0:00:02 > 0:00:07Welcome to Flog It! We're hopeful as people sell antiques at auction.
0:00:38 > 0:00:43If you've got antiques at home that you're thinking of throwing out,
0:00:43 > 0:00:46"Flog It!" may be the answer.
0:00:46 > 0:00:51What you class as junk, somebody else may pay vast sums of money for.
0:00:51 > 0:00:56Our experts give you the chance to go to auction and "Flog It!"
0:00:56 > 0:01:02After estimating what it might be worth, we'll put it up for sale.
0:01:02 > 0:01:06Our experts' necks will be on the line.
0:01:06 > 0:01:11You could go home with a fat wallet, or they may get egg on their faces.
0:01:11 > 0:01:15Here are some auction veterans we'll meet later on.
0:01:15 > 0:01:20- Fantastic.- That WAS a buy! - It was in tremendous condition.
0:01:22 > 0:01:26- I'm happy.- It was short and sweet!
0:01:26 > 0:01:29At 32? £32? Are we all done?
0:01:29 > 0:01:35When it started to go up, I thought, "Oh, dear!" I'm very, very pleased.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37Are we all done at £10?
0:01:37 > 0:01:40At the end of the day, it's honest.
0:01:43 > 0:01:49People from all over Wales joined us in Cardiff for our valuation day.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53'They brought in some weird and wonderful stuff.'
0:01:53 > 0:02:00- How long have you had it?- A few years.- What's this down the end - "England for ever"?!
0:02:00 > 0:02:05- What's that doing in Wales?- Well, there we are. It was in a skip, so...
0:02:05 > 0:02:08- That's why!- It was free so I had it!
0:02:08 > 0:02:13Our experts will be on hand to help people make that crucial decision -
0:02:13 > 0:02:18whether or not to risk selling their treasures at auction.
0:02:18 > 0:02:24Risking their reputations today are Philip Serrell and Kate Alcock.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27Kate's getting to grips with the local culture.
0:02:27 > 0:02:34Well, I'm interested in selling it. It's just your advice on which ones you think are saleable.
0:02:34 > 0:02:39- Can you tell me any history, maybe? - We've got Llanelli pottery here.
0:02:39 > 0:02:44- You can probably say it better than me.- Yes - H-lanethli.- H-lanethli!
0:02:44 > 0:02:47A little tea bowl, I would say.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51It's copying Wemyss pottery decoration,
0:02:51 > 0:02:57- with this cabbage rose.- Right.- That crack will bring the value down... - Can it be repaired?
0:02:57 > 0:03:06- Is it worth it?- A good restorer could do it, but I think if you want to auction it, leave it just as it is.
0:03:06 > 0:03:13- Have you any idea of the value? - I don't know, actually. It was given to us for my mother to keep pins in.
0:03:13 > 0:03:19It was given by a neighbour 50 years ago, so I've got no idea of the value of that at all.
0:03:19 > 0:03:24Llanelli pottery is actually very collectable, as is Wemyss ware.
0:03:24 > 0:03:29But with the hair crack here, I would put that at £40 to £60.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31- Mm-hm. OK.- With the damage.- Yeah.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35Will Ray sell? He's clearly thinking about it.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39Later, we'll see what else he brought in for valuation.
0:03:39 > 0:03:45- You came from Bridgend today?- That's it, yeah.- Where are these two from?
0:03:45 > 0:03:49- In our wardrobe! - What else have you got in there?
0:03:49 > 0:03:52- Not a lot.- Not a lot?- Not a lot.
0:03:52 > 0:03:58- This is interesting. What do you know about this?- Well, all I know,
0:03:58 > 0:04:02it was Elaine's great-grandmother's,
0:04:02 > 0:04:04and when her mother died,
0:04:04 > 0:04:09- we had it, and we put it in the wardrobe then.- Oh, right.
0:04:09 > 0:04:14Well, I suppose wardrobes are for storing things in, but not clocks!
0:04:14 > 0:04:17If we look here, we've got,
0:04:17 > 0:04:20"Central Furnishers, Aberkenfig."
0:04:20 > 0:04:25- That's where they live.- Those are the retailers. If we open this case,
0:04:25 > 0:04:29and carefully remove these bits, we can see here,
0:04:29 > 0:04:35"Superior 8-Day Anglo-American clock, fitted with the standard American movement."
0:04:35 > 0:04:43There was a trend at the end of the 19th century to import watch movements over into this country,
0:04:43 > 0:04:46and we used to put them into our cases.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49It's quite collectable, in walnut.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53I think that will make around £200-£300 at auction.
0:04:53 > 0:04:59And I think if we put a reserve on it of around the £180 mark,
0:04:59 > 0:05:02that should do quite well.
0:05:02 > 0:05:08Philip and John will be back in a few moments. Ray is showing Kate another piece of pottery.
0:05:08 > 0:05:13- This is really different. Was this your mother's too?- I bought that.
0:05:13 > 0:05:18- I bought it in a car boot sale for £1.- Did you really?- Yes.- Good grief!
0:05:18 > 0:05:24- Was it a good buy?- I think it was excellent!- It's like the World Cup,
0:05:24 > 0:05:28with the three handles, and I thought it looked rather nice.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32- It's Ewenny pottery. - That's right.
0:05:32 > 0:05:39- It's still open, I know, but I don't know how old that is.- It's difficult to pinpoint the age - maybe 1920s,
0:05:39 > 0:05:43- 1930s, perhaps a little bit earlier. - Oh?- Yes.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45- What have we got here?- I don't know.
0:05:45 > 0:05:53- It's Welsh, and forgive me, I don't know what it is.- I hoped you'd enlighten me.- Probably "Good luck!"
0:05:53 > 0:05:58It's what we call a tyg - a three-handled vase.
0:05:58 > 0:06:05- Would these be for candles, do you think?- I think it was a vase. - A vase for flowers?- That's right.
0:06:05 > 0:06:09We have got a little nick on the rim.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12Again, that will affect the value a bit.
0:06:12 > 0:06:18But I see that as £30 to £40. Would you be happy to let us flog them for you?
0:06:18 > 0:06:21Well, I think so, yeah.
0:06:21 > 0:06:27Kate had second thoughts and increased her valuation on the vase. I think it's a lovely piece.
0:06:27 > 0:06:34- Are you happy with the valuation? - I'm happy with the valuation, but I'm a bit attached to this one.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37Look at the glaze and colour on it.
0:06:37 > 0:06:42I love this trefoil shape. It's used in carving. What value did she say?
0:06:42 > 0:06:48- She put £80 to £120 on it. - Yeah, that's bang on, actually.
0:06:48 > 0:06:54- But I wanted a holding charge of £100...- Fair comment. - ..cos I'm attached to it.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57I wouldn't like it to go cheap.
0:06:57 > 0:07:03I agree. Now, John's wardrobe had another secret as well as his clock.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06This is lovely. This is a music box.
0:07:06 > 0:07:11If we open it up, it's a Swiss 8-airs box.
0:07:11 > 0:07:16The immediate thing to do, as soon as you get one of these -
0:07:16 > 0:07:19like a watch, everybody winds them -
0:07:19 > 0:07:24with this, everybody starts cranking this. And you can overcrank these.
0:07:24 > 0:07:29If we open this here, we can see this cylinder.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32The way this works
0:07:32 > 0:07:36is that as this goes round, these little pegs in here
0:07:36 > 0:07:38play these keys.
0:07:38 > 0:07:44You can see here that three are broken. These are interchangeable.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48You can put ones in that play different tunes.
0:07:48 > 0:07:54If we shut it back up again, you can see that this top is rosewood.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57When this was first made,
0:07:57 > 0:07:59this was a vivid, bright green,
0:07:59 > 0:08:03so these leaves actually looked like leaves.
0:08:03 > 0:08:10If we just tip this front over here, you can see that all of this is, in fact, painted.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12So it's simulated rosewood,
0:08:12 > 0:08:19or another word we use is faux rosewood - F-A-U-X. In other words, it's made to look like rosewood.
0:08:19 > 0:08:24In terms of value, I think this will be worth £300 to £500,
0:08:24 > 0:08:30and you could put a reserve on it of around £250. Are you happy to put them in the sale?
0:08:30 > 0:08:38- Yeah.- Well, I think we'd like to put them in. I hope they'll do well for you.- Thank you very much.
0:08:38 > 0:08:43- Good man!- Thank you.- I hope you're still doing that at the end!
0:08:43 > 0:08:47This is quite an early piece. Do you know what it was used for?
0:08:47 > 0:08:50No, we don't really know.
0:08:50 > 0:08:57It's been beside my nan's fireplace since I've been born. It was from my nan's nan. That's all we know.
0:08:57 > 0:09:02- It's a rush light.- Mm-hm. - It stands well.
0:09:02 > 0:09:07It looks like a pair of pliers, but don't be put off by that!
0:09:07 > 0:09:10This would have had an iron ball on the end.
0:09:10 > 0:09:16The ball would have counterbalanced that to keep this pinched shut.
0:09:16 > 0:09:23The term rush light comes from bulrushes - they'd cut a bulrush, dip it in tallow and put it in here.
0:09:23 > 0:09:28and set light to it. Once candles had a wick put into them,
0:09:28 > 0:09:32resourceful people took these to their blacksmith,
0:09:32 > 0:09:36and the ball was beaten out and turned into a candle-holder.
0:09:36 > 0:09:42- We're looking at George III - 1760, 1780, round that region?- Bang on.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46- Any idea about the value? - We haven't thought about it.
0:09:46 > 0:09:52It's just something that's been there, so it'll be nice to know.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56You might be surprised that I say it ought to make between £200 and £300.
0:09:56 > 0:10:01- Yes.- You agree? So would you like us to flog it for you?
0:10:01 > 0:10:06- You'd have to phone your nan. - Yes, to find out.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10- What's the verdict?- No.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14She won't sell it. Too much sentimental value.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17I quite understand. It's lovely.
0:10:17 > 0:10:22She'll be happy to know what it's for and how much it's worth.
0:10:27 > 0:10:32We've had a good start to the day, with lots of family heirlooms.
0:10:32 > 0:10:39Ray is attached to his Ewenny jug, but has decided to let it go. The trefoil design is distinctive.
0:10:39 > 0:10:45After some thought, Kate adjusted her valuation.
0:10:45 > 0:10:50Ray is also selling his Llanelli tea bowl.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54It's got a crack, but Kate thinks it'll do all right.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57Ray, whose tea bowl it was,
0:10:57 > 0:11:04didn't realise how popular Llanelli pottery is at the moment. I hope it'll do well at auction.
0:11:04 > 0:11:09John is selling two things as well. He's kept them both in his wardrobe.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13The clock is not of great quality, but a buyer could spruce it up.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17The music box has lost a few teeth,
0:11:17 > 0:11:23btu they can be repaired and could soon be playing sweet music again.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27They often sound better with the lid shut,
0:11:27 > 0:11:33but the tunes are captivating, like listening to a fairground hurdy-gurdy.
0:11:38 > 0:11:44We've come to a saleroom in Penarth, outside Cardiff, for our auction.
0:11:44 > 0:11:50Along with buyers, our owners are gathering to look at what's for sale. Ryan Beech is our auctioneer.
0:11:50 > 0:11:56He has his own views about our lots, and he doesn't always agree with the experts.
0:11:57 > 0:12:02- Ray brought in two items - the Llanelli bowl...- Well said!
0:12:02 > 0:12:07- My Welsh is not bad, is it? - Not too bad at all!
0:12:07 > 0:12:14Llanelli were only going for a very short period of time, so anything from the factory's very desirable.
0:12:14 > 0:12:21- Floral painting...- Hand-painted. - It is.- Kate said £40-£60. I think that's cheap.- It is.
0:12:21 > 0:12:25- I can see that making above the upper estimate.- There's a crack.
0:12:25 > 0:12:30There's also a bit of fritting, but it's a rare item.
0:12:30 > 0:12:34OK. Ray has also brought this jug along.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37This is Ewenny, a local pottery.
0:12:37 > 0:12:42- Gorgeous hue to the glaze.- The two tones set each other off well.
0:12:42 > 0:12:50- I'll test YOUR Welsh now! What does that say?- It's "While there's a sea, there will be a Welshman."
0:12:50 > 0:12:55- I love the way he's made a mistake there...- Corrected his spelling!
0:12:55 > 0:12:59- A decorative three-handled vase. - Beautiful.
0:12:59 > 0:13:07- I love the trefoil shape.- Yes.- Used a lot in oak carving.- Yes, regional furniture.- It'll look nice on oak.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10I've been to hundreds of auctions,
0:13:10 > 0:13:14and I still get goosebumps when I hear the auctioneer's hammer.
0:13:14 > 0:13:21- I'd be even more excited if- I- had a piece up for sale. I wonder how John is feeling.
0:13:21 > 0:13:26- Have you been biting your nails all night?- We've been thinking about it.
0:13:26 > 0:13:33- It's something we've never done before...- Bite your nails?! - No, I've done that!
0:13:33 > 0:13:37First to go under the hammer is Ray's Ewenny vase.
0:13:37 > 0:13:43- Ray, how are you feeling?- A little nervous, but very hopeful.- We're up.
0:13:43 > 0:13:48Lot 440, Ewenny pottery vase. Numerous commissions start me at...
0:13:48 > 0:13:53- £90.- Yes. We had a reserve of £80 on that.
0:13:53 > 0:13:58..And 10. Takes me out at 110. Am I right at 110?
0:13:58 > 0:14:02£110? We're standing at 110. 110. Am I right? Are we all done at £110?
0:14:02 > 0:14:05118. Thank you.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08Excellent, excellent. 110.
0:14:08 > 0:14:14What a great result! Ray paid a quid for that vase at a car boot sale.
0:14:14 > 0:14:19I wonder if his Llanelli bowl will do as well when it comes up later.
0:14:21 > 0:14:29John, you've had this clock in the wardrobe for a long time. Why did you never bother to get it fixed?
0:14:29 > 0:14:33I thought it was an antique - just keep it.
0:14:33 > 0:14:40- Antiques should be used and enjoyed! That's the beauty of them.- Yeah. You can see that now, when...- Yeah.
0:14:40 > 0:14:47- It is worth its money. If it was fixed, there's money left in it. - Absolutely. It's not the best...
0:14:47 > 0:14:52- American drop-dial, walnut. It's nice.- It's decorative.- It's inlaid.
0:14:52 > 0:14:57At £12. Are we all done, then, at £12? ..103.
0:14:57 > 0:15:01- John, we're up. This is your lot number.- Right.
0:15:01 > 0:15:06Lot number 55 is the walnut-cased Anglo-American drop-dial wall clock.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08Lot 55.
0:15:08 > 0:15:13Numerous commission bids here start me straight in at...£230.
0:15:13 > 0:15:18Wow! It's sold, Philip! At least it's not going home in the car.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20£240, is there anywhere?
0:15:20 > 0:15:23At £230? Are we all done at 230?
0:15:23 > 0:15:28Well done, John. It was short and sweet. Painless - at least it sold.
0:15:28 > 0:15:35- It's gone. That's the main thing. - It's bang on what you said, Philip, between 200 and 300.- I'm delighted.
0:15:35 > 0:15:40- Well done, John.- Well done. - You can plan a holiday now.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44- If anyone asks me about the money... I'll put it with the rest!- Exactly!
0:15:44 > 0:15:47Can you lend ME some?
0:15:47 > 0:15:54There was a bid left with the auctioneer, but no interest in the room. But £230 was OK.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58Can Ray's Llanelli bowl do as well as his vase?
0:15:58 > 0:16:01OK, next one. I love this piece.
0:16:01 > 0:16:07With the rose here, lot 441. Again, commission bids start me in at £60.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09- 65...70.- Good.
0:16:09 > 0:16:1575...80. At £80, the bid's back with me at 80. Are we all done at £80?
0:16:15 > 0:16:20- Excellent.- I'm delighted about that. - Yeah? Happy?- Absolutely. Absolutely.
0:16:20 > 0:16:26- I should have brought some more!- Have you got more?- I might have some.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29Go and root around more drawers.
0:16:29 > 0:16:36I might use a bit of this money to go round and see if I can get another one for £1, like that Ewenny.
0:16:36 > 0:16:40- That was fantastic.- That WAS a buy! - Tremendous condition.- A good return.
0:16:40 > 0:16:45- It was, and I'm very grateful to you for spotting it.- It's a pleasure.
0:16:45 > 0:16:50Ray's going straight back to the car boot sale to look for more bargains!
0:16:50 > 0:16:56Now, John's music box. Even though it doesn't work, he's hopeful.
0:16:56 > 0:17:03Your second lot's coming up, John - a couple of lots away. Why did you never get the music box fixed?
0:17:03 > 0:17:07A few teeth missing, it's going to be undervalued.
0:17:07 > 0:17:14Yeah, but you think, "Keep it, keep it, and the value will improve." We just waited.
0:17:14 > 0:17:19Lot number 90 is the 19th century cylinder music box, rosewood lid.
0:17:19 > 0:17:24£200 I have to start. £200. And 10, is there anywhere? At £200.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27And 10. 220. 230. 240.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31- And 250...- It's reached our reserve.
0:17:31 > 0:17:36Seated in front at 250. 260. 270. 280.
0:17:36 > 0:17:41290. 300. And 20. At 320. Seated in front at 320.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45At £320. Are we all done, then, at 320?
0:17:45 > 0:17:48Well done, mate! Well done, Philip.
0:17:48 > 0:17:53If Philip...sorry, John, had got the music box fixed,
0:17:53 > 0:17:57- how much would it have cost to repair?- I don't know.
0:17:57 > 0:18:04As you know, Paul, people like to restore things. I'm a great believer in leaving things as they are.
0:18:04 > 0:18:11- As soon as people see things that have been tampered with... - They look for other things.- Yeah.
0:18:11 > 0:18:16- And it isn't the best example in the world, but it's honest.- It's honest.
0:18:18 > 0:18:24We've had a great morning so far, with contented customers.
0:18:24 > 0:18:30Soon we'll return to the valuation room to see what else we can find.
0:18:30 > 0:18:35Cardiff is the capital, but in Wales you're never far from the country.
0:18:35 > 0:18:40Welcome to the Gower Peninsula, south-west Wales.
0:18:40 > 0:18:45This farmhouse, built in 1610, was painted red to repel evil spirits.
0:18:48 > 0:18:55This cottage was built around 150 years later, of mud and clay, and we're in Carmarthenshire.
0:18:58 > 0:19:03Just a few steps further on, and I'm 100 miles away in Gwynedd.
0:19:03 > 0:19:09I'm outside a farm worker's cottage. This cottage was built circa 1760.
0:19:09 > 0:19:15The only place you can see such a diverse variety of Welsh houses and other buildings
0:19:15 > 0:19:20is here at the Museum of Welsh Life on the outskirts of Cardiff.
0:19:20 > 0:19:25Properties from all over Wales have been moved here stone by stone.
0:19:26 > 0:19:31Just look at this fantastic shop behind me.
0:19:31 > 0:19:37It was built around the 1920s in Bridgend, to immaculate standards.
0:19:37 > 0:19:42This museum shows us just how the people of Wales have lived
0:19:42 > 0:19:45for the last 500 years,
0:19:45 > 0:19:50from the hill farms of the north to the industrial valleys of the south.
0:19:50 > 0:19:54The museum also has a collection of everyday objects
0:19:54 > 0:19:57relating to Welsh life and folk art.
0:19:57 > 0:20:02I'm here to meet Emma, who's brought in some spoons from the museum.
0:20:02 > 0:20:08- These love spoons are gorgeous.- Yes, we have about 200 in the collection.
0:20:08 > 0:20:13- That's a big collection.- Love spoon tradition goes back centuries.
0:20:13 > 0:20:19The object would be the local carver would hope to acquire the affections of a young lady.
0:20:19 > 0:20:25- This at least got her attention.- Aw! Whittle away for their loved ones.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29- They're made of fruitwood and sycamore?- Different woods were used.
0:20:29 > 0:20:35Sycamore, lime, apple, pear - woods which withstood elaborate carving.
0:20:35 > 0:20:39- They're carved from one piece of wood.- Yes.
0:20:39 > 0:20:43The two on the end have larger, wider handles,
0:20:43 > 0:20:48which gives the carver more of a chance to show off his skills.
0:20:48 > 0:20:55You can see the traditional symbols on these - the comma shape, the sign of the soul, and hearts.
0:20:55 > 0:21:00This is gorgeous, with a little ball inside. What's the theory there?
0:21:00 > 0:21:07Perhaps the carver thought that this would indicate how many children the pair would have.
0:21:07 > 0:21:14- Are there any dated? - We've got the oldest known dated spoon, and that's from 1667.
0:21:14 > 0:21:19A 17th-century spoon. Is it popular today? Are people still carving?
0:21:19 > 0:21:23There was a love-spoon revival in the last decades of the 20th century.
0:21:23 > 0:21:31A lot of them come into the museum to the display of spoons, and people buy them for wedding presents.
0:21:31 > 0:21:37I'd love to have a go at one. I'd love to have the time, but it wouldn't look like that!
0:21:43 > 0:21:48Back in the valuation room, Kate and Philip have been working hard,
0:21:48 > 0:21:51trying to find things for the sale.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54- William Allen - who's he?- My father.
0:21:54 > 0:21:58- This was his Sunday school writing box?- Er...
0:21:58 > 0:22:05- something like that, yes. - It's lovely. If we turn it over, it has the lovely, original colour.
0:22:05 > 0:22:09- Yes. Unfortunately, the original... you're right.- Absolutely lovely.
0:22:09 > 0:22:15- But...- The bottles are missing. - They are. But what's happened here?
0:22:15 > 0:22:20- In my foolish youth...- We've all had one!- I've had two or three of them!
0:22:20 > 0:22:26It started flaking away and getting worn with the sun being on it,
0:22:26 > 0:22:32so I thought, "I know what I'll do! I'll skim it down and bring the colour back."
0:22:32 > 0:22:37Bring the walnut back. But of course, in a sense, it proved the reverse.
0:22:37 > 0:22:42Absolutely right. It looks like it's been completely cleaned off.
0:22:42 > 0:22:47- It's really taken the value off it. - Yeah.- That now is worth £20 or £40.
0:22:47 > 0:22:52With its rich, toffee-coloured walnut we can see on the inside...
0:22:52 > 0:22:57- It doesn't look like walnut. - No. ..It might have been £100.
0:22:57 > 0:23:01- We know better now, don't we?- Yes. I've ceased being irresponsible.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04- Lock the sandpaper away! Thank you. - Thank you.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07This is an interesting thing.
0:23:07 > 0:23:11It reminds me of one I've seen recently in a saleroom.
0:23:11 > 0:23:15It's what we call penwork decoration,
0:23:15 > 0:23:19on a collector's cabinet. Can you tell me about it?
0:23:19 > 0:23:24I'm 50 now and I had it when I was a child. My brother had it before me.
0:23:24 > 0:23:31He used to keep birds' eggs in it. I kept my Dinky toys in it. My father had it before.
0:23:31 > 0:23:35- It's been in the family quite a long time?- Yes.- Right.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38Do you know where it's come from?
0:23:38 > 0:23:42My father belonged to a removal firm in Axminster in Devon.
0:23:42 > 0:23:48We wonder whether it came from a house clearance, say, 100 years ago.
0:23:48 > 0:23:53We don't know. That's what we wanted to find out - how old it was, really.
0:23:53 > 0:23:59- I would put it at late Georgian in date.- Late Georgian?- The latter half of the 18th century.- Oh!
0:23:59 > 0:24:02And if we look at its construction,
0:24:02 > 0:24:07we've got dovetails here on the top and bottom. If we open it up,
0:24:07 > 0:24:15and look at the interior drawers and pigeon holes, we've got quite a crude construction here.
0:24:15 > 0:24:21The pine backs are wedged onto each other. It simulates ivory and ebony.
0:24:21 > 0:24:29But it is actually just painted. This red paint inside is original, and it simulates Japanese lacquer.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31- Right.- Or cinnabar, if you like.
0:24:31 > 0:24:35- It's just a sort of cheaper version. - Right.
0:24:35 > 0:24:39- It's a lovely thing.- My wife hates it!- Do you?- I've never liked it.
0:24:39 > 0:24:46- It just doesn't appeal to me, but that's my opinion.- Is it the decoration?- Just in general.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49It doesn't appeal, no.
0:24:49 > 0:24:54I do notice we've got a little repair to the front leg.
0:24:54 > 0:24:58I think the back has been replaced. Did you know that had been restored?
0:24:58 > 0:25:03- Yeah, we had that restored by Brecon Museum.- Right.
0:25:03 > 0:25:07They do all the restoration work for Brecon Museum.
0:25:07 > 0:25:11They did this for me, not so long back - maybe a year ago.
0:25:11 > 0:25:16- Have you ever had it valued?- Yes, many years ago, about four years ago.
0:25:16 > 0:25:22- Some guy came to the Castle Hotel in Brecon, one of those one-day things. - Right.
0:25:22 > 0:25:27- He wasn't sure where it was made, but he valued it about £400.- I see.
0:25:27 > 0:25:31£400 to £600 would be a realistic auction estimate.
0:25:31 > 0:25:37And who knows - if two collectors fall in love with it, it could make a bit more.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39Are you happy to let us flog it?
0:25:39 > 0:25:44- Yes, why not?- What would you do with the money if it sold well?
0:25:44 > 0:25:49You'd probably go on holiday. He would, yeah.
0:25:49 > 0:25:53- Sounds good to me. - Off to America, maybe.- Great.
0:25:55 > 0:26:00- This is lovely. Where did you get it from?- My father bought it,
0:26:00 > 0:26:05- a few years ago. I don't really know anything else.- How much did he pay?
0:26:05 > 0:26:10I haven't got a clue. Unfortunately he's passed away now.
0:26:10 > 0:26:14I'll be careful with this leather. I won't open that side.
0:26:14 > 0:26:21- But here, we can see a maker's stamp just there...- Yes. - ..which is Edwards of London.
0:26:21 > 0:26:28I'm not sure, but there was a really good quality firm of cabinet makers called Edwards and Roberts,
0:26:28 > 0:26:33and Edwards may have been part of the Edwards of Edwards and Roberts.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36They were top quality.
0:26:36 > 0:26:43Edwards and Roberts you associate with furniture that was made, perhaps, 1880-1890.
0:26:43 > 0:26:48This is a lot earlier than that. It might be a pre-runner of that firm.
0:26:48 > 0:26:54We've got some wonderful little bottles here, hallmarked silver.
0:26:54 > 0:27:00The date looks as though it's mid-1830s, so an inkwell there.
0:27:00 > 0:27:06Here, we've got another little bottle. It's all fully hallmarked,
0:27:06 > 0:27:11which is lovely. We'll leave that there for a moment.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15What's interesting is if we pull that there,
0:27:15 > 0:27:17in here, if I can find it...
0:27:21 > 0:27:24There we are. ..Is a secret drawer.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26So we can lie that there.
0:27:26 > 0:27:31And we've got these wonderful little drawers.
0:27:31 > 0:27:36- Beautifully made, aren't they?- Yes. - Look at these dovetails here.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41And just the way it's all made.
0:27:41 > 0:27:46- And that wonderful little ebony knob on there.- Yes.- Isn't it beautiful?
0:27:46 > 0:27:50Let's put it all back together again.
0:27:50 > 0:27:54Now, when we shut this up...
0:27:54 > 0:27:59I'm hoping that we've got this lovely original rosewood colour.
0:27:59 > 0:28:05And that will just make it into a lovely, lovely box. Over we go.
0:28:06 > 0:28:12Lo and behold, there we are - a lovely rosewood writing box,
0:28:12 > 0:28:14about 1835-ish.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17Brass inlay here, brass corners.
0:28:17 > 0:28:21And if you look here,
0:28:21 > 0:28:26just look at the way those carrying handles are just let in.
0:28:26 > 0:28:30- Smooth. - Isn't that just wonderful quality?
0:28:30 > 0:28:34I think that will make between £200 and £300,
0:28:34 > 0:28:39and we can put it into an auction for you with a reserve of £200,
0:28:39 > 0:28:45- and I think that will do well. It's lovely. It really is. - We'll find it a nice home.- Yes.
0:28:45 > 0:28:50- This is quite nice, the scratch-mark detail.- Yes, lovely.
0:28:50 > 0:28:55- The quality is just so... - Superb, isn't it?
0:28:55 > 0:28:59It would be nice to see these put into an auction.
0:28:59 > 0:29:03Whether or not this is the right auction is another thing.
0:29:03 > 0:29:08I haven't looked at the stick stand properly.
0:29:10 > 0:29:14This is such a stylish suite of furniture,
0:29:14 > 0:29:20we need to spend a little more time than usual examining it. Three heads are better than one!
0:29:20 > 0:29:25I've been chatting to my colleagues about your pieces. It's a super set.
0:29:25 > 0:29:32A pair of chairs and a matching stick stand, all marked with the registration mark for 1883,
0:29:32 > 0:29:35typical of the Aesthetic movement from 1880 to 1900.
0:29:35 > 0:29:40It's solid oak, with lovely quality brass mounts.
0:29:40 > 0:29:45It would be interesting to do more research to attribute it to a maker.
0:29:45 > 0:29:50It came from a house clearance. What did you pay?
0:29:50 > 0:29:57Well, someone was selling off a load of gear, and I went down to advise on a couple of things, as we collect,
0:29:57 > 0:30:04- and I was sold it for £600. - The lot?- For the set, yeah. - I think you've done extremely well.
0:30:04 > 0:30:09At auction you would be looking at £1,500 to £2,000, possibly more.
0:30:09 > 0:30:14But I would say to you that it needs to be marketed across the country.
0:30:14 > 0:30:20A lot of London buyers would be interested. So I'd say it's not right to put it in a general sale.
0:30:20 > 0:30:24It needs marketing at the right level.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26And that's good advice.
0:30:26 > 0:30:31In addition to the rosewood writing slope, Louise brought another item.
0:30:31 > 0:30:37This is a chrystoleum, and it's basically a printing process
0:30:37 > 0:30:41and we've got that convex piece of glass in there.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44And they are becoming more and more collectable.
0:30:44 > 0:30:51A lot were made in pairs, but you often see singles - as it's glass, they get broken. Is that...?
0:30:51 > 0:30:59Exactly what happened! Yes, when we were sorting things in the garage, one was broken, unfortunately.
0:30:59 > 0:31:06I don't know why they get broken. You see a lot of watercolours with flat glass that doesn't get broken,
0:31:06 > 0:31:10- but these tend to.- Yes. - Particularly in the corners, here.
0:31:10 > 0:31:17I think other pictures had gone against it and it had not been packed well, not well stored.
0:31:17 > 0:31:21- A good tip - pack things properly. - Plenty of newspaper.
0:31:21 > 0:31:28As I said, they're becoming collectable, but I think that, at auction, will make £30 to £50.
0:31:28 > 0:31:34I think you're likely to put a reserve on it, between £25 and £30.
0:31:34 > 0:31:40- And I think, again, that will sell in a sale. Would you like to put both of these in?- Yes.
0:31:40 > 0:31:48- Where did it all come from?- From my grandmother. We've sort of inherited a lot of things.- She had a good eye.
0:31:48 > 0:31:53- We're a big family of hoarders. - Hoarders?- Hoarders, yes.
0:31:53 > 0:31:57We have an attic full of all sorts of things like this.
0:31:57 > 0:32:02- It's a good pension fund!- I suppose! - ..Do YOU enjoy this?- Yeah.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05- Which do you like better out of these two?- That one.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08Why do you like that one?
0:32:08 > 0:32:16- Cos it has secret drawers. - Cos it has secret drawers? You like secrets? Sounds good enough to me.
0:32:16 > 0:32:22As well as his furniture, Roger has something else he's showing Kate.
0:32:22 > 0:32:26- Now, this book - did this come from the same house?- No, from a friend.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29He collects too, and he showed it me,
0:32:29 > 0:32:35and I said I'd like to buy it if ever he parted with it. Years later, he sold it.
0:32:35 > 0:32:40- What did you pay?- I think it was in the region of £50.- Right.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43Again, I think you did very well.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45Look at the tooled gilt lettering...
0:32:45 > 0:32:51"David Williams, coach builder and wheelwright, West Place, Pontypool."
0:32:51 > 0:32:55So we're fairly local. And if we look inside,
0:32:55 > 0:33:01we've got a large number of plates, monochrome printed, with coach and wagon designs.
0:33:01 > 0:33:05All the plates, really, are quite clean...
0:33:05 > 0:33:11and seem to be intact. The pages are numbered, none seem to be missing.
0:33:11 > 0:33:15I think this would appeal to a number of collectors -
0:33:15 > 0:33:21specialist book collectors, people interested in early transport,
0:33:21 > 0:33:25and in local history. It has a lot going for it.
0:33:25 > 0:33:29I can see it making between £150 and £200 at auction,
0:33:29 > 0:33:34and if you're happy to let us try and flog it for you,
0:33:34 > 0:33:38- we can give it an estimate in that region.- Fine.- In a local auction.
0:33:38 > 0:33:44- How did you come by this?- It was a car boot sale, about 8-10 years ago.
0:33:44 > 0:33:50- What did you pay?- About £50-odd. - Will you take 60?- No!- A good judge.
0:33:50 > 0:33:56It's an Admiral Fitzroy's barometer, and you don't need to be a genius to work that out - it says it!
0:33:56 > 0:33:58It's a good clue!
0:33:58 > 0:34:04And Admiral Fitzroy barometers are typified by this long, glass case,
0:34:04 > 0:34:09this printed paper behind, giving us all the details of how this works,
0:34:09 > 0:34:13and this is rather a nice, stylish oak case.
0:34:13 > 0:34:15I would think about 1890.
0:34:15 > 0:34:20This one's unusual, because it has a clock in the architectural frieze.
0:34:20 > 0:34:27You must always keep a barometer upright, because if you tip it over, you have problems with the mercury.
0:34:27 > 0:34:33When I was at school, we spilt mercury in the chemistry labs.
0:34:33 > 0:34:38Now, we realise mercury is a highly dangerous, poisonous substance,
0:34:38 > 0:34:41so if you do ever break a barometer
0:34:41 > 0:34:44you've got to be really careful.
0:34:44 > 0:34:48But it's a nice thing, this, isn't it?
0:34:48 > 0:34:52On the back here, we've got instructions for use.
0:34:52 > 0:34:57I think you go to some very good car boot sales.
0:34:57 > 0:35:01I think this will make between £200 and £300 at auction.
0:35:01 > 0:35:06I think we ought to put a reserve on it of £150-£200.
0:35:06 > 0:35:08I'm confident that will sell well.
0:35:08 > 0:35:14- Would you like to put it in a sale? - Yes. I hope it goes to a good home.
0:35:14 > 0:35:18Now, we've nearly finished for the day.
0:35:18 > 0:35:23Kate spent a lot of time looking at Roger's things, but hasn't finished.
0:35:23 > 0:35:28I know you'd packed everything and were just leaving,
0:35:28 > 0:35:33and I spotted you with the teapot. Thank you very much for coming back
0:35:33 > 0:35:36- to show it to us.- It's OK.
0:35:36 > 0:35:41It's a lovely first period Worcester porcelain teapot in good condition.
0:35:41 > 0:35:46We've got Imari-style painted decoration all over.
0:35:46 > 0:35:52It has a lovely flower finial, and this is the only damage I can see -
0:35:52 > 0:35:56it has been chipped badly, but the finials are vulnerable.
0:35:56 > 0:36:00It's got a fretted square mark on the base,
0:36:00 > 0:36:06which tells us it dates from about 1770 to 1780.
0:36:06 > 0:36:08Where did you come by it?
0:36:08 > 0:36:15A friend notified me about someone who had just moved and taken everything they needed,
0:36:15 > 0:36:20and had some stuff they didn't wish to take, and would I like to buy it?
0:36:20 > 0:36:25- And this was one of the items.- Dare I ask how much you paid for it?
0:36:25 > 0:36:30It was in a job lot, actually. I had quite a few carfuls for about £125.
0:36:30 > 0:36:36Right. Well, I think you've done very well, because I would think, at auction,
0:36:36 > 0:36:40this ought to make between £300 and £400.
0:36:40 > 0:36:45- Would you be happy to let us flog it for you?- Certainly.- Great.
0:36:45 > 0:36:51It's supposed to be a beautiful pourer, apparently. The spout doesn't drip or anything.
0:36:51 > 0:36:57- Not that it's been used! - I'm glad to hear it!- Yeah.
0:37:02 > 0:37:09I'm very passionate and obsessive about 18th-century Welsh oak, and go to great lengths to find it.
0:37:09 > 0:37:14I'm here to meet somebody whose passion goes even deeper!
0:37:24 > 0:37:28- Christian!- Hi.- It's Paul. How do you do?- Not bad.
0:37:28 > 0:37:33- Do you mind me asking what you're digging for?- Old Victorian bottles.
0:37:33 > 0:37:40- Basically, this was an old rubbish dump, a Victorian rubbish dump. - An infill site?- Yeah.
0:37:40 > 0:37:45And they'd go round the streets with a horse and cart, put the rubbish on,
0:37:45 > 0:37:50and it would be dumped here - there was no houses then.
0:37:50 > 0:37:55- So this is not your house?- No.- So you've had to ask permission?- Yeah.
0:37:55 > 0:38:00I asked permission to do this one and a couple of the others in the street.
0:38:00 > 0:38:05- How long have you been doing this? - 21 years.- It keeps you fit!- Very!
0:38:05 > 0:38:10- So what have you found here?- That's an old ginger beer bottle.- Lovely.
0:38:10 > 0:38:15- Lovely glaze on that.- Yeah. That's a Penarth one.- How long has this taken?
0:38:15 > 0:38:22- Three or four days' hard graft. - How many bottles do you expect to find?
0:38:22 > 0:38:29- About 100 or 200, but only about 10 or 12 good ones.- Quality ones like this?- Yeah, and lids and stuff.
0:38:29 > 0:38:33- It's labour-intensive, isn't it? - It's very hard work.
0:38:33 > 0:38:37- What value would that ginger beer bottle be?- £15-£20.
0:38:37 > 0:38:43- What about breakages? - I've been doing it so long now, I'm careful with the fork.
0:38:43 > 0:38:49- So I don't break many. I have broken one or two...- Valuable ones, I bet! - One WAS very valuable!
0:38:49 > 0:38:5720 years of digging and collecting means Christian has a wonderful array of ginger beer bottles.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00And every single one is perfect!
0:39:07 > 0:39:15- Christian, I can't believe it. Your house is full of hundreds of ginger beer bottles.- Yes.- All Welsh!- Yes!
0:39:15 > 0:39:18What's the rarest one up here?
0:39:18 > 0:39:24- They're all rare, really, but the valuable ones are the blue tops. - You have one unopened?
0:39:24 > 0:39:29Yes, there's one here. I'll grab that now - it's that one.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32Full contents.
0:39:32 > 0:39:39- That's a Paul Bristol - that's the potter - and it's a Barry Mineral Water Works & Co.- That's amazing.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41It's still full of ginger!
0:39:41 > 0:39:49- That's quite a rare one. I got it from a pub in Barry. I think they had it from a cellar...- Right.
0:39:49 > 0:39:54They were in a crate, so they weren't opened, which is unusual.
0:39:54 > 0:39:58- The condition is amazing. They've all been dug up by you.- Yes.
0:39:58 > 0:40:03I soak them in acid to get the rust, cos there's a lot of rust on them.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06- Acid...- Outside in the garden?- Yeah.
0:40:06 > 0:40:11Then I put them in bicarbonate of soda to neutralise the acid.
0:40:11 > 0:40:18- So many ginger beer bottles in Wales! Do you like ginger beer?- Not bad. A bit peppery.- I can't stand it!
0:40:18 > 0:40:23- It's not my tipple.- That's right. - Is this the complete set?
0:40:23 > 0:40:28- No. At the moment I've got about 440...- Different bottles?
0:40:28 > 0:40:31All different.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34And there's about 1,200 to get.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37- So there's plenty of digging yet! - Yeah, a lot!
0:40:37 > 0:40:42Christian's limited his collecting to just Welsh ginger beer bottles,
0:40:42 > 0:40:45but many others are collectable.
0:40:45 > 0:40:49There's more information on our website -
0:41:02 > 0:41:04Well, the valuation day is over.
0:41:04 > 0:41:10The people of Cardiff have heard all about their antiques and chosen objects for auction.
0:41:17 > 0:41:21Kate likes David's penwork chest.
0:41:21 > 0:41:25She's valued it at £400 to £600. I'm not convinced.
0:41:25 > 0:41:30I think it's the sort of thing that a private collector would go for.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33It's a nice, period, Regency piece.
0:41:33 > 0:41:38And penwork is very decorative, and with the Japanese influence
0:41:38 > 0:41:42I think it had an awful lot going for it.
0:41:42 > 0:41:47Louise and her family want to sell her father's rosewood writing slope.
0:41:47 > 0:41:53It might exceed Philip's estimate. It was his favourite object today.
0:41:53 > 0:41:56It was really put together well.
0:41:56 > 0:42:04The brass inlay looked good, the silver mounted bottles, the secret drawer. I think that will do well.
0:42:04 > 0:42:08The chrystoleum picture is half of a pair. One got broken.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11Louise wants to sell this one now.
0:42:11 > 0:42:16It's not worth a fortune. Philip thinks they're becoming popular.
0:42:16 > 0:42:21They're quite fashionable and quite twee in the scenes they depict.
0:42:21 > 0:42:24I don't think it'll pose a problem.
0:42:24 > 0:42:30Roger's taking Kate's advice and is holding on to the hall furniture.
0:42:30 > 0:42:36But he IS going to sell the book of coach designs from a different age.
0:42:38 > 0:42:43Paul bought his barometer at a car boot sale nearly ten years ago.
0:42:43 > 0:42:46- He's keen to sell.- I paid about £50.
0:42:46 > 0:42:50- £50?- Mm. - Will you take £60?- No.- No? Ah!
0:42:50 > 0:42:56He's keen, not desperate, Philip! Because it's got Admiral Fitzroy's name on it, it should do well.
0:42:56 > 0:42:59With the oak case, it'll do well.
0:42:59 > 0:43:06And Roger's investment in boxes full of stuff from a friend has paid off. Kate valued his Imari-style teapot
0:43:06 > 0:43:09at £300-£400, and at that price,
0:43:09 > 0:43:13he's decided to flog it.
0:43:18 > 0:43:24In a few minutes, auctioneer Ryan Beech's gavel will be coming down on our owners' lots.
0:43:24 > 0:43:28What does he think of Kate and Philip's estimates?
0:43:28 > 0:43:34David's lovely decorated chest. Kate's valued this at £400 to £600.
0:43:34 > 0:43:39- I can't see that getting more than £180.- I have to agree.- It's tatty.
0:43:39 > 0:43:45- The decoration on the front is attractive, but it's too bright inside.- It's not early at all.
0:43:45 > 0:43:49- It's a sort of mid-19th-century thing.- Absolutely.
0:43:49 > 0:43:54A lot of wear to the top, the lovely cornucopia.
0:43:54 > 0:43:57A decorative object, but optimistic at £400 to £600.
0:43:57 > 0:44:04David, I don't think it's going to make it. I hope it does, but I can't see it.
0:44:04 > 0:44:06But Philip had his eye on this.
0:44:06 > 0:44:12- He ran over and caressed this! It is fantastic quality.- Gorgeous.
0:44:12 > 0:44:16Solid rosewood, brass stringing, brass corners,
0:44:16 > 0:44:19and these lovely silver inkwells.
0:44:19 > 0:44:23- This one's for sand.- Yes, for blotting and cleaning nibs.
0:44:23 > 0:44:28Maker's label here and there's another one on the other side.
0:44:28 > 0:44:35- Quality piece.- I don't know why Louise doesn't want to hand it down. Philip has put £200 to £400 on this.
0:44:35 > 0:44:40- I can see it making that and a bit more.- I hope it does.
0:44:40 > 0:44:43Good quality lock - all little signs of quality.
0:44:43 > 0:44:49- A lovely piece.- Louise also brought this. It has convex glass on it.
0:44:49 > 0:44:53It's a chrystoleum, a reverse-painted print.
0:44:53 > 0:45:00They'd lay the print on the back of the glass, then highlight it with blocks of colour.
0:45:00 > 0:45:04- Decorative print. - Philip said £30 to £40.
0:45:04 > 0:45:06- It should do that and more.- I agree.
0:45:06 > 0:45:12It's got all the right mediums - child there, good subject matter.
0:45:12 > 0:45:15- Good decorative piece. - Louise will be happy.
0:45:17 > 0:45:20The auction is in full swing now,
0:45:20 > 0:45:23and soon our lots will come under the spotlight.
0:45:23 > 0:45:28This part is nerve-wracking if you're here to sell.
0:45:28 > 0:45:30Louise, who have you brought along?
0:45:30 > 0:45:35- My son, Lloyd.- Get him interested. - Yes. He likes collecting things.
0:45:35 > 0:45:42- How are you feeling today?- Um... apprehensive.- A bit nervous? - Yes. But also excited.
0:45:42 > 0:45:46Are Philip and Kate still confident about those predictions?
0:45:46 > 0:45:52OK, experts. I think you'll both be on winners today. Any apprehension?
0:45:52 > 0:45:59- What's gonna fly, what's gonna die? Kate?- The penwork box should do well. It's a lovely, original thing.
0:45:59 > 0:46:03Beautiful decoration, and just what a collector might go for.
0:46:03 > 0:46:10I'm a bit concerned about the coach designs book. Lovely lithographs, but not many books here today.
0:46:10 > 0:46:18- I'm hoping that people have sourced that on the internet.- Illustration experts might love it. Philip?
0:46:18 > 0:46:25I really like the rosewood writing slope. It's a quality item, and quality should always add.
0:46:25 > 0:46:27And 10...
0:46:27 > 0:46:33I'm not as sure as Kate about the penwork chest. We'll soon find out.
0:46:33 > 0:46:36But David, the owner, is missing.
0:46:36 > 0:46:39Kate, we're only a couple away now.
0:46:39 > 0:46:46- I think David's lost in traffic. He said he would be here.- I know. - He hasn't shown yet.- It's a shame.
0:46:46 > 0:46:54- Of all the items here...- This could be the sleeper?- It has the best chance of flying.- You're confident!
0:46:54 > 0:46:59- You're grinning!- It's a conservative estimate. It could do better.
0:46:59 > 0:47:06Lot 175 is the 19th-century tabletop chest of drawers, the penwork one.
0:47:06 > 0:47:09Commission bids start me at £400.
0:47:09 > 0:47:12400 I have. And 420. On my right at 420.
0:47:12 > 0:47:17- The decoration is...- It's very pretty, isn't it? Very ornate.
0:47:17 > 0:47:19And 20. 540.
0:47:19 > 0:47:22560.
0:47:22 > 0:47:25Yes? 580. 600...
0:47:25 > 0:47:31- Yeah, look - it's flying away! - That's good.- It's great. Well done.
0:47:31 > 0:47:33I wish David was here to see this.
0:47:33 > 0:47:39At £700. Am I right at £700? 720. With the hammer at 720. 740? 740.
0:47:39 > 0:47:44At 740. On my right at 740? Are we all done, then, at 740?
0:47:44 > 0:47:47- £740!- It's great.- It's unbelievable.
0:47:47 > 0:47:52I hoped it would exceed the estimate. I think it's a good price.
0:47:52 > 0:47:57- I wish David had been here to see it.- He'll get the cheque, though!
0:48:02 > 0:48:07- David, we've been talking about you in your absence.- Yeah?
0:48:07 > 0:48:10You were over there and saw it all!
0:48:10 > 0:48:18- How do you feel?- Quite delighted. When it started to go up, I thought, "Oh, dear!" I'm very, very pleased.
0:48:18 > 0:48:21Can't fault it, you know? What can I say?
0:48:21 > 0:48:26- Kate was spot on, wasn't she? - She was. She's very good.
0:48:26 > 0:48:29She was a bit low, I think!
0:48:29 > 0:48:32That encourages them!
0:48:32 > 0:48:37..Are we all done at 22? 60? 60. Fresh bidding. At 38...
0:48:37 > 0:48:42- Paul, you brought in this Admiral Fitzroy barometer.- Yeah.
0:48:42 > 0:48:47- You bought it in a car boot sale? - Yeah, about ten years ago, for £50.
0:48:47 > 0:48:52- Something like that. Those days! - Yeah. Has it been on the wall?
0:48:52 > 0:48:57- Yeah, in three different properties over the years now.- That's nice.
0:48:57 > 0:49:03- So it's just time to go? - It's had its time. I have to pay my speeding fines!
0:49:03 > 0:49:08- I was gonna ask what you were gonna do with the money!- Speeding fines!
0:49:11 > 0:49:18- Paul, what have you been driving to get these speeding fines?- It was a joke! Don't take it too seriously!
0:49:18 > 0:49:23- I thought you had a Ferrari at home or something!- Fireball XL5!
0:49:23 > 0:49:31The police are looking for me now! Calm down! We're looking at property in Italy, so this'll go on flights.
0:49:31 > 0:49:33- Nice one.- That IS the truth.
0:49:33 > 0:49:38Lot number 219 is the Admiral Fitzroy's barometer with oak case.
0:49:38 > 0:49:42Crossing bids start me straight in at £220.
0:49:42 > 0:49:48220 I have to start. At 230. On my right at 230. At 240.
0:49:48 > 0:49:50That's good. It's climbing.
0:49:50 > 0:49:53270. At 270. On my right at 280.
0:49:53 > 0:49:56Fresh bidding. 290. 300. 310.
0:49:56 > 0:50:01- That's got you to Italy!- I've got some spare cash. I'll buy you a pint.
0:50:01 > 0:50:04- You can take me with you!- Calm down!
0:50:04 > 0:50:07Are we all done at 350? Thank you.
0:50:07 > 0:50:15- 350. That's excellent.- Very good, yes.- Are you happy with that?- No, I'm very sad. I wanted at least £1,000(!)
0:50:15 > 0:50:19- That's very good indeed. - Thanks very much.- No, thank YOU!
0:50:19 > 0:50:22- Thanks.- Send me a postcard!- Right!
0:50:22 > 0:50:25£40...
0:50:30 > 0:50:36- Roger, this lovely little teapot you bought from somebody that was moving house.- Yes.
0:50:36 > 0:50:42- How much did you pay for it? - Well, it came in a job lot. It was not sold separately.
0:50:42 > 0:50:49- Why do you want to sell it?- I've come to a turning point in my life, and I decided...
0:50:49 > 0:50:52- To drink more coffee(?) - Yeah! I AM a coffee drinker!
0:50:52 > 0:50:57I think they might have a few bids left on this, Kate.
0:50:57 > 0:51:02- Lot 391 is an 18th-century Worcester teapot.- Here we go, Roger.
0:51:02 > 0:51:04Commission bids start me in at £250.
0:51:04 > 0:51:07- Well...- Sold.- It's sold.
0:51:07 > 0:51:12On my right at 260. The gentleman standing on my right at £260.
0:51:12 > 0:51:16At £260. Are we all done, then, at 260?
0:51:16 > 0:51:21That's cheap. Someone got a very good deal.
0:51:21 > 0:51:28- Mind you, it sold, Roger, so it's OK.- It's fine.- You're not disappointed?- No. Just one of many.
0:51:28 > 0:51:33- It's one out of a collection.- Maybe the damage put people off.- Possibly.
0:51:33 > 0:51:37- Oh, well, it's not all bad news. - No, that's fine.
0:51:37 > 0:51:42Disappointing, but Roger's still got the book of coach designs to come.
0:51:42 > 0:51:46Can we do better for Louise with her writing slope?
0:51:46 > 0:51:51This is cheap. The reserve on this, £200, is a joke.
0:51:51 > 0:51:56- It IS cheap.- I hope it goes to a good home, where it's appreciated.
0:51:56 > 0:52:00- Yeah.- Trouble is, they're not commercial...- This is it.
0:52:00 > 0:52:03Lot number 115
0:52:03 > 0:52:07is the Victorian rosewood-cased and brass-bound laptop desk...
0:52:07 > 0:52:10- Good luck.- Here we go.
0:52:10 > 0:52:15Numerous commission bids here start me straight in at £320.
0:52:15 > 0:52:17- Brilliant! Brilliant!- What?
0:52:17 > 0:52:22- It starts at £320. So it can only get more.- Why?
0:52:22 > 0:52:26- Cos somebody's left a bid of £320. - Oh, I see! Right.
0:52:26 > 0:52:29£320. 340. 360.
0:52:29 > 0:52:32380? 380.
0:52:32 > 0:52:36400. 420. 440.
0:52:37 > 0:52:40- 460. 480.- This is excellent.
0:52:42 > 0:52:44- Yes? 500...- It's a telephone bid.
0:52:44 > 0:52:49Someone's bidding against a bid left with the auctioneer.
0:52:49 > 0:52:53At 550. On the telephone at 550. At £550.
0:52:53 > 0:52:56Are we all done, then, at 550?
0:52:56 > 0:53:01Ooh, brilliant! That's great! That was marvellous.
0:53:01 > 0:53:06- You did well...- When you see them for five minutes on the valuation day,
0:53:06 > 0:53:11- you never really get the time to research them.- You're on the spot.
0:53:11 > 0:53:15- You hope the auction house do their business.- Yeah.- I'm pleased.
0:53:15 > 0:53:22- And that the right person's there to buy it.- Like today.- On the telephone! They DID like it.- Very much so.
0:53:30 > 0:53:36- Roger, the teapot wasn't bad.- No, it was OK.- The book might do better.
0:53:36 > 0:53:40- We'll see.- The technical illustration is superb.
0:53:40 > 0:53:48- You don't find that today. It's all computerised. Wonderful graphics. - Yes. Quite early, is it?- Yeah. Kate?
0:53:48 > 0:53:54I would say so. We've got at least 40 to 50 plates in there, a whole variety of carts.
0:53:54 > 0:53:56It's a lovely historical piece.
0:53:56 > 0:54:02As you say, the place in Pontypool is now demolished, where the wheelwright was.
0:54:02 > 0:54:10- So it's a lovely piece of history. - Yes. There are nice sepia ones, too, some red and green.- Right.
0:54:10 > 0:54:17- You're looking very smart.- Thanks. - What do you do for a living?- Till last week, I sold furniture, retail.
0:54:17 > 0:54:23- What are you this week? - Unemployed.- Oh, dear! So this money will come in handy.- Yes.
0:54:23 > 0:54:30Lot 592. David Williams, a design print book, depicting carriages.
0:54:30 > 0:54:35Lot 592. A multitude of commissions, once again. Lot 592.
0:54:35 > 0:54:40Takes me straight in at...£200. £200 I have to start.
0:54:40 > 0:54:45£200. At £200. And 10, is there anywhere? At £200.
0:54:45 > 0:54:51210. 220. 230 on the telephone. Takes me out at 230. At £230,
0:54:51 > 0:54:55on the telephone. 240. 250.
0:54:55 > 0:54:58260. 270. 280.
0:54:58 > 0:55:01290. 300...
0:55:01 > 0:55:04290. This is unbelievable.
0:55:04 > 0:55:07310. On the telephone at £310.
0:55:07 > 0:55:12At £310. On the telephone at 310. Are we all out in the room, at 310?
0:55:12 > 0:55:17- Fantastic!- Fabulous.- That's great. That's exactly what I'd hoped for.
0:55:17 > 0:55:23Somebody's picked it up, probably on the internet, and they're bidding.
0:55:23 > 0:55:30Shows the power of the internet when buying antiques now. You can look at the web, buy over the phone.
0:55:30 > 0:55:33- Are you pleased?- Very pleased, yeah.
0:55:33 > 0:55:37That's better. Let's see if we can do as well for Louise.
0:55:37 > 0:55:42- Now, your chrystoleum picture. We hope to get you more money.- Yeah.
0:55:42 > 0:55:47- One of a pair, wasn't it?- It was. One got smashed.- Was it you?- No, no.
0:55:47 > 0:55:52It was the people that moved all the furniture and boxes for my mother.
0:55:52 > 0:55:58- Has it been on the wall? - No, not as far as I know. - Just in drawers?- Just in boxes.
0:55:58 > 0:56:03- Did you actually like it? - Not particularly.
0:56:08 > 0:56:14- Not so nervous on this one, are you? - No...- Second time round.- Yes! - A bit of an old pro!
0:56:14 > 0:56:19Lot number 242 is the chrystoleum of a young boy playing the piano.
0:56:19 > 0:56:24Numerous commission bids here, again, start me straight in at...
0:56:25 > 0:56:28..£85.
0:56:28 > 0:56:31- What?!- Away it races!
0:56:31 > 0:56:3595. Back with me at £95.
0:56:35 > 0:56:37I might like it now!
0:56:37 > 0:56:42- No, you can't have it back! - How much? £95?
0:56:42 > 0:56:47- Well done.- That's a cracking price. - That's a surprise.- A big surprise.
0:56:47 > 0:56:54But I went to an antiques fair about three weeks ago, and I saw a dealer who only dealt in chrystoleums,
0:56:54 > 0:56:59all in the low three-figure bracket, and they become more collectable.
0:56:59 > 0:57:04What a nice surprise, and everything has sold. So our owners are happy.
0:57:04 > 0:57:10The auctioneer and I were both fooled by the penwork chest.
0:57:10 > 0:57:13It topped Kate's estimate at £740.
0:57:13 > 0:57:18Quite delighted! When it started to go up, I thought, "Oh, dear!"
0:57:18 > 0:57:21I'm very pleased. Can't fault it.
0:57:21 > 0:57:29The Llanelli bowl got Ray £80, and the Ewenny vase, which he bought for just a quid, sold for £110.
0:57:29 > 0:57:34Oh, very good, very good. £110, when I paid a pound for it.
0:57:34 > 0:57:37Tremendous return. Very grateful.
0:57:37 > 0:57:40Louise's writing slope was popular.
0:57:40 > 0:57:47Bidders had to compete with others on the phone as they pushed the price up to £550.
0:57:47 > 0:57:50The picture nearly doubled Philip's top estimate, at £95.
0:57:50 > 0:57:55The chrystoleum - that's really stunned me.
0:57:55 > 0:58:01I didn't expect that would get anywhere near £20, let alone £95!
0:58:04 > 0:58:06The whole thing's winding down now.
0:58:06 > 0:58:13Our owners, bar one, have had a brilliant day. I liked the miniature penwork chest - £740.
0:58:13 > 0:58:15See you again soon.
0:58:18 > 0:58:22Quite delighted! When it started to go up, I thought, "Oh, dear!"
0:58:22 > 0:58:27- I'm delighted about that. - You're delighted?- Absolutely.
0:58:27 > 0:58:30I'd have to phone my nan first...
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