0:00:02 > 0:00:05If you've got a winner in your wardrobe, charms hiding in your chest,
0:00:05 > 0:00:10unwanted heirlooms in the bedroom, Flog It is the show for you.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43Today, Flog It comes from Tunbridge Wells,
0:00:43 > 0:00:48a town which owes its existence to a drunken nobleman some 400 years ago.
0:00:48 > 0:00:52In 1606, a young Dudley Lord North was making his way back home,
0:00:52 > 0:00:56on horseback, having been drinking and partying all night in London.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59Still feeling the worse for wear,
0:00:59 > 0:01:01he chanced upon the waters of the Chalybeate Spring.
0:01:01 > 0:01:05He got down from his horse and drank the waters to quench his thirst.
0:01:06 > 0:01:11Lord North felt so rejuvenated after drinking the cool, iron-rich spring waters,
0:01:11 > 0:01:15that he declared it health giving to his friends and acquaintances.
0:01:16 > 0:01:20As word spread of the water's supposed health-giving properties,
0:01:20 > 0:01:25it soon attracted the cream of 17th and 18th century society, eager to try it for themselves.
0:01:25 > 0:01:30A settlement grew around the spring and Tunbridge Wells was born.
0:01:33 > 0:01:37Well, word has spread that Flog It is in town and we do have a massive queue.
0:01:37 > 0:01:42Let's see if our experts, James Lewis and Charlie Ross, can pick out the cream of antiques.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49- Hello.- Hello.- What a wonderful box.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53Now, is this a family piece or is this something that you've bought recently from auction?
0:01:53 > 0:01:57My gran recently gave it to my dad.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00I don't know how long she's had it.
0:02:00 > 0:02:06- My dad, years ago, was in the Navy, so I don't know whether she bought it because of that.- Brilliant.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08It goes further back than that.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11It's a wonderful piece of typical sailor work.
0:02:11 > 0:02:16Traditionally, people say that sailors, while they were at sea,
0:02:16 > 0:02:21would turn their hand to scrimshaws and wool work pictures and this marquetry on writing boxes.
0:02:21 > 0:02:26I don't know whether that's true because sailors had very little space on board ship.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30To actually be working something this big, I think would be quite unlikely.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33These come in various shapes and forms.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37The more ships that are on these writing boxes, the more valuable they are.
0:02:37 > 0:02:41Some just have one on the cover, like this. Others have them all around the sides.
0:02:41 > 0:02:47If we look inside here, we've got some alterations to it.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51Whenever you've had anything altered with it, it reduces the value.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53This leather writing surface is 20th century.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57If we look in here, there should be a secret compartment under here,
0:02:57 > 0:03:02little compartments at the top here, but that, again, doesn't work, so that reduces it.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06There should be two inkwells, for red ink and for black, they're missing.
0:03:06 > 0:03:07And a pen tray in the centre.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10So this old box has seen better days.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14Somebody's had a go at restoring it, but they haven't gone the whole hog.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17You see this wood around the outside of the box?
0:03:17 > 0:03:21This is known as a rosewood. This started to be used around 1820.
0:03:21 > 0:03:28You can identify it by very dark, almost black streaks next to pale brown.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30Now, do you know why it was called rosewood?
0:03:30 > 0:03:35- No, I don't.- Because when these guys were over in South America and overseas,
0:03:35 > 0:03:37cutting these fantastic trees down,
0:03:37 > 0:03:40when they cut this tree down, it smelled of roses.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43- Right.- That's how it got its name, rosewood.
0:03:43 > 0:03:48And then, you've got a very plain wood that has taken a stain.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50This would've been bright, vivid blue when it was new.
0:03:50 > 0:03:55And a wood that takes a blue stain well is sycamore,
0:03:55 > 0:03:57so this is likely to be sycamore.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01All this would've been bright. You see some of the colours left in the flag here.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04We've just got blue and hints of red left.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06All the sails would have been bright.
0:04:06 > 0:04:11It wouldn't have looked anything like this when it was new. It would've been really bright.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14Now, if we look at the sides.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17Big panels of burr walnut. Again, very expensive veneer.
0:04:17 > 0:04:21- So this has got everything on it you want to see.- Yeah.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24Date... Well, we've got a plaque on the front here.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27Have you ever been able to make out what it says?
0:04:27 > 0:04:32- Erm... no. Just the date, 1877. - 1877, yeah.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35I mean, I don't think that's the original engraving.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38I think somebody's put that in there at a later date.
0:04:38 > 0:04:44Because, although it's the right sort of period, I think this is 1850-1860. It could be 1870.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47But the quality of the engraving is just pricked in with a pin,
0:04:47 > 0:04:51so that's why it's rubbed away so easily.
0:04:51 > 0:04:56A standard writing box is worth £30 to £50.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00The more ships you add, the better they are. One ship, what do you think?
0:05:00 > 0:05:05Well, I'm hoping it's going to be a couple of hundred.
0:05:05 > 0:05:10Absolutely bang on. I think an estimate of £200-£300, something like that.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13- All right.- OK?- Yeah. - As it's a family piece,
0:05:13 > 0:05:16why do you want to sell it and not pass it down a generation?
0:05:16 > 0:05:22Well, because my dad's got some other boxes that have been in the family as well, and it just...
0:05:22 > 0:05:25It's quite big, isn't it? Takes up a bit of room.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28Let's take it to auction, see what happens. I think it'll do well.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32There are always collectors for marine-related items.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35So as a workbox, 50 quid.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37- But with that on the top, 200 to 300. - Oh, right.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40- Let's see what happens. - OK then.- OK?- Lovely.
0:05:45 > 0:05:49Michael and Marion, you have brought quality today.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52This is magnificently painted.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56It really is. And I think - it's not on canvas or paper,
0:05:56 > 0:05:59it's actually on porcelain. Did you inherit it?
0:05:59 > 0:06:01No, no, I bought it only...
0:06:01 > 0:06:04I should've thought, in the last 12 months.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06Oh, dangerous. In the last 12 months!
0:06:06 > 0:06:08It might be a bit more than that.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12This will be an interesting test of valuation, won't it!
0:06:12 > 0:06:14And you bought it in a shop?
0:06:14 > 0:06:17No, at the Ardingly Antiques Fair.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20The fair? So you went off to a fair to buy this.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24- Is this something you do weekly, monthly?- No. Irregularly.
0:06:24 > 0:06:28- But I like to go to antique fairs. - Not that irregularly, really.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30Do you know when he's going?
0:06:30 > 0:06:32Does he say, "I'm just going down the shops?"
0:06:32 > 0:06:35- They're on a calendar, when he's going.- Has he?
0:06:35 > 0:06:37And what do you think about this?
0:06:37 > 0:06:40I just let him go. He enjoys it so much.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43Well, we'll come back to what you paid for it.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46I mean, I'm dicing with death here.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48I can't see a signature on the front.
0:06:48 > 0:06:53- It's not going to be English - it's going to be German, I think, almost certainly.- Yeah.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57Looking at the clothing and the fact that it is on porcelain, which they did,
0:06:57 > 0:07:02I think we'll find it's late 19th or beginning of the 20th century. It's around about 100 years old.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05I liked the painting of this "chatelaine", they call it?
0:07:05 > 0:07:12Yes, that's right - the chatelaine here, holding scissors, needlework items, all sorts of things the lady
0:07:12 > 0:07:15would need round about the house for day-to-day use.
0:07:15 > 0:07:20It's in fabulous condition. There don't appear to be any cracks or chips, crazing.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24It's in what we call a Hogarth frame, a more modern frame.
0:07:24 > 0:07:30But I think probably the gilt frame is a little too heavy for the picture itself.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34I'd like to see it reframed, but I don't think that matters. If we turn it round,
0:07:34 > 0:07:37somebody's written in Biro here,
0:07:37 > 0:07:40"The Young Mother by Robert Beyschlag.
0:07:42 > 0:07:48"1838-1903", and that's a copy of this label here.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51This is encouraging. This is quite an old label.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54I'm going to try taking it out.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57German writing, because there's an umlaut here.
0:07:59 > 0:08:04"Sprossling", or something. I can't translate that, and I can't even read the first word.
0:08:04 > 0:08:09- It's quite obviously not the artist. - No.- It is probably the subject of the picture.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13So we've got really, I think, an attribution
0:08:13 > 0:08:16rather than a definitive...
0:08:16 > 0:08:17Yes.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21Value. It's no good asking you what you think it's worth because you bought it.
0:08:23 > 0:08:29I'm going to put a value in today's market of £200 to £300 on it.
0:08:29 > 0:08:33I suppose you might look at it and think it should make a little bit more.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36I wouldn't be surprised if it made 340, 360.
0:08:36 > 0:08:42I would like to see it in at 200 to 300 with a reserve at 200 to get it going in the market.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45- If it doesn't make 200, it's not worth selling, in my opinion.- No.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49What did you pay for it? £5 or £600?
0:08:49 > 0:08:52Can you divulge this information in front of your wife?
0:08:52 > 0:08:54Would you like to close your ears?
0:08:54 > 0:08:57I gave 240 for it, and I thought it was a bargain.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59I think that's tremendous.
0:08:59 > 0:09:05Bearing in mind that you're buying at say halfway between a retail and trade market situation.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09I think in a shop you'd pay £500 or £600 for that all day long.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12- Yes, I think so. - So I think you've done well.
0:09:12 > 0:09:13We'll put 200 on it.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16We'll aim for 300. We'll aim for 400...
0:09:16 > 0:09:18he said, fingers crossed.
0:09:24 > 0:09:29- Hello, Gilly.- Hello, James. - What do you know about these continental figures?
0:09:29 > 0:09:32What are these doing in Tunbridge Wells?
0:09:32 > 0:09:35They're Dux figures, which I believe are from Czechoslovakia.
0:09:35 > 0:09:41- Yep.- They were in my father's house, and when he died about four years ago, I inherited them.
0:09:41 > 0:09:46Royal Dux is a factory that started in 1853 in Czechoslovakia.
0:09:46 > 0:09:51Of course, it wasn't Czechoslovakia in those days - it was Bohemia.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55The factory was started really for domestic ware, tableware.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59And Eduard Eichler took the factory over about 20 years
0:09:59 > 0:10:03after it was established, around 1870, and he was a modeller.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06And he really turned the factory's fortunes around.
0:10:06 > 0:10:11It was struggling with these tablewares - plates, bowls, saucers and that type of thing.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14With his modelling skills, he turned the factory around.
0:10:14 > 0:10:19In 1873, they won the Paris Exhibition silver medal,
0:10:19 > 0:10:26and the next 30-35 years was really the period of time when Royal Dux was in its heyday,
0:10:26 > 0:10:33specialising in these models in this rustic bronze and brushed gilt effect.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35This is typical of not only Royal Dux,
0:10:35 > 0:10:40but they were competing with the Royal Worcester figures made here at the same time.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44If we turn the figures over, we see the pink triangle mark.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47That really is the mark that shouts Royal Dux.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50I don't know any other factory that used that.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52Nice and clearly marked.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55Date will be around the height of production of these figures,
0:10:55 > 0:10:59around 1900-1910, something around there.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02- Have you noticed the spade on this one?- Yes.
0:11:02 > 0:11:07- It's obviously been replaced. - Yep. Her hand is filled with glue.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10- It could be that the originals were made of wood.- Right.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14Because it is a slot in the bottom there, to have something attached.
0:11:14 > 0:11:19But I think it's far more likely it would have been a ceramic pole, that somebody's broken and replaced.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22Having grown up with these on the mantelpiece at home,
0:11:22 > 0:11:24why do you want to sell them?
0:11:24 > 0:11:30Well, they're not really the sort of figures that I'd like to have on my mantelpiece at home, and also,
0:11:30 > 0:11:32we are trying to sort of size down a bit,
0:11:32 > 0:11:36so obviously whatever they would fetch would be very helpful.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40They are the sort of things that you either love or hate,
0:11:40 > 0:11:42and they go in a certain type of house.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45If it doesn't suit your interior, then I understand.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48They're a bit too good to be wrapped up in a box somewhere.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50Do you have any idea of the value?
0:11:50 > 0:11:53No idea whatsoever.
0:11:53 > 0:12:00I think an auction estimate of £250-£350 should be about there for them.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04The best modeller for Royal Dux was a chap called Hempel
0:12:04 > 0:12:08and figures that are signed by him do make considerably more.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12But considering they're not signed, and they're not in bad condition,
0:12:12 > 0:12:15and the heads haven't been off - that's always a killer!
0:12:15 > 0:12:21No chips around the base and in relatively good condition, I think 250-350 would be about right.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23And let's just see what happens on the day.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30Dorothy and Jim, thank you for bringing this item in.
0:12:30 > 0:12:31Wonderful bit of table treen,
0:12:31 > 0:12:35but it does contain a little hidden gem, doesn't it? It's a tool kit.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38Whose is it? Whose family does it come from?
0:12:38 > 0:12:41Well, we believe it comes from my family.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44- My sister gave it me because I save things.- Yeah.
0:12:44 > 0:12:49- I mean, you always used to do crochet in them days, didn't you? - Everybody did.
0:12:49 > 0:12:56I mean, the lady of the house had to do fine needlepoint, as you say, crochet, knitting, and pass these
0:12:56 > 0:13:01skills on to the young girls, and that's why they did lots of needlework samplers.
0:13:01 > 0:13:07The tools inside here are very very fine. If we tip them out...
0:13:07 > 0:13:09let's have a look at these.
0:13:09 > 0:13:15They're not really crocheting needles. They look like needles for very fine-point needlework.
0:13:15 > 0:13:20Not even turkey work, not for cushions, but something much finer, like silk work.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22- Oh, right.- Yeah.
0:13:22 > 0:13:23This is really nice
0:13:23 > 0:13:27because this is the universal handle which goes in the middle.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30- It's almost like a snap-on toolkit of today, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33And there you've got your needle with your hook on the end.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35They're all made of steel.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37These have been gilted.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39This is steel, but it's blued steel.
0:13:39 > 0:13:45It's been heated up just to make it look slightly decorative, with this damask turn on it. Can you see it?
0:13:45 > 0:13:48- Yeah.- Which is what you find on gun barrels.
0:13:48 > 0:13:53- Oh, right.- And the vessel itself - that's made of ebony, and it's in perfect condition.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57And ebony again, a very valuable hardwood in its day.
0:13:57 > 0:14:03And I think this little vessel and this kit dates back to around about 1840, 1850,
0:14:03 > 0:14:06judging by that little finial, which is a nice architectural detail.
0:14:06 > 0:14:10It's slender. It's not the middle of the Victorian period,
0:14:10 > 0:14:14- where everything went over the top. That's very precise.- Very plain.
0:14:14 > 0:14:18Yeah. It's a wonderful little thing.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22It doesn't have a great deal of value, that's the only thing.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25But its value is in its social history, and what it's all about.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28And obviously, its value to your family.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31I think, for auction purposes, we could put
0:14:31 > 0:14:35- an estimate of probably £30-£50 on this.- Yeah.
0:14:35 > 0:14:39- It doesn't seem a lot of money, does it?- It doesn't, really.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41We could put a fixed reserve on it.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44- Go on then.- I know the collectors will love this.- Will they?
0:14:44 > 0:14:49Yes. It'll go to someone that really wants to own this, and look after it and cherish it.
0:14:53 > 0:14:59Patsy, a little birdie has told me that this isn't an unfamiliar surrounding for you, is that right?
0:14:59 > 0:15:03- That's right. - Here we are in Tunbridge Wells and you've been in this building before?
0:15:03 > 0:15:05A few times.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08- Doing what?- Singing and dancing.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10Singing and dancing? On that very stage?
0:15:10 > 0:15:13- On that very stage.- Fantastic!
0:15:13 > 0:15:16- When was your last performance? - About six months ago.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19- Doing what?- Singing. Tunbridge Wells Choral Society.
0:15:19 > 0:15:24Fantastic. This splendid chap must have had quite a history.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26- He has!- Tell me all about him.
0:15:26 > 0:15:31Well, he was given to me by an American admirer in a cabaret that I was in, when I was 18.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33- Where was that?- In Germany.
0:15:33 > 0:15:39And since then, he's travelled all round the world. In Hong Kong, where I lived for 17 years.
0:15:39 > 0:15:44And my son took him off to university for a mascot and I thought I'd got rid of him.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48But after he came back from university, he gave him back to me. So here he is.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50There's no sentimental attachment?
0:15:50 > 0:15:54Not really, no. I've got used to his face after nearly 50 years.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56Oh, really? Do you know what he is?
0:15:56 > 0:15:59Apart from being a monkey - or a chimpanzee, in fact.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02- Do you mean a Steiff? - Yep. It is a Steiff.
0:16:02 > 0:16:07Unfortunately, if I can move him here, there should be something in the left ear.
0:16:07 > 0:16:11Now, there is a little clip mark. Do you remember anything there?
0:16:11 > 0:16:14- Yes.- What did you do with it? - I took it out straightaway!
0:16:14 > 0:16:17- You took it out straightaway?- It looked painful, so I took it out.
0:16:17 > 0:16:23Well, it's such a distinctive model, I don't think we've got a problem
0:16:23 > 0:16:25because you can tell it's a Steiff.
0:16:25 > 0:16:29Its age - well, it was obviously bought new, so it was bought in what year?
0:16:29 > 0:16:31In 1958.
0:16:31 > 0:16:38'58. Now, also, there would've been another distinctive mark, there would've been a label.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41- Actually, you can see... Was there? And you did that as well?- Yes.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44Well, may I say congratulations for ruining your Steiff!
0:16:44 > 0:16:48Fortunately, as I've said, we can tell it is a Steiff.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51The condition isn't perhaps all that it might be.
0:16:51 > 0:16:55I'm afraid a lot of the straw has come out. Is it moths?
0:16:55 > 0:17:00- I think so.- I'm surprised, if your son took him to university, he's in such good condition.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03Probably stuck in a cupboard. Left to the moths.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05What made you bring him along?
0:17:05 > 0:17:08Well, he was going in the bin because nobody wants him.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10- In the bin?!- Mm.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13- So if I gave you 5p, you'd take that, would you?- A fiver.
0:17:13 > 0:17:17A fiver. Well, I think he's worth a hundred or two.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19Wow.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22- I really do.- In this condition? - In that condition.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26So I think what we'll do here is hedge my bets.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29I think we'll put an estimate of £100-£200,
0:17:29 > 0:17:33- but we'll probably sell him without reserve, shall we?- Yes, please.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35- Happy? No reserve?- No reserve.
0:17:35 > 0:17:39- So if he makes a fiver, I will go bright red but you'll still be pleased?- Yes.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42- Off to auction we will go. - Oh, great.
0:17:42 > 0:17:46- I think we'll do well with him. Has he got a name?- Shelly.- Shelly.
0:17:46 > 0:17:50It's good to welcome you back. I look forward to seeing you at the auction.
0:17:54 > 0:17:58Today's sale is at the Dreweatt Neate auction rooms in Tunbridge Wells,
0:17:58 > 0:18:03and in a moment, auctioneer Daniel Bray is going to give us his opinion on some of our owners' items.
0:18:03 > 0:18:08But first, here's a run-down of the antiques that are going to go under the hammer.
0:18:08 > 0:18:13Julia's 19th-century writing box has seen better days.
0:18:13 > 0:18:17She's still hoping, though, to see £200 to £300.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20Michael bought this plaque for £240.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23But will it make a profit or loss at the sale?
0:18:23 > 0:18:26Gillian doesn't like the look of her Royal Dux figures.
0:18:26 > 0:18:31So she's hoping to find a collector willing to pay £250-£350.
0:18:31 > 0:18:38I valued Dorothy and Jim's ebony needle box at a spiky £30-£50.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41And finally, there's no more monkeying around
0:18:41 > 0:18:44for Patsy's Steiff chimp, valued at £100-£200.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49This is a cracking lot. It belongs to Michael.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51It's enamels on porcelain.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53It's a lovely little plaque.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55The scene is a young mother here.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58Now, Charlie, our expert, has put £200-£300 on this.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01But Michael bought this for £240.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04- Not a good investment then?- No.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06I think he paid about the right money,
0:19:06 > 0:19:09because we've looked very closely at this under an eyeglass,
0:19:09 > 0:19:12and we think it may be painted over a printed base.
0:19:12 > 0:19:13- Ah.- Indeed.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16- That's why the image is so good, then.- Indeed.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19Because he's just copying a basic outline that's underneath.
0:19:19 > 0:19:24And we should achieve the estimate of £200-£300, but no more than that.
0:19:24 > 0:19:29- So you think the valuation is about right?- I think it should make within estimate,
0:19:29 > 0:19:34and if it was wholly painted by the artist, then it could make more.
0:19:34 > 0:19:38- £1,000 plus.- Our feeling is that it probably is over a printed base.
0:19:38 > 0:19:42- Fingers crossed we'll get Michael his money back at least.- Indeed.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49Right, we want cashback right now.
0:19:49 > 0:19:55A full refund of £240 for Marion and Michael on their enamel plaque.
0:19:55 > 0:20:00Beautiful little thing. Valuation 200-300, but you actually paid 240 for this about a year ago.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03- I did, yeah. And I thought it was reasonable.- You did?
0:20:03 > 0:20:08Well, it looks fantastic quality, but I did have a chat to the auctioneer a little bit earlier.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11He seems to think it's over-painted on a print.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15Because hand-painted enamels on a plaque like that of that quality...
0:20:15 > 0:20:17- Should be £600-£800. - £1,000 on a good day.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20- That's why I thought I'd got a bargain.- I don't blame you!
0:20:20 > 0:20:23This is it. It's going under the hammer.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26This is the porcelain plaque after Robert Beyschlag.
0:20:26 > 0:20:31And I have competing bids here at £200. 200. Any interest at 210?
0:20:31 > 0:20:34£200 then, on commission. Any further bids?
0:20:34 > 0:20:38- We need a bit more for cashback. - At £200...- A couple more?
0:20:38 > 0:20:41Straight in and straight out.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45- We're going to take that and smile, aren't we?- We're going to smile.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47We're going to smile.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54Well, right now it's my turn to be the expert,
0:20:54 > 0:21:00and I know it's not big bucks - £30-£50 - but it's table treen, brought in by Jim and Dorothy.
0:21:00 > 0:21:05Now, they can't be here today, so I'm holding the flag and flying it high, hopefully.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09There's competition from the Tunbridge Ware. It's going under the hammer now.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13This is the cylindrical ebony crochet hook case and cover.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17And who will start me, please, on this lot at £20? £20?
0:21:17 > 0:21:20- Come on.- Any interest? 20 is bid.
0:21:20 > 0:21:24I have 22 against you. 25. 28.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26£30 is with you.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28Come on, we're going to do it.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30Any advance on this lot at £30? 32.
0:21:30 > 0:21:34- Good.- 35. 38.
0:21:34 > 0:21:3740. 42. 45.
0:21:37 > 0:21:3948.
0:21:39 > 0:21:4150. 55 with you, madam?
0:21:41 > 0:21:42This is good. Top end.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45Any advance then on this at 55?
0:21:45 > 0:21:48Yes! Jim and Dorothy will be happy. I'm happy as well.
0:21:53 > 0:21:57It's those Royal Dux figures going under the hammer, the labourers.
0:21:57 > 0:22:02A lot of people like them, and Royal Dux always does the business, so no doubt it'll do it today.
0:22:02 > 0:22:07Gillian's here. She's flogging them. We need 250-350.
0:22:07 > 0:22:12I know many people like them because we do sell them, but I don't like them.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14- You absolutely...- I hate them.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17- You hate them. ..James, do you like them?- No.- Nor do I.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19I wouldn't bid for them at 50 quid.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22Somebody will love them and I'm sure they're going to move now.
0:22:22 > 0:22:27It's the pair of Royal Dux figures of farm labourers,
0:22:27 > 0:22:30and I have competing bids on this lot to £250.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32- Straight in. - 280 is bid. 300 against you.
0:22:32 > 0:22:37300, still on commission at £300.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39- I'll sell this lot. - Come on. A bit more.
0:22:39 > 0:22:44He's done it. Hammer's gone down. 300 quid. That's pretty good.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47Big smile. "We got rid of them," she's thinking!
0:22:47 > 0:22:49What are you going to do with the money?
0:22:49 > 0:22:53- My son's going on a skiing trip, so I'll put it towards that.- Aw.
0:22:57 > 0:23:02We've got some quality going under the hammer, and a great maker's name - Steiff.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05But it's not a teddy bear - it's a chimpanzee.
0:23:05 > 0:23:06Will that affect the price, Patsy?
0:23:06 > 0:23:09150-200 maybe?
0:23:09 > 0:23:12Let's hope for the 250 top end, somewhere around there.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14- Very nice.- It was given to you by an admirer?
0:23:14 > 0:23:17- Yes.- When you were 18?- Yes.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20- That was in his good days, you see. - That's the American?
0:23:20 > 0:23:22And you've bashed the monkey about.
0:23:22 > 0:23:26- Did you give this chimpanzee a name? - Shelly.- Shelly. How lovely.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28Will he do the business for her?
0:23:28 > 0:23:30No pressure - no reserve.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32Oh, dear. How did you wangle that?
0:23:32 > 0:23:36Let's hope the bidders go ape over him. He's going under the hammer.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40We have a Steiff brown mohair plush chimpanzee.
0:23:40 > 0:23:41Interesting lot, this one.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44Any interest at £50, just to start?
0:23:44 > 0:23:47- Oh, come on.- 50 is bid.
0:23:47 > 0:23:51Do I see 60 anywhere? There's no reserve and it's £50. Any advance?
0:23:51 > 0:23:55- This is going to be quick. - 60, new bidder.- Phew!
0:23:55 > 0:23:5670. 80.
0:23:56 > 0:24:00- 90 with you, sir?- No reserve does the trick.- It does, you see.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02And 10? 110 is bid.
0:24:02 > 0:24:06110 with the gentleman seated, at 110.
0:24:06 > 0:24:10- Hammer's gone down! - That's good.- £110. What are you going to do with that?
0:24:10 > 0:24:15- Well, grandsons' birthdays coming up. One day after the other.- Aw.
0:24:15 > 0:24:19And they need a set of woods for bowling, they've just started bowls.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23- And how old are they?- One is coming three, and one is nearly 11.- Lovely.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26You've got your work cut out, looking after them!
0:24:28 > 0:24:31This lot is definitely worth writing home about.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34I don't care what the auctioneer says.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37It's Julie's writing slope with that wonderful maritime inlaid scene.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40£200-£300 James put on this.
0:24:40 > 0:24:41I agreed with his valuation.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45We had a chat to the auctioneer earlier, and he went "Mm-mm.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49"That's gonna struggle." Big split in it, the inlay's done later.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52And I said, "Look, that is worth £300 of anybody's money."
0:24:52 > 0:24:54In a shop, £400-£500.
0:24:54 > 0:24:58Inlay's later? Never heard anything so silly in my life!
0:24:58 > 0:25:00It's absolutely perfect.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02You see them day in, day out, like that.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05It's a classic box, there's nothing wrong with it.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07Maybe he just didn't like it.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09Then say! Don't say it's late, it's not.
0:25:09 > 0:25:14- It's right!- He thought it would struggle around the 160-180 mark.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17- That's here, that's going to sell. - Do you think so?
0:25:17 > 0:25:20Oh, yes I do. Yeah, definitely.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23This is the Victorian rosewood mahogany writing slope,
0:25:23 > 0:25:30and I'll start you here with a commission bid on reserve of £200.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32Any further interest on this then?
0:25:32 > 0:25:36- I'll sell, a maiden bid at £200... 220, thank you.- Yes!
0:25:36 > 0:25:39And it's with you at 220...
0:25:39 > 0:25:42I thought it was going to climb a bit more.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45- But we sold it.- Yeah. - We sold it for the £200 to £300.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48We said that, he doubted it. Who's going to get that?
0:25:48 > 0:25:50Your dad or you?
0:25:50 > 0:25:55Well, I think my dad, but I think he might treat me for bringing it down for him.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57Bless him.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00- I hope!- Yeah, treat her.
0:26:05 > 0:26:09We couldn't come to Tunbridge Wells and not talk about Tunbridge Ware, could we?
0:26:09 > 0:26:13There are hundreds of items of Tunbridge Ware in this sale alone.
0:26:13 > 0:26:17And to talk me through its history, we've got author and expert, Brian Austen.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19Brian, thank you so much for coming in.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22Tell us exactly what Tunbridge Ware is.
0:26:22 > 0:26:26Well, you can see there's a wide assortment of wares in front of me.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29The common feature is they're made of wood.
0:26:29 > 0:26:33Some of them are ternary ware, some of them small boxes and cabinet wares.
0:26:33 > 0:26:37So where and when did it all start?
0:26:37 > 0:26:40Well, it probably started in London.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42We must remember that Tunbridge Wells
0:26:42 > 0:26:46- was not a settlement before the spring was discovered.- Yeah.
0:26:46 > 0:26:51Initially, boxes are made in London, and other items, and I think they're
0:26:51 > 0:26:56brought down by London tradesman to sell on the walks to the fashionable visitors.
0:26:56 > 0:27:01But production starts in Tunbridge Wells probably at the beginning of the 18th century.
0:27:01 > 0:27:05And how did production take off? How was it carried on?
0:27:05 > 0:27:07It was carried on in small workshops.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10None of the businesses were ever large.
0:27:10 > 0:27:14We do get some idea of the number of workmen when we get to the 19th century,
0:27:14 > 0:27:19and even the largest workshops probably didn't have more than about 30 - at most 40 - workmen.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21Many were much smaller than that.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24Let's just pick a few out. Starting from the earliest,
0:27:24 > 0:27:29through to the middle of the period, and then something towards the end, shall we?
0:27:29 > 0:27:31Let's look at this white wood sewing box.
0:27:31 > 0:27:35- This is where it all started?- Yes, that's as early as we can recognise.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38Before that, undoubtedly, there was Tunbridge Ware.
0:27:38 > 0:27:43We hear of people buying it at Tunbridge Wells, but we just can't identify it.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46It isn't distinguishable from fine wood wares produced elsewhere.
0:27:46 > 0:27:50Dating probably from about 1790-1800.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52Do we know a maker's name on this?
0:27:52 > 0:27:55Not on that one, but we do on this next one.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57You'll see that this is a veneered piece.
0:27:57 > 0:28:03And the centre card, which is the duty card, has the initials "JJ and A Sharp, Tunbridge Wells".
0:28:03 > 0:28:07And they were one of the makers in the early 19th century.
0:28:07 > 0:28:09And that's a top name to look out for?
0:28:09 > 0:28:14Yes, but labelled boxes, Sharp boxes, are rare.
0:28:14 > 0:28:15- Are they?- Yes.
0:28:15 > 0:28:20Tell me about the geometric patterns and the micro mosaic work. When was that introduced?
0:28:20 > 0:28:26This box shows a view of Bayham Abbey, which is near Tunbridge Wells.
0:28:26 > 0:28:31Produced with this micro mosaic or tessellated mosaic technique.
0:28:31 > 0:28:36You've got some examples of the blocks. Can you show us how it's actually done?
0:28:36 > 0:28:38Well, there's a block.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41And you can see at the end there is part of a flower head.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43That's just half the flower.
0:28:43 > 0:28:45That's right. And you'd need several of these blocks.
0:28:45 > 0:28:49For instance, for something like that, for that central view,
0:28:49 > 0:28:55you might find that you've got as many as about 10 of these blocks, all joined together to make that view.
0:28:55 > 0:28:59OK. So once that's built up to a certain level, you can cut through,
0:28:59 > 0:29:02across the grain, and that will give you the image.
0:29:02 > 0:29:06- Yes.- Which you then stick on to the veneer, or to the box itself?
0:29:06 > 0:29:12You can put it on to the veneer, or quite often, you'll find there is a holly surround, which then has to
0:29:12 > 0:29:18- be cut and the mosaic let into that, for the centre view on boxes. - It's incredibly intricate.
0:29:18 > 0:29:24- It is indeed.- You must have fantastic eyesight and very very fine, precise tools as well.
0:29:24 > 0:29:29- Yes, if your saw was thick, you would lose most of your block in sawdust.- What about restoration?
0:29:29 > 0:29:32Let's say you've got a lovely box, a bit like this one,
0:29:32 > 0:29:38- a band of micro mosaic work, and half of it's missing in the middle. Would you buy that?- No.
0:29:38 > 0:29:41Too difficult to restore.
0:29:41 > 0:29:46There are a few restorers who could do it, but the charges would be extremely high,
0:29:46 > 0:29:50and if you put it to a restorer who wasn't competent, it wouldn't look right.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52I've got to ask you before you go...
0:29:52 > 0:29:55you're an expert, I'll pick your brains. What is your top tip?
0:29:55 > 0:29:58What should we look out for if we want to buy a piece?
0:29:58 > 0:30:03Well, Tunbridge Ware has been a good investment over the years.
0:30:03 > 0:30:07Prices have never collapsed as they have in other areas.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09- Steady market, then.- Steady market.
0:30:09 > 0:30:14One of the makers who's particularly popular is Robert Russell,
0:30:14 > 0:30:19who produces this Tunbridge Wells marquetry - rather different from the mosaic.
0:30:19 > 0:30:24If you have a look at the lobed designs, they are quite intricate,
0:30:24 > 0:30:29- and they are attractive to collectors and fetch good prices.- Do they?
0:30:29 > 0:30:34- That's the name to look out for? - One of them.- You can recognise it by that particular...
0:30:34 > 0:30:35- Indeed.- ..style of marquetry.
0:30:35 > 0:30:38- And on that particular box, we have a label.- Wow.
0:30:38 > 0:30:40- Would you like to have a look?- Yes.
0:30:40 > 0:30:44There we are. That's the label of Robert Russell.
0:30:44 > 0:30:47What wonderful provenance. And value of that?
0:30:47 > 0:30:52You wouldn't buy that in auction under £500, and it might well go much more than that.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55OK. That's the one to look out for. Thank you.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58It's time for me to return to the valuation day,
0:30:58 > 0:31:03catch up with our two experts, Charlie and James, and let's see what other items we can find
0:31:03 > 0:31:05to put into this sale for later on in the show.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12We're still very busy at the valuation day.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15And while I've been chatting to people in the queue,
0:31:15 > 0:31:19James has finally caught up with someone he saw earlier in the day.
0:31:19 > 0:31:24Jenny, Natalie, I have to say, I spotted you in the queue with these about four hours ago, didn't I?
0:31:24 > 0:31:28I know they're not wonderful quality, but if we take the domes off,
0:31:28 > 0:31:32and just put those down on the floor for the moment.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35There are certain things that just make you smile.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38I think these are absolutely fantastic.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41You can just imagine these two as an old married couple...
0:31:41 > 0:31:43That's what we said when we saw them.
0:31:43 > 0:31:46How long have you had them in the family?
0:31:46 > 0:31:49- We bought them in Harrogate about 32 years ago.- OK.
0:31:49 > 0:31:54When we first married, we had a cottage, and they sat lovely on the fireplace.
0:31:54 > 0:31:58When we saw them, we thought, "Oh, that's us when we get that age."
0:31:58 > 0:32:03Nodding figures - you generally expect them to be made in Germany, made in bisque porcelain,
0:32:03 > 0:32:06and they always have these little wire glasses.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09You'd think these were bisque porcelain, but they're papier-mache.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12That's what makes them more unusual.
0:32:12 > 0:32:18I would guess these are probably English, judging by the dress and the overall look.
0:32:18 > 0:32:21They have a sort of English/Welsh quirkiness about them
0:32:21 > 0:32:26that I just don't think the continentals would have appreciated quite so much.
0:32:26 > 0:32:30They've been under glass domes almost all their lives, so they've been protected.
0:32:30 > 0:32:35They don't look as old as they probably are. I reckon these are getting on for 100 years old.
0:32:35 > 0:32:40Around sort of 1900-1910, something around there. They're fabulous.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43Very very crudely made.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46They're probably made by somebody literally for a bit of fun.
0:32:46 > 0:32:52The wooden chairs at the back are made out of probably a fruit tree from the back garden,
0:32:52 > 0:32:59and they're hand painted, and the bases are just a piece of plain turned wood, quite crudely cut out.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02- But they're fun, aren't they? - That's right.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05This is probably part of a doll's tea service
0:33:05 > 0:33:10that's just been glued on here, and the cushion - hand-stitched, just a bit of fun.
0:33:10 > 0:33:14- Have they been out till this weekend? - No, they've been in a cabinet.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17As I say, we don't use them any more.
0:33:17 > 0:33:19It was more the glass I was worried about.
0:33:19 > 0:33:24I thought, "That is going to get chipped", and the kids don't want them. Declutter.
0:33:24 > 0:33:26Both children at university...
0:33:26 > 0:33:29So you don't want them? What sort of things do you like?
0:33:29 > 0:33:31I'm a real big fan of oak furniture and stuff.
0:33:31 > 0:33:35- Really early oak?- Georgian chairs and things like that. Classics.
0:33:35 > 0:33:39- Wonderful. And it's a good time to buy as well.- Yeah.
0:33:39 > 0:33:43Oak furniture has never really been as good value as it is today.
0:33:43 > 0:33:47The figures themselves - I don't think they have a great value.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50No, I know. They're just a fun thing.
0:33:50 > 0:33:53They are. And I'm not going to put a huge value on them.
0:33:53 > 0:33:57I suppose somebody should pay something like £50-£80.
0:33:57 > 0:34:01If it makes them smile, it's the sort of thing they might pay that for.
0:34:01 > 0:34:06- As long as we've got some people that like them, they'll sell. - That's right.- All right?
0:34:08 > 0:34:09- Hatpins.- Hatpins?
0:34:09 > 0:34:12- Big collection of hatpins?- 427.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14- You're joking.- No.
0:34:14 > 0:34:16- 427 hatpins in there.- Yeah.
0:34:16 > 0:34:21- Dare I ask you to open it for a quick look?- Well, I don't know... I'm not very good with knots.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24- Shall I?- Yeah, do you mind?
0:34:24 > 0:34:27- Is it something you've collected? - No, they were my grandmother's.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30- Oh! - PEOPLE GASP
0:34:30 > 0:34:32There's another box of them there.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35Oh, my word. That is some display.
0:34:35 > 0:34:40- Two boxfuls?- Yes.- Wonderful. Thank you very much for coming in.
0:34:40 > 0:34:45I cannot wait to see these on the table. I just can't wait to see these on the table.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51It's one of two things you've got here, Graham.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54You know what it is. I think it's either a picnic box or a gramophone.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57I'm going to open it up and have a look.
0:34:57 > 0:34:59It's a gramophone.
0:34:59 > 0:35:01Tell me all about it.
0:35:01 > 0:35:05Well, it was my gran's. She used to play it when I was a young lad.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08That's quite a few years ago now.
0:35:08 > 0:35:09Surely not!
0:35:09 > 0:35:14Yes. The favourite one of hers was "Davy Crockett" by Max Bygraves.
0:35:14 > 0:35:18# Davy, Davy Crockett, King of the wild frontier! # I remember it.
0:35:18 > 0:35:20I was sick to death of it.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22Have you still got the record?
0:35:22 > 0:35:25I'm afraid so. I haven't smashed it yet.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29- And you inherited it?- Yes.
0:35:29 > 0:35:33My gran was getting on in years, so we had to put her in a nursing home.
0:35:33 > 0:35:38- Yes.- But she's still alive. She's 96.- She didn't want this in the home with her?
0:35:38 > 0:35:40- No.- Not even Davy Crockett?- No!
0:35:40 > 0:35:44- Wouldn't have gone down well, would it, with the other people in the nursing home?- No.
0:35:44 > 0:35:46It's quite good quality.
0:35:46 > 0:35:51I haven't been able to see here a maker's name. Have you any idea?
0:35:51 > 0:35:53No idea whatsoever.
0:35:53 > 0:35:58I don't think it's an HMV, because I think HMV had their names...
0:35:58 > 0:36:01would've had it on the playing head as well.
0:36:01 > 0:36:07The only thing I can see is that there's a bit of discoloration here, where there was probably a label.
0:36:07 > 0:36:10- Probably Columbia, something like that.- Possibly.
0:36:10 > 0:36:14- Date. Do you know the date of it? - No idea.
0:36:14 > 0:36:18Well, I think looking at that, I should think if it's 1950,
0:36:18 > 0:36:21that would be almost exactly right.
0:36:21 > 0:36:26It's post war. There's a needle case on the corner there.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29Little Bakelite needle tray.
0:36:29 > 0:36:34- The winder has lost its handle, I think.- Yes.
0:36:34 > 0:36:38Would have had a nice, probably red Bakelite handle to match that, I think.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41That's going to go in here.
0:36:41 > 0:36:43That's it. And then we'll wind it up.
0:36:43 > 0:36:48The always amusing thing is it had slow and fast as well.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50You could alter the tempo, really.
0:36:50 > 0:36:55A good record, you'd always keep at the right speed, but if it's a horrible record,
0:36:55 > 0:36:57just speed it up and get it over with.
0:36:57 > 0:36:59Max Bygraves!
0:36:59 > 0:37:04I think it's probably worth... well, it is worth £30 or £40, because it is in good condition.
0:37:04 > 0:37:09There's a little bit of rusting around the catch, but the chrome here is in super order.
0:37:09 > 0:37:13I would rather think we'd let it take its course, really, in the saleroom.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16Don't put a reserve on, and let's say goodbye to it.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19And we'll be excited once it gets above a tenner.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21If it makes a tenner.
0:37:21 > 0:37:23Oh, it'll make more than that.
0:37:23 > 0:37:29Well, we'll set it rolling, and we'll sit back and listen to the dulcet tones.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34# One, two, three o'clock, four o'clock, rock!
0:37:34 > 0:37:37# Five, six, seven o'clock, eight o'clock, rock!
0:37:37 > 0:37:39# 9, 10, 11 o'clock, 12 o'clock, rock
0:37:39 > 0:37:42# We're gonna rock around the clock tonight... #
0:37:42 > 0:37:48Linda, at the beginning of anything we talk about on Flog It, we normally start by saying,
0:37:48 > 0:37:51"Whose was it? What's the history about it?
0:37:51 > 0:37:53"How long have you had it?"
0:37:53 > 0:37:55Let me guess. Belonged to your parents,
0:37:55 > 0:37:58and for the last 10 years, it's been in the cupboard.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00You don't use it or display it, and you want to sell it
0:38:00 > 0:38:03- because it's of little use. - Exactly right.
0:38:03 > 0:38:05And that is the problem with silver today.
0:38:05 > 0:38:07People just do not use it.
0:38:07 > 0:38:13How many places do you go to where you have tea for two, or afternoon tea in the garden,
0:38:13 > 0:38:17using a silver tea service? It just doesn't happen.
0:38:17 > 0:38:21So what we have here is a solid silver tea service.
0:38:21 > 0:38:26The teapot, sugar basin and milk jug, assayed in Sheffield in 1939.
0:38:26 > 0:38:31The coffee pot, slightly different - Birmingham, 1931.
0:38:31 > 0:38:35And the salver, or tray that it sits on, Sheffield, 1946.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38So they didn't all start life together.
0:38:38 > 0:38:43But it's in a period when tea-drinking, socialising,
0:38:43 > 0:38:46a grand lifestyle - that's what it was all about.
0:38:46 > 0:38:48Today, it's mugs.
0:38:48 > 0:38:49- Mm, yeah.- And teabags.
0:38:49 > 0:38:54No saucers, and it really is a totally different lifestyle.
0:38:54 > 0:38:57And that is why people are selling this sort of thing today.
0:38:57 > 0:39:02For every 10 of these on the market, you have one person looking for one.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04And that's all.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06- It seems crazy.- It does.
0:39:06 > 0:39:10But when I was first an auctioneer, I used to value this sort of thing
0:39:10 > 0:39:1510 or 15 years ago at about £10 an ounce.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17It's a rough way of doing it.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20Today, it's between three and £5 an ounce.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23- Gosh.- And that's just in 10 or 15 years.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25Silver has never been cheaper.
0:39:25 > 0:39:30Small work, such as vesta cases, snuff boxes, caddy spoons -
0:39:30 > 0:39:33things that are collectible - are still doing well.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35But this sort of thing, the market's flat.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38So having depressed you totally...
0:39:38 > 0:39:44as to the value of this, let's have a look at the bonuses to it, and the good points. It's in good order.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46It hasn't been over polished.
0:39:46 > 0:39:49The salver is where most of the money will be,
0:39:49 > 0:39:51because this sort of thing is still used.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54The tea service is out of vogue, people do still use salvers.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57And it has never been engraved, never been chased,
0:39:57 > 0:40:01so you've got no inscriptions to polish out. That's all in its favour.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04So let's have a look at the individual value.
0:40:04 > 0:40:09For the tea service, I would say that those three pieces on their own are worth about £100-£150.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12- OK.- The coffee pot is another £60 to £100.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15And the salver is another £100 to £150.
0:40:15 > 0:40:19So we've got about £300 to £400, something like that.
0:40:19 > 0:40:24- Now, I think the best way to help sell the tea service is to put it in one big lot.- Do you?
0:40:24 > 0:40:27But I think people will fight for the salver.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30So if we put an estimate of £300 to £350 on it, take it to the auction
0:40:30 > 0:40:35- and see what we can do, is that all right?- That'll be fine.
0:40:35 > 0:40:36Why do you want to sell it?
0:40:36 > 0:40:40Well, for the reasons you've said. It's stuck up in the attic.
0:40:40 > 0:40:44I've had it for 20 years and that's where it's stayed, up there.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47It's never brought down because it might get stolen.
0:40:47 > 0:40:52- We never use it, so I thought the best thing to do is sell it and enjoy the money.- Fine.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54Let's do that and see how we go.
0:40:59 > 0:41:01Clare, I have never seen so many hatpins.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04There must be... 300, 400 of them?
0:41:04 > 0:41:06Just over 400.
0:41:06 > 0:41:09- You've counted them all, have you? - 427.- 427? Exactly?
0:41:09 > 0:41:11Exactly.
0:41:11 > 0:41:15- Where did they come from?- They're my late grandmother's collection.
0:41:15 > 0:41:20And they've been passed down to my mother and they've been in her loft
0:41:20 > 0:41:24- since my grandmother passed away. - Been hiding in a loft, have they?
0:41:24 > 0:41:27- Yes.- You're in danger of inheriting them from your mother?- Yes, I am.
0:41:27 > 0:41:31- And you have no intention to hold on to them?- No, not really.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33- They don't do a lot for you? - They don't.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36- You need to persuade your mother to sell them?- Yes.
0:41:36 > 0:41:38- Where is she?- Away for the weekend.
0:41:38 > 0:41:42Yes, that often happens at Flog It. People go away for the weekend
0:41:42 > 0:41:45- and their children turn up with their things!- Yeah.
0:41:45 > 0:41:48I think it's an extraordinary mix of hatpins.
0:41:48 > 0:41:54There are some good ones, there are some dreadful ones, there are some medium ones.
0:41:54 > 0:41:58But all of them have got an interest, and I particularly like some of the cushions.
0:41:58 > 0:42:05I think some of the cushions here, First World War era cushions, are splendid, with their own beadwork.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08- And I think they'll have a value themselves.- Right.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11With regard to valuing all these...
0:42:11 > 0:42:13well, we'll come to it, but I think what we'll do
0:42:13 > 0:42:19is just simply try and isolate the ones of individual merit.
0:42:19 > 0:42:23And I've pulled a couple out here by Charles Horner,
0:42:23 > 0:42:28who we could describe as the doyenne of hatpin makers.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31High Art Nouveau.
0:42:31 > 0:42:34You can see the style - fabulous.
0:42:34 > 0:42:39About 1900, and they're signed.
0:42:39 > 0:42:43If you look very carefully, signed "CH", into the silver.
0:42:43 > 0:42:49Made of silver, as opposed to all these other bits and bobs that have been used to make the other ones.
0:42:49 > 0:42:53Now, these would have an individual value, I would hope,
0:42:53 > 0:42:55- of £30, £40, £50.- Right.
0:42:55 > 0:42:58Gem set. Not precious stones. But gem set.
0:42:58 > 0:43:02We've got a couple of those - we've got four of those, in fact.
0:43:02 > 0:43:06- We've got some other ones of his which aren't gem set.- Yes.
0:43:06 > 0:43:11We then, looking round here, have got a rare, eclectic mix,
0:43:11 > 0:43:15but I think there are one or two that one could say are collectible,
0:43:15 > 0:43:19for collectors, because they're interestingly different.
0:43:19 > 0:43:21There's one...
0:43:21 > 0:43:26- in the shape of a golf club. - Right, yes.
0:43:26 > 0:43:28And I think that was made as a hatpin.
0:43:28 > 0:43:33If you look at one or two of the other ones, I don't think they were ever hatpins.
0:43:33 > 0:43:38They've got hold of something, stuck it on a bit of wire, and held together with a bit of glue.
0:43:38 > 0:43:42It's an interesting concept how to sell these.
0:43:42 > 0:43:44Does one sell them individually?
0:43:44 > 0:43:50Probably not, because there's no point in plugging through 427 lots
0:43:50 > 0:43:52at 50p or £1 each or whatever.
0:43:52 > 0:43:56I think the Charles Horners need to go in pairs - one or in pairs.
0:43:56 > 0:43:59It's certainly into hundreds of pounds.
0:43:59 > 0:44:02I would be surprised if there was £1,000 here.
0:44:02 > 0:44:09- My view is £500-£800 is about where we're going to be going.- Right.
0:44:09 > 0:44:15- Did you have instructions before you set off?- I did, yes. The higher of your valuation, really.
0:44:15 > 0:44:16The higher of the valuation?
0:44:16 > 0:44:21I'll speak to the auctioneer, and between us, we will sort out the best way to sell these.
0:44:21 > 0:44:24I don't think they should be sold as one lot. I'm adamant.
0:44:24 > 0:44:27I think they'll probably make six or seven lots.
0:44:27 > 0:44:29- Put reserves on each of the lots... - Yes.
0:44:29 > 0:44:32..hopefully in agreement with your mother.
0:44:32 > 0:44:35And we'll take it from there. Will she be able to come to the sale?
0:44:35 > 0:44:38- She may be. - She might be back in Blackpool!
0:44:38 > 0:44:40I'll probably be representing her.
0:44:40 > 0:44:42We'll look forward to seeing you on sale day.
0:44:42 > 0:44:45I think there should be plenty of interest.
0:44:45 > 0:44:49Important for us to tell the auctioneers, make sure that they notify the Hatpin Society.
0:44:49 > 0:44:51Right, OK.
0:44:58 > 0:45:01In the heart of Sussex, you're never far away from a trug.
0:45:01 > 0:45:04Don't worry, they're not nasty creatures from Lord of the Rings.
0:45:04 > 0:45:08They're quite charming and tactile, and they've been friends
0:45:08 > 0:45:10to gardeners and farmers for hundreds of years.
0:45:22 > 0:45:26Way back in the 1820s, a man from Sussex made a decision
0:45:26 > 0:45:30that had a profound effect, not only on the county, but also the rest of the world.
0:45:30 > 0:45:32He invented the Sussex trug.
0:45:32 > 0:45:37And people from all walks of life have used the trug, right up to the present day,
0:45:37 > 0:45:43for carrying garden tools, fruit and veg, flowers, after dinner mints and even wool for their knitting.
0:45:43 > 0:45:45And I've just dropped a stitch.
0:45:45 > 0:45:48And this man's name was Thomas Smith.
0:45:50 > 0:45:56Taking an ancient idea dating back to Anglo-Saxon times, Thomas reinvented the trog.
0:45:56 > 0:46:01Trogs were heavy wooden containers used by Sussex farmers to measure grain and liquids.
0:46:04 > 0:46:06But Thomas' redesign was an instant hit.
0:46:06 > 0:46:11He created a part of the English garden scene which is now world famous.
0:46:11 > 0:46:15And keeping those traditions alive is trug-maker, Robin Tuppen.
0:46:15 > 0:46:17So how did Thomas redesign the trog?
0:46:17 > 0:46:21Bearing in mind the word "trog" was the Anglo-Saxon word for boat shape,
0:46:21 > 0:46:25so he had a solid frame of chestnut, sweet chestnut,
0:46:25 > 0:46:31and lightweight boards filling the base of the trug, made out of willow.
0:46:31 > 0:46:34You mention willow. The woods you're using, are they locally grown?
0:46:34 > 0:46:37We use sweet chestnut, which is coppiced.
0:46:37 > 0:46:40At the moment, we're coppicing at Herstmonceux Castle.
0:46:40 > 0:46:46The willow that we use is bought as a by-product of cricket bat manufacture.
0:46:46 > 0:46:49We buy that from the people who produce the blank bats,
0:46:49 > 0:46:53and we use up all the wood they can't use for making cricket bats.
0:46:53 > 0:46:57Oh, right. What about your market - who are you selling to today?
0:46:57 > 0:47:00Obviously you've got something very traditional,
0:47:00 > 0:47:03you're selling to a market who is very consumer conscious.
0:47:03 > 0:47:05It is very difficult, but we do manage.
0:47:05 > 0:47:10We have stiff competition from copies that are made in China.
0:47:10 > 0:47:13You could say that copying is a form of flattery,
0:47:13 > 0:47:17but we don't really see it that way, because they're not as good quality as ours.
0:47:17 > 0:47:22So what does the future hold for the trug? Do you see any new design concepts coming in?
0:47:22 > 0:47:27I think mainly the future will be the same as it has been, but we have got a new idea.
0:47:27 > 0:47:30- It's a picnic basket trug.- Brilliant.
0:47:30 > 0:47:34It's basically a trug with a lid on it, with brass catches,
0:47:34 > 0:47:37and it's absolutely perfect for taking a picnic out.
0:47:37 > 0:47:40- Exactly. Everybody loves a picnic. - Yeah.
0:47:41 > 0:47:44- Can I have a go?- You certainly can.
0:47:45 > 0:47:47Oops!
0:47:49 > 0:47:52I think I could become a trug-maker.
0:47:52 > 0:47:55I like this. I don't think that's too bad for my first attempt.
0:47:55 > 0:47:58- That looks quite good. - Nice and bendy, isn't it? - Not bad at all.
0:47:58 > 0:48:03- Next stage. Right, into the steamer. - Here we go.
0:48:03 > 0:48:10- We take the freshly steamed chestnut and wind it carefully around the former.- It's like a jig.- Yeah.
0:48:10 > 0:48:14This one he's making at the moment is a garden trug, so it's very deep.
0:48:14 > 0:48:17But we also do shallower trugs for, say, cut flowers.
0:48:17 > 0:48:20Crikey. Every day you come to work, you leave the 21st century behind.
0:48:20 > 0:48:23Hopefully. I wish I did.
0:48:23 > 0:48:29- What happens now? - Now we start to put the boards in and make the actual basket itself.
0:48:29 > 0:48:31So it'll start to take shape.
0:48:42 > 0:48:45There you go. Look at that. There is the finished item.
0:48:45 > 0:48:49Tell you what, it's incredibly strong. That's going to last years and years.
0:48:49 > 0:48:51How many of these do you make a week?
0:48:51 > 0:48:56- Well, one man will make around 35 of these in a week.- How many guys have you got working?
0:48:56 > 0:48:59We've got eight people working for us, making these trugs.
0:48:59 > 0:49:02And if you want that, that's going to cost you about 50 quid.
0:49:02 > 0:49:0450 quid on mail order.
0:49:04 > 0:49:07Hand-made, mail order, no extras.
0:49:07 > 0:49:10£50 and that will last you, as you say, many years.
0:49:10 > 0:49:15And they're all signed there on the bottom, look, so you know you've got a genuine one.
0:49:15 > 0:49:17- Well, thank you very much. - Thank you, Paul.
0:49:24 > 0:49:26Let's remind ourselves of what's going to auction.
0:49:26 > 0:49:29Jenny's nodding figures say yes,
0:49:29 > 0:49:32but will the bidders say no to £50 to £80?
0:49:32 > 0:49:37Will Graham's gramophone come up to scratch at £30 to £40?
0:49:37 > 0:49:39Linda's silver 1930s tea set
0:49:39 > 0:49:44will be a good buy, if she can say goodbye at £300 to £400.
0:49:44 > 0:49:50And hang on to your hats, as Clare's collection of 427 hatpins
0:49:50 > 0:49:52has been valued at £500-£800.
0:49:52 > 0:49:56Now, what does auctioneer Daniel Bray make of them?
0:49:58 > 0:50:02I remember this from the valuation. This is the best collection
0:50:02 > 0:50:05we've ever had on Flog It that is actually for sale.
0:50:05 > 0:50:08It belongs to Clare. It was her grandmother's, she collected them all.
0:50:08 > 0:50:13Our expert has put £500-£800 on the whole collection, which I think is a little mean.
0:50:13 > 0:50:19Yes. We've had a look at the collection, and we've split them into 10 separate lots.
0:50:19 > 0:50:23- Because you think they'll sell better that way?- I think so, indeed.
0:50:23 > 0:50:30Because some of them will be of more interest to particular collectors, and the others, more decorative.
0:50:30 > 0:50:34And we come to an estimate of £800-£1,000 on the collection.
0:50:34 > 0:50:39That's more like it. As a total, I would've said £1,000, if not more - maybe 1,100.
0:50:39 > 0:50:42There's some particularly interesting examples among them.
0:50:42 > 0:50:46Particularly the silver ones, such as this golf club here, by Charles Horner.
0:50:46 > 0:50:51And we're expecting there to be a lot of interest in these ones in particular.
0:50:51 > 0:50:55And is this the sort of thing that will sell really well here in Tunbridge Wells?
0:50:55 > 0:50:59I think so. We find we have lots of collectors for items such as this -
0:50:59 > 0:51:04sewing related items and items that would've adorned clothing, etc.
0:51:04 > 0:51:09I'm really hoping, fingers crossed, that this collection remains intact,
0:51:09 > 0:51:12and whoever buys them buys the complete lot.
0:51:16 > 0:51:19Earlier in the show, Jenny and Natalie gave us the nod to flog this lot.
0:51:19 > 0:51:24We've got two nodding figures in glass domes, valuation £50-£80.
0:51:24 > 0:51:26The glass domes are worth that alone.
0:51:26 > 0:51:29- I don't like the characters, do you?- No, I don't.
0:51:29 > 0:51:33- That's why we're here. - That's why we're flogging them. James, do you like them?
0:51:33 > 0:51:36- Not really.- You picked them! - A naive charm.
0:51:36 > 0:51:39A pair of papier-mache nodding figures.
0:51:39 > 0:51:41Who will start me then at £20, please?
0:51:41 > 0:51:43£20? 20 is bid.
0:51:43 > 0:51:45We're in.
0:51:45 > 0:51:4930. 30 on my left. 35.
0:51:49 > 0:51:53- Oh, come on, come on. - 40 against you, sir.
0:51:53 > 0:51:5645, and it's with you at 45.
0:51:56 > 0:51:59- Just got there at £45. - We're going to sell.
0:51:59 > 0:52:01- Ooh. - They've gone.- They've gone.
0:52:01 > 0:52:0245 quid.
0:52:02 > 0:52:06- Not to worry. - Not the top end, was it?
0:52:06 > 0:52:09What's that going towards?
0:52:09 > 0:52:13- Vodka.- Vodka? Did you say vodka? - Vodka at uni.- Vodka at uni?
0:52:13 > 0:52:16- It's not life-changing, is it, 45 quid?- Exactly.
0:52:16 > 0:52:18What uni are you at, Natalie?
0:52:18 > 0:52:20Queen Mary, University of London.
0:52:20 > 0:52:22- Right. Good luck. What are you doing?- Economics.
0:52:22 > 0:52:26Fantastic. It's going to the vodka.
0:52:31 > 0:52:35This lot sounds good, and so it should, because it's a gramophone with seven records.
0:52:35 > 0:52:38It belongs to Graham and he can't be with us.
0:52:38 > 0:52:41He's on holiday. So I wish him luck there.
0:52:41 > 0:52:44We've got £30-£40 riding on this, Charlie.
0:52:44 > 0:52:48Graham's gone off to Blackpool to spend the proceeds in advance.
0:52:48 > 0:52:51A few coffees, I think, and maybe the odd ice-cream!
0:52:51 > 0:52:55- It's a lovely thing, though it's not signed.- No, it isn't.
0:52:55 > 0:53:00- It's got no name on it, but it's in good condition and it works, as we know.- Exactly.
0:53:00 > 0:53:03We heard it. We had a jive! Let's hope it's a big hit in the saleroom.
0:53:03 > 0:53:09This is the portable gramophone, and I've got competing bids here to £50.
0:53:09 > 0:53:12- 50!- Straight in, top end! Yes!
0:53:12 > 0:53:15- They're going up, aren't they? - You see, it is a big hit.
0:53:15 > 0:53:17£55. I'm going to sell in the room at 55.
0:53:17 > 0:53:2160, new bidder. 65. 70.
0:53:21 > 0:53:25- He'll be able to stay in Blackpool for another night!- 80. 85.
0:53:25 > 0:53:2990. 90 in the centre, then.
0:53:29 > 0:53:33- Any advance on £90? - Hammer's gone down.
0:53:33 > 0:53:36That's twice what it would've done a year ago.
0:53:36 > 0:53:37Twice your valuation.
0:53:39 > 0:53:40Wrong again.
0:53:46 > 0:53:50This next lot's been stuck in the loft for a long, long time.
0:53:50 > 0:53:54Linda's managed to salvage it. It was Mum's, but now you're going to flog it?
0:53:54 > 0:53:57- Yes.- And it's pieces of eight. Lots of silver.
0:53:57 > 0:54:00A hell of a lot of silver. Why is it not on display?
0:54:00 > 0:54:02Well, it's something that I just...
0:54:02 > 0:54:03You just don't like?
0:54:03 > 0:54:06- No, and I've got to clean it. - You don't want to clean it either?
0:54:06 > 0:54:10And if you do clean it, you put it out on display, it attracts burglars.
0:54:10 > 0:54:14- Exactly.- Especially at £300-£400, what we're hoping for. Will we get that?
0:54:14 > 0:54:18It's got to be worth it. At 300 to 400, it's not a lot of money.
0:54:18 > 0:54:23People don't use tea services, so we need a couple of people that want it as a decorative object
0:54:23 > 0:54:27that can keep it well away from the window and the burglars. Let's see.
0:54:27 > 0:54:32People don't use tea services, don't like cleaning silver or displaying it. It's not selling well.
0:54:32 > 0:54:35We're talking this down! But it should do the business.
0:54:35 > 0:54:37Let's hand it over to Dan and watch him do his stuff.
0:54:37 > 0:54:40There's eight items. A good lot here for your money.
0:54:40 > 0:54:42And I have a commission bid to start.
0:54:42 > 0:54:45- Ooh, commission bid, Linda. - At £280. 280.
0:54:45 > 0:54:49- That's not bad.- Any bids at 300?
0:54:49 > 0:54:52300 is bid, on my left. Any advance?
0:54:52 > 0:54:54That's short and sweet. Bid it up.
0:54:54 > 0:54:55I just can't believe that. I can't.
0:54:55 > 0:54:58- But at least you're happy.- Yes.
0:54:58 > 0:55:01Big grin. We've done what we set out to do, we flogged it.
0:55:01 > 0:55:05- I wanted to sell it, yes.- We did the business. What's £300 going towards?
0:55:05 > 0:55:08Holiday spending money, because we're off on a cruise soon.
0:55:08 > 0:55:12- Where are you going?- The Caribbean. - Oh, lovely. Well, put your feet up.
0:55:12 > 0:55:15- Yes. - Have a few sundowners on deck there.
0:55:15 > 0:55:19- More fun than a silver tea service, isn't it?- It is!- I'd settle for that.
0:55:19 > 0:55:23- Enjoy it, yeah. - And I'd go back home to my mug and the kettle and a teabag!
0:55:28 > 0:55:32I've been joined by Clare, and remember that wonderful collection of hatpins?
0:55:32 > 0:55:34They're about to go under the hammer.
0:55:34 > 0:55:38We had an original valuation from Charlie, our expert,
0:55:38 > 0:55:42£500-£800, which was a sensible collective valuation.
0:55:42 > 0:55:45- The auctioneer absolutely fell in love with them.- Did he?
0:55:45 > 0:55:49There's some of virtue there, so he's decided to split them up into separate lots.
0:55:49 > 0:55:56We've got about ten lots, with a new, revised valuation of around £800-£1,100.
0:55:56 > 0:56:00- Fingers crossed we get the top end. - Yeah.- We're going to find out now.
0:56:00 > 0:56:03This is the collection of hatpins.
0:56:03 > 0:56:05Who will please start me at £30?
0:56:05 > 0:56:07£30? Any interest at 30?
0:56:07 > 0:56:11No interest at 30 on this lot?
0:56:11 > 0:56:1330 is bid. 35, will you, sir? Thank you. 40.
0:56:13 > 0:56:16We need about £100 for each lot.
0:56:16 > 0:56:20- 110 is bid. 120. Any bids at 130? No? 120.- Yes, hammer's gone down.
0:56:20 > 0:56:23That's a great start. 120.
0:56:23 > 0:56:26- Good start, they weren't the best. - No. The best is yet to come.
0:56:29 > 0:56:32There's another nine lots. Hold onto your hats, because it's fast!
0:56:32 > 0:56:37Two silver hat pins by Charles Horner. 110 there, on the telephone.
0:56:37 > 0:56:40Any further bids at £110?
0:56:40 > 0:56:43Yes, hammer's gone down. Second lot.
0:56:43 > 0:56:45- 230.- £230.
0:56:45 > 0:56:47It's an arts and crafts gold hat pin.
0:56:47 > 0:56:4945 on the telephone.
0:56:49 > 0:56:52Telephone bid again. Serious dealer on the phone.
0:56:52 > 0:56:55150. On the telephone then, at 150, I'm selling.
0:56:55 > 0:56:57That's 380.
0:56:57 > 0:56:59Well done, Charlie.
0:56:59 > 0:57:02Art Nouveau style. It's with the lady.
0:57:02 > 0:57:04That one's gone in the room.
0:57:04 > 0:57:07- 490.- 490.
0:57:07 > 0:57:10He's our very own Carol Vorderman.
0:57:10 > 0:57:13The collection of four silver hat pins.
0:57:13 > 0:57:16Any further bids, then, at 130?
0:57:16 > 0:57:18620.
0:57:18 > 0:57:20£620, and we're only halfway through.
0:57:20 > 0:57:22This is getting so exciting.
0:57:22 > 0:57:25Who'll start me at £50? Any interest at 50?
0:57:25 > 0:57:28No? Not popular, this design? We'll pass this then.
0:57:28 > 0:57:31- Oh.- You're taking some home.
0:57:31 > 0:57:34- 75 is bid.- Yes.- 75.
0:57:34 > 0:57:36- 695.- Excellent.
0:57:36 > 0:57:39Collection of hatpins, surprise surprise!
0:57:39 > 0:57:43- They'll be getting bored. - More and more hatpins.
0:57:43 > 0:57:4655, and I can sell to you, sir, at £55.
0:57:46 > 0:57:48750?
0:57:48 > 0:57:51750! Here we go, it's the last one.
0:57:51 > 0:57:55And I can start you with a commission bid on reserve at £120.
0:57:55 > 0:57:57It's a quality lot, this.
0:57:57 > 0:58:00200 then, on my right at £200.
0:58:00 > 0:58:04Yes! £950 - what are you going to put the money towards?
0:58:04 > 0:58:07I haven't thought about it because I didn't know if they'd sell.
0:58:07 > 0:58:09Start collecting something!
0:58:16 > 0:58:18As you can see, the auction's still going.
0:58:18 > 0:58:19It's all over for our owners.
0:58:19 > 0:58:22We've had a great day in Tunbridge Wells
0:58:22 > 0:58:25and hats off to Clare for bringing in that collection of hatpins.
0:58:25 > 0:58:28It sold for a grand total of £950.
0:58:28 > 0:58:31That's a good result. I hope you've enjoyed the show.
0:58:31 > 0:58:34That's all from Tunbridge Wells. See you next time.
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