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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.
00:18They are simply everywhere.
00:20Am I a hoarder?
00:22Yes.
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 go 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.
00:36Could 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.
00:46I just love all sorts of objects.
00:49It's all about creating a look.
00:51That'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.
01:05Okay.
01:05Well, that's a big name.
01:07Ooh.
01:07This is a bit of money.
01:09And deliver life-changing sums.
01:11So...
01:12Oh, my goodness.
01:14This is the only copy anywhere in the world.
01:18It's unbelievable.
01:29Today, Katie has crossed the channel to try and find lost treasure on a French estate.
01:34I'm travelling to see the most incredible chateau.
01:44The driveway is massive.
01:48There's a bell tower.
01:51There's all the outbuildings as well.
01:54The French love to hoard.
01:56They just put everything in their attics.
01:57So the amount of things that could be tucked away inside here...
02:01I can't wait.
02:04The chateau de Londigny is a 40-acre estate in Charente, southwest France.
02:26Spanning over 600 years,
02:28it's been home to two of France's most distinguished families.
02:34And hidden within its 43 rooms and 2,000-square-metre outbuildings
02:43is a historical horde of epic proportions.
02:50There she is.
02:51Good girl.
02:52They just run all around the ground, so it's pretty good life for a dog.
02:56Entrepreneurial couple Denise and Brett have pumped their life savings into restoring the ageing pile.
03:04I think they say you can never be warm in a chateau and you'll always be poor.
03:08Well, I think they're right.
03:11So we bought the chateau 18 months ago.
03:15Why?
03:16Why did we buy the chateau?
03:18Because we wanted to go...
03:19Have we got drunk?
03:20...on a big adventure.
03:21We looked at 14 chateaux in total.
03:29Why this one?
03:30We just figured that we could turn this into both a family home and a business.
03:35And it was livable.
03:37For over four centuries, the Prévost and the Lombeth-Boussy families held the estate.
03:42It was they, together, who, in 1872, built the neo-Gothic-style chateau as it appears today.
03:53I get emotional sometimes seeing just how lucky we are to be here.
03:57It's beautiful.
03:58And we're, you know, we appreciate it.
04:00We're doing our best to care for it.
04:03This is the breathtaking part of the chateau.
04:06Oh, and I've just noticed one of the windows in the top of the tower is open.
04:10It's another job we've got to do.
04:12We're on the list.
04:15When Denise and Brett bought the French castle in 2023, they also bought a centuries-old hoard of contents.
04:25We bought the chateau with all furniture included, if we want it or not.
04:31That means old sofas or chairs, beautiful art and beautiful paintings that definitely include a lot of history.
04:41The German therapist turned interior designer and Australian businessman have grand designs for the estate.
04:52Our plans for the chateau in the longer term is running a beautiful boutique accommodation and day spa business.
05:01So far, they've spent 200,000 euros and completed one guest suite, apartment, spa and treatment room.
05:13That's just a fifth of what needs restoring inside and out.
05:20Hello, gentlemen.
05:22Hey, Brett.
05:23Hey, Brett.
05:24Hey, Brett.
05:25So, look.
05:26The bad news is we haven't got any money.
05:27I'll work for food and drink, you know.
05:29I can't afford that.
05:32Somebody said, what's the cost?
05:33I said, we're not adding it up.
05:34We try not.
05:35We try not to think about it.
05:36You just think of a number and triple it.
05:38It'd be great if we could raise, you know, 60,000 euro.
05:42That would help with some of the smaller projects.
05:45But if we found something of really high value, I'd love to replace the roof.
05:49Because every shadow owner's fear is their roof.
05:53That's actually a way.
05:55If you can keep the property dry, then everything else will be okay inside.
06:02Denise and Brett are hoping that there is a valuable item within the horde of contents they've bought.
06:08But to find it, they're going to need help.
06:13For expert Katie, seeking out hidden value is in her blood.
06:18My entire family are in the antiques trade.
06:21But I do things a bit differently.
06:23With my background in fashion and trend forecasting, I know what people want before they even know they want it.
06:31From flawless antique to shabby chic, she knows how to turn a profit.
06:44Wow.
06:46It's what fairy tales are made of.
06:48Hi.
06:49Hello.
06:50Welcome to Chateau de londonnie.
06:52My goodness me.
06:53This is amazing.
06:54Would you like to have a look around?
06:55I would.
06:56Let's go.
06:57Lead the way.
06:58Oh, wow.
07:01Oh, wow.
07:13This is our grand salon.
07:14It's absolutely gorgeous.
07:16That chandelier is just unreal.
07:22Look at the fireplace.
07:24Fantastic, isn't it?
07:26As well as fixtures and fittings...
07:28Be careful, it's all a bit fragile.
07:30The chateau came with many historical books and papers,
07:33which are all stored in the library.
07:35Oh, my goodness!
07:37Including documents that confirm the pedigree of its previous owners.
07:45We found some letters that look like they were signed by King Louis.
07:51Yes, look!
07:53And that's him, that's King Louis.
07:55You can make out the signature very clearly.
07:58Oh, my goodness me.
08:001735.
08:02So, why?
08:03Why do we have these letters?
08:04We don't know why.
08:05OK.
08:05Obviously, there were people of reasonable importance who owned the property...
08:09Yes.
08:09...and had some connections.
08:10So, we'd love to know more about it.
08:12OK.
08:13There's no huge value.
08:15But, I mean, this is incredibly interesting
08:17and it really does give us a bit of an insight into the provenance of the property
08:21and the people who lived here.
08:23There's going to be some great stuff in here.
08:27Am I allowed to go and explore now?
08:28We'd love you to.
08:29OK, I will.
08:30The chateau is yours.
08:30Thank you so much.
08:32OK, see you later.
08:32With the connections that they've got to royalty, with the prestige of the property,
08:40we'll definitely find something of value in here.
08:42There's no doubt about it.
08:43The challenge for Katie will be to find items that Denise and Brett will be happy to sell
08:52to raise vital funds without detracting from the overall character and history of the chateau.
09:00You know, if something fundamentally belongs here, you can't take it away.
09:02But it would be like taking out your front tooth.
09:05It's like, well, your fingernails might be pretty, but now you've got no tooth.
09:08There's value everywhere in this room.
09:18This is quite impressive, isn't it?
09:20The gilt work's beautiful.
09:22Katie may have struck gold in the Salle Orange.
09:26It's very decorative.
09:29And a lot of the French makers went to Rome to study, so there is a heavy Italian influence.
09:33There is some damage to it, unfortunately, which is a real shame,
09:39because actually this is something that could have been very high value.
09:45The pressure is on for Katie to find the 60,000 euros for their dream chateau.
09:53OK, this portrait is beautiful.
09:56She's wearing velvet, very rich.
10:05It's something that would have been imported.
10:09She looks important.
10:13The quality of this painting is incredibly high.
10:20There was a lot of symbolism in this era of painting,
10:23so maybe there's a story to be told here.
10:27See if we can find out a little bit more information about it
10:29and see if Denise and Brett are happy to let it go.
10:37In the 1700s, aristocratic families would demonstrate their status in society
10:42by commissioning portraits.
10:44The greatest prize was to have your likeness captured by a master artist
10:51who had painted royalty and nobility at Versailles.
10:56This portrait, by Rigaud, was sold at auction in 2022
11:00for over half a million euros.
11:06So, up here, this portrait caught my eye
11:12because, well, first of all, she's very well-dressed
11:16and then we've got the crown in the corner.
11:19This is 1700s again.
11:22The pearls.
11:24She's an incredibly prominent figure.
11:28So, we really do need to do some research.
11:31Fantastic.
11:31Yeah.
11:32It's exciting.
11:33Very.
11:33I'm excited.
11:34I'm excited for you.
11:36And this is only one of 11 portraits in this wing of the chateau alone.
11:43Take the white of it.
11:44Okay.
11:45I'm intrigued.
11:46I want to know who painted this.
11:48We need to talk to the right people.
11:50We need to get all the paintings down.
11:51We need to look at them closely.
11:53And it's just so exciting.
11:56So, let's see.
11:57Let's see.
11:58You have a lot of portraits in this property.
12:01We have links to royalty.
12:03So, I think it's not a stretch to imagine
12:05that there may be old masters in this collection.
12:10And, you know, you could be looking at multiples
12:12of hundreds of thousands of pounds.
12:14So, on that thought,
12:16are you happy to part with any of these portraits?
12:18We haven't really talked about that.
12:20Well, we'd be very tempting.
12:23It would be tempting, wouldn't it?
12:24So, it'd be great to know what it's worth.
12:26Yes, exactly.
12:28If we find out these are worth a lot of money,
12:30we're going to be ecstatic.
12:41In County Durham,
12:43antiques expert Ronnie is on his way
12:45to visit a collection fit for a king.
12:49It's hard to believe that just up this lane
12:51is purportedly the biggest collection
12:54of its type in the world.
12:57And I'm really looking forward to this.
13:11Welcome to the Museum of the Monarchy.
13:13I love it.
13:26I absolutely love it.
13:27I could live in here.
13:28Just need my Union Jack sleeping bag
13:29and I'm set.
13:30Local newspaper editor Anita
13:36has an obsession that's taken over her life
13:39and her farm's outbuildings.
13:44My royal collection started
13:46when I was a young girl.
13:49My mother had a royal collection
13:51in her china cabinet.
13:52I need to show you the very first thing
13:58that started this whole collection.
14:00It is this.
14:03This was given to me
14:04on my birthday,
14:061976.
14:08It's just grown year on year
14:10on year on year.
14:11Cushions,
14:16teddy bears,
14:17handkerchiefs,
14:18a pair of silver jubilee knickers.
14:24It was during the reign
14:25of William and Mary
14:26in the 1600s
14:28that the production
14:29of royal memorabilia
14:30collectible today
14:32first began.
14:35And over 400 years later,
14:37demand for rarer items
14:39associated with the monarchs
14:40has remained high.
14:43This is my life's work.
14:45It's rapidly approaching
14:4616,000 items now.
14:50I've got everything
14:51going back to
14:52the reign of Queen Anne
14:53who became queen in 1702
14:55and I can touch something
14:57that was there
14:58when she was.
15:02To me,
15:03my collection,
15:03it's worth the whole world.
15:06Do I love it more than my family?
15:07No, I don't love it
15:08more than my family.
15:09But it comes a very close
15:11second to me husband third.
15:16But even with 16,000 items
15:19of memorabilia
15:20covering over 300 years
15:22of royal history,
15:23Anita still feels
15:24her collection
15:25is incomplete.
15:27The one thing
15:28that's missing
15:29from this collection
15:30is something authentic
15:32from the reign
15:33of William and Mary
15:35from 1689.
15:38And it was only this year
15:39that I actually realised
15:40that my collection
15:41can never be complete
15:42because I don't have
15:44enough money
15:44to buy a William and Mary
15:46item.
15:48If I do have
15:49any items
15:50in my collection
15:51that's worth a lot of money
15:52and I agree to sell them,
15:54would it be emotional?
15:55I would just have to think
15:57that, well,
15:58you know,
15:58you're selling this
16:00to get something better
16:01to complete your collection.
16:04I don't know.
16:05Who knows?
16:06So, to raise money
16:09for the vital pieces
16:11of William and Mary memorabilia,
16:13Anita needs help.
16:17Antiques expert Ronnie
16:18has been in the business
16:20for over 30 years.
16:22I've specialised
16:23in so many different categories
16:24that if it's there
16:26to be found,
16:26I will find it.
16:29Seeking out hidden treasure
16:31and finding their route
16:32to market
16:32is his passion.
16:33I can't wait
16:41to meet Anita.
16:42She's passionate
16:43about the royal family
16:44and its history.
16:52Pleased to meet you.
16:53Come on in.
16:54Thanks.
16:56Oh.
16:57My.
16:58Goodness.
17:01That's
17:01an assault
17:02on the visual senses.
17:09So,
17:09why am I here?
17:11Well,
17:11there's something
17:12I need
17:13to complete
17:13this collection
17:15and that is
17:17something from
17:17the reign
17:18of William and Mary
17:19in the late 1600s.
17:21But that would be
17:23pottery.
17:24Yeah.
17:24So,
17:24what you want
17:25is maybe
17:26one of those
17:26Delft chargers.
17:28A big commemorative plate
17:30with William and Mary on.
17:32It would be
17:32an absolute dream
17:33come true
17:34if I could have that.
17:36Because every reign
17:37ever that had
17:38royal memorabilia
17:39I would have
17:39a piece of.
17:40so you're going to need
17:42some money.
17:43Yeah.
17:44A lot of money.
17:45How much do you think?
17:46You know,
17:47you're not going to get
17:47anything for less than
17:48£5,000.
17:49Really?
17:50You're not going to get
17:50anything for less than that.
17:51Hmm.
17:53So,
17:53what would you never sell?
17:56Is the next question.
17:57Well,
17:58I would never sell
17:59anything that was donated.
18:00I don't want to sell
18:02anything at all.
18:03In respect for the
18:04gift of giving.
18:05Yeah.
18:06If I can help you
18:07raise the money
18:09to get
18:10a William and Mary
18:12piece,
18:14I would call that
18:15Ronnie,
18:15job done.
18:21There's almost
18:22320 years
18:23of royal souvenirs
18:25for Ronnie
18:25to sift through.
18:27It's everywhere.
18:28But with so much
18:30mass-produced
18:30memorabilia
18:31amongst the
18:32collection.
18:33It will have to be
18:35something rare.
18:37Ronnie will have to
18:38use all his expertise
18:39to zero in on the
18:41unique and high-value
18:42pieces.
18:44There's even a
18:44horse brass here
18:45with Prince
18:47Philip's profile
18:48on it.
18:54There's nothing
18:55I can see in there
18:56that isn't
18:57commercial.
18:58actually produced.
19:04That's interesting.
19:06Looks a bit like
19:06linen to me,
19:07fine-weave linen.
19:09Some of these
19:09things are very
19:10interesting because
19:12a lot of them
19:13didn't survive.
19:15And I know
19:15people collect
19:16them.
19:21These must be
19:21slides.
19:22images of the royal
19:28visit.
19:29This box is
19:30stacked with them.
19:34The Queen and
19:35Prince Philip's
19:36first royal visit
19:38to India.
19:40I'm going to ask
19:41Anita about these
19:42books and see what
19:44the story is.
19:45I don't think it will
19:46raise all the money
19:47that she needs, but
19:49it will certainly
19:49start us on our way.
19:50So, I've got to keep on
19:52looking.
19:58Back in France,
19:59Katie has spotted what
20:00could be paintings from
20:02the French masters of the
20:031700s.
20:06This is stunning.
20:07But with 60,000 euros
20:09needed to help
20:10restore the chateau,
20:12she's heading into the
20:13tower to try and find
20:14more.
20:17These Murano glass
20:18mirrors are really
20:19lovely, potentially a
20:20few hundred pounds.
20:22But it's not going to
20:23really push the ticket to
20:24what they need to do.
20:26So, we'll keep
20:28looking.
20:31Everywhere we look,
20:32there's something
20:32hidden.
20:35As a lot of the
20:40documents have been
20:40here a long time,
20:41they're not in
20:42particularly great
20:42condition, but this
20:43one looks interesting.
20:45It's been really well
20:46looked after, which,
20:48you know, why was it
20:49so well looked after?
20:51It's like, there's
20:51some very faint
20:52watermarks on the
20:54corner here, but,
20:54you know, for a book
20:55of this age, it's in
20:56incredible condition.
20:58Oh, this is
20:59beautiful.
21:00And it's been
21:01stamped.
21:01So, that's quite
21:02exciting.
21:03It's early 1700s.
21:05And it's before
21:06the piano was
21:07even invented.
21:10There is huge
21:11demand for
21:12historical music
21:13manuscripts, whether
21:14they are rare early
21:15editions or copies
21:18from the hand of the
21:19composers themselves.
21:21At auction in
21:232002, the original
21:25manuscript for
21:26Beethoven's
21:26Symphony No. 9
21:27auction sold for
21:28over £2 million.
21:29I think we could have
21:35something quite exciting
21:36here, but are they
21:37going to want to part
21:38with it?
21:39Do they even know
21:40it's here?
21:41Hello, Katie.
21:42Did you find something
21:43here?
21:43I did.
21:44I found this absolutely
21:45gorgeous music book.
21:48Wow.
21:48We're looking at
21:49Xeris Collectors, so
21:50it could fetch quite a
21:51high price.
21:52So, I think, possibly,
21:54I'm going to be
21:54conservative, around
21:55€4,000.
21:57We need to look into it,
21:58see if it's a first
21:59edition, because that
22:00will obviously increase
22:01the price as well.
22:02So, I think I would
22:03love to get someone in
22:04to come and have a look
22:05at this.
22:05Is this something you'd
22:06be happy to part with?
22:08Yeah, definitely.
22:09Great.
22:11With an agreement, in
22:13principle, to sell, Katie
22:15can now set about in-depth
22:17research on this
22:18intriguing item.
22:20I think, instead of
22:21having it in the cupboard
22:22and letting it deteriorate,
22:25it would be good to know
22:27that this book is in good
22:28hands.
22:38Back in Weardale,
22:40County Durham, Ronnie's
22:42battling through mountains
22:43of memorabilia.
22:45There will be something.
22:47To help Anita raise
22:48£5,000 to complete
22:50her collection.
22:52See, that's quite
22:54interesting.
22:56His Royal Highness,
22:57the Prince of Wales.
22:58I think I know who did
22:59that portrait of him.
23:00Alfred Kingsley Lawrence.
23:02I don't think it's going
23:03to raise that money, so
23:04I've got to keep on
23:05looking.
23:08Something down there
23:13that's caught my eye.
23:15An early snuff box.
23:17It's a lovely, lovely
23:19piece of wood.
23:20I love that.
23:21Late 18th, early 19th
23:23century in style.
23:25Ooh.
23:26And it's got an
23:27inscription in the lid.
23:29Lovely calligraphy.
23:33Made from an oriental
23:36plain.
23:36That's the name
23:38of the tree.
23:39Which was
23:40brought
23:41from France
23:44by
23:45Mary, Queen of Scots.
23:50Planted by her
23:52in the gardens
23:54of Holyrood
23:56in 1561
23:59and blown down
24:021817.
24:05So this is telling me
24:07that this box
24:10was made from
24:11that wood.
24:12I mean, that's quite
24:13something.
24:16Before tobacco
24:17was smoked,
24:18it was sniffed.
24:20And snuff,
24:20as it is known,
24:21had its heyday
24:22between the 16 to
24:231800s.
24:24And now,
24:26snuff boxes
24:26with provenance
24:28have become
24:28highly sought after.
24:32This Meissen
24:33example from the
24:34late 1700s,
24:36once owned
24:36by a Polish king,
24:38sold in 2011
24:39for 860,000 pounds.
24:42The connection
24:48with Mary,
24:48Queen of Scots
24:49makes it special.
24:51If we could verify,
24:53this could make
24:54a four-figure sum.
24:56And that would
24:57start us on our
24:58journey to raise
24:59that money
25:00for her special
25:01piece.
25:03I'm excited.
25:07Having spotted
25:08a few items
25:09of great potential,
25:11Ronnie's keen
25:11to chat with Anita
25:12and see if she'll
25:14be willing
25:14to part with them.
25:17I found a box
25:19with slides in it
25:20about the royal
25:21visit to India,
25:22I think.
25:22Was that early 60s?
25:23So where did
25:24you get those?
25:25From an online
25:26auction site
25:27but I didn't have
25:28a slide projector
25:29so I just
25:30hold them up
25:31to the light
25:31to see them.
25:32So you haven't
25:32seen them projected
25:33onto a screen?
25:34No, I've never seen them.
25:35I bet there's
25:35some great images there.
25:37That could be
25:38worth investigating.
25:40And what else
25:41did I see?
25:42Ooh,
25:43very interesting
25:44little snuff box.
25:46Mary, Queen of Scots
25:47inside the lid.
25:49So that could raise
25:50you a decent
25:52amount of money.
25:53Wow.
25:54So I'm quite
25:55excited about that.
25:56I am now.
25:58That's one thing
25:59that I would be
25:59happy to sell.
26:00Not that I'd like to
26:01see it go.
26:02But it doesn't fit in
26:03with my collection.
26:04It's too far back.
26:05It's too early.
26:06Yeah.
26:07Fabulous.
26:07Great.
26:08So I'll get going
26:09with those things
26:10and I'll report back
26:10to you.
26:11Smashing.
26:12Can't wait.
26:12Can't wait.
26:22Antique interiors
26:23expert Katie
26:24is trying to help
26:26raise €60,000
26:27to help restore
26:28a chateau
26:29in southwest France.
26:31Hello, Katie.
26:32Nice to see you.
26:34Today,
26:34she's sharing
26:35the results
26:36of her research
26:36on the family portraits
26:37that hang
26:38on the chateau's walls.
26:39So I've done
26:45some research
26:46and I've spoken
26:48to some high-end
26:49auction houses
26:49in the UK
26:50and in Paris
26:51hopefully to find
26:52an artist
26:53to pin a name
26:55to some of these
26:55paintings
26:56so we can
26:56kind of get
26:57an idea
26:57of the value.
26:58And we have found
26:59some really interesting
27:00things out
27:01about the lady
27:02with the crown
27:02for example.
27:03The crown
27:04is a symbol
27:05of Marquis
27:06which is a title
27:07which is two
27:08below the king
27:09so it's incredibly
27:10important.
27:12But what we really
27:13needed was
27:15to attach a name
27:16to some of these
27:17paintings
27:17and we can't
27:19find any signatures
27:19so as it stands
27:21we really can only
27:22value them
27:23on a decorative level.
27:24We would be looking
27:25in the region
27:26of anywhere
27:27around 800
27:28to 1200 euros
27:30on average
27:30but then
27:31with that in mind
27:32you have so many
27:33portraits here
27:34so actually
27:35when they start
27:35to accumulate
27:36you're actually
27:36looking at
27:37quite a big
27:38value really.
27:40With nothing
27:41yet sold
27:42to help raise
27:43the 60,000 euros
27:44they need
27:45the 11 portraits
27:46in just this wing
27:48could raise them
27:48well over 10,000 euros.
27:52It really depends
27:54on whether you
27:55actually would want
27:55to part with them.
27:57But they give
27:57the property
27:58so much character
27:59and given that
28:00they're tied to the
28:00property and they
28:01haven't been bought
28:01from another property
28:02and just placed here
28:03makes them even
28:04more special.
28:06I mean it's a lot
28:07of money
28:07but it would do
28:10so much damage
28:11to the way the
28:12property looked
28:12by taking them out.
28:13Correct.
28:14Yeah.
28:14And that's what we
28:15said that if there
28:16was something worth
28:16millions we'd
28:18obviously consider
28:18selling but that
28:19sort of value
28:20it'd just be
28:21taken away from
28:22the property.
28:22Yeah.
28:23I agree.
28:24I agree.
28:24Heart overrules
28:28head.
28:28There won't be
28:29a sale on the
28:30portraits.
28:31Onward.
28:37In northeast
28:38England
28:39Ronnie has
28:40discovered slides
28:41of the late
28:41Queen's 1961
28:43world tour
28:44that he hopes
28:44might raise
28:45£5,000
28:46to complete
28:47Anita's collection
28:48of royal memorabilia.
28:50Yeah that looks
28:52about the right
28:53height.
28:53But he needs
28:54to see the
28:55images closer
28:55so he's back
28:57on the farm
28:58with his
28:58trusty projector.
29:00You've done
29:00this before
29:01haven't you?
29:01I was a
29:02projectionist
29:03for my first
29:04job.
29:04Wow.
29:05Can't wait
29:06for this.
29:09Yes.
29:10There she is.
29:13Let's see
29:13what the next
29:13one is.
29:14Oh that is
29:15amazing.
29:16And you've
29:17never seen
29:17these before.
29:20Oh wow
29:21look at that.
29:22One, two, three,
29:23four, five.
29:24At least
29:25twenty maybe
29:25thirty elephants
29:26in a row.
29:27They're all
29:28lining up
29:28ready for the
29:29Queen's visit
29:29by the looks
29:30of things.
29:30Yeah they are.
29:32There she is
29:32on one of them.
29:33Oh look at that.
29:35And she's
29:35wearing trousers.
29:37I don't think
29:38I've ever seen
29:38the Queen in
29:39trousers.
29:39I haven't
29:40until that
29:40slide.
29:42These are
29:42great.
29:44Each image
29:45was more
29:46exciting than
29:46the one
29:47before.
29:48It was.
29:48Maybe we
29:49can find
29:49out who
29:50the
29:50photographer
29:50was on
29:51those
29:51visits.
29:52Yeah.
29:52Now that
29:53you've
29:53seen them
29:53would you
29:54be prepared
29:54to sell
29:55them?
29:56I would.
29:56I would
29:57be quite
29:57happy to
29:58let them
29:59go to
29:59someone
29:59who'd
30:00appreciate
30:00them.
30:01That was
30:01lovely
30:01sharing
30:02that
30:02with
30:02you.
30:03Oh
30:04isn't
30:04that
30:04nice?
30:06If
30:06they're
30:07worth
30:07something
30:07it
30:08could
30:09bring
30:09Anita
30:10a
30:10step
30:10closer
30:10to
30:11getting
30:11her
30:11William
30:12and
30:12Mary
30:12plate.
30:13We'll
30:13see.
30:14I'll
30:14find out
30:15if they've
30:15got any
30:15value and
30:16I'll
30:16let her
30:17know.
30:25Back at
30:26the
30:26chateau
30:26Katie
30:27has
30:27enlisted
30:28a
30:28specialist
30:28to shed
30:31some light
30:31on the
30:3218th
30:32century
30:32music
30:33book
30:33she
30:33discovered
30:34in a
30:34sideboard.
30:35Guys
30:36this is
30:36Camille
30:37she's
30:37come all
30:38the way
30:38from
30:38Paris
30:38to
30:39speak
30:39to
30:39us.
30:39Nice
30:39to
30:40meet
30:40you.
30:40Camille
30:41Souget
30:41is a
30:42renowned
30:42historical
30:43book
30:43expert
30:43and
30:44dealer
30:44who
30:45specializes
30:45in
30:46rare
30:46and
30:46precious
30:47books.
30:49So
30:50first
30:50I thought
30:51it was
30:51a first
30:52edition
30:52by
30:52the
30:53French
30:53composer
30:54Rameau
30:54Jean-Philippe
30:55Rameau
30:55who was
30:56very famous
30:56in the
30:5718th
30:57century
30:57but
30:58after
30:59I
30:59started
30:59my
30:59research
31:00I
31:00found
31:00out
31:01that
31:02it's
31:03not
31:03Jean-Philippe
31:04Rameau
31:04but
31:05here
31:05in
31:05small
31:06letters
31:06it's
31:06written
31:07le
31:07neveu
31:08which
31:08means
31:09nephew
31:09Rameau's
31:10nephew
31:10and
31:11Rameau's
31:12nephew
31:12was
31:13another
31:13French
31:14composer
31:14but
31:15the very
31:16very special
31:17thing
31:18is that
31:18there is
31:19no surviving
31:20copy
31:20of what
31:21Rameau's
31:22nephew
31:22wrote
31:23or composed
31:24in the
31:2418th century
31:25so when I
31:26understood it
31:26was
31:27this
31:27Rameau
31:28first I
31:29was
31:29now I have
31:30the
31:30goosebumps
31:31yeah
31:31again
31:32again
31:32I
31:33have
31:33goosebumps
31:33too
31:34Jean-Francois
31:37Rameau
31:37like his
31:38uncle
31:38was a
31:39talented
31:39musician
31:40and
31:40composer
31:40he didn't
31:42share his
31:42uncle's
31:43great success
31:43but gained
31:44a reputation
31:45for being
31:46an outspoken
31:46critic
31:47of French
31:48high society
31:49since his
31:50death
31:50in 1777
31:52collectors
31:53and musicians
31:53have made
31:54it their
31:54life's work
31:55to uncover
31:56his lost
31:57compositions
31:57and so it's
32:01very important
32:01because it's
32:03the only way
32:04we can know
32:05today what
32:06he composed
32:06they don't know
32:07what his music
32:08sounded like
32:08and this is
32:09the only copy
32:10anywhere in
32:11the world
32:12yes
32:12unbelievable
32:14yes
32:15the discovery
32:17that this is
32:18a truly unique
32:19book could
32:20have a huge
32:21impact on
32:21its desirability
32:22amongst
32:23collectors
32:23so I
32:28put
32:28an estimate
32:29figure
32:30of around
32:304,000
32:31euro
32:32so
32:33Camille
32:34after all
32:35your work
32:36and all
32:36your research
32:36would that
32:37be accurate
32:38now that
32:39we know
32:40everything
32:40I would
32:41estimate
32:42the book
32:42somewhere
32:44between
32:4440 and
32:4560,000
32:46euros
32:46goosebumps
32:48how's that
32:51wow
32:52it's crazy
32:53yeah
32:53just let that
32:55settle in
32:55a bit
32:55I mean
32:58it takes my
32:58breath away
32:59really
32:59it's not
33:01because of
33:02the value
33:02or the money
33:04that would
33:04possibly come
33:05out of it
33:06it's just
33:06that
33:06being part
33:09of a discovery
33:09that other
33:10people were
33:11waiting for
33:12such a long
33:13time
33:13to
33:14so
33:16what we
33:16need to do
33:17we need to
33:17get it seen
33:18by the
33:19right people
33:20the widest
33:20audience
33:21possible
33:21the story
33:22continues
33:22and let's
33:24see where
33:24this goes
33:25if Camille
33:28can find
33:28the right
33:29buyer for
33:29this unique
33:30book
33:30it could
33:31sort the
33:32finances
33:32needed
33:32to help
33:33complete
33:33the
33:34chateau's
33:34restorations
33:35meanwhile
33:41back in
33:42the UK
33:42Ronnie
33:43is doing
33:43research
33:44of his
33:44own
33:45he's
33:46investigating
33:46the
33:47authenticity
33:48of
33:48Anita's
33:49snuffbox
33:49that was
33:50made from
33:50the wood
33:51of a tree
33:51supposedly
33:52planted
33:52by Mary
33:53Queen of
33:54Scots
33:54when I saw
33:57it in
33:57Anita's
33:58I thought
33:58you wouldn't
33:59just make
33:59one article
34:00from a huge
34:02tree
34:02like an
34:03oriental plane
34:04they're vast
34:04I was
34:06I was right
34:06we have
34:07another one
34:07in a museum
34:08in Scotland
34:09hi Judith
34:11hi nice to
34:12meet you
34:12I want to
34:13find out a
34:13little more
34:14about your
34:14snuffbox
34:15Judith
34:17hewitt is the
34:18curator of
34:19Dumfries
34:19museum
34:20home to a
34:21collection of
34:22scottish
34:22artefacts of
34:23national
34:24importance
34:25well very
34:26simple
34:26from the
34:27outside
34:27but on the
34:28inside
34:29is the
34:29inscription
34:30obviously
34:32made by the
34:32same person
34:33these boxes
34:34because the
34:35handwriting is
34:36identical
34:36but the
34:37words in
34:38your box
34:38are slightly
34:39different
34:40added to the
34:41inscription
34:42warranty
34:43genuine
34:44A Rose
34:4518
34:46horsewind
34:47Edinburgh
34:47he might
34:50have been
34:50the maker
34:51yes
34:52it's totally
34:53possible
34:53we know
34:54that horsewind
34:55is right
34:55next door
34:56to where
34:57the tree
34:57fell down
34:58in Hollywood
34:59so it
35:00seems likely
35:00that actually
35:01it was a tree
35:02that was
35:02connected
35:03to America
35:03and Scots
35:04and that this
35:04box is genuinely
35:05made from
35:06that wood
35:07which is
35:08fascinating
35:08which is
35:09very compelling
35:10actually
35:10thanks so much
35:12bye bye
35:12take care
35:13fascinating
35:15this box
35:17is taking us
35:17on quite
35:18a journey
35:19and the inscription
35:20really connects
35:22it to
35:22Mary Queen of Scots
35:24but any
35:25added information
35:26will increase
35:27the value
35:28Ronnie will now
35:31scrutinise
35:32specialist archives
35:33for period
35:34references
35:34of the snuffbox
35:35and get the type
35:36of wood
35:36confirmed
35:37his work
35:38continues
35:39back in
35:45France
35:46there's been
35:47no news
35:47yet
35:47on the
35:48potential sale
35:49of the
35:49historic
35:49music book
35:50the whole
35:53outbuilding
35:54is full
35:55wow
35:56okay
35:56what the
35:57whole thing
35:57yeah
35:57so Katie's
35:59called in her
36:00contact
36:00Simon Watton
36:01a specialist
36:02dealer
36:03of French
36:03antiques
36:04I've been
36:05in the time
36:05walks
36:06it goes
36:06all the way
36:06back to
36:07the hundreds
36:08of years
36:09everyone's
36:10dreamed to
36:10find a place
36:11like that
36:11well it is
36:12yeah
36:12wow
36:19this is like
36:20proper
36:20exploring
36:21the whole
36:24place is like
36:25a treasure trove
36:26that little table
36:27there is speaking
36:28to me
36:29wow
36:30rather than being
36:3318th century
36:33it could be
36:3419th century
36:34but still made
36:36in the Louis XVI
36:36style
36:37but
36:37that's a very
36:39fine piece
36:39of furniture
36:40it's so simple
36:41but it's
36:41elegance
36:42I'd make a good
36:44offer on that
36:44I'd probably say
36:45a thousand euros
36:47for that
36:47oh my god
36:50this is like
36:50the National Gallery
36:52of French Antiques
36:53wow
36:54look at this
36:55okay
36:58that is beautiful
37:00oh my goodness
37:01that's
37:03in England
37:04that would be called
37:04an estate cupboard
37:05completely original
37:07even where they've
37:08painted it
37:08I mean that is
37:09that's a sign
37:10of originality
37:11oh yeah
37:12I mean
37:12I've got to make
37:13an offer on this
37:14a thousand pounds
37:16twelve hundred euros
37:17wow
37:21look at that
37:22I mean this is
37:23fantastic
37:23it's proper
37:24architectural antiques
37:25finials
37:26all off the top
37:27of the chateau
37:28there's some value
37:29here
37:30I bought some
37:31of these recently
37:31not as good as that
37:32and I paid
37:33500 euros each
37:34so I mean
37:35there's probably
37:37like three or four
37:37thousand euros
37:38of stuff up here
37:39easily
37:39so yeah
37:40wow
37:41that's a conversation
37:42it would be good to have
37:43you okay
37:44yes I got that
37:46they are really nice
37:47aren't they
37:47yeah
37:48they're really nice
37:48after an excited search
37:52Simon wants to see
37:54what deal he can strike
37:55with Denise and Brett
37:56hello
37:58hello
37:58that looks interesting
38:00this is my new baby
38:01oh
38:02one of the many
38:04one of the many treasures
38:04you've got in your
38:05amazing outhouses
38:06there was a round table
38:08I think it's a Louis 16
38:09and I valued that
38:11at a thousand euros
38:12and then
38:14there's a cupboard
38:15completely original oak
38:16and I put that
38:17at twelve hundred euros
38:19so
38:19your room full of
38:21finials
38:21these
38:22I mean
38:22I reckon there's about
38:24four thousand euros
38:24worth of stuff in there
38:25right
38:26but these have got
38:27such decorative value
38:28you know
38:29I mean you know
38:30Denise you're an interior designer
38:31so
38:32I'm now making them
38:33something you want to keep
38:34well that's right
38:36you never want something
38:37until somebody else wants it
38:38and then it's like
38:40oh no
38:40that's true
38:41and offers on the table
38:43you know
38:43down the line
38:44if you're funny to think
38:45as I pass by this way
38:46you know
38:47occasionally
38:47with the van
38:48with the van
38:49ready to go
38:50I think you guys need
38:51a little bit of time
38:51to think about what you need
38:53and what you don't need
38:54but
38:54this looks like
38:55a nice relationship
38:57for the future
38:58I think it's good for
38:59all of us
39:00thanks so much guys
39:01don't forget that
39:02I'll put that back
39:03yeah
39:03no deal
39:07and Denise and Brett
39:08are no closer
39:09to the 60,000 euros
39:10they need
39:11for restoration work
39:12so
39:13everything rides
39:14on the sale
39:15of the music book
39:16Camille has been
39:18looking for potential buyers
39:19and has an update
39:21to share
39:22Ronny has been researching
39:48Anita's royal tour slides
39:50and an old snuffbox
39:52reputed to be made
39:53from the wood of a tree
39:54planted by Mary Queen
39:56of Scots herself
39:57he's back in County Durham
40:00to share what he's learned
40:01I'm really looking forward
40:04to Ronny coming back
40:05and I'm really interested
40:07to find out
40:08about the snuffbox
40:10in particular
40:10about the slides
40:12and if they are valuable
40:14that would be
40:15absolutely amazing
40:16Anita
40:18hello Ronny
40:19how are you doing
40:20I'm fine
40:21lovely to see you again
40:22and you
40:23last time I was here
40:27we were looking
40:28at those lovely slides
40:29of yours
40:29fascinating those images
40:31weren't they
40:31they certainly were
40:32but anyway
40:34I went to auction
40:35I found a auction
40:36that specialised
40:37in royal memorabilia
40:39and showed them
40:42the slides
40:43told them
40:43what the slides were
40:44and they said
40:45there isn't much
40:46call for them
40:47yeah
40:47and if they
40:48put them in their auction
40:50they wouldn't make
40:51much more than
40:52£100
40:52yeah
40:53sometimes Ronny
40:55some things are worth
40:57more than
40:57any amount of money
40:59yeah
41:00I'd rather keep them
41:01they're
41:01much too nice
41:03and that brings me on
41:05to the snuffbox
41:06I've done a lot
41:10of work on this
41:11I've consulted
41:11online museum archives
41:13and historical review
41:16of the original tree
41:17at Kew Gardens
41:18wow
41:19we now know
41:21it's a museum piece
41:22because there's one
41:24in a museum
41:24in the same timber
41:26well I never
41:27so it's all
41:28looking fantastic
41:30that's amazing
41:31but
41:34back down to earth
41:35so
41:37all those things
41:38are very interesting
41:39but everything
41:40has a little
41:41maybe not
41:42maybe it is
41:43yeah
41:44and
41:45unfortunately
41:46there were
41:47many
41:48objects
41:49that claimed
41:51to be connected
41:52with Mary
41:53Queen of Scots
41:53when that was made
41:54the auction
41:56rooms
41:57weren't that
41:57enthusiastic
41:58so we'll
42:00never know
42:01for sure
42:01well
42:03my initial thoughts
42:04haven't heard
42:05all of that
42:05I think I would
42:07prefer to keep it
42:08even if it was
42:09worth thousands
42:09I think you're right
42:11fantastic
42:12that's how we should
42:14end it
42:14thank you very much
42:15on that joyous note
42:16yes
42:17I know that I
42:23haven't reached
42:24my target
42:25of a William and
42:26Mary plate
42:26but to have
42:28this little box
42:29this little piece
42:30of wood
42:31that has this
42:32amazing story
42:33behind it
42:34is just
42:35incredible
42:36sometimes objects
42:38are like that
42:39the things
42:40they throw up
42:41the things
42:42they reveal
42:42the hidden secrets
42:43in a simple object
42:45could be far more
42:46valuable than money
42:47in Paris
43:00Katie, Denise and Brett
43:01lovely to see you
43:03thank you
43:04have been summoned
43:05to Camille's
43:06antique bookshop
43:06for news about
43:08the 18th century
43:09music book
43:09nervous
43:11butterflies
43:12yeah
43:12me too
43:13okay
43:13you're gonna be good
43:14hopes are high
43:15that she will have
43:16found interest
43:17in the historic
43:17musical artifact
43:18that she's valued
43:19between 40 to 60,000 euros
43:22the book is here
43:27Camille
43:27thank you very much
43:29safely looked after that
43:31okay
43:31yes
43:33so
43:33what I've been doing
43:35since I've come
43:36to the chateau
43:37I've been
43:38doing some more
43:40research
43:40about the book
43:41I contacted
43:44the French National Library
43:46and the curator
43:47of music books
43:50told me
43:51he needs to see the book
43:52because it could be
43:54a national treasure
43:55very exciting
43:56the thing is that
43:58it means
43:59that you will have
44:00to sell it to them
44:01if you decide to sell
44:03of course
44:03in French law
44:05if high value items
44:06are deemed
44:07to have significant
44:08cultural value
44:09the government
44:10has the right
44:10to buy it
44:11for the nation
44:12makes sense
44:14it's a national treasure
44:15it should stay in France
44:16yes
44:17but it's still
44:19a great result
44:20for Denise and Brett
44:21but it's not so bad
44:24because
44:24it means
44:25in this case
44:26they will have to
44:27to buy it
44:29themselves
44:29right
44:30at the amount of money
44:32that you are asking for
44:33so
44:34I've done a lot of research
44:36I've talked to a lot of experts
44:38and
44:39I think the price
44:41we should ask
44:42drum roll
44:43is
44:46the minimum
44:47of
44:47200,000 euros
44:49minimum
44:51my heart
44:53just stopped
44:53that's incredible
44:57once in a lifetime
44:59huh
44:59this was in a cupboard
45:00hidden away
45:01and we didn't know
45:02never expect to find
45:04anything like this
45:04this is definitely
45:05something to celebrate
45:07it's win-win
45:08it really is
45:09and this is when
45:10the French hoarding
45:12really comes into its own
45:13thank
45:14God they hold on to it
45:16it's overwhelming
45:17Denise is like
45:18there'll be something
45:18in the house
45:19I'm like
45:19no there won't
45:20with that valuation
45:23of 200,000 euros
45:25Denise and Brett
45:26have achieved
45:26over three times
45:28what they need
45:29to complete the next stage
45:30of their restoration work
45:32we've discovered
45:34a national treasure
45:34that is
45:36it's mind-blowing
45:38I can't really get my head
45:40around it yet
45:40and it's still going to be
45:41sinking in
45:42for a long time
45:43I was always in the hope
45:45that we could find
45:46something in the chateau
45:47that is very rare
45:48and very unique
45:49and makes a fairy tale
45:51chateau really come to life
45:52you're going to go
45:54and buy a bottle of champagne
45:55yes
45:56each
45:56I don't know
46:02whoops
46:03I don't know
46:04I don't know
46:05if you think
46:05you're coming to exist
46:06for a long time
46:06that's a very long time
46:07if you think
46:08you're what kind of hite-fire
46:11you're going to stay
46:12and very always in the corner
46:12to be a little smaller
46:13team
46:13and that's what kind ofуют
46:15I'm allowed to find
46:15and letting you know
46:16you're going to�
46:17just
46:19and having a failed
46:20you're going to be
46:21and never
46:22I don't know
46:22you're going to be
46:22going to love
46:23you're going to be
46:24can't be
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