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We're in a Scottish town most people associate with a football club.

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Welcome to Flog It!, from Kilmarnock!

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CHEERING

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We're at the Palace Theatre

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and there is a massive crowd gathering,

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all laden with antiques and collectables.

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-Are they any Kilmarnock supporters here?

-Yes!

-Yes! That is good news.

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Our two experts today are James Lewis and David Fletcher,

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and let's hope they're big fans of what this lot have brought along.

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In fact, we're going to find out when we get inside.

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It's now 9:30 and it's time to kick off.

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And before full time, there's plenty of excitement to come.

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We've got girl power at the auction.

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as "Flog It!" favourite Anita Manning and her daughter Lala

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team up with some great results.

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With Lala on the phone at £210.

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Brilliant. We're smashing our targets.

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So let's get cracking with the first item of the day, and James is kicking off.

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LAUGHTER

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Kate, tell me, are you a great snuff-taker?

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-I certainly am not, no!

-No?

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You don't have the brown stains on your upper lip that give it away?

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I hope not.

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So what are you doing with a snuff box?

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Well, this snuff box was passed down to me from my parents.

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My memory of it is my mother, who was a very keen floral arranger,

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-making lovely miniature arrangements in it.

-Oh, really?

-Yes.

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She used to go to rural competitions and things like that

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and always wanted to do well.

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But that's my memory of it and ever since I've had it,

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-it's been sitting in a cabinet doing very little.

-Ah.

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I thought, "I'll bring it along, see what you can tell me about it."

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I love it. One of the main reasons why I love it

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-is because it's so plain, so simple.

-Yes.

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It's engine-turned in bands, very plain, simple designs.

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And we've got this engine-turning on the sides all the way round

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and underneath.

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And what's slightly unusual is you would normally find

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what we call a cartouche, a little plain area

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where the owner can engrave their initials or their crest

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or their family coat of arms.

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-On this one, there's nowhere for that.

-There's nothing like that, no.

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So if we open it up...

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Lovely. Silver-gilt inside.

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That prevents the acid in the snuff attacking the silver and reacting,

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and making the silver turn green.

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We've got a nice, clear set of hallmarks.

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WT for the maker,

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the lion passant, which is the mark for English silver,

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the leopard's head with the crown, which is the mark for London.

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The head of George III, which means the duty or the tax has been paid on the silver,

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and a date letter there, which is the R for 1811, 1812.

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-Oh, right.

-A really nice early one.

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I didn't realise it was as old as that.

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-200 years.

-Nearly 200 years old.

-Yes.

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-What do you think it's worth?

-Actually, I haven't a clue, really, to be quite honest.

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Obviously it's silver, so would it be about £100?

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Shall we swap seats?

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-You're spot-on.

-Really?

-Yes.

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-Am I?

-Yes.

-I hadn't a clue! Is that right? Oh, well.

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It's a predictably boring auctioneer's estimate of £80-£120.

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-Is it? Uh-huh.

-£100 is spot-on.

-Well, that sounds very good.

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-Yeah? Is that all right?

-Yes, absolutely.

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-Protect it with a reserve. £80 as a reserve?

-That sounds fine.

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If it doesn't make that, you can take it home

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-and do flower arrangements again.

-I can't, really.

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You need a bit of training for that.

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-Hello, Alexandra.

-Oh, call me Sandra.

-Sandra?

-Yes.

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-OK. Don't you like Alexandra?

-No, that's my Sunday name.

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Your Sunday name, OK.

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-As this isn't Sunday, I will call you Sandra.

-Thank you.

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Welcome. I love this. What can you tell me about it?

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Well, it's a family piece.

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It's been in the family for as long as I can remember

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and it always intrigued me because of its odd shape.

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I always thought it was the "gone-wrong" jug

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because of its back - it wasn't round.

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Yes, you're right. One side has been almost shaved off, hasn't it?

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-Do you know where it was made?

-I think it was Royal Worcester.

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Absolutely right.

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-I'm sure you've looked underneath.

-Yes.

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You can learn so much about Royal Worcester by doing just that.

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The Royal Worcester mark is a printed mark

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and it has a series of dots.

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The first dot appears in 1892

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and the second dot, 1893, and so on.

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As we can see, this has two dots, so that makes 1893.

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-Right.

-Late Victorian, in other words.

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And what's more, by looking at this, we have the shape,

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we can identify the shape as well.

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-That 1094 is the shape number.

-Right.

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That shape number was available in various sizes.

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-It was a very popular shape number. I know you don't like it.

-No.

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But the Victorians did.

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The decoration is hand-painted

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but it's hand-painted over a transfer print,

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and it meant that the person who was painting the pattern

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didn't have to be quite as talented

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as they might have had to have been had they been working freehand.

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OK, it's now my job to tell you what I think it might make

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and I would estimate this at between

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-£50 and £80.

-Mm-hm.

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To safeguard it, I think we should put a reserve of £50 on it.

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I'm quite happy with that.

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And let's hope there are more people out there who, unlike you,

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-do like this...

-Gone-wrong jug.

-..gone-wrong jug more than you do.

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Look what I've found - some bloomers.

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Or ladies' undergarments.

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-They're early 20th century, those ones. They're machine-made.

-Yeah.

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-You actually make lace, don't you?

-I do make lace, yes.

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-How did that come about?

-It was a family holiday we took some years ago

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in Loughborough University.

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They did summer schools and I had a choice between

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violin-making or lace-making.

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-I chose the lace-making.

-Is it a hobby or a profession?

-A hobby.

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You can't make money at it, it's just...

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I know the ladies in Bruges, over in Belgium,

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that's the centre of excellence for lace-making, as far as I'm concerned,

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-and you can still see those sweet old ladies sitting outside their cottages.

-Oh, yes.

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Tourist pieces but nevertheless.

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I mean, my eye gravitates towards that piece

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because that looks handmade.

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-Yes, that's Brussels lace.

-That's Brussels, is it?

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-Any damage?

-Yes, there is some.

-Oh, is there?

-Yes.

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But it's been beautifully repaired at some point.

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-Oh, gosh.

-It's quite large, this one.

-It is, yeah. It's quite a big one.

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Look at that.

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It's been beautifully patched, if I can find it.

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-And that's all handmade, isn't it?

-Yes.

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The netting is machine-made, I'm almost certain.

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But these will be handmade. You can see it's been appliqued onto the net.

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-You can see the netting at the back.

-How did you come by this?

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I think it was a collectors' fair.

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I found it in a box and the woman said, "I'm awfully sorry,

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"I'll need to charge you £12 for it."

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And I said, "Yes, please."

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-Yes! You couldn't give her the money fast enough.

-No, no.

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This is a late Victorian piece. This is very, very nice.

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-Oh, there's one patch, there. You see how it's been mended?

-Oh, yes.

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-Isn't that beautiful?

-That's quite skilfully done.

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-I think there's a fair bit of value in that one alone.

-That's good.

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-So that's good news, isn't it?

-More than my £12.

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-What else have we got?

-This is a machine-made shawl,

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-which put the handmade lace-makers out of work, more or less.

-Yeah.

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-You can see it's flatter.

-It's busier.

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Yeah, there's a lot more in it.

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It's flatter and it doesn't have the life that the home-made one does.

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There's no lift from the extra thread,

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just the continuous going over

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-and fattening up certain pieces.

-Yeah.

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So we've got the bloomers, we've got a lovely bit of handmade work,

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some machine work, there.

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Any idea of the combined value?

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I've no idea because it's not something I've bought for...

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-Investment.

-..investment.

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It's just something I've acquired, mostly.

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-Well, I think that's your key factor...

-Uh-huh. Yeah.

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..that handmade shawl, really.

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And that will help get the rest away. There's some fun items.

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How about giving them a value of £75 to £100?

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I'm surprised. That's much more than I would have thought, actually.

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Well, I think there'll be textile dealers and collectors there

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and it's a lot they will be interested in.

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Let's put it in with a value of £75-£100,

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-with 10% discretion on the 75.

-That sounds fine to me.

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-There's something for everybody here.

-Good.

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Frank, tell me, that is a really dainty, feminine watch

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for a bloke like you to have here at Flog It!

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-How come you've got it?

-Well, I was given it from an aunt and uncle from the States

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about 20, 25 years ago.

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And they're no longers with me

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but that's one of the things they gave me when I visited them over there.

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Ah. Well, it's a lovely quality watch

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and the first thing that strikes me is this wonderful enamelling

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on the wires. We've got swallow-tailed birds.

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They're meant to be swallows

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but they're artist's impressions of swallows, I think,

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resting on their telegraph wires.

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And right in the centre of these swallows

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we've got two old, brilliant-cut stones.

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They're certainly diamonds, beautifully mounted.

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If we open it up... Lovely.

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-You say you brought it back from America. It's an American watch.

-Yeah.

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It's by the Elgin watch company, based in Illinois.

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Elgin were the probably the leading exporters

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-of pocket watches from America...

-OK.

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..into Europe in the early part of the 20th century.

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This is a lovely quality one. 14-carat gold, made in America.

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The case is American, as well as the movement.

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One of the good things about Elgin, they were established in 1864,

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and one of the things that they did, they numbered every single watch

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and if we look in the back here, we've got the serial number 5714662.

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That will tell us the exact date that this watch was made,

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and it's somewhere between 1890 and 1895,

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somewhere around there.

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So it's a very pretty little thing.

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Now, value. Any ideas?

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Not got a clue.

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-I think the right auction estimate would be 300-400.

-Yeah?

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I think and I hope it'll make the top end.

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We need to think about a reserve to protect it. Is 300 OK?

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-Yeah, that's fine.

-Yeah? 300 reserve, 300-400 estimate -

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-let's see what it does.

-That's great. Thank you.

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We've been working flat-out this morning,

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we've found our first few items

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and everybody has enjoyed themselves.

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It's time to go to the auction room, so while we make our way there,

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we'll leave you with a casting list of our star performers.

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This 19th-century silver snuff box caught James' eye

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and it looks like he met his match with its owner, Kate.

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-What do you think it's worth?

-Would it be about £100?

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Shall we swap seats? You're spot-on.

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-Really?

-Yeah.

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Let's hope it all goes right with Sandra's gone-wrong jug,

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the oddly shaped piece of Royal Worcester,

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valued at £50-£80.

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I've been checking out Hazel's drawers.

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Look what I've found. Some bloomers.

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Or ladies' undergarments.

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Her drawers full of vintage lace and other textiles, that is,

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and I think she could stitch up £75-£100.

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And James loves Frank's early 20th-century hunter watch.

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Let's hope they love it enough at the auction

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to pay his £300-£400 estimate.

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All those items could get a flying start

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at Great Western Auctions in Glasgow

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because today we have Anita Manning wielding the gavel.

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200.

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There is around about 800 lots in today's sale,

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so we'd better get started.

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Time's up for the gold half hunter pocket watch belonging to Frank,

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who's brought his son Greg along. How old are you, Greg?

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-Are you going to speak?

-Come on, we've been practising this.

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-Two!

-Three.

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-Three!

-Three! That did the trick, James. He's three.

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We're looking at £300-£400 for the half hunter.

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-It is quality.

-Lovely quality, great enamel work. A lovely watch.

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It's something that if you pick up, you don't want to put down.

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Hopefully, it's been viewed here, people have been picking it up,

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going, "Ooh, ooh. I might have a go on this. It feels good."

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If it feels good, we've sold it.

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Lot 80, ladies and gentlemen.

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That's the bonniest little fob watch that I've seen in a long time.

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Will you start me at two? 200 bid.

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200, 200. 210?

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With Lala on the phone at £210.

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220, 230.

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240, 250.

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260, 270.

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280, 290.

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300.

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300. All done at 300? 300...

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-Hooray. Well done.

-Just. £300, Frank.

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-That was your first auction and you sold something.

-Yes.

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And you've got a daughter as well. What's her name?

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-Natalie.

-Natalie. That's a gorgeous name.

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So are both the kiddies going to have something out of this?

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-Oh, probably, yeah.

-And Mum and Dad.

-Yes, of course.

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Ah, well, it was a family treasure. Thank you for coming in.

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90, 100.

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110.

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It's the Royal Worcester jug, belongs to Sandra,

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and we've got £50-£80 on this, which is not a great deal of money.

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It's a top name. It's been in the family a long time.

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I think it was my cousin's and my aunt's before that.

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You've all passed it around and had pleasure with it.

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-Why is it time to go now, though?

-It doesn't do anything.

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-You don't like it.

-I don't DISLIKE it.

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-Whether you like Royal Worcester or not, it is as good as ceramic art gets.

-Yes.

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It's beautifully potted, lovely, fine quality.

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-Somebody out there will love this.

-Hopefully.

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There's always a buyer for something and they will be paying £80.

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It's going now under the hammer now. This is it. Good luck.

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Lot 553 is the Royal Worcester, ivory ground, flat-back jug.

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Can we say £100? 100? 80?

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60?

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30?

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£30. 30 bid. 40, 50, 60.

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-£60.

-Come on.

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70, fresh bidder.

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-80. Fresh bidder again.

-Yes.

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At £80. With you, sir, at £80.

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All done at £80? £80...

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Yes! What did I say? 80! It was bang-on.

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You're a far better valuer than I am! I just said 50 to 80.

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-It was a pure guess. I just opened my mouth.

-Honest.

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-Hey, that was a good result.

-Not bad.

-There is commission to pay.

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-What are you going to put the rest of the money towards?

-A willow tree.

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-A willow tree!

-Yes.

-Ah!

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200, 210, 220.

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220. Any advance on 220?

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230.

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This next lot should be a pinch, shouldn't it, at £80-£120?

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-Kate's solid silver snuff box.

-Yes.

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Why are you selling this?

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Well, this snuff box has been sitting in my cabinet in the lounge for many years

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and it's gathering dust, basically, so I think it's time to sell it.

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Well, I know we need top money because at the valuation day, you both discussed

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-the proceeds of the sale were going towards a painting.

-That's right.

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So what's this painting? Is it something you're buying in auction?

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No, it's a local artist from Girvan, James Harrigan.

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He does lovely paintings of the West Coast,

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of Arran and Ailsa Craig, so I'm hoping to put it towards that.

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147 is this. Now, it's George III, it's a silver snuff box

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with engine-turned decoration, and it's London, 1812.

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Georgian snuff box in mint condition.

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Start me at £100. 100?

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50, then? 50 bid.

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50, 60, 70.

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80, 90.

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-100.

-We're getting there.

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110, 120.

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120 on the floor for the Georgian snuff box.

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Any advance on £120?

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All done at 120? 120.

0:17:100:17:12

-Well, that's great news. There's commission to pay...

-Right.

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-..but it's something towards that painting.

-I'm delighted.

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-My first auction experience of an auction so I'm thrilled.

-Oh, is it?

-Yes, yes!

0:17:190:17:23

-Oh, good for you. Keep coming back.

-I certainly will.

0:17:230:17:26

I need to sell some more things to get this painting.

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£90.

0:17:320:17:34

1152.

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Hopefully Anita can weave some magic on this next lot

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because it's Hazel's textiles, some wonderful items of lace,

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with a valuation is £75-£100.

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I don't know how heavily this has been viewed and if it's anybody's cup of tea here

0:17:450:17:50

and Anita hasn't said anything to me, so it's a stab in the dark.

0:17:500:17:54

-But it's a packed auction room, so fingers crossed.

-Yeah.

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266, ladies and gentlemen,

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a lot comprising various lace shawls, bonnets, etc.

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It's a super collection of hand-embroidered Victorian clothes.

0:18:040:18:10

Can we say £200?

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£100, surely, ladies and gentlemen?

0:18:130:18:15

£100? 50, then?

0:18:150:18:18

50? 50 bid. Any advance on 50? 60.

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70, 80.

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90. £90.

0:18:230:18:25

Any advance on £90?

0:18:250:18:27

All done at £90. £90...

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It's sold. I got very nervous to start with

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because it's the only textiles here. How will you spend the money?

0:18:330:18:37

I'm going to buy some commemorative bobbins with "I flogged it" on them.

0:18:370:18:41

-Thank you, Hazel. Bye-bye.

-Bye.

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Well, that's the end of our first visit to today's auction.

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Later on, there are plenty more antiques to go under the hammer,

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so there are more surprises to come.

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That last lot gave me a great idea.

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I'm going to nip off to Kilmarnock and visit a place called Newmilns.

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Strangely enough, it's the oldest surviving lace-making factory in the world.

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These machines have been making lace for over 100 years.

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They helped established the Irvine valley in Ayrshire

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as the world centre of Nottingham lace.

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And little has changed from the days when thousands of local people

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worked in 39 such factories up and down the valley.

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This company, Morton Young & Borland, was founded

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by three Scots gentlemen in the early 1900s

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and it's the only one of those lace factories still in production.

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These machines run from six o'clock in the morning

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until ten o'clock at night, turning out lace.

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That's a long shift. It's industry working at full tilt.

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It almost takes me back to the Industrial Revolution,

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where the whole nation is driving forwards.

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And what a racket! Let's get them turned off and go and have a chat to the boss.

0:19:540:19:58

-Scott.

-How are you doing, Paul?

-Thank you for talking to me.

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So your grandmother was in the industry all her life?

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She worked as a Madras weaver for many years in the industry

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and at that time, they could flit between different factories

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because there were many factories in that line of business.

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Why did Nottingham lace move to Kilmarnock? What was the reason?

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There's always been a tradition of hand-loom weaving in the valley,

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right from the 1700s,

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and then the Nottingham lace-makers had a good industry in Nottingham

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in the 1850s, 1860s.

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So when the power looms started,

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Alexander Morton brought the first loom to Darvel in 1876,

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and since then, the business just snowballed.

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So what was the demise over the years, then?

0:20:500:20:52

Why is there only one left?

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The demise has been the introduction, possibly, of the polyester

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and high-speed looms from Germany in the '50s and '60s.

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And then people's attitude to furnishings changed.

0:21:010:21:05

They wanted a lot more easy-care fabrics for their windows.

0:21:050:21:08

It was a case of, with lace, it's very hard to maintain and wash

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and stretch back into shape,

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whereas the polyester, you washed it and hang straight back up.

0:21:140:21:17

-And the future of the company?

-The future is looking quite good.

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Obviously it's difficult times with the recession

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but hopefully we'll be here in another 100 years' time.

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It's a proud tradition.

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These are thought to be members of the three founding families,

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posing in the early 1900s with outfits made from the company's own lace.

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Today, Morton Young & Borland still export lace around the world

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and keep an archive of every one of the 20,000 designs they've produced

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in their 100-year history.

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They employ 65 people and there's plenty of work.

0:21:480:21:52

Back at the Palace Theatre, people are still flooding in

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with their collectables and antiques. Next in line is Janet.

0:22:020:22:06

-Hello, Janet.

-Hi.

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She's brought in a trio of delights for David to have a look at.

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What have you brought here for us today?

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Well, that's two Edwardian brooches and a necklace.

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-Do you not wear these?

-No, I haven't worn them for a long time.

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Right. It's a shame that people don't wear jewellery like this.

0:22:220:22:27

I think you wouldn't even have gone out to the shops without putting your jewellery on in 1900.

0:22:270:22:32

Of course, today we don't think about doing that.

0:22:320:22:35

We'll go out to dinner and we'll leave our jewellery behind.

0:22:350:22:38

Erm... Three charming pieces.

0:22:380:22:41

Stylistically, each one is quite different.

0:22:410:22:45

I think the piece I prefer is this brooch here,

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which is in the, or at least refers a bit to, the Art Nouveau style.

0:22:480:22:52

You know, that style which is characterised by whiplash forms

0:22:520:22:57

and extended tendril forms.

0:22:570:22:59

So this is, broadly speaking, in the Art Nouveau style.

0:22:590:23:03

The star brooch set with pearls,

0:23:030:23:06

which ascend from the tips of the star up to the centre.

0:23:060:23:10

And this is hallmarked,

0:23:100:23:13

nine-carat gold.

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And I think most interesting of all is the chain,

0:23:150:23:19

which is fastened by a nine-carat gold clip

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-but which tests as 18-carat gold.

-Yes.

0:23:240:23:27

This is hollow gold, so it's actually quite light, as you know.

0:23:270:23:30

And it seems that this started out life as a belcher.

0:23:300:23:34

-Do you know what a belcher is?

-No.

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A belcher is a long, decorative chain

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that would have been worn perhaps looped twice round a lady's neck,

0:23:410:23:44

you know, just to give some impact.

0:23:440:23:47

It would have been a most impressive piece of jewellery to be wearing.

0:23:470:23:51

This is a belcher that's been cut down.

0:23:510:23:53

It's been converted to a small necklace.

0:23:530:23:57

Now, as far as values are concerned, the Art Nouveau piece

0:23:570:24:01

with the moonstone and ivory terminals

0:24:010:24:05

-I think is worth between £30 and £50.

-Mm-hm.

0:24:050:24:08

The star brooch, another £30-£50,

0:24:080:24:12

and I would place an estimate of £70-£100

0:24:120:24:17

on the necklace stroke reduced belcher.

0:24:170:24:22

And I think they should be offered as one lot

0:24:220:24:25

-at an estimate of £130 to £200...

-OK.

-..with a reserve of £130.

0:24:250:24:31

And with luck and a following wind, they might make a bit more.

0:24:310:24:35

-How does that seem to you?

-Yeah, that sounds OK, yeah.

0:24:360:24:39

-Jolly good. We'll go for that, then. OK?

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

0:24:390:24:43

Elizabeth, I have to say, this brings back so many memories.

0:24:540:24:58

You know, going back 23, 24 years when I was a student.

0:24:580:25:02

I was actually training to be a vet at that time

0:25:020:25:04

but I went to a house sale in a place called Bingham where I was having my vet work experience,

0:25:040:25:10

and on the mantelpiece of this house sale

0:25:100:25:12

were a pair of vases just like this - Morris ware -

0:25:120:25:16

and I fell in love with them.

0:25:160:25:18

So, tell me, is this something that you've loved over the years?

0:25:180:25:21

-Yes, it was my mother's.

-Was it?

0:25:210:25:23

And she gave it to us because we liked it

0:25:230:25:27

-but I've got so many ornaments.

-Have you really?

-Yes.

0:25:270:25:30

Too many.

0:25:300:25:31

Isn't that a great shape? It's sort of a gourd shape, isn't it?

0:25:310:25:34

I love it.

0:25:340:25:36

I guess if you turn it over you've got the mark there.

0:25:360:25:39

Morris ware, S Hancock & Sons, Stoke-on-Trent,

0:25:390:25:42

-and Hancock & Sons became S Hancock & Sons in 1881.

-Mm-hm.

0:25:420:25:47

But this type of ware, Morris ware,

0:25:470:25:51

was designed by a chap called George Cartlidge

0:25:510:25:54

and he was working there from about 1910

0:25:540:25:57

up until the mid 1920s.

0:25:570:25:59

Is it something that you use? Do you keep flowers in it?

0:25:590:26:02

-You can't because, well, slight crack.

-A slight crack?

0:26:020:26:07

-Oh, yes.

-I don't use water in it. For dried flowers it's all right.

0:26:080:26:13

Dried flowers!

0:26:130:26:14

-You're trying to sell it again now, aren't you?

-I am.

0:26:140:26:16

-You've ruined it now!.

-You can put beautiful dried flowers in there.

0:26:160:26:20

We've got a crack that comes all the way down the side there.

0:26:200:26:23

-It's always had that, as far as I know.

-Yeah.

0:26:230:26:26

Oh. In perfect condition, it would be very, very saleable.

0:26:260:26:30

-Do you have any ideas on value?

-Not really, I didn't.

0:26:300:26:34

Because of the crack, I thought, well, obviously it might affect it.

0:26:340:26:38

It will affect it. It will significantly affect it.

0:26:380:26:40

-I think in perfect condition, it's £300-£500.

-Mm-hm.

0:26:400:26:44

-With the crack, around 100.

-Yeah.

0:26:440:26:47

-100 to 120, something like that.

-Yeah.

0:26:470:26:50

-Shall we put a reserve of 80?

-I wouldn't like it to go for less than that.

0:26:500:26:54

-Is that all right for you?

-Yes, no less than that.

-Fantastic.

0:26:540:26:57

David, it's very easy to talk about being privileged to see things

0:27:000:27:05

but it is the best collection of Mauchline ware I've ever seen.

0:27:050:27:11

Did your family have a connection with the Mauchline factory?

0:27:110:27:14

Yes, my father worked there for the first part of his working life.

0:27:140:27:19

And the collection was formed by him?

0:27:190:27:22

-No, it was inherited from his uncle.

-OK.

-It came to him when he died.

0:27:220:27:28

So in fact, Father inherited it and then I inherited it from my father.

0:27:280:27:32

Just quickly to explain, and we could spend a long time doing this,

0:27:320:27:36

but, broadly speaking, we have tartan ware,

0:27:360:27:40

which I think speaks for itself,

0:27:400:27:42

and boxes decorated in some other manner,

0:27:420:27:46

-some with transfer prints.

-Yes.

0:27:460:27:49

The Mauchline factory was established

0:27:490:27:52

in the early 19th century,

0:27:520:27:54

and in the early days, they hand-painted the tartan decoration

0:27:540:27:59

onto the boxes.

0:27:590:28:00

But at a later date, a method was invented whereby the tartan pattern

0:28:000:28:06

was transfer-printed onto a piece of paper

0:28:060:28:08

and the paper itself was glued to the wood,

0:28:080:28:11

which in every instance, I think, is sycamore.

0:28:110:28:14

In 1933, I think I'm right in saying, production ceased.

0:28:140:28:21

-Well, it didn't cease completely.

-No?

0:28:220:28:25

-But it dropped because of the fire, yeah.

-There was a fire?

0:28:250:28:31

-There was a fire.

-Was there?

0:28:310:28:32

I know that my father got in

0:28:320:28:35

-and got his tools out before...

-Did he?

-Yeah.

0:28:350:28:38

-Before the fire got too much of a hold.

-Right.

0:28:380:28:43

But I was only three at the time, so I can't tell you too much about that.

0:28:430:28:47

So it's partly folklore, as far as you're concerned,

0:28:470:28:50

but, as I say, the history of the firm runs in your blood,

0:28:500:28:55

by the sounds of it. What we've done, David,

0:28:550:28:57

is just think in terms of how we would lot this up.

0:28:570:29:00

I'll quickly go through that with you.

0:29:020:29:05

So I would suggest that these three tulip vases went in one lot.

0:29:050:29:10

This group here formed another lot.

0:29:100:29:13

Another group of smaller items over here.

0:29:130:29:16

Four boxes.

0:29:160:29:18

Two tartan ware boxes here.

0:29:180:29:20

A group of five boxes here

0:29:200:29:23

and we'd finish with this pair of spill vases here,

0:29:230:29:28

keeping back to offer on its own this early box here.

0:29:280:29:34

Having discussed how we would catalogue them,

0:29:340:29:37

I think the maximum estimate would be £1,500,

0:29:370:29:41

bottom estimate and reserve, I think, should be £1,000.

0:29:410:29:45

-Are you happy for us to go ahead?

-Yes, certainly.

-You're a star

0:29:450:29:49

and I'm sure it will do very well.

0:29:490:29:52

That's the business done here at the Palace Theatre in Kilmarnock.

0:29:520:29:55

Time to take those items to auction and count the cash.

0:29:550:29:58

Here's a run-down of what we're taking.

0:29:580:30:01

Janet's Edwardian jewellery doesn't really see the light of day much

0:30:020:30:06

as she doesn't wear them.

0:30:060:30:07

David thinks it's time to put them to work

0:30:070:30:09

and earn her £130-£200.

0:30:090:30:12

This gourd-shaped Morris ware vase has a hidden secret.

0:30:120:30:17

-Do you keep flowers in it?

-You can't cos, well, slight crack.

0:30:170:30:22

-Slight crack.

-But owner Elizabeth still thinks it has a use.

0:30:220:30:25

-For dried flowers it's all right.

-Dried flowers!

0:30:250:30:28

-You're trying to sell it again now, aren't you?

-Yes, I am!

0:30:280:30:31

And top of today's valuations,

0:30:310:30:33

25 items of quintessentially Scottish Mauchline ware.

0:30:330:30:36

I'll need my calculator ready

0:30:360:30:38

because David is dividing it up into eight lots.

0:30:380:30:41

But does Anita have different ideas about David's valuation?

0:30:450:30:48

Now, we've gone with David's division.

0:30:500:30:52

We have divided them into eight lots.

0:30:520:30:55

-And what we have here are two of the best lots.

-I think so.

0:30:550:30:59

These wonderful tulip vases don't come up all that often.

0:30:590:31:04

I was just about to say that. I've not seen any like this before.

0:31:040:31:07

What sort of value have you put on the tulip vases?

0:31:070:31:09

-We've put 400-600.

-That's the bulk, really, of the estimate, isn't it?

0:31:090:31:14

What have you put on the little box?

0:31:140:31:16

The little box, again I've estimated conservatively.

0:31:160:31:19

250-350. I'm hoping that it will go at least mid-estimate

0:31:190:31:25

and on a good day, it might do the top estimate.

0:31:250:31:29

-I think you're right, there.

-It is a beautiful little piece.

0:31:300:31:34

And the Mauchline buyers like to collect the different tartans

0:31:340:31:39

-and there are thousands of them.

-There must be.

0:31:390:31:42

Is there a tartan in your clan?

0:31:420:31:43

-We're of Irish descent, Paul.

-Oh!

0:31:450:31:48

But there might be somewhere.

0:31:480:31:50

Maybe that's a wee bit of research that I can do personally.

0:31:500:31:53

The Mauchline ware will go under the hammer a little later

0:31:530:31:57

but first, it's Janet's beautiful collection of jewellery.

0:31:570:32:00

Why did you decide to sell them?

0:32:010:32:03

Well, I haven't worn them for a while

0:32:040:32:06

and I kind of forgot about them, so I just thought, well, sell them.

0:32:060:32:10

The good thing about this lot is there's something for everyone.

0:32:100:32:14

If your taste is traditional, there's the star brooch.

0:32:140:32:16

If your taste is avant-garde, there's the Art Nouveau brooch.

0:32:160:32:19

If you just like a bit of gold to put in your bottom drawer as an investment,

0:32:190:32:23

there's that part belcher, so it'll appeal to a lot of people.

0:32:230:32:26

But I think right now Janet really wants the £200 top end.

0:32:260:32:30

-That's what you'd prefer, wouldn't you?

-Yes.

0:32:300:32:33

We're going to take the money.

0:32:330:32:35

Lot 60, a Victorian seed pearl brooch,

0:32:350:32:39

a lovely wee nine-carat gold brooch

0:32:390:32:42

and a nine-carat gold belcher linked neck chain.

0:32:420:32:45

Start me at £100 for the three.

0:32:450:32:47

£100? £80, then?

0:32:470:32:49

£80? 80 bid.

0:32:490:32:51

At 90, 100.

0:32:510:32:54

110, 120.

0:32:540:32:55

130, 140.

0:32:550:32:57

£140.

0:32:570:32:59

150, fresh bidder.

0:32:590:33:01

160, 170.

0:33:010:33:03

180, 190.

0:33:030:33:06

-200.

-You've got your 200.

0:33:060:33:08

At £200. 210. £210.

0:33:080:33:12

All done at 210? All done at 210?

0:33:120:33:15

£210! What are you going to put the money towards?

0:33:150:33:21

-Help to pay the bills.

-Well, it's a fact of life. We've all got them.

0:33:210:33:25

That's good Scottish pragmatism, that is - help to pay the bills.

0:33:250:33:29

Next up, the Morris ware vase. It belongs to Elizabeth

0:33:320:33:35

and it was your mother's - it's been in the family a long time.

0:33:350:33:38

-You've brought another family member along. Who's this?

-Siobhan.

0:33:380:33:41

Siobhan, your grand-daughter. It's lovely to meet you.

0:33:410:33:44

We've got £100-£120 on this vase. It looks like it's worth much more.

0:33:440:33:48

-It's cracked.

-Oh, is it? Right, OK.

-That's why.

0:33:480:33:52

It would be worth so much more. It's a great design, isn't it?

0:33:520:33:56

-Yeah, it's beautiful.

-Didn't you know it was cracked?

-No, I didn't!

0:33:560:34:00

538 is the Hancock & Sons, Morris ware, gourd-shaped vase.

0:34:000:34:07

It's designed by George Cartlidge.

0:34:070:34:09

A wonderful piece of Morris ware.

0:34:090:34:12

£50?

0:34:120:34:13

50 bid. With you, sir, at 50.

0:34:130:34:16

60, 70, 80.

0:34:160:34:19

90, 100, 110.

0:34:190:34:22

-120, 130, 140.

-(Keep going, keep going.)

0:34:220:34:25

More! More money.

0:34:250:34:27

£160.

0:34:270:34:29

160.

0:34:290:34:31

Any advance on 160? All done at 160. 160...

0:34:310:34:36

Well done. That was good.

0:34:360:34:39

-What will you put the money towards?

-The kitchen.

-A new kitchen?

0:34:390:34:42

-No, just updating what's in the kitchen.

-Right, OK,

0:34:420:34:46

-like tiling and doorknobs.

-And fridges and freezers.

0:34:460:34:49

Who's going to do all that work?

0:34:490:34:51

-Your grandpa, won't he?

-Grandpops. Is he good at that?

0:34:510:34:54

-Sometimes.

-If you prod him with a stick he will be.

0:34:540:34:57

110, 120, 130, 140...

0:34:570:35:01

150, 160.

0:35:010:35:03

Well, I've been waiting for this one and I expect you have too.

0:35:030:35:06

It's the 25 pieces of Mauchline ware,

0:35:060:35:08

lots of local interest, belonging to David, here.

0:35:080:35:11

And we've split them into eight lots.

0:35:110:35:13

First up, there's four pieces in this first section.

0:35:130:35:16

Little violin and the egg timer. Here we go.

0:35:160:35:19

50, 60, 70 with me.

0:35:190:35:22

-100.

-Yes, yes, good.

0:35:220:35:25

110 on the phone. 110...

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-Yes, £110.

-Good start.

-That's a very good start.

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We're on top straightaway.

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Six pieces of tartan ware,

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to include three silk winders,

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two Stewart tartan and a Macpherson example.

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170, 180...

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-Great.

-180.

-Brilliant. We're smashing our targets.

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On the floor at 180.

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260, 280.

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290. 290. All done at 290? 290...

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This is such good news and now here's the third lot,

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another mixed bag again.

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It's with me at 100.

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Any advance on...? 110. 120.

0:36:020:36:05

-It's a great collection, David.

-It looks like it.

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All done at 210? All done at 210? 210...

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-We're well above our target right now.

-We are.

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-Fourth lot to come now.

-My maths is terrible, I can't work it out

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but we're way above our target.

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Four Mauchline snuff boxes. 100 on the phone.

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It seems the whole room wants to invest in David's collection,

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which is so good.

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205 with me, Lala.

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With Lala on the phone at £210.

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Any advance on 210? All done at 210? 210...

0:36:370:36:41

Brilliant. £210.

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Next lot is the two snuff boxes.

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..and they both have their original lining,

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again, the very finest of boxes.

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120 with me. 150. I'm out.

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It's on the phone at 150.

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All done at 150? 150?

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Phone bid. £150.

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And now my favourite piece.

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..Is the fine Smiths of Mauchline hand-painted snuff box.

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220, 230.

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240, 250.

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This is good.

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360, I'm out.

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Any advance on 360? All done at 360?

0:37:110:37:15

360...

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Getting hot. Next lot, the three tulip vases.

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Estimated at 400-600.

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900 with me.

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Wow.

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950, 1,000.

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1,050. 1,100 with me.

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All done at 1,100? 1,100...

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£1,100 for the three tulip vases.

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And this is the last lot, a pair of tartan vases, Stewart tartan.

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300, 320.

0:37:460:37:48

-350, 400.

-Everyone's getting carried away.

0:37:480:37:51

-Yes, they are. £500?

-500.

-500?!

0:37:510:37:55

520, I'm out.

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Any advance on 520?

0:37:570:37:59

Yes, that's it. It's all over. That's the last lot gone

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-and we're just short, 50 quid short, of £3,000.

-£3,000.

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-How do you feel about that, David?

-I'm speechless.

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-It's incredible, isn't it?

-Yeah.

-That was your collection.

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Quality always sells. Unbelievable.

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We've doubled the top end of the estimate and it was well worth splitting the lots up.

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That'll be news in Glasgow next week.

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I think it'll be news all over Scotland and the world!

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Thank you so much for bringing that in.

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Quality always sells. It's the perfect end to a wonderful day here in bonnie Scotland.

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Until the next time, it's cheerio.

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