0:00:04 > 0:00:07This pretty little market town has a certain English charm about it,
0:00:07 > 0:00:10yet it lies in the Wye Valley, in Wales.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13Welcome to Flog It! from the border town of Monmouth.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44There's been a settlement on this site since the Roman conquest
0:00:44 > 0:00:46and from that time onwards,
0:00:46 > 0:00:48Monmouth has passed back and forth
0:00:48 > 0:00:52between the English and the Welsh far too many times to mention.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57But today, Monmouth is most definitely in Wales,
0:00:57 > 0:01:00being the county town of Monmouthshire.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04Later, I'll be exploring the incredible landscape of this region
0:01:04 > 0:01:08and discovering how it became a landmark on the tourist map.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11But first, there's quite a queue gathering
0:01:11 > 0:01:14at Monmouth comprehensive school.
0:01:16 > 0:01:17What will we see today?
0:01:17 > 0:01:21Royal Worcester porcelain, from England, or Welsh dressers?
0:01:21 > 0:01:24Our experts, Mark Stacey and Charlie Ross,
0:01:24 > 0:01:26are here to represent both sides of the border.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28Mark, a local boy from the valleys,
0:01:28 > 0:01:31and Charlie, the quintessential English gentleman.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34Let's hope it doesn't all end in a battle.
0:01:38 > 0:01:42But first, we start with another old foe of the English, the French.
0:01:44 > 0:01:49Idwal, this is a real trip down memory lane for me.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53Oh, the Babar stories are wonderful. I've been fanning through these.
0:01:53 > 0:01:59I can remember being read from these books 50, er, years ago
0:01:59 > 0:02:01and I looked through a few of them
0:02:01 > 0:02:05and I recognise so many of the actual pictures,
0:02:05 > 0:02:10not just Babar himself, but some of the characters in the books.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13It's terribly exciting for me. How did you get hold of them?
0:02:13 > 0:02:17Many, many years ago, I worked for a motoring organisation,
0:02:17 > 0:02:20and in those days, I was on a motorcycle and sidecar.
0:02:20 > 0:02:26- Yeah.- And one day between Raglan and Usk.- Yes.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28In one of the lay-bys, all these were thrown out.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31- No!- Of course, I looked through them...- Yeah.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33..collected them up and took them home.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37The original author, Jean de Brunhoff, was French.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39- So I understand, yes.- Born in 1899.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41These are dated...
0:02:41 > 0:02:451934, 35, 36, 37 and 38.
0:02:45 > 0:02:4938's interesting because I thought he died in 1937.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53- Presumably, they were just published the year after.- Possibly. Yes.
0:02:53 > 0:02:59So to have five in a run, at the end of his life, I think it's very
0:02:59 > 0:03:03exciting and they were translated into lots of languages, obviously.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06Published by Methuen's.
0:03:06 > 0:03:11And I just think the illustrations are wonderful.
0:03:11 > 0:03:15- Yeah. They are very nice.- And I can remember that as whatever I was,
0:03:15 > 0:03:18four, five year old, looking at this picture.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21"The country of the elephants faded from sight.
0:03:21 > 0:03:26"The balloon glided noiselessly along in the sky.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29"Babar and Celeste, his wife, admired the view.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33"What a wonderful journey. The air was warm.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35"A light wind blew.
0:03:35 > 0:03:40"And there was the sea, the great blue sea."
0:03:40 > 0:03:41- It's just fantastic.- Yeah.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44I'd just like to stay here and read them all.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47- There is one other image, look at that.- Yeah.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51I remember that so well. This particular volume
0:03:51 > 0:03:55is about their trips round the world and where they went.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57And they set off in this balloon,
0:03:57 > 0:04:02and the thought of two elephants in a basket on a balloon...
0:04:02 > 0:04:05- is just such a wonderful image, isn't it?- Yes. Yes.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08And they visit the most wonderful places.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11It's beautifully written and because the size of them is so good,
0:04:11 > 0:04:14it's visually wonderful for children.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17And apart from anything else, they've got a value.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20I think that these volumes are worth over £100.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24- Are they?- Yeah. I do. I think we'll estimate them at £100-£200
0:04:24 > 0:04:27and I think there'll be no shortage of people wanting to buy these.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31If I were allowed to buy them, I'd buy them myself,
0:04:31 > 0:04:34but I'm not because I think my mother threw them all out.
0:04:34 > 0:04:35Whether she put them on that lay-by?
0:04:35 > 0:04:39You want to ask your mother, did she dump them on the roadside?
0:04:47 > 0:04:50- Hello, Jean. Hello, Ron. - Hello.- Good morning.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Nice of you to come and support us here at Monmouth.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55- This is your box, Jean?- Yes. - And what's Ron doing here?
0:04:55 > 0:04:58He's come with me today to keep me company.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01- He's your friend?- Yes.- Wonderful. - Yes.- To hold your hand?
0:05:01 > 0:05:04- Yes.- Something like that. - I promise I'll be gentle.- OK.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08You've brought this fabulous little box. Tell me about it.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10It belonged to my late mother-in-law,
0:05:10 > 0:05:13so I don't know much about it except it's a little trinket box.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16I thought I would bring it along.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18- Do you like it? - No. Not particularly.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21I think it's quite fun. I don't think it's terribly old.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24- I don't think we're looking at a great antique here.- No.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28What I like about it is somebody's taken the idea of this tortoise
0:05:28 > 0:05:31and has made a box. This is not tortoiseshell,
0:05:31 > 0:05:36this is carved wood simulated to look like tortoiseshell,
0:05:36 > 0:05:38so we don't want viewers complaining
0:05:38 > 0:05:41that we were doing tortoiseshell, because we're not!
0:05:41 > 0:05:42- No.- But it is wonderful.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46When we open it up here, we've got a little bit of information there
0:05:46 > 0:05:49which we'll come back to. Then this little handmade...
0:05:49 > 0:05:51- did you do this, Jean?- No.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54I'm sure this isn't the original puller, but you pull that up and
0:05:54 > 0:05:58then there's a little well inside, where you've got all this rather nice
0:05:58 > 0:06:02sort of geometric parquetry work there, as well, which is rather nice.
0:06:02 > 0:06:06I think what lets it down is the quality of the hinges
0:06:06 > 0:06:09and the quality of the face, but this is very decorative,
0:06:09 > 0:06:13the interior of it. And I notice you've brought in a little snippet
0:06:13 > 0:06:20from a magazine, or newspaper, saying that one of these boxes,
0:06:20 > 0:06:26a similar box, made £145 in a sale fairly recently,
0:06:26 > 0:06:29- which I think is a damned good price. - It is, isn't it?
0:06:29 > 0:06:33- And I don't think we're going to match that.- No.- But you never know.
0:06:33 > 0:06:39In the sale room, if two people really want it, then they will.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42My own gut feeling, to be honest with you, is sort of £50-£80.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46I think if we put it in at £50-£80, it shows people it's there to sell
0:06:46 > 0:06:50and hopefully that will attract a few bidders and we'll make
0:06:50 > 0:06:54slow and steady progress right up and over the 100, hopefully.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57- Would be nice.- What do you think about a reserve?
0:06:57 > 0:07:00Seeing the advertisement there, I thought about 100, but whatever.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03- If you want to put a reserve, we need to put it at 50.- Yeah.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06Is that all right? Are you happy with that?
0:07:06 > 0:07:09- Yeah.- Yes.- Yes.- And so why have you decided to sell it now?
0:07:09 > 0:07:11Well, to declutter a little bit.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15- And have you got a lot of things to declutter?- Yes.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18- Wonderful. Thank you so much for bringing it in.- All right.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22The crowds are still spilling out of the hall and in the queue,
0:07:22 > 0:07:25I've uncovered a little gem. Maurice, pleased to meet you.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27What have you got there?
0:07:27 > 0:07:29These are scout badges.
0:07:29 > 0:07:30- Were you a boy scout?- Yes.
0:07:30 > 0:07:35- I was the leader to the Raglan Troop for many years.- Gosh. Look at that.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38I was in the cub scouts, as well. I didn't get as many badges as this!
0:07:38 > 0:07:40LAUGHTER
0:07:40 > 0:07:44- Where did you get all of these badges from?- They're all Australian.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47I think there's every Australian badge possible.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51- Yeah. I had that one! - And I got the girl guides at Raglan
0:07:51 > 0:07:55to sew all these badges onto the two neckerchiefs for me.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58- Oh, you didn't do your sewing yourself, then?- No.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02- No. I didn't get my badge for sewing. - Cos there was one, wasn't there?
0:08:02 > 0:08:06- Yes.- What's your favourite badge? Which was the hardest to achieve?
0:08:06 > 0:08:08I think that, the pioneer scout.
0:08:08 > 0:08:12I would have worn that on my blazer thinking how attractive it was, then.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15- Yeah.- Yes.- Oh, gosh, look at that.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18- Well, this is hard to put a value on.- Is it?- Oh, it really is.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21Anything to do with the scouts' group fetches big money.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24It's a worldwide organisation, you can sell it anywhere.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27- But I think something like this is personal to you.- Yes.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31- I wouldn't want to put a value on it.- I wouldn't want to sell it.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34- No.- I think for people to be able to see them, is wonderful.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36Yes. Thank you for bringing those in.
0:08:36 > 0:08:41- It's brought back memories for me, as well.- Thank you very much.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49Michael, I've seen some charm bracelets on Flog It!
0:08:49 > 0:08:52over the years, but I think this is the best one I've ever seen.
0:08:52 > 0:08:59- That's nice.- It's variation, quality and interest. Where did it come from?
0:08:59 > 0:09:04It belonged to my late wife's auntie.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08- Right.- And because there were so many grandchildren
0:09:08 > 0:09:11and nephews and nieces, they raffled it off.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15- Raffled it off?- Yeah, between the families.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17My wife's name was pulled out the hat,
0:09:17 > 0:09:19so that's how we came about it.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23- Did she ever wear it? - My wife?- Yes.- No.- No. No.
0:09:23 > 0:09:24No. My auntie used to wear it.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27Have you ever counted the charms?
0:09:27 > 0:09:29I think there's about 40 of them.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31- Yeah. Yeah.- There or thereabouts.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35I've picked out two in particular, which I particularly like.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38This one here, which is a continental charm, Art Nouveau style
0:09:38 > 0:09:44with lovely enamel flowers on it and a little pearl drop.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47It's French or German and individually, I think,
0:09:47 > 0:09:52worth £30-£40 just on its own, which is lovely.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54And there's another little one, here.
0:09:54 > 0:09:58It was a brooch once and somebody's converted it or at least taken
0:09:58 > 0:09:59the pin off the back of it
0:09:59 > 0:10:02and put it on here for show, but in the middle of the
0:10:02 > 0:10:05blue enamel, here, we have seed pearls round the outside,
0:10:05 > 0:10:07in the middle, we've got a diamond.
0:10:07 > 0:10:13- Yeah.- Again, you don't find diamonds studded into charm bracelets.
0:10:13 > 0:10:18Now, of course, the more usual ones, animals, always popular...
0:10:18 > 0:10:22jet planes, which tells you that some of them aren't Victorian.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24No. That's right. Very true.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26Two padlocks.
0:10:26 > 0:10:33The main chain, itself, is nine carat, so a more ordinary gold.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36There are one or two of higher carat value
0:10:36 > 0:10:39- but not many, most of it's nine carat.- Yeah.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41What made you think of bringing it along today?
0:10:41 > 0:10:44- We just thought, it's never going to be used...- No.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47..so somebody might want it.
0:10:47 > 0:10:51Yeah. When you were in the queue, did you think to yourself, this is worth X, Y, Z?
0:10:51 > 0:10:54- I didn't have a clue.- Not a clue?
0:10:54 > 0:10:57- If it made £100...- You'd be happy.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59I'd be reasonably happy.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01So if we said to you 350-450...
0:11:01 > 0:11:04I'd be very happy. Very happy.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08- Very happy, indeed. - Good. Well, I shall watch for the smile on the sale day.
0:11:08 > 0:11:12- That's right.- Thank you for bringing it. It's no good leaving it in a box, is it.
0:11:12 > 0:11:13No. No.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24- Are you ready to tee off? - I certainly am. That was a good pun.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27- Well, I had to, really, didn't I? - You did.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29It's by a great factory, Royal Doulton, of course.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31- Yeah.- How long have you had it?
0:11:31 > 0:11:35I've had it about 30 years, now.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37It was given to me by my granddad.
0:11:37 > 0:11:44- Right.- He had it just stuck away in the cupboard and he decided to
0:11:44 > 0:11:46get rid of some things and asked me if I'd like it.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48So I didn't want to upset him.
0:11:48 > 0:11:53It's not really my cup of tea but I accepted it and it's been in the cupboard ever since.
0:11:53 > 0:11:58- I think you've been fair to him. You've had it for 30 years.- I have. - You obviously don't like it.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00- It's quite a masculine thing, isn't it, golf?- Yeah.
0:12:00 > 0:12:05If we have a little look at the Doulton mark underneath,
0:12:05 > 0:12:08we can see here the lion surmounting a crown,
0:12:08 > 0:12:10and the Royal Doulton, made in England mark.
0:12:10 > 0:12:15- This would date it, actually, to around about 1902 to 1932.- Right.
0:12:15 > 0:12:22What I like about it is that this is, as I mentioned to you, Royal Doulton, and it's from their series ware,
0:12:22 > 0:12:27- which refers to these types of colours, the browns and the greens, autumnal colours.- Yeah.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30And normally you get things like Charles Dickens characters or...
0:12:30 > 0:12:33- Yeah.- Summer flowers and that sort of thing.
0:12:33 > 0:12:40- And if this jug had been like that, then we would have been looking at maybe, £30 or £40.- Right.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43But we've got the golfing connection.
0:12:43 > 0:12:48Not only do we have these lovely figures which are playing, obviously, in 17th century costume on the front,
0:12:48 > 0:12:53but if we look at the back of it as well, we can see that
0:12:53 > 0:12:58- we've got this lovely little group, huddled around playing and I really think it's rather charming.- Yes.
0:12:58 > 0:13:05Having said all that, are we going to get a good price for it or will it just be par for the course?
0:13:05 > 0:13:08Well, I hope we get a hole in one.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13Look, I'll do the birdies, all right. Now...
0:13:13 > 0:13:20I think we can safely put £100-£150 on. Put a reserve of 100 on it.
0:13:20 > 0:13:25- We don't want to sell it for nothing. - No.- Do you know what I mean?- Yeah. - And then we can go from there.
0:13:25 > 0:13:29- Are you happy with that?- Yes. - And who knows, if we get two collectors...
0:13:29 > 0:13:33I mean, golfing can still surprise us at the sale room and it might just lift it up a bit.
0:13:33 > 0:13:37- Hope so.- Lovely. Thank you so much for bringing it in.- That's OK. You're welcome.
0:13:37 > 0:13:42So now it's time to get our first lots off to the auction room in Cardiff,
0:13:42 > 0:13:45but before we do, here's a quick reminder.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47Idwal bought his Babar books in a lay-by
0:13:47 > 0:13:52and Charlie couldn't help wondering if they were his own childhood copies.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54My mother threw them all out.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56Whether she put them onto that lay-by...
0:13:56 > 0:14:00You want to ask your mother, did she dump them on the roadside?
0:14:00 > 0:14:07Mark thought that Jean's tortoise box was worth less than she had hoped at £50-£80.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09Will it come out of its shell at the auction?
0:14:09 > 0:14:12Charlie was charmed by Michael's bracelet
0:14:12 > 0:14:13and gave it a healthy estimate.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15If we said to you 350-450...
0:14:15 > 0:14:18I'd be very happy. Very happy.
0:14:18 > 0:14:23And Debs inherited a jug from her granddad but it's not to her taste,
0:14:23 > 0:14:25so will it go a fair way at auction?
0:14:25 > 0:14:27I hope we get a hole in one.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30Look, I'll do the birdies, all right?
0:14:36 > 0:14:38This is where all our items are going under the hammer,
0:14:38 > 0:14:43at our Anthemion Auction Rooms here in the centre of Cardiff. On the rostrum is auctioneer Ryan Beach.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46It is a packed sale room. There's a buzz in the air.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49Fingers crossed, our experts are on the money.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52First up, it's Jean's wooden tortoise box.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56- Packed auction room. - Oh, yes. Very busy.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59I just hope we get the top end. Lovely tortoise.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02Lots of work in that. So why are you selling the little fellow?
0:15:02 > 0:15:05- Decluttering.- Decluttering. What do you think of it, Ron?
0:15:05 > 0:15:10- It's nice, but Jean said it's got to go.- So it's got to go. - It's got to go.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13Trying to get rid of rubbish, really. Rubbish.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16- It's not rubbish rubbish, is it.- No.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19- Just decluttering. - It's a bit of fun.
0:15:19 > 0:15:23- Yeah.- But I think it'll appeal to collectors or dealers.
0:15:23 > 0:15:27It's a nice little saleable lot. Hopefully, we'll get at least the £50.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30Lot number 501. Tortoiseshell box in the form of a tortoise.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32Lot 501.
0:15:32 > 0:15:36Numerous commission bids, here. Start me straight in at £95.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39- Ooh.- 95 I have to start. £95.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41- Yes.- At £95. 100, is there anywhere?
0:15:41 > 0:15:44£95. 95. 100. And ten.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47- We've got over 100.- 140. 150.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50At £150. Back at me with 150. £150.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53Are we all done, then? At £150.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57Yes. Hammer's gone down. Well, that certainly wasn't slow off the mark.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59- It wasn't, was it.- 150.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01- Wonderful, isn't it.- Yes.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04Quality always sells.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15Charlie and I have just been joined by Idwal in the nick of time.
0:16:15 > 0:16:20We've got five Babar The Elephant story books going under the hammer, from the 1930s.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23- This is a lovely story, you found them in a lay-by?- I did.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26- I guess they weren't worth a lot of money then, were they?- No. No.
0:16:26 > 0:16:31- But they are now worth in the region of £100-£200, which is the valuation we put on.- Yeah. Yeah.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34They're great stories. And the colours are so good.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37Condition's good. Somebody'll have a lot of fun with them.
0:16:37 > 0:16:41Lot number 622 is The Story Of Babar. Five in the set here.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44£100 I have to start. £100. 110.
0:16:44 > 0:16:48- 120. 130. 140.- They're going well.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50At 150. At £150.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53- Are we all done, then? £150.- Yes.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57Sold. £150, in and out, virtually.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00- Yeah.- Lovely things, though. Good illustrations.- Very nice.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03Good for you for looking after them all that time.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06They've been in a box in the attic for ages.
0:17:12 > 0:17:16Next under the hammer is Debbie's Royal Doulton golfing design jug.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18We're going to get this away
0:17:18 > 0:17:22cos the golfing side of it will help this shift. They're big collectors, aren't they, Mark?
0:17:22 > 0:17:24Very big collectors. Very big collectors.
0:17:24 > 0:17:29- Doulton are well-known for producing these sort of things. - £100-£150.- It should do that.
0:17:29 > 0:17:33I hope I've been a bit mean, that it should nudge the middle to upper estimate,
0:17:33 > 0:17:34but you just don't know these days.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37- I hope so.- Do you play golf?
0:17:37 > 0:17:38- No.- No. I've never played.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40Can't hit a stationary ball.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44I can hit a moving ball like tennis or football, but not a little ball on the floor.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48I can't see the point of it, to be honest. I'm sorry, I can't.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50I tried it once and I didn't like it.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54There'll be a lot of golfers watching going, "You don't know what you're on about".
0:17:54 > 0:17:58- Hopefully, the golfers here will be buying this Doulton jug.- Absolutely.
0:17:58 > 0:17:59Lot 402 is a Royal Doulton jug
0:17:59 > 0:18:02decorated with a golfer and caddy here. Lot 402.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05Numerous commission bids, here. Put me straight in at £110.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07110 to start.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09£110. Will I see 120 anywhere?
0:18:09 > 0:18:14At £110. Are we all done, then, with the main bid at £110?
0:18:14 > 0:18:16That was short and sweet. Straight in, straight out.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19110. It's gone. It's gone, Debs.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21I hope it's gone to a good home.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29Next up is a gold charm bracelet.
0:18:29 > 0:18:35There's 40 charms on this and it was valued by one charmer here, Charlie Ross.
0:18:35 > 0:18:39It belongs to Michael. £350-£450.
0:18:39 > 0:18:44- It's a great time to sell gold right now because the scrap value is right up there.- Yeah.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46But these certainly won't be scrapped.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49They're quite precious. Happy with the valuation?
0:18:49 > 0:18:50- 350-450.- Yeah. Very good.
0:18:50 > 0:18:56I'd like to see it do top end. But actually, some of those charms are really beautifully, beautifully made.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58- Yeah.- And as you said, there are 40 of them.- Yeah.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01- So I think top end.- OK. Top end.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03That's what we're looking at. £450.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05Let's find out what this lot think.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08Lot number 71 is a nine carat yellow gold charm bracelet,
0:19:08 > 0:19:10set with approximately 40 charms here.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13Lot number 71. £260 I have to start.
0:19:13 > 0:19:18£260. At 270. 280. 290. 300.
0:19:18 > 0:19:19310. 320.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22Back with me at 320. 330. 340.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26- 350. Takes me out at 350. Far back, it's 350.- We've sold it.
0:19:26 > 0:19:30370. 380. 390.
0:19:30 > 0:19:35400. 410. 420. 430. 440.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37450. 460. 470.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40- Fantastic.- At £470.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43The gentleman sees it, at 470 now. At 480, fresh bidding.
0:19:43 > 0:19:47At 480, gentleman standing, at 480 now. 490, fresh bidding. 500.
0:19:47 > 0:19:53And ten. 520. At 520, back with the gentleman at 520. At £520.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56Are we all done, then? At 520...
0:19:56 > 0:19:59- Yes. At £520.- Brilliant.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02- There is commission to pay here. - Yeah.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04But what are you going to put that towards?
0:20:04 > 0:20:06Towards a holiday.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08Oh, catch the sun, somewhere.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10- Exactly. Yeah. - Where do you fancy going?
0:20:10 > 0:20:12I don't know. Anywhere.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14Ask the missus. Let her choose.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17- Top end, there. - I'm pleased with that.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19- Brilliant.- Over the top end. - Very good.
0:20:19 > 0:20:23We'll be back here for some more excitement later.
0:20:23 > 0:20:27- That's fantastic.- I'm tingling. I'm tingling.
0:20:27 > 0:20:34But before all that, I've taken a leisurely trip outside the town to explore the breathtaking Wye Valley,
0:20:34 > 0:20:38one of the most dramatic river landscapes of Southern Britain.
0:20:38 > 0:20:44This beautiful valley winds its way through five counties, crossing the borders of England and Wales.
0:20:44 > 0:20:50Today, much of this landscape is designated as an area of outstanding natural beauty.
0:20:50 > 0:20:55Last year, around a million people visited the Wye Valley and with this
0:20:55 > 0:20:59spectacular scenery, it's easy to understand why, isn't it?
0:20:59 > 0:21:04Over decades, this whole region has attracted artists and poets alike.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06But what makes this place so special,
0:21:06 > 0:21:10and who were the first people to discover and appreciate its beauty?
0:21:10 > 0:21:17The answer takes us back to the 18th century and the first tourists who explored this area.
0:21:17 > 0:21:23Amongst them, was a man called William Gilpin, an English clergyman and a schoolmaster,
0:21:23 > 0:21:27whose visit helped put the Wye Valley on the tourist map.
0:21:27 > 0:21:32In a century when the educated classes favoured a sightseeing tour of European landscapes,
0:21:32 > 0:21:36Gilpin wanted to introduce to them what was on offer in their own back yard.
0:21:36 > 0:21:42Incredible scenery just like this and you don't have to travel far for that and he promoted the word
0:21:42 > 0:21:47by producing illustrated guides, or tours, as they were known, based on his own experience
0:21:47 > 0:21:51of travelling across Britain and his passion for the landscape.
0:21:51 > 0:21:56And the first of his chartered journeys started right here on the banks of the Wye.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00In the summer of 1770, Gilpin arrived in the market town of Ross-on-Wye,
0:22:00 > 0:22:03hired a covered rowing boat and three men to navigate him
0:22:03 > 0:22:07and embarked on a two-day journey down the river, which took him through
0:22:07 > 0:22:12a section of the valley known as the Wye Gorge, with its steep wooded banks, scenic viewpoints,
0:22:12 > 0:22:18like this one from Symonds Yat Rock, and historic landmarks such as Goodrich and Chepstow Castle.
0:22:18 > 0:22:23It was, and still is, perhaps, the most scenic stretch of the valley.
0:22:23 > 0:22:27Gilpin wasn't the first to go on what was known as the Wye Valley Tour.
0:22:27 > 0:22:32People had been taking boat trips along the river since the 1740s,
0:22:32 > 0:22:35but his book Observations On The River Wye
0:22:35 > 0:22:38popularised the journey for the very first time.
0:22:38 > 0:22:44It was published in 1782 and is arguably the first guide book in British history.
0:22:44 > 0:22:48Through the decades that followed, people would flock here to the area,
0:22:48 > 0:22:55armed with copies of the book, take a boat trip and literally follow his itinerary along the river.
0:22:55 > 0:22:59One of the key stops of the tour was the awe-inspiring Tintern Abbey.
0:22:59 > 0:23:04Built as a Cistercian monastery in the 12th century, the abbey was in ruins
0:23:04 > 0:23:08by the time of Gilpin's visit, but he found it a very enchanting piece of scenery.
0:23:08 > 0:23:12And on behalf of the local museums in Chepstow and Monmouth,
0:23:12 > 0:23:18Andrew Helm came to meet me and tell me more about William Gilpin and the Wye Valley tour.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21What was Gilpin trying to achieve with his book?
0:23:21 > 0:23:24Basically, his aim was to give people guidance
0:23:24 > 0:23:27on how to actually appreciate landscape and to record it.
0:23:27 > 0:23:31- His name is associated with the picturesque.- Tell me about that.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33The picturesque wasn't a term that Gilpin coined,
0:23:33 > 0:23:37it was certainly around at the time, but Gilpin's take on the picturesque
0:23:37 > 0:23:40was essentially that which would look well in a picture.
0:23:40 > 0:23:44He wanted people to look at the landscape as if it was being painted.
0:23:44 > 0:23:48So they would sit in their tour boat and paint a picture of what they were seeing.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51But he had very definite rules about what was picturesque.
0:23:51 > 0:23:55Gilpin was particularly keen on the deep gorge of the Wye Valley because
0:23:55 > 0:24:01it gave you the natural frame for a picture, so you had side screens, you had the river as the foreground
0:24:01 > 0:24:05- and you have the view disappearing into the distance.- You had a vanishing point.- That's right.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08And this suited his theory extremely well.
0:24:08 > 0:24:10How was it received? It must have been a limited audience.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12Well, it was a limited audience.
0:24:12 > 0:24:16It was the well-heeled, the middle class, aristocracy.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18The king had a copy of his manuscript version of the Wye Tour.
0:24:18 > 0:24:25He moved in those circles and he was known as a sort of an academic who was interested in landscape
0:24:25 > 0:24:29and picturesque, and the theory of art and so on.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31He was a good communicator.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33- He was the one who got it down on paper.- Yeah.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36And circulated among his friends. And then it was published.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39It turned into a book 13 years after he'd actually been on the Wye Tour
0:24:39 > 0:24:42and it was as a result of his book that lots of other people came.
0:24:42 > 0:24:47Yeah. So was the valley and the landscape entirely picturesque in the late 18th century?
0:24:47 > 0:24:51It's probably not what we'd think of as picturesque, because the whole valley,
0:24:51 > 0:24:57from just above Monmouth down to Tintern, was a hive of industrial activity.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00Iron-making and iron-forging was going on all along the river.
0:25:00 > 0:25:05They were building ocean-going ships as far up the river as Monmouth,
0:25:05 > 0:25:07so it was very heavily industrialised,
0:25:07 > 0:25:11but this wasn't seen as a disadvantage by the picturesque tourists.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13It all added to the fun of what was going on.
0:25:13 > 0:25:17Yeah. We're sitting in the ruins of the abbey and it's so beautiful and still, here.
0:25:17 > 0:25:21Gilpin arrived here on his second day of the tour. What did he make of it?
0:25:21 > 0:25:26Two things upset him. First of all, the abbey was surrounded by the dwellings of beggars,
0:25:26 > 0:25:30people who acted as guides to the abbey,
0:25:30 > 0:25:35but they were regarded by Gilpin as a bit of a mess, really.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37They took away from the picturesque of the abbey.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40The other thing he didn't like was the regularity of the ruins
0:25:40 > 0:25:43because he thought they were a bit too well formed,
0:25:43 > 0:25:47so he advocated taking a hammer and bashing down some of these gable ends,
0:25:47 > 0:25:51particularly that one there, cos he thought it was just not picturesque enough.
0:25:51 > 0:25:52Just a bit too perfect.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54Just a bit too perfect.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57I think it's stunning.
0:25:57 > 0:26:01Tourists weren't the only people drawn to the Wye Valley in the 18th century.
0:26:01 > 0:26:07This landscape was a source of inspiration to many artists and poets.
0:26:08 > 0:26:12Gilpin's book inspired many people to come to the area.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14Turner, a famous artist, was among them.
0:26:14 > 0:26:18He came twice in the 1790s to paint Tintern Abbey.
0:26:18 > 0:26:23And other artists, who were not quite so famous as Turner now but in their day were famous,
0:26:23 > 0:26:26Michael Angelo Rooker, famous English watercolour artist.
0:26:26 > 0:26:31One of the founding fathers of English watercolour painting, came before he died in 1801
0:26:31 > 0:26:36and left pictures of the area which we have in the museum in Monmouth. So there were other people coming.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39- And the poets? - Well, everybody knows Wordsworth.
0:26:39 > 0:26:43- Yeah. Of course.- But, for instance, a poet called Robert Bloomfield...
0:26:43 > 0:26:47in his day, he was far more famous than Wordsworth and co.
0:26:47 > 0:26:53And he came on the Wye Tour in 1807 and wrote an account of the tour as a poem
0:26:53 > 0:26:56which he wrote while he was floating down the river.
0:26:57 > 0:27:02"The unruffled bosom of the stream Gave every tint and every gleam
0:27:02 > 0:27:06"Gave shadowy rocks and clear blue sky
0:27:06 > 0:27:08"And double clouds of various dye
0:27:08 > 0:27:11"Gave dark green woods all russet brown
0:27:11 > 0:27:14"And pendant cornfields upside down."
0:27:16 > 0:27:20Why do you think people are drawn here? What is it about the place?
0:27:20 > 0:27:23It's got wonderful pastoral fields all round it.
0:27:23 > 0:27:26The river's running by. There are birds in the sky.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29And wonderful woods and trees surrounding.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32So it's an incredibly peaceful place.
0:27:32 > 0:27:37Driving down the Wye or floating down the river, you come round the corner and see Tintern Abbey
0:27:37 > 0:27:40and you think, "Wow". It still has that ability to knock your socks off.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42It's just beautiful.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45Andrew, thank you so much for sharing your thoughts with me today.
0:27:52 > 0:27:57Sadly, the Wye Valley boat tours of earlier years no longer exist today.
0:27:57 > 0:28:03And visitors that come to the area are more likely to explore on foot with a rucksack or by car.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06But what we can appreciate and take in and marvel at
0:28:06 > 0:28:12is this magnificent scenery that drew Gilpin here some 240 years ago.
0:28:17 > 0:28:19We're back at Monmouth Comprehensive School
0:28:19 > 0:28:24where our experts are still hard at work valuing items and something glittery has caught Mark's eye.
0:28:24 > 0:28:30- Hello, Pam.- Hello.- How nice to see you here at Monmouth. - Yes. Nice to meet you.
0:28:30 > 0:28:35Now, you've bought this charming little ring in to show us. What do you know about it?
0:28:35 > 0:28:41Well, my husband bought it off of a friend who was left some jewellery and there was other
0:28:41 > 0:28:46jewellery with it and he bought it back about seven years ago.
0:28:46 > 0:28:48Oh, right. And he bought it for you to wear, did he?
0:28:48 > 0:28:53Yes. And I don't wear a lot of jewellery, you know, not so much now like I used to, like.
0:28:53 > 0:28:57Well, these antique pieces tend to be a bit on the small side.
0:28:57 > 0:29:01- Yes.- Because ladies were much smaller back in the Edwardian period.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04- Yes.- And I think that's what we're looking at.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07- Early part of the 20th century, maybe circa 1920.- Right.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10- It's a very, very pretty... - It is a lovely ring.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13It's like a little flower, isn't it?
0:29:13 > 0:29:16- Yes.- You know, with the centre stone and the little petals coming around.
0:29:16 > 0:29:21- Yeah.- And I think it might even have been something like an engagement ring, I suppose.- Yes.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24It's very delicately done.
0:29:24 > 0:29:28And I think it would be quite a commercial piece, because it's so pretty.
0:29:28 > 0:29:33- Yes. You couldn't tell me what carat it is?- Well, looking at... you've got really...
0:29:33 > 0:29:36seven little stones in there...
0:29:36 > 0:29:39probably comes up to the best part of a carat in weight, but of course,
0:29:39 > 0:29:45they're all cut in smaller stones and when you're valuing by carat, what you really want is a single stone.
0:29:45 > 0:29:49- A single stone. - The smaller the stones get...- Yes.
0:29:49 > 0:29:54I mean, roughly speaking, a carat of diamond is roughly around about £1,000, if it's a single stone...
0:29:54 > 0:29:56- Yeah.- ..and of good quality.
0:29:56 > 0:30:02- Yes.- These are smaller stones, 0.15 or something like that.
0:30:02 > 0:30:07And obviously, that then affects the value downwards. Have you thought about the value, yourself?
0:30:07 > 0:30:13Well, I think it's worth a couple of hundred ponds, it's such a pretty ring.
0:30:13 > 0:30:19- Yes. Well, I think you're probably spot-on there. I think if we were to say put £200-£300 on it...- Yes.
0:30:19 > 0:30:25..something like that and maybe just put the reserve at a little bit under that, to protect the ring on the day.
0:30:25 > 0:30:29So would you be happy with a reserve of 150?
0:30:29 > 0:30:31150.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34Could you make it a bit more than that? 170?
0:30:34 > 0:30:37170. Why not? Let's go for that.
0:30:37 > 0:30:42And maybe you could put the money to something else that you would be able to get more pleasure out of.
0:30:42 > 0:30:46- A picture or a piece of ceramic or something...- Yes. That's right. Yeah.
0:30:46 > 0:30:51- Wonderful. Well, thank you very much, Pam, and I hope it glitters in the sale room for you.- Thank you.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01Bridget, we all know what this is.
0:31:01 > 0:31:05A toucan with a splendid motto round the bottom.
0:31:05 > 0:31:07- Yes, it is.- And in good condition.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10I should think it probably spent most of its life in a pub.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12- Did it, as far as you know? - Its working life.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14- Yes.- Just a few years.- Oh, did it?
0:31:14 > 0:31:16- Yes.- Which pub did it come from?
0:31:16 > 0:31:19It was in Sussex, a little country pub in Sussex.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22- And who owned the pub? - My father.- Oh, really.
0:31:22 > 0:31:26He was a Fleet Street journalist and when he retired, he took a pub.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29- Oh, right. - It was part of the pub then.
0:31:29 > 0:31:33I presume it was given to them, or they bought it, I don't know...
0:31:33 > 0:31:36- No. Would have been given.- An advertisement thing.- Yes. Exactly.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39And it resided on the bar very happily for a few years.
0:31:39 > 0:31:41- Wonderful.- Yes.
0:31:41 > 0:31:45This has become a very famous image, hasn't it?
0:31:45 > 0:31:48- It has. Yes, it has. Yes.- There are three things I like about it.
0:31:48 > 0:31:52- One is that I can't see any damage. - I think there is none.
0:31:52 > 0:31:56Colours are good. And low and behold, the original shade.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58Yes. Been in a good retirement home.
0:31:58 > 0:32:00- Has it?- Yes.- In your attic.
0:32:00 > 0:32:02Yes.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04- And lately in a cupboard.- Yeah.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07I would have expected it to be much more nicotine-stained,
0:32:07 > 0:32:11- being in a pub in those days when everybody was sitting at the bar smoking.- Yes.
0:32:11 > 0:32:13Fortunately, it doesn't smell.
0:32:13 > 0:32:17It wouldn't be in our house if it smelt of tobacco.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19You know who it's by?
0:32:19 > 0:32:21I think it's by Carlton Ware.
0:32:21 > 0:32:25- Carlton Ware. The first named Carlton Ware appeared in 1890...- Did it?
0:32:25 > 0:32:30- ..until 1990. Lasted 100 years.- Yes.
0:32:30 > 0:32:34We will just turn it up and make sure it's not a fake.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36No. All that writing is absolutely genuine.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39Absolutely genuine. Colours, as I say, are very good.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41- Beautiful colours.- Yeah.
0:32:41 > 0:32:42- And what about value?- No idea.
0:32:42 > 0:32:50I think it's worth between £100-£200.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53You don't look awfully thrilled with that.
0:32:53 > 0:32:57Well, we thought we'd give the money to Cancer Research if it makes the money.
0:32:57 > 0:32:59So we want as much as possible.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02- Wonderful. So we've got to try extra hard.- Yes.- Extra hard.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05I think between 100-200 is the right estimate in the current market.
0:33:05 > 0:33:09- I would expect it to come down in the middle somewhere. - Yes. Will it have a reserve on?
0:33:09 > 0:33:13- It should have a reserve fixed at 100.- Yes.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15And with any luck, we'll get up to the 200 mark.
0:33:15 > 0:33:17- Oh, I hope so.- I hope it goes more.
0:33:17 > 0:33:18- So do I.- Yeah.- Yes.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20Thank you very much, indeed.
0:33:27 > 0:33:29Christine, you've made my day.
0:33:29 > 0:33:34- Have I?- You've brought along a tiny little pocket globe which I think,
0:33:34 > 0:33:36if I can do that to show everybody,
0:33:36 > 0:33:39is absolutely stunning.
0:33:39 > 0:33:43- It is, isn't it.- Oh, yes. How did you come across this?
0:33:43 > 0:33:46Well, it belonged to my aunt and she gave it to my daughter
0:33:46 > 0:33:51in the early '80s when she was housekeeper to an architect in Newport.
0:33:51 > 0:33:53And I think it came from his house.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56He either gave it to her or when he died they cleared the house
0:33:56 > 0:33:59and she had lots of bits and pieces and it could have been among those.
0:33:59 > 0:34:04- Property of a gentleman, a sort of a learned scholar.- Oh, he was. Yes.
0:34:04 > 0:34:09This is a wonderful scientific piece and it will be owned by somebody that was a scholar, a professional.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12It spins on its axis, as you can see there.
0:34:12 > 0:34:16And it's a terrestrial globe, you can see... you've got
0:34:16 > 0:34:22the whole world there... and here, you've got the lunar cycle with the four seasons.
0:34:22 > 0:34:24It's just beautiful.
0:34:24 > 0:34:29Let's start with the case because that is so special.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32It's got its original
0:34:32 > 0:34:37little clips that holds it shut and its original hinge.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40For its age, its condition is very, very good.
0:34:40 > 0:34:44Next thing to look for on the little globe is a maker's name.
0:34:44 > 0:34:50Now, the best globes you can go for, dating from the 18th century, are either the Carys or the Newtons.
0:34:50 > 0:34:52Now, do you know which one this is?
0:34:52 > 0:34:54- It's a Newton's.- Is it?- Yeah.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57Well, let's have a little look at that and find... There it is.
0:34:57 > 0:35:01- 1818.- Newton's new terrestrial globe.
0:35:01 > 0:35:041818. That's fantastic, isn't it?
0:35:04 > 0:35:06Early part of the 19th century.
0:35:06 > 0:35:09The condition of this is very, very good, actually.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12It's starting to peel a bit there, in a few places.
0:35:12 > 0:35:15The varnish is peeling. Could that be restored?
0:35:15 > 0:35:18Yes. That can. The globe itself isn't damaged.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21And these little transfers are all gauze which are stuck on.
0:35:21 > 0:35:25I just think it's wonderful. The stories this could tell.
0:35:25 > 0:35:29I know. You're making me sorry that we've decided to part with it.
0:35:29 > 0:35:33- Well, do you want to change your mind?- No.- Do you? I mean, you can.
0:35:33 > 0:35:38I've thoroughly enjoyed looking at this and musing over it and having the pleasure of sort of holding it.
0:35:38 > 0:35:43- No. We won't change our mind. We will flog it.- Why do you want to sell it?
0:35:43 > 0:35:47Well, my daughter has no children and there's nobody to pass it on to.
0:35:47 > 0:35:52She likes it but we decided maybe now's the time to flog it.
0:35:52 > 0:35:56And the money will go in a new kitchen and bathroom.
0:35:56 > 0:35:59Which brings us to the value of this little one really, doesn't it?
0:35:59 > 0:36:03- Yes.- Any idea? - I have a rough idea, yes.
0:36:03 > 0:36:04Go on, hit me with it.
0:36:04 > 0:36:08I think, maybe, 600-800.
0:36:08 > 0:36:12£600-£800 would comfortably sell it.
0:36:12 > 0:36:17- OK.- I think we should put a valuation of £800-£1,200.
0:36:17 > 0:36:23- Really.- Yes. But let's have a £700 reserve.
0:36:23 > 0:36:25A fixed reserve at £700.
0:36:25 > 0:36:28Yes. Lovely. Do they advertise them on the internet, as well?
0:36:28 > 0:36:32Yes. It's on the internet so it'll get worldwide,
0:36:32 > 0:36:34global attention.
0:36:36 > 0:36:38Thank you very much, Paul.
0:36:39 > 0:36:43Over at the auction house, what will Ryan Beach make of that globe?
0:36:43 > 0:36:46It's lovely. It really is fantastic quality.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48The nice thing is it's that bit smaller.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51It's about two inches across when they're usually another inch bigger.
0:36:51 > 0:36:55The only concerns, as far as the condition's concerned,
0:36:55 > 0:36:58if you look closely at it, you'll see patches.
0:36:58 > 0:37:02But the fact that it's got a little bit of wear, I think, is one of its virtues.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04It's been used. It's been loved.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07If that was in pristine condition, it would look like a reproduction.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10It would. I mean, it certainly gives it charm, but again,
0:37:10 > 0:37:14- collectors want things in as best condition they can.- They're fussy.
0:37:14 > 0:37:17I mean, it's the sort of thing that will go to a private collector.
0:37:17 > 0:37:20Let's hope the phone lines are booked. Good luck.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24Also going under the hammer today is Pam's diamond ring.
0:37:24 > 0:37:30Let's hope the bidders take a shine to Mark's estimate of £200-£300.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32I hope it glitters in the sale-room for us.
0:37:32 > 0:37:33Thank you.
0:37:33 > 0:37:41And Charlie valued Bridget's toucan lamp at £100-£200, but hopes it might make more for a good cause.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44We thought we'd give the money to Cancer Research if it makes some money,
0:37:44 > 0:37:46so we want as much as possible.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48So we've got to try extra hard.
0:37:48 > 0:37:52And first up, it's that wonderful lamp.
0:37:52 > 0:37:56We know Guinness memorabilia is big business. We've seen it before on the show.
0:37:56 > 0:38:00Let's see if we can see it right now with this toucan lamp that belongs to Bridget.
0:38:01 > 0:38:03We've got a valuation of £100-£200 on this.
0:38:03 > 0:38:08I'd like to see it fly through that, I really would. I know Charlie put that on.
0:38:08 > 0:38:12I think that was cautious but I don't know, fashions do change.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15- We've seen them do a lot more. - I think they've come off the boil a bit.
0:38:15 > 0:38:19- I hope it makes the 400, but I'm quite happy with 100-200.- OK.
0:38:19 > 0:38:23- Yeah.- Well, let's hope we get the top end.- Hope so.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25- Yes.- Why are you selling this now?
0:38:25 > 0:38:29- We're giving the money to Cancer Research UK.- OK. It's a good cause. - So we want as much as we can get.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31Brilliant. Let's see what we can do.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33It's now down to the bidders.
0:38:33 > 0:38:37Lot 388 is the Carlton Ware lamp with the Guinness toucan.
0:38:37 > 0:38:40A pint of Guinness here. Lot 388. Numerous commission bids here.
0:38:40 > 0:38:44Put me straight in at £170.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46- That's good.- £170.
0:38:46 > 0:38:49180 is there anywhere? At £170. 180.
0:38:49 > 0:38:52190. 200. 210.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54At 220 on the telephone.
0:38:54 > 0:38:55220. Clears the book at £220.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58On the telephone, it's £220.
0:38:58 > 0:39:02At £220. Are we all done then at £220?
0:39:02 > 0:39:05They had their hands in their pockets, but I tell you what,
0:39:05 > 0:39:07we did get over 200 quid, just.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09That's marvellous. That's really good.
0:39:09 > 0:39:11- Happy, Bridget?- Yes.- Good.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17There's a lot of jewellery in today's sale,
0:39:17 > 0:39:20but our Edwardian flower-head ring sparkles above the rest.
0:39:20 > 0:39:24We've got £200-£300 on it and it belongs to Pamela, here.
0:39:24 > 0:39:28I can't believe you want to sell this. It's beautiful.
0:39:28 > 0:39:32Well, I've had it a long time and it's very small.
0:39:32 > 0:39:34Didn't ever wear it, did you?
0:39:34 > 0:39:38- No. No.- Were you happy with the valuation, £200-£300?
0:39:38 > 0:39:42- Yes. I was. I was very pleased. - Can we see any more, I wonder.
0:39:42 > 0:39:46Well, we've tucked the reserve under a little bit. The reserve is 170.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48- That's right.- It is a pretty ring.
0:39:48 > 0:39:53The size is against it cos for a modern hand, you know, you do have to be very petite to wear it.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55- Yes.- It is a beautiful setting, you're right, Paul.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57- It's a good trade lot.- It is.
0:39:57 > 0:40:01And they're here today because there's a great deal of jewellery. Look, good luck.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04Lot number 24 is a seven-stone diamond ring, here.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07Lot 24. £85 I have to start. £85.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10- 85.- At £85. And 90. 90. 5.
0:40:10 > 0:40:14100. And 10. 120. 130. 140. 150.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17At £150. Back with me at 150.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19At 160.
0:40:19 > 0:40:23- Make it 170 to clear the reserve. 170 I have. At 170.- You've got 170.
0:40:23 > 0:40:27£170. Are we all done, then? At 170.
0:40:27 > 0:40:31He's sold it. £170.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34Right on that reserve. Cor, we were lucky there, weren't we?
0:40:34 > 0:40:37- Yes. Very lucky.- You're happy, cos you wanted to see it go.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40- Yeah. I'm happy. - Mark's disappointed.
0:40:40 > 0:40:41He'd have liked to have seen the top end.
0:40:41 > 0:40:47I would have but it is good that we advised a reserve and it was agreed, so we protected it.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50- That's right. Yeah.- Always protect your lot with a fixed reserve.
0:40:50 > 0:40:54- Never put anything in to auction with no reserve. - So I'm quite pleased.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09Well, now it's my turn to be the expert
0:41:09 > 0:41:15and next up it's the Newton's pocket globe which I valued at £800-£1,200. What a lovely thing.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17You made my day bringing that in.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19- Did I?- How have you been feeling over the last month?
0:41:19 > 0:41:22Looking forward to this moment?
0:41:22 > 0:41:24Yes. Looking forward to it.
0:41:24 > 0:41:25The day of reckoning, isn't it?
0:41:25 > 0:41:27It's up to this lot now and not us.
0:41:27 > 0:41:31Lot number 567 is the pocket globe.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34Newton's terrestrial one. Number 567.
0:41:34 > 0:41:39Numerous commission bids here. Start me straight in at £850.
0:41:39 > 0:41:41- 850 I have to start.- Straight in.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44£850. 880 is that? 880. 900.
0:41:44 > 0:41:47920. Clears my book at 920. 950.
0:41:47 > 0:41:50980. 1,000 standing. And 50.
0:41:50 > 0:41:541,050. 1,100, please. 1,100.
0:41:54 > 0:41:58- 1,150. 1,150.- That's great.
0:41:58 > 0:42:011,200, please. 1,200. 1,250.
0:42:01 > 0:42:071,300. 1,350. 1,400. 1,450.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10- Oh, I can't believe that.- 1,550.
0:42:10 > 0:42:131,600. 1,650.
0:42:13 > 0:42:16Two dealers have locked horns, here.
0:42:16 > 0:42:18My daughter'll be over the moon.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21- 1,700 on the phones. Anybody out? - 1,750.- 1,700 here.
0:42:21 > 0:42:25- 1,750.- I'm tingling. I'm tingling.
0:42:25 > 0:42:321,800. 1,850. 1,900. 1,950.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35At 2,000 on the telephone, here.
0:42:35 > 0:42:37- 2,000.- At £2,000. At £2,000.
0:42:37 > 0:42:42Are we all done, then? At £2,000.
0:42:42 > 0:42:44Wow.
0:42:44 > 0:42:46That's absolutely marvellous, isn't it?
0:42:46 > 0:42:48I never dreamt it would get that far.
0:42:48 > 0:42:52Gosh, it's got to be a world record for a little pocket globe like that.
0:42:52 > 0:42:57- I thought if we reached the 1,000 we'd be, you know, doing well.- Wow.
0:42:57 > 0:43:01The money's going towards a new kitchen for your daughter.
0:43:01 > 0:43:05I mean, it's going to get most of that kitchen, isn't it, most of the base units and wall units.
0:43:05 > 0:43:07Yeah. That'll be good.
0:43:07 > 0:43:10- Does she know you're selling this today?- Oh, yes, yes.
0:43:10 > 0:43:13She gave it to me to sell. She didn't want to come herself.
0:43:13 > 0:43:15Oh, what a moment.
0:43:15 > 0:43:18What a special moment.
0:43:18 > 0:43:20Get on the phone and tell her now.
0:43:20 > 0:43:23What a great day. What a great ending, as well.
0:43:23 > 0:43:25We've had the best time ever in Cardiff.
0:43:25 > 0:43:27It's great to be back here in Wales.
0:43:27 > 0:43:31I hope you've enjoyed watching the show, plenty of surprises for you.
0:43:31 > 0:43:33Do watch again because there's more to come.
0:43:33 > 0:43:36So from Cardiff and everybody here, it's cheerio.
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