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