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Welcome back to The Derbyshire Auction House! In Season 3, Episode 2, our team dives into another exciting day filled with fascinating finds and surprising discoveries. Get ready for a journey through history as we uncover the stories behind some truly unique items.
Join us as we explore a diverse collection of antiques and collectibles. You'll witness the meticulous process of appraising each piece, from its origins to its potential value. It's a true treasure hunt brought to life right before your eyes.
This episode shines a spotlight on some particularly special objects. We'll delve into the craftsmanship and history that make these items so compelling, offering insights into different eras and artistic styles. Prepare to be amazed by what’s unearthed.
Discover the thrill of the auction room as bidding heats up! See how the market reacts to these exceptional lots and how passionate collectors vie for their favorite pieces. It’s a dynamic glimpse into the world of buying and selling valuable items.
Don’t miss this captivating episode of The Derbyshire Auction House. It’s a delightful blend of history, expertise, and the thrill of the find that’s sure to entertain and inform.
#DerbyshireAuctionHouse #Antiques #AuctionFinds #Season3
Join us as we explore a diverse collection of antiques and collectibles. You'll witness the meticulous process of appraising each piece, from its origins to its potential value. It's a true treasure hunt brought to life right before your eyes.
This episode shines a spotlight on some particularly special objects. We'll delve into the craftsmanship and history that make these items so compelling, offering insights into different eras and artistic styles. Prepare to be amazed by what’s unearthed.
Discover the thrill of the auction room as bidding heats up! See how the market reacts to these exceptional lots and how passionate collectors vie for their favorite pieces. It’s a dynamic glimpse into the world of buying and selling valuable items.
Don’t miss this captivating episode of The Derbyshire Auction House. It’s a delightful blend of history, expertise, and the thrill of the find that’s sure to entertain and inform.
#DerbyshireAuctionHouse #Antiques #AuctionFinds #Season3
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00:00The Derbyshire auction house is back
00:06Irita Marriott now in her third year of business so far
00:10It's been rather good with her trusty team of porters look treasure trove. We've got in here and valuers
00:16Do you ever think about anything else but furniture is being called out to even bigger jobs?
00:24The word is out calling Andy and Ige
00:26She's the one who delivers the big bucks
00:30Fifteen hundred to two thousand pounds. That's amazing
00:33Leaving no stone unturned. Gosh, that's a big loft
00:37She hunts down treasures
00:4018 karat gold
00:42Heirlooms. Have you ever seen those paintings? No, never and phenomenal finds
00:48Pele. I think we're gonna score with this one. Is this the great train robbery? Yes
00:53To sell at auction two thousand pounds is big no making her cherished client
01:00Three thousand pounds. Oh, you are kidding me
01:03Oh my god
01:04Life-changing
01:05I'm losing track of how much
01:08Sums of cash
01:09Six thousand nine hundred pounds
01:11What? Whoa
01:23Where we're going today? We're going to Swansea
01:26Sunny South Wales. I know
01:28By the seaside ice creams
01:31Mmm
01:31David I know it's your first outing, but you should know better. There will be no time for ice cream
01:37Hard taskmaster
01:38Hard taskmaster Irita
01:39Heavy lifting hero Nige and new porter on the block and furniture supremo David are off to the seaside village
01:47of mumbles on the western edge of Swansea Bay
01:50It's gonna be sad
01:51It's gonna be sad to see it all go up
01:53Where they'll be meeting Kelly
01:54But it's also gonna be a bit of a relief as well
01:57And Jackie
01:58Yeah
01:59At the house that belonged to their auntie Sonia and uncle David
02:03So this is my big sister
02:05And this is my big little sister
02:09My uncle had a demolition company
02:11His name was David, but he was known to everyone as demolition dye
02:14He was a big collector
02:16Anything that was just there that looked like it might be of some value or some use
02:22It would come home with them
02:24Yeah
02:25My auntie Sonia, she'd have her own collections as well
02:28They didn't have any children, so we spent a lot of our childhood with them
02:33Always Christmases together
02:35Always, you know, part of each other's lives
02:37Uncle David led an active retirement
02:40He was 89
02:42He was still every day doing the shopping, doing the cooking
02:47Visiting people around the village, in the shops
02:50And then he became a little bit ill
02:52And he passed away quite suddenly
02:57It was just a week, so we didn't really get a chance to
03:00Come to terms with it really
03:02No, it was quite a shock
03:05When he did go
03:07Because it was so quickly
03:09And we didn't realise how ill he was
03:14Auntie Sonia still lives here in this house
03:17But she needs quite a bit of care now
03:20And so she has carers in
03:22And unfortunately she doesn't get to move around the rooms
03:26And see a lot of the items
03:28I think it's a coal box
03:30Sonia said that that's come up here because she got fed up of cleaning it
03:35Too frail to do it herself, Sonia has asked Jackie and Kelly to help her move on some of the
03:41collections
03:41She does feel that it's a bit of a burden
03:44So what we're hoping is for Irita to come and take many of the items away
03:50It'll be nice for her to know that she doesn't need to worry about it anymore
03:56You will have fair amounts of wrapping to do today
03:59Oh really?
04:00Why is that there?
04:01Expect a lot of small stuff?
04:03Yeah
04:03Furniture and pottery
04:05Oh really?
04:05That's made David's ears prick up
04:07As a side hustle, he's been dealing in antique furniture for 22 years
04:12What makes you like antiques, David?
04:15I just love the history of things
04:17It's such a learning curve, isn't it?
04:20Here we go
04:25Right, I'm going to leave you with the keys
04:27I think you're going to need a fair amount of boxes
04:29I'll see you in there in five
04:31Then we're going forward
04:35They're nice door stops
04:37Oh hello!
04:38I'm admiring the door stops
04:40Come on in
04:41I'm excited to see what else is in here
04:47Okay
04:48I feel at home here
04:50All this pottery
04:52Yeah, there's a lot
04:54It was clearly something that they both had passion for
04:57Yes, definitely
04:58Yes, definitely
04:58They had their own collections of things
05:00And then they came together for some of the bigger items
05:04How much of it do you actually want to part with?
05:07So, I think that the majority of the porcelain can go
05:10If you want to have a wander around
05:11There's furniture
05:12There's some jewellery
05:13There's plenty of things to cast your eye over
05:16Okay
05:17I'm like a kid in a candy shop
05:18I'll see you a bit later
05:21There's two bedrooms
05:22Two reception rooms
05:24And a loft to check out
05:26So, Irita
05:28Did demolish and dye have a soft touch
05:31For fine china?
05:32Absolute treasure trove
05:34Everywhere I look
05:36There's porcelain
05:37And beautiful things
05:38And I'm in love
05:40I mean
05:41There's a lot of Crown Derby here
05:43Derby pottery started in 1750
05:47And it has been popular ever since
05:49But one of the most popular
05:52Are the paperweights
05:53And when you have a paperweight
05:55In this particular palette
05:57That's an Imari palette
06:00It's even better
06:01Named after a Japanese port
06:03Known for its porcelain exports in the 17th century
06:06Imari wear was characterised by its blue, red and gold patterns
06:11Later European potters like Royal Crown Derby
06:14Emulated Imari in their own designs
06:17For the growing middle class market
06:19As I've walked around the house
06:21I can see these dotted all over
06:25I would say there's good four, five hundred pounds worth of paperweights alone
06:29Better still
06:30Uncle David kept the boxes too
06:32Which will increase the value
06:34The paperweights will be split into five group lots
06:37Including this pair of bears
06:39This lot of six birds
06:41And this lot of four cats
06:45Right
06:45Here we go
06:46A lot of wrapping
06:48Okay
06:48Time to start boxing clever lads
06:52Small playful kitten
06:54Er, kitten
06:55Catnip kitten
07:01Yes
07:03I have heard of these
07:05But I have never handled one
07:08So what we've got is a piece of Royal Worcester
07:11They created these eggs
07:13That were kind of based on the idea of Fabergé
07:17The Fabergé eggs were ornaments made by Russian jewellery firm House of Fabergé
07:22Mostly as Easter gifts for the Russian royal family between 1885 and 1917
07:28When the Russian communist revolution dismantled all wealth and opulence
07:32Leading to the collapse of the company
07:34In 1984 Royal Worcester created their own homage to Fabergé
07:39In the form of a swan egg
07:41A peacock egg
07:41And an oceanic themed egg
07:43There were only 50 of each made
07:46That is how rare they are
07:48Look at that
07:51Ta-da
07:53Isn't that absolutely spectacular
07:57And not only we have one
07:59We have the oceanic egg as well
08:02With a pearl on the top
08:05Look at that
08:07The gilding on that is phenomenal
08:10Wait, is that the peacock egg as well?
08:13Oh
08:15To have three in one sail is amazing
08:18And I have absolutely no doubt they'll fly on the day
08:26Oh, the attic
08:28Oh, I made it
08:31Was it worth it?
08:34Got a really early oil painting
08:38There's no denying this has incredible amounts of age
08:43It also has incredible amounts of damage
08:46And there's another one there
08:48There'll be someone out there who will like the distressed aged look
08:54I mean, my husband likes me
08:56The paintings which Uncle David must have rescued from a demolition job
09:01Will need some further research back at base
09:04Where did you find these?
09:06Have you ever seen those paintings?
09:08No, never
09:09Because right now there's hundreds of things to load
09:13Get this one
09:13Yep
09:14From furniture
09:16To this basket of treasures
09:20Some...
09:21Watches?
09:22Watches could be valuable
09:24Where is the money that Irita manages to raise going, Kelly?
09:28To ward the care for my aunt
09:30Just to make her life more comfortable
09:32It would be nice if we could get a couple of thousand in the bank for her
09:37What else have we got to add to the pot for Aunty Sonia?
09:41Guys, what about this one?
09:43Is that...
09:43Yeah, that's my uncle's clock
09:45That was pretty special, that was his baby
09:49Really?
09:49So he would wind it every morning
09:52And he would wind it every night
09:53It's such an unusual shape
09:55This shape is called balloon shape
09:57I love the detail
09:58The inlay of satin wood and olive wood
10:01Probably French made about 1900s or so
10:04It would probably be 30 to 50 pounds as an estimate
10:08Not bad?
10:09One for the auction ladies?
10:11Okay
10:12So the decision is with you?
10:14Yeah, I think so
10:15Time is certainly flying today
10:18But after four hours of hard graft
10:21Okay
10:21Yeah
10:22There's still yet more things to load onto the van
10:25Oh, look at that
10:27Don't you just love that serpentine kind of front?
10:32That is beautiful
10:33All that metal work
10:35You know, once upon a time
10:36That would have been really brightly gilded
10:39Like gold
10:40This French vitrine or display cabinet
10:43Is an early 20th century reproduction
10:45Of a style of furniture popular
10:47During the reign of Louis the 15th in the 18th century
10:51Which was characterised by curves, gilding and inlay decoration
10:54I saw a label in there, you know
10:57That said that they had paid
10:581900 pounds for that
11:00I think in auction is going to be more
11:02Two to three hundred
11:03Times change
11:04Fashions change
11:07And with that on the van
11:09We are done
11:11Right ladies, come on in
11:13Oh my gosh
11:15Looks a lot bigger
11:16Looks brighter
11:17Yes
11:18It's nice that there's still certain pieces to keep it like a room
11:22Yes
11:22Great job
11:23Thank you so much
11:24Honestly, it's been a pleasure
11:25I'll see you soon
11:27Aw, thank you so much for coming
11:28See you later
11:29Thank you
11:29Bye
11:31What a day
11:32From top class porcelain
11:34To some lovely pieces of furniture
11:37I can't wait though
11:39To get it all back to Melbourne
11:41And route through it properly
11:42And who knows what other treasures I'm going to find
11:45Because so far
11:47It's been rather good
11:48OK
11:49Now I'm intrigued
11:50Sounds like Uncle David knew his stuff
11:53Now get back to Melbourne
11:54And find us even more goodies
12:13Some nice bits there
12:14Uncle David's things have arrived back from Swansea
12:17And everything is being researched and catalogued by the team
12:20That includes trainee valuer Chloe
12:22Out of all this really nice gold jewellery
12:26This is my favourite thing
12:28It's a Swiss watch
12:30And the company was founded by a guy named Antoine Le Coutre
12:36In the mid 19th century
12:37He was a pioneering watchmaker
12:39He made a lot of the small parts and movements to watches for other big name brands
12:46In the early 20th century the company teamed up on projects with Edmond Jaeger
12:51A French watchmaker who supplied timepieces for the French Navy
12:55And the companies eventually merged to form Jaeger Le Coutre in 1937
13:01This watch dates from the late 20th century
13:04It's 18 carat gold
13:06Its strap is in pretty good condition
13:09This is estimated at 300 to 400
13:13I love this watch
13:15So I hope this is going to do well in the auction
13:24I love this cascading waterfall bookcase
13:27Told you David loves his furniture
13:29It's such a gorgeous design
13:31Graduating smaller shelves at the top to larger ones at the bottom
13:36The bookcase dates from between 1900 and 1920 during the arts and crafts period
13:41The design movement reacting against the industrialisation of the Victorian age
13:46Characterised by traditional craftsmanship and high quality natural materials
13:50It's got some fantastic details at the bottom
13:53Some little brass handles as well
13:55Carved wooden feet
13:57Some really nice cane work on the doors
13:59We're going to put a low estimate of 30 to 50 on this
14:02Which is nothing in these days
14:04So I think it's got potential to go a lot higher than that
14:08Hopefully that crafty come and get me estimate will have a cascade effect on the bids
14:15Aha! It's one of those old artworks from the loft
14:18I find old paintings like a mystery
14:22Because you never know what you're going to find
14:25For example if you look at this
14:27I believe that both of these paintings are Italian works of art
14:32Italian artists often painted anything to do with humanity or religion
14:37And these are very much in that subject category
14:40Date-wise that out of the two would be the earlier one
14:44Around 1600s
14:47Wow!
14:49What makes me think that is not only the way it's painted
14:53And that really kind of moody colour to it
14:57But if you look at the nails that have been used
15:01They're not nails or screws that we know now
15:04These are basically metal pegs
15:07That have been holding it together
15:09And this one here
15:13About 100 years later
15:15Reason being is the nails used
15:18And because canvas became much thinner over the years
15:22We have put them as individual lots
15:25And we have put a very low estimate
15:27Of 30 to 50 pounds because of the damage
15:31Another low estimate to get the bidders interested
15:34Irita you temptress
15:36I think they are rather cool
15:42Just two minutes up the road from Irita's office
15:45It's market day outside Melbourne assembly rooms
15:49And while the stall holders are ready for a good day of trading
15:52Inside
15:53Pick it up by the base
15:55Right
15:56Andy and Nige are getting ready for a good day of auctioneering
15:59Oh that was broken
16:01Oh thanks
16:02It's gotta be for us
16:02Oh no we can't put a broken one on
16:04Such a perfectionist our Nige
16:07Oh wow
16:08Oh it looks lovely doesn't it look at this
16:11Yes
16:12We're really ready for the auction
16:14We're really excited now that we're here as well
16:16And seeing the items in the window
16:18The eggs for you
16:19The eggs for me
16:20Definitely
16:20It's a real hope that they will be appreciated
16:23And wanted
16:24Never fear
16:25I expect all of Aunty Sonia's items
16:28Will do just fine ladies
16:30Right Irita?
16:31I can't wait to get on the rostrum
16:34Now we took quite a lot
16:36Watches
16:37Ceramics
16:37The two paintings
16:39And the little bookcase
16:40In the dining room
16:41Those have had the most interest
16:43So I can't wait to see how they do under the hammer
16:46There are 95 lots in today's sale
16:49So best get comfy everybody
16:51Auction clerks Nick and Carl
16:53Are standing by to oversee the online bids
16:56So once Irita is ready
16:58Hello hello
17:00You've made it
17:01All the way from Wales
17:03Should we get going and see what happens?
17:06Okay yes please
17:07We're off
17:10Hopefully starting us with a big splash
17:12We have early 20th century waterfall front bookcase
17:16Lovely
17:1730 pounds
17:1835
17:1840
17:1945
17:2050
17:2055
17:2060
17:2170
17:2175
17:2280
17:2290
17:23100
17:23110
17:24120
17:24140
17:24160
17:25180
17:25200
17:26220
17:27280
17:30300
17:30She goes no
17:34Never mind
17:35There's still bidders online
17:36320 we have online
17:38Is there 340
17:39340 back in
17:41360
17:41380
17:42400 is bid
17:44400 pounds
17:45400 pounds
17:45Fair warning and I'm gonna sell
17:47Your last chance
17:48At 400
17:51David's come and get me estimate
17:53Work to treat
17:54Okay
17:54It's good to expect that
17:57Next up it's the Royal Worcester Fabergé inspired eggs
18:01Starting with the swan egg
18:02Lovely lovely pieces
18:04250 pounds
18:05Do I see
18:06Do I see 250
18:08Come on bidders only 50 of these exist
18:11Do I see 230
18:13230 is bid
18:14That's better
18:15Do I see 240
18:17240
18:17260
18:18Do I see
18:19260 in the room
18:20We have
18:21260 pounds
18:23Fair warning and selling
18:24At 260
18:25Sold to the lady in the room
18:28Oh okay
18:30And after selling the peacock egg
18:33260
18:35And the oceanic egg
18:38340 pounds
18:39And selling
18:42Nice
18:44Irita moves on to the two Royal Crown Derby paperweight bears
18:49Old Imari Patton
18:50Do I see
18:5160
18:5160
18:52We have
18:5265
18:5370
18:5375
18:5480
18:5485
18:5590
18:5595
18:56100
18:56110
18:57120
18:57130
18:59The bids with me online are 130 pounds
19:02And selling
19:03130
19:03Smashing its estimate
19:06Lovely
19:06And in five minutes Irita sells six more lots of Royal Crown Derby animal paperweights
19:12Including
19:13Are we done at 120?
19:16A lot of six birds closely pursued by
19:1995 and selling
19:22Four cats
19:24Okay
19:25That's nice
19:26Yes
19:26Yes
19:27Coming up it's the Italian oil painting starting with the more recent female portrait dating from around the 18th century
19:35Do I see
19:36Do I see 30 pounds online?
19:3730 pounds we have
19:3830, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100
19:43I can't keep up
19:44It's 400 pounds
19:45400 pounds is bid
19:46Wow
19:47For 20 we have
19:48For 40 is bid
19:49For 60
19:51460 pounds is bid
19:53460 pounds is bid
19:53Found in the corner of the attic
19:56460 pounds
19:57Fair warning and I'm going to sell a 460
20:00Finding these was a brush stroke of luck
20:03Because the older male portrait dating from the 17th century
20:07300 and selling
20:09Also smashes its estimate
20:12Not bad is it?
20:13You'd love to know who painted them
20:14I know I'd love to know a bit more about them
20:16Over the next hour Irita puts another 81 lots under her gavel including
20:21Selling at 50 pounds
20:23The Edwardian mahogany balloon clock and
20:27240 pounds and selling
20:29The early 20th century Louis XV style vitrine cabinet
20:35That's not bad
20:37Okay
20:39Finally the last lot of the day is the 18 carat gold Jaeger LeCoutre watch
20:44I mean this is pure style
20:46300 pounds do I see
20:48300 we have
20:50320, 340, 360, 380, 400, 420, 440, 460, 480, 500
20:56Is there 550?
20:57550 is bid
20:58600 is bid
20:59Thank you
21:00Is there 650?
21:01650 we have
21:03New bidder
21:03That pays a lot for the camera
21:05150 pounds is bid
21:06150 pounds is bid
21:07Are we all done?
21:09Are we all done?
21:09Going going
21:11Clocking in well over its estimate
21:14I can see the emotions kicking in
21:18And relax
21:21Go and have a cup of coffee
21:23Aunty Sonia tasked Jackie and Kelly with selling her and Uncle David's treasures to help cover some of her care
21:30costs
21:30Come on Irita we need a lot please
21:49Whatever happens it was a good day
21:51Yes
21:52Rollercoaster kind of day
21:53There was some moisture around the eyes in one or two bits
21:58I think for everybody the biggest surprise were the two pictures from the attic
22:01Definitely
22:02How do you think we've done all together?
22:05I don't know that's up to you to tell us
22:10After all the fees and commission you're actually going home with
22:148,714 pounds
22:18Oh
22:19Oh
22:20Wow
22:21I've said no more two years
22:22Thank you so much
22:25All the best and have a good trip back to Wales
22:27Thank you
22:28Bye
22:29The auction was incredible
22:31It was definitely a good experience
22:34I got a little bit emotional about one of the watches that sold
22:38I think because I can always remember Aunty Sonia wearing it
22:43Yeah and I got quite emotional because she was getting emotional
22:48We had tears and we had smiles and everything else in between
22:52They are taking home 8,714 pounds
22:57And that is going to go such a long way towards Aunty Sonia's care
23:10How are you doing?
23:11How am I doing?
23:12Yeah
23:12We've done this hundreds of times
23:14Andy and Nige are busy prepping for an upcoming sale
23:17Perfect, look at that
23:19So Irita and Sarah have gone on ahead to a job
23:22The boys will follow later
23:23Do you know Irita, this is my first ever time in Blackpool
23:28Stop it
23:29I have never been here before
23:32Well get yourself a Mr Whippy and a stick of Blackpool rock ladies
23:36Before meeting retired building services engineer Brett
23:39Who lived here with his husband Martin
23:41Martin and I met in the bar in Blackpool
23:46Whilst I was on holiday I was 22, 23 when I met him
23:52And since then we've always looked after each other
23:56Martin was a very intelligent man
23:59And everybody referred to him as a gentleman
24:03Brett and Martin maintained separate households but with a twist
24:07We lived next door to each other and looked after each other
24:11For 35 years
24:14No more so than two years ago when Martin suffered an accident
24:18Martin had a fall which broke his hip and I had to look after him
24:24And then he found out that he had terminal cancer
24:30And he was in the hospital by then and had very little time left
24:35We got married in the hospital and it lasted another 20 days before he passed away
24:48A year on from Martin's death Brett has decided to move house but is faced with the task of clearing
24:54both properties
24:55I've been collecting Antiques collectibles since I was about seven
25:01I got all this stuff thinking that I would set up an antique shop
25:07The sad thing is health wise I'm not able to do it anymore
25:12I have dystonia which makes my head shake and my hands shake
25:19It's becoming difficult because I also can't breathe too well
25:26To go up and down the stairs
25:29I've got too much stuff that I can possibly fit in a bungalow
25:33When Irita comes and clears a lot of the collectibles in the house
25:38Hopefully that'll help me move on to getting somewhere smaller
25:42It's just here
25:44They're big houses aren't they?
25:48Oh my goodness
25:59Hello there
26:00Hello, nice to meet you
26:02Nice to meet you too
26:03Come on in
26:07It's a quick trip through Martin's house
26:09Most of the stuff's next door but
26:11Okay
26:12Out the back
26:14And into Brett's
26:16This was mine
26:17And this is just full of stuff
26:20Are these things that you've collected for the potential of the shop?
26:24For the potential of maybe buying a shop when I retire
26:28Martin would have run it with me
26:30But I won't be well enough now
26:32Okay
26:33Right
26:35I think what we need to do, Sarah, is divide and conquer
26:38I agree
26:38Do you want to start in Martin's house and I'll start here?
26:42Right
26:42Yeah, lovely
26:42Okay
26:43I've still got some things to sort out
26:45Okay
26:45Right, we'll meet up later
26:46See you later
26:47We'll catch up soon
26:49Good luck, Irita
26:50It's not every job that has two three-storey houses to explore
26:57This is insane
26:59I don't think I've ever been in a house and seen so many silver-plated items
27:04When you think of a silver-plated item, you just think something that looks silver but isn't
27:09There are so many varieties of it
27:11You often find Sheffield plates, or old Sheffield plates, which is basically the best one there is
27:18It was invented in the 1740s by a cutlery maker in Sheffield, Thomas Bolsover
27:25And it is basically a piece of copper that is sheeted with silver
27:31It's quite thick and it's solid
27:34A leap in technology meant Sheffield plate was largely superseded by electro-plated silver in the 1840s
27:41A layer of silver, sometimes as thin as a thousandth of a millimetre, was stuck to a cheaper base metal
27:47by use of electricity
27:49The electro-plated silver is much thinner and not as durable and not as valuable
27:55There's a huge mix here, so I think the best thing to do is just pack it all up
28:01The silver plate will go in four bumper group lots, each with a few pieces of the more valuable Sheffield
28:08plate to attract the bidders
28:11I wonder how Sarah's getting on next door
28:13I've got some stamps, seems to be quite an extensive collection here
28:19We've got some Victorian penny blacks, penny reds, penny blues
28:23Introduced in 1840, the penny black was the world's first postage stamp
28:28Used for letters weighing under half an ounce, or 14 grams
28:32The same year the two penny blue stamp was released for heavier postage, up to one ounce
28:37The following year the penny black changed colour
28:40And the penny red became Britain's main stamp for nearly 40 years
28:44Penny post was a completely new invention
28:47And people love collecting things, so why not collect the stamps off envelopes?
28:53Different colours, different codes, different franking marks
28:56Hopefully we'll find some collecting, we'll still appreciate them
29:00The album, which contains over 40 penny reds, 7 penny blues and 2 penny blacks
29:06will be sold as one lot
29:11Andy and Nige have arrived
29:14Here we go
29:15Come on guys, two houses, three storeys each, absolutely tons to do
29:21Six
29:21Stop counting the floors
29:23Over the next three hours, Irita and the gang get stuck into rummaging
29:29This is coming with us
29:30Packing
29:31And loading
29:32Everything Irita thinks she can sell
29:35I know there are four of us all together dealing with it
29:39But the quantity is mind-blowing
29:42I think it's going to be a really, really long and a lot of lifting kind of day
29:49There's more figurines here than there, a sheepling as that one
29:54A lot of British pottery is really, really simple to distinguish what it is
30:01Tells you on the bottom
30:02Genius
30:03Royal Winton
30:05Royal Winton
30:06Royal Winton was started in 1885 with two brothers in Stoke-on-Trent
30:11It wasn't until late 1920s that they actually became more recognised
30:18And that is because they came out with the most famous pattern, which was chintz
30:25Really, really dense, kind of flowery, bright coloured patterns
30:29Derived from the Hindi word chintz, meaning spotted, chintz was originally the name for a type of patterned Indian material,
30:36popular in Europe in the 17th century
30:38By the 20th century, the term was more broadly used to describe dense flowery patterns
30:44I mean, nowadays, everything chintz is in, so if there is some of that here, we're talking money
30:53Come on then, the suspense is killing me
30:55Ta-da!
30:57This is not the best version of it, but it's one version
31:01This is a Queen Anne pattern
31:04And there's more
31:05This butter dish will be lotted up with 20 other pieces of Royal Winton chintzware
31:10Ker-chintz
31:12Any plans for the cash you make, Brett?
31:15I need to get quite a few repairs done to the house to get it in a saleable condition
31:22I just need the cash to pay somebody to do it
31:26Right, we need to get more in Brett's renovations pot
31:30Can you grab that, I'll bring this down
31:32Because after five hours of loading
31:34It's where it holds this pair of shapes
31:37We've not seen enough pound signs yet, Irita
31:40Brett sent me up here because he said he loved broaches
31:44I mean, this is absolutely bonkers quantity
31:49All of this is made by Miracle
31:53A costume jewellery maker in Birmingham
31:56They started in 1946
31:58They're still going
31:59They now are based down in Cornwall
32:02Ah, you found some of me jewellery
32:04Some?
32:05I started getting it because I just liked it
32:08And being a sort of Celtic looking jewellery
32:12I could get away with wearing it as a man, as a type in
32:16My mum came to visit
32:17And she said, your gran used to set the stones in these
32:21Really?
32:22As a job at home
32:24And I suddenly remembered sitting under my gran's work table
32:30Playing with all the different coloured stones
32:32While she was working on them
32:35How amazing
32:36And I would say there's probably
32:37Trey per lot
32:39About 20 lots
32:41In the region of kind of 30 to 50 pounds each
32:44So really, when you add it all up
32:46Good investment
32:47Potentially worth up to 1,000 pounds in total
32:50It certainly was
32:52And with the brooches loaded, it's time to stick a pin in things for today
32:57Right then, Brett
32:59You want to come and have a look?
33:01Wow
33:02You've certainly cleared it, haven't you?
33:04Yeah
33:04What do you think Martin would think about all this?
33:07Oh, he'd be amazed
33:08And he'd be glad that it's clear
33:11And that I'm moving on
33:14I'm going to let you enjoy the space
33:16And I'm going to see you in Derbyshire in a few weeks
33:18Thank you very much
33:19It was an absolute pleasure
33:21See you soon
33:22Bye
33:22Bye
33:23Well, that was a long one, Irita
33:25Your verdict, please
33:27I think we're going to end up with a lot of job lots
33:30Job lots are not always the most popular things in auction
33:34With customers online, they want individual things
33:37Because job lots are not shippable
33:39Saying that, there's probably about 40 boxes that we haven't even looked into
33:46So the hope is still there
33:48That in those boxes, there'll be something really good
33:51Brett had an eye for a bargain
33:53But now it's all heading for auction
33:55Will his fines fetch a fortune or fall flat?
34:17Brett's things have arrived back from Blackpool
34:19And Irita's team are getting everything catalogued and ready for auction
34:23These vases have really stood out to me
34:27They're all a technique called cloisonne
34:29Now cloisonne started really in Egypt about 1800 BC
34:34Little wires are soldered onto a metal base, whether it be bronze, copper
34:40And the wires create the pattern
34:42And then these little divisions called cloisonnes, which comes from the French for compartments
34:48Are then painted in with enamel paste
34:51All of these pieces are from China
34:54They are 20th century
34:56This one looks so different from these on this side
35:01And that's because it's a Japanese piece
35:03It's got a very bold yellow ground which stands out
35:07But the design on it is much simpler, less fussy
35:10Just a simple flower
35:12So because this one's different
35:14I'm going to put this one on its own at 40 to 60 pounds
35:18The rest will go in a group lot with two Chinese cloisonne plates
35:22Be really interesting to see how they do at auction
35:27This is what we're after
35:32Mourning jewellery has been around for centuries
35:35But the heyday really was during Queen Victoria's reign
35:39Because she mourned Prince Albert's death
35:41People wanted to copy her
35:43And you often find not only brooches but rings, bracelets
35:47Pretty much any piece of jewellery to keep that past one near
35:51This piece dates from the turn of the century
35:53About 1900s
35:56It is made out of what's known as pinchbeck
35:58This imitation gold alloy of roughly 90% copper and 10% zinc
36:03Was invented in the early 18th century
36:06By London watchmaker Christopher Pinchbeck
36:09Now if you look at the back of it
36:11It has plaited hair
36:12Because they wanted to keep that person close to them
36:16The front of it has this beautiful carving
36:20That is carved out of a shell
36:22And the fact that there are two cherubs here
36:24Makes me think that this might have been for a child
36:28Even though the value is low
36:3020 to 30 pounds
36:32That would have been more than just a brooch to someone
36:42At Melbourne Assembly Rooms
36:44Irita's team are setting up for today's auction
36:48Night, I don't see any coffee cups
36:50Coffee?
36:51An auction?
36:52A peasant
36:53Er, Nigel's clearly a tea man Andy
36:58Might be a millionaire by tomorrow
37:00And here's Brett who's brought his friend Tim along for the day
37:04I'm a little bit nervous about the auction
37:06I'm just hoping that I don't end up having to take a load on
37:10Thoughts for the day, Irita?
37:12Brett's idea was to buy items
37:15And to save them to open a shop one day
37:18And I really hope that today in auction
37:20We can make him some profit on it all
37:22I'll raise a cuppa to that
37:24Tea, obviously, Nigel
37:26With 103 lots to get through today
37:28Auction clerks Nick and Carl
37:30Are ready to oversee the nearly 2,000 potential bidders
37:34Poised online
37:35Now it's finally opening time for the shop
37:38Brett always dreamt of
37:39Hello
37:40How are you?
37:41Hello
37:42Are you guys ready for this?
37:44Yeah
37:44Yeah?
37:45Should we get cracking?
37:46We've got a first class lot to start us off
37:49An album of Queen Victoria's stamps
37:51Nice lot
37:52100 pounds we have
37:53Thank you
37:53110, 120
37:55130, 140, 150
37:56160, 170
37:59170 pounds has it
38:00Are we all done and selling at 170?
38:04I think Irita really pushed the envelope with that one
38:07That's some of my grandad's
38:09Well done Brett's gramps
38:12Next it's a bumper lot of 50 pieces of silver plate
38:16Including teewares and candlesticks
38:18With one or two bits of that more expensive Sheffield plate
38:22I can go straight in at 20 with me
38:2525 from Estonia
38:2630, 35, 40, 45 pounds has it
38:3050, 55 new bidder
38:32Back in at 60
38:3365, 70, 75
38:36Back in at 80
38:3785
38:3890 pounds we have
38:3995 we have
38:41100 we have
38:41100 is bid
38:43Fair warning and selling
38:45Up 100 pounds
38:46Not bad eh Brett
38:48Not bad eh Brett
38:49It's good that
38:50And in five minutes
38:5265 and selling
38:55Iretta sells
38:5645 and selling
38:5845 and selling
38:58Four more group lots of silver plate
39:0175
39:03Dispelling any fears that the big job lots wouldn't sell
39:09Yeah
39:10It's time for some chintz
39:1221 mid-century pieces of the stuff
39:16Royal Winton chintz
39:1820 pounds please
39:20Hmm maybe chintz isn't everyone's cup of tea
39:23That should be flying away at that
39:2620 pounds we have
39:28Thank you lady in the room
39:3040, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85
39:36Thank you
39:3890 pounds online
39:39Do I see 95
39:41It's a nice lot
39:42Are you sure you don't want one more at 95?
39:46Yeah?
39:4695
39:47Thank you
39:4795 pounds in the room
39:4995 pounds and you're gonna win it at 95
39:53The lady in the room is chintz to bits
39:56Thank you very much
39:57Well done
39:59Now for the lot of 10 Chinese cloisonné vases and 2 cloisonné plates
40:05Some lovely pieces
40:07Do I see 50, 55, 60, 65
40:1070
40:1175
40:1275 pounds is big
40:14Fair warning and I'm gonna sell
40:15At 75
40:18Any profit on that one Brett?
40:20I think I paid about 30 quid
40:23Nice
40:24And Irita keeps the profits flooding in as she puts 74 more lots under her gavel
40:30Including
40:31At 55
40:33The 20th century Japanese cloisonné vase and
40:3765 and selling
40:39A lot of 12 walking sticks
40:43Happy with that?
40:45Yes, absolutely
40:46But I'm not sure we've banked enough for Brett's repairs yet
40:50We need a miracle
40:51Or failing that, the first of 20 group lots of miracle brooches
40:5624 items in that lot
40:58Do I see 30?
41:0030 pounds we have
41:0135, 40
41:0245 in the room with the lady
41:04Is there 50?
41:0650, 55
41:07The bid's in the room with the lady
41:09At 55 pounds
41:10Fair warning and selling
41:12Bagged by the room bidder
41:14Well done
41:16Over the next 20 minutes
41:1845
41:19Irita works 19 more miracles
41:22Selling the rest of the costume jewellery brooches
41:25At 55
41:27All over their estimates
41:31I'm losing track of hell
41:33Me too Brett, but I think we're doing okay
41:36There's just one lot left
41:37The Victorian mourning brooch
41:39Lovely thing
41:41Do I see 20 pounds please online?
41:4320 pounds we have
41:4430, 35
41:4540 we have
41:4645
41:4750
41:48What did you pay?
41:49I think it was about 5 pounds
41:51Not bad
41:5255
41:5360
41:5465
41:5570
41:5575
41:5680 pounds is bid
41:5785
41:5890
41:5980
41:59Do I see 100
42:01What do you reckon Brett?
42:02Oh, it's doing well
42:03110
42:04We have
42:04110 pounds is bid
42:07Are we all done on selling?
42:09At 110
42:11Good find Brett
42:13Well done for that bargain
42:15That was a good buy
42:16I'll see you out there in 5 okay?
42:18Let's see how much Irita has managed to raise for Brett's repair fund
42:22To help pave the way for his house move
42:25Hello you two
42:26Hello Irita
42:28How do you think the whole thing went all together?
42:31It went very well
42:33Are you happy?
42:34Yes
42:34You know what?
42:35If you would have opened a little shop
42:38I think you might have been quite good at it
42:40Oh yeah
42:41Because some of the profits you made on the things that you had bought
42:45They were not bad were they?
42:46No
42:47How much do you think we made all together?
42:49I couldn't keep count
42:51I mean it was going quite quickly
42:53So after all the fees and commission you're taking home
42:584,140 pounds
43:00That's great
43:01That's really good
43:03Are you happy with that?
43:04Yes
43:04Yeah
43:05I might pay for something towards going in a new house as well
43:09Here you go
43:10Good luck with whatever comes next
43:14The auction was good
43:16Very surprising
43:17The most surprising item was really how much the sulphur plate made
43:21Really impressive
43:22I knew I'd got a good eye for it
43:25Brett is going home absolutely over the moon with just over 4,000 pounds
43:31That is going to go a long way fixing up the house that he needs to sell
43:36And I wish him all the best in finding that happy ever little bungalow
43:47Now I wish him all the best in finding that happy ever
43:48That knew what I wasn't doing
43:50If that was good
43:52That was good
43:54You're not good
43:56That's all
43:57What a safe thing
43:57That was good
43:59That's all
44:00All right
44:00Goal
44:00Goal
44:01Goal
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