0:00:07 > 0:00:09From woollen knitwear to tartan and tweed,
0:00:09 > 0:00:13Scotland's textile industries are experiencing a renaissance.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17They're setting trends worldwide.
0:00:17 > 0:00:21Scottish materials are exported to over 150 countries
0:00:21 > 0:00:26and are used by fashion houses such as Chanel, Prada and Louis Vuitton.
0:00:28 > 0:00:32So if you thought Scottish textiles were old hat, then think again.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35Welcome to a very stylish episode of Flog It!
0:00:58 > 0:01:01For over 300 years, the textile industry has been an important
0:01:01 > 0:01:04part of Scotland's economy.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07The skill and the creative passion of the people involved has
0:01:07 > 0:01:11led to unique designs and materials of the highest quality.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16And in our valuation day location, Hopetoun House,
0:01:16 > 0:01:19just outside Edinburgh, there's a fabulous array of antiques
0:01:19 > 0:01:23and collectables and the queue is very well dressed for the occasion.
0:01:25 > 0:01:29- There's a chap here in a tartan cap. Very nice.- How do you do?
0:01:29 > 0:01:32- Is that Harris Tweed?- Yes, it is. - Very posh. But look at this.
0:01:32 > 0:01:33I'm in love with this.
0:01:33 > 0:01:38A bit of designer tartan from our very own beauty, Caroline Hawley.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41Oh! What have you dropped?
0:01:41 > 0:01:43Oh, my! Stop it!
0:01:43 > 0:01:45But it's not all about fashion today.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48We've got some antiques and collectables to admire too.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50We just have to find them.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52And the competition is red-hot between our experts
0:01:52 > 0:01:54Adam Partridge and Caroline Hawley.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56Right, I think I'm going to put a sticker on you -
0:01:56 > 0:02:00- ooh! if I may...- You may, yes. - ..and come and have a look at you later.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04- You'd prefer a green one really, wouldn't you? - I think she'd prefer a yellow one!
0:02:05 > 0:02:08- Would you be interested in selling it?- Yes.- On the programme?
0:02:08 > 0:02:11Can I give you a sticker?
0:02:11 > 0:02:12Well, I think without further ado,
0:02:12 > 0:02:15it's time to get this massive great big crowd inside in the warm
0:02:15 > 0:02:19and let our experts get to work. Do you want to go inside, everyone?
0:02:19 > 0:02:21Yes, of course they do. Well, keep watching.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24There could be one or two gems as our experts get busy.
0:02:29 > 0:02:35On today's show, can you guess which of these items makes £1,000 at auction -
0:02:35 > 0:02:37a porcelain plaque of a wise old man...
0:02:37 > 0:02:42- You seem disappointed, Harvey. - It's a member of the family.- Yes.
0:02:42 > 0:02:46..a rather strange piece of pottery with a hefty bit of damage...
0:02:46 > 0:02:49I took it to an antique dealer who said it was rubbish
0:02:49 > 0:02:51and to throw it in the bin.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53..or a rose gold chain for a watch.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57I would imagine, you know, 100 years ago, in that age of elegance,
0:02:57 > 0:02:59when you had your waistcoat and your pocket watch.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02Well, stay watching and you'll find out.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13Well, I've been doing Flog It! for over 12 years now and one thing
0:03:13 > 0:03:16I can guarantee is you'll never get tired of the buzz and the excitement
0:03:16 > 0:03:20of a valuation day, because you don't know what's going to turn up.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22The atmosphere in this room is absolutely electric.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25You can feel it, can't you, because all of these people want to
0:03:25 > 0:03:28own something that's worth thousands and thousands of pounds and
0:03:28 > 0:03:30it's our expert's job to find it
0:03:30 > 0:03:33and that's what we're doing right now.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37So it's over to Adam Partridge and a truly treasured belonging.
0:03:37 > 0:03:42Well, Harvey. This is a very finely painted porcelain plaque of this
0:03:42 > 0:03:44scholarly gentleman that you've brought in.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46Where did you get him from?
0:03:46 > 0:03:49Well, I was a country vet in Ayrshire for nearly 30 years
0:03:49 > 0:03:54before retiring to Peebles and it was a gift from one of my customers.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57She invited me down to her house one day and said,
0:03:57 > 0:04:00"I want to show you something. Would you like this?
0:04:00 > 0:04:04"I'm frightened that when I die - my husband's gone, no family -
0:04:04 > 0:04:07"that it'll end up in a skip."
0:04:07 > 0:04:09That's something we hear quite often, actually.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12So we invited her up and the look on her face
0:04:12 > 0:04:13when she saw it on our wall...
0:04:13 > 0:04:16- A real treasured memory?- Yes. - Yes, I'm sure it was.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18And how long ago was that?
0:04:18 > 0:04:21- 30-plus years ago.- Wow! And have you had it on display in your home?
0:04:21 > 0:04:26- All the time.- I think he might be - he's studying a Hebrew manuscript
0:04:26 > 0:04:29but it's very hard to tell because the actual writing on the page
0:04:29 > 0:04:34is more squiggles than anything else. It's beautifully painted.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38Look at the beard and the wrinkles on his brow.
0:04:38 > 0:04:42The veins in his hands, the fingernails, the leaves of the book.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46It's just extremely finely painted and it's a porcelain
0:04:46 > 0:04:50plaque by the very famous German porcelain factory, KPM,
0:04:50 > 0:04:52which was actually founded by, I think,
0:04:52 > 0:04:58Frederick II in about 1763. And it's still producing today.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00They made a wide range of items
0:05:00 > 0:05:03but the plaques are the most famous things, really.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06And they're hugely in demand.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09Now, this sort of plaque was typically produced and painted
0:05:09 > 0:05:13at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15They were made in quite large numbers
0:05:15 > 0:05:18but of course, not being printed, every single one was hand-painted.
0:05:18 > 0:05:22Which is why they're considered such a quality collectable item nowadays.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26If this one had scantily clad or even nude figures on it,
0:05:26 > 0:05:29it would be really worth quite a few thousand pounds.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33I would estimate it at sort of £500-800.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35I would suggest you put a reserve of £500 on him
0:05:35 > 0:05:37so that he doesn't sell for any lesson that.
0:05:37 > 0:05:42And I would expect him to push on hopefully towards the £1,000 mark.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46Does that seem a sensible thing to get on with?
0:05:46 > 0:05:50Yes and the fact that it will go to a good home...
0:05:50 > 0:05:53You seem disappointed, Harvey.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55- He's a member of the family. - Yes, that's right.
0:05:55 > 0:06:00- Are you sure you should be selling it?- Can I go and ask my wife?
0:06:00 > 0:06:03- Is she here with you?- No.- Oh, dear. Does she know you've come with it?
0:06:03 > 0:06:04- Yes.- Oh, good.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07Why are you selling it, Harvey? You're clearly very attached to it.
0:06:07 > 0:06:11Well, I'm frightened that the same thing happens.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14The family are in Canada and Texas.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17I'm frightened it'll end up in a skip so I'd rather it went to a good home.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19Well, it certainly will go to a good home
0:06:19 > 0:06:23because collectors of these plaques are passionate types
0:06:23 > 0:06:27and it'll be absolutely loved and treasured wherever it might end up.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29Thank you.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33I really hope someone will give Harvey's plaque a good home.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36Now next, Caroline's found a quiet spot to value a lovely
0:06:36 > 0:06:40collection of animals - of the stuffed variety, of course!
0:06:40 > 0:06:43So here we are in this fabulous yellow silk
0:06:43 > 0:06:45drawing-room of Hopetoun House.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47Thank you so much, Andrew,
0:06:47 > 0:06:51- for bringing these gorgeous little toys in.- My pleasure.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53Now you tell me what you know about them first.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56I've collected toys for quite a few years.
0:06:56 > 0:07:01German toys I specialise in and Schuco is a very good make.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05But I've had these for about 15-20 years and I arrived this morning
0:07:05 > 0:07:09- and I forgot to bring a key to wind them up.- Oh, Andrew!
0:07:09 > 0:07:13And it's just a very standard clock key. What can I say?
0:07:13 > 0:07:17Oh, well, not to worry. They're all here and they're beautiful.
0:07:17 > 0:07:18Now, as you said,
0:07:18 > 0:07:22- they're all made by the famous German toy maker Schuco.- Yeah.
0:07:22 > 0:07:27Now Schuco is one of a group of German toy makers, mainly based in Nuremberg.
0:07:27 > 0:07:31- But there was Steiff - have you heard of the Steiff company... - Yeah. The bears.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33..that made teddies, yeah, bears,
0:07:33 > 0:07:37and then the Lehman Bros that specialised in tin-plate toys.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40But these little felt animals, I think, are lovely.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42- There are in very good condition. - Yeah.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45Apart from the little bear at the front,
0:07:45 > 0:07:48- which is missing an ear, isn't he? - Yeah.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50They would all wind up at the back and do the actions.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53- This one here would play the drum. - Yeah.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56- And then this one is sort of dancing bear.- Yeah.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00I think this one here at the front, missing an ear, I think
0:08:00 > 0:08:03- if he was wound, he'd do sort of tipple tales, wouldn't he?- Yeah.
0:08:03 > 0:08:04Tipples over. Tipples over.
0:08:04 > 0:08:08- And then this one, my favourite, holding the stein.- Yeah.
0:08:08 > 0:08:09The pottery stein.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13- He would take it to his mouth and drink this.- Yeah.
0:08:13 > 0:08:18- And it's lovely that this little pottery stein is in perfect condition.- Survived.- Survived, yeah.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20Actually coming from the '30s, you know, you would think,
0:08:20 > 0:08:24you know, they should be actually worse than that but they've been looked after.
0:08:24 > 0:08:25- An awful lot worse than that.- Yes.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27If we look this good nearly 100 years on,
0:08:27 > 0:08:29we're going to be all right, aren't we?
0:08:29 > 0:08:33- I'm 127 as it is! I'm doing well. - You're doing very well!
0:08:33 > 0:08:36- You look great on it.- Yeah, so...
0:08:36 > 0:08:40These would have belonged in a fairly wealthy family.
0:08:40 > 0:08:44- They are not everyday items.- No. - They would have cost a fair amount.
0:08:44 > 0:08:50- Hm.- Do you recall what you paid for them?- I probably paid maybe...
0:08:50 > 0:08:54£15 each or something like that for them, you know.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56But we need to look at today's value.
0:08:56 > 0:09:01As a group, I would say we'd put an auction estimate
0:09:01 > 0:09:05of £152-£200 on them,
0:09:05 > 0:09:09with a fixed reserve of £150.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12I'm sure they could fly, they could do a lot better than that.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14I've every confidence.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17Yeah? Well, I have. I've got every confidence.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19- I think they'll make that. - Shall we take them to auction?
0:09:19 > 0:09:23- Let's do it.- Excellent. - What do they say, "Flog it"?
0:09:23 > 0:09:26- It is!- Let's flog it! - Let's flog it!
0:09:26 > 0:09:28That's the spirit!
0:09:30 > 0:09:33We're talking textiles today and I'm meeting the experts.
0:09:33 > 0:09:37The first lady of tartan, Deirdre Kinloch Anderson,
0:09:37 > 0:09:39whose family has been in the Highland dress business
0:09:39 > 0:09:41for 150 years,
0:09:41 > 0:09:45and award-winning Scottish fashion designer Judy R Clark.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48What have you got here?
0:09:48 > 0:09:50Well, our company has a lot of history,
0:09:50 > 0:09:52and in the early 1900s
0:09:52 > 0:09:56we used to outfit the Scottish regiments in Canada
0:09:56 > 0:10:00and these are some of the tartans that we sent out
0:10:00 > 0:10:03to the Canadian Scottish regiments
0:10:03 > 0:10:07and the Highlanders who were abroad.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11And I'd just like to show you this because it's His Majesty
0:10:11 > 0:10:13the King's piper at Balmoral
0:10:13 > 0:10:16- and I think this piece of tartan... - It's a bit moth-eaten, isn't it?
0:10:16 > 0:10:19It is moth-eaten and so I think that we had to replace it with
0:10:19 > 0:10:21a new piece of tartan.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24That is a striking bit of Scottish tartan.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28You've received an OBE for your work involved in researching tartans.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31The recording of tartan was in private hands
0:10:31 > 0:10:33with different organisations.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36Tartan belongs to the people of Scotland,
0:10:36 > 0:10:40and so we worked for seven years to pass an act through Parliament
0:10:40 > 0:10:42and establish the Scottish Register Of Tartans
0:10:42 > 0:10:47so that tartan can be safeguarded in perpetuity in the public domain.
0:10:47 > 0:10:48Thank you very much.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52Talking about the next generation, next to me is Judy.
0:10:52 > 0:10:53You are a fashion designer.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56You work with a lot of Scottish fabrics, don't you?
0:10:56 > 0:10:58What do you like about them?
0:10:58 > 0:11:00For me it all started with Harris Tweed.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02I love the complexity of colour and depth of...
0:11:02 > 0:11:04- That's Harris Tweed, isn't it? - This is Harris Tweed.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07My uncle was a weaver so that's how it all began.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09- OK, so it's in the family. - It's in the family.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12And then I started investigating what other mills were in Scotland
0:11:12 > 0:11:14and we're lucky enough to have some of the best
0:11:14 > 0:11:16producers in the world producing the fabric.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18So I went to see them
0:11:18 > 0:11:22and found some lace production in Ayrshire
0:11:22 > 0:11:26and some tartan made in the Borders by Calzeat.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29The fabrics are very unique to Scotland and Scottish heritage
0:11:29 > 0:11:31and very much in vogue right now.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34- Yeah, it is a heritage thing, isn't it?- Yes.- Which is quite nice.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37- You designed this, didn't you?- Yeah. - Could you model that for me?
0:11:37 > 0:11:40- Can I see what that looks like? - Sure.
0:11:40 > 0:11:41Give us a twirl!
0:11:41 > 0:11:46Look at that! That is absolutely fabulous, isn't it?
0:11:46 > 0:11:48Now let's join our experts and see
0:11:48 > 0:11:52if we can find anything with as much heritage as that.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56Next, Adam has got his hands on a watch chain without a watch.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58Quite literally a timeless classic.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02As the chandeliers are sparkling so is your gold chain.
0:12:02 > 0:12:07- How did you come to own that?- It passed down through my father's side.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10It belonged to my grandfather and my great-grandfather, I'm not very sure.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14- Did you have memories of them with a pocket watch?- No, I don't.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17- It was just shut away...? - It was just in a drawer.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19And when did you discover it?
0:12:19 > 0:12:22My mother gave it to me 10-12 years ago.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25Not long after my father died she gave it to me. There were two.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29- The other one went to my sister. - But why are you selling it now?
0:12:29 > 0:12:31Because it's in a drawer. Nobody... Nobody wants it.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34Well, very few people wear pocket watches these days.
0:12:34 > 0:12:38But imagine 100 years ago in that age of elegance,
0:12:38 > 0:12:40when you had your waistcoat and your pocket watch
0:12:40 > 0:12:44and if you were on television you'd wear a suit and a tie.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46Whoops! Like I used to.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48It's a very nice... Graduated links.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51You see they get slightly bigger all the way along.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53An Albert chain
0:12:53 > 0:12:56because Prince Albert was very fond of these chains.
0:12:56 > 0:13:01It's in rose gold. You can see that sort of rose colour to it.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04And each link is stamped, as they should be.
0:13:04 > 0:13:08Because every single link is an individual piece of gold.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11And they will have a 9 on it for 9 carat and a 375,
0:13:11 > 0:13:16which shows it's 375 parts out of 1,000, or 37.5% gold.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18- OK.- Pure gold.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21And then you've got the fob on the end here, which is
0:13:21 > 0:13:24a swivel one, a nice one. A little citrine stone.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27You've decided to sell it. Any idea what it's worth?
0:13:27 > 0:13:29- £100?- More, more.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32- Good, I'm pleased. I'm pleased you didn't say 500.- No.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35- No, I would say you've got to reserve it at 300.- OK.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38- So I would put 300-400 estimate. - OK.
0:13:38 > 0:13:43Hopefully it'll make 400-ish, but it'll certainly be worth £300.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45I'm surprised!
0:13:45 > 0:13:49- Any plans on what you'd do with the proceeds?- It'll go to the family.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51- That's very nice. I'm sure it'll come in very useful.- It will
0:13:51 > 0:13:54- Good. Well, thank you very much for coming along.- Thank you.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58Well, that's our first three items selected,
0:13:58 > 0:14:01so we're off to auction, and coming with us,
0:14:01 > 0:14:05Harvey wants his special painting to go to a good home.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09Will there be a bidder in the room who likes it as much as he does?
0:14:09 > 0:14:11The Shuko collection is in great condition
0:14:11 > 0:14:15and that's really important when selling toys.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17Will they make over the estimate?
0:14:19 > 0:14:21And there's not much call for a watch chain nowadays,
0:14:21 > 0:14:25so will anyone want this rose gold Albert?
0:14:31 > 0:14:35We are travelling nearly 50 miles west to the Great Western auction house.
0:14:35 > 0:14:39It's a Saturday sale and the room is packed with bidders, and holding
0:14:39 > 0:14:44the fort and the gavel is Glasgow's glamorous girl, Anita Manning.
0:14:44 > 0:14:45200.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49And first up from the Flog It! lots it's the Albert chain.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51I love this because it's rose gold.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54It belongs to Norma and not for much longer.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57- Rose gold is pinkier, isn't it? - Yeah, that's right, and a lot of these Albert chains
0:14:57 > 0:14:59were made from rose gold in the Victorian period.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02- You seek more rose gold than you do nowadays.- Yeah.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06We are going to put it to the test right now. This is it!
0:15:06 > 0:15:10A good Victorian lot, ladies and gentlemen. Bids on the books.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14And I can start the bidding at 200.
0:15:14 > 0:15:15210...
0:15:15 > 0:15:18That chap right in front standing right in front of Anita.
0:15:18 > 0:15:19You can't miss his bid.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22270. 280. Fresh bidder. 290.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24300.
0:15:24 > 0:15:25300 on the book.
0:15:25 > 0:15:30- Well, this is good. - It's selling, anyway.- 310.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32Fresh bidder again. 310.
0:15:32 > 0:15:33320.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35330. 340.
0:15:35 > 0:15:36350.
0:15:36 > 0:15:41360. 370. It's on the floor at £370.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45- That's the market value today. - Any advance on 370?
0:15:45 > 0:15:48All done at 370. 370...
0:15:48 > 0:15:53Yes! £370. Spot on, Adam. And you're happy with that, aren't you?
0:15:53 > 0:15:56- Yes, very happy.- Very good. Good, good. Well done.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59If you've got anything like that and you want to sell it,
0:15:59 > 0:16:01bring it along to one of our valuation days.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03Pick up the details on our BBC website.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06Just log onto bbc.co.uk/flogit
0:16:07 > 0:16:13Next, that distinguished gentleman and his ceramic plaque.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15It doesn't get much better than a KPM plaque.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17I'm pretty sure this should meet a lot of interest.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20It should do. Happy to let it go?
0:16:20 > 0:16:23- I'd like to see it go to a good home.- OK.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27Let's see if we can find it a good home. It's going under the hammer now.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31This quite superb 19th-century hand-painted Berlin
0:16:31 > 0:16:33porcelain plaque.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35Can we say 800?
0:16:35 > 0:16:39- 600?- Where are those hands? - Who will start me at £400?
0:16:40 > 0:16:42400 bid. Any advance on 400?
0:16:42 > 0:16:46- They've obviously not got any bids on the book.- Any advance on £400?
0:16:46 > 0:16:49420. 450.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52480. 500.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54520.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56550.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59£550.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01Any advance on 550?
0:17:01 > 0:17:03Any advance on 550?
0:17:03 > 0:17:05All done at 550...
0:17:05 > 0:17:10- Sold! 550.- Thank you very much. - Harvey...- Just, just.
0:17:10 > 0:17:15Thank you for your handshake. I'm a little disappointed, actually, but...
0:17:15 > 0:17:17I came along to you lads and I didn't know what...
0:17:17 > 0:17:21- There was no signature on it. - No.- And that worried me.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23And when you told me about the history of it...
0:17:23 > 0:17:26- It's just a bearded man isn't that commercial.- No.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28But it's a beautiful thing
0:17:28 > 0:17:31and I guess the market has spoken today in Glasgow.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34It's often hard parting with a treasured belonging,
0:17:34 > 0:17:38but there's comfort in knowing that it will be appreciated by a new owner.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41Up next, the little drummer and his friends.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45This lot will definitely put a big grin on your faces,
0:17:45 > 0:17:47it's the Shuko toys,
0:17:47 > 0:17:49and I particularly love the pig playing a drum!
0:17:49 > 0:17:53Andrew, it's fantastic! We had a valuation, £150-£200.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56Anita thinks it should do 200 to 300,
0:17:56 > 0:17:59so she's put a fixed reserve at 200. And I think she's right.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01I think you could get the top end of that.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04- Are we ready?- Ready!- Let's do it! Let's put them under the hammer. Here we are.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07Will you start me at £100 for the Shukos?
0:18:07 > 0:18:10100 bid. 110. 120. 130.
0:18:10 > 0:18:11140. 150.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14160. 170. 180.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17- 180. 190.- Another bid.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20190. 200. 210.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23220. Any advance on 220?
0:18:23 > 0:18:27- Yes, there's a guy...- 230.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30- Any advance in 230?- It's a nice little lot.- Good lot.
0:18:30 > 0:18:34- 250. 260.- Good nucleus for a collection to start.- Absolutely.
0:18:34 > 0:18:35290.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37£290.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39300.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42- That's more like it.- 310.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45Any advance on 310?
0:18:45 > 0:18:48Any advance on 310? 310...
0:18:48 > 0:18:52- Yes! £310. We are happy. You happy?- Over the moon.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55- That's a brilliant result. - That's a good deal.- Thank you.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58- And I've got one thing to say to that - - HE MIMICS DRUM ROLL
0:19:00 > 0:19:02Toys in good condition are really sought after,
0:19:02 > 0:19:06so it's no surprise his collection beat the estimate.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10Well, that's our first visit to the saleroom completed.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13So far, so good, and I can't wait to come back here
0:19:13 > 0:19:16later on in the show for some more auction action.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19But I was also rather impressed with our valuation day location,
0:19:19 > 0:19:20Hopetoun House,
0:19:20 > 0:19:23definitely one of the finest country houses in all of Scotland.
0:19:23 > 0:19:27But I wanted to know more about the people behind it past and present,
0:19:27 > 0:19:31so I went off to investigate.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44This is a family home full of remarkable history.
0:19:44 > 0:19:48For over 300 years the Hopetouns have lived on this land
0:19:48 > 0:19:51and looked after this fine house.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55The earls of Hopetoun were military men, politicians
0:19:55 > 0:19:58and some of the first bankers in Scotland.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00They played important roles in Scottish society
0:20:00 > 0:20:03and were very well respected for their clean reputation.
0:20:03 > 0:20:07And here at Hopetoun they were looked after by dozens of staff,
0:20:07 > 0:20:10from chambermaids to gamekeepers and footman.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15Hopetoun remains a family home, with loyal staff and volunteers.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19Without all these people Hopetoun could not survive as a living,
0:20:19 > 0:20:22breathing historic building.
0:20:22 > 0:20:26Meet the people of Hopetoun past and present.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29The 11th Earl, Andrew Hopetoun.
0:20:29 > 0:20:34Hilda and Mabel, volunteers with over 60 years' service between them.
0:20:34 > 0:20:38Head guide and dapper gentleman, Ian Lowe.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40And education coordinator Kath Ward.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45Who better to tell us about their favourite Hopetoun characters?
0:20:49 > 0:20:51This is the small library
0:20:51 > 0:20:56and what we have been doing this winter is taking the books down.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58The cleaning staff do that for us -
0:20:58 > 0:21:02we're not allowed to go up ladders any more - and gently clean them.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05And I'm making a shelf index as well.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08And I do that at home on the computer.
0:21:10 > 0:21:14My favourite person is the sixth Earl and Countess
0:21:14 > 0:21:17because of the wonderful travels they did.
0:21:17 > 0:21:18With the coming of railway,
0:21:18 > 0:21:23they travelled all over the Continent and they went to Russia,
0:21:23 > 0:21:27they went to Oberammergau and they also took a trip up the Nile
0:21:27 > 0:21:31and back again and then all over the Holy Land.
0:21:31 > 0:21:32Can you imagine?
0:21:36 > 0:21:40It would be very, very hard to pick a single favourite character
0:21:40 > 0:21:42from Hopetoun's history, not least because
0:21:42 > 0:21:46they are all members of my family so they'd get very upset
0:21:46 > 0:21:48if they were to hear me choosing favourites.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51But having said that, the fourth Earl of Hopetoun,
0:21:51 > 0:21:57who is behind me here, is a truly magnificent man.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00He was a general in the Napoleonic wars.
0:22:00 > 0:22:04He was one of, ultimately, Wellington's generals.
0:22:04 > 0:22:08And Wellington described him as the ablest man in his army.
0:22:08 > 0:22:12He was an extraordinary character. He was very tall.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15He was probably six foot five, six foot six.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18So he was a good three or four inches taller than me.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20He was a very brave man.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24When he was on the field of battle with his troops, he did keep
0:22:24 > 0:22:28getting wounded, which was a concern for all those about him.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32After that, once he'd retired from the army,
0:22:32 > 0:22:35he came back to live here after his brother had died.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38He did a huge amount for Hopetoun.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41He also did a huge amount for the community as well.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44He did a lot of works on the estate. He built a lot of buildings.
0:22:44 > 0:22:48He built a lot of walls, purely in order to create jobs and employment.
0:22:48 > 0:22:52He really must have been a fascinating character.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55LIVELY CHATTER
0:22:58 > 0:23:01The children come here to learn about life
0:23:01 > 0:23:03in the Georgian and Victorian times,
0:23:03 > 0:23:06in particular life as a domestic servant.
0:23:09 > 0:23:10CHILDREN CHATTER
0:23:10 > 0:23:12We do have a particular favourite.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15He was a man called Mr George Jamieson
0:23:15 > 0:23:17and he was the Under Butler at Hopetoun.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19I know that because I happen to have his jacket here in front of us,
0:23:19 > 0:23:22and this is one of the jackets that the children
0:23:22 > 0:23:24actually get to wear when they dress up as servants.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26So, they really are wearing a piece of history.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28It says on the nametag,
0:23:28 > 0:23:30"The most honourable Marquess of Linlithgow,
0:23:30 > 0:23:32"Under Butler Jamieson."
0:23:38 > 0:23:40We do have a lovely photograph in the servery upstairs.
0:23:40 > 0:23:44It shows a gathering at Hopetoun with the servants at the front,
0:23:44 > 0:23:46and, in particular, there's a butler there,
0:23:46 > 0:23:48and we like to believe that's Butler Jamieson.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01Well, we open the house at 10:30.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03I walk round the house room by room,
0:24:03 > 0:24:06checking that everything's where it should be.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08And at 10:30 we open the doors
0:24:08 > 0:24:09and welcome the visitors in
0:24:09 > 0:24:11to share with us the experience
0:24:11 > 0:24:13of Hopetoun House.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16I am drawn particularly to Hersey,
0:24:16 > 0:24:18who was the wife of the seventh earl,
0:24:18 > 0:24:20who went on to become the first Marquess.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23So, she was the first Marchioness of Linlithgow.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27She was a very Victorian lady, painfully shy.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29When they went out to Australia,
0:24:29 > 0:24:33that shyness was regarded as haughtiness and aloofness.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36Now, nothing could be further from the truth.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39The Earl was offered an opportunity to shoot in a gallery
0:24:39 > 0:24:41and she asked if she could shoot as well,
0:24:41 > 0:24:43And she hit five bull's-eyes in a row,
0:24:43 > 0:24:48and that happened after she fell from her horse and nearly died.
0:24:48 > 0:24:52And it came out that she could ride a horse and shoot a gun like a man.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55The news of that got back to Australia and she was...
0:24:55 > 0:24:57She became very much one of them.
0:25:01 > 0:25:05One of my very favourite people involved with Hopetoun
0:25:05 > 0:25:10would be third Marquess, who was the Laird when we started coming here.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12He was a honey.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15One of his "claims to fame,"
0:25:15 > 0:25:16in inverted commas,
0:25:16 > 0:25:19was that sadly he was taken prisoner
0:25:19 > 0:25:21early in the war.
0:25:21 > 0:25:25And because his father was who he was,
0:25:25 > 0:25:27Charles ended up in Colditz.
0:25:28 > 0:25:33And Charles and several others were considered the Prominente,
0:25:33 > 0:25:37and I gather that the Germans retreated
0:25:37 > 0:25:40with the Prominente as hostages,
0:25:40 > 0:25:42which must have been very scary.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50It's a house and it's a home.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54It's not just a home, it's the home of the Hope family.
0:25:54 > 0:25:55So, it's an ongoing story.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57It's a living story.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00It's not something about the past, which is dead,
0:26:00 > 0:26:03it's something which is continuing on today.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06It's a lovely house, it's a lovely family
0:26:06 > 0:26:07and we, as guides,
0:26:07 > 0:26:11just seem to be absorbed into it.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13But it is a lovely house.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15It's one of Scotland's well-kept secrets.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21It is an extraordinary privilege to live here.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23I mean it's a very, very beautiful house.
0:26:23 > 0:26:25It's a wonderful house.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29And one of the great joys is that it works very well now,
0:26:29 > 0:26:31to live in as a family home,
0:26:31 > 0:26:35in the same way that it did in, I imagine, the 1750s.
0:26:37 > 0:26:42Hopetoun has filled my retirement.
0:26:42 > 0:26:47I also embroidered one of the chairs in the dining room.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49So, I've made my mark.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59Back at our valuation day at Hopetoun House,
0:26:59 > 0:27:02Caroline has saved a strange cockerel from the bin,
0:27:02 > 0:27:05but how much do you think it's worth?
0:27:05 > 0:27:08Lesley, thanks so much for bringing this wonderful figure.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10What do you know about?
0:27:10 > 0:27:13- A friend gave me it about eight years ago...- Mm-hm.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16And that's all. I really thought it was ugly.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19And where's it been the last eight years?
0:27:19 > 0:27:21It's been in a cupboard and in the boot of my car.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23In the boot of your car?
0:27:23 > 0:27:25Why has it been in the boot of your car?
0:27:25 > 0:27:28Because I took it to an antique dealer who said it was rubbish
0:27:28 > 0:27:31and to throw it in the bin. So, I just left it in the boot in the car.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34I don't think this is a piece of rubbish at all.
0:27:34 > 0:27:38And I would never put this anywhere near a rubbish bin,
0:27:38 > 0:27:40and I'm so delighted that you haven't either.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43The title of this figure is
0:27:43 > 0:27:45The Sleeper Awakes.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48It was modelled in 1931.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50- And do you know the maker?- No.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52Charles Vyse.
0:27:52 > 0:27:56He was a prolific maker of these kinds of figures,
0:27:56 > 0:28:00brightly coloured, flower sellers, female figures like this.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02This wonderful, bright...
0:28:02 > 0:28:04As I'm saying wonderful, you're thinking, "no".
0:28:04 > 0:28:06You really don't like it, do you?
0:28:06 > 0:28:10He was born in 1882 to a family of potters,
0:28:10 > 0:28:13and he was apprenticed to Royal Doulton.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15At the age of 14, he got a scholarship to
0:28:15 > 0:28:17the Royal College of Art.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20- I can see by your face, you don't like it.- No.
0:28:20 > 0:28:21You really don't like it?
0:28:23 > 0:28:27If you look closely at the colours, the vibrancy...
0:28:27 > 0:28:29It's just beautiful.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32I love it. She does have an awful lot of damage to her.
0:28:32 > 0:28:36She's actually broken across here and been stuck together.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39And the cockerel has had his neck off,
0:28:39 > 0:28:43so I'll carefully turn it over,
0:28:43 > 0:28:47and we can see quite clearly
0:28:47 > 0:28:49the impressed mark here,
0:28:49 > 0:28:52"Charles Vyse, Chelsea."
0:28:52 > 0:28:56Now, this wonderful glaze to it...
0:28:56 > 0:28:58Can you not appreciate that glaze?
0:28:58 > 0:28:59- No.- No!
0:28:59 > 0:29:01Would you be surprised
0:29:01 > 0:29:05if I was to say it could be worth as much as £100?
0:29:05 > 0:29:08- Definitely surprised, yes.- Would you?
0:29:08 > 0:29:09Would you be surprised
0:29:09 > 0:29:12if I told you I thought it was worth
0:29:12 > 0:29:15four times £100?
0:29:15 > 0:29:17- I'd be shocked.- Would you?!
0:29:17 > 0:29:20- Well, Lesley, prepare to be shocked...- It was going in the bin!
0:29:20 > 0:29:22..because I would put this into auction
0:29:22 > 0:29:25with an estimate of £400-£600.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27- Really?- Really.
0:29:27 > 0:29:28SHE LAUGHS
0:29:29 > 0:29:31For this...
0:29:31 > 0:29:34I mean, I was told to put it in the bin and I thought it would have
0:29:34 > 0:29:38been maybe 10, 15, £20,
0:29:38 > 0:29:40roundabout that, so...
0:29:40 > 0:29:41A good piece of rubbish.
0:29:41 > 0:29:45Oh, it is not a piece of rubbish! So, you're thrilled?
0:29:45 > 0:29:48I'm absolutely thrilled about the value
0:29:48 > 0:29:49and I'm shocked at the value.
0:29:49 > 0:29:51It's all broken and...
0:29:51 > 0:29:54And I wouldn't be at all surprised if it gets even more.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57But shall we put a discretionary reserve on it of 400?
0:29:59 > 0:30:02- You don't want it back, do you? - I don't want it back.
0:30:02 > 0:30:07Well, why don't we just put a safety net of £300 reserve?
0:30:07 > 0:30:08Fantastic.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11Well, it's a lovely piece and thank you very much for bringing it along.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14- Thank you very much for looking at it.- It's a pleasure,
0:30:14 > 0:30:17- and I look forward to seeing what it gets at auction.- Thank you.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30Well, here we are in Scotland surrounded by fishing country.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33A very famous area for salmon fishing, isn't it?
0:30:33 > 0:30:34It certainly is, yes.
0:30:34 > 0:30:36And are you a fisherman, Charles?
0:30:36 > 0:30:38I was but I don't go out so much now.
0:30:38 > 0:30:40I'm not quite so fit as I used to be.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43OK, it's quite a demanding thing, isn't it, I believe?
0:30:43 > 0:30:44I used to fish mainly rivers,
0:30:44 > 0:30:46so I was walking about all the time, you know?
0:30:46 > 0:30:49- This is a salmon reel, right? - I think so, yes.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52Yeah, and it's copper-plated on a brass body there.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54There's no maker's name on it, is there?
0:30:54 > 0:30:57No, that's a strange thing that. I couldn't find one either.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00It's a bit of a shame. It's certainly 19th century.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02- It's old, yeah?- Yes, handmade,
0:31:02 > 0:31:05obviously the major name is Hardy's or Farlow's.
0:31:05 > 0:31:08- You'd want to see that name for it to be worth an awful lot.- Yeah.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11But it's really nice to see something that's an antique
0:31:11 > 0:31:14with a local interest really. Now, how did you come to own it?
0:31:14 > 0:31:18I swapped it 30 odd years ago for a little push-on lawn mower.
0:31:18 > 0:31:19That was quite a good swap then, wasn't it?
0:31:19 > 0:31:23- Well, I was quite interested in that because I liked the look of it.- Yeah.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26- I knew it was old, you know?- Did you ever use this one, by the way?
0:31:26 > 0:31:29- No, I never used it.- No, it's more of a collectors thing, isn't it?
0:31:29 > 0:31:31- Yes.- It's in quite nice condition really, isn't it?
0:31:31 > 0:31:34- The only damage there is a little... - It's got a wee squash on it.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37A wee squash, that's a nice way of putting it. A wee squash on there.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39It's pretty obvious how it works.
0:31:39 > 0:31:44That bit hooks into the grips on the rod and then you reel them in.
0:31:44 > 0:31:45So, why have you decided to sell it?
0:31:45 > 0:31:47Is it cos you're not fishing any more?
0:31:47 > 0:31:50Well, I don't fish any more and it just lies in a drawer in the shed.
0:31:50 > 0:31:54- What's it going to fetch?- I haven't got a clue.- Have a guess.
0:31:54 > 0:31:5520 quid? 30 quid?
0:31:55 > 0:31:58Yeah, I think a bit better. But you're in the right area.
0:31:58 > 0:32:00I think local interest will be quite strong in it.
0:32:00 > 0:32:02I'm going to go estimate 40 to 60.
0:32:02 > 0:32:03- Oh, well.- Bit more.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06- That's near enough.- And we'll let it go with no reserve?- No reserve.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09Absolutely right. That's the way, that's the spirit.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12We'll let Anita do her magic on it.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14That was one of the other reasons I wanted to come.
0:32:14 > 0:32:16I wanted to go and see Anita.
0:32:16 > 0:32:18Hopefully we'll get to a point where she stands up,
0:32:18 > 0:32:20cos that's usually a good sign. Have you seen that?
0:32:20 > 0:32:23- Yeah, when she gets up and starts pointing the finger?- 30, £40!
0:32:23 > 0:32:27- And then suddenly, you and me will be going, "Go on!"- Yeah, she is.
0:32:27 > 0:32:29So, thanks for coming along and I'll see you there.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32That's no problem, Adam. Thank you very much.
0:32:35 > 0:32:37Well, our day here is well under way
0:32:37 > 0:32:39but hundreds of people keep turning up.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42The colonnade is full, as you can see. This is a holding area.
0:32:42 > 0:32:44We have the main ballroom through there.
0:32:44 > 0:32:46And this is where I'm a bit cheeky and I say,
0:32:46 > 0:32:47"Show us what you've got!"
0:32:47 > 0:32:49HE LAUGHS
0:32:50 > 0:32:53Look at that, treasures worthy of our wonderful surroundings.
0:32:53 > 0:32:56And, hopefully, somebody here has got something
0:32:56 > 0:32:59that's worth a small fortune and we're going to find it.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04So here we are, Laura, in this lovely drawing room,
0:33:04 > 0:33:07where of course the ladies, and some gentleman,
0:33:07 > 0:33:09would withdraw after dinner.
0:33:09 > 0:33:10It's beautiful,
0:33:10 > 0:33:14as is this little delight that you've brought along.
0:33:14 > 0:33:16Now, are you going to tell me all about it?
0:33:16 > 0:33:18My father-in-law passed away
0:33:18 > 0:33:20and we were cleaning out his house,
0:33:20 > 0:33:24and in the attic was the last bit to clear out.
0:33:24 > 0:33:28And inside a box was this ring.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32So it could've easily been just left in the attic or thrown out?
0:33:32 > 0:33:34Yeah, yeah, absolutely.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37We think it's probably late 1800s, cos it would
0:33:37 > 0:33:41- go back the right time, roughly. - I think you are right.
0:33:41 > 0:33:46To me, it looks as if it comes from the late 1800s,
0:33:46 > 0:33:49early 1900s, sort of 1890, 1910.
0:33:49 > 0:33:53It's rather beautifully done in rubies,
0:33:53 > 0:33:57and the central diamond has a rather unusual cut to it.
0:33:57 > 0:34:03It weighs just about a quarter of a carat, so 0.25 carat.
0:34:03 > 0:34:08If I take it off here, you can see it's got an extender,
0:34:08 > 0:34:10- can you see, across here?- Yeah.
0:34:10 > 0:34:14Which... It's obviously been too large for somebody at some time.
0:34:14 > 0:34:18So instead of cutting out the gold, they've put this extender in
0:34:18 > 0:34:21so you can wear it on a smaller finger.
0:34:21 > 0:34:26The extender here is marked 9 carat, but the ring itself isn't.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29- It's a beautiful thing, and isn't it sparkly? - It is, it's very sparkly.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32Now, of course, this is in electric light.
0:34:32 > 0:34:36But can you imagine the lady that wore this with candlelight, lamplight?
0:34:36 > 0:34:39It would sparkle beautifully, and dance.
0:34:39 > 0:34:43- So, Laura, do you wear this ring? - No, I find it a bit too big.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46Too big?! Can diamonds be too big?
0:34:46 > 0:34:47CROWD: No.
0:34:47 > 0:34:50I don't think so. You're in the minority, Laura!
0:34:50 > 0:34:53Have you any idea as to the value?
0:34:53 > 0:34:56Probably about £100, I think, is what we thought.
0:34:56 > 0:35:01- I would say you're about spot-on. - Right.- Well done, Laura.
0:35:01 > 0:35:07I would say something like between £120 and £180,
0:35:07 > 0:35:12but with a reserve of possibly £110, with discretion,
0:35:12 > 0:35:17that's 10% discretion, so if somebody offered 100 we'd let it go.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20- Are you OK with that? - Yes, that's fine.- Brilliant.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22Right, we'll take it to auction and see what happens.
0:35:22 > 0:35:25- See if we can find a lady who loves it as much as we do.- OK, great.
0:35:25 > 0:35:28- Thanks for bringing it, Laura. - Thank you.
0:35:28 > 0:35:32# Shine bright like a diamond Shine bright like a diamond
0:35:32 > 0:35:34# Shine bright like a diamond. #
0:35:36 > 0:35:38Well, as you've just seen,
0:35:38 > 0:35:41our experts have made their final choices of items to
0:35:41 > 0:35:44take off to auction, but before we go, there's just enough time
0:35:44 > 0:35:48for me to come behind the scenes and show you this exquisite clock.
0:35:48 > 0:35:53It's circa 1730, and it's by Jan Henkels of Amsterdam.
0:35:53 > 0:35:56Now, not only does it tell the time,
0:35:56 > 0:36:01but it tells the day, the month and the phase of the moon,
0:36:01 > 0:36:05which is quite important to travellers, as it would light their way home,
0:36:05 > 0:36:08and to merchant shippers awaiting the high tides.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10Now, in a moment, that is going to strike on the hour,
0:36:10 > 0:36:12and I want to show you what happens.
0:36:15 > 0:36:19MELODIOUS CHIMING
0:36:21 > 0:36:23What a beautiful clock!
0:36:23 > 0:36:27Just one of the many wonderful items we've seen here at Hopetoun House.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29But we must say goodbye to our host location
0:36:29 > 0:36:33and head back to the auction house for the last time.
0:36:33 > 0:36:35And here's what's coming with us.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37Lesley was going to throw it out,
0:36:37 > 0:36:41but Caroline spotted it for its prestigious maker.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44Could it really make the reserve with so much damage?
0:36:47 > 0:36:50And Charlie is hoping his salmon reel isn't
0:36:50 > 0:36:52a fish out of water in the saleroom.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57This diamond ring seems a steal for the price.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00Will it make the top end of the estimate?
0:37:00 > 0:37:03I caught up with our auctioneer, Anita Manning, on the preview day,
0:37:03 > 0:37:06to talk about the cracked cockerel.
0:37:06 > 0:37:08We've got 400 to 600 on that.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11I would imagine without the damage it would do the top end plus a lot more.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14It's very, very difficult for an auctioneer to make
0:37:14 > 0:37:18an accurate estimate when it's as badly damaged as that.
0:37:18 > 0:37:25But the thing is, it is rare and I think that the estimate's just about right,
0:37:25 > 0:37:29and I'm hoping that it might be a bit of "come and buy me."
0:37:29 > 0:37:32I don't know. That's the excitement of the auction.
0:37:32 > 0:37:37- We do not know until the hammer falls.- Exactly!
0:37:37 > 0:37:42You'll see it in just a few minutes, whether the damage holds it back.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44But first, it's Anita's fan, Charlie.
0:37:44 > 0:37:48- You're keen on Anita, aren't you? - Oh, aye.- Oh, aye, aye, aye.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51Never thought I'd ever see her in life, like, you know?
0:37:51 > 0:37:55- Drawing in those bids.- Well, we're trusting the low reserve, you see?
0:37:55 > 0:37:58- OK. And hopefully we get £40 or £50. Fingers crossed.- Yeah, whatever.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00Might get a bit more, you never know.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02It's an auction, anything can happen. Let's put it to the test.
0:38:02 > 0:38:07Late 19th, early 20th century copperised brass fishing reel.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09£60.
0:38:09 > 0:38:1060. 40.
0:38:10 > 0:38:12Start me at £20.
0:38:12 > 0:38:1420 bid. Any advance on 20?
0:38:14 > 0:38:1625. 30. 35.
0:38:16 > 0:38:1940. £40.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21Any advance on £40?
0:38:21 > 0:38:2545, fresh bidder. Any advance on 45?
0:38:25 > 0:38:27- All done at 45. 45. - GAVEL FALLS
0:38:27 > 0:38:31Yes, the Hammer's gone down - £45. Spot on, he was spot on.
0:38:31 > 0:38:32That's OK, yeah.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35- We reeled them in. - HE LAUGHS
0:38:37 > 0:38:4050. 50, 60, 70,
0:38:40 > 0:38:4280, 90, 100.
0:38:42 > 0:38:46Going under the hammer right now, a late Victorian diamond ring.
0:38:46 > 0:38:48Hopefully it's going to sparkle here in the saleroom.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50Sadly we don't have Laura - it's half term,
0:38:50 > 0:38:53she's on holiday with her little child.
0:38:53 > 0:38:54We do have our gorgeous expert Caroline,
0:38:54 > 0:38:58- who gravitated towards this, cos I know you could wear this.- I could.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00You were walking around going, "look, look, look!"
0:39:00 > 0:39:02- I'm hopeful we get the top end. - So am I.- Are you?
0:39:02 > 0:39:04- I think we will, yeah. - Well, let's find out.
0:39:04 > 0:39:07It's going under the hammer right now. This is it.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10Now, this is an early 19th century ring.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12We have over half a carat.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14Can we say 500? 300?
0:39:14 > 0:39:16Start me at £200.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18Start me at £100, then.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20It's going the wrong way.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23110, 120, 130,
0:39:23 > 0:39:25140, 150, 200,
0:39:25 > 0:39:27210, 220, 230, 240.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30That's determination. Look at this lady behind me.
0:39:30 > 0:39:34270, 280, 290,
0:39:34 > 0:39:36300. 300.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38Any advance on 300?
0:39:40 > 0:39:42310. 310.
0:39:44 > 0:39:49320. On the floor at £320.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51For the old cut diamond.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54- 320.- 320.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56Any advance on 320? All done at 320?
0:39:56 > 0:39:59- 320. - GAVEL FALLS
0:39:59 > 0:40:02- Yes!- £320, but hard luck, look - everyone loves an under-bidder.
0:40:02 > 0:40:04APPLAUSE
0:40:04 > 0:40:08- But £320, sold in the room over there.- Brilliant. Laura will be thrilled.
0:40:08 > 0:40:13We caught up with the buyer to find out why he was such a keen bidder.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16I'm Alistair Storey. This is my wife Isabel.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19I bought her a ruby and diamond ring
0:40:19 > 0:40:23because it was my 65th birthday yesterday, and I thought
0:40:23 > 0:40:26it would be a nice present for my wife to celebrate my birthday.
0:40:26 > 0:40:30- I loved it, and I was pleased that he got it.- Yeah.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33We're absolutely crazy about each other,
0:40:33 > 0:40:35so we each treat the other the same way.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38She's spoils me, I spoil her.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40How romantic!
0:40:40 > 0:40:43Right, this is the moment that I have personally been waiting for.
0:40:43 > 0:40:47I've just been joined by Lesley, our owner, and our expert, Caroline.
0:40:47 > 0:40:49And going under the hammer we have The Sleeper Awakes.
0:40:49 > 0:40:52So wake up everyone, because we've got that young girl,
0:40:52 > 0:40:56sitting on a rather oversized cockerel, going under the hammer.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59- It's quite a rare piece, it's stunning.- It is stunning.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02It good piece of '30s studio pottery.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04Would Sophie like to inherit this, do you think?
0:41:04 > 0:41:07- I don't think so. No, I don't think so.- No, I don't think she would, either.
0:41:07 > 0:41:12But I tell you what, there's a buyer for everything, anything can happen. Let's find out.
0:41:12 > 0:41:16- This is a Charles Vyse pottery group.- We could be taking it home.
0:41:16 > 0:41:17No.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20Will you start me at £400?
0:41:20 > 0:41:23We've got phone lines, look - two phones.
0:41:23 > 0:41:25300 on the books.
0:41:25 > 0:41:30320. 350. 380.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33400. 450.
0:41:33 > 0:41:38The book is out. It's on the phone at £480.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41Second phone line has come on now, look.
0:41:41 > 0:41:43520. 550.
0:41:44 > 0:41:48580. 600.
0:41:48 > 0:41:51650. 700.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54750. 800.
0:41:54 > 0:41:56- This is excellent, now.- It is.
0:41:56 > 0:42:00850. 880.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02- Yep.- 900.
0:42:02 > 0:42:05On the phone, Claire's phone at £900.
0:42:05 > 0:42:07And that was going on the skip, wasn't it?
0:42:07 > 0:42:09Yes, that was going straight into the skip.
0:42:09 > 0:42:11- That's why it was in the boot of the car.- Yeah.
0:42:11 > 0:42:13Charles Vyse figure, £900.
0:42:13 > 0:42:17- Any advance?- Take 920? - I'll take 920.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20930. I'll take it in tens.
0:42:20 > 0:42:21930.
0:42:23 > 0:42:24940.
0:42:24 > 0:42:25950?
0:42:27 > 0:42:29- 950.- 950.
0:42:29 > 0:42:34Hopefully we'll get that £1,000.
0:42:34 > 0:42:36- £1,000?- £1,000.
0:42:36 > 0:42:401,000. It's 1,000 with Philip's phone.
0:42:41 > 0:42:43But bravely fought.
0:42:43 > 0:42:45- Any advance on £1,000? - LAUGHTER
0:42:48 > 0:42:52Any advance on 1,000? £1,000.
0:42:52 > 0:42:53GAVEL FALLS
0:42:53 > 0:42:57- £1,000. Well done, well done. - APPLAUSE
0:42:57 > 0:42:59Thank you, that was great!
0:42:59 > 0:43:02That was so rare - the damage didn't put anybody off, did it, really?
0:43:02 > 0:43:04- And there was damage. - How about that?
0:43:04 > 0:43:06- And you were taking that to the skip.- Definitely.
0:43:06 > 0:43:09- Fantastic, I'm so happy.- Wow.
0:43:09 > 0:43:11Hey, what a way to end our show with, here in Glasgow.
0:43:11 > 0:43:14A fabulous way to end it, in fact. Everybody's happy.
0:43:14 > 0:43:16We've had some great results, but I think that tops the lot.
0:43:16 > 0:43:18There's the surprise I was guaranteeing.
0:43:18 > 0:43:20Goodbye from everyone here.
0:43:20 > 0:43:23I think we've all done a fantastic job, don't you?