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The Gavel and The Gabble - Podcast

The Gavel and The Gabble

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.

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Update frequency
every 7 days
Average duration
38 minutes
Episodes
156
Years Active
2022 - 2025
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The Bomb Squad & The Yorkshire Auctioneer - with Angus Ashworth

The Bomb Squad & The Yorkshire Auctioneer - with Angus Ashworth

He’s at it again, Simon has fallen in love with another item up for sale, this time a Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust. He’s been told he can’t have it so to make up for that disappointment we’ve got …

00:45:39  |   Sun 02 Apr 2023
The Pinchbeck Pearl Necklace & The House Record

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…

00:45:11  |   Sun 26 Mar 2023
The IKEA Virgin & The Well Fed Penguin with Richard Payne-Withers

The IKEA Virgin & The Well Fed Penguin with Richard Payne-Withers

Today on The Gavel & The Gabble Harry and Simon tell stories from their week including Harry getting dressed up all fancy for a charity auction and Simon falling in love with another item. This time …

00:54:52  |   Mon 20 Mar 2023
The Free La-Z-Boy & The Car Boot Violin with Danny Sebastian

The Free La-Z-Boy & The Car Boot Violin with Danny Sebastian

Today Harry and Simon are joined by one of the most famous dealers on the TV right now, host of Bargain Hunt and antiques dealer extraordinaire, Danny Sebastian. He is by far one of the biggest perso…

00:35:54  |   Mon 13 Mar 2023
The Red Devil & The Say Yes Rule - with David Harper

The Red Devil & The Say Yes Rule - with David Harper

Today Harry and Simon are joined by the absolutely terrific David Harper. You’ll know David from The BBC’s Antiques Road Trip and other TV appearances, but there’s a lot, and we mean a lot you might …

00:47:48  |   Mon 06 Mar 2023
The Best & The Worst Of  Part 1

The Best & The Worst Of Part 1

Today as Harry and Simon are very busy with upcoming auctions and house clearances, we thought we’d bring you a ‘best of’ or maybe ‘worst of’ is more accurate. So producer Dave has been through the f…

00:44:57  |   Mon 27 Feb 2023
The Diamond Rings & The 91 Year Old Bride

The Diamond Rings & The 91 Year Old Bride

Today on the pod Harry and Simon actually talk about antiques and collectables instead of trying to inflict pain on each other. Harry tells us about a very nice large octagonal cut peach sapphire rin…

00:36:28  |   Mon 20 Feb 2023
The King’s Toast & The Suffragette Collection - with Isabel Murtough

The King’s Toast & The Suffragette Collection - with Isabel Murtough

Isabel Murtough, auctioneer and valuer extraordinaire joins Harry and Simon on the pod this week in the wake of the Hot Chip Challenge fallout. Izzy has just launched her brand new business, Isabel M…

00:42:38  |   Mon 13 Feb 2023
The Mouthful of Koalas & The Hot Chip Challenge

The Mouthful of Koalas & The Hot Chip Challenge

Today on the podcast Harry and Simon recap their last month of auction successes including big money made on a lovely Omega watch, Owl and the Pussycat brooch, and, in Simon’s words, a creepy doll. Y…

00:34:07  |   Mon 06 Feb 2023
The Gondola & The Japandi Style - with Matt Dixon of TallBoy Interiors

The Gondola & The Japandi Style - with Matt Dixon of TallBoy Interiors

Since Simon has just had his birthday we thought it would be great to have a little change to the formula and get someone young and successful on the podcast. This week Harry and Simon are joined by …

00:44:19  |   Mon 30 Jan 2023
The Fabergé Dinosaur & The Wall of Shame - with Matt Ball

The Fabergé Dinosaur & The Wall of Shame - with Matt Ball

Matt Ball, publishing editor of the ATG, that’s the Antiques Trade Gazette joins Harry and Simon today to chat about the wonderful things he’s doing with the ATG and The Saleroom. Find out how Matt’s…

00:44:08  |   Mon 16 Jan 2023
The Letter From Peru & Oliver Cromwell’s Rolex - with Paul Laidlaw

The Letter From Peru & Oliver Cromwell’s Rolex - with Paul Laidlaw

Auctioneer, collector, dad, foodie, a man who has been described by the BBC as an antiques expert, Paul Laidlaw is on the podcast today! That’s right, the man off the telly has joined Harry and Simon…

00:42:25  |   Mon 09 Jan 2023
The Newbie & The Unwanted Lamp - with Sophie Champion

The Newbie & The Unwanted Lamp - with Sophie Champion

Today on the show new dealer Sophie Champion joins Harry and Simon to have a chat about how she’s finding the antiques industry so far and what inspired her to make this massive career change. Sophie…

00:43:40  |   Thu 15 Dec 2022
Branscombe’s Right of Reply

Branscombe’s Right of Reply

You’ve read the title correctly, finally after all of Simon’s Branscombe bashing, Chris the representative for all the people of Branscombe is on the podcast for his right of reply. Find out why Chri…

00:32:46  |   Thu 08 Dec 2022
The Louis Vuitton Trunk & The Growler

The Louis Vuitton Trunk & The Growler

Today on the show Simon has a rather big confession to make and Harry has been doing his best to combat the absolute silence of their recent auction. The interesting items they’ve sold this week incl…

00:37:36  |   Thu 01 Dec 2022
The Wrong Chandelier & The Grateful Little Lover

The Wrong Chandelier & The Grateful Little Lover

Today Harry and Simon are chatting about all the silly stuff like a leaky Tesco, the wrong chandelier, how both of them are pretty clueless when it comes to cars, and needing a sturdier broom. But th…

00:37:12  |   Thu 24 Nov 2022
The Conclusive Diamond & The Illegal Eye Clinic

The Conclusive Diamond & The Illegal Eye Clinic

What do you get when you combine two unruly children, two dogs you didn’t ask to look after, and a shipment of 53 huge boxed LEGO sets? You get Simon’s hectic week, so at least he’s in a good mood fo…

00:29:11  |   Mon 14 Nov 2022
The Action Man & The Walnut Escritoire

The Action Man & The Walnut Escritoire

Today on the podcast, Harry and Simon chat about some of their favourite items that went up for sale last weekend as well as playing you some clips from those auctions. 


Find out how much a vintage Ac…

00:41:48  |   Fri 04 Nov 2022
The Upholsterer & The Neon Chair - with Sharon O’Connor

The Upholsterer & The Neon Chair - with Sharon O’Connor

Today on the podcast Harry and Simon have a fantastic and funny guest for you, Sharon O’Connor. Following a 20 year career in fashion, Sharon re-trained with the Association of Master Upholsterers an…

00:58:40  |   Thu 27 Oct 2022
The Flu & The Handbag Dogs

The Flu & The Handbag Dogs

Today on the pod Harry and Simon give a massive pat on the back to their brilliant house clearance team after navigating really difficult circumstances in a way that made the client happy. As well as…

00:34:34  |   Thu 20 Oct 2022
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