Shropshire Flog It!

Stately homes have a long tradition of housing

ancient and priceless works of art.

And here on the Shropshire Borders at Weston Park,

their collections are bang up-to-date

with a modern art gallery housing contemporary artists.

Well, let's hope our experts today find some treasures

to rival the collections here at Weston Park.

Welcome to Flog It!

Weston Park has an enviable collection of artworks

and antiques from around the globe.

There are portraits by the Dutch artist, Van Dyck,

tapestries from Paris,

and Japanese ceramics.

Some fantastic pieces for our Flog It! fans

to feast their eyes upon.

Today they've come from Shropshire and Staffordshire

to have their antiques and collectibles valued.

And fingers crossed, there's some treasures

here in the queue today

that we can take off to auction later on in the programme.

And, of course, all of these people have turned up to ask our experts

that one important question, which is?

ALL: What's it worth?

Hello!

And here to tell us are our two wonderful experts,

each with their own specialisms, to shed light on today's artefacts.

The debonair David Barby...

# The rain in Spain stays mainly...in England! #

..and the gifted Michael Baggott.

-You want the jewellery?

-Oh, yes!

If you're giving it away, who am I to say no?!

Well, it's absolutely marvellous

to see everybody walking around and exploring the house,

soaking up the atmosphere of our venue for today.

And now everybody has made themselves quite comfortable,

I think it's time we got on with some work.

Let's find out what David Barby's up to.

OK, this is one of the most loveliest objects I've seen.

-And you were almost first in the queue.

-Yes.

-Was it desperation to sell it?

-Yes, I think so!

-Really?!

-Do you not like it?

-No, I don't like it at all.

Right. Tell me why you don't like it.

It's the colour. It doesn't go with anything at all.

But isn't that the intention?

That little shock of jewel

on an otherwise sort of bland surface?

I suppose so, but it's just...

Look at the colour combinations here.

Blue, and this wonderful rust colour.

Mmm... I just don't like it!

Where did you get it from?

My great-aunt gave it to me when my son was born, 25 years ago.

Right, what sort of aunt was she?

-She was a matron-in-a-hospital aunt.

-Right, right.

A very strict aunt.

-And where did she get it from?

-I don't know, unfortunately.

I'm just trying to involve the social history where this came from,

because this is a devastating piece

of commercial art pottery by the Pilkington Company.

-Ah!

-Now, Pilkington's were established

way back at the end of the 19th century.

So they started producing these artwares,

which were THE de rigueur of the period.

Oh, wow!

Everybody wanted to collect art pottery.

They'd have a leaning either towards Persian or Orientalism.

This fits the bill beautifully.

The design is Persian.

I love these tendrils, how they're all interlinked,

and this very nice little border all the way around.

But it is the lustre that's so evenly spread

-and potted which is beautiful.

-Oh.

I hope you're not going to change your mind!

No, I still don't like it!

Well, I think this is absolutely exquisite.

-Very nice. And quite a rare pot.

-Oh!

They employed several artists,

and the artist for this particular pot

was William Slater Mycock.

SHE GASPS

That's the initials on the bottom, yes!

And what you can't see is the impress mark underneath

which is the Pilkington mark,

which is the letter P, some B's,

and then you have a date letter, and this is 1907.

-Wow, it is old!

-So it's right at the beginning

of the development of art pottery.

It lasted probably for about another 35, 38 years.

Now, the most important element

is how much is this going to realise at auction?

I have no idea! Absolutely no idea at all.

Well, because it's a comparatively rare pot,

and lustreware, this type of lustreware,

is very, very fashionable,

I'm going to put, I think,

a modest figure of £500-£800.

SHE GASPS No!

SHE LAUGHS Really?!

If we reach that sort of money,

are you going to buy another piece of furniture or an object?

I was going to buy plants for my polytunnel!

Plants? You'll be able to have a strawberry field!

THEY LAUGH

While David dreams of strawberry fields in the library,

Michael has found

two altogether more austere items in the dining room.

Mick, thank you for bringing in

this rather unusual pair of candlesticks.

Are they yours?

They belonged to my late mother-in-law.

My mother-in-law was bequeathed them by an aunt

about 50 years ago, we believe.

Right, were they a favourite of hers?

She certainly used to treasure them,

because they were given to her by an auntie.

So we don't know a huge amount about them.

We think they came from Germany. We don't know.

If we look at the base here,

we've got everything we need to see,

which is an ostrich

-above the letters, WMF.

-Right.

People that watch Flog It!

will now be either shouting, or trying to shout,

"Wurttemberg Metallwarenfabrik!"

which is basically the metalwork factory in Nuremberg.

They had huge, thick catalogues,

and they churned this stuff out.

-So it was mass-produced?

-It was mass-produced.

The Germans are very good at mass-producing things.

When you look at WMF, the first thing you look for,

which sadly we don't have here,

are naked ladies.

The more naked ladies you can get on a bit of WMF, the better.

Mirror frames, candelabra, that's with a very big money is.

Then you start to look for

basically this secessionist style.

This European, Viennese interpretation

of art nouveau and arts and crafts,

which is semi-industrial.

It's very angular, it's very functional.

These would probably date to about

1905, 1910. Maybe even 1915.

We have got one problem.

-Go on.

-Do you know what that problem is?

-No idea.

-There.

So has that been broken or mended?

Someone at some time has fallen out

with the candlestick, or somebody else.

Any idea of value, then?

No. I mean, it would been nice, sort of £100 plus...

I think £100 plus is fine.

Let's say £100 to £150,

and let's put the reserve at £100, because they're good-looking enough.

I think, had they been...

Just in case someone is watching

with an unrepaired pair in pristine condition,

those might have been £250, £300.

So it has had an effect, but they're lovely things.

-Thanks very much for bringing them in.

-You're welcome.

Rita, is this a family portrait?

An ancestor of yours?

No, I don't think so.

Tell me how you got it.

My late mother-in-law, she had it a good many years

and I've had it 40 years.

So it's been in your knowledge for as many years...

-Over 50 years...

-..your married life.

-Yes.

-Oh, yes.

-I think it's quite intriguing. It's a lovely portrait.

I don't think it's by a famous artist.

But it has got that very nice sort of Victorian image of a young lady.

-Somewhat, dare I say, a little bit racy.

-Yes.

Because she is wearing a loose garment,

which is open at the front.

And she's also holding a fan, sort of to cool herself down.

And I always think with loose garments, at the time

this was painted, which is about 1850-1860, you always associate...

Not exactly a lady of easy virtue,

but one that possibly was the mistress.

And her hair's unbraided, waiting for her gentleman lover.

-Oh, very nice.

-It depends what you read into these.

-Probably I have a warped mentality!

-Oh, I'm sure not. No!

It just gives you that impression. The features are particularly good.

I love the eyes. And of course, this necklace, is it a gift from him?

-Possibly.

-You read so many things into these Victorian paintings.

I note that this is an oil painting onto a panel,

but somewhere along the line, the glass has moved

onto the actual painted surface, probably due to heat,

that has caused a blemish here and here, which can be restored.

Then we go on to this rather luxuriant frame.

This is what we call a gilded gesso work.

In other words, it's a plasterwork which is then covered in gold leaf

and over the years, if it's in a bedroom,

above a fireplace or something like that, it gets discoloured.

And then people start painting it with a gild paint

and this is what has happened with this one.

But this would have been an expensive frame.

As for price, I'm going to sort of... I think about 150, 200 plus.

-I hope that's the sort of price we reach.

-Oh, yes.

-Would you be happy in selling it at that sort of price?

-Yes, I would.

What are you going to do? You've got an empty space on your wall.

-I'll find another picture.

-Have you got a stack of them?

-Several, yes!

-Thank you very much indeed.

-Thank you.

Our experts have now made their first choices of items to take off to auction.

And I think there could be one or two surprises there.

This is what it's all about, putting those valuations to the test.

So while we make our way over to the auction room, here's a quick recap,

just to jog your memory of all the items that are coming with us.

Jenny's rare early Pilkington vase

with a lovely rich lustre glaze.

The bold WMF German candlesticks,

in the Arts and Crafts tradition.

And finally, that sweet oil painting of a mystery girl

with a gentle gaze.

Who knows what went on behind those eyes!

Today's auction is just half an hour down the road in Stourbridge,

a small West Midlands town put on the map for its glasswork,

which was reputedly started in the 17th century

by French glassmakers from the Lorraine region.

Today, the industry continues to thrive in the town.

And now it's time to hit the auction room.

The sale room's filling up, all the bidders are in place,

catalogues and registration cards in hand. There's one chap doing a last minute bit of viewing.

Our items have come from all over the Midlands, but they've been

viewed by people from all around the world, courtesy of the internet.

That's what makes auctions so exciting today. I can't wait for this one to start.

Our owners are waiting in the wings. In a moment, Nick Davies, our auctioneer,

will be getting on the rostrum and selling our lots, so let's catch up with our owners and get on with it.

£100 on commission. 110, anywhere else? £100 on the commission.

Why are you selling your oil painting?

It's been in the family many years

-and I really haven't taken much notice of it.

-But she's beautiful to look at.

That's the kind of portrait you want on the wall.

-And happy with the valuation David put on it?

-Oh, yes. I think so, yes.

£140. I think we stand to make a little bit more. I think it's quality.

It is quality. I like it cos you can read

-so many things into that particular portrait.

-Yes.

Let's see what we can do. Let's see if we can

send you away with the top end plus a bit more. Here we go.

I can open this one just below estimate at 120.

I look for 130 in the room. 120. 130, anybody in the room?

At £120.

130 anywhere else?

At 120, it'll be then. With me here at 120. 130, I've got.

-This is better, Rita.

-I hope so.

-130.

140, fresh bid. 150.

Are you sure? At 140 here.

Gentleman standing nearest me at 140. All done?

-That's a good result.

-That's fine.

-So we're happy. You're happy.

-Yes.

Job done.

Done. Lovely.

This next item is my favourite in the whole of the sale.

Absolutely love it. Stylistically, it's perfection.

And I'm talking about the pair of Arts and Crafts candlesticks.

They are superb. And for that sort of money, £100 to £200 they are a steal.

-They've got everything you want.

-They have!

If you wanted to describe what WMF was, you could point

to those candlesticks and you'd get it at once.

-What's the cause? You mentioned a good cause.

-A hospice.

-What's that all about?

-Well, my mother-in-law supported them throughout her life,

so we thought it would be good to carry that on in her name.

OK. Every penny helps, doesn't it, in this case?

-We'll get as much as we can today.

-Fingers crossed.

Fingers crossed, exactly. Let's put it to the test. Here we go.

£120. Takes all the other bidders out at 120 for the WMF.

Do I see 130 in the room anywhere? At £120, maiden bid.

-A punchy bid to start with. 130 anywhere else?

-Oh, come on!

130 just in.

140, 150? 160. 170.

So 160 on commission. 160, it'll be. 170 anywhere else?

All done at 160. And finished.

-Well, 160 with the estimate.

-Towards the top end.

It's good. That's good.

-And all the money is going to the hospice, which is wonderful.

-Yes. Thank you.

The generosity of our Flog It! sellers never ceases to amaze me.

Going under the hammer right now, we have

a Pilkington's Royal Lancastrian vase and I tell you what,

the bidders would not have missed that lustre glaze, would they?

I mean, it shimmies and shivers all over the sale room!

Why are you selling this?

-I know it's been up there on the mantelpiece.

-I don't like it.

-It's not your kind of thing.

-Not at all.

-What do you like?

-Modernist. More modern.

-OK.

-It's a bit old fashioned.

-OK, all right.

As soon as you pulled it out of the bag, I thought, "Oh!"

-That's it, £500 to £800. Were you surprised at that value?

-Very!

For something you don't like. That's the best thing, if you've got something you absolutely hate

and it's worth a lot of money, makes you feel so good.

-That's right. Something completely disregarded as well.

-Yes.

Let's find out what the bidders think. Let's put it to the test.

It's now down to this lot. Let's get on with it. Here we go.

-And the hand's telling me to my right...

-500.

-£500 straight off on a commission.

-Straight in at 500.

At £500. Do I see 520 in the room anywhere else? At £500 a maiden bid.

520 anywhere else? Are we all sure and done at £500?

Seems cheap to me at 500. 520 anywhere else?

-Hammer's coming down at 500.

-The hammer's going down.

Well, that was short and sweet, but it has gone on the reserve.

-Happy with that?

-Yes! Very!

-That was exciting, wasn't it?

-It was jolly quick as well, David.

-Well, they had one bid.

-One bid.

No-one here to push them unfortunately.

Well, you may not have blue blood, but you've definitely got green fingers.

-You're cultivating things in your polytunnel.

-That's what the money's going on.

-What are you growing?

-Just all sorts of things?

-Yes. But I want to put it to an orchard now.

-Expanding.

-Get some fruit trees.

-You have enough money to put...

Strawberry field, yes!

Well, that's a lot of punnets for your Pilkington.

Welcome back to Weston Park,

our stately setting for today's valuation day.

Let's now catch up with our experts

and see what other refined treasures we can find to take off to auction.

Well, a vase like this would not look out of place in a room

such as we're in today.

-Definitely not, no.

-What can you tell me about it?

It's inherited from an aunt and uncle.

He was out in some official capacity in Malaya in the thirties.

It's always very important to have provenance for Chinese works of art.

That's absolutely important.

If we look at it, we've got a beautiful enamelled baluster vase,

and it's very much in the taste of the middle of the 18th century,

and you get this beautiful yellow ground.

This is the ground that is most sought after.

This was the colour that was reserved for the emperor.

If we take the cover off, this lovely turquoise finish there - but it's

quite thickly potted, and this is not typical of an 18th-century piece.

So that starts to set the alarm bells ringing.

-And we've got these little bat and ring pendant...

-Oh, they're bats.

I thought they were rams' heads.

They are bats, and bats are very lucky in Chinese iconography.

Really, you want five, but you can't have five animals on a vase,

so you've got two.

If we tip it over, there we've got a seal mark.

That is the seal of the Emperor Qianlong.

Which is actually bad news, because the vase isn't that early.

This vase I would date to around the beginning of the 20th century.

So 1900, 1910.

Had it had the reign mark of its period,

it would be greatly more desirable and valuable.

Just the same vase, but a different mark.

The Chinese didn't forge things, really.

It was a mark of respect to put an earlier,

especially an auspicious, reign mark on the base of a piece.

Basically, the potter who has made that is saying,

"I feel this is as good as the Qianlong wares."

-Any idea of its value?

-I've got no idea at all.

-£50 now?

Can we do £100? Higher, higher. You've got some idea!

I think we would be cautious

to put £500 to £800 on this.

And we'll put a fixed reserve of £500.

If it were a real 18th-century Chinese vase and cover,

-we probably be putting...

-Another nought on that?

-3 million, 4 million.

-Oh, good God! So it's affordable!

Let's give it a go.

If it does make the top end or a bit more,

any ideas what the money might go towards?

Well, it's my wife's... I know she doesn't look it,

it's her 65th birthday this July.

-Big celebration?

-Not that big!

-But a high-quality one.

-Definitely.

-Not the size, the quality!

-Absolutely.

-As with the vase.

-That's right, yes.

MUSIC PLAYS

Leaving the strings singing out behind me,

I've found this lovely wind instrument.

What a lovely clarinet. I wish I could play it. I really do.

And it's quite early as well, how did you come by this?

Well, it's the usual thing. It was in my mum's loft.

-Yes, it's from my dad's side of the family.

-Did Mum and Dad play at all?

No, I think my dad's side of the family were musically minded,

so it could be from there.

Do you know, this dates back to about 1810?

And you see the maker's stamp, you're probably aware of that.

Clementi & Co, Cheapside, London.

Makers to King George III, no less!

So it comes with provenance, doesn't it?

A good pedigree there of maker.

That's the most beautiful piece of boxwood I've seen.

Look at the figuring.

You've got boxwood and ivory, and I think that would look lovely.

It would grace anybody's sitting room, drawing room.

-Have you any idea of the value?

-None at all.

Well, I'd like to think it would do a couple of hundred pounds.

To be on the safe side, if it's OK with you, I think with an estimate

in the catalogue of £80 to £120 we'll see this definitely sell.

And it will encourage bidders to go, "Oh, actually,

"I don't mind going to 140, 160."

All of a sudden, a couple more bids and it's gone up to 180, £200.

You never know, do you?

Thelma, Jeff, thank you for bringing in what at first

I thought was a self-portrait in metal of me, but it obviously isn't!

-What can you tell me about it?

-Not a lot, really.

It belonged to my grandmother.

It was something that as a child I used to go round to my nan's

-and she gave me a coin to pop in.

-Did you get the coin back?

-No!

She was very shrewd, your grandmother!

I mean, it's obviously a money box.

And it's cast iron and it's a figure.

They are very well-known in the antiques trade, these boxes,

which is because, until about 20 years ago,

they used to make an awful lot of money.

They are American,

which is where basically the base of the collecting is.

And they are cast iron, and then they are cold painted with enamel colours.

And we've got a couple of patent marks on the back for 1870,

one on the base for 1875.

The figure is William Tweed,

who was a late 19th-century Democratic politician who was

famous for taking bribes.

So when you pop the coin in...

..he nods, "Yes".

As he did in real life! Have you got any idea what it might be worth?

-None whatsoever.

-I think we're sensible to put this in at £150 to £250.

With a fixed reserve of 150.

I hate to break your heart, but 20 years ago, 800 to 1,200,

1,000 to 1,500.

So it's impacted that much. But thanks for bringing it in.

I think it's a lovely, interesting piece of social history.

Let's catch up with David, who's found his doppelganger.

We have something in common. We both share that marvellous name David.

-That's excellent, isn't it, David?

-Super.

-David, it's lovely to meet you.

-Nice to meet you, David.

HE CHUCKLES

I find this a beautiful object,

and I'm just wondering if you collect Lalique

and you are selling this to improve your collection or what?

No, not really.

I'm not normally a glass collector, but when I saw this

I actually bought this from a curio shop and it was stunning.

It was just the appearance as I walked past.

-The opalescent blue shone through.

-And you succumbed.

-I succumbed to temptation on that occasion!

-Well, this is beautiful.

I think anybody that's collecting Lalique, this is the starter piece.

Because it was the most popular of all designs.

This shell, the scallop shell design.

You can understand why, because if you look at the back,

it is called coquille, which is "shell".

And just by holding it, you can see the opalescence.

It's beautiful, isn't it?

In fact, I think it looks better from the back than the front,

because of the opalescence.

Lalique developed this sort of opalescent style of glass

manufacture at the beginning of the 20th century.

This piece was the most popular.

-Because it's the most popular, it's probably the least in demand.

-Right.

Right in the middle, we have this vacant area.

And just at the top there, you can see "R" - for Rene - "Lalique".

-So this is a genuine piece.

-Excellent.

Let's talk in terms of price.

I'm going to give you a very wide margin.

-I'm going to say between 150 and 250.

-Oh, right.

I hope it's going to fall in between there, if not a little bit more.

So, are you happy with that sort of price range?

-That sounds very good to me.

-We've got to fix a reserve,

and I think the reserve should be just under the 150, at 140.

That's fine, that's fine.

I was anticipating roundabout three figures,

-so as far as I'm concerned that is spot on.

-Excellent.

David, I should be delighted to sell this for you.

-Thank you very much indeed.

-Thank you.

-Not at all.

-Your hands are cold!

It's now time to say goodbye to our sumptuous valuation day venue here

at Weston Park before we head off to the auction room for the final time.

Before we go, let's remind ourselves of what we're taking.

The early 20th century Chinese Qianlong vase brought back

by Tony's expat relative who lived in Malaysia.

The beautifully crafted London-made boxwood clarinet

dating back to around 1805.

The 19th-century money box of the American politician William Tweed.

And, last but not least,

the Lalique bowl from a long tradition of French glassmakers.

Three more lots to go under the hammer. The tension is rising.

Will there be any big money thrown at our items today?

Something for all you glass collectors right now,

a bit of Rene Lalique.

It doesn't get better than this. And it belongs to David.

Not for much longer. Let's face it.

I remember seeing you at the valuation day.

I walked past and I said, "Oh, we saw one of those six months ago."

I picked it up, I put a valuation on it with the owner,

they agreed to £200 to £300, and I think it sold for £280.

-Can you remember that conversation?

-I can.

-And then what did you say to me?

-"Mine's bigger!

"Can we get a premium price?"

And David very kindly did the valuation,

so we're going for the top end today.

-Bigger is better!

-I hope so, I hope so. It doesn't always apply.

No, it doesn't, I know!

THEY CHUCKLE

Ours is perfect.

Yours is perfect, of course it is, David!

Let's find out if the bidders think it's perfect.

It's going under the hammer right now. This is it.

£240.

Straight in, straight in.

240 we're bid, do I see 250 in the room?

250 I've got you, 260, 270, 280.

270, the lady's bid. 280, is that a bid?

280, 290. 300, 310. 320, 330.

Bigger in this case does mean better!

£320 for the Lalique. Are we all done at 320?

Last chance, all done and finished.

-Well, I'm very happy with that, and I know you are as well.

-Excellent.

Worth every penny, £320, the hammer has gone down.

What did you originally pay for this?

I bought it from a shop along with another little Victorian

paperweight and I paid 120 for both of them.

-How long ago was that?

-Two years.

Two years, you see, it's out there to be had, just go and look for it!

-Put it into auction and make a profit.

-And buy at auction as well.

-Exactly.

-Cos that's the wholesale value, isn't it?

Don't forget, there's always a buyer and seller's commission to add

onto the hammer price, and here at Fieldings it's 15% plus VAT.

Well, I've been looking forward to this one.

I really do rate this little chap, this American money box.

And if I owned it, I wouldn't be selling it.

I would call it a keeper, and I think Michael would as well!

Its patination. You see, these things, the colour is wonderful.

The rub, I call it the rub. Why do you want to sell this?

-We don't like it!

-You don't like it! Oh, bless.

How did you come by it, remind us?

It was my grandmother's, or my great-grandmother's.

-So you can remember this?

-Yes.

-Memories. Are you sure you want to sell this?

We could withdraw it right now!

-It would cause a lot of problems, but we could!

-Don't start it!

OK, I rate this, I really rate it. Fingers crossed, here we go.

This is it.

I can open this one at 130,

I'll look for 140 in the room. 130, 140.

Anybody jumping in? 130 with me, 140 anywhere else in the room?

-At £130, it will stay with me. 140, anywhere else? Are you sure?

-Come on.

We'll move on.

-Didn't sell it.

-Your prediction has come true.

Paul has forced it upon you!

It's a keeper, it's definitely a keeper!

-Goes back in the wardrobe!

-Please keep it. Oh, no, don't stick it in a wardrobe, have it on display.

No, it was on display.

Do you know, the more that gets touched,

the better it is going to look.

My turn to be the expert now

and it's the clarinet just about to go under the hammer at £80 to £120.

Hello, Jackie, it's great to see you.

I know you said it's Mum's, and Mum's here,

Mum is also called Jackie and it is your birthday today.

-Tell us how old you are, Jackie?

-85.

I know it's rude to ask a lady her age,

but I tell you what, this is cracking.

We've got a birthday, we're going to have a party later on.

-I hope so, if it sells, yes!

-Oh, dear!

Hey, look, I stand by that valuation.

It's worth every penny of it. And I know you watch Flog It!, Jackie.

-Oh, I do. Every programme.

-She loves it.

Well, look, I'm really pleased to meet you.

Thank you for watching the show and for coming along.

Right, we're going to see if this is worth its value.

-We are bidding at...

-£120.

-£120 takes all the other bidders out.

-Straight in.

130, 140, 150, 160, 170, 180 says no.

170 standing, 180 anywhere else?

At £170 for the clarinet, I'm selling.

Are we all sure and done at 170?

Yes, the hammer has gone down, £170.

Is it over? Oh, gosh!

That was worth sitting...

That was worth sitting all day long for.

Jackie has been sitting here since ten o'clock this morning.

It's been a long day for you. It's now five o'clock in the afternoon.

-Hats off to you.

-Never mind, I've enjoyed it!

Angela and Alan, good luck to the two of you.

I know it's been a long wait since the valuation day

and you have had these figures running around in your head.

Will it be £800, could we get £1,000, could we get even more?

Well, right now we're about to put the oldest item in the auction

up for grabs, it's the Qing Dynasty, 1644 to 1912.

-This is the end of the period.

-I can hear the champagne corks popping.

I think especially as it's your 65th coming up soon!

I can't wait for this.

I'm tingling because we could have a great surprise. This is it.

So I'm going to go to my right and find out where we start.

We'll start at £500. £500, do I see 520 in the room?

520, where would you like to bid? 520. 540. 560.

Well, it was a low start, wasn't it, Angela?

Sometimes, the slower they are to bid is a good sign.

620, 650. 680, 700.

-720. 750?

-We're down to the two fans now.

-780.

900. 1,000. 1,100.

-This is better, isn't it?

-1,200.

-1,300. 1,400.

-We might be here for some time!

-1,500.

1,600. 1,700? £1,600. 1,700 anywhere else in the room?

-At £1,600, last chance.

-£1,600, oh, we're very happy with that.

-Brilliant.

-Very happy.

That is a good result, isn't it? Well done, Michael. Well spotted.

-I can spot those vases from 100 paces.

-I bet you can!

Thank you very much.

Well, that's it, it's all over for our owners.

The tension and the excitement of the auction - I absolutely love it.

All credit to our experts.

It's not easy putting a value on an antique.

I've learnt a lot and I hope you have.

And big thanks to Nick on the rostrum, he did us proud.

Take care and see you soon.

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