0:00:07 > 0:00:13This Essex town developed from a small village into a seaside resort in the late 19th century
0:00:13 > 0:00:17and it became the perfect place to take a dip in the English Channel.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20Welcome to Flog It! from Clacton-on-Sea!
0:00:40 > 0:00:44Today we've rolled up at Clacton's Princes Theatre.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49A wide range of events goes on in here from youth theatre
0:00:49 > 0:00:50to classic seaside entertainment
0:00:50 > 0:00:54with big stars like Danny La Rue - he IS a big star! -
0:00:54 > 0:00:57and Ken Dodd. So we should fit right in, shouldn't we?
0:00:58 > 0:01:04And helping me hunt out the weird and the wonderful today are experts Will Axon and Elizabeth Talbot.
0:01:05 > 0:01:12Elizabeth's enthusiasm for antiques started in childhood, often found at auctions and fleamarkets,
0:01:12 > 0:01:15scrabbling under the tables to find treasures.
0:01:15 > 0:01:19And Will remembers his mother having a good eye for spotting gems.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22Will claims this skill has rubbed off on him.
0:01:23 > 0:01:29And later in the show, I'll be exploring this, the tallest Tudor gatehouse in England
0:01:29 > 0:01:31'and meeting the lucky man who calls it home.'
0:01:31 > 0:01:33Fabulous house you've got!
0:01:33 > 0:01:36- We're very lucky! - The whole thing oozes history.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40But first, Elizabeth has been quick to find her first item.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44She just needs the owner Maureen so she can put her talent to the test.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51Ah, Maureen! Hello, nice to see you!
0:01:51 > 0:01:52- How are you?- Fine, thank you.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55Paul's given me the honour of looking at your stool.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59Thank you for bringing it in. I really like this, I've been having a good look at it,
0:01:59 > 0:02:03but there's obviously a story behind it, have you inherited it?
0:02:03 > 0:02:08No, I went to an auction - I'd just bought our first house and we went to an auction -
0:02:08 > 0:02:12and it came up for auction and I liked the carvings on the legs.
0:02:12 > 0:02:20- So was it an old house you had? - A Victorian house, very small, in Walthamstow.
0:02:20 > 0:02:21So when was that?
0:02:21 > 0:02:24- In the 70s...yes.- Right, OK.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26Did you recover it when you...?
0:02:26 > 0:02:30No, I've never touched it... It was like that when I bought it.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34I like the top, I know that's not what would originally go with it.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37So it blended with the interior so it was fine...?
0:02:37 > 0:02:42- I think there's actually the original leather top, or a leather top under there...- Oh!
0:02:42 > 0:02:46..and if you feel it you'll also feel the horsehair under there as you'd expect.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49Do you know how old it is or anything else...?
0:02:49 > 0:02:52No, I don't know anything about it. That's why I brought it along.
0:02:52 > 0:02:56Right - well, it actually dates from the William IV period,
0:02:56 > 0:03:01so it's about 1820, 1830 in date. So it's getting on for 200 years old,
0:03:01 > 0:03:04so it's lived a little while now.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08What I'm struck by is the weight of it, which is just incredible.
0:03:08 > 0:03:13For a small stool like this, which looks sort of light and elegant, it's made of solid walnut
0:03:13 > 0:03:17- rather than walnut veneer and which really gives it such a hefty... - Yeah, it is quite... It is heavy.
0:03:17 > 0:03:21Unusually so, but it really adds to its charm.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23And it's been beautifully carved in the solid.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27And the tops of the legs have got these wonderful lotus leaf carvings to the...
0:03:27 > 0:03:30- Yes, that's what attracted me. - You like that? - Yeah, I did actually, yeah.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34But what I like about this is, it's not just carved on the outside,
0:03:34 > 0:03:37it's actually carved all the way round each side of the legs. Oh, right.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39So it's sort of no expense spared.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43- They've gone all the way the leg and carved it all the same, which is really nice.- Yeah.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47And it goes down to these really solid ring-turned legs,
0:03:47 > 0:03:50which really sort of stand firm and it looks very, very stable.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52So I like that.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55- Have you any concept of its value now?- Not really, no.
0:03:55 > 0:04:00I think the auction open-market value at the moment would be round about £80 to £120.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02Oh, lovely, yeah. Very happy with that.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06And would you like a reserve on it at that sort of...?
0:04:06 > 0:04:08Yes, about 60, would you think?
0:04:08 > 0:04:10- About 60? £60, yes.- With a...
0:04:10 > 0:04:11- With discretion?- Yes.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15- Fine. Well, we'll have an £80 to £120 estimate.- Yes.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18We'll agree with the auctioneer a discretionary reserve of £60
0:04:18 > 0:04:20- so it's got the safety net of a sort.- Yes.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23- And then we'll see what people think.- That will be quite exciting.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37- Norman.- Hi, Will.- You look far too fit to me to have to use a cane.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40- You didn't use this to get here, did you?- No, not at all.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42This is great, I love it.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46A little silver-topped bulldog cane.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50Now they're two good words together, "silver-topped" and "cane".
0:04:50 > 0:04:53How have you come by this? Is this in your stick stand at home or...?
0:04:53 > 0:04:57- No, I inherited it about three months ago.- So quite recently.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59- Yes.- Where...? Who from?
0:04:59 > 0:05:02Actually from my mother. She had them.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06- Yes.- Or she had them, but it came originally from my grandfather.
0:05:06 > 0:05:12- So originally from your grandfather to your mother and then to you.- Yes.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14- So that's three generations.- Yes.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18- Have you any idea what sort of age it is?- No idea.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21Well, as with all English silver, it's fully hallmarked.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23We've got the marks here. They're ever so small.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26I mean, my eyesight's not too bad, but we've got here
0:05:26 > 0:05:30- the lion's head, that tells me it's silver.- Right.
0:05:30 > 0:05:37And that looks like a capital G within a shield, which tells me it dates to 1882.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40So it's got a good age to it, over 100 years old.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43But to be fair, Norman, it does...
0:05:43 > 0:05:46It looks its age a little bit, doesn't it?
0:05:46 > 0:05:49- We've got a little bit of misshaping here, haven't we?- Yes.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53We've had a bit of a bash and his ears have been bashed in somewhat.
0:05:53 > 0:05:57I mean, that's something that can be put right,
0:05:57 > 0:06:01it's not the end of the world, but it's a bit of a fiddly job.
0:06:01 > 0:06:06But I think the collectors of this type of piece, they're going to be prepared
0:06:06 > 0:06:09for a little bit of that, but it will hold it back
0:06:09 > 0:06:12on what sort of money it's going to make at auction.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16I think in perfect condition, if it had been tiptop and crisp as you like,
0:06:16 > 0:06:21I wouldn't have hesitated to put an estimate of 200 to 300 on this,
0:06:21 > 0:06:25but because of the damage I'm going to rein that back in
0:06:25 > 0:06:28to about 50 to 100. How do you feel about that?
0:06:28 > 0:06:31- Fine.- And what about a reserve? I mean, where does it live at home?
0:06:31 > 0:06:35Is it on display or is literally thrown under the stairs in the cupboard?
0:06:35 > 0:06:36In the garage at present.
0:06:36 > 0:06:40- In the garage.- Yeah. - So, are you going to want back if it doesn't sell?
0:06:40 > 0:06:41No.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44I think we should go then no reserve, how do you feel about that?
0:06:44 > 0:06:48- Yeah, OK.- Yeah? Let's see how it goes in the saleroom and see you there again.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51- OK.- OK then.- Thank you very much. - Well done, Norman.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57- Anne.- Hello, Paul. - We're in the Princes Theatre
0:06:57 > 0:07:01and you've brought along a volume of stars of stage and screen and, who knows,
0:07:01 > 0:07:03some of them may have trod the boards here.
0:07:03 > 0:07:08- I doubt it somehow.- I... Think positively! Do you think they might have done?
0:07:08 > 0:07:10They may have done, yeah, but...
0:07:10 > 0:07:15I want to know how you came across this because it is in perfect condition
0:07:15 > 0:07:19and whoever put this together was very meticulous.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21Look at all these photographs. How did you come...?
0:07:21 > 0:07:24I don't know who put it together, I'm afraid. I wish I did.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27I wish I had some history to tell you, but I haven't, really.
0:07:27 > 0:07:31All I can tell you is that it's been around in our family for a long, long time.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34And it's been in my loft for many years.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38Has it? Well, you've got a good dry loft then, that's for sure...
0:07:38 > 0:07:41- I have.- Cos there's no damage to this.- Well, I did have, yes.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45- I've just moved.- Have you? - And that's really why it's come to the fore again.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49- You were clearing out the attic... - That's right. - ..and came across this.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53These are actors and actresses from the early 1900s.
0:07:53 > 0:07:59Somebody has focused on this particular lady, Miss Gladys Cooper.
0:07:59 > 0:08:06She starred in a film called Rogues with David Niven which won the Golden Globe award in 1965.
0:08:06 > 0:08:07- Oh, really, as recently as that?- Yes.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10- Well, she only died in 1975.- Right.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13- She was born in...- I should have done more research.
0:08:13 > 0:08:14She was born in 1888,
0:08:14 > 0:08:18so she had a very good innings, she was 90-odd when she died.
0:08:18 > 0:08:23- But somebody...was absolutely fixated with her.- Yes.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26Each photograph is individual,
0:08:26 > 0:08:28there are no duplicates.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32And I think - I haven't counted them, I don't know about you -
0:08:32 > 0:08:37but I think there's around 200 to 300 of Gladys Cooper.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40- I'm sure there must be. - It just goes on and on and on.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44All the way through her career.
0:08:44 > 0:08:49But then... there's another massive fixation
0:08:49 > 0:08:54on another beautiful, beautiful actress
0:08:54 > 0:08:58called Gertie Miller. Gertie Miller was the daughter of a mill worker
0:08:58 > 0:09:01and it's a classic story of poor girl made good.
0:09:01 > 0:09:08You know, she became a fantastic star in the West End, a singing star,
0:09:08 > 0:09:12and became a duchess. She married Lord Dudley in 1924.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14- Did she?- So what a lovely ending to her career.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18But, there are around, I would say,
0:09:18 > 0:09:23100 maybe plus of her.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26- Yes, yes. - Now the difficult thing is...
0:09:26 > 0:09:31The difficult thing is, OK, I don't know who's going to buy
0:09:31 > 0:09:35100 Gertie Millers or nearly 300 Gladys Coopers.
0:09:35 > 0:09:39- That's... That's...- That's right. - That's the big difficulty.
0:09:41 > 0:09:45That's why I'm finding it hard to put a value on this,
0:09:45 > 0:09:50but I'd like to put it into auction with a tempting £200 to £300 estimate.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52- Right.- A reserve at £200 fixed...
0:09:52 > 0:09:57- Yes.- If that's OK with you. - That's fine.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00So, let's say 200 to 300, fixed reserve at 200
0:10:00 > 0:10:04- and I'll see you on stage at the auction.- Thank you.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19Chris, thank you for bringing in your Hornby Number 30 train set,
0:10:19 > 0:10:21which I shall just have a look at here.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23I think that's lovely.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25What can you tell me about this one?
0:10:25 > 0:10:28Well, I've owned it many, many years.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31It was given to me as... I think it was a Christmas present by my dad.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34I was about six or seven at the time.
0:10:34 > 0:10:38And I was never really into trains.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42I played with it a few times, but not much as you can see.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46I was more...into more little model cars, you know, the Dinky's.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48- Dinky's, uh-huh.- Dinky's, yes.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51So you collected those, but didn't play so much with...?
0:10:51 > 0:10:55- Yes, and sadly it went in the loft and that's where it's stayed for about 50 years.- Really?
0:10:55 > 0:10:59- Yeah.- Hence its lovely condition? - Yes.
0:10:59 > 0:11:05It's a Number 30 set from a range of many, many sets that Hornby produced.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08Frank Hornby established the tinplate train part of the business
0:11:08 > 0:11:12in the 1920s and they copied and cribbed a lot of ideas
0:11:12 > 0:11:16from the German toy manufacturers of that time, but he made it very English.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19His attitude was very much "English toys for English boys",
0:11:19 > 0:11:22- that was I think one of his catchphrases.- Yes.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25This was produced just slightly post-war.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27The early post-war ones have openwork,
0:11:27 > 0:11:31the tinplate actually stamped in the openwork elements
0:11:31 > 0:11:34to the undercarriage is a giveaway to dating it,
0:11:34 > 0:11:37so you probably had it new at a time when they were probably
0:11:37 > 0:11:39- just changing into the post-war design.- Yes.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42So it's quite an interesting transitional set.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46So you're looking to sell it, clear it out of the attic.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49Yes, and whatever this realises at the auction
0:11:49 > 0:11:54- hopefully it'll buy me another little Dinky car.- Ah.
0:11:54 > 0:11:58- Well, let's hope we can help towards the next addition to that.- Yes.
0:11:58 > 0:12:03In terms of value, if we balance the fact that it's in such lovely condition, and for a collector
0:12:03 > 0:12:07this is as good as it gets, with the fact that in terms of a Hornby set it's one of the more
0:12:07 > 0:12:12simple sets that they produced, I think that it should sell between £70 and £100, I'd have thought.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14- Right.- Are you happy with that one?
0:12:14 > 0:12:17- Yes, I'd be happy, yes. - And would you like a reserve on?
0:12:19 > 0:12:21- Put a reserve of 50, please.- 50?
0:12:21 > 0:12:24- Yes.- OK. £50 firm and, hopefully, that will be put towards
0:12:24 > 0:12:27the next investment for your collection.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30- That would be good, be great. - We'll see you at the auction.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32- Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37Everybody is having a marvellous day here.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41We've been working flat out and we've found some real treasures to take off to auction.
0:12:41 > 0:12:46For today's sale we're taking a trip up the road to the Roman town of Colchester.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53And this is where today's action is taking place,
0:12:53 > 0:12:54Reeman Dansie Auction Rooms.
0:12:54 > 0:12:58On the rostrum is James Grinter, the man with all the local knowledge.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01Just before the sale starts I'm going to get myself into place
0:13:01 > 0:13:04and leave you with a quick recap of all the items going under the hammer.
0:13:04 > 0:13:08Firstly, Chris is happy to cash in his Hornby train set.
0:13:08 > 0:13:13Will he get the much wanted funds to expand his Dinky toy collection, I wonder?
0:13:13 > 0:13:18Then there's Norman's silver bulldog topped cane, once proudly owned by his grandfather.
0:13:18 > 0:13:24Norman's not keen on it, so with no reserve this stylish accessory will find a new home at auction.
0:13:26 > 0:13:31And I think Anne's postcard album is a wonderful snapshot of times gone by.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34I don't know who's going to buy...
0:13:36 > 0:13:38..100 Gertie Millers.
0:13:38 > 0:13:42Will any of the bidders remember the stars of yesteryear?
0:13:42 > 0:13:46And, finally, the walnut stool that Maureen acquired in the 1970s.
0:13:46 > 0:13:50Elizabeth gave it a cautious £80 to £120.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53Could Maureen shortly be sitting on a profit?
0:13:56 > 0:13:58You were right!
0:13:59 > 0:14:03We'll soon find out, but before that it's full steam ahead for Chris.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06Well, there's £70 to £100 riding on this next lot.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09It's the Hornby train set belonging to Chris.
0:14:09 > 0:14:10I hope we're on the right tracks
0:14:10 > 0:14:13with that valuation by Elizabeth and I'm sure we are.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16- Boys and their toys!- Absolutely. - And they've been played with...
0:14:16 > 0:14:18- Yes. - But they've been enjoyed and loved.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21- Elizabeth, I think the valuation was spot on.- Excellent.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23And we're going to find out now. This is it.
0:14:23 > 0:14:27Number 571 is the Hornby train set.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30I have two commissions. I start the bidding at £50.
0:14:30 > 0:14:3255. Over here now at 55.
0:14:32 > 0:14:3460. 65. At £65 is bid.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38Over here now at £65. Are you all...?
0:14:38 > 0:14:41- 70.- Yes!- At 70 against you.
0:14:41 > 0:14:4475. 75.
0:14:44 > 0:14:4680. At £80. Make it 85? No?
0:14:46 > 0:14:50At £80 is bid. Are you all done?
0:14:50 > 0:14:52- Yes.- Good.- £80.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54Yeah, that's good. That's good news.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56That's very good news. We were on the right track there.
0:14:56 > 0:14:57We are indeed, yes.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00In a way it's sad to see them go, but what do you do with them?
0:15:00 > 0:15:03You know, I've got things like this which eventually I know I'm going to have to sell.
0:15:03 > 0:15:07Yes. Well, what I'm going to do with the money, I'm going to give a third to my wife...
0:15:07 > 0:15:12- Right, OK.- And a third to charity, Help The Heroes, and the other third
0:15:12 > 0:15:16is going to go towards my other passion which is Dinky toys.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19- Oh, right, OK. - Dinky toys. Into Dinky toys, yeah.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21Moving over to Dinky toys. Good market.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25- A good thing to do. Well done, Chris.- Thank you.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34Every gentleman deserves a fine walking cane
0:15:34 > 0:15:36and there's one going under the hammer right now.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38- It belongs to Norman.- Yeah.
0:15:38 > 0:15:39And this was your grandfather's.
0:15:39 > 0:15:43- Yes.- Were you surprised at the value of this one that Will put on?
0:15:43 > 0:15:47- No, I had no idea what it was worth. - I think you're spot on with this. It could do little more.
0:15:47 > 0:15:52Yeah, I mean, I've given it quite a wide estimate, 50 to 100, cos there is a bit of damage
0:15:52 > 0:15:56to the bulldog, but it's very dapper and canes are well collected.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58There is another cane in the sale today as well,
0:15:58 > 0:16:01so hopefully someone's, you know, spotted ours as well.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04Or bulldog lovers, not just walking cane people...
0:16:04 > 0:16:05- Exactly.- ..but bulldog lovers.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09- Exactly. Dogs are a good subject in antiques, you know that.- Yeah.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12Number 585 is the Victorian silver-topped novelty walking stick
0:16:12 > 0:16:14with a dog's head handle.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16There we are. London, 1882.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19£50 for it? 50? 50 I have down here. At 50.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21- Straight in.- Straight in now at £50.
0:16:21 > 0:16:2455. 60. Five.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27At £65. Over here now at £65.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29Are you all done?
0:16:29 > 0:16:31Yes, £65.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33We got it away. Well done.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35So it's off to a new home. And a good valuation, Will.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37Yeah, well, we kept it a little bit down because of the damage and so on.
0:16:37 > 0:16:43These things in perfect condition make hundreds, but you got the right money for it here today.
0:16:43 > 0:16:44Thank you.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54Anne, I've had some positive feedback about the photo album.
0:16:54 > 0:17:00It's been viewed. The auctioneer said lovely quality, great condition.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03I just hope they're not returned to sender at the end of the day!
0:17:03 > 0:17:09We've taken a punt at £200 to £300, but I just hope the theatre collectors are out there
0:17:09 > 0:17:13- that are after this album, because it is genuinely fantastic.- Yes.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16Oh, dear. I can't see anybody that's sort of...
0:17:16 > 0:17:19- Sort of actor-looking in here, can you, really? So, it's kind of...- No.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22..making me feel a little bit scared.
0:17:22 > 0:17:27Right, here we go, this is where all the excitement starts. This is it. Good luck.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30Number 551 is the Edwardian postcard album
0:17:30 > 0:17:32with all the various stars in it.
0:17:32 > 0:17:36£200 to start me. 150 then. 150 is bid. I'm there at 150. 160.
0:17:36 > 0:17:41170. 180. 190. 200. At 200. 210.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44220. 230.
0:17:44 > 0:17:45240. At 240's bid down here now.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47At 240. 250.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51At 250 down here now. 260.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53At 260. 270. 280.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55Oh, brilliant, we could do the 300.
0:17:55 > 0:17:59280. 290. At £290. On the telephone now.
0:17:59 > 0:18:04At £290...all done.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06Yes! Top end! £290.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09- I'm ever so pleased for you, Anne. - Thank you very much, Paul.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11Cor, that was a brave punt, wasn't it?
0:18:18 > 0:18:20- Yes.- Next is my favourite lot in the whole sale.
0:18:20 > 0:18:25I'm in love with this tiny little walnut stool. It belongs to Maureen and it's beautiful.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27- Oh, thank you.- If I was allowed to buy this, I would.
0:18:27 > 0:18:31I just think it's so understated and it's just so English.
0:18:31 > 0:18:36There's just something so beautiful about this. The colour is just right.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38And I think with the right covering on this you're looking at a winner.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41It's in a very genuine condition at the moment
0:18:41 > 0:18:44and that top cover could reveal an earlier cover anyway.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46- Yes.- So, lovely, lovely piece, yes.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50- Just how we like to find it.- And I'm hoping for a little more than the top end cos it's quality.
0:18:50 > 0:18:54- Fingers crossed!- It's auctions and we don't know what's going to happen.
0:18:54 > 0:18:55That's why we love them!
0:18:55 > 0:18:58- Oh, is it?- Yeah, this is it. - Oh, my goodness!
0:18:58 > 0:19:02The Regency mahogany stool in the manner of Bullock.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04There we are, the stool there as shown.
0:19:04 > 0:19:09I have two commissions with me and I start the bidding at £150.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12- You were right!- At 150.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15Do I hear 160? 160. 170.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18At 170. 180. 190.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21At 190 is bid. 200. 210.
0:19:21 > 0:19:25At 210. 220. 230. 240. 250.
0:19:25 > 0:19:30At 250. 260. 270. At 270. 280. 290.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33At 290. 300. I'm out.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36At £300 on the telephone. 320.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39At 320 is bid now. 320. 340.
0:19:39 > 0:19:43At 340 on the telephone. £340.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45Are you all done?
0:19:45 > 0:19:48- Yes. That's what it's all about! - Oh, that's lovely.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50I knew it was quality.
0:19:50 > 0:19:51When I saw that at the valuation day
0:19:51 > 0:19:55- I was drooling, wasn't I? What a surprise.- That is a surprise.
0:19:55 > 0:19:59That's what auctions are all about. Two people fall in love with something
0:19:59 > 0:20:03and they won't give in and they keep bidding and you get a lot more for your money.
0:20:03 > 0:20:07- Oh, I really enjoyed watching that go.- I bet you did!
0:20:07 > 0:20:12We'll be back in the auction room a little later, where a first-timer is having beginner's luck.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15Oh!
0:20:17 > 0:20:19And a storm brews about Wendy's painting.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21Oh, yes!
0:20:21 > 0:20:23They're fighting it out on the phone now.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26But first follow me to a Tudor masterpiece.
0:20:37 > 0:20:41In the reign of King Henry VIII it was important to impress.
0:20:41 > 0:20:46In the competitive Tudor court you needed to be noticed to get ahead, so if I was a Tudor Lord
0:20:46 > 0:20:50and I wanted to impress my sovereign what could be better than this?
0:20:50 > 0:20:54Layer Marney Tower, the tallest Tudor gatehouse in England.
0:20:56 > 0:21:02Built around 1520, the building is principally the creation of Henry, the first Lord Marney.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05Marney had come from humble beginnings but rose quickly through
0:21:05 > 0:21:10the ranks of Henry VIII's competitive Tudor court.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13The design he chose for this gatehouse was the height of fashion
0:21:13 > 0:21:18in the early 16th century and the preferred taste of Henry VIII.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21Marney used Italian-style terracotta here to symbolise
0:21:21 > 0:21:25not just his wealth but his closeness to the Royal Court.
0:21:25 > 0:21:30Indeed, it was the king who gave permission for the battlements on the top of the gatehouse.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44However, Henry Marney's architectural vision was never completed.
0:21:44 > 0:21:50He died in 1523 and while his son carried on with some building work he sadly died some two years later.
0:21:50 > 0:21:54There were no male heirs left to carry on with the construction
0:21:54 > 0:21:58or indeed hold on to this estate, so all of this fell into new hands.
0:22:08 > 0:22:12Then architectural styles in England changed and that's thanks greatly
0:22:12 > 0:22:14to Henry VIII's second wife, Anne Boleyn.
0:22:14 > 0:22:18You see, a wife's sleeping quarters were generally above her husband's,
0:22:18 > 0:22:22but Anne Boleyn decided to buck the trend and sleep next to her husband,
0:22:22 > 0:22:25an example soon to be followed throughout the country.
0:22:34 > 0:22:36This new trend, favoured by Henry VIII,
0:22:36 > 0:22:39meant there was less need for separate rooms,
0:22:39 > 0:22:43so buildings required fewer floors and staircases, so this,
0:22:43 > 0:22:46the tallest Tudor tower in the land, was soon outdated.
0:22:46 > 0:22:51For 500 years many families have called Layer Marney Tower home,
0:22:51 > 0:22:54each making changes to suit their needs and tastes.
0:22:54 > 0:22:59Then, just 50 years ago, the gatehouse became the home of Susan and Gerald Charrington.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02They had fallen for the house when they were married
0:23:02 > 0:23:06in the adjacent church and when the tower came up for sale they snapped it up.
0:23:06 > 0:23:11As well as raising a family in their new home, they've also opened it up to the public.
0:23:11 > 0:23:17Nicholas, their son, has now taken over the running of the house and lives here with his wife and family.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26- Nicholas, hi! - Hi, Paul. Very good to see you.
0:23:26 > 0:23:27Thank you for inviting me here.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30- What a fabulous house you've got! - We're very lucky. Very lucky.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33- The whole thing oozes history, it really does.- It's...
0:23:33 > 0:23:38You know, it's a great building and, you know, the Tudors were keen builders,
0:23:38 > 0:23:40but I think Lord Marney really put up something special here.
0:23:40 > 0:23:45- What are you doing in there? What room is that?- This is what we call the banqueting room and the...
0:23:45 > 0:23:51Just Lord Marney, maybe his wife, would have come up here and had a meal, enjoyed the view
0:23:51 > 0:23:55and been a little bit separate from the rest of their household
0:23:55 > 0:23:59and important guests would have been brought up the tower, admired the views,
0:23:59 > 0:24:01maybe treated to a little meal in here.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04- And did Henry VIII stay here? - Undoubtedly, undoubtedly!
0:24:04 > 0:24:10I mean, we know he stayed here, he came here in August 1522, and, you know, he loved this sort of thing.
0:24:10 > 0:24:15- He was still quite a fit man... - You've got to be fit to get up here, haven't you?- Exactly!
0:24:15 > 0:24:18Yeah, and he hadn't become the great barrel that one sees in later paintings.
0:24:18 > 0:24:23So I'm sure he would have got up here and, you know, probably taken a young lady up here with him.
0:24:23 > 0:24:27- Shall we talk about the rest of the house and have a wander? - Yeah, do, that would be lovely.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38This is just terrific.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40So what was it like growing up here as a young boy?
0:24:40 > 0:24:43Well, it was terrific. I mean, I was actually born here,
0:24:43 > 0:24:49and I think I was the first child born here since something like 1920, and you've got all this space,
0:24:49 > 0:24:54you can run around, you can get away from your parents, you can do things and not get found out.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56And I think as a parent also, because I now see it that way,
0:24:56 > 0:25:01- you know, we've got four children all running around, it's great because they can buzz off...- Yes.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04- ..do terrible things and you don't hear them.- Life's an adventure.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07Life's an adventure, yes.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09So what did your parents do to the building?
0:25:09 > 0:25:13When they bought it, the buildings themselves were essentially sound.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15- Yeah.- You know, the roofs were pretty watertight.
0:25:15 > 0:25:19They did a lot of work on to the garden and they did a lot of work on the terracotta.
0:25:19 > 0:25:23The pieces here, the brickwork here, this is something
0:25:23 > 0:25:29my parents put in in the early 1970s and because it's the terracotta that's seen as
0:25:29 > 0:25:32the most important part of the whole building architecturally...
0:25:32 > 0:25:35That's the wealth, something you see on the facade.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38You know, it just brings it alive.
0:25:38 > 0:25:42And if you look up there you've got sort of old Tudor terracotta work
0:25:42 > 0:25:45- and, you know, that's very nearly 500 years old. - That's incredible, isn't it?
0:25:45 > 0:25:48It's a bit weatherbeaten but it's in great condition.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51When did you take over the running of the house?
0:25:51 > 0:25:52Just about 20 years ago, now.
0:25:52 > 0:25:56The sort of changes we've made is we've probably become a bit more commercial
0:25:56 > 0:26:00about the whole thing in a bid to, you know, keep the whole thing running.
0:26:00 > 0:26:04And we've now reroofed this gatehouse, we've put probably
0:26:04 > 0:26:07Europe's finest lavatory block in, and done a lot of other works,
0:26:07 > 0:26:11lifting parts of it, not, I have to say, all the way up the tower.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13I like what you've done.
0:26:13 > 0:26:17- That Hopper over there caught my eye because it's dated 2006.- Yes.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20- It's beautifully dressed in lead with traditional skills...- Yes.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22But you've put the correct date on there when you did it.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25It's your legacy, you're adding to this, aren't you?
0:26:25 > 0:26:29I mean, we are, but also I think actually from the point of view of,
0:26:29 > 0:26:34you know, future visitors anyway it's quite interesting to see, you know, that it is...
0:26:34 > 0:26:36It's an ongoing process.
0:26:36 > 0:26:40Well, as well as the new loo blocks and this wonderful terrace, what else is ongoing?
0:26:40 > 0:26:41Come with me, let me show you.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01- This is a nice room. - It's a lovely room, this one.
0:27:01 > 0:27:05It's part of the original Royal apartments and this
0:27:05 > 0:27:09principal space would have been some sort of reception, receiving room
0:27:09 > 0:27:12and then you'd have a bedroom to one side
0:27:12 > 0:27:17and then a few servants kipping, a garderobe/loo on the other side.
0:27:17 > 0:27:23- And we got quite stuck in a few years ago and put this new ceiling into the room.- I liked the carved bosses.
0:27:23 > 0:27:27They're rather fun. You've got sort of what we call the eight animals in the middle,
0:27:27 > 0:27:31which is really seven farm animals and then you will notice the pattern
0:27:31 > 0:27:33resembles what we've got on the windows.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36- It does actually repeat the window. - Yeah, yeah. It's a good space.
0:27:48 > 0:27:54Henry Marney built this tower to impress his King, but he also created a wonderful family home
0:27:54 > 0:27:59and I think it's really quite fitting that some 500 years later Nicholas is still enjoying this
0:27:59 > 0:28:04with his family, and also preserving a piece of history for all of us to appreciate.
0:28:12 > 0:28:16Well, from a house fit for a king to some brooches owned by a king.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19That's Rosemary King, to give her her full title, and she's next to appear
0:28:19 > 0:28:22back at Clacton's Princes Theatre.
0:28:24 > 0:28:28Rosemary, you've brought in two lovely bits of jewellery, I must say.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30Are these yours, do you wear these out?
0:28:30 > 0:28:33- Did you wear them here today? - No, no.
0:28:33 > 0:28:36Don't tell me, I hear this all the time from people
0:28:36 > 0:28:38with nice bits of jewellery, they sit in a drawer
0:28:38 > 0:28:40- doing nothing.- Yeah.
0:28:40 > 0:28:43Let's have a look at them now a little bit closer.
0:28:43 > 0:28:46This one interested me when I first saw it.
0:28:46 > 0:28:51This has actually got the motto of the Order Of The Thistle.
0:28:51 > 0:28:55It's one of the three Scottish regiments in the British Army. Now tell me, is there...
0:28:55 > 0:28:59Is there anyone in your family who was a member of a regiment in Scotland perhaps?
0:28:59 > 0:29:01No, not as far as I know.
0:29:01 > 0:29:05I don't know anything much about my family at all, which I regret.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07Really? What's happened there, then?
0:29:07 > 0:29:09Just sort of drifted apart or just no-one ever...?
0:29:09 > 0:29:12No, I just never asked my mum and dad any questions.
0:29:12 > 0:29:14- There's a lesson, isn't there? - Definitely.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17- Ask them questions while they're here.- Yeah.- Get the photos out.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20- Yeah.- Get them to write everything on the back.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23- Yeah.- But that's a nice sort of sweetheart brooch, I'd call that.
0:29:23 > 0:29:28Someone who's in the Forces, their sweetheart would wear that to remember them
0:29:28 > 0:29:32and surrounded nicely with those little sort of rose-cut diamonds.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35They are proper diamonds, nice stones there.
0:29:35 > 0:29:39Not huge value in the stones, but nonetheless a nice little touch.
0:29:39 > 0:29:41And then we move forward to this one.
0:29:41 > 0:29:43What can you tell me about this?
0:29:43 > 0:29:45- This isn't a regimental brooch, is it?- No.
0:29:45 > 0:29:47It's just that I used to do archery
0:29:47 > 0:29:55and one day we were in the town and we happened to see that in a shop and my husband bought it for me.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57- Really?- My ex-husband, I should say.
0:29:57 > 0:29:59I can see the theme and that's rather nice.
0:29:59 > 0:30:05I mean, the arrow, archery has a lot of connotations with jewellery, Cupid's bow, Cupid's arrow.
0:30:05 > 0:30:09And, again, nicely set with these little diamonds.
0:30:09 > 0:30:13Period-wise, I suspect he's bought that second-hand from a jewellers.
0:30:13 > 0:30:19- Yes, it was.- Cos this is probably going to be period Art Deco.
0:30:19 > 0:30:23Value wise, I mean, I dread to think what he may have paid for that.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26- I don't think... - He may have told you or...
0:30:26 > 0:30:28I can't remember now how much it was.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31Auction estimate for that
0:30:31 > 0:30:33would be 300 to 500.
0:30:33 > 0:30:36- Let's reserve it at that bottom figure, about 300.- Yeah.
0:30:36 > 0:30:38And then we move on to the sweetheart brooch.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41I'm going to value that at 100 to 150.
0:30:41 > 0:30:45Let's put a discretion on that of £100 reserve, shall we?
0:30:45 > 0:30:48So we've got 10% discretion.
0:30:48 > 0:30:51- Well, Rosemary, it's been a pleasure meeting you.- Thank you.
0:30:51 > 0:30:54Let's hope we do well for you on the auction.
0:30:54 > 0:30:56Right, thank you very much.
0:31:06 > 0:31:10So, my first question is to whom does this wonderful tureen belong?
0:31:10 > 0:31:13- To me, Sylvia.- So it is to Sylvia? - Sylvia, yeah.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16So, Denise, you've come along to see what Sylvia's tureen is worth?
0:31:16 > 0:31:18- Yes.- OK.- Moral support.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21Well done. So how have you come by this, Sylvia?
0:31:21 > 0:31:24- Well, it was a very dear friend of mine who has recently passed away. - Right.
0:31:24 > 0:31:29And it was given to her around about the 1930s when she lived in Maida Vale
0:31:29 > 0:31:33- and it did come from an antiques shop.- How wonderful.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35And I haven't got any room for it.
0:31:35 > 0:31:41- It's a big item, isn't it?- I live in a small flat, where we both are,
0:31:41 > 0:31:44where we live. It would just go back in a box.
0:31:44 > 0:31:49- Right.- And I work for a charity which is marvellous and I want the money to go to that
0:31:49 > 0:31:52- so they get as much as I can get!- Worthy cause!
0:31:52 > 0:31:53We will see what we can do for you.
0:31:53 > 0:31:57- Yeah.- I mean, basically it's by the Herend factory,
0:31:57 > 0:32:03- which is a Hungarian factory which was originally established in 1839.- Wow.
0:32:03 > 0:32:10And they specialised in fine quality ceramics which were copying other well-known European factories,
0:32:10 > 0:32:14- principally Sevres and Capodimonte.- Oh, right.
0:32:14 > 0:32:18And in this case it's copying the Sevres, maybe the Meissen,
0:32:18 > 0:32:22but is very much the sort of continental form,
0:32:22 > 0:32:23both of shape and of decoration.
0:32:23 > 0:32:27And it's all hand-coloured and the handles and the roses on the handles
0:32:27 > 0:32:30are all hand-coloured, so the fact they've put the effort
0:32:30 > 0:32:35and the cost of handpainting it, is actually a sign of its quality.
0:32:35 > 0:32:37And it's... It's...
0:32:37 > 0:32:41I think dates a little earlier than 1930, but not so very much.
0:32:41 > 0:32:45I'd have thought somewhere from 1900 to 1930, in that intervening period.
0:32:45 > 0:32:50So, you have no room and you're hoping to sell it for your charity. Tell me more about that.
0:32:50 > 0:32:55Well, it's the Clacton And District Occupational Workshops.
0:32:55 > 0:32:59It's for difficulty-in-learning adults.
0:32:59 > 0:33:03- Right, so you're hoping to raise a little bit more money... - As much as I can, please!
0:33:03 > 0:33:06Well, you can't affect what happens at the auction...
0:33:06 > 0:33:09- No, no.- But I certainly think it's a lovely item.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12I'd have thought that it should really fetch somewhere between,
0:33:12 > 0:33:15on a bad day £70 to £80, on a good day, 120, 130.
0:33:15 > 0:33:17So if we sort of split the difference
0:33:17 > 0:33:21and say an estimate of about £80 to £120, would you be happy with that?
0:33:21 > 0:33:25As much as we can get, yeah. Are you going to put a reserve on it?
0:33:25 > 0:33:27- I think we'd better.- Better, yeah.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30No, I think a reserve is good. So if we put, what? An £80 firm reserve on it
0:33:30 > 0:33:34- so you know where you stand. - Please, yes. - So are you happy with that?
0:33:34 > 0:33:37- Absolutely, yeah. - See you at the auction then?- Yes!
0:33:37 > 0:33:38- And you?- Probably!
0:33:38 > 0:33:41- Well, the more the merrier. We'll see you there.- That's right.
0:33:45 > 0:33:47Wendy, welcome to Flog It!
0:33:47 > 0:33:50- Thank you very much.- Tell me, is this a picture that hangs at home?
0:33:50 > 0:33:56It certainly does, yes. It has ever since my mother passed away
0:33:56 > 0:33:58and she left it, obviously, to me.
0:33:58 > 0:34:04- Yes.- But now that time has progressed I thought, well, you know,
0:34:04 > 0:34:07- now's the time.- Test the waters, see what it's worth.- Yes.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10Well, I mean, it caught my eye.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12It's got something about it, hasn't it?
0:34:12 > 0:34:14The composition and it's quite striking
0:34:14 > 0:34:17and this coastal scene here,
0:34:17 > 0:34:21slightly choppy waters, perhaps a storm approaching,
0:34:21 > 0:34:25good bit of composition here which leads up to this sort of ruin
0:34:25 > 0:34:30of a castle atop a hill and the cliffs there, as well as
0:34:30 > 0:34:32these focal points in the foreground, figures,
0:34:32 > 0:34:34perhaps a fisherman there
0:34:34 > 0:34:37perhaps tending to their boat or some of the...
0:34:37 > 0:34:41The nets perhaps and a sort of croft type cottage
0:34:41 > 0:34:44there in the background.
0:34:44 > 0:34:50I don't recognise the scene and it doesn't tell us on the back, as a lot of pictures do, where it is.
0:34:50 > 0:34:52Have you any ideas or thoughts of where it could be?
0:34:52 > 0:34:55No. I must admit, I have no idea.
0:34:55 > 0:34:59I don't know where the artist originated from.
0:34:59 > 0:35:01Well, she's a British artist because,
0:35:01 > 0:35:06as you say, we do have an artist's signature there.
0:35:06 > 0:35:10SL Kilpack, Sarah Louise Kilpack.
0:35:10 > 0:35:14She was born in 1839 and she died in 1909.
0:35:14 > 0:35:18Now, her flourishing period, what we call where she created
0:35:18 > 0:35:23most of her work, is about 1880 to 1909, that sort of period.
0:35:23 > 0:35:28You say you haven't got an idea what it was worth when you brought it in today.
0:35:28 > 0:35:30- No.- I mean what sort of figure were you looking at?
0:35:30 > 0:35:32£200, £300?
0:35:32 > 0:35:34Oh, I don't think so, no.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36Would you have sold it for £400 perhaps?
0:35:36 > 0:35:39- No.- Well, we're getting close now because,
0:35:39 > 0:35:44- I mean, my ideal estimate in an ideal world...- Yes.
0:35:44 > 0:35:46..would have been about £400 to £600.
0:35:46 > 0:35:50Now is that anywhere near the sort of figure you had in mind?
0:35:50 > 0:35:54I would say that, as it's "Flog It!", you would...
0:35:54 > 0:35:58And you're going to put it into auction, we'll see how it goes,
0:35:58 > 0:36:00but I'd like 500.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02Ah! You would like.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04We'll, see how it goes...but!
0:36:04 > 0:36:07- But!- Exactly. Well, listen, it's a good lesson.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09- It's your picture.- Yeah. - It's not mine.
0:36:09 > 0:36:11- No.- It's not the auctioneer's.
0:36:11 > 0:36:14- No.- You've got history with it. You know what you want for it.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16- Yeah.- So we'll put it in at £500.
0:36:16 > 0:36:20Now, we have to have the estimate with 500 as the bottom figure.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22- Right.- So let's say 500 to 700...
0:36:22 > 0:36:25- Right.- ..as an estimate.- OK. - ..and a reserve at 500.
0:36:25 > 0:36:28I'm not even going to ask if you want discretion on that
0:36:28 > 0:36:32because I get the feeling here that we want a fixed £500 reserve.
0:36:32 > 0:36:38- Yeah.- Good. Well, look, all I can say now is hopefully on the day we'll get it away for you.
0:36:38 > 0:36:42- Now I suspect you are not going to be terribly disappointed if it doesn't sell, will you?- No, I won't.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44Well, we'll do our best for you.
0:36:44 > 0:36:47- Thank you very much indeed.- Thanks for coming in.- It's a pleasure.
0:36:47 > 0:36:55With Wendy finally happy with the valuation we're ready to head back to our Colchester auction room
0:36:55 > 0:36:59and we're taking with us Will's find, that beautiful SL Kilpack painting
0:36:59 > 0:37:02that Wendy inherited from her mother.
0:37:02 > 0:37:08And it will be joined by Rosemary's brooches, the Deco arrow brooch and the intriguing war brooch
0:37:08 > 0:37:12where the story has sadly been lost to history, but she's hoping
0:37:12 > 0:37:16she'll raise a pretty packet to pass on to her children.
0:37:16 > 0:37:20And, finally, that hearty tureen from the Herend factory.
0:37:20 > 0:37:26A good friend left this to Sylvia and she's only letting it go to raise funds for her favourite charity.
0:37:29 > 0:37:34But first up we've got Rosemary, who's pinning her hopes on two lots.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38I like your brooches, Rosemary, I really do.
0:37:38 > 0:37:42I think the diamond arrow one is just to die for.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44That's gorgeous and I know you fell in love with that, Will.
0:37:44 > 0:37:48But I think this Scottish war brooch, could be a little sleeper, you know.
0:37:48 > 0:37:50Yes, it's nice quality and it's got that crossover.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53You've got the jewellery, the militaria market.
0:37:53 > 0:37:57- Yeah.- You've got that. And then the arrow brooch, I mean, is lovely and the fact that
0:37:57 > 0:38:01- you were involved with the archery is a lovely connection, and, again, super quality.- Yeah.
0:38:01 > 0:38:03They're just nice quality pieces.
0:38:03 > 0:38:08Number 371 is the good quality First World War sweetheart brooch,
0:38:08 > 0:38:10the diamond set one here.
0:38:10 > 0:38:11Say, £80 to start me? 80?
0:38:11 > 0:38:1580 I have down here. 85? At 85. 90.
0:38:15 > 0:38:17- Come on, we need more than that.- 95.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19100. The lady's bid of £100. 110.
0:38:19 > 0:38:23- 120. 130.- This is more like it now.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26140. 150. 160. 170.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29Another place. 180. 190.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31200. At £200. Still the lady's bid.
0:38:31 > 0:38:36- At 200 all done.- That's more like it.- That's good.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39Good result. One down, one to go.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42Number 372 is the Edwardian ladies 15 carat gold
0:38:42 > 0:38:44platinum and diamond arrow brooch.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46Say to start me... 250 to start me?
0:38:46 > 0:38:50250. 250 I have down here now. At 250. At £250 bid. Do I hear 260?
0:38:50 > 0:38:55260. 270. At 270 against you. 280.
0:38:55 > 0:38:56Come on, more.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00300. At £300 bid at the back now. At 300. At £300 is bid.
0:39:00 > 0:39:05Any advance? All done now at £300.
0:39:05 > 0:39:07It just did it with estimate £300.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09- I'm pleased with that. - Yeah, that's good.- Yeah.
0:39:09 > 0:39:11The war brooch turned out to be the one that gave us
0:39:11 > 0:39:13- the surprise in the end, didn't it?- Yeah.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16I think because of that crossover of the markets...
0:39:16 > 0:39:18Yes. So, there's commission to pay.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21- Yeah.- But what are you going to put the money towards?
0:39:21 > 0:39:25Well, I'll probably split it between my two children.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33Well, things are moving along nicely now.
0:39:33 > 0:39:36- Sylvia, it's great to see you, and Denise, moral support again. - Yeah.
0:39:36 > 0:39:40- Need it, won't we?- Wow, the pressure's on in here, don't you think, Elizabeth?
0:39:40 > 0:39:42- It is, absolutely. - It's my first time.
0:39:42 > 0:39:45- Is it?- Yeah, it's fantastic. - What do you think?
0:39:45 > 0:39:47I daren't bring any money with me, I shall buy things!
0:39:47 > 0:39:51Keep your hands down as well in case you accidentally do buy something!
0:39:51 > 0:39:55Well, we're just about to sell something and it is that wonderful tureen with lid,
0:39:55 > 0:39:57which I know you put a value of £80 to £120 on.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00- I did, yes. - And it is rather special, isn't it?
0:40:00 > 0:40:02- All the money's going to charity. - Yes.
0:40:02 > 0:40:05Let's hope we can get the top end of Elizabeth's estimate.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08A good quality Herend porcelain tureen and cover.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11I have two commissions with me and I start the bidding at £120.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14With me now at 120. At 120. 130.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17140. 150. 160.
0:40:17 > 0:40:21170. I'm out. At £170 in the room.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24All done now at £170? 180 on the internet.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26- 190. At 190. 200.- 200!
0:40:26 > 0:40:28- Yes, £200!- At 210.
0:40:28 > 0:40:30Still in the room now at 210. 220.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32- 230. At 230.- I really love this!
0:40:32 > 0:40:34It's still in the room now at £230.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36Make it 240?
0:40:36 > 0:40:41At £230. Fair warning now, I'm going to sell it. All done at 230.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43- £230, yes!- Brilliant!
0:40:43 > 0:40:46- Lovely!- And all the money's going to CADOWs?- Yes.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48And that's all down to you.
0:40:48 > 0:40:50- Yes. Yes!- Oh, what a lovely donation.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52- Oh, brilliant.- Thank you.
0:40:52 > 0:40:53Lucky necklace!
0:40:53 > 0:40:57- Well done. I'm so pleased for you. - Thank you so much.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00- No, that's all right.- Lovely. - That's OK, that's OK.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03I'm going to find some more things and I'm coming back!
0:41:11 > 0:41:16Something for all you fine art lovers now, a wonderful oil by Kilpack, a seascape.
0:41:16 > 0:41:20- In fact, it's a fishing port and it belongs to Wendy... - Thank you.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22Very nice as well, it's gorgeous.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25Lots of interesting things going on with the fishing boats,
0:41:25 > 0:41:28the figures in the foreground, the battlements, as well.
0:41:28 > 0:41:33- Why are you selling this, because it looks like it's just come just off the wall?- It has.
0:41:33 > 0:41:37It's been on the wall of my family since the early 1900s.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39Gosh. Fresh to the market then, Will?
0:41:39 > 0:41:42- It is.- That's what the market likes with pictures.
0:41:42 > 0:41:45Why have you taken it off the wall and brought it in?
0:41:45 > 0:41:49Well, I came down to see what the value of it was originally...
0:41:49 > 0:41:51And Will here twisted your arm!
0:41:51 > 0:41:54- Yes!- We managed to prise it off you, didn't we? Yeah.
0:41:54 > 0:41:57We had a little bit of a discussion about reserves and prices
0:41:57 > 0:42:00and what the estimate should be, but we agreed at the end...
0:42:00 > 0:42:04- Five to seven?- Exactly. With a 500 fixed reserve, didn't we?
0:42:04 > 0:42:06- Yes, we did.- You don't want it to go for anything less.- No.
0:42:06 > 0:42:10I've seen a few picture buyers and dealers in the room today, so... It's a good name.
0:42:10 > 0:42:16Number 631 is the SL Kilpack, the oil on board, the coastal view here.
0:42:16 > 0:42:20- I have two commissions and I start the bidding at £600.- We've got...
0:42:20 > 0:42:23- Straight in!- Straight in with two people on the phone.
0:42:23 > 0:42:29620. 620. 640. 660. 680. 700. 720.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32At 720. 740. 760.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34At 760. 780. 800.
0:42:34 > 0:42:38At £800. The commission bid with me. 820.
0:42:38 > 0:42:40- Oh, yes!- 840.- They're fighting it out on their own now!
0:42:40 > 0:42:42At 840's bid. Still with me. 860.
0:42:42 > 0:42:48880. At 880. 900. 920. At 920. 940.
0:42:48 > 0:42:50We might get £1,000!
0:42:50 > 0:42:53At 960. At 980. At 980 I'm out.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56At £980 on the telephone. At £980.
0:42:56 > 0:42:59Coming in now on the internet?
0:42:59 > 0:43:02At £980 are you all done?
0:43:02 > 0:43:06Yes! Just short of £1,000. Wendy!
0:43:06 > 0:43:07- That's great.- That's fantastic.
0:43:07 > 0:43:09Absolutely brilliant.
0:43:09 > 0:43:12You were proved right, you did well, stuck to your guns,
0:43:12 > 0:43:15insisted on your price and, you know, you were proved right on the day.
0:43:15 > 0:43:18- Yes.- Wendy, treat yourself cos I know Mum would love that.
0:43:18 > 0:43:21- I'm sure she would. - Thanks for coming. I hope you've enjoyed the show.
0:43:21 > 0:43:23We've had a marvellous time here in Colchester.
0:43:23 > 0:43:27That's what auctions are all about, having those surprises.
0:43:27 > 0:43:29So, until the next time, it's cheerio.
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