0:00:07 > 0:00:10No, don't turn over the channel - it's not a natural history programme.
0:00:10 > 0:00:15This is Flog It! and today I'm in Bodmin in Cornwall,
0:00:15 > 0:00:18where it's said there's at least one mysterious beast prowling around.
0:00:18 > 0:00:22I think it's time for our experts to sharpen their claws.
0:00:42 > 0:00:46Bodmin Moor is a wild and rugged area steeped in history.
0:00:46 > 0:00:51Ever since 1983 there have been over 60 reported sightings of a big cat,
0:00:51 > 0:00:56as well as stories of farmers' livestock being hunted down
0:00:56 > 0:01:00by what's been dubbed the Beast of Bodmin Moor.
0:01:00 > 0:01:05A leopard's skull was found in 1995, but after further investigation,
0:01:05 > 0:01:08it was thought to come from the head of old imported rug.
0:01:08 > 0:01:12And in the same year, an official investigation was carried out
0:01:12 > 0:01:15into the sightings and the attacks, but it was found to be inconclusive,
0:01:15 > 0:01:18so is there really something out there?
0:01:18 > 0:01:22Well, I think it's going to remain a big mystery.
0:01:22 > 0:01:28We have our very own big cats prowling around St Petroc's Church in Bodmin today
0:01:28 > 0:01:29hunting for a very different prey.
0:01:29 > 0:01:35They're our experts Catherine Southon and Mark Stacey, who are hoping to get their teeth into
0:01:35 > 0:01:41the best antiques and collectables they can find, before selling them at auction.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44And coming up, Catherine is impressed with Cecilia's painting.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47Well, Fred used to be a friend of ours and he actually...
0:01:47 > 0:01:50- Oh, you knew Fred Yates? - I knew Fred.- Wow!- Quite well.
0:01:50 > 0:01:55And at the auction, Prue's expectations are more than exceeded.
0:01:55 > 0:01:56Brilliant! Well done.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59- That's all right. That's OK. - Thank you very much indeed.
0:01:59 > 0:02:05As St Petroc's Church starts to fill up, it looks like Mark is already having kittens about one item.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07- Hello, Jan.- Hello, Mark.
0:02:07 > 0:02:12I must say, all the women in Cornwall are so glamorously dressed here today.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14- Oh, thank you!- Come out in your best outfits to see us!
0:02:14 > 0:02:16- Oh, yes.- Wonderful. - Best bib and tucker.
0:02:16 > 0:02:22And they've brought some wonderful objects and this is another cracking item, so tell me a bit about it.
0:02:22 > 0:02:31- It belonged to my late husband's family and, as far as I know, it was at one time a pair.- Yes.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35But with the large Victorian families, they got separated.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37Absolutely.
0:02:37 > 0:02:42- Do you like it?- I do like it up, but I'm going on holiday next year.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44- Are you?- To China.- Oh!
0:02:44 > 0:02:47So I would like a little bit of pocket money.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50You haven't got room in a suitcase for a small one, have you?
0:02:50 > 0:02:53- Maybe. - Well, if it makes enough money.
0:02:53 > 0:02:54That's right.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57Well, I'll tell you a little bit about it because you don't know that much...
0:02:57 > 0:03:00- No, no I don't.- Apart from it's a blue and white vase.- Yes.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04It's from a period in English history that we called the aesthetic period.
0:03:04 > 0:03:09It's towards the end of the 19th century and we've got influences of
0:03:09 > 0:03:13Japan and the Orient here, and we've also got influences of the aesthetic period
0:03:13 > 0:03:19- that it incorporated, people like Oscar Wilde, you know, it was that great time of change.- Yes, yes.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23Of course, on this side we have these wonderful flowering Prunus,
0:03:23 > 0:03:28and that lovely sort of circular willow pattern which looks like a little plate that's stuck on there.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30But as we turn it around we see the other side,
0:03:30 > 0:03:35again, has got flowering branches, but with these wonderful sort of circular
0:03:35 > 0:03:40designs that we call mons, and then you've got this lovely gilt and blue design here and these weird legs.
0:03:40 > 0:03:45And this shape, this sort of flattened circular form, is known as a moon flask shape.
0:03:45 > 0:03:51In terms of date, as I say, it's right about 1870 I suppose, something like that.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54- There's no marks on it as far as we can see...- No, no.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57So it's very difficult to pin it down to a factory.
0:03:57 > 0:04:02My best guess is between two factories, Doulton or Minton, and
0:04:02 > 0:04:06if it was either of those then, you know, they are important factories.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08And I like... The quality is there.
0:04:08 > 0:04:13- Yes.- You know, the detailing here's wonderful and these lovely little feet it stands on.- Yeah.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15Again, I'm not quite sure with the feet because they look as if
0:04:15 > 0:04:18- they want to walk off in opposite directions...- Yes.- Don't they?
0:04:18 > 0:04:21Now, having said all that,
0:04:21 > 0:04:25- what's it worth?- What is it worth? - What are you hoping for?
0:04:25 > 0:04:28Well, round about £200 would be very nice.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30You are greedy, aren't you?
0:04:30 > 0:04:33- You want money for your holiday. - Oh, I do, I do.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36I want to tweak it a little bit lower than that.
0:04:36 > 0:04:40- I would like to say an estimate of between £150 and £250.- Yes.
0:04:40 > 0:04:41- So it which straddles your 200.- Yes.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44- With a reserve of 150.- Yes.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46- Are you happy for us to do that? - Yes, that's fine.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49- We'll put a fixed reserve of 150. - Yes.
0:04:49 > 0:04:50Thank you so much, Jan, it's been a pleasure to meet you...
0:04:50 > 0:04:55- Thank you very much.- And I look forward to seeing you at the auction. - Yes, OK. Lovely, thank you.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58Jan's hoping that selling the moon flask will contribute to her trip to China.
0:04:58 > 0:05:06Christine is all also hoping her gold watch will be a high flyer at the auction.
0:05:06 > 0:05:07Christine, welcome to Flog It!
0:05:07 > 0:05:10Thank you very much for coming along today and for bringing along
0:05:10 > 0:05:14this beautiful pocketwatch, or should I say wristwatch.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16Tell me a little bit about it.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18I really don't know very much about it.
0:05:18 > 0:05:22It was left to me by an elderly lady who has now passed away.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25- Right, OK.- And I really don't know any history of it at all.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28Right, so it's only just been left to you?
0:05:28 > 0:05:33Well, about five years ago, but we've never sort of gone into any of the jewellery that was left.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36- Oh, right, so she left some other items to you...- Oh, yes.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38- And this was one of the pieces. - That's right, yes.
0:05:38 > 0:05:43Well, let's just have a little look at it. I said first of all pocketwatch-stroke-wristwatch because
0:05:43 > 0:05:50as you may well be aware it was a lady's pocketwatch which has actually been converted later to a wristwatch.
0:05:50 > 0:05:55- Oh, yes.- We can see there it's got the sort of brackets where you would put the strap in.
0:05:55 > 0:06:01But what we can also see is there the 12 is pointing this way, rather than upwards.
0:06:01 > 0:06:07Obviously if it was a wristwatch, the 12 should be pointing upwards.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09Have you any idea of where it's come from, its origin?
0:06:09 > 0:06:11No, no idea at all.
0:06:11 > 0:06:16Well, I don't think it's actually English, although it's certainly high Victoriana.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18I think it's probably going to be Swiss made.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20Let's just have a little look at it.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22Oh, wow, that's beautiful!
0:06:22 > 0:06:24That's absolutely lovely.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27Can you see that it's been...
0:06:27 > 0:06:28- It's got coloured enamel.- Yes.
0:06:28 > 0:06:34It's got this lovely floral work on the back and it's got this beautiful green enamel work.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38I mean this really dates it to high Victoriana, so really we're probably
0:06:38 > 0:06:44looking at about 1860s, 1870s, when ladies would have worn these little pocketwatches.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48I mean, it is quite a pretty watch, but later obviously,
0:06:48 > 0:06:53probably in the 1900s, 1920s, this has been converted to a wristwatch.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56Now, let's have a little look, try and open it up.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59Yeah, this confirms straight away, you can see there,
0:06:59 > 0:07:03I don't know if you can see, but it says 14 K, telling us it's 14 carat.
0:07:03 > 0:07:0914 carat isn't an English carat so it's going to probably be Swiss made.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12Let's just have a little look at the movement.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16It's quite a straightforward movement. Unfortunately it's not signed or anything.
0:07:16 > 0:07:20It looks to be probably a seven... Maybe a seven-jewelled movement.
0:07:20 > 0:07:26Its value really lies in its... In the gold.
0:07:26 > 0:07:30If I said to you a value of about £100 to £150, how would that sound?
0:07:30 > 0:07:33- Yes, that would be fine.- Would you be happy to sell at that?- Certainly.
0:07:33 > 0:07:37I think put a reserve on of £80. I can feel that there's not...
0:07:37 > 0:07:39You're not sort of attached to this.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41- No. - So you'd be quite happy to let it go.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43No, there's not any sentimental value at all.
0:07:43 > 0:07:50- What would you put the money towards? - I'd put it towards a ShelterBox, which is a charity set up in Helston
0:07:50 > 0:07:53and they send these boxes all over the world when there's a disaster
0:07:53 > 0:07:59and these ShelterBoxes go to help people that are absolutely homeless who've had terrible disasters.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01Well, I think that's love... A lovely story.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03I think that would be great to...
0:08:03 > 0:08:05To know that this is going to a worthy cause.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08- Well, I hope that it makes top estimate for you.- I hope so.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11- And thank you very much for bringing it along to Flog It!- You're welcome.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13And let's keep our fingers crossed!
0:08:13 > 0:08:16It's a busy day and I've been having a dig around, too.
0:08:16 > 0:08:22An unusual piece of militaria brought in by Prue has caught my eye.
0:08:22 > 0:08:28Prue, it's great to see you and thank you so much for bringing in a little bit of militaria because
0:08:28 > 0:08:30it really is a boy's toy
0:08:30 > 0:08:31and I'm quite privileged to be holding this and talking about this.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34How did you come by this?
0:08:34 > 0:08:37My father brought it home with him
0:08:37 > 0:08:39at the end of the Second World War.
0:08:39 > 0:08:48He was a gunnery captain in the war and he came home with a few items, and that's the last of the items.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50So it's been in the family for a little while.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53- Yes.- You don't...- Longer than me!
0:08:53 > 0:08:56- You know it's a percussion cap pistol.- Yes.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58It's not...
0:08:58 > 0:09:03let's say a fanciful duelling pistol, unfortunately.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06It's a working serviceman's pistol.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08I'm looking at a marking here.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11- Can you see Mutzig here? - Yes.- De Mutzig.
0:09:11 > 0:09:16That's a region in the north east of France and it's a military region and there's a lot of small factories
0:09:16 > 0:09:21around there that made arms and they made lots of weapons.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25And this is a standard military issue and it's sort of our Regency period.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28It's sort of around about 1810 to 1820.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30I'd love to think
0:09:30 > 0:09:33it was used at the Battle of Waterloo, sort of circa 1815.
0:09:33 > 0:09:37There's a possibility, we're in the right regions,
0:09:37 > 0:09:39aren't we, really, let's face it?
0:09:39 > 0:09:43- I imagine so. - It's a holster pistol, basically.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46There's its belt clip. It's a crude pistol.
0:09:46 > 0:09:47Yeah.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51Nevertheless, it could do a lot of damage.
0:09:51 > 0:09:58Look at the bore there, that really is quite frightening to think a ball would come flying out of there.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01You'd ram the ball in with your gunpowder, put the powder in,
0:10:01 > 0:10:06ram the ball in, there is your ramrod, and once that's sealed,
0:10:06 > 0:10:11there is your little entry for your percussion cap which would send
0:10:11 > 0:10:14the spark from the cap straight into the powder
0:10:14 > 0:10:17and shoot that bullet out with such velocity.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19I'll put my finger on the trigger. We'll point it at the table!
0:10:19 > 0:10:22It's in perfect working condition.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24I like the little sight on the barrel.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28That's not really necessary because you're not going to shoot great distances with this.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31It doesn't have to be that accurate, it really doesn't.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33Any idea of value?
0:10:33 > 0:10:36Not really, no.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40I think it stands a chance of getting around £200 to £300.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43- OK.- And I'd like to put it into auction with that kind of estimate
0:10:43 > 0:10:47with a reserve at 200, if you're happy with that.
0:10:49 > 0:10:54If it was a... If it was a flintlock we'd be looking at £400 to £600.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58If the reserve is definitely 200, yes.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00- Happy with that?- Yes.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02- Sure?- Yes.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05I'd like to see it do the top end, I really would.
0:11:05 > 0:11:06So would I.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09Prue has decided to part with her family heirloom.
0:11:09 > 0:11:14Now, on to another heirloom that's been brought in by Caroline.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16Mark takes a closer look.
0:11:16 > 0:11:21Now, good old Doulton here, but we've got quite a special figure, I think, haven't we?
0:11:21 > 0:11:26Well, this belonged to my grandmother, and when
0:11:26 > 0:11:30I was little, my mum used to take me to visit her on a Sunday
0:11:30 > 0:11:33and this used to be on her mantelpiece in her parlour
0:11:33 > 0:11:39and while my mother talked to my grandmother, I used to sit there and look at the...
0:11:39 > 0:11:41- Admire it.- Admire the figurine.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43It appeals to me for its fun nature.
0:11:43 > 0:11:48I mean, I think if you look at the horse there's a lot of feeling in the horse, of movement.
0:11:48 > 0:11:54The boy riding it there bareback is just having such a wonderful time on the horse.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57If we look underneath, we have a typical Doulton mark.
0:11:57 > 0:12:02We have the name of the figure, The Farmer's Boy, registration number
0:12:02 > 0:12:08when it was first registered, and then an HN number, 2520, which all Doulton figure marks have.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11Now, we've looked it up and this particular figure group
0:12:11 > 0:12:14was produced between 1938 and 1960.
0:12:14 > 0:12:19I mean, some of them are produced from, you know, 1938 to 1998.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23So this is a fairly short run, so that should help the value.
0:12:23 > 0:12:28Now I think in your research, you found out that normally the figure is a brown horse.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32- Yes, that's right, yeah. - But on this of course we've got a dapple grey, haven't we?
0:12:32 > 0:12:36- Yeah.- And that might make it a rarer colour.
0:12:36 > 0:12:41- Are you into horses yourself? - I am, yes. I have three myself, so, at the moment.- Three shires?
0:12:41 > 0:12:48No, I have one Irish draught, who's a grey, and two thoroughbreds, ex-racehorses.
0:12:48 > 0:12:55I can't believe you're going to sell it! With your horsey connections, why have you decided to sell it now?
0:12:55 > 0:12:56I'm scared to death of breaking it.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00I'm not really an knick-knacky type of person.
0:13:00 > 0:13:07We've got three dogs in the house and I just know I'm going to knock it and break it, so I...
0:13:07 > 0:13:09I've got much better use for the money than...
0:13:09 > 0:13:12Now, the tricky question, value.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15What's your feelings, what have you found out about it?
0:13:15 > 0:13:20Well, a friend told me a couple of years ago, he looked it up in a book,
0:13:20 > 0:13:25and said that the book value for insurance purposes was around £2,000.
0:13:25 > 0:13:33I know that it's not worth that in reality, in real life, but I've no idea really what it would fetch.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35It's a very good point you made there.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39There is a guidebook for this - several guidebooks, actually,
0:13:39 > 0:13:42and they will give you a book price for them.
0:13:42 > 0:13:46If you're going to insure them, it should be for that price or a bit more,
0:13:46 > 0:13:47but then we have an auction estimate.
0:13:47 > 0:13:52It's difficult to say what this is worth until two people want to buy it.
0:13:52 > 0:13:56My gut feeling tells me that we ought to put something like £400 to £600 on it.
0:13:56 > 0:14:01Now, I might be wildly out and it might make £1,000. On the other hand in today's market,
0:14:01 > 0:14:06where the Doulton figures market is a little bit tricky, it might not sell at all.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09But I do think we ought to protect it with a reserve.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11Would you be happy with that figure of £400 to £600?
0:14:11 > 0:14:14- Yes, yeah, I'd be very happy with that.- And a reserve of...?
0:14:14 > 0:14:16- About 400, I would think. - Yes, 400 fixed reserve on it.
0:14:16 > 0:14:23- Yeah.- Hopefully, it'll charge off in the saleroom and we'll all be smiling like him.
0:14:23 > 0:14:24Hopefully.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32Well, we really are having a fantastic day here in Bodmin.
0:14:32 > 0:14:36We've got a packed house but right now it's time to put those valuations to the test.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38We're making our way over to the saleroom and while we do that,
0:14:38 > 0:14:42we're leaving you with a rundown of all the items we're taking with us.
0:14:42 > 0:14:48Jan is going to China and wants to sell her moon vase to get some pocket money for the trip.
0:14:48 > 0:14:53Christine is selling her gold watch to raise money for charity.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57And Prue is hoping her pistol will make a big noise at auction.
0:14:59 > 0:15:05And, finally, Caroline is selling a horse, but will it make the top end of the estimate in the saleroom?
0:15:05 > 0:15:07Let's find out.
0:15:08 > 0:15:12I'm excited because in a moment, we're putting our valuations to the test
0:15:12 > 0:15:16under the hammer at Jefferys Auctioneers And Valuers in the heart of Lostwithiel.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19It's a picturesque little town full of antique shops and hopefully,
0:15:19 > 0:15:21the saleroom will be jam-packed as well.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23Let's get inside and find out.
0:15:27 > 0:15:31Our auctioneer today is Ian Morris,
0:15:31 > 0:15:34and first under the hammer is Jan's moon flask.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36You're selling this because you want to go to China.
0:15:36 > 0:15:40Yes, I would like a trip to China, yes, and a bit of spending money...
0:15:40 > 0:15:46- Yeah.- Would be very nice. - Well, we've got £150 to £250 put on by our expert, Mark.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48- Absolutely.- It's very you, isn't it? - It's so me.- Very sort of Oscar Wilde.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52- Very me. Oscar... Very flamboyant. - Yes.- Wonderful quality.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54- I always like quality.- Yes.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56- It's not marked. It could possibly be...- Minton.
0:15:56 > 0:16:01- Minton. It's certainly one of those good factories because the quality is without doubt.- Yes.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04It's got the look, you know? We always talk about the look, don't we?
0:16:04 > 0:16:07- It's got the look.- And I think at 150 to 200 it's got the look,
0:16:07 > 0:16:10it'll satisfy the buyers and it'll give Jan a Chinese takeaway or two.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12And Jan's got the look, as well.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15Let's hope... Let's hope the bidders put their hands up for this. We're going to find out right now.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17- Good luck, Jan. - Thank you.- Here we go.
0:16:17 > 0:16:22Not 74 there is the nice Doulton style aesthetic designed, a gilt willow patterned moon flask there.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25£100, the bid's with me.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27At £100 is bid. I'll take 110 to get on. At £100.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31At £100. 110 now. At 110. 120. 130.
0:16:31 > 0:16:35140. 150. 150 in the front row. At 150. At 150. 160 or not?
0:16:35 > 0:16:38Are we done at £150?
0:16:38 > 0:16:42- Lower end. It did sell.- Excellent. - You're pleased - excellent!
0:16:42 > 0:16:44I'm pleased I didn't have to take it home with me.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46- You were worried about that. - I was, yes.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49There's commission to pay, but there's a bit of money
0:16:49 > 0:16:52- towards this big trip now, the trip of a lifetime.- Yes.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54- I think that's lovely, don't you? - Have a great trip, won't you?- Yeah.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56- Thank you very much, yes.- Exciting.
0:16:56 > 0:17:02And next up, Christine is selling her gold watch for a good cause.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05Christine, good luck because I know we're raising...
0:17:05 > 0:17:10We're trying to raise, put it that way, lots of money for ShelterBox, a charity you're involved with.
0:17:10 > 0:17:14We're just about to sell the wristwatch which was converted from the pocketwatch, quite cleverly.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18- Absolutely.- So hopefully we'll get that £150.- Well, I hope so.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20We're going to find out right now.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22Time definitely is up. Here we go.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26A lady's 14-carat gold wristwatch in a highly decorated case.
0:17:26 > 0:17:31I've two bids there and I'm going to start at £75. At £75. 80. 85. 90.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34I'm out. At £90 to the left. At £90 I'm bid. I'll take...
0:17:34 > 0:17:37- Come on, a bit more.- Come on.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39- Are we done at £90?- He's selling.
0:17:39 > 0:17:44- He's put the hammer down on £90 just, but we're happy with that, aren't we?- Yes, very happy.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46Yes? And how much does one box cost?
0:17:46 > 0:17:50£490 each box. So these are big boxes
0:17:50 > 0:17:55full of supplies that literally just get dropped into these countries with tents, washing equipment.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58So it is something towards it. And it is all
0:17:58 > 0:18:00fundraised by charities, you see?
0:18:00 > 0:18:02- Keep up the good work.- Thank you.
0:18:08 > 0:18:13Right now, one of the greatest names in ceramics, Royal Doulton, it's up next.
0:18:13 > 0:18:18It's that wonderful bay course. It's a heavy horse and it belongs to Caroline, but unfortunately
0:18:18 > 0:18:24she can't be with us today, but we do have our expert Mr Mark Stacey, another great game in the business!
0:18:24 > 0:18:26What business, though!
0:18:26 > 0:18:28I couldn't possibly comment, Paul.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30But it is a lovely thing.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33This is rare. You've really got to know what you're talking about.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36- You do.- It's so difficult. - Very difficult, particularly
0:18:36 > 0:18:41with the more modern Doulton, Paul, because the book price is well over £1,000 on this, but is it worth that?
0:18:41 > 0:18:45I don't know. We've put four to six on it as a, hopefully, a conservative estimate.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47- You liked it, I liked it. - And Caroline was happy with that.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49- Very happy. - It's a packed saleroom.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52There's lots of ceramics here, a lot of trade here.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55- I think this will do well. - I hope so. Fingers crossed.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58The Royal Doulton figure group, Farmer's Boy.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01I have four bids on this and I'm going to start at £430.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04At 430. At 430. At 430. 440 now.
0:19:04 > 0:19:05At 430, the bids are with me.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08At £430 I'm bid. 440 or not?
0:19:08 > 0:19:11Are you all done? With me at £430.
0:19:11 > 0:19:15- Just...- Just over. - Just. Just within estimate.
0:19:15 > 0:19:20I think she'll be pleased with that though, Paul, because they were worried about getting it damaged.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23Again there's another thing with those modern collectables, I mean,
0:19:23 > 0:19:27if there's damage on that it's not just taking a small bit of the money off,
0:19:27 > 0:19:28it destroys the value of it.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31- Yeah. Wasn't exactly a trot or a gallop, was it?- No.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34Walk on, walk on!
0:19:36 > 0:19:38At 340. 360? 360's bid.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43It's my turn to be the expert now and I'm in the firing line
0:19:43 > 0:19:47because up next we've got the percussion cap pistol. Early 19th century one.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50It belongs to Prue and, hopefully, for not much longer.
0:19:50 > 0:19:54Now I know we said at the valuation day around £200 to £300.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56That's what I'd like to see.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59We've got a reserve of £200 and I know you've had a chat
0:19:59 > 0:20:03to the auctioneer and you've dropped the reserve back a bit to 150.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05I'm still hoping for the 200 to 300.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08- So am I.- That's what I want.
0:20:08 > 0:20:15I'm afraid it does stand alone. I've looked in the saleroom today, there are no other weapons or militaria.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19So, fingers crossed it's been spotted, that's all I can say.
0:20:19 > 0:20:20Lot 285, there.
0:20:20 > 0:20:24It's the early 19th century percussion large-bore pistol.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27I have four bids on this and I've got to start it at £280.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29- There you go. - Great! Wonderful!- At 280. 280.
0:20:29 > 0:20:33300 now? At 280. At 280. 300 or not?
0:20:33 > 0:20:34At 280. 300 or not?
0:20:34 > 0:20:36300 there. 320. 340. 340 with you.
0:20:36 > 0:20:42I'm now out. At 340. 360? 360. 380?
0:20:42 > 0:20:46380. 400. 420? 420. 440? 440. 460?
0:20:46 > 0:20:48At 440. 460 or not. At £440.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50At £440.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52Brilliant! Well done.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55- That's OK.- Thank you very much indeed.- I was a bit...
0:20:55 > 0:21:01- I was a bit disappointed when you said it would only do 150, the auctioneer said.- So was I.
0:21:01 > 0:21:06But, you know, on a good day... On a good day that would make good money because the condition is exceptional
0:21:06 > 0:21:08and three or four people thought that.
0:21:08 > 0:21:12- Well, it certainly went with a bang rather than a dead squid!- Damp squib!
0:21:12 > 0:21:15And we'll be heading back to St Petroc's Church
0:21:15 > 0:21:21to find some more antiques in just a moment, but first I want to explore an ancient Cornish practice.
0:21:27 > 0:21:33The rugged landscape of Cornwall is steeped in tradition, folklore and history
0:21:33 > 0:21:40and through the ages, the people have fiercely clung on to their identity and culture.
0:21:40 > 0:21:45While some of the long-established industries like mining and fishing are in decline
0:21:45 > 0:21:48and the language has virtually disappeared,
0:21:48 > 0:21:53there is one traditional pastime that still clings on - Cornish wrestling.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00Wrestling is one of the oldest of the martial arts.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03Cornish wrestling has its origins far back in time.
0:22:07 > 0:22:12It's thought that one of the first wrestling matches here goes back to the days of myths and legends.
0:22:12 > 0:22:19Around the year 1,000 BC Corinaeus, the first chief of Cornwall, defeated a giant named Gog Magog
0:22:19 > 0:22:22by throwing him into the sea from Plymouth Hoe.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28Wrestling was thought to have derived from hand-to-hand combat
0:22:28 > 0:22:32during battle when soldiers got so close together they couldn't use their weapons,
0:22:32 > 0:22:38and outside of warfare, soldiers would practise this type of fighting as part of their training.
0:22:38 > 0:22:43As testament to the tough nature of the sport, it's traditionally played on grass in all weathers.
0:22:43 > 0:22:48Three referees, called sticklers, oversee the contest and keep scores.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53Cornish wrestlers had a fierce reputation.
0:22:53 > 0:22:57At the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, they led the English army into battle,
0:22:57 > 0:23:01and right up until the 19th century, wrestling has been the most popular sport
0:23:01 > 0:23:07here in the county, with tens of thousands of people coming to see the wrestlers fight in competitions
0:23:07 > 0:23:11and the champions back then would have been household names.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14The heyday of Cornish wrestling has sadly gone now,
0:23:14 > 0:23:18but it does continue to flourish in a small part of the county,
0:23:18 > 0:23:20just a few miles from Bodmin in St Columb.
0:23:20 > 0:23:25Historian Gerry Cawley is a retired heavyweight Cornish wrestling champion
0:23:25 > 0:23:31and I've come to a historic site in Bodmin to find out what's keeping the sport alive today.
0:23:31 > 0:23:35Firstly, Jerry, I've got to ask you - what is the significance of this spot?
0:23:35 > 0:23:41Well, this particular site is the area that's been used for the ancient wrestling ring for Bodmin.
0:23:41 > 0:23:48We know it's not far from here they had meetings in Saxon times, but for many hundreds of years,
0:23:48 > 0:23:52this is the site of the Bodmin wrestling ring.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54How has it survived all these years?
0:23:54 > 0:23:56Is it a testament to the sort of Cornish character?
0:23:56 > 0:24:01Well, in times gone by it was an integral part of Cornish life.
0:24:01 > 0:24:06- When the... Before the other modern sports, there was just purely hurling and Cornish wrestling.- Yeah.
0:24:06 > 0:24:12And Cornish wrestling being the most popular and the national sport for Cornwall.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15Talk me through a typical bout. I mean, how different is it,
0:24:15 > 0:24:17let's say, to the wrestling that we see on TV?
0:24:17 > 0:24:20Well, there's no choreography.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23- OK.- It's real man-to-man wrestling.
0:24:23 > 0:24:28The contestants, they strive to pick up the man and throw him cleanly on to his back.
0:24:28 > 0:24:34To better understand the subtleties of Cornish wrestling, I need to get to grips with the rules, literally.
0:24:34 > 0:24:38The object of the sport is to throw your opponent so he lands flat on his back.
0:24:38 > 0:24:43- That's his two shoulders and his two hips at the rear, not on the sides, but completely at the rear.- OK.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46- So like a book landing flat on a table.- Yeah.
0:24:46 > 0:24:50When that occurs, that's a knockout throw and that's what the wrestlers are striving for.
0:24:50 > 0:24:55If nobody obtains a back during the bout, there's a simple points system.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58A point for a pin, so if you get thrown on one shoulder...
0:24:58 > 0:25:00- OK, yeah.- That's one point and so forth.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02You call that a pin, that a pin.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05Yes. You always shake hands between each hold.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08Whenever they fall or break they shake hands before they restart.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10There's a front crook gone in.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13- OK, I can see that. - Crook... Crook the leg up with...
0:25:13 > 0:25:18Bolt the toe around and pull his man in under use the... A strongman's throw there, under heave.
0:25:18 > 0:25:20That's... That's completely down like a book, isn't it?
0:25:20 > 0:25:23Yes, you completely put him head over heels, that's a bit of a strongman's lift.
0:25:23 > 0:25:28If you're not aware you can quickly get snatched by the ropes and be over
0:25:28 > 0:25:31- his head and heels before you know... - That was a nice move.
0:25:31 > 0:25:35He used his legs to sort of take the other guy off balance, so you can do that, can you?
0:25:35 > 0:25:37Yes, because you can't grab a man below the waist.
0:25:37 > 0:25:41It's easy to get a man down if you can grab his legs. So... Oh!
0:25:41 > 0:25:43There's a telly bag heave gone in there.
0:25:43 > 0:25:44- A tally bag heave?- A tally bag.
0:25:44 > 0:25:48Just like... One collar, one sleeve and just like lifting a tally...
0:25:48 > 0:25:50Potato sack off the wagon.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53You could imagine this going on for four hours, couldn't you, because no-one could get somebody else
0:25:53 > 0:25:56- on their back?- There we've got a sprag on. That's a countermove.
0:25:56 > 0:26:00One wrestler has been lifted, another one sprags the legs so he can't do anything with them.
0:26:00 > 0:26:04The lifter ultimately gets tired and has to replace the man down and
0:26:04 > 0:26:09the man in front is in the better position then because he's sat in his lap.
0:26:09 > 0:26:13I would have a go, but I'm just, you know, they're the wrong weight.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16Out of this class, purely by weight.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19Yeah, I think so!
0:26:19 > 0:26:21Good on you guys for doing this, it's freezing cold up here.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24Yeah, a bit chilly, but it makes you feel alive.
0:26:24 > 0:26:28Cornish wrestling has a history of golden eras, ebbing and flowing
0:26:28 > 0:26:32between the sport of kings and falling back into a rural sport.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35The two World Wars had a devastating effect on Cornish wrestling.
0:26:35 > 0:26:41The sport is largely handed down from generation to generation and so the impact of the loss of
0:26:41 > 0:26:45virtually a whole generation of fighting men was profound.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47More recently, an explosion of interest in other forms of martial arts
0:26:47 > 0:26:53has meant that youngsters now have a much greater choice of sport to follow.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58Why is it so important now, especially for you, to keep this sport going?
0:26:58 > 0:27:01- What's it all about for you? - Well, it's come...
0:27:01 > 0:27:02Come too far now to let it stop.
0:27:02 > 0:27:06- I wouldn't like to be part of a generation that sees it die out... - Yeah.
0:27:06 > 0:27:12Because it's been going so long and each man has laid hands on the next man to teach him how to do it.
0:27:12 > 0:27:16So there is that living link, that unbroken chain throughout the millennium.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19So what's happening today, what are you doing to ensure this?
0:27:19 > 0:27:26Well, presently the wrestling association has got a couple of clubs in the county and we've traditionally
0:27:26 > 0:27:33not had a set-up for training because it was traditionally handed down within families, but now we
0:27:33 > 0:27:40realise that in the modern times, we need to teach the youngsters to ensure survival in a more modern way.
0:27:43 > 0:27:47It seems the key to the survival of this most rugged of sports lies in the passion inherited
0:27:47 > 0:27:49through the generations,
0:27:49 > 0:27:53and I'm sure that somehow, the sport will be around for many years to come.
0:28:04 > 0:28:09We're back at St Petroc's Church in Bodmin, the largest parish church in Cornwall.
0:28:09 > 0:28:17It was built in the 15th century, making it the perfect setting for all the antiques brought in today.
0:28:17 > 0:28:22Angela has brought in an unusual item from the Far East.
0:28:22 > 0:28:27Angela, I have never, ever seen shoes like this before
0:28:27 > 0:28:30and I think they are absolutely incredible.
0:28:30 > 0:28:34These are Chinese...
0:28:34 > 0:28:36women's shoes.
0:28:36 > 0:28:37- Yes.- Not doll's shoes...- No.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40- Women's shoes.- Yes.
0:28:40 > 0:28:45I mean, how on earth did Chinese ladies put these on their feet?
0:28:45 > 0:28:49I don't know, but they have been worn, as you can see.
0:28:49 > 0:28:51It's incredible.
0:28:51 > 0:28:55So, the idea goes back to the 10th century.
0:28:55 > 0:29:02- Young girls, when they were about four years of age, their mothers used to bind back their toes...- Yes.
0:29:02 > 0:29:07- With cotton... so that they had small feat...- Yes.
0:29:07 > 0:29:09- Because they were considered to be pretty.- And those are minute.
0:29:09 > 0:29:14- The standard size of foot was considered to be three inches.- Yes.
0:29:14 > 0:29:16So... Which is probably about what that is, about three inches.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18It looks like it.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21But these as objects, aside from that, whether it's right or wrong...
0:29:21 > 0:29:25- Yes.- These are absolutely beautiful.
0:29:25 > 0:29:30I think they are silk, with this wonderful embroidery along here.
0:29:30 > 0:29:32And look at this, it's so intricate.
0:29:32 > 0:29:37- Yes.- It looks like it's sort of like a gold thread
0:29:37 > 0:29:41of flowers all round here. Where on earth did you get these from?
0:29:41 > 0:29:46Well, my in-laws had lived out East from the mid-'30s.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49- They certainly date from the 20th century.- Yes.
0:29:49 > 0:29:54I mean this idea of binding feet, binding children's feet, was actually
0:29:54 > 0:29:59- outlawed in 1911, but it still went on a lot longer than that.- Yes.
0:29:59 > 0:30:03It's very, very difficult to put an exact date on something like this.
0:30:03 > 0:30:05Are they something that you like?
0:30:05 > 0:30:08No, they've lived in the cupboard for the past...
0:30:08 > 0:30:09Well, since we had them in '72.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11Right.
0:30:11 > 0:30:16I mean, it's very, very hard to put a price on these, to be honest, because I've never seen another pair,
0:30:16 > 0:30:22and our estimates are usually based on whether we've seen something similar sold and what it made
0:30:22 > 0:30:28so I'm a bit tied, but I would suggest probably putting a reserve on of £50 because I don't think
0:30:28 > 0:30:30they should go for anything less than that.
0:30:30 > 0:30:34And probably an estimate on them of about £80 to £120.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37- But, who knows, I mean, they could make a lot more than that.- Yes.
0:30:37 > 0:30:40- Shall we take them to auction?- Yes. - Great.
0:30:40 > 0:30:44Angela's shoes have been hidden in a cupboard, gathering dust for many years.
0:30:44 > 0:30:51Roy has also brought in some items that he wants to sell because he hardly ever uses them.
0:30:51 > 0:30:53- Hello, Roy.- Hi, Mark.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56Thank you so much for coming in to visit us in this lovely church,
0:30:56 > 0:31:00and you've brought in three really nice pieces of silverware here.
0:31:00 > 0:31:01Tell me how you came by them.
0:31:01 > 0:31:06They came from my mother-in-law, who passed them on to my wife,
0:31:06 > 0:31:08and she got them from an old lady from the Hampton Court area.
0:31:08 > 0:31:13- Oh, right. Oh, so from the nice area of West London. - Yeah, yeah.- And I suppose...
0:31:13 > 0:31:19- Do you entertain on a grand style? - No, not really. Sausage and mash!
0:31:19 > 0:31:24- Well, you can't beat sausage and mash! With onion gravy?- Onion gravy.
0:31:24 > 0:31:29- I think if we have a little look at the pieces. What do you know about them?- Nothing at all, really.
0:31:29 > 0:31:33- I know they're silver, but that's about it.- Each one is hallmarked.- Yeah.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36- They're all hallmarked in London... - Right.
0:31:36 > 0:31:41But if we start, I think, with probably the most interesting piece, which is this.
0:31:41 > 0:31:46Now, you look, with your lovely white beard there, you look a bit of an old sea dog,
0:31:46 > 0:31:49- and this is actually for serving fish.- Right.
0:31:49 > 0:31:52And the liquid, once you've picked the fish up, would drain through these holes.
0:31:52 > 0:31:57This is really nicely pierced there, but on some of the really good ones
0:31:57 > 0:32:00they even pierce and chase the shape of a fish...
0:32:00 > 0:32:03- Oh, right.- In there. So this is quite a straightforward one.- Yeah.
0:32:03 > 0:32:08- This is hallmarked actually in London in 1798.- Really?
0:32:08 > 0:32:11- It's a very late George III.- Yeah.
0:32:11 > 0:32:17This one is a really nice soup ladle, but somebody's drilled a little hole there,
0:32:17 > 0:32:20unfortunately, many years ago,
0:32:20 > 0:32:22obviously to hang it up in the kitchen.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25That's hallmarked for London 1850.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27- Oh, right. - So, again, still George III.
0:32:27 > 0:32:33- Yeah, yeah.- Now this small ladle is for cream or sauce...- Oh!
0:32:33 > 0:32:39- And that's also hallmarked in London for 1870, so all the pieces actually are George III.- Lovely.
0:32:39 > 0:32:43Interestingly enough I think this one and this one are the same family initials,
0:32:43 > 0:32:46but the middle one is a little bit more complicated.
0:32:46 > 0:32:49And I think they would go to a dealer, a specialist dealer in silver.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52They're not terribly rare pieces.
0:32:52 > 0:32:56- In terms of an estimate, I'd like to keep it conservative, to drum up the extra bids.- Yeah.
0:32:56 > 0:33:01Maybe put an estimate of £100 to £150 with a reserve of £100.
0:33:01 > 0:33:03Would you be happy to do that?
0:33:03 > 0:33:08- Yeah, yeah. I'll trust your judgement on it. - Oh, well, I wouldn't... Careful!
0:33:08 > 0:33:13- What I would hope would happen is that we'd get the £200 mark.- Right.
0:33:13 > 0:33:18- But I think we need to generate that interest in it.- Yeah, OK. - Well, thanks again, Roy.
0:33:18 > 0:33:21- And you, Mark.- And let's hope they make a good price.- Absolutely, yeah.
0:33:21 > 0:33:25Catherine has spotted a painting by 20th century English artist Fred Yates,
0:33:25 > 0:33:31who died in 2008, but it's on a rather unusual canvas.
0:33:31 > 0:33:38Now, Cecilia, looking at this from one side, this looks like a 50p wheelbarrow
0:33:38 > 0:33:42that you might find in a charity shop or at a car boot sale.
0:33:42 > 0:33:48We have woodworm, we have no wheel and it's quite badly cracked,
0:33:48 > 0:33:53but turning it around tells a completely different story.
0:33:53 > 0:34:00It's got a lovely painted oil scene of Fowey by none other than Fred Yates.
0:34:00 > 0:34:03- Exactly.- Now, tell me, where did you get this from?
0:34:03 > 0:34:07Well, Fred used to be a friend of ours and he actually...
0:34:07 > 0:34:10- Oh, you knew Fred Yates! - I knew Fred quite well.- Wow!
0:34:10 > 0:34:14Most of Fowey knew Fred because Fred painted in Fowey for about 10 years.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17But I came to live in Fowey at the end of 1970
0:34:17 > 0:34:21and he was around then and he painted the wheelbarrow for my kids.
0:34:21 > 0:34:23So he actually painted it for you?
0:34:23 > 0:34:25- Yes.- Well, for your children.- Yeah.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27- He was a bit quirky.- So did you...
0:34:27 > 0:34:29You had the wheelbarrow anyway?
0:34:29 > 0:34:32My mother-in-law used to run a beach shop and she sold little wheelbarrows.
0:34:32 > 0:34:36- Right.- So he took a wheelbarrow and said, "I'll paint a little scene for you."
0:34:36 > 0:34:38After he left, the kids got very excited
0:34:38 > 0:34:41that they had this famous artist, or he wasn't famous at the time...
0:34:41 > 0:34:47so they put it back in the shop thinking that it would fetch a lot of money, but it never sold.
0:34:47 > 0:34:50But it never sold! Oh, my word, I hope you never told Fred that.
0:34:50 > 0:34:53I don't think Fred noticed things like that.
0:34:53 > 0:34:57Well, I think today it will be a completely different story.
0:34:57 > 0:34:59- Exactly.- If you put it back in the shop today...- Exactly.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02- It definitely would sell.- Exactly. He used to just paint all the time.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05- Everybody saw Fred paint. - Yeah, absolutely.
0:35:05 > 0:35:11And it wasn't until Fred went to Switzerland that he started selling work for more money.
0:35:11 > 0:35:16But, I mean, he was born in 1922, but this was probably painted in the '70s when your children were...
0:35:16 > 0:35:18- Yes, in the late '70s.- Right, OK.
0:35:18 > 0:35:24- Value-wise...- It is very hard to know.- I don't really know what to put on something like this.
0:35:24 > 0:35:31- I mean, obviously we're selling in Cornwall and I'd like to see it make around £100, £100 to £150.- OK.
0:35:31 > 0:35:33- How does that sound to you?- It's OK.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35- Are you happy to sell it at that? - Yes, yes.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37Shall we put an £80 reserve on?
0:35:37 > 0:35:39- OK.- 100 to 150.- OK.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42I think we might do rather well with this.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45I just think we've had it long enough. Who is going to take it?
0:35:45 > 0:35:47- I have several children...- Right.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50So, you know, let's just get it away.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53And they don't want it, even though it was painted for them?
0:35:53 > 0:35:56I don't think they do. For them, which one should have it?
0:35:56 > 0:36:01- That's true. Best thing to do, sell it, split the money and they're all happy.- Yeah.
0:36:01 > 0:36:05- Maybe I won't split the money, maybe I'll just run away with it. - That's a better idea!
0:36:05 > 0:36:10Well, I think if we put it in auction, £100 to £150, I think it could make top estimate.
0:36:10 > 0:36:15- OK.- I think a lot of people, a lot of Cornish people are going to go for something like this.
0:36:15 > 0:36:17Well, we'll see. If it doesn't, I'll take it home.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20There have been hundreds of objects coming through
0:36:20 > 0:36:24our doors today, but here are the lucky ones going off to auction.
0:36:27 > 0:36:33These Chinese boots brought in by Angela are a real curio and a symbol of less enlightened times.
0:36:33 > 0:36:38They're going into the saleroom at £80 to £120.
0:36:38 > 0:36:43Roy is hoping to make some good money by selling these unused silver utensils.
0:36:45 > 0:36:51And Cecilia's wheelbarrow has been made more valuable because it was used by English artist Fred Yates
0:36:51 > 0:36:54as an unusual canvas for one of his paintings.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01We're back at Jefferys Auction House, where auctioneer Ian Morris
0:37:01 > 0:37:04has something to say about the Fred Yates wheelbarrow.
0:37:06 > 0:37:08OK, remember Cecilia back of the valuation day?
0:37:08 > 0:37:13She brought along this little wheelbarrow without the wheel, but look what's on the side, Ian.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15A bit of Fred Yates' work.
0:37:15 > 0:37:22For me, that is one of the nicest little panels I have seen in auction for years and years and years.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25This is my favourite lot in the whole saleroom.
0:37:25 > 0:37:29Everybody nowadays is looking for something quirky, or what they call quirky,
0:37:29 > 0:37:31and that is exactly what everybody's looking for.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33Yeah. Fowey, look at that.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36- Completely different. - Isn't that lovely?
0:37:36 > 0:37:44That is just so tactile and I don't want to touch it because I might ruin it, but we've got £100 to £150
0:37:44 > 0:37:48auction estimate on this with a reserve at £80.
0:37:48 > 0:37:50The vendor, I must admit, was...
0:37:50 > 0:37:54When she went home and thought about it in the cold light of day, was a little bit disappointed and...
0:37:54 > 0:37:56I don't blame her, actually.
0:37:56 > 0:38:02She's upped that to £200 and, to be fair, I feel that that's still a good value for money piece.
0:38:02 > 0:38:05- Yeah.- I would hope that that is going to make £300.
0:38:05 > 0:38:07I think I know what Catherine was doing.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09She was doing one of your sort of
0:38:09 > 0:38:12little teasers, where everybody has a chance of buying it.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15It's more of a "come and buy me", but it is a dangerous game because
0:38:15 > 0:38:20if only two people bid against each other and one dropped out then it goes for the lower end.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22I don't blame Cecilia for putting that up, actually.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25I think this is £200 to £300 and hopefully a bit more.
0:38:25 > 0:38:30It's Fowey, which is obviously very local to the area, which is obviously good for us.
0:38:30 > 0:38:35His work, unfortunately since he's died, as obviously most artists do, it goes up in value.
0:38:35 > 0:38:39OK, put me out my misery - has there been much interest?
0:38:39 > 0:38:41There has been some interest.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43- There's got to be, surely.- But...
0:38:43 > 0:38:46But no firm bids as yet.
0:38:46 > 0:38:48- No bids on the book. - No bids on the book yet.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50- OK.- So we're... - This is going to be exciting.
0:38:50 > 0:38:54- A stab in the dark.- It's not very often something like this comes up
0:38:54 > 0:38:58for sale and now all you've got to do is get up there on the rostrum...
0:38:58 > 0:39:00- I'll try my best.- And Flog It!
0:39:00 > 0:39:02I think I'm going to do that.
0:39:02 > 0:39:08But before the wheelbarrow goes under the hammer, it's time to sell Angela's Chinese boots.
0:39:11 > 0:39:16Up next, a very unusual little tiny pair of shoes, something like I've never, ever,
0:39:16 > 0:39:19ever seen before, and that's the beauty of doing Flog It, isn't it?
0:39:19 > 0:39:22We come across all sorts of curios when we're out there on the road.
0:39:22 > 0:39:23Angela, it's great to see you again.
0:39:23 > 0:39:28So let's hope we can send you home with lots of money, shall we? The top end of the estimate, come on.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30- I hope so, I hope so, but I just don't know.- Nor do I.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33- I'm curious.- We're going to find out, because this is it.
0:39:33 > 0:39:38Right, lot 386 there. A pair of Chinese embroidered silk lady's shoes there, Lot 386.
0:39:38 > 0:39:39Can I say £80 away? £50 away?
0:39:39 > 0:39:43£30 I'm bid. At £30 bid. I'll take five to get on. At £30 I'm bid. 35.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45At 35. 40 now. At 35.
0:39:45 > 0:39:4740? At £40. 45.
0:39:47 > 0:39:49This is interesting.
0:39:49 > 0:39:5150. At £50. At £50 is on the phone.
0:39:51 > 0:39:52At £50 bid. I'll take five now.
0:39:52 > 0:39:56At £50. Take five now. Are we all done at the £50?
0:39:56 > 0:40:00Yes, they've gone! Only just. There was somebody on the phone.
0:40:00 > 0:40:03- There was.- He would have been pushed if somebody else was in the room.
0:40:03 > 0:40:07- We'd have got the 80, but it went right on the reserve.- Yes.- Happy?
0:40:07 > 0:40:09- Yes.- It's gone.- I'm happy.- OK.- Yes.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16Now the great thing about Flog It! is we get out and about
0:40:16 > 0:40:20all over the British Isles and find things of local interest and it doesn't get much better
0:40:20 > 0:40:25when you're in Cornwall, not only bumping into Cecilia here, but also having a bit of Fred Yates' work.
0:40:25 > 0:40:29Sadly, he's an artist that died in 2008, but his work will live on.
0:40:29 > 0:40:34We've got some here right now and it's painted on a little wheelbarrow that Catherine found.
0:40:34 > 0:40:35The reserve has gone up to £200.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37This is the right place to sell it.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40I'm very envious of you, Cecilia, and you met the artist, as well.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43- Yes.- Yeah.- Well, most people in Fowey met him in those days.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46- I think he lived in Fowey for about 10 years.- Yeah.- A long time.
0:40:46 > 0:40:50Painted everybody's houses and then knocked on their doors to say "You've got to buy this."
0:40:50 > 0:40:51He did. That's how I met him.
0:40:51 > 0:40:55- He's an entrepreneur. That's how artists make their money.- Exactly.
0:40:55 > 0:40:58- Yeah.- All over Fowey. - Well, it's going to sell right here, right now because this room
0:40:58 > 0:41:02is packed full of Cornishmen and it's going under the hammer. This is it.
0:41:02 > 0:41:06Lot 791, the Fred Yates painted on a miniature wheelbarrow, there.
0:41:06 > 0:41:09What do you say for that very quickly? Can I say £200? £100 away.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11I've got the book at £100.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13At £100 I'm bid. I'll take 110 to get on.
0:41:13 > 0:41:17110. 120. 130. 140. 150. 160.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19170. 180. 190. 200.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21A bid on the book, look.
0:41:21 > 0:41:27- Good grief.- At £200 then. The bid is going with me at the £200.
0:41:27 > 0:41:31- It's sold.- It was right to put that reserve up, then.- Well done.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33Thank you so much for coming in...
0:41:33 > 0:41:35- Thank you.- Because you put a smile on my face...- Absolutely.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37- And told us all about Fred Yates. - Good, good. I'm really pleased.
0:41:37 > 0:41:38Great story.
0:41:38 > 0:41:42Raising the reserve on the wheelbarrow was the right thing to do
0:41:42 > 0:41:46and Cecilia goes home £200 better off, minus commission.
0:41:46 > 0:41:50Roy has added an extra spoon to his silver cutlery collection,
0:41:50 > 0:41:54but will it leave him better off when it goes under the hammer?
0:41:54 > 0:41:58We've got £100 to £150 put on by our expert, Mark,
0:41:58 > 0:42:01but in my notes it said you got them from Hampton Court.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04Yeah, an old lady that lived along by the river at Hampton Court.
0:42:04 > 0:42:06So, why are you selling the silver?
0:42:06 > 0:42:10Well, my wife's engagement ring, which is white gold, the clasp
0:42:10 > 0:42:16on it is beginning to wear, so we put it in to have it repaired and it's about £110 for repair.
0:42:16 > 0:42:20- That should cover it.- No, we should easily do that, Paul.- Yeah.
0:42:20 > 0:42:23Because it's really nice collection, actually.
0:42:23 > 0:42:26Well, look, good luck both of you. It's going under the hammer right now.
0:42:26 > 0:42:30Some Georgian silver ladles, London hallmarks, basting spoon etc.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32That's with me at £100.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35110. 120. 130. 140. 150.
0:42:35 > 0:42:39160. At 160. 170 now? At 160.
0:42:39 > 0:42:43170 now? Are we done at £160?
0:42:43 > 0:42:45- Great.- Well, that's not bad, is it?
0:42:45 > 0:42:47- No, no, happy with that. - Fantastic. 160.
0:42:47 > 0:42:49- That should cover the cost of the ring.- Oh, yeah.
0:42:49 > 0:42:53- Brilliant.- Even taking the commission out, that's going to well cover that.- Yeah.
0:42:53 > 0:42:55And my petrol getting there and back.
0:42:59 > 0:43:01Well, that's it, it's all over.
0:43:01 > 0:43:04That brings us to the end of another show.
0:43:04 > 0:43:07I tell you what, there were some nail-biting moments there, weren't there?
0:43:07 > 0:43:09But we managed to get things away.
0:43:09 > 0:43:11All credit to our experts because it's not easy.
0:43:11 > 0:43:14They were on the money today and I hope you've enjoyed the show.
0:43:14 > 0:43:17So, until the next time, from Cornwall, cheerio.
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