0:00:03 > 0:00:07Steam, hot springs, Romans.
0:00:07 > 0:00:11We can only be in one place - Bath.
0:00:41 > 0:00:46This is where the story of Bath begins - the famous hot springs.
0:00:46 > 0:00:52Developed by the Romans, who first came here to take the cures some 2,000 years ago.
0:00:52 > 0:00:56And continuing to make the pilgrimage to Bath is this very brave queue,
0:00:56 > 0:00:58who've turned out in all weathers.
0:00:58 > 0:01:02They've brought along all their antiques and collectibles,
0:01:02 > 0:01:04hoping to get top valuations from our experts -
0:01:04 > 0:01:07Catherine Southon and Jethro Marles.
0:01:07 > 0:01:12# And just like the guy whose feet are too big for his bed
0:01:12 > 0:01:14# Nothing seems to fit
0:01:14 > 0:01:18# Those raindrops are falling on my head... #
0:01:18 > 0:01:22There's a great turnout here at the Bath Pavilion today.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24Jethro's already spotted a little gem.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28Vicky, I am so pleased with this little box you've brought in
0:01:28 > 0:01:31because right away, it's exciting me.
0:01:31 > 0:01:35- Do you know why?- No, tell me. - Because of the maker of that box.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37- Right. OK. - Do you know who made that box?
0:01:37 > 0:01:40- Cartier.- You see, you know.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43It is a Cartier box. This classic red leatherette -
0:01:43 > 0:01:45or leather, in this case -
0:01:45 > 0:01:48with a little gold banding around the outside.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50That is a Cartier box. So, let's see if it is.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52There are copies and fakes.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56This looks to be perfectly original. It's got the right amount of wear.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58There, in the top, is the Cartier stamp.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02We're onto a good start, aren't we?
0:02:02 > 0:02:05What have we got inside?
0:02:05 > 0:02:06We have...
0:02:09 > 0:02:11..a little cigarette holder.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14So, tell me about it.
0:02:14 > 0:02:15How did you come by it?
0:02:15 > 0:02:17It was given to my father.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19He worked at what was
0:02:19 > 0:02:24one of the first nightclubs in London. It was the Cabaret Club.
0:02:24 > 0:02:29They would give gifts to their employees from time to time.
0:02:29 > 0:02:34And you knew if you were in favour or out of favour by the sort of gift you were given.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37If you weren't given a gift you particularly liked,
0:02:37 > 0:02:41- you called it at a coffee pot. - Why did you call it a coffee pot?
0:02:41 > 0:02:44It was just sort of a derogatory term
0:02:44 > 0:02:48that was the equivalent of, just a coffee pot.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51My dad always called this his coffee pot
0:02:51 > 0:02:54because it was a female's cigarette holder.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56Right! Did he use it?
0:02:56 > 0:03:01My mum used it, yeah. No, I think it was a bit too feminine for him.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03Well, let's have a look at the object itself.
0:03:03 > 0:03:09First of all, you can't immediately notice any mark by Cartier.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12It's in the style of a Cartier piece.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15It's got the quality of a piece made by Cartier with these lovely,
0:03:15 > 0:03:20little cabochon blue sapphires going around the outside.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23"Cabochon" means polished like a pebble, really.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26There is a hallmark on the side here
0:03:26 > 0:03:31hat tells me that it was made - or assayed - in 1944.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33Oh, right!
0:03:33 > 0:03:34If you collapse it down...
0:03:36 > 0:03:40..around the rim, on the inside,
0:03:40 > 0:03:43not only is there a full hallmark,
0:03:43 > 0:03:45but also, it says, "Cartier, London."
0:03:45 > 0:03:48- Right.- Because it's cigarettes and because it's smoking,
0:03:48 > 0:03:52- there are people that collect that sort of thing, but not that many.- No.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55- And it's not a popular thing any more.- No.
0:03:55 > 0:03:56It's going out of fashion.
0:03:56 > 0:04:02I think if you were to put it in the auction, I think we need to say an estimate of 140-180.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05- It might sound a bit of an odd estimate.- Mmm-hmm.
0:04:05 > 0:04:06- There's a reason for that.- OK.
0:04:06 > 0:04:11It's sort of suggesting to people that it ought to be worth getting on to £200,
0:04:11 > 0:04:12but you can buy it for £140.
0:04:12 > 0:04:17Get people interested. I think if you do that, you're going to create the interest.
0:04:17 > 0:04:21If we put it in with a reserve at 140, you'd be happy to put it in?
0:04:21 > 0:04:24- Yes, I would. Yeah. - OK, well, let's do that.- OK.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36Judy, thanks very much for coming along today.
0:04:36 > 0:04:41Now, this may look to some people some very ordinary china,
0:04:41 > 0:04:43but I think it's something quite special here.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45If we look very closely,
0:04:45 > 0:04:48- we've got some Concorde memorabilia. - Yep.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50How did you actually come to have this?
0:04:50 > 0:04:55Well, my sister had an association with a gentleman that she married...
0:04:55 > 0:05:00- Mmm-hmm. - ..that has slight connections with the Fleet Air Arm Museum.- OK.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02And his association with it
0:05:02 > 0:05:05was that he was one of the first in the area to promote Concorde...
0:05:05 > 0:05:08- Right.- And he was lucky enough to be given the wares.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11So, they just gave him a few bits and pieces...
0:05:11 > 0:05:13- ..to promote Concorde.- Fabulous!
0:05:13 > 0:05:15- Yes.- And he luckily kept hold of them.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17He did. We had a lot more items than this.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20Obviously, over the years, it's got broken, we've used it.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22- And, um, yes.- Got rid of everything.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24- Oh, you've used it?- We have.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28I remember using the salt and pepper pots at weddings within the family.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31Oh, really? Also when everyone came over to tea
0:05:31 > 0:05:35you used to get the cups and saucers out and the salt and pepper and...
0:05:35 > 0:05:38In those days, you didn't think anything of it.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40It was like just crockery and you used it.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42If it broke, you just replaced it.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46Absolutely. Well, Concorde memorabilia,
0:05:46 > 0:05:48I'm having a look at this, really,
0:05:48 > 0:05:51because I think it is the collectible of the future.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55There was an auction room - an international auction room -
0:05:55 > 0:05:57that had a sale of Concorde memorabilia a few years ago
0:05:57 > 0:05:59and it did make some big money.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02This is possibly some of the earlier crockery.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05Some of the later crockery, I think, has got a blue stripe.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07If we look very closely underneath,
0:06:07 > 0:06:11- it's got the British Airways stamp and Royal Doulton at the top.- Yep.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16What's nice about it is we have the Bristol connection,
0:06:16 > 0:06:18so hopefully, selling it locally,
0:06:18 > 0:06:21people will be interested from that point of view.
0:06:21 > 0:06:26What I really love about it is the salt and pepper. It's so dinky.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29Actually, you've got some salt in there too. Wonderful!
0:06:29 > 0:06:33Now, it's very difficult to put a value on something like this
0:06:33 > 0:06:37because it's going to be a "guesstimate" - not an estimate -
0:06:37 > 0:06:40because I haven't sold anything like this before.
0:06:40 > 0:06:45With that in mind, we've got one, two, three, four, five bowls,
0:06:45 > 0:06:48one plate and the salt and pepper, which are so cute.
0:06:48 > 0:06:54- They are very dainty.- So cute. I'm going to put about £40 to £60 on
0:06:54 > 0:06:56and let's hope it takes off.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10Chris, two things attracted me to the table.
0:07:10 > 0:07:14Your hat and this Scandinavian glass.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17I know its Scandinavian. It's either Swedish or Danish.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19- Swedish.- Swedish, is it?
0:07:19 > 0:07:21- Do you know much about it?- A little.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23- Go on, tell me.- Stromberg.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25- Yeah.- Late '60s.
0:07:25 > 0:07:30He was a studio artist who I think went to Kosta Boda and worked for them for a while.
0:07:30 > 0:07:31Yes, he did for a little bit. Yeah.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34Edward Stromberg and he worked with his son, Astor.
0:07:34 > 0:07:39The factory had been going since 1876. It was called Lindfors.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42Stromberg took it over in 1933.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46So, it has good pedigree. It's still going today.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48It's got a different name again.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50It keeps changing and it keeps evolving.
0:07:50 > 0:07:55This is the period that everybody wants right now - early '60s.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57It's absolutely stunning. How did you come by it?
0:07:57 > 0:08:03I was at auction for some Japanese pieces - two opium pipes.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07This came in a box that I hadn't even looked in as part of the lot.
0:08:07 > 0:08:12And this generally isn't the kind of kit that you're into then, if you're looking for opium pipes.
0:08:12 > 0:08:16I wouldn't have been looking for it, but this was over a year ago.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20- I've lived with it and we've had a beautiful relationship.- Ah!
0:08:20 > 0:08:22It's absolutely stunning. Let me just have a look.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26It should be signed underneath with a scratched detail.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30There it is. I can just see that.
0:08:30 > 0:08:34Condition in glass is so important.
0:08:34 > 0:08:38Glass is very hard to sell to the purist unless it's in 100% condition.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40They don't like little scratches.
0:08:40 > 0:08:45- There is one, little, tiny scratch on here and it is just there.- I see it.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49- It's not that deep. I think that one will come out.- It will.
0:08:49 > 0:08:55The trick is, when you're buying glass from a car boot sale or an outdoor fair or something like that,
0:08:55 > 0:09:00never buy glass that's being sold in the rain, because you can never tell if the piece is scratched.
0:09:00 > 0:09:04Once it's damp or wet, you don't see any scratches.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06So, you have to be careful.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08OK, I think, this...
0:09:08 > 0:09:11if we put it into auction,
0:09:11 > 0:09:16will sell for about £120-£140, quite easily.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20It is a fashion statement. This is what everybody wants right now.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23- Sounds very good to me. - What did you pay for it?
0:09:23 > 0:09:27- Well, I didn't.- You didn't. It was a freebie in your job lot.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29- Exactly.- What did the job lot cost?
0:09:29 > 0:09:32- £30.- Well, I think...
0:09:32 > 0:09:35this will do very, very well in a sale room.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48What have we got here? What have you brought along?
0:09:48 > 0:09:51I don't know. It's just a wooden panel
0:09:51 > 0:09:54that's been inlaid with mother-of-pearl and painted.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56OK, so you know that's what it is.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58How did you come by it? Where has it been?
0:09:58 > 0:10:01My father bought it about 25-30 years ago.
0:10:01 > 0:10:05Hopefully, I think, he intended it to go on his narrow boat.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08I don't ever remember seeing it on the boat, so I think
0:10:08 > 0:10:11it just got put up in the attic and it's been that ever since.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14So, he bought it at an antique shop or something?
0:10:14 > 0:10:17I think he did, yes, up in the West Midlands where he lived.
0:10:17 > 0:10:18How long ago was that then?
0:10:18 > 0:10:20It would be about 25 years ago.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23- Do you know how all this panel is? - No. Do you?
0:10:23 > 0:10:25I hope I might know.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27It is a panel, in fact.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30If you look on the side - just here on your side -
0:10:30 > 0:10:34there are spaces where hinges have been put.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37- Yes.- So, obviously, this has been hung as a door.
0:10:37 > 0:10:42There's also some work gone on underneath here, along the base, where it's been chipped away.
0:10:42 > 0:10:43So, maybe it did slot in
0:10:43 > 0:10:46and was part of some quite grand piece of furniture.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49It must have been quite spectacular.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51Now, you know that it's 20 years old -
0:10:51 > 0:10:52you think it's older than that.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55- 20-30.- Exactly.
0:10:55 > 0:11:00It's probably nearer 180 years old.
0:11:00 > 0:11:01Good gracious.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03So, it's been around quite a long time.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07What do you think it's made of? It's inlaid with mother-of-pearl.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10I thought it was wood, but I've since been told its papier-mache.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12Exactly right.
0:11:12 > 0:11:16In order for it to be part of a cabinet, it's been made of wood.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19On either side, it's been sandwiched, but with papier-mache.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21We all know what papier-mache is.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23It can be moulded into the shape.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26The great thing is you can decorate it and over-decorate it.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29As you've quite rightly said, you've got the mother-of-pearl inlay
0:11:29 > 0:11:33up here and then you've got the painting detail which is lovely.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37When you look on the top, look at this lovely farmland scene here
0:11:37 > 0:11:40with the farm buildings and the lovely mill stream coming down.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42- It's an idyllic scene, isn't it? - Yes.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46I think it would have looked lovely on your father's narrow boat.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48It's a shame you didn't get round to it.
0:11:48 > 0:11:49You've got a central panel here
0:11:49 > 0:11:53with this mother-of-pearl frame around the central mother-of-pearl.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56Down here, this little chap, here. This little dog.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59A personal touch - maybe the family dog.
0:11:59 > 0:12:03- Yes.- Who knows?- Very sweet.- There's a little bit of heat damage on here.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07It might have been a bit close to a fire - a warm fire - at some time.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09Now, this piece itself has come off some...
0:12:09 > 0:12:12Probably a grand piece of furniture, I would guess.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16Perhaps 1820-1850. It's difficult to date this sort of thing.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18But papier-mache types of objects,
0:12:18 > 0:12:21that's when they were in their hey-day, really.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24As far as value is concerned, what do you think it's worth?
0:12:24 > 0:12:27I thought about 40-60.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30- I think that would be giving it away a little bit.- Yes?
0:12:30 > 0:12:33I think we ought to say £60-£80.
0:12:33 > 0:12:39- Even better.- I think if it was mine, I wouldn't want to sell it for any less than that.- Right.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43- And we'll put it in the auction with a reserve at 60. How do you feel?- Lovely.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46Among the lots going to auction today
0:12:46 > 0:12:49are a couple with impeccable provenance.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51Vicky's Cartier cigarette holder
0:12:51 > 0:12:54and Judy's selection of Concorde crockery.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57Joining them is the Stromberg vase -
0:12:57 > 0:13:00part of a job lot - it can ONLY make a profit.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03Finally, Ros's decorative painted panel.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11Right, the moment I've been waiting for. It's auction time.
0:13:11 > 0:13:16We've come down the road to catch up with auctioneer, Marc Burridge, Flog It! favourite.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19I can't wait to find out what he thinks about some of our items,
0:13:19 > 0:13:22but more importantly, our experts' valuations.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25Let's hope we've got it right. Fingers crossed!
0:13:28 > 0:13:30It's a packed auction room!
0:13:30 > 0:13:33Let's hope there's been plenty of interest in our items.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35Here comes our first lot.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39The Cartier cigarette holder - 140-180. Will it sell?
0:13:39 > 0:13:43It's not PC but it belongs to Vicky. Who've you brought along?
0:13:43 > 0:13:45- My sister, Mandy.- What's her name?
0:13:45 > 0:13:48- Mandy.- Mandy. So, what do you think?
0:13:48 > 0:13:49Will it sell? Will it?
0:13:49 > 0:13:54- Not sure.- Well, we're not sure, because smoking things aren't very popular these days.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56- But Cartier is, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58A great maker's name.
0:13:58 > 0:13:59- It is quality, Jethro.- It is.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01Everything's in its favour,
0:14:01 > 0:14:05- apart from the fact it's a little cigarette holder.- Yeah. - But we'll see.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08It might just be the sale room for it, who knows?
0:14:08 > 0:14:10There might be a lot of smokers here. Good luck.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12It's going under the hammer now.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15Cartier, nine-carat gold cigarette holder.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18With sapphires, stamped Cartier.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22Hallmarked and its box, stamped Cartier.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26I've got a couple of bids here with me on the books, starting at 60.
0:14:26 > 0:14:2870, 80, 90.
0:14:28 > 0:14:34I'm bid £90. 100. 100. 100. 100.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37110. Now 120.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40£110 only. And 20. All done?
0:14:40 > 0:14:45- Yes, late legs.- 130. Now 40.
0:14:45 > 0:14:46Last one. Come on.
0:14:46 > 0:14:50- One more.- £140 against you. 140? No.
0:14:50 > 0:14:54Against you all then at £130.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57Didn't sell it. We were £10 out.
0:14:57 > 0:15:01Fixed reserve, and we were £10 out!
0:15:01 > 0:15:05Oh, no! I do hate these moments.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07That was so close, wasn't it?
0:15:07 > 0:15:10Well, that's auctions for you.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14You win some and you lose some, but there's never a dull moment.
0:15:14 > 0:15:18Right now, I've been joined by Judy and her friend Debbie.
0:15:18 > 0:15:22- These are the antiques of the future, Debbie...- Absolutely.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26..and Judy. So, why are they flogging them? That's what I want to know.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28Well, it's the sort of thing that sits in the cupboard,
0:15:28 > 0:15:31and you don't know quite what to do with it.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35It's not that big - it could sit in the cupboard for another 10 years,
0:15:35 > 0:15:36and really peak, then it will fly.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39I think the key is that they should have been sold
0:15:39 > 0:15:41- as soon as Concorde touched down.- Yes.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43Well, there was a big auction then.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46They sold off all the engines and all the seats,
0:15:46 > 0:15:48but it really is quite rare.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51This is quality, what we've got here.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53Concorde memorabilia.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57I've got to say this joke once - anyone who likes fast food,
0:15:57 > 0:15:59now's your chance.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03So, it's the tableware designed for Concorde.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05What can we say? I've got £20 here.
0:16:05 > 0:16:0922, 22... 25, 28, 30.
0:16:09 > 0:16:1232, 35, take 40 in the room now. 42?
0:16:12 > 0:16:1642? It's £40 in the room. And two?
0:16:16 > 0:16:20- 42? 42? All done then at £40? - Oh, he's bidding.
0:16:20 > 0:16:2345, 48. 50? 50 bid? 55.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25At £50... Anyone else?
0:16:25 > 0:16:28All done, selling on £50.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31Hammer's gone down. Bang on mid-estimate.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33- That's not bad actually. - That's good.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35Well, Judy, are you happy with that?
0:16:35 > 0:16:40I had some reservations, and I thought, "Oh, my god, what happens if it doesn't sell?"
0:16:40 > 0:16:42But the good thing is, I've found more.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44- You've got a lot more at home?- Yes!
0:16:44 > 0:16:47- Well, you know where to bring it, don't you?- Yes, I do!
0:16:53 > 0:16:56We've got a lovely inlaid door panel up for grabs.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58Circa 1820s, lots of mother-of-pearl.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02Ros, you brought it into the valuation day. Who has joined you?
0:17:02 > 0:17:05- My sister, Cynthia.- So you can remember Dad buying this as well?
0:17:05 > 0:17:07- For the narrow boat. - Yes, that's right.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10- So, are you splitting the proceeds? - Yes.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13- £60 to £80. Jethro, will we get that? - What do you think?- I think we will.
0:17:13 > 0:17:17- It's going under the hammer right now.- He said we will!- This is it.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21The nineteenth-century black lacquered mother of pearl panel.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25Being shown there now. What can we say on this one?
0:17:25 > 0:17:30£30, £35. Who's got £40 and 5?
0:17:30 > 0:17:3245, 55, £55 in the room.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34- And 60?- Oh, yes. We're there.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36And £60? At £55..
0:17:36 > 0:17:38I'm selling, make no mistake.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41In the room at £55.
0:17:41 > 0:17:42The hammer's gone down.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45- £55.- Very good.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47- Happy with that?- Yes, definitely.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50- Who's gonna get that then? - We're splitting it between us.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52I think that's a pub lunch, don't you?
0:17:58 > 0:18:01Recognise the hat? It belongs to Chris.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03Thanks very much for bringing it along.
0:18:03 > 0:18:08He wore it at the valuation day, and he said he wouldn't take it off, not even for the auction.
0:18:08 > 0:18:09I think it suits you, looks great.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12- And it's summer now. - It is summer, it's really hot.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16We've got some studio glass about to go under the hammer. £120 to £140.
0:18:16 > 0:18:21Fingers crossed that little scratch won't put too many people off.
0:18:21 > 0:18:25The Stromberg Swedish studio glass vase.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28Signed on the base. Lot 256. What can we say?
0:18:28 > 0:18:32£50 I'm bid. 60, 70, 80, 90...
0:18:32 > 0:18:37£100. £110. 110?
0:18:37 > 0:18:39At £100 only. 110 in the room.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42120, 120...
0:18:42 > 0:18:45The lady's bid at £110...
0:18:45 > 0:18:50Yes! £110. Bang on the reserve.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52It wiped its face, as they say.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54Wiped its feet, I always say.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56Wiped its face!
0:19:00 > 0:19:02Well, not bad for starters.
0:19:02 > 0:19:06After all that excitement at the auction, I need a refreshing drink.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09There's nothing better than a cool glass of water.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23At the heart of this beautiful Georgian city of Bath,
0:19:23 > 0:19:27and very much central to its existence, is a natural phenomenon.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29It's unique in all of Britain.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31Piping hot springs.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35With the steaming water bubbling up,
0:19:35 > 0:19:38staining everything around it a vivid red,
0:19:38 > 0:19:42the springs were a source of mystery and wonder for thousands of years.
0:19:42 > 0:19:47Unable to explain it, they were considered the work of the gods.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50But when the Romans first conquered Britain in the first century AD,
0:19:50 > 0:19:54this sacred site suddenly lay at the heart of a Roman town.
0:19:54 > 0:19:58Recognising the curative and sacred powers of the hot springs,
0:19:58 > 0:20:03work soon began on the luxurious Roman spa, Aquae Sulis.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16One of the many archaeologists drawn to this sacred site is Marek Lewcun.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20- Thank you for taking time to speak to us.- That's a pleasure.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22You can see we're at the heart of the complex here.
0:20:22 > 0:20:26There's hot bubbles bubbling up in the water there. How is that created?
0:20:26 > 0:20:30That water fell on the Mendip Hills just south of here 10,000 years ago,
0:20:30 > 0:20:33and it percolates down to a depth of two to three kilometres,
0:20:33 > 0:20:34and there the rocks heat it up
0:20:34 > 0:20:37then the water comes up here in the heart of Bath.
0:20:37 > 0:20:41So that fell 10,000 years ago as rainwater, falling on our ancestors,
0:20:41 > 0:20:43which would have been stone-age man?
0:20:43 > 0:20:45- That's right.- It's unbelievable.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47How much water actually flows?
0:20:47 > 0:20:51- A quarter of a million gallons a day.- Gosh, that is a lot.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54Point out what we're looking at that is actually Roman.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57Below the waterline you've got a stone-built reservoir.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59Originally it would have been lined with lead.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01There are statue bases in there as well.
0:21:01 > 0:21:05- Yes.- Above the waterline, we've got the window here...
0:21:05 > 0:21:09- The lovely smiling windows. - Yes, those are Roman.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12What did the Romans use this for initially?
0:21:12 > 0:21:14This was the sacred heart of the whole complex.
0:21:14 > 0:21:18People would have come here, they would have prayed to the goddess.
0:21:18 > 0:21:19They would have made offerings.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22They also would have thrown in curses as well.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24Prayers might be a more correct way of putting it.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26Little pieces of rolled-up lead,
0:21:26 > 0:21:28and on that they would have scribed into it -
0:21:28 > 0:21:31perhaps somebody would have taken something from them, or stolen it,
0:21:31 > 0:21:32and they would have said to the god,
0:21:32 > 0:21:35"Make this person have no children" or "Bring bad health upon them."
0:21:35 > 0:21:39We've got a collection of 130 curses which people threw in here.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41And also, thousands of coins, too.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43Many thousands.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45There are later stages of architectural development
0:21:45 > 0:21:48going on here through the period. Can you point out some of them?
0:21:48 > 0:21:51Just above the waterline behind us,
0:21:51 > 0:21:54we've got niches which are Norman, that is medieval in date.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57As you go up, you've got this decorative stonework - 17th century.
0:21:57 > 0:22:01On the right hand side you have the legendary founder of Bath, Bladud.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03I was gonna say, who is that character?
0:22:03 > 0:22:08- He's King Bladud, and in 863 BC, he was cured of leprosy...- What, here?
0:22:08 > 0:22:11- That's right, here in Bath.- Wow!
0:22:11 > 0:22:14Above that, you go into the Georgian period - the 18th century.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17Above that, the 19th century additions at the very top.
0:22:17 > 0:22:21Those big sash windows. You can see the whole architectural development.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23- That's right. It is 2,000 years worth.- Yes.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35Behind me is the Great Bath, the centrepiece we all recognise.
0:22:35 > 0:22:39It really does go to show what master builders the Romans were.
0:22:39 > 0:22:45- How significant was this as an achievement for a design and build scheme?- It's quite incredible really.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48This is a big space and it had a huge barrel-vaulted roof over the top of it,
0:22:48 > 0:22:51with these great columns supporting that.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54You had all the water, which they'd already harnessed, flowing in.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57They also had lead pipes, which were taking water into other baths, too.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59You had the west baths, the east baths.
0:22:59 > 0:23:03It's a huge complex which developed over time - it went through many phases of development.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06This was always the heart, the Great Bath in front of us.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09That's incredible, the plumbing system that they put in then.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12- That's right. We couldn't reproduce this today if we tried.- No!
0:23:12 > 0:23:16So, was it an important part of Roman culture, to take a bath here?
0:23:16 > 0:23:20It was. It was a social centre - this is where people hung out.
0:23:20 > 0:23:21This is where they relaxed.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24People would also have carried out business deals here as well.
0:23:24 > 0:23:28So it's a bit like going down the pub. Sort of, wheeling and dealing.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30That's right, yes. That sort of place.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41Another important element to this site would be the temple.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43We're standing in at right now.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46You've got to use your imagination - it would have been an open courtyard.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49- It wouldn't have this dark ceiling, would it, Marek?- No.
0:23:49 > 0:23:50So, what went on here?
0:23:50 > 0:23:54You would have had the Temple of Minerva here just behind us.
0:23:54 > 0:23:55And that's her up there?
0:23:55 > 0:23:58That's her, she was discovered in a drain in 1727.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01At that time, nobody really knew much about Roman Bath.
0:24:01 > 0:24:02Now we've got the temple there.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05We've only got the steps - there's still an awful lot to be discovered.
0:24:05 > 0:24:09What we have got is the pediment, which had the Gorgon's head at the very centre.
0:24:09 > 0:24:13It's been described as one of the best Roman temple pediments
0:24:13 > 0:24:16in the whole of the Roman Empire, so it's quite an important discovery.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18We've still got that.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21How important is this site to our knowledge of Roman Britain?
0:24:21 > 0:24:23Very important, because it's one of the few places
0:24:23 > 0:24:27where you've got quite a lot surviving particularly well indeed.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29But also, as a whole complex.
0:24:29 > 0:24:30You've got the bathing establishment,
0:24:30 > 0:24:32you've got the temple courtyard.
0:24:32 > 0:24:36The temple itself - we have more to discover. A lot is still buried.
0:24:36 > 0:24:41The courtyard goes beyond where I'm standing here as well. This is just a small area of it.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43And I know this site is very sacred to you as well.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45Especially that little gully there.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48That's right. That's where my career began 25 years ago.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51I'd always been interested in archaeology since I was a kid,
0:24:51 > 0:24:54and an opportunity arose for somebody to work here,
0:24:54 > 0:24:57and I jumped at the opportunity. The rest is history.
0:24:57 > 0:24:58- How wonderful.- Yes.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08The fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century
0:25:08 > 0:25:11also meant the end to these magnificent baths,
0:25:11 > 0:25:13and the Romans' sophisticated draining system
0:25:13 > 0:25:16eventually broke down, flooding the whole area.
0:25:16 > 0:25:20All of this was covered in an oozing black mud.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34We're back at the valuation day now,
0:25:34 > 0:25:37and Catherine's discovered a splendid little heirloom.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39Philippa, thank you for coming along to Flog It today.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42You've brought along this rather charming and rustic
0:25:42 > 0:25:45oil-on-board by a WH Snape.
0:25:45 > 0:25:49William H Snape. Where did you get this from?
0:25:49 > 0:25:50It was from my mother.
0:25:51 > 0:25:55She had it above her piano, and there was a pair.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58When she died, we divided the pictures out in lots,
0:25:58 > 0:26:00and this was my lot.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02Ah, so where's the other?
0:26:02 > 0:26:05In New Zealand. It's gone across the seas to New Zealand.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08- To family in New Zealand? - Yes, my sister.- Right.
0:26:08 > 0:26:13Do you know anything about the other one, in terms of the actual scene?
0:26:13 > 0:26:16It was a similar scene, in terms of it was a fireside,
0:26:16 > 0:26:21and it was an old woman. Slightly longer and more detailed.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23It would have been really nice to have the pair,
0:26:23 > 0:26:25but we've just got the one.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29- It's in New Zealand, I'm afraid.- A long way to go back and retrieve it.
0:26:29 > 0:26:33Nevertheless, we have got quite an interesting picture here.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36It is quite solemn. I'm tempted to feel quite sorry for this chap.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39He looks like he's been out in the fields all day,
0:26:39 > 0:26:42he's come back and is just having a little warm by the fire.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45Let's just talk a bit about the artist.
0:26:45 > 0:26:49- He was working around 1810, 1820... - Quite a long time ago.
0:26:49 > 0:26:54Yes, I'd probably date this to about 1815, something like that.
0:26:54 > 0:26:58The artist tended to paint quite a lot of rural scenes,
0:26:58 > 0:27:03and a lot of these rustic pictures - the sort of thing we've got here.
0:27:03 > 0:27:08Value-wise, I'd probably think that it would be worth...
0:27:08 > 0:27:11If you did have the other one, it would be great -
0:27:11 > 0:27:12it would make a huge difference.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15It'd probably be worth about £600 - £800.
0:27:15 > 0:27:20But on its own like this, I think you'd be looking at £150 - £250.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22- How does that sound to you? - That sounds fine.
0:27:22 > 0:27:26It's great because it is on board - it is oil on panel.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29It has got wonderful charm.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32It is quite... It's not to everyone's taste...
0:27:32 > 0:27:33No, including me!
0:27:35 > 0:27:37Fair enough! It is quite a sad picture.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40What about its pair over in New Zealand?
0:27:40 > 0:27:42Is that still with the family?
0:27:42 > 0:27:45Yes. I was thinking of putting the money to go on a trip.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48Obviously, it won't pay for the whole thing,
0:27:48 > 0:27:50- but it'll pay for some of it. - What a wonderful idea!
0:27:50 > 0:27:53You could put the money towards going to see its pair!
0:27:53 > 0:27:56Take some good photographs of it before you go,
0:27:56 > 0:27:59- so you can remember what it was like.- Yes.
0:28:09 > 0:28:13Now, Eric, you bought this jug - this ewer, this pot,
0:28:13 > 0:28:16or whatever you want to call it, in for me to have a look at.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19What do you think when you see this? How old do you think it is?
0:28:19 > 0:28:24- I think it's about 1920s, '30s. - Why do you think that?
0:28:24 > 0:28:27It's got an Art Nouveau type look to it - the pattern on it.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30How did you come by it?
0:28:30 > 0:28:32I bought it in an antique shop.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35In a box of copper bits-and-pieces,
0:28:35 > 0:28:41I found that attractive as a piece of Art Nouveau.
0:28:41 > 0:28:42I picked it out of the box.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45- How much did you pay for it? - I paid a fiver for that.
0:28:45 > 0:28:47- A whole fiver?- Yes.
0:28:47 > 0:28:51So, you obviously were attracted to it for those reasons,
0:28:51 > 0:28:55- and now you're thinking of selling it. Why?- Yes.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59Well, the money I could do with to get a computer...
0:28:59 > 0:29:03Well, I tell you what, I'll give you five quid now if you like.
0:29:03 > 0:29:04You've got your money back...
0:29:04 > 0:29:07- No.- You think it's worth more than five quid?- Yes. Right.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10What do you think this jug was used for?
0:29:10 > 0:29:16- I think it's a coffee pot. - What makes you think that?
0:29:16 > 0:29:20When I got it, underneath it was all burnt -
0:29:20 > 0:29:24all black on the bottom, and I thought it's got to be a coffee pot.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27- Cos someone's had it over a burner?- Yes.- OK.
0:29:27 > 0:29:32Any jug, or any utensil that's designed to hold a hot liquid,
0:29:32 > 0:29:35will invariably have an insulated handle
0:29:35 > 0:29:37to stop heat going into the handle.
0:29:37 > 0:29:39This hasn't got any insulation in here,
0:29:39 > 0:29:42so you might have had a little bit of bone or ivory
0:29:42 > 0:29:46inserted into the handle to stop the heat transmitting into the handle.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48So it can't have been...
0:29:48 > 0:29:51It won't have been for that. This will be for soft drinks.
0:29:51 > 0:29:53For wine or for water.
0:29:53 > 0:29:59Now, when you look at this, instantly I think of about 1900.
0:29:59 > 0:30:01I think you're right with the Art Nouveau theme,
0:30:01 > 0:30:07and I'm also hoping that this is going to be by WMF.
0:30:07 > 0:30:11Wuerttembergische Metallwaren Fabriken. I've practised that!
0:30:11 > 0:30:13It's a mouthful.
0:30:13 > 0:30:17It's a mouthful. If we turn it up and have a look underneath the base.
0:30:20 > 0:30:21There is a mark here.
0:30:21 > 0:30:27Before WMF used the stamp WMF, they used an ostrich.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30So this is slightly earlier than I thought.
0:30:30 > 0:30:32It is probably late 19th century.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34That is in its favour.
0:30:34 > 0:30:38The only thing that I am really unhappy about
0:30:38 > 0:30:41is this finial up here.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44That is definitely not right.
0:30:44 > 0:30:47I added that at a later stage.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50It did get knocked off and the guy that I bought it from,
0:30:50 > 0:30:54he couldn't find the top of it. So I put that on.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57Originally, I think it would have had a finial
0:30:57 > 0:30:59that was more of a cross shape, maybe,
0:30:59 > 0:31:01because that is what they used to have.
0:31:01 > 0:31:05So this sort of works, but it's not very practical.
0:31:05 > 0:31:10- That's a stud to go over a screw, isn't it?- Yes.- Yes. I knew that!
0:31:10 > 0:31:13You weren't going to tell me. A bit cheeky!
0:31:13 > 0:31:16The other thing is the damage, the denting around the base here.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19A little denting. That is not a real problem,
0:31:19 > 0:31:22because that can be dealt with and sorted out.
0:31:22 > 0:31:24So, you paid £5.
0:31:24 > 0:31:28You've added at least £1 in value by adding that finial!
0:31:28 > 0:31:31I think if we take it off and put another one on,
0:31:31 > 0:31:33we might increase the value.
0:31:33 > 0:31:37As it is, I think an estimate of £30 to £50.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39- OK.- I think that is a fair estimate.
0:31:39 > 0:31:44There's WMF. £30 reserve. Do you want to put it in the auction?
0:31:44 > 0:31:45Yes, sure.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56Sheila, I love French prisoner-of-war work.
0:31:56 > 0:32:00This is a beautiful model that you've brought along today.
0:32:00 > 0:32:01Where did you get hold of it?
0:32:01 > 0:32:04It's been in the family for quite some time.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07It belonged to my mother's family.
0:32:07 > 0:32:11Her father apparently was a mariner.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14Whether he actually had it purchased and made, I don't know.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17The understanding is that the rigging
0:32:17 > 0:32:19was made from some lady's hair.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22Originally, there was some letter
0:32:22 > 0:32:27regarding the actual building of it, and the making of it.
0:32:27 > 0:32:29But that has got lost.
0:32:29 > 0:32:31So you had a letter that gave you all this information?
0:32:31 > 0:32:33I didn't, but the family did.
0:32:33 > 0:32:41- Right.- And it's been in my mother's cupboard for years and years.
0:32:41 > 0:32:45The actual site where it was made apparently was in Fishponds,
0:32:45 > 0:32:50- which was where the French prisoners of war were interned.- Absolutely.
0:32:50 > 0:32:55So it was made... And the building is still there now.
0:32:55 > 0:32:59I think the date on it was 1832.
0:32:59 > 0:33:03What I really like about this French prisoner of war work is the detail.
0:33:03 > 0:33:06And the detail is incredible.
0:33:06 > 0:33:08If you look very closely at the hull,
0:33:08 > 0:33:10you can see all the individual planks,
0:33:10 > 0:33:12the way they've been pinned together.
0:33:12 > 0:33:14It's amazing. If you think about the way these people were working,
0:33:14 > 0:33:17these prisoners, the conditions that they were in,
0:33:17 > 0:33:21and the detail that they go to on these models - it is incredible.
0:33:21 > 0:33:23You can see all the little flaps,
0:33:23 > 0:33:26with all the cannons just peeping through.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29At the front, we have a lovely figurehead,
0:33:29 > 0:33:32which has been carved, a warrior figurehead.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35And at the back, the beautiful galleried stern.
0:33:35 > 0:33:39What I like about it as well, is it's in this lovely display case.
0:33:39 > 0:33:44I've seen a lot of these models over the years, in boxwood, and in bone.
0:33:44 > 0:33:46Often they're out of their case.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49But this is lovely because it's in its original display case.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52The main problem with this is the rigging,
0:33:52 > 0:33:55and this is what you'll find with many models.
0:33:55 > 0:33:56The rigging does deteriorate,
0:33:56 > 0:34:01and as these pieces are moved from one display cabinet to the next,
0:34:01 > 0:34:03they are going to get damaged.
0:34:03 > 0:34:07You can only expect that from 1830s to now.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10For somebody to do this, it would cost an awful lot,
0:34:10 > 0:34:12to get it repaired and to get it done properly.
0:34:12 > 0:34:16Have you any idea on how much it would be worth at auction?
0:34:16 > 0:34:18I would have no idea at all.
0:34:18 > 0:34:20Not at all.
0:34:20 > 0:34:26If I said it would be worth about £500 - £700, how does that sound?
0:34:28 > 0:34:31Um, yes...well, yes!
0:34:31 > 0:34:33You would like a little bit more?
0:34:33 > 0:34:36Probably, yes, probably.
0:34:36 > 0:34:37I can put it in at £600 - £800,
0:34:37 > 0:34:39because I know it is very dear to you
0:34:39 > 0:34:42and you don't want to just let it go.
0:34:42 > 0:34:46I'll put it in at £600-£800, protect it with a 600 reserve,
0:34:46 > 0:34:48- and let's hope that it makes a lot of money.- Yeah.
0:34:53 > 0:34:57What an incredible piece of local history Sheila's model ship is!
0:34:57 > 0:35:00And worth every penny of Catherine's valuation.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03Joining it in the sale room, is Philippa's oil painting
0:35:03 > 0:35:05and Eric's copper jug.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08Let's hope his handiwork on the lid doesn't deter the purists.
0:35:18 > 0:35:23Let's see what auctioneer Marc Burridge thinks of Sheila's model ship.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25Cracking little lot this, it really is!
0:35:25 > 0:35:28This one's something for the purists. It belongs to Sheila.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31It's a model of a ship in a case, obviously, you can see that.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34It was made by a prisoner of war, just outside Bristol.
0:35:34 > 0:35:38Apparently, some of the rigging is made of human hair.
0:35:38 > 0:35:42Catherine, our expert, has put £600 - £800 on this.
0:35:42 > 0:35:44Yes, it's nicely made.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47It's finely detailed for the scale.
0:35:47 > 0:35:52Catherine said, age-wise, 1830s, 1840s - do you agree with that?
0:35:52 > 0:35:54I think it's possibly a bit earlier,
0:35:54 > 0:35:57because 1815 was the end of the Napoleonic wars.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59The Battle of Waterloo.
0:35:59 > 0:36:04He may have stayed on in England, and carried on making this.
0:36:04 > 0:36:06But I think the chap who made this
0:36:06 > 0:36:10obviously knew what a ship should look like of that period.
0:36:10 > 0:36:12And it's a very good model.
0:36:12 > 0:36:15So, really, that should put the value up.
0:36:15 > 0:36:16If the piece is slightly earlier.
0:36:16 > 0:36:20Well, it's a difficult item to value.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22It is, isn't it? How would you value it?
0:36:22 > 0:36:25I've had interest, and I hope, fingers crossed,
0:36:25 > 0:36:27that we'll get to the reserve.
0:36:27 > 0:36:32So, what you're saying is somewhere in the £600-£800 is spot on?
0:36:32 > 0:36:36- I hope so.- With a favourable wind... - We'll win.- We could, couldn't we?
0:36:36 > 0:36:38Well, good news on the ship.
0:36:38 > 0:36:42But first up, it's Philippa's oil painting.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44We have a cracking little oil-on-board now.
0:36:44 > 0:36:48It's going under the hammer. It belongs to Philippa. Not for much longer.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50We need £150-£250.
0:36:50 > 0:36:52I hope it gets a lot more than that,
0:36:52 > 0:36:56because Philippa is putting the money towards a trip to New Zealand.
0:36:56 > 0:36:58- Have you been there before? - Yes, I have.
0:36:58 > 0:36:59Obviously fell in love with it.
0:36:59 > 0:37:01I loved it. It was beautiful, a really beautiful place.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03Would you like to emigrate there?
0:37:03 > 0:37:06Oh, no, no. I love living in England.
0:37:06 > 0:37:10But my sister lives in New Zealand, you see, so I'm going to visit her.
0:37:10 > 0:37:12Well, it's a cracking little painting.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15- Good valuation, I totally agree with that.- Do you think so?
0:37:15 > 0:37:19- Yes.- Good. Nice to hear that. It's not the most beautiful scene.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21He's a very pensive looking gentleman.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24- He is.- Sort of forlorn and worried. - I hope someone falls for him.
0:37:24 > 0:37:26I can relate to that!
0:37:26 > 0:37:28I'm very worried right now!
0:37:28 > 0:37:30- Philippa, good luck. This is it. - Oh, wow!
0:37:30 > 0:37:34And 171, William H Snape.
0:37:34 > 0:37:36Oil on panel, cottage interior
0:37:36 > 0:37:39with the elderly man seated beside a fire.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41Interest with me on the book at 100.
0:37:41 > 0:37:43And 10.
0:37:43 > 0:37:48And 20, 130, with me, 40, with me, 150. Who's got 160?
0:37:50 > 0:37:53Bids with me, on the book, and selling at £150. Who's got 160?
0:37:53 > 0:37:58- Come on, a little bit more. - All done, then, selling on £150.
0:37:58 > 0:37:59That's a sold sound.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02That's all right, though, because that was the reserve.
0:38:02 > 0:38:06- Money towards the trip, though. - Something towards the trip.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09- Taxi fare! - A little bit more that that!
0:38:09 > 0:38:11Airport taxi there and back.
0:38:11 > 0:38:15- Philippa, enjoy New Zealand, thanks for coming in.- Thanks very much.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23Eric's copper jug. Late 19th century.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26It is a little bit damaged, but it is stamped WMF.
0:38:26 > 0:38:31Unfortunately, Eric can't be with us today, but Jethro is, our expert.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33We should get him his £30 - £50, shouldn't we?
0:38:33 > 0:38:35I hope so.
0:38:35 > 0:38:37There's a lot not in its favour.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39The condition is appalling.
0:38:39 > 0:38:44But, it is WMF. Wuerttembergische Metallwaren Fabrik - I like to put that in every time I can!
0:38:44 > 0:38:47You do! It a real tongue-twister!
0:38:47 > 0:38:49But, you know, let's just see what happens.
0:38:49 > 0:38:53- Fingers crossed.- Maybe a restoration project for somebody.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56- Yes.- Maybe. - We're going to find out right now.
0:38:56 > 0:39:00460 is the WMF Art Nouveau designed copper jug.
0:39:01 > 0:39:05- Lot 460.- Here we go. - Interest here on the book at 30.
0:39:05 > 0:39:07Straight in at 30.
0:39:07 > 0:39:0938, 38, 38.
0:39:09 > 0:39:138 bid 40, and two. At £40 with me.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16- About right, isn't it?- £40. Bid's on the book. Selling on £40, then.
0:39:18 > 0:39:19Spot on, Jethro!
0:39:19 > 0:39:22- Gosh, I'm getting a few right today! - You are!
0:39:22 > 0:39:24You're getting them bang in the middle.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27I'm glad we're taking a picture of this - it doesn't happen every day!
0:39:27 > 0:39:29- That's good.- I'm pleased for Eric.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32We'll get on the phone and we'll tell him straightaway.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38This is the moment I've been waiting for, and probably you.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41The highlight of today's show - that gorgeous model ship.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43So much detail in the glass case.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46Brought in by Sheila. And who have you brought?
0:39:46 > 0:39:49- This is Jen, my sister. - Your sister. Hello, how do you do?
0:39:49 > 0:39:51- It's gorgeous, this little vessel, isn't it?- Mmm.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53It really is. The detail is superb.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55We're looking at £600-£800.
0:39:55 > 0:39:58Which is what Catherine, our expert, has put on this.
0:39:58 > 0:40:00I had a chat to the auctioneer earlier.
0:40:00 > 0:40:04You don't know this, but he said he agrees with Catherine.
0:40:04 > 0:40:06You couldn't make it for £800, could you?
0:40:06 > 0:40:09- No.- The work that's gone into that.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12Months and months of painstaking, beautifully-modelled work.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14It should exceed that.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16Very nice, Napoleonic, French prisoner-of-war
0:40:16 > 0:40:19boxwood model of a 62-gun ship of the line.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21In its glass case.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24- I'm starting here, £500. And 50, 600.- Good.
0:40:24 > 0:40:30650, 700, 750, with me. £800 now.
0:40:30 > 0:40:35It's with me at £750... 800, 850, 900.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38- Gee whizz!- 900, 950, 1,000.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43And 50. 1,100...
0:40:44 > 0:40:47..and 50. 1,200...
0:40:47 > 0:40:50..and 50. 1,400.
0:40:51 > 0:40:54- That's brilliant.- ..and 50 with me.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56And 50 with me.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59So quiet and so tense. We've now gone up to 1,600.
0:40:59 > 0:41:021,650, 1,700...
0:41:04 > 0:41:071,750, 1,800.
0:41:07 > 0:41:091,850...
0:41:09 > 0:41:111,900.
0:41:13 > 0:41:16Do you want to go £2,000? £2,100.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18£2,000!
0:41:18 > 0:41:20- £2,200!- £2,200!
0:41:20 > 0:41:23£2,400. £2,500.
0:41:23 > 0:41:25£2,600.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27£2,600!
0:41:27 > 0:41:29£2,700.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31£3,000.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34£3,400.
0:41:35 > 0:41:38£3,600.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42£3,900.
0:41:42 > 0:41:46£4,000. £4,200.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48£4,300, I am bid.
0:41:48 > 0:41:49£4,400.
0:41:49 > 0:41:53- £4,400.- What do you think about this?
0:41:53 > 0:41:56I'm lost for words.
0:41:56 > 0:42:00- I don't know.- £4,500 anyone?
0:42:00 > 0:42:05On the phone at £4,400. Selling at £4,400.
0:42:06 > 0:42:11£4,400!
0:42:11 > 0:42:14We didn't think it would even sell, did we?
0:42:14 > 0:42:16I was hoping for four figures.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19- I was thinking, yes...- About £1,000.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22What are you going to do with £4,400?
0:42:22 > 0:42:25You couldn't even start to think about it, can you, really?
0:42:25 > 0:42:28If Catherine had said to you at the valuation day,
0:42:28 > 0:42:31"This is so rare and valuable, it's worth nearly five grand,"
0:42:31 > 0:42:32would you have kept it?
0:42:35 > 0:42:37Probably... I don't know, I don't know.
0:42:37 > 0:42:40- I don't know. - You're shocked, aren't you?
0:42:40 > 0:42:41- I am.- We've got tears.
0:42:41 > 0:42:43I am completely shocked. >
0:42:43 > 0:42:47I'm baffled. Maybe they're just in love with its original, crisp condition.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50It's never been on the market. It's fresh...
0:42:50 > 0:42:52- True.- That is what is so collectible.
0:42:52 > 0:42:53It's not dealer property.
0:42:53 > 0:42:55- No, it's not.- It's private property.
0:42:55 > 0:42:58Thank you so much for bringing this in.
0:42:58 > 0:43:00- They're terrified!- Yes.
0:43:00 > 0:43:04What a wonderful moment. All we can say is, "Job done."
0:43:10 > 0:43:15Well, what about that for sale of the day?! Sheila and Jan's model ship.
0:43:15 > 0:43:17It was built by a French prisoner-of-war,
0:43:17 > 0:43:21and it sailed out of here for seven times its original estimate.
0:43:23 > 0:43:26What a great day! Sadly, that's all we've got time for.
0:43:26 > 0:43:28From the Clevedon sale rooms,
0:43:28 > 0:43:31it's time for us to weigh anchor. See you next time.
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