0:00:02 > 0:00:07That building is where the very first film was shown outside of London, and the year?
0:00:07 > 0:00:091896. Where are we?
0:00:09 > 0:00:14Well, "Flog It!" today comes to your screens from Brighton.
0:00:43 > 0:00:48Whether it's a day at the beach or a night at the flicks,
0:00:48 > 0:00:51Brighton has always been the place to come for entertainment.
0:00:51 > 0:00:55One of the world's first purpose-built cinemas,
0:00:55 > 0:01:01the Duke of York's, was opened here in 1910 and it's still showing films today.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03We're at the Corn Exchange at the Brighton Dome,
0:01:03 > 0:01:08where this very healthy-looking queue aren't just standing in line for popcorn!
0:01:08 > 0:01:11Oh, no! Or waiting to see the latest Hollywood blockbuster.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14Oh, no, you see, the pulling power today
0:01:14 > 0:01:19are our very own "Flog It!" stars, experts Catherine Southon and Mark Stacey.
0:01:20 > 0:01:24Well, let's not hold things up any longer... Action!
0:01:33 > 0:01:36- Hello, Jane and Gordon.- Hello there.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39Welcome to sunny Brighton, although it's not quite so sunny today, is it?
0:01:39 > 0:01:43- No, it isn't.- These little ornaments, tell me about these.
0:01:43 > 0:01:49Well, we inherited them from my husband's aunt and when she died,
0:01:49 > 0:01:54we had to clear the house out and that was one of the things I thought was quite sweet and I kept them.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57But they're just sat in a drawer
0:01:57 > 0:02:00and I thought, maybe, you know, they could do better.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04- So you haven't had them out on view or anything like that?- No, no, no.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06You know what they are, don't you?
0:02:06 > 0:02:07Well, cake decorations.
0:02:07 > 0:02:13That's right, they're little cake decorations, I'm guessing from the 1920s or '30s,
0:02:13 > 0:02:18and I think they're certainly continental, they're not English made.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22The type of porcelain they are is generally referred to as bisque.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26- Bisque is porcelain, but it's unglazed porcelain.- Right.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30And the Continentals used that much more than British manufacturers did,
0:02:30 > 0:02:35and in those days, people made a lot more of their own cakes and they wanted to decorate them.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39We've got little dancing figures and some animals over there.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42I mean, I quite like the little bear there that's skating.
0:02:42 > 0:02:47Looking at them, if you count the little dolls here, we've got seven and the little musicians there,
0:02:47 > 0:02:52there are eight of those, so I think they might even have been used as birthday cake decorations
0:02:52 > 0:02:55or Christmas cake decorations, that sort of thing.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59I don't think people would use them today,
0:02:59 > 0:03:02but there are people out there who collect this sort of thing.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05You've had them since when?
0:03:05 > 0:03:10About 25 years, when my aunt died. I think it was late '81 she died.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13- And they've been stuck in a box since?- In the drawer.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15You've never thought about the value?
0:03:15 > 0:03:18No, because I didn't think they had a huge amount of value.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21Well, I think you're right there, Jane.
0:03:21 > 0:03:25If we were putting them into auction, we ought to put them in
0:03:25 > 0:03:29with an estimate of something like £30 to £40 and just see what happens.
0:03:29 > 0:03:35Now, we might be surprised and we might get £50 or £60 for them. On the other hand,
0:03:35 > 0:03:40- we might not get any offers at all, you never know.- No.- But I think there will be interest there.
0:03:40 > 0:03:45Now, on figures like that, we ask people whether you want to put a reserve on it.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48The only thing I have to warn you of course if it's not a reserve,
0:03:48 > 0:03:53then if the highest bid on the day was £10 then they would sell for £10.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57Well, perhaps rather than let them go for £10,
0:03:57 > 0:04:02maybe we should put a reserve on them of some sort so that at least...
0:04:02 > 0:04:04- What about £20? - Lovely.- Just to protect them.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08- Sorry, I didn't ask you.- How do you feel about that?- £20 is fine.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10We'll put them in at £30 to £40
0:04:10 > 0:04:13and let's hope at the auction, they prove to be the icing on the cake.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27Teresa and Bruce, thank you very much for coming today
0:04:27 > 0:04:31and bringing some lovely Whitefriars. Where did you get this from?
0:04:31 > 0:04:34It was a wedding gift in 1968.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38I don't know if you know very much about it but it is Whitefriars glass.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40That's all we did know, yeah.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43That's all we knew and the bricklayer...
0:04:43 > 0:04:48This is actually known as the drunken bricklayer and I think we can see why it is known as
0:04:48 > 0:04:50the drunken bricklayer,
0:04:50 > 0:04:54cos we've got bricks that would have been put one on top of the other,
0:04:54 > 0:04:59but this piece has sort of moved out of place, so we've got this abstract form here.
0:04:59 > 0:05:03We've also got a characteristic which we find on a lot of Geoffrey Baxter pieces,
0:05:03 > 0:05:06this textured glass here.
0:05:06 > 0:05:13Geoffrey Baxter, as you may know, was a designer for Whitefriars and he was designing pieces from the 1950s
0:05:13 > 0:05:18and he was, in fact, their last designer up until the factory closed, which was in 1980.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20This is a rather nice piece as well,
0:05:20 > 0:05:23which is known as the coffin-shaped vase, which is pretty nasty.
0:05:23 > 0:05:28Not really a very nice piece to be given for your wedding present, I shouldn't think.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30Were you given these two pieces together?
0:05:30 > 0:05:32Yes, yes.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34Something that you like?
0:05:34 > 0:05:40They've been wrapped up in the cupboard for years, that's why we've brought them along now.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44After you got married, you had them displayed and after that...
0:05:44 > 0:05:47Then we moved and then they stayed wrapped.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50- Right.- And they've been wrapped for about 26 years.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53These pieces are coming back into fashion.
0:05:53 > 0:05:57Whitefriars is now very collectable and lots of people are buying these.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01Unfortunately, they often go for the other colours. The meadow green
0:06:01 > 0:06:05- was very popular, but what we've got here is more of a smoky green.- Yeah.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07I can see here, as I'm looking at it,
0:06:07 > 0:06:11there's two tiny chips on the rim, which will make a difference.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14- How does £100 to £150 grab you? - That sounds fine.- That's fine.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17- You'd be happy to sell it? - Yes, that's fine, yeah.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20It seems really sad that they were a wedding present.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23We didn't have them on display or anything, so...
0:06:23 > 0:06:27- You've got one another so you don't need Geoffrey Baxter.- No.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30Let's put them in the auction at £100 to £150.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34- Thanks for bringing them along. - Thank you very much, thank you.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44Harry, these are absolutely incredible. Tell me the story.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46How did you come by these two glasses?
0:06:46 > 0:06:50Well, they were given to me just as a present.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54They said, "You can have these two glasses," and I've got a few more as well.
0:06:54 > 0:06:58- What, like this?- No, not like that, just ordinary sherry glasses.- OK.
0:06:58 > 0:07:05But they were in it and I was more curious, not the glasses but why there was a hangman inside it.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08Yeah, exactly, I would be as well. How long ago were you given these?
0:07:08 > 0:07:11Well, about seven years ago, that's all.
0:07:11 > 0:07:17Let's start with the weight of that glass. That's incredibly heavy, isn't it?
0:07:17 > 0:07:22I'd say this is around about 1850 and this is typical of that period with that lovely,
0:07:22 > 0:07:28deep-sliced cutting. You see that sliced cut right through, those facets?
0:07:28 > 0:07:31Look at the engraving. That's all done with a very small,
0:07:31 > 0:07:34fine wheel offering the glass up
0:07:34 > 0:07:38- and that's a trailing vine of barley and hops.- Oh, now I can see it.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41Look how delicate that is and this would have been
0:07:41 > 0:07:45predominantly done around the Birmingham area, Stourbridge.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48- Oh, yeah.- Where the glassmakers were.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50I think these were
0:07:50 > 0:07:56an ale or a mead glass, you know, stronger than beer, you wouldn't drink a lot of it.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00They differ slightly but if you're drinking down and you say, "Bottoms up"
0:08:00 > 0:08:02and you get to the end and you can look up
0:08:02 > 0:08:08and if you look through that, there's a man hanging at the gallows
0:08:08 > 0:08:11and another figure at the bottom of this glass as well.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13It sort of beggars belief, really.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16- It's a bit morbid.- It is morbid.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18Do you think they were given
0:08:18 > 0:08:22as sort of one last drink before they hit the gallows?
0:08:22 > 0:08:24Well, they could have done!
0:08:24 > 0:08:28Or do you think they were sort of local highwaymen
0:08:28 > 0:08:33and they were captured and finally left to swing and everybody toasted it?
0:08:33 > 0:08:36Well, it's a thing that I can't understand
0:08:36 > 0:08:41- why a thing like that would be put in a glass.- No, nor can I.
0:08:41 > 0:08:48I mean, you could have a nice engraving or something, or a picture of a castle but not hanged men.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52I think if we put these into auction, we should put them in as a near pair -
0:08:52 > 0:08:56obviously, we can't sell them separately, they belong together -
0:08:56 > 0:09:01with a value of 200 to 300.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03200 to 300?
0:09:03 > 0:09:05Pounds.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08- Oh, well.- Are you happy with that?
0:09:08 > 0:09:10More than happy, yeah!
0:09:10 > 0:09:11That'll pay for my petrol.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14What did you think they were worth?
0:09:14 > 0:09:17I thought they were worth about £80, £40 each.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19I think they're worth an awful lot more than that.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22Do you definitely want to sell them?
0:09:22 > 0:09:25- Oh, yeah.- Shall we try and get them into the auction
0:09:25 > 0:09:28with a guideline of £200 to £300 and maybe put the reserve at 150?
0:09:28 > 0:09:31That'll be fine, yeah, I'd be very pleased with that.
0:09:37 > 0:09:41- Hi, Mick.- Hello there, all right? - Thank you so much for coming
0:09:41 > 0:09:45to see us here in Brighton and you've brought this charming picture of a spaniel in.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47Where did you get it from?
0:09:47 > 0:09:51The wife's nan died and we were cleaning out the bungalow and there it was
0:09:51 > 0:09:54and I didn't want to throw it away, I liked it so I saved it.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57Had it been up on the wall or was it tucked in a wardrobe?
0:09:57 > 0:10:01- It was in a cupboard.- Really? So she hadn't had it up for a while.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04- No, no.- Have you had dogs yourself?
0:10:04 > 0:10:07No, no. It's just...
0:10:07 > 0:10:10I like the picture. It caught my eye and that was it.
0:10:10 > 0:10:15If we look at the picture, it's very well done, actually. There's a lot of feeling in there.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19When you look at a spaniel, a King Charles or a cocker or a springer spaniel,
0:10:19 > 0:10:23they always have those wonderful eyes that make you want to go and stroke them,
0:10:23 > 0:10:27and I think she's captured the essence of that really rather well.
0:10:27 > 0:10:32- It's beautifully done. - And it's a beautiful drawing and I think it will be very popular.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35Mick, we can see that it's actually signed down there,
0:10:35 > 0:10:38"ES Ash, 1937",
0:10:38 > 0:10:42and if we take a look at the back, we can see actually the artist's details...
0:10:42 > 0:10:48"Enid S Ash - No 2, Flash", so obviously the name of the spaniel
0:10:48 > 0:10:51and the price, £4 and 4 shillings,
0:10:51 > 0:10:54which was actually quite a lot of money back in 1937, wasn't it?
0:10:54 > 0:10:58Then we've got Sussex exhibition, which is also quite nice,
0:10:58 > 0:11:01Brighton Fine Art Galleries. People like that.
0:11:01 > 0:11:07When you're selling a picture, people like to see that little added provenance to it.
0:11:07 > 0:11:11There's a few things that go against it in some ways.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14There's a lot of foxing on the surround here,
0:11:14 > 0:11:17so I think whoever bought it would want to replace that,
0:11:17 > 0:11:23would want to take it out of the frame and remount it and put a more modern frame on it.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26Why are you thinking of selling it now?
0:11:26 > 0:11:28You quite like it.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30I heard "Flog It!" was coming to Brighton.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33I thought, a couple of new golf clubs or something.
0:11:33 > 0:11:38Well, it's always good to put it towards something else, isn't it?
0:11:38 > 0:11:41What you do find with these sort of doggy type paintings
0:11:41 > 0:11:45is that you tend to get a lot of private people wanting to buy it.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47- It's local as well. - And it's local as well,
0:11:47 > 0:11:49which is great.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53In terms of the artist, there's not a huge amount known about her.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57I mean, she has sold works before and I think she designed postcards
0:11:57 > 0:12:01and things like that, with novelty animal scenes on it.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04If I was suggesting a price at auction,
0:12:04 > 0:12:10I would suggest maybe around £200 to £300, with a reserve of 180.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14- Would you be happy with that? - Yeah, smashing that.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16Thank you for agreeing to flog it with us
0:12:16 > 0:12:18and I look forward to seeing it in the auction
0:12:18 > 0:12:22and I hope I'm not proven barking mad by taking the picture.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25What, has Mark lost his head over the spaniel?
0:12:25 > 0:12:30It'll soon be time to find out but first, here's a reminder of what we're taking to auction.
0:12:30 > 0:12:34Jane and Gordon's cake decorations are finally out of the drawer.
0:12:34 > 0:12:38We can only hope they find some bidders with a sweet tooth.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42Teresa and Bruce's Whitefriars vases have spent 26 years in a cupboard.
0:12:42 > 0:12:47Even with the slight damage, I think people will be pleased to see them.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50My choice next - Harry's wonderful heavy Stourbridge glasses
0:12:50 > 0:12:55with the mysterious hanging men engraved on the bases.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58And finally, Mick's little pastel of Flash the spaniel.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01It's so appealing, it's bound to get dog lovers drooling.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13We're in Southwick for today's sale,
0:13:13 > 0:13:17the home of Worthing Auction Galleries and Scarborough Fine Arts.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21I've got a good feeling about this one. I think we're going to get some cracking prices.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24For the sale, we've got two auctioneers today,
0:13:24 > 0:13:27Andrew Scarborough and Nick Hall,
0:13:27 > 0:13:30and I'm after Nick's opinion about those glasses.
0:13:30 > 0:13:36- I love these tumblers, there's great weight to them, beautifully cut, beautifully engraved.- Nice quality.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39The belong to Harry. He was given them as a present.
0:13:39 > 0:13:44- There's something quite interesting in the bottom. - Yes, I saw that, yes.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48I'm hoping that they do a couple of hundred pounds for the pair,
0:13:48 > 0:13:50- possibly maybe a bit more. - I don't know.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53Over to you, it's your round.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56They've got an interesting little ditty in the bottom,
0:13:56 > 0:13:59they've got the hangman's noose. As we all know, it's for the last drop.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02It's just a bit a fun, There's no significance to gallows.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05That would make them more collectable if it did.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09But dining room furnishings have gone the way of dining rooms.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11There's just not that great demand for them.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13It's open-plan kitchens, so...
0:14:13 > 0:14:16I've got a feeling Nick's talking this one down.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19- Oh, dear, this is not a good start. - They're going to struggle.
0:14:19 > 0:14:24I suppose I've got to put my neck in the noose and say they possibly won't sell.
0:14:24 > 0:14:28We'll have a good crowd here and we'll do our best.
0:14:33 > 0:14:38It's not big bucks but it certainly is big fun. Jane and Gordon's continental cake decorations,
0:14:38 > 0:14:43which Mark has put a value of £30 to £40 on. We've got a £20 reserve,
0:14:43 > 0:14:46a little bit of discretion as well. They're here to go.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49But they have been causing a stir.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51- Really?- Yes, they have!- Oh, wow!
0:14:51 > 0:14:55People have been picking them up and looking at them. That's positive. Happy?
0:14:55 > 0:14:58- Yes.- And all the money is going to charity, I believe?- Yes, yes.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00Can you tell us what charity?
0:15:00 > 0:15:05- We're going to support Martlets, our local hospice.- Martlets?
0:15:05 > 0:15:07- Yeah.- OK, it's a hospice.- Yeah.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10- And where is this? - It's in Hove now but, you know,
0:15:10 > 0:15:14- they always need money. - They need lots and lots of money.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17Let's hope we can raise some money to help you.
0:15:17 > 0:15:18I think they're rather fabulous.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21- Yes, they are. - But how do you value them?
0:15:21 > 0:15:23I think you've done a pretty good job.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25So we'll see what happens.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28- Mark's looking rather sheepish. - I am.- A bit reticent.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31Let's find out, shall we? This is it.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35Lot 290 is the group of 1920s, 1930s cake decorations.
0:15:35 > 0:15:40Continental lot, there's 18 in there. Dancers and bears, musicians.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42What are we going to say, £30?
0:15:42 > 0:15:46- 30 for them. 20, then. Thank you.- Yes! We're in.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49- We've got £20 there. - We've sold them!- £25, the gent.
0:15:49 > 0:15:5430, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58- Goodness!- Lady seated, at £60 if you're all done. 60, I'm selling.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01£60! That's unbelievable, isn't it?
0:16:01 > 0:16:04- They really did like them. - That's fantastic!
0:16:04 > 0:16:10£60 towards the charity. Good luck and I hope you raise lots of money as well in the future.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19Is it going to be cheers all round?
0:16:19 > 0:16:23According to what Nick said, Harry and I might be in a bit of trouble right now.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26Our two glasses, the tumblers, the Victorian tumblers,
0:16:26 > 0:16:29Nick found out it was literally the last drop,
0:16:29 > 0:16:32but he thinks they're going to struggle.
0:16:32 > 0:16:39- We had a chat with him earlier and you know what he said - the lower end if at all.- If at all.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42- Yeah. - I'm not really bothered, anyway.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45I knew that. I said to him £75 a glass, I think is cheap.
0:16:45 > 0:16:51We've got a fixed reserve of 150. If they don't sell for that, you're better off taking them home.
0:16:51 > 0:16:55That'll save me buying two more, won't it?
0:16:55 > 0:16:58But let's not think pessimistically.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01Look, the room is absolutely jam-packed full of bidders.
0:17:01 > 0:17:05Let's hope they find them just as interesting as I did because they are unique.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07You can't buy them anywhere else!
0:17:07 > 0:17:12I was just curious what they actually were,
0:17:12 > 0:17:15why somebody would have a hanging man.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17It's just a bit tongue in cheek.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21You finish the glass and there you are, there's the last drop.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23So it makes sense, doesn't it?
0:17:24 > 0:17:28Is this the last straw, Harry's thinking, is this the last straw?
0:17:28 > 0:17:30- I wonder.- It is the last straw, yes.
0:17:30 > 0:17:34We're going to find out right now because they're going under the hammer.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37Got a nice pair of tumblers here.
0:17:37 > 0:17:42Mid-19th century, nicely engraved, good glassware. 100 the pair.
0:17:42 > 0:17:4580 bid, thank you, I'll start at £80, £80 I'm offer, £85,
0:17:45 > 0:17:5190, 95, 100, 105, 110, 115, 120, 125.
0:17:51 > 0:17:57- Is that 140? Thank you, 140, 150, 150, 160.- They're sold.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59Just got away on that one.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01£150, anyone else coming in?
0:18:01 > 0:18:05150, are you sure? 150, I'm selling.
0:18:05 > 0:18:06We sold them!
0:18:06 > 0:18:09I can't believe it!
0:18:10 > 0:18:14- Don't think you can either. - Well, I had every faith in them
0:18:14 > 0:18:18but he said... Just before the sale, I had a chat to Nick
0:18:18 > 0:18:20and he said, "They're gonna struggle."
0:18:20 > 0:18:24Fashions have changed, nobody's buying glass.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26You've got a room full of people here
0:18:26 > 0:18:29and half a dozen people really fancied them so it just goes to show
0:18:29 > 0:18:31it's so hard to put a value on things.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35- And nobody's getting hung nowadays. - Nobody's getting hung nowadays!
0:18:35 > 0:18:37So they won't make any more!
0:18:44 > 0:18:47Something for all you dog lovers right now.
0:18:47 > 0:18:52It's a pastel of a cocker spaniel with a valuation of £200 to £300 and it belongs to Mick here.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55Quality! Are you a dog lover?
0:18:55 > 0:18:56I am, yeah, I like dogs.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58- Do you have dogs?- No, I don't.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02I just think this captures the cocker spaniel so beautifully.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04- It put a smile on my face. - Oh, it did.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08It's got that lovely "come and get me" eyes that a spaniel has.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12The begging, sort of doe eyes, but has it got that "come and get me" price, too?
0:19:12 > 0:19:17It's a female artist, she's quite well known, it's got a lovely provenance,
0:19:17 > 0:19:20it's got the original exhibition label and price on the back of it.
0:19:20 > 0:19:25So it's got everything going for it. It just depends whether
0:19:25 > 0:19:27there are some dog lovers like you and I out there, Paul.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30Why are you selling this, Mick?
0:19:30 > 0:19:33I've changed the decor a little bit.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37A picture of Wellington Bowl has replaced the dog.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40Fair enough, OK. Let's find out what our bidders think, shall we?
0:19:40 > 0:19:42The cocker spaniel study.
0:19:42 > 0:19:48100 for it. 80, then.
0:19:51 > 0:19:5550 for the cocker spaniel.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58I think you'll be taking it home.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00- It's not selling.- No, it's not.
0:20:00 > 0:20:0455, 60, 65, 70.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07Ah, we're slowly in, it's slowly climbing.
0:20:07 > 0:20:14- Come on, give this doggy a home. - 85, 90, 95, 100, 110, 120.
0:20:14 > 0:20:20- Come on! Yes, this it good. - 130. 130. Unsold.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22- Unsold, I'm afraid.- Mick.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25Obviously, the dog lovers weren't here!
0:20:25 > 0:20:26They weren't, were they?
0:20:26 > 0:20:29I'm the only one and I'm not allowed to buy.
0:20:29 > 0:20:33- It's going home. There's another day in another saleroom, though.- Yeah.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35It's a lovely thing.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38Make sure you look after it and put it back in another sale.
0:20:45 > 0:20:49If I said Geoffrey Baxter, you know what's coming up next.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51It's the Whitefriars, a little collection we've got
0:20:51 > 0:20:53- that you've put together - wedding present.- Yes.
0:20:53 > 0:20:58Bruce and Teresa, and Catherine, you've put £100 to £150 on this.
0:20:58 > 0:21:03- Little bit of damage, just might hold them back.- Just on the... What's that one called?
0:21:03 > 0:21:06- The coffin vase. - That's the one the damage is on.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08There's a little bit of damage, which is a shame,
0:21:08 > 0:21:10but the main piece is the bricklayer.
0:21:10 > 0:21:15- We should get it away. - I think it should be top, hopefully.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17- Fingers crossed. - It was a wedding present.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20- It was a wedding present. - Yeah, 40 years married.
0:21:20 > 0:21:24- Have you kept many other wedding presents?- No, only this one.
0:21:24 > 0:21:28This is the last to go! Yes, oh, she's the best one, isn't she?
0:21:28 > 0:21:30Lot 80, some Whitefriars there.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32A drunken bricklayer and a coffin vase.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36Two items, both Whitefriars. Where are we going to start? 75.
0:21:36 > 0:21:42- 85!- 85 offered, 90 new bidder, 95, 100, 110 with you?
0:21:42 > 0:21:47- 110 seated, £110 seated. - Oh, it's going up.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50£120, this lady standing. New bid at £130, thank you, madam.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52£130 in front of me.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54- Got £130.- £130. That's good.
0:21:54 > 0:21:58£140 I'm bid here, another new bidder at £140.
0:21:58 > 0:22:02- At £140, you all done?- £140!
0:22:02 > 0:22:04- £140, I'm selling.- That's good.
0:22:04 > 0:22:08- Are you happy with that?- Wonderful, yes, thank you very much.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11- So, how are you going to treat yourselves?- We're going to...
0:22:11 > 0:22:15- you say.- I've got an old school friend in Canada, and her daughter's
0:22:15 > 0:22:20getting married, so we're going to spend it, take the money with us and take it towards a trip to Canada.
0:22:20 > 0:22:25- That is fantastic! - The trip of a lifetime.- Yes, yes. - Well, we have been before.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28- You have been?- I love the place, love it! It's brilliant.
0:22:28 > 0:22:29Well, enjoy it, won't you?
0:22:29 > 0:22:33- Yes, thank you very much. Thank you very much- A second honeymoon!- Yes!
0:22:33 > 0:22:35- Sorry?- Thank you, Catherine.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38- Oh, thank you very much.- I think we're too old for that!
0:22:43 > 0:22:47Just along the coast from Brighton is Shoreham-by-Sea,
0:22:47 > 0:22:50a town sometimes considered a bit of a poor relation
0:22:50 > 0:22:54to its much more glamorous neighbour. It's surprising
0:22:54 > 0:22:56to find out that between 1914 and 1923,
0:22:56 > 0:23:00Shoreham beach was described as the British Hollywood!
0:23:00 > 0:23:03Now, looking at these deserted beaches,
0:23:03 > 0:23:07it seems an unlikely location for one of Britain's premier film studios,
0:23:07 > 0:23:09but back in 1914, the beach was home
0:23:09 > 0:23:14to one of the greatest collections of theatrical talent outside London.
0:23:14 > 0:23:20Actors, set makers, costume designers and everyone working in the busy summer season in Brighton
0:23:20 > 0:23:26lived here in a ramshackle collection of caravans, sheds and old railway carriages.
0:23:26 > 0:23:31They sort of gravitated here for the summer - it became the place to hang out.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34It even had a name - Bungalow Town.
0:23:34 > 0:23:39And to find out why, I've come to talk to Helen Poole from the Marlipins Museum.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41Helen, so why did they gravitate here?
0:23:41 > 0:23:43Well, it all started with a famous musical star
0:23:43 > 0:23:45by the name of Marie Loftus, who was performing
0:23:45 > 0:23:50in Brighton in 1900 and she came over here, to Shoreham, to have a look around and she fell in love
0:23:50 > 0:23:53with the place and she decided to set up a bungalow here,
0:23:53 > 0:23:57- and from then on, all kinds of people came along.- When did the film-making start?
0:23:57 > 0:24:01Well, it started about the same time as the First World War ironically.
0:24:01 > 0:24:06They started over in the Shoreham Fort, which is just by the entrance to the harbour,
0:24:06 > 0:24:11and it was then in the hands of F L Lyndhurst, the grandfather of the famous Nicholas Lyndhurst.
0:24:11 > 0:24:18- Yes.- And he and a colleague set up a film company and built a film studio here and it was
0:24:18 > 0:24:22a very large glass building, about 75 feet by 45 feet,
0:24:22 > 0:24:25and they built all kinds of other buildings around it -
0:24:25 > 0:24:32there was a bit joiner's shop and there was accommodation for the stars and it was quite a complex.
0:24:32 > 0:24:38As there was no artificial lighting in those days, all films had to be shot in daylight.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41Also, the air in Shoreham was remarkably free of pollution, smoke
0:24:41 > 0:24:47and fog, which meant there were more days to film, so at its height, five to six feature-length films
0:24:47 > 0:24:51were produced here, in Shoreham Studios, over the summer months.
0:24:51 > 0:24:58And attracted by these qualities, in 1920 the studio was taken over by Progress Films, which had a prolific
0:24:58 > 0:25:04output doing what the British film industry does best - making adaptations of classic novels.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09They did Dickens and Hardy. They did The Mayor Of Casterbridge,
0:25:09 > 0:25:13which was really interesting because Thomas Hardy himself, who was the ripe old
0:25:13 > 0:25:18- age of 81 at the time, got involved, watching the filming. - Pity he didn't take part.- Exactly!
0:25:18 > 0:25:23That would have been great fun, and he was absolutely thrilled to bits with the way they'd filmed it,
0:25:23 > 0:25:27- and it was quite a bit of kudos for the local people to have that involvement.- Yes.
0:25:27 > 0:25:33- Have any of the films survived?- Some of them survived in small pieces. We have some of Little Dorrit
0:25:33 > 0:25:35and happily we've got quite a bit of The Mayor Of Casterbridge.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS
0:25:50 > 0:25:54What happened to it eventually? How did its demise come about?
0:25:54 > 0:25:56Well, in 1923,
0:25:56 > 0:26:00the two cameramen, Stanley and Arthur Munford were coming home
0:26:00 > 0:26:04from Shoreham one night, and it was quite a cold night and they got their hot water bottles and went to bed,
0:26:04 > 0:26:09and then suddenly realised they were a lot hotter than they should be, and there was a fire and with great
0:26:09 > 0:26:14presence of mind, they removed all the film which they'd been storing under their bed,
0:26:14 > 0:26:18which was risky to say the least, and hotfooted it out in time to put the fire out.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21Then, after that, the heart went out of the business,
0:26:21 > 0:26:24and the American film industry was doing so much better than we were,
0:26:24 > 0:26:26which is sadly a story that's persisted.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29Well, it looks very different nowadays, doesn't it?
0:26:29 > 0:26:31Is there anything left to see?
0:26:31 > 0:26:35Sadly almost nothing, because in 1940 there was a directive from the government that the whole beach
0:26:35 > 0:26:40had to be cleared, because they were frightened of invasion. This happened all down the Sussex coast,
0:26:40 > 0:26:42but here all the bungalows were scrapped,
0:26:42 > 0:26:46and the big buildings went, and the area was cleared in a fortnight.
0:26:49 > 0:26:56Happily, a recent discovery has shed new light on this important part of the history of British film-making.
0:26:56 > 0:27:01Photographs, newspaper cuttings and scripts relating to the Shoreham film industry
0:27:01 > 0:27:04have been found amongst the belongings of Mavis Clare,
0:27:04 > 0:27:09daughter of Progress Films' managing director and young star of The Mayor Of Casterbridge.
0:27:09 > 0:27:14They were discovered by Gillian Gregg, Mavis's daughter, who's come to Shoreham's Marlipins Museum
0:27:14 > 0:27:17so we can watch the film together and chat about her mother.
0:27:20 > 0:27:24It must be really special for you seeing that. Your mum was so young there - how old was she?
0:27:24 > 0:27:28She was 16, but it was so exciting for me to discover
0:27:28 > 0:27:31that this short version of The Mayor Of Casterbridge still existed,
0:27:31 > 0:27:37and to watch my mum, at the age of 16, playing the part of Elizabeth was a very special moment for me.
0:27:37 > 0:27:43- Oh, it must be.- And it was very moving and very emotional, it was a little bit of magic really.
0:27:43 > 0:27:47Did your mother tell you stories about what life was like in Bungalow Town
0:27:47 > 0:27:49as you were a young child growing up?
0:27:49 > 0:27:53Sadly she didn't really, no, she never really told me many stories at all.
0:27:53 > 0:27:55She never seemed to want to talk about it.
0:27:55 > 0:28:00I did ask her if there were any films in existence, because I'd dearly love to see them,
0:28:00 > 0:28:05but was very disappointed when she told me that sadly they'd all be burnt in a fire.
0:28:05 > 0:28:10So it was never really mentioned again, but the memories obviously meant a great deal
0:28:10 > 0:28:15to her, because she kept this wonderful record and collection of memorabilia,
0:28:15 > 0:28:17which was put away for over 50 years.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20Boxed, literally, and then obviously you inherited it.
0:28:20 > 0:28:24And then I inherited it and I've had it boxed up for over 20 years
0:28:24 > 0:28:29and suddenly I found a great deal more out about the days of the filming in Shoreham.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32Do you wish you'd asked your mother a bit more about it?
0:28:32 > 0:28:36I do now, I do regret that I didn't ask her a lot more about it and get
0:28:36 > 0:28:39her to talk about it, because she never really raised the subject.
0:28:39 > 0:28:44Isn't it sad that sometimes we find out a bit too late, you know, we never talk about it at the time,
0:28:44 > 0:28:50but if anybody is watching this and they do have any information or memorabilia attached to the film
0:28:50 > 0:28:56industry down here, in Shoreham, we'd like to know or get in touch with the Marlipins Museum.
0:28:56 > 0:29:00I would like to say that it's an absolute delight, great to be here in Shoreham, talking to you
0:29:00 > 0:29:03- and reliving those memories once again.- Thank you.
0:29:03 > 0:29:08Well, it's been a real treat coming here today and looking at this beach.
0:29:08 > 0:29:12Who could have imagined it had such wonderful stories to tell?
0:29:21 > 0:29:26Back in Brighton, our experts are busy putting a value on the family heirlooms
0:29:26 > 0:29:31brought into our valuation day. First up, it's Catherine with something off the wall.
0:29:31 > 0:29:36Barbara, I love this Black Forest coat hook you've brought along.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39- It's lovely, isn't it?- A very nice piece. Where did you get it from?
0:29:39 > 0:29:43- It came with house and contents. - Right.
0:29:43 > 0:29:47In 1971. It's been in the loft ever since, 30 years.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50So you moved into the house and you saw this?
0:29:50 > 0:29:53- That was on the wall. - And you didn't like it?
0:29:53 > 0:29:56- I loved it, but it's out of place. - It doesn't go in your home?
0:29:56 > 0:30:03- Not at all.- It's actually carved out of walnut and it's beautifully and quite intricately carved.
0:30:03 > 0:30:09We can see here all these wonderful alpine flowers and these two lovely birds which are perched on the top,
0:30:09 > 0:30:12but as I'm looking across it I can see that there is
0:30:12 > 0:30:17- quite a bit of damage, quite a few of the leaves have been broken off. - Yes, that's right.
0:30:17 > 0:30:21Parts of the wood are exposed, so you would expect there to be some damage,
0:30:21 > 0:30:27but you can still see its overall appeal, and I think a collector will just go for the rustic charm of it.
0:30:27 > 0:30:32- Really?- And I think it will appeal to many collectors today.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35Now, value-wise, do you have any idea what it's worth?
0:30:35 > 0:30:38I don't have a clue, don't have a clue, truly.
0:30:38 > 0:30:45- Black Forest is very popular, lots of items do come up for auction and do command quite high prices.- Really?
0:30:45 > 0:30:49And I'd like to see this in an auction at around...
0:30:49 > 0:30:52let's say £80 to £120.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54Really? Gosh! Very good.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57- Perhaps with a £60 reserve?- Lovely. - How does that sound?- That's ideal.
0:30:57 > 0:31:01So, if it did make that money, what would you put the money towards?
0:31:01 > 0:31:08- For that amount I would take my daughter out for several lunches. - How kind you are, what a kind mummy!
0:31:08 > 0:31:13Let's hope it commands the higher end of that, and then you can take her for a nice gourmet dinner.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16- I'll see you at the auction, thank you.- Thank you.
0:31:20 > 0:31:22- Hello, Sarah.- Hello.
0:31:22 > 0:31:26Thank you very much for coming to visit us in Brighton. You've brought this nice piece of jewellery.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28- Yes.- Can you tell us a little bit about it?
0:31:28 > 0:31:33Well, it was a gift when I was about 10 or 11, from my godmother,
0:31:33 > 0:31:37and it's sort of stayed in the box ever since. I don't really like it
0:31:37 > 0:31:41that much, but I am intrigued by it, cos it hasn't got any marks on it.
0:31:41 > 0:31:45Let's have a look at the piece, because you wouldn't expect to find hallmarks necessarily
0:31:45 > 0:31:46on jewellery of this age,
0:31:46 > 0:31:50because it's one of the oldest pieces of jewellery that I've seen on the show,
0:31:50 > 0:31:56- because it dates to the early part of the Victorian period.- Right. - 1840, 1845, something like that.
0:31:56 > 0:32:00But that's a typical type of setting for that period.
0:32:00 > 0:32:04It will be gold and probably 14 carat or something like that.
0:32:04 > 0:32:08- Right.- Then we've got a very simple row of pearls round there and then
0:32:08 > 0:32:13- three central garnets, one of which unfortunately is slightly damaged. - Yeah.
0:32:13 > 0:32:18- And then just a little slight bit of reeding on the shank there, around the rim.- Right.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20And it's quite a decorative piece.
0:32:20 > 0:32:24- Not a particularly commercial piece for wearing.- Right.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27It's not the sort of jewellery that somebody wants to wear now.
0:32:27 > 0:32:31- No.- Because it's quite an old-fashioned setting.- It is, yes.- And tiny, isn't it?
0:32:31 > 0:32:34- Tiny fingers.- Yes, yes.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37Having said all that, you've had it for a number of years.
0:32:37 > 0:32:41- Yes, quite a few, yes.- And why have you decided to sell it now?
0:32:41 > 0:32:45Well, I've always thought about getting it valued and then I knew
0:32:45 > 0:32:49- Flog It were in town, so I though I'd bring it along.- Wonderful.- Yeah.
0:32:49 > 0:32:54It's nice to see a nice honest early piece of jewellery, but unfortunately the value doesn't reflect that.
0:32:54 > 0:33:00- I mean, there are collectors for it, but I suppose, at auction, that's worth around £100 or so.- Oh, right.
0:33:00 > 0:33:04- Something like that.- Mmm. - Does that surprise you?
0:33:04 > 0:33:08- Yeah, I thought it might be less than that actually. - Oh, I wish I'd said that now.
0:33:08 > 0:33:13I suppose it would be sensible to put a reserve slightly lower than that,
0:33:13 > 0:33:17- maybe around the £90 mark, something like that, to protect it.- Right.
0:33:17 > 0:33:22And hopefully on the day, you know, two or three people will want it and it might sail away a bit.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25- OK, hopefully.- How do you feel about that?- That would be fine.
0:33:25 > 0:33:30And if you did sell it, what would you put the money towards? Another piece of jewellery?
0:33:30 > 0:33:34Probably, yes, cos I do like jewellery and rings, but not that one.
0:33:39 > 0:33:44Betty, thank you very much for coming along to Flog It and bringing along your beautiful Shelley coffee set.
0:33:44 > 0:33:49- Now, tell me, where did you get this from?- It did belong to my mother to begin with
0:33:49 > 0:33:53- and then it came through to me. - Right, OK, so you inherited it?
0:33:53 > 0:33:58- I inherited it, yes.- It is rather beautiful - is it something that you like and you enjoy?
0:33:58 > 0:34:02Well, it just sits in the cabinet, it's never been used,
0:34:02 > 0:34:05and so I thought I'd bring it along to Flog It.
0:34:05 > 0:34:09I mean, I must say it does look to be in absolutely perfect condition.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12I really can't see any major damage or cracks, so I don't think
0:34:12 > 0:34:17it does look like it's ever been used, which is a bit of shame.
0:34:17 > 0:34:21If we turn over one of the pieces, we can see on the bottom
0:34:21 > 0:34:25that it's got the name of Shelley, and it's a lovely porcelain coffee set.
0:34:25 > 0:34:31What's wonderful about it is that it's got these wonderful pointed handles, they point downwards.
0:34:31 > 0:34:35This shape is actually known as the Vogue pattern, but, as you can see,
0:34:35 > 0:34:41these handles are sort of filled in and they are rather difficult to hold, and if you've got a hot cup
0:34:41 > 0:34:45of coffee, you don't want it to slip out of your hands.
0:34:45 > 0:34:51Now, because of this, the shape was impractical, and they then moved on to a different-shaped handle
0:34:51 > 0:34:55where it did have the hole through, and this was known as the Mode shape.
0:34:55 > 0:35:00I'm not sure about this traditional flower pattern, I just think it's a rather strange
0:35:00 > 0:35:08mixture of a very angular, Art Deco trendy shape, and then we've got this very traditional painted pattern.
0:35:08 > 0:35:15- Now, do you have any idea of how much it would be worth at auction? - I think maybe £100, £150.
0:35:15 > 0:35:20Well, Shelley is very collectable, and I would probably put this in
0:35:20 > 0:35:23- at around £200 to £300, how does that sound?- Yes, that sounds fine.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26- Would you be happy with that? - Yes, certainly.
0:35:26 > 0:35:31I think we should probably put a reserve on of about £180, but I can see it doing £200 plus at auction.
0:35:31 > 0:35:36- Yes. - So, if it does make a good price, what would you do with the money?
0:35:36 > 0:35:43- I haven't decided yet...have to see what it does make at auction first, won't we?- We will indeed!
0:35:43 > 0:35:49- Let's hope it makes the higher end and you can buy yourself something special.- Thank you very much indeed.
0:35:49 > 0:35:51Thank you for coming, and fingers crossed.
0:35:51 > 0:35:54I'm certainly hoping for something special at auction.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57Let's remind ourselves of what we're taking with us.
0:35:57 > 0:36:00Will Catherine be proved right?
0:36:00 > 0:36:04Will the collectors get hung up on the rustic charms of the Black Forest coat hook?
0:36:04 > 0:36:08The garnet and pearl ring is a nice example of early jewellery,
0:36:08 > 0:36:12but is it too old-fashioned to sparkle in the eyes of today's bidders?
0:36:12 > 0:36:14And the Shelley coffee set is in perfect condition,
0:36:14 > 0:36:18but the strange mix of styles might leave the room lukewarm.
0:36:22 > 0:36:27Back at the auction, there are plenty of paintings on offer, and one in particular has caught my eye.
0:36:29 > 0:36:30I like this.
0:36:30 > 0:36:34I know it's a love/hate thing, art, and probably you're all laughing
0:36:34 > 0:36:37your faces off, but there's something about this woman.
0:36:37 > 0:36:41I know she's a bit austere and a bit serious. It's typical 1920s,
0:36:41 > 0:36:47but I love the pinks, I love that sort of coral-y colour. It's quite striking.
0:36:47 > 0:36:51It reminds me of Augustus John, you know, sort of the Bloomsbury set,
0:36:51 > 0:36:56it's got that kind of feel about it, and I think it's well executed.
0:36:56 > 0:37:00It's not signed. It's an oil on canvas and it's catalogued at £100,
0:37:00 > 0:37:03and I've talked to a few of the production team
0:37:03 > 0:37:08and they've laughed and said it's probably a couple of quid from a charity shop,
0:37:08 > 0:37:12but I can see a value of £100 there and I could see that on my wall.
0:37:12 > 0:37:17That's a good, bold brushstroke, a nice broad brush, put on
0:37:17 > 0:37:22with confidence and, well, she's not exactly beautiful, but I like it!
0:37:27 > 0:37:30Betty, Shelley always sells well.
0:37:30 > 0:37:35It's done us proud in the past on Flog It, and I'm pretty sure it's going to do well today, Catherine.
0:37:35 > 0:37:39£200 to £300 for this coffee set. It's in immaculate condition. You've never used it, have you?
0:37:39 > 0:37:42No, I don't think it's ever been used at all.
0:37:42 > 0:37:47The only thing that worries my slightly... It is in mint condition. ..is its contemporary shape -
0:37:47 > 0:37:51it's got the angular Art Deco form - but it's a traditional pattern.
0:37:51 > 0:37:55If it had a jazzier, more cubic pattern, you'd get a bit more money for it?
0:37:55 > 0:38:00- Good luck, Betty. I'm pretty sure we're going to sell this and get some money for it.- Good.- Here we go.
0:38:00 > 0:38:04Nice Art Deco 15-piece coffee service. What are we going to say?
0:38:04 > 0:38:06- £100 to start me.- Yes, sir!
0:38:06 > 0:38:09£100 I'm bid, thank you. £100 offered, any advance at £100?
0:38:09 > 0:38:12I'll take £105. £110 with you. £110 I've taken.
0:38:12 > 0:38:17£120 now, £130, £140, £150, £160, £170,
0:38:17 > 0:38:19£180. £180, on my right.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22At £180, anyone else coming in?
0:38:22 > 0:38:23At £180, I'm bid on the Shelley.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26All done, you're sure? £180 with you, sir.
0:38:26 > 0:38:30£180, the hammer's gone down, Betty.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33- Yes.- Happy? - Yes, I am, yes, thank you very much.
0:38:33 > 0:38:34It would have been nice
0:38:34 > 0:38:37to make a little bit more - just pinched it, didn't we?
0:38:37 > 0:38:39What are you going to put the money towards?
0:38:39 > 0:38:44I don't know, I think I might invest in some Premium Bonds and make it a bit bigger.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46That's a good idea, actually.
0:38:49 > 0:38:53This is real quality, Sarah. I don't know why you're selling it.
0:38:53 > 0:38:58- It's a lovely mourning ring, early Victorian, we've got a value of £100 to £150.- Yes.
0:38:58 > 0:39:03- Why are you selling it? - Well, it's just that it's not a style I like very much -
0:39:03 > 0:39:08it's quite old-fashioned - so I've never worn it. So, it's time for it to go.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11- You've brought your daughter along, haven't you?- Yes.- What's her name? - Joanne.- ..Joanne, hello.
0:39:11 > 0:39:17- Hi. Doesn't she want to wear it? - No, not her style.- Not her style. - More into bling.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20- Got to have bling in Brighton.- Do you have bling? You live in Brighton.
0:39:20 > 0:39:24I do live in Brighton, but I'm very shy and reserved, as you know.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26Bling-free.
0:39:26 > 0:39:30Let's hope we get the top end of the estimate, OK? Good luck.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32The Victorian mourning ring,
0:39:32 > 0:39:36dated 1840 or thereabouts, with garnets and pearls.
0:39:36 > 0:39:42Pretty little ring. Shall we say...£100 for it?
0:39:42 > 0:39:44Thank you, £100 for it.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46- Yes!- Yes, please.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48£100 it is then on my right.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51£110, £120, £130,
0:39:51 > 0:39:55£140, £140. On the right at £150, new place.
0:39:55 > 0:39:59£160, £170, £180.
0:39:59 > 0:40:01At £180, you're all out.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06180!
0:40:06 > 0:40:09- We're playing darts now. How about that?- That's great!
0:40:09 > 0:40:12Really good. What are you going to do with £180?
0:40:12 > 0:40:15I'll probably put it towards another ring.
0:40:15 > 0:40:17Some bling for your daughter.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19No, for me!
0:40:23 > 0:40:26You remember that oil painting I spotted earlier that I thought
0:40:26 > 0:40:30looked very Bloomsbury school, sort of Augustus John-ish?
0:40:30 > 0:40:33Well, it's just about to come under the hammer.
0:40:33 > 0:40:40I'm going to have a little bid on this one and probably go up to about £150, £160 or £170.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43It's catalogued at £80 to £100. I hope I get it
0:40:43 > 0:40:46within the catalogue estimate, but you know what auctions are like.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49You've played the game - let's see how this one goes.
0:40:49 > 0:40:54450D, the unframed portrait.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56£100 for it.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59- £80.- Thank you, a miserable start, but £80 it is.- Here we go.
0:40:59 > 0:41:03£85, £90, £95, £100,
0:41:03 > 0:41:06£110, £120.
0:41:06 > 0:41:10£120. On the chair at... Bidder?
0:41:10 > 0:41:13£130, £140,
0:41:13 > 0:41:16£150, £160, £170,
0:41:16 > 0:41:19£180, £190.
0:41:19 > 0:41:23At £190 with the distinguished gentleman.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28Got it! Sold! Sold to me!
0:41:28 > 0:41:30The ugly woman is sold to me! Oh!
0:41:30 > 0:41:36I'm so happy. I promised myself £180 and I kind of, well, got it.
0:41:41 > 0:41:46This could be lunch out, Barbara and her daughter, or it could be
0:41:46 > 0:41:47a short weekend break away,
0:41:47 > 0:41:51depending on how much we get for the Black Forest carved coat hook. I love it!
0:41:51 > 0:41:55- I love it! I love it!- It's got you written all over it, hasn't it? - It has! Yes, it has.
0:41:55 > 0:42:00Beautifully carved. There's a little bit of damage, but that shouldn't put people off.
0:42:00 > 0:42:04- Little weekend away - where do you fancy?- Isle of Wight.- Isle of Wight?
0:42:04 > 0:42:07- Providing the weather's nice.- OK.
0:42:07 > 0:42:11We'll do our best, it's going under the hammer right now.
0:42:11 > 0:42:14Nice bit of Black Forest carving there, the walnut coat rack.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16Always popular, start me at £200.
0:42:16 > 0:42:18- Yes, sir!- £200 bid, thank you.- Yes!
0:42:18 > 0:42:22Did you hear that? He said, "Start me £200,"
0:42:22 > 0:42:24- and someone went, "Yes, sir!" - No!- Yes!
0:42:24 > 0:42:27- £240 now! - £260, £260 I've taken.
0:42:27 > 0:42:28New bidder at £270.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31£300 offered, thank you. At £300.
0:42:31 > 0:42:33- Any advance? - They don't mind the damage.
0:42:33 > 0:42:36- It's good, isn't it?- £300 all done?
0:42:36 > 0:42:38Well, that was short and sweet.
0:42:38 > 0:42:40£300, almost straight in and straight out.
0:42:40 > 0:42:44- Barbara, the Isle of Wight, here you come.- And Deborah.
0:42:44 > 0:42:46- And Deborah.- My daughter.
0:42:46 > 0:42:49Your daughter, Deborah. Deborah, you're going to the Isle of Wight!
0:42:49 > 0:42:51Thumbs up from Deborah!
0:42:51 > 0:42:54Brilliant result, thank you very much. Lovely item.
0:42:54 > 0:42:57- Well done. Thank you, Barbara.- Thank you.- Beautiful item.
0:43:02 > 0:43:06Well, that's it for another day, and all I can say is, what a wonderful
0:43:06 > 0:43:11time we've had here by the seaside, and, do you know what, I can't wait to come back to the south coast.
0:43:11 > 0:43:18All credit to our experts, they've worked incredibly hard and so too have our two auctioneers.
0:43:18 > 0:43:23And of course, I've got my oil painting. Some say she's ugly, but, do you know what, I love her!
0:43:23 > 0:43:28Can't wait to take her home, so until the next time, it's cheerio.
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