0:00:09 > 0:00:15In 1927, this building, the Winter Gardens, was opened as a venue to entertain the townsfolk and
0:00:15 > 0:00:21the holidaying masses that came to this resort of Weston-Super-Mare, but today this glamorous building
0:00:21 > 0:00:26is gonna be packed full of antiques because Flog It is in town.
0:00:49 > 0:00:53Over the years, the Winter Gardens played host to dances, concerts and
0:00:53 > 0:00:57orchestras and is even featured in the movie "Remains Of The Day".
0:00:57 > 0:01:01Well, let's get inside and see if today's headliners, Anita Manning
0:01:01 > 0:01:05and Michael Baggott, our two experts, have drawn the big crowd.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09Well, the Pavilion Ballroom is already packed out and it looks
0:01:09 > 0:01:13as if we're in for quite a performance today.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16Later I'll be visiting Tyntesfield, a historic property
0:01:16 > 0:01:19that was rescued from the gavel at the eleventh hour.
0:01:19 > 0:01:24It even got to the stage where they called in London auctioneers Sotheby's and Christie's
0:01:24 > 0:01:28to come down here and catalogue the entire contents of the house.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31Over at the Winter Gardens, it's our job to hunt out
0:01:31 > 0:01:36valuables to go under the hammer and Michael is already stealing the limelight with his first find.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40Valerie, thank you for bringing this very interesting dish in today.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42Before I tell you anything about it,
0:01:42 > 0:01:45can you tell me, where does it come from?
0:01:45 > 0:01:49Well, my father would have bought it about 1945-46.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53He used to go round the antiques and collectables shops in those days
0:01:53 > 0:01:57and he obviously bought it there and we've had it in the family ever since.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59Did he have a passion for early ceramics?
0:01:59 > 0:02:02No, no. He was interested in all things.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06Oh, marvellous, marvellous - true antiquarian collector!
0:02:06 > 0:02:07Yes, indeed, yes.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11The first time I saw this, my heart nearly stopped.
0:02:11 > 0:02:15- Unfortunately, it wasn't what I thought it was.- Yes?
0:02:15 > 0:02:19To all intents and purposes, this appears to be a Majolica dish.
0:02:19 > 0:02:24- Yes.- Now this isn't the Majolica that we're familiar with that's made by Minton's and Wedgwood.
0:02:24 > 0:02:31- No.- This is the original tin-glazed earthenware that those designs and feel were based on.- Yes.
0:02:31 > 0:02:37The shape of this dish should be 1580 to 1600,
0:02:37 > 0:02:43if not a little earlier, and this decoration around here is basically
0:02:43 > 0:02:49- grotesques, and when you think of grotesques, you think of grottos. - Yes.
0:02:49 > 0:02:54But what basically happened is in the middle of the 16th century, there were excavations in
0:02:54 > 0:02:56Nero's Palace in Rome.
0:02:56 > 0:03:00- Oh, yeah, yeah.- And as they dug down into the "grottos"
0:03:00 > 0:03:04- they uncovered the fabulous decoration on the walls... - Aah, I see.
0:03:04 > 0:03:09..which were these Bacchic and classical figures with very fine leaf-scroll work and of course,
0:03:09 > 0:03:14- that is a Roman hanging lamp, that is a Roman vase.- Oh, I see!
0:03:14 > 0:03:18So all of this decoration, people went mad in Italy at the time.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20- Oh, I see! - They were enthralled by it.- Yes.
0:03:20 > 0:03:26And this is typical of what a Majolica dish of that period would look like.
0:03:26 > 0:03:32Unfortunately, she was the first thing to strike a chord of worry,
0:03:32 > 0:03:38because the originals are very stark and geometric and completely in profile.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42Now this with figure, we can see the curls rolling down and the necklace
0:03:42 > 0:03:46and the locket which is more in keeping with a Victorian lady.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49The next thing we have to do is turn it over,
0:03:49 > 0:03:54and we've got a factory mark there, which I'm not familiar with.
0:03:54 > 0:03:59- The finish here, this pancake glaze isn't all that it should be.- Right.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03It should be a little bit paler and there should be slightly more marks
0:04:03 > 0:04:08coming through, so I think this falls into this category
0:04:08 > 0:04:13- of an 1850s-1860s Italian copy meant to deceive.- Yes.
0:04:13 > 0:04:20- I hesitate to say what it had been worth were it right.- Oh, well...
0:04:20 > 0:04:22we won't worry about that.
0:04:22 > 0:04:27- I'll have to tell you, it would have been about £15,000 to £20,000.- Yes!
0:04:27 > 0:04:31Have you got any ideas what it might be worth as a 19th century copy?
0:04:31 > 0:04:37No. I've been vaguely told it could be £350 to £500.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39I think it's certainly in that area.
0:04:39 > 0:04:45I think if we were to put it into auction, we would put an estimate of £300 to £500.
0:04:45 > 0:04:50- Yes.- And we put a reserve of £300, possibly with a little auctioneer's discretion if it creeps up
0:04:50 > 0:04:54to that figure, but it's certainly a lovely thing.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57- Thank you, yes.- But why now have you decided to sell it?
0:04:57 > 0:05:02Well, I'm getting to the stage where I need a bit of money, I'm afraid!
0:05:02 > 0:05:07We've enjoyed it, we've loved it and I do admire the artistry, but...
0:05:07 > 0:05:09- The work is fabulous. - There you are, yes.
0:05:09 > 0:05:14It's time to move on, but we'll put it in the auction and hope it does very well for you.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17- Thank you very much. - Thank you for bringing it along.
0:05:17 > 0:05:23It's turning out to be a really busy day at the Winter Gardens and the ballroom is still filling up.
0:05:26 > 0:05:27Mary, welcome to Flog It!
0:05:27 > 0:05:30- Thank you.- It's a delight to have you along
0:05:30 > 0:05:35and it's also lovely to see this pair of Worcester jugs.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38- Yes, they're nice!- I love Worcester. - So do I.- When you see it,
0:05:38 > 0:05:41you know that it's always quality.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43Tell me, where did you get them?
0:05:43 > 0:05:46Well, they were my grandmother's and I expect she had them
0:05:46 > 0:05:50as a wedding present, so they've been in the family for,
0:05:50 > 0:05:53well, nearly a hundred years, I suppose.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56I see. Well, why are you wanting to sell them?
0:05:56 > 0:05:59It's the usual case that my daughter won't want them,
0:05:59 > 0:06:06the grandchildren won't want them, so I thought I'd sell them and then I'd give the proceeds to my daughter.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08- Good idea.- She'll be thrilled, yes!
0:06:08 > 0:06:14That's wonderful and that's the thing to do if you don't love them or don't have them on display.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16Yes. Well, I've got lots of other bits at home.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18Oh, I see, a Worcester collector?
0:06:18 > 0:06:23- Yes, yes.- So you've kept perhaps the best pieces?
0:06:23 > 0:06:24I have, yes.
0:06:24 > 0:06:29Well, I mean these are still very bonny. They aren't actually a pair.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32- No, I realise that.- They are two different types of vases.- Yes.
0:06:32 > 0:06:40But Worcester, these vases are hand-painted, so each one is an individual work on its own.
0:06:40 > 0:06:44- They look nice together! - Yes, well they're from the same mould.
0:06:44 > 0:06:50I particularly like this very sweet handle with the rosette here.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52I think that's a lovely part of it.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55Well, let's look underneath.
0:06:57 > 0:07:03Now, I had a wee glance at these earlier on and we have the back stamp for Royal Worcester here,
0:07:03 > 0:07:08and we have, as you probably know as a collector of Worcester, you will be able to date it
0:07:08 > 0:07:15from these little dots on either side of the back stamp,
0:07:15 > 0:07:19- so we can date these from 1903.- Mm.
0:07:19 > 0:07:24Little Edwardian vases, pretty, nice quality.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27Price... now what do you think?
0:07:27 > 0:07:31- I was hoping for about £100. - Well, I think that's fair enough.
0:07:31 > 0:07:37- To estimate it, probably £100 to £150.- Oh, well, that would be nice.
0:07:37 > 0:07:41Yes, that would be nice, but they are not exceptional pieces.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45- No, no, I understand that. - They're fairly standard Worcester.
0:07:45 > 0:07:50I would feel that a reserve of about £80 might be the most reasonable.
0:07:50 > 0:07:55- Yes, I'd like a reserve. - We'll put a reserve on it of £80, if you're happy with that.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59- I'm happy with that.- Let's hope that they do well at the auction.- Yes.
0:07:59 > 0:08:03£100 to £150, reserve of £80, but let's hope it goes much further than that.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05We'll see, won't we?
0:08:12 > 0:08:15Well, Carl, there's no need for me to tell you what it is...
0:08:15 > 0:08:18it's a banjo!
0:08:18 > 0:08:20No, it's a lovely bed-warming pan.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24- Has it been in the family a long time?- Yeah. My great-grandma had it
0:08:24 > 0:08:28and then my nan had it, and she had it displayed as an ornament and then my mum had it, had it
0:08:28 > 0:08:34displayed as an ornament as well and then I took it on and unfortunately it's not been on display, so...
0:08:34 > 0:08:36So where has it been, tell me?
0:08:36 > 0:08:39- In the shed!- In the shed! Shame on you!- I know, I know.
0:08:39 > 0:08:45It's really, really quite incredible to think that these bed-warming pans
0:08:45 > 0:08:49- were used in the mid 1600s. - Yeah, it's a long time ago.
0:08:49 > 0:08:54Well, this one's not that early, it's sort of around 1780, somewhere around there.
0:08:54 > 0:08:58You'd have got the servants to put hot coals in here from the fire,
0:08:58 > 0:09:05run that upstairs, put it straight underneath the blankets and warm the bed up, and once it's warmed the
0:09:05 > 0:09:09- top of the bed up, you normally put it underneath the bed.- Oh, I see.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12So it just sort of gives a little more heat throughout the night.
0:09:12 > 0:09:19What lets it down, unfortunately, is good quality ones would have had a lovely walnut or fruitwood handle
0:09:19 > 0:09:22with some nice rich turnings on the shaft.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24This one is quite crude.
0:09:24 > 0:09:29It's of ash, and somebody has stripped it because they've stripped it of its patina.
0:09:29 > 0:09:34The decoration is nice. All this is punch-work, somebody sat
0:09:34 > 0:09:37there with a hammer and a punch and punched that out.
0:09:37 > 0:09:42The good ones towards the end of the 16th century would have had this lovely sort of
0:09:42 > 0:09:48riddle work, armorials put on it, slightly more pictorial and with a lovely date.
0:09:48 > 0:09:55The collectors want those ones, and they're prepared to pay around £1,000 for one of those,
0:09:55 > 0:09:58but it's got to be a very early one with a date.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02Sadly, this doesn't fall into that category. Any idea of its value?
0:10:02 > 0:10:07- No, not really.- If we put this into auction, I would expect to get around £40 to £60.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11- That's fine.- It's not a lot of money for a lot of history.
0:10:11 > 0:10:15But at least if I sell it, somebody will appreciate it.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17And put it on the wall, Not in the shed.
0:10:17 > 0:10:23- It's not appreciated at home, so... - Let's put it into auction with a value of £40 to £60 and
0:10:23 > 0:10:26- let the auctioneer use discretion at the lower end on the 40, OK?- OK.
0:10:26 > 0:10:32I'm hoping it will get the top end plus a bit more, but you never know with auctions, you just don't know.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35It's a gamble, but we're gonna find out, that's for sure!
0:10:40 > 0:10:42Chris, thank you for making my day today
0:10:42 > 0:10:45and bringing along my almost favourite thing in the world,
0:10:45 > 0:10:47silver spoons.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50- Good!- I couldn't believe it when I saw you in the queue with these.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54Tell me, how do you get such a wonderful assortment of spoons together?
0:10:54 > 0:10:57Just rummaging in auctions.
0:10:57 > 0:11:03- Rummaging in auctions!- Yes, through piles and piles of spoons, knives, forks and everything else.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07- You must be a very good rummager! - Well, we try!- To put these together.
0:11:07 > 0:11:12Really, the star of the show of these spoons, this wonderful large example,
0:11:12 > 0:11:16and I can tell you where it was made before looking at the hallmarks by one feature.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18Do you know what that feature is?
0:11:18 > 0:11:21- The rat tail?- The rat tail.
0:11:21 > 0:11:29It's a late Fiddell pattern spoon and you only ever get rat tails on English silver, up to about 1750,
0:11:29 > 0:11:37then the rat tail goes away and even in Channel Island silver, it's about 1770, but for some peculiar reason
0:11:37 > 0:11:44that nobody knows, it persists on Irish flatware so without much doubt I can tell you that's Dublin,
0:11:44 > 0:11:51and if you look at the marks, we've got the date letter for 1822, so it's George IV.
0:11:51 > 0:11:57Rather curiously we've got two maker's marks and that's something you also get with Irish silver...
0:11:57 > 0:12:01you get the maker's mark, which in this case is "LK"
0:12:01 > 0:12:03but then you get a retailer's mark,
0:12:03 > 0:12:07and that in this case is "TWY"
0:12:07 > 0:12:10with a plus sign, which is for Edward Twycross
0:12:10 > 0:12:14- and you get his mark on quite a lot of flatware at this period.- Right.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18Well, then we rush from Dublin
0:12:18 > 0:12:22closer to home today in Weston and we've got this lovely Exeter pair of sugar tongs
0:12:22 > 0:12:30and they were made in Exeter in 1835 and they were made by a man called John Stone and you can see here
0:12:30 > 0:12:35we've got the lovely period initials on the bow, they're wonderful things.
0:12:35 > 0:12:41Then we're north of the border to Glasgow and we've got a set of six
0:12:41 > 0:12:49teaspoons here and they're from 1836, and then we finish up and we're back over to Ireland and we've got a pair
0:12:49 > 0:12:55- of spoons for Dublin, but this time 1885, so you've encapsulated all the parts of the UK...- That's right.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59..nearly, and nearly the whole of the 19th century.
0:12:59 > 0:13:04Any idea what this as a group at auction is going to be worth?
0:13:04 > 0:13:06- Maybe 50 plus.- Maybe 50, yeah.
0:13:06 > 0:13:12I think that on its own is £20 to £30, because it's Irish.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14Those, bizarrely, are only about £10.
0:13:14 > 0:13:18That set of six is nice, being Scottish.
0:13:18 > 0:13:24They're about another £20 to £30 and those two, probably £10 to £15
0:13:24 > 0:13:29so if we put it all together and say £50 to £100 to excite interest.
0:13:29 > 0:13:34- That's fine!- And if we set a reserve at £50 on them so you know if it doesn't make that
0:13:34 > 0:13:37on the day, you can take them home and maybe pin them on a map
0:13:37 > 0:13:41of where they've come from over the British Isles, but
0:13:41 > 0:13:46thank you so much for bringing them in and hopefully the silver buyers will be there on the day.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48- Fingers crossed!- Fingers crossed.
0:13:52 > 0:13:56Well, what a marvellous day this is turning out to be here in Weston-Super-Mare.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00We've found our first batch of items to take off to auction,
0:14:00 > 0:14:03but which will be the stars of the show when the hammer falls?
0:14:03 > 0:14:08Well, before all that happens, let's quickly remind ourselves of what's going under the spotlight.
0:14:08 > 0:14:15Valerie's Majolica style dish was a Victorian copy but it didn't stop Michael from admiring it.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18The first time I saw this, my heart nearly stopped.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21Unfortunately, it wasn't what I thought it was!
0:14:21 > 0:14:24Mary's Worcester jugs have been in the family for years,
0:14:24 > 0:14:28but she wants to sell them and pass the proceeds on to her daughter.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31I thought Carl's bed-warming pan was hot property
0:14:31 > 0:14:36and I'd like to see a bidder rescue it from the shed at £40 to £60.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38Not a lot of money for a lot of history!
0:14:38 > 0:14:42Well, at least if I sell it, somebody will appreciate it.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46And Chris's silver spoons took Michael on a journey across the British Isles.
0:14:46 > 0:14:51With an estimate of £50 to £100, where will they go next?
0:14:53 > 0:14:57And this is where all our items will end up, the Clevedon Sale Rooms.
0:14:57 > 0:14:58It's a packed house.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01Let's hope we're gonna get some cracking prices!
0:15:01 > 0:15:04Wielding the gavel this morning is Mark Burridge,
0:15:04 > 0:15:08and the first item to go under the hammer is the Majolica style dish.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10It belongs to Valerie.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12- I shall miss it!- Ooh!
0:15:12 > 0:15:14Why do you want to sell it, then?
0:15:14 > 0:15:19It's just standing there, that's it, isn't it? I will pass it on.
0:15:19 > 0:15:23- You can't withdraw it now, it's a bit late, isn't it?- No, no. - £300 to £500, though.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26- That would be very useful. - It would be, wouldn't it?
0:15:26 > 0:15:29- That's what we've got on it. I like it!- It's a beautiful thing.
0:15:29 > 0:15:34It is, it is gorgeous, and the condition is so good.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36- Yes.- Fingers crossed we get the top end of that estimate.
0:15:36 > 0:15:41And lot 280 is the Italian Majolica dish there,
0:15:41 > 0:15:45it's lot number 280 and £280 my bid on the book.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47£280 straight in!
0:15:47 > 0:15:51£300. 300 on the phone, 320...
0:15:51 > 0:15:57340, 340, 360, 380, 380, 400, 420?
0:15:57 > 0:16:03No? 420, thank you, fresh bidder in the room. Anyone else 440?
0:16:03 > 0:16:07Selling then, make no mistake, on £420.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10It's gone. £420, Valerie!
0:16:10 > 0:16:12Lovely! Very useful, very useful.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14What are you going to do with that?
0:16:14 > 0:16:16- Keep it in the savings...- Oh...
0:16:16 > 0:16:20- My niece has to have half of it because it's a bit of her inheritance.- Yes.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23- So she'll have half. - All right. That's generous of you.
0:16:23 > 0:16:28- Thank you very much. - It was one of the nicest bits of ceramics I've ever seen on Flog It!
0:16:32 > 0:16:34I'm here with Chris. Remember the silver?
0:16:34 > 0:16:39We're selling that at £50 to £100 because we want to buy hat pins!
0:16:39 > 0:16:42- Hat pins!- What's that all about? Do you collect?
0:16:42 > 0:16:45- Charles Horner, yeah.- Oh, only... Only the best make, Michael!
0:16:45 > 0:16:50- Fingers crossed!- If you collect anything, only collect the best! - How many have you got?
0:16:50 > 0:16:54- 11.- 11?- And a pair of gold ones as well.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57All right, OK. Nice collection!
0:16:57 > 0:16:59We've got to get you up to 12 today then, haven't we?
0:16:59 > 0:17:02- You took the words out of my mouth!- Even numbers!
0:17:02 > 0:17:06And lot 540, we've got the silver as in the catalogue there.
0:17:06 > 0:17:1050 I'm bid on the book, five now, 55, 55, 55.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13£50 on the book, and five, five, five we look.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16At £50 a maiden bid, five, five, five, anyone else?
0:17:16 > 0:17:20All done selling on £50 then.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23- Got away at the lower end. - Oh, just, didn't we!
0:17:23 > 0:17:25It's a start, though, it's a start, OK.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27You had to get rid of them, didn't you?
0:17:27 > 0:17:31- Oh, well yes, because I don't collect them.- No, no. It's...
0:17:31 > 0:17:36You go the right sale room, you will find a Charles Horner hat pin for £50 so we'll do it that way!
0:17:36 > 0:17:39Right! I'll send you to buy one!
0:17:41 > 0:17:43- Good luck, anyway.- Thank you. - Thank you for coming in.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55Things have been a bit hot and cold right now but this one certainly is gonna be
0:17:55 > 0:17:59bang in the middle - it's gonna be lukewarm, because it's Carl's bed-warmer.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03Now, we said on the day, didn't we, we've got a reserve of £40
0:18:03 > 0:18:06but we've relaxed that because you don't want to take this home?
0:18:06 > 0:18:08- No.- You've made up your mind?- Yeah.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10I would be taking it home if it didn't sell
0:18:10 > 0:18:15for anything under £40, but that's your decision, because I know what you're gonna do.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17Put it back in that shed, aren't you?
0:18:17 > 0:18:19Unfortunately, yeah, unfortunately.
0:18:19 > 0:18:23Well, fingers crossed, OK, someone is gonna love it.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25And lot 20 is the engraved copper warming pan there,
0:18:25 > 0:18:28lot number 20. What's got £10 to start me?
0:18:28 > 0:18:32£10, £10, £10, £10. Ten bid, 12 now, will you?
0:18:32 > 0:18:3612 will you, 12 will you? Maiden bid of £10, who's got 12?
0:18:36 > 0:18:38All done. Are you all done?
0:18:38 > 0:18:41- All done and selling on £10 only, then.- Oh...
0:18:41 > 0:18:43Well, you're not taking it home!
0:18:43 > 0:18:48- No, but...- But you're not going home with much money, either!
0:18:48 > 0:18:50- No, no, unfortunately!- A tenner!
0:18:50 > 0:18:53It was worth the experience. I enjoyed the experience.
0:18:58 > 0:19:03I've just been joined by Mary and we've got some quality going under the hammer, and we say on Flog It,
0:19:03 > 0:19:09if you want to invest in antiques, invest in quality condition, good name, this lot has got the lot.
0:19:09 > 0:19:14There's a premium on this - Worcester jugs, £100 to £150.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18- We've got a fixed reserve at £100. You've just upped that? - I did.- I don't blame you.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21If they're gonna sell at £80, they were gonna sell at £100 anyway.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24- Yes, hopefully. - Protect them, protect your interest.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26Why do you want to sell them?
0:19:28 > 0:19:31I just wanted to come to Flog It, actually!
0:19:31 > 0:19:34- Have a bit of a gamble!- Yes!
0:19:34 > 0:19:37480, the two Royal Worcester jugs,
0:19:37 > 0:19:41- both the same shape there, 1903, what can we say, 55 with me?- Oh!
0:19:41 > 0:19:44£60 with you in the room.
0:19:44 > 0:19:52- Good start.- 60, five, 70, five, 80, five, 90, five, 100. Now ten.
0:19:52 > 0:19:58- 110 behind you, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160...- Oh, my gosh!
0:19:58 > 0:20:01£150 behind you, madam. 160 is it?
0:20:01 > 0:20:05All done at £150 then.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08- Yes, top end of the estimate! - Excellent!- Worth the gamble!
0:20:08 > 0:20:10- Good valuation. - The quality came through.
0:20:10 > 0:20:15- Good valuation as well.- 150! My daughter's sitting over there!
0:20:15 > 0:20:18- That's a nice result. - Yes! I'm so pleased!
0:20:18 > 0:20:20Anything else you'd like to bring in future?
0:20:20 > 0:20:24- Lots of things! - We'll see you, details in the local press, don't forget.
0:20:24 > 0:20:28- We're coming to an area near you soon and we'd like to see you!- Yes.
0:20:28 > 0:20:34Later I'll be back in the auction room, when I find myself outnumbered two to one...
0:20:34 > 0:20:37- I think you look great! - I'll be wearing it again tonight!
0:20:37 > 0:20:40- He's a bonny laddie! - He looks a bonny laddie!
0:20:40 > 0:20:44It's a good job he's married, he could be going home to Glasgow as husband number four!
0:20:52 > 0:20:56This magnificent country house, Tyntesfield, lies just up the road from Weston-Super-Mare
0:20:56 > 0:21:00in a small village called Wraxall, and just looking at its facade,
0:21:00 > 0:21:03it is an architectural triumph - the detail is superb,
0:21:03 > 0:21:07but behind closed doors, it's a property with a difference.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10Not only is there an insight into Victorian family life,
0:21:10 > 0:21:17but there's also a genuine piece of conservation work in progress,
0:21:17 > 0:21:22and it's the side of a National Trust property we rarely, if ever, get to see.
0:21:22 > 0:21:28The story of the house begins in 1843 with William Gibbs.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32He made his fortune from importing guano, solidified bird-droppings,
0:21:32 > 0:21:35from South America, to be used as fertiliser.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39The great wealth he accumulated enabled William to purchase
0:21:39 > 0:21:42a Regency property, which was on this site.
0:21:42 > 0:21:49William Gibbs re-modelled the house into the ornate Gothic revival building which is in evidence today.
0:21:49 > 0:21:54At its height as a family home, Tyntesfield would have been a grand, thriving property
0:21:54 > 0:21:58with a host of staff working in the house and on the surrounding land.
0:21:58 > 0:22:02It had its own farm, slaughter house and even a quarry.
0:22:03 > 0:22:09In 2001 with the death of Lord Wraxall, William's great grandson,
0:22:09 > 0:22:13Tyntesfield as a family home sadly came to an end.
0:22:13 > 0:22:17Lord Wraxall, who was a reclusive bachelor, lived here all alone
0:22:17 > 0:22:21and he bequeathed the mansion to 19 of his family members,
0:22:21 > 0:22:29giving them instructions to sell the estate, the land, the house and all its contents.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33As one of the last intact Victorian grand houses,
0:22:33 > 0:22:37the National Trust had a considerable interest in the property,
0:22:37 > 0:22:40but not the funds to secure the purchase.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42So, with the clock ticking away,
0:22:42 > 0:22:47they launched a vigorous campaign to raise the £25 million required.
0:22:47 > 0:22:51It even got to the stage where they called in Sotheby's and Christie's
0:22:51 > 0:22:55to come down here and catalogue the entire contents of the house,
0:22:55 > 0:22:58give everything lot numbers ready to be auctioned off.
0:23:00 > 0:23:06But at the eleventh hour, with considerable donations from the general public, private donations
0:23:06 > 0:23:09and even a promise from the Heritage Lottery Fund,
0:23:09 > 0:23:13the National Trust were able to buy Tyntesfield for the nation
0:23:13 > 0:23:16so we could all enjoy it but in a first for the National Trust,
0:23:16 > 0:23:20they decided they wanted to renovate the property to its former glory,
0:23:20 > 0:23:25but not behind closed doors - they wanted the doors open immediately
0:23:25 > 0:23:32so we could all enjoy the conservation work in progress and watch the whole thing unfold.
0:23:32 > 0:23:36I've come to talk to Sarah Schmitz, who is the House Manager here,
0:23:36 > 0:23:40to find out a little bit more about this unique project.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43Sarah, thank you very much for meeting up with us this afternoon.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46- Hello.- What I've seen so far I'm very impressed with.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50This is what you expect from a National Trust property - it's magnificent!
0:23:50 > 0:23:53Absolutely! It's big and there's lots of gold and beautiful furniture
0:23:53 > 0:23:57and things like that but it's not really how a lot of the house looks.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59It's really a work in progress,
0:23:59 > 0:24:04so whereas in many places the National Trust might perhaps close the house down
0:24:04 > 0:24:09to complete the project works, what we're trying to do here is to do it on display so that people can see
0:24:09 > 0:24:14what we're doing and be involved in it and engage with it because that's what's important to Tyntesfield.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16Can we have a little tour?
0:24:16 > 0:24:18Yes, certainly. Come on through.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21Our first stop was Tyntesfield's grand library.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26Well, it certainly looks different in here.
0:24:26 > 0:24:31Why did the National Trust choose this particular house for this unique project?
0:24:31 > 0:24:36Something to do with timing, really, through having so many donations,
0:24:36 > 0:24:41over 70,000 people donated to the Trust to save Tyntesfield.
0:24:41 > 0:24:42There was a lot of interest.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45- I guess you want to see how your money is spent.- Absolutely!
0:24:45 > 0:24:50So open the doors up, let them in and let them enjoy it and they'll keep coming back!
0:24:50 > 0:24:54Definitely! Well, our vision for Tyntesfield is all about access and involvement and engagement,
0:24:54 > 0:24:59it's about doing as much as we can for as many people as we can.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02What kind of condition was it in when the National Trust took this over?
0:25:02 > 0:25:09It was the favourite haunt, a country haunt of the ancestors of Lord Wraxall, so although some bits
0:25:09 > 0:25:15were covered up and some things were closed down and so on, and areas were off-limits,
0:25:15 > 0:25:20- the house wasn't completely kind of dead and quiet and full of cobwebs and spiders.- Where did you start?
0:25:20 > 0:25:23For the Trust, in this property, it's been looking at the risks
0:25:23 > 0:25:27and priorities within that so, for instance, putting enough lighting in
0:25:27 > 0:25:30so that people can see when they come to visit.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33Keeping on top of the woodworm and things like that!
0:25:33 > 0:25:36Yes, woodworm and a significant moth population, all that side of things,
0:25:36 > 0:25:40the things that kind of growl at us, more often.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43Do you catalogue every single item?
0:25:43 > 0:25:49Just about, yes. We do have to take practical decisions about whether it's realistic to do everything
0:25:49 > 0:25:54within a series but wherever possible we try to keep everything listed
0:25:54 > 0:25:56so that we know exactly what we've got.
0:25:56 > 0:26:00What are some of the unusual items that you've uncovered?
0:26:00 > 0:26:03Well, all sorts of things still come to light, even now
0:26:03 > 0:26:05while the inventory team are working.
0:26:05 > 0:26:10In the basement recently we came across some theatre sets and
0:26:10 > 0:26:12we're hoping to maybe use them in the future. We don't know yet.
0:26:12 > 0:26:17It must be so exciting for the National Trust members to see this.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21- Yes.- It's fascinating! - Well, we think so, and we like everyone else to think so.
0:26:25 > 0:26:27What a beautiful ceiling!
0:26:27 > 0:26:31- What was this room?- Believe it or not, it's the dining room.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34We normally display it with a dining table and dining chairs.
0:26:34 > 0:26:39However, in the move of collections we have to designate some spaces for
0:26:39 > 0:26:41storage while other rooms are cleared out.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44It would be nice for the public to see
0:26:44 > 0:26:50the conservation works, see all this storage racked up, sort of organised chaos, but also come back and
0:26:50 > 0:26:54see it come to light, you know, see it come to fruition and see that gorgeous dining table.
0:26:54 > 0:26:59Yes, indeed. It is a beautiful dining table and it will come up out of storage just like everything else
0:26:59 > 0:27:04with the end of the project, part of the attraction of a historic house
0:27:04 > 0:27:07is that close proximity to the objects,
0:27:07 > 0:27:10it's seeing them in context, it's not just about a set of vases
0:27:10 > 0:27:13or a set of beautiful tablecloths or anything like that,
0:27:13 > 0:27:18it's about seeing them perhaps in the way they were used and feeling the ambience around them.
0:27:18 > 0:27:23So you won't mind cross-pollinating in certain rooms things from the 1960s and '70s
0:27:23 > 0:27:27with things that the family collected from Queen Anne to George I?
0:27:27 > 0:27:29Definitely not, no.
0:27:29 > 0:27:34- It's part of the family history, the accumulation of each generation on top of each other.- I like that.
0:27:34 > 0:27:39Yes, I'd like to think that you can hear the echoes of all the people that sort of laughed and danced and
0:27:39 > 0:27:46drank and so on in here, or maybe ate their dinners at the tables and had banquets and so on.
0:27:46 > 0:27:50It's part of imagining the people that were here and the families and servants and so on.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53So far, has it been a success?
0:27:53 > 0:27:59Very much so, yes. We've managed to pass our half million visitor mark last season and we're looking to
0:27:59 > 0:28:05really expand on that successfully this season and engage with lots and lots more people in what we're
0:28:05 > 0:28:10trying to do, so we think it's been a success thus far and we think it will continue to be in the future.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12I think it's a wonderful project.
0:28:12 > 0:28:16It shows a lot of initiative and I think you're going to succeed.
0:28:16 > 0:28:17Thank you!
0:28:22 > 0:28:29We're back at the Winter Gardens in Weston-Super-Mare, where Anita is in sparkling company.
0:28:30 > 0:28:35- Jean, you've heard the old saying "diamonds are a girl's best friend"! - Yeah!
0:28:35 > 0:28:40This is a pal that I would really like to have! I like diamonds.
0:28:40 > 0:28:42I'll sell it to you!
0:28:42 > 0:28:46And I think this is a gorgeous one. Is it your own ring, Jean?
0:28:46 > 0:28:49Well, it is mine but it was given to me, you know.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52An elderly friend gave it to us, so...
0:28:52 > 0:28:57- Was it a lady or was it a gentleman friend?- A lady!
0:28:57 > 0:29:00- Have you worn it? - No, no, not at all.
0:29:00 > 0:29:01Are you not into diamonds?
0:29:01 > 0:29:05Well, it would only fit my little finger anyway, it's a bit small.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07It is actually quite a small ring.
0:29:07 > 0:29:11It would have to be resized for most people.
0:29:11 > 0:29:15- And it's quite thin.- It's quite thin, it's been well-worn.
0:29:15 > 0:29:20Now, we have measured this diamond and we have.
0:29:20 > 0:29:270.70 carats in it so it's between a half and three-quarters of a carat.
0:29:27 > 0:29:33When we look at diamonds there are several things which we have to take into consideration -
0:29:33 > 0:29:37size, clarity and cut.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40The cut of this is a round brilliant.
0:29:40 > 0:29:48It indicates that this is probably from the beginning of the 20th century,
0:29:48 > 0:29:51so it's quite an old diamond.
0:29:51 > 0:29:56The clarity of it, we have quite a big inclusion.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59Yes, I've been told that.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02And that's gonna hold it back a wee bit.
0:30:02 > 0:30:08Difficult to see with the naked eye, but once you look through it with a magnifying glass,
0:30:08 > 0:30:13you can see this inclusion, but it's still quite a desirable item.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15Now, it was given to you by a friend.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18Is there a wee bit of sentiment, do you feel sort of...?
0:30:18 > 0:30:20Well, not really because it's a long time ago
0:30:20 > 0:30:27- when she gave it to us and she said if you want to sell it, do.- Yeah.
0:30:27 > 0:30:29If we wanted the money, sell it.
0:30:29 > 0:30:37Price-wise, I would estimate it possibly £450 to £650.
0:30:37 > 0:30:40- That's fine.- Would you be happy to sell it at that?
0:30:40 > 0:30:43- Yes.- We'll put a firm reserve of £420 on it.
0:30:43 > 0:30:47- Well, I'll be at the auction to hold your hand.- Oh, lovely!
0:30:47 > 0:30:54And let's hope that there are plenty of women there who fancy having a
0:30:54 > 0:30:57- nice substantial diamond like that. - Let's hope so!
0:31:05 > 0:31:10Maureen, thank you for bringing this wonderful collection of tiles along.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13Can I ask you, where did you get them from?
0:31:13 > 0:31:15Well, they were in the house.
0:31:15 > 0:31:21My mother-in-law had them and she said they came from a washstand.
0:31:21 > 0:31:26Ah, well, I can believe that because there's two things with these.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28Firstly, we've got an odd number.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31If you see them in a fireplace you usually have four and four
0:31:31 > 0:31:35or five and five, so you always have an even number of tiles,
0:31:35 > 0:31:39so it's highly suggestive that they were in a wooden frame, probably running
0:31:39 > 0:31:45along the back as a splashguard and they are, of course, Minton tiles
0:31:45 > 0:31:52and all we have to do is turn them over and there we've got the Minton globe back stamp
0:31:52 > 0:31:57and emblazoned Minton's Chinaworks, Stoke on Trent
0:31:57 > 0:32:02and they really were the premier quality of tile manufacturers
0:32:02 > 0:32:08and often artist/designers would buy their blanks and at home decorate them.
0:32:08 > 0:32:12In this case we've got the various biblical scenes
0:32:12 > 0:32:15that would have been popular in the late Victorian period.
0:32:15 > 0:32:24I don't know if you ever noticed in the speckling by the water jug, we've got the initials IMS
0:32:24 > 0:32:26and the I should be a J
0:32:26 > 0:32:32and it's for J Moyer Smith, who did a lot of the aesthetic designs.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35- Really you would hope for something a little bit more upbeat.- Yes.
0:32:35 > 0:32:41We've got turning the water into wine, and I'm all for that!
0:32:41 > 0:32:43Gets a plus
0:32:43 > 0:32:46And then we've got probably the most risque -
0:32:46 > 0:32:49Adam and Eve out of the Garden of Eden
0:32:49 > 0:32:54and Eve seems to be taking it slightly better than Adam,
0:32:54 > 0:32:59and then, of course, we've got various scenes from the life of Christ.
0:32:59 > 0:33:03Now, have you ever given any thought to what they might be worth?
0:33:03 > 0:33:07No. In fact, this is the first time I've really looked at them.
0:33:07 > 0:33:12They were in a cupboard in my mother-in-law's house when I knew about them.
0:33:12 > 0:33:18- She died 13 years ago at the age of 97...- Good grief!
0:33:18 > 0:33:24And I remember her saying to my husband, "don't forget the tiles in the back sitting room cupboard"
0:33:24 > 0:33:27and then they came and they went in yet another cupboard
0:33:27 > 0:33:31where the electricity meter is and they just sat there.
0:33:31 > 0:33:37Fabulous! I mean, the severe biblical nature of them will hold them back
0:33:37 > 0:33:44- to probably a restricted market of simply tile collectors that want these designs.- Yes.
0:33:44 > 0:33:49And I would imagine that this is seven from maybe a series of 12.
0:33:49 > 0:33:54I think they're worth between £10 and £15 each.
0:33:54 > 0:33:56That's about their level.
0:33:56 > 0:34:02Had they been polychrome or scantily-clad ladies or even Shakespearean scenes, which he did,
0:34:02 > 0:34:07or seasons, then they might have been sort of £30 to £40, so I think if you're happy,
0:34:07 > 0:34:14we'll put them into the auction for £60 to £100, put a fixed reserve of £60
0:34:14 > 0:34:18and, you know, if you get two tiling enthusiasts that really want them,
0:34:18 > 0:34:21they might make £120, so we'll keep our fingers crossed.
0:34:21 > 0:34:26- Yes, I'm happy.- Splendid, and see how they do on the day. - Thank you.
0:34:34 > 0:34:42Mike, I was so excited when I looked at these lovely little figures.
0:34:42 > 0:34:44Tell me, where did you get them?
0:34:44 > 0:34:48My father got them about late '40s
0:34:48 > 0:34:53and happened to be walking past the shop, spotted them and went back in and bought them.
0:34:53 > 0:34:58I wonder what he paid for them, all those years ago. Do you know?
0:34:58 > 0:35:01Well, there was a figure banded around 45, something like that.
0:35:01 > 0:35:0445 shillings?
0:35:04 > 0:35:07Well, it could have been, especially the wages then!
0:35:07 > 0:35:12- So, they were obviously passed down to you?- Yeah.
0:35:12 > 0:35:20Let's look at them closely because something of this quality deserves to be looked at closely.
0:35:20 > 0:35:21Do you know who the carver was?
0:35:21 > 0:35:25- Yes. Ferdinand Preiss. - Yes, that's excellent, excellent!
0:35:25 > 0:35:31Well, he was one of the most prestigious ivory carvers
0:35:31 > 0:35:35of the Art Deco period.
0:35:35 > 0:35:40I would date these from maybe 1915/1920.
0:35:40 > 0:35:43His figures are highly prized.
0:35:43 > 0:35:47If we look at them, they're on an onyx base
0:35:47 > 0:35:53and the quality of the carving is so fine
0:35:53 > 0:35:56and so beautiful and so precise.
0:35:56 > 0:36:03We have a little girl figure here holding a box, possibly Pandora's box
0:36:03 > 0:36:09and we have the little boy who is holding a ball.
0:36:09 > 0:36:15Now, if you look at the beautiful features in their face and the wonderful hair,
0:36:15 > 0:36:18we can really see the quality of the carving
0:36:18 > 0:36:22in these figures. If we look at the back,
0:36:22 > 0:36:25we see his signature here...
0:36:25 > 0:36:27F Preiss.
0:36:27 > 0:36:33They are in beautiful condition, the artist is highly-prized.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36You can understand why I'm delighted!
0:36:36 > 0:36:39Now, why do you want to sell them?
0:36:39 > 0:36:45Well, my children are grown up and neither of them are interested as such.
0:36:45 > 0:36:52I would put an auction estimate of £1,500 to £2,500 on them.
0:36:52 > 0:36:57I think that's a reasonable and perhaps conservative estimate
0:36:57 > 0:36:59and we'll put our reserve price on them,
0:36:59 > 0:37:04a fixed reserve of £1,200 but we want them to get more.
0:37:04 > 0:37:06- I hope so!- I hope so, too!
0:37:06 > 0:37:08I love them, I love them!
0:37:11 > 0:37:15Over at the auction room, what will Mark Burridge make of those figures?
0:37:15 > 0:37:18They belong to Mike and he inherited them from his father who bought them
0:37:18 > 0:37:22in Bristol in the '40s and paid £45 for them.
0:37:22 > 0:37:27It's a nice story because they hadn't been on the market before then,
0:37:27 > 0:37:31they do appeal to modern tastes, very good name, Ferdinand Preiss.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34It's got everything you want in an investment piece -
0:37:34 > 0:37:38- condition, maker's name and fresh to the market. - And fresh to the market.
0:37:38 > 0:37:40It was a lot of money back then in the '40s, £45!
0:37:40 > 0:37:45£45 would have bought you a very good motor car, if not a deposit on a house!
0:37:45 > 0:37:47Probably a third of a house, I think!
0:37:47 > 0:37:48A third of a house, yes!
0:37:48 > 0:37:50Will we get the top end?
0:37:50 > 0:37:55We have had interest and I think we may well have telephone bidding on this lot.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58- Great, great! - It's the best lot in the sale.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01At the moment, best lots are selling very well.
0:38:01 > 0:38:05And it's on the front page of the catalogue, which is undoubtedly going to help.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08Also going under the hammer today is Jean's diamond ring.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11Will it find a new best friend in the sale room?
0:38:11 > 0:38:15Well, this is a pal that I would really like to have!
0:38:15 > 0:38:22And Michael is praying that someone will splash out £60 to £100 on Maureen's Minton washstand tiles.
0:38:22 > 0:38:27Now it's time to put our final round of valuations to the test.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30This really is a sparkler... £450 to £650...
0:38:30 > 0:38:33- and you've never worn it! - No!- It's too small!
0:38:33 > 0:38:36Oh dear, that's just such bad luck, isn't it?
0:38:36 > 0:38:41The diamond's not too small - it's nearly three quarters of a carat!
0:38:41 > 0:38:43Ooh, we could do something with that!
0:38:43 > 0:38:46Do you think it might get remounted, or bought by the trade?
0:38:46 > 0:38:48I think it probably will.
0:38:48 > 0:38:52But the diamond there is a good size and it's in nice condition.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55Well, let's hope it goes this time. We have tried before.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58- Have you, in auction? - Yes.- Yes, and what did it reach?
0:38:58 > 0:38:59I've forgotten. It was a long time ago!
0:38:59 > 0:39:02It was a long time ago! Times have moved on, now!
0:39:02 > 0:39:08Here we are in Clevedon, we've got a packed house, so fingers crossed we're gonna get that top end.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11600 is a solitaire diamond ring, what can we say there?
0:39:11 > 0:39:16- I've only got £400 to start me. 400...- Good!- 400.
0:39:16 > 0:39:22Give me £300 then. £300, nice solitaire ring there, £300?
0:39:22 > 0:39:24Doesn't look like you want it today.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26I'm sorry, we'll move on, then.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28Aw!
0:39:28 > 0:39:30There's me saying "times have moved on"!
0:39:30 > 0:39:31Aw, I'm so sorry.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33That's all right.
0:39:33 > 0:39:37We haven't got the value wrong, though, have we? The price is right?
0:39:37 > 0:39:43I think the fact that it was a small shank may have influenced private buyers.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46It wouldn't have influenced the trade but the private buyers,
0:39:46 > 0:39:48if a lady tries it on and it doesn't fit her,
0:39:48 > 0:39:52does she want to go and get the shank changed? That may have influenced it.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54Oh, well.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02Next up, the Minton tiles...
0:40:02 > 0:40:06great name, great lot and they belong to Maureen.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08I think they're worth at least £12 each and we've got seven of them.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10- Yes.- Hence, Michael...
0:40:10 > 0:40:13- Hence the estimate! - Hence the estimate!
0:40:13 > 0:40:15Minton is such a good name.
0:40:15 > 0:40:17The only trouble is the subject matter being biblical.
0:40:17 > 0:40:21- Yes.- But even though it's biblical, they managed to get a couple of scantily-clad ladies in there
0:40:21 > 0:40:24- so there's hope, isn't there! - There is hope!
0:40:24 > 0:40:30Lot 100, the Minton seven blue and white tiles there, biblical scenes, lot 100, interest here.
0:40:30 > 0:40:37£90 on the book, 100 in the room, ten with me, 20, 30, 40, 50, 50...
0:40:37 > 0:40:43Gentleman here at £140, selling on £140 then.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45Yes, that got our blessing!
0:40:45 > 0:40:48- £140, Maureen!- Wow!
0:40:48 > 0:40:50Surprised!
0:40:50 > 0:40:54I think there was a higher force at work here today!
0:40:59 > 0:41:01Mike and Anita have been looking forward to this moment...
0:41:01 > 0:41:04it's the Preiss figures, they're just about to go under the hammer.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07We've got £1,500 to £2,500.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09It's down to the bidders in the room.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12Hopefully we've got some phone lines booked as well and there's some bids left on the book.
0:41:12 > 0:41:14And the photograph on the front!
0:41:14 > 0:41:19- And of course he's done us proud, yes, with a picture on the catalogue.- Yeah.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21I've got to say,
0:41:21 > 0:41:25I'm being surrounded by the Scottish clan!
0:41:25 > 0:41:27They're ganging up on me!
0:41:27 > 0:41:30You're not Scottish though, are you?
0:41:30 > 0:41:32- No.- What's the connection? Have you got... what clan is this?
0:41:32 > 0:41:35- Campbell of Argyll.- Right, OK.
0:41:35 > 0:41:36But my grandmother was a Thompson.
0:41:36 > 0:41:41- Oh!- And that's where it ties in. There's a set to the Campbells.
0:41:41 > 0:41:43And do you dress like this often?
0:41:43 > 0:41:46- I wore it last night! - I think you look great!
0:41:46 > 0:41:48- And I'll be wearing it again tonight! - He's a bonny laddie!
0:41:48 > 0:41:50He is a bonny laddie! It's a good job he's married,
0:41:50 > 0:41:54he could be going home to Glasgow as husband number four!
0:41:54 > 0:42:00580, you've got the two Preiss ivory figures, both signed.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03I gather they've not be on the market since the vendor's father
0:42:03 > 0:42:08bought them in 1945, so they haven't been about before.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11What can we say, who will start me, please £1,500?
0:42:11 > 0:42:15£1,000 here, £1,100, 1,200,
0:42:15 > 0:42:191,300, 1,300, 1,400 in the room.
0:42:19 > 0:42:241,500, 1,600, 1,700,
0:42:24 > 0:42:29- 1,800, 1,900...- More!- 2,000, 2,100.
0:42:29 > 0:42:33£2,000 in the room, 2,100 sat down,
0:42:33 > 0:42:392,200, 2,200 fresh bidder, 2,300, 2,400, 2,500, 2,600...
0:42:39 > 0:42:42- Oh, this bidding...- Yes! - 2,800, 2,900, £3,000.
0:42:42 > 0:42:44£2,900 in the room, sat down.
0:42:44 > 0:42:47£3,000, anyone? At £3,000, fresh bidder.
0:42:47 > 0:42:503,100? 3,100?
0:42:50 > 0:42:52Are you all done, then?
0:42:52 > 0:42:55Selling on £3,000.
0:42:55 > 0:42:57- Yes!- Yes!
0:42:57 > 0:42:59£3,000! Mike!
0:42:59 > 0:43:01- Well, done, Dad!- Well, done, Dad!
0:43:01 > 0:43:04Yeah, what a clever dad, eh!
0:43:04 > 0:43:09- Oh, that was...- And well done for you for looking after them as well! Anita, a great item as well...
0:43:09 > 0:43:11- Oh, thank you!- Perfect valuation!
0:43:11 > 0:43:12I hope you've enjoyed today's show.
0:43:12 > 0:43:16What a wonderful end, and obviously quality always counts.
0:43:16 > 0:43:21If you've got something like that, we want to see it, so from Clevedon until the next time, it's cheerio.
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