E24 - The Letter From Peru & Oliver Cromwell’s Rolex - with Paul Laidlaw

Auctioneer, collector, dad, foodie, a man who has been described by the BBC as an antiques expert, Paul Laidlaw is on the podcast today! That’s right, the man off the telly has joined Harry and Simon for a chat about Temple Auction Rooms, his appearances on Antiques Road Trip, finding Oliver Cromwell’s Rolex and his surprising connection with NASA. There’s also a round-up of Simon and Harry’s Christmas Holidays and a surprising anecdote about receiving a letter from the Peruvian Embassy. ALL THE LINKS Laidlaw Auctioneers http://www.laidlawauctioneers.co.uk/ Paul on Twitter @ThePaulLaidlaw Instagram @TheGavelAndTheGabble Windsor Auctions: www.windsorauctions.co.uk Instagram @windsorauctions Facebook https://www.facebook.com/WindsorAuctions Twitter @WindsorAuctions Lyme Bay Auctions: www.lymebayauctions.co.uk Instagram @lymebayauctions Facebook https://www.facebook.com/LymeBayAuctions ABOUT THE PODCAST The Gavel and The Gabble is a podcast hosted by Harry and Simon who, together, are lucky enough to run two provincial Auction Houses in Windsor, Berkshire and Seaton, Devon. Now we know there are lots of TV shows about buying and selling antiques and collectables but we thought followers of this podcast would like to hear about what goes on behind the scenes of an actual working auction house as we go about our daily business, the characters we meet, the things we find, and the things we wished we had never found. Famed for our slightly different auctioneering style, constant chatting on the rostrum, awful jokes. Stick with us as we bunk off to record anecdotes, interview others in the industry and basically gabble on. If you enjoy the podcast, please leave us a rating. Music from Lemonmusicstudio Production by David Burd