0:00:05 > 0:00:09This is St Petroc's Church in Cornwall and it's one of the largest churches in the county.
0:00:09 > 0:00:14It's a Grade I listed building and it's big enough to fit the entire Flog It crew inside and
0:00:14 > 0:00:18this massive crowd that have come to ask that all important question, which is...
0:00:18 > 0:00:20ALL: What's it worth?
0:00:20 > 0:00:23- And when you've found out, what are you going to do?- Flog it!
0:00:43 > 0:00:49Largely rebuilt in the 15th century, this church has its own treasure tale.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52The relics of St Petroc were hidden during the Reformation and
0:00:52 > 0:00:54they were only rediscovered here
0:00:54 > 0:00:58over the porch of this parish church four centuries later.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00That's quite incredible!
0:01:00 > 0:01:04Our booty is likely to be much more modest and probably not as well hidden,
0:01:04 > 0:01:09but on hand are experts Catherine Southon and Mark Stacey and we're hoping their eagle eyes
0:01:09 > 0:01:14will uncover at least some surprises for us and our owners.
0:01:16 > 0:01:22Well, it is now 9.30, it's time to open the doors and get this massive crowd inside.
0:01:22 > 0:01:26As everyone takes to their seats, all that hunting in the queue has paid off.
0:01:26 > 0:01:33Mark has managed to find something that looks perfectly at home in these surroundings.
0:01:33 > 0:01:37- Hello, Margaret.- Hello, Mark. - Well, we're in a church, a wonderful church here in Bodmin.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40- It is.- And you've brought in something very appropriate.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42Now, tell me where you got it from?
0:01:42 > 0:01:45Well, it's been in our family for as long as I can remember,
0:01:45 > 0:01:50but I think my grandmother, who was Portuguese but born in India...
0:01:50 > 0:01:53- Oh, right.- ..must have brought it over when she came.
0:01:53 > 0:01:59- Right.- And it's just been there and when I moved into my own home, my mother said did I want it, so...
0:01:59 > 0:02:03Well, it was quite interesting because as soon as I saw it
0:02:03 > 0:02:05I thought it was a continental version of Mary,
0:02:05 > 0:02:09- or as she is now wearing the crown Mary Queen of Heaven.- Yeah.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11I think it's a very Catholic-type figure.
0:02:11 > 0:02:17You think of southern Europe for these type of figures where people are a lot more religious
0:02:17 > 0:02:20and have a lot more shrines at home than we did in the United Kingdom.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22And you've had it for how long now?
0:02:22 > 0:02:26Well, getting on for 60 years I should say.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29Well, I think it's probably 19th century, it's going back
0:02:29 > 0:02:32to the 19th century, which I think is quite interesting.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35These little religious artefacts can be quite collectable.
0:02:35 > 0:02:40There is a little bit of damage on the circular base, but I think we've got this nice little gilt metal.
0:02:40 > 0:02:41I don't think it's gold.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44- No, nor do I.- I think it's gilt-based metal.- Yeah.
0:02:44 > 0:02:50But she is beautifully carved through and I think somebody who's a specialist in this type of wares
0:02:50 > 0:02:55would quite like it, either a collector or a specialist dealer and that's why I've chosen it.
0:02:55 > 0:03:01- Plus, of course, it's quite nice to have something which fits in with the location so well.- Yes, yes.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04You've obviously had it a fair while.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07Why have you decided to sell it with us today?
0:03:07 > 0:03:12Well, we've always liked Flog It and when we saw it was in the area we thought what can I bring and
0:03:12 > 0:03:15I've always been a bit interested in, you know,
0:03:15 > 0:03:18its origins and I thought, well, let's see what they say, really.
0:03:18 > 0:03:23Well, I think if we were putting it into auction, I would say maybe around £100 to £150.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25I'm amazed at that, I really am.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27- Really?- I am, yes.
0:03:27 > 0:03:32- Well, we'll put the reserve at £100, with a 10% discretion, if that's OK with you?- Yeah, yeah.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36I would hope that if two people liked it, we should get between the 100 and 150.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39- I am amazed.- But we'll guarantee it with a reserve of 90.
0:03:39 > 0:03:44- Fine.- So if it doesn't sell for that then you can take it back home and live with it.
0:03:44 > 0:03:45- Yes.- But I really hope it does well.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49- Yeah. Thank you very much. - We've showed the vicar and he quite liked it.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53- He did like it. He even took a picture of it. - Oh, did he?- Yes, he did!
0:03:53 > 0:03:55That could be divine intervention.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57Maybe, who knows?
0:04:08 > 0:04:10Angela, welcome to Flog It.
0:04:10 > 0:04:15I love Teddy bears, so thank you very much for bringing along this beautiful example.
0:04:15 > 0:04:16Tell me about him.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20- Where did you get from?- Well actually, he belonged to my husband.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24I think he had it for his sort of second or third birthday, something like that.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27- Fantastic, so he went everywhere with him.- Yes.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29- When he travelled, Teddy came too.- Yes.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33And he looks like he has been well loved. I can see here a little...
0:04:33 > 0:04:35- A little bit of wear here.- Yes.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38Tell me, do you know anything about the history of the bear?
0:04:38 > 0:04:44No, apart from the fact that I was told that he was a Farnell.
0:04:44 > 0:04:45- Farnell.- Yes.- Right.
0:04:45 > 0:04:49Well, I think he could well be a Farnell bear.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53- Unfortunately there's no label or anything to tell us that. - He had a label.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56Ah yes, I can see, yeah. So it is quite possible
0:04:56 > 0:05:00the label was here and it may have well have said Farnell.
0:05:00 > 0:05:05Farnell were making bears from 1908 right up until the '60s.
0:05:05 > 0:05:10Now this bear, I would probably date to about 1930s, so when was your husband born?
0:05:10 > 0:05:15- 1935.- So, 1935. So that sort of ties in quite nicely. So, 1930s.
0:05:15 > 0:05:20As I say, they were making from 1908 and Farnell was known
0:05:20 > 0:05:24as the English Steiff, Steiff being the German make.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28Farnell often adopted quite a lot of the Steiff characteristics,
0:05:28 > 0:05:34this lovely pronounced snout here and the lovely nicely sewn nose.
0:05:34 > 0:05:40He certainly is pre-war, 1930s, because pre-war bears often had these longer limbs.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44After the war, we seen much shorter limbs and they start to get the sort of...
0:05:44 > 0:05:49They lose the pronounced snout and they get the sort of flatter nose.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52You can see here as well the lovely glass eyes.
0:05:52 > 0:05:58I mean, the fact that he is very well travelled, I think he is actually in quite good condition.
0:05:58 > 0:06:04- Quite often we see that these have been very well worn and sometimes they've been restitched.- Yes.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07But he seems to have all his original stitching and
0:06:07 > 0:06:12it's that lovely colour, this lovely blonde colour which people often go for.
0:06:12 > 0:06:17I've also noticed here he's got the lovely centre seam which is another feature
0:06:17 > 0:06:20that we find with the Steiff bears.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24I would probably like to say value wise, he...
0:06:24 > 0:06:29I mean, bears unfortunately aren't making as good prices as they used to in, say, the '90s,
0:06:29 > 0:06:34but value wise, I would probably like to see him still fetch between £100 to £150.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38- How does that sound?- Yeah, that would be fine. Yes.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41I would like to see us put a reserve on of £90.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44- Yeah.- I don't think he should go for any less than that.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48He's a lovely bear in great condition. We'll see what happens at the auction.
0:06:48 > 0:06:53- Fingers crossed.- Thank you, Angela. It's been lovely to meet you. - Thank you very much.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04Pat, thank you for popping in today.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07And what do you think of our location?
0:07:07 > 0:07:11- It is the largest parish church in... - It's the largest parish church in Cornwall. Yeah.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13- So you're local to Bodmin? - I live in Bodmin.
0:07:13 > 0:07:17- How long have you been in Cornwall? - Since 1964.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21- Is your house full of lovely things like this?- I just like old things.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24I don't mind if they're lovely or not or expensive or not.
0:07:24 > 0:07:28As long as they're old. This is a lovely little sampler. It's absolutely divine.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30What's the history to you?
0:07:30 > 0:07:33Well, all I can tell you is I've known it all my life.
0:07:33 > 0:07:39It was in my family home where I grew up, but the origin before that I honestly don't know.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41Galloway sounds a Scottish name.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43It does. It's not a Cornish one.
0:07:43 > 0:07:48- My mother was Scottish, so I think maybe it came...- Somewhere along the lines.- Yes, some old cousin.
0:07:48 > 0:07:54It's by Elizabeth Galloway and it was done in 1814. It's a shame that she hasn't put aged 11 or aged 13.
0:07:54 > 0:08:00- I know.- And this was a wonderful skill that was taught to young girls of the day.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04The discipline in getting these stitches so right is an art form.
0:08:04 > 0:08:11And this was taught to young girls by the seamstress of the house to teach needlework skills,
0:08:11 > 0:08:14discipline and a way of educating and learning.
0:08:14 > 0:08:20And to think that an eight to ten-year-old could sit down and do all this cross stitching and
0:08:20 > 0:08:23get that in such a perfect straight line.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25It's lost some of its chromatic hue.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28- It's been in the sun somewhere, hasn't it?- Well, yes.
0:08:28 > 0:08:33Not with me. I've had it back to the window always, but when it's as old as that, I suppose over the years...
0:08:33 > 0:08:36It's faded a bit, but otherwise it's fantastic.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39It's got its house for symmetry. It's got its two trees.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41Also, looking here, there's the initials...
0:08:41 > 0:08:47I can't make out what that is but it's something G, and that one's AG, so that must be Elizabeth's parents.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50Parents, I would think so. I'd think so.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54- I have seen some that have come up in auction that were done by boys. - Really?
0:08:54 > 0:08:56They're extremely rare and when they do,
0:08:56 > 0:08:59they fetch an awful lot of money, they're up in the thousands.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02We can, we can sew, but we're just a bit lazy.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04- Yes.- I think our fingers are too fat.
0:09:04 > 0:09:05But that's fantastic.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08There's a couple of holes in there.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11- Yeah.- There's one or two up there I've just noticed.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15- Yeah, I had noticed those. - Also just there, look.- Oh, yes.
0:09:15 > 0:09:16There's two there.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19But I've got to say, looking at the back...
0:09:19 > 0:09:20Is it in a dreadful condition?
0:09:20 > 0:09:23- It's... No, this is what the collectors like.- Yeah.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27A lot of textile dealers and interior designers and decorators will love this.
0:09:27 > 0:09:32- They'll look at the back and they'll say, "That's never been touched or renewed."- That's true.
0:09:32 > 0:09:37- No.- "That's just come from the wall of the house where it's sat for the last 100 years",
0:09:37 > 0:09:41and that's what people will be buying into, the social history of this.
0:09:41 > 0:09:46Especially if their name is Galloway or they know someone named Galloway, that's going to put the price up.
0:09:46 > 0:09:50I think we could put this into the sale with a value of £250 to £350
0:09:50 > 0:09:56- and I'd like to see it do that top end. Fixed reserve at £250.- Yes.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00- And hopefully we'll get 350 plus. - That will be very nice indeed.
0:10:00 > 0:10:04- I can't wait to see you at the auction.- No, I can't wait to see you either.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15- Roy.- Hi.- Welcome to Flog It. - Nice to meet you.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19And thank you for bringing along these three beautiful tortoiseshell boxes.
0:10:19 > 0:10:24- Tell me a little bit about them. Where did you get them from? - They came from my wife's mother
0:10:24 > 0:10:25and I think they came from her mother.
0:10:25 > 0:10:31But it seems a shame that we never really have anywhere to put them to display them that well, you know...
0:10:31 > 0:10:34- So your wife remembered them as a child?- Yeah, yeah.
0:10:34 > 0:10:38See them in a glass cabinet, you know? Was not allowed to touch, you know?
0:10:38 > 0:10:43Oh, absolutely. Well, I'm glad she didn't touch, because they are in absolutely perfect condition.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45Let's just have a look at them.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48First of all, we've got two lovely snuff boxes.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50This one obviously slightly larger.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52Gentleman would have put their snuff in here, taken...
0:10:52 > 0:10:58Perhaps put it in their pocket, taken it out, take a little bit of snuff.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01What I like about this is the colour of the tortoiseshell.
0:11:01 > 0:11:07- It's beautiful, isn't it?- It's that really beautiful colour here and it looks to be in pristine condition.
0:11:07 > 0:11:12This obviously splits and cracks so easily, but in really lovely, lovely order.
0:11:12 > 0:11:16And we've got four beautiful turned ivory finials here.
0:11:16 > 0:11:21- And this one, I love the shape of this first of all. - It's gorgeous, isn't it?
0:11:21 > 0:11:23Oh, it's absolutely lovely.
0:11:23 > 0:11:24Let's open this up.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27And we can see a little thimble holder.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29- Wonderful.- Beautiful.
0:11:29 > 0:11:36- So we've got ivory all around the edge there. I mean, date wise I'd say about 1830s on this.- Right.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40- So that probably coincides with your family.- Yeah.- Why is it...?
0:11:40 > 0:11:43Why do you want to sell these?
0:11:43 > 0:11:45Well, it seems a shame to be just tucked away.
0:11:45 > 0:11:51I think somebody would appreciate them, you know, that collects that type of thing before they get to
0:11:51 > 0:11:55- the point of central heating getting at them or something like that. - Absolutely.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58It is a material that does crack, it does damage quite easily.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01Collectors will go for these because they are in superb condition and
0:12:01 > 0:12:03the three of them work so nicely together.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06Have you any idea on value of these?
0:12:07 > 0:12:12I would have thought over £100, maybe two, but, I don't know. It depends.
0:12:12 > 0:12:17And I know they are collectable and they are in good, you know, very good condition.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19Mint condition, I would say. In perfect condition.
0:12:19 > 0:12:24What I would do is put the three together because they do work together rather nicely,
0:12:24 > 0:12:27probably put an estimate on of about 150 to 250.
0:12:27 > 0:12:32I think we should fix the reserve at 150 because I wouldn't like to see these go any lower than that...
0:12:32 > 0:12:37- No. I wouldn't either.- But I would hope they would make more towards the top end of that because
0:12:37 > 0:12:40they are some of the best snuff boxes I've seen for a long time.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42- Lovely.- And I... I love this!
0:12:42 > 0:12:45People are going to go crazy for this. It's superb.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49- I hope, I hope.- I hope so, too, and I would like to see them make top estimate.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51- Super.- So 150, 250.
0:12:51 > 0:12:55- Smashing. Deal.- Are we going to flog them?- Absolutely.- Deal. - Great.- Thanks, Roy.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00So now we have our first four items to sell off at auction and
0:13:00 > 0:13:03first up, the 19th century statue of the Virgin Mary
0:13:03 > 0:13:07brought in by Margaret, who was surprised by Mark's high valuation.
0:13:09 > 0:13:16Angela's husband's Teddy and much loved toy by the looks of all those wear and tear marks.
0:13:16 > 0:13:22This beautiful sampler that has hung on Pat's wall from as far back as she can remember.
0:13:23 > 0:13:30And last, Roy's collection of tortoiseshell boxes that are in absolutely pristine condition.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34I think we've found some real gems this morning, don't you?
0:13:34 > 0:13:37And there could be one or two surprises, so watch out!
0:13:37 > 0:13:40Right now, it's time to put those valuations to the test.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43Let's make our way across to the saleroom.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46And this is where our items are to be sold,
0:13:46 > 0:13:47Jefferys Auction Rooms
0:13:47 > 0:13:49down the road in the pretty town of Lostwithiel.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52And it's a jampacked saleroom,
0:13:52 > 0:13:54so auctioneer Ian Morris is in for a busy day.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57Let's hope they're all here to bid on our items.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00And first to find out is Angela with Teddy.
0:14:03 > 0:14:07Now I wonder, will there be tears on this next lot because Ted is going
0:14:07 > 0:14:11under the hammer and he belongs to Angela.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14Oh, you've had Ted for, well, how many years? Since 1938?
0:14:14 > 0:14:16- Well, it was my husband's. - It was your husband's.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20Well, me, I've only known Teddy since 1959.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22- That's still a long time. - Yeah.- 50 odd years.- Yeah.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24Did Ted have a name?
0:14:24 > 0:14:28- No, he was just Ted.- Ted, oh.- Yeah. - He is a lovely little bear, actually.
0:14:28 > 0:14:33We've got 100 to £150 on him, a fixed reserve at 90, so he's not going cheap.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36- And I noticed you brought in some photographs of Ted...- Yes.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38- ..back in 1938. - Yes.- Wow, look at this!
0:14:38 > 0:14:43That's lovely, isn't it? With his original owner on the third birthday.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45Well, look, good luck, OK?
0:14:45 > 0:14:47Ted's going under the hammer now.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50- Here we go.- It's the attractive beige Teddy bear there.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53What shall I say? I've got three bids on the book, so...
0:14:53 > 0:14:55- Oh, that's good! - That's with me at £100.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58At £100 for Teddy. 110. 120. 130.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00140. 150.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02160 and the bid is with me.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05At 160. 170 now. At 160. 170 or not?
0:15:05 > 0:15:08- Done at £160.- Yes, we've done it!
0:15:08 > 0:15:11- £160.- Yes.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14- The top end of the estimate. Well done. - I'm very pleased with that.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17At £40 now I'm bid. 45. £50.
0:15:17 > 0:15:2055. £60.
0:15:20 > 0:15:2265. At £65.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25Good to see you again, Margaret. How far have you come today?
0:15:25 > 0:15:27Just Wadebridge, up the road.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30Oh, that's not bad, is it? We're just about to sell a statue of Mary.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33- It's an ivory figure, possibly continental.- I think so.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36Yes. And we're looking at £100 to £150. This is it.
0:15:36 > 0:15:37This is it.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40It's the ivory statue of Our Lady.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42Can I say £100? £50 I'm bid.
0:15:42 > 0:15:46At 50. Five. 60. Five. 70?
0:15:46 > 0:15:5070. Five. 80. Five. 90.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52- Yes!- Just.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54We've got the... 90 is the reserve.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57- Yes.- I'll take five or not. Are we done? Then £90.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00- The hammer's gone down. Just did it! - On the reserve.- Yes. Happy?
0:16:00 > 0:16:03- That went well, yeah. - Better than a tenner, isn't it?
0:16:03 > 0:16:05Well... Amazed. I'm amazed to be honest.
0:16:07 > 0:16:1045. £50. 55. £60. 65.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13£70. 75. 75. The bid's at the back.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16At £75. 80 or not? At 75. 80 or not?
0:16:16 > 0:16:18Are we done? At 75.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21It's my turn to be the expert and I've just been joined by Pat and
0:16:21 > 0:16:24hopefully you're going home with lots of money.
0:16:24 > 0:16:25Well, it would be nice.
0:16:25 > 0:16:30I'd like to think on a good day in a packed saleroom, we could double the estimate on this sampler.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32- That would be very, very nice. - Here we go.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36The fine Georgian colour dye needlework sampler at £200. Lot 751.
0:16:36 > 0:16:37At £200 I'm bid. At 200.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40- 210. 220. 230. 240.- It's not much.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44250. 260. At 260. The bid's with me. 270 with two of you at the back.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47280. 290. 300. At 310?
0:16:47 > 0:16:51At £300 the bid's with me. 310 on the phone? At £300.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53310. At 310 in the back there.
0:16:53 > 0:16:54At 310. My bid's out.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56Are we all done at £310?
0:16:56 > 0:16:59Mid estimate. 310.
0:16:59 > 0:17:03- It's OK though, isn't it? - It's all right.- It's OK. It could have been worse.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05It ought to have been more.
0:17:05 > 0:17:06- Yeah, I know,- Never mind.
0:17:06 > 0:17:10- But it could have been a lot less!- Oh, it could! It could not have sold at all.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13No, no. So there's commission to pay, don't forget.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16- I realise that.- What are you going to do with your money?
0:17:16 > 0:17:19- It's going to the Cats Protection League.- Oh, brilliant.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21- My mum supports that, as well. - Oh, good.
0:17:21 > 0:17:25- That's where it's going. - Thank you so much for coming in. - Thank you.- Brilliant.
0:17:26 > 0:17:3080. 85. 90. At £90 to the left.
0:17:30 > 0:17:31At £90. I'll take five or not.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34At £90. Five or not? Are we done? At £90.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37Next, we've got some tortoiseshell under the hammer.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40Two snuff boxes and a thimble holder belonging to Roy.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44We've got a group valuation of 150 to 250, put on by Catherine.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47Love the detail, love the quality, nice and bright.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51Why are you flogging these, Roy, because I would call these a keeper?
0:17:51 > 0:17:54- And I think you would.- They don't take up much space, do they?
0:17:54 > 0:17:59- No, I was going to, but I've got a camper van...- Right. - ..and the driveshaft fell apart.- OK.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01So, I'd rather be on holiday, than...
0:18:01 > 0:18:03- Than looking at...- Looking at those!
0:18:03 > 0:18:05- Looking at snuff boxes!- Fair enough!
0:18:05 > 0:18:09Well, they are absolutely exquisite and I know that collectors will love them.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11And here we go, Roy. Yeah, good luck.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13Three tortoiseshell boxes.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15Can I say £100, right in, quickly?
0:18:15 > 0:18:17£100, I've got. At £100. 110. 120.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19- 130.- Come on!- 140? 140.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21150. 160?
0:18:21 > 0:18:23- 160. 170. 180?- Well, they've gone.
0:18:23 > 0:18:24180. 190? 190. 200.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27- Yay!- 190 to my left. 200? 200. 210?
0:18:27 > 0:18:28210. 220?
0:18:28 > 0:18:31- 220.- Lovely.- 230? 230. 240? 240.
0:18:31 > 0:18:32- This is good.- 250?
0:18:32 > 0:18:34250. 260? 260. 270.
0:18:34 > 0:18:39- 280. 290? 290. 300? 300. - They love these, don't they?- Yes!
0:18:39 > 0:18:42320, there, then. At 320 I'm bid. 340 or not?
0:18:42 > 0:18:44Are we done? At £320.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46- Brilliant result.- Well done!- £320.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49- Fantastic! - That will get the driveshaft?
0:18:49 > 0:18:50- Absolutely.- And the labour?
0:18:50 > 0:18:53- And the labour. - There you go, you're up and running.
0:18:53 > 0:18:54And a whisky afterwards!
0:18:56 > 0:18:58Is it 80? 80. 85.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07That's the end of our first visit to the auction room today.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09We had some sales, but no big surprises.
0:19:09 > 0:19:13We are coming back later on, but before I go back to Bodmin to join up with our experts,
0:19:13 > 0:19:16I'm going to check out a local craftsman, who is key to keeping
0:19:16 > 0:19:19one of the county's oldest sporting traditions alive.
0:19:24 > 0:19:29This small silver ball weighs about a pound and is about the size of a cricket ball.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32Without it, the ancient game of Cornish hurling wouldn't happen.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35It was made in this workshop and I'll talk to the man
0:19:35 > 0:19:38who makes them, but first, I want to find out more
0:19:38 > 0:19:39about this unique tradition.
0:19:53 > 0:19:54Well, this is St Columb Major.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57It may look like a quiet old Cornish town,
0:19:57 > 0:20:00but twice a year, the windows and doors of all the shops and
0:20:00 > 0:20:04the houses in the street get boarded over and the traffic comes to a grinding halt,
0:20:04 > 0:20:10because an ancient battle takes place - one that's been fought since before records began.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15TV COMMENTARY: Cornwall's beauty queen tossed the ball to the crowd.
0:20:15 > 0:20:16It is made of apple wood.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20Those who live within the town and those living on its outskirts.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29Every Shrove Tuesday and the following Saturday week,
0:20:29 > 0:20:32the whole town is given over to the sport of Cornish hurling.
0:20:32 > 0:20:36Until the 19th century, the game was common all over Cornwall,
0:20:36 > 0:20:42but this became the only place still brave enough to play it in its roughest and most traditional form.
0:20:46 > 0:20:51Townsmen and countrymen are pitted against each other in a battle to win control over the silver ball.
0:20:51 > 0:20:56There are no written rules, there are no referees and it can get really messy at times,
0:20:56 > 0:21:00as keen hurler Colin Roberts is just about to explain.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02Thanks for talking to us.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05HE SPEAKS CORNISH
0:21:08 > 0:21:11- Gosh!- That's to say, welcome to the historic town of St Columb.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14- Yes, in Cornish. - Wow, you speak good Cornish.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17A lot speak better than me and there's a lot more
0:21:17 > 0:21:19eminent hurlers that have won the ball,
0:21:19 > 0:21:24but they've asked me to do this and I'm very pleased to show your viewers a bit about St Columb.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27- What's it all about and where does it start?- It's about that.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30That's the silver ball. You see the motto on there,
0:21:30 > 0:21:33"Town and country do your best, for in this parish I must rest."
0:21:33 > 0:21:36- So, where does it all start? - Right here, in the Market Square.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40The ball is called up over there, by the winner of the previous hurl.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44At 4.30pm, it's thrown from the steps and that's the start of the game.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46- Yeah. - And it starts with a very big scrum.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49- There will be hundreds of hurlers here.- Just piling in?
0:21:49 > 0:21:52Yeah, and then when that ball gets released it gets hurled
0:21:52 > 0:21:54- up and down the town. - And you all chase it?
0:21:54 > 0:21:58Oh, yes, and you pass it between your teammates,
0:21:58 > 0:22:01with a view to either, eventually getting it to one of the goals.
0:22:01 > 0:22:05The town goal's a mile that way, the country's, a mile down that way.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07Both involve a steep hill at the end.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10- Ha-ha!- Or it gets hurled
0:22:10 > 0:22:13outside the town and gets taken outside the parish boundary,
0:22:13 > 0:22:16which is between two a half and five miles, depending on your direction.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19And if I was running to pick it up and someone was behind me -
0:22:19 > 0:22:22let's say I was a townsman and they were countrymen -
0:22:22 > 0:22:25- would they tackle me to get it off me?- Yes.- Is there body contact?
0:22:25 > 0:22:29- That's exactly what would happen. - It's quite rough?- It can be.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31That's why they board the windows and doors of the shops?
0:22:31 > 0:22:35You don't want us to go through a window, which you would easily.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38Is there an even number of townsmen and countrymen?
0:22:38 > 0:22:39- No.- Just who turns up?
0:22:39 > 0:22:42- Whoever turns up.- Do they wear kit to identify each other?- No.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44- We just know who they are. - Ha-ha-ha!
0:22:44 > 0:22:48I love it! Oh, I love it! Oh, crikey.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50I'm going to come and watch one year, really.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52Brilliant. We'd welcome you here.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54I guess you have to stand out of the action, do you?
0:22:54 > 0:22:57It would be like a raging bull moving up the High Street?
0:22:57 > 0:23:01It's odd. We wouldn't recognise which team you were on, would we?
0:23:01 > 0:23:04No, but I wouldn't want to play! No, I'll sort of stay at the back.
0:23:04 > 0:23:05That would be all right, yeah.
0:23:05 > 0:23:06Ready?
0:23:06 > 0:23:08ALL: Yeah!
0:23:10 > 0:23:15'The earliest written record of the sport was in 1602, but it's thought to have derived
0:23:15 > 0:23:20'from an old pagan fertility rite, in which a silver ball was cast up in honour of the sun.
0:23:20 > 0:23:25'It was with the coming of Christianity that it's believed Cornish hurling became a game.'
0:23:27 > 0:23:30- What does this game mean to the town?- Everything to St Columb.
0:23:30 > 0:23:34Cornwall is itself a distinctive Celtic nation, we're very proud.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37St Columb is right in the middle of it and this means everything to us
0:23:37 > 0:23:40- and it'll never, ever stop in this town.- Sounds good.
0:23:40 > 0:23:41This is St Columb.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47The all-important ball is crafted here in the workshop
0:23:47 > 0:23:50of part time funeral director, Colin Rescorla.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56How long have you been making the balls?
0:23:56 > 0:23:59I've been making the ball since the early '90s.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01So, tell me, how are they made, then?
0:24:01 > 0:24:04- This is apple.- Right. - Apple's a beautiful timber to turn.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07- Yeah, not a lot of knots. - Not a lot of knots.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10It is tough, it won't split, it holds nails and screws well.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12- Yeah.- And that is the reason.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15- And it'll take all the shock? - It takes it.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18It's not always covered with this sort of silver.
0:24:18 > 0:24:22- It could be covered with a thinner silver...- Yeah.- ..like that.
0:24:22 > 0:24:26- And that's the ball of 1906. - Gosh, that was an old one.
0:24:26 > 0:24:30And you can see there just how thin the silver is.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32It's made in two? The silver's hand-beaten
0:24:32 > 0:24:34- by hammer...- Yeah. - ..in two sections.
0:24:34 > 0:24:39- In two sections.- And then you obviously hide the join with this ribbing or band?
0:24:39 > 0:24:41- Is that right?- Yes. - I would imagine in days gone by,
0:24:41 > 0:24:44would a carpenter have made the ball for you?
0:24:44 > 0:24:46- The plumber?- The wheelwright.
0:24:46 > 0:24:50The wheelwright, in fact, made the ball, because he had the lathe.
0:24:50 > 0:24:54He made the wood bit and the silversmith or watch jeweller,
0:24:54 > 0:24:56he then beat the silver to put it around.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58- Yeah, and the plumber... - And the plumber...
0:24:58 > 0:25:00- Put on with a soldering?- Yeah.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02Would put it together and solder it together.
0:25:02 > 0:25:06- But now it's just you.- It's just me.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09I think you're doing a brilliant job, do you know that?
0:25:09 > 0:25:13- And I think the quality of your work is fantastic.- I enjoy it.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15This is the ball for next Shrove Tuesday
0:25:15 > 0:25:19and I've made the two halves,
0:25:19 > 0:25:20I've put the band on.
0:25:20 > 0:25:25- A slight change in tradition, now. What I've done...- No screw holes.
0:25:25 > 0:25:29No screw holes, but I've made special silver screws out of silver wire,
0:25:29 > 0:25:33- which I've screwed in tight. - Yeah. Then you cut off?
0:25:33 > 0:25:36I shall cut it off.
0:25:37 > 0:25:38Cut it off.
0:25:38 > 0:25:43Rivet that one over, to form a head.
0:25:43 > 0:25:48- Ah, like a Cornish boatbuilder would do?- It's exactly the same skill.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51On that copper rove, turn it over and hammer.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53It's exactly the... It's exactly the same skill.
0:25:53 > 0:25:57All I have to do now is a couple of hours polishing on this one.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59And how long would one ball take you to make?
0:25:59 > 0:26:03- This is about 20 hours, from the time...- A lot of work, isn't it?
0:26:03 > 0:26:06From the time the silver drops through the door,
0:26:06 > 0:26:10there's about 20 hours work to get it up to the state where it can be hurled.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13- I can see you are passionate about this.- I enjoy it.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15And the sons are going to take over?
0:26:15 > 0:26:17- Oh, yes, the youngest boy. - Yeah. Good for you.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19Isn't that lovely?
0:26:19 > 0:26:22- A bit of history going on, in your back garden!- Yes, proud of it.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25You must be a very proud Cornishman. And I'm proud to meet you, as well!
0:26:25 > 0:26:29- Thank you so much for talking to me about this.- You're welcome.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32You've opened my eyes. I never knew this existed.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35When you spend a bit of time here,
0:26:35 > 0:26:39you can understand how important it is to keep this tradition well and truly alive,
0:26:39 > 0:26:42not just for the people, but for the town itself.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45And looking at the skill of the craftsmanship here,
0:26:45 > 0:26:48you know it's going to be in safe hands for many years to come.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01We're holding our valuation day in the heart of Cornwall,
0:27:01 > 0:27:04at the incredible St Petroc's Church in Bodmin.
0:27:04 > 0:27:08And there's still plenty more treasures left to unwrap.
0:27:08 > 0:27:12Mark is delighted to have spotted this painting, by a celebrated local artist.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14- Hello, Cecilia.- Hello.
0:27:14 > 0:27:19- Now, you can't come to Cornwall and not find a piece of Troika or a Fred Yates, I think.- Perhaps not.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22Now, tell us a little bit about it. Why have you got it?
0:27:22 > 0:27:27Well, I knew Fred and he spent about,
0:27:27 > 0:27:30I think, perhaps, ten years in Fowey, where I live.
0:27:30 > 0:27:36And I didn't acquire the painting from Fred. I saw this at an auction
0:27:36 > 0:27:40- about 30 years ago, perhaps, and it was for sale for £10.- No!
0:27:40 > 0:27:43I knew Fred sold his pictures for about £50 in those days.
0:27:43 > 0:27:45I liked his paintings, so I bought it.
0:27:45 > 0:27:49And I recognised the view, it's near where I live.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52- So you snapped it up for a tenner? - I did.- Well done.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55I mean, he's a funny artist, isn't he, because this is,
0:27:55 > 0:27:58I think, an early work, as the colours are quite muted.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00- Yes.- I mean, I've seen a lot of his later work,
0:28:00 > 0:28:04where the colours are really bright and vibrant and garish in some ways.
0:28:04 > 0:28:06His watercolours are very, very bright.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09So, they can... And they make quite a lot of money, those ones.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11I mean, we have got a few problems.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14It probably needs a good clean and an overhaul.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17- There's a few weak patches, here and there.- OK.- But having said that,
0:28:17 > 0:28:19- it's a nice big size.- Yes.
0:28:19 > 0:28:23It's typical of his rather heavy brushstroke style, isn't it?
0:28:23 > 0:28:26Yes, I saw him paint. He would put loads on it.
0:28:26 > 0:28:28I don't know how much paint he got through.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30And then he'd paint with anything.
0:28:30 > 0:28:34- He'd get a stick to make indentations.- The little lines and...- Yes, yes.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37It's a good view and, of course, we're selling it locally,
0:28:37 > 0:28:40so that should also enhance its appeal, I think.
0:28:40 > 0:28:45- I mean, Fred Yates was born in 1922, he died in 2008.- He did.
0:28:45 > 0:28:49Of course, you know, sad though that is, it does reflect possibly an extra
0:28:49 > 0:28:53- value to paintings, because no more are going to be produced.- Exactly.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56I've been looking at these and the paintings vary, honestly,
0:28:56 > 0:28:59from a few hundred pounds up to, you know, several thousand pounds.
0:28:59 > 0:29:05I think with this one, because it's not one of the vibrant ones,
0:29:05 > 0:29:07because it's got a little bit of weakness,
0:29:07 > 0:29:11- I would like to be cautious with it, you know?- Mm-hm.
0:29:11 > 0:29:16- I would probably suggest something like £800 to £1,200.- OK.
0:29:16 > 0:29:20Now, it wouldn't surprise me if it went over the £1,000 on the day,
0:29:20 > 0:29:23but I think if we just show people that it's there to be sold.
0:29:23 > 0:29:25- Are you happy for us to do that?- OK.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27What sort of reserve would you like on it?
0:29:27 > 0:29:30- Shall I put £1,000 on it? - Well, you...
0:29:30 > 0:29:34Normally, if you're putting an est... a painting in at £800-£1200,
0:29:34 > 0:29:37- the reserve has to be the low end of the estimate.- Does it?
0:29:37 > 0:29:39- So, it has to be around 800.- Mmm.
0:29:39 > 0:29:45If you want to put 1,000, then we'd put an estimate of 1,000 to 1,500, but I would...
0:29:45 > 0:29:48I honestly would caution it a little bit.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51I think it would attract people, at eight to 12.
0:29:51 > 0:29:55Yes, on the other hand, you know, he's...
0:29:55 > 0:29:57He's quite a a renowned artist now
0:29:57 > 0:30:01- and I'd rather keep it, than not get £1,000 for it.- Right.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04- Shall we put the reserve at 900, then?- Yes. Shall we comprise?
0:30:04 > 0:30:08- We'll compromise.- We'll meet halfway.- Exactly.- Absolutely.
0:30:08 > 0:30:09That's a good target. Let's put...
0:30:09 > 0:30:12Well, let's put the estimate at 1,000 to 1,500
0:30:12 > 0:30:14- and then we'll put the reserve at 900.- OK.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17But, hopefully, you know, on the day we should get
0:30:17 > 0:30:21- around 1,200, or more, for it. - Well, it does depend, I know.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23A good chance - a nice, honest painting.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26- OK, then.- You're happy with that? - Let's go for it. Yes.
0:30:38 > 0:30:40- Good morning.- Good morning.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43- Anthea, thank you for coming along to Flog It.- That's a pleasure.
0:30:43 > 0:30:45What have you got in your pouch?
0:30:45 > 0:30:50I have got a little American compact.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52That is absolutely beautiful.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55I love it. I love the shape.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58- Now, I have seen something similar to this before.- Yeah.
0:30:58 > 0:31:02Because I think they made these with the sort of lace glove on, as well.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05- I did see those on the internet with the lace gloves.- Exactly.
0:31:05 > 0:31:07This is lovely, with the nail varnish.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10- It is, yes.- How pretty is that?
0:31:10 > 0:31:13- Very elegant, isn't it?- It is. - Very 1940s.- It is, yes.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16Let's just have a look inside.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19Has it got the original powder, because that's quite important?
0:31:19 > 0:31:22- It has, yes.- Wonderful.
0:31:22 > 0:31:24Ah, and the name there - Veloute.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27- So you've got the little sort of netting and gauze here...- Yes...
0:31:27 > 0:31:29They had loose powder in those days.
0:31:29 > 0:31:34- Is it something you've ever used? - No, no.- Don't wear powder?
0:31:34 > 0:31:39- Well, not really, no.- Nobody really carries powder compacts these days,
0:31:39 > 0:31:42- but in the...- Yet they're lovely things.- Absolutely.
0:31:42 > 0:31:46In the 1940s, this was such an essential piece to have in the lady's handbag.
0:31:46 > 0:31:49I'm just thinking about this and wondering if this is the original...
0:31:49 > 0:31:52- I don't know whether it's original... - The puff.
0:31:52 > 0:32:00- I mean, it's the perfect shape, but the fact that it doesn't sort of fit.- The bits fluff out, don't they?
0:32:00 > 0:32:02- I mean, they do, they sort of overlap slightly.- Yes.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04I'm wondering if that is the original.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07Nevertheless, it's in lovely condition
0:32:07 > 0:32:11and I think what is really nice, as well, is that you've got
0:32:11 > 0:32:13- the original...- Case, yes.- Pouch.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15I think... I'm saying it's the original,
0:32:15 > 0:32:18because it's in the same shape and often you can see
0:32:18 > 0:32:21- where the pouch has actually got the shape of the hand there.- Yes.
0:32:21 > 0:32:25Lovely. This is all in lovely condition, as well.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28- A slight chip there...- Yes. - ..to the nail varnish
0:32:28 > 0:32:29and a little bit of wear there.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32- Yeah.- But overall, really in very nice condition.
0:32:32 > 0:32:37- For something 60 years old... - We can expect that, can't we? - You know.- Well, 60 years plus.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39It could be 60 years plus, couldn't it?
0:32:39 > 0:32:42I would say, probably, early 1940s.
0:32:42 > 0:32:47- Yes.- So, as it's not something that you would use, how did you actually come about this?
0:32:47 > 0:32:51- It was given to me by a family friend.- Right, OK.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54- And somebody who used it themselves? - Yes. Yes.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57They would have used it, definitely.
0:32:57 > 0:32:59- Now, compacts are collectable.- Yes.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02People like to have a novelty piece,
0:33:02 > 0:33:06- something slightly unusual and certainly that has the novelty value.- Yes.
0:33:06 > 0:33:10I would probably like to say, conservatively,
0:33:10 > 0:33:14- I'd put an estimate on of around £80 to £120 on this.- Yes.
0:33:14 > 0:33:18- I'd probably suggest putting a reserve on of about £70.- Yes.
0:33:18 > 0:33:21But I could see collectors going for something like this
0:33:21 > 0:33:23and would hope that it would make about £100.
0:33:23 > 0:33:27- Oh, that would be lovely.- Are you happy to flog it?- Yes.- Let's flog it.
0:33:41 > 0:33:42Hello, Christine.
0:33:42 > 0:33:44- Good afternoon. - I'm charmed to meet you.
0:33:44 > 0:33:47And you've brought a lovely, charming little object in.
0:33:47 > 0:33:49Has it been in your family long?
0:33:49 > 0:33:52No, I've had it for about 26 years, hidden away in a cupboard.
0:33:52 > 0:33:58It was left to me by an elderly friend and I haven't thought any
0:33:58 > 0:34:02more about it until recently and wondered if it was any value.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05So, you saw that we were coming here today and you thought you'd
0:34:05 > 0:34:08- wander in with a few items and let us have a look.- That's right.
0:34:08 > 0:34:13Wonderful. I'm so glad you did, because actually it's quite an exciting little carriage timepiece.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16- Is it?- Yes, it's got a very typical French movement,
0:34:16 > 0:34:21but it's encased in this wonderful exuberant case,
0:34:21 > 0:34:25- which is hallmarked silver... - It is silver?- ..for London 1915.
0:34:25 > 0:34:26- Right.- And you...
0:34:26 > 0:34:29Can you imagine at the time we were just starting the Great War?
0:34:29 > 0:34:33- Yes.- 1914. But still, in the fashionable houses of London
0:34:33 > 0:34:38and the rest of the country, when you went to stay with friends,
0:34:38 > 0:34:41you packed up your own little bedroom timepieces.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44- Ladies would have these to take with them...- Oh, right.
0:34:44 > 0:34:48And they would have them in their rooms, so you'd take the possessions with you.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51I love that we've got all these scrolls here and little
0:34:51 > 0:34:54- floral swags and things. - It's pretty, isn't it?
0:34:54 > 0:34:58It's a beautiful little thing. Raised on these lovely little feet.
0:34:58 > 0:35:04- There's a little dent here or there, but I think, you know, considering it's nearly 100 years old...- Quite.
0:35:04 > 0:35:08I think we can forgive that. I've got a few dents and I'm nowhere near 100 yet.
0:35:08 > 0:35:12I love these little things and they're very popular at auction now.
0:35:12 > 0:35:17I mean, sometimes they're very plain or sometimes you can have them with enamelling on them.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20It's very much a Victorian style, before the Art Deco period,
0:35:20 > 0:35:23- when things became a lot more angular.- Right.
0:35:23 > 0:35:27And we're just after the Art Nouveaux period, where things were much more organic.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30But I'm loving it. What do you think the value might be?
0:35:30 > 0:35:32No idea, really.
0:35:32 > 0:35:38I think if we put it into auction, say at £120 to £180.
0:35:38 > 0:35:43- Right.- And maybe put the reserve at 100, but I think it'll probably make a bit more than that.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45- Would you be happy if we did that? - Yes, fine.
0:35:45 > 0:35:49If we got a good price, would you do anything in particular with the money?
0:35:49 > 0:35:51Yes, I would give it to ShelterBox.
0:35:51 > 0:35:55- To?- ShelterBox? Which is a charity that was set up in Helston
0:35:55 > 0:35:58by the Rotary Club and these ShelterBoxes go all over the world,
0:35:58 > 0:36:02- where there have been terrible disasters...- Oh, wonderful.
0:36:02 > 0:36:07- It holds everything that would help a family in distress... - Oh, wonderful.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09- ..that have lost their homes. - What a lovely idea.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12- I hope that it makes good money. - We'll keep our fingers crossed.
0:36:12 > 0:36:16- Lovely to meet you, Christine. Thank you so much.- Thank you.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20So, there we have it, our remaining three lots for auction.
0:36:20 > 0:36:25Cecilia spotted a great bargain, when she snapped up this Fred Yates painting at auction.
0:36:25 > 0:36:28But will she get the kind of return she's hoping for?
0:36:31 > 0:36:35This unusual American compact, given to Anthea by a family friend.
0:36:38 > 0:36:42And, finally, Christine's elegant little timepiece.
0:36:43 > 0:36:47We've brought our items here, to Jefferys Auctions in Lostwithiel.
0:36:47 > 0:36:51It's a small, but popular, auction room and today is no exception. It's heaving!
0:36:51 > 0:36:55But before the sale got underway, I was able to have a chat
0:36:55 > 0:36:58with auctioneer, Ian Morris, about Cecilia's painting.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04Fred Yates. You're a Cornishman, you've got to like this,
0:37:04 > 0:37:07because Fred was a local boy. Sadly, he's passed away now.
0:37:07 > 0:37:12We've got a valuation of £1,000 to £1,500 on this, with a fixed reserve of 900.
0:37:12 > 0:37:19That, if it came to the saleroom, is the kind of area I would like it to be in.
0:37:19 > 0:37:23- Now, unfortunately, I spoke to Cecilia since...- Yeah.
0:37:23 > 0:37:28- Maybe wished not to sell it and... - She's put the reserve up?
0:37:28 > 0:37:33- Put the reserve up. - To what?- To £2,200.- Oh.
0:37:33 > 0:37:35- That's a lot. That's a big jump isn't it?- Yeah.
0:37:35 > 0:37:39She lives in Fowey, it's a Fowey scene. It would be hard to replace.
0:37:39 > 0:37:43Erm...I think, because it's a local view, because it's a local artist,
0:37:43 > 0:37:46we've got an outside chance, but it will take a lot of selling.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49It sounds like it's going to struggle, doesn't it, really?
0:37:49 > 0:37:52- 2,200...- Yeah.- ..is a lot of money. It's a lot of money.
0:37:52 > 0:37:54It is. Since his demise, obviously,
0:37:54 > 0:37:57his work has increased steadily and
0:37:57 > 0:38:02we see a number of his works now making 1,500 to 2,500. Let's hope it's a good day.
0:38:02 > 0:38:07I hope so. You never know, there could be a lot of local interest in it, something somebody wants.
0:38:07 > 0:38:10Somebody like Cecilia may have that view.
0:38:10 > 0:38:15Fowey is a good area and there is money around and if people would like the view and like the artist
0:38:15 > 0:38:17it would probably be no problem to them.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19- OK. Good luck. - I think I'll need it for that one!
0:38:20 > 0:38:26Well, we'll find out whether she was right later, but now it's time to auction off our first lot.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28However, there is a little problem.
0:38:30 > 0:38:34I'm getting a bit worried, because next up we've got Christine.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36Her little Edwardian travelling clock is going,
0:38:36 > 0:38:40but unless she walks in right now, she's going to miss this.
0:38:40 > 0:38:45We do have Mark Stacey, our expert, here who's put a value of what, about 150 to 180 on this?
0:38:45 > 0:38:47Absolutely. A pretty little thing.
0:38:47 > 0:38:52It's a shame she's not here. I'm sure it's going to make that estimate, if not a little bit more,
0:38:52 > 0:38:54because it's a nice, honest little object.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56A lot of silver here, so fingers crossed,
0:38:56 > 0:38:58this is going to fly out of the room.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00Lot 702, there. It's the silver-cased clock
0:39:00 > 0:39:02with foliate decoration.
0:39:02 > 0:39:05Can I say £100 away? £100? £80 away?
0:39:05 > 0:39:07£50, I'm bid. At 50. 60. 70.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10- At £70, I'm bid.- Come on, it should be a bit more than that!
0:39:10 > 0:39:12- At £70.- Come on.- At 80. 90.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15Is it 100? At £100, the bid's to my left. 110.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17110. 120. 130.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20140. At 140, there.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22- Oh, that's all right, 140.- £140.
0:39:22 > 0:39:26Mid-estimate, well done. Christine will be pleased.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32Just when we thought we'd have to break the news to her by phone...
0:39:32 > 0:39:34Christine.
0:39:34 > 0:39:37- Hello.- Here she is. Where were you? You've missed your lot.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39Oh, I was a little bit late.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41I went up to the daughter's, just to have a rest.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43- Does she live up the road? - Yes, not far away.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46- Do you want the good news? - Yes, please.
0:39:46 > 0:39:47- Go on, tell her, Mark.- £140.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50Oh, that's very good. And that's going to ShelterBox, as well.
0:39:50 > 0:39:53- Wonderful. Well done. - It's a very good charity.- Well done.
0:39:55 > 0:39:5875. At 75. The bid's at the back there.
0:39:58 > 0:40:01At 75. 80 now? At £75.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03Right now, something for the girls.
0:40:03 > 0:40:05It's the lovely American compact.
0:40:05 > 0:40:09It belongs to Anthea and I know you zoomed in on this at the valuation day.
0:40:09 > 0:40:10I did, I did. It is right up my street.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12You'd like to own that.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14How long have you had the compact?
0:40:14 > 0:40:16Probably about 15 years or so.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18And where's it been? Just...
0:40:18 > 0:40:20- In a drawer.- In a drawer.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22- Criminal! - It is, isn't it?- I know.- It is, yes.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25- But then that's why it's in that lovely condition.- It is, yes.
0:40:25 > 0:40:29It's going to go today, isn't it? It's a real collectable. Here we go.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31The USA compact there in the form of a lady's hand.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34- Can I say £80 away? £50 away? - Come on, where are the ladies?
0:40:34 > 0:40:35At £40 I'm bid.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38I'll take five to get on. At £40 I'm bid. 45. £50. 55.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41£60. 65. £70. At £70 seated.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43At £70 the bid. I'll take five.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46- Oh, come on, a bit more. - At £70 then seated. At £70.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49- Oh, well, it made its money, reserve.- Yeah.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51- Just on the reserve.- Yeah.
0:40:51 > 0:40:53I thought it'd make more cos of the condition, but...
0:40:53 > 0:40:55- Yeah.- There you go.
0:40:55 > 0:40:57- You never know.- It's gone.- It's gone.
0:40:57 > 0:40:59It's out of the drawer and it's gone.
0:40:59 > 0:41:00Yes.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02660. 680.
0:41:02 > 0:41:06700. 720. 750. 780. 800.
0:41:06 > 0:41:10820. 850. 880. 900.
0:41:10 > 0:41:11At £900.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14One of my favourite artists, Fred Yates, that's on the bill now
0:41:14 > 0:41:18and lots of local Cornish interest I would imagine, Cecilia.
0:41:18 > 0:41:22- Yes.- Now, we had a valuation put on by Mark, our expert, of about 1,000 to 1,500.
0:41:22 > 0:41:24- That's right, Paul. - That's right, isn't it?
0:41:24 > 0:41:28- But I know since the valuation day you've had a chat to Ian, the auctioneer.- I have.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30- You rang him up...- Yes.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32- And you've now put... - Two and a half.
0:41:32 > 0:41:37- ..the reserve up...- Yes.- ..to 2,200. - 2,200, yes.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39Right, did you think we undervalued it slightly?
0:41:39 > 0:41:42- I did.- Hopefully, you can prove us wrong and we can go home with our...
0:41:42 > 0:41:44I'm not unhappy to take it home.
0:41:44 > 0:41:47I gathered that. You've protected it with a fixed reserve.
0:41:47 > 0:41:51We need 2,200 right now before this painting leaves the room.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53Let's find out who wants it, shall we?
0:41:53 > 0:41:55Fred Yates, signed oil on canvas there.
0:41:55 > 0:41:57Can I say £1,000 to start?
0:41:57 > 0:42:01At £1,000. I'll take 1,100 now. At £1,000. At 1,000.
0:42:01 > 0:42:021,100. 1,200. 1,300.
0:42:02 > 0:42:051,400. 1,500.
0:42:05 > 0:42:061,600. 1,600 with me.
0:42:06 > 0:42:08At 1,600. 17 now. At 1,600.
0:42:08 > 0:42:111,700. At 1,700. At 1,700.
0:42:11 > 0:42:14My bid's out on the book at 1,700. 1,800.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16At 1,800. 1,900. 2,000?
0:42:16 > 0:42:172,000.
0:42:17 > 0:42:22At 21. 22? 22. 23? At £2,200.
0:42:22 > 0:42:23You were right!
0:42:23 > 0:42:25At 2,200. 23 or not?
0:42:25 > 0:42:27- Cecilia!- £2,200.
0:42:27 > 0:42:292,200 you were right.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32Lots of local interest, that's what it's all about, isn't it?
0:42:32 > 0:42:34Well, there we are. You see...
0:42:34 > 0:42:37- Mr Meanie!- No!- No, I was with you, I agreed with you.
0:42:37 > 0:42:39But also I think we would have got that anyway...
0:42:39 > 0:42:41- Yes, of course.- With an estimate of 1,000 to 1,500.
0:42:41 > 0:42:45- Yeah.- But I do understand from the vendor's point of view you have to satisfy your own...
0:42:45 > 0:42:49- Interest and your curiosity. - Absolutely.- Protect your goods. - Absolutely.
0:42:49 > 0:42:51That's what it's all about and you've done that!
0:42:51 > 0:42:55There's commission to pay, but what will you put the money towards?
0:42:55 > 0:42:59I'll probably go and have a good time. Monte Carlo, perhaps?
0:42:59 > 0:43:03- Would you?- Maybe I'll make lots of money!- Oh, wow! We've had a great time here.
0:43:03 > 0:43:06I hope you've enjoyed watching the show, as well.
0:43:06 > 0:43:08Sadly, this is it from Lostwithiel in Cornwall.
0:43:08 > 0:43:11Until the next time, see you soon.
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