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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.
00:19And 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.
00:32He's taking on even more jam-packed homes.
00:35There's a lot, isn't there?
00:36Finding priceless treasures...
00:38Oh, my word. Some box of gold. This is fantastic.
00:42Fascinating curios...
00:43How heavy is it?
00:44Not too bad.
00:47Cherished collections...
00:48End of an era?
00:49Oh.
00:50Didn't really expect to get emotional then.
00:51No.
00:52And family heirlooms.
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...
01:01What 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.
01:14Cash.
01:15All done at 4,000.
01:17Ooh.
01:19Bonanza.
01:20I like it when it goes up like that.
01:35Good morning, the Yorkshire auction house.
01:39Yeah.
01:40Charlotte, it's nice to have you out on the van.
01:41Yeah, it's been a while, hasn't it?
01:43Yeah.
01:43Your last ever van trip.
01:46I know, I know.
01:47Before you...
01:47You're going back to university.
01:48I am, yes.
01:49Feels strange to say the last one.
01:51Well, my longest serving members of staff, you are.
01:53Been all over the country.
01:55Yeah.
01:56Oh, well.
01:56You'd better cherish this final trip together then.
02:00Angus is taking Charlotte 100 miles west
02:03through neighbouring Lancashire to Preston.
02:05I actually bought this as a whole kit,
02:08so there's a great deal of work all made by me.
02:10It took a lot of room up, didn't it?
02:12They're meeting Colin and wife Mary,
02:15who've been happily married for more than 52 years.
02:18We met by an arranged meeting from Mary's sister
02:22and things progressed from there.
02:24Born and bred in the area,
02:26they bought a home here and planned to start a family.
02:29I was told by a gynaecologist well before we got married
02:33that I'd never be able to have children.
02:36I went to see her one then, just said,
02:38I just don't feel right, and she says,
02:41oh, you'll never believe what I'm going to tell you.
02:44And I was expecting Nigel.
02:46I mean, it was quite a surprise for all of us, wasn't it?
02:50Defying science even further,
02:53their next son, Matthew, soon arrived too.
02:56And they brought both boys up
02:58while managing their own specialist builder's merchant company.
03:02But just before they were planning on retiring,
03:05Mary was hit with some shocking news.
03:08So I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006.
03:14I had radiotherapy, chemotherapy,
03:18and then I did a 10-year course with my oncologist.
03:23She said, it's been great to see you, great to know you,
03:27but I hope I never see you again.
03:29After being in remission, sadly, in 2018,
03:33Mary was dealt bad news again.
03:36And then the cancer had reappeared,
03:39but reappeared as in my liver.
03:42So I'm still on smaller doses of chemotherapy
03:46to keep everything under control,
03:49and at the moment things are going well.
03:51So let's hope it stays that way.
03:55It's still difficult to live with the reality of it.
03:58I mean, I'm relieved every day when Mary gets up
04:02and has a shower and comes downstairs,
04:03and we can work round, that's not a problem.
04:07To make life easier for Mary,
04:09they want to convert the downstairs office into a bedroom.
04:13I'd just like to make it more comfortable
04:16so that if I'm not as mobile,
04:18I don't need to be climbing the stairs all the time.
04:21Hopefully it'll never happen.
04:23But you're being better, I would rather be prepared.
04:28Colin and Mary need to clear the room,
04:30and with the planned conversion not coming cheap,
04:33they're hoping their things might help fund some of the work.
04:37We've got a lot of McArlow.
04:39We've got a fine stamp collation.
04:41We've got some models.
04:43Many of them are quite specialised
04:45and people probably know nothing about them.
04:48Well, if anyone can help you, Colin, it's Angus.
04:58Morning!
04:59Good morning! Nice to see you.
05:01And you. I brought Charlotte with me today.
05:03Hello, Charlotte.
05:04Thank you very much. Thank you.
05:09How is it that we can help?
05:10Well, we're looking at this getting rid of a lot of things
05:16that are taking the room up and we thought you might be able to help.
05:21A bit of a fin out of an accumulation of items over the years.
05:23Definitely.
05:24Well, shall we take a look and see what we can do?
05:27Yes, sure.
05:27I'll leave you guys to it.
05:31This is the room where most of the stuff is stored and this is the room we would like to
05:35convert into the downstairs bedroom.
05:38So, kind of, a lot to go out of here, is it?
05:41Yes, there's quite a lot.
05:41Yeah, I mean...
05:42The boat.
05:43Did you build this?
05:44Yes, three and a half years work.
05:45Three and a half years.
05:47Wow.
05:47The real Soleil Royale took just two years to build and was completed in 1669, becoming the flagship of the
05:55French Navy.
05:56It carried 104 guns and led the French fleet against a European alliance, including England, in the Nine Year War.
06:03After decades of dominance, it met a fiery end in 1692 during the Battle of La Hooghe on the Normandy
06:11coast.
06:11So, did you have a sort of a background in engineering or just, like, making things?
06:15Yeah, I just like making things.
06:17Time for it to sail away.
06:18Do you want to leave us to it and we'll see what we can do?
06:21OK, lovely.
06:22Right, Angus, what's the plan?
06:23We'll grab some boxes and we'll make stuff.
06:25Yeah, get going.
06:28That's it, Charlotte.
06:30Bend at the knees.
06:34What you got here, Angus?
06:36We've got quite the collection of Meccano here.
06:38Now, Meccano dates back a long time, actually, Frank Hornby from Liverpool that invented it in 1898.
06:45Now, originally, he designed it as a way of entertaining his two sons.
06:50He painted it his designs.
06:52Originally, it was Mechanics Made Easy, which was a bit of a mouthful.
06:56In 1907, it became Meccano.
06:58And, you know, it's just a classic example of British engineering.
07:02This timeless construction toy set was first produced in a factory in Liverpool.
07:08But by the 1920s, it had become so popular, to keep up with demand,
07:13Hornby opened more factories across the world,
07:16in countries like France, Spain and Argentina.
07:20Angus will put everything into one huge lot.
07:24Nice little job so far, Angus.
07:28How's our Charlotte faring?
07:30What do you think's these, Charlotte?
07:32They're interesting, aren't they?
07:33They're sort of a series of paintings.
07:35They're very typical of the artist.
07:37It's Lee Lambert.
07:38Nostalgia and childhood are the main themes in his work,
07:41which is why he uses colour to highlight that.
07:45So, as you see, the children themselves, they're in colour,
07:48and then the background, and even the older, angry neighbour who comes out,
07:52he's in monochrome.
07:53It's almost like a spotlight on the child.
07:55It is, yeah. So it's nostalgia and childhood.
07:57I do quite like them, actually.
07:59They're in good condition as well.
08:00We'll get those on the van and see what we can do.
08:02Yeah.
08:03Well, £500 would do very nicely.
08:10Hey-up.
08:11This is interesting, Angus.
08:13Ooh, ooh, sparkles.
08:1518-carat white gold.
08:16Yeah.
08:17It's just quite an unusual style, isn't it?
08:19I think this one in particular, I think it's quite unique.
08:22I mean, that centre stone's probably half a carat in size,
08:24and then you've got that flanked by six more, probably quarter carats.
08:30There's a lot of diamond in there, really.
08:32Excellent. Well, that's a real good find.
08:34Not half.
08:36Over the next two hours,
08:39Angus and Charlotte hunt for anything else that might be saleable
08:43and load it onto the van.
08:50What we've got here is we've got albums of what we call the lighthouse series.
08:55You'd collect stamps to go in them.
08:56So as a stamp collector, you'd buy it,
08:59and there's a slot for every stamp ever produced in Great Britain,
09:02and you'd go and fill them all up.
09:04So you've got ones ripe until the noughties,
09:07dating from the very first stamp that was introduced in the world in 1841,
09:12with this one here, the Penny Black.
09:14They do sell well.
09:15It's a must-have of any stamp collector's collection.
09:19Colin's stamp collection doesn't just include the first ever postage stamp.
09:23It also includes others that are rare
09:26and highly sought after by collectors.
09:28The album with the Penny Black in could be the surprise find of the day.
09:32It will be sold alone,
09:34while the other five albums will go into one big lot.
09:38Stamp collecting is a very traditional collector's market.
09:42Will it still be relevant in years to come? I don't know.
09:44But it's still a very traditional, relatively stable market.
09:49Great find.
09:51That should help the total.
09:56After one last sweep of the house...
09:59That's all, Charlotte.
10:01And the last bit?
10:01Yep. Yeah.
10:03The day is done.
10:11Oh, come on in.
10:13Why, that's made a big difference, all your hard work.
10:17Once you get some of the office furnishings out,
10:19it's going to be a decent-sized room, isn't it?
10:20Yeah, it's great. We can do something with this, can't we?
10:23We're going to hit the road, get back to the sale room,
10:25and we'll see you on sale day.
10:28Yeah. Have a safe, Gerry.
10:30Well, I'll see you later.
10:31All right. Thanks, Nell.
10:34Today was about clearing space from that downstairs room,
10:37so that in time to come, Mary can use that as a downstairs bedroom.
10:40And, you know, we've got an interesting mix of items,
10:42from toys to books.
10:43Good load.
10:44Let's get back now and get it all sorted.
10:47Mission accomplished, Angus.
10:48You've cleared their office.
10:50Mission two, though,
10:52could be raising them enough to pay for that conversion.
10:55There's some pressure for you.
10:57Good luck.
11:15Hey, Nick.
11:16Hi, Angus.
11:16How are you doing? You all right?
11:17Not too bad, not too bad.
11:18Yeah. You'll like something on here.
11:20Yeah, well, this is always the exciting bit.
11:22Mary and Colin's things have landed safely in North Yorkshire,
11:26ready to be meticulously catalogued for the big day.
11:31Three and a half years it took him to me.
11:33It's nice.
11:34Yeah.
11:35But anyway, that's not what I was going to show you.
11:37Yeah.
11:37Ooh, Angus, you tease.
11:40So, this is what I thought you might like.
11:41I don't know what that is exactly.
11:43Yeah, Ferrari Testarossa, that's a Porsche kit.
11:46OK.
11:46Yeah.
11:46Are they fairly high spec, aren't they?
11:48Yeah, they are.
11:49Big scale car models.
11:51But it's not the standard one,
11:53because he's put extra engine detailing in,
11:57and normally there are moulded plastic interior.
12:00He's fully upholstered the interior,
12:02and carpeted the front.
12:04That's a lot of work involved in that.
12:06Porsche Models is an Italian toy car brand
12:09established in 1966.
12:12Famous for their exceptional detail
12:14and use of high-quality functional components,
12:17some cars have been known to sell for thousands of pounds.
12:21And what sort of price do you think
12:22we'll be looking at on this, Nick?
12:24I'd say something like £300 to £400.
12:26That's really cool.
12:28Well, I thought you'd like that.
12:28I do.
12:38Hi, Millie.
12:39Hi.
12:39I heard on the grapevine
12:40that you've got something exciting to show me.
12:42It is quite interesting, yeah.
12:44It's a piece by the Frogman.
12:47What's his proper name?
12:48It's by an artist called Tim Cotterell.
12:50Right.
12:50He was born in Leicester,
12:51but he's now based out of Venice Beach in California.
12:54He trained as an engineer
12:55and became very interested in sort of making sculptures out of metals.
12:59Oh, right.
12:59Sort of owls, hawks, et cetera.
13:01And then realised that people actually really loved his frogs.
13:05Tim Frogman Cotterell has been casting solid bronze frogs since the 1990s.
13:11New pieces can go for over £1,000,
13:13and today he's the biggest-selling bronze artist in the world.
13:18This is a limited edition of £2,000.
13:20Right.
13:20We've got the actual Certificate of Authenticity here.
13:23Oh, right.
13:23So this sculpture's called Dinner for Two.
13:25I've put £300 to £400.
13:27Yeah.
13:28I think it's a really nice thing.
13:30I'll hop off and go and do something else.
13:40I really like these two pieces.
13:43They're just bright, they're colourful,
13:44and they scream mid-century ceramics.
13:47And actually, the company, Gustafburg,
13:50had been on the go for a long time, 1825,
13:52but their golden age was really post-World War II,
13:56particularly under the sort of art directorship
13:59of a designer called Stig Lindenberg,
14:02who took over in 1949,
14:06and he was responsible for helping create these wonderful designs,
14:10colours, you know, brighten up the home.
14:12Born in Sweden in 1916,
14:15Stig Lindenberg accidentally cut off his thumb as a teenager
14:19whilst chopping wood,
14:20an incident that is said to have given him a unique drawing style.
14:25Mid-century items, whether it's furniture or ceramics,
14:28other design products, has come really fashionable again.
14:31These will sell individually, they'll be stand-alone lots.
14:34You're probably looking at about £80 to £120 each.
14:37So, real nice things.
14:46Here at last.
14:47Interesting to see what they're keeping,
14:49see some other things in there now, can't they?
14:51OK.
14:52Let's go and have a look what we've got in here.
14:55Oh, my.
14:58Oh, and if you look over here,
14:59there's our little friend.
15:01We got him about ten years ago, didn't we?
15:03Something like that, yeah.
15:04A bit of a change, a bit different.
15:06He's brought some comments over the time.
15:09That look familiar.
15:11Senior old friend there.
15:12It took some time doing that.
15:14It took three and a half years to build that.
15:15That kept you quiet, didn't it?
15:17It certainly did.
15:17It was for years.
15:18Hello.
15:19You all right?
15:20Yes, good.
15:21Hi.
15:21Good.
15:21How are we doing?
15:22How are we feeling about the auction?
15:23Oh, excited.
15:25Yes.
15:25The stamps and the ship, and we've had the pleasure of them for many years.
15:29Yeah.
15:29It's a practical step, isn't it?
15:31It is, yeah.
15:31We've had really good viewing dates.
15:33We'll see how we do.
15:34Yeah.
15:35Well, I'll get ready, and I'll see you up on the rostrum.
15:37Lovely.
15:38A couple of their lots got a huge amount of interest.
15:41They have a fantastic stamp collection.
15:44I think, overall, we should have some good results.
15:46They've got an interesting mix,
15:47and, yeah, we'll see what happens when the sale starts.
15:54There are 33 lots on sale today,
15:56and monitoring the online bids are Katie and Heather.
16:00Time to take your seats and warm up your wallets,
16:04because the auction is about to start.
16:07Right then, morning, ladies and gentlemen.
16:11Oh, come on, you knew about that.
16:12Morning, ladies and gentlemen.
16:13Morning.
16:14There we go.
16:15First up is one of the Stig Lindbergh stoneware bowls.
16:20Wonderful.
16:21Two lovely pieces coming up here.
16:22Don't see it very often, and I go straight to it,
16:24£60 a bid, £60 a bid, £60 a bid at 60 it is,
16:27then at £65, £65, £70, £70 a bid.
16:30£75, £80, £80 a bid, £80, £85, £90, £90 a bid,
16:34£95, £100 a bid at £100, £110, £120, £130.
16:38So, £130 for the leaf bowl at £130.
16:41We're all done at £130.
16:45Beating its estimate,
16:46Colin and Mary must be bowled over.
16:49Yeah, that's gone.
16:49And when the other Stig Lindbergh ceramic also sells...
16:53At £100!
16:55..the auction has already dished out some decent readies for Colin and Mary.
17:01I tell you, sure, aren't I?
17:03Yeah.
17:03Next up is the pair of Lee Lambert paintings.
17:07Oh, very good, Northern artists.
17:10Bless me for this. £600, start me. £600 a pair.
17:12Bid. Thank you, madam. £600 a bid.
17:14£620, £620, £620, £40, £60, £80, £700, £720, £40, £60, £80, £800.
17:24It's a bidding war between the lady in the room and the internet.
17:29£820, £840, £860, £880, £900, £920, £940, £960, £980, £1,000.
17:37About £1,000 bid.
17:39And the lady's bid at £1,000.
17:40At £1,000!
17:44The auction's barely started and we are streets ahead.
17:48Sold up.
17:50Next is the Ferrari Testarossa posture model.
17:54This isn't just the standard one.
17:55This is the deluxe with the extra upholstery inside it.
17:58We're off.
17:59£50, £55, £60, £60, £65, £65, £65, £75, £85, £90, £95, £95, £100, £110 and £110 for the Ferrari.
18:09At £100, £120, fresh bid.
18:11£120, it's a good, good thing, is this there?
18:13At £120.
18:17Vroom, vroom.
18:18Now we're motoring.
18:20I remember how long it took you to make that.
18:23Quite a while, I think.
18:25Next up is the collection of Meccano.
18:28I go straight in at £120, £30, £40, £50, £150, £160, £170, £180, £190, £200, £210, £20, £240, £250, £250,
18:39£260, £270, £280.
18:42I've got £300, £320, it's in the room.
18:45At £320, £320, then final call the Meccano at £320.
18:49£220, £320, £170.
18:51That's almost twice the estimate.
18:54£520, £280.
18:55Yeah, it's good to say a lot.
18:58And there's more.
18:59Over the next 30 minutes...
19:01...90, £5, £100.
19:03...Angus gets through another 25 lots including...
19:06Including...
19:07At £1,400...
19:09The 18-carat white gold diamond cluster ring...
19:14Dovels up at £560...
19:17The Big Lot of Five, Lighthouse Series stamp albums and...
19:21We're all done for the vote at 110...
19:24The kit model, Soleil Royale's ship, built by Colin's own fair hands.
19:31I didn't think it would make this.
19:34No, I didn't.
19:34We're doing all right, aren't we, Mary?
19:36And there are still two lots left.
19:39First up is the bronze frog sculpture by Tim Cotterill.
19:43The frog. The Tim Cotterill, the frogman.
19:46There we go.
19:47400, 420, 440, 460, 480, 500, 520 a bit.
19:51At 520 for the lovely frog figure, 540, 560, thank you.
19:55Room at 560, 580, 600, 600 a bit.
19:59620, 640, 660, 680, 700, 720, 740.
20:08No, it's a definite no.
20:09At 740, thank you.
20:10At 740, we're all done.
20:13The frog, 760, thank you.
20:15At 780.
20:16800 is a nice round number, isn't it?
20:19You're pushing it a bit, Angus?
20:21No.
20:23780 it is, then, at 780 pounds.
20:25We're all done for the frog at 780.
20:30Ribbit.
20:31I think we have ribbit.
20:34Finally, it's the last lot of the day.
20:37The Lighthouse album containing the Penny Black stamp.
20:40Oh, yes.
20:42Superb album of stamps is this.
20:44Ah, we're at 1,500.
20:46Wowzers.
20:471,600, 1,650, 1,700, 1,750, 1,800, 1,850, 1,900, 2,000, 2,050.
20:54Commission's out.
20:55All online now, 2,1.
20:57At 2,100.
20:58Yes, 2,150.
21:002,2.
21:002,250.
21:02In the room.
21:032,350.
21:052,350.
21:062,350.
21:082,450.
21:092,450.
21:102,450.
21:112,450.
21:12In the room.
21:13At 2,6.
21:162,650.
21:172,750.
21:192,750.
21:212,750.
21:21Room bid at 2,750 it is, then, at 2,750.
21:24The gavel is up.
21:24Final call at 2,28.
21:302,850.
21:322,850.
21:332,850.
21:33Gavel's up.
21:34Final call at 2,8.
21:352,9.
21:382,950.
21:39Bid.
21:392,950.
21:402,950 in the room.
21:412,950.
21:42Govel's up at 2,9...
21:433,000.
21:47We all done?
21:48Yeah, I think so.
21:50At 3,000 pounds it is, then, at 3,000.
21:53Net bid at 3,000.
21:56A first class result.
21:58That was a bit of a tussle, wasn't it?
22:02That's it.
22:03We're done.
22:03Sales finished.
22:04Yeah.
22:05Mary's second battle with cancer is bringing big changes at home.
22:09But could their once loved collections unlock a much needed windfall?
22:21Hello.
22:22Hello there.
22:23Hi.
22:23How was that?
22:24Oh, unbelievable.
22:26The Starlots really was the stamp collection, wasn't it?
22:28I mean, a good album, but I think probably exceeded expectations a bit.
22:31Yeah.
22:32Very good.
22:33I'm pleased with that.
22:33Would you like to know what you'll be taking home?
22:35Nothing.
22:35Well, after fees, you'll be taking home £9,006.
22:40Gracious me.
22:41It's amazing.
22:42I was nearer than you, but...
22:43Oh, OK.
22:46That's wonderful.
22:47Nice surprise.
22:48A very nice surprise.
22:50Thank you very much.
22:51You take care and all the best.
22:55We'll go home with our pockets full and looking forward to doing something with it.
22:59We've got the whole family coming over from Canada.
23:03We're going to refurbish one of the downstairs rooms because my wife's got some mobility problems
23:07and we're going to get it ready for us so she can live downstairs.
23:11A good sum raise.
23:12It's going to go towards remodelling that room for Mary.
23:15You know, she's going through it with her health.
23:17That's really going to help and good old stamp collection.
23:29Right, Jack, we've got a long drive ahead of us.
23:32We're back down to the big smoke again?
23:34Yeah, sort of on the M25.
23:36OK.
23:37Pretty much so.
23:37Chesnut.
23:38I think that's how you pronounce it.
23:39Not Chesnut.
23:40Chesnut.
23:41Well, thanks for that lesson, Angus.
23:43Yes, you're heading a little north of London to the county of Hertfordshire and this sizeable property.
23:49If you screw them on tightly, they start pinching.
23:53The home of 72-year-old Lorraine, joined today by her friend, Deanna.
23:58I've lived in this house for 50 years.
24:02I've got two daughters and have grown up.
24:05Having a large house meant that this house was always sleepovers
24:09and there'd often be more than a dozen children here.
24:14I worked for a charity, which is where I met my friend, Deanna.
24:19We've always been close and we do talk about a lot of things that are very personal to each of
24:25us.
24:25It's a friendship that was to become invaluable.
24:29Because in 2016, Lorraine's health took a turn for the worse.
24:34I went to work.
24:36A normal day.
24:38I left work.
24:39And as I was getting into my car, I felt a terrible pain in my back.
24:46It was actually sepsis.
24:48I was a long time in and out of hospital.
24:51I remember going to the hospital with Lorraine, having the kidney removed.
24:56And that was pretty drastic, wasn't it, at the time.
24:59It must have been a horrible time for her.
25:00One minute you're walking along fine and next you're not.
25:04You don't really think that's going to happen to you.
25:07Unfortunately, this forced Lorraine to take early retirement five years ago
25:11and make further big changes to her life.
25:14It's a very big house.
25:16It is quite a lot of work to manage the house and the garden.
25:21So I would like to live in a smaller house somewhere near my daughter's.
25:27When I became ill, I realised it was a long way for them to come to visit me.
25:34So she's setting up and having a clear out.
25:37Most of the stuff that I have is Art Deco.
25:40It wouldn't be any high-end things, but it's things that I like.
25:44I just love these pieces of furniture that she's got.
25:46And it does look and suit this property, but she won't be able to take it with her.
25:51Mmm, this could be a good'un, eh Angus?
25:54It could potentially be quite a bit.
25:56I think there's going to be, you know, she said there's furniture and all sorts,
25:58so we'll just have to see how we get on.
26:00And then I suppose it's always tricky when people are moving.
26:04It's hard to know what to take with you, isn't it?
26:07What to keep, what to go.
26:09I'll leave you with a bun, Jack.
26:11Perfect.
26:13I need the guidance.
26:15Somebody to tell me, well, yeah, that might be something that somebody else would like.
26:27Hello.
26:28How do you do?
26:29Are you all right?
26:29Lovely to see you.
26:30And you, and you.
26:31Come on in.
26:32Thank you very much, thank you.
26:38Angus, this is my friend Deanna.
26:40Hi, nice to meet you.
26:41And you.
26:42Well, I've got Jack with me, but he's just sorting the van out, so a bit of a thin out.
26:46Yes.
26:46Yeah.
26:46So, majority of in here is to go.
26:49Yes.
26:49Wonderful.
26:50And then we've got a few bits elsewhere.
26:51A few, yes.
26:52OK.
26:53Have a good look, Angus.
26:54There are two reception rooms, kitchen, three bedrooms.
26:59There's a few bits in here.
27:02OK.
27:02A bit of a mixture of all sorts.
27:04Yes.
27:05Including the master.
27:07There's a few bits to go in here, Angus.
27:10OK.
27:10And the main thing, the dressing table.
27:12As lovely as that, isn't it?
27:14Yes.
27:14So this is very Art Nouveau, which is wonderful, sort of early 1900s.
27:18It's a real interesting period for designs, really.
27:21We're getting away from that sort of big, heavy Victorian furniture.
27:24You always get interesting shapes with Art Nouveau furniture.
27:27A lot of floral patterns, like these different types of wood inlaid to give the tulip pattern.
27:31And then these lovely handles.
27:35Yeah, that's a nice thing.
27:36So I think probably sort of 80 to 120.
27:39No, we can certainly get that on the van.
27:41I'll get Jack and we'll get set to and see what we can do.
27:45Right, Jack.
27:46No time to sit around.
27:48All right.
27:49Yeah.
27:49A bit of a mixture of all sorts.
27:51I don't think it'll be a full van load.
27:52A few smalls to pack up, so we'll bring a few boxes and, yeah, a few bits of furniture.
27:56I'll grab a box and we'll get cracking.
27:58Excellent.
27:58Where shall we start?
28:03I've got a lovely little oak hall stand.
28:06And this dates from the early 20th century.
28:09We've got little touches of Art Nouveau influence there.
28:13And although traditional bits have kind of gone off the boil, pieces like this still sell because they're practical.
28:18And this one in particular is a good size.
28:21You'd walk in, you can hang your coats up, you can stick your sticks or your umbrellas into the side
28:26and you've got these little drip trays, as we call them, to collect any water that runs off your umbrella.
28:32They're not fortunes on a really good day, maybe one to one fifty.
28:35But it is a nice, useful piece and very typical of sort of Art Nouveau.
28:46I mean, we're in Lorraine's house, which is so deco inspired.
28:51There's a lot of lighting.
28:53Lighting is so important in the deco period.
28:55Some of the lights that we get from there are wonderful.
28:57When we say deco, we mean 1920s is generally where it refers to.
29:01And it was also when lighting became really popular.
29:04When coal fed power stations were introduced during the late 19th century, it allowed the mass production of electricity.
29:11Homes, previously reliant on oil fed lanterns to create light, could now tap into electricity and so resulted in a
29:19revolution in home lighting.
29:21Usually incorporating the most fashionable style at the time, Art Deco.
29:25So you've got this fan shape at the bottom of this, which is classic deco style, that fan.
29:30This is kind of a classic, really.
29:33This fan style lamp will go into a mixed lot with three other Art Deco style lamps.
29:38Great thing and something will sell well.
29:40Good stuff.
29:41What will you do with the lovely lolly Angus makes you, Lorraine?
29:44Well, replace furniture or buy furniture for where I will be buying furniture in keeping with the size of the
29:56house.
29:56Because I know that the things here will be too big for most modern houses.
30:03Well, that's going to be Angus's problem when he tries to sell it all.
30:07A little pine table in the kitchen.
30:09Yeah.
30:10But he must be pretty confident.
30:13As he's taking the lot.
30:15It's not typically heavy, it's just...
30:19Including this walnut arch-top display cabinet.
30:23Well, there's a lot of furniture to go on this one, but do you know what? It should sell.
30:27It's the right sort of look, that Art Deco, Art Nouveau, slightly lighter woods.
30:31You know, we know the market for the darker furniture is tough, but this should sell.
30:36So I think Lorraine will be happy.
30:37A lot of heavy lifting for me and Jack, but we should be all right.
30:40You're both getting a proper workout today, that's for sure.
30:44Ah, you're right, Jack.
30:45Yeah, cannon barrel chimneys, we call them.
30:47Yeah.
30:48Because they look like a cannon barrel.
30:49There's another one over there, and they actually date back in Britain to the 13th century.
30:53And they were either out of sort of a, you know, a clay pot like this, terracotta.
30:58Garden architectural pieces are a massive market.
31:01You can pick them up relatively cheaply.
31:04So, sell them separately or in one lot?
31:06So, looking at one lot, really, to sort of help maximise the sale?
31:11I think so, yeah.
31:13Ah, time for something a bit more dainty.
31:15What have you got, Angus?
31:17This is quite nice, actually.
31:19We've got a box full of Britain's Floral Miniature Garden Range.
31:23And Britain's is a company founded in 1893 by William Britton.
31:28And they started off, they really made a name for lead soldiers.
31:31And in the 1930s, they launched their miniature Garden Range.
31:37The Garden Range was a snap-it-together model kit for kids.
31:41They'd build their own unique miniature gardens with the little plastic pieces.
31:46They could expand it by buying extra flower beds, trees, fences, sheds, even little lawnmowers.
31:52What's lovely about these is...
31:55Actually, most of them are still in their boxes.
31:57That's a lovely thing, that's really good.
31:59We'll have to have a closer look, but off the cuff, maybe sort of 80 to 120 there.
32:04There's quite a few packs in there.
32:05So, it'll tot up.
32:06Nice little, what is that?
32:07All in a little shoebox.
32:12Over the next few hours, Angus, Jack...
32:15How do you want to do it?
32:17I'm going to have to go up, Jack, and sort of pivot round.
32:20That's so good, is it?
32:22And even Lorraine and Deanna help hunt for goodies through the house.
32:27And the stream of furniture seems never-ending.
32:31But it's all worth it to make Lorraine happy.
32:34Now, if it don't come down, you've got to bring everything back that goes in there.
32:38I'll best get it out, then.
32:42Finally, the day is finished.
32:47I'm on free.
32:48Wow!
32:50Obviously not completely empty, because you've still got to live here.
32:53But, hopefully, it's got the journey started.
32:56Definitely.
32:56Do you feel like the move's feeling a bit more real, Neil?
33:00Definitely.
33:02Well, we'll hit the road, and I'll leave you to it.
33:04Thank you. Thanks very much.
33:08I don't think it's going to be a huge return, but some interesting bits.
33:12You know, real mixture.
33:13You know, it's not just furniture.
33:15There's the lamps and things like that that are going to sell well.
33:17And, you know, who would have thought we'd be taking a chimney pot home?
33:20A smoking hot hole, perhaps?
33:23We'll only know that after auction day.
33:40All right, Mark?
33:41Hey, I'm Jack. You all right?
33:42Yeah, not bad.
33:42The lorry load from Lorraine's has landed.
33:46A hall of more than 50 individual items that will need to be poured over by the team.
33:52Photographed and catalogued in time for auction.
33:57All right, Jack.
33:58Yeah, cheers for that, Mark.
34:00Perfect.
34:00OK, see you later.
34:04It's like a bit of my woodwork.
34:08I mean, this is just wonderful.
34:10Any sort of advertising signs, mirrors and things like that, hugely popular from an interior point of view.
34:14But also the subject matter, Fry's chocolate.
34:18And Fry's are one of the oldest companies in Britain producing chocolate.
34:22Based out of Bristol, Fry's dates back to the 18th century when chocolate was a drink rather than a snack.
34:29And the company made their name as purveyors of fine cocoa powder.
34:34But in 1847, they unleashed a novelty product called Chocolat Delicieux à Manger.
34:40On an awestruck public, which is generally considered to be the world's first chocolate bar.
34:47One of their campaigns is depicted in this, the Five Boys.
34:52And it basically depicts the stages of satisfaction and realisation that it's Fry's chocolate.
34:57Yes, the best.
34:58This is a 1970s mirror based on the 1920s original that was used to entice customers into sweet shops.
35:05It is an iconic advert.
35:06Any advertising wear is incredibly saleable.
35:09Like any items, conditions are always important.
35:11And the condition in this is great.
35:13I think we've put sort of 80 to 120 on this.
35:16But I think it could surpass that.
35:27Have you got a bit of Clarice Cliff there, Millie?
35:29I do.
35:30It's a trio.
35:32I think the pattern's quite unusual.
35:34It's not one that I've seen before.
35:36No, nor me.
35:37It's still that iconic Clarice Cliff design.
35:40Yeah.
35:41Born in Stoke-on-Trent in 1899, Clarice Cliff went to work in the city's famous potteries when she was
35:48just 13,
35:49but showed prodigious artistic talent from day one.
35:53She got a job at A.G. Wilkinson's pottery factory.
35:56And the managing director at the time, she saw her talent and sent her to Paris to study Art Deco.
36:02And then she came back and studied at the London School of Arts and was very interested in sort of
36:06cubism art.
36:07Yeah.
36:07And you can see that inspiration throughout all of her pieces.
36:10She used very geometric designs in her teaware.
36:12Mm.
36:12This teacup, saucer and side plate features her 1929 Ravel pattern, said to be inspired by the music of Parisian
36:21composer,
36:22Maurice Ravel, who was a contemporary of Cliff.
36:26Her stuff has held value a lot better than a lot of other ceramics.
36:29Yeah.
36:30So for this trio, I've got 50 to 70 pounds on it, and I think it'll sit quite nicely in
36:34that sort of range.
36:35Lovely.
36:42Well, finally here at last.
36:44We are.
36:45It was a long journey, but it was worth it.
36:52Oh, wow.
36:53Whoa.
36:54Lots of stuff.
36:55I really like these poor dishes.
36:58They're really nice.
36:59Good morning.
37:01Hello.
37:01Hi.
37:02How are we doing?
37:02Nice to see you.
37:03How are we feeling about the sale?
37:04Yeah.
37:04A bit worried, a bit nervous.
37:07We'll see how we go, you know.
37:08Furniture can always be a little bit tricky, but I'm fairly confident.
37:12Good.
37:12People love art deco, so I'm sure we're going to be all right.
37:15I'll let you have a look round.
37:17I'll go get ready and I'll see you in a bit.
37:18Lovely.
37:20It's an interesting mix.
37:21The vast majority is all sort of art deco themed.
37:24And, of course, a lovely display cabinet.
37:27Oh, I love these.
37:28They're so beautiful.
37:29They don't make anything like this anymore.
37:31I think the style of them is going to be that appetising mirror, the fries mirror, which
37:34I love.
37:35I think that could do well.
37:36You obviously remember the fries five points.
37:39Yeah.
37:39Yeah.
37:39Vaguely.
37:40Hopefully we'll get some good results.
37:42It's very strange being here, not seeing all the items in their usual position.
37:47I'm really hoping he does well for Lorraine.
37:49I'd be happy if he sold everything.
37:51I would really like the furniture to sell.
37:54Yes, you and Angus both, and he will do his best.
37:58There are 22 lots on sale today, and monitoring the online bids are Katie and Heather.
38:05So, if you're sitting comfortably, sit back and enjoy the show.
38:10Right morning then, ladies and gentlemen.
38:14Don't let me down, Ray.
38:15First under the gavel, the fan lamp that brightened up Angus' day offered with three
38:21other art deco style lamps.
38:23The collection of deco lamps there.
38:25We call it a light.
38:26A light of lamps.
38:27The collective noun for a group of lights.
38:29While we've been talking, it's been racing up.
38:31We're up to 85 now.
38:3285, 90, 95, 95, let's go.
38:34At 95, round it up for me.
38:36At 95 pounds at 95.
38:37100 is it now.
38:38100 bid.
38:39At 100, 110.
38:40110 bid at 110.
38:41120 surely.
38:42At 110 it is.
38:43Then at 110.
38:44We're all done.
38:45At 110.
38:47Well, that's a jazzy start to proceedings.
38:50That's good, isn't it?
38:51Yeah, it's a bank of lights.
38:52Yeah.
38:53Let's see if Angus can raise the roof with this next lot.
38:57Right.
38:57The lot you've all been waiting for.
38:58The chimney pots.
39:00Look good planted up with some little trailers in it.
39:02There we go.
39:03Trying to paint the picture for you.
39:04We go straight in.
39:05At 35 pounds.
39:0635.
39:07Let's be on now.
39:0735.
39:0838.
39:0840.
39:0940 pounds at 40.
39:1040 pounds at 40.
39:3332, 35 pound, 38, 40, 40 pounds at 40, we're getting there slowly it's like
39:38waiting for the seeds to grow isn't it in the garden, up 42, 48, 55, we're getting
39:43there now, 60, 65, 65 pound a bit at 65, 70, 70 pound, three of you took it at 75
39:50here, 75 it is, don't miss out at 75 pounds, 80 pound a bit, 80 it is then at
39:5580, 85, 90 is it now, at 85 it is then, we're all done, selling at 85.
40:03There's nothing tiny about that price, nice work Angus, here comes Millie's hot tip,
40:11the Clarice Cliff Ravel pattern trio, lovely shapes on it there isn't it there, and I've
40:15got 40, 40 pound a bit straight in at 40 pound a bit, 42, 58, 50, 50 pound a bit
40:19at 50 it
40:20is then at 50, 55, fresh mid, oh you both came in at the same mark, you can't, you're going
40:24to have to go 60, 55 it is, 60 if you want to be in, come on surely, at 55
40:28it is then at
40:28Clarice Cliff at 55, it's off for some fancy tea and cake in Hartlepool, I'm surprised, all
40:37good so far, but how will those nine lots of furniture do, first is the early 1900s art
40:43nouveau dressing table, lovely lovely dressing chest is that actually, where should be for
40:49that, 30 bid, 30 let's be on now, it's a great thing at 30 pounds at 30, 30 pounds, I'm
40:56not
40:56going up any less, otherwise we'll save it for another day.
41:03It's the first wobble of the day, but over the next 10 minutes, the other eight lots of
41:11furniture come under Angus's gavel, including, 50 pounds, the Edwardian oak umbrella stand,
41:19all done at 80 pounds, and the art deco walnut display cabinet, finally it's time for dessert,
41:32the Fry's chocolate mirror that Angus was practically drooling over earlier, great thing, lots of interest
41:38in this as you'd expect, we'll open at 100, 100 a bid, 100, 100 a bid, at 100, 110, 120,
41:44130, 140,
41:45150, 160, 170, 170 a bid, 170, for the Fry's chocolate, 180, 180 it is then at 180, at 180
41:54pounds it is then at 180, we're all done, going to sell away, at 190, just in time, 190, at
42:01190
42:02it is then, we're going to round it up, 200 is it now, at 190 pounds it is then, I'm
42:06going to sell
42:07at 190, I knew he'd serve us up a tasty finale.
42:13If that had been mine, I'd probably take it down the table, I would, that's it, we're done,
42:18sales finished. All but one of Lorraine's lots have sold, she was hoping to build a fund for some
42:24furniture for her new home, so come on Angus, what's the final total? I wish I hadn't given
42:30the other one away. How was that for you? Yeah, it's fine. Just one piece of furniture we didn't get
42:34away this time, but otherwise everything gone. Thank you, thank you very much. Some interesting bits,
42:39my favourite was actually the mirror, the Fry's mirror. Really? Are you pleased with that?
42:43Yes, yeah, I was surprised. I like it, I like it actually, but I haven't got anywhere for it to
42:49go.
42:49No. I suppose you'd like to know how much money you've got to take away. Well,
42:53you'll be taking home after fees, a grand total of £959. Pleased with that?
42:58Yes, yeah, I was surprised. Thank you, Angus.
43:04Some of the things were a big surprise. The Fry's mirror, yeah, it was a real shock,
43:08I would have taken it down the charity shop. Very happy with how it went. A few good surprises,
43:14the mirror, we thought that'd be the standout loss, and it was always popular advertising wear,
43:18but overall, some really good results, it's helped move a few items on, and you know,
43:23a reasonable sum for what there was to come back.
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