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NARRATOR: On Salvage Hunters,

an extraordinary invitation...

My God, that is beautiful, isn't it?

ALISTER: It's stunning. What a place!

..a deal that can't wait.

Sold.Thank you.

Within seconds of being here. That was easy.

That might be a record.

..and an object so rare, it's worth fighting for.

Give us that.What do you mean, give us that?

No. I have a bidding war here. (LAUGHTER)

Drew Pritchard is one of Britain's

leading antique and decorative salvage dealers.

It's a great looking thing, isn't it? Fab thing.

Joined on the road by Queen of the haggle and quick flip, Viki Knott...

Two seventy-five the lot. Yeah.I'll take them.

..and lover of all things weathered and wonderful, Alister Dryburgh...

Needs a load of cleaning. You clean it, I'll sell it.

Can we do it the other way round? (LAUGHTER)

Drew is sharing the knowledge.

What are those over there, Drew? They're great little mill carts.

..and expertise... Three-step anglepoise. Rare as hell.

God, it's an education already.

..he's gained over the past three decades.

It'd have to be a really buy me now price, but I don't think it will be.

Five fifty, Drew.(LAUGHTER)

(MUSIC PLAYING)

We are off to meet a guy called Ian Chaney.

Been in and around Bristol for a very, very long time.

Right.Proper old school.

He's got a shop and warehouse for us to have a look at today.

I've not met, but I've heard his name

numerous times around the trade.

Okay.He's very old school.

Very old school trad dealer. Excellent.

In the antiques trade, the most passionate dealers

are more like curators, using expert knowledge and creativity

to put together a unique collection.

And buying from a passionate dealer means buying quality.

Today, Drew and Al are heading 218 miles southwards to Bristol,

to meet a dealer whose reputation is legendary.

And Ian's always been in...

As far as I know, he's always been there

because Bristol had that thing right?

Okay.It was massively wealthy and I mean massively wealthy

in the 18th and 19th centuries.

So, every now and again, it spits out a good bit.

Situated on the tidal River Avon, the city of Bristol

owes hundreds of years of prosperity to its maritime links

and the Industrial Revolution.

Today, the city is home to a flourishing collection of quality antiques,

expertly curated by veteran dealer Ian Chaney.

IAN: I've been in the business now for about 37 years.

I primarily started off as a restorer.

I've got a shop, obviously, which I deal out of three days a week.

The other three days a week I spend trawling the country buying stuff.

Eighteenth century is my period really,

but what excites me, what I like the most is country house.

I'm always drawn to that.

Drew covers a great range of stuff with his buying.

I think we have some similar tastes in things,

so I'm hoping he'll get excited about what's there and buy some stuff.

Good morning.Oh, good morning. Hello Ian, I'm Alister.

Nice to meet you Alister.

Hello, mate, Drew. How are you? Nice to meet you.

Fantastic looking shop. Thank you very much.

Proper antique shop.Trying to keep things very traditional, you know?

Yep. The real deal. Like it.

And lots and lots of good things.

A proper traditional antique shop.

Whenever I see them, straight in

because the guys who do this have been doing it for a very long time,

and they understand it always comes back to one thing, quality. Always.

Call in to these shops because these lads understand it.

Oh, hello. Hello. Quick! Straight away. Dive in.

I don't think it's terribly old one, but it is good looking, isn't it?

I love a Thebes stool.

Literally walked in, hey, Ian. How you doing?

Shook hands, looked down, Thebes stool.

Now this type of stool was retailed by Liberty and manufactured by Liberty

in the craze that happened

after the finding of Tutankhamun's tomb.

There was a worldwide craze for anything to do with Egypt, right?

So all of that Egyptian style then permeated across the world

because it is fantastic. I mean, it's mind blowing, really.

(MUSIC PLAYING)

In 1922, in Egypt's Valley of the Kings,

British archaeologist Howard Carter,

excavated the astonishingly intact tomb

of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun,

embalmed 33 centuries before.

Named after the city of Thebes, an important centre of ancient Egypt

this early 20th century stool is an example

of the contemporary British design obsession.

Sold on Drew's website,

it could fetch around £550.

Three nine five. Do you do a bit of trade?

Yeah, of course.What would you do on that?Absolutely.

Three nine five. I could do that for a straight 300, that one.Sold.

Thank you.Within seconds of being here.

That was a good start.It was easy. How long did that take?

That might be a record.

I think that's the fastest buy I've ever done.

I think it was under 30 seconds.

Straight away I was like, this is a guy I can deal with. This is great.

You've got some lovely things. It's just really interesting.Yeah.

Really interesting. That's nice, isn't it?

That's a lovely classic. It's real lovely caddy.Classical thing.

And the inside's all fitted as well.

And the quality of the veneers is very much the same.

It's lovely, isn't it? Oh, look at that.

It's a tea caddy, of sarcophagus form.

You have to remember that tea was a highly, highly, highly prized

and extremely expensive and sophisticated thing

to have in this country when it first appeared, you know.

It was so highly prized, you'd lock it away.

So they made tea caddies and there's huge collections of tea caddies.

That one is, for me, stylistically, just wonderful.

Yes. Lovely. What are you asking for it?

Three-nine-five.Three-nine-five.

It's gonna have to be sort of 340, to be honest.

I like the sort of sleepy look of it. Yeah.Yes.

Leave the dust on it, you know. Yeah, I've got to have it.

Thank you very much.Thank you. I love that. Lovely.

It's extraordinarily well drawn as they say.

It's really nice. The colour is great. What a belter.

It's very folky.

Nice bit of naive.Yeah. I don't know what he's been up to.

This guy who's...Looks like he's had a few...riding the horse.

He looks addled.Yeah.

It's just a wonderful piece of folk art. It's naive.

I think he's a drunken man being put on horseback.

You know, we've all been chucked into a taxi.

Go back 200 years, he's being chucked onto a horse.

It's brilliant. There's a little tavern in the background.

It's just humorous. How much is that?

Well, I got 200 and summit on it, but I could do for a straight 150.

That's the best I could do on it.

Yeah, I like folky things.Okay. Thank you very much. Good.

It's sweet. It's naive. It's dark.

It's just a great piece of wall art. I love it.

Well, you wouldn't find this easy.

No. (LAUGHTER)

It's a little bit full, so watch yourself as you're coming through.

We've come out of Ian's shop and into the warehouse,

and there's so many good things in here. So many good things

all over the place which're catching my eyes straight away. And Al's.

Oh, I like the look of that. Yes, very nice one.Really nice.

William's a good Welsh name on it.

Yeah. Williams and Son Motor Haulage And General Carting Agents.

Brilliant.It just catches my eye. I zoned in on it.

It's reverse painted on glass. Pulled it out. Wow.

Anything with motoring is a cert..

Carting, haulage, Williams, black, gold.

It's got everything going for it, everything going for it.

What have you got on that, Ian?

It's 300 quid.

That's the death, yeah?That is it.

I got to have that. That is... Be mad not to buy that.

Very good. Shake my hand, sir. Great thing.

Thank you very much.No problem. That's brilliant.

Three hundred quid, 300 pounds. That's all he wanted for that.

Drew was there going, wishing that he found it.

Shake the man's hand. Easily gonna double my money on that.

It's that good.

I love what you've done with the place.

(LAUGHS) You like it, do you?

Yeah, it's a certain amount of decor, you know.

You don't have to go to university to learn to decorate like this.

Know what I mean?The magic touch.

I mean, this is all just natural. (CHUCKLES)

It's these here. Oh, I know what he's found.

Tun tun tun.He's found a pair of them, hasn't he?

They're, um, Dieppe mirrors. A bit of loss, isn't it?

Just some.Some bits behind you here.

Some bits here, and some bits here and there. Look.

These are commonly known in the trade as Dieppe mirrors,

made in Dieppe, basically. They are unmistakable.

One is a nice find.

A matched pair is quite something.

Even though they are in terrible condition.

During the 19th century, the Port of Dieppe in France

was a departure point for French whaling trips.

It's possible that this is why the leaf decoration

on these 19th-century mirrors is cut from whale bone,

tessellated in a style characteristic of the region and era.

Once gently restored, as a pair Drew could sell them for around £1,000.

They're stinking, Ian, to be honest with you, but...

(LAUGHING) They are stinking but they're fabulous.Aren't they?

I love them. I know, I know.

Very, very best price on them is 500 quid.

(MUSIC PLAYING)

Drew and Al are in Bristol, visiting a veteran dealer

with an expertly curated collection.

Proper antique shop.

And Drew's discovered a rare pair of 19th century French mirrors.

Very, very best price on them is 500 quid.

I knew you'd buy them.(LAUGHTER)

Are they worth what Ian's asking? Hell, yes. Hell, yes.

I'll take a punt because a really good pair

are big bucks. That's a really good buy.

Right, okay. There's more rooms this way.

Oh, yes, look at this.

(BOTH CHUCKLING)

Now you're talking. You've got good stuff everywhere.

Oh, hello!

That's more you, innit? Yeah, definitely. Yeah, 100%.

So, it's a model of a ship encased in a glass cabinet.

But the glass cabinet is good. It's kind of gothic in style.

It's in old paint. It's crackled.

It's just got a lovely, lovely look to it.

Eighteen seventies.

Exactly. I love the original paint on it.

Clearly done by a sailor.

Okay, how much is that, Ian?

Okay. The very best on that one is 250.

That was nice and quick and easy. That was easy. Thank you.

Thank you very much.Love it.

There is a name on the ship.

Couldn't see it properly, the glass was very dirty, covered in dust.

But I'm going to research that ship. I'll find out where it was built,

when it sailed and what happened to it.

And to have that provenance with that piece,

it's just gonna add to its value.

Just looking at that table there.

Oh, that's a fabulous table. Fabulous table that is.Oh.

That one there could be three and a half hundred quid.

You're gonna get that, yeah. I thought you might say that.

Sorry.The marble top that's on it is an inch and a half.

It weighs an absolute ton. Look up and there's a console table

from around ballpark 1840.

Gun barrel leg. Very nice back leg on it,

he said 350. Hang on.

The marble top might be worth 350.

There you are. That's the full thing.

Oh, my word, that is a beast. That is a beast of a thing, I know.

Went out and had a look at the top. It's painted slate.Fingers.

It's fake marble, basically. Right, then move it across.

But it looks, it looks great.

Well, after all that. Yeah. Thank you very much.

Thank you very much. Thank you, mate.

Three hundred and fifty pounds. Thank you very much.

It's good eh? It's great. Belting console table,

big beefy beast of a thing. Somebody will want it.

We're done. We're gonna have to get this shipped.

Lovely. No problem. Thank you so much.

Thank you for coming. Thank you.Thank you.Enjoyed it.

Lovely to meet you both. God, I enjoyed that.(LAUGHTER)

There're good days in this business. And there are great days.

And today is a great day.

Meeting Ian, immediately got along with him,

immediately I think I like this guy,

I really do some business with him

and I bought fantastic things. It's great.

It's got absolutely fantastic today. I mean, it's amazing to have,

two experienced dealers here.

not afraid to buy stuff and understanding

the crack as it were.

Well, he was all right, wasn't he? I like Ian a lot.

I reckon he was a bit of a boy years ago, you know.

You could just tell. You could just tell.

He was a good laugh, really liked him.

That sign I bought. You know I like my signs, that...

That's...Carting agent.

I am jealous.Yeah, I bet you are. Are you gonna keep it?

No, no, but I'm gonna... I'm not gonna let it go cheap.

I think Ian has to be a regular call.

Definitely. And he looked after us. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

(MUSIC PLAYING)

Inspired by the rewards of trawling a skilfully curated collection,

Drew and Al are heading to Yorkshire.

They've been invited to a country house,

which has just undergone an extraordinary renovation

to become an elite events venue

at the hands of its former antiques dealer owner.

We are in East Yorkshire today.

Right.We're quite far over...

Between York and Hull, isn't it? Yeah. And we're off to Hotham Hall.

Hotham Hall?Hotham Hall. Hotham Hall. Not Gotham, Hotham.

Gotham, Hotham, Gotham.Hotham.

And we're off to meet Linda and Rachel,

who are the owner and the head

of their PR and marketing department.Okay.

Eighteenth century house. The couple who've it bought it three years ago,

have been renovating it ever since.

Massive amounts of work. Linda used to be an antique dealer.

Well, that's always good. She is a particularly enthusiastic

buyer of antiques.Okay. And she's overbought.

She's got too much stuff. Things are spilling into the shed.

Too much stuff. See, I don't get to go

into these places like you. I'm really excited.

Records show that just south of the quiet

East Yorkshire village of Hotham, a manor house has stood

since at least the 1720s.

And as money generated by the Industrial Revolution

began to flow, the house's wealthy tenants

have included the great grandson of engineer Sir Richard Arkwright,

and Samuel Fox, the 19th century inventor of the steel umbrella frame.

In the last few years, the house has undergone restoration

on a grand scale to be given a new purpose,

the vision of local businesswoman, Linda Kilburn,

with the help of events and marketing director, Rachel Waugh.

LINDA: We bought this place about three years ago

and we have renovated it.

It will become an exclusive venue, for all sorts of events,

so there are an awful lot of work had to take place.

Rachel and I love going on our antique trips,

so we go for two or three days to the antique fairs

like Tetbury and Arundel,

and we've bought quite a lot of antiques from there,

so we are a bit over faced with antiques right now.

We called Drew and Alister in, we've been collecting all these antiques for years,

We thought to try and sell bits and pieces we don't want any more,

get feedback on what we're doing from somebody who's in the know.

What a pad.Look at the gate.

Oh, yeah, look at that.

It's like a French chateau.

God, what a place.

That is beautiful, isn't it? It's stunning. Stunning.

Here we go. Right, let's fill our boots.

Hello. How are you doing?

Hello, Drew.Hi.Alister.

Hi, Drew, I'm Rachel. Nice to meet you.

Hello, Linda. Alister. How're you?

Welcome to Hotham Hall. What a place.Amazing.Wow.

This is grand. It's fully restored.

You're seeing it exactly how it'd have been when it was brand new.

Obviously, they've had to have the correct paints

and the correct finishes on everything,

and I think it looks very, very smart.

Whoa!Come in.Look at this.

Who's the antique buyer? Who's doing that?Both of us now,

but in the early days, I worked in antiques when I was 17.

Really?Yeah.You were a dealer?

I was.I think we're up against it, aren't we? We're up against it. (LAUGHTER)

You're having a lot of fun doing it. I can see that.

RACHEL: Yeah, we certainly are.

Where can we see first? Love to see what you're doing in the house.

Right. Okay, then. If we go through here initially.

Oh, that's nice. So you furnished the house completely?

Yes.There's nothing in here.

No. We did buy some antiques and a few paintings from the owner.

But most of its stuff that we bought on our antique trips.

You go on antique trips? Yeah, we do road trips.

When you've a country hall to fill with antiques, it's brilliant.

A lot of shopping to be done, a lot of negotiation.

That's our job. You're not meant to be doing that.

That's what we do. They've done it for us.Yeah. Okay.

I want to see, I want to see everything, please.LINDA: Let's go.

Rachel and Linda are giving us a really lovely tour of the place.

They've completely restored the house

and then gone to town on it.

They've just thought, "I'm gonna have the house I want

and the house I want to share with other people,"

and they've created it.

This is our favourite room, the bar or the library as we call it,

the Prince of Wales Library. Always brings smiles, this room.

You can instantly relax, can't you. ALISTER: Propping up the bar.

I see you instantly went to that. Yeah, I know.Straight away.

There's so much of the original house still here

because your shutters and the architraving

and the ceilings and doors, floors seem to be original to me.

Most of them are original. In fact, took three months to clean this coving.

We had dental equipment to do it,

and the guys were spitting feathers most of the week.

Obviously, we can't buy anything in the house.

Right, we've got plenty outside.

Can we have a look?Yes, please do.

Not having a drink first?(LAUGHTER) Later.All right.

It's a lovely high-end stables here.

Beautiful. Wow!Wow.

The best horses were kept.

This is where all the grooms used to live.

World of chairs.

What's that one there, Drew?

They're Chinese.Chinese? Chinese one, is it?

Out of all these very smart chairs, it's the dirtiest grottiest one,

but its form is really good. It's just got something about it.

The curving back splat on this chair is typical of an 18th-19th century

Chinese chair style, now known as an Official's Hat chair,

perhaps because the top of the backrest

has a soft curve and elegant wingtips.

These were formal chairs, and despite needing some restoration,

Drew thinks this beautifully constructed

19th century example could fetch around £400.

I think I'd be happy to pay £200. Don't think I'd pay any more.

Okay, 200.Sure?Deal. Yeah.

Thank you very much.Cheers.

Some stuff Linda's been buying, obviously, she's buying from dealers

in perfectly restored conditions. So she's paying

at the top of the market for certain things,

that're mostly in the house. And to be honest,

you need to do that in there. You need to be buying very good things.

The chair, though, the maximum I'll pay for it is £200.

I don't want to pay any more. I really love it.

And she says, "Yeah, why not? Let's have a deal."

You like red?I do like red. That's a lot of red around.

(LAUGHTER)

Red, green, blue and gold I think.

Should put it out over there. We got five.

An odd number, five. Five is not a good number.

Lloyd Loom chairs. The colour more than anything appealed to me.

I can just see them outside the shop.

People are gonna be driving past, a row of red chairs.

I like red, loads of people like red.

It was an American named Marshal Lloyd

who first twisted kraft paper on wire

and, then, wove the wires together on a loom

to create the traditional fabric of Lloyd Loom chairs.

Hardwearing and modern seating like this quickly became popular

for cafes, hotels and even cruise liners.

With their original colour and friendly design,

sold in Al's shop, this set could fetch around £400.

Suppose this is down to price. Go on, make me an offer.

I'm gonna go like 120 quid for the five.

Make it 150 and we're there.

Yeah.Okay?Let's do it. Cool.

Well done. Thank you, Alister. Thank you.

They are just good. First weekend the sun's shining in Aberystwyth,

they'll be gone.When will that be, though?(LAUGHTER)

Next August, yeah.

I bought five Lloyd Loom chairs.

Not the best things in the world, but there's £100 left in them.

I've done a deal, the ice is broken and we can move on.

So more storage here, yeah. Another little shed,

a few more bits and pieces in.

That chair, that's definitely of interest.

That's a bit of you, innit? That is a bit of me. This is very you.

It's an English late 18th century oak wing chair on its original casters.

Really, really good shape to it.

These wing back chairs really are just an exaggerated,

stylized form of chair to keep draft off your back and side. That's it.

Remember, no heating. You've one heat source,

keep it all in, don't wanna feel the cold through draughty windows and doors.

It's been sprung, so that's incorrect. All that's wrong.

Hmm.

Are they right? Yes, that's a repair.

Yeah, it's a restoration project.

It's had the normal load of... iffy repairs,

and it needs them again.Mmm.

Um, but it is still a period armchair.

It is right.

It's worth to me £300 and yeah, that's it.

Because it's a project. If you made it 400, we could have a deal.

Sucks the fun out of it a little bit.

I know I'm being a bit harsh, but...

I think it's worth every penny of 400 because of the shape.

In Yorkshire, Drew and Al have been invited

to explore an extraordinary country house,

which has recently undergone an expertly curated renovation.

What a place.Amazing.Wow!

And Drew is looking to get a good price

on an 18th century English armchair,

which will need money spent on restoration.

It's worth to me £300 and yeah, that's it.

Because it's a project.

I think it's worth every penny of 400 because the shape.

Yeah.I love the shape.

Can we meet in the middle of 350?

I didn't want to go up over three,

to be honest with you. Okay. We'll do 350.Sure.

Yeah.Thank you very much. Cheers.

The chair needs to go to a good upholsterer.

A good one, because they're not easy to do.

But I don't do that.

I will strip it right back to the frame,

repair the frame, give it a clean

and sell it as it is. For a lot less money,

but then it gives an upholsterer a job

and it gives the guy who supplies the fabric a job. Let them do that.

We've got quite a bit of furniture in here,

and I'm afraid it's very, very difficult to see.

Another big shed. RACHEL: It's a little bit cramped.

Is that a settle over there?

LINDA: Yes.Yeah, that looks nice. Small, is it?

It's a lovely small one, and it's very nice.

That's more your sort of thing.

We're going into the final barn and I'm thinking

there's got to be something in here for me.

And there is. This settle.

It's really, really small, and that's what appeals to me.

It's panelled. It's oak. Lovely.

I'd be at... 400.

Yeah, I think, I think I'd want a bit more than that,

cos I really do love this piece.

And... I might go with five.

Yeah.Yeah?Yeah, all right.Okay. Thank you.Great.

We shake on 500. I'm happy with that.

It's gonna be £150 worth of work on it.

And I'm hoping to get about £1,000 mark.

It's a lovely, lovely little thing for a small Welsh cottage.

I'm done. You?Yeah.

It was lovely to have you here, we'd love to host you anyway. So that was amazing.

Um, we're gonna load up. We'll do that now.

Then get you paid.Okay. All right.Lovely.

Thank you.Thank you. All right. Thank you.

My day at Hotham Hall, top notch.

Wandered around the sheds.

Me and Al bought a few bits.

Sun's shining. Got a cup of tea, loads of biscuits.

It's been great. It's what we do.

There we go. All sorted.

Thank you for today. It's a pleasure.Thank you.

Lovely to meet you. Thank you.

Cheers. Bye-bye.Bye. I'll drive.ALISTER: Okay.

(MUSIC PLAYING)

Keen to know more about one of his intriguing purchases

from Ian Chaney In Bristol,

Al's travelled to southeast London.

Hello, you must be Simon.Alister. Welcome. Follow me.Thank you.

Al's at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich

to meet curator Simon Stevens, the museum's expert in ship models.

Simon, What an amazing place.

Yes, we're at the Prince Philip Maritime Collection Centre.

We've got over 2.5 million objects in the collection itself.Really?

Yeah, it's one of the premier maritime collections in the world.

Okay, the reason I'm here today, Simon, is I bought a ship diorama.

So, this is it.

I'd like to know a little bit more about it,

and I'm hoping you can help me.

I'm sure we can, actually, yes.

It's a typical what we would call a sailor-made model

made by an amateur,

as opposed to a professional model making company.

But it certainly represents a vessel of the 1850s.

Okay, so it bears the name the Guiding Star

on the side of the vessel.Yeah, that's really important, actually.

I checked Lloyd's Register, which is the annual register of ships

that were insured and surveyed by Lloyd's of London.Yeah.

And there are two vessels named the Guiding Star for this date,

one of which is a schooner rigged vessel, much smaller than this

The other one is a ship rigged, three masted ship rig.

So this fits the bill.Right.

And the other interesting thing is we've actually got a lithograph

of the Guiding Star in the collection,

which I've got out for you here. Wow. Right.

What we do know from the records is the vessel itself

was built in the States, and it was then under owners in Liverpool

And, its first voyage was from Liverpool down to Melbourne, which -

That's quite a distance. It's a long distance.

They were built to travel far. Built to travel.

I presume it then came back to the UK.Yep.

What happened next? Well, this is where the story takes

a slightly sad turn.

It departed from Liverpool on its way back down to Australia,

got as far as the southern oceans and was not heard of or seen again

Unfortunately.Really? Yeah. Very sad.

Likelihood is it probably hit an iceberg and sank.

Right. Okay. And a lot of lives...

Yeah, over 400.Right, okay. Including crew as well.

That would've been quite horrific, wouldn't it? In those times.

Yeah, it's quite a significant loss at the time.

These ships had a very good safety record,

so the fact that that happened may even possibly suggest

that's why this painting was commissioned.

I mean, not every ship had a portrait painted of it.

So this adds another dimension, doesn't it, to my model.Yeah.

It's not another ship in a case. It's got a story. It's got history. Yeah.

I've learned that today.Yeah. That could be passed on.Yeah.

Simon, today has been brilliant. Thank you very much.

I've really, really enjoyed it. Thank you.

By going to Greenwich and visiting the museum there,

we've learned so much about this vessel.

And it's important now to pass that information on.

So I'm gonna do a little write up,

a little card and a paragraph

about the ship and its tragic story.

That history then will remain with the next person.

It's such a great item, just the look of it,

the history of it, the feel of it.

So, it's my job now to sell it

and we'll get it on display

and try and make it look the best it possibly can.

I think it just sits nice there.

(MUSIC PLAYING)

It's already been a week of special buying.

But today, Drew and Al are travelling to the Norfolk coast,

where they've been invited to an elite collection which,

though not a typical hunting ground for either of them,

has been curated by a passionate expert.

So today we're in Norfolk.Right.

And we're going to the Muckleburgh Military Museum

Yeah.to meet Michael Savory.

And he's got a hell of a collection, apparently.

I love going to military museums.

Do you?I do, I really enjoy it. Can we buy from museums?

Yes, you can.Can we? You always can

because they get donated tonnes and tonnes of stuff they don't want.

Don't want.Yeah, so, worth a look.

Definitely worth a look.

During the First and Second World Wars,

the coastal village of Weybourne in Norfolk

was host to an anti-aircraft training camp until 1958.

When missiles began to replace anti-aircraft guns.

In 1988, the 300-acre site was reconnected

with its military history by its new owner,

when it became home to the UK's largest private military museum,

a vast collection of functioning military engineering

founded with his squadron leader father,

by former Lord Mayor of London, Michael Savory.

(MILITARY MUSIC PLAYING)

MICHAEL: We have thousands of individual exhibits,

and we've got some 150 working

vehicles, tanks, armoured cars, etc.

We're not allowed to have ammunition,

but we do have quite a lot of blanks which we can use.

We've spent a lot of time over the last 40 years

restoring everything into running order.

And, of course, virtually all of the machinery we've got

is so old that if anything doesn't work, you have to make all the parts.

I look at potential antique dealers with scepticism

because, ultimately, I don't want to sell anything.

I have to be talked into doing it.

But the problem with us is space.

We've accumulated so many things

that we don't have enough space to exhibit them.

So, any opportunity to sell the odd thing is desirable.

Hi.Hello.Good morning. Drew.

Welcome to Muckleburgh Collection at Weybourne.

Thank you so much for having us.

A place which is renowned for military background.

It was a World War One base for the Royal Artillery.

And then very active in the Second World War,

where they trained all the gunners who protected the cities.

I'm very keen to go over there. That's our sort of...

I really want to go... I'm not sure I should let you over there.

That's where I store all my surplus. I really wanna go over there.

Shall we've a look inside first? By all means.All right?

We'll make our way there.After you. Do come on in.Thank you.

This looks fantastic, Michael. Oh, I like that.

No, you're not having signs like that.That is amazing.

Look at that! Is that real? Yeah.That is fantastic.

No.I'm afraid that's not for sale.

I'm all for that. I think it should be in the right place.

Oh, my word. Right. Get the van. Look at that.

You're not taking any of this away, I promise you.

Please, can I buy this?

What? It's not happening? (LAUGHS) It's not happening.

We'll find many more things that you will -I can't have.

(LAUGHTER)

This is quite some collection.

We've just started to have a look around

and it's way more, way more than you can ever imagine.

It's quite something, this place.

Look at this. Look at that.

So you've got some heavy howitzers,

Uh, you've got field guns.

You've got a...An aeroplane. ..a Harrier jump jet.

In the back garden.Yes, just a little bit of decoration.

Michael's really into the military

from the 18th, 19th and 20th century,

but mainly the mechanics of it,

the nuts and bolts literally in the engines.

And there is a vast amount of vehicles in here,

that he's paid for at huge expense.

We call this the missile hall...

Look!..because it's got... You've got a missile launcher.Yeah.

What I am amazed by is that everything works.Yes.

Right, then.Right, we'll go over to the workshops now.

It's been honestly brilliant going around the museum.

And there's this huge military yard here

full of just derelict military vehicles and sheds,

and I instantly I was like, "That's where I wanna be.

"That's where I wanna go."

And as you can hear, can you hear in the background?

You're gonna hear this all day, military jets flying over

because they're using the guns that are outside

and the tanks to learn to lock their missiles

onto as they fly over, apparently.

So what're we looking at? This is just a collection of odds and ends.

Ammunition pumps, air raid sirens, bombs, shells,

the old missile or two.

Ejector seat if you're interested in ejector seats.

I bought a few of those. Have you really?Yeah, I have.

I like these signs here, Michael.

Well, none of them have got any military significance.

No idea what signs are worth.

He does.I'll give you a fair offer on these.

Just see what they've got. Hold up.

I don't know if that's been overpainted, that one, has it?

Yeah. It's been touched up. It is a shame, yeah.

Well, a lot of it or...?

Oh, hello. Hello. Give us that.

What do you mean, give us that?

Let me hold that one for you.

No. You might have a bidding war here.(LAUGHTER)

I was about to go, look at that, he's already got his hands on it.

and he's looking at me and I'm looking at him thinking,

that's a rare sign. He's unearthed something really interesting.

In 1895, twin brothers Percy and Ernest Petter from Somerset

developed a new engine designed to propel a horseless carriage,

the UK's first internal combustion engine,

And their family company passed into legend.

This well-preserved enamel advertising sign is early 20th century

and if sold in Al's shop could fetch up to £800.

Want me to give a price individually or on the low?

No. Just the whole lot would be better.Um, 450.

In the overflow shed of a private military museum in Norfolk,

Al's discovered a stack of signage that fits his own style,

and it includes potentially rare and valuable advertising

from a legend of motoring industry.

Want me to give a price individually or on the low?

No. Just the whole lot would be better.Um, 450.

Yeah, I'll happily accept that.

Strong bid, take the man's money. Four hundred fifty, done. Happy with that?

Very happy.Thank you. Hope you make something out of it.

Particularly that one. You could strip -

Have you seen that before? Never.

It's what got me into antiques. Always got to buy them.

I'm never, ever gonna turn a good enamel sign down ever

because that's what I love.

Pretty.Sixty pounds?

I'm happy with that. For the whole lot, then.

510.510. 500, 500.

500. Done.Thank you very much.

On the shelf, there was a Shell sign,

the emblem, cast aluminium.

They're the ones you got to be careful of. They're reproducing those.

Look, if it's a fake, I've paid the money for it.

But if it's not, there's a profit left on that for sure.

I've got something here, which I think you might be interested in buying.

So, the next shed we come to, I can just see a run of lights.

Chapel lights. Drew's gonna buy these.

He's gonna definitely by these, they're his thing.

I'm not going to get a look in. The problem is, I have got

over a thousand of them in stock. (LAUGHING) Really?

Have you?I've got crates full of them.

I've been buying them for 30 years.

Can you home these, Alister? I haven't got any.

Good. Therefore, you could've 16 if you want them.Right.

If you're gonna buy some Aly, they are the ones to buy.

Cos it's a set, the best size.

There's 16 up there I think. That's eight pairs.

Could you do £600 for the lot?

Yes.Yeah. You're happy with that? Yes. Happy with that.

In the end, we got them for £600 for the run of 16.

Brilliant. A bar, a club, it's just great to have a run

of that many lights, all the same model,

all in the same condition. I'm very, very happy with them.

This is where anything that gets taken off gets put,

and one day I will tidy it up and decide...

No, this is perfect. This is like the bloke shed nirvana.

Yeah.It's perfect.

What about this, Michael? Yeah, I'm sure you could have that.

That's got to be a collector's item. Redex.That's good.

Yeah. It's nice, isn't it? That's worth 20 quid, isn't it?

I'll give you 30 for that.Thirty?

Yeah.Thank you. Okay.

That's in really nice nick. Nice, isn't it?

That's right up my street. Motoring enthusiasts,

they all love these oil cans and dispensers.

And that'll go like that.

I've got some lovely mannequins in here.

Only that one there, which has got any value,

which is that one there with the Parisian maker's marks on it there,

articulated timber arms and papier mache legs

and, you know, it's got a bit more to it. Early 20th century.

Yeah.Got it?Yep.

Do you've the other hand? I don't know. You'll have to hunt

for the other hand. Shouldn't think the other hand was part of it.

So, it won't free-stand probably, will it? Not with a half a foot.

It's an interesting one. It's a slightly -

it's androgynous as well, which is really quite good.

but it's just you can't spend a lot of money on it.Okay, £25?

Can't argue with that, can I? No, you can't.Okay. Yep.

Done again. Right. Half the foot's gone.

It's got one hand.

It's got woodworm in the arm. Why did I buy it?

But I bought it because it's got that look and it was £25.

I'm not gonna go wrong with £25 for a mannequin

with half a foot and one hand.

That looks interesting.

Scratch built.Scratch built model. It's really heavy.

Very heavy, solid oak, and well designed.

It's actually a Churchill. I can't tell you what mark,

made post-war, 1940-50 by somebody

who'd got some carpentry skills, because they've made it very well.

What'd you want for that then?

Well...Fifty?Fifty pounds. Yeah, I'm happy with that.

Yeah, good. Okay. Well, we've done a deal. Well done.

Thank you very much. Excellent.Good.

Pick it up and I thought, this feels good.

A nice heavy oak scratch built tank,

and all the wheels were made of bullets,

little brass bullets, which is kind of cool.

It will sell because of the quality of it.

Man cave, on a desk.

It's a good, good little thing.

Happy with today?Yeah, good. Yeah?I like that.

I missed that. You were quick on that.

That there.It's lovely, isn't it?

Really nice. I love this sort of thing.

And that. I'm very happy with that, Drew.

Yeah, yeah. Let's go and say goodbye to him now and we're done.

Yeah. Excellent.

So I mean, I didn't buy anything today,

which, honestly, is unusual. You know, my job is to buy things.

I do get a bit lost in wandering around,

chatting to people sometimes. I admit to it,

Alister bought particularly well, and he did the right thing.

He paid the right sort of money for it.

He's left himself plenty of room for profit.

But that is why we're here.

Coming here today to Muckleburgh Museum was brilliant.

And there was three good signs.

Very, very happy.

I wanted to fill my van and I've done so.

Thank you for today. Much appreciated.

Thank you for coming. Hope you enjoyed it.

Sorry you couldn't buy a tank.

Don't worry.Another time. I bought a small one.

Yes, you did. Well done. Thank you.

We'll see you again. Bye-bye. Bye-bye.

Lovely fella.

Great bloke. And what he's collected there. Unbelievable.

How many tanks jokes do you wanna do?

Do tank joke. Tanks for the memories. Tanks a lot.

Tanks for letting us in.

With visits to three expertly chosen collections,

it's been a great week for Drew and Al.

Visiting and dealing with Ian Chaney was honestly great fun.

It's the easiest dealing you'll ever do.

Really straightforward trade-to-trade.

There's the price. Bosh, done.

300 that one.Sold.Thank you.

The Thebes stool is something that I'm always gonna want.

Those completely ruined Dieppe mirrors,

those were just a bit of me.

The Muckleburgh Collection,

I had no idea that was there.

What an unbelievable collection.

Al bought particularly well there.

Happy with that? Very happy with that.

I think he bought a scratch built tank,

and he bought a run of lights,

which he's gonna have no problem getting rid of.

And they had that wonderful thing that family owned museums have,

enthusiasm in spade loads.

Enthusiasm to the point you go, that's just crazy,

but I'm really glad you did it.

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