Get ready for another exciting episode of The Derbyshire Auction House Season 3! In this installment, we delve into the fascinating world of antique furniture and discover some truly unique pieces.
Join our experts as they uncover the stories behind centuries-old chairs and tables, revealing their history and potential value. You'll be amazed by the craftsmanship and the unexpected finds that come through the auction house doors.
We also explore the delicate art of ceramics restoration, learning how skilled artisans breathe new life into treasured pottery. Witness the meticulous process of repairing chipped vases and broken plates, bringing them back to their former glory.
Tune in to uncover intriguing auction items and gain insights into the passionate world of antique collecting. It's a journey through history, art, and a whole lot of treasure!
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Join our experts as they uncover the stories behind centuries-old chairs and tables, revealing their history and potential value. You'll be amazed by the craftsmanship and the unexpected finds that come through the auction house doors.
We also explore the delicate art of ceramics restoration, learning how skilled artisans breathe new life into treasured pottery. Witness the meticulous process of repairing chipped vases and broken plates, bringing them back to their former glory.
Tune in to uncover intriguing auction items and gain insights into the passionate world of antique collecting. It's a journey through history, art, and a whole lot of treasure!
#DerbyshireAuctionHouse #AntiqueFurniture #CeramicsRestoration #Auction
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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.
00:11...with her trusty team of porters...
00:13What a little treasure trove we've got in here.
00:15...and valuers...
00:16Do you ever think about anything else but furniture?
00:19Nope.
00:20...is being called out to even bigger jobs.
00:23This is insane.
00:24The word is out...
00:25Calling Andy and Nigel.
00:27...she's the one who delivers the big bucks.
00:30£1,500 to £2,000.
00:32That's amazing.
00:33Leaving no stone unturned...
00:35Gosh, that's a big loft.
00:38...she hunts down treasures...
00:4018-karat gold.
00:42...heirlooms...
00:43Have you ever seen those paintings?
00:45No, never.
00:46...and phenomenal finds.
00:48Pele.
00:49I think we're going to score with this one.
00:51Is this the great tree in robbery?
00:53Yes.
00:54...to 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.
01:04...life-changing...
01:05I'm losing track of how much...
01:08...sums of cash...
01:09£6,900.
01:12What?
01:12Whoa!
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...
01:34...without having to build more space.
01:37I can tell you how you've got two kids.
01:40Uh-huh.
01:40Ship them out.
01:41You'll have their rooms free.
01:43Blimey, a bit ruthless.
01:45I 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.
02:15And they're at the family home they shared with mum Sally and dad David.
02:19He was a very kind man.
02:20He loved being with the family.
02:22David worked at a timber business for over 20 years.
02:26Quite 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'd made up for that by taking us on these crazy holidays...
02:33..like two or three times a year.
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
02:57or 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 and for mum.
03:07He never showed any weakness.
03:13Five years on, their dad's memory still fills their lives.
03:17And so does much of what he left behind.
03:19Dad just was a rampant collector and would not stop.
03:24All sorts of different things, from thoughts and immobiliate
03:27to coins to corgi collection toys.
03:30He wouldn't look at them.
03:31He'd just put them away and say, oh, it's for your future.
03:35Their dad was collecting with a purpose to one day selling them
03:39and making money for the kids.
03:43It's great.
03:43It's kind of money in the bank that you can enjoy.
03:46Yeah.
03:47Mum Sally can't be here today, but with her blessing,
03:50Heather and Jamie have called Iretta to see if she can find new homes
03:54for David's things.
03:56Because it's such a varied collection, getting someone like Iretta in,
04:00who's such an expert, is such a big benefit to us all.
04:03And the money she makes you?
04:05My plan is save and travel.
04:09I want experiences out 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,
04:17involve moving down to London, hopefully at some point.
04:20And I feel quite lucky that we have this opportunity to 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.
04:49Lovely to meet you.
04:49Come on in.
04:50It is cold up here, you know.
04:53Isn't it?
04:53Of course.
04:56Right, guys.
04:57I believe you wanted me to come
04:59because you have some things of your dad's.
05:02He's got his whole life he's been collecting,
05:04so the time's finally come
05:06where we want to get rid of it all.
05:08Are you OK with me going and exploring
05:11and then I'll give you a shout?
05:12Of course.
05:13Go for it, yeah.
05:14OK.
05:15I'll see you a bit later.
05:16See you a bit.
05:18I'm so ready to explore.
05:22I've done ten steps up the stairs.
05:25No-one said anything about any pictures.
05:30This is a lithograph by Henry Matisse.
05:34He was an artist.
05:35He was born in France in late 1860s.
05:40One of the most influential artists of the 20th century,
05:44Matisse's use of undisguised brushstrokes
05:46and vibrant colours broke artistic conventions.
05:50In 2018, 64 years after his death,
05:54his most expensive painting,
05:56Odellise Couchet or Magnolia,
05:58sold for $80 million.
06:00That was an original, of course.
06:02This isn't.
06:03It's a lithograph, a copy.
06:05It's a lithograph.
06:06It's a lithograph is a version of a prince.
06:07If you touch the prince,
06:09it would be completely flat.
06:10But if you touch a lithograph
06:12and run your fingers over it,
06:14it would be ever so slightly raised
06:16because it is pressed, not printed.
06:19Value-wise, I think it's probably lower hundreds.
06:23How incredible would it be
06:25to own a piece that is by Henry Matisse?
06:29Let'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
06:53is all the coins that were used during those years.
06:57It's worth money.
06:59Anything else catching your eye, Irita?
07:02Sixpences.
07:02Look at that.
07:04The set of 32 sixpences will go into a large mixed lot
07:08that includes a Nepalese one rupee banknote,
07:11a German 50 Deutschmarknote
07:12and various commemorative coins.
07:14I 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, I think we might be touching
07:27about £1,000 on all the coins.
07:29Ka-ching!
07:32Some great potential so far.
07:35Hopefully there's plenty more here
07:36that could raise some cash for Jamie and Heather.
07:39They 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.
07:50I'm excited about this one.
07:52Let's just hope that that carries on
07:54and I can find some more gems in there.
08:03You all right?
08:04Yeah.
08:04I mean, there's just so much football stuff.
08:06I know, it's crazy, isn't it?
08:08He was obsessed with the football stuff.
08:09I don't know where he got half of these from
08:11because he's just bought shirts
08:13and they just acquired signatures.
08:16Dad was my football coach growing up,
08:18up until I was about 20 years old.
08:21So that was a very big part of my relationship with Dad.
08:24He was more into the rugby,
08:25but for my sake he 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
08:35in David's collection,
08:37which will go into 10 lots.
08:39The pick of the bunch being this replica 1968
08:42Manchester United European Cup winner's shirt
08:45signed by United's tough tackling,
08:48Nobby Styles.
08:48What have you got in there?
08:50I've just found these snooker balls lying around out there.
08:53Oh, nice.
08:54I think these are really cool.
08:55They're all signed.
08:57That's all the names of all the players.
08:59My dad was absolutely obsessed.
09:00He would always have it on the TV.
09:02I mean, there are some really good names
09:05like Ronnie O'Sullivan.
09:07I mean, Higgins, Selby, really 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
09:27to 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 stuff.
09:36Oh, he'd absolutely adore it.
09:37This would be a dream come through to us.
09:39He would be in that auction trying to buy you back.
09:41You've got nothing.
09:42A hundred percent, he would.
09:43Right.
09:44I'll box up these.
09:45Awesome.
09:45Yeah.
09:46I'll leave you to it then.
09:47See you later.
09:48See you later.
09:57Oh, we've got some, what looks like, newspaper articles.
10:03They're just decorative pieces.
10:05Isn't that fab?
10:07I mean, if you love Liverpool Football Club,
10:10this is something that you would just love
10:12to have on a wall in your man cave.
10:13There are three framed newspaper pages
10:17all celebrating Liverpool's 3-1 1977 European Cup win
10:22against Mönchengladbach in Rome.
10:24I think it's worth ten, eh?
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.
10:46I may have spoken too soon.
10:53OK, almost there.
11:01Andy's ready to call it a day,
11:03but Irita's just called in another discovery.
11:06Heather, are you there?
11:08I am.
11:09Got a question?
11:10Yeah.
11:11I'm guessing your dad did not buy these.
11:14No, he didn't.
11:14I inherited them from my grandma and my great-aunt.
11:18And you've decided that you'll pass them on?
11:21Yeah, I think so, yeah.
11:24Do you know anything about them?
11:25I don't, actually, no.
11:26OK, right.
11:27Let me get my tools out of my pockets
11:30and have a little look.
11:31We've got a lovely little cluster.
11:34It is beautifully hallmarked.
11:3618-carat white gold.
11:38Mm-hmm.
11:38That cluster up there,
11:41usually in 18-carat gold,
11:43they tend to be diamonds.
11:45OK.
11:45I actually got the tool for this.
11:48What you want is the loudest beep possible.
11:50OK.
11:50And that will tell us whether the stones are diamonds or not.
11:57It's good news.
11:58Any ideas what that could be worth?
12:00No idea.
12:01I think in auction,
12:02if we put that in with an estimate of 200 to 300 pounds...
12:06Oh, wow.
12:06Not bad.
12:07Is that more than what you thought?
12:09Yeah, it is more than what I thought, yeah.
12:12When it comes to the other one,
12:14that is a little bit more simple.
12:17Yeah.
12:17In nine carats with a little sapphire scented.
12:20I'll get these packed up.
12:22I'll see you down there.
12:23See you later.
12:24Well, that's quite a load.
12:27And now we are done.
12:30All right, guys.
12:32Come on in.
12:33Wow, look at that.
12:34Wow, that's crazy.
12:36It looks so different now it's all gone.
12:38I think seeing all the stuff go is definitely bittersweet.
12:42That's it.
12:42It's been a long time coming, though, hasn't it?
12:44It has, yeah.
12:45I think it's time.
12:46Dad will be looking down,
12:47watching the auction along with us.
12:49Yeah, 100%.
12:50Front row seats for your first ever auction.
12:52Looking forward to it.
12:53It's going to be so good.
12:54Thanks, Arita.
12:55It'll be really fun.
12:55We'll see you soon.
12:56Bye.
12:57Bye-bye.
12:57Through the day, I could really feel all the items leaving house pulling on Jamie's
13:03and Heather's heartstrings.
13:05The biggest job that I have now is making sure that we find new homes for them.
13:10Get yourself home, Arita, and let's put that plan into action.
13:20There you go.
13:22That's cool.
13:23Once it's all back in Derbyshire, the team must start researching and cataloguing the over 70 items in time for
13:29the auction.
13:32I don't think there is a shirt out there in the world that relates to football that is more recognisable
13:38than this.
13:39Brazil.
13:40And there is a magic to this shirt.
13:42Written right in front of it, Pelé.
13:45Born in 1940, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pelé, made his international debut aged just 16
13:54and remains the only player to have won the World Cup three times.
13:58Now, if you are buying sporting memorabilia, remember to check the authenticity on it because it really does matter on
14:07the price.
14:08And in this example, we have the registration number and the little label from the edge of there has actually
14:15been put on the back of the shirt.
14:17So, you know that that shirt belongs to that paperwork.
14:22We are going to put this in auction with an estimate of 30 to 50 pounds.
14:27I think we're going to score with this one.
14:36Is that high enough for you?
14:37Ta-da!
14:41Now, this is very, very interesting.
14:46Norman is one of Iretta's valuers, usually her coin specialist.
14:50This came from a shipwreck called the SSG Sopa.
14:54And it's a 10-ounce silver ingot.
14:58And it's got a stamp for 700 MBSL.
15:01And that means 4,700 metres below sea level.
15:05In February 1941, the SSG Sopa was returning to Britain from India with 200 tonnes of silver, worth 150 million
15:15pounds in today's money.
15:16The vessel was attacked by a German U-boat and sunk 300 miles from Galway Harbour.
15:22Of the 86 crew, just one survived.
15:25If you fast forward about 70 years, a salvage crew recovered about 90-odd percent of the silver.
15:34Some of it was kept by the salvage company and the other 20%.
15:38A lot of it went to the Royal Mint where they made 20,000 coins and they are collector's items
15:47now in their own right.
15:48And the other silver was made into ingots like this.
15:53An estimate of 150 to 200 pounds for this fascinating piece and a lot that also includes a booklet documenting
16:01its history.
16:02It's a lovely piece.
16:03It's a lovely collector's item.
16:05And with the poignant story of the sailors losing their lives, I think it really is something to treasure and
16:11collect.
16:19You'll have the same problem with that.
16:20No, the clock.
16:21That's fine.
16:22You're right.
16:23At the assembly rooms, the community hall where Irita has her auctions, Andy and Nige are pulling out all the
16:29stops.
16:30Right.
16:31Cake.
16:31Cake.
16:32Ah, here we go.
16:33Name the cake.
16:34What have we got today, mate?
16:35Name the cake, Nige.
16:36Coffee and walnut, I guess?
16:38I think so.
16:41Heather and Jamie's dad, David, collected items with the sole purpose of one day selling them and making money for
16:49the future of the kids.
16:50I really hope that the bidders are out there and it does well.
16:55There's just time to grab a cuppa, a slice of that coffee cake and a seat before 72 lots go
17:01under the gavel.
17:02Nick and Akita have logged on and have online bidders in their sights.
17:06So, Irita, if you're ready.
17:08Missing gavel.
17:10Wait for it.
17:11Need one of these.
17:12And the rostrum is yours.
17:15How are you feeling, guys?
17:17Excited.
17:17Yeah, excited.
17:18You can still work your magic.
17:20Hey, no pressure.
17:23First up, the wooden box packed with five drawers of coins commemorating World War II.
17:28I can go straight in at £50.
17:32Do I see £55, please?
17:34£55, £60 with me.
17:35£65, £70, £75, £80 still with me on the book.
17:39Do I see £85?
17:41£85, £90 still with me on the commission.
17:44£95, we have £100 is bid.
17:46Do I see £110?
17:48£110, £120, we have £130.
17:50The bid's with me.
17:52£140.
17:53This is crazy.
17:55£140 and selling.
17:57What a cracking start.
17:59I knew those were cool, but I didn't think they were worth that.
18:02Will the next lot draw the punters?
18:05Henry Matisse, portrait of a reclining woman.
18:08Absolutely beautiful.
18:09£100, do I see, please?
18:12£100, do I see?
18:15I am not going to drop it any lower than that.
18:17It deserves the £100.
18:19£100, we have.
18:21Is there £110?
18:22£100 is bid.
18:24Do I see £110?
18:25Fair warning and selling.
18:27A quick draw sale, that.
18:29Wow.
18:30I'm surprised at that.
18:32Coming off the bench, Pele's signed shirt.
18:34It's such a nice top.
18:36I love this one.
18:36It is, isn't it?
18:37Brazil.
18:38£30, we have.
18:40£35, £40.
18:41£40, £45, £50.
18:43£55, £60.
18:45£60, £65, £70.
18:47£75, new bidder.
18:48£80.
18:49£85 is bid.
18:50£90 is bid.
18:51Do I see £95?
18:53£90.
18:53£50, fair warning.
18:55£90 and selling.
18:57Oh, that did come in.
18:59I'll take the £95 because it did come in before the gavel went down.
19:02And we have £100.
19:03Oh, beautiful.
19:05£100 is bid.
19:06Is there £110?
19:08£100.
19:09Fair warning and selling.
19:12Well-played.
19:13I-Rita.
19:14Last round number.
19:15I know.
19:17And there's more where that came from.
19:19Over the next 20 minutes, I-Rita passes more lots under her gavel.
19:23Having success with...
19:24£25.
19:26The knobby-style signed 1968 European Cup winner's shirt.
19:31£130.
19:33The sixpences, plus other banknotes and coins.
19:37£300.
19:39Heather's grandma's diamond ring and...
19:42£60 and selling.
19:44Her great-heart's diamond and sapphire ring.
19:48But...
19:48I have to pass that one.
19:51Fails to sell those Liverpool newspapers.
19:54That's fine, isn't it?
19:56Not fine.
19:56Never mind, though.
19:57It's the snooker balls signed by some legends of the game next.
20:01Oh, my gosh.
20:02Everywhere £50.
20:03£50, £55, £60, £65, £70, £75 with me on the book.
20:08Is there £80?
20:08£80, £85 still with me.
20:10Is there £90?
20:11£90 is bid.
20:12£95 still with me.
20:14Is there £100?
20:15Bid me £100.
20:16£100 is bid.
20:17£110 is bid.
20:18£120 still with me.
20:19Is there £130?
20:20£130, £140 still with me.
20:22Is there £150?
20:23£150 online.
20:24£160 still with me.
20:26Is there £170?
20:27Come back online at £170.
20:29£170, £180, £190.
20:31£200 on commission.
20:33Is there £220?
20:35£220 is bid.
20:36£240 still with me.
20:38Is there £260?
20:39£260, £280 still with me.
20:42£280.
20:43Are we sure?
20:46£280?
20:46Going, going, gone.
20:48Another lot nicely signed off.
20:51That's great.
20:52I'm really happy with that.
20:53Jamie and Heather want some funds to put towards their future.
20:57So, it would be nice to give this auction a proper silver lining.
21:02Right, so World War II silver bar.
21:05It's really impressive.
21:05It's so cool.
21:06So cool.
21:07He loved this when he bought it.
21:08Right, well, should we see, does anybody else like it or is it just us?
21:11I'd love to see that.
21:12What should we say?
21:13£100?
21:14£100 we have.
21:15£110, £120, £130, £140, £150, £160, £170, £180, £190.
21:19£200 is bid.
21:21£220 do I see.
21:22£220 we have.
21:23£240, £260, £280.
21:26Can I please see £280?
21:28£280.
21:28£300 is bid.
21:30Is there £320?
21:31£320 back in.
21:33£340 do I see.
21:34£340, £360.
21:36Is there £380?
21:38£380 is bid.
21:39Wow.
21:40£400 is bid.
21:41Oh, my God.
21:43£420 is bid.
21:45£420.
21:47The bid is online.
21:48Are we sure?
21:51£420 and selling?
21:53From nearly 5,000 metres under the sea to Heather and Jamie's pockets.
21:59Wow.
21:59I'm so surprised at that.
22:00That's so nice.
22:01That is insane.
22:02Oh, that was your last laugh.
22:03That went so quickly.
22:04See you out there in five.
22:06Jamie hopes to travel the world and Heather needs a nest egg to help fund her move to London.
22:11Will the investments Dad David made into his collections pay off?
22:25Yeah, what do you think?
22:26Very happily surprised.
22:28Yeah, pleasantly surprised.
22:29Hello.
22:30Hello.
22:30How did you enjoy that?
22:32That was awesome, wasn't it?
22:34Yeah, it was an amazing experience, yeah.
22:36It was so exciting.
22:37It's kind of put an end to the whole collection saga.
22:41It confirms to us that he didn't know what he was doing.
22:45Yeah.
22:46Shall I tell you how much you're taking home?
22:48Oh, yes, please.
22:49After all the fees and commission, you're going home with £4,209.
22:56What?
22:59Oh, my goodness.
23:01I can't believe that.
23:02No, I'm actually really shocked right now.
23:05Yeah.
23:05Thanks, Dad.
23:06Yeah, thanks, Dad.
23:07It was lovely to watch you remember your dad in the way that you did.
23:12Yeah.
23:12The chapter is closed.
23:13The chapter is closed.
23:14Guys, it's time for a new one for you.
23:16Yeah, it is.
23:18To see all of Dad's stuff go to new homes was such a cool thing to witness.
23:23He's definitely been validated for all the years of questionable hoarding.
23:28I'm absolutely over the moon for Heather and Jamie.
23:32Their dad had a good eye.
23:33He clearly knew what he was doing.
23:35And I wish them all the best in the future.
23:49Where are we off to today, Irita?
23:51Where's Mersey?
23:52Wow.
23:53We're going on an island.
23:55Irita and furniture valuer David are making the 160-mile trip southeast to the Essex coast.
24:02Have you sailed ever?
24:03No, not properly.
24:05I couldn't do it.
24:07I would be seasick instantly.
24:10Really?
24:10Yeah, yeah.
24:11Got no sea legs at all.
24:15What is that?
24:16I don't know.
24:18It's fascinating.
24:20They're meeting Lynn and her partner, Suzanne.
24:24I love the tray.
24:25Isn't that pretty?
24:27Suzanne and I met 15 years ago.
24:29We both worked at the same college.
24:31And we've been together ever since.
24:32We have?
24:33Yes.
24:34Today, they're at the home that used to belong to Lynn's auntie Margaret and her Uncle Bill.
24:39Uncle Bill was in the Foreign Office.
24:41And Margaret was an editor.
24:43She was a journalist.
24:44She wrote for newspapers.
24:46Always very eloquent.
24:48Uncle Bill and Auntie Margaret never had children of their own.
24:51And because I'm Uncle Bill's niece, I was just very close to them.
24:56And then when Suzanne came along, she was welcomed into the family as well.
25:02Sadly, in 2017, Bill developed pneumonia.
25:05My uncle died about nine years ago.
25:08And then when he passed, we still came up and visited Auntie Margaret.
25:12And then we noticed that her memory wasn't quite so good.
25:16And she started referring to Uncle Bill as him.
25:22Auntie Margaret's dementia is now quite advanced.
25:25And then about eight months ago, she actually had a fall at home, broke her hip, went to hospital.
25:30And we were hoping she'd come home.
25:32But unfortunately, has had to move into a care home.
25:35And obviously, the house needs to be sold to pay for it.
25:38So the sale of any of the items at auction and the sale of the house are all going to
25:43go towards paying for Margaret's care.
25:46Well, you're in the safest hands in the biz.
25:49I came here as a child.
25:51Oh, did you?
25:52I did and got stuck on the mud.
25:55Luckily, I was rescued up to my waist in brown mud.
25:59Let's hope you're up to your waist in treasures today.
26:01The house is quite big, isn't it?
26:09Hello.
26:09Hi, Rita.
26:10Lovely to meet you.
26:11Hello.
26:12Nice to meet you too.
26:13Come on in.
26:14What a fantastic place.
26:18This is the living room.
26:19I mean, I can see quite a few nice bits of furniture.
26:22And then my aunt had quite a bit of jewellery.
26:24She was quite glamorous in the day.
26:26There's a lot of silver, which my uncle used to collect.
26:29So there's quite a bit of that upstairs.
26:31Shall we start there?
26:32Yep.
26:33Right.
26:33You can lead the way.
26:40Oh, the stair's got a bit of a wobble.
26:42Right.
26:43So this is the master bedroom.
26:45OK.
26:46I mean, there are some lovely things here.
26:49You know, you've got silver letter opener, a salver, a little trinker box.
26:54Do you know why he liked silver?
26:56Perhaps they're small, they're portable.
26:58Yeah.
26:59And they're not too expensive to buy, generally.
27:01Fingers crossed some of these hold value, though.
27:04But I think this is the one piece out of all of those.
27:07That's a punch ladle.
27:09Oh, right.
27:10So punch was really popular during the late 1600s, early 1700s.
27:16And that is when majority of these were made.
27:19And it became a bit of a status thing, you know, having hot punch and having a ladle that everybody
27:26could use.
27:26Punch began its journey in the 17th century, traveling from India to Britain aboard ships of the East India Company,
27:34whose sailors survived scurvy thanks to its citrus content.
27:37By the 18th century, punch houses were thriving in London, where communal bowls encouraged conversation, celebration, and sometimes a little
27:47scandal.
27:47As trade expanded across the Atlantic, rum from the Caribbean transformed recipes, and punch became a staple, served at everything
27:55from tavern gatherings to political meetings.
27:57There are hallmarks just right in the middle, can you see that?
28:01Oh, yeah, yeah.
28:01They have been cleaned to the death, basically.
28:05You can barely, barely make out that they were there, and that will affect the value.
28:11If the hallmarks were readable, you talking £100 to £150, but as it is, it will have to be kind
28:19of £30 to £40.
28:21Every little helps.
28:22OK.
28:22That is definitely one to take.
28:24Good.
28:25There are four lots of silver items here, including this George V silver salver.
28:30That's a tray with feet to you and me.
28:32Plus a silver picture frame dated 1911, accompanied by some silver fish knives and forks from 1933.
28:39Am I all right to explore?
28:41Of course you are.
28:42Fill your boots.
28:43Well, this is a good start, eh, Irita?
28:46What an absolutely eclectic mix of items.
28:48Uncle Bill's silver collection, some lovely little quirky things.
28:52I can't wait to see more.
29:03Oh, lovely.
29:06Oh, some Irish.
29:08Irish bits and bobs.
29:10This is absolute classic when it comes to Irish heritage.
29:17And jewellery like this is referred to as clogger jewellery from a little fishing village near Galway City in Ireland.
29:23The two hands represents friendship, the heart represents love, and the crown on top of it is loyalty.
29:31Attributed to a Galway goldsmith called Richard Joyce, it's believed the cladder design was based on older Roman feed or
29:38faith rings, which just had the two clasped hands.
29:41That brooch is nine carat gold set with a tiny little hard stone inside the heart.
29:49I think that will do well, and I love it.
29:51Surely there are more romantics in the world than just me.
29:54They were quite glamorous.
29:55A stylish couple.
29:57She was absolutely devoted, wasn't she?
29:58Oh, and he was devoted to her.
30:00She kept every single birthday card you'd ever sent her.
30:04And there's even more jewellery to get the heart racing, including a full sovereign nine carat gold pendant and a
30:11mid-20th century nine carat gold wristwatch.
30:15Get these on the van, David.
30:17Where's he got to?
30:19This one's interesting.
30:21That's nice.
30:22That's like a 19th century oil and linen.
30:27It's very detailed.
30:28They'll clean up really nicely.
30:30The black frame was very much in vogue in the Victorian times, so that dates it to around 1860, 1870.
30:39This painting looks similar to works created by a German artist at the time, Wilhelm Friedrich Gustav Hassmann,
30:46who created detailed, romanticised depictions of rural black forest life.
30:51With no signature, though, it can't be proved to be by him, so it will go into the auction with
30:56a tag in the style of Hassmann.
30:59I think this will do really well at auction.
31:02Someone will buy it and it'll be really loved again once it's cleaned and back on the wall.
31:14Oh, Rita, look, I've just found this.
31:16Is that what they call Mocklinware?
31:18Yes.
31:19I mean, classic tourist wear from Scotland.
31:23Known as Mocklinware after the area in Ayrshire where it was developed,
31:27these decorative pieces, typically made from sycamore, which is easy to work with and smooth once finished,
31:33feature iconic Scottish images or designs sealed under a layer of clear lacquer.
31:38I don't know what they are.
31:40Needles.
31:41Well, obviously, that's handy for keeping your knitting needles in.
31:44Yeah.
31:44Mocklinware was made between 1820s and 1939, and it was incredibly popular.
31:52Everybody wanted a piece.
31:5310, 15 years ago, that would have been a single lot in auction.
31:57But in the recent years, there's been quite a big decline in it.
32:01And I think what we're going to have to do is find other tourist wear, potentially, and combine it in
32:07a lot.
32:08The Mocklinware will join a lot with 13 other fascinating vintage curios.
32:14Thanks for bringing that.
32:15It's all right.
32:18Over the next few hours...
32:20It's nice.
32:21...Irita and David track down and pack up anything that will sell.
32:25Oh, that's beautiful.
32:26With over 60 possible lots collected...
32:29Mind your back.
32:30...the van is filling up nicely.
32:33Isn't that exquisite?
32:35But this house has more treasure to give up.
32:45You know what?
32:46I love bits of furniture like that.
32:49Cute, isn't it?
32:50This is cute, yeah.
32:51I know.
32:51Hand-painted detail.
32:53That decorative detail is inlay.
32:55Fine pieces of contrasting wood, each carefully line-cut and fitted by hand.
33:00In the Victorian era, techniques like this signal taste and prosperity.
33:05This cabinet's made of mahogany, most likely from the central rainforests of South America and dates from the early 20th
33:12century.
33:12If you think about all this inlay and the amount of time it took to make it...
33:18Craftsmanship.
33:18It's lasted 120 years.
33:20I think it can be re-loved again.
33:22Yeah.
33:23I mean, it's not worth a fortune, is it?
33:25No.
33:2520 to 40?
33:27I think we should definitely take it and definitely put it on the van because it will find a new
33:30home rather than see it go to waste.
33:32It may not be worth a fortune, but if it helps towards paying for the cost of Aunty Margaret's care,
33:38all the better.
33:39And with all that packed onto the van, we are done.
33:44Right, I just want you to have a peek in here.
33:47That's amazing.
33:48There's so much stuff in there.
33:50Fabulous, yeah.
33:51How are you found today?
33:52It is hard because obviously all of that meant something to my uncle and aunt.
33:56Somebody else will treasure these, won't they?
33:59Oh, yeah.
33:59Well, I hope so, yeah.
34:00Go on.
34:01Should we do it?
34:01Yeah.
34:02Go on, then.
34:04It won't be too long before you see it all back at the auction.
34:09Today was really interesting, a bit emotional.
34:13It was fascinating, actually, and good fun.
34:16Although it has been hard, I know that Margaret trusts me to do the right thing for her.
34:21It has been an absolutely fantastic day, a day of discovery, but now the hard work starts.
34:28Back to Melbourne and make sure that we make enough money
34:32to be able to put it towards Margaret's care.
34:47We're nearly there yet.
34:54We're nearly there yet.
35:01This is Irita.
35:03This is Irita's value, Sarah.
35:04They go back all the way to the Roman period and even the Greek period.
35:09Back then, they were carved into stone or clay.
35:13But this one is from the Victorian era, it's made from shell and you would not see a shell cameo
35:21in the B.C. or early A.D. period.
35:25The Victorians favoured helmet shells for their cameos because, once scraped away, the top layer of these shells reveal a
35:32different tone underneath, giving the final carving a three-dimensional effect.
35:36It's been mounted into 18-carat gold.
35:40I put an estimate of £150 to £200 on this one.
35:44I think that's a lovely piece of jewellery and I hope it does really well.
35:51This has been an absolute joy to handle.
36:00This is a piece of equipment to reduce bubbles in your sparkling drinks.
36:05It's a swizzle stick.
36:07The Roaring Twenties was the era of the cocktails because ladies actually managed to have a little bit of independence
36:14for the first time.
36:16During the First World War in Britain, the number of women in paid employment nearly doubled, with almost 5 million
36:22earning by 1918.
36:24In the 1920s, new legislation enabled women to go to university and become teachers, nurses and doctors.
36:31An increase in wages brought the chance to occasionally spend more frivolously.
36:36They liked their cocktails and things like this prevented them from passing gas.
36:43OK, I didn't know women could pass gas, but I did know stirring or swizzling champagne breaks the surface tension
36:50of champers, releasing the carbon dioxide into the air.
36:53These are rather collectible, but this particular one, it's made out of 9-carat gold.
36:58We have estimated it at 120 to 180 pounds, and I am pretty certain that the bids will not be
37:06fizzling out.
37:12I just moved it up about three inches to say.
37:15As usual, it's down to Andy and I to set up for auction.
37:19What have we got today, mate?
37:20Let's see.
37:21Ooh.
37:22Smoked banana.
37:23So, here we are then.
37:24I know.
37:25It's exciting, isn't it?
37:26Yeah.
37:27Lynn, Suzanne and their dog Theo have come to watch their 60 lots go under IRETA's gavel.
37:34Looking forward to it.
37:35A little bit concerned about the glass-fronted display cabinet.
37:38As long as we don't have to take it home.
37:40Yeah.
37:40Don't want to take anything home.
37:41Yeah.
37:43Well, we'll find out very shortly.
37:46Clark's Nick and Sammy are keeping an eye on the thousands of potential online bidders.
37:50And here's the woman of the hour herself.
37:54Oh.
37:55Hi.
37:56Hi.
37:58Fancy seeing you lot here.
37:59What's first, IRETA?
38:01Ah.
38:02We have mahogany display cabinet.
38:0425 as bid as they're 30.
38:0630, 35, 40, 45, 50.
38:1050, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80.
38:15At over twice its estimate and still rising, they're definitely not taking this home.
38:2090, 95.
38:22You know what I'm going to say online?
38:23Round it up.
38:25Yep.
38:25Is there a hundred?
38:26Are we sure?
38:2895 and selling?
38:30A great start.
38:32Relieve ladies?
38:33That was good.
38:34Yep, that was good.
38:36Can the Victorian painting of a young girl keep things ticking?
38:41Lovely picture.
38:4345 pounds we have straight online.
38:45Is there 50?
38:46Bid me 50.
38:4845 pounds and selling.
38:51Pretty as a picture.
38:53Someone likes it.
38:55Good.
38:56The Moklin wear next, featured in a lot of assorted vintage collectibles.
39:01What is there?
39:03There is something for everyone.
39:05Yep.
39:05From a measuring scale to a plask.
39:08All the essentials.
39:1020 pounds on the commission I have.
39:12Is there 25?
39:1425, 30 with me.
39:1635, 40 still with me on commission.
39:1945 online has it.
39:20Commissions are out.
39:22Do I see 50?
39:2445 and selling.
39:26Someone took a fancy to that.
39:29It's going.
39:30It's going.
39:31Yep.
39:32Can the silver items Uncle Bill collected add even more shine to the auction?
39:36George II silver ladle.
39:38Lovely little piece.
39:4030 pounds please.
39:4130 pounds we have.
39:43Is there 35?
39:4430 pounds is bid.
39:45Do I see 35?
39:4730 pounds and selling.
39:49It doesn't punch above its weight but someone will enjoy serving up some fun with that.
39:55And besides, there's more silver to come.
39:58At 200.
39:59Like that 1911 silver frame, 1933 fish knives and forks and.
40:05320.
40:06That George V silver salver.
40:09Try saying that after a few cocktails.
40:13Well I never.
40:14Speaking of which.
40:16Oh little swizzle stick.
40:18You need one of these for your cocktail party season for Christmas.
40:22Exactly.
40:22Even Queen Victoria used one okay.
40:25To make sure that she didn't pass wind unnecessarily.
40:30Too much information.
40:31That's true.
40:32Seriously.
40:33110 we have.
40:35120.
40:36130.
40:36140.
40:37150.
40:38160.
40:38170.
40:39180.
40:40Do I see 190.
40:41180.
40:42Fair warning and selling.
40:43At 180.
40:46Sold.
40:47Someone will be swizzling champagne.
40:49Ahem.
40:49Politely.
40:50I mean is that a price you would pay not to pass wind?
40:54Moving on.
40:55It's the romantic Irish brooch.
40:57I think this genuinely is one of the most romantic pieces of jewellery in the world.
41:02I have 70 pounds with me on the commission.
41:06Do I see 75?
41:0875 has it online.
41:1080.
41:1085.
41:1190.
41:1195 do I see.
41:1390 pounds and selling.
41:18Margaret would be very pleased about that.
41:20And there's more where that came from.
41:22As Irita sells another 26 lots of jewellery including.
41:27610.
41:29The full sovereign nine carat gold pendant and.
41:33At 750.
41:35That mid 20th century nine carat gold wrist watch.
41:40Wow.
41:41The time was right on that one wasn't it?
41:44It was.
41:44That's amazing isn't it?
41:46We're almost done Theo.
41:49Just one last lot.
41:51The shell cameo brooch.
41:53Oh I like that.
41:54You both went.
41:55Oh.
41:56We have 160 pounds online.
41:59170 with me on commission.
42:01Is there 180?
42:02180.
42:02190 still with me on commission.
42:04200.
42:05220 still with me.
42:06Do I see 240?
42:08240.
42:09250 still with me.
42:11Do I see 260?
42:12260 and I'm out.
42:15260 pounds.
42:16Fair warning and I'm going to sell at 260.
42:20Great result.
42:21This cameo brooch is headed to a lucky bidder in Iraq.
42:25And that's you done ladies aren't you?
42:27That's us.
42:28Thank you very much.
42:29I'll see you out there.
42:31Now for the moment we've all been waiting for.
42:34Irita has worked hard to raise some cash for Suzanne and Lynn.
42:37And I think they're in for a surprise.
42:40Hi.
42:41How are you feeling after that?
42:43Bit shell shocked.
42:45Wasn't bad was it?
42:47It was amazing.
42:48The jewellery and the silver went really well didn't they?
42:51The money that you're going to raise it's all going to go to Aunty Margaret's care.
42:56Yes.
42:56Yes.
42:57Well shall I tell you?
42:58Yeah go on then.
42:59Yeah go on then.
42:59After all the fees and commission you are taking home 5,904 pounds.
43:06No way.
43:07I thought it went well.
43:08I didn't think it went that well.
43:10That's why I say every little adds up.
43:12Thank you for all your help.
43:14Thank you for having me.
43:16The auction was absolutely amazing.
43:19Really enjoyed it.
43:20I had so much fun.
43:22Irita was brilliant.
43:24She could cajole bids out of nowhere.
43:28Aunty Margaret would be thrilled.
43:29She'd have loved it I reckon.
43:31I reckon she would.
43:32Lynn and Suzanne had a fantastic auction.
43:36They are taking home nearly 6,000 pounds.
43:39And every single penny of that is going towards Aunty Margaret's care.
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