0:00:02 > 0:00:06Welcome to the programme that helps you make money from tired and damaged antiques.
0:00:06 > 0:00:12Don't keep them hidden under the bed. Dust them off, restore them, and get them sold.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15It's all here on Restoration Roadshow.
0:00:21 > 0:00:28We've come to magnificent Chatsworth in the heart of the Peak District for today's Restoration Roadshow.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31Chatsworth is home to the Cavendish family.
0:00:31 > 0:00:37In 1744, Georgiana Spencer married William, the 5th Duke of Devonshire.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40Immortalised in the film The Duchess, she was a great socialite,
0:00:40 > 0:00:45and would have been thrilled to see you all arriving today with your splendid treasures.
0:00:45 > 0:00:49Everyone is keen to know, what's their value?
0:00:49 > 0:00:56If it was brought into a better state, it could be worth about £1,000-£1,500.
0:00:56 > 0:01:01- Should they be cleaned up and restored? Now, that's going to cost you some money.- Not to worry.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03Oh, I love it when they say that!
0:01:03 > 0:01:06- Will they be kept in the family? - My wife says of this clock
0:01:06 > 0:01:10that she'd rather have a corpse hanging on the wall.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13And, if they go to auction, will they make any money?
0:01:15 > 0:01:17Coming up...
0:01:17 > 0:01:20A mahogany table with a gammy leg. Can Rod Titian rebuild it?
0:01:20 > 0:01:26If I can take off the masking tape that's on there, just to have a look and see what we're up against...
0:01:26 > 0:01:28There we go.
0:01:28 > 0:01:32A poorly clock that's lost its tick and tock.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34Will it ever strike again?
0:01:34 > 0:01:40And a chipped vase gives restorer Roger Hawkins a sticky problem.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43Let's start all over again.
0:01:47 > 0:01:51The Duchess was renowned for her exquisite taste,
0:01:51 > 0:01:53and during the current Chatsworth restoration programme,
0:01:53 > 0:01:57a magnificent item that would have graced her drawing room was discovered.
0:01:57 > 0:02:03It's a pair of over doors, a real treasure hidden for over 200 years.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06These decorative panels are in the process of being cleaned up
0:02:06 > 0:02:11so they can be displayed to the public for the first time in their history.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14Outside, our restoration team is getting ready
0:02:14 > 0:02:18to embrace all your hidden antiques and family treasures.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22This you have to tell me about, because this has had a hard life, hasn't it?
0:02:22 > 0:02:27And give them that special attention they so desperately need.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30It's a beautiful piece of walnut. It absolutely glows.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32First up, a Georgian gem.
0:02:32 > 0:02:36These tables were used for playing cards and drinking tea.
0:02:36 > 0:02:40In Britain in the mid-1700s, there was a big demand for tables,
0:02:40 > 0:02:44like this mahogany delight, brought in by Susan Taylor.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47But it's hiding a nasty secret...
0:02:49 > 0:02:52At first glance, I'm looking at your table and I'm thinking,
0:02:52 > 0:02:55why on earth have you brought it to the Restoration Roadshow?
0:02:55 > 0:02:59Because it looks right as rain from this standpoint anyway.
0:02:59 > 0:03:00So tell me why.
0:03:00 > 0:03:06Well, it looks lovely from the front and on the top, but have you seen behind here?
0:03:06 > 0:03:08- Oh, dear.- It's bandaged up because the leg fell off.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12I've never seen gaffer tape used like that before!
0:03:12 > 0:03:15It looks a bit sad, that, doesn't it?
0:03:15 > 0:03:17It's very sad, it's very sad.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20What about the table itself? Is it a family heirloom or what?
0:03:20 > 0:03:27It was, yes. My parents bought it at the Grosvenor House Antiques Fair in London in the early '60s.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30I've obviously inherited it from them.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32It's a table that we've used a lot.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35We've dined off it, we've played cards on it.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38Unfortunately, we decided to put it in the conservatory,
0:03:38 > 0:03:43because we couldn't find a spot for it in the house. It's been in there for several years.
0:03:43 > 0:03:48When the conservatory needed repairing, Roger and I got hold of the table to lift it out,
0:03:48 > 0:03:50and whoops, the leg fell off!
0:03:50 > 0:03:54I'm afraid mahogany and condensation don't go well together.
0:03:54 > 0:03:59Just looking at it, date-wise, I suppose 1760?
0:03:59 > 0:04:05- Really?- As it is in its present condition, it's probably worth between £100 and £200.
0:04:05 > 0:04:10'And with only three legs, it's not much use.'
0:04:10 > 0:04:12So it's an SOS to Rod Titian.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15He fell in love with restoration at the tender age of 14,
0:04:15 > 0:04:21and as a furniture expert, can count the Royal household among his clients.
0:04:21 > 0:04:25There's a variety of things that can be done to improve this table.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29Straight away, the surface on the top is quite dry.
0:04:29 > 0:04:35In one respect it's quite nice, but you do have a bit of water damage here, which does need to come back.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38- Let's open it up.- Oh, look at that!
0:04:38 > 0:04:41- Great!- What a difference, eh? Wow!
0:04:41 > 0:04:44This his how I'd expect to find the colour of the inside.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47The top is slightly more bleached, because obviously
0:04:47 > 0:04:49it's been exposed to the light. The inside, a lot deeper.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53It's got a piece missing just there, which can be replaced.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55The split can be restored, no problem.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58I'm just going to move it this way.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00We have this broken leg.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03If I can take this off,
0:05:03 > 0:05:05the masking tape that's on there,
0:05:05 > 0:05:08just to have the look and see what we're up against.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11There we go.
0:05:11 > 0:05:17OK. There's been a lot of work, because that's all fresh, that's a new bit of mahogany on here.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21A lot going on with regards to the stabilising.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25It goes back nicely, but obviously we have to make sure it's all sound.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27There's a little crack in there as well.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29There's a lot of gluing, a lot of tidying up.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33It's not just the stabilising, it's tidying, and the aesthetic aspect.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37I think the necessary aspects are definitely to take care of this leg that's broken.
0:05:37 > 0:05:41And the other area is probably the split, over here.
0:05:41 > 0:05:45So if you're happy with me taking care of this
0:05:45 > 0:05:48little piece that's missing there, and the leg,
0:05:48 > 0:05:54because you're a charming woman, I'd do the whole thing for about £180?
0:05:54 > 0:05:56That sounds fantastic.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58I'll even throw in waxing the top as well.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04That's very kind of you, Rod, you're a true gent!
0:06:04 > 0:06:06So in its current condition,
0:06:06 > 0:06:08this tea table is worth between £100-£200.
0:06:08 > 0:06:13Rod's charging £180 to put it back together and give it a facelift.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15And then, if Susan wanted to sell it,
0:06:15 > 0:06:18she'd be looking to make around £400.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21But she plans to keep it, as it belonged to her parents.
0:06:21 > 0:06:27So get to it, Rod! Prepare the glue, position that clamp, and give this poorly table a leg-up.
0:06:29 > 0:06:30Coming up...
0:06:30 > 0:06:35Find out if Malcolm can help this lovely oak clock rediscover its chime.
0:06:37 > 0:06:42And what will Rod make of this unusual fire screen, that's undergone a bit of DIY.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54As we say on Restoration Roadshow, everything is welcome.
0:06:54 > 0:06:59We've got paintings, animals, clocks and furniture, but our restorers never complain.
0:07:02 > 0:07:07They're a skilled bunch that just loves nursing your tired and careworn antiques back to health.
0:07:10 > 0:07:14And that's just what's needed with our next case.
0:07:14 > 0:07:19Joan Montague inherited these Victorian porcelain vases when a family friend died.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22They're of great sentimental value.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25Do you have any idea what they are?
0:07:25 > 0:07:27Well, I used to like to think that they
0:07:27 > 0:07:32were like a Minton-type vase, but I think they're probably a German vase.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36They're certainly in the category of Minton-esque, because it's a factory
0:07:36 > 0:07:42that are quite fond of using the lily pattern and lily designs.
0:07:42 > 0:07:43But I don't think they are Minton.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46If they were Minton, they'd invariably be marked.
0:07:46 > 0:07:51But they're certainly 19th century, turn-of-the-century.
0:07:52 > 0:07:57But one vase is chipped and has been badly fixed with some DIY gluing.
0:07:58 > 0:08:03Thank heavens you're on the case, Roger. It's a fiddly job, but your skills and expertise have taken you
0:08:03 > 0:08:08all over the world. So can you help Joan overcome her ceramic crisis?
0:08:08 > 0:08:12As far as the restoration is concerned, by the time
0:08:12 > 0:08:15I have restored this, you won't know which one has been done.
0:08:15 > 0:08:22To do that, I would have to take this apart and then clean the edges.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26That takes a good hour, just to get that far.
0:08:26 > 0:08:31Then glue it back with appropriate glue, and then fill that join,
0:08:31 > 0:08:36and then I'll paint over that and put some glaze on.
0:08:36 > 0:08:41Obviously, I'd have to put some of the gold lines back on.
0:08:41 > 0:08:43So it then becomes as good as new.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46Right, that sounds fine.
0:08:46 > 0:08:51Joan inherited these vases, and in their current condition they're worth around £20-£30.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54Roger is going to charge £60 to restore them.
0:08:54 > 0:08:58But even then, they'd only sell for around £60-£80.
0:08:58 > 0:09:03It's not about the money, for Joan they hold great sentimental value.
0:09:04 > 0:09:09So Roger, we're counting on you to put the pride back into these lovely vases.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17I do enjoy uncovering unusual and charming objects,
0:09:17 > 0:09:21many seeing the light of day for the first time in years.
0:09:22 > 0:09:27Owner Nigel Tasker would like to see his special late Victorian clock
0:09:27 > 0:09:31taking pride of place on his mantelpiece and chiming again.
0:09:31 > 0:09:37Has this fine-looking clock been keeping good time in your family for many a generation?
0:09:37 > 0:09:40Before I got the clock, yes, it was.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43I can remember it working extremely well when my grandfather had it.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47Since I've had it, however, it's not been working satisfactorily, to say the least.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49In fact, it hasn't been working at all.
0:09:49 > 0:09:55It's in this beautiful carved oak, and it's a sort of architectural shape.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58You looked at me with a quizzical look, then.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01I never knew what the wood was. I always thought it was mahogany.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03No, I'm pretty sure that's oak.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07Why do I like it? I do like it!
0:10:07 > 0:10:11I like it because it's stately.
0:10:11 > 0:10:15It looks a quality clock, it really does look a quality clock.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19An auction estimate, if you were to place it on auction,
0:10:19 > 0:10:24might be in the region of about £500, or maybe £700 on a good day.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27That really is with the mechanism working.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31As it is, it's decorative.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35I don't know if this is something you were thinking of placing at auction?
0:10:35 > 0:10:37- No. No.- That's fair enough.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39Quite a definite. So what's going to happen?
0:10:39 > 0:10:43I would like to get it restored if at all possible, get it into working order,
0:10:43 > 0:10:46because this chimes are delightful to listen to.
0:10:46 > 0:10:53Of course, if it survives long enough, my son will inherit it and then my grandson after that.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56So this could be yours one day, is that right?
0:10:56 > 0:10:59So it's time to call in our expert Malcolm Green.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02With a lifetime of repairing furniture and clocks,
0:11:02 > 0:11:07he's got the knowledge and skill to help this timepiece find its voice again.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10Rather nice oak, rather nicely carved.
0:11:10 > 0:11:17The real problems, I think you've got that hand, it's not actually missing, it's dropped off.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19Right, OK.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21Yes, I can see, it's down here.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23That shouldn't be too much of a problem to get back on?
0:11:23 > 0:11:25No, that's not too much of a problem at all.
0:11:25 > 0:11:30Malcolm, can you tell me, the clock itself, is it British-made or is it foreign?
0:11:30 > 0:11:33These movements are German, really.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37- Oh, right. - This is what we call a ting tang.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41Which means it chimes on the hour and the quarters.
0:11:41 > 0:11:45It looks like it needs a bit of a clean.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47- Is it working at the moment at all? - No, it's not.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50That's really why I brought it here.
0:11:50 > 0:11:54This has fallen off, but they normally break for a reason.
0:11:54 > 0:11:59Meaning that, when you go round with the hand on the clock, it stops, because it meets resistance.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02Therefore, it breaks.
0:12:02 > 0:12:07That resistance is normally because the movement is locked, and it locks quite often because
0:12:07 > 0:12:14there's a section that's actually engaging wrongly, it's broken, it's meshing, therefore this breaks.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17- So that's an indication of another problem, in many ways.- Right.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21So Malcolm, what about the actual getting the movement up and running?
0:12:21 > 0:12:25I would think somewhere in the region of £300-£400, something of that sort.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28OK. That's not too bad, is it?
0:12:28 > 0:12:33- No.- Just a quickie, I just wanted to know, if this was in a saleroom?
0:12:33 > 0:12:38I'm saying five to seven, because I'm thinking more auction value than anything else.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40Stick your neck out, what's it going to be in a shop?
0:12:40 > 0:12:42Maybe £1,500.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44Something of that sort of price.
0:12:44 > 0:12:49- Armed with that information, I think it's cut-and-dried, don't you?- Absolutely.- Excellent.
0:12:49 > 0:12:54Well, in its current condition, this clock is worth between £500-£700.
0:12:54 > 0:12:58Malcolm is going to charge £300-£400,
0:12:58 > 0:13:01and then it could be worth up to £1,500.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03But Nigel isn't worried about value.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06His clock is going to be passed down his family for generations to come.
0:13:06 > 0:13:11As long as Malcolm can get it ticking again...
0:13:13 > 0:13:18Here on restoration Roadshow, we're keen to give you as much advice as we can.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21Sometimes items are brought to us that may look like they need restoration,
0:13:21 > 0:13:25but in commercial terms it's often not worth making the repairs.
0:13:25 > 0:13:30Particularly if the owner is taking the item to auction.
0:13:30 > 0:13:36That's what Sheila Mays plans to do with this rather unusual Victorian fire screen.
0:13:38 > 0:13:42This is a really nice decorative piece.
0:13:42 > 0:13:46The taxidermy, it's very fine with the quality of the birds.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49You've got all the butterflies, the colours, it springs out at you.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52- Are you familiar with what it is yourself?- Yes, I am.- You are.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54It's a fire screen.
0:13:54 > 0:13:55Good, well done.
0:13:55 > 0:13:59Well, you're right, it's a fire screen. It's more a decorative fire screen.
0:13:59 > 0:14:04It would have been used to cover the actual hearths when they weren't used.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07Is there a history to it that you might like to share with us?
0:14:07 > 0:14:14My mother-in-law lived in a large farmhouse with lounges and that,
0:14:14 > 0:14:17and music rooms. She had this stood in the fireplace.
0:14:17 > 0:14:22- I see, so it was used? - It was used by her. - As a proper fire screen?- Yes.
0:14:22 > 0:14:28And then they retired and went to live in Sheffield, and she wanted to,
0:14:28 > 0:14:31you know, down-load on some of her furniture,
0:14:31 > 0:14:35and she asked me if I wanted this and I've had that ever since.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37I must have had it 50 years now.
0:14:37 > 0:14:43It's been upstairs in my spare bedroom for 40 years, covered up in a blanket.
0:14:43 > 0:14:50- My word. Valuation-wise, have you any idea yourself as to a value that it has, as it is now?- No idea.
0:14:50 > 0:14:56We've had our valuers look at it and the maximum it could achieve in an auction room would be
0:14:56 > 0:15:00about £150, possibly a bit lower but no more than that.
0:15:00 > 0:15:06The amount of work that needs doing to it just to bring it back up to a decorative piece
0:15:06 > 0:15:11would outweigh the value so I'd suggest that you just put it into a sale and hopefully it'll sell
0:15:11 > 0:15:17to a decorator, possibly for a client, or maybe someone private that might like the taxidermy.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20They can spend a bit of money on it themselves.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22- Yes, that's fine.- Great.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24- Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:15:24 > 0:15:29So Rod thinks Sheila may get up to £150 for this fire screen at auction.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31But will it attract the bidders?
0:15:35 > 0:15:42Coming up, Malcolm has taken the oak clock back to his workshop, but what will he find when he opens it up?
0:15:42 > 0:15:45This thing here is called a click spring, which is not engaging.
0:15:45 > 0:15:50That's bent. Quite a few things on here do seem to be bent.
0:15:50 > 0:15:56And Dr Rod needs all his instruments as he tends to the badly wounded Georgian table.
0:15:59 > 0:16:04Roger's task is to help breathe new life into this precious lily vase.
0:16:04 > 0:16:08It's been badly glued and he's taken it to his workshop for a thorough examination.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11First, he's taken out the old repair.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15Now it's a question of picking the right glue to put it back together.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17He's mixed up two different ones.
0:16:17 > 0:16:22I think, because it's porcelain and it's a fine little break,
0:16:22 > 0:16:26I'm going to go for the more modern epoxy resin.
0:16:28 > 0:16:34So I've just got to make sure that that is in position,
0:16:34 > 0:16:39so what I'm going to do is just take a little bamboo stick
0:16:39 > 0:16:41and just hold it gently,
0:16:41 > 0:16:44and see whether that is in alignment,
0:16:44 > 0:16:49which it's not because I can feel the little stick catching
0:16:49 > 0:16:56on the edge there so I'm just going to coerce it into position.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01And it's...
0:17:05 > 0:17:07Let's start all over again.
0:17:07 > 0:17:13It's obviously tricky selecting the right glue, but do you have a Plan B, Roger?
0:17:13 > 0:17:19I'm going to change my mind and use the other glue because that's a lot stiffer.
0:17:23 > 0:17:28I can instantly feel that's better.
0:17:28 > 0:17:29It's now a waiting game.
0:17:29 > 0:17:36Once the glue sets, Roger has to carefully paint the vase and hopefully make an invisible repair.
0:17:36 > 0:17:43Will he succeed? And what will owner Joan Montague think when she's reunited with her family treasure?
0:17:48 > 0:17:51We've got a fascinating collection of items here today.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55Lucia is hard at work trying to restore this lovely 17th century painting.
0:17:55 > 0:18:00Louise has been presented with a badly damaged map.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02Tim is trying to keep his cool.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06Agh! I did say it might not go smoothly.
0:18:06 > 0:18:13Rod is trying to give this 18th century table a full four legs instead of three.
0:18:13 > 0:18:20I need to fill this joint here with glue, try and make sure it goes into all the surfaces so that
0:18:20 > 0:18:25once the joint over here goes back in, it makes contact with all four sides and the back as well,
0:18:25 > 0:18:31and glue as well, so when the whole thing dries overnight, it'll be a nice, firm, steady joint
0:18:31 > 0:18:34that will be ready for me to do the next stage,
0:18:34 > 0:18:37which is the finishing off, colouring, and just making good.
0:18:37 > 0:18:43Rod is using a traditional glue that must be heated to just the right temperature.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45Too cool and it'll be too thick.
0:18:45 > 0:18:49If the consistency is right, the glue will set perfectly.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55Here it goes, onto the actual table itself.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05OK.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08There's nothing that's off here so it indicates the whole thing
0:19:08 > 0:19:11is flush, straight, not going off at an angle.
0:19:11 > 0:19:16It's a nice joint there as well, which indicates it's not leaning inwards or outwards.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19It's nicely square to the rest of the table.
0:19:19 > 0:19:24Now it's a question of tightly securing the leg to avoid any kind of movement.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28It's a tricky job so I'm going to put some masking tape on.
0:19:28 > 0:19:33This is a tip for anyone if you're doing clamping by yourself.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35Get a bit of masking tape and double it over.
0:19:35 > 0:19:41I can then stick that on to the area that I want to protect.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44I might do the same to the other side so I don't have to fiddle around.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47Once I've put the sash clamp on,
0:19:47 > 0:19:52it'll go nicely into position without me having to mess around with it.
0:19:52 > 0:19:57The sash clamp is going into position.
0:19:57 > 0:20:04Rod needs to make sure the leg remains rigid during this crucial process as the glue is setting.
0:20:04 > 0:20:09The importance of clamping everything correctly is that, if you didn't do it that way,
0:20:09 > 0:20:14once the whole thing is dry and you take the clamps off, your joints will be all out of square.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18The glue will be hard and the only thing to do would be to
0:20:18 > 0:20:21knock the whole thing apart again and just go backwards.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25While Rod draws breath and checks he's applied the right pressure on each clamp,
0:20:25 > 0:20:30we'll keep everything crossed and hope his expertise triumphs.
0:20:31 > 0:20:38Malcolm was given the tricky task of trying to put the tick and chime back into this Victorian clock,
0:20:38 > 0:20:44but that's easier said than done so he's had to pack it up and take it to his workshop.
0:20:44 > 0:20:50First of all, he removed the hands, unscrewed the case, and took out the mechanism.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56I'm running the movement down because,
0:20:56 > 0:21:01even though it's not functioning properly when it's together, the wheels are still in motion.
0:21:01 > 0:21:06If you don't run the spring down, you get a situation where,
0:21:06 > 0:21:12when you take it apart, of course everything goes everywhere so you have to run the springs down first.
0:21:12 > 0:21:18This is called a click spring, which is not engaging and that is bent.
0:21:18 > 0:21:22Quite a few things on here do seem to be bent actually.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24Malcolm has to be very careful.
0:21:24 > 0:21:29If he releases the spring too quickly, he could easily break it.
0:21:29 > 0:21:34Otherwise you'd have bits of flying clock all over the room and that's not something we want.
0:21:42 > 0:21:47So now we've dismantled the clock, it needs to be cleaned, washed,
0:21:47 > 0:21:52all the repair work undertaken, reassembled, and then it will work.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55Sounds straightforward enough, Malcolm,
0:21:55 > 0:21:59but Nigel's most treasured possession is now in hundreds of tiny pieces.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02I just hope you can put it all back together and make it chime once again.
0:22:04 > 0:22:10Coming up, will Rod come up trumps and bring this mahogany card table back to life?
0:22:10 > 0:22:14And can this Victorian fire screen attract the bidders at auction?
0:22:19 > 0:22:25It's been a busy and tiring day at Chatsworth for our Restoration Roadshow.
0:22:25 > 0:22:29We're approaching a time when, after many painstaking hours
0:22:29 > 0:22:35of honest toil, our experts return those precious family treasures to their rightful owners.
0:22:35 > 0:22:39Roger had quite a task with this Victorian vase.
0:22:39 > 0:22:45He had a sticky issue with the glue, which we all hope he's managed to fix. Time for the moment of truth.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48Joan Montague is about to find out.
0:22:48 > 0:22:52Cast your eyes on this and feel free to fondle.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57Oh, yes, that's better, isn't it?
0:22:57 > 0:23:00It looks better without the crack, doesn't it?
0:23:00 > 0:23:02Can you see where the crack was?
0:23:04 > 0:23:06No, actually, I can't.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09That's very, very good, very, very good.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11Yes, very good.
0:23:12 > 0:23:16This vase had an ugly break that had been badly repaired.
0:23:16 > 0:23:22Roger removed the old glue, painted it and gave this treasured vase a restoration transformation.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24I bet Joan's friend would have been really impressed.
0:23:24 > 0:23:29- If she was here today, she'd have been very pleased he's made such a good job of it.- Thank you.
0:23:29 > 0:23:33Some things are for monetary value, some things are for pleasurable value,
0:23:33 > 0:23:35some things are for sentimental value.
0:23:35 > 0:23:39This isn't for monetary value, and that's the important thing.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41It's where it came from.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46Remember that Victorian oak clock which Nigel Tasker brought in?
0:23:46 > 0:23:50A family heirloom that sadly didn't work.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52It's time for Malcolm to reveal his handiwork.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54Oh!
0:23:55 > 0:23:58Oh, yes!
0:23:58 > 0:24:03That is lovely, absolutely gorgeous.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06When it arrived, its hands were missing, it wasn't ticking,
0:24:06 > 0:24:11and most of all Nigel was desperate to hear it chime once more.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14It's now telling the time and doing the job it's supposed to do.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16Fabulous, it's really marvellous.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19I've been wanting to see it working for so long.
0:24:19 > 0:24:25Could you take Nigel down memory lane, and could you let this man listen to the chime?
0:24:25 > 0:24:28Because he hasn't heard it for a long, long time.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30CLOCK CHIMES
0:24:30 > 0:24:32There you are, you see.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37That's lovely, isn't it?
0:24:43 > 0:24:45That's absolutely beautiful.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49It really does take me back to my childhood
0:24:49 > 0:24:54and to my grandparents' house, listening to that striking.
0:24:54 > 0:25:00That's great. What a pleasure it is to help bring special but broken family treasures back to life.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02We've seen a real selection today.
0:25:02 > 0:25:06Roger used his years of experience to help Joan's vases look perfect.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09She's now taken them home to display them in her living room.
0:25:09 > 0:25:11Very good.
0:25:11 > 0:25:15Malcolm took Nigel's clock and helped it ring out the time once more.
0:25:15 > 0:25:19He's taking it home to pass on to the next generation.
0:25:19 > 0:25:24Rod gave his expert advice to Sheila Mace and suggested it wasn't worth
0:25:24 > 0:25:28incurring the extra restoration costs on this Victorian fire screen.
0:25:28 > 0:25:33She's taking it to auction and Rod reckons it could fetch up to £150.
0:25:33 > 0:25:39Speaking of Rod, he's been hard at work on Susan Taylor's Georgian table.
0:25:39 > 0:25:46The top had a piece missing and it was hiding a nasty secret underneath all this tape - a broken leg.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49Is it still limping, or is it a healthy limbed table again?
0:25:49 > 0:25:50It's time to find out.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52Are you ready?
0:25:52 > 0:25:55- Let's go.- OK.
0:25:59 > 0:26:00Wow!
0:26:03 > 0:26:08- It's gorgeous.- The section that was replaced was somewhere here.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13I say somewhere because I can't actually see it myself,
0:26:13 > 0:26:16but if I looked really hard, I'd probably find it.
0:26:16 > 0:26:20When Rod first saw the table, it had a chunk missing out of the top.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23Now, I can't even see where it was.
0:26:23 > 0:26:25I put a tiny skin of polish on.
0:26:25 > 0:26:30I gave it a clean beforehand, put a skin of French polish on
0:26:30 > 0:26:33to seal everything in, then I've just given it a very soft wax
0:26:33 > 0:26:37just to dull everything down and mute it off to an eggshell shine.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39Rod, thank you so much. It's beautiful.
0:26:39 > 0:26:43Finally, that leg was broken and bandaged in tape.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47Now it's back to its original condition, stable and level.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49Wow, that's just amazing.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51- Thank you so much.- You're welcome.
0:26:57 > 0:27:01Now it's time to find out how this Victorian fire screen fares.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03We valued it at £150.
0:27:03 > 0:27:08It's been in Sheila Mace's family for years so it cost her nothing.
0:27:08 > 0:27:12Let's hope it gets the buyers here at Sawyer's fine-art auction all in a flutter.
0:27:14 > 0:27:19If you're interested in buying or selling at auction, you'll have commission
0:27:19 > 0:27:23and other charges to pay, so be sure to check with the auction house.
0:27:23 > 0:27:26This is us, the Victorian fire screen.
0:27:26 > 0:27:32..Fire screen mounted with hummingbirds and exotic butterflies,
0:27:32 > 0:27:36bring a little exotica to your drawing room. Lot 1744.
0:27:36 > 0:27:37100, I'm bid.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40At £100, take 10 anywhere?
0:27:40 > 0:27:45- £100 only. 110. 120 anywhere? - Come on, where's 20?
0:27:45 > 0:27:51120, 30, 40, 50, 60. Selling at 160.
0:27:51 > 0:27:56170 anywhere? At £160...
0:27:56 > 0:28:00Sold at 160. Thank you.
0:28:00 > 0:28:06Wow, that's amazing. Sadly, Sheila couldn't be here today so I'm going to call her with the news.
0:28:06 > 0:28:13Well, the good news is that somebody wanted it and paid £160 for it.
0:28:13 > 0:28:17'Oh my word, that's good. Thank you very much.'
0:28:17 > 0:28:18- OK. Bye, Sheila.- 'Bye!'
0:28:18 > 0:28:21So, another successful auction.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24Well, we've seen some fabulous objects today and you too could have
0:28:24 > 0:28:31some treasure hidden away at home so get it dusted down, get it restored and give it a new lease of life.
0:28:31 > 0:28:33That is what this programme is all about.
0:28:33 > 0:28:37Until the next time, it's goodbye from Restoration Roadshow.
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