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