:00:37. > :00:46.antiques to the highest bidder. Ten people will discover the excitement
:00:47. > :00:50.of selling at auction. Our experts value their antiques, they decide if
:00:51. > :00:54.they'll sell them. You can never tell what'll happen.
:00:55. > :01:01.You'll be feeling vulnerable, being nervous about selling this... Yes.
:01:02. > :01:04.And you're admitting to owning THAT. ..Well, it's gone, Bob. That's
:01:05. > :01:15.excellent! That's excellent! Well done, James!
:01:16. > :01:22.(Arriba! Arriba!). ..Oh, dear. Brilliant. How d'you
:01:23. > :01:28.feel? Great. Good man! What'll you spend it on? I WAS gonna spend it on
:01:29. > :01:30.the Meissen. It's a lovely day in the
:01:31. > :01:53.the Meissen. eager to delve into people's boxes
:01:54. > :01:59.and bags. I love Bournemouth. I used to live
:02:00. > :02:02.down here. Russell-Coates Museum is nearby -predominantly 19C in
:02:03. > :02:09.concept. I hope we'll emulate some of the pieces from that museum.
:02:10. > :02:12.Lovely objets d'art. I've realised my weakness is 20th-century
:02:13. > :02:21.ceramics, so I'll be steering away from the Carlton ware today.
:02:22. > :02:33.Judging by the number of people here, there's going to be plenty to
:02:34. > :02:39.choose from. How long have you had these? About
:02:40. > :02:40.ten years. Did you buy them as a complete
:02:41. > :03:00.ten years. Did you buy them as a of great value. Probably about ?20,
:03:01. > :03:06.?30 each. This is Wade? Yes, it is. That's
:03:07. > :03:12.quite nice. Very sort of late-1930s, '40s, with this tapering rib shape.
:03:13. > :03:15.Very typical of that period. Not of tremendous value. Wade now
:03:16. > :03:23.collectable for the Wade Whimsies, not this type of pottery. BUT...the
:03:24. > :03:28.prize piece today is this Dunhill lighter. I think this is superb!
:03:29. > :03:31.What can you tell me about this? It belonged to my grandparents. My
:03:32. > :03:43.grandmother gave it to me before she died. Remember it being used? Yes.
:03:44. > :03:49.Were they great smokers? Yes. Really? Definitely. This is good.
:03:50. > :04:08.Dunhill do collect their Really? Definitely. This is good.
:04:09. > :04:15.eight years ago and they said ?250-?300. Take into account
:04:16. > :04:19.inflation. Right. This is good and this is in better condition than the
:04:20. > :04:24.one we had. This is a moulded plastic and they had to paint from
:04:25. > :04:34.the inside. So all this design is painted from inside. And then they
:04:35. > :04:38.would put this component in, secured by the screws underneath. I'd like
:04:39. > :04:43.to see it with a reserve in the region of about ?480. Would you be
:04:44. > :04:48.happy if we put it up for sale? Yes, I would. Excellent!
:04:49. > :04:53.This is one of our busiest valuation days, with nearly 1,,000 people
:04:54. > :04:54.waiting to see the experts. All sorts of things are revealed.
:04:55. > :05:18.What have you got here? A carpet. sorts of things are revealed.
:05:19. > :05:28.Something like that. See David Barby(!) Pretty, though. Yeah. Oh,
:05:29. > :05:31.well, good luck. Thank you. This lovely mahogany table, which
:05:32. > :05:45.uses the very best materials, with the best design, is often a hallmark
:05:46. > :05:48.of Gillow of Lancaster. Started by Robert Gillow, in the late 17th
:05:49. > :05:52.century, they moved their premises to London, in 1761. It's a very
:05:53. > :05:58.well-designed piece -sort of Regency period. Sort of 1820, 1830. It
:05:59. > :06:02.would've been lovely to have seen a stamp "Gillow" somewhere, with a
:06:03. > :06:09.design number. Regrettably, we haven't found one. How did you come
:06:10. > :06:27.by this? I bought it, two years ago, from an auction.
:06:28. > :06:28.by this? I bought it, two years ago, We've got these mouldings here.
:06:29. > :06:33.Cock-beading, with flame-figured capitals at the top of the legs.
:06:34. > :06:39.Moving down, we've got this nice reeded column here, going down to
:06:40. > :06:44.the brass cappings and casters. They're gilded. All I can see going
:06:45. > :06:49.against it is it's slightly bruised. There's a couple of bashes here. But
:06:50. > :06:55.I'm a gambling man. I think if we put ?1,500-?2,000 on it, would that
:06:56. > :07:02.be acceptable? It's about what you paid for it last time. ..Yes. Yes.
:07:03. > :07:06.I'd be delighted if it made ?2,000, but I think we've... Two years is
:07:07. > :07:12.not a long time since it was sold. What's prompting you to sell it? I
:07:13. > :07:18.live in an old cottage. It's a little too big for the space I have.
:07:19. > :07:39.It's funny, that, because it's quite a small Pembroke. So you'll
:07:40. > :07:42.a table of this quality. OK. We don't get much furniture, so it's
:07:43. > :07:48.a privilege to handle such a quality item. Shame there's no Gillow stamp.
:07:49. > :07:54.Were you happy with the valuation? Yes. About what you paid. We hope to
:07:55. > :08:02.get it back. You paid ?1,500. Yes, I did. How long ago? About two years.
:08:03. > :08:05.Yeah. Not a lot of time for it to appreciate. Let's hope it makes
:08:06. > :08:08.?1,800. It's quality. Gonna buy a smaller table with the money?
:08:09. > :08:15.Definitely, yes. A bit more narrow would be better.
:08:16. > :08:19.Did you use this, as a child? No. It was given to my wife when we
:08:20. > :08:23.married. I was away at sea, and the lady opposite had it in a little
:08:24. > :08:28.box. She said it was so ugly she didn't want it, did we like it?
:08:29. > :08:47.Melba ware. It was produced, oh, from about 1925 to 1952.
:08:48. > :08:52.Melba ware. It was produced, oh, carousel. For a nursery. I like the
:08:53. > :08:59.cockerel. I can understand why people think it's ugly. Almost
:09:00. > :09:03.frightening. Would they use this in the nursery? They would, yes. It was
:09:04. > :09:08.a separate institution. The nursery was separate from the main
:09:09. > :09:14.accommodation. Nanny served tea then brought the children to see the
:09:15. > :09:17.adults, before bedtime. And what's so attractive -these sort of
:09:18. > :09:22.tarpaulin-type covers, with all the designs on the top there. That's
:09:23. > :09:26.very nice. Now, if it goes up to auction, we're not thinking in terms
:09:27. > :09:31.of hundreds of pounds. Almost novelty. We're at a stage where this
:09:32. > :09:35.type of pottery is just coming into the collector's field. I think we're
:09:36. > :09:39.only looking at the lower end of the market. ?100, ?120. I think we must
:09:40. > :09:58.tuck What a memory. The picture is
:09:59. > :10:05.without the lid to the... That's the picture in there. The price
:10:06. > :10:10.underneath it is ?320-?350. The retail figure. Retail. Well, I think
:10:11. > :10:13.we're on board, then, if you consider the auction price is
:10:14. > :10:19.normally a third of retail. So around ?100. I'd like to see the
:10:20. > :10:25.reserve about ?90. Excellent. Thank you for bringing it. Thank you.
:10:26. > :10:29.Good morning, sir! Good morning. What do we call you? I'm the Charlie
:10:30. > :10:33.Chaplin of Bournemouth. Oh. I'm a fundraiser for children's charities.
:10:34. > :10:39.Do a lot of fundraising. This is a part collection of my father's royal
:10:40. > :10:44.collection. You brought all this in. My father was a royal artist. He
:10:45. > :10:48.also was the one that painted Margaret Thatcher three times... Why
:10:49. > :10:49.did she need painting three times? Didn't she sit down
:10:50. > :11:10.did she need painting three times? We'll catch up with you later. God
:11:11. > :11:21.bless you. Give us a funny walk. LAUGHTER.
:11:22. > :11:28.APPLAUSE. HE STRUGGLES TO SPEAK.
:11:29. > :11:32.Thanks very much, Charlie Chaplin! What can you tell me about this
:11:33. > :11:34.Thanks very much, Charlie Chaplin! Very little. It was handed down by
:11:35. > :11:38.an aunt, about eight years ago. We've had it around the House. We're
:11:39. > :11:44.in the process of moving, so... It's not something you want to hang onto?
:11:45. > :11:52.No. This brown, salt-glazed stoneware isn't one of the most
:11:53. > :11:56.colourful things around, is it? No. It's an exercise in brown. But the
:11:57. > :11:59.thing I love about it is it's a political memento.
:12:00. > :12:21.thing I love about it is it's a Disraeli. And I love this quote
:12:22. > :12:28.here. This is a quote when he was 33. "I will sit down now, but the
:12:29. > :12:37.time will come when you will hear me." They heard him. He and
:12:38. > :12:42.Gladstone, two of the leading politicians of the 19th century. The
:12:43. > :12:48.sad thing I notice is there's a bit of restoration. D'you know when this
:12:49. > :12:55.had the calamity? No. Haven't got a clue. Not since we've had it. No.
:12:56. > :13:02.Unfortunately, the handle's come off and some damage to the lip here.
:13:03. > :13:06.Um... It's terribly well done. The only reason you can tell -it's very
:13:07. > :13:07.matt here, whereas, this orange peel salt glaze, here, gives off a
:13:08. > :13:27.reflection. salt glaze, here, gives off a
:13:28. > :13:28.would put ?70-?100 on it. We're much in politics at the moment, so who
:13:29. > :13:39.knows? Well, the experts are working hard
:13:40. > :13:45.and people seem very keen to sell. Let's see what we have for the sale.
:13:46. > :13:53.Laura's Dunhill lighter is amazing. What have fish to do with smoking?
:13:54. > :13:57...Unless you're a kipper. Bob's nursery tea set is not his cup
:13:58. > :14:01.of tea, and it isn't mine. Let's hope someone likes it.
:14:02. > :14:08.Sharon's table cost ?1,500, two years ago. It'll be tough to make a
:14:09. > :14:10.profit. But she hasn't got room for it.
:14:11. > :14:12.Jim's Doulton jug has been mended so the collectors might be put off.
:14:13. > :14:39.It's still a good character piece. Is there a market for this sort of
:14:40. > :14:42.novelty tea set? There certainly is. Anything a bit unusual, and
:14:43. > :14:52.particularly the teapot -that's the key thing. If we had an entire set,
:14:53. > :14:56.but no teapot, we'd be struggling. There are teapot collectors. Big
:14:57. > :14:59.ones. Yes, and anything unusual... I haven't seen this pattern before.
:15:00. > :15:07.It's called Merry-Go-Round and it looks like a merry-go-round. A
:15:08. > :15:14.carousel. And it's a raised pattern, a moulded pattern. Hand-painted.
:15:15. > :15:18.Hand-painted. All the decoration on the lid here is hand-painted as
:15:19. > :15:24.well. Does this do something to you? I wouldn't actually collect this
:15:25. > :15:28.myself... Nor would I! ..but, of its sort, it's very good. When we first
:15:29. > :15:46.saw it, we thought, "What on earth is this?"
:15:47. > :15:49.saw it, we thought, "What on earth little Dunhill lighter. We have sold
:15:50. > :15:56.an early lighter before, not a fish-tank-type one. Gorgeous. Real
:15:57. > :16:02.Deco piece. With a faded quality, which is nice. Don't know whether
:16:03. > :16:09.people will use them, I imagine not. Paperweight. Our experts have valued
:16:10. > :16:15.this at ?500-?600. I think this will sell. It's an unusual example, and,
:16:16. > :16:18.more to the point, in good condition. It's lost its silver
:16:19. > :16:25.plate. We can see, more particularly underneath there, that is was
:16:26. > :16:30.silver-plated right the way across. But it's honest. It would devalue
:16:31. > :16:34.it, if anyone plated it again. Yes. And it looks fine, as it is. I'm
:16:35. > :16:36.pretty happy that it will sell. Collectors come from a very long way
:16:37. > :16:58.away to find things of this sort. So Collectors come from a very long way
:16:59. > :17:04.your table. We can't buy them, otherwise, we would. But there's a
:17:05. > :17:08.chap over my shoulder from the Cotswolds -he's a dealer. I know
:17:09. > :17:15.he's here to buy. If it's the right price, he'll have it. Oh.
:17:16. > :17:26.Lot 80, a Regency mahogany Pembroke table. And ?1,200 is bid. ?1,200.
:17:27. > :17:28.(He's bid!). ?1,300...
:17:29. > :17:29.?1,400. ?1,500. ?1,600.
:17:30. > :17:34.?1,700. ?1,700. Beyond the arch, at ?1,700.
:17:35. > 0:10:39At ?1,700. Are