E56 The Freddie Mercury Sale & The Pig Husbandry Challenge Cup

This week Simon has been shunted off to a new office and Harry tells us all about the Sotheby's Freddie Mercury sale. Items from the Queen singer’s home went up for auction, rock and roll memorabilia such as Freddie’s prized 1973 Yamaha G2 baby grand piano and crown and cloak ensemble from the Magic tour sold for eye watering amounts. There’s also chat about classic Silver Age Marvel Comics, the Pig Husbandry Challenge Cup, why more people are downsizing, a life size fibreglass cow, and yet more problems with ivory legislation. As a listener to the Gavel and the Gabble podcast you can SAVE 30% on your Antiques Trade Gazette subscription. Subscribe now and enjoy instant access to unrivalled art and antiques coverage. www.antiquestradegazette.com/gavel CONTACT [email protected] Instagram @thegavelandthegabble www.instagram.com/thegavelandthegabble Twitter @GavelandGabble https://twitter.com/GavelandGabble 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 Sound Effect from Pixabay