0:00:06 > 0:00:09Today, I'm at Llanerchaeron, a traditional rural estate
0:00:09 > 0:00:12situated in a wooded valley in West Wales.
0:00:12 > 0:00:16The villa that you can see behind me was built in 1795
0:00:16 > 0:00:19by the renowned Regency architect John Nash.
0:00:19 > 0:00:24Inside the house, it boasts many of Nash's original design features.
0:00:24 > 0:00:27However, the family who lived here for 300 years
0:00:27 > 0:00:31also added to Llanerchaeron in their own way.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34And it's their stories and their contributions which
0:00:34 > 0:00:36are as much of a draw to the visitors
0:00:36 > 0:00:40as the superb Nash architecture. Welcome to "Flog it!"
0:01:04 > 0:01:07We've got a special show for you, as we're travelling across Britain
0:01:07 > 0:01:09to revisit some of the fabulous valuation days
0:01:09 > 0:01:12we've enjoyed from this series,
0:01:12 > 0:01:14where our experts examined your antiques,
0:01:14 > 0:01:17and then we took them off to the salerooms far and wide.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21At 10 it's got, 12 is bid. At 150 on the telephone.
0:01:21 > 0:01:25We took a day trip to the seaside to our valuation day
0:01:25 > 0:01:28in Weston-super-Mare in Somerset, where hundreds
0:01:28 > 0:01:32of you queued on the boardwalk of the Grand Pier for a valuation.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36We also visited the glorious Norwich Cathedral in Norfolk,
0:01:36 > 0:01:39where you showed our experts your antiques,
0:01:39 > 0:01:42and one item baffled Kate Bateman.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44You've brought in a mystery item today.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47This is really going to test my skills as a valuer.
0:01:47 > 0:01:51We also travelled north to the 19th-century Bowes Museum in
0:01:51 > 0:01:55County Durham, a striking building modelled on a French chateau.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59And, finally, our experts valued your treasures at the stately
0:01:59 > 0:02:0313th-century Muncaster Castle in Cumbria, and we took them
0:02:03 > 0:02:06off to auction in nearby Carlisle, where there was a very
0:02:06 > 0:02:08pleasant surprise for one owner.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11I can't, I just can't believe it. It's good. It's a good price.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14I never expected that. That's yours.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19But before all that, I'm heading back to West Wales.
0:02:19 > 0:02:24Llanerchaeron was in the same Welsh family for ten generations
0:02:24 > 0:02:27until it was passed to the National Trust in 1989.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31The longest-running resident was Mary Ashby Lewes, who moved here
0:02:31 > 0:02:33when she got married. When her husband died,
0:02:33 > 0:02:39she found herself running the estate single-handed for over 60 years.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42Mary went on to live to the ripe old age of 104.
0:02:42 > 0:02:46Her longevity was so great that she outlived many of her heirs.
0:02:46 > 0:02:50Unfortunately, some of them took out loans against the estate
0:02:50 > 0:02:52assuming they were going to inherit it.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55When she passed away in 1917,
0:02:55 > 0:02:58the estate was passed on to Captain TP Lewes,
0:02:58 > 0:03:01who inherited Llanerchaeron with a lot of debt.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04Captain Lewes was determined Llanerchaeron would survive.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07Although he modernised the house by adding electricity
0:03:07 > 0:03:12and updating the plumbing, he always kept one eye on the purse strings.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16And later in the show, I'll be returning here to find out
0:03:16 > 0:03:20how Captain TP Lewes left his mark on the house.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28But first, we start our tour of the country by crossing the border to
0:03:28 > 0:03:32England, to our valuation day at the magnificent Bowes Museum in
0:03:32 > 0:03:34County Durham, where Paul Laidlaw
0:03:34 > 0:03:36came across an incredible collection.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41Hello, Joy. Hello, Paul. You all right? I'm all right.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45This looks to be a significant collection of tea
0:03:45 > 0:03:47and cigarette cards. Yeah. I don't think it's yours.
0:03:47 > 0:03:52No, it was my dad's. Right. He collected them for a lot of years.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55Oh, from a boy, his dad would probably get them
0:03:55 > 0:03:58out of packets of Wills cigarettes and giving them to the wee laddie.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00Isn't that nice? Yeah.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03And I can remember going to different places
0:04:03 > 0:04:05and looking at different cigarette cards and that with him.
0:04:05 > 0:04:09So you would go to fairs and so on looking for them? Yes.
0:04:09 > 0:04:15How interesting! So that's a boy-to-man collecting passion. Yeah.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18And I've got to respect that. That's fantastic.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22Well, look, I can tell you, your dad put together a good collection.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24It appears that we've got complete sets.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27And that's a no-brainer, that's important.
0:04:27 > 0:04:32I think, more importantly, those sets are in good condition. Yeah.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34Because if you're swapping these round the playground
0:04:34 > 0:04:37and shoving them in your shorts pocket when you go off to kick
0:04:37 > 0:04:40a football for half an hour, they end up dog-eared, to say the least.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43But these are pin sharp
0:04:43 > 0:04:46and, of course, in the albums, mounted, preserved.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50He used to spend hours with them. You know? Sorting through them all.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53Would he, yes? You know, researching things.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55He's, I've got to say, a man after my own heart.
0:04:55 > 0:04:59I respect that. You really do have a broad spectrum.
0:04:59 > 0:05:04Now, what I live in fear of are stars of the radio,
0:05:04 > 0:05:08butterflies and wild flowers. Oh, yeah, well.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10As dull as dishwater,
0:05:10 > 0:05:14but you've got some, or your dad has some, cracking subjects in here.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18Who doesn't want to know more about lighthouses?
0:05:18 > 0:05:20That, I mean, that's fantastic. I like that one.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23And I don't mind telling you, as a wee laddie,
0:05:23 > 0:05:26I collected the Brooke Bond ones. I remember the Brooke Bond, yeah.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30And it was probably about five pence to send off for the album. Yeah.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32And the cards would come. And here,
0:05:32 > 0:05:37I remember this Great Inventors series, back in the early '70s.
0:05:37 > 0:05:42Man, so they transport both of us. Yeah. Wonderful collection.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45So we've got the origins, interwar years,
0:05:45 > 0:05:47these will be 1920s,
0:05:47 > 0:05:50and we know that it was a way to encourage smoking, in all honesty.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54It was another motivation, because what's going to keep you
0:05:54 > 0:05:58more loyal than little Tom and Jill or whatever saying,
0:05:58 > 0:06:02"But we've not got all the wild flowers yet.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04"Don't change brand, Dad!"
0:06:04 > 0:06:07So there you have it, it's a marketing tool,
0:06:07 > 0:06:10addictive, we've got to say,
0:06:10 > 0:06:12as though the smoking wasn't bad enough.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16You've got the collecting added to that. It is a good collection.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19I think I've got to be cautious here. I've got all this enthusiasm.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21It's a funny market.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24I don't know that these will stand the test of time as collectors'
0:06:24 > 0:06:27items, because you and I get it.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29We can remember it from our youth.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33But next generation, they're just slithers of card.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35My children are not interested.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38Means nothing. And that has a bearing on values.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40And values certainly have slipped.
0:06:40 > 0:06:44I think ?100 to ?200 would be enough of an estimate. Yeah.
0:06:44 > 0:06:45I would suggest a reserve.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47So if we say ?100 reserve,
0:06:47 > 0:06:50but the auctioneer can use maybe 10% discretion. Yeah.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52It's been great talking to you about them, it has to be said.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55I've enjoyed it. A bit of nostalgia as well,
0:06:55 > 0:06:57you and I reminiscing about the Brooke Bond cards. Yeah.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00Wonderful, Joy. Well, look, I wish you well. Thank you.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03Thank you for bringing them in. Thank you very much.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08Next, we stayed in the north of England but travelled west to
0:07:08 > 0:07:12Muncaster Castle in Cumbria, where Caroline Hawley found an item
0:07:12 > 0:07:16that came from the locality and belonged to Jack.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18So what have you brought to show me today?
0:07:18 > 0:07:23It's a Cumberland FA Cup medal that was won by my grandfather
0:07:23 > 0:07:28100 years ago. So, 19... 14. ..1914/15.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30So he was a good footballer, your grandfather?
0:07:30 > 0:07:33Yes, from what I've been told. I never met him.
0:07:33 > 0:07:37He died before I was born. And how are you at football? Have you...?
0:07:37 > 0:07:40I played. I played in that competition. Did you?
0:07:40 > 0:07:42Yeah, yeah. And have you got a winner's medal? No, no.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44I never got that far. Well, let's have a look.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48It's a lovely quality item. It looks like gold to me, and enamel.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50Let's turn it over and have a look.
0:07:50 > 0:07:56So the winners, as you say, 1914/15, R Murray, so he's your grandfather,
0:07:56 > 0:08:01and it's nine carat gold and it really is rather lovely, isn't it?
0:08:01 > 0:08:03It is, yeah. It's a beautiful medal.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06It's very unusual that the Cup was still taking place
0:08:06 > 0:08:07during the war, wasn't it?
0:08:07 > 0:08:10But I suppose football doesn't stop for anything, does it? No.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12And you've decided now's the time to dust it off
0:08:12 > 0:08:14and bring it down to "Flog It!".
0:08:14 > 0:08:17Well, it's my golden wedding in August. Is it? Congratulations.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20That's 50 years, is it? Yeah, 50 years.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22So we are having a little bit of a bash.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24So I thought, well, I'll include it in the party
0:08:24 > 0:08:26and pay for the buffet or whatever,
0:08:26 > 0:08:29and all the family can enjoy the money out of the medal.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31What a lovely idea. It's difficult to put
0:08:31 > 0:08:35a price on something like this. It is solid gold.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39But it's worth more than its weight in gold, I would say,
0:08:39 > 0:08:42because it's of great sentimental value, isn't it? It is.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45I would have to put a value for auction of
0:08:45 > 0:08:48something like ?80 to ?120.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50Now, what do you feel about that?
0:08:50 > 0:08:51Well, I just thought it was a bit low,
0:08:51 > 0:08:54but if that's what you say, I'll take your advice.
0:08:54 > 0:08:58Well, I think we would need to protect it with a reserve. Yeah.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02And are you happy with an ?80 reserve? That's OK.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05But it's not to stop two people who really want it.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08And this association is still going, isn't it, now?
0:09:08 > 0:09:09Yes, yes, still going strong.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12So it would be nice if somebody could buy it.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14If they weren't good enough to win it... Yes.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17..they can buy it and pretend they had. Thank you very much, Jack.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21And best of luck with your golden wedding celebrations.
0:09:21 > 0:09:22Thank you very much.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28Over in Wales, I'm stepping back in time to look at artefacts
0:09:28 > 0:09:31that today aren't to everybody's taste
0:09:31 > 0:09:34but that reflect a way of life from over 100 years ago.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38Now, the entrance hall here at Llanerchaeron
0:09:38 > 0:09:41is dominated by a vast display of taxidermy.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44As you can see, I'm surrounded by it.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46It reflects the passions of Captain TP Lewes
0:09:46 > 0:09:48and his son for the hunt.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50Now, although they enjoyed the hunt,
0:09:50 > 0:09:53it was originally started here for one good reason -
0:09:53 > 0:09:57to protect the local food sources supplying the estate,
0:09:57 > 0:10:00in particular, fresh fish from the River Aeron,
0:10:00 > 0:10:02because they were under attack from predators
0:10:02 > 0:10:05like these guys here - otters.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09Now, these were done by a local firm, Hutchings of Aberystwyth.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12They got the job by default because they were local,
0:10:12 > 0:10:15relatively unknown in Victorian England.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18But as time has proven over the years, their work still
0:10:18 > 0:10:22looks as good today as it was when it was first produced.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24And now Hutchings are highly sought-after examples
0:10:24 > 0:10:27by the collectors of taxidermy.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30I have come across one anomaly, though,
0:10:30 > 0:10:32and it's here with this cobra.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36Other examples of this deadly snake I've seen have been portrayed
0:10:36 > 0:10:38with their necks and their heads flattened like that,
0:10:38 > 0:10:41as is the usual, ready to strike.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44But here, as you can see, it's different.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48I can only assume a taxidermist in rural West Wales hasn't
0:10:48 > 0:10:50come across something as exotic before.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54He's very good at his badgers and his foxes,
0:10:54 > 0:10:56but snakes, I think we'll pass on.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00If you're interested in collecting taxidermy,
0:11:00 > 0:11:03it's always best to purchase from a reputable source
0:11:03 > 0:11:07and also be aware that you'll need a licence to own certain species.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12Leaving Wales and crossing the border into England,
0:11:12 > 0:11:14we travelled eastwards to our valuation day
0:11:14 > 0:11:17at Norwich Cathedral in Norfolk,
0:11:17 > 0:11:21where Kate Bateman came across an item which had her stumped.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25Well, Sandra, you've brought in a mystery item today.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27This is really going to test my skills as a valuer.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30What do you know about it? Virtually nothing.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33It comes from my husband's side of the family
0:11:33 > 0:11:37and it's been around, just in the loft, for 40, 50 years.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41So, no policemen in the family? No policemen in the family.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44Not at all. No Justices of the Peace,
0:11:44 > 0:11:47something like that, legal? No, nothing at all.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50Because that's what I think this is. I think it's a tipstaff
0:11:50 > 0:11:52or tipstaiff, said both ways.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55And it's kind of like a policeman's truncheon.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58So you see the much bigger versions of them with exactly this.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00Now, if you look at it, you've got what
0:12:00 > 0:12:02I would expect on a truncheon or a night stick, or something,
0:12:02 > 0:12:05which is the GR, which is George IV, GR IV,
0:12:05 > 0:12:07that's his royal cipher.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10Which means it's in some official Crown capacity,
0:12:10 > 0:12:12like the police force or somebody like that.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15But what's intriguing, and I've never seen before, is this.
0:12:15 > 0:12:16You've got a price.
0:12:16 > 0:12:20Two shillings and sixpence, and the inscription on this which says,
0:12:20 > 0:12:24"This is for the use of Mr Jonathan,"
0:12:24 > 0:12:27I presume, "Marlands workmen."
0:12:29 > 0:12:32So what on Earth does that mean?
0:12:32 > 0:12:34No idea. It's a fabulous thing.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36I mean, it's made of hardwood, it is hand-painted over the top,
0:12:36 > 0:12:39just as all the truncheons are. Yeah.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42Now, there's a possibility that somebody who was delivering
0:12:42 > 0:12:44this was actually delivering messages.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47So in their official capacity, they would hold this, and when
0:12:47 > 0:12:49they knocked on the door and said, "I am the bearer of official
0:12:49 > 0:12:52news..." Yes. "You're about to be hanged for treason," or something.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55So it's like a door knocker? Well, yes, like in the same way you get
0:12:55 > 0:12:57the ceremony of the Opening of Parliament
0:12:57 > 0:13:00and you knock on the door. And it shows that's your official
0:13:00 > 0:13:02capacity, the way you have badges on policemen and things.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04It might be a precursor to that.
0:13:04 > 0:13:09Why on Earth you would have two and sixpence on, I've no idea.
0:13:09 > 0:13:13So it's a mystery. But it's fun, and I think it will sell.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15Have you thought about any prices?
0:13:15 > 0:13:18?100 to ?150, something like that?
0:13:18 > 0:13:19Whoa.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22Well, a similar-aged truncheon would be making that,
0:13:22 > 0:13:25and I don't see why a similar-aged tipstaff wouldn't make that.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28And it's quirky, I mean, it's not as common as the truncheons... No.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30..which is good fun.
0:13:30 > 0:13:35Shall we try it with ?100 to ?150 estimate and maybe an ?80 reserve?
0:13:35 > 0:13:37Will your husband be happy if you sell it?
0:13:37 > 0:13:39Yes, so long as he gets a beer out of it, he'll be fine.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42He's an easy person to please, then. Excellent.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44So you get the beer, and if you get 100 you get about 80 for shoes,
0:13:44 > 0:13:46which is great. Oh, yeah.
0:13:46 > 0:13:51Now we continue our journey around the country to visit our valuation
0:13:51 > 0:13:54day on the Grand Pier in Weston-super-Mare in Somerset,
0:13:54 > 0:13:57where Catherine Southon found an item
0:13:57 > 0:14:01the like of which may have been used by Llanerchaeron's housekeeper.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04We have an amazing contradiction here
0:14:04 > 0:14:07because we have this world of gadgets and machines
0:14:07 > 0:14:12and noise, and then we have this wonderful piece here which has
0:14:12 > 0:14:17so many gadgets and is a late 19th century chatelaine.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21Where does it come from? It was inherited from my grandmother
0:14:21 > 0:14:27and I think the nurse who is named on a thimble might have been
0:14:27 > 0:14:31her nurse. Right, OK. But I'm not sure about that.
0:14:31 > 0:14:36OK. A chatelaine was worn by the housekeeper, the lady of the house.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40Traditionally late 19th century, Victorian England.
0:14:40 > 0:14:44She would have clipped this onto her belt, onto her dress,
0:14:44 > 0:14:49and she would have had this around the house and this had her tools on,
0:14:49 > 0:14:52the things that she needed to get through the day.
0:14:52 > 0:14:56Of the chatelaines that I have seen over the years, this is
0:14:56 > 0:14:59probably the best example I've ever seen.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01It is a really special piece.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05So often you see one or two or three pieces,
0:15:05 > 0:15:08but this has got a really large selection of accoutrements,
0:15:08 > 0:15:12and also because it's made by an important silversmith,
0:15:12 > 0:15:17Levi Salaman. They were known for making small tools.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20First of all, we've got this aide-memoire,
0:15:20 > 0:15:22so that's where the lady of the house would have
0:15:22 > 0:15:26written down her little notes with the pencil, there.
0:15:26 > 0:15:30Perhaps what she needed to get for that day, what washing she needed to do.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33Then we've got the purse there for her pennies
0:15:33 > 0:15:37and the scissors there, which are really beautiful.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39They are, yes. Really stunning.
0:15:39 > 0:15:44And as you mentioned earlier, here we have the thimble holder.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48Not sure that is the original thimble, nevertheless,
0:15:48 > 0:15:53even as a thimble, it's a good one, by a good maker, Charles Horner.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56And you have got "Nurse Calman" on it.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01The pin cushion. Slightly beaten up.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03The little bottle of scent.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09A penknife with a gorgeous Art Nouveau design on it.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11The pencil.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15And the tape measure. Everything is there.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18It really is beautifully designed
0:16:18 > 0:16:20to have everything there, all at once.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23We have mobile phones now, don't we?
0:16:23 > 0:16:25Yes, this is it. It's not quite the same thing, is it?
0:16:25 > 0:16:27Doesn't have the same aura somehow.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30This has come down from your grandmother? Yes.
0:16:30 > 0:16:35I think probably it belonged to the nurse of a family.
0:16:35 > 0:16:39Right. When she departed, left, whatever, Grandmother acquired it.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41So you think she may have had these? I think so.
0:16:41 > 0:16:45Some of the pieces may have been added later.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48All of these with a very similar design I think were
0:16:48 > 0:16:52part of the original chatelaine, but there may be other items.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55And that was the beauty of the chatelaine -
0:16:55 > 0:16:57you could add additional items.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00But it's just wonderful to see all of this
0:17:00 > 0:17:03and equally important to see it solid silver.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05A lot of them are individually hallmarked
0:17:05 > 0:17:08and that really does add to the price.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10And you're happy to sell it now? Yes, I think it would be
0:17:10 > 0:17:13a good idea to go to someone who would really appreciate it.
0:17:13 > 0:17:17Normally, you'll probably only get ?80-?100 for them but I think this
0:17:17 > 0:17:22is the exception to the rule and I would go a lot higher on this one.
0:17:22 > 0:17:27I would probably say in the region of ?350-?500. Oh, wow.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31How does that sound? The last time I had it valued,
0:17:31 > 0:17:37it was valued at ?80. So that is... I think it's a bit better than ?80.
0:17:37 > 0:17:41Are you happy with that? Yes. Shall we say ?300 reserve? Yes.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44And let's hope that it goes to a good home. Yes.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47Another housekeeper, that's what we'd like, a good,
0:17:47 > 0:17:49traditional housekeeper. Yes.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51Well, thank you very much, you've really made my day.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53Thank you for your time. Thank you.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05Back in the 18th century, Llanerchaeron was
0:18:05 > 0:18:07a self-sufficient estate.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09It was at the cutting edge of local agriculture.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12It had the most modern farm buildings, and with hunting
0:18:12 > 0:18:16and fishing on the land, it could supply all its own needs.
0:18:18 > 0:18:22Today, Llanerchaeron is exceptional in that many of the areas which
0:18:22 > 0:18:26allowed it to be self-sufficient remain in their original form.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29Visitors come to learn about this way of life
0:18:29 > 0:18:32and to see the working areas which made it possible, such as the
0:18:32 > 0:18:38walled garden, cow shed, threshing barn and stables to name but a few.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42All of the food that was grown, reared or caught on the estate
0:18:42 > 0:18:46was brought here, the service area courtyard.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48It's situated behind the house
0:18:48 > 0:18:52and it played a vital role in keeping the estate self-sufficient.
0:18:52 > 0:18:56Like the house, this area was also designed by the architect John Nash.
0:18:56 > 0:19:01It's not like other service areas you'll find in other British
0:19:01 > 0:19:04country houses. This one is in the Italianate style,
0:19:04 > 0:19:06and you can see it, can't you?
0:19:06 > 0:19:10It fends off the elements and it seemed to work rather
0:19:10 > 0:19:13well considering West Wales is a long way from Italy!
0:19:13 > 0:19:14But it sheltered the staff
0:19:14 > 0:19:18and servants as they walked from preparation room to kitchen
0:19:18 > 0:19:22to dairy by virtue of these rather large overhanging eaves.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24You can see it there.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28Also I really like this, this herringbone patterned floor
0:19:28 > 0:19:31made out of local pebbles picked up from the beach.
0:19:31 > 0:19:36It's a safe, practical working area, not to mention a decorative delight.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44And these are the rooms where the milk was
0:19:44 > 0:19:48processed from the cows on the estate. Here is the scullery.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51Here is the old cheese press room with this fabulous old press,
0:19:51 > 0:19:55which was built in situ and it's been here ever
0:19:55 > 0:19:58since because it's too big to go through the door now.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02And here is the dairy where Hillary is hard at work.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06Hello. Hello.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09You're patting butter. I'm working the butter.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11It's the last part of the process,
0:20:11 > 0:20:15just getting all that moisture out so that the butter will keep.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17How often would butter be made on the estate?
0:20:17 > 0:20:20They would be making it once a week, possibly twice a week.
0:20:20 > 0:20:24All the butter they made would be used in the kitchens for baking...
0:20:24 > 0:20:28Cakes and things. ..pastries and that sort of thing.
0:20:28 > 0:20:29Talk me through the process,
0:20:29 > 0:20:32how this would have originally been done.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35You start with the cream. You have to have cream to make butter.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38They would have used a cream separator like this.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40Then it's churned.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44The whole thing just turns and it's the motion that creates the butter.
0:20:44 > 0:20:48And how long would...? It would take about an hour. Of just turning?
0:20:48 > 0:20:49Of turning.
0:20:51 > 0:20:55Once it starts to turn, it almost turns itself, doesn't it?
0:20:55 > 0:20:58It's the weight of it. The momentum, really. Yeah.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02Mind you, I wouldn't like to stand there and do that for an hour. Yes!
0:21:02 > 0:21:06What happens next? You've got a lump of butter.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09You've also got a liquid. You've got the buttermilk,
0:21:09 > 0:21:11so you really want to take the buttermilk out,
0:21:11 > 0:21:14so that you come back to where we started,
0:21:14 > 0:21:16which was working the butter. OK. And that's nearly ready?
0:21:16 > 0:21:19That's very nearly ready, yes.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22Like Llanerchaeron,
0:21:22 > 0:21:25many country houses in Britain would have had their own dairy,
0:21:25 > 0:21:28but what other facilities were needed here to make
0:21:28 > 0:21:30the estate self-sufficient?
0:21:30 > 0:21:34To find out, I'm meeting Paddy Tranter, house steward.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37Because this place is so isolated, there's no close market town,
0:21:37 > 0:21:40did it become self-sufficient through necessity?
0:21:40 > 0:21:43If they wanted it they had to provide it themselves.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45They could get some things brought in but as a rule,
0:21:45 > 0:21:49they had to farm it, produce it and store it here at Llanerchaeron.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52And it became successful? It was very successful.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55Other estates were even buying produce from Llanerchaeron
0:21:55 > 0:21:57as there was always more than what they needed onsite.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59This was the bakehouse.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01They baked bread in here but they'd also be smoking meat
0:22:01 > 0:22:04hanging from the hooks up in the ceiling.
0:22:04 > 0:22:05Would they have made a lot of bread?
0:22:05 > 0:22:08They would have done, not only for the family, but also the servants,
0:22:08 > 0:22:11so there would have been a hive of activity out here to keep
0:22:11 > 0:22:14everybody fed. What sort of meats would hang up there?
0:22:14 > 0:22:16Beef, lamb, pork.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19But they'd also have access to a lot of game and fish onsite as well.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21So anything they could get, really.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24There's a lot of hooks up there. A lot of mouths to feed.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35What takes place in there? This is the brew house.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38So in here they'd brew a small beer that was safe to drink for all
0:22:38 > 0:22:42the servants, it was better than the water but low enough strength that
0:22:42 > 0:22:43they could carry on working,
0:22:43 > 0:22:46and then the better quality beer for the family themselves.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50It's all very neat, everything has its place.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55John Nash's service courtyard also boasts a cheese store
0:22:55 > 0:22:57for maturing cheeses,
0:22:57 > 0:23:00a salting room where fresh meat was preserved with salt
0:23:00 > 0:23:02and brine in lead-lined tanks,
0:23:02 > 0:23:06and a dry laundry where damp clothes were pressed and dried.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09Llanerchaeron operated as a self-sufficient
0:23:09 > 0:23:12estate from the late 1700s until the early 1900s.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15During this period, there would have been
0:23:15 > 0:23:17an average of 11 servants in the house
0:23:17 > 0:23:21and a similar number of workers keeping the home farm running.
0:23:21 > 0:23:22There was also the kitchen garden
0:23:22 > 0:23:24which probably had around ten workers
0:23:24 > 0:23:27to tend it, and grew all the fruit
0:23:27 > 0:23:30and vegetables that were consumed on the estate.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33This included some exotic examples such as pineapples and melons,
0:23:33 > 0:23:36which were cultivated in the warmed glass house,
0:23:36 > 0:23:39the remains of which can still be seen today.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44Nash's Italianate servants' courtyard leads straight in to the
0:23:44 > 0:23:48main house, in fact to this room, the scullery, and it would have
0:23:48 > 0:23:51been a hive of activity with servants coming and going.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54Food was brought in from the outside into here, it would
0:23:54 > 0:23:56be processed or prepared.
0:23:56 > 0:24:00Food to be stored would have been kept in there, in the pantry.
0:24:00 > 0:24:04Food to be cooked that day would be taken through to the kitchen,
0:24:04 > 0:24:07which is through here.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11Nash designed the kitchen to be a ventilated, well-lit area
0:24:11 > 0:24:14and the majority of the cooking would have taken place in here.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17And it looks like I'm in luck today, because something's being made.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21Hello. Hello. What are you doing? I'm making Welsh cakes today.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23They're more like biscuits, aren't they? They are,
0:24:23 > 0:24:26they're a traditional Welsh recipe, made like a scone mixture,
0:24:26 > 0:24:31dried fruit is added to it then it's baked on a bakestone...
0:24:31 > 0:24:34On the old range, still. That's nice. Yeah.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36And it's... That's hot.
0:24:36 > 0:24:40It's typically eaten by the family and the servants because it's a
0:24:40 > 0:24:43quick treat you can make and it can be baked on any fire.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45Would you like to try one? Yes, can I?
0:24:45 > 0:24:49This is a great way to end my tour of the servants' quarters.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51Thank you very much. Thank you.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55Mm! Yummy! Thank you.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03And now for my favourite part of the show -
0:25:03 > 0:25:05let's head straight to the auction.
0:25:05 > 0:25:09Here's a quick recap of the four items we're taking to auction.
0:25:10 > 0:25:14Jack brought this nine carat gold Cumberland FA football medal
0:25:14 > 0:25:17along to our valuation day at Muncaster Castle,
0:25:17 > 0:25:20as he hoped to raise funds for his golden wedding party.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25At our valuation day at the Bowes Museum, Paul Laidlaw
0:25:25 > 0:25:27reminisced with Joy over her impressive albums of
0:25:27 > 0:25:29cigarette collectors' cards.
0:25:30 > 0:25:34Sandra's tipstaff left Kate Bateman scratching her head
0:25:34 > 0:25:37at our valuation day at Norwich Cathedral.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40But first under the hammer was Sue's inherited housekeeper's chatelaine,
0:25:40 > 0:25:45which she brought along to our valuation day at Weston-super-Mare.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49To sell it, we headed along the coast from the Grand Pier
0:25:49 > 0:25:51to Clevedon Salerooms in Somerset.
0:25:51 > 0:25:55Auctioneer Marc Burridge was still on the rostrum.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58Fingers crossed, good luck. This is the first time ever we're selling
0:25:58 > 0:26:02a collection of household gadgets on a chain on "Flog It!"
0:26:02 > 0:26:03THEY LAUGH
0:26:03 > 0:26:05Had to say that cos it's true.
0:26:05 > 0:26:09It's the housekeeper's chatelaine and there's everything on there.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12You've got your pencil, aide-memoire, tape measure,
0:26:12 > 0:26:15everything. Jack of all trades. Mum's there to fix everything.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17Absolutely. She is, isn't she?
0:26:17 > 0:26:20Ready to say goodbye? Cos I think it's going to go. This is it.
0:26:21 > 0:26:26And the chatelaine now, lot 445.
0:26:26 > 0:26:27260 I have.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30270, 280, 290, 300.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33That's all right, we've sold it.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36310. I can sell at ?300.
0:26:36 > 0:26:37Any advance, yes or no?
0:26:37 > 0:26:40Selling on 300, then.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43That hammer's going down, it's gone. Right on it. Yeah.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47I hope it all stays together as well. Oh, yeah, definitely.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50Be nice if it got used. Yes, it would!
0:26:51 > 0:26:54I'm sure that housekeeper chatelaine will bring its new owner
0:26:54 > 0:26:56a lot of pleasure. A fabulous piece.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01Next up was Jack's football medal, which we took to
0:27:01 > 0:27:05Thomson Roddick and Medcalf saleroom in Carlisle, in Cumbria.
0:27:05 > 0:27:09Auctioneer John Thomson was on the rostrum.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11Remember, at every auction, there is always commission
0:27:11 > 0:27:14and VAT to pay, whether you're buying or selling.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16Thank you, sir.
0:27:16 > 0:27:20Congratulations. 50 years of marriage. The golden one. Gosh.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23That's a big one, isn't it? It is. Not many people last that long.
0:27:23 > 0:27:27What's your secret? And he's still smiling. Oh, I've no secrets.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29Your grandfather won this medal and you're selling it
0:27:29 > 0:27:32to obviously pay for the party celebrations.
0:27:32 > 0:27:34Just so that everybody gets something out of it.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36Aw, that's a nice way of splitting it up.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38The whole family will be there, so...
0:27:38 > 0:27:41I know you've got your grandson here today, and he's a big Man City fan.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44They're a great team. Football memorabilia is big business,
0:27:44 > 0:27:46and I think this is quite rare. There's not many about. Yeah.
0:27:46 > 0:27:50No. Should get snapped up. Good local interest as well. Yeah.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53Now then, 586, a nine carat gold
0:27:53 > 0:27:54enamelled football medal,
0:27:54 > 0:27:58Cumberland Football Association. What may I say for it? Start at 40.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00?40, I am bid. 45 on the net.
0:28:00 > 0:28:0250, 50. 55.
0:28:02 > 0:28:0560. 5. 70. 75.
0:28:05 > 0:28:0780. 85.
0:28:07 > 0:28:0990. ?90.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11?90 for a nice little medal.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13At 90, at 90, at 90.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16It's gone. Well done. Good valuation.
0:28:16 > 0:28:20Jack, that's going to help. Every penny will help, won't it?
0:28:20 > 0:28:22Yeah, thank you very much. That's all right.
0:28:22 > 0:28:23Have a good time, won't you?
0:28:23 > 0:28:26And many more happy years to come as well. I hope so.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33Next, we stayed in Cumbria to sell Joy's cigarette collectors' cards,
0:28:33 > 0:28:37but we relocated to 1818 Auctioneers in South Lakeland,
0:28:37 > 0:28:40where auctioneer David Brookes was wielding the gavel.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45Going under the hammer right now we have six cigarette albums.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48These are fantastic and they belong to Joy.
0:28:48 > 0:28:50Can we bring you more joy, today? I hope so.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53Well, I think we can because the great thing about these early ones
0:28:53 > 0:28:55is they've not been stuck down, have they?
0:28:55 > 0:28:56No, no, none of them are stuck down.
0:28:56 > 0:28:58That's where the value lies in a lot of these.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01You get a lot o' lot for your money, as Cilla Black would say.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03A lot, a lot o'lot.
0:29:03 > 0:29:05Anyway, we're going to put this valuation to the test.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08They're going under the hammer. Good luck, Joy. Thank you very much.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10Good luck, Paul. Here we go.
0:29:10 > 0:29:14Lot 120, which is a selection of traditional cigarette cards.
0:29:14 > 0:29:15A couple of hundred, may we ask?
0:29:15 > 0:29:18Start me at 100, then, please. ?100?
0:29:18 > 0:29:22At ?80? ?80, surely, for all the cigarette cards.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24At ?80, any further interest?
0:29:24 > 0:29:26Even ANY interest at ?80? No?
0:29:26 > 0:29:27Asking ?80, no?
0:29:29 > 0:29:32I was wrong. We didn't bring you any more joy. No.
0:29:32 > 0:29:33Personally, I'd have split them up.
0:29:33 > 0:29:35I would have split them up.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38But, hey, look, that's not my decision. Oh, it doesn't matter, no.
0:29:38 > 0:29:40We've had a lovely day, anyway. That's good. Yes, so thank you.
0:29:40 > 0:29:44Sorry. That's all right. It's OK, thank you very much.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47It is disappointing when an item doesn't sell, but Joy should
0:29:47 > 0:29:51try her luck at a different auction house on another day.
0:29:52 > 0:29:56Next, we headed south to Norfolk, to TW Gaze in Diss
0:29:56 > 0:30:00to sell Sandra's mystery tipstaff. On the stand was Ed Smith.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04Well, our next item just about to go under the hammer has been in the
0:30:04 > 0:30:09loft for 40 plus years. Yes, that's right, 40 plus years, Sandra.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11That's a long time to hide something away like that.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14A little piece of history, this. It's fun. It's a great thing. Yeah.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16I think it's fun, yeah. This is very collectable, this,
0:30:16 > 0:30:19a lot of people that want truncheons and tipstaffs.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21Yeah, lots of sort of police memorabilia, railway,
0:30:21 > 0:30:23somebody will like it. Somebody will, and
0:30:23 > 0:30:24I bet they're here right now.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27Let's find out, shall we, Sandra? Yeah, that's fine.
0:30:27 > 0:30:29It's going under the hammer. Right.
0:30:29 > 0:30:34Right, 221 now. And on this one I'm starting in here at the 55.
0:30:34 > 0:30:3755 I have. Yes, that's straight in at 55!
0:30:37 > 0:30:38It's a tipstaff there at 55.
0:30:38 > 0:30:4160. 5. 70. 5.
0:30:41 > 0:30:4375 I have. Is there 80?
0:30:43 > 0:30:4580, you've bid. 5.
0:30:45 > 0:30:46Is there 90? Wow!
0:30:46 > 0:30:50Is there 90? 90 on the telephone. 90, I have. 5.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52Where's 100? It's 95, I have.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54100 is now bid on the telephone.
0:30:54 > 0:30:56100, I have. Is there a 10?
0:30:56 > 0:30:58We will be selling away for ?100. Are we all done?
0:30:58 > 0:31:01110's online now. New bidder. It's online. Wait for online.
0:31:01 > 0:31:03120. Is there 30?
0:31:03 > 0:31:04130, back in. Yes, please!
0:31:04 > 0:31:05Who's 40?
0:31:05 > 0:31:07140. Is there 50?
0:31:07 > 0:31:09It's 140 on the telephone.
0:31:09 > 0:31:10Where's the 50?
0:31:10 > 0:31:12It's 140 on the telephone. Is there 50?
0:31:12 > 0:31:14150. 160.
0:31:14 > 0:31:15160, the nod again.
0:31:15 > 0:31:17Where's 70?
0:31:17 > 0:31:18We will be selling away for ?160.
0:31:18 > 0:31:20Are we all done?
0:31:20 > 0:31:23Yes, sold, ?160. That's a good result, isn't it? Really good.
0:31:23 > 0:31:25Very good result.
0:31:25 > 0:31:27And thank goodness you hung onto it and kept it up there, safe.
0:31:27 > 0:31:29Yes, well, it wasn't that safe.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32Go into your attic, find out what else you've got. Bring it along.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35There's not an awful lot else up there, no.
0:31:35 > 0:31:37Sandra was delighted with that result,
0:31:37 > 0:31:39and that's what it's all about.
0:31:39 > 0:31:41We'll be returning to valuation days
0:31:41 > 0:31:44and salerooms across the country later on in the show.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47But first, I'm heading back to Wales.
0:32:00 > 0:32:01Now, back here at Llanerchaeron
0:32:01 > 0:32:05during the 19th century, the staff kept themselves warm during
0:32:05 > 0:32:09the cold, bitter winter months by working hard during the day.
0:32:09 > 0:32:10But what about at night-time?
0:32:10 > 0:32:14Well, they relied on a good old Welsh quilt to keep the cold away.
0:32:14 > 0:32:18And a quilt is made by sandwiching layers of fabric together -
0:32:18 > 0:32:20two layers of fabric with a padding in the middle,
0:32:20 > 0:32:23and it's held together with a series of decorative stitching.
0:32:23 > 0:32:27But it's those separate layers that keep you warm.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30There's always been a strong tradition of Welsh quilt making.
0:32:30 > 0:32:35And its heyday was from the 1880s right up to the 1930s.
0:32:36 > 0:32:38Having a quilt on your bed was originally
0:32:38 > 0:32:40the preserve of the rich in Britain.
0:32:40 > 0:32:42But towards the end of the 18th century,
0:32:42 > 0:32:46quilt owning began to move down the social scale.
0:32:46 > 0:32:49In many families, the women would make their own quilts
0:32:49 > 0:32:53and the tradition would be passed down through the female line.
0:32:53 > 0:32:55In Wales, by the mid-19th century,
0:32:55 > 0:32:58quilting had become a cottage industry,
0:32:58 > 0:33:01with quilts being made by village seamstresses or by
0:33:01 > 0:33:05itinerant female workers who travelled from farm to farm
0:33:05 > 0:33:09with their quilting frame, where they worked for board and pay.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12But unfortunately, war-time rationing and a shortage
0:33:12 > 0:33:17of materials saw quilting nearly die out in Wales in the 1930s.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23However, just over 30 miles away from Llanerchaeron,
0:33:23 > 0:33:26there's a small market town called Llanidloes.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29Now, there, back in the 1990s, a group of like-minded people
0:33:29 > 0:33:34got together with the aim of keeping Welsh quilting well and truly alive.
0:33:34 > 0:33:38They formed the Quilt Association and they put on exhibitions.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41And from there, they formed the Welsh Heritage Quilters.
0:33:41 > 0:33:45Now, part of their activities is to meet up once a week to share
0:33:45 > 0:33:46tips and quilt together.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49And today, they've invited me along to have a go.
0:33:58 > 0:34:00Hello, ladies. ALL: Hello.
0:34:00 > 0:34:03Well, this looks fabulous. It really does.
0:34:03 > 0:34:05Do you learn a lot from each other?
0:34:05 > 0:34:07Yes. Oh, yes. Yeah?
0:34:07 > 0:34:08Yeah. OK. So who's the best?
0:34:08 > 0:34:12LAUGHTER
0:34:12 > 0:34:14Gosh. What are you working on there?
0:34:14 > 0:34:16I'm working on traditional applique. Yeah.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19It's taken from Elizabethan woolwork patterns.
0:34:19 > 0:34:23Very nice. Look at that! It's gorgeous, isn't it?
0:34:23 > 0:34:24So why do you think it's important
0:34:24 > 0:34:26to keep the tradition of Welsh quilting alive?
0:34:26 > 0:34:30For me, from a teacher's point of view, it's not taught in schools.
0:34:30 > 0:34:32Yeah. And it's missing a generation.
0:34:32 > 0:34:36When I'm teaching, often a child will say, "But Granny does it."
0:34:36 > 0:34:38Not Mum. Granny.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41Yeah. So, you know, we've got to really keep it going.
0:34:41 > 0:34:42So who's the youngest?
0:34:42 > 0:34:46That's me. What's your name? Lisa. This is one of my recent makes.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48You've just made that? Yes. Can I have a look at that?
0:34:48 > 0:34:50Sure. Show him...
0:34:50 > 0:34:53It's a Victorian sewing box.
0:34:53 > 0:34:57I love that. How long did that take you to make? About four days.
0:34:57 > 0:34:59But I enjoy doing it.
0:35:01 > 0:35:05Alongside the weekly meetings, the Quilt Association also owns
0:35:05 > 0:35:09the Minerva Arts Centre, where it holds quilting exhibitions.
0:35:09 > 0:35:13The group cares for their collection of over 140 antique quilts,
0:35:13 > 0:35:16many of which are from the local area.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19Doreen Gough, trustee of the Quilt Association,
0:35:19 > 0:35:22is involved in caring for these precious quilts.
0:35:22 > 0:35:26Some of these early ones are real documents of Welsh social history.
0:35:26 > 0:35:27Absolutely.
0:35:27 > 0:35:31People give them to us because they've come down in their family.
0:35:31 > 0:35:33People find them in all sorts of places.
0:35:33 > 0:35:37In the barn, over a tractor, over a cow sometimes, even.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39Pushed behind the hot water cylinder.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42And people are interested in preserving them.
0:35:42 > 0:35:44This is hexagons.
0:35:44 > 0:35:49We know it's old because hexagons are made by folding fabric
0:35:49 > 0:35:51over pieces of paper.
0:35:51 > 0:35:54And some of the pieces of paper are still in place on this quilt.
0:35:54 > 0:35:58Oh. So you can look carefully and... See some dates. ..see some dates.
0:35:58 > 0:36:02OK, fold that one up because that's quite valuable and rare.
0:36:02 > 0:36:06Can you show me a good example of what a Welsh quilt is like?
0:36:06 > 0:36:08And how do you know it's a Welsh quilt?
0:36:08 > 0:36:12This is a Welsh quilt. We think it's about 1850.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14And quite typically Welsh.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16There are particular stitches
0:36:16 > 0:36:18and designs that are used in Welsh quilting.
0:36:18 > 0:36:22If you find a quilt with a spiral in like this,
0:36:22 > 0:36:26then it's 99.9% sure that it's Welsh.
0:36:26 > 0:36:30Brilliant. I can imagine that on the bed. That would look really good.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33Well, let's put this over there for now.
0:36:33 > 0:36:34That's quite heavy.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37What's used in the padding in the centre of the quilt?
0:36:37 > 0:36:39Sheep's wool is most often found.
0:36:39 > 0:36:42Especially in this area of mid Wales where wool was the thing.
0:36:42 > 0:36:46But then, depending on the poverty or affluence of the household,
0:36:46 > 0:36:48you'll find all sorts of other things inside of quilts.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51I just like the designs and I like the traditions.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53I also like the stories that come with the quilts. Yes.
0:36:53 > 0:36:57This is a military quilt made after the Boer War from tunics.
0:36:57 > 0:37:01In the days before khaki army uniforms, when the regiments had...
0:37:01 > 0:37:03Soldiers were very bright, weren't they? ..different colours.
0:37:03 > 0:37:08And quite often made as a therapy for people who had been
0:37:08 > 0:37:10injured or suffering from mental stress.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13That's beautiful. That's absolutely beautiful.
0:37:14 > 0:37:17As well as sharing techniques and tips at their weekly meeting,
0:37:17 > 0:37:21the quilters are able to lend a helping hand to a fellow quilter
0:37:21 > 0:37:25when a task requires more than one person.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27Hi, everyone. ALL: Hello, Paul.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29This looks exciting. What's going on here?
0:37:29 > 0:37:32We are actually stretching my quilt top.
0:37:32 > 0:37:33We are putting together the quilt top
0:37:33 > 0:37:36and the three layers that go together.
0:37:36 > 0:37:37Yes, you've got to keep it taut,
0:37:37 > 0:37:39otherwise it goes saggy in the middle.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41So we put it on the stretching frame
0:37:41 > 0:37:45and then all my friends come around and help me baste it together,
0:37:45 > 0:37:48which is the preliminary to actually doing the quilting. Right.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51OK, so you need a lot of hands... A lot of hands. Many hands.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54There is a needle here, Paul. There is a big needle. Here we are.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56You're just going up there, at an angle.
0:37:56 > 0:38:00So this is just pinning it in place and all this will be removed...
0:38:00 > 0:38:03When the quilting is done. When the quilting is done.
0:38:03 > 0:38:06Make sure he does it right. LAUGHTER
0:38:06 > 0:38:09OK, I'll let you carry on. I think that's rather exciting.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12When we get to a point that we can't go any further... Yeah.
0:38:12 > 0:38:14What do you do in the middle? We roll it.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17We roll it across. Right. So we can then do this bit.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20I'm pleased you said that cos I thought for a minute...
0:38:20 > 0:38:22I thought you were going to say, "When you get to a point where
0:38:22 > 0:38:25"you can't stretch, I've got to get underneath and put the needle up.
0:38:25 > 0:38:28"And it's all poking down on me." LAUGHTER
0:38:28 > 0:38:31Thank you so much, ladies. It's been absolutely brilliant.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33Good luck with that. It's looking fabulous already.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36Make sure you hang onto it. I will do.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46Now we continue our tour of the country,
0:38:46 > 0:38:50as we return to our valuation day at Norwich Cathedral in Norfolk,
0:38:50 > 0:38:53where Thomas Plant admired a book brought in by Brian.
0:38:55 > 0:38:56Are you a tailor?
0:38:56 > 0:38:58No. No? Why have you got
0:38:58 > 0:39:03The Science Of Pattern Construction For Garment Makers?
0:39:03 > 0:39:08We acquired it from my wife's grandmother's house when she died.
0:39:08 > 0:39:14Right. A relation of my wife's parents was a tailor in London.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17You may realise that I actually quite like clothes. Oh, right.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20Yeah, and I think my wife goes nuts when I come back from my tailor.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22"Yeah, yeah. How much have you spent this time?"
0:39:22 > 0:39:25"It doesn't matter, darling. They last forever."
0:39:25 > 0:39:26Here we've got
0:39:26 > 0:39:29The Science Of Pattern Construction For Garment Makers.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32It's the standard textbook, this is the A-Z of all tailoring.
0:39:32 > 0:39:34"For merchant tailors, clothing manufacturers,
0:39:34 > 0:39:37"pattern cutters, designers, bespoke cutters,
0:39:37 > 0:39:40"tailors, ladies' tailors and costumers."
0:39:40 > 0:39:43And this book will help you make everything from your jackets,
0:39:43 > 0:39:46shirts and trousers, even to your knickers.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48Here they are, look. Yes.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51Yeah. Breeches, knickers, leggings and gaiters.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53Woman's coat construction. Right, yeah.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56I think it's... Look at her there. Yeah.
0:39:56 > 0:39:57And here, the contents.
0:39:57 > 0:40:01You've got everything from measures, measurements, forms of growth,
0:40:01 > 0:40:03averages, you know, for boys, for girls.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06Women's riding breeches. There is everything here.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08How old is this? It's 1927, isn't it?
0:40:08 > 0:40:091927, yes.
0:40:09 > 0:40:13What we forget is that everything had to be made by hand.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16It's not like today when you zip down to the high street and it's
0:40:16 > 0:40:20been made by a machine, or somebody somewhere else in a distant land.
0:40:20 > 0:40:24I think it's a really very interesting book. Right.
0:40:24 > 0:40:28And I think for a budding tailor, a homemaker, it would be a must.
0:40:28 > 0:40:29An essential.
0:40:29 > 0:40:33It's almost like the Mrs Beeton of household management. Right.
0:40:33 > 0:40:34But this is for tailoring. Yeah.
0:40:34 > 0:40:39What we are seeing now with our business, as auctioneers,
0:40:39 > 0:40:42is that the ability to make things at home is becoming
0:40:42 > 0:40:46so much more fashionable. Yes. Therefore...
0:40:46 > 0:40:52antique books or vintage books surrounding that are popular. Yep.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54It's not going to be worth a huge amount. No.
0:40:54 > 0:40:58I have to say. No. At least, it's going to be worth ?50-?80.
0:40:58 > 0:41:00Right, yes.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03I personally think, at that level, we don't put a reserve on it. No.
0:41:03 > 0:41:07We let it find its own... Value. ..mark. Right.
0:41:07 > 0:41:08Thank you for bringing it along.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11I'm going to see how you make some knickers and breeches
0:41:11 > 0:41:12and underpants, etc.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17Next we headed west to the seaside, to our valuation day
0:41:17 > 0:41:21on the Grand Pier at Weston-super-Mare, in Somerset,
0:41:21 > 0:41:22where Catherine Southon was
0:41:22 > 0:41:25rather taken with a delightful little dog.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28So, Penny, who is this, then? He's just my little friend.
0:41:28 > 0:41:31Just your little dog. Yes. Aw.
0:41:31 > 0:41:35He is actually a cold-painted bronze.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37And he's a very nice, little,
0:41:37 > 0:41:40realistically-modelled figure of a dachshund.
0:41:40 > 0:41:42Now, as I turn him over, I hope
0:41:42 > 0:41:47and I pray that I will find the name of the symbol for Bergman.
0:41:47 > 0:41:52But unfortunately, there is no name or symbol at all to tell us that.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54So he's not by Bergman.
0:41:54 > 0:41:58And unfortunately, we don't know exactly who he is by.
0:41:58 > 0:42:02But what we do know for sure is that he's Austrian.
0:42:02 > 0:42:04He's early 20th century.
0:42:04 > 0:42:07So he probably dates from about 1900 to 1910.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10And he's cold-painted bronze.
0:42:10 > 0:42:12Where did it come from?
0:42:12 > 0:42:16When my mother died, we cleared the house and I found him in a drawer.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19Do you remember him as a child? No.
0:42:19 > 0:42:23He wasn't one of the sentimental items that I kept from the home.
0:42:23 > 0:42:24Right, OK.
0:42:24 > 0:42:29Well, here's a nice little dachshund and he is quite nicely modelled.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32Yes. These are called cold-painted bronze
0:42:32 > 0:42:34because they are painted before they are fired.
0:42:34 > 0:42:37Right. So, in essence, they are painted cold.
0:42:37 > 0:42:40I just think that the body and the movement of the dog
0:42:40 > 0:42:42has been captured, it really is quite good.
0:42:42 > 0:42:46The way you can see the actual figure here. Yeah.
0:42:46 > 0:42:48I'm sure a dachshund owner would love it.
0:42:48 > 0:42:51I think so. Time for it to go to a new owner. I think so.
0:42:51 > 0:42:54It would have been nice to see a name underneath it. Yeah.
0:42:54 > 0:42:57Because that would really push the price up, of course.
0:42:57 > 0:42:59Now, this little figure, nicely modelled,
0:42:59 > 0:43:02I'd probably put about ?60-?80 on him.
0:43:02 > 0:43:05That would be brilliant, yes. Would you be happy to sell him at that?
0:43:05 > 0:43:08I certainly would. I look forward to seeing you at the auction.
0:43:08 > 0:43:11Yeah. And I hope he does very well indeed. Thank you. I shall be there.
0:43:18 > 0:43:21Here at Llanerchaeron, pieces like this mahogany washstand were
0:43:21 > 0:43:24crafted with care and precision.
0:43:24 > 0:43:27At our valuation day at Muncaster Castle, Adam Partridge came
0:43:27 > 0:43:32across an item that was also crafted with the highest possible skill.
0:43:37 > 0:43:41Yvonne, it's a beautiful, picture-perfect landscape behind us.
0:43:41 > 0:43:43It really is, yeah. It really is.
0:43:43 > 0:43:46This is clearly a piece of Cornish studio pottery.
0:43:46 > 0:43:48Bernard Leach, I think. That's right.
0:43:48 > 0:43:49Tell me how you came to own it.
0:43:49 > 0:43:52Well, I've always loved pottery. Any sort of pottery.
0:43:52 > 0:43:55But especially studio pottery. Yeah.
0:43:55 > 0:43:58I'd done pottery at school and a bit at college.
0:43:58 > 0:44:01Then, when I spotted this on my honeymoon, I thought,
0:44:01 > 0:44:03"Although I've got no money, I've got to buy one."
0:44:03 > 0:44:07And I think it was a week's wages at the time. Between ?8 and ?10.
0:44:07 > 0:44:09Something like that. Wow. Gosh.
0:44:09 > 0:44:12May I ask, if it's not too cheeky, how long ago was your honeymoon?
0:44:12 > 0:44:1557 years ago. Right. Yes.
0:44:15 > 0:44:18Wow, that's a long time. March 1958 I bought this.
0:44:18 > 0:44:20Of course, it's by Bernard Leach,
0:44:20 > 0:44:22who was already famous by then, wasn't he? Yes.
0:44:22 > 0:44:24He was influenced by the Japanese techniques,
0:44:24 > 0:44:26having been born in Japan. Yes.
0:44:26 > 0:44:31And he set up his potteries in St Ives with Japanese kilns.
0:44:31 > 0:44:32Do you still pot?
0:44:32 > 0:44:34No, I don't now, unfortunately.
0:44:34 > 0:44:38I did until a few years ago, but, no, I'm past it now.
0:44:38 > 0:44:42Let me ask you first, why have you decided to sell this?
0:44:42 > 0:44:45Because my sons keep constantly telling me I've got to start
0:44:45 > 0:44:48getting rid of things, otherwise they'll go in the skip. Oh.
0:44:48 > 0:44:52When I showed them this and said, "I think that's worth a bob or two,"
0:44:52 > 0:44:54they said they wouldn't give it house room.
0:44:54 > 0:44:57Yeah, well... So I thought, "Right."
0:44:57 > 0:44:59Sadly, that's an all-too-familiar story, that, really.
0:44:59 > 0:45:03I do love it, but I think it's time to go if... Yeah.
0:45:03 > 0:45:06Have you ever used it? No, it's always been on display.
0:45:06 > 0:45:08Little sauce pot there.
0:45:08 > 0:45:11It's in beautiful condition, isn't it?
0:45:11 > 0:45:13We'll just have a look at those marks there.
0:45:13 > 0:45:17There's all the marks that you want to see on there.
0:45:17 > 0:45:22The BL initials. And the pottery mark as well. Yes.
0:45:22 > 0:45:25So it's exactly as you'd wish to find.
0:45:25 > 0:45:29And I find there is a growing interest in studio ceramics
0:45:29 > 0:45:31and 20th-century design.
0:45:31 > 0:45:33Cos they go in and out, pots, don't they?
0:45:33 > 0:45:36Yeah, they do. What do you think it might be worth?
0:45:36 > 0:45:40Two or three years ago, I rang in to a radio programme
0:45:40 > 0:45:42and they said, without seeing it,
0:45:42 > 0:45:46they thought it ought to be worth ?150-?200, but I don't know.
0:45:46 > 0:45:48Yeah, I think they weren't far off.
0:45:48 > 0:45:51What I might suggest is just slightly lower.
0:45:51 > 0:45:55I might put 100 to 150 and then hope it will make a bit more.
0:45:55 > 0:45:59Yeah. But I don't want a disappointed Yvonne on my hands.
0:45:59 > 0:46:02Is there a price at which you would rather have it back?
0:46:02 > 0:46:07No. I think with them saying 150,
0:46:07 > 0:46:10I thought probably minimum 150.
0:46:10 > 0:46:12But if you think I wouldn't sell it...
0:46:12 > 0:46:14I think it will make that,
0:46:14 > 0:46:17but I think the estimate to put on it would be 100 to 150.
0:46:17 > 0:46:20That's going to get people coming to bid on it and all excited,
0:46:20 > 0:46:21and off we go.
0:46:21 > 0:46:24You get competitive bidding and it might make two-something.
0:46:24 > 0:46:27OK, I'll go whatever. If that's all right? ?100 reserve?
0:46:27 > 0:46:29Yeah. Thanks very much for bringing it in.
0:46:29 > 0:46:31We'll take it off to the auction now.
0:46:31 > 0:46:34Thank you for spotting it and valuing it. It's a pleasure.
0:46:34 > 0:46:37Paul's a good Cornish lad, isn't he? When I tell him later I had a
0:46:37 > 0:46:40Bernard Leach pot on the programme, he might be slightly jealous.
0:46:40 > 0:46:41SHE LAUGHS
0:46:43 > 0:46:47Next up at our valuation day at the 19th century Bowes Museum
0:46:47 > 0:46:51in County Durham, Elizabeth Talbot came across an item that had
0:46:51 > 0:46:53been crafted with painstaking care.
0:46:53 > 0:46:56You've brought a very smart wristwatch in here today,
0:46:56 > 0:47:00which is very eye-catching. What can you tell me about your watch?
0:47:00 > 0:47:02It originally belonged to my uncle who had
0:47:02 > 0:47:05a hotel on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland.
0:47:05 > 0:47:10He was quite a well-to-do chap, so I would imagine, at the time,
0:47:10 > 0:47:12it was quite an expensive watch.
0:47:12 > 0:47:16He died, I think, in 1965, when the watch was bequeathed
0:47:16 > 0:47:22to my father and my father wore it quite rarely.
0:47:22 > 0:47:26I don't think he was particularly interested in jewellery, as such.
0:47:26 > 0:47:29He died in 1968, when it passed to me.
0:47:29 > 0:47:32I've worn it probably even less than my father did.
0:47:32 > 0:47:34To me, it's quite old-fashioned.
0:47:34 > 0:47:36It's certainly old-fashioned for today
0:47:36 > 0:47:39and I prefer a modern-looking watch. What we've failed to mention
0:47:39 > 0:47:42so far is that it's a Jaeger-LeCoultre watch,
0:47:42 > 0:47:46so the name is quite a magical name within the world of watches.
0:47:46 > 0:47:50Interestingly, you mention it's quite old-fashioned but it's
0:47:50 > 0:47:54just at the time when people are appreciating vintage wristwatches
0:47:54 > 0:47:57and there's quite a collector's market for them.
0:47:57 > 0:48:01It's in a very straightforward, very classy stainless steel case.
0:48:01 > 0:48:03The case is not gold or silver or anything.
0:48:03 > 0:48:08The oyster-coloured face is quite worn, which indicates that the
0:48:08 > 0:48:12original owner will have cherished it and worn it and enjoyed it.
0:48:12 > 0:48:16It was intended to be one of Jaeger-LeCoultre's probably
0:48:16 > 0:48:20very classy but more day-to-day-type watches of their range.
0:48:20 > 0:48:24Interestingly, it has what's called a bumper movement in it.
0:48:24 > 0:48:25Do you know much about that?
0:48:25 > 0:48:29I think it refers to the fact the mechanism is automatic,
0:48:29 > 0:48:33the movement of the hands. It is an early form of automatic movement.
0:48:33 > 0:48:37Known as the bumper movement because it has a little mechanism inside
0:48:37 > 0:48:41which tends to bounce off two little springs, which is quite quaint.
0:48:41 > 0:48:45The watch strap - you might know this already - is later, obviously.
0:48:45 > 0:48:48So in terms of its condition, it's showing its age
0:48:48 > 0:48:51and its age is probably somewhere from the...
0:48:51 > 0:48:531950s. Yeah, 1950s.
0:48:53 > 0:48:56It's a good period of watch making. Very classic, very stylish,
0:48:56 > 0:48:59quite understated, and for some people, that's just
0:48:59 > 0:49:02the type of watch they would love to wear.
0:49:02 > 0:49:05Given the fact it's got the good name, very collectible.
0:49:05 > 0:49:08It has some damage which will mark it down.
0:49:08 > 0:49:11I think I can see this being in the region of ?200-?300. Yes.
0:49:11 > 0:49:15And if you're happy with that, we can put a reserve on of, say, 200.
0:49:15 > 0:49:17Yes, absolutely fine. And we'll see you at the auction.
0:49:17 > 0:49:20Thank you. That'd be lovely. Thanks so much for bringing it in.
0:49:21 > 0:49:25And that's it. Here's a quick recap of the four items we're taking
0:49:25 > 0:49:28to auction. Remember, at every auction there is always commission
0:49:28 > 0:49:31and VAT to pay, whether you're buying or selling.
0:49:33 > 0:49:36At our valuation day at Norwich Cathedral in Norfolk,
0:49:36 > 0:49:40Brian brought along his tailor's pattern book from 1927.
0:49:40 > 0:49:45And we had our fingers crossed that it would measure up at the auction.
0:49:45 > 0:49:48Yvonne bought her Japanese-inspired Bernard Leach pot
0:49:48 > 0:49:50on her honeymoon in Cornwall.
0:49:50 > 0:49:51And it made Adam Partridge's day
0:49:51 > 0:49:55when they came across it at Muncaster Castle.
0:49:56 > 0:50:00Stuart's inherited Jaeger wristwatch was a fantastic vintage piece
0:50:00 > 0:50:04with a bumper movement, and Elizabeth Talbot was over the moon
0:50:04 > 0:50:07when she saw it come through the doors of the Bowes Museum.
0:50:07 > 0:50:11And, finally, Penny brought her cold-painted bronze dachshund
0:50:11 > 0:50:15along to our valuation day at the Grand Pier, Weston-super-Mare.
0:50:15 > 0:50:18But were we able to find her doggy a new home?
0:50:20 > 0:50:24It's time to find out, as we took the dog to Clevedon Salerooms
0:50:24 > 0:50:27in Somerset, which is just along the coast from Weston-super-Mare.
0:50:27 > 0:50:30Auctioneer Marc Burridge was wielding the gavel.
0:50:30 > 0:50:34Are you all done? Selling at ?60, then.
0:50:34 > 0:50:36So, can we find this doggie a new home?
0:50:36 > 0:50:39You know what I'm talking about. It's that lovely little bronze,
0:50:39 > 0:50:42it's the dachshund in the manner of Bergman.
0:50:42 > 0:50:44There's no sentimental attachment, is there? No.
0:50:44 > 0:50:48But you are a dog lover? I love dogs. Do you have any? No.
0:50:48 > 0:50:50We are going to find a new home for this dog, OK? Yeah.
0:50:50 > 0:50:52Let's do it. This is it.
0:50:53 > 0:50:56Lot 270.
0:50:56 > 0:50:59Look at that. Nice. Sweet!
0:50:59 > 0:51:0265. 70. 5.
0:51:02 > 0:51:0580. 5. 85. Oh, good.
0:51:05 > 0:51:0790?
0:51:07 > 0:51:09With me then at ?85.
0:51:09 > 0:51:12And selling on ?85, then.
0:51:12 > 0:51:15That's good. There is big smiles. Yeah.
0:51:15 > 0:51:17That's pretty good. Yeah. I'm pleased.
0:51:17 > 0:51:19Wagging tails.
0:51:21 > 0:51:26Next, we travelled eastwards when we returned to TW Gaze in Diss,
0:51:26 > 0:51:28Norfolk, to sell Brian's tailor's pattern book.
0:51:28 > 0:51:31Auctioneer Ed Smith was on the rostrum.
0:51:31 > 0:51:32100.
0:51:32 > 0:51:35If you want to look dapper, you've got to own this book.
0:51:35 > 0:51:37But you've got to bid on it right here, right now. I love this.
0:51:37 > 0:51:40I'm sure there are some tailors around here who would love to
0:51:40 > 0:51:41own something like this.
0:51:41 > 0:51:44I think, yeah. Absolutely. Because it's... You look dapper...
0:51:44 > 0:51:47So do you. We can self-congratulate each other.
0:51:47 > 0:51:50But you can make everything from lovely hunting jackets...
0:51:50 > 0:51:55to your underwear, to shirts, to breeches, it's brilliant. Yeah.
0:51:55 > 0:51:57Look, good luck with this. Thank you very much.
0:51:57 > 0:51:59The tailor's pattern book is going under the hammer.
0:51:59 > 0:52:01Let's get that top end. Here we go.
0:52:01 > 0:52:06The Science Of Pattern Construction For Garment Makers there.
0:52:06 > 0:52:09What do you say to this single volume? ?50 for it? 50.
0:52:09 > 0:52:12That's actually nothing for a book like that. That's nothing, yeah.
0:52:12 > 0:52:15?30. Who'll start me? A good book there for ?30.
0:52:15 > 0:52:17?30?
0:52:17 > 0:52:20Garment making here for ?30. Oh, come on. At ?30.
0:52:20 > 0:52:2420 to start, then. Lowest I'll bid. Oh. It is here to go.
0:52:24 > 0:52:25Yep, 20 I have.
0:52:25 > 0:52:2720 we have. Is there 2?
0:52:27 > 0:52:28?20 start. Is there 2?
0:52:28 > 0:52:31We will be selling for ?20. It is going to go.
0:52:33 > 0:52:36No reserve. 20 quid. That's right. That's no problem.
0:52:36 > 0:52:39There is commission to pay on that. That's no problem.
0:52:39 > 0:52:41He's quite relaxed. Yes, I am.
0:52:41 > 0:52:44Look, it's gone to a new home.
0:52:44 > 0:52:46That's right. Hopefully, someone will appreciate it.
0:52:46 > 0:52:48It's better than being in a loft. That's what we thought.
0:52:48 > 0:52:52Better than the bin. That's right. Better than the bin. Yeah.
0:52:52 > 0:52:55Next, in Cumbria, for the sale of Stuart's Jaeger wristwatch,
0:52:55 > 0:52:59we headed over to 1818 Auctioneers in South Lakeland.
0:53:00 > 0:53:04Wielding the gavel was auctioneer Kevin Kendal.
0:53:04 > 0:53:07We have a Jaeger stainless steel watch belonging to Stuart.
0:53:07 > 0:53:09Sadly, he can't be with us today.
0:53:09 > 0:53:12But we do have our expert, Elizabeth.
0:53:12 > 0:53:15It looks more like a ladies' watch, it's got a really small face.
0:53:15 > 0:53:18Yes, but I think the period it was made it was very much the fashion
0:53:18 > 0:53:21to have the smaller watch faces. And, actually, they're coming back.
0:53:21 > 0:53:23Cos I know young ladies,
0:53:23 > 0:53:28you know, the sort of 20-30-year-olds like the big dials.
0:53:28 > 0:53:30Nice and functional and chunky.
0:53:30 > 0:53:35Right, OK, fingers crossed we got a buyer in the room.
0:53:36 > 0:53:39Lot 510, the Jaeger-LeCoultre.
0:53:39 > 0:53:42Let's start at a sensible ?100.
0:53:42 > 0:53:46?100 bid. 110. 120. 130.
0:53:46 > 0:53:49140. 150. 160.
0:53:49 > 0:53:53170. 170 without the internet.
0:53:53 > 0:53:55180 on the internet now.
0:53:55 > 0:53:59180. 180 now. 190 on the internet.
0:53:59 > 0:54:01I think we're going to sell at 190.
0:54:01 > 0:54:02190, we'll sell away.
0:54:02 > 0:54:07On my head be it. If you're all done at 190...
0:54:07 > 0:54:10Gone. Just. Just.
0:54:10 > 0:54:14Well... That was close. It was very close. That was really close.
0:54:14 > 0:54:16I think Stuart would agree that he would let it go for the extra ?10.
0:54:16 > 0:54:19Yeah. If he was here. The auctioneer persuaded us there.
0:54:19 > 0:54:23I think so. Good auctioneer. Yes, good auctioneer.
0:54:23 > 0:54:25When he heard the news,
0:54:25 > 0:54:28Stuart was pleased with the amount his Jaeger wristwatch fetched.
0:54:28 > 0:54:32And, finally, for our last stop of the day,
0:54:32 > 0:54:35we headed to Thomson Roddick and Medcalf Saleroom in Carlisle,
0:54:35 > 0:54:38where auctioneer Steven Parkinson was on the rostrum.
0:54:38 > 0:54:41380. That's yours.
0:54:41 > 0:54:44Yvonne, my favourite lot of the whole sale today.
0:54:44 > 0:54:47Oh, I love Bernard Leach. And so do you, don't you?
0:54:47 > 0:54:48I chose it for you, Paul.
0:54:48 > 0:54:51It's that taste of the Orient. It's the brushwork, isn't it?
0:54:51 > 0:54:54It's the way the pot was thrown and the kiln with the wood burning.
0:54:54 > 0:54:58Everything about it is so nice. It's so thoughtful. It is, yes.
0:54:58 > 0:55:01But also, it's the sort of thing that could still be missed
0:55:01 > 0:55:03and not recognised. Yes.
0:55:03 > 0:55:06Because studio pots come through and a lot of people, collectors
0:55:06 > 0:55:09and auctioneers, don't realise what they've got with those. No.
0:55:09 > 0:55:12This is quite special. Really important to check out those marks.
0:55:12 > 0:55:15And to keep an eye out for things like this. Yeah.
0:55:15 > 0:55:18My sons have told me I've got to start getting rid of pots.
0:55:18 > 0:55:20Everyone will want this. Ready?
0:55:20 > 0:55:22LAUGHTER Here we go. This is it.
0:55:24 > 0:55:29Lot 760 is this nice Bernard Leach studio pottery covered preserve pot.
0:55:29 > 0:55:31It is a nice one, isn't it?
0:55:31 > 0:55:32Signed underneath as well.
0:55:32 > 0:55:34I can start the bidding here with me.
0:55:34 > 0:55:36Straight in at 140. 150.
0:55:36 > 0:55:38160. 170.
0:55:38 > 0:55:40180 bid straight away. 200 on the internet.
0:55:40 > 0:55:42220. 240. 260. 280.
0:55:42 > 0:55:45At 280, they're loving this. 280!
0:55:45 > 0:55:47At 280... Oh, no. Yes! 320.
0:55:47 > 0:55:50At 320. At 340.
0:55:50 > 0:55:52At ?340.
0:55:52 > 0:55:54At 340. Is that it?
0:55:54 > 0:55:55At 340.
0:55:55 > 0:55:58Yes! Yes! Bernard Leach does it for Cornwall.
0:55:58 > 0:56:01It's all in that Oriental brushwork.
0:56:01 > 0:56:02340.
0:56:02 > 0:56:05I just can't believe it. Yeah, it's good. It's a good price.
0:56:05 > 0:56:09It is. Yeah. I never expected that. He's so sought-after.
0:56:09 > 0:56:12So sought-after. Oh! I can't wait to tell my sons, you see,
0:56:12 > 0:56:15because they thought it wasn't worth anything. Yeah.
0:56:15 > 0:56:18?340 for a little pot. It's made my day. It's made yours.
0:56:18 > 0:56:21But, Yvonne, it's made yours, hasn't it, darling? Oh, yes.
0:56:23 > 0:56:25380.
0:56:25 > 0:56:28What a fantastic result and a beautiful piece of pottery.
0:56:28 > 0:56:31If you've got anything like that at home, we'd love to see it.
0:56:31 > 0:56:35So bring it along to a "Flog It!" valuation day.
0:56:35 > 0:56:37Well, that's it for today's show.
0:56:37 > 0:56:41And I thoroughly enjoyed being here at Llanerchaeron.
0:56:41 > 0:56:44We've seen some wonderful treasures from around the country.
0:56:44 > 0:56:47Your treasures. And we've had some great results in the auction room.
0:56:47 > 0:56:51That really is it. So, until the next time, it's goodbye.
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