E42 The Teddy Bears & The Skateboarding Cockatoo- with Adi Higham & Tara Franklin

It’s double the guests and double the chaos this week as Harry and Simon are joined by Adrian Higham, that’s Adi off of BBC One’s The Bidding Room and his wife, the true brains behind their business, Tara Franklin. Together the pair run Hoof Brocante, dealing in 18th and 19th Century French Decorative Antiques. Hear all about their trips to France buying antiques, Adi’s TV career, the amazing work the pair did in Ukraine where they saved Zoo The Cockatoo. Make sure you look out for The Vintage French Farmhouse, coming soon. Hoof Brocante on Instagram - @hoof.antiques_brocante - www.instagram.com/hoof.antiques_brocante Tar Franklin Antiques on Instagram - @tara.franklin_antiques - www.instagram.com/tara.franklin_antiques You can find Abi and Tara at King John's Nursery, Etchingham on the 30/6/23 and 1/7/23 Instagram @TheGavelAndTheGabble www.instagram.com/thegavelandthegabble TikTok @laughingauctioneer www.tiktok.com/@laughingauctioneer 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