0:00:02 > 0:00:05Today I'm in the south west doing what every boy dreams of,
0:00:05 > 0:00:07driving my own tractor.
0:00:08 > 0:00:12Just loving this and what beautiful scenery, look at all of that.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15I'll meet a man who has quite an impressive tractor collection.
0:00:15 > 0:00:19More of that later but right now, as I speak, the crowds are flooding in,
0:00:19 > 0:00:22so I'd better put my foot down, it's time to Flog It!
0:00:22 > 0:00:24in Weston-Super-Mare.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47Weston-Super-Mare has a long history as a destination of choice.
0:00:47 > 0:00:51Its first holiday guide was produced in 1822.
0:00:51 > 0:00:56Early visitors rented rooms or whole houses from local people.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00Although the desire to bathe naked in the health-giving salt water
0:01:00 > 0:01:02may have subsided, the interest in the resort hasn't.
0:01:02 > 0:01:09Today, it survives as a fine example of the traditional British seaside town.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11It's a beautiful, bright day here in Western.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14We've got a massive queue here,
0:01:14 > 0:01:16outside the Winter Gardens on the seafront.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18- Are you ready for this?- ALL: Yes.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23And helping out today, our experts Anita Manning and Michael Baggott,
0:01:23 > 0:01:26searching the queue for hidden treasures.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29Well, everybody's safely inside, they're all happy,
0:01:29 > 0:01:32big smiles everywhere, it's a packed house.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35And it looks like Anita has already spotted something
0:01:35 > 0:01:38so let's take a closer look at what she's looking at.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40- Rita...- Hello.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42- I love them.- I do to.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45# Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. #
0:01:45 > 0:01:49- These are wonderful. I'm a great Beatles fan.- You are?
0:01:49 > 0:01:51- Yes.- Good. I'm glad to hear it.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53I believe you must be as well.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55Oh, yes. As long as I can remember.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58Far more years than I care to remember really.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00Uh-huh. So you listened to them?
0:02:00 > 0:02:03- I did. All the time, constantly. - You danced?
0:02:03 > 0:02:06I did, yes, I drove my parents mad with the record player.
0:02:06 > 0:02:07Did you fall in love to the music?
0:02:07 > 0:02:10Absolutely, yes. And with them, yes.
0:02:10 > 0:02:11- Especially George.- Yes.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14- He was your favourite? - Yes, he was, yes.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17This is a lovely wee set here, Rita.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19- Yes.- Tell me, where did you get them?
0:02:19 > 0:02:23I bought them in Bristol about 11 years ago, £80 for the four.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25- You had to have them?- I did, yes.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27Yeah, I did, yes.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30Have they been on display in your house?
0:02:30 > 0:02:33They were for a little while, but I think ten of the 11 years
0:02:33 > 0:02:35- they've been in a box under my bed.- All right.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37Let's have a close look at them.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39- Yeah.- We have the four of them.- Yeah.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42And they really are soft toys.
0:02:42 > 0:02:47- They are.- They were made by an American company called Applause.
0:02:47 > 0:02:54- Right.- We have John, Paul, George and Ringo.- Ringo, yes.
0:02:54 > 0:03:00- With his...- Drum sticks. - Now these date from the 1980s.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02I think they're 1987, I think.
0:03:02 > 0:03:03- 1987.- Yeah.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05- We have a little booklet.- Oh, yes.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07Each with their own little details in.
0:03:07 > 0:03:11- "Beatles forever."- Yes. - "The Fab Four."
0:03:11 > 0:03:14Absolutely, absolutely.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17Now, you paid £80 for all of them?
0:03:17 > 0:03:20For the lot, for all of them, yeah.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24I would like to put them into auction with an estimate of £50 to £80.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27- Yeah, that's fine. - Would you be happy?
0:03:27 > 0:03:29Yeah, fine, absolutely fine.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33I've had a lot of pleasure with them and you know, that's fine.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35We'll put a reserve of, say, £50.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38If we don't make that, you can take them home back home again.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40- That's fine.- Now, if they sell...
0:03:40 > 0:03:42- Yes?- What will you do with the money?
0:03:42 > 0:03:45I should probably have a weekend away somewhere.
0:03:45 > 0:03:46It might Liverpool,
0:03:46 > 0:03:48or it might be London where I come from.
0:03:48 > 0:03:52Well, I think that would be a nice thing to do.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54- OK.- Well, I'll be at the auction.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56- Good.- We'll hope they'll do well.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58- Yeah.- And we'll have some fun. - That's fine.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00I look forward to that then. Thank you very much.
0:04:10 > 0:04:15Rosa, thank you for coming in today. You've made me break my Flog It!
0:04:15 > 0:04:19golden rule which is - I'll never do a piece of Moorcroft.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23Look what I've gone and done. Never mind.
0:04:23 > 0:04:24It could be a good thing.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26So how long have you had this?
0:04:26 > 0:04:30About, 40, 50 years. It belonged to my aunt.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34How wonderful. And is it something that you've loved and cherished?
0:04:34 > 0:04:39It's been kept wrapped up and put in the best place in the china cabinet.
0:04:39 > 0:04:44- All that sort of thing you know. - It is completely different...- Yes.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46..from a lot of the Moorcroft we see,
0:04:46 > 0:04:50and a lot of the Moorcroft, and I have to say I dislike with a passion,
0:04:50 > 0:04:52which is the large floral patterns.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56- Bright, vulgar colours. - I was surprised when I saw those.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59We've got this, first of all, this lovely simple shape.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02- Yes.- Which, of course, is a standard Moorcroft shape,
0:05:02 > 0:05:04but then we've got these lovely wheat ears
0:05:04 > 0:05:07picked out in blue and green and it really is,
0:05:07 > 0:05:10I think, a very successful piece of design.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12- Thank you.- I absolutely adore it.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15I don't know the name of the pattern,
0:05:15 > 0:05:19but I would be very surprised if it wasn't wheat ear.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21That's the only thing on it!
0:05:21 > 0:05:23I don't know, otherwise I would have told you.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26We've got Moorcroft back stamp and signature
0:05:26 > 0:05:28and we've got "potter to Her Majesty The Queen."
0:05:28 > 0:05:29That's right.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33I would imagine in dates,
0:05:33 > 0:05:38- it's about 1925 up to 1935.- Is it?
0:05:38 > 0:05:41And it's a wonderful decorative piece.
0:05:41 > 0:05:45Why, after all this time in the china cabinet, have you brought it here?
0:05:45 > 0:05:49Well, my family's all grown up and things are not as easy, the girls
0:05:49 > 0:05:52are having to work, the children are having to be pushed everywhere,
0:05:52 > 0:05:55and I thought, "It's there, we've all enjoyed it",
0:05:55 > 0:05:59and I won't let them fall out who was going to have it, so I thought I'd sell it
0:05:59 > 0:06:01and they could share the money.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03It's often the best way. It avoids heartache.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05- Yes.- The only defect with it
0:06:05 > 0:06:10- is we've got a lot of surface crazing in the glaze.- Yeah.
0:06:10 > 0:06:11Which we can see there.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13But it's a charming pot
0:06:13 > 0:06:18- and I think that's well worth £200 to £300.- Thank you.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20I wouldn't be surprised if it went a bit over that.
0:06:20 > 0:06:25- Oh, well never mind.- We'll put a fixed reserve of £200 on it.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28And pop it into the auction and I hope it does well for you.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30Thank you very much. You've been most kind.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33Thank you for liberating it from your china cupboard today.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35Well, that's just fabulous.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39Rosa's Moorcroft has put a smile on Michael's face.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41I've been doing a bit of digging around myself.
0:06:41 > 0:06:45You never know what's been gathering dust in people's attics.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48What have you got?
0:06:48 > 0:06:50- Is it cigarette cards?- Yeah.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53Senior service cigarette album.
0:06:53 > 0:06:54Did you collect them?
0:06:54 > 0:06:56- My mother did.- Your mother did.- Yeah.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58You've got a table. What have you got?
0:06:58 > 0:07:00Hey, look at that. Is it the same cards?
0:07:00 > 0:07:03- No, no, I don't think so. - Do you two know each other?
0:07:03 > 0:07:05- No. - No, no, never seen each other.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07Bought this at a charity auction 20 years ago.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10- And you've got quite a few in there as well.- Yes.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12- And you've got quite a few.- Seven.
0:07:12 > 0:07:18Look at that. Well, the bad news is the value's just gone down then.
0:07:18 > 0:07:19If there's lots about.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22As I keep searching for that rare beauty, Anita
0:07:22 > 0:07:27looks like she's found something that's captured her imagination.
0:07:27 > 0:07:31Stuart, I love the arts and crafts movement,
0:07:31 > 0:07:37- and this is a very quiet, modest, but very stylish little item.- Thank you.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39Tell me, where did you get it?
0:07:39 > 0:07:42Well, my father was brought up in Barnstable
0:07:42 > 0:07:44and he acquired this in Barnstable and took
0:07:44 > 0:07:48it with him when he moved to Plymouth.
0:07:48 > 0:07:49It came to me ten, 15 years ago
0:07:49 > 0:07:52and it's been in our display cupboard ever since.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54- Have you enjoyed it? - It's a beautiful thing.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56- You like it?- But it's time for a change.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58Time to put something else in its place.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00Right. Did you know what it was?
0:08:00 > 0:08:04Yes, having looked at the bottom which it quite clearly states.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06- CH Branham...- That's right.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09I'd come across that before on your shows.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12Yes, of course. Well, as you say,
0:08:12 > 0:08:18if we look at the back stamp it gives us all the information.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22This arts pottery was founded by Charles Hubert Branham
0:08:22 > 0:08:27in round about the late 1860s.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30- As early as that? - As early as that.
0:08:30 > 0:08:35This I would put probably just at the beginning
0:08:35 > 0:08:41of the 20th century and it has a slightly sort of medieval look about it.
0:08:41 > 0:08:45- It does.- Um, price-wise,
0:08:45 > 0:08:48have you had it valued before?
0:08:48 > 0:08:51In the bracket of £30 to £40.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54Yes. It is a modest wee thing.
0:08:54 > 0:08:55- Sure.- It's a modest wee beastie.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59- But a very attractive one. - But a very attractive one.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02So I would estimate it probably 30 to 40,
0:09:02 > 0:09:05that's round about the price of it.
0:09:05 > 0:09:11- Right.- And to protect it we can put a reserve of £25.
0:09:11 > 0:09:12Yes, I'm happy with that.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14- Are you happy with that? - Indeed, yes.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18- Let's hope there are some arts and crafts fans there.- Indeed.
0:09:18 > 0:09:23Who will like it as much, and get as much pleasure from it as we have.
0:09:23 > 0:09:24I hope so. thank you.
0:09:25 > 0:09:31Whilst I've been busy with the crowds, Michael's homed in on a rather special item.
0:09:31 > 0:09:32Let's take a look.
0:09:33 > 0:09:38Lou, I've seen some wonderful noble wrecks on Flog It!,
0:09:38 > 0:09:40but I think this has to take the biscuit.
0:09:40 > 0:09:44What have you been doing to this wonderful bit of ceramic?
0:09:44 > 0:09:48Not a lot really, which is why it's like it is.
0:09:48 > 0:09:49Come on, where did you find this?
0:09:49 > 0:09:53I found it in a garden in Bath, under brambles,
0:09:53 > 0:09:57where my husband's cousin was actually buying the property.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01- Good grief.- And they thought it was horrible, I thought it was wonderful,
0:10:01 > 0:10:07and they said if it was still there when they completed with the house I could have it.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09We've had a look earlier underneath because
0:10:09 > 0:10:12this weighs a ton and there's no way I'm going to tilt it up now.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15- No.- And it is quite obviously Majolica,
0:10:15 > 0:10:18that wonderful lead-glazed earthenware.
0:10:18 > 0:10:23It's Minton, the premiere makers of Majolica
0:10:23 > 0:10:26and it's got the date code for 1862.
0:10:26 > 0:10:31- 1862.- Yeah. I mean, it's just a wonderful idea for a fountain.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34You've got these two cherubs hauling this fish,
0:10:34 > 0:10:37I would imagine out of the river,
0:10:37 > 0:10:41and it's fitted inside with a pipe so this will spew water forth.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44Now, I mean, something like this is a fountain,
0:10:44 > 0:10:47the trouble is it's not an outdoor fountain.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50It's at a time when people have got large conservatories
0:10:50 > 0:10:54attached to their houses and you would have this amongst
0:10:54 > 0:10:58the ferns and leaves, gurgling away and I think a lot of this,
0:10:58 > 0:11:01in fact probably all of it, is frost damage.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05- Right.- I mean, it really is in a beast of a state
0:11:05 > 0:11:09which means it is a very difficult thing to value.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15- Had you brought this in perfect... - Ah, it's a dream.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17..With maybe one little chip here
0:11:17 > 0:11:20and a chip there I would have thought we were in
0:11:20 > 0:11:247,000 - 10,000, 10,000 - 15,000 pound bracket.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27Good grief.
0:11:27 > 0:11:31This piece needs a small fortune spending on it,
0:11:31 > 0:11:35- and once you've done that, it's still restored.- Yes.
0:11:35 > 0:11:40So it will never be in those many thousands of pounds. I think,
0:11:40 > 0:11:46my initial reaction was to put possibly £300 to £500 on it,
0:11:46 > 0:11:50- but I know that's probably not really near what you want for it is it?- No. No.
0:11:50 > 0:11:55So I think let's put £700 to £1,000 on it,
0:11:55 > 0:12:01let's put a fixed reserve of £700 and let's hope two people
0:12:01 > 0:12:06that have got a really good inexpensive restorer, really go for it,
0:12:06 > 0:12:09and it might make £1,000, £1,500 on the day.
0:12:09 > 0:12:14But, as noble wrecks go, this is the best one I've ever seen
0:12:14 > 0:12:17- so, Lou, thank you so much for bringing it in.- That's OK.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20And let's hope it does really well at the auction for you.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22That is a big lump to cart off to auction.
0:12:22 > 0:12:27Let's hope someone else sees its potential. That concludes our items.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31Let's quickly remind ourselves of what's going under the spotlight.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33The Branham jug.
0:12:33 > 0:12:34Anita loved it.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37Stuart's hoping that with a reserve of £25
0:12:37 > 0:12:40the bidders will recognise its quality.
0:12:42 > 0:12:43Next, the Moorcroft.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47It was special enough to coax Michael out of his shell,
0:12:47 > 0:12:49and with the reserve of £200,
0:12:49 > 0:12:52Rosa is hoping it fetches enough to share among the family.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55I wouldn't let them fall out who would have it,
0:12:55 > 0:12:57so I thought I'd sell it and split the money.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59- It's often the best way.- Yes.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01- It avoids heartache, doesn't it? - Yes.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04Rita is hoping to get a trip to Liverpool from her sale.
0:13:04 > 0:13:08The Beatles dolls were an instant hit with Anita.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11- I love them.- I do too.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14# Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. #
0:13:15 > 0:13:19And finally, that 1862 Minton Majolica statue
0:13:19 > 0:13:23that Lou found under a hedge covered in earth.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26We'll be back at the valuation tables later.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28Let's head to the Clevedon auction rooms.
0:13:32 > 0:13:36Before the sale gets underway, let's go inside and have a quick chat
0:13:36 > 0:13:38with today's auctioneer.
0:13:41 > 0:13:42What do you think of this?
0:13:42 > 0:13:45It's got to be the biggest piece of Minton
0:13:45 > 0:13:47we've ever had on Flog It! I think.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51It's a great piece, it's fantastic and it's very rare.
0:13:51 > 0:13:56Yeah. It's owned by Lou and it was found in a friend's garden in Bath,
0:13:56 > 0:14:01semi-buried under some shrubs, hence all the dirt and the damage.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03A lot of frost damage, but a great find.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05Do you know, I don't mind that.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09It depends where it goes. Whoever buys it might want to restore it.
0:14:09 > 0:14:14If you're going to pay the best part of £1,000 for a piece of Majolica like this
0:14:14 > 0:14:19- it really depends whether you can live with the damage.- Yeah.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23- Have we got the money right? - We'll only know on the day.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25Wise words from a seasoned auctioneer there.
0:14:25 > 0:14:30Exciting stuff. Let's get straight on to the action. It's a packed room
0:14:30 > 0:14:32and first up is the Fab Four.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37Rita, will we need any "help"?
0:14:37 > 0:14:39Well, I might!
0:14:39 > 0:14:42Guess what it is. It's those Beatles dolls.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45- I hope we get £50 for these. - I hope so.- And a bit more?
0:14:45 > 0:14:46- Yes.- Found in Bristol.
0:14:46 > 0:14:50- Yes, that's right. - Why have you decided to sell? I know you're a big Beatles fan.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53Well, I've got a lot of Beatles memorabilia anyway.
0:14:53 > 0:14:58- Yeah.- Got all their records, books, and these are dust collectors.- Oh.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00So I thought I better let them go.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02- Bring them along to Anita.- Yeah!
0:15:02 > 0:15:06The collectibles market is vibrant.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08- People love the Beatles.- Oh, yeah.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11Yeah, yeah, yeah!
0:15:11 > 0:15:14Let's find out if everybody here in Clevedon likes them, shall we?
0:15:14 > 0:15:16It's going under the hammer now.
0:15:16 > 0:15:21We have a set of four dressed dolls depicting the Beatles,
0:15:21 > 0:15:25under licence by Apple Corporation Limited.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28We've got £35 on the book, give me 40.
0:15:28 > 0:15:32There's four of them, of course. 40, 40, 40, £40 bidder? £40 bidder?
0:15:32 > 0:15:35- 40 I'm bid.- Fresh legs.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39Five and 50 behind, and 5, and 60...
0:15:39 > 0:15:41- Yes.- Yes!- 60 in the door now.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45£65, your bid sir, waving the catalogue at 55. 60, anyone else?
0:15:45 > 0:15:49All done then at £55.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52£55! Well, that's good isn't it?
0:15:52 > 0:15:55- Yes.- Is the money going towards any more Beatles memorabilia?
0:15:55 > 0:15:58It might go towards a trip up to Liverpool.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00- To the Cavern?- I think so, yes.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02- Oh, enjoy it.- I will do.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04And maybe a trip on the Mersey as well.
0:16:04 > 0:16:08Oh, yes, I've been on the Mersey, yes. Lovely. Thank you very much.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11- A great find.- Great, yeah. - Thank you so much.- I've enjoyed it.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20It's time for a change and it's time to de-clutter,
0:16:20 > 0:16:23according to Stuart, who's brought in this lovely Branham jug.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25We're looking at £30 to £40, Anita?
0:16:25 > 0:16:29- That's cheap. - Why is it cheap though?
0:16:29 > 0:16:32It's quality, it's a great name as well.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34I'd like to see £60. I would, I would.
0:16:34 > 0:16:39Well, I would as well, Paul, but it is just a little jug.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41For all you arts and crafts lovers,
0:16:41 > 0:16:46- a Branham jug.- Little Branham, red-glazed cream jug.
0:16:46 > 0:16:47What can we say for that one?
0:16:47 > 0:16:49Give me £20. £20, £20, £20.
0:16:49 > 0:16:54£20, £20, £20. 20 there, 2 here, 5, sir? 5, 5, 5, 25.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56In the room on 25, who's got 8 now? £8.
0:16:56 > 0:17:03£8, £8, £8, 8. All done, yours sir, at £25, selling on 25 then...
0:17:03 > 0:17:07That was quick, and the hammer was so quiet. It wasn't a...
0:17:08 > 0:17:09..but it sold. £25.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11Just made it. Just made the reserve.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13- Just made it.- That's fine.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16Is this the start of the de-cluttering or towards the end?
0:17:16 > 0:17:19It's an important start, with something nice.
0:17:19 > 0:17:23- It was a good start. - Oh, yes, it was.- Wasn't top money, but it was a good start.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26Well, it was just in estimate, but Stuart was happy.
0:17:26 > 0:17:31Let's see if Michael is on the money with his Minton piece.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34You found this in a garden in Bath.
0:17:34 > 0:17:39- I did. Under brambles. My husband was...- Must've been a surprise. - Oh, it was fantastic.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41Nobody like it, I loved it,
0:17:41 > 0:17:44and my husband's cousin who was buying the house,
0:17:44 > 0:17:47- he said, "You can have it because we don't like it."- Wonderful.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51- It's fantastic to find these things for free, isn't it?- I love it.
0:17:51 > 0:17:56And I know it is damaged but it doesn't necessarily put the collectors off good pieces.
0:17:56 > 0:18:00- If you're going to have anything in ceramics that's damaged, have Majolica.- Mmm.
0:18:00 > 0:18:04Because it invariably is, and people are prepared to restore it.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07This is it, it's going under the hammer. Good luck.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11It's a very unusual Minton Majolica fountain,
0:18:11 > 0:18:14with the dolphin there. Who's got £500 to start me?
0:18:14 > 0:18:19£500? £500 thank you, now 20. 520...
0:18:19 > 0:18:24- It's promising.- 520. 520. At £500 a maiden bid, who's got £20 more?
0:18:24 > 0:18:30£20 more? At £500 only, is there £20, any one of you? Yes, or no?
0:18:30 > 0:18:33All out on £500 then.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36- Oh, not quite.- What are we going to do? What are we going to do?
0:18:36 > 0:18:38That's very tempting.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41Take it home, or re-enter it with a lower estimate?
0:18:41 > 0:18:43I'm very tempted to let whoever that was have it.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47I think I'm going to re-enter it with maybe a lower estimate.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50OK. We'll find the bidder that put in the £500.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53- Yeah, I think that's a perfectly valid thing to do after a sale.- Yes.
0:18:53 > 0:18:57- If the buyer's still interested at 500, let it go.- Yes.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59I mean, that's obviously its level.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02- Yes.- I thought initially five to seven might be,
0:19:02 > 0:19:04but it's very difficult to judge.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07- You certainly don't want to carry it home again.- No!
0:19:07 > 0:19:09- It's too heavy, isn't it? - Yes, it is.
0:19:09 > 0:19:14- I don't think my husband wants to carry it home again either. - Spare his shoulders, yeah!
0:19:14 > 0:19:20- Hopefully, Lou, we can have a chat to the auctioneer after the sale and find that bidder.- Yes, OK.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22You never know what'll happen at an auction,
0:19:22 > 0:19:24and that's part of the fun. Next up,
0:19:24 > 0:19:28Michael liked it but will anyone else bite on Rosa's vase?
0:19:31 > 0:19:33Rosa, the Moorcroft vase.
0:19:33 > 0:19:34Will it or won't it?
0:19:34 > 0:19:37I think it will, I trust Michael.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39- We've got £200 to £300 on this. - Yeah.
0:19:39 > 0:19:43- Why do you want to flog it? - Well, I've had it years. I am 92.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45You look fantastic for 92.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48You've had this 50 years, it's been in the family a long time.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51Yeah, well, as I say, I've got one granddaughter,
0:19:51 > 0:19:54the rest of them are all over the world, so I thought,
0:19:54 > 0:19:58it's sitting in a cupboard, I can't care for it, I've got bad hands now,
0:19:58 > 0:20:00it would be just like me to drop it.
0:20:00 > 0:20:05- Ohhh!- So I did that with it. - Rosa made my day.
0:20:05 > 0:20:10This vase is beautiful. I think the Moorcroft collectors will be here today for this.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13You were impressed with the state of it, weren't you?
0:20:13 > 0:20:16- I love it. You kept it beautifully. - Yes, you said that.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19I bet you've got an immaculate house. You look after everything.
0:20:19 > 0:20:23I live in a one room flat and I live on me own and I do all me housework.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26Well, that's what keeps you going though, isn't it?
0:20:26 > 0:20:29- Oh, absolutely.- Keeps you busy. And you look fantastic for 92.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32- Can you believe Rosa is 92? - SHE CHUCKLES
0:20:32 > 0:20:34Here we go, this is your lot.
0:20:34 > 0:20:36The Moorcroft vase.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40We've got 290, 300, 320 in the room.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44340, 360, 380, 400.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47Lady's in at 380, 400 fresh bidder,
0:20:47 > 0:20:52420, 440, 460, 480, 500, 520...
0:20:52 > 0:20:56- This is good.- 580. No?
0:20:56 > 0:21:00550 in the front row. 580?
0:21:00 > 0:21:03All done at £550 then.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07- He's knocked the hammer down. £550. - How wonderful!
0:21:07 > 0:21:10You can share that out, can't you, with the family?
0:21:10 > 0:21:14- Oh, yes.- Well, that's a happy ending to the first part of our auction.
0:21:14 > 0:21:19Later on we'll see just how happy Michael was about some 17th century silver.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24- I fell in love with it. - You did, I know.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27I mea,n to find a thimble dated 1678 is just fantastic.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29That's your kind of thing, isn't it?
0:21:29 > 0:21:31It doesn't get any better.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34Now, from family treasures to a treasured collection,
0:21:34 > 0:21:38I'm off to play with some rather large toys over in Bristol.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51As a boy I loved tractors, and do you know what? I still do today.
0:21:51 > 0:21:56They're clunky, they're cumbersome, they're Steady Eddies, they get the job done.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59If you look at the front of any tractor, you can see
0:21:59 > 0:22:02they've almost got the expression of a little face.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05They've got their own characters, that's why I love them.
0:22:05 > 0:22:06And they're full of nostalgia.
0:22:06 > 0:22:12Show me a boy who doesn't like tractors and I'll show you where you can catch a bus to the moon.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14This is wonderful.
0:22:14 > 0:22:18Do you know, a lot of us don't have anything to do with the land.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20People don't know where their food comes from.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23We don't get involved with planting or picking.
0:22:23 > 0:22:27Maybe the odd pick your own during the summer season, getting the strawberries,
0:22:27 > 0:22:30and if you haven't done that, it is quite back-breaking.
0:22:30 > 0:22:34So spare a thought for the humble farmer
0:22:34 > 0:22:36before one of these things came along.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43People have long cultivated the soil.
0:22:43 > 0:22:48Before the industrial revolution, farming was limited to the physical endurance of man
0:22:48 > 0:22:53and his beast of burden. The horse, the ox and the weary farmer
0:22:53 > 0:22:55toiled relentlessly over a crop
0:22:55 > 0:22:59until steel and mechanical engines were available to the masses.
0:22:59 > 0:23:03By the late 1800s, farm labour had become mechanised
0:23:03 > 0:23:09and for the first time, increased production meant smaller human endeavour.
0:23:14 > 0:23:19At last, a tireless alternative to sheer muscle power was available to food producers.
0:23:19 > 0:23:24By 1910, the gasoline engine had pushed steam engines aside.
0:23:24 > 0:23:28These engines were smaller and a lot more affordable and, of course,
0:23:28 > 0:23:33the model for the tractor that we love and know today emerged.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36There's been many revelations in farming machinery,
0:23:36 > 0:23:39but none have enabled man to take such a leap forward
0:23:39 > 0:23:42in harvesting our food as the way the old tractor has.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45And today I've come here to meet a man in Bristol
0:23:45 > 0:23:48who's got a fantastic collection of tractors.
0:23:48 > 0:23:54His name's Keith Sherrell and his tractors date back to the early part of the 20th century.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56And he said to me in this field...
0:23:56 > 0:24:01about now. Hope I've got the right field. Yeah, any moment now.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03- ENGINE APPROACHES - Ah, there he is.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13- Keith?- Hello. Are you Paul? - Yes, I am.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15- How are you? Sorry I'm a bit late. - That's OK.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18- You've come to see my tractors? - I have, yeah.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21- Well, we'll walk on down the shed then.- OK.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23- Good drive up?- Yes. Yes.
0:24:24 > 0:24:28Keith has been working the land ever since he can remember.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31If you're born into an agricultural family,
0:24:31 > 0:24:34tractors and machinery are an integral part of growing up.
0:24:34 > 0:24:38Keith started collecting his own agricultural machinery in 1966
0:24:38 > 0:24:43and has now an impressive collection that's open to the public.
0:24:43 > 0:24:48Oakham Treasures is the result of his appreciation for the utilitarian charm of the mechanical workhorse.
0:24:51 > 0:24:56What an incredible space, Keith. It's a great warehouse, massive.
0:24:56 > 0:24:57How big is it?
0:24:57 > 0:25:00About 20,000 square feet.
0:25:00 > 0:25:04- How many tractors have you got in your collection?- About 60.
0:25:04 > 0:25:09You are a passionate man about your farming equipment. What's the dateline of the tractors?
0:25:09 > 0:25:14Anything from about 1920 up to 1976.
0:25:14 > 0:25:18- So this is one of the earliest, this is 1920.- '20, yeah.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21It's a solid lump, isn't it? So is that the birth of the tractor?
0:25:21 > 0:25:25Yes. Previous to that, it was the steam engine type.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27So you're always out on the hunt?
0:25:27 > 0:25:30Always on the hunt for something different, unusual.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32You've got tractors from all over the world.
0:25:32 > 0:25:37Yes. Plenty from America, Australian...
0:25:37 > 0:25:39- Some big Aussie ones. - Some big Aussie ones.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42Beautifully displayed, the really are.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45Oh, I've just spotted my favourite one, that grey Massey.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48- That's a mid-1950s, isn't it?- Yes.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51I saw one for sale, the farmer was selling it, I had to ask my wife
0:25:51 > 0:25:53but she said no, so I had to let the chap down.
0:25:53 > 0:25:57- Well, I didn't use to ask my wife, I came home with it.- I can see that!
0:25:57 > 0:26:00- I think there's a lot more through there, isn't there?- Yes.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02Wow, incredible.
0:26:09 > 0:26:13- That's unusual. - This is a bit of a special.
0:26:13 > 0:26:18It was a war-time tractor on airports and aerodromes.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21It's stripped back to the bare essentials. It's small and squat.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25It was basic, and that's what just made it unusual
0:26:25 > 0:26:28to the one which is next to it which is an agricultural.
0:26:28 > 0:26:32- Same make.- Same make.- You can see the difference, can't you?- Yes.
0:26:32 > 0:26:36- That's designed for the fields.- Yes. - So these came into their own during the war.
0:26:36 > 0:26:40- We had to produce food...- Yes. - ..for the war effort.
0:26:40 > 0:26:45For those who lived through World War II, it's a different world now
0:26:45 > 0:26:50to the one that existed during Hitler's ransack of Europe.
0:26:50 > 0:26:55That was a time of rationing, and the steel used for arms and munitions was in short supply.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57The humble tractor came into its own.
0:26:57 > 0:27:01Mottos like Dig For Victory provoked a spirit that united the nation.
0:27:01 > 0:27:05As 5 million British men were called upon to serve their country and fight abroad
0:27:05 > 0:27:09a hole in the labour force emerged.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12Around 80,000 women were drafted in to become farm labourers,
0:27:12 > 0:27:16driving tractors and harvesting crops.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19They worked the fields and managed the machinery,
0:27:19 > 0:27:22taking the place of the men who were away fighting.
0:27:22 > 0:27:26For many the smell of a tractor still brings back intense memories
0:27:26 > 0:27:30of a time when they were called to work the land for the good of the nation
0:27:30 > 0:27:33and the pride they felt for having served their country.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40This one's interesting, this International.
0:27:40 > 0:27:44It's a bit special to me because there's a photograph of me with my father on it
0:27:44 > 0:27:46when I was about five years old,
0:27:46 > 0:27:49and that's probably where it all started.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52- Would your father be proud of this collection?- Oh, I think so, yes.
0:27:52 > 0:27:56There is just so much here to see. I could spend all day here.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59Well, I've definitely rediscovered my love for tractors.
0:27:59 > 0:28:03The next time you're stuck behind one on a small country road,
0:28:03 > 0:28:07why not just sit back and marvel at all they've done for you.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21Welcome back to our valuation day here at the Winter Gardens.
0:28:21 > 0:28:25There's still so many people which means lots of antiques to see,
0:28:25 > 0:28:27but right now let's catch up with our experts
0:28:27 > 0:28:29and see what else they've found.
0:28:29 > 0:28:33Over at Michael's table, David is keen to discover
0:28:33 > 0:28:37whether his lucky finds have any history to them.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39So how did you get them?
0:28:39 > 0:28:44I was working on a house, oh, about 40 years ago, we were re-roofing it.
0:28:44 > 0:28:48- Oh, OK.- And the lady's husband had died a few years before,
0:28:48 > 0:28:50and in the attic was his workshop.
0:28:50 > 0:28:55We noticed there were some quite nice bits and pieces in there
0:28:55 > 0:28:57so we said, is there anything in there you want?
0:28:57 > 0:29:00She said no, she just wanted to empty the room,
0:29:00 > 0:29:03so we agreed to clear out the room and not charge her.
0:29:03 > 0:29:07And, you know, we would make our money on what we found in there.
0:29:07 > 0:29:09These wonderful things were part of that.
0:29:09 > 0:29:13- We've got B for brandy, G for gin and R for rum.- Yeah.
0:29:13 > 0:29:17So have you had a chance to look at them and look at the hallmarks?
0:29:17 > 0:29:18At the time I did,
0:29:18 > 0:29:22and realised they were, you know, 1808 I think it was, is it?
0:29:22 > 0:29:25These are fully marked for Birmingham.
0:29:25 > 0:29:30- And with Birmingham wine labels at this period, you always get a full set of assay marks.- Yes.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33- In this case the JW is for Joseph Willmore.- Yeah, yeah.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36- He made all sorts of small work. - Uh-huh, yeah.
0:29:36 > 0:29:42He made boxes, caddy spoons, all manner of things will bear his mark.
0:29:42 > 0:29:44And he's quite a large firm.
0:29:44 > 0:29:46We've got the date letter for 1807, 1808 on those.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49- Yeah.- So they're a pair.
0:29:49 > 0:29:52Then we get this one, you had trouble identifying it?
0:29:52 > 0:29:56Because there's no town mark, I couldn't work out the date letter.
0:29:56 > 0:30:02Small articles at this time don't necessarily bear the town mark
0:30:02 > 0:30:05- and you get stud marking. The maker is JS.- Yeah, I got that.
0:30:05 > 0:30:09- There are a couple of makers, it's probably Josiah Snatt.- Uh-huh.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11He was also a caddy spoon maker.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14And that's for London 1812.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17Oh, right. So that really confirms what I thought then,
0:30:17 > 0:30:21maybe that one had been made up to go with the other two.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23Well, this is it. Even though these are made
0:30:23 > 0:30:27in Birmingham and this is made 100 miles away in London,
0:30:27 > 0:30:29it's still got exactly the same script.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32- Yes.- So someone has obviously bought these
0:30:32 > 0:30:35- and four or five years later... - Yeah, decided to have a...
0:30:35 > 0:30:38..commissioned that. So have you had any idea of value of them?
0:30:38 > 0:30:40Not really, no.
0:30:40 > 0:30:44They've just been stuck in a drawer, I haven't looked at them for the last 30 years.
0:30:44 > 0:30:48Good lord. Is that why you've decided to part with them?
0:30:48 > 0:30:52What's the point of sticking them in a drawer? Somebody will love them.
0:30:52 > 0:30:56- Well, there's either a wine label collector, of which there are many.- Yeah.
0:30:56 > 0:31:00- Or there's somebody with three decanters.- Well, yeah!
0:31:00 > 0:31:02That's right.
0:31:02 > 0:31:07- I think we should put them into auction for £70 to £100.- Yes, yes.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10Because they are interesting but fairly standard.
0:31:10 > 0:31:14Put a fixed reserve of £70 on them, and on a good day they'll make over the £100 mark.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17So if you're happy to do that?
0:31:17 > 0:31:20- Yeah, yeah.- Thank you so much for bringing them in.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23Excellent. Lovely. Thank you very much.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30- Angela, welcome to Flog It! - Thank you.
0:31:30 > 0:31:34What an interesting and atmospheric
0:31:34 > 0:31:38pair of marine scenes we have here.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41Tell me, where did you get them?
0:31:41 > 0:31:43Found them in a loft.
0:31:43 > 0:31:47My husband was third generation butcher,
0:31:47 > 0:31:49and we moved in to become the third generation,
0:31:49 > 0:31:51and they were in the loft when we moved in.
0:31:51 > 0:31:56They could be my father-in-law's, could be his father's,
0:31:56 > 0:31:59we don't know any history about them at all.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02So they had been squirreled away in the loft and forgotten about.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05- Exactly.- And you came along and rescued them, Angela?
0:32:05 > 0:32:07That's right, yes.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09Did you like them?
0:32:09 > 0:32:12Er, I felt they needed some attention,
0:32:12 > 0:32:16they needed cleaning maybe to perhaps lighten them up a bit.
0:32:16 > 0:32:20I don't know if it's part of the painting or part of the loft!
0:32:20 > 0:32:22They are by Adolphus Knell.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25He was a British artist,
0:32:25 > 0:32:30and he was active in the middle to the late 1800s.
0:32:30 > 0:32:34And marine scenes are what he specialised in.
0:32:34 > 0:32:38And I love the atmosphere.
0:32:38 > 0:32:42We have this lovely glow in yellow and red
0:32:42 > 0:32:47which is reflected beautifully on the sea.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50I think they're lovely. I really enjoy them.
0:32:50 > 0:32:52If they came in to my auction,
0:32:52 > 0:32:58on looking at them, just at the subject matter and the artist,
0:32:58 > 0:33:02I would probably estimate somewhere 250 to 350.
0:33:02 > 0:33:06I would put a firm reserve of 250 on them,
0:33:06 > 0:33:09I think that they deserve that.
0:33:09 > 0:33:14When they go to auction, the auctioneer will examine them more carefully,
0:33:14 > 0:33:17but they're certainly worth £250.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20Are you happy to put them to auction at that price?
0:33:20 > 0:33:22Yes, I'm quite happy, thank you.
0:33:22 > 0:33:27I'm sure they'll do very well, Angela, and thank you very much for bringing them in.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30Well, Anita's quite taken with those watercolours
0:33:30 > 0:33:33but bidding on the items she's valued isn't allowed.
0:33:33 > 0:33:39And the same goes for Michael, who's excited about what he's got on his table.
0:33:41 > 0:33:45Trevor, it might be inconceivable that two small items like this
0:33:45 > 0:33:47would make somebody's day,
0:33:47 > 0:33:51but you've absolutely made mine today, bringing these in.
0:33:51 > 0:33:53Before I go and tell you more about them,
0:33:53 > 0:33:55could you tell me where you got them?
0:33:55 > 0:33:59- Well, this one here I think was found in the garden originally.- Good Lord.
0:33:59 > 0:34:05I can remember something about it years ago, that it was found in the garden.
0:34:05 > 0:34:10Well, if we look at the ring first, which is absolutely delightful,
0:34:10 > 0:34:14this is a particular type and it's called a posy ring.
0:34:14 > 0:34:18And it's nothing to do with posies of flowers,
0:34:18 > 0:34:22it's because they are inscribed on the inside with small poetical mottos.
0:34:22 > 0:34:29- Yes.- And in this case it says "Be constant in love,"
0:34:29 > 0:34:31which is wonderful.
0:34:31 > 0:34:36The other thing you can see is that there are traces of gold
0:34:36 > 0:34:39inside, so originally when this was made,
0:34:39 > 0:34:42the whole thing would have been mercurially gilded
0:34:42 > 0:34:46- to appear as a gold posy ring.- Yes.
0:34:46 > 0:34:50And possibly, because they were up to all sorts of naughty business,
0:34:50 > 0:34:52sold as a gold posy ring.
0:34:52 > 0:34:55But then, of course, that brings us to the date of it,
0:34:55 > 0:34:59and the date of it is really quite astonishing
0:34:59 > 0:35:05because these rings are almost exclusively made in the 17th century.
0:35:05 > 0:35:11- Yes.- And I would put this no later than 1680.
0:35:11 > 0:35:15So that could have been certainly put on the finger
0:35:15 > 0:35:20of a young maiden during the reign of Charles II, Charles I.
0:35:20 > 0:35:24- I mean, it's an extraordinary find. - Right.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27- So now we move on to this very humble thimble.- Yes.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29That came from the garden.
0:35:29 > 0:35:33But this, believe it or not, is approximately the same date as that.
0:35:33 > 0:35:38- Yes.- And we can see that it's made for tiny fingers.- Yes.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41I mean, I've got chubby fingers so nothing ever fits,
0:35:41 > 0:35:45but they did have incredibly small hands in the 17th Century.
0:35:45 > 0:35:50So, having said all that, why have you decided to sell them now?
0:35:50 > 0:35:52It's not taking up a lot of room, as you can see.
0:35:52 > 0:35:57- No, no.- It's just we may be moving into a smaller house and...
0:35:57 > 0:36:00It all helps to de-clutter, doesn't it?
0:36:00 > 0:36:01Just having a good sort out.
0:36:01 > 0:36:05Yes. I mean, I think had they been mine,
0:36:05 > 0:36:08you would have had to claw them out of my cold, dead hand,
0:36:08 > 0:36:14but in terms of value, that's probably £50 to £100 as it stands.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17The posy ring £150 to £250.
0:36:17 > 0:36:22- I think, if you put them together in a lot £200 to £300.- Yeah.
0:36:22 > 0:36:26A fixed reserve of £200, because I wouldn't want you to sell them
0:36:26 > 0:36:30for a penny less than that, and if you're happy with that,
0:36:30 > 0:36:33we'll pop them into the auction and see what they do.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36Hopefully, they will do well for you.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39- Thank you.- Thank you so much for bringing them along.
0:36:39 > 0:36:42So with that, you're now up-to-date
0:36:42 > 0:36:45on all the items going under the hammer.
0:36:45 > 0:36:46Anita was taken with them,
0:36:46 > 0:36:52but will someone meet the 250 reserve for the maritime water colours?
0:36:52 > 0:36:55Next, those silver bottle labels.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58David hasn't looked at them in 40 years.
0:36:58 > 0:37:03With a reserve of £70, he hopes someone will take a shine to them.
0:37:03 > 0:37:08And finally, Trevor's garden find, the 17th century silver thimble
0:37:08 > 0:37:11and posy ring will be up for grabs at auction.
0:37:13 > 0:37:17The auction is in full swing so it's time to take our positions
0:37:17 > 0:37:21as our first item is about to go under the hammer.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24We've been joined by Trevor in the nick of time
0:37:24 > 0:37:27because his lot is about to go under the hammer. It's a thimble and ring.
0:37:27 > 0:37:31It's a nice little lot and Michael, our expert, has put 200 to 300 on it.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34- I fell in love with it. - You did, I know.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37To find a thimble dated 1678 is just fantastic.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40That's your kind of thing, isn't it? It doesn't get any better.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43But then when the little 17th century posy ring
0:37:43 > 0:37:45came out as well I thought, "two ticks".
0:37:45 > 0:37:47Yeah, both very rare things.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49- Rare things.- Hardly see them on the market.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52This is the first time I've seen something like this for years.
0:37:52 > 0:37:54I haven't seen a prick dated thimble,
0:37:54 > 0:37:58I don't think I've ever seen one actually, so it's a rare thing.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01Sewing collectors, when they want something they will pay for it.
0:38:01 > 0:38:05Yeah. We're going to find out what this lot think now. Here we go.
0:38:05 > 0:38:10Antique white metal betrothal ring "be constant in love",
0:38:10 > 0:38:16gilded interior and a thimble, 17th century date.
0:38:16 > 0:38:21130 I'm bid here, 140 now, 140 will you? 140, thank you.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24150, 160, 70, 80.
0:38:24 > 0:38:29190, 200 in the room, now 10, 210, 210, 210.
0:38:29 > 0:38:33At £200 in the room, and 10 anyone else?
0:38:33 > 0:38:36Are you all done then, selling at £200.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39- That was good. Happy?- Yeah.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41Well, there's a bit of commission to pay.
0:38:41 > 0:38:44But why did you want to sell these now?
0:38:44 > 0:38:48- Well, we're sorting through a lot of bits and pieces.- Having a de-clutter?
0:38:48 > 0:38:51- Yes.- And what are you putting the money towards?
0:38:51 > 0:38:54More car boots and stuff like that.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56- So you're going to buy more clutter?- Probably, yes.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58De-clutter to get more clutter.
0:38:58 > 0:39:02I don't want to discourage people from bringing thimbles in,
0:39:02 > 0:39:05- but they do need to be dated 16-something to be worth money.- Yeah.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08But no, that was super, I think, and we got them both away.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10Cracking item.
0:39:10 > 0:39:13That's a good result for Trevor and Michael,
0:39:13 > 0:39:16but will Michael be on the money with the wine labels?
0:39:16 > 0:39:18Let's find out.
0:39:19 > 0:39:23David, now is the time of reckoning. We've got a packed auction room.
0:39:23 > 0:39:27We've got three silver Georgian bottle labels going under the hammer.
0:39:27 > 0:39:31I've seen these do well before. People collect these so hopefully,
0:39:31 > 0:39:34that room is jam-packed, there's some collectors out there,
0:39:34 > 0:39:37and Michael put our estimate of £70 to £80?
0:39:37 > 0:39:40- 70 to 100, it's come hither. I've seen them do more.- So have I.
0:39:40 > 0:39:46Really they should be making £40, but there are such a number of wine label collectors.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48- Yeah. - There's a whole circle of them.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50Yeah, the wine label circle,
0:39:50 > 0:39:54so we just need one or two members today and they could fly.
0:39:54 > 0:39:58- How did you come by these?- I found them up in a loft 40 years ago now.
0:39:58 > 0:40:01- There weren't lots of wine labels, were there?- No, no.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03But you've managed to hang onto them for 40 years.
0:40:03 > 0:40:04- You've enjoyed them?- Yeah.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07They've been in a drawer most of the time.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09Well, at least you've kept them safe.
0:40:09 > 0:40:11I haven't got a decanter to hang them on.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14They certainly look the part in the right place and let's hope
0:40:14 > 0:40:17today's the right place to sell them. Here we go.
0:40:17 > 0:40:21The three silver decanter labels there
0:40:21 > 0:40:24and interest with me starting with 70 on the book.
0:40:24 > 0:40:25Give me 80, 80, 80 now.
0:40:25 > 0:40:2880, 80, 80 now. 80, 80, 80.
0:40:28 > 0:40:3380, 90, 100, bid's still with me at £90.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35Give me a hundred bid.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37- Oh, go on, go on.- With me then and selling, make no mistake.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39All done at £90.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41- £90.- £30 each.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44That's not bad, is it? Mid-estimate there.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46- You've got to be happy with that.- Oh, yeah.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49- Don't forget there's a bit of commission to pay.- Yeah.
0:40:49 > 0:40:52It's going to go towards a holiday in north Scotland so...
0:40:52 > 0:40:56- Wonderful.- Visiting the Orkney, Shetland islands.- Lovely, lovely.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59You'll enjoy that, won't you?
0:40:59 > 0:41:01Yeah, exactly. Every little penny helps.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03- Exactly.- That's what we say.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12Next up, something for all you art lovers, we've got oils,
0:41:12 > 0:41:15maritime scenes, and they belong to Angela,
0:41:15 > 0:41:20with a valuation of £250 to £350. You like these, Anita?
0:41:20 > 0:41:21Yes, well they're wonderful.
0:41:21 > 0:41:26And Adolphus Knell came from a family of marine painters.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29I think this is the son and he lived in Bristol
0:41:29 > 0:41:33for a while so we have some local interest, as well.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35Good local interest. Why do you want to sell these?
0:41:35 > 0:41:39Because you found these, you're responsible for saving them.
0:41:39 > 0:41:44I didn't realise they were, they're not that valuable, but there's local interest.
0:41:44 > 0:41:48We are selling them and we hope to get the top end of the valuation.
0:41:48 > 0:41:50They're going under the hammer right now.
0:41:50 > 0:41:56William Adolphus Knell, pair of oils on board, typical moonlit seascapes,
0:41:56 > 0:41:59both signed Adolphus Knell and interest here
0:41:59 > 0:42:06at 250, 280, 300, 320, 350, 380,
0:42:06 > 0:42:12400, 420, 450, 480, 500 pound on the book.
0:42:12 > 0:42:14550, 600, 650.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17650, 700, 750...
0:42:17 > 0:42:19Listen, it's still going on.
0:42:19 > 0:42:23720, 750, 780, 800.
0:42:23 > 0:42:27£1,000, thank you. £1,000 in the room.
0:42:27 > 0:42:291,100 anyone else?
0:42:29 > 0:42:33- That's incredible.- 1,100, 1,200?
0:42:33 > 0:42:34- Yeah.- 1,300?
0:42:34 > 0:42:36No?
0:42:36 > 0:42:40- All done now at £1,200 selling in the room on £1,200.- Yes.
0:42:40 > 0:42:43Yes. Brilliant.
0:42:43 > 0:42:46What are you going to put the money towards?
0:42:46 > 0:42:48- I appreciate that. - What are you thinking?
0:42:48 > 0:42:50I'm a bit confused at the moment.
0:42:50 > 0:42:54How much Moorcroft can I buy for that?
0:42:54 > 0:42:57You should phone your husband, that could be a wonderful holiday.
0:42:57 > 0:43:01- He's looking all embarrassed now. - He didn't like them.
0:43:01 > 0:43:03He didn't think they would fetch that money.
0:43:03 > 0:43:05Absolutely delighted, but quality comes out.
0:43:05 > 0:43:09And I do admit I was a wee bit cautious there.
0:43:09 > 0:43:10We won't challenge you on that.
0:43:10 > 0:43:13But what a wonderful moment for Angela.
0:43:13 > 0:43:16It just sums up auctions for you, they are so unpredictable.
0:43:16 > 0:43:20I hope you've enjoyed this show, we've had great fun making this.
0:43:20 > 0:43:24From the West Country until the next time, it's cheerio from all of us here.
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