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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.
00:11...with her trusty team of porters...
00:13What 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 a nige.
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.
01:02Oh, 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?
01:13Whoa!
01:27Have you got any collectibles that you like to buy?
01:31I'm struggling to understand how I could develop a life around collecting...
01:34...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, 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.
02:18He was a very kind man.
02:20He loved being with the family.
02:22David worked at a timber business for over 20 years.
02:26Quite 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
02:33like 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 strides.
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.
03:20Dad just was a rampant collector and would not stop.
03:24All sorts of different things from bought some immobiliate coins
03:28to 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
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 Irita
03:52to see if she can find new homes for David's things.
03:56Because it's such a varied collection,
03:59getting someone like Irita in, who's such an expert,
04:01is 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,
04:16which involve moving down to London, hopefully, at some point.
04:20And I feel quite lucky that we have this opportunity
04:22to set ourselves up.
04:24Dad would be definitely looking down on us
04:27and happy to be seeing us doing what he loves to do
04:31and what we love to do as a family.
04:38You open up, I'll say hi.
04:45Hello.
04:46It's lovely to meet you.
04:47Nice to meet you, too.
04:49It's lovely to meet you.
04:49Come on in.
04:50It is cold up here, you know, isn't it?
04:53Up north.
04:55Oh, right, guys.
04:57I believe you wanted me to come
04:59because you have some things of your dad's.
05:02He's been collecting his whole life,
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.
05:13Absolutely.
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.
05:33He was an artist who 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,
06:20I think it's probably lower hundreds.
06:23How incredible would it be
06:25to own a piece that is by Henry Matisse?
06:29Let'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.
06:58It's worth money.
06:59Anything else catching your eye, Irita?
07:02Sixpences.
07:02Look at that.
07:04The set of 32 sixpences
07:06will 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,
07:25I 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
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.
08:07I 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've 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
08:34and other sports shirts in 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 winners shirt
08:45signed by United's tough tackling, Nobby Styles.
08:49What have you got in there?
08:50I've just found these snooker balls lying around over there.
08:52Oh, nice.
08:54I think these are really cool.
08:55They're all signed.
08:57So you've got...
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
09:17to 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, though.
09:36Oh, he'd absolutely adore it.
09:37This would be a dream come through to him.
09:39He would be in that auction trying to buy you back.
09:41You've got... 100%, he would.
09:43Right, I'll box up these.
09:45Awesome.
09:45Yeah?
09:46I'll leave you to it, then.
09:47See you later.
09:57And 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.
10:14There 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 tenner, don't you?
10:27For the next 90 minutes...
10:30...Irita and Andy zip in and out of rooms...
10:33Here we go.
10:34..and up and down stairs...
10:37..collecting and loading all of David's collectibles...
10:41Wow, that's a box.
10:42..until it looks like the day is done.
10:45Look him up!
10:46I may have spoken too soon.
10:59OK, almost there.
11:01Andy's ready to call it a day,
11:03but Irita's just called in another discovery.
11:06Hi there!
11:07Are 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 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-hm.
11:38That cluster up there, usually 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, if we put that in with an estimate of 200 to 300 pounds...
12:05Oh, 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, that 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 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, 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?
12:44I think it's time.
12:46Dad will be looking down, watching the auction.
12:49Yeah, 100%.
12:50Front row seats for your first hour auction.
12:52Looking forward to it.
12:54It'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.
12:58Through the day, I could really feel all the items leaving house pulling on Jamie's and
13:04Heather'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's a shirt out there in the world that relates to football that is more recognisable than
13:38this, Brazil.
13:40And there's a magic to this shirt written right in front of it, Pelé.
13:45Born in 1940, Edson Arantes Dunacimentu, better known as Pelé, made his international debut aged just 16 and remains the
13:55only 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.
14:26And I think we're going to score with this one.
14:36Is that high enough for you?
14:38Ta-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.
15:06In 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.
15:45And they are collector's items now 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.
15:58And a lot that also includes a booklet documenting its 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,
16:08I think it really is something to treasure and collect.
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,
16:27Andy and Nige are pulling out all the stops.
16:30Right.
16:31Cake.
16:31Cake.
16:32Ah, 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
16:47and making money for the 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.
17:09Missing gavel.
17:10Wait for it.
17:11Need one of these.
17:12And the rostrum is yours.
17:16How 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.
17:29I can go straight in at £50.
17:32Do I see £55, please?
17:34£55, £60 with me.
17:36£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, £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, thank you.
18:21Is there £110?
18:22£100 is bid, do 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, £30 we have, thank you.
18:40£35, £40, £40, £40, £45, £50.
18:43£50, £60, £60, £60, £60, £60, £70, £75, new bidder, £80.
18:49£85 is bid, £90 is bid.
18:51Do I see £95?
18:53£90, 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 govel went down.
19:02And we have £100.
19:04Oh, beautiful.
19:05£100 is bid.
19:06Is there £110?
19:08£100.
19:09Fair warning and selling.
19:12Well-played.
19:13I-Rita.
19:14Nice round number.
19:15Yeah, I know.
19:17And there's more where that came from.
19:19Over the next 20 minutes, I-Rita passes more lots under her gavel, having 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, but...
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, £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?
20:45£280, going, 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.
21:05This is 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?
21:13£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?
21:23£220 we have.
21:24£240, £260, £280.
21:26Can I please see £280, £280?
21:28£300 is bid.
21:30Is there £320?
21:32£320 back in.
21:33£340 do I see?
21:34£340, £360.
21:36Is there £380?
21:38£380 is bid.
21:40£480?
21:41£480 is bid.
21:41Oh my God.
21:43£420 is bid.
21:45£420.
21:47The bid is online.
21:49Are we sure?
21:51£420 and selling?
21:53From nearly 5,000 metres under the sea to Heather and Jamie's pockets.
21:58Wow.
21:59I'm so surprised at that.
22:01That's so nice.
22:01That is insane.
22:02Oh, that was your last laugh.
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 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.
22:42It confirms to us that he didn't know what he was doing.
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.
23:08It was lovely to watch you remember your dad in the way that you did.
23:12Yeah.
23:12It's been in God now.
23:13Chapter 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.
24:06I 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.
25:47Well, 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.
26:10Hello, 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 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.
26:48You 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.
27:01Hmm.
27:02Fingers 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
27:25everybody could use.
27:27Punch began its journey in the 17th century, traveling from India to Britain aboard ships
27:32of the East India Company, whose sailors survived scurvy thanks to its citrus content.
27:37By the 18th century, punch houses were thriving in London, where communal bowls encouraged
27:44conversation, celebration, and sometimes a little scandal.
27:47As trade expanded across the Atlantic, rum from the Caribbean transformed recipes,
27:53and punch became a staple served at everything from tavern gatherings to political meetings.
27:58There are hallmarks just right in the middle.
28:00Can 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
28:19be kind of £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, that's a tray
28:31with feet to you and me, plus a silver picture frame dated 1911, accompanied by some silver
28:37fish knives and forks from 1933.
28:40Am 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 clog-eye jewellery from a little fishing village near
29:21Galway City in Ireland.
29:22The 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 two?
30:19This one's interesting.
30:21That's nice.
30:22That's like a 19th century oil and linen.
30:27It's very detailed.
30:28That'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 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.
31:38I 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.
31:5410, 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 Moklinware 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
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.
33:19It'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
33:29because it will find a new home rather than see it go to waste.
33:33It may not be worth a fortune,
33:35but if it helps towards paying for the cost of Aunty Margaret's care, all 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.
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?
33:58Yeah.
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, but 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 Lynne'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.
35:10Back then, they were carved into stone or clay, but this one is from the Victorian era.
35:17It's made from shell, and you would not see a shell cameo in the B.C. or early A.D.
35:24period.
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.
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.
35:51This 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.
36:06The 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.
36:59We have estimated it at £120 to £180, and I am pretty certain that the bids will not be fizzling
37:06out.
37:12They 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, it's my 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 Iretta's gavel.
37:33Looking forward to it.
37:35A little bit concerned about the glass-fronted display cabinet, as long as we don't have to take it home.
37:40Yeah, don'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.
37:55Oh, hi.
37:56Hi.
37:57Hello.
37:58Fancy seeing you lot here.
37:59What's first, Iretta?
38:01Ah.
38:02We have mahogany display cabinet.
38:0525 is bid.
38:06Is there 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.
38:24Yep.
38:25Is there 100?
38:26Are we sure?
38:2895 and selling.
38:30A great start.
38:32Relieve, ladies?
38:33That was good.
38:34Yeah, 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.
38:4745 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.
39:21Commissions 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.
39:31Can 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.
40:07That George V silver salver.
40:09Try saying that after a few cocktails.
40:13Well, I never...
40:14Speaking of which...
40:16Oh, a 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.
40:30Too much information.
40:31That's true.
40:32Seriously.
40:33110.
40:34We have 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 170, 180.
40:40Do I see 190?
40:41180.
40:42Fair warning and selling.
40:44At 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.
41:03I have £70 with me on the commission.
41:06Do I see 75?
41:0875 has it online.
41:1080, 85.
41:1190, 95 do I see.
41:13£90 and selling.
41:18Margaret would be very pleased about that.
41:20And 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 wristwatch.
41:41Wow.
41:42The time was right on that one, wasn't it?
41:44It was.
41:45That's amazing, isn't it?
41:47We're almost done, Theo.
41:49Just one last lot.
41:51The Shell cameo brooch.
41:53Ooh, I like that.
41:54You both went, oh.
41:55Oh.
41:56We have £160 online.
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£250 still with me.
42:11Do I see £260?
42:13£260 and I'm out.
42:15£260, fair 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?
42:27All right, that'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 Lynne.
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?
42:47No, it was amazing.
42:48No, the 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.
42:59Yeah, 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.
43:21I 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.
43:30I reckon she would.
43:32Lynn and Suzanne had a fantastic auction.
43:36They are taking home nearly £6,000.
43:38And every single penny of that is going towards Aunty Margaret's care.
44:06And every single penny of that is going towards Aunty Margaret's care.
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