0:00:02 > 0:00:05Wellington College was set up by Royal Charter in the reign of Queen Victoria
0:00:05 > 0:00:07to educate the orphans of army officers.
0:00:07 > 0:00:10Today, we're here to see if our experts can educate us
0:00:10 > 0:00:14with a little antiques knowledge. Welcome to Flog It!
0:00:39 > 0:00:42Wellington College is now one of our great boarding schools,
0:00:42 > 0:00:45and past pupils include TV presenter Peter Snow,
0:00:45 > 0:00:47Formula One racing car driver James Hunt,
0:00:47 > 0:00:51and the comedian Rory Bremner, so this place has something for everybody.
0:00:51 > 0:00:55Judging by the size of this queue, I think there's something for everybody here.
0:00:55 > 0:01:00Let's hope we have a brilliant show. These people have come to ask that all-important question,
0:01:00 > 0:01:02which is "What's it worth?" and when they've found out,
0:01:02 > 0:01:04- what are you going to do? - Flog it!- Yeah!
0:01:06 > 0:01:11We have our team of experts here to spot all the most saleable items to take off to auction.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15What do you know about these?
0:01:15 > 0:01:18I don't know anything at all because I picked them up in a charity shop.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22And leading the way today, our long-standing Flog It favourite, Philip Serrell.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26Flog It's like Christmas Day.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29You never know what's going to come out of the wrappings.
0:01:29 > 0:01:30That's just beautiful.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34And Elizabeth Talbot, who was considered
0:01:34 > 0:01:38the youngest female auctioneer in the country in the late 1980s.
0:01:38 > 0:01:44- And is still a total enthusiast. - Ooh, look at that, Coleman's mustard. That is lovely.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47Coming up...
0:01:47 > 0:01:50A spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down for Elizabeth.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53The bowl is pierced.
0:01:53 > 0:01:54And do you know why that is?
0:01:54 > 0:01:56Oh, yes.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00- To put sugar.- Sugar, absolutely. Well done.- We did guess that.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02And I meet up with an old friend
0:02:02 > 0:02:06and take another look at her incredible Egyptian exhibits.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09Tutankhamun is such an icon, isn't he?
0:02:09 > 0:02:13We are so lucky we've got the story of the discovery.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15It's the treasure trail of all treasures.
0:02:15 > 0:02:21But first, it's over to Philip, who seems to have his hands full with Alan's oversized plant stand.
0:02:21 > 0:02:22Alan, how are you?
0:02:22 > 0:02:24I'm fine, thanks.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27Is anybody there? Where have you struggled in from with this today?
0:02:27 > 0:02:31We live not very far, just opposite the college.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33Yeah? Have you had it a long time?
0:02:33 > 0:02:3560 years.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38My wife bought it for ten shillings in those days.
0:02:38 > 0:02:4160 years ago. Was she your wife 60 years ago?
0:02:41 > 0:02:44- Yes. Yes.- How old are you?- 81.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47- You're 81?- Yeah. - You don't look too bad on it, do you?
0:02:49 > 0:02:50Happy life.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52- Really?- Yeah.- Oh, that's lovely.
0:02:52 > 0:02:57So your wife, 60 years ago, gave 50 pence for this.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59That's correct.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01Why?
0:03:01 > 0:03:02She fancied it.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05And that's the sort of woman she is.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08- Really?- We had a pram with a baby in it at the time.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11I said, "How we going to get it..?" I didn't want to buy it.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13I said, "How you going to get it home?"
0:03:13 > 0:03:16She said, "We'll put it in the pram and you carry the baby."
0:03:16 > 0:03:20And we walked two mile.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24But that's been in our front garden or the back garden.
0:03:24 > 0:03:25Has it been outside?
0:03:25 > 0:03:31Most of the time we've had it, yes, outside. Front or back garden.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35But until now, where we live, in a small courtyard, a smaller house,
0:03:35 > 0:03:43because we're old, so that's stuck in our lounge, with a pot on the top.
0:03:43 > 0:03:48You know this pot you've got it on at home, it's not the same thing, is it? Not the same pot?
0:03:48 > 0:03:52- Oh, good heavens, no.- Because this is what we call a jardiniere stand.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54Oh, yes.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57And I think it's by a factory called Burmantofts.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59- Yes.- But we'll have a look in a minute.- Yeah.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02It should have... You've actually got half a lot here.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06- Oh, yes.- Because this is the bottom half, the jardiniere stand.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09- Yes.- And on the top it should have a jardiniere.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11Oh, I understand now, yes.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15But what I want to ask you, how much were you earning a week then?
0:04:16 > 0:04:19- £4.- £4?
0:04:19 > 0:04:22Yes, I come out the Navy, worked for Ford Motor Company and I got £4.
0:04:22 > 0:04:28So you were earning £4 a week, and your wife spent 50 pence of that.
0:04:28 > 0:04:29That's a huge sum of money.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33Yes, it was. Yes. That's what I said. I was quite angry.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36That's a massive sum of money. So if you put it in today's terms,
0:04:36 > 0:04:43if you spent... If you earned £400 a week now, that's like £50, isn't it?
0:04:43 > 0:04:45Yeah, yeah. I suppose so. Yes.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48Now, let's just have a look at the bottom.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50- It's got a date on it.- Has it?
0:04:50 > 0:04:52What does it say? Just tell me what it says.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54- Who, me?- Yes, you.
0:04:54 > 0:04:55What does it say?
0:04:55 > 0:04:56Let me get these on.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58Hurry up with your glasses!
0:04:58 > 0:05:01- 1855.- I'm stood here all day with this!- 1855.
0:05:01 > 0:05:02What else does it say?
0:05:05 > 0:05:08- Bur...manoff.- In your own time! - Burmanoff.
0:05:08 > 0:05:09Burmantofts.
0:05:09 > 0:05:14- Burmantofts, is it?- Now, this is faience ware and it's quite brittle.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18You can see here you've got some damage there.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21- You've got some damage there.- Three children that done that.- Really?
0:05:21 > 0:05:25But the thing that amazes me is that this is just sat outside,
0:05:25 > 0:05:27and it's survived all sorts of frosts.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31Might have been used as a goal post at some point if you've got kids.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33Wouldn't surprise me.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35What's it worth?
0:05:35 > 0:05:38I've no idea. I've no idea.
0:05:38 > 0:05:43I think if you'd got the jardiniere on it and it was in perfect order,
0:05:43 > 0:05:46I think you would have estimated at perhaps 100-150.
0:05:46 > 0:05:51Because of the damage, I think you've got to pitch it
0:05:51 > 0:05:54at £50-£80, which is almost, if you relate back,
0:05:54 > 0:05:58the equivalent of what you would have paid for it all those years ago.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02That's what I love about it, is the fact you've had it for 60 years,
0:06:02 > 0:06:06and you're going to sell it and get your money back in a profit.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10- It's been an absolute joy to meet you.- Yeah. Nice to meet you.
0:06:10 > 0:06:11- Hope it does well.- Yes.
0:06:13 > 0:06:17We'll see if anyone comes to that damaged jardiniere's rescue a little bit later on.
0:06:17 > 0:06:24For now, Elizabeth needs to handle the next item that Suzanne has brought in with real care.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28And who is this? May I take her out of her covering?
0:06:28 > 0:06:29You certainly may.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33There she is, revealed in all her glory.
0:06:33 > 0:06:37Beautiful. Now, what can you tell me about your doll here?
0:06:37 > 0:06:41It's been in my husband's family forever, really.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43- I actually think she's very scary. - Do you?
0:06:43 > 0:06:46Very spooky, the way her eyes, when she opens her eyes.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48She's looking at you.
0:06:48 > 0:06:53Exactly. I don't find her pretty, but she has a story to tell.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55Absolutely. That's right.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57And in the right place. That's a good thing.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01Yes, it is. She's very much a collector's piece these days.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04Do you know anything about where she's from or anything?
0:07:04 > 0:07:09Well, on the back there's a few letters and "Paris", so we assume she was made in Paris.
0:07:09 > 0:07:13That's a good giveaway, isn't it. I like it when it's that easy to see.
0:07:13 > 0:07:19We went on the internet and did some investigation, and around 1890. That's when we thought.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23Well, I think so far you've got a good full picture of what she is.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25Now the initials on the back, the SFBJ,
0:07:25 > 0:07:30it stands for Societe Francais de Fabrication de Bebes et Jouets.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34So basically it's producers of babies and dolls.
0:07:34 > 0:07:35Right.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37And they were one of the leading French factories,
0:07:37 > 0:07:40which competed with some of the major German factories
0:07:40 > 0:07:44at the same time, that specialised in the porcelain headed dolls.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48And if you think about both France and Germany, they have fantastic
0:07:48 > 0:07:52history for producing fine quality ceramics and porcelain and china.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56So those two countries led the way, really, in china-headed dolls,
0:07:56 > 0:07:58porcelain-headed dolls and what's called bisque,
0:07:58 > 0:08:04which is the unglazed head. It's porcelain, but it's got this very porous finish to it.
0:08:04 > 0:08:09So she's very, very charming, and the only thing that I can see which causes me slight alarm,
0:08:09 > 0:08:14in terms of its value, is what looks to be a hairline crack, which runs down here.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16- Oh, right. Oh, yes. - Do you see that?
0:08:16 > 0:08:18It's been there a long while.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21It's an old crack, that one, but obviously they are prone to
0:08:21 > 0:08:26a bit of damage because of the delicate nature of their manufacture.
0:08:26 > 0:08:31Value, I would have thought 100-150 would be realistic in the current market.
0:08:31 > 0:08:36I have seen similar dolls makers at just 40-60, but I think she's better than some.
0:08:36 > 0:08:40And the rarer dolls that this factory made tended to be slightly larger,
0:08:40 > 0:08:44and some of the rarer ones are the boy dolls, the male dolls, which are very scarce,
0:08:44 > 0:08:46and they can make £2,000-£3,000.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48Wow! Shame she wasn't a boy!
0:08:48 > 0:08:49It is, isn't it?
0:08:49 > 0:08:54However, I think if we put an estimate of £100-£150 would you require a reserve on that?
0:08:54 > 0:08:58If we could do 100 simply because of the family history, that's lovely.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02- We'll put 100 with discretion on it, if that's all right. - Brilliant. That's fine.
0:09:02 > 0:09:06- We'll look after her and find her a new home. - Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10Let's hope that doll doesn't frighten off the bidders when she goes up for auction.
0:09:10 > 0:09:16My turn now, and I've hit the jackpot with Sally's exquisite Lalique bowl.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20- Sally, shouldn't you be at work? - I am at work.
0:09:20 > 0:09:24Sally actually works here at Wellington College. What do you do here?
0:09:24 > 0:09:26I'm PA to the bursar.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30- Oh, a wonderful job. How long have you worked here?- I've worked here for 24 years.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33You must know every part of this wonderful school.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36I think I probably do, but I'm retiring at Christmas.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40I hope you're getting a nice watch or a clock or something. My word!
0:09:40 > 0:09:43Tell me a little bit about the history of the Lalique bowl.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47It belonged to my grandmother, my grandmother gave to it my mother and she gave to it me.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51- So it's been in the family for three generations. - For at least three generations.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55- And now you're telling me you want to sell it.- Yes.- Why?
0:09:55 > 0:09:56I don't use it,
0:09:56 > 0:09:59and I'm afraid I store it in the cupboard where I keep my shoes.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01In the cupboard where you keep your shoes?
0:10:01 > 0:10:04- So do you keep your shoes in the kitchen?- No, I don't.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07- In the bedroom.- So what's that doing in the bedroom?
0:10:07 > 0:10:11I just think it's a safe place to keep it, so it's all wrapped up.
0:10:11 > 0:10:12Right, OK.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16It doesn't get much better than Rene Lalique when you talk about glass design.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20Born in France in 1860, Lalique is still made,
0:10:20 > 0:10:24it's all stamped Lalique, it's moulded glass and it's stamped Lalique after his death.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28Pieces that were made during his lifetime were always stamped R Lalique
0:10:28 > 0:10:33and you can see it moulded into the glass right in the centre. It's wonderful, opalescent glass.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37It's not quite clear so you can see little flecks of blue, sometimes yellow, sometimes green.
0:10:37 > 0:10:41- If I hold that up to the light, you can see what I'm going on about. - Oh, yes.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44- There's the stamp in the middle. Rene Lalique. Can you see that? - Mm-hm.
0:10:47 > 0:10:51Classic size, classic shape, 24 centimetres.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53It's the mistletoe and berries pattern.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55It's not the rarest of designs.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59When you think of Lalique, you think of those sexy ladies flowing around the vase
0:10:59 > 0:11:03or those gorgeous dragonflies, they're the ones that fetch the top money.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06But the key to the value here is, just look at that rim,
0:11:06 > 0:11:09look down there and run your finger around the edge.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11Oh, yes.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13- There's not one chip, is there?- No.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17We see a lot on the show and there's always one little chip of glass
0:11:17 > 0:11:20that's been slightly polished out, there's a little dink.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23Collectors are so fussy, it will put them off a bit.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25This is in very good condition.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29I think if we put this into a sale tomorrow, let's say,
0:11:29 > 0:11:32it's got to have an auction price guide of £200-£300.
0:11:32 > 0:11:36That way, it's bound to sell and hopefully we'll get the £300 top end.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40But they have done £220. I saw one do £250.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42- Let's put a fixed reserve at £200. - OK.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45Don't let it go for a penny less. OK?
0:11:45 > 0:11:48- Happy?- Yes.- You sure?- Very happy.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51Three generations here you're saying goodbye to.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55- No, I'm happy.- Obviously the money will go for a pair of shoes now,
0:11:55 > 0:11:58now there's space in the shoe cupboard for another pair of shoes!
0:11:58 > 0:12:00After being cooped up with Sally's shoes,
0:12:00 > 0:12:04I do hope that Lalique finds a more fitting home.
0:12:04 > 0:12:08So far, so good, now for our first visit to the auction room. We found some real gems.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11Let's find out exactly what they're worth at auction.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15Stay tuned because there could be one or two surprises and here's a quick recap
0:12:15 > 0:12:18to jog your memory of everything going under the hammer.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20It's big, it's bold and it's brassy
0:12:20 > 0:12:25but Philip reckons Alan's Burmantofts pot will beguile the bidders.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29Suzanne's doll might not be the cuddliest of toys,
0:12:29 > 0:12:33but what interest will she attract when she goes under the hammer?
0:12:33 > 0:12:34Sally's Lalique was pure quality
0:12:34 > 0:12:39and I'm hoping that someone in the saleroom will love it enough to give it a decent home.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44For today's sale, we've travelled to Wokingham,
0:12:44 > 0:12:46to the Martin & Pole saleroom
0:12:46 > 0:12:51where they charge a seller's commission of 15% plus VAT.
0:12:51 > 0:12:52Before the sale kicks off,
0:12:52 > 0:12:57I want to find out if auctioneer Garth Lewis thinks Sally's Lalique can do the business.
0:12:57 > 0:12:58They say quality always sells
0:12:58 > 0:13:02and I think this Lalique bowl has it in abundance, don't you?
0:13:02 > 0:13:05- Absolutely, the name says it all. - It's an early one as well. Rene Lalique.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08But the rim is not chipped at all.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11It seems to be in pretty good order.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15There are one or two slight knife marks, I fancy, in the bottom.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18- Sally did that.- Did she?- Yes! - We'll blame her.
0:13:18 > 0:13:24But it's very nice, it's an unusual design, the mistletoe design
0:13:24 > 0:13:29and it sells, absolute banker. It is in company with a couple of other Lalique lots in the sale.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33- Good, I noticed them.- Hopefully the people will be here for it.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36It's a complete banker. That's what you want to hear!
0:13:36 > 0:13:39- Did I just say that? - Yes, which is good, isn't it?
0:13:40 > 0:13:45That sounded positive and we'll see how it does in just a minute.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49But going under the hammer first is Alan's plant stand.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51I kind of like these over the top looking things.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53You bought this for 10 bob?
0:13:53 > 0:13:55That's correct, 10 shillings.
0:13:55 > 0:13:59- Where did she buy that? - We was in Romford, in Romford market.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02We've had it... We've moved frequently.
0:14:02 > 0:14:08It's been in the front garden, the back garden, the garage.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12In the end, we've now moved to a very nice house and we thought,
0:14:12 > 0:14:14can't we get rid of that thing?
0:14:14 > 0:14:15And here it is.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20I know at the valuation day, Philip fixed reserve of £40 on this,
0:14:20 > 0:14:24but since the valuation day, you had a chat to the auctioneer
0:14:24 > 0:14:28and because he doesn't like it so much, you've said, I don't care.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31- I agree.- So there's no reserve? - No reserve.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33It's going to sell then, isn't it?
0:14:33 > 0:14:35Fingers crossed it gets the top end.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38It's going under the hammer right now, this is it.
0:14:39 > 0:14:44The Burmantofts faience jadiniere stand, I'm sure you've had a good look.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46Well marked and dated.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48May I say £40 to start please. 40?
0:14:48 > 0:14:51That's more than 10 bob.
0:14:51 > 0:14:5230, if you will.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54Nobody wants it at 30?
0:14:54 > 0:14:56I'll try 20.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59If there's no interest, I'll have to pass the lot.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03- £20 only, surely? - No reserve and no-one wants it.
0:15:03 > 0:15:0520 is bid on the right here, thank you.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07£20 - I can sell it.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09If you're all done at £20. No more?
0:15:11 > 0:15:12Well, he sold it at £20.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14There was no reserve.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17He was a bit reticent to sell it, he was going, oh, no more,
0:15:17 > 0:15:20that's a bit cheap, but he did put the hammer down. There was no reserve.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24- It's gone. - And you don't care. He doesn't care.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26No, I'd give it away.
0:15:26 > 0:15:30Well, it didn't make the £50 estimate that Philip gave it, but that didn't bother Alan.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32He didn't have to take it home.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35It's that frightening French doll up next,
0:15:35 > 0:15:38so let's see if anyone here is bold enough to bid on her.
0:15:38 > 0:15:42I've got a confession to make. I don't like it either. I'm not a big doll fan.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44I find them quite spooky.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47I know there's a lot of collectors and you love them, but...
0:15:47 > 0:15:50- It's been in the family a long time. - It has.- Had a chat to the auctioneer.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53- Let's bring Elizabeth in, our expert on this.- Did he like it?
0:15:53 > 0:15:55He did, yes. He said there's been lots of interest
0:15:55 > 0:15:59- and he has lots of doll collectors in the area.- Excellent. - Fingers crossed.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03- He agreed with the valuation. - Excellent. We've got good toy sales, toy results today
0:16:03 > 0:16:06- but not many dolls, so I was a bit worried about that.- OK.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08- It's been viewed.- That's excellent.
0:16:08 > 0:16:09You can rest assured.
0:16:09 > 0:16:14And I think that it's sort of rather petite, it's got a lot going for it
0:16:14 > 0:16:17- and I bet you're pleased it doesn't live with you any more. - Very pleased.
0:16:17 > 0:16:21- Yeah? Got a few better night's sleep now.- I have. Yes.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24- Not smiling at me.- Let's find out what the bidders think right now.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26It's going under the hammer.
0:16:26 > 0:16:31It's a little French doll, French bisque-headed doll,
0:16:31 > 0:16:36nicely stamped SFBJ and original hair and clothing.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38She looks pretty from a distance.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40Yeah, not so frightening.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43Can I say £80 to start, please?
0:16:43 > 0:16:46- Where are the hands? - 60 anywhere? Don't mind.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48Nobody want her?
0:16:48 > 0:16:51A good home required, £60. Nobody want her? At £50.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53She's frightening the bidders.
0:16:55 > 0:16:5850 is bid at the back of the room, thank you. Any further, at 50?
0:16:58 > 0:17:0155. 60.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03£60, it's at the back of the room.
0:17:03 > 0:17:0465.
0:17:04 > 0:17:0770, five.
0:17:07 > 0:17:0880, five.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11- A bit of competition now. - That's good.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13Against you, sir, 85 then, if you're all done?
0:17:15 > 0:17:17No. He's put the hammer down on £85.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19That is so disappointing.
0:17:19 > 0:17:23Close, close. One bid away from getting that 10% discretion.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26So you think it's worth putting in?
0:17:26 > 0:17:29I think it's worth trying again. The doll market's been a bit flat.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32It's picking up. I think because she's such a pretty little one
0:17:32 > 0:17:36and as Paul said, unusually small, I think she's a collector's piece.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38- So try again.- Fine, OK. - Yeah, I would.- Try again.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41- Definitely. OK.- Sorry about that. - That's all right, thank you very much.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45She may have just missed her discretionary reserve,
0:17:45 > 0:17:48but I'm hoping that doll has better luck next time round.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51Last but not least, its Sally's lovely Lalique.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54Well, it's great to see you again, Sally.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56- I love what you're wearing. - Thank you very much.
0:17:56 > 0:18:00- That colour is this year's colour, everyone's wearing that. - Thank you.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03- Are you excited?- Very excited. - It's been a long wait.- It has been.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05I had a chat to the auctioneer.
0:18:05 > 0:18:06You know what he said.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08He agreed with the valuation.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12Everything's right about it. It's an early one, like I said, so fingers crossed.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16It can either be 200, it could be 300,
0:18:16 > 0:18:18it could be a bit more if we want to be greedy.
0:18:18 > 0:18:22- We'll have to see.- Because as you know, it's not an exact science.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25Right, it's going under the hammer now. Good luck, Sally.
0:18:26 > 0:18:31This is the mistletoe bowl, nice example, impressed mark.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33I have interest on the book. I'll start...
0:18:33 > 0:18:37- Here we go, interest. - ..at 150, it's against you.
0:18:37 > 0:18:38£150 is bid.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43Any further? At 160, thank you. 170 here.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46170, 80, 190.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48190.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50It's against you, 200, 220.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53- Now it's gone.- Mine at 220, then, if you're all done.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55Is there any further? £220.
0:18:55 > 0:18:56Come on, a bit more.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02220. We didn't get the top end, but at least it went, didn't it?
0:19:02 > 0:19:04- That's fantastic.- Happy?- Very happy.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06- Big smiles.- Thank you very much.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10There is commission to pay. It's 15% here, but it does vary from room to room.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13- Thank you very much indeed. - Thank you. That's good fun.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15It sold at the lower end of my estimate,
0:19:15 > 0:19:20but Sally seemed pleased with her £220 the Lalique made.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23That concludes our first visit to the auction room today.
0:19:23 > 0:19:27That was fast and furious, a few highs, a few lows, but we're coming back later on
0:19:27 > 0:19:30and hopefully we're going to do a lot better.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32One or two surprises coming up.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35While we were here in the area, I took an opportunity to explore
0:19:35 > 0:19:37a wonderful house, you could say a country seat,
0:19:37 > 0:19:40with some very fine antiques. Take a look at this.
0:19:48 > 0:19:53Highclere Castle, built by the third Earl of Carnarvon in 1842.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56It's everything a stately home should be.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58It has beautiful grounds.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00The house itself is splendid
0:20:00 > 0:20:04and is much in demand as a setting for costume dramas.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07The Herbert family have lived here for generations
0:20:07 > 0:20:12and many of its members have played their part in the history of the nation.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17But it was the fifth earl who had the greatest impact worldwide
0:20:17 > 0:20:21because it was his friendship and belief in Egyptologist Howard Carter
0:20:21 > 0:20:25that led to the discovery of the only complete royal tomb
0:20:25 > 0:20:27of a Pharaoh, and it was that of Tutankhamun.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42I was very lucky to meet the present Lady Carnarvon at Highclere
0:20:42 > 0:20:44when I was filming here a few years ago.
0:20:44 > 0:20:48She very kindly showed me her recently-opened Egyptian exhibition,
0:20:48 > 0:20:51which I found absolutely fascinating.
0:20:51 > 0:20:55And I'm delighted to say she's invited me back to share it with you.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02Lady Carnarvon, why did the fifth Earl become interested in Egypt and Egyptology?
0:21:02 > 0:21:05He went to Egypt because he was really ill.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07He'd nearly killed himself several times
0:21:07 > 0:21:11driving the early cars far too fast, turning them over,
0:21:11 > 0:21:14and his doctor said he had to go somewhere warm for the winter
0:21:14 > 0:21:19so they gave him a choice of places to go and he decided to go to Egypt.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26When he got there, he was much more than a social butterfly.
0:21:26 > 0:21:30He really liked doing something. He was a very clever man, pretty intellectual.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33So he bought a concession to excavate
0:21:33 > 0:21:36and they thought he'd be there for a season and gone,
0:21:36 > 0:21:38like some sort of rich toff.
0:21:38 > 0:21:44And he became completely obsessed and he sat out on his dust heap
0:21:44 > 0:21:46and he discovered a mummified cat.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48He dug for three months.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50- He was actually mucking in as well. - He did it.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53If you didn't sit there with your team of men working,
0:21:53 > 0:21:55you wouldn't come out with anything at the end.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59They'd have disappeared off into the bazaars and sold it.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03- Did he know Carter at this stage? - No, never, hadn't met Carter.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05He was doing it all on his own.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08- Everyone thought he'd get bored and go away.- Yeah.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11- He knew he'd been given a really dud site.- Yeah.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13So the next year he went back and he went to Cairo
0:22:13 > 0:22:18and he organised a site for himself where he thought there was a tomb.
0:22:18 > 0:22:24And he found a rather fabulous tomb of a Mayor of Thebes, that of Tetiky. Fab.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31Talk me through some of the things you've got in the exhibition.
0:22:31 > 0:22:35I have arranged the exhibition thematically
0:22:35 > 0:22:39so there's groups of pottery or groups of jewellery or groups of faces and figures.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42One of the most lovely things is
0:22:42 > 0:22:45an offering table from the tomb of Tetiky.
0:22:45 > 0:22:49It was probably in the innermost sanctum of Tetiky's tomb after he died
0:22:49 > 0:22:54and it's got inscriptions all about giving offerings to the gods in his name
0:22:54 > 0:22:59and you'd have left some flowers and some oil in it and it's 3,500 years old.
0:22:59 > 0:23:00And it's amazing.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03And there's another wonderful 12th dynasty inscription
0:23:03 > 0:23:06about the Great Chamberlain from Abydos
0:23:06 > 0:23:10and the line drawings and the hieroglyphs are so clear.
0:23:10 > 0:23:14You, well, actually you or I probably couldn't have done them yesterday
0:23:14 > 0:23:16but they look as if they were.
0:23:16 > 0:23:21It's an extraordinary piece of art which I simply love.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23It's very special to have there as well.
0:23:26 > 0:23:30This is wonderful, this coffin. The children who come here love it.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32Oh, I bet they do. I bet they do.
0:23:32 > 0:23:36You can see the goddess Nut, who caught you up in her arms
0:23:36 > 0:23:39and took you on to the world of the resurrection, the next world.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42Were all the royal coffins highly decorated like this?
0:23:42 > 0:23:45This is a kind of lady of the house.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48So it's a noblewoman, not a royal coffin,
0:23:48 > 0:23:50but she could afford to be mummified.
0:23:50 > 0:23:54Although Lord Carnarvon made many discoveries of his own,
0:23:54 > 0:23:58it was his famous 13-year patronage of Egyptologist Howard Carter
0:23:58 > 0:24:01that was destined to make ripples across the world.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07So when did Carter come on the scene?
0:24:07 > 0:24:10He met Howard Carter, I have now found out,
0:24:10 > 0:24:15in 1909, so two or three years after he started,
0:24:15 > 0:24:19and this is through some diaries of Gaston Maspero kept in Paris,
0:24:19 > 0:24:21who's head of the antiquities.
0:24:21 > 0:24:27And he introduced Carnarvon to Carter, thinking he needed a right-hand man out in Egypt,
0:24:27 > 0:24:29someone to be there and help him.
0:24:30 > 0:24:35But soon the dawn of the First World War put a stop to the pair's exploration.
0:24:35 > 0:24:39When their search resumed, they continued for five long years
0:24:39 > 0:24:41with little reward.
0:24:44 > 0:24:48It was the last chance. Carnarvon was at this point running out of money.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50This was 1922, it's post the First World War.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52Just about to give up on it.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55For Carnarvon, it was the last shot.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58Howard Carter had gone ahead of Lord Carnarvon that season
0:24:58 > 0:25:02and he discovered a few steps, cabled Lord Carnarvon,
0:25:02 > 0:25:05who rushed out to be there and then they went down the steps,
0:25:05 > 0:25:10cleared the passageway and they were confronted with this bricked in wall
0:25:10 > 0:25:12and they chipped away at it.
0:25:14 > 0:25:18And then Howard Carter held in a candle
0:25:18 > 0:25:21and he saw this extraordinary range of gold.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23Unbelievable.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25From another culture, another world.
0:25:27 > 0:25:31Lord Carnarvon was next to him, whispering in his ear, saying what can you see?
0:25:31 > 0:25:36- I know, what can you see? - Turning around and saying, with a peephole, "Treasure!"
0:25:36 > 0:25:39- Wonderful things.- Wonderful things! - Wonderful things.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41It just sounds like a movie, like a film set.
0:25:41 > 0:25:46Looking at that, it's like a film set, but that's real, that's history captured.
0:25:47 > 0:25:52What happens, because I know the Earl never actually saw the inner chamber, did he?
0:25:52 > 0:25:57Not at all. He got bitten by a mosquito which ultimately led to his death.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00But the bizarre thing is, I find, the most bizarre thing
0:26:00 > 0:26:03is that Tutankhamun's famous gold mask, which you're right,
0:26:03 > 0:26:10he never saw, is made of two sheets of gold of amazingly equal thickness throughout.
0:26:10 > 0:26:15And it's weaker and less thick at just one point, which is here,
0:26:15 > 0:26:19exactly on the left cheek, where Lord Carnarvon was bitten by the mosquito.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22And in some ways the mosquito, it seems like,
0:26:22 > 0:26:25was also responsible for Tutankhamun's death.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28So there is some kind of curse going on, do you think?
0:26:28 > 0:26:31Well, I just think hold steady, I'm certainly careful!
0:26:36 > 0:26:38What happened to all the treasure?
0:26:38 > 0:26:42All the treasures from Tutankhamun's tomb went to Cairo.
0:26:42 > 0:26:47What we have here is the remains of his collection pre-Tutankhamun.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51The majority of his collection was sold after he died
0:26:51 > 0:26:53to pay death duties.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57- Tutankhamun is such an icon, isn't he?- Yes.
0:26:57 > 0:27:01He's an icon throughout the world and I thought we are so lucky,
0:27:01 > 0:27:04we've got the story, we've got the story of the discovery.
0:27:04 > 0:27:08- Mm.- It's the treasure trail of all treasures.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13- So this is...- There's the mask.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15The famous mask, obviously a replica of it,
0:27:15 > 0:27:17but it's quite beautifully made.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20It is an iconic image, isn't it?
0:27:20 > 0:27:21It's an extraordinary image.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24So this was found on top of the mummy,
0:27:24 > 0:27:26which was then inside a gold coffin,
0:27:26 > 0:27:29which was inside a rishi coffin like the one over there,
0:27:29 > 0:27:33inside a gold coffin over wood, inside a sarcophagus,
0:27:33 > 0:27:35inside four different shrines. Extraordinary.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45Now for some excavation of our own at Wellington College
0:27:45 > 0:27:49as we continue to dip into more bags and boxes
0:27:49 > 0:27:51the locals have brought along for us to value.
0:27:51 > 0:27:55And it looks like Philip's in a spin over Margaret's colourful plate.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58What I love about you is you've bought this specifically
0:27:58 > 0:28:01because it colour co-ordinates with our tablecloth!
0:28:01 > 0:28:04- Well, we've got to try. - Brilliant job. Brilliant job.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07This screams at you, Poole.
0:28:07 > 0:28:09It's a piece of Poole Pottery and it's Delphis ware,
0:28:09 > 0:28:14which was started in... That range was started in 1963.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17And I bet you'll never guess where Poole comes from.
0:28:17 > 0:28:21- Poole?- Do you know, you've done so well here!
0:28:21 > 0:28:23It was founded on the quayside in Poole.
0:28:23 > 0:28:28- Really?- Yeah, by the Carter family in mid sort of 1870s, I would think.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30This is so obviously Poole Pottery
0:28:30 > 0:28:33that we don't really need to turn it over but I better just had.
0:28:33 > 0:28:37There they are, we've got the Poole transfer label there.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40Then just impressed here we have Poole as well.
0:28:40 > 0:28:43How have you come by this?
0:28:43 > 0:28:46I inherited it from my mother-in-law when she died.
0:28:46 > 0:28:53My husband's younger brother was one of the principal dancers with the Royal Festival Ballet.
0:28:53 > 0:28:58- Really?- Yeah, and he died very young, unfortunately,
0:28:58 > 0:29:05but while he was at the top with the ballet, he used to buy her things from all over the world.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07Would he have bought this for his mum?
0:29:07 > 0:29:10I would have thought he would have bought it because
0:29:10 > 0:29:16most of the stuff that she had, nice stuff, would have come from Paul.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18It looks to be in good order.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21I think this does come back a little bit over the last five or six years
0:29:21 > 0:29:28in terms of value and I think you've got to pitch this just at the right level
0:29:28 > 0:29:31that makes it attractive to people who come to the auction.
0:29:31 > 0:29:37So I'd recommend 40-60 as an estimate, £30 as a reserve.
0:29:37 > 0:29:41- How does that grab you? - That sounds fine, that sounds fine.
0:29:41 > 0:29:45I'm not going to ask you what you're going to do with 30 quid.
0:29:45 > 0:29:51- Why have you decided to sell it, though?- I would love to have room to put everything on show,
0:29:51 > 0:29:54but with something like this, the colour and all that,
0:29:54 > 0:29:57it's just in your face and I think if it could go to someone
0:29:57 > 0:30:00who would like it enough to hang it on a wall and look at it
0:30:00 > 0:30:05and really enjoy it, I think let someone else get the pleasure of it.
0:30:05 > 0:30:09I can maybe put the money and buy something else.
0:30:09 > 0:30:14- I think that's a great sentiment and on that note we're going to leave it just at that.- OK.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16Priced as a come and buy me.
0:30:16 > 0:30:19We'll be back to see how that plate does at auction.
0:30:19 > 0:30:23Next, it's over to Elizabeth as she feeds Sheila
0:30:23 > 0:30:26the facts about her unusual silver spoon.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30I love your spoon. What can you tell me about it?
0:30:30 > 0:30:34Well, it has been in my husband's family as long as I can remember.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37He's always had it. He is 82 now.
0:30:37 > 0:30:38- Is he really?- Yeah.
0:30:38 > 0:30:40Is it on display?
0:30:40 > 0:30:44No, it's in a drawer. I don't know what to do with it really.
0:30:44 > 0:30:47Do you know what it is or what it's made of?
0:30:47 > 0:30:51No, I don't know what it is made of or where it's come from.
0:30:51 > 0:30:56Well, it's basically a silver spoon which is made of filigree work
0:30:56 > 0:30:59which is sort of a wirework frame,
0:30:59 > 0:31:02very delicately worked silver frame,
0:31:02 > 0:31:07- which is infilled then with glass. It's a kind of enamelling...- Yeah.
0:31:07 > 0:31:11..which is called plique-a-jour because they drop the glass beads
0:31:11 > 0:31:13between the little wirework frames,
0:31:13 > 0:31:17fire it, the glass melts and it seeps out,
0:31:17 > 0:31:23joins and fuses with the wirework frame to give this wonderful colour.
0:31:23 > 0:31:27I think what we'll do, if we just have a look at it in the light...
0:31:27 > 0:31:30You can see just how vibrant those colours are. It's stunning.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36Also I notice that the bowl is pierced and do you know why that is?
0:31:36 > 0:31:38Why has it got little holes in it?
0:31:39 > 0:31:40Oh, yes,
0:31:40 > 0:31:44to put something in it, sugar or something.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47- Absolutely, well done. - We did guess that.
0:31:47 > 0:31:49It's a sugar sifter spoon.
0:31:49 > 0:31:53A very elegant way of sifting it for strawberries and fruit.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57Now, I cannot see a mark on this,
0:31:57 > 0:32:00I can't see a factory mark, a maker's mark,
0:32:00 > 0:32:02a designer's mark, a date, anything.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05But I think it is probably North European in origin
0:32:05 > 0:32:08and I think, stylistically, it dates from...
0:32:08 > 0:32:12the first couple of decades of the 20th century,
0:32:12 > 0:32:15probably 1900-1920, that sort of era.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18The condition of it is stunning.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20It has always been in a drawer.
0:32:20 > 0:32:21Very happy in your drawer!
0:32:21 > 0:32:24For a collector, that element is just superb
0:32:24 > 0:32:28because it's actually a very fragile ware. How to value it is difficult.
0:32:28 > 0:32:33- If it were attributable to a particular factory or maker, it would be easier.- Yes.
0:32:33 > 0:32:37- I think you'll be looking at around £80 to £120.- Ooh. That much?
0:32:37 > 0:32:39- Would you be happy?- Yes.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41Oh, good.
0:32:41 > 0:32:43£60 reserve on it, £80 to £120 estimate
0:32:43 > 0:32:46and hope people bid higher.
0:32:46 > 0:32:48Yes, thank you. That sounds good.
0:32:48 > 0:32:51But will that sensational spoon
0:32:51 > 0:32:54cause a stir in the saleroom? Stay tuned and we'll find out.
0:32:54 > 0:32:58They say every picture tells a story and it looks like Gary has
0:32:58 > 0:33:02a great tale to tell Philip about his stunning landscape paintings.
0:33:02 > 0:33:06So we've got Gary and Martin and who's the owner?
0:33:06 > 0:33:09- These are mine.- They're yours.- Yes.
0:33:09 > 0:33:11I think they are absolutely brilliant
0:33:11 > 0:33:13and I don't know too much about the artist.
0:33:13 > 0:33:18I've looked him up on the internet in terms of price realisations
0:33:18 > 0:33:20but you know about this man, don't you?
0:33:20 > 0:33:24I know enough to know... a reasonable amount to know
0:33:24 > 0:33:27when he was born and what he does.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30He works every day, he's a bit of a workaholic.
0:33:30 > 0:33:34He's still working now. He's in his 60s.
0:33:34 > 0:33:39His name is James Downie. He comes from Salford.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42You can obviously see a bit of the influence of Lowry artistically.
0:33:42 > 0:33:46He changed his style about 10 years ago
0:33:46 > 0:33:50and started producing these very populist type of images
0:33:50 > 0:33:54which I think are not only popular and appealing,
0:33:54 > 0:33:57but technically quite sound as well.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00- You sound like a man who knows a bit about...- No!
0:34:00 > 0:34:03You sound like a man who knows a bit about paintings.
0:34:03 > 0:34:07- A little bit.- What do you do? - I paint as well.
0:34:07 > 0:34:11- Martin, are you an art connoisseur as well?- I am, yes.
0:34:11 > 0:34:15I've become so since meeting Gary and learned an awful lot about art.
0:34:15 > 0:34:16We go to galleries a lot.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18Good. I love these.
0:34:18 > 0:34:21- That's a Devon landscape, isn't it? - Yes.
0:34:21 > 0:34:25This, with St Austell Ales on the side, is clearly Cornish.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28Then we've got this great scene here.
0:34:28 > 0:34:32I love this, it's an old ERF or Foden lorry in a snow scene.
0:34:32 > 0:34:36- Yes, that's actually called The Foden Lorry, actually.- Is it?
0:34:36 > 0:34:40That was a good guess. Have you bought these from James Downie?
0:34:40 > 0:34:43I got them directly from the artist, yes.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46Right, well I've looked his work up on the internet
0:34:46 > 0:34:50and I think that canvases and boards this size
0:34:50 > 0:34:54- are around about £80 to £120, if they sell.- Right.
0:34:54 > 0:34:59I think this one is probably £150 to £250.
0:34:59 > 0:35:04- Yeah.- IF it sells. We will offer them as three separate lots.
0:35:04 > 0:35:08Estimate £80 to £120 and what reserve do you want on that one?
0:35:08 > 0:35:10About 80.
0:35:10 > 0:35:11We'll put £80 on that one.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14Do we want to give the auctioneers 10% discretion or not?
0:35:14 > 0:35:16Not on that one.
0:35:16 > 0:35:20That's £80 to £120 with a fixed reserve of £80.
0:35:20 > 0:35:23And on this one here, the lorry, if we put £80-£120 on that one,
0:35:23 > 0:35:25what reserve would you like on that?
0:35:25 > 0:35:30You can put...probably about £70 would be all right on that one.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33- We'll put a £70 reserve on this one.- Yes, please.
0:35:33 > 0:35:37And the Devon landscape, what would you want us to estimate that at?
0:35:37 > 0:35:41- Um...- I'm being guided by what you've paid for these things.
0:35:41 > 0:35:45I'd say £180 to £200.
0:35:45 > 0:35:49Let's put an estimate £180 to £220 on it. And a reserve of 180, yeah?
0:35:49 > 0:35:52- Yes, please. - Are you happy with that?- Yes.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55Let's hope they go to auction and do really, really well
0:35:55 > 0:36:00- because I think they're lovely. Which is your favourite?- Probably that one.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03- What about you, Martin? - This one as well.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06If I was going to take one, this would be the one. It's lovely.
0:36:06 > 0:36:10Let's hope they draw a good result out of the bidders in the saleroom.
0:36:12 > 0:36:15We've had a marvellous day and we've found our final item.
0:36:15 > 0:36:20You've probably made your own minds up about what the items are worth,
0:36:20 > 0:36:24but let's find out what the bidders think. Let me refresh your memory.
0:36:26 > 0:36:30Philip reckons Margaret's Poole plate will be a smash.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33Sheila hopes there will be heaps of interest
0:36:33 > 0:36:36in her stunning silver sugar spoon.
0:36:36 > 0:36:40And will Gary and Martin's Downie landscape paintings
0:36:40 > 0:36:42find the perfect home to hang in?
0:36:45 > 0:36:47It's back to the saleroom in Wokingham
0:36:47 > 0:36:52where auctioneer Garth Lewis is presiding over all the action.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55And it's Margaret's Poole plate first to fly.
0:36:56 > 0:36:58So, are you go to downsize
0:36:58 > 0:37:01or just thinking I want to be minimalist now?
0:37:01 > 0:37:04I'm clearing out for the next lot.
0:37:04 > 0:37:06Are you? Stacks of it, is there?
0:37:06 > 0:37:09Stacks of Poole or stacks of stuff?
0:37:09 > 0:37:12Stacks of stuff, boxes and boxes.
0:37:12 > 0:37:14You a bit of a hoarder, are you?
0:37:14 > 0:37:16Yes. I told Philip, I'm a magpie.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19Absolutely right.
0:37:19 > 0:37:23There's nothing wrong there because collectible add up over the years.
0:37:23 > 0:37:26Here we go, it's going under the hammer now.
0:37:26 > 0:37:31Poole pottery, Delphis pattern, circular charger. Nice example,
0:37:31 > 0:37:35red and orange ground and that striking abstract design.
0:37:35 > 0:37:41I have interest on the book here, I'll start it at £32 against you.
0:37:41 > 0:37:46Is there any advance? 35, thank you. 38 here, 40, 42, 45,
0:37:46 > 0:37:4948. £48.
0:37:52 > 0:37:55Telephone is out. I'm here at £48.
0:37:55 > 0:37:56It's against you in the room.
0:37:56 > 0:37:5850, new place. And five here.
0:37:59 > 0:38:0460, that takes me out. £60, if you're all done, I'm selling.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07That's good and I'm so pleased that Poole is still desirable.
0:38:07 > 0:38:11It's a good bit of 20th-century modern. They're still making it.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14- You'll miss that.- I won't!
0:38:14 > 0:38:17A cracking top-end result
0:38:17 > 0:38:21and now for Sheila's silver sugar sifter spoon.
0:38:21 > 0:38:22Flog It's in town and guess what,
0:38:22 > 0:38:25Sheila grabbed the first thing she could think of -
0:38:25 > 0:38:28the silver spoon with decorated enamel work on it.
0:38:28 > 0:38:31- Why did you go for that? - Well, I thought it was unusual.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34I honestly didn't know what it was
0:38:34 > 0:38:37until Elizabeth said it was a sifter spoon.
0:38:37 > 0:38:40Love the enamel work on this. It's just exquisite.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43Let's find out what the bidders think, shall we? Here we go.
0:38:43 > 0:38:50A pretty little thing, silver and plique-a-jour sifter spoon.
0:38:50 > 0:38:51Lovely little thing.
0:38:51 > 0:38:55Beaded handle, filigree and enamel flower heads.
0:38:55 > 0:38:59I have interest here. We'll start it at £55.
0:38:59 > 0:39:0160, thank you.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03And five.
0:39:03 > 0:39:0570, 75.
0:39:05 > 0:39:0780, 85, 90, 95.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09100.
0:39:09 > 0:39:11They like it too.
0:39:11 > 0:39:14And 10, 120, takes me out.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16120, is there any further?
0:39:16 > 0:39:18Quality, quality, quality.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23130, a new place. 140.
0:39:23 > 0:39:26140, still here with the lady at 140.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29140. The hammer has gone down.
0:39:29 > 0:39:30- Happy with that.- Top end, top end.
0:39:30 > 0:39:35- You said 125.- You've got a little bit more, so that's good.
0:39:35 > 0:39:36That's wonderful.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39You can go and treat yourself now.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41I didn't expect that.
0:39:41 > 0:39:45Well, that £140 certainly put a smile on Sheila's face.
0:39:45 > 0:39:49Time to find out if those Downie paintings can hook in some bidders,
0:39:49 > 0:39:53but where are the owners, Gary and Martin?
0:39:53 > 0:39:57I love them, especially the Cornish ones. They're by James Downie.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00They belong to Gary and Martin who cannot be with us
0:40:00 > 0:40:02but we do have Philip, our expert, who put the values on.
0:40:02 > 0:40:05Three going under the hammer, two at £80 to £120.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08The larger one, £180 to £220.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11- I love these.- I love the Cornish bus. Going around the bend.
0:40:11 > 0:40:13And I love the lorry in the snow.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15I just think they're absolutely fabulous.
0:40:15 > 0:40:19I'm a bit nervous as to how they are going to do. I really am.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21Do you know, I think the smaller ones
0:40:21 > 0:40:24could do slightly better than the larger one
0:40:24 > 0:40:27because you can find a home for the smaller ones.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30Well, I love all of them and they are...
0:40:30 > 0:40:33I'd like to own them. I'd love them on my wall,
0:40:33 > 0:40:36but I am really quite anxious about how they are going to do.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39Let's hope Garth up on the rostrum can do a proper job.
0:40:39 > 0:40:43- That's what they say in Cornwall. - Proper job.- My handsome!
0:40:43 > 0:40:45It's going under the hammer right now
0:40:45 > 0:40:48and I'm sure these will go back to Cornwall. Here we go.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52The first of three by James Downie,
0:40:52 > 0:40:54an artist with some following.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57The Foden Lorry this.
0:40:57 > 0:41:01I'm sure you've had a good look if you're interested.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04I have interest here. I can start the bidding at £75. 85 bid.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07Get in there. I knew it would do all right.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10- £85.- Never had any doubt in my eyes.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12Against you at 90.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15And five. 110.
0:41:15 > 0:41:1820, 30, still with me.
0:41:18 > 0:41:22130. Are you done? 140.
0:41:22 > 0:41:23150.
0:41:23 > 0:41:26150 then. Selling at £150.
0:41:26 > 0:41:27Sold at 150.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30- Well, I knew it.- I like the bus.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33- The next lot is my favourite. - Never in doubt, was it?
0:41:35 > 0:41:39Same artist, again a similar naive...
0:41:39 > 0:41:43almost childish theme, the Cornish Bus this one.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45Love this.
0:41:45 > 0:41:48Again I can start, bidding with me, 85, 90.
0:41:48 > 0:41:51This should do a little better. Better subject matter.
0:41:51 > 0:41:55Five is bid, 95 is bid.
0:41:55 > 0:41:58100, and 10, 20, 30,
0:41:58 > 0:42:01130, 140, 150.
0:42:01 > 0:42:03150 then, if you're done.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05The hammer has gone down on 150.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08Do you know, when I looked at the larger one,
0:42:08 > 0:42:11I think the larger one is much more Cornish than these two.
0:42:11 > 0:42:16That first one with the lorry could almost be in the Yorkshire Dales.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20You have a chance this time, no commission bids.
0:42:20 > 0:42:22May I say £100?
0:42:22 > 0:42:25- Not so keen on this one.- Why? Too big?- Yeah, too big.
0:42:25 > 0:42:27100 anywhere?
0:42:27 > 0:42:29No interest.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31See?
0:42:31 > 0:42:33£100.
0:42:33 > 0:42:36- I kind of had a gut feeling about that.- Did you?- Yeah.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39110, 120.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41Are you all done?
0:42:41 > 0:42:43- He's not selling at 120, is he? - I hope not!
0:42:45 > 0:42:48I'm going to have to pass the lot, I'm afraid, at 120.
0:42:48 > 0:42:49If we're all done.
0:42:49 > 0:42:52That's not bad, is it? Two out of three ain't bad.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54I think he'll be pleased.
0:42:54 > 0:42:58£300 in total. I just hope Gary and Martin turn up today.
0:42:58 > 0:43:03They're on their way but I'm afraid they just missed the moment.
0:43:03 > 0:43:05They missed the bus.
0:43:05 > 0:43:07They missed the bus! They may have missed the sale
0:43:07 > 0:43:10but we'll make sure they don't miss out
0:43:10 > 0:43:13on the £300 their paintings made.
0:43:13 > 0:43:16It's all over. We found out today exactly what it's worth.
0:43:16 > 0:43:20We've put those valuations to the test here in Wokingham
0:43:20 > 0:43:22and we've sent quite a few people home very happy.
0:43:22 > 0:43:24Some things flew out, some things struggled.
0:43:24 > 0:43:26That's life in the auction room
0:43:26 > 0:43:29and hopefully you'll join me soon in another one,
0:43:29 > 0:43:31somewhere else around the United Kingdom.
0:43:31 > 0:43:34For now, from Wokingham, it's bye-bye.
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