E34 - The Pinchbeck Pearl Necklace & The House Record

Today Simon is embarrassing Harry in two ways, firstly by announcing that Windsor Auctions broke their house record at the last sale. Secondly by making Producer David edit in lots of clips from that auction where Harry got the estimates a little bit wrong. There were some fantastic items that could land Harry on the ATG ‘Wall of Shame’ such as a Victorian pinchbeck pearl necklace from Watherston & Son and a silver and gold, natural saltwater pearl and diamond brooch from 1880. Also Simon is currently looking for a new home for some very, very heavy antique printing presses. There’s chat on bidders getting a bit competitive over silver. An item that went way over estimate and the buyer wouldn’t say why. Plus Simon got a free lesson on a custom made harp from a sweet old lady. Royal Windsor Flower Show - www.rwrhs.com/flower-show Shine House Tours - The 'Conscious & Curated Show’ - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-conscious-curated-show-tickets-443177715477 Instagram @TheGavelAndTheGabble www.instagram.com/thegavelandthegabble Windsor Auctions: www.windsorauctions.co.uk Instagram @windsorauctions www.instagram.com/windsorauctions Facebook www.facebook.com/WindsorAuctions Twitter @WindsorAuctions https://twitter.com/windsorauctions Lyme Bay Auctions: www.lymebayauctions.co.uk Instagram @LymeBayAuctions www.instagram.com/lymebayauctions Facebook 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