0:00:04 > 0:00:09Well, I'm here in Devon on the beach at Exmouth and I've got it all to myself.
0:00:09 > 0:00:15It's a wonderful day to take in the sea views, the breathtaking scenery, but this is no holiday.
0:00:15 > 0:00:18It's the roller-coaster ride that's Flog It!.
0:00:38 > 0:00:41Exmouth is where the River Exe meets the sea
0:00:41 > 0:00:45and this area is perfect for sailing,
0:00:45 > 0:00:48kiting and even swimming, for the brave.
0:00:50 > 0:00:54This seaside town, like many others along the South Coast here,
0:00:54 > 0:00:58has been plagued by pirates, but, hopefully, there's no pirates
0:00:58 > 0:01:02in this massive queue outside the pavilion on the seafront.
0:01:02 > 0:01:07Hundreds of people are lined up. There's plenty of treasure for our experts to delve into.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10Are you all happy to be beside the seaside?
0:01:10 > 0:01:14- Yes!!- And what's that all-important question you're going to ask our experts?
0:01:14 > 0:01:19- What's it worth? - Stay tuned and you'll find out.
0:01:19 > 0:01:23'So leading our team of valuers and ready to pounce on the crowd and their items,
0:01:23 > 0:01:27'our experts, Christina Trevanion and Will Axon.'
0:01:27 > 0:01:31Right, Christina, I've spotted some new people in the crowd...
0:01:31 > 0:01:35- No, I'm going first. - Pregnant women, they get all the advantages!
0:01:35 > 0:01:39'Christina will be looking out for silver and jewellery, but she does love a puzzle.'
0:01:39 > 0:01:46"How to drink and not to spill? We'll try the upmost of your skill." That's wonderful!
0:01:46 > 0:01:50'And Will is looking for quality in items AND their owners.'
0:01:50 > 0:01:55- A floral box in a floral bag. - Yeah.- Rather nice.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59- You can sell me as well. - Well done...
0:01:59 > 0:02:02'People are flooding in to the Exmouth Pavilion
0:02:02 > 0:02:06'and we're ready to put on a fantastic seaside show, so coming up...
0:02:06 > 0:02:10'We're all in holiday mode. Christina's hungry.'
0:02:10 > 0:02:13I could think of something to put in them. Lots of sweeties!
0:02:13 > 0:02:15LAUGHTER
0:02:15 > 0:02:17'Will is ready for some fizz.'
0:02:17 > 0:02:21I think we could get a couple of bottles of bubbly out of this one.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23'And I'm enjoying the scenery.'
0:02:23 > 0:02:27This is absolutely stunning. It's like a little window into the past.
0:02:27 > 0:02:28TOOT-TOOT-TOOT!
0:02:32 > 0:02:36'It's time we saw some antiques and Mary has brought in a lovely bowl to show Will.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39- Well, Mary...- Hello.- Hi, there.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42You've brought with you, potentially,
0:02:42 > 0:02:46a very early piece of Chinese metalware.
0:02:46 > 0:02:51Tell me, has this come to you via China? Have you got any connections with the Far East?
0:02:51 > 0:02:53No, none at all.
0:02:53 > 0:02:58My memory is that my father bought it in a house sale
0:02:58 > 0:03:01at the end of the War, so that would be the end of the '40s.
0:03:01 > 0:03:06OK, yes. And it was in a house sale, was it, an auction-type sale?
0:03:06 > 0:03:12- Yes.- You don't happen to remember what the house was?- I wouldn't actually, no. I was too young.
0:03:12 > 0:03:17That's a shame. It's always nice to give pieces that sort of concrete provenance.
0:03:17 > 0:03:23- Any ideas what it is, first of all?- I just know it's a heavy, what looks like, a brass bowl.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26- OK, so a heavy, brass bowl.- Yes.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29- And Chinese. - Yes. Chinese. That's correct.
0:03:29 > 0:03:36- You've probably picked up on the decoration...- And the dragons. - ..As being typically Chinese.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40And these dragon handles. Well, it's Chinese, you're right.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43- It's not brass.- Isn't it?
0:03:43 > 0:03:46It's bronze. So it's cast in bronze.
0:03:46 > 0:03:50So a little bit better quality than if it was cast in brass.
0:03:50 > 0:03:55- Any ideas what it would have been used for, originally? - I don't, actually.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58I bet it's been in your house with a plant pot in it, has it?
0:03:58 > 0:04:01- Yes, that's right.- That's invariably how they get used.
0:04:01 > 0:04:06Cos they're perfect for that, aren't they? It is, in fact, a censer.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08- A Chinese censer.- Yes.
0:04:08 > 0:04:15So they were really used as sort of ceremonial incense burners.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18If we spin it upside down... Aw!
0:04:18 > 0:04:22And here we've got the impressed, six-character mark,
0:04:22 > 0:04:28the Chinese mark, similar to the marks that you see on Chinese porcelain,
0:04:28 > 0:04:31in the painted blue marks under the base.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34Now this mark here, if it was right,
0:04:34 > 0:04:39would mean we were holding a piece of 15th-century, Ming Dynasty bronze-ware,
0:04:39 > 0:04:41which we're not.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45The marks there purport to be the Xuande mark,
0:04:45 > 0:04:49which is sort of 1420-1435, that sort of period.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52- So that would be a Ming mark, would it?- That would be Ming, yes.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55But it isn't!
0:04:55 > 0:04:59I can tell you that most of the ones that you see of these
0:04:59 > 0:05:05that are sort of 19th century have that mark on them, the Xuande mark.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08So if I spin it back up and if you look at the inside,
0:05:08 > 0:05:11you can see the sort of finish that the bronze would be
0:05:11 > 0:05:14without being polished.
0:05:14 > 0:05:20You'd see more of that on the outside if it was a period, shall we say, 15th-, 16th-century piece.
0:05:20 > 0:05:27Before I tell you what I think it's possibly worth, tell me why you're selling it.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31- 12 years it's been in a cupboard. - In a cupboard?- Yes.
0:05:31 > 0:05:36We hear it all the time on this show. It's either in a cupboard, under the stairs...
0:05:36 > 0:05:42- One downsizes and you have personal things that you like to have on show.- Yes.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46- I think it should be worth around the sort of £300 mark.- Brilliant.
0:05:46 > 0:05:53- Yeah? Does that come as a surprise to you?- It does. I honestly had no idea.- No idea?- No idea.
0:05:53 > 0:05:58I'm going to say to you, if we can straddle that £300 mark,
0:05:58 > 0:06:01- at sort of a £250-£350 estimate... - That's fine.
0:06:01 > 0:06:06- Then I think probably reserve it at that £250...- Yes.
0:06:06 > 0:06:11I don't think you're going to need any discretion on that. So let's firm that reserve at £250.
0:06:11 > 0:06:16I'm hoping it will make a bit more, but if it made 250, would you be happy?
0:06:16 > 0:06:20- I'd be delighted. - That takes the pressure off me a little bit! Mary...
0:06:20 > 0:06:26Thank you for bringing the censer in. I'm pretty confident it's going to find a new home.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28Thank you.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37That's a nice thing.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41That's a good way of making the letters show up.
0:06:41 > 0:06:47- You know when you clean your glasses, you go... It makes the letters stand out.- Lovely.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49'We'll always try and give you top tips on the show.
0:06:49 > 0:06:53'Christina is at her table with three friends of Flog It! -
0:06:53 > 0:06:57'Derek, Marion and good old Clarice Cliff.'
0:06:57 > 0:07:02- So, Marion and Derek, we've got these two bowls here...- Yes, yes.
0:07:02 > 0:07:09- Very different in style, but by the same maker, who is...? - Clarice Cliff.- Clarice Cliff.
0:07:09 > 0:07:13And where did you get them from? Do they belong to you, Derek, or you, Marion?
0:07:13 > 0:07:15- They were my mother's.- Right.
0:07:15 > 0:07:20The great memory I have is that she used to grow hyacinth bulbs in them.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23- They'd have hyacinths in them? - On the window sill. Lovely.
0:07:23 > 0:07:29- Do you use them today? - We have them on display on a shelf, in the bedroom, actually.
0:07:29 > 0:07:35Never used them or put anything in them, no. They're a bit big to fill up.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38I could think of something to put in them. Lots of sweeties!
0:07:38 > 0:07:42- They wouldn't stay very long, would they?- They wouldn't! Especially in my house.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46- No!- But we've got two very different bowls here.
0:07:46 > 0:07:51This one we're going to talk about first. This is a Holborn-shaped bowl.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54- And it's what we call the "Gibraltar pattern".- Yes.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58Because, as you can see, we've got the Rock of Gibraltar there,
0:07:58 > 0:08:01or what looks like the Rock of Gibraltar,
0:08:01 > 0:08:08and these wonderful sailing boats and a nice cloudy landscape and nice, brightly coloured bands.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10- They're pretty colours. - They're very pretty.
0:08:10 > 0:08:14What worries me slightly is this blue banding here is slightly scratched,
0:08:14 > 0:08:18which might have been done when she was re-potting the hyacinths.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21- Yes, I think so.- So that will affect the value slightly.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24A collector won't find it quite as appealing.
0:08:24 > 0:08:30It dates from the 1930s. It's Clarice Cliff Bizarre, from the Bizarre range.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32So eternally popular with collectors, as you know.
0:08:32 > 0:08:37- Unfortunately... Did Mum do that chip?- Yes!
0:08:37 > 0:08:40- Oh, dear!- I'm sure it wasn't me.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43Having said that, it is quite a rare pattern.
0:08:43 > 0:08:50Moving on to this one. This is her slightly later work. This is what we call the "Napoli pattern".
0:08:50 > 0:08:54This, with the starry background, is really, really lovely.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57But it's also on a mushroom glaze.
0:08:57 > 0:09:02Slightly later. 1940s, rather than 1930s.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05And still really very nice together.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08Having said that, I think this is your more valuable one.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12- Yeah. Even though it's got a chip in it?- Yes.
0:09:12 > 0:09:18Collectors like the Bizarre, 1930s wares, rather than the slightly later 1940s wares, OK?
0:09:18 > 0:09:24I think, to be perfectly honest, we would probably offer them as one lot,
0:09:24 > 0:09:27rather than offering them independently.
0:09:27 > 0:09:32And I think you're probably looking in the region of about £200-£300 for the two.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34- Really?- Good.- OK?
0:09:34 > 0:09:37So I think we'll put an estimate of 200-300
0:09:37 > 0:09:42and a reserve of 200 with some discretion should we need it. How do you feel about that?
0:09:42 > 0:09:46- I think that's fine.- Are you happy with that?- Yes. Thank you.- Good.
0:09:46 > 0:09:50'It's wonderful to see a variety of objects turning up.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54'Over at Will's table, Jean's brought lots of sparkle.'
0:09:54 > 0:09:56Well, Jean, welcome to Flog It! and, can I say,
0:09:56 > 0:10:01when you pulled these out of your bag, the sparkle caught my eye. Are these personal rings?
0:10:01 > 0:10:05Are these something that you've decided to sell on your own behalf?
0:10:05 > 0:10:09Erm, yes. I inherited them about 30, 35 years ago
0:10:09 > 0:10:14- and they've been in a drawer up in the loft I think ever since.- No!
0:10:14 > 0:10:17I don't mind getting rid of them
0:10:17 > 0:10:22because the person to whom they belonged I think I met once as a child.
0:10:22 > 0:10:28- Right.- So there's no real...- Sort of sentimental value.- Or emotional attachment to them at all.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30Let's have a quick look at this first ring here.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34Two diamonds. Obviously, they are diamonds.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37And a little cut emerald in the middle there
0:10:37 > 0:10:39in a sort of white-and-yellow setting.
0:10:39 > 0:10:45I think the band is stamped. Yes, it is, so it is on a gold band.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47Moving along to this one here,
0:10:47 > 0:10:51which is a fairly plain sort of wedding band.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55I think 22-carat gold, in this instance, which is quite nice.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58- A good purity of gold. - A gentleman's? A gent's?
0:10:58 > 0:11:02Either, or. Either, or. If it fits, wear it.
0:11:02 > 0:11:07- This one here with the little sapphires in...- Yes.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10..Has got a bit more age than the other ones.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14You can tell that by this nice scroll-work mount that the stones are set in.
0:11:14 > 0:11:19And, again, on a yellow metal ring. And, lastly, this one here.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22If I pick that up. With the little emeralds
0:11:22 > 0:11:28interspersed with the diamonds and the centre stone there is a reasonable size.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30Now I've weighed the gold band.
0:11:30 > 0:11:35That in itself sort of... It's a shame to talk in these ways,
0:11:35 > 0:11:40but it does scrap in at about £120 plus, so 120 for that one.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44I think these at either end - they're probably going to be worth about 150 each.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48- Oh!- So we're already into sort of 400 plus.- Yes.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52Then I think this one here, you're probably looking at £80-£100.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55So we're looking at around that £500 mark.
0:11:55 > 0:12:02I would suggest putting them in the auction with an estimate of £400-£600. Straddle that 500 mark.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04- You're going to want to reserve these?- Please, yes.
0:12:04 > 0:12:09I'm happy to do that. I'm confident these are going to make above bottom estimate.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11- So let's fix the reserve at 400. - 400, yes.
0:12:11 > 0:12:16- And I'm sure they are going to find a new home.- Lovely. Thank you.- Thanks, Jean.
0:12:20 > 0:12:25Well, there you are. We have now just found our first items to take off to auction.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28Stay tuned, because there could be one or two big surprises.
0:12:28 > 0:12:33I've got my favourites, you've probably got yours, but it's all down to the bidders.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37And here's our experts to give you a quick recap of what we're taking.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40I think my 250-350 valuation on Mary's bronze censer
0:12:40 > 0:12:44let's the market know it's here to be bought.
0:12:44 > 0:12:49And the way Chinese things are at the moment, this could make anything on the day.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52Clarice Cliff collectors will be spoilt for choice with this lot.
0:12:52 > 0:12:56Two very different styles, but two equally popular bowls in one lot.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00£400-£600 of unwanted jewellery in the loft.
0:13:00 > 0:13:04I know it doesn't really suit me, but I'm sure it will catch someone's eye at the auction.
0:13:10 > 0:13:14And we're heading inland to the City of Exeter for our auction.
0:13:14 > 0:13:18Right, this is where it gets exciting because it's auction time.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22Today, we're guests of Bearnes, Hampton and Littlewood in the heart of Exeter City.
0:13:22 > 0:13:27On the rostrum, the man with all the local knowledge is Chris Hampton.
0:13:27 > 0:13:32Yesterday, I caught up with him and this is what he had to say about one of our lots.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34Four gold rings.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37They belong to Jean, with various jewels in them.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40We have a value of £400-£600.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44- I think it might be a little conservative.- OK.
0:13:44 > 0:13:50- Perhaps the estimate may be just a little bit higher. Sort of £500, £600.- That's what you think?
0:13:50 > 0:13:55Is that because gold prices have gone up or have we got the gems' value slightly wrong?
0:13:55 > 0:13:58I think there's some pretty rings in amongst them,
0:13:58 > 0:14:04- but, underlying it, it is the base value of gold. - The bullion market again.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06And the way it's gone up over a number of years.
0:14:06 > 0:14:13- Just at the moment, it is still riding high and I suppose it will continue to do so.- Yes!
0:14:13 > 0:14:17If only we knew when it was going to stop, cos the brave person would start investing right now.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21They'd pull all their money out the bank and buy all of this.
0:14:21 > 0:14:26It is a gamble. You don't know what's going to happen with the markets.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30'So it's auction time. Chris is on the rostrum
0:14:30 > 0:14:33'and will test out the gold prices with Jean's rings.'
0:14:35 > 0:14:38Emeralds, sapphires and diamonds - a girl's best friend.
0:14:38 > 0:14:43They're here, mounted on four gold rings. They belong to Jean. Not for much longer.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46We had a valuation and Will put on 400-600.
0:14:46 > 0:14:50It has changed because gold prices have literally shot up.
0:14:50 > 0:14:54- Keep creeping up, don't they? - So we're looking now at £500-£700.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57- Excellent news.- Which is good for you, isn't it?- Indeed it is.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00- The longer we wait, the more they go up in value.- Great!
0:15:00 > 0:15:03Don't say that! She'll withdraw them for the next sale.
0:15:03 > 0:15:07Anyway, let's find out what the bidders think. This is it.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09And this lot,
0:15:09 > 0:15:12an 18-carat gold, diamond and emerald five-stone ring.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15An emerald and diamond three-stone ring.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17A sapphire and diamond seven-stone ring
0:15:17 > 0:15:21and a 22-carat gold wedding ring.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23All the rings there and £400 is bid.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29At £400. At 400. And 20. 450.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31At £450.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35With me at £450.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38Commission bid then at £450. Are you all done?
0:15:38 > 0:15:40Selling.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44- He's selling.- At £450.
0:15:45 > 0:15:49- That's still OK. It's gone, hasn't it?- Yes!- We got excited though.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51Obviously, we put the value up...
0:15:51 > 0:15:54Well, we had to really. The gold prices went up.
0:15:54 > 0:16:00- Nevertheless, it's gone within your estimate.- I was confident with that, yeah. Good money. Sold.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03- Good money?- Yes, Yes.- Happy? - Very, yes. Thank you very much.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07'Well, a good result, even though the gold didn't rocket away.
0:16:07 > 0:16:13'Derek and Marion's two Clarice Cliff bowls are surely going to be popular with the bidders.'
0:16:13 > 0:16:16- £200-£300 and, hopefully, we'll get that top end.- Hope so.
0:16:16 > 0:16:22I mean, the name "Clarice Cliff". She was such a pioneer. That will sell it for you. I hope!
0:16:22 > 0:16:26- Yes, yes.- And two nice patterns, as well.- Yes.- Different patterns.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28I like the Gibraltar one. That's really, really pretty.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31It's in good company. There's plenty of Clarice Cliff here.
0:16:31 > 0:16:35So there's something for the collectors. Let's find out what they think.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41Clarice Cliff Fantasque pottery bowl in the Gibraltar pattern.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44And another in the Napoli pattern.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47Lot 420.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50And let's start at £150.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53At £150.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55Where's 160? At £150.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57Come on!
0:16:57 > 0:16:59At £150 then.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03All done? 150.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05- Oh!- Well...- That's not sold.
0:17:05 > 0:17:09I can only say, in ten years of filming Flog It!
0:17:09 > 0:17:16and the amount of Clarice Cliff on the show, I think only two items prior to this have failed to sell.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20- You make me feel so special! - LAUGHTER
0:17:20 > 0:17:25You are in an elite... You are in an elite club.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29There are Clarice Cliff collectors out there that will find this, eventually.
0:17:29 > 0:17:33There is another day in another sale room or just hang on to it.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36'Well, that was a surprise.
0:17:36 > 0:17:40'Let's hope Mary's fantastic bronze bowl stands its ground.'
0:17:40 > 0:17:46Thank you for bringing in such a wonderful thing. I'm talking about that bronze, Chinese, censer bowl.
0:17:46 > 0:17:53- 19th century. We're looking at £250-£350. Fixed at 250. - Yes, that's right.- Very exciting.
0:17:53 > 0:17:57- Yes.- And you're very calm about all this.- Yes, I think I am.
0:17:57 > 0:18:01I think you should be fairly confident. My only reservation
0:18:01 > 0:18:05was that the patina's gone - that nice, mid-brown, mid-green patination.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09- But someone's polished that away. - That nuttiness.- Exactly.
0:18:09 > 0:18:13- You're not to blame for that. - Let's find out what they think.
0:18:13 > 0:18:18I've been waiting for this moment ever since the valuation. This is it! Good luck.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22The Chinese, bronze, circular bowl.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26Lot 495.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29And let's start at £200. And ten.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31220.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34230. 240. 250.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36At £250.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42At £250. And 60 now.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45At £250. Do you wish to bid?
0:18:47 > 0:18:51- £250 is in the room. - It's against you on the phone.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54£250 I have. Do you wish to bid?
0:18:55 > 0:18:57260. It could be a hard afternoon.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03£270. On a sort of "yes" or "no" basis, really.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09270! 280?
0:19:09 > 0:19:12280. 290? 290.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14- This is better.- 300. - It is good, isn't it?
0:19:14 > 0:19:19- 310.- If someone shows interest, they all start showing interest.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22- They think, "Oh, maybe I've missed something!"- 350?
0:19:25 > 0:19:28£350. The bid's in the room.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31Now selling at £350. Last chance.
0:19:33 > 0:19:39Well done. Hammer's gone down. Top end! It took a while, didn't it?
0:19:39 > 0:19:44- Cautious bidders. But there you go, Mary.- That's good.- Thank you for bringing that in.- Thank you.
0:19:44 > 0:19:4595?
0:19:48 > 0:19:52Well, that concludes our first visit to the auction room here in Exeter today.
0:19:52 > 0:19:56We are coming back later in the programme. Don't go away.
0:19:56 > 0:20:00While we were filming in the area, I took the opportunity of going back to the coast
0:20:00 > 0:20:04and doing some sightseeing with a difference. Take a look at this.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20I'm here in Seaton in south Devon and behind me is the famous Jurassic coastline,
0:20:20 > 0:20:22which is now a World Heritage Site.
0:20:22 > 0:20:27There's plenty of dramatic scenery here. The sun is shining and the air is bracing.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30And on a day like today, it's the perfect place to be.
0:20:32 > 0:20:37The Devon coast has been popular with holidaymakers for years.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39Seaton's quiet charms appealed to holidaymakers
0:20:39 > 0:20:45and the arrival of the branch railway line to the town helped to fetch tourists in droves.
0:20:45 > 0:20:50And over the years, cars and coaches opened up the town to even more new visitors.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52So what was on offer to them?
0:20:54 > 0:20:59Well, for over 40 years, these trams have been one of Seaton's most popular tourist attractions,
0:20:59 > 0:21:03taking the visitors on a gentle little journey of around three miles
0:21:03 > 0:21:06to the nearby town of Colyton.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10This fleet of trams attracts around 100,000 visitors a year.
0:21:10 > 0:21:14But life for Seaton's tramway started out in North London
0:21:14 > 0:21:19at an electrical company whose owner was passionate about trams.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23Claude Lane had a tram car constructed at his factory
0:21:23 > 0:21:27and ran it during the summers in Rhyl and on the south-east coast.
0:21:27 > 0:21:31Looking for a permanent site to run his trams in the mid-1960s,
0:21:31 > 0:21:36Claude came across Seaton, which just had its railway line closed.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39He bought a three-mile section to Colyton
0:21:39 > 0:21:44and in 1969 started the first of 36 return lorry journeys with his assistant
0:21:44 > 0:21:50transporting the whole tram system from Eastbourne to Seaton.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04The tramway now has 15 trams in its system,
0:22:04 > 0:22:08including a brand-new, very popular, bright pink version.
0:22:11 > 0:22:16And the journey normally starts a few 100 yards down the track, that way, in Seaton itself,
0:22:16 > 0:22:18which you can see there, look.
0:22:18 > 0:22:22But we've been given permission to start outside the depot
0:22:22 > 0:22:26with our own private tram and driver, a chap by the name of John.
0:22:26 > 0:22:30Along this journey I'm going to point out some of the historical points of interest
0:22:30 > 0:22:35that this beautiful part of Britain has to offer. And here's John. Hello.
0:22:35 > 0:22:39- Hello. Morning. Welcome to my tram. - Thank you for taking me out today.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42As it's such a beautiful day, I'm going to go on the top deck.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44- Be my guest.- OK.
0:22:44 > 0:22:48So come aboard with me and let's go sightseeing.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52Here we go!
0:22:55 > 0:22:56TOOT-TOOT!
0:23:08 > 0:23:13This is absolutely stunning. It's like a little window into the past.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16England in the 1930s. Time stood still.
0:23:16 > 0:23:21That's the River Exe. Now, it was a lot wider than this.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23But over the centuries, the shingle beds have shifted.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26It's hard to imagine because all that's grazing land now.
0:23:26 > 0:23:31But it's got narrower and the shingle beds have literally moved,
0:23:31 > 0:23:34blocking part of the mouth of the estuary, closing it up a bit.
0:23:34 > 0:23:38A lot of the locals say it was due to a big, historic storm,
0:23:38 > 0:23:42but it's safe to say this part of the countryside is on the Jurassic coastline
0:23:42 > 0:23:48and it's been subject to many geographical changes over the centuries. Nevertheless,
0:23:48 > 0:23:51it's still beautiful.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53TOOT-TOOT-TOOT!
0:23:53 > 0:23:54TOOT-TOOT-TOOT!
0:23:59 > 0:24:03We've stopped here at Axmouth Loop. This is where we let other trams pass by.
0:24:03 > 0:24:09And that's the village of Axmouth over there. Quite a picturesque place really. Deep in the valley.
0:24:09 > 0:24:14It's got an important place in history, because that was a port dating back to Roman times.
0:24:14 > 0:24:18It was clearly a very busy place.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20That connected to the Fosse Way, the Roman road,
0:24:20 > 0:24:24starting near Cirencester through the Cotswolds to Leicestershire.
0:24:24 > 0:24:28And it would have been a very busy place. There were 14 inns.
0:24:28 > 0:24:3314 pubs in that village! Obviously, there was nothing to do but drink and fight.
0:24:33 > 0:24:35You can imagine it. Lots of sailors knocking around
0:24:35 > 0:24:40and the odd pirate flexing their muscles along the South Coast.
0:24:40 > 0:24:45It only stopped being used as a trading port in the late 19th century.
0:24:45 > 0:24:50Access to the sea had become limited and there was competition from the railway.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52It finally arrived in Seaton in 1868.
0:24:52 > 0:24:59And you had the road bridge, which was built connecting Seaton, just over there, in 1877.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02And that restricted the height of the larger vessels getting here.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05But, thankfully, it's still used as a little port
0:25:05 > 0:25:09but mainly for fishermen and for tourists and for the odd yacht.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13TOOT-TOOT-TOOT!
0:25:16 > 0:25:19Well, that's it. We can now restart our journey.
0:25:38 > 0:25:42We've just stopped - another treat for me - at Black Hole Marsh,
0:25:42 > 0:25:48so I can have a look at the bird hide. This whole area is known as the Exe Estuary wetlands.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51It includes Colyford Common and Seaton Marshes.
0:25:51 > 0:25:57And it is an absolute haven for wildlife, so you must bring a pair of binoculars.
0:26:09 > 0:26:14Otters and roe deer have been spotted here and, of course, you'll find lots of rabbit
0:26:14 > 0:26:18and even shy kingfishers have been regularly spotted.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20It would be really nice to see one of those today.
0:26:30 > 0:26:35Do you know, in my entire life I've only come across three kingfishers in the wild.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38So I'm quite excited today. Now, let's have a look.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47This is a terrific spot to come and sit if you're a bird watcher.
0:26:47 > 0:26:53And I've been told there's around 30 to 50 species of birds here. This is incredible.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03Well, no kingfishers for me today, but let's get back on the tram
0:27:03 > 0:27:05and keep moving.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16HORN TOOTS
0:27:17 > 0:27:20- Hi.- Hello!
0:27:27 > 0:27:31The tram passes through the village of Colyford as its first scheduled stop.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34The village is actually a Royal Borough with its own mayor
0:27:34 > 0:27:37and it holds a medieval-style goose fair every year.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40- CROSSING ALARM BLARES - There's enough noise, isn't there?
0:27:40 > 0:27:43- TOOT-TOOT-TOOT! - We're crossing the main road.
0:27:43 > 0:27:47There's sirens and all sorts kicking off.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53Colyton can be seen as we approach this station.
0:27:53 > 0:27:57It's another ancient town and it's a five-minute walk over there.
0:27:57 > 0:28:01Success in the wool and the farming industries brought a lot of wealth to this town,
0:28:01 > 0:28:04despite it being known as the most rebellious place in Devon.
0:28:04 > 0:28:09Because its residents took part in the Monmouth Rebellion in 1685.
0:28:09 > 0:28:13You can see the ancient church there. Look at that.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16Towering above the houses.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18Oh, that's so beautiful.
0:28:18 > 0:28:24It's only one of three lantern churches left in the country. Believed to have been built
0:28:24 > 0:28:30in the 14th century to aid sailors as they navigate their way in and out of the Exe Estuary.
0:28:33 > 0:28:36- Thank you so much, John. - It's been a pleasure.
0:28:36 > 0:28:40- I thoroughly enjoyed that. - Nice to see you, m'dear. - Enjoy the return journey.
0:28:40 > 0:28:45Now that is the original railway building which dates back to 1868,
0:28:45 > 0:28:49where I'm going to go and have a cup of tea to round off my day.
0:28:49 > 0:28:55I must say, although the tramway system here is relatively new to this ancient and historic area,
0:28:55 > 0:28:59I think it sits in so comfortably with its surroundings
0:28:59 > 0:29:02and I can't think of a better way of travelling
0:29:02 > 0:29:07to take in all the wildlife and the sites and the history of the Exe Valley.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11TOOT-TOOT!
0:29:16 > 0:29:19'Over in Exmouth, there's hardly anyone on the beach,
0:29:19 > 0:29:22'but Exmouth Pavilion is packed with people waiting for valuations.
0:29:26 > 0:29:30'And Christina's found a bit of quality in Sue's silver frame.'
0:29:30 > 0:29:35Sue, I really, really like this frame. Where's it come from?
0:29:35 > 0:29:37It's come from the top drawer of my desk.
0:29:37 > 0:29:39LAUGHTER
0:29:39 > 0:29:46My mother gave it to me years and years ago when she was moving house...
0:29:46 > 0:29:49- Right.- ..From the south-east to the south-west.- Right.
0:29:49 > 0:29:53As to where it came from, I don't know. So I'd be interested
0:29:53 > 0:29:56to know what part of the country it came from or how old.
0:29:56 > 0:30:01If we look at the frame, we've got a nice hallmark down here.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04We've got a maker's mark of "H.M.",
0:30:04 > 0:30:09which is Henry Matthews, who was quite a prolific silversmith in the early 20th century.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11Did a lot of frames. Obviously, we've got one here.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14We've got the town mark for Birmingham.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17- So that is where it was hallmarked.- Birmingham. Right.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20- And a date letter for 1904.- Ah!
0:30:20 > 0:30:25So it's 100-and-something years old, which is quite good really, isn't it?
0:30:25 > 0:30:28We've got another hallmark on the inside rim.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31So it tells us that these pieces have not been replaced,
0:30:31 > 0:30:34- which often you do find.- OK.
0:30:34 > 0:30:39It is in remarkably good condition, but if we look at the back of the frame,
0:30:39 > 0:30:44it really looks like it was made yesterday. This velvet is still in such good condition.
0:30:44 > 0:30:48It's got a nice flap at the back, which when we lift up,
0:30:48 > 0:30:53you can see the inside of the frame with the watered silk lining.
0:30:53 > 0:30:58- Is that a watermark or is that the...?- That's watermarked silk.
0:30:58 > 0:31:02- Oh!- OK, so really very lovely.
0:31:02 > 0:31:08In great condition. We've got... We've got some, what we call, gadrooned
0:31:08 > 0:31:11and beaded decoration around the front.
0:31:11 > 0:31:16Now this would have been made in a sheet and then embossed from the back to give these raised areas.
0:31:16 > 0:31:21Also what's quite nice is that we've got this nice, vacant cartouche here.
0:31:21 > 0:31:25Sometimes you find they've got initials or engravings in.
0:31:25 > 0:31:30No initials, so it makes it more appealing for a buyer. They wouldn't have to get it removed.
0:31:30 > 0:31:34- I see.- With regards to an auction estimate...
0:31:34 > 0:31:37We're looking at somewhere in the region of maybe £80-£120.
0:31:37 > 0:31:41- How do you feel about that? - Oh, no. Very pleased.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44- Very pleased?- Yes. That's more than I anticipated.
0:31:44 > 0:31:48Wonderful. OK. I think if we put an estimate of 80-120
0:31:48 > 0:31:52and maybe a reserve of 70 with some slight discretion should we need it.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55- Yeah.- But fingers crossed we won't
0:31:55 > 0:31:59- and it will sail away for you. - Thank you very much. - You're more than welcome.
0:31:59 > 0:32:06'The sun may not be shining but I've taken a break outside with Stephanie and her vase.'
0:32:08 > 0:32:12- What time did you arrive today? - I arrived at about 10.30.- Yeah!
0:32:12 > 0:32:14- The queue was still outside by then, wasn't it?- It was.
0:32:14 > 0:32:19It's evaporated now. We're coming to the end of the day. So how long have you had this?
0:32:19 > 0:32:23- Probably about 20 years. - Really, that long?- Yeah.
0:32:23 > 0:32:27- How did you come by this?- A little old lady who lived in Burnham,
0:32:27 > 0:32:31where I used to live, in Buckinghamshire, gave it to me.
0:32:31 > 0:32:36- I used to do a bit of gardening for her, a bit of shopping.- Right.
0:32:36 > 0:32:40She used to do a bit of babysitting for me when my children were younger.
0:32:40 > 0:32:45She said, "You collect things. Would you like this?" I said, "That's pretty. I'll have it."
0:32:45 > 0:32:49- That was sweet of her. Can I have a look?- Yeah, sure. - You know what it is, don't you?
0:32:49 > 0:32:51- It's a bit of Newlyn copper.- Yup.
0:32:51 > 0:32:55And we've seen plenty of great examples on the show before.
0:32:55 > 0:33:00The whole thing was started off really by an artist called John Drew Mackenzie.
0:33:00 > 0:33:04He felt sorry for the plight of the Cornish fishermen in the last quarter of the 1800s.
0:33:04 > 0:33:09With bad weather they couldn't go out fishing. They became very poor.
0:33:09 > 0:33:13They started fighting amongst each other, getting drunk, that kind of thing.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16So he tried to teach them a skill to do in the winter months
0:33:16 > 0:33:19when they couldn't fish, so they could earn some money.
0:33:19 > 0:33:23And because they repaired their fishing vessels with copper,
0:33:23 > 0:33:26he thought to himself, "Right. They know how to work with copper.
0:33:26 > 0:33:30"Let's see if they can fashion pieces of copper
0:33:30 > 0:33:34"to make items like this that they could sell."
0:33:34 > 0:33:41You can identify Newlyn copper because it's normally full of bubbles and fishes and seaweed.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43This is called repousse work.
0:33:43 > 0:33:50- So this copper is laid on a wooden mould and hammered... - Oh!- ..On to that mould.
0:33:50 > 0:33:56Repousse work, yeah? It's then bent around into that circle shape and finely soldered together.
0:33:56 > 0:34:00It's finished off with a rolled edge, which is typical of Newlyn copper.
0:34:00 > 0:34:06And here it's stamped "Newlyn". Now this is good because it definitely tells us it's Newlyn.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09If this wasn't stamped...
0:34:09 > 0:34:12this would be a piece from the late 1800s.
0:34:12 > 0:34:19They started stamping the pieces in around 1912, 1914, after John Drew Mackenzie died.
0:34:19 > 0:34:23So it's not a very early one. If this was an early one, it would be worth a lot of money.
0:34:23 > 0:34:29- I think it's a cylindrical vase. Any idea of value? - I have no idea of value.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32- £300.- You're joking!
0:34:32 > 0:34:35On a good day it will get that.
0:34:35 > 0:34:39- I can't believe that. - Might do a little bit more.
0:34:39 > 0:34:43- Wow!- Do you want to sell this? - I certainly do.
0:34:43 > 0:34:47- Do you really?- Yes.- It's lovely! And just as I've said that,
0:34:47 > 0:34:52- the sun has come out. You have made my day. - I think you've made mine!
0:34:52 > 0:34:55'It will be hard to top Stephanie's thrilled reaction.
0:34:55 > 0:35:00'And we agreed on £200-£300 as an estimate and a reserve of 200.
0:35:00 > 0:35:04'Now, let's see what Will thinks of Lorna's silver pin cushion.'
0:35:04 > 0:35:09Lorna, you've heard the saying, "There's an elephant in the room". There's one here somewhere.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12There he is, look! Tiny little fella on the table in front of us.
0:35:12 > 0:35:15Is this something you collect?
0:35:15 > 0:35:18No, not a lot. I worked for two old ladies many years ago
0:35:18 > 0:35:21and I used to clean it religiously.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24- And she said it was mine, eventually.- Very kind of them.
0:35:24 > 0:35:26A little silver, elephant pin cushion's not bad going.
0:35:26 > 0:35:31- I haven't cleaned him since. Except for today. - You gave him a little dust off.
0:35:31 > 0:35:37That's not too bad with silver. We're telling people all the time, "Don't over-polish your silver!"
0:35:37 > 0:35:40You lose the definition on the detail and you also rub the marks.
0:35:40 > 0:35:46- Now the marks on this one have been a little bit rubbed. - That was before I had it.
0:35:46 > 0:35:51- I can make out the maker's mark. Levi and Salaman.- Right. - Who were well-known makers.
0:35:51 > 0:35:55Assayed in Birmingham. They were known for making little trinkets,
0:35:55 > 0:35:57as was a lot of silversmithing around Birmingham.
0:35:57 > 0:36:01That's where most hallmarking occurs for small novelty pieces.
0:36:01 > 0:36:07The date letter is a little bit obscure, but I would imagine this is going to be an Edwardian one,
0:36:07 > 0:36:09so pre-1910.
0:36:09 > 0:36:14So of a good age really. Have you done a bit of research on them?
0:36:14 > 0:36:16No, he's just been sitting on my mantelpiece.
0:36:16 > 0:36:22- So not used as a pin cushion?- No. - Which is obviously what he was originally made for.
0:36:22 > 0:36:26- Have you ever wondered why he's got his trunk up in the air?- No!
0:36:26 > 0:36:29It's supposedly meant to be good luck, isn't it?
0:36:29 > 0:36:34An elephant with his trunk up is good luck and in small, novelty silver bits like this
0:36:34 > 0:36:37it's unusual to find them complete, because it's fragile
0:36:37 > 0:36:44and silver, being a soft metal, it's quite easy to break those trunks off, isn't it?
0:36:44 > 0:36:49This is a really good example of a piece of silver that way exceeds its value in what it's made of.
0:36:49 > 0:36:53- Right.- Because if we weighed this little chap, he's not going to weigh a great deal.
0:36:53 > 0:36:57He might scrap in at £20, £30, something like that.
0:36:57 > 0:36:59What sort of value should we pitch it at the auction?
0:36:59 > 0:37:04I haven't a clue what it would fetch, to be honest. I know it's collectable, but I haven't a clue.
0:37:04 > 0:37:08- Would you let it go for 100? - Well, cos it's so tiny...
0:37:08 > 0:37:11It's bizarre, isn't it? Something so small could be worth £100.
0:37:11 > 0:37:15- Let's put it in at £100-£150. - Right.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18- What about a reserve?- Yeah, 100. - Yeah, 100?
0:37:18 > 0:37:20Straight in there. 100. Let's fix it at 100.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23- I think so.- I'm confident he's going to make it.
0:37:23 > 0:37:29- What's the money going towards? - We're going on holiday. So it will go towards some champagne.
0:37:29 > 0:37:34- Bubbly on holiday.- Very nice. Where are you going?- Spain. Majorca.- I'm jealous! Spain.
0:37:34 > 0:37:39- Half of my homeland! Half Spanish. - Oh, are you?- Spent a lot of years in Majorca. Enjoy it.
0:37:39 > 0:37:43We could get a couple of bottles of bubbly out of this one.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45- I'll see you on the day. - Thank you.- Well done.
0:37:45 > 0:37:49'Time's up on today's show for valuations,
0:37:49 > 0:37:54'so let's find out why the chosen three are heading off to auction.'
0:37:54 > 0:37:57This is a really nice silver frame.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00It's over 100 years old, but it's still very usable today.
0:38:00 > 0:38:03This piece of Newlyn copper is going into auction
0:38:03 > 0:38:07because it sums up for me all the traditional values and skills of the artisans
0:38:07 > 0:38:11here in the West Country from a bygone era.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13And, boy, is that good!
0:38:13 > 0:38:15There's always a market for novelty silver
0:38:15 > 0:38:20and this little fella with his upturned trunk is going to give Lorna some luck at the auction.
0:38:25 > 0:38:28'So at the Exeter sale room there's no time to waste.
0:38:28 > 0:38:32'Will the price of silver today help out our next item?'
0:38:34 > 0:38:39In the frame right now, literally, we have Sue with a wonderful silver picture frame.
0:38:39 > 0:38:43- We like this.- It is beautiful... - It is sweet.- Yeah, really sweet.
0:38:43 > 0:38:47But I want to buy my mother a pair of handmade, leather shoes.
0:38:47 > 0:38:51I'm hoping to get enough. That would be of more use to my mum.
0:38:51 > 0:38:55- OK, OK. - This is really nice. Ready to go.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57It's got everything going for it, so...
0:38:57 > 0:39:00The trade will love this and the private buyers and the decorators.
0:39:00 > 0:39:05- I'm pretty sure we'll get within estimate and, hopefully, the top end.- Oh, I hope so.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08Fingers crossed for you and your mum. We'll get those shoes!
0:39:08 > 0:39:13Lot 240 - an Edward VII, silver, easel photograph frame.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16£80 is bid. At £80. Five.
0:39:16 > 0:39:1890.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20Five. 100. And five.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23- No messing about.- 120. 130.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25Oh, Sue!
0:39:25 > 0:39:27150. With me.
0:39:27 > 0:39:29£150.
0:39:29 > 0:39:33- Commission bid then and selling at £150.- Brilliant, brilliant!
0:39:34 > 0:39:37- Top price!- Well done. - Very good.- £150!- Yes.
0:39:37 > 0:39:41That's fantastic! That's two pairs of shoes for mum.
0:39:41 > 0:39:45Do you think so? I think it's one really for handmade shoes..
0:39:45 > 0:39:48- One and a half! - Maybe a little bit of change.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51- I'm absolutely amazed.- Oh, good.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54I hope it goes to a good home as well.
0:39:54 > 0:39:58- What's your mum's name?- Margaret. - Margaret, enjoy those shoes!
0:39:58 > 0:40:01Every time you walk in them think of us.
0:40:01 > 0:40:05'What great news for Sue and her mum. And following that result...
0:40:05 > 0:40:10'Will Lorna's elephant pin cushion bring the good luck it's supposed to?'
0:40:10 > 0:40:16Lorna, if we sell this elephant pin cushion with its trunk up in the air, as you pointed out...
0:40:16 > 0:40:22It could be quite rare. Do you know, all the money's going towards champagne on holiday?
0:40:22 > 0:40:25Not the holiday, but the champagne.
0:40:25 > 0:40:31If we get that top end, you'll have so much champagne you won't remember that holiday. Will you?
0:40:31 > 0:40:36- Is that your favourite tipple? - I do like champagne. Yes, I do.
0:40:36 > 0:40:41- Do you?- Bubbles, any bubbles. - Do you like champagne?- Yeah. Bucks Fizz for breakfast. Love it.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44- Do you know, it does absolutely nothing for me, champagne.- Really?
0:40:44 > 0:40:48- No, it doesn't. - I do like it.- Here it is! It's going under the hammer.
0:40:48 > 0:40:53It's an Edwardian, silver pin cushion in the form of an elephant.
0:40:53 > 0:40:56And at £75.
0:40:56 > 0:40:57£75.
0:40:57 > 0:41:0080. Five. 90. Five.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02- 100.- Yes!
0:41:02 > 0:41:04£100. Thank you.
0:41:05 > 0:41:08And ten. 120.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11130. 140. 150.
0:41:11 > 0:41:15- 160...- This is good! They're having a little fight over this.
0:41:15 > 0:41:16170 is bid.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21At £170 and selling. At £170.
0:41:24 > 0:41:27- Done it! Good valuation. - I think that's right.- Well done.
0:41:27 > 0:41:31- Don't say it.- I was no Dumbo on that valuation, Paul.
0:41:31 > 0:41:36He had to say that! That little elephant has helped Lorna pack her trunk to go on holiday.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39- How about that?- Cheers! - Thank you.
0:41:41 > 0:41:4375. 80. 85. 90.
0:41:43 > 0:41:4590 seated.
0:41:45 > 0:41:48£90. 95? 100. And five.
0:41:49 > 0:41:54It's my turn to be the expert and I found what I think is the best thing of the day at the valuation,
0:41:54 > 0:42:00- possibly the best thing in the auction room today. - Really?- It is just beautiful.
0:42:00 > 0:42:04Every artist would love this and I'm a big fan of Newlyn copper.
0:42:04 > 0:42:08And I think this is quite a rare piece. So £200-£300 I think is pretty safe.
0:42:08 > 0:42:10- Fingers crossed.- Yeah.
0:42:10 > 0:42:14The Newlyn copper case of cylindrical form,
0:42:14 > 0:42:16decorated with fish.
0:42:16 > 0:42:18£150.
0:42:19 > 0:42:20At £150.
0:42:20 > 0:42:22Where's 160? 160.
0:42:24 > 0:42:26170.
0:42:26 > 0:42:27At 170.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30Where's 180?
0:42:30 > 0:42:34At £170 only. Are you all done then?
0:42:34 > 0:42:35- Come on!- £170.
0:42:35 > 0:42:38- Last chance.- It's not selling.
0:42:38 > 0:42:40At £170.
0:42:40 > 0:42:45- He didn't sell it.- Not sold! - He didn't sell it.
0:42:45 > 0:42:48I'm so sorry. I don't know what to say.
0:42:48 > 0:42:51I really, genuinely, am speechless.
0:42:51 > 0:42:54I've waxed lyrical about that.
0:42:54 > 0:43:00- I don't understand it, but there you go. Hey, I'm pleased we put a £200 reserve on it.- Are you?
0:43:00 > 0:43:03- Yes. I am.- Good! - I am! I am, honestly.
0:43:03 > 0:43:06- Hang on to it. It's worth that. - Yeah?
0:43:06 > 0:43:10Please hang on to it. Use it, won't you? I don't know what to say.
0:43:10 > 0:43:15- But I've thoroughly enjoyed myself here today. I hope you have as well.- I've had a great time.
0:43:15 > 0:43:19We don't normally end on something like this, but that was a bit of a shock, wasn't it?
0:43:19 > 0:43:24Not everyone's a winner. Join me again soon for more surprises.
0:43:24 > 0:43:26But for now, from Exeter, it's goodbye.
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