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00:02It's a truth universally acknowledged that no one does antiques quite like the British.
00:10And nowhere in Britain does antiques quite like the English Riviera.
00:15It is the antique capital of the UK.
00:18In this sunny corner of the world that sparkles it with opportunity.
00:23Who knows what could be in here?
00:27Where trading in treasure makes the world go round.
00:30That's fantastic.
00:32Attracting customers from far and wide.
00:34Wow look at that, that's pretty cool.
00:37Whether buying.
00:38I'm happy at 500.
00:40Whee!
00:41Or selling.
00:42If the price is right, everything's for sale.
00:45There's a dealer for every type of antique here.
00:48Wouldn't it be marvellous if it was a real Picasso?
00:51Some do it for love.
00:52If anyone ever asked me what my job title is I'm actually a treasure hunter.
00:55514 pounds.
00:56Really?
00:56Others for the money.
00:58We were in the region of say five to six thousand.
01:00I would have thought it should go for more than that.
01:02It's more than just a job.
01:03There's a little bit of me in the shop and there's a little bit of everything.
01:06It's a way of life.
01:08A state of mind.
01:11Welcome to the Antiques Riviera.
01:20From the coast of Torquay down to Plymouth and inland to Ashburton and Exeter, the Antiques Riviera is awash with
01:29holiday makers.
01:29Some come for the sea air.
01:32Some for the cream teas.
01:35Others, they're here for the antiques, obviously.
01:38And the dealers have been grafting, polishing, primping and dressing their shops to within an inch of their lives.
01:49Standing out on the Antiques Trail isn't optional.
01:52It's survival.
01:54And every dealer has their own idea of how that should look.
01:58I'm really fussy with how things look.
02:02You tend to get everything sort of just right and then it sells.
02:07I like to have everything laid out, dressed properly, flowers on the table.
02:13I don't know, maybe it's a woman's touch.
02:15We all have a different way of doing things.
02:19The shop is full of what I consider to be real antiques.
02:28It's an adventure. It's impactful. It's a small space full of thousands of objects.
02:32And each one of those objects is saying something.
02:38Please fit.
02:41I think the new cabinets have added another dimension of height,
02:45as well as a little bit more class to the front of the shop.
02:48There's nothing better than having someone come in and say,
02:52we love your shop. It's the biggest compliment anyone can give you.
02:56Standing out on the Riviera isn't about doing it right.
03:00It's about doing it your way and hoping it pulls in the customers.
03:13Oh, Claire, what a view.
03:14I know.
03:15Making their way from Hertfordshire to the Riviera.
03:18I hope you know where you're going, sort of thing.
03:21You know that your sat-nav is not that good.
03:24If they can find their way there...
03:26It caused us to have a row last time.
03:29Ben and his daughter, Claire.
03:32Yeah, and who was right?
03:33Well, I'm never wrong, am I?
03:36At 86, he's been collecting gramophones, radios and other audio equipment since he was 16.
03:43Ashburton.
03:43Here we are.
03:44Pretty little place.
03:46It is.
03:46With over 100 pieces, it's a passion that's quietly taken over.
03:51The collection sort of came over the years, so there was always a radio being sneaked into the house.
03:56The problem with having too many items is that I like to display them round the house,
04:02and my wife didn't like me to display them round the house, so they ended up being stored in the
04:08garage.
04:08Oh look, start the antique shops.
04:11My wife says, please get rid of them, but I love them, so we need to move these products on
04:16for other people to enjoy.
04:19First stop, In A Nutshell Antiques.
04:23Where dealer Lydia is poised to strike before you've even finished saying, oh that's nice.
04:28Hello, In A Nutshell Antiques.
04:31Here's an antique shop, give us a go. Go on, go in and have a look.
04:38I collect gramophones, radios, phonograph, all bits and pieces. I don't know if that interests you.
04:46Yeah, yeah, absolutely. It's something I love, the sound, the crackle.
04:50You're lucky, because today is your big day. We've got a carload of stuff.
04:56Oh, sounds great. I say, bring the car round, let's bring it all in.
05:00Yeah, you buy the whole lot, a bargain price.
05:04We'll see.
05:06Ben's on the hard sell already, which is the name of the game on the Antiques Riviera.
05:11You'll love this one, Lydia.
05:12That looks like a nice one. This is just the thing for you.
05:17By letting the collection go and being sold, it will be part of my history.
05:23But you know when you get to a certain time in life, the only thing you get when you get
05:28older is wisdom.
05:29We're running out of room, Ben. You can put it on the armchair if you like.
05:32You've got to know the time when to move on without regrets. And then time has come to move these
05:38on without regrets.
05:40Right. We'll call it a day.
05:47There are definitely some pieces that are jumping out at me.
05:49The ones you like. Do you want me to tell you a bit more and show you a bit more?
05:53If we sort of start from the oldest and work forward.
05:55Now the medicine. It's 1905, this one.
06:01That goes on there.
06:04Oh, and that supports it. I see. It's a really impressive looking piece.
06:08Listening to music, once needed assembly. Now it just needs Wi-Fi. Progress, apparently.
06:13It's quite incredible to think, actually, back to 1905. This must have been so groundbreaking.
06:19To actually be able to have music recorded like that.
06:22Yes, that's true.
06:27In 1877, Thomas Edison invented the phonograph, the first machine to record and replay sound.
06:34Its heyday ran from the 1890s to the First World War, as music entered the home for the first time.
06:40The moment history politely asked technology to keep the noise down.
06:46We'll let this down slowly.
06:52Shall we dance?
06:54It's a waltz.
06:56This isn't strictly necessary.
06:58I think you're probably better at dancing than I am.
07:00No, no, no.
07:01And not strictly dancing.
07:07Ten miles away, as the gull flies, sits Paynton.
07:11Once a Celtic fishing village, now a full-blown English seaside classic.
07:15Sand, charm, and mild nostalgia.
07:19And just behind the postcard perfect waterfront, tucked inside a modest industrial estate,
07:24is NLB Auctions.
07:26Not glamorous, but surprisingly exciting.
07:30Fifteen and a half, looking for sixteen.
07:31Eighteen and a half, twenty, two, four, six.
07:34Auctioneer and owner Dan knows all the tricks to get the best prices.
07:38A lot of thirty-two, the Solido, three, two, one road transport.
07:42And with a specialist knowledge of pop culture and memorabilia,
07:45this family-run business is the place to go for collectors across the country.
07:50I think, locally, we are unique.
07:54There are lots of specialists here, whether it be antique furniture,
07:58they might be record collectors, they could be gold and silver dealers.
08:01But our very unique speciality is these great big toy collections.
08:06Bring in your specialist collection of antique or vintage or highly collectible toys to us,
08:10you are going to get a better result with us than you are with a local antiques dealer.
08:17Dan's USP can be a big draw and helps attract sellers from far and wide.
08:24Starting their antique journey by the sea are Margot and Nick from Dorset.
08:29It's a beautiful, beautiful place.
08:31I love seeing all the boats moored up.
08:34They've made the two-hour commute down the south coast,
08:37hoping that the Antiques Riviera might be the solution to their problems.
08:41Boat for sale, Mark. Look how tiny it is.
08:44I know.
08:46Margot moved by the sea a few years ago in the hope that it would help with many of her
08:50ailments.
08:52My health isn't awfully good if I'm away from the sea.
08:55I have problems breathing.
08:58I bought a boat to breathe fresh sea air that's clean
09:03because I lost half my right lung to lung cancer and I have breathing issues
09:09as well, apart from that.
09:11And it's the only time I can live freely, breathe freely without having to take medication.
09:18Unfortunately, time has caught up with the vessel
09:20and it's no longer watertight, desperately needing repairs.
09:25It's now reached the point where I've got to carry this work out
09:28and I'm hoping to raise enough money.
09:30I need about £10,000 to do all of the repairs that I want to do to my boat.
09:39Margot has a fortune to find, but her prize collection may just hold the key.
09:49I first started collecting Barbies about 20 years ago.
09:53I was still at work, but I wasn't really very well and I retired shortly afterwards.
09:56That gave me more time, didn't it?
09:59I can go in a charity shop, there's a Barbie upside down again.
10:02Poor little thing, I'll have that.
10:03There must be about 600 or 700 items.
10:06I did go a bit mad.
10:08I saw it, I bought it. It's Barbie.
10:12The van is absolutely packed to the roof, um, stuff behind the seats.
10:17It's a full camper van.
10:19I think you could get a pair of shoes in there now.
10:21No, I tried that, they fell out.
10:23Oh, all right.
10:28Dan's expertise beckons.
10:30Will the auction house launch them on their journey to find the money?
10:36Oh, so this is it.
10:39It's splendid.
10:40Yeah.
10:42Interesting.
10:43Hello, are you all right?
10:45Hello.
10:46Dave, how can we help you?
10:48Margot, Nick.
10:49Hi, I'm Luke.
10:50Luke, nice to meet you.
10:51Daniel.
10:52You're the guys that sell collectible things.
10:55We do indeed, what have you got?
10:56I've got a van full of Barbies things in there.
10:59OK, how many have you got?
11:01Six or 700 items.
11:03It's not just dolls, it's vehicles, clothes, all the paraphernalia that goes with that.
11:10Animals, everything.
11:10That sounds great.
11:11Do you want us to take a look?
11:12Yep.
11:12Certainly.
11:15I don't know what I was expecting, but not that.
11:18It's quite a lot.
11:27It's quite a lot.
11:36It's quite a lot.
11:47It's quite a lot.
11:48Oh, yeah, it's so beautiful just brings a calm and peace to everything society
11:54You want after a long trip, but I said that you're the sea
11:57Faluki and her husband Alex have made the five-hour drive from Manchester to the Riviera
12:03There is the view there's the view
12:06So I actually keep your eye on the road
12:09I'll do the looking for you
12:14The couple share a long-standing love of antiques and I've chosen Ashburton a busy antiques town to spend the
12:20day browsing
12:22So going here
12:27We treat antique shops like museums and wherever we go actually all the towns that we go and visit on
12:33holiday
12:33We like to have a little over on it and to see what things are there
12:41How much is it?
12:43My love of antique boxes started about maybe 25 years ago, approximately
12:48It just all began because I've always loved going into antique shops
12:52So I really couldn't afford a lot of things that were in there
12:58So I decided that you know, I would buy something small that is that the sort of thing I would
13:04buy well
13:05That's something small became a big collection
13:08Now Faluki and Alex are looking ahead to retirement reclaiming space in the house and moving on
13:13Well, at least one of them is
13:16I think personally is a hoarder. I would probably keep them
13:20But for Luke is deciding we need to declutter so I have to go with that
13:26It's a new season in that respect the end of the box
13:29I feel a little a little sad. It's it's mixed emotions. Yes about
13:34This is for me. They represent part of your identity
13:36Well, we met you have this collection. Yeah, and I will associate the collection with you
13:43The boxes hold huge emotional value whether they hold much cash value is lesser
13:50There's a round one. Yeah, I've got one like that. I wonder if they would look at ours, maybe
13:55But their journey is not just to enjoy the Devon air
13:59Are you gonna be able to manage that?
14:01I hope so
14:03Faluki is hoping to sell her prize collection of antique boxes as they declutter in preparation for retirement
14:10Right to the left to the left
14:12I didn't buy them because they were a value, but I'm hoping that the dealers will see something of worth
14:18in them and
14:20Would be prepared to make me an offer for the whole lot
14:25They set off with a hamper of
14:27Takeaway pizza boxes each containing a slice of the past her collectible antiques
14:33Okay, here we go
14:35Faluki's hoping to sell all
14:37206 little boxes in one hit first in line
14:40Military a specialist and all-round realist Jordan
14:44I'm Faluki. This is Alex. Lovely nice to meet you. Thank you. I wonder if you could help us
14:50We've seen some of the little boxes that you have. Yeah, and we've got some boxes that we would like
14:54to have a look. Oh great. Thank you
14:58Well, we've got a lot a lot. Yeah, it's 200 that we haven't bought everything. Yeah, there's some still in
15:05the boot
15:34as it were
15:35We've got a lot of massive commercial presence with this later stuff. They are sellable, but it's quite hard work
15:42Jordan's approach is methodical. He's looking for quality rarity and reasons not to take all 206 boxes
15:50There's a mix in here and you know, it's kind of a split between snuff boxes and pill boxes
15:56It's just on first glance. It's um
15:59It's evident that some of them might not be of the best quality
16:02You'd think statistically that something in this collection might catch his eye. That's very cool
16:09It's from Ireland that one blarney stone stunning probably bog wood because it's quite dark
16:15Interesting and then you have got a little silver one here as well
16:19It is English Hallmarked on the back, but we've got a 925 stamp in the inside
16:25So although the design is very Victorian Edwardian is gonna have been reproduced in
16:32Probably the mid 20th century slightly later
16:35So these would be that they would be what I would be interested in cherry-picking
16:39That's the small silver box and the Irish bog wood box. I would do
16:4440 pounds a pair. Yeah
16:47What do you think?
16:49It's your collection
16:52For Lukey wants one buyer for the whole collection, but is she willing to break it up for 40 pounds?
16:58You think that is pretty good because what I was looking for is 200 pounds for the whole lot. That's
17:04less than a quid a box
17:05Jordan
17:09I
17:09Would pass on it, but I think your price is reasonable. I don't think it's out of the question because
17:14of how many you've got
17:15Okay, that's brilliant. I should pack them all up in I'll give you a hand for no
17:20Thank you so much for showing me and as I said it only takes one thing for me to pull
17:24out and
17:25It's it and it's exciting
17:28No, so no never write anything off
17:30Unfortunately, we couldn't make a deal for me. I
17:34Wouldn't want to buy the whole collection. They just be in the shop for forever
17:38So then have you any advice as to where we might go next well as a collection if you want
17:44to sell the whole
17:44I think probably probably E Street antiques would be your best bet with those
17:48Okay
17:51No deal, but at least for Lukey and Alex leave with a lead and when you've carried 206 boxes this
17:57far
17:57You might as well keep going nice guy
18:08Half an hour away in Paynton. It's a very different kind of collection. That's on the move a
18:15Classic English seaside town on the South Devon coast
18:18Paynton is known for its beaches its pier and today an unusually large number of Barbies heading into Dan's auction
18:26house
18:29If you're happy
18:31Start laying a few of them out so we've got and you can if I spot if you spot in
18:35special. Yeah
18:36I'm sure they're probably all special to you, but
18:39Special she's one of my favorites
18:42Introduced by Mattel in 1959 Barbie has spent more than six decades as the face of a global brand
18:49Spanning fashion dolls and accessories television and film franchises and more than a billion sales worldwide
18:56For collectors the rule is simple the older the doll the more valuable she's likely to be
19:01But for every collector there are certain niches you just have to have
19:06Star Trek
19:07Okay, that's it. It's the one I spotted in the box. I spotted that one. Yeah
19:12And that one and that one. Oh wow. I mean, I always kept them together
19:16Who doesn't want a mr. Spock Barbie? Yeah, I called my boat
19:20Seaship Enterprise because I'm a Trekkie and that's why I've got Star Trek dolls. How comes you're selling them now
19:26anyway?
19:27I'm selling them because I need to have some repairs done urgently to my boat
19:33I'm what you're hoping to get out of this collection
19:35As much as possible
19:36Yes
19:37I believe they're worth about five thousand pounds. I've been advised as a complete collection
19:45I believe they could well be ooh
19:46Careful that sounds a touch ambitious. You've not checked through everything yet. Have you got any of the really early
19:53ones? Yes?
19:55This is one of the very early ones that they first started making Barbie to copy a German doll
20:01That's right. That's early 60s and she came with three weeks when she was new and here they are
20:07I've still got the wigs the wigs is a bit that normally goes missing. So yeah
20:11Really good to have them and it really helped our value as well to be honest
20:15Margo's collection spans celebrity dolls Christmas editions Barbies from around the world and all the accessories you can imagine
20:23Dan thinks the figure could be achievable though with so much still in boxes. It depends on what turns up
20:31So what's the plan are you happy for us to aim for around five thousand pounds?
20:36and
20:38We can certainly curate it and find it a good home. Yes
20:42Please you can get more that's even better if you're happy. We'll go and sort the paperwork out and we'll
20:48see in a couple of weeks. Yes
20:50Fab. Yes
20:55Wave a good five but for now it's goodbye
20:58Dan takes custody of the Barbies and Margo performs the most dramatic act in collecting letting go
21:05You nervous about it or excited?
21:08I will be nervous on the day. I will also be excited, but I'm also now feeling
21:15reassured that
21:17I've done the right thing. I've come to the right place
21:20Totally agree with you all the way on that. Yep
21:22Yeah
21:27Back in Ashburton
21:29Audiophile Ben with daughter Claire is hoping to get Lydia dancing to his tune and buy his collection of music
21:36boxes gramophones and radios
21:38There's another piece I want to show you. Okay. Everybody looks at and think
21:43Camera. Yeah, but it's a gramophone
21:47It's a
21:48Peter Pan for Ben
21:50Parting with his beloved collection isn't just about clearing space
21:54It's about finally making a long-held ambition a reality
21:57Whatever we raise will go forward to the ambition to fly in a Spitfire
22:03I would love to go in a Spitfire because it was part of my life as a child and it's
22:08been something I've thought about and
22:10I'm now 86 and if I don't do it soon
22:13I'm not going to do it
22:14I can imagine somebody taking something like this on a picnic or something
22:18It was the first portable type of gramophone right time to get down to brass tacks
22:23The goal is three thousand pounds, so we've got to sell hard and and do a good job on these
22:29dealers
22:31But will Lydia want to buy anything?
22:34I'm gonna just have a little look at some of the ones that I'm interested in
22:38I'll come up with some prices. Okay, and then then see what you think
22:43Ben presumably over his lifetime has bought these items as a as a customer
22:47I have got to buy these items as a dealer
22:51Um, there has got to be a profit left in it to sell them on
22:55They're not the easiest items to find homes for they're quite specialist
22:59So I've got to be very careful with with what I pay for them. How much do you say you
23:04the peter pan? 150
23:07I'd like to see 200 on there. Okay, I'll drop that down. They're clearly not quite tuned to the same
23:12frequency
23:13Now the edison gem
23:16How much you say on that 100?
23:18Yeah, again, you won't buy one in that condition at that price. That's got to be nearly 250 at least
23:26I I can tell you that right
23:29How much is the music box the the cylinder one? Yeah 400 400?
23:35Yeah, I'd like to see about at least 500 on there
23:39Mm-hmm. Uh, the edison fireside
23:41That was the only other one. Oh, yeah, and what do you want on that 200? How much 200?
23:48You'd never find one at that price
23:50They they go from 800 upwards
23:54Honestly, I I do know that you know
23:56It's rare. Okay, you won't find it at that price. So I think we're too far out on that
24:02I think some of the items
24:04He had perhaps put a little bit too higher value on
24:09Just given the market at the moment
24:11We're agreed on the Sinfonian at 250
24:13250 and I'll tell you what we ticked that that includes all the
24:19The discs fantastic. We were quite close on the cylinder music box. I said 400 and you were thinking closer
24:24to five
24:25Hmm. We're not too far away on that. So you say 400 I want five. Is that the difference?
24:46Devon home of dartmoor
24:50Big skies wild landscapes and the sort of holidays where time politely gives up
24:59It's known for its beautiful coasts and a laid-back way of life
25:04But tucked away among the postcards and cream teas is something far less relaxed
25:10How you doing a fiercely competitive antiques world where everyone's hunting for a bargain
25:18auctioneers pour over the past
25:21And collectors do battle with dealers for every last pound
25:25So you say 400 I want five
25:28In Ashburton
25:30Ben is looking for more than dealer Lydia's willing to offer on his antique audio equipment
25:36Can they strike a deal?
25:40Well, um
25:45450
25:46Yeah, yeah, I'll do 450. Let's split the difference. That's fine
25:50And there was one other item the Peter Pan gramophone. Do you think we could do 180?
25:55I'll tell you what I like you
25:59175
26:00That's that's very fair. Excellent. Okay, yeah
26:04875 for those three. I'd be very happy to buy them
26:07That will only get me the front seat in the spitfire. We're trying to get into
26:12We're spying to get a flight in the spitfire
26:14Oh wow
26:15So we got we need 3 000 pounds
26:17So we've a way to go
26:19We've made a bit of a dent
26:21And I take donations
26:25So that's 875 pounds for the symphonian the victorian music box and the Peter Pan portable gramophone
26:34Not enough for a spitfire but enough to make a start
26:37You've got cold hands
26:39But you've got a warm heart and a big wallet
26:41I'm certainly not going to get rich off of anything that i've bought from ben today
26:46But i'm really pleased to have been able to buy the items because they're really interesting for the shop
26:51I guarantee you people will want to hear them played it's a conversation piece
26:56Ben went in high with lydia and while today didn't quite get him airborne
27:00If he can get his prices right at auction he'll be one step closer to his 3 000 goal and
27:06the flight of his life
27:12Next stop and a brisk 30 minutes towards the coast
27:15Paynton
27:18Home to nlb auctions
27:21With the boxed barbies neatly laid out in his auction house dan turns his attention to the rest of margot's
27:26treasures
27:27Question is will the dolls deliver the 5 000 pounds he optimistically agreed
27:32These are a lot more modern than we'd hoped and they're um
27:37Not in the greatest condition they're just a bit a bit more beaten up than we sort of hoped they
27:41would be
27:42barbie's latest look distressed
27:45I do hope some of these improve because the more i'm going through these the more they're
27:49The values dropping a bit and for me like there's so many condition issues like all the way through
27:56Dan needs to photograph and catalogue the dolls carefully and accurately describing them in a way to entice collectors to
28:02bid
28:02See if all this treasure is hidden in the bottom of it
28:09It's pretty much an entire box of
28:12Mostly 90s 2000s that's a little bit of an older one there
28:16I think we might have to try and have a word of margot and uh
28:19Sort of speak about it because i think these are going to be quite difficult to to get four or
28:23five thousand
28:23Good out of the best they're um yeah they're going to be much trickier so
28:27Collectors might call these well-loved auctioneers call them low estimate
28:32Either way the figure needs adjusting and margot needs to hear about it
28:42Back in ashburton feluki is on the hunt for a dealer that will buy her 200 pill and snuff boxes
28:47as a complete collection
28:49After backing away from a deal with jordan she's taken his advice and headed to another shop just around the
28:55corner
28:56Good afternoon hi is it john yeah yeah that's me i'm feluki ah feluki
29:01all right good to meet you and alex alex
29:07You've been recommended to us good and we've got a few things to sell well let's have a look
29:14All right you take that one
29:18Nothing says treasure like a stack of pizza boxes
29:23Oh we have got a lot of those haven't we
29:25How long have you been collecting these about 20 25 years 20 25 years and what made you choose these
29:36um because when i went to antique shops like this there wasn't a lot that i could afford about 25
29:42years ago i would always find something little to buy and so i would buy a little box
29:47this is one that i have quite an old one yeah this is cute this one here is silver
29:55tony hallmark on there isn't there yeah well see they've got a little bit of value yeah
29:59unfortunately let's start from the beginning this is not going to be for me okay oh john
30:06not want to mince his words i would suggest that you put them in the auction all right if you
30:13can't
30:14find someone to buy the whole lot off of you in one big hit because this is only a fraction
30:19of them
30:19isn't it yeah there's a lot more yeah it's 200 of all together people collect snuff boxes normally
30:26because they can be beautifully made from all sorts of things wood horn silver why do people collect
30:33anything but it's something to do isn't it something to go out and find and add to their collection
30:39i suppose really the the bottom line is if you had to sell the whole lot how much would you
30:46expect
30:50to get for them all 200 pound yeah it's a pound a box a pound a box yeah you would
30:55definitely make
30:56a profit on that even if you sold them for two pounds each three pounds each you're doubling your
31:02money yeah and some of them are worth a lot more than a pound feluki's decided to push but has
31:09she
31:09tickled john's interest it's really out my field in a way because you know that it's not old enough
31:15than old enough but you've actually said the magic word all right how much you actually want for the
31:20whole lot yeah if i'm feeling weak which you are and brave oh you look like a brave man to
31:33me
31:33well look i'll tell you what i'm not going to mess about i'm going to buy more excellent 200 quid
31:39that's amazing well there you are oh wow deal done deal done look at that marvelous what's the
31:46point of messing about oh you're such a oh you're a wonderful man another shake
31:51remarkably it seems feluki's charm offensive worked she just had to find someone who would take
31:57the job on and that just happened to be me because i liked her she made me laugh
32:03and i thought well i'll have the lot and get me money back maybe make a little profit maybe i
32:08won't
32:10wow okay that's been fun isn't it yeah it has it's a good time it's nice meeting you both you
32:15too john
32:15today has been amazing but the creme de la creme has to be selling all of my boxes as a
32:22job lot
32:23now i'm actually starting to feel the loss of them but i was surprised as well i thought he wasn't
32:29going to
32:29and then he was a lovely man and we sold them all and so it's amazing it's been really worth
32:36it
32:36really worth coming that's what we like to see on the riviera
32:4830 minutes away as the crow flies sits exeter home to a gothic cathedral that survived a direct bomb hit
32:55in world war ii coming in hot ben and his daughter claire he's on a mission to sell his antique
33:02audio
33:02equipment all to fund a flight in a spitfire things these things are heavy than you want them to be
33:12next on his radar auctioneer brian yeah it's the last one i'll put that there clear hello there
33:19hi hi hi nice to meet you hi ben that's uh my daughter we bought a few bits and pieces
33:26a few bits well to get your advice and uh see if we it's worth putting him in auction will
33:32ben's
33:32charm and spitfire quest work more magic here than it did with lydia we'll we'll try our best for you
33:38and sort of see manage your expectations yeah so do any these are actually working models as well so
33:43actually well this one does and of course the trouble is you've got to have the strength to
33:49crank them that's the thing isn't it there we go it's a diamond stylus lasts forever yep let's put it
34:04this is a waltz ben's trying out his prized edison fireside on brian but it looks like he's got a
34:12different dance in mind here than with lydia the dance of the deal i can see it's got a little
34:17bit of wear that's called patina in the trade it's worth a lot of money let me tell you yeah
34:22we
34:22don't charge for dust it's extra isn't it he's on the cell already but as an auctioneer brian's bang
34:30up to date with the market so will his valuation be as low as lydia's obviously you've got the fire
34:35side 800 pounds was ben's goal for this one because it's a nice working condition i would probably
34:41say that that's more in this sort of two to three hundred three to four hundred estimate but the
34:45top estimate is better than lydia's offer of 200 pounds next under brian's eagle eye is the edison gem
34:52phonograph lydia offered 100 pounds whilst ben wanted closer to 250. so yes we're looking around this from
34:59100 upwards with the aluminium horn moving down the table we've got obviously we've got the the two
35:06baker like radios here so that's so this is an echo 86 86 isn't it yeah so that one again
35:13auction
35:14values vary from sort of 150 pounds upwards yes 150 and then this one which is the much more aesthetically
35:21pleasing odeon similar sort of price maybe 150 or maybe two to 300 so okay we're sort of roughly
35:28similar we're in the same ballpark ben seems happy with brian's estimates on the older antique equipment
35:35moving on to the more modern stuff they're fairly common we see a lot of those so they come down
35:40in value you're under 100 pounds maybe as little as 30 to 40 even as little as 20 pounds and
35:46even though
35:47the newer more common models would fetch less getting into the the sort of veneered cabinets of the 1930s
35:541940s aren't you again that's working produced in large numbers at the moment we are under the hundred
36:00pounds yeah yeah and with a spitfire to catch ben's keen to get them all into auction
36:06fantastic i mean it's a lovely collection and um thank you for sort of bringing it into today you've
36:11got one or two nice little surprises in there that hopefully you know when the sale goes onto the internet
36:15it attracts worldwide attention after totting up his estimates and agreeing reserve prices with ben
36:21what does brian think the collection stands to make at auction looking at the conversation we had and
36:28reserves come to about 1600 pounds which hopefully will get him you know to get his ride in the
36:33spitfire but you know ultimately it depends on the day i'll try my best to get as best price as
36:38we can
36:48the antiques riviera a slice of devon set against natural beauty and shaped by the lives of its local
36:56antique community sometimes that means lending a hand where are you where are you going to put it
37:02i've got a gap for it just back here and other times it means making the hard calls
37:10over in painting dan's biting the bullet and calling margot her prized barbie collection isn't
37:18quite as valuable as either of them hoped hello hi margot it's daniel from nlb auctions how you doing
37:24oh hello um yeah so just a quick one i've finally got through all of your stuff for you but
37:30there was
37:31a good portion of the value that we sort of attributed to to a lot of the loose ones good
37:36amount
37:36of them are far more modern than we realized um i was a little concerned about our our high-end
37:42estimate of
37:42five thousand quid to be honest uh we're probably more in the region of sort of three to three and
37:47a half thousand pounds um yeah i mean hopefully on the day they do do better but um and i'll
37:54be
37:54eating the words and we'll be laughing about it okay um yes please proceed all right that's great thank
38:00you ever so much and um i will see you in a couple of weeks all right thank you see
38:04you soon cheers margot
38:05take care bye bye bye bye all right well that went about as good as it could uh yeah i
38:12think
38:12she's happy and uh hopefully we can deliver a decent result on the day that's that's better than my
38:16expectations but uh we'll see half an hour inland it might not be cider but it's finally time to clock
38:28off
38:29well oh i hope we'll see you tomorrow so happy birthday for tomorrow happy birthday for the day
38:35after thank you very much cheers i've saved myself going shopping to look for a birthday present for you
38:45so here it is oh it's a little silver box look at that you could have polished it pardon i
38:55don't polish
38:55things you know that thank you thank you very much i had to spend 200 pound on that box
39:03because i had to buy 200 of them okay well cheers then let's do a very good successful day
39:13countless items go under the gavel each week on the riviera
39:19no matter what you're selling there's an auction a 28 30 and a skilled auctioneer working hard to get
39:27the best price on your items selling at a 14 it goes they don't just compete they complement one
39:33another i was looking for 110 pounds on the good uh ron stones poster there with their own distinct areas
39:38of expertise i've 110 if you're in thank you 110 120 whether that's specialist antiques you're selling at 120
39:46or vintage collectibles
39:53the big day is finally here and dan and his team are gearing up for what promises to be an
39:58intriguing sale
40:00eight nine ten i think we might be all right we've got a lot of interest in it
40:05obviously we don't think it's going to make the the initial 5 000 pounds based on after we've been
40:09through it however it does have a lot of interest from some really serious collectors and had a lot
40:13of people come to have a look at a really extensive collection of barbies so yeah i think we'll have
40:17a really positive day with it in the end well dan sounds optimistic about the barbies let's hope his
40:24blonde ambition rubs off on margo and nick who've just arrived for the auction
40:30dan has grouped margo's dolls into 37 separate lots now she'll be hoping bidders in the room and
40:37online are ready to splash the cash to help fix her leaky houseboat this is a single owner barbie
40:45collection there is absolutely tons of it all of it's in lovely condition first under dan's gavel a
40:51trio of fashion fairy tale barbies make a wish margo can we get away at 25 never mind i got
40:5755
40:5860 55 65 65 85 there we go never mind online is absolutely flown away with it 85 90. can
41:07i see 95
41:08anywhere please never thought that had gone that far fair warning 90 pounds good god excellent
41:18after that fairy tale start dan's taking us to the decade when everyone including barbie was swinging
41:26it's the 1960s vintage barbie fashion that queen i have 55 with me 55 are you happy with 55 margo
41:33yeah
41:33let her go let someone else love her sounds like margo's happily making peace with her dolls finding new
41:40homes three box barbie dolls here a little bit like box where i've got 40 with me 40 pounds of
41:45me 42 468
41:4748 pounds is my commission 50 online thank you very much pounds 55 now one more go at 55 pounds
41:54fair
41:55warning thank you very much she's almost done well done well it's been a little up and down so far
42:02maybe some famous faces can help steady the ship 30 pounds my baby come on come on come on
42:1030 30 pounds
42:14we've got the uh marilyn monroe and uh gentlemen prefer blondes i've got 44 46 48 looking for 50
42:19please fair warning thumbs up 50 pounds elvis everyone loves a bit of elvis don't they
42:26good looking for 40 commissions are out at 38 fair warning at 38 pounds the celebs didn't exactly bring in
42:35the big bucks so will the star trek lot beam up any better offers for all you trekkies out there
42:42they're trekkies uh i have 46 8 looking for 50 50 i have five with me yes yes yes i'll
42:49split the
42:50difference for you will a couple of quid make a difference 58 and you can have some star trek barbie
42:55it's my commission better at 55 thank you very much a decent sum and the auction is ticking along
43:01nicely hopefully the boys won't let the side down there's a load of ken and male fashion dolls
43:08there's vintage modern and a bit of everything there at 22 pounds can i see 24 please
43:13the kens are just never as popular were they it's always my order bid and my maiden online
43:17but uh thank you very much at 22 pounds
43:22not a great showing from the lads maybe this barbie army will score bigger
43:2870 barbies absolutely tons of them 75 pounds looking for 80 it's right in the middle of the
43:34estimate anyone else want to come in 75 pounds fair warning thank you very much now that's more like
43:41it hopefully this final lot can seal a blockbuster of a sale uh we've got the two barbie collector pink
43:48label museum collection dolls we've got the leonardo da vinci and vincent van gogh editions both box as new
43:52excellent stuff and i've got well i was going to ask for 50 but i got 75 anyway i've got
43:5680 80 80
43:5980 pounds looking for 85 anyone 85 i've got thank you also bids out online you're in 85 90 look
44:04for 95
44:0495 i have 100 100 100 pounds looking for 110 please i'll give you i'll give you the opportunity at
44:10105
44:12105 i have thank you look for 110 110's come back if i have to do this five at a
44:16time we could do it for
44:17at least another hour anyway before anyone gets upset i'm not going anywhere 115 give me the last
44:22opportunity at 115 i've got oh well done well done somebody really wants them 120 they dole livered
44:34it's better than okay every single one of those 37 lots has been snapped up and shipped off to new
44:40homes how are you feeling relieved relieved relieved and you don't have to take any home with you either
44:47no i think nearly everything fell bang in the middle of where it should there was a few that exceeded
44:52they
44:52did quite well some of them really surprised me some things i didn't actually pay very much at all
44:57yeah went whoosh do you want to know how much money you're taking home yes please we'll be sending you
45:03home with 1797 pounds um i'm really really really help please and it's going to help me with my boat
45:12i really hope it does thank you ever so much it's been an absolute pleasure you've been lovely and uh
45:18we've had a lot of fun helping you in the meantime let's take care and thank you for being with
45:21us
45:21thank you so much catch you laters i was filled with trepidation about whether anybody would be the
45:27slightest bit interested in buying it and it's all gone it's all sold it's been a wonderful day
45:34and seeing the beautiful area around here i love the sea anyway so to be by the sea for this
45:40let's just put the cherry on the cake
45:46when auction day arrives sit down and wait for the show to begin will ben and claire's gramophone make
45:54all the right noises i can see interest here 120 130 140 150. she's coming well new arrivals to the
46:01riviera this is a magic lantern put on quite a show for the dealers i like it and it's fighting
46:09talk
46:09from lydia oh yeah this is this is amazing wow as she and reuben clash over antiques if you don't
46:16wanted reuben i will offer on it yeah that's not to put you under pressure yeah but i would certainly
46:21buy
46:51if you didn't
46:51so
46:52so
46:52you
46:52so
46:52so
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