Yeah.
09:12The old bus blinds, so it will tell you where the bus is going.
09:15Now, these have become really quite fashionable where people will cut them out and they'll
09:22frame them because every kind of stop on there means something different to someone else.
09:27They're mainly South London.
09:29You've got Peckham there.
09:30You've got Peckham Roy.
09:31You've got Elephant and Castle.
09:31It's all perfect.
09:33What have you got on that one?
09:34What do you reckon, Jeff?
09:37I just want to know what you've got on it.
09:39180.
09:39Brothers Shere Khan and Jay are in West Sussex, visiting a treasure trove of retro lighting
09:56and vintage automobilia, collected over years by dealers Dino and Jeff.
10:02You guys have packed this place out, haven't you?
10:04Oh, it's some site.
10:05And they've found a vintage London bus sign that's just the ticket.
10:09But they're not sure if the price is right.
10:13What have you got on that one?
10:14What do you reckon, Jeff?
10:17I just want to know what you've got on it.
10:19180.
10:23Shake the man's hand.
10:25Is that the best, 180?
10:26It is, yeah.
10:27It's the really best.
10:27I mean, there's loads left in that.
10:29So these will either go to someone who deals in print and they'll do all the mounting and
10:36the framing, leave it to them, sell it to them as a lot, or I'll get them cut up, I'll
10:41get them mounted and framed and I'll make a lot more profit on them that way.
10:44I don't know if you've seen some of this artwork here, which is, this is original artwork.
10:49So we love all this.
10:52If you look in detail at that, it's just something quite special.
10:57These were done for Auto Car magazine.
11:00Motor magazine.
11:00Oh, yeah, yeah.
11:01Yep.
11:01They're all by different artists, but they were pulled out of a skip.
11:04They're all hand-drawn, not computer-generated, anything like that.
11:08They're done by a really famous artist called Brian Hatton, who was famous for doing these
11:14car diagrams.
11:15He used to do them for some really famous motoring magazines in the 1960s.
11:19But these ones, they're like the actual hand-drawn ones.
11:22They're signed by him.
11:24They're perfect.
11:25They're really, really good things.
11:28Best known for his cutaway drawings of cars, Brian Hatton was an illustrator for motor
11:34magazine in the 1960s and 70s, expertly capturing the mechanical workings of everything from
11:40formula cars to small family vehicles.
11:43Hatton's work is highly collectible today, and these original examples, rendered in pen
11:48and ink on artboard, could be worth around £225 each.
11:55What kind of money are these ones?
11:57I'd need to see £100 each back on them.
12:00But they represent a certain era before, obviously, computers, because you're never going to see
12:05the likes of this again.
12:06Exactly.
12:07Jeff, I'm going to take a punt on that one.
12:09Okay.
12:10Yeah.
12:11They're just so nice.
12:13I think that's, which one's that?
12:15That should say on the back.
12:16We've got a Vauxhall Victor.
12:17So that's another Vauxhall.
12:18£65.
12:19Look at that one.
12:20Yeah.
12:21Yeah, I'm going to take that one as well.
12:24Fantastic.
12:25I pick out two, and they're 1960s Vauxvalls.
12:28One's a Vauxhall Victor, and the other one's a Vauxhall Viva.
12:32Never sold anything like this, and this is why we come to places like this.
12:35Now I know they're there, you know, there's a chance you can sell them, but who knows?
12:39As long as I can sell these ones fast enough, I could be back one for more.
12:43I think that's it.
12:43Have we seen everything?
12:44I think you've pretty much seen everything.
12:46All right.
12:47So, let's get in the office.
12:50Kettle on.
12:50Cup of tea, and then we sort some reddies out.
12:53Cash.
12:54Cash, man.
12:54All right.
12:54All right.
12:55Lovely.
12:59So, today's been a really good day.
13:01I mean, you see their collection.
13:03I mean, this has come from all over.
13:05You know, these guys, they're hard workers, and it shows.
13:10You know, from something really little, like a little car lamp to a massive fire engine.
13:15You know, what they've got in between, it's absolutely crazy.
13:20I think the most interesting thing I bought today is the Jacob, the Volvo Viking.
13:24I'm really happy about that.
13:27I don't think many people have seen that.
13:29That's going to be very, very new to the market, and hopefully it will sell very, very quickly.
13:34Lads, thank you very much for today.
13:35It's been a pleasure.
13:36Nice to see you both.
13:37And to you, man.
13:38It's a pleasure, Dino.
13:39Yeah, thank you very much.
13:40I'm sure we're going to do you again.
13:41Yeah.
13:42Made it.
13:42Yeah.
13:43Until the next time, my friend.
13:45All right.
13:45Take care.
13:46We'll be back.
13:49We've had a very nice day with the boys.
13:51Yes, it's nice catching up with them again.
13:53Definitely great to see them.
13:54Nice guys, and, you know, just really easy to get on with, knowledgeable, and passionate
13:59about the stuff that we like as well.
14:01And you can see in their eyes it's exciting them.
14:03And that's what we want.
14:04We want to see people excited by the, you know, the stuff we've got.
14:08Stuff, stuff.
14:09Is it stuff?
14:09I don't know.
14:09Stuff.
14:10A lot of stuff, man.
14:14You're going to need a bigger shed.
14:15You're going to calm down a little bit now.
14:21That was fun, man.
14:22That was good.
14:23Yeah, they've got a good collection of stuff there.
14:26I really like that Volvo man we bought.
14:28Oh, yeah.
14:28That was nice.
14:29Yeah, I've never seen one of those.
14:30I mean, I've seen the actual Volvo man, like, but I've never seen one available before.
14:36And Dino and Jeff, always a lot.
14:38What about them coming out with them beards?
14:40Still not good enough.
14:41Listen, man, if you can't grow your own beard, don't come with a fake beard, innit?
14:46You're going to come to us, come with a, grow your beard and then come back.
14:50No, it was funny, though.
14:51It was funny.
14:53It's been a successful trip with a haul of colorful items for the brothers to add to their stock.
14:59While Jay heads back to North London with their finds, Shere Khan is continuing his buying trip.
15:06He's traveling five hours west to Wales, where he's joining up with local dealer Alistair Drybrough,
15:12who's gained access to a historic location close to his patch,
15:16filled to the brim with an array of salvaged treasures.
15:22Right then, Shere Khan.
15:23Today, mate, we're going to my second home.
15:26Nice.
15:26We're going to Abatevi.
15:29Abatevi?
15:30Abatevi, mate.
15:30All right, where is that?
15:31Cardigan.
15:31We're going to see James Lynch, right?
15:33OK.
15:34He owns a hotel called The Albion.
15:36OK, nice.
15:36Right on the water side.
15:37Oh.
15:38And he's got a garage and he's got a warehouse across the water,
15:45full of surplus furniture, lighting and various other items.
15:51OK.
15:52And you'll love Cardigan, mate.
15:53OK.
15:54It's beautiful.
15:54It's got a castle.
15:55I love it and I'm really excited about taking it.
15:57It's very picturesque.
15:58Yes.
15:59It's lovely, mate.
15:59That's what we like.
16:00It's lovely.
16:02The town of Cardigan is known in Welsh as Abatevi, meaning mouth of the river Tevi.
16:08In the early 1800s, it was Wales' second busiest port and a centre for shipbuilding and transatlantic
16:15trade.
16:17Today, it's known for coastal wildlife watching and its many independent shops and businesses,
16:21including Albion Abatevi, including Albion Abatevi, a former warehouse that's been transformed into
16:27to a hotel by owner James Lynch.
16:29Over the years, I've been buying properties like the hotel I actually bought in 2003.
16:42At the time I bought it, it had been used just for tyre storage.
16:44It was in a pretty sad state.
16:46Structurally, it was quite poor inside.
16:49Historically, though, it's very important.
16:51It's a maritime warehouse.
16:52It's been used as a grain store, as a bonded warehouse, as a sail loft.
16:57I collect lots of materials, and I collect objects and furniture.
17:02There's bits that I've used now in this building or in other buildings that I've probably had
17:08for 40 years, and finally, I can find a use for them.
17:13And actually, converting buildings is a project, so you set about doing something that you've
17:18got a passion for.
17:21It's nice if it makes money as well, that's the tricky bit.
17:25It's satisfaction, I guess, in doing the job.
17:28Good morning, James.
17:29Hello, both.
17:30How are you doing?
17:31I'm Alistair.
17:32Hi, Alistair.
17:33Hi, James.
17:34Shia Khan.
17:35Hi, Shia Khan.
17:36Great to meet you.
17:37Welcome to Cardigan and the Albion Abatevi.
17:38What a place.
17:39So how long have you had this?
17:40We had the building for about 25 years, but we restored it to the Albion during lockdown.
17:46Brilliant.
17:47It's a beautiful building.
17:48Absolutely beautiful.
17:49Can I show you inside?
17:50Yeah, please.
17:51Yes, please.
17:52I love a stone building, Alistair.
17:53Do you?
17:54I come to Cardigan a lot.
17:57There's a good vibe here, and I can't wait to look inside the Albion because he's transformed
18:01an old, pretty much derelict building into this fantastic hotel, and it's just caked
18:07in history.
18:08So I can't wait to get in there.
18:10There's something up here that I'd like you to see that's quite important about the building.
18:14Okay.
18:15We realised that on this floor in particular, there are beautiful pencil drawings of tall
18:19ships all over the walls, yeah.
18:21Oh, wow.
18:22And there's calculations there for lengths of rope or sailcloth.
18:27Oh, my neck.
18:28So having discovered that, you know, one drawing at a time, and then realising the whole floor
18:33was covered in them, I thought, this is just so valuable.
18:36This is a gift.
18:37It's mind-blowing, isn't it?
18:38Yeah.
18:39It's part of the history of the place.
18:41Yeah, they're all from about 1850, 1860, so there was a particular period, and to be
18:46able to retell the story is important to the essence of, you know, what we do.
18:50Definitely.
18:51To go upstairs and to see all those drawings that past employees have done, sailors have
18:57done on the walls, it's amazing, you know.
18:59That took time to discover that wall, but it was worth it.
19:04After taking in the history of the hotel, Alistair and Shere Khan are keen to see the
19:09stall rooms, filled with architectural salvage and furniture that James has collected over
19:14the years.
19:15And so this is one of the several stalls we've got.
19:18Okay.
19:19An old garage?
19:20It's an old garage, Pioneer garage.
19:22Okay.
19:23I've always wondered what was in here.
19:26Right, so here we are.
19:28Now this store is part store, part small salvage materials, yeah, dumping ground.
19:33There's all sorts of stuff here, canoes, lots of doors.
19:37You like your old paint too, don't you?
19:38I do, yeah, yeah.
19:39Don't get rid of that.
19:40No.
19:41Yeah.
19:42Lovely.
19:43Did you see these?
19:45Trestles.
19:46Yeah.
19:47It's amazing, they were actually workman's trestles, cast iron.
19:51You selling these?
19:52I could sell those.
19:53How much do you want for them?
19:55Well, I know how much they're worth, but I'd go probably 140 for the pair.
20:01You wouldn't do 120.
20:02I know it's cheeky.
20:03I'll do 120.
20:04All right.
20:05I'll take those at 120.
20:06I'll shake your hand at 120.
20:07That's your last bargain.
20:08Fantastic.
20:09Lovely.
20:10Those are really nice.
20:11Yeah.
20:12Trellis top on that.
20:13Desks in London, they love them.
20:14There you go.
20:15Happy?
20:16I am happy.
20:17Good.
20:18Good.
20:19Good.
20:20Good.
20:21I've got a garage full of wood.
20:23My brother's going to put some of that wood together.
20:25He's going to make a lovely table top for that.
20:28And probably three, 350 pounds.
20:38All right.
20:39So this is the coal yard.
20:41It actually was a coal yard.
20:42A coal yard?
20:43Yeah.
20:44Ronnie Reese's coal yard.
20:45What about that, James?
20:47It looks like it's been maybe cut, doesn't it?
20:50Because it's odd proportions, isn't it?
20:52But these are right at the back.
20:54Yeah.
20:55Should we pull it out into the lights?
20:56Yeah, yeah, sure.
20:57This is a pine tavern settle of really nice, small proportions.
21:01You know, these tavern settles, they were all over the pubs in Wales
21:05years and years ago.
21:06And if they didn't quite fit in a corner, they'd chop it down.
21:10It may have been cut down, but that doesn't matter.
21:13It's a nice thing.
21:14It's pine, it's raw, and it's a box settle.
21:19So, storage.
21:21From the late 18th century, pine was imported in huge quantities
21:26from North America to ports like Cardigan.
21:29Cheap and abundant supplies of softwood were used for shipbuilding,
21:33chapel interiors, and functional furniture for taverns and cottages across Wales.
21:37With its distinctive high back to protect against drafts,
21:41this 19th century settle is a classic example of Welsh country furniture.
21:46And with some restoration, Alistair thinks it could be worth around £600.
21:51I've got a feeling it's been cut down.
21:54Yeah, that panelling, asymmetric panelling's a bit old, isn't it?
21:57Yeah.
21:58But it's a handy size.
21:59Yeah.
22:00Yeah?
22:01Probably from a pub or something, a tavern settle, isn't it?
22:03That's what it looks like, those arms.
22:04A nice hallway piece.
22:05It'd be a nice hallway piece, wouldn't it?
22:07Yeah.
22:08So would that be for sale, James?
22:10Yeah.
22:11I can't see us using that anywhere soon.
22:13240.
22:26Alistair and Shere Khan are in Cardigan, Wales,
22:29visiting a former shipping warehouse with storerooms filled with salvaged treasure.
22:34There's all sorts of stuff here, canoes, lots of doors.
22:39And Al has set his sights on an antique Welsh settle.
22:43But he still needs to secure the deal.
22:46I just like the proportions of a 240.
22:49I'd be happy with that.
22:50Yeah?
22:51That was easy.
22:52Excellent.
22:54Sorry about that, isn't it?
22:55It's nice.
22:56It's handsome.
22:57Pine tavern settle.
22:58You like that?
22:59I do like it.
23:00Don't try to sell it to me.
23:01No, I'm not trying to sell it to you.
23:03They're useful in two ways.
23:04You can sit on them and you can also store things in these box settles.
23:08But yeah, they're always a good seller.
23:09I always try and have them in the shop.
23:11And this one, I can't see it staying around for long.
23:14It's just a nice small thing.
23:16We've got to stack some more stuff upstairs.
23:17OK.
23:18Brilliant.
23:19Can I have a look up there?
23:20Check it up there, yeah.
23:21Cool.
23:28Wow.
23:29OK, so this is, as I was saying, there's more furniture up here.
23:32Yeah, just a bit, isn't it?
23:33Different source.
23:34Right, so just have a good rummage then, is it?
23:37Are you selling the gallery heads?
23:39Yeah, I mean, we do have a lot of those opal church lights that we use.
23:43You know, we've got them over in the pub.
23:44Yeah.
23:45But yeah, I mean, I'd let those go because once the glass has gone,
23:48you're left with the gallery.
23:49Yeah.
23:50It's because I've got, like, shelves of...
23:51Spears?
23:52Spears, so I always need them.
23:54I mean, I pay, like, 50 quid for the pair.
23:58Go 60 and I'll accept that.
24:00I'll take that.
24:01Good.
24:02Fantastic.
24:03The copper or brass part at the top, which is called the gallery,
24:06holds the light and the chain then holds that to the ceiling.
24:10Those galleries are about 1930s.
24:12They're pre-World War II.
24:13They have a white opaline diffuser,
24:16which is kind of like an acorn-shaped shade.
24:19There are different types that will fit that gallery.
24:22When I'm going through car boots or when I go to antique fairs,
24:25if I ever see just galleries on their own, I always buy them.
24:28And there's one other thing I saw on the side.
24:31Could you reach that?
24:33There's a tulip...
24:34Where are you?
24:35Opaline there.
24:36This one?
24:37Yeah.
24:38Are those for sale or do you need to use those?
24:40Yeah, we had six of those.
24:41We used the other five, so that's an orphan.
24:44I think these were made by GEC.
24:47I think I've got fittings for these.
24:49Yeah, it's a sort of flat metal cap.
24:51Yeah, and it goes in.
24:52Yeah, yeah.
24:53Again, that 30 quid.
24:54Well, so 100 for the three.
24:56100 for the three.
24:57Fantastic.
24:58With the tulip-shaped GEC opaline as well,
25:01I've got an original fitting for that.
25:03They take a monk's cap gallery.
25:05I've just paid £40 for that.
25:07Now, a little secret.
25:09I'm always collecting parts, like when I find galleries without the glass, or if I find the glass without the galleries.
25:15Because when it's incomplete, the person selling it to you will always sell it to you cheaper.
25:20There's a much bigger margin when you can find the pieces separately.
25:24So that's a bit of a trick.
25:27I think we're done.
25:28I think we are.
25:29Well, thanks very much.
25:30Shall we get the man paid?
25:31Just get him paid, do some paperwork.
25:33OK, James, let's get you sorted.
25:39I had a really good day with James today.
25:41Nice to finally meet the man, you know.
25:44I've heard a lot about him over the years.
25:47He's a good businessman, but he's also got an eye.
25:50He's got an eye for salvage.
25:53He knows what he's doing, and he does it right.
25:56James.
25:57I hope it's been fruitful for you.
25:58It's been amazing.
25:59Thank you very much.
26:00Well appreciated.
26:01Thank you, James.
26:02It's been fun having you here.
26:03See you soon.
26:04Cheers.
26:05Bye-bye.
26:09Cardigan is beautiful, isn't it?
26:11Really?
26:12Take a picture, put it on a postcard.
26:14There's very good profit in everything I bought.
26:16For me, it was making that contact
26:19with somebody who's an hour down the road.
26:21That's it?
26:22Yeah.
26:23James is always buying property.
26:25He's always going to want stuff, isn't he?
26:27Yeah.
26:28And he's got an antique dealer living an hour up the road from him.
26:30There you go.
26:32With some great finds in the van,
26:34Al and Sheerkan have one more visit lined up.
26:38They're staying in Al's homeland,
26:40heading east towards Cardiff,
26:42and a sprawling indoor market
26:43that has the potential to offer up all kinds of treasure.
26:48Right, Alistair, where are you taking me today?
26:50We're in Cardiff, mate.
26:51OK.
26:52We're capital of Wales.
26:54Nice.
26:55Been here before?
26:56I don't think I have, you know.
26:57But yeah, Cardiff indoor flea market.
27:00But I think it's more of a centre vibe.
27:02OK, so like an antique centre?
27:03Yeah, but they call it flea market.
27:05OK.
27:06It's always worth looking at.
27:07Any, like, flea market, car boot,
27:09you know, I always stick my nose in.
27:11I think you've got to, but, you know,
27:13you can go to them like ten times
27:15and maybe buy something else, can't you?
27:17Yeah.
27:18But then again, you can go to them ten times
27:19and that one time you find something,
27:21and then, you know, it's that special something that you've found.
27:24Yeah.
27:25Yeah.
27:26The history of Cardiff stretches back over 2,000 years,
27:31with a Roman stronghold later rebuilt and enlarged by the Normans.
27:36Declared the capital of Wales in 1955,
27:39the city hosts many national institutions and attractions,
27:43including one of the largest antique marketplaces in Wales,
27:47the Cardiff indoor flea market, managed by Laurie Rossiter.
27:51So, we started the flea market ten years ago.
27:55We've got about 40 independent traders
27:57selling everything from antiques and vintage, retro, jewellery,
28:01everything you can imagine.
28:03I think the flea market is a wonderful concept.
28:06It allows small businesses to really either to start up
28:10with minimal costs or it allows them to sort of thrive
28:14without all the pressures and all the economic overheads
28:16that you might incur if you're having your own retail store.
28:20Morning.
28:23Hello.
28:24Nice to meet you.
28:25I'm Alistair.
28:26Hi.
28:27Morning, Laurie. It's me.
28:28Shea Khan.
28:29Nice to meet you.
28:30Thank you for joining us today.
28:31Thanks for having us.
28:32It's big, isn't it?
28:33It is huge.
28:34Yeah.
28:35We've got about 30,000 square feet of space here.
28:36Really?
28:37So, do you manage the centre or do you own it?
28:38I own the centre.
28:39OK.
28:40Yeah.
28:41So, we've got about 40 independent traders here with us.
28:43Can we have a look around?
28:44Please do.
28:45Shall we go this way?
28:46Yep.
28:47Let's do it.
28:48When you come to these places, you can be a bit like a rabbit in headlights.
28:53OK.
28:54Your eyes are looking everywhere, but they're not really zoning in on things because there's
28:59so much stuff here.
29:00And that's a coffer bach.
29:02What does that mean?
29:03A small coffer.
29:04The bach is small.
29:06OK.
29:07Ah.
29:08So, you've got to slow yourself down and just go through it methodically.
29:13Can you help me with these blankets you've got?
29:15Yeah.
29:18Oh, they're nice.
29:19Right.
29:20Got to open them out, mate.
29:21Let's look.
29:22Can you feel that they haven't been washed?
29:24OK.
29:25Which is good.
29:26That's a good thing?
29:27Yeah.
29:28Are these old, though?
29:29I mean, these two?
29:30Yeah.
29:31We're in a tangle, mate.
29:32All right.
29:33OK.
29:34You're making it worse.
29:35Look at that.
29:36All right.
29:37Oh, two different sides as well.
29:38Look.
29:39Yeah.
29:40These are singles, aren't they, by the looks of it?
29:41Yeah.
29:42Is that a single?
29:43Yeah.
29:44Yeah.
29:45They've sold a lot of Welsh blankets over the years, and you get collectors.
29:49People collect blankets, OK?
29:51And then you get house furnishers, interior designers, who use the blankets.
29:55But the purists, and that's what you want to get the top money for, they want them to
30:00be perfect.
30:01Can we have a look at the other one, too?
30:02Yeah?
30:03If that's not too much of a...
30:04No, no.
30:05I've got the hang of it now.
30:06You know, I've had people coming into the shop.
30:09They put the Welsh blanket over their head, and walk outside, and look up into the skies.
30:16Because they're prone to moth holes, so you can see the light shining through.
30:20And that's how all the serious buyers buy Welsh blankets.
30:24This one, though, is in better condition than that one.
30:29Singles are always harder to sell.
30:31Are they?
30:32Yeah.
30:33You only want doubles?
30:34Yeah.
30:35Really?
30:36Depends on the price.
30:38OK.
30:39Um...
30:40Do you like them?
30:42They're quite nice, actually.
30:44They're plastic.
30:45I've got this glass.
30:46Oh, great.
30:47Extremely rare.
30:49I don't think it's extreme.
30:50Yeah.
30:51So why have you got two switches?
30:53Because, look, yeah, and you can...
30:55Ah.
30:56You can have three.
30:57Two.
30:58No, three.
30:59So...
31:00One.
31:01Two.
31:02And then just the bottom.
31:04Three.
31:05Three.
31:06Yeah.
31:07The company's an Italian company called Still Novo.
31:10They're about 1960s.
31:12They're what we call three lamps in one.
31:15So you press one button, only the bottom lights up.
31:18You press another button, only the top lights up.
31:20So the bottom stops and...
31:22Or you can press a button again and both light up.
31:25It really adds to the whole effect of that light.
31:28These are Opaline glass.
31:30They're beautifully made.
31:31They're ready to go.
31:32They're a near pair.
31:33Always do better on a pair.
31:35You all right, mate?
31:36How you doing, mate?
31:37You all right?
31:38How you doing?
31:39Take my place.
31:40We've met a few times.
31:41Here and there.
31:42You okay?
31:43Yeah.
31:44How you doing, mate?
31:45I'm sure these are by a company called Still Novo.
31:46The Italian company.
31:47Yeah, but the design, huh?
31:49Yeah, okay.
31:50Reggigini.
31:51Reggigini.
31:52Frederico Reggigini.
31:53Yeah, Reggigini for Still Novo.
31:55Yeah.
31:56Okay.
31:57So, what have we got in there?
31:58It's $450 the pair, yeah?
32:00$300.
32:11In Cardiff, Alistair and Shere Khan are visiting a huge antique and vintage flea market, crammed with potential treasure.
32:20Among the scores of stalls, Shere Khan has spotted a stylish pair of Italian designer lamps.
32:26Frederico Reggigini.
32:27Yeah, Reggigini for Still Novo.
32:28Yeah.
32:29And he's determined to bag them for the best price.
32:32Okay.
32:33So, what have we got in there?
32:34It's $450 the pair, yeah?
32:37$300.
32:38Oh, that's a good discount, right?
32:4170% of mine's trade, so...
32:42Oh, is it?
32:43Fantastic.
32:44Fantastic, yeah.
32:45Lovely lamps.
32:46That's a...
32:47Very nice lamps.
32:48Been rewired as well.
32:49Yeah.
32:50Beautiful bedside lamps.
32:52Really well made.
32:53Got the maker's marks on them.
32:55Yeah.
32:56You can't go far wrong.
32:57The dealer Dave, his unit, it sticks out, yeah?
33:01It draws you in.
33:02It's colourful.
33:03It's done in a tasteful manner.
33:05And things are just laid out correctly.
33:08There's a lot of light in here.
33:09It's fresh.
33:10That's a Anders Pearson Swedish.
33:13Anders Pearson for lighting, isn't it?
33:15Yeah, it's lovely.
33:16I've had that in brass.
33:17Have you?
33:18Yeah.
33:19You always get cracks in those.
33:20You always get chips in those.
33:22This one, perfect.
33:24There's like a round grill underneath it.
33:27All totally perfect.
33:29The original brown paint on it, no scratches, no blemishes,
33:32which is quite important with especially Swedish lights.
33:35We like patina.
33:36We like things to show their age.
33:38But with some of the mid-century style,
33:40people like them also to look spot on.
33:45In the 1960s, lighting pioneer Anders Pearson
33:49embraced the Swedish design principles
33:51of form, function and colour,
33:53creating a range of stylish lamps
33:55that help bring Scandinavian style
33:57to homes around the world.
34:00This example, known as the Knobling lamp,
34:03dates from the 1970s
34:05and features a translucent plastic shade.
34:07In excellent condition,
34:09Shere Khan thinks it could be worth around £750.
34:15It's up at £650, £400.
34:18Could do £350, could you?
34:23Fantastic.
34:24Nice light.
34:25Yeah, it is a very nice light.
34:27It's one of them, find another one.
34:28Yeah, yeah, yeah.
34:29It's a big light.
34:30It's a statement piece.
34:32I'm amazed that it was here,
34:33in the flea market in Cardiff.
34:35And that's why you need to come to places like this,
34:37and that's why you need to look through all of the rest,
34:40just to find that.
34:41We shook on £350.
34:43Plenty of bunts.
34:45These blankets, mate.
34:46What have you got on these?
34:47We've had a quick look.
34:48They're singles there.
34:49Oh, they're singles?
34:50Yeah, yeah, yeah, weren't they?
34:52Yeah, singles.
34:53I'll do £300 on the pair.
34:55£150 on the pair.
34:56£150, blanket.
34:57That's pretty much what I could probably get for them.
34:59And there was a...
35:00Was there a big darn hole?
35:01On that one.
35:02There is a darn...
35:03Yeah, colour's a good, there's a darn hole in the middle.
35:05Where was it, mate?
35:08There.
35:10Ah, right.
35:11Yeah.
35:12£250.
35:13£250 the pair.
35:15Nice.
35:16Blankets have become so fashionable these days.
35:18Years ago, you could pick them up in charity shops.
35:2020, 30 quid.
35:21Not anymore.
35:22You've got to pay up for them.
35:24And people do command high prices for blankets.
35:27So these were £250 a pair.
35:29That's all right.
35:30You know, they're singles, but it's a good price.
35:32There's money left in them, definitely.
35:36What's that chair there?
35:37No.
35:38Just come in.
35:39Like this?
35:40No.
35:41Yeah, just come in this morning.
35:42Oh, that one, yeah.
35:43Is it atomic?
35:44Yeah.
35:45I'll put a little fibre glass shade on it or something.
35:50Oh, really?
35:52Cute, isn't it?
35:53Yes.
35:54The little lamp, it's not a complex thing,
35:56and that's what attracted me to it also,
35:58is it's just simple.
36:00It's given me a taste of something different to try,
36:03and it had old paint on it, crackling.
36:06I like the look of it.
36:08How much is that?
36:1060, that.
36:1160?
36:12Yeah.
36:13And if you put a shade on it, we're sort of...
36:15Do you like that?
36:16It's all right.
36:17Yeah.
36:18It's not been tested or anything.
36:19No, no.
36:2060 quid as is.
36:21Yeah.
36:22Cool.
36:23It's literally just walked through the door.
36:24It's a nice little thing.
36:25Yeah.
36:26For me, it ticked the boxes,
36:28but maybe if you're really into your mid-century stuff,
36:31and you want the best examples of everything,
36:34then that lamp might not be for you.
36:36I just like the look of that.
36:37You might need someone to rewire that.
36:39What, your brother?
36:41You won't do it.
36:42No, I won't do it.
36:47It's been really good.
36:48You know, I didn't buy a lot,
36:49but I bought two really good items.
36:51And, yeah, the items that I bought,
36:54the profit in them is more than worth me spending the whole day here.
36:59It's all down to perseverance,
37:01because you will buy things here.
37:03There's so much stuff here,
37:05the odds are you're going to buy something.
37:07Be Welsh blankets.
37:08You know, wherever I go,
37:10and I see a blanket that's buyable,
37:12you've got to get it in the van.
37:14Yeah, because they sell.
37:16They sell day in, day out.
37:18Yeah, mid-century lighting,
37:20it's an experiment for me.
37:23It's something I'm going to give a go.
37:25There's not a lot of work to do to it,
37:27and it didn't cost a lot of money.
37:29You all right?
37:30Thanks for having us today.
37:31Thank you so much for coming out.
37:32Have you had a good day?
37:33Thank you very much.
37:34Really good.
37:35We did.
37:36Any good bargains?
37:37I found a couple of smashing lights.
37:38Yeah, a couple of blankets.
37:39Amazing.
37:40Yeah, it's been good.
37:41It's been well worth it.
37:42Thank you very much.
37:43Thank you so much for coming out.
37:45Ta-ra.
37:46All right, mate, what do you think of the indoor flea market?
37:52A lot of stuff in there.
37:54It is big.
37:55Masses, mate.
37:56Masses.
37:57It is a lot of stuff to get through to find that bit of treasure.
38:01The larger lamp I bought, the Swedish one.
38:04And when we go to Germany, when we go out into Europe,
38:08I expect to find things like that.
38:10But to come all the way to Cardiff and find that...
38:13You didn't expect that?
38:14Didn't expect that.
38:15Are you going to do all right on that?
38:16I'm going to do very well on that.
38:17You bought those Welsh blankets.
38:19Can you imagine?
38:20North to south Wales, full of wool and mills, right?
38:24OK.
38:25That's part of our Welsh history.
38:27Big, big industry, wool and mills in Wales.
38:30And each mill are different patterns.
38:33So there's more to a Welsh blanket than meets the eye.
38:36People collect them, mate.
38:37They collect blankets.
38:38Do you know what I mean?
38:39It's been a successful week with a haul of great finds.
38:46And visiting places loaded with antique treasures has paid off.
38:51While Shere Khan travels back to London, Alistair's returning to West Wales.
38:55But before heading to his shop, he's paying a visit to an old contact.
38:59Who he's hoping can reveal more about the Welsh blankets he bought in Cardiff.
39:04Today we're not far from where I live and I'm coming to see a friend called Jane.
39:08Jane Beck.
39:09She's a specialist in Welsh blankets.
39:12I want to know more about the history of the blankets.
39:14I want to confirm I've got the right mill.
39:16I want to confirm the age.
39:18Because all of this is just going to add value, OK?
39:21And I want to be confident in what I sell.
39:24Well, hello.
39:25For a da, Jane.
39:26You coming in?
39:27What have you got with me, then, today?
39:28Welsh blankets, funnily enough.
39:30Every time I come here, you've got a really good display of blankets.
39:39I can spot these two here, similar to what I've bought in.
39:42Yeah.
39:43But it changes all the time with you.
39:45The colours are amazing.
39:46What would you call these now? Vintage or...?
39:49Yeah, the vintage. Vintage is 50 years old.
39:51Hantique is 100 years old.
39:53Yeah.
39:54This is what everybody identifies as being a proper Welsh blanket.
39:57It's double cloth. It's not really a tapestry.
39:59You've got one pattern on one side, one pattern on the other side.
40:03Yeah.
40:04Historically, Welsh blankets were made on looms
40:07in people's homes and farms.
40:09But in the 19th century, large water-powered mills
40:12began producing wool on an industrial scale.
40:15However, the influence of traditional designs
40:17and vibrant colours remained.
40:20I bought these in Cardiff Flea Market, OK?
40:24And they appear, I believe, right?
40:27Quote me if I'm wrong.
40:29I will.
40:30I know.
40:31Daryl Mills?
40:32Mm-hm.
40:33Carnarvon pattern?
40:34Mm-hm.
40:35Mid 60s to 70s?
40:37Yeah.
40:38Pretty much.
40:39Yes.
40:40Yeah.
40:41So, Daryl Mills, what can you tell me about them?
40:43It was a very, very productive mill.
40:45They produced woolen goods there from 1896 to 1983.
40:50They used to produce stuff for their own shop and for other shops,
40:54but they also used to do a lot of wholesale and trade to other people.
40:59The Daru Mill was one of many woolen mills that flourished in Carmarthenshire
41:04from the late 19th century onwards.
41:06One of the mill's most popular patterns was the geometric Carnarvon pattern,
41:10reminiscent of the portcullis gates used on that town's famous castle.
41:15Within each mill, a single weaver would make a whole blanket,
41:19each with its own subtle character.
41:21So it's possible to connect these blankets with the people who made them.
41:25In fact, these were woven by my friend Ken Cole,
41:28who sadly died last year.
41:30Really?
41:31He worked for them for 40 years and he told me a story about weaving these.
41:35He was left to his own devices.
41:37These were originally supposed to be blue and pink.
41:40Well, he was left without enough yarn.
41:43OK.
41:44So he mixed the yarn to make them go further and created this two-tone effect.
41:49Luckily, it turned out to be one of the most popular colours.
41:52In fact, I've got a photograph of him.
41:53Have you?
41:54Yep.
41:57So this was the staff line-up.
41:59Right.
42:00In 1956 to 1957.
42:02Amazing.
42:03So he would have been working for them for just over a year.
42:05And there he is there, really tall, smiley bloke at the back.
42:09And he did these blankets.
42:10And he wove these blankets.
42:11You're confident that he wore.
42:12Yeah.
42:13Yeah.
42:14He's had his hands on these, he's done these.
42:15Yeah.
42:16That's amazing.
42:17So when I went to Cardiff and bought these, never in a million years would I think I'd
42:22be bringing them here and you'd be showing me a picture of the guy who actually made them.
42:27Brilliant.
42:28Yeah.
42:29That's made my day, that.
42:30Yeah.
42:31Right.
42:32Thanks for today, Jane.
42:33You're welcome.
42:34To come here, to see his picture, to know he's the guy who made these blankets.
42:38Amazing.
42:39Yeah.
42:40You can't get much better provenance than that, can you?
42:41You can't.
42:42No.
42:43Definitely.
42:44Yeah.
42:45Allister's heading back to his shop, a happy man.
42:52And with some great finds across the week, both he and Shere Khan are delighted with the
42:57vintage and antique bounty they can add to their stock.
43:00It's been a really good week again.
43:03It's been really nice, especially to visit Dino and Jeff.
43:07Both Dino and Jeff actually just started off as collectors.
43:10And then that collection turned into their business.
43:13That's exactly the type of people we love in this business.
43:16And it's exactly the type of people that we just want to keep meeting.
43:20On Allister's turf, we're back in Wales, Cardigan.
43:23We went to see Jane's.
43:24Those open line lights, those galleries and things like that are essential to us.
43:29Any time we find them, they don't even have to be complete.
43:32We will always buy them.
43:33We'll put them aside because one day we will find the other pieces.
43:36Allister as well, picked up some really good stuff.
43:39Just meeting these people, you know, getting their number, them taking your number.
43:43And you never know what's going to come in the future.
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