0:00:04 > 0:00:08This is the House for an Art Lover. Yes, it really is called that.
0:00:08 > 0:00:10And later on in the programme, I'll be back here getting some
0:00:10 > 0:00:14tips on life drawing, which fits in beautifully with today's
0:00:14 > 0:00:19programme, because it's like an artist's palette, full of colourful characters and stories.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22So stay tuned for this special edition, as we bring you
0:00:22 > 0:00:24some of the very best finds from all over the country.
0:00:24 > 0:00:27Welcome to "Flog It!"
0:00:47 > 0:00:50We've travelled the length and the breadth of Britain in search
0:00:50 > 0:00:55of exceptional stories and objects to take to auction.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58And we've been saving some of the best until now.
0:00:58 > 0:01:02In today's show, we travel to Birmingham, Southall,
0:01:02 > 0:01:05Edinburgh and Wallasey...
0:01:05 > 0:01:09where our experts find a selection of fascinating collectables.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11But can you spot which one of them
0:01:11 > 0:01:14gets the bidders most excited at auction?
0:01:17 > 0:01:20A painting by Albert Moulton Foweraker,
0:01:20 > 0:01:23an artist obsessed by contrast...
0:01:23 > 0:01:27- It's something that I bought at an auction...- OK.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30..in 1971, for ten shillings.
0:01:33 > 0:01:39..an unusual 15-carat gold vesta case, dating back to the 1920s...
0:01:39 > 0:01:42Most of them you see are either in a plated metal,
0:01:42 > 0:01:46sometimes in silver, lots of them in silver, but you've got a gold one,
0:01:46 > 0:01:50which is a very posh vesta case, Peter.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53..or a pilot's watch made by one of the best names
0:01:53 > 0:01:55in technical timepieces.
0:01:55 > 0:02:01Do you know something, I have always wanted to own one of those.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05One of our items fetches well over £1,000 today.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08Can you guess which one it is?
0:02:08 > 0:02:12Today's show comes from Dunster Castle in Somerset.
0:02:12 > 0:02:16The original castle was built by a Norman lord, who fought alongside
0:02:16 > 0:02:19William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23And, for his services, he was rewarded with Dunster.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26Now, that seems to me like a pretty impressive perk
0:02:26 > 0:02:28of the job by anybody's standards.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34The castle is brimming with treasures and fine art,
0:02:34 > 0:02:35and here's a good example.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38Look, these very rare leather wall hangings.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41They tell the story of Antony and Cleopatra and their romance.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45Tragically, it went wrong, but here they are in happier times.
0:02:45 > 0:02:49These were painted by a group of Dutch artists in the late 1600s
0:02:49 > 0:02:51but nobody knows for sure who they were.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55We love it when works of art turn up at our valuation days and
0:02:55 > 0:02:58that's exactly what happened at Hopetoun House,
0:02:58 > 0:03:00just outside of Edinburgh.
0:03:05 > 0:03:10Pat, when I first started as an auctioneer, which would be 25
0:03:10 > 0:03:15years ago, I was working for a firm called Neales in Nottingham.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17And...a firm that...I...
0:03:17 > 0:03:19We bought the firm back,
0:03:19 > 0:03:23so I started there on work experience and eventually bought the firm back.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27But I have to say, they wouldn't have let me if they knew I'd made mistakes like I did with my first
0:03:27 > 0:03:29ever painting valuation.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31- And it was one of these.- Right.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34I looked at it, I thought it was a print.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37I put £20 to £30 on it.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39And it made a lot more.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42- And it was by this artist.- Right.
0:03:42 > 0:03:46And this is an artist called Albert Moulton Foweraker.
0:03:46 > 0:03:51He was an artist that was obsessed with the contrasts of light
0:03:51 > 0:03:53- and dark.- Uh-huh.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57Which is something that artists, way back through time,
0:03:57 > 0:03:59have been interested in.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01Rembrandt, again, the same, had that same passion,
0:04:01 > 0:04:03that same interest.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07And here we see a bluey-green scene,
0:04:07 > 0:04:10a night-time scene. And he was well-known, Foweraker was well known
0:04:10 > 0:04:13- for painting in these colours. - Right.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16With a single bit of light coming...
0:04:16 > 0:04:19Just takes your eye right to it.
0:04:19 > 0:04:24It's exactly where he wants you to look. And it's so effective.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28Foweraker travelled a lot, especially in North Africa.
0:04:28 > 0:04:32I think this is probably a scene, maybe in Tangiers,
0:04:32 > 0:04:35or could be Tunis, somewhere like that.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37- We see the dome at the top here. - Yeah.
0:04:38 > 0:04:42But...it's an artist that
0:04:42 > 0:04:44- comes in and out of fashion.- Yes.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46At the moment, I have to say,
0:04:46 > 0:04:49it's not the most fashionable of pictures,
0:04:49 > 0:04:54and the value is not as high as it has been in the past.
0:04:54 > 0:04:55I understand that, yes.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57Is it something you've purchased?
0:04:57 > 0:05:01- It's something that I bought at an auction...- OK.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05..in 1971, for ten shillings.
0:05:05 > 0:05:06HE EXHALES
0:05:06 > 0:05:09Well, in that case, it's not bad news, it's good news.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11Can't go wrong.
0:05:11 > 0:05:15Because, if you had bought it ten years ago at auction,
0:05:15 > 0:05:18it would be a considerable amount of money.
0:05:18 > 0:05:22Well, it was up on the wall for quite a number of years.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24Now it's not up on the wall.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27- So, tell me, do you deal, do you collect?- No.
0:05:27 > 0:05:32- I just collect.- What do you collect? - I mainly collect dolls.- OK.- Yeah.
0:05:32 > 0:05:36So that doesn't go hand-in-hand with a Foweraker watercolour.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38- No, it doesn't.- Where does this...
0:05:38 > 0:05:40I was at an auction...
0:05:40 > 0:05:42over 40 years ago,
0:05:42 > 0:05:44and I just really liked that.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47Is this going to be an investment that goes into other antiques,
0:05:47 > 0:05:52- like dolls, again?- No, I think the money will go to my grandchildren.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56OK, OK. Right, so...
0:05:56 > 0:05:58how spoilt are your grandchildren?
0:05:58 > 0:06:01Well, it's to make them appreciate that
0:06:01 > 0:06:05if they hold on to some things, they can make extra money with them.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07Well, it's a good picture.
0:06:07 > 0:06:11And, although it's not making what it used to, I still think
0:06:11 > 0:06:15your grandchildren are going to be spoilt with an extra £200 or £300.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18- That would be very nice.- Is that all right?- Yeah, that'd be lovely.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20Auction estimate, 200 to 300,
0:06:20 > 0:06:23and a reserve of 2.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26- That would be lovely.- Super. Thank you very much for bringing it in.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29- And well done, ten shillings. - Yeah, marvellous.
0:06:31 > 0:06:36The painting really is an excellent example of Fowerakers' use of both contrast
0:06:36 > 0:06:40and the colour blue, but will the market appreciate his eye today?
0:06:43 > 0:06:46Now, Christina Trevanion's eyes certainly lit up when she spotted
0:06:46 > 0:06:51our next item in Birmingham's Museum and Art Gallery.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55Oh, Betine, I do love an original box. There's nothing nicer than
0:06:55 > 0:06:57seeing something in its original case, is it?
0:06:57 > 0:06:58Let's have a little look.
0:06:58 > 0:07:02Oh, OK, some silver apostle spoons. Where have these come from?
0:07:02 > 0:07:07I inherited them from my mother, who was given them by a friend of hers.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10- Right.- Other than that, I don't know anything about them.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13OK. Do you use them, or are they just in a cupboard?
0:07:13 > 0:07:14- Just in a cupboard.- OK.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18So, they're called apostle spoons, they are solid silver, and we know
0:07:18 > 0:07:22that because we have a really nice hallmark on the back of each one.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26And we've got a Sheffield Assay Office mark, and then we've got
0:07:26 > 0:07:30the lion passant mark for silver. The date letter U for 1887.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33And a nice little Victorian Jubilee head as well.
0:07:33 > 0:07:37And then we've got and maker's mark, which is RMEH,
0:07:37 > 0:07:40which stands for Richard Martin and Ebenezer Hall.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44They were great silversmiths and metalworkers, and great they've got that pedigree to them.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48Now, we call them apostle spoons because they've got this very
0:07:48 > 0:07:53decorative handle here. We call it apostle-style spoons, really.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57Apostle spoons have been popular since the Reformation period
0:07:57 > 0:08:01and they were to represent Christ's Last Supper with the Apostles,
0:08:01 > 0:08:04so each of the finials would be modelled as an apostle.
0:08:04 > 0:08:08And they were given as presentation pieces or commemorative pieces,
0:08:08 > 0:08:12things like that. The really, really collectable pieces have each
0:08:12 > 0:08:16apostle moulded on a terminal. Ours, unfortunately, just have a
0:08:16 > 0:08:20generic apostle, so they've not been made individually, they've been made
0:08:20 > 0:08:24as one. Having said that, they have got silver-gilt bowls,
0:08:24 > 0:08:28which is really nice. It shows they are a little bit nicer than just being plain silver.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31- What do you think of them?- I think they're very pretty, actually.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34They are pretty, aren't they? It's just a little bit difficult,
0:08:34 > 0:08:38in today's market, to know how you would use them.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41Value-wise, our auction estimate on them would be
0:08:41 > 0:08:43somewhere in the region of £70-£100.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45How would you feel about that?
0:08:46 > 0:08:49- Mmm...I was hoping for a little bit more.- Oh, were you?
0:08:49 > 0:08:51OK, what were you hoping for?
0:08:51 > 0:08:55More the other end, you know, sort of £100.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58I think, because silver price at the moment is fluctuating,
0:08:58 > 0:09:00we would need to be a little bit conservative.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03To be perfectly honest with you, I think 70 to 100.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06- All right, I'll leave it with you. That's good.- Super.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10Hopefully, silver will boom between now...
0:09:10 > 0:09:13- Yes. I can't see the pigs flying. - ..and the auction. No.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15There might be one over...
0:09:16 > 0:09:20Let's hope, for Betine's sake, that Christina is being cautious
0:09:20 > 0:09:21with her estimate.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23And now from silver to gold,
0:09:23 > 0:09:28and Adam Partridge has found a lovely piece back in Hopetoun House.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31- Well, Peter, welcome to "Flog It!" - Thank you very much.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35You've brought along an item that we see very, very regularly in the auction rooms.
0:09:35 > 0:09:39- A vesta case.- Yes. - Clearly not really something that
0:09:39 > 0:09:42- anyone would use any more.- No.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45But they were made widely, end of the 19th century
0:09:45 > 0:09:49and right through the first 30 years or so of the 20th century.
0:09:49 > 0:09:54- A vesta, of course, for the famous matches.- Matches.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57So it's a match case, and the match would come out
0:09:57 > 0:10:00- and there's this ribbed bit underneath.- Right.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02It's actually been quite well worn,
0:10:02 > 0:10:04actually, must have used it quite a lot.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06Then you would strike your match along there,
0:10:06 > 0:10:08and the flame would come.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11Usually for a pipe or a cigarette, I would imagine,
0:10:11 > 0:10:14but sometimes, perhaps, for one of these magnificent
0:10:14 > 0:10:17fireplaces of the kind we've got behind us.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20Now, what is unusual about it is the fact that most of them
0:10:20 > 0:10:24you see are either in a plated metal, in brass,
0:10:24 > 0:10:25sometimes in silver,
0:10:25 > 0:10:28lots of them in silver, but you've got a gold one,
0:10:28 > 0:10:32which is a very posh vesta case, Peter. How did you come to own it?
0:10:32 > 0:10:36- Well, the initials there are my paternal grandfather.- Are they?
0:10:36 > 0:10:39But he died 12 years before I was born, so I never met him.
0:10:39 > 0:10:44And I inherited it when my father died in 1991. It's nice to look at.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47Yeah, you're right, it's the sort of thing you just want to pick up
0:10:47 > 0:10:51and it's got this lovely little curve on it to fit against the body.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54It's a very tactile object.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57And, of course, when you flip it up here,
0:10:57 > 0:11:00they're always marked on one side there,
0:11:00 > 0:11:03and we've got the mark there, WN & Co, which is
0:11:03 > 0:11:06William Neill & Co, who were a firm of silversmiths, really,
0:11:06 > 0:11:09and obviously goldsmiths, in Birmingham.
0:11:09 > 0:11:14Prolific producers of pieces like vesta cases, cigarette cases,
0:11:14 > 0:11:17cigarette boxes, accessories of that kind.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20And we've got a mark there for 15-carat gold.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24The Birmingham date letter for 1927.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28A silver-plated one of this kind would be worth
0:11:28 > 0:11:32£10 or £15. A silver one of that shape and description
0:11:32 > 0:11:36would be worth £30-£50.
0:11:36 > 0:11:41A 15-carat gold one, however, and the value hugely rises
0:11:41 > 0:11:44up to £400 to £600.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46I imagine it will make about £500.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49How does that fit with your expectations?
0:11:49 > 0:11:51- That's very nice.- Oh, good.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54I could fix it at 400. I don't think you should go for any less, because
0:11:54 > 0:11:57the gold in it is going to be worth best part of that anyway.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01And, as an object, it should make a bit more than that. Happy with that?
0:12:01 > 0:12:03- Very happy, thank you.- Excellent.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05Let's get over to the auction room, shall we?
0:12:05 > 0:12:08And here's a quick reminder of all the items going under the hammer.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12Pat's painting by Albert Moulton Foweraker.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16His use of light attracts the eye but will it attract the bidders?
0:12:19 > 0:12:24Betine's apostle spoons were made by pioneering silversmiths.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28But is that enough for them to top Christina's modest valuation?
0:12:31 > 0:12:35And Peter wants to put the proceeds from the sale of his vesta case
0:12:35 > 0:12:37towards a holiday.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40But the question is, how far will he get?
0:12:47 > 0:12:50First up, over to expert and auctioneer Anita Manning,
0:12:50 > 0:12:52who's on the rostrum at the Great Western auction rooms
0:12:52 > 0:12:55to try to sell that Foweraker painting.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00Well, our next lot, the Foweraker oil painting, was
0:13:00 > 0:13:04- bought for just ten shillings by Pat in 1971, at auction.- Yes.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06- You got it in the right place.- Yes.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09- You bought it trade, you bought it at source, didn't you?- Yes.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12And hopefully we can turn that into £200 to £300.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14- And you've had the joy of looking at it.- Yes.
0:13:14 > 0:13:15- Haven't you?- For a few years.
0:13:15 > 0:13:19Just got to hope somebody's got a turquoise room to put it in.
0:13:19 > 0:13:23Do you know what, you're right. Let's find out, shall we?
0:13:23 > 0:13:26There's plenty of people here. Let's put it to the test.
0:13:28 > 0:13:32Albert Moulton Foweraker. Here is a superb
0:13:32 > 0:13:35and typical work of his.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37Do we have phones here?
0:13:37 > 0:13:40- Two phones, where are they? - Two phones!
0:13:40 > 0:13:43I can start the bidding at £150.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46160. 170. 180. 190.
0:13:46 > 0:13:47200.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50220. 230.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53240, on the book. 240. 250.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55The book is out.
0:13:55 > 0:14:00- 250.- Well, we've sold it.- It's with David. The book is out at £250.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03Any advance on 250?
0:14:03 > 0:14:05All done at 250. 250.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09Yes, £250. Spot on.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12- Mid-estimate.- It goes to somebody that wants it.- Exactly, yes.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15- Thank you for bringing that in. - You're welcome.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17'Remember, of course, that with every auction there's varying
0:14:17 > 0:14:20'rates of commission and VAT to pay,
0:14:20 > 0:14:22'if you're buying or selling.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26'So make sure you find out how much in advance.
0:14:27 > 0:14:31'And next up, expert and auctioneer Nick Davies is putting the spoons
0:14:31 > 0:14:34'under the hammer at Fieldings Auctioneers.'
0:14:34 > 0:14:37- Fingers crossed, Betine, good luck with the spoons.- Yeah.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39- It's been a long wait, hasn't it?- It has.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42- It has. Let's hope it's going to be worthwhile.- I hope it is.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45We've got six apostle spoons going under the hammer now. Sheffield silver.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49- Hopefully they will sell well for you.- I've got my fingers crossed. - Good.- So have I.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52And things have been going well today, as well. Good luck.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55- This is your lot coming up right now. This is it.- Best of luck.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58The apostle spoons with the gilt bowl, Sheffield, 1887.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01Nice condition, I don't think they've ever been used. £70.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03- In straight away at 70. - We're in at £70.- Oh, gosh.
0:15:03 > 0:15:0690. And five. 100.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08- 110.- Brilliant.- 120. 130.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10140. Anybody else? At £130, it will be.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14140 anywhere else? At £130. On my left, at 130.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16All done and finished?
0:15:16 > 0:15:18- Sold.- Well done, Betine. - That was marvellous!
0:15:18 > 0:15:20You've got to be happy with that.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22- I am.- I think... Do you know what? I think
0:15:22 > 0:15:24that's the start of a lot of clearing out, don't you?
0:15:24 > 0:15:26I can see the auction rooms being very busy.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29- I might see you again. - With your chattels?
0:15:29 > 0:15:32Yes, come along, won't you? Definitely come to another valuation day.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34And if you'd like to join us, you're more than welcome.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36Details of up-and-coming dates and venues, you can
0:15:36 > 0:15:38find on our BBC website. Just log on to
0:15:38 > 0:15:41bbc.co.uk/flogit
0:15:41 > 0:15:43If you don't have a computer, just check
0:15:43 > 0:15:46the details in your local press, because we would love to see you.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50Time for the sale of one of the most impressive vesta cases
0:15:50 > 0:15:53we have ever had on the show.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57- Peter, good luck with this. - Thank you.- We see a lot of vesta cases on this show
0:15:57 > 0:15:59but I think this one's got something special about it.
0:15:59 > 0:16:04I think it's quite tactile. I know it's plain, but there's something wholesome about it.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07- And it was Grandad's.- It was Grandad's, yes. On my father's side.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10- And it's got his inscription in it. - It's got his initials.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13- You like this as well.- It's a high-class vesta case,
0:16:13 > 0:16:14isn't it, Paul?
0:16:14 > 0:16:17You see them in metal and brass and silver but 15-carat gold,
0:16:17 > 0:16:20I mean, that's for a distinguished chap, isn't it?
0:16:20 > 0:16:23Well, this is quality and hopefully we're going to get top prices,
0:16:23 > 0:16:26- because you know what we always say, quality always...- ..sells.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28Yeah. This is it.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31Victorian 15-carat gentleman's vesta case.
0:16:31 > 0:16:35400. Will you start me at £400?
0:16:35 > 0:16:37300, thank you, sir.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39I'm holding bids in the books.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41Any advance on 300 on the floor?
0:16:41 > 0:16:44320. 340. 360.
0:16:47 > 0:16:52Any... 380. 400. 420.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54440. 460. 480.
0:16:54 > 0:16:58Any advance on 480? 500.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02520. 540.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04I'm pleased this is doing so well.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06580. 600.
0:17:06 > 0:17:10It's on the book at £600.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14- Commission bids at 600. - A striking lot.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18Any advance on 600? All done at 600.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20600.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23I'm ever so pleased with that. And, as Adam said,
0:17:23 > 0:17:25it's a striking lot, it really was.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28That is a fantastic result. That's going to be cherished and treasured.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31- Yeah, it's an investment piece. Invest in a vesta.- Yeah!
0:17:31 > 0:17:34Don't tell me you're going to put the money towards a holiday.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37He's just come back from a cruise in the Caribbean, haven't you?
0:17:37 > 0:17:39There's always time for another holiday.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42Well, exactly. Look, enjoy the money.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45You have to have commission here. It's 18% plus VAT.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48Deduct that from that hammer price but, look, enjoy it, OK?
0:17:48 > 0:17:50Thank you very much.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53That deserved to go for top of the estimate.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56A lovely little piece with a rather large price tag.
0:17:56 > 0:18:01And now, back here at Dunster Castle, I've just time to show you this.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04Nobody knows who this debonair-looking cavalier is,
0:18:04 > 0:18:08but what we do know - it was painted in 1638 by the portrait
0:18:08 > 0:18:12artist Edward Bower, who was in high demand during his lifetime.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15He even painted a three-quarter-length portrait
0:18:15 > 0:18:17of King Charles I at his trial.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20Not many of us could ever hope of painting anything like that
0:18:20 > 0:18:23but you don't have to be a highly trained
0:18:23 > 0:18:26and skilled artist to produce a picture, as I found out
0:18:26 > 0:18:28when I joined an art class in Glasgow.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37I've been lucky enough to be surrounded by art all my life.
0:18:37 > 0:18:41I grew up with it and I've always been so impressed with what an artist can achieve.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43Something so dynamic with a few bold
0:18:43 > 0:18:46strokes of a pencil on a piece of paper.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48So I thought it's about time I gave it a go,
0:18:48 > 0:18:52and what better place to do it than here at the House for an Art Lover?
0:18:55 > 0:18:59This extraordinary building was designed in 1901 by Glaswegian
0:18:59 > 0:19:01architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
0:19:01 > 0:19:05Today it lives up to its name as a vibrant space that ignites
0:19:05 > 0:19:08the public's interest in art and design.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12And it's where I'm going to try my hand at a drawing class.
0:19:12 > 0:19:13Life drawing, in fact.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19Is everybody ready with their new sheets of paper?
0:19:20 > 0:19:23Life-drawing classes became popular in the 19th century but drawing
0:19:23 > 0:19:28the human body has been around since the beginning of art itself.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31The ancient Greeks were fascinated by the human form.
0:19:31 > 0:19:372,500 years ago, Greek artists studied it in the flesh
0:19:37 > 0:19:40and created amazing sculptures that captured the whole body
0:19:40 > 0:19:44with accuracy and beauty for the first time.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47I've done a fair bit of still-life drawing, you know,
0:19:47 > 0:19:50sort of bowl of fruit, that kind of thing.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53But here, when you've just got a sort of a classical figure,
0:19:53 > 0:19:57there's no space for errors or mistakes.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59Guiding me through is our teacher Sheena Russell
0:19:59 > 0:20:02and Sam Murphy is our model.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05I'm hoping they'll teach me enough tips and tricks to draw
0:20:05 > 0:20:09a respectable full-length picture of Sam by the end of the lesson.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12First, counting heads.
0:20:12 > 0:20:18So if everybody can look at Sam, pick up your pencils, close one eye,
0:20:18 > 0:20:21measure from the top of Sam's head to her chin.
0:20:21 > 0:20:26So I've got one, two, three,
0:20:26 > 0:20:30four, five, six.
0:20:30 > 0:20:35If you, say, put in her head you'll need six of that measurement
0:20:35 > 0:20:39to fit the entire figure into the sheet of paper.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46And remember, straight arms, straight arms.
0:20:48 > 0:20:52Remember you can use this technique with the width as well.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56This theory of proportion is demonstrated by Leonardo da Vinci's
0:20:56 > 0:20:59seminal life drawing, Vitruvian Man.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02It shows how the proportions of the body can be
0:21:02 > 0:21:04measured against each other.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07For example, the length of the outspread arms equals
0:21:07 > 0:21:13the height of a man. Each part of the body is a fraction of the whole.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17The proportions there look absolutely spot-on. Very good.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24- OK, I hope that was helpful. - Very.- Good.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27Yeah, it's a really clever little trick, that.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30Very nice work, everybody.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32The next exercise is all about tone,
0:21:32 > 0:21:36using shading to create the picture.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39Remember, with tonal drawing, it's the difference between
0:21:39 > 0:21:44the light and the dark that gives something shape and depth.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50Using a rubber like, yeah, lift some of that pigment off
0:21:50 > 0:21:54so there's maybe some on the hip and a little bit...
0:21:54 > 0:21:58Actually, you already have that highlight on the bum cheek, there.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01The tonal exercise really proved how
0:22:01 > 0:22:05- light and shade can bring a picture to life.- Well done, everybody.
0:22:05 > 0:22:10So, if I put all of Sheena's tips together, what will I achieve?
0:22:10 > 0:22:13We'll probably spend about half an hour.
0:22:13 > 0:22:14Half an hour's a long time, isn't it?
0:22:14 > 0:22:16It is, it'll go really quickly, though.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18- OK.- OK, so whenever you're ready.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26Really hard to have half an hour to make this look accurate.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30The human form is said to be the most challenging
0:22:30 > 0:22:34of subjects to draw and mastering it has been the pursuit of artists
0:22:34 > 0:22:36throughout history.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41I'm nearing in the end but I haven't got a lot of detail.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44I'm scared to do it.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47You could maybe put in a hint of spine there, as well,
0:22:47 > 0:22:51- because then that'll help with the shape.- Yeah, I can see...
0:22:51 > 0:22:54I've got the back too long, I can see that now.
0:22:54 > 0:22:58This here is a bit long but the legs in comparison is a bit...
0:22:58 > 0:23:00- It's wrong.- It's just a bit short.
0:23:01 > 0:23:06OK, just one minute left now. Any final touches.
0:23:11 > 0:23:15OK, everybody else can rest and breathe.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19God, just about got the legs about three inches longer
0:23:19 > 0:23:21and it's made me a bit happier.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27- Sam, what do you think?- Yeah, I think it's a really good effort.
0:23:27 > 0:23:32I see what you mean about the back, it's slightly longer.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35But for somebody that's never done life drawing before I think...
0:23:35 > 0:23:38- But you've got the arm... - I know.- ..well done as well.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42- Yeah, the classical pose. - So, would you do any more, then?
0:23:42 > 0:23:44Yeah, I would, actually.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47Great to hear it from Sam but what does my teacher think?
0:23:47 > 0:23:52Good proportions and good tonal work with the charcoal as well, I think.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54- Well done.- Thank you.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57Well, there you are, look.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00There's the fruits of our labour and just looking down at these now,
0:24:00 > 0:24:02looking at everybody's work all at once, I can see mine
0:24:02 > 0:24:06is by far the darkest and the heaviest and that's
0:24:06 > 0:24:10because I've got massive great big hands like a builder,
0:24:10 > 0:24:13I'm club-handed. I need to lighten up.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19Well, I don't think I produced a masterpiece like some
0:24:19 > 0:24:20of the works that are on display here.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22But I'll tell you what,
0:24:22 > 0:24:26I've been surprised by what you can learn with a few quick, simple tips.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29So, if you've got the inclination to pick up a pencil or a little
0:24:29 > 0:24:33piece of charcoal and start drawing, then please do it right now.
0:24:33 > 0:24:37There's no time like the present and I bet you enjoy it.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44Well, this is a show that's jam-packed full
0:24:44 > 0:24:48of fine art from wonderful masterpieces here at Dunster Castle,
0:24:48 > 0:24:51to affordable investment pieces at our valuation day
0:24:51 > 0:24:55and to distinctly amateur attempts by my good self.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58Now, though, a work of art of a different form.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01James Lewis has spotted a work of art of the technical variety
0:25:01 > 0:25:02back up in Scotland.
0:25:06 > 0:25:07Jeannette, do you know something?
0:25:07 > 0:25:12- I have always wanted to own one of those.- A Breitling watch?
0:25:12 > 0:25:18So, if you don't mind, I'll just... Just have a look. Oh.
0:25:18 > 0:25:20I've got such fat paws that it won't go on.
0:25:20 > 0:25:24- Brian was very, very small...wrist. - Brian your, your...?
0:25:24 > 0:25:28- My late husband.- Your late husband, gosh. And this was his?
0:25:28 > 0:25:29And it was his, yeah.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32Because, I mean, that must have looked massive on him,
0:25:32 > 0:25:37- just look at that.- But he liked the thickness of it.- The big, yeah. Wow.
0:25:37 > 0:25:42I mean, this is the most amazing of wristwatches.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44It's a pilot's watch.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47And it's called the Navitimer
0:25:47 > 0:25:52- simply because it was like wearing a computer on your wrist.- Ah, I see.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54You could do absolutely everything.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57This isn't something that just tells the time.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00If we just take the book out.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03It is marvellous because, here we go.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06Operation as a slide rule.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09So it can be a slide rule.
0:26:09 > 0:26:13- To work out your ground speed. By the watch.- By the watch?
0:26:13 > 0:26:16Miles per minute, calculated by the watch.
0:26:16 > 0:26:20Gasoline consumption, calculated by the watch.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23Distance in climb or descent.
0:26:23 > 0:26:28- So it definitely was a pilot's instrument.- Yeah, yeah. Very much.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31- Did your husband fly? - No, he was a civil servant.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33- Civil servant, just loved it as a watch?- Just loved it as a watch.
0:26:33 > 0:26:37Brilliant. Well, I don't fly either but I'd love it as a watch.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40And when you start looking at the quality of these things,
0:26:40 > 0:26:44you start thinking about the cost, new.
0:26:44 > 0:26:48These were a lot of money. They really were.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52The box is the original and, looking at the style of the box
0:26:52 > 0:26:57- and the style of the watch and strap, looks to be 1970s.- Right.
0:26:57 > 0:27:02Mid to second half of the 1970s. '75, '78, something like that.
0:27:02 > 0:27:03Condition is good.
0:27:03 > 0:27:07- There is a massive following for wristwatches at the moment.- Really?
0:27:07 > 0:27:10What would it cost, new, to buy one of those?
0:27:10 > 0:27:13I know they are very expensive.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16- About £6,000.- Are they really?- Yeah.
0:27:16 > 0:27:20- Gosh, that's huge amount.- Oh, yeah, that's why I've never bought one.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23Mind you, I'd never buy a new one anyway.
0:27:23 > 0:27:26But, second-hand, still a lot of money
0:27:26 > 0:27:28because it's now worth £700 to £1,000.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30Which is really, really good.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32Which, OK, not the same as a new one
0:27:32 > 0:27:36- but probably a lot more than it cost all those years ago.- Oh, yes, it must've been.
0:27:36 > 0:27:41But I think we should protect it with a reserve, £700 reserve.
0:27:41 > 0:27:42If it doesn't make that...
0:27:42 > 0:27:45James, would I be able to put that up to maybe 800?
0:27:45 > 0:27:47If that would be OK, I'd like to do that, then.
0:27:47 > 0:27:51It's your watch, it's your decision. Let's do that.
0:27:51 > 0:27:55800 firm but that reserve also has to be at
0:27:55 > 0:27:56the bottom end of the estimate.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58So at 800 reserve,
0:27:58 > 0:28:01let's put 800 to 1,200 on it as an estimate.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03That's lovely, then. Thank you very much, indeed.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06- Good luck, I think you'll do well. - Thanks very much.- Thank you.
0:28:06 > 0:28:08Janet's husband was certainly a man of taste
0:28:08 > 0:28:12and the proceeds of this sale will be going to his favourite charity.
0:28:12 > 0:28:13So let's hope it does well.
0:28:15 > 0:28:19What has four legs, a seat but you wouldn't want to sit on it?
0:28:19 > 0:28:22Philip Serrell has found the answer in Wallasey Town Hall.
0:28:24 > 0:28:28Dave, I have to say that, for you and I to sit on one of these,
0:28:28 > 0:28:32- we'd want one for each cheek, wouldn't we?- Not half.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34That's about half, is what it is. Tell me all about this, then.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37- Where's it come from? - My grandmother had it.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40I believe she got it when she was three years old.
0:28:40 > 0:28:46- This is your granny's chair?- Yeah. She was 84, 85 when she died.
0:28:46 > 0:28:51- When was that?- Oh, that must be about 44 years ago.
0:28:51 > 0:28:55So 44 years ago is about 1970, isn't it?
0:28:55 > 0:28:58- I've had it 45 years.- Right, OK.
0:28:58 > 0:29:02- So we're going back to around 1900ish, 1905, aren't we?- Yeah.
0:29:02 > 0:29:06So this is your granny's chair. It's been in the family for 80-odd years.
0:29:06 > 0:29:11- Probably since it was made. And you're going to sell it?- Yeah.
0:29:12 > 0:29:16I've got two daughters and I don't want them fighting over it, you know.
0:29:16 > 0:29:17I can sort of get that, I can sort of...
0:29:17 > 0:29:19I think it's absolutely lovely.
0:29:19 > 0:29:23What I love about this is it's just a miniature ladder-backed chair.
0:29:23 > 0:29:28So we've got this ladder back here and we've got a lovely rush seat.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31There's a very thin dividing line between patinate
0:29:31 > 0:29:33and being completely worn out.
0:29:33 > 0:29:38And there's...for me, there's three areas of collector for this.
0:29:38 > 0:29:41You know, there's someone who collects what we call apprentice,
0:29:41 > 0:29:43this is an apprentice piece.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46You know, they're collecting apprentice-piece furniture,
0:29:46 > 0:29:48or miniature furniture.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51So, the first area of collectability is someone who's going to buy
0:29:51 > 0:29:53small bits of furniture.
0:29:53 > 0:29:55The next area of collectability is someone who's a doll or
0:29:55 > 0:29:59a teddy-bear collector because what a fantastic prop that is.
0:29:59 > 0:30:03But, for me, if you've got a child or a grandchild,
0:30:03 > 0:30:07what a fantastic present to give them. You know, it is just original.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10Look at this here. These legs are all chamfered.
0:30:10 > 0:30:12There's an expression, "How does it turn up?"
0:30:12 > 0:30:17This bottom here is just like the day it was made.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20These spindles are all completely original.
0:30:20 > 0:30:24If this was a full-sized chair, it's worth a fiver
0:30:24 > 0:30:27but as a child's chair I think you could put a reserve on it,
0:30:27 > 0:30:31a fixed reserve of £40, I think that you can
0:30:31 > 0:30:34estimate it at £50 to £80
0:30:34 > 0:30:39and I think that, if you have a real result at the auction, you might
0:30:39 > 0:30:41just get three figures for it.
0:30:41 > 0:30:43I think it's absolutely lovely, I'd love to own it.
0:30:43 > 0:30:47So, what are you going to do - give your daughters half each?
0:30:47 > 0:30:51- No, I'm going to go on holiday with it.- I like him.
0:30:53 > 0:30:57No, I'm going to go on holiday, I'm going to enjoy it.
0:30:57 > 0:30:59Good lad.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02Let's hope Dave manages to treat himself with
0:31:02 > 0:31:06the proceeds from the sale and that the grandkids don't find out.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09Mark Stacey has come across another unusual item
0:31:09 > 0:31:11in the splendid Southwell Minster.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17Sylvia, what a charming little object you've brought in.
0:31:17 > 0:31:19Could you give me any of the history?
0:31:19 > 0:31:23- It belonged to my brother who died about 12 years ago...- Right.
0:31:23 > 0:31:27..and left me quite a few things and I thought this was lovely.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30This is a little miniature lamp.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33- Coaching lamp or miner's lamp, something like that.- Yes.
0:31:33 > 0:31:38- And it's just very nicely made. It's hallmarked in Chester.- Really?
0:31:38 > 0:31:41The Chester Hallmark closed down many years ago now,
0:31:41 > 0:31:46so it's quite an interesting little hallmark for 1912.
0:31:46 > 0:31:48So it's just over 100 years old.
0:31:49 > 0:31:52And it's got the maker's mark of Gray & Co, who specialised
0:31:52 > 0:31:55in these little novelty items, little card cases,
0:31:55 > 0:32:00little silver objects of virtue. And this is just what this is, isn't it?
0:32:00 > 0:32:03- Yes, it is. - It's got a few condition problems.
0:32:03 > 0:32:05- There's a little bit of wear to the top there.- Yes.
0:32:05 > 0:32:09- Somebody's been overpolishing it a bit. Not you, I hope.- Not me, no.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12- Does the bottom come off? - Yes, it does.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15You can undo it and it's been dropped at some time
0:32:15 > 0:32:18and it's got a bit of a dent at the bottom.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20Oh, can you put a light in there?
0:32:20 > 0:32:23You can, it's got a little sort of mechanism inside, I think,
0:32:23 > 0:32:26for putting a little sort of wick.
0:32:26 > 0:32:30- And then I suppose the light magnifies out of there.- Wonderful.
0:32:30 > 0:32:34- But it's a really funny, quirky little item, isn't it?- Yes.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37Now, you've had it for a number of years.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40Have you ever thought about the value?
0:32:40 > 0:32:46Some time ago I did take it to be valued and he said up to £500.
0:32:46 > 0:32:49I think if it was in very good condition it might make that.
0:32:49 > 0:32:53But because of the condition issues that I've mentioned, I think
0:32:53 > 0:32:56we've got to temper that down a little bit in today's market.
0:32:56 > 0:33:00Because, at the end of the day, they're quirky items
0:33:00 > 0:33:02- but what on earth do you do with them?- Absolutely, yes.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05- You have to be a collector, really, don't you?- Yes.- You know?
0:33:05 > 0:33:09I think if we put it into sale we've got to think realistically
0:33:09 > 0:33:14and maybe put an estimate of 200 to 300 but with a reserve of 200.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17- Would you be happy with that? - Indeed, yes.- Wonderful.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20- And let's hope it lights up the saleroom.- Let's hope, yes.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25Now, all the items that you've seen on the show
0:33:25 > 0:33:27so far have been in good condition.
0:33:27 > 0:33:29There's something I want to point out to you
0:33:29 > 0:33:31here in the library at Dunster Castle.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34It is the fabulously preserved wallpaper.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37The Victorian embossed wallpaper.
0:33:37 > 0:33:39And if you look closely you can see an image of a bird.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42Now, that bird is a hoopoe bird.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45During the Victorian time there was a real fashion for this cheaper,
0:33:45 > 0:33:49embossed wallpaper because it was a cheap imitation of the real thing -
0:33:49 > 0:33:53painted, embossed leather wallpaper, which would cost a small fortune.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56Now, the trick here is to keep this out of the sunlight
0:33:56 > 0:33:58and I think they've done a wonderful job here.
0:33:58 > 0:34:02Right, it's time to put our expert skills to the test as we go
0:34:02 > 0:34:03over to the auction room
0:34:03 > 0:34:07and here's a quick recap of what's going under the hammer.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10Philip has given a modest valuation to the miniature chair
0:34:10 > 0:34:13but has speculated it could make three figures.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16Dave will be keeping his fingers crossed.
0:34:18 > 0:34:22Sylvia's novelty miner's lamp is a quirky one but let's hope it
0:34:22 > 0:34:26attracts some attention and meets its reserve price at least.
0:34:30 > 0:34:34And there's no doubt, surely, that Janet's pilot's watch will fly away.
0:34:34 > 0:34:38But will it sell for the heady heights of that top estimate?
0:34:45 > 0:34:47First, over to Mellors and Kirk auctions
0:34:47 > 0:34:51where Sylvia's unusual miniature lamp is up for sale.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55Sylvia, it's great to see you again. Who's with you?
0:34:55 > 0:34:58- Who've you brought along? - My daughter, Suzanne.
0:34:58 > 0:35:00- Pleased to meet you.- How do you do? - Hi, hi, hi.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03Well, Mark was excited about this silver miner's lamp
0:35:03 > 0:35:05because you've not seen a silver miner's lamp before.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08No, and quirky bits of silver always seem to do well, don't they?
0:35:08 > 0:35:10Yeah, it's a novelty thing, it's different
0:35:10 > 0:35:12and you can't do comparables on it.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14So someone's going to want to own this.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17- Fingers crossed we get that top end. Ready for this?- Yes.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20- Been to an auction before?- Yes. - Yeah, quite a few times.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22Right, here we go. Let's do it.
0:35:22 > 0:35:25£100, I have bid on commission at 100,
0:35:25 > 0:35:28and 10, 120, 130, 140, 150,
0:35:28 > 0:35:30clears my book at 150.
0:35:30 > 0:35:35160, 170, 180? At 170.
0:35:35 > 0:35:39180. 190, 190.
0:35:39 > 0:35:44200, 220, seated? At £200 the gentleman...
0:35:44 > 0:35:47- 200 on the reserve.- Yes. - I shall sell.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51It's gone, you did it, it's gone, just. It's gone.
0:35:51 > 0:35:52- Well done.- Well done, Mark.
0:35:52 > 0:35:56- Enjoy.- Thank you.- Thank you so much. - Thank you.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58Not bad. Now to expert and auctioneer,
0:35:58 > 0:36:03Adam Partridge, as he puts the miniature chair under the hammer.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05Well, I love this next lot going under the hammer.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07It's a little child's leather-backed chair.
0:36:07 > 0:36:10- It's got quality and it's got charm, Dave.- Yeah.
0:36:10 > 0:36:12- But it's also got family history. - It has, yeah.- Grandma's?
0:36:12 > 0:36:15It was my grandmother's, yeah. She had it when she was a child.
0:36:15 > 0:36:17Why are you flogging this?
0:36:17 > 0:36:20Surely there's more generations of the family going on that
0:36:20 > 0:36:22would love this, it's a great christening present.
0:36:22 > 0:36:25I've got two daughters there and I don't want them squabbling over it.
0:36:25 > 0:36:28- Does one of them love it? - They both love it.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31Look, I hope you come out winning all-round. That's all I can say.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34Let's hope we get top money for this, then you can take them
0:36:34 > 0:36:35all out for a meal.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37It's going under the hammer right now.
0:36:37 > 0:36:41Lot 45 is this little child's rush-seated chair.
0:36:41 > 0:36:42There we are, cute little thing.
0:36:42 > 0:36:46Nice for a child or a doll or a teddy bear. Lot number 45.
0:36:46 > 0:36:4920, 5, 30, and 5. At £35, then.
0:36:49 > 0:36:53I have 35, is there 40 in the room, or not? At £35, 40 in the corner.
0:36:53 > 0:36:58At £40 in the corner now. At £40. 5, 45, 50. 50 bid.
0:36:58 > 0:37:00It's £50 in the corner.
0:37:00 > 0:37:06At £50, any advance on £50? Over this side now and we'll sell at £50.
0:37:06 > 0:37:09Hopefully there's enough there to treat everybody.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12- I'd just take the grandchildren out. - No, it's going towards my holidays.
0:37:12 > 0:37:14- Oh, is it? Well, good luck. Where are you going?- Tenerife.
0:37:14 > 0:37:17- Tenerife. Well, enjoy the weather, won't you?- Oh, I will do.
0:37:17 > 0:37:18Thank you, Dave.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21Not quite the three figures we could have hoped for
0:37:21 > 0:37:24but still a respectable amount and Dave seems happy.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27Finally, I've been looking forward to this.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30The pilot's watch is up for sale.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34Time's up. No, don't go and put the kettle on. We haven't finished yet.
0:37:34 > 0:37:38Going under the hammer right now we've got Janet's Breitling watch.
0:37:38 > 0:37:41It's a navigator's watch for a pilot. And it was your husband's.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44- All the money is going towards his charity, I believe.- That's correct.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47Deep down, I think we could double or triple this estimate.
0:37:48 > 0:37:54- Triple would be amazing. But I'm hoping for above top end.- Double.
0:37:54 > 0:38:00- Double, come on, James.- I'm hoping 1,650, 1,750, something that.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02Look, I know it's out of our hands.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04We can talk until the cows come home.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07Right now it's all down to this lot. A room packed full of bidders.
0:38:07 > 0:38:10Let's hand to the proceedings over to Anita Manning. Here we go.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14A wonderful and rare watch, ladies and gentlemen.
0:38:14 > 0:38:20I am able, from commission bids, to start the bidding at...
0:38:20 > 0:38:24- £700.- Oh.- 700.
0:38:24 > 0:38:28It's a tease, don't worry, it's a tease.
0:38:28 > 0:38:29750. 800.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32850, 900,
0:38:32 > 0:38:35950, 1,000, and 50.
0:38:35 > 0:38:401,100, and 50. 1,200, and 50.
0:38:40 > 0:38:451,300, and 50. 1,400, and 50.
0:38:45 > 0:38:491,500, 1,500.
0:38:49 > 0:38:54- £1,500.- Come on.- 1,500.
0:38:54 > 0:38:581,500 on the floor. Are you finished on the floor?
0:38:58 > 0:39:02It's at 1,500.
0:39:02 > 0:39:05Commission at 1,550?
0:39:07 > 0:39:101,580? 1,600.
0:39:10 > 0:39:13You're there, James. You said 16, didn't you?
0:39:14 > 0:39:19I'll take 20 if you wish? 1,620, the book is out.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22Oh. Wow, that £20.
0:39:22 > 0:39:251,620, any advance on 1,620?
0:39:25 > 0:39:29All done at 1,620, 1,620.
0:39:29 > 0:39:34- Yes, £1,620. - APPLAUSE
0:39:34 > 0:39:36Brilliant, happy with that.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39And that's going to two charities. You were spot on.
0:39:39 > 0:39:43- Wasn't he spot on?- Absolutely.- Well done, James. And well done, Anita.
0:39:43 > 0:39:47- Thank you for bringing something like that in. Good luck.- Thank you.
0:39:47 > 0:39:49Well done.
0:39:49 > 0:39:54What an eclectic mix of collectables we've had on today's show.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57Join us again soon to appreciate some art, relish some history
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