0:00:02 > 0:00:07This charming, old Elizabethan pub, which is so full of character,
0:00:07 > 0:00:10was only the favourite haunt of a couple of old sea dogs -
0:00:10 > 0:00:12Sir Walter Raleigh and Sir Francis Drake.
0:00:12 > 0:00:16And Lord Nelson used to stay in a hotel just up the road there,
0:00:16 > 0:00:19but, believe it or not, we're completely landlocked.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21We're miles away from the sea.
0:00:21 > 0:00:26Where are we? Well, we're in the beautiful cathedral city of Exeter. Welcome to Flog It!
0:00:56 > 0:00:59We're following in the footsteps of William the Conqueror,
0:00:59 > 0:01:05who visited Exeter two years after winning the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08Since Roman times, Exeter has seen invaders come and go,
0:01:08 > 0:01:11from the Vikings to Hitler's Luftwaffe,
0:01:11 > 0:01:15so let's hope there's no fighting today between our two experts.
0:01:17 > 0:01:22David Barby and Will Axon are at St George's Hall, sharpening their wits for the day ahead.
0:01:22 > 0:01:27Come on, you two! No scrapping over the antiques. There's plenty more inside.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30First up, it's an old favourite.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32Janet, thank you for coming in today,
0:01:32 > 0:01:37We've already seen a few bits of Clarice Cliff here today,
0:01:37 > 0:01:40unfortunately most of them damaged or cracked.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43When I asked you what you had in your box, you said, "Clarice Cliff."
0:01:43 > 0:01:48I thought, "Another cracked Clarice jug or chipped Clarice plate."
0:01:48 > 0:01:52But you've brought along this rather nice conical sifter.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54How did you come by it?
0:01:54 > 0:01:58- I inherited it.- From close family or...?- Yes. Parents.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00Do you know how they acquired it?
0:02:00 > 0:02:03- It was probably a wedding present. - They were married, when?
0:02:03 > 0:02:06- 1930s, perhaps?- '36.
0:02:06 > 0:02:11'36? That's exactly when this dates from. This shape and pattern - the Lorna pattern.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13I didn't know that.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17You've got the riverside cottage, the bridge, the river alongside.
0:02:17 > 0:02:22Typical marks underneath - the Clarice Cliff transfer mark there.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24Wilkinson, England.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28Maybe not the original stopper. It could be - it's expanded over time.
0:02:28 > 0:02:34- Just because it doesn't sit quite true.- I didn't dare touch it cos it might break off.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37Yeah. I didn't want to cork the bottle, shall we say?
0:02:37 > 0:02:41Um...I understand you've had it valued in the past. Is that right?
0:02:41 > 0:02:43Yes, I did. Several years ago now.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46The good thing about this is,
0:02:46 > 0:02:50it stands out as an icon piece, shall we say, for Clarice Cliff.
0:02:50 > 0:02:55Whereas other factories were just painting new designs on old shapes,
0:02:55 > 0:02:57Clarice was innovative in her shapes
0:02:57 > 0:03:01and the design of the pieces, as well as the decoration.
0:03:01 > 0:03:06What sort of value did they put on it when you had it appraised?
0:03:06 > 0:03:08- You tell me.- I tell you?
0:03:08 > 0:03:11I mean, when I saw it, my gut instinct,
0:03:11 > 0:03:17bearing in mind that a few years ago these could easily make into four figures,
0:03:17 > 0:03:21but because of the way that the market's gone at the moment,
0:03:21 > 0:03:25my instinct was, auction estimate, 300 to 500.
0:03:25 > 0:03:30- What sort of figure did they quote you?- Above that.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34- Above that? Was it?- Yes.- Oh, dear. I'm going to have to try again.
0:03:34 > 0:03:39- If I said to you, 400 to 600, is that closer to the mark? - That's better.- OK.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42300 to 500 would have been ideal.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44400 to 600, I think we could stretch to that.
0:03:44 > 0:03:48And could we have a little bit of discretion, perhaps, on that 400?
0:03:48 > 0:03:54- Un petit peu.- A little 10%, perhaps, auctioneer's discretion?- Yes.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57I think that's the right sort of level to pitch it at.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01£400 to £600. It's got to be worth that, surely. Perfect condition,
0:04:01 > 0:04:03nice pattern, bright colours...
0:04:03 > 0:04:06So if you're happy with that,
0:04:06 > 0:04:08I think £400 to £600 at the auction,
0:04:08 > 0:04:10- reserve of 400, discretion.- Yes.
0:04:10 > 0:04:15- Fingers crossed, we'll be looking at mid to upper end of the estimate. - Lovely.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21- Sylvia?- Yes.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24- Are you one of those ladies that like potted plants?- Yes.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28- As you can see!- Oh, dear. On top of that table.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31Which added to the shrapnel damage.
0:04:31 > 0:04:36- What do you mean, shrapnel damage? - During the war.- Really?- Yes. - What happened?- We got bombed.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39- In Exeter?- No, in south-east London.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41- Your family came from London?- Yes.
0:04:41 > 0:04:48- Well, it is a shame, because the value of this table has been affected because of the damage.- Yes.
0:04:48 > 0:04:54- The whole surface here will have to be re-veneered.- Re-done, yes.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56And that is so costly.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00Whether, in fact, the person who buys this
0:05:00 > 0:05:04- will actually retain this decoration, I'm not certain.- Yes.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06But some skilled person might.
0:05:06 > 0:05:11The table itself is a card table, as you know,
0:05:11 > 0:05:16and what I love about these card tables is you've got this swivel action
0:05:16 > 0:05:18and the top folds over.
0:05:18 > 0:05:24Now, this was an improvement on the Georgian ones, where you had a leg that you had to swing out.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27- Oh, yes?- So here, you'd swing round the top.- Yes.
0:05:27 > 0:05:32These are quite good for anybody moving or downsizing.
0:05:32 > 0:05:38- We used it as a dining-room table when we got married.- Did you?- Yes. 60 years ago in a fortnight's time!
0:05:38 > 0:05:43- So you're celebrating?- Hopefully. - Let's hope we can sell this well!
0:05:43 > 0:05:48The actual lining here, which is a pink baize, that's original.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51There's no problem about having that replaced.
0:05:51 > 0:05:58I want to see whether these hinges - lovely brass flush hinges - are in good condition, which they are.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02The date of this table is of the middle Victorian period,
0:06:02 > 0:06:07so we're looking round about 1865 to 1880, that sort of period.
0:06:07 > 0:06:11Now, what I like about it, is the actual undercarriage.
0:06:11 > 0:06:12Yes, they're very nice.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14That is lovely, isn't it?
0:06:14 > 0:06:18That's machine-turning at its very best.
0:06:18 > 0:06:19- Look at those legs.- Yes.
0:06:19 > 0:06:24They are wonderful. The burr walnut and that lovely inlaid decoration.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26All my children used to play with that.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28HE LAUGHS
0:06:28 > 0:06:30You can put your rings on it.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33Then, if you look at the actual feet themselves,
0:06:33 > 0:06:35it's acanthus leaves.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37Is that what it is?
0:06:37 > 0:06:39That's what they are - acanthus leaves -
0:06:39 > 0:06:42- and they would have been finished off by hand.- Oh.
0:06:42 > 0:06:48So, altogether, it would have been a very, very high-class table.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51- Yes.- Where did the table come from? What's its history?
0:06:51 > 0:06:55It came from my grandfather, who won it in 1897.
0:06:55 > 0:06:571897? Why did he win it?
0:06:57 > 0:07:01He was rowing. He was an apprentice waterman.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05- Was this in London? - In London, in Deptford. Yes.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09- Why do you want to sell this? Is there nobody in your family...?- No.
0:07:09 > 0:07:14I have four children. They didn't know my grandfather and they're not really interested.
0:07:14 > 0:07:19- They said, "Mother, if you haven't got room, why don't you sell it?" - Sensible.- Do you think so?
0:07:19 > 0:07:25You're not going to make a large amount of money, because of the damage to the surface,
0:07:25 > 0:07:30and I think the auctioneer will say...an estimate of £300 to £500.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34- Mm-hm.- I would be happy if you put a firm reserve at 300.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38Mm-hm. My husband kept saying, "You should get 500 or 600 for that",
0:07:38 > 0:07:40but I haven't got a clue.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43- £500 or £600 - might have been a few years ago.- Yes.
0:07:43 > 0:07:50- Brown furniture has taken a tumble. I think it's the condition that'll affect the market.- Yes, I'm sure.
0:07:50 > 0:07:56- Put it low and watch it build up. - Right.- Sylvia?- Yes? - Keep your fingers crossed.- I will.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01Liz, I'm having a superb day here in Exeter.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03I know Bluebell's enjoying herself.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06She's just met a little friend over there,
0:08:06 > 0:08:10but I wonder who's going to be the leader of the pack!
0:08:10 > 0:08:11I think someone amongst this group!
0:08:11 > 0:08:15These are called painted bronzes. They belong to you, do they?
0:08:15 > 0:08:18My husband, really.
0:08:18 > 0:08:19He's just inherited them?
0:08:19 > 0:08:21Well, a few years ago, yeah,
0:08:21 > 0:08:24when my mother-in-law died suddenly.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28- They're my children's inheritance, really.- I'm mesmerised.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30Every single one is absolutely stunning.
0:08:30 > 0:08:34My eye is vying for attention. I don't know which to pick up.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36If I had to single out a group,
0:08:36 > 0:08:38I like the band, I like the orchestra,
0:08:38 > 0:08:43but, for me, it's got to be this group. This is my favourite lot.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45A group of four foxhounds there.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47The weight is incredible!
0:08:47 > 0:08:51It's all bronze. It's cast in bronze. Beautifully cast.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55All the undercuts around the ears, the eyes... It's all there.
0:08:55 > 0:08:56It's quality.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00- These were done circa 1900 in Austria.- Oh.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03Once the bronze has cooled down,
0:09:03 > 0:09:06they are then hand-painted with a very small brush
0:09:06 > 0:09:08by a very skilful artist.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12This little group alone, with these four hounds chasing the fox,
0:09:12 > 0:09:14the poor little fox...
0:09:15 > 0:09:18That's £1,500 to £2,000 alone.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20They're divine.
0:09:20 > 0:09:24- It's the best collection of Austrian bronzes I've seen.- Right.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26For me, anyway, because I'm a dog-lover.
0:09:26 > 0:09:31The entire collection here, if you split up this group, the odd chap by himself,
0:09:31 > 0:09:36you're looking at somewhere in the region of £5,000 to £6,000.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40- Right.- Lucky children. Had you any idea of their value?
0:09:40 > 0:09:45We knew they were worth quite a bit, but not as much as you're saying.
0:09:45 > 0:09:46Yes, so...
0:09:46 > 0:09:48- Something to hang onto.- Yes.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52- Please cherish this lot.- We will. Yes, definitely. Yes.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01- Hello, Jill.- Hiya.- Thanks for coming along today.- That's all right.
0:10:01 > 0:10:07- You've brought two pieces of fishing interest for us.- That's right.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10My husband's had them in the drawer for ages.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14I mentioned about coming, so he said, "Take it in, see what..."
0:10:14 > 0:10:18- He's a fisherman, is he?- Oh, yes, he's been doing it all his life.
0:10:18 > 0:10:23- He's got me at it, as well! - So you are a fisherlady?- Yes.
0:10:23 > 0:10:28- Is that what...? Fisherwoman! That sounds like you work in a fish market. Fisherladies.- Yes.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30Well, this boxed one here,
0:10:30 > 0:10:34un, Distinctive Reels, a JW Young reel,
0:10:34 > 0:10:36is relatively recent,
0:10:36 > 0:10:40so, really, we're concentrating on this reel here,
0:10:40 > 0:10:43which, as you say, it's a Hardy reel.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46Now, in the world of vintage fishing tackle,
0:10:46 > 0:10:50- Hardy is the Rolls-Royce of fishing tackle.- Right.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54They were a firm in Northumberland, the Hardy Brothers.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57They started off in the late 19th century,
0:10:57 > 0:10:59through to about 1930.
0:10:59 > 0:11:03I suspect this reel is going to be towards the end of that period.
0:11:03 > 0:11:09- Right.- You can generally tell with the foot here, which would attach it to the rod,
0:11:09 > 0:11:14in the earlier models was brass, and on this model, it's an alloy,
0:11:14 > 0:11:17which is the same material as the rest of the reel.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21It's nicely marked there - the Conquest - the name of the reel.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25We've got the little dial at the bottom there,
0:11:25 > 0:11:30- which is to variate the drag. - I never knew what that was for.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34All the screws and so on look original, and the rivets,
0:11:34 > 0:11:38which is something you've got to look for in the Hardy reels.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42Shame that one hasn't got its box. That would have completed the lot.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46- It's just starting to pit slightly. - Yeah.
0:11:46 > 0:11:50Did your husband buy it or did he inherit it?
0:11:50 > 0:11:52Is it a family of fishermen?
0:11:52 > 0:11:55I think he was given it,
0:11:55 > 0:11:57but I couldn't say when.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00Just quite a few years ago.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03Have you any idea what sort of value it would be worth?
0:12:03 > 0:12:09About seven, eight years ago, somebody offered him about £98.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11- 98?- 98, 89, something like that.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13OK, yeah.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16They probably weren't far off the mark, to be honest.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19One in good condition, perhaps in its box,
0:12:19 > 0:12:22we might be looking at sort of 150, 160.
0:12:22 > 0:12:26- Right.- We have to take into account the fact that it's not boxed,
0:12:26 > 0:12:30but I'm confident that if we put the two together, in a lot,
0:12:30 > 0:12:34I think the Young reel, it's a bonus for whoever buys the Hardy.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37All the value's in this one.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41I would suggest putting it in with an estimate of 100 to 150.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44- Yeah, that's fine. - Would you be happy?
0:12:44 > 0:12:50- Let's take it along and see if we can do something with it.- We'll probably go to Cornwall for a week,
0:12:50 > 0:12:56- so it all helps.- That'll help pay for petrol down.- That's right. - Fingers crossed.- Yeah.
0:12:56 > 0:13:02So our first trawl of valuations has netted some very interesting items.
0:13:02 > 0:13:07Good condition Clarice Cliff is always popular, and Janet's determined to get a good price.
0:13:07 > 0:13:12The Hardy fishing reel is sure to catch the eye of an enthusiast.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15And my personal favourite - the walnut card table.
0:13:15 > 0:13:20Let's hope the water damage doesn't dampen the bidders' interest.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26Just down the road from St George's Hall,
0:13:26 > 0:13:31or, if you've got a boat like this crew have, just down the water from St George's Hall,
0:13:31 > 0:13:34is Bearne's auction room, and today's auctioneer is Nick Sainty.
0:13:34 > 0:13:40He's the man with all the local knowledge, so before our lots go under the hammer,
0:13:40 > 0:13:44let's see what he's got to say about our experts' valuations.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50I absolutely love this.
0:13:50 > 0:13:54We don't get enough furniture on Flog It, so, please, if you've got some, bring it in!
0:13:54 > 0:13:58It belongs to Sylvia and it was her grandfather's. Victorian.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02Walnut. It's an amazing fold-over card table.
0:14:02 > 0:14:06We've got a valuation of £300 to £500 on it.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09All it needs is... a little bit of re-veneering.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11It needs a lot of re-veneering!
0:14:11 > 0:14:15I've subsequently spoken to the lady in question
0:14:15 > 0:14:21and the family is so keen on it that they've raised the reserve to 400.
0:14:21 > 0:14:25Ah... That's a little bit sticky, isn't it?
0:14:25 > 0:14:27I can see why they've done it.
0:14:27 > 0:14:32It means a lot to the family because the grandfather won this in a rowing race.
0:14:32 > 0:14:38- She led me to believe the damage on the top was bomb damage. - It needs £300 spending on it.
0:14:38 > 0:14:43And that's a lot of money for a private person,
0:14:43 > 0:14:46- so I'd be very surprised if this sells.- It's got the look.
0:14:46 > 0:14:51If you stand back and look at this, architecturally, the detail is superb.
0:14:51 > 0:14:57I love the fact that you've got the four columns clustering there. It's beautiful. The inlay's stunning.
0:14:57 > 0:15:02It's got that lovely nutty hue that you can only get with age.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06You're a furniture man, anyway, so I can appreciate your love for it.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09I look at it - the feet are nice, the legs are nice,
0:15:09 > 0:15:14it's a shame about the face. It's not going to sell at that price!
0:15:14 > 0:15:19- Oooh! Please try. - I'll try very hard because it is a remarkable piece of furniture.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22Put it this way - they have upped the reserve,
0:15:22 > 0:15:25which means they're not really bothered if it goes home.
0:15:25 > 0:15:29Fingers crossed, but I think the runes are against it to be honest.
0:15:29 > 0:15:34We'll find out in just a moment. We'll let Nick get on the rostrum and weave his magic.
0:15:40 > 0:15:45Well, it wouldn't be Flog It! without Clarice Cliff and we have a choice piece for you right now.
0:15:45 > 0:15:49- And it belongs to Janet, here. Good luck.- Thank you.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51Do you need good luck at £400-600?
0:15:51 > 0:15:56- Because we've seen these sell before and they've always done the top-end of the estimate.- Fingers crossed.
0:15:56 > 0:16:01Yes, she has her fingers crossed. There's no need for that!
0:16:01 > 0:16:04Clarice Cliff always does the business.
0:16:04 > 0:16:08- What I want to know is, why are you flogging it? - I don't like Clarice Cliff.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12I don't like Art Nouveau, I don't like anything like that.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16I've got to admit, OK, I don't understand Clarice Cliff
0:16:16 > 0:16:20and I certainly wouldn't pay as much as some people would for it.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23- So, I'm kinda with you on that one. - Oh, good.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26Hopefully, what are you gonna put the money towards? More antiques...?
0:16:26 > 0:16:31No, I hope to spend my winters in France. I'm looking for a house, so that'll pay for me to go and look.
0:16:31 > 0:16:37- Go shopping for a house in France. That can't be bad, Will?- Sounds good. A good lifestyle to live.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40But, yeah, Clarice Cliff - a lot of it about. I like this piece
0:16:40 > 0:16:43cos the conical sifter is an iconic shape.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46Good luck! This is it, Janet. It's going under the hammer.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49The Clarice Cliff conical sugar sifter in the Lorna design.
0:16:49 > 0:16:55200, 210, 220... 30 with you. It's here at 220. And 30 with you.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58- Oh!- We're struggling at 230. - Are you all done?
0:16:58 > 0:17:03- 230, thank you. 240, 250...- Phew!
0:17:03 > 0:17:05260, 270, 280, 290...
0:17:05 > 0:17:08300, 320...
0:17:08 > 0:17:10340, 360...
0:17:10 > 0:17:13- Go on.- 380, 400...?
0:17:13 > 0:17:17- It's in the corner at £400.- Phew!- Do I see 420?- That was close, actually.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20- Are we all done at £400? - KNOCK!
0:17:20 > 0:17:24Ooh! That is a sold sound. It wasn't top-end was it, Janet?
0:17:24 > 0:17:25It wasn't, no. Never mind.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27Ooh! I nearly bigged that up,
0:17:27 > 0:17:31- and for a moment it struggled at 280 didn't it, or 230? Somewhere around there.- Yeah.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33I thought, "It's not going!"
0:17:33 > 0:17:37Is this the turning point for Clarice Cliff? I wonder.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39It did sound like a cheap lot to me, really.
0:17:39 > 0:17:43You've got to take into account the rarity of the pattern and the design and so on.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47But I've seen them make four figures before for more unusual patterns.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51I thought Lorna was a sought-after pattern. But we got it away!
0:17:51 > 0:17:55- That's the main thing.- That's it. Thank you.- All we can say really is - job done!
0:18:00 > 0:18:03We've got two choice fishing reels going under the hammer.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06- They belong to Jill.- That's right. - They're your husband's, really.- Yes.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09- He's the keen fisherman, isn't he? - Very much so.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12I love the Hardy reel and I think that's a choice lot.
0:18:12 > 0:18:17- Yes.- That's were the value is. Hopefully we'll get the top-end, that 150-mark. Will?
0:18:17 > 0:18:20Hopefully, yeah. I mean, the reel's in nice condition.
0:18:20 > 0:18:24- The Hardy's not in a box, is it?- No. - The more modern one is. - That's right.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26That would maybe have helped bump up the price.
0:18:26 > 0:18:31- But...- Nevertheless, I think we're gonna do this. I really think we're gonna do this.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34- Good luck.- We've got the reels, the fishing reels.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36There's some interest here.
0:18:36 > 0:18:37Oh! Some interest.
0:18:37 > 0:18:4250...5, 60...5... £70 is bid.
0:18:42 > 0:18:46- Commission bid of £70.- We need somebody to start bidding.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49- 85...- He's got a bid still left on there.- 90...
0:18:49 > 0:18:52- He's moving it up.- Doorway bidder at £95.- 95.
0:18:52 > 0:18:56- So selling with a bit of discretion. - In the doorway at 95.
0:18:56 > 0:19:00I'm selling in the room then at £95.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02- Jill, it's gone. - Yeah, well, that's fine. Yeah.
0:19:02 > 0:19:07- 95 quid.- Well, it's better than being saved in the drawer, isn't it?
0:19:07 > 0:19:11- Yeah.- Well done.- And I hope that the next fish he catches is the biggest one for you.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13- I'm hoping.- You're hoping.- Yeah.
0:19:17 > 0:19:21Now for one of my favourite items of the day, cos I love wood.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24This has got everything, apart from the fact that it's a bit damaged.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28It belongs to Sylvia, it's that lovely Victorian card table.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32We had a valuation of £300-500.
0:19:32 > 0:19:38- Now, you have since changed the value, you've upped the reserve, haven't you, to £400?- Yes.
0:19:38 > 0:19:43- Now we've got really a value of £400-500.- Mmm.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46I had a chat to the auctioneer... Let's bring David in, our expert,
0:19:46 > 0:19:50- cos you don't know...- I've just heard.- ..the reserve's gone up. Well...
0:19:50 > 0:19:53the auctioneer said, since you've put the reserve up...
0:19:53 > 0:19:56- Yeah.- ..it might just struggle. - Right.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59- Fair enough.- He could have got it away at £300.- Yes.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02- Pity. Time will tell.- We'll see. - Time will tell.- Oh, dear.
0:20:02 > 0:20:06- It's going under the hammer now.- Is it?- I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09- David will as well.- I've everything crossed.- We want it to sell.
0:20:09 > 0:20:14Lot 345, the burr walnut inlaid card table.
0:20:14 > 0:20:20- Commission bid with me...- Ooh! - 320... £340 is bid.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23360 will you? 340 is bid. 360 will you?
0:20:23 > 0:20:24Oh, it's close.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27360...380...400...
0:20:27 > 0:20:29We've done it!
0:20:29 > 0:20:31Showcase bidder at £400.
0:20:31 > 0:20:36- I'm shivering.- We've done it.- That's the book out.- I'm so pleased.
0:20:36 > 0:20:41- We're all done...- Yes!- ..on the showcase and selling at £400.- Whoo!
0:20:41 > 0:20:44- That was good. That was good.- It was so close.- Well, I never.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46That was good. Everybody got what they wanted.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49- You got the value right. You got the money you wanted.- Yes.
0:20:49 > 0:20:55- Somebody would've had a good deal for the card table if it went for less. So...- I'm very pleased.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05They say every Englishman's home is his castle.
0:21:05 > 0:21:11Well, not every Englishman has that luxury of having his very own castle designed and built to order.
0:21:16 > 0:21:23But that's exactly what one successful businessman did back in 1910, and his name was Julius Drewe.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26And surrounded by the beautiful rolling hillsides here,
0:21:26 > 0:21:30on the edge of Dartmoor in Devon, he built his home - Castle Drogo.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35Drewe founded the Home And Colonial Stores -
0:21:35 > 0:21:38one of the earliest chain stores in the world.
0:21:38 > 0:21:43By the age of 33, he'd amassed enough of a fortune to retire
0:21:43 > 0:21:46and dedicate his time to planning his grand project.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50And coming, as he did, from new money,
0:21:50 > 0:21:54Drewe was eager to buy himself a piece of illustrious history.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56So, he did some research on his family tree
0:21:56 > 0:22:02and he discovered, or he claimed he was a direct descendant of a Norman baron - Drogo de Teign.
0:22:02 > 0:22:06And fresh with these visions of his ancient family roots in his mind,
0:22:06 > 0:22:10he commissioned architect Edwin Lutyens to design and build
0:22:10 > 0:22:13a baronial pile, here on the edge of Dartmoor.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17Lutyens, the pre-eminent architect of his day,
0:22:17 > 0:22:22was famous for his versatility and invention.
0:22:22 > 0:22:24He specialised in adapting styles of the past
0:22:24 > 0:22:26to the demands of modern living.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31And that's exactly what we've got here at Castle Drogo.
0:22:31 > 0:22:35And to find out a bit more about this VERY impressive building,
0:22:35 > 0:22:40- I've come to talk to the curator - Michael Thompson. Hi.- Hello.- Thank you for showing me around.
0:22:40 > 0:22:44- This place must have caused a stir in its day.- It certainly did.
0:22:44 > 0:22:49Nothing like it had been built before and it was making a very big stamp on the landscape
0:22:49 > 0:22:54- and really making a big statement about Julius Drewe's family and his history and so on.- Mmm.
0:22:54 > 0:22:58So, Lutyens, the architect, incorporated everything he could into one house
0:22:58 > 0:23:03to make it appear to be a very old house with a lot of history.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05It must have cost an absolute fortune!
0:23:05 > 0:23:06How did Drewe earn his millions?
0:23:06 > 0:23:10He earned his millions through tea and through margarines.
0:23:10 > 0:23:14He obviously had an eye for detail and for culture, didn't he?
0:23:14 > 0:23:18- And wanted some kind of baronial past to cling onto.- Yup. Everything about the house
0:23:18 > 0:23:22takes you through all the different ages of architecture in Britain
0:23:22 > 0:23:26and the details give away the fact that this is a modern house.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29Yeah, but I love the way... I mean it is a modern house.
0:23:29 > 0:23:33It's got the feel of a modern house, but this massive entrance hall
0:23:33 > 0:23:36is a sort of...it's not had the granite plastered at all
0:23:36 > 0:23:40or painted. It's in its austere sort of drabness, which is quite nice,
0:23:40 > 0:23:42it takes you back centuries.
0:23:42 > 0:23:47- Yes, indeed. We're in a kind of Medieval-feel here.- It feels like it, doesn't it?
0:23:47 > 0:23:51It does. And the granite appears to be coming out of the ground,
0:23:51 > 0:23:55but there's all the mod cons and all the comforts available of the time.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58Well, this very impressive entrance hall is great for starters,
0:23:58 > 0:24:01- but let's have a tour and explore the rest. Come on!- OK.
0:24:05 > 0:24:10The 51-roomed castle is only a third of the size of its original design.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12The advent of the First World War
0:24:12 > 0:24:15reduced the scale of the men's ambitions,
0:24:15 > 0:24:19but, even so, it still took 20 years to build.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23Including this, the kitchen's very unusual domed roof.
0:24:23 > 0:24:28It's so hard to imagine that this house was designed and built in the 1920s.
0:24:28 > 0:24:33But then that is the secret of good design, isn't it? It's absolutely ageless.
0:24:33 > 0:24:38Talk me through some of the creature comforts the lucky few would've had...in the 1920s.
0:24:38 > 0:24:43The lucky few, certainly in this house, would've had things like electricity
0:24:43 > 0:24:46powering an awful lot of bits and pieces around the house.
0:24:46 > 0:24:51They had a lift, they had everything from electric teacup warmers to electric clocks.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53So it's a very luxurious house.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56It's got everything you could've asked for at the time.
0:24:56 > 0:25:00When you look at this kitchen, you'd think this was designed yesterday,
0:25:00 > 0:25:05cos this is all the rage now - big centre island, wonderful smooth lines on the work surface,
0:25:05 > 0:25:09very easy to clean. Everything's here. It's so hygienic.
0:25:09 > 0:25:15It's one those things, where Lutyens has really put a lot of effort into it to make it a workable kitchen.
0:25:15 > 0:25:20It's got to be smooth-running. There can't be any faults. So you've got the ranges behind us,
0:25:20 > 0:25:25- they're working almost all the way through the day.- It's an architectural delight,
0:25:25 > 0:25:28- but at the same time it is pioneering.- Yeah. Definitely.
0:25:28 > 0:25:33- I'd love this kitchen.- It's very good, isn't it? Workable, without a doubt.
0:25:33 > 0:25:38Why was it so important for Drewe to have everything so simplistic and modern?
0:25:38 > 0:25:42Well, he was very much a man of his time.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45Any kind of gadget, anything that was new,
0:25:45 > 0:25:48that would really sort of catch his imagination,
0:25:48 > 0:25:51- he was employing in the house.- Yeah.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54And so, he fed that into the whole of his lifestyle.
0:25:54 > 0:25:58I love that light scoop that Lutyens has put in. I think that's wonderful.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01- It also lets the whole kitchen breathe.- Yes. Yep.
0:26:01 > 0:26:07There's windows up there you can open. It acts like a flume - takes all the heat away.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10But the cook was more worried about the LIGHTING in here.
0:26:10 > 0:26:16- There's so much natural light up there!- There is, but four electric lights, to her, were alien
0:26:16 > 0:26:20and not what she was used to. She didn't want to cook in here for some time.
0:26:20 > 0:26:26- What a moaner! It is stunning.- You'd never change Lutyens' mind on something like that.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28No. No, and I'm pleased he was so stubborn,
0:26:28 > 0:26:32- and that's the quality of a good architect. You do not compromise. - No.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37Julius Drewe and Edwin Lutyens didn't go in for half measures
0:26:37 > 0:26:40in the design and construction of Castle Drogo.
0:26:40 > 0:26:45These solid granite walls were the last castle ever to be built in Britain
0:26:45 > 0:26:50and it's a lasting monument and testament to the architectural ambitions of these two men.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55In their ambition to marry the ancient with the modern,
0:26:55 > 0:26:57no detail was overlooked.
0:26:57 > 0:27:01Even the servants' quarters incorporated the latest mod cons
0:27:01 > 0:27:06and in the 1920s, that meant the castle needed electricity.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10I'd imagine it'd be difficult to heat a house this size.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13- Every bedroom would've had an electric fire?- Yes.
0:27:13 > 0:27:18The whole house had central heating, but it was very hard to keep the place warm,
0:27:18 > 0:27:23so you could heat locally by plugging in your little electric fire and hopefully it would fill the room.
0:27:23 > 0:27:27- But that put a great demand on this consumer unit.- Yes.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31We have, nowadays, a button that you push in when the fuse goes,
0:27:31 > 0:27:33but look at this - this is very sophisticated.
0:27:33 > 0:27:38- All these are porcelain, aren't they?- They are.- They are your circuit-breakers?- Yup.
0:27:38 > 0:27:42If you have a problem with your electricity in a room, or if a fuse goes,
0:27:42 > 0:27:47then you pull one of these handles down till you cut the electric flow off.
0:27:47 > 0:27:52You get a great flash! And then you pull that out, put a new piece of wire across
0:27:52 > 0:27:54- and then back in it all goes.- Yeah.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57- It's amazing. It looks like it's out of a Frankenstein movie.- Yeah.
0:27:57 > 0:28:03So, in the days before the National Grid, how did a big house like this, generate its own supply?
0:28:03 > 0:28:07- Well, this one had its own turbine house down on the river at the bottom of the gorge.- Right.
0:28:07 > 0:28:13- And so, really, you were dependent on river flow as to whether you had adequate current.- Hmm-mm.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16But it's a good, self-sufficient system.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18Maybe we'll be able to get it running some time.
0:28:18 > 0:28:22Michael, thank you very much. It's been a pleasure wandering around here
0:28:22 > 0:28:27- and it's definitely worth coming back. It's worth several visits. Thank you.- Thank you.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34And here's another two men whose ambition
0:28:34 > 0:28:37is to unearth more of Devon's treasures.
0:28:39 > 0:28:42Tim, I was hoping, today,
0:28:42 > 0:28:44that somebody would come along with...
0:28:44 > 0:28:47items I could relate to the area.
0:28:47 > 0:28:51- Hmm-mmm.- This is a wonderful collection of terracotta.
0:28:51 > 0:28:55People call it slipware, motto ware,
0:28:55 > 0:28:57produced late 19th, into the 20th century
0:28:57 > 0:28:59and it's still being produced now.
0:28:59 > 0:29:04Um, souvenir pieces, mainly from the sort of Torquay area.
0:29:04 > 0:29:06Now, why did you start collecting them?
0:29:06 > 0:29:10Because, like you say, it was local to the area
0:29:10 > 0:29:14and being Devonshire born and bred myself,
0:29:14 > 0:29:16with the mottos and that, I could relate to it.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19Well, I think I would need some translation.
0:29:21 > 0:29:23I can't read this.
0:29:23 > 0:29:28There's one incredible inkwell here, which probably dates from the beginning of the 20th century.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30There's a motto there. What does it say?
0:29:30 > 0:29:34It says on that one, "Us be always glad to yer frume."
0:29:34 > 0:29:40- So that means...?- Which is meaning, we're always glad to hear from you. - Oh!
0:29:40 > 0:29:42So, it's colloquial English?
0:29:42 > 0:29:46Yeah, Devon, the Queen's English as her is spoke.
0:29:46 > 0:29:51These are delightful little pieces. I particularly like this candlestick.
0:29:51 > 0:29:55This is very much in the Arts And Crafts style.
0:29:55 > 0:30:00This whole industry was established to supply the tourist trade...
0:30:00 > 0:30:04- That's right.- ..for the fairly wealthy middle-class,
0:30:04 > 0:30:07who, because of the railway, were coming to the West Country on holiday.
0:30:07 > 0:30:11- Yes.- So very astute potters, particularly Aller Vale, Torquay,
0:30:11 > 0:30:15started producing decorative pottery,
0:30:15 > 0:30:18slip decorated like this piece here,
0:30:18 > 0:30:21and then putting mottos on a bit later.
0:30:21 > 0:30:22Where did you acquire them from?
0:30:22 > 0:30:29One or two pieces I had given to me, birthday and Christmas, car boot sales,
0:30:29 > 0:30:30market stalls.
0:30:30 > 0:30:34I can tell you bought them from car boot sales and jumble sales,
0:30:34 > 0:30:37because all of them have got slight nicks...
0:30:37 > 0:30:41- some have got chips or hairline cracks.- That's right.
0:30:41 > 0:30:46The most important pieces, like the the candlestick and the inkwell, haven't.
0:30:46 > 0:30:50I think that will carry the whole collection when they come up for sale.
0:30:50 > 0:30:55Now I'm going to make a suggestion to you that we don't put a reserve on these.
0:30:55 > 0:31:00- Right.- We should let them run along in the auction.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03As long as we've got two or three people there bidding away
0:31:03 > 0:31:06it'll achieve the market price.
0:31:06 > 0:31:10I hope they'll go for something in the region of about £60-80.
0:31:10 > 0:31:14But I think at that sort of level, the auction will not take a reserve
0:31:14 > 0:31:19- and they'll say exactly the same that I'm saying...- Exactly. - Are you happy with that?
0:31:19 > 0:31:22Yeah, I appreciate everything you say.
0:31:22 > 0:31:24You'll be there to join in the fun?
0:31:24 > 0:31:29- Oh, too right!- I can't say I'll be holding your hand, but I shall be there!
0:31:32 > 0:31:37Jack, you've brought in this rather fine Royal Doulton figure.
0:31:37 > 0:31:38Tell me about it.
0:31:38 > 0:31:42Well, I don't really know much about it, but it belonged to my mother
0:31:42 > 0:31:49and when we cleared her home in Aberdeen, we brought it down to Exeter,
0:31:49 > 0:31:52we've never really showed it. It's just been up in the loft
0:31:52 > 0:31:54or in odd corners, so...
0:31:54 > 0:31:56Let's just take her out of that box.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59She's not got any great age to her.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01But with this sort of modern collectible,
0:32:01 > 0:32:07what's all important to the collector is the fact that you've kept the original box,
0:32:07 > 0:32:09you've even got the original packaging,
0:32:09 > 0:32:13and you've got the all-important certificate of authenticity.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22This is 4,614 out of 5,000.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25For a firm like Royal Doulton
0:32:25 > 0:32:28that can produce thousands and thousands of these figures
0:32:28 > 0:32:30on a production run,
0:32:30 > 0:32:335,000 is actually quite a nice low figure.
0:32:34 > 0:32:40You occasionally see certificates with "limited to 30 firing days",
0:32:40 > 0:32:43and in 30 days, they can produce a lot of porcelain figures.
0:32:43 > 0:32:47Royal Doulton figures started off early 20th century
0:32:47 > 0:32:53when we started trying to compete against the early German imports,
0:32:53 > 0:32:54the bisque figures.
0:32:54 > 0:33:00Post-war, we were pushed to get these figures made in England,
0:33:00 > 0:33:03a local industry, rather than importing.
0:33:03 > 0:33:08And you had two factories mainly, Royal Worcester and Royal Doulton.
0:33:08 > 0:33:10You can see it's Queen Victoria.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13We've got some nice detailing here with the dogs jumping up,
0:33:13 > 0:33:16the little cushion here,
0:33:16 > 0:33:17the folds in her dress.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20And you've got this hand-painted decoration
0:33:20 > 0:33:22which again just...
0:33:22 > 0:33:25allows the decorator to be a bit more subtle
0:33:25 > 0:33:27in the colours used and the brushstroke,
0:33:27 > 0:33:31which brings out the elegance of the figure.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34Even this nice little flower on her dress here
0:33:34 > 0:33:36is in perfect condition.
0:33:36 > 0:33:39The cost of producing these figures
0:33:39 > 0:33:41is actually quite high
0:33:41 > 0:33:44which is why you get the retail price,
0:33:44 > 0:33:47which can sometimes be a little top heavy,
0:33:47 > 0:33:50- when these things again then come to market.- Uh-huh.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52I would say at auction,
0:33:52 > 0:33:54for a figure like this,
0:33:54 > 0:33:56in all its original packaging,
0:33:56 > 0:33:57you should be looking
0:33:57 > 0:34:00in region of £200-300.
0:34:00 > 0:34:06- Is that a sort of figure that you would be happy with us...- Yes. - ..taking her to auction at?- Yes.
0:34:06 > 0:34:10- Rather than languishing in the loft? - Well, just thinking how pretty she looked there,
0:34:10 > 0:34:15- so better somebody to appreciate her than...- Yes, she was a pretty lady in her youth.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18I'm happy at that.
0:34:18 > 0:34:22- £200-300. And if we put the reserve at 200 with discretion...- Yes.
0:34:22 > 0:34:24Just gives the auctioneer a little bit of leeway.
0:34:24 > 0:34:29If you're happy at that, we'll see if we can knock the hammer down to her at that sort of money.
0:34:29 > 0:34:31- Yes, I think that would be satisfactory.- Super.
0:34:35 > 0:34:38Jane, this really does put a smile on my face.
0:34:38 > 0:34:39It's a little bit naughty.
0:34:39 > 0:34:41- Yes.- Tell me all about it.
0:34:41 > 0:34:45It came from my ex-father-in-law who lived in Birmingham.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48- Ah.- He died in 1983
0:34:48 > 0:34:51and his elder brother had also had a jeweller's shop.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54When he died, they were just clearing out his shop
0:34:54 > 0:34:57and somehow we acquired this.
0:34:57 > 0:34:59I don't know how!
0:34:59 > 0:35:02You can't help but laugh and smile when you see it.
0:35:02 > 0:35:04It's a lovely little silver cigarette case
0:35:04 > 0:35:07and the key there, as you said, Birmingham.
0:35:07 > 0:35:13I've looked through the glass and you can see the assay mark for Birmingham which is the anchor.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16The silver lion passant moving to the left means sterling silver.
0:35:16 > 0:35:21The maker's name is EML. I have looked in the book and I can't find him,
0:35:21 > 0:35:24but the lower case "r"
0:35:24 > 0:35:27set against the anchor for Birmingham,
0:35:27 > 0:35:30- this was made in 1891.- 1891?- Yes.
0:35:30 > 0:35:35There's a fair bit of weight there and silver has shot up in value,
0:35:35 > 0:35:37- as has copper and gold.- Right.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40A few weeks ago, that was about £2.75 an ounce.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42It's now £5 an ounce.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45- So it's a good time to sell.- Right.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48You had to have a little bit of money to afford something like this.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51The enamel work is absolutely divine.
0:35:51 > 0:35:54There's only a little bit of damage, just on the corner.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56But it's got the touch
0:35:56 > 0:35:58and it's got the silver marks,
0:35:58 > 0:36:00and it's got a gorgeous lady,
0:36:00 > 0:36:04who is sort of riding along topless on a pushbike!
0:36:04 > 0:36:07Someone had a sense of humour. I absolutely adore this.
0:36:07 > 0:36:13- It's not too naughty, is it?- No, no.- It's titillation, if you pardon the pun, rather than pornography.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15I don't know what she's holding.
0:36:15 > 0:36:17It looks like a cap.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19Maybe people are putting coins in it!
0:36:19 > 0:36:21And she's saying, "Come on, it's a bet!"
0:36:21 > 0:36:25You never know, do you? I think you've got to use your own imagination here.
0:36:25 > 0:36:30- If it was pornography, which they did depict a lot...- Uh-huh.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33- ..it would be on the inside.- Right.
0:36:33 > 0:36:34Slightly more discreet.
0:36:34 > 0:36:38I've not seen anything so charming and so witty and funny
0:36:38 > 0:36:41- and I know this is going to sell well.- Excellent.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44Are you sure you want to sell it?
0:36:44 > 0:36:46- Yes.- Why do you want to sell it?
0:36:46 > 0:36:48It's just been in a bag in the bathroom
0:36:48 > 0:36:50and I spoke to my ex-husband
0:36:50 > 0:36:53and we agreed that as it wasn't of any sentimental value,
0:36:53 > 0:36:57that we'd sell it and split the money between the children.
0:36:57 > 0:37:01- So they can get some use of it. - That's a good call, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03I'm going to put a value of...
0:37:03 > 0:37:05I'm going to be quite bold and say £300-400.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07Not bad.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10- Not bad at all.- It's not bad at all, is it?
0:37:10 > 0:37:16We'll put a reserve, a fixed reserve, of £275.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18We mustn't sell it any less than that.
0:37:18 > 0:37:25That's the wrong day and the wrong auction room. There's no bidders there. It's worth £300-400.
0:37:25 > 0:37:26Not bad.
0:37:26 > 0:37:28I think it's charming.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31I just can't wait to see this one go under the hammer.
0:37:31 > 0:37:35- Thank you very much, Jane, and hopefully I'll see you at the auction.- OK.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37Well, that's it for our valuations.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40Let's see what's going off to auction.
0:37:40 > 0:37:45Staying at home here in Devon, there's the quirky motto ware collection.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48Will we get a king's ransom
0:37:48 > 0:37:51for this delightful Queen Victoria Royal Doulton figurine?
0:37:53 > 0:37:57And this naughty but nice silver cigarette case
0:37:57 > 0:38:01may raise a smile, but will it raise any interest with our bidders?
0:38:01 > 0:38:05Let's hotfoot it over to Bearne's auction house in Exeter and find out.
0:38:08 > 0:38:12Something with a bit of local interest right now, Torquay ware.
0:38:12 > 0:38:14Apparently it's all in the clay.
0:38:14 > 0:38:16They belong to Tim. Various items.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18No reserve, so there's no pressure on our expert.
0:38:18 > 0:38:21Hopefully we're gonna get the £60-80 mark, Tim.
0:38:21 > 0:38:25You've been collecting for a number of years, so why are you flogging?
0:38:25 > 0:38:29- Is it, "That's it. Had enough now. Go on to something else."?- Well...
0:38:29 > 0:38:33my latest collecting habit of model and toy tractors,
0:38:33 > 0:38:36- being in the farming fraternity... - Oh, right.
0:38:36 > 0:38:37..has sort of taken over
0:38:37 > 0:38:39and it's room.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42David, will we get that top end?
0:38:42 > 0:38:47We should do. There's a nice mixture of Torquay terracotta companies in this collection.
0:38:47 > 0:38:48Some are a bit chipped.
0:38:48 > 0:38:52But they've all got these lovely local mottos on.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54And it is good tourist ware, isn't it?
0:38:54 > 0:38:56They were originally tourist ware.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59They're going under the hammer right now. Good luck, Tim.
0:38:59 > 0:39:03Lot 210, this mixed group of Watcombe Pottery.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06Eighteen pieces in all.
0:39:06 > 0:39:07Bidding's with me,
0:39:07 > 0:39:1032, 35, 38,
0:39:10 > 0:39:14- 40, £42 is bid.- Good start.
0:39:14 > 0:39:1645. 48.
0:39:16 > 0:39:1750. The book is out.
0:39:17 > 0:39:19Lady's bid at £50.
0:39:19 > 0:39:215. 60?
0:39:21 > 0:39:225?
0:39:22 > 0:39:2470.
0:39:26 > 0:39:27- 5?- Go on, wind it up.
0:39:27 > 0:39:29He says no.
0:39:29 > 0:39:33- Lady's bid at £70. Are we all done? - That's good.
0:39:33 > 0:39:36Selling then at £70.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39Spot on, David! Well done, Tim!
0:39:39 > 0:39:42- Thank you for bringing those in. - Better than a kick up the pants!
0:39:42 > 0:39:48- Is that motto?- My father always used to say nimble ninepence is better than a trundling bob.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50THEY LAUGH
0:39:52 > 0:39:58I've just been joined by Jack and he's about to flog some Royal Doulton and it is Queen Victoria.
0:39:58 > 0:40:00Limited edition.
0:40:00 > 0:40:06When you think limited edition, you always think one of 100 or 200,
0:40:06 > 0:40:08but 5,000's quite a lot.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11When you think about the amount that these factories produced,
0:40:11 > 0:40:15in their terms, 5,000 isn't probably a lot.
0:40:15 > 0:40:20- But in our terms, it probably is. - Why are you flogging it?
0:40:20 > 0:40:22Well, it's not our sort of thing.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24- We collect bull terriers. - Oh, do you?!
0:40:24 > 0:40:29- Are you a dog lover as well? - A bit of crystal as well.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31Good luck. This is it.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33255, the Doulton figure.
0:40:33 > 0:40:37Boxed with its certificate. A number of commission bids.
0:40:37 > 0:40:42Pretty close together. 50, 160, 170 is bid.
0:40:42 > 0:40:44180 on the showcase.
0:40:44 > 0:40:48- It's on the showcase at 180. - He's selling at 180.
0:40:48 > 0:40:50The book is out. It's on the showcase at 180.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52He's using his discretion.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55Are you all done? At £180.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58It's gone down - just!
0:40:58 > 0:41:00- It sold.- It sold. Only just.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02- We did it.- Yeah.
0:41:02 > 0:41:05- You didn't want to take it home, did you?- No.
0:41:05 > 0:41:08- I hope somebody will appreciate it. - I'm sure they will.
0:41:08 > 0:41:10I never really had her out of her box to look at her.
0:41:10 > 0:41:16- Never really thought about her.- It did struggle, but if you didn't have that box, it wouldn't have sold.
0:41:16 > 0:41:19The box and the certificate made the difference.
0:41:19 > 0:41:22Jack, what are you going to put the money towards?
0:41:22 > 0:41:23Squander it!
0:41:23 > 0:41:26- Put it to a holiday, I think. - Oh, that's good.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34OK, there's no need to ask for your full attention on this next lot
0:41:34 > 0:41:39because it's that gorgeous, enamelled cigarette case which belongs to Jane.
0:41:39 > 0:41:44It's about to go under the hammer. I'm pretty sure we'll get my valuation of £300-400.
0:41:44 > 0:41:49We've got a packed room. It's the first of the silver lots, so let's see how it does. Confident?
0:41:49 > 0:41:52- I am. - It's going under the hammer now.
0:41:52 > 0:41:57Lot 30. We now move on to this George V, enamel cigarette case.
0:41:57 > 0:41:59I think the jokes have been exhausted,
0:41:59 > 0:42:02so let's launch straight into this. The bidding's with me.
0:42:02 > 0:42:03There is interest.
0:42:03 > 0:42:08- Good.- We're away at 300, 320, 340, 360, 380 is bid.
0:42:08 > 0:42:09400.
0:42:09 > 0:42:11And 20.
0:42:11 > 0:42:12440.
0:42:12 > 0:42:14460. 480.
0:42:14 > 0:42:15500.
0:42:15 > 0:42:16And 20.
0:42:16 > 0:42:18- 550. 580.- Yes!
0:42:18 > 0:42:19600. And 20.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21They absolutely love it.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23680. 700.
0:42:23 > 0:42:25And 20. 750.
0:42:25 > 0:42:26780.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28- 800.- Wow!
0:42:28 > 0:42:29And 50. 900.
0:42:29 > 0:42:30And 50.
0:42:30 > 0:42:311,000.
0:42:31 > 0:42:36- Oh!- And 50. Out of the room at £1,050.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39- It was that good.- Are we all done? The book is out.
0:42:39 > 0:42:42I'm selling distant at £1,050.
0:42:43 > 0:42:45- £1,050!- Brilliant!
0:42:45 > 0:42:47Whoo-oo!
0:42:47 > 0:42:49What are you gonna do with that?!
0:42:50 > 0:42:53- I'll give it to my children, all three of them. - You've got three kids?
0:42:53 > 0:42:59- Yes. I'm going to split it between them.- One of your daughters is with you. What's her name?- Lucy.
0:42:59 > 0:43:02Lucky kids! Thank you so much, Jane, for coming in.
0:43:03 > 0:43:06Well, as you can see, the auction's still going on behind me.
0:43:06 > 0:43:09But it's definitely all over for our rovers.
0:43:09 > 0:43:11What a cracking day we've had here in Exeter.
0:43:11 > 0:43:16The highlight of the show for me had to be that big smile on Jane's face
0:43:16 > 0:43:22when we got a cracking £1,000 for that lovely silver enamelled cigarette case.
0:43:22 > 0:43:24A bit naughty, but wasn't that worth watching?
0:43:24 > 0:43:27Join me next time on Flog It! for lots more surprises.
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