0:00:07 > 0:00:10The window behind me dates back to 1547
0:00:10 > 0:00:14and it's part of a collection of rare, medieval French stained glass
0:00:14 > 0:00:17that's being conserved here at our valuation day venue,
0:00:17 > 0:00:18Highcliffe Castle.
0:00:18 > 0:00:22Later on in the programme we'll be taking a closer look at that
0:00:22 > 0:00:25collection, plus looking at a unique collector connoisseur.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28Welcome to "Flog It!".
0:00:48 > 0:00:52Our valuation day today is at the 19th-century architectural splendour
0:00:52 > 0:00:55that is Highcliffe Castle in Dorset.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59But head inside and it's a different story.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02The contents were sold off in the 1950s and the interiors
0:01:02 > 0:01:07destroyed in devastating fires a decade later.
0:01:07 > 0:01:11Luckily, funding helped restore the building to its Gothic glory.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17We'll be taking a closer look at some of those precious items that
0:01:17 > 0:01:20did survive the fire later on in the programme but right now,
0:01:20 > 0:01:24let's meet hundreds of people who've turned out for our valuation day.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26Laden with antiques and collectables,
0:01:26 > 0:01:29to show our experts that they've collected over the years.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31Now, not only are they going to ask what's it worth?
0:01:31 > 0:01:35But if you're happy with the valuation, what are you going to do?
0:01:35 > 0:01:38- ALL:- "Flog It!"- Yes.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43Our expert Christina Trevanion and Adam Partridge are wasting no time
0:01:43 > 0:01:47in hunting through the bags and boxes and hoping for that big find.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50My goodness. I'm sure someone would snap that up.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54- Would you sell it?- Yes, definitely. Yes.- Yeah.
0:01:54 > 0:01:55Oh, how old is he?
0:01:55 > 0:01:57- He's four months.- Oh, not even vintage.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02But there's no doubt, this is an antique.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06Oh, this is Christina Trevanion for the BBC,
0:02:06 > 0:02:09asking for the company of Adam Partridge.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11Good day to you.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13So, with Paul Martin speaking to you from the BBC,
0:02:13 > 0:02:15let's find out what's coming up later.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21Nestled in a costumed jewellery box, Christina has found a broach,
0:02:21 > 0:02:22with a price tag...
0:02:22 > 0:02:26It was in my family home and I used to play with it as a child.
0:02:26 > 0:02:27What?! Really?
0:02:27 > 0:02:31..and Adam has a room full of horror film posters.
0:02:31 > 0:02:32And do you not even have this one up?
0:02:32 > 0:02:35No. I don't think my wife would like it.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39And there are some real surprises at auction.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41Starting me at £1,000.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46So as the crowd settled in on this warm day,
0:02:46 > 0:02:48there's a quick chance to look around.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51We know a huge amount about the interiors of Highcliffe Castle
0:02:51 > 0:02:55from a collection of 20th-century postcards which show
0:02:55 > 0:02:58lavish interiors and antiques that would seem quite at home
0:02:58 > 0:03:00in the hands of our "Flog It!" crowds.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03But as you can see, the exterior of the castle has been
0:03:03 > 0:03:07restored lovingly back to its former glory and it makes the most
0:03:07 > 0:03:10magnificent backdrop for our valuation day.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12Everybody is now safely seated on
0:03:12 > 0:03:16the lawn. It's time to get on with our first valuation and who is that
0:03:16 > 0:03:19lucky person going off to auction? Let's find out.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23And Adam's found the first collection of the day.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28Hi, Pam. Now, you were the very first person here this morning,
0:03:28 > 0:03:29- weren't you?- I was, yes.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31- And what time did you get here? - 6:45.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34That is a dedicated "Flog It!" follower.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37Well, after watching the programme for many years,
0:03:37 > 0:03:39and I see all the crowds, I thought I'd better get here early.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42Well, you did very well. And you've brought a few things and I'm
0:03:42 > 0:03:45always interested in postcards. I think there's a growing interest
0:03:45 > 0:03:47in postcards. Lots more collectors.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49So you've brought in about 300, haven't you?
0:03:49 > 0:03:53- Yes.- And we've chosen a representative selection here
0:03:53 > 0:03:56to illustrate your collection. Now, where did you get yours from?
0:03:56 > 0:03:59I first started many years ago, but this collection I got
0:03:59 > 0:04:03- from my brother, Jimmy.- Right. - He was in the RAF.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07- Christmas Island. - Oh, really?- Tangmere, yes.
0:04:07 > 0:04:12And a friend in the RAF gave him the collection of postcards.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15They belonged to his great-grandfather.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18- Right, and you're a collector as well?- Yes, I am.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21And is there a name for a postcard collector?
0:04:21 > 0:04:25- I'm not sure.- I think it's a Deltiologist.- Is it?
0:04:25 > 0:04:27So, you've got a lovely selection here.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31First, you've got these humorous ones, with the jolly priest.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33- The jolly priest.- The jolly priest. - Yes.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35By Raphael Tuck, a famous maker.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39These are called Oilettes, which are reproductions of oil paintings.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42- They're beautiful postcards.- I like the gold edge around the edges.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44- That's right.- I love the portraits. - Well pointed.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47That is the connoisseur series at the top of the range
0:04:47 > 0:04:51and you're quite right, there's a gold edge and fancy that, really,
0:04:51 > 0:04:52on such a cursory note.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55So other postcards that you see, these are quite interesting.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58We've got sea pictures, and the Japanese Navy in a worldwide series.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01And over here, we've got some relatively local ones here,
0:05:01 > 0:05:04- the New Forest. The New Forest, yes. - Not so far away.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06I think it's a fantastic collection.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08- So you've decided to thin these down.- Yes.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10We'll find a good home for these, I'm sure.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13There's a lot of interesting postcards and people will look
0:05:13 > 0:05:15- through them and work out what they want to pay for them.- Yes.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18- The value is not huge... - No.- ..as you probably realise.
0:05:18 > 0:05:22- No, I know.- What I would suggest is a nice wide estimate of 50 to 100,
0:05:22 > 0:05:25- to tempt people to bid on them.- Yes. - And I think they'll make a little
0:05:25 > 0:05:28- bit more than that, hopefully.- Yes. - Would that be all right with you?
0:05:28 > 0:05:29- That will be fine.- Great.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32Well, Pam, thank you very much for coming and for being our very first
0:05:32 > 0:05:34visitor today.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38And to protect the collection, Adam's put a reserve on of £50,
0:05:38 > 0:05:41so let's hope Pamela is the early bird who gets the worm.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47Over to Christina now, who's having a good old root about in a
0:05:47 > 0:05:49treasure trove owned by Marion.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52People bring me jewellery boxes like this all the time into my auction
0:05:52 > 0:05:55house, and I love it. It feels like Christmas, because from the outside,
0:05:55 > 0:05:58you sort of think, you think, "Oh, it doesn't look very much,"
0:05:58 > 0:06:00and then you open it up and look at that!
0:06:00 > 0:06:02I mean, what a jewellery box. That is fabulous.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04Tell me, where has this all come from,
0:06:04 > 0:06:06this little collection we've got here?
0:06:06 > 0:06:10Well, it was in my family home and I used to play with it as a child.
0:06:10 > 0:06:11What?! I bet that kept you quiet.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13That would've kept me quiet for hours.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16It's the most wonderful box of bits but to be perfectly honest,
0:06:16 > 0:06:17when I looked at it, I thought,
0:06:17 > 0:06:19"Oh, spares and repairs, that one, really."
0:06:19 > 0:06:22Just bits here and there and a lovely sort of little necklace here.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25- It's a snake's head on it. - Yeah, just fabulous, isn't it?
0:06:25 > 0:06:27I mean, that's a Victorian paste necklace,
0:06:27 > 0:06:29so an imitation of diamonds.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32And snakes, in those days, were a symbol of everlasting life.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35So it would have been given as a present to somebody, probably,
0:06:35 > 0:06:38and very, very sweet. So, going into the lid,
0:06:38 > 0:06:42we've got this little brooch here, which is indeed scarab beetles.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45Now, again, they were supposed to be eternal.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48Scarab beetles were found in the tomb of Tutankhamen in the 1920s.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50There was a huge resurgence of interest,
0:06:50 > 0:06:52when they found and opened the tomb, so, you see,
0:06:52 > 0:06:56a lot of scarab sets jewellery about that sort of time.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59Although the box is lovely, and to be perfectly honest,
0:06:59 > 0:07:0290% of it is fairly broken and a bit bashed.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04- That's right.- This little brooch here...
0:07:04 > 0:07:06A chick? Is it a chick?
0:07:06 > 0:07:09..is absolutely exquisite.
0:07:10 > 0:07:16We've got here, a little diamond and ruby set chick brooch.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18- Where's the... Oh, his eyes are the ruby.- Yes.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20So although these look like paste,
0:07:20 > 0:07:22they look like sparkly little paste bits we've got there,
0:07:22 > 0:07:26this is actually set throughout with what we call rose-cut diamonds.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29And he is very collectable.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33Indeed, he is my favourite piece out of this box and frankly,
0:07:33 > 0:07:37I can't believe you were given it to play with as a child, but I can
0:07:37 > 0:07:40quite see why. I mean his appeal is just endless.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42What sort of date is that?
0:07:42 > 0:07:45Well, I would say the chick dates to about 1880, 1890.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47The bar, probably slightly later.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51He's set in silver, and he's got this wonderful little gold foot on
0:07:51 > 0:07:55here which one of them has actually been slightly bent,
0:07:55 > 0:07:57- so I don't know...- Must be me.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00Guilty as charged!
0:08:00 > 0:08:04But, I mean, he is your main value in this little group here.
0:08:04 > 0:08:08You've got a lot going on and I would suggest that your main value
0:08:08 > 0:08:10obviously is in him and the scarab broach.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13You've got a lovely little enamelled butterfly brooch here
0:08:13 > 0:08:16and the rest is nice costume jewellery.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19But I would suggest that we sell it as a lot at the auction
0:08:19 > 0:08:22in its box, because I think it's got wonderful market appeal as a little
0:08:22 > 0:08:25collection and I think at auction, happily,
0:08:25 > 0:08:27I would put £100-£200 on it.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30- Are your days of playing with it over?- Yes.- Yes?
0:08:30 > 0:08:33- So shall we send it to the auction? - Yes, I think we should.- Yeah?
0:08:33 > 0:08:35What do you think, crowd? Shall we send it at auction?
0:08:35 > 0:08:38- ALL:- Yes.- Yeah. There we go. Brilliant.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41We've given this a reserve of £100, so let's hope the chick,
0:08:41 > 0:08:45even with his broken foot, will fly away at auction!
0:08:45 > 0:08:48While the experts are hard at it in the sunshine,
0:08:48 > 0:08:52I'm going to have a quick look at an important restoration project inside
0:08:52 > 0:08:53the castle.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58This amazing 16th-century stained glass window,
0:08:58 > 0:09:02known as a Jesse window, depicts Jesus's family tree.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05But there are a lot more pieces currently in storage,
0:09:05 > 0:09:08which I've been given special access to see.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13The original owner of the castle collected these from France,
0:09:13 > 0:09:15Germany and Switzerland.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17They date back to the 15th century.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21The castle aims to create a stained glass window conservation
0:09:21 > 0:09:24workshop, to conserve the 87-piece collection,
0:09:24 > 0:09:28some of which will be put on display for the general public to enjoy.
0:09:30 > 0:09:31Back out in the sunshine,
0:09:31 > 0:09:35Adam has found an interesting object brought in by Barry.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37Do you take a lot of snuff, Barry?
0:09:37 > 0:09:39No, not every day.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42You know, most people don't know what it is any more
0:09:42 > 0:09:43- of a certain age.- No.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45It's an unusual little item you've brought here.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47I do like these small pieces of silver.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49Can you tell me where you got this from?
0:09:49 > 0:09:53It was bought in Krakow, in Poland, around about 1972, I think.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56Right, so were you visiting Krakow then?
0:09:56 > 0:10:00Yes. It was a rather an ambitious visit behind the Iron Curtain.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02It was, I bet it was, yeah.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04My mother's Polish. I've never actually visited yet,
0:10:04 > 0:10:07but I remember as a child my mother not being able to visit
0:10:07 > 0:10:09for the reasons that you've mentioned.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11- It was quite an adventure back then, wasn't it?- Yes.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13You must have been a very young man.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15- Yes, yes. - So you were visiting Poland
0:10:15 > 0:10:18and you picked this up on your travels while you were out there?
0:10:18 > 0:10:21Yes. And it was suggested that these things
0:10:21 > 0:10:23were a particularly good buy there.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25- Right.- And I liked that particular one.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27I like the design on it.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30- It's a pleasing object, isn't it? - Yeah.- I can see why you bought it.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33And of course, back in 1972,
0:10:33 > 0:10:35I would've thought the English pound went quite a long way...
0:10:35 > 0:10:37- A very long way.- ..in Krakow.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40So it probably cost just a few pounds, I would have thought.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42Probably. About £10, I think I spent on it.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45Right. Well, it's an interesting piece of silver.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47I don't think it's actually Polish silver -
0:10:47 > 0:10:49I just had a little look at the mark inside,
0:10:49 > 0:10:52and what you've got is this lady, there,
0:10:52 > 0:10:55in a sort of house arrangement,
0:10:55 > 0:10:57and I think that's an Austro-Hungarian mark.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59Right. I rather thought it might be.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01Yes. Which is to be expected.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05- Yep.- You've got a silver gilt interior, maker's mark there,
0:11:05 > 0:11:11and very decent quality of engraving and turning on the decoration.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13So these days,
0:11:13 > 0:11:17I would say in a silver section of the sale that we're going to,
0:11:17 > 0:11:19you'd put an estimate of £70-£100 on it.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21I think that's probably quite realistic -
0:11:21 > 0:11:25and hopefully it might make a little bit more, a hundred and something.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27- Mm-hm.- I think that's pretty realistic.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30- Does that sound acceptable? - That sounds fine to me, yes.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33- I think we'll put a reserve on it. 70 quid.- Yeah.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35Do you want to give it 10% leeway?
0:11:35 > 0:11:36Yes. Might as well.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38And hopefully other people will like it as much as me.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41So thanks for coming, Barry, and we'll see you at auction.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43- Thank you very much.- All right.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45With such a lovely collectable,
0:11:45 > 0:11:47I'm sure that buyers will know their snuff.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51Well, that's our first three items found
0:11:51 > 0:11:54and ready to go off to auction - but before that,
0:11:54 > 0:11:56I want to show you a rather interesting pair
0:11:56 > 0:11:57of Arts and Crafts chairs.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59These really are desirable,
0:11:59 > 0:12:02and we've borrowed them from the Red House Museum in Christchurch.
0:12:02 > 0:12:06Just look at this for a great example of an Arts and Crafts chair.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08I love it. It's constructed in wood,
0:12:08 > 0:12:12but it's true to William Morris' Arts and Crafts ethos,
0:12:12 > 0:12:16where nothing is meant to be hidden.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18This was made by a local man, Romney Green,
0:12:18 > 0:12:22who started his career in Haslemere in 1904,
0:12:22 > 0:12:25but he later moved to Christchurch, where he had his workshop,
0:12:25 > 0:12:27and he's very, very collectable
0:12:27 > 0:12:31as one of the leading exponents of Arts and Crafts craftsmanship.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34And I think it's time we put our little collection under the hammer
0:12:34 > 0:12:37in auction, don't you? Here's a quick recap,
0:12:37 > 0:12:40just to jog your memory of all the items we're taking with us.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45There's the best of the best postcard collection
0:12:45 > 0:12:47by producer Raphael Tuck...
0:12:50 > 0:12:53..a box of trinkets that includes a diamond in the rough...
0:12:53 > 0:12:54a chick brooch...
0:12:56 > 0:13:00..and a quality silver snuffbox - but will it appeal to the bidders?
0:13:04 > 0:13:06We're heading to Wareham for our auction today,
0:13:06 > 0:13:10where, almost 200 years before Highcliffe's disastrous fire,
0:13:10 > 0:13:13one third of the town also went up in flames
0:13:13 > 0:13:16as a result of burning ash on thatch.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19The whole town was rebuilt using tiles,
0:13:19 > 0:13:22happily for the townsfolk.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24This is where we're putting our valuations to the test,
0:13:24 > 0:13:26Cottees auction room.
0:13:26 > 0:13:27It's a jam-packed saleroom.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29The atmosphere is electric.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32It's got all the ingredients of a great sale, so stay tuned.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34Don't go away. There could be one or two surprises.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36Let's go on with the sale.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38Don't forget, you'll pay sellers' commission,
0:13:38 > 0:13:41which can vary from saleroom to saleroom,
0:13:41 > 0:13:43and here it's set at 20% plus VAT.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47And on the rostrum today is auctioneer John Condie.
0:13:48 > 0:13:52The first lot is the collection of postcards brought in by Pamela,
0:13:52 > 0:13:55who was keen to be at the head of the queue on the valuation day.
0:13:57 > 0:13:58Now, the postcards.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00Not a lot of money, Adam. £50 to £100.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03There's 300 of them. Surely we can get the top end of your estimate.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06Well, we think they might make a bit more. Hopefully, yeah.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09We generally have a few surprises with postcard collections, don't we?
0:14:09 > 0:14:10Because - purely because of the volume.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13So let's see how yours do, Pamela. Good luck. This is it.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15- Thank you.- They're going under the hammer right now.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18Now we come on to a little set of postcards sets,
0:14:18 > 0:14:23the Tucks collection there, and I'll start that one at £30.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26£30 bid, at 30.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28£30. 35, 40.
0:14:28 > 0:14:3045, 50. 55.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32Someone bidding over there, look.
0:14:32 > 0:14:3565. 70.
0:14:35 > 0:14:36£70, gentleman over there.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38£70.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40£70, I've got.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42And selling 5 on the net.
0:14:42 > 0:14:43- Good.- 75. 80.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45- Back in the room.- £80, I'm bid.
0:14:45 > 0:14:465, anyone else?
0:14:46 > 0:14:47And you're out on the internet.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50Closing it down at £80 in the room.
0:14:50 > 0:14:51£80. That's a good result.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54Yeah. That's definitely a fair market value, so well done.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56- Thanks for bringing them. - Thanks very much for having me.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58It's good to see you again as well.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00- First in the queue. - Thank you so much.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02- Reward for being first.- Yes!
0:15:02 > 0:15:04We're now on to our next lot -
0:15:04 > 0:15:06a diamond chick brooch and costume jewellery,
0:15:06 > 0:15:09brought in by Marion and daughter Claire.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12Not a lot of money for the collection. We've got £100-£200.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14But you think it's the little chick.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16Well, I think there's a lot of damage in there,
0:15:16 > 0:15:18but nonetheless, some really, really nice things as well,
0:15:18 > 0:15:21- so best of luck.- OK, well, let's find out what the bidders think.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24It's going under the hammer now. This is it.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26I'll start you off at - what shall we say?
0:15:26 > 0:15:27£60 for it.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29Bid, thank you. 60.
0:15:29 > 0:15:3165. 70.
0:15:31 > 0:15:345. 80. 5.
0:15:34 > 0:15:3790. 5. 100.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40£100 on the little selection of jewellery.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42Come on, let's have a bit more.
0:15:42 > 0:15:43£100, I've got,
0:15:43 > 0:15:46at 100, on my right, selling.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48Crack, that's it. The hammer's gone down.
0:15:48 > 0:15:49£100. Look, it's gone.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51I think you're right.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53- They went for the little Easter chick, didn't they?- Yeah.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55- Well done, ladies. - Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57Thank you for bringing them.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00Our third slot is Barry's Austro-Hungarian snuffbox,
0:16:00 > 0:16:02picked up in Europe.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04Are you still travelling?
0:16:04 > 0:16:07- Are you still exploring countries? - Oh, yes, yes, yes, yes.
0:16:07 > 0:16:08We have a home in Argentina.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11- Do you really?- So, we live part of the time in Argentina.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13Oh, wow. How nice is that?
0:16:13 > 0:16:15Now you've got me going.
0:16:15 > 0:16:16I'm really jealous! Right, OK.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18It's going under the hammer right now.
0:16:18 > 0:16:19Good luck, both of you. This is it.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21Nice little silver snuffbox.
0:16:21 > 0:16:22Continental vacant cartouche,
0:16:22 > 0:16:24shall we say, start me, £50 for it?
0:16:24 > 0:16:2850 bid. 55. 60.
0:16:28 > 0:16:3165. 70. £70.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34On my right, 75, a couple of you,
0:16:34 > 0:16:3580.
0:16:35 > 0:16:3885. 90. 95.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41100. 110.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43120. 130.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46130 in the middle. 130.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48140 now. 150.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51150, bid. At 150.
0:16:51 > 0:16:52Anybody else?
0:16:52 > 0:16:53I'm going to sell at 150, then.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55Last chance.
0:16:55 > 0:16:56Selling...
0:16:56 > 0:16:57150.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59I think that's a strong result.
0:16:59 > 0:17:00150. What did you pay for it?
0:17:00 > 0:17:03- Oh, about £10, I think. - That's not bad, is it?
0:17:03 > 0:17:07- In the days when the zloty wasn't worth that much at all.- Yeah.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09Continental European silver,
0:17:09 > 0:17:12all coming into its own much more than it used to.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14Excellent.
0:17:14 > 0:17:15- Thank you.- Thank you!
0:17:15 > 0:17:18A good result - and that should contribute nicely
0:17:18 > 0:17:21to Barry's trips to Argentina.
0:17:22 > 0:17:23Well, there you are,
0:17:23 > 0:17:25that concludes our first visit to the auction room today.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28Three lots down, three more to go later in the programme,
0:17:28 > 0:17:29so don't go away.
0:17:29 > 0:17:33Now, many of Britain's great stately homes are brimming with collections
0:17:33 > 0:17:36of the grand tour, picked up by the aristocracy on their travels,
0:17:36 > 0:17:40but not far from our valuation day venue, Highcliffe Castle,
0:17:40 > 0:17:41in Bournemouth,
0:17:41 > 0:17:44there's a unique collection that was put together
0:17:44 > 0:17:46by a Victorian businessman
0:17:46 > 0:17:49with his very own modern method of collecting.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00In 1876, the Royal Bath Hotel in Bournemouth
0:18:00 > 0:18:02was an old-fashioned affair.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05It was bought and given an extensive overhaul
0:18:05 > 0:18:07by a one-time insurance salesman
0:18:07 > 0:18:11who had an idea that would put this place on the map.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13He was Merton Russell-Cotes.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20Merton realised that if his hotel was to succeed,
0:18:20 > 0:18:23he would need to get the rich and the famous through the doors,
0:18:23 > 0:18:26so he and his wife Annie set about filling it
0:18:26 > 0:18:29with carefully chosen artworks and furniture
0:18:29 > 0:18:34and marketing it to customers as the ultimate in luxury.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36Oscar Wilde came to stay, and he wrote down,
0:18:36 > 0:18:40"You have built and fitted out with the greatest of elegance and taste,
0:18:40 > 0:18:42"a palace full of gems of art
0:18:42 > 0:18:46"for the use and benefit of the public at hotel prices" -
0:18:46 > 0:18:47and he was right.
0:18:47 > 0:18:51Problem was, Russell-Cotes wanted a home of his own.
0:18:51 > 0:18:55The solution was to build one right next door to his hotel -
0:18:55 > 0:18:57and this is it.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00No-one knows exactly how Merton had made his money,
0:19:00 > 0:19:05but the dramatic gesture in which he gave East Cliff Hall in 1901
0:19:05 > 0:19:09to his wife Annie on her birthday is undeniable.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12Duncan Walker, the curator here,
0:19:12 > 0:19:15knows all about what made this self-made man tick.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20So, how important was Russell-Cotes
0:19:20 > 0:19:22to the community around here in Bournemouth?
0:19:22 > 0:19:25Oh, he was one of the leading members of the community
0:19:25 > 0:19:28and became mayor - but also, I think, he was quite controversial.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31One of his planning activities was to stop development
0:19:31 > 0:19:34between the two piers - between Bournemouth Pier and Boscombe Pier.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36The reason being, he wanted to keep the focus of the town
0:19:36 > 0:19:38where the Royal Bath Hotel is,
0:19:38 > 0:19:40and where obviously all of his customers and clientele.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42- Which would help him! - Which would help him, yes.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44Another one being the Undercliff Drive,
0:19:44 > 0:19:48which obviously provides Bournemouth with a wonderful esplanade
0:19:48 > 0:19:51for you to explore the seven miles of sandy beach and all that,
0:19:51 > 0:19:53but just so happens to prop up
0:19:53 > 0:19:56the cliff where his hotel and house was, as well.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59Good timing, as well, because Bournemouth was expanding.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01Yes. Expanding exponentially.
0:20:01 > 0:20:02His collection was growing, too.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05Annie and Merton had taken several trips around the world
0:20:05 > 0:20:07and they'd come back with more and more stuff.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10They decided they needed a space of their own - or Merton did.
0:20:10 > 0:20:11So they built this place.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14- Yes.- So how important was Annie to this house?
0:20:14 > 0:20:15Very important. We think
0:20:15 > 0:20:19she knocked off Merton's rough edges, shall we say!
0:20:19 > 0:20:21We know she was a very intelligent woman
0:20:21 > 0:20:23and we do get the impression of a warm, loving person,
0:20:23 > 0:20:28and Merton being a bit more neurotic and go-get.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30All of his art collection is about supporting the hotel,
0:20:30 > 0:20:34so you'd stay in the hotel, fine wine, fine food, all the rest of it,
0:20:34 > 0:20:36and then art on the walls.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39All of his status in society comes from that business.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42- Yes.- That business must function. If it fails, he fails.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44- Yeah.- So these trips around the world,
0:20:44 > 0:20:46they're bringing the ideas and the culture,
0:20:46 > 0:20:51mashed together in an expression of, "This is who I am.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54"I am Merton Russell-Cotes, and I am full of good taste,"
0:20:54 > 0:20:56but Annie was a key part of that.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03The design of the house had to be as aspirational
0:21:03 > 0:21:05as the collection it contained.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08What I love is, you see this wonderful glass fanlight,
0:21:08 > 0:21:11the ceiling above, signs of the Zodiac,
0:21:11 > 0:21:15really deep cornices enriched with gilt stars...
0:21:15 > 0:21:18and below, a Moorish-inspired fountain
0:21:18 > 0:21:22made up of tiny little mosaics put together piece by piece.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24And just in here, there's another tiny little room
0:21:24 > 0:21:27which transports you to Spain, to Alhambra
0:21:27 > 0:21:30with the Moorish-inspired cupola in the ceiling.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36Isn't that just spectacular?
0:21:36 > 0:21:40All of this shows that Merton was definitely a nouveau riche
0:21:40 > 0:21:43social climber of the day.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45He built this house in an ostentatious fashion
0:21:45 > 0:21:49simply because he could afford to - and he wanted to.
0:21:49 > 0:21:50He had great joy in doing it,
0:21:50 > 0:21:55and it also reflected well with his social standing within the town.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58He was the new aristocracy,
0:21:58 > 0:22:00and to demonstrate it,
0:22:00 > 0:22:02he created his own coat of arms -
0:22:02 > 0:22:06but the real centrepiece was precious art collection.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09Gosh, look at this.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12It is like an overview of Victorian art.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15- Is it all Victorian?- Yeah, mainly Victorian, some Edwardian,
0:22:15 > 0:22:20and this room really does kind of sum up Merton's art taste.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22It's got that sort of
0:22:22 > 0:22:25- historical classical look to it, hasn't it?- Mm.
0:22:25 > 0:22:26Harking back to the greats.
0:22:26 > 0:22:30He taught himself art by reading the right books.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32So, he read Ruskin, he read the Art Journal,
0:22:32 > 0:22:36and he's getting the received wisdom of the art of his day.
0:22:36 > 0:22:37He also liked a bargain,
0:22:37 > 0:22:41and a good example is here with the works of Edwin Longsden Long.
0:22:41 > 0:22:42When he was alive,
0:22:42 > 0:22:45Long commanded the highest price of anybody at the Royal Academy,
0:22:45 > 0:22:49but when he died, you know, his price took a dive
0:22:49 > 0:22:52and Merton swooped in and bought these works -
0:22:52 > 0:22:55I think on the basis that they might have gone up again,
0:22:55 > 0:22:58so then he could cash in - but they never did,
0:22:58 > 0:23:03so we have the largest collection of Edwin Longsden Longs in the UK.
0:23:03 > 0:23:07- That's a big picture.- Some of them are quite literally very long!
0:23:07 > 0:23:10Merton considered himself a connoisseur.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13This famous painting by Byam Shaw called Jezebel
0:23:13 > 0:23:14was originally a nude
0:23:14 > 0:23:18until Merton asked the artist to clothe her, to improve the work.
0:23:22 > 0:23:26He plastered his own quotations in his art gallery on the walls.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28Now, some might think that arrogant -
0:23:28 > 0:23:31but in other ways, he was quite a forward thinker.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37And it's represented by paintings like this by Lucy Kemp-Welch,
0:23:37 > 0:23:41a prominent equestrian artist of the day, that he sponsored.
0:23:41 > 0:23:45Now one theory suggests that he was attracted to investing
0:23:45 > 0:23:49in female artists because he could pick their work up for a song.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53Another theory suggests that he liked to invest in these artists
0:23:53 > 0:23:56because he wanted to promote the career of women,
0:23:56 > 0:24:00and I like to think was the latter.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03The business nous Merton used in running his hotel
0:24:03 > 0:24:05was used to just as good effect in his choice of art,
0:24:05 > 0:24:08dealing in it like stocks and shares.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12These sales show us, in this little book,
0:24:12 > 0:24:16that he didn't hang on to all of his art like the aristocracy did.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19He was a businessman through and through,
0:24:19 > 0:24:22and he was always thinking of a way of making a fast buck.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24He had these images licensed
0:24:24 > 0:24:27so they could be printed into children's books,
0:24:27 > 0:24:31and he also sold postcards of the interior of this house
0:24:31 > 0:24:34as a souvenir to the guests who stayed in the hotel.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36He was definitely a wheeler-dealer.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40But it wasn't always about money.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43In 1908, during Merton and Annie's lifetime,
0:24:43 > 0:24:45they did something remarkable.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47They gave the house and the collection
0:24:47 > 0:24:48to the people of Bournemouth
0:24:48 > 0:24:53for their benefit in perpetuity, for everyone to enjoy.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02Welcome back to our magnificent valuation day venue,
0:25:02 > 0:25:03Highcliffe Castle.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05As you can see, it's still in full swing.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07It's now time to join up with our experts
0:25:07 > 0:25:11to see what else we can find to take off to auction.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14Christina is taking the opportunity to explore the castle grounds
0:25:14 > 0:25:17which stretch down to the glorious Dorset coast
0:25:17 > 0:25:20and she's joined there by Norman and April.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23Doesn't time fly when you're having fun, hey?
0:25:23 > 0:25:26Tell me about this watch. Where does it come from?
0:25:26 > 0:25:28My late wife's watch.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30- Right.- It was long service.
0:25:30 > 0:25:37- She was teaching until she was about, um, 50...54.- Mm-hm.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39Oh, wonderful. So, a nice present for her...
0:25:39 > 0:25:42- Yes.- ..on being such a successful teacher.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44- That's right.- OK.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47So what we've got is a little ladies' Tissot wristwatch,
0:25:47 > 0:25:49which - taking it out of the box,
0:25:49 > 0:25:51great that you've got the original box with it, as well.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53- It is original. - Did she ever wear it?
0:25:53 > 0:25:54She did, yes, that's right.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56- She did.- Wore it and loved it.
0:25:56 > 0:26:01That's the main thing. Immediately, I can tell that it's 1970s.
0:26:01 > 0:26:05Cos this little wristwatch or this little strap,
0:26:05 > 0:26:08here, which is integral to the watch, is very 1970s.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10That sort of finish there.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13It's almost like a sort of snakeskin-type-effect finish.
0:26:13 > 0:26:14- Yeah.- We've got this lovely oval face
0:26:14 > 0:26:17with what we call obviously a white enamelled dial
0:26:17 > 0:26:21and these batons, as well, so very typical of its time.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25So, would the 1970s sort of tie into where your late wife was given this?
0:26:25 > 0:26:28- Well, let's see, now... - It would be about right.- Yeah.
0:26:28 > 0:26:29It probably would be about right.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32Yeah. We've got a nice little hallmark on here,
0:26:32 > 0:26:34which is telling us that it's 9-carat yellow gold,
0:26:34 > 0:26:39so it's 375 parts per thousand of gold, rather than 18-carat,
0:26:39 > 0:26:42- which is 750 parts per thousand of gold.- Yeah, mm-hm.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44So the lower grade gold, if you like,
0:26:44 > 0:26:46but probably a bit more durable.
0:26:46 > 0:26:47So, lovely thing.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51Tissot, they're not quite up there with the Rolexes and the Omegas,
0:26:51 > 0:26:53but still very good, very reliable,
0:26:53 > 0:26:56great name, and they do still sell at auction, which is the main thing,
0:26:56 > 0:26:58especially in gold, which this is.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00So I like it. I think it's a nice thing
0:27:00 > 0:27:02and I think there will be somebody
0:27:02 > 0:27:04that buys it and wears it and loves it.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06I think at auction, we're probably looking
0:27:06 > 0:27:09somewhere in the region of maybe £60-£100.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11We do see them quite regularly
0:27:11 > 0:27:15and it will be mainly based on the weight of the gold within the watch.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18- Yes, fair enough. - Perhaps with a reserve at £60.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20- Mm.- How do you feel about that? - Fine. That's fine.- Fine.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22- Is that all right? - Yes, quite all right.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25- So, thank you so much for bringing it in.- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28Most people associate this area with Poole Pottery,
0:27:28 > 0:27:31but how many of you have heard of Verwood pottery?
0:27:31 > 0:27:33As I found out 12 years ago,
0:27:33 > 0:27:35when I visited the area in an earlier programme
0:27:35 > 0:27:39and met up with aficionado Penny Copland-Griffiths,
0:27:39 > 0:27:42Verwood is the name for a collection of local potteries
0:27:42 > 0:27:45that date back 1,000 years.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48They produced pots for local working people.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50Penny has joined me at the valuation day
0:27:50 > 0:27:53to update me on her own collection.
0:27:53 > 0:27:55- How have you been? - Oh, I've been busy collecting.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57Have you? I was going to say...
0:27:57 > 0:27:59I've now got a collection of - not all Verwoods -
0:27:59 > 0:28:01but I've got a collection of nearly 500,
0:28:01 > 0:28:03which I've given to a local museum.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05- Oh, that's lovely. - For future generations.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07Oh, well done, you.
0:28:07 > 0:28:08Let's just recap on the history of Verwood.
0:28:08 > 0:28:10Talk me through it very, very quickly.
0:28:10 > 0:28:14OK. So we've got 38 potteries.
0:28:14 > 0:28:16The first one started in 1260,
0:28:16 > 0:28:19and the last pottery closed in 1952.
0:28:19 > 0:28:23- Yes, relatively recently. - Yes. It is, really.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26Some of these pots I've brought along, that's a typical Verwood.
0:28:26 > 0:28:28These are more than usual.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30- These pots.- Since the show...
0:28:30 > 0:28:31- Yes.- ..this one's appeared.
0:28:31 > 0:28:33- It is.- How'd you come by that?
0:28:33 > 0:28:35That was really exciting.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38I received an e-mail from a couple in Essex,
0:28:38 > 0:28:41saying that they'd been watching "Flog It!"
0:28:41 > 0:28:44and they saw this pot on "Flog It!", and they'd got one just like it.
0:28:44 > 0:28:49Cos this one, so the couple told me, had they not seen me on "Flog It!",
0:28:49 > 0:28:53- they were going to make it into a table lamp.- Yeah.- So...
0:28:53 > 0:28:54And something like this, now,
0:28:54 > 0:28:58you'd have to pay around £1,400 for, in auction, of that particular size.
0:28:58 > 0:28:59- Yes.- Yeah.
0:28:59 > 0:29:03Because this was from a kiln site which was 1640,
0:29:03 > 0:29:06and this pot had survived all those years.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08So that was as a result of "Flog It!".
0:29:08 > 0:29:10The result of "Flog It!". There you go.
0:29:10 > 0:29:12You see, we're working our magic.
0:29:12 > 0:29:15Maybe we'll get together in another 14 years
0:29:15 > 0:29:18- and this programme will have brought me something else!- Yes.
0:29:18 > 0:29:19You know, another new pot.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22What a nice story - and it's worth looking out for Verwood pottery,
0:29:22 > 0:29:24because it's very collectable.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30The crowds are still flocking to this glorious Gothic style castle,
0:29:30 > 0:29:32and we're going over to Adam Partridge,
0:29:32 > 0:29:36whose next items have a distinctly Gothic air, too.
0:29:36 > 0:29:37Peter, what a wonderful collection
0:29:37 > 0:29:39of film posters you've brought along.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42- I think they're special.- What, about 100 of them, or something?
0:29:42 > 0:29:44- Yes, that's right. - It's unbelievable!
0:29:44 > 0:29:46So tell me, how have you accumulated these?
0:29:46 > 0:29:48Has it taken a long time to get them?
0:29:48 > 0:29:51- What's the story? - Well, when I was in my early 20s,
0:29:51 > 0:29:56I found a dealer who dealt mail order on these sort of things,
0:29:56 > 0:29:59so I just bought loads of them over the next two or three years.
0:29:59 > 0:30:01May I ask how long ago was it?
0:30:01 > 0:30:03In the '80s, '90s?
0:30:03 > 0:30:05- Early '80s I bought them, yes. - Right. Early '80s.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07Obviously we're in an internet age,
0:30:07 > 0:30:08it's a different world now, isn't it?
0:30:08 > 0:30:11- It certainly is.- How would you find a mail order dealer?
0:30:11 > 0:30:12Do you remember how you came across it?
0:30:12 > 0:30:16It was in a Hammer International Fan Club magazine.
0:30:16 > 0:30:19Ah, OK. So you were a member of the Hammer fan club.
0:30:19 > 0:30:20- Yes. I was.- You were.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23- I don't think it exists any more! - No, I'm not sure it does!
0:30:23 > 0:30:26So you were clearly a fan of Peter Cushing.
0:30:26 > 0:30:29- Certainly, yes.- And Christopher Lee.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32And all the movies they were in. So, some investment, there -
0:30:32 > 0:30:36and what were you shelling out for these posters?
0:30:36 > 0:30:39Well, the Dracula one was £250.
0:30:39 > 0:30:41That's far and away the most expensive -
0:30:41 > 0:30:43everybody thought I was mad when I bought it.
0:30:43 > 0:30:45Wow, that was a lot of money in the 1980s.
0:30:45 > 0:30:47That one was £17.50.
0:30:47 > 0:30:49And have you had them on display at your house?
0:30:49 > 0:30:51No, they've just been in a box.
0:30:51 > 0:30:52- Yeah.- In a box.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55- Where does the box live? - It has lived in the loft,
0:30:55 > 0:30:58- but at the moment, it's in the garage.- OK.
0:30:58 > 0:30:59Right, and do you not even have this one up?
0:30:59 > 0:31:02- No.- Why is that, Peter?
0:31:02 > 0:31:04I don't think my wife would like it.
0:31:04 > 0:31:06Well, it's not for everyone, is it?
0:31:06 > 0:31:09"The terrifying lover who died - yet lived!"
0:31:09 > 0:31:12- It's an iconic poster, isn't it? - It is, yes.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14So are you sad to be seeing them go?
0:31:14 > 0:31:18In a way, but... I'm perfectly happy to do it.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21Good, well, film posters are becoming quite a collectable area,
0:31:21 > 0:31:24quite a rarity, you know. You don't see many of these around.
0:31:24 > 0:31:26Of course, they were only really available
0:31:26 > 0:31:30to those who had an intimate connection with the film industry.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32They weren't that easy to get hold of, as you know,
0:31:32 > 0:31:33probably, more than us,
0:31:33 > 0:31:36there were probably different rules and exceptions,
0:31:36 > 0:31:37some posters worth more than others,
0:31:37 > 0:31:41and this is clearly the star of the show.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44Potentially, this one could be worth a few thousand.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46- Really?- Then the Wicker Man, I think,
0:31:46 > 0:31:48for me, it's a bit bland, that, isn't it?
0:31:48 > 0:31:50I suppose the picture is.
0:31:50 > 0:31:51Which is why this one,
0:31:51 > 0:31:56I think, anywhere from £50-£200 range.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58This one, I really like this one.
0:31:58 > 0:32:00- What do you think?- It's beautiful. - Is it your favourite?
0:32:00 > 0:32:03- It is, yeah.- This one's going to be worth a few hundred pounds,
0:32:03 > 0:32:06maybe £300-£500, Because it's a really iconic one,
0:32:06 > 0:32:09and, of course, Star Wars is a very current one,
0:32:09 > 0:32:14- and I'm sure that one's worth a few hundred pounds as well.- Really?
0:32:14 > 0:32:17So potentially, you could be looking at many thousands of pounds,
0:32:17 > 0:32:18- Peter, but...- I hope so.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20Well, yeah, it would be nice, wouldn't it?
0:32:20 > 0:32:21Well, I'm really looking forward
0:32:21 > 0:32:23to seeing how the auction house splits those,
0:32:23 > 0:32:25and what kind of value to put on them,
0:32:25 > 0:32:28it could be one of the most exciting sales we've been to for years.
0:32:28 > 0:32:29Oh, good.
0:32:29 > 0:32:30You're right, Adam.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33When these Hammer Horror posters go under the hammer,
0:32:33 > 0:32:36they could make movie magic.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39Christina has left the crowds behind
0:32:39 > 0:32:42to find a perfect backdrop for her final objects.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45Tell me where it's come from.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47It's from Isle of Wight Glass,
0:32:47 > 0:32:52and they used to have an outlet shop at Alum Bay,
0:32:52 > 0:32:56and my wife and I, my late wife Lorraine,
0:32:56 > 0:32:59used to visit my brother on the Isle of Wight,
0:32:59 > 0:33:01he lives at Shanklin.
0:33:01 > 0:33:03When we were over there on those occasions,
0:33:03 > 0:33:06we looked in the shop and anything that took our fancy,
0:33:06 > 0:33:08then my wife was the artistic one -
0:33:08 > 0:33:11she was probably the one who chose it.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14Oh, bless her - so, her eye was caught by beautiful artistic pieces
0:33:14 > 0:33:16- that she saw.- Yes.- Oh, fantastic.
0:33:16 > 0:33:18Well, she obviously had a very good eye.
0:33:18 > 0:33:21- Yes.- Very good eye. And it's very appropriate that we're here,
0:33:21 > 0:33:22cos obviously, just through the trees,
0:33:22 > 0:33:24we can see the Isle of Wight,
0:33:24 > 0:33:26so it feels very appropriate that we brought them here.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29- That's right.- And what we've got on the table here
0:33:29 > 0:33:31is a bit of a timeline of this specific glassware
0:33:31 > 0:33:33that we're talking about,
0:33:33 > 0:33:35but we've got this rather lovely mottled pink glass,
0:33:35 > 0:33:38what we call blue-trailed glass decanter
0:33:38 > 0:33:39and the original stopper, as well.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42If we put the stopper down and look at the bottom,
0:33:42 > 0:33:44- and can you see what that says? - Mdina.
0:33:44 > 0:33:47Mdina. Now, do you know where Mdina originated from?
0:33:47 > 0:33:49- From Malta.- From Malta,
0:33:49 > 0:33:52exactly, so nowhere near the Isle of Wight, really.
0:33:52 > 0:33:53But it's a beautiful piece
0:33:53 > 0:33:56and it starts itself on this wonderful journey
0:33:56 > 0:33:58that is illustrated here,
0:33:58 > 0:34:02starting with this rather inventive chap called Michael Harris.
0:34:02 > 0:34:06Now he started at the Mdina glass factory in the 1960s,
0:34:06 > 0:34:09and this is a very, very 1960s piece -
0:34:09 > 0:34:11you look at the colourway, you look at the shape of it,
0:34:11 > 0:34:12it's quite free-form, isn't it?
0:34:12 > 0:34:15- It's quite fluid, especially with this trail glass decoration.- Yes.
0:34:15 > 0:34:19So he started at Mdina and he has signed pieces -
0:34:19 > 0:34:22we have seen signed pieces of his, where he was at Mdina.
0:34:22 > 0:34:27He then left Malta in the late 1960s and he moved to the Isle of Wight,
0:34:27 > 0:34:31in, I think, 1972, and set up his own factory on the Isle of Wight,
0:34:31 > 0:34:33which is the Isle of Wight Glass.
0:34:33 > 0:34:37Now this piece is very much a Harris piece.
0:34:37 > 0:34:41This is very much in his iconic fish-shaped vase.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44- Right.- The ones that we have seen have been encased
0:34:44 > 0:34:46and usually signed, but, to be perfectly honest,
0:34:46 > 0:34:47that rather makes sense to me,
0:34:47 > 0:34:49that if you bought this at the outlet factory,
0:34:49 > 0:34:51that might be why it's not signed.
0:34:51 > 0:34:53- I see, yes. - But without a shadow of a doubt,
0:34:53 > 0:34:55we can attribute this to Harris.
0:34:55 > 0:34:57We really can. It's a beautiful thing.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00He really was such an innovator in 1970s glassware,
0:35:00 > 0:35:03and this is really quite an iconic piece for him.
0:35:03 > 0:35:07So really, this is the piece that I am most interested in today.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09We then go slightly later in the timeline
0:35:09 > 0:35:12and we've got this little piece here
0:35:12 > 0:35:14which has got a little sticker on the bottom
0:35:14 > 0:35:17which says, "Isle of Wight Glass handmade in England",
0:35:17 > 0:35:18very, very sweet, very pretty,
0:35:18 > 0:35:21- but not nearly as exciting as this piece here.- Mm.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24So, having not had a signature on the base,
0:35:24 > 0:35:26that is going to affect the value slightly,
0:35:26 > 0:35:28so I'm not going to go wild on the estimate,
0:35:28 > 0:35:30so don't get too excited,
0:35:30 > 0:35:33but I think what I would do is put them as a group
0:35:33 > 0:35:35and I'd put an estimate of maybe £100-£200.
0:35:35 > 0:35:36Right, yes.
0:35:36 > 0:35:41And I think with the reserve of £80, and an estimate of £100-£200,
0:35:41 > 0:35:43you should hopefully have a glass collector
0:35:43 > 0:35:45who would be very interested.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50Well, there you are. Our experts have now found their final items
0:35:50 > 0:35:53to take off to auction, and I think one or two of those could fly.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55But sadly, it's time to say goodbye
0:35:55 > 0:35:59to our magnificent host location today, Highcliffe Castle.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02What a backdrop, that really is something to remember -
0:36:02 > 0:36:04and in the true spirit of the Bournemouth collector
0:36:04 > 0:36:08Merton Russell-Cotes, it's time to see if our items make a bob or two
0:36:08 > 0:36:10as we put them under the hammer.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13And here's a quick recap of what we're taking with us.
0:36:13 > 0:36:17The 9-carat Tissot watch from the 1970s
0:36:17 > 0:36:19with still plenty of time left in it.
0:36:22 > 0:36:25Of Peter's 113 film posters,
0:36:25 > 0:36:27we'll be taking ten posters to auction
0:36:27 > 0:36:31in what could be a very exciting sale.
0:36:31 > 0:36:35And the local Isle of Wight glass inspired by the colours of the sun
0:36:35 > 0:36:37and the sea around us today.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41We're back in the saleroom, and our first lot
0:36:41 > 0:36:45is April and Norman's 1970s Tissot lady's watch.
0:36:45 > 0:36:47We are looking at £60-£200.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50Yes. So, £60-£200 and we've got a £60 firm reserve.
0:36:50 > 0:36:52- You didn't want to let it go for any less than £60.- No.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55No. So, yeah, you take it home if it didn't sell for that.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58Yeah. Condition is with it, everything's with it.
0:36:58 > 0:37:00It's good, it's working. It's ready to go, as they say,
0:37:00 > 0:37:02and right now it's ready to go under the hammer.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04This is it. Good luck, everyone.
0:37:04 > 0:37:08The lady's 9-carat gold wristwatch and strap.
0:37:08 > 0:37:10Nice wearable watch there.
0:37:10 > 0:37:14I can start at £60. 70. 80.
0:37:14 > 0:37:1619. 110. 110.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19120. 130. 140.
0:37:19 > 0:37:25150. 160. 170. 170, now.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28180. 180 bid, fresh bidder.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30180. 180. 190, make it?
0:37:30 > 0:37:34- It's 180. Gentleman in the middle. - Oh, my goodness.
0:37:34 > 0:37:35Come on, round it up, round it up!
0:37:35 > 0:37:37I'm going to sell it.
0:37:37 > 0:37:38At...
0:37:38 > 0:37:40- 180.- Yes, 180.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43- Well done.- It always helps to sell a watch with the original box,
0:37:43 > 0:37:46- doesn't it?- Absolutely. - It means it's been looked after.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48- It's right.- That was lovely!
0:37:48 > 0:37:50Yes!
0:37:50 > 0:37:52I thought we'd be taking it home.
0:37:52 > 0:37:54Fantastic. That was a great result.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56Yeah, and thank you for bringing that in.
0:37:56 > 0:37:58- It's quite all right.- I know it means a lot to you, so, yeah.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00Thank you.
0:38:00 > 0:38:03That's going home with someone who I'm sure will be wearing it!
0:38:05 > 0:38:10Our next lot is the three beautiful pieces of glassware.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13So, this is going back to the '60s.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15Yes, '60s, '70s, round about them.
0:38:15 > 0:38:17And firstly is obviously a Mdina piece.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19The second two are Isle of Wight pieces, which is quite nice.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22Fingers crossed, we can send you away with a bit of money, OK?
0:38:22 > 0:38:25- OK, yes.- Quality always sells, we keep saying it.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27- Absolutely.- Let's find out. Here we go.
0:38:27 > 0:38:29Some nice art glass for you.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31I've got interest,
0:38:31 > 0:38:35and can start at...£55.
0:38:35 > 0:38:3955. 60. 65.
0:38:39 > 0:38:4370. 75. 80.
0:38:43 > 0:38:4585. 90, here.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47- Brilliant.- 95, 100.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50Fantastic. Bottom estimate achieved. That's great.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52110 is on the internet.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54- Internet and commission as well. - Yeah.
0:38:54 > 0:38:57At £110.
0:38:57 > 0:38:58- 20, anybody else?- Come on, come on!
0:38:58 > 0:38:59I'm going to sell, then.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01Three pieces.
0:39:02 > 0:39:03Hammer's gone down. 110.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05- That's really good. - That's not bad, is it?
0:39:05 > 0:39:07- It got over the reserve. - Exactly. Exactly.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10Our reserve was 80, wasn't it? So, well over the reserve.
0:39:10 > 0:39:11- Brilliant.- Happy with that?
0:39:11 > 0:39:13- Oh, yes, yes.- Good.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16- Congratulations.- It's worthwhile. - Yeah!
0:39:16 > 0:39:17Finally, it's been worth the wait
0:39:17 > 0:39:20for the stupendous collection of horror posters -
0:39:20 > 0:39:24and as Peter is on holiday, his sister Jane is standing in
0:39:24 > 0:39:26on what could be a very big sale.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28Thank you very much, Jane, for coming in.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30Now I know you've seen a lot of these posters...
0:39:30 > 0:39:33- Yes.- ..as a young girl, when Peter was collecting these,
0:39:33 > 0:39:34he had them on his bedroom wall.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36- There was 113 in total.- Yes.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39A crate full of them. We've singled out a few, mainly the Dracula one,
0:39:39 > 0:39:43which is an iconic one and also, I think, Peter's favourite.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45- Yes.- What do you think we'll get for that today?
0:39:45 > 0:39:48Well, since then, I believe we've found out the condition isn't great.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51- It's been behind glass, so it has been trimmed and it has been...- OK.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54So it's got a few... I mean, if it was a really good example,
0:39:54 > 0:39:56- it would be a few thousand pounds. - Wow.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58And the others, I believe, Peter is in discussion
0:39:58 > 0:40:01- with the auction house to put them into a specialist sale.- I think so.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04I mean, they'd need an awful lot of attention to go through 100 posters.
0:40:04 > 0:40:06You've got to be very systematic, methodical,
0:40:06 > 0:40:07and hopefully they'll do some deal
0:40:07 > 0:40:09- and put them in a specialist auction for him.- Yeah.
0:40:09 > 0:40:14But today, the auction house will be selling ten posters of the 113,
0:40:14 > 0:40:17starting with Dr Terror's House of Horrors.
0:40:17 > 0:40:22I can start you with my commission bids at 200.
0:40:22 > 0:40:26220. 240. 260.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28This is a great sign!
0:40:28 > 0:40:31£300 I'm bid for the first one.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33- Yeah.- 320 on the phone, here.
0:40:33 > 0:40:37340. 360 on the internet already.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39380 on the telephone.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41400 on the net first.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44400. 420.
0:40:44 > 0:40:45440 on that phone.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47460, no?
0:40:47 > 0:40:50460. 480. 500, now.
0:40:50 > 0:40:51520.
0:40:51 > 0:40:54This is a good omen for the rest of the collection.
0:40:54 > 0:40:58600. 620.
0:40:58 > 0:40:59640, now.
0:40:59 > 0:41:01660 bid.
0:41:01 > 0:41:02680, now.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04680!
0:41:04 > 0:41:07It's £680 on the first lot.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10Out in the room, on this phone here,
0:41:10 > 0:41:12last chance, we're selling.
0:41:13 > 0:41:15£680.
0:41:15 > 0:41:18That just shows how much cachet these iconic films have.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24Now for the Dracula poster, starring the late Christopher Lee,
0:41:24 > 0:41:27this could reach thousands in pristine condition -
0:41:27 > 0:41:30but will the damage put the bidders off?
0:41:32 > 0:41:34Is in poor condition,
0:41:34 > 0:41:37but it is exceptionally rare.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39Start me at £1,000.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42- Yes.- Yes, 1,000 bid.
0:41:42 > 0:41:441,600. 1,900.
0:41:44 > 0:41:472,200, now.
0:41:47 > 0:41:49- 2,200.- Someone's very keen.
0:41:49 > 0:41:522,400. 2,600.
0:41:52 > 0:41:542,800. 3,000.
0:41:54 > 0:41:55The appetite for the Dracula poster
0:41:55 > 0:41:58seems to have surpassed any worries about damage.
0:41:58 > 0:41:59..on the net already.
0:41:59 > 0:42:014,000, I've got.
0:42:01 > 0:42:054,200. 4,400.
0:42:05 > 0:42:074,600 on the internet.
0:42:07 > 0:42:094,600.
0:42:09 > 0:42:104,700, she goes.
0:42:10 > 0:42:124,700, 4,800, I've got.
0:42:12 > 0:42:144,800. 4,900, I've got.
0:42:14 > 0:42:155,000 bid.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17- Wow!- 5,000, I've got here.
0:42:17 > 0:42:195,100, here.
0:42:19 > 0:42:225,200, now.
0:42:22 > 0:42:245,300.
0:42:24 > 0:42:28At 5,300.
0:42:28 > 0:42:30It's on this telephone.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32- Yes.- 5,400. It's come back in.
0:42:32 > 0:42:335,400.
0:42:33 > 0:42:36I've got to go 5,500, if you want.
0:42:36 > 0:42:38- That's incredible.- 5,500 now.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41At 5,500.
0:42:41 > 0:42:42Your last chance.
0:42:42 > 0:42:45It's going, going...
0:42:47 > 0:42:48Gone.
0:42:51 > 0:42:52I wish he was here!
0:42:52 > 0:42:55- Yes.- Oh, I really wish he was here.
0:42:55 > 0:42:58Looks like the film buffs definitely got their teeth into that...
0:42:59 > 0:43:04..and the remaining eight posters sold for £2,280.
0:43:05 > 0:43:09Well, that's a grand total of £8,860.
0:43:09 > 0:43:11Wow! That's one happy boy.
0:43:11 > 0:43:13- Yes.- You've got to get on the phone.
0:43:13 > 0:43:15It's going to have turned maybe £1,000
0:43:15 > 0:43:16into many, many, many thousands.
0:43:16 > 0:43:19That's antiques for you, and that's modern collecting.
0:43:19 > 0:43:22Join us again soon for many more surprises in the auction room -
0:43:22 > 0:43:24but until then, it's goodbye.