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It's full steam ahead, as "Flog It!" has pulled into Swindon for today's valuations. | 0:00:02 | 0:00:07 | |
Our venue today is called Steam, and it's a museum that's totally dedicated | 0:00:39 | 0:00:43 | |
to the Great Western Railway, and in fact the building that we're actually filming in | 0:00:43 | 0:00:48 | |
is part of the former Swindon Railway Works. | 0:00:48 | 0:00:51 | |
And it was right here, in 1960, that the last British mainline steam locomotive was built. | 0:00:51 | 0:00:57 | |
And she was called Evening Star. | 0:00:57 | 0:00:59 | |
Cameras, yes, check. | 0:01:03 | 0:01:05 | |
Lights, all around us, on. | 0:01:05 | 0:01:07 | |
Experts David Barby and Will Axon. | 0:01:07 | 0:01:10 | |
But clearly there's something missing. | 0:01:10 | 0:01:12 | |
Where are all the people? | 0:01:12 | 0:01:15 | |
-PA: -'The train now arriving at platform six is the 9.30 "Flog It!" Express.' | 0:01:15 | 0:01:21 | |
I think they've arrived! | 0:01:21 | 0:01:23 | |
And now the hall is full of day-trippers, we can get started with the valuations! | 0:01:23 | 0:01:28 | |
Making a fast track to the table is Will Axon. | 0:01:28 | 0:01:32 | |
Dawn, this is a really good old-fashioned toy. | 0:01:34 | 0:01:38 | |
In the days today where people are complaining about the "yoof" sitting on the sofas, | 0:01:38 | 0:01:44 | |
in front of the TV, in front of the computer console... | 0:01:44 | 0:01:47 | |
-This is when toys were toys, isn't it? -Exactly. | 0:01:47 | 0:01:50 | |
Now, how did you come by this? | 0:01:50 | 0:01:51 | |
Um, I was either nine or ten, and it was a Christmas present from my parents. | 0:01:51 | 0:01:56 | |
Very nice. So they obviously thought that you'd enjoy this sort of... | 0:01:56 | 0:02:01 | |
It's perhaps a bit of a boy's toy, perhaps, don't you think? | 0:02:01 | 0:02:04 | |
I think it is more, but I played with it for so many hours, building my dream home. | 0:02:04 | 0:02:10 | |
-You enjoyed playing with it obviously. -Absolutely. I loved it. | 0:02:10 | 0:02:14 | |
We can see from the box, one of the first things that strikes you with toys is condition. | 0:02:14 | 0:02:20 | |
-Yes. -I mean, we've got the box here, which is a little bit tattered. | 0:02:20 | 0:02:24 | |
It's a little bit frayed. | 0:02:24 | 0:02:26 | |
There's a bit of Sellotape that's kept the label on, and so on. | 0:02:26 | 0:02:29 | |
-But you've played with it. -Yep. | 0:02:29 | 0:02:31 | |
It's been well loved and well used, and that's what these things were made for. | 0:02:31 | 0:02:35 | |
-Yes. -When it comes to value, that is a factor we have to take into consideration. | 0:02:35 | 0:02:41 | |
Now, we've got it here laid out on the table. | 0:02:41 | 0:02:45 | |
Bayko, it's not a firm that I've heard of, actually. | 0:02:45 | 0:02:48 | |
We're used to seeing a lot of Meccano on "Flog It!", | 0:02:48 | 0:02:51 | |
which was the market leader in this sort of construction toy. | 0:02:51 | 0:02:56 | |
But Bayko... Made out of plastic. | 0:02:56 | 0:03:00 | |
You've got all the pieces here. | 0:03:00 | 0:03:02 | |
Now it comes down to value. | 0:03:02 | 0:03:04 | |
You got any idea? What do you think? | 0:03:04 | 0:03:06 | |
I have no idea, honestly. Nobody has ever heard of it, so I don't know. | 0:03:06 | 0:03:10 | |
It's a little bit, from my point of view, an unknown quantity. | 0:03:10 | 0:03:15 | |
My suggestion to you would be to put it in the sale and just let it make what it makes. Happy with that? | 0:03:15 | 0:03:21 | |
-Yes, because I do want to sell it. -Once you've decided to sell something, the best thing | 0:03:21 | 0:03:26 | |
is to just let the market decide what the value is. | 0:03:26 | 0:03:29 | |
It might be £20 or £30. | 0:03:29 | 0:03:31 | |
So I think if you're happy to go with that "let it make what it makes" approach, | 0:03:31 | 0:03:36 | |
we're definitely going to get it away for you. | 0:03:36 | 0:03:39 | |
OK, then. Thank you very much indeed. Thank you. | 0:03:39 | 0:03:43 | |
Mervyn, I find this particular book absolutely fascinating. | 0:03:51 | 0:03:58 | |
-Where did it come from? -Well, originally it belonged to my uncle. | 0:03:58 | 0:04:04 | |
And he recently passed away, and I had the job of clearing his house out, and I came across it. | 0:04:04 | 0:04:10 | |
I thought it would probably be of some value or some interest to somebody. | 0:04:10 | 0:04:16 | |
-But you can't tell me who they are. -No, I'm afraid not. -That's not very good, Mervyn! -No. | 0:04:16 | 0:04:21 | |
Well, first of all, the album itself, without the photographs, | 0:04:21 | 0:04:25 | |
is interesting, because all of these designs are by an artist called Caton Woodville. | 0:04:25 | 0:04:32 | |
And he did these military subjects and hunting subjects, | 0:04:32 | 0:04:35 | |
illustrations people would put on the wall in frames, and also postcards. | 0:04:35 | 0:04:41 | |
So he was quite a well-known artist. | 0:04:41 | 0:04:43 | |
But one of the fascinating things is for albums, they often used | 0:04:43 | 0:04:47 | |
-the colour illustrations with apertures to put photographs. -Yes. | 0:04:47 | 0:04:52 | |
Now, the emphasis on this album is military. Military and naval. | 0:04:52 | 0:04:57 | |
-Naval, yes. -So, did your family have any connections with the military or navy? | 0:04:57 | 0:05:01 | |
Well, I suppose all the family, at some time, | 0:05:01 | 0:05:05 | |
was in the military sort of thing. Army etc. | 0:05:05 | 0:05:09 | |
Right. Now, looking at the photographs, they're all of a very affluent society. | 0:05:09 | 0:05:16 | |
And we're looking at the latter part of the Victorian period. | 0:05:16 | 0:05:19 | |
Crimean War period, particularly the army uniforms here. | 0:05:19 | 0:05:23 | |
So, is your background from a sort of wealthy background, upper-middle class? | 0:05:23 | 0:05:28 | |
-Probably middle class. -Middle class. | 0:05:28 | 0:05:30 | |
Well, this strikes a chord with these. | 0:05:30 | 0:05:33 | |
Because if we look at the portraits, | 0:05:33 | 0:05:35 | |
they're all of very well-to-do people of the late Victorian period. | 0:05:35 | 0:05:40 | |
Beautifully dressed. And this is one of the reasons why people buy these albums because of the costume detail. | 0:05:40 | 0:05:48 | |
And if we look at this one here, this one looks to be a captain. | 0:05:48 | 0:05:53 | |
-Aren't you fascinated by this? -Yeah, I am really. | 0:05:53 | 0:05:55 | |
I love looking at these photographs because it's looking at other people's lives. | 0:05:55 | 0:06:00 | |
-That's right. -And the society. | 0:06:00 | 0:06:02 | |
When we look at... This one is absolutely intriguing. | 0:06:02 | 0:06:05 | |
Can you see what it is? It's a plantation. | 0:06:05 | 0:06:09 | |
We've got maybe the owners of the plantation with all the workforce all the way round. That's intriguing. | 0:06:09 | 0:06:16 | |
And that alone will be a valuable photograph on its own. | 0:06:16 | 0:06:20 | |
-You want to sell this? -Yes. | 0:06:20 | 0:06:22 | |
We've got to project a price that's going to be appealing for people to buy it. | 0:06:22 | 0:06:27 | |
And I would have thought round about 100 to 120, that sort of price range. | 0:06:27 | 0:06:32 | |
But I'm going to suggest we put the reserve at 80. | 0:06:32 | 0:06:35 | |
-I see, yeah. -Would that be agreeable? -Yes, certainly. Yep. -No qualms? -No. | 0:06:35 | 0:06:39 | |
Let's hope we get a high price for you and you can do what you want with the money. | 0:06:39 | 0:06:43 | |
-Thank you very much for coming along. -Right. Thank you very much. | 0:06:43 | 0:06:46 | |
Eleanor, this has certainly brightened up the afternoon for me. | 0:06:52 | 0:06:56 | |
This wonderful hand-embroidered silk shawl or throw. | 0:06:56 | 0:07:00 | |
Is it something that you've inherited or is it something you bought along the way? | 0:07:00 | 0:07:05 | |
-I bought it at a jumble sale. -At a jumble sale. -Yes. | 0:07:05 | 0:07:08 | |
There seemed to be some very good jumble sales in this area. | 0:07:08 | 0:07:11 | |
What sort of money did you have to part with? | 0:07:11 | 0:07:14 | |
It would have been pennies rather than shillings. | 0:07:14 | 0:07:18 | |
It was that sort of stage, where everything goes for 5p or 10p. | 0:07:18 | 0:07:21 | |
-Towards the end, when no-one wants to take anything home. -Yeah. -What to say about it? | 0:07:21 | 0:07:26 | |
I mean, obviously it's silk. | 0:07:26 | 0:07:28 | |
You can feel the fineness of the material and the coloured | 0:07:28 | 0:07:32 | |
silk threads, and beautiful floral sprays here with these exotic birds. | 0:07:32 | 0:07:37 | |
And then you've got this lovely lattice-worked border, with the tassels. | 0:07:37 | 0:07:42 | |
It's probably going to date from, I'd guess, around late 19th early 20th century. | 0:07:42 | 0:07:48 | |
You wouldn't wear it nowadays, but the shawls themselves came into fashion in the late 18th century, | 0:07:48 | 0:07:55 | |
when the fashion for dresses in northern Europe were shift dresses, which would have had exposed | 0:07:55 | 0:08:01 | |
shoulders, and that's why without a shawl to wrap around your shoulders, | 0:08:01 | 0:08:06 | |
it would have been impossible to wear them in our climate. That's where the shawl originated. | 0:08:06 | 0:08:11 | |
Have you worn it yourself, or is it on display at home? | 0:08:11 | 0:08:15 | |
I've never worn it, and it's never been used for display. | 0:08:15 | 0:08:17 | |
I bought it for the children to use to put into their dressing up box. | 0:08:17 | 0:08:22 | |
-Has it got good use from them? -Absolutely. Four children have had to wear it on many occasions. | 0:08:22 | 0:08:27 | |
None of them liked it, but it's been very useful. | 0:08:27 | 0:08:30 | |
-And it's a decent size, as well. -That's right. | 0:08:30 | 0:08:33 | |
And it's got some weight to it, when you pick it up because of the density of this lattice border. | 0:08:33 | 0:08:38 | |
What sort of figure... You said you paid for it would be pence - is that right? | 0:08:38 | 0:08:42 | |
-Yes. -So we're not in any danger of you having to perhaps make a loss on this? | 0:08:42 | 0:08:47 | |
I think whatever happens, you're going to be winning, | 0:08:47 | 0:08:50 | |
-and I'd suggest an estimate of perhaps around £60 to £80. -Good. -Happy with that? -Yeah. | 0:08:50 | 0:08:55 | |
-You're not afraid to have it back if it doesn't sell? -No. | 0:08:55 | 0:08:58 | |
So we'll put £60 on it as a reserve. | 0:08:58 | 0:09:00 | |
If it doesn't sell at £60, perhaps put it in the toy box, waiting for the grandchildren to arrive. | 0:09:00 | 0:09:06 | |
-Yes. -So, £60 to £80. £60 reserve. | 0:09:06 | 0:09:08 | |
And we'll get it away for you on the day. Fingers crossed. | 0:09:08 | 0:09:11 | |
That's good. Excellent. Thank you. | 0:09:11 | 0:09:14 | |
-Peter. -Yes, David. | 0:09:21 | 0:09:23 | |
I could imagine your bedroom, or maybe the attic, all set out with a railway track. | 0:09:23 | 0:09:29 | |
Well, years ago, my father, his collection was... | 0:09:29 | 0:09:33 | |
The attic in our bungalow was one mass railway track. | 0:09:33 | 0:09:36 | |
You go out from the hallway, | 0:09:36 | 0:09:38 | |
there is this massive wood and above it would be track and then trains. | 0:09:38 | 0:09:43 | |
You heard your father playing with these trains | 0:09:43 | 0:09:47 | |
and you heard this hum of electric current as it was going round. | 0:09:47 | 0:09:50 | |
You could hear it downstairs. You could tell a train was going. You couldn't see it but just the noise. | 0:09:50 | 0:09:56 | |
So, why are you parting with these? | 0:09:56 | 0:09:58 | |
My father died about 10 years ago, | 0:09:58 | 0:10:02 | |
and I don't really have much interest in the trains. | 0:10:02 | 0:10:05 | |
They were passed on to me and my brother and I saw "Flog It!" | 0:10:05 | 0:10:09 | |
recently advertised in local papers and thought, come and see if I could sell any of them. | 0:10:09 | 0:10:15 | |
So, they don't have any sort of sentimental attachment. | 0:10:15 | 0:10:18 | |
-They're not as though you had them when you were a child. -They were my father's. | 0:10:18 | 0:10:22 | |
It was more, you can look but don't touch. | 0:10:22 | 0:10:25 | |
Right! What I find with this particular group is that they're all in such good condition. | 0:10:25 | 0:10:31 | |
And, they've been maintained, on the whole in their original boxes. | 0:10:31 | 0:10:36 | |
Which is so important when you're selling toys - probably that's the wrong word to use - toys. | 0:10:36 | 0:10:42 | |
It's more of an adult toy. | 0:10:42 | 0:10:44 | |
I do like these trains - particularly the Mallard here. | 0:10:44 | 0:10:49 | |
Yes. Everybody's heard of the Mallard. | 0:10:49 | 0:10:51 | |
And that wonderful, streamlined front. | 0:10:51 | 0:10:54 | |
I think it's still got the record for the highest speed in the world for a steam train. | 0:10:54 | 0:11:00 | |
This is perfectly correct. And then you have the Nigel Cresley here. | 0:11:00 | 0:11:04 | |
-What's the one right at the very front? -That is the Duchess of Montrose. -Absolutely superb! | 0:11:04 | 0:11:09 | |
-And then you have standard locos. -Yes. -How many trains have you got? | 0:11:09 | 0:11:13 | |
-I think I've got about eight here. -You're wanting to sell these. -Yes. | 0:11:13 | 0:11:17 | |
When it comes to the actual value, I think they're quite speculative. | 0:11:17 | 0:11:21 | |
I only hope that we get the collectors in that room. | 0:11:21 | 0:11:25 | |
If we do, the price can be something in the region of £400 to £500, if not more. | 0:11:25 | 0:11:30 | |
-We shall do our very best for you. -Hopefully, it will be nice. | 0:11:30 | 0:11:34 | |
I will keep some. I'm not going to get rid of all of them. | 0:11:34 | 0:11:37 | |
I'll keep one or two with the tracks saying, "That's what my father had." | 0:11:37 | 0:11:41 | |
-All these on the table now are to be sold. -I'm quite happy for all these to go. | 0:11:41 | 0:11:45 | |
-Peter, thank you very much for coming along. -OK. Thank you. | 0:11:45 | 0:11:49 | |
Chas, you've bought in today something, bearing in mind | 0:11:53 | 0:11:56 | |
that we're in the Steam Museum in Swindon, that really, sort of, | 0:11:56 | 0:12:00 | |
hits the note as far as the locos goes. If I open up this box here, | 0:12:00 | 0:12:06 | |
-this quite splendid array of... How many did you say there were? -50. | 0:12:06 | 0:12:09 | |
-50 silver ingots, sterling silver. -Sterling silver. | 0:12:09 | 0:12:13 | |
-Solid sterling silver ingots, which commemorate a wide variety of locomotives. -Yes. | 0:12:13 | 0:12:18 | |
How did you come by them? | 0:12:18 | 0:12:20 | |
Well, my wife had a second-hand dealership and somebody came in and obviously she was interested. | 0:12:20 | 0:12:27 | |
-What did she pay for them? -Oh, under £100, I think. | 0:12:27 | 0:12:29 | |
-So under £100, which is good going considering the value of silver at the moment. -Yeah. | 0:12:29 | 0:12:34 | |
-Date-wise, they're from the 1970s. -They are. Yeah. | 0:12:34 | 0:12:38 | |
Were these collected over a period of time? | 0:12:38 | 0:12:40 | |
-50 months. One a month. -Right. So it was one a month. 50 months. | 0:12:40 | 0:12:45 | |
-Over four years. -Exactly. If you miss one, you've got to go back... | 0:12:45 | 0:12:49 | |
-That's it. Yeah. -And, we've got here the original receipt. | 0:12:49 | 0:12:52 | |
£11.25. That was each, which I suppose in the '70s was a decent bit of money, wasn't it? | 0:12:52 | 0:12:57 | |
-Quite a bit of money, I'd say. -We've got a bit of literature | 0:12:57 | 0:13:00 | |
saying that it is the National Railway Museum Collection. | 0:13:00 | 0:13:03 | |
-That came with it. -Came with it. | 0:13:03 | 0:13:05 | |
-So these were produced to commemorate the opening of the museum. -Yeah. | 0:13:05 | 0:13:09 | |
We've had a quick look through. There are obviously some, sort of, classics, | 0:13:09 | 0:13:14 | |
-like the Rocket and the Flying Scotsman. -Yeah. | 0:13:14 | 0:13:17 | |
But looking down here, there's one... There it is, the Evening Star. | 0:13:17 | 0:13:21 | |
That's quite poignant, as that was the last steam loco made. | 0:13:21 | 0:13:24 | |
-It was, yes. In here. -In here, in the 1960s. -It was. | 0:13:24 | 0:13:28 | |
So, again, bearing in mind where we are, it really sort of hits the right note. | 0:13:28 | 0:13:33 | |
Now, like I said, with regards to the value, it's tricky because 1970s - | 0:13:33 | 0:13:37 | |
it's not what most people would call an antique - | 0:13:37 | 0:13:40 | |
-but, what it's got going for it is that they are solid sterling. -Yeah. | 0:13:40 | 0:13:45 | |
Have you got any idea of what sort of figure they should be valued at? | 0:13:45 | 0:13:48 | |
Have you thought about it, at all? | 0:13:48 | 0:13:50 | |
Well, scrap price... I mean, probably around £5. | 0:13:50 | 0:13:54 | |
Is it around £5, £6 an ounce? | 0:13:54 | 0:13:56 | |
Yes. Cos I think you said they were an ounce each? | 0:13:56 | 0:13:58 | |
-They're an ounce each. Yep. -So each ingot is an ounce. We've got 50, so 50 ounces, obviously. | 0:13:58 | 0:14:05 | |
-Say a fiver for an ounce. -Yeah. | 0:14:05 | 0:14:07 | |
-And at scrap value, we're looking at around, sort of, 250. -Yeah. Yeah. | 0:14:07 | 0:14:11 | |
But at least then we know it can only go up from there, value-wise. | 0:14:11 | 0:14:15 | |
-Yeah. -So what I would suggest was, if we could value these at perhaps £200 to £300. What do you think? | 0:14:15 | 0:14:20 | |
-That's fine. Yeah. -You think we'll go for that? | 0:14:20 | 0:14:23 | |
-Yeah. -Cos again, people who are viewing the sale | 0:14:23 | 0:14:27 | |
-will be doing their own maths and working out what it is worth scrap. -I understand that. | 0:14:27 | 0:14:31 | |
Well, I'm happy to give these a go at £200 to £300, if you're happy to go with that. | 0:14:31 | 0:14:37 | |
-Sure. -And, reserve it at a couple of hundred, do you think? | 0:14:37 | 0:14:40 | |
-I want to reserve it. Yeah. At least 200. -Reserve at 200? -Yeah. | 0:14:40 | 0:14:43 | |
-OK. Hopefully on the day, we'll get it away for you. -Brilliant. | 0:14:43 | 0:14:47 | |
Now I reckon I've been to hundreds of antique auctions in my life. | 0:14:58 | 0:15:02 | |
I know how they work, but today I'm doing something completely different. | 0:15:02 | 0:15:06 | |
I'm going behind the scenes at a livestock auction | 0:15:06 | 0:15:09 | |
to find out what it's like to be a buyer, a seller and an auctioneer. | 0:15:09 | 0:15:14 | |
Cirencester Livestock Market has been going since 2005 | 0:15:19 | 0:15:24 | |
and has twice-weekly sales and most breeds of farm animals. | 0:15:24 | 0:15:28 | |
I'm going to learn how it all works from one of the auctioneers, John Pullen. | 0:15:28 | 0:15:33 | |
-What are these cattle? -These are continental cross cattle. -Yeah. | 0:15:33 | 0:15:38 | |
-They would be beef breeds. These will go into the food chain. -These are for slaughter? -Yes. | 0:15:38 | 0:15:43 | |
Someone's just put dobs of grease on their back. What's that for? | 0:15:43 | 0:15:46 | |
We put lot numbers on the back, as you do in the antiques world. | 0:15:46 | 0:15:50 | |
Keep the lots numbered! Couldn't do that with antiques! | 0:15:50 | 0:15:54 | |
Every beast has a lot number on its back which must match up with a passport. | 0:15:54 | 0:15:58 | |
These are very important in our industry. | 0:15:58 | 0:16:01 | |
You can't move cattle without one of these? | 0:16:01 | 0:16:03 | |
Cannot move or sell without this. This tells us where the beast has come from, where it was born | 0:16:03 | 0:16:08 | |
-and where it's going, ultimately. -You still haven't told me your estimate! | 0:16:08 | 0:16:12 | |
I would expect this beast to make... | 0:16:12 | 0:16:14 | |
I guess she's a good beast, so she's going to be, hopefully, 750 to £800. | 0:16:14 | 0:16:19 | |
-Will you get that today, do you think? -I'd like to hope so. | 0:16:19 | 0:16:22 | |
I hope you do, as well! | 0:16:22 | 0:16:23 | |
-What are your commission charges? -We work on a percentage, | 0:16:23 | 0:16:27 | |
but we're probably going to earn about 15 to £17 for selling that beast today. | 0:16:27 | 0:16:34 | |
-That's not a lot, is it? -No. -I mean, in my world, | 0:16:34 | 0:16:36 | |
in the antiques world, most auction houses are charging 17 to 20% commission to the buyer. | 0:16:36 | 0:16:42 | |
-Yes... -And also to the seller. -Yes. | 0:16:42 | 0:16:45 | |
-They're earning 40%. -We're in the wrong trade. | 0:16:45 | 0:16:48 | |
-You are! -In the wrong trade. -You are, aren't you? -We're working on 2, 2.5%. | 0:16:48 | 0:16:52 | |
-And no buyer's premium. -Gosh! | 0:16:52 | 0:16:55 | |
I've got to say, looking around, I mean, the auction's not far off starting. | 0:16:56 | 0:17:00 | |
I can't see a lot of bidders. | 0:17:00 | 0:17:03 | |
How many people do you expect turning up? | 0:17:03 | 0:17:05 | |
We don't unfortunately get the numbers you get randomly turning up to your antiques. | 0:17:05 | 0:17:10 | |
On average, what do you expect? | 0:17:10 | 0:17:11 | |
-Probably five or six bidders on the sheep. -Is that all? | 0:17:11 | 0:17:15 | |
-And five or six bidders on the cattle. -And that's it? -And that's it. | 0:17:15 | 0:17:19 | |
-Crikey. -We've got our work cut out. -You have! | 0:17:19 | 0:17:21 | |
-So you've got to make them fight amongst each other. -We do regularly. | 0:17:21 | 0:17:25 | |
Which is difficult as they all know each other! | 0:17:25 | 0:17:27 | |
RINGS BELL | 0:17:31 | 0:17:33 | |
It's typical. All the bidders turned up in the nick of time. | 0:17:33 | 0:17:37 | |
I think they were in the cafe all along. That is so typical of auction rooms. | 0:17:37 | 0:17:41 | |
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. | 0:17:41 | 0:17:43 | |
Welcome to Cirencester. My pleasure to say they're cheaper than normal. | 0:17:43 | 0:17:47 | |
Green lines are farm assured. Blue lines, non-farm assured. Red market today. | 0:17:47 | 0:17:51 | |
On we go, gentlemen, 42 kilos, then. | 0:17:51 | 0:17:53 | |
HE TAKES BIDS VERY RAPIDLY | 0:17:53 | 0:17:56 | |
So quick, I can't even see the bidding going on. | 0:18:01 | 0:18:04 | |
AUCTIONEER CONTINUES TO TAKE BIDS VERY RAPIDLY | 0:18:04 | 0:18:07 | |
He's just sold that pen off. What does that work out per kilo, per sheep and also, per pen? | 0:18:10 | 0:18:16 | |
-Well, about 130 pence a kilo for those lambs in there. -Yeah. | 0:18:16 | 0:18:21 | |
They come to £64 per head. | 0:18:21 | 0:18:23 | |
There was ten in the pen so we've made £640 from that pen of sheep. | 0:18:23 | 0:18:26 | |
OK. £64 per sheep. That's not bad. | 0:18:26 | 0:18:28 | |
I've got mixed feelings, because I'm a vegetarian and I don't eat meat, | 0:18:28 | 0:18:33 | |
but looking at these animals, they have been cared for and loved by the farmers, | 0:18:33 | 0:18:38 | |
and the farmer needs to earn a living and he needs top money. | 0:18:38 | 0:18:41 | |
-Peter, these are yours, aren't they? -Yes. -What are they? | 0:18:45 | 0:18:48 | |
-They're the Belgian Blues. -They're beautiful. | 0:18:48 | 0:18:51 | |
And they're about 25 months old. | 0:18:51 | 0:18:53 | |
-How many of those have you got? -In total, we have 550 in two counties. | 0:18:53 | 0:18:58 | |
They're such an affectionate animal, the Belgian Blue. | 0:18:58 | 0:19:01 | |
And that's why I choose them now to farm, because they're slower in energy. | 0:19:01 | 0:19:06 | |
Whereas the Limousins are a very high energy animal, and I can't run fast enough to keep up with them! | 0:19:06 | 0:19:12 | |
-BELL RINGS -More bells. It's now the sale of the beef cattle | 0:19:21 | 0:19:26 | |
-so they'll be coming in a minute. Is it Chris on the rostrum? -It is. -Chris is coming back on the rostrum. | 0:19:26 | 0:19:31 | |
HE TAKES BIDS VERY RAPIDLY | 0:19:31 | 0:19:34 | |
Do you know, I can't understand him at all! | 0:19:36 | 0:19:39 | |
HE TAKES BIDS VERY RAPIDLY, THEN INHALES DEEPLY | 0:19:39 | 0:19:43 | |
On we go, gentlemen, we move on... | 0:19:43 | 0:19:46 | |
Cor, that was big! | 0:19:46 | 0:19:48 | |
510 kilos, gentlemen. 510 kilos coming in. | 0:19:48 | 0:19:53 | |
Angus bullock... | 0:19:53 | 0:19:54 | |
How many sales a year do you have? | 0:19:54 | 0:19:57 | |
-We're in here twice a week. -Twice a week. -Every week. Two sales a week. | 0:19:57 | 0:20:01 | |
Bar Christmas week. Every other week of the year. | 0:20:01 | 0:20:04 | |
And is it just sheep and cattle, or do you do pigs? | 0:20:04 | 0:20:07 | |
-We do sheep, cattle, pigs. and goats in here. -Yeah. | 0:20:07 | 0:20:10 | |
-What's your favourite bit of the job? -The selling. -The sale. | 0:20:10 | 0:20:13 | |
The adrenalin of a sale. It's a real buzz and we all enjoy that. | 0:20:13 | 0:20:18 | |
Well, the auction's coming to an end and that was an experience, but right now, | 0:20:29 | 0:20:34 | |
I'm looking forward to getting back to the antiques world. | 0:20:34 | 0:20:37 | |
Well, we've found some wonderful items, | 0:20:47 | 0:20:49 | |
so now it's time for our first trip to the auction room. | 0:20:49 | 0:20:51 | |
Let's find out what lots we've got. | 0:20:51 | 0:20:53 | |
I think Dawn's Bayko construction kit | 0:20:54 | 0:20:56 | |
is just the thing for a budding young architect - | 0:20:56 | 0:20:59 | |
hours of building fun. What a lovely lot this is! | 0:20:59 | 0:21:02 | |
There really are some intriguing photos in the collection | 0:21:02 | 0:21:05 | |
but not anyone that Mervyn recognises. | 0:21:05 | 0:21:07 | |
So, it's time to let them go. | 0:21:07 | 0:21:09 | |
Is this the end of the dressing up for Eleanor and her kids? | 0:21:09 | 0:21:13 | |
That pretty shawl goes under the hammer. | 0:21:13 | 0:21:15 | |
If Peter's trains sell well, I hope he's going to be chuffed to bits. | 0:21:15 | 0:21:20 | |
And lastly, there's Chas's collection of silver ingot locomotives. | 0:21:20 | 0:21:24 | |
Let's hope they build up a head of steam among the bidders! | 0:21:24 | 0:21:27 | |
So, where is today's auction destination? | 0:21:30 | 0:21:33 | |
We're in Cirencester, the self proclaimed capital of the Cotswolds, which is quite fitting really, | 0:21:33 | 0:21:38 | |
because we're at the Cotswolds Auction Company. | 0:21:38 | 0:21:41 | |
This lot behind me are here to buy. | 0:21:41 | 0:21:44 | |
It seems auctioneer Elizabeth Paul has something to tell us about Peter's trains. | 0:21:44 | 0:21:49 | |
Do you know, I wish I had hung on to all my toys as a kid | 0:21:49 | 0:21:53 | |
-with their boxes but I haven't got anything in that condition. -No. | 0:21:53 | 0:21:56 | |
These belonged to Peter - they were his father's. | 0:21:56 | 0:21:59 | |
-The message was, "Look, but do not touch". -Poor boy! | 0:21:59 | 0:22:02 | |
In a way, but it has paid off because we've got a valuation because of condition | 0:22:02 | 0:22:08 | |
and the packaging and boxing which is just right of £400 to £500 with a fixed reserve of 350. | 0:22:08 | 0:22:13 | |
-That's gone up. -Has it? -Yes, it has. | 0:22:13 | 0:22:16 | |
Why? It looks about right to me. | 0:22:16 | 0:22:18 | |
-We had his second look and this one alone could make 250, 300. Just that one. -The coach? Why? | 0:22:18 | 0:22:24 | |
The electric motor coach. | 0:22:24 | 0:22:27 | |
Just probably a bit rarer, nice box, pristine condition. I doubt it's ever run. | 0:22:27 | 0:22:31 | |
Are you going to split this lot? | 0:22:31 | 0:22:34 | |
It's staying together. And there's been a lot of interest. | 0:22:34 | 0:22:38 | |
-And now the reserve is? -550. | 0:22:38 | 0:22:41 | |
Big difference, £200. | 0:22:41 | 0:22:43 | |
What are you hoping to get? On a good day, fingers crossed. | 0:22:43 | 0:22:47 | |
Let's hope six. | 0:22:47 | 0:22:49 | |
This is a bit of fun. Dawn's Bayko construction kit. | 0:22:56 | 0:23:00 | |
-What value have you got on this? 50, 40? -No, less than that actually. | 0:23:00 | 0:23:04 | |
We put it in at 20, 30. | 0:23:04 | 0:23:06 | |
It is a poor man's Meccano. | 0:23:06 | 0:23:08 | |
-Ooh, cheeky Will! -In the collector's world. That's what I'm saying. | 0:23:08 | 0:23:12 | |
-I'm not saying it is any less fun or any less taxing. -It's brilliant. | 0:23:12 | 0:23:16 | |
-For the collector... -Dawn, you've had this in long, long time. | 0:23:16 | 0:23:20 | |
-50 years. -You played with it as a young girl. | 0:23:20 | 0:23:22 | |
-Lots. -You have grandchildren. -Yes. -They're not interested? | 0:23:22 | 0:23:25 | |
-You can't pass it on to anyone? -You can't divide between three, can you? | 0:23:25 | 0:23:29 | |
You can't let anyone play with it really. | 0:23:29 | 0:23:32 | |
It's not safe. With the little ones - screws - it's not safe. | 0:23:32 | 0:23:35 | |
-Lots of fun though. -Brilliant. -Does it bring back lots of memories? -Oh, it does. Yeah, loved it. -Ah! | 0:23:35 | 0:23:41 | |
Oh, we could have tears, we could have tears. And you've been doing a bit of research. | 0:23:41 | 0:23:46 | |
A friend did. The Bayko club is celebrating 75 years next year. | 0:23:46 | 0:23:51 | |
That might help the price. Anniversaries always bunk the price up. | 0:23:51 | 0:23:55 | |
-Well, nobody had heard of it. -It depends how many people know about it as well. | 0:23:55 | 0:23:59 | |
We're going to find out right now. | 0:23:59 | 0:24:02 | |
-This is it. -Is it mine? -Yeah. | 0:24:02 | 0:24:04 | |
OK, 122. Bayko building set - number two. | 0:24:04 | 0:24:08 | |
A nice lot. Start me at £10. | 0:24:08 | 0:24:10 | |
£10 to start. Five then. £5 anywhere. Five I'm bid. | 0:24:10 | 0:24:13 | |
Six seated. 7. | 0:24:13 | 0:24:15 | |
8. 9, 10. | 0:24:15 | 0:24:17 | |
12. 15. At £15 with the gentleman. | 0:24:17 | 0:24:22 | |
All done. | 0:24:22 | 0:24:24 | |
-And a new home. -What else can we do? | 0:24:24 | 0:24:27 | |
You will get a coffee by the time they have taken off the commission. | 0:24:27 | 0:24:31 | |
Exactly! | 0:24:31 | 0:24:32 | |
You've got a sandwich and a coffee. | 0:24:32 | 0:24:35 | |
-But it's been good fun being on "Flog It!" -That's what it is about. | 0:24:35 | 0:24:38 | |
Mervyn's photographs, Caton Woodville, these are absolutely lovely. | 0:24:45 | 0:24:49 | |
A lot of family history here. | 0:24:49 | 0:24:51 | |
David, you've put about £100 to £120 on them. | 0:24:51 | 0:24:54 | |
Yes, basically, it's a military interest. | 0:24:54 | 0:24:57 | |
Also, the artist that did the lithograph plates, absolutely superb. | 0:24:57 | 0:25:01 | |
So, you've got two combinations. Military photographs, family history, all the way through. | 0:25:01 | 0:25:06 | |
The military connection and the naval connection | 0:25:06 | 0:25:09 | |
which is going to help these hopefully fly away. Lots of family history here. | 0:25:09 | 0:25:13 | |
Your family history - your social history. Why is he flogging them? That's what we want to know. | 0:25:13 | 0:25:19 | |
Well, I got to the age where money is more important than everything else. | 0:25:19 | 0:25:25 | |
-What age is that? -Well, I'm just coming up to 75 now. | 0:25:25 | 0:25:29 | |
-You don't look it. -That's not old this day and age, is it? | 0:25:29 | 0:25:32 | |
With all these drugs going, they can keep your alive till you're 100. | 0:25:32 | 0:25:36 | |
ALL CHUCKLE | 0:25:36 | 0:25:37 | |
The only one I like is a little bit of... | 0:25:37 | 0:25:39 | |
Now we know where the money's going! | 0:25:39 | 0:25:42 | |
Hopefully, you'll have one of those after the sale. | 0:25:42 | 0:25:45 | |
We're going to find out right now because it's going under the hammer. | 0:25:45 | 0:25:49 | |
Victorian army and navy photograph album. | 0:25:49 | 0:25:52 | |
There it is. Put it in, £50. Who'll give me 50? | 0:25:52 | 0:25:55 | |
£50 anywhere? £50 somewhere. | 0:25:55 | 0:25:57 | |
30 then. £30. Nobody wants it? | 0:25:57 | 0:26:00 | |
30 bid. At 30. At 35. | 0:26:00 | 0:26:03 | |
40. 5. | 0:26:03 | 0:26:04 | |
50. 5. 60. 5. 70. | 0:26:04 | 0:26:09 | |
5. 80. | 0:26:09 | 0:26:10 | |
5. At 85 on my right, at 85. | 0:26:10 | 0:26:13 | |
At 85. Any advance, 90? At 90. The gentleman's bid now at 90. | 0:26:13 | 0:26:17 | |
Are we all done? Seated now, at £90 with the gentleman. | 0:26:17 | 0:26:21 | |
Are we all finished? | 0:26:21 | 0:26:22 | |
Yes, the hammer's gone down. | 0:26:22 | 0:26:24 | |
£90. We had a reserve but it just tucked it in there. | 0:26:24 | 0:26:28 | |
-Yes. -£90 less commission. | 0:26:28 | 0:26:30 | |
-Drinks all round? -Yeah. | 0:26:30 | 0:26:34 | |
Problem is, drinking and driving. | 0:26:34 | 0:26:35 | |
You've got to go home first. | 0:26:35 | 0:26:37 | |
Go to the local boozer. | 0:26:37 | 0:26:40 | |
Well done! | 0:26:40 | 0:26:41 | |
Right now, it's the shawl. We've got £60 to £80 on this. Put on by our expert, Will. | 0:26:50 | 0:26:56 | |
-Totally agree. -Good! -Eleanor, you've had this 30 years. -Yes. -It is absolutely exquisite. | 0:26:56 | 0:27:01 | |
-Why do you want to sell it now? -I don't need it any more. It takes up space. | 0:27:01 | 0:27:05 | |
The children played with it for years and I don't need it. | 0:27:05 | 0:27:07 | |
OK, we've got a reserve. With a bit of discretion at 60. You're not giving us away. | 0:27:07 | 0:27:13 | |
What do you think? | 0:27:13 | 0:27:14 | |
I think for quality of the shawl, a nice silk, hand-embroidered. | 0:27:14 | 0:27:18 | |
Good size, decorative. | 0:27:18 | 0:27:20 | |
It's got to be worth £50 to £55. | 0:27:20 | 0:27:22 | |
So, fingers crossed, like you say, a few ladies in the room. | 0:27:22 | 0:27:25 | |
I reckon it's going to go. | 0:27:25 | 0:27:26 | |
-A good decorator's piece. -Someone will go home wearing this. | 0:27:26 | 0:27:30 | |
We're going to find out right now. | 0:27:30 | 0:27:32 | |
-This is it. -A rather lovely fringed and bordered silk shawl. | 0:27:32 | 0:27:36 | |
Centre embroidered with exotic birds. | 0:27:36 | 0:27:39 | |
A very lovely thing. £50. Start me off somewhere. | 0:27:39 | 0:27:41 | |
30 then. Come on, it's cheap at 30. | 0:27:41 | 0:27:45 | |
30, I'm bid. At 30. | 0:27:45 | 0:27:47 | |
At 35. At 35, any advance? | 0:27:47 | 0:27:49 | |
At 35, are will done then? At 35. | 0:27:49 | 0:27:53 | |
It seems to be struggling a bit here. | 0:27:53 | 0:27:56 | |
It didn't sell. You did the right thing. | 0:27:56 | 0:27:58 | |
You protected it with a reserve, that's the main thing. | 0:27:58 | 0:28:01 | |
At £30, £35, it's worth holding on to. | 0:28:01 | 0:28:05 | |
-Just for a bit longer. -I think so. | 0:28:05 | 0:28:07 | |
Maybe use it again for dressing up - let the grand kids use it next time. | 0:28:07 | 0:28:11 | |
-Maybe. -If you do want to sell it, I suggest putting it into a textiles sale. | 0:28:11 | 0:28:17 | |
This is the only item of textiles here. | 0:28:17 | 0:28:20 | |
-It's out on a limb really. -Yep. | 0:28:20 | 0:28:22 | |
-Never mind. -Another 30 years! -Another day. | 0:28:22 | 0:28:25 | |
ALL CHUCKLE | 0:28:25 | 0:28:26 | |
Well, we're steaming along now. We should be after this lot. | 0:28:34 | 0:28:37 | |
It is the Hornby trains. There's a lot of locomotives. | 0:28:37 | 0:28:40 | |
They belong to Peter. We had a valuation of £400 to £500. | 0:28:40 | 0:28:43 | |
Since that valuation day, you've had a chat with the auctioneer. | 0:28:43 | 0:28:47 | |
I had a chat with her before the sale started and now, | 0:28:47 | 0:28:50 | |
-the price has gone up. -Yes, there was an electric diesel. | 0:28:50 | 0:28:53 | |
We did talk about it on the day. That's worth a bit more. | 0:28:53 | 0:28:56 | |
That's why we've actually upped the reserve price. | 0:28:56 | 0:28:59 | |
-What did you put the reserve up to? -550. | 0:28:59 | 0:29:01 | |
And the auction house is agreeable to that? | 0:29:01 | 0:29:03 | |
-That's fine. -We could be looking at sort of £600, £700 now. | 0:29:03 | 0:29:07 | |
-I hope so. -It would be nice. -It would be very, very good. | 0:29:07 | 0:29:10 | |
It's full steam ahead. Let's find out. | 0:29:10 | 0:29:13 | |
-Let's hope there are buyers here, Paul. -Hopefully. | 0:29:13 | 0:29:16 | |
136, Hornby 00 locomotives - | 0:29:16 | 0:29:18 | |
rolling-stock and track - including electric motor coach. | 0:29:18 | 0:29:21 | |
A very nice lot. Lots and lots of interest. Start me at 200. | 0:29:21 | 0:29:25 | |
200 to start. | 0:29:25 | 0:29:27 | |
200, I'm bid. Thank you. At 200. | 0:29:27 | 0:29:30 | |
At 200, who's going on? 220. 250. | 0:29:30 | 0:29:32 | |
280. 300. | 0:29:32 | 0:29:35 | |
At 300. 320. 350. | 0:29:35 | 0:29:38 | |
At 350 now. 380. | 0:29:38 | 0:29:40 | |
400. 420. | 0:29:40 | 0:29:42 | |
450. 480. 500. | 0:29:42 | 0:29:45 | |
At 500. 520. | 0:29:45 | 0:29:46 | |
550. At 550 now, are we all done? | 0:29:46 | 0:29:49 | |
550 and selling. | 0:29:49 | 0:29:53 | |
Yes. Not bad. The hammer's gone down. | 0:29:53 | 0:29:55 | |
-That's good. -That's good. We'll settle for that. | 0:29:55 | 0:29:58 | |
I'm happy with that. | 0:29:58 | 0:30:00 | |
This is interesting. 50 silver ingots just about to go under the hammer. | 0:30:03 | 0:30:07 | |
They belong to Chas. He can't be with us right now. | 0:30:07 | 0:30:10 | |
He's at work in Manchester, but we do have Donna, his wife. | 0:30:10 | 0:30:13 | |
200 to £300. What do you think? | 0:30:13 | 0:30:16 | |
On the day...who knows? | 0:30:16 | 0:30:18 | |
-You don't know. -Anything's possible. -we're going to find out now. | 0:30:18 | 0:30:21 | |
We put 200 to 300 on them cos we thought they're worth 200 quid scrap, | 0:30:21 | 0:30:25 | |
so, you know, they should make that money. | 0:30:25 | 0:30:27 | |
They're an ounce a go. 50 of them. Fingers crossed. | 0:30:27 | 0:30:30 | |
Silver ingot collection. 50 in the box. | 0:30:30 | 0:30:33 | |
In a fitted case. Start me at £100. £100 bid. | 0:30:33 | 0:30:36 | |
Thank you. 110. 120. | 0:30:36 | 0:30:38 | |
30. 40. 150. 160. | 0:30:38 | 0:30:40 | |
170. 180. 190. 200. | 0:30:40 | 0:30:43 | |
-210. 220. -They've sold. -They've sold. -230. 240. | 0:30:43 | 0:30:46 | |
250. 260. 280. | 0:30:46 | 0:30:50 | |
-280. -At 290. At 290. | 0:30:50 | 0:30:54 | |
Selling at 290. Gentleman's bid. | 0:30:54 | 0:30:56 | |
Last time at 290. | 0:30:56 | 0:30:58 | |
Yes! £290! That's brilliant, isn't it? You were feeling so nervous! | 0:30:58 | 0:31:02 | |
You got me worried there. | 0:31:02 | 0:31:03 | |
-And me! -But good job the scrap value is worth £200. | 0:31:03 | 0:31:06 | |
Hopefully they won't be scrapped. | 0:31:06 | 0:31:08 | |
-Hopefully someone will keep them as a part of a collection. -They were pretty. | 0:31:08 | 0:31:12 | |
The great thing about my job is I get out and about all over the British Isles | 0:31:22 | 0:31:26 | |
visiting fascinating places that put a smile on my face | 0:31:26 | 0:31:29 | |
and I always feel privileged to witness some of the things | 0:31:29 | 0:31:32 | |
that I see, which most people rarely get a chance to. | 0:31:32 | 0:31:35 | |
Today, I'm doing just that. | 0:31:35 | 0:31:38 | |
Here, on this disused airfield, just outside Swindon in Wiltshire, | 0:31:41 | 0:31:45 | |
the Science Museum houses all its oversized objects in six big aircraft hangars, like this one. | 0:31:45 | 0:31:51 | |
The collection ranges from sock-darning machines to the first ever hovercraft, | 0:31:51 | 0:31:55 | |
from nuclear missiles to the Blue Peter lifeboat. | 0:31:55 | 0:32:00 | |
Each item comes with its own unique story. | 0:32:00 | 0:32:03 | |
Peter Turvey, pleasure to meet you. You're the head curator here. | 0:32:15 | 0:32:19 | |
-Yes, that's it. -So you're the person to tell me how many items does this place house? | 0:32:19 | 0:32:23 | |
We have about 18,000 museum objects here at Science Museum, Swindon. | 0:32:23 | 0:32:27 | |
You're responsible responsible for all of them? | 0:32:27 | 0:32:30 | |
Well, our collections care team is responsible | 0:32:30 | 0:32:33 | |
for making them safe and well looked after. | 0:32:33 | 0:32:35 | |
What about the history of this place, though, prior to when you got hold of it? | 0:32:35 | 0:32:39 | |
This was a World War II airfield. It was a maintenance unit, Number 15 maintenance unit. | 0:32:39 | 0:32:45 | |
All the buildings were built before the outbreak of the Second World War. | 0:32:45 | 0:32:49 | |
This site was in use by the RAF until the late 1970s | 0:32:49 | 0:32:54 | |
and then we gradually took it over for museum storage. | 0:32:54 | 0:32:57 | |
Do you have a particular favourite? | 0:32:57 | 0:32:59 | |
It's difficult, because I've so many things to look at. | 0:32:59 | 0:33:02 | |
I've got lots of different favourites depending on what day it is! | 0:33:02 | 0:33:05 | |
I think my favourite at the moment is our steam car. | 0:33:05 | 0:33:09 | |
Maybe we'll have a look at that a bit later! | 0:33:09 | 0:33:11 | |
What I'd like to see is something quite iconic, something that may be | 0:33:11 | 0:33:16 | |
the oldest item here or the largest or the heaviest. What have you got to show me? | 0:33:16 | 0:33:20 | |
We could look at our Fleet Street printing press, the heaviest object we've got at 140 tons. | 0:33:20 | 0:33:25 | |
-OK. Is it this way? -Just down here. | 0:33:25 | 0:33:28 | |
After you. | 0:33:28 | 0:33:29 | |
Where is it then, Peter? | 0:33:39 | 0:33:42 | |
I'm being a bit cheeky, because I know we've just walked through it or underneath it. That is colossal. | 0:33:42 | 0:33:47 | |
-An impressive piece of machinery. -It's as big as a house, isn't it? | 0:33:47 | 0:33:51 | |
Yes. Actually, we only have one third of it here. | 0:33:51 | 0:33:54 | |
It was bigger! Wow, gosh! | 0:33:54 | 0:33:56 | |
Obviously, you had to assemble it here, it came in bits. | 0:33:56 | 0:33:59 | |
Yes, it came in pieces from Fleet Street | 0:33:59 | 0:34:02 | |
and skilled engineers spent nine weeks putting it together here. | 0:34:02 | 0:34:06 | |
-What date is that? When was it decommissioned? -It dates from about 1930 | 0:34:06 | 0:34:09 | |
and it was in use printing the Daily Mail and the Evening News until about 1989. | 0:34:09 | 0:34:15 | |
Incredible! Do you know roughly how it worked? | 0:34:15 | 0:34:17 | |
-Yes. It's quite simple. See that big roll of newsprint there? -Yes. | 0:34:17 | 0:34:21 | |
That was fed up through the machine up to all those rollers. | 0:34:21 | 0:34:25 | |
Some of the rollers have the type face for printing the newspaper. | 0:34:25 | 0:34:28 | |
Some carry ink onto the type face. | 0:34:28 | 0:34:31 | |
Then it shoots all the way up into that bedstead contraption at the top | 0:34:31 | 0:34:35 | |
and it's folded and turned into bits of newspaper, and then shot off elsewhere into the building. | 0:34:35 | 0:34:40 | |
-You could say that is a Fleet Street heavyweight. -It really is. | 0:34:40 | 0:34:44 | |
-Keeps you fit, walking around. -Yes. It's a big site. | 0:34:52 | 0:34:56 | |
One big giant attic and everything is in juxtaposition. It's quite interesting. | 0:34:56 | 0:35:00 | |
I can just see, you've got the Sno-Cat here next to an old bus. | 0:35:00 | 0:35:05 | |
-Everything is organised according to size and weight. -Tell me about the Sno-Cat. | 0:35:05 | 0:35:09 | |
This is really one of our star objects. | 0:35:09 | 0:35:11 | |
It's got an amazing history with it. | 0:35:11 | 0:35:13 | |
It was one of four sent to Antarctica in 1957 | 0:35:13 | 0:35:16 | |
for a British expedition that was the first motorised crossing of Antarctica. | 0:35:16 | 0:35:21 | |
They set off in late-1957 and got to the other side in early-1958. | 0:35:24 | 0:35:29 | |
It was a very important scientific expedition. | 0:35:29 | 0:35:32 | |
Some of the research they did is very relevant today. | 0:35:32 | 0:35:35 | |
One of the things they did was measure the thickness of the Antarctic ice sheet, | 0:35:35 | 0:35:39 | |
-so we can actually see how global warming has affected the ice sheet. -Incredible. | 0:35:39 | 0:35:44 | |
I can see how it works now. It's got four pontoons as wheels, with tracks on it. | 0:35:44 | 0:35:49 | |
They were developed in America for servicing telephone lines, | 0:35:49 | 0:35:52 | |
so they spread the weight so they can go over snowfields. | 0:35:52 | 0:35:56 | |
Fascinating machines. | 0:35:56 | 0:35:58 | |
It must be a big headache for conservation, | 0:35:58 | 0:36:01 | |
because you've got to look at these things once they're in here | 0:36:01 | 0:36:04 | |
and make sure they aren't rusting any further. | 0:36:04 | 0:36:07 | |
Yes. We have a specialist team of conservators who look after our objects. | 0:36:07 | 0:36:11 | |
If you go over to our conservation laboratory you can meet Dennis, who's one of our conservators. | 0:36:11 | 0:36:17 | |
-Hi, Dennis. -Hi. -I've been walking around the hangars with Peter | 0:36:25 | 0:36:30 | |
and he's been showing me around. | 0:36:30 | 0:36:31 | |
I want to find out a bit more about conservation. Where do you start? | 0:36:31 | 0:36:35 | |
What do you pick on? | 0:36:35 | 0:36:37 | |
We're usually getting objects ready for display | 0:36:37 | 0:36:40 | |
down at the Science Museum in London, so we don't do any repairs. | 0:36:40 | 0:36:44 | |
-Conservation isn't about making it work. -It's note restoration. | 0:36:44 | 0:36:47 | |
-That's right. -This is a computer, isn't it? | 0:36:47 | 0:36:50 | |
Actually, this is ERNIE I. | 0:36:50 | 0:36:51 | |
He picked the Premium Bond numbers. | 0:36:51 | 0:36:53 | |
Yeah, that's right. Back in the 1950s. | 0:36:53 | 0:36:57 | |
The acronym ERNIE stands for Electronic Random Number Indicator Equipment. | 0:36:57 | 0:37:02 | |
From 1957 to 1972, ERNIE I produced thousands upon thousands of winning numbers for the premium bonds. | 0:37:02 | 0:37:09 | |
Today, ERNIE IV does the job and ERNIE I has been saved as a museum piece. | 0:37:09 | 0:37:17 | |
What are you doing? I see you're using traditional methods and techniques. | 0:37:17 | 0:37:20 | |
It's like you're restoring a little bit of fine art on a canvas. | 0:37:20 | 0:37:24 | |
Absolutely. Art conservators use saliva to clean objects, | 0:37:24 | 0:37:29 | |
and we've found that the enzymes in saliva are one of the most effective ways of cleaning it. | 0:37:29 | 0:37:36 | |
-Not all YOUR saliva, though. -Yes. | 0:37:36 | 0:37:38 | |
-Really? -I have to think about lemons a lot. | 0:37:38 | 0:37:42 | |
-Seriously? -Yes. | 0:37:42 | 0:37:44 | |
They work on a canvas, let's say, this size. Your canvas is, well... | 0:37:44 | 0:37:49 | |
-You're going to be here for months. -Yes, it's quite a bit bigger. | 0:37:49 | 0:37:52 | |
I'm not doing all the surfaces. | 0:37:52 | 0:37:53 | |
Mostly the plastic surfaces. | 0:37:53 | 0:37:55 | |
How long will this take? | 0:37:55 | 0:37:57 | |
We've booked in six months to do it and that's going to be pushing it. | 0:37:57 | 0:38:03 | |
Dennis, I can't shake your hand to say thank you, | 0:38:03 | 0:38:05 | |
but I know you've got your work cut out so I'll let you get on with it. | 0:38:05 | 0:38:09 | |
-Thank you very much. -Thank you. | 0:38:09 | 0:38:11 | |
The Science Museum here at Wroughton is such a fascinating place, | 0:38:15 | 0:38:19 | |
but it's only open to the general public on certain days of the year. | 0:38:19 | 0:38:23 | |
Do keep an eye open, because there's plenty to see here and they are preserving your heritage. | 0:38:23 | 0:38:30 | |
It's back to the valuation day and David looks like a very happy man. | 0:38:39 | 0:38:44 | |
Judy, this is such a remarkable piece of porcelain. | 0:38:44 | 0:38:50 | |
Where did it come from? | 0:38:50 | 0:38:52 | |
It used to sit in my mother's display cabinet | 0:38:52 | 0:38:55 | |
for many years and I was often told how very valuable it was. | 0:38:55 | 0:39:01 | |
I've treasured it for a while but it's not actually my cup of tea, | 0:39:01 | 0:39:06 | |
so I'd like to find something that I can replace it with. | 0:39:06 | 0:39:11 | |
I think it's very good indeed. | 0:39:11 | 0:39:14 | |
It's a nice comparison with the other pieces that we've taken in, because | 0:39:14 | 0:39:20 | |
-this is the top end of the early-20th century porcelain market. -Oh, right. | 0:39:20 | 0:39:26 | |
This is the sort of choice porcelain that would have been in the rather splendid Edwardian cabinets. | 0:39:26 | 0:39:33 | |
-Right, OK. -Highly decorative. | 0:39:33 | 0:39:36 | |
Produced not necessarily for usage. | 0:39:36 | 0:39:39 | |
No, I was wondering what it might be used for, actually. | 0:39:39 | 0:39:42 | |
The nearest thing you could get for table usage would be bonbons. | 0:39:42 | 0:39:46 | |
-Yes. -And these would have been hand-made sweets and truffles | 0:39:46 | 0:39:50 | |
that would have been made in the kitchen, below stairs. | 0:39:50 | 0:39:54 | |
Below stairs. Yes. | 0:39:54 | 0:39:55 | |
Otherwise, they might have had candied fruit or something like that. | 0:39:55 | 0:40:00 | |
But this is a highly decorative piece. | 0:40:00 | 0:40:02 | |
If you look at it carefully and squint at it it almost looks like a Renaissance goblet. | 0:40:02 | 0:40:07 | |
Yes. | 0:40:07 | 0:40:09 | |
-Yes. I can see that. It's... -It is very, very fine Worcester porcelain. | 0:40:09 | 0:40:13 | |
Now, just tell me, why are you selling this? | 0:40:13 | 0:40:17 | |
Well, although I can see how attractive it is, | 0:40:17 | 0:40:21 | |
it's not really my cup of tea. | 0:40:21 | 0:40:24 | |
It's not something that I look at and think, "Isn't that gorgeous?" | 0:40:24 | 0:40:28 | |
I'd like something that I'll look at and think, "Isn't that gorgeous?" | 0:40:28 | 0:40:32 | |
-What I like about it is its sheer opulence. -Yes. Yes. | 0:40:32 | 0:40:36 | |
It's the amount of gilt that is used. | 0:40:36 | 0:40:38 | |
This wonderful floral painting and if you look at the floral painting, its outlined in gilt as well. | 0:40:38 | 0:40:45 | |
It's an incredible piece. | 0:40:45 | 0:40:47 | |
I love these scroll handles which you'd hold. | 0:40:47 | 0:40:50 | |
It's almost a drinking vessel. | 0:40:50 | 0:40:52 | |
If it had been circular it would have been, | 0:40:52 | 0:40:55 | |
something like that. You are looking back to the past for the inspiration of design. | 0:40:55 | 0:41:00 | |
Now, these were produced at end of the 19th, into the 20th century. | 0:41:00 | 0:41:06 | |
This piece has a mark on the bottom which will tell me the exact date it was made. | 0:41:06 | 0:41:11 | |
The beauty of Worcester porcelain is, it's exactly like silver marks. | 0:41:11 | 0:41:15 | |
You can tell the exact year that this was made by the dots underneath. | 0:41:15 | 0:41:21 | |
Now, the dots start in 1892. | 0:41:21 | 0:41:22 | |
-Yes. -And if you count up all the other dots, it works out to 1911. | 0:41:22 | 0:41:29 | |
-1911? Wow. -So, this piece was made in 1911. | 0:41:29 | 0:41:33 | |
-That glorious epoch of the early- 20th century. -Before the Great War. | 0:41:33 | 0:41:37 | |
The Edwardian ladies. My Fair Lady. | 0:41:37 | 0:41:39 | |
-Yes. That's where the opulence comes from, yes, yes. -That sort of period. | 0:41:39 | 0:41:44 | |
It is very opulent. | 0:41:44 | 0:41:45 | |
It's a cabinet piece. | 0:41:45 | 0:41:48 | |
Now, price. | 0:41:48 | 0:41:49 | |
These are still in demand. | 0:41:49 | 0:41:52 | |
-But not as much as they were five or even 10 years ago. -Yes. Yes. | 0:41:52 | 0:41:59 | |
This piece, let's say, | 0:41:59 | 0:42:01 | |
five years ago, would have been 150 to £200. That sort of price range. | 0:42:01 | 0:42:07 | |
-Yes. Yes. -There's a slight resilience in the market now | 0:42:07 | 0:42:11 | |
to go for this blush ground. | 0:42:11 | 0:42:13 | |
Fashions change. I never understand why. | 0:42:13 | 0:42:16 | |
If we are looking at this, around about 100 to 130. | 0:42:16 | 0:42:21 | |
-That sort of price range. -OK. -If it goes for more, I shall be very happy. | 0:42:21 | 0:42:25 | |
Yes. Well, so shall I! | 0:42:25 | 0:42:26 | |
Thank you very much for coming along. I do appreciate it. I hope we make a very good price for you. | 0:42:26 | 0:42:31 | |
-Thank you very much. -Thank you. | 0:42:31 | 0:42:33 | |
Well, look at this lay-out we've got on the table here, Adrian. | 0:42:39 | 0:42:44 | |
This is taking me back to my childhood. | 0:42:44 | 0:42:46 | |
Were these yours as a child? Did you play with these? | 0:42:46 | 0:42:49 | |
They were my father-in-law's. He collected them in the '70s. | 0:42:49 | 0:42:52 | |
They were just put in a case by all accounts. | 0:42:52 | 0:42:54 | |
And when he passed away, he left them to the wife. | 0:42:54 | 0:42:57 | |
So, this is how we've come to get them and they've been in the loft for six years. | 0:42:57 | 0:43:01 | |
It's amazing, he didn't open these, did he? | 0:43:01 | 0:43:03 | |
Was he buying these for investment, do you think? | 0:43:03 | 0:43:06 | |
He just liked collecting the cars. | 0:43:06 | 0:43:08 | |
But he never let the children play with them. | 0:43:08 | 0:43:11 | |
Well, as you can see, from here, the majority of these are Matchbox. | 0:43:11 | 0:43:16 | |
Most people when they think of this type of toy think of | 0:43:16 | 0:43:20 | |
Corgi and Dinky and then third in that tier comes Matchbox. | 0:43:20 | 0:43:24 | |
You've got quite an array that you've brought with you today, Adrian. | 0:43:24 | 0:43:29 | |
This one is fairly out here, the GWR. | 0:43:29 | 0:43:31 | |
Yeah, the GWR train. | 0:43:31 | 0:43:33 | |
Bearing in mind where we are today, then we've got another loco here. | 0:43:33 | 0:43:37 | |
If I move towards the front I can see here, again, reminding me of some of | 0:43:37 | 0:43:41 | |
the television programmes I used to watch as a small boy. | 0:43:41 | 0:43:44 | |
-Any particular favourites of yours, here? -Starsky and Hutch. | 0:43:44 | 0:43:47 | |
-Starsky and Hutch? -I used to watch that in the '70s. | 0:43:47 | 0:43:50 | |
Yeah, I think that carries a certain place in a lot of people's hearts, | 0:43:50 | 0:43:53 | |
doesn't it? Well, that's a Corgi one, as is the James Bond ones. | 0:43:53 | 0:43:57 | |
Now, that was a bandwagon that a lot of them jumped on. | 0:43:57 | 0:44:01 | |
That would open up the market to a whole new collector, shall we say? | 0:44:01 | 0:44:06 | |
They tend to be well collected. | 0:44:06 | 0:44:09 | |
Just looking at the sort of quantity and variety you have got here, | 0:44:09 | 0:44:13 | |
-have you any idea of what they might be worth? -Not a clue. | 0:44:13 | 0:44:17 | |
They've got to be worth a couple of pounds each, | 0:44:17 | 0:44:20 | |
certainly the ones that have been kept in the packaging. That's a premium that's hard to get. | 0:44:20 | 0:44:26 | |
It means they're mint condition. | 0:44:26 | 0:44:31 | |
I've had a quick tot up. I don't know how many there are here. | 0:44:31 | 0:44:34 | |
-20, 30? -Something like that. | 0:44:34 | 0:44:36 | |
My suggestion, to put them into the auction, would be perhaps put an estimate on of £40 to £60. | 0:44:36 | 0:44:43 | |
Straddle that £50-mark. And see how they do on the day. | 0:44:43 | 0:44:48 | |
Were you thinking of putting a reserve on them? | 0:44:48 | 0:44:50 | |
Your wife inherited them - you have permission to sell these? | 0:44:50 | 0:44:53 | |
-We've got her permission to sell. -Have we? | 0:44:53 | 0:44:55 | |
If we say no reserve, we're going to get a sale on the day. | 0:44:55 | 0:44:58 | |
That's what it's about at the end of the day. | 0:44:58 | 0:45:00 | |
Who knows, I reckon someone might buy them and then just rip them all out of the packaging | 0:45:00 | 0:45:05 | |
and have a great nostalgic play with them, what do you think? | 0:45:05 | 0:45:08 | |
-Could do. -Excellent. So, we'll see you on the day? -Yeah, that's fine. Thank you. | 0:45:08 | 0:45:12 | |
Well, Diane, this is absolutely devastating. | 0:45:17 | 0:45:22 | |
It's one of the most exciting things that's been brought in today. | 0:45:22 | 0:45:25 | |
-Right. -Do you know what it is? | 0:45:25 | 0:45:28 | |
Well, we've always thought it was a visitor's card case. | 0:45:28 | 0:45:31 | |
That's perfectly correct. Have you seen one like this before? | 0:45:31 | 0:45:34 | |
-Not so much decoration on it. -This is beautiful. | 0:45:34 | 0:45:39 | |
It's not just bright cut, so you get the shiny elements in the decoration, | 0:45:39 | 0:45:44 | |
but it's also raised work, as well. | 0:45:44 | 0:45:46 | |
When you look at all these flower heads and scrolls, | 0:45:46 | 0:45:50 | |
it's all raised. Possibly cast originally then chased away, | 0:45:50 | 0:45:55 | |
so you've got all this lovely open work here on a matt ground. | 0:45:55 | 0:45:59 | |
But what is such a feature | 0:45:59 | 0:46:01 | |
is the decoration in the centre panel here, which is of a house. | 0:46:01 | 0:46:05 | |
Do you know what the house is? | 0:46:05 | 0:46:08 | |
No. No. We would like to know. | 0:46:08 | 0:46:10 | |
That house is important, and the one on the other side's important, | 0:46:10 | 0:46:13 | |
-because it commemorates two major writers of the day. -Oh. | 0:46:13 | 0:46:19 | |
This one is Abbotsford. | 0:46:19 | 0:46:22 | |
-And where's that? -Who lived at Abbotsford? Sir Walter Scott. | 0:46:22 | 0:46:26 | |
-Ah. -On the other side... | 0:46:26 | 0:46:30 | |
we have Newstead Abbey. | 0:46:30 | 0:46:32 | |
Who lived at Newstead Abbey? | 0:46:32 | 0:46:34 | |
-Byron, the poet. -Oh. | 0:46:34 | 0:46:37 | |
So this commemorates | 0:46:37 | 0:46:39 | |
-two major literary figures of the early 19th century. -Oh. | 0:46:39 | 0:46:45 | |
Now, when I say early 19th century, this little box dates from 1836. | 0:46:45 | 0:46:51 | |
-1836? -1836. -Gosh! | 0:46:51 | 0:46:55 | |
-Earlier than we thought. -Yes. | 0:46:55 | 0:46:57 | |
This was made in Birmingham by a company called Taylor and Perry. | 0:46:57 | 0:47:03 | |
Right. | 0:47:03 | 0:47:04 | |
-It's lovely. Now, does this belong to you? -No. It's my father's. | 0:47:04 | 0:47:09 | |
So your father's instructed you to sell this on his behalf? | 0:47:09 | 0:47:13 | |
-Yes. -If the price is right. | 0:47:13 | 0:47:15 | |
-If the price is right. -OK. | 0:47:15 | 0:47:17 | |
How much do you think it's worth yourself? | 0:47:17 | 0:47:20 | |
Erm... Well, he did think, round about 200 to 300. | 0:47:20 | 0:47:25 | |
200 to 300. Well, I think he's got a sensible head on his shoulders. | 0:47:25 | 0:47:29 | |
-Where he is now that you've had to come along? -He's actually on a half world cruise. | 0:47:29 | 0:47:33 | |
Oh! Doesn't really need the money, does he? | 0:47:33 | 0:47:36 | |
Oh, he's working though, on it. | 0:47:36 | 0:47:38 | |
-What does he do? -He's a dance host for Saga. | 0:47:38 | 0:47:41 | |
-Really? -Yes. -What a fascinating way to see the world, isn't it? | 0:47:41 | 0:47:45 | |
Yes. So, he left last week from Southampton to Sydney... | 0:47:45 | 0:47:49 | |
Oh, that's brilliant. Oh, that's brilliant, isn't it? | 0:47:49 | 0:47:52 | |
I reckon that if it goes up for auction | 0:47:52 | 0:47:54 | |
we should get something in the region of about 400, £600. | 0:47:54 | 0:47:58 | |
-Excellent. -That sort of price range. | 0:47:58 | 0:48:01 | |
But the factors are the decoration and the subject matter. | 0:48:01 | 0:48:06 | |
-Right. -So that's Newstead Abbey and Abbotsford. | 0:48:06 | 0:48:08 | |
-Locally made, Birmingham. -Right. | 0:48:08 | 0:48:10 | |
So you've got all the ingredients and the condition is so important, | 0:48:10 | 0:48:14 | |
-and that is in perfect condition. -Yeah. | 0:48:14 | 0:48:16 | |
It is a collector's piece, and I've seen wonderful collections | 0:48:16 | 0:48:19 | |
of card cases, but not as beautiful as this, | 0:48:19 | 0:48:24 | |
so I think it'll make the top end of the price. | 0:48:24 | 0:48:26 | |
-Excellent. -Thank you for bringing it along. | 0:48:26 | 0:48:29 | |
Sandra, these two pictures are of real quality. | 0:48:30 | 0:48:34 | |
I think they're very special. | 0:48:34 | 0:48:36 | |
Will you tell me a bit about them? What do you know? | 0:48:36 | 0:48:38 | |
Not very much. They were given to my father, when we lived in London. | 0:48:38 | 0:48:44 | |
A customer gave them to him as a present. | 0:48:44 | 0:48:46 | |
Just a present? | 0:48:46 | 0:48:48 | |
-To say thank you. And they've hung in our house ever since. -Do you know what they are? | 0:48:48 | 0:48:52 | |
Not really. I thought they were painted on slate, but that's all. | 0:48:52 | 0:48:56 | |
You're right about one thing. They are on slate. | 0:48:56 | 0:48:58 | |
But they're not painted. | 0:48:58 | 0:49:00 | |
When you look at them, you think a couple of cavaliers, | 0:49:00 | 0:49:03 | |
a little bit naively painted on slate, | 0:49:03 | 0:49:06 | |
and they could have done a better job, because that's not painted on. | 0:49:06 | 0:49:10 | |
That slate has been carved out and stone and marble has been inset into the aperture that's been carved out. | 0:49:10 | 0:49:18 | |
"Pietra dura", that's what it means, | 0:49:18 | 0:49:21 | |
hard durable stone. It's Italian and it's a very, very clever technique. | 0:49:21 | 0:49:28 | |
The Italians were absolutely amazing at this. | 0:49:28 | 0:49:30 | |
It's a technique that dates back to the Renaissance, the 1500s. | 0:49:30 | 0:49:34 | |
Very expensive in their day, as well. The condition is absolutely beautiful. | 0:49:34 | 0:49:38 | |
If I can just turn them over, you can see, both backs have not been tampered with. | 0:49:38 | 0:49:42 | |
Original hanging rings and the original paper backing. | 0:49:42 | 0:49:46 | |
Now, the trade are going to absolutely love that. | 0:49:46 | 0:49:49 | |
And the collectors. | 0:49:49 | 0:49:50 | |
Because it's not been fiddled with. | 0:49:50 | 0:49:53 | |
But look at the quality of that. | 0:49:53 | 0:49:55 | |
Lovely bold Victorian, ebonised frame. | 0:49:55 | 0:49:58 | |
Wonderful gold inset. It just picks the whole thing out. | 0:49:58 | 0:50:01 | |
But look at the stones you've got involved in there. | 0:50:01 | 0:50:04 | |
There's black onyx, some lapis as well. There's bits of marble. | 0:50:04 | 0:50:08 | |
Look at the trousers, the boots, that's a lovely marble. | 0:50:08 | 0:50:11 | |
Isn't it beautiful? Why do you want to sell them? | 0:50:11 | 0:50:15 | |
I don't think our house is suitable. | 0:50:15 | 0:50:18 | |
It's a modern central-heated house and I think the central heating is spoiling them. | 0:50:18 | 0:50:23 | |
Never hang anything like this over a radiator. | 0:50:23 | 0:50:27 | |
Never hang anything obviously, a bit of fine art work, in a room with direct sunlight coming on to it. | 0:50:27 | 0:50:34 | |
Ruins everything. | 0:50:34 | 0:50:36 | |
Have you any idea how much these are worth? | 0:50:36 | 0:50:39 | |
-Not really. -Well, if I said to you, | 0:50:39 | 0:50:43 | |
I'd like to put them into auction with an estimated guide of £300 to £500, | 0:50:43 | 0:50:49 | |
and I think we could possibly break that barrier on a very good day | 0:50:49 | 0:50:54 | |
-if two people fell in love with these, we could sell the pair for £600. -Fine. | 0:50:54 | 0:50:59 | |
-Would you be happy with that? Has that surprised you? -Yes. | 0:50:59 | 0:51:02 | |
It has, really. | 0:51:02 | 0:51:04 | |
I think it's a cracking lot and hopefully we'll have some eager bidding on this. | 0:51:04 | 0:51:08 | |
Thank you. | 0:51:08 | 0:51:09 | |
Here are our second lot of items to go under the hammer. | 0:51:10 | 0:51:14 | |
The Royal Worcester isn't to Judy's taste, | 0:51:14 | 0:51:16 | |
but there are plenty of people who love it, so let's hope they are in the saleroom today. | 0:51:16 | 0:51:21 | |
This collection shouldn't be hidden away. | 0:51:21 | 0:51:23 | |
It's great fun and could take a willing bidder on a very nostalgic trip down memory lane. | 0:51:23 | 0:51:28 | |
Finally, these pietra dura are exquisite | 0:51:28 | 0:51:33 | |
and at £300 to £500, I'd be amazed if they're not snapped up. | 0:51:33 | 0:51:36 | |
And last up is a silver card case. | 0:51:36 | 0:51:38 | |
Diane's father has gone on a cruise, | 0:51:38 | 0:51:40 | |
and told her to flog it. | 0:51:40 | 0:51:42 | |
And taking the rostrum for this lot is auctioneer Lindsay Broom. | 0:51:44 | 0:51:47 | |
It's not Judy's cup of tea but plenty of you will love this Royal Worcester, | 0:51:47 | 0:51:51 | |
including David. You put £100, £150 on it, it's fixed at £100. | 0:51:51 | 0:51:56 | |
-Why don't you like it? -It's just a bit too much. | 0:51:56 | 0:52:01 | |
I think it's very attractive. | 0:52:01 | 0:52:03 | |
I can see the value of it. But it's just a bit too much. | 0:52:03 | 0:52:05 | |
Is it? You like it a bit more simple things? More humble, bohemian? | 0:52:05 | 0:52:09 | |
-I wouldn't say humble. -I like humble things. -Just something that's not quite so ornate. | 0:52:09 | 0:52:15 | |
People might say it's over the top, | 0:52:15 | 0:52:17 | |
but it has got that richness you associate with the the Edwardian period. | 0:52:17 | 0:52:21 | |
Again, that's antiques, in a way. Some of them have to be showy. That's what it's all about. | 0:52:21 | 0:52:25 | |
-You want to show them off, otherwise it's not worth investing in them. -That's true. | 0:52:25 | 0:52:29 | |
OK, let's see who's going to invest in this one, shall we? Here we go. | 0:52:29 | 0:52:32 | |
Lot 217, the Royal Worcester porcelain pedestal bowl. | 0:52:32 | 0:52:36 | |
Very pretty one. What shall we say, £100 to start on this? £100? | 0:52:36 | 0:52:41 | |
50 then, £50 to start. | 0:52:41 | 0:52:43 | |
It's a big jump, isn't it? | 0:52:43 | 0:52:44 | |
Anyone interested at £50 to start? | 0:52:44 | 0:52:48 | |
£50, thank you, at 50, | 0:52:48 | 0:52:50 | |
55, 60, 65, 70, | 0:52:50 | 0:52:53 | |
75, 80, 85, 90, | 0:52:53 | 0:52:56 | |
-95, at 95... -Oh, come on! | 0:52:56 | 0:52:59 | |
95... 100, is it? At 95... | 0:52:59 | 0:53:02 | |
It's got to be £100! | 0:53:02 | 0:53:03 | |
£100 for you... 100 bid, right at the back. | 0:53:03 | 0:53:07 | |
-Gosh, just! -At 100 then, I'm selling at 100... | 0:53:07 | 0:53:12 | |
Oh, we had a fixed reserve at 100. | 0:53:12 | 0:53:14 | |
That was close, wasn't it? Sailing a bit close to the wind, there. | 0:53:14 | 0:53:18 | |
-We did it. 100 quid. -We got the hundred. That's fine. -Ooh! | 0:53:18 | 0:53:22 | |
Next up, Adrian's Matchbox cars. | 0:53:30 | 0:53:32 | |
There's a lot of them, but he can't be here today, he's at a conference, | 0:53:32 | 0:53:36 | |
but his mum, Ruth, is here, flogging his cars. | 0:53:36 | 0:53:40 | |
Well, we've got £40 to £60 put on these. | 0:53:40 | 0:53:42 | |
I love the Kojak one and the old catchphrase was, "Who loves you, baby?" | 0:53:42 | 0:53:46 | |
Let's see if someone falls in love with this one. Here it is. | 0:53:46 | 0:53:49 | |
A quantity of Corgis and Matchbox die cast. Two boxes. | 0:53:49 | 0:53:53 | |
A very nice lot. | 0:53:53 | 0:53:55 | |
£50 to start? 50 I'm bid, at 50. At 50. | 0:53:55 | 0:53:59 | |
55, 60, 65, 70, at 70, | 0:53:59 | 0:54:04 | |
who's going on then at 70? | 0:54:04 | 0:54:06 | |
Any advance then at 70? | 0:54:06 | 0:54:08 | |
-75, 80... -Good. | 0:54:08 | 0:54:10 | |
85, 90, any other buyers? 95. | 0:54:10 | 0:54:14 | |
100, 110, at 110 now, | 0:54:14 | 0:54:19 | |
are we all done at 110? Are we all finished at 110? | 0:54:19 | 0:54:23 | |
Yes. Hammer's down at £110. £110. | 0:54:23 | 0:54:28 | |
-Good grief. -That's fantastic. | 0:54:28 | 0:54:29 | |
-He will be over the moon. -A result! Kojak did that with his lollipop! | 0:54:29 | 0:54:33 | |
Diane, David, good luck. | 0:54:42 | 0:54:43 | |
I know you've been waiting a long time for this one and so have we. | 0:54:43 | 0:54:46 | |
It's that wonderful silver card case. 400 to £600. Beautiful work. | 0:54:46 | 0:54:53 | |
Lovely embossed work. We were musing over it. | 0:54:53 | 0:54:55 | |
The auctioneer and myself were just poring over it. | 0:54:55 | 0:54:58 | |
It's absolutely divine. I hope we get that top end. | 0:54:58 | 0:55:01 | |
It's the best thing in the sale! | 0:55:01 | 0:55:04 | |
-It's unbelievably good. -Yeah. -It really is good. | 0:55:04 | 0:55:06 | |
What will you do with the money? | 0:55:06 | 0:55:08 | |
-Well, it's my dad's. -OK. So what's the money going to? | 0:55:08 | 0:55:11 | |
To him, but I hope he'll give me a commission! | 0:55:11 | 0:55:13 | |
Yeah. Let's hope we get that top end. | 0:55:13 | 0:55:15 | |
I'd like to see the 600. | 0:55:15 | 0:55:17 | |
Victorian silver castle top card case. Very lovely piece here. | 0:55:17 | 0:55:21 | |
Beautifully decorated. 300 to start. | 0:55:21 | 0:55:25 | |
£300. Bid at 300. At 300 near me. | 0:55:25 | 0:55:27 | |
320. 350. 380. | 0:55:27 | 0:55:31 | |
-400. At 400 near me. -Diane, we're selling. | 0:55:31 | 0:55:34 | |
420. 450. 480. | 0:55:34 | 0:55:36 | |
500. 520. 550. | 0:55:36 | 0:55:39 | |
-At 550. -Come on! -At 550, now, are we all done? | 0:55:39 | 0:55:44 | |
At 550 near me, then. | 0:55:44 | 0:55:45 | |
-I feel greedy. Come on...! -At 550... | 0:55:45 | 0:55:49 | |
£550, Diane! | 0:55:49 | 0:55:52 | |
-Excellent. -You've got to be happy. | 0:55:52 | 0:55:54 | |
-David's very happy. -I'm delighted. | 0:55:54 | 0:55:56 | |
-Dad's going to be over the moon, isn't he? -Yeah, when he gets back. | 0:55:56 | 0:56:00 | |
-He's on a cruise at the moment. -Is he? -Yeah. -On his way to Australia. | 0:56:00 | 0:56:04 | |
Sounds like he doesn't need the money! | 0:56:04 | 0:56:06 | |
THEY LAUGH | 0:56:06 | 0:56:07 | |
-Sandra, what's going through your mind right now? -Are we going to reach the value... | 0:56:13 | 0:56:17 | |
-of £300? -We've got those two wonderful... | 0:56:17 | 0:56:20 | |
a pair of pietra dura, in fact, look at this, they're right next to us, just there. | 0:56:20 | 0:56:24 | |
Going under the hammer, we are two lots away, £300 to £500. | 0:56:24 | 0:56:28 | |
I had a chat to the auctioneer before the sale. | 0:56:28 | 0:56:31 | |
They sold a pair in a previous sale for £600 and the images were of birds. | 0:56:31 | 0:56:37 | |
You've got these wonderful cavaliers. | 0:56:37 | 0:56:39 | |
We're coming towards the end of the sale and the room has thinned out. | 0:56:39 | 0:56:42 | |
I just hope there's enough people here who have seen them and left bids | 0:56:42 | 0:56:46 | |
or you never know, there might be a phone bid. | 0:56:46 | 0:56:48 | |
-You won't bash me over their head, will you, if they don't sell? -No. They'll just go home again. | 0:56:48 | 0:56:54 | |
OK. Good luck. They're going under the hammer, now. | 0:56:54 | 0:56:57 | |
331, pair of pietra dura pictures showing there. | 0:56:57 | 0:57:00 | |
Very lovely. Start me off, lots and lots of interest. Start me at 300. | 0:57:00 | 0:57:04 | |
300 I'm bid, at 300, 320, 350, | 0:57:04 | 0:57:08 | |
380, 400, | 0:57:08 | 0:57:10 | |
-420, 450... -Yes... -..480, | 0:57:10 | 0:57:13 | |
at 500, 520, 540, | 0:57:13 | 0:57:17 | |
550, 580, at 580, 600. | 0:57:17 | 0:57:23 | |
-That's more like it. -At £600, any advance on £600? | 0:57:23 | 0:57:26 | |
At £600, standing in the room now, are we all done? | 0:57:26 | 0:57:30 | |
At 600, selling... | 0:57:30 | 0:57:33 | |
Yes! £600. | 0:57:33 | 0:57:36 | |
-Wonderful. -That's what we talked about on the day, didn't we? | 0:57:36 | 0:57:39 | |
We said, we'd pitch it at 300-500, but hopefully they'll make the £600. | 0:57:39 | 0:57:44 | |
Phew. Pressure is off. What are you going to do with that £600? What's it going towards? | 0:57:44 | 0:57:48 | |
-For a holiday. -A bit of commission. | 0:57:48 | 0:57:50 | |
A holiday. Everybody is spending their money on holidays. | 0:57:50 | 0:57:53 | |
-Where is the holiday going to be? -Guernsey. | 0:57:53 | 0:57:55 | |
-Ooh, lovely, have you been there before? -Yes. | 0:57:55 | 0:57:58 | |
Nice peaceful two weeks, just sort of taking it easy. | 0:57:58 | 0:58:00 | |
Yes. In a hotel this time, not a guest house. | 0:58:00 | 0:58:04 | |
Thank you so much, Sandra. That was pure quality and quality always sells. | 0:58:05 | 0:58:10 | |
I hope you've enjoyed today's show. We thoroughly enjoyed making it. | 0:58:10 | 0:58:13 | |
So, until next time, it's cheerio from Cirencester. | 0:58:13 | 0:58:17 | |
Subtitles by Red Bee Media Ltd | 0:58:37 | 0:58:40 |