The Gavel and The Gabble

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…

Jo Roberts, star of The Bidding Room and upcoming TV series The Vintage French Farmhouse joins Harry and Simon on The Gavel & The Gabble to talk about all things antiques and generally give the pair …

Matt Ball of the Antiques Trade Gazette returns to the podcast, this time with some exciting research. Matt has conducted a study that could help you find those hidden treasures in your own home. So …

It’s the summer holidays which means Simon and family are on their ninth vacation of the year, so it’s another best of including clips from the auction room and some amazing guests. Izzy Murtough tel…

Vinyl expert Jaimie Fennell of Rooster Records in Exeter joins Harry and Simon on the podcast today to tell you all about his specialist subject. Have you ever wondered how much your vinyl is worth? …

This week is a highlights package of some of our favourite and most interesting bits from episodes 21 to 25. That’s including our fantastic interviews with Paul Laidlaw, Matt Ball of the ATG, Sophie …

Big news this week as Celebrity Antiques Road Trip will be recorded at Windsor Auctions at 10:30am on Friday 28th of July 2023. If you’re local then why not come along and see which celebrity and exp…

Adam Hills from Retrouvius joins Harry and Simon this week to talk all about his business where he brings salvaged, reclaimed and vintage materials back into circulation. Find out how much is salvage…

Harry’s back from a busy week of charity auctions where he sold a tandem skydive, a Ferrari VIP experience, and threatened a former MP. Simon’s also had a busy week with his new employee Pablo the do…

This week Harry and Simon discuss the pitfalls of being risk averse when it comes to pricing at auctions and why starting low could actually help you achieve a higher percentage. There’s also chat ab…

Harry and Simon are back! But who’s this mysterious Pablo who has invaded Simon’s home? Could it be an infamous Colombian drug lord? The real answer is even more unlikely. In this episode there’s als…

This week it’s a seriously useful topic that could make you money. Harry and Simon are discussing how to make money from, and with your local auction house. This could be as a side hustle or a seriou…

Harry and Simon are back to the usual format of both gavel and gabble! The gavel part covers a rather angry anonymous email they received from someone who might not understand how an auction actually…

Michael Baggott returns to the podcast to tell Harry and Simon all about the Antiques Rescue Centre and the work they do around preserving items made with ivory that can’t be sold. Find out about wha…

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,…

Harry is back from his holiday and Simon is in heaven as the Head of Auctions at Historics Auctions, Matthew Priddy is on the show to talk about all things cars, buying and selling cars at auction, a…

This week Harry is off sunning himself on a beach enjoying a cocktail with one of those little umbrellas in it. That means Simon has pleaded with producer David to put together the best and worst of …

We’re back! Slightly later than scheduled but it’s the bank holiday so can you really blame us? This week Producer David has got some listener questions about the auction trade for Harry and Simon to…

Ever wondered how to spot a fake? Today on the podcast Harry and Simon will be telling you the work they have to do to verify the legitimacy of an item, who does what, and what happens when they find…

Legend of the industry, antiques silver specialist, researcher, dealer, and BBC Antiques Specialist, Michael Baggott joins Harry and Simon on the podcast this week. He’s here to tell his story, how h…