0:00:07 > 0:00:10This magnificent building was built by Cistercian monks
0:00:10 > 0:00:11some 700 years ago.
0:00:11 > 0:00:15Later, it was converted as a home for Sir Richard Granville.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17Later, it was home to Sir Francis Drake.
0:00:17 > 0:00:21And I'm rather pleased to say, today, for one day only,
0:00:21 > 0:00:23Buckland Abbey is home to Flog It!
0:00:47 > 0:00:50When Flog It! comes to a marvellous location like this
0:00:50 > 0:00:54and the sun shines, it just feels like we're on holiday.
0:00:54 > 0:00:55I tell you what -
0:00:55 > 0:00:59I can't wait to start exploring what's in all those bags and boxes
0:00:59 > 0:01:01down there in that magnificent queue.
0:01:06 > 0:01:13- Gosh! Are you here for valuations or are you on holiday?- Both!- Both?
0:01:15 > 0:01:17I hope our experts, Catherine Southon
0:01:17 > 0:01:20and David Barby don't get completely carried away.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22# Riding along on the crest of a wave! #
0:01:22 > 0:01:24Ooh!
0:01:24 > 0:01:26THEY LAUGH
0:01:27 > 0:01:29He's got my wages!
0:01:29 > 0:01:30HE LAUGHS
0:01:30 > 0:01:35Let's see if today's show tells us something fundamental about the British character.
0:01:35 > 0:01:40Which of the following three items will the bidders love best?
0:01:41 > 0:01:44Will the animal lovers go for this dog whistle?
0:01:44 > 0:01:48Or will the romantics go for the silver love token?
0:01:48 > 0:01:52Or will these drinking cups appeal to those who enjoy a tipple?
0:01:52 > 0:01:56Which one of these do you think will reach the best price?
0:01:56 > 0:01:58Well, stay tuned and we'll find out.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02Well, I've already seen some wonderful art and artefacts.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05People have been through all of these bags and boxes
0:02:05 > 0:02:08and so have our experts, but I think it's time to make a start.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11Let's kick things off with Catherine Southon.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13I always like trying to find something
0:02:13 > 0:02:15a little bit out of the ordinary.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19And I've certainly got that here, with a script from The Archers.
0:02:19 > 0:02:25Not just a script, but a signed, autographed script from 1990,
0:02:25 > 0:02:29which is the 40th anniversary of The Archers.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35Now, The Archers have been going back for donkey's years.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37Goes right back to, if this is the 40th anniversary,
0:02:37 > 0:02:40it must have gone back to 1950.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42I know absolutely nothing about The Archers.
0:02:42 > 0:02:46Never listened to a single episode.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48All I know is the theme tune.
0:02:48 > 0:02:49THEY HUM THE ARCHERS THEME
0:02:49 > 0:02:52And that's about as far as it goes!
0:02:52 > 0:02:54So, where does this all come from?
0:02:54 > 0:02:57Why the interest in The Archers?
0:02:57 > 0:03:00Well, my surname is actually Archer.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02Oh, brilliant! Julie Archer.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05Wonderful. So I was at the saleroom.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09I go there, not that regular, a few times a year, with my son,
0:03:09 > 0:03:14he likes to collect Dinky toys, etc, so I go along with him.
0:03:14 > 0:03:15And this came up for sale.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19And he said, "Mum, you've got to get that, it's The Archers!"
0:03:19 > 0:03:22I used to love watching, listening to The Archers.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25"Oh, I don't need it." "Go on, go on, Mum."
0:03:25 > 0:03:28- He told you to buy it? - So, I bid for it, and I got it!
0:03:28 > 0:03:30Were you a big fan of The Archers?
0:03:30 > 0:03:34I used to listen to it really regular. I wouldn't miss an episode.
0:03:34 > 0:03:38I'd catch up with it on a Sunday, if I'd missed it through the week.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42- Oh, so you were an avid fan?- I was. - Was it quite a special episode?
0:03:42 > 0:03:46It was the wedding of Peggy and Jack.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48It was their wedding day.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50So, Jack Woolley, and Peggy signed it.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55So, did you actually remember this episode?
0:03:55 > 0:03:57Was it quite a poignant episode?
0:03:57 > 0:04:01No, no, it wasn't, no, it wasn't like Grace and the fire.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04Oh, yes, well, I do know that one!
0:04:04 > 0:04:07There is a little bit more that I know to The Archers.
0:04:07 > 0:04:12- Can I ask you how much you paid for this at auction?- Yes, £30.
0:04:12 > 0:04:16£30. Right, OK. I would suggest that that probably is quite reasonable
0:04:16 > 0:04:20and I think that that's about the level, to be honest.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23I would say probably put it back into auction
0:04:23 > 0:04:25with an estimate of about £30-£50.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27- It's a bit of fun, isn't it?- It is.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29I would suggest putting £30 on as a reserve.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32Because you don't really want to sell it below that, do you?
0:04:32 > 0:04:34Because that's what you paid for it.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36Nevertheless, it's a great piece, good fun,
0:04:36 > 0:04:40and I hope that it does well at the auction for you.
0:04:40 > 0:04:45I look forward to seeing you in a couple of weeks, when we sell it.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48Thank you, Julie, lovely to meet you. Julie Archer. Yes!
0:04:48 > 0:04:51MUSIC: THE ARCHERS THEME
0:04:51 > 0:04:54£30-£50 doesn't seem like a lot of money
0:04:54 > 0:04:56for a bit of broadcasting history.
0:04:56 > 0:05:01Now, David has found a fellow David in the crowd
0:05:01 > 0:05:03with two mysterious, Oriental objects.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05Let's see if we can identify them.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10Where did you actually get these objects from?
0:05:10 > 0:05:12I actually bought them at a jumble sale.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14- A jumble sale.- Yes.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17And how much did you pay for them?
0:05:17 > 0:05:20Well, it was a long time ago.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23Probably 25 years, or even more.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25- Right.- And it was pence.- Just pence?
0:05:25 > 0:05:29These are fascinating. First of all, I looked at them.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31I'm trying to decide, actually,
0:05:31 > 0:05:33where they came from and what they are used for.
0:05:33 > 0:05:39They have every indication to be Chinese, provincial Chinese.
0:05:39 > 0:05:40Right.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44My leaning this towards Tibetan origin,
0:05:44 > 0:05:47particularly because of the structure.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51That would also account for certain Chinese hieroglyphics and letters.
0:05:51 > 0:05:52Yes, yes.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56But I do like these. I'm trying to decide what they were used for.
0:05:56 > 0:06:00Now, they are tubes, and some would say, they're for chopsticks.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02But they're not for chopsticks.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05And they're very tight-fitting.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07Not necessarily that this is the original chain.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10It may have a cord to go through.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14I think they were for transporting scrolled messages,
0:06:14 > 0:06:18because they are easy to handle, they're easily transportable,
0:06:18 > 0:06:21to put in a saddlebag or something like that,
0:06:21 > 0:06:26so I think these were 19th-century scroll message containers.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29They have got quite a bit of age.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32They have. What I like is this mixture of metals.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35So, if we look at the first one here, it's a mixture of copper,
0:06:35 > 0:06:40but we also have silver mounted in these hieroglyphics,
0:06:40 > 0:06:42here and also there.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45And also these silver sections of metal, which we call banding,
0:06:45 > 0:06:46going across.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49This one is more ornate.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52And you got this embossed, what we would term repousse,
0:06:52 > 0:06:54or stamped silver,
0:06:54 > 0:06:57which has been applied to the actual tube itself,
0:06:57 > 0:07:01as well as brass mounts as well. So, these are quite interesting.
0:07:01 > 0:07:08I would date them certainly, mid-19th to late-19th century.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11This was before telegraph, this was before trains,
0:07:11 > 0:07:15when messages had to be taken either by hand or on horseback.
0:07:15 > 0:07:16Establishing a price is difficult,
0:07:16 > 0:07:19as I've never seen anything like this before.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22We've got to box clever and put a price that'll attract people,
0:07:22 > 0:07:24but not frighten them away.
0:07:24 > 0:07:28- Bearing in mind you only paid pence for them!- Yes!
0:07:28 > 0:07:31I think we've got to put these in the price range, possibly,
0:07:31 > 0:07:35round about 80-120?
0:07:35 > 0:07:37That sort of price range.
0:07:37 > 0:07:42And I think we need to tuck the reserve under the lower figure.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44So, I would go for a £70 reserve.
0:07:44 > 0:07:45Fine.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49So, that makes a good return on your initial investment.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52- Exactly, yes, it does. - I think they're interesting objects.
0:07:52 > 0:07:57And anything Oriental, anything Chinese-related, or Tibetan,
0:07:57 > 0:07:59it does tend to make some money at auction.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01So, we might have a surprise.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04- Oh, that would be rather nice.- Yes!
0:08:04 > 0:08:08Well, David knows the market. We can only wait and see if he's right.
0:08:12 > 0:08:13Hello. Look at this.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16Straight off the wall today, was it?
0:08:18 > 0:08:21I rather wish I'd spotted Sonia's item before Catherine.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23It's right up my street.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25Where did you get it from?
0:08:25 > 0:08:32It was my grandfather's. He bred dogs, so he used to use it.
0:08:32 > 0:08:36When he died, and we found it in his drawer, I remembered that,
0:08:36 > 0:08:41as a child, I had wanted to spend all day blowing on it.
0:08:41 > 0:08:47I bet you did. You remember playing with it as a child? How lovely.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50What a lovely memory. What sort of dogs were they?
0:08:50 > 0:08:52Wire-haired terriers.
0:08:52 > 0:08:53Right. OK.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56Yes, and the last one went blind.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58Aww! Well, I bet he loved this.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01Your grandfather probably thought this was quite special.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03It was probably given to him as a present.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06I don't know where he acquired it from.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09And is this the original string that he would've worn?
0:09:09 > 0:09:15I think, well, I've had it for 50 years, and it's been with the string.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18And do you have dogs yourself?
0:09:18 > 0:09:21We used to. Unfortunately, we don't any more.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25But it's a lovely, sweet little thing with nice, glass eyes.
0:09:25 > 0:09:29I can see that that one looks like he's missing. Can you see that?
0:09:29 > 0:09:32He looks like he's missing the surround of his eye.
0:09:32 > 0:09:37Probably dates from around the '20s-1930s.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39We know that it's before 1947,
0:09:39 > 0:09:43so that we know legally, that we are allowed to sell the ivory.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47For a value, I would suggest putting an estimate of £40-£60,
0:09:47 > 0:09:50with a £30 reserve. Would you be happy to sell at that?
0:09:50 > 0:09:51- That would be fine.- That's fine.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55We need to put it at that, so that we hopefully get
0:09:55 > 0:10:00some people interested, with hope, build it up to around £60.
0:10:00 > 0:10:04OK? Well, let's blow the whistle and get the auction started!
0:10:04 > 0:10:06Shall I give it a blow?
0:10:06 > 0:10:09- Yes, go on. SHRILL WHISTLE - That was a bit loud!
0:10:09 > 0:10:10Hold on, Catherine,
0:10:10 > 0:10:14let's have another look at what we're taking with us.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19With a price like that, The Archers fans are going to be fighting
0:10:19 > 0:10:21over that anniversary script.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26I think that David might have put a "come and buy me" estimate
0:10:26 > 0:10:28on the Oriental scrolls.
0:10:32 > 0:10:37Surely, someone will answer the call of the hound-shaped ivory whistle.
0:10:39 > 0:10:43Time to get over to Eldreds auctioneers and valuers in Plymouth.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46Come on, Catherine, you can blow the whistle now.
0:10:47 > 0:10:52There is a standard seller's commission of 15%, plus VAT,
0:10:52 > 0:10:56and auctioneer, Anthony Eldred is wielding the gavel for us.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04Well, I've just been joined by Julie, Julie Archer, to be precise.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07And guess what Julie had to buy in auction. What did you buy, Julie?
0:11:07 > 0:11:12I had to buy an Archers script. A script from The Archers.
0:11:12 > 0:11:16Julie, is the correlation the surname, or, are you an Archers fan?
0:11:16 > 0:11:19I used to be a big fan. I was a big fan.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21This was a big episode, wasn't it?
0:11:21 > 0:11:25Yes. Yes, it was. It was the wedding of Peggy and Jack.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27Very hard item to put a price on. Very hard.
0:11:27 > 0:11:31It's a bit of a guess, really, £30-£50.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34Any kind of ephemera is, you can either get it wrong,
0:11:34 > 0:11:37or you know, it doesn't sell.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39But it's all signed.
0:11:39 > 0:11:40Yes, it's signed.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44It's got provenance, it's got everything going for it.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48And it's a snip, really, at 40 odd pounds. How much did you pay for it?
0:11:48 > 0:11:52- £30.- 30, OK, well, hopefully, we'll get your money back.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55It's all a game, isn't it? Let's face it. Here it goes.
0:11:55 > 0:12:02Next is lot 197. It's a copy of The Archers 40th anniversary script.
0:12:04 > 0:12:091990. There you are, all you Archers fans. I'm bid £32 for it.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12Against you all at £32. Five, if you want it? At £32.
0:12:12 > 0:12:13A bit more would be nice.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16Yeah. Selling at 32...
0:12:16 > 0:12:18I can sell it at £32.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22Just got a little profit there of £2,
0:12:22 > 0:12:24but it'll be lost in the commission.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27It doesn't matter, does it? It's a bit of fun.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30And that's what auctions are all about.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33But you've enjoyed that. That's nice, isn't it?
0:12:33 > 0:12:36You should have signed it as well, shouldn't you? Julie Archer.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39You'd have got more, then!
0:12:39 > 0:12:42Well, Julie's a good sport. That was a bit of fun.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49Up for grabs now, a pair of Chinese or Tibetan scroll holders belonging to David.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53Hello, there. And I'm surrounded by Davids, because we have our expert, David, here.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56You like this. And this is so topical right now.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59Everyone's investing in the Oriental, especially the Chinese.
0:12:59 > 0:13:04Yes, what I like about these is the fact that they were used
0:13:04 > 0:13:05to put sacred documents in, prayers,
0:13:05 > 0:13:08which were taken from one monastery to another.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11That was why I thought they were Tibetan, or maybe to a dignitary.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15- So, they were in use.- Well, let's find out what the bidders think.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17It's going under the hammer right now.
0:13:17 > 0:13:23Next is Lot 73. The two copper scroll holders.
0:13:23 > 0:13:28Oriental ones. There they are. I'm bid £60 for them.
0:13:28 > 0:13:32Against you all at 60, five, 70. £70.
0:13:32 > 0:13:37Five, if you want them. At £70 only, then? You all finished then, at £70?
0:13:39 > 0:13:43- Just! Fixed reserve of £70, and we got the £70 in the room.- Excellent.
0:13:43 > 0:13:48You said they'd either fly away or they'd be, sort of, you know...
0:13:48 > 0:13:52- Stuck in the mud. But we just did it.- Yes, you did.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55- That's the main thing.- Are you happy? - Excellent news.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58I shall be going to my grandma's house!
0:13:58 > 0:14:02The Oriental buyers must have been looking the other way.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05But not a bad return on a few pence.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09I absolutely love this next lot, because I'm a dog lover,
0:14:09 > 0:14:11and it is a dog whistle.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15There are plenty of other dog lovers out there, so this could fly away, Sonia.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17We just need to whistle them in!
0:14:17 > 0:14:19A bit of carved ivory.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22It's a hound's head. He's got one glass eye missing.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24How did that happen?
0:14:24 > 0:14:26It's always been like that.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28This has been in your family a long time.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32- Oh, yes, it was my grandfather's. - And he was a dog breeder?- Yes.
0:14:32 > 0:14:33Are you a dog lover?
0:14:33 > 0:14:36Oh, yes, but I haven't got one, no.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38- Has he passed away?- Yes.
0:14:38 > 0:14:43Oh, that's sad. I've got two, Bluebell and Diesel.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45German shepherd and a Basset hound.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47I knew this would appeal to you.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50You've got to be a dog lover, if you have a basset hound,
0:14:50 > 0:14:52because they slobber like hell.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55And they are so stubborn. I don't know how we put up with them,
0:14:55 > 0:14:57but we do, because we love Bassets.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59Same with the boxer.
0:14:59 > 0:15:00Ooh, you've got me!
0:15:00 > 0:15:02HE LAUGHS
0:15:02 > 0:15:05Stick with the ivory whistle.
0:15:06 > 0:15:07This is quality.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11This will sell, and this should get about the top end.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13Fingers crossed. Here we go.
0:15:13 > 0:15:20Next is lot 123, and it's a 19th-century ivory whistle.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23Charming thing in the form of a hound's head.
0:15:23 > 0:15:27Little glass eyes, there it is. And several bids for it.
0:15:27 > 0:15:33I'm bid exactly £80. At £80, and five, 90. Five, 100.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36We're running with the pack now!
0:15:36 > 0:15:39120, five, 130.
0:15:39 > 0:15:45At 130, in the doorway. At 135? 140.
0:15:47 > 0:15:48160, 170.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51Oh, Sonia!
0:15:51 > 0:15:53At 170, here, then.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55Near to me, at £170. All finished?
0:15:57 > 0:16:02- Who let the dogs out? - Well done, Sonia!- Catherine Southon!
0:16:02 > 0:16:06- Hey, how about that?- That's a lot more than I expected. Yes.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09Nothing like that. I was hoping sort of 50 or 60.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11That's what I thought, maybe 80 at a push.
0:16:11 > 0:16:16It's nice to have a surprise. Quality always sells, and that had it in abundance.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20And of course, there's plenty of dog lovers out there. Enjoy the money.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22- Thank you.- Well done. - Thank you. Both of you.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32While I was here in the area filming,
0:16:32 > 0:16:35I took the opportunity to nip up to North Devon,
0:16:35 > 0:16:37to take a look at a bit of modern history in the making,
0:16:37 > 0:16:40capturing the heritage of the local area.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47There is a pocket of North Devon
0:16:47 > 0:16:50where the rivers Tor and Torridge meander in wooded valleys
0:16:50 > 0:16:53through ancient farmland.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56People tend to bypass this area on their way
0:16:56 > 0:16:57to Exeter, Barnstaple or the coast.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01This is deep countryside, where, until fairly recently,
0:17:01 > 0:17:06the population had ignored the changes going on in the wider world,
0:17:06 > 0:17:10choosing instead to remain more connected to the past.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13This traditional, rural way of life,
0:17:13 > 0:17:16which has been lost in so much of Britain,
0:17:16 > 0:17:18was captured here in the 1970s and '80s
0:17:18 > 0:17:21by the work of photographer, James Ravilious.
0:17:46 > 0:17:50Ravilious, the son of engraver and painter, Eric Ravilious,
0:17:50 > 0:17:54moved here to North Devon with his wife, Robin, in 1972.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57They were forced to leave their London flat,
0:17:57 > 0:18:00due to a compulsory purchase order from a local council.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02So, they settled here in Devon,
0:18:02 > 0:18:04retreating to a small cottage owned by Robin.
0:18:06 > 0:18:10As luck would have it, James was soon offered work
0:18:10 > 0:18:13by the local Beaford Arts founding director, John Lane.
0:18:13 > 0:18:17John, believing that country life was changing fast,
0:18:17 > 0:18:20had the vision to commission James to record it
0:18:20 > 0:18:21before it all disappeared.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26This commission carried on for 17 years,
0:18:26 > 0:18:29resulting in more than 70,000 images.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35The brief being - show the North Devon people themselves.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39After James's death in 1999, at the age of 60,
0:18:39 > 0:18:44all of his contact sheets and negatives were put in a strong room
0:18:44 > 0:18:48at the North Devon records office, making them virtually inaccessible.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51But all that has changed, thanks to Beaford Arts,
0:18:51 > 0:18:56who have now digitally scanned 1,700 of James's images
0:18:56 > 0:18:58and put them onto a website,
0:18:58 > 0:19:01so everybody can see them and enjoy them.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05The selection was made by James himself,
0:19:05 > 0:19:07as he catalogued his photographs,
0:19:07 > 0:19:10marking many "good" and some "best".
0:19:10 > 0:19:15The archive consists of landscapes, portraits, rural crafts,
0:19:15 > 0:19:18and pictures of village events.
0:19:18 > 0:19:23He described his work as being like a huge tapestry of normal life.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30To find out more about James's work,
0:19:30 > 0:19:33I have come to the village of Iddesleigh, the subject
0:19:33 > 0:19:38of many of his photographs, to meet his widow, Robin Ravilious.
0:19:43 > 0:19:48James's photographs are wonderfully evocative of rural life.
0:19:48 > 0:19:52Did he take photographs? Did he worked as a photographer in London?
0:19:52 > 0:19:53- No, he trained as an artist.- Did he?
0:19:53 > 0:19:56- He was teaching art, and trying to be a painter.- He had a good eye.
0:19:56 > 0:20:00You could see he had a good eye for perspective, a good eye for vistas.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03- And composition.- Yes, exactly.
0:20:03 > 0:20:07What camera did he use? Was he technically minded?
0:20:07 > 0:20:09He used a Leica.
0:20:09 > 0:20:13His technique with it evolved a lot.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16To begin with, he used modern lenses.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18But he didn't like them.
0:20:18 > 0:20:19They were too contrast-y,
0:20:19 > 0:20:24and so he settled for this with old pre-war lenses.
0:20:24 > 0:20:28Yes, they're the best lenses. Why is it all covered in gaffer tape?
0:20:28 > 0:20:30He's made a little matte box there.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33That was to give him the frame that he wanted, yes.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37And then, in order to compose his shots,
0:20:37 > 0:20:38he had this,
0:20:38 > 0:20:41which is an auxiliary viewfinder.
0:20:41 > 0:20:46Through that, he could see exactly what he was going to be taking,
0:20:46 > 0:20:48right to the edge,
0:20:48 > 0:20:51which made composing much easier.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53Was he ever at home?
0:20:53 > 0:20:56No, not much! Only at night, when he was in the darkroom.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59Looking at the collection, it's all in black and white.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01Did he ever embrace colour photography?
0:21:01 > 0:21:03No. Not for the Beaford archive.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06He was thinking about something that would last.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09And in the days when he was working, colour film didn't last.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13But there was also the aesthetic reasons, really.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16He couldn't control the colour. It was too garish.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19And he was in the hands of the film itself
0:21:19 > 0:21:21and the laboratory that printed it.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24He had a sort of antipathy to green.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26- Why was that?- Well...
0:21:26 > 0:21:28He was surrounded by it, in the countryside!
0:21:28 > 0:21:31He said that it got in the way, it was too powerful.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34He said that artists didn't like green. I don't know if that's true.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38- He wouldn't even let me wear green in those days.- Really?- Yes!
0:21:38 > 0:21:40And what did the locals think,
0:21:40 > 0:21:43having a photographer coming up, right to their face,
0:21:43 > 0:21:45and going, "Snap, I've got you?"
0:21:45 > 0:21:48This chap has been caught unawares, look.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51He's giving the eye to James there. Sort of like, "Hmm!"
0:21:51 > 0:21:52They thought he was eccentric.
0:21:52 > 0:21:57He was, actually! I thought he was eccentric when I first met him.
0:21:57 > 0:22:01And they thought it was very strange to want to take pictures
0:22:01 > 0:22:03of an unmade bed, or muck-spreading.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06But when they saw the proceeds of his work,
0:22:06 > 0:22:09they began to realise the purpose of it.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11What was his favourite subject matter?
0:22:11 > 0:22:14Was it portraits, or landscapes?
0:22:14 > 0:22:15Ah, I think both, really.
0:22:15 > 0:22:21But, as portraits, Archie Parkhurst's was the one he liked best.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24He was a smallholder who lived in our valley.
0:22:24 > 0:22:30He was always out in the road doing fascinating things. Very photogenic.
0:22:30 > 0:22:35And he was, as it were, a sort of symbol of the old way of life
0:22:35 > 0:22:37that James was trying to record.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40How did he go about selecting subject matter?
0:22:40 > 0:22:43Was it something that just cropped up spontaneously?
0:22:43 > 0:22:46Sometimes he heard about things that were happening.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48And he would turn up for an event like this.
0:22:48 > 0:22:53Sometimes people told him about things that were happening.
0:22:53 > 0:22:57Sometimes, he just set off in the car and followed his nose,
0:22:57 > 0:22:59and was lucky, or not.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02Sometimes, it was to do with our own lives. That's our baby.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05- Is it, really?- Yes.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07Oh, how sweet! Being weighed?
0:23:07 > 0:23:09Being weighed for the first time.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11How much did she weigh?
0:23:11 > 0:23:15Well, not very much, because she was a bit premature.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17You must be immensely proud of this collection.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20Well, I am. Not only because of what it is,
0:23:20 > 0:23:24but because it's my home countryside that he's recorded.
0:23:24 > 0:23:32And it is, I think, unique, in the depth of coverage of one small place.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35Gosh, yes. Is your house full of photographs?
0:23:35 > 0:23:37Yes. Absolutely. Groaning under them!
0:23:37 > 0:23:42And I expect you discover different images, every now and then?
0:23:42 > 0:23:45Well, I do. Yes, because I haven't got prints of all the negatives,
0:23:45 > 0:23:49so I keep finding new things, sometimes with us in them, which is rather poignant.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51Thank you for showing me these.
0:24:00 > 0:24:07I'm sure you'll agree that James must be one of the unsung heroes of 20th-century British photography.
0:24:18 > 0:24:22It's fair to say that, with the help of Beaford Arts, James Ravilious
0:24:22 > 0:24:26has provided North Devon with a remarkable archive
0:24:26 > 0:24:29AND one of the finest family photograph albums
0:24:29 > 0:24:30anybody could ever wish for.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40From one beautiful location to another.
0:24:40 > 0:24:42Back to the Abbey at Buckland.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45Where David was enjoying looking at some nasty things
0:24:45 > 0:24:50that looked like they had crawled out from the undergrowth.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53I'm intrigued. I always have been with this pottery.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57Because it's so creepy.
0:24:57 > 0:24:58It's so ugly!
0:24:58 > 0:25:01But fascinating at the same time.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04How did it come into your possession, Ken? You tell me.
0:25:04 > 0:25:08Well, in my case, it was left to me by my mum
0:25:08 > 0:25:09some 30 years ago.
0:25:09 > 0:25:14As my sister had these two, I passed this plate on to my sisters.
0:25:14 > 0:25:18- So, they're both yours, Doreen?- Yes.
0:25:18 > 0:25:22So, why have you brought your brother along with you?
0:25:22 > 0:25:24Well, because we'll split.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26You will split the proceeds?
0:25:26 > 0:25:28How mercenary, Ken, how mercenary!
0:25:28 > 0:25:30You're right, you're right.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33These were produced in Portugal,
0:25:33 > 0:25:39round about the 1880s, right through to the 1920s.
0:25:39 > 0:25:43You still get them being produced today. But without as much detail.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46Now, your plate, Ken, is the best.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48That is the best plate.
0:25:48 > 0:25:53And, you can tell, because of the tension in the snake,
0:25:53 > 0:25:55how it's twisting round.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59It feels almost as if it's going to slither off the plate.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02And I love this lizard, coming out of its little hole.
0:26:02 > 0:26:07And, if you feel the skin, you can feel the texture,
0:26:07 > 0:26:09as though it was actually alive.
0:26:09 > 0:26:10It is extraordinary.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13Then you have all these little creatures of the night,
0:26:13 > 0:26:17like moths, and I don't know what that would be, earwig,
0:26:17 > 0:26:22and the slow worms, all on this grassy base.
0:26:22 > 0:26:26This is by an artist-potter called Jose Cunha.
0:26:27 > 0:26:32And he was a potter specialising in this decorative ware.
0:26:32 > 0:26:37And it was sold to tourists as souvenir pieces.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39So, if you went to Portugal,
0:26:39 > 0:26:41in order to buy some indigenous pottery,
0:26:41 > 0:26:42you might buy something like that.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45This jug is a decorative ewer,
0:26:45 > 0:26:50with a snake-twist handle which must be awful to handle, and then
0:26:50 > 0:26:55you've got a little snail on the top which is the finial to the lid.
0:26:55 > 0:26:59- Yeah. - It also stands on a circular base.
0:26:59 > 0:27:04So this would have been used possibly not for wine
0:27:04 > 0:27:09but possibly for washing your hands before a meal.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12And that would have had maybe a towel laid on it, or something.
0:27:12 > 0:27:18Now, they do sell well, particularly the plate with the serpent on.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21That's absolutely superb. So, if we add the two together,
0:27:21 > 0:27:27I think there's a potential value of between £300-£400, if not more.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31If not more. On a good day, possibly, it would be exceeded.
0:27:31 > 0:27:36But, we have two protect the items from not being sold for next to nothing.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39So, I would think a reserve of 280-300. What you think?
0:27:39 > 0:27:41What would you like?
0:27:42 > 0:27:45- Yes, the three?- Go for 300. OK.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48We're going to be at the auction. I'm going to be at the auction,
0:27:48 > 0:27:50so I shall be there to hold your hand, Doreen?
0:27:50 > 0:27:53Yes, you will, that's lovely, thanks. We can sweat together!
0:27:53 > 0:27:57Brilliant! They should do frightfully well!
0:27:58 > 0:28:01Catherine next, with something stylish from a bygone age.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03Or is it?
0:28:04 > 0:28:06Anne and Mike, lovely to see you.
0:28:06 > 0:28:08Thank you for coming along to Flog It!
0:28:08 > 0:28:10Now, at first appearances,
0:28:10 > 0:28:15it looks like you've brought along a rather tatty case.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18- Shall we have a little look inside? - Yes, by all means.
0:28:18 > 0:28:23There we are. We have a beautiful selection of tortoiseshell
0:28:23 > 0:28:26and silver dressing accessories.
0:28:26 > 0:28:31- I would like to know where you got this from.- Inheritance, really.
0:28:31 > 0:28:33A great-aunt of mine died about 12 years ago,
0:28:33 > 0:28:37and we do a lot of amateur dramatics,
0:28:37 > 0:28:42and it was put away to be used in any of the plays that we were doing.
0:28:42 > 0:28:44So, you used this as a prop?
0:28:44 > 0:28:47Yes, we've got lots of props at home that we've used over the years.
0:28:47 > 0:28:51- Fabulous.- But we're now changing our life direction.
0:28:51 > 0:28:52Anne had a recent cancer scare.
0:28:52 > 0:28:56And we're now off to Ireland, to open up a bed-and-breakfast.
0:28:56 > 0:28:57Oh, wow, so completely different!
0:28:57 > 0:29:02So, clearing out a lot of the props that we've got in our garage. And this is one of them.
0:29:02 > 0:29:06When I think of this, I think of Orient Express or something.
0:29:06 > 0:29:09It's not the average lady's handbag, is it?
0:29:09 > 0:29:12It's not... it's not something that you find.
0:29:12 > 0:29:15- But it actually belongs to your great-aunt?- That died, yes.
0:29:15 > 0:29:19- And do you think she ever used it? Did she ever travel?- Yes, yes.
0:29:19 > 0:29:21She was married to a captain in the Army,
0:29:21 > 0:29:24and when he retired, they did a lot of travelling.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27She was a multi-linguist, and travelled all over the world.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29- So she was a pretty special lady? - Oh, she was.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32And she would've taken this around with her?
0:29:32 > 0:29:34We believe so, yes.
0:29:34 > 0:29:38I mean, it's a wonderful set, and there's so many pieces to it.
0:29:38 > 0:29:43Quite often, you might find a set like this that's got 10 or so items.
0:29:43 > 0:29:44But what have we got here?
0:29:44 > 0:29:48We've got mirrors, we've got brushes, we've got a shoehorn.
0:29:48 > 0:29:52All these wonderful... I'm just going to pull one of these out.
0:29:53 > 0:29:57These lovely, glass tubes which are beautifully etched with patterns.
0:29:57 > 0:30:01Each one, to me, has a wonderful quality.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05But I'm spying here...
0:30:05 > 0:30:07Now, this is fantastic.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10..a little hip flask,
0:30:10 > 0:30:14so she could take with her a little tipple on her journey.
0:30:14 > 0:30:18- She did like a tipple! - She did like a tipple?- Oh, yes, yes.
0:30:18 > 0:30:22- Now, each one, I can see, looks like it's hallmarked.- Yes.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24And hallmarked silver.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27Birmingham mark and the letter Y.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30That would date it to around the 1920s.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33One little space there. Looks like something's missing there.
0:30:33 > 0:30:36And there's one space here as well, which is missing.
0:30:36 > 0:30:38Not sure whether it was a notepad or something there.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41There's a sewing kit there but not sure what was there.
0:30:41 > 0:30:45It is a little bit tatty and a little bit worn here and there
0:30:45 > 0:30:49but the little jars and the bottles... Everything is wonderful.
0:30:49 > 0:30:53Nice tortoiseshell. It gives it that sort of sense of class, doesn't it?
0:30:53 > 0:30:56This is genuine tortoiseshell.
0:30:56 > 0:31:00It is genuine tortoiseshell but it's pre-1947,
0:31:00 > 0:31:02so it's something that we are allowed to sell.
0:31:02 > 0:31:06- What do you think about it, Anne, though?- I like it.
0:31:06 > 0:31:08I think it's lovely.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11Well, I think it's the sort of thing that probably a lot of dealers
0:31:11 > 0:31:14would go for at auction. It's a smart thing
0:31:14 > 0:31:17and I would be happy to put an estimate on of £100 to £150,
0:31:17 > 0:31:19with a £70 reserve.
0:31:19 > 0:31:23- How does that sound to you?- That's fine, thank you.- Happy to see it go?
0:31:23 > 0:31:27- Yes.- He's very positive about this, Anne, isn't he?- He is.
0:31:28 > 0:31:33I bet Great Aunt Ida was a character. And here's another one.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36Now, what's his name? You just called him Ted? Big Ted.
0:31:36 > 0:31:37He is a big ted.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39David has found
0:31:39 > 0:31:40an unusual piece of silver.
0:31:42 > 0:31:46Now, Richard, have you any knowledge of what this box is?
0:31:46 > 0:31:50- Well, yes, it was my mother's. - Where did she get it from?
0:31:50 > 0:31:55The family doesn't know, and sadly, she died with Alzheimer's disease.
0:31:55 > 0:31:56Oh, so she couldn't tell you.
0:31:56 > 0:32:01Yes, and she felt it was probably a marriage token box.
0:32:01 > 0:32:05So there's all an element there. Use it as you would want to.
0:32:05 > 0:32:09But it is a lover's token, hence the heart shape.
0:32:09 > 0:32:13- So that's why you have two initials picked out on the front.- Right.
0:32:13 > 0:32:17Have you traced your family back? Do you have any Scandinavian?
0:32:17 > 0:32:18No, not that I'm aware of.
0:32:18 > 0:32:23These are peculiar to northern Scandinavian countries.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26You wouldn't necessarily find something in England like this.
0:32:26 > 0:32:30But this is silver, it's fully hallmarked, and it dates
0:32:30 > 0:32:36- probably from the latter part of the 18th into the 19th century.- Right.
0:32:36 > 0:32:40I like the idea that this is a sort of romantic object,
0:32:40 > 0:32:43and it should go on to an romantically inclined person.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46Either they give it away as a gift at marriage
0:32:46 > 0:32:49or they're going to treasure it for its original intent.
0:32:49 > 0:32:55In the top section, which is hinged, you would have, possibly, spices,
0:32:55 > 0:33:01and in the lower section, another selection of spices.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04- Probably a little bit hotter.- Right.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07All of it is parcel-gilt interior,
0:33:07 > 0:33:11so you knew that it was intended for something to eat.
0:33:11 > 0:33:13It's a collector's piece, fairly rare.
0:33:13 > 0:33:17I can't recall another one going up for auction recently.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20I think £120, £200 is the sort of price range.
0:33:20 > 0:33:22Equivalent to an English snuff box.
0:33:22 > 0:33:24- Yes.- Or a vesta case, or a vinaigrette.
0:33:24 > 0:33:28And I think we should stick the reserve just under the 120,
0:33:28 > 0:33:30tuck it in at £100.
0:33:30 > 0:33:33- How does that feel?- Yes, fine.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36What would you do with £100?
0:33:36 > 0:33:40We might well give the money to the Alzheimer's research organisation.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43That is a very, very nice gesture.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46Well, I hope it makes double what I've set for that case.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48We might have a dinner out as well, then.
0:33:48 > 0:33:52Quite right. Treat yourself, Richard!
0:33:56 > 0:34:00Catherine has picked up some more silver, belonging to Ruth.
0:34:02 > 0:34:06- They look like they've had a bit of use, if I can say that.- Yes.
0:34:06 > 0:34:08And alcoholic use.
0:34:08 > 0:34:12I just know they've been in my family at least 50 years.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14I come from a Jewish family
0:34:14 > 0:34:17and every year we have the festival Passover,
0:34:17 > 0:34:22and it's a laid-down ceremony which we celebrate at home,
0:34:22 > 0:34:27and part of that ceremony is obligatory drinking.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30And these were the glasses that we used as a family,
0:34:30 > 0:34:32and you'd fill them up,
0:34:32 > 0:34:37you'd get to a point in the ceremony and you had to drink them.
0:34:37 > 0:34:42We tended to do it in one shot, of wine, quite a rich red wine,
0:34:42 > 0:34:45and I can remember doing that for years and years and years.
0:34:45 > 0:34:50- Wow.- And I do remember my father's glass always being a lot bigger than ours.- I'm sure, yes.
0:34:50 > 0:34:53Perhaps he had a sneaky extra one just to top it up.
0:34:53 > 0:35:00Yes, and that's as much as I know, and then when my mother died in 2005,
0:35:00 > 0:35:01I inherited them.
0:35:01 > 0:35:05The family has all split up, moved away, and we never use them.
0:35:05 > 0:35:09- You don't use them now? You don't do the same ceremony?- No.
0:35:09 > 0:35:13They're really interesting. We've got a wonderful Chinese dragon,
0:35:13 > 0:35:17so they're obviously Chinese, made for the export market,
0:35:17 > 0:35:21but underneath we can see they've been stamped there,
0:35:21 > 0:35:26with the number 90, which would say that they're 90% silver.
0:35:26 > 0:35:28It's possible they could be around the 1900s
0:35:28 > 0:35:32or just into the 20th century, but they are interesting
0:35:32 > 0:35:35- and they've got a wonderful part of your history.- Yes.
0:35:35 > 0:35:39Auction estimate, I'm going to put £50 to £80 on them,
0:35:39 > 0:35:43with a 40 reserve, with discretion.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46- Does that sound OK to you? - No, that would be wonderful.
0:35:46 > 0:35:48Hopefully they'll make top end of the estimate.
0:35:48 > 0:35:53We might be able to find out a little bit more about the maker, perhaps even make a bit more.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55That would be great.
0:35:55 > 0:35:57I think we should drink to a successful auction.
0:35:57 > 0:36:01- To the auction. Cheers!- Cheers! - Thank you.
0:36:01 > 0:36:04I'll drink to that.
0:36:04 > 0:36:08Time to say a fond farewell to Buckland Abbey.
0:36:08 > 0:36:11So while we make our way over to the saleroom, here's a quick recap
0:36:11 > 0:36:15of what we're taking with us and what's going under the hammer.
0:36:15 > 0:36:18I can almost guarantee a good result for Ken
0:36:18 > 0:36:20and Doreen's creepy-crawly Palissy ware.
0:36:22 > 0:36:25I don't think the trade buyers will miss Great Aunt Ida's
0:36:25 > 0:36:28fabulous travelling case.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32The British are a sentimental lot,
0:36:32 > 0:36:36so Richard's lover's token should make its estimate.
0:36:39 > 0:36:43And fingers crossed that Ruth's set of six silver Chinese tumblers
0:36:43 > 0:36:46attracts attention from the Far East.
0:36:48 > 0:36:53Over to the auction house in Plymouth, and the sale is packed with potential bidders.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56It's time to put our experts to the test.
0:37:02 > 0:37:05If you like creepy-crawlies, you will love this lot.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07Going under the hammer now, some Portuguese Palissy.
0:37:07 > 0:37:11In fact, we've split them into two lots. Hello, Doreen. Where's Ken?
0:37:11 > 0:37:14- He's out in Majorca.- He's on holiday, is he?- He's on holiday.
0:37:14 > 0:37:18Sunning himself while you're doing the hard work. Hello, there.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21- That's my niece, Ken's daughter. It's Nicky.- Nicky, hello.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24- Hello, Paul.- What do you think of this Palissy ware?- Ugly!- Ugly?
0:37:24 > 0:37:28- I've never liked it.- But do you know what? Ugly means big bucks.
0:37:28 > 0:37:32The more lizards, the more newts and frogs, the pricier it gets.
0:37:32 > 0:37:36- Originally we had them in one lot. - That's right.- £300 to £400.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39We've split them. The plate is coming up first, £200 to £300,
0:37:39 > 0:37:42and the ewer with the stand, £150 to £250.
0:37:42 > 0:37:45- I think the plate is better.- So do I.- I think that's the best piece.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48That's why I had put the two together.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51They're going under the hammer and this is the first lot. We want £200 to £300.
0:37:51 > 0:37:52Here we go.
0:37:52 > 0:37:59Next is lot 36, which is a late 19th-century Palissy dish.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01I'm bid £175 for it.
0:38:01 > 0:38:05Against you all at 175. 80 if you want it.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08At 175. 180, 190.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11200. At £200 in the corner.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14200, straightaway.
0:38:14 > 0:38:15At £200, then.
0:38:15 > 0:38:19Any more at 200? Finishing at 200, then.
0:38:19 > 0:38:23- We're on the money there. Just sold for £200.- Yes.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26We were looking for 200 to 300. This is the next one.
0:38:26 > 0:38:30Next is lot 37, which is another piece of Portuguese Palissy,
0:38:30 > 0:38:33a ewer and cover this time, on a stand.
0:38:33 > 0:38:37Again, several bids. I'm bid £135. Against you all at 135.
0:38:37 > 0:38:42140, 5, 150, 5, 160 now.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44Hm.
0:38:44 > 0:38:45At £160.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48Bidding's in the corner at £160.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50Finished at 160.
0:38:51 > 0:38:55They've gone, they've gone! You can smile now! You're bug-free.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57THEY LAUGH
0:38:57 > 0:39:01Great start, £360 for the two.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06Going under the hammer now, a 1920s travelling case
0:39:06 > 0:39:09with tortoiseshell and silver accessories.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12It's absolutely exquisite and it belongs to Anne and Mike here.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14- Hello.- Hello.- Hello.
0:39:14 > 0:39:19And I know you were into amateur dramatics and you thought this would be a good prop.
0:39:19 > 0:39:23You can't beat such a combination as tortoiseshell and silver together.
0:39:23 > 0:39:24Beautiful.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27It's so evocative of the 1920s, of that whole period.
0:39:27 > 0:39:31I had a chat to the auctioneer yesterday, on the presale day,
0:39:31 > 0:39:34and we both agreed the case was a little bit tatty inside.
0:39:34 > 0:39:37That can be sorted out. When you look at the accessories inside,
0:39:37 > 0:39:41you pick up the mirror alone and you think, "Hang on a minute,
0:39:41 > 0:39:43"that could be worth £100 within itself."
0:39:43 > 0:39:48So it's quality and it's going to sell. Thank you for bringing it.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50- You enjoyed talking about this. - Oh, loved it.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52- Your favourite item of the day. - Absolutely.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55And I think possibly one of mine as well.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57It's just so evocative of the period.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00Well, let's find out what the bidders think. Here we go.
0:40:00 > 0:40:03The next lot is lot 486.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08It's a 20th-century tortoiseshell travelling dressing case.
0:40:08 > 0:40:12I'm bid £180 for it. At 180...
0:40:12 > 0:40:18190, 200, 210, 220, 230, 240, 250.
0:40:18 > 0:40:22At £250. At 250 here.
0:40:22 > 0:40:23Finished, then, at £250.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25Quite sure at 250?
0:40:27 > 0:40:30- That's a good price.- Brilliant. - It found its level.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32- That was nice.- That was good.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37Things are going from strength to strength.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40Next, something for the romantics.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44A bit of Norwegian silver going under the hammer now.
0:40:44 > 0:40:49- It's a love token and it belongs to Richard. What a wonderful item.- Yes.
0:40:49 > 0:40:53Worth every single penny, sheer quality. Why are you selling it?
0:40:53 > 0:40:56- Well, it's lived in the loft for a number of years.- In the loft?
0:40:56 > 0:41:00- In the loft, yes.- My goodness.- Not being shown, not being loved, so...
0:41:00 > 0:41:03- It's so small it could have got lost in the loft!- Indeed.
0:41:03 > 0:41:05Thank goodness you brought it for David to have a look at.
0:41:05 > 0:41:08It's a lovely object, a heart - appropriate for a love token.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11Exactly. Let's find out if the bidders fall in love with it.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13Here you go, Richard.
0:41:13 > 0:41:18On next to lot 467,
0:41:18 > 0:41:21a little Norwegian silver love token box. There it is.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24- I'm bid £80 for it.- 80. Good.
0:41:24 > 0:41:2690, 100, and 10, 120.
0:41:26 > 0:41:31At £120, 130 seated there. At £130.
0:41:31 > 0:41:32Take another five.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34At £130, here.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36You're finished, then, at £130.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39- It's within our price range. - This is good.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42- We sold it. 130. Well done, David. - That's good.
0:41:42 > 0:41:46- Happy?- Oh, yes.- It won't get lost, it won't get damaged, and it's gone.
0:41:46 > 0:41:50- And the money will go to Alzheimer's. - That is brilliant.- Oh, good.
0:41:50 > 0:41:55It's a nice gesture, isn't it? It's a loving gesture for a loving token.
0:41:55 > 0:41:57Indeed.
0:41:57 > 0:41:59Nicely put, David.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06And now something for all of you who like a tipple.
0:42:06 > 0:42:10We've got six Chinese shot glasses going under the hammer.
0:42:10 > 0:42:14- They belong to Ruth. Not a lot of money, £60-£80.- Hm.- Quality, though.
0:42:14 > 0:42:18- Condition's very good.- Yes. - OK, what do we think - top end?
0:42:18 > 0:42:21I like these. I like the embossed dragon on them.
0:42:21 > 0:42:25I think they might be all right, actually. Let's go for the top end.
0:42:25 > 0:42:29- Why are you selling them? - We lost my mother five years ago. - I'm sorry to hear that.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31We want to do up her garden
0:42:31 > 0:42:34and I thought I'll buy some really nice perennial plants
0:42:34 > 0:42:36to remind me of my mother all the time,
0:42:36 > 0:42:41- and it's money well spent to me. - Yes, plant up her favourite shrub or something.
0:42:41 > 0:42:43- That's the plan.- Right, OK.
0:42:43 > 0:42:45Let's find out what we can do, shall we?
0:42:45 > 0:42:47They're going under the hammer now. Good luck, Ruth.
0:42:49 > 0:42:55Next is lot 447. It's a little set of six Oriental spirit tumblers.
0:42:55 > 0:42:57Several bids for it.
0:42:57 > 0:42:59I'm bid £110...
0:42:59 > 0:43:02THEY GASP AND LAUGH
0:43:02 > 0:43:04£110.
0:43:04 > 0:43:06At 110, 120, 130.
0:43:06 > 0:43:08- RUTH GASPS - £130,
0:43:08 > 0:43:10140, 150, 160, 170...
0:43:10 > 0:43:13- Gosh.- ..180, 190...
0:43:13 > 0:43:16- Stiff competition.- It's amazing.
0:43:16 > 0:43:18Finished in the room at 200.
0:43:18 > 0:43:20And 10, fresh bidding.
0:43:20 > 0:43:22And phone bidding.
0:43:22 > 0:43:24..230, 240, 250, 260,
0:43:24 > 0:43:27270, 280, 290,
0:43:27 > 0:43:29300 now.
0:43:29 > 0:43:32- It's the Chinese influence, isn't it?- At £310, seated here.
0:43:32 > 0:43:35Finished in the room at 310.
0:43:35 > 0:43:40- Bidding? At £310, bidding's in the room.- (£310!)
0:43:40 > 0:43:42I'm shaking. It's amazing.
0:43:42 > 0:43:46Yes! £310. Definitely the Chinese influence there.
0:43:46 > 0:43:48- Yeah.- Oh, that's brilliant.
0:43:48 > 0:43:50- Wow, wow, wow. Happy? - Oh, I'm delighted!
0:43:50 > 0:43:53I think you could say job WELL done there, don't you?
0:43:55 > 0:43:58We have had such a great day in the saleroom.
0:43:58 > 0:44:04Until the next time, though, from Plymouth here in the West Country, it's proper job.
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