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00:00The Derbyshire auction house is back!
00:03£7,000 has been!
00:06Irita Marriott now in her third year of business
00:09So far, it's been rather good!
00:11With her trusty team of porters
00:13What little treasure trove we've got in here
00:15and valuers
00:16Do you ever think about anything else but furniture?
00:19Nope
00:20Is being called out to even bigger jobs
00:23This is insane
00:24The word is out
00:25Calling Andy and Nige
00:27She's the one who delivers the big bucks
00:29£1,500 to £2,000
00:32That's amazing
00:33Leaving no stone unturned
00:35Gosh, that's a big loft
00:37She hunts down treasures
00:3918 karat gold
00:42Heirlooms
00:43Have you ever seen those paintings?
00:45No, never
00:46And phenomenal finds
00:48Pele
00:48I think we're going to score with this one
00:50Is this the great tree in robbery?
00:53Yes
00:53To sell at auction
00:55£2,000 is big
00:57No
00:58Making her cherished clients
01:00£3,000
01:01Oh, you are kidding me
01:03Oh, my God
01:04Life-changing
01:05I'm losing track of ammo
01:07Sums of cash
01:09£6,900
01:11What?
01:13Whoa!
01:27Have you got any collectibles that you like to buy?
01:31I'm struggling to understand how I could develop a life around collecting
01:34Without having to build more space
01:37I can tell you how
01:38You've got two kids
01:39Uh-huh
01:40Ship them out
01:41You'll have their rooms free
01:43Blimey, bit ruthless
01:44I can't actually believe you're wearing shorts and a t-shirt
01:49Have you looked outside the window, Andy?
01:51It's summer, right?
01:53Yeah, tropical
01:56We're going to see two siblings in Lancashire, Heather and Jamie
02:04Remember the pink hat?
02:05I do remember the pink hat
02:06Where his ears were cold
02:07So he stole the hat off me
02:10This is 25-year-old Jamie and his sister, 23-year-old Heather
02:14And they're at the family home they shared with Mum Sally and Dad David
02:18He was a very kind man
02:20He loved being with the family
02:22David worked at a timber business for over 20 years
02:25Quite a lot of the time growing up he would be working away
02:29So we wouldn't see him during the week
02:31But then he made up for that by taking us on these crazy holidays like two or three times a
02:34year
02:36Seven years ago the family's world was turned upside down
02:40Dad got diagnosed with cancer back in 2019
02:46He passed away on the 27th of June 2021
02:50David was just 55
02:53There was never a point where he'd get angry at the world or anything like that
02:59He just took it all in his stride
03:02He fought really hard
03:04I think he wanted to be strong for us
03:06And for Mum he never showed any weakness
03:13Five years on their Dad's memory still fills their lives
03:16And so does much of what he left behind
03:19Dad just was a rampant collector and would not stop
03:23All sorts of different things
03:26From lots of mobiliar to coins to corgi collection toys
03:30He wouldn't look at them
03:31He'd just put them away
03:33And say oh it's for your future
03:35Their Dad was collecting with a purpose to one day
03:38Selling them
03:39And making money
03:41For the kids
03:42That's great
03:43That's kind of money in the bank that you can enjoy
03:46Yeah
03:46Mum Sally can't be here today
03:49But with her blessing
03:50Heather and Jamie have called Irita
03:52To see if she can find new homes for David's things
03:56Because it's such a varied collection
03:58Getting someone like Irita in
03:59Who's such an expert
04:00Is such a big benefit to us all
04:03And the money she makes you?
04:05My plan
04:05Is
04:06Save
04:07And travel
04:08I want experiences
04:10Out of the money
04:12Because I feel like memories are better than any physical thing
04:14I've got plans for the future which you know involve moving down to London
04:18Hopefully at some point
04:20And I feel quite lucky that we have this opportunity
04:22To set ourselves up
04:24Dad would be definitely looking down on us
04:27And happy to be seeing us doing what he loves to do
04:31And what we love to do as a family
04:38You open up I'll say hi
04:45Hello
04:46Lovely to meet you
04:47Nice to meet you too
04:48Lovely to meet you
04:49Come on in
04:50It is cold up here you know isn't it?
04:53It is cold
04:56Right guys
04:57I believe you wanted me to come
04:59Because you have some things of your dad's
05:01I've thought his whole life he's been collecting
05:03So
05:04Yeah
05:05The time's finally come
05:06Where we want to get rid of it all
05:08Are you okay with me going and exploring?
05:11And then I'll give you a shout
05:12Of course
05:13Absolutely
05:13Go for it
05:14Yeah
05:14Okay
05:15I'll see you a bit later
05:16See you later
05:18I'm so ready to explore
05:22I've turned ten steps up the stairs
05:24No one said anything
05:26About any pictures
05:30This is a lithograph by Henry Matisse
05:33He was an artist
05:35He was born in France
05:37In late 1860s
05:40One of the most influential artists of the 20th century
05:44Matisse's use of undisguised brushstrokes and vibrant colours broke artistic conventions
05:49In 2018, 64 years after his death, his most expensive painting
05:55Odelyse Couchet or Magnolia sold for 80 million dollars
05:59That was an original of course
06:02This isn't
06:03It's a lithograph
06:04A copy
06:04It's a lithograph
06:05It's a version of a print
06:07If you touch the print
06:08It would be completely flat
06:10But if you touch a lithograph and run your fingers over it
06:14It would be ever so slightly raised
06:16Because it is pressed
06:17Not printed
06:18Value-wise
06:20I think it's probably lower hundreds
06:23How incredible would it be
06:25To own a piece that is by Henry Matisse
06:28Let's hope the Derbyshire punters agree with you, Irita
06:41What's in here?
06:43A little beautiful box full of coins
06:47And this is clearly related to World War II
06:51And what each drawer contains is all the coins that were used during those years
06:57It's worth money
06:59Anything else catching your eye, Irita?
07:01Sixpences
07:02Look at that
07:03The set of 32 sixpences will go into a large mixed lot
07:08That includes a Nepalese one rupee banknote
07:10A German 50 Deutschmarknote
07:12And various commemorative coins
07:15I think there's probably a good 15 lots or so of coins
07:19That we will split up
07:21And put them as individual collector's pieces
07:24Value-wise
07:25I think we might be touching about a thousand pounds on all the coins
07:29Ka-ching
07:32Some great potential so far
07:34Hopefully there's plenty more here that could raise some cash for Jamie and Heather
07:38They have been through so much
07:42Passing on their dad's items
07:44It can't be easy
07:45It started so well with that lithograph
07:48Those coins
07:49I'm excited about this one
07:51Let's just hope that that carries on
07:54And I can find some more gems
07:55And I can find some more gems in there
08:24He was more into the rugby
08:25But for my sake
08:27He would take me to Old Trafford
08:29To go and watch the big matches
08:30Which I absolutely adored
08:32There are nearly 20 football, rugby and other sports shirts in David's collection
08:37Which will go into ten lots
08:39The pick of the bunch
08:40The pick of the bunch being this replica 1968
08:42Manchester United European Cup winners shirt
08:45Signed by United's tough tackling
08:47Nobby Styles
08:48What have you got in there
08:49I've just found these snooker balls lying around
08:52Over there
08:52Oh nice
08:54I think these are really cool
08:55They're all signed
08:56So you've got
08:57That's all the names of all the players
08:58My dad was absolutely obsessed
09:00He would always have it on the TV
09:02I mean there is some really good names like Ronnie O'Sullivan
09:06I mean Higgins, Selby
09:09Really world class
09:11These balls made in Belgium by Aramith
09:14Were commissioned by the World Snooker Association
09:16To mark the Embassy World Championship final in May 2005
09:21What was your dad like as a dad?
09:23He was a really good man
09:24It must have been really difficult as a family to go through that
09:28It was a really really tough time for sure
09:32It really brought us together as a unit
09:34He would love us doing this though
09:36Oh, he'd absolutely adore it
09:37This would be a dream come through to him
09:39He would be in that auction trying to buy you back
09:41Oh, you've got nothing
09:42100% he would
09:43Right, I'll box up these
09:45Awesome
09:45Yeah
09:45I'll leave you to it then
09:47See you later
09:57We've got some
09:58What looks like
10:02Newspaper articles
10:03They're just decorative pieces
10:05Isn't that fab?
10:07I mean, if you love Liverpool Football Club
10:09This is something that you would just love to have on a wall in your man cave
10:13There are three framed newspaper pages all celebrating Liverpool's 3-1 1977 European Cup win against Mönchengladbach in Rome
10:24I think it's worth ten
10:26Don't you?
10:27For the next 90 minutes
10:30Irita and Andy zip in and out of rooms
10:33Here we go
10:34And up and down stairs
10:37Collecting and loading all of David's collectibles
10:40Wow, that's a box
10:42Until it looks like the day is done
10:45Look at that
10:46Look at that
11:12I may have spoken too soon
11:14I'll pass them off
11:15And my great aunt
11:16And you've decided that you'll pass them on
11:19Yeah, I think so, yeah
11:21Do you know anything about them?
11:23I don't actually, no
11:24Okay, right
11:25Let me get my tools out of my pockets and have a little look
11:29We've got a lovely little cluster
11:31It is beautifully hallmarked
11:3418 carat white gold
11:36That cluster up there
11:39Usually in 18 carat gold they tend to be diamonds
11:42Okay
11:43I actually got the tool for this
11:45What you want is the loudest beep possible
11:48Okay
11:48And that will tell us whether the stones are diamonds or not
11:55It's good news
11:56Any ideas what that could be worth?
11:58No idea
11:59I think in auction if we put that in with an estimate of two to three hundred pounds
12:03Oh wow
12:04Not bad
12:05Is that more than what you thought?
12:07Yeah, it is more than what I thought, yeah
12:10When it comes to the other one
12:12That is a little bit more simple
12:14Yeah
12:15In nine carats with a little sapphire scented
12:18I'll get these packed up
12:19Thank you
12:20I'll see you downstairs
12:21See you later
12:22Well, that's quite a load
12:25And now we are done
12:28All right guys
12:30Come on in
12:31Wow
12:31Look at that
12:32Wow, that's crazy
12:33It looks so different now
12:35It's all gone
12:36I think seeing all the stuff go is definitely bittersweet
12:39That's it
12:40It's been a long time coming though, hasn't it?
12:42It has, yeah
12:43I think it's time
12:43Dad will be looking down, watching the auction
12:46Yeah, 100%
12:47Front row seats for your first ever auction
12:50Looking forward to it
12:51It's going to be so good
12:52Thanks Arita
12:52It'll be really fun
12:53We'll see you soon
12:54Bye
12:54Bye
12:54Bye
12:55Through the day I could really feel all the items leaving house pulling on Jamie's and Heather's
13:02Heartstrings
13:02The biggest job that I have now is making sure that we find new homes for them
13:08Get yourself home Arita and let's put that plan into action
13:18There you go
13:20That's cool
13:20Once it's all back in Derbyshire the team must start researching and cataloging the over 70 items in time for
13:27the auction
13:30I don't think there is a shirt out there in the world that relates to football that is more recognizable
13:36than this
13:37Brazil
13:37And there is a magic to this shirt
13:40Written right in front of it
13:42Pelé
13:43Born in 1940, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pelé, made his international debut aged just 16
13:52And remains the only player to have won the World Cup three times
13:56Now if you are buying sporting memorabilia
13:59Remember to check the authenticity on it
14:03Because it really does matter on the price
14:06And in this example we have the registration number
14:09And the little label from the edge of there has actually been put on the back of the shirt
14:15So you know that that shirt belongs to that paperwork
14:19We are going to put this in auction with an estimate of £30 to £50
14:25I think we are going to score with this one
14:32Thank you
14:34Is that high enough for you?
14:35Ta-da!
14:38Now this is very, very interesting
14:43Norman is one of Irita's valuers, usually her coin specialist
14:48This came from a shipwreck called the SS Geosopa
14:52And it's a ten ounce silver ingot
14:55And it's got a stamp 4700 MBSL
14:59And that means 4,700 metres below sea level
15:04In February 1941 the SS Geosopa was returning to Britain from India with 200 tonnes of silver
15:11Worth £150 million in today's money
15:14The vessel was attacked by a German U-boat and sunk 300 miles from Galway Harbour
15:20Of the 86 crew just one survived
15:23If you fast forward about 70 years
15:27A salvage crew recovered about 90 odd percent of the silver
15:32Some of it was kept by the salvage company and the other 20 percent
15:36And a lot of it went to the Royal Mint
15:39Where they made 20,000 coins
15:43And they are collector's items now in their own right
15:46And the other silver was made into ingots like this
15:50An estimate of £150 to £200 for this fascinating piece
15:56And a lot that also includes a booklet documenting its history
15:59It's a lovely piece, it's a lovely collector's item
16:03And with the poignant story of the sailors losing their lives
16:06I think it really is something to treasure and collect
16:17You'll have the same problem with that
16:18No, the clock
16:19That's fine
16:20You're right
16:20At the assembly rooms, the community hall where Irita has her auctions
16:25Andy and Nigel pulling out all the stops
16:27Right
16:28Cake
16:29Cake
16:29Ah, here we go
16:31Name the cake
16:32Name the cake
16:33Name the cake, Nigel
16:34Coffee or more, I guess
16:36I think so
16:39Heather and Jamie's dad, David, collected items
16:42With the sole purpose of one day selling them
16:45And making money for the future of the kids
16:48I really hope that the bidders are out there and it does well
16:53There's just time to grab a cuppa, a slice of that coffee cake and a seat
16:57Before 72 lots go under the gavel
17:00Nick and Nikita have logged on and have online bidders in their sights
17:04So, Irita, if you're ready
17:06Missing gavel
17:08Wait for it
17:09Need one of these
17:10And the rostrum is yours
17:13How are you feeling, guys?
17:15Excited
17:15Yeah, excited
17:16Yeah
17:16You can see, work your magic
17:18Hey, no pressure
17:21First up, the wooden box packed with five drawers of coins commemorating World War II
17:26I can go straight in at £50
17:29Do I see £55, please?
17:32£55, £60 with me
17:33£65, £70, £75, £80 still with me on the book
17:37Do I see £85?
17:39£85, £90 still with me on the commission
17:41£95, we have £100 is bid
17:44Do I see £110?
17:46£110, £120 we have £130
17:48The bid's with me
17:50£140
17:51This is crazy
17:52£140 and selling
17:55What a cracking start
17:57I knew those were cool, but I didn't think they were worth that
17:59Will the next lot draw the punters?
18:03Henry Matisse, portrait of a reclining woman
18:06Absolutely beautiful
18:07£100 do I see, please
18:09£100 do I see
18:13I am not going to drop it any lower than that
18:15It deserves the £100
18:17£100 we have, thank you
18:18Is there £110?
18:20£100 is bid
18:21Do I see £110?
18:22Fair warning and selling
18:25A quick draw sale, that
18:27Wow
18:27I'm surprised at that
18:29Yeah
18:29Coming off the bench, Pele's signed shirt
18:32It's such a nice top
18:34I love this one
18:34It is, isn't it?
18:35Brazil
18:36£30 we have, thank you
18:38£35, £40
18:39£40, £45, £50
18:41£55, £60
18:42£60, £60, £65, £70
18:44£75, new bidder
18:46£80
18:47£85 is bid
18:48£90 is bid
18:50£90, fair warning
18:52£90 and selling
18:55Oh, that did come in
18:56I'll take the £95 because it did come in before the gavel went down
19:00And we have £100
19:01Oh, beautiful
19:03£100 is bid
19:04Is there £110?
19:06£100
19:07Fair warning and selling
19:09Fair warning and selling
19:10Well played
19:11I-Rita
19:12Last round number
19:13Yeah
19:13I know
19:15And there's more where that came from
19:17Over the next 20 minutes I-Rita passes more lots under her gavel
19:21Having success with
19:22£25
19:23The knobby style signed 1968 European Cup winners shirt
19:29£130
19:31The sixpences plus other banknotes and coins
19:34£300
19:37Heather's grandma's diamond ring and
19:39£60 and selling
19:41Her great aunt's diamond and sapphire ring
19:45But
19:46I have to pass that one
19:49Fails to sell those Liverpool newspapers
19:52That's fine, isn't it?
19:53Not fine
19:54Never mind though
19:55It's the snooker balls signed by some legends of the game next
19:58Oh my gosh, everywhere £50
20:0150, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75
20:04With me on the book
20:05Is there 80?
20:0680, 85
20:07Still with me
20:08Is there 90?
20:09£90 is bid
20:1095
20:10Still with me
20:11Is there 100?
20:13Bid me 100
20:14100 is bid
20:15110 is bid
20:16120 still with me
20:17Is there 130?
20:18130
20:19140 still with me
20:20Is there 150?
20:21150 online
20:22160 still with me
20:24Is there 170?
20:25Come back online at 170
20:26170
20:27180
20:28190
20:29£200
20:30On commission
20:31Is there 220?
20:33220 is bid
20:34240 still with me
20:35Is there 260?
20:37260
20:37280
20:38280 still with me
20:39280
20:40280
20:41Are we sure?
20:43280
20:44Going, going, going
20:46Another lot nicely signed off
20:48That's great
20:49I'm really happy with that
20:50Jamie and Heather want some funds to put towards their future
20:55So it would be nice to give this auction a proper silver lining
21:00Right
21:00Right, so World War II silver bar
21:02It's really interesting
21:03It's so cool
21:04So cool
21:05He loved this when he bought it
21:06Right, well should we see
21:07Does anybody else like it or is it just us?
21:09I'd love to see that
21:10What should we say?
21:11100 pounds?
21:12100 we have
21:13110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 170, 180, 190
21:17200 pounds is bid
21:19220 do I see?
21:20220 we have
21:21240
21:22260
21:23280
21:23Can I please see 280?
21:25280
21:26300 pounds is bid
21:28Is there 320?
21:29320 back in
21:30340 do I see?
21:32340
21:33360
21:34Is there 380?
21:36380 is bid
21:37Wow
21:38400 is bid
21:39Oh my god
21:41420 is bid
21:43420 pounds
21:45The bid is online
21:46Are we sure?
21:49420 and selling?
21:51From nearly 5,000 metres under the sea
21:54To Heather and Jamie's pockets
21:56Wow
21:57I'm so surprised at that
21:58That's so nice
21:59That is insane
22:00Oh that was your last slot
22:01That went so quickly
22:02See you there in five
22:03Jamie hopes to travel the world
22:05And Heather needs a nest egg to help fund a move to London
22:08Will the investments Dad David made into his collection
22:21Pay off
22:21Yeah what do you think?
22:22Very happily surprised
22:24Yeah pleasantly surprised
22:25Hello
22:25Hello
22:26How did you enjoy that?
22:28That was awesome wasn't it?
22:30It was an amazing experience
22:31Yeah
22:32It was so exciting
22:33It's kind of put an end to the whole collection saga
22:37It confirms to us that he didn't know what he was doing
22:41Yeah
22:42Shall I tell you how much you're taking home?
22:44Oh yes please
22:44After all the fees and commission
22:46You're going home with £4,209
22:52What?
22:54I can't believe that
22:55Oh my goodness
22:56I can't believe that
22:57No I'm actually really shocked right now
23:00Yeah
23:01Thanks Dad
23:01Yeah thanks Dad
23:03It was lovely to watch you remember your dad in the way that you did
23:07Been and gone now
23:08Chapter is closed
23:09Chapter is closed
23:10Guys it's time for a new one for you
23:12Yeah it is
23:14To see all of Dad's stuff go to new homes was such a cool thing to witness
23:19He's definitely been validated for all the years of questionable hoarding
23:24I'm absolutely over the moon for Heather and Jamie
23:27Their dad had a good eye
23:29He clearly knew what he was doing
23:31And I wish them all the best in the future
23:44Where are we off to today Irita?
23:47West Mersey
23:48Wow
23:48We're going on an island
23:51Irita and Furniture Valuer David are making the 160 mile trip southeast to the Essex coast
23:58Have you sailed ever?
23:59No
24:00Not properly
24:01I couldn't do it
24:03I would be seasick
24:04Instantly
24:06Really?
24:06Yeah
24:07Got no sea legs at all
24:11What is that?
24:12I don't know
24:13It's fascinating
24:16They're meeting Lynn and her partner Suzanne
24:19I love the tray
24:20Isn't that pretty?
24:22Yeah
24:22Suzanne and I met 15 years ago
24:25We both worked at the same college
24:26And we've been together ever since
24:28We have?
24:29Yes
24:30Today they're at the home that used to belong to Lynn's Auntie Margaret and her Uncle Bill
24:35Uncle Bill was in the Foreign Office and Margaret was an editor, she was a journalist, she wrote for newspapers
24:41Always very eloquent
24:44Uncle Bill and Auntie Margaret never had children of their own and because I'm Uncle Bill's niece I was just
24:51very close to them and then when Suzanne came along she was welcomed into the family as well
24:58Sadly in 2017 Bill developed pneumonia
25:01My uncle died about nine years ago and then when he passed we still came up and visited Auntie Margaret
25:08and then we noticed that her memory wasn't quite so good and she started referring to Uncle Bill as him
25:18Auntie Margaret's dementia is now quite advanced and then about eight months ago she actually had a fall at home,
25:24broke her hip, went to hospital and we were hoping she'd come home but unfortunately has had to move into
25:30a care home and obviously the house needs to be sold to pay for it
25:34So the sale of any of the items at auction and the sale of the house are all going to
25:39go towards paying for Margaret's care
25:42Well you're in the safest hands in the biz
25:45I came here as a child
25:47Oh did you?
25:48I did and got stuck on the mud
25:50Luckily I was rescued
25:52Up to my waist in brown mud
25:54Let's hope you're up to your waist in treasures today
25:57The house is quite big isn't it?
26:05Hello
26:06Lovely to meet you
26:07Hello
26:07Nice to meet you too
26:08Come on in
26:10What a fantastic place
26:12Thank you
26:14This is the living room
26:15I mean I can see quite a few nice bits of furniture
26:17And then my aunt had quite a bit of jewellery
26:20She was quite glamorous in the day
26:22There's a lot of silver which my uncle used to collect
26:25So there's quite a bit of that upstairs
26:27Shall we start there?
26:28Yep
26:28Right, you can lead the way
26:30Thank you
26:36Oh the stairs got a bit of a wobble
26:38Right, so this is the master bedroom
26:41Okay
26:42I mean there are some lovely things here
26:44Yeah
26:45You know you got silver letter opener
26:47A salver
26:48A little trinker box
26:50Do you know why he liked silver?
26:52Perhaps they're small, they're portable
26:54Yeah
26:54And they're not too expensive to buy generally
26:57Hmm
26:58Fingers crossed some of these hold value though
27:00But I think this is the one piece out of all of those
27:03Yeah
27:03That's a punch ladle
27:05Oh, right
27:06So punch was really popular during the late 1600s, early 1700s
27:12And that is when majority of these were made
27:14And it became a bit of a status thing
27:17You know, having hot punch
27:19And having a ladle that everybody could use
27:22Punch began its journey in the 17th century
27:25Travelling from India to Britain aboard ships of the East India Company
27:29Whose sailors survived scurvy thanks to its citrus content
27:33By the 18th century, punch houses were thriving in London
27:38Where communal bowls encouraged conversation, celebration and sometimes a little scandal
27:43As trade expanded across the Atlantic, rum from the Caribbean transformed recipes
27:48And punch became a staple served at everything from tavern gatherings to political meetings
27:53There are hallmarks just right in the middle, can you see that?
27:57Oh yeah, yeah
27:57They have been cleaned to the death
28:00Oh dear
28:00Basically
28:01You can barely, barely make out that they were there
28:04And that will affect the value
28:07If the hallmarks were readable
28:09You talking £100 to £150
28:12Wow
28:13But as it is, it will have to be kind of £30 to £40
28:16Every little helps
28:18OK
28:18That is definitely one to take
28:20Good
28:21There are four lots of silver items here
28:23Including this George V silver salver
28:26That's a tray with feet to you and me
28:28Plus a silver picture frame dated 1911
28:31Accompanied by some silver fish knives and forks from 1933
28:35Am I alright to explore?
28:37Of course you are
28:38Fill your boots
28:39Well, this is a good start, eh, Irita?
28:42What an absolutely eclectic mix of items
28:44Uncle Bill's silver collection
28:46Some lovely little quirky things
28:48I can't wait to see more
28:59Oh lovely
29:01Oh some Irish
29:03Irish bits and bobs
29:05This is absolute classic
29:09When it comes to Irish heritage
29:12And jewellery like this is referred to as clog eye jewellery
29:15From a little fishing village near Galway city in Ireland
29:18The two hands represents friendship
29:20The heart represents love
29:23And the crown on top of it is loyalty
29:27Attributed to a Galway goldsmith called Richard Joyce
29:30It's believed the cladder design was based on older Roman feed or faith rings
29:35Which just had the two clasped hands
29:37That brooch is nine carat gold set with a tiny little hard stone inside the heart
29:44I think that will do well and I love it
29:47Surely there are more romantics in the world than just me
29:49They were quite glamorous
29:51A stylish couple
29:52She was absolutely devoted wasn't she?
29:54Oh and he was devoted to her
29:56She kept every single birthday card he'd ever sent her
30:00And there's even more jewellery to get the heart racing
30:03Including a full sovereign nine carat gold pendant
30:06And a mid 20th century nine carat gold wrist watch
30:11Get these on the van David
30:13Where's he got to?
30:15This one's interesting
30:17That's nice
30:18That's like a 19th century oil and linen
30:22It's very detailed
30:24It'll clean up really nicely
30:25The black frame was very much in vogue in the Victorian times
30:29So that dates it to around 1860, 1870
30:34This painting looks similar to works created by a German artist at the time
30:39Wilhelm Friedrich Gustav Hassmann
30:42Who created detailed romanticised depictions of rural black forest life
30:47With no signature though it can't be proved to be by him
30:50So it will go into the auction with a tag in the style of Hassmann
30:55I think this will do really well at auction
30:57Someone will buy it and it will be really loved again
31:00Once it's cleaned and back on the wall
31:10Oh Rita, look, I've just found this
31:12Is that what they call Mocklinware?
31:14Yes!
31:15I mean classic tourist ware from Scotland
31:18Known as Mocklinware after the area in Ayrshire where it was developed
31:22These decorative pieces typically made from sycamore
31:26Which is easy to work with and smooth once finished
31:28Feature iconic Scottish images or designs sealed under a layer of clear lacquer
31:33I don't know what they are
31:35Needles
31:36Well obviously that's handy for keeping your knitting needles in
31:39Yeah, Mocklinware was made between 1820s and 1939
31:45And it was incredibly popular
31:47Everybody wanted a piece
31:4910, 15 years ago that would have been a single lot in auction
31:52But in the recent years there's been quite a big decline in it
31:57And I think what we're going to have to do is find other tourist ware potentially
32:01Yeah
32:01And combine it in a lot
32:04The Mocklinware will join a lot with 13 other fascinating vintage curios
32:09Thanks for bringing that
32:11It's alright
32:14Over the next few hours
32:15It's nice
32:16Irita and David track down and pack up anything that will sell
32:20Oh, that's beautiful
32:22With over 60 possible lots collected
32:24Mind your back
32:26The van is filling up nicely
32:29Isn't that exquisite?
32:30But this house has more treasure to give up
32:39You know what?
32:40I love bits of furniture like that
32:42Cute isn't it?
32:44This is cute, yeah
32:44I know
32:45Hand painted detail
32:46That decorative detail is inlay
32:49Fine pieces of contrasting wood each carefully line cut and fitted by hand
32:54In the Victorian era techniques like this signal taste and prosperity
32:59This cabinet's made of mahogany most likely from the central rainforests of South America and dates from the early 20th
33:06century
33:06If you think about all this inlay and the amount of time it took to make it
33:11Craftsmanship
33:12It's lasted 120 years
33:14I think it can be re-loved again
33:16Yeah
33:16I mean it's not worth a fortune is it?
33:19No
33:1920 to 40
33:20I think we should definitely take it and definitely put it on the van
33:23Because it will find a new home rather than see it go to waste
33:26I think so
33:27It may not be worth a fortune but if it helps towards paying for the cost of Aunty Margaret's care,
33:32all the better
33:33And with all that packed onto the van, we are done
33:37Right, I just want you to have a peek in here
33:41That's amazing, there's so much stuff in there
33:44Fabulous
33:44Yeah
33:44How are you found today?
33:46It is hard because obviously all of that meant something to my uncle and aunt
33:50Somebody else will treasure these won't they?
33:52Yeah, oh yeah, well I hope so
33:53Yeah
33:54Go on, should we do it?
33:55Yeah, go on then
33:58It won't be too long before you see it all back at the auction
34:03Today was really interesting, a bit emotional
34:07It was fascinating actually and good fun
34:09Although it has been hard, I know that Margaret trusts me to do the right thing for her
34:15It has been an absolutely fantastic day, a day of discovery
34:19But now the hard work starts
34:21Back to Melbourne
34:23And make sure that we make enough money to be able to put it towards Margaret's care
34:41We're nearly there yet
34:42Oh dear
34:44Irita's team is hard at work, making sure every item from Lyn's aunt and uncle is carefully researched and photographed,
34:51ready for auction
34:52I'm just cataloguing this lovely cameo brooch
34:55This is Irita's valuer Sarah
34:57They go back all the way to the Roman period and even the Greek period
35:03Back then they were carved into stone or clay
35:07But this one is from the Victorian era
35:10It's made from shell
35:12And you would not see a shell cameo in the BC or early AD period
35:19The Victorians favoured helmet shells for their cameos
35:22Because once scraped away the top layer of these shells reveal a different tone underneath
35:27Giving the final carving a three-dimensional effect
35:30It's been mounted into 18 karat gold
35:33I've put an estimate of 150 to 200 pounds on this one
35:37I think that's a lovely piece of jewellery and I hope it does really well
35:49This has been an absolute joy to handle
35:53This is a piece of equipment to reduce bubbles in your sparkling drinks
35:59It's a swizzle stick
36:00The Roaring Twenties was the era of the cocktails
36:04Because ladies actually managed to have a little bit of independence for the first time
36:09During the First World War in Britain
36:12The number of women in paid employment nearly doubled
36:15With almost 5 million earning by 1918
36:18In the 1920s new legislation enabled women to go to university
36:23And become teachers, nurses and doctors
36:25An increase in wages brought the chance to occasionally spend more frivolously
36:29They liked their cocktails
36:31And things like this prevented them from passing gas
36:36Okay, I didn't know women could pass gas
36:39But I did know stirring or swizzling champagne
36:42Breaks the surface tension of champers
36:44Releasing the carbon dioxide into the air
36:47These are rather collectible
36:48But this particular one, it's made out of 9 karat gold
36:52We have estimated it at 120 to 180 pounds
36:56And I am pretty certain that the beds will not be fizzling out
37:06I just moved it up about 3 inches or so
37:09As usual, it's down to Andy and I each to set up for auction
37:12What have we got today, mate?
37:14Let's see
37:15Ooh!
37:16Smiling banana
37:17So, here we are then!
37:18I know!
37:19It's exciting, isn't it?
37:21Lynn, Suzanne and their dog Theo have come to watch their 60 lots go under Irita's gavel
37:27Looking forward to it
37:28A little bit concerned about the glass-fronted display cabinet
37:32As long as we don't have to take it home
37:33Yeah, don't want to take anything home
37:35Yeah
37:37Well, we'll find out very shortly
37:40Clark's Nick and Sammy are keeping an eye on the thousands of potential online bidders
37:44And here's the woman of the hour herself
37:48Oh! Hi!
37:50Hi! Hello!
37:51Fancy seeing you lot here
37:53Yeah
37:54What's first, Irita?
37:55Ah!
37:56We have mahogany display cabinet
37:5825 is bid is there 30
38:0030, 35
38:0140, 45
38:0250
38:0350
38:0455
38:0560
38:0565
38:0670
38:0775
38:0880
38:08At over twice its estimate and still rising, they're definitely not taking this home
38:1490, 95
38:1595
38:16You know what I'm going to say online
38:17Round it up
38:18Yep
38:19Is there a hundred?
38:20Are we sure?
38:2295 and selling?
38:24A great start!
38:26Relieve ladies?
38:27That was good
38:28Yeah, that was good
38:29Can the Victorian painting of a young girl keep things ticking?
38:35Lovely picture
38:3645 pounds we have straight online, is there 50?
38:40Bid me 50
38:4145 pounds and selling?
38:45Pretty as a picture
38:47Someone likes it
38:49Good
38:50The Mokhlin wear next, featured in a lot of assorted vintage collectibles
38:54What is there? There is something for everyone
38:59Yep
38:59From a measuring scale to a plask
39:02All the essentials
39:0320 pounds on the commission I have, is there 25?
39:0725, 30 with me
39:0935, 40 still with me on commission
39:1345 online has it, commissions are out
39:15Do I see 50?
39:1745 and selling?
39:19Someone took a fancy to that
39:23It's going
39:24It's going
39:24Yep
39:25Can the silver items Uncle Bill collected add even more shine to the auction?
39:30George the second silver ladle, lovely little piece, 30 pounds please
39:3530 pounds we have, thank you is there 35?
39:3830 pounds is bid, do I see 35?
39:4130 pounds and selling
39:43It doesn't punch above its weight, but someone will enjoy serving up some fun with that
39:48And besides, there's more silver to come
39:51At 200
39:52Like that 1911 silver frame, 1933 fish knives and forks and
39:58320
40:00That George the fifth silver salver
40:03Try saying that after a few cocktails
40:08Speaking of which
40:10Oh, little swizzle stick
40:12You need one of these for your cocktail party season for Christmas
40:15Definitely
40:16Even Queen Victoria used one, okay
40:18To make sure that she didn't pass wind unnecessarily
40:23Too much information
40:25That's true, seriously
40:27110 we have
40:28120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 170, 180, do I see 190
40:34180, fair warning and selling
40:37At 180
40:40Sold
40:41Someone will be swizzling champagne
40:43Ahem
40:43Politely
40:44I mean, is that a price you would pay not to pass wind?
40:48Moving on
40:49It's the romantic Irish brooch
40:51I think this genuinely is one of the most romantic pieces of jewellery in the world
40:56I have 70 pounds with me on the commission, do I see 75?
41:0175 has it online
41:0380, 85
41:0490
41:0595 do I see
41:0790 pounds and selling
41:11Margaret would be very pleased about that
41:13And there's more where that came from
41:17As Irita sells another 26 lots of jewellery including
41:21610
41:22The full sovereign nine-carat gold pendant and
41:27At 750
41:28That mid-20th century nine-carat gold wristwatch
41:34Wow
41:35The time was right on that one wasn't it?
41:38It was
41:38That's amazing isn't it?
41:40We're almost done Theo, just one last lot
41:44The shell cameo brooch
41:46Oh I like that, you both went oh
41:50We have 160 pounds online
41:52170 with me on commission
41:54Is there 180?
41:55180
41:56190 still with me on commission
41:58200
41:59220 still with me
42:00Do I see 240?
42:02240
42:02250 still with me
42:04Do I see 260?
42:06260 and I'm out
42:09260 pounds
42:10Fair warning and I'm gonna sell
42:11260
42:14Great result
42:15This cameo brooch is headed to a lucky bidder in Iraq
42:19And that's you done ladies aren't you?
42:21Right, that's us
42:22Thank you very much
42:23I'll see you out there
42:24Now for the moment we've all been waiting for
42:27Irita has worked hard to raise some cash for Suzanne and Lynn
42:31And I think they're in for a surprise
42:34Hi
42:35How are you feeling after that?
42:37Bit shell shocked
42:38It wasn't bad was it?
42:41It was amazing
42:41The jewellery and the silver went really well didn't they?
42:45The money that you're gonna raise it's all gonna go to Auntie Margaret's care
42:49Yes
42:50Well shall I tell you?
42:52Yeah go on then
42:53After all the fees and commission you are taking home
42:575,904 pounds
43:00No way
43:00I thought it went well
43:02I didn't think it went that well
43:03That's why I say every little adds up
43:06Thank you for all your help
43:07Thank you for having me
43:10The auction was absolutely amazing
43:13Really enjoyed it
43:14I have so much fun
43:16Irita was brilliant
43:17She could cajole bids out of nowhere
43:21Auntie Margaret would be thrilled
43:23She'd have loved it I reckon
43:24I reckon she would
43:26Lynn and Suzanne had a fantastic auction
43:29They are taking home nearly 6,000 pounds
43:32And every single penny of that is going towards Auntie Margaret's care
43:48Who might have loved it?
43:56Thanks for having me
43:56Outer lines
43:56Or have loved it
43:56Need to find yourself
43:56Who knows
43:56If you ever had foods
43:56If you ever had foods
43:56You won't get a lot
43:56You can be honest
43:59If you ever have food
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