The Bidding Room Season 1 Episode 28 - Table Hockey Game

in the heart of the Yorkshire Hills our dealers have gathered eager to find out what amazing pieces await them today the five who were all at the top of their trade include Moses who specializes in reclaimed industrial pieces and James who has a portion for historical objects plus mid-century Specialists Lucy and Tash and Ian who's on the lookout for weird and wonderful one-offs they all have money at the ready and no idea what they will be bidding on today but hunt Under the Stairs open that little briefcase and pull something out because you'll find something then yeah that's why we're here first to join us is Gary who's hoping to appeal to the Dealer's playful side with his peace it's something that I purchased about 15 years ago made of Ward from around the 1950s hopefully it sells before meeting the dealers Gary is having his item valued by Simon who's been in the auction business for more than 30 years I'm so sorry good afternoon hi my name is Gary Gary nice to meet you brought in this wonderful little thing it's in working order yeah they're off you go oh Gary Gary I've had it 15 years you know you've got pimple on your T-shirt you know what you're doing tell me where's it been living it started out in the conservatory and then because I'm uh I'm very interested in arcade games conservative filled up so we got moved out of there into the dining room uh and then the dining room got filled up so I I've had to build an arcade in the in the garden um and now um it's time to move on someone else I could do with the funds for other things okay things very good well Simon is our expert let's hear what he has to say okay I love it's the first table ice hockey games of this were by a company called Monroe I think in the 30s but this is probably around about 1950s and I I think it's 1950 yeah it's got that 50s look hasn't it yeah everything's as it should be I love the original paper label there which is a little bit sort of tired and distressed but that adds to it doesn't it yeah I love the fact you kept the original coin mechanism there as well although did you adapt it so you could play that before again the figures are sort of what are they cast aluminum I think or something like that something um is it collectible very collectible you've got that uh sort of man cave elements you've also got obviously people who are into sporting memorabilia ice hockey actually has grown in the UK over the last couple of decades really you know into into quite a big sport retro Gamers retro gamer it's charm if you like is it Simplicity isn't it it's not over complicated yeah it requires a bit of skill though Gary's got it absolutely no it's going to be sort of top of the hip right on this much it's actually in really good condition playable condition so it doesn't need any restoration doing to it what would you like to get for it I uh 280. okay and let's say we got 290 yeah what would you spend that money on my other passion is uh pinball and I've got a product that I'm currently restoring parts are quite dear so that's what I'm going to spend it on some parts really to bring a pinball back to life great everything's in order you know what you want you know what we want to get that all looks good the thing is good you like it I do right I do it's collectible and it's fun and it's fun it's fun yes when you go into the Dealer's room it's good to know who to Target right in the room okay Ian I think Ian Ian and he likes all this sort of wacky game type things yes honestly they'll all have a go shall we ask Simon that very important question which is Simon how much do you think this is worth [Music] it's great fun it's kind of that Nostalgia takes us back to Childhood just a great great thing once next door once the dealers get up and have a look and have a play with it they'll fall in love with it I can't see them not giving you between three and four hundred okay that's good that sounds good to me yeah yeah go in there get your three or four hundreds nice to meet you thanks for bringing this in thank you there's a wild piece of kid I love it fantastic thank you very much you know because it's more fun if you win I'm gonna take this up professionally I'm very happy with evaluation I think that Simon got it on the nail hopefully I think that they'll go for it let's just see what the the bidding room brings Simon's confident the table hockey game will catch the eye of all the dealers it could particularly interest Ian who loves trading in unique pieces [Music] I haven't had a look yet so what's your name my name's Gary hey Gary how you doing there's your T-shirt represent what's going on here it's not quite a pinball but it's a vintage arcade game I can have a look okay can I play with you now I can have a look okay the instructions just in case Lucy palette takes position at each end of the table to operate goalie controls next it's gonna be there okay we're going to play a game now [Music] when this days on I just laughed [Music] yes look next okay she cheats it's not too big oh [Music] oh is it 60s 50s I think firstly 1950s did you restore it yourself I haven't done enough things right I bought it I've enjoyed it I've had it about 15 years oh wow now it's time to move it on hopefully I absolutely love this I just love the colors I love the stripes on the side the Greek the minty pistachio green it looks like nothing has had to be repaired in it everything looks original it's just a thing of beauty I love the fact that because it's so basic yeah that's the attraction because I mean if you go later you're going to see Bells whistles this is raw yep toy you know they couldn't compare this to anything else when you just look at it as it is it's a table it's a brilliant height put a bit of plywood on top let me finish put a little bit of plywood on top work on top of it when you need to time to play take the plywood off you can use it as a desk well just use it as you want it's a great height I already know what I'm going to use it for can I ask you something yes do you want it to end up that way I think if someone wants to use it and play it and it can be used as an alternative thing exactly a great idea and it's giving it low right let's start bidding so there's plenty of interest from the dealers including from Ian and Tash who deals in interior and home wear pieces so can Gary convince any of them to meet expert Simon's valuation of three to four hundred pounds hundred hundred pounds hundred pounds 120 sure you can go higher than that 140 140 150 do you remember how much you really like this game 160. 170. 118. Quality vintage machine highly desirable only two owners 190. 200 200. it's getting better 210 great thing but I'm out 215 220. 250. nice big jump that's what we like to see yeah I'm out at that sorry I'm out just the lady I think I'm going to let it go to Tash so it's left with me 250 pounds do we have a deal I've just decided I'm back in oh new rules 255. [Music] what do you think Tash 260. 270. 275. is it heavy yeah not good 280. 285 [Music] 300 on the table 310. 350. I like it come on Tash you can do better [Music] I'm out sure yes I'm sure so Gary we've got 315 pounds on the table what do you reckon [Music] sold I'm so glad he didn't break the glass well done so what was it actually valued at Simon valued it between three and four hundred pounds well done 20 43 60 81 yes they went for it they loved it and we got 10 and we got 15. and Gary absolute pleasure thank you sir thank you very much mate please thank you absolutely over the moon 315 pounds I can spend on the wife and restore a pinball machine I'm gonna have this side because this this side kept winning right what are we gonna do I don't even know how to use this press the um button she's just doing it Next To Arrive is Dave who's hoping his books are a real draw with the dealers today I bought three items from a private school in Stoke I know a little bit about them not a lot it'll be interesting to find out more about them hello hi hello nice to meet you please come in thank you sit down make yourself comfortable and um oh you brought in I reckon that I know what they are I've got some of these have you yeah sketchbooks aren't they that's right yeah yeah I'll just I'll hand those to a to Simon who's our expert okay where did you find them I bought them from uh I'll Antiques and pouring saw them fell in love with them didn't dare buy them because the wife was with me small enough to discreetly sneak out but you know should have seen the bank balance move so had to do a bit of Wheeling and dealing and went back a few weeks later in and luckily they were still there okay and what did you win and deal them down to I paid 160 pound for them did you yeah wow that's a lot of money quite a lot of money but I believe well worth it it's another chat there we've got a Henry Thompson somebody's name is he's going to be there you know I know from purchasing them from the dealer he bought them from an estate sale of a private school in Stoke you're not selling them yes for any particular reason so reinvest in some more artwork okay and what would you like to get from uh between three and five hundred pounds so the sort of thing aren't they you could spend hours just pouring through them and exactly the more you look at them there's so many you seem to come across ones you haven't seen he was obviously pretty into the architectural and Furniture Design side of things wasn't it that night that lovely it was like a cork cover doesn't it it looks like to me that he was a photo Jamaican this smaller one gets a lot more detail doesn't it because we've got actual measurements and that's right yeah that's what made me think he might have been there maker lovely ladies writing desk there cylinder Bureau front and they sort of bondage type cabinet as well so you know the guy we know his name we know where he lived in Scotland by the look of it looks as though they've got a strong Scottish connection I think he must have been going around traveling around a lot of the country houses as well yeah that's it I mean if you're going to display them you can either print from them and and maybe enhance them because I noticed with the with the larger one as we get to the center there's a lot of blank and cut out so it makes you wonder what was it what happened to those you know so you might have just cut them out and put them out and maybe somebody's framed those individually or something like that are they collectible I do see a lot of these sort of 19th century sketchbooks coming up but in a way each one's totally unique absolutely totally unique and it's just a wonderful snapshot of 19th century life condition I think this this one has got a little bit of a problem from the point of view there's quite a few cutouts um but overall well I mean they're fine yeah they're real that's what I mean you know they've aged the right way exactly you don't mind that do you really in this instance wonderful collection and wonderful collection obviously we've been together since the 1890s really yeah it's always best to be armed with all the facts which are pretty evident here aren't they when you go to see the dealers I think all the dealers have a go this didn't you building from a design aspect and a social history aspect I think it's time to ask Simon but he thinks they're worth okay go ahead Simon what's something worth [Music] on the plus side you've got something that's totally unique totally original never been messed about with on the negative we've got a few cut out Pages plus of course the dealers are going to be looking at them as a resale commodity rather than to keep and treasure so I think you're going to be looking at 150 to 200. I don't think you're going to make a fortune on them they'll either fly or you'll be taking them home okay so just stay strong and emphasize the plus points yeah exactly that Dave draw as much money out of them as you possibly can they're lovely things to have and good luck and if you don't sell them don't be disappointed I go home and and frame a few hours thanks for bringing them in thank you absolutely thank you best of luck fairly happy with the valuation thank you it's coming a little under as to what I was expecting but they may come in how they may come in lower so I'll just do my best and see how it goes really the Dealer's interest in artwork may be difficult to predict but at least James has an eye for Victorian and Georgian Collectibles so it's now over to Dave to agree the best possible prize hey hello good afternoon good afternoon how you doing not one each I'm afraid but yeah what's your name Dave hello Dave I like the look of these oh I've got paintings here this watercolor watercolor yeah yeah do you recognize any of these places Ian I don't know but we've got a mixture of watercolors sketches and sketches yeah and the sketches seems to be bordering on the architectural yes I was going to say a variety of architectural and subject matter absolutely yeah so I've got a signature here H Thomas does that say Thompson he doesn't ring a bell with me to say the name but um if you've got a date in yours Tash because we've got a date in here as one I've got 15th of May 19th he's clearly Scottish because we're seeing Edinburgh here Dundee taybridge he's obviously you're from Scotland but he's from what I gather from mine is travels you know we've got York here we've got bits of furniture so he's obviously interested in design yeah so that I mean they're completely original obviously they're not a copy of any sort um in this sort of a condition you'd expect them to be in which is a bit Tatty but they would have traveled round with him James do you think he could have been a student of some kind for me like someone who's really studying yeah awesome lots of different eras but what's in quite close proximity it's not like he's gone on a grand tour it's more like he's it's a bit more local north of England and Scotland okay I mean we can obviously see that this is a very cool snapshot of um of the sort of late 19th century but we need to know who this guy is because he's obviously good at what he did so can you tell us any more certainly yeah I purchased these items from an antique Center and I spoke to the dealer who bought them from I asked him a few questions as to how he came by them and he bought them from an estate sale of a private school in Stoke there will be more to find out definitely because the school will have records so here it says Henry yes Henry Thompson so that was his name um 1898 it's even got an address 18 Gilmore Place Edinburgh which is I think there's a drawing of a house I might be his aunt's house though oh yes here here Aunt Mary's house you're absolutely right so this was a a young guy yes and he was probably at that school you're talking about and it it feels like a very Avid student Sketchbook which is really rather lovely as you can see the the what I consider fairly unique items and sort of give you a snapshot into life as it were 120 years ago yeah yeah and just the fact that they've survived to the extent that they're in is amazing enough in itself to my mind they're wasted in books and starting to draw they need to be seen really they need to be part of an archive definitely because they've probably got buildings in here that don't even exist anymore possibly and you've got Landscapes that would have been drawn and everything would be built up around it now I mean historians would love this okay guys we've got a nice piece of social history in front of us so I think we need to get keenly bidding do you yeah yes books by artist Henry Thompson were valued at 150 to 200 pounds they've intrigued the dealers so can Dave persuade them to meet or even better that valuation 50 pound on the table then I'll go 60. I'll give you 70 pounds I'll tell you where I'm this is of no interest to me whatsoever so I'm out cool I say that they love these but I'm out too I don't know enough about that kind of era where to go I'm thinking of the potential that's in them they've got to be presented well yeah or just go to the right person just find his ancestors that's the key has been a research isn't it [Music] I'd go 80. okay I'm gonna have to say I'm out but um thanks for bringing him in no problem 85 no are we close no no really I didn't think we would be um yeah if I was retired I know it's the sort of job they like to do yeah I'd go 90 but I'm kind of there because of the amount of I mean you're talking weeks of research really to get to the bottom of these properly and you might not get there and you might not get there but if you do get there if you don't know that's the potential I'll offer you 95 pounds sorry but no that's not not enough unfortunately so what would it take for you to leave these books on the table what's your bottom line price for me to walk away today I'll be looking about 250. oh miles away aren't we yeah I think to the family to the ancestors they're worth 100 pounds a piece easily as they are my bids 90 and that's where I'm stopping because of the amount of work I need to put in no problem at all well thanks for bringing them in it's been a pleasure do enjoy if you're going to do the research yeah yeah definitely okay thank you thank you very much thanks a lot good to meet you man and you too thank you good luck with them cheers thank you with the dealers suggesting more research into the artist may help us sail Dave walks away without selling his sketchbooks they didn't offer me the price that I was looking for but that starts to say it won't sell on another day and have every faith that it will it lives to see another day what a lovely glimpse into the past so my sketchbooks at College didn't look anything like that at all looked like it was a talented young man he was yeah very good thanks I want to know more about him now next up is Suzanne with a delicate and decorative piece of family history what I bought along today is an interesting piece of glassware it's been in my family for quite a long time it was bought by my great aunt and she was a great traveler she went on lots of Adventures hello hi what's your name Susan lovely to meet you Suzanne and um what brings you here oh yes this yes this gorgeous thing I call that a chandelier where did you get it well this belonged to my great aunt she was an interesting lady who traveled the world and brought back interesting things and so this is one of them and you inherited it yeah well it spent a long time in my parents Loft and let's spend a lot of time up there and then eventually well yeah my parents downsized and moved into an apartment so it went into my loft I was just having a look through what was in the in the roof and came across it in just an open box no lid had a look and found this in pieces with pictures of my father holding it and his drawings and instructions of how to put it together do you know where it came from really history about it well my father had put on his notes that it was a Venetian object it seems consistent with I think Murano Glass there's one thing I don't know Nigel and us how did it come all the way from Venice to here I can't see a single thing wrong with it at all it seems to be absolutely absolutely amazing and when you think about how many different parts we've got on this we've got obviously these beautiful little petal drops here then we've got these lovely floral canes and even these blue almost leaf-like there are so many pieces that can chip on this yeah exactly and hang out to be chipped and then of course the carnations huh they remind me of almost like sugarcane yeah you know very Italian they love carnations I think it is Murano typical if if I was going to say a date 1950s 60s maybe this is fascinating and then we call this this almost like a Milky Glass isn't it so it's known as opeline glass tell me about Murano originally the glass makers were based in Venice the story was to avoid setting fire to the wooden Timber buildings they moved the glass making Works onto Murano so the typical pieces of isolated from Venice in that respect although there was another theory that it was to keep keep the glass makers secrets we love it but do collectors love it they do although I must admit glassware has dipped a little bit over recent years regardless of the market it's just a wow thing isn't it you know it's a real statement piece when you go into the with the dealers it's always good to know which dealer to aim at I'm going to say definitely Tash yes because it's it's colorful it's bright it's almost that retroy funky Vibe thing to it as well so Moses maybe yes maybe again but it's just whether they will have in their head they've got a customer for that yeah that's what they're going to be thinking I think I know what you want to ask it's the most important question of all so why don't you ask someone what it's worth what do I think is wrong yes well firstly I would actually love to own this myself but I can't stop and he says that no I don't I don't know rare so I think you can go in front of the dealers hopefully they will see the potential and the quality and I think price wise I think you're going to be looking at between 250 and 350. okay that's my opinion Suzanne take this done go into that room with all the dealers and really sock it to them the big thing is it's an absolutely mint condition and that's so unusual for something as delicate to this and I think that's what will really sell it but thank you so much for bringing it it's a great piece we love it thank you very much for coming yeah oh you like that don't you I do obviously I do I do do you have a place where you could put it well I I do have a chandelier in my front room really I don't go in the front room because I keep walking into it right it was quite a low ceiling I'm a tall chap ideally I'd like 300 or above it is in pristine condition if somebody wants it I don't think they could find a better example I'm just sort of like interested to see what they have to say Simon and I may be taken with the Italian chandelier but will it also light up the interest of the dealers [Music] wow hi what a thing it's amazing that is fantastic yes it's really pretty isn't it so can we ask you your name please yeah I'm Suzanne hi Sarah I'm going to stand up and have a good look look at those Roses they look like pink and white striped carnations the kind you'd have in your lapalis a wedding I think we're looking at what do you reckon a chandelier no it's quite small I've seen a lot bigger ones than these it's not huge but it's it's of a good size right I'm gonna have a quick look at this because I think it's Venetian glass yeah there's also the other one as well is it Murano or is it Venetian Phoenician and this is almost replicating like vaseline glass from the for the Victorian era yeah like the cranberry glass yeah things they used to have yeah I'm trying to work out how they would have made this I thought it's all hand blown isn't it it is it is all handmade each piece hand blown and then you have to assemble it together don't you yeah really slowly and carefully because I've seen that extraordinarily large ones before that kind of sprouts out all over the places it looks 90s 40s I guess 50s and 30s I'd yeah I'd go early about 20s 30s I would say Simon thought it was around 1950 my mother thought it was around 1930s yeah some of the 50s stuff which started getting maybe a little bit more gaudy didn't it with some pinks on it and actually that's true color-wise yeah yeah yeah pretty thing I can really see it in a very cool cool tea shop so Suzanne what else did Simon tell you about the quality of this piece well he said it was in excellent condition it's complete with spares no chips it's a miraculously perfect after all this time you know obviously there'll be lighting dealers that will be able to sell light fittings like this obviously they kind of love it or hate it this type of glassware really in my opinion but it would you know it would set off a room totally or a bar or a restaurant beautifully in the right setting it's all beautifully made the colors are there and actually when it's lit up it will come alive so yeah it is a lovely thing it's in good condition considering it's fragility so okay let's start the bidding then okay yeah let's get on with it the chandelier was probably made in either Venice or neighboring Murano and is valued at 250 to 350 pounds it's now up to Suzanne to see if she can persuade the dealers to buy at that price okay I'm gonna kick start this off with 60 pounds 70. I think more 80. unfortunately I'm out sorry I'll go 85. 90. I'm out sorry well I'm Mr break it quick so I'm going to have to say I'm out do we have a deal no no no no he's awakened 100 we have a deal Ah that's a tricky one uh Simon valued it between 250 and 350. it's a beautiful piece for me it's not a very hard to sell but I'm gonna have to rewire it which comes with a cost and I have to transport it which comes with the risk you don't really want them fragile it's big how to store 110 120 okay the gentleman in the houses she oh hold on hold on 130. 135 [Music] I'll give it to him one three five do we have a deal okay business I accept your offer thank you well done well done thank you very much so Suzanne doesn't push the dealers up to Simon's valuation of 250 to 350 pounds but she still decides to sell all in all I'm happy to have sold the item well congratulations and I will look after him I hope somebody gets to enjoy it I will be spending it on adventures of my own how on Earth am I going to get let back in one piece I think we're going to need to channel the great auntie who managed to bring this back in one piece from Italy yeah are we ready fair play this channel channel just Channel which which channel I've done it [Music] last to arrive is Mark there's some repurposed remains from the Great Wall I've got two World War One items one is Russian one is French and they are unique that's right and this is I presume well this this is Simon who's our expert I'm just going to hand them over like that very good very good take your nose out and while you tell me how you got them well I picked them up from car boots because they thought they were unusual I do collect quite a few bits World War One World War II I know one of them is a trench chart shell casing I was sold the lighter as Russian trench art from World War one did you buy them together no I bought them both separate years believed they were 15 pound each so what would you take for both of them together 60 pounds would I think it's time to watch I know what he thinks of these two little objects here yeah well so we'll we'll start with the with the brass shell case first so notice in the Remington yeah so you know major Munitions company of of the first world war 19 16 near the battle of the sum of course we say trench art but it doesn't cover such a wide area these days this appears to be hand decorated rather than I think after the first world war you get a lot of these which were Factory produced right um that would have taken the chat quite a long time it would it would but but I like I like to see this uneven lines and it's a bit sort of loose and and would you recognize a sort of peacock yeah looks like it doesn't I've seen that on many things when would that have been hammered out the hand ones tend to be produced at the time so literally a lot of them were picked up off the battlefield if you were stuck in a trench you might have been sat there for 12 hours before the next over the top or whatever yeah these were as much therapeutic as they were exactly it just took it that's quite something yeah prisoners of war did um uh convalescing uh servicemen as well but it all comes under that trench art umbrella and this I think it probably is Russian it's got that sort of Soviets yeah sort of strength industrial whether it's First World War I don't know I'd probably put it perhaps a little later than that I must be honest brass shell cases we see a lot of the amount they produced was literally in the millions literally in the millions but that I think is really interesting for for you know collectors of Soviet history I think we have to ask that very important question now okay should I ask it yeah okay Simon what are these two little objects worth [Music] Trend charts you know really evocative of sort of social history first world war period I love this Soviet Union lighter just brilliant piece of History keep them together two real nice pieces I think the dealers will like them what are they going to make I think your brass shell case is probably 20 quid 25 quid which is nothing I know but I think that I think that's going to bump you up so with that say 40 so there you've got your 60 in a bit you know so I I think you know you're 60 pounds is is a good level is a good level bombard them with all this information oh well and I think you'll do really well thanks for bringing them in they're great fantastic well done here you go lovely thank you thank you see you again take care bye Mark bye I'm feeling a little bit anxious about going and see the dealers the valuation being a little bit lower than I thought on one of the items however I'm hoping to go into the bidding room and hype the price up I'm the top tips from Simon on the century-old works of art it's time for Mark to take on the dealers [Music] how you doing good thank you excellent oh what is that what's your name my name's Mark hello Mark and I mentioned the word trench art what is trench art trench art is Art made out of Armory true trench art was actually made in the trenches but it's been it's been broadened now hasn't it to sort of like things that have been recycled out of military stuff but yeah originally actually was in the trenches it's very pretty and you can really see the little Hammer marks in it can't you we look like we've got a little a lighter it's made from brass and it has um engraving image of the man with an ax or a sledgehammer kind of worker industry because you've got like the um smoke and kind of factory chimneys I'd say that's a 20s thing that one maybe Simon believes that the like it's the most valuable one yeah okay why did he say that just because of the Rarity I can't work out how they did that I mean it is incredible somebody had to get in there and push that all that brass out and then it looks like it's actually bashed up bashed in on the outside but to make that bird look so perfect I mean that takes a lot of patience doesn't it they probably had a lot of times and very small hands yeah very small hands just get it clear you're selling this a lot um together or separately ideally I'd like to sell them together right well let's start the bidding then the hand decorated shell case from the first world war and the lighter thought to be Russian in origin were valued by Simon at 60 pounds so can Mark push for more I'd like to start it with 30 pounds 35 pounds 40 pounds yeah military is not me so I'm out sorry 45 I believe they're worth a lot more than that okay 50. think of the provenance someone has been in a trench I know I've had some Beauties in the past and I know I know exactly what we mean but they are they're out there 55. a little bit more I do 65. I'm out I'm afraid okay I'm gonna say I'm out but I'm going to push it over to my good man Moses here well that's made it easy okay I've got an offer of 65 on the table now what are you thinking could you go outside anymore I was at your fine Arthur I don't think I could really offer more than 70. no 75. oh cheeky I think um yeah I'm I'm at 75 pounds on the table for both items I like them both do we have a deal yes thank you very much out of Interest what was what were they valued at so both combined 60 pounds you did well then so Mark sells his World War One French art for 75 pounds 15 pounds more than Simon's valuation the bidding room went better than expected I made an additional 15 pounds I'm very happy about 75 pounds so Tash what are you going to use that one for this one I'm going to give it a bit of a clean up would be really good to be repurposed as a vase I need to put something in it and what you're going to do with the lighter I'm going to um I'm gonna do some research and where is the lighter gone where's the lighter gone you have to learn to look after your things I don't like seeds oh there you go foreign [Music]

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Length: 41min 41sec (2501 seconds)

Published: Fri Dec 15 2023