The Gavel and The Gabble
Sports & Recreation Podcasts
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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Description:
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Language:
English
Episodes
E19 - The Conclusive Diamond & The Illegal Eye Clinic
11/14/2022
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 for the podcast… Or not… But at least his microphone is the right way around now. By contrast, Harry has had a great week getting involved in a Bargain Hunt style game with the local sixth form students. Listen in for auctioneering anecdotes on discovering an illegal eye clinic in a double garage,...
Duration:00:29:11
E18 - The Action Man & The Walnut Escritoire
11/4/2022
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 Action Man is worth if you resisted the urge to play with it and send him off to war with your other toys. Is brown antique furniture coming back into fashion? How the pair managed to make a whopping £900 on something they were told to throw in the skip. As well as stories about Harry’s sense of...
Duration:00:41:48
E17 - The Upholsterer & The Neon Chair
10/28/2022
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 and the Cass Art Faculty of Design before starting her business, Vintique Upholstery, in 2013. From her studio in Sunbury-on-Thames, Sharon re-upholsters pre-loved items of furniture, restoring them to their former glory, creating bespoke, statement pieces. You can find her as the Upholsterer on...
Duration:00:58:40
E16 - The Flu & The Handbag Dogs
10/21/2022
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 that there’s chat on Simon’s latest find, a pair of taxidermy dogs (not real dogs of course) and Harry is left with the largest collection of garden gnomes he’s ever seen. ALL THE LINKS Instagram @TheGavelAndTheGabble Windsor Auctions: www.windsorauctions.co.uk Instagram @windsorauctions...
Duration:00:34:34
E15 - The Blacksmith & The Apology
10/14/2022
This week Harry and Simon have some clips from their latest Lyme Bay auction to share with you as well as the usual anecdotes and hilarious back and forth. Simon also has an apology to make, Harry is getting a t-shirt made that says the podcast is ‘better than sex’, find out about a £5 note smuggler, and what happened when someone tried to sell the pair some tigers teeth. If you’re a fan of the auction stories then you’ll get to hear about World War One medals, metal detector finds full of...
Duration:00:42:46
E14 - The Therapy Mustang & The Royal Doulton Figurines
9/30/2022
This week Simon is head over heels in love, which for a married man shouldn’t come as a surprise. The surprise is that it’s with a rather lovely Ford Mustang. Also this week Harry gets his revenge by entering Simon into a charity boxing match, possibly against Conan The Barbarian. The pair also chat about having to be the deliverers of bad news, a Cypriot cab driver, and some rather expensive Royal Doulton figurines.
Duration:00:29:55
E13 - The Japanese Stamp & The Wrong House
9/22/2022
Better late than never! After a busy week in Windsor, Harry and Simon return to tell you what happens when you turn up at the wrong house and try to put all their stuff in the van. Find out about the resurgence in the popularity of vinyl LPs as well as the Japanese floral stamp worth over half a million pounds. Also this week, Simon explains how all sports works….Or how he thinks they work. ALL THE LINKS Josh's London Marathon Children with Cancer UK Just Giving page...
Duration:00:32:09
E12 - The Cello & The First Guest
9/14/2022
It’s all very exciting this week as Harry and Simon are joined by their first guest on the podcast, well, first invited guest if you exclude all the people getting in the way at the RNLI auction. Michael Hawkins of Home Care Removals stops in to tell us all about his business, his best ever finds, and gives Simon the best day ever and absolutely humiliates Harry with just one little story about a cello. ALL THE LINKS You can find Michael's business Home Care Removals at...
Duration:00:35:45
E11 - The Thief & The Slowly Deflating Tyre
9/7/2022
Your favourite auctioneers who aren’t on the telly every week are back from another successful sale. This week Simon and Harry dive into the topic of what, if they could turn back time, they’d specialise in. Listen in for lots of hilarious chat on Harry’s slowly deflating tyre, why Simon is yet again in trouble over Harry Potter wands, how it’s apparently easier to make thousands on Matchbox cars than it is on real ones, and an anecdote about a less than honest neighbour. ALL THE LINKS Get...
Duration:00:29:22
E10 - The Salty Sea Dog & The Half Eternity Ring
8/31/2022
How do you fit a cow with rigour mortis into the back of a car? What on earth is a half eternity ring? And what will happen when the seagulls finally come for you? If you want to know the answers to these burning questions then this week's The Gavel and The Gabble is for you. Listen in for amusing anecdotes from auctioneers Harry and Simon on the rise of Airfix, Rob Becketts LEGO sets, and find out the more interesting ways customers have tried to take their purchases home. ALL THE LINKS Get...
Duration:00:31:56
E09 - The German Mandolin & The Harry Potter Wands
8/24/2022
This week Harry’s not prepared anything to talk about because he was at a Coldplay gig, watching some people on exercise bikes power the stage. That means it’s up to Simon to carry the podcast….oh dear. Listen in for stories on doing a house clearance at Windsor Castle, Simon’s wild shopping habits, the Mouseman furniture motherload, and how a photo of Carrie Fisher turned into one of the sweetest auction stories. ALL THE LINKS Instagram @TheGavelAndTheGabble Windsor Auctions:...
Duration:00:27:43
E08 - The Happy Winners & The Angry Bidders
8/17/2022
What makes a good lot to sell at auction? Who are the weirdest bidders? And what ever happened to Simon’s irresponsible boat purchase? Those are just some of the questions Harry and Simon are answering on this week's The Gavel & The Gabble. There’s also talk on tweed, getting sent to the headteacher’s office, FOMO (fear of missing out), and Simon is on yet another holiday. ALL THE LINKS Instagram @TheGavelAndTheGabble Windsor Auctions: www.windsorauctions.co.uk Instagram @windsorauctions...
Duration:00:34:54
E07 - The Wheelie Bins & James Bond’s Dress
8/10/2022
Postage! Why, oh why does nobody think about the cost of postage! Let’s face it, we've all been a bit miffed having to pay more than the cost of an item just to get it sent to us, but Harry and Simon are here to tell you why you’re wrong and why you shouldn’t blame them. As well as postage, the duo are also answering your questions on the topic of buyers remorse. Listen in to find out why the removals staff have developed a bit of a thing for wheelie bins, what happens when you steal a jam...
Duration:00:28:06
E06 - The RNLI Charity Auction Special
8/3/2022
This week your two favourite auctioneers are bringing you a special episode recorded at the RNLI charity auction they recently hosted in Lyme Regis. This edition is a mix of stories told from the lifeboat house as well as some of the best bits recorded live during the auction. So if you’ve never had the pleasure, or some would say displeasure of Harry and Simon trying to shake you down for another fiver, you’ll get to feel like you were there in the room. If you’d like to donate to the RNLI,...
Duration:00:26:29
E05 - The Pastel Cow & The Passionate Collector of Nothing
7/20/2022
We’re officially the hottest podcast in the country right now… temperature wise that is, as this episode was recorded mid-hottest day on record, poor us. This week Harry and Simon will be talking about making dreams, and breaking them by valuing items. Is the thing you’ve been collecting going to make you millions or have you just been accumulating junk? Also find out why a pastel painting of a cow by a bloke named Roy was so special. ALL THE LINKS Instagram @TheGavelAndTheGabble Windsor...
Duration:00:33:47
E04 - The Bric-a-Brac & the Non-Holiday
7/13/2022
Simon's back from holiday...well... Not quite a holiday, but he's back joining Harry to share their best loft anecdotes. As well as that unbelievably exciting topic, the pair are also going to gabble on about panning for gold, running laps of Tesco, why Harry is “one of the good fats” and whether or not Simon should be allowed to post on social media. ALL THE LINKS Instagram @TheGavelAndTheGabble Windsor Auctions: www.windsorauctions.co.uk Instagram @windsorauctions Facebook...
Duration:00:32:33
E03 - The Hammock & the Jealous Auctioneer
7/6/2022
This week is a competitive one as Harry is feeling just a little envious of Simon and his TV gig. Listen in for stories of how an audience once stole a 5 star hotel room from the pair, why they dragged a boy (man) into an alleyway and shaved his head, if Nelson had a hammock big enough for two, and what on earth you should do if someone builds a train track on your driveway. ALL THE LINKS Will’s Save the Children Ukraine appeal:https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/William-Mannering...
Duration:00:37:16
E02 - The Peacock is on the Watchtower
6/29/2022
Ever wondered how much that old vase in the attic could go for at auction? In this episode Harry and Simon gabble on about the most expensive items they’ve ever sold at auction and how fake goods almost made it into the saleroom. Find out why Harry demands Battenberg cakes from lovely old dears, why they arranged a 4 minute trip to Paris, and how one lucky woman turned £1 into £18,000. ALL THE LINKS Instagram @TheGavelAndTheGabble Windsor Auctions: www.windsorauctions.co.uk Instagram...
Duration:00:38:14
E01 - The Snake & the Prodding Spear
6/29/2022
Join Harry and Simon as they take you behind the scenes of a real auction house, telling you what they’ve sold and who they’ve annoyed this week. Listen in to hear their weirdest stories including finding a snake named Sid in bed and turning up at a house full of nuclear waste. You’ll also learn why Simon has the most famous elbow in the UK, if muffin cookers even exist, and if some spears were just made for prodding. ALL THE LINKS Instagram @TheGavelAndTheGabble Windsor Auctions:...
Duration:00:39:28
The Gavel And The Gabble Trailer
6/17/2022
Coming soon! 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, the...
Duration:00:01:37