Bournemouth Flog It!

Hello! An auction room is one way to sell your unwanted antiques, as our

experts help to "Flog It! We help people decide whether or not

to sell their antiques. Our experts give advice and a valuation to help

the owners. The decision is never easy and the nerves get going at the

sale. By the end, we'll know who was right to sell. Brilliant! Lovely.

Debbie's gone into meltdown. Aw! Why? I don't know. Are you happy?

Brilliant! I should think so. Wonderful! Brilliant, wasn't it? I'm

happy - are you? Yes, thank you! Hundreds of people came to our

valuation day in Bournemouth. They brought in bags and boxes full of

antiques, to show the Flog It! Experts. On duty today, experienced

auctioneers David Barby and James Braxton. As usual, we want them to

accurately value each item and help the owners to decide if it's worth

selling. The proof of the pudding will be in the auction. Judging by

the number of people waiting for their valuations, there's going to

be plenty to see. Elsie and Arthur, is it? It's Arthur. You look too

young to have collected these yourself. Thank you. Where did they

come from? My auntie left them to me. And her name was... ? Alice. How

old was she when she passed on? She was... She was 88. 88? She died in

1980. That's a good age. And left this to me. Good age, but I'm 92!

That's good! Is that down to Bovril? Wrestling! You're a wrestler? I did

all-in wrestling and made a living out of it. Is that where you met

him? No, he used to cycle 80 miles to see me. 80? Gravesend to Alton in

Hampshire. You must've been fond of him. We met when I was 15. She's the

first girl I met, the first I kissed - I've never held another girl in my

hands. Ooh! That is a lovely statement, really! And you're still

together after all those years - brilliant! You're telling me these

memories, which are as important as these postcards, because these are

somebody's memories. It was an early 20th century feature to collect

these cards. They made special albums like these for your cards.

What I like here is the cat portraits. In their own right, those

are worth ?20 each... Oh... Louis Wain was an artist that just drew

cats, the occasional dogs, but mainly cats. In his early career,

they're very cuddly, and he went slightly schizophrenic, so, towards

the end of his career, the cats take on a schizophrenic appearance, but

these are delightful early ones, early 20th century. But those are

cats all the way through. More intriguing are the cards contained

in this album, because this one has cards relating to the First World

War. Sweetheart cards. Sweetheart cards. There was a company called

Bamforth that produced these song cards. The Sunshine Of Your Smile.

Do you know it? You have to buy three or four to complete the song.

Do I know it? Could you sing it? I don't know. Could you? How does it

go? # Bring me your smile... # He knows it! #. . The love light in

your eyes... # Have all the words there. Superb. Let's get to the

nitty-gritty. What will we get for these at auction? I'm thinking in

terms, possibly, of round about... ?180-?200, so I would like the

reserve to be placed below that... Yes. . . Let's say ?150. Yeah. You

seem surprised. Yes, that's OK. What would you do with it? We're going to

New York. New York? In May. You're going by Concorde? That's what I'm

trying to get the money for! We're going to take the money across the

road... The casino? Uh-huh. I don't believe that! Don't tell him! Eh?

Don't tell him! Where's this picture been hanging?

Recently, in my lounge, but, before that, we found it in Dad's loft when

we cleared his house out. It was just up in the loft. How long had it

been there? No idea. No idea? The problem with a loft is, you get

extremes of temperature, so this is why the frame has degenerated a bit.

It was under glass, so it hasn't affected the watercolour. Signed by

Jessie Chase. Do you know much about her? Only that she was listed in

18... 1870, 1880... Yeah. She flourished around sort of the

mid-1880s. She was a member of the Society Of Lady Artists, which was

nice, rarefied, and she lived in Kilburn in London. Oh. It's a very

well-studied picture. I like this scrollwork... Very fine. It is very

fine, isn't it, with the thimble and... It's very nice. Then this

nice Chinese tea bowl and saucer, so a very nicely composed still life.

Have you had it valued? No. Well, I think... I looked in the ArtSales

Index. Obviously, she hasn't sold a great deal recently, and I think if

we put a cautious estimate of ?300 to ?400, I hope it'll make more, but

I think I'd very surprised if it made over ?500. The fact that it's a

watercolour still life will hold it back, but it is a very good still

life. Mmm... Is that delight or disappointment? Well... It's such

fine work. It is. I just think it should be... . . Better! Yeah. Let's

see on the day. It's good to be seen to offer a bargain. Get people in

and hey presto! Where did you get this? I was given

it by a lady I used to work for. Right. She had a bed-and-breakfast.

When she gave it to me, it was a table lamp... Really? There was a

piece of wood... Yeah? . . Glued in there. And... Not drilled,

obviously, and the most awful shade. When she gave me it, I hated it. I

still don't like it! Never liked it! Becauseof the table lamp or the

person? The person was lovely. I don't like this! I particularly like

this. It has a slight Japanese overtone. On the south coast, early

20th century, there were loads of potters all producing this Japanese

style, particularly at St Ives. This is the second phase of Doulton.

First flush, the students wentto Lambeth to the pottery run by

Doulton. This is the second phase, more commercial. We're looking at a

piece intended for a much wider market. They could produce more. I

like the colour tones and balance, the ash-effect glaze. The lemon and

leaf-type decoration is a very composite, attractive design. I like

it! It's fully marked underneath with the Doulton mark there, and

that H is the artist's signature. So it could be Joan Honey, who was one

of the artists at that time - I'm not certain of that. I like it. In

auction, I think it would go forsomething in the region of

?80-?120. Right. But if we're going to put that sort of estimate on it,

I'd want the reserveset slightly lower, so about ?70. Would you be

happy to sell it? Yes, I would! Let's have a go at it, shall we?

I like that immensely. Thank you. You've brought in this very nice

majolica oyster dish. I saw you in the queue and I was looking out for

you to grab you! How did you come by this lovely dish? I bought an old

house bout 15, 20 years ago. The old chap that was in there was on his

own and I'd quite a lot of stuffto clear out, and I found that.

Fabulous. It came free with the house? Yeah. Great! What do you know

about it? Only basicallythat it was Minton majolica... It's not Minton,

but it is majolica, tin-glazed earthenware, buti t's by a maker

called George Jones. We've got his impress mark down there and then

we've gota Victorian registration diamond. They fiddled around with

these. They always puzzle me. But after 1868, they moved the year

letter from being at the top down to the right-hand side. From that, we

know it's dated 1874. It's a lovely item. This would be one of many

dishes that you'd have had in front of you at a rather grand dinner

party. There'd have been a magnificent multi-tiered centrepiece

that also held oysters. It's really colourful and bright. The Victorians

loved all these things that were emblematic of what their use was, so

you've got stylised shells, the seaweed - it's straight from the

oyster bed! Have you any idea of its worth? No. So if I said ?200-?300,

is that a figure that would delight you or disappoint you? Quite

delighted! Good! There's still plenty for our experts to see, but

let's take our first few lots to the auction. Elsie and Arthur want to

sell their albums so they can go to New York. David thinks they will

sell, but not for that sort of money. Elsie and Arthur, I loved!

The stereotype grandparents with a bit of fun. They were delightful,

even sang a song, which was good! Pauline's still life is excellent,

but still lifes don't get the best money. I think it should be worth

more because of the detail. Mary's never liked her Doulton vase, though

she did like the friend it came from. Let's hope David hasn't

overestimated the value! Debbie found her majolica oyster dish when

she moved in. It's by one of the best makers -George Jones -and it's

in good condition. We've come to Lymington for today's sale. Our

owners start to arrive - some of them know each other quite well!

Mary and Pauline, good to catch you before you go in. You're friends.

Did you just bump into each other at the valuation day? No, we went

together. There's four of you. You're all flogging things. Yes.

You're having a jolly with what you sell - a foursome? Yes, probably.

Today, I expect! Are you feeling confident? I suppose. It'll be fun.

It will be! Good luck. Thank you. See you at the auction. I hope they

all do all right. Auctioneer George Kidner should know how things will

sell. What does he think of the things? A wonderful-sized Doulton

vase, it's a super size, and our experts had one of their ?80-?120

days on it. You're very unfair. I think that's probably right. I can't

get terribly excited about this vase, I'm afraid. Doulton did

produce some wonderfully different designs, some very exciting, some

less so. This, though quite pleasing, wasn't the best. I doubt

if it's going to zoom past that estimate. These are collectable,

though. They're so well-marked - that's the thing about Royal

Doulton. You know it's Royal Doulton right from the start. No damage on

it. It looks fine. No damage at all. We can't work out the fruit. I think

lemons - everyone disagrees with me, but we shall find out. The detail is

incredible, real photographic representation. That's partly the

problem. Yeah, a still life like that. Still lifes are just not as

popular as they were, unless it's a17th-century Dutch one! Sadly, I

think in this particular case, although it's beautifully done and

the daffodils are lovely and she was a flower painter even the book is

beautifully represented, it's not going to capture people's

imagination. There's an American artist by the same name, and if it

had been by her, it would be of Wisconsin, and we'd be talking a lot

of money. But I'm afraid I don't think there'll be the demand. You

might be surprised on the day. You never know. The joy of auctions! Not

a lot of optimism from the auctioneer. I hope someone likes

Pauline's picture. George is ready to start, so fingers crossed. First

up, the postcard albums belonging to Elsie and Arthur, who likes to be

called Reg. You brought in two wonderful albums, the Louis Wain

cats. Are you cat lovers? He is - I'm not. You don't have cats? No.

David does. I love cats. He does. What's your cat called? Algernon. A

name and a half! What is so good is, they're all in pristine condition.

They're lovely. They've never been taken out - which is important with

postcards. Yeah. We're anxious to see it come up. We're anxious to see

it go well! Lot 95a, an album of postcards, and ?140. We're ?140.

?150, ?160... We've got it. Brilliant! With me at ?160. All

done? It's gone. Not megabucks, but we sold it. Are you happy with that,

Reg? Yeah. I'm pleased. I'll start the bidding at ?100, ?100 with me.

?100. We hope this daffodil picture does well. Yes. We really do! So

does James - he's the expert! Apparently, you planted eight, 000

daffodils? Yes. This year? Yes. November. November. Has it beena

really good show? Beautiful. A lot of garden! They're still going. I

spoke to the auctioneer, and he was dubious it would reach its reserve.

Right. Fingers crossed. What a pessimist! He was! It's such a

lovely painting! He looks such a lovely gentleman. I'll have to keep

you two apart! But fingers crossed, OK? He was a bit pessimistic. Was

he? Obviously not a still-life man! No! Watercolour, lot 150. Jessie

Chase - Table. ?300 is the bid. Yes, we got the reserve! This is a

good start, James. Yeah. ?320. Seated at ?320. Middle of the room

at ?320. Push! Are you all done? More! Come on! Gone. Wasn't

exciting, was it? It's limped in. Yeah, limped home.

?320. Are you going to spend that with the husband? Yes, I better. How

many daffodils will that buy? Oh, quite a few! Quite a few. You'll be

busy planting? We will. You're one of the Gang of Four! You're out to

give me trouble! You were winding me up. I think it's sold. I think it's

sold. You think? We'll have a word with him and get him to waive his

commission. ?620! The start! Gosh! With me at

?620. That's probably knocked out all the interest in the room. Are

you all done at ?620? With me at ?620. Brilliant! Lovely. Debbie's

gone into meltdown. That's blown you away! Yes. Me too! I said majolica's

hot! You did! Congratulations. Thanks. Spend the money wisely. I

will! Debbie wanted to buy a dishwasher -I think that'll be

enough! Let's hope we get more good resultslike that later!

An auction's a good place to pick upthings to furnish your home, but

if you're about to tackle some DIY, go to a reclamation yard. This yard

in Semley near Shaftesbury is full of original style! This is the

classic item to find at a reclamation yard. A Victorian

four-panelled pine door with a lovely ogee mould. People in the

'50s and '60s threw these away. If you want to replace your doors with

ones like these, prices start from around ?35 upwards. Measure up and

bring your tape measure with youbecause there's door after

door... A reclamation yard isn't about junk. Peter Edwards and his

partner spent two years turning a passion for traditional materials

into a thriving business. I've had my antennae up. You've got some

really good quality items. How did you amass so much stuff? It's a case

of knowing the local area and people, and having a love for it.

We've managed to piece together bits and pieces that you see everywhere

and keep at it. Having a good eye and passion? A lot of passion. It

was never, ever going to be,for either me or Martin, a job. It's

always been love. When it becomes a job, we'll give up. A lot of blood,

sweat and tears? Oh, yes! Broken noses,broken fingers, cold... I like

this - a hay feeder... Screwed into the corner of a barn, probably.

What gives you a buzz? It's to be able to go out and find something,

salvage something,that was maybe going to be bulldozedinto the floor.

The name of the game is to saveas much as you possibly can -what might

be rubbish to youis something special to someone else,something

you've been looking for. It's like saving the planet. In its

own way,it is proper recycling,because everything here

gets put backinto another building, so you haven'tgot to make something

else. I'd be surprised if anyone

broughttheir kitchen sink in to be valued! What's that in English

terms? Lessthan a pound. I can't believe that! Yes. What do you like

about it? I like that it's colourful,I like the women and the

expressionson their faces, the sharp lines... With this kind of colour in

between that isn't flat - there's a lot going on. Right. But you want to

sell it? Yes. Why? It doesn't fit my lifestyle. I don't have any place to

display it. I don't havean Art-Nouveau decorative scheme.

Right. What is your lifestyle? You're American - why are you here?

My husband is a lecturer at theUniversity of Southampton...

Right. He was in the US for a whileand met me and I came back with

him. And we got married here and now Ilive here and work with

computers... Oh, right. I have a little more of a sort ofbohemian

studenty sort of household. It's a little bit too elegantfor my

decorative scheme. Right. What I like about thisis the company, Royal

Bonn, Germany,used these designs, possiblyfrom Alphonse Mucha or

posters,so I look at these and thinkI've seen that head of a

femalesmoking a cigarette,and this woman possibly partakingof hot

chocolate. And this is a pastiche of Art Nouveau, all amalgamated. Royal

Bonn was a good company and they emulated other well-known companies,

particularly Royal Worcester. The stupid thing is, it's called a vase

- no waywould you use it as a vase. No. You couldn't plonk anythingin

there! No. A single flower! This is an object to be admired,to fit in

with a decorative scheme,round about 1905. I'm going to turn it up,

becauseit has a very interesting mark. The fact your mother bought

thisin America is good,because the McKinley Tariff Act,which was

1891,meant that anything that wasexported to America had to

havethe place origin printed in English. That's why it says Germany.

In English. There we have the factory name,Germany,and then we

havethe American company which sold it. And this is Burley

CompanyChina And Glass. So that label is excellent. It really is

quite, quite good. I love it. Price? Someone will fall in love with that!

I hope so. Between ?400 and ?600. Oh, right. Not a bad return! I'd

like the reserve to be a little bit under the ?400. OK. I'd suggest

about ?360. Fine. OK? Super and thank you. Thank you. Interesting

story. I hope ithas an interesting climax. Me too! I've been scouring

your Worcesterjug for cracks. How longhave you had it? I don't know.

It was my mother's, so I sort of inherited from her. She died seven

years ago. Right. I don't know how long she'd had it before then. Where

did it stay? It was in a cabinet at home. It's one of those thingsyou

just never notice. When I was clearing her estate out, I found

that, and I thought it looked like it might be worth something! Very

pretty. Worcester's very collected, nice jug, very clean. I had a look

up to the light here, just to check. The nice thing about porcelain is,

it's translucent, whereas pottery is denser - you can't see. I can see my

fingertips through the body. It's like eggshell. Yeah, it's matt,

isn't it? They call this buff brown,Worcester buff brown. The mark

on the base... Worcester were very organised. Luckily, they dated

everything. They used this funny system with dots from about 1891.

Five dots here, so really, by adding them to the date of 1891,we suddenly

get... 1896. Well done! The registered number... It's an

attractive thing. I've seen them at fairs around the country at about

?120-?160... Yes. But we are selling at auction,we're selling at market.

I don't think you can expect to get ?120. I'd estimate ?70-?90 and,

hopefully, we might get up to ?100, maybe just over. It'll be at the

goodwill of the good people in the auction! Or if two people want it!

As many as possible! Yes! I like these anemones here,and it's

initialled E... For Elizabeth Regina, obviously! Is that right? I

don't know who theartist is, but it'll be look-upable. In fact,

before the auction, I'll ring up the Dyson Perrins Museum in Worcester to

see if they know. That might add to its value. I'm sure it will.

Everything helps. You're a stylish dresser - I can see

from what you're wearing, particularly that brooch. Did you

ever wear this? Yes. What sort of occasions did you wear it? Oh,

parties,going out to the theatre or something special. In the 1950s and

'60s? No, I only got it about 20 years ago. Oh, right, right. Did you

buy itfrom a jewellery shop? No. A friend was selling a few items she

didn't wear any more and I liked this very much, so I bought it. Dare

I ask what you paid? I think it was about ?6. 50. ?6. 50? That was a

good buy! I thought it was. This is a Danish design. I like these sort

of pendules which end in the little rectangles, divided by smaller

units. Each of these is decorated with engine-turned decoration and

then covered in a translucent enamel. And we call this type of

work galuche. It's a beautiful design and I think sits very well.

It almost looks an ancient form of decoration, with this beadwork. This

was very popular in the 1950s and 1960s. If you think of the fashions

of the day, low-cut shoulders -this would have been nice,quite startling

round the neck. In complete contrast, we havethese two Italian

pieces by Trafari. These are in silver gilt. They have

cabochon-paste sapphires and little diamante. They're full of life,

animated. Where did you get these? I bought those in a second-hand shop

about the same time. And what did you pay for those? I can't really

remember. I think about ?12.50 or something like that. They're full of

fun, animated. I can imagine people wearing two on the same lapel or one

on either side. Tremendous fun! These other pieces are in complete

contrast. These are staid and more conventional. They are silver. That

is paste diamond and paste pearl. If these go up for auction, because of

the present sortof interest in the '50s - and youngsters are wearing

these as well as '50s garments -I could see this going in auction for

about ?120-?160. If we put this little group together, I think we

could get a similar price - ?120-?160. Would you be happy with

that? Yes. I think the shamrock gives it away.

Three bits of Irish Belleek porcelain, this fine, almost

eggshell-like porcelain. They used china clay from Cornwall and they

used an Irish feldspar,which is just the china stone. The Chinese called

it flesh and bones -the clay was the bones, the china stone melted at

1,200-1,400 degrees centigrade,and bound the bones with this flesh,the

china stone. Very nice. You've got a mark here -County Fermanagh,

hopefully around ?50-?70, this one. The basket-weave one, more unusual

shape, this oblong The basket-weave one, more unusual

get about ?100 for that. And then I like this. If I

But I think it lacks a lid,unless the lidhad a lip that fitted round.

I think a modern application for it would be some lovely pencils in

there. Would look great. I think the value - ?180-?220 as an auction

estimate. As a lot of three? As a lot of three. You don't get a great

deal of Belleek coming up at auction,so it's quite a nice

opportunity for someone to get started. Three items here. Right,

that sounds fine. A beautiful necklace, modelled byIsabelle from

our production team. Have you worn it out to many wonderful places?

Mainly family parties and theatrea nd special occasions. What will you

do with the money if it sells? Take my grandchildren out forthe day,

perhaps Disneyland Paris. Wonderful! Good luck. Isabelle's taken a liking

to it! I have! I'm very busy. I must go. Please! A lovely watercolour.

How is it with you? It was left to my nan by a lady she used to work

for when she was 14,and they remained friends. She left this

painting to my nan. It's a lovely watercolour,that rather pretty

cottage scene. It's by, rather helpfully here,John Henry Mole,who

was a watercolour artist,but didn't start off as an artist. He was a

solicitor's clerkin Newcastle,and decided he'd give up sittingon a

cold stool in an officeto get outside. He started

paintingminiatures. I rather like this -it's dated here 1868,which is

reiterated here. It says VPRI and this stands forVice President Of The

RoyalInstitute Of Watercolour Painters,but he didn't become that

till 1884,so this item has been upgradedto reflect his latter

importance. But it's a lovely picture. I like it. Have you done

any research into it? Yes, but not with much success. Where did you

try? The internet. I'm not very good at computers! You looked up Mole and

got... ? Garden moles! We've looked him up in Victorian Artists and also

in the Art Sales Index. If we're going cautiously,I think we should

go for ?400-?500. I think it'll do ?500-?600. It's got everything -

it's signed, dated, it's prettywith a girl and ducks. Couldn't askfor

anything more commercial. There's hardly anybody left and we have this

remarkable piece. This is Worcester, Doctor Wallperiod, middle of the

18th century. The beginning of English porcelain. That early? Very

early. What I likeis all this polychrome decoration,this sort of

enamel detail -it's exquisite. Based on Chinese designs. This globular

form is very good. Is it perfect? Nearly. It's got a little chip on

the spout... Ah, right. That will affect the price. If you look at the

light, you can see a sort of greeny substance... That is typical

Worcester. It's a sign it's Worcester. It has that green sort of

translucent quality, which is nice. I like this immensely. The gilt

decoration hasn't beenrubbed, I love this scrollworkon the handle. Nice

quality. Now... Price? I'd like to see it go for about ?400-?500, but

we have got the damaged spout,so we have to accommodate that, so I'd say

a reserve of about ?250. Right. And, hopefully, get ?500. But we have to

accommodate the damage. Right. Would you be happy with that? I think so.

You'll come to the auction? I hope so! I hope it goes to ?500! Well, it

would be nice! Thank you. We'll join the experts and owners at

the auction later. I'm in Shaftesbury to meet Chris Jolliffe,

who's obsessed with the seaside's naughty man, Mr Punch! I've always

associated Punch with Judy in a tent. And the Punch-and-Judy man is

doing that. And they named a satirical magazine after him, but,

obviously,there's a lot more to it. He goes back generations,1,000 years

to the Ancient Mayans. It's only because they wanted a typical

satirical character when they opened the magazine in 1841,that they chose

Mr Punch. So it's a worldwide thing, alll looking like Mr Punch? That's

right. He's supposed to have the worst attributes of man, bulbous

nose,pointy head, big belly, hunchback... And a big stick. Yes,

the big stick. To beat politicians and royalty? Anyone in fact, anyone

who needs it,and, by God, we need them nowadays! Punch evolved through

medieval times. He would lampoon people in authority from the king

down... Just ridiculed people? Just ridiculed them. Anyone that local

serfs or people had a grudge against or felt hard done by... He would

send them up. Because theywere Punch people, it was accepted. They were

like touring jesters? That's right. That's where we get a lot of our

language from. They'd start the show by banging a drum - "drum up

business". The bottler collected the takings in an earthenware bottle -

"loseyour bottle". In case he lost it? Or drank it! And slapstick,

obviously? The actual stick he hits them with - cut down the middle,

makes a slapping sound, doesn't damage the puppets. Are there many

Punch-and-Judy shows operating still? Oh, yes. Now they're doing

cruise ships and holiday camps... Ridiculing the passengers? That's

right. The audience? Yes. Humour knows no bounds,so Punch people,

like we do here,we pick on everyone. There are no favourites. Everyone is

fair game. How long ago did you get involved with Punch? At what age did

you get the bug? Oh, from a very small child,from going to the beach

at Weymouth. I was mesmerised then and have loved him ever since. We

never know what will catch the experts' eye in the Flog It!

Valuation room. We have a lot of china for auction. Barbara's Royal

Bonn Art-Nouveau vase was bought for a dollar,so she should make a

profit! Like a lot of porcelain,this Worcester jug has spent most of its

life in a cabinet. James has to do a bit of research to find who painted

it. Margaret has Worcester too. David was cautious with

hisvaluation, because of the damage. Caroline is also selling threepieces

of Northern Irish Belleek. It's very thin and very collectable!

Beryl's necklace was just ?6. 50from a friend. David says it's typical of

the '50sand '60s with blue enamel. He also likes the corn-dolly

brooches which cost about ?12. The others are less attractive, so we'll

make them one lot. Finally, Kerry's painting isvery pretty. It was left

to her nan. James thinks it's cute enough o attract a lot of attention.

The next section of the sale is just about to start, but the best clue

about how things will sell comes from auctioneer George Kidner.

?70-?90 for this Worcester jug. What does this do for you? It's not

really my sort of thing. It's very pretty of its sort,but not for me.

That was a leadingquestion - I knew you'd say that! What is your bag? I

tend to prefer hings that are useful, practical,as well as being

nicely made,so furniture would be my firstchoice, not something to just

lookat. Are we on the money here? I think we are. Of its sort, it's

nice. It's a fairly standard shape. It's in good condition, important

with Royal Worcester, gilt is in good condition and, moreto the

point, the flower paintinghas the initial of the painter. We saw that

at valuation. We checked. It is Edward Raby. The dates agree with

when the pot was made, 1875-96. He specialised in floral work and

worked for Doulton as well. Beryl brought in four broochesand a

necklace. David valued them at ?120-?160for these four and the

necklace. My initial reaction, because they're only silver and

paste,was that we'd struggle enormously,but the necklace isvery,

very pretty. It is beautiful. Lovely enamel work and it's Danish -that's

a plus. They made fine-quality things. The enamel is undamaged. Not

chipped at all. And so difficult to repair. This has grown on me a

lot... Confident? Yeah. That will sell. Not quite so sure about this

lot. The two paste brooches -they're a different age. I'm not quite sure

that anybodywants to wear these things,but these corn-dolly

brooches,quirky. People like quirky. At ?120-?160, it's quite attractive.

I think somebody would buy that lot for those two,and give those away as

Christmas presents or sell them on. OK. Thanks. Optimism for the

jewellery,caution for the porcelain. Let's hope Caroline, Beryl andthe

rest see their items sell welland leave the saleroom smiling. Get

those registration cards ready. The sale is about to begin! We were

expecting Barbara! You've changed! Just a little bit. Who are you? Jim,

her husband. Where's Barbara? On her way. Stuck in traffic. Do you like

the Bonn vase? Not as much as she did. She really likes it. It was

something she'd enjoyed a lot and carried around for years. It was

nice, but it didn't suit my taste all that much. Couple of lots away,

so let's hope she makes it. We're hoping so! She's not going to make

it, unless she does a last-minute thing! Her lot is next. It would be

very dramatic. Is she like that? Sometimes. We'll have to see! Here

we go. It's too late now. OK. Good luck. Lot 217a... A Royal Bonn

Art-Nouveau spherical vase. Again, there is interest here, ?340 is bid.

Good start. We only need ?360. Yeah. ?340 with me. ?340? ?360. Yes! ?360

in the doorway. Saves you having to take it home! Are you all done?

?360. At ?360... That's OK. It's a bit disappointing,but it's gone.

It's most of a new bathroom. That'll buy the taps! Probably a sink. I'd

like to have seen it do more. So would we. It's quite striking. It's

come a long way from a dollar! It has!

You brought in that Worcester jug. The artist was Edward Raby. Right.

It's wonderfully hand-painted. This is it. You scared? Interest here.

?75 is bid. ?85. ?95. ?110. ?120. ?130. ?140. ?140 seated. Fantastic.

Going well. Seated in the middle at ?140. Twice its reserve. Are you

happy? Brilliant! For something you never used! Wrapped in newspaper!

Did you use it? Never. Here we go. I like the sandwich platter - it's

nice. ?190... It's gone! The reserve was ?180. ?190 with me. Against you

all then at ?190. Bidding's with me at ?190. Nobody else. There's no

atmosphere on this one. It wasn't electric and exciting, but it's

gone! More than its reserve, so... You're happy? Yes. Should be able to

buy a little bit ofCoalport with that! Happy spending! Margaret can't

make it to the auction, but let's hope we can sell her teapot.

You like this, don't you? I do. It's a nice quality, 18th-century piece.

I think it's the only piece of 18th-century china in the sale

today. You could be right. Quite nice. I hope the interest is here.

It looks very good. Doesn't it? Lot 215a,a Worcester spherical teapot.

Keep our fingers crossed. ?200. We need ?250, don't we? ?200. Are you

all done at ?200? I can't believe this! Come on! Come on! That's

terrible. It's worth a lot more than ?200. That was disappointing. I'm

pleased it didn't sell. Needs to go into a specialist porcelain sale.

That was disappointing. Shall I ring her or will you? It's not my day!

It's not! I don't think it'll go. It will! The necklace is gorgeous. When

Isabelle put it on,it looked stunning. And brooches are very

popular,especially odd ones. But even ones with beetles on fetch

loads. That's right. Dollies and two paste-set brooches. And ?75 is bid

here. You shaking? Yes! ?95. ?100. On my right. Come on! We've got the

reserve! Are you all done at ?100? They've sold. ?100! We've got to do

better on your necklace. I hope so! Me too! Lot 299a, Danish necklace...

It looks good there, doesn't it? 21 rectangular pendants with 20 smaller

ones. And ?80 is bid here. ?85. ?90. ?95. ?100. ?110. He keeps looking

down. ?130 on my right. ?130. It's good, isn't it? All done at ?130.

Great! ?130! Very good! It's lovely! Kerry, HG Moles. We want to get alot

of money for that. Yes, please. Whose idea was it to go to the

valuation day? Pauline's. Her friend Mary wanted to come. I rang Debbie.

A fun day out! Hopefully, you'll earn some money and have a knees-up

on it! Lot 160a. This is on your additional lot sheet. Thatched

Cottage With FigureBy A Stream. So beautiful! And ?340 is bid here.

?340 is with me. At ?340. Oh, come on! ?360. ?360. ?380. ?400.

Brilliant. ?400. ?420. Someone's in with him. They're bidding against

each other. ?520. ?550. ?580. ?600. Bit of excitement, tension! ?700!

?700 in the doorway. ?700! Drinks are on you! ?700 on my right.

Wonderful! Brilliant, wasn't it? I'm happy - are you? Yes, thank you!

Superb! That was good. My heart was beating there! It shows it's the

subject that sells the painting as much as the quality or the name of

the artist. While Kerry's cottage got ?700, Pauline's still life only

made ?320. There you are - not everyone likes a still life. Andy

and Caroline did well with their Worcester jug and Belleek. They take

home ?330, less the auctioneer's commission! Delighted with the

Worcester jug! Doubled its reserve. Although the Belleek only made ?10

above reserve, it's gone! Very pleased! Barbara was caught in

traffic,but finally made it. How much? ?360. The reserve? It's sold!

It's sold. Quite a lot for something my mum got for a dollar! Debbie's

majolica dish did especially well. She wanted a new dishwasher. For

?620, she could buy two! The saleroom's been kind to our owners,

but what shocked me was the oyster dish. It wasn't bought to eat

oysters off. It's majolica, it's so collectable, it's in vogue. Our

owners have gone away happy!