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# I do like to be beside the seaside! # Even if it is a rather gusty day here on the pier!

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I'm on the south coast in Sussex. Welcome to Flog It from Eastbourne!

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Eastbourne became a popular holiday destination for the upper classes

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in the second half of the 19th century.

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It was known as "the Empress of Watering Places" and you see why!

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This pier was built in 1865 and it is truly magnificent.

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You can imagine the gentry strolling arm in arm along here, taking in the invigorating sea air

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whilst looking back at that stunning architecture.

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And the equally elegant venue for today's show is Eastbourne's Town Hall, an architectural delight.

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Let's get this massive crowd inside!

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The people of Eastbourne are in the capable hands of Jethro Marles and, first up today, Mark Stacey.

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-Frank...

-Hello, Mark.

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These are right up my street. They're quirky and fantastic.

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-How did you get them?

-I was told to take them to the tip.

-What happened?

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A gentleman died, the wife sold the house and told me to get rid of them.

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-And you thought, "I like those."

-"I like those, I'll keep them."

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-I was a landscape gardener, they didn't go in my garden, so that was it.

-Where have they been living?

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-In the garage, then in the roof.

-In the roof?

-In the loft.

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You mentioned gardening and that's what they are.

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They would have been little ornaments around a fountain.

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They're satyrs because they've got the upper bodies of a cherub

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and then they've got these nice goat hooves and legs.

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And they've even got a goat tail.

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This one is holding a pair of maracas and the other one a tambourine, so they represent music.

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They're made in bronze, in a mould, and they've got these really cheeky character faces.

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They're having a good time. They've probably had some wine.

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They got a lot of wine in that house!

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In terms of date, I think we'd be safe if we put circa 1900. I think they're really appealing.

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I suspect a lot of people would like them.

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-I don't particularly like them.

-I love them.

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I don't know if you've considered the value of them, but a safe estimate would be £300 to £500.

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-Would you be happy with that?

-Very happy.

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I look forward to making happy music with you at the auction.

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-Beryl, you know all about this object.

-Somebody gave it to me many years ago

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who used to be a head gardener on an estate

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and his wife used to work below stairs

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and it was given to him.

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Just before he died, he gave it to me. That was 25 years ago.

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-Have you ever used it?

-I've filled it with hot water to test it.

-And does it hold hot water?

-Yes.

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Because it is of course a hot-water bottle made of copper.

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-Yes.

-You unscrew this little cap here...

-Yes.

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You fill that with hot water.

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-You can then use this to keep your little tummy warm.

-Right.

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-That's quite comfy like that.

-It is.

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-I'm not sure if I haven't seen Paul with one of these on under his jacket!

-You could be right.

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-He's got a bit of a tum there. Maybe that's what it is.

-Could be.

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-It tells us who made it on the top.

-Yes.

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-"Walter Davies. Established 1868."

-That's right.

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"Wellington, Salop." We know that it dates after that.

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-And it compares with bed-warming pans.

-And they were copper.

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-They were all made with a copper sheet beaten around and then sealed with solder on the edges.

-Yes.

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When I started in the antiques business, a few years ago now,

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a copper bed-warming pan with a long pole handle would always sell for £50, £60, even up to £100.

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-And today you can't get £25, £30 for a pretty good one.

-All change.

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Something like this is a bit more individual, a bit more unusual.

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-Yes.

-And people do collect them.

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We won't make a lot of money, but it's an interesting object.

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It's a genuine antique. It's 140 years old, for goodness sake!

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-Have you got any idea of its value?

-Maybe £20, £25?

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-I wouldn't imagine more.

-I think you're in the right area.

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-£30 is probably about it.

-Or whatever.

-Or whatever.

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-You want to move it on. If we said £20 to £40 as an estimate...

-Fine.

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-Let's see what happens.

-It's just a chuckle.

-Yes. A belly chuckle!

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-Very much so.

-For your little belly!

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This is what we want on Flog It, lots more furniture!

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-If you have some you want to flog, bring it in. Whose is it?

-Mine.

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It was passed down to my dad, who died two years ago, and I've inherited it, from his mother.

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And I do believe that it was passed from her mother, so it's been...

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-This has been in the family a long time.

-Three, four generations.

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-What do you think of it?

-Well, it's not really my sort of thing.

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-Why do you say that?

-I don't know. It's just not modern.

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-You like contemporary things?

-Yeah.

-It's the only antique you've got?

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-Yes.

-And you want to flog it?

-Yeah.

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You might regret that one day, Nicky.

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It's a card table, you know that. It is pre-Victorian.

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It's William IV, it's around about 1830 and it's made of rosewood.

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Not solid rosewood, it's a veneer.

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If I open this up, it's a mahogany carcass.

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The whole thing is made of mahogany.

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That is absolutely gorgeous. That's where the guineas would be kept

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or the cards or the dominoes, whatever.

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You'd put your games in there. This flips over like that.

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It just needs TLC.

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It's got the look, but has it got the price?

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What do you think it's worth? What have you been told?

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-Well, my nan had it valued about eight to ten years ago.

-Right.

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-It was valued about £800 then.

-That's about right.

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I'd have said a bit more then. The market was really buoyant then.

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If two people really want this on the day, fingers crossed, this could do £600.

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But I would put it into auction with a fixed reserve of £400.

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£400 to me just doesn't feel right.

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-You'd take £500?

-I don't know. Even that, I think, would be pushing it.

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I don't think in today's market this will reach more than £500.

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I'd love to be wrong. I'd like to see someone spend £600 or £700.

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OK, let's put it in with a value of £500 to £700 and a fixed reserve of 500 if that's what you want.

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-I'd rather do that, yeah.

-Yeah. Do you think that's enough?

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Listen, if it doesn't sell, you take it home.

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It's up to Nicky, but we're a little bit disappointed, Paul.

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-We expected a bit more than that.

-It is nice.

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-It's a dilemma. What are we gonna do?

-It's up to Nicky.

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-Yeah, put it in.

-500 to 700?

-Yeah.

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-We'll test the market. Whatever you do, don't go away. This is going into auction.

-Thanks.

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-Hello, Sheila.

-Hello, Mark. Nice to meet you.

-Nice to meet you too.

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You've got two interesting items. What's the story behind them?

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My husband used to collect all sorts of bits and pieces.

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He was into antiques and they came from an old aunt, I believe.

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I particularly like this little box.

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It's a little silver box

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-and inset in the top there's a stamp of Edward VII.

-Yes.

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Who, as you know, came to the throne in 1901.

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And the hallmark on the box is for 1901 which is quite a nice tie-in.

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-Yes.

-And of course, the stamp gives away what the actual item is.

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This is what you kept little stamps in.

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It's got this nice curved base

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-which is easy for getting the stamps out.

-Yes.

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And we've got a nice little leather top to keep them nice and dry.

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You've also got a little double-ended scent bottle

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which I couldn't find any marks on.

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It's got the odd blemish, but it's a nice little object.

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I would suggest we sell them as a little group,

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the two items together as one lot.

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Had you ever thought about a value?

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Well, many years ago, we went to an antiques boot sale

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and the perfume bottle,

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I think I saw one going for something like £80.

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Yes, they can do. They can fetch a lot of money.

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They can make sometimes even over £1,000 for a very rare example.

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Being not silver and a little bit of blemish here and there,

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if we were putting them in for sale,

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we would probably put £60 to £80 on the two as a lot.

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-How do you feel about that?

-That would be fine. Quite happy with that.

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-I'll look forward to putting those in and seeing you at the auction.

-Thank you.

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Frank's pair of garden ornaments really tickled Mark's fancy.

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Will they make sweet music in the saleroom though?

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Jethro warmed to Beryl's copper hot-water bottle. It could come in handy on a cold night.

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Nicky inherited this William IV card table from her father.

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She drove a hard bargain, but finally agreed to my estimate.

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And we're selling this scent bottle and stamp box as one lot.

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We've got two auctioneers at the Eastbourne Auction Rooms today -

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Paul Achilleous and his partner, Jeannette May.

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We'll see Jeannette later, but first let's find out what Paul thinks of the table.

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This is a family heirloom. It's been handed down to Nicky.

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It's now in a hallway and she's using it, but it's been in the sun at some stage.

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During the valuation, I told Nicky it needs some TLC and restoration, but what a lovely thing!

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It will struggle, to be honest. My estimate would be 300 to 500.

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It needs some work, some TLC. That's why it is £500.

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It would cost you about £1,000 to restore the top.

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Had this been in good, original condition, we'd be talking of an estimate between 800 and 1,200.

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I've got to disagree with you on £1,000 for restoration.

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I'm sorry. You've got some expensive cabinet-makers down here!

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Well, there's an awful lot of work to restore a bow top. It is the restorer's nightmare.

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-You've put the valuation of £60 to £80. That's spot-on.

-I hope so.

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Sheila, you look absolutely gorgeous. Have you been in the sun or in the garden?

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-Well, Eastbourne generally.

-Are you born and bred here?

-I am.

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-Do you watch the tennis in the summer at Eastbourne?

-I do, but I prefer to play.

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-You play?

-Four days a week.

-You play four days a week?

-Mm-hm.

-Gosh!

-Amazing!

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I'll play you later. I'll probably get thrashed! This is it.

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And we sell this... on commission here at £70.

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-Straight in at £70.

-Good start.

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80. 5. 90. 5. 100.

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And 10. 120. 120 on commission.

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At £120 only. I'm selling, make no mistake...

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The hammer's gone down, £120. What are you gonna put that towards?

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-Tennis club?

-No.

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-I need a new pump for my fish pond.

-A new pump for the fish pond!

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Next it's the hot-water bottle which Jethro valued at £20 to £40.

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It belongs to Beryl, but unfortunately she can't be with us.

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-This is it.

-A warming pan there by Walter Davies. £20 on commission.

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-I'll take 2 again. 22. 25.

-Straight in.

-It's off.

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28. In the room then at 28. Where's 30 now?

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Back of the room at 28. Are we all done...?

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-Not bad, £28, spot-on.

-Spot-on again. Luckily!

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I wouldn't like to use it in my bed.

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-I was wondering if you were using it? You keep it there.

-On your tummy?

-You're not using one?

-No!

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-He's cheeky, saying I've got a pot belly! Look at that!

-Very good. Breathe in.

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-It was a good result.

-Are you gonna give Beryl a call?

-I'll do that now.

-Thank you.

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The 19th century, rosewood card table - let's hope we come up trumps with £500 to £700.

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I've been joined by Sally. Your daughter Nicky can't be with us, but her daughter can.

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-We've got another generation here. What's your name?

-Charlie.

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-A proper Charlie or a Charlotte?

-I'm Charlie.

-That is a lovely name.

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This is your inheritance. It skipped Grandma and it was your great-gran's. It's now your mum's.

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-If we don't sell it, you get to inherit it.

-Yeah.

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You'll be a happy bunny. It is worth keeping, it's a lovely item.

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-A lot of history there. OK, ready for it? Fingers crossed.

-Fingers crossed.

-Let's do it.

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Lot number 5, the Victorian, rosewood, swivel-top card table.

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-Fingers crossed.

-Charlie...

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Beautiful carving. Bids of 500 to start do I see?

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4 then I'll take. Do I see 400?

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300 is bid. 320. 350 do I see?

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350. 380. 400. 420.

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At 420. 440. 460?

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440 is the bid. At £440.

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460, new place. 480. 500? At 480.

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£480 only. Any further bids? At 480...

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Very close, but not sold, I'm afraid.

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-One bid away.

-That's all right.

-We had a fixed reserve of £500.

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So close, yet so far really, when you think about it.

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-Is that disappointing?

-It's not disappointing for me.

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I really like it, but maybe Charlie was expecting a bit of a shopping spree!

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-Oh, were you? Clothes and shoes!

-Yes.

-That's worth hanging on to.

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It'll increase in value. Look after it. Keep it out of the sun and away from the central heating.

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-And love it. Then in 20 years' time, you can flog it and make a lot more money.

-Bigger shopping spree!

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Exactly!

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This is a great lot. We've not seen anything like it before - two bronze satyrs from a water feature.

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-They're Frank's. Hi, Frank.

-Hello, Paul.

-£300 to £500.

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They're quality, made of bronze. They're absolutely divine.

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-I can see them going back on another water feature.

-They used to be around a lovely fountain.

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-That's where they belong. You are interested in badgers.

-Yes.

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-Tell us about your hobby.

-I go everywhere.

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-You go all over the country filming badgers and you can hand-feed them.

-Yes.

-They're lovely creatures.

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-What do they feed on?

-Worms more than anything.

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-Here's Mark Stacey. He put the £300 to £500 on these.

-I did.

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-They're catalogued as cherubs.

-I did have a laugh, cherubic or otherwise.

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-With hooves(!)

-But they're not, they're satyrs.

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Again very good decorative pieces. These should do well.

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-Quality casting.

-Yes. I'm hoping it's a bit of a "come and get me".

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Lot 649 is the bronze forms with outstretched arms.

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-Don't they look great?

-There's been plenty of interest.

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We start these on commission at £300. 320. 350. 380.

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400. 420. 450. 480.

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500. 520. At £500. It's on commission at £500.

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I'm selling, make no mistake... 520. 540. 560?

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-This is great.

-540. At £540. Top bid as usual at £540.

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540, are we all done...?

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Yes, the hammer's gone down, £540.

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-Pleased with that?

-Yes.

-Well done, Mark. Great estimate.

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It was. I would have liked to have seen them push up a bit. I thought they might get nearer 1,000.

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-But it's over the top end, so we must be grateful.

-Exactly.

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-What's the money going towards? Badgers?

-More filming.

-More photography, more badger food.

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-Too true.

-Look after them for us. They're beautiful.

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Did you know the British invented the seaside holiday?

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There is no better way to escape the stresses and strains of work

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than seeing the breaking waves and breathing the sea air.

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Until the middle of the 19th century, holidays were the preserve of the rich.

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They could afford to travel by stagecoach and stay in elegant hotels in smart seaside resorts,

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just like this one in Eastbourne.

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All that changed with the coming of the railways.

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Suddenly, more people could afford to travel and they flocked to the seaside.

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But more significantly, the Factory Act of 1850 gave all factory workers the right

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to an annual holiday and that, combined with the Bank Holiday Act of 1871,

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meant more and more people could enjoy the great British seaside holiday.

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It's amazing to think that up to 150 years ago, most people couldn't afford to take time off work.

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The focal point of any seaside holiday resort has to be its pier

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and this particular one was built in 1865.

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For holidaymakers, an excursion to the very end of the pier would be the highlight of your trip.

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It projects a thousand feet away from the shoreline and gives you the feeling of walking on water.

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In the early 20th century, the seaside remained central to the nation's holidays,

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but with a more modern twist.

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Billy Butlin opened his first holiday camp in Skegness in 1936.

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Guests could stay in chalets and they'd have food and entertainment thrown in.

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Some of the UK's best-known entertainers have cut their teeth as Redcoats working at Butlins.

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People like Michael Barrymore, Des O'Connor and Sir Cliff Richard.

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Another Act of Parliament in 1948 gave industrial workers paid holidays,

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so there was no stopping the great British workforce.

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By the '50s and '60s, holiday camps were the No.1 choice for millions.

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Butlins paved the way for the modern package holiday,

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but towns like Eastbourne continued to thrive on our love of the traditional seaside holiday.

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There's one tradition I can't resist.

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-Hi there.

-Hello.

-Can I order a knickerbocker glory, please?

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It's a bizarre request, but I haven't had one since I was 12.

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-I'm hungry and I've got some time to kill!

-You sit down and I'll bring it over to you.

-OK.

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Teresa Fusciardi's family have been selling ice cream in Eastbourne for 40 years.

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-Here you are.

-Oh, thank you very much. That looks fantastic.

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-Would you like to join me?

-Yes.

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Let me pick your brains about seaside memorabilia. I'm taking a trip today down memory lane.

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When I was a kid, going to the seaside was a big adventure,

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the whole family out in the car.

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If it was pouring with rain, we'd sit in a seaside cafe and eat one of these.

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I used to race my sister to get to the bottom.

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This knickerbocker glory is the typical, traditional sundae.

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It's typically English and I'm getting the best of both worlds.

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I'm by the seaside in England and I'm getting Italian ice cream.

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-You're famous for your ice creams.

-Very.

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-This ice cream parlour has been here since before the war.

-Who mainly buys knickerbocker glories?

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-I think it's mostly the older generation.

-Because we grew up eating these.

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Every Friday, you can be sure you get a busload of people

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and normally they're pensioners who come down to the seaside.

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-Sampling the whole menu!

-Yes.

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-They always go for a knickerbocker glory.

-I don't blame them.

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They say, "This is our treat. I used to come down here with my parents. It's nice to see you're still here."

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So it's quite nice because we continue the tradition.

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-Keep it going.

-I certainly will.

-This is what it's all about.

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Look at that. I'm even gonna do that just to top it off!

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-And the Italian.

-Yes, of course.

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Yummy, that was good! But I've still got room for more on my trip down memory lane.

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There'll always be a place in our hearts for the great British seaside.

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There's something so wonderfully nostalgic about it and here is a good old-fashioned sweet shop.

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Let's go inside and have a look.

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# Sugar baby love

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# Sugar baby love

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# I didn't mean to make you blue... #

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Oh, my word, what a great shop! It's wall to wall of sweets.

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Sylvia, you're the manager, pleased to meet you. Where do you start?

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-I suppose you eat and eat till you're sick.

-You do at first, but then you get sick of the sight of it.

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I can't come to the seaside without going home with a stick of rock.

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-Which is the most popular? Is it the classic pink rock?

-It is.

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-What is that?

-Peppermint.

-There's all sorts of rock nowadays.

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-When I was a kid, that's all you could get.

-Yes.

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Now they do fruit, humbug, aniseed, pineapple, Black Jack.

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-Have you tried them all?

-Yes.

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-And you still think...?

-Peppermint is the best.

-Have you got a bigger one?

-Well...

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-It's a tad on the small side.

-There's a nice humbug one here.

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-Oh, actually, I like the humbug.

-Humbug.

-Humbug.

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Most sweet shops in their peak times would be full of schoolkids,

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-but I bet when this is busy, it's full of adults.

-It is.

0:27:140:27:18

I'll give you that one back. You've put a big smile on my face.

0:27:180:27:23

-This is good for starters. I'll have a hunt around.

-Please do.

0:27:230:27:28

Well, I did say I was gonna have a little shop around. I've dropped a bit of my load there!

0:27:360:27:43

It's time to go back to the valuation day and I can't go back empty-handed.

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The problem is, how am I gonna pick that one up? Sylvia!

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Yvonne, you have bought along jewellery

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which is typical of collections people bring to me every day.

0:28:080:28:12

-You've got a bit of everything here.

-Yes.

0:28:120:28:16

-Are they all pieces you've bought?

-No, some were my mother's, some were inherited.

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Just a general collection.

0:28:220:28:24

You probably have a good idea of the value for insurance purposes?

0:28:240:28:30

Not really. I'm not terribly sure.

0:28:300:28:33

I'm gonna pick out three items.

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This is a nice charm bracelet with a guinea and a sovereign on there.

0:28:350:28:40

Other little charms, nine-carat gold bracelet - how much?

0:28:400:28:45

-300, something like that?

-Pretty good.

0:28:450:28:48

You've got a nice shell cameo brooch. How much is that worth?

0:28:480:28:53

-I think about 80.

-You should be on this side of the table.

0:28:530:28:58

I think it's about £80 to £100. What's that all about?

0:28:580:29:02

I'm not sure, but I should think about 20.

0:29:020:29:06

-I don't know if it's a diamond in the middle, but it's quite good.

-Little necklace clasp.

0:29:060:29:12

-You said maybe the centre stone is diamond.

-I wondered if it was.

0:29:120:29:17

-What made you think that?

-It shines nicely and it's good quality.

0:29:170:29:22

-It looks nicely made.

-You're absolutely right.

0:29:220:29:26

You've got a diamond in the centre and diamonds round the outside.

0:29:260:29:31

-They're diamonds?

-They are.

-Oh.

0:29:310:29:34

It's not set in platinum which is what one would hope.

0:29:340:29:38

It's actually set in white gold, but with a platinum topping.

0:29:380:29:44

It's a mixture of the two.

0:29:440:29:46

It would have been made in the 1920s, 1930s, perhaps to go on a rather nice pearl necklace.

0:29:460:29:53

I imagine it came from a pearl necklace, but I don't know.

0:29:530:29:58

Take the clasp out and on the tongue of this clasp...

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..is a little mark and that little mark is the eagle's head for the Paris Assay Office mark.

0:30:030:30:10

-Really? It's French?

-It's French.

0:30:100:30:12

-So what's it worth? I've boosted you up a bit now.

-Yes.

0:30:130:30:18

-You thought it might be worth £20.

-Well, I had no idea.

0:30:180:30:22

-I think it's probably worth about 120.

-Oh.

-Maybe 150.

0:30:220:30:27

I think a reserve at 120 with an estimate of 120 to 150 would be about right.

0:30:270:30:34

-How do you fancy putting that in the sale?

-Yes, definitely.

0:30:340:30:39

-It's £100 more than you thought!

-That'd be lovely.

0:30:390:30:43

Hello, Hugo.

0:30:480:30:50

-Good afternoon.

-We have a lot of interest in things brought to us on our Flog It filming days.

0:30:500:30:57

But every now and again, items turn up that are really quite special.

0:30:570:31:02

I think this might be one of them.

0:31:020:31:05

It's a very interesting subject and portrait,

0:31:050:31:08

but tell me a little bit of the history since you've had it.

0:31:080:31:13

Well, I've had it for about 35 years.

0:31:130:31:18

A friend of mine, he knew two sisters who went to Australia to Melbourne.

0:31:180:31:24

And before they left,

0:31:240:31:27

they sold a number of items and this was one.

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And we each paid, um, £200 each

0:31:310:31:36

because I liked her very much

0:31:360:31:39

and it's been always in my home, I must say.

0:31:390:31:43

-You paid quite a lot of money 35 years ago?

-No, no.

0:31:430:31:48

If there's something you like, you like, and that's what you pay for it.

0:31:480:31:53

It's a refreshing thing to hear

0:31:530:31:56

because these days, people want to spend £400 and know that something is worth £800.

0:31:560:32:02

Or they buy it as they think it's worth money.

0:32:020:32:06

-You bought it because you fell in love with it.

-I don't want a washing machine, I bought this.

0:32:060:32:13

-And you've enjoyed it?

-Always.

-Let's look at a few points.

0:32:130:32:17

-We've got what I think is an original frame.

-Yes.

0:32:170:32:21

We've got the subject here - "La belle Comtesse de Beauregard" and her little dog, Ham,

0:32:210:32:28

which is rather nice, a favourite of Napoleon III.

0:32:280:32:33

It's beautifully painted in a contemporary frame

0:32:330:32:37

which shows wonderful quality in these oak leaves and these lovely scrolls.

0:32:370:32:43

-We have, however, got a little bit of damage.

-Yes.

0:32:430:32:47

-We've got a crack in the ivory.

-It doesn't bother me - ivory cracks.

0:32:470:32:53

You love it and that's wonderful, but when we're valuing something,

0:32:530:32:58

we have to take into account the condition and the history of it.

0:32:580:33:03

-Yes.

-It's reportedly painted by Sir William Ross,

0:33:030:33:07

a well-known portrait miniaturist.

0:33:070:33:10

-He painted also Napoleon III.

-That's right.

0:33:100:33:14

And he specialised in this type of painting and in this period

0:33:140:33:19

and because of the quality, I have no doubt that story is accurate.

0:33:190:33:24

But now how do we value it? Because some of his work fetches £1,000.

0:33:240:33:30

Some of his important work of an important subject will make tens of thousands of pounds.

0:33:300:33:37

We've also got to bear in mind the damage.

0:33:370:33:41

I would say put in an estimate of £500 to £700 with a 500 reserve.

0:33:410:33:46

-How would you feel about that?

-That's fair enough.

0:33:460:33:50

I've enjoyed it, but there's a time that you have to let things go.

0:33:500:33:55

I hope somebody enjoys it as much as I have.

0:33:550:33:59

These things are loaned to us. We can't take them with us.

0:33:590:34:03

-Maybe it's now time to pass it on.

-I think so.

0:34:030:34:07

Katie, this is something quite wonderful and unusual.

0:34:140:34:18

-Tell me about it.

-It's my grandfather's apothecary cabinet.

0:34:180:34:24

Let's look inside and there it is in all its glory.

0:34:240:34:28

-Did he use it?

-Yes. Him and my grandmother ran a nursing home in Eastbourne.

0:34:280:34:34

He used to go out on home visits and used to carry this. He stopped practising in 1945, I believe.

0:34:340:34:41

-That's quite recent to be using something like this.

-Yeah.

0:34:410:34:46

But what a beautifully made piece of timber! It's a wonderful little cabinet.

0:34:460:34:52

You've got everything in here. All of the bottles are here.

0:34:520:34:57

We've got the scales for weighing out your powders, the funnel for funnelling it into the tubes.

0:34:570:35:04

In the drawers down here you've got a glass mortar and pestle.

0:35:040:35:09

-There's...

-That's a secret drawer.

0:35:110:35:13

A secret drawer. There's nothing secret in that one at the moment.

0:35:130:35:19

It all fits beautifully. It's beautifully made. It's mahogany.

0:35:190:35:24

And date-wise, it's probably going to be about 130 years old.

0:35:240:35:29

-Wow!

-It's a late 19th century one, probably about 1870, 1880, something like that.

0:35:290:35:36

-There's so many chemicals in here. Are they allowed to be out and about these days?

-Probably not!

0:35:360:35:43

-I'll probably go out of here in handcuffs.

-We'll check all that.

0:35:430:35:48

There is a certain smell about this thing.

0:35:480:35:52

-As soon as you open those doors, you are in the dentist's chair.

-It's vile.

0:35:520:35:58

-It's making me feel a bit nervous. Anybody else in the nursing or doctor profession?

-I'm a nurse.

0:35:580:36:05

My mother did her nursing training and followed in Gran's footsteps.

0:36:050:36:10

-Is that why it's come to you?

-Yeah.

0:36:100:36:12

I have a sister, but my mother thought I should have it.

0:36:120:36:16

-You've got no desire to use it?

-No, unless I want to poison my husband!

0:36:160:36:21

-Have you had any idea of value given to you?

-A while ago.

0:36:210:36:26

-Five years ago.

-And what sort of value were you told?

-It was around 1,500.

0:36:260:36:32

Well, five years ago, I think that was about right.

0:36:320:36:37

The market with so many things has changed quite a lot.

0:36:370:36:42

I have seen one sold quite recently, very, very similar to this,

0:36:420:36:48

not in such good condition admittedly,

0:36:480:36:52

but it made less than half what you were offered five years ago.

0:36:520:36:57

-But you do want to sell this?

-Yes.

0:36:570:37:00

What sort of reserve would you be...?

0:37:000:37:03

Let's say 600 as a reserve and an estimate of 600 to 800.

0:37:030:37:08

-You'll definitely get a lot of interest.

-OK.

0:37:080:37:11

You'll have two or three more hands going up than if you were to say 800 to 1,000.

0:37:110:37:18

You can always over-egg a pudding. You don't want to do that with these ingredients!

0:37:180:37:24

It'll make its price on the day.

0:37:240:37:27

Yvonne was amazed to discover that this diamond and white gold clasp was one of her most valuable items.

0:37:270:37:34

Hugo has enjoyed this painting for over 30 years,

0:37:340:37:38

but it's time to hand it over to a new generation of collectors.

0:37:380:37:43

Medicine runs in Katie's family. This wonderful apothecary cabinet belonged to her father, a doctor.

0:37:430:37:50

Yvonne, your moment is coming up. That lovely diamond necklace clasp is going under the hammer.

0:37:560:38:03

-Will we get the top end of Jethro's estimate?

-I hope so.

0:38:030:38:07

-Jethro, will we get £150, £200?

-I think so.

0:38:070:38:11

We'll certainly get £150 because of the diamonds in the clasp.

0:38:110:38:16

-Whether the buyers are here, that's another matter.

-Fingers crossed. It's going under the hammer now.

0:38:160:38:24

The Edwardian white gold clasp set with one carat of diamonds.

0:38:240:38:29

We start this one at £100. 110. 120.

0:38:290:38:32

130. 140 anywhere? At £130.

0:38:320:38:35

140 at the back of the room. 150. 160?

0:38:350:38:38

At £150. Are you all done at 150...?

0:38:380:38:42

-Well done, Jethro.

-Thank you.

-Marvellous.

0:38:420:38:45

Yvonne, £150, what are you going to put the money towards?

0:38:450:38:50

I'll take my friends out for a meal to celebrate. They've supported me.

0:38:500:38:55

-So you're going to go out to celebrate?

-I think so.

-Enjoy it.

0:38:550:39:01

-I'm very pleased it sold. You did well.

-I was amazed.

-Why did you want to sell it?

0:39:010:39:08

It really needed a necklace to go with it. It was just a clasp.

0:39:080:39:13

Didn't you fancy getting one or searching for one?

0:39:130:39:17

If it had the pearls, I would have had it restrung, but I didn't.

0:39:170:39:21

Unfortunately, Hugo cannot be with us today, but his painting can be and so is our expert, Mark.

0:39:270:39:34

It's a wonderful, 19th century painting by Sir William Ross.

0:39:340:39:39

-You fell in love with it.

-I did.

0:39:390:39:42

It's not signed, but looking at the style of the painting and it's in that lovely period frame,

0:39:420:39:49

I know it's got a crack in the ivory, but the quality is there.

0:39:490:39:54

-I'd like to see Hugo and his partner get their money back.

-It would be lovely.

-I love the frame!

0:39:540:40:01

-It's your sort of thing.

-It is.

-A good decorator's piece!

0:40:010:40:05

We've got some fine art for once in an antique auction. Here it is.

0:40:050:40:10

This lovely painting on to ivory panel in a gilt-mounted frame.

0:40:100:40:16

We start this at £500 on reserve. Take 20? At £500. 20 is bid.

0:40:160:40:21

550. 580.

0:40:210:40:23

-600.

-He's got a bid on the book.

0:40:230:40:27

Are you all done at £600 then?

0:40:270:40:30

-A cracking result, mid-estimate.

-You can't ask for more.

0:40:300:40:35

Hugo's got his money back and he might re-invest in fine art.

0:40:350:40:39

He's had many years of enjoyment out of it and it was time to pass it on.

0:40:390:40:45

If it doesn't make a lot of money, at least you get your money back.

0:40:450:40:50

How can you put a price on those years you've owned it?

0:40:500:40:54

This next lot is an absolute gem, the apothecary cabinet.

0:40:590:41:03

We've got a value of £600 to £800 and it belongs to Katie.

0:41:030:41:08

Jethro has waxed lyrical about this. I can't add much more, except why are you selling it?

0:41:080:41:14

It's your family history and it's so keepable!

0:41:140:41:18

I know, but it's been sitting on the floor in my spare room for a year now.

0:41:180:41:24

-It's not something that I can show off.

-If you have it on a chest of drawers with the doors open...

0:41:240:41:31

I did, but I've got lots of children and it's not a safe thing to have in the house.

0:41:310:41:37

No. I'd like to see this go in a local museum as a bygone.

0:41:370:41:42

It's the best I've ever seen.

0:41:420:41:44

-And it's almost complete, bar one little thing, I think.

-Oh!

0:41:440:41:49

-That's pretty rare.

-Is it gonna make the four figures?

-Yes!

0:41:490:41:54

I said to the auctioneer, "Come on, what's it gonna do?"

0:41:540:41:58

"Oh, top end." I said, "No, it's got to do 1,000." I'd like to see it do 1,100.

0:41:580:42:04

We all want it to make that. They've had a lot of interest.

0:42:040:42:09

Moving on, Lot 617, the mahogany travelling apothecary cabinet.

0:42:090:42:14

Very fine example. Start me at 1,000?

0:42:140:42:18

£1,000, someone? 800 I'm bid. 900.

0:42:180:42:21

-1,000.

-How exciting!

-1,100. 1,200 here. 1,300 to move on?

0:42:210:42:26

1,300. 1,400. 1,500?

0:42:260:42:28

-Oh, my God!

-1,400 here.

0:42:280:42:31

-£1,500 with the gentleman on my left. 16 behind you, sir.

-Oh, yes!

0:42:310:42:36

17? £1,600.

0:42:360:42:38

Are you all done at £1,600?

0:42:380:42:41

-The hammer's gone down.

-Oh, wow!

-£1,600, Katie!

0:42:420:42:46

That is a fantastic result.

0:42:460:42:48

-I'm very excited!

-# I'm so excited... #

0:42:480:42:52

It was that good. It was that good. Jethro, what a great item!

0:42:520:42:58

The auction advertised it properly, they got all the interest.

0:42:580:43:03

-We played the game right.

-Exactly. It was a "come and buy me".

0:43:030:43:08

-What else can I say? Job done! Katie, you must be thrilled.

-I am. Thank you for helping me sell it.

0:43:080:43:15

Sadly, that's all the time we have from Eastbourne.

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Our owners have gone home happy. I hope you've enjoyed the show too. Until the next time, cheerio!

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