0:00:05 > 0:00:07Today, we're in the West Midlands
0:00:07 > 0:00:09and the host for our valuation day
0:00:09 > 0:00:11is the fabulous Wolverhampton Art Gallery.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13Hundreds of people have turned up
0:00:13 > 0:00:15laden with antiques and collectables.
0:00:15 > 0:00:18They're here to see our experts to ask that all-important question -
0:00:18 > 0:00:19what's it worth?
0:00:19 > 0:00:22If you're happy with the valuation, what are you going to do?
0:00:22 > 0:00:25ALL: "Flog It!"! Let's do it.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50This part of the Midlands was once a leading manufacturing centre
0:00:50 > 0:00:52with mines, iron and steel production
0:00:52 > 0:00:55and later, motorcycles and other vehicles,
0:00:55 > 0:00:58including the Defiant fighter planes,
0:00:58 > 0:01:01which played an important role during World War II.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05So, here, outside the fabulous Wolverhampton Art Gallery
0:01:05 > 0:01:07where hundreds of people have turned up
0:01:07 > 0:01:09laden with antiques and collectables,
0:01:09 > 0:01:10we need to pick up the pace
0:01:10 > 0:01:13because all of this lot need attention.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15They want to know the answer to their all-important question,
0:01:15 > 0:01:16which is...
0:01:16 > 0:01:18- ALL:- What's it worth?
0:01:21 > 0:01:22We're in good hands today
0:01:22 > 0:01:25because James Lewis knows exactly what we like.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28- Hello. Ah, a "Flog It!" Favourite! - That's right.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30A bit of Moorcroft.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32That's a nice one, you know.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36And Caroline Hawley just keeps us feeling festive all year round.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41Do you know, it's like Christmas, isn't it? Let's have a look.
0:01:42 > 0:01:47But when the experts get together, there's always a bit of rivalry.
0:01:47 > 0:01:48"Hello, James."
0:01:52 > 0:01:56While everyone gets seated, here's a quick look at what's coming up.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02James goes down under with some Aboriginal art...
0:02:02 > 0:02:05Oh, look at the name! Namatjira,
0:02:05 > 0:02:09one of the most famous of the Aboriginal artists in Australia.
0:02:12 > 0:02:16..while it's a life in service story for Caroline's table.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21My father was the butler and my mother was the cook.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23- So they met in service?- Yes.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26Oh, I've just heard a collective "aw" behind me here.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28Isn't that lovely?
0:02:30 > 0:02:32Well, we can't come to Wolverhampton without talking about
0:02:32 > 0:02:34Wolverhampton Wanderers.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36This football club has had its fair share
0:02:36 > 0:02:39of outstanding players throughout its history
0:02:39 > 0:02:40and, later on in the programme,
0:02:40 > 0:02:44I'm going to be finding out more about the late Billy Wright.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47He was the David Beckham of post-war Britain
0:02:47 > 0:02:50and he captivated the nation when he married a glamorous pop star.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57So, the stage is set here in Wolverhampton Art Gallery.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01While everybody's getting settled in,
0:03:01 > 0:03:03I just want to show you this magnificent staircase.
0:03:03 > 0:03:08It's part of the original building and it's right by the main entrance.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10It really is an architectural delight.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13It was built by local contractor Philip Horsman,
0:03:13 > 0:03:17taken from designs by Birmingham architect Julius Chatwin.
0:03:17 > 0:03:21The building opened in 1884, and this stairwell still serves as
0:03:21 > 0:03:26a fantastic start to your grand tour for the treasures above.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29Now, I wonder if James has found anything sophisticated
0:03:29 > 0:03:32for his first item.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36Well, Bill, I have to tell you, you caused great excitement
0:03:36 > 0:03:40- with a certain Australian on the production team.- Oh, good.- Yeah.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42One of the directors. She said, "Oh! Look at the name!"
0:03:42 > 0:03:44Namatjira.
0:03:44 > 0:03:50But...I have to say, she pointed out immediately that is was Enos.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52Enos, son of the great Albert,
0:03:52 > 0:03:57who was one of the most famous of the Aboriginal artists in Australia.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01I think the Queen and Prince Charles collect the works of Albert,
0:04:01 > 0:04:04but close family member, the eldest son.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07What's the history?
0:04:07 > 0:04:11I met a lady at an antique fair and I believe she was family.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15And she said it was unframed and it was in poor condition
0:04:15 > 0:04:17and she said, "Would you like to buy it?"
0:04:17 > 0:04:20I said, "How much do you want?" She goes, "What will you give me?"
0:04:20 > 0:04:24So I said, "I reckon, what do you think, £25?"
0:04:24 > 0:04:26She said, "I'll have your money."
0:04:26 > 0:04:30Since then, I've had it restored and had it up on my wall.
0:04:30 > 0:04:31And my daughter said,
0:04:31 > 0:04:34"It's about time you got rid of some of your stock, now, Dad."
0:04:34 > 0:04:36So there we are.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38Aboriginal art is huge.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41- Yeah. - Absolutely massive at the moment.
0:04:41 > 0:04:47But it's not an artist that is hugely collected in his own right.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49Albert - yes.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52I mean, we would have them queuing almost all the way to Sydney
0:04:52 > 0:04:56- if it was Albert.- Uh-huh. - I mean, just hugely popular.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00But it's likely that his father had influence on him
0:05:00 > 0:05:05- and it is the family, it does have a close link.- Yeah.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08I love this contrast in colours.
0:05:08 > 0:05:14A totally illogical use of colour that is typical of Aboriginal art.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17Wonderfully stylised, wonderfully stylish
0:05:17 > 0:05:23and in a lot of Aboriginal art they have this...um, symbolism
0:05:23 > 0:05:26but, here, there isn't a lot of symbolism. It's a landscape.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28I guess that's something like a gum tree, is it?
0:05:28 > 0:05:31Well, apparently it was supposed to be...
0:05:31 > 0:05:35Initially, the artist was showing this German artist around.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39- OK.- And then he said, "I'll teach you to paint in the Western style."
0:05:39 > 0:05:41Ah, that's why.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43And that's how he came to get away
0:05:43 > 0:05:46from the traditional Aboriginal style that we know.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50Because it's not exactly what you'd expect from Aboriginal art.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53It's more interesting as a historical piece
0:05:53 > 0:05:56than it is valuable as a work of art.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59- Right. Yeah, I think so. - What did you pay?
0:05:59 > 0:06:03- £25.- OK. I think there might be a small profit in it.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05Yes, I think so. I hope so.
0:06:05 > 0:06:10- I would put an auction estimate of £60-£100.- Right.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12So it's not going to make mega money.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14I'll be watching with interest.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16You and me both. Fingers crossed.
0:06:19 > 0:06:24Well, Caroline seems to be getting into the swing of things.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27Wow, Bala. Love this.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29This is gorgeous.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31Now, tell me about it.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34I bought it from a charity shop in West Bromwich.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38- How much?- £2.- £2!
0:06:38 > 0:06:40I do not believe it.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42Do you know this is quite a rare thing?
0:06:42 > 0:06:44- Is it?- Yes!
0:06:44 > 0:06:46- Have you played with it?- No.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49- I don't want to damage it. - This is wonderful.
0:06:49 > 0:06:54It's made of aluminium, with its original steelwork here.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56- There's no damage at all. - None at all.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58- And the original handle. - Handle as well, yeah.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00This red and black handle, which is absolutely...
0:07:00 > 0:07:02And it feels wonderful.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04And it's actually made by
0:07:04 > 0:07:07the Birmingham Aluminium Casting Company.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10Now, that was a company that was set up in 1903
0:07:10 > 0:07:14off the back of the interest in bicycles from the 1890s.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17They specialised in making things in aluminium
0:07:17 > 0:07:19and this really is quite rare.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22Dates from the 1920s.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26- Ooh!- Are you amazed you found it for that money?
0:07:26 > 0:07:28Yeah, I'm surprised.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30This is called Birmal.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34This is the name of this tennis racket.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38And "13 1/2", here, I think refers to the size of it,
0:07:38 > 0:07:41which is this, 13.5 inches. I haven't measured it,
0:07:41 > 0:07:44but I think that's the size. It would come in different sizes.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47And this just really makes me want to go out and play tennis.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50- Fancy a game?- I do.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53Now, you've bought this, you've kept it at home.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57- Yeah.- Has it been on display? - Just in the wardrobe.
0:07:57 > 0:08:02Some of these have gone for as much as £150.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04Yeah.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06Honestly.
0:08:07 > 0:08:13This one I think is going to go between £80-£120.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15- Are you amazed?- I'm amazed.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17- Are you thrilled?- I'm thrilled.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20- So, shall we take it to auction? - Yes, please.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24- Now, would you like a reserve on it? - Would you say 50?
0:08:24 > 0:08:2550? You'd like a reserve of 50.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28Well, that won't be any trouble at all.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30I promise you, this is going to fly out of that saleroom,
0:08:30 > 0:08:33and I'm going to follow you to the charity shop next time.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38Bala's definitely got the advantage with that one.
0:08:41 > 0:08:45Well, I'm up here on the balcony of the gallery looking at my watch
0:08:45 > 0:08:48because any moment now - it happens on the hour, every hour -
0:08:48 > 0:08:52this piece of sculpture, this sheep starts to fly in the air.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54It's got this mechanical cage around it
0:08:54 > 0:08:57and apparently it goes right out over the balcony.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01It's all very exciting and I don't know what's going to happen next.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04The art gallery commissioned Baa-bara, as she's called,
0:09:04 > 0:09:07as part of the Millennium celebrations
0:09:07 > 0:09:11and to recognise the city's role in the wool trade.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13There's something else inside. It's a wolf!
0:09:13 > 0:09:16I think that's brilliant. It's absolutely fantastic.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20The wolf is a play on the nickname of the city's football team Wolves,
0:09:20 > 0:09:25and also ties in with the old saying 'a wolf in sheep's clothing'.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30What a great installation.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32I'm so pleased they've put that there
0:09:32 > 0:09:34because it's given me a lot of fun anyway,
0:09:34 > 0:09:37and I'm sure hundreds of thousands of passers-by every day.
0:09:41 > 0:09:45Now, we had better get back to James because, as we're finding out,
0:09:45 > 0:09:48there is still much to uncover here in Wolverhampton.
0:09:49 > 0:09:54Well, Cole, the first thing to say is that this is an intriguing box.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57It's interesting even before we've opened it.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01It's got these green tie strings.
0:10:01 > 0:10:06It's covered in leather and embossed in gilt, so when we open it up...
0:10:06 > 0:10:09Isn't that wonderful?
0:10:09 > 0:10:12It's about as British as you can get.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15- Would you like to...?- Yeah.- Perfect.
0:10:15 > 0:10:20The first thing to say is it's clearly an official seal
0:10:20 > 0:10:26in a tin box, and it's a royal seal.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30Now, let's just open this up.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34"William the Fourth, the grace of God."
0:10:34 > 0:10:40So it says, "Henry Elkington of Birmingham in the county of Warwick,
0:10:40 > 0:10:45"he has invented and improved rotary steam engine."
0:10:45 > 0:10:49- So this is like an early patent. - It is a patent, yeah.
0:10:49 > 0:10:53Wow. And it's to Elkington, who, of course, are probably
0:10:53 > 0:10:59the most famous silversmiths of all time, in terms of silver plating.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01They invented EPNS,
0:11:01 > 0:11:04which was launched at the 1851 exhibition.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07They made things like the trophy at Wimbledon and...
0:11:07 > 0:11:09you know, they are massive names.
0:11:09 > 0:11:14So, this is a patent for a machine that plates.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18- Or just a steam engine? - To power the plating technique.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20What's the history behind this?
0:11:20 > 0:11:22I started work at Elkington's
0:11:22 > 0:11:28- when it had moved to Goscote in Walsall...- Right.- ..in 1967,
0:11:28 > 0:11:33and was still employed right up until 2011.
0:11:33 > 0:11:3540-odd years.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39The company's president came in from the States, and he saw over
0:11:39 > 0:11:43all the movements of the plant and the sale of the equipment, etc, etc,
0:11:43 > 0:11:47- and this was down for the skip. - Well rescued,
0:11:47 > 0:11:49because it really is a connoisseur's piece.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52- It's on vellum - pigskin... - Is that right?
0:11:52 > 0:11:56..which is why it's survived in such wonderful condition.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59And this border, that we can see in black and white, is printed.
0:11:59 > 0:12:03The central section, that is outlined in red,
0:12:03 > 0:12:07has then been written with quill and ink.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11Wonderfully, wonderfully skilled work.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14And then, if we look down at the base here,
0:12:14 > 0:12:18the seal is pressed in wax, and it's getting on for 200 years old.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20As a value, it's not going to be massive.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22No, I wouldn't have expected it to be.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25It's far more decorative than valuable.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27It's interesting, historically.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30I think £40 to £60 is probably what it's worth.
0:12:30 > 0:12:34- Hmm.- But what a wonderful thing, and well rescued.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40Well, it certainly has been lights, camera, action.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42We have been working flat out.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45As you can see, we have got a lot of crews here and our experts
0:12:45 > 0:12:48have found their first items to take off to auction.
0:12:48 > 0:12:49This is where the surprises happen.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52Let's up the tempo, let's get to the saleroom.
0:12:52 > 0:12:54Let's find out what it's worth.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57Here's a quick recap of all the items going under the hammer.
0:12:57 > 0:13:02This fabulous Aboriginal painting by Enos Namatjira
0:13:02 > 0:13:05would brighten up any living room.
0:13:06 > 0:13:11Let's hope we can serve up an ace with Bala's 1920s tennis racket,
0:13:11 > 0:13:14bought for a mere £2.
0:13:16 > 0:13:20And this company patent already has the royal seal of approval,
0:13:20 > 0:13:22so will it draw in the collectors?
0:13:29 > 0:13:31We're heading to Whitchurch in Shropshire,
0:13:31 > 0:13:34which is the northern-most market town,
0:13:34 > 0:13:37sitting on the borders of south Cheshire and Wales.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43Trevanion & Dean's saleroom will hold the auction today,
0:13:43 > 0:13:45and Christina Trevanion...
0:13:45 > 0:13:47Looking for five...
0:13:47 > 0:13:50..and Aaron Dean are our auctioneers.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55Remember, you will be paying a commission fee here,
0:13:55 > 0:13:58which is 17% plus VAT.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02With you, sir, in red, at £60... 65.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07First up, the patent. Carl, it's great to see you again.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11Going under the hammer right now, we've got a bit of royal approval.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14King William IV. It's for Elkington's
0:14:14 > 0:14:16- and you worked at Elkington's, didn't you?- Yes.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19Interestingly enough, though, this was about to go in the skip.
0:14:19 > 0:14:20- That's right.- That's daft!
0:14:20 > 0:14:23They just got rid of everything on the site
0:14:23 > 0:14:26- and knocked it down.- And luckily enough, you spotted it.- I did, yeah.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30- And said, "I'll have it."- I didn't know what it was at the time.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32It's not a lot of money, James.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34I thought something like that would be worth a bit more.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36- There are very few collectors for them.- OK.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39And as long as the collectors know that it's here,
0:14:39 > 0:14:41then it will sell for that, should be a bit more.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44Fingers crossed we get that top end plus a bit more. Here we go.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47It's going under the hammer. Full steam ahead.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50Lot 75 is this rather interesting William IV indenture,
0:14:50 > 0:14:56and I'm bid straightaway £35...£40. Here with me on commission at £40.
0:14:56 > 0:15:01Straight away with me on commission at £40. 45, 50.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03With me on commission at 50. Internet against you.
0:15:03 > 0:15:0555 clears my book. At 55.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07Internet bidder at £55.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09£60 now. At £55 now.
0:15:09 > 0:15:13Selling online... If you are all done at 55...
0:15:13 > 0:15:17Sold. £55. Well done, James. Good valuation.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20I wouldn't have a clue what to put on that.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23As soon as I saw "royal seal", you think this is a bit special,
0:15:23 > 0:15:25a couple of hundred pounds, but you're right.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27- Are you happy with that? - Of course.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30It's gone to someone who wants it.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33I'm glad this was saved from the skip.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39Going under the hammer next is the Aboriginal artwork.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42Unfortunately, Joseph can't be with us today
0:15:42 > 0:15:46and has now taken off the £50 reserve in order to let it go.
0:15:46 > 0:15:50- I like this, and Aboriginal art is on the up, isn't it?- It is.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53Along with all the tribal art things,
0:15:53 > 0:15:56- the ethnographica, as we call it. - A great family of artists.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58- It's a shame it's not the father. - Yes.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00Let's find out what the bidders think right now.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02It's going under the hammer.
0:16:02 > 0:16:07On to Australia this time. It's the Aboriginal sketch for you here,
0:16:07 > 0:16:10and we'll say £40. Start me at 40. At £40. Straightaway we have that.
0:16:10 > 0:16:1440 in the room. 45. I will come back to you in a second.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16It's jumping here. 60.
0:16:16 > 0:16:22It's at £60 now. At 60. Do you want to bid 65? 65. 70.
0:16:24 > 0:16:2875. 80. Thank you all the same. It's at £80 now.
0:16:28 > 0:16:33- It carries on. 90 now. 95. 100. 120.- It's good.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36120. 140 now. At 140...
0:16:36 > 0:16:38150. They're back. New buyer.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40It's slow but it's climbing..
0:16:40 > 0:16:42At least it's going in the right direction.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45Selling in at 150. There's no advance in the room at 150?
0:16:45 > 0:16:48- The hammer has gone down. That's a good result.- It is.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50It's a great result. Aboriginal art is on the way up.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52- It is sought-after, isn't it?- It is.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56This isn't a great artist, but he's got a good family.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59- I think we'll get on the phone and tell Joseph the good news.- Yes.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01I think he'll be happy with that.
0:17:04 > 0:17:05Well, so far, so good.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07Serving up for you right now,
0:17:07 > 0:17:10we have a tennis racket belonging to Bala.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12- Are you a tennis player at all? - No, not really, no.
0:17:12 > 0:17:16- You're just a good bargain-hunter, basically?- Yeah.- £2. Wow.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19This is an early aluminium racket. It is really nice, isn't it?
0:17:19 > 0:17:23Turn of the century. Fantastic quality. I've never seen the like.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26We'll find out what the bidders think of this right now.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30Hoping to serve up a good lot here.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33We've got the Birmingham Aluminium Casting Company, 1903,
0:17:33 > 0:17:35all-metal tennis racket.
0:17:35 > 0:17:40Closed bids here, starting nonetheless at 40, 45,
0:17:40 > 0:17:43£50 straightaway on the commission. £50. With me at 50.
0:17:43 > 0:17:4555. 60 with me.
0:17:45 > 0:17:4865. 70 with me 75.
0:17:48 > 0:17:5175. My commission is out. It's at £75.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54Internet bidding at 75. 80. 85 now.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56At 85... Keep going. 90.
0:17:56 > 0:18:00- 95. 100. 110.- It's good. - It's really good.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03110. It's at 110 now.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06110. Are you out in the room? 110. 120. 130 now.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08At 130. Looking for some more.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12On the internet at £130. 130, ladies and gentlemen...
0:18:12 > 0:18:16Yes, game, set and match. 130. Are you happy, Bala? Brilliant.
0:18:16 > 0:18:20- Brilliant. Well done, you. Good spot.- Thank you.
0:18:22 > 0:18:23There you are.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25That concludes our first visit to the auction room today,
0:18:25 > 0:18:27with some great results.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30We are coming back here later on in the show, so do not go away.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33But right now, it's time to return to Wolverhampton,
0:18:33 > 0:18:36and at the heart of the city is its football stadium.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39I went to find out about one of the team's greatest players,
0:18:39 > 0:18:43the late Billy Wright, who has been an inspiration since the '40s.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55"Out of the darkness cometh light."
0:18:55 > 0:18:57These words are the city's motto,
0:18:57 > 0:19:02which are reflected in the black and gold colours of its football team,
0:19:02 > 0:19:05Wolverhampton Wanderers, also nicknamed Wolves.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11The fact that Wolverhampton only has one team,
0:19:11 > 0:19:15and its stadium sits less than half a mile from the centre,
0:19:15 > 0:19:18may be why the city is united when it comes to football.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24Standing proud outside Molineux Stadium,
0:19:24 > 0:19:26in front of the stand that was named after him,
0:19:26 > 0:19:29there's a statue of one of the team's most celebrated players,
0:19:29 > 0:19:31the late, great Billy Wright.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34And there he is there, look, carrying the football.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37Billy had a long list of sporting achievements
0:19:37 > 0:19:39throughout the 1940s and '50s,
0:19:39 > 0:19:42which included captaining Wolverhampton Wanderers,
0:19:42 > 0:19:44winning the FA Cup final in 1949,
0:19:44 > 0:19:47plus several other league championship medals.
0:19:47 > 0:19:51He also captained England throughout three consecutive World Cup finals,
0:19:51 > 0:19:55and he goes down in history as the first player in the world
0:19:55 > 0:19:59to play for his country more than 100 times.
0:19:59 > 0:20:04Billy gained 105 caps for England throughout his 20-year career.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13I first heard about Billy Wright as a kid growing up.
0:20:13 > 0:20:17He was a very famous player for Wolves, England captain.
0:20:17 > 0:20:22As a young professional, I met him, and things have gone full circle
0:20:22 > 0:20:26because, later on as a manager myself, I'm here in Wolverhampton.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31You look at all-time best defenders at the club
0:20:31 > 0:20:34that have been through Wolves,
0:20:34 > 0:20:37and, obviously, his name is the first one on the list, really.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39He is highly regarded by the club, certainly,
0:20:39 > 0:20:40and in the community,
0:20:40 > 0:20:45I'd say he's an important figure for young people to look up to.
0:20:45 > 0:20:50In 1938, a 14-year-old Billy was encouraged by his schoolteacher
0:20:50 > 0:20:53to respond to an advert in a local newspaper
0:20:53 > 0:20:56inviting boys to come along for a football trial.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59At first the manager dismissed Billy for being too small, but he soon
0:20:59 > 0:21:02changed his mind when he could see what he could do with a football,
0:21:02 > 0:21:06and he offered him an apprenticeship on an eight-month trial.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10Although the Second World War interrupted Billy's career,
0:21:10 > 0:21:13at 17 he signed professionally with Wolves,
0:21:13 > 0:21:16and proved himself as a shining, fresh talent.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21He became the David Beckham of his day,
0:21:21 > 0:21:25admired by his peers and loved by the ladies,
0:21:25 > 0:21:29but Billy only had eyes for one woman and, at the time,
0:21:29 > 0:21:33she was part of the biggest pop band in the UK.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36# I was left right out of your arms
0:21:36 > 0:21:38# Oh, I was left right... #
0:21:38 > 0:21:43In the 1950s, the Beverley Sisters where the highest-paid female act,
0:21:43 > 0:21:46adored by millions across the globe.
0:21:46 > 0:21:47The eldest sister, Joy Beverley,
0:21:47 > 0:21:52always sang in between her twin sisters, Teddie and Babs,
0:21:52 > 0:21:54and she caught Billy's attention
0:21:54 > 0:21:57when the ladies performed in Wolverhampton.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01It must have been love at first sight
0:22:01 > 0:22:04because, in 1958, after a three-month whirlwind romance,
0:22:04 > 0:22:06they decided to tie the knot.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08The plan was to have a quiet, low-key wedding,
0:22:08 > 0:22:09but word soon got out
0:22:09 > 0:22:11and thousands of people turned up
0:22:11 > 0:22:14to see one of Britain's first celebrity weddings.
0:22:14 > 0:22:18I'm meeting up with local-born Baroness Heyhoe Flint,
0:22:18 > 0:22:22who's a former captain of England's women's cricket team
0:22:22 > 0:22:24and is currently vice-president at Wolves.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30Rachael, you knew Billy personally, didn't you?
0:22:30 > 0:22:32Yes, that was through my father, actually,
0:22:32 > 0:22:35who used to take Billy Wright for Physical Education lessons -
0:22:35 > 0:22:37or it was called keep-fit in those days.
0:22:37 > 0:22:41My father was Director of Physical Education for Wolverhampton,
0:22:41 > 0:22:44and, one evening, Billy Wright turned up and wanted to get fit.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47So when people refer to Billy Wright as being so fit,
0:22:47 > 0:22:49and he could head higher than anybody...
0:22:49 > 0:22:51- And he could hang in the air. - Hang in the air...
0:22:51 > 0:22:52That was my dad, actually.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56So it was through my father that I got to know Billy Wright
0:22:56 > 0:22:58in the sort of '50s onwards, really.
0:22:58 > 0:22:59And Billy is such a legend.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01I mean, everywhere you go around here,
0:23:01 > 0:23:03it's "Billy Wright, Billy Wright..." -
0:23:03 > 0:23:04why was he such a legend?
0:23:04 > 0:23:06Billy was one of the people.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08He came in on the bus to matches
0:23:08 > 0:23:11and just walked with the crowd here into the stadium,
0:23:11 > 0:23:14and he could be seen in the local shops and the local pubs,
0:23:14 > 0:23:18whereas now they're probably behind secure gates and that sort of thing.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21I mean, in Billy's mind, he wasn't a celebrity.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24There wasn't, you know, social media in those days,
0:23:24 > 0:23:27and when he met and fell in love with Joy Beverley
0:23:27 > 0:23:28and they got married,
0:23:28 > 0:23:32not a great big sort of OK!, Hello! magazine-type occasion,
0:23:32 > 0:23:35and Billy was just one of the people.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38He just meant everything to people in Wolverhampton,
0:23:38 > 0:23:39and still does.
0:23:39 > 0:23:40And every time I come in,
0:23:40 > 0:23:44I look at Billy Wright and that wonderful statue by James Butler,
0:23:44 > 0:23:48and I just give him a little nod and wink and hope he brings us luck.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53It's obvious that the club is still in awe of Billy -
0:23:53 > 0:23:57there are pictures of him everywhere in the stadium
0:23:57 > 0:24:00and he has a whole area dedicated to him in the club's museum.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07Upstairs, there's even a Billy Wright boot room.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11And here are some of Billy's possessions.
0:24:11 > 0:24:15These are his football boots, his shin pads and his socks.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17And just look at those whacking great big leather studs
0:24:17 > 0:24:19on those boots -
0:24:19 > 0:24:20my, have they changed today!
0:24:26 > 0:24:29Billy has influenced generations of players,
0:24:29 > 0:24:32including another Wolves legend, Steve Bull.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34Throughout Steve's career,
0:24:34 > 0:24:36during the 1980s and 1990s,
0:24:36 > 0:24:38he scored 306 goals
0:24:38 > 0:24:41and still holds the club's goal-scoring record.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44He was also capped 13 times for England
0:24:44 > 0:24:46and awarded an MBE.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51Steve, you've got something in common with Billy -
0:24:51 > 0:24:52you've both got stands named after you.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55How does it feel? I know that's your stand over there, isn't it?
0:24:55 > 0:24:58It is. It's absolutely brilliant. I'm very fortunate.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00I wish I got a pound for every time somebody sat there -
0:25:00 > 0:25:02but I ain't going to get it!
0:25:02 > 0:25:03I ain't going to get it.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05But, no, I think if Billy was still here now,
0:25:05 > 0:25:08he'd be exactly the same - very, very privileged.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10Yeah, both legends.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13Why was Billy such a good player - because he wasn't that tall, was he?
0:25:13 > 0:25:15He wasn't that tall for a defender. You know what I mean?
0:25:15 > 0:25:19- But he rose like a salmon.- He could jump high.- He could jump for fun.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21And he always got the ball cleanly
0:25:21 > 0:25:23and made sure he didn't hurt the defenders,
0:25:23 > 0:25:24and he was just a great player.
0:25:24 > 0:25:28- And he was the captain, so was he a good team leader?- He was a leader.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30He was a leader on the field and off the field.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32I met him towards the end of my career.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35He was guiding me the path to say, listen, when you slow down,
0:25:35 > 0:25:38go this way towards that defender, that way towards that defender,
0:25:38 > 0:25:41and he was a good inspiration towards the end of it.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43What does Billy mean to this club, though?
0:25:43 > 0:25:45He means absolutely everything.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47When you pull down the Waterloo Road and you see his stand here,
0:25:47 > 0:25:50he's left a legacy here. He was the main man here
0:25:50 > 0:25:52and he started this club like a snowball,
0:25:52 > 0:25:53to get it up and running.
0:25:54 > 0:25:59Billy was never cautioned or sent off in his entire career.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01Now, I find that incredibly impressive -
0:26:01 > 0:26:03it just goes to show what a gentleman he was.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05And that's one of his caps.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08He gained 105 caps playing for England
0:26:08 > 0:26:10and, in fact, he got his 100th cap
0:26:10 > 0:26:15on the same day his daughter Victoria was born in 1959.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19Billy Wright, this must be quite a week for you.
0:26:19 > 0:26:20It is, yes. The most fantastic week.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22I shall never forget Sunday,
0:26:22 > 0:26:24because I think that's the most...
0:26:24 > 0:26:27wonderful day of my whole life.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30Having my wife giving birth to our baby daughter
0:26:30 > 0:26:31at 8:22 on Sunday morning
0:26:31 > 0:26:34and then being selected to play for my country for the 100th time,
0:26:34 > 0:26:36just after noon,
0:26:36 > 0:26:39well, that was a most remarkable day and I shall never forget it.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45In 1959, he was awarded the CBE from the Queen,
0:26:45 > 0:26:48and in that same year he retired from the game.
0:26:48 > 0:26:5230,000 fans turned up to watch his final match,
0:26:52 > 0:26:55to salute one of England's finest footballing sons.
0:27:07 > 0:27:11Back amid the fun and commotion at Wolverhampton Art Gallery,
0:27:11 > 0:27:14people are still flocking to the valuation tables,
0:27:14 > 0:27:16and it could take some time
0:27:16 > 0:27:19for Caroline to scrub up on her knowledge.
0:27:21 > 0:27:27Roslyn, I am excited to see this gorgeous washstand.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31It's French. I absolutely love it.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33Now, tell me what you know about it.
0:27:33 > 0:27:37I bought it at an antique fair in Buxton in 2003.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40- So not France at all? - No, no, not at all.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42Ohhh...
0:27:42 > 0:27:43- And you fell in love with it?- I did.
0:27:43 > 0:27:45- Did you pay a lot for it?- I did.- Oh!
0:27:45 > 0:27:47Never mind.
0:27:47 > 0:27:52I was once told you always regret more what you don't buy
0:27:52 > 0:27:53than what you did buy.
0:27:53 > 0:27:55Absolutely.
0:27:55 > 0:27:56Why were you drawn to it?
0:27:56 > 0:27:58Well, I thought it was very attractive.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00I'd never seen one before.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02It's a bit Kate Greenaway,
0:28:02 > 0:28:05although they're not actually Kate Greenaway figures,
0:28:05 > 0:28:07but it's very similar.
0:28:07 > 0:28:08It was complete.
0:28:08 > 0:28:11There's absolutely nothing wrong with it.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14I didn't have any grandchildren at that time,
0:28:14 > 0:28:17but I was hoping I was going to have grandchildren,
0:28:17 > 0:28:19and so I bought it in anticipation.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22I go to France an awful lot, and I haven't seen one of these.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25- It's a washstand, as you know. - That's right, yes.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28But it's a child's washstand. A sort of doll's washstand.
0:28:28 > 0:28:32You've got the jug down here, a little dish.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34It's absolutely gorgeous.
0:28:34 > 0:28:36It's made by the French company Sarreguemines.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39It's been recently repainted.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41- Have you painted it?- No.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44See, I think originally this would have been in a fruitwood.
0:28:44 > 0:28:47- Right.- All these figures, transfer-printed,
0:28:47 > 0:28:50very Kate Greenaway in style, you're right.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53It dates from 1910, 1920.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55It's just a lovely thing.
0:28:55 > 0:28:59And in its condition, which is all but perfect -
0:28:59 > 0:29:02I think there's a tiny little hair line on the bowl -
0:29:02 > 0:29:06I would put an estimate of £100-£150.
0:29:06 > 0:29:07What do you think?
0:29:07 > 0:29:08I think that's fine.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10What did you pay for it?
0:29:10 > 0:29:11I'm not telling you.
0:29:11 > 0:29:13You're still not telling me!
0:29:13 > 0:29:15Oh! Well, look, we'll see what it gets.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18- It might even get what you paid for it.- Yes.- Whisper it to me later.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20I will.
0:29:21 > 0:29:23We promise to do our best for you, Roslyn.
0:29:24 > 0:29:28Now, I wonder why James is looking pleased with himself.
0:29:30 > 0:29:34Pat, at last - I've got something here
0:29:34 > 0:29:37from my favourite period of time.
0:29:37 > 0:29:41- Really?- 1790-1820.
0:29:41 > 0:29:44George III, late George III.
0:29:44 > 0:29:46What's the family story behind it?
0:29:46 > 0:29:49My grandfather gave it to my mum
0:29:49 > 0:29:53on her wedding day in 1946.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56And that's really all I know about it.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58I did see her wearing it occasionally,
0:29:58 > 0:30:01but very rarely.
0:30:01 > 0:30:06If you were living in the late 18th century
0:30:06 > 0:30:10and you had gone to your final schooling,
0:30:10 > 0:30:13the finishing school would recommend
0:30:13 > 0:30:16that you went on what was called the Grand Tour.
0:30:16 > 0:30:20This is a piece that would have been brought home
0:30:20 > 0:30:23by somebody who had gone on that Grand Tour.
0:30:23 > 0:30:27There were three main types of cameo that you find.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30The most common is the hard-shelled cameo,
0:30:30 > 0:30:33then you get a hard-stone cameo,
0:30:33 > 0:30:35but you also get lava cameos.
0:30:35 > 0:30:38This one is a hard-shelled cameo -
0:30:38 > 0:30:41- out of the conch shell, most commonly.- Oh, right.
0:30:41 > 0:30:46And here we have the subject of a Roman warrior
0:30:46 > 0:30:48having his lower leg examined.
0:30:48 > 0:30:51Traditionally, I suppose, it could be somebody like Achilles,
0:30:51 > 0:30:52but it could be somebody else.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54Probably made in Milan.
0:30:54 > 0:30:55Really?
0:30:55 > 0:30:58Yeah, that was a centre for cameo carving.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01I've never given it a thought as to where it would have been made.
0:31:01 > 0:31:05Yeah. And a lot of them are signed on the reverse as well.
0:31:05 > 0:31:07The surroundings is...
0:31:09 > 0:31:12It's almost certainly gold, low-grade,
0:31:12 > 0:31:14and the pin that's on the back -
0:31:14 > 0:31:19you can see quite obviously that that has been replaced.
0:31:19 > 0:31:23So I would say the chain and the pin are probably around 1900 in date,
0:31:23 > 0:31:27and the rest of it is about 1800, 1820.
0:31:27 > 0:31:31So it's a gift from your grandfather to your mother,
0:31:31 > 0:31:33on her wedding day.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35- Yes.- Do you not want to keep it?
0:31:36 > 0:31:38Well...
0:31:38 > 0:31:40It's the usual thing,
0:31:40 > 0:31:41- it's lying in a box.- Yeah.
0:31:41 > 0:31:45My son and daughter, they don't want it,
0:31:45 > 0:31:47- and I don't wear brooches.- No.
0:31:47 > 0:31:49I think it'll end up going to
0:31:49 > 0:31:52a neoclassical or a Grand Tour collector
0:31:52 > 0:31:54and I think it's a super little lot.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57I'm not going to put a huge valuation on it.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00- No, no.- £80-£120.
0:32:00 > 0:32:01If you want it to go ahead,
0:32:01 > 0:32:03then we'll take it to the saleroom for you.
0:32:03 > 0:32:04Let's put a reserve of £80 on it.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07If it doesn't make that, you'll have it back.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10- But super, I think it's a great little lot.- Thank you.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14Now, Caroline seems to have spotted some sparkle.
0:32:15 > 0:32:17Hello, Anne.
0:32:17 > 0:32:22Lovely to see you and your wonderful array of silver items.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24Have you been polishing all day?
0:32:24 > 0:32:27- Not really! - Where did you come by these?
0:32:27 > 0:32:29They came from my parents.
0:32:29 > 0:32:34And my parents worked for Sankeys,
0:32:34 > 0:32:36the steel people, of Bilston.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39Right, very important family.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41My father was the butler
0:32:41 > 0:32:43and my mother was the cook.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46- So they met in service...- Yes. - ..for the Sankeys.- Yeah.
0:32:46 > 0:32:50Oh, I've just heard a collective "aw" behind me here.
0:32:50 > 0:32:54Isn't that lovely? And do you think these items are something
0:32:54 > 0:32:56that they might've got from that family
0:32:56 > 0:32:59- when they were working there... - Yes, that's possible.
0:32:59 > 0:33:01- ..they gave them to them? - That's possible, yes.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04Now, these, they're not candlesticks,
0:33:04 > 0:33:07which a lot of people think they are, and they're not spill vases,
0:33:07 > 0:33:09which a lot of people think they are.
0:33:09 > 0:33:10They're just specimen vases.
0:33:10 > 0:33:15The weight is not all silver but they're very, very pretty.
0:33:15 > 0:33:17The first part of the 20th century,
0:33:17 > 0:33:21- sort of 1920, that sort of period. - Oh.
0:33:21 > 0:33:26And this item in front is a similar sort of date, 1920s.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29- Do you know what this might be? - Sugar shifter.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32It's very beautifully pierced at the top.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35It's got a little bruise, they call it a bruise,
0:33:35 > 0:33:36it just means a bash.
0:33:36 > 0:33:39So those are what they are,
0:33:39 > 0:33:42they're nothing particularly special,
0:33:42 > 0:33:46no particular interest, really, or antique interest
0:33:46 > 0:33:49and they would have a collective value, I would think, of...
0:33:50 > 0:33:54- ..£50-£80 for the three.- Mm-hm.
0:33:54 > 0:33:58Now, these two, I think these are gorgeous.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01Well, this little pig is a pincushion
0:34:01 > 0:34:04and he's got the original velvet top to him
0:34:04 > 0:34:07and it's got the magic initials here,
0:34:07 > 0:34:10"Sampson Mordan & Company" which is...
0:34:10 > 0:34:11- Have you heard of this make?- Yeah.
0:34:11 > 0:34:16It's a fabulous maker, Birmingham maker, dated 1905
0:34:16 > 0:34:19and there are lots of people that would like him
0:34:19 > 0:34:21and because of the Sampson Mordan,
0:34:21 > 0:34:25that puts him into a slightly higher piggy bracket.
0:34:25 > 0:34:29But my favourite thing of all, Anne, is this.
0:34:29 > 0:34:33- Do you use nutmeg? - Yes, I love my nutmeg.
0:34:33 > 0:34:34- So do I, on rice pudding. - It's lovely.
0:34:34 > 0:34:36- Nice home-made rice pudding.- Yeah.
0:34:36 > 0:34:41This is a nutmeg grater and it's absolutely gorgeous.
0:34:41 > 0:34:43Take the top off.
0:34:44 > 0:34:50It's in three pieces and the maker here is Thomas Willmore, 1813.
0:34:50 > 0:34:52Gosh, I didn't realise.
0:34:52 > 0:34:54- So it's very early.- Quite old.
0:34:54 > 0:34:58And it's in absolutely wonderful condition.
0:34:58 > 0:35:02And you'd put your nutmeg inside here, to keep it,
0:35:02 > 0:35:05and then you get it out, put this together,
0:35:05 > 0:35:06and you'd grate it.
0:35:06 > 0:35:09It is absolutely adorable.
0:35:09 > 0:35:13And these little bits of silver are always saleable.
0:35:13 > 0:35:19So, these two items I would be happy to put into auction
0:35:19 > 0:35:22with an estimate of £150-£250.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24- Oh.- How do feel about that?
0:35:24 > 0:35:26Yes.
0:35:26 > 0:35:27Surprised.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29- Good! Pleasantly surprised?- Yes.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32- Now, would you like a reserve? - Yes, please.
0:35:32 > 0:35:33You would. What would you like?
0:35:33 > 0:35:37- £150 on these two?- Mm. - Yeah?- Yes.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39- And we'll fix that, shall we, Anne? - Yes, I think so.
0:35:39 > 0:35:43OK, 150 fixed on these and these, would you like a reserve on these?
0:35:43 > 0:35:47- Yes, please.- What if we said 50?- Mm.
0:35:47 > 0:35:49- Yeah?- Yeah. Yes, I think so.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52Excellent, and I'm sure they will fly on the day.
0:35:52 > 0:35:54Even flying pigs!
0:35:54 > 0:35:57- Thank you, Anne.- Thank you.
0:36:01 > 0:36:04Well, there you are, lots of people and lots of antiques.
0:36:04 > 0:36:07What a fantastic day we've had here at Wolverhampton Art Gallery.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09- It's been brilliant, hasn't it? - It has been.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12It has, and we've learned a lot and we've seen so much but, right now,
0:36:12 > 0:36:15we have some unfinished business to do in the auction room.
0:36:15 > 0:36:17We're going over for the last time
0:36:17 > 0:36:18to put our experts' valuations to the test,
0:36:18 > 0:36:21so we're going to say goodbye to Wolverhampton Art Gallery
0:36:21 > 0:36:22and head over to the saleroom,
0:36:22 > 0:36:25and here's a quick recap of what's going under the hammer.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30This children's washstand is over 100 years old
0:36:30 > 0:36:32and in such great condition,
0:36:32 > 0:36:34it will surely catch someone's eye.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40James hopes we can pin a decent price on this cameo brooch.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46And I hope this collection of silver,
0:36:46 > 0:36:49which includes vases, a pincushion and a nutmeg grater,
0:36:49 > 0:36:52could change Anne's fortunes for the better.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04We're back at the saleroom in Whitchurch
0:37:04 > 0:37:07and Christina Trevanion is on the rostrum.
0:37:07 > 0:37:09First up, the child's washstand.
0:37:09 > 0:37:14Roswyn, it's good to see you again, and Oscar has come along
0:37:14 > 0:37:16because there's no school on the weekends, is there?
0:37:16 > 0:37:20- No school today.- No! - Oscar, you're how old, nearly seven?
0:37:20 > 0:37:21- Er, yeah.- Going on 30? ROSWYN:- Yeah.
0:37:24 > 0:37:26This washstand, did you buy it for Oscar?
0:37:26 > 0:37:28- I did...- You did.- ..but he wasn't there at the time.
0:37:28 > 0:37:32- He wasn't, no.- It was a potential. - Yeah, it's a nice thing to...
0:37:32 > 0:37:34- That's a proper granny thing to do, isn't it?- Yep.
0:37:34 > 0:37:36Good luck with this, I know you like this. It's French.
0:37:36 > 0:37:40I think it's lovely. It's French, Sarreguemines pottery.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43- It's really lovely.- Here we go, it's going under the hammer right now.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45Good luck, both of you.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49The French nursery washstand set, the Sarreguemines one there.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52Really dinky little example, this. It's so sweet.
0:37:52 > 0:37:55And I've got 80, 90, £100 straightaway...
0:37:55 > 0:37:57At £100.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59At £100 here, looking for 110.
0:37:59 > 0:38:00At £100.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02110. 120.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04130, madam?
0:38:04 > 0:38:05130 clears my book.
0:38:05 > 0:38:09At £130. Standing in the room at £130.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11Looking for 140 now.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13- At £130...- Well done. - ..to the lady, then,
0:38:13 > 0:38:15if we're all done at 130.
0:38:15 > 0:38:18- High-five, Oscar.- Yeah, high-five.
0:38:18 > 0:38:21- £130.- There you go.
0:38:21 > 0:38:23Well, it seems we'll never know what Roswyn paid
0:38:23 > 0:38:27but let's hope she made some profit.
0:38:27 > 0:38:29Next up, the cameo brooch.
0:38:30 > 0:38:32Pat, it's great to see you again.
0:38:32 > 0:38:34We're just about to put the brooch under the hammer,
0:38:34 > 0:38:36- your mum's brooch.- That's right. - Any regrets? Any regrets...?
0:38:36 > 0:38:39I had an inkling, but I'm all right now.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42- You're OK.- Once I saw a photograph of it, I was OK.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45- OK.- It's lovely.- It's a nice cameo brooch, George III.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47- Yeah.- It's a sweet thing, isn't it?
0:38:47 > 0:38:49Brooches aren't that fashionable, though.
0:38:49 > 0:38:52- This is the sticking point, isn't it? It really is.- Yes.
0:38:52 > 0:38:56- For me, I remove the fact that it's a brooch in my mind...- Yeah.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58- ..and just look at it as an oval panel...- Yes.
0:38:58 > 0:39:02..carved out of shell, with that classical scene.
0:39:02 > 0:39:03So it's got to go. There are collectors out there
0:39:03 > 0:39:05and fingers crossed they're here right now,
0:39:05 > 0:39:07because we need to sell this
0:39:07 > 0:39:09and it's going under the hammer right now.
0:39:10 > 0:39:1219th-century carved shell cameo brooch.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14We weren't just sure whether they were Greek or Roman,
0:39:14 > 0:39:16so we've called them classical.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18Very sweet example. And interest here with me,
0:39:18 > 0:39:20I've got to start this at £130.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23- With me on commission at 130. - That's good.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25At £130, here with me on commission at 130.
0:39:25 > 0:39:27140. 150.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30150 here, internet, my commission bidder.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33At 150, looking for 160 now.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35160 is bid. Clears my book.
0:39:35 > 0:39:36At £160.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38Internet bidder, then, at £160.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41- If you're all done at 160. - 160, that's good.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43Online at £160.
0:39:43 > 0:39:44- Sold.- Great!
0:39:44 > 0:39:46- Sold online.- Great.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48- You were there, weren't you? - Yeah, he was, spot on.
0:39:48 > 0:39:52- Well done, James.- It's a lovely little thing, I like that.- Yeah.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54What a great result for Pat.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59Now it's time for the collection of silver items
0:39:59 > 0:40:02and the auction house has decided to split up the nutmeg grater
0:40:02 > 0:40:05and the piggy pincushion.
0:40:05 > 0:40:07Anne, good luck, OK?
0:40:07 > 0:40:11Christina thinks they will do a lot better if she splits them up,
0:40:11 > 0:40:14so let's find out what the bidders think.
0:40:14 > 0:40:19And the first of Anne's lots are the vases and the sugar shaker.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21It's a pair of silver posy vases,
0:40:21 > 0:40:23John William Caldicott, Birmingham, 1916
0:40:23 > 0:40:26and we've also got a sugar sifter or sugar caster there.
0:40:26 > 0:40:30Three in the lot altogether, nice little lot, bid me £40 for them.
0:40:30 > 0:40:3140 is bid.
0:40:31 > 0:40:3345 bid, sir. And 50 clears my book.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36At £50 standing at the back, at £50.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38Where's 5? At £50 I have.
0:40:38 > 0:40:4055 online, sir. Go 60?
0:40:40 > 0:40:4260 is bid.
0:40:42 > 0:40:44At £60 in the room, looking for 5 now.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47Selling to the room at 60.
0:40:47 > 0:40:48It's good going.
0:40:51 > 0:40:54The very sweet little Edwardian silver pig pincushion,
0:40:54 > 0:40:57Sydney & Co, Birmingham, 1905.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00And interest here, showing me I've got to bids in line,
0:41:00 > 0:41:01starting at £50,
0:41:01 > 0:41:03straightaway with me at 50.
0:41:03 > 0:41:0655. Clears my books, sir, at £55 in the room.
0:41:06 > 0:41:0860.
0:41:08 > 0:41:095.
0:41:09 > 0:41:10At 65 in the room.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12Against you, internet, at £65.
0:41:12 > 0:41:1470... 5.
0:41:14 > 0:41:1680.... 5.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18- That's more like it.- 90... 5. - Let's do £100.
0:41:18 > 0:41:21100. Thank you. 100 with you, sir.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24Standing at 100. Looking for 110, 110.
0:41:24 > 0:41:25110 here, sir. 120.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27Everybody loves a little piggy.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29At 110 with the gentleman standing.
0:41:29 > 0:41:30120 at the back.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32Against you, sir. 130.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34140.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37OK, she's at the very back at 140.
0:41:37 > 0:41:38150.
0:41:38 > 0:41:40- Against you...- So we've done the top end?- Yeah.
0:41:40 > 0:41:44- Done the top end.- Oh, gosh.
0:41:44 > 0:41:48At £150 if you're all done, then, at 150.
0:41:48 > 0:41:50Good result.
0:41:50 > 0:41:51One more to go.
0:41:51 > 0:41:56A silver nutmeg grater, Thomas Willmore, Birmingham, 1801.
0:41:56 > 0:42:00And I've got interest here at £180. With me on commission at 180.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02Great, punchy, straight in.
0:42:02 > 0:42:04190, 200.
0:42:04 > 0:42:05220 clears my books, sir.
0:42:05 > 0:42:07At 220 with you.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10At £220. Standing by the cabinets at 220.
0:42:10 > 0:42:11240.
0:42:11 > 0:42:12260.
0:42:12 > 0:42:13280.
0:42:13 > 0:42:14300.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16- 320.- Ooh, this is good.
0:42:16 > 0:42:18At £320.
0:42:18 > 0:42:20Selling to the room at 320.
0:42:20 > 0:42:22Yes! The hammer's come down, we've done it.
0:42:22 > 0:42:23They've all sold.
0:42:23 > 0:42:25That's a grand total of £530.
0:42:25 > 0:42:29- That's a lot of money, isn't it? - Yes.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31- It really is.- Very good.
0:42:31 > 0:42:33- But lovely items, that's what it's all about.- Gorgeous items.
0:42:33 > 0:42:35And you've been brilliant, thank you so much.
0:42:35 > 0:42:38- I've enjoyed talking to you. - Pleasure.- You've been fantastic.
0:42:38 > 0:42:42That's a nice little profit for Anne to take home.
0:42:42 > 0:42:44You're all done then at 150.
0:42:45 > 0:42:48Well, that's it, we've run out of time here in the auction room
0:42:48 > 0:42:51but at least all of our owners have gone home happy.
0:42:51 > 0:42:52We've had a few ups and downs
0:42:52 > 0:42:55but that's life in an auction room, as you know.
0:42:55 > 0:42:57And if you want to take part in the show,
0:42:57 > 0:42:59join us at one of our valuation days.
0:42:59 > 0:43:01Details of up-and-coming dates and venues
0:43:01 > 0:43:02you can find on our BBC website...
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0:43:05 > 0:43:07Look at us online and come and join us,
0:43:07 > 0:43:10dust them down and bring them in and let's flog 'em!
0:43:10 > 0:43:13But until then, from the West Midlands, it's goodbye.