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Welcome to Flog It! - the show where you can make a tidy sum from antiques you don't want any more.

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Instead of them gathering dust, you could be raking it in at auction, after our experts have seen them.

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They'll help you decide which ones to sell. If they're right, you could coin it in. If they're wrong,

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they'll be eating humble pie! Let's see what happens to this lot.

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?140. That's not bad! Result, David!

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160...

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Fantastic.

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Never sold anything at auction before? No, might be hooked now! ..That's got to be a world record!

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Today on Flog It! our valuation day comes from Leeds, a city with great Victorian heritage.

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Everybody has the chance to make money from their antiques, but they must choose which valuables to sell.

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Our experts will help them make up their minds.

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The adorable Kate Alcock has travelled all the way from Herefordshire.

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I love early English porcelain. With Leeds pottery here, I'm hoping to see some 18th-century porcelain.

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And the debonair David Barby.

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I hope to see Victorian artefacts, a plethora of Burmantofts pottery, and Leeds fabric-related items.

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Hundreds of people have brought all sorts of antiques to be valued.

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I've heard of "almost the kitchen sink...!" I hope you've got a car!

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Certainly an Art-Deco style, but I wonder if it's real!

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We'll soon find out as our experts get to work.

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Kate's imagination has been fired by John's grandparents' projector!

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How long have you had it for? It's been in my family for generations.

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Right. And I can remember my grandma and grandfather showing us how it worked and everything.

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We used to have little shows in the evening. It then passed down to my father and, again, it was used,

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and even I have used it. How interesting! How wonderful!

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The thing I love about it is that it's got its original box,

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and the label on the front, which is still quite readable.

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And obviously made in Germany - "Laterne Magika" we have on top -

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The instructions on the lid have been scratched out - I wonder why.

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Well, it's a family story, actually.

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Grandmother, during the war, thought that the police might knock on the door and find that she had something

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with "Germany" on it, and we'd be arrested for being on the other side!

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So she scratched it off. That's how people thought at the time. Apart from the scratching,

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it's in lovely condition. It fits neatly in there,

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and if we look inside the lantern, we've got the burner in here,

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and the reflector at the back, to reflect the light, and the slides...

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would just slot in there.

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The actual lantern itself is in super condition.

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The glass is complete. I thought it was a bit distressed, actually!

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Well, if you think... it's about 100 years old, it's not in bad condition at all.

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We've got some great subjects here. We've got all the war heroes and generals,

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some action shots of the Transvaal War, and this one I've picked out

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looks like a sort of fairy-tale story. We've got a landscape...

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And this is an extra set of slides, I see.

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Have those always been with the lantern?

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Well, they were available as an accessory. Right.

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We had more, but I can't think where they are.

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Well, I think that, at auction,

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a collector would really go for something like this.

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It's in its original box with the slides. I can see it making ?150, or ?200, if two people like it.

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That's a surprise! Is it? Yes! Would you like to get rid of it, or has it got a sentimental attachment?

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I'd rather it went to somebody who'd appreciate it, as opposed to me putting it back in the drawer again

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and forgetting about it. Thank you for bringing it.

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Thank you for filling me in on it, cos I was completely beaten on it!

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If I was advise anyone what to collect now from the present era, it would be things like this,

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the National Westminster piggy banks! They're superb.

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How did you get them? They were my eldest son's. He's 20 now.

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When he left home, he said I could give them to my twins. You've got a 20-year-old son? I have. Goodness!

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I thought these belonged to you! I should have said that, shouldn't I?

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So you acquired them for your son? Yes, his grandparents put money in the bank. Right.

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Did they start off with Daddy or Baby? Baby. How much do you need in your account for Baby? I'm not sure.

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At the end, when he got the daddy one, it was ?1,000. That's a lot of money 20 years ago, for a youngster!

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That's probably why there's few complete sets.

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I think they're great fun. They're of no age, but they are collectable things from the present era.

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They fall into two categories - Wade collectors, people who collect Wade whimsies,

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and collectors of commercial items, who collect advertising items,

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because these are advertising the National Westminster Bank. Have they all got original plugs? Yes.

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Let's look at Daddy. There's the National Westminster logo on the metal plug, and the "Wade, England".

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Wade has been going for almost a century and they produce novelty items in porcelain,

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of very good quality. These are excellent quality. I love the expressions on the faces. Yeah!

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I like this baby one with the huge nappy pin. They're such fun.

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I'm going to give you a wide margin. Some of these in the past have gone for ?350, ?400.

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I think we have to be a little conservative going out to auction,

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and I'd say a wide margin of about ?200 to ?300, but hope it'll hit about ?250.

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Can we flog them for you? Yes. What will your son say? I'm not sure, cos he doesn't know I'm here!

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But he left them in our hands quite a few years ago, so... He won't be bereft if they go up for sale?

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He wasn't too unhappy to leave them behind when he left home, so... Super. Thank you for bringing them!

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Tell me about the doll's history. It belonged to my great-aunt Gladys,

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who used to keep it in a bottom drawer. She actually lost a child,

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and she kept dolls and used them as a replacement for children. That's a really sad story. It is.

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But it explains why she's so well-preserved. Do you like dolls?

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No, I'm more of a teddy-bear person. You and me both!

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I think she's in absolutely super condition,

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and what looks like original costume.

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If we lift her, we see her sleeping eyes open - lovely brown eyes -

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and her mouth with the lovely teeth. Her face is beautifully preserved.

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If we turn her over... They're often marked on the back of the head.

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She's continental, and has a bisque porcelain head,

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but the only mark you can see on the back is just a little letter.

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Some of the marks can be A and M, for Armand Marseille, a well-known firm, and Kammer Reinhardt,

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but we only have a letter, so it's hard to pinpoint. She may be marked under this, but I won't remove it.

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But I would think German. At auction,

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she's the sort of thing that collectors and specialists love. All original condition.

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A conservative figure would be ?100, ?150. If two people liked her, I'd see her making more. Right, thanks!

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Next, Chris Sykes crosses David's palm with silver.

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What can you tell me about this? I inherited it from my father, who bought it in the mid-'60s.

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It's fairly recent. Yes. He bought it as an investment, hoping the value of silver would increase,

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but I understand it hasn't, so it's a bit of a disappointment,

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but I have no idea of its current value and would like to see what we could do with it. Right.

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He bought it in the 1960s, and silver was at a high price. So I understand. What did he pay for it?

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He paid about ?2,000. Goodness me! You could have bought a house for that in the '60s! Not HIS house.

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This is a superb piece of silver. It's so very plain and simple, with a lovely beaded edge

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all the way round, and I like the simplicity of the three feet here,

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ball-and-claw feet, and you feel as though the claws grip the balls.

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And the mark, which is here, is so wonderfully distinct. It's not rubbed or polished out.

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I note, with interest, the mark, which is for Hester Bateman,

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is upside down, and the date letter is for 1789.

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So it's quite an early piece, and you associate Hester Bateman with those delightful pierced pieces,

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and she was often said to create pierced work to save silver!

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It has great charisma and it's plain, so it reflects the period it was made - the neoclassical period.

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Yes. It would be interesting to see what it weighs, so let's do that.

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Well, it's 31 ounces...

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which is a good weight, 31 ounces.

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You normally multiply the ounces

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by so much unit of pound for the silver.

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For Hester Bateman, I'd say that we'll get somewhere in the region of about ?2,500,

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but please can we have the estimate about ?1,800 to ?2,500?

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Would that be acceptable? Yes, it would indeed.

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We're aware that silver hasn't gone up as much as we'd expect it to do.

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We've had the pleasure of using it, it's been a lovely thing to have around in the family home,

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but I don't think I wish the responsibility of keeping such a lovely piece.

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I'd like someone else to enjoy it. A lovely sentiment. Without being rude, what'll you do with the money?

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Buy something else. Thank you for bringing it!

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This little fellow looks as if he's been much loved. Did this also belong to your great-aunt? No.

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This belonged to my aunt, then it was passed to my mum, and it's been to both my brothers and me!

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He's been through the wars. He's got lovely long legs. His paws have shrunk a bit -

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he's lost a bit of stuffing, but someone's done a good patching job.

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And he's got quite a pronounced snout. Originally, I think he'd have had black boot-button eyes,

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and he's been replaced with these rather later pink ones - makes him look starry-eyed!

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I think, again, we're talking early 20th century, 1910, perhaps. About the same as the doll.

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Value at auction - because he's so worn, that'll bring the value down quite a bit,

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but I think he ought to make ?30 to ?40 still. Right.

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I think he's got a lovely face. ..I'm surprised about that! That surprises you? It does.

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He's past his sell-by date now. Would you like to sell them, or have they got family connections?

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Yes, I would be interested in selling them. Both of them? Yes. We can put them in an auction for you,

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and with those sorts of estimates... Have you ever sold at auction before? No. I've never been to one.

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We'll explain everything for you. OK, thanks!

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We've seen a real cross-section of pieces. Let's see what's going to be flogged at auction.

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Kate's under no illusions about the magic lantern. It could fetch ?200.

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Can Jill Heath bank on a windfall from her NatWest piggies?

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Deborah Lee's doll may be spooky, and her teddy tatty,

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but can she make a tidy sum?

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Chris Sykes' Hester Bateman tray - he'll do well to make a profit!

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Our sale is in Tennants Auction House in Leyburn, where 1,000 lots go under the hammer every week.

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Our owners' items are attracting the attention of Yorkshire buyers.

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Auctioneer Rodney Tennant will also take a close look. Although our experts have loads of experience,

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it's good to get a second opinion, and Rodney knows his buyers' taste.

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Kate got pretty excited about this magic lantern from John Gregson, so she put ?100 to ?150 on it.

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Ooh...I think that's high.

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I think that's very high. It's a novelty thing, and it seems

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to be complete, in good order,

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but I think, for my money, half that. A bit ambitious.

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Hope I'm wrong, but my valuation would have been half.

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Jill Heath brought along a recent family of pigs with a NatWest bung on the bottom.

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Rodney, these look recent, and David's put them at ?200 to ?300.

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Phew! You see quite a lot of these about. Nowadays,

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we would estimate those at, um...?140, ?180.

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?200 would be a very strong price.

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One of the best finds was this Hester Bateman silver platter.

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Chris Sykes brought it, and David's put ?2,500 to ?3,000 on it. Seems a lot of money for a silver tray.

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For a Hester Bateman tray of this size and quality, one would expect to pay between ?2,000 and ?3,000.

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But, a tray of this period, you'd expect to find an armorial. It'd belong to an important house? Yes.

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Indeed it would. And...WAS there an armorial on it? That's the first question.

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So look to see if there's any sign of an armorial being rubbed out.

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When you rub your finger in the middle, it is slightly dished, as though somebody's polished...

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Yes, I can feel it. The silver is thinner there than on the rest of the tray,

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so I think that is the truth of the matter. Will that affect the value dramatically? Yes, it will.

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I think it'll be less than ?1,000. That much difference?

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A true saleroom estimate now would be ?800 to ?1,000. ?700 to ?1,000.

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Our owners are all here and are bracing themselves for their five minutes of fame.

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There's a potpourri of porcelain, pottery and glass. Could it be a bumper day for Jill's NatWest pigs?

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We took them down to see what they were worth, we thought it'd be fun.

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John is feeling a bit more reserved.

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Kate reckoned your magic lantern was worth ?100 to ?150. Yeah, she did. I'd be surprised.

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But she's the expert, I'm not. So you're not that confident? No, personally, I don't think so.

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Let's hope John's being overcautious. There are plenty of people ready to place a bid.

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First up are Jill's piggy banks.

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?100? ?100.

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We're coming to your NatWest piggy banks. You were nervous earlier. How are you now? Even worse!

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David, confident with these? Rodney's not! It's very difficult. They're modern collectors' items.

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They are popular. This auction room holds the record for the highest price for them, ?280, two years ago.

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Let's see whether they're holding their price. I think they're a modern collector's investment.

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They could do well. Will ?280 do you? Oh, fine! It's the children's birthday tomorrow.

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A nice birthday present! It isn't so much price, it's the excitement. They were sat on a shelf anyway.

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Have you never sold anything at auction before? No, might be hooked now! I hope so! This is yours now.

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Family of NatWest banks, Series 2.

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NatWest banks there. ?100? ?100?

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It's a complete set of five. I have ?100 bid.

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?110. At ?110. ?120.

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?130. ?140.

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You've got your reserve. I daren't look! On my left, at ?140...

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All done this time at ?140?

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?140 was your reserve price. Well, they sold! You weren't quite on it.

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A little bit short there. No need to rub it in! Jill, you're happy with that? We're fine with that.

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That'll go to the kids' birthday? Yeah, we're having a big party. Thanks very much. Thank you.

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John, how do you think it's going so far?

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It's interesting. I'm interested in what my item might produce.

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Rodney wasn't keen on the lantern. He thought it wouldn't get the lower end of your estimate. Right.

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It is a specialist thing. We've got different items from David, which appeal to specialist collectors,

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so I hope it'll make towards the ?100, but we'll have to wait and see if the right person is here.

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The tension is building. It IS unusual to find a magic lantern... In such good condition. Yes.

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Lot 330...a small magic lantern in its original box. Excellent condition, with an additional set

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of Transvaal slides with it. Who will start me at ?100? ..Well, ?50.

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?40, then? ?40 bid, thank you.

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At ?50? ?60? At ?60...

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?70. ?80. Getting up there.

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That's not bad. ?100. At ?100. ?110.

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?120. ?120. At ?120. It's still going!

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?130, ?140...

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Wow! What do you think? ?150?

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You're out there. The bid's in the doorway at ?140. All in at ?140?

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The auctioneer's estimate was very down, wasn't it? It certainly was.

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Rodney reckoned that would only be ?65, ?75. A nice surprise! We got ?140! Yeah, I'm quite pleased.

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Good. Where are you going to put that money? I'll go and have a meal. A slap-up? Really splash out.

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You can have champagne, too. I don't know - bubbles get up me nose!

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It seems the buyers at Tennants are a lot more gung ho than Rodney!

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Now, Rodney has found a flaw in Chris Sykes's silver platter that David didn't spot.

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Your silver platter's about to sell. Very collectable. How are you feeling? I'm very interested to see

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what it'll get. The auction's been good, but it's been mostly ceramics. One or two bits of silver.

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One or two bits, some silver plates, some solid silver.

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Nothing as to the value of the Hester Bateman that we're expecting, so... Or its age. Or its age.

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It'll be interesting to see if the right people are here. Rodney, our auctioneer, wasn't too keen on it.

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He feels that there's been a shield in the middle that's been ground out, polished out. Really? Yes.

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He thinks it might affect the price. We'll see what happens. Having said that, he has been contacted

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by two good silver dealers, so they know it's here. Good. Hope I've not upset you! No!

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?30. In the middle, ?40. ?50.

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?50. Anybody at the back? No? Right over there...

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Your bid.

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Lot 235. The Hester Bateman silver salver, regrettably with the armorial removed.

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It's a piece of Hester Bateman, a circular silver salver.

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You can see in the light... like a saucer in the middle.

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?500? ?500. He's struggling to get it going at ?500.

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?500. ?600.

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?700. ?800. ?900. Rodney reckoned it might get ?1,000.

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?1,000 over there now. ?1,100?

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No? At ?1,100? No?

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At ?1,100. We're out there at ?1,100. All done at ?1,100?

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No-one else?

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The removal of the armorial has affected that badly,

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as Rodney said it would.

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Well, 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.

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Does that disappoint you, not selling it? Well, yes, it does, but this won't be the last auction.

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That's true. Better luck next time! Yes, indeed.

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That's the great thing about antiques. When you're not earning, you're quite often learning.

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Debbie, you're looking excited. I am. It's the first auction I've ever been to! How do you feel about it?

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Very excited. I'm hoping to do well with the doll. The doll's up second. We've got your teddy bear first.

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Kate, you've put 30, 40 quid on it, despite its state. It might be all its money. We'll have to see.

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This is us now. Look at him! What a poor old fellow. He must have been thrown around the bedroom! He has.

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There we are, a nice early teddy bear. Start me at ?100?

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Well, ?50, then. ?40, for this good teddy bear.

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I've ?40 bid. Thank you, madam. We're in already.

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..?70. ?80. ?90.

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?100. ?110.

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At ?110, the lady's bid over there...

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He's not even got his right eyes! He hasn't!

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At ?110...

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110 quid!

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Goodness me! What do you think?

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It's unbelievable! Where's that 110 quid going to go? I'm going to pay for a scuba-diving trip to Malta!

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I hope your doll does well as well. Oh, so do I! That'll be the whole trip paid for! Yeah!

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?80. ?90. ?100.

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?110. 120.

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Three lots to go now.

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I'm looking forward to this. Heart rate going up? Yeah, it is!

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So, no regrets about selling family things? No. At first, I had a twinge of guilt about it, but...

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Not any more! No! ?110 in the pocket!

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We have this bisque-head doll,

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with the open mouth, open-and-closed eyes.

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That's your holiday! Even from this distance, she looks good.

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She's in lovely condition. At ?100, then.

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?100. I have ?100 bid. At ?110?

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At ?110. ?120. We're at ?120 already. ?140.

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?150. ?160. ?170. ?180.

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?190. ?200. ?220.

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?230...

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?240, ?250...

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No? ?250 over there. He's trying to get a few extra pounds!

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Are you all done this time at ?250?

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Brilliant! That's great. Really pleased with that. That's ?360 quid.

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In fact, that just covers it! Great! That's your holiday paid? It's paid!

0:25:080:25:15

While Kate and David rummage around for more antiques, I went for a rummage, too! In some antique shops,

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you know what you're going to get. I prefer places with a surprise round every corner,

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like Swiss Cottage Antiques, Leeds. John and Sandy Howarth have created a world bordering on the surreal!

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We love EVERYTHING about this business. It doesn't matter if it's brass, or pots, or furniture.

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Everything's just...new. I can see that, yeah! Things come in really dirty, and you just clean them,

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and they come back to life. It's a recycling business! It must give you a tremendous amount of pleasure.

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Yeah. And we don't want people to feel intimidated when they come in. Quite often you go to antique shops,

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and you're scared to ask questions, cos you think, "I can't afford it, I don't know what I'm talking about!"

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Frightened to touch anything. Yes! We wanted to take all that stuffiness out of the antique trade.

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And bring on a new generation of collectors. It's for everybody.

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I'm getting a buzz just from you talking!

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This is an absolutely genuine original soap box, that politicians used to stand on.

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There shall be no more stuffiness in the antiques business. Thank you!

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In the town hall, David is onto his favourite subject.

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This is a fascinating collection you have, ranging from fish-bait boxes to these marvellous teapots.

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Where did you get them? I picked them up at auctions and fairs, car-boot sales.

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Why did you start collecting ceramics, in particular teapots? I once saw a teapot in an antique shop,

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and I liked it so much, I went in and bought it for ?11, then later sold it for ?175.

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Within the same week?! No, a few years later. The one I like is this one here,

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which I noticed from a distance.

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This is a beautiful teapot, based on Chinese and Japanese lines.

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I like the wonderful glaze, rich turquoise glaze, a Chinese colour,

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and the shape is very good, with this square handle. I'll have a look at the base...

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Oh, that's interesting. It's a Linthorpe, patent number 1562.

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I can't be certain whether that is a design by Christopher Dresser,

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who was one of the most influential of the Anglo-Japanese style.

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It could well be by him, but normally, pieces associated with him have a signature -

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"CH" - for Christopher, and then "Dresser". We haven't got that here,

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but his designs went on beyond the time he left, so I think we're probably looking at about 1885.

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So this is an important piece.

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We sold a coal box in our last home for ?3,500. Oh!

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I'm not saying this is worth ?3,500, but that was a signpost at least.

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This one, I think, has influenced design by Christopher Dresser. I'll research the patent number.

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If we prove it's Christopher Dresser, it'll be more, but for now, around ?120 to ?200. Yes.

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Do you want to sell it? Yes, please. We can flog it? Yes! Thank you!

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We've got some Beatrix Potter items. I love Beatrix Potter. So you're an enthusiast? I'm a fanatic!

0:29:100:29:17

I'm a member of the Beatrix Potter Society, so anything Beatrix Potter, I've got to have it.

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I collected this service in bits and pieces. It's very rare you get the whole set complete.

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This is Peter Rabbit. It's a part child's tea service,

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with the Peter Rabbit pattern, and it's marked "Grimwades".

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I think it's dated from 1920s, possibly '30s.

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All colour-transfer printed, but in lovely condition.

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If I look at the jug, we've got Peter chased by Mr McGregor.

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Lovely little scene.

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All in super condition, just a little bit of wear on the gilt.

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I think it's super, but it's a part set. If you were to go to auction, a complete set would go better.

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You told me you'd seen a complete set go under the hammer a while back. That was "Peter's Friends",

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which are different pictures to this one. And that sold for...? ?1,500. For the whole set?

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For the whole set. Well, we've got a part set here, so we're not talking that amount,

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but I could see it at auction, with a Beatrix Potter enthusiast, making ?250, ?300, possibly more.

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For the whole thing? The whole lot, yes. Because it's been put together, and it's in lovely condition...

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It depends if there's an enthusiast there on the day. It could make more, but for a caution estimate,

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around the ?300 mark. I see. Something even more interesting

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is a greetings card associated with Beatrix Potter herself. I got it about 12 years ago,

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at an auction in Edinburgh. It's Beatrix Potter, so I had to go...

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So you source things from all over? If it's Beatrix Potter, I'm there!

0:31:060:31:11

I think you've found a really rare thing. We've got the Flopsy bunnies on the front of this greetings card.

0:31:110:31:18

I love the Flopsy bunnies. If we turn it over, it's got, "From Uncle Will and Aunt Beatrice."

0:31:180:31:24

Beatrix Potter herself. To, I think it says, "Ben, Isabel, Barbara and Rosemary, a merry Christmas,"

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and it's dated 1938.

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Obviously in her hand. Yes, her writing's very distinctive. Yes, that sloping hand,

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which you've recognised. Just a little bit of foxing,

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which is only to be expected. But you've kept it well in this wallet.

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What did you pay for it at auction, 12 years ago? I think it was a couple of hundred pounds.

0:31:500:31:57

I can't remember! I think it's very rare today, and I can see it's almost doubled its money today.

0:31:570:32:04

Oh, right! In the right sale, and marketed to the right people, I can see it making ?400, maybe ?500.

0:32:040:32:11

Oh! It's a rare thing, and I think it's lovely.

0:32:110:32:15

So, are you interested in selling these items? Yes! And you can get something else for your collection?

0:32:150:32:22

Always on the lookout for that! Thank you very much for bringing them. Thank you for your interest!

0:32:220:32:29

David thinks Mr Bentley may make a few quid from his other teapots.

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I note that you've collected cosy teapots. Why?

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I thought they were an interesting design, but I've never seen any more.

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They were popular for a limited period, and these were made by Wood Sons

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at the start of the 20th century. I think this is the principal one.

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Why it's fascinating is because of the decoration, which we term "tube lining", rather like Charlotte Reed,

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rather like Moorcroft, and, from a distance, with the powder blue, you might think it was Moorcroft.

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A stylised design, called secessionist, after the Vienna secessionist movement.

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It's SUCH an attractive teapot,

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and I like the way that the lid just closes in there quite cosily.

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But it was so good because, when you tipped it, the lid didn't fall out.

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The other thing is this section which gets broken away so often.

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That's the filtering section. Yes.

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So we have a filter for tea leaves and a lid that won't move around.

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Cosy-fit teapot.

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I would suggest all three of them be sold.

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I'd look for a price in the region of ?120, ?200, that price range.

0:33:470:33:53

Yes. And you want us to flog those? Yes, please! Thank you!

0:33:530:33:56

Susan, you've brought quite a few things along, but I've picked this one out, which is a lovely shape.

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Have you had it for a long time? Yes, it was my husband's mother's. It's been in the family.

0:34:020:34:09

It's a water jug. We thought it was a coffee pot, but apparently not.

0:34:090:34:14

It's Art Nouveau, made in Birmingham,

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and the mark is, um...1916, which I think is unusual, because that would have been during the war.

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Strange... It would have been during the First World War, yes.

0:34:240:34:29

It IS a hot-water jug. A coffee jug would have a more pronounced spout.

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And it is Art Nouveau in shape and style. I love these leafage capitals to the handle.

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If we look at the mark here, it's Birmingham, and "R", and 1916,

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so George V, you're right.

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At auction, I think the value is going to be between ?100 and ?150. It's a stylish piece.

0:34:500:34:56

Originally, it was part of a tea or coffee set, but as a one-off, it's perfectly saleable. I like it!

0:34:560:35:03

I think it's really attractive and I do like the Art Nouveau period, but it's just a one-off,

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and it's been in the trunk, so...flog it!

0:35:090:35:13

Well, we'd be delighted to sell it for you. Thank you for bringing it.

0:35:130:35:18

Where did you get these? They belonged to my mother and father,

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who collected them in about the 1940s, '50s. Right.

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Did they go to Japan to buy these? No, I think they were bought mainly in the Lake District, where we lived.

0:35:300:35:37

They were brave to buy these just after WWII! Yeah, maybe they were cheap! And they were very astute.

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Could be, could be! These date from the late-19th, early-20th century.

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We can tell they're Japanese because they are pegged figures.

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In other words, if you look very carefully at the back,

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you see pegs keeping the sections together. They're not solid? They are not carved out of solid ivory.

0:35:590:36:07

We call these figures okimono, which basically is "genre subjects", that's everyday subjects.

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Right. And the Japanese loved this idea of decoration. They carved things out of nature,

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and these were the things they saw about them - people working, playing with children, fishing...

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So you've got a huge variety of Japanese life, dating from the early 20th century.

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I like these immensely. I have looked at these carefully,

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and there is some damage on each one. I've indicated here

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that the basket is missing, and you can see the dowelled section.

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And, on this figure, which also has its stand,

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we are missing a section of spade handle.

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I think that was down to one of my cleaning ladies. Was she insured? I didn't check!

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And this glorious piece here, which is a wonderful example, beautifully carved.

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It's a crayfisher, and we're missing the lantern from the top.

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That would have been knocked off, and it could have been another 1? inches high.

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It would put balance in.

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So we haven't got the full compliment in each piece.

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I would therefore advise that, if you want to sell them, we put them in as a collection of three.

0:37:280:37:35

Have you had these looked at before? That one, I was told it was worth about ?800.

0:37:350:37:41

Well, yes, it would be worth about ?800 for insurance purposes.

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When we come to auction, we have to look at these and accept that they're all slightly damaged.

0:37:460:37:52

In a catalogue description, you'll see "A/F", which means "at fault" or "as found". Right.

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So, if these go up for sale, I'd like to see a price to encourage people to buy,

0:37:590:38:05

in the region of about ?300 to ?500. For the three? For the three.

0:38:050:38:10

Hope to get something in the region of ?650, ?700. Well, that's fair.

0:38:100:38:16

Happy with that? Yeah! Thank you for being so sensible!

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We'll see what else is going forward to auction in a few moments.

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Not far from the town hall is the Kirkstall Abbey Museum. I went for a snoop around Victorian Leeds.

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I actually feel like we've stepped back in time, about 100 years or so.

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Yes, it's meant to look like 1880s Leeds, based on photos of the period.

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What have you tried to recreate in this area of the museum? We've got a widow washerwoman's house,

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to show how life was if you didn't have money. Like a laundry? Yes, the only way she could make a living,

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cos there were no benefits, and she also did other things like tarot cards and telling fortunes,

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which she could do while things were boiling in the washer.

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And this looks like an ordinary house here. This is going up in the world. This is an artisan's cottage.

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He's basically a skilled workman, so he's got a bit more money, so they have ornaments as well as the basics.

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Is a lot of this stuff Leeds-based, or is this general Victorian? More of the stuff we have in this house

0:39:290:39:36

is general Victoriana, but in the main street is an art furniture shop,

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with pottery from the area, called Burmantofts pottery.

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Burmantofts is inspired by what we call the aesthetic movement.

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It's people like Ruskin, Pugin, William Morris,

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and their ideas that even household objects should have beauty in their form.

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And they have. The stuff here is fantastically ornate and attractive.

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Yeah, they're heavily influenced by Persian art forms, other Eastern art forms, like Japan.

0:40:090:40:15

Some of these are fantastically... Grotesque? Weird!

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Grotesque is a better word for it!

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This is an example of the early stuff Bermantofts did. It's French-influenced.

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It features a heavy glaze at the back with heavy relief round it,

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in this case, a crocodile chasing a monkey. A lot of the fussy stuff, you wouldn't want in your house.

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And not so much fussy stuff was made, was it? More plain, everyday stuff. They made a lot of both!

0:40:410:40:49

With valuation day over, let's see what the people of Leeds are taking to auction.

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Mr Bentley brought his teapots. The Linthorpe should do well. You can flog it!

0:40:590:41:05

Margaret Boston has high hopes for her Beatrix Potter card and tea set.

0:41:050:41:10

Anything Beatrix Potter, that's it, I've got to have it!

0:41:100:41:15

Cliff Barton's figures have seen better days, but should do well.

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Let's hope there are Art Nouveau collectors for Susan Duke's jug.

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In Tennants Auction Room, Leyburn, the eclectic mix of antiques is keeping the browsers busy.

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Beatrix Potter aficionados have been alerted, so we hope Margaret's collectables will do well.

0:41:350:41:42

Auctioneer Rodney Tennant will tell us what he thinks of our lots.

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Rodney, we'll talk first about Mr Bentley's cosy pots. Yes. David's valued them at ?120 to ?140,

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but then changed his mind and upped it. What do you think?

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?120 to ?140, and changed his mind?

0:41:580:42:02

He then said ?120 to ?200. I think I'd have changed my mind the other way. I think slightly less.

0:42:020:42:09

I hope I'm wrong! Mr Bentley's got a Linthorpe teapot over here.

0:42:090:42:14

This is a rare object. It's almost certainly designed by Dr Christopher Dresser,

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one of the greatest of the period. Again, he's said ?120 to ?200. I'd be surprised if it didn't make that.

0:42:210:42:27

It's a good thing to buy, and it's in good condition, lovely glaze,

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and I wouldn't be surprised if it makes that and more.

0:42:320:42:36

Mrs Duke brought that in, and Kate put ?150 on it. Lovely silver jug.

0:42:360:42:42

Silver tea and coffee services of this period have gone out of fashion faster than anything else

0:42:420:42:49

in the whole antique market. They really have, and a very unfashionable thing now.

0:42:490:42:55

It might struggle to make ?100. David also chose Cliff Barton's three ivory figurines.

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Does ivory still sell well? Very good quality ivory does, yes.

0:43:020:43:07

These are Japanese ivory figures, and they have a commercial value.

0:43:070:43:12

I think they were more collectable in the '50s, '60s, '70s, than now. David's put ?300 to ?500 on them.

0:43:120:43:19

With that damage, will we get close? If he reckons they're worth ?100 each, that's fair.

0:43:190:43:25

Anything to do with Beatrix Potter or Peter Rabbit is very collectable.

0:43:250:43:31

Margaret Boston has a lovely tea set with Peter Rabbit all over it. Valued at ?250 to ?300.

0:43:310:43:37

It seems a lot for a small tea set. I think you're absolutely right.

0:43:370:43:43

I think it... It's a Grimwades one... It's jolly high - how much? ?250 to ?300.

0:43:430:43:49

?250 to ?300.

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And... I would think ?150 to ?200, maybe.

0:43:510:43:55

And Margaret has disagreed with our experts, and she's put a reserve of ?700 on it!

0:43:550:44:01

No. Put a mattress by the rostrum! If it makes ?700, I'll fall on it! She's a Beatrix Potter collector -

0:44:010:44:08

she SHOULD know what she's talking about. Well, I'll bow to her greater judgment. I hope I'm wrong!

0:44:080:44:15

This is Margaret's lovely little Peter Rabbit greetings card.

0:44:150:44:20

This will appeal to many collectors, cos we've got Beatrix Potter, Peter Rabbit AND the signature.

0:44:200:44:27

Mmm, quite a scarce thing. Kate's been pretty hefty on this. What's she said? ?400 to ?500.

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In the right market, it's worth it, but whether we have the right buyer here today... Word may have spread,

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somebody could have got on the phone, "Get down to Tennants - there is a Beatrix Potter card."

0:44:400:44:47

But, normally, we'd put it into a catalogue where it's on the internet and everything.

0:44:470:44:53

The grapevine DOES work quickly - let's hope this one's on it.

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There's a great atmosphere today, with a packed saleroom. Let's hope Yorkshire people have deep pockets!

0:44:570:45:04

Mr Bentley doesn't want to miss his teapots going under the hammer.

0:45:040:45:09

How are you feeling? Your teapots are about to go. Not too confident.

0:45:090:45:14

My experiences of auctions have not been good. This is a good one. Hope so!

0:45:140:45:20

First up are Cliff Barton's ivory figurines.

0:45:200:45:24

Rodney reckons bottom end of your estimate - ?300 to ?500. Right. It might creep towards the bottom,

0:45:240:45:31

100 quid apiece. I think that's good, although there's a particular piece which is better quality.

0:45:310:45:38

How are you feeling? Philosophical, really. I didn't collect them - my father and mother did -

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so they've had them since about 1950, and they died not so long ago.

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They're no good to my children - they'd just sell them - so I may as well, and spend the money!

0:45:510:45:57

Lot 315... Here we go, this is you. Three ivory figures.

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Two large ones and a smaller one.

0:46:020:46:05

Start me at ?300. ?200? Well, ?100, surely, for three figures.

0:46:050:46:10

?100. ?120. ?140. ?160.

0:46:100:46:13

?180. ?200. ?220. ?240. ?260... It's rattling fast!

0:46:130:46:17

?280. ?300... At ?300, right over there at ?300...

0:46:170:46:22

Anyone else? Are you all done? ..?310. ?320. No?

0:46:220:46:27

At ?320... Take another ?10 if you want. ..?330.

0:46:270:46:31

?340. Rodney's giving them a chance. He's helping them along. ..?370.

0:46:310:46:37

?380. They're at ?380. Are you sure? Give you all the time! It's ?380!

0:46:370:46:42

You're hesitant! At ?380, over there, give you time... Your bid!

0:46:420:46:47

That's good. David, I can't believe it!

0:46:470:46:51

In the middle of your valuation again! I'm delighted! Cliff, does that please you? I'm happy, yeah.

0:46:510:46:58

Just goes to show, the auctioneer isn't always right.

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Silver water jugs are not de rigueur, but Susan is confident.

0:47:030:47:08

We've had a couple of silver water jugs already that haven't done well. I know, but mine's Art Nouveau.

0:47:080:47:15

I put a lot of strength on that. Without a doubt. It is a nice shape.

0:47:150:47:20

Rodney, our auctioneer, wasn't that keen on it, and he thought it would fetch maybe ?80.

0:47:200:47:27

It'll maybe touch the ?100 if we're lucky, but he didn't think we'd do too well. Hmm.

0:47:270:47:33

Well, he IS the expert, isn't he? AN expert. We've had some good prices today.

0:47:330:47:39

A lot of things he thought would do ?100 have done much more. Yes.

0:47:390:47:43

Kate, you reckoned ?100 to ?150. Was it because it's Art Nouveau? Yes, it's a nice decorative piece,

0:47:430:47:50

which I hope is a selling point,

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because hot water jugs aren't doing well, and they have been a little under par.

0:47:520:47:58

A water jug... Start me at ?100? It looks very good.

0:47:580:48:03

I did clean it, with tender loving care. ?100 I'm bid, thank you!

0:48:030:48:08

?100 already! ?110. ?120. ?130.

0:48:080:48:12

?140. ?150... ?150.

0:48:120:48:15

?160. ?170. ?180... ?180! ?180.

0:48:150:48:20

All done at ?180? At ?180? My Art Nouveau buyer at ?180.

0:48:200:48:25

That is fantastic. 180 quid. That's an excellent price.

0:48:250:48:29

It may well be that somebody... Collects Art Nouveau. And went for it as a decorative piece.

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Rodney said that's his Art Nouveau buyer, so he came in for that piece. Thank you, whoever you are! ?180!

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Now, let's hope we can put an end to Mr Bentley's bad run at auctions.

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The ceramics have been going well. Some have, but a cosy teapot is not everybody's...cup of tea! Very good!

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Rodney wasn't keen, but he thought they might get towards it.

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I think they'll do well. This is us - we're on!

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Three nice cosy teapots there. May I say ?100?

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I've ?50 bid. ?60. ?70. ?80... Going up quickly already.

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..At ?110.

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?120. ?130. At ?130. Your estimate, David.

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At ?140. No?

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?140, selling at ?140...

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?140. That's not bad! Result, David! Well done!

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Vindicates my opinion. That's a good sign for the Linthorpe. I think that'll go really high.

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I think so. Linthorpe, Christopher Dresser... Even if it's only ?120 to ?200. We're in the right area.

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That's right, very local. That's true. I thought it'd go for between ?180 and ?200, that sort of price.

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Lot 205... We're on. The Linthorpe glazed teapot.

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Almost certainly a design by Dr Christopher Dresser, in good order.

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What will you start me at? Start me at ?200? Well, ?100, may I say?

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I've ?100 bid. ?120. ?140.

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?160. ?180. ?200.

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At ?200. ?220. ?240. ?260.

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?260.

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At ?260, an unusual teapot here. 260 quid! At ?260, anyone else?

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Are you all done at ?260?

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?260! That's good. That's a profit for me at least! Great! Well done.

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Congratulations.

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Can Margaret and her Beatrix Potter collectables crown a good day? Rodney had best get that mattress!

0:50:310:50:39

I think you're an expert on Beatrix Potter. Just a bit! You have a greetings card with the signature,

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and the tea service. Yeah. You think it's worth a lot of money? It should be - fingers crossed.

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Do you think the buyers will be here? If they're not here, they'll know about it,

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and they'll make bids by phone, or something, hopefully.

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Rodney has told me that they have phone bids on both of them. Lovely!

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Kate, on the card, you've put ?400 to ?500. A lot of money, but it IS important. It is important.

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It's a genuine signature. For Beatrix Potter collectors, that's great. It's also on the internet,

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which is great, as we have a global market and anybody can pick it up.

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Yeah. .. You told me earlier, are you going to buy more Beatrix Potter stuff? I'd love a watercolour,

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but they're into the thousands. A Beatrix Potter one? I'd love one.

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Here we go. This is you now. Lovely little picture on the front. Yes.

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Signed, "Uncle Willie and Auntie Beatrix" - Beatrix Potter.

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What will it be for this? Several phone bids. Start me at ?200?

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I've ?200 bid, thank you.

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At ?200. At ?220?

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At ?220?

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?220. ?250. At ?250, on the telephone. ?280.

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?280. At ?280. It makes it a little bit slower on the telephone. It is!

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But it's creeping up there. ..?350. ?380.

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?400. It's at ?400. ?420. ?450.

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?480. ?500. ?550...

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?600. ?600! ?650. Maybe you'll get your watercolour before you think!

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Sure? ?700 here. You won't get the chance again.

0:52:340:52:38

Once-in-a-lifetime chance, at ?700. Anyone else in the room?

0:52:380:52:43

The bid is on the telephone, at ?700. All done at ?700?

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On the phone.

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?700! That is just brilliant!

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Lovely. I can't believe it! Way above what they thought.

0:52:530:52:57

It was more than anybody expected. You must be getting excited about the tea set. Not TOO excited.

0:52:570:53:04

I don't want to raise me hopes too high! I think that bodes well.

0:53:040:53:09

It was estimated at ?250 to ?300. That's right. Rodney had a look and thought that was a bit high.

0:53:090:53:16

Yet you think it's worth a lot more.

0:53:160:53:19

Well, I've been told that it could be.

0:53:190:53:22

What reserve have you put on it? About ?700!

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So I'm either going to go home with egg on my face, or what!

0:53:260:53:31

But you're still confident it's worth that?

0:53:310:53:34

Given the right market and the right people and publicity, definitely.

0:53:340:53:40

Kate, are you still sticking with your valuation? I am, yes.

0:53:400:53:45

I would think it's worth between ?200 and ?300, but I really hope you'll prove me wrong! We'll see.

0:53:450:53:52

Lot 415... It seems that we have Beatrix Potter buyers here today, so this should get a good price.

0:53:520:53:59

The Peter Rabbit part tea service, the Grimwade one. Start at ?500?

0:53:590:54:05

?500? A rare item. ?500?

0:54:050:54:08

?400, then. Well, ?300. Thank you, I have ?300 bid.

0:54:080:54:12

Good start - that's above your estimate already. At ?320.

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At ?320. ?350.

0:54:170:54:20

Creeping up! ?380. New bidder. At ?380. ?400.

0:54:200:54:25

?450. ?500. They're on the telephone. ?550.

0:54:250:54:31

At ?550. At ?550. ?580.

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?600. At ?600. ?600. ?600?!

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At ?620. On the phone now, at ?620.

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At ?640.

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He's on the book now. ?660. ?680. ?700.

0:54:450:54:51

(I can't believe it!) At ?700. We're at ?700!

0:54:510:54:55

The bid's on the telephone at ?700. Anyone?

0:54:550:54:58

Fantastic price! All done at ?700? Well done!

0:54:580:55:03

That's got to be a world record! I don't know about that,

0:55:030:55:07

but I'm very pleased! Sorry to prove you wrong, Kate. That's excellent! She was right. You got the buyers!

0:55:070:55:14

In Yorkshire, you know what to expect. 20 years' experience of Beatrix Potter paid off!

0:55:140:55:21

I'm a fanatic and a member of the society, so, you know... I know all about her.

0:55:210:55:27

Well over ?1,000 towards your watercolour! Yes, it's about 1/20th of what I want!

0:55:270:55:33

It's a start. It's a start.

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An excellent day at auction. John Gregson was pleasantly surprised by the ?140 for his magic lantern.

0:55:360:55:44

The missing armorial on Chris Sykes' platter shows that original condition is crucial to the value.

0:55:440:55:52

Outside Leeds Town Hall, Deborah Lee never imagined that her toys would be paying for her holiday!

0:55:520:55:59

I couldn't believe it. ?110 for the teddy! I didn't expect to make ?40,

0:55:590:56:04

he was in such poor condition. Totally shocked.

0:56:040:56:08

And Margaret Bolton proved that sometimes YOU really do know best!

0:56:080:56:13

?700! Excellent! That is brilliant!

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If that's the kind of surprise YOU would like, come to a valuation day, or join us again on Flog It!

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Have you never sold anything at auction? No, might be hooked now!

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You can have champagne, too. I don't know - bubbles get up me nose!

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?140. That's not bad! Result, David! Good one!

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