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There's nothing like the thrill of an auction room. | 0:00:04 | 0:00:06 | |
Whether you're buying or selling, it really does get right under your skin. | 0:00:06 | 0:00:11 | |
Hopefully, lots of you this afternoon are going to feel the buzz | 0:00:11 | 0:00:14 | |
as you join me from this sale room to flog it. | 0:00:14 | 0:00:16 | |
To find the items for today's sale, we've come to Northampton's beautifully decorated Guildhall. | 0:00:46 | 0:00:52 | |
Everybody's now safely seated inside, thank goodness, | 0:00:53 | 0:00:56 | |
and our two experts, Mark Stacey and James Lewis, are hard at work | 0:00:56 | 0:01:00 | |
delving through all the belongings looking for all the gems. | 0:01:00 | 0:01:03 | |
Hey, guys, save something for me. What have you found so far? | 0:01:03 | 0:01:07 | |
-Obviously, he's forgotten to shave this morning. -He has! I'll hold him! | 0:01:07 | 0:01:10 | |
Of course, we only send things off to auction if our owners agree with | 0:01:13 | 0:01:17 | |
the experts' valuations and then we can get excited about the sale. | 0:01:17 | 0:01:21 | |
But right now there's work to be done, so let's get on with it. | 0:01:21 | 0:01:24 | |
-# Have a nice day -Dum dum da dum dum | 0:01:24 | 0:01:28 | |
# Have a nice day. # | 0:01:28 | 0:01:29 | |
-Hello, Max. -Hello, Mark. | 0:01:29 | 0:01:31 | |
A nice silver basket here. Can you give us a bit of the history of it? | 0:01:31 | 0:01:35 | |
It was about 30 years ago, something like that. | 0:01:35 | 0:01:40 | |
An elderly lady, she was about 90 at the time, gave me two pieces. | 0:01:40 | 0:01:45 | |
This, and I don't know what the wooden cane is... | 0:01:45 | 0:01:48 | |
-snake wood cane. -Oh, right. | 0:01:48 | 0:01:51 | |
Her maiden name, I believe, was Hoffman and I believe she was the great aunt of Dustin Hoffman. | 0:01:51 | 0:01:58 | |
Oh, really? Gosh, how interesting. | 0:01:58 | 0:02:00 | |
She was a lovely lady. | 0:02:00 | 0:02:02 | |
You know what it is. It's quite straightforward. It's a little table silver basket. | 0:02:02 | 0:02:06 | |
You put bread, fruit, bon-bons, anything you like really, into it. | 0:02:06 | 0:02:11 | |
It's a very nice shape, a very classical shape, this sort of boat shape... | 0:02:11 | 0:02:16 | |
-Boat shape, yes. -..with this sort of laurel wreath type decoration on it there. | 0:02:16 | 0:02:21 | |
Quite a nice turned handle, little hallmarks on the side of there and on the base. | 0:02:21 | 0:02:25 | |
We've had a look at the hallmarks. | 0:02:25 | 0:02:27 | |
It's by James Dixon, a very prolific maker in Sheffield. | 0:02:27 | 0:02:31 | |
The mark is for 1913/14. | 0:02:31 | 0:02:34 | |
So it's getting on for 100 years old. | 0:02:34 | 0:02:37 | |
And it weighs around about 15 ounces, so it's a nice object. | 0:02:37 | 0:02:42 | |
Why have you decided to sell it? | 0:02:42 | 0:02:44 | |
Well, it's been in a cabinet. | 0:02:44 | 0:02:47 | |
It's the old story, everyone says it's in a cabinet. | 0:02:47 | 0:02:49 | |
But this really has been in a cabinet and it's been on the third shelf down, | 0:02:49 | 0:02:53 | |
so we decided that we'll just see... | 0:02:53 | 0:02:56 | |
I mean it's quite a nice thing and if somebody could put it on display and utilise it... | 0:02:56 | 0:03:01 | |
If you do want something to use on the dining table, it's very nice. It's got that classical shape. | 0:03:01 | 0:03:06 | |
One thing I do particularly like about it actually | 0:03:06 | 0:03:09 | |
is this sort of foot on it, which is very Regency looking. | 0:03:09 | 0:03:13 | |
-Is it? -The style of it is. | 0:03:13 | 0:03:14 | |
It's got a bit of a combination of styles. But it's a jolly nice item. | 0:03:14 | 0:03:19 | |
In terms of value, silver is up and down and it will depend on who wants it on the day. | 0:03:19 | 0:03:25 | |
-I would put £100-150 on it, with a 100 fixed reserve. -Absolutely. | 0:03:25 | 0:03:31 | |
-So we won't sell it below 100. -No... | 0:03:31 | 0:03:34 | |
-I'd hope that it settles somewhere between those two figures. If we can get more, wonderful. -Wonderful. | 0:03:34 | 0:03:39 | |
Can you tell me, is it sterling or is it Britannia? I can never work that out. | 0:03:39 | 0:03:45 | |
This is sterling. Britannia's a much higher standard. | 0:03:45 | 0:03:47 | |
But is it a cutoff? Is Britannia... | 0:03:47 | 0:03:50 | |
Britannia standard is mainly 18th century, but you do actually get | 0:03:50 | 0:03:54 | |
some Britannia standard reissued in the Victorian and in the 20th century. | 0:03:54 | 0:03:59 | |
-But this is sterling. -This is sterling. This is 925. -925. | 0:03:59 | 0:04:03 | |
Wonderful, that's brilliant. You've answered all my questions. | 0:04:03 | 0:04:07 | |
Fantastic. I aim to please, as they say. | 0:04:07 | 0:04:09 | |
-You do please. -We look forward to seeing you at the auction. | 0:04:09 | 0:04:12 | |
-I look forward to seeing you. -Let's hope we can toast our success. | 0:04:12 | 0:04:15 | |
Hilary, I have to say, we see a lot of pocket watches on Flog It, | 0:04:20 | 0:04:24 | |
but not many Rolexes. | 0:04:24 | 0:04:26 | |
Obviously, it is the king of watches, isn't it? | 0:04:26 | 0:04:30 | |
It's the name that everybody knows. | 0:04:30 | 0:04:32 | |
But I have to say, we don't see many from this period. | 0:04:32 | 0:04:35 | |
So, tell me about the history. | 0:04:35 | 0:04:38 | |
My mother-in-law had to go to a retirement home, a care home, | 0:04:38 | 0:04:41 | |
and we were sorting through the house and found it in one of the wardrobes. | 0:04:41 | 0:04:45 | |
This is what we call a gentleman's pocket watch. | 0:04:45 | 0:04:48 | |
It's an open-faced pocket watch. | 0:04:48 | 0:04:50 | |
During the 18th and 19th centuries, pocket watches came in various forms. | 0:04:50 | 0:04:55 | |
If they didn't have a cover on the dial, they were known as an open face. | 0:04:55 | 0:05:00 | |
If they had a cover both sides like that, so you open that up | 0:05:00 | 0:05:04 | |
to reveal the dial, they were known as a hunter pocket watch. | 0:05:04 | 0:05:07 | |
And if they had a little window in the centre of the dial, then they were known as half hunters. | 0:05:07 | 0:05:13 | |
But this is a straightforward 20th century, Rolex, open-faced, gentleman's pocket watch. | 0:05:13 | 0:05:19 | |
If we open the back... | 0:05:19 | 0:05:21 | |
..we can see here a very good Rolex movement. | 0:05:23 | 0:05:27 | |
Swiss-made. Just marked on the edge there, Swiss-made. | 0:05:27 | 0:05:30 | |
But what Rolex did was they made the movements and they exported them. | 0:05:30 | 0:05:36 | |
And the watch retailer in England would say, | 0:05:36 | 0:05:39 | |
"OK we have a Rolex movement, we can put that into an 18 carat gold case, | 0:05:39 | 0:05:45 | |
"a nine carat gold case, a silver case or a gun metal case | 0:05:45 | 0:05:50 | |
"or steel." | 0:05:50 | 0:05:51 | |
In this case, we've got a silver case | 0:05:51 | 0:05:54 | |
marked with the anchor for Birmingham, | 0:05:54 | 0:05:56 | |
the lion for sterling standard silver, | 0:05:56 | 0:05:59 | |
and the K is the date letter for 1934. | 0:05:59 | 0:06:02 | |
It's interesting also | 0:06:02 | 0:06:04 | |
because the mark at the bottom | 0:06:04 | 0:06:06 | |
is what we call the duty mark | 0:06:06 | 0:06:08 | |
and that duty mark was put on to say tax had been paid on the silver. | 0:06:08 | 0:06:12 | |
But that was used from the Georgian period in the 18th century | 0:06:12 | 0:06:15 | |
right the way through until almost the end of Queen Victoria's reign in 1890. | 0:06:15 | 0:06:20 | |
Then it wasn't used apart from one year, 1934, | 0:06:20 | 0:06:26 | |
and that was this one. Just as a little commemorative mark. | 0:06:26 | 0:06:30 | |
So an English silver case. | 0:06:30 | 0:06:33 | |
So, how to date a pocket watch when you're looking at it? | 0:06:33 | 0:06:36 | |
If you've got a winder on the top, the general rule is that it will be a 20th century watch. | 0:06:36 | 0:06:43 | |
Generally, watches were wound with a little key until about 1900. | 0:06:43 | 0:06:49 | |
And here we have the Arabic numerals and a subsidiary seconds dial here. | 0:06:49 | 0:06:53 | |
The dial itself is made of enamel. | 0:06:53 | 0:06:55 | |
Then we move away from the watch and look at the chain. | 0:06:55 | 0:06:58 | |
This is known as an Albert, because Queen Victoria's husband Prince Albert made them fashionable. | 0:06:58 | 0:07:04 | |
This one has seen better days, I'm afraid. | 0:07:04 | 0:07:08 | |
If it wasn't a Rolex and it was a standard silver pocket watch, | 0:07:08 | 0:07:11 | |
it would be worth about £30, something like that. | 0:07:11 | 0:07:15 | |
But isn't. It is a Rolex, and it's a good name. | 0:07:15 | 0:07:19 | |
I think that this will make around £150, something like that. Is that all right for you? | 0:07:19 | 0:07:24 | |
-Yeah, that's great. -And a reserve of 120? Are you happy with that? | 0:07:24 | 0:07:28 | |
-Yes, lovely, thanks. -Let's take it along and see how we do. -OK. | 0:07:28 | 0:07:31 | |
Jacqui and Ron, we've struggled in with this. We've got it on the table. | 0:07:35 | 0:07:38 | |
Let's open the box! | 0:07:38 | 0:07:40 | |
We know what's inside. Look at that. | 0:07:40 | 0:07:43 | |
It is a tool chest and it's absolutely jam packed full of tools. | 0:07:43 | 0:07:47 | |
-Are you a carpenter? -Yes, I am. | 0:07:47 | 0:07:50 | |
Why do you want to flog these then? | 0:07:50 | 0:07:52 | |
-Because I'm not using them any more now. -Retired now? -Retired, yeah. | 0:07:52 | 0:07:56 | |
-Are you a local lad? -I'm a local lad, yeah. | 0:07:56 | 0:07:59 | |
And you've always used your hands for a living. It's a really nice thing | 0:07:59 | 0:08:02 | |
to look at tools knowing that somebody has actually, you know, | 0:08:02 | 0:08:07 | |
had a livelihood from these, from holding these gouges, these chisels | 0:08:07 | 0:08:12 | |
and making something, and turning something. | 0:08:12 | 0:08:14 | |
It's quite a comprehensive set. | 0:08:14 | 0:08:17 | |
How did you come by these? Did you buy all of these individually? | 0:08:17 | 0:08:20 | |
No, I bought them altogether. It was when I was in hospital | 0:08:20 | 0:08:23 | |
and a bloke next to me was talking about hobbies | 0:08:23 | 0:08:26 | |
and things we used to do and he said, "You're gonna use it," | 0:08:26 | 0:08:29 | |
-and I did use it. -How much did you buy them for? | 0:08:29 | 0:08:31 | |
-70 quid. -How long ago was that? -About 14 years ago. | 0:08:31 | 0:08:36 | |
Looking at it, | 0:08:36 | 0:08:38 | |
it does look like there's an awful lot of large gouges, which would have been used on a lathe. | 0:08:38 | 0:08:47 | |
-Did you do much wood turning? -A little bit. A fair bit of wood turning and all that. | 0:08:47 | 0:08:51 | |
-Turning things out. -Different sizes. | 0:08:51 | 0:08:54 | |
I've counted all the chisels. | 0:08:54 | 0:08:56 | |
In there, there's 24 or 25. | 0:08:56 | 0:08:59 | |
Is there really? Lock at that. All these date back to the early 1900s. | 0:08:59 | 0:09:03 | |
Most of them have got maple handles | 0:09:03 | 0:09:06 | |
and maple is the ideal wood for a handle on a tool, because it absorbs all the shock. | 0:09:06 | 0:09:12 | |
-Can I take this drawer out as well? -You can take that one out. -It's a fantastic tool chest. | 0:09:12 | 0:09:16 | |
It's one of the best tool chests I've seen. | 0:09:16 | 0:09:19 | |
So many different gouges and chisels. There's paring chisels, | 0:09:19 | 0:09:23 | |
mortise chisels. Are you sure you want to sell this? | 0:09:23 | 0:09:26 | |
Yeah, cos I don't use it now at all. | 0:09:26 | 0:09:29 | |
-It's sitting in the garage. -Is it? | 0:09:29 | 0:09:31 | |
Sitting in the garage and I thought... | 0:09:31 | 0:09:33 | |
-Did the kids go into the trade? Any sons? -They're in the trade, but they don't want it. | 0:09:33 | 0:09:38 | |
This day and age, it's all electrical. They don't want to do anything like this now. | 0:09:38 | 0:09:42 | |
-I find it fascinating, because there's history in this box. -Yeah, there is. | 0:09:42 | 0:09:46 | |
There really is. A bit of your history as well. | 0:09:46 | 0:09:49 | |
-Look, shall we put the whole thing into auction... -And see what happens. -..and put a value of... | 0:09:49 | 0:09:54 | |
-..I think, £175-275? -Yeah. -Yeah. | 0:09:55 | 0:10:00 | |
And a bit of discretion on the reserve. | 0:10:00 | 0:10:04 | |
-Yeah. -So if it gets anywhere near £175, you can use the 10% discretion and hopefully we'll get this away. | 0:10:04 | 0:10:11 | |
PAUL INHALES | 0:10:11 | 0:10:12 | |
I love that smell. I love that smell of oil, I love that smell of wood. | 0:10:13 | 0:10:17 | |
There's mixed woods here, all sorts of hard woods. | 0:10:17 | 0:10:19 | |
-What's it like being married to a carpenter? Has he done the up. -No. -Or has he started and not finished it? | 0:10:19 | 0:10:25 | |
He spends hours wood carving, which is smaller chisels. | 0:10:25 | 0:10:29 | |
A lot smaller, yes. Smaller gouges, so you don't need these, do you? | 0:10:29 | 0:10:33 | |
-Not at all now. -I can see why you're selling them. | 0:10:33 | 0:10:35 | |
-What about your lathe? Have you sold it? -Yeah, the lathe's gone. Sold it. | 0:10:35 | 0:10:39 | |
-It's bowling now. -Bowling. | 0:10:39 | 0:10:41 | |
-Hello, Janice. -Hello. | 0:10:45 | 0:10:47 | |
Now, these Whitefriars, where did you get them from? | 0:10:47 | 0:10:50 | |
I got them from a departmental store in Southampton. | 0:10:50 | 0:10:54 | |
-It was called Tyrrell and Green. -Oh, I know Tyrrell and Green. It was a lovely store. -It was. | 0:10:54 | 0:10:58 | |
-But it's not there any more. -No. | 0:10:58 | 0:11:00 | |
-It's closed down. -Yes. | 0:11:00 | 0:11:02 | |
So you bought them when? In the '70s? | 0:11:02 | 0:11:03 | |
-No, in the '60s. -So you bought them brand new? -Oh, yes. -Wonderful. | 0:11:03 | 0:11:08 | |
Tell us what room they sat in and give us the flavour of that room. | 0:11:08 | 0:11:12 | |
They were in a sitting room on a fire surround, which was very popular then with a gas fire. | 0:11:12 | 0:11:19 | |
-That's right. -And I picked the orange out because it matched a Cyril Lord carpet that I'd bought. | 0:11:19 | 0:11:24 | |
Wonderful. So there was orange in the carpet? | 0:11:24 | 0:11:27 | |
-Yes. -What about the curtains and things like that? Did they...? | 0:11:27 | 0:11:31 | |
They were like a gold brocade and that was in the carpet as well. It was a multicoloured carpet. | 0:11:31 | 0:11:36 | |
Fantastic. Sounds very psychedelic. | 0:11:36 | 0:11:40 | |
-Did you partake of anything at the time? -No! | 0:11:40 | 0:11:45 | |
So you bought them and they took pride of place there. | 0:11:45 | 0:11:47 | |
We went through the '70s and '80s and '90s and all the rest of it | 0:11:47 | 0:11:51 | |
and they've gradually gone off the fireplace. You're not in the same house... | 0:11:51 | 0:11:55 | |
Oh, they went a lot time ago off the fireplace and I've moved around since then. | 0:11:55 | 0:11:59 | |
Work has taken me here, there and everywhere. | 0:11:59 | 0:12:02 | |
This one, I think, is called the guitar shape because of this curvaceous body. | 0:12:02 | 0:12:08 | |
This one, I think, is known as the television vase | 0:12:08 | 0:12:12 | |
because it's kind of like that sort of '60s television screen. | 0:12:12 | 0:12:16 | |
Today... The prices do vary and the larger ones we see | 0:12:16 | 0:12:19 | |
on the show a lot and they can still make high hundreds. | 0:12:19 | 0:12:23 | |
-These ones are slightly more modest. So I would say let's say 150-200... -Mm-hm. | 0:12:23 | 0:12:31 | |
..if that's all right with you? And we'll put the reserve just a little bit below at 130, | 0:12:31 | 0:12:36 | |
which means that we won't sell them for nothing. | 0:12:36 | 0:12:39 | |
-So, Janice, it's time to get shot of them. -I think so. | 0:12:39 | 0:12:42 | |
And to buy something more contemporary for your home. | 0:12:42 | 0:12:44 | |
-No, I want to take my grandson to New York. He's into basketball. -Right. | 0:12:44 | 0:12:50 | |
So it's to go towards his fare. | 0:12:50 | 0:12:53 | |
Oh, wonderful. | 0:12:53 | 0:12:54 | |
-A very worthwhile cause. We need to make as much money as we can then. -Yes, absolutely. | 0:12:54 | 0:12:59 | |
CHEERING | 0:13:00 | 0:13:01 | |
Yes, there are hundreds of people inside the building, all waiting for valuations. | 0:13:01 | 0:13:06 | |
Our experts have been hard at work. | 0:13:06 | 0:13:08 | |
We're halfway through the day, so it's our first trip to the auction room. | 0:13:08 | 0:13:12 | |
They've selected some wonderful gems and here's a recap of what we're taking. | 0:13:12 | 0:13:15 | |
Although silver isn't all that popular at the moment, | 0:13:18 | 0:13:21 | |
Max's bon-bon dish is good quality. It should do well. | 0:13:21 | 0:13:25 | |
A name like Rolex always conjures up | 0:13:28 | 0:13:30 | |
something classy and Hilary's watch, I'm sure, is no exception. | 0:13:30 | 0:13:35 | |
Ronald's beautiful tool chest just wreaks of history and character, | 0:13:35 | 0:13:40 | |
but will it be of interest in today's market? | 0:13:40 | 0:13:43 | |
And trendy Janice invested in two Whitefriars vases in the 1960s. | 0:13:43 | 0:13:47 | |
Fortunately, they're back in fashion. | 0:13:47 | 0:13:49 | |
We're off down the road to Market Harborough to Gilding's auction house where, today, | 0:13:51 | 0:13:55 | |
Mark Gilding is presiding on the rostrum. | 0:13:55 | 0:13:59 | |
Max is first in line to sell his silver basket. | 0:14:01 | 0:14:04 | |
Max, this is a classic bit of silver, I love the shape as well. Why do you want to flog it? | 0:14:05 | 0:14:10 | |
Well, I'm quite desperate, actually. | 0:14:10 | 0:14:13 | |
There was a rumour that my wife married me for my money. | 0:14:13 | 0:14:16 | |
There wasn't any money then, there hasn't been any money since | 0:14:16 | 0:14:19 | |
and there's no money now, so we're going to call THIS the money. | 0:14:19 | 0:14:22 | |
We'd better come up trumps with 100 quid, Mark! | 0:14:22 | 0:14:25 | |
-No pressure then is there?! -It should do it. -It should do. It's an honest little piece. | 0:14:25 | 0:14:29 | |
I think it will attract some of the private buyers. | 0:14:29 | 0:14:33 | |
-It's a nice thing to have on the side. -Good luck, Max. -Thanks. -Let's see if we can money for the wife. | 0:14:33 | 0:14:38 | |
George V silver basket on four cast feet, James Dixon and Son, Sheffield | 0:14:38 | 0:14:42 | |
1912. Bids start here at £85. 95. | 0:14:42 | 0:14:46 | |
100. In the room at £100. At £100. | 0:14:46 | 0:14:48 | |
100. 110. 120. 130. New bid in at 140. | 0:14:48 | 0:14:52 | |
Ooh, fresh legs. | 0:14:52 | 0:14:54 | |
At 140. Your turn at 150. At 150. At 150 now. 160. | 0:14:54 | 0:14:58 | |
160. Still left at 160. Shaking his head at 160. | 0:14:58 | 0:15:01 | |
-Retirement is looming. -Second house and grounds. | 0:15:01 | 0:15:05 | |
£160. | 0:15:05 | 0:15:07 | |
-Not quite a second house, but... -Saving towards it. | 0:15:07 | 0:15:10 | |
At least you can hold your head up high when you go home. £160. | 0:15:10 | 0:15:14 | |
Right, time's up. It is for Hilary and her pocket watch. | 0:15:17 | 0:15:20 | |
Lovely Rolex movement. | 0:15:20 | 0:15:22 | |
£150 is riding on this. | 0:15:22 | 0:15:24 | |
-Let's see if we can get a bit more for you. -Yeah, lovely. | 0:15:24 | 0:15:28 | |
It's a lovely piece of kit, with the Rolex movement. | 0:15:28 | 0:15:31 | |
-Rolex ones are unusual, so, yeah, it's the name you want. -It is, isn't it? | 0:15:31 | 0:15:35 | |
Marked Rolex, Dennison case, Birmingham 1934, | 0:15:35 | 0:15:38 | |
on a silver graduated watch chain. | 0:15:38 | 0:15:41 | |
Commission bids straight in at £120. | 0:15:41 | 0:15:43 | |
120. 130. I'm out at 130 in the room. Commission's lost. 130. | 0:15:43 | 0:15:47 | |
-140. 150. -Brilliant. -150. You're out at the back at 150. | 0:15:47 | 0:15:52 | |
It's forward at 150. 60 if you like? 150. Sold at 150. | 0:15:52 | 0:15:57 | |
Yes we're gonna take that. | 0:15:57 | 0:15:59 | |
That's good. Spot-on valuation. | 0:15:59 | 0:16:01 | |
-Happy? -Yes. -What are you putting the money towards? | 0:16:01 | 0:16:04 | |
Into the kitty for my mother-in-law's care. | 0:16:04 | 0:16:06 | |
-Ah, bless her. What's her name? -Olive. -Olive, I hope you're watching right now. | 0:16:06 | 0:16:11 | |
Hilary's done us proud, haven't you? Well done. | 0:16:11 | 0:16:13 | |
Ooh, Ronald, Jacqui. | 0:16:18 | 0:16:20 | |
I don't know about you, but I'm on the edge. | 0:16:20 | 0:16:24 | |
So am I, to be honest. | 0:16:24 | 0:16:27 | |
£175-250. Something like that we would really like for this chest. | 0:16:27 | 0:16:32 | |
I've seen lots of people pulling the trays out. It doesn't look much, does it? | 0:16:32 | 0:16:36 | |
When you look down on it and see that black dome lid, it looks, "What's in the box?" | 0:16:36 | 0:16:41 | |
-But it's like Pandora's box, because it all comes out. -That's lovely. | 0:16:41 | 0:16:45 | |
-Having a good day so far? -Yeah. | 0:16:45 | 0:16:47 | |
Hopefully, I'm not going to spoil it. | 0:16:47 | 0:16:49 | |
Let's flog it, shall we? Let's see what we can do. Here we go. It's going under the hammer now. | 0:16:51 | 0:16:55 | |
1970, stained wood tool chest. | 0:16:55 | 0:16:58 | |
I have to start at £180. | 0:16:58 | 0:17:00 | |
Ooh, we've sold it. | 0:17:00 | 0:17:02 | |
-Ooh, ever so pleased. -At 180? -Gosh, I was scared. | 0:17:02 | 0:17:06 | |
180, on commission. Watching you in the room at 180. 190, looking for. | 0:17:06 | 0:17:10 | |
£180, on commission and selling. Just the one bidder. | 0:17:10 | 0:17:14 | |
Quality all the way. | 0:17:14 | 0:17:15 | |
OK, you've got 180 quid. It's gone, a little bit of commission to pay. | 0:17:15 | 0:17:19 | |
Jacqui... I'm going to ask Jacqui, because she'll end up spending it. | 0:17:19 | 0:17:24 | |
-She'll spend it all for me. -What are you gonna do with £170? | 0:17:24 | 0:17:29 | |
We're going on holiday in June to Tenerife, so it's towards our spending money. | 0:17:29 | 0:17:33 | |
Bit of spending money. Well, you take care and have a good time. | 0:17:33 | 0:17:36 | |
We'll go with friends, so we'll have a few drinks on it. | 0:17:36 | 0:17:39 | |
Good old knees up. | 0:17:39 | 0:17:41 | |
Right now, we've got a bit of 20th century modern and two lovely ladies here. | 0:17:46 | 0:17:50 | |
Geoffrey Baxter Whitefriars glass. | 0:17:50 | 0:17:52 | |
Janice and Angela, good to see you again. | 0:17:52 | 0:17:55 | |
Let's hope we get the top end of Mark's estimate, £250. | 0:17:55 | 0:17:59 | |
I'm a big fan of Jeffrey Baxter, so I think | 0:17:59 | 0:18:03 | |
these are classics, especially the guitar shape. | 0:18:03 | 0:18:05 | |
They are and they're that lovely tangerine colour. I love them. | 0:18:05 | 0:18:08 | |
I just moved in to Brighton, so I'd love some on my window ledge. | 0:18:08 | 0:18:12 | |
-Spotlit. -The light coming through. | 0:18:12 | 0:18:14 | |
Let's hope that the bidders here fall in love with them. They're going under the hammer. | 0:18:14 | 0:18:19 | |
Two Whitefriars here. | 0:18:19 | 0:18:20 | |
Bids start at £100. | 0:18:20 | 0:18:22 | |
110. 120. 130. And I'm out at 130. | 0:18:22 | 0:18:26 | |
140. 150. 160. | 0:18:26 | 0:18:28 | |
Anyone else? 160. 170. | 0:18:28 | 0:18:30 | |
170 now. Forward at 170. | 0:18:30 | 0:18:32 | |
-Come on, a few more. -180 at the back. | 0:18:32 | 0:18:35 | |
-190. 190. 200, do I see? It's 190. 200. -Gosh! -It's fantastic. | 0:18:35 | 0:18:40 | |
210. Forward at £210. 20 anywhere? | 0:18:40 | 0:18:44 | |
210. Selling away at £210. | 0:18:44 | 0:18:48 | |
Yes, £210. | 0:18:48 | 0:18:49 | |
Geoffrey Baxter is definitely worth investing in. Whitefriars glass. | 0:18:49 | 0:18:54 | |
What will the money go towards? | 0:18:54 | 0:18:56 | |
We're going to America soon. | 0:18:56 | 0:18:58 | |
-So who's getting it? -Er... | 0:18:58 | 0:19:00 | |
-The grandson? -Probably. | 0:19:00 | 0:19:02 | |
I don't know about you, but I've got a soft spot for a good pair of shoes. I love my shoes. | 0:19:15 | 0:19:20 | |
So while I'm in Northampton, which is incidentally the shoe capital of Europe, I'm gonna pop in | 0:19:20 | 0:19:25 | |
to the upmarket and classy Crockett and Jones to find out exactly how a good pair of shoes is made. | 0:19:25 | 0:19:33 | |
In 1879, James Crockett and Charles Jones, both a bit strapped for cash, set up in business with just £100. | 0:19:33 | 0:19:41 | |
They started with 20 staff, built the business up and in 1924 | 0:19:41 | 0:19:45 | |
were rewarded with Royal patronage and a visit from King George VI. | 0:19:45 | 0:19:50 | |
And the company is still family run after all these years. | 0:19:57 | 0:20:00 | |
So let's go and meet the managing director, Jonathan Jones, who's a direct descendant | 0:20:00 | 0:20:05 | |
of one of the original co-founders of the company, Charles Jones. | 0:20:05 | 0:20:09 | |
Jonathan, it's good to see you. | 0:20:11 | 0:20:14 | |
What a marvellous factory. Surrounded by shoes as well. I am in shoe Heaven. | 0:20:14 | 0:20:18 | |
-It's wonderful to see a family-run business still. -Yes, we are a family business. | 0:20:18 | 0:20:22 | |
Four generations and we're still making shoes the way that we have been for the last 100 years. | 0:20:22 | 0:20:28 | |
-You've selected a pair for me here, haven't you? -That's right. | 0:20:28 | 0:20:32 | |
They look very practical and the weight in them, that's real quality, isn't it? | 0:20:32 | 0:20:35 | |
This is a jackboot from our current stock range. | 0:20:35 | 0:20:39 | |
It's quite a long involved process, shoe-making. | 0:20:39 | 0:20:42 | |
When people go around the factory they're surprised how long it takes to make a pair of shoes. | 0:20:42 | 0:20:46 | |
-We're talking about something like 200 different processes... -200?! -..something like that. | 0:20:46 | 0:20:51 | |
It takes around about eight weeks from start to finish in our factory | 0:20:51 | 0:20:54 | |
because, although we can take advantage of modern technology in certain areas, | 0:20:54 | 0:20:59 | |
there is an awful lot of hand work involved. | 0:20:59 | 0:21:01 | |
Making shoes like this, it's a bit of an art as well as a manufacturing process. | 0:21:01 | 0:21:06 | |
Do you know, they are very, very smart, aren't they? | 0:21:06 | 0:21:09 | |
-They look as though they fit you quite well. -Beautiful colour. | 0:21:09 | 0:21:12 | |
-You can feel the difference. -We often find that once people have our shoes on | 0:21:12 | 0:21:16 | |
-they don't worry so much about the price and become loyal customers. -I'm going to hide my cheap ones. | 0:21:16 | 0:21:21 | |
In the Middle Ages, Northampton became the most important centre in England for the tanning trade. | 0:21:22 | 0:21:29 | |
Mostly because the town was conveniently placed for the north, London and east and west routes. | 0:21:29 | 0:21:35 | |
In addition, Northampton was surrounded by forests | 0:21:35 | 0:21:39 | |
which provided an abundance of oak bark, an essential tanning ingredient. | 0:21:39 | 0:21:44 | |
And where tanning and leather is readily available, it wasn't long before the shoe-makers gathered. | 0:21:44 | 0:21:50 | |
-And this is where it all starts. Steve is it? -Yes. -Hello, pleased to meet you. | 0:21:54 | 0:21:59 | |
They told me I could find you here. | 0:21:59 | 0:22:01 | |
You're the guy in charge of all the hide, all the skins? | 0:22:01 | 0:22:04 | |
This area controls all the quality for the business. | 0:22:04 | 0:22:07 | |
Incoming goods and we have to make sure | 0:22:07 | 0:22:09 | |
it meets all the qualifications and standards and quality. | 0:22:09 | 0:22:13 | |
You have some mixed hide here. I can just see by the finish. What's this? | 0:22:13 | 0:22:17 | |
This is American pull up leather. Older animal, natural scars. | 0:22:17 | 0:22:22 | |
Big scars, healed scars. | 0:22:22 | 0:22:24 | |
This is a calf, which most high class manufacturers use now. | 0:22:24 | 0:22:28 | |
This is what we start with and this is when we've antiqued it. | 0:22:28 | 0:22:32 | |
That's the basic colour. You steep it in a liquid? | 0:22:32 | 0:22:36 | |
No, what we do is, in the final stages of the shoes, we apply antique creams, polish. | 0:22:36 | 0:22:42 | |
-Very much like a woodworker. -To enhance the grain and the anonymity of the product. | 0:22:42 | 0:22:48 | |
Where is that scar again? | 0:22:48 | 0:22:50 | |
-Did you have to repair that scar? -No, you can't use that. | 0:22:50 | 0:22:54 | |
That'll split eventually, won't it? Right, Steve, where do I go next? | 0:22:54 | 0:22:59 | |
Point me in the right direction. | 0:22:59 | 0:23:01 | |
You have to go that way for the clicking. | 0:23:01 | 0:23:04 | |
The clicking? Sounds good. | 0:23:04 | 0:23:05 | |
-Thanks very much. -OK, bye. | 0:23:05 | 0:23:08 | |
Hi, Graham. You're one of the clickers. Why do they call you that? | 0:23:12 | 0:23:16 | |
It stems back from a long time ago, when the knife comes from the pattern, it clicks. | 0:23:16 | 0:23:21 | |
-Show me what you mean by that. -Here we go, round the pattern. -Oh, yes. | 0:23:21 | 0:23:26 | |
-Just a little click off the leather. -A little click as it comes out. | 0:23:26 | 0:23:30 | |
-So you're given a load of patterns and you've got to cut the leather out. -That's right. | 0:23:30 | 0:23:35 | |
Obviously, you get the best part of the leather, the prime part, | 0:23:35 | 0:23:40 | |
-for the best part of the shoe, then you work away for the rest of the shoe. -To the edges, yeah. | 0:23:40 | 0:23:45 | |
Very sharp knife. That just cut through that like butter. | 0:23:45 | 0:23:48 | |
-Let's have a look. -Hack saw blades. -Old hack saw blades! | 0:23:48 | 0:23:52 | |
Just grind the teeth off them and sharpen them to the shape you want. | 0:23:52 | 0:23:56 | |
That looks difficult to do, because I know that's hard to cut as quick as that. | 0:23:56 | 0:24:01 | |
-Where do I go from here? -Down to the closing room. -Thank you. | 0:24:01 | 0:24:04 | |
See you again. | 0:24:04 | 0:24:06 | |
-Is that difficult? -Very. -It looks difficult. | 0:24:09 | 0:24:12 | |
Just hope I don't mess up. | 0:24:12 | 0:24:14 | |
-That's very clever. Are the ladies shoes harder to work on than the men's? -Yeah, cos they're smaller. | 0:24:14 | 0:24:19 | |
-Sorry to stop you in your work. -That's fine. -You're in perforation. | 0:24:22 | 0:24:24 | |
I can see now exactly what you are doing. | 0:24:24 | 0:24:27 | |
-Yes, I've been doing it for 25 years. -Wow. | 0:24:27 | 0:24:31 | |
-25, yes. -You must be very good at what you do. | 0:24:31 | 0:24:34 | |
It's looking more like a shoe. | 0:24:34 | 0:24:36 | |
Sorry to butt in. So what's that then? | 0:24:40 | 0:24:43 | |
That's a leather softener, just to put it on the toes, to help the stain, help to moisten it, | 0:24:43 | 0:24:48 | |
then put it in the machine... | 0:24:48 | 0:24:50 | |
-..which pulls it over. -That's clever! | 0:24:53 | 0:24:56 | |
It'll stop in that last now for two or three weeks. | 0:24:56 | 0:24:59 | |
-I'm impressed with that. Thanks a lot. -That's all right. | 0:24:59 | 0:25:03 | |
One of the unique Crockett and Jones features is the cork filled sole | 0:25:03 | 0:25:06 | |
which provides wonderful insulation. It was used for an early Ernest Shackleton polar expedition. | 0:25:06 | 0:25:13 | |
And it proved so successful it was used for a further voyage in 1914. | 0:25:13 | 0:25:19 | |
Dave, hello. | 0:25:23 | 0:25:25 | |
-Hello. -Welting process, talk me what you are doing now. | 0:25:25 | 0:25:30 | |
We've put a strip of welting and we sew it through the ribbon on the shoe. | 0:25:30 | 0:25:36 | |
OK. | 0:25:36 | 0:25:38 | |
Which then gives us the foundation for sticking the sole and stitching through the welt. | 0:25:38 | 0:25:44 | |
That looks hard to do. | 0:25:44 | 0:25:46 | |
They told me it was good money when I started. | 0:25:46 | 0:25:49 | |
-How many do you do a day then? -About 300 pairs. It's technically a skilled job. | 0:25:49 | 0:25:54 | |
Its uniqueness is that once you put it in, if you want to mend this at any stage, | 0:26:05 | 0:26:12 | |
-you can simply do that. -Ah. | 0:26:12 | 0:26:15 | |
It's a chain stitch so you can remove the whole process to mend the shoe, unlike a stuck-on. | 0:26:15 | 0:26:23 | |
-Yes, exactly. Unlike my stuck-ons. You noticed that. -Always notice what somebody's got on their feet. | 0:26:23 | 0:26:29 | |
Basically, I've got to treat myself to a new pair of shoes while I'm here. | 0:26:30 | 0:26:35 | |
You should go in the factory shop, mate. | 0:26:35 | 0:26:38 | |
Down the factory shop. I'm going to do that, Dave, treat myself to a new pair of shoes. | 0:26:38 | 0:26:43 | |
Mention my name, you get a 10% discount. | 0:26:43 | 0:26:46 | |
That was incredible. And here... well, here's the finished product. | 0:26:54 | 0:26:58 | |
Now who would have thought that there's over 200 different processes into making a single shoe? | 0:26:58 | 0:27:04 | |
Wouldn't have believed that. | 0:27:04 | 0:27:06 | |
But they don't come cheap, mind you. The average price is £250 to £350. | 0:27:06 | 0:27:12 | |
But they will last you a good 10 to 20 years. | 0:27:12 | 0:27:15 | |
So you could say a bit of a bargain. | 0:27:15 | 0:27:18 | |
It's back to the valuation. It looks like James is having afternoon tea. | 0:27:28 | 0:27:33 | |
Sandra, one of the nightmare things for an auctioneer is seeing somebody unpack a tea service, | 0:27:33 | 0:27:39 | |
because time after time, people unwrap a cup and saucer | 0:27:39 | 0:27:44 | |
that's been a treasured belonging for generations and we have to say, unfortunately, it's worth nothing. | 0:27:44 | 0:27:50 | |
Generally, today, tea services are very hard to sell. People don't use them. | 0:27:50 | 0:27:55 | |
Society has changed so much that tea services are just out of vogue. | 0:27:55 | 0:28:01 | |
But this one I absolutely love. | 0:28:01 | 0:28:03 | |
Two reasons. It's a great design and I love fish. | 0:28:03 | 0:28:08 | |
So tell me, is this something that you've used every afternoon...? | 0:28:08 | 0:28:13 | |
-I've never used this. -Haven't you? -No, I like looking at it though. | 0:28:13 | 0:28:17 | |
I think it's too delicate to use. | 0:28:17 | 0:28:19 | |
-I'd have liked to have put it in a display cabinet but I haven't got one. -OK. | 0:28:19 | 0:28:24 | |
And I moved to Australia and this all came with me. | 0:28:24 | 0:28:27 | |
-Really? -Then I moved back again and it's been sitting in a suitcase in the attic. -So how was Australia? | 0:28:27 | 0:28:33 | |
-It was nice. -As good as Britain? -No. -Brilliant. | 0:28:33 | 0:28:38 | |
I like Australia but I like Britain too. | 0:28:38 | 0:28:40 | |
Well, the tea set is lucky to have survived. | 0:28:40 | 0:28:44 | |
I've been very careful. | 0:28:44 | 0:28:45 | |
So obviously, the fact it's here means you're wanting to sell it. | 0:28:45 | 0:28:49 | |
-Yes. -So have you fallen out of love with it? | 0:28:49 | 0:28:52 | |
No, but I'm frightened of damaging it. | 0:28:52 | 0:28:54 | |
OK, it's got some advantages. | 0:28:54 | 0:28:57 | |
The gilding and the decoration on this is absolutely fantastic. | 0:28:57 | 0:29:02 | |
It's an unusual design and it's something that's going to appeal to collectors | 0:29:02 | 0:29:07 | |
as well as somebody who will want to display it in a china cabinet. | 0:29:07 | 0:29:11 | |
It's by a factory, | 0:29:11 | 0:29:13 | |
if we have a look, Carlton China. | 0:29:13 | 0:29:15 | |
Very similar script mark to the famous Carlton Ware. | 0:29:15 | 0:29:19 | |
But this is by Burke Rawlins and Co. This would have been produced around the 1930s. | 0:29:19 | 0:29:25 | |
-It has the Made In England mark, and that was put on in 1925 and later. -Right. | 0:29:25 | 0:29:31 | |
Before 1925, it was England. | 0:29:31 | 0:29:33 | |
But it's missing its teapot, sadly. | 0:29:33 | 0:29:35 | |
-It's teapot, I think, is in my loft. -In your loft? -It is, somewhere. | 0:29:35 | 0:29:39 | |
-You need to go home and go through the loft and see if you can find it. -I will. | 0:29:39 | 0:29:43 | |
But you must do that before the catalogue goes to print. | 0:29:43 | 0:29:47 | |
The most important thing, in some ways. We need to come to a conclusion of value. | 0:29:47 | 0:29:53 | |
-I think, without the teapot, we ought to put an estimate of £50 to £80 on it. OK? -Yes. | 0:29:53 | 0:29:58 | |
If you can find the teapot, that will up it to £80 to £100. | 0:29:58 | 0:30:03 | |
-Is that OK for you? -That's fine. | 0:30:03 | 0:30:06 | |
-See if you can find that teapot - it'd be lovely to keep it together. -I'll try. | 0:30:06 | 0:30:10 | |
-Dermott, Hello. -Hello. -Now, tell me about this clock garniture. | 0:30:14 | 0:30:19 | |
Well, we were left them by a friend about 14 years ago. | 0:30:19 | 0:30:24 | |
We haven't got much room for them now. We're getting a bit cluttered. | 0:30:24 | 0:30:28 | |
They're not in pride and place on your mantelpiece? | 0:30:28 | 0:30:31 | |
No, they're on a shelf on the stairs. | 0:30:31 | 0:30:34 | |
I think they're rather fun. Do you know what they're made out of? | 0:30:34 | 0:30:38 | |
Not really, no. | 0:30:38 | 0:30:39 | |
Because normally people assume this is going to be bronze. | 0:30:39 | 0:30:43 | |
But when you pick them up, they're very light. | 0:30:43 | 0:30:45 | |
They're made out of spelter, which is a combination of metals, which gives the effect of bronze, | 0:30:45 | 0:30:52 | |
-particularly if you paint them with a bronze colouring. -Are they hollow? | 0:30:52 | 0:30:57 | |
Yes, they are. They are cast, but they are hollow inside. | 0:30:57 | 0:31:00 | |
So they're very delicate. It's a very fragile metal. | 0:31:00 | 0:31:03 | |
If you were to hit it, it would just break, whereas bronze, of course, is quite a strong metal. | 0:31:03 | 0:31:08 | |
These have been painted. What really attracts me to this is, | 0:31:08 | 0:31:11 | |
normally these are going to date to the end of the 19th century, the beginning of the 20th century. | 0:31:11 | 0:31:17 | |
Late Victorian, Edwardian. | 0:31:17 | 0:31:20 | |
And they're normally classical subjects - Diana, the Huntress, Apollo, Mercury, that kind of thing. | 0:31:20 | 0:31:27 | |
But here we've got one of the early representations of the fire brigade. | 0:31:27 | 0:31:32 | |
-With their old helmets. -It's all-action. | 0:31:32 | 0:31:35 | |
It's all-action. You've got, obviously, the chap here standing on the roof with flames billowing out. | 0:31:35 | 0:31:41 | |
And he's got his hose in his hand. The other one is about to break into somewhere to save somebody. | 0:31:41 | 0:31:47 | |
And then on the clock, you've got the chap with his ladder, | 0:31:47 | 0:31:49 | |
saving a young child. | 0:31:49 | 0:31:52 | |
And he's just saved her, presumably from the fire that he's getting away from. | 0:31:52 | 0:31:57 | |
From that point of view alone, they're quite unusual. | 0:31:57 | 0:32:01 | |
I've certainly never seen them before. | 0:32:01 | 0:32:03 | |
-They're probably French, rather than English. -Yes, they've got... | 0:32:03 | 0:32:07 | |
There's some plaques on them that show that they are titled in French, | 0:32:07 | 0:32:11 | |
but these are normally made in France. | 0:32:11 | 0:32:13 | |
And the clock movement itself would be very basic. | 0:32:13 | 0:32:17 | |
Intrinsically, I don't think they're worth a huge amount of money. | 0:32:17 | 0:32:21 | |
What I like about them is I think they're quite rare | 0:32:21 | 0:32:25 | |
If there's two collectors out there who want them, we might set the saleroom alight. Excuse the pun. | 0:32:25 | 0:32:32 | |
There's a little bit of damage on this one. | 0:32:32 | 0:32:34 | |
-A part of his pick or whatever he's holding. -An axe, I should think. | 0:32:34 | 0:32:38 | |
It's broken off, which is a bit of a shame, because the rest of them are in quite good condition. | 0:32:38 | 0:32:43 | |
The colour's quite good. If we were to put them into auction, | 0:32:43 | 0:32:47 | |
we'd probably be looking at £50 to £80, but who knows? | 0:32:47 | 0:32:51 | |
If two collectors want them, we might even get over the hundred. | 0:32:51 | 0:32:54 | |
-Just being the right day. -Absolutely. Do you want a reserve on them? | 0:32:54 | 0:32:58 | |
-No, not really. -I think we'll just let them go. | 0:32:58 | 0:33:01 | |
I think that's wise of that sort of level. | 0:33:01 | 0:33:03 | |
I think they're great and I certainly could live with them. | 0:33:03 | 0:33:06 | |
-I hope we get a good price on the day and I look forward to the auction. -Lovely. | 0:33:06 | 0:33:11 | |
David, when I first saw this in the box, I thought, | 0:33:15 | 0:33:18 | |
"We'll have at least half an hour while you set it up," | 0:33:18 | 0:33:20 | |
-but you put it together like a real expert. You've done it a few times? -Two or three. | 0:33:20 | 0:33:24 | |
Whenever we're looking at optical instruments, in particular microscopes or telescopes, | 0:33:24 | 0:33:30 | |
there is one name that really does ring out above all the others. | 0:33:30 | 0:33:34 | |
And that's Dollond of London. | 0:33:34 | 0:33:36 | |
I don't know how much history you know, but I'll tell you a bit about what I know. | 0:33:36 | 0:33:40 | |
John Dollond, the first John Dollond, | 0:33:40 | 0:33:44 | |
was born in 1706, died in 1761. | 0:33:44 | 0:33:47 | |
But he was the grandson of a French silk Huguenot weaver | 0:33:47 | 0:33:52 | |
and in the late 17th century, a lot of the French came over because they were being persecuted in France, | 0:33:52 | 0:33:58 | |
and they were often very skilled workers, either silk weavers or silversmiths and jewellers. | 0:33:58 | 0:34:03 | |
So John Dollond's parents came over, had him in 1706, | 0:34:03 | 0:34:08 | |
and he started one of the most famous optical instrument makers that Britain has ever seen. | 0:34:08 | 0:34:13 | |
-Where did you get your glasses from? -Specsavers. -Specsavers! | 0:34:13 | 0:34:17 | |
But you could have got them from Dollond and Aitchison, | 0:34:17 | 0:34:19 | |
and they are the great, great, great, great grandchildren of John Dollond, the person who made this. | 0:34:19 | 0:34:26 | |
And Dollond of London were optical instrument makers | 0:34:26 | 0:34:30 | |
for King George the Third and also for Queen Victoria. | 0:34:30 | 0:34:32 | |
They made telescopes and they made microscopes mainly. | 0:34:32 | 0:34:35 | |
If we look at the box this microscope came in, | 0:34:35 | 0:34:38 | |
we see these wonderful flush brass handles on the sides. | 0:34:38 | 0:34:41 | |
And that indicates that it was made to be packed away and for travelling. | 0:34:41 | 0:34:46 | |
And look at that box - wonderfully fitted. | 0:34:46 | 0:34:48 | |
This takes into - what would you say - about 10 or 15 pieces, at least? | 0:34:48 | 0:34:53 | |
-Yeah. -And all fits together beautifully into this box. | 0:34:53 | 0:34:57 | |
Then we've got other bits in here as well. We've got little turned ivory cases. | 0:34:57 | 0:35:03 | |
We've got slides made in bone. | 0:35:03 | 0:35:05 | |
You often find the most gruesome things. What's that? | 0:35:05 | 0:35:08 | |
A leg of something by the looks of it. | 0:35:08 | 0:35:11 | |
But there we go. These aren't labelled. | 0:35:11 | 0:35:14 | |
They're contemporary with the microscope, so... | 0:35:14 | 0:35:17 | |
It's what we call a monocular microscope, for obvious reasons - it has one lens. | 0:35:17 | 0:35:21 | |
Binocular or monocular. | 0:35:21 | 0:35:24 | |
And this alters a rack and pinion. | 0:35:24 | 0:35:26 | |
-There we go. But we've got a couple of bits missing, haven't we? -Yeah. | 0:35:26 | 0:35:29 | |
-So tell me how you came to have it. -My son gave it me three years ago. | 0:35:29 | 0:35:33 | |
Nice gift. Spend a lot of money on it? | 0:35:33 | 0:35:37 | |
No. It came out of a skip. | 0:35:37 | 0:35:40 | |
-Who on earth would put this in a skip?! -My son. | 0:35:40 | 0:35:44 | |
-Your son put it in the skip? -Yeah, when they cleared the house. -No! | 0:35:44 | 0:35:48 | |
Yeah. Then he took it back out and said, "My dad would like that," | 0:35:48 | 0:35:51 | |
so he said, "Here's part of your Christmas present." | 0:35:51 | 0:35:54 | |
I mean, really, it is the most fantastic quality thing. | 0:35:54 | 0:35:58 | |
You've saved it and I'm so pleased. | 0:35:58 | 0:35:59 | |
So, having done the research, what do you think it's worth? | 0:35:59 | 0:36:03 | |
-Couple of hundred quid, I suppose. -It's going to be more than that. | 0:36:04 | 0:36:09 | |
We've got bits missing, so that's a slight problem. | 0:36:09 | 0:36:11 | |
But it is the best of makers in its original box. | 0:36:11 | 0:36:16 | |
And, OK, we've got a few bits missing, but you've got a lot left. | 0:36:16 | 0:36:20 | |
So I think we ought to put an estimate of 400 to 600. | 0:36:20 | 0:36:23 | |
-Mmm. -I've seen them sell before, complete, at £1,000 to £1,500. | 0:36:23 | 0:36:29 | |
And if it's a rare model - and I'm not sure because, obviously, on a day like Flog It!, | 0:36:29 | 0:36:35 | |
we're here in Northampton Town Hall and we haven't got a reference library with us at all. | 0:36:35 | 0:36:40 | |
-But this is a lovely thing and thank you very much for bringing it in. -Been nice being here. Love it. | 0:36:40 | 0:36:45 | |
That's it for the valuation day, and all our items seem to have something missing. | 0:36:45 | 0:36:52 | |
Sandra hasn't been able to find the teapot for her unusual Vichy tea service. | 0:36:52 | 0:36:58 | |
Dermot's clock garniture is also unusual, but it's spelter rather than bronze, | 0:36:58 | 0:37:02 | |
and one of the firemen has lost his axe. | 0:37:02 | 0:37:06 | |
Will the pieces missing from Dave's microscope blur the bidders' vision? | 0:37:06 | 0:37:10 | |
Well, auctioneer Mark should be able to tell us. | 0:37:10 | 0:37:14 | |
This is a nice little lot. | 0:37:14 | 0:37:16 | |
A good brass microscope. London maker, as you've seen. | 0:37:16 | 0:37:18 | |
Belongs to Dave. What you don't know is his son found this in a skip. | 0:37:18 | 0:37:23 | |
Wow! OK, yeah, that's a surprise! | 0:37:23 | 0:37:25 | |
Well, this is a brass monocular microscope by Dollond, London maker. | 0:37:25 | 0:37:31 | |
At the time, these were classed as amongst the finest of the optical instruments. | 0:37:31 | 0:37:37 | |
This would date from 1820, something like that. | 0:37:37 | 0:37:41 | |
I'll tell you what our experts have said. | 0:37:41 | 0:37:43 | |
-James has put a valuation of £400-600 on this. -Right. -That's not bad, is it? | 0:37:43 | 0:37:50 | |
I think that's quite conservative, actually. | 0:37:50 | 0:37:53 | |
-I would like to think that this would make quite a lot more than that. -Really? How much more? | 0:37:53 | 0:37:59 | |
I would like to be closer to 1,000. | 0:37:59 | 0:38:02 | |
Very good. It's a comprehensive set. | 0:38:02 | 0:38:05 | |
It's virtually all there. There's a couple of items missing. | 0:38:05 | 0:38:08 | |
Yes, but having been found in a skip, I don't think we can hold too much against it, really. | 0:38:08 | 0:38:13 | |
Just a fantastic item and should do well. | 0:38:13 | 0:38:15 | |
-Had a lot of interest in the viewing so far. -Fingers crossed. | 0:38:15 | 0:38:18 | |
-Let's hope we get it up there, then. -Let's hope so. | 0:38:18 | 0:38:21 | |
And next to tempt the bidders is Sandra's tea service. | 0:38:21 | 0:38:24 | |
James, there's no teapot. | 0:38:26 | 0:38:29 | |
-There is.... -But we can't find it. | 0:38:29 | 0:38:32 | |
-Have you had a good look? -I've had my loft inside out and back to front. | 0:38:32 | 0:38:36 | |
-But it's there somewhere, isn't it? -I think so. -What have you done with it? -I know. | 0:38:36 | 0:38:41 | |
Well, we've got a valuation of £60 to £80 | 0:38:41 | 0:38:44 | |
and the teapot would have crept that up to about 120, a complete set. | 0:38:44 | 0:38:49 | |
-What a shame. -I know. | 0:38:49 | 0:38:51 | |
Unusual design for Carlton Ware, though. | 0:38:51 | 0:38:53 | |
It's a stylish set, but that gilding and those fish are brilliant, | 0:38:53 | 0:38:57 | |
-but not what you'd expect with Carlton Ware. -No. Why are you selling this? | 0:38:57 | 0:39:02 | |
This is to go towards my central heating. My boiler broke down. | 0:39:02 | 0:39:04 | |
Oh, gosh, that's expensive. Right, we've got to help you out. | 0:39:04 | 0:39:09 | |
We need to get a new boiler for Sandra, so fingers crossed, a bit of money towards it. This is it. | 0:39:09 | 0:39:14 | |
Carlton china tea service decorated with carp | 0:39:14 | 0:39:16 | |
in gilt and coloured enamels. 21 pieces. | 0:39:16 | 0:39:19 | |
Unfortunately, no teapot. | 0:39:19 | 0:39:20 | |
-Here we go. -Lot number 35. | 0:39:20 | 0:39:22 | |
I have to say £30. Bid 30 here. | 0:39:22 | 0:39:24 | |
35, 40. | 0:39:24 | 0:39:26 | |
He's got a commission bid on the book. That's good. | 0:39:26 | 0:39:29 | |
-There's interest in the room now. -£60 in the room. | 0:39:29 | 0:39:31 | |
-65, new bidding, at 65. -We've sold it anyway. | 0:39:31 | 0:39:34 | |
65 right at the back, at 65. 70 do I see? 65 and selling. | 0:39:34 | 0:39:39 | |
-Yes, the hammer's gone down. £65. -Spot-on. -Spot-on. | 0:39:39 | 0:39:44 | |
-Great. -That's £65 less a bit of commission towards the new boiler. Keep you warm. | 0:39:44 | 0:39:49 | |
-Right, Dermot, your clock, rather unusual. -It is. | 0:39:54 | 0:39:57 | |
Typical French spelter clock. | 0:39:57 | 0:40:00 | |
-But I've not seen firemen decorated... -Never. -Never, ever. | 0:40:00 | 0:40:04 | |
Well, we've got a valuation of £50-80, so it's cheap to me. | 0:40:04 | 0:40:09 | |
Well, it's spelter. Also, there is a bit of damage. | 0:40:09 | 0:40:11 | |
One of the firemen's lost the end of his chopper, which of course is going to react a bit. | 0:40:11 | 0:40:16 | |
But there must be people that collect fire brigade memorabilia. | 0:40:16 | 0:40:20 | |
Exactly. That's why it should put the price up. | 0:40:20 | 0:40:23 | |
That's what I'm thinking, anyway. That's my reckoning. | 0:40:23 | 0:40:25 | |
-We'll find out soon. -In fact, we're gonna find out right now. | 0:40:25 | 0:40:28 | |
460 is the spelter three-piece clock garniture. | 0:40:28 | 0:40:31 | |
Starting at £50 for this. | 0:40:31 | 0:40:33 | |
50... | 0:40:33 | 0:40:34 | |
-£60... -Oh, come on! | 0:40:36 | 0:40:38 | |
..And will be sold then. Away at £60. | 0:40:38 | 0:40:42 | |
-We've sold it. -Yeah. | 0:40:42 | 0:40:44 | |
-But there we are. -No world cruise. | 0:40:44 | 0:40:47 | |
Didn't set the saleroom alight, did it? | 0:40:47 | 0:40:51 | |
-What can I say? -It didn't set the room alight. -It didn't. | 0:40:51 | 0:40:55 | |
It was that one chopper. | 0:40:55 | 0:40:57 | |
A damaged chopper is always the kiss of death! | 0:40:57 | 0:41:01 | |
It was missing. | 0:41:01 | 0:41:03 | |
What are you hoping for? Secretly, deep down, what have you been thinking about? | 0:41:06 | 0:41:10 | |
I'd like £500 or £600, yeah. | 0:41:10 | 0:41:13 | |
Within James's estimate. We're talking about Dave's microscope - a boxed set. | 0:41:13 | 0:41:17 | |
I had a chat to the auctioneer earlier. | 0:41:17 | 0:41:19 | |
He said, yes, top end of that estimate. What do you think, James? | 0:41:19 | 0:41:22 | |
Come on, you've had a bit more time to sort of do a bit more research now. | 0:41:22 | 0:41:26 | |
It's always difficult in these circumstances because Dave found it in a skip. | 0:41:26 | 0:41:31 | |
-His son did. -So it owes him nothing. I don't ever like to get people's hopes up. | 0:41:31 | 0:41:36 | |
I know, but come on, just stick your neck out. We're friends! | 0:41:36 | 0:41:41 | |
-I think it should make 1,200, 1,500. -Right. | 0:41:41 | 0:41:45 | |
-Really? -Dave, are you shaking? -Yeah. -Wouldn't that be nice? | 0:41:45 | 0:41:51 | |
I'm gonna feel awful if it doesn't! | 0:41:51 | 0:41:52 | |
Thinking about £400 or £500 last week, now he's all of a sudden going, "Ker-ching, ker-ching!" | 0:41:52 | 0:41:58 | |
Early 19th-century monocular compound brass microscope | 0:41:58 | 0:42:02 | |
by Dollond of London in a fitted mahogany box. | 0:42:02 | 0:42:05 | |
-Listen to the buzz in the room. -Lots of interest here. | 0:42:05 | 0:42:08 | |
Have to start at £380. | 0:42:08 | 0:42:11 | |
380. 400. Now 420. At 440? | 0:42:11 | 0:42:14 | |
440 on telephone one. At 440. | 0:42:14 | 0:42:16 | |
460. 480 in the room, at 480. | 0:42:16 | 0:42:19 | |
480, at the back, at 480. | 0:42:19 | 0:42:21 | |
500. | 0:42:21 | 0:42:22 | |
And 50. 600. And 50. | 0:42:22 | 0:42:26 | |
700. And 50. | 0:42:26 | 0:42:29 | |
-Oh, yeah, keep going. -800... | 0:42:29 | 0:42:31 | |
It's gonna be a good, steady climb, this one. | 0:42:31 | 0:42:34 | |
-900. And 50. -Yeah. | 0:42:34 | 0:42:37 | |
1,000. 1,100. | 0:42:37 | 0:42:39 | |
1,200. 1,300. 1,300 in the room. | 0:42:39 | 0:42:43 | |
At £1,300. Away at £1,300. | 0:42:43 | 0:42:47 | |
Yes! £1,300! | 0:42:47 | 0:42:50 | |
Put it there. What a lovely Christmas present. | 0:42:50 | 0:42:54 | |
-Well done. -Thank you. | 0:42:54 | 0:42:55 | |
What comes to mind? | 0:42:55 | 0:42:57 | |
A drink for my son. Bit more than a drink, really, I suppose. | 0:42:57 | 0:43:00 | |
Treat yourself. Holiday? | 0:43:00 | 0:43:03 | |
Do the brakes on my car. | 0:43:03 | 0:43:05 | |
-Go to Skeggy for a week. -Go to Skeggy for a week! | 0:43:05 | 0:43:07 | |
Rent a caravan! | 0:43:07 | 0:43:09 | |
Dave, thank you so much for coming, and James. | 0:43:09 | 0:43:12 | |
What a cracking day we've had. That's auctions for you. | 0:43:12 | 0:43:14 | |
Join us again on Flog It! for plenty more surprises coming your way. | 0:43:14 | 0:43:18 | |
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