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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.
00:13Yay!
00:14Angus's customers are happier than ever.
00:17Yay!
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...
00:26Well, I can't break.
00:27Of his talented team...
00:29I think it's in need of a bit of a tune.
00:32He's taking on even more jam-packed homes.
00:34Oh, there'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.
00:52No.
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...
01:01One 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.
01:35Good morning.
01:36The Yorkshire auction house.
01:39Yeah.
01:40Charlotte, it's nice to have you out on the van.
01:42Yeah, it's been a while, hasn't it?
01:43Yeah.
01:44Your 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.
01:51One of 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.
02:06I 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'd 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.
02:40And she says, oh, 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?
02:51Defying science even further,
02:53their next son, Matthew, soon arrived too.
02:56And they brought both boys up
02:58while managing their own specialist builders' 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.
04:25I 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 McArdle.
04:39We've got a fine stamp collection.
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.
05:03Nice to meet you. Hello, Charlotte.
05:04Thank you very much. Thank you very much.
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
05:35to convert 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 it took me.
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
05:54the flagship of the French Navy.
05:56It carried 104 guns and led the French fleet against a European alliance, including England,
06:02in the Nine Year War.
06:04After decades of dominance, it met a fiery end in 1692 during the Battle of La Hooghe
06:10on the Normandy coast.
06:12So, 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?
06:21Okay, lovely.
06:22Right, Angus, what's the plan?
06:23We'll grab some boxes and we'll make a start.
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.
06:42Frank Hornby from Liverpool, they invented it in 1898.
06:45Now, originally, he designed it as a way of entertaining his two sons.
06:50He painted 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.
07:07But by the 1920s, it had become so popular, to keep up with demand, Hornby opened more factories across the
07:16world.
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.
07:39Nostalgia and childhood are the main themes in his work, which is why he uses colour to highlight that.
07:45So, as you see, the children themselves, they're in colour, and then the background, and even the older, angry neighbour
07:51who comes out, he's in monochrome.
07:53It's almost like a spotlight on the child.
07:55It is, yeah.
07:56So, 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 quid would do very nicely.
08:10Hey, up.
08:11This is interesting, Angus.
08:13Oh, oh, 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, and then you've got that flanked by six more,
08:28probably quarter carats.
08:30There's a lot of diamond in there, really.
08:32Excellent.
08:32Well, that's the real good find.
08:34Not half.
08:36Over the next two hours, Angus and Charlotte hunt for anything else that might be saleable and load it onto
08:44the 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, and 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, dating from the very first stamp that was introduced in the world
09:10in 1841, with this one here, the Penny Black.
09:14They do sell well.
09:15Well, it'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 and highly sought after by collectors.
09:28The album with the Penny Black in could be the surprise find of the day.
09:33It will be sold alone, while the other five albums will go into one big lot.
09:38Stamp collecting is a very traditional collector's market.
09:41Will it still be relevant in years to come?
09:44I don't know, but 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 short.
10:01And the last bit?
10:02Yeah.
10:03..the day is done.
10:11Oh, come on in.
10:13My, that's made a big difference, all your hard work.
10:17Once you get some of the office furnishings out, it's going to be a decent-sized room, isn't it?
10:20Yeah, it's great.
10:21We can do something with this, can't we?
10:23We're going to hit the road, get back to the sale room, and we'll see you on sale day.
10:28Yeah.
10:29Have a safe journey.
10:30Well, I'll see you later.
10:31All right.
10:32Thanks now.
10:33Today was about clearing space from that downstairs room, so that in time to come, Mary can use that as
10:39a downstairs bedroom.
10:40And, you know, we've got an interesting mix of items, from 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, could be raising them enough to pay for that conversion.
10:55There's some pressure for you.
10:57Good luck.
11:16Hey, Nick.
11:17Hi, Angus.
11:18How are you doing?
11:18You all right?
11:19Not too bad, not too bad.
11:20You'll like some of you on here.
11:21Well, this is always the exciting bit.
11:23Mary and Colling's things have landed safely in North Yorkshire, ready to be meticulously catalogued for the big day.
11:32Three and a half years it took him to me.
11:34It's nice.
11:35Yeah.
11:36But anyway, that's not what I was going to show you.
11:38Yeah.
11:38Ooh, Angus, you tease.
11:41So, this is what I thought you might like.
11:43I don't know what that is exactly.
11:44Yeah, Ferrari Tester also, that's a Porsche kit.
11:47Okay.
11:47Yeah, Porsche kit.
11:48Are they a fairly high spec, aren't they?
11:49Yeah, they are.
11:50Big scale car models.
11:52But it's not the standard one because he's put extra engine detailing in.
11:58And normally there are moulded plastic interior.
12:01He's fully upholstered the interior.
12:04And carpeted the front.
12:05That's a lot of work involved in that.
12:08Porsche Models is an Italian toy car brand established in 1966.
12:13Famous for their exceptional detail and use of high quality functional components,
12:19some cars have been known to sell for thousands of pounds.
12:22And what sort of price do you think we'll be looking at on this, Nick?
12:25I'd say something like three to four hundred pound.
12:27That's really cool.
12:29Well, I thought you'd like that.
12:30I do.
12:39Hi, Millie.
12:40Hi.
12:40I heard on the grapevine that you've got something exciting to show me.
12:43It is quite interesting, yeah.
12:45It's a piece by the Frogman.
12:48What's his proper name?
12:49It's by an artist called Tim Cotterell.
12:51Right.
12:51He was born in Leicester, but he's now based out of Venice Beach in California.
12:55He trained as an engineer and became very interested in sort of making sculptures out of metals.
13:00All right.
13:00Sort of owls, hawks, et cetera, and then realised that people actually really loved his frogs.
13:06Tim Frogman Cotterell has been casting solid bronze frogs since the 1990s.
13:12New pieces can go for over a thousand pounds, and today he's the biggest selling bronze artist in the world.
13:19This is a limited edition of 2000.
13:21Right.
13:22We've got the actual Certificate of Authenticity here.
13:24Right.
13:25So this sculpture is called Dinner for Two.
13:26I've put three to four hundred.
13:28Yep.
13:29I think it's a really nice thing.
13:31I'll hop off and go and do something else.
13:41I really like these two pieces.
13:44They're just bright, they're colourful, and they scream mid-century ceramics.
13:49And actually the company, Gustafburg, had been on the go for a long time, 1825,
13:53but their golden age was really post-World War II,
13:57particularly under the sort of art directorship of a designer called Stig Lindenberg, who took over in 1949.
14:06And he was responsible for helping create these wonderful designs, colours, you know, brighten up the home.
14:14Born in Sweden in 1916, Stig Lindenberg accidentally cut off his thumb as a teenager whilst chopping wood,
14:22an incident that is said to have given him a unique drawing style.
14:26Mid-century items, whether it's furniture or ceramics, other design products, has come really fashionable again.
14:33These will sell individually, they'll be stand-alone lots.
14:35You're probably looking at about £80 to £120 each.
14:38So, real nice things.
14:47Here, at last.
14:48Interesting to see what they're keeping, see some more things in there now, can't they?
14:52OK.
14:53Let's go and have a look what we've got in here.
14:55What's this?
14:56Ooh.
14:57Why?
14:59Oh, and if you look over here, there's our little friend.
15:02We got him about ten years ago, didn't we?
15:04Something like that, yeah.
15:05A bit of a change, a bit different, he's brought some comments over the time.
15:10That look familiar.
15:12Senior old friend there, it took some time doing that.
15:15It took three and a half years to build that.
15:16That kept you quiet, didn't it?
15:18It certainly did.
15:19It was for years.
15:19Hello, you all right?
15:21Hi.
15:22How are we doing, how are we feeling about the auction?
15:24Oh, excited.
15:26Yeah, the stamps and the ship, and we've had the pleasure of them for many years.
15:30Yeah, it's a practical step, isn't it?
15:32It is, yeah.
15:33We've had really good viewing dates, we'll see how we do.
15:35Yeah.
15:36Well, I'll get ready and I'll see you up on the rostrum.
15:38Lovely.
15:40A couple of their lots got a huge amount of interest.
15:42They have a fantastic stamp collection.
15:45I think overall we should have some good results.
15:47They've got an interesting mix, and yeah, we'll see what happens when the sale starts.
15:55There are 33 lots on sale today, and monitoring the online bids are Katie and Heather.
16:01Time to take your seats and warm up your wallets, because the auction is about to start.
16:09Right then, morning, ladies and gentlemen.
16:12Oh, come on, you knew about that.
16:13Morning, ladies and gentlemen.
16:15Morning.
16:15Yay, there we go.
16:17First up is one of the Stig Lindbergh Stoneware Bowls.
16:21Wonderful.
16:22Two lovely pieces coming up here.
16:24Don't see it very often, and I go straight to it, £60 a bid.
16:26£60 a bid.
16:27£60 a bid at £60 it is.
16:28Then at £65, £65, £70, £70 a bid.
16:31£70, £50, £80, £80 a bid, £80, £85, £90, £90 a bid, £95, £100 a bid.
16:37At £100, £110, £120, £130.
16:39So, £130 for the leaf bowl at £130.
16:42We're all done at £130.
16:46Beating its estimate, Colin and Mary must be bowled over.
16:50Yeah, let's go on.
16:51And when the other Stig Lindbergh ceramic also sells...
16:55At £100.
16:56The auction has already dished out some decent readies for Colin and Mary.
17:02Quite unusual, aren't I?
17:04Next up is the pair of Lee Lambert paintings.
17:08Oh, very good, Northern artist.
17:11Blessed be for this. £600, start me.
17:13£600 a bid.
17:13Thank you, madam. £600 a bid.
17:15£620, £620, £40, £60, £80, £700, £720, £40, £60, £80, £800.
17:26It's a bidding war between the lady in the room and the internet.
17:30£820, £840, £860, £880, £900, £920, £940, £960, £980, £1,000.
17:38About £1,000 bid.
17:40And the ladies bid at £1,000.
17:41At £1,000.
17:45The auction's barely started and we are streets ahead.
17:49Sold up.
17:51Next is the Ferrari Testarossa posture model.
17:54This isn't just the standard one.
17:56This is the deluxe with the extra upholstery inside it.
17:59We're off.
18:00£50, £55, £60, £60, £60, £65, £65, £75, £85, £90, £95, £100, £110 for the Ferrari.
18:10At £100, £120, fresh bid.
18:12£120.
18:13It's a good, good thing is this there.
18:15At £120.
18:18Vroom, vroom.
18:19Now we're motoring.
18:20I don't remember how long it took you to make that.
18:24No, quite a while, I think.
18:26Next up is the collection of Meccano.
18:29I go straight in at £120, £30, £40, £50, £150, £160, £170, £180, £190, £200, £210, £20, £230, £240.
18:38At £250, £250 a bid, £260 a bid, £260, £270, £280.
18:43I've got £300.
18:45£320, it's in the room.
18:46At £320 a bid, then final call the Meccano at £320.
18:52That's almost twice the estimate.
18:56£280.
18:56Yeah, it's good to say hello.
18:59And there's more.
19:00Over the next 30 minutes...
19:02Ninety, five, one hundred.
19:04Angus gets through another 25 lots, including...
19:08At £1,400.
19:11The 18-carat white gold diamond cluster ring...
19:15Govels up at £560.
19:18The big lot of five Lighthouse Series stamp albums and...
19:22We're all done for the votes at £110.
19:25The kit model, Soleil Royale's ship, built by Colin's own fair hands.
19:32I didn't think he would make this.
19:35No, I didn't.
19:36We're doing all right, aren't we, Mary?
19:38And there are still two lots left.
19:40First up is the bronze frog sculpture by Tim Cotterell.
19:44The frog, the Tim Cotterell, the frog man, there we go.
19:48At £400, £420, £440, £460, £480, £500, £520 a bid.
19:52At £520 for the lovely frog figure, £540, £560, thank you.
19:56Room at £560, £580, £600, £600 a bid, £620, £640, £660, £680, £700, £720, £740.
20:09No, it's a definite no.
20:10At £740, thank you.
20:12At £740, we're all done.
20:14The frog, £760, thank you.
20:16At £780.
20:17£800 is a nice round number, isn't it?
20:20You're pushing it a bit, Angus.
20:22No.
20:24£780 it is then.
20:25At £780, we're all done for the frog.
20:27At £780...
20:31Ribbit!
20:32I don't want you, I've rubbed it.
20:34I think I'm not done, isn't it?
20:35Finally, it's the last lot of the day.
20:38The Lighthouse album containing the Penny Black stamp.
20:42Oh, yes.
20:43Superb album of stamps is this.
20:45Ah, we're at £1,500.
20:47Wowzers!
20:48£1,600, £1,650, £1,700, £1,750, £1,800, £1,850, £1,900, £2,000, £2,050.
20:55Commission's out.
20:56All online now, 2-1.
20:58At £2,100.
20:59Yes, £2,150, £2,200, £2,250.
21:03In the room, £2,350.
21:06£2,350.
21:09£2,450.
21:10£2,450.
21:12£2,550.
21:14In the room.
21:14At £2,650.
21:17£2,650.
21:18£2,750.
21:22£2,750.
21:23£2,750.
21:25The Gavel is up.
21:26Final call at £2,850.
21:31£2,850.
21:32£2,850.
21:33£2,850.
21:34Gobbles up.
21:35Final call at £2,829.
21:39£2,950 bid.
21:40At £2,950.
21:42In the room.
21:42£2,950.
21:43Gobbles up.
21:43£2,950.
21:44£3,000.
21:48We're all done?
21:50Yeah, I think so.
21:51At £3,000 it is then at £3,000.
21:54Net bid at £3,000.
21:57A first class result.
21:59That was a bit of a tussle, wasn't it?
22:03That's it. We're done. Sales finished.
22:05Yeah.
22:06Mary's second battle with cancer is bringing big changes at home.
22:10But could their once loved collections unlock a much needed windfall?
22:24Hello.
22:25Hello there.
22:25Hi.
22:26How was that?
22:27Oh, unbelievable.
22:28The Starlots really was the stamp collection, wasn't it?
22:30I mean, good album, but I think probably exceeded expectations a bit.
22:33Yeah.
22:34It's very good.
22:35I'm pleased with that.
22:36Would you like to know what you'll be taking home?
22:37No, no.
22:38Well, after fees you'll be taking home £9,006.
22:42Gracious me.
22:43It's amazing.
22:44I was nearer than you.
22:45Oh, OK.
22:48That's wonderful.
22:49Nice surprise.
22:50A very nice surprise.
22:52Thank you very much.
22:54You take care and all the best.
22:57We'll go home with our pockets full and looking forward to doing something with it.
23:01We've got the whole family coming over from Canada.
23:05We're going to refurbish one of the downstairs rooms because my wife's got some mobility problems
23:09and we're going to get it ready for us so she can live downstairs.
23:13A good sunrise.
23:14It's going to go towards remodelling that room for Mary.
23:17You know, she's going through it with her health.
23:19That's really going to help and good old stamp collection.
23:31Right, Jack.
23:33We've got a long drive ahead of us.
23:34We're back down to the big smoke again?
23:36Yeah, sort of on the M25.
23:38OK.
23:39Pretty much so.
23:40Chesnut.
23:40I think that's how you pronounce it.
23:42Not Chesnut.
23:42Chesnut.
23:43Well, thanks for that lesson, Angus.
23:45Yes, you're heading a little north of London to the county of Hertfordshire and this sizeable property.
23:52If you screw them on tightly, they start pinching.
23:55The home of 72-year-old Lorraine, joined today by her friend, Deanna.
24:00I've lived in this house for 50 years.
24:04I've got two daughters and grown up.
24:07Having a large house meant that this house was always sleepovers
24:12and there'd often be more than a dozen children here.
24:16I worked for a charity, which is where I met my friend, Deanna.
24:21We've always been close and we do talk about a lot of things that are very personal to each of
24:27us.
24:27It's a friendship that was to become invaluable.
24:31Because in 2016, Lorraine's health took a turn for the worse.
24:36I went to work.
24:38A normal day.
24:40I left work.
24:41And as I was getting into my car, I felt a terrible pain in my back.
24:48It was actually sepsis.
24:50I was a long time in and out of hospital.
24:53I remember going to the hospital with Lorraine, having the kidney removed.
24:59And that was pretty drastic, wasn't it, at the time.
25:01It must have been a horrible time for her.
25:03One minute you're walking along fine and next you're not.
25:06You don't really think that's going to happen to you.
25:09Unfortunately, this forced Lorraine to take early retirement five years ago
25:14and make further big changes to her life.
25:16It's a very big house.
25:19It is quite a lot of work to manage the house and the garden.
25:23So I would like to live in a smaller house somewhere near my daughter's.
25:30When I became ill, I realised it was a long way for them to come to visit me.
25:36So she's setting up and having a clear out.
25:39Most of the stuff that I have is Art Deco.
25:42Wouldn't be any high-end things, but it's things that I like.
25:46I just love these pieces of furniture that she's got.
25:48And it does look and suit this property.
25:51But she won't be able to take it with her.
25:53Mmm, this could be a good'un, eh Angus?
25:57Could potentially be quite a bit.
25:58I think there's going to be, you know, she said there's furniture and all sorts.
26:00So we'll just have to see how we get on.
26:03And then I suppose it's always tricky when people are moving.
26:06It's hard to know what to take with you, isn't it?
26:10What to keep, what to go.
26:12I'll leave you with the van, Jack.
26:13Perfect.
26:15I need the guidance.
26:17Somebody to tell me,
26:18well, yeah, that might be something somebody else would like.
26:29Hello.
26:30How do you do? Are you all right?
26:31Lovely to see you.
26:32And you, and you.
26:33Come on in.
26:34Thank you very much, thank you.
26:40Angus, this is my friend Deanna.
26:42Hi, nice to meet you.
26:43I'm too.
26:44Well, I've got Jack with me, but he's just sorting the van out,
26:46so a bit of a thin out.
26:48Yes.
26:49So the majority of in here is to go.
26:51Yes.
26:51Wonderful.
26:52And then we've got a few bits elsewhere.
26:53A few, yes.
26:54OK.
26:55Have a good look, Angus.
26:56There are two reception rooms,
26:59kitchen,
27:00three bedrooms.
27:01There's a few bits in here.
27:04OK.
27:05Bit of a mixture of all sorts.
27:06Yes.
27:07Including the master.
27:09There's a few bits to go in here, Angus.
27:12OK.
27:12And the main thing at the dressing table.
27:14As lovely as that, isn't it?
27:16Yes.
27:16So this is very Art Nouveau, which is wonderful,
27:19sort of early 1900s.
27:20It's a real interesting period for designs, really.
27:23We're getting away from that sort of big, heavy Victorian furniture.
27:26Yeah.
27:26You always get interesting shapes with Art Nouveau furniture.
27:29A lot of floral patterns, like these different types of wood in legs
27:32give the tulip pattern.
27:33And then these lovely handles.
27:37Yeah.
27:38That's a nice thing.
27:38So I think probably sort of 80 to 120.
27:41No, we can certainly get that on the van.
27:43I'll get Jack and we'll get set to and see what we can do.
27:47Right, Jack.
27:48No time to sit around.
27:50All right.
27:51Yeah.
27:52A bit of a mixture of all sorts.
27:53I don't think it'll be a full van load.
27:54A few smalls to pack up, so we'll bring a few boxes.
27:56And yeah, a few bits of furniture.
27:58I'll grab a box and we'll get cracking.
28:00Excellent.
28:01Where shall we start?
28:06I've got a lovely little oak hall stand.
28:08And this dates from the early 20th century.
28:11We've got little touches of sort of Art Nouveau influence there.
28:15And although traditional bits have kind of gone off the boil,
28:18pieces like this still sell because they're practical.
28:20And this one in particular is a good size.
28:23You'd walk in.
28:24You can hang your coats up.
28:26You can sit your sticks or your umbrellas into the side.
28:29And you've got these little drip trays, as we call them,
28:31to collect any water that runs off your umbrella.
28:34They're not fortunes on a really good day.
28:37Maybe one to one fifty.
28:38But it is a nice, useful piece.
28:40And very typical of sort of Art Nouveau.
28:49I'm within Lorraine's house, which is so deco inspired.
28:53There's a lot of lighting.
28:55Lighting is so important in the deco period.
28:57Some of the lights that we get from there were wonderful.
28:59When we say deco, we mean 1920s is generally where it refers to.
29:03And it was also when lighting became really popular.
29:06When coal-fed power stations were introduced during the late 19th century,
29:11it allowed the mass production of electricity.
29:14Homes, previously reliant on oil-fed lanterns to create light,
29:18could now tap into electricity and so resulted in a revolution in home lighting,
29:23usually incorporating the most fashionable style at the time, Art Deco.
29:27So you've got this fan shape at the bottom of this, which is classic deco style, that fan.
29:33This is kind of a classic really.
29:35This fan style lamp will go into a mixed lot with three other Art Deco style lamps.
29:40Great thing and something that will sell well.
29:42Good stuff.
29:43What will you do with the lovely lolly Angus makes you, Lorraine?
29:47Well, replace furniture or buy furniture for where I will be buying furniture in keeping with the size of the
29:58house,
29:58because I know that the things here will be too big for most modern houses.
30:05Well, that's going to be Angus's problem when he tries to sell it all.
30:09A little pine table in the kitchen.
30:12But he must be pretty confident, as he's taking the lot.
30:18It's not typically heavy, it's just...
30:21Including this walnut arch-top display cabinet.
30:25Well, there's a lot of furniture to go on this one, but do you know what? It should sell.
30:29It's the right sort of look, that Art Deco, Art Nouveau, slightly lighter woods.
30:34You know, we know the market for the darker furniture is tough, but this should sell.
30:38So I think Lorraine will be happy.
30:40A lot of heavy lifting for me and Jack, but we should be all right.
30:43You're both getting a proper workout today, that's for sure.
30:46Ah, you're right, Jack.
30:47Yeah, cannon barrel chimneys, we call them, because they look like a cannon barrel.
30:51There's another one over there, and they actually date back in Britain to the 13th century.
30:56And they were either out of sort of a, you know, a clay pot like this, terracotta.
31:00Garden architectural pieces are a massive market.
31:03You can pick them up relatively cheaply.
31:06So, sell them separately, or in one lot?
31:09So, looking at one lot, really, to sort of help maximise the sale?
31:13I think so, yeah.
31:15Ah, time for something a bit more dainty.
31:18What have you got, Angus?
31:19Oh, this is quite nice, actually.
31:21We've got a box full of Britton's Floral Miniature Garden Range.
31:25And Britton's is a company founded in 1893 by William Britton.
31:30And they started off, they really made a name for lead soldiers.
31:34And in the 1930s, they launched their miniature Garden Range.
31:39The Garden Range was a snap-it-together model kit for kids.
31:43They'd build their own unique miniature gardens with the little plastic pieces.
31:48They could expand it by buying extra flower beds, trees, fences, sheds, even little lawnmowers.
31:54What's lovely about these is...
31:57Actually, most of them are still in their boxes.
31:59That's a lovely thing.
32:00That's really good.
32:01We'll have to have a closer look.
32:02But, off the cuff, maybe sort of 80 to 120 there.
32:06There's quite a few packs in there.
32:07So, it'll tot up.
32:08Nice little, what is that?
32:10All in a little shoebox.
32:15Over the next few hours, Angus, Jack...
32:18How do you want to wear it?
32:19I'm going to have to go up, Jack, and sort of pivot round.
32:22That's so good, is it?
32:24And even Lorraine and Deanna help hunt for goodies through the house.
32:29And the stream of furniture seems never-ending.
32:33But it's all worth it to make Lorraine happy.
32:36Now, if it don't come down, you've got to bring everything back that goes in there.
32:40I've got to get it out, then.
32:44Finally, the day is finished.
32:49I'm on free.
32:51Wow!
32:52Obviously not completely empty, because you've still got to live here.
32:56But, hopefully, it's got the journey started.
32:58Definitely.
32:59Do you feel like the move's feeling a bit more real now?
33:02Definitely.
33:04Well, we'll hit the road, and I'll leave you to it.
33:06Thank you. Thanks very much.
33:10I don't think it's going to be a huge return, but some interesting bits.
33:14You know, real mixture.
33:16You know, it's not just furniture.
33:17There's the lamps and things like that that are going to sell well.
33:20And, you know, who would have thought we'd be taking a chimney pot home?
33:22A smoking hot hole, perhaps.
33:25We'll only know that after auction day.
33:44All right, Mark?
33:44Hey, Jack, you all right?
33:45Yeah, not bad.
33:46The lorry load from Lorraine's has landed.
33:49A hall of more than 50 individual items that will need to be poured over by the team.
33:56Photographed and catalogued in time for auction.
34:00All right, Jack.
34:02Yeah, cheers for that, Mark.
34:03Perfect.
34:03See you later.
34:07Looks like a bit of my woodwork.
34:11I mean, this is just wonderful.
34:13Any sort of advertising signs, mirrors and things like that, hugely popular from an interior
34:17point of view.
34:18But also the subject matter, Fry's chocolate.
34:21And Fry's are one of the oldest companies in Britain producing chocolate.
34:25Based out of Bristol, Fry's dates back to the 18th century when chocolate was a drink rather
34:32than a snack.
34:32And the company made their name as purveyors of fine cocoa powder.
34:37But in 1847, they unleashed a novelty product called Chocolat Delicieux à Manger.
34:44On an awestruck public, which is generally considered to be the world's first chocolate bar.
34:51One of their campaigns is depicted in this, the Five Boys.
34:55And it basically depicts the stages of satisfaction and realisation that it's Fry's chocolate.
35:00Yes, the best.
35:01This is a 1970s mirror based on the 1920s original that was used to entice customers into sweet shops.
35:08It is an iconic advert.
35:10Any advertising wear is incredibly saleable.
35:13Like any items, conditions are always important.
35:15And the condition in this is great.
35:16I think we've put sort of 80 to 120 on this.
35:19But I think it could surpass that.
35:30Have you got a bit of Clarice Cliff there, Millie?
35:33I do.
35:34It's a trio.
35:36I think the pattern's quite unusual.
35:38It's not one that I've seen before.
35:39No, nor me.
35:40It's still that iconic Clarice Cliff design.
35:43Yeah.
35:44Born in Stoke-on-Trent in 1899, Clarice Cliff went to work in the city's famous potteries when she was
35:51just 13, but showed prodigious artistic talent from day one.
35:56She got a job at A.G. Wilkinson's pottery factory and the managing director at the time, she saw her
36:03talent and sent her to Paris to study Art Deco.
36:05And then she came back and studied at the London School of Arts and was very interested in sort of
36:09cubism art.
36:10Yeah.
36:11And you can see that inspiration throughout all of her pieces.
36:13She has very geometric designs in her teaware.
36:15Mm.
36:16This teacup, saucer and side plate features her 1929 Ravel pattern, said to be inspired by the music of Parisian
36:25composer Maurice Ravel, who is a contemporary of Cliff.
36:29Her stuff has held value a lot better than a lot of other ceramics.
36:32Yeah.
36:33So for this trio, I've got 50 to 70 pounds on it, and I think it'll sit quite nicely in
36:37that sort of range.
36:38Lovely.
36:46Well, finally here.
36:47We are.
36:48It was a long journey, but it was worth it.
36:55Oh, wow.
36:56Whoa.
36:57Lots of stuff.
36:59I really like these cool dishes.
37:02They're really nice.
37:03Good morning.
37:04Hello.
37:05Hi.
37:05How are we doing?
37:06Nice to see you.
37:06Nice to see you.
37:06How are we feeling about the sale?
37:07Yeah.
37:08A bit worried, a bit nervous.
37:10We'll see how we go.
37:11You know, furniture can always be a little bit tricky, but I'm fairly confident.
37:15Good.
37:15People love art deco, so I'm sure we're going to be all right.
37:19I'll let you have a look round.
37:20I'll go get ready and I'll see you in a bit.
37:21Lovely.
37:53I'll be happy if we sold everything.
37:54I would really like the furniture to sell.
37:58Yes, you and Angus both and he will do his best.
38:02There are 22 lots on sale today and monitoring the online bids are Katie and Heather.
38:08So if you're sitting comfortably, sit back and enjoy the show.
38:14Right morning then, ladies and gentlemen.
38:17Don't let me down, Rick.
38:19First under the gavel, the fan lamp that brightened up Angus' day offered with three other art deco style lamps.
38:26The collection of deco lamps there.
38:29We call it a light.
38:30A light of lamps.
38:31The collective noun for a group of lights.
38:33While we've been talking, it's been racing up.
38:34We're up to 85 now.
38:3585, 90, 95, 95.
38:37Let's go.
38:38At 95, round it up for me.
38:39At 95 pounds, at 95.
38:41100 is it now.
38:41100 bid.
38:42At 100, 110.
38:43110 bid at 110.
38:44120 surely.
38:45At 110 it is.
38:46Then at 110.
38:48We're all done.
38:48At 110.
38:50Well, that's a jazzy start to proceedings.
38:53That's good.
38:54Yes.
38:55Sobacolites.
38:56Let's see if Angus can raise the roof with this next lot.
39:00Right.
39:00The lot you've all been waiting for.
39:02The chimney pots.
39:03Look good planted up with some little trailers in it.
39:05There we go.
39:06Trying to paint the picture for you.
39:07We go straight in.
39:08At 35 pounds.
39:0935.
39:10Let's be on now.
39:1135.
39:1138.
39:1240.
39:1240 pound.
39:13A bit at 40 it is.
39:13Then at 40 pounds.
39:15To anywhere is it now?
39:15For the chimneys.
39:1642.
39:172, 2, 2, 2.
39:185.
39:188.
39:1950.
39:24Another decent price.
39:26Happy ladies?
39:27There we go.
39:28Still got lots.
39:29Here's the decos.
39:30Next is the miniature garden set.
39:32You don't see these very often.
39:34We're slowly tossing up on the internet.
39:3522.
39:355.
39:368.
39:3630.
39:3732.
39:3735 pounds.
39:3838.
39:3840.
39:3940 pounds.
39:4040.
39:40We're getting there slowly.
39:41It's like waiting for the seeds to grow, isn't it?
39:43In the garden.
39:4342.
39:4448.
39:4555.
39:45We're getting there now.
39:4760.
39:4765.
39:4865.
39:4865.
39:4965.
39:4970.
39:5170.
39:5170 pounds.
39:51Three of you jocked it at 70.
39:535 here.
39:5475 it is.
39:55Don't miss out.
39:5675 pounds.
39:5780 pounds a bit.
39:5880 it is then at 80.
39:5985.
40:0090 is it now.
40:01At 85 it is then.
40:03We're all done.
40:04Selling at 85.
40:0455.
40:07There's nothing tiny about that price.
40:09Nice work, Angus.
40:11There you go.
40:12Here comes Millie's hot tip.
40:14The Clarice Cliff Ravel pattern trio.
40:17Lovely shapes on it there, isn't it?
40:18And I've got 40.
40:1940 pound a bit straight in at 40 pound a bit.
40:2142.
40:215.
40:218.
40:2250.
40:2250 pound a bit at 50 it is then at 50.
40:2455.
40:25Oh, you both came in at the same mark.
40:26But you can't.
40:27You're going to have to go 60.
40:2855 it is.
40:2960 if you want to be in.
40:30Come on, surely.
40:30At 55 it is then at Clarice Cliff at 55.
40:35It's off for some fancy tea and cake in Hartlepool.
40:38I'm surprised.
40:40All good so far.
40:41But how will those nine lots of furniture do?
40:44First is the early 1900s Art Nouveau dressing table.
40:49Lovely, lovely dressing chest is that actually.
40:51Where should I be for that?
40:5230 bid.
40:5330, let's be on now.
40:55It's a great thing at 30 pounds at 30.
40:5730 pounds.
40:59I'm not going to have any less.
41:01Otherwise we'll save it for another day.
41:06It's the first wobble of the day.
41:09That's a big problem.
41:11But over the next 10 minutes, the other eight lots of furniture come under Angus's gavel.
41:17Including...
41:1850 pounds.
41:20The Edwardian Oak Umbrella Stand.
41:23All done at 80 pounds.
41:26And the Art Deco Walnut Display Cabinet.
41:32Finally, it's time for dessert.
41:35The Fry's chocolate mirror that Angus was practically drooling over earlier.
41:40Great thing.
41:41Lots of interest in this as you'd expect.
41:43We'll open at 100, 100 a bid.
41:45100, 100 a bid.
41:46At 100, 110.
41:47120, 130, 140, 150.
41:49160, 170.
41:50170 and bid.
41:51170 for the Fry's chocolate.
41:54180.
41:55180 it is then at 180.
41:56At 180 pounds it is then at 180.
41:59We're all done.
42:00Going to sell away at 190.
42:03Just in time.
42:04190.
42:04At 190 it is then.
42:06We're going to round it up.
42:06200 is it now.
42:07At 190 pounds it is then.
42:10I'm going to sell at 190.
42:13I knew he'd serve us up a tasty finale.
42:16If that had been mine, I'd probably take it down the table.
42:20That's it.
42:21We're done.
42:21Sales finished.
42:22All but one of Lorraine's lots have sold.
42:25She was hoping to build a fund for some furniture for her new home.
42:29So come on Angus.
42:30What's the final total?
42:32I wish I hadn't given the other one away.
42:34How was that for you?
42:35Yeah.
42:36It's fine.
42:36Just one piece of furniture we didn't get away this time.
42:38But otherwise everything gone.
42:40Thank you very much.
42:42Some interesting bits.
42:42My favourite was actually the mirror.
42:44The Fry's mirror.
42:45Really?
42:45Are you pleased with that?
42:46Yes.
42:47Yeah.
42:47I was surprised.
42:48I like it.
42:49I like it actually.
42:50But I haven't got anywhere for it to go.
42:53No.
42:53I suppose you'd like to know how much money you've got to take away.
42:56Well, you'll be taking home after fees.
42:58A grand total of £959.
43:01Pleased with that?
43:02Yes.
43:02Yeah.
43:02I was surprised.
43:04Thank you, Angus.
43:07Some of the things were a big surprise.
43:10The Fry's mirror.
43:10Yeah, it was a real shock.
43:11I would have taken it down the charity shop.
43:14Very happy with how it went.
43:16A few good surprises.
43:17The mirror, we thought that would be the standout lot.
43:19And it was always popular advertising wear.
43:21But overall, some really good results.
43:24It's helped move a few items on.
43:26And, you know, a reasonable sum for what there was to come back.
43:28From the place.
43:31Two.
43:33One.
43:38Two.
43:43Two.
43:47A few.
43:49Two.
43:50Which is so the one who goes to his right.
43:52Two.
43:52Where's the last one who's on the right.
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