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The Derbyshire Auction House Season 3 Episode 3
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00:01The 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 Nigel.
00:27She'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.
00:38She hunts down treasures.
00:4018 karat gold.
00:42Heirlooms.
00:43Have you ever seen those paintings?
00:45No, never.
00:46And 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.
00:54To 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 how much.
01:08Sums of cash.
01:09£6,900.
01:12What?
01:12Whoa.
01:27Have you got any collectibles that you like to buy?
01:30I'm struggling to understand how I could develop a life around collecting without having to build more space.
01:37I can tell you how you've got two kids.
01:39Uh-huh.
01:40Ship them out.
01:41You'll have their rooms free.
01:43Blimey.
01:44Bit 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.
02:07Yeah.
02:08So 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.
02:19He 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 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 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.
03:23All sorts of different things, from bought some immobilia to coins to corgi collection toys.
03:30He wouldn't look at them.
03:32He'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 and 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, Heather and Jamie have called Irita to see if she
03:53can find new homes for David's things.
03:56Because it's such a varied collection, getting someone like Irita in, who's such an expert, is such a big benefit
04:02to us all.
04:03And the money she makes you?
04:05My plan is save and travel.
04:09I want experiences out of the money because 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, hopefully at some point.
04:20And I feel quite lucky that we have this opportunity to set ourselves up.
04:25Dad would be definitely looking down on us and 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, isn't it?
04:53Oh, no.
04:55Oh, right, guys.
04:57I believe you wanted me to come because you have some things of your dad's.
05:02I've thought his whole life he's been collecting.
05:04So, the time's finally come where we want to get rid of it all.
05:08Are you OK with me going and exploring and 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 later.
05:18I'm so ready to explore.
05:22I've turned 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 who was born in France in late 1860s.
05:40One of the most influential artists of the 20th century, Matisse's use of undisguised brushstrokes and vibrant colours broke artistic
05:49conventions.
05:49In 2018, 64 years after his death, his most expensive painting, Odellise Couchet or Magnolia, sold 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 is a version of a print.
06:07If you touch the print, it would be completely flat.
06:11But if you touch a lithograph and run your fingers over it, it would be ever so slightly raised because
06:16it is pressed, not printed.
06:18Value-wise, I think it's probably lower hundreds.
06:23How incredible would it be to 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 is 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.
07:03The set of 32 sixpences will go into a large mixed lot that includes a Nepalese one rupee banknote, a
07:11German 50 Deutschmarknote, and various commemorative coins.
07:14I think there's probably a good 15 lots or so of coins that we will split up and put them
07:22as individual collector's pieces.
07:24Value-wise, I think we might be touching about £1,000 on all the coins.
07:29Ka-ching!
07:32Some great potential so far.
07:35Hopefully, there's plenty more here that could raise some cash for Jamie and Heather.
07:39They have been through so much.
07:42Passing on their dad's items, it 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 and 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 because he's just bought shirts and they just acquired signatures.
08:16Dad was my football coach growing up, up 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, but for my sake, he would take me to Old Trafford to go and
08:30watch the big matches, which I absolutely adored.
08:32There are nearly 20 football, rugby and other sports shirts in David's collection, which will go into 10 lots.
08:39The pick of the bunch being this replica 1968 Manchester United European Cup winner's shirt signed by United's tough tackling,
08:47Nobby Styles.
08:49What have you got in there?
08:50I've just found these snooker balls lying around over 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.
08:58My dad was absolutely obsessed.
09:00He would always have it on the TV.
09:02I mean, there are some really good names like Ronnie O'Sullivan.
09:07I mean, Higgins, Selby, really world class.
09:11These balls made in Belgium by Aramith were commissioned by the World Snooker Association to mark the Embassy World Championship
09:19final in May 2005.
09:21What was your dad like as a dad?
09:23He was a really good man.
09:25It 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 stuff.
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.
09:41You've got nothing.
09:42100% 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.
09:57Oh, 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, this is something that you would just love to have on a
10:12wall 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 10, eh? Don't you?
10:27For the next 90 minutes, Irita and Andy zip in and out of rooms.
10:33Here we go.
10:34And up and down stairs, collecting and loading all of David's collectibles.
10:41Wow, that's a box.
10:42Until it looks like the day is done.
10:45Look at that.
10:46I may have spoken too soon.
10:59OK, almost there.
11:01Andy's ready to call it a day, but Irita's just called in another discovery.
11:06Heather, are you there?
11:08I am.
11:09Got a question?
11:10Yep.
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.
11:23Do you know anything about them?
11:25I don't actually, no.
11:26OK, right, let me get my tools out of my pockets and 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, usually in 18 carat gold, they tend to be diamonds.
11:44OK.
11:45Right, I 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, if we put that in with an estimate of two to three hundred pounds.
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, that is a little bit more simple.
12:16Yeah.
12:17In nine carats with a little sapphire scented.
12:20I'll get these packed up.
12:22I'll see you downstairs.
12:23See you later.
12:24Well, that's quite a load.
12:27And now we are done.
12:30Right, guys.
12:32Come on in.
12:33Oh, wow, look at that.
12:34Wow, it'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?
12:44I think it's time.
12:46Dad will be looking down, watching the auction.
12:49100%.
12:50Front row seats for your first hour auction.
12:52Looking forward to it.
12:53You're so good.
12:54Thanks, Arita.
12:55It'll be really fun.
12:55We'll see you soon.
12:56Awesome.
12:56Bye.
12:57Bye-bye.
12:57Through the day, I could really feel all the items leaving house pulling on Jamie's and 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.
13:22Once 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.
13:39And there is a magic to this shirt written 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 and remains
13:55the 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, we are going to put this in auction with an
14:24estimate of 30 to 50 pounds.
14:27I think we are 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 SSGS Sopa, and it's a 10-ounce silver ingot, and it's got a
14:59stamp 4700 MBSL, and that means 4,700 metres below sea level.
15:05In February 1941, the SSGS Sopa was returning to Britain from India with 200 tonnes of silver, worth £150 million
15:15in 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.
15:26If 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 percent, and a lot of it went
15:39to the Royal Mint, where they made 20,000 coins, and they are collector's items now in their own right.
15:48And the other silver was made into ingots like this.
15:52An estimate of £150 to £200 for this fascinating piece, and a lot that also includes a booklet documenting its
16:01history.
16:02It's a lovely piece, it's a lovely collector's item, and with the poignant story of the sailors losing their lives,
16:08I think it really is something to treasure and collect.
16:19You'll have the same problem with that.
16:20No, the clock. That'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. Cake. Cake. Ah, here we go.
16:34Name 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 Nikita 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, yeah.
17:19You can see, 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 pounds.
17:32Do I see 55, please?
17:3455, 60 with me.
17:3565, 70, 75, 80 still with me on the book.
17:39Do I see 85?
17:4185, 90 still with me on the commission.
17:4495, we have 100 is bid.
17:46Do I see 110?
17:48110, 120, we have 130.
17:50The bid's with me.
17:52140.
17:53This is crazy.
17:55140 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.
18:09100 pounds do I see, please?
18:12100 pounds do I see?
18:15I am not going to drop it any lower than that.
18:17It deserves the 100 pounds.
18:19100 pounds we have.
18:21Is there 110?
18:22100 pounds 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.
18:3830 pounds we have.
18:4035, 40.
18:4140, 45.
18:4250.
18:4355, 60.
18:4560, 65.
18:4670.
18:4775, new bidder.
18:4880.
18:4985 is bid.
18:5090 is bid.
18:51Do I see 95?
18:5290 pounds.
18:54Fair warning.
18:5590 pounds 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.
19:05100 is bid.
19:06Is there 110?
19:08100.
19:09Fair warning and selling.
19:12Well-played, Irita.
19:14Last round number.
19:15I know.
19:17And there's more where that came from.
19:19Over the next 20 minutes, Irita passes more lots under her gavel.
19:23Having success with...
19:2425 pounds.
19:26The knobby-style signed 1968 European Cup winner's shirt.
19:31130 pounds.
19:33The sixpences, plus other banknotes and coins.
19:37300 pounds.
19:39Heather's grandma's diamond ring and...
19:4260 pounds and selling.
19:44Her great-heart's diamond and sapphire ring.
19:48But...
19:49I 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 pounds.
20:0350, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75 with me on the book.
20:08Is there 80?
20:0880, 85 still with me.
20:10Is there 90?
20:1190 pounds is bid.
20:1295 still with me.
20:14Is there 100?
20:15Bid me 100.
20:16100 is bid.
20:17110 is bid.
20:18120 still with me.
20:19Is there 130?
20:20130, 140 still with me.
20:22Is there 150?
20:23150 online.
20:24160 still with me.
20:26Is there 170?
20:27Come back online at 170.
20:29170, 180, 190.
20:31200 pounds on commission.
20:33Is there 220?
20:35220 is bid.
20:36240 still with me.
20:38Is there 260?
20:39260, 280 still with me.
20:42280 pounds.
20:43Are we sure?
20:45280.
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.
21:04It's really interesting.
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?
21:13100 pounds?
21:14100, we have 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 170, 180, 190.
21:19200 pounds is bid.
21:21220, do I see?
21:22220, we have 240, 260, 280.
21:26Can I please see 280, 280?
21:28300 pounds is bid.
21:30Is there 320?
21:31320 back in.
21:33340, do I see?
21:34340, 360.
21:36Is there 380?
21:38380 is bid.
21:39Wow.
21:40400 is bid.
21:41Oh, my God.
21:43420 is bid.
21:45420 pounds.
21:47The bid is online.
21:48Are we sure?
21:51420 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 slot.
22:03That went so quickly.
22:05See you there in five.
22:06Jamie hopes to travel the world and Heather needs a nest egg to help fund a move to London.
22:10Will 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.
23:12Chapter is closed.
23:13Chapter 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.
23:24He'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 Lynne 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?
24:34Today, they're at the home that used to belong to Lynne's auntie Margaret and her uncle Bill.
24:39Uncle Bill was in the Foreign Office and 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, but 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.
26:09Hello, Rita.
26:10Lovely to meet you.
26:11Hello.
26:11Nice 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 stairs 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.
27:58There are hallmarks just right in the middle, can you see that?
28:01Oh, yeah. Yep.
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. OK.
28:22That is definitely one to take. Good.
28:25There are four lots of silver items here, including this George V silver salver, that's a tray with feet to
28:31you and me, plus a silver picture frame dated 1911, accompanied by some silver fish knives and forks from 1933.
28:40Am I all right to explore?
28:41Of course you are. Fill your boots.
28:43Well, this is a good start, eh, Irita?
28:45What an absolutely eclectic mix of items. Uncle Bill's silver collection, some lovely little quirky things. I can't wait to
28:53see more.
28:56Oh, lovely.
29:06Oh, some Irish. Irish bits and bobs.
29:09This is absolute classic when it comes to Irish heritage.
29:17And jewellery like this is referred to as clog-eye jewellery from a little fishing village near Galway City in
29:22Ireland.
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,
29:39which just had the two clasped hands.
29:42That 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. Surely there are more romantics in the world than just
29:53me.
29:54They were quite glamorous.
29:55A stylish couple. She was absolutely devoted, wasn't she?
29:58Oh, and he was devoted to her.
30:00She kept every single birthday card he'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, who created
30:47detailed, 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 will 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 moklinware?
31:18Yes.
31:19I mean, classic tourist wear from Scotland.
31:23Known as moklinware after the area in Ayrshire where it was developed, these decorative pieces, typically made from sycamore, which
31:30is easy to work with and smooth once finished, feature iconic Scottish images or designs sealed under a layer of
31:37clear lacquer.
31:37I don't know what they are.
31:40I don't know what they are.
31:40Needles.
31:41Well, obviously, that's handy for keeping your knitting needles in.
31:44Yeah.
31:44Moklinware 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, but in the recent years, there's been
31:59quite 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 moklinware will join a lot with 13 other fascinating vintage curios.
32:13Thanks for bringing that.
32:15It's all right.
32:18Over the next few hours.
32:20It's nice.
32:21Irita 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.
32:30The van is filling up nicely.
32:33Isn't that exquisite?
32:34But 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
33:10and dates from the early 20th century.
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.
33:26I think we should definitely take it and definitely put it on the van.
33:30Yeah, I think so.
33:30Because it will find a new home rather than see it go to waste.
33:33It may not be worth a fortune, but if it helps towards paying for the cost of Aunty Margaret's
33:38care, all the better.
33:39And with all that packed onto the van, we are done.
33:43Right, I just want you to have a peek in here.
33:47That's amazing.
33:48There's so much stuff in there.
33:50Fabulous.
33:50Yeah.
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?
33:58Oh, yeah.
33:59Well, I hope so.
34:00Yeah.
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.
34:26But now the hard work starts.
34:28Back to Melbourne and make sure that we make enough money to be able to put it towards Margaret's care.
34:47We're nearly there yet.
34:49Oh, dear.
34:50Irita's team is hard at work, making sure every item from Lynn's aunt and uncle is carefully researched and photographed,
34:57ready for auction.
34:58I'm just cataloguing this lovely cameo brooch.
35:01This is Irita's valuer, 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.
35:17It's made from shell and you would not see a shell cameo in the BC or early AD period.
35:25The Victorians favored helmet shells for their cameos because once scraped away, the top layer of these shells reveal a
35:32different tone underneath.
35:33Giving the final carving a three dimensional effect.
35:37It'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.
35:51Just slide back there.
35:55This has been an absolute joy to handle.
35:59This 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 nine carat gold.
36:59We 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 move it up about three inches or so.
37:15As usual, it's down to Andy and I each 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?
37:27Lynn, Suzanne and their dog Theo have come to watch their 60 lots go under IRETA's gavel.
37:33Looking 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.
37:39Yeah.
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 is bid.
38:06Is there 30?
38:0630?
38:0735?
38:0840?
38:0845?
38:0950?
38:1050?
38:1055?
38:1160?
38:1265?
38:1370?
38:1375?
38:1480?
38:1580?
38:1680?
38:2095?
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.
38:34Yeah.
38:34That was good.
38:35Can the Victorian painting of a young girl keep things ticking?
38:40Lovely 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?
39:02There 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?
39:1325?
39:1430 with me.
39:1635?
39:1740 still with me on commission.
39:1945 online has it.
39:20Commissions are out.
39:22Do I see 50?
39:2445 and selling?
39:25Someone 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?
39:4630 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. Try saying that after a few cocktails.
40:13Well I know for...
40:14Speaking of which...
40:16Oh, little swizzle stick.
40:18You need one of these for your cocktail party season for Christmas.
40:22Even Queen Victoria used one, okay?
40:25To make sure that she didn't pass wind unnecessarily.
40:29Too 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.
40:43180.
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.
41:03I have £70 with me on the commission.
41:06Do I see 75?
41:0875 has it online.
41:0980.
41:1085.
41:1190.
41:1195 do I see.
41:1390 pounds and selling.
41:18Margaret would be very pleased about that.
41:19And there's more where that came from.
41:23As Irita sells another 26 lots of jewellery including.
41:276.10.
41:29The full sovereign nine carat gold pendant and.
41:33At 7.50.
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.
41:48Just one last lot.
41:50The shell cameo brooch.
41:53Oh I like that.
41:54You both went oh.
41:55Oh.
41:56We have £160 on line.
41:59OK.
41:59£170 with me on commission.
42:01Is there £180?
42:02£180.
42:02£190 still with me on commission.
42:04£200.
42:05£220 still with me.
42:06Do I see £240?
42:08£240.
42:09£250 still with me.
42:11Do I see £260?
42:12£260 and I'm out.
42:15£260.
42:16Fair warning and I'm going to sell a £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?
42:27Right.
42:28That'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.
42:45Yes.
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.
42:57Well shall I tell you?
42:58Yeah go on then.
42:59After all the fees and commission you are taking home £5,904.
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.
43:35They are taking home nearly £6,000.
43:38And every single penny of that is going towards Aunty Margaret's care.
43:45All right.
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