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We've travelled the length and the breadth of Britain in search | 0:00:20 | 0:00:23 | |
of exceptional stories and objects to take to auction. | 0:00:23 | 0:00:28 | |
And we've been saving some of the best until now. | 0:00:28 | 0:00:31 | |
In today's show, we travel to Birmingham, Southall, | 0:00:31 | 0:00:35 | |
Edinburgh and Wallasey... | 0:00:35 | 0:00:38 | |
where our experts find a selection of fascinating collectables. | 0:00:38 | 0:00:42 | |
But can you spot which one of them | 0:00:42 | 0:00:44 | |
gets the bidders most excited at auction? | 0:00:44 | 0:00:47 | |
A painting by Albert Moulton Foweraker. | 0:00:50 | 0:00:53 | |
An artist obsessed by contrast. | 0:00:53 | 0:00:56 | |
-It's something that I bought at an auction... -OK. | 0:00:56 | 0:01:00 | |
..in 1971, for ten shillings. | 0:01:00 | 0:01:04 | |
An unusual 15 carat gold vesta case, dating back to the 1920s. | 0:01:06 | 0:01:11 | |
Most of them you see are either in a plated metal, | 0:01:11 | 0:01:15 | |
sometimes in silver, lots of them in silver, but you've got a gold one, | 0:01:15 | 0:01:19 | |
which is a very posh vesta case, Peter. | 0:01:19 | 0:01:22 | |
Or a pilot's watch made by one of the best names in technical timepieces. | 0:01:22 | 0:01:28 | |
Do you know something, I have always wanted to own one of those. | 0:01:28 | 0:01:34 | |
One of our items fetches well over £1,000 today. | 0:01:34 | 0:01:38 | |
Can you guess which one it is? | 0:01:38 | 0:01:41 | |
Today's show comes from Dunster Castle, in Somerset. | 0:01:41 | 0:01:45 | |
The original castle was built by a Norman lord, who fought alongside | 0:01:45 | 0:01:48 | |
William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings, in 1066. | 0:01:48 | 0:01:52 | |
And for his services, he was rewarded with Dunster. | 0:01:52 | 0:01:56 | |
Now, that seems to me like a pretty impressive perk | 0:01:56 | 0:01:59 | |
of the job by anybody's standards. | 0:01:59 | 0:02:01 | |
The castle is brimming with treasures and fine art, | 0:02:04 | 0:02:07 | |
and here's a good example. These very rare leather wall hangings. | 0:02:07 | 0:02:11 | |
They tell the story of Antony and Cleopatra and their romance. | 0:02:11 | 0:02:14 | |
Tragically, it went wrong, but here they are in happier times. | 0:02:14 | 0:02:18 | |
These were painted by a group of Dutch artists in the late 1600s, | 0:02:18 | 0:02:22 | |
but nobody knows for sure who they were. | 0:02:22 | 0:02:24 | |
We love it when works of art turn up at our valuation days, and | 0:02:24 | 0:02:28 | |
that's exactly what happened at Hopetoun House, | 0:02:28 | 0:02:31 | |
just outside of Edinburgh. | 0:02:31 | 0:02:33 | |
Pat, when I first started as an auctioneer, which would be 25 | 0:02:38 | 0:02:43 | |
years ago, I was working for a firm called Neales, in Nottingham. | 0:02:43 | 0:02:48 | |
And...a firm that... Act... | 0:02:48 | 0:02:50 | |
We bought the firm back, | 0:02:50 | 0:02:52 | |
so I started there on work experience and eventually bought the firm back. | 0:02:52 | 0:02:55 | |
But I have to say they wouldn't have let me if they knew I'd made mistakes like I did with my first | 0:02:55 | 0:03:00 | |
ever painting valuation. | 0:03:00 | 0:03:02 | |
-And it was one of these. -Right. | 0:03:02 | 0:03:04 | |
I looked at it, I thought it was a print. | 0:03:04 | 0:03:07 | |
I put £20-£30 on it. | 0:03:07 | 0:03:10 | |
And it made a lot more. | 0:03:10 | 0:03:12 | |
-And it was by this artist. -Right. | 0:03:12 | 0:03:15 | |
And this is an artist called Albert Moulton Foweraker. | 0:03:15 | 0:03:19 | |
He was an artist that was obsessed with the contrasts of light | 0:03:19 | 0:03:24 | |
and dark. | 0:03:24 | 0:03:26 | |
Which is something that artists, way back through time, | 0:03:26 | 0:03:30 | |
have been interested in. | 0:03:30 | 0:03:31 | |
Rembrandt, again, the same, had that same passion, | 0:03:31 | 0:03:34 | |
that same interest. | 0:03:34 | 0:03:36 | |
And here we see a bluey green scene, | 0:03:36 | 0:03:39 | |
a night-time scene. And he was well-known, Foweraker was well known | 0:03:39 | 0:03:43 | |
-for painting in these colours. -Right. | 0:03:43 | 0:03:46 | |
With a single bit of light coming... | 0:03:46 | 0:03:49 | |
Just takes your eye right to it. | 0:03:49 | 0:03:52 | |
It's exactly where he wants you to look. And it's so effective. | 0:03:52 | 0:03:57 | |
Foweraker travelled a lot, especially in North Africa. | 0:03:57 | 0:04:01 | |
I think this is probably a scene, maybe in Tangiers, | 0:04:01 | 0:04:05 | |
or could be Tunis, somewhere like that. | 0:04:05 | 0:04:08 | |
-We see the dome at the top here. -Yeah. | 0:04:08 | 0:04:10 | |
But...it's an artist that | 0:04:11 | 0:04:15 | |
-comes in and out of fashion. -Yes. | 0:04:15 | 0:04:17 | |
At the moment I have to say it's not the most fashionable of pictures, | 0:04:17 | 0:04:22 | |
and the value is not as high as it has been in the past. | 0:04:22 | 0:04:26 | |
I understand that, yes. | 0:04:26 | 0:04:28 | |
Is it something you've purchased? | 0:04:28 | 0:04:30 | |
-It's something that I bought at an auction... -OK. | 0:04:30 | 0:04:34 | |
..in 1971, for ten shillings. | 0:04:34 | 0:04:38 | |
HE EXHALES | 0:04:38 | 0:04:40 | |
Well, in that case, it's not bad news, it's good news. | 0:04:40 | 0:04:43 | |
Because, if you had bought it ten years ago at auction, | 0:04:43 | 0:04:48 | |
it would be a considerable amount of money. | 0:04:48 | 0:04:51 | |
Well, it was up on the wall for quite a number of years. | 0:04:51 | 0:04:55 | |
Now it's not up on the wall. | 0:04:55 | 0:04:57 | |
It's a good picture. | 0:04:57 | 0:04:59 | |
And although it's not making what it used to, I still think | 0:04:59 | 0:05:02 | |
your grandchildren are going to be spoilt with an extra £200 or £300. | 0:05:02 | 0:05:05 | |
-That would be very nice. -Is that all right? -Yes, that will be lovely. | 0:05:05 | 0:05:08 | |
Auction estimate, £200-£300, | 0:05:08 | 0:05:11 | |
and a reserve of 200. | 0:05:11 | 0:05:13 | |
-That would be lovely. -Super. Thank you very much for bringing it in. | 0:05:13 | 0:05:16 | |
-And well done, ten shillings. -Yeah, marvellous. | 0:05:16 | 0:05:20 | |
The painting really is an excellent example of Fowerakers' use of both contrast | 0:05:22 | 0:05:26 | |
and the colour blue, but will the market appreciate his eye today? | 0:05:26 | 0:05:32 | |
Now, Christina Trevanion's eyes certainly lit up when she spotted | 0:05:33 | 0:05:37 | |
our next item, in Birmingham's Museum and Art Gallery. | 0:05:37 | 0:05:41 | |
Oh, Betine, I do love an original box. There's nothing nicer than | 0:05:42 | 0:05:45 | |
seeing something in its original case, is it? | 0:05:45 | 0:05:48 | |
Let's have a little look. | 0:05:48 | 0:05:49 | |
Oh, OK, some silver apostle spoons. Where have these come from? | 0:05:49 | 0:05:53 | |
I inherited them from my mother, who was given them by a friend of hers. | 0:05:53 | 0:05:57 | |
-Right. -Other than that, I don't know anything about them. | 0:05:57 | 0:06:01 | |
OK. Do you use them, or are they just in a cupboard? | 0:06:01 | 0:06:04 | |
-Just in a cupboard. -OK. | 0:06:04 | 0:06:05 | |
So, they're called apostle spoons, they are solid silver, and we know | 0:06:05 | 0:06:09 | |
that because we have a really nice hallmark on the back of each one. | 0:06:09 | 0:06:13 | |
And we've got a Sheffield Assay Office mark, and then we've got the | 0:06:13 | 0:06:16 | |
lion passant mark for silver. The date letter U for 1887. | 0:06:16 | 0:06:21 | |
And a nice little Victorian Jubilee head as well. | 0:06:21 | 0:06:24 | |
And then we've got and maker's mark, which is RMEH. | 0:06:24 | 0:06:28 | |
Which stands for Richard Martin and Ebenezer Hall. | 0:06:28 | 0:06:31 | |
They were great silversmiths and metalworkers, and great, they've got that pedigree to them. | 0:06:31 | 0:06:35 | |
Now, we call them apostle spoons because they've got this very | 0:06:35 | 0:06:39 | |
decorative handle here. We call it apostle-style spoons, really. | 0:06:39 | 0:06:43 | |
Apostle spoons have been popular since the Reformation period, | 0:06:43 | 0:06:47 | |
and they were to represent Christ's Last Supper with the Apostles, | 0:06:47 | 0:06:51 | |
so each of the finials would be modelled as an apostle. | 0:06:51 | 0:06:55 | |
And they were given as presentation pieces or commemorative pieces, | 0:06:55 | 0:06:59 | |
things like that. The really, really collectable pieces have each | 0:06:59 | 0:07:03 | |
apostle moulded on a terminal. Ours, unfortunately, just have a | 0:07:03 | 0:07:07 | |
generic apostle, so they've not been made individually, they've been made | 0:07:07 | 0:07:11 | |
as one. Having said that, they have got silvergilt bowls, | 0:07:11 | 0:07:15 | |
which is really nice. It shows they are a little bit nicer than just being plain silver. | 0:07:15 | 0:07:19 | |
-What do you think of them? -I think they're very pretty, actually. | 0:07:19 | 0:07:22 | |
They are pretty, aren't they? It's just a little bit difficult, | 0:07:22 | 0:07:25 | |
in today's market, to know how you would use them. | 0:07:25 | 0:07:28 | |
Value-wise, our auction estimate on them would be | 0:07:28 | 0:07:31 | |
somewhere in the region of £70-£100. | 0:07:31 | 0:07:34 | |
How would you feel about that? | 0:07:34 | 0:07:36 | |
-Mmm... I was hoping for a little bit more. -Oh, were you? | 0:07:37 | 0:07:40 | |
OK, what were you hoping for? | 0:07:40 | 0:07:42 | |
More the other end, you know, sort of £100. | 0:07:42 | 0:07:46 | |
I think, because silver price at the moment is fluctuating, | 0:07:46 | 0:07:49 | |
we would need to be a little bit conservative. | 0:07:49 | 0:07:51 | |
To be perfectly honest with you, I think 70 to 100. | 0:07:51 | 0:07:54 | |
-All right, I'll leave it with you. That's good. -Super. | 0:07:54 | 0:07:57 | |
Hopefully, silver will boom between now... | 0:07:57 | 0:08:01 | |
-Yes. I can't see the pigs flying. -No. | 0:08:01 | 0:08:04 | |
There might be one over... | 0:08:04 | 0:08:06 | |
Let's hope for Betine's sake that Christina is being cautious | 0:08:07 | 0:08:10 | |
with her estimate. | 0:08:10 | 0:08:12 | |
And now from silver to gold, | 0:08:12 | 0:08:14 | |
and Adam Partridge has found a lovely piece back in Hopetoun House. | 0:08:14 | 0:08:19 | |
-Well, Peter, welcome to "Flog it!" -Thank you very much. | 0:08:19 | 0:08:22 | |
You've brought along an item that we see very, very regularly in the auction rooms. | 0:08:22 | 0:08:25 | |
-A vesta case. -Yes. -Clearly not really something that | 0:08:25 | 0:08:30 | |
-anyone would use any more. -No. | 0:08:30 | 0:08:32 | |
But they were made widely, end of the 19th century | 0:08:32 | 0:08:36 | |
and right through the first 30 years or so of the 20th century. | 0:08:36 | 0:08:40 | |
-A vesta, of course, for the famous matches. -Matches. | 0:08:40 | 0:08:44 | |
So it's a match case, and the match would come out | 0:08:44 | 0:08:48 | |
-and there's this ribbed bit underneath. -Right. | 0:08:48 | 0:08:51 | |
It's actually been quite well worn, | 0:08:51 | 0:08:52 | |
actually, must have used it quite a lot. | 0:08:52 | 0:08:54 | |
Then you would strike your match along there, | 0:08:54 | 0:08:57 | |
and the flame would come. | 0:08:57 | 0:08:59 | |
Usually for a pipe or a cigarette, I would imagine, | 0:08:59 | 0:09:01 | |
but sometimes, perhaps, for one of these magnificent | 0:09:01 | 0:09:05 | |
fireplaces of the kind we've got behind us. | 0:09:05 | 0:09:07 | |
Now, what is unusual about it is the fact that most of them | 0:09:07 | 0:09:11 | |
you see are either in a plated metal, in brass, | 0:09:11 | 0:09:14 | |
sometimes in silver, lots of them in silver, but you've got a gold one, | 0:09:14 | 0:09:18 | |
which is a very posh vesta case, Peter. How did you come to own it? | 0:09:18 | 0:09:22 | |
-Well, the initials there are my paternal grandfather. -Are they? | 0:09:22 | 0:09:27 | |
But he died 12 years before I was born, so I never met him. | 0:09:27 | 0:09:30 | |
And I inherited it when my father died in 1991. It's nice to look at. | 0:09:30 | 0:09:35 | |
Yeah, you're right, it's a sort of thing you just want to pick up, | 0:09:35 | 0:09:38 | |
and it's got this lovely little curve on it to fit against the body. | 0:09:38 | 0:09:41 | |
It's a very tactile object. | 0:09:41 | 0:09:45 | |
And when you flip it up here, | 0:09:45 | 0:09:48 | |
they're always marked on one side there, | 0:09:48 | 0:09:50 | |
and we've got the mark there, W.N & Co, which is | 0:09:50 | 0:09:53 | |
William Neill & Co, who were famous silversmiths, really, | 0:09:53 | 0:09:57 | |
and goldsmiths, in Birmingham. | 0:09:57 | 0:10:00 | |
Prolific producers of pieces like vesta cases, cigarette cases, | 0:10:00 | 0:10:05 | |
cigarette boxes, accessories of that kind. | 0:10:05 | 0:10:08 | |
And we've got a mark there for 15 carat gold. | 0:10:08 | 0:10:11 | |
The Birmingham date letter for 1927. | 0:10:11 | 0:10:15 | |
A silver-plated one of this kind would be worth | 0:10:15 | 0:10:18 | |
£10 or £15. A silver one of that shape and description | 0:10:18 | 0:10:23 | |
would be worth £30-£50. | 0:10:23 | 0:10:27 | |
A 15 carat gold one, however, and the value hugely rises | 0:10:27 | 0:10:31 | |
up to £400-£600. | 0:10:31 | 0:10:35 | |
I imagine it will make about £500. | 0:10:35 | 0:10:37 | |
How does that fit with your expectations? | 0:10:37 | 0:10:40 | |
-That's very nice. -Oh, good. | 0:10:40 | 0:10:41 | |
I could fix it at 400. I don't think you should go for any less, because | 0:10:41 | 0:10:45 | |
the gold in it is going to be worth best part of that anyway. | 0:10:45 | 0:10:48 | |
And, as an object, it should make a bit more than that. Happy with that? | 0:10:48 | 0:10:52 | |
-Very happy, thank you. -Excellent. And if it makes the 500 or so that we are predicting, | 0:10:52 | 0:10:56 | |
would you have any specific plans on how to disperse the funds? | 0:10:56 | 0:11:00 | |
-We're both retired so we like to travel. -Oh, good. | 0:11:00 | 0:11:03 | |
-It'll go towards the travel expenses. -Excellent. And I see your wife is | 0:11:03 | 0:11:07 | |
-watching, because she introduced me, "Hello, I'm the wife," she said. -HE LAUGHS | 0:11:07 | 0:11:11 | |
Are we doing OK? Very good. We got the thumbs up. | 0:11:11 | 0:11:14 | |
-Hopefully, we'll get the thumbs up when we sell it at the auction. -Thank you very much. | 0:11:14 | 0:11:18 | |
-Thanks for coming along. -Thank you for your time. | 0:11:18 | 0:11:20 | |
Let's get over to the auction room, shall we? | 0:11:24 | 0:11:26 | |
And here's a quick reminder of all the items going under the hammer. | 0:11:26 | 0:11:29 | |
Pat's painting by Albert Moulton Foweraker. | 0:11:30 | 0:11:34 | |
His use of light attracts the eye, but will it attract the bidders? | 0:11:34 | 0:11:37 | |
Betine's apostle spoons were made by pioneering silversmiths. | 0:11:40 | 0:11:45 | |
But is that enough for them to top Christina's modest valuation? | 0:11:45 | 0:11:49 | |
And Peter wants to put the proceeds from the sale of his vesta case | 0:11:52 | 0:11:56 | |
towards a holiday. | 0:11:56 | 0:11:58 | |
But the question is, how far will he get? | 0:11:58 | 0:12:01 | |
First up, over to expert and auctioneer Anita Manning, | 0:12:08 | 0:12:11 | |
who's on the rostrum at the Great Western auction rooms | 0:12:11 | 0:12:13 | |
to try to sell that Foweraker painting. | 0:12:13 | 0:12:17 | |
Well, our next lot, the Foweraker oil painting, was | 0:12:18 | 0:12:21 | |
-bought for just ten shillings by Pat in 1971, at auction. -Yes. | 0:12:21 | 0:12:25 | |
-You got it in the right place. -Yes. | 0:12:25 | 0:12:27 | |
-You bought it trade, you bought it at source, didn't you? -Yes. | 0:12:27 | 0:12:30 | |
And hopefully we can turn that into £200-£300. | 0:12:30 | 0:12:33 | |
-And you've had the joy of looking at it. -Yes. | 0:12:33 | 0:12:35 | |
-Haven't you? -For a few years. | 0:12:35 | 0:12:36 | |
Just got to hope somebody has got a turquoise room to put it in. | 0:12:36 | 0:12:40 | |
Do you know what, you're right. Let's find out, shall we? | 0:12:40 | 0:12:44 | |
There's plenty of people here. Let's put it to the test. | 0:12:44 | 0:12:48 | |
Albert Moulton Foweraker. Here is a superb | 0:12:49 | 0:12:53 | |
and typical work of his. | 0:12:53 | 0:12:56 | |
Do we have phones here? | 0:12:56 | 0:12:58 | |
-Two phones, where are they? -Two phones! | 0:12:58 | 0:13:01 | |
I can start the bidding at £150. | 0:13:01 | 0:13:04 | |
160. 170. 180. 190. | 0:13:04 | 0:13:07 | |
200. | 0:13:07 | 0:13:08 | |
220. 230. | 0:13:09 | 0:13:11 | |
240, on the book. 240. 250. | 0:13:11 | 0:13:14 | |
The book is out. | 0:13:14 | 0:13:16 | |
-250. -Well, we've sold it. -It's with David. The book is out at £250. | 0:13:16 | 0:13:21 | |
Any advance on 250? All done at 250. 250. | 0:13:21 | 0:13:26 | |
Yes, £250. Spot on. | 0:13:26 | 0:13:30 | |
-Mid-estimate. -It goes to somebody that wants it. -Exactly, yes. | 0:13:30 | 0:13:33 | |
-Thank you for bringing that in. -You're welcome. | 0:13:33 | 0:13:36 | |
'Remember, of course, that with every auction there's varying | 0:13:36 | 0:13:39 | |
'rates of commission and VAT to pay. | 0:13:39 | 0:13:41 | |
'If you're buying or selling. | 0:13:41 | 0:13:43 | |
'So make sure you find out how much in advance. | 0:13:43 | 0:13:47 | |
'And next up, expert and auctioneer Nick Davies is putting the spoons | 0:13:49 | 0:13:52 | |
'under the hammer at Fieldings Auctioneers.' | 0:13:52 | 0:13:56 | |
Fingers crossed. Good luck with the spoons. | 0:13:56 | 0:13:58 | |
-It's been a long wait, hasn't it? -It has. | 0:13:58 | 0:14:00 | |
-It has. Let's hope it's going to be worthwhile. -I hope it is. | 0:14:00 | 0:14:03 | |
We've got six apostle spoons going under the hammer now. Sheffield silver. | 0:14:03 | 0:14:07 | |
-Hopefully they will sell well for you. -I've got my fingers crossed. -Good. -So have I. | 0:14:07 | 0:14:10 | |
And things have been going well today, as well. Good luck. | 0:14:10 | 0:14:13 | |
-This is your lot coming up right now. This is it. -Best of luck. | 0:14:13 | 0:14:17 | |
The apostle spoons with the gilt bowl, Sheffield, 1887. | 0:14:17 | 0:14:19 | |
Nice condition, I don't think they've ever been used. £70. | 0:14:19 | 0:14:22 | |
-In straight away at 70. -We're in at £70. -Oh, gosh. | 0:14:22 | 0:14:25 | |
90. And five. 100. | 0:14:25 | 0:14:27 | |
-110. -Brilliant. -120. 130. | 0:14:27 | 0:14:29 | |
140. Anybody else? At £130, it will be. | 0:14:29 | 0:14:32 | |
140 anywhere else? At £130. On my left, at 130. | 0:14:32 | 0:14:35 | |
All finished? | 0:14:35 | 0:14:38 | |
-Well done. -That was marvellous. -You've got to be happy with that. | 0:14:38 | 0:14:41 | |
-I am. -I think... Do you know what, I think | 0:14:41 | 0:14:43 | |
that's the start of a lot of clearing out, don't you? | 0:14:43 | 0:14:45 | |
I can see the auction rooms being very busy. | 0:14:45 | 0:14:48 | |
-I might see you again. -With your chattels? | 0:14:48 | 0:14:50 | |
Yes, come along, won't you? Definitely come to another valuation day. | 0:14:50 | 0:14:53 | |
And if you'd like to join us, you're more than welcome. | 0:14:53 | 0:14:55 | |
Details of up and coming dates and venues, you can | 0:14:55 | 0:14:57 | |
find on our BBC website. Just log on to bbc.co.uk/flog it. | 0:14:57 | 0:15:02 | |
If you don't have a computer, just check | 0:15:02 | 0:15:04 | |
the details in your local press, because we would love to see you. | 0:15:04 | 0:15:07 | |
Time for the sale of one of the most impressive vesta cases | 0:15:08 | 0:15:11 | |
we have ever had on the show. | 0:15:11 | 0:15:14 | |
-Peter, good luck with this. -Thank you. -We see a lot of vesta cases on this show, | 0:15:14 | 0:15:18 | |
but I think this one has got something special about it. | 0:15:18 | 0:15:20 | |
I think it's quite tactile. I know it's plain, but there's something wholesome about it. | 0:15:20 | 0:15:25 | |
-And it was Grandad's. -It was Grandad's, yes. On my father's side. | 0:15:25 | 0:15:28 | |
-And it's got his inscription in it. -It's got his initials. | 0:15:28 | 0:15:31 | |
-You like this as well. -It's a high-class vesta case, isn't it? | 0:15:31 | 0:15:35 | |
You see them in metal and brass and silver, but 15 carat gold, | 0:15:35 | 0:15:38 | |
I mean, that's for a distinguished chap, isn't it? | 0:15:38 | 0:15:41 | |
Well, this is quality and hopefully you're going to get top prices, | 0:15:41 | 0:15:44 | |
-because you know what we always say, quality always... -Sells. | 0:15:44 | 0:15:47 | |
Yeah. This is it. | 0:15:47 | 0:15:49 | |
Victorian 15 carat gentleman's vesta case. | 0:15:49 | 0:15:53 | |
400. Will you start me at £400? | 0:15:53 | 0:15:56 | |
300, thank you, sir. | 0:15:56 | 0:15:58 | |
I'm holding bids in the books. | 0:15:58 | 0:16:00 | |
Any advance on 300 on the floor? | 0:16:00 | 0:16:02 | |
320. 340. 360. | 0:16:02 | 0:16:05 | |
Any... 380. 400. 420. | 0:16:08 | 0:16:11 | |
440. 460. 480. | 0:16:13 | 0:16:16 | |
Any advance on 480? 500. | 0:16:16 | 0:16:19 | |
520. 540. | 0:16:19 | 0:16:23 | |
I'm pleased this is doing so well. | 0:16:23 | 0:16:25 | |
580. 600. | 0:16:25 | 0:16:27 | |
It's on the book at £600. | 0:16:27 | 0:16:31 | |
-Commission bids. -A striking lot. | 0:16:32 | 0:16:35 | |
Any advance on 600? All done at 600. | 0:16:35 | 0:16:39 | |
600. | 0:16:39 | 0:16:41 | |
I'm so pleased with that. And as Adam said, | 0:16:41 | 0:16:44 | |
it's a striking lot, it really was. | 0:16:44 | 0:16:46 | |
That is a fantastic result. That will be cherished and treasured. | 0:16:46 | 0:16:50 | |
-Yes, it's an investment piece. Invest in a vesta. -Yeah! | 0:16:50 | 0:16:53 | |
Don't tell me you're going to put the money towards a holiday. | 0:16:53 | 0:16:55 | |
He's just come back from a cruise in the Caribbean, haven't you? | 0:16:55 | 0:16:58 | |
There's always time for another holiday. | 0:16:58 | 0:17:01 | |
Well, exactly. Look, enjoy the money. | 0:17:01 | 0:17:03 | |
You have to have commission here. It's 18% plus VAT. | 0:17:03 | 0:17:06 | |
Deduct that from that hammer price, but enjoy it, OK? | 0:17:06 | 0:17:09 | |
Well, this is a show that's jam-packed full | 0:17:13 | 0:17:15 | |
of fine art from wonderful masterpieces here at Dunster Castle, | 0:17:15 | 0:17:20 | |
to affordable investment pieces at our valuation day. | 0:17:20 | 0:17:23 | |
Now, though, a work of art of a different form. | 0:17:23 | 0:17:26 | |
James Lewis has spotted a work of art of the technical variety | 0:17:26 | 0:17:29 | |
back up in Scotland. | 0:17:29 | 0:17:31 | |
Jeannette, do you know something? | 0:17:35 | 0:17:36 | |
-I have always wanted to own one of those. -A Breitling watch? | 0:17:36 | 0:17:40 | |
So, if you don't mind, I'll just... Just have a look. Oh. | 0:17:40 | 0:17:46 | |
I've got such fat paws that it won't go on. | 0:17:46 | 0:17:49 | |
-Brian was very, very small... Wrist. -Brian your, your...? | 0:17:49 | 0:17:52 | |
-My late husband. -Your late husband, gosh. And this was his? | 0:17:52 | 0:17:56 | |
And it was his, yeah. | 0:17:56 | 0:17:58 | |
Because, I mean, that must have looked massive on him, | 0:17:58 | 0:18:00 | |
-just look at that. -But he liked the thickness of it. -The big, yeah. Wow. | 0:18:00 | 0:18:06 | |
I mean, this is the most amazing of wristwatches. | 0:18:06 | 0:18:10 | |
It's a pilot's watch. | 0:18:10 | 0:18:12 | |
And is called the Navitimer | 0:18:12 | 0:18:16 | |
-simply because it was like wearing a computer on your wrist. -Ah, I see. | 0:18:16 | 0:18:20 | |
You could do absolutely everything. | 0:18:20 | 0:18:23 | |
This isn't something that just tells the time. | 0:18:23 | 0:18:25 | |
If we just take the book out. | 0:18:25 | 0:18:29 | |
It is marvellous because, here we go. | 0:18:29 | 0:18:32 | |
Operation as a slide rule. So it can be a slide rule. | 0:18:32 | 0:18:37 | |
-To work out your ground speed. By the watch. -By the watch? | 0:18:37 | 0:18:42 | |
Distance in climb or descent. | 0:18:42 | 0:18:45 | |
-So it definitely was a pilot's instrument. -Yeah, yeah. Very much. | 0:18:45 | 0:18:49 | |
-Did your husband fly? -No, he was a civil servant. | 0:18:49 | 0:18:52 | |
-Civil servant, just loved it as a watch? -Just loved it as a watch. | 0:18:52 | 0:18:55 | |
Brilliant. Well, I don't fly either but I'd love it as a watch. | 0:18:55 | 0:18:58 | |
And when you start looking at the quality of these things, | 0:18:58 | 0:19:01 | |
you start thinking about the cost new. | 0:19:01 | 0:19:05 | |
These were a lot of money. They really were. | 0:19:05 | 0:19:08 | |
The box is the original and looking at the style of the box | 0:19:08 | 0:19:12 | |
-and the style of the watch and strap, looks to be 1970s. -Right. | 0:19:12 | 0:19:17 | |
Mid to second half of the 1970s. '75, '78, something like that. | 0:19:17 | 0:19:22 | |
Condition is good. | 0:19:22 | 0:19:24 | |
-There is a massive following for wristwatches at the moment. -Really? | 0:19:24 | 0:19:28 | |
What would it cost new to buy one of those? | 0:19:28 | 0:19:31 | |
-I know they are very expensive. -About £6,000. -Are they really? | 0:19:31 | 0:19:36 | |
-Gosh, that's huge amount. -Oh, yeah, that's why I've never bought one. | 0:19:36 | 0:19:41 | |
Mind you, I'd never buy a new one anyway. | 0:19:41 | 0:19:43 | |
But, second-hand, still a lot of money | 0:19:43 | 0:19:47 | |
-because it's now worth £700-£1,000. -Which is really, really good. | 0:19:47 | 0:19:52 | |
Which, OK, not the same as a new one | 0:19:52 | 0:19:54 | |
-but probably a lot more than it cost... -Oh, yes, it must've been. | 0:19:54 | 0:19:57 | |
But I think we should protect it with a reserve, £700 reserve. | 0:19:57 | 0:20:02 | |
If it doesn't make that... | 0:20:02 | 0:20:03 | |
James, would I be able to put that up to maybe 800? | 0:20:03 | 0:20:07 | |
If that would be OK, I'd like to do that, then. | 0:20:07 | 0:20:09 | |
It's your watch, it's your decision. Let's do that. | 0:20:09 | 0:20:13 | |
800 firm, but that reserve also has to be at | 0:20:13 | 0:20:16 | |
the bottom end of the estimate. | 0:20:16 | 0:20:18 | |
So at 800 reserve, | 0:20:18 | 0:20:19 | |
let's put 800-1,200 on it as an estimate. | 0:20:19 | 0:20:22 | |
That's lovely, then. Thank you very much, indeed. | 0:20:22 | 0:20:25 | |
-Good luck, I think you'll do well. -Thanks very much. -Thank you. | 0:20:25 | 0:20:27 | |
Janet's husband was certainly a man of taste | 0:20:27 | 0:20:30 | |
and the proceeds of this sale will be going to his favourite charity. | 0:20:30 | 0:20:33 | |
So let's hope it does well. | 0:20:33 | 0:20:35 | |
What has four legs, a seat but you wouldn't want to sit on it? | 0:20:36 | 0:20:40 | |
Philip Serrell has found the answer in Wallasey Town Hall. | 0:20:40 | 0:20:44 | |
Dave, I have to say, that for you and I to sit on one of these | 0:20:45 | 0:20:50 | |
-we'd want one for each cheek, wouldn't we? -Not half. | 0:20:50 | 0:20:53 | |
That's about half, is what it is. Tell me all about this, then. | 0:20:53 | 0:20:56 | |
-Where's it come from? -My grandmother had it. | 0:20:56 | 0:20:59 | |
I believe she got it when she was three years old. | 0:20:59 | 0:21:02 | |
-This is your granny's chair? -Yeah. She was 84, 85 when she died. | 0:21:02 | 0:21:07 | |
-When was that? -Oh, that must be about 44 years ago. | 0:21:07 | 0:21:12 | |
So 44 years ago is about 1970, isn't it? | 0:21:12 | 0:21:16 | |
-I've had it 45 years. -Right, OK. | 0:21:16 | 0:21:20 | |
-So we're going back to around 1900ish, 1905, aren't we? -Yeah. | 0:21:20 | 0:21:23 | |
So this is your granny's chair. It's been in the family for 80-odd years. | 0:21:23 | 0:21:28 | |
-Probably since it was made. And you're going to sell it? -Yeah. | 0:21:28 | 0:21:32 | |
I've got two daughters and I don't want them fighting over it, you know. | 0:21:33 | 0:21:37 | |
I can sort of get that, I can sort of... | 0:21:37 | 0:21:39 | |
I think it's absolutely lovely. | 0:21:39 | 0:21:41 | |
What I love about this is it's just a miniature ladder-backed chair. | 0:21:41 | 0:21:45 | |
So we've got this ladder back here and we've got a lovely rush seat. | 0:21:45 | 0:21:50 | |
There's a very thin dividing line between patinate | 0:21:50 | 0:21:52 | |
and being completely worn out. | 0:21:52 | 0:21:54 | |
Look at this here. These legs are all chamfered. | 0:21:54 | 0:21:57 | |
There's an expression, how does it turn up? | 0:21:57 | 0:21:59 | |
This bottom here is just like the day it was made. | 0:21:59 | 0:22:03 | |
These spindles are all completely original. | 0:22:03 | 0:22:06 | |
If this was a full-sized chair it's worth a fiver | 0:22:06 | 0:22:10 | |
but as a child's chair I think you could put a reserve on it, | 0:22:10 | 0:22:14 | |
a fixed reserve of £40, I think that you can estimate it at £50-£80 | 0:22:14 | 0:22:20 | |
and I think that, if you have a real result at the auction, you might | 0:22:20 | 0:22:25 | |
just get three figures for it. | 0:22:25 | 0:22:28 | |
I think it's absolutely lovely, I'd love to own it. | 0:22:28 | 0:22:30 | |
So, what are you going to do? Give your daughters half each? | 0:22:30 | 0:22:33 | |
-No, I'm going to go on holiday with it. -I like him. | 0:22:33 | 0:22:37 | |
No, I'm going on my holiday, I'm going to enjoy it. | 0:22:40 | 0:22:44 | |
Good lad. | 0:22:44 | 0:22:46 | |
Let's hope Dave manages to treat himself with | 0:22:46 | 0:22:48 | |
the proceeds from the sale and that the grandkids don't find out. | 0:22:48 | 0:22:53 | |
Mark Stacey has come across another unusual item | 0:22:53 | 0:22:56 | |
in the splendid Southwell Minster. | 0:22:56 | 0:22:58 | |
Sylvia, what a charming little object you brought in. | 0:23:01 | 0:23:03 | |
Could you give me any of the history? | 0:23:03 | 0:23:06 | |
-It belonged to my brother who died about 12 years ago... -Right. | 0:23:06 | 0:23:10 | |
..and left me quite a few things and I thought this was lovely. | 0:23:10 | 0:23:14 | |
This is a little miniature lamp. | 0:23:14 | 0:23:16 | |
-Coaching lamp or miner's lamp, something like that. -Yes. | 0:23:16 | 0:23:19 | |
-And it's just very nicely made. It's hallmarked in Chester. -Really? | 0:23:19 | 0:23:26 | |
for 1912. | 0:23:26 | 0:23:28 | |
So it's just over 100 years old. | 0:23:28 | 0:23:29 | |
And it's got the maker's mark of Gray & Co who specialise | 0:23:31 | 0:23:33 | |
in these little novelty items, little card cases, | 0:23:33 | 0:23:37 | |
little silver objects of virtue. And this is just what this is, isn't it? | 0:23:37 | 0:23:42 | |
-Yes, it is. -It's got a few condition problems. | 0:23:42 | 0:23:45 | |
-There's a little bit of wear to the top there. -Yes. | 0:23:45 | 0:23:47 | |
-Somebody's been overpolishing it a bit. Not you, I hope. -Not me, no. | 0:23:47 | 0:23:51 | |
-Does the bottom come off? -Yes, it does. | 0:23:51 | 0:23:54 | |
You can undo it and it's been dropped at some time | 0:23:54 | 0:23:57 | |
and it's got a bit of a dent at the bottom. | 0:23:57 | 0:24:00 | |
Oh, can you put a light in there? | 0:24:00 | 0:24:02 | |
You can, it's got a little sort of mechanism inside, I think, | 0:24:02 | 0:24:06 | |
for putting a little sort of wick. | 0:24:06 | 0:24:08 | |
-And then I suppose the light magnifies out of there. -Wonderful. | 0:24:08 | 0:24:12 | |
-But it's a really funny, quirky little item, isn't it? -Yes. | 0:24:12 | 0:24:16 | |
Now, you've had it for a number of years. | 0:24:16 | 0:24:20 | |
Have you ever thought about the value? | 0:24:20 | 0:24:22 | |
Some time ago I did take it to be valued and he said up to £500. | 0:24:22 | 0:24:28 | |
I think if it was in very good condition it might make that. | 0:24:28 | 0:24:31 | |
But because of the condition issues that I've mentioned, I think | 0:24:31 | 0:24:35 | |
we've got to temper that down a little bit in today's market. | 0:24:35 | 0:24:39 | |
Because, at the end of the day, they're quirky items | 0:24:39 | 0:24:42 | |
-but what on earth do you do with them? -Absolutely, yes. | 0:24:42 | 0:24:45 | |
-You have to be a collector, really, don't you? -Yes. -You know? | 0:24:45 | 0:24:48 | |
I think if we put it into sale we've got to think realistically | 0:24:48 | 0:24:51 | |
and maybe put an estimate of 200-300 but with a reserve of 200. | 0:24:51 | 0:24:56 | |
-Would you be happy with that? -Indeed, yes. -Wonderful. | 0:24:56 | 0:24:59 | |
-And let's hope it lights up the saleroom. -Let's hope, yes. | 0:24:59 | 0:25:02 | |
Now, all the items that you've seen on the show | 0:25:05 | 0:25:08 | |
so far have been in good condition. | 0:25:08 | 0:25:09 | |
There's something I want to point out to you | 0:25:09 | 0:25:11 | |
here in the library at Dunster Castle. | 0:25:11 | 0:25:13 | |
It is the fabulously preserved wallpaper. | 0:25:13 | 0:25:16 | |
The Victorian embossed wallpaper. | 0:25:16 | 0:25:19 | |
And if you look closely you can see an image of a bird. | 0:25:19 | 0:25:21 | |
Now, that bird is a hoopoe bird. | 0:25:21 | 0:25:24 | |
During the Victorian time there was a real fashion for this cheaper, | 0:25:24 | 0:25:27 | |
embossed wallpaper because it was a cheap imitation of the real thing. | 0:25:27 | 0:25:31 | |
Painted, embossed leather wallpaper. Which would cost a small fortune. | 0:25:31 | 0:25:35 | |
Now, the trick here is to keep this out of the sunlight | 0:25:35 | 0:25:38 | |
and I think they've done a wonderful job here. | 0:25:38 | 0:25:40 | |
Right, it's time to put our expert skills to the test as we go | 0:25:40 | 0:25:44 | |
over to the auction room | 0:25:44 | 0:25:46 | |
and here's a quick recap of what is going under the hammer. | 0:25:46 | 0:25:49 | |
Philip has given a modest valuation to the miniature chair | 0:25:49 | 0:25:52 | |
but has speculated it could make three figures. | 0:25:52 | 0:25:56 | |
Dave will be keeping his fingers crossed. | 0:25:56 | 0:25:58 | |
Sylvia's novelty miner's lamp is a quirky one but let's hope it | 0:26:01 | 0:26:04 | |
attracts some attention and meets its reserve price at least. | 0:26:04 | 0:26:08 | |
And there's no doubt, surely, that Janet's pilot's watch will fly away. | 0:26:12 | 0:26:16 | |
But will it sell for the heady heights of that top estimate? | 0:26:16 | 0:26:20 | |
First, over to Mellors and Kirk auctions | 0:26:27 | 0:26:29 | |
where Sylvia's unusual miniature lamp is up for sale. | 0:26:29 | 0:26:33 | |
Sylvia, it's great to see you again. Who's with you? | 0:26:35 | 0:26:38 | |
-Who've you brought along? -My daughter, Suzanne. | 0:26:38 | 0:26:40 | |
-Pleased to meet you. -How do you do? -Hi, hi, hi. | 0:26:40 | 0:26:43 | |
Well, Mark was excited about this silver miner's lamp | 0:26:43 | 0:26:45 | |
because you've not seen a silver miner's lamp before. | 0:26:45 | 0:26:47 | |
No, and quirky bits of silver always seem to do well, don't they? | 0:26:47 | 0:26:50 | |
Yeah, it's a novelty thing, it's different | 0:26:50 | 0:26:53 | |
and you can't do comparables on it. | 0:26:53 | 0:26:54 | |
So someone's going to want to own this. | 0:26:54 | 0:26:56 | |
-Fingers crossed we get that top bid. Ready for this? -Yes. | 0:26:56 | 0:26:59 | |
-Been to an auction before? -Yes. -Yeah, quite a few times. | 0:26:59 | 0:27:02 | |
Right, here we go. Let's do it. | 0:27:02 | 0:27:04 | |
£100, I have bid on commission at 100, | 0:27:04 | 0:27:07 | |
and 10, 120, 130, 140, 150, clears my book at 150. | 0:27:07 | 0:27:12 | |
160, 170, 180? At 170. | 0:27:12 | 0:27:17 | |
180. 190, 190. | 0:27:17 | 0:27:21 | |
200, 220, seated? At £200 the gentleman... | 0:27:21 | 0:27:26 | |
-200 on the reserve. -Yes. -I shall sell. | 0:27:26 | 0:27:29 | |
It's gone, you did it, it's gone, just. It's gone. | 0:27:30 | 0:27:33 | |
-Well done. -Well done, Mark. | 0:27:33 | 0:27:35 | |
-Enjoy. -Thank you. -Thank you so much. -Thank you. | 0:27:35 | 0:27:38 | |
Not bad. Now to expert and auctioneer, | 0:27:38 | 0:27:40 | |
Adam Partridge, as he puts the miniature chair under the hammer. | 0:27:40 | 0:27:45 | |
Well, I love this next lot going under the hammer. | 0:27:45 | 0:27:48 | |
It's a little child's leather-backed chair. | 0:27:48 | 0:27:50 | |
-It's got quality and it's got charm, Dave. -Yeah. | 0:27:50 | 0:27:52 | |
-But it's also got family history. -It has, yeah. -Grandma's? | 0:27:52 | 0:27:55 | |
It was my grandmother's, yeah. She had it when she was a child. | 0:27:55 | 0:27:57 | |
Why are you flogging this? | 0:27:57 | 0:27:59 | |
Surely there's more generations of the family going on that | 0:27:59 | 0:28:02 | |
would love this, a great christening present. | 0:28:02 | 0:28:04 | |
I've got two daughters there and I don't want them squabbling over it. | 0:28:04 | 0:28:07 | |
-Does one of them love it? -They both love it. | 0:28:07 | 0:28:10 | |
Look, I hope you come out winning all round. That's all I can say. | 0:28:10 | 0:28:14 | |
Let's hope we get top money for this, then you can take them | 0:28:14 | 0:28:16 | |
all out for a meal. | 0:28:16 | 0:28:17 | |
It's going under the hammer right now. | 0:28:17 | 0:28:19 | |
Lot 45 is this little child's rush seated chair. | 0:28:19 | 0:28:23 | |
There we are, cute little thing. | 0:28:23 | 0:28:25 | |
Nice for a child or a doll or a teddy bear. Lot number 45. | 0:28:25 | 0:28:28 | |
20, 5, 30, and 5. At £35, then. | 0:28:28 | 0:28:31 | |
I have 35, is there 40 in the room, or not? At £35, 40 in the corner. | 0:28:31 | 0:28:35 | |
At £40 in the corner now. At £40. 5, 45, 50. 50 bid. | 0:28:35 | 0:28:40 | |
It's £50 in the corner. | 0:28:40 | 0:28:42 | |
At £50, any advance on £50? Over this side now and we'll sell at £50. | 0:28:42 | 0:28:48 | |
Hopefully there's enough there to treat everybody. | 0:28:48 | 0:28:51 | |
-I'd just take the grandchildren out. -No, it's going towards my holidays. | 0:28:51 | 0:28:54 | |
-Oh, is it? Well, good luck. Where are you going? -Tenerife. | 0:28:54 | 0:28:57 | |
-Tenerife. Well, enjoy the weather, won't you? -Oh, I will do. | 0:28:57 | 0:28:59 | |
Thank you, Dave. | 0:28:59 | 0:29:01 | |
Not quite the three figures we could have hoped for | 0:29:01 | 0:29:03 | |
but still a respectable amount and Dave seems happy. | 0:29:03 | 0:29:06 | |
Finally, I've been looking forward to this. | 0:29:07 | 0:29:10 | |
The pilot's watch is up for sale. | 0:29:10 | 0:29:12 | |
Time's up. No, don't go and put the kettle on. We haven't finished yet. | 0:29:13 | 0:29:17 | |
Going under the hammer right now we've got Janet's Breitling watch. | 0:29:17 | 0:29:20 | |
It's a navigator's watch for a pilot. And it was your husband's. | 0:29:20 | 0:29:23 | |
-All the money is going towards his charity, I believe. -That's correct. | 0:29:23 | 0:29:26 | |
Deep down, I think we could double or triple this estimate. | 0:29:26 | 0:29:29 | |
-Triple would be amazing. But I'm hoping for above top end. -Double. | 0:29:31 | 0:29:36 | |
-Double, come on, James. -I'm hoping 1,650, 1,750, something that. | 0:29:36 | 0:29:42 | |
Look, I know it's out of our hands. | 0:29:42 | 0:29:44 | |
We can talk until the cows come home. | 0:29:44 | 0:29:46 | |
Right now it's all down to this lot. A room packed full of bidders. | 0:29:46 | 0:29:49 | |
Let's hand to the proceedings over to Anita Manning. Here we go. | 0:29:49 | 0:29:52 | |
A wonderful and rare watch, ladies and gentlemen. | 0:29:53 | 0:29:56 | |
I am able, from commission bids, to start the bidding at... | 0:29:56 | 0:30:02 | |
-£700. -Oh. -700. | 0:30:02 | 0:30:07 | |
It's a tease, don't worry, it's a tease. | 0:30:07 | 0:30:10 | |
750. 800. | 0:30:10 | 0:30:11 | |
850, 900, 950, 1,000, and 50. | 0:30:11 | 0:30:17 | |
1,100, and 50. 1,200, and 50. | 0:30:17 | 0:30:22 | |
1,300, and 50. 1,400, and 50. | 0:30:22 | 0:30:27 | |
1,500, 1,500. | 0:30:27 | 0:30:31 | |
-£1,500. -Come on. -1,500. | 0:30:31 | 0:30:36 | |
1,500 on the floor. Are you finished on the floor? | 0:30:36 | 0:30:40 | |
It's at 1,500. | 0:30:40 | 0:30:44 | |
Commission at 1,550? | 0:30:44 | 0:30:46 | |
-1,580? 1,600. -You're there, James. You said 16, didn't you? | 0:30:49 | 0:30:55 | |
I'll take 20 if you wish? 1,620, the book is out. | 0:30:56 | 0:31:01 | |
Oh. Wow, that £20. | 0:31:01 | 0:31:04 | |
1,620, any advance on 1,620? | 0:31:04 | 0:31:08 | |
All done at 1,620, 1,620. | 0:31:08 | 0:31:12 | |
-Yes, £1,620. -APPLAUSE | 0:31:12 | 0:31:17 | |
Brilliant, happy with that. | 0:31:17 | 0:31:18 | |
And that's going to two charities. You were spot on. | 0:31:18 | 0:31:21 | |
-Wasn't he spot on? -Absolutely. -Well done, James. And well done, Anita. | 0:31:21 | 0:31:25 | |
-Thank you for bringing something like that in. Good luck. -Thank you. | 0:31:25 | 0:31:29 | |
Well done. | 0:31:29 | 0:31:31 | |
What an eclectic mix of collectables we've had on today's show. | 0:31:31 | 0:31:36 | |
Join us again soon to appreciate some art, relish some history | 0:31:36 | 0:31:39 | |
and enjoy some more exciting auction action. | 0:31:39 | 0:31:43 |