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The writer Robert Louis Stevenson once said of this city | 0:00:02 | 0:00:05 | |
"No situation could be more commanding | 0:00:05 | 0:00:07 | |
"for head of the kingdom and none better chosen for more nobler prospects." | 0:00:07 | 0:00:11 | |
Well, today, Flog It, if you haven't guessed it, comes from a very busy Edinburgh. | 0:00:11 | 0:00:16 | |
Scotland's capital could be described as a divided city. | 0:00:49 | 0:00:52 | |
There's the old, medieval town with the castle on one side and the Grecian-style New Town on the other. | 0:00:52 | 0:00:58 | |
But in more recent times it's public opinion that has split Edinburgh, and the cause? | 0:00:58 | 0:01:03 | |
The new Parliament building, opened in 1997. | 0:01:03 | 0:01:07 | |
It certainly makes a bold statement. | 0:01:07 | 0:01:10 | |
Here we are, surrounded by lots of Edinburgh locals. | 0:01:10 | 0:01:13 | |
I'm going to ask them one question - | 0:01:13 | 0:01:15 | |
what do you all think of your Parliament building, which is just over there - | 0:01:15 | 0:01:19 | |
does it get the thumbs up or the thumbs down? | 0:01:19 | 0:01:22 | |
Oh, well, how controversial is that? | 0:01:22 | 0:01:25 | |
Up or down, I don't know. But somewhere less controversial is our home for today, Our Dynamic Earth. | 0:01:25 | 0:01:31 | |
Our Dynamic Earth was opened in the year 2000 to celebrate the planet | 0:01:33 | 0:01:36 | |
and it's one of the top destinations for Edinburgh's tourists. | 0:01:36 | 0:01:41 | |
But today it's all about antiques. | 0:01:41 | 0:01:44 | |
And leading the way are our experts, Adam Partridge and James Lewis. | 0:01:44 | 0:01:49 | |
-Hello, Isa. -Hi. -I'm Adam. -Hello, Adam. -Welcome to Flog It. | 0:01:54 | 0:01:59 | |
You've brought along something that caught my eye - | 0:01:59 | 0:02:02 | |
quite an interesting piece of Art Deco pottery. | 0:02:02 | 0:02:05 | |
Where did you get this from? | 0:02:05 | 0:02:08 | |
From my mother. It was always kept in a drawer in my mother's house, wrapped in an old towel. | 0:02:08 | 0:02:14 | |
When she died I brought it home and I did exactly the same thing. | 0:02:14 | 0:02:17 | |
I put it in a drawer and it's been there ever since. | 0:02:17 | 0:02:19 | |
How interesting. So it's never been on display? | 0:02:19 | 0:02:22 | |
Not that I can ever remember. | 0:02:22 | 0:02:23 | |
I'd have guessed it had some sort of plant | 0:02:23 | 0:02:25 | |
in it because you have this discolouration on the bottom here. | 0:02:25 | 0:02:29 | |
Well, if it did, I have no recollection of that. | 0:02:29 | 0:02:34 | |
It's never been on display. | 0:02:34 | 0:02:36 | |
It dates from the 1930s and it's a piece by one of the most well-known | 0:02:36 | 0:02:41 | |
ceramic designers of the 20th century called Charlotte Rhead, who worked in | 0:02:41 | 0:02:45 | |
-the potteries at Stoke-on-Trent at a similar time to Clarice Cliff, who everybody has heard of. -OK. | 0:02:45 | 0:02:50 | |
Charlotte Rhead was known for these tube-lined designs. | 0:02:50 | 0:02:54 | |
And most of her things were vases and bowls and big trays and chargers with various designs. | 0:02:54 | 0:03:01 | |
This is quite an unusual design for her because they're mainly stylised | 0:03:01 | 0:03:05 | |
flowers and foliage and here you have more trees, really, haven't you? | 0:03:05 | 0:03:09 | |
-Yes. -Condition is pretty good, apart from this discolouration in the middle there. | 0:03:09 | 0:03:14 | |
But apart from that, I can't see any major chips or cracks or anything like that. | 0:03:14 | 0:03:20 | |
The most desirable of her pieces are the ones that are signed on the bottom. And luckily, | 0:03:20 | 0:03:26 | |
-yours is one of those that is signed on the bottom. -Oh, I see. | 0:03:26 | 0:03:29 | |
This will be a pattern number. This number here. | 0:03:29 | 0:03:31 | |
So you can look it up and find out what the pattern's called. | 0:03:31 | 0:03:34 | |
And this mark here is the manufacturer's mark. | 0:03:34 | 0:03:38 | |
Burleighware, Bur-leigh stands for Burgess and Leigh of Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent. | 0:03:38 | 0:03:43 | |
So we see a lot of these in the area where I'm based, | 0:03:43 | 0:03:47 | |
quite near there. | 0:03:47 | 0:03:48 | |
So they're not hard to value. It's not especially valuable. | 0:03:48 | 0:03:51 | |
I think they're good value. | 0:03:51 | 0:03:53 | |
They're undervalued. When you see sometimes the huge prices paid for Clarice Cliff and the likes of that. | 0:03:53 | 0:03:58 | |
-I know. -And this is probably going to make £40, something like that. | 0:03:58 | 0:04:02 | |
-That's fine. That's fine. -We could put an estimate of £30 to £50. -OK. -What's made you sell it? | 0:04:02 | 0:04:08 | |
Well, maybe somebody somewhere might enjoy it and appreciate | 0:04:08 | 0:04:13 | |
the design... I'm afraid I don't. | 0:04:13 | 0:04:15 | |
Yeah. It's not to your taste? | 0:04:15 | 0:04:17 | |
No. | 0:04:17 | 0:04:19 | |
-Not not a big wrench? -No. The wrench was when my mum died. Anything after that... | 0:04:19 | 0:04:23 | |
-It's just an object, really? -Yes. | 0:04:23 | 0:04:26 | |
Well, let's hope it does well at the auction and I shall certainly be there to cheer it on | 0:04:26 | 0:04:31 | |
-and hope it does well. -That'd be really good. Aye, I'd like that. | 0:04:31 | 0:04:35 | |
What a fantastic pocket watch. | 0:04:38 | 0:04:40 | |
You know, you really don't see many of these around today but that is as good an example as you'll see. | 0:04:40 | 0:04:46 | |
It's such a shame these things have gone out of fashion, isn't it? | 0:04:46 | 0:04:48 | |
-Very much so. -I think the only people left that wear these are | 0:04:48 | 0:04:52 | |
eccentric antiques dealers and the odd auctioneer, but as objects, people do love them and collect them. | 0:04:52 | 0:04:59 | |
They come in so many different styles and, of course, they've been used in | 0:04:59 | 0:05:03 | |
England from the 17th century right the way through until wristwatches took over in the 1930s. | 0:05:03 | 0:05:10 | |
This is what we call an open face pocket watch. | 0:05:10 | 0:05:13 | |
In other words, the dial, or the face as people call it, is completely open. | 0:05:13 | 0:05:18 | |
It's also a key wind pocket watch. | 0:05:18 | 0:05:21 | |
In the 20th century, we tend to find that a little top winder has been put on the top there. | 0:05:21 | 0:05:26 | |
You just wind it up in the same way as a wristwatch, without the use for a key. | 0:05:26 | 0:05:31 | |
If we open up the back. | 0:05:31 | 0:05:33 | |
A lovely set of hallmarks there. 18, for 18 carat gold. | 0:05:33 | 0:05:37 | |
So it's a solid gold one. Then we've got the three wheat sheaves, which is the mark for Chester. | 0:05:37 | 0:05:43 | |
And we've got a date code for 1870. | 0:05:43 | 0:05:47 | |
So it's a really nice quality watch. Close it up. | 0:05:47 | 0:05:52 | |
-So tell me, it arrived here at the Flog it tables... -Yes. | 0:05:52 | 0:05:56 | |
What is its history up to now? | 0:05:56 | 0:05:59 | |
Well, when it's been in my care it's been lying in a drawer. | 0:05:59 | 0:06:04 | |
Prior to that, I'd say 12 years ago, my grandfather died and I got it when I was clearing the house. | 0:06:04 | 0:06:11 | |
-I can't ever remember it being used. -Well, watches such as this, now, are worn predominantly at weddings, | 0:06:11 | 0:06:19 | |
-official functions, but they're not used daily. -No. | 0:06:19 | 0:06:22 | |
So this will find its home probably to a collector. | 0:06:22 | 0:06:26 | |
Value... | 0:06:26 | 0:06:29 | |
Any ideas? | 0:06:29 | 0:06:30 | |
I would say | 0:06:30 | 0:06:32 | |
over £100, £200? | 0:06:32 | 0:06:34 | |
It will be over £100. | 0:06:34 | 0:06:36 | |
I think it will be around £200. | 0:06:36 | 0:06:38 | |
I think we ought to put an estimate of £180 to £250. | 0:06:38 | 0:06:44 | |
-And probably a reserve of £180 so it doesn't go below that. -Yes. | 0:06:44 | 0:06:49 | |
-And on that basis, I think it will do very well. -Good. | 0:06:49 | 0:06:53 | |
Let's take it along and see how it does. | 0:06:53 | 0:06:55 | |
Good, thank you, yes. | 0:06:55 | 0:06:56 | |
Mary, welcome to Flog It and thank you for bringing the best thing I've seen all day today. | 0:07:01 | 0:07:06 | |
-In fact, the best piece of Monart glass I've ever seen. -Oh, right. -And I've seen a lot of it. | 0:07:06 | 0:07:12 | |
-Probably not as much as up here in Scotland, because it came from Scotland, as you probably know. -Yes. | 0:07:12 | 0:07:17 | |
Where have you got it from? | 0:07:17 | 0:07:19 | |
Well, it belonged to my granny and then my mother. | 0:07:19 | 0:07:22 | |
-And it was passed down to my sister and myself. -So it's come all the way down the family? | 0:07:22 | 0:07:27 | |
Probably from when it was made. | 0:07:27 | 0:07:29 | |
Monart was made at the Moncrieff Glass Works. | 0:07:29 | 0:07:32 | |
A Spanish family started the business. The Ysart family. | 0:07:32 | 0:07:35 | |
-So you have the "Mon" from Moncrieff and the "Art" from Ysart combined to make the name Monart. -Oh. | 0:07:35 | 0:07:43 | |
And this is a wonderfully big piece. I mean, most of the ones I see | 0:07:43 | 0:07:46 | |
are going to be this high and little bits and pieces. | 0:07:46 | 0:07:49 | |
-Yes. -And that just completely blows them away. -It is, it's lovely. | 0:07:49 | 0:07:53 | |
We've never seen a piece as big. | 0:07:53 | 0:07:55 | |
No, I've never seen one either. | 0:07:55 | 0:07:57 | |
And you've got the typical Monart effect, with the gold speckles of the aventurine that's used in there. | 0:07:57 | 0:08:03 | |
And I'm sure on the base you'll have the raised mark on the base. | 0:08:03 | 0:08:06 | |
Which, it's such a big thing, we'll just carefully lean it over and... | 0:08:06 | 0:08:11 | |
Oh, you've got the original sticker as well. The original label. | 0:08:11 | 0:08:14 | |
Yes, the label is on. | 0:08:14 | 0:08:16 | |
And a lot of Monart glass is distinctive by this raised circular pontil on the base, | 0:08:16 | 0:08:20 | |
-but there is no further proof you would need than this here. -Yes. | 0:08:20 | 0:08:24 | |
And I would call that exhibition quality. | 0:08:24 | 0:08:26 | |
That's the sort of thing they would have taken to their shows to say, "Look at what we can do here. | 0:08:26 | 0:08:32 | |
This is the top end of glass making, really." | 0:08:32 | 0:08:35 | |
So, why have you brought it along to Flog It? | 0:08:35 | 0:08:38 | |
Well, it belongs to my sister and myself and we just wanted to find out what it was worth | 0:08:38 | 0:08:43 | |
and we don't really have the space to sort of have it in the house. | 0:08:43 | 0:08:47 | |
It's a big thing. | 0:08:47 | 0:08:49 | |
-It does... -It needs... | 0:08:49 | 0:08:50 | |
-A nice position. -You can't just stick it on the sideboard, can you? | 0:08:50 | 0:08:54 | |
-So you can't split it with your sister. -No. | 0:08:54 | 0:08:57 | |
So that's another problem. It's about the best piece of Monart you'll see. | 0:08:57 | 0:09:01 | |
-In Scotland, people are going to fight for that. -Oh, that's good. -My estimate would be £800 to £1,200. | 0:09:01 | 0:09:08 | |
I initially thought less, but because it's such a big piece, I think it should be achievable. | 0:09:08 | 0:09:13 | |
-Oh, that's good. -How does that fit in with your expectations? | 0:09:13 | 0:09:17 | |
-Yes, we thought about £1,000. -Well, that's right in the middle. -It's along the lines we were hoping. | 0:09:17 | 0:09:22 | |
I don't think that's unrealistic. | 0:09:22 | 0:09:25 | |
If we could put a reserve of £800, it won't go for any less. | 0:09:25 | 0:09:28 | |
And I presume the money will be split? | 0:09:28 | 0:09:30 | |
Oh, yes, 50/50. | 0:09:30 | 0:09:32 | |
-And thank you for bringing just a wonderful piece of glass. -Right. | 0:09:32 | 0:09:37 | |
Kerry Rose, every time I see Beatrix Potter it's childhood memories, | 0:09:43 | 0:09:47 | |
isn't it? Did you grow up with them as well? | 0:09:47 | 0:09:49 | |
They were in my gran's room a lot and I learnt to play with them, so, yes. | 0:09:49 | 0:09:54 | |
And did you get Beatrix Potter stories read to you as a kiddie? | 0:09:54 | 0:09:56 | |
Yes, I did. | 0:09:56 | 0:09:58 | |
It really interested me. | 0:09:58 | 0:10:00 | |
I love everything to do with Beatrix Potter, the stories, the figures, anything I could get my hands on. | 0:10:00 | 0:10:05 | |
-Who was your favourite? -It would have to be the frog or Sir Isaac Newton. | 0:10:05 | 0:10:09 | |
And where is the frog? | 0:10:09 | 0:10:11 | |
-He's at the front. -Oh, it's a frog, I thought he was a toad. | 0:10:11 | 0:10:14 | |
He's a frog. | 0:10:14 | 0:10:17 | |
I have to say, my favourite is Mrs Tiggywinkle. | 0:10:17 | 0:10:19 | |
I always remember Mrs Tiggywinkle. | 0:10:19 | 0:10:21 | |
That was the story my parents used to read to me when I was small. | 0:10:21 | 0:10:24 | |
And, of course, now, Beatrix Potter is bigger than it ever has been. | 0:10:24 | 0:10:28 | |
And there is a massive following. | 0:10:28 | 0:10:31 | |
Now, the earlier the figures, the more valuable they are. | 0:10:31 | 0:10:34 | |
And the original Beswick figures had a gold back stamp. | 0:10:34 | 0:10:38 | |
Then later they had a brown. | 0:10:38 | 0:10:40 | |
Then, eventually, they were taken over by Doulton and Royal Albert. | 0:10:40 | 0:10:45 | |
So if you've got figures like this at home, look underneath. | 0:10:45 | 0:10:47 | |
And if we've got a brown back stamp, like this, it's a | 0:10:47 | 0:10:51 | |
-reasonable age, but not the very early ones, late '70s or '80s. -OK. | 0:10:51 | 0:10:55 | |
Individually, some of them are more rare than others. | 0:10:55 | 0:11:01 | |
You do get some of them that are worth in the high hundreds. | 0:11:01 | 0:11:03 | |
-There's none of those here today. -OK. -This little chap here, he's Pickles. | 0:11:03 | 0:11:08 | |
He's quite rare. And the chap that I thought was a toad but isn't, Mr Jackson, he's quite rare as well. | 0:11:08 | 0:11:15 | |
So those two are probably the best and they're worth £50 to £80 each. | 0:11:15 | 0:11:20 | |
OK. | 0:11:20 | 0:11:22 | |
And then the others are around £20 to £25 each. | 0:11:22 | 0:11:25 | |
So if we have one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight. | 0:11:25 | 0:11:30 | |
So we've got £160 there. | 0:11:30 | 0:11:32 | |
And we've got... | 0:11:32 | 0:11:35 | |
I think we ought to have an estimate of £250 to £300. | 0:11:35 | 0:11:41 | |
-Right. -And a reserve of £200. | 0:11:41 | 0:11:43 | |
-OK. -So we don't go below that. -Yeah. | 0:11:43 | 0:11:46 | |
But if you love Beatrix Potter, why are you selling them? | 0:11:46 | 0:11:50 | |
I've got a baby in the house now. | 0:11:50 | 0:11:52 | |
So I can just see everything getting ruined so I want to sell them on, | 0:11:52 | 0:11:57 | |
get some money and get him toys that he can play with. | 0:11:57 | 0:12:00 | |
-Yes. -And he'll ruin these. And I can see them in pieces. | 0:12:00 | 0:12:04 | |
Yes, exactly. So, I mean, I am sure they will sell no problem at all. I'm confident. | 0:12:04 | 0:12:10 | |
Now this is a bit of fun. | 0:12:17 | 0:12:19 | |
It's a Victorian modulator. What does it do? | 0:12:19 | 0:12:22 | |
Well, it's a teaching aid for music. | 0:12:22 | 0:12:25 | |
Basically it's a tonic sol-fa. | 0:12:25 | 0:12:26 | |
So, the teacher would stand here with the baton and all | 0:12:26 | 0:12:29 | |
the pupils would be singing, "Doh, ray, me, fah, soh, lah, te, doh". | 0:12:29 | 0:12:33 | |
It picks out the fifths and the tonics and the fourths as well. | 0:12:33 | 0:12:36 | |
And it helps you modulate. It's a fantastic thing. | 0:12:36 | 0:12:40 | |
I've seen them printed on paper before. | 0:12:40 | 0:12:41 | |
This one is a full drop and it's printed on linen so it's had a lot of use and you can roll it back up. | 0:12:41 | 0:12:47 | |
If you were to put that in auction today it would fetch around £30 to £50 in that condition. | 0:12:47 | 0:12:53 | |
And talking of auctions, right now, it's time for our first batch of antiques to go under the hammer. | 0:12:53 | 0:12:59 | |
Isa's Art Deco bowl is one of Charlotte Rhead's more unusual designs | 0:13:02 | 0:13:07 | |
so my guess it is will be snapped up today. | 0:13:07 | 0:13:10 | |
What a superb quality item this gold watch is, but it's time | 0:13:10 | 0:13:14 | |
for it to go and I'm sure it's going to do well for Gillian. | 0:13:14 | 0:13:17 | |
It's fantastic to have a lot with local interest, and such a superb piece. | 0:13:17 | 0:13:22 | |
Monart doesn't get any better than this. | 0:13:22 | 0:13:25 | |
And Kerry Rose is scared her new baby might wreck her childhood favourites | 0:13:25 | 0:13:29 | |
so it's time for them to find a new home. | 0:13:29 | 0:13:32 | |
Well, for today's sale we've travelled just south of Edinburgh | 0:13:36 | 0:13:39 | |
to Rosewell, by bus, to the Thomson Roddick Auction Rooms. | 0:13:39 | 0:13:44 | |
Fingers crossed we're going to have a fantastic day. | 0:13:44 | 0:13:47 | |
Today's auctioneer is Sybelle Thomson. | 0:13:48 | 0:13:51 | |
Let's see what she has to say about one of our lots. | 0:13:51 | 0:13:54 | |
This is nice. It's not my kind of thing, but I appreciate good studio pottery. | 0:13:55 | 0:13:59 | |
A bit of Charlotte Rhead. | 0:13:59 | 0:14:01 | |
It belongs to Isa. It was her mother's and Isa has just inherited it and doesn't want it. | 0:14:01 | 0:14:06 | |
We've got a valuation of £30 to £50, which isn't a lot for Charlotte Rhead. | 0:14:06 | 0:14:10 | |
No, Charlotte Rhead is very collectable. | 0:14:10 | 0:14:12 | |
She probably has been a bit overshadowed by Susie Cooper and Clarice Cliff, | 0:14:12 | 0:14:16 | |
but this is the Sylvan pattern and it is actually quite collectable. | 0:14:16 | 0:14:21 | |
I think she might get double the bottom estimate. | 0:14:21 | 0:14:24 | |
-That's good - £60-odd then? -Yeah. | 0:14:24 | 0:14:26 | |
I think that's still relatively cheap. | 0:14:26 | 0:14:29 | |
Yes. It's very collectable. | 0:14:29 | 0:14:31 | |
Fashion dictates prices, that's the problem. | 0:14:31 | 0:14:33 | |
-A few years ago that would have fetched quite a bit more money. -Oh, yes, £100 or £150 easily. | 0:14:33 | 0:14:39 | |
But a nice piece and her popularity is growing. | 0:14:39 | 0:14:43 | |
Gillian, it's nearly time. It's time for the pocket watch to go under the hammer. | 0:14:49 | 0:14:54 | |
We see a lot on Flog It and I think this is one of the best ones I've seen for a long time. | 0:14:54 | 0:14:59 | |
-It's a lovely one. It's gorgeous. -A great example of the period and it's in nice order. Yes. | 0:14:59 | 0:15:04 | |
You would be keeping it if it was yours, wouldn't you? | 0:15:04 | 0:15:07 | |
-Yes, I would. -So would I. It's not a lot of money as well, considering what has gone into making this. | 0:15:07 | 0:15:12 | |
The equivalent today would be £3,000. | 0:15:12 | 0:15:16 | |
And lots of people spend £1,000 on a watch today so it's a good thing to have. | 0:15:16 | 0:15:21 | |
It's going under the hammer. | 0:15:21 | 0:15:23 | |
18 carat gold open faced pocket watch | 0:15:23 | 0:15:26 | |
and I have two closed bids and I'm a starter at £180. | 0:15:26 | 0:15:30 | |
-Oh, straight in, Gillian, £180. -220, 240, 260, 280, 300, 320. | 0:15:30 | 0:15:37 | |
Oh, this is more like it. | 0:15:37 | 0:15:39 | |
340, 360, on commission at 360. | 0:15:39 | 0:15:44 | |
Any advance on 360? At £360. | 0:15:44 | 0:15:49 | |
-Yes! -Oh, that is a great result. | 0:15:49 | 0:15:51 | |
Justice is done because that was a really nice watch. | 0:15:51 | 0:15:54 | |
And you know, we're not allowed to buy things and I was thinking, | 0:15:54 | 0:15:57 | |
"Gosh, if that went for £200 I would like that!" That was a brilliant result. | 0:15:57 | 0:16:01 | |
-Yes. -That was quality throughout. | 0:16:01 | 0:16:03 | |
-So what are you going to spend your money on? -A new dishwasher. | 0:16:03 | 0:16:07 | |
-A new dishwasher! -Yes, absolutely. | 0:16:07 | 0:16:10 | |
-Are you really? -Yes. | 0:16:10 | 0:16:13 | |
Has the old one packed up then? | 0:16:13 | 0:16:15 | |
Yes, and I'm missing it. I'm on my second bottle of washing-up liquid. | 0:16:15 | 0:16:19 | |
I can't be doing with it! | 0:16:19 | 0:16:21 | |
It's big, it's bold and it's local. | 0:16:27 | 0:16:30 | |
We've got a Monart vase just about to go under the hammer | 0:16:30 | 0:16:32 | |
with a valuation of £800 to £1,200, belonging to Mary. | 0:16:32 | 0:16:36 | |
I think it's absolutely gorgeous. | 0:16:36 | 0:16:38 | |
We've seen seen them on the show before | 0:16:38 | 0:16:39 | |
and we've reached £800 to £1,200 for smaller ones, so fingers crossed this is worth a little bit more. | 0:16:39 | 0:16:44 | |
On a good day, it's got to be, Adam? | 0:16:44 | 0:16:46 | |
I think it's a wonderful example and we're hopefully going to get | 0:16:46 | 0:16:49 | |
-a good result today. -We're going to find out right now. | 0:16:49 | 0:16:52 | |
The very impressive large, red Monart vase. | 0:16:52 | 0:16:56 | |
-I'd like to see this do £1,800. -It won't. | 0:16:56 | 0:17:00 | |
£1,000? 500? I've got 450 bid. | 0:17:00 | 0:17:04 | |
-Who's on the telephone? 450? -Should be a good place to sell it, really. | 0:17:04 | 0:17:09 | |
500, 520, 550, 580, | 0:17:09 | 0:17:13 | |
600, 620, 650, 680, 700, | 0:17:13 | 0:17:17 | |
720, 720, 720. | 0:17:17 | 0:17:20 | |
Anybody else want in at 720? | 0:17:20 | 0:17:23 | |
750, 780, 800? | 0:17:23 | 0:17:26 | |
Selling all the time at 800? | 0:17:26 | 0:17:29 | |
800, 800. In the front row it looks a lot for the money at 800. | 0:17:29 | 0:17:32 | |
Selling in front at 800. | 0:17:32 | 0:17:34 | |
-It's selling. -Any advance on £800? | 0:17:34 | 0:17:37 | |
Selling once, selling twice at £800. | 0:17:37 | 0:17:41 | |
Oh, you're so right. | 0:17:41 | 0:17:42 | |
Just a grand less than your prediction, Paul. | 0:17:42 | 0:17:46 | |
You know, I was rather hoping for something special from that. | 0:17:46 | 0:17:49 | |
-I was as well. -I was too, but never mind. That's good. | 0:17:49 | 0:17:53 | |
Kelly Rose, were you a big Beatrix Potter fan? | 0:18:01 | 0:18:04 | |
I liked the figurines that used to sit in my gran's room and I used to sit and play with them all the time. | 0:18:04 | 0:18:08 | |
-So you remember them when you were so high, looking at them? -Yes. -Oh, bless. | 0:18:08 | 0:18:11 | |
We have a valuation of £200 to £300 put on by James. 12 figurines. | 0:18:11 | 0:18:16 | |
Yes, they're not the oldest ones but they're all in nice order and there | 0:18:16 | 0:18:20 | |
are a couple of rarer ones there, so fingers crossed they'll do well. | 0:18:20 | 0:18:23 | |
Let's hope we get the top end of James's estimate. | 0:18:23 | 0:18:26 | |
-Hopefully. -Good luck. This is it. -12 Beswick Beatrix Potter figures. | 0:18:26 | 0:18:29 | |
£200 for the lot? 200, 100. | 0:18:29 | 0:18:33 | |
100 bid. 120, 140, | 0:18:33 | 0:18:36 | |
160, 160, 180, 180, 180, 180, 200. | 0:18:36 | 0:18:44 | |
200, 200, 200, anyone going on at 200? The bid is on my left. | 0:18:44 | 0:18:50 | |
Any advance on £200? At £200. | 0:18:50 | 0:18:55 | |
Sold it. £200. | 0:18:55 | 0:18:57 | |
We just did it. Within estimate. | 0:18:57 | 0:18:59 | |
-That's OK, isn't it? -Yes. -We'll settle for that. | 0:18:59 | 0:19:01 | |
Yes, maybe I'll get something nice for £200. | 0:19:01 | 0:19:05 | |
I'm sure you will. Enjoy the shopping. | 0:19:05 | 0:19:07 | |
If you're potty about pottery, you're going to love this next item. | 0:19:13 | 0:19:16 | |
It's by Charlotte Rhead and belongs to Isa, but not for much longer. | 0:19:16 | 0:19:19 | |
-No. -I can say that now definitely. | 0:19:19 | 0:19:22 | |
-Yes. -It's a lovely bit of Charlotte Rhead. It's a gorgeous little bowl, so why are you selling this? | 0:19:22 | 0:19:29 | |
Well, nobody has enjoyed it in my family and when I | 0:19:29 | 0:19:33 | |
did a search on Charlotte Rhead I discovered that she had | 0:19:33 | 0:19:39 | |
breast cancer and subsequently died from it. | 0:19:39 | 0:19:42 | |
And because I'm in remission from breast cancer, if there's | 0:19:42 | 0:19:46 | |
-any money that's where it's going to, cancer care. -Oh, bless you. | 0:19:46 | 0:19:50 | |
Let's hope we can get top money. | 0:19:50 | 0:19:52 | |
Charlotte Rhead is a great name, Adam, you know all about this. | 0:19:52 | 0:19:55 | |
-I think her work's really nice. -On a good day will we get more than £50? | 0:19:55 | 0:19:58 | |
On a good day we'll get about £70, I think. | 0:19:58 | 0:20:00 | |
Well, let me tell you, I had a quick chat with Sybelle, our auctioneer, | 0:20:00 | 0:20:03 | |
and she said on a really good day it would double your bottom end. | 0:20:03 | 0:20:06 | |
-So hopefully that's £60. -It will still be excellent. | 0:20:06 | 0:20:10 | |
We're going to find out exactly what it makes right now. Here we go. | 0:20:10 | 0:20:15 | |
For the Charlotte Rhead Art Deco octagonal bowl | 0:20:15 | 0:20:18 | |
and I've two bids and we're started at £30. | 0:20:18 | 0:20:20 | |
30 bid, 30 bid. 35, 40, 5, 50, 5, 60, 5, 70. | 0:20:20 | 0:20:28 | |
£70 on commission. At 70. | 0:20:28 | 0:20:30 | |
Any advance on 70? At £70. | 0:20:30 | 0:20:34 | |
Spot on. | 0:20:34 | 0:20:36 | |
-That's great. -Great. | 0:20:36 | 0:20:38 | |
-Well done, Adam. -Very pleased. | 0:20:38 | 0:20:40 | |
-Brilliant. -And thank you so much. | 0:20:40 | 0:20:42 | |
What a lovely lady. | 0:20:42 | 0:20:44 | |
Edinburgh is only one of a handful of cities in the world | 0:20:52 | 0:20:55 | |
declared as a World Heritage Site because of its incredible and historic buildings. | 0:20:55 | 0:21:01 | |
Today I've come to visit one of its newest and most controversial. | 0:21:01 | 0:21:06 | |
It's possibly the most talked-about building in Edinburgh. | 0:21:06 | 0:21:09 | |
The home of the Scottish Parliament. | 0:21:09 | 0:21:11 | |
When Scotland voted to govern itself back in 1997, its new Parliament needed a home. | 0:21:15 | 0:21:19 | |
And what it got was something out of the ordinary. | 0:21:19 | 0:21:22 | |
Catalan-born architect Enric Miralles was commissioned to build it. | 0:21:22 | 0:21:28 | |
Miralles' vision was for Parliament to sit comfortably within its setting. | 0:21:32 | 0:21:36 | |
So his concept focused on the relationship between the building and the landscape. | 0:21:36 | 0:21:41 | |
The way the building juts out of the ground echoes the shape | 0:21:46 | 0:21:49 | |
of the nearby volcanic mountains and the roofs of these buildings were designed to look like leaves. | 0:21:49 | 0:21:54 | |
He died before the Parliament was finished so we'll never know what a lot of these features, | 0:21:54 | 0:22:01 | |
like these granite and oak panels on the outside of the building, really mean. | 0:22:01 | 0:22:06 | |
People think those shapes look like hairdryers. | 0:22:06 | 0:22:10 | |
To me, they look like the Scalextrix triggers for driving cars. But who knows? | 0:22:10 | 0:22:15 | |
You've got the look at the building, work it out for yourself and enjoy it. | 0:22:15 | 0:22:21 | |
So far so good, I've liked the outside. | 0:22:26 | 0:22:28 | |
So let's find out how these architectural statements continue on the inside. | 0:22:28 | 0:22:35 | |
This is the main entrance hall and the first thing you notice is these wonderful - | 0:22:43 | 0:22:49 | |
there's three of them, great big, concrete vaulted ceilings | 0:22:49 | 0:22:53 | |
and they are so incredibly smooth to touch. | 0:22:53 | 0:22:56 | |
They contain Kemnay granite from Aberdeenshire. | 0:22:56 | 0:23:00 | |
The stone floor throughout is from Scotland. | 0:23:00 | 0:23:03 | |
Up there are crosses that have been cast into the wet concrete and that | 0:23:03 | 0:23:08 | |
emulates 13th-century stonemasons' work on early cathedrals. | 0:23:08 | 0:23:13 | |
And that shape represents the cross on the Scottish flag. | 0:23:13 | 0:23:17 | |
Above these two great big oak double doors is a huge great big stone lintel up there, | 0:23:20 | 0:23:26 | |
removed from the original building where Parliament was held until it was dissolved in 1707. | 0:23:26 | 0:23:32 | |
The idea is today, members have to pass through there. | 0:23:32 | 0:23:36 | |
They see that and it reminds them of their origins and history. | 0:23:36 | 0:23:40 | |
How does this building work in the running of modern political life? | 0:23:40 | 0:23:45 | |
This is the debating chamber, an incredible space. | 0:23:52 | 0:23:56 | |
Today I've been shown around by the Presiding Officer, Alex Ferguson. | 0:23:56 | 0:24:01 | |
-So pleased to meet you. Thank you for showing me around. -Not at all. -What is your role here, Alex? | 0:24:01 | 0:24:07 | |
My role is similar to the Speaker at Westminster with minor differences, | 0:24:07 | 0:24:12 | |
principally chairing debates in the chamber from | 0:24:12 | 0:24:16 | |
the seat down there, above and in front of the members. | 0:24:16 | 0:24:19 | |
Everywhere you look, it's beautifully put together. | 0:24:19 | 0:24:23 | |
-Yes. -Some dynamics of architecture are beyond me. I'd need to spend time here. | 0:24:23 | 0:24:28 | |
How long have you been here? | 0:24:28 | 0:24:30 | |
We've been here over four years. Walking around this building, which I know well, I find new things. | 0:24:30 | 0:24:37 | |
New dynamics. New spaces and different views and different symbolism. | 0:24:37 | 0:24:43 | |
It's a constant exploration and voyage of discovery. | 0:24:43 | 0:24:46 | |
It's definitely got an energy about it. | 0:24:46 | 0:24:50 | |
I'm glad you feel like that, because I feel there is. | 0:24:50 | 0:24:53 | |
There's a very different feel. | 0:24:53 | 0:24:55 | |
You can walk into an area and feel a palpable warmth and another area | 0:24:55 | 0:24:59 | |
where you feel much more light and openness and accessibility. | 0:24:59 | 0:25:04 | |
Almost every time you turn a corner there's a different feel. | 0:25:04 | 0:25:08 | |
I like the symbolism cut through the louvre in the light there. Little men, are they? | 0:25:17 | 0:25:22 | |
Indeed, little men. I commend you for | 0:25:22 | 0:25:24 | |
picking that up, because most people think they're bottles. | 0:25:24 | 0:25:28 | |
They represent the people of Scotland listening to their Parliament in action. | 0:25:28 | 0:25:33 | |
You can see them all around the walls in different | 0:25:33 | 0:25:36 | |
-colours as well. -And that's the public gallery? | 0:25:36 | 0:25:41 | |
The public gallery stretches right along and you can get about 250 people in it. | 0:25:41 | 0:25:45 | |
It's really close. | 0:25:45 | 0:25:46 | |
That is something that people often comment on, how close it is. | 0:25:46 | 0:25:50 | |
You can almost reach out and touch the members. | 0:25:50 | 0:25:52 | |
We decided to keep it open and accessible - | 0:25:52 | 0:25:55 | |
it's about the Parliament and people working together. | 0:25:55 | 0:25:58 | |
Yes. | 0:25:58 | 0:26:00 | |
What is the general public's reaction when they get inside? | 0:26:07 | 0:26:11 | |
I like the bit when you say, "When they get inside", because | 0:26:11 | 0:26:15 | |
what usually happens is that people come in with a frown on their face. | 0:26:15 | 0:26:19 | |
By the time they've seen the sheer quality of the workmanship and | 0:26:19 | 0:26:23 | |
the warmth and all the different aspects, | 0:26:23 | 0:26:27 | |
nearly always they leave with a smile and I do find that exciting and encouraging. | 0:26:27 | 0:26:32 | |
Miralles's attention to detail is second to none. | 0:26:36 | 0:26:41 | |
It's absolutely mind-blowing, from these lovely sweeping curves of the laminated seats to the laminated | 0:26:41 | 0:26:48 | |
oak beams that are trussing this roof over a vast expanse, and it's just a joy to behold. | 0:26:48 | 0:26:56 | |
I love the natural light scoops everywhere. | 0:26:56 | 0:26:58 | |
Looking through that window over there is an internal courtyard, but looking at it, | 0:26:58 | 0:27:03 | |
it looks like 13th-century architecture with flying buttresses | 0:27:03 | 0:27:07 | |
jutting out, supporting the building. It really is good. | 0:27:07 | 0:27:11 | |
It's craftsmanship at its very best. | 0:27:11 | 0:27:13 | |
This must be one of the most controversial buildings of modern times. | 0:27:17 | 0:27:21 | |
It has been described as a concrete blot, a Lego set gone wrong. | 0:27:21 | 0:27:26 | |
That's probably partly due to the fact that it cost over £400 million. | 0:27:26 | 0:27:31 | |
But the dust has now settled. | 0:27:31 | 0:27:33 | |
This building has won many great awards for architecture, including the prestigious Stirling Prize. | 0:27:33 | 0:27:40 | |
It is unashamedly modern. | 0:27:40 | 0:27:42 | |
The detail inside is absolutely incredible. It is full of vitality. | 0:27:42 | 0:27:47 | |
You've got to see this. | 0:27:47 | 0:27:48 | |
I absolutely love it. | 0:27:48 | 0:27:50 | |
And if I'd have been one of the Scottish craftsmen | 0:27:50 | 0:27:53 | |
working on this project, I'd be very proud of myself. | 0:27:53 | 0:27:58 | |
Back at the valuation day, Adam has found some toys to play with. | 0:28:08 | 0:28:11 | |
Good morning, Emma. | 0:28:11 | 0:28:13 | |
-Hiya. -These are surely not your toys from childhood? | 0:28:13 | 0:28:17 | |
-No, they're not. -No, they're rather older than that. | 0:28:17 | 0:28:20 | |
-Where did you get them from? -My aunty gave me them. -Right. | 0:28:20 | 0:28:24 | |
She hopes they'll be worth a lot of money | 0:28:24 | 0:28:27 | |
and I can flog them for a lot of money, but I'm not sure. | 0:28:27 | 0:28:30 | |
-She hopes or you hope? -I think she hopes, but I'm a bit more sceptical. | 0:28:30 | 0:28:34 | |
-A bit more realistic. -Yes. -But they are interesting. They're fun and mildly collectable. | 0:28:34 | 0:28:39 | |
Do you know where she got them from? | 0:28:39 | 0:28:41 | |
She got them from an old lady clearing out her attic. | 0:28:41 | 0:28:44 | |
OK, clearing out the attic. | 0:28:44 | 0:28:46 | |
You've got the twin tub. | 0:28:46 | 0:28:48 | |
Hoovermatic washing machine by Chad Valley. Tin-plate washing machine. | 0:28:48 | 0:28:53 | |
-Have you ever used it? -No. -Because it does work. | 0:28:53 | 0:28:56 | |
You've got your twin compartments there and your water and your switch for wash and dry, and wash only. | 0:28:56 | 0:29:02 | |
You can drain it and you've got this winder on the side. | 0:29:02 | 0:29:05 | |
So I think the idea was that little girls washed their dolls' clothing in it. | 0:29:05 | 0:29:10 | |
And it's got the original box, which is nice to see. It cost 25s 6d. | 0:29:10 | 0:29:15 | |
That's quite a lot, I think. So it was quite a posh toy. | 0:29:15 | 0:29:19 | |
I actually sold one of these a few years ago, and it made about £20. | 0:29:19 | 0:29:24 | |
So it's not worth an awful lot. Then we move on to the typewriter there. | 0:29:24 | 0:29:29 | |
Also works. | 0:29:29 | 0:29:32 | |
It doesn't look as though would. But we've got instructions on the back. | 0:29:32 | 0:29:35 | |
You insert the paper, | 0:29:35 | 0:29:38 | |
turn the selector wheel to choose your letter and then press it and you can type away on it. | 0:29:38 | 0:29:45 | |
-Have you ever used that one? -No. | 0:29:45 | 0:29:47 | |
It's not worth a lot, but probably worth more than a real typewriter. | 0:29:47 | 0:29:53 | |
They're virtually impossible to sell now in today's age of computers. | 0:29:53 | 0:29:58 | |
So I would suggest putting these in the same lot. | 0:29:58 | 0:30:01 | |
An estimate of £30 to £50 on the two and see what they make. | 0:30:01 | 0:30:06 | |
-What do you think? -Great. -You're not going to miss them? -No. | 0:30:06 | 0:30:10 | |
Where do they live at the moment? | 0:30:10 | 0:30:12 | |
-In a cupboard. -That's no good, in a cupboard. | 0:30:12 | 0:30:15 | |
Will you do anything with the money? | 0:30:15 | 0:30:17 | |
It's not a lot but... | 0:30:17 | 0:30:19 | |
-I'm going on holiday. -So a bit of spending money on holiday. | 0:30:19 | 0:30:22 | |
-Excellent. Well, have a good holiday, Emma, and thanks for bringing them. -Thank you. | 0:30:22 | 0:30:27 | |
For a Scottish tea service, the last thing you would expect to entice you into eating | 0:30:31 | 0:30:37 | |
cakes off this would be insects and bugs all over it! | 0:30:37 | 0:30:40 | |
The reason is it's not Scottish, it's French. | 0:30:40 | 0:30:42 | |
They eat anything, it wouldn't put them off. | 0:30:42 | 0:30:45 | |
But here we have a Paris porcelain. | 0:30:45 | 0:30:48 | |
French tea or coffee service from the early 19th century. | 0:30:48 | 0:30:53 | |
What's it doing here in Edinburgh? | 0:30:53 | 0:30:55 | |
It belonged to my granny who used to work for Lord Hamilton of the Dalzell Castle in Motherwell. | 0:30:55 | 0:31:01 | |
And when he died, she was allowed to furnish a home from Dalzell Castle. | 0:31:01 | 0:31:07 | |
And she took it from Dalzell. | 0:31:07 | 0:31:11 | |
Oh, fantastic. | 0:31:11 | 0:31:12 | |
We've got a tea or coffee pot there made around 1810, 1820, in France. | 0:31:12 | 0:31:19 | |
And, I have to say, I love the decoration on it. | 0:31:19 | 0:31:22 | |
The idea of painting insects on your porcelain came from Meissen in the 18th century. | 0:31:22 | 0:31:28 | |
Whereas the porcelain was so valuable in those days, but once you fired it in the kiln, | 0:31:28 | 0:31:35 | |
if it had a blemish on it, you wouldn't throw it away as a second, as they do today, you'd say, | 0:31:35 | 0:31:41 | |
"Oh, I've got a black mark there, what can we do? I know, let's paint a little beetle over it." | 0:31:41 | 0:31:46 | |
But this, 200 years old and in lovely condition. | 0:31:46 | 0:31:51 | |
The gilding here is as good as the day it was made. | 0:31:51 | 0:31:55 | |
Sadly, the finial has been off at some stage, but that could be restored, so you would never know. | 0:31:55 | 0:32:01 | |
Lovely. | 0:32:01 | 0:32:03 | |
This is something that has graced your china cabinet for the last however many years? | 0:32:03 | 0:32:07 | |
No, I don't have a china cabinet. | 0:32:07 | 0:32:09 | |
-Since my mother died it's been in the cupboard. I've never taken it out and never used it. -Never? | 0:32:09 | 0:32:14 | |
Never. I don't have a china cabinet or anything like that. | 0:32:14 | 0:32:18 | |
Therefore, to stick it on the bathroom windowsill | 0:32:18 | 0:32:22 | |
or something, I thought, "No, that's not what it's for." | 0:32:22 | 0:32:26 | |
I'm sure somebody will love it. | 0:32:26 | 0:32:28 | |
I hope somebody will have other parts that they can reunite. | 0:32:28 | 0:32:32 | |
This would have been one of thousands of services made in this style at that period. | 0:32:32 | 0:32:39 | |
So you will find people with a cup and a saucer, a plate and sugar bowl. | 0:32:39 | 0:32:44 | |
Eventually, | 0:32:44 | 0:32:45 | |
-if you can find people to buy other bits and reunite it, that would be lovely. -It would be. | 0:32:45 | 0:32:50 | |
So now we need to come to a value. | 0:32:50 | 0:32:53 | |
The teapot is the bit that is damaged and that's what people collect, really, as a main piece. | 0:32:53 | 0:32:59 | |
We've got a coffee cup and no saucer. | 0:32:59 | 0:33:02 | |
We've got a plate on its own and a milk jug with no sugar. | 0:33:02 | 0:33:06 | |
So I think if we put an estimate of £60 to £100 on it, with a firm | 0:33:06 | 0:33:13 | |
reserve of £60, so it didn't go below that, I think that would be OK. | 0:33:13 | 0:33:18 | |
How do you feel? | 0:33:18 | 0:33:20 | |
I had no idea how much it was going to be at all. | 0:33:20 | 0:33:23 | |
And whatever we get, my sister and I have to share it, because it came from my mother. | 0:33:23 | 0:33:27 | |
-There's not going to be a lot to share. -No, but then we can buy something different that we | 0:33:27 | 0:33:35 | |
might not just spend normal money on. | 0:33:35 | 0:33:37 | |
While you're here, have a look and see if there's a bit of porcelain | 0:33:37 | 0:33:41 | |
or a painting or a vase or something that you might like to replace it. | 0:33:41 | 0:33:45 | |
That would be a good idea. | 0:33:45 | 0:33:47 | |
Megan, how are you today? | 0:33:53 | 0:33:54 | |
Fine, thank you. How are you? | 0:33:54 | 0:33:56 | |
I'm very well too. | 0:33:56 | 0:33:58 | |
No-one has ever asks me back, so thank you for that. | 0:33:58 | 0:34:01 | |
And how have you come to own this lovely little ivory box? | 0:34:01 | 0:34:05 | |
When my Aunty Ceri moved into her new house, | 0:34:05 | 0:34:07 | |
the guy who owned it before left a lot of rubbish in the attic. | 0:34:07 | 0:34:12 | |
So he said, "You can keep whatever is in the attic and just chuck it out if you don't want it", | 0:34:12 | 0:34:17 | |
so we chucked everything else out, but we kept that and a couple of other things. | 0:34:17 | 0:34:21 | |
So he did left some quite good stuff in the attic, but he was too lazy to clear it out. | 0:34:21 | 0:34:26 | |
-Yes. -And he thought he'd be generous and say you could keep it. Wow, that's quite good. | 0:34:26 | 0:34:31 | |
-Do you like it? -Yes, it's different, I like it. | 0:34:31 | 0:34:35 | |
It's very, very intricate. | 0:34:35 | 0:34:37 | |
It's amazing carving, actually. | 0:34:37 | 0:34:39 | |
-It's carved from ivory. -Yes. | 0:34:39 | 0:34:41 | |
It dates from the end of the 19th century. So over 100 years old and it's Cantonese. | 0:34:41 | 0:34:46 | |
Made for export. Export ware, but it is amazing, that carving on there. | 0:34:46 | 0:34:51 | |
It's clearly been in an attic | 0:34:51 | 0:34:53 | |
quite a lot, because it looks like you've got the contents | 0:34:53 | 0:34:56 | |
of the vacuum cleaner underneath it. | 0:34:56 | 0:34:57 | |
Which is quite hard to remove, | 0:34:57 | 0:35:00 | |
because you don't want to snap any of this decoration off. | 0:35:00 | 0:35:05 | |
A circular trinket box there, it's all carved, even on the bottom. | 0:35:05 | 0:35:10 | |
Even the base is carved. Have you seen any damage on it anywhere? | 0:35:10 | 0:35:15 | |
No, I don't think so. | 0:35:15 | 0:35:17 | |
That's just an age crack there, | 0:35:17 | 0:35:19 | |
nothing to worry about that. | 0:35:19 | 0:35:22 | |
But that top is really very nice indeed. | 0:35:22 | 0:35:25 | |
-So, you've decided to sell it? -Yes. -Why are you selling it? | 0:35:25 | 0:35:29 | |
Because it's just lying about the house. | 0:35:29 | 0:35:32 | |
We're afraid it'll get broken. If we sell it, I'll give half the money to my Aunty Ceri | 0:35:32 | 0:35:37 | |
because she was the one who gave it to me. | 0:35:37 | 0:35:39 | |
And the money I'm going to put some of it towards my mum, because my mum's a single parent | 0:35:39 | 0:35:45 | |
and she does her best to get us everything we want, but sometimes she's struggling. | 0:35:45 | 0:35:51 | |
That's nice. What a nice daughter you are. | 0:35:51 | 0:35:53 | |
That's really nice to hear. | 0:35:53 | 0:35:56 | |
-So you're going to not keep much of it yourself. -No. -No, very good. | 0:35:56 | 0:36:00 | |
Any idea what that's worth? No. | 0:36:00 | 0:36:02 | |
-£20? -Higher. | 0:36:02 | 0:36:04 | |
-£50. -Higher. | 0:36:04 | 0:36:06 | |
£100? | 0:36:06 | 0:36:09 | |
-I'm not sure. -I think I would put the reserve about £80 to £100. | 0:36:11 | 0:36:16 | |
And I think it will make £100 to £150. | 0:36:16 | 0:36:18 | |
So, shall we put an estimate of £100 to £150 on it, with a reserve of £100 with a little bit of leeway? | 0:36:18 | 0:36:25 | |
-If it gets to £90, £95, we'll let it go, but not less. -Yes. | 0:36:25 | 0:36:29 | |
-Does that sound good? -Yes. | 0:36:29 | 0:36:31 | |
Brilliant. Thanks for bringing it in. Very nice indeed. | 0:36:31 | 0:36:34 | |
It's time to head back to the auction room and here's a quick | 0:36:34 | 0:36:37 | |
reminder of all the lots going under the hammer. | 0:36:37 | 0:36:41 | |
It's the toy typewriter and the Hoovermatic washing machine. | 0:36:41 | 0:36:45 | |
I wonder if it will clean up in the auction room? | 0:36:45 | 0:36:48 | |
It's time for Janet to let go of her decorative tea set. | 0:36:48 | 0:36:51 | |
Will the bidders take a flutter on this one? | 0:36:51 | 0:36:54 | |
And Megan wants to give something back to her mum | 0:36:54 | 0:36:58 | |
with the sale of this ivory box, so let's hope it fetches a good price. | 0:36:58 | 0:37:02 | |
Something unusual. A typewriter and a washing machine. Now, is this Flog It? | 0:37:10 | 0:37:15 | |
They're tin toys and they belong to Emma here. | 0:37:15 | 0:37:18 | |
-You're looking fabulous. -Thank you. | 0:37:18 | 0:37:20 | |
-Are you looking forward to this? -Yes. -Let's hope we get the top end of Adam's estimate. | 0:37:20 | 0:37:26 | |
Unlikely, but you never know! | 0:37:26 | 0:37:29 | |
We don't often get washing machines on Flog It, do we? | 0:37:29 | 0:37:31 | |
But it is a bit of fun, isn't it? | 0:37:31 | 0:37:34 | |
-Yes. -What are you hoping for? | 0:37:34 | 0:37:36 | |
I hope it gets the top estimate. | 0:37:36 | 0:37:38 | |
-You'll put the money towards what? -I'm going on holiday on Sunday, so... | 0:37:38 | 0:37:42 | |
-Where are you going? -Mexico. | 0:37:42 | 0:37:44 | |
Fabulous, fabulous. | 0:37:44 | 0:37:46 | |
Let's hope we can get you there with a little bit of spending money. | 0:37:46 | 0:37:50 | |
It's going under the hammer now. | 0:37:50 | 0:37:52 | |
British Supertype tin-plate typewriter and a Chad Valley washing machine. | 0:37:52 | 0:37:57 | |
A nice, interesting lot for the toy collector. | 0:37:57 | 0:38:01 | |
And I can start these at £20. | 0:38:01 | 0:38:03 | |
20 bid, 20 bid, 20 bid. 25, 30. | 0:38:03 | 0:38:06 | |
Yes, there are some hands in the room, that's good. | 0:38:06 | 0:38:09 | |
45. Right beside me 45. Selling to the gentleman at 45. | 0:38:09 | 0:38:14 | |
Any advance on 45? | 0:38:14 | 0:38:17 | |
Yeah. That put them in a spin. | 0:38:17 | 0:38:20 | |
£45, that's good. That's great. | 0:38:20 | 0:38:23 | |
-That will help you in Mexico. -Yes. -Mum and Dad taking you? | 0:38:23 | 0:38:26 | |
No, I'm going with my boyfriend. | 0:38:26 | 0:38:29 | |
-For a month. -Oooooh! Have a great trip. -Thank you. | 0:38:29 | 0:38:32 | |
Next, the French teapot. That belongs to Janet. | 0:38:38 | 0:38:41 | |
We've got the French teapot. | 0:38:41 | 0:38:43 | |
We have Janet's sister, Helen, here. Can you remember this teapot? | 0:38:43 | 0:38:48 | |
I remember it in my grandmother's house and in my mother's house. | 0:38:48 | 0:38:52 | |
So how come that got divided up between the two of you? How come Janet got it? | 0:38:52 | 0:38:57 | |
After our mum died, she kept it until decided what to do with it. | 0:38:57 | 0:39:01 | |
OK. Will you split the money? | 0:39:01 | 0:39:03 | |
-Yes. -Yes. It's going under the hammer right now. | 0:39:03 | 0:39:06 | |
283, the 19th-century porcelain part tea set. | 0:39:06 | 0:39:10 | |
A nice tea set. £50 for this? | 0:39:10 | 0:39:12 | |
50 bid. 55, 60, 5, 70, 5, 80, £80. | 0:39:12 | 0:39:18 | |
Any advance on £80? | 0:39:18 | 0:39:20 | |
Anyone going on? At £80... | 0:39:20 | 0:39:23 | |
That is spot on mid-estimate, James. | 0:39:23 | 0:39:27 | |
-Well done. -Thank you. | 0:39:27 | 0:39:28 | |
That was a hard one to value, it really was. | 0:39:28 | 0:39:31 | |
-You've got to be happy with that? -Oh, yes, very happy. | 0:39:31 | 0:39:34 | |
Dividing the money? | 0:39:34 | 0:39:37 | |
Half and half. | 0:39:37 | 0:39:39 | |
Less a bit of commission. | 0:39:39 | 0:39:41 | |
You've done the hard work here and Janet did the hard work at the valuation, so it's even. | 0:39:41 | 0:39:47 | |
A little bit of the Orient comes to Edinburgh. | 0:39:55 | 0:39:57 | |
A lovely little Cantonese trinket box. | 0:39:57 | 0:40:00 | |
It belongs to Megan. Hi there. | 0:40:00 | 0:40:01 | |
-Hello. -Since the valuation day, Megan has something to show us. | 0:40:01 | 0:40:06 | |
Let's just have a look at this. | 0:40:06 | 0:40:08 | |
-What happened? -Well, I was on my friend's bike and I hit a curb and I went flying forwards. | 0:40:08 | 0:40:14 | |
And you fell off? | 0:40:14 | 0:40:16 | |
I went right over the handlebars. | 0:40:16 | 0:40:19 | |
Oh, I bet that hurt, didn't it? | 0:40:19 | 0:40:21 | |
-Yes. -Is it broken? | 0:40:21 | 0:40:24 | |
It's broken right beneath my wrist, straight across. | 0:40:24 | 0:40:28 | |
-Oh, so there's a few weeks with that on? -Yes. | 0:40:28 | 0:40:31 | |
We wish you all the best of luck. I hope you get well soon. | 0:40:31 | 0:40:34 | |
-You look fabulous. -Thank you. | 0:40:34 | 0:40:36 | |
This is exciting. Is this your first auction? | 0:40:36 | 0:40:38 | |
-Yes. -What do you think? | 0:40:38 | 0:40:40 | |
It's really interesting. | 0:40:40 | 0:40:43 | |
There's so much to look at you don't know what to look at, | 0:40:43 | 0:40:46 | |
but right now we should concentrate on Adam, our expert. | 0:40:46 | 0:40:49 | |
-Were you pleased with the valuation? -Yes. | 0:40:49 | 0:40:52 | |
I think this is quality. Really, really good. | 0:40:52 | 0:40:55 | |
Encouragingly, there is a lot of Oriental stuff in the sale today. | 0:40:55 | 0:40:59 | |
-Exactly. -Which I was really pleased to see. | 0:40:59 | 0:41:01 | |
And it's fetching good prices as well. | 0:41:01 | 0:41:03 | |
It's in good company. Under the hammer now. | 0:41:03 | 0:41:06 | |
This is it. Look over there. | 0:41:06 | 0:41:08 | |
100, 110, 120, 140, 160, 180, 200, 220, 240, 260. | 0:41:08 | 0:41:15 | |
Oh, they absolutely love this. | 0:41:15 | 0:41:18 | |
300, 320, 340, | 0:41:18 | 0:41:22 | |
360, 380? | 0:41:22 | 0:41:24 | |
It's not stopping. | 0:41:24 | 0:41:27 | |
-400. 420. -This is a good price. | 0:41:27 | 0:41:30 | |
-440. -This is great. | 0:41:30 | 0:41:31 | |
-Her first auction experience and you're going to end on a real high. -Oh, my God. | 0:41:31 | 0:41:36 | |
460. It's against you. 460. 480? | 0:41:36 | 0:41:39 | |
500, 500. 520. 550? | 0:41:41 | 0:41:46 | |
-£550, Megan, they love this! -600. | 0:41:46 | 0:41:51 | |
There's a couple of phone bids. | 0:41:51 | 0:41:53 | |
There's a guy on the phone bidding from home. | 0:41:53 | 0:41:55 | |
650. | 0:41:55 | 0:41:57 | |
My goodness me. Didn't you find it in a house? | 0:41:57 | 0:42:01 | |
-Yes. -What is Aunty going to say? | 0:42:01 | 0:42:03 | |
She's going to go mental! | 0:42:03 | 0:42:05 | |
She's going to go mental! | 0:42:05 | 0:42:07 | |
I'm going mental, never mind my aunty. | 0:42:07 | 0:42:11 | |
-Listen to this. -780, on Jocelyn's phone. | 0:42:11 | 0:42:15 | |
Would anybody else like in at £780? | 0:42:15 | 0:42:18 | |
Sybelle has just put the hammer down at £780! | 0:42:18 | 0:42:24 | |
Now, that's a lot more than £150-odd, isn't it? | 0:42:24 | 0:42:29 | |
Gosh, I'm tingling. You must be tingling. | 0:42:29 | 0:42:31 | |
Adam, that went for a staggering amount. | 0:42:31 | 0:42:33 | |
Not a great estimate in the end. | 0:42:33 | 0:42:35 | |
-It doesn't really matter. As you said, there was a lot of Oriental. -The right sale. | 0:42:35 | 0:42:41 | |
You were only planning on spending £100, weren't you? | 0:42:41 | 0:42:45 | |
You have £780 to split, it should go a lot further. | 0:42:45 | 0:42:47 | |
-I bet you can't wait to tell Aunty, can you. -No. -How exciting? | 0:42:47 | 0:42:50 | |
Oh, it was so exciting. | 0:42:50 | 0:42:53 | |
-Were you shaking? -Yes. -I certainly was. | 0:42:53 | 0:42:56 | |
How about that! What a fantastic day, just south of Edinburgh. | 0:43:02 | 0:43:06 | |
Sybelle is on the rostrum doing her stuff, but it's all over for our owners. | 0:43:06 | 0:43:12 | |
All credit to our experts because we've sold absolutely everything. | 0:43:12 | 0:43:16 | |
It's been brilliant. The highlight was Megan's face. | 0:43:16 | 0:43:20 | |
It just lit up with a staggering £780 for the little Cantonese box. | 0:43:20 | 0:43:25 | |
What a surprise. That's auctions for you. So join me for many more. | 0:43:25 | 0:43:29 | |
Until the next time, it's cheerio. | 0:43:29 | 0:43:31 | |
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