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00:01The Moors are alive with the sound of money.
00:04£1,300 it is. Anybody in the room, just give them a nudge in the ribs, ladies, just...
00:09Because our favourite auctioneer is back with a bang.
00:14Angus's customers are happier than ever.
00:18And the jobs are bigger than ever.
00:22At the end of the rainbow, there's might be some treasure.
00:25With the help and support...
00:26Oh, I can't break.
00:27Of his talented team...
00:30I think it's in need of a bit of a tune.
00:31He's taking on even more jam-packed homes.
00:35There's a lot, isn't there?
00:36Finding priceless treasures...
00:38Oh, my word. It's a box of gold. This is fantastic.
00:41Fascinating curios...
00:43How heavy is it?
00:44Not too bad.
00:46Cherished collections...
00:48End of an era?
00:49Oh.
00:50Didn't really expect to get emotional then.
00:51No.
00:52And family heirloos.
00:54Could that go to auction?
00:56That could go.
00:56Oh, you've made my day. Thank you very much.
00:58Then, using his knowledge and expertise...
01:01One of the highest orders of gallantry there is.
01:03And his gift of the gavel...
01:06At 1,550.
01:08You look tempted, sir.
01:09You do.
01:10He delivers a fantastic...
01:122,000 pounds.
01:15Cash...
01:15All done at 4,000.
01:17Ooh.
01:19Bonanza.
01:20I like it when it goes up like that.
01:28So, this is a war office map of British India.
01:31Ah, that's interesting.
01:33Keeping the auction room ship-shape and filled with treasures takes a military effort.
01:38And today's no different.
01:41Right, Jack.
01:42Long drive ahead.
01:43We're going to the Big Smoke again.
01:44We are.
01:45We're going to go to Grange Park, which is Enfield, so North London.
01:50Just inside the M25, really.
01:51It's a four and a half hour drive south to this busy suburb.
01:55Home to the very first cash machine back in 1967.
01:59Good.
02:03Twist.
02:05And spin.
02:07They're meeting Pat and Juliet and their incredibly talented dogs, Maverick and Mopsy,
02:13at the home Pat shared with her husband, Juliet's dad, James.
02:17My husband and I met at school.
02:19I taught children from 11 up to eventually 18.
02:25He taught whatever subject was required.
02:29Can you teach economics?
02:30Oh, yes, I'll teach economics.
02:33Can you teach history?
02:34Yeah, I'll teach history.
02:36So, he was a very intelligent but shy and private man.
02:42The couple married in 1966, juggling careers as secondary school teachers with raising two daughters.
02:49Growing up in this house, it was a fun house.
02:51There was always lots of animals, a lot of sports, a lot of music going on.
02:56Lots of holidays.
02:57Lots of holidays, caravan holidays.
02:59Up in the Lake District.
03:01But 11 years ago, James fell ill.
03:05He had a massive growth on his lung and the doctor basically looked at us and said,
03:11he could have three weeks, he could have a year.
03:13He's an incredibly strong man.
03:15But we lost him then within three weeks.
03:18Life changed for me a lot, really, because you didn't have the constant conversation,
03:26the constant company, the person to come back to.
03:32During their almost 60-year marriage, James loved buying antiques.
03:37He collected most of these odds and ends that are on the walls and sitting around.
03:45If there was a little square of floor, it had to be filled with a chair, a table.
03:53Following his passing, Pat remained in the family home, but last year she put some new plans into action.
03:59I've sold this house.
04:02I'm about to move out to a refurbished bungalow, which was my mother's.
04:08A downsize is on the cards.
04:10Four-bedroom, three-storey house.
04:13Two-bedroom bungalow.
04:16Can all this stuff go in it?
04:19No.
04:20No.
04:20So I've had to be streaked.
04:23It's not just James' things that need to be culled.
04:27Pat's got lots of stuff from her own parents.
04:30There's an accumulation of sort of three generations of items.
04:34It sounds a really interesting job, like there's going to be some proper antiques on it, Jack.
04:38Perfect.
04:39A lot of stuff from here has to go.
04:42I'm resisting letting go of some things, a lot of things, and I'm always being told,
04:47can't take that.
04:49Can't take that.
04:50Seems like you two need a referee.
04:53Oh, look at this.
04:54Dolphin knocker, Jack.
04:57That's a good knock.
04:58That is a good knock.
05:00You know it's going to be a good job when there's a good knock.
05:03Oh, hi, Angus.
05:03Morning, are you all right?
05:04Good morning, Jack.
05:05This is Mum, Pat.
05:07Hi.
05:07How are you doing?
05:08Come on in.
05:08Thank you very much.
05:11Here we go.
05:16Wonderful.
05:17What's the situation?
05:18How is it that we can help?
05:19I'm going to be moving into a bungalow, which obviously hasn't got nearly as much space,
05:24and I've got too many possessions.
05:27You're on hand supporting.
05:28Today I'm feeling, you know, I feel emotional today.
05:31Grown up in this house?
05:32Yeah, grown up in this house.
05:34And yes, I spent my whole childhood here.
05:36And so we're sort of all over the house, are we?
05:39All over the house, yep.
05:40I can actually see some watches, coins and stuff.
05:43Jack, you're raring to get into the coins.
05:45Why don't you go have a look?
05:46Knock yourself out, Jack.
05:48Meanwhile, Angus, you better get the lay of the land.
05:51There's some bits there.
05:53Oh, I'm liking the look of things in here.
05:55Okay.
05:56More here, Angus.
05:57Jewellery.
05:58Wonderful.
06:00There's plenty up here for you as well, Angus.
06:02Help yourself.
06:03Okay, leave me to it.
06:04I think we're going to be busy.
06:05Wow.
06:06What a job.
06:08I mean, already I'm like, gosh, look at that, look at that, look at that.
06:11We've got to be delicate and mindful that it's not all to go,
06:15but I'm looking forward to this.
06:17Better get hunting then, Angus.
06:19No way.
06:28Sounds promising.
06:32Would you look at that?
06:33That is lovely.
06:34So we've got this very early photograph, 1909,
06:37and it's of Houdini in his biplane.
06:41Escapologist Harry Houdini became a household name in 1912,
06:46when he was locked in stocks and hung upside down in a water tank
06:50before emerging several minutes later completely unharmed.
06:54Now, Angus, that's what you call showmanship.
06:57What's even nicer is it's signed by Houdini in the top left corner.
07:02There's a lot of people who collect Houdini items.
07:04Signed, you know, doesn't come up that often.
07:06Fingers crossed you can make it vanish on auction day.
07:13Right, Jack.
07:14Now then.
07:15In the coins.
07:16Yes.
07:17Anything good?
07:19I like this.
07:20So, got a mixture of banknotes there.
07:22You're so happy, Jack.
07:23I know I am.
07:24Very happy.
07:25Mixture of banknotes there.
07:26A couple of nice ten shillings, one pound, ten shillings there.
07:32But...
07:32Scottish banknote, one pound.
07:35One pound, that's an early one.
07:371906.
07:37When you go back to this period, Victorian period, in the early 20th century, individual
07:42banks would write them out, wouldn't they?
07:43So, there's a lot more differences, isn't there?
07:46I suppose some are rarer than others.
07:48Yes, there are.
07:49It has been creased a bit too much.
07:52Yeah, it's been folded up in a one-air, hasn't it?
07:53That's a shame.
07:54I mean, that will affect it.
07:55But, I would still say on that one piece, £4,800.
08:01Well, well done, Jack.
08:03What?
08:04Talk about inflation.
08:07I'll go have a look round and then we'll get loaded.
08:09Yeah, perfect.
08:10Yes, please.
08:11I know Pat has big plans for any money you make.
08:14The money raised at auction, I would like to share some of it out with the family and spend
08:22some of it on the garden up in the new house.
08:25All the plants and everything that were there were all uprooted.
08:29There's a lot to do.
08:30A little birdie told me Pat's budget is a few grand, so I hope these chairs are worth
08:37a bob or two.
08:38These are wonderful and they're instantly recognisable as a sort of mid-century designer,
08:46well, early to mid-century designer, Charlotte Perriand.
08:48Born in 1903 in Paris, Perriand became one of the most influential designers of the 20th
08:55century.
08:56Using materials such as nickel and steel, she created works that were industrial in style.
09:02One of her ethos was practical comfort, but affordable to the mass market.
09:08And this particular designer chair, the Les Arc design, is one of her top designs.
09:14Hugely sought after now.
09:15The children were very young when we bought them.
09:19They were used for children's parties and all sorts of things, so...
09:22That's why they're a bit greasy.
09:23They got a bit greasy and grubby, I'm afraid, but they're still wonderful chairs.
09:29As they go, a set of four.
09:31We're probably looking about, in the current condition, five to eight hundred pounds.
09:37And, yeah, I can see these doing well.
09:39It's a great find and one of many more.
09:42I'll lower it down.
09:43The lads make over the following five hours...
09:48Go on, Jack.
09:49You can do it.
09:51...until the day's almost done.
09:58So what have we got here?
10:00Well, we've got my mother's war medals.
10:03She went to ENSA...
10:04Yeah.
10:04...and sang on the front line.
10:06So she went over there to sort of entertain the troops and keep morale up?
10:10Yes, yes, yes.
10:10Wow.
10:11In 1939, ENSA, the Entertainment's National Service Association, was set up tasked with entertaining the troops to keep up morale with some famous names.
10:21That's George Formby, there.
10:23It is, and his wife, Beryl, standing beside him, and my father and my mother.
10:27So your father was an entertainer as well?
10:29Oh, yes.
10:30Yeah.
10:30Yes.
10:31That's exactly where they met.
10:33What a fascinating family history.
10:35So this one here is the 39-45 war medal.
10:38Yeah.
10:38Awarded to everyone who served for 28 days or more in the Second World War.
10:42And then we've got the Italy star here, given to those who were part of the campaign in Italy between 43 and 45.
10:51Yeah, incredible.
10:52And there's people that do collect those.
10:54Two of the treasured family war medals will be sold with a pick of George Formby,
10:59along with two medals awarded to Pat's mum from her time studying at the Royal Academy of Music in 1938.
11:06And this is slightly different.
11:07I think that micromosaic brooch came back with them from the war.
11:12And the Italians, they are the masters of micromosaic, and it's beautiful.
11:15All these tiny little bits of glass that make up this beautiful panel, and they're really quite collectible.
11:20One like this, you're probably sort of 150 to 250, but just a lovely, lovely little thing.
11:26A great find, and one final push, loading up more furniture.
11:32That's it, Jack.
11:33Perfect.
11:34Not bad.
11:35It's job done.
11:42Come on, free.
11:46Wow.
11:48OK.
11:48Yeah?
11:49Yeah, yeah.
11:50There's not an awful lot left in here.
11:52There isn't, no.
11:53How are you feeling now that it's happening, so to speak?
11:56For me, it feels a relief, but I do feel quite emotional now.
12:00It's hitting me.
12:01It's sad, but we'll have to move on.
12:05Thank you very much.
12:06Yeah.
12:06You're incredibly welcome.
12:08We've had a wonderful day.
12:09It's been a great day.
12:11Thank you ever so much.
12:12You're very welcome.
12:13We'll hit the road.
12:14No worries.
12:15I'll see you at the auction.
12:16Looking forward to it.
12:18You take care.
12:18Cheers, Al.
12:19Bye.
12:20They're wonderful, Pat and Juliet, and we found some incredible items today.
12:25There is a lot of work to do back at the sale room.
12:26The whole team's going to be involved in this, different subject matters, a lot of research
12:30to do on this job.
12:31We want to get a great auction, and, you know, it's just been a great day.
12:36The great Houdini himself would have enjoyed today, because there's some showstoppers in
12:40that hall.
12:41But be under no illusion, if you don't make Pat enough for her new garden, you might want
12:46to start making your own escape plans, Angus.
12:56Hi, Mark.
13:03Hi, Angus.
13:04You all right?
13:04Yeah, good, thanks.
13:05Yeah.
13:07Pat's items have arrived back at Kirby Moorside.
13:10There's some really good stuff in here.
13:13They all need to be researched, photographed, and put into the online catalogue ahead of the
13:18auction.
13:19Cheers, Mark.
13:20Thanks.
13:20OK.
13:20Thanks.
13:26What do we have here, then?
13:29Well, it's military-er.
13:30Oh, yes, I do.
13:32Be interested in this.
13:33This is a dial shield, which actually dial means shield, from India.
13:38It's a really nice one, actually.
13:40It's in really good condition, the crescent moon there.
13:42This shield is made from animal hide and dates back hundreds of years.
13:46The crescent moon motif means it belonged to someone from the Mughal Empire, a powerful Muslim
13:53dynasty that ruled over most of South Asia from the early 16th to the mid-19th century.
13:59These bosses, so, they are decorative, but also gives you a little bit of social standing
14:04as well, really, on how good your shield is.
14:07Oh.
14:07So, the more decoration you've got, the more intricate.
14:10Let's hope James' treasured Indian shield puts up a fight on auction day.
14:15Because it's still in really good condition, isn't it?
14:17It's very good condition, yeah.
14:18Ewan, do you want to take a look at this ring?
14:25I know you love your antiquities.
14:27Antiquities.
14:28Antiquities style.
14:30Oh.
14:31A lovely kind of Roman-style intaglio carnelian signet ring.
14:37Carnelian is the name of this orange semi-precious gemstone.
14:41It was used widely in Roman times for signet or seal rings, used to imprint the wax seals
14:47of important documents.
14:48There is a sort of a Roman-style face on there.
14:51If it's Victorian, is there some sort of symbolism there?
14:54I've often seen Roman reproduction ones.
14:58This example, we just have the profile of a woman.
15:01Estimate-wise, it's a weighty ring.
15:04An 18-carat gold purity.
15:06I think I've got 4 to 600 on it.
15:08A great stamp of approval for the ring.
15:1111 other lots of jewellery will also be sold, including this 18-carat gold trilogy ring that
15:17has three diamonds, each one representing the past, present and future.
15:21Pat and Juliet will be hoping their future is filled with lots of sales and money.
15:38Well, it's like walking back into your living room, isn't it, Mum?
15:44Sort of.
15:46Morning.
15:47Good morning, Angus.
15:48Dogs and all.
15:49Yes.
15:51Couldn't not bring them.
15:51And how are we feeling about the auction?
15:53Excited.
15:54Excited.
15:54Oh, a bit of trepidation.
15:56Yeah, a little bit.
15:57It will be fine.
15:58You've got some wonderful items, really good viewing day, loads of people signed up online
16:02and I think we might be able to give you a surprise today.
16:06That would be good.
16:06I'll let you have a look round and I'll see you up on the rostrum.
16:09OK, lovely.
16:11So, come on, Angus, what's the lowdown?
16:15We've got lots of good items, a very strong jewellery section, we've got that rare banknotes,
16:20the Houdini picture, a lot of interest in that, what will it do?
16:23I don't know, but I think they could be in for a little bit of a shock.
16:25We should get some great results.
16:27Well, that is good news.
16:28Hopefully, that will make the parting with their 96 lots today a happy one.
16:33Very exciting.
16:34Yes, everything's beautifully presented.
16:37Seeing all the belongings is quite emotional, but I want to see them go to good homes.
16:42And Mopsy's got her move ready.
16:45Cry.
16:46Are you going to cry if it doesn't go for the money?
16:50Cry.
16:51Good girl.
16:53Oh, no, we'll have no crying here.
16:55At least Angus will do his best to not make that happen.
16:58Jasper and Heather are ready to tackle all those internet bidders, so let's get this party started.
17:06Right, we've got this superb collection.
17:08There we go.
17:08All the way from that there, London.
17:11First up is Pat's mum's Italian brooch.
17:14A lovely, lovely Victorian micro mosaic.
17:17We'll open at 160.
17:18160, opening bid.
17:19160, 170, 180, 180 and bid.
17:22180, 190, 200.
17:23200 and bid at 200.
17:24210, 20, 220, 220, 230, 240.
17:28250, 260.
17:30270, 280.
17:31290, 300.
17:33320.
17:34At 320.
17:34The micro mosaic at 320.
17:39Mamma mio, fantastical.
17:41This is fun, isn't it?
17:42Wish we'd done this years ago.
17:44Now let's see if we can add a few zeros onto the end of this Scottish one pound note.
17:49Oh, this is good.
17:51This is the north of Scotland town and county bank one pound note.
17:57There we go.
17:58It's gone up a bit in value from a pound.
17:59We open at 300, 300 at 300.
18:02Rare note is that.
18:03320, 40, 60, 80, 400.
18:07At 400 pound a bid, 400 a bid.
18:09420, 40, 60, 460 a bid.
18:12460, 480.
18:13500.
18:14At 500 bid.
18:1520, 520.
18:16At 520.
18:17540.
18:18No.
18:19Yes.
18:19540.
18:20560.
18:21We're just thinking about it.
18:22At 560 it is.
18:24Final call.
18:24I'm going to sell it.
18:25At 560.
18:26We're all done for the one pound note at 560.
18:31The tills are ringing with that bid from Aberdeen.
18:35You know when we got to your house and that table and Jack got excited.
18:37That was it.
18:38That note.
18:38That note.
18:39Yeah, yeah.
18:40Can Angus keep up the excitement with the next lot that includes the World War II medals
18:45that belong to Pat's mum and that photo of her and husband Jack with George Formby?
18:50Wonderful, wonderful collection.
18:52I go straight in at 70 pounds at 70.
18:54At 70 pounds it is then with the George Formby photo.
18:57At 70 pounds I bid then at 75, 80, 5, 90, 5, 95, 100.
19:03At 100 pounds I bid.
19:04At 100 pounds it is then.
19:06And we're all done for this wonderful collection at 100 pounds.
19:11In the words of George Formby, it turned out nice again.
19:14Can you pick it up?
19:17Yeah, of course.
19:18Over the next 20 minutes, Angus sells another 40 lots, including...
19:23300.
19:26The Dahl shield that belonged to Pat's husband...
19:29560.
19:31Those chairs by designer Charlotte Perrion...
19:342050.
19:37And a nine-carat gold cigarette case.
19:39What was your house insurance?
19:43I don't think it was.
19:48Now for some of the family's jewels.
19:51This is wonderful.
19:53The Carnelian Intaglio ring there.
19:55There we go.
19:56Where should we be for that?
19:57And go straight in at 360.
19:59360, opening bid.
20:00At 360, 380.
20:02400, 400 and bid.
20:04At 400 pounds and bid.
20:04At 400, lovely thing.
20:0620, 40, 60, 80.
20:08500.
20:09At 500 and bid.
20:10520, 540.
20:13The dog wants it.
20:14At 540 it is.
20:16560, thank you.
20:17560.
20:18At 506, 580.
20:20At 580.
20:22At 580 it is then.
20:23At 580.
20:24At 580 pounds it is then.
20:26We're all done for the Intaglio.
20:27At 580.
20:28I'm going to sell away then.
20:29At 580.
20:31That made an impression on someone from York.
20:37Goodness.
20:38See, you've had this all hidden away.
20:40And the results don't stop there.
20:422,950.
20:45Angus sells another 10 lots of jewellery.
20:48All done at 5,000.
20:51Including the 18-carat gold diamond trilogy ring.
20:56You all right?
20:57Yeah.
20:59Told you I had good stuff.
21:00I've got to look after her heart.
21:02We've got defib at the...
21:04That won't be necessary, Angus.
21:07But a stiff drink wouldn't go amiss.
21:09Now, for the final lot.
21:11This is the frame, black and white photo.
21:13Harry Houdini, signed.
21:16Always been in the family.
21:17Yes.
21:18Yep.
21:18Good.
21:19We open at 1,450.
21:21That's a commission bid three times the estimate.
21:261,450.
21:271,500.
21:281,500 pounds.
21:30At 1,500.
21:31Don't mistake it.
21:32The sign, Harry Houdini photo.
21:35At 1,500 pounds.
21:37All done.
21:37Gobbles up.
21:38That will be disappearing to a bidder in Basingstoke.
21:43I think Grandad worked his magic.
21:46Or Angus.
21:47One of the two.
21:49Oh, that was your last lot, by the way.
21:5288 of Pat's lots have sold.
21:55All that remains is to find out how much he has to splash out on those garden renovations.
21:59Oh, hello.
22:02Hello.
22:02Hello.
22:03Oh, hello.
22:04That was a big hello.
22:05I know.
22:06That was a thank you.
22:07Was it?
22:07That was a thank you.
22:08How was that for you?
22:10That was amazing.
22:11Exhausting.
22:12Any particular surprises for you?
22:14Well, I think, obviously, Houdini was a bit of a surprise.
22:17Good old Houdini.
22:18I think some of that jewellery.
22:20Yeah, you just had some good stuff.
22:22You'll be taking home 20,960 pounds.
22:25You're joking.
22:26Just short of 21,000.
22:28That's not bad, is it?
22:32No, absolutely wonderful.
22:34Some amazing items.
22:35I'm shocked by that.
22:36Thank you very much.
22:37No, you're very welcome.
22:38There's some really, really nice bits, so it's been an absolute pleasure.
22:42Today was just fun.
22:43It was just exciting to see the stuff go and hopefully to good loving homes.
22:47I was really shocked by the amount of money that we got.
22:51It's wonderful.
22:53Well, absolutely delighted for Pat and Juliet.
22:55Yeah, I think they're pleasantly surprised.
22:59The Houdini, 1,500 on that, fantastic result.
23:03You know, good items sell well, and they did today.
23:05Right, Millie, we have got a really long drive ahead of us.
23:19North or south?
23:20South.
23:22Essex.
23:22Essex?
23:23Yeah, Essex.
23:24One of my favourite bands of all time is from Essex.
23:26Which band?
23:27Prodigy.
23:28Oh, really?
23:29Yeah, I've got some prodigy tracks to play for you later, you know?
23:33Yep, Millie, I'd be concerned about that playlist too,
23:37as it's a four-and-a-half-hour drive to the town of Graze, Essex.
23:42Right, Tony, let's have a look in this room.
23:44They're meeting couple Karen and Tony,
23:46who seem to have just one or two items taking up space in their home.
23:51So, all these books and everything, where did you get all those from?
24:04Various places, charity shops, auctions, boot sales.
24:08Karen and Tony met at work.
24:10I was working in an office and Karen came in for a job interview,
24:14found an excuse to work late and carried on working
24:16cos I wanted to wait until she'd come out.
24:17That was how we first met.
24:18Luckily, Karen got the job.
24:20And that was it?
24:2024 years we've been together now.
24:22Tony's my soulmate.
24:23He's lovely.
24:25Sometimes he's a pain,
24:26and I do wish he would cut down on his hoarding.
24:29You probably haven't seen half this stuff in here
24:31because I tend to sneak it in when you're not looking, don't I?
24:33Right, OK, well, this is going to stop then, isn't it?
24:36Karen has got the patience of a saint
24:38as she puts up with some of the stuff I'll do.
24:40I never know.
24:41Stuff being the operative word, that's a lot of boxes.
24:45I'm a bit of an impulsive buyer.
24:47If I go out and I see something, I think,
24:49oh, yeah, that's nice and buy it without thinking of the consequences.
24:52I'm a massive Terry Pratchett fan.
24:54I've got a quite large collection of limited edition and signed books,
24:57large collection of games consoles.
24:59I could go on and on.
25:00There's collections of everything up there.
25:02The rest room is our third bedroom for the last, maybe, five years.
25:06I can't remember ever seeing the carpet.
25:08Hmm.
25:10We're going to go see Tony and Karen.
25:13Yeah.
25:13And then he said his wife, Karen.
25:14Not yet.
25:15Not yet.
25:16They've been together for decades.
25:17And they're still not married.
25:18No.
25:19But I think that's the plan.
25:20They're finally going to do it.
25:22And really, they needed our help to have a bit clear out.
25:26Yeah.
25:26Raise a few funds that can go to the wedding pot.
25:28Yeah.
25:29I think all our family thought that it would never happen.
25:32Because obviously, after we've been together for 24 years,
25:35I think they just thought it was something that was never going to materialise.
25:39The venue is booked, the guests invited, but it won't be cheap.
25:43Obviously, modern weddings turn out to be quite expensive.
25:46So anything we can sell to raise funds to put towards the wedding will be very, very useful.
25:51What a great challenge, Angus.
25:53Let's make a wedding.
25:54I'm really glad that we can have Angus in to actually get rid of it.
26:00Well, it's sad to let it go, but I'm also quite excited to find out what he can see.
26:06And also, it'd be nice if you don't have to walk sideways into a romance.
26:13Hi, Angus. Nice to meet you.
26:15Morning. Are you all right?
26:16Brought Millie with me today.
26:17Hello, Millie. How are you?
26:18Well, after you, Millie.
26:24Oh, wow. It's wonderful to come down.
26:26How is it that we can help you guys today?
26:29We've got a room full of stuff that we need to clear.
26:31We do need the space.
26:33It's predominantly your items, is it?
26:34It's all my items, basically.
26:36Right. I'm getting a sense of this.
26:39So, you're the collector?
26:41In inverted commas, yeah.
26:42Is it a holder?
26:43I would say a holder, yeah.
26:44So, predominantly one room full and then sort of bits around the rest of the house?
26:47Yeah, there's some few bits in the garage, some odd bits started around that might be of interest.
26:52Yeah, OK. Well, Millie, do you want to start downstairs?
26:54Yeah.
26:54Tony, shall we have a look at this famous room?
26:58Hold your breath as you're going.
26:59OK, wonderful. Let's have a look.
27:01I hope you're prepared for this one, Angus.
27:06Right, here we go then, Angus.
27:08If you can squeeze in, there's not much room, I'm afraid.
27:11OK, all this to go, are we keeping some bits or...?
27:14Most of it can go. There's two runs of books. The top two shelves can go.
27:18Interesting thing that I wanted to show you.
27:21It's Beatles 1964 wallpaper made by Crown.
27:25Brilliant.
27:26Yeah. I mean, that's...
27:29I mean, they literally did put their name on everything, didn't they?
27:33If you were a Beatles fan, you know, a teenager or something,
27:37having your room done out in this, I mean, that was the ultimate fandom, wasn't it?
27:41Can you imagine a whole room of this?
27:42Yeah.
27:43I'd hope for between sort of £60 and £80 for this.
27:47Why don't you leave me to it?
27:49Yeah.
27:50Let me make an inroad.
27:51Oh, sure, maybe I'll crack on him. Thank you very much.
27:53Brilliant. Thank you very much. Cheers, Tony.
27:55Have fun.
27:55Thanks.
27:56What are you thinking, Angus?
27:59You know, I can see that his collection has kind of taken over a little bit.
28:02So, it's about thinning out
28:05and hopefully raise some funds towards that wonderful wedding.
28:08Hurry up. Millie's already digging deep downstairs.
28:12Ah.
28:13Classic.
28:15Princess Mary chocolate.
28:16Not one, but two.
28:18These were a present to the troops on the front in the First World War.
28:22Christmas 1914.
28:24And this was all instigated by Princess Mary,
28:27who was 17 years old at that point, daughter to George V.
28:31I think there was about 2.6 million of these produced and sent out.
28:36It might have some chocolate, sweets, some tobacco,
28:39a pencil, a little bit of paper, something like that.
28:41So, it's a little gift box.
28:43And actually, it's a tradition that's being continued.
28:45And when I spent Christmas in Afghanistan,
28:47we all got a little tin that looked like an ammo crate,
28:50and you opened it up and it had lots of little gifts in it.
28:52Lovely thing.
28:53And they could stand together as a lot on their own.
28:56Two together, 30 to 50.
28:57But a lovely bit of military and a nice bit of social history as well.
29:03A good start, but we'll need more treasures like that
29:06to add to the wedding fund.
29:09What have you found, Millie?
29:11Found some Moorcroft.
29:13Which, very much the heartland of traditional pottery, Staffordshire.
29:15Yeah.
29:16Now, I mean, this is nice.
29:17That's a slightly earlier piece, isn't it?
29:19William Moorcroft.
29:20Originally worked for McIntyre.
29:21In 1897, William Moorcroft was hired by Staffordshire pottery maker
29:26James McIntyre and co.
29:29But in 1913, he set up Moorcroft pottery
29:31and became known for his vivid glazes and nature-inspired design.
29:36In 1928, he was appointed potter to Queen Mary.
29:39Right, this one's got a lovely sticker on it there.
29:41Potters to the late Queen Mary.
29:43So, absolutely iconic, fantastic, amazing history.
29:47The three Moorcroft pieces will be sold in one lot.
29:51Yeah.
29:51We'll get those packs up and, yeah, well done.
29:54Good stuff.
29:54I mean, it's the classic enamel sign.
30:07And actually, you know, right from the sort of late Victorian period, right through to the mid-20th century,
30:12this is how we advertise everything, with enamel signs.
30:15What's nice about this, lion's tea.
30:17It's a double-sided one.
30:18So, this would have hung down outside a shop, a tea room, to say that they sold Lion's tea.
30:24By the 1900s, Lion's opened 37 tea shops in London, including a glamorous one in Piccadilly.
30:30The waitresses were known as nippies as they nipped around so quickly.
30:34And by 1915, the company accounted for one in four cups of tea sold in London.
30:39Condition's pretty good.
30:40Yeah, we've got the edge rusting, but that's fine.
30:42Probably a couple of hundred pounds for this at auction, there or thereabouts.
30:45So, nice thing is that.
30:46Not Yorkshire, though, is it?
30:48I'm a bit biased when it comes to that.
30:49But still, a lovely, lovely sign.
30:51All sorts, isn't it?
30:58A lot of vintage board games, which are cool, but don't really do that much.
31:03But we might be able to eek a lot out of that.
31:06Stained glass windows.
31:08And, oh, these are quite nice.
31:09Petrolana or Automobilia.
31:11Fuel cans.
31:12Actually, really strong market for these.
31:15The standard, sort of, Shell and SO1s, they're quite nice.
31:18They're tops.
31:18I mean, everybody would be familiar with Shell.
31:20They used to, in the Victorian period, be Shell dealers.
31:23In 1833, Marcus Samuel, an antique dealer, began importing Shells from the Far East,
31:30selling them to interior designers.
31:33Forty years later, his sons took over the company and soon began exporting oil.
31:38These days, Shell is a global company worth almost £200 billion.
31:43Certainly, these more decorative ones are going to be more commercial than, perhaps, some of
31:49the grimy jerry cans that are more practical.
31:52The assaulted lot of seven petrol cans should rev up the auction.
31:56Nice little lot.
31:57And, actually, the market for it's really good.
32:00So, quite an easy sell.
32:02It all helps Karen and Tony's ambitions for their wedding.
32:05And we need to raise some money because it's a really nice venue.
32:09And then we can do extra.
32:10We can have extras.
32:11A few surprises.
32:12A few surprises for people.
32:13So, it would be really good if Angus can get us a really good price and, hopefully,
32:16get rid of all Tony's stuff.
32:18Well, here's hoping.
32:21Him and Millie are certainly taking a lot.
32:24Heavy books, aren't they?
32:25Yeah.
32:26In fact, over the next two hours, they find...
32:30That other box of cameras will have that out.
32:32Wrap.
32:32Wrap and stop it, smash it.
32:34Pack and load over 30 boxes until the call of the A1 beckons.
32:43Right, come on in.
32:44We haven't completely cleared it, but...
32:46Oh, wow.
32:47Oh, my God.
32:48It's a room.
32:49And we've got carpet.
32:50I didn't know we had carpet.
32:52That's lovely.
32:53Wonderful.
32:53And how are we feeling, Tony?
32:54Because, I mean, this is all your kind of stuff, so I know Kevin's very happy, but...
32:57All the years of connecting and gone in a couple of hours, but...
33:00So, we needed the space, so it had to be done.
33:02And I'm looking forward to seeing you in action.
33:05OK, well, hopefully we can raise some funds for the wedding.
33:08Thank you so much.
33:09No, no problem.
33:10Well, I'll hit the road and we'll see you on sale there.
33:12That's lovely.
33:13Thank you very much.
33:13OK, you take care.
33:14Most of the items I know exactly where I've got them from, when I've got them and so on,
33:19you know, so there is a kind of sentimental attachment to them, but pleased in a way because
33:23we did need the space.
33:24There was too much stuff there.
33:25We didn't want to take everything of Tony's, but you can tell it's a room again.
33:30And I think we've got the balance right.
33:32This is all about marriage.
33:34And I think Karen's happy, Tony's happy.
33:36Hopefully we can raise a good sum that's going to go towards that wedding fund.
33:41Well, there's no turning back now, Angus.
33:44For better or worse, you need to make the job the bride, not the bridesmaid, on auction day.
33:49And I think we've got to go towards that wedding fund.
34:19We've got a wonderful collection of Terry Pratchett books.
34:33And he was in the sort of fantasy genre and really responsible for a series called Discworld.
34:39Discworld spawned an incredible 41 novels making Terry Pratchett the UK's best-selling author
34:45of the 90s, selling 3 million books a year worldwide.
34:49In his later years, he battled Alzheimer's, becoming a tireless advocate for government
34:54spending on research into the disease.
34:56He passed away in 2015.
34:58You know, certain things make books more valuable.
35:01You know, what edition are they?
35:02They're first edition, impressions.
35:04Are they signed?
35:05Some of these are signed.
35:06Some of these are first edition.
35:07Some of these are first impressions.
35:09Now, the edition is the design, if you like.
35:12That's how we've designed the book, the cover, the artwork, everything.
35:15A first impression comes from the very first batch or print run of a particular edition.
35:22So we split those off into smaller, more valuable lots.
35:24And there's some bigger group of lots for, you know, the books that are of the subject
35:29matter but not necessarily high value in their own right.
35:31There are 45 books that will make nine lots in total.
35:34The most exciting of which is this set of four that includes three signed first edition
35:39first impressions.
35:40A great subject matter, a great author, and, you know, there's some great books in this
35:45collection, so they should sell well.
35:51What have we got here then, Nick?
35:53So we've got, it's a couple of old 1980s video game consoles.
36:00As well as the game's console, Tony also collected vintage computers.
36:04We've got the ZX81 Sinclair Spectrum.
36:10Now, this is a British thing, Sir Clive Sinclair.
36:14Sir Clive Sinclair was an inventor and entrepreneur responsible for bringing us the first slimline
36:20pocket calculator in 1972.
36:22But perhaps his biggest success was the ZX81 home computer, which you could even buy in a
36:28kit form and put together yourself at home.
36:31What kind of estimate do you think from these?
36:33I think a competitive estimate to get people interested and bidding, it's probably looking
36:39around 50 or 70.
36:40There's a similar sort of era as well, so it really appealed to the retro gamers.
36:48I'm nervous.
36:49I'm really nervous.
36:50I'm nervous, excited.
36:53Moment of truth, Tony.
36:54Well then, after you.
36:55Come on, thank you very much.
36:55Let's go in.
36:57Oh, wow.
36:58Blimey, look at the size of it.
37:00I bet there's some treasures in there.
37:01I know.
37:01This is on me Terry Pratchett.
37:03On your Terry Pratchett's.
37:04I've collected these for years and years and years.
37:07Morning.
37:08Morning.
37:08Oh, are you all right?
37:09Good to see you.
37:11Anything in particular you're excited about?
37:12Well, I want to see me Terry Pratchett and see how well that does.
37:15Yeah.
37:16Terry Pratchett's.
37:16Yeah, we've had a bit of pre-sale interest, so we'll see.
37:19We will try and do the best we can to give you a great wedding.
37:23But, yeah, no, have a look round and I'll catch up with you in a bit.
37:26Thank you very much.
37:28Have a good day.
37:30We've got Terry Pratchett books.
37:31I think we might get one or two good results there, but a good interesting mix of items.
37:36We should do fairly well.
37:38We want to raise as much as we can for that wedding.
37:41Nervous and excited to see how it goes, so we shall see.
37:43But you've got to let it go.
37:44We have to let it go.
37:45It's a good call, don't forget.
37:48It is for the wedding.
37:49It is for the good calls.
37:50And sacrifices have to be made.
37:52Yeah.
37:53There you go, Tony.
37:54Just sit back and relax.
37:56You've got 68 lots in the sale.
37:58All those potential internet bidders will be managed by Millie and Jasper,
38:03and you have the master of ceremony extraordinaire, Manning the Gavel.
38:07So if you are ready...
38:09Right, we go on to this wonderful collection from down south.
38:13This is how much he loves you.
38:14He's selling his beloved collection for the wedding.
38:16That's good.
38:17Yeah.
38:17He didn't have a choice, did he?
38:19Right, now, deep breaths.
38:23Tony, first up is your 1980s retro gaming lot that contains the Sinclair ZX81.
38:30The Atari CX2600, including Asteroids game in there.
38:33This is a great model.
38:34I've got bids all over.
38:3548, 55, 60, 65, 65 in mid, 70, 70 pound a bid, 75, 80, 80 pound a bid, 85, 85 it is,
38:41then at 85 pound, 90, 90 pound a bid, 90, 555, 95, 95, 100, 110, 110 in the room.
38:46Ah, I've got four of you, Vinny.
38:49This is like a game of Atari's Pong.
38:51It's in the room at 110, at 110, 120 in the room, 130, 130, 40, 150, 150 it is, then at 150 it is.
38:59It's in the room at 150, sorry, everybody's in the room at 150, last call on the internet.
39:04Get us at 160, at 160 it is, then at 160, at 160, thank you.
39:13That dialled up the bids, selling for twice its estimate.
39:17What's next?
39:18Check this out, original Beatles wallpaper.
39:21You know you've made it in life when somebody does wallpaper of you, don't you?
39:24I've got some gavel paper coming out next week.
39:28Can't wait, Angus.
39:29Let's hope we can say hello, then goodbye to the 1960s Beatles wallpaper.
39:35There we go, full roll there, 85 pound opening bid at 85 pound a bid, 90 pound is it now, 90 bid, 90 bid, 90 bid, 95, 100, 110, at 110 it is, then at 110, 120, 120, 120, at 120, 130, at 130 pounds it is, then at 130.
39:51Now that's given you something to twist and shout about, Tony.
39:56That's good.
39:57Good?
39:57Yeah, good.
39:58Next up, Angus is going into battle with the army tins.
40:02Two Princess Mary chocolate tins, there we go, nice ones those aren't they, the 1914 Christmas tins.
40:08I've got 25 pound opening bid at 25, let's go now, 25, 25 for two of them, 28, 30, 2, 32 in the room, 32 pound room bid at 32, you want to be in online at 32, the pair.
40:21Five, five, eight, 38 pound, 38 pound in the room, 38, 40, if you want to be in, 40, 40 and two, at 40 it is then at 40 pounds at 40, I was so excited then and then you shook your head, at 40 pounds at two, fresh bidder online, never mind, at 42 pound I've got it, at 42 net bid at 42, selling then at 42 pound net bidder at 42.
40:39That's more cash in the can.
40:44That's good, something else gone.
40:47Now, will the enamel sign bring in a share?
40:50The lion's tea sold here, it's a good one, is that there, there we go and I've got two bids, I've got 210, I've got 220, 220 bid at 220 and bid, top commission bid at 220, looking for 230, anywhere is it now?
41:04At 220 pound then, 230, commissions are out, at 230, net bid all done at 230.
41:13Is that all right?
41:14Yeah, it's OK.
41:15Come on Angus, spill the tea on where this is going.
41:18Australia.
41:19Is it?
41:19Over the next 10 minutes, Angus grows that wedding kitty as he sells another 30 lots, including...
41:26At 140, I'm selling at 140.
41:30Moorcroft crockery.
41:3280 pounds, going to sell at 80.
41:35And the petrol cans.
41:39Leading us to the final lot of the day, the rarest set of Terry Pratchett books that includes three first edition, first impression, signed copies.
41:48A lot of interest in this lock, we'll go straight in at 180.
41:52180 pound a bid, 180 it's out of...
41:54180, 190, 200, 210, 210 on commission at 210, it's out, 220, 230, 230, a bid at 230, 240, 250, on commission at 250.
42:02Keep it going, keep it going.
42:04At 260 it is, then at 260 pounds it is, then thinking about it, go on, 270, do you want to be in at 270?
42:10That's very fancy.
42:11Then at 260, gobbles up, at 260.
42:15That was a page turner netting a nice amount.
42:19We like that.
42:20That's your last lot done.
42:22Tony gave up his collections so he and Karen could create a pot of money to put towards their wedding.
42:28I wonder how much it's going to be.
42:30Here he is, it's the man.
42:31Hello, you all right?
42:32Hello.
42:32The main man.
42:33That was good.
42:34How was you?
42:35I think overall pretty good.
42:37I suppose really this was about the wedding, which is wonderful.
42:40That's the most important thing.
42:42It is, yes.
42:43I suppose I'd best tell you how much money you'll be taking home.
42:45Yes, please.
42:46Well, you've got £3,427 to come back.
42:49Excellent.
42:49Oh, my God.
42:50That's a lot more than I was expecting.
42:52Excellent.
42:52So, just short of three and a half pounds.
42:54Excellent.
42:54Oh, that is brilliant.
42:55That's amazing.
42:56Thank you so much.
42:57Excellent.
42:57You're very welcome.
42:58Thanks for all your efforts.
42:59Yeah, and good luck with the wedding.
43:01Thank you very much.
43:04They'll fund a big chunk of the wedding.
43:06Yeah.
43:06So, we did a lot better than we expected to do today.
43:09No, really happy.
43:09So, very pleased.
43:10Really happy, Dan.
43:11I'm glad we got Angus in.
43:12Just wait till I buy and fill up the rooms again, and then we'll have him back down.
43:16Watch this space.
43:17We might be back in a couple of years.
43:19Who knows?
43:20Some of the things really flew, and do you know what?
43:23They're all happy, and there's money in the fund for the wedding.
43:25So, we wish them well, and looking forward to a bit of wedding cake.
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