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00:00Behind the doors of our mansions, castles, and houses, lie piles upon piles of forgotten treasures.
00:14I've been looking for that for two years.
00:17I can't get away from them. They are simply everywhere.
00:20Am I a hoarder? Yes.
00:22But when tough times come knocking...
00:25When you're saying movement, what's it doing?
00:27Come and have a look.
00:28How much does this all cost?
00:29I'd try to think.
00:31Do they have a hidden gem that could be their salvation?
00:34Not sure what's in there. Could be anything.
00:37I'd love to think that there was a master painting in here.
00:41They will need the best in the business.
00:43People do call me Mr. Miscellaneous. I just love all sorts of objects.
00:49It's all about creating a look. That's what really sells.
00:53Rock stars, A-listers, they're all in my little black book.
00:56Experts determined to track down valuable fines.
01:00The book alone would command an incredible amount of money.
01:04Oh, wow. Okay. Well, that's a big name.
01:07Oh, this is a bit of money.
01:09And deliver life-changing sums.
01:11Solve.
01:12Oh, my goodness.
01:14This is the only copy anywhere in the world.
01:18It's unbelievable.
01:19Today, antiques expert Katie is in the Peak District,
01:32hoping to help a collector whose hoard has outgrown her home.
01:36Who doesn't love a stroll in the British countryside?
01:39I'm here to meet someone with a huge collection,
01:42and I can't wait to get inside.
01:50Hidden behind the doors of this picture postcard cottage...
01:54Oh, gosh.
01:55...are rooms full to the rafters.
01:58Hey, let's have a look.
01:59I'll have to go round here. Is that all right?
02:02You're going to lose sight of me, you know that, don't you?
02:04Ooh.
02:08Former charity fundraiser Notty and her husband Chris
02:11bought their dream home in the Peak District back in 1978.
02:17And she's been filling it up ever since.
02:21The whole house is just full of antiques.
02:24There's loads of furniture.
02:27And that's the Chesterfield I brought back from an old carnival building.
02:31I'll just show you the tea room,
02:35and there's a big cupboard in there full of pots.
02:38Oh, yes.
02:39I do have a lot of china.
02:43But if I see something, I buy it.
02:46And I don't know why sometimes,
02:49because it's like an obsession.
02:50With no room left in her own house,
02:55Notty had to look next door for extra storage.
02:59We're going into a barn that belongs to a neighbour that I use.
03:04There's just loads of stuff.
03:06Mother's things, grandmother's things,
03:09things I've bought at auction.
03:11But I am outstaying my welcome now.
03:13Oh, God.
03:15I don't know what I'm going to do.
03:17Seriously, don't.
03:20But I keep collecting,
03:21I keep buying,
03:23and I just wonder when it's going to stop.
03:26Of all the items Notty scours auctions for,
03:30fashion is her overriding obsession.
03:33I collect dresses, bodices, skirts, coats, hats, shoes, bags,
03:42because I just love them.
03:45When you wear them, you just feel so special.
03:48But, um...
03:50..the wardrobes are full,
03:53so I have got to sort that as well.
03:55Oh, gosh.
03:58Hey-ho.
04:00I do buy a lot of stuff.
04:03I'm sure if I added up all the money I'd spent,
04:07I could be driving round in a Porsche.
04:11It's got to be 250,000-plus.
04:15I do tell my husband,
04:16because, really, I don't think he needs to know.
04:19It's a bit sneaky, but hey-ho,
04:22we've been married a long time.
04:27After decades of building up mountains of vintage costumes...
04:31..I've got a nice collection in here.
04:34Notty needed somewhere to show them off,
04:36so she opened her own small museum.
04:39They're my friends.
04:41And we look after you, don't we?
04:43We keep you warm.
04:45They deserve to be shown.
04:47I've worked hard to get it like this.
04:49It's a labour of love.
04:50But the impact it's had on my life,
04:55sometimes it's a bit bewildering.
04:57I've got to accept I am definitely a hoarder.
05:02Notty's clothing collection is her pride and joy.
05:06But to keep her historic museum running,
05:08she desperately needs to find funds.
05:10This building was built in 1820,
05:13so it does need some renovating and updating, yes.
05:16One of the windows got blown out.
05:18I had to replace that.
05:20It needs some work on the roof.
05:23I think I would need around £7,000
05:25to keep the museum going.
05:28Because it is very special.
05:31Notty's hoping she might have something tucked away
05:33to raise the cash,
05:35but she needs help to track it down.
05:39Expert Katie has treasure hunting in her blood.
05:42My entire family are in the antiques trade,
05:46but I do things a bit differently.
05:48With my background in trend forecasting and fashion,
05:51I know what people want
05:52before they even know they want it.
05:54If it's vintage, valuable or in vogue,
05:56Katie will seek it out.
06:03Hi, Notty.
06:04Hi.
06:05Hi.
06:05How are you?
06:06Lovely to meet you.
06:08Wow, look at this place.
06:10This is absolutely amazing.
06:11I suppose it is to fresh eyes.
06:13Is this your life's work?
06:15Yes, it certainly is.
06:17I think I started collecting around about 1976.
06:20It looks incredibly organised.
06:22So is this a true representation of all your collections?
06:28Not really.
06:28Not really.
06:29OK.
06:30My collection is here, there and everywhere.
06:33Right.
06:33There's a lot more than this.
06:34This is probably about 5%.
06:36Are you happy for me to go and explore?
06:39Yes, I certainly am.
06:40And feel free.
06:42Katie has her work cut out,
06:44as Notty's collections are in three different places.
06:47She'll search her museum, her house,
06:50but first, the neighbour's barn.
06:54Time to roll up my sleeves and get dug in.
06:57It's very nice having somebody who loves fashion,
07:00because I take things for granted.
07:01But I am a little bit worried that Katie might want me to sell something
07:06that I don't want to part with.
07:10Notty's got all her legs and heads and dummies everywhere,
07:13which is obviously what she uses,
07:15but nothing of value particularly.
07:17This is thwarting because there isn't too much organisation in here.
07:23The barn has drawn a blank.
07:26Nothing in here is going to get even close to her target.
07:29But Katie's leaving no stone unturned.
07:34I mean, we've got a rather nice enamel stove here.
07:39It's an Art Nouveau piece.
07:41On a good day, we could maybe get around for £200.
07:46But it's a far cry from the £7,000 Notty needs to raise.
07:53Katie's hoping the museum might be more fruitful.
07:55That's very beautiful, isn't it? Look at that.
07:58She's obviously got a big interest in Victoriana,
08:02but it's very varied as well,
08:04so there's lots of different things we can look at in here.
08:08Look at this. Oh, my goodness.
08:10What?
08:11I mean, that is something...
08:16It's either out of a nightmare or out of a dream, I can't decide,
08:19but it is a statement nonetheless.
08:23This actually caught my eye
08:24because what is really having a moment
08:27are Art Deco bedside tables.
08:29So, actually, what a lot of people are doing
08:32is they're taking off the sides.
08:34So, yeah, something like that.
08:36Although it feels sacrilege to even suggest taking it apart.
08:40You can demand up to around £700.
08:46Ooh, what's this?
08:53This is beautiful.
08:56Well, it looks like a 17th-century apothecary cabinet.
09:02Goodness me, look.
09:03So, it's something that, well, it looks like all your lotions
09:07and potions would have been kept hidden away.
09:11And then, look at these bottles, they're so beautifully made.
09:14The craftsmanship in this piece,
09:16you can see the influences from the audience there.
09:19I mean, if Notty agrees to sell this,
09:22if it's got the right provenance,
09:23it could cover everything we need just in this one piece.
09:26Antique Asian apothecary cabinets are popular at auction,
09:32but their price can vary dramatically
09:34depending on their quality of materials and workmanship.
09:38At the top end,
09:40intricate designs can reach tens of thousands of pounds at auction.
09:44Now I've brought it outside into the light,
09:46I can see there are some really, really beautiful engravings
09:49on the hardware here.
09:50If Notty is willing to sell,
09:52Katie would need to investigate the provenance of this piece.
09:56Notty?
09:57Hi.
09:59I found this.
10:00Now, I mean, it's such a stunning thing, tucked away.
10:04Isn't it?
10:05Isn't it?
10:05What can you tell me about this?
10:07It must have been donated about 16 years ago.
10:10OK.
10:11From a local family.
10:12Great-great-great-grandfather
10:14was a ship's doctor around about 1790.
10:19Right.
10:19This thing potentially could be of high value.
10:23Oh, really?
10:25I think we could sell it for you.
10:27I don't know how you feel about it.
10:32Well, I've only got one like this.
10:38I don't know.
10:40But I would like to know what it's valued at.
10:43Brilliant.
10:44OK.
10:44I would love to do some more research on it.
10:47It could be something very special.
10:49I'm not saying it's going, but...
10:53I've been worried for quite a while now
10:56about how I'm going to fund the museum.
10:59If Katie's find proves valuable,
11:01it could be the solution Notty's been looking for.
11:04In the Peak District...
11:16There are a lot of teapots in here.
11:20Katie's looking for valuable antiques
11:22that could raise £7,000
11:24to help keep Notty's Costume Museum going.
11:26I can't spot any collector's pieces in here.
11:30The Staffordshire pieces sometimes do fetch a little bit of money,
11:34but they're not big-ticket items.
11:36My granny used to collect Royal Winton.
11:38That's a very pretty one, actually.
11:39Meanwhile, beside the seaside...
11:44..antique expert Clive is on his way
11:49to size up a much more modern obsession.
11:52What a fabulous day it is here in Morecambe.
11:58It's sunny.
12:00The sea's flat calm out there on the bay,
12:02and I am excited to go and see a whole new collection.
12:07Looking forward to this one.
12:09It's going to be nice.
12:11Do-ba-do-ba-doo.
12:13Do-ba-do-ba-doo.
12:17Francis Albert Sinatra.
12:20I am coming to see the chairman of the board.
12:24Local celebrity Pep is an entertainer and DJ.
12:27I can feel the showbiz vibe.
12:30But by day, he just loves to collect.
12:34Gosh, where do I start?
12:37That is the question.
12:40Pep's built up a hoard so huge,
12:42it doesn't all fit in his apartment,
12:44and he spent thousands of pounds
12:46keeping half of it in storage.
12:48This is a...
12:50..plen-glass fire garden.
12:54Which is very, very nice.
12:57I've never had a fire in my life.
12:59This never made it to the apartment.
13:04So heavy.
13:06Always got to have a watering can,
13:08even though I don't have a garden.
13:10Whenever I go into antique shops,
13:12I eventually end up being the best customer.
13:15Do I need this?
13:16No.
13:17Have you got space for this?
13:18No.
13:19Do I want to buy this?
13:20Yes.
13:21So I've got to buy it.
13:23Maybe I'm a collector maniac.
13:25I'm on a mission to find something.
13:29And it's like a needle in a haystack.
13:31Ah, there it is.
13:33A very old gramophone player.
13:36People call me DJ Pep.
13:38I'm a pep talker, positive energy person.
13:42That's what it's all about.
13:43I've got my horn.
13:46Persistency pays off.
13:48My job is to make people in these dark, sad times smile, laugh and dance.
13:58Pep's real passion is autographs,
14:01a hobby that started in his youth and became an obsession.
14:04Adam West, the original Batman.
14:08Wow.
14:09Pow.
14:09Shack.
14:10Ooh.
14:11The autographs that are behind me are the ones, at the moment, are my favourites.
14:15It is Morecambe's finest.
14:17Morecambe and Wise.
14:18You fall in love, you fall out of love, like everything.
14:20You're going on the wall.
14:22Sorry, unfortunately, you're going in the container.
14:24George Michael.
14:26Huh.
14:27Barbra Streisand.
14:28Huh.
14:29Mr Manilow.
14:30Showbiz.
14:31Oh.
14:31It's a bit like a showbiz compulsion.
14:35The fans.
14:35I love the fans.
14:37Hey.
14:39Pep's love of celebrity started with a family holiday at Butlins.
14:44They'd be like Jimmy Tarbut walking past me.
14:47Bob Monkhouse.
14:48These iconic names.
14:50Keith Checkwood.
14:51Wow.
14:51Which autograph do I want next?
14:54The Choco Brothers.
14:55His celebrity wall takes pride of place in his recently renovated apartment.
15:02I love interior design.
15:04This is awesome.
15:05The lounge.
15:06The bedroom.
15:07The hall.
15:09But...
15:10Ah.
15:11The bathroom needs a lot of work.
15:13This is the reason I need to raise £2,500.
15:20Pep's holding on to his antiques, but he's hoping there's value in his autograph collection,
15:25but needs help to find it.
15:28Taking on Pep's challenge is antiques expert and memorabilia enthusiast Clive.
15:34Identify the treasure, turn it into cash.
15:37That is what I'm good at.
15:38If there are undiscovered valuables in a collection, he'll dig them out.
15:46Hello, Clive.
15:47How are you?
15:50And in we go, through the yellow door.
15:52All the way to the top.
15:54Wow.
15:56That's bonkers.
15:59Straight into bonkersness.
16:03Shall we look at some autographs?
16:05Go on, dear.
16:05Let me show you a few of my...
16:07special ones.
16:08Adam West, Christopher Reeve.
16:12Yeah.
16:12George Michael.
16:13Yeah.
16:13Love George Michael.
16:14Okay, we've got three hits for me there.
16:16Robbie Williams, Michael Jackson.
16:19Sort of Robbie Williams in concept.
16:21What is that?
16:21Is that Nedworth or something?
16:22Nedworth, yeah, two, three.
16:23Yeah.
16:24MJ?
16:25MJ.
16:26You can see it's nicely mounted.
16:27Nicely mounted.
16:28It's got a certificate on the back.
16:30There we go.
16:31They're a delightful selection.
16:34And a little kind of insight into your psyche.
16:37A little tickle.
16:37Are any of these for sale?
16:39These aren't for sale, no.
16:40But I've got more elsewhere, Clive.
16:43Yeah.
16:43That I'd be willing to sell.
16:44Let's go and see the things that aren't for sale.
16:46Adam West.
16:48Boom.
16:48Let's do it, Batman.
16:50Which one am I?
16:51Batman or Robin?
16:52You'll be Robin.
16:52As they wing their way over to Pep's storage unit.
16:59Over in the Peak District, Katie's trying to help Notty raise £7,000 to keep her beloved
17:04costume museum running.
17:06I'd love it to keep going.
17:08But it costs quite a lot of money, actually.
17:11It would be very sad if it was broken up.
17:13So far, Katie's found an apothecary cabinet Notty is willing to have valued, but she needs
17:19to keep searching for potential sales.
17:21And there's just one room left.
17:27This room is absolutely full.
17:29We've got dresses, this costume, there are coats, probably about seven or eight rails of
17:35clothes.
17:35They are packed tight.
17:36I can barely get into them to get the things out.
17:39I mean, there are hundreds and hundreds of pieces of clothing in here.
17:44I mean, that's absolutely stunning.
17:47That's stunning.
17:49The cut on this dress is beautiful.
17:52There is value in this room.
17:53It's just going to be working out the pieces in here that have a high worth because of their
18:00details, because of the embroidery, because of the way they're cut.
18:04So I'm feeling a little adrenaline pumping right now.
18:07It runs through from sort of 40s through to 70s in here already, I can see.
18:13She's a very methodical hoarder.
18:16There is complete method to the madness in here.
18:24Oh, wow.
18:25OK.
18:26Well, that's a big name, Balenciaga.
18:29We thought there'd be some big names in here.
18:31It doesn't get much bigger than Balenciaga.
18:33During the glamorous 1930s, Cristobal Balenciaga was regarded by the biggest names in fashion
18:42as the master of us all.
18:44His love of dramatic silhouettes and complex structures has led to his designs becoming
18:49highly collectible today.
18:51And in 2022, this 1950s ball gown fetched £14,000 at auction.
18:57It's very slinky.
19:00It's almost like a flapper dress without the beading.
19:02So this lovely long line here.
19:04It's very 1930s.
19:06And it's beautiful.
19:07If it is real, we've got something very exciting on our hands.
19:10To investigate the dress, Katie is reaching out to her fellow vintage loving colleague,
19:15Paula, whose fashion contact book is unparalleled.
19:19Hi, Paula.
19:20Hi, Katie.
19:21What are you up to?
19:21So, I mean, this is probably your idea of heaven as well.
19:26Can you see?
19:27Oh, my, totally my idea of heaven.
19:29Yeah, me too.
19:31What I found, I don't know if you can see, but we found a very early, potentially Balenciaga dress.
19:39Amazing.
19:40It's very beautiful.
19:40And I want it to be right.
19:42And I think it could be.
19:44But some of the finishing, I'm not 100% on.
19:46OK.
19:47I'm going to be seeing Kerry Taylor, who's an auctioneer and knows everything there is to know about couture dresses.
19:52So she'll be a brilliant person to show it to.
19:55And she can authenticate anything.
19:57I'm very happy to help.
19:58Yeah, great.
19:59Great.
20:00Thank you so much.
20:01That's perfect.
20:02That's really exciting.
20:04I'm thrilled that Paula can take it to see Kerry.
20:07And if anybody knows, it will be Kerry Taylor.
20:10Finding a potentially valuable couture dress from Nottie's beloved collection could be the answer to her financial worries.
20:18I'm happy to let some of the dresses go.
20:20Not all.
20:22But selling the Balenciaga dress, it would depend what it's worth.
20:26If the Balenciaga dress is right, then we have a really good chance of making that target.
20:35Fingers crossed it's going to be a good result for us.
20:44Back in Morecambe, Clive's on his way to assess the autographs DJ Pep has in storage to see if they will raise the £2,500 needed to install a new bathroom.
20:55They're not all yours, are they?
20:57No.
20:58That would be a whole lot of autographs.
21:02Hold on to that, Clive.
21:03Yep, it's not heavy, is it?
21:04Oh, it is.
21:05I can't hold down that forever.
21:06Good man.
21:07Right, where's your first one?
21:08Les Dawson.
21:09Comedy genius.
21:11Yeah.
21:12Pierce Michael, Eric Cantona.
21:14What, together?
21:15Together.
21:17Oh, okay.
21:19That's interesting, isn't it?
21:21Might get me a bathroom tap.
21:22A nice toilet seat.
21:25The autograph industry is worth millions worldwide, with global stars fetching the biggest prices.
21:32But the fake market is huge too, making it notoriously difficult to evaluate.
21:39What else we got?
21:41Well, Man United.
21:42George.
21:43Yeah, George Bessie.
21:44You got sports.
21:45The cast of On The Buses.
21:47Good old Blakey.
21:50There's no new fans for this programme.
21:52No.
21:53It's a really eclectic mix, isn't it?
21:56It's messy, but it's nice messy.
21:58In terms of value, maybe there's a couple of 20 to 40s in here.
22:03Yeah.
22:04So what else have you got?
22:05Old blue eyes.
22:06That's an interesting one.
22:07Mr. Sinatra.
22:10That was from an autograph shop.
22:11I just randomly woke up one day and thought, I want fan Sinatra.
22:14I rang him up and I said, hello, I'm from Morecambe Bay.
22:19Have you got a fan Sinatra in?
22:20And he says, we have.
22:22I goes, all right.
22:23Maureen.
22:24Maureen, get your pen out.
22:26She did it her way.
22:29Next one.
22:31What you got there?
22:32ABBA.
22:33Oh.
22:33That's about 20 years ago now, Clive.
22:35Hmm.
22:36The Swedish Beatles.
22:38The ABBA is quite an interesting one because that's got more international appeal.
22:44Now, that could make 500 to 800 maybe slightly more on its own.
22:49If this is the total of the autographs, as it were, I'm saying, firstly, you should sell the lot, right?
22:55But my biggest challenge is authenticity.
22:58So I know a good person that this should go to.
23:00Nice.
23:01And I think that is the way to do it with that.
23:05Well, he's a lively character.
23:07I'm going to give him some guidance and it could be a surprise.
23:11I think we'll go past the 2,000 mark.
23:13Who knows?
23:14Some of them aren't as interesting as they were when he bought them.
23:17You can just keep your fingers crossed.
23:18There's not much else you can do.
23:25Today, vintage fashion expert Paula is in London.
23:30She has the Balenciaga dress that Katie hopes could raise the money Notty needs for her beloved costume museum.
23:37Early examples from this designer can sell for thousands.
23:40But it all rests on authentication.
23:43Kerry, come on in.
23:44Welcome.
23:44Kerry Taylor burst onto the scene when she became Sotheby's youngest ever auctioneer before setting up her own world-renowned business.
23:55So Katie has found this dress in Derbyshire and we're hoping that this is an original Balenciaga.
24:04This is what we're hoping.
24:05OK.
24:05What are your first impressions?
24:11It's a lovely dress.
24:13It's early 30s bias cut.
24:16It's beautiful velvet, this.
24:18You can see it's got this lovely, all these lovely swirls.
24:22Let's turn it inside out.
24:27We have pinking shears.
24:30We have very, very crude finishes in this dress.
24:33Really crude.
24:34And the very early Balenciaga labels, they're very wide.
24:39Right.
24:40Very wide.
24:41They're over an inch wide.
24:42So this isn't even of the period, the label in here.
24:47It's 1990s, I would say.
24:49This label is all wrong.
24:51It's not haute couture.
24:52So straight away, this is a red flag, isn't it?
24:54That it's not an authentic Balenciaga.
24:57We call them dancing labels.
24:58It really offends me because people take a label, pop it into something and then they sometimes convince people to part with large sums of money thinking they're getting something that's a really early special haute couture piece.
25:16It's always, always look at the interior finishes and if they're rough and it's got an haute couture label, somebody's lying.
25:24Well, that's very unfortunate.
25:26Sorry.
25:26But this is a very nice little wearable dress and it's worth probably about £200.
25:33So it's authentically 1930s, but unfortunately it's not Balenciaga.
25:37It's nothing to do with him and that label is a shocker.
25:43There is a lot of it around when it comes to vintage and antique pieces.
25:48It's going to be quite sad to let Lottie know that this is not authentically Balenciaga and I'm just glad I'm not going to be in the room for that.
26:05In Devon...
26:06DJ Pep's autographs have arrived.
26:12Clive's at his workshop with the autographs he hopes could raise £2,500 for DJ Pep's bathroom refurb.
26:20But when you're selling signatures, there's an important step to follow first.
26:24If an auction house is going to realise the best price for them, then they have to be authenticated by somebody who is recognised as an expert.
26:34Gary King has been verifying autographs for over 30 years.
26:39He's helped set trading standards and identified some of the biggest fraudsters in the industry.
26:44Gary!
26:45Hello, Clive. How are you doing?
26:46Nice to see you.
26:47Yep, yep.
26:48I've got a feeling your world is full of people who have some disappointment.
26:52It is indeed, yes. We do see a lot of them. A lot of them. So let's keep our fingers crossed.
26:58The authentication process is full of examples of how unscrupulous forgers can be.
27:03I've got a couple with me, in fact. Strictly speaking, it's not a forgery. It's actually a printed signature.
27:10Is that really a print?
27:12Yeah.
27:12Goodness gracious. How do you know?
27:14In fact, if you look very carefully under magnification, there you go.
27:18Oh, right.
27:19You will see that they've actually gone over some of this to provide the dent in the paper from the pen, or in this case, not a pen.
27:31What can you see?
27:31Oh, I can see some impressions.
27:34Yeah.
27:34And they don't match with where the actual writing is.
27:40On that sweep there, it's very obvious their line is right the way over the top.
27:44With the naked eye, you could think it's genuine.
27:47So...
27:47What a muddy world.
27:48It is, yeah.
27:49Right. So, let's open a couple up and get started, I suppose.
27:53Okay.
27:54Let's see what we've got, whether we're making or breaking dreams, Gary, on a daily basis.
28:00Well, there's a good start for you.
28:03Yes.
28:03How about that?
28:03You've got your spidey senses coming on, and you go...
28:07It's absolutely right. It is just as I would expect it to look.
28:11Right.
28:11Nice, big, clear signature.
28:13Mmm.
28:14Decent photo.
28:15How much?
28:17This is an auction price. I would say £40 to £60.
28:20Right, okay.
28:21That's an encouraging start, and hopefully that's a sign of things to come.
28:26Let's park Tommy Cooper there, and then into...
28:29Sir Norman.
28:30Norman Wisdom.
28:31In total...
28:32We'll struggle to get £10 for that one.
28:34Okay, all right.
28:37Clive has picked out 20 autographs, but Pep's obsession with the world of British showbiz
28:41is not what's going to fund his bathroom makeover.
28:44On the buses, my look.
28:46Yes, on the buses.
28:47I think we're at the point where some of these shows are now starting to be forgotten.
28:53Well, what we've got here, Daniel Craig.
28:56Yes.
28:56James Bond.
28:58Very collectible.
28:59Everybody wants James Bond.
29:01This is not a typical Daniel Craig signature that we would see today.
29:06Normally get a sort of DC or just a couple of bit of squiggles, but that's a good signature.
29:12That's got to be at least £150 to £250.
29:17Good.
29:18Okay.
29:19Well, that one there is a solid yes then, isn't it?
29:21It is.
29:21Let's have a look at these.
29:25The frame is worth more than the signature, really.
29:27You're probably looking at £20.
29:30Right.
29:30Okay.
29:31The overall value of DJ Pep's collection isn't reaching the numbers he needs, and there's
29:36only two items remaining.
29:38Oh.
29:40Frank Sinatra.
29:42Ah, yes.
29:43I can see some hesitations in there.
29:46They're only very small.
29:47Right.
29:47But you've got to remember there are some very good forgers around who specialise in just
29:51doing certain signatures.
29:53For sure.
29:54It just doesn't flow.
29:56Right.
29:56You see that there?
29:58Yeah.
29:59It's just not quite right.
30:01Mm.
30:01I'm erring on the side of forgery at the moment.
30:04Okay, well, let's park Frank to one side for a moment.
30:09Have we saved the best till last?
30:11We could have done, yes.
30:12We might well have done, which is this ABBA one.
30:16ABBA.
30:17Now, this one, we would need to take the back off of this, because I think this is a promo
30:24ABBA photograph.
30:25I've seen several of these.
30:27Okay.
30:28And they are often signed in different inks.
30:32Right.
30:34Let's see what happens when this one peels off.
30:42So it looks like the right card.
30:44Now.
30:44Well, they're certainly signed.
30:45We can see that quite clearly now.
30:47Yeah.
30:47There's no question about that.
30:48They look genuine.
30:50Brilliant.
30:50Yeah.
30:50That's great news.
30:52The value.
30:53That will do 300 to 400, I would say, at auction.
30:57It's a nice item.
30:59Excellent.
30:59Well, that's a good win, then, for DJ Pep.
31:02Now, with doubts about the Frank Sinatra, Gary needs a closer look.
31:05Let's have a look and see what we've got.
31:06Might just be able to peel that one off.
31:08The only hope of reaching Pep's target...
31:10Well, I might need to cut it off.
31:12..is if this autograph is real.
31:15So, Gary, are you happy to go to auction houses and say,
31:21I'm comfortable that this is authentic and could be sold as such?
31:24Ah!
31:26That's a very good question.
31:27I still need some very close, careful comparison.
31:32I can't be balance of probability.
31:34It's got to be beyond reasonable doubt.
31:35How can we do that?
31:36Is that something...
31:37Well, we can scan this, and then I can compare that on my screen at home.
31:42Right.
31:43To compare with genuine signatures of the same period.
31:46But if that's genuine, then we're looking at, I would say,
31:49£500 to £700.
31:51But otherwise, it becomes worthless.
31:54Got you.
31:55Yeah.
31:55And thank you so much for being able to help.
32:00Yeah.
32:00Now I can talk to our client and hopefully get the thing moving,
32:06get this into auction.
32:10While Clive awaits Gary's final Sinatra signature verdict...
32:14Hey!
32:15..he's keen to pass on what he knows so far to Pep.
32:18I am surrounded by your autograph collection here.
32:22Yes!
32:23I think, yeah, you've got almost a kind of clean bill of health,
32:26which is a good position to be in.
32:29Absolutely!
32:30We're just going to wait for the final verification
32:33regarding the Frank Sinatra.
32:35Gary's confident, but he's not in the 90% business.
32:39He likes to be in the 100% business, which is...
32:42I like that play!
32:43Yeah, we've got a value to go to auction if they were to go to a specialist auctioneer.
32:51It's going to be around £2,000, is the guide,
32:54bearing in mind that that would be reduced probably by £500
32:58if he decides that the Sinatra is not right.
33:03Yes!
33:03So, that being said, are you happy now for me to put these forward to the specialist auctioneers?
33:08Yes!
33:09Let's set them to auction!
33:11Excellent!
33:12Thank you, Clive!
33:12It's been a pleasure as always!
33:14Ta-ra!
33:15Happy day!
33:16Long day!
33:17Learned a lot!
33:18Feel a bit smarter than I was at the start of the day.
33:20That's not bad, is it?
33:21Over in the Peak District, Katie needs to give Nottie the news
33:31that her Balenciaga-labeled dress is not worth the thousands of pounds they'd hoped for.
33:36I'm here again today.
33:37It's beautiful, but slightly colder than it was last time.
33:41I'm quite nervous, to be honest.
33:46Hello, Katie.
33:47Hi, Nottie!
33:48Hello!
33:48Lovely to see you.
33:49Terrible weather.
33:50Glad to see you've got the, uh, the fire on.
33:53Oh, yes.
33:55Thank you so much for entrusting me in looking after your dress.
34:00Unfortunately, it does look like your dress might be counterfeit.
34:04Oh.
34:07Which is such a shame.
34:09I can't believe that, because the fabric, I was convinced it searches fabric.
34:14Well, you're right, because it is a 1930s dress.
34:18Yeah.
34:18But it's just not Balenciaga.
34:20It's not, it's not that kind of high-end quality.
34:24Someone, unfortunately, um, has sewn in a counterfeit label into a 1930s dress.
34:32I bought it at auction.
34:33I'm so sorry, Nottie.
34:35It's really upsetting that this does happen.
34:37Can I believe it?
34:38I paid every show some money for it.
34:39How much did you pay for it, Nottie?
34:42Uh, $5.50.
34:45It's the deception that's really upsetting.
34:48It just shows how easy it is to be, you know, conned.
34:52I was a bit disappointed to hear the news about the dress.
34:58I just got the feeling when she was starting to talk about it, it wasn't going to be good news.
35:02With the dress a no-sale, Katie now plans to investigate Nottie's apothecary cabinet.
35:09It needs a specialist to determine its value.
35:13Hi.
35:13How are you doing?
35:14I've got something I'd love to show you, if you wouldn't mind taking a look.
35:16Sounds exciting.
35:17OK, come on in.
35:17So she's invited one of her contacts, Alex Hallett, an auctioneer in Asian and Fine Antiques, to take a look.
35:24It's in here.
35:25I found it tucked away.
35:26Oh, wow.
35:26It's so sweet and intricate.
35:29Fantastic.
35:31Yeah, sweet's definitely the word that I would use.
35:33Really sweet little details.
35:35All that, as you say, that little scrolling foliate decoration.
35:39There are known forms, the sort of travelling cabinet, be it for medicine, be it for spices,
35:44bit for just important little pieces that people would take along with them.
35:48Probably made in the southwest of China, some canton area, somewhere like that.
35:52Do you know roughly where you would place this in terms of age?
35:55It looks to me like it probably dates somewhere between the sort of end of the 18th and early
36:00part of the 19th century, based on the quality and the work of the metalware.
36:05These cabinets can range in value depending on their materials and workmanship.
36:10When you do see some of those really important imperial pieces of Chinese furniture and works
36:14of art, you are just bowled over by the quality you really are.
36:18And the timbers used and the materials used are outstanding.
36:22If this were a piece of Chinese imperial cabinet furniture, then it could make upwards of £100,000.
36:29Well, definitely.
36:30OK, well, that's interesting.
36:32But the question remains if knotties is high-end or not.
36:35You've got to differentiate the different sorts of pieces of furniture, works of art, art itself
36:42in China at that time.
36:44You get pieces that were being made in China for Chinese people and you get pieces that
36:48were being made for the export market.
36:50This is the latter.
36:52And so, unfortunately, it doesn't quite have the same cachet, quite the same quality as
36:55those pieces that were being made for consumption in the country itself.
36:59OK.
37:00We're not entirely sure that Knottie would want to part with this, but is this sort
37:06of thing saleable, do you see?
37:07Certainly saleable.
37:08I mean, not spectacularly valuable, unfortunately, but I'd love to have it in one of our sales.
37:13I'd like to see it making almost £1,000.
37:15I think incredibly saleable, definitely.
37:17OK.
37:18Well, yeah, I have a feeling it might remain in the museum for now, but it's, um, yeah,
37:24well, you never know.
37:25It's disappointing news.
37:28Made for the Chinese export market, the Cabinet is not a good enough example to raise
37:33the £7,000 Knottie desperately needs.
37:36Katie now has only one idea left to pin her hopes on.
37:39This is really, really pretty.
37:41I can see this being so current.
37:43The ideal solution would have been to find one thing to hit Knottie's target.
37:48Now, I'm trying to think outside the box a little bit.
37:51I'm going to pull together a collection of dresses.
37:54I have to make sure they are hitting the things I need them to hit in terms of trend,
37:58in terms of desirability.
38:00That is so beautiful.
38:03I can see that being worn as is, straight on the catwalk, straight there to a party.
38:08The back detail is so lovely.
38:11This is what I do every day.
38:12I find the things that people maybe don't see, and I bring them together, and I present
38:16them in a way that is saleable.
38:18Then, hopefully, we just about get to that target.
38:22This is gorgeous.
38:24I'll be back.
38:30Antique expert Clive is hoping that collector DJ Pep's showbiz autograph collection could
38:36sell for £2,500 to fund his renovations.
38:40But there's been a hitch.
38:41Gary King, the guy who did the appraisals, thought that around £1,700 would be realistic
38:50for these autographs to go at auction. The auctioneers have had a look and they've come
38:53back with almost a third of that. They're saying kind of £400 to £600, which put us
38:59in a bit of a pickle.
39:02Having told DJ Pep the bad news, Clive's arranged a meeting with him at a club in Worcester.
39:07Wait, 30 minutes till showtime.
39:09DJ Pep, do you know why I'm here?
39:12Do you bring good news, bad news or no news?
39:15We've got a man to speak to on the phone.
39:17Who we got?
39:18Gary King.
39:19Clive, to the bat phone.
39:22Gary, sir, how are you?
39:24Hello Clive, I'm good, I'm good, yeah. How are you?
39:26Excellent. Although, for you Pep, it was a bit of a shocker, wasn't it, for them to come
39:31in with a £400 to £600 valuation for the whole collection?
39:35Well, I mean, something's better than nothing, Gary, if you see what I mean. But hopefully
39:39you'll bring better news, Gary.
39:41Well, actually, I had a good look at your Frank Sinatra signature and it is authentic,
39:45but also, I've got a buyer that will pay you £400 for the ABBA, and £750 for the Sinatra.
39:55£1,150, my friend.
39:58That's very good, that.
40:00You've got no auction fees to come out of that. That will be the money in your hand.
40:04Pep, what's your thoughts?
40:05Well, it's good to have people like Clive in my corner, angels and yourself. Thank you
40:10very much, Gary. That is a very generous offer. And I will accept that offer, Gary.
40:17OK.
40:18What's the thoughts on the rest of the collection?
40:19Well, the rest of the items, they can go into auction, they will fetch some money.
40:24The George Best, I would say we can certainly achieve probably £200 for that. The Daniel
40:30Craig, possibly the same.
40:32Well, Pep looks forward to seeing some money in his bank account.
40:35Thank you very much, Gary. Most kind of you.
40:37And just thank you.
40:39Lovely.
40:40Thank you very much. Bye-bye.
40:41See you soon. Thanks, Gary.
40:42That's £1,150 towards DJ Pep's bathroom makeover. And there could be more to come if he chooses
40:49to auction off the rest of his collection.
40:51What's your feelings about it? I mean, you had these things, you loved them for years and
40:55years and years, and now, effectively, they're gone in exchange for cash.
41:00It's life, Clive, isn't it?
41:01Yeah.
41:02You know, it's part of that trip we go on.
41:05I like it, Clive, and thank you so much.
41:06That's a nice way to look at it.
41:08Yes.
41:09So, I guess it's probably time for me to go.
41:11Party's over, Clive.
41:12See you in peace.
41:13Thank you very much, sir.
41:14Thank you for bringing me sunshine, as Eric would say.
41:16Oh, showbiz cuddle.
41:18Absolutely.
41:19Enjoy the funds, send me pictures of the bathroom.
41:21I will do.
41:22I might come and lift the rope.
41:23You never know.
41:24I thought you were going to save a toilet lid.
41:31In London, Katie's putting the finishing touches to a private dress sale,
41:35she's arranged in the glamorous home of one of her contacts.
41:38I've picked out 50 dresses from Nottie's collection, some of which she approved,
41:44some of which I might have snuck in, but hopefully, when she sees them here,
41:48she's going to be more than happy to let them go.
41:50Katie sent out invitations to some of her trusted vintage fashion buyers and stylists,
41:56including designer Hannah Fickling.
41:58Hello.
41:59Hi.
42:00Come on in.
42:01It's her last chance to raise the £7,000 Nottie desperately needs to keep her costume museum running.
42:07These pieces don't come up that often, so when I'm able to view them in such a large quantity,
42:13it really is a special moment.
42:15It's one thing getting the clothes here.
42:19It's another thing getting the customers here.
42:22But when it comes down to it, is Nottie actually going to part ways with these things?
42:28I really do hope she sees the light.
42:31Hello.
42:32Hi.
42:33How are you?
42:34Come on in.
42:35Oh, right.
42:36Go straight ahead.
42:37Some of those items, they're my friends, and I have grown attached to them.
42:47And this is why I didn't really want to know what was going, because I might have pulled
42:52some of them out.
42:54But Nottie will have to start getting used to the idea that in order to preserve her
42:58museum's future, she's going to have to let go of more and more of her past purchases.
43:02Are you interested in buying some of these items?
43:05Oh my gosh, there's two pieces that I just think are so up my alley.
43:10Yes, the 20s coat.
43:12It's so beautiful.
43:13It's so lovely.
43:14And we priced that at £120 as well.
43:17Okay.
43:18So.
43:19Possibly my favourite one.
43:21Beautiful.
43:22Isn't it just amazing?
43:23I just love this panelling.
43:24I love it as well.
43:25We've put £110 on this piece.
43:28Okay.
43:29Yes, I think that's doable for me.
43:30Is it doable for you?
43:32I love it.
43:33I do.
43:34It's a wrench for me to say goodbye to.
43:36Ooh.
43:37It is for the museum.
43:41Okay.
43:42Yes.
43:43Okay.
43:44Oh, are you happy?
43:45I'm very happy.
43:46Oh, good.
43:47Thank goodness for that.
43:48Thank goodness for that.
43:51With the first sale secured and more people arriving, Katie's event is in full swing.
43:56Oh my goodness, that looks gorgeous.
43:59I'm absolutely thrilled to bits because offers are still rolling in.
44:03I don't know where this is going to end up, but I've got a really good feeling.
44:08They would be 900.
44:09Okay, perfect.
44:10And then, well, 220 on the green dress.
44:12So it would be 1,100.
44:13Yeah.
44:14Yeah.
44:15So, one, two, three, four, five.
44:18Notty wasn't sure at the beginning of this process.
44:22But this is a necessity for her to raise funds to keep the majority of her pieces.
44:28And I'm just incredibly proud that she's got them.
44:32In total, today's event has made nearly 1,500 pounds in sales.
44:36But Katie's determined to do all she can to get that figure higher.
44:40We're just scratching the surface here, really.
44:42I'm still speaking to people who couldn't make it today.
44:45I'm speaking to people online.
44:46I've been sending photos out.
44:48And I've got some really strong interest in certain pieces.
44:51And, you know, I'm confident that we will raise more money.
44:54I know how hard you find parting with the things.
44:57Do you think this is something you could do again?
45:00I think...
45:02I think I would now.
45:04Because I'm excited to have raised that money in such a short time.
45:09Obviously, I have been a bit upset about parting with some of the things.
45:14But I realise running a costume museum, I've got to keep doing it.
45:19To keep the collection in good order.
45:22It's made me realise I should have done it much earlier.
45:25It's an incredible legacy you've got here.
45:28Bye!
45:30Bye!
45:31The passion she puts into that museum is why we're doing this.
45:35She loves it.
45:36And it should carry on for generations.
45:41And I'm so happy we can get her going on her way.
45:44Well, I realise now that I'm sitting on the nest egg.
45:49It will help me keep the museum going.
45:52And I could do quite a lot.
45:54So, who knows?
45:57The sky's the limit.
45:59Well done, Hugh.
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