0:00:05 > 0:00:09This is St Petroc's Church in Cornwall and it's one of the largest churches in the county.
0:00:09 > 0:00:14It's a Grade I listed building and it's big enough to fit the entire Flog It crew inside and
0:00:14 > 0:00:18this massive crowd that have come to ask that all important question, which is...
0:00:18 > 0:00:20ALL: What's it worth?
0:00:20 > 0:00:23- And when you've found out, what are you going to do?- Flog it!
0:00:44 > 0:00:49Largely rebuilt in the 15th century, this church has its own treasure tale.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52The relics of St Petroc were hidden during the Reformation and
0:00:52 > 0:00:54they were only rediscovered here
0:00:54 > 0:00:58over the porch of this parish church four centuries later.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00That's quite incredible!
0:01:00 > 0:01:04Our booty is likely to be much more modest and probably not as well hidden,
0:01:04 > 0:01:09but on hand are experts Catherine Southon and Mark Stacey and we're hoping their eagle eyes
0:01:09 > 0:01:14will uncover at least some surprises for us and our owners.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21Well, it is now 9.30, it's time to open the doors and get this massive crowd inside.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24As everyone takes to their seats,
0:01:24 > 0:01:26all that hunting in the queue has paid off.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28Mark has managed to find something
0:01:28 > 0:01:31that looks perfectly at home in these surroundings.
0:01:33 > 0:01:34- Hello, Margaret.- Hello, Mark.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37Well, we're in a church, a wonderful church here in Bodmin.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40- It is.- And you've brought in something very appropriate.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42Now, tell me where you got it from?
0:01:42 > 0:01:45Well, it's been in our family for as long as I can remember,
0:01:45 > 0:01:50but I think my grandmother, who was Portuguese but born in India...
0:01:50 > 0:01:53- Oh, right.- ..must have brought it over when she came.
0:01:53 > 0:01:59- Right.- And it's just been there and when I moved into my own home, my mother said did I want it, so...
0:01:59 > 0:02:03Well, it was quite interesting because as soon as I saw it
0:02:03 > 0:02:05I thought it was a continental version of Mary,
0:02:05 > 0:02:09- or as she is now wearing the crown Mary Queen of Heaven.- Yeah.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11I think it's a very Catholic-type figure.
0:02:11 > 0:02:17You think of southern Europe for these type of figures where people are a lot more religious
0:02:17 > 0:02:20and have a lot more shrines at home than we did in the United Kingdom.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22And you've had it for how long now?
0:02:22 > 0:02:26Well, getting on for 60 years I should say.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29Well, I think it's probably 19th century, it's going back
0:02:29 > 0:02:32to the 19th century, which I think is quite interesting.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35These little religious artefacts can be quite collectable.
0:02:35 > 0:02:40There is a little bit of damage on the circular base, but I think we've got this nice little gilt metal.
0:02:40 > 0:02:41I don't think it's gold.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44- No, nor do I.- I think it's gilt-based metal.- Yeah.
0:02:44 > 0:02:50But she is beautifully carved through and I think somebody who's a specialist in this type of wares
0:02:50 > 0:02:55would quite like it, either a collector or a specialist dealer and that's why I've chosen it.
0:02:55 > 0:03:01- Plus, of course, it's quite nice to have something which fits in with the location so well.- Yes, yes.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04You've obviously had it a fair while.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07Why have you decided to sell it with us today?
0:03:07 > 0:03:12Well, we've always liked Flog It and when we saw it was in the area we thought, "What can I bring?" and
0:03:12 > 0:03:15I've always been a bit interested in, you know,
0:03:15 > 0:03:18its origins and I thought, "Well, let's see what they say, really."
0:03:18 > 0:03:23Well, I think if we were putting it into auction, I would say maybe around £100 to £150.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25I'm amazed at that, I really am.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27- Really?- I am, yes.
0:03:27 > 0:03:32- Well, we'll put the reserve at £100, with a 10% discretion, if that's OK with you?- Yeah, yeah.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36I would hope that if two people liked it, we should get between the 100 and 150.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39- I am amazed.- But we'll guarantee it with a reserve of 90.
0:03:39 > 0:03:44- Fine.- So if it doesn't sell for that then you can take it back home and live with it.
0:03:44 > 0:03:45- Yes.- But I really hope it does well.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49- Yeah. Thank you very much. - We've showed the vicar and he quite liked it.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53- He did like it. He even took a picture of it. - Oh, did he?- Yes, he did!
0:03:53 > 0:03:55That could be divine intervention.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57Maybe, who knows?
0:04:08 > 0:04:10Angela, welcome to Flog It.
0:04:10 > 0:04:15I love Teddy bears, so thank you very much for bringing along this beautiful example.
0:04:15 > 0:04:16Tell me about him.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20- Where did you get from?- Well actually, he belonged to my husband.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24I think he had it for his sort of second or third birthday, something like that.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27- Fantastic, so he went everywhere with him?- Yes.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29- When he travelled, Teddy came too. - Yes.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33And he looks like he has been well loved. I can see here a little...
0:04:33 > 0:04:35- A little bit of wear here.- Yes.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38Tell me, do you know anything about the history of the bear?
0:04:38 > 0:04:44No, apart from the fact that I was told that he was a Farnell.
0:04:44 > 0:04:45- Farnell.- Yes.- Right.
0:04:45 > 0:04:49Well, I think he could well be a Farnell bear.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53- Unfortunately, there's no label or anything to tell us that. - He had a label.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56Ah yes, I can see, yeah. So it is quite possible
0:04:56 > 0:05:00the label was here and it may have well have said Farnell.
0:05:00 > 0:05:05Farnell were making bears from 1908 right up until the '60s.
0:05:05 > 0:05:10Now this bear, I would probably date to about 1930s, so when was your husband born?
0:05:10 > 0:05:15- 1935.- So, 1935. So that sort of ties in quite nicely. So, 1930s.
0:05:15 > 0:05:20As I say, they were making from 1908 and Farnell was known
0:05:20 > 0:05:24as the English Steiff, Steiff being the German make.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28Farnell often adopted quite a lot of the Steiff characteristics,
0:05:28 > 0:05:34this lovely pronounced snout here and the lovely nicely sewn nose.
0:05:34 > 0:05:40He certainly is pre-war, 1930s, because pre-war bears often had these longer limbs.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44After the war, we seen much shorter limbs and they start to get the sort of...
0:05:44 > 0:05:49They lose the pronounced snout and they get the sort of flatter nose.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52You can see here as well the lovely glass eyes.
0:05:52 > 0:05:58I mean, the fact that he is very well travelled, I think he is actually in quite good condition.
0:05:58 > 0:06:04- Quite often we see that these have been very well worn and sometimes they've been restitched.- Yes.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07But he seems to have all his original stitching and
0:06:07 > 0:06:12it's that lovely colour, this lovely blonde colour which people often go for.
0:06:12 > 0:06:17I've also noticed here he's got the lovely centre seam which is another feature
0:06:17 > 0:06:20that we find with the Steiff bears.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24I would probably like to say value wise, he...
0:06:24 > 0:06:29I mean, bears unfortunately aren't making as good prices as they used to in, say, the '90s,
0:06:29 > 0:06:34but value wise, I would probably like to see him still fetch between £100 to £150.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38- How does that sound? - Yeah, that would be fine. Yes.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41I would like to see us put a reserve on of £90.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44- Yeah.- I don't think he should go for any less than that.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48He's a lovely bear in great condition. We'll see what happens at the auction.
0:06:48 > 0:06:53- Fingers crossed.- Thank you, Angela. It's been lovely to meet you. - Thank you very much.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04Pat, thank you for popping in today.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07And what do you think of our location?
0:07:07 > 0:07:11- It is the largest parish church in... - It's the largest parish church in Cornwall. Yeah.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13- So you're local to Bodmin? - I live in Bodmin.
0:07:13 > 0:07:17- How long have you been in Cornwall? - Since 1964.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21- Is your house full of lovely things like this?- I just like old things.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24I don't mind if they're lovely or not, or expensive or not.
0:07:24 > 0:07:28As long as they're old. This is a lovely little sampler. It's absolutely divine.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30What's the history to you?
0:07:30 > 0:07:33Well, all I can tell you is I've known it all my life.
0:07:33 > 0:07:39It was in my family home where I grew up, but the origin before that, I honestly don't know.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41Galloway sounds a Scottish name.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43It does. It's not a Cornish one.
0:07:43 > 0:07:48- My mother was Scottish, so I think maybe it came...- Somewhere along the lines.- Yes, some old cousin.
0:07:48 > 0:07:54It's by Elizabeth Galloway and it was done in 1814. It's a shame that she hasn't put aged 11 or aged 13.
0:07:54 > 0:08:00- I know.- And this was a wonderful skill that was taught to young girls of the day.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04The discipline in getting these stitches so right is an art form.
0:08:04 > 0:08:11And this was taught to young girls by the seamstress of the house to teach needlework skills,
0:08:11 > 0:08:14discipline and a way of educating and learning.
0:08:14 > 0:08:20And to think that an eight to ten-year-old could sit down and do all this cross stitching and
0:08:20 > 0:08:23get that in such a perfect straight line.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25It's lost some of its chromatic hue.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28- It's been in the sun somewhere, hasn't it?- Well, yes.
0:08:28 > 0:08:33Not with me. I've had it back to the window always, but when it's as old as that, I suppose over the years...
0:08:33 > 0:08:36It's faded a bit, but otherwise it's fantastic.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39It's got its house for symmetry. It's got its two trees.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41Also, looking here, there's the initials...
0:08:41 > 0:08:47I can't make out what that is but it's something G, and that one's AG, so that must be Elizabeth's parents.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50Parents, I would think so. I'd think so.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54- I have seen some that have come up in auction that were done by boys. - Really?
0:08:54 > 0:08:56They're extremely rare and when they do,
0:08:56 > 0:08:59they fetch an awful lot of money, they're up in the thousands.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02We can, we can sew, but we're just a bit lazy.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04- Yes.- I think our fingers are too fat.
0:09:04 > 0:09:05But that's fantastic.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08There's a couple of holes in there.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11- Yeah.- There's one or two up there I've just noticed.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15- Yeah, I had noticed those. - Also just there, look.- Oh, yes.
0:09:15 > 0:09:16There's two there.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19But I've got to say, looking at the back...
0:09:19 > 0:09:20Is it in a dreadful condition?
0:09:20 > 0:09:23- It's... No, this is what the collectors like.- Yeah.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27A lot of textile dealers and interior designers and decorators will love this.
0:09:27 > 0:09:32- They'll look at the back and they'll say, "That's never been touched or renewed."- That's true.
0:09:32 > 0:09:37- No.- "That's just come from the wall of the house where it's sat for the last 100 years",
0:09:37 > 0:09:41and that's what people will be buying into, the social history of this.
0:09:41 > 0:09:46Especially if their name is Galloway or they know someone named Galloway, that's going to put the price up.
0:09:46 > 0:09:50I think we could put this into the sale with a value of £250 to £350
0:09:50 > 0:09:56- and I'd like to see it do that top end. Fixed reserve at £250.- Yes.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00- And hopefully we'll get 350 plus. - That will be very nice indeed.
0:10:00 > 0:10:04- I can't wait to see you at the auction.- No, I can't wait to see you either.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15- Roy.- Hi.- Welcome to Flog It. - Nice to meet you.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19And thank you for bringing along these three beautiful tortoiseshell boxes.
0:10:19 > 0:10:24- Tell me a little bit about them. Where did you get them from? - They came from my wife's mother
0:10:24 > 0:10:25and I think they came from her mother.
0:10:25 > 0:10:31But it seems a shame that we never really have anywhere to put them to display them that well, you know...
0:10:31 > 0:10:34- So your wife remembered them as a child?- Yeah, yeah.
0:10:34 > 0:10:38See them in a glass cabinet, you know? Was not allowed to touch, you know?
0:10:38 > 0:10:43Oh, absolutely. Well, I'm glad she didn't touch, because they are in absolutely perfect condition.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45Let's just have a look at them.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48First of all, we've got two lovely snuff boxes.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50This one obviously slightly larger.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52Gentleman would have put their snuff in here, taken...
0:10:52 > 0:10:58Perhaps put it in their pocket, taken it out, take a little bit of snuff.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01What I like about this is the colour of the tortoiseshell.
0:11:01 > 0:11:07- It's beautiful, isn't it?- It's that really beautiful colour here and it looks to be in pristine condition.
0:11:07 > 0:11:12This obviously splits and cracks so easily, but in really lovely, lovely order.
0:11:12 > 0:11:16And we've got four beautiful turned ivory finials here.
0:11:16 > 0:11:21- And this one, I love the shape of this first of all. - It's gorgeous, isn't it?
0:11:21 > 0:11:23Oh, it's absolutely lovely.
0:11:23 > 0:11:24Let's open this up.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27And we can see a little thimble holder.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29- Wonderful.- Beautiful.
0:11:29 > 0:11:36- So we've got ivory all around the edge there. I mean, date wise I'd say about 1830s on this.- Right.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40- So that probably coincides with your family.- Yeah.- Why is it...?
0:11:40 > 0:11:43Why do you want to sell these?
0:11:43 > 0:11:45Well, it seems a shame to be just tucked away.
0:11:45 > 0:11:51I think somebody would appreciate them, you know, that collects that type of thing before they get to
0:11:51 > 0:11:55- the point of central heating getting at them or something like that. - Absolutely.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58It is a material that does crack, it does damage quite easily.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01Collectors will go for these because they are in superb condition and
0:12:01 > 0:12:03the three of them work so nicely together.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06Have you any idea on value of these?
0:12:07 > 0:12:12I would have thought over £100, maybe two, but, I don't know. It depends.
0:12:12 > 0:12:17And I know they are collectable and they are in good, you know, very good condition.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19Mint condition, I would say. In perfect condition.
0:12:19 > 0:12:24What I would do is put the three together because they do work together rather nicely,
0:12:24 > 0:12:27probably put an estimate on of about 150 to 250.
0:12:27 > 0:12:32I think we should fix the reserve at 150 because I wouldn't like to see these go any lower than that...
0:12:32 > 0:12:37- No. I wouldn't either.- But I would hope they would make more towards the top end of that because
0:12:37 > 0:12:40they are some of the best snuff boxes I've seen for a long time.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42- Lovely.- And I... I love this!
0:12:42 > 0:12:45People are going to go crazy for this. It's superb.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49- I hope, I hope.- I hope so, too, and I would like to see them make top estimate.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51- Super.- So 150, 250.
0:12:51 > 0:12:55- Smashing. Deal.- Are we going to flog them?- Absolutely.- Deal.- Great. - Thanks, Roy.
0:13:02 > 0:13:03- Hello, Jan.- Hello, Mark.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07I must say, all the women in Cornwall are so glamorously dressed here today.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10- Oh, thank you!- Come out in your best outfits to see us!
0:13:10 > 0:13:12- Oh, yes.- Wonderful. - Best bib and tucker.
0:13:12 > 0:13:18And they've brought some wonderful objects and this is another cracking item, so tell me a bit about it.
0:13:18 > 0:13:24It belonged to my late husband's family and, as far as I know,
0:13:24 > 0:13:27- it was at one time a pair.- Yes.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31But with the large Victorian families, they got separated.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33Absolutely.
0:13:33 > 0:13:38- Do you like it?- I do like it up, but I'm going on holiday next year.
0:13:38 > 0:13:39- Are you?- To China.- Oh!
0:13:39 > 0:13:43So I would like a little bit of pocket money.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46You haven't got room in a suitcase for a small one, have you?
0:13:46 > 0:13:48- Maybe. - Well, if it makes enough money.
0:13:48 > 0:13:53- That's right.- I'll tell you a little bit about it because you don't know that much...
0:13:53 > 0:13:56- No, no, I don't.- Apart from it's a blue and white vase.- Yes.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00It's from a period in English history that we called the aesthetic period.
0:14:00 > 0:14:05It's towards the end of the 19th century and we've got influences of
0:14:05 > 0:14:09Japan and the Orient here, and we've also got influences of the aesthetic period
0:14:09 > 0:14:15- that it incorporated, people like Oscar Wilde, you know, it was that great time of change.- Yes, yes.
0:14:15 > 0:14:19Of course, on this side we have these wonderful flowering Prunus,
0:14:19 > 0:14:24and that lovely sort of circular willow pattern which looks like a little plate that's stuck on there.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26But as we turn it around we see the other side,
0:14:26 > 0:14:31again, has got flowering branches, but with these wonderful sort of circular
0:14:31 > 0:14:36designs that we call mons, and then you've got this lovely gilt and blue design here and these weird legs.
0:14:36 > 0:14:41And this shape, this sort of flattened circular form, is known as a moon flask shape.
0:14:41 > 0:14:47In terms of date, as I say, it's right about 1870 I suppose, something like that.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50- There's no marks on it as far as we can see...- No, no.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53So it's very difficult to pin it down to a factory.
0:14:53 > 0:14:58My best guess is between two factories, Doulton or Minton, and
0:14:58 > 0:15:01if it was either of those then, you know, they are important factories.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04And I like... The quality is there.
0:15:04 > 0:15:09- Yes.- You know, the detailing here's wonderful and these lovely little feet it stands on.- Yeah.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11I'm not quite sure with the feet because they look as if
0:15:11 > 0:15:14- they want to walk off in opposite directions...- Yes.- Don't they?
0:15:14 > 0:15:17Now, having said all that,
0:15:17 > 0:15:20- what's it worth?- What is it worth? - What are you hoping for?
0:15:20 > 0:15:24Well, round about £200 would be very nice.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26You are greedy, aren't you?
0:15:26 > 0:15:29- You want money for your holiday. - Oh, I do, I do.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32I want to tweak it a little bit lower than that.
0:15:32 > 0:15:36- I would like to say an estimate of between £150 and £250.- Yes.
0:15:36 > 0:15:37- So it which straddles your 200.- Yes.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39- With a reserve of 150.- Yes.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42- Are you happy for us to do that? - Yes, that's fine.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44- We'll put a fixed reserve of 150. - Yes.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46Thank you so much. It's been a pleasure to meet you...
0:15:46 > 0:15:51- Thank you very much.- And I look forward to seeing you at the auction. - Yes, OK. Lovely, thank you.
0:15:55 > 0:16:01The rugged landscape of Cornwall is steeped in tradition, folklore and history
0:16:01 > 0:16:06and through the ages, the people have fiercely clung on to their identity and culture.
0:16:07 > 0:16:11While some of the long-established industries like mining and fishing are in decline
0:16:11 > 0:16:14and the language has virtually disappeared,
0:16:14 > 0:16:19there is one traditional pastime that still clings on - Cornish wrestling.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26Wrestling is one of the oldest of the martial arts.
0:16:26 > 0:16:30Cornish wrestling has its origins far back in time.
0:16:33 > 0:16:38It's thought that one of the first wrestling matches here goes back to the days of myths and legends.
0:16:38 > 0:16:45Around the year 1,000 BC, Corinaeus, the first chief of Cornwall, defeated a giant named Gog Magog
0:16:45 > 0:16:48by throwing him into the sea from Plymouth Hoe.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54Wrestling was thought to have derived from hand-to-hand combat
0:16:54 > 0:16:59during battle when soldiers got so close together they couldn't use their weapons,
0:16:59 > 0:17:04and outside of warfare, soldiers would practise this type of fighting as part of their training.
0:17:04 > 0:17:09As testament to the tough nature of the sport, it's traditionally played on grass in all weathers.
0:17:09 > 0:17:14Three referees, called sticklers, oversee the contest and keep scores.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20Cornish wrestlers had a fierce reputation.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24At the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, they led the English army into battle,
0:17:24 > 0:17:28and right up until the 19th century, wrestling has been the most popular sport
0:17:28 > 0:17:33here in the county, with tens of thousands of people coming to see the wrestlers fight in competitions
0:17:33 > 0:17:36and the champions back then would have been household names.
0:17:36 > 0:17:40The heyday of Cornish wrestling has sadly gone now,
0:17:40 > 0:17:45but it does continue to flourish in a small part of the county,
0:17:45 > 0:17:47just a few miles from Bodmin in St Columb.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51Historian Gerry Cawley is a retired heavyweight Cornish wrestling champion
0:17:51 > 0:17:57and I've come to a historic site in Bodmin to find out what's keeping the sport alive today.
0:17:57 > 0:18:02Firstly, Jerry, I've got to ask you - what is the significance of this spot?
0:18:02 > 0:18:08Well, this particular site is the area that's been used for the ancient wrestling ring for Bodmin.
0:18:08 > 0:18:14We know it's not far from here they had meetings in Saxon times, but for many hundreds of years,
0:18:14 > 0:18:18this is the site of the Bodmin wrestling ring.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20How has it survived all these years?
0:18:20 > 0:18:23Is it a testament to the sort of Cornish character?
0:18:23 > 0:18:28Well, in times gone by it was an integral part of Cornish life.
0:18:28 > 0:18:33- When the... Before the other modern sports, there was just purely hurling and Cornish wrestling.- Yeah.
0:18:33 > 0:18:39And Cornish wrestling being the most popular and the national sport for Cornwall.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41Talk me through a typical bout. I mean, how different is it,
0:18:41 > 0:18:44let's say, to the wrestling that we see on TV?
0:18:44 > 0:18:47Well, there's no choreography.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49- OK.- It's real man-to-man wrestling.
0:18:49 > 0:18:54The contestants, they strive to pick up the man and throw him cleanly on to his back.
0:18:54 > 0:19:00To better understand the subtleties of Cornish wrestling, I need to get to grips with the rules, literally.
0:19:00 > 0:19:04The object of the sport is to throw your opponent so he lands flat on his back.
0:19:04 > 0:19:09- That's his two shoulders and his two hips at the rear, not on the sides, but completely at the rear.- OK.
0:19:09 > 0:19:13- So like a book landing flat on a table.- Yeah.
0:19:13 > 0:19:17When that occurs, that's a knockout throw and that's what the wrestlers are striving for.
0:19:17 > 0:19:22If nobody obtains a back during the bout, there's a simple points system.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25A point for a pin, so if you get thrown on one shoulder...
0:19:25 > 0:19:27- OK, yeah.- That's one point and so forth.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29You call that a pin, that a pin.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31Yes. You always shake hands between each hold.
0:19:31 > 0:19:35Whenever they fall or break they shake hands before they restart.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37There's a front crook gone in.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39- OK, I can see that. - Crook... Crook the leg up with...
0:19:39 > 0:19:44Bolt the toe around and pull his man in under use the... A strongman's throw there, under heave.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47That's... That's completely down like a book, isn't it?
0:19:47 > 0:19:50Yes, you completely put him head over heels, that's a bit of a strongman's lift.
0:19:50 > 0:19:55If you're not aware you can quickly get snatched by the ropes and be over
0:19:55 > 0:19:58- his head and heels before you know... - That was a nice move.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01He used his legs to sort of take the other guy off balance, so you can do that, can you?
0:20:01 > 0:20:04Yes, because you can't grab a man below the waist.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07It's easy to get a man down if you can grab his legs. So... Oh!
0:20:07 > 0:20:09There's a telly bag heave gone in there.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11- A telly bag heave?- A telly bag.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15Just like... One collar, one sleeve and just like lifting a... potato sack off the wagon.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19You could imagine this going on for four hours, couldn't you, because no-one could get somebody else
0:20:19 > 0:20:23- on their back?- There we've got a sprag on. That's a countermove.
0:20:23 > 0:20:27One wrestler has been lifted, another one sprags the legs so he can't do anything with them.
0:20:27 > 0:20:31The lifter ultimately gets tired and has to replace the man down and
0:20:31 > 0:20:35the man in front is in the better position then because he's sat in his lap.
0:20:35 > 0:20:40I would have a go, but I'm just, you know, they're the wrong weight.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43Out of this class, purely by weight.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45Yeah, I think so!
0:20:45 > 0:20:48Good on you guys for doing this, it's freezing cold up here.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50Yeah, a bit chilly, but it makes you feel alive.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54Cornish wrestling has a history of golden eras, ebbing and flowing
0:20:54 > 0:20:58between the sport of kings and falling back into a rural sport.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02The two World Wars had a devastating effect on Cornish wrestling.
0:21:02 > 0:21:08The sport is largely handed down from generation to generation and so the impact of the loss of
0:21:08 > 0:21:11virtually a whole generation of fighting men was profound.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14More recently, an explosion of interest in other forms of martial arts
0:21:14 > 0:21:19has meant that youngsters now have a much greater choice of sport to follow.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24Why is it so important now, especially for you, to keep this sport going?
0:21:24 > 0:21:27- What's it all about for you? - Well, it's come...
0:21:27 > 0:21:29Come too far now to let it stop.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32- I wouldn't like to be part of a generation that sees it die out... - Yeah.
0:21:32 > 0:21:39Because it's been going so long and each man has laid hands on the next man to teach him how to do it.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42So there is that living link, that unbroken chain throughout the millennium.
0:21:42 > 0:21:46So what's happening today, what are you doing to ensure this?
0:21:46 > 0:21:52Well, presently the wrestling association has got a couple of clubs in the county and we've traditionally
0:21:52 > 0:21:59not had a set-up for training because it was traditionally handed down within families, but now we
0:21:59 > 0:22:07realise that in the modern times, we need to teach the youngsters to ensure survival in a more modern way.
0:22:09 > 0:22:14It seems the key to the survival of this most rugged of sports lies in the passion inherited
0:22:14 > 0:22:16through the generations,
0:22:16 > 0:22:21and I'm sure that somehow, the sport will be around for many years to come.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34So now we have our first items to sell off at auction.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37First up, the 19th century statue of the Virgin Mary,
0:22:37 > 0:22:41brought in by Margaret, who was surprised by Mark's high valuation.
0:22:44 > 0:22:49Angela's husband's Teddy and much loved toy by the looks of all those wear and tear marks.
0:22:51 > 0:22:56This beautiful sampler that has hung on Pat's wall from as far back as she can remember.
0:22:59 > 0:23:03Jan is going to China and wants to sell her moon vase to get some pocket money for the trip.
0:23:05 > 0:23:11And last, Roy's collection of tortoiseshell boxes that are in absolutely pristine condition.
0:23:12 > 0:23:16I think we've found some real gems this morning, don't you?
0:23:16 > 0:23:19And there could be one or two surprises, so watch out!
0:23:19 > 0:23:21Right now, it's time to put those valuations to the test.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24Let's make our way across to the saleroom.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27And this is where our items are to be sold,
0:23:27 > 0:23:28Jefferys Auction Rooms
0:23:28 > 0:23:31down the road in the pretty town of Lostwithiel.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33And it's a jampacked saleroom,
0:23:33 > 0:23:35so auctioneer Ian Morris is in for a busy day.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38Let's hope they're all here to bid on our items.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41And first to find out is Angela with Teddy.
0:23:44 > 0:23:48Now I wonder, will there be tears on this next lot because Ted is going
0:23:48 > 0:23:51under the hammer and he belongs to Angela.
0:23:51 > 0:23:55Oh, you've had Ted for, well, how many years? Since 1938?
0:23:55 > 0:23:58- Well, it was my husband's. - It was your husband's.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01Well, me, I've only known Teddy since 1959.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04- That's still a long time. - Yeah.- 50 odd years.- Yeah.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06Did Ted have a name?
0:24:06 > 0:24:10- No, he was just Ted.- Ted, oh.- Yeah. - He is a lovely little bear, actually.
0:24:10 > 0:24:14We've got 100 to £150 on him, a fixed reserve at 90, so he's not going cheap.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17- And I noticed you brought in some photographs of Ted...- Yes.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20- ..back in 1938. - Yes.- Wow, look at this!
0:24:20 > 0:24:25That's lovely, isn't it? With his original owner on the third birthday.
0:24:25 > 0:24:29Well, look, good luck, OK? Ted's going under the hammer now.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32- Here we go.- It's the attractive beige Teddy bear there.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34What shall I say? I've got three bids on the book, so...
0:24:34 > 0:24:37- Oh, that's good! - That's with me at £100.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40At £100 for Teddy. 110. 120. 130.
0:24:40 > 0:24:41140. 150.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44160 and the bid is with me.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47At 160. 170 now. At 160. 170 or not?
0:24:47 > 0:24:49- Done at £160.- Yes, we've done it!
0:24:49 > 0:24:52- £160.- Yes.
0:24:52 > 0:24:56- The top end of the estimate. Well done. - I'm very pleased with that.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59At £40 now I'm bid. 45. £50.
0:24:59 > 0:25:0155. £60.
0:25:01 > 0:25:0465. At £65.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06Good to see you again, Margaret. How far have you come today?
0:25:06 > 0:25:08Just Wadebridge, up the road.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11Oh, that's not bad, is it? We're just about to sell a statue of Mary.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14- It's an ivory figure, possibly continental.- I think so.
0:25:14 > 0:25:18Yes. And we're looking at £100 to £150. This is it.
0:25:18 > 0:25:19This is it.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21It's the ivory statue of Our Lady.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24Can I say £100? £50 I'm bid.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27At 50. Five. 60. Five. 70?
0:25:27 > 0:25:3270. Five. 80. Five. 90.
0:25:32 > 0:25:33- Yes!- Just.
0:25:33 > 0:25:35We've got the... 90 is the reserve.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38- Yes.- I'll take five or not. Are we done? Then £90.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41- The hammer's gone down. Just did it! - On the reserve.- Yes. Happy?
0:25:41 > 0:25:44- That went well, yeah. - Better than a tenner, isn't it?
0:25:44 > 0:25:46Well... Amazed. I'm amazed to be honest.
0:25:48 > 0:25:5145. £50. 55. £60. 65.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54£70. 75. 75. The bid's at the back.
0:25:54 > 0:25:58At £75. 80 or not? At 75. 80 or not?
0:25:58 > 0:25:59Are we done? At 75.
0:25:59 > 0:26:03It's my turn to be the expert and I've just been joined by Pat and
0:26:03 > 0:26:05hopefully you're going home with lots of money.
0:26:05 > 0:26:06Well, it would be nice.
0:26:06 > 0:26:11I'd like to think on a good day in a packed saleroom, we could double the estimate on this sampler.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13- That would be very, very nice. - Here we go.
0:26:13 > 0:26:17The fine Georgian colour dye needlework sampler at £200. Lot 751.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19At £200 I'm bid. At 200.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21- 210. 220. 230. 240.- It's not much.
0:26:21 > 0:26:26250. 260. At 260. The bid's with me. 270 with two of you at the back.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29280. 290. 300. At 310?
0:26:29 > 0:26:32At £300 the bid's with me. 310 on the phone? At £300.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34310. At 310 in the back there.
0:26:34 > 0:26:35At 310. My bid's out.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38Are we all done at £310?
0:26:38 > 0:26:41Mid estimate. 310.
0:26:41 > 0:26:45- It's OK though, isn't it? - It's all right.- It's OK. It could have been worse.
0:26:45 > 0:26:46It ought to have been more.
0:26:46 > 0:26:48- Yeah, I know,- Never mind.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51- But it could have been a lot less!- Oh, it could! It could not have sold at all.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54No, no. So there's commission to pay, don't forget.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57- I realise that.- What are you going to do with your money?
0:26:57 > 0:27:00- It's going to the Cats Protection League.- Oh, brilliant.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02- My mum supports that, as well. - Oh, good.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05- That's where it's going. - Thank you so much for coming in. - Thank you.- Brilliant.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14You're selling this because you want to go to China.
0:27:14 > 0:27:18Yes, I would like a trip to China, yes, and a bit of spending money...
0:27:18 > 0:27:23- Yeah.- Would be very nice. - Well, we've got £150 to £250 put on by our expert, Mark.
0:27:23 > 0:27:26- Absolutely.- It's very you, isn't it? - It's so me.- Very sort of Oscar Wilde.
0:27:26 > 0:27:30- Very me. Oscar... Very flamboyant. - Yes.- Wonderful quality.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32- I always like quality.- Yes.
0:27:32 > 0:27:34- It's not marked. It could possibly be...- Minton.
0:27:34 > 0:27:39- Minton. It's certainly one of those good factories because the quality is without doubt.- Yes.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42It's got the look, you know? We always talk about the look, don't we?
0:27:42 > 0:27:45- It's got the look.- And I think at 150 to 200 it's got the look,
0:27:45 > 0:27:48it'll satisfy the buyers and it'll give Jan a Chinese takeaway or two.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50And Jan's got the look, as well.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53Let's hope the bidders put their hands up for this. We're going to find out right now.
0:27:53 > 0:27:55- Good luck, Jan.- Thank you. - Here we go.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58Lot 74 there is the nice Doulton style, aesthetic designed,
0:27:58 > 0:28:00gilt willow patterned moon flask there.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02£100, the bid's with me.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05At £100 is bid. I'll take 110 to get on. At £100.
0:28:05 > 0:28:09At £100. 110 now. At 110. 120. 130.
0:28:09 > 0:28:13140. 150. 150 in the front row. At 150. At 150. 160 or not?
0:28:13 > 0:28:16Are we done at £150?
0:28:16 > 0:28:20- Lower end. It did sell.- Excellent. - You're pleased - excellent!
0:28:20 > 0:28:22I'm pleased I didn't have to take it home with me.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24- You were worried about that. - I was, yes.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27There's commission to pay, but there's a bit of money
0:28:27 > 0:28:29- towards this big trip now, the trip of a lifetime.- Yes.
0:28:29 > 0:28:33- I think that's lovely, don't you? - Have a great trip. - Thank you very much.
0:28:34 > 0:28:3880. 85. 90. At £90 to the left.
0:28:38 > 0:28:39At £90. I'll take five or not.
0:28:39 > 0:28:43At £90. Five or not? Are we done? At £90.
0:28:43 > 0:28:45Next, we've got some tortoiseshell under the hammer.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48Two snuff boxes and a thimble holder belonging to Roy.
0:28:48 > 0:28:52We've got a group valuation of 150 to 250, put on by Catherine.
0:28:52 > 0:28:56Love the detail, love the quality, nice and bright.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59Why are you flogging these, Roy, because I would call these a keeper?
0:28:59 > 0:29:02- And I think you would.- They don't take up much space, do they?
0:29:02 > 0:29:08- No, I was going to, but I've got a camper van...- Right. - ..and the driveshaft fell apart.- OK.
0:29:08 > 0:29:09So, I'd rather be on holiday, than...
0:29:09 > 0:29:11- Than looking at...- Looking at those!
0:29:11 > 0:29:13- Looking at snuff boxes!- Fair enough!
0:29:13 > 0:29:17Well, they are absolutely exquisite and I know that collectors will love them.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20And here we go, Roy. Yeah, good luck.
0:29:20 > 0:29:21Three tortoiseshell boxes.
0:29:21 > 0:29:23Can I say £100, right in, quickly?
0:29:23 > 0:29:25£100, I've got. At £100. 110. 120.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28- 130.- Come on!- 140? 140.
0:29:28 > 0:29:29150. 160?
0:29:29 > 0:29:31- 160. 170. 180?- Well, they've gone.
0:29:31 > 0:29:32180. 190? 190. 200.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35- Yay!- 190 to my left. 200? 200. 210?
0:29:35 > 0:29:36210. 220?
0:29:36 > 0:29:39- 220.- Lovely.- 230? 230. 240? 240.
0:29:39 > 0:29:40- This is good.- 250?
0:29:40 > 0:29:42250. 260? 260. 270.
0:29:42 > 0:29:47- 280. 290? 290. 300? 300. - They love these, don't they?- Yes!
0:29:47 > 0:29:50320, there, then. At 320 I'm bid. 340 or not?
0:29:50 > 0:29:52Are we done? At £320.
0:29:52 > 0:29:54- Brilliant result.- Well done!- £320.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57- Fantastic! - That will get the driveshaft?
0:29:57 > 0:29:59- Absolutely.- And the labour?
0:29:59 > 0:30:01- And the labour. - There you go, you're up and running.
0:30:01 > 0:30:03And a whisky afterwards!
0:30:04 > 0:30:06Is it 80? 80. 85.
0:30:12 > 0:30:15That's the end of our first visit to the auction room today.
0:30:15 > 0:30:17We had some sales, but no big surprises.
0:30:17 > 0:30:21We are coming back later on, but before I go back to Bodmin to join up with our experts,
0:30:21 > 0:30:25I'm going to check out a local craftsman, who is key to keeping
0:30:25 > 0:30:27one of the county's oldest sporting traditions alive.
0:30:32 > 0:30:37This small silver ball weighs about a pound and is about the size of a cricket ball.
0:30:37 > 0:30:40Without it, the ancient game of Cornish hurling wouldn't happen.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43It was made in this workshop and I'll talk to the man
0:30:43 > 0:30:46who makes them, but first, I want to find out more
0:30:46 > 0:30:48about this unique tradition.
0:31:00 > 0:31:01Well, this is St Columb Major.
0:31:01 > 0:31:03It may look like a quiet old Cornish town,
0:31:03 > 0:31:06but twice a year, the windows and doors of all the shops and
0:31:06 > 0:31:12the houses in the street get boarded over and the traffic comes to a grinding halt,
0:31:12 > 0:31:18because an ancient battle takes place - one that's been fought since before records began.
0:31:18 > 0:31:22TV COMMENTARY: Cornwall's beauty queen tossed the ball to the crowd.
0:31:22 > 0:31:23It is made of apple wood.
0:31:23 > 0:31:28Those who live within the town and those living on its outskirts.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36Every Shrove Tuesday and the following Saturday week,
0:31:36 > 0:31:39the whole town is given over to the sport of Cornish hurling.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42Until the 19th century, the game was common all over Cornwall,
0:31:42 > 0:31:49but this became the only place still brave enough to play it in its roughest and most traditional form.
0:31:54 > 0:31:59Townsmen and countrymen are pitted against each other in a battle to win control over the silver ball.
0:31:59 > 0:32:04There are no written rules, there are no referees and it can get really messy at times,
0:32:04 > 0:32:08as keen hurler Colin Roberts is just about to explain.
0:32:08 > 0:32:10Thanks for talking to us.
0:32:10 > 0:32:13HE SPEAKS CORNISH
0:32:16 > 0:32:19- Gosh!- That's to say, welcome to the historic town of St Columb.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22- Yes, in Cornish. - Wow, you speak good Cornish.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25A lot speak better than me and there's a lot more
0:32:25 > 0:32:27eminent hurlers that have won the ball,
0:32:27 > 0:32:32but they've asked me to do this and I'm very pleased to show your viewers a bit about St Columb.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35- What's it all about and where does it start?- It's about that.
0:32:35 > 0:32:38That's the silver ball. You see the motto on there,
0:32:38 > 0:32:41"Town and country do your best, for in this parish I must rest."
0:32:41 > 0:32:45- So, where does it all start? - Right here, in the Market Square.
0:32:45 > 0:32:48The ball is called up over there, by the winner of the previous hurl.
0:32:48 > 0:32:52At 4.30pm, it's thrown from the steps and that's the start of the game.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54- Yeah. - And it starts with a very big scrum.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57- There will be hundreds of hurlers here.- Just piling in?
0:32:57 > 0:33:00Yeah, and then when that ball gets released it gets hurled
0:33:00 > 0:33:02- up and down the town. - And you all chase it?
0:33:02 > 0:33:06Oh, yes, and you pass it between your teammates,
0:33:06 > 0:33:09with a view to either, eventually getting it to one of the goals.
0:33:09 > 0:33:13The town goal's a mile that way. The country's, a mile down that way.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15Both involve a steep hill at the end.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18- Ha-ha!- Or it gets hurled
0:33:18 > 0:33:21outside the town and gets taken outside the parish boundary,
0:33:21 > 0:33:25which is between two a half and five miles, depending on your direction.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28And if I was running to pick it up and someone was behind me -
0:33:28 > 0:33:30let's say I was a townsman and they were countrymen -
0:33:30 > 0:33:34- would they tackle me to get it off me?- Yes.- Is there body contact?
0:33:34 > 0:33:37- That's exactly what would happen. - It's quite rough?- It can be.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40That's why they board the windows and doors of the shops?
0:33:40 > 0:33:43You don't want us to go through a window, which you would easily.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46Is there an even number of townsmen and countrymen?
0:33:46 > 0:33:47- No.- Just who turns up?
0:33:47 > 0:33:50- Whoever turns up.- Do they wear kit to identify each other?- No.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52- We just know who they are. - Ha-ha-ha!
0:33:52 > 0:33:56I love it! Oh, I love it! Oh, crikey.
0:33:56 > 0:33:58I'm going to come and watch one year, really.
0:33:58 > 0:34:00Brilliant. We'd welcome you here.
0:34:00 > 0:34:02I guess you have to stand out of the action, do you?
0:34:02 > 0:34:05It would be like a raging bull moving up the High Street?
0:34:05 > 0:34:09It's odd. We wouldn't recognise which team you were on, would we?
0:34:09 > 0:34:13- No, but I wouldn't want to play! No, I'll sort of stay at the back. - That would be all right, yeah.
0:34:13 > 0:34:14Ready?
0:34:14 > 0:34:16ALL: Yeah!
0:34:18 > 0:34:23'The earliest written record of the sport was in 1602, but it's thought to have derived
0:34:23 > 0:34:28'from an old pagan fertility rite, in which a silver ball was cast up in honour of the sun.
0:34:28 > 0:34:33'It was with the coming of Christianity that it's believed Cornish hurling became a game.'
0:34:35 > 0:34:38- What does this game mean to the town?- Everything to St Columb.
0:34:38 > 0:34:42Cornwall is itself a distinctive Celtic nation, we're very proud.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45St Columb is right in the middle of it and this means everything to us
0:34:45 > 0:34:48- and it'll never, ever stop in this town.- Sounds good.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50This is St Columb.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55The all-important ball is crafted here in the workshop
0:34:55 > 0:34:58of part time funeral director, Colin Rescorla.
0:35:02 > 0:35:04How long have you been making the balls?
0:35:04 > 0:35:07I've been making the ball since the early '90s.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09So, tell me, how are they made, then?
0:35:09 > 0:35:12- This is apple.- Right. - Apple's a beautiful timber to turn.
0:35:12 > 0:35:15- Yeah, not a lot of knots. - Not a lot of knots.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18It is tough, it won't split, it holds nails and screws well.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21- Yeah.- And that is the reason.
0:35:21 > 0:35:23- And it'll take all the shock? - It takes it.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26It's not always covered with this sort of silver.
0:35:26 > 0:35:31- It could be covered with a thinner silver...- Yeah.- ..like that.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34- And that's the ball of 1906. - Gosh, that was an old one.
0:35:34 > 0:35:38And you can see there just how thin the silver is.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40It's made in two? The silver's hand-beaten
0:35:40 > 0:35:43- by hammer...- Yeah. - ..in two sections.
0:35:43 > 0:35:47- In two sections.- And then you obviously hide the join with this ribbing or band?
0:35:47 > 0:35:50- Is that right?- Yes. - I would imagine in days gone by...
0:35:50 > 0:35:53Would a carpenter have made the ball for you?
0:35:53 > 0:35:54- The plumber?- The wheelwright.
0:35:54 > 0:35:58The wheelwright, in fact, made the ball, because he had the lathe.
0:35:58 > 0:36:02He made the wood bit and the silversmith or watch jeweller,
0:36:02 > 0:36:04he then beat the silver to put it around.
0:36:04 > 0:36:07- Yeah, and the plumber... - And the plumber...
0:36:07 > 0:36:08- Put on with a soldering?- Yeah.
0:36:08 > 0:36:11Would put it together and solder it together.
0:36:11 > 0:36:14- But now it's just you.- It's just me.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17I think you're doing a brilliant job, do you know that?
0:36:17 > 0:36:21- And I think the quality of your work is fantastic.- I enjoy it.
0:36:21 > 0:36:23This is the ball for next Shrove Tuesday
0:36:23 > 0:36:27and I've made the two halves,
0:36:27 > 0:36:29I've put the band on.
0:36:29 > 0:36:33- A slight change in tradition, now. What I've done...- No screw holes.
0:36:33 > 0:36:38No screw holes, but I've made special silver screws out of silver wire,
0:36:38 > 0:36:41- which I've screwed in tight. - Yeah. Then you cut off?
0:36:41 > 0:36:44I shall cut it off.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46Cut it off.
0:36:46 > 0:36:51Rivet that one over, to form a head.
0:36:51 > 0:36:56- Ah, like a Cornish boatbuilder would do?- It's exactly the same skill.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59On that copper rove, turn it over and hammer.
0:36:59 > 0:37:01It's exactly the... It's exactly the same skill.
0:37:01 > 0:37:05All I have to do now is a couple of hours polishing on this one.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07And how long would one ball take you to make?
0:37:07 > 0:37:11- This is about 20 hours, from the time...- A lot of work, isn't it?
0:37:11 > 0:37:14From the time the silver drops through the door,
0:37:14 > 0:37:18there's about 20 hours work to get it up to the state where it can be hurled.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21- I can see you are passionate about this.- I enjoy it.
0:37:21 > 0:37:23And the sons are going to take over?
0:37:23 > 0:37:26- Oh, yes, the youngest boy. - Yeah. Good for you.
0:37:26 > 0:37:27Isn't that lovely?
0:37:27 > 0:37:30- A bit of history going on, in your back garden!- Yes, proud of it.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33You must be a very proud Cornishman. And I'm proud to meet you, as well!
0:37:33 > 0:37:36- Thank you so much for talking to me about this.- You're welcome.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38You've opened my eyes. I never knew this existed.
0:37:41 > 0:37:43When you spend a bit of time here,
0:37:43 > 0:37:47you can understand how important it is to keep this tradition well and truly alive,
0:37:47 > 0:37:50not just for the people, but for the town itself.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53And looking at the skill of the craftsmanship here,
0:37:53 > 0:37:56you know it's going to be in safe hands for many years to come.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08We're holding our valuation day in the heart of Cornwall,
0:38:08 > 0:38:11at the incredible St Petroc's Church in Bodmin.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14And there's still plenty more treasures left to unwrap.
0:38:14 > 0:38:19Mark is delighted to have spotted this painting, by a celebrated local artist.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21- Hello, Cecilia.- Hello.
0:38:21 > 0:38:28- Now, you can't come to Cornwall and not find a piece of Troika or a Fred Yates, I think.- Perhaps not.
0:38:28 > 0:38:31Now, tell us a little bit about it. Why have you got it?
0:38:31 > 0:38:35Well, I knew Fred and he spent about,
0:38:35 > 0:38:38I think, perhaps, ten years in Fowey, where I live.
0:38:38 > 0:38:44And I didn't acquire the painting from Fred. I saw this at an auction
0:38:44 > 0:38:48- about 30 years ago, perhaps, and it was for sale for £10.- No!
0:38:48 > 0:38:51I knew Fred sold his pictures for about £50 in those days.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53I liked his paintings, so I bought it.
0:38:53 > 0:38:57And I recognised the view, it's near where I live.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00- So you snapped it up for a tenner? - I did.- Well done.
0:39:00 > 0:39:03I mean, he's a funny artist, isn't he, because this is,
0:39:03 > 0:39:06I think, an early work, as the colours are quite muted.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08- Yes.- I mean, I've seen a lot of his later work,
0:39:08 > 0:39:12where the colours are really bright and vibrant and garish in some ways.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14His watercolours are very, very bright.
0:39:14 > 0:39:18So, they can... And they make quite a lot of money, those ones.
0:39:18 > 0:39:19I mean, we have got a few problems.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22It probably needs a good clean and an overhaul.
0:39:22 > 0:39:25- There's a few weak patches, here and there.- OK.- But having said that,
0:39:25 > 0:39:27- it's a nice big size.- Yes.
0:39:27 > 0:39:31It's typical of his rather heavy brushstroke style, isn't it?
0:39:31 > 0:39:34Yes, I saw him paint. He would put loads on it.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36I don't know how much paint he got through.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38And then he'd paint with anything.
0:39:38 > 0:39:42- He'd get a stick to make indentations.- The little lines and...- Yes, yes.
0:39:42 > 0:39:45It's a good view and, of course, we're selling it locally,
0:39:45 > 0:39:48so that should also enhance its appeal, I think.
0:39:48 > 0:39:53- I mean, Fred Yates was born in 1922, he died in 2008.- He did.
0:39:53 > 0:39:57Of course, you know, sad though that is, it does reflect possibly an extra
0:39:57 > 0:40:01- value to paintings, because no more are going to be produced.- Exactly.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04I've been looking at these and the paintings vary, honestly,
0:40:04 > 0:40:08from a few hundred pounds up to, you know, several thousand pounds.
0:40:08 > 0:40:13I think with this one, because it's not one of the vibrant ones,
0:40:13 > 0:40:16because it's got a little bit of weakness,
0:40:16 > 0:40:19- I would like to be cautious with it, you know?- Mm-hm.
0:40:19 > 0:40:24- I would probably suggest something like £800 to £1,200.- OK.
0:40:24 > 0:40:28Now, it wouldn't surprise me if it went over the £1,000 on the day,
0:40:28 > 0:40:31but I think if we just show people that it's there to be sold...
0:40:31 > 0:40:33- Are you happy for us to do that?- OK.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36What sort of reserve would you like on it?
0:40:36 > 0:40:38- Shall I put £1,000 on it? - Well, you...
0:40:38 > 0:40:42Normally, if you're putting an est... a painting in at £800-£1200,
0:40:42 > 0:40:45- the reserve has to be the low end of the estimate.- Does it?
0:40:45 > 0:40:47- So, it has to be around 800.- Mmm.
0:40:47 > 0:40:53If you want to put 1,000, then we'd put an estimate of 1,000 to 1,500, but I would...
0:40:53 > 0:40:57I honestly would caution it a little bit.
0:40:57 > 0:40:59I think it would attract people, at eight to 12.
0:40:59 > 0:41:03Yes, on the other hand, you know, he's...
0:41:03 > 0:41:05He's quite a a renowned artist now
0:41:05 > 0:41:09- and I'd rather keep it, than not get £1,000 for it.- Right.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12- Shall we put the reserve at 900, then?- Yes. Shall we comprise?
0:41:12 > 0:41:16- We'll compromise.- We'll meet halfway.- Exactly.- Absolutely.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18That's a good target. Let's put...
0:41:18 > 0:41:20Well, let's put the estimate at 1,000 to 1,500
0:41:20 > 0:41:22- and then we'll put the reserve at 900.- OK.
0:41:22 > 0:41:26But, hopefully, you know, on the day we should get
0:41:26 > 0:41:29- around 1,200, or more, for it. - Well, it does depend, I know.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31A good chance - a nice, honest painting.
0:41:31 > 0:41:35- OK, then.- You're happy with that? - Let's go for it. Yes.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48- Good morning.- Good morning.
0:41:48 > 0:41:51- Anthea, thank you for coming along to Flog It.- That's a pleasure.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53What have you got in your pouch?
0:41:53 > 0:41:58I have got a little American compact.
0:41:58 > 0:42:00That is absolutely beautiful.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03I love it. I love the shape.
0:42:03 > 0:42:07- Now, I have seen something similar to this before.- Yeah.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10Because I think they made these with the sort of lace glove on, as well.
0:42:10 > 0:42:13- I did see those on the internet with the lace gloves.- Exactly.
0:42:13 > 0:42:16This is lovely, with the red nail varnish.
0:42:16 > 0:42:18- It is, yes.- How pretty is that?
0:42:18 > 0:42:22- Very elegant, isn't it?- It is. - Very 1940s.- It is, yes.
0:42:22 > 0:42:24Let's just have a look inside.
0:42:24 > 0:42:28Has it got the original powder, because that's quite important?
0:42:28 > 0:42:30- It has, yes.- Wonderful.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32Ah, and the name there - Veloute.
0:42:32 > 0:42:36- So you've got the little sort of netting and gauze here...- Yes...
0:42:36 > 0:42:38They had loose powder in those days.
0:42:38 > 0:42:42- Is it something you've ever used? - No, no.- Don't wear powder?
0:42:42 > 0:42:47- Well, not really, no.- Nobody really carries powder compacts these days,
0:42:47 > 0:42:50- but in the...- Yet they're lovely things.- Absolutely.
0:42:50 > 0:42:54In the 1940s, this was such an essential piece to have in the lady's handbag.
0:42:54 > 0:42:58I'm just thinking about this and wondering if this is the original...
0:42:58 > 0:43:00- I don't know whether it's original... - The puff.
0:43:00 > 0:43:08- I mean, it's the perfect shape, but the fact that it doesn't sort of fit.- The bits fluff out, don't they?
0:43:08 > 0:43:11- I mean, they do, they sort of overlap slightly.- Yes.
0:43:11 > 0:43:12I'm wondering if that is the original.
0:43:12 > 0:43:15This is all in lovely condition, as well.
0:43:15 > 0:43:18- A slight chip there...- Yes. - ..to the nail varnish
0:43:18 > 0:43:19and a little bit of wear there.
0:43:19 > 0:43:22- Yeah.- But overall, really in very nice condition.
0:43:22 > 0:43:27- For something 60 years old... - We can expect that, can't we? - You know.- Well, 60 years plus.
0:43:27 > 0:43:29It could be 60 years plus, couldn't it?
0:43:29 > 0:43:32I would say, probably, early 1940s.
0:43:32 > 0:43:37- Yes.- So, as it's not something that you would use, how did you actually come about this?
0:43:37 > 0:43:41- It was given to me by a family friend.- Right, OK.
0:43:41 > 0:43:44- And somebody who used it themselves? - Yes. Yes.
0:43:44 > 0:43:47They would have used it, definitely.
0:43:47 > 0:43:49- Now, compacts are collectable.- Yes.
0:43:49 > 0:43:52People like to have a novelty piece,
0:43:52 > 0:43:56- something slightly unusual and certainly that has the novelty value.- Yes.
0:43:56 > 0:44:00I would probably like to say, conservatively,
0:44:00 > 0:44:04- I'd put an estimate on of around £80 to £120 on this.- Yes.
0:44:04 > 0:44:08- I'd probably suggest putting a reserve on of about £70.- Yes.
0:44:08 > 0:44:11But I could see collectors going for something like this
0:44:11 > 0:44:13and would hope that it would make about £100.
0:44:13 > 0:44:17- Oh, that would be lovely. - Are you happy to flog it?- Yes. - Let's flog it.
0:44:17 > 0:44:21It's a busy day and I've been having a dig around, too.
0:44:21 > 0:44:26An unusual piece of militaria brought in by Prue has caught my eye.
0:44:26 > 0:44:28Prue, it's great to see you
0:44:28 > 0:44:32and thank you so much for bringing in a little bit of militaria because
0:44:32 > 0:44:34it really is a boy's toy
0:44:34 > 0:44:38and I'm quite privileged to be holding this and talking about this. How did you come by this?
0:44:38 > 0:44:41My father brought it home with him
0:44:41 > 0:44:44at the end of the Second World War.
0:44:44 > 0:44:46He was a gunnery captain in the war
0:44:46 > 0:44:52and he came home with a few items, and that's the last of the items.
0:44:52 > 0:44:55So it's been in the family for a little while?
0:44:55 > 0:44:57- Yes.- You don't...- Longer than me!
0:44:57 > 0:45:01- You know it's a percussion cap pistol?- Yes.
0:45:01 > 0:45:02It's not...
0:45:02 > 0:45:07let's say a fanciful duelling pistol, unfortunately.
0:45:07 > 0:45:11It's a working serviceman's pistol.
0:45:11 > 0:45:12I'm looking at a marking here.
0:45:12 > 0:45:15- Can you see Mutzig here? - Yes.- De Mutzig.
0:45:15 > 0:45:20That's a region in the north east of France and it's a military region and there's a lot of small factories
0:45:20 > 0:45:25around there that made arms and they made lots of weapons.
0:45:25 > 0:45:29And this is a standard military issue and it's sort of our Regency period.
0:45:29 > 0:45:32It's sort of around about 1810 to 1820.
0:45:32 > 0:45:34I'd love to think
0:45:34 > 0:45:37it was used at the Battle of Waterloo, sort of circa 1815.
0:45:37 > 0:45:42There's a possibility, we're in the right regions...
0:45:42 > 0:45:44Aren't we, really, let's face it?
0:45:44 > 0:45:47- I imagine so. - It's a holster pistol, basically.
0:45:47 > 0:45:50There's its belt clip. It's a crude pistol.
0:45:50 > 0:45:52Yeah.
0:45:52 > 0:45:56Nevertheless, it could do a lot of damage.
0:45:56 > 0:46:02Look at the bore there, that really is quite frightening to think a ball would come flying out of there.
0:46:02 > 0:46:05You'd ram the ball in with your gunpowder, put the powder in,
0:46:05 > 0:46:11ram the ball in, there is your ramrod, and once that's sealed,
0:46:11 > 0:46:15there is your little entry for your percussion cap which would send
0:46:15 > 0:46:18the spark from the cap straight into the powder
0:46:18 > 0:46:21and shoot that bullet out with such velocity.
0:46:21 > 0:46:26I'll put my finger on the trigger. We'll point it at the table! It's in perfect working condition.
0:46:26 > 0:46:28I like the little sight on the barrel.
0:46:28 > 0:46:32That's not really necessary cos you're not going to shoot great distances with this.
0:46:32 > 0:46:35It doesn't have to be that accurate, it really doesn't.
0:46:35 > 0:46:38Any idea of value?
0:46:38 > 0:46:40Not really, no.
0:46:40 > 0:46:44I think it stands a chance of getting around £200 to £300.
0:46:44 > 0:46:47- OK.- And I'd like to put it into auction with that kind of estimate
0:46:47 > 0:46:51with a reserve at 200, if you're happy with that?
0:46:53 > 0:46:58If it was a... If it was a flintlock we'd be looking at £400 to £600.
0:46:58 > 0:47:02If the reserve is definitely 200, yes.
0:47:02 > 0:47:04- Happy with that?- Yes.
0:47:04 > 0:47:06- Sure?- Yes.
0:47:06 > 0:47:09I'd like to see it do the top end, I really would.
0:47:09 > 0:47:11So would I.
0:47:19 > 0:47:20Hello, Christine.
0:47:20 > 0:47:22- Good afternoon. - I'm charmed to meet you.
0:47:22 > 0:47:25And you've brought a lovely, charming little object in.
0:47:25 > 0:47:28Has it been in your family long?
0:47:28 > 0:47:31No, I've had it for about 26 years, hidden away in a cupboard.
0:47:31 > 0:47:37It was left to me by an elderly friend and I haven't thought any
0:47:37 > 0:47:40more about it until recently and wondered if there was any value.
0:47:40 > 0:47:43So, you saw that we were coming here today and you thought you'd
0:47:43 > 0:47:47- wander in with a few items and let us have a look?- That's right.
0:47:47 > 0:47:52Wonderful. I'm so glad you did, because actually it's quite an exciting little carriage timepiece.
0:47:52 > 0:47:55- Is it?- Yes, it's got a very typical French movement,
0:47:55 > 0:48:00but it's encased in this wonderful exuberant case,
0:48:00 > 0:48:03- which is hallmarked silver... - It is silver?- ..for London 1915.
0:48:03 > 0:48:05- Right.- And you...
0:48:05 > 0:48:08Can you imagine at the time we were just starting the Great War?
0:48:08 > 0:48:12- Yes.- 1914. But still, in the fashionable houses of London
0:48:12 > 0:48:16and the rest of the country, when you went to stay with friends,
0:48:16 > 0:48:20you packed up your own little bedroom timepieces.
0:48:20 > 0:48:23- Ladies would have these to take with them...- Oh, right.
0:48:23 > 0:48:27And they would have them in their rooms, so you'd take the possessions with you.
0:48:27 > 0:48:30I love that we've got all these scrolls here and little
0:48:30 > 0:48:33- floral swags and things. - It's pretty, isn't it?
0:48:33 > 0:48:36It's a beautiful little thing. Raised on these lovely little feet.
0:48:36 > 0:48:43- There's a little dent here or there, but I think, you know, considering it's nearly 100 years old...- Quite.
0:48:43 > 0:48:47I think we can forgive that. I've got a few dents and I'm nowhere near 100 yet.
0:48:47 > 0:48:50I love these little things and they're very popular at auction now.
0:48:50 > 0:48:54I mean, sometimes they're very plain or sometimes you can have them with enamelling on them.
0:48:54 > 0:48:59It's very much a Victorian style, before the Art Deco period,
0:48:59 > 0:49:01- when things became a lot more angular.- Right.
0:49:01 > 0:49:05And we're just after the Art Nouveaux period, where things were much more organic.
0:49:05 > 0:49:09But I'm loving it. What do you think the value might be?
0:49:09 > 0:49:11No idea, really.
0:49:11 > 0:49:17I think if we put it into auction, say at £120 to £180.
0:49:17 > 0:49:22- Right.- And maybe put the reserve at 100, but I think it'll probably make a bit more than that.
0:49:22 > 0:49:24- Would you be happy if we did that? - Yes, fine.
0:49:24 > 0:49:28If we got a good price, would you do anything in particular with the money?
0:49:28 > 0:49:30Yes, I would give it to ShelterBox.
0:49:30 > 0:49:33- To?- ShelterBox? Which is a charity that was set up in Helston
0:49:33 > 0:49:37by the Rotary Club and these ShelterBoxes go all over the world,
0:49:37 > 0:49:40- where there have been terrible disasters...- Oh, wonderful.
0:49:40 > 0:49:45- It holds everything that would help a family in distress... - Oh, wonderful.
0:49:45 > 0:49:47- ..that have lost their homes. - What a lovely idea.
0:49:47 > 0:49:50- I hope that it makes good money. - We'll keep our fingers crossed.
0:49:50 > 0:49:54- Lovely to meet you, Christine. Thank you so much.- Thank you.
0:49:54 > 0:49:59So, there we have it, our remaining three lots for auction.
0:49:59 > 0:50:04Cecilia spotted a great bargain, when she snapped up this Fred Yates painting at auction.
0:50:04 > 0:50:07But will she get the kind of return she's hoping for?
0:50:09 > 0:50:12And Prue is hoping her pistol will make a big noise at auction.
0:50:15 > 0:50:19This unusual American compact, given to Anthea by a family friend.
0:50:22 > 0:50:25And, finally, Christine's elegant little timepiece.
0:50:27 > 0:50:31We've brought our items here, to Jefferys Auctions in Lostwithiel.
0:50:31 > 0:50:35It's a small, but popular, auction room and today is no exception. It's heaving!
0:50:35 > 0:50:39But before the sale got underway, I was able to have a chat
0:50:39 > 0:50:42with auctioneer, Ian Morris, about Cecilia's painting.
0:50:44 > 0:50:48Fred Yates. You're a Cornishman, you've got to like this,
0:50:48 > 0:50:51because Fred was a local boy. Sadly, he's passed away now.
0:50:51 > 0:50:56We've got a valuation of £1,000 to £1,500 on this, with a fixed reserve of 900.
0:50:57 > 0:51:02That, if it came to the saleroom, is the kind of area I would like it to be in.
0:51:02 > 0:51:06- Now, unfortunately, I spoke to Cecilia since...- Yeah.
0:51:06 > 0:51:12- Maybe wished not to sell it and... - She's put the reserve up?
0:51:12 > 0:51:16- Put the reserve up. - To what?- To £2,200.- Cor!
0:51:16 > 0:51:19- That's a lot. That's a big jump, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:51:19 > 0:51:22She lives in Fowey, it's a Fowey scene. It would be hard to replace.
0:51:22 > 0:51:26Erm...I think, because it's a local view, because it's a local artist,
0:51:26 > 0:51:30we've got an outside chance, but it will take a lot of selling.
0:51:30 > 0:51:33It sounds like it's going to struggle, doesn't it, really?
0:51:33 > 0:51:36- 2,200...- Yeah.- ..is a lot of money. It's a lot of money.
0:51:36 > 0:51:38It is. Since his demise, obviously,
0:51:38 > 0:51:41his work has increased steadily and
0:51:41 > 0:51:46we see a number of his works now making 1,500 to 2,500. Let's hope it's a good day.
0:51:46 > 0:51:51I hope so. You never know, there could be a lot of local interest in it, something somebody wants.
0:51:51 > 0:51:53Somebody like Cecilia may have that view.
0:51:53 > 0:51:58Fowey is a good area and there is money around and if people would like the view and like the artist
0:51:58 > 0:52:00it would probably be no problem to them.
0:52:00 > 0:52:03- OK. Good luck. - I think I'll need it for that one!
0:52:05 > 0:52:10Well, we'll find out whether she was right later, but now it's time to auction off our first lot.
0:52:10 > 0:52:12However, there is a little problem.
0:52:14 > 0:52:17I'm getting a bit worried, because next up we've got Christine.
0:52:17 > 0:52:21Her little Edwardian travelling clock is going,
0:52:21 > 0:52:24but unless she walks in right now, she's going to miss this.
0:52:24 > 0:52:29We do have Mark Stacey, our expert, here who's put a value of what, about 150 to 180 on this?
0:52:29 > 0:52:31Absolutely. A pretty little thing.
0:52:31 > 0:52:36It's a shame she's not here. I'm sure it's going to make that estimate, if not a little bit more,
0:52:36 > 0:52:38because it's a nice, honest little object.
0:52:38 > 0:52:40A lot of silver here, so fingers crossed,
0:52:40 > 0:52:42this is going to fly out of the room.
0:52:42 > 0:52:44Lot 702, there. It's the silver-cased clock
0:52:44 > 0:52:46with foliate decoration.
0:52:46 > 0:52:49Can I say £100 away? £100? £80 away?
0:52:49 > 0:52:52£50, I'm bid. At 50. 60. 70.
0:52:52 > 0:52:54- At £70, I'm bid.- Come on, it should be a bit more than that!
0:52:54 > 0:52:56- At £70.- Come on.- At 80. 90.
0:52:56 > 0:52:59Is it 100? At £100, the bid's to my left. 110.
0:52:59 > 0:53:02110. 120. 130.
0:53:02 > 0:53:04140. At 140, there.
0:53:04 > 0:53:06- Oh, that's all right, 140.- £140.
0:53:06 > 0:53:10Mid-estimate, well done. Christine will be pleased.
0:53:13 > 0:53:16Just when we thought we'd have to break the news to her by phone...
0:53:16 > 0:53:18Christine.
0:53:18 > 0:53:21- Hello.- Here she is. Where were you? You've missed your lot.
0:53:21 > 0:53:23Oh, I was a little bit late.
0:53:23 > 0:53:25I went up to the daughter's, just to have a rest.
0:53:25 > 0:53:28- Does she live up the road? - Yes, not far away.
0:53:28 > 0:53:30- Do you want the good news? - Yes, please.
0:53:30 > 0:53:32- Go on, tell her, Mark.- £140.
0:53:32 > 0:53:34Oh, that's very good. And that's going to ShelterBox, as well.
0:53:34 > 0:53:36Wonderful.
0:53:37 > 0:53:39At 340. 360? 360's bid.
0:53:41 > 0:53:44It's my turn to be the expert now and I'm in the firing line
0:53:44 > 0:53:48because up next we've got the percussion cap pistol. Early 19th century one.
0:53:48 > 0:53:52It belongs to Prue and, hopefully, for not much longer.
0:53:52 > 0:53:55Now, I know we said at the valuation day around £200 to £300.
0:53:55 > 0:53:57That's what I'd like to see.
0:53:57 > 0:54:00We've got a reserve of £200 and I know you've had a chat
0:54:00 > 0:54:04to the auctioneer and you've dropped the reserve back a bit to 150.
0:54:04 > 0:54:06I'm still hoping for the 200 to 300.
0:54:06 > 0:54:09- So am I.- That's what I want.
0:54:09 > 0:54:17I'm afraid it does stand alone. I've looked in the saleroom today, there are no other weapons or militaria.
0:54:17 > 0:54:20So, fingers crossed it's been spotted, that's all I can say.
0:54:20 > 0:54:22Lot 285, there.
0:54:22 > 0:54:25It's the early 19th century percussion large-bore pistol.
0:54:25 > 0:54:28I have four bids on this and I've got to start it at £280.
0:54:28 > 0:54:31- There you go. - Great! Wonderful!- At 280. 280.
0:54:31 > 0:54:34300 now? At 280. At 280. 300 or not?
0:54:34 > 0:54:36At 280. 300 or not?
0:54:36 > 0:54:38300 there. 320. 340. 340 with you.
0:54:38 > 0:54:43I'm now out. At 340. 360? 360. 380?
0:54:43 > 0:54:48380. 400. 420? 420. 440? 440. 460?
0:54:48 > 0:54:49At 440. 460 or not. At £440.
0:54:49 > 0:54:52At £440.
0:54:52 > 0:54:54Brilliant! Well done.
0:54:54 > 0:54:56- That's OK.- Thank you very much indeed.- I was a bit...
0:54:56 > 0:55:02- I was a bit disappointed when you said it would only do 150, the auctioneer said.- So was I.
0:55:02 > 0:55:08But, you know, on a good day... On a good day that would make good money because the condition is exceptional
0:55:08 > 0:55:09and three or four people thought that.
0:55:09 > 0:55:13- Well, it certainly went with a bang rather than a dead squid!- Damp squib!
0:55:13 > 0:55:1675. At 75. The bid's at the back there.
0:55:16 > 0:55:19At 75. 80 now? At £75.
0:55:19 > 0:55:23Right now, something for the girls. It's the lovely American compact.
0:55:23 > 0:55:27It belongs to Anthea and I know you zoomed in on this at the valuation day.
0:55:27 > 0:55:28I did, I did. It is right up my street.
0:55:28 > 0:55:30You'd like to own that.
0:55:30 > 0:55:32How long have you had the compact?
0:55:32 > 0:55:34Probably about 15 years or so.
0:55:34 > 0:55:36And where's it been? Just...
0:55:36 > 0:55:38- In a drawer.- In a drawer.
0:55:38 > 0:55:40- Criminal! - It is, isn't it?- I know.- It is, yes.
0:55:40 > 0:55:43- But then that's why it's in that lovely condition.- It is, yes.
0:55:43 > 0:55:47It's going to go today, isn't it? It's a real collectable. Here we go.
0:55:47 > 0:55:49The USA compact there in the form of a lady's hand.
0:55:49 > 0:55:52- Can I say £80 away? £50 away? - Come on, where are the ladies?
0:55:52 > 0:55:53At £40 I'm bid.
0:55:53 > 0:55:56I'll take five to get on. At £40 I'm bid. 45. £50. 55.
0:55:56 > 0:55:59£60. 65. £70. At £70 seated.
0:55:59 > 0:56:01At £70 the bid. I'll take five.
0:56:01 > 0:56:04- Oh, come on, a bit more. - At £70 then seated. At £70.
0:56:04 > 0:56:07- Oh, well, it made its money, reserve.- Yeah.
0:56:07 > 0:56:09- Just on the reserve.- Yeah.
0:56:09 > 0:56:11I thought it'd make more cos of the condition, but...
0:56:11 > 0:56:13- Yeah.- There you go.
0:56:13 > 0:56:15- You never know.- It's gone.- It's gone.
0:56:15 > 0:56:18- It's out of the drawer and it's gone.- Yes.
0:56:19 > 0:56:21660. 680.
0:56:21 > 0:56:25700. 720. 750. 780. 800.
0:56:25 > 0:56:28820. 850. 880. 900.
0:56:28 > 0:56:29At £900.
0:56:29 > 0:56:33One of my favourite artists, Fred Yates, that's on the bill now
0:56:33 > 0:56:36and lots of local Cornish interest I would imagine, Cecilia.
0:56:36 > 0:56:41- Yes.- Now, we had a valuation put on by Mark, our expert, of about 1,000 to 1,500.
0:56:41 > 0:56:43- That's right, Paul. - That's right, isn't it?
0:56:43 > 0:56:47- But I know since the valuation day you've had a chat to Ian, the auctioneer.- I have.
0:56:47 > 0:56:48- You rang him up...- Yes.
0:56:48 > 0:56:51- And you've now put... - Two and a half.
0:56:51 > 0:56:55- ..the reserve up...- Yes.- ..to 2,200. - 2,200, yes.
0:56:55 > 0:56:58Right, did you think we undervalued it slightly?
0:56:58 > 0:57:01- I did.- Hopefully, you can prove us wrong and we can go home with our...
0:57:01 > 0:57:02I'm not unhappy to take it home.
0:57:02 > 0:57:05I gathered that. You've protected it with a fixed reserve.
0:57:05 > 0:57:10We need 2,200 right now before this painting leaves the room.
0:57:10 > 0:57:11Let's find out who wants it, shall we?
0:57:11 > 0:57:14Fred Yates, signed oil on canvas there.
0:57:14 > 0:57:15Can I say £1,000 to start?
0:57:15 > 0:57:19At £1,000. I'll take 1,100 now. At £1,000. At 1,000.
0:57:19 > 0:57:211,100. 1,200. 1,300.
0:57:21 > 0:57:231,400. 1,500.
0:57:23 > 0:57:251,600. 1,600 with me.
0:57:25 > 0:57:27At 1,600. 17 now. At 1,600.
0:57:27 > 0:57:291,700. At 1,700. At 1,700.
0:57:29 > 0:57:33My bid's out on the book at 1,700. 1,800.
0:57:33 > 0:57:34At 1,800. 1,900. 2,000?
0:57:34 > 0:57:362,000.
0:57:36 > 0:57:40At 21. 22? 22. 23? At £2,200.
0:57:40 > 0:57:41You were right!
0:57:41 > 0:57:43At 2,200. 23 or not?
0:57:43 > 0:57:45- Cecilia!- £2,200.
0:57:45 > 0:57:472,200 you were right.
0:57:47 > 0:57:51Lots of local interest, that's what it's all about, isn't it?
0:57:51 > 0:57:52Well, there we are. You see...
0:57:52 > 0:57:55- Mr Meanie!- No!- No, I was with you, I agreed with you.
0:57:55 > 0:57:57But also I think we would have got that anyway...
0:57:57 > 0:58:00- Yes, of course.- With an estimate of 1,000 to 1,500.
0:58:00 > 0:58:04- Yeah.- But I do understand from the vendor's point of view you have to satisfy your own...
0:58:04 > 0:58:08- Interest and your curiosity. - Absolutely.- Protect your goods. - Absolutely.
0:58:08 > 0:58:10That's what it's all about and you've done that!
0:58:10 > 0:58:13There's commission to pay, but what will you put the money towards?
0:58:13 > 0:58:17I'll probably go and have a good time. Monte Carlo, perhaps?
0:58:17 > 0:58:22- Would you?- Maybe I'll make lots of money!- Oh, wow! We've had a great time here.
0:58:22 > 0:58:24I hope you've enjoyed watching the show, as well.
0:58:24 > 0:58:27Sadly, this is it from Lostwithiel in Cornwall.
0:58:27 > 0:58:29Until the next time, see you soon.
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