Auction House
Factual Entertainment
Top 5
Series I, II & III 10 x 1/2 hr
Nervous sellers, keen buyers, playful auctioneers. Welcome to the world of the Auction House, where people break out in a cold, nervous sweat yet try to appear serene. Everyone is striving for the bargain they crave, the rare item they lust after, or the best price for their precious family heirloom.
Watch as dreams are made and shattered. Be taken with the auctioneers on the journey of an object being appraised and sold: discover its sometimes extraordinary and unexpected history, hold your breath with the seller, side with vying buyers, its all high drama in Auction House.
Episode Overview
Episode 1
A series which goes behind the scenes at a busy auction house. Tonight: Auctioneer Dunbar Sloane values the Treaty of Waitangi, Hamish and Peter run an antiques roadshow in Te Puke, and Bettina visits doll collector Billie Farnell.
Episode 2Hamish and Peter visit a Hawkes Bay mansion, Andrew hunts for bargains in Wanganui, and Dunbar Junior views an outstanding antique collection in Christchurch.
Episode 3Competition is fierce as Dunbar Sloane holds one of the biggest auctions of the year, the New Zealand Sale.
Episode 4Dunbar Senior deals with a difficult customer, artist Tom Mutch chases a painting of his wife, and Hamish and Peter value one of the finest private collections in the south.
Episode 5Peter hunts for bargains at a Wellington auction, Andrew and Hamish hold an antiques roadshow on the North Shore, and Bettina views an impressive toy train collection.
Episode 6Dunbar Senior auctions a piece of rare Nazi memorabilia, Dunbar Junior goes in search of sculpture in Queenstown, and Hamish views a huge pottery collection in Timaru.
Episode 7All Black legend Don Clarke's daughter seeks Dunbar Sloane's help, Hamish and Peter value a magnificent colonial furniture collection, and tribal arts specialist Jeff Hobbs hunts for rarities at an artefacts auction.
Episode 8All Black icon Colin Meads attends an auction of memorabilia from the estate of legendary team-mate Don Clarke, Dunbar Junior meets a fanatical rugby collector, and Hamish views a summer art exhibition on the Coromandel peninsula.
Episode 9Andrew learns about some hidden engravings by artist Mervyn Taylor, antique dealer Geoff Pratt tussles for a bargain and Dunbar Junior uses his detective skills to value a private art collection.
Episode 10Andrew visits renowned artists Guy Ngan and Hariata Ropata Tangahoe, and Hamish and Peter value a pair of rare collections owned by Wellington mother and son Jean and John Morrison.
Series 2
Episode 1The return of the popular local series that goes behind the scenes in the world of auctions, art and antiques.
Tonight: Dunbar Senior and Junior clash with a famous artist's son, Peter Wedde is moved to tears by a rare find in Nelson, and a new auction house, Art and Object, is born.
Episode 2Dunbar Sloane auctions classic cars, a buyer from Dublin bids on rare Irish candlesticks, Ben and James visit architect Ron Sang and it's Art and Object's opening night.
Episode 3Peter and Hamish host an antiques roadshow in Hawkes Bay, and Art and Object hold their first-ever auction.
Episode 4Dunbar auctions Clarice Cliff ceramics, Peter unpacks a container full of antiques and Hamish is guest judge at the national bottle show.
Episode 5Art and Object hold an artefacts auction, and Peter and Hamish host an antiques roadshow in Geraldine.
Episode 6Dunbar and son visit Shanghai to buy Chinese art, haggle at the street markets and watch the A1 grand prix.
Episode 7Art + Object hold a masterpieces auction, and Peter and Hamish value the Jack Lovelock collection in Timaru.
Episode 8Dunbar Sloane auctions the infamous Helen Clark doodle, and Paul Holmes bids on rare artefacts.
Episode 9Peter and Hamish host an antiques roadshow in Papakura, and Art + Object holds a charity auction for artist Riduan Tomkins.
Episode 10Dunbar and Helena value the contents of Government House, and Bettina auctions a toy collection from a Devonport museum.
Series 3
Episode 1The return of the popular local series that goes behind the scenes in the world of auctions, art and antiques.
Tonight: Dunbar Sloane opens new auction rooms in Auckland, Peter and Hamish find rare collectables at the Ashburton antiques roadshow and Ben visits a treasure trove of New Zealand art.
Episode 2Art and Object auctions a unique collection spanning the history of New Zealand art from 1840 to the present day, and Peter and Hamish value a rare Italian table.
Episode 3Dunbar Sloane holds the first auctions in its new rooms in Auckland, selling everything from a vintage Porsche to a Helen Clark doodle, and Peter and Hamish take a tea break with a difference in Papakura.
Episode 4Art and Object auctions a remarkable collection of statues and ceramics, and Peter and Hamish host an antiques roadshow at the Kauri Museum in Matakohe.
Episode 5Dunbar Sloane's Wellington branch auctions New Zealand art from the estate of Bruce and Diana Mason, Peter opens a new antique shop in Greytown and Hamish values unusual collections of pipes and tools in South Canterbury.
Episode 6Richmond Road School in Grey Lynn holds a charity auction featuring works by prominent local artists, and Hamish and Peter value an antiques collection in a remarkable house north of Auckland.
Episode 7Dunbar Senior and Junior visit Tasmania in search of New Zealand antiques, and Peter and Hamish host an antiques roadshow in a country hall at Makarau, north of Auckland.
Episode 8Art and Object auctions an extraordinary toy collection, and Peter and Hamish return to Founders Park in Nelson for a valuation and antiques roadshow.
Episode 9Dunbar Sloane Wellington auctions a remarkable collection of jukeboxes on the Kapiti Coast, Peter and Hamish host an antiques roadshow at St Kevin's College, Oamaru, and Dunbar Jr and Natalie value the Sky City art collection.
Episode 10Dunbar Sloane turns 90, Peter and Hamish have a field day in Feilding, and a decade of art is up for grabs as an Auckland art group sells its collection.
