TV antiques skilled CATHERINE SOUTHON is holding the primary public sale of 2023 at Farleigh Golf Membership on February eighth. However as he outlines right here, a Palace fan was busy driving throughout the nation to cut price together with his pal.

Journey: Jo Model (left) was an antiques fanatic when recording with Catherine Southon (proper) at this seller store in Kent.

I have been very lucky in my profession on the planet of antiques and as a BBC specialist, as I work with some extremely proficient individuals and engaging celebrities.

as a part of Well-known Vintage JourneyWe journey throughout the nation to buy with celebrities and ship objects up for public sale in a determined try to make a revenue.

Common viewers will admire that that is way more troublesome than it appears. Whereas we do handle to seek out objects that deliver earnings, this isn’t removed from the same old occasion we would like.

I’m engaged on it Well-known Vintage Journey He has labored with some nice expertise for a few years, together with actors, presenters, Olympians, politicians and comedians. One of many first street journeys I filmed was with Craig Revel Horwood. Positively Come Dance and politician Anne Widdecombe on the south coast. Each have been an actual boon and surprisingly aggressive – and naturally Anne gained!

I paired up with comic Jo Model final summer time, and I’ve to confess I used to be a bit apprehensive earlier than filming as I knew she was fairly the outspoken individual.

However we set off immediately, and our mutual love for Crystal Palace Soccer Membership cemented our friendship alongside the best way.

Our first cease was a powerful historic heart in Chilham, close to Canterbury in Kent. Jo was fascinated by all of the antiques and had a real curiosity in objects that have been really refreshing – there’s nothing worse than a celeb who’d reasonably be some place else. Inside an hour of touring the shop, we purchased our first three items and have been on our technique to the following retailer.

Whereas Jo wasn’t that eager on driving, he was extremely skilled – we had an previous Land Rover that drove like a tank and the brakes have been a bit fickle. One of many highlights of the shoot for me was when Jo was making an attempt to take off from the slope whereas the film was being shot, a member of the general public ran out of her cabin along with her autograph e-book and pushed her by way of the window!!

On the market: this George I Chinoiserie chest is one in every of 700 tons to be auctioned on February 8 in Farleigh

The public sale in that division was an enormous success. The viewing occurred at Leeds Fort. Nonetheless, the merchandise we have been satisfied would make us a cash bomb and one much less piece made us £200 in revenue and meant we have been the profitable group.

However these are the auctions for you – completely unpredictable!

We are going to maintain the primary of our personal common auctions at Farleigh Golf Membership in Warlingham from 10:00 on Wednesday, 8 February, and can watch right here on Mondays and Tuesdays, 6 and seven February. The full catalog will be available online on my company’s website.

If in case you have an merchandise that you simply want to be put up for public sale, please name us on 020 8468 1010 or go to us on one in every of our valuation days listed beneath:

Tuesday, January 17, 12:00-16:00: Oxted Neighborhood Corridor, RH8 9NB
Thursday, January 19 13:30-16:00: King Charles Martyr’s Church, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5TA
Friday, January 20 10:00-13:00: Crowborough Neighborhood Middle, TN6 1FE
Friday, January 27 10:00-13:00: Previous Chapel, Chislehurst, BR7 5AP
Mon 30 January 10:00-13:00: Uckfield Neighborhood Centre, TN22 1AE
Wednesday, February 1, 9.30-12.30: Ashted Peace Memorial Corridor, K21 2BE

We can even maintain a valuation day at Farleigh Golf Membership on Monday, February 20, from 10:00 to 13:00.

• Take heed to the Below The Flyover podcast with Catherine Southon right here: