0:00:03 > 0:00:07We've got sun, sand and sea here in Tenby and hopefully plenty
0:00:07 > 0:00:10of surprises, so welcome to Flog It!
0:00:45 > 0:00:49This pretty little town is in South West Wales and not only is it
0:00:49 > 0:00:53a magnet for the tourists, it also has its own small fishing industry.
0:00:53 > 0:00:57The tourists began to flock here in the early Victorian period,
0:00:57 > 0:01:00when its stunning beaches and invigorating sea air
0:01:00 > 0:01:03were considered the ideal cure for many ailments and diseases.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12Well, I wish I was here to relax, but today's experts,
0:01:12 > 0:01:16Charlie Ross and Philip Serral are probably already dipping the cue
0:01:16 > 0:01:18looking for the best antiques to take off to auction
0:01:18 > 0:01:20and not letting me have a look in.
0:01:20 > 0:01:24I bet, so I think I'd better get over there and join them and start
0:01:24 > 0:01:28looking for some seaside souvenirs of my own before they run out.
0:01:28 > 0:01:32# We want the new traditions
0:01:32 > 0:01:34# Woah, oh, woah, oh, oh
0:01:34 > 0:01:36# It's like a revelation
0:01:36 > 0:01:38# Woah, oh, woah, oh, oh
0:01:38 > 0:01:40# We live on... #
0:01:40 > 0:01:43And first to the table in the De Valance Pavilion is
0:01:43 > 0:01:47Charlie Ross and it looks as though he's found something rather special.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52Deanne, I think we can undoubtedly give you the prize
0:01:52 > 0:01:55for the oldest thing on Flog It today,
0:01:55 > 0:01:57- if not ever.- Me or this?
0:01:57 > 0:01:59THEY LAUGH
0:01:59 > 0:02:04Well, not unless you were born in 1648,
0:02:04 > 0:02:081648 this is, how did you get it?
0:02:08 > 0:02:12I had an elderly neighbour who I used to do her garden for her,
0:02:12 > 0:02:15and she'd owned an antique shop in London.
0:02:15 > 0:02:20- Really?- In the 1920s. - Do you know where abouts? - In St Christopher Place.- Right.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22And one day she said to me, would you like this?
0:02:22 > 0:02:26So I've had it since then and it's been in a trunk in
0:02:26 > 0:02:32my house for the last 30 years and when I saw you were here today, I thought, I'll take that.
0:02:32 > 0:02:37- A chance to get rid of it. Have you ever read it all?- I have. - Yeah, what's it about?
0:02:37 > 0:02:41It's about bronzing a coat of arms for this,
0:02:41 > 0:02:44I think it's Coiland Sinclair.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48I think it's Coland, I've been looking at that. I think it's Coland Sinclair.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50- I think that is a C, although very fancy.- It is.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53It looks like a curtain doesn't it, coming around here. Coland Sinclair.
0:02:53 > 0:02:59- And it's the granting of a coat of arms to him, that family.- Yes.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03What I think is really interesting is the date, which is 1648.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05One year,
0:03:05 > 0:03:10in fact it was January 1649, that Charles I lost his head
0:03:10 > 0:03:13because it says in the form of 20th year the reign
0:03:13 > 0:03:16of our Sovereign Lord, King Charles of England.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19I'm absolutely sure it's authentic.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21It's definitely on vellum,
0:03:21 > 0:03:24which is a calf skin, you can feel the texture of it.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28Secondly, the decoration is real.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31I mean, it isn't printed on, any other shape or form.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33It's actually painted on.
0:03:33 > 0:03:38And this, presumably, if we had time to look it up, would be the Sinclair coat of arms.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41- I would have thought so. - Which would still be going today, no doubt.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44When you dug it out of the box it was in,
0:03:44 > 0:03:48did you have an idea of what it might be worth?
0:03:48 > 0:03:52No, no. Because I've moved house, it's actually in the garage,
0:03:52 > 0:03:55- in the trunk.- So it's not doing any good in the trunk is it?
0:03:55 > 0:03:58- No it isn't.- My view is that it is worth 50 to £100,
0:03:58 > 0:04:00but it's a bit of a guess.
0:04:00 > 0:04:07Certainly not worth hundreds of pounds, but it must have a value because of its age
0:04:07 > 0:04:09and its relative quality,
0:04:09 > 0:04:12so 50 to £100 and we'll sell it without reserve?
0:04:12 > 0:04:16I know Paul gets very cross when I sell things without reserve.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19No, I don't want to upset Paul.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23Bother it, we'll upset Paul. Let's sell it without reserve.
0:04:23 > 0:04:24SHE LAUGHS
0:04:30 > 0:04:36- So it's Angharad and Barth, where does that come from, then? - From Kosovo.
0:04:36 > 0:04:42Kosovo, right. So you've brought mum along today, have you? Has she behaved herself?
0:04:42 > 0:04:44We think so!
0:04:44 > 0:04:47- So, you brought this along to sell? - Yes.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49I'm going to need a bit of help here,
0:04:49 > 0:04:52because I'm not sure I can manage this on my own, what is this made of?
0:04:52 > 0:04:57- Leather.- Leather, and what would you have kept in there?- A gun.
0:04:57 > 0:04:58Excellent, what a man, what a man.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01We'll go into a bit more detail but leave that to me.
0:05:01 > 0:05:06This is called a leg-o-mutton and it's a leather gun case
0:05:06 > 0:05:11and you would keep a 12 bore shotgun in here and if you
0:05:11 > 0:05:14can imagine a 12 bore shotgun, the bit of wood in front of the
0:05:14 > 0:05:20trigger, called the fore-end, you take that off, then open the gun and take the barrels off.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24The stop part of the trigger would go in this bit
0:05:24 > 0:05:28and the barrels would go in that bit and you would shut it up
0:05:28 > 0:05:34and off you'd go, carrying your gun around and in your leather, leg-o-mutton gun case.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37- Have you had it long? - No, a few months.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40A few months? Why only a few months?
0:05:40 > 0:05:44Just bought it at a local sale, thought it was nice,
0:05:44 > 0:05:48I liked the leather and condition of it.
0:05:48 > 0:05:53- What did you pay for this?- Erm, would have worked out at £17, two for 34.
0:05:53 > 0:05:59- Well, I had a word with my colleague earlier, didn't I, and what do we think this is worth?- 50.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02£50, yeah, I think that's probably what we thought.
0:06:02 > 0:06:08- We think this probably worth £50, but we're going to put an estimate on it of 30 to £50.- Yeah.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10And we'll put a reserve of about £25,
0:06:10 > 0:06:14but I think we'll it'll sell quite well, are you happy with that?
0:06:14 > 0:06:16- Yeah, that'll be great. - Who gets the money?
0:06:16 > 0:06:17I think Barth can have the money.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19And what will he spend the money on?
0:06:19 > 0:06:21Chocolate probably.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23Fingers crossed, can you do that?
0:06:23 > 0:06:28Well done, matey. Funny man, this television man isn't he?
0:06:39 > 0:06:40Francis, there's one thing missing.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42- What's that?- A nice bottle of wine.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44Oh, my goodness!
0:06:44 > 0:06:45THEY LAUGH
0:06:45 > 0:06:48You were thinking, what's dropped off?
0:06:48 > 0:06:52- I feel like a nice peppery Bordeaux right now.- Do you?
0:06:52 > 0:06:56So, I gather you're a bit of a corkscrew collector?
0:06:56 > 0:06:59I like corkscrews, they've given us a lot of fun, my wife and I have
0:06:59 > 0:07:02been to many, many corkscrew collectors meetings.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05- How many have you got?- About 100.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09I bow to your knowledge, if you've got over 100 you must have done lots of research?
0:07:09 > 0:07:15Yes, I have and I've enjoyed the whole research on corkscrews, it's been great.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18This is surplus to my requirements, really.
0:07:18 > 0:07:24So you're flogging off something from the lower end of the collection? Always trading upwards.
0:07:24 > 0:07:29- Always trading upwards, that's it. - You know the score, don't you? Always buy the best you can afford.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32I'm looking for a maker's name, it's not signed.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34- Sadly not, no.- That's where the value is in a corkscrew.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37It would've been made, probably in Birmingham,
0:07:37 > 0:07:43there were lots of factories in Birmingham in the 1830s, 40s, 50s, making this type of thing.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46As you know, it's a Thomason type, with this mechanical working.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48Yes, invented by Sir Edward Thomason.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51Typical nice steelwork and that does all the work.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53You can see it's survived the years.
0:07:53 > 0:07:58Great quality, Victorian quality at it's best.
0:07:58 > 0:08:06- It looks 1820s or 30s with that handle, which is a detail you will find.- That's nice, isn't it?
0:08:06 > 0:08:08- It's a nice turned-bone handle. - Very nice.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11Dusting-off brush which adds a bit of value.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14You can have a drink and a shave at the same time. Why not!
0:08:14 > 0:08:15THEY LAUGH
0:08:15 > 0:08:19It's of brass construction, I like the armorial that's the coat
0:08:19 > 0:08:24of arms of Queen Victoria, so this dates this around about 1840.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26That sort of era, yes.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30It's beautiful, it's a nice thing to hold, it is a gentleman's toy.
0:08:30 > 0:08:34Yeah, it's a very nice thing, this is what first attracted me
0:08:34 > 0:08:39to corkscrews, very nice, tactile things and associated with wine...
0:08:39 > 0:08:43- Which is what you love!- Exactly! - THEY LAUGH
0:08:43 > 0:08:45I must admit, I'm with you on that one.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49- Are you?- Yeah, if we could attribute this to a maker, that's where
0:08:49 > 0:08:53the value is, it'd be worth in the region of two to £300. But we can't.
0:08:53 > 0:08:59I still think it's worth in the region of 130 to £150, somewhere around there.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01But put a reserve on at 100.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04- 100, OK, fine.- Fixed reserve at 100.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07- Happy with that?- Yeah, I'm happy.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17Richard I know what should be in there and I'm certain it is,
0:09:17 > 0:09:20because I've lifted it up. I know the weight of it. Where did it come from?
0:09:20 > 0:09:24Well, it was found in my father's house, he died about 10 years ago.
0:09:24 > 0:09:28My wife and I were sorting around his stuff and she found it at the bottom of a cupboard
0:09:28 > 0:09:35under a lot of linen and I had never see it before and we really know nothing about its history.
0:09:35 > 0:09:39Right, well we can tell you all about it. Have you used it all?
0:09:39 > 0:09:41Oh, yes, it works reasonably well.
0:09:41 > 0:09:46I had it on my desk for a couple of years and then it started to lose
0:09:46 > 0:09:50time and I got a bit fed up of it so I put it in its box and hid it away.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53I'm expecting to find a carriage clock in here, I'm sure I will.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55There is a little button that releases the top.
0:09:55 > 0:10:02What you can do is leave it in its case and still have the benefit of the clock itself, carriage clock as
0:10:02 > 0:10:05it is, by just pulling that panel up there
0:10:05 > 0:10:08and a slot in the back to put it in. Isn't that neat?
0:10:08 > 0:10:12- Very nice.- Let me just pull it out.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15Ah, now this is a very special carriage clock.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18It's got three wonderful panels.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20We'll come to those in a minute.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22Now, the case itself is brass.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26I expect the case is made in England.
0:10:26 > 0:10:31I expect the movement to be French
0:10:31 > 0:10:36and the panels, that I mentioned briefly, are petra dura,
0:10:36 > 0:10:40hard stone, literally translated from the Italian.
0:10:40 > 0:10:41They are panels from Italy.
0:10:41 > 0:10:46And it's a miniature carriage clock and I think it's absolutely sweet.
0:10:46 > 0:10:50I can see that there is a little bit of damage on the back panel here.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53That is an expensive job to do.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56Somebody doing this will need to repair that, otherwise, bit by bit,
0:10:56 > 0:10:59the pieces of stone will fall out and you'll be left with nothing.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02But, the side panel is absolutely perfect.
0:11:02 > 0:11:08- Did you think about the value of it while you had it tucked away? - Well, it's a nice looking thing.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11I would say that it has value because it's pretty,
0:11:11 > 0:11:15but I know that it is not in terribly good condition.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17It's just that last panel, that back panel of petra dura.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20I think it's worth, well it would be worth
0:11:20 > 0:11:23three to 500 all day long in perfect condition.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26I really think two to 300 is the right estimate,
0:11:26 > 0:11:29reserve at 200 and the auctioneer should work hard
0:11:29 > 0:11:32on this because I think it will certainly be, even if there's
0:11:32 > 0:11:37- six carriage clocks in his sale, it'll be the best carriage clock at his auction.- Thank you.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39Thank you very much.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45And before we head off to auction, it's time for a little reminder
0:11:45 > 0:11:46of what we are taking with us.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49The document is certainly old,
0:11:49 > 0:11:52but will its age be reflected in the price?
0:11:52 > 0:11:56I hope the gun case makes the £50 as Barth predicted.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59He could be an auctioneer of the future.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02The corkscrew is a lovely item, so let's hope
0:12:02 > 0:12:06someone in the saleroom agrees and wants to add it to their collection.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09I've got high hopes for Richard's carriage clock
0:12:09 > 0:12:12at two to £300 this could be the time to buy it.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21We've left sunny Tenby behind and we've come here,
0:12:21 > 0:12:24to Carmarthen to Peter Francis Auctioneers,
0:12:24 > 0:12:28where I hope the sun is still shining on our expert's valuations
0:12:28 > 0:12:32and our owner's items, as they go under the hammer.
0:12:37 > 0:12:43We have two auctioneers taking the rostrum for us today, Nigel Hodgson and Jeff Thomas.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46Something for the purists. This is the oldest thing in the show.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49Possibly one of the oldest things we've ever had.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52Dated 1648, the King Charles I parchment
0:12:52 > 0:12:56and it belongs to Deanne here, and hopefully for not much longer.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00- Well, it's going to sell, there is no reserve on this.- That's true.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02And guess who got that in?
0:13:02 > 0:13:04- I can't possibly imagine. - THEY LAUGH
0:13:04 > 0:13:06Who likes sneaking those in?
0:13:06 > 0:13:10Lot 659 is the 17th Century parchment
0:13:10 > 0:13:15or perhaps vellum document and dated 4 July 1648.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17- Some interest here.- Oh, good.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21I have two bidders which start me at 160.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23Wow! That's good.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26£200 I'm bid, £200 I'm bid with me,
0:13:26 > 0:13:29at 200, can I say 220 anywhere else?
0:13:29 > 0:13:31Selling it then, all happy?
0:13:31 > 0:13:34- Selling at £200!- Yay!- Wow! - Extraordinary!
0:13:34 > 0:13:37I didn't think it would sell.
0:13:37 > 0:13:41- That was short and sweet, wasn't it? - I know, but even so...
0:13:41 > 0:13:45No reserve you see, so it kind of puts you in a down mood to start with.
0:13:45 > 0:13:52- He said you'd be annoyed if he put no reserve on it.- Yeah.- I said I don't want to annoy you!- Oh, oh!
0:14:01 > 0:14:04It's now time to introduce you to Angharad and Barth. Hi, there.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07He is our youngest valuer on the show.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10You know what, I think he's going to be good when he grows up.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13- How much is this going for?- £50.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15£50!
0:14:15 > 0:14:20Well, it's leather gun case, the leg-o-mutton, isn't really, by virtue of its shape?
0:14:20 > 0:14:23We did a valuation of around 30-£50.
0:14:23 > 0:14:27That's what Barth told me and I think he's probably right. I think it'll do very well.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29- Do you?- He's promised me a high five at the end.
0:14:29 > 0:14:34Has he? Well, let's hope we get a big high five £50 for this.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38It's now all down to the auctioneer and he's over there on the rostrum.
0:14:38 > 0:14:4343 is a mid 20th century, leather, leg-o-mutton gun case.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46£50 start me, 50?
0:14:46 > 0:14:4850, 30, £30,
0:14:48 > 0:14:5120 to go, no-one wants it, surely. £20, 20 I have.
0:14:51 > 0:14:56At £20, I bid 30, at 30, £30, 40,
0:14:56 > 0:15:00at 30 then, goes then at £30.
0:15:00 > 0:15:05- Yes! Well done, spot on, Philip. - It's five, but not a high five. - Yeah. A high 30.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17OK, now it's my turn to be the expert.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21Remember that lovely little corkscrew? The Victorian one.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24Well, it's going under the hammer. I've been joined by Francis, its owner.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27- Thank you, Paul.- Hopefully we'll get the top end of the estimate.
0:15:27 > 0:15:31- I hope so.- There are a couple of other corkscrews here.- I know.
0:15:31 > 0:15:37- Competition.- But that's good because it brings in the dealers. There is a few for them to choose from.
0:15:37 > 0:15:42- Good, good.- And obviously if we get that top end, then you are going home with a bottle of wine.
0:15:42 > 0:15:46I would hope so. I'm going to trade wine for wine on this occasion. THEY LAUGH
0:15:46 > 0:15:49458, an early 19th century, Thomason patented,
0:15:49 > 0:15:53telescopic brass and steel corkscrew.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57- 9 inch, fully extended.- It's a nice thing, it's a gentleman's toy, this.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59- Indeed.- And very practical as well.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01And it could tell a few stories I suspect.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03100 to start me, 100? 80?
0:16:03 > 0:16:08- £80, £50, £50. As low as that? - Come on.
0:16:08 > 0:16:14At 50, £50, 60 surely now, at 50, £50 I bid, 60, £60.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17- Struggling, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:16:17 > 0:16:21£70 bid, at 70, 80, do I hear now?
0:16:21 > 0:16:23- At 70, £70, are you all done then? - Oh, dear, never mind.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26At 70, bit disappointing. At 70, you all done?
0:16:26 > 0:16:29At £70, well I'm very sorry, we have to pass it.
0:16:29 > 0:16:33- Oh, well.- There we are.- We got all excited for nothing.- Yes.- Oh, dear.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36That's unusual because I had a chat to the auctioneer and he said
0:16:36 > 0:16:39no problem because they normally mention things if there's a problem.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42If he thinks they're not going to sell, he knows the market,
0:16:42 > 0:16:44he'll say, "Paul, I think it's going to struggle."
0:16:44 > 0:16:46- Right.- But he didn't say anything.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48He agreed with the valuation, I guess.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51- Fair enough.- There were no wine lovers here, like us!
0:16:51 > 0:16:53No. THEY LAUGH
0:17:00 > 0:17:05This lot has got a strong continental flavour. It belongs to Richard.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08A small carriage clock that packs a big price.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12We've got £200-300 put on this by our expert, Charles, here.
0:17:12 > 0:17:16- Spot on.- Yes, and we're all hoping for that top end, £300.
0:17:16 > 0:17:21- I could see it creeping over the top, actually.- Yes, so can I.- He said, hopefully.
0:17:21 > 0:17:26Well, this is what it's all about. This is where the excitement is! Pressure building right now.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29We're bigging this up but you never know what's gonna happen,
0:17:29 > 0:17:32so watch this, because it's going under the hammer now.
0:17:32 > 0:17:36And lot 291, which is the pretty little late 19th century
0:17:36 > 0:17:38gilt brass carriage clock.
0:17:38 > 0:17:43- Absolutely stunning. - Very pretty little clock and significant interest with me here.
0:17:43 > 0:17:44- Well, good.- Great.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46The lowest commission bid is £500.
0:17:46 > 0:17:51- What?- 500, 600, 700.
0:17:51 > 0:17:52£750 is what I have with me.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55May I say £800?
0:17:55 > 0:17:58Is there 800 in the room? Any more?
0:17:58 > 0:18:02With me and to be sold, then, happy at £750.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05Straight in and straight out. Blink and you miss it.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08- £750, Richard.- I can't believe it!
0:18:08 > 0:18:14Well, do you know, it just goes to show how individual that little clock was.
0:18:14 > 0:18:18- There's tears in your eyes, nearly. - I know. I want it back! - THEY LAUGH
0:18:34 > 0:18:37One of my great passions in life is wood.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40I love it in the sort of living, organic form.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42But also in its cut and felled form.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44It's incredibly versatile.
0:18:44 > 0:18:48It's beautiful to look at and also wonderfully tactile.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51Not only is it useful for making practical items like tables and chairs,
0:18:51 > 0:18:55you can also make wonderful sentimental items
0:18:55 > 0:19:00like this love spoon which was made right here, just outside Tenby.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10The tradition of making love spoons is believed to have originated in Wales
0:19:10 > 0:19:13and dates as far back as the 17th century.
0:19:13 > 0:19:17Spoons were given as a token of engagement or betrothal.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19And the tradition has lived on.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29And the man who's keeping the tradition very much alive is Kerry Thomas.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32Kerry, thank you very much for meeting up with us today
0:19:32 > 0:19:34and obviously letting me have a go.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37How did you get into this?
0:19:37 > 0:19:41I first heard about the tradition back in 1969 when I was courting.
0:19:41 > 0:19:46I'd heard about the tradition of the love spoon, that it was a token of an engagement.
0:19:46 > 0:19:51And I thought it would be a good idea to make a love spoon to save myself having to buy an engagement ring.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54- Simple as that.- As simple as that.
0:19:54 > 0:19:59So in fact, the first spoon I ever made was this simple one here,
0:19:59 > 0:20:03and once I carved the spoon, offered it to my girlfriend,
0:20:03 > 0:20:08she accepted it, and that became our first engagement spoon. 1969.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11Your workshop here, it's just wonderful.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13It's good being surrounded by items of folk art.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15I think it's good for your soul.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18It's a lovely material.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21Wood is such a lovely material to work with and I'm privileged, really,
0:20:21 > 0:20:26to be able to make my living from such a lovely material.
0:20:26 > 0:20:31- You've made hundreds of thousands, which I want to talk to you about a little later on.- OK.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33But can I have a go?
0:20:33 > 0:20:36Can you talk me through it, because I want to make one for my wife,
0:20:36 > 0:20:40so I think this would be a good opportunity to try my skills out.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43- Yes, yes. Let's start. - With your expert advice.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47I really like that kind of love spoon, which...
0:20:47 > 0:20:50It almost reads like a love letter for the intended.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53- Oh, yes, there's a message. - There's a message in there.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57We want to try to get a little bit of a message in your spoon, if we can.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59Every spoon is unique.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02The symbols carved on them have specific meanings.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05Often the interpretation and the message
0:21:05 > 0:21:07are relevant only to the recipient.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17Well, it looks a bit rough.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20I've drawn it straight out on a blank of oak here.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23- I hope you approve of this, Kerry. - Oh, it's excellent.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25I've got nice raised back panel,
0:21:25 > 0:21:28which for me, looks like a piece of furniture.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32There's my hole, I want to hang this on the wall, because I'm very proud of this.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34Well, hopefully I'll be proud of it!
0:21:34 > 0:21:37That's my short "P" for Paul, "C" for Charlotte.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40I've used this motif, I'm going to obviously put a hole in there
0:21:40 > 0:21:44and cut this out with a fretsaw.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47Now that's a soul motif that the ancient Egyptians used.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51I've got keys, that's the key to my heart and also the key to my house.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55I've put an escutcheon so hopefully we can live together
0:21:55 > 0:22:00and hopefully she'll fall in love with that and cherish it.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02I'm sure she will, I'm sure she will.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04- It did the trick for you, didn't it?- Yeah.
0:22:20 > 0:22:26There, now this hopefully should look something like it. Ah!
0:22:26 > 0:22:30- I'm happy with that. Are you happy? - Yeah, definitely.- Is that OK?
0:22:30 > 0:22:33- So far so good, almost there. - Humble origins. It's getting there.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36It just needs a bit more love and a couple more stages.
0:22:36 > 0:22:40Obviously a smoothing plane on that and lots of sanding.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43You make a spoon every year which is very personal to you.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46It not only records events that are going on in your life
0:22:46 > 0:22:48but also world events.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51- That's correct. - Can you show me some examples?
0:22:51 > 0:22:54Yes. I obviously started with out engagement spoon
0:22:54 > 0:22:57and from there, we went on to our wedding spoon,
0:22:57 > 0:22:59- and from there we go to 1977. - Children.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02Various ways to record the birth of a child on a love spoon.
0:23:02 > 0:23:06- With the little balls.- You can have a link, the name, the seed.
0:23:06 > 0:23:10This is very clever because this is made out of one piece of wood.
0:23:10 > 0:23:11How long did that take you to do?
0:23:11 > 0:23:14Guessing about 60 hours, maybe, at the time.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16- That's a lot of work. - Yes, at that time.
0:23:16 > 0:23:211984, this one here records a little bit of what was happening in '84.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23Now that's different.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27You have a picture of a sun, a picture of the rain, on a balance.
0:23:27 > 0:23:31Because in 1984, Bob Geldof started BandAid and LiveAid the following year.
0:23:31 > 0:23:36What we were saying is how fortunate we are, in our country to have a balance of sun and rain.
0:23:36 > 0:23:37Does this open up?
0:23:37 > 0:23:40The word "Grace" interprets god's riches.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42How do you receive god's riches?
0:23:42 > 0:23:46You simply open your heart.
0:23:47 > 0:23:48Isn't that lovely?
0:23:48 > 0:23:52It plays Amazing Grace. You have the dove of peace set inside.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54Well, that's so sweet.
0:23:54 > 0:23:58Shall we have a look at some more you've made over there?
0:23:58 > 0:23:59Yes, fine.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04These caught my eye. The keys.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06That's one of my favourites, actually.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08My wife actually designed this one.
0:24:08 > 0:24:12- Did she?- And it goes back to 1986.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15The space shuttle, Challenger, unfortunately exploded,
0:24:15 > 0:24:17so the design is, "What is the key to life?"
0:24:17 > 0:24:20Does the answer lie in space? Is that where the key to life is?
0:24:20 > 0:24:22Is it your hobby?
0:24:22 > 0:24:26Is it money? Is it stardom?
0:24:26 > 0:24:29Being famous. Being on TV.
0:24:29 > 0:24:33Or is it music, being a pop idol, maybe? Is that...
0:24:33 > 0:24:34Is it your family? Children?
0:24:34 > 0:24:39Before we get to the last one, Is it self?
0:24:39 > 0:24:41Is that the key to life, self? Or is it the cross?
0:24:41 > 0:24:44We're fortunate we have the freedom in our country
0:24:44 > 0:24:45to choose the key to life.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47That's what that spoon is all about.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50That's really incredible. A work of art. Do you know what?
0:24:50 > 0:24:54Talking about works of art, I can't wait to finish my little love spoon.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57Have you noticed, I haven't put it down? It's...
0:24:57 > 0:24:59This is really dear to me.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01Can we go and finish it off, sand it off,
0:25:01 > 0:25:03put a smoothing plane there and finish the bowl.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05Yeah, yeah. That's the next job.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20I've thoroughly enjoyed my visit here with Kerry.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22It's been so inspirational.
0:25:22 > 0:25:28He is a craftsman, keeping a tradition and a spirit well alive here in Wales.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31And if you get a chance to pay him a visit, please do.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33You'll get a one-off spoon made for you.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37And I was lucky enough to make my own with his expert guidance.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39It's my design... it only took three hours.
0:25:39 > 0:25:43It's slightly naive, but there's a lot of heart and soul and integrity
0:25:43 > 0:25:45and that's what it's all about with folk art.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48I absolutely love this and I hope my wife does too.
0:25:59 > 0:26:04Back at the valuation day, Philip's found a couple of fellow dog lovers.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06Steve and Kathy. The Deerhound Club.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09- That's correct.- You're dog mad.
0:26:09 > 0:26:10Absolutely.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12- I've got a lurcher.- Have you?
0:26:12 > 0:26:13Mad as a March hare.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16- They're lovely. - How long have you been in deerhounds?
0:26:16 > 0:26:18Been in deerhounds 18 years.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21- 18 years.- And we show them, breed them and I judge.- Really?
0:26:21 > 0:26:23- Yes.- So do you do Crufts, and...
0:26:23 > 0:26:26We do. We got a first at Crufts this year.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29Really? My dog's more scruffs rather than Crufts.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32- They're all wonderful. - Yeah, how many have you got?- Four.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34Four. There is a nice link here, isn't there?
0:26:34 > 0:26:38Because we've been talking about dogs and we've got Rover. You like that?
0:26:38 > 0:26:42- It's lovely.- Just seamlessly, you moved to it, seamlessly.
0:26:42 > 0:26:48This is a car mascot that I think came off a Rover motor car,
0:26:48 > 0:26:52but if you look there we can just see, this is the radiator cap.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55And so that would have just screwed on
0:26:55 > 0:26:59to the front of our radiator... a bit like a car that Siegfried Farnon has
0:26:59 > 0:27:01on All Creatures Great and Small. Did he have a Rover?
0:27:01 > 0:27:04- Yes, I believe so.- I think so.
0:27:04 > 0:27:08- And it's all elegance of an age gone by, isn't it?- Yes.
0:27:08 > 0:27:12It's a load different from the plastic badges we get now, isn't it?
0:27:12 > 0:27:16- Is this something you picked up at a car boot, or...? - No, through the family.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18It was my grandfather's,
0:27:18 > 0:27:21and I believe it had been his father's before that.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24As I understand it, between the two wars and we had the car as well,
0:27:24 > 0:27:29- when the Rover was a prestigious car.- You're absolutely right, yes.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32And they kept the radiator cap when the car went.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35This has come down the family since 1920-something.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37- Yes, I believe so. - Now you want to sell it.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39- We do.- Why?
0:27:39 > 0:27:42We're not collectors of car memorabilia.
0:27:42 > 0:27:47We don't really display it and I believe someone that does have an interest in automobiles
0:27:47 > 0:27:49would have a great deal of joy out of it.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53- That's a real good reason for selling something.- I think they would.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56A real good reason. You're passing this on so someone else can enjoy it.
0:27:56 > 0:28:01- Can appreciate it, yes.- You haven't asked what it's worth yet.- Not yet.
0:28:01 > 0:28:05It's not worth a fortune. It's probably going to make, at auction,
0:28:05 > 0:28:06in the order of £30 to £50.
0:28:06 > 0:28:10I think you need to put a £20 reserve on it that's fixed.
0:28:10 > 0:28:14And people... there are avid collectors of car mascots,
0:28:14 > 0:28:16indeed some of them can make thousands,
0:28:16 > 0:28:18or tens of thousands of pounds.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21Good luck with the dogs. What's the... Do you have a kennel name?
0:28:21 > 0:28:24- Gazeawhile.- Gazeawhile.- Yes.
0:28:24 > 0:28:26Your dogs are Gazeawhile something.
0:28:26 > 0:28:30That's correct. Gazeawhile Lyric is the name of one of our dogs
0:28:30 > 0:28:32and Gazeawhile Song is another name.
0:28:32 > 0:28:36- Where does that come from? - "Gaze awhile" is from the Fields of Gold song by Sting.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39- Oh, right.- And gaze also because they're gazehounds.
0:28:39 > 0:28:42They're sight hounds, so all linked together.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45I'm going to put in a special request now.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48- Yes.- A real special request. You're going to sell this for £20 or £30.
0:28:48 > 0:28:49- Yes.- Hopefully.
0:28:49 > 0:28:53Let's put this towards a collar or something for your new puppy,
0:28:53 > 0:28:55and let's call it Gazeawhile Flog It.
0:28:55 > 0:28:59So everybody at home, when they watch Crufts in, what three years' time?
0:28:59 > 0:29:03- Indeed.- They can see Gazeawhile Flog It as supreme champion.
0:29:03 > 0:29:04That would be good, wouldn't it?
0:29:04 > 0:29:06Agreed. It's a done deal.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08Thank you.
0:29:17 > 0:29:21Before we talk about the plates, I have to tell you that my director
0:29:21 > 0:29:25thinks that you remind her of Robert De Niro.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27- Jolly good. - That's a good start, isn't it?
0:29:27 > 0:29:30It's a good start if I had his bank balance.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33Perhaps that's why your wife married you.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36Not for the bank balance, so she tells me.
0:29:38 > 0:29:41Right. What can you tell me about these plates?
0:29:41 > 0:29:46I only know that I bought them about 40, say 40 some odd years ago.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49- Did you?- In an auction. - And what took your eye?
0:29:49 > 0:29:51- I thought they were marvellous.- Yeah.
0:29:51 > 0:29:54- My wife is not that keen. - She's not that keen?- No.
0:29:54 > 0:29:56But she'll have the money.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58Most of it.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02- Twas ever thus, Gerald, twas ever thus.- Yes.
0:30:02 > 0:30:06What struck me, and before we turn them over,
0:30:06 > 0:30:08I sure you know who they're by.
0:30:08 > 0:30:10Yes, yes, they're Worcester.
0:30:10 > 0:30:12Yes, they're Royal Worcester.
0:30:12 > 0:30:15They're a bit of an anathema.
0:30:15 > 0:30:19They are hand decorated, very well hand decorated.
0:30:19 > 0:30:22- Very clever.- Yes.- Whoever had a brush there, did a marvellous job.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25- The brush strokes are tremendous. - Lovely.
0:30:25 > 0:30:27They are. Aesthetic movement, typically Worcester,
0:30:27 > 0:30:32bold brush strokes onto a bit Japanesey background,
0:30:32 > 0:30:34sort of peony background.
0:30:34 > 0:30:38I personally don't think that they particularly go well together
0:30:38 > 0:30:40and I think that's going to affect them commercially.
0:30:40 > 0:30:42- Yes.- We'll turn one over.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45- You can't get better marks.- No.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48- They are as crisp as you like. - It's very clear, isn't it? Yes.
0:30:48 > 0:30:52Absolutely crisp Worcester mark and the kite mark which will date them.
0:30:52 > 0:30:58They're certainly pre-1882, so they're 120, 130 years old.
0:30:58 > 0:30:59Yes.
0:30:59 > 0:31:03- And what about value?- I don't know. I'm going to leave that to you.
0:31:03 > 0:31:06I'll tell you what I think they should be worth,
0:31:06 > 0:31:09which will be be rather different to their commercial value.
0:31:09 > 0:31:13You'd think any hand-painted Worcester plate must be worth
0:31:13 > 0:31:15- £20 or £30, wouldn't you?- Yes.
0:31:15 > 0:31:19Which would put the six of them at £120-£180.
0:31:19 > 0:31:25I don't think they're worth anything like that. Sadly, they're just not very commercial.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28I'd like to put £100-150 on them.
0:31:28 > 0:31:33Perhaps the old Flog It! adage of £80-120 would be better.
0:31:33 > 0:31:39If you start reserving them with much more than £60 or £70, we could have a struggle on our hands.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42I would have like to sort of thought about something like £70.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45Tell you what, we'll settle at £70.
0:31:45 > 0:31:47- £70.- Sold to the man in the corner. - Sold, right.- Right.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50You might well find two people really like them.
0:31:50 > 0:31:54I think with the different styles, possibly will put people off.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57I can't wait to be proved wrong. Thank you for bringing them in.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10So we have got Lisa and Selina. How are you?
0:32:10 > 0:32:12- OK.- Good. Come far?
0:32:12 > 0:32:15Yeah, about an hour and a half.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18Do you often take you mother out with you, or not very often?
0:32:18 > 0:32:20- Yeah.- When she's well behaved.- Yeah.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23- What time do you have to get home? Early?- Any time.
0:32:23 > 0:32:24Yes, we have to look after her.
0:32:24 > 0:32:28- Difficult thing with elderly parents, isn't it?- Yeah.- I know.
0:32:28 > 0:32:30I know just how you feel. Who's is this?
0:32:30 > 0:32:32- Is this yours or mother's?- Mother's.
0:32:32 > 0:32:36- Mother's.- It is. Yeah. - Lisa, this is just absolutely lovely.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39- I've always liked it. - Do you know what it is?
0:32:39 > 0:32:42No, I'm afraid there's not much history on it at all.
0:32:42 > 0:32:44- Where does it come from? - From my grandfather.
0:32:44 > 0:32:50It was left to him in a will from a lady that he used to board with before and during the war.
0:32:50 > 0:32:54He looked after her a bit as well and always admired the picture.
0:32:54 > 0:32:58This is what my mother told me. When she died, she left it to him in her will.
0:32:58 > 0:33:00This is a painting.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03- I think so, yes.- It is and it isn't.
0:33:03 > 0:33:07- Right.- Right, because it's a porcelain plaque.
0:33:07 > 0:33:12- Right.- The best porcelain plaque manufacturer is KPM,
0:33:12 > 0:33:17which is something like Konigliche Porzellan, whatever.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20- Yes, right.- But it's the king's porcelain manufacturer in Berlin.
0:33:20 > 0:33:22OK? So let's move it over then.
0:33:22 > 0:33:24So now,
0:33:24 > 0:33:30we have here this really wonderful 19th century painting on a porcelain panel,
0:33:30 > 0:33:34and it's of a sort of young girl looking quite wistful
0:33:34 > 0:33:36with this landscape beyond and it's...
0:33:36 > 0:33:40The detail is glorious. You can just see a little ring on her finger here.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43- Her eyes are stunning. - Yes. That's always drawn me to it.
0:33:43 > 0:33:45- Almost like she's looking at you. - Yes.
0:33:45 > 0:33:49This sort of veil here is wonderful.
0:33:49 > 0:33:50The mark that we're looking for,
0:33:50 > 0:33:54and I know is there, because I looked earlier, is KPM.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57- That's the sceptre mark, you can see in the porcelain.- Right.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00And that is the best.
0:34:00 > 0:34:03We're going to turn to you now, Selina. Do you like it?
0:34:03 > 0:34:07- It's very pretty, isn't it? - If she was yours, would you sell her?
0:34:07 > 0:34:08- Yes.- You would?
0:34:08 > 0:34:12- All about money, yes? If she made lots of money, you'd sell her.- Yes.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14Good stuff. Good on you, girl.
0:34:14 > 0:34:16What's your view, Mum. Is yours the same?
0:34:16 > 0:34:19Well, I'm torn really. You know, because it is a family heirloom.
0:34:19 > 0:34:23I remember this at my grandfather's house when I was a child, so...
0:34:23 > 0:34:25And I know he always liked it and cherished it, but...
0:34:25 > 0:34:28- Have you had it valued? - No, not at all before.
0:34:28 > 0:34:32I've always thought about it, and never done anything until...
0:34:32 > 0:34:36If this were to make £100 to £200 at auction, that would be good.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38I wouldn't sell it for that. I'd rather keep it,
0:34:38 > 0:34:41because it's more sentimental value.
0:34:41 > 0:34:45- What about sort of £300-£500. Is that sort of...?- No, no.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48So £600-£900, is that getting closer to it?
0:34:48 > 0:34:51- No, I'd still keep it for that. - You're absolutely right.
0:34:51 > 0:34:55You're absolutely right. I think at auction that you could estimate it
0:34:55 > 0:34:57at probably £1200-£1800.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00Yes, I think it's worth that because she's so nice.
0:35:00 > 0:35:05I have to tell you that if she went and made 2,500 or £3,000,
0:35:05 > 0:35:07it wouldn't overly surprise me.
0:35:07 > 0:35:12So what I want to know is, if this makes £2,000,
0:35:12 > 0:35:15Selina, what are you going to spend the money on?
0:35:15 > 0:35:16A horse.
0:35:16 > 0:35:18A horse. Is that a definite horse?
0:35:18 > 0:35:23Or a maid or a day out shopping in New York.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25A day out shopping in New York?
0:35:25 > 0:35:28- Yeah, so you don't want much, really, do you(?)- No.
0:35:28 > 0:35:33If it goes really well, you could have a maid and a horse and a day out shopping.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35Well, let's keep our fingers crossed.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38It's now time to head off to the auction,
0:35:38 > 0:35:42so let's hope the beautiful plaque sells at the top end of its estimate
0:35:42 > 0:35:47so Selina can get her horse, a maid and a shopping trip to New York.
0:35:47 > 0:35:51Kathy and Steve unfortunately don't have the car, just the mascot.
0:35:51 > 0:35:55I wonder if the two will ever meet again once it goes under the hammer.
0:35:55 > 0:35:59Finally, Gerald's plates aren't the typical Worcester we usually see,
0:35:59 > 0:36:02so I hope there's a market out there for these.
0:36:04 > 0:36:07Back to the auction, but before we get selling again,
0:36:07 > 0:36:12I'll have a quick chat with auctioneer, Nigel Hodson, about Lisa's porcelain plaque.
0:36:12 > 0:36:15Now this is real quality, I think.
0:36:15 > 0:36:19- That's what you expect from a Berlin plaque.- Yeah.- Stunning.
0:36:19 > 0:36:24It's got everything about it and I think the price is spot on, £1200-1800.
0:36:24 > 0:36:29It is a very beautiful thing, and these are always exquisitely painted
0:36:29 > 0:36:33and the expression on this young woman's face is just something to behold.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36- Angelic.- Stunning. Angelic is a great word.
0:36:36 > 0:36:40Could it break through the £2,000 barrier?
0:36:40 > 0:36:42It's got to be thereabouts. £1,200 to 1,800.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45It's certainly worth more than £1,000, let's see what happens.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48Is it the sort of thing you'd love to have on your wall?
0:36:48 > 0:36:52I think it is, but I don't think I can afford it, to be honest!
0:37:02 > 0:37:06Well you know what they say, if you want to travel in style, get yourself a car mascot.
0:37:06 > 0:37:11We've got one right here, right now, up for sale, belonging to Kathy and Steve. I love it. I love it.
0:37:11 > 0:37:15It's a Viking, it belongs at the head of the car, as a radiator cap.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17There you go, you know, so individual,
0:37:17 > 0:37:20and this had been on the family car for a long time, hasn't it?
0:37:20 > 0:37:22It was my great grandfather's.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24Why are you selling this?
0:37:24 > 0:37:27We don't collect, it's something we don't display.
0:37:27 > 0:37:31We're hoping someone who appreciates motoring memorabilia would enjoy it.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34Yeah, I'm pretty sure they will enjoy it, because they are quite rare.
0:37:34 > 0:37:38Let's hope we get the top end anyway. This is it, going under the hammer!
0:37:38 > 0:37:42Lot 452 is the Rover car radiator mascot,
0:37:42 > 0:37:45the form of a bearded Viking warrior, as you'd expect.
0:37:45 > 0:37:49There we are, what do you say for that? In your hands entirely.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51Little bit of interest. What can I start at?
0:37:51 > 0:37:54£50 away on that? For the car radiator mascot.
0:37:54 > 0:37:5650, 30...
0:37:56 > 0:38:0030, 40 at the back.
0:38:00 > 0:38:0440, 50, at 50, 60, at 60.
0:38:04 > 0:38:08- Very good.- 65 is with me, in fact. At 65, 70 at the back of the room.
0:38:08 > 0:38:12At 70 now, at 70 at the back of the room. In the room at £70. All done?
0:38:12 > 0:38:15- £70.- Good.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20- 70 quid. Fabulous!- Wonderful.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22Fantastic. Thank you very much.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31Six Worcester plates up for grabs.
0:38:31 > 0:38:35They belong to Gerald, with a valuation of £80-120
0:38:35 > 0:38:37according to our expert, Charlie here.
0:38:37 > 0:38:41The classic cliche. Well, good luck, both of you.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43They're going under the hammer right now. This is it.
0:38:43 > 0:38:49Lot 593 is a set of six Royal Worcester porcelain tea plates.
0:38:49 > 0:38:51Hand painted with autumn leaves.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53What do you say there? About £100 away.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55I would have thought so.
0:38:55 > 0:38:5650's all I'm bid.
0:38:56 > 0:39:00At 50, 60 do you want now? At 50 only. At 50 only.
0:39:00 > 0:39:0460 may I say? At 50 on the Worcester tea plates there at 50 only.
0:39:04 > 0:39:05- We're not getting any action.- At 50.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08At 50 only. No interest further?
0:39:08 > 0:39:10Not to be sold, I'm afraid.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12So sorry. We gave it our best shot.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14It just wasn't really your day.
0:39:14 > 0:39:18- Never mind.- In another sale room on another day I'm sure they'll reach their price.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21The buyers weren't here today, it's as simple as that.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23You win some, you lose some.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33Well, it's got the impressed marks of KPM, which means quality.
0:39:33 > 0:39:39We've all seen this at the valuation day, that Berlin plaque belonging to Lisa and Selina here.
0:39:39 > 0:39:40I must say you both look fantastic.
0:39:40 > 0:39:43Lovely pinks going on here.
0:39:43 > 0:39:44It's all colour-coordinated.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46That little plaque was so beautiful.
0:39:46 > 0:39:49We've seen them on the show before.
0:39:49 > 0:39:50Philip's seen them as well,
0:39:50 > 0:39:55but not with such an angelic face as this woman's, captured so perfectly.
0:39:55 > 0:39:58- They are normally older ladies and older men.- Yes.
0:39:58 > 0:40:01Older men and older ladies ain't quite so commercial.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03Not so good to look at, are they?
0:40:03 > 0:40:05Full of character, but not so good.
0:40:05 > 0:40:09Yeah. You liked this so much you actually put a reserve up.
0:40:09 > 0:40:10We had a fixed reserve at 1,200.
0:40:10 > 0:40:15It's now been put up to £1,400. Yes. I don't blame you.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18Had a chat with the auctioneer just before the sale started.
0:40:18 > 0:40:22- We all think it's going to sell for around £1,800-£2,000.- Hopefully.
0:40:22 > 0:40:26I mean, a lovely fairy tale ending would be sort of plus 2,000.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28We'd all like that, wouldn't we?
0:40:28 > 0:40:31Yes, what would the money go towards, eh?
0:40:31 > 0:40:33- A horse.- A horse!
0:40:33 > 0:40:37And you wanted to do something as well, didn't you?
0:40:37 > 0:40:39Go shopping to New York.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41Oh, wow. Oh gosh, what a thing to do at your age,
0:40:41 > 0:40:44it would be absolutely wonderful if you could do that.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47I seem to remember there was a maid involved somewhere.
0:40:47 > 0:40:48Yeah, what's the maid?
0:40:48 > 0:40:50A maid round the house.
0:40:50 > 0:40:54A maid for around the house. Get the horse. Get the horse.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57The horse will love you and you'll love the horse and you'll grow with it,
0:40:57 > 0:41:00especially if it's a little pony to start with.
0:41:00 > 0:41:01- Yeah.- You could love the maid.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03No, no, no!
0:41:05 > 0:41:12Lot 566 is the very beautiful 19th century KPM porcelain plaque.
0:41:12 > 0:41:14What may I say for that to start me?
0:41:14 > 0:41:16What do we say, about £1,500 to start me?
0:41:16 > 0:41:19£1,500 to put me in? £1,000 somewhere then.
0:41:19 > 0:41:23To get on, £500 at the back, at £500, the lady's bid.
0:41:23 > 0:41:28At 500, may I say 600 now? At £500, £600, £700,
0:41:28 > 0:41:31£800, £900, £1,000.
0:41:31 > 0:41:371,100 the lady, 1,200 all in the room. 1,300, 1,400.
0:41:37 > 0:41:391,400 the gentleman's bid.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42- It's sold, isn't it?- 1,400, 1,500.
0:41:42 > 0:41:451,500 may I say? 1,500 with Mervyn.
0:41:45 > 0:41:471,600 at the back.
0:41:47 > 0:41:491,700 you want now. 1,700 with Mervyn.
0:41:49 > 0:41:551,800 in the room. £1,800, 1,900.
0:41:55 > 0:41:56Oh, Selina, oh yes!
0:41:56 > 0:42:012,100 now? 2,100 with Mervyn.
0:42:01 > 0:42:03I think we'll have the maid and the horse!
0:42:03 > 0:42:092,300, 2,400, 2,500?
0:42:09 > 0:42:132,500, 2,600 in the room.
0:42:13 > 0:42:152,700 on the phone? 2,700.
0:42:15 > 0:42:182,800. Still there in the room.
0:42:18 > 0:42:22- This is great. This is great. They absolutely love it.- 2,900.
0:42:22 > 0:42:253,000 bid. 3,100?
0:42:25 > 0:42:27At £3,000 in the room.
0:42:27 > 0:42:29Against you, Mervyn, at £3,000.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31You can buy a thoroughbred now.
0:42:31 > 0:42:35Last call against you. Selling at £3,000 then.
0:42:35 > 0:42:38Bang! That hammer has gone down!
0:42:38 > 0:42:40£3,000!
0:42:40 > 0:42:42Philip, that was real quality.
0:42:42 > 0:42:45What a wonderful moment. We've got tears.
0:42:45 > 0:42:46Because it was my grandfather's.
0:42:46 > 0:42:49Oh dear, I thought I was going to take it home.
0:42:49 > 0:42:51We're selling your inheritance.
0:42:51 > 0:42:54Putting your money towards a horse, a shopping trip in New York
0:42:54 > 0:42:58and possibly, well, a maid, maybe, for the odd weekend.
0:42:58 > 0:43:01- Sorry, sorry. - What a wonderful moment.
0:43:01 > 0:43:03Congratulations to both of you.
0:43:03 > 0:43:06We've all enjoyed watching that being sold under the hammer.
0:43:06 > 0:43:09We've loved talking about it, it's real quality.
0:43:09 > 0:43:12Selina gets a horse, we've all had a great day.
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