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The Bidding Room - Season 7 Episode 25 -
Mastiff Sculptures, Victorian Clerks Desk, Bauhaus Chair
Mastiff Sculptures, Victorian Clerks Desk, Bauhaus Chair
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00:00Welcome to the Good Ship Bidding Room.
00:02We've got five sellers eager to make a splash
00:04and five dealers hoping they don't go overboard
00:06to secure a precious cargo.
00:10In the heart of Edinburgh,
00:13sellers of the curious and collectible
00:15Do you think the dealers will snap it up for a good price?
00:18We'll face five dealers with money to burn.
00:21Look into my eyes. You need this.
00:24Like trader in the curious Ian.
00:27Pizza!
00:27Eclectic dealer, Jo.
00:30I did not peak, honestly.
00:33Belgian art lover, George.
00:35Jackie, buyer of mid-century.
00:38You're going to be banged up, all right?
00:40And vintage collector, JB.
00:42And they actually all ride together.
00:44It's the most bizarre thing you'll ever see.
00:47First auctioneer Simon is valuing the items to nail the best sale.
00:51Could be a, you know, life-changing amount of money.
00:54So, how will today's lot do?
00:56You're getting close.
00:58Ah! Excellent!
01:00Now you've got your 50.
01:02There you go.
01:03Now that's what happened, didn't it?
01:04Possibly Belgian.
01:06There's a sign when they enter the bidding room.
01:09Hello, Simon.
01:12Right, you lose.
01:13110.
01:14They owe me a bit more than that.
01:15They absolutely adored.
01:16I'm surprised they're not in here.
01:17No time to waste.
01:20It's full steam ahead.
01:21First into the bidding room is Dax, with a collection he hopes will be topped off.
01:39The items I've brought today, I think, will appeal to many different people.
01:45They're quite a popular subject, and I'm hoping that everybody likes it.
01:49What a lovely collection, I'd say.
01:51Yeah.
01:52Absolutely stunning.
01:53Is this a mustive?
01:55It is.
01:55It's such a kind face.
01:57Mm.
01:57Hello, Dax.
02:00Good afternoon.
02:01Welcome to the bidding room.
02:03Nice to be here.
02:04Come on, perch here.
02:05Cheers.
02:06Great.
02:08So, tell me about these.
02:11Well, basically, I started to work in wood originally, and unfortunately, due to a degenerative
02:19spinal condition, I couldn't use the sharp chisels because of my hands, et cetera.
02:24Yeah.
02:24So, I decided to just try doing clay, and I made a clay dog or two, and I went on a bronze
02:31course and had it cast, and that's what you have in front of you.
02:34So, you've got literally the bronze at the end, the heavy one, the wax, which obviously
02:41makes the bronze from lost wax process, and then there's two, the hard plaster as things
02:49progressed.
02:50Those are the first and the last I made.
02:52Oh, dear.
02:52They're a fantastic first and last.
02:56They're really stunning.
02:57Well, I used to be a 3D modeler, which is something I used to do in a previous life.
03:01Did you only make the one bronze?
03:03One bronze, yes.
03:04So, there it is.
03:05That's it.
03:05I think they're great.
03:06Brilliant.
03:07Brilliant.
03:07Good.
03:07Of course, you very rarely see the wax because that goes, doesn't it?
03:11Correct.
03:12Yeah.
03:12Did you know this dog?
03:13It was a friend's dog.
03:16And so, it's not exactly a replica, but it's kind of a, I call it a study, if you like.
03:20Because they have very interesting faces, don't they?
03:22They do.
03:23That's probably why you chose it.
03:23It tells the story, yeah.
03:25Because you don't want to split them up, do you?
03:27No, we're going to try and, well, my suggestion anyway would be to try and keep them together
03:32because I think, as an example of process, it's nice together, isn't it?
03:38So, Simon, can you put a value on these?
03:45Insanely difficult to put a price on, Dex, to be honest.
03:48It's your work.
03:49It's your blood, sweat and tears, isn't it?
03:51Yeah.
03:52How much are your materials?
03:53It's about 400-ish.
03:55400.
03:55And your time.
03:56A lot of time.
03:57Well, yeah.
03:57Yeah.
03:57Yes, I mean, if we're going to talk about pound, shillings and pence as a group,
04:03you'd have to be 500 to 700, wouldn't you, all day?
04:08Yeah, I think that's...
04:08I mean, you've got to finish bronze to start with.
04:10How does that sound?
04:11Sounds good to me.
04:12Okay.
04:13I'm absolutely blown away by them all and...
04:16You've only one thing to remember, it's just tell your story.
04:19Yeah.
04:20Okay.
04:20Dex, thank you so much and I wish you the very best of luck.
04:24Yeah, I hope they appreciate them next at all.
04:27We'll keep an eye on it.
04:30I'm looking forward to the dealers seeing the sculptures and seeing what they think of them.
04:35And, yeah, I'm going to say that, you know, everyone likes dogs, so everyone should be
04:39a little bit interested and see where we go from there, really.
04:45Hello.
04:46Hello.
04:46Hello.
04:47How are you all doing?
04:48Lovely to have you here, sir.
04:50Welcome to the bidding room.
04:51What's your name?
04:52My name's Dax.
04:53Hello, Dax.
04:53Hi, Dax.
04:54Great name.
04:55Lovely.
04:56What have you bought for us?
04:57Because there's...
04:58Looks like two pyramids under a green cloth.
05:01There's four things under there in total.
05:03Four?
05:03Four.
05:04You ready?
05:05Ready.
05:05We're ready.
05:05As you will ever be.
05:09Oh!
05:10Oh, wow.
05:10Oh.
05:11Ta-da.
05:12Poochies.
05:13From here, they look gorgeous.
05:15Who's the maker?
05:16Me.
05:17I'm the maker.
05:17You made them?
05:18I'm the maker, yes.
05:19They're gorgeous.
05:20Are you a sculptor, then, Dax?
05:21I used to be in a former life, yes.
05:24Health issues now have stopped me from being able to continue.
05:28That's actually the first sculpture I've ever made.
05:31It was my first go.
05:31Are you going to have a look?
05:32You can, indeed.
05:33The bronze one is a bit heavy, so be warned.
05:36Are we differently for the bronze one?
05:37It's about four kilos of bronze there, so it's...
05:39Wow.
05:39What have we got, Ian?
05:40Because, like you, I can't quite see.
05:42Well, by the looks of it, are they all out the same mould?
05:44Did you make them better?
05:45I made, yeah, one mould, which has now been destroyed, so there's no more.
05:48That's it.
05:49I love the verdigris on this one with the bronze.
05:51It just works so well, doesn't it?
05:53That bronze and the green.
05:55It's a sulphur.
05:55So what are the other ones made of, Dax?
05:57The other ones, the wax one on the right, that's what you would start with.
06:01It's a lost wax process.
06:02It's a lost wax casting.
06:03Yes, correct.
06:04And the other two are in a museum-grade plaster.
06:07The subject matter?
06:09Mastiff, yeah.
06:10Oh, it's a mastiff.
06:11Mastiff, yes.
06:12And was it your dog?
06:13No, it wasn't my dog.
06:14It was a friend's dog.
06:15So I bet Nigel and Simon absolutely loved these.
06:18No, they hated them.
06:20No, they couldn't have done.
06:21They're not me.
06:22No, they couldn't have done.
06:23No, no, I'm sorry.
06:25They absolutely adored them.
06:26In fact, I'm surprised they're not in here, actually, to be fair.
06:28Yeah.
06:29Well, guys, I think it's time to bid on these wonderful pieces.
06:36Oh!
06:39Hello, Simon.
06:42You all know what it means when you come in here, doesn't it?
06:44Well, no, I haven't missed a bidding, have I?
06:46No.
06:47We were just about to start.
06:48Oh.
06:49Oh.
06:50Perfect timing.
06:51Simon, you seem to have brought a dog in with you.
06:54Is that just to melt all our hearts, is it?
06:56Well, yeah, no, I couldn't do that.
06:58So it's a double whammy.
07:01You're going to give us an auction and a dog?
07:02Well, you know, JB, you can't leave home without a gavel.
07:08I think it's time.
07:09What do you say?
07:09It's time we got cracking, really.
07:11Let's do it.
07:11Simon's now in charge of the auction, but can Dax's furry friend, Barry, use his positivity
07:19to help the dealers reach the £500 to £700 target price?
07:24I could certainly take Barry home.
07:26I love her myself, so I'm going to just cheeky bid to start off, £200.
07:30At £200, I bid with me.
07:32I'll go £220.
07:33Thank you, Joe.
07:34£220.
07:34At £220, I bid?
07:35£230.
07:36£230, thank you, Ian.
07:37At £230, I bid for all four.
07:40£240.
07:41Oh, jeez.
07:41Well, I'm going to resolve that.
07:44£250.
07:45£250.
07:46Thank you, George.
07:47At £250, I bid?
07:48£260.
07:48Thank you, Ian.
07:49At £260, I bid with Ian?
07:50I'll go £270.
07:52Thank you, Joe.
07:52I thought you would.
07:53At £270, I bid?
07:54£280 in the corner.
07:55Thank you, George.
07:56At £280, I bid?
07:58£290.
07:59£290.
07:59At £290, I bid with JB.
08:01At £290.
08:02I'm looking this way now.
08:03At £290.
08:04Do I see a nice round £300?
08:06I'll go £300.
08:07Thank you, Joe.
08:08At £300, I bid.
08:10Ladies bid or gentlemen out at this point.
08:12£310.
08:12£310, Ian.
08:13At £310, I'm bid.
08:14At £310?
08:15£320, come on.
08:16£320.
08:16Let's get cracking, George.
08:17At £320, I'm bid.
08:19At £320.
08:20£330.
08:21£330, back with Ian at £330.
08:22£340.
08:23£340, at £340, I'm bid.
08:25£340, I'm bid.
08:26£350.
08:27Thank you, George.
08:28At £350, I'm bid.
08:29At £350.
08:30£360.
08:31£360, back with Joe at £360.
08:33£370.
08:33£370 with Ian.
08:35£400.
08:36Brilliant.
08:36At £400, I'm bid with George at £400.
08:39Four dogs, £100 each.
08:40JB, you've gone quiet.
08:41I'm out.
08:41At £400.
08:42At £400.
08:43We've got a finished bronze there.
08:45A complete one.
08:46£410.
08:47£410 with Ian at £410.
08:49At £410, I'm bid.
08:50£420.
08:51£420.
08:52At £420.
08:53£425.
08:55Oh, you naughty man.
08:57At £425, I'm bid with Ian.
08:59At £425.
09:01£450.
09:02Thank you, George.
09:03At £450.
09:04At £450, I'm bid.
09:06You're wavering.
09:07I know you want to.
09:08At £450, I'm bid.
09:09Stop it.
09:10No, I am.
09:11Ian says he's out at £450.
09:14I'm out as well.
09:14At £450.
09:15Thank you, Joe, very much indeed.
09:17At £450, I'm bid.
09:20I'll be honest, I was hoping for a little bit more.
09:23At £450, I'm bid.
09:25£500.
09:27£500.
09:27At £500, I'm bid.
09:29I have the bid already.
09:30£500, I'm bid.
09:32Yeah, well done.
09:33Made a mistake here.
09:34With George the bid, I think everyone else is out.
09:38Everybody out.
09:39At £500, it's your decision.
09:43Go on then, I'll accept it.
09:44No!
09:45Fantastic.
09:46Let me shake your hand.
09:47Oh, lovely.
09:48Thank you very much.
09:50And thank you for having created yours.
09:53Well done, George.
09:53You enjoyed it.
09:55George bought the sculptures and he gave me £500.
09:59When Barry came in, it changed the whole atmosphere.
10:01She helped everyone be a bit more relaxed about partying with their cash, so that was quite good.
10:07Well, Dax, they will always be in Brussels, never been sold, so thank you very much.
10:13And I wish you good luck in the future.
10:18Thank you so much.
10:18Thanks, Dax.
10:20I absolutely love them, and my wife loves dogs, too.
10:30It's two flies in one clap.
10:38Next in is Caroline, with some decorative items that will become crystal clear.
10:44The collection that I've brought today is a bit unusual.
10:48I kind of don't really know how old some of it is.
10:51There's all different colours of things.
10:53There's a couple of different types of things.
10:55So it's a bit unique.
10:59Wouldn't I be right in saying they're mostly medical?
11:04Yes.
11:04No, you would, actually.
11:05You would.
11:05You'd find a lot of these were sort of dug up in people's back gardens, weren't they?
11:10They were houses of a certain age.
11:13Hiya.
11:14Hello, Caroline.
11:14Hello.
11:15Welcome to The Bidding Room.
11:17You brought a lovely collection.
11:19Yes.
11:19Where did you find them?
11:21They were passed down to me from my mum and dad.
11:24They used to go and dig in old bottle dumps and stuff, so...
11:29It's a nice little collection, Caroline, actually.
11:31They probably all date, shall we say, early 20th century.
11:36Obviously, we've got beef stock bottles there,
11:39so they're for human consumption, shall we say.
11:43But these two are not for human consumption.
11:47No.
11:47No.
11:48So we've two poison bottles.
11:51That one nicely says, doesn't it, not to be taken.
11:55I quite like the blue one, although it hasn't got the wording,
11:58but it was with the ridges, weren't they?
12:01So that if you were partially sighted or blind,
12:04you'd pick this up and you'd feel the ridges and you'd know, oh, no.
12:08These, as you probably know, Caroline, are eye baths.
12:10Yeah.
12:11And a nice green one as well, which is quite nice.
12:15Pretty mass-produced because they were made for the chemist trade,
12:20all the optician's trade, all that kind of thing.
12:22I think your main two sellers will be the two little poison bottles.
12:28Always.
12:28I think that's the...
12:29People are fascinated by them.
12:30Yeah.
12:30I mean, I've got no idea.
12:32I'm hoping you can tell me what these were.
12:36Easily, we're going to be looking as a collection,
12:39so one price for the whole lot.
12:41I think easily in that...
12:4330 to 50 bracket, um, but it's those two.
12:51If they really like those two, then it, you know, it might go up.
12:55How does that sound?
12:56Well, not bad to say.
12:57I didn't pay anything for them.
12:58No, exactly.
12:59No.
12:59Caroline, thank you so much and very good luck.
13:02Thanks both.
13:05Don't you think Jackie for these 1940s?
13:08I don't see why not.
13:09We've never had trouble selling them before, have we?
13:11No.
13:14Simon valued the glass collection at between 30 and 50 pounds.
13:18The two poison bottles,
13:20he thinks that the dealers would be quite interested in those two particularly.
13:27Hello.
13:28Hello.
13:28Hello.
13:29Hello.
13:30Hello and welcome to the bidding room.
13:33What's your name?
13:34I'm Caroline.
13:35Hello, Caroline.
13:36Nice to meet you.
13:36Caroline.
13:37Hi, Caroline.
13:37Wonderful name.
13:39Can I ask you to show us what you brought, please?
13:42Yes, absolutely.
13:43Oh, this is pretty nice.
13:47Oh, bottles.
13:48They're fairly common because they're like apothecary bottles, so the ones that you want are the ones like the big poison label or anything.
13:56So there's a couple there that are old poison bottles because they've got the ridges on the side.
14:03Yeah, so this one says not to be taken.
14:05Some of them actually say the word poison on.
14:08It's a nice little collection, but this is the one that I saw straight away is the green eyewash glass.
14:13I've never seen a green eye wash.
14:14No.
14:14I've not seen one.
14:15I've not seen one.
14:16They're always clear, aren't they?
14:17Yeah.
14:18Yeah.
14:18Well, the ones that I've seen anyway.
14:19So that's really sweet.
14:21That one is the market for things.
14:23I'm getting married in November and we're using bottles like this to put dried flowers in and things.
14:28So there is a market for stuff like this now.
14:31No, I love all this kind of thing.
14:33I keep going on about my vintage kitchen.
14:36I love all these kind of bits and pieces to put in there so when people come in, they can see what we used to keep.
14:42This actually fits into my remit.
14:45I shouldn't actually say that, should I?
14:46No.
14:46No.
14:46Not at all.
14:48I'm giving the game away, aren't I?
14:52Okay then, guys.
14:53You got a lot of bottle?
14:55Oh.
14:56Okay, I'll stand in the corner.
14:59I think you should start bidding.
15:02The glass collection was valued at £30 to £50.
15:06But who has their eye on that nice eyeglass?
15:10I could use that for my nightly tipple.
15:13I'm going to start a measly £15.
15:16£20.
15:17I'll go £25.
15:19£30.
15:21I fancy them for the wedding table.
15:23If you'd asked me six months ago, I'd have said, yeah, I've already bought a load of them.
15:28So, for that reason, I'm going to say I'm out, but thank you so much.
15:33I'll go £35.
15:34Just think how pretty they'll look in your cabinet.
15:43I'll do £40.
15:45I am out.
15:48And I do think £50 has a nice, like, round sounding.
15:53I'm saying I'm out.
15:55Okay, thank you.
15:57I'll go £45.
15:58Well, now you've got your £50.
16:02Now that had to happen, didn't it?
16:04In that case, I'm out.
16:07Okay.
16:09So, are you happy with your £50?
16:10I'm happy with my £50.
16:12Yeah!
16:12Oh, that's wonderful.
16:17I've got a sale, so I've got the top end of the estimate, so I've got £50.
16:20Jackie bought it in the end, and it's quite nice that the collection's going to stay together,
16:27because she's going to put it in a cabinet in her kitchen.
16:30Thank you, Caroline.
16:31Absolutely fantastic.
16:33And thank you, and enjoy.
16:35Bye-bye.
16:36Bye-bye.
16:36Bye-bye.
16:36I know I didn't buy them, but...
16:46That's actually quite scary.
17:02Third in is James with a collection that should make the dealers sit up and take notice.
17:09The trio of items that I've brought with me today are very stylish, very, I think, unique
17:15in how they look, and also very practical.
17:18They're all slightly different.
17:20Because this one's got a...
17:22Yeah.
17:22A nice little lip there.
17:23This has no lip.
17:24It has a little bit of lip.
17:26Mm.
17:28Hi.
17:29Hello, James.
17:30Hi.
17:30Welcome to the bidding room.
17:32You've bought three very lovely folding chairs.
17:35Yes, I'm glad you think so.
17:36Yeah.
17:36Tell me, where did you find them?
17:37Um, well, I found the first one, oddly enough, just somebody was having a house clearance.
17:42Mm.
17:43And then I kind of got the bug after that and wanted a couple more, so they used to sit
17:47around the kitchen table.
17:48But you're selling them now?
17:50I am, yes.
17:51They kind of really don't go with what we've done to the house.
17:55Right.
17:56We moved into a new place.
17:58We really try to make sure that we furnish it all with second-hand stuff that's, like,
18:01really important to us.
18:03We're kind of operating like a one-in-one-out policy, so to speak, with all the furniture.
18:07Got it.
18:08I love your sort of thought process of furnishing the second-hand and sustainability element.
18:15Yeah.
18:15That's so, so important.
18:17Oh.
18:17Just three cracking little chairs.
18:20Mm-hmm.
18:20These are bang on probably around about the 1930 area, aren't they?
18:24That kind of mark.
18:25Right.
18:25They were synonymous with the name of Thone, who was operating out of Vienna, but he was
18:30actually a German.
18:32And he was the chap that was quite famous for doing these bentwood chairs, we'd call them,
18:37really.
18:37Right.
18:37And it's basically beech wood, which they steam bend, process of steaming.
18:44And then, obviously, we've got plywood, for obvious reasons.
18:47This is what they call a crocodile chair.
18:49Yeah.
18:49It's got that crocodile skin effect.
18:51Yeah, really clever design, highly portable.
18:54If you didn't want one, fold it away and stick it to one side.
18:57Are they collectible?
18:58They are a good market for them still.
19:00It's all that sort of Bauhaus kind of vibe to it, isn't it?
19:03Yeah.
19:03Which was a German artistic movement in between the two wars.
19:08And that was all about no fuss.
19:10You know, everything was functional.
19:11Yeah.
19:12Which we've got here.
19:13So it's a pair and a single.
19:14Yeah.
19:15I wanted to ask about that, because that was the first one that I bought, which has got
19:20that kind of frame around the seat, and then these two didn't.
19:22So I was thinking, was it a different manufacturing run?
19:25I would put these then maybe just literally a couple of years later.
19:31Right.
19:31Okay.
19:32But we're talking, you know.
19:33Still the same era.
19:34Yeah, absolutely.
19:35Absolutely.
19:36So, Simon, when it comes to the value of these chairs, are we sitting pretty?
19:41What do you think?
19:48I'm going to say they're pretty kind of standard money for me at the minute.
19:52It's in that £1,700 bracket each.
19:56So I'm going to say £200 to £300 for the three.
19:59Right.
20:00Just see how you feel when they reach their top bid.
20:03But I think it's decent money.
20:05Happy for that?
20:06Yeah, absolutely.
20:07Yeah.
20:07Great.
20:08Anyway, thank you so much for bringing them in.
20:10No problem.
20:10And I wish you the very best of luck.
20:12All right.
20:12Thank you both.
20:13Okay.
20:14Bye-bye.
20:14Bye-bye.
20:16They feel very flat, aren't they?
20:18Yeah.
20:19Wow.
20:19And you could then stack, couldn't you?
20:21Yeah.
20:25Feeling really good.
20:26That went well.
20:27So they valued the three chairs at roughly, you know, 100 each.
20:32So like 200 to 300 would be the region that we'd be hoping to get.
20:37One of them cost me £10.
20:38So that would be a good return.
20:45Hello.
20:46Hello.
20:46Hello.
20:46Hello.
20:47Hello.
20:47Everybody.
20:48Hello.
20:48Welcome to the bidding room.
20:50And what's your name?
20:51James.
20:51James.
20:52Hello.
20:52Hi, James.
20:53Nice to meet you.
20:54Hello, everyone.
20:54Nice to meet you.
20:55Would you mind revealing your item, please?
20:58Yes.
21:00Aha.
21:01Ooh.
21:02Ooh.
21:03Okay.
21:05You've almost got a pair and one very.
21:07It's a pair and an extra.
21:08Yeah.
21:09Yeah.
21:09They work well, don't they?
21:10They work well together.
21:11Did Simon say how old these were, these chairs were?
21:14Yeah.
21:15He felt that they were 1920s, 1930s.
21:18Right.
21:19So right in that kind of Bauhaus period between the wars.
21:22Right.
21:23I'll jump up.
21:25Weirdly, from my chair there, it didn't look like these had crocodile skin seats, but they
21:29do.
21:30The only difference, the slight difference, is that this has got the bentwood front to
21:35the seat there.
21:35But other than that, the most important thing that I was looking for is they are the same
21:39height.
21:40There's nothing worse than having three chairs around a table and everyone's like this.
21:43Poor Ian will be like that and I'll be like this.
21:46Yeah.
21:46And they look, overall, in pretty good condition, to be quite honest.
21:52Ooh.
21:53Oh, yeah.
21:55Do you like them?
21:56Yeah.
21:57They've got a style, haven't they?
21:59Don't you think they look ideal for a bit of musical chairs?
22:04Yes, they do.
22:05Yes.
22:07Oh, dear.
22:08They're made for it.
22:09Three volunteers.
22:11Go on.
22:11Go on, guys.
22:12One, two, three.
22:13I'm going to stand well back.
22:15Well, that's handy.
22:16One, two, three.
22:16Clear the zone.
22:18Sharpen elbows.
22:19Don't damage your chairs.
22:20Right.
22:20I think if you're all ready, let's have some music.
22:31Right, you lose.
22:33Out.
22:35Right, it's me and you.
22:36Oh, no.
22:37Come on, then.
22:43You win.
22:49That means I can bid and you can't.
22:52Nah, you can stay there, then.
22:54Right.
22:55I think we should get cracking.
22:56We've got three nice chairs.
22:59We've got commercial value.
23:00We've got Bauhaus.
23:02And we've got original condition.
23:04So, let's get bidding.
23:07They've had their fun and games, but now it's time to fold up a deal.
23:12Will James be sitting pretty after getting the £200 to £300 target price?
23:18Start at £50, then.
23:19£60, that's £20 for a chair.
23:21Like a £70.
23:23£75.
23:24I'm going to be the first one to say that I'm out.
23:28The three bothers me, so I'm sorry about that.
23:31But thank you for bringing them in.
23:32Let's find that fourth one.
23:36£80.
23:38£85.
23:41£90.
23:42I think, you know, guys, we've still got a pair and a single.
23:46So, I think commercial, obviously, more value as a pair.
23:50But I think, actually, the single one is my favourite of the three.
23:54Yeah, £95.
23:58I have to say, that's where I'm out, but thank you very much.
24:02No problem, thank you.
24:04£100.
24:05I'm sorry, but I'm out, but thank you.
24:08No problem, thank you.
24:09I'm going to give £105.
24:12£110.
24:13I'm going to leave it up to my friend Ian.
24:17£110.
24:18£110.
24:21They owe me a bit more than that.
24:23OK.
24:24Yeah.
24:25Tell you what, I'd throw another tenner and say £120, but I'm done with that.
24:30For me, the bottom on them would be £150.
24:35But I can do £120, but there is no pressure whatsoever.
24:40OK.
24:42Ian, I'll give you the fiver that you gave me last night, so it's £125.
24:46£125, that's because he owes me a fiver.
24:48I'm helping with £5, so £130.
24:51Well, seeing as you're all helping each other out, I think I can let them go for £130.
24:58Yeah!
24:59Thank you, my husband.
25:02Very kind.
25:02Brilliant.
25:04I sold for less than I would have liked to, but it's about making space and moving on to the next item for me.
25:11So, a sale of £130 to Ian, with a little bit of help from JB and from George as well.
25:19Thank you so much for bringing these in.
25:22I am going to look for the fourth one, but meanwhile, I shall enjoy the three.
25:26Well, I wish you luck finding the fourth and completing the set.
25:28It's been an absolute pleasure.
25:29Great to see you, and thank you for the teamwork.
25:34I'll see you again soon.
25:35Thanks a lot.
25:36Bye, guys.
25:36Bye, guys.
25:36Bye.
25:37Bye.
25:37Bye.
25:37Bye.
25:37Bye.
25:37Bye.
25:37Bye.
25:37Bye.
25:37Bye.
25:38Bye.
25:38Bye.
25:38Bye.
25:38Bye.
25:39Bye.
25:40Bye.
25:41Bye.
25:42I've just realised that these chairs have got snakeskin finish.
25:46Oh, yeah.
25:47Like my boots.
25:48Woo!
25:49Woo!
25:50Woo!
25:59Jackie.
26:00Yeah?
26:00Have you ever had any dimension disasters?
26:04Oh, my God, yeah.
26:06I remember I looked at a little photo, you know, on the website kind of thing.
26:11Yeah.
26:12And it had, like, these little pots and everything else, and I thought, well, that's nice.
26:16I turned up and the auctioneer said, yeah, all of that is yours.
26:20A whole lot?
26:21A whole lot.
26:22Like 20 boxes.
26:23No.
26:24And I thought, how am I going to get that into my van?
26:27But I sold it all.
26:28You did it.
26:29Fantastic.
26:30Bonus.
26:31Yeah.
26:32What about you?
26:33It was a prayer table.
26:34I say that because I thought it was as big as a coffee table, and I would sell it as a
26:38coffee table.
26:39Yeah.
26:40No.
26:41No.
26:42More like a bedside tray.
26:43Oh, my God.
26:44Still sold it.
26:45Oh, my God.
26:46So, my advice would be to anybody out there is always ask for dimensions.
26:51Yes.
26:52Aim into that.
26:53Yeah.
26:54Next up is Lindsay with a mysterious piece that she thinks would intrigue the dealers.
27:08The item that I brought today is made of dark mahogany and was made probably towards the end of the 19th century.
27:17It would look good in maybe a hotel.
27:22I'm sort of pretending to look knowledgeable.
27:26I haven't got a clue.
27:28It's obviously in a shop or public building setting, isn't it?
27:33Jeweler?
27:34Jeweler.
27:35Yeah.
27:36That's what I immediately thought.
27:38Hello.
27:39Hello, Lindsay.
27:40Welcome to the bidding room.
27:43Sit yourself down and enjoy.
27:44What have we got here?
27:46We have a late Victorian clerk's desk.
27:51Right.
27:52And where did you find it?
27:53Well, it's in the northeast of England.
27:55And do you remember what you paid for it?
27:57£200.
27:58It doesn't actually belong to me.
28:00Oh.
28:01It belongs to my friend, Ben.
28:02Oh.
28:03Whose Victorian house is being renovated.
28:05Right.
28:06So, I hope you're in on a cut.
28:07Apparently so.
28:08Oh, good.
28:09Yeah.
28:10Decent dinner.
28:11Okay, fine.
28:12That's worth it, then.
28:13Absolutely.
28:14Okay.
28:15No, we couldn't find a maker's mark.
28:18No.
28:19Okay.
28:20Well, I do know what it is, and I agree with Lindsay.
28:23It is a clerk's desk.
28:25Lindsay, I just can't...
28:27I'm not 100% whether it's what you might immediately think of as a bank clerk's desk,
28:32or perhaps a jewellery shop clerk's desk.
28:39We have...
28:40The reeded glass.
28:41The privacy screen glass at the front, don't we?
28:44Which is quite nice.
28:46But the things that really make it ping are these gorgeous etched glass panels coming from the bowed panels on there.
28:56And bowed glass, Nigel, is extremely hard to do, isn't it?
28:59Yeah, yeah.
29:00And then these gorgeous side panels with...
29:02I can't quite figure out whether it's an S or a G.
29:05But I'm not even sure whether it's English, to be honest.
29:09I've seen similar ones with this bow side, which are actually Belgian.
29:14Collectible is not the right word.
29:15No, no, you've got the collectible, but it's definitely got appeal to the antiques trade.
29:20Simon, what do you think it might be worth?
29:27It's a hard one to put a figure on.
29:28I'm going to be brutally honest.
29:30OK.
29:31So I've got to go with my gut feeling.
29:36I would say...
29:383 to 500, that kind of bracket.
29:41OK.
29:42Are you happy with that?
29:43Or do you think he's going to be happy with that?
29:45I think he was hoping for a bit more.
29:47Was he?
29:48Your dinner might be fish and chips.
29:50It could well be.
29:53OK.
29:54All right.
29:55Just wish you the very best of luck.
29:57And I'm sure you'll charm them into parting with...
29:59I hope so.
30:00Quite a lot of money.
30:01I'm going to push that potentially it might be Belgian,
30:04because we do have a continental dealer next door.
30:06We do.
30:07OK.
30:08And his name is George, and I think we should call that a G.
30:13OK.
30:14Well, thank you very much.
30:15Put some gin bottles on it.
30:16Yes.
30:17And that would fill it up with booze.
30:18That would be a good idea.
30:19That's a good idea.
30:20Good idea.
30:21That would make a great bar at home.
30:22It certainly would.
30:23Right.
30:24Thank you very much.
30:25A pleasure.
30:26Nice to meet you both.
30:27Very nice to meet you.
30:31Now, Lindsay cracks it.
30:33Yeah.
30:34A bar.
30:35Of course it's a bar.
30:36Simon valued the desk at between £300 and £500.
30:43He actually said that apparently George would be a good one to target,
30:49because the piece possibly coming from Belgium may well tick his box.
30:55Oh.
30:56Hello.
30:57Hello.
30:58Hello.
30:59Hello.
31:00Welcome to the bidding room.
31:03And what's your name, please?
31:04My name's Lindsay.
31:05Lindsay.
31:06Hello, Lindsay.
31:07Nice to meet you, Lindsay.
31:08Hi, Lindsay.
31:09This looks rather special.
31:12Can you tell us about it, please?
31:14We understand it to be a late 19th century jeweller's desk.
31:23Oh.
31:24Possibly Belgian.
31:26Um...
31:27Is this a sign?
31:28Yeah.
31:29Then it may be right up your street, because it's actually etched with a letter.
31:36Um, we can't decide if it's the letter S or the letter G.
31:40Do you see me becoming red?
31:42LAUGHTER
31:43Lindsay, is the front glass, this is original?
31:45Yes, it is.
31:46Yeah, obviously to hide the vision of the jewellery.
31:48Absolutely.
31:49OK.
31:50What a lovely thing, the fact that all the glass panes are original,
31:53and because curved glass is, if one of those cracks...
31:56Oh.
31:57To work out.
31:58Exactly.
31:59Um, so the fact that it's been preserved so well is wonderful.
32:02It's perfect size.
32:03It's nice, isn't it?
32:04To say to hide things.
32:06I don't have much to hide, but...
32:08LAUGHTER
32:10Uh, oh!
32:12Oh!
32:13Have you noticed?
32:14Have you noticed that I didn't come up with this idea?
32:17LAUGHTER
32:18It was the oracle.
32:19No, no.
32:20This wonderful lady came up with this idea.
32:22It...
32:23I know what it's for now, what you could use it for.
32:25Go on, go on.
32:26Tell us.
32:27Yeah.
32:28A bar.
32:29Yes, that's awesome.
32:30Yay!
32:31I just...
32:32Martini tea.
32:33Martini tea.
32:34It's all here, isn't it?
32:35It's a bar, it's a wonderful bar.
32:36Perfect.
32:37Yeah.
32:38You could have a lot of fun with that.
32:39Anyway, I'll just leave you with that idea.
32:40That's fine.
32:41Yes, yes.
32:42Solves all your problems.
32:43Home bar.
32:44Thank you, Nigel.
32:45Woo!
32:46It's a lovely piece, so should we start the bidding?
32:50I may have put cocktail-making into their heads,
32:54but with a valuation of £300 to £500,
32:58will the desk leave the dealers shaken or stirred?
33:01I'll start it at £80.
33:04I'll go to 100.
33:06105, Your Honour.
33:08110.
33:09115.
33:10Here in the corner.
33:11I'll go 120.
33:13130.
33:14140.
33:15I'll get my coat.
33:18150.
33:20160.
33:21170.
33:22180, then.
33:23190.
33:24200.
33:25210.
33:26You've got a way to go.
33:27Ooh.
33:28220, then.
33:29230.
33:30240.
33:31250.
33:32Is that better?
33:33280.
33:34300.
33:35No, it's...
33:36240.
33:37240.
33:38250.
33:39Is that better?
33:40280.
33:41300.
33:42No, it's...
33:44The glass alone.
33:46It's still going on.
33:47It's still going on.
33:48320.
33:49350.
33:50360.
33:51370.
33:53370.
33:54I'm going to say that I'm out at that point, but thank you for bringing it in.
33:58And I'm going to join my friend and say I'm out as well.
34:02Thank you very much.
34:03I'm going to bear out at that, but thank you very much.
34:06I'm going to join Ian.
34:07I'm out.
34:08I'm afraid I wouldn't sell at that.
34:11How much would it need to be?
34:13I was thinking nearer five.
34:15With respect, I think, from dealer's point of view, it's probably top tack, because we
34:18need to earn our crust and a bit of wedge as well.
34:21Of course.
34:22Well, I have to say, unfortunately, 380 is my maximum.
34:26Thank you very much.
34:28Thank you, Lindsay.
34:29Thank you very much.
34:30Thank you, Lindsay.
34:31Thank you, Lindsay.
34:32So the highest bid was with George at 380, and unfortunately, it just wasn't enough.
34:47It's so nice, this piece of furniture.
34:49But yeah, you cannot have them all.
34:54Last in is George, with something carried by a professional that he hopes the dealers
35:00will have designs on.
35:02What I've brought with me today is a wooden item full of mysteries inside.
35:08It was perhaps used maybe 100 years ago, and it could be in a museum.
35:15That's a beautiful piece of mahogany, isn't it?
35:17Beautiful.
35:18Lovely grain on that.
35:19Shall we just open it up?
35:21Yeah.
35:22Oh.
35:23Oh.
35:24It's very busy, isn't it?
35:26Yes.
35:27I think I know what that is now.
35:29Mm.
35:30Sorry.
35:31Oh, jeez.
35:32Hello, George.
35:33Welcome to the bidding room.
35:34Nice to meet you.
35:35Nice to meet you.
35:36You brought a lovely box in.
35:37What do you think?
35:38Yeah.
35:39It's very, very nice.
35:40It's quite impressive.
35:41It is.
35:42I mean, the box itself is fantastic.
35:43And what's inside is a bit of a treat.
35:45Were you an architect?
35:47No.
35:48I was a navigator.
35:49A navigator?
35:50Actually.
35:51And I worked on ships.
35:52And you'll probably see at the bottom, there are blueprints inside.
35:55I think there's eight altogether.
35:57And most of them are ships.
35:59Uh-huh.
36:00And they're signed and dated 1921 with architect.
36:04Right.
36:05Where did you find this box?
36:06Well, that came from an auction house.
36:08Uh-huh.
36:09A couple of years ago.
36:10Right.
36:11How much did you pay for it?
36:12It was about £30.
36:13Really?
36:14Right.
36:15What a very good purchase for £30-something.
36:18Isn't it?
36:19Something else, eh?
36:20Sort of strikes you first, George, is the size.
36:24They are often half this size or smaller, really.
36:28So, it's quite a substantial piece.
36:30In mahogany, as you know.
36:31Uh-huh.
36:32Um, the box probably dates late 1800s.
36:36You know, 1880s, somewhere around there.
36:38Right.
36:39And then we've got all these bits that have been added to it over the years.
36:43I love that Wolf and Sons pencils with, obviously, the picture of the wolf, which is very good.
36:49I noticed the blueprint charts there, as you said.
36:52Was this specifically built for an architect?
36:54I think so, simply because of the pull-out trays.
36:57And these mahogany straps, which are obviously to hold your instruments, rulers, and all the rest of it.
37:06Beautiful condition.
37:07Little key.
37:08I honestly can't fault it at all.
37:10Can't find anything wrong with it at all.
37:12Oh, you don't often say that.
37:13I don't.
37:14So, um, it's collectible, yep.
37:17It is.
37:18I'd be very surprised if all five dealers won't want to own it.
37:22I'm sure they'll all have designs on it.
37:25Well, Simon, uh, was it worth picking up at the auction?
37:29Will it be above the £30 mark?
37:31It will definitely be above the £30, George, yes, without a doubt.
37:35Um, I, I, I really do like it.
37:38Uh, it's in beautiful condition.
37:40I, I think easily if it was in an auction now, I'd happily say in the £100 to £200 bracket quite easily, you know.
37:50Be happy with that.
37:51I know.
37:52Good.
37:53That's perfect, isn't it?
37:54Yeah, great.
37:55So, George, thank you so much for bringing this in.
37:57It's been a, it's been a, a joy and a privilege to meet you and very best of luck.
38:01You too, manager.
38:02Thanks very much.
38:03Okay.
38:04Bye now.
38:05Bye.
38:06That was a nice surprise, wasn't it?
38:08It was, isn't it?
38:09Simon did say, overall, he thought it was an excellent condition.
38:18And he put a valuation on between £100 and £200.
38:22I hope we can start a bidding war here.
38:26George is meeting a new set of dealers.
38:29Joining Ian and Joe are toy trader Rambo, art collector John, and scrap metal expert Mel.
38:40Hello.
38:41Hello.
38:42Hi.
38:43Hello.
38:44Welcome to the bidding room.
38:46And what's your name, please?
38:47George.
38:48George.
38:49Lovely to meet you.
38:50Hello, George.
38:51Nice to meet you as all.
38:52Well, the guy's in anticipation, so if you'd like to unveil your masterpiece, that'd be great.
38:57Hopefully this will be something a wee bit different for you.
38:59Ooh, a nice big box.
39:00It's a box.
39:01It's a box.
39:02I'm into boxes.
39:03Come on.
39:04Go on then, John.
39:05Rummaging around boxes usually comes up with the goods, isn't it?
39:08I would say, by the looks of the box, it's a posh croquet set.
39:12It's my new jewellery box.
39:14How many jewels have you got?
39:16You're getting close.
39:17Excellent.
39:18Oh, wow.
39:19Based on Joe's guess, I'm going to guess it's probably something to do with jewellery-making
39:23material.
39:24So here we go.
39:25And I was wrong.
39:27So what is it then, John?
39:30Architect's box, late 19th century.
39:33I mean, it's mahogany, so it would have been used to be, you know, personal, carried around
39:38on your day-to-day.
39:39You've got your pencils, you've got your tools and implements, and obviously underneath is
39:44where you put your blueprints.
39:46Obviously these pencils have been added at a later date.
39:48But what's good about them is they've all got advertising on.
39:51So you've got Glasgow Evening News, you've got some from Battersea in London, you've got
39:58steel pins from Perry & Co, a great brand.
40:01Where did you get it from?
40:02I actually purchased this at an auction a couple of years ago.
40:07I just like the look of it.
40:09Really, really nice to see.
40:10And I didn't realise there were so many blueprints in there.
40:13I think there's eight in total.
40:15I love that these old rulers have actually really, really worn and really, really used.
40:20So, George, if you were to sell it today, what would you do with the money?
40:24I'd probably go to the Caribbean.
40:27Go to the Caribbean?
40:29Maybe just up in Prince's Street for a meal.
40:32Yeah, that's more like it. Fish and chips on a Friday.
40:35I think it's a great box. Thank you so much for bringing it in.
40:39But I think we should start the bidding now.
40:41With a valuation of £100 to £200, will the architect's box be a big draw for the dealers?
40:48I could use it for my rather large collection of cufflinks.
40:53I'll give you £50, George.
40:55I'll give you £60.
40:57£70.
40:58£80.
41:00George, £85.
41:02Get in there.
41:03£90.
41:05£100.
41:07I stole a good bit off.
41:09George, £10.
41:11£110.
41:12£120.
41:13£125.
41:15£130.
41:16£130.
41:17And I'm out.
41:18You're out at that now.
41:20£140.
41:21£150.
41:22£160.
41:23£160.
41:24Oh.
41:25Oh.
41:26We're getting nearer.
41:27Where have you come from?
41:28We're getting nearer.
41:29£165.
41:30It's reached its limit for me, this.
41:33So I'm going to have to call it a day and I'm pulling out.
41:35But thank you very much for bringing it.
41:37OK.
41:38Go on then, I'm back in.
41:40Let's have £170.
41:41I'm open to that, yeah.
41:43Yeah.
41:44£175.
41:46£180.
41:47George, I'm definitely out now.
41:49Definitely, OK.
41:51£185.
41:52Ooh!
41:53George, I'm going to leave you and Mel's capable hands at that.
41:57I'm out.
41:58Well, George, I am at £185.
42:02What do you think?
42:03I'll be pleased to take you back.
42:05Yay!
42:09Brilliant.
42:10Well done, Mel.
42:11Thank you very much.
42:12I know, make a really good lunch box.
42:15Aren't they?
42:16Four of the dealers bid on it.
42:19Melissa bought the box for £185, which to me was a good deal.
42:24And I was very happy.
42:26George, thank you so much for bringing it in.
42:29Absolutely fantastic piece, to be honest.
42:31And I'm sure, Mel, you're happy with this, aren't you?
42:33Yeah, George, you've made my day.
42:35So, thank you very much.
42:37Cheers, George.
42:38Bye!
42:39Thanks very much, thank you.
42:45Another day in the bidding room.
42:48And a few of our visitors have grown their bank balances significantly.
42:52Simon, you'll remember to water the plants when I'm away, won't you?
42:55Yes.
42:56Simon?
42:57Water them yourself!
42:58Do the wind and fishermen.
42:59Yeah.
43:00All right.
43:01Are you open for them yourself?
43:02Yeah.
43:03Yeah.
43:04Yeah.
43:05Yeah.
43:06Thank you so much.
43:07Let's see.
43:08Bye.
43:09Bye.
43:10Bye!
43:11Bye!
43:12Bye!
43:13Bye!
43:16Bye!
43:17Bye!
43:18Bye!
43:19Bye!
43:20Bye!
43:21Bye!
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