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00:01The Moors are alive with the sound of money.
00:04£1,300 it is. Anybody in the room, just give them a nudge in the ribs, ladies, just...
00:09Because our favourite auctioneer is back with a bang.
00:14Angus's customers are happier than ever.
00:18And the jobs are bigger than ever.
00:22At the end of the rainbow, there's might be some treasure.
00:25With the help and support...
00:26I can't break.
00:27Of his talented team...
00:30I think it's in need of a bit of a tune.
00:31He's taking on even more jam-packed homes.
00:35There's a lot, isn't there?
00:36Finding priceless treasures...
00:38Oh, my word. It's a box of gold. This is fantastic.
00:41Fascinating curios...
00:43How heavy is it?
00:44Not too bad.
00:46Cherished collections...
00:48End of an era?
00:49Oh.
00:50Didn't really expect to get emotional then.
00:52And 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...
01:01What the highest orders of gallantry there is.
01:03And his gift of the gavel...
01:06At 1,550.
01:08You look tempted, sir.
01:09You do.
01:10He delivers a fantastic...
01:122,000 pounds.
01:15Cash.
01:15All done at 4,000.
01:17Ooh.
01:19Bonanza.
01:20I like it when it goes up like that.
01:31This is right up my street.
01:33I really love this.
01:34Angus's team of expert valuers are like kids in a candy store...
01:38...when he brings them back treasures to catalogue.
01:41Oh, yes.
01:42Amazing.
01:42And today, he's off to get some more.
01:45Right, Jack, we're heading north.
01:47Oh, where are we going?
01:48Er, Sundland.
01:49You might see the Lampton worm today.
01:51The what?
01:52The Lampton worm.
01:53Well, you're from up this way, aren't you?
01:55Yeah.
01:55It's an old story that there was this worm or dragon...
01:58...that plagued the area around Lampton.
02:01Right.
02:02We're not going to get eaten by any worms today, are we?
02:04If they survive the day, they will be able to regale how they met Charlie...
02:11This is from Grandad.
02:13..and his brother, Brian.
02:15That'll be when he was being awarded the Chevalier Medal.
02:19It's nice-looking.
02:21At the house that belonged to their Grandad, Charles.
02:24My Grandad, he was a very confident, sort of wheeler-dealer type man,
02:30but he was also a very straight man.
02:32He didn't drink, he didn't even swear.
02:36But he loved his military things, and he was a war hero in his own right.
02:40My Grandad lived here with his wife, Lynne, for as long as I can remember,
02:44and that must be over, like, 30 years now.
02:46Lynne was Charles' second wife after losing his first wife, Irene, in 1982.
02:52When Charles met Lynne, the brother's mum,
02:54Sandra was relieved to see her dad moving on.
02:57My dad came and said, I'm going to get married,
03:00which I was very happy about, because he was lost.
03:03He needed somebody.
03:05She was a really good friend.
03:07We were like sisters.
03:09Sadly, in 2019, Charles' health declined.
03:12My grandfather, I mean, he always swore he'd lived to 100,
03:16and he didn't make it that far.
03:19He only made it to 95.
03:22I think old age just eventually just caught up with him.
03:28Then last year, Lynne also became unwell.
03:31She went into hospital while I was here, looking after her cat,
03:37and she never came out.
03:43The family plan to sell the house,
03:45but first are faced with dealing with Charles and Lynne's possessions.
03:49We've got a random hippo,
03:55and then if we come into the dining room,
03:58yeah, as you can tell, it's just full, absolutely full.
04:04We've got all these military memorabilia, coins, mine and lamps,
04:09and far too much just for my mother to handle.
04:12So we've had to come in, help where we can.
04:15It can be very overwhelming when you're in this situation.
04:20They just really need our help
04:21to just clear as much as they can.
04:24We've been led to this point really by the sheer amount of things.
04:28It's just that vast, you honestly don't know where to start.
04:33Right, here we are.
04:42Hi there, Angus.
04:43Nolan, are you all right?
04:44I am, I'm Brian, this is Charlie.
04:46This is Jack.
04:47Hello, Jack. Come on in.
04:48Thanks.
04:49Thanks, cheers.
04:54Oh, what a wonderful place.
04:56Yeah, the place is absolutely massive, filled full of things.
04:59Your granddads, is that right?
05:01Yeah, granddad and Lynne, his wife.
05:03And clearly military man.
05:05Oh, he certainly was, yes.
05:07He's a war hero, decorated.
05:08Yeah.
05:09He got the French Legion d'Honor, yeah.
05:12Which is the highest award you can get in France.
05:15I'm guessing, was he at D-Day?
05:17Yeah.
05:17He was.
05:18Yeah.
05:18Since 2014, the French have awarded over 6,000 of these medals to British veterans of the D-Day landings at Normandy in honour of the role they played in helping to liberate France from Nazi occupation.
05:30He's given me that in his will, and I'm under strict instructions. I have to keep hold of it.
05:35Wonderful to have that in the family. Looking at the helmet, Durham Lights Infantry?
05:40It certainly is.
05:40Yeah.
05:41Well, he was only by accident, you see. It was an admin error.
05:44Ah.
05:45He's from Staffordshire.
05:46Right.
05:46So they got a little bit confused over the Newcastles, Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle under Lyme, and they sent them to the wrong regiment.
05:56But he obviously loved the North East, because he stayed here.
05:58He did.
06:00This late Victorian Durham Light Infantry helmet was collected by Charles in honour of his old regiment and is for sale.
06:07It would be lotted up with a French fireman's helmet for the auction.
06:11Brilliant. So it really is, we're looking at the whole house.
06:14Yes, exactly.
06:15Well, leave me to it, and I'll work out a plan of action.
06:17Excellent.
06:18Brilliant.
06:22It's going to be a much bigger job than I anticipated.
06:25Today, we're going to extract the items of value.
06:27You know, there's some stuff that isn't going to be saleable, some that is, and it's just going through that.
06:31So that takes time.
06:32There's a lot to do.
06:34It's a red-hot day, and, yeah, me and Jack are going to work hard today.
06:39No pain, no gain, lads.
06:40DLI, cat badge, DLI.
06:45Little plaque.
06:46Lots of DLI.
06:48DLI is Durham Light Infantry.
06:50Ah, Charles's old regiment.
06:53Light Infantry refers to foot soldiers equipped with minimal armour and weapons to allow for high mobility and rapid manoeuvres on the battlefield.
07:01The Durham Light Infantry, they were heavily involved in the Second World War.
07:05They were the first troops over there.
07:07Evacuated from Dunkirk.
07:08They then fought in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, and, again, were on the D-Day operations, which their grandfather, Charles, was part of.
07:16So, an incredible history.
07:18There's going to be a lot of interesting bits here that we'll sort out into sort of DLI interest.
07:23I mean, that, that's wonderful.
07:25Sort of a desktop inkwell wooden base in silver with the regimental cat badge.
07:32That, in its own right, is probably 80 to 120.
07:35That's a nice thing.
07:36Roger that.
07:38As well as the militaria in the cabinet, there's also these two mannequins up for deployment.
07:44One in World War II battle dress.
07:48And one in an Army Air Corps uniform.
07:53Look at that.
07:56That is incredible.
07:57Ooh, this sounds promising.
07:59Jack, lunch is served.
08:03Ooh, that's nice.
08:04Look at this.
08:06I mean, this is a great, well, it's basically a food surfer, isn't it?
08:09Yeah.
08:09A hot plate.
08:09You can plate up your joint of meat in here.
08:12Mm.
08:12And you've got a burner underneath, so that keeps it all hot.
08:15You wheel it out.
08:16It's ready for serving.
08:17There you go.
08:18I've noticed that their granddad left letters with a lot of the items.
08:22Ah.
08:22Um, Lord Lambton's heated meat cover.
08:29Well, I can tell you something.
08:31A relative of mine would probably have been pushing this around.
08:33Really?
08:34My great aunt was his head maid.
08:37My great aunt Gladys.
08:38He had the biggest stage just near here, didn't he?
08:39Yeah, it's just over there.
08:40Oh, interesting.
08:41Sadly, a lot of the plating's kind of worn through to the copper.
08:44But, I mean, what a wonderful thing.
08:47It's got to be two to four hundred, I think.
08:49Oh, I thought so, yeah.
08:49Right, Jack, we've got a lot of work to do.
08:53Yeah.
08:53We can't be eating roast beef and champagne.
08:55Well, when we have our lunch break, we can.
08:57You'll be lucky, Jack.
09:00But over the next two hours, the boys do work up an appetite.
09:03We'll get the Moorcroft, and then we're into the other room, I think.
09:07As they pack and load dozens of things for the van.
09:10Do you want the hungry mouth end, or do you want its bottom?
09:14From a large, late 20th century imitation bronze sculpture of a hippo...
09:19All right, go on, Gloria.
09:22...to a collection of antique lamps.
09:24You've got some of the old mining lamps there.
09:27That's probably one of the first things he's ever really collected.
09:29It's going to be tough seeing them all go,
09:31but as long as they're going to a better place
09:33and for someone else to enjoy them like he did,
09:36it would be spot on, really.
09:38Charles's Miner's Lamp Collection will be split into several smaller lots,
09:42including this group of three, two of which are rare Davy lamps.
09:46Invented by Cornish chemist Sir Humphrey Davy in 1815 for use in coal mines.
09:52A fine wire mesh screen prevented the heat from the flame from escaping
09:56and reduced the danger of flammable gas explosions.
10:00Hopefully, these will fire up the bidders because...
10:03If we can actually raise some money, that'll all go to my mum.
10:07To maybe get that little dream holiday in Portugal that she wants...
10:11She's never been to Portugal before, so she wants to see it.
10:14Lovely, but could be pricey.
10:17Right, lads, can we find some real money, please?
10:20There you are, Jack. You all right?
10:21Yeah. We've got a Royal Mint Specimen set for 1937,
10:25so that's quite a nice set there.
10:26You little beauty, Jack.
10:28This was our currency of the day, wasn't it?
10:30Yes. All the coinage in 1937.
10:32And then you've got the Maundy set there as well.
10:34Maundy coins are a special set of silver legal tender coins
10:38presented each year by the monarch
10:40to people in recognition for their service to the community.
10:44This takes place in a ceremony on Maundy Thursday,
10:47the day before Good Friday.
10:48Unfortunately, the sixpence has had a bit of an attack from the weather,
10:53but otherwise it's in quite good nick.
10:55It's a nice set. I mean, you're looking at about 150 to 200 there.
10:58That should make the coin collectors flip on auction day.
11:02But right now, with the last few boxes loaded
11:04and the van looking pretty full, Angus and Jack are done.
11:08Come on through.
11:09Obviously, it hasn't completely emptied,
11:11but you can see the walls and the floors.
11:14Yeah, massive, massive difference.
11:16I can't believe how much has gone.
11:18Relieved, to be honest.
11:19Yeah. And how are we feeling about the auction?
11:21I'm looking forward to it.
11:22It's something new for me.
11:23Never done anything like that before.
11:25Yeah.
11:25So it'll be interesting to see what it's like.
11:27Well, we'll get back down the road
11:28and, yeah, we'll see you on sale day.
11:30OK.
11:31Brilliant. Cheers.
11:32Thanks a lot.
11:32Watching stuff go to the van, it hit a little bit,
11:35but great to see all the room we've got now.
11:38It's a big change and a big, massive help.
11:41Hopefully, it's taken a bit of burden off their shoulders.
11:44We've got a good full van load.
11:46It quakes for lots of lots.
11:47We've had to graph me and Jack,
11:49and there's even more work to do when we get back to the sale room.
11:52It'll be worth it if you can get Sandra on holiday, Angus.
11:56It's Portugal or bust this one.
11:58Hi, Jack.
12:11What have you got for us today?
12:13We've got a lot.
12:14Oh, yeah.
12:15I know, Millie.
12:16And you've got to get it all unloaded.
12:19Very nice.
12:19I've not seen one this big before, actually.
12:22Researched.
12:22Hungry, hungry hippo.
12:24Oh, my God.
12:25And priced up for auction day.
12:28I know you'll be very, very interested in him,
12:39because I certainly am.
12:41He looks a bit rough and ready.
12:43Oh, wow.
12:45Look at this.
12:47It's an exercise book, and he's learning about navigation.
12:49Yeah.
12:50And all these, these are all pen drawings.
12:52Judging by that uniform, I'm guessing early 20th century.
12:55I don't think so.
12:56You were in the Navy quite a lot later than this.
12:59Just a bit, yeah.
12:59Did you have exercise books?
13:01No one was issued with a book.
13:02They called it The Little Blue Book, which told you everything about what to do in your naval career.
13:07Yeah.
13:08Did you ever doodle in them?
13:09No.
13:11That, I reckon, has got to be a caricature of the Kaiser.
13:14Britain and Germany in the early 20th century, in the run-up to the First World War,
13:19were locked in this big arms race which focused on the size of navies.
13:22So, a little caricature like that, it's a really good insight into some of the political thought of the time.
13:29I think it's a very important historical document.
13:32I quite agree.
13:34Ewan is hoping a low estimate will help entice the bidders to this nautical but nice lot.
13:44Hi, Millie.
13:45Hi.
13:46I've got another one of these vases for you.
13:48Really nice.
13:49Anymorecroft?
13:50Yes.
13:50Founded in 1913, Moorcroft is an art pottery manufacturer based in Stoke-on-Trent
13:57that specialises in richly decorated earthenware.
14:00These are designed by Sally Tuffin, who actually was originally a fashion designer in the 60s
14:05and then came to Moorcroft in the 80s.
14:08Moorcroft had tried to industrialise and sort of go mass-produced and it failed.
14:12Sally Tuffin actually came in and stripped it right back to these sort of like handcrafted designs.
14:16They're all the same pattern, but this vase was specifically designed by Sally Tuffin, so it's signed on the base.
14:22And these are just two sort of copies of that design, but not by...
14:26Yeah.
14:26OK.
14:27This one, because of its size as well, I think it's unusual to see a piece of Moorcroft this big.
14:32It's probably in the £800 to £1,000 range.
14:34Oh, wow, OK.
14:35And then for these two pieces?
14:37Sort of more typical Moorcroft prices, so £80 to £120 for the vase and £50 to £70 on the charger.
14:43It feels much more modern than your sort of classic Moorcroft pieces, and I think these are very in at the moment.
14:48Yeah, I really like these. I think it's going to do really well at auction.
14:50Yeah, me too.
14:58It'll be interesting to see what everything goes for.
15:04There you go, ma'am.
15:05Got all the bits and pieces down there.
15:07There's a bit of everything in here, isn't there?
15:09Your great-grandfather was a miner.
15:11Ah, so that's why he had all the mining lamps as well, then?
15:13Just a legacy of your great-grandfather.
15:16Hello, Angus.
15:17Are we all right?
15:18I'm good, yeah.
15:18Yeah, I think you should be good.
15:20You've got some interesting bits in, a lot of stuff.
15:21I was very worried about the hippo, because I love them.
15:24I want to take them home.
15:26Everybody loves the hippo.
15:28I'm going to put a reserve on for £200.
15:31Don't worry.
15:31We'll endeavour to get a very good price for the hippo.
15:34Well, I'll get ready for the sale and let you have a look round.
15:36I'll see you up on the rostrum.
15:37Great.
15:38See you later, Angus.
15:40Sandra's a little bit nervous, but I think they're going to have a few surprises,
15:43because there's some really good items.
15:45We've got that amazing sort of serving trolley.
15:47I mean, imagine getting your dinner brought out to you on that.
15:50That's incredible.
15:51So, I'm not worried.
15:52I'm very confident we're going to get some great results.
15:54And, you know, I think they're going to be very pleased.
15:57Well, the rocking horse.
15:59Your grandad had that made, especially.
16:02But none of you have room in the houses for it.
16:04I've definitely got no room to fit that anywhere.
16:06Hopefully someone gets some use out of it.
16:08I feel guilty for getting rid of, more or less, my father's life work.
16:17Yeah, it's just a second.
16:18But you've got to let it go.
16:20Hopefully make some money to get a few of my mam's dreams up and running.
16:24Nice little holiday to Portugal.
16:26It should be a good day.
16:27That's the spirit, Brian.
16:29There's a total of 99 lots in today's sale.
16:33Our auction clerks, Millie and Jasper, are at the ready to oversee the internet bids.
16:38And Joe is on the blower for the phone bids.
16:41Now we just need the Yorkshire auctioneer himself to get us underway.
16:47OK.
16:47Are we happy?
16:49Well, then, morning, ladies and gentlemen.
16:51Uh...
16:51Morning.
16:51Oh, excellent. Very good.
16:53First up is the Moorcroft sunflower floor vase that Millie took a shine to.
16:58We start with the Sally Tuffin for Moorcroft.
17:02£600, start me.
17:03Huge piece of Moorcroft.
17:05£600 a bit.
17:06£620.
17:06£40.
17:07£660.
17:07£680.
17:08£700.
17:09£720.
17:09Thank you in the room.
17:10At £720.
17:11£740.
17:13£760.
17:13£780.
17:14Are you sure?
17:15When are you going to see another one?
17:16£800 it is.
17:17£800 in the room, then £800.
17:19Oh, £820.
17:20Fresh bid.
17:21£840, thank you, madam.
17:22£860, £860.
17:24Thank you, madam.
17:24She's out.
17:26Gavel's up.
17:26Final call.
17:27£880, thank you, madam.
17:29She's in again.
17:30Gavel's going up.
17:31£900.
17:34Not this time.
17:35Net bid at £900.
17:36We're all done.
17:37Gavel's going up for the vase at £900.
17:41Talk about flower power.
17:43I would say that was good.
17:45And after selling the Moorcroft charger plate...
17:48At £70.
17:49£170.
17:50And the smaller Moorcroft vase...
17:53We've got £130.
17:56It was nicer than the big one.
17:57The other one was too big, yeah.
17:59I thought that was £68.
18:01Angus moves on to Sandra's beloved hippo.
18:05She won't let this go for less than £200.
18:08We open at £360.
18:11£360, £380, £400.
18:14I've got £420, £440, £460.
18:17£480.
18:18Commission's out.
18:18At £480, it is.
18:20£500 fresh bid.
18:21We're all done.
18:23Can I have this sitting right?
18:24We're trying to arrange it for you, yeah.
18:27£510.
18:27It's a lovely hippo.
18:28£520.
18:30At £520, then.
18:31Internet bidder at £520.
18:32Angus was right.
18:35You needn't have worried, Sandra.
18:38There you go.
18:40Next up is the Victorian Durham Light Infantry Helmet,
18:44along with an antique French fireman's helmet.
18:47It's a good lot.
18:48It goes straight in at £200.
18:49£200 a bid.
18:50£200.
18:51We're all done for the Durham LI.
18:53Poff helmet there.
18:54At £200 it is.
18:55Then I'm going to sell at £200.
18:57Just one bid, but it's well over the estimate.
19:02I'm not surprised at that.
19:03And in five minutes,
19:05Angus marches his way through seven more lots
19:07of Charles's Militaria, including...
19:10£75.
19:13The Durham Light Infantry Silver Inkwell.
19:16At £65.
19:18The mannequin in World War II Battle Dress and...
19:22At £75.
19:23The mannequin in an Army Air Corps uniform.
19:30Now it's a collection of three miners' lamps,
19:35including the two Davy lamps.
19:37Very good lamps, these.
19:38Loads of interest.
19:39Bids all over.
19:40We'll open at £420.
19:41There we go.
19:43Wow!
19:43We've already blasted through the estimate.
19:46Rare miners' lamps, these.
19:48We're up to £620.
19:49£620 now.
19:51£660.
19:51£700, £720, £740, £760, £780.
19:55I'm going to go to the phone.
19:57£800.
19:58£800 on the phone.
19:59£820, £840.
20:01They're out.
20:03Gavel's up.
20:03The miners' lamps there,
20:05lighting the way at £820.
20:08A bidder in Cheshire was more than happy
20:11to dig deep for the miners' lamps.
20:13Crazy.
20:13Over the next 70 minutes,
20:16Angus shovels his way through 84 more lots,
20:20including...
20:20Shout-up at £170.
20:23The Royal Mint 1937 Specimen Coin Set.
20:27At £50.
20:29The early 20th Century Maritime Navigation Exercise Book.
20:34And...
20:34At £640.
20:36A Victorian-style rocking horse.
20:39That's done very well.
20:42Finally, the last lot of the day
20:44is the silver-plated meat-serving trolley
20:47that might have been pushed around
20:48by Jack's great aunt, Gladys.
20:50This is service with style.
20:52Just imagine this Sunday morning,
20:53breakfast in bed.
20:54I mean, it'd be wonderful.
20:55I'm just going to keep talking
20:56because it's going up while I'm talking.
20:57We're at £420.
20:58£420 we're at.
21:00£440, £460, £480, £500 a bid.
21:02£600, there we go.
21:03£680, £700 a bid.
21:05That's shocking.
21:06£720 on the phone.
21:08£760, £780, £840, £60, £8900.
21:13£1,050, £1,100, £119, £1,150, £1,250, £1250, £1,200, £1,300, £1,400, £1,600 and a bid.
21:21£1,700, £1,800, £1,800, £1,500, £1,900, £2,000, a bid.
21:2421 22 told you you're gonna have a good day 25 2600 at 27 just been sat in that
21:32room all that time isn't it yeah would have been gone down the tip at 28 that
21:362800 the gavel's going up we're all done at 2800 Angus has served up a real
21:45showstopper that concludes your little run right how much money has Angus
21:52managed to raise Sandra was hoping there'd be enough for a little trip to
21:56Portugal but I have a feeling she's in for a very nice surprise
22:10hello you're right how was that that was great yeah enjoyed it I suppose the big
22:17surprise was the server yeah I always thought it would do well I didn't think
22:23to do that well though and a hippo that that was a shock would you like to know
22:26what you're taking after fees twelve thousand three hundred and eighty eight
22:31pounds I'm impressed I didn't think was anywhere near that high it was an
22:39absolute pleasure we enjoyed it yes yeah loved it as well it's a good day shocked to
22:46say the least I was expecting about two thousand pounds I was impressed with what
22:52the hippo did but there was quite a few shocks in there they did a good job I
22:56don't think they ever anticipated the value it was really about clearing the
23:00property I think they're delighted we far exceeded their expectations and I'm
23:04really pleased because good stuff deserves to sell well beautiful day sunshine I'm sorry sunshine yeah does that make you sneeze yeah
23:20that's so funny everyone has the weird thing so chocolate makes me sneeze or
23:26mints yeah but sunshine that's weirder that was normal let's just hope
23:35today's job is nothing to be sneezed at Angus and Charlotte are off to
23:39Harrogate where they'll be meeting Helga and her best friend Christine
23:50well done I met Helga about 36 years ago when we first moved to Harrogate we
23:55just really hit it off don't we we do and we were both nurses for a long long
24:00time so I suppose that kind of yeah got a common ground we have yeah the two
24:06became friends just after a very difficult time in Helga's life I was
24:11married to Graham and we had two little boys but very tragically in 1987 he died
24:20of cancer it was quite quick really he went for a routine appointment at the
24:26opticians and rang me up to say I'm in hospital I've got detached retina wow within
24:33the week we knew that he was riddled with cancer which you can imagine was
24:37devastating this baby and this little five-year-old he was so brave his one
24:43sad thing of course was the fact that he used to say I'll not see my boys grow up and
24:47that was his biggest biggest regret while Helga brought up her two sons she
24:54continued to work as a nurse but in 2002 she decided to become a church minister
25:01I've always been a Christian but sort of later on in life I felt that I was being
25:08called into ministry I was ordained when I was 50 and I was passionate about my
25:14ministry absolutely passionate recently retired and with a bit more time on her
25:19hands Helga has decided to use some of it to downsize the keepsakes and curios
25:24she's collected over the years I used to live in a bigger house down there I've
25:29now retired to this smaller one which is lovely for me but I'm bursting at the
25:34seams so I need to share my treasures with other people I'll go see what Helga's got
25:41I think it's always that cases that you get to a certain point in life and it's
25:45you realize just accumulated items that you just don't use the time has come to
25:51let them go the memories are still here the memories are still here nobody will
25:55ever ever take those away good morning morning you your eyes yes good good to
26:08have you here good to be here brought Charlotte with me as well hi Charlotte
26:12welcome coming in thank you very much Angus can I introduce you to my special
26:22friend Chris Christie hi Charlotte so a bit of a thin out and sort of bits that
26:27you accumulated over the years very definitely I come to that stage in my
26:32life where I think it's time to recycle and to save my youngest son from putting
26:38all of this lot in a skip when anything happens to me okay so is it predominantly
26:42down here we've got bits all over the house down here in my bedroom in the
26:46loft and in the garage noise and the garage that's a lot of ground to cover
26:52best grab some boxes Charlotte and while Christine gets the kettle on we can go
26:58and see what Helga's got stashed upstairs right so I put most of it on the bed
27:04we've got various bits of jewelry this is quite interesting because their
27:08bullet heads well that's made after the Second World War and as you can see
27:13they've crafted that themselves you basically got the free bullet heads
27:17they're out of a rifle that this is the projectile that shoots out and that
27:21they've fashioned them through each other and woven this thing it's what we call
27:24trench art trench art is the term used to describe decorative objects made from
27:30the products of modern warfare often made by soldiers or prisoners of war but
27:34also sometimes made by civilians living in war zones even during that time of
27:39diversity there was a message there wasn't there of peace and unity absolutely
27:43that's a really nice thing I think it appeals to lots of different people one
27:47you've got that inherent sort of military history but also the social history as
27:52well lovely okay would you want to leave me to it yeah and I'll see what we can do
27:56have fun I don't think it's gonna be the biggest job it's about taking what we can
28:03sell and seeing what we can raise I don't know how much value there's gonna be but we'll do what we can
28:09well hopefully there might be some hidden gems in amongst all this jewelry Angus get
28:14it all packed and loaded and then shall we check on young Charlotte hi Angus we're finding much I
28:20found a little childhood treasure a childhood treasure the iPod Nano very much my generation
28:27growing up my days it was walkman's and disment there was 450 million iPods produced the first one
28:34was released in 2001 and they discontinued them in 2022 obviously just like morphed into the iPhone
28:40didn't it it is yeah early technology started to become collectible and I think in the next 10
28:45years that we're gonna see a real boom in that area and you know what now I really quite like the
28:49idea of maybe going for a run leaving your phone at home and taking this instead yeah I think that's
28:54a concept that's gonna come back for a lot of people Angus will group the iPod Nano with some
28:59other vintage electronics including a Nintendo Game Boy and an Xbox gaming console what do you think
29:05how there's a playlist is I think she mentioned something about Elvis all right okay right a
29:11little less conversation please we've got some serious packing to do in the house and in the
29:17garage it's an absolute classic it's the Lloyd loom chair Lloyd looms actually an American invention by
29:25Marshall Lloyd in 1917 and the whole concept was basically a replacement for sort of wicker and
29:31rattan they have a wire core with twisted paper that creates this comfortable chair and in 1922
29:38a British company Lusty got the license to produce it over here and it became an absolute staple of
29:44the 1930s in British furniture and it's one that's come back it's really popular again this is a fairly
29:51modern one to buy them new they're very expensive but you can buy a chair like this from anywhere between
29:55sort of 20 and sort of 50 pounds really and they're quite comfy too yeah that's what you need on a sunny
30:04day like this boy back to work you lazy sausage you still haven't even looked in the loft
30:12Charles and we've got a Diana yes we have it's to commemorate Charles and Diana's wedding and these were
30:25produced by Royal Dalton dubbed the wedding of the century around 1.5 billion pounds worth of memorabilia
30:32was produced to commemorate the wedding of the then Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer in 1981
30:38generally speaking royal chromative wear doesn't sell that well unless it's really early stuff like
30:43Victorian but Dalton figures do sell well it was founded in 1815 in Lambeth London it didn't become
30:50Royal Dalton until 1901 when it got the Royal Warrant these are quite deluxe models in the boxes of
30:57these little wooden plinths we're probably looking about sort of 80 to 120 as a pair of figures let's hope
31:04Charles and Di raise a princely sum and if they do well Christine and I are definitely going to
31:11have a spa day excuse me if we make a lot of money it'd be a spa weekend you're hearing this Angus she
31:19wants a weekend out of it sounds fabulous I hope you found some more treasure in that loft Angus we've
31:26got a bit of a mixed selection of model railway and there's one name that always jumps out when you
31:31think of model railway and that's Hornby the money really in model railway is in the engines or the
31:37locomotives this is the Duchess of Montrose they were modeled on real-life steam trains from the day
31:43the Duchess of Montrose was one of the London Midland and Scottish Railways coronation class of engines
31:50a series of locomotives which ran from London Euston to Glasgow between the 1930s and 60s the Hornby
31:57train set was bought for my husband Graham when he was a small child really and he would have had
32:03hours of fun with it I'm afraid my boys found the train just going round and round and round on on a
32:10track somewhat boring we've got carriages and there's a few accessories but the condition of this
32:17one's not great it's had a hard life so that's gonna affect the value we're probably sort of 40 50
32:23pounds every little helps everybody loves model row I mean who doesn't well for those that don't like
32:30Helga's two boys there's also some boxes of their old computer games to be researched back at the
32:35auction house but for now well Angus how is it all gone well we've got a few bits on yeah fuller than we
32:43thought look at all of that that's amazing reasonable amount gone out the house hopefully
32:49thin things out a little bit it has I'm now gonna ring the charity up to take the rest safe journey
32:54and thank you thank you very much we'll shut up and we'll uh we'll hit the road it's a real cathartic
33:00process to be able to let go of those things really yeah interesting to see how much other people are
33:07willing to pay for it well that's right it's not a huge load and I don't think there's huge amounts
33:13of value but if we can raise enough money to fund that spa day I think they're gonna be happy and be
33:18mission accomplished I hope so Angus or it could be you who ends up in hot water
33:37yeah good thanks with Helga's things back at the auction house right big mix of stuff it's time to
33:49get it all inside this was an interesting item that was on the job it's a Mary corn poncho born in 1930
33:57in London Dame Mary Quant was a designer who played a major role in shaping London's swinging 60s fashion
34:04most famous for her mini skirts and mini dresses she also designed jackets shoes even this poncho
34:11this is more of an 80s piece we've got the color blocking very 80s isn't it I feel like this would
34:18look great at a festival yeah that's so true oh yes so I look like an 80s icon you do a bit like a
34:27Rubik's Cube now get back to work so everything can be researched and catalogued in time for the
34:33auction hi hello how are you doing I'm good I'm just cataloguing some bits of the Harrogate job this
34:42is quite a nice sort of Peggy Davis figure born in Stoke-on-Trent in 1915 Peggy Davis was one of
34:49Royal Dalton's most prolific figurine designers she started working for Royal Dalton in 1939 and she
34:55stayed there until 1980 oh great yeah so a long time she had a little break for the war where she
35:00was a nurse what a fabulous lady yeah started her own company in 1981 and with her son and then after
35:07her death in 1989 her son continued it and brought in a lot of British designers and this is sort of
35:12where you get Peggy Davis figures like these yes this figure is I'd probably say post 1989 it really
35:17does give that sort of art deco vibe it is all hand-painted definitely yeah you can see that cut
35:22you can see the brush strokes it's a limited edition it's one out of 100 I've got 50 to 70 on this I
35:27think it's a really high quality piece and very collectible nice like it got an interesting little
35:39lot here quite a rare thing actually it's a game for the Super Nintendo Super Bomberman I spent quite a
35:45lot of time playing this game cool game a little bit like Pac-Man you're going around a maze you get
35:50a special controller so you can actually play up to five people we've put about a hundred to 150
35:55pounds an estimate on it video games these days are really really popular really collectible you should
36:01look through your attics if you find any old games worth checking them out some of them can be worth a lot
36:06of money Helga had some really good jewelry and the main piece is this Figaro gold bracelets figure is
36:19basically a chain that has small circular links followed by a single elongated oval link and that
36:26that's a style that really originated from Italy in the 18th century it's thought the chain takes its
36:32name from the character Figaro in the operas the barber of Seville and the marriage of Figaro which
36:38were popular in Italy at the time now this is dumped 585 which basically means it's 14 karat gold
36:44which is typical of Italian gold actually it's good piece it's it's a good design it's quite a bit of
36:50weight in it gold values are high at the moment so we should be looking at a good price for this
36:54probably about five to six hundred pounds mamma mia let's hope the Figaro can hit those high notes on
37:00auction day quite exciting isn't it can't wait to see how things do this is actually bigger than what
37:18I thought it would be wow look there's my stuff there exciting it is exciting actually I can't wait
37:23oh look there's all your jewelry here oh wow yeah I guess you don't wear any of this anymore do you I
37:31don't I don't mean that's beautiful and it was a gift but I where do you go these days to wear things
37:38like that morning are we all right yeah yeah very well thank you you're selling not buying she's got
37:46the instructions I'm not allowed to put my hand up for anything any particular lots you're sort of
37:51excited about I think my art deco I'll be really interested the interest in that I mean I love it
37:57yeah but you just don't know do you I think we should do all right well let you have a look
38:03around thank you so you look at the things you're not going to buy and I'll see you up on the roster
38:07Helga has put reserves on quite a few items that's not overly concerning I think we should get most of
38:13them away at reserve price and you know some good bits we've got some jewelry a bit of interest in the
38:18technological bits you know all the games consoles and things but we'll see I just love her my art deco
38:23lady she's so elegant isn't she but time for it to go just keep picturing that spa trip Helga
38:31Orch and Clark's Emma and Heather have powered up their computers and are standing by to manage
38:37today's internet bits now as Angus takes his place we can get started right this wonderful collection
38:46there from Harrogate that's the high life of Yorkshire is that Harrogate yes first up we have a mixed lot
38:53of electronics including the iPod Nano Game Boy Xbox and other gaming accessories Helga has placed a
39:0070 pounds reserve on these all the electronics that's a good lot we're at 110 120 130 140 and 140
39:09pound a bit then at 140 150 160 at 160 170 commissions are out help 170 it is at 170
39:17I reckon it was your iPod Elvis playlist that did it Helga Wow next it's Nick's favorite the Super Nintendo
39:28Bomberman party pack yes we open at 120 pounds at 120 at 120 and bid then at 120 at 120 and 120
39:39fresh bid at 130 fresh bid at 130 130 pounds it is then at 130
39:49that's a very respectable score slap bang on the estimate that's amazing now for the Hornby Duchess of Montrose
39:55Montrose train set that belonged to Helga's late husband Graham 30 pounds Tommy 30 pounds at 30
40:01come on model train enthusiasts 30 pounds 30 30 pounds Tommy at 30 bit 30 pound a bit thank you at 30
40:08pound yeah yeah two five five five five 35 at 35 the Duchess is now departing to a new owner in Ayrshire
40:18I'm really pleased with that and sticking with royalty oh the lots you've all been waiting for
40:25the special Dalton figures there we go it's Charles and Diana
40:29uh there we go 60 pounds Tommy 60 pounds Charles and Diana no royal fans in today then oh come on he's
40:37been promoted he's gone up in value they're worth this Angus will have to try these again another day
40:47wow maybe the Peggy Davis art deco style figurine will fare better one of Helga's favorites she won't let
40:54this go for less than 50 pounds it's a nice figure is up there we're open at 65 65 pound a bit at 65 it
41:01is then at 65 pound for the lady 70 bit 70 pound a bit at 70 it is then any advance for the lady at 70
41:10not bad day Helga oh please but that's that's lovely and Angus keeps Helga happy for the next half an hour
41:18as he puts 30 more lots of hers under the hammer including at 20 pounds
41:26the Lloyd loom chair a 25 the Mary Quant multi-coloured poncho and a mix lot of nine
41:36carat gold jewelry with a ring brooch and two pairs of earrings
41:42wow there's just two lots of jewelry left
41:45first the trench art cross made out of bullet heads oh this is a little bit different i've got
41:5120 pound bid 20 a bit at 20 pound it is then at 20 pounds at 20 2 5 8 30 30 pound a bit at 30 2 2 2
41:585 5 a little bit unique 38 at 38 pound we all done for a little bit of trench art at 38.
42:05that's the bullet cross bang on its estimate that's excellent finally it's the 14 carat gold figaro chain
42:15bracelet we've got lots of bits but we come in uh top two bids got 500 so the next one comes in at 5 10.
42:22oh my god bless you at 5 10 20 is it now thank you sir 5 20 5 20 commissions are out back of the room
42:29at 5 20. sold to the gentleman at the back well done that man that was your last lot
42:38now for the exciting bit the ladies were hoping to raise enough to pay for a spa trip you better not
42:43leave them high and dry angus lots of surprises hello are you all right how was that for you yeah
42:50great jewelry was strong yeah um and i suppose the sort of the games consoles and things like that
42:57really delighted with that good well done and thank you that's all right that's good now we're keen to
43:03now much oh right after fees you'll be taking home 1784 pounds oh that's really good yeah
43:12that's amazing thank you so much far more than i expected that's amazing it was such a fun
43:20experience it i think it will always stay with it thought a thousand pounds would be brilliant but
43:26yeah angus did a fabulous job so spa day here we come wow what a spa day they're gonna
43:33have they've got a great budget for that say they're gonna have a wonderful day off the back of it
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