0:00:06 > 0:00:09You won't find a better backdrop than this for a "Flog It!" valuation day.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11Welcome to Ely Cathedral.
0:00:11 > 0:00:15We've got an enthusiastic crew waiting to go inside and a real treat for you
0:00:15 > 0:00:19because we've got Tony Pearson, the Pied Piper, to lead them in.
0:00:19 > 0:00:20Take it away, Tony!
0:00:20 > 0:00:23HE PLAYS PIPES
0:00:45 > 0:00:50We've got hundreds of people to get inside but there should be no shortage of room.
0:00:50 > 0:00:54900-year-old Ely Cathedral has all the space you could need.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57This stunning building, with its unique octagonal wooden tower
0:00:57 > 0:01:02and stained-glass lantern windows, is the most beautiful setting.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05As people start to unpack their boxes and rummage through their bags,
0:01:05 > 0:01:09our experts are eager to get stuck in and spot some real gems.
0:01:09 > 0:01:13Today we're joined by the heavenly Elizabeth Talbot
0:01:13 > 0:01:17and the worshipful Charlie Ross.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22And while they're checking out the best items, we have time to look ahead.
0:01:22 > 0:01:26And later, I'm trotting off to the centre of British horse racing
0:01:26 > 0:01:29to find out where this great sport began.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32It's said that 95% of all male bloodlines
0:01:32 > 0:01:37in thoroughbred racehorses can be traced to this one horse.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40That's throughout the world, to this one horse.
0:01:40 > 0:01:46Back at Ely Cathedral, we're all set for a great day, judging by what Charlie's found.
0:01:46 > 0:01:50David and Angie, you've brought a figure each for me, have you?
0:01:50 > 0:01:55- Well, my mother had them and when she died, I inherited them.- Did you?
0:01:55 > 0:01:57You probably know all about them.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59A little bit about them.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01Tell us who made them.
0:02:01 > 0:02:02Freda Doughty for Worcester.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05Absolutely. These are two months of the year.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07- They are.- There's another ten! - That's correct!
0:02:07 > 0:02:11- I hope so!- I hope so.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13You've got two of these months.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16Are these duplicates that you're trying to get rid of?
0:02:16 > 0:02:18- No, this is the only two months we've got.- Right.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22Because I don't collect the months. I collect the days of the week.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25I know why, because there's less days of the week.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27- Actually, there's 14. - 14 days of the week?!
0:02:27 > 0:02:29There's the boy and girl of each.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33- You're going to sell these...- And hopefully collect the other seven.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35- Are the days of the week still produced?- No.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39- So rather like these, you've got to hunt around?- That's right.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43What do you have to pay for a day of the week?
0:02:43 > 0:02:47We've paid about £100 for one, which is not too bad.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51Do you check out the prices of the months of the year as well?
0:02:51 > 0:02:54- We don't, actually.- I was going to ask you what they were.
0:02:54 > 0:02:55Oh.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59That's why you've come here!
0:02:59 > 0:03:02So we've got two of the months here. We've got May here,
0:03:02 > 0:03:04and November.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07If we turn it up, we get all the information we need.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10The Royal Worcester, modelled by Freda Doughty
0:03:10 > 0:03:15and there's the May. Probably 1960s, in terms of date.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18But good colours and no damage.
0:03:18 > 0:03:22- If these are chipped, you can say goodbye to almost 80% of the value. - Really?
0:03:22 > 0:03:25Because you can restore them, but it's very expensive
0:03:25 > 0:03:28and once they're restored, they've lost the majority of...
0:03:28 > 0:03:30That's right, yes.
0:03:30 > 0:03:35- I can understand that.- But I suppose that's a more valuable one,
0:03:35 > 0:03:37insomuch that there's more to it.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41- Yes.- If people were going to buy an individual one...
0:03:41 > 0:03:43That's the most popular one.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47It's no good hoping we'll get £100 each for them.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50- No.- Because I'm afraid we're not.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54There might be two people out there like you that are collecting these,
0:03:54 > 0:03:59- but to be honest, we're going to be looking at more like £50 apiece. - Really?
0:03:59 > 0:04:05There's no danger in putting them together, because they're likely to be bought by the same person anyway.
0:04:05 > 0:04:10- Yes.- Someone collecting these. So if I was to put them in at 100 to 150?
0:04:10 > 0:04:12- Yes.- Would you be happy?
0:04:12 > 0:04:13Fixed reserve at 100.
0:04:13 > 0:04:18Thank you for bringing them and I wish you the best of luck in finding the next ones.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20There might be a day of the week at the auction.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23- That would be a result. - It would be.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27And hopefully it'll come up after these, so you'll know how much to spend on it.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29Thank you very much indeed.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39Wendy, I really appreciate what you've brought today.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42What's the story behind it?
0:04:42 > 0:04:47The story as far as I know is that the ladies in large houses with cooks
0:04:47 > 0:04:51couldn't get flour to make their game pies because of the Napoleonic Wars.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53Right.
0:04:53 > 0:04:58And so Wedgwood made these dishes that looked like a game pie,
0:04:58 > 0:05:00and these were brought to the table
0:05:00 > 0:05:05with the game already cooked inside it, as far as I know.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08How have you come by it and what brought you to bring it today?
0:05:08 > 0:05:14I used to work in a little lock-up shop that was next to a little antiques shop
0:05:14 > 0:05:17and I used to have coffee with the lady owner,
0:05:17 > 0:05:20and she used to show me anything interesting she had
0:05:20 > 0:05:25and as soon as she told me the story of this, I just had to have it.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29It is what is generically known as a game pie dish,
0:05:29 > 0:05:32and there were several factories that produced these
0:05:32 > 0:05:36and the most famous were Wedgwood, and also Majolica, made from the Minton's factory.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40This one is by Wedgwood. This very characteristic cream ware
0:05:40 > 0:05:43is called cane ware, and cane ware is a type of stoneware
0:05:43 > 0:05:46which Josiah Wedgwood himself invented
0:05:46 > 0:05:49with the sole intention that it would be appropriate for being ovenproof.
0:05:49 > 0:05:54That, together with the mark which is on the bottom which tells me it's Wedgwood,
0:05:54 > 0:05:58dates the game pie dish to early to mid-19th century,
0:05:58 > 0:06:02so it's possibly itself slightly later than the story from which it emanates
0:06:02 > 0:06:06but certainly a very early 19th century, early Victorian piece.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09But it would originally have had a little cane ware liner
0:06:09 > 0:06:10to go inside as well.
0:06:10 > 0:06:15And around the outside reflects the intricacy of pastry cooks
0:06:15 > 0:06:18who could make shapes and patterns on actual pastry.
0:06:18 > 0:06:24And then the glorious lid, which has the little rabbit handle and these trophies of game,
0:06:24 > 0:06:29birds, ducks and the hares and rabbits around the outside, which all adds to the flavour.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33I notice by taking the lid off that this has had historic restoration.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36- You say you bought it... - ..in the '70s.
0:06:36 > 0:06:43Looking at this, it's had two little repairs to the rim and these have been quite neatly done
0:06:43 > 0:06:47but I think, given the passage of so many decades, what was neat restoration then
0:06:47 > 0:06:52is beginning to discolour slightly and show up in a way it wouldn't have done several years ago.
0:06:52 > 0:06:58Although it's a shame it's damaged, the fact that people can see the genuineness of the condition,
0:06:58 > 0:07:01it's not restoration which makes it look as if it's perfect.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05A collector can see that it's genuine and therefore that counts for a lot.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09You say you bought it in the '70s. Now you're looking to sell it?
0:07:09 > 0:07:11- Yes.- Why is that?
0:07:11 > 0:07:16I've recently married and I have to downsize my possessions,
0:07:16 > 0:07:21so I decided reluctantly that it was to go.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24- And you paid how much for it? - I paid £30 at £1 a week.
0:07:24 > 0:07:28- Lovely. Have you got any idea what it might fetch?- No, not at all.
0:07:28 > 0:07:32Given the fact that it isn't complete and there's a little bit of restoration,
0:07:32 > 0:07:37it would sell for between £50 and £100 at auction at the moment. And would you like a reserve on that?
0:07:37 > 0:07:42- Yes, whatever you think. - If we put £50 with auctioneer's discretion on it,
0:07:42 > 0:07:45then you've got the peace of mind that it'll be looked after.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48Thank you. I think you'll have a successful sale.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57Jonathan, you've been rummaging in a drawer somewhere, I suspect.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00This has been in a drawer now for three or four years.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03Before that, it was goodness knows where,
0:08:03 > 0:08:07but it belonged to my grandfather and I do remember as a small child him wearing this.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10- Oh, did he wear it?- Oh, yeah. - Did he talk about it?
0:08:10 > 0:08:15- No. I know very little, apart from the fact it's from Geneva.- Yeah.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19I was hoping you could tell me more about it.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22I'm sure we can. Let's start further away from me on the chain.
0:08:22 > 0:08:27The coin is a £2 coin and it's dated 1887.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30And we believe that was the year of his birth.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32So that might have been a christening present.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35- Could have been. - And the chain is lovely.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37That is nine-carat gold,
0:08:37 > 0:08:42whereas when we come to the watch, I think that's 18-carat gold.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45I don't think there's anything more to be said about that guard chain.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48No doubt your...grandfather, was it?
0:08:48 > 0:08:53- Yes.- ..wore that chain holding the watch in position and that went through the lapel.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57- That's right.- And a bit of a bonus to have the £2 gold coin on there.
0:08:57 > 0:09:02This is a pocket watch of a certain type. Geneva, as you say.
0:09:02 > 0:09:07And it's called a hunter, which is entirely enclosed, for obvious reasons.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09If you went hunting and you had a glass face
0:09:09 > 0:09:14and you fell off your horse, it would smash. If you had a hunter, it wouldn't.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18We should be able to press the end, and look at that.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22Subsidiary dials for the date, sweep second hand,
0:09:22 > 0:09:25and here, I do believe, a stopwatch. Isn't that fantastic?
0:09:25 > 0:09:30Also it has a button on the side here, which no doubt you've noticed.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32Yes, isn't that the timer?
0:09:32 > 0:09:35That is. It's called the repeat.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38- Ah.- And a repeat can either be hour, it can be half-hour...
0:09:38 > 0:09:42A really smart watch, the poshest of posh, would be a minute repeat.
0:09:42 > 0:09:47- Ah, right. - And if I press the button here,
0:09:47 > 0:09:51with any luck, we'll hear a little chime.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53- WATCH CHIMES - Can you hear that?
0:09:53 > 0:09:55I can hear that, yes.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59It's a beautiful tone. Do you know how old it is?
0:09:59 > 0:10:02- I was going to ask you. I've no idea.- It's about 1910.- OK.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04So, you're looking at 100 years old.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07Frankly, it's as near as mint as you can get.
0:10:07 > 0:10:12The other thing I particularly like about it - isn't that unbelievable workmanship?
0:10:12 > 0:10:17Because you've got not only the movement to work it, you've got the second hand,
0:10:17 > 0:10:21all the subsidiary dials all contained, with the most wonderful workmanship.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23- Value.- Go on.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26Right, now, there are two ways of looking at this.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29One is selling it all together, and I wouldn't advise that,
0:10:29 > 0:10:32because I think that a pocket watch collector
0:10:32 > 0:10:36will attach no great importance to the coin,
0:10:36 > 0:10:39and vice versa - somebody that would collect gold coins
0:10:39 > 0:10:44wouldn't want a pocket watch. So I think we're going to separate those.
0:10:44 > 0:10:49I think that the value of this is between £400 and £600.
0:10:49 > 0:10:53And I would suggest an estimate of 400 to 600.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55We would definitely put a reserve on this item
0:10:55 > 0:11:00and I would suggest 400 to 600, fixed reserve 350.
0:11:00 > 0:11:05And the watch, I would say 500 to 700.
0:11:05 > 0:11:12Again, a fixed reserve, just pop it in below the bottom estimate at £450. Would you be happy with that?
0:11:12 > 0:11:14I think that sounds fair to me, yes.
0:11:14 > 0:11:19- What were you thinking when you walked along to Ely Cathedral this morning?- In the rain.
0:11:19 > 0:11:25I suppose I was thinking, as one lot, I was thinking maybe about £1,000.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27It's going to estimate at 800 to 1,200.
0:11:27 > 0:11:31We'll see if we can get up to that 1,000 for you.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33- Thank you for bringing them along. - You're welcome.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36That's our first crop of collectibles from Ely Cathedral,
0:11:36 > 0:11:41and for our auction today, we're crossing the border into Lincolnshire.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44It may look empty right now, but in a few hours, this auction room
0:11:44 > 0:11:48will be buzzing. We're the guests of Batemans Auctioneers in Stamford.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51Tension is already building. Will our experts be on the money?
0:11:51 > 0:11:55We're going to find out in just a moment, but first,
0:11:55 > 0:11:57here's a quick recap to jog your memory
0:11:57 > 0:12:00of all the items that are going under the hammer.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06These Royal Worcester figurines were brought in by David and Angie.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09Charlie seems to be cheating with his valuation.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12I was going to ask you what they were worth.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16That's why you've come here!
0:12:16 > 0:12:21Wendy's hoping her Wedgwood pie dish will be game for its £50 to £100 estimate.
0:12:21 > 0:12:26And Elizabeth sees nothing wrong with the damage.
0:12:26 > 0:12:31Although it's a shame it's damaged, the fact that people can see the genuineness of the condition,
0:12:31 > 0:12:35it's not restoration which makes it look as if it's perfect.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39And surely no-one can resist Jonathan's gold hunter watch and chain.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41Charlie is supremely confident.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46It's going to estimate at 800 to 1,200.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49We'll see if we can get up to that 1,000 for you.
0:12:51 > 0:12:55Well, auctioneer David Palmer is getting warmed up,
0:12:55 > 0:12:57and the bidders are ready to buy,
0:12:57 > 0:12:59so here's our first item under the hammer.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01Next up, some real quality.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03It's a top name in ceramics, Royal Worcester.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06A couple of figurines that belong to David and Angie.
0:13:06 > 0:13:07You are collectors big time.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10Well, not big time, but we do collect them.
0:13:10 > 0:13:11But you're selling off now.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14We're selling off the ones we're not collecting.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17These are the months and we collect the days of the week.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19Let's hope we've got the right figure on these.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21Are we looking at the top end?
0:13:21 > 0:13:24I think so. There are always collectors for these.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26How long have you been collecting?
0:13:26 > 0:13:29Ooh, six years.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31Do you buy in auction rooms?
0:13:31 > 0:13:33Yeah, we go to auctions, yeah.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35So you know the value of these better than I do.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38- What are they worth?- 100 to...!
0:13:38 > 0:13:40100 to 150!
0:13:40 > 0:13:42Yes, that's about right.
0:13:42 > 0:13:46- They told me what they were worth on valuation day.- Yes, we did.
0:13:46 > 0:13:50We're going to find out what the bidders think, because it's down to them now.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52It's going under the hammer.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54The Royal Worcester figurines,
0:13:54 > 0:13:56modelled and numbered as stated in the catalogue.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59Interesting little figurines. Start me at £50.
0:13:59 > 0:14:0350 I'm bid. At 50. 5. At 55 now. Take 60, if you will.
0:14:03 > 0:14:0560. 65.
0:14:05 > 0:14:0870. 75. 80. 85.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10- 90. 95.- Someone's really keen in the back row.- 100, seated.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12At 100. Net, you're behind me.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16110. 120 in the room.
0:14:16 > 0:14:21At 120. We're in the room at 120. Net, you need to go 130. 130. 140.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24Net, go 150. In the room at 140. Net, you are out. Anyone else now?
0:14:24 > 0:14:28I sell, then, at £140. In the room at 140.
0:14:28 > 0:14:34Internet, you're out at 140.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36Good result. Top end.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39- Thank you very much. - Great pleasure.- Thank you, Charlie.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42- Good luck with your further collecting.- Thank you.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46You're all out down here.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48Serving up now, a bit of quality.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50It's Wedgwood and it's a game dish.
0:14:50 > 0:14:51Belongs to Wendy.
0:14:51 > 0:14:56It's early, mid-19th century, and I think it's going to do quite well.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58I like it. And I know you love this, Elizabeth, as well.
0:14:58 > 0:15:03- I particularly like this. - You gravitated towards it.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06You more often see them in the larger size and it's just such a...
0:15:06 > 0:15:09- You want to take it home. - I shall be sorry to see it go.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12That's my next question - why are you selling it?
0:15:12 > 0:15:17I've recently married again and two homes into one won't go, so reluctantly...
0:15:17 > 0:15:20- You've got to downsize something. - I have.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22- OK, well, good luck.- Thank you.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25We're going to find out. The room is full of bidders.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27Let's hope they stick their hands up.
0:15:27 > 0:15:28The Wedgwood game pie dish
0:15:28 > 0:15:33in terracotta, with the little rabbit finial. Rather a fun bid.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36£20 to start. 20 straight in. 20, I'm bid. 20. 22.
0:15:36 > 0:15:3825. 28. At 28, now, I'll take 30.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41Is that it? At £28. 30. 2.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43At 32. 35. 38.
0:15:43 > 0:15:4640. 42. 45.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49At 45. On the stairs. At 45, now.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51Sell, then, at 45. You're out down here.
0:15:51 > 0:15:56- Just!- With the lady there at £45. Shall I sell on the stairs, then?
0:15:56 > 0:16:00All done at 45. Directly above the former owner, at 45.
0:16:04 > 0:16:05Well done!
0:16:06 > 0:16:08On the stairs.
0:16:08 > 0:16:09Just got that away.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12Tasty little number. Yes, just about, yes.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14- Well, it all helps, doesn't it? - It does.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16It all adds up. Every penny counts.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18- And good luck.- Thank you very much.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21- Congratulations on the wedding. - Thank you.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23- Looking forward to your new life. - That's right. Thank you.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27The auctioneer used his discretion there for the game pie dish.
0:16:27 > 0:16:33Now for the watch and chain. They've been divided into two separate lots, just as Charlie wanted.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35You're out and you're out.
0:16:35 > 0:16:39I've just been joined by Jonathan, who's about to renovate the garden.
0:16:39 > 0:16:45- Indeed.- Fingers crossed, if we get top dollar for this £2 Victorian coin with chain.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48We've got £400 to £600 put on this by our expert, Charlie, here.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50And we're quite excited about this.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53We're going to find out what a Victorian £2 coin is worth!
0:16:56 > 0:16:59- Fingers crossed.- Exactly. I think all the talking's over.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02What are you secretly expecting? Have you done a bit of research?
0:17:02 > 0:17:05- Yes, I'd be happy with 400 or 500. - OK.
0:17:05 > 0:17:09The nine-carat gold T-bar and chain, with £2 coin pendant.
0:17:09 > 0:17:14100 to start. 100. 120. 150. 180. 200. 220.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17- 250. 280. 300. 320. - A couple of commission bids.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19350. 380. 400. 420.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22- Go on.- 450. 480. 500.
0:17:22 > 0:17:29- And 20. 520. 550.- Ooh! - 550 now. 580.- This is great.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32580. In the doorway at 580 and I sell in the doorway.
0:17:32 > 0:17:37At £580, is that it? At 580. All done at £580?
0:17:37 > 0:17:39You're out down here at 580?
0:17:39 > 0:17:43- Yes! £580. Well done. - Top end of estimate!
0:17:43 > 0:17:45Top end. And congratulations.
0:17:45 > 0:17:49And now it's time to sell that 18-carat hunter watch.
0:17:50 > 0:17:55We've got £500 to £700 put on by our expert, Charlie. Real quality.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58Quality always sells. I love this. Why are you selling it?
0:17:58 > 0:18:02Well, it's been in the drawer and I never look at it
0:18:02 > 0:18:06and I think, "Well, I've got a whole load of stuff to buy for the house."
0:18:06 > 0:18:11- It's quality.- It's fabulous, and it's a stopwatch as well. - It's got everything going for it.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13Useful for a sprinter like you.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15It's going under the hammer now. Good luck.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19The large 18-carat gold cased pocket watch, showing there.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22Rather a nice one. An interesting watch.
0:18:22 > 0:18:23Put it in at what? 200 to start?
0:18:23 > 0:18:26Yes? 200, here. 200. 220.
0:18:26 > 0:18:30At 220, 250. 280. 300. 320.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33350. 380. 400. 420.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36At 420 now. This side, at 420.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38New money. 450. 480. 500.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41At 500. 520.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44- Oh, good.- Over here at 520. This side, then.- This is great.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47At 520. 550. 580.
0:18:47 > 0:18:52- 600. 620.- We're getting there! - At 620 now. Back in front.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54At £620. This side.
0:18:54 > 0:18:58At 620. 650. 680. At 680.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00It's got everything going for it.
0:19:00 > 0:19:06Anyone else? Done, then, at 680. Nothing on the net? Done at 680.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09Hammer's gone down. That's top end of that valuation.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12Well done, Charlie. And you're happy with that?
0:19:12 > 0:19:15Very happy with that. What's the money going towards?
0:19:15 > 0:19:17Don't forget, there is commission to pay.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19- I have to buy a washing machine. - Oh, do you?
0:19:19 > 0:19:24- You can't live without a washing machine. No-one can, can they?- No!
0:19:26 > 0:19:31How can you want a washing machine instead of a gold pocket watch?! Oh, dear!
0:19:32 > 0:19:36What an excellent result for Jonathan, netting over £1,200
0:19:36 > 0:19:41or his chain and watch, and could we be in for some more surprises?
0:19:41 > 0:19:42I'm tingling. Getting excited.
0:19:42 > 0:19:46And actually, you've just made my day come alive.
0:19:46 > 0:19:51There's absolutely no doubt that this is the highlight of my day.
0:19:51 > 0:19:56- Did you inherit it?- I can't remember if we dug it up in the garden when I was a child.- Dug it up?!
0:20:07 > 0:20:12In Britain, there's an incredible 15,000 thoroughbred racehorses in training.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16This place, the Jockey Club Gallops in Newmarket, just south of Ely,
0:20:16 > 0:20:18is one of the biggest training centres of all.
0:20:18 > 0:20:24There's around 2,500 horses regularly working out on these gallops every morning.
0:20:26 > 0:20:32And the man who can tell me more is John Maxse, Jockey Club director of communications
0:20:32 > 0:20:34and a regular work rider in Newmarket.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38It's a great morning, John. What's going on?
0:20:38 > 0:20:42What we've got here is horses working up what's known as Warren Hill.
0:20:42 > 0:20:47It's probably the most popular, most used, bit of gallop in all of the country.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49These gallops are fantastic, aren't they?
0:20:49 > 0:20:52And they're all going uphill, so it works the horses' back end a lot.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56Yes, there's a gentle incline for the first three furlongs or so
0:20:56 > 0:21:01and then it gets quite steep towards the top end. This gallop here is just under five furlongs long.
0:21:01 > 0:21:05Most races are much longer, but they'll canter them here
0:21:05 > 0:21:08just working them, and the incline is just perfect
0:21:08 > 0:21:10for getting a horse to really exercise.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13When they come past us, just on the crest of the hill,
0:21:13 > 0:21:16they'll begin to blow and make that noise
0:21:16 > 0:21:19- which shows their lungs are getting a proper workout.- Look at that.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23I tell you what, you've got a fantastic office, haven't you?
0:21:23 > 0:21:25It's not a bad view.
0:21:25 > 0:21:26I like the suit, as well!
0:21:26 > 0:21:28It's not like this every day.
0:21:28 > 0:21:35And this is really... My work brings me to Newmarket on a regular basis and when I'm here I ride out,
0:21:35 > 0:21:39which is no bad thing, and also gives you the chance to talk to the staff and the trainers.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42I'm jealous! I really am.
0:21:42 > 0:21:47The thrill about riding these horses here, the nice ones are like sitting in a nice sports car.
0:21:47 > 0:21:52Even when you're only going at half speed, you know you've got something underneath you
0:21:52 > 0:21:56with an awful lot more to give, and the smoothness of the way
0:21:56 > 0:21:59they travel and the feel they give you, it's tantamount to that,
0:21:59 > 0:22:02and that's where the passion and the buzz comes from.
0:22:02 > 0:22:06John's hillside office overlooks the town of Newmarket
0:22:06 > 0:22:10where the Jockey Club was founded 250 years ago.
0:22:10 > 0:22:16The original building has changed over the years, because of a fire and modernisation.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18Today, it's not just for official meetings.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21It's also a stunning venue for weddings and banquets.
0:22:21 > 0:22:26Some parts have been restored to look exactly as they did in the 1700s.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28What's this used for?
0:22:28 > 0:22:30This is the coffee room.
0:22:30 > 0:22:34We're actually on the very same site that the original coffee room,
0:22:34 > 0:22:38- when the Jockey Club first came to Newmarket in around 1750, was founded.- Gosh.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40- This is where everybody met? - Exactly.
0:22:40 > 0:22:46The Jockey Club first met in London, but the aim was always to come and base themselves up here in Newmarket.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50They were racing fanatics and this is where the best racing was.
0:22:50 > 0:22:55And so they moved here and they set up a coffee room on this site and they would use these booths here
0:22:55 > 0:22:59to get to know each other and to wager on the matches they were going to be challenging.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02Fantastic. Love the booths. Let's take a closer look.
0:23:04 > 0:23:09So, going back to the 1700s, we would be a couple of wealthy
0:23:09 > 0:23:12racehorse owners sitting here, wagering a bet with each other?
0:23:12 > 0:23:17Absolutely. I think much plotting was done, much gambling was done in these booths.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21For example, I might have been opposite you and said, "My horse is faster than yours."
0:23:21 > 0:23:24You would have clearly said, "No, he's not."
0:23:24 > 0:23:28We would have arranged for a match, for you to ride your horse against mine,
0:23:28 > 0:23:30which would have taken place on the Heath.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33When the Jockey Club came in, a degree of order
0:23:33 > 0:23:37- got brought in to the way in which those races were conducted.- Right.
0:23:37 > 0:23:41They said where the races had to be start, what weight should be carried...
0:23:41 > 0:23:43It shaped race horsing worldwide.
0:23:43 > 0:23:47Absolutely. The term Jockey Club is used all around world,
0:23:47 > 0:23:50from Hong Kong to America and Australia.
0:23:50 > 0:23:55Formerly, that would have been as the governing body for the whole sport.
0:23:55 > 0:24:00Now, actually, the Jockey Club has no central governing or regulatory role in horse racing,
0:24:00 > 0:24:04but it is the largest and most influential commercial body in the sport.
0:24:04 > 0:24:09The Jockey Club's current patron is the Queen, and other royals are,
0:24:09 > 0:24:12or have been, members, including some from overseas.
0:24:12 > 0:24:17And a few other familiar faces have contributed their services over the years.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21Horse owners have also contributed. They've donated the most incredible collection
0:24:21 > 0:24:26of famous and valuable paintings, which line the corridors.
0:24:29 > 0:24:34Walking through the corridors, you pass many trophies and bronzes and paintings.
0:24:34 > 0:24:38It is, literally, the history of racing right here in this building.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41I've got to show you this, because this is by Sir Alfred Munnings,
0:24:41 > 0:24:44an Edwardian artist, who had one eye.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46He's got to be my favourite artist of all time.
0:24:46 > 0:24:51This is a study of a larger oil painting just back there,
0:24:51 > 0:24:57and it's painted in Manton, which is just on the Marlborough Downs near where I live, and look at that.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01It's a working study. He did this in the field, of this horse.
0:25:01 > 0:25:06You can see here his little detail where he's saying, "Right, I need slightly higher neckline there."
0:25:06 > 0:25:09I need to add some blue, which he's done.
0:25:09 > 0:25:10It's captured a bit of blue light.
0:25:10 > 0:25:14Dated October 23rd, 1920, Manton.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17And there's another Alfred Munnings up there.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20If I could own anything in the world, I think it'd be that oil painting.
0:25:20 > 0:25:24There's something about Munnings' work. It's slightly loose
0:25:24 > 0:25:27and impressionistic, but it's just full of life and vitality.
0:25:27 > 0:25:31Master brush stroke, put on with confidence.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34And now we enter the Morning Room and, literally,
0:25:34 > 0:25:37you're greeted with oils adorning the walls everywhere you turn.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39Works by Stubbs, Sartorius.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42It's as good as it gets in here.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45But what I'd like to show you is this, this is by Stubbs.
0:25:45 > 0:25:49Possibly one of the greatest horse artists of all time.
0:25:49 > 0:25:54This is a picture of Eclipse, saddled and ready to race at the Four Mile Stables.
0:25:54 > 0:26:01Not only was that a very successful racehorse, but also a successful stallion because it's said
0:26:01 > 0:26:05that 95% of all male bloodlines in thoroughbred racehorses
0:26:05 > 0:26:11can be traced to this one horse. That's throughout the world, to this one horse.
0:26:11 > 0:26:15The horse lives on, because here is one of its hooves, if you like that kind of thing.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18But on the top, it's been engraved with the same image that Stubbs
0:26:18 > 0:26:21has put on the canvas. It's unbelievable.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25I've run out of time here at the Jockey Club,
0:26:25 > 0:26:29but if you love horses, there's plenty to see here and a museum to visit.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32Right now, it's back to the valuation day. Who knows?
0:26:32 > 0:26:35We might be able to find some equine treasures of our own.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37Let's join up with our experts.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43And Elizabeth is ready with our first item.
0:26:43 > 0:26:45Some rather colourful jewellery.
0:26:45 > 0:26:50You've bought a veritable treasure trove of micro-mosaic here, Helen.
0:26:50 > 0:26:55It's not uncommon to find one, but it is uncommon to find a little collection.
0:26:55 > 0:27:00- What's the story behind these? - They belonged to my aunt, a friend of hers used to buy them for her.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03I think she picked up one or two herself from second-hand shops.
0:27:03 > 0:27:07OK, I've had a quick look through and it strikes me that most of them seem,
0:27:07 > 0:27:11stylistically, to come from about the 1950s, maybe 1960s.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15They're Italian in origin, some of them actually souvenirs from Roma, from Rome.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18Did she travel around and abroad, then, or...?
0:27:18 > 0:27:21- No, I think they were all bought in this country.- OK.
0:27:21 > 0:27:28Micro-mosaic is a form of decoration making teeny-tiny miniature mosaics out of cut pieces of glass.
0:27:28 > 0:27:34Very much in the tradition from Roman times, when mosaics were used for walls and other ornamental items.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37It was very popular for use in jewellery.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39The Victorians loved it, and it was very much
0:27:39 > 0:27:44something which was created into souvenir jewellery brought back from the grand tour.
0:27:44 > 0:27:48One on its own is quite nice, but when you see such a lot together,
0:27:48 > 0:27:52- you can appreciate all the different designs and patterns.- Yes. - Do you have a favourite?
0:27:52 > 0:27:54It was one of those still in the box.
0:27:54 > 0:27:56I've always liked that one best.
0:27:56 > 0:28:00Right, and is it the colour combination you like?
0:28:00 > 0:28:03No, I think it's the filigree around the outside.
0:28:03 > 0:28:04Yes, sets it off nicely.
0:28:04 > 0:28:08It's nice to see you've a couple here set in ivory, pierced ivory.
0:28:08 > 0:28:12You've got several in gilt mounts, then these three novelty ones,
0:28:12 > 0:28:14which are charming, the musical instruments.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17- This one was my aunt's favourite. - This one?
0:28:17 > 0:28:22- Yes, I think she was really pleased when that one was found, because she used to play the cello.- Ah.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24That really is exquisite, isn't it?
0:28:24 > 0:28:30It's got little filigree work and little curled gold wiring in the middle on that one.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33I think it's rather magical to have so many together.
0:28:33 > 0:28:38The Victorian 19th century examples are the ones which make the most money these days.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41We've seen them sell on "Flog It!" quite successfully in the past.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44They were your aunt's, but you're now looking to sell them?
0:28:44 > 0:28:47Nobody in the family would be interested in them
0:28:47 > 0:28:51and although I can appreciate them, I really don't like them.
0:28:51 > 0:28:53- You don't wear them?- No.
0:28:53 > 0:28:57That seems a shame. I'd rather somebody had them who's going to appreciate them, really.
0:28:57 > 0:29:05- I think, realistically, as a collection sold together, they'd sell for around £70 to £100.- Really?
0:29:05 > 0:29:09- Yes, I'd have thought £70 to £100. - Gosh. I didn't expect that much.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11- Did you not?- No. I don't know really what I thought.
0:29:11 > 0:29:15I'm pleased it's come as a nice surprise!
0:29:15 > 0:29:19Would you like a reserve on them, or do you just want to see how the market takes it?
0:29:19 > 0:29:20I'll be guided by you.
0:29:20 > 0:29:24If you're happy at £70 to £100, but we don't want to give them away.
0:29:24 > 0:29:29If we put a reserve of £50 on, that gives them a chance to sell,
0:29:29 > 0:29:32but realistically. So, what will you do with the money?
0:29:32 > 0:29:36There's myself and a cousin on that side of the family, so we thought
0:29:36 > 0:29:39we'd have a family meal out if we got something for them.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42At £50, you should have a good meal, £70, an even better one!
0:29:42 > 0:29:47Fingers crossed and we'll try our hardest for you.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50- Let's look forward to an exciting day at the auction.- Yes.
0:29:57 > 0:30:01Right, I spotted this in the queue earlier, about four hours ago.
0:30:01 > 0:30:07- Have I got in front of me three young art enthusiasts?- Yes!
0:30:07 > 0:30:11- Let's start, what are your names? - Florence.- Hetty.- Stacey.
0:30:11 > 0:30:15- I know two of you are sisters, but I've forgotten which ones.- Us two.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18- I'd have thought you two. - Yes, everybody thinks that!
0:30:18 > 0:30:19Who owns the painting, Hetty?
0:30:19 > 0:30:22- My mum.- And does she like it? - She loves it.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24She says it's something like Picasso would paint.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27It's Picasso-esque-ish! You could say that.
0:30:27 > 0:30:29She thinks it is Picasso. I was like, no!
0:30:29 > 0:30:32- Where is Mum today?- She's at work.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34- So, she sent you along?- Yes.
0:30:34 > 0:30:38- Where did she get this? - Bognor Regis, in a car-boot.
0:30:38 > 0:30:42- How much did she pay for it? - £1.50.- Really?
0:30:42 > 0:30:44I'm tingling. Quite excited.
0:30:44 > 0:30:46Actually, you've just made my day come alive.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50Gosh, I'm shaking, because look.
0:30:50 > 0:30:53- It's not signed or dated.- No.
0:30:53 > 0:30:58And I know you said Picasso-esque and I agreed with you, in a jokey manner,
0:30:58 > 0:31:04but this is early 20th century and it's in the style of, or it could very well be, Bloomsbury School.
0:31:04 > 0:31:08- Have any of you heard of the Bloomsbury School?- No.
0:31:08 > 0:31:09It's 20th century. Modern. British.
0:31:09 > 0:31:13Numerous artists were part of that, people like Duncan Grant,
0:31:13 > 0:31:17Vanessa Bell, writers like Virginia Woolf, Augustus John,
0:31:17 > 0:31:20one of my heroes, I'd love to be able to paint like him.
0:31:20 > 0:31:24They didn't want to conform to the Victorian period and how art
0:31:24 > 0:31:27was portrayed as photography, so perfect.
0:31:27 > 0:31:29They were slightly more French-influenced,
0:31:29 > 0:31:33in the way that everything had to be looser and more impressionistic.
0:31:33 > 0:31:34This is very much like that.
0:31:34 > 0:31:38I had the pleasure of filming a "Flog It!" just outside Tunbridge Wells
0:31:38 > 0:31:40at a house called Charleston House.
0:31:40 > 0:31:46It was a house the Bloomsbury School actually went to on the weekends and partied in the summer seasons.
0:31:46 > 0:31:48Of course, they went wild!
0:31:48 > 0:31:50They painted everything.
0:31:50 > 0:31:56They painted all the panels in the doors, in the wardrobes, the chests of drawers. They painted everything.
0:31:56 > 0:32:04This could very well be a panel from a piece of furniture, that's a very good thing for you.
0:32:04 > 0:32:09Because if it is, it's not worth a fiver, it might be worth five grand.
0:32:09 > 0:32:13- Wow.- That's unbelievable.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16- That is.- But it's not signed or dated, but when you look at
0:32:16 > 0:32:22the furniture down there, the way it was mottled out and blocked out was identical to this.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25I'm more convinced about the background than the actual model.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28But if you let me, on your behalf, go down to Charleston House,
0:32:28 > 0:32:34do some research, ask some other art colleagues what they think,
0:32:34 > 0:32:37you can start to get a picture of who painted her.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39- We've got to do some detective work.- Yes.
0:32:39 > 0:32:46And I shall see you, fingers crossed, at the auction with...some good news.
0:32:46 > 0:32:51With no true provenance, the truth behind this painting will be tricky to confirm.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54It will all come down to a simple judgement.
0:32:54 > 0:32:58Will the Bloomsbury School experts believe it really is a panel from Charleston House?
0:32:58 > 0:33:02From an item with no clear story to one that's so well-marked,
0:33:02 > 0:33:04Charlie has no problem pinning down who made it.
0:33:04 > 0:33:10There's absolutely no doubt that this is the highlight of my day.
0:33:10 > 0:33:12Jack, Jane and Megan, isn't it?
0:33:12 > 0:33:15- That's right.- All three. Jane, are you the spokesperson?
0:33:15 > 0:33:18- Yes.- You are. Do you know what you've got here?
0:33:18 > 0:33:22- No, not really. I had a quick look last night on the internet.- Did you?
0:33:22 > 0:33:26- I'd never looked at the back of the plate before.- Where was it at home?
0:33:26 > 0:33:30All the silverware and anything breakable went away when I had children eight years ago.
0:33:30 > 0:33:32It's been there for eight years.
0:33:32 > 0:33:37- Did you inherit it?- I can't remember whether it came through my mum's family
0:33:37 > 0:33:39or whether we dug it up in the garden when I was a child.
0:33:39 > 0:33:41You dug it up? I can't believe it!
0:33:41 > 0:33:45- I'll check with my sister, but I think that's where it came from.- Extraordinary.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48You had a peep on the back, did you?
0:33:48 > 0:33:50Yes. Yesterday was the first time.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52- What name did you find? - Omar Ramsden?- Yes.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55- Never heard of him. - What's it made of?
0:33:55 > 0:33:58- Silver.- It is indeed. Do you know what date it is?- I don't.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01- Do you know anything about Omar Ramsden?- No.
0:34:01 > 0:34:05He was born in 1873, died in 1939,
0:34:05 > 0:34:10and was one of the great 20th-century silversmiths in this country.
0:34:10 > 0:34:16I'd like to think that I knew this was Omar Ramsden before I turned it up, this enamelling.
0:34:16 > 0:34:20- See this wonderful enamel colouring? - Lovely green.- He worked in silver and enamels.
0:34:20 > 0:34:24- And it has this beaten effect. Can you see?- Yes.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27It's very typical of Omar's work.
0:34:27 > 0:34:33And the date of it is 1935. And it's hugely collectible.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36I'm going to turn it over, just so we get all the info here.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40The lion tells you it's silver.
0:34:40 > 0:34:44The leopard's head tells you it was made in London.
0:34:44 > 0:34:50The monarch, George V, and the date letter for 1935.
0:34:50 > 0:34:53It's even got Omar Ramsden and the OR mark on it.
0:34:53 > 0:34:58Frankly, it couldn't be better. What's it worth, Jack?
0:34:58 > 0:35:01- I don't know, £500 maybe? - £500, you think? What do you think?
0:35:01 > 0:35:04Having a quick look on the internet, I'd hoped maybe £200.
0:35:04 > 0:35:09- This is worth over £1,000. - Pfft! What?
0:35:09 > 0:35:11That was a funny noise, Jack!
0:35:11 > 0:35:16- This is worth, in my opinion, certainly £1,000 to £1,500.- Wow!
0:35:16 > 0:35:20- Jack, why is Mum selling? - Well, we need the money
0:35:20 > 0:35:24- because our car is going completely useless at the moment.- Oh, no.
0:35:24 > 0:35:30And we're going to use funds for a holiday in the Lake District.
0:35:30 > 0:35:32Oh, lovely. Tremendous.
0:35:32 > 0:35:36- So, mend the car and then you'll be able to go to the Lake District.- Yes.
0:35:36 > 0:35:38- So you're happy for us to put it into auction?- Yes.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41- And we'll put a reserve of £1,000 on it.- Lovely.
0:35:41 > 0:35:45With luck, it'll go to the top end. It's the nicest thing today.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48- Excellent.- Thank you very much.
0:35:50 > 0:35:54That's three more items ready to be packed up and sent to auction.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56Here's a quick reminder of them.
0:35:58 > 0:36:06The Omar Ramsden dish from the 1930s is a really classy item and that should have the bidders queuing up.
0:36:08 > 0:36:12Helen's hoping her collection of micro-mosaic jewellery
0:36:12 > 0:36:15will sparkle at auction and make £70 to £100.
0:36:16 > 0:36:22And the girls' Picasso-esque painting, we've done our research here and spoken to the experts.
0:36:22 > 0:36:26I'll be breaking the news to them about its real value in just a moment.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29We've returned for the auction, so let's hope
0:36:29 > 0:36:34colourful auctioneer David Palmer can weave more of his magic for us.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39Going under the hammer now is a collection of jewellery.
0:36:39 > 0:36:43It belongs to Helen, some lovely things here. I love the micro-mosaics.
0:36:43 > 0:36:46We're looking at £70 to £100, put on by our expert, Elizabeth.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48Why are you selling them now? A lot there.
0:36:48 > 0:36:53I know, but they've always been in the box and nobody in the family particularly liked them.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56- I'm never going to wear one. - You would?- I would.
0:36:56 > 0:37:00Some I don't like, but some of them are charming. A really nice selection.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03Since I've been looking at them, I've got more interested.
0:37:03 > 0:37:07- Too late now! It's far too late now! - I did keep one out on the day.
0:37:07 > 0:37:11- I know, Elizabeth told me. That was wise.- I think it's a nice memento.
0:37:11 > 0:37:13A lovely little collection of brooches, 23 in all.
0:37:13 > 0:37:19Nice little collection, put them in at £50. 50, I'm bid. 50, 55. 60, 65.
0:37:19 > 0:37:24- 70, 75. 80, 85.- They've gone. - I know, yes.- 90, 95.
0:37:24 > 0:37:29100 here, 110. At 110, 120. 130, 140, 150?
0:37:29 > 0:37:34Go on, one more! At 150, 160, 170.
0:37:34 > 0:37:39On the net, 180? 180 on the net. 180. Back with you, 190. 180 here.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41Madam, how badly do you want them? Tell him.
0:37:41 > 0:37:42LAUGHTER
0:37:42 > 0:37:45180, still over here at 180.
0:37:45 > 0:37:47You're out down here. At £180, still with the net.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49180, 190.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51Oh, I'm ever so pleased with this.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53I think it's the micro-mosaics.
0:37:53 > 0:37:57200. 210. 220.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59220, 230.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02Helen, we might need a seat at this rate!
0:38:02 > 0:38:06250, in the room. It goes in the room at £250.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08Net, you've got to go to 260. All done?
0:38:08 > 0:38:13At £250, I sell here. Goes at 250...
0:38:13 > 0:38:16That was lovely. A sweet result, £250.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18- I'm pleased, are you pleased?- Yes.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21It's going to be a very nice meal out now!
0:38:23 > 0:38:28- Thank you so much for coming in and showing us those, because that was a great result.- Excellent.
0:38:34 > 0:38:39It's good to see you all again, Flo, Hetty and Stacey, isn't it?
0:38:39 > 0:38:42- That's right.- I did some research with the oil painting.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45I thought it was maybe from Charleston, painted on a piece of panel,
0:38:45 > 0:38:50which is what the artists did there for their weekend retreat in East Sussex.
0:38:50 > 0:38:56We sent images down to the curator and some of the experts down there,
0:38:56 > 0:38:59- they came back with some good news and some bad news.- Right.
0:39:01 > 0:39:04- What do you want first? - Bad first!- Yes, bad.
0:39:04 > 0:39:08Bad news is it's not from one of the known artists, from that particular group.
0:39:08 > 0:39:16So, it's not worth five grand, but it's in the circle of, and of the period, so it's a follower,
0:39:16 > 0:39:21but we can't put a name to it, so we can't give it that provenance to give it a heavyweight value.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24But they've given us a price guide of £200 to £400.
0:39:24 > 0:39:28That's the good news, it's worth more than a fiver, which is what
0:39:28 > 0:39:31- Mum paid for it, or something like that, wasn't it?- £2.50!
0:39:31 > 0:39:33That is good news, isn't it?
0:39:33 > 0:39:36- Yes.- Ready for this?- Yes.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38Because I don't think we can say any more on that.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41It's literally down to the bidders in the room.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44- Good luck, girls.- Thank you. - Here we go.
0:39:44 > 0:39:48The Bloomsbury School oil on panel portrait. Nice little study.
0:39:48 > 0:39:53Start at £100. Straight in, 100? 50, then. 50, I'm bid, 55.
0:39:53 > 0:39:5760, 65. 70, 75. 80, 85.
0:39:57 > 0:40:01- 85, she's a good-looking woman. At 85. 90. 95, 100.- Come on.
0:40:01 > 0:40:07110, 120. 130. 140.
0:40:07 > 0:40:11- 150. 160. 170.- Keep going!
0:40:11 > 0:40:13180. 190.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16200. At £200 now, it's against you.
0:40:16 > 0:40:20At £200, all done at 200?
0:40:20 > 0:40:23That's good. We did say 200 to 400, didn't we?
0:40:23 > 0:40:25- Yeah.- We had fun researching that.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27What's the money going to go towards?
0:40:27 > 0:40:29A car, I think. A new car.
0:40:29 > 0:40:32- For you?- Yes. - And for Mum.- For Mum as well.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34You're going to share it?
0:40:34 > 0:40:41- Yes.- And have driving lessons and just generally use it and run it into the ground?- No!
0:40:46 > 0:40:49Megan and Jack, it's great to see you all again.
0:40:49 > 0:40:52The Larkin family. And I think Mum and Dad bought the best thing
0:40:52 > 0:40:55in on the day. They really did. That's quality.
0:40:55 > 0:41:00If you're talking Omar Ramsden, this is as good as it gets, Charlie. It really is.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03Both the silver and the enamel work is wonderful.
0:41:03 > 0:41:05Particularly the enamel work.
0:41:05 > 0:41:07So, why are you selling this?
0:41:07 > 0:41:10Why is Mum selling this?
0:41:10 > 0:41:16It was in a box, which has been away for eight years.
0:41:16 > 0:41:20I put them away when the children were born. We haven't had it out since.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22- Just in case.- Just in case.
0:41:22 > 0:41:28Sticky fingers. We've got a valuation of 1,000 to 1,500.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30Can we see this doing two grand?
0:41:30 > 0:41:33I think the estimate is right. I would say that, wouldn't I?
0:41:33 > 0:41:38- It's sensible.- It's come-and-get-me. If we'd put 2,000 to 3,000 on it, we'd have frightened people away.
0:41:38 > 0:41:44If people think they're going to buy for 1,000, 1,500, they'll go an extra bid or two.
0:41:44 > 0:41:49Good luck, OK? It's going under the hammer now. This is it. Here we go.
0:41:49 > 0:41:50The George V
0:41:50 > 0:41:53silver dish by Omar Ramsden.
0:41:53 > 0:41:56I've sold Omar Ramsden in the past, he usually goes quite well.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58Should have a number of phone bids.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01- That's a good indication. - Let's start straight in at £1,000.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04At 1,000, I'm bid. Take 1,100 now.
0:42:04 > 0:42:091,100, 1,200. 1,300, 1,400. 1,500.
0:42:09 > 0:42:121,600. 1,700.
0:42:12 > 0:42:15At 1,700. 1,800.
0:42:15 > 0:42:161,900.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20- We've done it.- 2,000.- Yes!
0:42:20 > 0:42:212,100. 2,200.
0:42:21 > 0:42:262,300, you're both out down here? 2,300. 2,400? 2,400 this side.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28- This is great, Jane.- 2,500?
0:42:28 > 0:42:322,500. 2,600?
0:42:32 > 0:42:36Look at the action pose. 2,600. 2700? 2,600.
0:42:36 > 0:42:38Where are the other two phones now?
0:42:38 > 0:42:44I'll sell on the phone with the bid. At £2,600, are you sure you're done?
0:42:45 > 0:42:49- Yes! The hammer's gone down. £2,600.- Thank you.
0:42:50 > 0:42:56- That's fantastic.- Very pleased. - OK, Jack, do you know where all the money's going?
0:42:56 > 0:42:57Have Mum and Dad decided?
0:42:57 > 0:42:59To my bank.
0:42:59 > 0:43:03- The Jack bank!- On a holiday, maybe.
0:43:03 > 0:43:05Yes, big family holiday.
0:43:05 > 0:43:07Thank you so much for bringing such quality in.
0:43:08 > 0:43:12Quality always sells. If you've got anything like that, we want to see it.
0:43:12 > 0:43:14We're running out of time here,
0:43:14 > 0:43:17so from all of us here, cheerio until the next time.
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