0:00:04 > 0:00:06So where does Flog It come from today?
0:00:06 > 0:00:09Well, just listen to this music and it will give you a clue.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12# Off to sunny Weston-super-Mare
0:00:12 > 0:00:14# Super-Mare. #
0:00:14 > 0:00:17Yes, you've got it! Today we're in Weston-super-Mare,
0:00:17 > 0:00:20which is in the Wurzels' home county of Somerset.
0:00:39 > 0:00:42Well, the Wurzels have certainly hit the nail on the head.
0:00:42 > 0:00:44It's a beautiful bright day here in Weston.
0:00:44 > 0:00:48We've got a massive queue here. Hopefully they're gonna give me
0:00:48 > 0:00:51a good old Wurzels welcome outside The Winter Gardens
0:00:51 > 0:00:53here on the sea front. Are you ready for this?
0:00:54 > 0:00:56Yes!
0:00:57 > 0:01:02The doors are open and there are hundreds of people all wanting a special Flog It valuation.
0:01:03 > 0:01:07and appraising the antiques and collectables from Weston,
0:01:07 > 0:01:09our experts, Anita Manning...
0:01:09 > 0:01:11Not my bag!
0:01:11 > 0:01:12And Michael Baggott.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14Hold onto them.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17Later in the programme I'll be visiting a local treasure
0:01:17 > 0:01:20which very nearly disappeared in the nearby town of Clevedon.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23Well, I wasn't expecting this!
0:01:23 > 0:01:26But for now it looks as if two things of interest
0:01:26 > 0:01:28have already caught Michael's eye.
0:01:30 > 0:01:31Julia, thank you so much
0:01:31 > 0:01:34for bringing in these weird and wonderful candlesticks,
0:01:34 > 0:01:37- they're delightful!- You're welcome.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40Can you tell me first, where did you get them from?
0:01:40 > 0:01:44- I bought them from a friend of mine about 35 years ago.- Oh, really!
0:01:44 > 0:01:48A long time ago, beginning of the 80s, so that's... 30 years ago.
0:01:48 > 0:01:5130 years ago, oh, don't say that!
0:01:51 > 0:01:54He used to collect oriental objects and I just liked them
0:01:54 > 0:01:58and he needed some money and asked me if I wanted to buy them
0:01:58 > 0:02:00so I gave him £50 for them.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03Marvellous! So did you collect oriental objects?
0:02:03 > 0:02:05For a while, yes. I used to like bronzes.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07- Bronzes, absolutely! - Oriental bronzes.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11So in terms of date, I think they're definitely Chinese.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13- Definitely Chinese? - Definitely Chinese.
0:02:13 > 0:02:19They could be made anywhere from 1880 to as late as 1910.
0:02:19 > 0:02:24There was a tremendous vogue for Chinese works of art then,
0:02:24 > 0:02:28and now we have to think of value. Now you paid £50 for it.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34Instinctively, I would say £50 to £100 at auction
0:02:34 > 0:02:38with the head missing, but I think possibly you want
0:02:38 > 0:02:41a better return than that on them.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44- As long as I break even, to be honest.- Break even.
0:02:44 > 0:02:51I think we should then say let's put a reserve on them for £60,
0:02:51 > 0:02:54which I think is this one and you're almost getting that one
0:02:54 > 0:02:56as a makeweight in the lot,
0:02:56 > 0:03:00but let's put an estimate of the auctioneer's favourite, £80 to £120.
0:03:00 > 0:03:05- £80 to £120.- So it's leading people in the right direction.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08Julia, you've had these for so long now,
0:03:08 > 0:03:10why have you decided to sell them?
0:03:10 > 0:03:12Mainly because I don't want them to get more damaged,
0:03:12 > 0:03:15as that one has already lost its head.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18- We don't want that one to go as well, do we.- No, not really,
0:03:18 > 0:03:22and it's the right time and it will go towards my holiday fund.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25Marvellous, so they might get you to the Far East?
0:03:25 > 0:03:28You never know! That would be wonderful!
0:03:28 > 0:03:31They're going to appeal to someone that loves oriental taste.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33And they'd clean up quite well?
0:03:33 > 0:03:35- I wouldn't clean them. - You wouldn't?- Never.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38If we could use this moment to put an alert out
0:03:38 > 0:03:41across the country, never clean bronze.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43- OK.- If it's bronze, leave it alone.
0:03:43 > 0:03:48Dust it and possibly get the wax off with the tip of your thumbnail,
0:03:48 > 0:03:51but the whole thing with these is patina and colour
0:03:51 > 0:03:55and they've got the colour that's built up over 100 years.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58It's like a wooden table, that beautiful shine.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02Exactly, so the last thing you do is clean them and people think,
0:04:02 > 0:04:05"it's a bit of brass, bit of bronze, needs polishing"
0:04:05 > 0:04:09and as soon as you do that, they'd be £10 to £15 if you polish them.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12Thank goodness I'm not obsessive about cleaning!
0:04:12 > 0:04:14- Never polish your bronze.- Never!
0:04:14 > 0:04:16You've made me make a very good point there, Julia!
0:04:16 > 0:04:20- Thank you so much for bringing them in.- Thank you, Michael.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30Bill, welcome to Flog It.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34Thank you for coming along and what a fine handsome watch and chain
0:04:34 > 0:04:36you've brought to Flog It today.
0:04:36 > 0:04:41- Thank you.- Can you tell me where you got it?- Yes, I can.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43That originally was my uncle's
0:04:43 > 0:04:48and he died not long before my auntie
0:04:48 > 0:04:52who was, at the time, my godmother.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55- Oh, I see.- I didn't know too much about it
0:04:55 > 0:05:00because I was only a teenager but apparently my godmother
0:05:00 > 0:05:04left this to me in her will and that's how I came into it.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06What age were you at the time, Bill?
0:05:06 > 0:05:10I would think I was around about 15-ish, something like that.
0:05:10 > 0:05:14I'm pretty sure I was still at school, but probably late school.
0:05:14 > 0:05:19Were you quite proud to get a fine gold pocket watch? Did you wear it?
0:05:19 > 0:05:24I felt really chuffed that it was given to me, if you know what I mean.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28I did not wear it, no. Really, I just used to get it out now and again,
0:05:28 > 0:05:33have a look at it, wind it up and make sure it's still going, put it back away again.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37Well, if we look at it a wee bit more closely,
0:05:37 > 0:05:41it's made of 9 carat gold.
0:05:41 > 0:05:47So you have two chains here, each of which is a curb linked chain
0:05:47 > 0:05:54with graduated links and each of the links is hallmarked for 9 carat gold.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58That's your little 0.375.
0:05:58 > 0:06:03We have our T-bar here, which is again hallmarked with gold.
0:06:03 > 0:06:10The watch is also in 9 carat gold and it is of local interest
0:06:10 > 0:06:15because it was made by Showering Brothers of Bristol.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17Which is where I originated from.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19Which is where you came from.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23Bill, I would put an auction estimate of £300 to £400.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26We'll put it into auction.
0:06:26 > 0:06:31I think we should have a firm reserve of, say, £280.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34Would you be happy with that?
0:06:34 > 0:06:38That would be very nice, yes. I would be very pleased with that, thank you very much.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42Well, I think it will do well and I'm very pleased that you brought it along to Flog It.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45Thank you very much, thank you.
0:06:51 > 0:06:56Ray, thank you for bringing this rather lovely photograph frame in.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59Can I ask you, where did you get it from?
0:06:59 > 0:07:01Well, my wife Mabel
0:07:01 > 0:07:06was sorting out a relatives house after, sadly, she died
0:07:06 > 0:07:11and right at the end of clearing it out we went out and emptied the
0:07:11 > 0:07:18dustbin, or rubbish bin, and as we went to tip it into the wheelie bin, I found the photo frame.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20Good grief!
0:07:20 > 0:07:23Which was a shame for it to have gone on the tip.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26- So it was seconds away from the tip? - Exactly!
0:07:26 > 0:07:30Good grief! Well, I'll tell you a little bit about this frame.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34We've got a standard Edwardian die-stamped frame.
0:07:34 > 0:07:40All these four sections would be struck in a die
0:07:40 > 0:07:43and soldered together and they're put on a velvet backing,
0:07:43 > 0:07:48- which invariably wears in time, but we've still got the easel back there...- That works OK.
0:07:48 > 0:07:53..which is an important feature and if we open that up, lovely,
0:07:53 > 0:08:00we've got a watered silk background with the retailer's stamp for the Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company.
0:08:00 > 0:08:05- Regent Street, is it? - Regent Street, 112 Regent Street...
0:08:05 > 0:08:07Oh, 42, they must have moved!
0:08:07 > 0:08:10THEY LAUGH
0:08:10 > 0:08:12And there, to just write it in stone,
0:08:12 > 0:08:16we've got the Goldsmiths and Silversmiths mark and
0:08:16 > 0:08:20then we've got the London hallmarks for 1903.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22Any idea what
0:08:22 > 0:08:25the skip dodger might be worth?
0:08:26 > 0:08:32Well, I thought maybe £70 upwards, £70 to £100?
0:08:32 > 0:08:34You can sit where I'm sitting!
0:08:34 > 0:08:37Yeah, but I do watch Flog It!
0:08:37 > 0:08:41The value of watching Flog It! Absolutely right!
0:08:41 > 0:08:46I think because of the tatty condition on the back, we'll pitch it at £70 to £100,
0:08:46 > 0:08:51put a fixed reserve of £70 on it so if it doesn't sell, it can go back home but
0:08:51 > 0:08:54I think they'll be a lot of people for this in the auction.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57- Oh, good.- And we should see over the £100, so thank you
0:08:57 > 0:09:01so much for bringing it in and I hope it does really well in the sale for you.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04It's been a pleasure. Thank you very much.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13Anne, what a pleasant rural setting.
0:09:13 > 0:09:17That's idyllic, what a lovely place. I wonder where it is?
0:09:17 > 0:09:20Tell me, where did you get this picture?
0:09:20 > 0:09:27I got it from a lady who lived next door to me and I used to look after her and take care of her so
0:09:27 > 0:09:29she let me have the picture.
0:09:29 > 0:09:35- But this is a lovely picture.- It is. - These figures pull me into the picture immediately.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37You have a gillie here,
0:09:37 > 0:09:44who's rather a proper looking gentleman on horseback and he's
0:09:44 > 0:09:50perhaps directing what might be a peddler towards a little homestead,
0:09:50 > 0:09:56perhaps she's selling pegs or some other useful type of thing and you've got the little dogs.
0:09:56 > 0:10:03You've got a very pleasant group of people here who are pulled into the picture and then the eye starts to
0:10:03 > 0:10:08wander round and look at this lovely countryside, hills in the background there,
0:10:08 > 0:10:13these wonderful trees and a very pleasing skyline.
0:10:13 > 0:10:17A wee bit of damage along here,
0:10:17 > 0:10:22a wee bit of staining but that's not bad, it's not too bad at all.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26And if we look at the back of the picture, let's turn it round here...
0:10:28 > 0:10:33..we can see that it's Walter H W Foster and
0:10:33 > 0:10:37the subject is Hambledon in Surrey.
0:10:37 > 0:10:42My initial reaction to it would perhaps be in the region of...
0:10:43 > 0:10:47..£250 to £350, in that sort of area.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49Would you be happy to sell it
0:10:49 > 0:10:53- within that estimate?- Yes, yes.
0:10:53 > 0:10:57So if we say £250 to £350
0:10:57 > 0:11:03- with a firm reserve, a firm reserve of £250.- OK.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05- Shall we go for it?- Yes.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08Anne, what would you put the money to?
0:11:08 > 0:11:11It would help to pay for a trip to Florida for my family.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15That's lovely. Are you all going together as a family?
0:11:15 > 0:11:17- Yes, yes, yes.- Wonderful!
0:11:17 > 0:11:19Well, let's hope it's sourced.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21We need it!
0:11:25 > 0:11:28Well, you've just seen them. What a great start to a valuation day and
0:11:28 > 0:11:31this is where we're gonna be selling all our lots...
0:11:31 > 0:11:35the Clevedon Sale Room. In a moment, this room's gonna be jam-packed.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38Auctioneer Mark Burridge is gonna be on the rostrum, hopefully flogging
0:11:38 > 0:11:43all our lots but before he does, here's a quick recap of all the items going under the hammer.
0:11:45 > 0:11:49Bill was chuffed when he inherited his 9 carat gold fob watch and chain
0:11:49 > 0:11:53but sadly he doesn't wear it, so it's time for it to go.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56Ray's silver picture frame very nearly didn't see the light of day
0:11:56 > 0:11:59when he was clearing a relative's home.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02And as we went to tip it into the wheelie bin,
0:12:02 > 0:12:03I found the photo frame.
0:12:03 > 0:12:09Will Anne's inherited painting of a rural scene add funds to her holiday pot?
0:12:09 > 0:12:13And finally, Julia's owned her bronze candlesticks since the '80s and they've built up
0:12:13 > 0:12:16a fabulous patina, which has increased their value.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19Thank goodness I'm not obsessive about cleaning!
0:12:19 > 0:12:22Never polish your bronze.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25In fact, these are the first items going under the hammer.
0:12:30 > 0:12:35We've got our expert Michael who put the valuation on them, £80 to £120, but we don't have the owner Julia.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37She is stuck in traffic right now.
0:12:37 > 0:12:43She's just made a phone call, she's not far away, she's really upset and she's going to get here
0:12:43 > 0:12:46but the sale cannot stop, we've got to go on with it.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50I'm just hoping she walks through the doors any second now, but fingers crossed, Michael!
0:12:50 > 0:12:52What a pity! As long as the bidders that want to
0:12:52 > 0:12:56buy the candlesticks aren't stuck in traffic, there won't be a problem.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59That is what you call a full auction room.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03I've not seen a busier auction room for a long time and they're here to buy.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06Yes, and oriental things always do well in the south west, so...
0:13:06 > 0:13:10- Why is that, then? - Because a lot of oriental dealers live in the south west!
0:13:10 > 0:13:14Well, I hope they're here today. It's going under the hammer.
0:13:14 > 0:13:19Lot 240 is the pair of Chinese bronze candlesticks,
0:13:19 > 0:13:23decorated with dragons, lot 240, what can we say?
0:13:23 > 0:13:2950, 5, 60 I'm bid, 5 now 5, 5, 5, 65, 70 here.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32- 80 here, 90 now... - Great, we've sold them!
0:13:32 > 0:13:3690, 90, 90, 90 thank you. 100...
0:13:36 > 0:13:40It's all those oriental dealers that live in the south west, I told you!
0:13:40 > 0:13:42- I know.- And £110 and 20...
0:13:42 > 0:13:44All done then and selling at £110.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47That's very good, £110.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49- Top end of estimate. - You were right, yes.- Superb!
0:13:49 > 0:13:52What we have to do now is wait for Julia to arrive and
0:13:52 > 0:13:56- tell her the good news, otherwise we could ring her up.- Absolutely!
0:14:03 > 0:14:06In the frame right now is Ray, who's just joined me, with
0:14:06 > 0:14:10the wonderful silver picture frame with a value of £70 to £100 on it.
0:14:10 > 0:14:14Now we need to sell this because Ray wants to invest in...
0:14:14 > 0:14:16Some premium bonds for my wife.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19What a treat! And I hope you win as well, I really do!
0:14:19 > 0:14:23Well, we'll have to thank Flog It for that then, won't we!
0:14:23 > 0:14:25Yeah, well Michael...
0:14:25 > 0:14:26- And Michael as well, yeah.- Top end!
0:14:26 > 0:14:31Top end photograph frames are what people have wanted in silver for years now.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33And always have, always will.
0:14:33 > 0:14:38They always have. You don't have to collect them, you just need to have a photograph of a loved one
0:14:38 > 0:14:43and you want a nice frame, so I'd be very disappointed if we didn't make the top end or even a smidge over.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46Let's find out what the bidders of Clevedon think. Here we go.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48460, a silver picture frame,
0:14:48 > 0:14:561903, 460, what can we say 55 and 65 and 70 with me and 5, 5, 5,
0:14:56 > 0:14:59- 5, 80, 5, 90, 5, 100...- Yes!
0:14:59 > 0:15:05100, I'll take 5, 10, 15 in the room and 20, 20.
0:15:05 > 0:15:09In the room at £115. Is there 20, yes, or no?
0:15:09 > 0:15:12Sold it, the hammer's gone down.
0:15:12 > 0:15:16- £115.- What it deserved to do, just over the top end.- Yes, very good.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19Extra £15 worth of premium bonds!
0:15:26 > 0:15:30Well, this oil painting going under the hammer right now belongs to Anne,
0:15:30 > 0:15:34and we've got a valuation put on by Anita of £250 to £350.
0:15:34 > 0:15:40Good artist, exhibited RA over a dozen times, so the artist has form!
0:15:40 > 0:15:42- And that's gonna sell it! - And people like that.
0:15:42 > 0:15:46Yes, they'll like that, won't they. Anything with a RA initial
0:15:46 > 0:15:51makes things sell. That's the provenance and that's what the collectors look for.
0:15:51 > 0:15:56Lot 140, Walter Foster's oil there,
0:15:56 > 0:15:59Hambledon in Surrey.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02Full title and signature is what people like.
0:16:02 > 0:16:03What can we say for lot 140?
0:16:03 > 0:16:07150, 60 here, 170?
0:16:07 > 0:16:12170 now, 170 now, 170 now, 170 now. Thank you.
0:16:12 > 0:16:19170 in the room, 180 on the book, 190, 190, 190, 200, and now 10.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22- 210, 220, 230...- Oh, it's going.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26230, 240, 250, 260, 260
0:16:26 > 0:16:30260. Sat down at £250, anyone else?
0:16:30 > 0:16:34All done then at £250.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38Got that away, got that away, what a great result!
0:16:38 > 0:16:40- It is a lovely little picture. - Oh, yes, yes.
0:16:40 > 0:16:45What are you putting the money towards? There is commission to pay.
0:16:45 > 0:16:46Yes, yes. Going for holidays.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48Just putting it into a holiday fund?
0:16:48 > 0:16:52How lovely, well enjoy it, that's a good result, isn't it?
0:16:53 > 0:16:56And remember those bronze candlesticks? Well, Julia's
0:16:56 > 0:17:00eventually made it here, so let's break the news to her.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04Right, Michael, give Julia the good news.
0:17:04 > 0:17:05The good news is...
0:17:05 > 0:17:10we didn't get low estimate, we went above my reserve, we got £110.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12That's wonderful! What great news!
0:17:12 > 0:17:15That's fantastic. It was worth it in the end.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17Yes. I shall be spending that in Wales, on my holiday.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20- Where are you going, what part of Wales?- Pendine Sands.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23- Lovely! - Nine miles of sandy beaches!
0:17:23 > 0:17:25Oh, gorgeous, just walking barefoot and relaxing!
0:17:25 > 0:17:27- Well, enjoy it, won't you. - Thank you.
0:17:31 > 0:17:32I love this next lot.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34It's a gold fob watch.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37Didn't you ever fancy a little waistcoat and dropping it in?
0:17:37 > 0:17:39When you're younger, you don't think of it!
0:17:39 > 0:17:41No, but nowadays, wouldn't you want to use it?
0:17:41 > 0:17:44No, I don't wear waistcoats so much these days!
0:17:44 > 0:17:49I think it's lovely, I really do and I hope it sells well.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52We have a gentleman's 9 carat cased
0:17:52 > 0:17:55top wind pocket watch, 1927, together with a
0:17:55 > 0:17:589 carat curbed link double bracelet
0:17:58 > 0:18:05and we will start on the reserve price of £280, 290 with me, 300...
0:18:05 > 0:18:08- Yes, we're in, we're in. - 300 now. 300, thank you.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12310, 320, 330, 340 in the room.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14350.
0:18:14 > 0:18:21Bid's in the room on 340, who's got 50? Selling then at £340.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24Just got it away!
0:18:24 > 0:18:26I'm happy, are you happy?
0:18:26 > 0:18:28- Thank you.- Excellent!
0:18:28 > 0:18:32OK, look, there's commission to pay but what are you gonna put the money towards?
0:18:32 > 0:18:34I've got nothing specific for this amount.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38- Save it for a rainy day? - Save it for a rainy day.- Excellent!
0:18:38 > 0:18:46Great result for Bill and when we come back to the auction later on, all is not what it seems...
0:18:47 > 0:18:51We strongly feel that this is a 20th century copy.
0:18:55 > 0:19:01Well, I've left the auction behind for a little while and I've popped out to indulge in a wonderfully
0:19:01 > 0:19:04nostalgic experience, one that very nearly died out.
0:19:04 > 0:19:09Welcome to the Curzon Community Cinema here in the heart of Clevedon.
0:19:09 > 0:19:13Now this is one of the oldest continually running cinemas still operating in the world
0:19:13 > 0:19:20but in 1995 it nearly disappeared and it was due to follow in the path of so many other doomed
0:19:20 > 0:19:24independent cinemas if it hadn't have been for the people for Clevedon.
0:19:26 > 0:19:31The Curzon had a special place in the hearts of so many of the people in the community that a
0:19:31 > 0:19:35large group of them got together to save the cinema.
0:19:35 > 0:19:39Hence in 1996, it became the Curzon Community Cinema.
0:19:39 > 0:19:43In doing so, it's guaranteed a cinema is on this site for
0:19:43 > 0:19:48many more years to come so I think I should cough up my £5.50. Hi, there.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50Hello, thank you. Bye.
0:19:50 > 0:19:54Thank you. Where's my ticket?
0:19:54 > 0:19:58Thanks very much, thank you.
0:20:03 > 0:20:07Well, I wasn't expecting this! It's fantastic!
0:20:13 > 0:20:15It's like a throwback to the 1920s.
0:20:15 > 0:20:20It has all the trappings of a traditional picture house.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32Well, I've got my popcorn and my traditional cinema ticket.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35We've got these incredible 1920s surroundings.
0:20:35 > 0:20:41I'm starting to see what the people in Clevedon saw in this little gem and why they wanted to save it.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50The first cinema building erected on this site was named "The Picture House"
0:20:50 > 0:20:56and it was the brainchild of Victor Cox, a local sculptor and monumental stone mason.
0:20:56 > 0:21:00The grand opening of the Picture House took place on 20th April 1912
0:21:00 > 0:21:06at 7.00 pm and the cinema was packed to capacity with many people being turned away.
0:21:06 > 0:21:12Since its opening night about 100 years ago, the Picture House has gone through many reincarnations
0:21:12 > 0:21:16but the most crucial moment in its history came in 1995,
0:21:16 > 0:21:20when as a cinema, it was on the verge of closure.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22Gareth, it's a pleasure to meet you.
0:21:22 > 0:21:26You're the Director of the Curzon Community Cinema here in the heart
0:21:26 > 0:21:30of Clevedon and I'm so pleased they saved this place.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33Why do you think it was so important to keep the cinema open?
0:21:33 > 0:21:38Well, I think a venue like this can provide a real focal point, not just for a community but
0:21:38 > 0:21:45also because it's a link to the whole heritage of cinema and to the picture houses from the golden age of
0:21:45 > 0:21:49cinemas in the '20s and '30s. So we have people in Clevedon
0:21:49 > 0:21:56who have been coming here for decades and have now been able to introduce their children and even grandchildren
0:21:56 > 0:21:59to go into a traditional cinema in their home town.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02How did the people of the community go about saving the cinema?
0:22:02 > 0:22:07Well, when they heard that the company who owned the building had
0:22:07 > 0:22:13gone into receivership, John Webber and a group of like-minded people basically formed a registered charity
0:22:13 > 0:22:19with the aim of buying the building and keeping it running as a cinema for the benefit of the community.
0:22:19 > 0:22:24So there was a great deal of publicity in the local press,
0:22:24 > 0:22:29there were public meetings held here in the cinema, which you have people spilling out of the doors.
0:22:29 > 0:22:35A lot of people put money in to try and raise the money to keep it going as a going concern.
0:22:35 > 0:22:40One of the things that first struck me when I came in was the relaxed experience.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43Is that a policy that you want to maintain?
0:22:43 > 0:22:48We certainly try to keep a friendly atmosphere and to give people a warm welcome
0:22:48 > 0:22:53whereas I think a lot of the bigger cinemas have this...
0:22:53 > 0:22:58people have this feeling that they're slightly impersonal places whereas we try very hard
0:22:58 > 0:23:03to make this a kind of unique place to visit, one that's very much at the heart of the community.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06And it's a trip into nostalgia as well, isn't it?
0:23:06 > 0:23:10You've got the old cinema tickets, you've got the organ, you've got...
0:23:10 > 0:23:13just awesome embossed walls.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16They look like Moroccan red leather! I know they're not!
0:23:16 > 0:23:19Most of the auditorium that we're sitting in now
0:23:19 > 0:23:24dates back to 1920, although there has been a cinema on this site since 1912,
0:23:24 > 0:23:26so we're nearly 100 years old.
0:23:26 > 0:23:33But I mean, the embossed metal panels are a big part of the reason why we gained listed building status.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35What I'd love to do is have a wander around.
0:23:35 > 0:23:41I know there's some interesting things up there but at least show me the projection booth and backstage.
0:23:41 > 0:23:42- Can I do that?- Yeah, of course.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44- I'll follow you.- All right.
0:23:53 > 0:23:57Here we are in the projection room, the nerve centre.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00I guess this is the most important room in the cinema, really.
0:24:00 > 0:24:04It is, yes. For anyone wanting to watch a film, it certainly would be.
0:24:04 > 0:24:08- So the pressure's on the projectionist?- Absolutely. - How does the film arrive?
0:24:08 > 0:24:11Well, we have two main projectors here.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14I mean, we have one which is your 35 mm projector,
0:24:14 > 0:24:18which is essentially how film has basically been shown for
0:24:18 > 0:24:23the last 100 odd years and on a 35 mm traditional print, it comes in a big box like this.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26- So a courier drops this off? - A courier drops this off.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29And it cost a lot of money that, I would imagine!
0:24:29 > 0:24:32It comes in up to six to eight separate reels.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35So that's the standard 35 mm format.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37There is an option now, isn't there?
0:24:37 > 0:24:40There is. We do also have here a digital projector and the film
0:24:40 > 0:24:46comes in a rather different format for this. I've just got one here.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48This is kind of state of the art kit now, isn't it?
0:24:48 > 0:24:52It is yes, so I mean this is Che Part Two, which we ran last week.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54So this is the whole movie in that little case.
0:24:54 > 0:24:58The whole movie in this little case and it comes on a hard drive,
0:24:58 > 0:25:03so what happens is, we put this into the server on the digital projector,
0:25:03 > 0:25:08we download the film and then we can show it on the digi-projector as many times as we've got the licence for.
0:25:08 > 0:25:12So it's a lot cleaner, a lot simpler and easier to use?
0:25:12 > 0:25:19It doesn't have the wear and tear that you can get on 35 mm prints and it is a lot easier to operate.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22It's so simple, even I can do it!
0:25:22 > 0:25:26There's some other treats here, I know. I know there's definitely a balcony.
0:25:26 > 0:25:30- I'd love to see that.- There is a balcony upstairs but we're gonna go
0:25:30 > 0:25:34from something that is very modern to something that's a little bit older.
0:25:37 > 0:25:42Well, here we are in the auditorium, up in the gods, so to speak.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46Why is that false ceiling still there, or why did they put it there in the first place?
0:25:46 > 0:25:49Well, they put it in there in the early '70s and at the time,
0:25:49 > 0:25:54it was really a perfectly sensible economic decision, unfortunately.
0:25:54 > 0:25:55So, out of sight, out of mind!
0:25:55 > 0:26:00Well, I mean it was at an era when cinema attendances were just dropping through the floor.
0:26:00 > 0:26:05I mean, it's a really big space to heat as you can imagine, so at the time it just made sense that it was
0:26:05 > 0:26:09easier to run the cinema without the balcony in operation, unfortunately.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12This is great up here! What a space!
0:26:12 > 0:26:13- It is!- Look at that!
0:26:13 > 0:26:16That ceiling!
0:26:16 > 0:26:20It looks like you've got space for about, what 100 seats, a bit more, maybe?
0:26:20 > 0:26:23A little bit more I think, certainly at the time.
0:26:23 > 0:26:25You could fill these!
0:26:25 > 0:26:28With the right film, we could absolutely fill it, yes.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31Would you contemplate sort of having
0:26:31 > 0:26:34luxury seats up here, wider ones or something like that?
0:26:34 > 0:26:37I think, yes. I think we quite possibly would.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40I mean, I do sometimes meet older people in Clevedon,
0:26:40 > 0:26:43who reminisce about sitting up here when they were kids.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47But the fabric of the building is here, it's intact and it can be achieved.
0:26:47 > 0:26:52The roof above the ceiling is about 80 years old now
0:26:52 > 0:26:56and it is leaking in several places, so we are working on
0:26:56 > 0:27:00a fund-raising drive to patch up the worst of the leaks.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03The first priority has to be to make sure the fabric of the building is
0:27:03 > 0:27:06safe and sound for the next three generations.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08Well, you're doing a fantastic job, you and your team,
0:27:08 > 0:27:12Thank you so much for sharing a bit of time with me and showing me around.
0:27:12 > 0:27:13My pleasure.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23This cinema obviously holds a very special place in the hearts of
0:27:23 > 0:27:31the people of Clevedon and after visiting the Curzon Community Cinema today, I understand why.
0:27:31 > 0:27:35It's great to see an old picture house like this going from strength
0:27:35 > 0:27:40to strength, run by the very people that depend on it.
0:27:49 > 0:27:54And there's still a full house back at the Winter Gardens and Anita has
0:27:54 > 0:27:57found a piece of Poole Pottery nearly as tall as her!
0:27:59 > 0:28:03Jane, I always love to see Poole Pottery on Flog It,
0:28:03 > 0:28:06it's one of my favourites.
0:28:06 > 0:28:08Now, tell me, does this belong to you?
0:28:08 > 0:28:11No, actually it belongs to my parents.
0:28:11 > 0:28:15They bought it in about, I think, 1969.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18My brothers and I were deemed old enough and responsible enough
0:28:18 > 0:28:21to be left on our own and they went on their first holiday on their own,
0:28:21 > 0:28:25from having children, and they went to Weymouth and they went to Poole Pottery.
0:28:25 > 0:28:26- And they brought this back?- Yeah.
0:28:26 > 0:28:28Did you behave yourself when they were away?
0:28:28 > 0:28:31I did, but my brothers didn't.
0:28:31 > 0:28:33So it belongs to your mum and dad?
0:28:33 > 0:28:35- Yes.- Do they know that you've got this vase here today?
0:28:35 > 0:28:39My father said it was OK. Checked with Mum, and they said it's OK.
0:28:39 > 0:28:45Excellent, excellent. This vase is similar to the design
0:28:45 > 0:28:49on the earlier pieces from the 1930s
0:28:49 > 0:28:55and it also has the embossed mark on it, which the earlier pieces had.
0:28:55 > 0:29:01Can you see the embossed mark here, but the later pieces like this
0:29:01 > 0:29:09had a less heavy pattern and perhaps slightly muted colours.
0:29:09 > 0:29:12I love them, I think that Poole
0:29:12 > 0:29:18has painterly qualities, artistic qualities and design qualities, it's
0:29:18 > 0:29:24always made a wonderful product and it is still doing so today.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28Price-wise, Poole has gone off a little bit
0:29:28 > 0:29:33in the last couple of years, 1930s stuff was very popular
0:29:33 > 0:29:38and doing very well, but it's come down a wee bitty, a wee bitty.
0:29:38 > 0:29:42I would put an estimate of £30 to £50.
0:29:42 > 0:29:47Jane, we both like this vase, but tell me, why are you selling it?
0:29:47 > 0:29:50Well, my daughter and I knew that Flog It
0:29:50 > 0:29:53was coming to Weston-super-Mare, we live in North Devon.
0:29:53 > 0:29:58I don't have anything that's worth anything and I knew my parents had this, and we wanted to come to
0:29:58 > 0:30:00Flog It, we love Flog It and so here we are.
0:30:00 > 0:30:02And here you are part of the Flog It experience.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05- Indeed, indeed.- Which is wonderful fun, wonderful fun.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07It is a great day, we've had a great day.
0:30:15 > 0:30:17Frank, I think you might have done yourself
0:30:17 > 0:30:21an injury today bringing this into Flog It.
0:30:21 > 0:30:25It's a hefty beast. Can you tell me where did you get it from?
0:30:25 > 0:30:29I bought it at auction about five years ago.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32Are you a clock collector? Is it something...
0:30:32 > 0:30:36- No, just took my fancy on the day, really.- Well, I've got to be honest.
0:30:36 > 0:30:40It took my fancy when I saw it on one of our valuation tables.
0:30:40 > 0:30:45We've got, to all intents and purposes if we do that,
0:30:45 > 0:30:50a standard marble mantle clock and if we look at the name there
0:30:50 > 0:30:54we've got Charles Nephew & Company, Calcutta,
0:30:54 > 0:30:58and that's interesting to me because they're actually a firm of silversmiths,
0:30:58 > 0:31:02and they were set up around about 1820
0:31:02 > 0:31:07and carried on through 1850, 1860, but as I say, it's quite ordinary
0:31:07 > 0:31:11and it's quite sad with that little bit of metal holding the hinge in
0:31:11 > 0:31:15until we move down to this dial here, which is something
0:31:15 > 0:31:19you really don't expect to see on a mantel clock.
0:31:19 > 0:31:23We've got a full calendar dial with a moon phase
0:31:23 > 0:31:25and it can be re-set at the back,
0:31:25 > 0:31:29so you can basically tell the day of the week,
0:31:29 > 0:31:34the day of the month, which month it is and the phases of the moon.
0:31:34 > 0:31:39I haven't seen another clock like this, so I'm assuming
0:31:39 > 0:31:41there were probably others made,
0:31:41 > 0:31:46but they weren't either popular or they weren't viable to produce,
0:31:46 > 0:31:48they were just slightly too expensive.
0:31:48 > 0:31:52What made you struggle in with it today to Flog It?
0:31:52 > 0:31:56Well, basically, this morning my wife said, "Are you going to take the clock?"
0:31:56 > 0:31:59Is it not something that your wife particularly likes or...
0:31:59 > 0:32:01Not too keen, I don't think.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04I think you're probably under instructions to sell it, are you?
0:32:04 > 0:32:07Certainly am, yes.
0:32:07 > 0:32:12Right. I think, if I can be rude, what did you pay for it at auction?
0:32:12 > 0:32:14I paid 300 for it.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17Now, it does need a little bit of work,
0:32:17 > 0:32:21just a little bit of cleaning up, but it's a very interesting piece.
0:32:21 > 0:32:25Mantel clocks traditionally are very hard sellers -
0:32:25 > 0:32:28£60, £80, £100 for a blank slate.
0:32:28 > 0:32:32I think this has got enough things going for it
0:32:32 > 0:32:37for us to get you your money back and maybe a small profit on top.
0:32:37 > 0:32:44So if we put it into auction at £300 to £500, put a fixed reserve of £300
0:32:44 > 0:32:48and hope that the clock and watch specialists are there
0:32:48 > 0:32:52and are as enthralled by this calendar dial as I am,
0:32:52 > 0:32:55- and it could go on from there.- OK.
0:32:55 > 0:32:57- So are you happy to do that? - Very much so, thank you.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08John, that's a cracking little hand-warmer.
0:33:08 > 0:33:10- Yeah.- How long have you had that?
0:33:10 > 0:33:13- 18 months to two years.- Not long?
0:33:13 > 0:33:14Yeah. No.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17Why have you brought it into Flog It, then?
0:33:17 > 0:33:21Well, I've collected so many things and it's nice to see that
0:33:21 > 0:33:24it will probably go somewhere else now
0:33:24 > 0:33:26and somebody else will have the pleasure.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29It's got a lovely English inscription there.
0:33:29 > 0:33:31"The gift is small, goodwill is all,"
0:33:31 > 0:33:34which I think is a lovely little sentiment
0:33:34 > 0:33:37and that kind of tells me, I feel it's West Country.
0:33:37 > 0:33:41I'd like to say this is Bristol, from one of the Bristol factories.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43- Could be.- Couldn't be 100% sure.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46It's a little hand-warmer for a lady.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49It would have had a stopper, obviously there,
0:33:49 > 0:33:53possibly of cork wrapped in leather and wedged in,
0:33:53 > 0:33:55you fill it up with some warm water
0:33:55 > 0:33:59and put it inside the muff, basically, and hold it.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02- Sit in church. It's like the Bible, too.- Exactly, yes, yes.
0:34:02 > 0:34:04It's so beautiful.
0:34:04 > 0:34:07I would say...
0:34:07 > 0:34:12this is around the first quarter of the 18th century.
0:34:12 > 0:34:16I'd like to date this from round about 1720-1740 really.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18How much did you pay for this?
0:34:18 > 0:34:23- Oh...with the commission probably about £120.- What? How much?- Yep.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26You bought this in auction for £120.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29- Yep.- Have you any idea how much that's worth, then?
0:34:29 > 0:34:34I've had so many varying things, I've read so much about it now about what it's worth and...
0:34:34 > 0:34:37- Lots of people have been giving you their...- It goes sky-high and down to the depths.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39OK. On a very, very good day,
0:34:39 > 0:34:42- it might do £1,100.- Yep.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45But I personally think an auctioneer would like to catalogue this
0:34:45 > 0:34:50with an estimate of £700 to £900, OK,
0:34:50 > 0:34:54with a reserve on the £700 with discretion.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57I think it's a nice little thing for anyone to have.
0:34:57 > 0:35:01- You can hold it, it's...- Yeah, it's tactile.- It feels right.
0:35:01 > 0:35:04- Yeah, and you're buying a piece of history as well.- Yeah.
0:35:04 > 0:35:06And it's solid, it'll always keep.
0:35:06 > 0:35:11And we are in the West Country, this belongs to the West Country, it's definitely the South West region.
0:35:11 > 0:35:16It's just a lovely little inscription and a young lady...
0:35:16 > 0:35:19would have had this, and that's what really nice, you know?
0:35:19 > 0:35:24There's a little bit of moral guidance there for a young lady and that's what it's all about, really.
0:35:24 > 0:35:28- Don't be too greedy.- Yes.
0:35:28 > 0:35:32- Well, we mustn't be, either.- No, no.
0:35:32 > 0:35:36So, John's hand-warmer is one of the three items
0:35:36 > 0:35:39we're taking off to auction. I really love this little piece,
0:35:39 > 0:35:43but I'm worried that John's received mixed messages about the value.
0:35:43 > 0:35:48Also, Jane's parents have had their Poole Pottery vase since 1969, but
0:35:48 > 0:35:53now it's off to auction, so Jane can enjoy the Flog It experience.
0:35:53 > 0:35:56Frank bought his mantel clock at auction because it caught his eye,
0:35:56 > 0:35:58but his wife isn't so keen on it.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01I think you're probably under instructions to sell it, are you?
0:36:01 > 0:36:03Certainly am, yes.
0:36:06 > 0:36:10Before we see our lots go under the hammer, I caught up with auctioneer
0:36:10 > 0:36:14Mark, as he has a revelation about John's hand-warmer.
0:36:14 > 0:36:18I love this little thing, this hand-warmer. John brought this in.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20He paid £120 for it.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23I got quite excited, told him it was 18th century
0:36:23 > 0:36:27and I've seen them do around £1,000 plus.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30I've been cautious and I put £700 to £900 on this,
0:36:30 > 0:36:34but all is not what it seems, is it, I gather?
0:36:34 > 0:36:38No, Paul. We have the benefit of more time
0:36:38 > 0:36:43and we strongly feel that this is a 20th century copy.
0:36:43 > 0:36:47What led you to that conclusion straightaway?
0:36:47 > 0:36:48Did you have your suspicions?
0:36:48 > 0:36:55It has the look of French faience, campare, the colour of the yellow
0:36:55 > 0:36:58isn't the same as 18th century delftware
0:36:58 > 0:37:01and really the pages here on the side...
0:37:01 > 0:37:03The pages too look just a bit too crisp, don't they?
0:37:03 > 0:37:07- Yeah.- But the wear is so good. - The wear's been added to that,
0:37:07 > 0:37:13it's been clipped up with some pliers, I think, maybe buried for a couple of weeks to look the part.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15And John took it on the chin when you told him?
0:37:15 > 0:37:17He did, he took it very well.
0:37:17 > 0:37:22Yeah, so it's now...entered into the catalogue as 20th century,
0:37:22 > 0:37:26as a reproduction with a value of £50?
0:37:26 > 0:37:30- It's actually not dated.- Right, OK, you haven't dated it,
0:37:30 > 0:37:33- but it's gonna do, hopefully, £50 to £100.- I'm sure it will.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36We might get him his money back.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39- If he's lucky.- You've gotta be so careful, haven't you?
0:37:45 > 0:37:48I hope John's not spent £900 already.
0:37:48 > 0:37:50Half of it on holiday already(!)
0:37:50 > 0:37:52You know what's happened, don't you?
0:37:52 > 0:37:56- Mark called you on the phone, it is in fact a reproduction.- Yeah.
0:37:56 > 0:37:58It's 20th century, it's French.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01We've got a revised estimate of £50 to £100.
0:38:01 > 0:38:05Fingers crossed we get you your money back. I know it cost you £120.
0:38:05 > 0:38:10And 180, the continental faience hand-warmer there.
0:38:10 > 0:38:15Who'll start me on £100 for it? £100 I'm bid, 100 in the room.
0:38:15 > 0:38:20Now 10, 110, 110, 110,
0:38:20 > 0:38:22a maiden bid at £100 in the room, who will give me 10?
0:38:22 > 0:38:27110, 110, it's here to be sold, make no mistake, 110.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30120, 130, 130, 40, 40, 50...
0:38:30 > 0:38:32They like it, anyway.
0:38:32 > 0:38:38..160, 70, 80, 180, 190, 200 now 20,
0:38:38 > 0:38:42220, 240, 260, 260, 280,
0:38:42 > 0:38:46300 and 20, 340, 360, 380...
0:38:46 > 0:38:50- Maybe I was right all along. - ..and 20, 440,
0:38:50 > 0:38:55460, 480, 500, 550.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58- No, at £500 in the room... - That's incredible, isn't it?
0:38:58 > 0:39:01- Incredible!- At £500 then.
0:39:01 > 0:39:06Yes! £500! I actually don't know what to say about that,
0:39:06 > 0:39:09because I think somebody has bought a fake and they've paid
0:39:09 > 0:39:12£500 for it, because I think Mark was right, I was wrong.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14I hope not, but there you are.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17- But you've got to be happy at that? - I'm pleased.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20Because he rang you up and said it was only worth 50 quid.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23I didn't think I'd get the petrol to come over the bridge.
0:39:28 > 0:39:33Well, Jane, the reason you bought the Poole Pottery along is because you wanted to be on Flog It.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35- We did.- You've made it. - Yes, I have, I have.
0:39:35 > 0:39:41And now we've just gotta find out whether you'll get the £30 or the £50. I hope it's the top end.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44- So do I, because I've already spent it.- Have you? On what?- On what?
0:39:44 > 0:39:47- I bought the chair I was sitting on. - You haven't, have you?- Have.
0:39:47 > 0:39:51Beautiful Edwardian folding chair and the lady that was selling it
0:39:51 > 0:39:54actually came up and said, "I've sold that and it was really loved,"
0:39:54 > 0:39:56- and we're gonna really love it. - How much did you pay for it?
0:39:56 > 0:39:58- £35.- Brilliant!
0:39:58 > 0:40:02And I've also bought a cheese dome and I paid £18 for that.
0:40:02 > 0:40:06- Right, the pressure's on.- So I think I've already spent it. Absolutely!
0:40:06 > 0:40:09Lot 400, the large Poole Pottery vase.
0:40:11 > 0:40:13Monogrammed for Alan White.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15- I'm starving, darling. - Yeah, are you?
0:40:15 > 0:40:17How can you think of food at a moment like this?
0:40:17 > 0:40:20What can we say, give me £30 to start then.
0:40:20 > 0:40:26Nice large Poole vase there, £30. £25 I have, I'll take 8 now, 8,
0:40:26 > 0:40:31and 30 here, 30 and 5, 5, 5, 35, 35, 5, 5, at £30 only in the room.
0:40:31 > 0:40:35- We've done it!- I've paid for the chair!- 35 anyone else?
0:40:35 > 0:40:39Are you all done at £30? And I'm selling, make no mistake on the 30.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41- The hammer's gone down. - We've done it!
0:40:41 > 0:40:43- That's a fair exchange, don't you? - Yes, absolutely.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45A bit of Poole Pottery for an Edwardian chair.
0:40:45 > 0:40:49And two wonderful days out, absolutely wonderful days out and thank you so much.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51Thanks for being such a great sport, Jane.
0:40:51 > 0:40:53- And thank you, Anita. - You were wonderful.
0:40:53 > 0:40:55Thank you very much indeed.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01Next up, we've got a real bit of quality for you.
0:41:01 > 0:41:05It's a Victorian red marble clock with a value of £300 to £500
0:41:05 > 0:41:06and it belongs to Frank.
0:41:06 > 0:41:09- Happy with the valuation? - Very much so, yes.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12£300 to £500, can we push that higher?
0:41:12 > 0:41:16Well, hopefully. I've never seen the perpetual calendar segment in
0:41:16 > 0:41:19a clock before, so it's pretty much a guess in the dark for me.
0:41:19 > 0:41:23What attracted me to it was the retailers who are Indian colonials silversmiths.
0:41:23 > 0:41:26HE CHUCKLES
0:41:26 > 0:41:28That's why I had to do it, but what it makes
0:41:28 > 0:41:31is anybody's guess and we'll just have to see what it comes under.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34Well, we're gonna find out right now, Frank. Good luck.
0:41:34 > 0:41:40Lot 360 then is the French, mottled red marbled case,
0:41:40 > 0:41:43perpetual calendar mantel clock, quite a mouthful there.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45What can we say? A lot of clock, lot 360.
0:41:45 > 0:41:48- A lot of clock, Frank.- Not half.
0:41:48 > 0:41:53- £300 I'm bid, 350 I'll take. 350, 400...- It's gone straightaway.
0:41:53 > 0:41:55..500, 600, 700, 800...
0:41:55 > 0:41:57What?
0:41:57 > 0:42:00- ..900, 1,000...- Ah!
0:42:00 > 0:42:04..1,000 and 50, take 1,100.
0:42:04 > 0:42:091,100 in the room, and 50? 1,200?
0:42:09 > 0:42:14Fresh bidder in at £1,150. 1,200?
0:42:14 > 0:42:19- Incredible! - All done? Selling then at £1,150.
0:42:19 > 0:42:24Unbelievable! Yes! £1,150!
0:42:24 > 0:42:27- That's just amazing!- Unbelievable. It's fantastic.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30Gosh, you were right, Michael. Quality always sells.
0:42:30 > 0:42:33If you'd had known it was that rare and valuable
0:42:33 > 0:42:35would you want to keep it?
0:42:35 > 0:42:40No. I think we were keen to get rid of it, so very happy with the result.
0:42:40 > 0:42:42And spend the money on the house.
0:42:42 > 0:42:44Spend the money on my wife, actually.
0:42:44 > 0:42:47- Oh, right, OK. - Yes, yes, as a present for her.
0:42:47 > 0:42:48PAUL LAUGHS
0:42:53 > 0:42:54Well, that's it, it's all over.
0:42:54 > 0:42:57Everyone's gone home and they've gone home happy, especially Frank.
0:42:57 > 0:43:00You could say time was up for his clock.
0:43:00 > 0:43:02It made £1,150.
0:43:02 > 0:43:04What a surprising result!
0:43:04 > 0:43:08If you do have any items like that that you're thinking of selling,
0:43:08 > 0:43:10bring them along to one of our valuation days.
0:43:10 > 0:43:13You can check details in your local press, because we will be
0:43:13 > 0:43:17coming to an area near you very soon and we'd love to see you,
0:43:17 > 0:43:19so until then, it's cheerio from Clevedon.
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