The Antiques Yard

Episode 01

Episode 1

Oct 6, 2022 · 47 min

Antiques and reclamation yard-owner Daniel Dawson-Gordon and his team reclaim, restore and repair items - bringing the unloved back to life and selling them to new homes. In this episode, Daniel buys 12 half-sized, very rare carousel horses in a state of disrepair and the team embarks on an ambitious project to restore them using only repurposed materials. Visitors from the USA come to the yard and collaborate with Daniel on a reclamation project and Daniel's favourite painting is X-rayed - with some very exciting results

Episode 02

Episode 2

Oct 13, 2022 · 45 min

Antiques and reclamation yard-owner Daniel Dawson-Gordon and his team as reclaim, restore and repair items - bringing the unloved back to life and selling them to new homes. In this episode, Daniel is keen to get a valuation on a 10ft antique ceramic green fireplace that he bought on eBay for £5,000, but thinks it could be worth considerably more. The trouble is, it's in 35 pieces - so the team pieces it together like a giant jigsaw before a valuation from a renowned ceramics expert

Episode 03

Episode 3

Oct 20, 2022 · 45 min

Michelin-starred chef Galton Blackiston visits Daniel Dawson-Gordon's reclamation yard and buys a dilapidated veg cart. Daniel draws closer to finding out about Antonietta Gonzalez, as a technical evaluation reveals that the painting is almost certainly from the 1500s, leading him closer to believing he has Ulisse Aldrovandi's lost masterpiece

Episode 04

Episode 4

Oct 27, 2022 · 45 min

Daniel visits a maritime salvage yard, where he buys a desk used by Queen Mary in 1911 aboard the HMS Medina. His painting research hits a bump as a leading valuer admits she cannot put a price on Antonietta Gonzalez as she cannot be seen. All concerned hope a high-tech and rarely available scan will reveal her in all her colourful glory