0:00:02 > 0:00:05'Nothing says Regency quite as well as Cheltenham.
0:00:05 > 0:00:09'It's porticoes and pediments everywhere you look.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11'The buildings are elegant, uncluttered
0:00:11 > 0:00:16'and beautifully proportioned - just like the items we'll be looking for on today's Flog It!'
0:00:41 > 0:00:43'As befits a town famous for its healing waters,
0:00:43 > 0:00:48'our venue today is Cheltenham's elegant Pittville Pump Room.
0:00:48 > 0:00:52'I'm finding lots of exciting things.' Oh, that's fabulous.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55'And so are our experts, Adam Partridge and David Fletcher,
0:00:55 > 0:01:00'who are busy delving into the bags and boxes brought along by the crowd.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04- 'For once, Adam reveals more about himself than the item.' - Where are you from?
0:01:04 > 0:01:08- Originally? From Poland.- I thought so. I'm half Polish myself. - You are?!- Yeah.
0:01:08 > 0:01:12HE SPEAKS POLISH
0:01:12 > 0:01:14Very good!
0:01:14 > 0:01:17'And what language is David speaking(?)'
0:01:17 > 0:01:22I know a bit about a lot of things and, er, well, a lot about a lot of things
0:01:22 > 0:01:25and not much about a few things, let's put it like that!
0:01:26 > 0:01:29Just look at this! Hundreds of people.
0:01:29 > 0:01:34I can't wait to see what's in all of these bags and boxes.
0:01:34 > 0:01:38Someone here has got something that's worth a small fortune.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40It could be you, it could be you, it could be you.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44The great thing is, we don't know and you don't know yet,
0:01:44 > 0:01:46but it's our job to tell you. It's 9:30.
0:01:46 > 0:01:50- It's time to get the doors open. Are you ready to go in? - Yes!- Yes! Come on, then.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59'Cheltenham is at the heart of all things British.'
0:01:59 > 0:02:04MUSIC: "Rule Britannia"
0:02:04 > 0:02:08'And so are today's items. All of them have been created in Britain,
0:02:08 > 0:02:13'except for one. Which of you eagle-eyed antiques experts at home can spot the odd one out?'
0:02:16 > 0:02:19'Is it this romantic little trinket box?'
0:02:19 > 0:02:23- Have you brought me a Valentine's Day present?!- Yes!
0:02:23 > 0:02:26'Is it this unusual silver object?'
0:02:26 > 0:02:29- It shouldn't be a strain to sell it. - THEY LAUGH
0:02:31 > 0:02:35'Or could it be this elegant 19th-century gentleman's accessory?'
0:02:35 > 0:02:39- Is it the sort of thing that spooks you, or are you comfortable with it? - No, not at all.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45'First at the table is David with some fancy floral work.'
0:02:45 > 0:02:50- Hello, Jean.- Hello. - Great pair of vases.- Thank you.
0:02:50 > 0:02:56These are 19th century and they are in the high rococo style.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58Do you know what the rococo style is?
0:02:58 > 0:03:00- I've heard of it.- OK.
0:03:00 > 0:03:06The rococo style is characterised by all these swirling scrolls.
0:03:06 > 0:03:10S-scrolls and C-scrolls, and so on.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14It was a style that came from France in the mid-18th century
0:03:14 > 0:03:21and was revived again in the early 19th century and these belong to that revival.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23How did you come to own them?
0:03:23 > 0:03:26They were my father's, who's now given to me,
0:03:26 > 0:03:28but they were left to him by his great uncle.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30- OK.- Yes.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33Your great uncle would have bought them, he wouldn't have been left them?
0:03:33 > 0:03:36- No, no. I think he'd have bought them.- OK.
0:03:36 > 0:03:41- He would have been a man of some means.- Yes.- And good taste.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43They were made in England.
0:03:43 > 0:03:48Now, this type of porcelain gets referred to as Coalbrookdale,
0:03:48 > 0:03:54- the factory in the Ironbridge Gorge, which became the Coalport factory. - Yes.
0:03:54 > 0:04:02And what makes me make that connection in particular is this floral encrustation.
0:04:02 > 0:04:08- Typical of that factory. I love the views. - They're lovely, aren't they?
0:04:08 > 0:04:15- It's an English landscape, but with a rather exotic-looking mansion.- Hm-hm.
0:04:15 > 0:04:20- Almost a Gothic-style mansion in the background, but typical of the period.- Yes.
0:04:20 > 0:04:26- Which is about 1830 to 1850. - Right.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28There is a bit of damage.
0:04:28 > 0:04:35- This vase here has a crack in the lower part of the handle. - Yes.- Now, that is a problem.
0:04:35 > 0:04:41It's not terminal, but that will put some buyers off, there's no doubt about that.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45- Do you've any idea what they might be worth?- No.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48- You realise they're worth quite a bit of money?- Yes.
0:04:48 > 0:04:54Because they're so lovely. Er, I... I would like to come down with an estimate
0:04:54 > 0:04:56somewhere in the mid-hundreds.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59Three to five, ideally, with a reserve of 300.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02- OK.- They've got to make that sort of money
0:05:02 > 0:05:05and, with a bit of luck, they might make more.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09I love them so much, um, and I want to sell them.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13- I don't think we should be too greedy and over-optimistic.- OK.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15So that to me sounds about right.
0:05:16 > 0:05:21'All good things come in pairs.' Oh, look! Two balloons.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23- High five? - Eloise and Imogen.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26Eloise, high five? Imogen, high five?
0:05:26 > 0:05:29- High five? No, no? No? - LAUGHTER
0:05:29 > 0:05:32The magic's gone.
0:05:32 > 0:05:36'As I've been mingling with the crowd, something's caught my eye.'
0:05:36 > 0:05:41- What's your name?- Phil. - Phil, may I hold this?- Yes.
0:05:41 > 0:05:42Look at that!
0:05:44 > 0:05:48That is a spirit level, isn't it? Let's face it. You can see there's two bubbles.
0:05:48 > 0:05:55- Now, is this for a shipwright, or is it for the railways?- Railways. - OK.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59- That is the standard gauge there. - Of the track?- Yeah, of the track.
0:05:59 > 0:06:05That's the standard gauge. Of course, it was set probably to put a curve in.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07- The camber?- Yes.
0:06:07 > 0:06:11I've been into railways for nine years, never seen one before.
0:06:11 > 0:06:16- I acquired this about ten years ago. - How much did you pay for it?
0:06:16 > 0:06:17- HE LAUGHS - Go on, what's it worth?
0:06:17 > 0:06:21Is the wife going to listen?! THEY LAUGH
0:06:21 > 0:06:23- About £40.- £40.
0:06:23 > 0:06:27- If I said this might be worth double what you paid for it? Would you be happy?- Oh, yes.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30Would you like to put this into auction?
0:06:30 > 0:06:34I have a feeling... This is railway memorabilia. Railway memorabilia is big business.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38- I'll put it into auction. - Very big business.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40Shall we stick it into auction
0:06:40 > 0:06:43- and see if it finds its own level? - HE CHUCKLES
0:06:43 > 0:06:47- That's a good pun.- I'm very sorry. That was no pun intended.
0:06:47 > 0:06:54I mean, it's just a shame that the body of it's not made of,
0:06:54 > 0:06:57let's say a Cuban mahogany, or nice old oak.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00Unfortunately, it's a stained pitch pine.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03Unlike a normal spirit level where there's one bubble,
0:07:03 > 0:07:06here, there are two bubbles, with two sets of gauges.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09I don't what they're for, unfortunately, I can tell you,
0:07:09 > 0:07:12and you probably know, it's stamped BR/W
0:07:12 > 0:07:16and it says 1954, but it's made in Birmingham by I&D Smallwood.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19Shall we put this into auction with an evaluation of -
0:07:19 > 0:07:22the auctioneer's classic, really - £80 to £120?
0:07:22 > 0:07:25- Spot on.- And hopefully double your money. Yeah?
0:07:25 > 0:07:30- A reserve of...what do you want? 60?- Yes, that's fine.- OK.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34- And don't tell the wife.- Hopefully, we'll have a few surprises.
0:07:34 > 0:07:39- If I get £80 to £100, I could go on a world cruise(!) - No, you couldn't!
0:07:39 > 0:07:43'I don't think it's going to be a sleeper!
0:07:43 > 0:07:48'Moving along swiftly, let's see what's pulled into Adam's station.'
0:07:49 > 0:07:53- I'm very glad to see you at Flog It!- Thank you. Where have you come up from?
0:07:53 > 0:07:57- From South Wales.- I thought I detected a tinge of a Welsh accent. - Just a giveaway.
0:07:57 > 0:07:58HE LAUGHS Slightly.
0:07:58 > 0:08:03This is a lovely pair of scent bottles. Have you used them? Are you a scent lover?
0:08:03 > 0:08:06- I'm a scent lover, but not of these bottles.- Right.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09- They were an inheritance from a cousin.- I see.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12- And you decided to bring them along to flog 'em. - I have.- They're very nice.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15- They are.- Not tempted to keep them?
0:08:15 > 0:08:20No, not at all. Right. And what sort of interior? You have a more modern...?
0:08:20 > 0:08:22Yes, very minimalist. They just wouldn't go.
0:08:22 > 0:08:27- They just wouldn't go. They're Victorian.- So I believe.
0:08:27 > 0:08:32They're very nice. They're crystal-cut glass, silver mounted.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35And the silver hallmarks there are William Hutton & Sons Ltd,
0:08:35 > 0:08:40which is a London silversmiths, and they're dated 1897.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43So a lovely quality pair of scent bottles.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45We have a look there. The lid hinges up
0:08:45 > 0:08:49and there would have been a stopper inside there, which, obviously,
0:08:49 > 0:08:54- would remove and you see them dabbing with the stopper.- Yes.
0:08:54 > 0:09:00Let's check the other. Also lacking the stopper. Apart from that, they're in lovely condition.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03Would the glass and the tops have been made by the same people?
0:09:03 > 0:09:06The glass would have been made and William Hutton & Sons
0:09:06 > 0:09:08would have applied the silver mounts to the top.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12Then retailed them as a pair of scent bottles.
0:09:12 > 0:09:17The fact the stoppers are missing is a bit of a problem, but it's not the end of the world,
0:09:17 > 0:09:21- because similar ones can be found, replacements can be found.- Right.
0:09:21 > 0:09:26And, one day, they will be reunited with some stoppers of a similar type.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30- And be seen as they should be seen. - But you never notice until they're open.
0:09:30 > 0:09:36So they still have the same aesthetic appeal, but not quite there. Any idea what they're worth?
0:09:36 > 0:09:41- Not a clue.- They're worth about £40 to £60 each.- Oh, right.
0:09:41 > 0:09:45So the old 80 to 120 favourite estimate goes on these.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48- I think they'll make slightly more.- Oh, lovely.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51- Sound all right?- Yeah, that's fine.- Put a reserve on?- Yes.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53What do you think, £80?
0:09:53 > 0:09:56Do you think, or is it that little bit too high?
0:09:56 > 0:10:00- If they make less than 60, it wouldn't be right. Let's put 60 on them.- I'll go with your advice.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07We are now halfway through the day.
0:10:07 > 0:10:12We've been working flat out, but it's our first time to take our first items off to auction.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15I've got my favourites, you've probably got yours.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19Let's find out what the auctioneer thinks, but, more importantly, what the bidders think.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21Let's put those valuations to the test.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25While we make our way to the salerooms in Malvern to see Mr Philip Serrell,
0:10:25 > 0:10:28here's a rundown on what we're taking and why.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30'They may not be to everybody's taste,
0:10:30 > 0:10:34'but will Jean's flamboyant Coalport vases attract a bidder
0:10:34 > 0:10:38'at David's estimate of £300 to £500?
0:10:38 > 0:10:42'Could this spirit level be the missing link in someone's railway collection?
0:10:42 > 0:10:46'Difficult to put a price on. I valued it at £80 to £120.
0:10:46 > 0:10:52'Lynn's crystal-and-silver scent bottles are in sparkling condition and sure to appeal.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54'at Adam's estimate of £80 to £120.'
0:11:01 > 0:11:05'Here we are at Philip Serrell's auction house in Malvern.'
0:11:06 > 0:11:07This is a good sign.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10The car park is full, which means, fingers crossed,
0:11:10 > 0:11:14the saleroom is packed and, hopefully, everyone's here to bid on our lots.
0:11:14 > 0:11:20'Let's hear if Philip agrees with David's valuation of Jean's Coalport.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23'I caught up with him on the auction preview day.'
0:11:23 > 0:11:28This pair of Coalport vases belong to Jean. She's rescued them from her father's attic.
0:11:28 > 0:11:33We've put a value of £300 to £500 on the pair.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37- Times change, Paul. - They're rococo style, though. They look fancy and frilly.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41- Jean has been on the phone.- Has she?
0:11:41 > 0:11:43- Which means she's not happy.- No...
0:11:43 > 0:11:47I think she's happy, but she wanted to up the reserve.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50Her view, the reason for it, wasn't without foundation.
0:11:50 > 0:11:54Her reason was that she had had these valued, or her father had had these valued,
0:11:54 > 0:11:58some years back, at up to £800.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01And I tried to say to her that I felt that, you know...
0:12:01 > 0:12:06They're lovely things, they're nice quality things, but they are out of taste at the moment.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08Yes. Out of favour.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11- And tastes do change a lot. - Very much so.
0:12:11 > 0:12:12We're finding this in furniture.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16- Furniture's 40% of the value it was ten years ago. - Absolutely.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19She wanted to reserve up to £400, which we've done for her.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22- OK, you've raised the reserve. - The estimate is 400 to 600.
0:12:22 > 0:12:26- Personally, I think we might struggle with them.- OK.
0:12:26 > 0:12:31The only thing it's got going for it is they are a pair and pairs do sell well.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34It doesn't matter what they are, pairs have a look, a symmetry.
0:12:34 > 0:12:38They're decorative. Fingers crossed, let's hope Jean's right and I'm wrong.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41Watch them go and fly and make 600 quid!
0:12:45 > 0:12:48Remember, if you're buying or selling at auction, there's a commission to pay.
0:12:48 > 0:12:52Here, the seller's commission is 16.5%, plus the dreaded VAT.
0:12:52 > 0:12:57If you're buying something, you must add 18%, plus VAT,
0:12:57 > 0:12:58to the hammer price,
0:12:58 > 0:13:01so do factor those costs into your sums, won't you?
0:13:02 > 0:13:05'Now, let's see how Jean's vases get on.'
0:13:06 > 0:13:13Jean, hello. You've been meddling with the valuations, haven't you, since the valuation day?
0:13:13 > 0:13:16David here put three to five on them.
0:13:16 > 0:13:20- You've upped that now.- Yes. - Four to six.- Yes.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24You may have just, just killed it slightly.
0:13:24 > 0:13:25- Really?- Yes.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28I don't know. Look, I hope you're right.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31I hope we didn't have to change it. If it got £400,
0:13:31 > 0:13:34David is still right with his three to five.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37- You're the boss, Jean. They belong to you.- But you can do that.
0:13:37 > 0:13:43If you enter things into auction, the day before you can say, "I've changed my mind."
0:13:43 > 0:13:46You're entitled to do that. Hopefully, we're going to sell them.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49- We'll find out what the bidders think.- If it gets near...
0:13:49 > 0:13:53You can't now, because you've got a reserve of £400.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55- You can't keep changing your mind. - OK!
0:13:55 > 0:13:57Right, this is it. Here we go.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00Lot number 725.
0:14:00 > 0:14:04The pair of porcelain vases. Will you bid me for those.
0:14:04 > 0:14:08The pair of them, I'm bid £150 for the two. At 150.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11150. 160, 170.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14170, 180. 190.
0:14:14 > 0:14:18At £200 only. Is there any more at all?
0:14:18 > 0:14:22At £200 only. Is there any more at all? At £200.
0:14:22 > 0:14:2410 I'll take anywhere.
0:14:24 > 0:14:28At £200 anywhere at all. At £200 anywhere?
0:14:28 > 0:14:30No? I'm sorry I haven't sold those.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32- Even at my 300, they wouldn't have sold.- No.
0:14:32 > 0:14:36- So between us, we didn't do very well. - No, we didn't!
0:14:36 > 0:14:39It's just really all about style and what is the look right now
0:14:39 > 0:14:41and people are buying into that.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44300 quid today is a lot of money. Money is tight.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48- That's the problem.- Take them home and put them back in the attic.
0:14:48 > 0:14:52- They'll come back into fashion. - Everything has got a cycle. - Thank you.- No, thank you.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54- We tried our hardest, didn't we? - You did!
0:14:54 > 0:14:57- Despite some meddling going on in the middle! - THEY LAUGH
0:14:57 > 0:15:00'Oh, dear. It just wasn't their day.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03'Let's hope we've got the train spotters in for our next item.'
0:15:03 > 0:15:07My turn to be the expert now. I've just been joined by Phil and...who's this Phil?
0:15:07 > 0:15:10- This is my brother.- Hi, pleased to meet you. What's your name?
0:15:10 > 0:15:13- Malcolm.- Can you remember the spirit level Phil brought in?
0:15:13 > 0:15:17- Yeah, pretty well. - Have you seen it a lot?- Yeah.- OK.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19A bit of railway memorabilia really, isn't it?
0:15:19 > 0:15:23It's a wonderful thing. I haven't seen a spirit level like it before,
0:15:23 > 0:15:26so we're having a bit of a guesstimate on this one, aren't we?
0:15:26 > 0:15:28Good luck, Phil and Malcolm. Here we go.
0:15:28 > 0:15:29Let's find out what this level is worth.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31It's going under the hammer now.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33Lot No.336,
0:15:33 > 0:15:35as you see it catalogued. Bid me for that, someone.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39A real collector's piece if you're into railwayana. Bid me.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41Bid me £50 to start.
0:15:41 > 0:15:4750 I'm bid. And five, 55. 55, 60. At £60 only, at 60. 60 bid.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51At 60, at £60. Does anyone else have a carriage in the room?
0:15:51 > 0:15:55At £60, it's your bid, sir.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58- We're on the right track, you could say.- Yeah.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01Is there any more at all? At £60, it's your bid, sir.
0:16:01 > 0:16:05I think it's a maiden bid. It's opened at 60 and it's selling at 60.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09At £60, gentleman's bid, and I sell, then at 60. And done. Thank you.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11- Spot on.- It was, wasn't it?
0:16:11 > 0:16:14Look, enjoy the money, and thank you for bringing it in,
0:16:14 > 0:16:17because it's quirky, it's unusual, and we love things like that.
0:16:18 > 0:16:22Another satisfied customer, only just!
0:16:22 > 0:16:26Let's see if Adam can continue the winning streak.
0:16:26 > 0:16:27Next up, the scent bottles.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30Let's hope we get the sweet smell of success with these, Lynn.
0:16:30 > 0:16:34- I'm hoping so, with the top end. - Hopefully.- I had to say that.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37I beat him to it. Why are you selling them?
0:16:37 > 0:16:40You wouldn't be able to fill them with scent these days,
0:16:40 > 0:16:45- it would cost too much now. They're not my taste.- Not your taste, simple as that?- Yes.- OK.
0:16:45 > 0:16:49- I think these'll fly.- Do you?- Yes, I do.- Do you really?- I'm confident.
0:16:49 > 0:16:54- Are you?- I think they'll make what we said, I don't think they'll fly.
0:16:54 > 0:16:59- But, you know, they're nice enough. - I'm forever the optimist.- Good.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02The cup is always half full, the cup is always half empty.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05- No, I'm just a realist. - I'll go with you.
0:17:05 > 0:17:10I'm probably wrong, but we'll find out because, at the end of the day, it's down to the bidders.
0:17:10 > 0:17:11- Good luck.- Thank you.
0:17:12 > 0:17:18Lot No.546. These are lovely, the dressing table bottles.
0:17:18 > 0:17:24£100 I'm bid. At 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150. Lady's bid.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28150, 160, 170, 180, 190.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31200, gentleman's bid. At £200 only, at 200. Any more?
0:17:31 > 0:17:36At £200, and I sell them at 200. And done. Thank you.
0:17:36 > 0:17:41- 200 quid.- Thank you.- £200.- Not too bad.- Lovely.- 100 quid each.- I know.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43- Very good. - I'm very pleased. Thank you.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46We've seen an interesting mix of items in our first half,
0:17:46 > 0:17:49but not to everybody's taste.
0:17:49 > 0:17:50Styles do come and go.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53Now, I'm off to see a house that has weathered many changes
0:17:53 > 0:17:56over the years.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18Remodelling our homes isn't a current trend.
0:18:18 > 0:18:22Adding personal touches and restyling is, let's face it, compulsory,
0:18:22 > 0:18:23it's part of our DNA.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27And this is a perfect example of what I'm talking about.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30Over the years it's had plenty of home improvements.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35This is Canons Ashby and, as fashions changed,
0:18:35 > 0:18:37so did the house, both inside and out.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40Fortunately, many of the period features have survived,
0:18:40 > 0:18:45dating right back to its first owner, John Dryden,
0:18:45 > 0:18:48who began building the house in 1551.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51For the next 30 years, John Dryden extended the house
0:18:51 > 0:18:55as and when money would allow him that luxury to do so.
0:18:55 > 0:19:00He started with this peel tower, which dates back to the 1550s.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03Now, it looks rather out of place here in Northamptonshire,
0:19:03 > 0:19:07but in Cumberland, the Drydens' ancestral seat, it's a lot more commonplace.
0:19:07 > 0:19:12You can see architecturally and stylistically it's built more for defence.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14It's all these kind of quirky additions
0:19:14 > 0:19:17that give the building its character.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21You see this here?
0:19:21 > 0:19:25Well, this was the original Tudor front door - rather understated,
0:19:25 > 0:19:26but that's how things were.
0:19:26 > 0:19:30But over the years, as fashions changed, it was considered too dull
0:19:30 > 0:19:33and boring, so enter this wonderful, over-the-top,
0:19:33 > 0:19:38grand, rococo-style ornamentation, which reflects the period.
0:19:38 > 0:19:42And we're talking here now 1708, the Queen Anne period.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50Which leads straight into the great hall.
0:19:50 > 0:19:55Now, this would have been the social heart of the 16th century house.
0:19:55 > 0:20:00All the daily living and entertaining would have taken place in this one room.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03The original ceiling height would've gone right up to the rafters,
0:20:03 > 0:20:07creating this big, vacuous space, with a mezzanine gallery at one end
0:20:07 > 0:20:10and, no doubt, many banquets would've taken place here.
0:20:10 > 0:20:14And, of course, there'd have a rip-roaring log fire
0:20:14 > 0:20:17to keep this whole room warm and welcoming.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22John Dryden was succeeded by his son, Erasmus, in 1584,
0:20:22 > 0:20:26who was to be master of Canons Ashby for nearly half a century -
0:20:26 > 0:20:29plenty of time to make his mark on the house.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37This room's the winter parlour, where the family would retreat for more warmth.
0:20:37 > 0:20:41It's a much cosier room, exclusively for family members only.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44They would dine around this small gate-leg table,
0:20:44 > 0:20:47or take meals in the afternoon, away from the hubbub
0:20:47 > 0:20:50and all the servants in the great hall.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54Erasmus commissioned all this oak panelling to be put on the walls,
0:20:54 > 0:20:57but the most remarkable discovery here in this room
0:20:57 > 0:20:59has to be the painted decoration.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02This was underneath layers of cream paint
0:21:02 > 0:21:07and it was discovered in the 1980s by the National Trust conservators
0:21:07 > 0:21:12gradually peeling away and revealing these wonderful heraldic shields
0:21:12 > 0:21:14and sort of family crests, if you like.
0:21:14 > 0:21:18And up there there's quite a few of the Drydens' family shield, the lion.
0:21:18 > 0:21:23But other local families also have their crests up here.
0:21:23 > 0:21:29If a family went out of favour, the crest would be blackened out.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32This is incredibly rare, it's a wonderful piece of history.
0:21:32 > 0:21:37And another first, which I think is a first here in this country,
0:21:37 > 0:21:40is this little alcove, this little built-in cupboard.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43It's got all the signs of masonic symbolism.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46You've got the central eye there, set squares up there,
0:21:46 > 0:21:50fluted pilasters, which you'll find in masonic lodges,
0:21:50 > 0:21:54and these compasses either side, holding paper scrolls.
0:21:54 > 0:21:58Now, that says to me masonic symbolism,
0:21:58 > 0:22:01yet Freemasonry in this country wasn't around until 1717,
0:22:01 > 0:22:04when the first grand lodge opened in London.
0:22:04 > 0:22:08But Freemasonry did make an appearance earlier in Scotland,
0:22:08 > 0:22:12where the Drydens originally came from.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15So I think... I think that's quite incredible.
0:22:15 > 0:22:19That is a little masonic shrine.
0:22:21 > 0:22:25What strange ceremonies went on in this room?
0:22:25 > 0:22:27If only these walls could speak.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36In the next room, the design is in striking contrast.
0:22:38 > 0:22:42This is the great chamber, where the family would have entertained important guests.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45We're on the first floor level now.
0:22:45 > 0:22:49And it also contains the most ostentatious addition to this house.
0:22:49 > 0:22:53It was put in by Erasmus, and it's this. Look at this.
0:22:53 > 0:22:58A gigantic fireplace of, well, of massive proportions.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01It's just not to scale with the room.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04But you see, he was a Puritan and he was completely anti-monarchy,
0:23:04 > 0:23:07and he thought by installing a statement piece like this
0:23:07 > 0:23:10he would be saying, "Well, OK, the royalty, the nobility have got
0:23:10 > 0:23:13"the wonderful, fanciful, gigantic things, but how about us?
0:23:13 > 0:23:16"The gentry can have it too. Look what I've got."
0:23:16 > 0:23:20And it's just incredible, it really is.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22But even Erasmus was outdone by his son John,
0:23:22 > 0:23:27because he installed this wonderful vaulted plastered ceiling. Look at that.
0:23:29 > 0:23:34John succeeded Erasmus in 1632.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37He decorated the ceiling with an abundance of fertility symbols -
0:23:37 > 0:23:40pomegranates, thistles, lilies and grapes -
0:23:40 > 0:23:45hoping for a healthy yield from his recent marriage to his third wife.
0:23:48 > 0:23:53It worked - they went on to have nine children in nine years.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56This type of high-relief plasterwork seems all the rage,
0:23:56 > 0:24:00highly fashionable, and it's set off by this central pendant
0:24:00 > 0:24:04which is decorated by women in the form of ships' figureheads.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07No doubt that would've supported a great big chandelier.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11And if anybody was left in any doubt to who this was all down to,
0:24:11 > 0:24:16well, John's left his own coat of arms up there as well. Look.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20Now, I couldn't leave here without showing you
0:24:20 > 0:24:24possibly one of the most fabulous pieces of furniture I'm ever likely to touch.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27And I have to wear white gloves for this occasion as well
0:24:27 > 0:24:31because there's this gorgeous cabinet on chest made by Gerrit Jensen,
0:24:31 > 0:24:34who was a master craftsman from the Low Countries.
0:24:34 > 0:24:40He came to England in 1680 along with many other Huguenot refugees.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43They escaped religious persecution at the time.
0:24:43 > 0:24:47He made furniture for King Charles II, William and Mary, and Queen Anne.
0:24:47 > 0:24:51This is the height of English baroque. It's a brand new style.
0:24:51 > 0:24:55Now, if I open this up inside,
0:24:55 > 0:24:58let me show you what treats you've got,
0:24:58 > 0:25:01because it's even better on the inside.
0:25:02 > 0:25:04You see, a fitted interior,
0:25:04 > 0:25:08again, with the most wonderful marquetry work.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11All of this is cut by hand and glued in,
0:25:11 > 0:25:13and all of these veneers are hand-cut.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16They're only about three or four millimetres thick.
0:25:16 > 0:25:20The inlay is made of box, it's made of yew woods, it's made of holly.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23Isn't that just stunning? That is a work of art.
0:25:23 > 0:25:28And another reason why this was so new to the country
0:25:28 > 0:25:31was because London had just witnessed the Great Fire in 1666.
0:25:31 > 0:25:35It devastated the city. Everything was burnt to the ground.
0:25:35 > 0:25:40Luckily enough, only half a dozen people lost their lives.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43But they had to rebuild London.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45We didn't have the stocks, we didn't have the craftsmen,
0:25:45 > 0:25:47we didn't have the materials.
0:25:47 > 0:25:52In 1667, the Rebuilding Act allowed these refugee craftsmen
0:25:52 > 0:25:54to come and work in England.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57And as long as they helped rebuild London for seven years,
0:25:57 > 0:26:00they were allowed to join the Guild of Craftsmen
0:26:00 > 0:26:02and set up in their own right
0:26:02 > 0:26:05and work wherever they wanted in the country.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07This was the start of something new.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10It was the start of the English furniture trade as we know it.
0:26:20 > 0:26:24Well, it's been a real privilege to visit Canons Ashby today.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26I've thoroughly enjoyed myself.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29I've learnt a lot, too, and we've only scratched the surface,
0:26:29 > 0:26:31looking at some of the highlighted points here.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34But if you're like me and you're passionate about history
0:26:34 > 0:26:38and antiques, this place is definitely worth a visit.
0:26:44 > 0:26:48Back at our glamorous venue, the Pittville Pump Room in Cheltenham,
0:26:48 > 0:26:50the entertainment continues.
0:26:50 > 0:26:55And David's found something of the night. It's Gill's mourning jewellery.
0:27:00 > 0:27:05The Victorians had a thing about commemorating death.
0:27:05 > 0:27:10And I'm certain that this is late Victorian.
0:27:10 > 0:27:14It's a watch chain, or more strictly a watch rope, really,
0:27:14 > 0:27:16because it's not a chain as such.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19And it's the sort of thing a gentleman would have
0:27:19 > 0:27:23worn across his waistcoat, suspending a pocket watch,
0:27:23 > 0:27:26with the T bar just going through a buttonhole and securing it.
0:27:26 > 0:27:31The decoration, the design, is typical of the 1880s, 1890s.
0:27:33 > 0:27:38What makes this interesting is the fact that it is almost certainly
0:27:38 > 0:27:42- and again I can't prove this - made out of human hair.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45And I think you had an inkling that that was the case, didn't you?
0:27:45 > 0:27:49- Well, in all probability it was. - Yeah.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52A person would at some stage in their life probably have just cut
0:27:52 > 0:27:56a piece of hair off, which they might have given to a friend,
0:27:56 > 0:27:58a husband or a wife.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01And when that person died, those lockets of hair
0:28:01 > 0:28:05were mounted into what became known as mourning brooches,
0:28:05 > 0:28:09and presented after the funeral of the deceased
0:28:09 > 0:28:12to members of the family.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15It's... The whole thing to us today sounds so macabre
0:28:15 > 0:28:17and really rather ghoulish.
0:28:17 > 0:28:21In a sense, they were far more honest about death, far more frank about it.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24They faced up to it in a way that we don't.
0:28:24 > 0:28:26I think we could have a little look at the ring,
0:28:26 > 0:28:29which is also a mourning ring.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34And that is very indistinctly marked,
0:28:34 > 0:28:37suggesting it's 9-carat gold.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40Do you have a particular reason for selling it?
0:28:40 > 0:28:43Is it the sort of thing that spooks you or are you fairly comfortable with it?
0:28:43 > 0:28:47No, it doesn't spook me, not at all.
0:28:47 > 0:28:51But it was in a box of jewellery that I inherited
0:28:51 > 0:28:54from this wonderful lady's jewellery box.
0:28:54 > 0:29:01- And all the other jewellery I wear, and my daughters have some.- Right.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05- But that - there's no watch to with it.- No, quite.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07Also, having daughters, no sons, really...
0:29:07 > 0:29:10- It's a man's.- It's a man's thing.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13Did you have a particular sum of money in mind?
0:29:13 > 0:29:14No, I didn't have anything.
0:29:14 > 0:29:18I was just hoping perhaps that there might be enough to plant
0:29:18 > 0:29:20something in the garden.
0:29:20 > 0:29:24- Right.- I mean, if there was enough, perhaps it could be a small tree.
0:29:24 > 0:29:28- Dear Nancy was such a lovely, lovely lady.- Right.
0:29:28 > 0:29:29And I've fond thoughts of her
0:29:29 > 0:29:32and I just thought it would be a nice thing to remember her by.
0:29:32 > 0:29:37- That's lovely. And Nancy was the name of the lady who left the...? - Yes.
0:29:37 > 0:29:42I think that's a great idea. So I think this is going to make, as a group, between £30 and £50.
0:29:42 > 0:29:44That's fine.
0:29:44 > 0:29:46I think the auctioneers would probably prefer
0:29:46 > 0:29:48if I suggested there was no reserve.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50What do you feel about that?
0:29:51 > 0:29:53You're disappointed. We'll put a reserve on it.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56- I'd hate to see it go for nothing. - We don't want to give it away.
0:29:56 > 0:30:01We'll put a reserve of £20 on it, then it won't be given away.
0:30:01 > 0:30:03From the macabre to the bacchanalian.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10Helen, it's very nice to see you here at Flog It! today.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13- And you've brought along something really very nice as well.- Yep.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16Can you tell me how you came to own this first of all?
0:30:16 > 0:30:19- Well, it's just been passed down through the family.- OK.
0:30:19 > 0:30:23I've never seen anybody use it, it just sits in the cupboard.
0:30:23 > 0:30:28- Is there an Irish link to your family?- My husband's Irish. - Excellent. That explains it as well,
0:30:28 > 0:30:30because it's Irish silver.
0:30:30 > 0:30:34So it appeals on a number of levels. Irish silver - very desirable.
0:30:34 > 0:30:38And wine funnels - also very desirable.
0:30:38 > 0:30:40Think of the amount of wine collectors that you hear about
0:30:40 > 0:30:43paying thousands of pounds for a bottle of wine.
0:30:43 > 0:30:45They're the people who also buy wine funnels,
0:30:45 > 0:30:47as well as silver collectors.
0:30:47 > 0:30:51So, we've got the hallmarks there. We've got a Dublin hallmark.
0:30:51 > 0:30:55- The maker's William Doyle and the date is 1814.- OK.
0:30:55 > 0:31:00- So nearly 200 years old.- Mmm. - And that looks in pretty good order.
0:31:00 > 0:31:04One thing that's a slight concern, we've got this embossed decoration,
0:31:04 > 0:31:06vine leaves and grapes, very appropriate for the object,
0:31:06 > 0:31:10but I just wonder whether perhaps initially this was made
0:31:10 > 0:31:13- as a plain object, like many are, then decorated later.- Right.
0:31:13 > 0:31:17But what's in its favour, apart from what we've already mentioned,
0:31:17 > 0:31:21is the fact that the strainer is still present,
0:31:21 > 0:31:23and the correct one for this object.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26Often they lost these and, over the years,
0:31:26 > 0:31:29someone else would've found another that fitted,
0:31:29 > 0:31:30and they'd stick them back on.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32But the hallmarks match on both pieces.
0:31:32 > 0:31:36- OK.- Where does it live at home? - In a cupboard.- In a cupboard.
0:31:36 > 0:31:40- Ever used it?- No, never used it. - Never had a... - Never seen anyone use it.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43- ..a bottle with bits of cork and sediment floating about in it?- No.
0:31:43 > 0:31:44- No?- Too expensive.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46THEY LAUGH
0:31:46 > 0:31:50- Any idea what it might be worth? - No.- No?- No idea, really.
0:31:50 > 0:31:55There's a misconception at the moment that silver is only worth scrap value.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58When people have been coming into my auction house,
0:31:58 > 0:32:03they've been saying, "Silver's only worth the scrap value," which simply isn't true.
0:32:03 > 0:32:07The scrap value of that's probably about £50, you know,
0:32:07 > 0:32:09it's not an awful lot.
0:32:09 > 0:32:13- Collector's value I would estimate £300 to £500 on that. - Right.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15Which is nice.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18I think it's got every chance of doing that,
0:32:18 > 0:32:19might even do a bit more.
0:32:19 > 0:32:23- But I think we should put a reserve on it.- Right.- Which would be £300.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26And perhaps give it 10% leeway, if that's OK with you,
0:32:26 > 0:32:29- just in case it got to 280, 290. - Yes, that's fine.
0:32:29 > 0:32:33It's a wine lover's thing and it's a silver lover's thing, too.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36Let's hope there's an Irish wine-drinking silver collector
0:32:36 > 0:32:40- and we're going to be well away, aren't we?- Yes.
0:32:40 > 0:32:42'What are the chances of that?
0:32:42 > 0:32:44'But miracles can happen.
0:32:44 > 0:32:47'Just look at what's turned up on David's table.'
0:32:50 > 0:32:52- Hello, James.- Hello.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55- Have you brought me a Valentine's Day present?- Yes.
0:32:55 > 0:32:57THEY LAUGH
0:32:57 > 0:33:00- A little bit early. - It's lovely, isn't it?- Yes.
0:33:00 > 0:33:05- Little heart-shaped box. How long have you owned it?- About 25 years.
0:33:05 > 0:33:09Right. OK. And is it a family piece or...?
0:33:09 > 0:33:12Well, I got it through my first wife. It was her mother's.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15- She collected pottery and porcelain.- OK.
0:33:15 > 0:33:20It's a trinket box, it's by a very well-known potter
0:33:20 > 0:33:24called Bernard Moore, who worked with his brother
0:33:24 > 0:33:28in the late 19th century in a biggish factory in Staffordshire
0:33:28 > 0:33:31and then set up on his own in the early 19th century,
0:33:31 > 0:33:36experimenting with objects just like this,
0:33:36 > 0:33:39using particularly fancy glazes.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42He was particularly interested in glazing.
0:33:42 > 0:33:48In many respects, his work copies or imitates Royal Doulton,
0:33:48 > 0:33:53particularly in the use of the so-called flambe glazes,
0:33:53 > 0:33:56these bright red, flame-like glazes.
0:33:56 > 0:34:00And he would've thought of himself, I think, really, as an arts and crafts potter,
0:34:00 > 0:34:04working in the manner of William Morris, people like that,
0:34:04 > 0:34:06who obviously were around much earlier,
0:34:06 > 0:34:09but he kept that tradition going.
0:34:09 > 0:34:13I love this because it's embellished that little bit further
0:34:13 > 0:34:16with this silver gilt mount,
0:34:16 > 0:34:20and that is also in the arts and crafts manner
0:34:20 > 0:34:23and just raises it out of the ordinary, really.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27It's hallmarked, assayed in Birmingham -
0:34:27 > 0:34:30little anchor tells us that.
0:34:30 > 0:34:34And the little letter K there tells us that it was assayed
0:34:34 > 0:34:36in 1909.
0:34:36 > 0:34:41- So it's just over 100 years old.- Would it be a one-off?
0:34:41 > 0:34:42Very good question.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45And I think it would certainly have been a one-off, yes.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48And Bernard Moore would've been proud of that.
0:34:48 > 0:34:54- You know, he wasn't interested in mass production.- No.
0:34:54 > 0:34:58He was interested in small runs of
0:34:58 > 0:35:00individually-designed and crafted objects.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03There are others, I dare say, so it's not unique,
0:35:03 > 0:35:06but it's not produced on a production line.
0:35:06 > 0:35:11Do you have any particular hopes for it as far as value's concerned?
0:35:11 > 0:35:13No, not particularly.
0:35:13 > 0:35:18- I had no idea what it was worth before I came to talk to you.- Right.
0:35:18 > 0:35:20OK.
0:35:20 > 0:35:27I would suggest an estimate of £100-£150 with a reserve of £100.
0:35:27 > 0:35:31The sale will be advertised on the internet and the catalogues
0:35:31 > 0:35:34will go online, so all those Bernard Moore collectors
0:35:34 > 0:35:37out there will be queuing up to have a little go at this.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39- All right.- OK?- Yeah.- Thank you.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45Sadly, it's time to leave Cheltenham.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47Can't wait to come back in the near future.
0:35:47 > 0:35:51But our experts have now found their final lots to take to the sale room.
0:35:51 > 0:35:53Here's a quick recap, to jog your memory,
0:35:53 > 0:35:56of what they are and why we're taking them.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00Gill's Victorian watch chain,
0:36:00 > 0:36:04plaited from human hair is a relic from darker times but quite unique.
0:36:04 > 0:36:08David's valued it, with the ring, at £30-£50.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13Helen's wine funnel will appeal to silver
0:36:13 > 0:36:16and wine enthusiasts in equal measure.
0:36:16 > 0:36:22Adam's valued it at £300-£500.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24And finally, this heart-shaped trinket box should set
0:36:24 > 0:36:32the pulses racing at David's estimate of £100-£150.
0:36:32 > 0:36:36We're back in Malvern at Philip Serrell's auction house
0:36:36 > 0:36:37for our final three items.
0:36:37 > 0:36:41The journey for our owners started at the valuation day,
0:36:41 > 0:36:45this is where it ends - in a jam-packed auction room.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48I'm feeling really excited and I hope, fingers crossed,
0:36:48 > 0:36:53all our owners go home with a big smile on their face and lots of money.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56And first up is Gill's unusual mourning jewellery.
0:36:57 > 0:37:01- I mean, it looks good, doesn't it? - I think it looks beautiful.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04And it looks like it should be worth an awful lot more money but because
0:37:04 > 0:37:09of the hair you've only valued this at 40-odd quid with a reserve of 20.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12There's something about it which I don't like, personally.
0:37:12 > 0:37:16I really don't. But that's taste and it's an arbitrary thing.
0:37:16 > 0:37:20But it's an insight into how life was lived in a previous century.
0:37:20 > 0:37:25- Yeah.- We can't make judgments on these things based on our views today.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28- I just hope it doesn't put lots of people off.- Thank you.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30OK, here we go. This is a tricky one.
0:37:32 > 0:37:38Lot No.580, as you see it catalogued.
0:37:38 > 0:37:42The plaited hair watch chain with a yellow metal mount.
0:37:42 > 0:37:46Will you bid me for that lot, Steve, £50? 50 I'm bid.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48- At 50, I'll take five. - They've started at 50.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51At £50 only. At 50. Is there any more at all?
0:37:51 > 0:37:55At £50 only. At 50. The maiden bid will take it. Any more at all?
0:37:57 > 0:38:00At £50 and I sell to the back of the room and done then at 50
0:38:00 > 0:38:02and done thank you.
0:38:02 > 0:38:07- It's gone.- That's more like it, isn't it? More than £20.
0:38:07 > 0:38:10- I'm glad. I'm delighted. - So am I. I'm very delighted.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13I didn't think it would sell, I really didn't. I didn't think it would sell.
0:38:13 > 0:38:18I was confident it would sell. You only had to make £20 when all is said and done.
0:38:18 > 0:38:19I know.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21# Give me a head with hair
0:38:21 > 0:38:23# Long beautiful hair
0:38:23 > 0:38:27# Shining, gleaming streaming flaxen, waxen
0:38:27 > 0:38:28# Give me down to there... #
0:38:28 > 0:38:30Now, David's little gem.
0:38:30 > 0:38:34Coming up right now we've got some real quality. I rate this.
0:38:34 > 0:38:40It's a heart-shaped trinket box, but it's got that wonderful farm made glaze to it, it's so desirable.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43James, why are you selling this? You've had it a long time.
0:38:43 > 0:38:48Well, I really thought I'd like to bring it along to Flog It! and see what it would go for.
0:38:48 > 0:38:52I'm not attached to it particularly, so I thought I'd let it go.
0:38:52 > 0:38:58Put that valuation to the test. They all want to know what's it worth and we're about to find out.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01It is those silver gilt mounts that make this piece.
0:39:01 > 0:39:05And quality always sells. It looks the part. It looks really good.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08Anyway, it's going under the hammer let's watch this.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13Lot No 752.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16Is this rather lovely Bernard Moore porcelain trinket box.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18There it us up there on the screen.
0:39:18 > 0:39:25And I'm bid £55 only. At 55. 65. 75. 85. 95.
0:39:25 > 0:39:29100. There's the bid and you're out at £100 bid.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32Well, it's sold. Now let's see if we can get a bit more money.
0:39:34 > 0:39:37120. 130. 130 on the net.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40At £130 only. 130. 140.
0:39:40 > 0:39:44140 in the room. At £140 only.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46Is there any more at 50? 150. Is there any more?
0:39:46 > 0:39:50At £150 and done then at 150 and done.
0:39:50 > 0:39:53Spot on, David! Spot on!
0:39:53 > 0:39:57- A good valuation.- I'd love to have owned that. Very good.
0:39:58 > 0:40:00That little trinket box is a work of art.
0:40:00 > 0:40:04Finally, it's the silver wine funnel
0:40:04 > 0:40:06Helen's joined by her daughter, Georgie.
0:40:08 > 0:40:12Helen and Georgie, good to see you and thank you for bringing your wonderful bit of Irish silver.
0:40:12 > 0:40:16We've got that wine funnel and your eyes lit up when you saw that.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19Because that says big bucks, as soon as you see the Irish hallmarks you know that.
0:40:19 > 0:40:25And the wine thing, you know wine strainers and funnels, it shouldn't be a strain to sell it.
0:40:25 > 0:40:26Oh! It shouldn't!
0:40:28 > 0:40:31Now, this is real, real quality, isn't it?
0:40:31 > 0:40:35Yes. It appeals not just to silver people, Irish silver and the wine fraternity as well
0:40:35 > 0:40:39and all of those are wealthy people and don't mind spending money.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42No, they don't. Now the condition is superb as well.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45And the silver is flying out of the room today. There's a lot of silver.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47The trade is in the room behind us.
0:40:47 > 0:40:49And they're putting their hands up like mad buying silver.
0:40:49 > 0:40:52I have a feeling this may go online to the Irish.
0:40:53 > 0:40:54Back to Dublin?
0:40:54 > 0:40:59- Yeah, it might well do.- That would be nice.- It would, actually.
0:40:59 > 0:41:03That's the beauty of having auctions online,
0:41:03 > 0:41:05you know you're going to get the maximum price out of something.
0:41:05 > 0:41:08- So you never know who is going to buy these things.- Fingers crossed.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11- Good luck both of you.- It's going under the hammer right now.
0:41:12 > 0:41:18This Georgian Irish wine funnel, bid me for that lot, start me at 300.
0:41:18 > 0:41:22300 I am bid. 300. 320. 350. 380. 400.
0:41:22 > 0:41:29420. 450. 480. 500. 520. 550. I will take 600. 620 is it?
0:41:29 > 0:41:30620. At £620. Is there any more?
0:41:31 > 0:41:32At 620.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37650 on the net.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39650. 680.
0:41:39 > 0:41:41At 680. In the room at 680.
0:41:41 > 0:41:43700.
0:41:43 > 0:41:47£700. 720. 720.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51It's time to open a bottle!
0:41:51 > 0:41:52It is, isn't it?
0:41:52 > 0:41:54It will be cheers all round.
0:41:55 > 0:41:56At 750.
0:41:56 > 0:42:01- Had you any idea at all?- Absolutely not, no, I'm surprised really.
0:42:01 > 0:42:05Three to five, we said it would go on, yeah, and it has.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08- There's the bid, £800 bid.- 800. - They're not finished yet.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11The trade's in the room, the trade are buying this, aren't they?
0:42:11 > 0:42:14It will go to a collector, surely.
0:42:14 > 0:42:19Here is the bid then and I sell at £800 and done, thank you.
0:42:19 > 0:42:24- Yes! Nice round figure as well. Is this your first auction?- Yeah.
0:42:24 > 0:42:27OK what's going through your mind right now? Just what?
0:42:27 > 0:42:31- How I'd like to come back.- Yeah. - I was thinking how much is the handbag!
0:42:32 > 0:42:36Thank you both so much for coming in today it has been a wonderful time, it really has.
0:42:36 > 0:42:40- Great objects.- Just hope that goes all the way back home to Dublin.
0:42:40 > 0:42:42- To be sure(!)- To be sure!
0:42:49 > 0:42:51Well that's it. It's all over for our owners,
0:42:51 > 0:42:55another day in another auction room, but everyone has gone home happy.
0:42:55 > 0:42:58We've had some cracking results here, so all credit to our experts,
0:42:58 > 0:43:02but also to the man on the rostrum there, Mr Philip Serrell.
0:43:02 > 0:43:05He's done us proud and I can't wait to come back here,
0:43:05 > 0:43:08but for now, until then, from the Malverns, it's goodbye.
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