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00:01The Moors are alive with the sound of money.
00:04£1,300 it is. Anybody in the room?
00:06Just 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 hoes.
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.
00:42Fascinating 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 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.
01:14Cash.
01:15All done at 4,000.
01:17Ooh.
01:19Bonanza.
01:20I like it when it goes up like that.
01:28This is a war office map of British India.
01:31Ah.
01:32That'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.
01:41A long 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.
01:49Just inside the M25, really.
01:51It's a four-and-a-half-hour drive south to this busy suburb, home to the very first cash machine
01:57back in 1967.
02:01Good.
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.
02:32Can 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.
02:55Lots of holidays.
02:57Lots of holidays, caravan holidays.
02:59Up in the Lake District.
03:01But 11 years ago, James fell ill.
03:04He had a massive growth on his lung.
03:08And the doctor basically looked at us and said he 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, the constant company, the person to
03:28come back to.
03:32During their almost 60-year marriage, James loved buying antiques.
03:38He 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.
03:52Following his passing, Pat remained in the family home.
03:56But 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.
04:15Can all this stuff go in it?
04:19No.
04:20No.
04:21So I've had to be stringed.
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.
04:41So I'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.
05:04Morning, are you all right?
05:05Morning, morning, Jack.
05:05This is Mum, Pat.
05:06Hi.
05:07How are you doing?
05:08Come on in.
05:08Thank you very much.
05:15Here 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 positions.
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.
05:33And 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.
05:55More here, Angus.
05:57Jewellery.
05:58Wonderful.
06:00There's plenty up here for you as well, Angus.
06:02I hope so.
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, but I'm looking forward to this.
06:17Better get hunting then, Angus.
06:25No way.
06:27Sounds promising.
06:31Would you look at that?
06:33That is lovely.
06:33So, we've got this very early photograph, 1909, and it's of Houdini in his biplane.
06:41Escapologist Harry Houdini became a household name in 1912, when he was locked in stocks and hung upside down in
06:49a 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.
07:01There's a lot of people who collect Houdini items, signed, you know, doesn't come up that often.
07:07Fingers crossed you can make it vanish on auction day.
07:13All right, 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.
07:33But, Scottish banknote, one pound.
07:35One pound, that's an early one.
07:371906.
07:37When you go back to this period, the Victorian period in the early 20th century, individual banks would write them
07:43out, 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 hand, 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 some
08:22of 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.
08:31A little birdie told me Pat's budget is a few grand, so I hope these chairs are worth a bob
08:37or two.
08:38These are wonderful and they're instantly recognisable as a sort of mid-century designer, or early to mid-century designer,
08:48Charlotte Perriand.
08:49Born in 1903 in Paris, Perriand became one of the most influential designers of the 20th century.
08:55Using 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.
09:07And 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.
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.
09:28As they go, a set of four.
09:31We're probably looking at about, in the current condition, £500 to £800.
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.
09:44..the lads make over the following five hours.
09:47Go on, Jack, you 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.
10:02She went to ENSA... Yeah.
10:04..and sang on the front line.
10:06So, she went over there to sort of entertain the troops and...
10:09Yes, yes, yes.
10:10Wow.
10:10In 1939, ENSA, the Entertainment's National Service Association,
10:16was set up, tasked with entertaining the troops
10:18to keep up morale with some famous names.
10:21That's George Formby, there.
10:23It is, and his wife, Beryl, standing beside him,
10:26and my father and my mother.
10:27So, your father was entertainer as well?
10:29Oh, yes.
10:30Yeah.
10:30Yes, that'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
10:41in the Second World War.
10:43And then we've got the Italy star here.
10:45Given to those who were part of the campaign in Italy
10:48between 43 and 45.
10:50Yeah, incredible.
10:52And there's people that do collect those.
10:54Two of the treasured family war medals
10:56will be sold with a pick of George Formby,
10:58along with two medals awarded to Pat's mum
11:01from her time studying at the Royal Academy of Music in 1938.
11:05And this is slightly different.
11:07I think that micro-mosaic brooch came back with them from the war.
11:12And the Italians, they are the masters of micro-mosaic,
11:15and it's beautiful.
11:15All these tiny little bits of glass
11:17that make up this beautiful panel.
11:19And they're really quite collectible.
11:20One like this, you're probably sort of 150 to 250,
11:24but just a lovely, lovely little thing.
11:26A great find, and one final push,
11:29loading up more furniture.
11:32That's it, Jack.
11:33Perfect.
11:33Not bad.
11:35It's job done.
11:42Come on, free.
11:46Wow.
11:48OK.
11:48Yeah?
11:49Yeah.
11:49There'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,
11:58but I do feel quite emotional now.
12:00It's hitting me.
12:02It's sad, but...
12:03Have to be done.
12:04Have 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.
12:16Thank you very much.
12:17Looking forward to it.
12:18You take care.
12:18Cheers.
12:19Bye.
12:20They're wonderful, Pat and Juliet,
12:22and we found some incredible items today.
12:24There is a lot of work to do back at the sale room.
12:27The whole team's going to be involved in this.
12:28Different subject matters.
12:29A lot of research to do on this job.
12:31We want to get a great auction
12:33and, you know, it's just been a great day.
12:36The great Houdini himself would have enjoyed today
12:38because there's some showstoppers in that hall.
12:41But be under no illusion,
12:43if you don't make Pat enough for her new garden,
12:45you might want to start making your own escape plans, Angus.
13:04Hi, Mark.
13:05Hi, Angus.
13:06You all right?
13:06Yeah, good, thanks, yeah.
13:09Pat's items have arrived back at Kirby Moorside.
13:12Some really good stuff in here.
13:14They all need to be researched, photographed
13:17and put into the online catalogue ahead of the auction.
13:20Cheers, Mark.
13:21Thanks.
13:22OK, thanks.
13:28What do we have here, then?
13:30Well, it's military.
13:32Oh, yes, I do.
13:34Be interested in this.
13:35This is a dial shield, which actually dial means shield.
13:38Oh, OK.
13:39From India.
13:40It's a really nice one, actually.
13:41It's in really good condition.
13:42The crescent moon there.
13:43This shield is made from animal hide
13:46and dates back hundreds of years.
13:48The crescent moon motif means it belonged to someone
13:51from the Mughal Empire,
13:53a powerful Muslim dynasty that ruled over most of South Asia
13:57from the early 16th to the mid-19th century.
14:01These bosses, so, they are decorative,
14:03but also it gives you a little bit of social standing as well, really,
14:07on how good your shield is.
14:08Oh.
14:08So, the more decoration you've got, the more intricate.
14:12Let's hope James's treasured Indian shield
14:15puts up a fight on auction day.
14:17Cos it's still in really good condition, isn't it?
14:19It's very good condition, yeah.
14:24Ewan, do you want to take a look at this ring?
14:26I know you love your antiquities.
14:29Antiquities.
14:30Antiquity style.
14:31Oh.
14:32A lovely kind of Roman-style intaglio-carnelian signet ring.
14:39Carnelian is the name of this orange semi-precious gemstone.
14:42It was used widely in Roman times for signet or seal rings,
14:47used to imprint the wax seals of important documents.
14:50There is a sort of a Roman-style face on there.
14:53If it's Victorian, is there some sort of symbolism there?
14:56I've often seen Roman reproduction ones.
15:00This example, we just have the profile of a woman.
15:03Estimate-wise, it's a weighty ring.
15:06An 18-carat gold purity.
15:07I think I've got 4 to 600 on it.
15:10A great stamp of approval for the ring.
15:1211 other lots of jewellery will also be sold,
15:15including this 18-carat gold trilogy ring
15:18that has three diamonds,
15:20each one representing the past, present and future.
15:28Are you excited?
15:30Yes.
15:31Nervous?
15:32Yeah, very excited.
15:35Pat and Juliet will be hoping their future
15:37is filled with lots of sales and money.
15:41Wow.
15:43It's like walking back into your living room, isn't it, Mum?
15:46Sort of.
15:48Morning.
15:49Good morning, Angus.
15:50Dogs and all.
15:51Yes.
15:52Couldn't not bring them.
15:53And how are we feeling about the auction?
15:55Excited.
15:56Excited.
15:56Well, a bit of trepidation.
15:57Yeah, a little bit.
15:58It will be fine.
15:59You've got some wonderful items,
16:01really good viewing day,
16:02loads of people signed up online
16:03and I think we might be able to give you a surprise today.
16:07That would be good.
16:08I'll let you have a look round
16:09and I'll see you up on the rostrum.
16:11OK, lovely.
16:13So, come on, Angus.
16:14What's the lowdown?
16:16We've got lots of good items.
16:18A very strong jewellery section.
16:19We've got that rare banknotes.
16:21The Houdini picture, a lot of interest in that.
16:23What will it do?
16:24I don't know.
16:25But I think they could be in for a little bit of a shock.
16:27We should get some great results.
16:28Well, that is good news.
16:30Hopefully that will make the parting
16:32with their 96 lots today a happy one.
16:34Very exciting.
16:36Yes, everything's beautifully presented.
16:38Seeing all the belongings is quite emotional,
16:41but I want to see them go to good homes.
16:43And Mopsy's got her move ready.
16:46Cry.
16:48Are you going to cry if it doesn't go for the money?
16:51Cry.
16:53Good girl.
16:54Oh, no, we'll have no crying here.
16:57At least Angus will do his best to not make that happen.
17:00Jasper and Heather are ready to tackle all those internet bidders,
17:03so let's get this party started.
17:07Right, we've got this superb collection.
17:10There we go.
17:10All the way from that there, London.
17:12First up is Pat's mum's Italian brooch.
17:15A lovely, lovely Victorian micro-mosaic will open at 160.
17:20160, opening bid.
17:21160, 170, 180, 180 and bid.
17:23180, 190, 200.
17:25200 and bid at 200.
17:26210, 20, 220, 220, 230, 240, 250, 260.
17:31270, 280, 290, 300.
17:34320 at 320.
17:36The micro-mosaic at 320.
17:40Mamma mia, fantastical.
17:43This is fun, isn't it?
17:44Wish we'd done this years ago.
17:46Now let's see if we can add a few zeros
17:48onto the end of this Scottish £1 note.
17:51Oh, this is good.
17:52This is the north of Scotland town and county bank £1 note.
17:59There we go.
17:59It's gone up a bit in value from a pound.
18:01We open at 300.
18:03300 at 300.
18:04Rare note is that.
18:05320, 40, 60, 80, 400.
18:08At 400 pound a bid, 400 a bid.
18:10420, 40, 60, 460 a bid.
18:13460, 480, 500.
18:16At 500 bid, 20, 520.
18:18At 520, 540.
18:19No.
18:20Yes.
18:21540, 560.
18:23We're just thinking about it.
18:24At 560 it is.
18:25Final call.
18:26I'm going to sell it.
18:27At 560.
18:28We're all done for the £1 note.
18:30At 560.
18:32The tills are ringing with that bid from Aberdeen.
18:36You know, when we got to your house and that table and Jack got excited.
18:39Oh, that was it.
18:40That note.
18:40Oh, that note.
18:40That note, yeah, yeah.
18:42Can Angus keep up the excitement with the next lot that includes the World War II medals
18:47that belonged to Pat's mum and that photo of her and husband Jack with George Formby?
18:52Wonderful, wonderful collection.
18:54I go straight in at £70 at £70.
18:56At £70 it is then.
18:57With the George Formby photo.
18:59At £70 a bid.
19:00Then at 75, 85, 95, 95, 100.
19:05At £100 I bid.
19:06At £100 it is then.
19:08And we're all done for this wonderful collection.
19:10At £100.
19:12In the words of George Formby, it turned out nice again.
19:16Can I pick it up?
19:18Yeah, of course.
19:20Over the next 20 minutes, Angus sells another 40 lots, including...
19:25300!
19:27The dial shield that belonged to Pat's husband...
19:31560!
19:32Those chairs by designer Charlotte Perrion...
19:362050!
19:38And a nine-carat gold cigarette case.
19:43It was your house insurance, I haven't...
19:47I don't think it was.
19:49Now for some of the family's jewels.
19:53This is wonderful.
19:54The Carnelian Intaglio ring there.
19:57There we go.
19:57Where should we be for that?
19:58I go straight in at £360.
20:01£360, opening bid.
20:02At £360.
20:03£380.
20:04£400.
20:04£400 and bid at £400.
20:06A bid at £400.
20:07Lovely thing.
20:07£20.
20:08£40.
20:08£60.
20:09£80.
20:09£500.
20:10At £500 and bid.
20:11£520.
20:12£540.
20:14The dog wants it.
20:16At £540 it is.
20:17£560.
20:18Thank you, £560.
20:19At £506...
20:20£580.
20:22At £580.
20:23At £580 it is then at £580.
20:26At £580 pounds it is then.
20:27We're all done for the Intaglio.
20:29At £580 I'm going to sell away then.
20:31At £580.
20:34That made an impression on someone from York.
20:38Goodness.
20:40See, you've had this all hidden away.
20:42And the results don't stop there.
20:44£2,950.
20:47Angus sells another ten lots of jewellery.
20:50All done at £5,000.
20:52Including the 18-carat gold diamond trilogy ring.
20:58Are we all right?
20:59Yeah.
21:00Told you had good stuff.
21:01Got to look after her heart.
21:04We've got D-fib at the...
21:06That won't be necessary, Angus, but a stiff drink wouldn't go amiss.
21:11Now for the final lot.
21:12This is the frame, black and white photo, Harry Houdini, signed.
21:17Always been in the family.
21:19Yes.
21:19Yeah.
21:20Good.
21:20We open at £1,450.
21:24That's a commission bid, three times the estimate.
21:27£1,450.
21:29£1,500.
21:30£1,500.
21:31At £1,500.
21:33Don't mistake it.
21:34The sign, Harry Houdini photo.
21:36At £1,500.
21:38All done.
21:39Gobbles up.
21:41That will be disappearing to a bidder in Basingstoke.
21:45I think Grandad worked his magic.
21:47Or Angus, one of the two.
21:50Oh, that was your last lot, by the way.
21:5388 of Pat's lots have sold.
21:56All that remains is to find out how much he has to splash out on those garden renovations.
22:03Hello.
22:04Hello.
22:04Hello.
22:05Oh, hello.
22:06That was a big hello.
22:07I know.
22:07That was a thank you.
22:08Was it?
22:09That was a thank you.
22:10How was that for you?
22:11That was amazing.
22:13Exhausting.
22:13Any particular surprises for you?
22:15Well, I think, obviously, Houdini was a bit of a surprise.
22:19Good old Houdini.
22:20I think some of that jewellery.
22:21Yeah, you just had some good stuff.
22:23You'll be taking home £20,960.
22:27You're joking.
22:28Just short of £21,000.
22:32That's not bad, is it?
22:34No, absolutely wonderful.
22:35Some amazing items.
22:37I'm shocked by that.
22:38Thank you very much.
22:39No, you're very welcome.
22:40There's some really, really nice bits, so it's been an absolute pleasure.
22:43Today was just fun.
22:44It was just exciting to see the stuff go and hopefully to good loving homes.
22:49I was really shocked by the amount of money that we got.
22:52It's wonderful.
22:55Well, absolutely delighted for Pat and Juliet.
22:57Yeah, I think they're pleasantly surprised.
23:00The Houdini.
23:021,500 on that, fantastic result.
23:04You know, good items sell well.
23:06And they did today.
23:15Right, Millie, we have got a really long drive ahead of us.
23:21North or south?
23:22South.
23:23Essex.
23:24Essex.
23:25Essex?
23:25Yeah, Essex.
23:26One of my favourite bands of all time is from Essex.
23:28Which band?
23:29Prodigy.
23:30Oh, really?
23:31Yeah.
23:31I've got some Prodigy tracks to play for you later, you know.
23:35Yep, Millie, I'd be concerned about that playlist too,
23:38as it's a four-and-a-half-hour drive to the town of Grays, Essex.
23:43Right, Tony, let's have a look in this room.
23:46They're meeting couple Karen and Tony,
23:48who seem to have just one or two items taking up space in their home.
24:03So, all these books and everything, where did you get all those from?
24:07Various places, charity shops, auctions, boot sales.
24:11Karen and Tony met at work.
24:13I was working in an office and Karen came in for a job interview,
24:17found an excuse to work late and carried on working
24:19because I wanted to wait until she'd come out.
24:21That was how we first met.
24:22Luckily, Karen got the job.
24:23And that was it?
24:2424 years we've been together now.
24:25Tony's my soulmate. He's lovely.
24:28Sometimes he's a pain,
24:30and I do wish he would cut down on his hoarding.
24:32You probably haven't seen half this stuff in here
24:34because I tend to sneak it in when you're not looking, don't I?
24:37Right, OK, well, this is going to stop then, isn't it?
24:40Karen has got the patience of a saint.
24:42How she puts up with some of the stuff I'll do, I'll never know.
24:45Stuff being the operative word, that's a lot of boxes.
24:49I'm a bit of an impulsive buyer.
24:50If I go out and I see something, I think,
24:53oh, yeah, that's nice, and buy it without thinking of the consequences.
24:55I'm a massive Terry Pratchett fan.
24:57I've got a quite large collection of limited edition and signed books,
25:00large collection of games consoles.
25:02I could go on and on.
25:04There's collections of everything up there.
25:06The rest room is our third bedroom.
25:08For the last maybe five years, I can't remember ever seeing the carpet.
25:13Hmm...
25:13We're going to go see Tony and Karen.
25:16Yeah.
25:16And Lily said his wife, Karen.
25:18Not yet.
25:19Not yet.
25:19They've been together for decades.
25:21And they're still not married.
25:22No.
25:22But I think that's the plan.
25:24They're finally going to do it.
25:25And really, they need our help to have a big clear-out.
25:29Yeah.
25:29Raise a few funds that can go to the wedding pot.
25:32I think all our family thought that it would never happen.
25:36Because obviously, after we've been together for 24 years,
25:38I think they just thought it was something that was never going to materialise.
25:42The venue is booked, the guests invited, but it won't be cheap.
25:46Obviously, modern weddings turn out to be quite expensive.
25:49So anything we can sell to raise funds to put towards the wedding
25:53will be very, very useful.
25:54What a great challenge, Angus.
25:56Let's make a wedding.
25:57I'm really glad that we can have Angus in.
26:01to actually get rid of it.
26:03Well, it's sad to let it go,
26:05but I'm also quite excited to find out what he can see.
26:09And also, it'd be nice if you don't have to walk sideways into our own basement.
26:16Hi, Angus. Nice to meet you.
26:18Morning. Are you all right?
26:19Brought Millie with me today.
26:20Hello, Millie. How are you?
26:22Well, after you, Millie.
26:28Oh, well, it's wonderful to come down.
26:29How is it that we can help you guys today?
26:32We've got a room full of stuff that we need to clear.
26:35We do need the space.
26:36It's predominantly your items, is it, Angus?
26:38It's all my items, basically.
26:39Right. I'm getting a sense of this.
26:42So you're the collector?
26:44In inverted commas, yeah.
26:46It's a holder.
26:46I would say a holder.
26:47So, predominantly one room full,
26:49and then sort of bits around the rest of the house?
26:51Yeah, there's some few bits in the garage,
26:53some odd bits started around that might be of interest.
26:55Yeah.
26:55OK, well, Millie, do you want to start downstairs?
26:57Yeah.
26:58Tony, shall we have a look at this famous room?
27:01Hold your breath as you go in.
27:03OK, wonderful.
27:04Let's have a look.
27:06I hope you're prepared for this one, Angus.
27:10Here we go, then, Angus.
27:12If you can squeeze in, there's not much room, I'm afraid.
27:15OK.
27:16All this to go?
27:17Are we keeping some bits?
27:18Most of it can go.
27:19There's two runs of books.
27:21The top two shelves can go.
27:22The interesting thing I wanted to show you,
27:25it's Beatles 1964 wallpaper made by Crown.
27:29Brilliant.
27:31Yeah.
27:32I mean, that's...
27:34I mean, they literally did put their name on everything, didn't they?
27:37If you were a Beatles fan, you know,
27:39a teenager or something, having your room done out in this,
27:42I mean, that was the ultimate fandom, wasn't it?
27:44Can you imagine a whole room of this?
27:46Yeah.
27:47I'd hate for between sort of 60 and 80 pounds for this.
27:50Why don't you leave me to it?
27:53Yeah.
27:53Let me make an inroad.
27:55Oh, sure, maybe you'll crack on it.
27:56Thank you very much.
27:56Brilliant. Thank you very much.
27:57Cheers, Tony.
27:58Have fun.
27:58Thanks.
27:59What are you thinking, Angus?
28:02You know, I can see that his collection has kind of taken over a little bit.
28:06So it's about finning out
28:08and hopefully raise some funds towards that wonderful wedding.
28:11Hurry up.
28:12Millie is already digging deep downstairs.
28:15Ah.
28:17Classic.
28:18Princess Mary Chocolatine.
28:19Not one, but two.
28:21These were a present to the troops on the front in the First World War.
28:25Christmas 1914.
28:26And this was all instigated by Princess Mary, who was 17 years old at that point, daughter to George V.
28:34I think there was about 2.6 million of these produced and sent out.
28:39It might have some chocolate sweets and tobacco, a pencil, a little bit of paper, something like that.
28:44So it's a little gift box.
28:46And actually it's a tradition that's being continued.
28:48And when I spent Christmas in Afghanistan, we all got a little tin that looked like an ammo crate and
28:53you opened it up and had lots of little gifts in it.
28:55Lovely thing and they could stand together as a lot on their own, two together, 30 to 50.
29:01But a lovely bit of military and a nice bit of social history as well.
29:06A good start, but we'll need more treasures like that to add to the wedding fund.
29:12What have you found, Millie?
29:14Found some Moorcroft.
29:16Which, very much the heartland of traditional pottery, Staffordshire.
29:19Now, I mean, this is nice.
29:20That's a slightly earlier piece, isn't it?
29:22William Moorcroft originally worked for McIntyre.
29:24In 1897, William Moorcroft was hired by Staffordshire pottery maker James McIntyre and co.
29:32But in 1913, he set up Moorcroft pottery and became known for his vivid glazes and nature-inspired design.
29:39In 1928, he was appointed potter to Queen Mary.
29:43Right, this one's got a lovely sticker on it there, potters to the late Queen Mary.
29:46So, absolutely iconic, fantastic, amazing history.
29:50The three Moorcroft pieces will be sold in one lot.
29:54Yeah, we'll get those packs up and, yeah, well done, good stuff.
30:07I mean, it's the classic enamel sign.
30:10And actually, you know, right from the sort of late Victorian period, right through to the mid-20th century,
30:15this is how we advertise everything, with enamel signs.
30:18What's nice about this, Lion's Tea.
30:20It's a double-sided one, so this would have hung down outside a shop,
30:24but tea rooms, to say that they sold Lion's Tea.
30:27By the 1900s, Lion's opened 37 tea shops in London, including a glamorous one in Piccadilly.
30:33The waitresses were known as nippies as they nipped around so quickly,
30:37and by 1915, the company accounted for one in four cups of tea sold in London.
30:42Condition's pretty good.
30:43Yeah, we've got the edge rusting, but that's fine.
30:46Probably a couple of hundred pounds for this at auction, there or thereabouts, so nice thing is that.
30:50Not Yorkshire, though, is it?
30:51I'm a bit biased when it comes to that, but still, a lovely, lovely sign.
31:01All sorts in there, a lot of vintage board games, which are cool, but don't really do that much.
31:07But we might be able to eek a lot out of that.
31:09Stained glass windows.
31:11And, oh, these are quite nice.
31:13Petrolana, or Automobilia.
31:15Fuel cans.
31:16Actually, really strong market for these.
31:18The standard sort of Shell and SO1s, they're quite nice, they're tops.
31:22I mean, everybody would be familiar with Shell.
31:23They used to, in the Victorian period, be Shell dealers.
31:27In 1833, Marcus Samuel, an antique dealer, began importing Shells from the Far East,
31:33selling them to interior designers.
31:36Forty years later, his sons took over the company and soon began exporting oil.
31:41These days, Shell is a global company worth almost 200 billion pounds.
31:46Certainly, these more decorative ones are going to be more commercial than perhaps
31:51some of the grimy jerry cans that are more practical.
31:55The assaulted lot of seven petrol cans should rev up the auction.
32:00Nice little lot, and actually, the market for it's really good, so quite an easy sell.
32:05It all helps Karen and Tony's ambitions for their wedding.
32:09We need to raise some money because it's a really nice venue.
32:12And then we can do extra, we can have extras.
32:15A few surprises.
32:15A few surprises for people, so it would be really good if Angus can get us a really good price
32:19and hopefully get rid of all Tony's stuff.
32:23Well, here's hoping.
32:25Him and Millie are certainly taking a lot.
32:27Heavy box, aren't they?
32:28Yeah.
32:29In fact, over the next two hours, they find...
32:33That other box of cameras will have that out.
32:35Wrap.
32:35Wrap and stop it, smash it.
32:37Pack and load over 30 boxes until the call of the A1 beckons.
32:46All right, come on in.
32:47We haven't completely cleared it, but...
32:49Oh, wow.
32:50Oh, my God.
32:51It's a room.
32:52And we've got carpet.
32:53I didn't know we had carpet.
32:55That's lovely.
32:56And how are we feeling, Tony?
32:57Because, I mean, this is all your kind of stuff, so I know Karen's very happy, but...
33:00All the years have collected and gone in a couple of hours, but...
33:03So, we needed the space, so it had to be done.
33:05And I'm looking forward to seeing you in action.
33:08Okay, well, hopefully we can raise some funds for the wedding.
33:12Thank you so much.
33:13No, no problem.
33:13Well, I'll hit the road and we'll see you on sale there.
33:16That's lovely.
33:16Thank you very much.
33:17Okay, you take care.
33:18Most of the items I know exactly where I've got them from, when I've got them and so on,
33:22you know, so there is a kind of sentimental attachment to them, but pleased in a way because
33:26we did need the space.
33:27There was too much stuff there.
33:30We didn't want to take everything of Tony's, but you can tell it's a room again.
33:34And I think we've got the balance right.
33:36This is all about marriage.
33:37And I think Karen's happy, Tony's happy.
33:40Hopefully, we can raise a good sum that's going to go towards that wedding fund.
33:44Well, there's no turning back now, Angus.
33:47For better or worse, you need to make the job the bride, not the bridesmaid, on auction day.
34:05Hi.
34:06Hi, Jeremy.
34:07So, where have you been?
34:08Just got back from Essex.
34:09Lucky old you.
34:10Right, shall we have a look at it?
34:11Yeah.
34:11Tony and Karen's things are back at the auction house.
34:14Some old sort of video games, bypass figures, a little bit of everything.
34:18Where they are quickly unloaded so the team can start researching, valuing and photographing it all for the auction catalogue.
34:34We've got a wonderful collection of Terry Pratchett books.
34:38And he was in the sort of fantasy genre and really responsible for a series called Discworld.
34:44Discworld spawned an incredible 41 novels making Terry Pratchett the UK's best-selling author of the 90s,
34:51selling 3 million books a year worldwide.
34:53In his later years, he battled Alzheimer's, becoming a tireless advocate for government spending on research into the disease.
35:01He passed away in 2015.
35:04You know, certain things make books more valuable.
35:06You know, what edition are they?
35:07They're first edition, impressions.
35:09Are they signed?
35:10Some of these are signed.
35:11Some of these are first edition.
35:12Some of these are first impressions.
35:14Now, the edition is the design, if you like.
35:17That's how we've designed the book, the cover, the artwork, everything.
35:20A first impression comes from the very first batch or print run of a particular edition.
35:26So we split those off into smaller, more valuable lots.
35:29And there's some bigger group of lots for, you know, the books that are of the subject matter,
35:34but not necessarily high value in their own right.
35:36There are 45 books that will make nine lots in total.
35:39The most exciting of which is this set of four that includes three signed first edition first impressions.
35:46A great subject matter, a great author, and, you know, these are some great books in this collection,
35:50so they should sell well.
35:56What have we got here, then, Nick?
35:58So we've got, it's a couple of old 1980s video game consoles.
36:05As well as the game's console, Tony also collected vintage computers.
36:10We've got the ZX81 Sinclair Spectrum.
36:15Now, this is a British thing, Sir Clive Sinclair.
36:19Sir Clive Sinclair was an inventor and entrepreneur responsible for bringing us the first slimline pocket calculator in 1972.
36:27But perhaps his biggest success was the ZX81 home computer,
36:31which you could even buy in a kit form and put together yourself at home.
36:36What kind of estimate do you think from these?
36:38I think a competitive estimate to get people interested and bidding is probably looking at about 50 or 70.
36:45There's a similar sort of era as well, so it really appealed to the retro gamers.
36:53I'm nervous. I'm really nervous.
36:55I'm nervous, excited.
36:58Moment of truth, Tony.
36:59Well, then, after you.
37:00Come on, thank you very much.
37:00Let's go in.
37:02Oh, wow.
37:03I mean, look at the size of it.
37:04I bet there's some treasures in there.
37:06I know.
37:07This is all my Terry Pratchett.
37:08All your Terry Pratchett.
37:09I've collected these for years and years and years.
37:12Morning.
37:13Morning.
37:13Are you all right?
37:14Nice to see you.
37:15Anything in particular you're excited about?
37:17Well, I want to see me, yeah, Terry Pratchett and see how well that does.
37:20Yeah, yeah, we've had a bit of pre-sale interest, so we'll see.
37:24We will try and do the best we can to give you a great wedding.
37:28But, yeah, no, have a look around and I'll catch up with you in a bit.
37:31Great, thank you so much.
37:32You have a good day.
37:35We've got Terry Pratchett books.
37:36I think we might get one or two good results there, but a good, interesting mix of items.
37:41We should do fairly well.
37:42Well, we want to raise as much as we can for that wedding.
37:46Nervous and excited to see how it goes, so we shall see.
37:48But you've got to let it go.
37:49We'll have to let it go at some stage, don't we?
37:51It's for good calls, don't forget.
37:52It is for good calls.
37:53For the wedding.
37:54It is for good calls.
37:55And sacrifices have to be made.
37:56Exactly, yeah.
37:58There you go, Tony.
37:59Just sit back and relax.
38:00You've got 68 lots in the sale.
38:03All those potential internet bidders will be managed by Millie and Jasper, and you have
38:08the master of ceremony extraordinaire, Manning the Gavel.
38:12So if you are ready...
38:14Right, we go on to this wonderful collection from down south.
38:18This is how much he loves you.
38:19He's selling his beloved collection for the wedding.
38:21That's good.
38:22Yeah.
38:22He didn't have a choice, did he?
38:26Right, now, deep breaths.
38:28Tony, first up is your 1980s retro gaming lot that contains the Sinclair ZX81.
38:34The Atari CX2600, including Asteroids game in there.
38:38This is a great lot.
38:39I've got bids all over.
38:4048, 55, 60, 65, 65 in mid, 70, 70 pound a bid, 75, 80, 80 pound a bid, 85, 85
38:46it is,
38:46then at 85 pound, 90, 90 pound a bid, 90, 555, 95, 95, 100, 110, 110 in the room.
38:52I've got four of you bidding.
38:53This is like a game of Atari's Pong.
38:56It's in the room at 110, at 110, 120 in the room, 130, 130, 40, 150, 150 it is, then
39:03at 150 it is.
39:04It's in the room at 150.
39:05Sorry, everybody.
39:06It's in the room at 150.
39:08Last call on the internet.
39:09Give us a 160, at 160 it is, then at 160, at 160.
39:17That dialled up the bids, selling for twice its estimate.
39:21What's next?
39:22Check this out.
39:24Original Beatles wallpaper.
39:26You know you've made it in life when somebody does wallpaper of you, don't you?
39:30I've got some gavel paper coming out next week.
39:33Can't wait, Angus.
39:34Let's hope we can say hello, then goodbye to the 1960s Beatles wallpaper.
39:39There we go, full roll there, 85 pound opening bid at 85 pound a bid, 90 pound is it now,
39:4590 bid, 90 bid, 90 bid, 90, 100, 110, at 110 it is, then at 110, 120, 120 at 120,
39:52130, at 130 pounds it is then, at 130.
39:57Now that's given you something to twist and shout about, Tony.
40:01That's good.
40:02That's good.
40:02Yeah, good.
40:03Next up, Angus is going into battle with the army tins.
40:07Two Princess Mary chocolate tins, there we go, nice ones those aren't they, the 1914 Christmas tins.
40:13I've got 25 pound opening bid at 25, let's go now, 25, 25 for two of them, 28, 30, 2,
40:2132 in the room, 32 pound room bid at 32, you want to be in online at 32, the pair.
40:25Five, five, eight, 38 pound, 38 pound in the room, 38, 40, if you want to be in, 40, 40
40:30and two, at 40 it is then, at 40 pounds, at 40, I was so excited then, and then you
40:35shook your head, at 40 pounds, at two, fresh bidder online, never mind, at 42 pound, I've got it, at
40:4042, net bid at 42, selling then, at 42 pound, net bidder at 42.
40:46That's more cash in the can.
40:49That's good, something else gone.
40:50Yeah.
40:50Mm-hmm.
40:52Now, will the enamel sign bring in a share?
40:54The lion's tea, sold here, it's a good one, is that there, there we go, and I've got two bids,
41:01I've got 210, I've got 220, 220 bid, at 220, and bid, top commission bid at 220, looking for 230,
41:08anywhere is it now, at 220 pound then, 230, commissions are out, at 230, net bid, all done at 230.
41:18Is that all right?
41:19Yeah, it's OK.
41:20Come on, Angus, spill the tea on where this is going.
41:23Australia.
41:24Is it?
41:24Over the next 10 minutes, Angus grows that wedding kitty as he sells another 30 lots, including...
41:31At 140, I'm selling, at 140.
41:35Moorcroft crockery.
41:3680 pounds, going to sell at 80.
41:39And the petrol cans.
41:44Leading us to the final lot of the day, the rarest set of Terry Pratchett books that includes three first
41:51edition, first impression, signed copies.
41:53A lot of interest in this lock, we'll go straight in, at 180, 180, 190, 200, 210, 210, 210 on
42:01commission at 210, it's at 220, 230, 230, a bit at 230, 240, 250 on commission at 250.
42:07Keep it going, keep it going, keep it going.
42:08At 260 it is, then at 260 pounds it is, then thinking about it, go on, 270, do you want
42:14to be in at 270?
42:14That's very fancy.
42:16Then at 260, gobbles up, at 260.
42:20That was a page-turner netting a nice amount.
42:24We like that.
42:25That's your last lock done.
42:27Tony gave up his collections so he and Karen could create a pot of money to put towards their wedding.
42:33I wonder how much it's going to be.
42:35Here he is, it's the man.
42:37It's the main man.
42:38That was good.
42:39Yeah, I think overall pretty good.
42:41And I suppose really this was about the wedding, which, yeah, it's wonderful.
42:45That's the most important thing.
42:46It is, yes.
42:48I suppose I'd best tell you how much money you'll be taking home.
42:50Yes, please.
42:51Well, you've got £3,427 to come back.
42:54Oh, my God.
42:55That's a lot more than I was expecting.
42:57Excellent.
42:57Just short of £3,500.
42:59Excellent.
42:59Oh, that is brilliant.
43:00That's amazing.
43:01Thank you so much.
43:02You're very welcome.
43:03Thanks for all your efforts.
43:04Yeah.
43:04And good luck with the wedding.
43:06Thank you very much.
43:09They'll find a big chunk of the wedding.
43:11Yeah.
43:11So we did a lot better than we expected to do today.
43:14No, really happy.
43:14So very pleased.
43:15Really happy.
43:15And I'm glad we got Angus in.
43:17Yeah.
43:17Just wait till I buy and fill up the rooms again and then we'll have him back down.
43:21Watch this space.
43:22We might be back in a couple of years.
43:24Who knows?
43:25Some of the things really flew.
43:27And do you know what?
43:28They're all happy.
43:29And there's money in the fund for the wedding.
43:30So we wish them well and looking forward to a bit of wedding cake.
43:55We'll see you next time.
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