0:00:31 > 0:00:38Welcome to Flog It! - the show where you can make a tidy sum from antiques you don't want any more.
0:00:38 > 0:00:45Instead of them gathering dust, you could be raking it in at auction, after our experts have seen them.
0:00:45 > 0:00:52They'll help you decide which ones to sell. If they're right, you could coin it in. If they're wrong,
0:00:52 > 0:00:57they'll be eating humble pie! Let's see what happens to this lot.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00?140. That's not bad! Result, David!
0:01:00 > 0:01:02160...
0:01:02 > 0:01:03Fantastic.
0:01:03 > 0:01:10Never sold anything at auction before? No, might be hooked now! ..That's got to be a world record!
0:01:14 > 0:01:21Today on Flog It! our valuation day comes from Leeds, a city with great Victorian heritage.
0:01:21 > 0:01:26Everybody has the chance to make money from their antiques, but they must choose which valuables to sell.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30Our experts will help them make up their minds.
0:01:30 > 0:01:37The adorable Kate Alcock has travelled all the way from Herefordshire.
0:01:37 > 0:01:43I love early English porcelain. With Leeds pottery here, I'm hoping to see some 18th-century porcelain.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46And the debonair David Barby.
0:01:46 > 0:01:54I hope to see Victorian artefacts, a plethora of Burmantofts pottery, and Leeds fabric-related items.
0:01:54 > 0:01:59Hundreds of people have brought all sorts of antiques to be valued.
0:01:59 > 0:02:04I've heard of "almost the kitchen sink...!" I hope you've got a car!
0:02:04 > 0:02:08Certainly an Art-Deco style, but I wonder if it's real!
0:02:08 > 0:02:12We'll soon find out as our experts get to work.
0:02:12 > 0:02:18Kate's imagination has been fired by John's grandparents' projector!
0:02:18 > 0:02:23How long have you had it for? It's been in my family for generations.
0:02:23 > 0:02:31Right. And I can remember my grandma and grandfather showing us how it worked and everything.
0:02:31 > 0:02:37We used to have little shows in the evening. It then passed down to my father and, again, it was used,
0:02:37 > 0:02:42and even I have used it. How interesting! How wonderful!
0:02:42 > 0:02:47The thing I love about it is that it's got its original box,
0:02:47 > 0:02:51and the label on the front, which is still quite readable.
0:02:51 > 0:02:56And obviously made in Germany - "Laterne Magika" we have on top -
0:02:56 > 0:03:01The instructions on the lid have been scratched out - I wonder why.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04Well, it's a family story, actually.
0:03:04 > 0:03:12Grandmother, during the war, thought that the police might knock on the door and find that she had something
0:03:12 > 0:03:17with "Germany" on it, and we'd be arrested for being on the other side!
0:03:17 > 0:03:24So she scratched it off. That's how people thought at the time. Apart from the scratching,
0:03:24 > 0:03:28it's in lovely condition. It fits neatly in there,
0:03:28 > 0:03:33and if we look inside the lantern, we've got the burner in here,
0:03:33 > 0:03:38and the reflector at the back, to reflect the light, and the slides...
0:03:38 > 0:03:41would just slot in there.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45The actual lantern itself is in super condition.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49The glass is complete. I thought it was a bit distressed, actually!
0:03:49 > 0:03:56Well, if you think... it's about 100 years old, it's not in bad condition at all.
0:03:56 > 0:04:02We've got some great subjects here. We've got all the war heroes and generals,
0:04:02 > 0:04:06some action shots of the Transvaal War, and this one I've picked out
0:04:06 > 0:04:12looks like a sort of fairy-tale story. We've got a landscape...
0:04:12 > 0:04:16And this is an extra set of slides, I see.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19Have those always been with the lantern?
0:04:19 > 0:04:23Well, they were available as an accessory. Right.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27We had more, but I can't think where they are.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30Well, I think that, at auction,
0:04:30 > 0:04:34a collector would really go for something like this.
0:04:34 > 0:04:41It's in its original box with the slides. I can see it making ?150, or ?200, if two people like it.
0:04:41 > 0:04:48That's a surprise! Is it? Yes! Would you like to get rid of it, or has it got a sentimental attachment?
0:04:48 > 0:04:55I'd rather it went to somebody who'd appreciate it, as opposed to me putting it back in the drawer again
0:04:55 > 0:04:59and forgetting about it. Thank you for bringing it.
0:04:59 > 0:05:04Thank you for filling me in on it, cos I was completely beaten on it!
0:05:04 > 0:05:12If I was advise anyone what to collect now from the present era, it would be things like this,
0:05:12 > 0:05:16the National Westminster piggy banks! They're superb.
0:05:16 > 0:05:20How did you get them? They were my eldest son's. He's 20 now.
0:05:20 > 0:05:27When he left home, he said I could give them to my twins. You've got a 20-year-old son? I have. Goodness!
0:05:27 > 0:05:32I thought these belonged to you! I should have said that, shouldn't I?
0:05:32 > 0:05:38So you acquired them for your son? Yes, his grandparents put money in the bank. Right.
0:05:38 > 0:05:45Did they start off with Daddy or Baby? Baby. How much do you need in your account for Baby? I'm not sure.
0:05:45 > 0:05:52At the end, when he got the daddy one, it was ?1,000. That's a lot of money 20 years ago, for a youngster!
0:05:52 > 0:05:56That's probably why there's few complete sets.
0:05:56 > 0:06:03I think they're great fun. They're of no age, but they are collectable things from the present era.
0:06:03 > 0:06:09They fall into two categories - Wade collectors, people who collect Wade whimsies,
0:06:09 > 0:06:14and collectors of commercial items, who collect advertising items,
0:06:14 > 0:06:21because these are advertising the National Westminster Bank. Have they all got original plugs? Yes.
0:06:21 > 0:06:28Let's look at Daddy. There's the National Westminster logo on the metal plug, and the "Wade, England".
0:06:28 > 0:06:35Wade has been going for almost a century and they produce novelty items in porcelain,
0:06:35 > 0:06:41of very good quality. These are excellent quality. I love the expressions on the faces. Yeah!
0:06:41 > 0:06:46I like this baby one with the huge nappy pin. They're such fun.
0:06:46 > 0:06:53I'm going to give you a wide margin. Some of these in the past have gone for ?350, ?400.
0:06:53 > 0:06:58I think we have to be a little conservative going out to auction,
0:06:58 > 0:07:04and I'd say a wide margin of about ?200 to ?300, but hope it'll hit about ?250.
0:07:04 > 0:07:11Can we flog them for you? Yes. What will your son say? I'm not sure, cos he doesn't know I'm here!
0:07:11 > 0:07:18But he left them in our hands quite a few years ago, so... He won't be bereft if they go up for sale?
0:07:18 > 0:07:26He wasn't too unhappy to leave them behind when he left home, so... Super. Thank you for bringing them!
0:07:26 > 0:07:32Tell me about the doll's history. It belonged to my great-aunt Gladys,
0:07:32 > 0:07:37who used to keep it in a bottom drawer. She actually lost a child,
0:07:37 > 0:07:44and she kept dolls and used them as a replacement for children. That's a really sad story. It is.
0:07:44 > 0:07:49But it explains why she's so well-preserved. Do you like dolls?
0:07:49 > 0:07:54No, I'm more of a teddy-bear person. You and me both!
0:07:54 > 0:07:57I think she's in absolutely super condition,
0:07:57 > 0:08:01and what looks like original costume.
0:08:01 > 0:08:06If we lift her, we see her sleeping eyes open - lovely brown eyes -
0:08:06 > 0:08:11and her mouth with the lovely teeth. Her face is beautifully preserved.
0:08:11 > 0:08:16If we turn her over... They're often marked on the back of the head.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20She's continental, and has a bisque porcelain head,
0:08:20 > 0:08:25but the only mark you can see on the back is just a little letter.
0:08:25 > 0:08:32Some of the marks can be A and M, for Armand Marseille, a well-known firm, and Kammer Reinhardt,
0:08:32 > 0:08:39but we only have a letter, so it's hard to pinpoint. She may be marked under this, but I won't remove it.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43But I would think German. At auction,
0:08:43 > 0:08:49she's the sort of thing that collectors and specialists love. All original condition.
0:08:49 > 0:08:57A conservative figure would be ?100, ?150. If two people liked her, I'd see her making more. Right, thanks!
0:08:57 > 0:09:01Next, Chris Sykes crosses David's palm with silver.
0:09:01 > 0:09:08What can you tell me about this? I inherited it from my father, who bought it in the mid-'60s.
0:09:08 > 0:09:15It's fairly recent. Yes. He bought it as an investment, hoping the value of silver would increase,
0:09:15 > 0:09:20but I understand it hasn't, so it's a bit of a disappointment,
0:09:20 > 0:09:26but I have no idea of its current value and would like to see what we could do with it. Right.
0:09:26 > 0:09:34He bought it in the 1960s, and silver was at a high price. So I understand. What did he pay for it?
0:09:34 > 0:09:41He paid about ?2,000. Goodness me! You could have bought a house for that in the '60s! Not HIS house.
0:09:41 > 0:09:47This is a superb piece of silver. It's so very plain and simple, with a lovely beaded edge
0:09:47 > 0:09:53all the way round, and I like the simplicity of the three feet here,
0:09:53 > 0:09:58ball-and-claw feet, and you feel as though the claws grip the balls.
0:09:58 > 0:10:05And the mark, which is here, is so wonderfully distinct. It's not rubbed or polished out.
0:10:05 > 0:10:10I note, with interest, the mark, which is for Hester Bateman,
0:10:10 > 0:10:14is upside down, and the date letter is for 1789.
0:10:14 > 0:10:21So it's quite an early piece, and you associate Hester Bateman with those delightful pierced pieces,
0:10:21 > 0:10:26and she was often said to create pierced work to save silver!
0:10:26 > 0:10:33It has great charisma and it's plain, so it reflects the period it was made - the neoclassical period.
0:10:33 > 0:10:38Yes. It would be interesting to see what it weighs, so let's do that.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49Well, it's 31 ounces...
0:10:49 > 0:10:52which is a good weight, 31 ounces.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55You normally multiply the ounces
0:10:55 > 0:10:59by so much unit of pound for the silver.
0:10:59 > 0:11:06For Hester Bateman, I'd say that we'll get somewhere in the region of about ?2,500,
0:11:06 > 0:11:10but please can we have the estimate about ?1,800 to ?2,500?
0:11:10 > 0:11:14Would that be acceptable? Yes, it would indeed.
0:11:14 > 0:11:20We're aware that silver hasn't gone up as much as we'd expect it to do.
0:11:20 > 0:11:27We've had the pleasure of using it, it's been a lovely thing to have around in the family home,
0:11:27 > 0:11:33but I don't think I wish the responsibility of keeping such a lovely piece.
0:11:33 > 0:11:40I'd like someone else to enjoy it. A lovely sentiment. Without being rude, what'll you do with the money?
0:11:40 > 0:11:44Buy something else. Thank you for bringing it!
0:11:44 > 0:11:50This little fellow looks as if he's been much loved. Did this also belong to your great-aunt? No.
0:11:50 > 0:11:57This belonged to my aunt, then it was passed to my mum, and it's been to both my brothers and me!
0:11:57 > 0:12:03He's been through the wars. He's got lovely long legs. His paws have shrunk a bit -
0:12:03 > 0:12:08he's lost a bit of stuffing, but someone's done a good patching job.
0:12:08 > 0:12:15And he's got quite a pronounced snout. Originally, I think he'd have had black boot-button eyes,
0:12:15 > 0:12:22and he's been replaced with these rather later pink ones - makes him look starry-eyed!
0:12:22 > 0:12:28I think, again, we're talking early 20th century, 1910, perhaps. About the same as the doll.
0:12:28 > 0:12:34Value at auction - because he's so worn, that'll bring the value down quite a bit,
0:12:34 > 0:12:39but I think he ought to make ?30 to ?40 still. Right.
0:12:39 > 0:12:46I think he's got a lovely face. ..I'm surprised about that! That surprises you? It does.
0:12:46 > 0:12:52He's past his sell-by date now. Would you like to sell them, or have they got family connections?
0:12:52 > 0:12:59Yes, I would be interested in selling them. Both of them? Yes. We can put them in an auction for you,
0:12:59 > 0:13:06and with those sorts of estimates... Have you ever sold at auction before? No. I've never been to one.
0:13:06 > 0:13:10We'll explain everything for you. OK, thanks!
0:13:14 > 0:13:21We've seen a real cross-section of pieces. Let's see what's going to be flogged at auction.
0:13:21 > 0:13:26Kate's under no illusions about the magic lantern. It could fetch ?200.
0:13:26 > 0:13:32Can Jill Heath bank on a windfall from her NatWest piggies?
0:13:32 > 0:13:36Deborah Lee's doll may be spooky, and her teddy tatty,
0:13:36 > 0:13:39but can she make a tidy sum?
0:13:39 > 0:13:43Chris Sykes' Hester Bateman tray - he'll do well to make a profit!
0:13:48 > 0:13:55Our sale is in Tennants Auction House in Leyburn, where 1,000 lots go under the hammer every week.
0:13:55 > 0:14:00Our owners' items are attracting the attention of Yorkshire buyers.
0:14:00 > 0:14:06Auctioneer Rodney Tennant will also take a close look. Although our experts have loads of experience,
0:14:06 > 0:14:11it's good to get a second opinion, and Rodney knows his buyers' taste.
0:14:11 > 0:14:19Kate got pretty excited about this magic lantern from John Gregson, so she put ?100 to ?150 on it.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22Ooh...I think that's high.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26I think that's very high. It's a novelty thing, and it seems
0:14:26 > 0:14:29to be complete, in good order,
0:14:29 > 0:14:33but I think, for my money, half that. A bit ambitious.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36Hope I'm wrong, but my valuation would have been half.
0:14:36 > 0:14:42Jill Heath brought along a recent family of pigs with a NatWest bung on the bottom.
0:14:42 > 0:14:47Rodney, these look recent, and David's put them at ?200 to ?300.
0:14:47 > 0:14:52Phew! You see quite a lot of these about. Nowadays,
0:14:52 > 0:14:57we would estimate those at, um...?140, ?180.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00?200 would be a very strong price.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04One of the best finds was this Hester Bateman silver platter.
0:15:04 > 0:15:11Chris Sykes brought it, and David's put ?2,500 to ?3,000 on it. Seems a lot of money for a silver tray.
0:15:11 > 0:15:18For a Hester Bateman tray of this size and quality, one would expect to pay between ?2,000 and ?3,000.
0:15:18 > 0:15:25But, a tray of this period, you'd expect to find an armorial. It'd belong to an important house? Yes.
0:15:25 > 0:15:32Indeed it would. And...WAS there an armorial on it? That's the first question.
0:15:32 > 0:15:37So look to see if there's any sign of an armorial being rubbed out.
0:15:37 > 0:15:43When you rub your finger in the middle, it is slightly dished, as though somebody's polished...
0:15:43 > 0:15:50Yes, I can feel it. The silver is thinner there than on the rest of the tray,
0:15:50 > 0:15:56so I think that is the truth of the matter. Will that affect the value dramatically? Yes, it will.
0:15:56 > 0:16:01I think it'll be less than ?1,000. That much difference?
0:16:01 > 0:16:07A true saleroom estimate now would be ?800 to ?1,000. ?700 to ?1,000.
0:16:07 > 0:16:13Our owners are all here and are bracing themselves for their five minutes of fame.
0:16:13 > 0:16:21There's a potpourri of porcelain, pottery and glass. Could it be a bumper day for Jill's NatWest pigs?
0:16:21 > 0:16:26We took them down to see what they were worth, we thought it'd be fun.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29John is feeling a bit more reserved.
0:16:29 > 0:16:35Kate reckoned your magic lantern was worth ?100 to ?150. Yeah, she did. I'd be surprised.
0:16:35 > 0:16:42But she's the expert, I'm not. So you're not that confident? No, personally, I don't think so.
0:16:42 > 0:16:49Let's hope John's being overcautious. There are plenty of people ready to place a bid.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51First up are Jill's piggy banks.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54?100? ?100.
0:16:54 > 0:17:01We're coming to your NatWest piggy banks. You were nervous earlier. How are you now? Even worse!
0:17:01 > 0:17:08David, confident with these? Rodney's not! It's very difficult. They're modern collectors' items.
0:17:08 > 0:17:15They are popular. This auction room holds the record for the highest price for them, ?280, two years ago.
0:17:15 > 0:17:22Let's see whether they're holding their price. I think they're a modern collector's investment.
0:17:22 > 0:17:28They could do well. Will ?280 do you? Oh, fine! It's the children's birthday tomorrow.
0:17:28 > 0:17:35A nice birthday present! It isn't so much price, it's the excitement. They were sat on a shelf anyway.
0:17:35 > 0:17:43Have you never sold anything at auction before? No, might be hooked now! I hope so! This is yours now.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46Family of NatWest banks, Series 2.
0:17:46 > 0:17:50NatWest banks there. ?100? ?100?
0:17:50 > 0:17:53It's a complete set of five. I have ?100 bid.
0:17:53 > 0:17:57?110. At ?110. ?120.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00?130. ?140.
0:18:00 > 0:18:05You've got your reserve. I daren't look! On my left, at ?140...
0:18:05 > 0:18:08All done this time at ?140?
0:18:08 > 0:18:13?140 was your reserve price. Well, they sold! You weren't quite on it.
0:18:13 > 0:18:19A little bit short there. No need to rub it in! Jill, you're happy with that? We're fine with that.
0:18:19 > 0:18:26That'll go to the kids' birthday? Yeah, we're having a big party. Thanks very much. Thank you.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32John, how do you think it's going so far?
0:18:32 > 0:18:38It's interesting. I'm interested in what my item might produce.
0:18:38 > 0:18:44Rodney wasn't keen on the lantern. He thought it wouldn't get the lower end of your estimate. Right.
0:18:44 > 0:18:52It is a specialist thing. We've got different items from David, which appeal to specialist collectors,
0:18:52 > 0:18:58so I hope it'll make towards the ?100, but we'll have to wait and see if the right person is here.
0:18:58 > 0:19:06The tension is building. It IS unusual to find a magic lantern... In such good condition. Yes.
0:19:06 > 0:19:13Lot 330...a small magic lantern in its original box. Excellent condition, with an additional set
0:19:13 > 0:19:19of Transvaal slides with it. Who will start me at ?100? ..Well, ?50.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22?40, then? ?40 bid, thank you.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25At ?50? ?60? At ?60...
0:19:25 > 0:19:27?70. ?80. Getting up there.
0:19:27 > 0:19:31That's not bad. ?100. At ?100. ?110.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34?120. ?120. At ?120. It's still going!
0:19:34 > 0:19:37?130, ?140...
0:19:37 > 0:19:40Wow! What do you think? ?150?
0:19:40 > 0:19:46You're out there. The bid's in the doorway at ?140. All in at ?140?
0:19:46 > 0:19:51The auctioneer's estimate was very down, wasn't it? It certainly was.
0:19:51 > 0:19:58Rodney reckoned that would only be ?65, ?75. A nice surprise! We got ?140! Yeah, I'm quite pleased.
0:19:58 > 0:20:05Good. Where are you going to put that money? I'll go and have a meal. A slap-up? Really splash out.
0:20:05 > 0:20:11You can have champagne, too. I don't know - bubbles get up me nose!
0:20:11 > 0:20:16It seems the buyers at Tennants are a lot more gung ho than Rodney!
0:20:16 > 0:20:21Now, Rodney has found a flaw in Chris Sykes's silver platter that David didn't spot.
0:20:21 > 0:20:29Your silver platter's about to sell. Very collectable. How are you feeling? I'm very interested to see
0:20:29 > 0:20:36what it'll get. The auction's been good, but it's been mostly ceramics. One or two bits of silver.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40One or two bits, some silver plates, some solid silver.
0:20:40 > 0:20:47Nothing as to the value of the Hester Bateman that we're expecting, so... Or its age. Or its age.
0:20:47 > 0:20:54It'll be interesting to see if the right people are here. Rodney, our auctioneer, wasn't too keen on it.
0:20:54 > 0:21:01He feels that there's been a shield in the middle that's been ground out, polished out. Really? Yes.
0:21:01 > 0:21:08He thinks it might affect the price. We'll see what happens. Having said that, he has been contacted
0:21:08 > 0:21:14by two good silver dealers, so they know it's here. Good. Hope I've not upset you! No!
0:21:14 > 0:21:17?30. In the middle, ?40. ?50.
0:21:17 > 0:21:21?50. Anybody at the back? No? Right over there...
0:21:21 > 0:21:24Your bid.
0:21:29 > 0:21:36Lot 235. The Hester Bateman silver salver, regrettably with the armorial removed.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40It's a piece of Hester Bateman, a circular silver salver.
0:21:40 > 0:21:45You can see in the light... like a saucer in the middle.
0:21:45 > 0:21:49?500? ?500. He's struggling to get it going at ?500.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51?500. ?600.
0:21:51 > 0:21:56?700. ?800. ?900. Rodney reckoned it might get ?1,000.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58?1,000 over there now. ?1,100?
0:21:58 > 0:22:02No? At ?1,100? No?
0:22:02 > 0:22:06At ?1,100. We're out there at ?1,100. All done at ?1,100?
0:22:06 > 0:22:08No-one else?
0:22:08 > 0:22:12The removal of the armorial has affected that badly,
0:22:12 > 0:22:15as Rodney said it would.
0:22:15 > 0:22:22Well, he knows what to look for. I had no idea. Did you miss that? We didn't spot it. I didn't spot it, no.
0:22:22 > 0:22:29Does that disappoint you, not selling it? Well, yes, it does, but this won't be the last auction.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32That's true. Better luck next time! Yes, indeed.
0:22:32 > 0:22:39That's the great thing about antiques. When you're not earning, you're quite often learning.
0:22:41 > 0:22:48Debbie, you're looking excited. I am. It's the first auction I've ever been to! How do you feel about it?
0:22:48 > 0:22:56Very excited. I'm hoping to do well with the doll. The doll's up second. We've got your teddy bear first.
0:22:56 > 0:23:03Kate, you've put 30, 40 quid on it, despite its state. It might be all its money. We'll have to see.
0:23:03 > 0:23:11This is us now. Look at him! What a poor old fellow. He must have been thrown around the bedroom! He has.
0:23:11 > 0:23:16There we are, a nice early teddy bear. Start me at ?100?
0:23:16 > 0:23:20Well, ?50, then. ?40, for this good teddy bear.
0:23:20 > 0:23:24I've ?40 bid. Thank you, madam. We're in already.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27..?70. ?80. ?90.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29?100. ?110.
0:23:29 > 0:23:33At ?110, the lady's bid over there...
0:23:33 > 0:23:36He's not even got his right eyes! He hasn't!
0:23:36 > 0:23:38At ?110...
0:23:38 > 0:23:41110 quid!
0:23:41 > 0:23:43Goodness me! What do you think?
0:23:43 > 0:23:50It's unbelievable! Where's that 110 quid going to go? I'm going to pay for a scuba-diving trip to Malta!
0:23:50 > 0:23:57I hope your doll does well as well. Oh, so do I! That'll be the whole trip paid for! Yeah!
0:23:57 > 0:24:00?80. ?90. ?100.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03?110. 120.
0:24:05 > 0:24:06Three lots to go now.
0:24:06 > 0:24:12I'm looking forward to this. Heart rate going up? Yeah, it is!
0:24:12 > 0:24:19So, no regrets about selling family things? No. At first, I had a twinge of guilt about it, but...
0:24:19 > 0:24:22Not any more! No! ?110 in the pocket!
0:24:22 > 0:24:25We have this bisque-head doll,
0:24:25 > 0:24:29with the open mouth, open-and-closed eyes.
0:24:29 > 0:24:33That's your holiday! Even from this distance, she looks good.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36She's in lovely condition. At ?100, then.
0:24:36 > 0:24:40?100. I have ?100 bid. At ?110?
0:24:40 > 0:24:44At ?110. ?120. We're at ?120 already. ?140.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47?150. ?160. ?170. ?180.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50?190. ?200. ?220.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53?230...
0:24:53 > 0:24:56?240, ?250...
0:24:56 > 0:25:01No? ?250 over there. He's trying to get a few extra pounds!
0:25:01 > 0:25:03Are you all done this time at ?250?
0:25:03 > 0:25:08Brilliant! That's great. Really pleased with that. That's ?360 quid.
0:25:08 > 0:25:15In fact, that just covers it! Great! That's your holiday paid? It's paid!
0:25:19 > 0:25:25While Kate and David rummage around for more antiques, I went for a rummage, too! In some antique shops,
0:25:25 > 0:25:31you know what you're going to get. I prefer places with a surprise round every corner,
0:25:31 > 0:25:39like Swiss Cottage Antiques, Leeds. John and Sandy Howarth have created a world bordering on the surreal!
0:25:39 > 0:25:45We love EVERYTHING about this business. It doesn't matter if it's brass, or pots, or furniture.
0:25:45 > 0:25:52Everything's just...new. I can see that, yeah! Things come in really dirty, and you just clean them,
0:25:52 > 0:26:00and they come back to life. It's a recycling business! It must give you a tremendous amount of pleasure.
0:26:00 > 0:26:08Yeah. And we don't want people to feel intimidated when they come in. Quite often you go to antique shops,
0:26:08 > 0:26:16and you're scared to ask questions, cos you think, "I can't afford it, I don't know what I'm talking about!"
0:26:16 > 0:26:22Frightened to touch anything. Yes! We wanted to take all that stuffiness out of the antique trade.
0:26:22 > 0:26:27And bring on a new generation of collectors. It's for everybody.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30I'm getting a buzz just from you talking!
0:26:43 > 0:26:48This is an absolutely genuine original soap box, that politicians used to stand on.
0:26:51 > 0:26:56There shall be no more stuffiness in the antiques business. Thank you!
0:27:01 > 0:27:04In the town hall, David is onto his favourite subject.
0:27:04 > 0:27:11This is a fascinating collection you have, ranging from fish-bait boxes to these marvellous teapots.
0:27:11 > 0:27:17Where did you get them? I picked them up at auctions and fairs, car-boot sales.
0:27:18 > 0:27:25Why did you start collecting ceramics, in particular teapots? I once saw a teapot in an antique shop,
0:27:25 > 0:27:32and I liked it so much, I went in and bought it for ?11, then later sold it for ?175.
0:27:32 > 0:27:39Within the same week?! No, a few years later. The one I like is this one here,
0:27:39 > 0:27:42which I noticed from a distance.
0:27:42 > 0:27:47This is a beautiful teapot, based on Chinese and Japanese lines.
0:27:47 > 0:27:52I like the wonderful glaze, rich turquoise glaze, a Chinese colour,
0:27:52 > 0:27:59and the shape is very good, with this square handle. I'll have a look at the base...
0:28:01 > 0:28:06Oh, that's interesting. It's a Linthorpe, patent number 1562.
0:28:06 > 0:28:11I can't be certain whether that is a design by Christopher Dresser,
0:28:11 > 0:28:16who was one of the most influential of the Anglo-Japanese style.
0:28:16 > 0:28:22It could well be by him, but normally, pieces associated with him have a signature -
0:28:22 > 0:28:27"CH" - for Christopher, and then "Dresser". We haven't got that here,
0:28:27 > 0:28:35but his designs went on beyond the time he left, so I think we're probably looking at about 1885.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37So this is an important piece.
0:28:37 > 0:28:42We sold a coal box in our last home for ?3,500. Oh!
0:28:42 > 0:28:47I'm not saying this is worth ?3,500, but that was a signpost at least.
0:28:47 > 0:28:54This one, I think, has influenced design by Christopher Dresser. I'll research the patent number.
0:28:54 > 0:29:01If we prove it's Christopher Dresser, it'll be more, but for now, around ?120 to ?200. Yes.
0:29:01 > 0:29:06Do you want to sell it? Yes, please. We can flog it? Yes! Thank you!
0:29:10 > 0:29:17We've got some Beatrix Potter items. I love Beatrix Potter. So you're an enthusiast? I'm a fanatic!
0:29:17 > 0:29:23I'm a member of the Beatrix Potter Society, so anything Beatrix Potter, I've got to have it.
0:29:23 > 0:29:30I collected this service in bits and pieces. It's very rare you get the whole set complete.
0:29:30 > 0:29:34This is Peter Rabbit. It's a part child's tea service,
0:29:34 > 0:29:39with the Peter Rabbit pattern, and it's marked "Grimwades".
0:29:39 > 0:29:43I think it's dated from 1920s, possibly '30s.
0:29:43 > 0:29:47All colour-transfer printed, but in lovely condition.
0:29:47 > 0:29:52If I look at the jug, we've got Peter chased by Mr McGregor.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55Lovely little scene.
0:29:55 > 0:29:59All in super condition, just a little bit of wear on the gilt.
0:29:59 > 0:30:07I think it's super, but it's a part set. If you were to go to auction, a complete set would go better.
0:30:07 > 0:30:14You told me you'd seen a complete set go under the hammer a while back. That was "Peter's Friends",
0:30:14 > 0:30:21which are different pictures to this one. And that sold for...? ?1,500. For the whole set?
0:30:21 > 0:30:27For the whole set. Well, we've got a part set here, so we're not talking that amount,
0:30:27 > 0:30:34but I could see it at auction, with a Beatrix Potter enthusiast, making ?250, ?300, possibly more.
0:30:34 > 0:30:41For the whole thing? The whole lot, yes. Because it's been put together, and it's in lovely condition...
0:30:41 > 0:30:48It depends if there's an enthusiast there on the day. It could make more, but for a caution estimate,
0:30:48 > 0:30:53around the ?300 mark. I see. Something even more interesting
0:30:53 > 0:31:00is a greetings card associated with Beatrix Potter herself. I got it about 12 years ago,
0:31:00 > 0:31:06at an auction in Edinburgh. It's Beatrix Potter, so I had to go...
0:31:06 > 0:31:11So you source things from all over? If it's Beatrix Potter, I'm there!
0:31:11 > 0:31:18I think you've found a really rare thing. We've got the Flopsy bunnies on the front of this greetings card.
0:31:18 > 0:31:24I love the Flopsy bunnies. If we turn it over, it's got, "From Uncle Will and Aunt Beatrice."
0:31:24 > 0:31:31Beatrix Potter herself. To, I think it says, "Ben, Isabel, Barbara and Rosemary, a merry Christmas,"
0:31:31 > 0:31:34and it's dated 1938.
0:31:34 > 0:31:41Obviously in her hand. Yes, her writing's very distinctive. Yes, that sloping hand,
0:31:41 > 0:31:45which you've recognised. Just a little bit of foxing,
0:31:45 > 0:31:50which is only to be expected. But you've kept it well in this wallet.
0:31:50 > 0:31:57What did you pay for it at auction, 12 years ago? I think it was a couple of hundred pounds.
0:31:57 > 0:32:04I can't remember! I think it's very rare today, and I can see it's almost doubled its money today.
0:32:04 > 0:32:11Oh, right! In the right sale, and marketed to the right people, I can see it making ?400, maybe ?500.
0:32:11 > 0:32:15Oh! It's a rare thing, and I think it's lovely.
0:32:15 > 0:32:22So, are you interested in selling these items? Yes! And you can get something else for your collection?
0:32:22 > 0:32:29Always on the lookout for that! Thank you very much for bringing them. Thank you for your interest!
0:32:29 > 0:32:34David thinks Mr Bentley may make a few quid from his other teapots.
0:32:34 > 0:32:38I note that you've collected cosy teapots. Why?
0:32:38 > 0:32:43I thought they were an interesting design, but I've never seen any more.
0:32:43 > 0:32:49They were popular for a limited period, and these were made by Wood Sons
0:32:49 > 0:32:55at the start of the 20th century. I think this is the principal one.
0:32:55 > 0:33:02Why it's fascinating is because of the decoration, which we term "tube lining", rather like Charlotte Reed,
0:33:02 > 0:33:09rather like Moorcroft, and, from a distance, with the powder blue, you might think it was Moorcroft.
0:33:09 > 0:33:14A stylised design, called secessionist, after the Vienna secessionist movement.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17It's SUCH an attractive teapot,
0:33:17 > 0:33:22and I like the way that the lid just closes in there quite cosily.
0:33:22 > 0:33:27But it was so good because, when you tipped it, the lid didn't fall out.
0:33:27 > 0:33:32The other thing is this section which gets broken away so often.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35That's the filtering section. Yes.
0:33:35 > 0:33:41So we have a filter for tea leaves and a lid that won't move around.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43Cosy-fit teapot.
0:33:43 > 0:33:47I would suggest all three of them be sold.
0:33:47 > 0:33:53I'd look for a price in the region of ?120, ?200, that price range.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56Yes. And you want us to flog those? Yes, please! Thank you!
0:33:56 > 0:34:02Susan, you've brought quite a few things along, but I've picked this one out, which is a lovely shape.
0:34:02 > 0:34:09Have you had it for a long time? Yes, it was my husband's mother's. It's been in the family.
0:34:09 > 0:34:14It's a water jug. We thought it was a coffee pot, but apparently not.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17It's Art Nouveau, made in Birmingham,
0:34:17 > 0:34:24and the mark is, um...1916, which I think is unusual, because that would have been during the war.
0:34:24 > 0:34:29Strange... It would have been during the First World War, yes.
0:34:29 > 0:34:35It IS a hot-water jug. A coffee jug would have a more pronounced spout.
0:34:35 > 0:34:42And it is Art Nouveau in shape and style. I love these leafage capitals to the handle.
0:34:42 > 0:34:47If we look at the mark here, it's Birmingham, and "R", and 1916,
0:34:47 > 0:34:50so George V, you're right.
0:34:50 > 0:34:56At auction, I think the value is going to be between ?100 and ?150. It's a stylish piece.
0:34:56 > 0:35:03Originally, it was part of a tea or coffee set, but as a one-off, it's perfectly saleable. I like it!
0:35:03 > 0:35:09I think it's really attractive and I do like the Art Nouveau period, but it's just a one-off,
0:35:09 > 0:35:13and it's been in the trunk, so...flog it!
0:35:13 > 0:35:18Well, we'd be delighted to sell it for you. Thank you for bringing it.
0:35:22 > 0:35:26Where did you get these? They belonged to my mother and father,
0:35:26 > 0:35:30who collected them in about the 1940s, '50s. Right.
0:35:30 > 0:35:37Did they go to Japan to buy these? No, I think they were bought mainly in the Lake District, where we lived.
0:35:37 > 0:35:44They were brave to buy these just after WWII! Yeah, maybe they were cheap! And they were very astute.
0:35:44 > 0:35:50Could be, could be! These date from the late-19th, early-20th century.
0:35:50 > 0:35:55We can tell they're Japanese because they are pegged figures.
0:35:55 > 0:35:59In other words, if you look very carefully at the back,
0:35:59 > 0:36:07you see pegs keeping the sections together. They're not solid? They are not carved out of solid ivory.
0:36:07 > 0:36:14We call these figures okimono, which basically is "genre subjects", that's everyday subjects.
0:36:14 > 0:36:21Right. And the Japanese loved this idea of decoration. They carved things out of nature,
0:36:21 > 0:36:28and these were the things they saw about them - people working, playing with children, fishing...
0:36:28 > 0:36:35So you've got a huge variety of Japanese life, dating from the early 20th century.
0:36:35 > 0:36:39I like these immensely. I have looked at these carefully,
0:36:39 > 0:36:44and there is some damage on each one. I've indicated here
0:36:44 > 0:36:49that the basket is missing, and you can see the dowelled section.
0:36:49 > 0:36:53And, on this figure, which also has its stand,
0:36:53 > 0:36:56we are missing a section of spade handle.
0:36:56 > 0:37:02I think that was down to one of my cleaning ladies. Was she insured? I didn't check!
0:37:02 > 0:37:09And this glorious piece here, which is a wonderful example, beautifully carved.
0:37:09 > 0:37:14It's a crayfisher, and we're missing the lantern from the top.
0:37:14 > 0:37:21That would have been knocked off, and it could have been another 1? inches high.
0:37:21 > 0:37:23It would put balance in.
0:37:23 > 0:37:28So we haven't got the full compliment in each piece.
0:37:28 > 0:37:35I would therefore advise that, if you want to sell them, we put them in as a collection of three.
0:37:35 > 0:37:41Have you had these looked at before? That one, I was told it was worth about ?800.
0:37:41 > 0:37:46Well, yes, it would be worth about ?800 for insurance purposes.
0:37:46 > 0:37:52When we come to auction, we have to look at these and accept that they're all slightly damaged.
0:37:52 > 0:37:59In a catalogue description, you'll see "A/F", which means "at fault" or "as found". Right.
0:37:59 > 0:38:05So, if these go up for sale, I'd like to see a price to encourage people to buy,
0:38:05 > 0:38:10in the region of about ?300 to ?500. For the three? For the three.
0:38:10 > 0:38:16Hope to get something in the region of ?650, ?700. Well, that's fair.
0:38:16 > 0:38:20Happy with that? Yeah! Thank you for being so sensible!
0:38:27 > 0:38:30We'll see what else is going forward to auction in a few moments.
0:38:30 > 0:38:36Not far from the town hall is the Kirkstall Abbey Museum. I went for a snoop around Victorian Leeds.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43I actually feel like we've stepped back in time, about 100 years or so.
0:38:43 > 0:38:51Yes, it's meant to look like 1880s Leeds, based on photos of the period.
0:38:51 > 0:38:58What have you tried to recreate in this area of the museum? We've got a widow washerwoman's house,
0:38:58 > 0:39:04to show how life was if you didn't have money. Like a laundry? Yes, the only way she could make a living,
0:39:04 > 0:39:10cos there were no benefits, and she also did other things like tarot cards and telling fortunes,
0:39:10 > 0:39:15which she could do while things were boiling in the washer.
0:39:15 > 0:39:22And this looks like an ordinary house here. This is going up in the world. This is an artisan's cottage.
0:39:22 > 0:39:29He's basically a skilled workman, so he's got a bit more money, so they have ornaments as well as the basics.
0:39:29 > 0:39:36Is a lot of this stuff Leeds-based, or is this general Victorian? More of the stuff we have in this house
0:39:36 > 0:39:41is general Victoriana, but in the main street is an art furniture shop,
0:39:41 > 0:39:45with pottery from the area, called Burmantofts pottery.
0:39:50 > 0:39:55Burmantofts is inspired by what we call the aesthetic movement.
0:39:55 > 0:39:59It's people like Ruskin, Pugin, William Morris,
0:39:59 > 0:40:05and their ideas that even household objects should have beauty in their form.
0:40:05 > 0:40:09And they have. The stuff here is fantastically ornate and attractive.
0:40:09 > 0:40:15Yeah, they're heavily influenced by Persian art forms, other Eastern art forms, like Japan.
0:40:15 > 0:40:19Some of these are fantastically... Grotesque? Weird!
0:40:19 > 0:40:22Grotesque is a better word for it!
0:40:22 > 0:40:29This is an example of the early stuff Bermantofts did. It's French-influenced.
0:40:29 > 0:40:34It features a heavy glaze at the back with heavy relief round it,
0:40:34 > 0:40:41in this case, a crocodile chasing a monkey. A lot of the fussy stuff, you wouldn't want in your house.
0:40:41 > 0:40:49And not so much fussy stuff was made, was it? More plain, everyday stuff. They made a lot of both!
0:40:53 > 0:40:59With valuation day over, let's see what the people of Leeds are taking to auction.
0:40:59 > 0:41:05Mr Bentley brought his teapots. The Linthorpe should do well. You can flog it!
0:41:05 > 0:41:10Margaret Boston has high hopes for her Beatrix Potter card and tea set.
0:41:10 > 0:41:15Anything Beatrix Potter, that's it, I've got to have it!
0:41:15 > 0:41:19Cliff Barton's figures have seen better days, but should do well.
0:41:19 > 0:41:25Let's hope there are Art Nouveau collectors for Susan Duke's jug.
0:41:29 > 0:41:35In Tennants Auction Room, Leyburn, the eclectic mix of antiques is keeping the browsers busy.
0:41:35 > 0:41:42Beatrix Potter aficionados have been alerted, so we hope Margaret's collectables will do well.
0:41:42 > 0:41:47Auctioneer Rodney Tennant will tell us what he thinks of our lots.
0:41:47 > 0:41:54Rodney, we'll talk first about Mr Bentley's cosy pots. Yes. David's valued them at ?120 to ?140,
0:41:54 > 0:41:58but then changed his mind and upped it. What do you think?
0:41:58 > 0:42:02?120 to ?140, and changed his mind?
0:42:02 > 0:42:09He then said ?120 to ?200. I think I'd have changed my mind the other way. I think slightly less.
0:42:09 > 0:42:14I hope I'm wrong! Mr Bentley's got a Linthorpe teapot over here.
0:42:14 > 0:42:21This is a rare object. It's almost certainly designed by Dr Christopher Dresser,
0:42:21 > 0:42:27one of the greatest of the period. Again, he's said ?120 to ?200. I'd be surprised if it didn't make that.
0:42:27 > 0:42:32It's a good thing to buy, and it's in good condition, lovely glaze,
0:42:32 > 0:42:36and I wouldn't be surprised if it makes that and more.
0:42:36 > 0:42:42Mrs Duke brought that in, and Kate put ?150 on it. Lovely silver jug.
0:42:42 > 0:42:49Silver tea and coffee services of this period have gone out of fashion faster than anything else
0:42:49 > 0:42:55in the whole antique market. They really have, and a very unfashionable thing now.
0:42:55 > 0:43:02It might struggle to make ?100. David also chose Cliff Barton's three ivory figurines.
0:43:02 > 0:43:07Does ivory still sell well? Very good quality ivory does, yes.
0:43:07 > 0:43:12These are Japanese ivory figures, and they have a commercial value.
0:43:12 > 0:43:19I think they were more collectable in the '50s, '60s, '70s, than now. David's put ?300 to ?500 on them.
0:43:19 > 0:43:25With that damage, will we get close? If he reckons they're worth ?100 each, that's fair.
0:43:25 > 0:43:31Anything to do with Beatrix Potter or Peter Rabbit is very collectable.
0:43:31 > 0:43:37Margaret Boston has a lovely tea set with Peter Rabbit all over it. Valued at ?250 to ?300.
0:43:37 > 0:43:43It seems a lot for a small tea set. I think you're absolutely right.
0:43:43 > 0:43:49I think it... It's a Grimwades one... It's jolly high - how much? ?250 to ?300.
0:43:49 > 0:43:51?250 to ?300.
0:43:51 > 0:43:55And... I would think ?150 to ?200, maybe.
0:43:55 > 0:44:01And Margaret has disagreed with our experts, and she's put a reserve of ?700 on it!
0:44:01 > 0:44:08No. Put a mattress by the rostrum! If it makes ?700, I'll fall on it! She's a Beatrix Potter collector -
0:44:08 > 0:44:15she SHOULD know what she's talking about. Well, I'll bow to her greater judgment. I hope I'm wrong!
0:44:15 > 0:44:20This is Margaret's lovely little Peter Rabbit greetings card.
0:44:20 > 0:44:27This will appeal to many collectors, cos we've got Beatrix Potter, Peter Rabbit AND the signature.
0:44:27 > 0:44:33Mmm, quite a scarce thing. Kate's been pretty hefty on this. What's she said? ?400 to ?500.
0:44:33 > 0:44:40In the right market, it's worth it, but whether we have the right buyer here today... Word may have spread,
0:44:40 > 0:44:47somebody could have got on the phone, "Get down to Tennants - there is a Beatrix Potter card."
0:44:47 > 0:44:53But, normally, we'd put it into a catalogue where it's on the internet and everything.
0:44:53 > 0:44:57The grapevine DOES work quickly - let's hope this one's on it.
0:44:57 > 0:45:04There's a great atmosphere today, with a packed saleroom. Let's hope Yorkshire people have deep pockets!
0:45:04 > 0:45:09Mr Bentley doesn't want to miss his teapots going under the hammer.
0:45:09 > 0:45:14How are you feeling? Your teapots are about to go. Not too confident.
0:45:14 > 0:45:20My experiences of auctions have not been good. This is a good one. Hope so!
0:45:20 > 0:45:24First up are Cliff Barton's ivory figurines.
0:45:24 > 0:45:31Rodney reckons bottom end of your estimate - ?300 to ?500. Right. It might creep towards the bottom,
0:45:31 > 0:45:38100 quid apiece. I think that's good, although there's a particular piece which is better quality.
0:45:38 > 0:45:45How are you feeling? Philosophical, really. I didn't collect them - my father and mother did -
0:45:45 > 0:45:51so they've had them since about 1950, and they died not so long ago.
0:45:51 > 0:45:57They're no good to my children - they'd just sell them - so I may as well, and spend the money!
0:45:57 > 0:46:02Lot 315... Here we go, this is you. Three ivory figures.
0:46:02 > 0:46:05Two large ones and a smaller one.
0:46:05 > 0:46:10Start me at ?300. ?200? Well, ?100, surely, for three figures.
0:46:10 > 0:46:13?100. ?120. ?140. ?160.
0:46:13 > 0:46:17?180. ?200. ?220. ?240. ?260... It's rattling fast!
0:46:17 > 0:46:22?280. ?300... At ?300, right over there at ?300...
0:46:22 > 0:46:27Anyone else? Are you all done? ..?310. ?320. No?
0:46:27 > 0:46:31At ?320... Take another ?10 if you want. ..?330.
0:46:31 > 0:46:37?340. Rodney's giving them a chance. He's helping them along. ..?370.
0:46:37 > 0:46:42?380. They're at ?380. Are you sure? Give you all the time! It's ?380!
0:46:42 > 0:46:47You're hesitant! At ?380, over there, give you time... Your bid!
0:46:47 > 0:46:51That's good. David, I can't believe it!
0:46:51 > 0:46:58In the middle of your valuation again! I'm delighted! Cliff, does that please you? I'm happy, yeah.
0:46:58 > 0:47:03Just goes to show, the auctioneer isn't always right.
0:47:03 > 0:47:08Silver water jugs are not de rigueur, but Susan is confident.
0:47:08 > 0:47:15We've had a couple of silver water jugs already that haven't done well. I know, but mine's Art Nouveau.
0:47:15 > 0:47:20I put a lot of strength on that. Without a doubt. It is a nice shape.
0:47:20 > 0:47:27Rodney, our auctioneer, wasn't that keen on it, and he thought it would fetch maybe ?80.
0:47:27 > 0:47:33It'll maybe touch the ?100 if we're lucky, but he didn't think we'd do too well. Hmm.
0:47:33 > 0:47:39Well, he IS the expert, isn't he? AN expert. We've had some good prices today.
0:47:39 > 0:47:43A lot of things he thought would do ?100 have done much more. Yes.
0:47:43 > 0:47:50Kate, you reckoned ?100 to ?150. Was it because it's Art Nouveau? Yes, it's a nice decorative piece,
0:47:50 > 0:47:52which I hope is a selling point,
0:47:52 > 0:47:58because hot water jugs aren't doing well, and they have been a little under par.
0:47:58 > 0:48:03A water jug... Start me at ?100? It looks very good.
0:48:03 > 0:48:08I did clean it, with tender loving care. ?100 I'm bid, thank you!
0:48:08 > 0:48:12?100 already! ?110. ?120. ?130.
0:48:12 > 0:48:15?140. ?150... ?150.
0:48:15 > 0:48:20?160. ?170. ?180... ?180! ?180.
0:48:20 > 0:48:25All done at ?180? At ?180? My Art Nouveau buyer at ?180.
0:48:25 > 0:48:29That is fantastic. 180 quid. That's an excellent price.
0:48:29 > 0:48:36It may well be that somebody... Collects Art Nouveau. And went for it as a decorative piece.
0:48:36 > 0:48:44Rodney said that's his Art Nouveau buyer, so he came in for that piece. Thank you, whoever you are! ?180!
0:48:44 > 0:48:49Now, let's hope we can put an end to Mr Bentley's bad run at auctions.
0:48:49 > 0:48:56The ceramics have been going well. Some have, but a cosy teapot is not everybody's...cup of tea! Very good!
0:48:56 > 0:49:00Rodney wasn't keen, but he thought they might get towards it.
0:49:00 > 0:49:04I think they'll do well. This is us - we're on!
0:49:04 > 0:49:08Three nice cosy teapots there. May I say ?100?
0:49:08 > 0:49:13I've ?50 bid. ?60. ?70. ?80... Going up quickly already.
0:49:13 > 0:49:15..At ?110.
0:49:15 > 0:49:19?120. ?130. At ?130. Your estimate, David.
0:49:19 > 0:49:22At ?140. No?
0:49:22 > 0:49:25?140, selling at ?140...
0:49:26 > 0:49:30?140. That's not bad! Result, David! Well done!
0:49:30 > 0:49:36Vindicates my opinion. That's a good sign for the Linthorpe. I think that'll go really high.
0:49:36 > 0:49:43I think so. Linthorpe, Christopher Dresser... Even if it's only ?120 to ?200. We're in the right area.
0:49:43 > 0:49:50That's right, very local. That's true. I thought it'd go for between ?180 and ?200, that sort of price.
0:49:50 > 0:49:55Lot 205... We're on. The Linthorpe glazed teapot.
0:49:55 > 0:50:00Almost certainly a design by Dr Christopher Dresser, in good order.
0:50:00 > 0:50:05What will you start me at? Start me at ?200? Well, ?100, may I say?
0:50:05 > 0:50:07I've ?100 bid. ?120. ?140.
0:50:07 > 0:50:10?160. ?180. ?200.
0:50:10 > 0:50:14At ?200. ?220. ?240. ?260.
0:50:14 > 0:50:15?260.
0:50:15 > 0:50:21At ?260, an unusual teapot here. 260 quid! At ?260, anyone else?
0:50:21 > 0:50:24Are you all done at ?260?
0:50:24 > 0:50:29?260! That's good. That's a profit for me at least! Great! Well done.
0:50:29 > 0:50:31Congratulations.
0:50:31 > 0:50:39Can Margaret and her Beatrix Potter collectables crown a good day? Rodney had best get that mattress!
0:50:39 > 0:50:46I think you're an expert on Beatrix Potter. Just a bit! You have a greetings card with the signature,
0:50:46 > 0:50:53and the tea service. Yeah. You think it's worth a lot of money? It should be - fingers crossed.
0:50:53 > 0:50:59Do you think the buyers will be here? If they're not here, they'll know about it,
0:50:59 > 0:51:03and they'll make bids by phone, or something, hopefully.
0:51:03 > 0:51:08Rodney has told me that they have phone bids on both of them. Lovely!
0:51:08 > 0:51:16Kate, on the card, you've put ?400 to ?500. A lot of money, but it IS important. It is important.
0:51:16 > 0:51:23It's a genuine signature. For Beatrix Potter collectors, that's great. It's also on the internet,
0:51:23 > 0:51:28which is great, as we have a global market and anybody can pick it up.
0:51:28 > 0:51:35Yeah. .. You told me earlier, are you going to buy more Beatrix Potter stuff? I'd love a watercolour,
0:51:35 > 0:51:40but they're into the thousands. A Beatrix Potter one? I'd love one.
0:51:40 > 0:51:47Here we go. This is you now. Lovely little picture on the front. Yes.
0:51:47 > 0:51:51Signed, "Uncle Willie and Auntie Beatrix" - Beatrix Potter.
0:51:51 > 0:51:56What will it be for this? Several phone bids. Start me at ?200?
0:51:56 > 0:51:58I've ?200 bid, thank you.
0:51:58 > 0:52:02At ?200. At ?220?
0:52:02 > 0:52:04At ?220?
0:52:04 > 0:52:08?220. ?250. At ?250, on the telephone. ?280.
0:52:08 > 0:52:13?280. At ?280. It makes it a little bit slower on the telephone. It is!
0:52:13 > 0:52:18But it's creeping up there. ..?350. ?380.
0:52:18 > 0:52:22?400. It's at ?400. ?420. ?450.
0:52:22 > 0:52:26?480. ?500. ?550...
0:52:28 > 0:52:34?600. ?600! ?650. Maybe you'll get your watercolour before you think!
0:52:34 > 0:52:38Sure? ?700 here. You won't get the chance again.
0:52:38 > 0:52:43Once-in-a-lifetime chance, at ?700. Anyone else in the room?
0:52:43 > 0:52:48The bid is on the telephone, at ?700. All done at ?700?
0:52:48 > 0:52:50On the phone.
0:52:50 > 0:52:53?700! That is just brilliant!
0:52:53 > 0:52:57Lovely. I can't believe it! Way above what they thought.
0:52:57 > 0:53:04It was more than anybody expected. You must be getting excited about the tea set. Not TOO excited.
0:53:04 > 0:53:09I don't want to raise me hopes too high! I think that bodes well.
0:53:09 > 0:53:16It was estimated at ?250 to ?300. That's right. Rodney had a look and thought that was a bit high.
0:53:16 > 0:53:19Yet you think it's worth a lot more.
0:53:19 > 0:53:22Well, I've been told that it could be.
0:53:22 > 0:53:26What reserve have you put on it? About ?700!
0:53:26 > 0:53:31So I'm either going to go home with egg on my face, or what!
0:53:31 > 0:53:34But you're still confident it's worth that?
0:53:34 > 0:53:40Given the right market and the right people and publicity, definitely.
0:53:40 > 0:53:45Kate, are you still sticking with your valuation? I am, yes.
0:53:45 > 0:53:52I would think it's worth between ?200 and ?300, but I really hope you'll prove me wrong! We'll see.
0:53:52 > 0:53:59Lot 415... It seems that we have Beatrix Potter buyers here today, so this should get a good price.
0:53:59 > 0:54:05The Peter Rabbit part tea service, the Grimwade one. Start at ?500?
0:54:05 > 0:54:08?500? A rare item. ?500?
0:54:08 > 0:54:12?400, then. Well, ?300. Thank you, I have ?300 bid.
0:54:12 > 0:54:17Good start - that's above your estimate already. At ?320.
0:54:17 > 0:54:20At ?320. ?350.
0:54:20 > 0:54:25Creeping up! ?380. New bidder. At ?380. ?400.
0:54:25 > 0:54:31?450. ?500. They're on the telephone. ?550.
0:54:31 > 0:54:35At ?550. At ?550. ?580.
0:54:35 > 0:54:40?600. At ?600. ?600. ?600?!
0:54:40 > 0:54:43At ?620. On the phone now, at ?620.
0:54:43 > 0:54:45At ?640.
0:54:45 > 0:54:51He's on the book now. ?660. ?680. ?700.
0:54:51 > 0:54:55(I can't believe it!) At ?700. We're at ?700!
0:54:55 > 0:54:58The bid's on the telephone at ?700. Anyone?
0:54:58 > 0:55:03Fantastic price! All done at ?700? Well done!
0:55:03 > 0:55:07That's got to be a world record! I don't know about that,
0:55:07 > 0:55:14but I'm very pleased! Sorry to prove you wrong, Kate. That's excellent! She was right. You got the buyers!
0:55:14 > 0:55:21In Yorkshire, you know what to expect. 20 years' experience of Beatrix Potter paid off!
0:55:21 > 0:55:27I'm a fanatic and a member of the society, so, you know... I know all about her.
0:55:27 > 0:55:33Well over ?1,000 towards your watercolour! Yes, it's about 1/20th of what I want!
0:55:33 > 0:55:36It's a start. It's a start.
0:55:36 > 0:55:44An excellent day at auction. John Gregson was pleasantly surprised by the ?140 for his magic lantern.
0:55:44 > 0:55:52The missing armorial on Chris Sykes' platter shows that original condition is crucial to the value.
0:55:52 > 0:55:59Outside Leeds Town Hall, Deborah Lee never imagined that her toys would be paying for her holiday!
0:55:59 > 0:56:04I couldn't believe it. ?110 for the teddy! I didn't expect to make ?40,
0:56:04 > 0:56:08he was in such poor condition. Totally shocked.
0:56:08 > 0:56:13And Margaret Bolton proved that sometimes YOU really do know best!
0:56:13 > 0:56:16?700! Excellent! That is brilliant!
0:56:16 > 0:56:24If that's the kind of surprise YOU would like, come to a valuation day, or join us again on Flog It!
0:56:24 > 0:56:28Have you never sold anything at auction? No, might be hooked now!
0:56:28 > 0:56:34You can have champagne, too. I don't know - bubbles get up me nose!
0:56:34 > 0:56:38?140. That's not bad! Result, David! Good one!
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