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00:00Finding value in those overlooked objects, Auction Supremos, Izzy Barmer, James Broad, and Bryony Harford.
00:09Wow, the star lot of the day.
00:12And transforming has-beens into must-haves, restorers, JJ Chalmers, Robin Johnson, Lauren Wood, and Saf Fakir.
00:22Brilliant.
00:22Our mission?
00:23Beautiful.
00:24To give those unloved and forgotten gems a new lease of life.
00:28Woo-hoo!
00:28And make their owners some much-needed money.
00:31You've got three to four thousand.
00:34Everything we find and fix will go under our gavel as we bring our auctions to you.
00:40Four thousand, one hundred pounds.
00:43Wow.
00:45You know what we say, have gavel, we'll travel.
00:55Isn't this lovely?
00:56Isn't it gorgeous?
00:58Hampshire in the summertime's hard to beat.
01:00Bea and Robin are making their way to Gosport, just over the water from Portsmouth, the maritime fortress that powered England's 19th century naval dominance.
01:13Do you know some of the things that Hampshire's famous for?
01:15No, tell me.
01:16Battle of Trafalgar.
01:18You've got all the facts, Robin.
01:19Well.
01:20He's great at a pub quiz, you know.
01:24But come on, you two, we have a mission to begin.
01:29What about this one?
01:30You reach?
01:31Oh, yeah, just about.
01:32They're meeting brother and sister Dave and Diane at the family home of their mother, Hazel, and late father, Peter.
01:41We were brought up in a close family.
01:43I remember times when, with mum and dad, we all used to hug and go, happy families.
01:49Yeah, and mum and dad just kept the family together really well.
01:52Yeah.
01:53Dockyard worker Peter had suffered for many years with pulmonary fibrosis.
01:59Hospital visits were common until Dave received an unexpected call.
02:03The consultant phoned me up and said, I need to let you know that your father's very poorly.
02:10He said, I'll be very surprised if he's here in two days.
02:13I think dad thought he had maybe two to three weeks.
02:18Yeah, he did.
02:19And he said to us, too, that one of the things he wanted to do was see mum before.
02:24Mum Hazel, now in a care home, was reunited with Peter for one last goodbye.
02:36When he said, I love you, Hayes, that's the whole ward.
02:40Just crying.
02:41The family was devastated.
02:44Their rock had gone.
02:47Dad passed away at the end of January this year.
02:50He was just the centre of everything.
02:53Everything was dad.
02:55Amid this very difficult time, Dave and Diane now face the task of putting their parents' house on the market.
03:03When dad passed and we came into the house, we had quite a shock, actually, at what we found.
03:08We didn't realise that he had so many collections.
03:11The main shock to us were these little matchbox cars that he'd been collecting for years with his friend every Tuesday when they went out shopping.
03:21We need help.
03:23Well, don't worry, Dave.
03:25Bea and Robin are heading your way.
03:28As much as I'm loving your ten-mile-an-hour drive, Robin...
03:31I'm going to change now.
03:33Let's go, let's go!
03:34That's right.
03:35Crack the whip, Bea.
03:37Ah, look.
03:38I think this is it, just here.
03:41Ooh, nice trainers.
03:42Hi, how are you?
03:50Hello.
03:51Do you want to come in?
03:52Yes, please.
03:54Hi.
03:54Hi.
03:54I'm Dave.
03:55Hi, Dave, I'm Bea.
03:56Nice to meet you.
03:57Well, Ben, nice to meet you.
03:58What a lovely house you've got here.
03:59It's a two-bedroom bungalow and there's outbuildings as well.
04:02So if you want to have a little mooch around, go and see where you want to look at.
04:05Brilliant.
04:05Help yourselves.
04:06All right, well, do you want to start us now?
04:09It's a bungalow.
04:10Come on, then.
04:12Nice try.
04:13This may only be a two-bedroom bungalow, but it packs a mighty punch, filled with Mum and
04:20Dad's belongings, along with Peter's collections.
04:23Nothing under here.
04:25And we have just one day to sort and sift.
04:30Bea has a mountain to climb in her quest for uncovering enough items for auction, while
04:35Robin is on the hunt for potential treasures in need of attention.
04:41No, I don't think they're going to be worth it much.
04:43Right, you know.
04:44Well, let's hope Bea has some better luck in the hallway.
04:48Didn't expect to see that.
04:51Let's hope this is a good stamp album.
04:58Let's have a look.
04:59So what we're really looking for is the Penny Black.
05:07Yes, this is exactly what we want.
05:10The Penny Black was the first ever adhesive stamp that we had in 1840, but it only lasted
05:17a year because it was so hard to see that red cancellation ink that was put on top of
05:22that black stamp.
05:23The Penny Black revolutionised mail delivery by standardising postage costs and simplifying
05:30the mailing process.
05:32But the easy removal of the red ink meant it could be reused, hence the reason for its
05:37limited run.
05:39I would say at auction, without having a proper look, we're probably in the region of £100
05:44to £150.
05:46That's a nice little find.
05:47These two albums of Victorian used stamps were Dad Peter's pride and joy and are a fantastic
05:54start.
05:55Onwards to hopefully find more auction gold.
06:00Ooh!
06:02Look at that!
06:05I think I know what this is.
06:09Yes, it is.
06:11So these are fantastic.
06:13They are Mason and Hamlin of Boston, so American, travelling organs.
06:18You could literally take it on the back of your horse and cart in the 19th century and
06:24into the 20th century, and preachers would have it and they would turn up at their congregation,
06:29they would preach and they would sing and they would play, and they actually won the Paris
06:34Exhibition in 1867.
06:37They got first prize, so they were completely sought after.
06:40Founded in 1854 with their ground-breaking organ harmonium, Mason and Hamlin quickly earned
06:48a reputation for world-class organs and pianos.
06:51So much so that French composer Maurice Ravel chose their pianos for his debut American tour
06:58in 1928.
07:02Ah, here he is.
07:04That's the travelling organeer.
07:05Why didn't I think of that?
07:08Well, what have you found here?
07:11What do you think?
07:12There's a couple of crucial components missing by the looks of things.
07:15Just a little bit, yeah.
07:16The pedal boards are normally attached to the organ bellos.
07:20Right.
07:20With some rods, but these ones are just, you know...
07:23Loose.
07:25Sounds like a lot of work.
07:27Because it could be really sellable.
07:30It could also be really broken.
07:34I have every faith in you, Robin.
07:37I'll give it a go, but I can't make you any promises.
07:41No, that's fine.
07:42The good thing about these little travel organs is...
07:45Oh, they travel.
07:47So, I'll see you in a minute.
07:48Thanks very much.
07:49It's a lovely find and could sell well at auction.
07:53But it needs some of Robin's expertise first.
07:57Better get the al fresco workstation up and running
08:00and set to work reviving the tired travelling organ.
08:04The little blue van is ready and waiting.
08:08Packed with tools, gadgets and all sorts to revive tired bygones.
08:12So, what's the plan, Robin?
08:17Doesn't play anything.
08:19These bellows need to go up and down to feed air through this organ
08:23for it to play a sound.
08:25And they're operated by these pedals.
08:27Well, tell a lie.
08:29They're currently not operated by these pedals.
08:30So, really, my first task is to reconnect these pedal boards
08:35to the bellows of the organ.
08:37Now, the only thing I've got in the van
08:41which I think I can manipulate into that sort of shape
08:44is a bit of aluminium welding filler rod.
08:47Well, let's hope they work.
08:49Bea will struggle to sell it if you can't get it working.
08:53Use those pliers to bend it around 90 degrees.
08:58Up here with that.
09:01That'll go in the pedal board end.
09:04And that shuts down on that to keep it in.
09:07So, that looks pretty good.
09:09Very clever.
09:13Now, this rod is a bit too flexible.
09:16It's doing the job.
09:17The bellows are going up and down
09:18but in an ideal world, I'd have a steel rod there.
09:23That's not cutting it at all.
09:25Looks like it's back to the drawing board, I'm afraid.
09:28It's not cutting it at all.
09:30It's not cutting it at all.
09:31It's not cutting it at all.
09:32While Robin is overcoming his obstacles,
09:35Dave and Diane have faced their own too.
09:38They've suffered double heartbreak.
09:40Dad, Peter's passing, and then just months earlier,
09:44Dave's youngest son, Dean, had a fatal car accident.
09:48In October, October 17th last year, Dean had an accident in his car.
09:54I won't lie, it has been horrendous these last months.
09:58And it just makes you realise that life is very precious.
10:02It's not just something you can just go,
10:04yeah, I'm alive and tomorrow.
10:06You can't just take it for granted.
10:09In fact, Dean always...
10:11I taught him how to ride motorbikes and mopeds and bits and pieces,
10:15and it's ironic that he passed away in a car.
10:19But on the front of his motorbike, on his fairings,
10:21he always put YOLO on it.
10:24So YOLO is you only live once.
10:26And he always believed that.
10:28He believed that if you want to do something,
10:30you go and do it.
10:31It's just so difficult watching David and, you know,
10:35David and his family going through all of this.
10:38Obviously, you know, I've lost my nephew,
10:41I've lost my dad, my brother's very ill,
10:45and just being a part of that, it's just been heartbreaking.
10:52It's been exceptionally tough for Dave and Diane's big family.
10:57Between them, they have eight children and ten grandchildren,
11:00ranging from two to eight years old.
11:04Yeah, for me personally,
11:05I want to do something nice for the grandchildren.
11:08My grandchildren, Dad's great-grandchildren.
11:10So we can all just get together and have a holiday,
11:13because a lot of grief is...
11:15The way we coped is being together.
11:16Dave and Diane loved a family camping when they were little.
11:20The money raised from the sale
11:21of their parents' beloved collections
11:23will go towards recreating those trips with their grandchildren.
11:27With Dean's wife,
11:30I think for her to go camping in the first instance
11:34will be a big experience for her.
11:36So I'd like to be somewhere local at first,
11:38and there's a fantastic campsite in Southampton.
11:42Making new happy memories is vital
11:44after going through so much tragedy.
11:46Eventually, I would love it.
11:49I want to get everyone abroad.
11:51Perhaps France.
11:52Probably go on the Eurotunnel,
11:53because that would be exciting for the children as well.
11:56And it's up to us
11:57to help make that special holiday a reality.
12:00Each room of their parents' home is packed,
12:03full of items just waiting to be discovered,
12:06and box upon box for Bea to get stuck into.
12:11Ooh!
12:12There's plenty in here.
12:13The spare room looks ripe for a rummage.
12:16I am a sucker for a wicker basket,
12:19and it looks like we've got quite a few.
12:22Ooh!
12:24Ah!
12:24Not just any old wicker basket.
12:27We've got a beautiful little picnic set,
12:30and by the looks of things,
12:31I don't think it's ever been used.
12:35And considering we've got a nice little group lot here,
12:41we can definitely make this £30 to £40 at least.
12:46Gathering momentum B,
12:48and it looks like the spare room
12:50could be stacked with more treasures.
12:52Closed box.
12:54Going to have to open it and have a look.
12:56So this, as soon as you see it,
12:58it screams typically French.
13:00So having these sort of gilt brass figures up here
13:03with this alabaster, almost plinth base
13:06is very typical of 19th century,
13:09coming into the 20th century, French clock-making.
13:12I think we'd get certainly between £30 and £40 for it.
13:17I like that,
13:18and a nice 19th century period piece.
13:21For a small room, it's packed quite the punch.
13:23Let's check in on Robin with the Trixie Travelling Organ.
13:34Can you play chopsticks?
13:36It's quite hard work.
13:38The louder sound isn't coming from the keys.
13:42It's coming from the air leaking from the bellows, unfortunately.
13:46And to do a proper job of this
13:47would require me to completely remove the bellows,
13:50soak them all in warm water
13:52until the glue softens enough to remove them,
13:54fix every single hole.
13:57I wish I had the time to do this justice,
13:59to restore this to its former glory
14:01so it played on every pedal stroke,
14:03but I just haven't.
14:05What I can do, however,
14:07is close it up
14:08and make it look as good as possible,
14:11really make it shine.
14:15Robin's starting his clean-up
14:16with some methylated spirit.
14:19He's doing a great job so far,
14:21leaving a really nice, clean surface ready for waxing.
14:25The wax not only protects the wood,
14:27but gives the Travelling Organ a lustrous sheen.
14:30I think that looks great.
14:32The wax has finished that off perfectly.
14:36Our focus now is to sell this Travelling Organ
14:38as a decorative piece
14:40or as a project to a prospective buyer.
14:44And now he's finished waxing,
14:45Robin can look for his next project.
14:48Now, Dave has found some of Dad Peter's collections
14:51for Bea to cast her eye over.
14:53So, I come round here to have a cup of tea in the bag.
14:56Dad was sat over there in his chair,
14:57as you know where he is,
14:59and I was sat here,
15:00and he said to me,
15:00put your hands out.
15:02Put yours out.
15:03And you're like, there you go.
15:03Oh!
15:04Yeah, right.
15:06Oh, my goodness, what is that?
15:07Wait, have a look.
15:09Hopefully, it's got as much value as it does wait.
15:12Feels like pocket watches.
15:15Yeah, yeah.
15:16But they can't all be pocket watches.
15:19All pocket watches.
15:19I believe there's around 40-odd.
15:21You are joking.
15:22No.
15:24Are they all silver?
15:25Yeah.
15:26I think there's a couple of gold ones in there.
15:29Brilliant.
15:29I think there's quite a few Victorian ones,
15:31but I imagine that's quite common.
15:33Well, they're more collectible
15:35if they're sort of Georgian,
15:37or if they've got a name on them
15:39that is quite rare,
15:41you know,
15:41or a particular silversmith or watchmaker.
15:44So there are a lot of factors
15:45that make pocket watches,
15:47you know, interesting.
15:48In the late 17th century,
15:50style icon King Charles II
15:51turned the pocket watch into a must-have
15:54by debuting the newly introduced gentleman's waistcoat
15:57as the perfect home for this revolutionary timepiece.
16:02Pocket watches,
16:03they come in and out of fashion,
16:04but they're strong again.
16:05So, 40, say,
16:08minimum, minimum we're looking at here
16:11is sort of £450 worth of pocket watches.
16:14Minimum.
16:15You're right, yeah.
16:15And I'm sure there'll be some examples in here
16:17that will be standalone.
16:19What a find!
16:20Bea will split these into different lots
16:22to maximise their value at auction.
16:25Was your mum into all of this?
16:26No.
16:27No, no, no, no, no.
16:29It would be a case with mum,
16:30and dad would, if he went down the auctions,
16:33he'd come back,
16:34and mum would go,
16:35oh, God, Peter, what have you got now?
16:36So, obviously,
16:38the money that we're hopefully going to make at the auction,
16:40there's a holiday.
16:41I promise you,
16:43I will do my very, very best.
16:45I really, really will,
16:46because I want to raise some money for you
16:48to enjoy your time together.
16:50Yeah, brilliant.
16:51Thanks very much.
16:53And Robin's doing his best
16:54to raise as much money as possible, too,
16:56and hoping the garage will come up trumps.
17:01To the untrained eye,
17:02this would look like a rusty pile of junk,
17:05but this is a pile of rusty Morris junk,
17:09and judging by the age of it,
17:10it's probably from a Morris 8.
17:13But this wheel once belonged to Peter's pride and joy,
17:17his Morris 8 car.
17:19Introduced in the 1930s,
17:20the model was once a bestseller,
17:22and the most popular British car at the time.
17:25Good spot, Robin.
17:26Hello.
17:27Hello, you.
17:28What are you doing out here?
17:29Playing in the rusty metal.
17:31Yes, boys and their toys.
17:33This is essentially
17:35all the running gear with Morris 8, I reckon.
17:38Wow.
17:39So I thought the wheel
17:40would be quite a nice thing to clean up.
17:42But will it do well in a local auction house
17:44that isn't specialists on cars?
17:46I guess the shinier I can make this wheel, the better.
17:49I like this idea, Robin.
17:50Good find.
17:52We'll just have to wait and see, won't we?
17:54But if B's unsure
17:56whether it will be popular at auction,
17:58don't spend too long on it.
18:00What a lucky little find that was.
18:03First things first, though.
18:04Before I paint it,
18:06I've got to give it a bit of a clean.
18:07And the little blue van
18:08has just the tool for the job.
18:10For stage one,
18:12all I'm going to use
18:13is this wire brush
18:14to get the worst of the pitting off.
18:17All the loose paint,
18:19just like cleaning your teeth.
18:22Get that plaque out.
18:23Blimey.
18:24I'm glad you're not my dentist.
18:26While he scrubs away,
18:29indoors,
18:30B's continuing her search
18:31in one of the bedrooms.
18:32I'm always hoping to find Narnia
18:39one of these days.
18:40Never mind about the lions and the witches.
18:42What lies above the wardrobe?
18:44Ah, but look on top.
18:49I'm going up.
18:51What are these?
18:53Ah, so I think
18:55these are a collection
18:57of Victorian and later
18:59shaving jugs
19:01or shaving scuttles,
19:02they were called.
19:03These were really collectible
19:05and a gentleman's
19:07sort of toy,
19:08if you will,
19:09something that was his
19:09in the bathroom,
19:10something that
19:11was a delicate piece
19:13as well.
19:13And what you can see
19:14is they've all got
19:15this lovely decoration.
19:18Emerging in the late 19th century,
19:21the shaving scuttle
19:22or shaving mug
19:23kept water hot,
19:25perfect for the groomed
19:26Victorian gent.
19:28I reckon you could get
19:29maybe £10, £15 for them,
19:32so it's worth a go.
19:34Keep going, Bea.
19:35There's still lots to find.
19:37Back at the van,
19:38Robin's finished
19:39scrubbing the Morris 8 wheel.
19:41The wheel's come up
19:42really nicely now.
19:44I've got the worst
19:44of the surface rust off
19:46and now it's ready
19:47for a bit of renovating paint.
19:49Now, if I was doing this inside,
19:51I'd do it in a well-ventilated area
19:53and I'd wear a mask,
19:54but because I'm outside,
19:55it's lovely.
19:56Not much wind blowing
19:58and I'm not at much risk
19:59of breathing this in.
20:01That says maybe,
20:02but it's always best
20:03to wear a mask, Robin,
20:04even outside.
20:06A little bit of matte black paint.
20:08God, look at that.
20:09Straight away,
20:11that's starting to look really good.
20:14That's the first coat done.
20:16It's looking really nice.
20:18God, I wish I could get
20:19a spray paint that does that for me.
20:21Ah, get out of town.
20:23You look fab for 21.
20:24Looks 50 years younger, this wheel.
20:28While the wheel dries in the sun,
20:30Bea's found something inside.
20:33Nice bit of furniture, this.
20:35So these are what is known
20:37as monk's benches.
20:39So they were made
20:40for the monks in the monasteries
20:41that didn't have much space
20:43in their rooms,
20:44so they had to have
20:45functional pieces of furniture.
20:47And I reckon we can get
20:48between £30 and £50 for it.
20:51Glad we found this.
20:53The monk's bench can join
20:55Bea's finds of
20:56the two albums
20:57of Victorian used stamps,
20:59four wicker baskets,
21:01the 19th century French clock,
21:03the big bag of gents' pocket watches,
21:05and the shaving mugs.
21:07Also going into the catalogue
21:09are Robin's finds
21:10of the travelling organ
21:11and the original
21:12Morris 8 wheel
21:13that are both
21:14still under repair.
21:16But there's plenty more places
21:18to explore that hopefully
21:19house more of
21:20Peter's collections.
21:24Let's see what's hiding in here.
21:26Oh, my goodness.
21:33Paradise for the miniature
21:35car enthusiast.
21:39This is the ultimate man cave.
21:42I don't think I have ever seen
21:44so many Matchbox cars.
21:47I love the stories as well
21:48because there's a real
21:50kind of homely feel to it.
21:51So the chap that started it
21:54for Leslie Products,
21:55his name was Jack O'Dell,
21:56and he was making
21:57larger-scale models already,
22:00not under the Matchbox name.
22:02And then his daughter
22:03went off to school one day
22:04and the school said,
22:06you can't bring in toys
22:06that are bigger than a Matchbox.
22:08And she told this to her dad
22:10when she was quite upset.
22:11So he said,
22:12I've got an idea,
22:13which is where
22:14the Matchbox name comes from.
22:16By 1968,
22:18Lesney was the largest
22:20die-cast toy manufacturer
22:21in the world.
22:23And just a year later,
22:24the output had soared.
22:26to a million units per day.
22:29So, how are you getting on?
22:30Ah, hello!
22:31So you've found
22:32a small collection?
22:33This is unbelievable.
22:34I've never seen
22:35a collection like it.
22:36That's amazing, isn't it?
22:37Isn't it?
22:38Dave estimates there
22:39to be around
22:40two and a half
22:41to 3,000 models in here.
22:44Blimey!
22:45He'll get a toy
22:46and he'll open it up
22:47and he'll go,
22:47oh, it's got this.
22:48How do you not got that one?
22:49He goes,
22:49yeah, but if you look at this one,
22:51the steering wheel
22:51is a different colour.
22:52But it's those things
22:53that make the really valuable ones
22:56super valuable.
22:57And the other thing I've noticed,
22:58we've got loads
22:59of these wonderful blister packs.
23:01Now, these came in
23:02in the 80s.
23:02Right.
23:03But what makes
23:04some of them super valuable
23:05is those really early,
23:07the original matchbox boxes,
23:09you know, the little ones.
23:10And I can't see any of those.
23:12Are they yellow?
23:14They are.
23:14So, do you mean these?
23:16I absolutely do mean those.
23:19Oh, my goodness.
23:21This is exactly
23:22what we're after.
23:23Really?
23:24Because these are
23:25the super early ones
23:26from the 50s,
23:27the originals,
23:28because they say
23:29a Lesney product.
23:31Could we have struck
23:31motoring gold?
23:32With so many cars,
23:35Bee will have to split
23:36the collection
23:37of nearly 3,000 models
23:39into a number
23:40of separate lots,
23:42each making anywhere
23:43between £30 and £150.
23:50There's so many bits and pieces.
23:53It's...
23:54Well, if we tried
23:55to keep them all at home,
23:56like that,
23:57I'd fill my attic up.
23:59And yours.
24:00There's just so,
24:01so many little collections
24:02really quite interesting
24:04things as well
24:05that I remember Dad
24:07buying from
24:07the local auction house.
24:10Now, let's find Robin.
24:13Hello.
24:15Some little stalls
24:16or side tables.
24:17They're quite interesting.
24:19A little bit tired, though.
24:21Might take them out of the van
24:22and see what the boss says.
24:23And just when you want be,
24:25she turns up.
24:26What do you think of this?
24:28I think it's very cute.
24:29What is it, a stool or a table?
24:31I...
24:32It's still height and size,
24:33isn't it, but...
24:34Is it sellable?
24:35Yeah.
24:36I mean, definitely only
24:3720th century, though.
24:38What if I was to tell you
24:40that there's another three
24:41of these in the garage?
24:42That makes it a lot more sellable.
24:44Yeah?
24:44A little group lot.
24:45Yes.
24:46Problem is,
24:47they've all got this
24:48sort of staining on top.
24:50So, what have you got in mind
24:51to make these stools
24:52auction-ready?
24:53A little bit of a clean-up.
24:55Keep a little bit of the patina.
24:56OK.
24:57Maybe more sellable?
24:58I think there's a nice
24:59little group lot there.
25:00Cool.
25:00Well, do you want to help me
25:02carry the other three out?
25:03Er, not really, Robin.
25:05OK.
25:06Looks like you're on your own.
25:08You'd better make a start
25:09getting these mahogany stools
25:11looking their best.
25:12To clean these up,
25:15I'm going to use
25:15methylated spirits
25:16and a microfibre cloth
25:17and that'll get
25:18the worst of it off.
25:20Robin knows all the tricks
25:22to bring a lovely,
25:23shiny gleam.
25:24Sometimes with wood,
25:25less is more.
25:27And really,
25:27what I run on here
25:28is less grime
25:29to give it more luster.
25:32And after a good bit
25:33of elbow grease,
25:34we're ready for
25:35a light oil finish
25:36which feeds the wood
25:37and enhances
25:38the colour and grain.
25:40That looks great
25:41and I'm really,
25:42really pleased.
25:43Well done, Robin.
25:45And they could now fetch
25:46between £30 and £50
25:47at auction.
25:48But first,
25:50don't forget
25:50the other three.
25:52While he continues,
25:53where's Bea?
25:55I hope that Robin's
25:57working hard.
25:58If not.
26:00Don't worry,
26:01he is.
26:02There's still so much
26:04exploring to do
26:05and Diane has left out
26:06the family jewels.
26:08Anything catching
26:09your eye, Bea?
26:10I've got some really
26:12unusual bits of jewellery here.
26:15Hi!
26:16You've found the jewellery.
26:17I have.
26:18And what a collection.
26:20Now, I'm guessing
26:21all of this wasn't
26:22Peter's,
26:22wasn't your dad?
26:23No.
26:24No, it was his mum.
26:25So, my nan's.
26:25Your nan.
26:26Yeah.
26:26Right, OK.
26:28So, this little collection
26:29of ingots,
26:30just on their own,
26:31are going to be about
26:32£100.
26:33Auction estimate,
26:3480 to 120.
26:35OK.
26:35So, there's value
26:36in silver still.
26:37It's very strong.
26:38Yeah.
26:39Those silver ingot pendants
26:40could be a nice little earner.
26:42What else can we find?
26:43There's not much gold here.
26:46Is that...
26:47Right, I can show you something.
26:49OK.
26:50So, a couple of weeks ago
26:51I was looking at the box,
26:52lifted up the lid
26:53and this mirror fell off
26:54and fell forward
26:55and on the back
26:57there was this box.
26:59Oh, it's glued on!
27:00It's glued on
27:01and it must have been
27:02glued on here
27:03and it's obviously
27:03come unstuck,
27:04maybe with the heat
27:05we've had.
27:05Yeah.
27:06And...
27:07Oh, my goodness.
27:07There's some gold.
27:09Oh, my...
27:10A secret stash of gold!
27:12Oh, my goodness.
27:13What a clever lady she was.
27:15She hid her gold.
27:16Mmm, we love a secret stash.
27:19That's a weighty piece.
27:21And that looks gold
27:22to me as well.
27:243, 7, 5.
27:25So, that's nine carats.
27:27Yeah.
27:27So, that alone
27:28is going to be,
27:30at auction,
27:31£600 to £800.
27:32Really?
27:33Just that one.
27:33Yeah.
27:34Oh, my goodness.
27:36What a fantastic find.
27:39There could be further lots
27:40totalling big bucks
27:41in this box.
27:42That little tie pin there,
27:44just that,
27:45at auction,
27:45is £120 to £180.
27:48Wow.
27:50Well, I'm glad
27:50that mirror fell off.
27:52Are you happy
27:52for all of this
27:53to go to auction?
27:54Yes, I am.
27:55There were some
27:56other pieces in here
27:57which I really liked.
27:59Yeah.
27:59And I remember
28:00my nan wearing.
28:01So, I've taken them
28:02for myself.
28:03Absolutely.
28:03But a lot of this,
28:04I mean,
28:05I wouldn't wear it.
28:06And I would just
28:07put the box
28:08in the bottom
28:08of the wardrobe
28:09or in the cupboard.
28:11I would rather
28:11it went to somebody
28:13who would enjoy it.
28:15It's always hard
28:16parting with special heirlooms,
28:18but it's all going
28:19to such a good cause
28:21for that big family holiday.
28:23The day is coming to an end
28:26and Robin has found
28:27some steel rods
28:28for the travelling organ
28:29just in the nick of time.
28:31Although the diameter
28:32is a tiny bit thicker
28:33than the aluminium,
28:34it's nice and stiff.
28:36And I can use this
28:37as a template
28:38or pattern
28:38to get the bends
28:40in the steel,
28:41which is a lot harder
28:42to bend
28:43and a lot harder
28:43to cut.
28:45So, I only want
28:45to do it once.
28:47Good thing you had
28:48a go with the aluminium
28:49earlier, Robin.
28:52How about that, eh?
28:55Genius!
28:56That works much better.
28:59Come on,
28:59give us your best Liberace.
29:05Oh, dear.
29:06Terrible musician,
29:10great restorer.
29:12You said it.
29:13You can't be good
29:14at everything, Robin,
29:15but even with holes
29:16in the bellows unfixed,
29:18at least it makes
29:18a sound now.
29:21It looks great,
29:22it makes a noise,
29:23and hopefully
29:24it'll go to a great home.
29:25And with all your hard work,
29:27it could fetch
29:28up to £80.
29:29Now that's music
29:31to my ears.
29:32With time running short,
29:34Bea has got her
29:34eagle eye mode
29:35firmly switched on
29:36and wants to find
29:38one last lot
29:39to take to auction.
29:41Ooh.
29:43Wow.
29:45Another collection.
29:49Look at all of those.
29:52Another secret stash.
29:54This time,
29:55a collection of sci-fi comics
29:56from the 1970s.
29:59Oh, my goodness.
30:00It goes on and on.
30:02What we're looking for
30:04with something like this
30:05is condition.
30:07That's where the value is.
30:09You know,
30:09if they are mint,
30:10which I have to say,
30:12these pretty much are.
30:14They look like
30:14they've never been read
30:16or even opened.
30:18They've had slight discoloration,
30:20but, you know,
30:21these are from the 70s.
30:23So, for a mass collection
30:25like this,
30:26I would say auction estimate,
30:29we're probably looking
30:29in the region of 50 to 80 pounds.
30:33And there'll be people out there
30:34that have a number of these
30:36and not the full collection.
30:37So, hopefully,
30:38we'll get somebody
30:39that buys the whole lot
30:40because there's two in here
30:41they don't already have.
30:42This bumper lot
30:43will join the day's other finds,
30:45including Robin's
30:46four mahogany stools
30:47and bee's discoveries,
30:49the collection of
30:50gents' pocket watches
30:51and the rather versatile
30:52monk's bench.
30:53paint's all dry.
30:58Look at that.
30:59Beautiful.
31:00Looks 50 years younger.
31:02Ready for auction.
31:05Meanwhile,
31:05Robin's restoration
31:06on the Morris 8 wheel
31:08has worked wonders.
31:10It's now auction ready
31:11and has an estimate
31:12of 15 to 25 pounds.
31:15Time to shut up shop.
31:17What a lovely day.
31:18Absolutely.
31:20Brilliant.
31:21Absolutely fantastic.
31:21Really enjoyed that.
31:23Well, thanks so much.
31:23for having us.
31:24It's been an absolute pleasure,
31:26hasn't it?
31:26It has been brilliant.
31:27Loved it.
31:28And have you ever been
31:29to an auction before?
31:30Probably about 30 years ago.
31:32A bit different now.
31:33Lots of online bidding
31:34and this one will feel
31:35a little bit different
31:36because it'll be
31:37more emotional for you.
31:38Yeah.
31:38But we are here
31:39to do everything we can
31:41and Robin will be
31:42right next to you, won't he?
31:43I'll hold your hand
31:44while we watch
31:44Be Work and Magic.
31:45Brilliant.
31:46We're really looking forward to it.
31:47Well, we'll see you then.
31:48Thank you so much.
31:49You're welcome.
31:49See you later.
31:50Bye.
31:50Take care.
31:50Bye.
31:51Bye.
31:51Bye.
31:51Great work, everyone.
31:54You know, Robin,
31:55I've never seen
31:56so many much boxcars
31:58in my life.
31:59Ever.
32:00A whole shed full.
32:01A whole shed full.
32:05After a whirlwind day
32:07of finding items,
32:08it's now over to Be
32:09to nab some high-value
32:11bids at the auction.
32:12A few weeks later,
32:17we're deep in the
32:18Oxfordshire countryside
32:19in the village of Tetsworth,
32:21located on an ancient road
32:23that was once
32:23a busy coaching route.
32:27Oh, Bea.
32:28Oh, no.
32:29Your heels.
32:30Oh, no.
32:30I'm going to have to tiptoe.
32:32Bea, you're so glam.
32:35We're at the Swan at Tetsworth.
32:37No stranger to majesty,
32:39Elizabeth I was rumoured
32:41to have stayed here
32:42in the 16th century.
32:44A fitting stage
32:45for our Queen of the Rostrum,
32:47Chief Auctioneer, Bea.
32:50Careful for her.
32:51Oh, yeah.
32:51Watch your head.
32:53I've not got that problem.
32:56OK, there we go.
32:57Right, let's have it there.
32:58As we set up shop,
33:00the heat is on
33:00to raise as much money
33:02as we can
33:03for Dave and Diane's
33:04big family camping getaway.
33:07They've travelled over 90 miles
33:09to say goodbye
33:10to their parents' collections.
33:13Hello.
33:13Hello.
33:14What have we got here, then?
33:15Wow.
33:17Do you remember?
33:18Oh, wow.
33:18Yes, yeah.
33:19Amazing what you can actually do with it.
33:20I've done a really good job with that.
33:21So how are you guys
33:22feeling about the auction today?
33:24It's exciting.
33:25We're trying to own auctions
33:26all the time when we're kids.
33:27Really?
33:27Yeah.
33:28It's like a second home to you in there, then.
33:29Yeah, it is.
33:29And knowing that things
33:31that he collected over the years
33:33are going to go back to the auction
33:34and, yeah, he'd love it.
33:37Today, Bea's hoping to rake in the cash
33:39with Peter's many collections,
33:42including a surprise find
33:44of an enormous hoard of coins.
33:47These coins have come
33:49as a bit of a surprise to me today
33:51because we didn't find them
33:53in the property.
33:54However, they've come to light since
33:56and what a fantastic surprise they are.
33:59So this is a whopping collection
34:01of 1947 coins.
34:04And what that means,
34:05because of the date,
34:06is that they are effectively
34:07half silver.
34:09I think they will be
34:09very pleasantly surprised
34:11when I get up on the roster
34:12and sell these.
34:13Oh, it's so exciting.
34:15The auction's about to kick off.
34:17As bidders fill the room,
34:19auction clerks Becky and Jason
34:21sharpen their eagle eyes online.
34:23All we need now
34:24is a travelling auctioneer.
34:26Well, hello, ladies and gentlemen.
34:29With the auction about to begin,
34:31it's time for Dave, Diane and Robin
34:33to take their seats.
34:36Excited anticipation
34:37is building for what's about to go
34:39under Bea's gavel.
34:41I am delighted to be here
34:44selling today
34:45on behalf of the lovely
34:47Dave and Diane.
34:49Good luck, everyone.
34:50Let's begin.
34:52Bea is wheelie excited
34:54about Peter's massive car collection,
34:57which has been split
34:57into several lots
34:59to increase their saleability.
35:01First to go is a large lot
35:02of die-cast,
35:03matchbox and corgi
35:04heavy goods vehicles.
35:07Where shall we start?
35:09£30 for the whole lot?
35:10Yes, online.
35:12£30 we've got.
35:13£32, £35,
35:14£38, £40.
35:16Yes.
35:17Keep going, Becky.
35:18Sing it to me.
35:20Yes.
35:22Yes.
35:23Music to my ears.
35:25£100 we're up to.
35:27Wow.
35:28The internet bidders
35:29are racing
35:29to win these miniature motors.
35:32£170,
35:33and we're away.
35:35Wow.
35:36What a high-octane start
35:37to the auction.
35:39Well, they did all right,
35:40didn't they?
35:41Didn't they?
35:41Didn't they just?
35:42Are you happy?
35:43It's incredible.
35:45Up next,
35:46the last-minute collection
35:48of pre-1947
35:49silver British
35:50two-shilling coins.
35:51I have bids all over
35:55my auctioneer's book.
35:56And I have to go in here
35:57at £424,
35:58£54,
35:59£8,500,
36:00£525,
36:01£5,580,
36:02£600 I'm up to.
36:04Yes way.
36:05At £600.
36:08Thank you very,
36:09very much.
36:11Well, this is a nice surprise,
36:12isn't it?
36:13Unbelievable.
36:14Actually unbelievable.
36:15That'll do very nicely,
36:16thank you very much.
36:17Shall we keep going?
36:18Why not?
36:19Yes, please.
36:20Next is one of Robin's
36:22restorations,
36:24the Mason and Hamelin
36:25late 19th century
36:26travelling organ.
36:28You've got to give it
36:29a bit of a...
36:30a bit of a pump.
36:33Oh dear, Robin.
36:34It's a good job
36:35you're a great restorer.
36:37If you're going to play it,
36:38it might need
36:39a little bit of attention
36:40to the airbags.
36:41OK.
36:42Otherwise, beautiful.
36:43Yeah.
36:44Thank you, Robin.
36:44You did a great job
36:45on that.
36:45Did you like that?
36:46Great job.
36:47Loved it.
36:47But please don't ever
36:48play again.
36:50My sentiments exactly.
36:52I've got bids here
36:53on my book.
36:54£40, £45, £50,
36:55£55 and £60
36:56I'm up to.
36:58And £60 I have.
36:59Fair warning to you.
37:01Thank you very,
37:02very much.
37:03Music to our ears
37:05and more money
37:06to add to the pot.
37:08That was really good.
37:09That was 100% down
37:11to my demonstration
37:11as well.
37:12Do you think
37:12that?
37:13Absolutely.
37:13No comment.
37:15Next,
37:16the two albums
37:17of Victorian used stamps.
37:19A much-loved collection
37:21of Dad Peters
37:21that Dave and Diane
37:23have put a high reserve
37:24of £500 on.
37:26I'm going to go in here
37:27with interest,
37:28this time straight in.
37:30£350, £380,
37:31bid me £400.
37:33Are we done or sure?
37:34At £380.
37:36Unfortunately,
37:39the stamps didn't beat
37:40the reserve price,
37:41but never mind,
37:42plenty more to go.
37:47£10, yes,
37:48it does help.
37:49Then Bea gets busy
37:50with her gavel.
37:51At £280.
37:53With another lot
37:57from the Epic Model
37:58Car Collection.
38:00At £20.
38:02The Monk's Bench.
38:04£10 we have,
38:05I'll take it,
38:06online at £10.
38:07The Morris 8 Wheel.
38:10At £20.
38:12The four wicker baskets.
38:14At £10,
38:15and I'm selling.
38:16Along with lot.
38:18At £10 for the collection.
38:20After lot.
38:23Dad Peter's collection
38:24of shaving mugs
38:25didn't tempt
38:26the bidders of Tetsworth,
38:27but plenty more to go.
38:32Next to go under the hammer,
38:33the lovingly restored
38:35and now very shiny
38:36four mahogany stools.
38:38Take it away, Robin.
38:40They're really nice.
38:41I think they're
38:41Dutch inspired,
38:42I'd say.
38:43Good condition,
38:44very solid,
38:44very heavy,
38:45and now
38:46polished and waxed.
38:48£10 then.
38:50Thank you very much.
38:52£10 we have
38:53in the room.
38:54£12,
38:55thank you,
38:55online at £12.
38:57Madden,
38:57bid me £15.
38:59At £15 we're in.
39:01£18.
39:02One more little bid.
39:04At £18.
39:06We're there, Robin,
39:07we're going to sell.
39:08Aw,
39:09someone's got
39:10a real bargain there.
39:12I think
39:12the new owner
39:13will be quite happy
39:14with them
39:15for £18.
39:16Yeah.
39:16onwards with
39:18five Victorian
39:19silver
39:19gents pocket watches
39:20selected from
39:21another
39:22large
39:22PETA collection.
39:24And the internet
39:25is way ahead with me.
39:26£85,
39:27£95,
39:28£100,
39:28£110,
39:29£120,
39:29£130.
39:32£140
39:33competition
39:34at £140.
39:38Perfect timing
39:39for another
39:40lovely result.
39:42Now the collection
39:43of nine
39:43silver ingot pendants.
39:46I look down
39:47at the screen.
39:47£100,
39:48£120,
39:48£130,
39:49£140
39:50is bid.
39:51At £140.
39:53Thank you, sir.
39:54I was wondering
39:54when you were
39:54going to get involved.
39:55At £150,
39:57we're in the room.
39:58I'm going to put
39:59the gavel down.
40:00At £150,
40:02you're out on line.
40:03Gentlemen,
40:04seated.
40:04At £150.
40:06A tidy sum
40:07for the silver
40:08ingot pendants,
40:08it's all helping
40:10stack the cash
40:11for the much-wished-for
40:12camping holiday.
40:14Bea and her gavel
40:16are making short work
40:17of the secret stash
40:19from Nan's jewellery box.
40:21At £190,
40:24thank you very much.
40:26Striking a decisive snap
40:28on the 18-carat gold tie pin.
40:30At £110,
40:32a 9-carat gold
40:33rope-twist necklace.
40:35At £180,
40:37and a pair of
40:4018-carat gold
40:41oval cufflinks.
40:43Thank you very much.
40:45Wow.
40:45Brilliant.
40:46And for the final lot,
40:48a 9-carat gold bracelet
40:50Nan had hidden
40:51in the jewellery box.
40:54And I have bids
40:55absolutely all over my book.
40:57I have to start here.
40:58£500,
40:59£520,
41:00£550,
41:00£580,
41:01£600,
41:02£620,
41:02£650,
41:03£680,
41:04£700.
41:06Internet's carried on.
41:07£720,
41:07£750.
41:08All done.
41:10All out.
41:11All smiling and happy.
41:12At £750,
41:14gavel's raised.
41:15I'm selling all the way.
41:17Blimey!
41:18That's what you call a result.
41:20Well done, Bea.
41:21I just can't believe it.
41:23Let's go cup of tea
41:23and we'll work out
41:24the total for you.
41:25That's a good idea.
41:27Some spectacular sales there.
41:29I think they've made enough
41:31for a luxury tent or two,
41:32but where they'll be taking them
41:34depends on how much
41:35they've made.
41:37Did you guys have a good time?
41:38Brilliant.
41:38Absolutely brilliant.
41:39She was brilliant,
41:40wasn't she?
41:40You were fantastic.
41:42Thanks.
41:42And when the bidding started,
41:44I could see you were
41:44totally enjoying it.
41:45Oh, I love it.
41:46Floating round the room.
41:46I love it.
41:47Yeah, half an unveiled.
41:49Really good.
41:49Do you want to know
41:50how much Bea's earned you?
41:52Go on then, go on.
41:54After the auction house
41:55have taken their fees,
41:56just over £6,200.
41:59Oh, what?
42:00Wow.
42:02Wow, that's a lot of money,
42:03isn't it?
42:03That's a few camping trips.
42:05Great, isn't it?
42:07Gone all emotional.
42:09That doesn't matter.
42:10Thank you so much.
42:11It's our pleasure, isn't it?
42:12It really is, yeah.
42:13It certainly is.
42:14And isn't it marvellous
42:16that the family's
42:17cherished collections
42:17can contribute
42:18to making this holiday dream
42:20come true?
42:22I don't know
42:23if it's all sort of
42:24sunk in yet, really.
42:25It was just such a shock.
42:28Yeah, I'm almost trembling inside.
42:30I'm going to have some great days.
42:32I'm going to have to get them camping.
42:34Oh, Dave and Diane,
42:35we are ecstatic for you all.
42:37And we wish you and your families
42:38a much-needed
42:39and well-deserved holiday.
42:42Definitely, drinks are in order.
42:44Time to celebrate, I think.
42:45Yeah.
42:46Oh, step, step.
42:48That's the hardest thing
42:49I've done all day.
42:50Oh, God.
42:52Watch those heels beep.
42:54Onwards to the next challenge.
42:56Safe travels.
42:57We'll see you next time.
42:58We'll see you next time.
42:59Bye-bye.
43:00Bye-bye.
43:00Bye-bye.
43:01Bye-bye.
43:01Bye-bye.
43:02Bye-bye.
43:02Bye-bye.
43:02Bye-bye.
43:03Bye-bye.
43:03Bye-bye.
43:03Bye-bye.
43:03Bye-bye.
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