IRITA Marriott may be best known for her time on Bargain Hunt and Antiques Road Trip, but the antiques expert is now becoming recognised for a show of her own. She has had plenty of experiences turning one man's trash into another man's treasure as she visited antique fairs across the country while building her career. 3 Irita Marriott is now the proud owner of her own auction house Credit: STV Studios 3 The antiques expert recently filmed new show The Derbyshire Auction House Credit: STV Studios 3 She found some unexpected treasures families had kept in storage for years Credit: STV Studios Now she has been welcomed to work her magic in the homes of people from her local area as she filmed The Derbyshire Auction House .
Partially a spin-off of The Yorkshire Auction House , the reality series follows Irita as she unearths cherished items that have sometimes been stored by families for decades. The businesswoman then helps guests fetch the best possible price for their goods at auction. In an exclusive interview with the Sun, Irita opened up about some of the most surprising finds she came across while shooting the first season of The Derbyshire Auction House.
After discovering a kitchen utensil a family had tucked away in storage, she realised it could be worth thousands of pounds. She gushed: "My favourite thing when it comes to the items themselves is finding something that people didn't know what they were - or didn't know what those items could be worth - and telling them.