0:00:04 > 0:00:07When the Saxons set up home in a clearing in the forest,
0:00:07 > 0:00:11little did they know it would become a bustling industrial town.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13Welcome to Flog It! from Dudley.
0:00:48 > 0:00:53The canals built here in Dudley in the 18th century kick-started massive industrial growth and,
0:00:53 > 0:00:57by the middle of the 19th century, this whole place was ablaze
0:00:57 > 0:01:00with furnaces as the iron industry boomed.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04But with it came smoke, the notorious smog
0:01:04 > 0:01:07and along with that came a new name - the Black Country.
0:01:10 > 0:01:15But today the clouds have lifted and the crowds have gathered outside our venue, Dudley's concert hall.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22And their burning desire is to get to the Flog It!
0:01:22 > 0:01:25valuation tables and to see what they've dug out,
0:01:25 > 0:01:29we've got two experts today - Thomas Plant and Adam Partridge.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31I think Thomas has already spotted something.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36So, Dennis, who owned this lot?
0:01:36 > 0:01:43My eldest son. He was born in 1955. He was about one or two
0:01:43 > 0:01:45- when we started the collection.- Really?
0:01:45 > 0:01:49These are mainly '60s toys, these Corgi ones here.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53And that's a similar date, the Dinky Supertoys.
0:01:53 > 0:01:58You've got two different makers. You've got the Dinky and the Corgi.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01Some collectors or some toy people would never let the two mix.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04- Did they have great fun with these?- They did.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07- They must've been very well-behaved.- They were, yeah.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09Because they're in very nice condition.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12This is what we call the Chipperfield Circus.
0:02:12 > 0:02:16Sometimes you get them in box sets, slightly earlier in date,
0:02:16 > 0:02:19- and they are worth quite a lot of money.- Yeah.
0:02:19 > 0:02:24I've seen these sell a lot. I've actually seen Dinky Supertoys sell
0:02:24 > 0:02:28and, only a couple of months ago, I sold the exact one of those.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31I know exactly what it made, so I can give you quite good figures.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35- Your boys are happy for you to sell these?- They are, yes.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38- Have you spoken to them? - Their sons are too old now.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40They're in their 20s.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44Yeah? What we find about, when people buy these, is they are
0:02:44 > 0:02:49the boys and girls who had them as children, like your boys,
0:02:49 > 0:02:51and they buy them because of nostalgia.
0:02:51 > 0:02:56- A wave of nostalgia comes over them and they think, "I'd like to buy back my childhood."- Yeah.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59It happens to some people, others it doesn't.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02What I would suggest, as regards to auction,
0:03:02 > 0:03:05I would suggest we have this as two lots.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09- Yes.- So we've got the Chipperfield lot - all this collection here
0:03:09 > 0:03:13- of Chipperfields is probably worth between £200 and £300.- Yeah.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17As regards to a reserve, for the Chipperfields, the Corgi,
0:03:17 > 0:03:22I would put it in at round about £180 with discretion.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25Which means the auctioneer has got a bit to play with.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28- Yeah.- Is that all right? I'll go along with you.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30I think that's sensible. Now, the next thing,
0:03:30 > 0:03:35this will go on its own, because the Corgi and Dinky don't really meet.
0:03:35 > 0:03:40- No.- So that's worth selling on its own at £40-£60.- Yeah.
0:03:40 > 0:03:45And I think with a reserve of probably £40 with discretion.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49- I could see that making maybe £60.- Good.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52- What will you do with the money? - The grandsons and the granddaughter.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55That'd be a good way, wouldn't it? Good thing to do.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57- Split it three ways.- Good idea.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04- Shirley, welcome to Flog It!- Hello.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07And what could be better? Three handsome partridges,
0:04:07 > 0:04:10and another one sitting here valuing them.
0:04:10 > 0:04:14I just had to value these when I saw them, because I come across loads of
0:04:14 > 0:04:18the common birds, like pheasants and grouse and everything else,
0:04:18 > 0:04:22but it's not often you see a handsome set of Beswick partridges.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25What can you tell me about them from your personal point of view?
0:04:25 > 0:04:27How long have you had them?
0:04:27 > 0:04:32My mother-in-law died about 20 years ago and I inherited them from then.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34OK, from her then?
0:04:34 > 0:04:37- Had you always admired them? - Oh, yes.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39She always had them on the wall.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41Do they hang on your wall now?
0:04:41 > 0:04:45- They did.- Till today or...?- No, I boxed them away quite a while ago.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47So they haven't been on the wall for a while.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49They're in lovely condition, aren't they?
0:04:49 > 0:04:53I haven't inspected them all over but they look absolutely perfect.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56Very clean as well. These were produced in the '50s and '60s.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59- I think they were discontinued in 1967.- Yeah.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02And they were designed by a chap called Arthur Gredington
0:05:02 > 0:05:05who was one of the big Beswick modellers at the time.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08I'll pick up the closest one so if people at home have got one,
0:05:08 > 0:05:10they can see the marks on them.
0:05:10 > 0:05:15There's the Beswick mark there. Beswick England printed mark there.
0:05:15 > 0:05:20If I rotate it back across, there's the model number which is 1188.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22This is number three, being the smallest.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25That'll be number two, and that'll be number one.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27So, why are you selling them?
0:05:27 > 0:05:31Well, I have five children and they'd only squabble over them.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35That's the only reason? OK. So we've got the full set here.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39Normally, I would expect these to make maybe £70-£100 for the set.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42Hopefully, they'll just do a little bit better than that.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46But if we put that estimate on them, how do you feel about that?
0:05:46 > 0:05:51- Mm, that's all right.- Not elated? - I thought between 70 and 100.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53- Did you?- Yeah. - Oh, well, great minds, eh?
0:05:53 > 0:05:56Any ideas on what you'd do with the money if you got £100 for them?
0:05:56 > 0:06:01Well, I've got a son in Australia, the baby, and I'd like to go and see him.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04His wife's expecting a baby in December, so...
0:06:04 > 0:06:07- You're going to be a grandma. - Yes.- Excellent.- Again!
0:06:07 > 0:06:10- Again? How many have you got? - Oh...I've lost count.
0:06:10 > 0:06:11Too many to remember!
0:06:11 > 0:06:17I think I've got around 16 grandchildren and about...
0:06:17 > 0:06:2013 great-grandchildren.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23Wow! That's amazing. Well, we're gonna see you at the auction.
0:06:23 > 0:06:27Let's hope the bidders are game and they give us plenty of money
0:06:27 > 0:06:29for this fantastic set of partridges.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31Thank you.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38Dorothy, I remember these.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40Ladybird books.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43Gosh, I read these and got tested on them at school.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48Isn't that lovely? Do you know there were 90 million or so
0:06:48 > 0:06:52- Ladybird books printed? - Really? I didn't know that.
0:06:52 > 0:06:57A great learning tool. Good education. I swear by it!
0:06:57 > 0:07:01But, of course, this is an original Harry Wingfield,
0:07:01 > 0:07:04the artist who illustrated a lot of these Ladybird books.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06- Peter and Jane.- Yes, he did.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09The whole thing, Little Red Riding Hood, Goldilocks,
0:07:09 > 0:07:11you name it, this guy did it.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15Harry Wingfield was a tremendous commercial artist.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18He really had talent.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21He started working for Ladybird in the late '50s.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25Very prolific throughout the '60s and '70s.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28And there's the little girl, with the same dress on.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31And this was published... When was this published?
0:07:31 > 0:07:331959. Oh, you know, do you?
0:07:33 > 0:07:38Yes, you're right. 1959. How about that?
0:07:38 > 0:07:39Nearly 50 years old.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41So, did you meet the artist?
0:07:41 > 0:07:45I did meet the artist at an exhibition in Walsall.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49- How long ago was that?- 2002.- And you bought this at the exhibition?
0:07:49 > 0:07:51No, I bought that in 1993.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54- Right...- I subsequently went to an exhibition in Walsall
0:07:54 > 0:07:56and he was trying to buy them back...
0:07:56 > 0:07:59- Oh, was he? - ..because he wanted every one...
0:07:59 > 0:08:02That's his wife who's featured there,
0:08:02 > 0:08:05and he wanted to buy every one back with his wife in it.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09That is such a lovely scene, isn't it?
0:08:09 > 0:08:14He's captured all those infants at an assembly in the morning,
0:08:14 > 0:08:16all praying. Isn't it lovely?
0:08:16 > 0:08:19It's a classic watercolour. Beautifully done.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23He was a specialist in capturing urban scenes, really,
0:08:23 > 0:08:28which went with these books and they were aimed at people living
0:08:28 > 0:08:32in terraced houses, moving out to the green belt in the country
0:08:32 > 0:08:35and getting a semi-detached house and moving up in the world.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37Isn't that great?
0:08:37 > 0:08:38Why have you brought this in?
0:08:38 > 0:08:41Do you just want a valuation or do you want to sell this?
0:08:41 > 0:08:45Well, I just thought it would be nice, someone may like to share it.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48Do you mind me asking how much you paid for this?
0:08:49 > 0:08:52- I paid £250 for it.- OK.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54And he has died just recently.
0:08:54 > 0:08:59- He died in 2002. - Yeah, so it's quite topical.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02Just at the end of his exhibition, he died.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04I think, because he's died recently,
0:09:04 > 0:09:07there's been a lot in the press about Ladybird books lately,
0:09:07 > 0:09:10and I think people will start buying into this again.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13And this is such a lovely little image.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15This is a really tender little image.
0:09:15 > 0:09:19We could put a valuation on of £600-£800.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22- I'm pretty sure we'll double your money.- OK.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25Cos if the collectors aren't buying it at the moment,
0:09:25 > 0:09:28give it another two or three years, and hopefully they will.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30Yes. Thank you.
0:09:35 > 0:09:39- What are your names? - I'm Kate and this is Claire.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41Nice to meet you. How do you know each other?
0:09:41 > 0:09:44- We're mother and daughter.- Brilliant.
0:09:44 > 0:09:48- You've brought along this picture. - Yes.- What do you know about it?
0:09:48 > 0:09:51Well, not a lot, actually.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54We thought it said Milton Drinkwater and we thought
0:09:54 > 0:09:57- it was of the Lake District. - Obviously, it's Keswick.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00I've never been there but I think I should make a visit
0:10:00 > 0:10:03because this looks lovely. I hope it's still like that today.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06No, this is a wonderful picture.
0:10:06 > 0:10:11Lovely, lovely light to it, great quality and it's a watercolour.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13How did you come by it, Kate?
0:10:13 > 0:10:15- I bought it in a jumble sale.- No!
0:10:15 > 0:10:17- Yes.- How much for?- I don't know.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20I think it was about £10, something like that.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22Really? £10?
0:10:22 > 0:10:24It seemed a lot at the time.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26- Why did you buy it?- I don't know.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30I like watercolours cos they're softer than oils,
0:10:30 > 0:10:35and it just looked like a very relaxing scene, so I got it.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37You reckon you paid about £10?
0:10:37 > 0:10:40- Yes.- You wouldn't have paid more?
0:10:40 > 0:10:44Definitely not, no. I thought I was being brave spending £10.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48Really? Well, I think you've probably got quite a good eye.
0:10:48 > 0:10:49What's funny is that when you see...
0:10:49 > 0:10:52I mean, I'm not a great picture specialist.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55One thing I've always noticed about pictures like this is the cows.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58My father was a farmer who used to farm cattle.
0:10:58 > 0:11:02Why are the cows' hooves always hidden?
0:11:02 > 0:11:04Maybe they're not very good at it.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06This is the thing. This is my theory.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08- Maybe they're rubbish at doing hooves.- Yeah.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10And this is probably what they've done.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14But I still think the rest of them are quite nicely done.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16Now, why have you brought it along to sell?
0:11:16 > 0:11:20It's been in the loft for ages,
0:11:20 > 0:11:23not doing anything, and I thought that was a shame, so...
0:11:23 > 0:11:28And to find out a little bit more about Milton Drinkwater cos
0:11:28 > 0:11:30I didn't know if he was a known artist or anything.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33He's certainly known. He certainly has an auction record.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37His work does sell and it sells quite well, actually.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40I think we're probably going to say late 19th, early 20th century.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44- Well, I think you've done rather well with your £10. I really do.- OK!
0:11:44 > 0:11:50I think, probably, we could put it in preliminarily maybe £150-£250.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53- Oh, great.- I wouldn't be surprised if it made that money.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55- Good.- How does that grab you?
0:11:55 > 0:11:57Lovely. Absolutely, yeah.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00- What do you think, Claire? - I think it's excellent!
0:12:00 > 0:12:02Yeah? Do you like the picture?
0:12:02 > 0:12:07I think it's nice but I'd rather have maybe
0:12:07 > 0:12:09- an Art Deco piece or a vase.- Really?
0:12:09 > 0:12:12- So you'd put the money to good use?- Yeah.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14You wouldn't blow it on the weekly shop?
0:12:14 > 0:12:17- No, maybe other antiques. - Oh, that's a result.
0:12:17 > 0:12:18We'd like to hear more of that.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21You guys are both gonna come to the auction?
0:12:21 > 0:12:23- Yes.- Brilliant. Hopefully, you'll do well.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30After the valuation, Dorothy had a good think and decided she wasn't
0:12:30 > 0:12:33quite ready to let go of her painting.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36But here's a reminder of those who have decided
0:12:36 > 0:12:38to take their items off to auction.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41Kate is hoping that her £10 jumble sale find
0:12:41 > 0:12:44will prove to be money well spent.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48Shirley's graduated set of three partridges
0:12:48 > 0:12:53will take flight to the auction, hoping to find a new place to roost.
0:12:55 > 0:13:00And will Thomas's gamble to split Dennis' toy collection pay off?
0:13:00 > 0:13:03Well, we've left Dudley and we've travelled to Fieldings Auction House
0:13:03 > 0:13:06in the heart of Stourbridge because it's crunch time.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09This is where we put our experts' valuations to the test.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11Will Adam and Thomas be on the money?
0:13:11 > 0:13:13Let's go inside and find out.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17Well, today's auctioneer is Nick Davies
0:13:17 > 0:13:21and he's already got a few words to say about one of Adam's valuations.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23Well, it had to be Adam Partridge, didn't it,
0:13:23 > 0:13:25to value three partridges?
0:13:25 > 0:13:28We've got a little collection of Beswick here. What do you think?
0:13:28 > 0:13:32He's not selling the family silver, he's selling the family name!
0:13:32 > 0:13:36Pink-legged partridges. They're standard fare to a certain degree.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39You see a lot of the ducks and the pheasants.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41We've seen lots of ducks on the show.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44I've never seen the partridges before, though.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47No, no, they are slightly more uncommon, admittedly.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51And the interesting thing is that they're a pink-legged version so
0:13:51 > 0:13:54they might make a little...fly away a little bit better, shall we say?
0:13:54 > 0:13:57Is that something to look for, the pink-legged?
0:13:57 > 0:14:00They're just a slightly different version of these wall plaques.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03They do partridges standings but the one on the wall plaques
0:14:03 > 0:14:06always the pink-legged version so they should be OK.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09Owner Shirley has had them 20-odd years.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12She's got five children, three partridges,
0:14:12 > 0:14:14so she can't leave them to the kids!
0:14:14 > 0:14:16So she's gonna sell them.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18She's expecting £70-£100.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22I think we should be fine with that. I really do. £70?
0:14:22 > 0:14:26- I think Mr Partridge has done a good job.- I think he has.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29Adam really does know his stuff, and I think he's left
0:14:29 > 0:14:32- a little surprise in it, really. - I think he has.
0:14:32 > 0:14:36- Cos on a good day that's £150, isn't it?- Indeed, indeed.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39I'd expect somewhere around that figure for these type of birds.
0:14:43 > 0:14:48While Nick gets ready to wield the gavel, I've sat down next to a feisty lady.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52We see a great deal of Royal Doulton on the show.
0:14:52 > 0:14:57A lot of it's £80-£120, a lot of it's £300-£400,
0:14:57 > 0:15:01but we've never seen anything like this little suffragette before.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05"Votes for women." Look at that. Quite an aggressive stance.
0:15:05 > 0:15:10If you have anything like this at home, it's worth a small fortune.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13There's the Royal Doulton impress mark, classic colours,
0:15:13 > 0:15:17early 20th century. It has a function.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19Can you guess what it does?
0:15:19 > 0:15:20I'll tell you.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22It's an ink well. Look.
0:15:23 > 0:15:28There you go. To put your pen in, your little quill. How about that?
0:15:28 > 0:15:31And it's in perfect condition.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35If you have something like this, whatever you do,
0:15:35 > 0:15:39look after it, get it insured, make sure it's safe in the house.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41You don't want to be losing it.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44It's got a value of...
0:15:44 > 0:15:46£800-£1,200.
0:15:51 > 0:15:55The crowds have gathered, so it's time for our first lot to go under the hammer.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00Will this lot fly away?
0:16:00 > 0:16:04Well, we're gonna find out right now. They belong to Shirley.
0:16:04 > 0:16:08It's those little partridges, valued by our Mr Partridge!
0:16:08 > 0:16:12- I expect you had a laugh about that on valuation day.- Yes. - Yes, of course you would've done.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16Shirley, why are you flogging these? Why don't you want to keep them?
0:16:16 > 0:16:21- Well...- I know you can't divide them up with the boys and girls, can you?
0:16:21 > 0:16:23No, I can't. That's probably the reason, really.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27But you've had them on the wall, you've enjoyed looking at them.
0:16:27 > 0:16:32I have enjoyed them, yeah. Yeah. But I'm saving, so I need the money.
0:16:32 > 0:16:37- Saving to go to Australia.- That's right. I remember.- Nice trip.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40I had a chat to the auctioneer. He agreed with your valuation,
0:16:40 > 0:16:43and he kind of said we've all seen the ducks, haven't we?
0:16:43 > 0:16:46- Yeah, the mallards... - But these are quite nice, though.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50- Of course, they're a class above.- They're partridges.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53Let's watch them fly.
0:16:53 > 0:16:58140 is the set of three graduated Beswick pottery flying partridges.
0:16:58 > 0:17:03£105 takes all the other bidders out at £105. Straight in at 105.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05110 in the room anywhere?
0:17:05 > 0:17:08110, 115, 120, 5, 130?
0:17:08 > 0:17:10125 on a commission still.
0:17:10 > 0:17:14130 anywhere else? £125.
0:17:14 > 0:17:15Are we all sure and done at 125?
0:17:15 > 0:17:17Right, spot on.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19125 for the partridges.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21£125.
0:17:21 > 0:17:25That gets you to the airport, and the parking!
0:17:25 > 0:17:26Doesn't it, really? Yeah.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28But it's something towards the trip.
0:17:28 > 0:17:32- That's right, yeah.- Good valuation. - Thank you. Yeah, pleased with that.
0:17:37 > 0:17:41Hopefully, right here, right now, we're going to turn £10 into £100!
0:17:41 > 0:17:44We've got a beautiful watercolour. It's of the Lake District
0:17:44 > 0:17:48and it belongs to Kate and Claire, mother and daughter.
0:17:48 > 0:17:52Now then, you got this in a jumble sale in North Devon.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54- That's right, yeah.- Right, OK.
0:17:54 > 0:17:55- £10.- Wow.- That was a snip.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57That WAS a snip.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59He normally does quite well, about £300.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01Book price, yeah. Derby artist...
0:18:01 > 0:18:03£100 - he should do it, really.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05Have to wait and see.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07- Hope so.- Here we go, it's going under the hammer.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09Here we are - Friar's Crag, Keswick.
0:18:09 > 0:18:14And I can open this one below estimate at... I look for £100.
0:18:14 > 0:18:15Anybody giving up £100?
0:18:15 > 0:18:18Below estimate at £100 for the Milton Drinkwater.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21Anybody interested at £100 for this watercolour?
0:18:21 > 0:18:23If there's no interest at £100 in this watercolour,
0:18:23 > 0:18:26which is well below estimate, I shall pass it by.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29Anybody coming in at £100? No interest? Are you sure?
0:18:30 > 0:18:31Oh, dear.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34- There's no fine art lovers here.- No.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37- No.- Unless they didn't like it, like you!
0:18:37 > 0:18:39- Never mind.- Oh, I'm so sorry.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41- Never mind.- What's gonna happen?
0:18:41 > 0:18:45We'll just keep it and then try again another day.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47- Good idea. - Another sale, another day.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49- OK, thanks very much.- Thank you.
0:18:51 > 0:18:56A disappointing start for Thomas so fingers crossed his next item does a lot better.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59This lot has been in the family an awful long time, Dennis' family.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02Thomas has put a value on them. We split them into two lots.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04You can't mix the two together!
0:19:04 > 0:19:06Not with Chipperfield Circus.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10We've got the family over there. They've all played with those toys as well.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13- That's right, yeah.- OK, tell me about the first lot, the Dinky Supertoy.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16That's a Dinky Supertoy and that's in its nice box.
0:19:16 > 0:19:20- Fire engine with extending ladder. - Let's find out what it does.- Yeah.
0:19:20 > 0:19:21Here we go. Good luck.
0:19:21 > 0:19:27There it is, and bids I can open up at 35. I look for 38 in the room.
0:19:27 > 0:19:2935, 38. A nod. 38, I've got you.
0:19:29 > 0:19:3140 anywhere else? £38 then?
0:19:31 > 0:19:3540 now. 42, 45, 48?
0:19:35 > 0:19:37Looks away. 45, it's with you, sir.
0:19:37 > 0:19:4148 anywhere else? At £45, it's going out at 45, all done?
0:19:41 > 0:19:43- £45 it is. - Hammer's gone down, Dennis.
0:19:43 > 0:19:47£45. One down, one to go. Now we're hoping...
0:19:47 > 0:19:50- Chipperfield Circus...- ..for £500.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52Oh, no! It's not worth that!
0:19:52 > 0:19:57Interesting thing and I can open this one a bit below estimate
0:19:57 > 0:20:00at £170. 170. Anybody coming in? 170...
0:20:00 > 0:20:04- Nice bid there.- 180 anywhere else? £170 in the room seated.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07180, 190, 200? Says no.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10190 with you, sir. 200 anywhere else?
0:20:10 > 0:20:13- £190. Have we stopped at 190? 200 anywhere else?- Come on, round it up!
0:20:13 > 0:20:17With the seated bid, all done?
0:20:17 > 0:20:18That was a good result.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22Yeah, not bad. 235 total hammer, and you'll go home with probably...
0:20:22 > 0:20:25- What do you think, Paul? - Just under £200.- Yeah, I think so.
0:20:25 > 0:20:30- OK.- Well, that's not bad, is it? They're all happy. The family's happy. You're happy.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32Everyone's happy!
0:20:35 > 0:20:39For my little jaunt out today, I've travelled to the outskirts of Birmingham,
0:20:39 > 0:20:44and I'm gonna witness the training of a new recruit, and he's on his way to becoming
0:20:44 > 0:20:49a valuable member of the urban search and rescue team here at Bickenhill Fire Station.
0:20:51 > 0:20:57The urban search and rescue team is a technical rescue unit that set up camp on this purpose-built complex
0:20:57 > 0:21:01earlier this year, gathering together local firefighters to form
0:21:01 > 0:21:05a special part of the West Midlands Fire Service.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07But instead of responding to fires,
0:21:07 > 0:21:11they're experts in attending calls where there's a potential for someone to be trapped.
0:21:13 > 0:21:18And as well as all of this machinery, which is packed full of the latest high-tech equipment,
0:21:18 > 0:21:22this unit also uses one tried and tested tool - man's best friend.
0:21:24 > 0:21:30A dog's skill at sniffing out lost or trapped casualties has long been documented.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34During the war years, they were used with great success
0:21:34 > 0:21:39to locate casualties buried in buildings destroyed by the Blitz.
0:21:39 > 0:21:44And search and rescue dogs have been reported as early as the 17th century.
0:21:44 > 0:21:49The dogs used today by the urban search and rescue team carry on that tradition.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53Currently, this unit can only call on canine teams from neighbouring counties,
0:21:53 > 0:21:57but all that is about to change. Meet Simba.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59Good boy.
0:21:59 > 0:22:05And the man who is responsible for Simba's training is Paul Jobbins, a firefighter for over 17 years.
0:22:05 > 0:22:09Before I meet Paul, he's keen to show us Simba in action.
0:22:09 > 0:22:13A difficult scenario has been set up to mimic a real-life incident.
0:22:13 > 0:22:17This will certainly test Paul and Simba's search and rescue skills.
0:22:17 > 0:22:22One man who's been there and done it all is Paul's mate Steve Buckley,
0:22:22 > 0:22:25and he's from the neighbouring Cheshire fire services.
0:22:25 > 0:22:30He's got a wealth of experience, he's been on hundreds of call-outs with his dog Bryn.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32Very brave man and brave dog.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35So I think Steve here - Hi, pleased to meet you - is gonna be
0:22:35 > 0:22:38be the best judge on Simba's performance during this exercise.
0:22:38 > 0:22:42I think this is fabulous. It looks like a derelict factory.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44What's the objective of the scenario?
0:22:44 > 0:22:49The scenario today is we've got a collapsed building and our only access point is from above.
0:22:49 > 0:22:54So we're gonna raise Simba and Paul up there, and he'll start his search from up top,
0:22:54 > 0:22:58bring him down, and we've got a casualty.
0:22:58 > 0:22:59We've got a real person in there!
0:22:59 > 0:23:04Yeah. That's James from the production, one of our runners!
0:23:04 > 0:23:07You've made it on telly, James! What are we gonna do with him?
0:23:07 > 0:23:09- We're gonna cover him up.- OK.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11OK, mate?
0:23:11 > 0:23:12Let's not make it too easy.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15Put a bit of rubble on him.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21- Are you all right, James? - Yeah!- Good man. Right, OK.
0:23:21 > 0:23:26- Hopefully, Simba will come down and find him.- Right. Shall we stand back and watch?- Yes.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35The lads are using a pulley system to haul them up.
0:23:36 > 0:23:37Aw, look at that!
0:23:39 > 0:23:42- He's enjoying that, isn't he? - It's all about trust.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45They will trust one person, won't they?
0:23:48 > 0:23:53- That's brilliant. That's absolutely fantastic. - Quite chilled out.- Look at that!
0:23:54 > 0:23:57He's so relaxed. That dog is so relaxed.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00Now they'll lower Paul down onto the top of the roof.
0:24:00 > 0:24:07He'll take him out of his harness, his lift harness, and put him in his trigger harness now.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10Once he's in that, he's ready for the search.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18This is incredible. It's just all built on trust.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21DOG YELPS AND WHINES
0:24:21 > 0:24:23LAUGHTER
0:24:25 > 0:24:27Aw, that's brilliant!
0:24:32 > 0:24:35Yeah, Paul's working him now through the collapsed structure.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39- They've got to be quick.- Very quick.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41YELPING AND BARKING
0:24:42 > 0:24:45Straight onto the casualty and the indication.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49- He's just letting Paul know... - What is it? What is it?
0:24:49 > 0:24:51..that he's found something.
0:24:51 > 0:24:55What is it? Good lad!
0:24:55 > 0:24:59- That's great.- One casualty located on the first floor.- That's brilliant.
0:24:59 > 0:25:04- Good lad!- And then the reward. - He's got a squeaky toy.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07- That's him now.- Oh, look at that. - Good lad!- How did Simba do?
0:25:07 > 0:25:10Very good. Very good. You saw there he was...
0:25:10 > 0:25:13- he was quick, thorough. - So he's earned his stripes today?
0:25:13 > 0:25:16He's earned his stripes well and truly today.
0:25:20 > 0:25:24Let's talk about Simba. Wonderful long-haired German Shepherd.
0:25:24 > 0:25:28I've got one myself, and I'm just in love with German Shepherds.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31What training goes into working with the dog?
0:25:31 > 0:25:35Well, the dogs enjoy quite a wide variety of training
0:25:35 > 0:25:38and we try to do it on a daily basis in one form or another.
0:25:38 > 0:25:44I try and get him out in as many different environments - derelict sites and demolition sites.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47Basically, it's about keeping it fun for the dog, and always
0:25:47 > 0:25:50giving him that reward, his toy, giving him a lot of encouragement.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52Good lad!
0:25:52 > 0:25:55So how long does Simba have left in his training?
0:25:55 > 0:25:58All being well, I'll stick my neck above the parapet and say
0:25:58 > 0:26:02by the summer next year, as long as I don't let him down.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04It's basically up to me now. Yeah.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07- Well, good luck, Paul. - Thanks very much.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10I think Paul's certainly found the perfect partner.
0:26:10 > 0:26:16It's a strong bond between man and dog, and Steve also has his loyal four-legged friend, Bryn.
0:26:16 > 0:26:24This successful partnership came out of a life-changing trip when Steve volunteered to work overseas.
0:26:24 > 0:26:30We went to India in 2001, which was...quite an experience.
0:26:30 > 0:26:35- That's with the earthquakes? - Yeah. There were teams from all over the world and a German team
0:26:35 > 0:26:38had dogs, and that's the first time I saw dogs actually working.
0:26:41 > 0:26:45They were so quick over the ground. It took us an hour to clear a building
0:26:45 > 0:26:47where the dog was doing it in minutes.
0:26:47 > 0:26:52So the dogs in India inspired you, so when you came back to the UK,
0:26:52 > 0:26:54you said to the boss in Cheshire, "Right,
0:26:54 > 0:26:59"I wanna work with dogs, I want a dog in the team," and it's about finding the right dog, then.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02- Correct.- So you found Bryn and thought, "Yeah, he's the one"?
0:27:02 > 0:27:04Yeah, without a shadow of a doubt.
0:27:04 > 0:27:08Any incidents you can tell me about where Bryn's come in really, really handy?
0:27:08 > 0:27:13Yeah, we were in this area a few months ago
0:27:13 > 0:27:17with a building collapse and we were the first dog team to get there.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20We sent Bryn in, he indicated.
0:27:20 > 0:27:26Unfortunately, the guy was deceased, but the dog's indicated,
0:27:26 > 0:27:33which allowed the lads from the West Midlands to get in to exactly where the guy was.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35Are you very proud of Bryn?
0:27:35 > 0:27:38Certainly. Certainly. Couldn't have asked for a better dog, actually.
0:27:38 > 0:27:42- You've got a tear in your eye, thinking about him.- I wouldn't go that far!
0:27:48 > 0:27:53Steve and Bryn provide crucial support to the fire services outside their region but,
0:27:53 > 0:27:58for the West Midlands Fire Service, getting a canine team of their own is key.
0:28:00 > 0:28:04Well, as you can see for yourself, what a fantastic team.
0:28:04 > 0:28:06Good luck to Paul and Simba.
0:28:06 > 0:28:10They're well on their way to becoming the first search and rescue canine unit
0:28:10 > 0:28:14here in this region, a vital tool for the West Midlands Fire Service.
0:28:17 > 0:28:21Now, let's see what our experts have sniffed out back at the valuation day.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23Adam is on the scent of an unusual item.
0:28:23 > 0:28:28I can really feel the electricity in the room today, Lynette.
0:28:28 > 0:28:29I knew you were going to say that!
0:28:29 > 0:28:31- How are you doing? - All right, thank you.
0:28:31 > 0:28:35OK, I was instantly drawn to this contraption.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38I've always been interested in mystery objects,
0:28:38 > 0:28:42eccentric gadgets and contraptions, and this is quite interesting too.
0:28:42 > 0:28:47Yeah. What it is, is a... it demonstrates electricity.
0:28:47 > 0:28:49If you notice there, this is aluminium.
0:28:49 > 0:28:53- I think it was discovered in the 1800s.- What, aluminium was?
0:28:53 > 0:28:59Yeah, and they found out very soon that, as well as making aluminium saucepans, it conducts electricity.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02There's a handle here and this...
0:29:02 > 0:29:08goes round, and just there, these bristles conduct the electricity
0:29:08 > 0:29:12which is drawn down here and then into here, and then...
0:29:12 > 0:29:17- You know Frankenstein? Do you remember when the electricity went "tsss"!- Yes.- Like your tie.
0:29:17 > 0:29:19- Yeah, yeah!- Then this arcs
0:29:19 > 0:29:24here so it would show the students how electricity was conducted.
0:29:24 > 0:29:30- Were you a science teacher, Lynette? - No. No, I did come first in science, many years ago, when I was a girl.
0:29:30 > 0:29:36So how has a lovely lady like you come to own a contraption like this?
0:29:36 > 0:29:42Well, my friend did a house clearance, and it was a lady who was about 90, and she died.
0:29:42 > 0:29:45- I think she was a school teacher, and this was in the shed.- OK...
0:29:45 > 0:29:48But it was filthy.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50Right, so you've cleaned it up?
0:29:50 > 0:29:51A bit, yes.
0:29:51 > 0:29:55- Purchased it from your friend?- Yes. - How much did you give for it?- £20.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57- OK.- But nobody knew what it was.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00No, it's called a Wimshurst machine.
0:30:00 > 0:30:01No, I never knew that.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04The inventor was a chap called James Wimshurst.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06Oh!
0:30:06 > 0:30:10It was invented between 1880 and 1883.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13He was an inventor and a shipwright and an engineer,
0:30:13 > 0:30:17and quite a clever chap. So this is going to be...
0:30:17 > 0:30:19I'd think this is of the period. 1880s.
0:30:19 > 0:30:22- Really?- 1880 or so, so it's Victorian.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25- Yeah.- Typical Victorian contraption, really, isn't it?
0:30:25 > 0:30:29- Yeah. Yeah, I love it.- It makes me wonder why are you selling it?
0:30:29 > 0:30:32Erm...because I'm like all people.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34I need the money. I do like it.
0:30:34 > 0:30:36I shall miss it.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39- Really?- Yeah, when I get home, by the front door, there'll be a big...
0:30:39 > 0:30:41There'll be a big void there?
0:30:41 > 0:30:42- Yeah.- Aww.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45Do you think anybody would want to buy it?
0:30:45 > 0:30:47I think they would. I think you'd get a profit.
0:30:47 > 0:30:52They have come up at auction over the past, generally making from £50 to £200.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55- Really?- Yeah.- Oh, I'd like the £200!
0:30:55 > 0:30:57Yeah, me too.
0:30:57 > 0:31:01And it's not out of the question, but I would think, if we put £50-£100 on it, and let it...
0:31:01 > 0:31:03Find its own place.
0:31:03 > 0:31:06Yes, and see if it GENERATES!
0:31:06 > 0:31:09Oh, no! That was a bit STATIC!
0:31:11 > 0:31:16- I hope we get a real shock in the auction and it makes money. - And me. Yes, please.
0:31:16 > 0:31:20- If it made 200 quid, what would you do?- I'm a woman. Where do you think I'd spend it?!
0:31:20 > 0:31:23Well, I guess... I don't want to be stereotyping,
0:31:23 > 0:31:27but probably make-up and flowers and shoes and clothes.
0:31:27 > 0:31:28You know me!
0:31:34 > 0:31:37- Hi, Ruby. Who have you brought with you?- My cousin Olive.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39- Hello, Olive.- Hello.
0:31:39 > 0:31:44- Do you do a lot together? - Not really. We meet occasionally.
0:31:44 > 0:31:45You've come here, though.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48I suggested it on Sunday when she came to lunch.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50- Oh, brilliant. - This is what she found.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52What are they? Tell me about them.
0:31:52 > 0:31:57Well, these bits actually belonged to my husband's grandmother,
0:31:57 > 0:32:00- who was 90-odd when she died.- Yes?
0:32:00 > 0:32:02And dead quite a number of years.
0:32:02 > 0:32:08When my husband's mother died, who was her daughter,
0:32:08 > 0:32:11- I came into these. - Have you ever worn them?
0:32:11 > 0:32:15- Never.- You've never worn this necklace and pendant,
0:32:15 > 0:32:17- or this, what we call a bar brooch? - Bar brooch, yes.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19But you call it something else.
0:32:19 > 0:32:23Yes, I heard that they were decency brooches, to fasten a blouse together.
0:32:23 > 0:32:28- Fasten the blouse! A decency, so boys couldn't look down the top. - No, no, no!
0:32:28 > 0:32:29THEY CHUCKLE
0:32:29 > 0:32:33To keep it all together! I will call them decency brooches from now on.
0:32:33 > 0:32:37Let's have a talk about what the stones are here.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39These are turquoise matrix,
0:32:39 > 0:32:43so they're a turquoise stone but they have a brownness to them.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46What do you think these little white stones here are?
0:32:46 > 0:32:48I was wondering about those.
0:32:48 > 0:32:50They're little seed pearls.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53This pendant is very Art Nouveau.
0:32:53 > 0:32:58It's British Art Nouveau, it's not full of exotic whiplash design.
0:32:58 > 0:33:03It's a very restrained piece of floral design, but immensely pretty.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05I can't believe you never wore it.
0:33:05 > 0:33:10- No, I haven't. I was frightened of losing it, actually. I didn't want to do that.- Really?
0:33:10 > 0:33:12Well, it's a very pretty piece.
0:33:12 > 0:33:16- I'm a bit unlucky with jewellery. - Have you lost a bit? Especially one earring.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19Well, that happens. That's why you get those screw ones.
0:33:19 > 0:33:23Turquoise was one of Queen Victoria's favourite colours.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26- Really?- That's why you see a lot of turquoise in Victorian jewellery.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28- Interesting, isn't it?- Yes.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30This is more Edwardian than anything
0:33:30 > 0:33:34because this is set in nine carat gold.
0:33:34 > 0:33:36This is set in 15 carat gold.
0:33:36 > 0:33:4115 carat gold stopped being produced in 1932,
0:33:41 > 0:33:44so we can really quite easily say that is definitely Edwardian.
0:33:44 > 0:33:47- Oh.- I don't think they're a set
0:33:47 > 0:33:50because you haven't got seed pearls matching this
0:33:50 > 0:33:53- and the turquoise matrix is a different colour.- Mm.
0:33:53 > 0:33:57All-important question is - you've never worn them, are you happy to sell them?
0:33:57 > 0:34:02- I think so, yes.- Yeah? Well, this is worth between £50 and £80,
0:34:02 > 0:34:04and this is worth between £20 and £30.
0:34:04 > 0:34:07I would sell the two together at £70-£100.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10Would you be happy with that?
0:34:10 > 0:34:11What do you think?
0:34:11 > 0:34:14I think so, put a good reserve on it.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17Good idea, very good. We'll put a reserve of £70,
0:34:17 > 0:34:21with a little bit of discretion on the bottom estimate,
0:34:21 > 0:34:23which means £65 just in case.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25Are you going to come to the auction?
0:34:25 > 0:34:28- Yes.- Possibly.- I'd like to see both of you there.- Oh, yes, I think so.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31I demand that you're both there!
0:34:31 > 0:34:33- Thank you, we will.- Have a good day. - We'll try.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35- Thank you.- Thank you for all that.
0:34:44 > 0:34:46- Hello, Chris.- Hi.- How are you?
0:34:46 > 0:34:48- Not too bad.- This is rather nice.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50Berlin wool-work tapestry,
0:34:50 > 0:34:54circa 1860, 1880, that sort of thing.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57Where did you get it from? What can you tell me about it?
0:34:57 > 0:35:00Well, it was bought by my wife's grandmother
0:35:00 > 0:35:05- from a house sale in Stourbridge in round about 1920, 1930.- OK.
0:35:05 > 0:35:09- It's been in the family ever since. - So it was sourced quite locally.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12- Yeah.- It's been in the family for 80-90 years.- Yeah.
0:35:12 > 0:35:13Do you have it on display?
0:35:13 > 0:35:17- Yeah, at the top of the stairs. - Top of the stairs.- In the shade.
0:35:17 > 0:35:21I was going to say the colours are nice and rich, still well preserved.
0:35:21 > 0:35:25- And while we're on condition, it's pretty good, isn't it?- That's right.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27It's been well preserved behind this glazed frame,
0:35:27 > 0:35:31and all we've got is this tiny mark here
0:35:31 > 0:35:34and a bit of wear in the middle here.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37In this tapestry, we've got the story of Hansel and Gretel,
0:35:37 > 0:35:40the famous fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm.
0:35:40 > 0:35:43I'm familiar with that story, as I've got young children.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45- That's right.- It looks as though this is the witch,
0:35:45 > 0:35:50I presume in her gingerbread house, tempting the children in.
0:35:50 > 0:35:54- It looks like she's offering an apple.- An apple, yeah.
0:35:54 > 0:35:58Tempting them in. They were obviously hungry, there was no food.
0:35:58 > 0:36:02- She planned on imprisoning and eating them.- That's right.
0:36:02 > 0:36:03Rather scary story, really.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05Yeah, could do well for the kids(!)
0:36:05 > 0:36:06Yeah, I know!
0:36:06 > 0:36:10When you read these stories, so many of them end in death
0:36:10 > 0:36:13or boiling or burning. This one's no different
0:36:13 > 0:36:17because I think Gretel was the one that got the witch,
0:36:17 > 0:36:21pushed her onto the fire and burnt her when she'd imprisoned Hansel.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24Did Hansel have to put his finger through the cage
0:36:24 > 0:36:26to see if he'd got enough meat on his bones?
0:36:26 > 0:36:30- Sounds familiar. - Yeah, quite gruesome.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33Why are you selling it? What will you do with the top of the landing?
0:36:33 > 0:36:36Well, my father-in-law died at Easter time
0:36:36 > 0:36:39and of course we've got all his possessions in our house.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41We're full of clutter.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44- Got to get rid of...- We have other pictures to hang instead.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46- So this has got to go. - It's got to, yeah.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48Getting down to the value part of it,
0:36:48 > 0:36:51sadly I think these are undervalued in the current market.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53There's an awful lot of work, good colour,
0:36:53 > 0:36:58- nice frame, and it's going to make probably £100-£150.- OK.
0:36:58 > 0:37:00If we put an estimate of £100-£150 on it,
0:37:00 > 0:37:03stick a reserve of £100 and see how we go on.
0:37:03 > 0:37:06- Yeah, great.- Back to the auction, back to Stourbridge.
0:37:06 > 0:37:11- Yeah, where it came from.- We can see what it makes about 80 years later.
0:37:12 > 0:37:17Now it's time to return to our auction, and here's a recap of what we're offering the bidders.
0:37:17 > 0:37:20Lynette is keen to cash in her Victorian Wimshurst machine.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23Is she in for a shock at the auction?
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0:37:25 > 0:37:28And cousins Ruby and Olive feel it's time to let go of
0:37:28 > 0:37:32their Art-Nouveau heirlooms and are putting them under the hammer.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35Chris's family have enjoyed the Hansel and Gretel tapestry
0:37:35 > 0:37:36for over 80 years.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39Will he get a fairy-tale ending at the auction?
0:37:40 > 0:37:43Before all these items go under the hammer,
0:37:43 > 0:37:47I just had to find out what auctioneer Nick thought about Lynette's unusual machine.
0:37:47 > 0:37:52Every home needs one of these, that's for sure! What do you think of this?
0:37:52 > 0:37:55And firstly, there's no reserve, so you've got to be positive.
0:37:55 > 0:37:59What can you say?! An electrostatic machine, I believe.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02Very Frankenstein's monster, isn't it?
0:38:02 > 0:38:07Yeah, it belongs to Lynette, and we've got £50-£100.
0:38:07 > 0:38:11That's a wide scope and it may do top estimate.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13There are collectors for all sorts.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16- Auctioneers learn that very quickly. - It's decorative.
0:38:16 > 0:38:20If you had the right big space in an old Victorian house
0:38:20 > 0:38:22and stuck that in it somewhere...
0:38:22 > 0:38:25It certainly would be a talking point at dinner, wouldn't it?
0:38:25 > 0:38:27If you could get it working...
0:38:27 > 0:38:30It's missing its thread at the back. I'm sure that's all it needs.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33Get it working and it could be quite a novelty.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35It's got to be worth £40 or £50.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38Has to be, has to be, every day of the week.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40Can you see it doing much more?
0:38:40 > 0:38:42I don't know!
0:38:42 > 0:38:44I hope so!
0:38:44 > 0:38:48We shall have to wait and see. See if someone gets ecstatic about it.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50I expect some of you have made your minds up.
0:38:50 > 0:38:53You probably have a rough idea of what it's going for.
0:38:53 > 0:38:54It'd be great to see this one fly.
0:38:54 > 0:38:58This could be the little sleeper. You never know in auctions.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06- No interest?- Right now, Nick will weave some magic on the rostrum.
0:39:06 > 0:39:10We've got that wonderful Berlin tapestry going under the hammer.
0:39:10 > 0:39:14- It belongs to Chris. A valuation of £100-£150.- That's right.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17Condition is good, it's dated, everything's right about it.
0:39:17 > 0:39:18It's nice and crisp.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20Why are you selling this?
0:39:20 > 0:39:23To make some space for some other things we've acquired.
0:39:23 > 0:39:26- Make some wall space, really? - That's right.
0:39:26 > 0:39:27Fingers crossed. Here we go.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30Let's hope for the top end of the estimate.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33Double-work tapestry of two children in a forest.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35Hansel and Gretel. There we are. Framed.
0:39:35 > 0:39:39And I can open this at £90 and I look for £100 in the room.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42100 anywhere in the room before I go to the phone?
0:39:42 > 0:39:43I have a phone bid on this one.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46£90 anywhere in the room before I go to the telephone?
0:39:48 > 0:39:51Adrienne, would you like to bid £100 on the phone? 100 bid.
0:39:51 > 0:39:52Do I see 110 in the room?
0:39:52 > 0:39:56I'll offer it back to the room at 110, or £100 it'll be on the phone.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59£100 on the phone. I'm going to sell it. Are we all sure?
0:39:59 > 0:40:01It's going. Come on, more.
0:40:01 > 0:40:05£100. It's sold. It's sold, Adam.
0:40:05 > 0:40:09That's good. You were right, though. It's within estimate.
0:40:09 > 0:40:13- Yeah, but I think it might have done a bit better, but... - Better than nothing.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16Chris, you don't have to take it home. You wanted to sell it.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19- That's right.- It's a good result. OK, thank you very much.- OK.
0:40:24 > 0:40:28Next up, the drop pendant and scarf pin.
0:40:28 > 0:40:32They belong to Ruby. She's brought Olive along for company. Cousins.
0:40:32 > 0:40:36We got a valuation put on by Thomas of £70-£100.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38£70-£100 with discretion.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40- These should run away.- We hope so.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42Didn't you fancy borrowing them?
0:40:42 > 0:40:46- I never knew they existed. - Oh, you didn't?- I didn't see them.
0:40:46 > 0:40:47Not many people did.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50Good luck, both of you.
0:40:50 > 0:40:56Moves us onto 485 which is the nine carat, rose gold, turquoise matrix,
0:40:56 > 0:40:59Edwardian pendant and the little brooch to go with it.
0:40:59 > 0:41:00Nice lot this, I thought.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03Turquoise is such a beautiful colour.
0:41:03 > 0:41:04Is anybody coming in at £65
0:41:04 > 0:41:08in the room for this lot? Little Edwardian pendant and brooch at 65.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11Anybody interested in this at £65?
0:41:11 > 0:41:15If there's no interest at £65, we'll have to move it on. I'm surprised.
0:41:15 > 0:41:18- Wow!- Not interested.- Nobody at 65?
0:41:18 > 0:41:19No-one's interested!
0:41:20 > 0:41:24- No interest?- Olive, you've got a chance to borrow them now.
0:41:24 > 0:41:25I'm amazed.
0:41:25 > 0:41:30- Oh, Thomas, I don't understand. - I'm completely surprised. - I don't understand.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33It's not my field of speciality, I wouldn't know what went wrong there.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36- That's it.- Sorry, ladies.- So are we.
0:41:36 > 0:41:38That's auctions for you, isn't it?
0:41:42 > 0:41:45Ever heard of an electrostatic conducting device?
0:41:45 > 0:41:47Well, you weren't paying attention earlier!
0:41:47 > 0:41:49We've got one here belonging to Lynette.
0:41:49 > 0:41:52I'm pretty sure this will sell. There's no reserve.
0:41:52 > 0:41:57No, it's definitely going to sell, and there's quite a lot of electricity between us as well.
0:41:57 > 0:42:01- Shocking!- Now we're going to create some. It's going under the hammer.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04- It's electrifying!- Ssh!
0:42:04 > 0:42:07You get all sorts of things here. This is an all-sort-of-thing.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10Great little bit of fun.
0:42:10 > 0:42:11Bids of interest we have in it.
0:42:11 > 0:42:14We can start at £90.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16Ooh! Oh, you're clever!
0:42:16 > 0:42:20Bids start at £90. Do I see 95 in the room anywhere?
0:42:20 > 0:42:2195, 100...
0:42:21 > 0:42:25- Oh, you clever boy!- 120, 130?
0:42:25 > 0:42:28Says no. 120 on a commission. 130 anywhere else?
0:42:28 > 0:42:34At £120 for the Wimshurst machine and the stool. At £120, all done?
0:42:35 > 0:42:38- Yes, it's £120!- Excellent!
0:42:38 > 0:42:40- That was good, wasn't it?- Yes!
0:42:40 > 0:42:42We were all in for a little shock then.
0:42:42 > 0:42:46- Fabulous.- I've never had such a good reaction from a contributor before. - Thank you!
0:42:46 > 0:42:51My mother said if it comes home, she'll throw it out and me out!
0:42:51 > 0:42:54Yes, great, I'm so glad you've sold it.
0:43:02 > 0:43:05That's it. We've come to the end of the day.
0:43:05 > 0:43:08The auction's still going, Nick's still selling.
0:43:08 > 0:43:12Everyone's gone home happy. It has been a mixed bag, though. We've toughed it out.
0:43:12 > 0:43:14I hope you've enjoyed today's show.
0:43:14 > 0:43:18We've loved making it. Till the next time, it's cheerio from Stourbridge.
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