0:00:02 > 0:00:04As Victorian seaside towns go,
0:00:04 > 0:00:08it doesn't get more traditional than this.
0:00:08 > 0:00:12There are stunning beaches, the most amazing pier, even a bandstand,
0:00:12 > 0:00:16and today, Flog It! is in town in a rather breezy Eastbourne.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55Eastbourne is such an elegant town!
0:00:55 > 0:01:01So it's fitting that today's venue for the show comes from the equally elegant Town Hall
0:01:01 > 0:01:06which was furnished in 1886 with no expense spared on the materials,
0:01:06 > 0:01:09and included in the fittings we've got wonderful fine oak,
0:01:09 > 0:01:12Minton tiles, gorgeous marble cladding the walls
0:01:12 > 0:01:15and, of course, the beautiful stained-glass windows,
0:01:15 > 0:01:19turning this whole place into an architectural delight.
0:01:19 > 0:01:24So let's hope we get some real quality items from this long queue we've got outside.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26And talking of quality,
0:01:26 > 0:01:29our two experts are Mark Stacey and Jethro Marles,
0:01:29 > 0:01:36checking out all the antiques and chasing everyone up to the Flog It! blue tables.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40Susannah, you know it's nice to see people making an effort and you look lovely.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44- Oh, thank you! - You do, you look lovely.
0:01:44 > 0:01:48A nice bit of jewellery on, not too much, just nice,
0:01:48 > 0:01:50- and you've brought me a present! - Yes, I did.
0:01:50 > 0:01:54- Let's have a look. It's a bracelet.- Yes.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58- You like bracelets, do you? - I do. I like any jewellery, me.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02And what a lovely piece of jewellery this is!
0:02:02 > 0:02:06- Dripping with colour.- Yes. They are semiprecious stones.
0:02:06 > 0:02:11All different semiprecious stones, and set in what metal?
0:02:11 > 0:02:15- 18-carat gold.- 18-carat gold is what you think. Right.
0:02:15 > 0:02:20- And why are you thinking of selling it?- It's far too big.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23- It falls off my wrist. - You've got very dainty wrists.
0:02:23 > 0:02:29It was a present and I haven't worn it much, so it might as well go.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32So how long have you had it yourself?
0:02:32 > 0:02:36- ..25 years?- 25 years.- 35.
0:02:36 > 0:02:41- Was it not new when you had it? - No. no. Well, I don't know. It was bought for me.
0:02:41 > 0:02:46- If I said that it was late 1950s, maybe even 1960s...- Could be.
0:02:46 > 0:02:51- So that would make it about 40 years old.- 40-something.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55It's got all the different-coloured semiprecious gems.
0:02:55 > 0:03:00- They're quite easy ones to recognise - the amethyst...- Yes.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03- What's this one?- Er, peridot. - Do you know this one?- No.
0:03:03 > 0:03:08That's a citrine, which is the orangey-yellowy form of quartz.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12- Do you know what this one is? - Yes.- Aquamarine.
0:03:12 > 0:03:16- This one, it's a very, very dark green.- I don't know it.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20- Tourmaline.- Tourmaline. - And do you know what this one is?
0:03:20 > 0:03:22- No.- This is very similar to this one.
0:03:22 > 0:03:28- This is the yellowy form of citrine. - I see.- And finally...- I'm learning!
0:03:28 > 0:03:32- ..on the end we have a red...- Ruby. - ..garnet. If only it was a ruby!
0:03:32 > 0:03:35Yes, it would be worth a lot.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39- Ruby is a precious stone and you did say they were semiprecious.- Yes.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43- It's lovely, isn't it? - You've got all the colours there.
0:03:43 > 0:03:48The only mark that's on here is right here and it says "750".
0:03:48 > 0:03:50- That's 18...- Well, in this country,
0:03:50 > 0:03:55- if we're selling this in the auction we're not allowed to call it 18-carat gold.- Aren't you?
0:03:55 > 0:04:00Even though this mark tells me that it's probably 18-carat gold,
0:04:00 > 0:04:04- 750 means 750 parts per thousand of gold.- Yeah.
0:04:04 > 0:04:10- It's continental.- Exactly. It's been made probably in Italy,
0:04:10 > 0:04:14and we can say that the clasp is stamped "750"
0:04:14 > 0:04:16and we can also give an indication
0:04:16 > 0:04:20- by saying that it's gold-coloured metal...- Yes.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22- And we can also give an estimate. - Yes.
0:04:22 > 0:04:27- I think this is going to make nearer £200.- That's good news.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30Let's hope so. I think a reserve of £200 will be all right.
0:04:30 > 0:04:35- Yes, good.- And an estimate of £250. - Yes? Fantastic.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38Fantastic. What are you gonna do with the money?
0:04:38 > 0:04:40Spend it! Have a party.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50- Hello, Jenny.- Hello, Mark. - I love this object.
0:04:50 > 0:04:55- Tell me where you got it from.- It was always on my grandparents' piano
0:04:55 > 0:04:57in a village they lived in in Kent.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01My brother and I were never allowed to touch it until my grandparents died
0:05:01 > 0:05:06and it came to my parents' house and we realised why we weren't allowed to touch it,
0:05:06 > 0:05:09because they were very Victorian.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12- And it's got an interesting underside.- It has.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15And since my parents have died it's just been in a drawer.
0:05:15 > 0:05:20- And you haven't got it out and looked at it, it's just been hidden away?- Mm.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24My brother and I are aware of it but have never known what it is.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28You've done some research cos none of us have heard of "Monna Vanna".
0:05:28 > 0:05:33- You did some research on the internet, didn't you?- Yes.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37And found out she was a French character in a play,
0:05:37 > 0:05:42a rather enlightened woman who brought herself out in very much a man's world at that time,
0:05:42 > 0:05:46- and was quite a sort of forceful female character.- Yes, yes.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50Why do you think she's now portrayed lying there
0:05:50 > 0:05:54with a shroud over her? Have you got any feelings about it?
0:05:54 > 0:05:59- No, I have no feelings for it at all. - Because what I think we've got
0:05:59 > 0:06:02is quite a well-made bisque object, bisque porcelain,
0:06:02 > 0:06:05- and basically I think this would have been an ashtray.- Oh!
0:06:05 > 0:06:08And an interpretation of man
0:06:08 > 0:06:13trying to put this strong character back in her place, if you like.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16To understand that more we have to turn it over
0:06:16 > 0:06:20- and show everybody what you and I already know.- Right.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24Shall we do this? Because actually, when we turn her over,
0:06:24 > 0:06:26she's completely naked.
0:06:26 > 0:06:30We've got a little number here which would be a maker's pattern number,
0:06:30 > 0:06:34- but you can't tell anything in terms of the manufacturer.- Right.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38But the quality of the modelling and moulding is very good,
0:06:38 > 0:06:43- and I think it's a very small piece of late 19th-century erotica.- Yes.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46It's a very interesting item.
0:06:46 > 0:06:50- Have you ever thought of the value? - No idea at all.
0:06:50 > 0:06:56I've been thinking about it quite a lot since we first met... and I have no idea whatsoever.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00- You haven't?- None whatsoever. So I don't know what the market is.
0:07:00 > 0:07:05My gut tells me, though, that there is something about it that people are gonna like,
0:07:05 > 0:07:09and I'm gonna use that sort of auctioneer's cliche of £80 to £120.
0:07:09 > 0:07:15- And maybe put an 80 discretionary reserve on it.- Right.- How would you feel about that?- That's fine.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18- It'll probably go to a collector so that's quite nice.- Yes.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21- Better than being in a drawer at home.- Yes.
0:07:28 > 0:07:32Carol and John, this is your collection. Have you collected it yourself?
0:07:32 > 0:07:36- No, my father collected it. - So you've inherited them?- Yes.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38- You've never used them, have you?- No.
0:07:38 > 0:07:43He must have bought them quite late because these look very late '60s early '70s,
0:07:43 > 0:07:46they're Triang-Hornby, the amalgamation.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49He passed away in '74 so they're all prior to that.
0:07:49 > 0:07:55The virtue here is the packaging and the fact that they're not scratched or damaged.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59Unfortunately, they're not '50s and '60s Hornby,
0:07:59 > 0:08:04the die-cast metal trains. That's what the collectors want.
0:08:04 > 0:08:08These are very late '60s, mostly '70s
0:08:08 > 0:08:13and they're plastic-bodied trains on a metal undercarriage.
0:08:13 > 0:08:17Having said that, though, there's not many like this that are boxed
0:08:17 > 0:08:20without a single scratch, you could say factory condition.
0:08:20 > 0:08:25And this is a nice kit, because this, as it says on the packet,
0:08:25 > 0:08:27the "Flying Scotsman Set
0:08:27 > 0:08:31"with exhaust steam sound and glowing fire."
0:08:31 > 0:08:36Isn't that lovely! I guess you put a drop of oil in the funnel, don't you?
0:08:36 > 0:08:40- Yes.- And as it rolls, it sort of puffs up.- I believe so.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42Value. What do you think?
0:08:42 > 0:08:45I've no idea. No idea at all.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49We've got five boxes here - one, two, three, four, five.
0:08:49 > 0:08:53They're all full of rolling stock and bridges and fences and track.
0:08:53 > 0:08:58I think what we'll do is split all of this into two lots. Yeah?
0:08:58 > 0:09:01All the rolling stock and accessories as one lot,
0:09:01 > 0:09:05and we'll single out the locomotives as the second lot.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08If we split them into two lots,
0:09:08 > 0:09:14I think all the rolling stock has gotta be around £300 - £400.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18And I think the locomotives will do somewhere around that figure too.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21- Are you happy with the value, then? - Yes.- Yeah?
0:09:21 > 0:09:27I hope this value goes way off the rails and I'm totally wrong, and we go full steam ahead
0:09:27 > 0:09:32- and hopefully get £600 or £700 for the whole lot.- Thank you very much.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43- Hello, David.- Hello, Mark. - I adore this sort of work.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47This is one of the nicest examples I've seen. Where did you get it?
0:09:47 > 0:09:51It came via a family friend who left it to my mother.
0:09:51 > 0:09:56He had a stall on the Portobello Road and used to bring stuff home for his mother to put on display.
0:09:56 > 0:10:01He eventually moved to America, left the stuff behind
0:10:01 > 0:10:05and the old lady became infirm. My mother used to look after her
0:10:05 > 0:10:11and in gratitude he came back from the States to take some of the stuff back but left some items behind,
0:10:11 > 0:10:15this being one of them, and my mother acquired it
0:10:15 > 0:10:17and put it in the cupboard.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21She's long since passed on now and I have it
0:10:21 > 0:10:26but my wife doesn't like it and so I thought I'd bring it along.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30I'm glad you have. I think we need to talk a little bit about it.
0:10:30 > 0:10:36- This is what is generally known as Palissy ware...- Right. - ..the grotesque creatures on this.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40I've never seen it quite on a whole cabbage before.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43Normally they're on a sort of plate or ewers
0:10:43 > 0:10:46- and they've got like a moss background...- I have seen that.
0:10:46 > 0:10:50- ..which is shredded pottery...- Yes. - ..to simulate the moss.- Right.
0:10:50 > 0:10:55But here we've got a whole cabbage with lots of creepy-crawlies.
0:10:55 > 0:11:00You've got this wonderful snake coiled round here,
0:11:00 > 0:11:02and this fantastic lizard here,
0:11:02 > 0:11:07- and the detailing on the skin is wonderful.- It is incredible.
0:11:07 > 0:11:12- You've got a smaller lizard here. - Yes.- And this outsized bug.- Yes.
0:11:12 > 0:11:16All on this great-looking cabbage. It's made in Portugal.
0:11:16 > 0:11:20The mark is quite faint and if my memory serves me rightly,
0:11:20 > 0:11:26- I think it's a factory called Mafra and Caldos.- OK, yeah. - Or Caldas, actually.- Right.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28They specialise in this type of ware.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31This is one of the best of its type that I've seen.
0:11:31 > 0:11:35- If you were a collector of this type of ware...- Yes.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38..you'd be keen to acquire this for your collection.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42I could certainly live with it. I think it's fantastic.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45- So could I, but my wife can't! - A bit scared.
0:11:45 > 0:11:49- She runs the house.- She's worried that lizard will run upstairs.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52- Or the snake.- Or the snake!
0:11:52 > 0:11:54I think if we put it into auction
0:11:54 > 0:11:57I would like to see an estimate of £300 - 400.
0:11:57 > 0:12:02- That sounds pretty reasonable, yes. - With a reserve of £300, with 10% discretion.- Yes, yes.
0:12:02 > 0:12:06I think, to be honest with you, if two collectors wanted that badly,
0:12:06 > 0:12:10you certainly won't find another example in a hurry like this.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14- No, I don't think so.- I think it's got a good chance of exceeding that,
0:12:14 > 0:12:17- I would love to see it exceeding that, it's a great piece.- Yes.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19Are you happy to pop it in?
0:12:19 > 0:12:20Oh, indeed I am, yes.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23Let's hope someone takes a bite at it.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25Thanks very much, Mark, you've been great.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29Right, let's see what happens now if we head off to the saleroom
0:12:29 > 0:12:31with Suzanne's bracelet,
0:12:31 > 0:12:34which should put a twinkle in some lucky bidder's eye.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36As will the saucy ashtray,
0:12:36 > 0:12:38which Jenny had the bare-faced cheek to bring along.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41I hope there's plenty of boys looking for toys
0:12:41 > 0:12:44who'll love the trains and Hornby accessories.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47And finally, can anyone really love this cabbage plate,
0:12:47 > 0:12:49complete with ugly bugs, as much as Mark did?
0:12:56 > 0:12:58What a wonderful way to arrive at a saleroom!
0:12:58 > 0:13:01That certainly is a trip down memory lane.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04Today's auction comes from the Eastbourne Auction Rooms,
0:13:04 > 0:13:08and we've got two auctioneers on the rostrum, Jeannette May and Paul Achilleous,
0:13:08 > 0:13:11so let's go inside and find out exactly what they think
0:13:11 > 0:13:13of some of our experts' valuations.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20Paul, you've got to like these,
0:13:20 > 0:13:23these are boys' toys and I've had loads of these. Do you like them?
0:13:23 > 0:13:25- I do.- They were owned by Edward,
0:13:25 > 0:13:27his father collected them.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29Edward has no use for them,
0:13:29 > 0:13:32they've been stored under the bed for a long time.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34He brought so much in, I split them into two lots,
0:13:34 > 0:13:37so we've got one lot with all the rolling stock,
0:13:37 > 0:13:42we've got track, figures, everything, sheds, bridges, you name it,
0:13:42 > 0:13:44but I've singled out one other lot,
0:13:44 > 0:13:47and I've put a value of £350-450 on this,
0:13:47 > 0:13:50and it is just a set of locomotives, all boxed,
0:13:50 > 0:13:52and there's about 12 of them.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54So we're looking at £350-450.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58- Punchy estimate...- Ooh... - ..but there's a lot of them,
0:13:58 > 0:14:00- as you say, 12 of them.- There is.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02Can't be that punchy, if you break them down
0:14:02 > 0:14:04they're about 30 quid a locomotive, aren't they?
0:14:04 > 0:14:06You took the words out of my mouth, absolutely.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08I'm not going off the rails, then?
0:14:10 > 0:14:15No, and as you say, boys' toys, people couldn't afford them at the time,
0:14:15 > 0:14:20but as the boys have got a bit older, more money in their pockets, they can buy them now,
0:14:20 > 0:14:22- and we're hoping that they're going to steam along.- Yeah.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26Do toys sell well in Eastbourne, you've got a lot of collectors?
0:14:26 > 0:14:30Absolutely, with the internet etc, we've got a great website,
0:14:30 > 0:14:33so people can view these things on the internet.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36Buyers don't have to be local, as you're probably aware,
0:14:36 > 0:14:39- they'll sell...um, we'll hope. - Good, good, good,
0:14:39 > 0:14:40That's what we want to hear.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43Thanks very much, Edward will be pleased.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52And now for the little jewel in our crown today,
0:14:52 > 0:14:56Suzanne's lovely bracelet with semiprecious stones.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58Unfortunately she can't be with us here in the auction,
0:14:58 > 0:15:02but we've got the bracelet and our expert that put the value on.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04- £200-250.- That's a good estimate.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06A good estimate and a lovely item.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09I had a chat with the auctioneer, she disagreed with us,
0:15:09 > 0:15:14she's persuaded the owner to drop the value to £100-150.
0:15:14 > 0:15:18OK, first of all I'm quite happy, we all have our own opinions on things,
0:15:18 > 0:15:21and I don't normally push my own boat that often...
0:15:21 > 0:15:23But you are a jewellery expert.
0:15:23 > 0:15:28- But it scraps, the gold value scraps for £150.- OK.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30Just the gold - I'm very happy value-wise.
0:15:30 > 0:15:35- We're going to find out now, Jethro, let's put the theory to the test. - I've put my neck on the block!
0:15:35 > 0:15:38Fingers crossed for Suzanne, and for you, it's going under the hammer.
0:15:38 > 0:15:3918-carat gold bracelet
0:15:39 > 0:15:41with semiprecious stones,
0:15:41 > 0:15:43and again, conflicting bids,
0:15:43 > 0:15:48- we're going to start this one with me at £225.- Thank you.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50- Well done, Jethro.- 230 to move on,
0:15:50 > 0:15:53230, 235, 240 anywhere?
0:15:53 > 0:15:58At £235, are you all done at £235?
0:15:58 > 0:15:59Yes! I wish Suzanne was here.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02Spot on, your estimate, right in the middle,
0:16:02 > 0:16:05- £200-250.- I did say it.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07- You did say it.- And I did know.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10The point about this piece is that the gold value,
0:16:10 > 0:16:13- it scraps for £140 for the gold alone.- Mm-hm.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17You've got all those gemstones, so regardless of what age anybody else thinks it might be,
0:16:17 > 0:16:20- it's worth...- That's it.- ..£200-250.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23Get on the phone to Suzanne, I'm sure she'll be so pleased.
0:16:23 > 0:16:24- I'll call her right now.- OK.
0:16:29 > 0:16:33This is a cheeky lot, the little bisque ashtray,
0:16:33 > 0:16:36- especially if you look at the reverse side!- That's right!
0:16:36 > 0:16:38Jenny, it's put a smile on my face.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40Not a great deal of money, so why are you flogging this?
0:16:40 > 0:16:44Well, it's been in my grandparents' house since 1914,
0:16:44 > 0:16:47and it's gone from there to my parents' house,
0:16:47 > 0:16:50- and now it's ended up in my house. - And you don't smoke.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54- Well, is it an ashtray? - I don't know, we'll ask our expert.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56- Is it an ashtray?- Well, I... - You could use it as an ashtray.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00I think it probably is, for a gentleman's study, after dinner.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02- Exactly.- The ladies, they'd retreat.
0:17:02 > 0:17:06I've never seen one before so we're going to get to the bottom of it right now.
0:17:06 > 0:17:11To the bottom of it. It caught Mark's eye, it's going under the hammer now, this is it.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13I move on to the Victorian
0:17:13 > 0:17:17Monna Vanna pink glazed bisque naughty flipper,
0:17:17 > 0:17:19painted numbers to the reverse.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21And we start on commission here, on reserve at £80,
0:17:21 > 0:17:23at 80, I'll take 90 from you,
0:17:23 > 0:17:2490 bid, at 90,
0:17:24 > 0:17:27100, at £100, 110, 120,
0:17:27 > 0:17:30at £120, at £120,
0:17:30 > 0:17:33on commission at 120, 130, 140...
0:17:33 > 0:17:36- Great, they love it. - I don't believe it!
0:17:36 > 0:17:39At £140 I'm bid and I'll sell it, are we all done? 140.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41Yes, worth every penny as well.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43- I can't believe it...
0:17:43 > 0:17:45I'm pretty adamant, that was an ashtray.
0:17:45 > 0:17:50- It was a gentleman's ashtray. - I think it was meant to titillate after dinner.- Exactly.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52A bit of titillation in the library.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54We like a bit of titillation in the library.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57What are you going to put that towards, Jenny?
0:17:57 > 0:18:01I'm going to buy a picture I've seen in Brighton, a beautiful picture,
0:18:01 > 0:18:06- silk sunflowers.- Lovely. - I've put a deposit on it, and that's going towards it.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09That'll put a smile on your face, an equally big smile as well.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12- You can look at it and think of Flog It!- I will, it's been super.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15- Thank you for coming.- Thank you. - And what a lovely item.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18Well, it was fun, and isn't it nice that people can turn something
0:18:18 > 0:18:23- that is tucked away in a drawer into something they'll enjoy. - Exactly.- Fantastic.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27- And a bit of humour as well. - We like that, don't we?- Yes, we do.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35Right, it's my turn to be the expert
0:18:35 > 0:18:38but unfortunately Edward, our owner, can't be with us today.
0:18:38 > 0:18:43We've got that fantastic set of Hornby train sets. We've got the rolling stock as well.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45I split them into two lots, one's straight after the other.
0:18:45 > 0:18:49The first lot, £350-450. We had a chat with the auctioneer,
0:18:49 > 0:18:53he agreed with the value, lots of locomotives, let's see how it does.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56A collection of boxed Hornby railways 00 gauge items,
0:18:56 > 0:18:58nice in their boxes there.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01And we start this at £250,
0:19:01 > 0:19:03at 250, on commission at 250,
0:19:03 > 0:19:06at 250, at £250,
0:19:06 > 0:19:09260, 270, at 270 now,
0:19:09 > 0:19:11- at £270, any more?- And climbing.
0:19:11 > 0:19:15At 280, 290, 300, 320, 350...
0:19:15 > 0:19:17- Thank goodness for that.- 350 it is,
0:19:17 > 0:19:20at £350, at 350, any more?
0:19:20 > 0:19:22At £350 only...
0:19:22 > 0:19:26At 350, then, we sell them. Are we all done at 350?
0:19:26 > 0:19:27Phew, just!
0:19:27 > 0:19:28First lot down, one more to go,
0:19:28 > 0:19:31we need £250-350 for this second lot.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34It's all the track and the paraphernalia,
0:19:34 > 0:19:37- the sheds, the bridges, everything. - 00 gauge railway items,
0:19:37 > 0:19:40including locomotives, coaches, sleeping cars, etc,
0:19:40 > 0:19:44all the accessories there. Quite a nice lot this,
0:19:44 > 0:19:46lots of items there with the engines, etc,
0:19:46 > 0:19:50and due to conflicting bids here we're going to start this at £400.
0:19:50 > 0:19:51- Oh, yes!- 400,
0:19:51 > 0:19:55at 410, 420, 430, 430 is the bid,
0:19:55 > 0:19:57at 430, is there 40? 440,
0:19:57 > 0:20:01450, 460, 460, will you?
0:20:01 > 0:20:05460, 470, 480. 470 holds the bid...
0:20:05 > 0:20:06- At £470...- Brilliant.
0:20:06 > 0:20:10Any further bids at 470? 480 back in.
0:20:10 > 0:20:11480, 490, 500...
0:20:11 > 0:20:15At £490, anybody else, then?
0:20:15 > 0:20:17I'll sell them, make no mistake at 4...
0:20:17 > 0:20:20500, at 500, 520, 550...
0:20:20 > 0:20:23At 520, I'll take 40 if it helps.
0:20:23 > 0:20:24At £520, I'll take it...
0:20:24 > 0:20:28- This is fantastic.- At 520, 540,
0:20:28 > 0:20:30560, 580 now,
0:20:30 > 0:20:31at 560 right at the back...
0:20:31 > 0:20:36Two keen collectors. I wish Edward was here.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38They steam away at 560 even,
0:20:38 > 0:20:39are we all done then at 560?
0:20:39 > 0:20:44Yes! £560. That is fantastic news.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46Gosh, I wish Edward could be here,
0:20:46 > 0:20:49unfortunately he couldn't make it, but at least he can see it on TV now.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59The more creepy-crawlies there are, the more it creeps up in value.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01They know what we're talking about, David,
0:21:01 > 0:21:03Your wonderful Portuguese majolica plate.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06We've got £300-400 riding on this.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08I love it, I would love to own it,
0:21:08 > 0:21:11and I know Mark, our expert that put the valuation on,
0:21:11 > 0:21:13- would like to own it as well. - I love it, I love it.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15Have you ever seen a full cabbage like that,
0:21:15 > 0:21:18- full of the most wonderful...? - No, this is the thing,
0:21:18 > 0:21:21- it's rare for that, I think.- Yes. - And those wonderful reptiles
0:21:21 > 0:21:24are so realistically modelled, right down to the sheen...
0:21:24 > 0:21:26- They're gorgeous.- ..of the skin.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29- For that reason, it's the top of the range.- Right,
0:21:29 > 0:21:34- let's hope for that top end to the estimate. Fingers crossed. - Yes.- This is it.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36..A majolica plate,
0:21:36 > 0:21:38nicely moulded and hand-painted with lizards, snakes
0:21:38 > 0:21:41and the scarab beetles amongst trees and leaves,
0:21:41 > 0:21:43impressed factory marks to the base there.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45We've had some interest in this
0:21:45 > 0:21:51- and we start this on commission at £420.- Wow!- Bang, straight in.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54- That is exactly what we want to hear.- Incredible.
0:21:54 > 0:21:58At £420, 440, 460, 480...
0:22:00 > 0:22:02480 telephone, 500 here,
0:22:02 > 0:22:05at 500, 520, will you?
0:22:05 > 0:22:09520, 550 on commission, at 550, 580 will you?
0:22:09 > 0:22:13- 580?- 580 on the telephone now,
0:22:13 > 0:22:16- at £580, anyone else, then? - Come on, fellows.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19At £580 then I sell it...
0:22:19 > 0:22:21- The hammer's gone down, that's a sold sound.- Absolutely.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24A result. What are you going to put the money towards?
0:22:24 > 0:22:27I'll either put it into another antique,
0:22:27 > 0:22:30or I shall put it into a pair of silencers for my Harley-Davidson.
0:22:31 > 0:22:36- And make a lot of noise!- And have some fun riding it around.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39Yeah, I do appreciate it, it's been a fantastic time.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41- Thank you.- A lovely experience. Thank you.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45- What a great result. Spot on estimate.- Well done, my man, well done.
0:22:49 > 0:22:53The sea has inspired countless artists throughout the ages,
0:22:53 > 0:22:55so while we were here on the South Coast,
0:22:55 > 0:22:57I wanted to meet one artist
0:22:57 > 0:23:00who has developed a very unusual technique
0:23:00 > 0:23:03for his beautiful, contemporary works of art.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06Adam Arbeid became fascinated with the works
0:23:06 > 0:23:09of 16th-century marble fresco artists,
0:23:09 > 0:23:13and over the years has experimented with their ancient methods
0:23:13 > 0:23:16to produce his own unique style.
0:23:19 > 0:23:23Wow, what a great work space! I love your studio,
0:23:23 > 0:23:27and my eyes vying for attention of so many different paintings at once,
0:23:27 > 0:23:30I don't know what to look at, but we've singled out just a few.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32Let's start with this one,
0:23:32 > 0:23:34what's it called and what's it made of?
0:23:34 > 0:23:37It's a Florentine marble fresco.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40I'm using crushed marble, which I aggregate and sieve
0:23:40 > 0:23:44and get my particular blend for the finish I'm after,
0:23:44 > 0:23:47then I'll add that to lime stucco render.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49As the material's starting to go off,
0:23:49 > 0:23:52I polish with stainless steel trowels, the surface,
0:23:52 > 0:23:55which brings the marble grains to the forefront.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58When that's finished, I'll build up layers and layers of sealer,
0:23:58 > 0:23:59then cut the sealer back with abrasives,
0:23:59 > 0:24:02so I've got a beautiful smooth surface.
0:24:02 > 0:24:07Do you use the natural pigments in the marble itself or do you add to it?
0:24:07 > 0:24:12I try and use as little paint as possible and source actual earth pigments -
0:24:12 > 0:24:15granite, glass, iron ore, metal ore -
0:24:15 > 0:24:19to create the colouration rather than using additional pigment.
0:24:19 > 0:24:24I also like the idea that instead of squeezing a pigment out of a tube,
0:24:24 > 0:24:26and using something micronised,
0:24:26 > 0:24:30changing the whole scale of pigment and using chunky material.
0:24:30 > 0:24:34My eye is being drawn to the bottom of the work here.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37I can see that's marble and as it's moving down,
0:24:37 > 0:24:42it starts to undulate. It looks like you've taken layers away but also added.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45Then I start applying the frescoed marble in a textured form.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49Over the top of this area, I've put platinum leaf.
0:24:49 > 0:24:53I wanted sparkling water without using traditional blues.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56- It's like the foaming sea, isn't it? - Absolutely.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59And right at the very bottom, is that sand?
0:24:59 > 0:25:03What I've used there is crushed granite, marble, metal ore
0:25:03 > 0:25:05and glass. I've then reblended that
0:25:05 > 0:25:10and reapplied it in a paler combination to give the sea foam quality.
0:25:10 > 0:25:14This is the first time I've ever seen anything like this in my life.
0:25:14 > 0:25:18- How long did it take you to do? - About six weeks to create this.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21So I can get really involved in it
0:25:21 > 0:25:27and get the colours, textures absorbed into me and back onto the piece again.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30At what stage do you know you're happy with it?
0:25:30 > 0:25:34You get to the stage where you have to stop and leave it for a few days,
0:25:34 > 0:25:38don't look at it and then get it out and judge it with fresh eyes.
0:25:38 > 0:25:40Can I look at this one as well?
0:25:40 > 0:25:44This was a very good day when I found this technique.
0:25:44 > 0:25:49It was crushed marble and I blended it with some other materials and whisked it.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52It took on a very bubbly, foam quality
0:25:52 > 0:25:59and when I applied it and the bubbles burst, it translated into corally foam which is quite interesting,
0:25:59 > 0:26:03considering it's a very hard material representing a very soft material.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05That's lovely.
0:26:05 > 0:26:10These are certainly collectables of the future. There's one more that's grabbed my eye.
0:26:10 > 0:26:15- This.- This is a new departure. I've started sourcing raw material -
0:26:15 > 0:26:18metal ore, fossils, carbon.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21How do you put them on there? Do you glue them on?
0:26:21 > 0:26:28I put them in a special water-bound...resin, is the closest explanation I can give to it.
0:26:28 > 0:26:34- But you can't coat the material too heavily cos you'll lose the natural sparkle.- You'd lose the glitter.
0:26:34 > 0:26:39I do like the fact that as you move around it, it flashes away.
0:26:39 > 0:26:44- What's it called and where did the inspiration come from? - It's called The Journeyman
0:26:44 > 0:26:47and it's hinting that this is possibly a planet
0:26:47 > 0:26:52and there's some kind of material leaving that and growing out into space.
0:26:52 > 0:26:56That's a metaphor, really, for what we're all made of
0:26:56 > 0:26:58or what permeates us all -
0:26:58 > 0:27:03the same one thing permeates everything on the planet and in the universe.
0:27:03 > 0:27:08- In the blue background, you used your Florentine marble technique. - Yes.- Where did you learn that?
0:27:08 > 0:27:12I was driving round Europe on a holiday
0:27:12 > 0:27:15and we went to Italy and I saw these beautiful frescoes
0:27:15 > 0:27:19and that must have permeated at some level
0:27:19 > 0:27:24because maybe six months later, the idea of reproducing those in a contemporary way
0:27:24 > 0:27:26started to bubble up.
0:27:26 > 0:27:30I investigated the materials, how they were blended, experimented
0:27:30 > 0:27:35and just worked and worked over the last eight years to produce the techniques.
0:27:35 > 0:27:41There's not a lot of people could do this. Is this like a secret that you've got now
0:27:41 > 0:27:45and you can sort of put it to a commercial use?
0:27:45 > 0:27:48Well, I just want to keep working and working
0:27:48 > 0:27:53- and people are either liking or disliking what I do and purchasing it or not.- Let's hope they do.
0:27:53 > 0:27:55- Adam, thank you very much.- Thanks.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12Graham, are you a bit of a dairy man or something?
0:28:12 > 0:28:18- I did have a summer job as a milkman once, but that's not why I've got the cow.- No? Right.
0:28:18 > 0:28:22- Tell me about the cow. What's her name?- Sarah.
0:28:22 > 0:28:28- Sarah?!- That's a strange one, but there you are.- Not Daisy?- No.
0:28:28 > 0:28:34- How has Sarah come into your possession?- It was my father's. When he passed on,
0:28:34 > 0:28:39my brother ended up with it, then I got her.
0:28:39 > 0:28:43Sadly, there's another member of my family that doesn't get on with her.
0:28:43 > 0:28:48- That's why it's here today. - That doesn't get on with it?
0:28:48 > 0:28:51My lovely little dog won't see eye to eye with it
0:28:51 > 0:28:53- and they tend to lock horns.- Oh!
0:28:53 > 0:28:58- I can't bear to get rid of my dog. - What's your dog called?- Hattie.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00Hattie the dog.
0:29:00 > 0:29:04So she gets disturbed. We'd better show the viewers why.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07She can put on a bit of a charge when she wants to.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10- There she goes. - MOO!
0:29:10 > 0:29:12In her full glory, marching off.
0:29:12 > 0:29:16- The old tail wagging. - Tail wagging, head up.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18Oh, look. There we go.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21It's wonderful, isn't it?
0:29:21 > 0:29:23- Well...- It's clever.
0:29:23 > 0:29:27- Certainly novel.- When you think when this was made...
0:29:27 > 0:29:32- what, 50 years ago?- I would imagine so.- Something like that.
0:29:32 > 0:29:36The mechanics involved with this are marvellous.
0:29:36 > 0:29:38It's Japanese, of course.
0:29:38 > 0:29:42It's actually stamped "Japan"
0:29:42 > 0:29:44on the hoof here.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47There were a number of companies producing things like this.
0:29:47 > 0:29:51The robots in the '60s became very popular.
0:29:51 > 0:29:54- MOO! - Thank you!- Last word.
0:29:54 > 0:29:58But what a wonderful bit of machinery it is.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01She's not in the best of health.
0:30:01 > 0:30:05The udder's being held up by sticky-back plastic.
0:30:05 > 0:30:09The coat has got a little bit of wear on the top.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12But it's a 50-year-old cow, for goodness sake.
0:30:12 > 0:30:15- She's not going to have the best hide in the world.- Sadly, no.
0:30:15 > 0:30:20- Are you thinking you'd like to put her into auction?- Yes, I can't get rid of my dog
0:30:20 > 0:30:25- and one's got to go.- Well, for Hattie's sake, I think we ought to put it in the sale.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28£30 reserve will be all right. She's a fairly healthy-looking specimen.
0:30:28 > 0:30:32- See what happens.- Fine by me. Thank you very much indeed.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39- Hello, Joan.- Hi.
0:30:39 > 0:30:43- First of all, can I wish you a happy 65th birthday?- Thank you very much.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46- Thank you for spending it with us today.- That's very nice.
0:30:46 > 0:30:51You've brought a lovely jug in to show us. You know it's majolica.
0:30:51 > 0:30:55- Yes.- And you know it's by Minton. - Yeah.- Tell me how you got it.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57Well, it was in my family's home
0:30:57 > 0:31:02and a chap came round to value things and he said he'd give me £16 for that vase.
0:31:02 > 0:31:06It had a couple of wooden spoons in it, covered in grease.
0:31:06 > 0:31:10And I thought if he wanted it for £16, it must be worth something.
0:31:10 > 0:31:14So I looked it up in a friend's book and one had sold at Sotheby's.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17Majolica - a great British reinvention
0:31:17 > 0:31:20of an earlier majolica from the Italian.
0:31:20 > 0:31:26But we created this different spin on it. Minton are one of the best factories of it
0:31:26 > 0:31:28- along with George Jones.- Yes.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31It's wonderfully moulded, very naturalistic.
0:31:31 > 0:31:35It looks like a pineapple. You've got these nice deep-moulded leaves,
0:31:35 > 0:31:40nice strong colours. The only thing you're lacking with Victorian majolica,
0:31:40 > 0:31:43this is a quite a functional piece.
0:31:43 > 0:31:49A lot of pieces have animals on them - monkeys, teapots in the form of coconuts,
0:31:49 > 0:31:52that sort of thing. That really does make a lot of difference.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55When we actually look at the date,
0:31:55 > 0:31:57we've got a mark there - "Minton",
0:31:57 > 0:32:02we've got a registration code and we've also got a date letter
0:32:02 > 0:32:08and various other numbers. A shape number. We haven't got the right book today to tell you the detail,
0:32:08 > 0:32:12however, there is one key thing with Minton.
0:32:12 > 0:32:16In 1872, they added an S to their name.
0:32:16 > 0:32:18So it became Mintons.
0:32:18 > 0:32:23- Oh, really?- This doesn't have an S, so it's before 1872.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26So, it's around about 1870.
0:32:26 > 0:32:30It's got some minor damage. A couple of chips here and there.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33Having said that, majolica does damage very easily.
0:32:33 > 0:32:38You've inherited it, you've cleaned it up and found out about it.
0:32:38 > 0:32:44- Why are you thinking about flogging it now?- It's just sat on the kitchen unit, not with anything in particular
0:32:44 > 0:32:48and I thought perhaps a majolica collector would like it.
0:32:48 > 0:32:51A few years ago, this particular one in perfect condition
0:32:51 > 0:32:54would have made between £200-£300.
0:32:54 > 0:32:58The majolica market has dropped a bit. The collectors are out there
0:32:58 > 0:33:01- but they want the rare shapes.- Yes.
0:33:01 > 0:33:03They want the unusual pieces.
0:33:03 > 0:33:09- I would place a value on this of £100-£150.- Could I have a...? - Reserve?- Yes, that's the word!
0:33:09 > 0:33:12- Of £100?- Yes, as it's your birthday. - Thank you.
0:33:12 > 0:33:17We'll put £100 with a 10% discretion on it.
0:33:17 > 0:33:21That should excite people and hopefully we'll get 110 or so.
0:33:21 > 0:33:25But I think it's a nice object and it should find a buyer
0:33:25 > 0:33:28- and if you're happy with that... - Yes, that's fine.
0:33:28 > 0:33:33- ..I'll look forward to seeing you at the auction and let's hope we can give you a birthday present.- Thanks.
0:33:33 > 0:33:34Thank you very much.
0:33:39 > 0:33:44Every now and again, somebody brings something in and my eyes light up.
0:33:44 > 0:33:48You've brought something along today which is intriguing.
0:33:48 > 0:33:52First of all - how did you come by it? What do you know about it?
0:33:52 > 0:33:56I got it for my husband's parents for their silver wedding anniversary.
0:33:56 > 0:34:00I got it from a junk shop which I used to go past on my bike every day to work.
0:34:00 > 0:34:06For their silver wedding anniversary, I thought, "I'll go in there and see what I can find for them."
0:34:06 > 0:34:09I saw it and I liked it and it was £5.00.
0:34:09 > 0:34:14- £5.00?- And I was only earning £1 17s 6d a week.
0:34:14 > 0:34:18I said to the lady, "I can't afford it." But she was a mumsy lady, and she said,
0:34:18 > 0:34:25"I'll put it by for you. If you come in once a week with 10 shillings, you can pay for it that way."
0:34:25 > 0:34:29- What was it that appealed to you about this vase? - The shape, the handles.
0:34:29 > 0:34:33I just thought it was sweet because I like things different.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35That's the important thing - you like it,
0:34:35 > 0:34:40- and it was an awful lot of money for you in those days.- Yes, it was! - Over a month's wages!- It was!
0:34:40 > 0:34:42Blimey - that's a lot of money!
0:34:42 > 0:34:48- Well, this vase is silver. You wouldn't recognise it as such at the moment.- No.
0:34:48 > 0:34:53That's because silver reacts with the oxygen in the atmosphere,
0:34:53 > 0:34:57and over time, it'll go black, which is why you polish silver.
0:34:57 > 0:35:02And this black builds up to such an extent that it's extremely difficult to remove it.
0:35:02 > 0:35:06- It needs to be professionally cleaned.- Mm.- Or...
0:35:06 > 0:35:09- left completely alone.- Oh. - And my advice to you....
0:35:09 > 0:35:12for this one is to leave it completely alone.
0:35:12 > 0:35:17People can see it's a genuine article - it is what it says on the box.
0:35:17 > 0:35:22A beautiful little Art Nouveau- cum-Arts and Crafts piece.
0:35:22 > 0:35:25- Made...about 100 years ago or so.- Mmm.
0:35:25 > 0:35:30Of course there's a silver hallmark on it which tells us all about it.
0:35:30 > 0:35:34- The silver hallmark says that it was assayed in London...- Right.
0:35:34 > 0:35:38in 1898. So a silver vase like this, 100 years old,
0:35:38 > 0:35:40- worth about £100.- Mm-hm.
0:35:40 > 0:35:44That's quite good. Would you sell it for £100?
0:35:44 > 0:35:48- Yes.- You would? - Yes, I think I would now, cos...
0:35:48 > 0:35:51- But I've got some slightly better news for you.- Right.
0:35:51 > 0:35:56Because the maker's stamp is Liberty & Co.
0:35:56 > 0:35:59Goodness. I didn't know that.
0:35:59 > 0:36:01- That's good news.- Yeah!
0:36:01 > 0:36:04When you say Liberty & Co and look at this Arts and Crafts style,
0:36:04 > 0:36:06now it all comes together.
0:36:06 > 0:36:091898, Liberty & Co, lot of people love Liberty.
0:36:09 > 0:36:15So I think a collector of Liberty silver will pay not £100 - I hope £200.
0:36:15 > 0:36:20- Mm.- Possibly more.- Very nice.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23- There is a little bit of a downside...- Mm...
0:36:23 > 0:36:24and that is a bit of damage.
0:36:24 > 0:36:28We've got to take that into consideration, so my feeling
0:36:28 > 0:36:33is that even with that damage, which can be repaired quite easily,
0:36:33 > 0:36:35everything in its favour - £200-£300...
0:36:35 > 0:36:38should be a come-and-get-me estimate.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40Lovely. Thank you.
0:36:43 > 0:36:47Sarah, the mechanical Friesian, charmed us all at the valuation day,
0:36:47 > 0:36:51so let's see if we can turn her into a cash cow at the auction room.
0:36:51 > 0:36:55Mark's hoping the pineapple jug will give us a sweet result.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58And finally, it's fingers crossed for the silver vase.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01Is the Liberty name enough to make it shine?
0:37:04 > 0:37:06This is a bit of fun, this next item.
0:37:06 > 0:37:11You could say it's for the connoisseur, or the Japanese toy collector.
0:37:11 > 0:37:15I've just been joined by Graham and we've got that lovely mechanical cow.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18£30 is riding on it. Did you know they've catalogued it as a bull?
0:37:19 > 0:37:23- I did notice that.- She's got udders!
0:37:23 > 0:37:29- Why are you flogging this?- We had a disagreement between the dog and the cow. One of them had to go.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32- So you're keeping the dog? - Yes.- What dog is it?
0:37:32 > 0:37:36It's a cross collie called Hattie, love of our lives.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39Obviously chewing it and playing with it.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41- She...- Wrestling. - Sparring is a good word.
0:37:41 > 0:37:47- It's a nice little item. - In good condition, the sort of thing you'd love to have.
0:37:47 > 0:37:51It's the condition, though. The udder is falling off.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54Perhaps that's why they catalogued it as a bull.
0:37:54 > 0:37:58The condition isn't brilliant. It does still work.
0:37:58 > 0:38:02Maybe someone could tinker about with it and get it back to speed, as it were.
0:38:02 > 0:38:08- It's one of those. I'm not going to say it's definitely going to go, but...- We'll find out in a moment.
0:38:08 > 0:38:12And the battery-powered mechanical Friesian bull.
0:38:12 > 0:38:14Felt body, moving limbs and the voice box.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17Plenty of interest. Start this at £45.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19At £45. At 45. Where's 50?
0:38:19 > 0:38:23At £45. 50's bid. And 5.
0:38:23 > 0:38:27- Still on commission at £55.- Hey! - 55 the bid then. 60. And 5.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30£70 if you like. At £65 only, then,
0:38:30 > 0:38:33I'm selling on commission at £65.
0:38:33 > 0:38:37- 65 only?- Yes!- Brilliant! - Hammer's gone down.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39- Amazing.- That is amazing, isn't it?
0:38:39 > 0:38:42I was a bit dubious at your estimate and I thought...
0:38:42 > 0:38:46I got carried away cos I liked it.
0:38:46 > 0:38:50It has a bit of character. I'm going to be positive about it cos we've got £65.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52Brilliant! What a great result.
0:38:52 > 0:38:56Thank you for bringing it in. What are you going to do with the £65?
0:38:56 > 0:39:00I'm going to go three ways. Bunch of flowers for the missus,
0:39:00 > 0:39:02spoils to the victor - the dog,
0:39:02 > 0:39:06- and a little bit for the Macmillan cancer organisation.- Oh, good cause.
0:39:06 > 0:39:07Macmillan nurses.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16A bit of quality for you now. A Minton majolica jug.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19It belongs to Joan here. We've got £100 - £150 riding on it.
0:39:19 > 0:39:24- Happy with the valuation?- Yes. - It's going under the hammer right now.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27The Victorian Minton majolica pineapple jug,
0:39:27 > 0:39:30decorated in green and yellow glaze.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33Again, been some interest in this
0:39:33 > 0:39:35and we start this at £120 only.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38- Yes!- I'll take £130 from you.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41120. 130 is bid. 140.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43140 now. At 140. 150.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46160. Still on commission at 160.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48- It's OK.- 170.
0:39:48 > 0:39:52On the internet, 170. 180 with me on commission.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54At 180. 190, is it?
0:39:54 > 0:39:58- At £180.- Come on, more, more!- 180.
0:39:58 > 0:40:03No? 180 it is, then. Sells at £180.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06Yes! £180, Joan, that is a brilliant result.
0:40:06 > 0:40:10- We've got to thank our expert here. - I'm satisfied with that.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12- Spot on.- That's a good price for it.
0:40:12 > 0:40:16- This is your thing, isn't it? - I love that decorative arts stuff.
0:40:16 > 0:40:20- It's great.- OK, what are you putting the money towards?
0:40:20 > 0:40:25Um...I think I might buy some Premium Bonds because there's a big sale, isn't there?
0:40:25 > 0:40:30- Good luck with that. - Get a million instead.- Remember us.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37We've got some real quality on the show right now.
0:40:37 > 0:40:41Liberty & Co, what a name. And Hilary, you're quality, aren't you?
0:40:41 > 0:40:44- Of course.- And it's classic recycling going on,
0:40:44 > 0:40:47- because you got this from a charity shop for a fiver.- I did.
0:40:47 > 0:40:52What's it valued at? Our expert has put £200-£300 on it. You love this.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55I love it. I think £200-£300.
0:40:55 > 0:40:58I hope we're going to be in for a bit of a surprise.
0:40:58 > 0:41:02- Could it be the sleeper of the show? - I don't know about that. I've got high hopes.
0:41:02 > 0:41:09- It's got a little bit of damage but it should get that.- Everybody's after Arts and Crafts, Liberty.
0:41:09 > 0:41:13- It's a nice-looking piece. - You've got a good eye, then.
0:41:13 > 0:41:17Well, I thought it was pretty but I had to pay ten bob a week for it.
0:41:17 > 0:41:22Let's find out what it sells for because it's just about to go under the hammer. This is it.
0:41:22 > 0:41:27Silver vase there with the embossed decoration. Liberty & Co.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30London 1899. Bit of interest in this.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32We'll start this one at £200.
0:41:32 > 0:41:35220, 240, 260, 280.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37300, 320, 340. 360?
0:41:37 > 0:41:41- It's a horse race.- 380, 400. - They absolutely love it.
0:41:41 > 0:41:42450, 480.
0:41:42 > 0:41:45500. 550. 600?
0:41:45 > 0:41:48550 at the back of the room. 600 on the phone now.
0:41:48 > 0:41:49- Yes!- 650.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51700. 750?
0:41:51 > 0:41:54800. 850. 900.
0:41:54 > 0:41:58900 on the phone. 950?
0:41:58 > 0:41:59- 1,000.- Yep.
0:41:59 > 0:42:031,000 on the phone, And 50? 1,000 on the telephone.
0:42:03 > 0:42:07The telephone has it at £1,000. You all done at £1,000?
0:42:07 > 0:42:10- The hammer's gone down. It's sold.- Yes!
0:42:10 > 0:42:11Hilary - wow!
0:42:11 > 0:42:13- Thank you!- Gosh!
0:42:13 > 0:42:18£1,000 - what a fantastic result!
0:42:18 > 0:42:22OK. Here's the big question. It's £1,000, less a bit of commission.
0:42:22 > 0:42:24What will you put the money towards?
0:42:24 > 0:42:30Well, I was not expecting to get so much and I was thinking of a silver Celtic cross.
0:42:30 > 0:42:33Always wanted one.
0:42:33 > 0:42:36But we shall... I don't know, really, other than that!
0:42:37 > 0:42:41Wow! £1,000, Jethro, it was the sleeper.
0:42:41 > 0:42:44Do I know what I'm doing, sometimes? I don't know.
0:42:44 > 0:42:47- You were super.- We spotted the object, at the end of the day.
0:42:47 > 0:42:52It was in a blue plastic carrier bag and you said, "What you got in there?"
0:42:52 > 0:42:56What a lovely surprise. What a fantastic surprise.
0:43:02 > 0:43:05Well, that's it. It's all over for our owners.
0:43:05 > 0:43:08The auction is still going on but what a cracking day it's been!
0:43:08 > 0:43:14The saleroom's been buzzing. Our owners have gone home happy, especially Hilary.
0:43:14 > 0:43:16It was wonderful to see that big grin on her face
0:43:16 > 0:43:23when her Liberty vase sold for more than three times its estimate, for a staggering £1,000.
0:43:23 > 0:43:26Sadly, we've run out of time.
0:43:26 > 0:43:29So until the next time, it's cheerio.
0:43:52 > 0:43:54Subtitles by Red Bee Media - 2007