0:00:19 > 0:00:23"Flog It!" is the show where you get the chance to cash in your antiques
0:00:23 > 0:00:26that are so out of date your children will never want them.
0:00:26 > 0:00:29We're inviting you to search through your cellars,
0:00:29 > 0:00:34clear out your sheds and bring all those unwanted objects to our evaluation day.
0:00:34 > 0:00:57Our crack team of experts will then help you to decide whether to sell your item at auction.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59Exciting!
0:01:00 > 0:01:04That's absolutely in the middle of your estimate!
0:01:10 > 0:01:14Today we're in Leeds - the original home of Marks and Spencer's
0:01:14 > 0:01:17and now a stylish, modern city.
0:01:17 > 0:01:24Valuation day comes from the town hall, where a crowd has been gathering with all manner of things.
0:01:24 > 0:01:29Is it trash or is it treasure? Here to help decide are David Barby...
0:01:29 > 0:01:34That really is heavy. I wouldn't like to wear one of those regularly.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37..and Kate Alcock.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41It's chillier here than in Herefordshire where I've come from.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44It's great to see so many faces.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47After our experts value an item,
0:01:47 > 0:02:07the owners to decide if they want to sell it at auction.
0:02:07 > 0:02:13Why do you have this in your Rockingham collection? These are called Bramelds.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17The Bramelds were proprietors of the Rockingham factory.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21Do you have any sort of association with the factory?
0:02:21 > 0:02:24My mother's maiden name was Brameld.
0:02:24 > 0:02:29Were they related? We always thought there might be a connection.
0:02:29 > 0:02:34We don't know if there is or not. You haven't done a family tree?
0:02:34 > 0:02:37Sometimes a family tree stops! Skeletons in the cupboard!
0:02:37 > 0:02:41The one I'm interested in is this one here,
0:02:41 > 0:02:46which is the Cadogan teapot. Do you know why it's called the Cadogan?
0:02:46 > 0:02:53Lady Cadogan introduced them into this country from...er... It was China.
0:02:53 > 0:03:20In about 1790 she came back with what originally was a Chinese wine vessel.
0:03:20 > 0:03:25I like this wonderful Rockingham glaze. It's such a sensuous glaze.
0:03:25 > 0:03:31Lovely. And all these details on the top. There's damage there, I note.
0:03:31 > 0:03:36And it's got the impressed mark here - Brameld pottery.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39What do you think it's worth?
0:03:39 > 0:03:42I don't really know, to be honest.
0:03:42 > 0:03:46I think if it came up to auction - allowing for this damage
0:03:46 > 0:03:50and the whims of people who won't buy anything damaged -
0:03:50 > 0:03:53what would have been ?300, maybe plus,
0:03:53 > 0:03:57we've got to be conservative and think ?170 to ?250,
0:03:57 > 0:04:02allowing for the bit of restoration that has to be done.
0:04:02 > 0:04:27I've always coveted this type of object. You'd like us to sell it?
0:04:27 > 0:04:31We can look at the hallmarks, and it's dated 1900,
0:04:31 > 0:04:36and by the Birmingham maker whose initials, "JW", that's Wilmot.
0:04:36 > 0:04:40It's a lovely quality piece, quite elaborate decoration,
0:04:40 > 0:04:43what we call embossing and a gadroon collar here.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47It's a porringer, a two-handled cup.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51Have you considered putting it in for auction? Yes. You'd like to?
0:04:51 > 0:04:53Yes.
0:04:53 > 0:04:58Any idea of the value? What would you think? No idea.
0:04:58 > 0:05:04I would think it would be somewhere between ?80 and ?120. Very nice.
0:05:04 > 0:05:09If two people liked it, it might make a bit more.
0:05:09 > 0:05:14If you want to put it in, we can offer it for you. Yes. Great!
0:05:37 > 0:05:43No. The wife said, "Get rid of it!" So where's it been? Under the stairs.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47Unbelievable! A thing of such beauty! This is a splendid piece!
0:05:47 > 0:05:51To some people! It's a French piece.
0:05:51 > 0:05:57Often these clocks are in spelter. This is in gilt-coloured bronze
0:05:57 > 0:05:59which is called ormolu.
0:05:59 > 0:06:05The quality can be seen because of all this enamel decoration on it.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07This is Champleve enamel,
0:06:07 > 0:06:12where an area has been cut out of the metal and then the glass insert.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15As opposed to cloisonne, which is created with wires.
0:06:15 > 0:06:22Well, I think it dates between the 1851 and the 1862 exhibition -
0:06:22 > 0:06:46third quarter of the 19th century. It's typical of the quality wares
0:06:46 > 0:06:50It's as I bought it. I purchased it the way it is now. Right.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53So we have a new bell on the back.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57It's an eight-day movement striking on bell
0:06:57 > 0:07:02and it has a lovely little ting to it. It really is very good.
0:07:02 > 0:07:08What price are you expecting? I paid about ?250 with commission.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11Yah. I'd like to double my money.
0:07:11 > 0:07:16You're good because you're very astute, first of all in buying it
0:07:16 > 0:07:20but also its assessment of value. In the present market
0:07:20 > 0:07:24I'd advise that we put a range of ?400 to ?600 on it.
0:07:24 > 0:07:29How long ago did you buy it? About six, seven months ago.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32That's a remarkably good return for your capital!
0:07:32 > 0:07:35Better than shares! Absolutely!
0:07:35 > 0:07:57So we can flog this for you? Yes, of course. Thank you.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03These. They're lovely, aren't they?
0:08:03 > 0:08:08They're typically late Victorian, early Edwardian cards.
0:08:08 > 0:08:13They're what we call photographic prints that are hand-tinted.
0:08:13 > 0:08:17But just going back to the start I noticed
0:08:17 > 0:08:21we've got a lot associated with Nelson and the Battle of Trafalgar,
0:08:21 > 0:08:25which would certainly appeal to military enthusiasts.
0:08:25 > 0:08:30I think the whole lot in the folder ought to make around ?60 to ?80.
0:08:30 > 0:08:36With the military ones I can see them making more towards ?100.
0:08:36 > 0:08:40If you like, we can put them into auction. Yes, I would. Great!
0:08:41 > 0:09:06I want this. I really want this! I collect these. We've got around 20 or 30.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10You know the factories that made beer bottles? I do.
0:09:10 > 0:09:18If they had molten glass over at the end of the day, the workforce could make anything they wanted -
0:09:18 > 0:09:21they're called foreigners - and they made paperweights.
0:09:21 > 0:09:26When these went up in value, they produced them commercially.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30They almost took the livelihood away from the workers.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34This is good. It's got a triple flower coming out of a basket.
0:09:34 > 0:09:38The technique of producing these is quite remarkable.
0:09:38 > 0:09:44I think it's worth about 80 to 120. Does that shock you? Not really.
0:09:44 > 0:09:49The reason why, because I was going round Kirkstall Museum one time
0:09:49 > 0:09:53and I saw a piece identical to that.
0:09:53 > 0:10:14I thought it must be of some value if it's in the museum.
0:10:14 > 0:10:19Where did you get it? My mother gave me it 30 years since. Right.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23She got it off a neighbour, as far as I know.
0:10:23 > 0:10:28It wasn't around when I grew up. So no great memories of it. None.
0:10:28 > 0:10:33Do you like it? Yes, but it takes a lot of dusting and it's heavy.
0:10:33 > 0:10:38One flick of the duster would be fine. It'd cause damage if it fell.
0:10:38 > 0:10:43If it fell on your foot, it could break your foot. I like it.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46We'd be happy to sell this for you.
0:10:46 > 0:10:50The price range - as I indicated, about 80 to 120.
0:10:50 > 0:10:55Hopefully, it'll make over ?100 but I can't promise I'll be a buyer.
0:11:00 > 0:11:05It's been a really interesting valuation day so far.
0:11:05 > 0:11:28Let's see what's going to be paraded at auction.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31She may be happier with a profit.
0:11:31 > 0:11:36John saw a paperweight in a museum. He had something similar.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40David wants it, but he'll face stiff competition.
0:11:45 > 0:11:50Our auction is at Tennants saleroom in the Yorkshire Dales
0:11:50 > 0:11:54where dealers and collectors are viewing our owners' lots.
0:11:54 > 0:12:01Our experts have given their valuations, and auctioneer Rodney Tennant will give us his opinion.
0:12:01 > 0:12:07You rarely hear what the auctioneer thinks of your item before its sale.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10They can differ from our experts.
0:12:10 > 0:12:15David's first item was the Cadogan teapot. It's a very unusual teapot.
0:12:16 > 0:12:35Well, it's...it's...
0:12:35 > 0:12:37It is of peach shape.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41The problem is it has got a bit of damage on there.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43A bit of damage. Yes.
0:12:43 > 0:12:48It's collectable. Rockingham's a very collectable factory
0:12:48 > 0:12:52and it's collectable because it is a curiosity piece.
0:12:52 > 0:12:57The valuation was...? David's put 250. 170 to 250.
0:12:57 > 0:13:02I would've expected, with that damage, that it would be 140 to 180.
0:13:02 > 0:13:07It's a nice example of a Rockingham Cadogan teapot.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10John brought along this. It's a Yorkshire dump.
0:13:10 > 0:13:15It certainly will be. We sold a big collection of these last year
0:13:15 > 0:13:20from the south of England and a lot of them were marked "Kilner".
0:13:20 > 0:13:23Remember the company that used to make storage jars?
0:13:23 > 0:13:46This one isn't marked but it almost certainly is a Kilner weight.
0:13:46 > 0:13:52We were selling pairs of them for ?300 or ?400.
0:13:52 > 0:13:57If they have coloured flowers in them or portraits in the middle
0:13:57 > 0:13:59they are worth even more.
0:13:59 > 0:14:06This is a good example of a standard one and 80 to 120 should be quite comfortable estimate.
0:14:06 > 0:14:10Kate chose this porringer from Kate Thurlbeck.
0:14:10 > 0:14:15She's put ?120 on it. What do you think of that? It's 1900.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20Yes. 1900 - sadly, 200 years out of date.
0:14:20 > 0:14:26If you saw this in an antique shop you'd hope it'd be 1700. It's a porringer.
0:14:26 > 0:14:31It's a reproduction. Yes, made in Birmingham in 1900.
0:14:31 > 0:14:36But it's a very nice example. How much did you say? 120. 120.
0:14:36 > 0:14:56It's got to be that sort of money. It's a rather nice object.
0:14:56 > 0:15:01A lot of albums are made up and people add cards. That has a value.
0:15:01 > 0:15:08But if one family collected them from the Edwardian era onwards, that's a premium price.
0:15:08 > 0:15:13What's interesting in this album - and it may find a local buyer -
0:15:13 > 0:15:18is here we have, for local interest, I've never seen this card before.
0:15:18 > 0:15:23It's a little ray of sunshine from Leyburn - Leyburn has lots!
0:15:23 > 0:15:29Here's one from 1920. That could be rare. I'll point it out to some people who might collect that.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33Kate's put a value of ?60 to ?80 on the collection.
0:15:33 > 0:15:38It's got interesting stuff in it. The Leyton one will help it along.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41No-one will pay 60 for one card.
0:15:41 > 0:16:08But there are others in here and we might have a postcard collector in here tomorrow.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12It's almost certainly part of a garniture.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16It's missing the side urns, which is a problem.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19I think 400 to 600, I'd be happy at the lower end.
0:16:19 > 0:16:24I think six is on the high side. I'd be happier at 350, 450.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27Not one of life's optimists, is he, old Rodney?
0:16:27 > 0:16:33I wonder what the buyers and sellers think. Expectation is brewing.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36Gordon hopes to see his teapot sold.
0:16:36 > 0:16:40Gordon, how are you feeling this morning? Excited.
0:16:40 > 0:16:45Your Cadogan teapot has been gathering dust in a cupboard. Yes.
0:16:45 > 0:16:50Are you happy to see it going? There's a lot of sentiment there
0:16:50 > 0:16:52but it'll have to go, you know.
0:16:53 > 0:16:5540...
0:16:55 > 0:17:17There's been some frantic bidding. John's paperweight is our first lot to go under the hammer.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21I didn't know I had to get a card to buy something.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23Lot 250.
0:17:23 > 0:17:27We have this very good glass dump weight.
0:17:27 > 0:17:33A glass dump weight there with the flowerpot in it. ?100, please. 100.
0:17:33 > 0:17:37It's unblemished. A very nice example. 50, then.
0:17:37 > 0:17:41A ?50 bid. At ?50. 60. 70.
0:17:41 > 0:17:4480. At ?80. Seated at the back. 90.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46100...and 10.
0:17:46 > 0:17:50120. 130. 140.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53At ?140. At 140, seated at the back.
0:17:53 > 0:18:00You're out, madam, and out on the phone. ?140. All done at 140. Your bid, sir.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03140. Not bad. "Not bad"?! That's brilliant!
0:18:03 > 0:18:25That is excellent! Thank you! I'm so pleased for you!
0:18:25 > 0:18:2820 quid - that's pretty good.
0:18:28 > 0:18:33A good start. Can Kate keep up the good work with the postcards?
0:18:33 > 0:18:38Miss Thurlbeck can't be with us and this is her lot coming up now -
0:18:38 > 0:18:42the postcards, which you chose. What was your estimate?
0:18:42 > 0:18:4680 to 120, on these. And it's the local stuff. Yes.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50There's one for Leyburn, but it's a nice collection.
0:18:50 > 0:18:55The postcard album, including one or two local cards.
0:18:55 > 0:18:59One of Leyburn which I've never seen before.
0:18:59 > 0:19:05An interesting group. Start me at ?100. 100, may I say? Well, 50, then.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08?50. We're in at 50.
0:19:08 > 0:19:1170. At 70. 80. At ?80.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13On my left at ?80.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16On my left now at ?80. Anyone else?
0:19:16 > 0:19:35Are you all done? Looking round this side.
0:19:36 > 0:19:40That's the first part of Miss Thurlbeck's double.
0:19:40 > 0:19:45Her porringer could make her more money. Gordon was nervous earlier.
0:19:45 > 0:19:50Now it's his turn. Is his teapot all it's cracked up to be?
0:19:50 > 0:19:53Gordon, how's the heartrate? It's going fast now!
0:19:53 > 0:19:57We've got plenty of seats around us if you need it.
0:19:57 > 0:20:02The sale's been pretty good. How do you feel? There's good prices.
0:20:02 > 0:20:06He's going that fast I hope he doesn't miss any bids. Yes!
0:20:06 > 0:20:10What about you, David? I'm concerned about that damage.
0:20:10 > 0:20:14The damage will affect it a bit. Yes, a little bit.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18I had reservations when we saw it. We'll see how it goes.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22It's not a major crack. It can be restored.
0:20:22 > 0:20:26It's all there. That's the main thing. And it is unusual.
0:20:26 > 0:20:46And the rest of it was good. And it's stamped. That's important.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48At ?160. 180.
0:20:48 > 0:20:53At 180 on the telephone. Anyone else in the room?
0:20:53 > 0:20:56You're all done at ?180.
0:20:56 > 0:21:00That was good! Bang on my estimate! Nice one, David!
0:21:00 > 0:21:05Next, the porringer. Is there someone with a passion for silver?
0:21:05 > 0:21:11One of the hazards of daytime auctions is not everyone can attend.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13Our contributor can't make it. No.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17It's a porringer. It's very pretty.
0:21:17 > 0:21:21It's a nice piece. It's a nice genuine lot.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25Nicely marked. It's a good size to put in a cabinet.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27We're on already.
0:21:27 > 0:21:32Lot 475. We have the silver porringer
0:21:32 > 0:21:34in early 18th-century style.
0:21:34 > 0:21:58Made in 1900. A very nice item. ?100?
0:21:58 > 0:22:0090. 95.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03At 95. 100. At ?100.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05Not again? At ?100.
0:22:07 > 0:22:11Miss Thurlbeck reserved that at 120, so that's not sold.
0:22:11 > 0:22:15That's a shame! It was right in your estimate.
0:22:15 > 0:22:22I thought it might've taken off, considering how the silver's been going. It's been going well.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25It's a bit disappointing. Yes, I was surprised
0:22:25 > 0:22:29but that's the hazard. You never can tell. No.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34Does anyone have time for the clock?
0:22:34 > 0:22:38We're about to sell your French clock here. Yeah.
0:22:38 > 0:22:45How do you think the auction's going so far? So far everything's pretty expensive so I'm hoping.
0:22:45 > 0:23:08I'll keep everything crossed!
0:23:08 > 0:23:13Just go around the salerooms. Exactly. Clearance sales and that.
0:23:13 > 0:23:17Just keep an eye for nice pieces of whatever.
0:23:17 > 0:23:23Lot 300. We have this gilt metal and cloisonne French clock.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27A very elaborate French clock. Start me at 400.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30300. Well, two, then. ?200. It's struggling.
0:23:30 > 0:23:34A large Victorian clock. Thank you. At ?200.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37220. 250. At ?250.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40280. 300. 320. 350.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43It's still going. At 350. You're out now. At 350.
0:23:43 > 0:23:47It's cheap enough is this. At ?380.
0:23:47 > 0:23:52The doorway now at 380. And you're out and the commissions are out.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56At 380 in the doorway. Selling at 380. Sure?
0:23:56 > 0:24:19We did well. That's 380. Just ?20 short of your estimate.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23We'll be returning to the valuation room shortly
0:24:23 > 0:24:28when we'll help more people decide whether to flog their antiques.
0:24:28 > 0:24:32If lavish decoration is your thing, near Leeds is Harewood House,
0:24:32 > 0:24:34furnished by Thomas Chippendale.
0:24:56 > 0:25:01Chippendale was commissioned to furnish the whole house
0:25:01 > 0:25:04but is most famous for his chairs.
0:25:04 > 0:25:27Jane is going to tell us about these six fine examples.
0:25:27 > 0:25:31The one with yellow Moroccan leather and the painted frame
0:25:31 > 0:25:37was made for the old library which was the earl's study. Were these parts of larger sets?
0:25:37 > 0:25:39Yeah. There were eight of those.
0:25:39 > 0:25:44They were made for specific rooms and are still here.
0:25:44 > 0:25:49It's hard to imagine what this house looked like because everything fades.
0:25:49 > 0:25:54The house was built to be absolutely showy and with masses of colour.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57And so even furniture had colour.
0:25:57 > 0:26:02The other thing which is very noticeable with this chair
0:26:02 > 0:26:05is that, throughout the time of being here,
0:26:05 > 0:26:10it's changed its appearance, according to tastes of the time.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13Now it's in this rose-coloured velvet
0:26:13 > 0:26:35which was Princess Mary's choice. She lived here 1930 to 1965.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37but different covering.
0:26:37 > 0:26:41The reason is that this chair, covered in the green silk damask,
0:26:41 > 0:26:46was re-covered two years ago. It's not original but an original colour.
0:26:46 > 0:26:50It's based on the original colour. It's green silk damask.
0:26:50 > 0:26:55It's part of a large set made for the state dressing room.
0:26:55 > 0:27:00It's the same chair but very different. Really fine tapestry.
0:27:00 > 0:27:04No. That same chair and that was covered in the Victorian period,
0:27:04 > 0:27:09in the 1850s. In that time the house had a big make-over,
0:27:09 > 0:27:13there was lots of changes of the rooms and the furniture.
0:27:13 > 0:27:18A Victorian Changing Rooms! Yes. Transformed the 18th-century style.
0:27:18 > 0:27:22So this was covered in this lovely Aubusson tapestry
0:27:22 > 0:27:25What about this unusual-looking chair?
0:27:25 > 0:27:44It doesn't look very comfortable and it seems to be tipping forward.
0:27:44 > 0:27:49What's the crest on it? That's the family crest, the bear and coronet.
0:27:49 > 0:27:54You see that all around the house in fire screens and plasterwork.
0:28:06 > 0:28:11From 18th-century classics to 20th-century classics.
0:28:11 > 0:28:17We've got three very good examples of Whitefriars glass. Do you collect Whitefriars?
0:28:17 > 0:28:22I used to. Not so much now. What attracted you to these pieces?
0:28:22 > 0:28:26I liked the colours. They're a bit different
0:28:26 > 0:28:31and I like that they're '60s as well. You're right, they're late '60s.
0:28:31 > 0:28:57The factory started off as James Powell but when it moved to Harrow it was called Whitefriars.
0:28:57 > 0:29:03They're now very collectable. What sort of money did you pay for them?
0:29:03 > 0:29:06I paid about 15 for this one. ?15 just for that one.
0:29:06 > 0:29:13Yes. And I think the orange ones were 20 to 25 each. I think you did very well there.
0:29:13 > 0:29:20Collectively, I would think at auction - although this one has an imperfection just there -
0:29:20 > 0:29:24I think, offered all together, all three pieces,
0:29:24 > 0:29:26should make 100, 120 at auction.
0:29:26 > 0:29:30But if two people like them, they could make more.
0:29:30 > 0:29:34Would you like to put them in for sale? Yes.
0:29:34 > 0:29:38What makes you want to sell them? We recently decorated
0:29:38 > 0:29:41and they don't fit in with the room.
0:29:41 > 0:29:46You want to get something new. I don't use them any more. Right.
0:29:46 > 0:30:05We'll see what we can make. Definitely. Thanks for bringing them along. You're welcome.
0:30:05 > 0:30:10It's unusual to see a picture this far down south by a Scottish artist.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13It's a... It's a Patrick Downey.
0:30:13 > 0:30:17Yeah. And what I like about this is the composition.
0:30:17 > 0:30:21It's very bleak, with these creatures in the foreground.
0:30:21 > 0:30:24I suppose they're gathering... Kelp.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27It was the typical Scottish weather
0:30:27 > 0:30:33and you can see the horses collecting the kelp at night or early in the morning.
0:30:33 > 0:30:37They gathered it for making soap, didn't they? Uh-huh.
0:30:37 > 0:30:42You're Scottish so it has interest for you. I live in Paisley
0:30:42 > 0:30:44so Greenock's just next door. Right.
0:30:44 > 0:30:49That's where he mainly painted. Yes. Most were round the Clyde
0:30:49 > 0:30:53and different seascapes. Things like that.
0:30:53 > 0:31:14We're looking at a style that is of the early part of the 20th century,
0:31:14 > 0:31:19and the date, which is in pencil as opposed to being in paint or crayon.
0:31:19 > 0:31:24This is quite interesting. I do believe it's by Patrick Downey.
0:31:24 > 0:31:30If it went up for auction then we could expect something... What price are you expecting?
0:31:30 > 0:31:33Um...About ?600.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36Well, I think you're very close.
0:31:36 > 0:31:40I'd like to see it in the region of about 4 to 6.
0:31:40 > 0:31:44Will you tell me how much you paid for it? ?200. ?200.
0:31:44 > 0:31:50It was a very good buy. If I was there, I'd have bid against you!
0:31:50 > 0:31:53I like it. Let's hope it does better than I quoted.
0:31:53 > 0:31:59Yorkshire folk are known for their canniness where cash is concerned.
0:31:59 > 0:32:03Robert Greenall is a fine example of this.
0:32:03 > 0:32:23You've got a great piece here. What attracted you to it?
0:32:23 > 0:32:26and took it to the charity shop.
0:32:26 > 0:32:30I was the one to spot it so I got it. Right.
0:32:30 > 0:32:34It's got a nice leather binding and it's marked "Almanac"
0:32:34 > 0:32:40but open it up and read the title page, because it's interesting the way it's written. It is.
0:32:45 > 0:32:51That's it. It's actually written phonetically in the Yorkshire dialect.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54That's right. Which I think is great.
0:32:54 > 0:32:59What I like is if we turn over, we've got "Tut Subscribers Like",
0:32:59 > 0:33:02haven't we? "Tut Subscribers Like."
0:33:02 > 0:33:07And it starts, "How you mind, I am rare and pleased that I'm alive
0:33:07 > 0:33:10"that I can write..." And it goes on in dialect. Yeah.
0:33:10 > 0:33:34It's such a quirky thing. I haven't seen one before. I think someone interested in that sort of thing,
0:33:34 > 0:33:38It's stuck in a drawer and it's doing nothing there -
0:33:38 > 0:33:43only deteriorating. I thought somebody might be interested in it.
0:33:43 > 0:33:48It's a difficult thing to estimate at auction, it depends who's there.
0:33:48 > 0:33:52I can see it making ?20, ?25, maybe more. You can't tell. That's right.
0:33:52 > 0:33:58If you'd like, we'd be happy to offer it for you. Yeah. Super!
0:33:58 > 0:34:02Eddie has more Scottish spoils to show David.
0:34:02 > 0:34:07I can't believe you've got another item of considerable quality,
0:34:07 > 0:34:10which is this pair of candlesticks.
0:34:10 > 0:34:16I thought they were going to be early 18th century. Which I thought myself. Really?
0:34:16 > 0:34:20Where did you get these from? Also at auction.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23You must have a very good eye.
0:34:23 > 0:34:46They're nice copies but I didn't know they were copies at the time.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48Yes, as I thought.
0:34:48 > 0:34:53These were made... It's stamped 1973.
0:34:53 > 0:34:561973. I thought to myself when I lifted them up,
0:34:56 > 0:35:00"They're not heavy, as the early ones would be."
0:35:00 > 0:35:06They'd have been cast. These are filled with bitumen and loaded down at the base.
0:35:06 > 0:35:11So it's a very thin layer of silver. I do like to have loose sconces -
0:35:11 > 0:35:16that shows quality. These, on a period table, would look superb!
0:35:16 > 0:35:20Same quality silver as they used in the 18th century,
0:35:20 > 0:35:25has been used in the manufacture of these. How much are you expecting?
0:35:27 > 0:35:29About ?400.
0:35:29 > 0:35:34Because I'm an auctioneer, I tend to put them slightly lower.
0:35:34 > 0:35:54I think between ?350 and ?500. OK. They are lovely silver candlesticks
0:35:54 > 0:36:00I'm so glad you came. We've been looking for some Leeds pottery.
0:36:00 > 0:36:05Where did you find this? A charity shop near me mam's house.
0:36:05 > 0:36:10The PDSA. A couple of years ago I got it. And you've held onto it.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13Yeah. Do you like Leeds pottery?
0:36:13 > 0:36:16I'm interested in local things.
0:36:16 > 0:36:20I like finding out about local pottery and things like that.
0:36:20 > 0:36:25What did you buy it for? I think it were ?15, ?16.
0:36:25 > 0:36:28I think you've got a good buy there.
0:36:28 > 0:36:30It's almost Art Nouveau in style.
0:36:30 > 0:36:34End of the 19th century, early 20th century.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37The Leeds pottery mark is on the base.
0:36:37 > 0:36:44The two things against it are we've got bad crazing across the top, which really shows through,
0:36:44 > 0:37:05and a chunk out of the foot rim. Getting it restored wouldn't really help the value of the piece.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08How did you come by this one?
0:37:08 > 0:37:11A couple of weeks ago in an antiques shop up Headingley.
0:37:11 > 0:37:16It's just nice. I liked the pattern. It looked nice on t'wall.
0:37:16 > 0:37:20It's a collectable piece. Blue and white is always popular.
0:37:20 > 0:37:25It's got a lovely transfer-printed design on the front.
0:37:25 > 0:37:29If we turn it over, though, the wire isn't doing it any favours.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32We've already got some bad cracks.
0:37:32 > 0:37:36Yes. But it looks very good from the front.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39The front is all right! It's good!
0:37:39 > 0:37:41What did you pay for this one? ?20.
0:37:41 > 0:37:46At ?20 it's still quite good. At auction it ought to make
0:37:46 > 0:37:54probably ?25, ?30. Probably a little bit more than you paid, despite the condition. Yeah.
0:37:54 > 0:38:15Are you happy to put them into auction? Er...yeah.
0:38:16 > 0:38:21I'm sure everybody has a wee cubbyhole at home
0:38:21 > 0:38:26where they throw stuff that they want to keep but don't want out.
0:38:26 > 0:38:31I'm amazed to hear that here at Harewood House they have one.
0:38:31 > 0:38:35It's in the servant quarters in the attic. It's full of treasures.
0:38:35 > 0:38:40Simon has the enviable task of sorting through it all.
0:38:40 > 0:38:44Where do you start? That's a difficult question.
0:38:44 > 0:38:49I'd say that this room, which was part of the servants' quarters,
0:38:49 > 0:38:52we'd have had 10 to 15 of such rooms
0:38:52 > 0:38:55just filled with, as you say, stuff.
0:38:55 > 0:38:59An amazing collection - things that were surplus to requirements,
0:38:59 > 0:39:02things that got slightly broken, became unfashionable
0:39:02 > 0:39:25or had to be moved to accommodate structural changes
0:39:25 > 0:39:28I suppose there's a lot of mystery stuff here. Lots.
0:39:28 > 0:39:32These might be from some of my fellow countrymen.
0:39:32 > 0:39:37We have Highland cattle currently and no doubt have had for some time.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39They probably come from Harewood.
0:39:39 > 0:39:45What's your most exciting find? The thing you opened and went, "Wow!"
0:39:45 > 0:39:48There's so many it's hard to know.
0:39:48 > 0:39:52In this room my colleague, Robin, found some wonderful photographs -
0:39:52 > 0:39:59Victorian photographs, signed royal photographs, just stashed here. Lying about.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02There was a chest over there
0:40:02 > 0:40:07where it was obvious no-one had looked in it for at least 60 years,
0:40:07 > 0:40:10and it contained wonderful costumes.
0:40:37 > 0:40:42This is a painting of Princess Mary by the painter Munnings,
0:40:42 > 0:40:44painted in the early '20s.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46A superb painting.
0:40:46 > 0:40:52It has been well preserved and in the public view for some time.
0:40:52 > 0:40:58It connects with things which we've been finding, such as costume.
0:40:58 > 0:41:02Here we have this riding habit
0:41:02 > 0:41:06which is not the same one, it's from a later date.
0:41:06 > 0:41:09It has the date 1936.
0:41:09 > 0:41:14The painting's been downstairs and the costume's been in the attic.
0:41:14 > 0:41:19We've got the two linking together. And even a pair of boots and a hat.
0:41:19 > 0:41:46We've got a lot of her equestrian costume. On the top it says, "HRH Princess Mary".
0:41:46 > 0:41:48This one is from Mary.
0:41:48 > 0:41:51That's Queen Mary, her mother. Oh.
0:41:51 > 0:41:56Her correspondence goes against her public persona as cold and reserved.
0:41:56 > 0:41:59She's quite an affectionate mother.
0:41:59 > 0:42:03Written in endearing terms. Yes - "My darling child"
0:42:03 > 0:42:05and "Devoted Mother".
0:42:05 > 0:42:09And this is Mary in military uniform this time.
0:42:09 > 0:42:14This is the official side of being a member of the Royal Family.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17She was Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Scots.
0:42:17 > 0:42:22I really wish I had your job! Thanks for showing me around.
0:42:33 > 0:42:54Our Leeds valuation day has thrown up some fascinating items
0:42:54 > 0:42:59Redecorating prompted Geraldine to sell her Whitefriars glass.
0:42:59 > 0:43:02And finally, tha don't get owt for nowt -
0:43:02 > 0:43:08unless you're Robert, who picked up this Yorkshire dialect book for ?2.
0:43:15 > 0:43:19In the auction room bids are being placed.
0:43:19 > 0:43:23Soon our owners' lots will be going before the floor
0:43:23 > 0:43:27but first auctioneer Rodney Tennant is going to look at them.
0:43:27 > 0:43:30This is a little bit special glass.
0:43:30 > 0:43:35This is Whitefriars. I'm particularly interested in it
0:43:35 > 0:43:38because, commercially, it is now the in thing.
0:43:38 > 0:43:43This piece is the Drunken Bricklayer, for obvious reasons.
0:43:43 > 0:44:05It comes in different sizes and colours.
0:44:05 > 0:44:09Quite modest. I'd be surprised if they don't exceed that.
0:44:09 > 0:44:15My favourite from the valuation day was this terrific little almanac
0:44:15 > 0:44:20which is mid-Victorian era but it's all written in pure Yorkshire.
0:44:20 > 0:44:23Let's have a look at the date. There we are.
0:44:23 > 0:44:29It's 1839. That's right at the beginning of Queen Victoria's era.
0:44:29 > 0:44:37If you want to know about Barnsley in that period, here's your book. How much was it valued at?
0:44:37 > 0:44:41Kate's put a value of ?20 to ?25 on it. I think she's too low.
0:44:41 > 0:44:46It's probably too low. I'd have thought it's ?60 to ?80.
0:44:46 > 0:44:51If there are people here tomorrow from Barnsley, it might make 100.
0:44:51 > 0:44:54?60 to ?80 would be the book dealer's price.
0:44:54 > 0:45:14Let's hope we've got someone from Barnsley. We may be lucky. Hope so.
0:45:14 > 0:45:18Japanese influenced in terms of the shape and decoration.
0:45:18 > 0:45:24Kate's only said ?50 for it - 30 to 50. 30, 40 would've been my valuation as well.
0:45:24 > 0:45:30If it was perfect...? If it was perfect it would've made 80 to 100.
0:45:30 > 0:45:32It's affected it quite a lot. Yes.
0:45:32 > 0:45:39Condition's everything. Somebody else might have the pair so we'd get the money - but I doubt it.
0:45:39 > 0:45:42He also brought us this lovely blue meat platter.
0:45:42 > 0:45:47Yes, a blue and white meat dish. Probably a Yorkshire one.
0:45:47 > 0:45:54A 19th-century blue and white meat platter. It's not a rare pattern, sadly,
0:45:54 > 0:45:59and it's very badly discoloured round the back and cracks in it.
0:45:59 > 0:46:03It's not a rare thing, it's cracked and discoloured. How much...?
0:46:03 > 0:46:26Kate said 25 to 30. It'd be 60 to 80 in good order.
0:46:26 > 0:46:31Yes. They're in an 18th-century style, mid 18th-century style.
0:46:31 > 0:46:34Candlesticks are a very popular thing to buy.
0:46:34 > 0:46:40To get a good pair of candlesticks in good order - I'm sure you're going to find a buyer for them.
0:46:40 > 0:46:46Yeah. I think ?350, ?400. I think that's quite modest, really.
0:46:46 > 0:46:53He got them at auction. I won't say where! Really! He's a fellow Scot. He'll have bought them well, then.
0:46:53 > 0:46:59This is a Downey watercolour of the Clyde valued at ?400 to ?600.
0:46:59 > 0:47:02What did he give for this picture?
0:47:02 > 0:47:07He bought it for ?200 at an auction. 200 is more like it. At an auction.
0:47:07 > 0:47:11Yes. Then that's the current auction price.
0:47:11 > 0:47:33I know it was in a saleroom but 150, 200 would've been our pre-sale estimate for it.
0:47:33 > 0:47:38You could be going home with ?800. Will that go into more pieces?
0:47:38 > 0:47:44Yes. I'd like to buy more stuff. I saw you with a list. Are you hoping to buy today?
0:47:44 > 0:47:47Yes, I'm hoping to buy today.
0:47:47 > 0:47:53At ?50. 60. On the telephone now for ?60. 70.
0:47:53 > 0:47:58The auction room is packed and our items have aroused interest.
0:47:58 > 0:48:01Did you know it was Whitefriars glass? Yes.
0:48:01 > 0:48:08And you knew it was special. I thought one vase might be special, the other, not so.
0:48:08 > 0:48:14It's antiques of the future. It's 1960s. It's not that attractive.
0:48:14 > 0:48:16No, it's a bit clumpy.
0:48:16 > 0:48:20Yeah. But very popular. I think so, yes.
0:48:20 > 0:48:25Kate, you picked it out and put 100 to 150 on it.
0:48:25 > 0:48:43I think that's conservative - I hope so, anyway.
0:48:43 > 0:48:45Three pieces together.
0:48:45 > 0:48:47I'm glad they're all together.
0:48:47 > 0:48:50200. 200, may I say? Well, 100.
0:48:50 > 0:48:52I've 100 bid. Thank you.
0:48:52 > 0:48:55?100.
0:48:55 > 0:48:58120. 140. 160.
0:48:58 > 0:49:01180. 200.
0:49:01 > 0:49:03At ?200. Exciting!
0:49:03 > 0:49:06At ?200. Another 20 where?
0:49:06 > 0:49:10I have ?200 bid. Are you all done at 200?
0:49:10 > 0:49:13At ?200.
0:49:13 > 0:49:20Well above your estimate, Kate. 200 quid! That is going to make a good holiday. Yes. Definitely!
0:49:20 > 0:49:24Maybe have a drink BEFORE you go on holiday out of that. Yes!
0:49:24 > 0:49:28That's a good start!
0:49:28 > 0:49:32Will Eddie's candlesticks make the asking price?
0:49:32 > 0:49:54How do you think it's going? Very well. Good prices?
0:49:54 > 0:49:57Start me at ?500.
0:49:57 > 0:49:59Four, then. Surely ?400.
0:49:59 > 0:50:02Three? At three bid.
0:50:02 > 0:50:05?300. ?320.
0:50:05 > 0:50:08Are you all done at 320? 350.
0:50:08 > 0:50:11380. 400. And 20.
0:50:11 > 0:50:15At ?420. At ?420 - anyone else?
0:50:15 > 0:50:20Are you all done this time at ?420? Selling at 420.
0:50:21 > 0:50:23420. Nice one!
0:50:23 > 0:50:28David, that is absolutely in the middle of your estimate.
0:50:28 > 0:50:30Well done! I'm impressed!
0:50:30 > 0:50:36Thank you! You paid 200 quid for those so that's over double money.
0:50:36 > 0:50:38That's excellent! I'm surprised.
0:50:38 > 0:50:44Let's hope Eddie can make a few more pounds on his watercolour.
0:50:44 > 0:51:04Andrew's vase is damaged but maybe there's a Leeds pottery collector.
0:51:04 > 0:51:08It's nice, apart from that missing chunk. Yes, that'll affect it.
0:51:08 > 0:51:11The damage will keep it low.
0:51:11 > 0:51:16It's a nice decoration, though. You have an eye for a bargain.
0:51:16 > 0:51:18How much did you pay for it? 15.
0:51:18 > 0:51:2215 quid. Yeah. We'll make a profit on that. I hope so!
0:51:22 > 0:51:25Lot 500. The Yorkshire pottery vase,
0:51:25 > 0:51:29decorated in the iris in this slip decoration.
0:51:29 > 0:51:31?50. 40.
0:51:31 > 0:51:36?30, then. There's a blemish on the bottom but that's all.
0:51:36 > 0:51:41A nice example of Yorkshire pottery. ?30. 20. At 20 bid.
0:51:41 > 0:51:46A ?20 only bid. At ?20 only bid. Are you all done? I'll take five.
0:51:46 > 0:51:5125. Thank you. You've got 25. Will squeeze another five out of it?
0:51:51 > 0:51:55At ?25, anyone else? Are you all done this time?
0:51:55 > 0:52:13The lady's bid, seated down there at 25.
0:52:13 > 0:52:18Kate, ?25 - just under your estimate. Yes, a bit below.
0:52:18 > 0:52:22The damage may've put people off. It's still a great mark-up!
0:52:22 > 0:52:27Yeah. You can take the extra to buy some more. I'm looking already!
0:52:27 > 0:52:30Maybe we'll do better on your platter.
0:52:30 > 0:52:33Lot 515.
0:52:33 > 0:52:38The Yorkshire pottery blue and white plate. ?50.
0:52:38 > 0:52:41?20. I've 20 bid.
0:52:41 > 0:52:45Do you reckon 25? 30. 35. Here we go!
0:52:45 > 0:52:4845. 50. At ?50.
0:52:48 > 0:52:5155. At ?55.
0:52:51 > 0:52:55The lady's bid here. You're out here and over there.
0:52:55 > 0:52:58Are you all done at 55?
0:52:58 > 0:53:04It's got an unusual mark on it. That might help. It has! 55 quid!
0:53:04 > 0:53:24That's not bad! You must have a good eye. It looks like it!
0:53:24 > 0:53:29Weren't you telling me that Queen Mary was interested in this artist?
0:53:29 > 0:53:34King George and Queen Mary went to an exhibition of watercolours,
0:53:34 > 0:53:39and things like that, in Glasgow, and Queen Mary actually commented on
0:53:39 > 0:53:44one of the other well-known artists and says, "I don't care for that
0:53:44 > 0:53:49"but I care for this one here." She pointed to Patrick Downey.
0:53:49 > 0:53:55You bought this for a couple of hundred quid in Glasgow. Yes. Same auction as the sticks?
0:53:55 > 0:54:00Yes. Obviously, it all depends who's there at the time.
0:54:00 > 0:54:05I recognised the name, Patrick Downey - a friend had a picture.
0:54:05 > 0:54:07Lot 280.
0:54:07 > 0:54:13The Patrick Downey, watercolour with body colour, of the Clyde.
0:54:13 > 0:54:16Start me at ?500 for that.
0:54:16 > 0:54:37At ?420. On my right. You're out at the back and out over there.
0:54:37 > 0:54:40At ?420.
0:54:41 > 0:54:44That's not bad. I'm amazed -
0:54:44 > 0:54:48buy it in Scotland, bring it to Yorkshire and make a profit!
0:54:48 > 0:54:53That goes against the auctioneer's opinion. And right in your estimate.
0:54:53 > 0:54:56You're doing well, David!
0:54:56 > 0:55:01420 quid. That's ?840 you've just made. That's very good.
0:55:01 > 0:55:07You've doubled your money. A smile on the face. That'll keep me going.
0:55:13 > 0:55:16The final lot is Robert's book.
0:55:16 > 0:55:21Robert, your book was my favourite item in the valuation.
0:55:21 > 0:55:23It's fantastic. Thanks.
0:55:23 > 0:55:48All in Yorkshire. You're not familiar with auctions, are you?
0:55:48 > 0:55:54However, there are a lot of books here and Tennants have done their homework.
0:55:54 > 0:55:57It's targeted at the right people.
0:55:57 > 0:56:00Lot 445.
0:56:00 > 0:56:04The almanac book. A valuable book if you come from Barnsley
0:56:04 > 0:56:08or Barnsley area. A most interesting book.
0:56:08 > 0:56:12A 19th century one - 1839, that sort of date.
0:56:12 > 0:56:16Where will you be for that? A couple of hundred pounds?
0:56:16 > 0:56:21?200. I'm sure there are a lot of people in South Yorkshire...
0:56:21 > 0:56:23?200. ?100.
0:56:23 > 0:56:26100 bid. Thank you. At ?100 bid.
0:56:26 > 0:56:30At ?100 only bid. At 100. 120.
0:56:30 > 0:56:33140. At ?140.
0:56:33 > 0:56:36Unbelievable! At ?140.
0:56:36 > 0:56:57160. 170. At ?170.
0:56:57 > 0:57:02How are you feeling about that? ?170?! Yeah! For ?2!
0:57:02 > 0:57:04You paid two quid for it?! Yes!
0:57:04 > 0:57:09How many thousand per cent profit is that? I've lost count.
0:57:09 > 0:57:15If you spend that wisely, I wonder how many thousand per cent profit you'll make on that.
0:57:15 > 0:57:19I'm still looking. It shows what a good eye you've got.
0:57:19 > 0:57:21I was lucky cos I left it
0:57:21 > 0:57:26and my wife said, "You'd better go and have a proper look."
0:57:26 > 0:57:29So I did. And got it. Well done!
0:57:33 > 0:57:36We've had some great results today.
0:57:36 > 0:57:43Geraldine's glass should go a fair way towards her holiday, almost doubling Kate's estimate.
0:57:43 > 0:58:09John must be chuffed to bits with ?140 for his Yorkshire dump.
0:58:09 > 0:58:13Can you feel me shaking? Not yet!
0:58:13 > 0:58:17He's a fellow countryman. He'll have bought them well.
0:58:17 > 0:58:21"..I am rare and pleased that I am alive to write to ye..."