Travelling Auctioneers visit RWB Auctions later this month. Royal Wootton Bassett will welcome the BBC this month. The reason? RWB Auctions is hosting a televised sale for the popular daytime series The Travelling Auctioneers. Thus they’re bringing cameras, antiques experts and a live audience to the town.
The BBC One programme, first broadcast in 2022, follows a team of specialists who transform unwanted items into desirable auction lots, raising money for UK families. Having aired five seasons to date on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, the show is now heading to Royal Wootton Bassett.
Filming will take place on Tuesday January 28 at RWB Auctions’ High Street salerooms.
‘It’s great to welcome another TV antiques show to Royal Wootton Bassett,’ said Gareth Wasp, Head Auctioneer at RWB Auctions.
*See the teddy bear in the wooden box in the photograph? That looks to me to be identical to my teddy bear. My much-loved and much-worn Pedigree Toys teddy, with the growler only just growling. It has the same face and the same brown pads on its feet as mine.
Interestingly, Pedigree appears to still exist: https://www.pedigreetoysandbrands.co.uk
Cataloguing
The team here have had a great time cataloguing the lots they have consigned. They range from collectable toys to gold jewellery, audio equipment, vintage Burberry coats and mid-century furniture. There are some great items here that will generate a lot of interest from our buyers.’
Viewers can expect to see well-known experts including:
- Izzie Balmer
- JJ Chalmers
- James ‘JB’ Broad and ..
- … Lauren Wood in action as they present and sell items sourced for the programme.
Your invitation is in the post
Locals have had invitatons to attend the auction in person. Thus get to experience a live, televised sale, with footage due to be broadcast on air later this year.
A total of 92 lots will go under the hammer. The action starts at 10am in RWB Auctions’ town centre premises. It also incorporates a café-bistro and a rooftop gallery function space.
Highlights on offer include:
- a rare Kew Gardens 50p coin expected to sell for more than £70
- a vintage 1979 Peugeot 103 moped estimated at £200 or more,
- an 1872 early edition of Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking Glass valued at £150 plus
- and a nostalgic collection of 1950s scouting items with an estimate of £50.
Gareth added: ‘Hosting a sale like this puts Royal Wootton Bassett firmly on the map for both collectors and viewers at home. And it’s exciting to see the saleroom buzzing with a different kind of energy during filming.’
All lots will be available to view in person on Tuesday January 27 between 10am and 5pm.
