:00:00. > :00:11.Hello! An auction room is one way to sell your unwanted antiques, as our
:00:12. > :00:46.experts help to "Flog It! We help people decide whether or not
:00:47. > :00:51.to sell their antiques. Our experts give advice and a valuation to help
:00:52. > :00:56.the owners. The decision is never easy and the nerves get going at the
:00:57. > :01:08.sale. By the end, we'll know who was right to sell. Brilliant! Lovely.
:01:09. > :01:14.Debbie's gone into meltdown. Aw! Why? I don't know. Are you happy?
:01:15. > :01:24.Brilliant! I should think so. Wonderful! Brilliant, wasn't it? I'm
:01:25. > :01:27.happy - are you? Yes, thank you! Hundreds of people came to our
:01:28. > :01:31.valuation day in Bournemouth. They brought in bags and boxes full of
:01:32. > :01:36.antiques, to show the Flog It! Experts. On duty today, experienced
:01:37. > :01:45.auctioneers David Barby and James Braxton. As usual, we want them to
:01:46. > :01:49.accurately value each item and help the owners to decide if it's worth
:01:50. > :01:56.selling. The proof of the pudding will be in the auction. Judging by
:01:57. > :02:06.the number of people waiting for their valuations, there's going to
:02:07. > :02:09.be plenty to see. Elsie and Arthur, is it? It's Arthur. You look too
:02:10. > :02:19.young to have collected these yourself. Thank you. Where did they
:02:20. > :02:26.come from? My auntie left them to me. And her name was... ? Alice. How
:02:27. > :02:31.old was she when she passed on? She was... She was 88. 88? She died in
:02:32. > :02:38.1980. That's a good age. And left this to me. Good age, but I'm 92!
:02:39. > :02:43.That's good! Is that down to Bovril? Wrestling! You're a wrestler? I did
:02:44. > :02:48.all-in wrestling and made a living out of it. Is that where you met
:02:49. > :02:53.him? No, he used to cycle 80 miles to see me. 80? Gravesend to Alton in
:02:54. > :02:59.Hampshire. You must've been fond of him. We met when I was 15. She's the
:03:00. > :03:04.first girl I met, the first I kissed - I've never held another girl in my
:03:05. > :03:09.hands. Ooh! That is a lovely statement, really! And you're still
:03:10. > :03:12.together after all those years - brilliant! You're telling me these
:03:13. > :03:20.memories, which are as important as these postcards, because these are
:03:21. > :03:23.somebody's memories. It was an early 20th century feature to collect
:03:24. > :03:28.these cards. They made special albums like these for your cards.
:03:29. > :03:36.What I like here is the cat portraits. In their own right, those
:03:37. > :03:39.are worth ?20 each... Oh... Louis Wain was an artist that just drew
:03:40. > :03:45.cats, the occasional dogs, but mainly cats. In his early career,
:03:46. > :03:49.they're very cuddly, and he went slightly schizophrenic, so, towards
:03:50. > :03:51.the end of his career, the cats take on a schizophrenic appearance, but
:03:52. > :04:03.these are delightful early ones, early 20th century. But those are
:04:04. > :04:06.cats all the way through. More intriguing are the cards contained
:04:07. > :04:13.in this album, because this one has cards relating to the First World
:04:14. > :04:20.War. Sweetheart cards. Sweetheart cards. There was a company called
:04:21. > :04:24.Bamforth that produced these song cards. The Sunshine Of Your Smile.
:04:25. > :04:30.Do you know it? You have to buy three or four to complete the song.
:04:31. > :04:41.Do I know it? Could you sing it? I don't know. Could you? How does it
:04:42. > :04:50.go? # Bring me your smile... # He knows it! #. . The love light in
:04:51. > :04:53.your eyes... # Have all the words there. Superb. Let's get to the
:04:54. > :04:57.nitty-gritty. What will we get for these at auction? I'm thinking in
:04:58. > :05:04.terms, possibly, of round about... ?180-?200, so I would like the
:05:05. > :05:12.reserve to be placed below that... Yes. . . Let's say ?150. Yeah. You
:05:13. > :05:19.seem surprised. Yes, that's OK. What would you do with it? We're going to
:05:20. > :05:29.New York. New York? In May. You're going by Concorde? That's what I'm
:05:30. > :05:33.trying to get the money for! We're going to take the money across the
:05:34. > :05:46.road... The casino? Uh-huh. I don't believe that! Don't tell him! Eh?
:05:47. > :05:48.Don't tell him! Where's this picture been hanging?
:05:49. > :05:54.Recently, in my lounge, but, before that, we found it in Dad's loft when
:05:55. > :06:02.we cleared his house out. It was just up in the loft. How long had it
:06:03. > :06:05.been there? No idea. No idea? The problem with a loft is, you get
:06:06. > :06:12.extremes of temperature, so this is why the frame has degenerated a bit.
:06:13. > :06:22.It was under glass, so it hasn't affected the watercolour. Signed by
:06:23. > :06:30.Jessie Chase. Do you know much about her? Only that she was listed in
:06:31. > :06:34.18... 1870, 1880... Yeah. She flourished around sort of the
:06:35. > :06:38.mid-1880s. She was a member of the Society Of Lady Artists, which was
:06:39. > :06:47.nice, rarefied, and she lived in Kilburn in London. Oh. It's a very
:06:48. > :06:53.well-studied picture. I like this scrollwork... Very fine. It is very
:06:54. > :06:59.fine, isn't it, with the thimble and... It's very nice. Then this
:07:00. > :07:07.nice Chinese tea bowl and saucer, so a very nicely composed still life.
:07:08. > :07:16.Have you had it valued? No. Well, I think... I looked in the ArtSales
:07:17. > :07:20.Index. Obviously, she hasn't sold a great deal recently, and I think if
:07:21. > :07:24.we put a cautious estimate of ?300 to ?400, I hope it'll make more, but
:07:25. > :07:31.I think I'd very surprised if it made over ?500. The fact that it's a
:07:32. > :07:35.watercolour still life will hold it back, but it is a very good still
:07:36. > :07:44.life. Mmm... Is that delight or disappointment? Well... It's such
:07:45. > :07:53.fine work. It is. I just think it should be... . . Better! Yeah. Let's
:07:54. > :08:07.see on the day. It's good to be seen to offer a bargain. Get people in
:08:08. > :08:13.and hey presto! Where did you get this? I was given
:08:14. > :08:16.it by a lady I used to work for. Right. She had a bed-and-breakfast.
:08:17. > :08:20.When she gave it to me, it was a table lamp... Really? There was a
:08:21. > :08:23.piece of wood... Yeah? . . Glued in there. And... Not drilled,
:08:24. > :08:27.obviously, and the most awful shade. When she gave me it, I hated it. I
:08:28. > :08:31.still don't like it! Never liked it! Becauseof the table lamp or the
:08:32. > :08:34.person? The person was lovely. I don't like this! I particularly like
:08:35. > :08:38.this. It has a slight Japanese overtone. On the south coast, early
:08:39. > :08:46.20th century, there were loads of potters all producing this Japanese
:08:47. > :08:54.style, particularly at St Ives. This is the second phase of Doulton.
:08:55. > :08:57.First flush, the students wentto Lambeth to the pottery run by
:08:58. > :09:04.Doulton. This is the second phase, more commercial. We're looking at a
:09:05. > :09:07.piece intended for a much wider market. They could produce more. I
:09:08. > :09:14.like the colour tones and balance, the ash-effect glaze. The lemon and
:09:15. > :09:24.leaf-type decoration is a very composite, attractive design. I like
:09:25. > :09:34.it! It's fully marked underneath with the Doulton mark there, and
:09:35. > :09:38.that H is the artist's signature. So it could be Joan Honey, who was one
:09:39. > :09:42.of the artists at that time - I'm not certain of that. I like it. In
:09:43. > :09:45.auction, I think it would go forsomething in the region of
:09:46. > :09:49.?80-?120. Right. But if we're going to put that sort of estimate on it,
:09:50. > :09:52.I'd want the reserveset slightly lower, so about ?70. Would you be
:09:53. > :10:01.happy to sell it? Yes, I would! Let's have a go at it, shall we?
:10:02. > :10:08.I like that immensely. Thank you. You've brought in this very nice
:10:09. > :10:13.majolica oyster dish. I saw you in the queue and I was looking out for
:10:14. > :10:19.you to grab you! How did you come by this lovely dish? I bought an old
:10:20. > :10:24.house bout 15, 20 years ago. The old chap that was in there was on his
:10:25. > :10:29.own and I'd quite a lot of stuffto clear out, and I found that.
:10:30. > :10:36.Fabulous. It came free with the house? Yeah. Great! What do you know
:10:37. > :10:44.about it? Only basicallythat it was Minton majolica... It's not Minton,
:10:45. > :10:50.but it is majolica, tin-glazed earthenware, buti t's by a maker
:10:51. > :10:52.called George Jones. We've got his impress mark down there and then
:10:53. > :10:59.we've gota Victorian registration diamond. They fiddled around with
:11:00. > :11:03.these. They always puzzle me. But after 1868, they moved the year
:11:04. > :11:07.letter from being at the top down to the right-hand side. From that, we
:11:08. > :11:13.know it's dated 1874. It's a lovely item. This would be one of many
:11:14. > :11:18.dishes that you'd have had in front of you at a rather grand dinner
:11:19. > :11:21.party. There'd have been a magnificent multi-tiered centrepiece
:11:22. > :11:39.that also held oysters. It's really colourful and bright. The Victorians
:11:40. > :11:42.loved all these things that were emblematic of what their use was, so
:11:43. > :11:46.you've got stylised shells, the seaweed - it's straight from the
:11:47. > :11:50.oyster bed! Have you any idea of its worth? No. So if I said ?200-?300,
:11:51. > :11:59.is that a figure that would delight you or disappoint you? Quite
:12:00. > :12:03.delighted! Good! There's still plenty for our experts to see, but
:12:04. > :12:07.let's take our first few lots to the auction. Elsie and Arthur want to
:12:08. > :12:10.sell their albums so they can go to New York. David thinks they will
:12:11. > :12:18.sell, but not for that sort of money. Elsie and Arthur, I loved!
:12:19. > :12:28.The stereotype grandparents with a bit of fun. They were delightful,
:12:29. > :12:31.even sang a song, which was good! Pauline's still life is excellent,
:12:32. > :12:40.but still lifes don't get the best money. I think it should be worth
:12:41. > :12:44.more because of the detail. Mary's never liked her Doulton vase, though
:12:45. > :12:50.she did like the friend it came from. Let's hope David hasn't
:12:51. > :12:55.overestimated the value! Debbie found her majolica oyster dish when
:12:56. > :13:01.she moved in. It's by one of the best makers -George Jones -and it's
:13:02. > :13:07.in good condition. We've come to Lymington for today's sale. Our
:13:08. > :13:10.owners start to arrive - some of them know each other quite well!
:13:11. > :13:17.Mary and Pauline, good to catch you before you go in. You're friends.
:13:18. > :13:20.Did you just bump into each other at the valuation day? No, we went
:13:21. > :13:30.together. There's four of you. You're all flogging things. Yes.
:13:31. > :13:33.You're having a jolly with what you sell - a foursome? Yes, probably.
:13:34. > :13:39.Today, I expect! Are you feeling confident? I suppose. It'll be fun.
:13:40. > :13:45.It will be! Good luck. Thank you. See you at the auction. I hope they
:13:46. > :13:48.all do all right. Auctioneer George Kidner should know how things will
:13:49. > :14:00.sell. What does he think of the things? A wonderful-sized Doulton
:14:01. > :14:03.vase, it's a super size, and our experts had one of their ?80-?120
:14:04. > :14:09.days on it. You're very unfair. I think that's probably right. I can't
:14:10. > :14:13.get terribly excited about this vase, I'm afraid. Doulton did
:14:14. > :14:16.produce some wonderfully different designs, some very exciting, some
:14:17. > :14:22.less so. This, though quite pleasing, wasn't the best. I doubt
:14:23. > :14:30.if it's going to zoom past that estimate. These are collectable,
:14:31. > :14:35.though. They're so well-marked - that's the thing about Royal
:14:36. > :14:40.Doulton. You know it's Royal Doulton right from the start. No damage on
:14:41. > :14:46.it. It looks fine. No damage at all. We can't work out the fruit. I think
:14:47. > :14:49.lemons - everyone disagrees with me, but we shall find out. The detail is
:14:50. > :14:55.incredible, real photographic representation. That's partly the
:14:56. > :15:03.problem. Yeah, a still life like that. Still lifes are just not as
:15:04. > :15:19.popular as they were, unless it's a17th-century Dutch one! Sadly, I
:15:20. > :15:22.think in this particular case, although it's beautifully done and
:15:23. > :15:25.the daffodils are lovely and she was a flower painter even the book is
:15:26. > :15:27.beautifully represented, it's not going to capture people's
:15:28. > :15:32.imagination. There's an American artist by the same name, and if it
:15:33. > :15:35.had been by her, it would be of Wisconsin, and we'd be talking a lot
:15:36. > :15:39.of money. But I'm afraid I don't think there'll be the demand. You
:15:40. > :15:44.might be surprised on the day. You never know. The joy of auctions! Not
:15:45. > :15:49.a lot of optimism from the auctioneer. I hope someone likes
:15:50. > :15:55.Pauline's picture. George is ready to start, so fingers crossed. First
:15:56. > :15:58.up, the postcard albums belonging to Elsie and Arthur, who likes to be
:15:59. > :16:02.called Reg. You brought in two wonderful albums, the Louis Wain
:16:03. > :16:11.cats. Are you cat lovers? He is - I'm not. You don't have cats? No.
:16:12. > :16:20.David does. I love cats. He does. What's your cat called? Algernon. A
:16:21. > :16:25.name and a half! What is so good is, they're all in pristine condition.
:16:26. > :16:28.They're lovely. They've never been taken out - which is important with
:16:29. > :16:33.postcards. Yeah. We're anxious to see it come up. We're anxious to see
:16:34. > :16:44.it go well! Lot 95a, an album of postcards, and ?140. We're ?140.
:16:45. > :16:55.?150, ?160... We've got it. Brilliant! With me at ?160. All
:16:56. > :17:00.done? It's gone. Not megabucks, but we sold it. Are you happy with that,
:17:01. > :17:08.Reg? Yeah. I'm pleased. I'll start the bidding at ?100, ?100 with me.
:17:09. > :17:14.?100. We hope this daffodil picture does well. Yes. We really do! So
:17:15. > :17:18.does James - he's the expert! Apparently, you planted eight, 000
:17:19. > :17:27.daffodils? Yes. This year? Yes. November. November. Has it beena
:17:28. > :17:35.really good show? Beautiful. A lot of garden! They're still going. I
:17:36. > :17:38.spoke to the auctioneer, and he was dubious it would reach its reserve.
:17:39. > :17:43.Right. Fingers crossed. What a pessimist! He was! It's such a
:17:44. > :17:48.lovely painting! He looks such a lovely gentleman. I'll have to keep
:17:49. > :17:53.you two apart! But fingers crossed, OK? He was a bit pessimistic. Was
:17:54. > :17:56.he? Obviously not a still-life man! No! Watercolour, lot 150. Jessie
:17:57. > :18:19.Chase - Table. ?300 is the bid. Yes, we got the reserve! This is a
:18:20. > :18:23.good start, James. Yeah. ?320. Seated at ?320. Middle of the room
:18:24. > :18:27.at ?320. Push! Are you all done? More! Come on! Gone. Wasn't
:18:28. > :18:36.exciting, was it? It's limped in. Yeah, limped home.
:18:37. > :18:45.?320. Are you going to spend that with the husband? Yes, I better. How
:18:46. > :18:49.many daffodils will that buy? Oh, quite a few! Quite a few. You'll be
:18:50. > :19:04.busy planting? We will. You're one of the Gang of Four! You're out to
:19:05. > :20:29.give me trouble! You were winding me up. I think it's sold. I think it's
:20:30. > :20:31.sold. You think? We'll have a word with him and get him to waive his
:20:32. > :21:21.commission. ?620! The start! Gosh! With me at
:21:22. > :21:25.?620. That's probably knocked out all the interest in the room. Are
:21:26. > :21:30.you all done at ?620? With me at ?620. Brilliant! Lovely. Debbie's
:21:31. > :21:37.gone into meltdown. That's blown you away! Yes. Me too! I said majolica's
:21:38. > :21:44.hot! You did! Congratulations. Thanks. Spend the money wisely. I
:21:45. > :21:47.will! Debbie wanted to buy a dishwasher -I think that'll be
:21:48. > :22:00.enough! Let's hope we get more good resultslike that later!
:22:01. > :22:05.An auction's a good place to pick upthings to furnish your home, but
:22:06. > :22:09.if you're about to tackle some DIY, go to a reclamation yard. This yard
:22:10. > :22:12.in Semley near Shaftesbury is full of original style! This is the
:22:13. > :22:14.classic item to find at a reclamation yard. A Victorian
:22:15. > :22:23.four-panelled pine door with a lovely ogee mould. People in the
:22:24. > :22:27.'50s and '60s threw these away. If you want to replace your doors with
:22:28. > :22:33.ones like these, prices start from around ?35 upwards. Measure up and
:22:34. > :22:35.bring your tape measure with youbecause there's door after
:22:36. > :22:43.door... A reclamation yard isn't about junk. Peter Edwards and his
:22:44. > :22:47.partner spent two years turning a passion for traditional materials
:22:48. > :22:52.into a thriving business. I've had my antennae up. You've got some
:22:53. > :23:01.really good quality items. How did you amass so much stuff? It's a case
:23:02. > :23:08.of knowing the local area and people, and having a love for it.
:23:09. > :23:13.We've managed to piece together bits and pieces that you see everywhere
:23:14. > :23:17.and keep at it. Having a good eye and passion? A lot of passion. It
:23:18. > :23:20.was never, ever going to be,for either me or Martin, a job. It's
:23:21. > :23:24.always been love. When it becomes a job, we'll give up. A lot of blood,
:23:25. > :24:08.sweat and tears? Oh, yes! Broken noses,broken fingers, cold... I like
:24:09. > :25:09.this - a hay feeder... Screwed into the corner of a barn, probably.
:25:10. > :25:17.What gives you a buzz? It's to be able to go out and find something,
:25:18. > :25:21.salvage something,that was maybe going to be bulldozedinto the floor.
:25:22. > :25:24.The name of the game is to saveas much as you possibly can -what might
:25:25. > :25:25.be rubbish to youis something special to someone else,something
:25:26. > :25:35.you've been looking for. It's like saving the planet. In its
:25:36. > :25:37.own way,it is proper recycling,because everything here
:25:38. > :25:39.gets put backinto another building, so you haven'tgot to make something
:25:40. > :26:06.else. I'd be surprised if anyone
:26:07. > :26:37.broughttheir kitchen sink in to be valued! What's that in English
:26:38. > :26:42.terms? Lessthan a pound. I can't believe that! Yes. What do you like
:26:43. > :26:45.about it? I like that it's colourful,I like the women and the
:26:46. > :27:01.expressionson their faces, the sharp lines... With this kind of colour in
:27:02. > :27:05.between that isn't flat - there's a lot going on. Right. But you want to
:27:06. > :27:08.sell it? Yes. Why? It doesn't fit my lifestyle. I don't have any place to
:27:09. > :27:11.display it. I don't havean Art-Nouveau decorative scheme.
:27:12. > :27:14.Right. What is your lifestyle? You're American - why are you here?
:27:15. > :27:22.My husband is a lecturer at theUniversity of Southampton...
:27:23. > :27:32.Right. He was in the US for a whileand met me and I came back with
:27:33. > :27:35.him. And we got married here and now Ilive here and work with
:27:36. > :27:38.computers... Oh, right. I have a little more of a sort ofbohemian
:27:39. > :27:43.studenty sort of household. It's a little bit too elegantfor my
:27:44. > :27:45.decorative scheme. Right. What I like about thisis the company, Royal
:27:46. > :27:48.Bonn, Germany,used these designs, possiblyfrom Alphonse Mucha or
:27:49. > :27:51.posters,so I look at these and thinkI've seen that head of a
:27:52. > :28:05.femalesmoking a cigarette,and this woman possibly partakingof hot
:28:06. > :28:19.chocolate. And this is a pastiche of Art Nouveau, all amalgamated. Royal
:28:20. > :28:25.Bonn was a good company and they emulated other well-known companies,
:28:26. > :28:30.particularly Royal Worcester. The stupid thing is, it's called a vase
:28:31. > :28:33.- no waywould you use it as a vase. No. You couldn't plonk anythingin
:28:34. > :28:36.there! No. A single flower! This is an object to be admired,to fit in
:28:37. > :28:46.with a decorative scheme,round about 1905. I'm going to turn it up,
:28:47. > :28:50.becauseit has a very interesting mark. The fact your mother bought
:28:51. > :28:53.thisin America is good,because the McKinley Tariff Act,which was
:28:54. > :28:55.1891,meant that anything that wasexported to America had to
:28:56. > :29:12.havethe place origin printed in English. That's why it says Germany.
:29:13. > :29:14.In English. There we have the factory name,Germany,and then we
:29:15. > :29:24.havethe American company which sold it. And this is Burley
:29:25. > :29:28.CompanyChina And Glass. So that label is excellent. It really is
:29:29. > :29:31.quite, quite good. I love it. Price? Someone will fall in love with that!
:29:32. > :29:37.I hope so. Between ?400 and ?600. Oh, right. Not a bad return! I'd
:29:38. > :29:42.like the reserve to be a little bit under the ?400. OK. I'd suggest
:29:43. > :29:48.about ?360. Fine. OK? Super and thank you. Thank you. Interesting
:29:49. > :29:51.story. I hope ithas an interesting climax. Me too! I've been scouring
:29:52. > :29:59.your Worcesterjug for cracks. How longhave you had it? I don't know.
:30:00. > :30:05.It was my mother's, so I sort of inherited from her. She died seven
:30:06. > :30:10.years ago. Right. I don't know how long she'd had it before then. Where
:30:11. > :30:18.did it stay? It was in a cabinet at home. It's one of those thingsyou
:30:19. > :30:22.just never notice. When I was clearing her estate out, I found
:30:23. > :30:25.that, and I thought it looked like it might be worth something! Very
:30:26. > :30:39.pretty. Worcester's very collected, nice jug, very clean. I had a look
:30:40. > :30:43.up to the light here, just to check. The nice thing about porcelain is,
:30:44. > :30:46.it's translucent, whereas pottery is denser - you can't see. I can see my
:30:47. > :30:50.fingertips through the body. It's like eggshell. Yeah, it's matt,
:30:51. > :30:56.isn't it? They call this buff brown,Worcester buff brown. The mark
:30:57. > :31:02.on the base... Worcester were very organised. Luckily, they dated
:31:03. > :31:07.everything. They used this funny system with dots from about 1891.
:31:08. > :31:14.Five dots here, so really, by adding them to the date of 1891,we suddenly
:31:15. > :31:22.get... 1896. Well done! The registered number... It's an
:31:23. > :31:28.attractive thing. I've seen them at fairs around the country at about
:31:29. > :31:33.?120-?160... Yes. But we are selling at auction,we're selling at market.
:31:34. > :31:40.I don't think you can expect to get ?120. I'd estimate ?70-?90 and,
:31:41. > :31:48.hopefully, we might get up to ?100, maybe just over. It'll be at the
:31:49. > :31:54.goodwill of the good people in the auction! Or if two people want it!
:31:55. > :31:57.As many as possible! Yes! I like these anemones here,and it's
:31:58. > :32:05.initialled E... For Elizabeth Regina, obviously! Is that right? I
:32:06. > :32:13.don't know who theartist is, but it'll be look-upable. In fact,
:32:14. > :32:17.before the auction, I'll ring up the Dyson Perrins Museum in Worcester to
:32:18. > :32:22.see if they know. That might add to its value. I'm sure it will.
:32:23. > :32:25.Everything helps. You're a stylish dresser - I can see
:32:26. > :32:31.from what you're wearing, particularly that brooch. Did you
:32:32. > :32:38.ever wear this? Yes. What sort of occasions did you wear it? Oh,
:32:39. > :32:42.parties,going out to the theatre or something special. In the 1950s and
:32:43. > :32:52.'60s? No, I only got it about 20 years ago. Oh, right, right. Did you
:32:53. > :32:56.buy itfrom a jewellery shop? No. A friend was selling a few items she
:32:57. > :33:00.didn't wear any more and I liked this very much, so I bought it. Dare
:33:01. > :33:05.I ask what you paid? I think it was about ?6. 50. ?6. 50? That was a
:33:06. > :33:16.good buy! I thought it was. This is a Danish design. I like these sort
:33:17. > :33:22.of pendules which end in the little rectangles, divided by smaller
:33:23. > :33:25.units. Each of these is decorated with engine-turned decoration and
:33:26. > :33:31.then covered in a translucent enamel. And we call this type of
:33:32. > :33:35.work galuche. It's a beautiful design and I think sits very well.
:33:36. > :33:39.It almost looks an ancient form of decoration, with this beadwork. This
:33:40. > :33:44.was very popular in the 1950s and 1960s. If you think of the fashions
:33:45. > :33:51.of the day, low-cut shoulders -this would have been nice,quite startling
:33:52. > :33:57.round the neck. In complete contrast, we havethese two Italian
:33:58. > :34:00.pieces by Trafari. These are in silver gilt. They have
:34:01. > :34:09.cabochon-paste sapphires and little diamante. They're full of life,
:34:10. > :34:18.animated. Where did you get these? I bought those in a second-hand shop
:34:19. > :34:21.about the same time. And what did you pay for those? I can't really
:34:22. > :34:28.remember. I think about ?12.50 or something like that. They're full of
:34:29. > :34:36.fun, animated. I can imagine people wearing two on the same lapel or one
:34:37. > :34:40.on either side. Tremendous fun! These other pieces are in complete
:34:41. > :34:59.contrast. These are staid and more conventional. They are silver. That
:35:00. > :35:03.is paste diamond and paste pearl. If these go up for auction, because of
:35:04. > :35:06.the present sortof interest in the '50s - and youngsters are wearing
:35:07. > :35:10.these as well as '50s garments -I could see this going in auction for
:35:11. > :35:13.about ?120-?160. If we put this little group together, I think we
:35:14. > :35:16.could get a similar price - ?120-?160. Would you be happy with
:35:17. > :35:24.that? Yes. I think the shamrock gives it away.
:35:25. > :35:28.Three bits of Irish Belleek porcelain, this fine, almost
:35:29. > :35:31.eggshell-like porcelain. They used china clay from Cornwall and they
:35:32. > :35:44.used an Irish feldspar,which is just the china stone. The Chinese called
:35:45. > :35:46.it flesh and bones -the clay was the bones, the china stone melted at
:35:47. > :35:57.1,200-1,400 degrees centigrade,and bound the bones with this flesh,the
:35:58. > :36:01.china stone. Very nice. You've got a mark here -County Fermanagh,
:36:02. > :36:21.hopefully around ?50-?70, this one. The basket-weave one, more unusual
:36:22. > :36:21.shape, this oblong The basket-weave one, more unusual
:36:22. > :36:27.get about ?100 for that. And then I like this. If I
:36:28. > :36:36.But I think it lacks a lid,unless the lidhad a lip that fitted round.
:36:37. > :36:39.I think a modern application for it would be some lovely pencils in
:36:40. > :36:43.there. Would look great. I think the value - ?180-?220 as an auction
:36:44. > :36:50.estimate. As a lot of three? As a lot of three. You don't get a great
:36:51. > :36:52.deal of Belleek coming up at auction,so it's quite a nice
:36:53. > :36:55.opportunity for someone to get started. Three items here. Right,
:36:56. > :37:07.that sounds fine. A beautiful necklace, modelled byIsabelle from
:37:08. > :37:11.our production team. Have you worn it out to many wonderful places?
:37:12. > :37:19.Mainly family parties and theatrea nd special occasions. What will you
:37:20. > :37:25.do with the money if it sells? Take my grandchildren out forthe day,
:37:26. > :37:31.perhaps Disneyland Paris. Wonderful! Good luck. Isabelle's taken a liking
:37:32. > :37:42.to it! I have! I'm very busy. I must go. Please! A lovely watercolour.
:37:43. > :37:46.How is it with you? It was left to my nan by a lady she used to work
:37:47. > :37:52.for when she was 14,and they remained friends. She left this
:37:53. > :37:59.painting to my nan. It's a lovely watercolour,that rather pretty
:38:00. > :38:01.cottage scene. It's by, rather helpfully here,John Henry Mole,who
:38:02. > :38:08.was a watercolour artist,but didn't start off as an artist. He was a
:38:09. > :38:11.solicitor's clerkin Newcastle,and decided he'd give up sittingon a
:38:12. > :38:30.cold stool in an officeto get outside. He started
:38:31. > :38:33.paintingminiatures. I rather like this -it's dated here 1868,which is
:38:34. > :38:36.reiterated here. It says VPRI and this stands forVice President Of The
:38:37. > :38:39.RoyalInstitute Of Watercolour Painters,but he didn't become that
:38:40. > :38:45.till 1884,so this item has been upgradedto reflect his latter
:38:46. > :38:49.importance. But it's a lovely picture. I like it. Have you done
:38:50. > :38:55.any research into it? Yes, but not with much success. Where did you
:38:56. > :39:07.try? The internet. I'm not very good at computers! You looked up Mole and
:39:08. > :39:11.got... ? Garden moles! We've looked him up in Victorian Artists and also
:39:12. > :39:17.in the Art Sales Index. If we're going cautiously,I think we should
:39:18. > :39:23.go for ?400-?500. I think it'll do ?500-?600. It's got everything -
:39:24. > :39:26.it's signed, dated, it's prettywith a girl and ducks. Couldn't askfor
:39:27. > :39:35.anything more commercial. There's hardly anybody left and we have this
:39:36. > :39:44.remarkable piece. This is Worcester, Doctor Wallperiod, middle of the
:39:45. > :39:49.18th century. The beginning of English porcelain. That early? Very
:39:50. > :39:51.early. What I likeis all this polychrome decoration,this sort of
:39:52. > :39:59.enamel detail -it's exquisite. Based on Chinese designs. This globular
:40:00. > :40:03.form is very good. Is it perfect? Nearly. It's got a little chip on
:40:04. > :40:10.the spout... Ah, right. That will affect the price. If you look at the
:40:11. > :40:13.light, you can see a sort of greeny substance... That is typical
:40:14. > :40:23.Worcester. It's a sign it's Worcester. It has that green sort of
:40:24. > :40:26.translucent quality, which is nice. I like this immensely. The gilt
:40:27. > :40:42.decoration hasn't beenrubbed, I love this scrollworkon the handle. Nice
:40:43. > :40:46.quality. Now... Price? I'd like to see it go for about ?400-?500, but
:40:47. > :40:50.we have got the damaged spout,so we have to accommodate that, so I'd say
:40:51. > :40:53.a reserve of about ?250. Right. And, hopefully, get ?500. But we have to
:40:54. > :40:57.accommodate the damage. Right. Would you be happy with that? I think so.
:40:58. > :41:04.You'll come to the auction? I hope so! I hope it goes to ?500! Well, it
:41:05. > :41:17.would be nice! Thank you. We'll join the experts and owners at
:41:18. > :41:20.the auction later. I'm in Shaftesbury to meet Chris Jolliffe,
:41:21. > :41:23.who's obsessed with the seaside's naughty man, Mr Punch! I've always
:41:24. > :41:28.associated Punch with Judy in a tent. And the Punch-and-Judy man is
:41:29. > :41:31.doing that. And they named a satirical magazine after him, but,
:41:32. > :41:38.obviously,there's a lot more to it. He goes back generations,1,000 years
:41:39. > :41:41.to the Ancient Mayans. It's only because they wanted a typical
:41:42. > :41:51.satirical character when they opened the magazine in 1841,that they chose
:41:52. > :41:59.Mr Punch. So it's a worldwide thing, alll looking like Mr Punch? That's
:42:00. > :42:01.right. He's supposed to have the worst attributes of man, bulbous
:42:02. > :42:05.nose,pointy head, big belly, hunchback... And a big stick. Yes,
:42:06. > :42:08.the big stick. To beat politicians and royalty? Anyone in fact, anyone
:42:09. > :42:19.who needs it,and, by God, we need them nowadays! Punch evolved through
:42:20. > :42:22.medieval times. He would lampoon people in authority from the king
:42:23. > :42:29.down... Just ridiculed people? Just ridiculed them. Anyone that local
:42:30. > :42:33.serfs or people had a grudge against or felt hard done by... He would
:42:34. > :42:41.send them up. Because theywere Punch people, it was accepted. They were
:42:42. > :42:46.like touring jesters? That's right. That's where we get a lot of our
:42:47. > :42:53.language from. They'd start the show by banging a drum - "drum up
:42:54. > :42:56.business". The bottler collected the takings in an earthenware bottle -
:42:57. > :43:08."loseyour bottle". In case he lost it? Or drank it! And slapstick,
:43:09. > :43:11.obviously? The actual stick he hits them with - cut down the middle,
:43:12. > :43:13.makes a slapping sound, doesn't damage the puppets. Are there many
:43:14. > :43:18.Punch-and-Judy shows operating still? Oh, yes. Now they're doing
:43:19. > :43:23.cruise ships and holiday camps... Ridiculing the passengers? That's
:43:24. > :43:27.right. The audience? Yes. Humour knows no bounds,so Punch people,
:43:28. > :43:33.like we do here,we pick on everyone. There are no favourites. Everyone is
:43:34. > :43:38.fair game. How long ago did you get involved with Punch? At what age did
:43:39. > :43:42.you get the bug? Oh, from a very small child,from going to the beach
:43:43. > :44:04.at Weymouth. I was mesmerised then and have loved him ever since. We
:44:05. > :44:07.never know what will catch the experts' eye in the Flog It!
:44:08. > :44:12.Valuation room. We have a lot of china for auction. Barbara's Royal
:44:13. > :44:16.Bonn Art-Nouveau vase was bought for a dollar,so she should make a
:44:17. > :44:24.profit! Like a lot of porcelain,this Worcester jug has spent most of its
:44:25. > :44:31.life in a cabinet. James has to do a bit of research to find who painted
:44:32. > :44:33.it. Margaret has Worcester too. David was cautious with
:44:34. > :44:36.hisvaluation, because of the damage. Caroline is also selling threepieces
:44:37. > :44:39.of Northern Irish Belleek. It's very thin and very collectable!
:44:40. > :44:47.Beryl's necklace was just ?6. 50from a friend. David says it's typical of
:44:48. > :44:57.the '50sand '60s with blue enamel. He also likes the corn-dolly
:44:58. > :45:01.brooches which cost about ?12. The others are less attractive, so we'll
:45:02. > :45:08.make them one lot. Finally, Kerry's painting isvery pretty. It was left
:45:09. > :45:22.to her nan. James thinks it's cute enough o attract a lot of attention.
:45:23. > :45:25.The next section of the sale is just about to start, but the best clue
:45:26. > :45:28.about how things will sell comes from auctioneer George Kidner.
:45:29. > :45:32.?70-?90 for this Worcester jug. What does this do for you? It's not
:45:33. > :45:36.really my sort of thing. It's very pretty of its sort,but not for me.
:45:37. > :45:40.That was a leadingquestion - I knew you'd say that! What is your bag? I
:45:41. > :45:42.tend to prefer hings that are useful, practical,as well as being
:45:43. > :45:48.nicely made,so furniture would be my firstchoice, not something to just
:45:49. > :45:59.lookat. Are we on the money here? I think we are. Of its sort, it's
:46:00. > :46:02.nice. It's a fairly standard shape. It's in good condition, important
:46:03. > :46:04.with Royal Worcester, gilt is in good condition and, moreto the
:46:05. > :46:10.point, the flower paintinghas the initial of the painter. We saw that
:46:11. > :46:17.at valuation. We checked. It is Edward Raby. The dates agree with
:46:18. > :46:26.when the pot was made, 1875-96. He specialised in floral work and
:46:27. > :46:29.worked for Doulton as well. Beryl brought in four broochesand a
:46:30. > :46:34.necklace. David valued them at ?120-?160for these four and the
:46:35. > :46:36.necklace. My initial reaction, because they're only silver and
:46:37. > :46:45.paste,was that we'd struggle enormously,but the necklace isvery,
:46:46. > :46:49.very pretty. It is beautiful. Lovely enamel work and it's Danish -that's
:46:50. > :47:05.a plus. They made fine-quality things. The enamel is undamaged. Not
:47:06. > :47:08.chipped at all. And so difficult to repair. This has grown on me a
:47:09. > :47:12.lot... Confident? Yeah. That will sell. Not quite so sure about this
:47:13. > :47:15.lot. The two paste brooches -they're a different age. I'm not quite sure
:47:16. > :47:21.that anybodywants to wear these things,but these corn-dolly
:47:22. > :47:35.brooches,quirky. People like quirky. At ?120-?160, it's quite attractive.
:47:36. > :47:38.I think somebody would buy that lot for those two,and give those away as
:47:39. > :47:41.Christmas presents or sell them on. OK. Thanks. Optimism for the
:47:42. > :47:44.jewellery,caution for the porcelain. Let's hope Caroline, Beryl andthe
:47:45. > :47:48.rest see their items sell welland leave the saleroom smiling. Get
:47:49. > :47:56.those registration cards ready. The sale is about to begin! We were
:47:57. > :48:01.expecting Barbara! You've changed! Just a little bit. Who are you? Jim,
:48:02. > :48:07.her husband. Where's Barbara? On her way. Stuck in traffic. Do you like
:48:08. > :48:14.the Bonn vase? Not as much as she did. She really likes it. It was
:48:15. > :48:19.something she'd enjoyed a lot and carried around for years. It was
:48:20. > :48:24.nice, but it didn't suit my taste all that much. Couple of lots away,
:48:25. > :48:35.so let's hope she makes it. We're hoping so! She's not going to make
:48:36. > :48:42.it, unless she does a last-minute thing! Her lot is next. It would be
:48:43. > :48:48.very dramatic. Is she like that? Sometimes. We'll have to see! Here
:48:49. > :49:00.we go. It's too late now. OK. Good luck. Lot 217a... A Royal Bonn
:49:01. > :49:04.Art-Nouveau spherical vase. Again, there is interest here, ?340 is bid.
:49:05. > :49:13.Good start. We only need ?360. Yeah. ?340 with me. ?340? ?360. Yes! ?360
:49:14. > :49:23.in the doorway. Saves you having to take it home! Are you all done?
:49:24. > :49:28.?360. At ?360... That's OK. It's a bit disappointing,but it's gone.
:49:29. > :49:38.It's most of a new bathroom. That'll buy the taps! Probably a sink. I'd
:49:39. > :49:44.like to have seen it do more. So would we. It's quite striking. It's
:49:45. > :49:51.come a long way from a dollar! It has!
:49:52. > :50:06.You brought in that Worcester jug. The artist was Edward Raby. Right.
:50:07. > :50:10.It's wonderfully hand-painted. This is it. You scared? Interest here.
:50:11. > :50:19.?75 is bid. ?85. ?95. ?110. ?120. ?130. ?140. ?140 seated. Fantastic.
:50:20. > :50:30.Going well. Seated in the middle at ?140. Twice its reserve. Are you
:50:31. > :50:42.happy? Brilliant! For something you never used! Wrapped in newspaper!
:50:43. > :50:52.Did you use it? Never. Here we go. I like the sandwich platter - it's
:50:53. > :51:00.nice. ?190... It's gone! The reserve was ?180. ?190 with me. Against you
:51:01. > :51:07.all then at ?190. Bidding's with me at ?190. Nobody else. There's no
:51:08. > :51:10.atmosphere on this one. It wasn't electric and exciting, but it's
:51:11. > :51:16.gone! More than its reserve, so... You're happy? Yes. Should be able to
:51:17. > :51:25.buy a little bit ofCoalport with that! Happy spending! Margaret can't
:51:26. > :51:31.make it to the auction, but let's hope we can sell her teapot.
:51:32. > :51:38.You like this, don't you? I do. It's a nice quality, 18th-century piece.
:51:39. > :51:42.I think it's the only piece of 18th-century china in the sale
:51:43. > :51:56.today. You could be right. Quite nice. I hope the interest is here.
:51:57. > :52:04.It looks very good. Doesn't it? Lot 215a,a Worcester spherical teapot.
:52:05. > :52:07.Keep our fingers crossed. ?200. We need ?250, don't we? ?200. Are you
:52:08. > :52:14.all done at ?200? I can't believe this! Come on! Come on! That's
:52:15. > :52:21.terrible. It's worth a lot more than ?200. That was disappointing. I'm
:52:22. > :52:24.pleased it didn't sell. Needs to go into a specialist porcelain sale.
:52:25. > :52:36.That was disappointing. Shall I ring her or will you? It's not my day!
:52:37. > :52:39.It's not! I don't think it'll go. It will! The necklace is gorgeous. When
:52:40. > :52:46.Isabelle put it on,it looked stunning. And brooches are very
:52:47. > :52:57.popular,especially odd ones. But even ones with beetles on fetch
:52:58. > :53:02.loads. That's right. Dollies and two paste-set brooches. And ?75 is bid
:53:03. > :53:07.here. You shaking? Yes! ?95. ?100. On my right. Come on! We've got the
:53:08. > :53:18.reserve! Are you all done at ?100? They've sold. ?100! We've got to do
:53:19. > :53:26.better on your necklace. I hope so! Me too! Lot 299a, Danish necklace...
:53:27. > :53:30.It looks good there, doesn't it? 21 rectangular pendants with 20 smaller
:53:31. > :53:41.ones. And ?80 is bid here. ?85. ?90. ?95. ?100. ?110. He keeps looking
:53:42. > :53:56.down. ?130 on my right. ?130. It's good, isn't it? All done at ?130.
:53:57. > :54:01.Great! ?130! Very good! It's lovely! Kerry, HG Moles. We want to get alot
:54:02. > :54:04.of money for that. Yes, please. Whose idea was it to go to the
:54:05. > :54:11.valuation day? Pauline's. Her friend Mary wanted to come. I rang Debbie.
:54:12. > :54:19.A fun day out! Hopefully, you'll earn some money and have a knees-up
:54:20. > :54:23.on it! Lot 160a. This is on your additional lot sheet. Thatched
:54:24. > :54:34.Cottage With FigureBy A Stream. So beautiful! And ?340 is bid here.
:54:35. > :54:42.?340 is with me. At ?340. Oh, come on! ?360. ?360. ?380. ?400.
:54:43. > :54:51.Brilliant. ?400. ?420. Someone's in with him. They're bidding against
:54:52. > :54:57.each other. ?520. ?550. ?580. ?600. Bit of excitement, tension! ?700!
:54:58. > :55:04.?700 in the doorway. ?700! Drinks are on you! ?700 on my right.
:55:05. > :55:10.Wonderful! Brilliant, wasn't it? I'm happy - are you? Yes, thank you!
:55:11. > :55:19.Superb! That was good. My heart was beating there! It shows it's the
:55:20. > :55:23.subject that sells the painting as much as the quality or the name of
:55:24. > :55:29.the artist. While Kerry's cottage got ?700, Pauline's still life only
:55:30. > :55:35.made ?320. There you are - not everyone likes a still life. Andy
:55:36. > :55:41.and Caroline did well with their Worcester jug and Belleek. They take
:55:42. > :55:50.home ?330, less the auctioneer's commission! Delighted with the
:55:51. > :55:53.Worcester jug! Doubled its reserve. Although the Belleek only made ?10
:55:54. > :55:56.above reserve, it's gone! Very pleased! Barbara was caught in
:55:57. > :56:06.traffic,but finally made it. How much? ?360. The reserve? It's sold!
:56:07. > :56:13.It's sold. Quite a lot for something my mum got for a dollar! Debbie's
:56:14. > :56:20.majolica dish did especially well. She wanted a new dishwasher. For
:56:21. > :56:24.?620, she could buy two! The saleroom's been kind to our owners,
:56:25. > :56:29.but what shocked me was the oyster dish. It wasn't bought to eat
:56:30. > :56:32.oysters off. It's majolica, it's so collectable, it's in vogue. Our
:56:33. > :56:38.owners have gone away happy!