0:00:03 > 0:00:06Today's location is often referred to as the Garden Island.
0:00:06 > 0:00:11It boasts some of the most spectacular scenery in the UK, inspiring artists and poets alike.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14Welcome to Flog It!, from the Isle of Wight.
0:00:35 > 0:00:40The Isle of Wight has been a popular holiday destination for decades.
0:00:40 > 0:00:46The '60s and '70s proved to be a golden age for those looking for the traditional British seaside holiday.
0:00:53 > 0:00:57Well, I've just spotted two people enjoying the scenery in the marina.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59Hang on a minute.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02That's our two experts... Will Axon and Kate Bateman.
0:01:02 > 0:01:03Hey, come on, guys.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06We've got work to do.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12And this is where we're getting down to business today.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15The Cowes Yacht Haven. We've got a massive queue here.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18It looks like there's lots of people taking a break from the beach
0:01:18 > 0:01:20due to a bit of inclement weather.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23Well, it's 9.30, it's time to get them inside.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27I'm quite excited to see what you lot have got, so let's get the doors open.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30- Yeah.- CROWD: Yeah.- 'And as I get everybody into place...'
0:01:30 > 0:01:32Come on, Sylvia, let's get you to a seat.
0:01:32 > 0:01:37'..here's a sneak preview of what's coming up on today's show.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41'We'll meet Matt and Ian and their intriguing salvage
0:01:41 > 0:01:44'and the auctioneer and I agree it could be something special.'
0:01:44 > 0:01:49Well, this is definitely the one to watch later on and I can't wait for this to go under the hammer.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53But first, ready to start us off, is Will and he's led Bill and Avis
0:01:53 > 0:01:58over to his table with their fantastic Cornish pottery.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01Which one of you is responsible for these two pieces?
0:02:01 > 0:02:04- Well, my wife is, actually.- Is she?
0:02:04 > 0:02:06We were looking for a cottage
0:02:06 > 0:02:10in St Ives, and going in the estate agents
0:02:10 > 0:02:15and we saw the shop with... there were three potters in there.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18- They all had a section.- Yes.
0:02:18 > 0:02:25And I rather liked these cos they were unusual cos everything was round and striped and brown and orange.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27- And these stood out for you.- Yes.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31I couldn't see how they were made because they're such an unusual shape.
0:02:31 > 0:02:36Yes. So you made the decision to buy them and Bill, did you agree with this decision?
0:02:36 > 0:02:38- Yes. - Something that you like as well?
0:02:38 > 0:02:40- I probably paid for them. - Oh, really.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44- She chooses, you pay. - As long as they were under a fiver, he didn't mind, you see.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46So you paid less than a fiver for these.
0:02:46 > 0:02:50Well, these probably don't need any introduction to yourselves or to the viewers at home.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53They're obviously two pieces of Troika pottery.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55You've already mentioned St Ives, Cornwall.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59That's where it was established in the 1960s.
0:02:59 > 0:03:05Drawing influences as we've said many times before, on the abstract artists of the time.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07Ben Nicholson, Barbara Hepworth.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09The Cornish landscape.
0:03:09 > 0:03:13It was a form of sort of art pottery of the time, shall we say.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16You mentioned about how they're made.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19From as far as I understand it,
0:03:19 > 0:03:24these are made in slabs and then constructed
0:03:24 > 0:03:26and then the actual designs, themselves,
0:03:26 > 0:03:29are either incised out or built up on those slabs.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32Are they still on display, proudly, in your home?
0:03:32 > 0:03:36No. We're looking for a painting so if we get any money we'll put it towards a painting.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38Excellent. What sort of painting?
0:03:38 > 0:03:41- Seascape.- Seascape. Well, let's see. Your investment of...
0:03:41 > 0:03:43under a fiver, you say.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45Let's say £4 each, shall we say.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47You bought them back in the '70s.
0:03:47 > 0:03:52- Yes.- Yes. In the '70s. Well, let's put a 0 on the end of your original investment.
0:03:52 > 0:03:59Shall we say sort of £40-£60 each, which would translate for the two, sort of £80-£120.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01Around that £100 mark, I would say, for the two.
0:04:01 > 0:04:06Are you happy with that? It was your original layout, Bill, £4 apiece, so are you happy with that?
0:04:06 > 0:04:07I'd be happy with that. Yes.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11- I think let's reserve them at £80 cos they've got to be worth that, haven't they?- Yeah.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14And fingers crossed on the day, we get some money to put towards
0:04:14 > 0:04:17a wonderful seascape to hang in your modern home, now.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29So, Mike, we're in a yacht club.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32You look like a seafaring kind of fellow. Are you a sailor?
0:04:32 > 0:04:37I was a sailor. I still am when I get the chance but I don't own a boat any more.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40OK. You've brought something in that's not related to sailing, at all.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44You've brought this fantastic snuff box. Now, what do you know about it?
0:04:44 > 0:04:46It came from my mother.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49And prior to that, from my grandmother.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51OK.
0:04:51 > 0:04:56And we always assumed that it came from her great grandmother.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59OK. There's a name on the top which might give us some clues.
0:04:59 > 0:05:05It says "R Bidmead Tunley" and then you've got the date 1856. You said, maybe,
0:05:05 > 0:05:08your grandmother had it?
0:05:08 > 0:05:10- Yes.- Do you think it was given from a Bidmead to her?
0:05:10 > 0:05:14- Possibly.- Could have been.- Possibly. - But no history of the Bidmead name.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16- No.- No. OK. If we open it up...
0:05:18 > 0:05:21- ..this is a surprise.- Well, indeed.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23We've got powder inside.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25But it's always had powder in.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27Ever since I've known it, put it that way.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30OK. Well, it's not a powder compact, needless to say. It's a snuff box.
0:05:30 > 0:05:36- Yeah.- And what's even nicer for me is I look inside for some magical little letters...
0:05:36 > 0:05:39"N M." Now, do you know who that's for?
0:05:39 > 0:05:43- Not the slightest idea. - I do. It's Nathaniel Mills.- Really.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47He is a fairly well-known Victorian snuff box maker.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51He's known mainly for what are known as the "Castle Top" boxes.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55So, ones with views of various castles and views of cities and things.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59Sadly, they make a lot more than his plain ones.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02This hasn't got any decoration apart from this name on the top.
0:06:02 > 0:06:06And often, when you get stuff that's inscribed with somebody, it tends to
0:06:06 > 0:06:10lower the value because clearly, it means nothing to the new buyer. But it's still a great maker.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14Have you any idea what you think it's worth?
0:06:14 > 0:06:15- I haven't got a clue.- No idea.
0:06:15 > 0:06:19- But you're willing to part with it? - Yes. Yes. I'm 80.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22You don't look a day over 50.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24Eventually, it's going to happen.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27And there'll just be a sale and it'll all disappear into...
0:06:27 > 0:06:29and I might just as well use it.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31- OK.- Have a bit of fun with it now.
0:06:31 > 0:06:38- OK. Well, I think it's probably worth somewhere between £150-£250.- OK.
0:06:38 > 0:06:44It might even do more on a good day but I think that's about the figure we would be hoping for at auction.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46- OK.- Would you be happy with that figure?- Yeah.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49If we were putting a reserve, I would put it just below the low estimate.
0:06:49 > 0:06:53- I'll leave it to you. - So about £100 reserve.- Yeah.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55- I think that's got a really good chance of selling.- Good.
0:06:55 > 0:06:59- If you're happy to send it to the sale, we'll give it a go.- Absolutely.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02- See you there. - See you there.- Aye, aye, Captain.
0:07:02 > 0:07:07'And as I keep an eye out for a gem,
0:07:07 > 0:07:10'Will has already found a jewel.'
0:07:10 > 0:07:13So, Robin, you brought in two very different pieces
0:07:13 > 0:07:16of Poole pottery for us. Are they both yours?
0:07:16 > 0:07:18No. This one's mine and that one's my nephew's.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20He's asked me to sell it. He lives on the mainland.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23Oh, he lives on the mainland, not on the island.
0:07:23 > 0:07:28- Not on the island. No.- So he's come over on the ferry for us to have a look at and sell for him.- Yes.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30And you own this one here.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33- I own this one here. Yes.- OK. Well, let's have a look at them now.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35This one's going to be the later example.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39So we'll look at the earlier example here.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43This is a typical Poole charger, typical colours.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45Designed by Truda Carter.
0:07:45 > 0:07:51And if we turn it over, let's have a look at the back which tells us more about it.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55We can see here a rather interesting stencil. We've got W T L & S...
0:07:55 > 0:07:591939 and the date.
0:07:59 > 0:08:04So I suspect that I've seen these before and these are chargers that
0:08:04 > 0:08:09- have been produced and commissioned by a firm called Lamb & Sons.- Yes.
0:08:09 > 0:08:14These were pieces that they were having produced and stencilled on the back and given away as,
0:08:14 > 0:08:17- shall we say, corporate gifts.- Yes.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19How's it come to be in your nephew's hands?
0:08:19 > 0:08:23Has he got a connection, perhaps, with someone who was presented this?
0:08:23 > 0:08:25No. I believe he bought it at a boot sale.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28Did he? Well, we hear that a lot on this programme.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30Any ideas what he paid for it?
0:08:30 > 0:08:34Wouldn't have been any more than about £50, I should imagine.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37Well, you're suggesting that he may be a bit tight or a bit mean...
0:08:37 > 0:08:39- Knowing Michael, yes.- Really.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43- Well, he's done well if he bought it for that.- Yeah.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46And we move on to this one here, the later Poole vase.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49This one here, I don't know hardly anything about it.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52- I found it in a skip.- Did you?- Yes.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55You've done well cos I mean the condition looks good, as well.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57It is. It's beautiful.
0:08:57 > 0:08:58It's bright. It's brash.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02It's this sort of flaming oranges and reds with this almost,
0:09:02 > 0:09:06- It's almost like... They're like mistletoe leaves. - It does look like that. Yes.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10I think it's sort of mistletoe and then you've got the middle berries, that sort of thing.
0:09:10 > 0:09:14- So there's going to be at least 50 years between them.- Yeah.- Same firm.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17Do you have any idea which one's going to be worth more?
0:09:17 > 0:09:21I'd imagine that one there is going to be worth more than this.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25I mean, generally, when you're in this sort of business, the older the better...
0:09:25 > 0:09:30unless you are talking about specific 20th century designers and signed pieces.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34And what sort of value does your nephew expect it to be valued at?
0:09:34 > 0:09:35- I don't really know.- No.
0:09:35 > 0:09:39- He just said sell it.- Did he?- Yes. - I might come in really low then.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43But I would say that the Poole charger, on its own,
0:09:43 > 0:09:47is going to be worth in the region of £100-£150.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51- Do you think he would give us the go-ahead with that?- Yes.- Good.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54- And then the Poole vase which is your find...- Yes.
0:09:54 > 0:09:58..what I'd like to do is put it with the charger.
0:09:58 > 0:10:03Makes an interesting lot. Two pieces, perhaps, for the price of one, so it's bound to find a buyer.
0:10:03 > 0:10:09- Do you think he wants a reserve or shall we just let it make what it makes?- Just what it makes.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13Oh, he's my kind of guy. I like that. As an auctioneer, we like no reserve.
0:10:13 > 0:10:17Puts a bit of pressure on me though cos I'm hoping it's not going to go for less than £100.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20So it's down to what it's going to make on the day.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23I predict 100-150, but we shall see.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33- So, Libby, you've brought in a little girl.- Yeah.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36What can you tell me about her?
0:10:36 > 0:10:38She's a piece of modern-day Lalique.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42- Right.- I bought her 13 years ago at the Liberty shop in London.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46- Do you like it?- I liked Lalique at the time and I wanted to get a piece
0:10:46 > 0:10:50and I was made redundant and I used some of my redundancy money on her.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54- Oh, you splashed out.- Yes.- OK. Well, let's have a closer look at her.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57She's, basically, petrol-blue. She's sort of Vaseline glass.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00So quite sort of oil-slick effect on her.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02And she's, basically, a very nubile young maiden.
0:11:02 > 0:11:08On the back, as well, if we have a look at the back, you can see that it does have the Lalique France
0:11:08 > 0:11:12inscription on it so, obviously, that tells us where it's come from.
0:11:12 > 0:11:17She is quite small and clearly the older Lalique piece, the 1920s, 1930s pieces,
0:11:17 > 0:11:20make a lot of money. There's lots of collectors out there.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23There are quite a lot of these paperweight-sized ones out there.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25They do fish and all sorts of different designs
0:11:25 > 0:11:30but she's pretty and I think anyone that wants to get into a niche of starting to collect
0:11:30 > 0:11:33the lower end of Lalique, this would be a nice starting point.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35So what would the money go towards if you did sell her?
0:11:35 > 0:11:39It would go to Cancer Research UK.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43I lost three family members to cancer last year.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46- So this is a close to your heart cause.- Yes. Very. Yes.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49- Right. OK. So, anything we can get would be good.- Yeah.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51What did you pay for her?
0:11:51 > 0:11:56I bought her 13 years ago at the cost of £75.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59Right. OK.
0:11:59 > 0:12:04In terms of valuation, she's not going to have made that money back again.
0:12:04 > 0:12:08But I think, at auction, you would expect an estimate of between £40-£60
0:12:08 > 0:12:13and you'd put a reserve slightly lower than that, so maybe a £30 reserve, 40-60 estimate.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16- Would you be OK with that?- Yeah. Yeah.- Yes.- I'd be fine with that.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19- So anything we can get will be a bonus.- Yes.- Brilliant.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24Well, we've had a busy morning, so far, and guess what,
0:12:24 > 0:12:27it's time to take our first excursion to the auction room.
0:12:27 > 0:12:28Here's what's up for sale.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32Avis couldn't resist these two Cornish vases.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35- I probably paid for them, though. - She chooses, you pay.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38As long as they were under a fiver, he didn't mind.
0:12:38 > 0:12:45Avis made a smart buy as Will sees the two pieces of Troika making £80-£120.
0:12:45 > 0:12:50The silver snuff box, belonging to local mariner, Michael.
0:12:50 > 0:12:51Aye, aye, Captain.
0:12:51 > 0:12:55Kate revealed the maker is the 19th century silversmith,
0:12:55 > 0:13:01Nathaniel Mills, and gave it a price tag of £150-£250.
0:13:01 > 0:13:06We're selling this duo of Poole pottery, belonging to Robin and his nephew.
0:13:06 > 0:13:10Will thinks the charger is the star that will get this pair sold.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13And finally, Libby's Lalique figure.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16Kate valued it at a mere £40-£60.
0:13:16 > 0:13:20But could this little lady be about to send shockwaves through the auction?
0:13:23 > 0:13:24I'm tingling.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40- Thanks very much, driver.- All right.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43There's nothing like arriving in style, is there?
0:13:43 > 0:13:47Today, we're the guests of Island Auction Rooms, here in Shanklin,
0:13:47 > 0:13:48and this is where we find out
0:13:48 > 0:13:51exactly how much our antiques are really worth.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54So let's get inside before all the action starts.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02I must show you this. It's so exciting. We're on an island.
0:14:02 > 0:14:03We're surrounded by sea.
0:14:03 > 0:14:07There's lots of maritime history here. And look what I've spotted.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09I'll show you...
0:14:09 > 0:14:12Hasn't that got the wow factor?
0:14:12 > 0:14:14It's called a sailor's valentine.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16This sailor would have been on a voyage,
0:14:16 > 0:14:21maybe taking two or three months at sea on a big old tea clipper.
0:14:21 > 0:14:25And he's collected these seashells to relieve the boredom over those three months.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28He's made up this diorama for his sweetheart back at home.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30Condition is fantastic.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34You'd expect to pay something between £1,500 and £2,000
0:14:34 > 0:14:38for a diorama like this, circa 1850. It's beautiful.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40Now, let's get the sales started.
0:14:40 > 0:14:46Today's auctioneer, Warren Riches, is already on the rostrum ready to sell our first lot.
0:14:46 > 0:14:50It's the Troika, belonging to Avis and Bill. It's great to see you.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53I think Will's put a bit of a come-and-buy-me on this one.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57- Do you?- Well, it's two lots. We've got the vase and the cube.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59Both have got to do £50 or £60 each, surely?
0:14:59 > 0:15:03Well, there's a lot of talk, that Troika's in and out of fashion again,
0:15:03 > 0:15:08so I've tried to keep it realistic. You don't want them back, do you, once you decided to sell them?
0:15:08 > 0:15:13- Bill, I don't think you were ever too keen on them, were you? - Not really. No.- No.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16- So, £40 each, they've got to be worth that, haven't they? - Of course they have.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20Troika. Cuboid vase with marks to the base
0:15:20 > 0:15:22together with one other.
0:15:22 > 0:15:23It's coming in at...
0:15:23 > 0:15:26- 65.- ..65. 70, anywhere?
0:15:26 > 0:15:3170. Five. 80. Five. 90. Five.
0:15:31 > 0:15:37100. 110. 120. 130. 140. 150.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39160. 170.
0:15:39 > 0:15:43170. Someone had their arm up. 170. 180...
0:15:43 > 0:15:45- 180.- Yeah.- ..190. One more?
0:15:45 > 0:15:48180, then. It's £180 in the centre.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51Are we all done at 180? All done.
0:15:51 > 0:15:55- Yes. £180, Avis and Bill.- Excellent.
0:15:55 > 0:15:56That's good. That's very good.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59And that was a good investment for £5 back then, wasn't it?
0:15:59 > 0:16:01That's what it's all about, really.
0:16:01 > 0:16:05- Now, you can go off and go hunting for that seascape you want, can't you?- Yes.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08We can, indeed. Have lunch, as well.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10What a perfect day, that's all I can say.
0:16:10 > 0:16:1355. And 60. And five.
0:16:15 > 0:16:1670.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19Next up, a snuff box, just about to go under the hammer.
0:16:19 > 0:16:25And at £150 to 250, it should be a pinch because it's by Nathaniel Mills, top maker.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27And it belongs to Michael, here.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29- It is.- It was your mum's, wasn't it, I gather.- Yes.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31Yeah. Why are you selling this?
0:16:31 > 0:16:34- Money.- Money.- Yeah.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36- Brutally honest, but fair enough. - Yes.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39- And a little birdie's told me... - Yeah.- ..congratulations is in order.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41- Yes. Indeed.- Come on. Tell us why.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44Great granddaughter.
0:16:44 > 0:16:45- A great granddaughter.- Yeah.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48And what's her name?
0:16:48 > 0:16:50- Izzy.- Izzy.- She's in New Zealand.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53- Oh, is she?- Yeah.- Well with the proceeds from the snuff box,
0:16:53 > 0:16:57- you can send her a lovely present out to New Zealand for her.- Indeed.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59Silver snuff box. Engraved decoration.
0:16:59 > 0:17:03Birmingham hallmark for 1850 with a maker's mark for Nathaniel Mills.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07Nice little snuff box. Someone start me at £80.
0:17:07 > 0:17:0970. Five, anywhere?
0:17:09 > 0:17:13Five. 80. Five. 90. Five. 100.
0:17:13 > 0:17:18110. 120. 130. 140.
0:17:18 > 0:17:22140. 150. 160. 170.
0:17:22 > 0:17:23170.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26170, in a new place. 180.
0:17:26 > 0:17:30Good maker. 190. 200. 210. 220.
0:17:30 > 0:17:35In the centre, the lady seated, at 210. We're selling at 210. All done.
0:17:35 > 0:17:40Yes. How about that? £210. That'll make a cracking little present.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43- Yeah. Lucky Izzy.- Exactly.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47And hopefully, if you can save up a bit more, you can get out there and see her one day soon.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56Next up, an old Flog It! favourite. A bit of Poole pottery.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59A vase and a plate and the motto here is, don't skip it,
0:17:59 > 0:18:02put it in an auction room because it is worth money.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05- And that's exactly what you've done, haven't you?- Yes. I have.
0:18:05 > 0:18:06Yeah. Well, done to you, Robin.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09We've got a valuation of £100-£150.
0:18:09 > 0:18:14That's right. We've got sort of an earlier charger and then a later Poole vase
0:18:14 > 0:18:18which is a bit more sort of modern and a bit more stylish, but again, we've gone for a no reserve
0:18:18 > 0:18:23cos things you find in a skip don't owe you anything so you might as well get what you can for them.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25This is classic recycling.
0:18:25 > 0:18:29You can't get greener than antiques really, can you, cos it's not second-hand,
0:18:29 > 0:18:32it's fifth, sixth, seventh... 20th-hand even.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36Good recycling. And somebody's going to take pleasure in this.
0:18:36 > 0:18:40Decorative Poole pottery plate with marks to the base, dated 1939,
0:18:40 > 0:18:43together with a Poole pottery vase.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46Two bits together. Nice lot. Someone start me at 40. £40, anywhere?
0:18:46 > 0:18:4740 bid. Two, can I say?
0:18:47 > 0:18:5040 in the centre and 42. 44. 46. 48.
0:18:50 > 0:18:5550. Five. 60. Five. 70. Five.
0:18:55 > 0:18:5780. Five. 90. Five.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00100. 110. 120. 130. 140.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02One more?
0:19:02 > 0:19:06One last one. You said that last time. 140. 150.
0:19:06 > 0:19:11- Yes. - In the centre and selling at 150.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14Top end. £150.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18- Satisfied with that. - Got to be, haven't you?- Yes. - Classic recycling.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20- That's what the antiques industry is all about, isn't it?- Yes.
0:19:20 > 0:19:2355. And 60. Five.
0:19:23 > 0:19:2670.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29Next under the hammer, we've got quality. A top name in glass, Lalique.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32Now, I've just been joined by Libby and our valuer, Kate.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35You're selling this because all the money is going to charity.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38It's a fantastic cause. Tell us about it.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40Yes. It's going to Cancer Research.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44Yes. I lost three family members to cancer last year and my uncle in the last two weeks.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that. Let's hope we get top money.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50We've got £40-£60 on this.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52- Yeah. Cautious estimate.- Cautious.
0:19:52 > 0:19:56- Hopefully, it'll do better. - Let's see if the bidders can help us out on this one.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59Small Lalique glass ornament. Kneeling nude female
0:19:59 > 0:20:03with the engraved signature... showing there. It's a nice thing.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05We've got interest level at...
0:20:05 > 0:20:09- 45.- 45 here. 46, anywhere? 46. 48.
0:20:09 > 0:20:1350. Five. 60. Five. 70. Five.
0:20:13 > 0:20:1880. Five. 90. Yep. And five.
0:20:18 > 0:20:25- 100. 110. 120. 130. 140... - Fantastic.- ..150.
0:20:25 > 0:20:30No. 140, then. It's a gentleman in the centre, at 140. 150, anywhere?
0:20:30 > 0:20:33150 in a new place. 160. 170.
0:20:33 > 0:20:38- 180. 190...- I knew it would do that. - ..200.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40Yes. 210. 220.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42230. 240.
0:20:42 > 0:20:47250. 260. 270. 280. 290.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50One more? No. 280, then. £280 on the left.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54280 and selling. All done.
0:20:54 > 0:20:55I'm tingling all over.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57That is absolutely fantastic.
0:20:57 > 0:21:02- All that money is going to Cancer Research. How do you feel about that?- Brilliant. Brilliant.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04- Yeah.- I'm shocked.
0:21:10 > 0:21:15Now, before we head back to the valuation tables in Cowes, come with me for just a few minutes
0:21:15 > 0:21:21up the road to meet an award-winning artist whose paintings prove small IS beautiful.
0:21:36 > 0:21:41The story of miniature paintings dates right back to the 1500s, but their popularity really flourished
0:21:41 > 0:21:46in the 17th and 18th centuries when they became fashionable with the monarchy.
0:21:46 > 0:21:50They were the photographs of the day and traditionally, a king
0:21:50 > 0:21:57would receive these small portable paintings from far and wide in order to choose a prospective wife.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00Rumour has it that King Henry VIII was very pleased
0:22:00 > 0:22:05by a miniature of Anne of Cleves, but when he met his fourth bride in the flesh,
0:22:05 > 0:22:10the King felt that the royal artist had flattered Anne a little too much.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14Painting miniatures is by no means a dying art.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17I'm here, today, to meet Elizabeth Meek. Hi, Elizabeth.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19- Hi, Paul.- Great to see you.
0:22:19 > 0:22:25'President of the Royal Miniature Society, she's been painting miniatures for over 20 years.
0:22:25 > 0:22:29'But her career as an artist very nearly didn't happen.'
0:22:32 > 0:22:36- Incredible. Really good. Big fan of your work.- Thank you.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38So, did you go to art school?
0:22:38 > 0:22:39What made you become an artist?
0:22:39 > 0:22:43As a child, I was just passionate about drawing all the time.
0:22:43 > 0:22:48I spent most of my childhood drawing to the detriment of my schoolwork.
0:22:48 > 0:22:53And I had said I wanted to go to art college but it was just not possible
0:22:53 > 0:22:55so I went to be a nurse in London,
0:22:55 > 0:23:02but I still had that need to draw and I spent all my off-duty days making
0:23:02 > 0:23:06my colleagues sit down and sit for me so I could sketch them and draw them.
0:23:06 > 0:23:11And finally, after about six years of nursing, I decided that I really did want to be an artist.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14That was what was inside me, although I loved being a nurse,
0:23:14 > 0:23:19so that's what I did and just taught myself and worked doggedly.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21The detail is absolutely incredible.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23You've obviously got great eyesight.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26What attracted you to becoming a miniature portrait artist?
0:23:26 > 0:23:31My drawings were always larger than paintings...
0:23:31 > 0:23:37but always quite detailed. I've always gone for some more detailed work, that's just my natural bend.
0:23:37 > 0:23:42And it just happened that I was in a bookshop one day and I saw a book on sale.
0:23:42 > 0:23:47It was reduced from 45 to £5 and I just bought it cos I thought it would be a bargain.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50And I was flicking through it, it was all about miniatures.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52I'd never heard of miniatures.
0:23:52 > 0:23:58Knew nothing about the history and it was from that moment I thought gosh, I'd love to have a go at these.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00And were you successful? Did it happen straightaway for you?
0:24:00 > 0:24:04I discovered the Royal Miniature Society and within two years,
0:24:04 > 0:24:08I was exhibiting with the Royal Miniature Society.
0:24:08 > 0:24:12And then started winning awards pretty well after that.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14After two years, you were winning awards!
0:24:14 > 0:24:19I probably, overall, won about... I'm not quite sure, but about 20 awards for my miniatures.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22- Unbelievable.- Now I'm President of the Royal Miniature Society.
0:24:22 > 0:24:27So having gone from a completely self-taught unknown,
0:24:27 > 0:24:29I ended up being the President.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32That is an incredible achievement, isn't it?
0:24:32 > 0:24:35- Is a lot of your work now commission-based?- Yes.
0:24:35 > 0:24:39Most of my work is commission-based. It's my bread and butter.
0:24:39 > 0:24:44I usually have a backlog of people waiting for me to do their commission.
0:24:44 > 0:24:48And do most people want the portrait done in the traditional manner
0:24:48 > 0:24:52like these in an old acorn frame, you know, head and shoulders?
0:24:52 > 0:24:56It varies. Some people like to have the little ovals.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58I can do slightly larger ovals.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01- I can do rectangular.- Three-quarter length.- Whatever they want.
0:25:01 > 0:25:05- Talk me through some of these because you've travelled a lot. - I've travelled a fair bit.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08Actually, this was the first miniature I ever did.
0:25:08 > 0:25:14- Oh, really?- Yes. I was in Rhodes and she was sitting right at the back of this sort of cafe place
0:25:14 > 0:25:18selling old tablecloths and I just thought she had the most wonderful little old apple face.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21- Oh, she has!- Yeah. - So round, but it's just so happy.
0:25:21 > 0:25:26And just a really happy face and I just thought she was absolutely stunning.
0:25:26 > 0:25:30So these two were actually in my first miniatures.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33He was a swimming pool attendant where I used to go swimming.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36- Incredible. - This man was a very interesting man.
0:25:36 > 0:25:41When I lived in London, he was always dressed in the most extraordinary clothes
0:25:41 > 0:25:45and he was a great character, so I asked if I could do his portrait.
0:25:45 > 0:25:49- You capture the very essence of the moment.- That is the most important thing for me.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51I don't want a photograph.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54- I want to capture the personality and character.- Yeah.
0:25:54 > 0:25:59And when I'm doing my commissions, that for me, is absolutely imperative that I spend a bit
0:25:59 > 0:26:04of time with people, just discovering who they are and what they're about.
0:26:04 > 0:26:08And do you go out and about on the island here, finding subject matter?
0:26:08 > 0:26:11When I go out on my walks for a bit of a recce for a subject,
0:26:11 > 0:26:18I'm looking for a really interesting face, people who are wearing vibrant clothes,
0:26:18 > 0:26:22anybody that captures my interest at that moment.
0:26:22 > 0:26:28It may not capture other people's and they may not see what I'm seeing but just somebody that I want to paint.
0:26:28 > 0:26:32So let's start the process off, where does it all start with a miniature?
0:26:32 > 0:26:39I start by going in my studio which is my sacrosanct place which I don't really like people going in.
0:26:39 > 0:26:46And I put my classical music on which gets me nicely calm and relaxed
0:26:46 > 0:26:47and I sit down at my easel.
0:26:47 > 0:26:52And take my Ivorine and my very small brush.
0:26:52 > 0:26:58I use tiny, tiny brushes, four noughts, and lay on my paints.
0:26:58 > 0:27:03And have my magnifying glass. I've only actually just started using a magnifying glass all the time.
0:27:03 > 0:27:07With old age, the eyesight's going a bit.
0:27:07 > 0:27:12I'm very, very careful in my studio not to create any dust.
0:27:12 > 0:27:17That is one of the things that is most detrimental to your miniature.
0:27:17 > 0:27:22I would probably just make somebody sit for an hour and a half, something like that, maximum, cos they've got
0:27:22 > 0:27:27to sit absolutely dead still and that's quite hard.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30My portraits take about 90 hours.
0:27:30 > 0:27:34When a client comes to you for a commission, what do they want, what do they ask you for?
0:27:34 > 0:27:42They want, obviously, a very good likeness, but sometimes they want to be flattered a little, too...
0:27:42 > 0:27:44so, softened, shall we say?
0:27:44 > 0:27:46- Can I have a look at the studio? - Yes. Of course.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51- So, come this way.- Very nice.
0:27:51 > 0:27:53Very nice.
0:27:53 > 0:27:57I pinched the dining room but that was the best room for me.
0:27:57 > 0:28:01- It's got good natural light. - It has. Yeah.- What's on the easel? What are we looking at here?
0:28:01 > 0:28:03That's one of my favourites.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05- OK.- And it's won me awards.
0:28:05 > 0:28:12This one was a guy I saw in Tunisia and it's just never worked for me. It's very flat.
0:28:12 > 0:28:18The colour's not right. I struggled with that one and it shows. I've never exhibited that anywhere.
0:28:18 > 0:28:24So this is kind of a good example of what you think is a great sitting and one that you're not happy with?
0:28:24 > 0:28:27Yes, and I was very unhappy. I've never exhibited that anywhere.
0:28:27 > 0:28:29I'm sure you don't have many that you're not happy with.
0:28:29 > 0:28:35I don't have many but there's the odd one or two and I mean, you can't create a fantastic one every time.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37- No.- It just doesn't happen.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40- But as long as you're sort of relatively happy... - Consistent.- Yeah.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45- These are definitely antiques of the future.- Oh, definitely.
0:28:45 > 0:28:49And we have massive collectors, but of course,
0:28:49 > 0:28:54there are the antique miniatures which go like hot cakes, as I was told by somebody at Bonhams.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57And they sell out at their auctions.
0:28:57 > 0:29:00And one recently went for 1 million.
0:29:00 > 0:29:03- And who was that of? - It was a George Washington.
0:29:03 > 0:29:05So the sitter is very important, as well.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08I think it is. Yes. Possibly.
0:29:08 > 0:29:13- Have you had any famous clients lately?- I've done work for the Prince of Wales,
0:29:13 > 0:29:17- Princess Michael of Kent. - Were you nervous when you were painting Prince Charles?
0:29:17 > 0:29:20I was excessively nervous, yes, but he was very, very nice.
0:29:20 > 0:29:22He was very reassuring and he understood.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25- He was happy, was he? - He was very happy. Yes, he was.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27Good for you. I would be as well, I think.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30I think you're a remarkable talent, you really are.
0:29:30 > 0:29:34Elizabeth, thank you for showing me around your house and your studio.
0:29:34 > 0:29:36It's been a real pleasure and an eye-opener.
0:29:38 > 0:29:44Elizabeth's incredible skill and patience has enabled her to capture the most exquisite miniatures,
0:29:44 > 0:29:47a technique that dates back some 500 years
0:29:47 > 0:29:51and hopefully that legacy is now going to last another 500 years.
0:29:57 > 0:30:02Well, small being beautiful is a lesson that Kate is adopting back at the Cowes Yacht Haven.
0:30:03 > 0:30:08- Doreen, you've brought in this lovely brooch. What do you know about it?- Not a lot.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11- Just that it was my mother's.- Right.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14And I don't know where she got it or anything but it was a present,
0:30:14 > 0:30:17obviously, from my father to her, at some stage.
0:30:17 > 0:30:19And I don't ever recollect her wearing it.
0:30:19 > 0:30:22- Right.- I had thought about making it into a pendant.
0:30:22 > 0:30:26- Right.- And maybe if somebody likes the thing that they could perhaps do that anyway.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28- Convert it.- And convert it.
0:30:28 > 0:30:30- But I'm not a brooch person.- Right.
0:30:30 > 0:30:34- So I'm happy for it to go. - I wouldn't have thought you were a local person, either.
0:30:34 > 0:30:36I detect a bit of an accent.
0:30:36 > 0:30:38Yes. I'm Irish.
0:30:38 > 0:30:40You're Irish. Not from Cowes, at all.
0:30:40 > 0:30:42- No.- Have you been here long? - Ten years on the island.
0:30:42 > 0:30:46- Well, you've not lost the accent.- No. But about 40 years in England.
0:30:46 > 0:30:48Oh, pretty much English now.
0:30:48 > 0:30:52- Not Irish any more.- Yes. - Brilliant. OK.
0:30:52 > 0:30:56So this is a classic Belle Epoque pendant, which basically means "beautiful time".
0:30:56 > 0:31:02It's late 19th century, very early 20th century and probably Continental. And it's lovely.
0:31:02 > 0:31:07I mean, it's a classic style of the late 19th century. Quite ornate.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10You've got sort of little trefoil three little leaves here,
0:31:10 > 0:31:15surrounded by rubies and the little pendant pearl at the bottom.
0:31:15 > 0:31:18- It's not marked but it is gold. - Yes.- I've had a quick look at it.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21Now, you mentioned you had taken it to a jeweller?
0:31:21 > 0:31:26No. A friend of mine who was looking at some other stuff that I was selling had a look at it and said
0:31:26 > 0:31:31that it was all rubies. He wasn't sure about the large one.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34- That was the only thing.- He thought it might have been replaced?
0:31:34 > 0:31:36It is a slightly different colour.
0:31:36 > 0:31:38Yes. And he wasn't sure about it.
0:31:38 > 0:31:42- That's all he could tell me.- OK. Well we can have a closer look at that and we'll
0:31:42 > 0:31:45- let the auctioneers look at it if it goes to sale.- Yes. Yes.
0:31:45 > 0:31:47Any ideas pricewise?
0:31:47 > 0:31:51Well, I don't know what it's worth but I thought perhaps around 200?
0:31:51 > 0:31:55Right. OK. They're difficult because, obviously, they're not everyone's taste
0:31:55 > 0:31:59- so they are a bit out of fashion. - Yes.- And as you say, they're not very wearable.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02- No.- But, I think that's about right.
0:32:02 > 0:32:07- I mean, an auction estimate would probably be £150-£250.- Good. Yes.
0:32:07 > 0:32:08So, maybe £150 reserve?
0:32:08 > 0:32:12I think that's a good idea to put 150 less and then hope, hope...
0:32:12 > 0:32:17- Hope for more.- Hope for a little more. Yes.- Hope and pray. - Yes. A little more.
0:32:17 > 0:32:21- OK. But will you be sad to see it go? - Yes, and no.- Right.
0:32:21 > 0:32:26- But then I've got this and other bits, as well.- I did notice that. This is a fantastic ring, as well.
0:32:26 > 0:32:31- And really unusual. I mean, I think that's absolutely fantastic. - Yes.- Was that hers, too?- Yes.
0:32:31 > 0:32:33- She used to wear this a lot. - Brilliant.- Yes. Yeah.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36Well, we're not selling that one. Let's concentrate on this one.
0:32:36 > 0:32:40- Hopefully, the next time you see it will be in the sale.- I hope so.
0:32:46 > 0:32:49Linda, you've made my day, you really have.
0:32:49 > 0:32:51- Have I?- Yes. It's put a big smile on my face, today.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54I love this. So tell me a little bit about it.
0:32:54 > 0:33:01- Well, I went to an exhibition in North West London and it was all of Scottish artists.- Yeah.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04- And I chose that one. - How long ago was that?
0:33:04 > 0:33:07- About 25 years. - Oh, you've had this 25 years.
0:33:07 > 0:33:11- I have. Yes.- You've had it on the wall and enjoyed it.- Yes. In various houses.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14- Did it come off the wall, today? - It did. Yes. And I dusted it first.
0:33:14 > 0:33:16Well, I think this is charming.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19- Big, big fan of this kind of thing...- Yes.
0:33:19 > 0:33:23Because it's timeless. It can go in and out. And the old little twee cottage...
0:33:23 > 0:33:25- it can go in a contemporary apartment.- Yes.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28It can sit anywhere and it's a good furnishing size, as well.
0:33:28 > 0:33:31But it's signed, Alexander MacBride.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33But the subject matter...
0:33:33 > 0:33:36it's just so romantic, a bluebell wood.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38I can see why you fell in love with it.
0:33:38 > 0:33:42- Yes.- Can you tell me how much you paid for it? Can you remember? - No. I can't. It was a present.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45Right. OK. I've looked him up in the art index guide
0:33:45 > 0:33:49which is something everybody uses to do their price comparables by.
0:33:49 > 0:33:51- He has got form. He's sold in auction before.- Yes.
0:33:51 > 0:33:57And most recently, 2007 and it was a watercolour.
0:33:57 > 0:34:02Not far off this size. About 250-350 mil.
0:34:02 > 0:34:06And it realised a price of £520.
0:34:06 > 0:34:12So I think if we put this into auction, we give it a price guide of £300-£500.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14Put a fixed reserve at £300.
0:34:14 > 0:34:19Invite some bidders in and I'm sure it's going to get somewhere around the top end of that estimate.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22- How do you feel about that? - Yes. I'm happy with that.
0:34:22 > 0:34:24- Are you sure?- Yes. I am. Yes.
0:34:24 > 0:34:29- What would you do with the money? Would you reinvest it in modern art? - Yes. I would.
0:34:29 > 0:34:31And something more modern. Yes.
0:34:31 > 0:34:35I have a modern house now so it'll fit in with that.
0:34:35 > 0:34:41- I'd love this to do £500. I know it's worth £500, but we can't really start at £500.- No.
0:34:41 > 0:34:45We have to draw them in, give everybody a chance of buying this and hopefully,
0:34:45 > 0:34:49they'll bid each other out. We'll get the auctioneer to put a picture in the catalogue.
0:34:49 > 0:34:53We'll get it on the internet and hopefully, we'll find a buyer in Scotland
0:34:53 > 0:34:55and you'll make top money at auction.
0:34:55 > 0:34:57- I'm looking forward to it. - Yeah. So am I.
0:35:03 > 0:35:07Well, Matt, Ian, I'm not even going to pretend that I know what this is
0:35:07 > 0:35:10on the table in front of us, but it certainly caught my eye.
0:35:10 > 0:35:14Basically, what you've got in front of you is the heart of a paddle steamer.
0:35:14 > 0:35:20This sat in front of a big triple expansion steam engine, the biggest type of engine you get in a boat.
0:35:20 > 0:35:23- Yes. - And an engineer would stand here.
0:35:23 > 0:35:28You've got levers coming out and he's controlling the engine and driving the boat with this board.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31- Which is why you've got these... astern, stop, ahead.- That's right.
0:35:31 > 0:35:35- So this here is the reversing for the stern lever.- Yes.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37This is the throttles, the speed of the boat.
0:35:37 > 0:35:41And these are the valves and the drains for the engine, itself.
0:35:41 > 0:35:43So this whole console controls...
0:35:43 > 0:35:47- The nerve centre of the paddle steamer.- That's right. Yeah.
0:35:47 > 0:35:53And you're telling me that there was one locally and you rescued this from it. Is this right?
0:35:53 > 0:35:56On the River Medina, in Cowes, or just up from Cowes,
0:35:56 > 0:36:02we've got the PS Ryde and that's the last cross-Solent paddle steamer that exists.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04She's a terrible wreck now.
0:36:04 > 0:36:07- The boat's due to be scrapped in the next year or so.- Is it?
0:36:07 > 0:36:13Yeah. And we operate a paddle steamer called Medina Monarch and it's the smallest one in the world.
0:36:13 > 0:36:17It's only one of three working paddle steamers that carry passengers in this country.
0:36:17 > 0:36:22- And we were given the opportunity to go in and have a look for spares. - Yes.- And we came across this.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24This was just lying about the ship.
0:36:24 > 0:36:28All of these panels, which are separate, had been attacked by vandals.
0:36:28 > 0:36:34- Yes.- And they'd been dripped on by rusty water for decades.- Yes.
0:36:34 > 0:36:39And they just look like big black lumps of metal. They would mean nothing to anybody.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41But we're nerds and we knew what it was.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44- So yours is the paddle steamer, the Monarch?- Yeah.
0:36:44 > 0:36:49- And she's in use today.- Yeah. - She's sort of seagoing?
0:36:49 > 0:36:53- She runs trips daily.- Really. - And we're raising money, at the minute, for a brand new boiler.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55At the moment, she's under steamed.
0:36:55 > 0:37:00She's all right for the river but a bit more steam and she'll go further, so we've got £15,000...
0:37:00 > 0:37:05- That's the cost of a boiler, is it? - ..to raise for a new boiler.- 15,000. - Yeah. Hard work but we'll do it.
0:37:05 > 0:37:09- I don't know what something like this is worth. - Will we make £1 million?
0:37:09 > 0:37:12I hope so and I'm sure the auctioneer hopes so, too.
0:37:12 > 0:37:16I know he's had some results in the past but I'm not sure he's had a £1 million bit of brass
0:37:16 > 0:37:18going through his sale rooms.
0:37:18 > 0:37:22But, I mean, we've got to put an estimate on it, haven't we?
0:37:22 > 0:37:27So I'm going to say £50-£100 cos I think, at that sort of level,
0:37:27 > 0:37:31- people are going to be saying, "I fancy that." - Worth a punt.- It's worth a punt.
0:37:31 > 0:37:35And if you've got someone who really knows what it is and what it's worth to them, then
0:37:35 > 0:37:39they're going to be prepared to pay no matter what the estimate is.
0:37:39 > 0:37:43As a reserve, I think let it make what it makes.
0:37:43 > 0:37:49I think, you know, yeah, let it find its level and hopefully, we could get what, from a tank of diesel...?
0:37:49 > 0:37:51Tank of diesel would be lovely.
0:37:51 > 0:37:56- And you could go right up to perhaps a full refurb if it sells really well.- I've just done that.- Have you?
0:37:56 > 0:37:59- Well, it'll help pay for it. - A new boiler will be fantastic.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02A new boiler. That's what we'll call it. We'll say the boiler fund.
0:38:02 > 0:38:07So the boys' maritime salvage completes our line-up heading off to auction.
0:38:07 > 0:38:14Matt and Ian need to top Will's estimate of £50-£100 to get a new boiler for their paddle steamer.
0:38:14 > 0:38:20And it may not be a seascape but I think this charming watercolour by Scottish artist, Alex MacBride,
0:38:20 > 0:38:22should appeal to the islanders.
0:38:22 > 0:38:27And finally, Doreen is happy to part with her mother's brooch.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30I'm not a brooch person, so I'm quite happy for it to go.
0:38:30 > 0:38:34So, will we find a brooch person amongst all these bidders.
0:38:34 > 0:38:37Well, it's now time to find out.
0:38:41 > 0:38:44Next up, something for the ladies. A wonderful diamond brooch.
0:38:44 > 0:38:47It belongs to Doreen. We should do the top end, shouldn't we, 250?
0:38:47 > 0:38:51It's not everybody's cup of tea, at the moment, but the quality's so nice,
0:38:51 > 0:38:53hopefully, the workmanship will show out and it'll sell.
0:38:53 > 0:38:59If it doesn't sell, you told me that you might get it sort of broken up and turned into something else.
0:38:59 > 0:39:03I might have it put into a pendant, possibly, if it doesn't sell.
0:39:03 > 0:39:09- It's a good idea really, isn't it? - There's no point it sitting there in your cupboard, is it?- No. No.
0:39:09 > 0:39:11An attractive lady's diamond and ruby brooch
0:39:11 > 0:39:14with single pearl and diamond pendant drop. £100 bid.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17With Tim. 100. 110. 120. 130.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20140. 150.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23160. 170. 180.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26190.
0:39:26 > 0:39:31200. 210. 220.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34All done at 210 and selling at 210.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36Good estimate, Kate.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39- £210.- That is fantastic.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41- That's great.- Yes. - What are you going to do with that?
0:39:41 > 0:39:44Pay off my overdraft.
0:39:44 > 0:39:45Hey, we've all got them, haven't we?
0:39:45 > 0:39:48- Well, yeah. - Pay off some of it, anyway.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51Time's are hard at the moment.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53- Yes. - CONTINUES LAUGHING
0:39:59 > 0:40:02Next up, we've got the bluebell painting by Alex MacBride and it's
0:40:02 > 0:40:06got to be one of my favourite things of the sale, Linda.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08- Absolutely love it and I know you do.- Yes. Very pretty.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11- We had to prise it off you, didn't we?- You did.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14Well, let's find out what the bidders think. Let's give this one a go.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17Alex Macbride. Painting of bluebell woods.
0:40:17 > 0:40:21Signed in the lower right-hand corner. Someone start me at 140.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24- 140 here. 150 anywhere? - Cor, we've going in low.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26150, can I say? 150.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28160.
0:40:28 > 0:40:34180. 200. 220. 240. 260. 280.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36300.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38320.
0:40:38 > 0:40:43£300. Bidder in the corner and we're selling at £300.
0:40:43 > 0:40:47Gosh! I had such high hopes for that one but it has gone so that's good news.
0:40:47 > 0:40:52- Yes. Yeah.- Yeah. Thank you so much for coming in and making my day with that, anyway.- Thank you.
0:40:53 > 0:40:58Right. Time now for that reclaimed control panel. Before it goes under the hammer
0:40:58 > 0:41:01let's find out what the auctioneer thinks of it.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04It caused the wow factor at the valuation day.
0:41:04 > 0:41:09- We've emailed images and we've got telephone lines booked so I'm really hopeful.- OK.
0:41:09 > 0:41:13Can you speculate what this might go for on a good day, full steam ahead.
0:41:13 > 0:41:20- Full steam ahead. £400-£600.- Really. That much?- Yeah. I hope so. Yeah. I think the level of interest...
0:41:20 > 0:41:21it should reach the upper limit. Yeah.
0:41:21 > 0:41:27Well, that's good news but ultimately, it's now down to the bidders.
0:41:27 > 0:41:31Well, Will and I are certainly in awe of these two young men, Matt and Ian, because they're helping
0:41:31 > 0:41:35- to preserve a very special piece of maritime history, here on the island.- We are.
0:41:35 > 0:41:39And this great big lump of brass that you wheeled into the valuation day is being sold
0:41:39 > 0:41:44- to raise money to do up your paddle steamer. Is that right?- It is. Yeah.
0:41:44 > 0:41:49- So how did you come about buying her in the first place? - I saw it on the internet for sale.
0:41:49 > 0:41:54- I'd had too many glasses of cider and bought a paddle steamer... as you do.- As you do.
0:41:54 > 0:41:58Well look, here we go. It's going under the hammer. Good luck, guys.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01Old paddle steamer cast iron and brass engine room control panel.
0:42:01 > 0:42:03Lot ten. It's been illustrated.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05Lots of interest throughout the country.
0:42:05 > 0:42:10300. 300 on a commission. 300. 310, anywhere?
0:42:10 > 0:42:13310. 320. 330. 340. 350.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17360. 370.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19380.
0:42:19 > 0:42:23390. 400. 410.
0:42:23 > 0:42:24420.
0:42:24 > 0:42:28- 430...- That's great.- ..440.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31450.
0:42:31 > 0:42:33460. 470.
0:42:33 > 0:42:37- 480... - It's a lot better than 50 quid.
0:42:37 > 0:42:40..480. 490. 500?
0:42:40 > 0:42:41500. 520.
0:42:41 > 0:42:43500 here. 520, anywhere?
0:42:43 > 0:42:48520, phone bid. 540. 560.
0:42:50 > 0:42:51560. 580.
0:42:51 > 0:42:54580. Yes. 600?
0:42:56 > 0:42:58All done at 580?
0:42:58 > 0:43:01600. Back in. 600. 620.
0:43:01 > 0:43:04- 620. 640. Is the phone bidder out? - Are you out?
0:43:04 > 0:43:06Come on. Come on. Come on.
0:43:06 > 0:43:09All done at 620 and selling at £620.
0:43:09 > 0:43:12Yes! £620.
0:43:12 > 0:43:14- That's got to make you feel good. - Yeah.- Good for you.
0:43:14 > 0:43:16Brilliant. I'm chuffed for you.
0:43:16 > 0:43:19That goes a big way towards that finance, doesn't it?
0:43:19 > 0:43:21- It does. That's really good. - Thank you very much.
0:43:21 > 0:43:24Thank you. Thank you. It's been a real pleasure.
0:43:24 > 0:43:27That's what it's about, preserving a bit of maritime history.
0:43:27 > 0:43:30I hope you enjoyed today's show here on the Isle of Wight.
0:43:30 > 0:43:32You could say it was all plain sailing.
0:43:32 > 0:43:34So 'till the next time, it's cheerio.
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