0:00:05 > 0:00:09The name of this village would make a good answer to a crossword
0:00:09 > 0:00:12because it combines the name of the founder, Salt,
0:00:12 > 0:00:15with the river that runs right through the heart of it, Aire.
0:00:15 > 0:00:18Yes, today we're in West Yorkshire,
0:00:18 > 0:00:21in the pretty, industrial model village of Saltaire.
0:00:21 > 0:00:22Welcome to Flog It!
0:00:45 > 0:00:48Our venue today is the Victoria Hall, a grade II listed building.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51It retains all the original grandeur it had
0:00:51 > 0:00:58when it was first built in 1869 by philanthropist Sir Titus Salt
0:00:58 > 0:01:01as a cultural centre for the people of Saltaire.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08Now this is what I love to see, hundreds of people
0:01:08 > 0:01:12all laden with bags and boxes full of unwanted antiques and treasures.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14Now, it may have just started to rain,
0:01:14 > 0:01:17but hasn't dampened our spirits, we've all got smiles on our faces
0:01:17 > 0:01:20and somebody here in this queue has got a real treasure
0:01:20 > 0:01:24and they don't know it yet, but it's our experts' job to find it.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26And, of course, they've all come here to ask our experts
0:01:26 > 0:01:28that all-important question which is...
0:01:28 > 0:01:30ALL: What's it worth?
0:01:30 > 0:01:33- And when they find out they are going to flog it.- Flog it!
0:01:33 > 0:01:34HE LAUGHS
0:01:34 > 0:01:37- THEY LAUGH - Yeah, well done!
0:01:41 > 0:01:45Well, the beautiful Victoria Hall is rapidly filling up with people...
0:01:45 > 0:01:49- HE LAUGHS - ..and here to answer that all-important question,
0:01:49 > 0:01:52our experts David Barby and Michael Baggott.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59Later, they uncover precious metals including gold...
0:01:59 > 0:02:03Lorna, just tell me, what's it like to be a walking bank?
0:02:03 > 0:02:05LORNA LAUGHS
0:02:05 > 0:02:07..and silver.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10Good grief, what an attractive set of spoons!
0:02:10 > 0:02:16But also, more utilitarian base metal in the form of Dinky Toys.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18Part of my childhood, yes.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21Which of these will realise the best price at auction?
0:02:21 > 0:02:24Stay tuned to find out.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30Starting the day for us is Michael,
0:02:30 > 0:02:34who looks thrilled by his first find.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36Jennifer, thank you for bringing in
0:02:36 > 0:02:39what looks like a very exciting closed box.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41- Yes.- I love closed boxes!
0:02:41 > 0:02:44Let's open it up and see what we've got.
0:02:44 > 0:02:45Good grief!
0:02:45 > 0:02:50Not quite every colour of the rainbow, but we're doing well!
0:02:50 > 0:02:54What an attractive set of spoons. Now, where did these come from?
0:02:54 > 0:02:58Well, they were a wedding present to my parents in 1932.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00- Good grief.- Yes, yes.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04- Did they ever use them? I mean, they look...- I don't think so, no.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06I mean, this is the way with wedding gifts,
0:03:06 > 0:03:11that you're presented with these fabulous fine quality items
0:03:11 > 0:03:14and you might use them once, when the person who gave them to you
0:03:14 > 0:03:18first comes round after you're married, then they go in the box.
0:03:18 > 0:03:19- Yes.- These are intriguing.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23- Did your family have any connection with Norway at all?- No, no.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27- I ask that because, obviously, we've got, in the lid of the box, here...- Yes.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29- ..David Andersen Oslo.- Yes, yes.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31The firm of David Andersen
0:03:31 > 0:03:35specialised in doing this really lovely quality enamel work
0:03:35 > 0:03:37- on silver gilt.- Yes.
0:03:37 > 0:03:42- What's very interesting is none of these spoons are import marked.- Oh?
0:03:42 > 0:03:47- So, strictly speaking, if someone had brought these in to sell...- Yes.
0:03:47 > 0:03:48..they would have gone through
0:03:48 > 0:03:52and been tested to be up to sterling standard and had import marks added,
0:03:52 > 0:03:56which is why I just wanted if they possibly had a Norwegian friend
0:03:56 > 0:04:00- who might have just stuffed them into a bag and come over...- I don't know!
0:04:00 > 0:04:02It's intriguing, actually.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06Sadly, because they didn't do that,
0:04:06 > 0:04:08- we don't have a date letter on them.- No.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12They can't be any later than 1932, when they were given,
0:04:12 > 0:04:14and typically you would expect to see these spoons
0:04:14 > 0:04:16- from about 1920 onwards...- Right.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20- ..in these very bright '20s, sort of, jazz age colours.- Yes, yes.
0:04:20 > 0:04:25So, if we say, about 1925 in date, I think that's fine.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28Well, it's very unusual to see a big set of 12 like this, norm...
0:04:28 > 0:04:30- Is it?- Yes, normally they're sets of six
0:04:30 > 0:04:34and, you know, one will have had the enamel smashed off the back of the bowl
0:04:34 > 0:04:36and then, of course, nobody wants them
0:04:36 > 0:04:38so I think that's a really tidy little set.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41I like them very much, but they're just put away in the drawer
0:04:41 > 0:04:44because I'm frightened to use them!
0:04:44 > 0:04:47So, you decided to bring them along to Flog It! to sell?
0:04:47 > 0:04:51- Any idea what they might be worth?- No.
0:04:51 > 0:04:57They are, they are solid silver and enamel so have a stab in the dark.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00- £100?- That's, that's quite a good start!
0:05:00 > 0:05:03THEY LAUGH Sorry, is it too much?
0:05:03 > 0:05:05Do you know, I think they must be worth, MUST be worth
0:05:05 > 0:05:09- £120-£200 for the set.- Yes.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13- And I think we have to put a fixed reserve of £120 on them.- Right.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17- So, I hope we send them off to a good home at the auction. - I do as well!
0:05:17 > 0:05:20- We'll keep our fingers crossed for a nice price, shall we?- Yes, yes, yes.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24That's marvellous. If they don't go we can have a cup of coffee or a cup of tea,
0:05:24 > 0:05:27- depending how we feel on the day! - Yes!- Thanks very much indeed.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29Thank you.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32What a delightful set. Surely someone will scoop them up?
0:05:39 > 0:05:42Next, I found Christine sitting in the queue
0:05:42 > 0:05:43with a lovely little painting.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46Christine, OK, how long have you had this?
0:05:46 > 0:05:50Well, my parents had it since the 1970s
0:05:50 > 0:05:52and before that it was my grandmother's
0:05:52 > 0:05:55and she would have had it since about the 1920s.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57- Oh, really?- Yes, yes.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00Can you remember seeing this on the wall as a little girl?
0:06:00 > 0:06:01I can, yes, yes...
0:06:01 > 0:06:03because my grandmother had two boys
0:06:03 > 0:06:05and she always thought she'd love to have a little girl
0:06:05 > 0:06:09- and so she used to call that, "My little girl".- Ah!
0:06:09 > 0:06:11Well, you've done a little bit of research, haven't you?
0:06:11 > 0:06:13And you know it's Simon Glucklich,
0:06:13 > 0:06:16he's a Polish artist, born in southern Poland in 1863.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19And look, this is dated 1899,
0:06:19 > 0:06:21- so he's, sort of, in his 30s when he's painting this.- Yes.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25Looking at this canvas, you can see it was always painted to be circular, can't you?
0:06:25 > 0:06:28- So, it's in its original frame. Can you see that?- Yeah.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31- You can see the canvas disappearing underneath the square edge of the frame.- Yes.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33And I think this is in exceptional condition,
0:06:33 > 0:06:37albeit a little bit dirty from being in a smoky parlour.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40But, erm, he started in Munich
0:06:40 > 0:06:44and his pictures are in many museums throughout Central Europe -
0:06:44 > 0:06:46Germany, Vienna, France.
0:06:46 > 0:06:50We did a price guide search on other canvases this size by this artist.
0:06:50 > 0:06:57- Yes.- And...some of them have realised, in auction, 1,200, some 1,500.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59So, bearing in mind its condition,
0:06:59 > 0:07:01it needs a little bit of conservation work,
0:07:01 > 0:07:03- it needs cleaning by a specialist.- Yes.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05But otherwise, it's very, very good.
0:07:05 > 0:07:10Let's put it into the auction at a value of £6-£900, tempt people in.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13- Right.- Tempt men, say, "Look, this is a sleeper,
0:07:13 > 0:07:17"this is fresh to the market, it's dirty, it's, it's got a crispiness about it
0:07:17 > 0:07:22"which I want to enjoy uncovering and telling the story further."
0:07:22 > 0:07:26Well, let's get it into the sale, £6-£900, fixed reserve at five.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29- And, Christine, see you there. - OK, then.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33What a nice thing and the artist has a good name.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44Next, Mr Barby has found someone with a familiar name.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47- Now, you've got a very good name, haven't you?- Yes.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50- David.- Yes.- Indeed.
0:07:50 > 0:07:54- Same as me, do you love it? - A fine name.- Yes, it's a fine name!
0:07:54 > 0:07:57- A fine name.- I like this particular object you've brought along.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00Has it been in your family for some length of time?
0:08:00 > 0:08:04- Well, I know that it's been mine to 50 years.- Right.
0:08:04 > 0:08:08Prior to that I can only trace it back, probably, another 50,
0:08:08 > 0:08:10from the old lady who gave it to me.
0:08:10 > 0:08:14Did you know immediately what it was?
0:08:14 > 0:08:16I knew it was to take a watch...
0:08:16 > 0:08:19- Right.- ..but that's about as much as I did know
0:08:19 > 0:08:22and it did, when it first came to me, it didn't have a watch in it.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24And you put a watch in.
0:08:24 > 0:08:29And then my wife's father's watch came up, so, in it went.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32That's why we have disparity in the actual dates.
0:08:32 > 0:08:36The watch is 1920s, but this lovely carved case in limewood
0:08:36 > 0:08:41dates from around about the, sort of, 1840, 1850 period.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44- Which is a shock to me. - If you consider that period,
0:08:44 > 0:08:49wealthy tourists would travel into Germany, Bavaria, Austria
0:08:49 > 0:08:53and they would buy this. First of all as a souvenir
0:08:53 > 0:08:57cos there's a terrific amount of history of woodcarving in that area,
0:08:57 > 0:08:59but this had a purpose
0:08:59 > 0:09:03because from this little, sort of, unusual shaped box,
0:09:03 > 0:09:06you open it up like that, it folds under,
0:09:06 > 0:09:09- and then it becomes a little stand for your pocket watch.- A stand?
0:09:09 > 0:09:12So, first of all, this is a travel case
0:09:12 > 0:09:16and you took your pocket watch off your chain
0:09:16 > 0:09:20and then you mounted it here and put it close to your bed.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22- The bedside table.- Absolutely.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24So, you can see, by lighting a candle,
0:09:24 > 0:09:27what time it was in the middle of the night or what have you.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29The watch is not original.
0:09:29 > 0:09:34This one is a typical workaday silver cased watch.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36White enamel face, Roman numerals, a second hand -
0:09:36 > 0:09:39- I can see that it is still going. - It's still going, yes!
0:09:39 > 0:09:41- So, you've wound it up.- Oh, yes.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44And then, right at the very back, if I just open this up.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47There we are, we have the marks for Birmingham
0:09:47 > 0:09:52and the V stands for 1920.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55So, this is a silver cased pocket watch, which has a value...
0:09:55 > 0:09:57Combine the two...
0:09:57 > 0:10:00and it makes it a more interesting purchase at auction,
0:10:00 > 0:10:03- but it's a little bit tighter fit there.- It is.
0:10:03 > 0:10:08And I think somewhere along the line that case has been strained
0:10:08 > 0:10:12because there is slight damage just at the side, there, can you see?
0:10:12 > 0:10:15- Yes.- Where something has been pushed in.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18- I think I'm responsible for that, to be honest.- Did you force it?
0:10:18 > 0:10:21Well, I can remember, before the watch met it,
0:10:21 > 0:10:28the little locking pin clicked in and it doesn't any more.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31- Well, you've probably diminished the value of that by half.- I thought so.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33- Because of that damage.- That damage.
0:10:33 > 0:10:38- And I think the total value may be £40, £50.- Really?!
0:10:38 > 0:10:43But, allowing for the damage, and to attract people to buy this,
0:10:43 > 0:10:48- I think we need to reserve a £40 with discretion.- With discretion.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52- So, if it gets to 38, BANG! - It's gone.- The hammer comes down.
0:10:52 > 0:10:56- David, I think we should close on that note.- Thank you so much. - Thank you very much.
0:10:56 > 0:11:00Interesting item, I bet David is kicking himself about the damage.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02'Well, we've been working flat out.'
0:11:02 > 0:11:05We found our first three items to take off to auction.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07You know how this works, we put those valuations to the test.
0:11:07 > 0:11:11Let's up the tempo and hopefully have one or two surprises.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13While we make our way over to the saleroom, here's a quick rundown,
0:11:13 > 0:11:17just to jog your memory of all the items we're taking with us.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20Michael spotted these unusual, highly decorative,
0:11:20 > 0:11:23Norwegian silver spoons.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27Then I spotted Jennifer's portrait of a girl,
0:11:27 > 0:11:29which also comes from the continent.
0:11:29 > 0:11:34And, by coincidence, David Barby's find, a Bavarian carved watch stand,
0:11:34 > 0:11:37which comes from across the channel as well.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46But, for now, our items are making a short trip across to the sale.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51And this is where all our items are going under the hammer today.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55This is what we've been waiting for, this is where it gets exciting.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58Don't go away because somebody is going home with a lot of money.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00Today we are the guests of the Calder Valley Auction Rooms
0:12:00 > 0:12:04and I tell you what, there is one big atmosphere in this room.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07Something's going to fly away, I don't know which it is yet,
0:12:07 > 0:12:10that's the beauty of auction. Stay tuned and you'll find out.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13- AUCTIONEER:- 30. Number 30, 240...250...
0:12:13 > 0:12:17There is a standard seller's commission here of 15% plus VAT
0:12:17 > 0:12:21and auctioneer Ian Peace is wielding the gavel for us.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23£80 at the back of the room...
0:12:26 > 0:12:29First and the hammer, the Bavarian watch stand and watch.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33- Good luck, David.- Oh, thank you.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35Good luck, David. I'm surrounded by Davids!
0:12:35 > 0:12:37- Are you called David? You might be! - HE LAUGHS
0:12:37 > 0:12:38Going under the hammer right now,
0:12:38 > 0:12:41we've got a Bavarian fob watch stand and fob watch,
0:12:41 > 0:12:43which you have owned for a good 50 years.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47- A good 50 years and a few! - And a few more?- And a few more.
0:12:47 > 0:12:52- Why, why are you selling now, may ask?- And not...40 years ago?
0:12:52 > 0:12:56- Well, you were coming to Saltaire... - Yes.- ..like so many other people,
0:12:56 > 0:12:58we thought, "What the Dickens can we take?"
0:12:58 > 0:13:02So, up we picked it and my wife brought the little silver watch.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05It's a nice thing, I think we shouldn't have any problems.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08- I hope so, yes. - He we go, let's find out.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11The 91, the Bavarian carved wood fob watch stand
0:13:11 > 0:13:14with the silver pocket watch, Birmingham 1920.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17What am I bid for this? £50? 40? 30.
0:13:17 > 0:13:18£30, we're in the bidding.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20Nice watch holder.
0:13:20 > 0:13:2230 I am bid, at 30. And five.
0:13:22 > 0:13:2540. At £40, at £40.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28- Anybody else, now, £40? - Come on, well, we're there.
0:13:28 > 0:13:33- It's worth more than that. - Lot 91 at £40, at the back.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36For £40, the hammer's gone down.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38- Look, we did it.- It's what we thought, isn't it?- Yes.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41Yes, you did, you thought that, yes. Straight in and straight out,
0:13:41 > 0:13:44somebody wanted that and nobody else did.
0:13:44 > 0:13:49- It's gone, hasn't it? That's fine. - Well, that was straightforward.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51Now, for something that's caught my eye.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53Right now it's my turn to be the expert.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56I've just been joined by Christine. Hello, there.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59And we talking about that wonderful oil on canvas by Simon Glucklich.
0:13:59 > 0:14:03The portrait of a young girl, absolutely stunning.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05- We've got a fixed reserve, haven't we?- Yes.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07- £500, I think.- Yes, that's right.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09- Thank goodness, it's not going to go for a penny less.- No.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12I'm nervous and I'm excited, how are you feeling?
0:14:12 > 0:14:14I'm a bit nervous as well.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17- I'm losing my voice, I've got so excited lately. - HE LAUGHS
0:14:17 > 0:14:20I really am! Does wear you down sometimes, doesn't it?
0:14:20 > 0:14:22I think this is real quality,
0:14:22 > 0:14:26and as I always say, quality sells, but it is subjective.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30I like it, you may not like it. Let's find out what this lot think.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34- Here we go. Hold tight!- Oh! SHE CHUCKLES
0:14:34 > 0:14:40Simon Glucklich, portrait in oils. Right, I say 500, four...
0:14:40 > 0:14:43£300, £300, to open £300.
0:14:43 > 0:14:47£300, 325 anywhere? 300, 325, 350.
0:14:47 > 0:14:51- At £350...- It's not going to sell, is it?- No.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53..375, 400, at 400.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57At 400, any further advances, 400? At 400.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00At 400, I'm afraid we're NOT on the market for 400,
0:15:00 > 0:15:02are there any further bids at 400?
0:15:02 > 0:15:03That's unsold.
0:15:03 > 0:15:07- It's going home. - It's meant to come home with me.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09- Yes.- I wouldn't do anything with it.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12I wouldn't get it cleaned. I would just look after it for a few years.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15- Then, put it back in another saleroom, OK?- Yes.
0:15:15 > 0:15:19- Enjoy it for a couple of years and do that.- I will.- Promise me?- Yes.
0:15:19 > 0:15:24Let somebody else have the enjoyment of bringing it back to life and spending money on it.
0:15:24 > 0:15:29I'm so surprised that didn't go but Christine has a good painting,
0:15:29 > 0:15:31so she should try again.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35Remember the charming Norwegian spoons? Well, they're up next.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39Something for all you art deco lovers right now.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41Jennifer's 12 silver spoons.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44You're considered lucky to be born with a silver spoon in your mouth,
0:15:44 > 0:15:47but you could have 12 right now if you're right here ready to buy.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51They could go for about £10 each, which is about right, isn't it?
0:15:51 > 0:15:54£10 each is nothing for silver and enamel spoons, so we'll do that.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57We might get to the top end of it - £15 a spoon.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59But that's the price for them.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03But it's definitely something for those art deco lovers, isn't it?
0:16:03 > 0:16:05It's just gorgeous. The quality as well.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07Let's find out exactly what they're worth.
0:16:07 > 0:16:11Let's see what this lot here in the saleroom make of these? Good luck.
0:16:11 > 0:16:17210 - The 12 early 20th-century Norwegian silver coffee spoons
0:16:17 > 0:16:19by David Andersen.
0:16:19 > 0:16:24A lovely set there. I'm going to open the bidding at £120.
0:16:24 > 0:16:25Straight in!
0:16:25 > 0:16:30£130. 140. At 140.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33150. 160.
0:16:33 > 0:16:37- 170. 180.- Straight in!
0:16:37 > 0:16:40- £180.- Up to £15 each now!- £200 here.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44£200. 210.
0:16:44 > 0:16:48- I have 220 on commission. - These are highly sought after.
0:16:48 > 0:16:52- Maybe they're going back to my flat! - I'm out at £230.
0:16:52 > 0:16:57- All on the hook. - At £230 in the room. 230.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02- That's a cracking result! - Top price for those.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05- Fantastic! It's nice... - It's not the melt value.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07That's a good price for a quality object.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09It's nice to have a set of 12.
0:17:09 > 0:17:14- Well done.- Thank you.- Great to meet you as well.- Excellent.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18You can't go wrong with art deco at the moment. It's really in vogue.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28That's the end of our first visit to the auction room today.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31We're coming back later in the show, but so far so good.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34We've just enjoyed three lovely old antiques and collectables.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36And now for something completely different.
0:17:36 > 0:17:41I'm off to explore a little bit of modernism just down the road in Wakefield. Take a look at this.
0:17:56 > 0:18:01I'm standing outside of Britain's major new art gallery, the Hepworth Wakefield,
0:18:01 > 0:18:04which is sited on the River Calder at the southern gateway to the city.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08Right here, I'm walking between this wonderful bronze installation
0:18:08 > 0:18:11by renowned sculptor, Barbara Hepworth.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13It's titled, 'The Family Of Man'.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16But I'm not here just to celebrate her incredible work,
0:18:16 > 0:18:21but also the architecture that's designed to house this wonderful collection.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26Barbara Hepworth is now considered to be one of the foremost artists
0:18:26 > 0:18:29of the modern movement in Britain.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34She famously worked from her St Ives studio in Cornwall
0:18:34 > 0:18:37from the outbreak of the Second World War
0:18:37 > 0:18:39right up until her death in 1975.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43But she began life in the North of England.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47It was from the girls' high school here in Wakefield
0:18:47 > 0:18:49that Barbara went on to win the scholarship
0:18:49 > 0:18:53that took her to the Leeds School of Art in 1919.
0:18:53 > 0:18:57It was there that she found herself working alongside Henry Moore,
0:18:57 > 0:19:00one of the other giants of 20th Century sculpture.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07The gallery celebrates the region's heritage
0:19:07 > 0:19:11as the birthplace of modern British sculpture
0:19:11 > 0:19:14through the artists Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth.
0:19:16 > 0:19:20Designed by David Chipperfield Architects, it houses 10 galleries.
0:19:20 > 0:19:25Six for permanent collections and four for temporary exhibitions.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28It's a crucial part of Wakefield's regeneration strategy.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32It's doing really well so far, winning the 2011 British Design Award
0:19:32 > 0:19:34and achieving the first year's target
0:19:34 > 0:19:38of 150,000 visitors through the door in the first three months.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44A fitting home for the wonderful artworks it was designed for.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51Well, I absolutely love this space.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53It shows us Barbara Hepworth's work
0:19:53 > 0:19:56alongside her contemporaries, such as Henry Moore.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58But wow!
0:19:58 > 0:20:00Wow! Wow! Wow!
0:20:00 > 0:20:04Nothing in this building is square. It's not really what it seems.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07It's as if you've got the box and you sort of gone like that.
0:20:07 > 0:20:11The ceilings come down at different angles and they stop short of another wall.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37You have to come here to witness it yourself.
0:20:37 > 0:20:41Here, look, Henry Moore, one of Barbara's contemporaries.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44This is so typical of his signature pieces.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47Abstract form derived from the human body.
0:20:47 > 0:20:52It gives us all the guiding principles of modern sculpture. Truth to the materials.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55The piece of stone, or the wood in this case,
0:20:55 > 0:20:57dictates its shape or form.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59Isn't that lovely? Absolutely lovely.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02And here, look, a bit of work by Barbara Hepworth.
0:21:02 > 0:21:07This piece is titled, 'Mother And Child'.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10Look at that. Isn't that incredible?!
0:21:10 > 0:21:15There is something so elegant about this.
0:21:15 > 0:21:19It's soft, it's warm. It makes me want to hold my tummy.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22It's beautiful. Absolutely beautiful.
0:21:42 > 0:21:46I have always loved the joy of carving
0:21:46 > 0:21:49and the rhythm of movement that grows in the sculpture itself.
0:21:51 > 0:21:56When I am carving, or when I am listening to someone else calving,
0:21:56 > 0:22:00I know what is happening, not by what I see, but what I hear.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21She wasn't a great collector,
0:22:21 > 0:22:24but she's picked these items along her incredible journey in life,
0:22:24 > 0:22:27that have given her ideas and inspiration.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30Things like this little terracotta figure.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32Look at that. Isn't that beautiful?
0:22:39 > 0:22:43And in this kind of non-realistic art,
0:22:43 > 0:22:47the artist is free to follow his imagination
0:22:47 > 0:22:50and to create precisely to his will.
0:22:52 > 0:22:59What one does springs from a profound response to life itself.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14But it's this room that holds the absolute heart to the collection
0:23:14 > 0:23:19and probably the key reason for building the Hepworth Wakefield.
0:23:19 > 0:23:23What we have here is a collection of Barbara Hepworth's working models
0:23:23 > 0:23:26for her bronze sculptures.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29They were gifted to the gallery by the Hepworth family.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34They're known as the Hepworth Plasters
0:23:34 > 0:23:36as the majority of these are made in plaster.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40But Hepworth also used aluminium for some of her prototypes,
0:23:40 > 0:23:43such as the famous Winged Figure, that you might recognise.
0:23:51 > 0:23:56Barbara Hepworth liked to make all her prototypes exactly the same size as the finished article.
0:23:56 > 0:24:02You'll find this on the flagship store of John Lewis on Oxford Street.
0:24:02 > 0:24:06The next time you're on Oxford Street, please do look up and take a look
0:24:06 > 0:24:09because it is absolutely stunning.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12It looks stunning here as well because you've got natural light
0:24:12 > 0:24:15flooding down on this, so it's constantly changing.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17That's what sculpture should do.
0:24:17 > 0:24:22It should have a dynamic that varies all the time. Isn't that great? So clever.
0:24:24 > 0:24:29Sculpture, rock, myself and the landscape.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33I, the sculptor, am the landscape.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48Barbara Hepworth always said it was her memories as a child,
0:24:48 > 0:24:52travelling through the Yorkshire moors with her father in the car,
0:24:52 > 0:24:58and her appreciation for the landscape, that inspired her to sculpt.
0:24:58 > 0:25:02I think she'd have been delighted to know that a great body of her work
0:25:02 > 0:25:08is being displayed in a superb building in the town of her birth.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11All I can say to you is, wherever you live in the United Kingdom,
0:25:11 > 0:25:13jump in the car or get on a train and come to this gallery
0:25:13 > 0:25:16because you too will also be delighted.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34Not far away in Saltaire, there is still a queue.
0:25:35 > 0:25:39Welcome back to Victoria Hall, our valuation day venue in Saltaire.
0:25:39 > 0:25:43There is still a crowd outside. There are hundreds of people inside.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45We have our work cut out today.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47Now let us catch up with our experts
0:25:47 > 0:25:50and see what else we can find to take to auction.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53It looks like David has struck gold.
0:25:55 > 0:26:00Lorna, tell me what is it like to be a walking bank?
0:26:00 > 0:26:05I don't think it's a walking bank because it's always in the drawer.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08- Do you not wear it?- No. Not now.
0:26:08 > 0:26:12- These are lovely, lovely, lovely sovereigns.- Yes, they are.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15- They start around 1906 and go through to around 1927.- Yes.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18You've got gold dollars there and mounts and goodness knows what.
0:26:18 > 0:26:22And a pound note wrapped up in a little Perspex container.
0:26:24 > 0:26:28- The actual chain is nine carat rose gold.- Yes.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31That is why it has that slight coppery look
0:26:31 > 0:26:33but it is in fact nine carat gold.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36The most valuable element certainly
0:26:36 > 0:26:39is the mounted sovereigns here.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41This is incredibly valuable.
0:26:41 > 0:26:45- There is even a 22 carat gold wedding band.- Yes.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48- Who did that belong to?- Me.- Why have you put it on a bracelet?
0:26:48 > 0:26:52I'm not with my husband any longer, you know, and I did get a new one.
0:26:52 > 0:26:53Right.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56But I put it on there just as a keepsake.
0:26:56 > 0:27:00- I think that is a good idea. And now you are flogging it?- Yes.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03I shall ask no more questions on that score.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06- Did you ever wear this?- Yes. A lot.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08What did you wear it with and what sort of period?
0:27:08 > 0:27:12I was in my 20s when I first got it and every Saturday night
0:27:12 > 0:27:14we used to go out for a meal and I would wear it.
0:27:14 > 0:27:19Goodness me. You were very sensible in buying gold sovereigns.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22- That's right. - Did you buy them individually
0:27:22 > 0:27:24or did you buy the whole bracelet as one item?
0:27:24 > 0:27:28- They were bought individually. - All bought individually. The difficulty is
0:27:28 > 0:27:32when we have coins put into mounts like this it converts it from
0:27:32 > 0:27:36being a value of the coin and then it comes as a piece of jewellery.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38- Yes.- Because it wears differently. - I see.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41If you have a coin in your pocket it would wear
0:27:41 > 0:27:44against the cloth and handling against other coins.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47When you wear this you take the highlights off
0:27:47 > 0:27:50- because it is rubbing against a certain piece of costume.- I see.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53But it is immaterial to a certain extent
0:27:53 > 0:27:59- because the value of the metal has gone up terrifically.- Yes.- Why are you selling it now?
0:27:59 > 0:28:02I would think I can't give it to one daughter
0:28:02 > 0:28:05because I've got three so I thought if I sell it I would split
0:28:05 > 0:28:08the money between the three of them and they won't be falling out over it.
0:28:08 > 0:28:10That is a good point.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13- Would you reserve anything for yourself?- No.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16I did take four off and gave one to each of my grandchildren to
0:28:16 > 0:28:17make a necklace of.
0:28:17 > 0:28:22- You had four more on there?- Yes. - Heavens.- Yes, I did.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24I bet it jangled as you went along?
0:28:24 > 0:28:25Yes they were heavy.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27Let's talk in terms of value.
0:28:27 > 0:28:31If we take the whole item without valuing the coins separately,
0:28:31 > 0:28:33because each coin has a different value,
0:28:33 > 0:28:36I think at auction this would go between £1,200 and £1,500.
0:28:36 > 0:28:41- Yes.- That is based on gold bullion or gold scrap value.
0:28:41 > 0:28:46- which exceeds the actual value as a piece of jewellery.- I see. Yes.
0:28:46 > 0:28:52- 12, 1,500. It could, do not get too excited, go up to 1,800.- Yes.
0:28:52 > 0:28:56So there is a lot of money there to divide amongst your children.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00- Thank you very much. - Thanks very much.
0:29:00 > 0:29:02- Nice to have met you.- A pleasure.
0:29:04 > 0:29:06I am glad to hear Lorna's grandchildren were given
0:29:06 > 0:29:08a sovereign each.
0:29:14 > 0:29:16What has Michael found? Let's find out.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19Darren, thank you for bringing along
0:29:19 > 0:29:22this really charming little plate today.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25Are you a big porcelain collector?
0:29:25 > 0:29:27I am actually but mainly
0:29:27 > 0:29:30of Shelley, Clarice Cliff type of thing.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33How did this interloper break into all that?
0:29:33 > 0:29:38It was a gift that was given to me approximately 20 years ago.
0:29:38 > 0:29:43It's here today, so without offending the person who gave it to you...
0:29:43 > 0:29:46What we normally do with ceramics is turn them over
0:29:46 > 0:29:47and that tells us everything.
0:29:47 > 0:29:51That's deeply unhelpful, isn't it? No mark of any form.
0:29:51 > 0:29:56What it does tell us though is we've got this blue glaze
0:29:56 > 0:29:58- pooling around the edge.- OK.
0:29:58 > 0:30:00So we know it is an earthenware body and it's pearlware.
0:30:00 > 0:30:04Pearlware is basically creamware to which a blue tint was added
0:30:04 > 0:30:08- to just make it appear a little bit whiter...- Right.
0:30:08 > 0:30:09..or pearlish.
0:30:09 > 0:30:14We've got a transfer-printed design of, sadly, an unnamed stately home.
0:30:14 > 0:30:18The nice thing is normally these things are circular
0:30:18 > 0:30:20- with a gadrooned edge or a reeded edge.- OK.
0:30:20 > 0:30:24But this is beautifully shaped, so we have the scalloped edging
0:30:24 > 0:30:28and then we have this rim that folds back on itself
0:30:28 > 0:30:31and these very crisply modelled flowers.
0:30:31 > 0:30:36All of that in style is very late William IV, early Victorian.
0:30:36 > 0:30:41In the absence of any mark, I think we can say 1825 up to 1840...
0:30:41 > 0:30:43Really? That old?
0:30:43 > 0:30:48- ..as a date.- OK.- On to value now. It isn't desperately valuable.
0:30:48 > 0:30:52Had it been named, say a view of Chatsworth,
0:30:52 > 0:30:56then we might be £30-£50, something along those lines.
0:30:56 > 0:31:03- As it stands, it's going to be in the region of £20-£40.- OK.
0:31:03 > 0:31:08Would you be brave and put it in possibly without reserve?
0:31:08 > 0:31:12Absolutely, yes. I have had a great day. Whatever we get for it would be super.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15It is going to go, isn't it? We're not talking fortunes.
0:31:15 > 0:31:19- If you are happy to risk it with me...- I will take that chance. I am more than happy.
0:31:19 > 0:31:21You can always give me a slap
0:31:21 > 0:31:23if it goes for a pound!
0:31:23 > 0:31:24I'm sure it won't.
0:31:24 > 0:31:26- We'll see how it does on the day. - Super.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29- That'll be great.- Thanks very much. - Thank you.
0:31:29 > 0:31:33I don't recognise that house but let us know if you do.
0:31:38 > 0:31:42David has found a fabulous collection of early Dinky toys as his final item.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47- It's Alwyn isn't it? - Alwyn.- And Joan.- Joan.
0:31:47 > 0:31:51Is this part of your youth, your childhood?
0:31:51 > 0:31:54- It's part of my childhood, yes. - Every birthday and Christmas?
0:31:54 > 0:31:57Birthday and Christmas sort of thing, yes.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00They seem to be, this little collection here,
0:32:00 > 0:32:02in almost immaculate condition.
0:32:02 > 0:32:06- Furthermore you have got the original boxes.- Yes.
0:32:06 > 0:32:12That is so important when selling Dinky toys. That adds so much value.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15- The quality of these toys was extraordinary, was it not?- Yes.
0:32:15 > 0:32:17They were precision models.
0:32:17 > 0:32:21To produce them as toys for children is extraordinary,
0:32:21 > 0:32:23even down to the rubber wheels that you could remove
0:32:23 > 0:32:26- and get replacements. - These are all originals.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29These are all original? That's incredible.
0:32:29 > 0:32:31- They were expensive toys.- Very.
0:32:31 > 0:32:35Very expensive. I could never afford to buy these as a youngster.
0:32:35 > 0:32:39- What's that?- Eight and six.- Eight and six.- That was a lot of money.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42- It was four shillings.- Yes. That was a meal out for four.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47Let's have a look at these first of all.
0:32:47 > 0:32:53These date from the early period, 1950s. A Foden 14-ton tanker...
0:32:53 > 0:32:56- Yes.- ..which is a very nice example.
0:32:56 > 0:32:59That is not in pristine condition but you've got that box
0:32:59 > 0:33:04and it clearly stated the number of that model which is 504.
0:33:04 > 0:33:08And underneath that particular vehicle will be stamped that number.
0:33:08 > 0:33:09So it matched up beautifully.
0:33:09 > 0:33:14If we're thinking in terms of a price at auction for that article,
0:33:14 > 0:33:18they have been going between £100-150.
0:33:18 > 0:33:25That model. That one's slightly rubbed, so I think we've got to think in terms of about £60-80.
0:33:25 > 0:33:27On that particular model.
0:33:27 > 0:33:34When we're looking at this one, this is the Foden Flat Truck and the same price applies to this.
0:33:34 > 0:33:38We've got to think in terms of again about 50, maybe £60.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41- Are you happy with these so far? - Yes, I'm very happy.
0:33:41 > 0:33:46The one I like, which you can actually operate, the pulley works.
0:33:46 > 0:33:52This is the Dinky Service Breakdown Van. That is particularly good.
0:33:52 > 0:33:58These I've seen before between £40 and £60, that sort of price range.
0:33:58 > 0:34:02I've left this one, which is the Lyons Swiss Rolls, to the last.
0:34:02 > 0:34:06This is a Guy Van with the original box
0:34:06 > 0:34:10and they've been making a terrific amount of money.
0:34:10 > 0:34:15So a price range of £400-600 has been achieved in the past.
0:34:15 > 0:34:20I'm going to be quite conservative and say round about 200 on this.
0:34:20 > 0:34:24- Saving up for his retirement! - Saving up for your retirement! Are you retired?
0:34:24 > 0:34:30- I've been retired for some time. - Oh, right. So what are you going to do with the money?
0:34:30 > 0:34:34- It will go to general living expenses, I'm afraid.- Why "afraid"?
0:34:34 > 0:34:38Pension's not really all that good.
0:34:38 > 0:34:42- We might have an extra meal out instead of one a month.- Oh, dear!
0:34:42 > 0:34:45Bread and jam!
0:34:45 > 0:34:49The heart bleeds. You've moved into somewhere exciting.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52You've moved into a river dwelling.
0:34:52 > 0:34:55- Does it float?- It floats. - Oh, yes. It floats.
0:34:55 > 0:34:58- So you go from canal to river to sea?- We are.
0:34:58 > 0:35:02- And the boat is called Itchy Feet. - You're constantly on the move.
0:35:02 > 0:35:07I love that! I love that! Well, I hope this aids your journey.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:35:09 > 0:35:14Not bad prices. If you have anything like that in the loft, bring them along.
0:35:17 > 0:35:21We've now found our final three items to take off to auction,
0:35:21 > 0:35:25so it's time to say goodbye to our host location, Victoria Hall,
0:35:25 > 0:35:31but we've got to put those valuations to the test and hopefully some will fly through the roof.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34There could be a big surprise. We're going to the auction room.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37Here's a quick rundown of what we're taking.
0:35:38 > 0:35:43Gold is going through the roof, so Lorna's bracelet will do well.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48Darren's Staffordshire plate is around 200 years old,
0:35:48 > 0:35:51so it's going to be a bargain.
0:35:51 > 0:35:54And David has split the Dinky Toy collection into two lots.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57First a group of three
0:35:59 > 0:36:04and then the Guy Van, which is in such good condition.
0:36:07 > 0:36:11So we're back at the auction room for our final three lots.
0:36:13 > 0:36:17The sale is just about to start, but a little tip - if you are buying
0:36:17 > 0:36:21or selling at auction, especially if you want to buy, make sure you get
0:36:21 > 0:36:24a good seat, down the front, so the auctioneer can see you.
0:36:24 > 0:36:27And pick up one of these at the office,
0:36:27 > 0:36:31a registration form is required to pick up a bidding card like that.
0:36:31 > 0:36:35Lot number 137, make sure the auctioneer can see it.
0:36:35 > 0:36:40Then he will take your bid. If he misses it, you don't stand a chance.
0:36:40 > 0:36:45Also, there is commission to pay. Here, it's 15% plus VAT, but check the details in the catalogues
0:36:45 > 0:36:49of the auction room because it can vary. And good luck!
0:36:56 > 0:37:00Now, the Dinky Toys are up for sale, so there is everything to play for.
0:37:02 > 0:37:05Going under the hammer right now, some boys' toys.
0:37:05 > 0:37:10Something for the boys. Boxed Dinky toys, lorries and trucks belonging to Alwyn and Joan.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13- Hello there.- Hi.- These are great.
0:37:13 > 0:37:17- The boxes are there. I threw all my boxes. Did you?- Never.
0:37:17 > 0:37:22My father couldn't afford toys like that. STIFLED LAUGHTER
0:37:22 > 0:37:25- Really?- It was just after the war. Hard times.
0:37:25 > 0:37:30- Don't ask which war!- Anyway, condition is great, it's all there.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33Let's find out what the bidders think.
0:37:33 > 0:37:38Lot 382. The boxed Dinky Toy, Foden Flat Truck with chains.
0:37:38 > 0:37:40Right, couple of hundred.
0:37:40 > 0:37:45150. 100 to open the bidding. £100? £80 there.
0:37:45 > 0:37:4890, at 90. At 100. 110?
0:37:48 > 0:37:53- 110, 120. 130? - Come on, need a bit more.
0:37:53 > 0:37:57140, there. 140. 150, madam? 150.
0:37:57 > 0:38:01160. £160. Are you all finished? £160.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04At the back, £160.
0:38:05 > 0:38:10- Hammer's gone down. £160. Had a reserve at 140, didn't we?- Yes.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13- Just tucked it in there. Happy?- Yes. Very good.
0:38:15 > 0:38:19The next one's just going under the hammer now.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21This is the dark blue one, the Lyons one.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24£200-400, we're looking for. Fingers crossed.
0:38:25 > 0:38:30Dinky Super Toys Lyons Guy Van, lovely condition, lot 388.
0:38:30 > 0:38:32Right, 300. 200.
0:38:32 > 0:38:37£200, I've £150. 150. 160, do I see?
0:38:37 > 0:38:40150, 160, I have 170.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43170, 180?
0:38:43 > 0:38:47190 here. £190. £200, bid.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49- We're in.- 210, do I see?
0:38:49 > 0:38:51£200?
0:38:51 > 0:38:54210.
0:38:54 > 0:38:55210. 220.
0:38:55 > 0:38:59230. 240.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02250. 260.
0:39:02 > 0:39:08At £260. Are you all done at £260? First and last time.
0:39:08 > 0:39:12Yes! The hammer's gone down. Brilliant. That's more like it.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15£260. That's a grand total of 420.
0:39:15 > 0:39:18- Is that correct?- Yes. - It is, isn't it?- Yes.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21- I had to think about that for a minute.- We'll have that one.
0:39:21 > 0:39:25- I can see your eyes going like cash registers!- Kerching!
0:39:25 > 0:39:29Good sale! Next, the little bit of history.
0:39:29 > 0:39:34It's just about to go under the hammer. We're talking about the Staffordshire plate.
0:39:34 > 0:39:39We're looking for £20-40, but you have had this for 20 years, I gather.
0:39:39 > 0:39:43- I've had it for about 20 years. It's been in the basement.- That's sad.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46It's been in the basement. Is that because you don't really like it?
0:39:46 > 0:39:51- I do like it.- You should have it on display.- I should have done.
0:39:51 > 0:39:55But I have other things on display, so...limited space.
0:39:55 > 0:39:59You've missed your opportunity now! There's no reserve. It's gone.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02- It's going.- I know. - Say goodbye to it.- It's a shame.
0:40:02 > 0:40:06For me, it's got everything going for it, except it's transfer.
0:40:06 > 0:40:10The shape's lovely. It's a nice scene, a country home.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13Let's find out what they think. That's what it's all about.
0:40:13 > 0:40:18Country house transfer print, £30. 30. 20.
0:40:18 > 0:40:2120. Opening at £15. At 15.
0:40:21 > 0:40:25At 15? £10 then. Ten to open, thank you.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28Right, OK. We're in.
0:40:28 > 0:40:30£10 and 12.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32At £12. Any further bids?
0:40:32 > 0:40:37In the centre there, at £12. Have you all done? It's going for 12.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40Come on, a bit more. Well, it's gone £12.
0:40:40 > 0:40:44It's not quite the lowest price we've ever had on Flog It, not quite.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47We were getting there. I thought for a minute!
0:40:47 > 0:40:51Gosh! It is a good time to buy things right now.
0:40:51 > 0:40:57If you've got £12 to spend, you can buy a Staffordshire plate. It's as simple as that. A bit of history.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00Someone will buy that at a fair for 20 and cherish it.
0:41:00 > 0:41:04- We'll go through all this again in 20 years' time.- Yeah.
0:41:04 > 0:41:09- It's been a good day. I've enjoyed it.- Pleasure to meet you. Love the jacket as well. Really nice.
0:41:09 > 0:41:14I think Darren came along for the experience, as much as anything.
0:41:14 > 0:41:18And why not? Now, we're back on serious ground.
0:41:18 > 0:41:23Lorna and David, thank you for joining me. We're just about to put the charm bracelet under the hammer.
0:41:23 > 0:41:28We should be all right with the gold, even though prices have dropped slightly.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30We took that into consideration.
0:41:30 > 0:41:34- You always factor in the commission. - I try to.
0:41:34 > 0:41:39Fingers crossed. Let's find out what the bidders think. It's going under the hammer right now.
0:41:39 > 0:41:45And 295 is the 9 carat gold charm bracelet. There we are.
0:41:45 > 0:41:49All the coinage. An opening bid of £800, please? £800, I'm bid.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51Thank you.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54£800. £800. At 800.
0:41:54 > 0:41:58900? £900. 900, 950. 1,000.
0:41:58 > 0:42:02And 50. £1,100. And 1,150.
0:42:02 > 0:42:05We're getting to the lower end now.
0:42:05 > 0:42:09At £1,200. At 1,200. I'll take 25 if it helps.
0:42:09 > 0:42:111,225? 1,225.
0:42:11 > 0:42:131,250.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17- 1,275.- 1,275!
0:42:19 > 0:42:20At £1,300. Bid there.
0:42:20 > 0:42:24At £1,300. We're selling at 1,300.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28Last time, 1,300.
0:42:29 > 0:42:33How about that! Spot on! Right in the middle, David.
0:42:33 > 0:42:38- Thank you.- You're happy, aren't you? £1,300. That will go a long way.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41It will, yes. It's for Linda, Denise and Tracy.
0:42:41 > 0:42:44- Well done.- Thank you.- Super Gran!
0:42:45 > 0:42:47What a lovely lady.
0:42:50 > 0:42:53£215 bid. £215.
0:42:56 > 0:43:00That's it. It's all over. We've had a fabulous day here.
0:43:00 > 0:43:05I hope you've enjoyed it. If you've got any antiques you want to sell, we would love to see you.
0:43:05 > 0:43:10Bring them along to one of our valuation days and it could be you in the next auction room,
0:43:10 > 0:43:15but from the Calder Valley, from all of us here, it's goodbye.
0:43:20 > 0:43:24Subtitles by Red Bee Media Ltd
0:43:24 > 0:43:27E-mail us at subtitling@bbc.co.uk