0:00:31 > 0:00:34Today, "Flog It!" comes from the beautiful,
0:00:34 > 0:00:37ancient city of York, once the Roman capital of England.
0:00:37 > 0:00:41Now, it boasts the largest Gothic cathedral in northern Europe.
0:00:43 > 0:00:48This is a city that is literally bursting at the seams, with a rich and fascinating history.
0:00:48 > 0:00:53The city walls are the longest in England, at about two miles in length.
0:00:54 > 0:00:58York, together with Gloucester, is the oldest surviving Dukedom in Britain.
0:00:58 > 0:01:04The title, the Duke of York, was created in the 14th century by Richard II, and to this very day,
0:01:04 > 0:01:08the title is handed down to the sovereign's second son.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10I always wondered what Prince Andrew did!
0:01:14 > 0:01:20The only hand-me-downs we're going to find here today will be those forgotten family treasures
0:01:20 > 0:01:23that have been dusted down and sorted out by our experts,
0:01:23 > 0:01:28Michael Baggott and Mark Stacey. Let's hope they make a big hit in the auction room.
0:01:31 > 0:01:37- Hello, Sarah, Peter.- Hello.- Hi. - What a nice piece of commemorative ware you've brought in.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40- What's the history with you? - It was my granny's.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42I don't know where she got it from.
0:01:42 > 0:01:48My mum gave it to us last year to sell before we got married to make some money. Since then,
0:01:48 > 0:01:52we've got married, and haven't sold it. But we did lose his wedding ring on honeymoon.
0:01:52 > 0:01:57- Good Lord! You've decided to flog it? - We'll put the money towards getting a new ring.- Dare I ask,
0:01:57 > 0:02:02- how did you manage to lose your ring?- Snorkelling, and saving me!
0:02:02 > 0:02:06- Well, I think that's a good enough reason, isn't it?- Yes.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10If we look at the jug, it's a very nice piece, very good quality.
0:02:10 > 0:02:14Nicely moulded. Of course, all the representations of royalty,
0:02:14 > 0:02:19the Royal Crest, the lion, of course, for England. And what we've got
0:02:19 > 0:02:24is a Silver Jubilee Coronation Jug of George V.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27We've got a portrait of George V on the front,
0:02:27 > 0:02:30with the dates 1910 to 1935,
0:02:30 > 0:02:35looking very much there like Tsar Nicholas II,
0:02:35 > 0:02:38who was his cousin, and they were almost identical,
0:02:38 > 0:02:42when you see them in old photographs and old movies.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45Then, on the reverse, we've got Queen Mary, his wife.
0:02:45 > 0:02:49Underneath, we've got some fascinating details.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51This jug was designed by...
0:02:51 > 0:02:54Cyril Shingler, for Mason's,
0:02:54 > 0:02:56again another good firm,
0:02:56 > 0:02:59for the Silver Jubilee, as it says, May 6th.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02Then it says, "This jug is number..."
0:03:02 > 0:03:06- And no number.- ..and it doesn't fill it in. That intrigues me,
0:03:06 > 0:03:11because what might have happened is that it hasn't been coloured.
0:03:11 > 0:03:17I think the ones which were numbered were painted in vivid enamels.
0:03:17 > 0:03:24So, you'd have bright greens on the laurel wreath, bright reds and golds on the actual design,
0:03:24 > 0:03:27and this has been left as a blank one. We know what you think about it.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29What do YOU think about it?
0:03:29 > 0:03:32I don't like it. It stands around all the time gathering dust.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36It doesn't go with anything that we've got in the household.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40- I'll be glad to see the back of it.- I'm getting the distinct impression you don't like it!
0:03:40 > 0:03:42I definitely don't like it, no!
0:03:42 > 0:03:44It's not our taste.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46Had you thought about the value?
0:03:46 > 0:03:50We were looking at selling it last year.
0:03:50 > 0:03:57We had someone value it, and they said about £150, £170.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01But we found the description of the jug on the internet
0:04:01 > 0:04:04at being sold at auction for £450.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06- So, we've no idea. - Well, it's an extreme, isn't it?
0:04:06 > 0:04:10The thing you've got to be careful with the internet about, is that...
0:04:10 > 0:04:15- the prices you see on there aren't necessarily what they sold for.- Yeah.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19It's what somebody is asking someone to pay for it. And that's a big difference.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22We can all ask what we want to ask for something.
0:04:22 > 0:04:29My personal feeling is that the commemorative market isn't as buoyant as it once was.
0:04:29 > 0:04:34The country itself isn't as royalist as it once was.
0:04:34 > 0:04:40I'd certainly advise you, if you're putting it in for auction, to be looking at maybe...
0:04:40 > 0:04:44£150 to £200, and see what happens. Would you be happy if we did that?
0:04:44 > 0:04:46- Very happy, yes.- Wonderful.
0:04:46 > 0:04:51- Definitely.- Thank you. It's one of the more interesting pieces of commemorative ware we've had.
0:04:51 > 0:04:56I look forward to seeing you at the auction. Let's hope it's a ringing success.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03Richard and Claire, thank you so much
0:05:03 > 0:05:05for coming along with this lovely brooch.
0:05:05 > 0:05:10- You're brother and sister?- Yeah. - Funny question, but who does the brooch belong to?
0:05:10 > 0:05:12- It belongs to me. - It's yours, not yours?
0:05:12 > 0:05:14No, I got a ring instead.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18You got a ring and unfortunately, the way it goes, you get a brooch,
0:05:18 > 0:05:22- which doesn't go on an England shirt, does it?- Not exactly, no.- No.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25- So they're inherited family pieces? - Yeah, from my grandmother.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27It's a lovely little brooch.
0:05:27 > 0:05:32It's English. It's amethyst and seed pearls in high-carat gold,
0:05:32 > 0:05:36and it was made in about 1860 to 1870.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40No marks on it, but that's the period it was made in. It's a good 130 years old.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42- It's quite old. - It's wonderful quality.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45It's not marked in any way, but it's at least 18-carat gold.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48- It's very high carat gold.- Yeah.- Yep.
0:05:48 > 0:05:52Apart from that, there's nothing really of value in it.
0:05:52 > 0:05:58It's set with amethyst and split seed pearls, river pearls that are sawn in half.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02It's a bit economical, you can use twice the amount.
0:06:02 > 0:06:07But it's the workmanship of this brooch that really makes it stand out.
0:06:07 > 0:06:13It's a lovely design. This little three-leaf clover, and what's better than that, is its hearts.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16If you're giving a piece of jewellery to someone, you want a heart on it,
0:06:16 > 0:06:19usually if it's a Valentine's gift. Or an anniversary.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22It's got all the ticks in all the right boxes.
0:06:22 > 0:06:26The other thing that you can't see very well
0:06:26 > 0:06:29with the naked eye is that the setting is incredibly well done.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32A craftsman has created that jewel.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35If we flick it over, you can see,
0:06:35 > 0:06:40there's as much quality and finish on the back of it as there is on the front, which is really nice.
0:06:40 > 0:06:45As to value, the gold in it isn't terribly valuable.
0:06:45 > 0:06:49There isn't much gold. The stones and pearls aren't valuable themselves,
0:06:49 > 0:06:53it's just for the item itself. I think today,
0:06:53 > 0:06:58it would easily make between 200 and £300 at auction. There are a couple of little pearls
0:06:58 > 0:07:03- missing from the side, that you pointed out to me.- Yes.- Easy to miss.
0:07:03 > 0:07:07- I think if we set the reserve at about £160...- Oh, right.
0:07:07 > 0:07:12..that takes into account the fact that someone's got to get that done.
0:07:12 > 0:07:17But it's a lovely period piece, and it should do really well at auction.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19If it goes,
0:07:19 > 0:07:21will you be happy to see it go?
0:07:21 > 0:07:25Yeah, it's a bit of a waste really, being stuck at home, so I'd like to sell it.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27And buy something a bit more up-to-date?
0:07:27 > 0:07:31- I'd like something on show, that I can put on show.- Absolutely.
0:07:31 > 0:07:37- Hopefully, it'll find a good home at the auction. Thank you for bringing it in.- No problem.- Thank you.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43C'mon, let's have a look in here.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45Let's see what you've got.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51- Is it yours?- It is, yes.
0:07:51 > 0:07:57There's a little note inside. It says, "Mum! Thanks for everything.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01- "Sorry about the hole in the ceiling."- He put his foot through it.- "See you soon, love Mike."
0:08:01 > 0:08:04Aw! What was he doing putting his foot through the ceiling?
0:08:04 > 0:08:08- Getting things out of the loft. - What, to bring along to "Flog It!",
0:08:08 > 0:08:11- or, just clearing the loft out? - No, no, no!
0:08:11 > 0:08:17Gosh! I'm sneezing. There's so much dust. You know when we talk about dusting down your antiques?
0:08:17 > 0:08:23Well...I think you brought the dust along with you, before you dusted these ones down.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30- Hello, Frances.- Hello.
0:08:30 > 0:08:35You've brought this lovely sort of Art Deco figure in to show us.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37What's the history?
0:08:37 > 0:08:39It was given to a great aunt of my husband's.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43It came into the family about 40 years ago.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45- She taught Greek dancing...- Oh!
0:08:45 > 0:08:52..and I think it may have been given to her by another teacher or pupil.
0:08:52 > 0:08:57- It is a wonderful dancing figure, isn't it? There's a lot of movement in it.- Tremendous, yes.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59A wonderful sort of diaphanousness about it.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03- Yes.- She's...I say Art Deco, because although the movement
0:09:03 > 0:09:08looks slightly Art Nouveau, I think with this sort of band in her hair,
0:09:08 > 0:09:12it's getting more towards the 1950, 1920 period.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15She's in bronze,
0:09:15 > 0:09:21and she's signed, M Le Verrier, which is a known maker.
0:09:21 > 0:09:27Not quite as high up as some of the other makers, but nonetheless, I think the quality is very good.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30- Yes, it's very delicate. - So, when did it pass down to you?
0:09:30 > 0:09:33Probably about 30 years ago, I think.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36It certainly is something which will appeal to a collector.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38Some people would probably change this stand,
0:09:38 > 0:09:42because I think that's maybe not the right stand, anyway.
0:09:42 > 0:09:47- She should be a little bit higher. - Yes, I'm sure it's the original stand.- Do you think so?- Yes.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49It's had a little bit of damage here.
0:09:49 > 0:09:54- Yes.- But I think it would be nice if it was raised up a little.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57- Slightly elevated, yes. - That's right, elevated slightly.
0:09:57 > 0:10:03Tell me, you've had it for 30 years, why have you decided to flog it now?
0:10:03 > 0:10:08- I think it's a question of wanting the cash.- That's truthful!
0:10:08 > 0:10:13We have to have some work done in the house, and so, it would probably go towards that.
0:10:13 > 0:10:17In terms of value, have you thought of how much you think it's worth?
0:10:17 > 0:10:20- I've never had it valued, so I don't know.- I would say,
0:10:20 > 0:10:26if we put it into auction today, we'd probably put an estimate of £300 to £400.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32- Is that good?- That's very good, yes. - Very encouraging.- Yes.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36- I hope so. I hope we're dancing later at the sale.- Definitely. - If it gets a higher price,
0:10:36 > 0:10:41- we can do a little pirouette! I look forward to seeing you. - Thank you, Mark.- Thank you.
0:10:46 > 0:10:50David, you've brought a bit of a cane in today.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53Do you know what happened to the rest of it?
0:10:53 > 0:10:55I've no idea at all, I'm afraid.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59I only remember it in my grandfather's drawer, going back 60, 50 years now.
0:10:59 > 0:11:04- Right.- I was allowed to play with that along with three brass monkeys,
0:11:04 > 0:11:07which disappeared. I've no idea what happened to those.
0:11:07 > 0:11:12But you held on to this. Did your grandfather use it as a walking cane?
0:11:12 > 0:11:14No, I've always remembered it as it is now.
0:11:14 > 0:11:19Apart from the fact that it didn't have the eyes it has now. It originally had red eyes...
0:11:19 > 0:11:24- OK.- ..which got lost. My grandfather put the eyes in that are there now.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28Oh, right. Well, it's a lovely little cane handle.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32It's carved out of ivory. I was going to say that the eyes have been put in later.
0:11:32 > 0:11:36But you know that, so that's not a shock. Probably if they were a red stone,
0:11:36 > 0:11:41because this is terribly well carved, they were probably little cabochon garnets.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44It was probably a semi-precious stone that went in. Unfortunately,
0:11:44 > 0:11:47they're glued in at this date,
0:11:47 > 0:11:52and this was carved in about... 1820 up to 1840.
0:11:52 > 0:11:58So, after 100 years, the glue dries out, the eyes fall out and your grandfather is out there with...
0:11:58 > 0:12:03the tube of glue, and a couple of very sparkly diamante-effect stones,
0:12:03 > 0:12:05that might detract from it a little.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09I think a collector would have those replaced, but it's lovely to have them.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12It's terribly nice that it's a dog.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15- Yes. - I'm not entirely sure what dog it is.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18- I think it's probably something like a bull mastiff.- Yes.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21They were a very popular hound at the turn of the 19th century.
0:12:21 > 0:12:27So someone had a bull mastiff, and they had this carved up for their cane when they went walkabouts.
0:12:27 > 0:12:32It's never had any tremendous value in your family, any ascribed to it?
0:12:32 > 0:12:33Only aesthetic value.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35- Right.- It's very tactile.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38- It's nice to run your hand over it. - And that's why...
0:12:38 > 0:12:41With a piece of ivory, you want to see colour and wear.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44This has gone a lovely golden colour,
0:12:44 > 0:12:49because it's been handled for 100 years, and the natural grease and oils from your fingers
0:12:49 > 0:12:53penetrate it and discolour it, which I think is quite attractive.
0:12:53 > 0:12:58There are lots of collectors of walking canes and walking cane ephemera.
0:12:58 > 0:13:03It's a pity we don't have the stick that it was mounted on, which probably would have been bone.
0:13:03 > 0:13:08The whole thing would have been white. It would have had an ivory effect, but cheaper to use bone.
0:13:08 > 0:13:12Still, the head as it is is probably worth in the region of about...
0:13:12 > 0:13:16£70 to £100, which isn't bad for the tip of a cane.
0:13:16 > 0:13:21- It isn't, no.- So, would you be happy to pop it into auction for that?
0:13:21 > 0:13:25- I would.- We'll pop it into the auction, and hope it does really well for you.- Excellent.
0:13:27 > 0:13:28That's our first lots in the bag.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31What a varied selection it is.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34From a shiny brooch that may catch someone's eye,
0:13:34 > 0:13:36to a cane handle that might just go walkies
0:13:36 > 0:13:38out of the sale room for a big profit.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50I really love this one, Andrew.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52It's a bronze dancing figure.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55It belongs to Frances. It's been in her family 30 years.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58She wants to sell it to put the money towards DIY for the house.
0:13:58 > 0:14:03Mark Stacey, our expert, has valued it at £300 to £400.
0:14:03 > 0:14:07Well, we had a look at this.
0:14:07 > 0:14:12It's by a chap, or after a fellow, called Max Le Verrier, Belgian.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16Not first flight, probably not second or third flight, but he's in the book,
0:14:16 > 0:14:19so he's about and we know him.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23- But I think that £300 to £400 is optimistic.- Yes.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26I had a word with the vendor. I've spoken to her
0:14:26 > 0:14:31and we've decided between us that perhaps it would be more tempting
0:14:31 > 0:14:34to get the public stamping their feet at a lower figure.
0:14:34 > 0:14:39We may still get where we want to get to, in due course,
0:14:39 > 0:14:42but at the moment, that's where we are, and that will be more...
0:14:42 > 0:14:45- What have you dropped it down to? - £200 - £300 instead.
0:14:45 > 0:14:46Instead of £300 - £400.
0:14:46 > 0:14:51- Let's hope it gets your top end. - Precisely.- Well, preferably, Mark's top end.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53The more the better. Think of the commission.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56- We're both pulling in the same direction.- Thank you.
0:15:00 > 0:15:05In any fine art sale, you're always guaranteed to see a bit of oak and country furniture.
0:15:05 > 0:15:09Regional furniture or vernacular, if you like. Here is a lovely example.
0:15:09 > 0:15:14It's a small side table. But it's a tripod table made with three legs.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16This is particularly beautiful. It's made of oak.
0:15:16 > 0:15:20It's probably from the Welsh borders, Herefordshire.
0:15:20 > 0:15:25It has three legs because they were always intended to stand on a floor that was very uneven,
0:15:25 > 0:15:27like an earth floor or a stone floor.
0:15:27 > 0:15:31Something very peculiar happens when you have a table with three legs.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34If the floor is uneven, you can rotate it,
0:15:34 > 0:15:36until it sits perfectly level.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39You cannot do that with a four-legged table.
0:15:39 > 0:15:44Incidentally, this is braced together with a lovely T-bar stretcher. Look at this stretcher.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46This is catalogued at £300 to £400.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49That's well worth buying. That's a good investment.
0:15:49 > 0:15:53That's enough of me snooping around. Let's get on with the sale.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56I've just been joined by Sarah and Peter here.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58They're selling a commemorative jug.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02Hopefully, we'll get the top end, £150, £200.
0:16:02 > 0:16:07We're selling this to raise money for a replacement wedding ring, aren't we? How long did it take
0:16:07 > 0:16:11- before you made it up, on honeymoon? - We made it up on the boat on the way back.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17- Behave!- So, we need top dollar for this, Mark. Will we get it?
0:16:17 > 0:16:20It's quite promising. It's by a good designer.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24It's not one that I've seen very often, so hopefully,
0:16:24 > 0:16:30being a more limited edition, it might just attract those people who haven't got an example of it.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32I hope we'll get the £150.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34Good luck, I'm sure the bidders will find it.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38182 is the Mason's ironstone jug by Cyril Shingler.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41Starting at £100, can we get £110 in the room?
0:16:41 > 0:16:44At £110, quickly, may I say, anybody else want to bid?
0:16:44 > 0:16:46£110. Nobody else...?
0:16:46 > 0:16:48- Please!- ..At £110, if you want it.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51All finished at £100. All done...
0:16:52 > 0:16:55- Didn't sell it.- That means I've got to take it home again.
0:16:55 > 0:17:00- Don't give me a clip round the ear. - Do you like it, anyway?- No.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02- You don't like it.- I can't stand it.
0:17:02 > 0:17:06There's another sale room on another day, OK?
0:17:06 > 0:17:10The bidders just weren't here. I still think you'll get that ring.
0:17:10 > 0:17:14- Definitely.- You will, you won't let him get away with it, will you?- No.
0:17:14 > 0:17:15Good for you.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19In charge of the jewellery section today in the sale room is Andrew's daughter, Daisy.
0:17:19 > 0:17:24I've just been joined by brother and sister here, Richard and Claire.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26We're flogging Grandma's brooch.
0:17:26 > 0:17:30We're pinning our hopes on £200 to £300. It's a lovely brooch. Happy with the valuation?
0:17:30 > 0:17:35- I am, yeah.- Let's hope we get the top end, shall we? It's quality. It's got the look.
0:17:35 > 0:17:39It's beautiful, and it can be used as a pendant, which is so much more commercial.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42Brooches are a little bit old-fashioned.
0:17:42 > 0:17:46That might carry through maybe to the mid-estimate, or a little bit more.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49- Nevertheless, it's got style. - It has.- It's got a lot of style.
0:17:49 > 0:17:53We're looking for a very stylish bidder right now. Good luck.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55Lot 724. An amethyst and pearl
0:17:55 > 0:17:58brooch/pendant. This is in the form of a shamrock.
0:17:58 > 0:17:59A lovely thing.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01I've got to start the bidding at £160.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03Can I hear £170 in the room?
0:18:03 > 0:18:08£170, ladies and gentlemen... £170 anywhere?
0:18:08 > 0:18:09Finished at £160, then...
0:18:09 > 0:18:12£160. Just did it.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16- Scraped in on the reserve.- There were a couple of seed pearls missing.
0:18:16 > 0:18:20That might have put a few private buyers off, and the fact it's a brooch.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23But I think we still did OK. OK.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29It's time to sell that gorgeous Art Deco dancing figure.
0:18:29 > 0:18:33Frances can't be with us. But her son-in-law can.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36- It's Mark, isn't it?- It is, yes. - Who's this?- This is Arthur.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38Where's Grandma, then?
0:18:38 > 0:18:40Oh, where is she?
0:18:40 > 0:18:44- She's in Normandy, in France, on holiday.- I bet Granny's going to spend the money on you!
0:18:44 > 0:18:47I've got to ask him what he's going to spend the money on.
0:18:47 > 0:18:52We had a chat to the auctioneer. He says it should do mid-estimate.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54- That's good. - Hopefully, we'll flog it.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57What do you think, Mark? Bottom end, or top end? Decision time.
0:18:57 > 0:19:01- I think it'll do all right. It's quite nice.- This is it. Good luck.
0:19:01 > 0:19:02300 is the number.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05I'm starting at £130. Do we hear £140?
0:19:05 > 0:19:08Anybody else at £140, may I say?
0:19:08 > 0:19:11Any other bids? At £140, come along.
0:19:11 > 0:19:15All finished at £130... All done.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18- He didn't sell it.- Oh, dear. Oh, dear!
0:19:18 > 0:19:22- He didn't sell it...- No toys. - That should easily have gone.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25- No toys, Arthur. - What was it going to be, Arthur? - What was Granny gonna get?
0:19:25 > 0:19:28- A racing car.- A racing car, he said.
0:19:28 > 0:19:33- Ah, never mind.- It was such a good-looking figure.- Beautiful. - It epitomises that period.
0:19:33 > 0:19:39- It should have at least made £200, if not more.- I'll have to buy him a racing car now, you realise that!
0:19:43 > 0:19:46Something to get to grips with - a walking cane handle.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48I think it's a bull mastiff.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50As far as I know, it's a bull mastiff.
0:19:50 > 0:19:55- I'll stick my head out and say it is. - All you dog lovers out there are probably criticising us!
0:19:55 > 0:19:58I'm a dog lover, but I think that one is a bull mastiff.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02It belongs to David. Hi, David. Your daughter's here. What's her name?
0:20:02 > 0:20:06- Julia.- What are you going to put the money towards for Julia?
0:20:06 > 0:20:12- Julia's going to Italy with the Guides, for an international jamboree.- Right. Oh, great fun.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16- She's convinced me she needs more spending money.- Will we get top spending money?
0:20:16 > 0:20:18What are we hoping for? £100?
0:20:18 > 0:20:22£70 to £100. You have to be barking mad not to buy it for £70. It's wonderful.
0:20:22 > 0:20:26All you've got to do is find a period cane, put the two together, and there's a profit there.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29Hopefully, they'll see that,
0:20:29 > 0:20:31and chase it up to the £100 mark.
0:20:31 > 0:20:35Lot 355, an ivory cane handle. A bull mastiff's head.
0:20:35 > 0:20:39- I'm starting at £70... - We're straight in at the bottom end.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42..85, 90, 95, 100. And 10. £120 is it now?
0:20:42 > 0:20:44Anybody else at £120?
0:20:44 > 0:20:47You finish at £110...
0:20:47 > 0:20:49Yes! £110.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51Dog lovers. Dog lovers will turn out all the time.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53- It was beautiful.- Yes, superb.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55The quality was there.
0:20:55 > 0:20:59- The dog lovers were out in force. - Congratulations, David. I hope your daughter
0:20:59 > 0:21:01- has a great time with the Guides. - Thank you.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06Right now, it's time to take a break from the auction.
0:21:06 > 0:21:11I'm going to catch up with one of today's experts, Michael Baggott. He's a silver specialist,
0:21:11 > 0:21:14and not only that, he collects silver. He loves it.
0:21:14 > 0:21:20He's told me of a unique collection that's just nearby. It sounds intriguing. Let's have a look.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30Michael, we're here at York Minster.
0:21:30 > 0:21:34- What has it got to do with silver? - You wouldn't know from the outside,
0:21:34 > 0:21:38- but it houses one of the finest collections of York Silver in the country.- Really?
0:21:38 > 0:21:44Yeah. That was put together by put together by William Lee, who was an antiques dealer in York.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47What sort of period is this we're talking about?
0:21:47 > 0:21:561944, Lee reads a piece in the Times, that a York teapot is coming up for sale in London, during the Blitz.
0:21:56 > 0:22:01Gets to London at about 6 o'clock, and then walks around Blitz London,
0:22:01 > 0:22:05- for three hours, till the sale starts.- A brave man.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07- Dodging the doodlebugs.- Yeah.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10And, when the teapot comes up, it's one of the first lots in the sale.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14He creeps into the room, hangs around in the back,
0:22:14 > 0:22:22buys it for the record price of any Queen Anne teapot up to that point, and that's what starts him off.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25- Is that piece here? - It is. We can go and see it now.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27Let's go and have a look.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38We're surrounded by lovely pieces of silver, Michael.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41- I bet you can't wait to get your hands on them.- Absolutely!
0:22:41 > 0:22:43We've seen York Silver on the show before.
0:22:43 > 0:22:48We know it was a thriving centre for silversmiths, because there was an assay office here.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51We know the impression mark, a shield with five little lions on it.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54Five little lions in a cross, which is the City Arms of York.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57Yeah. There was a good industry for silversmiths here at one time.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59When did it all start?
0:22:59 > 0:23:06The first recorded incidence we've got of a town mark been used, the touch of the town, is 1410 to 1411.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09We don't have anything that survives from that early date.
0:23:09 > 0:23:14- That's a long time ago. - Unless anybody digs something up, we're not going to find it.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17But, we have got the earliest recorded impression.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21- So, this is the oldest piece of York Silver in the country.- In the world.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23Fantastic.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25It's this very modest little spoon here.
0:23:25 > 0:23:31It's got the very early town mark, which isn't that cross with the five lions.
0:23:31 > 0:23:35- This is half a fleur-de-lis, and half a leopard's head.- London mark.
0:23:35 > 0:23:36It was the London mark.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38So, they adopted half of that.
0:23:38 > 0:23:39That's just struck in the bowl.
0:23:39 > 0:23:44Of course, we don't have a date letter system. It's before the date letter system came in.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46When did the date letter start to come in?
0:23:46 > 0:23:49Probably 1559.
0:23:49 > 0:23:54- That has an A.- That would have been an A, but we've not found any of those still existent.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57That's purely for York anyway. That wouldn't be for London or Edinburgh.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00No, that's just for York. The earliest one we know of,
0:24:00 > 0:24:05is 1560 to '61 which is a capital B, which is also in the Lee collection.
0:24:05 > 0:24:09- He certainly knew how to... - That's not bad going, just one year later.- He knew what to buy.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12There's no doubt about that.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15What would you expect to pay for a spoon like that?
0:24:15 > 0:24:16That's priceless, is it?
0:24:16 > 0:24:19You'd probably never come across another one. If you did...
0:24:19 > 0:24:23- You could name your price.- You could indeed.- We have another spoon there.
0:24:23 > 0:24:28Absolutely, 120 years later, 130 years later, York comes into its own.
0:24:28 > 0:24:33We get arguably the most important provincial silversmith in the country working in York,
0:24:33 > 0:24:36who of course is, John Plummer(??).
0:24:36 > 0:24:40We don't have something here. But, we've got something by one of his contemporaries,
0:24:40 > 0:24:44Thomas Mangey. It's what we call a disc-end spoon, technically.
0:24:44 > 0:24:49But, they're also called death's head spoons, or memento mori.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51- Look at what's engraved...- A skull.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54..and a motto that I'm covering up. What does that say?
0:24:54 > 0:24:56"Live to die."
0:24:56 > 0:24:58"Live to die and die to live."
0:24:58 > 0:25:00- They're very cheery things. - It is, isn't it?
0:25:00 > 0:25:02Sort of like a 17th century biker.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05It's a bit hard, a bit full on, puritanical.
0:25:05 > 0:25:09- If you see a spoon like that... - Buy it.
0:25:09 > 0:25:14..you're 99 % certain that it's York, without even looking at the marks.
0:25:14 > 0:25:20- It's a good way of identifying a bit of York Silver.- It is, absolutely. IF you ever see one.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22Do you come across them regularly?
0:25:22 > 0:25:25- I've come across one.- One, in your life.- Yes, in 30 odd years.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28- They're rare.- This is number two.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30Here's the little teapot we were talking about earlier.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33This is the start of the Lee collection. This is what set him off.
0:25:33 > 0:25:38The question is, would you brave the Blitz to go and buy it?
0:25:38 > 0:25:40Probably not. No, I wouldn't.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43It's a bit of a plain Jane. Queen Anne silver is very plain anyway.
0:25:43 > 0:25:48- It's supposed to be decorated with armorials.- There's no engraving.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51This hasn't been engraved. A London one might be.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54You might have small applied card work by the handles.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56It looks very contemporary.
0:25:56 > 0:26:01That's simply the style of the silver at the time. Very plain. Queen Anne.
0:26:01 > 0:26:03Not a lot of it about now.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05No. What should we be looking for in York Silver?
0:26:05 > 0:26:10You won't find any of the earlier pieces. If you do, people will know exactly what they've got,
0:26:10 > 0:26:12and they'll be many thousands of pounds.
0:26:12 > 0:26:17What you stand a chance of finding is stuff from the later period of the assay office.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20- Let's look at that then.- This bowl. - That's lovely.
0:26:20 > 0:26:24It's rather splendid.
0:26:24 > 0:26:28It's got a very early example of the town mark, which is the leopard in the cross.
0:26:28 > 0:26:32We've got the IHIP stamp for Hampston and Prince.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35So, if you see IH and IP on a piece of silver...
0:26:35 > 0:26:38- You know it's York Silver. - ..that's the way to tell.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40Not many pieces do bear a town mark.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43It's only the larger pieces of hollowware.
0:26:43 > 0:26:48- You've got to do your homework if you're trying to identify York Silver.- Absolutely.
0:26:48 > 0:26:49What are the key points to look for?
0:26:49 > 0:26:55In about 1776, they started to introduce stub marking in London,
0:26:55 > 0:26:59which is all the marks struck at once in a single punch.
0:26:59 > 0:27:05Throughout the history of the York office, right up until it closes, every mark is individually stamped.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08Whilst they'll try to line them up in a straight line, they don't always.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11So, if the hallmarks are bit higgledy-piggledy...
0:27:11 > 0:27:14- You know you're onto a good thing! - ..you can start to get excited, you can't be definite.
0:27:14 > 0:27:18What happened to the industry? What was its demise? When did it close down?
0:27:18 > 0:27:21It doesn't shut, it doesn't close.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23It just peters out.
0:27:23 > 0:27:28By about 1858, 59, you've got the last maker, Robert Haslegrave.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31The only thing known by him is a button, currently.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33Basically, it peters out, and that's the end of the York assay office.
0:27:33 > 0:27:39What we all want to know is, where can we buy it from, if we want to start collecting York Silver?
0:27:39 > 0:27:43Go to specialist dealers first off. Have a look. See what they've got.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46It's going to be a bit pricey, but you'll get used to it.
0:27:46 > 0:27:51- What I like to do... - Exactly, always buy the best you can afford, as well.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54Or, do what I do, and be really cheap.
0:27:54 > 0:28:00Go around antique fairs, trawl through boxes of teaspoons, and if you find a York one,
0:28:00 > 0:28:03you'll probably pay £5 for it. And, it's worth £30.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06As far as larger items go, the sky is the limit.
0:28:06 > 0:28:11- Recently, I saw a coffee pot that was £22,000.- That's a lot of money.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13- Michael, thank you.- Pleasure.
0:28:26 > 0:28:28- Hello, Gordon.- Hello, Mark. - It's lovely to see
0:28:28 > 0:28:32a piece of local pottery here from the Brameld factory,
0:28:32 > 0:28:34Yorkshire pottery. You're a Yorkshire man.
0:28:34 > 0:28:36I am truly Yorkshire.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39A true Yorkshire man. Why were you attracted to the Brameld factory?
0:28:39 > 0:28:43My mother was called Brameld.
0:28:43 > 0:28:51It turns out that I'm related to the proprietors of the Rockingham factory.
0:28:51 > 0:28:54Bramelds were the proprietors of the Rockingham factory.
0:28:54 > 0:28:59- So, you're the sort of great, great, great something.- That's me!
0:28:59 > 0:29:05Well, we look at this particular piece, a very nice, dessert dish, I suppose, from a dessert service.
0:29:05 > 0:29:10In the early part of the century, this sort of leaf decoration was very popular.
0:29:10 > 0:29:15This one is very crisply moulded, with this little basket weave in the middle.
0:29:15 > 0:29:17What I particularly like, is this back,
0:29:17 > 0:29:20which is so well done, so well made.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23- The feel of it is very good. - A lovely piece.
0:29:23 > 0:29:25Have you got a large collection?
0:29:25 > 0:29:29I've got a large collection of Rockingham pieces.
0:29:29 > 0:29:34I've another piece like this, but mainly I've got the Brameld Blue.
0:29:34 > 0:29:37- Blue and white.- Yeah.
0:29:37 > 0:29:41Give us a little resume of the factory, from what you found out about it.
0:29:41 > 0:29:45The factory was situated on the Earl of Fitzwilliam Estate,
0:29:45 > 0:29:49and it was part of the Leeds factory.
0:29:49 > 0:29:53The Leeds factory decided to wind down the production at Swinton
0:29:53 > 0:29:56in South Yorkshire, where this was made.
0:29:56 > 0:30:01The Bramelds took over the Rockingham factory. In fact, they changed the name to Rockingham
0:30:01 > 0:30:04when Earl Fitzwilliam put money into the factory.
0:30:04 > 0:30:08Of course they produce some wonderful rococo wares.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11They started making porcelain in...
0:30:11 > 0:30:14- That's right.- ..1826.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16It closed in 1842.
0:30:16 > 0:30:20It was a relatively short-lived factory.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23As you say, from 1826 to 1842.
0:30:23 > 0:30:27A very collectible factory now, particularly here in Yorkshire.
0:30:27 > 0:30:31It's a fascinating story. Really nice to see this piece here.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34I guess you're selling it because you've already got a double.
0:30:34 > 0:30:38- I have, yes.- If we were putting this into a local sale, which it is,
0:30:38 > 0:30:43in Ilkley, we'd put an estimate of maybe £100 to £150 on it.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46- Oh, that's good.- Would that be all right with you?- Yes, yes.
0:30:46 > 0:30:50We'll put the reserve at about £100, with discretion from the auctioneer.
0:30:50 > 0:30:56- Yeah.- Let's hope on the day, we'll get a good result and some good collectors in to buy it.
0:30:56 > 0:30:59- And a bit of publicity for the Rockingham factory.- Absolutely.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01All publicity is good publicity.
0:31:04 > 0:31:06Beverley and Owen, hi there.
0:31:06 > 0:31:12We've seen a lot of miniatures on the show before, but not miniatures painted on buttons.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14What's the story behind these?
0:31:14 > 0:31:18We volunteer for a local cancer support charity,
0:31:18 > 0:31:21in a village called, Dunnington, just outside York.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24These have been handed into the shop.
0:31:24 > 0:31:28We're looking to sell them to get the best price we can for them.
0:31:28 > 0:31:32You two act as experts for the charity shop?
0:31:32 > 0:31:34- Well...- You sift through everything.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37- We sift through things. - Experts may be a very loose term.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39We're good at sifting.
0:31:39 > 0:31:44- Do some research on it, and then flog on their behalf.- Yeah.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47Have you done much research on these little buttons?
0:31:47 > 0:31:49We've done a little bit of work.
0:31:49 > 0:31:52I've taken them to a few big auction houses to have a look through them.
0:31:52 > 0:31:57- Which ones have you been to? - I've been to Sotheby's, Christie's and Bonham's in the UK.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00I'm lucky enough to travel, so it's been to Christie's in New York too.
0:32:00 > 0:32:04These little buttons have flown all the way across the Atlantic to New York.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07They have. They've also been to the Victoria and Albert.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10- What were you doing out there? - I work for an IT consultancy,
0:32:10 > 0:32:15so we deal with a lot of the big banks in London and New York. So, I travel quite often.
0:32:15 > 0:32:16What did they say?
0:32:16 > 0:32:19They all liked them. They hadn't seen them before.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22They said they were quite nicely painted.
0:32:22 > 0:32:26They're beautifully painted actually. I think they're painted by a professional artist,
0:32:26 > 0:32:30maybe a theatrical or a scenic artist.
0:32:30 > 0:32:32They've got that look.
0:32:32 > 0:32:36There's a slight chocolate box, dolls house look to them.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39I think these are one-offs.
0:32:39 > 0:32:44Obviously, painted on the back of a penny, and the pennies are all dated around about 1870, 1860.
0:32:44 > 0:32:46At the latest, 1890.
0:32:46 > 0:32:51I think, the paintings are later than the date of the penny.
0:32:51 > 0:32:55I reckon these are 1910, 1920. Does that correlate with what anyone else has said?
0:32:55 > 0:32:59Yes, I took them to the Victoria and Albert, for them to have a look.
0:32:59 > 0:33:03They've been around. And, based on the wear on the pennies,
0:33:03 > 0:33:08they suggested probably the turn of the century, around 1900, 1910.
0:33:08 > 0:33:12That's exactly what I think. It's gonna be very hard to sell these.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15- There are people that collect buttons.- There are.- Yes.
0:33:15 > 0:33:16Any ideas?
0:33:16 > 0:33:18It really is speculative.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20Personally, I think they're great.
0:33:20 > 0:33:22They're little works of art.
0:33:22 > 0:33:27I'd like to see them maybe mounted, architecturally, three above three, and framed.
0:33:27 > 0:33:31- But, then you wouldn't realise they were buttons.- That would be a shame.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34You want to hold them, to actually caress them and feel them.
0:33:34 > 0:33:40- Turn them round.- I don't know how you'd display these, or mount them, or what you'd do with them.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42I think they'll go to a textiles dealer.
0:33:42 > 0:33:44Yeah.
0:33:44 > 0:33:47And, I think the price...
0:33:47 > 0:33:49£150 to £180.
0:33:49 > 0:33:51- Somewhere around there.- Yeah, yeah.
0:33:51 > 0:33:53- That's good.- We just didn't know.
0:33:53 > 0:33:55I think...
0:33:55 > 0:34:01if they had stayed here, and gone into a jumble sale, I'd have been lucky to see £2 for them.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04Anything we get above that is great.
0:34:04 > 0:34:10Yeah. Could we put an evaluation, an auctioneer's estimate of £120 to £160.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12- Just to...- In a reserve.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15- Yeah.- ..to get people attracted into them, yeah. That'd be great.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18- Do we need a reserve on these?- I don't think so.- These have to sell.
0:34:18 > 0:34:21We don't need a reserve, just anything we can get is a bonus.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24So, they can go with no reserve quite happily.
0:34:24 > 0:34:29- Thanks very much. Let's do it. Let's hope we get around that sort of figure.- That'd be excellent.
0:34:29 > 0:34:31- If two people want them, then we're going to.- Great.
0:34:36 > 0:34:42Frances, thank you for bringing in this wonderful, stylish sugar and cream set. Where did you get it from?
0:34:42 > 0:34:46- I'm afraid I bought it on an antique stall in York market.- Did you?
0:34:46 > 0:34:48- Yes.- Was that a long time ago?
0:34:48 > 0:34:51Yes, about 20 or 30 years ago.
0:34:51 > 0:34:53Was the set very expensive back then?
0:34:53 > 0:34:55Can you remember what you gave for it?
0:34:55 > 0:34:57About £4.50, something like that.
0:34:57 > 0:35:01It wouldn't be any more, because I didn't have a lot of money then.
0:35:01 > 0:35:03How reckless of you to spend so much money(!)
0:35:03 > 0:35:10I think, Art Nouveau collectors everywhere are crying and sobbing silently, when you say £4.50.
0:35:10 > 0:35:14It's such a stylish set, that it lifts it up from the ordinary.
0:35:14 > 0:35:20It should be WMF, Wurtemburger Metallwaren Fabrikat.
0:35:20 > 0:35:26- It's not.- I have been over it with a fine-tooth comb, and there is not a WMF mark anywhere to be seen.
0:35:26 > 0:35:32What there are on the base, is very simply stamped, EPNS, and one over zero.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35Those are English marks, American marks.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37You also find them on the Continent.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40You do find them on WMF.
0:35:40 > 0:35:46I find it extraordinary that they wouldn't have marked it. It's good enough. That's the thing.
0:35:46 > 0:35:50It's only silver plate, but the interiors of both pieces are gilded.
0:35:50 > 0:35:52I like that about them.
0:35:52 > 0:35:54It does clean up nicely.
0:35:54 > 0:35:59- You've polished it beautifully for today.- I don't polish it very often. But, it does come up nicely.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02- It's lovely. No plate's worn. - It hasn't rubbed.
0:36:02 > 0:36:08You've got this very European idea of Art Nouveau, which mingles with Vienna Secessionist Movement.
0:36:08 > 0:36:13This is very angular. An English piece, you might expect florid curls and what have you.
0:36:13 > 0:36:17What lifts it above the ordinary are these fantastic handles.
0:36:17 > 0:36:21The handles are absolutely wonderful.
0:36:21 > 0:36:25You've got an almost Charles Rennie Mackintosh device there.
0:36:25 > 0:36:28You see that on some of his designs, some of his chairs.
0:36:28 > 0:36:32That very elongated and Celtic knot.
0:36:32 > 0:36:38- That's lovely. It's originally a sugar and cream set.- Yes, yes.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41You wouldn't have had a teapot, because it doesn't fit on the tray.
0:36:41 > 0:36:45You'd have it when you had strawberries or something like that,
0:36:45 > 0:36:47and a little sifter spoon to go over them. It's great.
0:36:47 > 0:36:52It's a great shame it doesn't have a WMF mark on it,
0:36:52 > 0:36:55because that would make it worth a fair bit of money.
0:36:55 > 0:37:00- You're still going to see a good return on your £4.50.- Good.
0:37:00 > 0:37:04- I think we can pop that into auction for between £40 and £60.- Lovely.
0:37:04 > 0:37:06Put a £40 fixed reserve.
0:37:06 > 0:37:11Hopefully if two people who buy WMF regularly see that
0:37:11 > 0:37:15and get carried away, we might touch £100.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18- On a good day.- It depends on the day.
0:37:18 > 0:37:22It does indeed. But, you're happy to pop them into the auction.
0:37:22 > 0:37:26Yes, it's not my favourite piece, I'm sorry, but I just don't like this.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29The best feature, Frances!
0:37:29 > 0:37:34- That's why you've had enough of it? - Yes, I've had enough of them.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37- We'll pop them in the sale, and hope they do really well.- Good.
0:37:38 > 0:37:42Will there be a bidder green with envy for Gordon's dish,
0:37:42 > 0:37:46or have the samplers and the buttons got it all sewn up for today's bidders?
0:37:51 > 0:37:54This one is a real curio, quite a novelty item.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56Edwardian pennies,
0:37:56 > 0:37:59and they're all hand painted in oils of little miniature portraits.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02They belong to Owen and Beverley.
0:38:02 > 0:38:05The money is going back to the charity shop were they were found.
0:38:05 > 0:38:10I've done a valuation of £120 to £160.
0:38:10 > 0:38:12Yeah. I've done two things.
0:38:12 > 0:38:13OK.
0:38:13 > 0:38:18I've first of all brought the estimate down again, as I do. Auctioneers tend to do this.
0:38:18 > 0:38:21I know. It's a come and buy me.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24Also, it's charity. We're not charging commission on this.
0:38:24 > 0:38:27- That's good. - We want to get the best we can,
0:38:27 > 0:38:32- gross as well as net. - They're unusual, aren't they? - They're very unusual.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35Some gifted amateur enthusiast, whatever word you'd like to say,
0:38:35 > 0:38:39has set about those pennies and taken a hacksaw,
0:38:39 > 0:38:43done all sorts of things to them, painted out these lovely little...
0:38:43 > 0:38:47paintings of children. Very beautifully done.
0:38:47 > 0:38:51- Very much on an amateur basis.- Yes. - It's impossible to value.
0:38:51 > 0:38:52Which is fine.
0:38:52 > 0:38:56But there are six. If you divide six into 60, it's only £10 each!
0:38:56 > 0:38:59It's got to be worth more than that. I know we'll sell them.
0:38:59 > 0:39:03- Could sell them reasonably well. - Brilliant, that's what we want to hear.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11Something for all you Art Nouveau lovers, it's a sugar and cream set.
0:39:11 > 0:39:15Unfortunately, Frances, the owner can't be with us right now.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17So, it's over to Michael the expert.
0:39:17 > 0:39:19We're looking at £40 to £50?
0:39:19 > 0:39:21- Yes, we'll have to root for her. - We will, won't we?
0:39:21 > 0:39:27Unfortunately the plate hasn't being going at all today, so, we'll have to buck the trend to get these away.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30They've got the loveliest handles I've ever seen.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33- Buy them for the handles, put the handles on something else.- Exactly!
0:39:33 > 0:39:39- We'll find out what the silver dealers think. It's only plate, but who knows.- Absolutely.- This is it.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42Lot 506, a sugar and cream set
0:39:42 > 0:39:44in the Art Nouveau style.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47I've got to start the bidding at £40. 45 anywhere?
0:39:47 > 0:39:4945 and 50 and 55,
0:39:49 > 0:39:5260 and 65, 70, 75. £80 anywhere?
0:39:52 > 0:39:55£80 anywhere else, ladies and gentlemen? Going for £75.
0:39:55 > 0:39:58- Lovely handles. - That's what we wanted.
0:39:58 > 0:40:01- The best handles I've ever seen! - What a great result.- Brilliant.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04Yes, I wish Frances could have seen that.
0:40:07 > 0:40:11Serving up for you now, a lovely dessert dish, owned by Gordon,
0:40:11 > 0:40:14who is literally selling the family treasures, aren't you?
0:40:14 > 0:40:19Your great-great-great-grandfather worked in Rockingham factory, where this was made.
0:40:19 > 0:40:23- That's right.- You collect Rockingham, but now you've decided to flog your collection.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25Oh, only some of it.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27Just some of it.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29- You bought this one on eBay?- I did.
0:40:29 > 0:40:33- You didn't inherit any of the collection.- Unfortunately not.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35- That's a shame.- I've had to buy them over the years.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37How much did Gordon pay for it?
0:40:37 > 0:40:41- Let's find out.- £95.- £95 on eBay.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43Right, we've our work cut out.
0:40:43 > 0:40:47Hopefully we get the £100, hopefully we get £150. This is it. Good luck.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50The Rockingham porcelain dessert dish. A Brameld mark.
0:40:50 > 0:40:53I'm starting at 55. Do we hear 60?
0:40:53 > 0:40:5560, 65, 70, 75,
0:40:55 > 0:40:5880, 85, 90, 95,
0:40:58 > 0:40:59100. 100 anywhere?
0:40:59 > 0:41:02Anyone else? Quickly, at 100. 95 on my sheets.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04You all done at 95? And, I'm going.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06All done, and finished.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08- He's done well. - He did, for 95, the same price.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11- You got the money back! - That's what it was worth.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13- Exactly.- Exactly.
0:41:13 > 0:41:15What are you gonna do with 95 quid?
0:41:15 > 0:41:17Less of course commission so you've lost a tad.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20And the cost of me stopping here of a night.
0:41:20 > 0:41:23The world cruise I've planned!
0:41:28 > 0:41:30I've just been joined by Owen and Beverley.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32We've got those pennies.
0:41:32 > 0:41:35There's six of them. I love them.
0:41:35 > 0:41:39I put a valuation of around £120. We came to that decision, didn't we?
0:41:39 > 0:41:43The auctioneer said they might struggle at that price.
0:41:43 > 0:41:47- Yeah.- So, he's reduced the price, my estimate right down to £60 to £90.
0:41:47 > 0:41:49- Right, OK.- But, if we get his top end and my lower end...
0:41:49 > 0:41:53- We're there or thereabouts. - And he's wavered the commission.
0:41:53 > 0:41:57- Excellent.- All the money is going back to the charity. - Brilliant.- That's great.
0:41:57 > 0:41:58All we can say is, fingers crossed.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01Let's hope we come up heads with these ones. This is it.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04374, is this very curious set of six coat buttons,
0:42:04 > 0:42:08made of brass mounted around copper pennies.
0:42:08 > 0:42:12I have to start the bidding at 120, do we hear 130 in the room?
0:42:12 > 0:42:14Anybody else at 130, quick.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16130, 140, 150,
0:42:16 > 0:42:18160, 170, 180, 190,
0:42:18 > 0:42:19200 and 20.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22240, 260, 280, 300 and 20.
0:42:22 > 0:42:25340, 360, 380, 400 and 20.
0:42:25 > 0:42:28- 440, 460, 480, 500. - I can't believe it.
0:42:28 > 0:42:32520, 540, 560, 580, 600, and 20.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34- Oh, Fantastic, I'm shaking. - It's really good.
0:42:34 > 0:42:38700, is it anywhere? You're finished at £680.
0:42:38 > 0:42:40And, it's going this time. All done!
0:42:40 > 0:42:44- £680! I'm so pleased.- Brilliant, it's absolutely fantastic.
0:42:44 > 0:42:47I'm boiling hot! I'm actually tingling.
0:42:47 > 0:42:49- That's great.- That's brilliant.
0:42:49 > 0:42:51- That makes a big difference to the charity.- Of course.
0:42:51 > 0:42:53They're going straight to York Against Cancer,
0:42:53 > 0:42:57- and all for their work, so, that's great.- Pennies from Heaven!
0:43:00 > 0:43:03That's the auction over with for our owners.
0:43:03 > 0:43:07The highlight for me had to be Owen and Penny's set of buttons.
0:43:07 > 0:43:09The penny really dropped for me at the valuation day.
0:43:09 > 0:43:12It was such an interesting story, I just had to take them on.
0:43:12 > 0:43:14But it was impossible to value.
0:43:14 > 0:43:17They eventually sold for a staggering £680.
0:43:17 > 0:43:20And all the money is going to charity.
0:43:20 > 0:43:23That's it from Hartley's Auction Room in Ilkley, see you next time.
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