0:00:02 > 0:00:07Today we're in Truro, in the heart of Cornwall, where hundreds of people are waiting patiently,
0:00:07 > 0:00:11laden with bags and boxes, outside Truro's magnificent cathedral.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13How about that for a venue today?
0:00:13 > 0:00:17And they're all here to have their antiques and collectables valued. This is Flog It!
0:00:44 > 0:00:50Rising 250 feet over Truro at its highest spire, the city's cathedral
0:00:50 > 0:00:52was built on the old site of St Mary's Parish Church,
0:00:52 > 0:00:58and the Victorian architect John Loughborough Pearson incorporated it into the new structure,
0:00:58 > 0:01:00so it's a wonderful piece of conservation.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04Now, little did Mr Pearson know that the modern wonder of television
0:01:04 > 0:01:09would one day enable hundreds of people not just to come in here and worship,
0:01:09 > 0:01:14but to have their antiques valued by our team of experts, led by Mr David Barby and David Fletcher.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21- I've got a lovely Georg Jensen ring here. - Let's have a look at that, then.
0:01:21 > 0:01:25The first lot David Fletcher ever sold as an auctioneer was a live rabbit,
0:01:25 > 0:01:27but nobody would bid on it so he ended up buying it himself.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29No, I don't know what happened to the rabbit, but
0:01:29 > 0:01:34fingers crossed his items interest the bidders in today's programme.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38I'm just going to get under your umbrella!
0:01:38 > 0:01:44Flog It! stalwart David Barby featured as one of the first experts on the first ever episode.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47He's still a valued member of our merry band.
0:01:47 > 0:01:51Well, you've got to admit it's an improvement on his early jobs of a choirboy and a butcher's boy.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54Look at the state of those handles!
0:01:54 > 0:01:58And today our Flog It! boy David Barby turns on his trademark charm
0:01:58 > 0:02:02when Marianne and Rebecca bring in an Art Deco brooch.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04How long ago did you buy this?
0:02:04 > 0:02:07- 30, 40 years ago.- So you were very astute when you were ten.
0:02:07 > 0:02:12Yeah, abso... Oh, you flatterer, you!
0:02:12 > 0:02:18Barbara comes on behalf of her son with a diamond ring, but we never quite hear the whole story.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22- I wonder if it might have belonged to an ex-girlfriend. - I'm not saying a word.
0:02:22 > 0:02:28And there's huge excitement in the auction room when one of our items exceeds all expectations.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31But which one will it be?
0:02:31 > 0:02:32This is madness!
0:02:32 > 0:02:36Before all that, we're getting the queue into the cathedral
0:02:36 > 0:02:41so our team of experts can get on with the enormous task of valuing every single item.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43What you are looking at here?
0:02:43 > 0:02:46We've got a couple of things. We've got a nice little Cartier lighter,
0:02:46 > 0:02:50- but as I was explaining to this gentleman, basically...- Hi. - Smoking's not very PC at the moment.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53No. And how much is that worth?
0:02:53 > 0:02:59If that was to go into auction I'd probably put a presale estimate on it of about 60 to 100 and keep it low,
0:02:59 > 0:03:01- but it could make around the £100 mark.- Well done.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04Well, it looks like David Barby has spotted a real curio.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06Let's see what it's all about, shall we?
0:03:06 > 0:03:11It's actually a table full of corkscrews, which Frank has bought in.
0:03:11 > 0:03:15- Were you in the sort of publican trade?- No, no.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17So where did you get all these corkscrews from?
0:03:17 > 0:03:18My brother collected them.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21I didn't know he collected them until...
0:03:21 > 0:03:28his daughter gave me a box full of corkscrews after he'd died and I've had them in a wardrobe for years.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30I think they're fascinating.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34They cover a wide period from the late 19th century, which is
0:03:34 > 0:03:38this one here, very sort of Art Nouveau inspired.
0:03:38 > 0:03:43And then you've got natural olive branch examples here.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47Novelty brass ones from the 1930s and 50s, and then you've got some
0:03:47 > 0:03:54interesting ones which were probably produced anything from the '20s right through to the present time.
0:03:54 > 0:03:59Even a novelty one here of the leaping frog in chrome.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02- I just want to ask you one question. - What's that?- What's that for?
0:04:02 > 0:04:08Ah, that's an interesting one because this is for opening bottles of port...
0:04:08 > 0:04:11- Oh.- ..where the ends have been sealed with wax.
0:04:11 > 0:04:16- So, they would tap away the wax before they used the corkscrew section.- Oh, I see.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19Now, there are collectors of corkscrews.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22You haven't got any of the real valuable ones,
0:04:22 > 0:04:26- the bronze and ivory ones dating from the 19th century.- No.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30These are all comparatively recent, apart from the one in the middle.
0:04:30 > 0:04:37So I think we're looking at a price range maybe round about £40 to £60.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40- Yeah.- If they go any more, I shall be delighted for you.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44- And me.- But somehow... Somehow I don't think they will.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48I'm going to ask you whether in fact you want to put a reserve on them...
0:04:48 > 0:04:52- Not...- Or whether in fact you just want to sell them?- Just to sell them.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54- Just sell them.- Yeah.- So if they went for £10 you wouldn't be upset.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58- Not really, no. - You just want them out of the house!
0:04:58 > 0:05:00- Yeah.- Well, I hope we can do well for you. Put it there.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02Thank you very much indeed.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06Hopefully we'll do better than a tenner for Frank's inherited corkscrews.
0:05:06 > 0:05:13Many people bring in items to the valuation day that have been handed down from generation to generation.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16Some have brought them as an investment, but often they're just gifts,
0:05:16 > 0:05:20like Heather's Minton plates, which have caught David Fletcher's experienced eye.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25I love these plates. How did you come by them?
0:05:25 > 0:05:30I went to help an elderly friend to move furniture.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33When I went to see her some days later, they were wrapped up
0:05:33 > 0:05:37- in newspaper and she said, "Heather, would you like these plates..." - Gosh.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40- "Because I haven't got room for them."- So you acquired them...
0:05:40 > 0:05:42- A gift.- A tip, a gift in return for a favour rendered.
0:05:42 > 0:05:50- Yes, yes.- Now, they would date from the 1870s or the 1880s
0:05:50 > 0:05:55and they are in the so-called Aesthetic style manner.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57I think when we think of the Aesthetic movement we think of
0:05:57 > 0:06:01one man in particular, a chap called EW Godwin,
0:06:01 > 0:06:07who designed Japanese-style furniture, and he liked
0:06:07 > 0:06:13to decorate rooms in which he would locate his furniture with plates, blue and white china like this.
0:06:13 > 0:06:18Oscar Wilde talked about his love of blue and whites.
0:06:18 > 0:06:24It was extremely fashionable at the time and of course it has an oriental origin.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27This dish in particular I think is great fun.
0:06:27 > 0:06:32- Not only is it decorative, but it's also amusing, isn't it?- Yes.
0:06:32 > 0:06:36These little frogs are sitting here looking as if they've had a jolly good meal,
0:06:36 > 0:06:39relaxing in the sun on a lily pad.
0:06:39 > 0:06:44Unbeknown to them they look as if they're about to be gobbled up...
0:06:44 > 0:06:46- Yeah.- By the fishes.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48Let's just turn this one over.
0:06:48 > 0:06:52And we can see the Minton factory mark.
0:06:52 > 0:06:57Now, Minton was one of the great Staffordshire factories
0:06:57 > 0:07:01founded in the late 18th century in Stoke on Trent
0:07:01 > 0:07:06and by the middle of the 19th century was known for
0:07:06 > 0:07:11products across a whole wide range of materials, designs and types.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15- Very helpfully, the Minton factory used a system of date coding.- Yeah.
0:07:15 > 0:07:22So we can tell this dish, and presumably this one as well, was made in 1881.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25- Have you had them hanging on your wall?- Yes.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28They've been in the utility area of the kitchen.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30- Have you any idea what they might be worth?- No.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34I can see these doing really quite well.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37I would have thought that we could expect them
0:07:37 > 0:07:42to make between £100 and £150.
0:07:42 > 0:07:48So, if we hope for 150, quite reasonably I think expect 100...
0:07:48 > 0:07:53- Yeah.- And I would therefore suggest a reserve of 100...- That's fine.- On the lower estimate.- Yes, that's fine.
0:07:53 > 0:07:59And who knows, they're so striking, they are so boldly decorated,
0:07:59 > 0:08:02they're such great shape, they might just make more than that.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05- Good.- Thank you very much. I'll look forward to seeing you at the sale.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09- I will, too. - Indeed, we'll be seeing Heather and her plates at the auction.
0:08:09 > 0:08:15Now, occasionally people don't want to sell, but they do want to find out more about their treasures.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18Now, here's a little teaser. Look at that.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20It looks like something off a Christmas tree, doesn't it?
0:08:20 > 0:08:24It's made of glass. What do you think that is, do you know?
0:08:24 > 0:08:27- I've got no idea. - I think it might be a hand grenade.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30Close. It is something you actually throw.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32These were made from around about...
0:08:32 > 0:08:36Yes, 1870 to 1900. The Victorians had them.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39They hung them on the wall in brackets and they had several of them
0:08:39 > 0:08:43and they were for extinguishing fires, believe it or not.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46You actually, she was nearly right, threw them into the fire and it put it out
0:08:46 > 0:08:50because there was little stopper in there made of cork which was sealed with cement and that
0:08:50 > 0:08:55was full of carbon tetrachloride, and if you threw that into the fire,
0:08:55 > 0:08:57hopefully it would extinguish it.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00They stopped making them after 1910.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03Maybe they didn't work, I don't know, I wouldn't like to try it!
0:09:03 > 0:09:08But value-wise if you put that into auction, that would fetch around £20 to £40.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10Wouldn't set the world on fire.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13But this amethyst and pearl brooch that belongs to mother and daughter
0:09:13 > 0:09:16Mariana and Rebecca could do just that.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21This is lovely.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25It's something that I acquired many, many years ago.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27Where I can't quite remember.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29- Did you pay a fantastic amount for it?- No.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33- No, you didn't. - I don't know what I paid, but it wouldn't have been very much.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35How long ago did you buy this?
0:09:35 > 0:09:39Years ago. I mean, maybe 30, 40 years ago.
0:09:39 > 0:09:40So you were very astute when you were ten.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42Yeah, abso...
0:09:42 > 0:09:46- Oh! Oh, you flatterer, you!- This...
0:09:46 > 0:09:49This is a lovely piece of French jewellery.
0:09:49 > 0:09:54- Yes.- The exquisite point of this is the design and the materials used,
0:09:54 > 0:09:59so they've got a silver framework and then if we think of these as wings...
0:09:59 > 0:10:03- Yes.- They're filled with a see-through enamel...
0:10:03 > 0:10:07- Yes.- And it's called plique-a-jour. - Plique-a-jour.- Plique-a-jour.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09It sounds like a holiday resort!
0:10:09 > 0:10:12- Lovely name.- Open to the light, you see through it.- Yes.
0:10:12 > 0:10:19- And then we have this combination of amethyst and these delicate pearls, real pearls.- Yes.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21And we have this chain here with the loop
0:10:21 > 0:10:26and that is a typical arrangement for jewellery of the Art Nouveau period.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29There were so many makers.
0:10:29 > 0:10:33Lalique produced jewellery like this, but there's no marks on this particular piece.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35- No, I was going to say. - So it's not in that sort of league.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38- No.- Why on earth are you selling it?
0:10:38 > 0:10:41- Is it because you don't use it?- Well, I think really that's what it is.
0:10:41 > 0:10:46I look at it and I think, well, this is crazy and Flog It! was on today, I said, let's bring it along.
0:10:46 > 0:10:52But I ought to say, Rebecca, did you know your mother had this and would you want to keep it to wear yourself?
0:10:52 > 0:10:56I probably wouldn't want to keep to wear myself,
0:10:56 > 0:10:59but I may want to keep it when you tell me what the price is.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02We're not... We're not talking in terms of thousands...
0:11:02 > 0:11:06- No.- Because there is no name that we can actually say, oh, it was made by George Fouquet, we can't.
0:11:06 > 0:11:10- So, I think we're probably looking at something in the region of about £300 to £400.- Wow!
0:11:10 > 0:11:13- That sounds most exciting! - Yeah, very exciting.- Gosh.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16And I think the reserve again ought to be tucked under the lower figure.
0:11:16 > 0:11:21- We should talk in terms of probably about £250.- OK.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25- And you'll be there to witness it. - Certainly.- Will you be there, Rebecca?- I do hope so.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28I hope I've invited at least to see my heirloom go... Go out the window!
0:11:28 > 0:11:31- I'm just wondering who's going to bring the champagne. - I don't know!
0:11:31 > 0:11:36- We'll wait until after it's sold! - Yes.- Thank you very much for coming along, both of you.- Thank you.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43That's absolutely fascinating, isn't it?
0:11:43 > 0:11:48When you get down low you can see the iridescence of the glass, look, the light shining through it.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51There's quite a lot of fractures there, isn't there?
0:11:51 > 0:11:52Yeah, a lot of barnacles.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55There's a lot of age. What's its story? How did you come by it?
0:11:55 > 0:11:57My partner brought it home.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00He was working on a boat taking divers out on the Scillies
0:12:00 > 0:12:04and it was too rough to go and dive wrecks,
0:12:04 > 0:12:11so they went down in the harbour at St Mary's and they pulled up about 10 of these bottles.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13- Wow!- And he brought one home for me.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17- That was a good catch of the day! - It was.- So everyone went home happy. - Everybody had one, yeah.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20- All these are hand-blown.- Yeah.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23- And these are 18th-century wine bottles.- They're lovely.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26Yeah, most inns and taverns back then were actually
0:12:26 > 0:12:31by the side of harbours, in dock sides or on canals because that was the only means of transport.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34- Yeah.- And, of course, that's where the population gathered
0:12:34 > 0:12:37and you know what people do after they've had a few?
0:12:37 > 0:12:39- Yeah.- Straight in the mud.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43Which is good in one aspect because the mud, the silt, the clay
0:12:43 > 0:12:46has preserved many 18th-century wine bottles.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50I mean, obviously it's bad in other aspects because it's very dangerous.
0:12:50 > 0:12:54- Yeah.- I'm not sure whether this is English or Dutch, to tell you the truth.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57- This is what I would call a mallet-shaped wine bottle.- OK.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00You see lots that are onion glass, they look like an onion,
0:13:00 > 0:13:02you know, with the spout coming out.
0:13:02 > 0:13:07This is a straight-sided one with a long neck, but there's an applied rim here, you see that?
0:13:07 > 0:13:10- Yeah.- That's called a string rim.
0:13:10 > 0:13:17- And, now, that detail was put on to wine bottles in 1740 to around 1760 and then it changed.- Oh, OK.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21So you can date this to around about, you know, 40 odd years.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23- Brilliant.- Which is quite nice. - Yeah.
0:13:23 > 0:13:24But it's got the look
0:13:24 > 0:13:27and that's what the decorators and the collectors like.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31Good quality ones that are sort of onion shaped or mallet like this
0:13:31 > 0:13:33leaning to one side with clear iridescence
0:13:33 > 0:13:36can fetch around £600 to £700 if they're dated
0:13:36 > 0:13:44because lots of gentry had their own wine bottles with an armorial on and a date,
0:13:44 > 0:13:47which you could then take back to the inn to get it refilled.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49- Oh, OK.- Yeah?- Yeah.
0:13:49 > 0:13:54They're worth in excess of sort of £1,200 if they're dated and in good condition.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57Now, what's the value of this one?
0:13:57 > 0:14:00I think it's worth in the region of 100 to 200.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02- OK.- Possibly the high end.
0:14:02 > 0:14:07- I'm happy with that.- You're happy with that? You don't mind selling?- I don't mind selling.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10OK, let's put it into auction then with a value of £100 to £200
0:14:10 > 0:14:13and hopefully we'll get a little more than that top end.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16- That would be great. - What a lovely find.
0:14:29 > 0:14:34You might think Truro Cathedral looks like one of the great cathedrals of the mediaeval period
0:14:34 > 0:14:36and you'd be right...sort of.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40Because during the Victorian era when it was built,
0:14:40 > 0:14:43the Gothic revival was in full force.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49At its height, Gothic revival encompasses everything from furniture to architecture
0:14:49 > 0:14:52and here you can see the evidence of the movement, can't you?
0:14:52 > 0:14:57Wonderful high pointed arches which replaced sort of the softer Norman round arches
0:14:57 > 0:15:02and, of course, these wonderful great big stone cluster columns.
0:15:02 > 0:15:07But why did the Victorians embark on such a major building project in the first place?
0:15:11 > 0:15:14For 800 years Cornwall had been administered from Devon,
0:15:14 > 0:15:18but in 1877 when the Cornish diocese was re-established in Truro
0:15:18 > 0:15:21a mother church for the new diocese was needed.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24It was decided a brand new one should be built.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26Well, most of it was brand new.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37There'd been a parish church of St Mary's on this site ever since 1257,
0:15:37 > 0:15:39although it was rebuilt in the 16th century,
0:15:39 > 0:15:42but what the Victorians did in their wisdom was
0:15:42 > 0:15:46instead of knocking down St Mary's to build the new cathedral,
0:15:46 > 0:15:48they actually incorporated it, as you can see here,
0:15:48 > 0:15:52into the new structure so it's a wonderful piece of conservation.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56And look how clever the designers were.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59They married the older architecture of St Mary's aisle
0:15:59 > 0:16:01to the specially designed addition
0:16:01 > 0:16:04with a beautifully crafted join in the roof and ceiling.
0:16:04 > 0:16:11This mix of Victorian innovation, traditional design and skills is evident throughout the cathedral.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16And here is the high altar, it's the focal point of any church or cathedral.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18It's where Holy Communion is celebrated
0:16:18 > 0:16:22with the sharing of bread and wine representing Christ's great sacrifice,
0:16:22 > 0:16:28but the backdrop behind the high altar here at Truro Cathedral is truly, truly magical.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31Just look at that. It's known as a reredos.
0:16:31 > 0:16:37It's carved in Bath stone by Nathaniel Hitch, a man at the top of his genre.
0:16:37 > 0:16:41He made Bath stone do what it shouldn't do, because it really does come alive.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44The whole thing depicts biblical scenes,
0:16:44 > 0:16:48but the two that I'm drawn to and that anybody is drawn to here,
0:16:48 > 0:16:49are the central panels.
0:16:49 > 0:16:54There's two, one at the top, Christ sitting on the high altar
0:16:54 > 0:16:59above Christ here below, suffering on the Cross.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01Your eyes drift, you go to one or you go to the other,
0:17:01 > 0:17:05you keep swapping backwards and forwards, you see the two at the same time.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07Now, that is very clever.
0:17:13 > 0:17:18I tell you what, you can't walk around Truro Cathedral without admiring the stained-glass windows.
0:17:18 > 0:17:23I defy anybody that because they are truly quite amazing. Look at that.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26They make your eyes gravitate upwards towards the heavens,
0:17:26 > 0:17:28and I guess that's what it's all about.
0:17:28 > 0:17:32This was the largest stained-glass project ever commissioned in the world
0:17:32 > 0:17:36and it was done by the master studios of Clayton & Bell.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39And when you look at the rose windows you can see
0:17:39 > 0:17:42they really are breathtaking.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53Another important part of any cathedral is the organ
0:17:53 > 0:17:56and, as with most of the impressive features in this building,
0:17:56 > 0:17:59the organ is one of the finest ever made.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12Good sound, good sound.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16This organ was built by possibly one of the greatest, Father Willis,
0:18:16 > 0:18:20and it was transported to Cornwall by boat as the safest means of transport back then.
0:18:20 > 0:18:26It was installed in the cathedral in 1887 when only a third of the cathedral had been completed,
0:18:26 > 0:18:30but it was installed, as you can see, in its own purpose-built vault
0:18:30 > 0:18:32cleverly designed by the architect, Pearson,
0:18:32 > 0:18:36because it really does allow the music just to be thrown out.
0:18:36 > 0:18:41And considering Willis only had the plans to work from, the cathedral was only a third finished,
0:18:41 > 0:18:47when it was fully completed nothing had to be altered, and it's never changed since.
0:18:47 > 0:18:51And it still sounds as good today as it did back then, so take it away.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08What an amazing place and what a wonderful treat to look at
0:19:08 > 0:19:11while you're waiting for a Flog It valuation.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19Well, we've now found our first batch of items to take off to
0:19:19 > 0:19:21auction, and this is where it gets exciting,
0:19:21 > 0:19:24because you just don't know what is going to happen.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28Somebody is going to go home with an awful lot of money, it might be you,
0:19:28 > 0:19:31but we're going to put our experts' valuations to the test right now.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34They're normally pretty good, aren't they?
0:19:34 > 0:19:37- I'm sure.- They are, aren't they? They do a proper job.
0:19:37 > 0:19:43The auction is at Jefferys in Lostwithiel, 22 miles up the road from Truro.
0:19:43 > 0:19:47Well, that's a good sign, they're starting young down here
0:19:47 > 0:19:49in Cornwall. I hope she's bidding!
0:19:49 > 0:19:52There are over 1,000 lots in this antique and modern furniture and
0:19:52 > 0:19:56effects sale, including everything from garden furniture to jewellery.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59If you're thinking of buying something at auction,
0:19:59 > 0:20:01take my advice and come to an auction preview day
0:20:01 > 0:20:04where you can look around, take your time,
0:20:04 > 0:20:05view the objects, buy a catalogue.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08All the information is printed on each lot,
0:20:08 > 0:20:12and also, it'll tell you exactly what the buyer's premium is.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15Here today in Lostwithiel, it's 15% plus VAT.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17There's commission to pay if you buy something
0:20:17 > 0:20:21or even if you sell something, so factor those costs in, won't you?
0:20:21 > 0:20:24Make sure you've got enough money to pay for the item.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26We're in the business of selling,
0:20:26 > 0:20:29and the first lot to go under the hammer is this corker of
0:20:29 > 0:20:32a collection, although Frank doesn't want to hang on to it any longer.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42They pair of Minton plates were a gift to Heather,
0:20:42 > 0:20:48and David Fletcher thinks their cheeky design could help them sell.
0:20:48 > 0:20:53The not-so-scrubbed-up 18th-century wine bottle.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57And the amethyst and pearl brooch caught my eye
0:20:57 > 0:21:00and has also caught the eye of our auctioneer, Ian Morris.
0:21:00 > 0:21:04This is one of the nicest things I've seen. It belongs to Mariana.
0:21:04 > 0:21:10We've got £300 to £500 on this and it's the most wonderful little Art Nouveau pendant, in a way, isn't it?
0:21:10 > 0:21:14It's got all the characteristics of the Art Nouveau style
0:21:14 > 0:21:16and Art Nouveau is quite in vogue.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18It is beautiful, isn't it?
0:21:18 > 0:21:20Nicely cut as well, good colour,
0:21:20 > 0:21:24so hopefully, everything is right to try and get it sold.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26Would you have put three to five on that?
0:21:26 > 0:21:29I probably wouldn't have been so brave as to put £300 to £500
0:21:29 > 0:21:31on that. I might have said...
0:21:31 > 0:21:36£150 to £250 would have been more my kind of guesstimate.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39There are a few types of items which you either do well
0:21:39 > 0:21:41or don't get any interest in at all.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44- This is one, isn't it?- This is going to be one of those lots.
0:21:44 > 0:21:45Why is that, do you think?
0:21:45 > 0:21:47Jewellery is a very personal thing,
0:21:47 > 0:21:51so unless two people really want it and fight over it...
0:21:51 > 0:21:54We've 200 or 300 lots of jewellery every sale.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56A lot of items can easily get left on the shelf.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00To have something like that commissioned by a silversmith,
0:22:00 > 0:22:03the quality and the design there, that's easily £1,200.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05Well, I hope with the Art Nouveau styling
0:22:05 > 0:22:09that somebody likes the period enough to pay the money.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12The auction room is fit to burst. First up are
0:22:12 > 0:22:15Frank's corkscrews which are driving him around the twist.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17- Happy with the valuation? - Yes, very happy.
0:22:17 > 0:22:21Let's hope we get the top end and they go with a good pop, eh, David?
0:22:21 > 0:22:24Absolutely. Frank just wants to get rid of them because
0:22:24 > 0:22:27- you don't use them.- I do, yeah.- if you don't use anything get rid of it.
0:22:27 > 0:22:32Exactly. We're looking for £40 to £60, Frank.
0:22:32 > 0:22:3518 assorted corkscrews there. Some nice examples.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37I have three bids and I've got to start at £70.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40- Well, straight in at 70!- 70?!- Yes.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42At £70, the bid's on the books. At £70 I'm bid,
0:22:42 > 0:22:44but there is 18 of them.
0:22:46 > 0:22:4875. £80. 85. £90.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51- I wouldn't give a tenner for them! - At £90 I'm bid. Five or not?
0:22:51 > 0:22:54At £90. Five? Are we all done? I'm selling at the £90.
0:22:54 > 0:22:55- £90!- That's good!
0:22:55 > 0:22:58- That's brilliant, brilliant! Isn't that good?- That's brilliant.
0:22:58 > 0:23:02- How are you going to celebrate? - I'll buy some wine!
0:23:03 > 0:23:06Who'd have thought they'd fly out of the auction room?
0:23:06 > 0:23:09Frank certainly didn't, but he's thrilled with his £90.
0:23:09 > 0:23:13Luckily, he's got another corkscrew at home to open that wine!
0:23:14 > 0:23:19But will there are also be someone out there interested in Clara's antique bottle?
0:23:19 > 0:23:20It's my turn to be the expert
0:23:20 > 0:23:24and I'm trying to make money out of something salvaged from the Scilly Isles.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26- Good to see you again, Clara.- Hi.
0:23:26 > 0:23:30I just hope people see the virtue in something from the 18th century.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32- It's a lovely bottle.- Mm.
0:23:32 > 0:23:33- Yeah.- I'm worried, though.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36I am really worried.
0:23:36 > 0:23:37It's got to make £100, surely!
0:23:37 > 0:23:40It's got to make £100, that's the reserve we've got on it,
0:23:40 > 0:23:42so fingers crossed, that's all I can say.
0:23:42 > 0:23:46It's not an exact science, but we'll find out what the bidders think.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50It's 18th-century free-blown glass bottle there
0:23:50 > 0:23:51in distressed condition,
0:23:51 > 0:23:53but you would be if you were that old.
0:23:53 > 0:23:57What do you say for that very quickly? Can I say £100 away?
0:23:57 > 0:24:01£50 I've got. At 50. At £50 I'm bid. I'll take 60 now. 60. 70.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03He's got a bid on the book, look.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05At £80. £80. 90, now?
0:24:05 > 0:24:07At £80. £80. At £80. 90 now?
0:24:07 > 0:24:09At £80 I'm bid. 90 or not?
0:24:09 > 0:24:13We're done at £80.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15Thank you, can't quite sell it at that price. Thank you.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20- I'm ever so sorry.- That's all right.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23- It's worth £100, so I'm pleased we protected it with the reserve.- Yeah.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26That's important, it didn't go for nothing.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28- It's going home.- That's all right. - Look after it.- I will.
0:24:28 > 0:24:32Well, that is disappointing, but I still stand by my valuation
0:24:32 > 0:24:34and I think that's a real piece of history there.
0:24:34 > 0:24:39The Minton plates are next, but I've got some bad news.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42We've just been joined by Heather, and next up we've got
0:24:42 > 0:24:44the two blue Minton plates, the Secession movement,
0:24:44 > 0:24:47but unfortunately we had a little accident, as you know.
0:24:47 > 0:24:52Earlier on in the sale, a picture displaying over there on the wall
0:24:52 > 0:24:54fell onto one of the plates.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56Now, this does affect the value,
0:24:56 > 0:24:59because we had a fixed reserve at £100 with a value of £100 to £150.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02So, now we've only got one plate to sell.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05Well, my theory would be as follows.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08I suspect that the one remaining plate
0:25:08 > 0:25:12will be worth about a third of what the pair would have been worth,
0:25:12 > 0:25:13but having said that,
0:25:13 > 0:25:16I think the one that has survived is the better of the two.
0:25:16 > 0:25:20It's the amusing one decorated with the frog on the lily pad.
0:25:20 > 0:25:24So, I'd be inclined to be thinking in terms of £50 or £60.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26I may be proved very wrong, but that's how I would...
0:25:26 > 0:25:29The auctioneer is prepared to make up the difference to
0:25:29 > 0:25:33the bottom end of the reserve. We're happy with that, aren't we?
0:25:33 > 0:25:36- Yes.- These things do happen. It was an accident.- Yes.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39It was a terrible accident. The good thing is nobody got hurt, though.
0:25:39 > 0:25:44Anyway, let's find out how this one Minton plate does, shall we?
0:25:44 > 0:25:46Here we go. Good luck, Heather.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51What shall we say for it now?
0:25:51 > 0:25:53Just the one. What shall we say for it now?
0:25:53 > 0:25:54£80 away? £50 for one.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56£50? £30 to start me.
0:25:56 > 0:26:00£30 I'm bid. At £30 I'm bid. I'll take 5 if you want.
0:26:00 > 0:26:0135. £40.
0:26:01 > 0:26:0445. £50.
0:26:04 > 0:26:08- 55. £60. 65.- This is good.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10At 65. At 65. At 65. 70 now.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13At £65 I'm bid. At £65 I'm bid. £70.
0:26:13 > 0:26:19- 75? 75. £80. - Oh, this is good.- It is good.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22£90? £90. 95? 95.
0:26:22 > 0:26:23At 95. 100 now.
0:26:23 > 0:26:28At £95. 100 or not? 95. At 95.
0:26:28 > 0:26:30Brilliant, hammer's gone down at £95
0:26:30 > 0:26:32and he will make up the difference to 100.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35It would have been interesting to see what the pair would have made,
0:26:35 > 0:26:38- but it's academic. You've been very understanding.- That's all right.
0:26:38 > 0:26:43- And flying the flag for Kernow as well.- Oh, most definitely.
0:26:43 > 0:26:45What a good result! But a shame about the accident.
0:26:45 > 0:26:49The auctioneer has compensated Heather for the broken plate
0:26:49 > 0:26:51and didn't charge her any commission,
0:26:51 > 0:26:54so in the end, Heather was satisfied with the outcome.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59And now we've got Mariana and Rebecca
0:26:59 > 0:27:02with their beautiful amethyst brooch.
0:27:02 > 0:27:06It's good to see you, and all I can say is fingers crossed.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08There's a lot of money riding on this one.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10- Yes.- A wonderful piece of jewellery.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12Why aren't you inheriting this?
0:27:12 > 0:27:15We've already spent the money, so we may as well try and get it back now!
0:27:15 > 0:27:17They had a superb meal last night.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20- Yes, we did.- Oh, did you?- And several bottles of, you know, hooch!
0:27:20 > 0:27:23It's wonderful and it's going under the hammer
0:27:23 > 0:27:27and hopefully, you're going home with lots of money. Here we go.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29Our lot 212 there.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32Some nice French amethyst and pearl brooch there
0:27:32 > 0:27:34in the Art Nouveau style and some interest there.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37What shall we say? £200 quickly to start?
0:27:37 > 0:27:41£200? 150 I'm bid. At 150. 160.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43180. 200. 220.
0:27:43 > 0:27:45240. 260.
0:27:45 > 0:27:49- I can't hear.- 260, 270.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52280. 300. £300 there.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54At 300. At 300. 320 now.
0:27:54 > 0:27:56Come on, come on, come on!
0:27:56 > 0:27:59At £300. 320 or not? At £300.
0:28:00 > 0:28:03- He's put the hammer down. It's gone, £300.- £300.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06- We did it.- Yeah, thank you.
0:28:06 > 0:28:08There is commission to pay. It's 15%.
0:28:08 > 0:28:11- Everyone has to pay that, whether you're buying or selling.- What?!
0:28:11 > 0:28:12Not that as well!
0:28:12 > 0:28:16That's how they earn their wages though, isn't it, let's face it.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19- Yeah.- Pays for all of this. - Of course, I know. Yes.- OK?- Yeah.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21- Had a good time? - Brilliant.- Absolutely.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28That's the end of our first visit to the auction room today.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30We are coming back later on, so don't go away,
0:28:30 > 0:28:33because I can guarantee one big surprise,
0:28:33 > 0:28:36but while we've been filming down here in Cornwall,
0:28:36 > 0:28:39I took a trip out to sea to learn a traditional old skill.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41Take a look at this.
0:28:48 > 0:28:55With 326 miles of coastline and 49 ports, a huge variety of boats
0:28:55 > 0:29:01bring back as many as 40 species of seafood to Cornish shores every day.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04And one of those species which conjures up an image
0:29:04 > 0:29:07of romance and glamour is this, the oyster.
0:29:07 > 0:29:09Now, that's a Pacific oyster,
0:29:09 > 0:29:12which you find in all good seafood restaurants, and this,
0:29:12 > 0:29:16well, that's a native Cornish oyster fished from the River Fal,
0:29:16 > 0:29:17which is just out there.
0:29:17 > 0:29:22The River Fal's shallow banks are perfect for oysters
0:29:22 > 0:29:24and they've been fished ever since Roman times
0:29:24 > 0:29:27when the beds were first laid with native oysters.
0:29:27 > 0:29:31To prevent overfishing and to preserve the ecology of the area,
0:29:31 > 0:29:34ancient rules allow only sail and hand dredgers
0:29:34 > 0:29:36to be used in the waters here.
0:29:36 > 0:29:40Cornish families have been fishing for oysters for hundreds of years,
0:29:40 > 0:29:43and the skill of dredging for them has been handed down
0:29:43 > 0:29:45from generation to generation,
0:29:45 > 0:29:49but it can hardly be described as romantic and glamorous. Far from it.
0:29:49 > 0:29:52In fact, it's downright hard work.
0:29:52 > 0:29:57Tim Vinnicombe has been working the Fal since he was an 11-year-old lad,
0:29:57 > 0:29:59when his father got him out on to the water
0:29:59 > 0:30:03in a special mini-sized boat. The business is a family affair.
0:30:03 > 0:30:06Tim's 84-year-old uncle still fishes in the bay
0:30:06 > 0:30:08alongside his cousin and brother.
0:30:08 > 0:30:10We got the perfect day for it.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13This whole stretch of water is known as the Carrick Roads.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16It's just off the Falmouth Harbour which is just over there,
0:30:16 > 0:30:19which is the third naturally deepest harbour in the world,
0:30:19 > 0:30:22so we've got some prime fishing to do, haven't we, Tim?
0:30:22 > 0:30:25- What?- A lot of fishing to do here. - Oh, yes, yes.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35So this is in your blood, isn't it?
0:30:35 > 0:30:39- Absolutely, yeah. I mean, we're five generations.- Five?
0:30:39 > 0:30:42- Yeah, five generations. - All working this boat?
0:30:42 > 0:30:44Yeah, all working on this fishery.
0:30:44 > 0:30:47- This boat goes back to 1923 when we bought her.- Oh, wow!
0:30:47 > 0:30:49So the boat would have been my grandfather, my father
0:30:49 > 0:30:51and myself worked this boat.
0:30:51 > 0:30:54That's quite incredible. It must make you feel really good.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00- It's quite primitive, isn't it? - Yeah.- It is.- It is, yeah.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03I mean, it's been unchanged for hundreds of years.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05Apparently, the design of the dredge is Roman.
0:31:05 > 0:31:09- It's as simple as that, isn't it? - Yeah. It's very kind to the seabed.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12It just goes along, it chips and some of the shells and oysters
0:31:12 > 0:31:14go in and some don't, and you catch
0:31:14 > 0:31:18little crustaceans and crabs, but it doesn't damage anything.
0:31:18 > 0:31:20How do you know where the oyster beds are?
0:31:20 > 0:31:22You don't have any markers out.
0:31:22 > 0:31:24Just the experience of all the years of coming out,
0:31:24 > 0:31:27and passed down through the generations.
0:31:27 > 0:31:29- So it's a knowledge you gain?- Yeah.
0:31:29 > 0:31:31So where do the oysters end up, then?
0:31:31 > 0:31:35I think, you know, with the market in this country is fairly limited.
0:31:35 > 0:31:39As far as I know, quite a lot go to London and, you know, the cities,
0:31:39 > 0:31:41but a lot of it is exported, to Spain and France,
0:31:41 > 0:31:44where they eat an awful lot of fish.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47In comparison with us, it's a tremendous difference, I think.
0:31:51 > 0:31:53- It keeps you fit, Tim.- Yeah!
0:31:56 > 0:31:57That's a real nice oyster.
0:31:57 > 0:31:59First one.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03- Molluscs! - That's a small oyster, you see?
0:32:03 > 0:32:05- Not big enough.- No.
0:32:05 > 0:32:07Gosh, out of all of that, we've got two so far.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09Yeah, two good ones.
0:32:09 > 0:32:13'At the height of the season, as many as 100 oysters can come up
0:32:13 > 0:32:16'in a single dredge, although most of them will be too small.
0:32:16 > 0:32:18'And it's not all oysters.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20'The dredge brings up scallops, whelks,
0:32:20 > 0:32:23'starfish and a variety of sea creatures.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26'It's all tipped back once Tim has sifted through.'
0:32:26 > 0:32:30Tim's now put about six dredging nets over the side
0:32:30 > 0:32:33and we've probably got, what, six oysters?
0:32:33 > 0:32:36- No. Yeah, about that. - It's a lot of work, yeah.
0:32:36 > 0:32:41See it's the end of the season, and it's showing.
0:32:41 > 0:32:45You were saying it's incredibly kind to sea life, isn't it?
0:32:45 > 0:32:48- That's right.- And to the bottom of the ocean, because, you know,
0:32:48 > 0:32:51we've seen one little crab so far, that's all,
0:32:51 > 0:32:53really, and he's gone back!
0:32:53 > 0:32:55- There's another little one there. - Yeah.
0:32:55 > 0:32:57- That's a good one. - It's nice and thick.
0:32:57 > 0:33:00Very good.
0:33:00 > 0:33:02He's OK for size and he's OK for weight as well
0:33:02 > 0:33:04- because he's very thick.- Yeah.
0:33:04 > 0:33:08'It's definitely hard work and made even tougher by the strict rules.
0:33:08 > 0:33:12'Oyster fishing is only allowed in the bay between 9am and 3pm
0:33:12 > 0:33:14'and from October to March.
0:33:14 > 0:33:19'Plus, each oyster has to be more than two inches in diameter
0:33:19 > 0:33:22otherwise, it must be put back in the water.
0:33:22 > 0:33:24If he sits in the ring, he's legal.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27Just! You can't eat these straightaway, can you?
0:33:27 > 0:33:31No, they need to go into the purification tanks for 48 hours.
0:33:31 > 0:33:32And what's that? Just freshwater?
0:33:32 > 0:33:37It's ultraviolet rays that kill any bacteria or whatever's in them.
0:33:37 > 0:33:39- Right.- You know, make them perfectly...
0:33:39 > 0:33:43But they're perfectly fine to eat out here, actually,
0:33:43 > 0:33:45it's just a precautionary measure.
0:33:45 > 0:33:47I can't let Tim do all the hard work, can I?
0:33:47 > 0:33:51Put a pair of gloves on, I'm going to pull a couple out myself.
0:33:51 > 0:33:52Have a go.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59There's one there, actually.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02- Not very big, but he's legal. - God, he's...legal?
0:34:02 > 0:34:05Yeah, try him in the ring yourself, but he'll be legal.
0:34:05 > 0:34:11Yes, only just. How can you tell that's an oyster from there?
0:34:11 > 0:34:12THEY LAUGH
0:34:12 > 0:34:16That's a trained eye, a trained eye after all these years.
0:34:29 > 0:34:30- Sea sponge.- Yeah.
0:34:36 > 0:34:39Well, here you go, look. That is
0:34:39 > 0:34:41the end of the drift. That is our morning's work!
0:34:41 > 0:34:45But I've thoroughly enjoyed being in the Carrick Roads with Tim,
0:34:45 > 0:34:48and I just hope this boat continues to earn its living
0:34:48 > 0:34:52- for many, many generations to come. Thank you, Tim.- You're welcome.
0:34:52 > 0:34:56What a way to spend a day in one of my favourite parts of the world.
0:34:56 > 0:34:58Absolutely fantastic!
0:35:13 > 0:35:16Well, it really is super to be back home here in Cornwall.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19I'm ever so excited about this, and so is David Barby.
0:35:19 > 0:35:21Look what he's spotted.
0:35:21 > 0:35:25Victoria's brought in an intriguing ivory ornament.
0:35:25 > 0:35:29Did you have... family in the Colonial service?
0:35:29 > 0:35:34- I didn't, but my husband probably did.- And this belonged to your husband's family, did it?
0:35:34 > 0:35:36Yes, it was from his family.
0:35:36 > 0:35:39So what's the history behind it? How did he acquire it?
0:35:39 > 0:35:42Well, all I know is that his family were living out in India
0:35:42 > 0:35:47and he told me that that was where it came from.
0:35:47 > 0:35:49I can't tell you anything else, I'm really sorry!
0:35:49 > 0:35:52- So what part of India? - A place called Chittagong.
0:35:52 > 0:35:56- Chittagong.- If I'd done my homework, I could tell you what part of India that was,
0:35:56 > 0:35:59but I'm afraid I haven't even done that.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02Well, this is not Indian, this is Chinese.
0:36:02 > 0:36:06- Oh, right.- If you think of those...
0:36:06 > 0:36:12- very intricate carved cases where you put visitors' cards in.- Yes.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14This is exactly the same sort of quality.
0:36:14 > 0:36:19- Right.- This is superb carving that the Chinese excelled at.
0:36:19 > 0:36:25- Yes.- And if you look very carefully some of these leaves and flowers are actually undercut,
0:36:25 > 0:36:30- they're drilled through and then carved so you get these in high relief all the way round.- Yes.
0:36:30 > 0:36:35- It's exquisitely done. Of course, this is a section of a tusk.- Yes.
0:36:35 > 0:36:39But you've also got to bear in mind this was probably purchased in Chittagong
0:36:39 > 0:36:47- because this type of carving was available throughout the Colonial areas.- Right.
0:36:47 > 0:36:52So, Hong Kong, China, Indonesia, you would find this type of work available.
0:36:52 > 0:36:56- It was a huge, huge industry.- Right.
0:36:56 > 0:37:00This may well have formed part of a garniture,
0:37:00 > 0:37:04so these would have been on a mantelpiece with a central ornamental item
0:37:04 > 0:37:07and then two either side which could be used as spill holders.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10- Right.- Something as simple as that.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13Or maybe peacock feathers as decoration,
0:37:13 > 0:37:15dried flowers or something like that.
0:37:15 > 0:37:16- Yeah.- The date of this,
0:37:16 > 0:37:22- I think the date is towards the end of the 19th, beginning of the 20th century.- Right.
0:37:22 > 0:37:29- Of course with ivory now, people don't like buying ivory because of the conservation of elephants.- Yeah.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31But we're looking at a piece that dates...
0:37:32 > 0:37:35- ..much earlier than this sort of consideration.- Yes.
0:37:35 > 0:37:40The style of decoration is exquisitely done and therein its value.
0:37:40 > 0:37:42One or two interesting things I observed,
0:37:42 > 0:37:46first of all there's a very small hole down the side there
0:37:46 > 0:37:53and one wonders whether in fact it's finished up now as it started off life,
0:37:53 > 0:37:58because the little hole there is a pin which would probably have meant that it had a separate foot
0:37:58 > 0:38:00and we haven't got that.
0:38:00 > 0:38:05- No.- I think this ebonised section is later than the original piece.
0:38:05 > 0:38:10Also, if you look carefully, this area all the way round the bottom,
0:38:10 > 0:38:12it's rubbed slightly smooth...
0:38:13 > 0:38:16..as opposed to the rest of the section here,
0:38:16 > 0:38:20- so one wonders whether in fact there was another component down below. - Oh, right.
0:38:20 > 0:38:25So we're looking at a very well carved ivory piece
0:38:25 > 0:38:29- that might have started life off in a different format.- Right.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32As regards value,
0:38:32 > 0:38:35this is beautifully carved and I think at auction
0:38:35 > 0:38:40it will realise something in the region of about £100 to £150.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42- Right.- That sort of price range.
0:38:42 > 0:38:46I'd like to see it do more because of the amount of workmanship
0:38:46 > 0:38:48that is entailed in producing something like this,
0:38:48 > 0:38:53but I'm just a little bit concerned that it's now arrived in a different state.
0:38:53 > 0:38:57- Right.- You want to put a reserve on it, I would imagine.- Yes, yeah.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00I think we should put a reserve at 90.
0:39:00 > 0:39:05- Right.- Is that agreeable?- Yes, OK. - You sounded slightly hesitant there.
0:39:05 > 0:39:09- £100?- I know there's not a lot in that, but...
0:39:09 > 0:39:11- We'll say £100 with discretion. - Right.
0:39:11 > 0:39:17Well, let's hope we can do a little bit more than that for Victoria.
0:39:17 > 0:39:19Now, David Fletcher has turned up
0:39:19 > 0:39:23a wonderful piece of jewellery that belongs to Barbara's son, Nigel.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27- What can you tell me about it? - Well, I had a telephone call from my
0:39:27 > 0:39:31son last night urgently saying, "Mum, I've heard Flog It! is coming,
0:39:31 > 0:39:35"could you possibly take this ring for me?"
0:39:35 > 0:39:37They've decided that they'd like to sell it
0:39:37 > 0:39:40simply because their eldest daughter, Rhianna,
0:39:40 > 0:39:44needs to go on a trip with school which is £250,
0:39:44 > 0:39:49- and for Cornwall, that's an awful lot of money!- Good.
0:39:49 > 0:39:50So it belongs to your son.
0:39:50 > 0:39:53- Yes.- Does it have any sentimental attachment to him?
0:39:53 > 0:39:56I've no idea. That's something you would have to ask him.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59Might it have belonged to an ex-girlfriend?
0:39:59 > 0:40:02- I'm not saying a word! - It's a platinum ring.- Yes.
0:40:02 > 0:40:04And it was made in London.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07The hallmarks tell us that.
0:40:07 > 0:40:11- And it's set with nine graduated diamonds.- Yes.
0:40:11 > 0:40:12So called channel set,
0:40:12 > 0:40:16which means the diamonds are recessed in the band itself.
0:40:16 > 0:40:20Very collectable, very fashionable sort of ring.
0:40:20 > 0:40:23- The sort of thing that endures, really.- Yes.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25It doesn't relate to any particular period.
0:40:25 > 0:40:29It could be worn just as easily today as it could have been worn
0:40:29 > 0:40:31when it was new, probably about 30 or 40 years ago.
0:40:31 > 0:40:37So it's going to cost £250 to send Rhianna off on her course.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40I don't think we're going to get £250 for it.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42You don't?
0:40:42 > 0:40:44But a contribution would help.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46Of course it would. Would you put a reserve on it?
0:40:46 > 0:40:51- I'm thinking in terms of the figure in the region of £180 to £220.- OK.
0:40:51 > 0:40:56Somewhere around the £200 mark and I would suggest a reserve of 180.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59- Right.- I hope we'll get £180 for it.
0:40:59 > 0:41:01Who knows, we might get 250.
0:41:01 > 0:41:05- You'll make one little girl very happy.- That's good.- Yes, you will.
0:41:05 > 0:41:07Well, we aim to make our sellers happy,
0:41:07 > 0:41:11although it always comes down to the bidders in the auction room.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17Expert David Barby is often on the money,
0:41:17 > 0:41:19but will that be the case with Elaine's pot?
0:41:19 > 0:41:23Elaine, I'm fascinated by this lovely little box
0:41:23 > 0:41:27with its crystal base and its silver mounted top.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29It has a special purpose.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32Now, you've always had this, have you?
0:41:32 > 0:41:36It's not something that I remember from childhood, really,
0:41:36 > 0:41:38but I ended up with it rather than my two sisters.
0:41:38 > 0:41:42So what did you do with it? Did it go on your dressing table?
0:41:42 > 0:41:46It used to do and I used to keep cotton wool balls in it,
0:41:46 > 0:41:49and then I got fed up of cleaning it and now I use it...
0:41:49 > 0:41:53- For what?- Dog treats.- Dog treats?
0:41:53 > 0:41:55You put dog treats in there?
0:41:55 > 0:41:57- Yeah.- What sort of dog treats?
0:41:57 > 0:41:59Well, there's one in there.
0:42:00 > 0:42:04When the dog's being good, and the top makes a noise,
0:42:04 > 0:42:05he gets one of those to eat.
0:42:05 > 0:42:10- I've never tried them. - I'm going to give you that one back.
0:42:10 > 0:42:12I'm hungry, I nearly bit it!
0:42:12 > 0:42:16- This is lovely and it's not for dog treats.- Oh, right.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19This would have been intended possibly for,
0:42:19 > 0:42:22I would think, a lady, and you were close, too, when you said
0:42:22 > 0:42:27you put cotton wool balls in there, because this has a special purpose.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30It may be that it contained powder
0:42:30 > 0:42:34or it may be that it contains these newfangled cotton-wool balls
0:42:34 > 0:42:36- or little bits of lint.- Right.
0:42:36 > 0:42:40Because it has a two-way mirror on the top,
0:42:40 > 0:42:44so when I look here, I can see myself reflected normally,
0:42:44 > 0:42:46and then I just open it up like this,
0:42:46 > 0:42:50work it on this gimbal here, turn the mirror round
0:42:50 > 0:42:54and there, unfortunately, is an enlarged image of myself,
0:42:54 > 0:42:58so that would be for applying lipstick
0:42:58 > 0:43:00or powder or eyebrow liner.
0:43:00 > 0:43:04And just at the side there, can you see that?
0:43:04 > 0:43:07There's a little grip, so you can get your finger in
0:43:07 > 0:43:11to lift it up and down. But what is important is this -
0:43:11 > 0:43:16it was made in London by quite a well-known, important silversmith
0:43:16 > 0:43:18of the early part of the 20th century.
0:43:18 > 0:43:22It's the Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company Ltd,
0:43:22 > 0:43:28who made quality, quality items, so I think we're looking at a price range,
0:43:28 > 0:43:32- maybe, round about 80 to 120.- Really?
0:43:32 > 0:43:34That sort of price range. I think it's lovely.
0:43:34 > 0:43:38- It's the sort of novelty item that appeals to collectors.- Oh, right.
0:43:38 > 0:43:44But we've got to put a reserve on it, and I would hate it to go below...
0:43:44 > 0:43:46Shall I say £60?
0:43:46 > 0:43:49- Oh, that's very nice.- So what shall we do, put a reserve of £60 on it?
0:43:49 > 0:43:52That would be lovely. I thought, you know, maybe £10.
0:43:52 > 0:43:57Well, just think of how many dog treats you can buy with £60!
0:43:57 > 0:44:01Elaine will have to get another container for all those dog treats
0:44:01 > 0:44:04as this little beauty is going under the hammer very soon.
0:44:04 > 0:44:08Look at this! It's surprising what people bring in.
0:44:08 > 0:44:11Actually, this is quite useful. Do you mind? I don't know.
0:44:11 > 0:44:15Look at the state of that tablecloth! That's bad, isn't it?
0:44:15 > 0:44:17Can I borrow this for the rest of the day?
0:44:17 > 0:44:21'Well, I have to do everything around here! No, only joking!'
0:44:21 > 0:44:24Flog It! is a well-oiled machine.
0:44:24 > 0:44:26Not everyone wants to be featured on the show,
0:44:26 > 0:44:29so they put their unsuspecting relatives forward.
0:44:29 > 0:44:32Stacey's here on behalf of her mother,
0:44:32 > 0:44:35who wants to sell this old doll.
0:44:35 > 0:44:36Is this yours?
0:44:36 > 0:44:37- No, it's my mum's.- Right.
0:44:37 > 0:44:43It was given to her after my grandmother died, and it was my
0:44:43 > 0:44:46great grandmother's before that, but it's just been kept up in
0:44:46 > 0:44:50the attic in a box, so it wasn't until my grandmother died
0:44:50 > 0:44:53that we actually found it in a box and retrieved it.
0:44:53 > 0:44:59- Now, it dates, I suppose, from the late 19th century.- Right.
0:44:59 > 0:45:04I would have said 1890, possibly just into the early 1900s.
0:45:04 > 0:45:10She's a bisque doll, as I'm sure you know, which means she's a china doll.
0:45:10 > 0:45:15The bisque is French for biscuit, and it means unglazed.
0:45:15 > 0:45:20Now, I think she must have been made in Germany,
0:45:20 > 0:45:23although, if we quickly turn her over,
0:45:23 > 0:45:27there's nothing to substantiate that.
0:45:27 > 0:45:30So often, if you look on the back of the neck of a doll like this
0:45:30 > 0:45:34you can see a factory mark saying, "Made In Germany,"
0:45:34 > 0:45:36- but in this case, there's nothing. - No.
0:45:36 > 0:45:38I must say, to be a little bit rude,
0:45:38 > 0:45:41the quality is not the best I've seen.
0:45:41 > 0:45:44No. Well, obviously, it's been in the attic a long time.
0:45:44 > 0:45:47Not so much that. I'm referring to the built quality.
0:45:47 > 0:45:49- Oh, right, OK. - You know, when she was made,
0:45:49 > 0:45:55she wasn't made by the very best doll manufacturer.
0:45:55 > 0:45:58- You can tell that, really, I think just by looking at the arms.- Yeah.
0:45:58 > 0:46:01The way you see that mould running down there.
0:46:01 > 0:46:05- OK.- I think a really good manufacturer, whilst the china
0:46:05 > 0:46:08- was still wet, would have just taken that ridge out.- Yeah.
0:46:08 > 0:46:11Do you like it?
0:46:11 > 0:46:13I don't mind the body, but I don't like the eyes.
0:46:13 > 0:46:15Why don't you like the eyes?
0:46:15 > 0:46:20- They're a bit scary.- They are a bit starey, aren't they?- Yeah.
0:46:20 > 0:46:24And that's another thing. You see, on some dolls of this period, you'd have
0:46:24 > 0:46:28found the eyes would have closed, so when you'd have sat her up...
0:46:28 > 0:46:30- Yeah.- But these are fixed.- OK.
0:46:30 > 0:46:32And to be, again, hypercritical,
0:46:32 > 0:46:33she's got a closed mouth,
0:46:33 > 0:46:37and collectors of dolls do like an open mouth.
0:46:37 > 0:46:41Having said that, and having sounded as if I'm being a bit dismissive,
0:46:41 > 0:46:44there are collectors in this field, as you might imagine.
0:46:44 > 0:46:48I think that she's going to make somewhere in the region
0:46:48 > 0:46:49- of £60 to £100.- OK.
0:46:49 > 0:46:52And I'd like to suggest a fixed reserve of £50.
0:46:52 > 0:46:54- Brilliant.- OK?- Yeah.
0:46:54 > 0:46:56Thank you very much.
0:46:56 > 0:46:59We'll find out exactly how much she makes shortly, when all our
0:46:59 > 0:47:01remaining items go up for sale
0:47:01 > 0:47:04at Jefferys Auctioneers in Lostwithiel.
0:47:04 > 0:47:07Here's what's going under the hammer.
0:47:07 > 0:47:11Victoria's carved ivory ormanment started off life as something else.
0:47:11 > 0:47:15We're not really sure what, but I hope it doesn't put the bidders off.
0:47:15 > 0:47:18David Fletcher's has got his fingers crossed that the diamond ring
0:47:18 > 0:47:20will fly out of the auction room.
0:47:23 > 0:47:27Elaine was in the doghouse when David Barby found out
0:47:27 > 0:47:30she kept treat for her pooches in her crystal and silver pot.
0:47:30 > 0:47:34And Stacey's mother's doll has been living unloved in the attic,
0:47:34 > 0:47:38so it's time to sell, but what does our auctioneer Ian Morris think it'll fetch?
0:47:38 > 0:47:42This lot caused a bit of a stir. Stacey brought this in.
0:47:42 > 0:47:43It belongs to her mother.
0:47:43 > 0:47:46You either love them or you hate them.
0:47:46 > 0:47:49There's lots of doll collectors, and I'm sure they will love
0:47:49 > 0:47:51to get their hands on this little figure,
0:47:51 > 0:47:54because we've only got £60 to £100 put on this.
0:47:54 > 0:47:58It's a nice doll. It's certainly got a bit of age to it.
0:47:58 > 0:48:00What I do like is the neck which swivels,
0:48:00 > 0:48:03which you don't first of all see underneath the pearl necklace.
0:48:03 > 0:48:05But it's quality, it's a bisque doll.
0:48:05 > 0:48:08No markings behind the head, though.
0:48:08 > 0:48:11- You'd expect that though, wouldn't you?- Yeah, I would expect that.
0:48:11 > 0:48:15But you can see the quality down to the little leather shoes.
0:48:15 > 0:48:17Pearls nice as well,
0:48:17 > 0:48:19little things that you don't normally see on a doll.
0:48:19 > 0:48:21Has there been much interest?
0:48:21 > 0:48:23There's been a great deal of interest.
0:48:23 > 0:48:27- That's what we like to hear.- There's three telephone lines bid so far.
0:48:27 > 0:48:29- Oh, gosh.- So they're booked.
0:48:29 > 0:48:32So it's going to easily clear £100.
0:48:32 > 0:48:36- Hopefully do two to three? - Certainly, £250, £350 is...
0:48:36 > 0:48:38Or even more.
0:48:38 > 0:48:43- Could even be more, but I would stick in the 250 to 350 bracket.- OK.
0:48:43 > 0:48:45- I think I'll be confident at that. - That's fabulous.
0:48:45 > 0:48:47That's such good news.
0:48:47 > 0:48:51That's so exciting! We'll find out if the doll collectors
0:48:51 > 0:48:52are out in force very soon.
0:48:57 > 0:49:00Now, remember that fabulous platinum ring with the diamonds?
0:49:00 > 0:49:03Well, it's just about to go under the hammer with a value of
0:49:03 > 0:49:05£180 to £220. It belongs to Barbara,
0:49:05 > 0:49:07but unfortunately, she can't be here.
0:49:07 > 0:49:10We've got the ring and we do have Barbara's daughter-in-law, Jane.
0:49:10 > 0:49:11It's good to see you.
0:49:11 > 0:49:14The money is going towards your daughter's school trip.
0:49:14 > 0:49:15- Yeah.- Where does she want to go?
0:49:15 > 0:49:19- It's to Okehampton for an adventure holiday.- Really! OK.
0:49:19 > 0:49:22I'm sure we can manage that, can't we, David?
0:49:22 > 0:49:24I think this is the sort of ring that can appeal to everyone.
0:49:24 > 0:49:26Simple, understated.
0:49:26 > 0:49:28I love platinum. Looks good.
0:49:28 > 0:49:30Let's find out what the bidders think.
0:49:30 > 0:49:32Here we go, it's under the hammer now.
0:49:32 > 0:49:35It's a ladies half-eternity platinum ring
0:49:35 > 0:49:38set with nine graduated diamonds. London hallmark.
0:49:38 > 0:49:39Can I say £200 away?
0:49:39 > 0:49:42£100 to start me?
0:49:42 > 0:49:43Not so good.
0:49:43 > 0:49:47£100 I'm bid. At 100. 110. 120. 130.
0:49:47 > 0:49:49140. 150. 160.
0:49:49 > 0:49:52170. 180. 190.
0:49:52 > 0:49:54I can't see where the bids are coming from.
0:49:54 > 0:49:56210? 210. 220? 220.
0:49:56 > 0:49:58230? 230.
0:49:58 > 0:50:00230 to my left, then. At 230.
0:50:00 > 0:50:02At 230. 240 or not? Are we all done?
0:50:02 > 0:50:04£230 it's on now.
0:50:06 > 0:50:11- Yes. 230.- Very good, thank you. - You have to get on the phone.
0:50:11 > 0:50:13What is she doing in Okehampton?
0:50:13 > 0:50:15It's a residential adventure holiday.
0:50:15 > 0:50:19That's absolutely fabulous, £230. That gets her off to Okehampton!
0:50:20 > 0:50:23Just above the top estimate, what a good start!
0:50:23 > 0:50:25Now, I can't believe this silver and crystal pot
0:50:25 > 0:50:28was used as a container for dog treats!
0:50:28 > 0:50:30I think the bidders might have
0:50:30 > 0:50:32different ideas about what to use it for.
0:50:34 > 0:50:38Coming up now, we've got a wonderful silver powder pot dated 1908,
0:50:38 > 0:50:41and it belongs to Elaine, who's just joined me.
0:50:41 > 0:50:44In fact, just before the valuation day this contained dog treats.
0:50:44 > 0:50:48This was a little container for dog treats, wasn't it?
0:50:48 > 0:50:50- On the dressing table. - With the dog treats in it.
0:50:50 > 0:50:52- And what dog have you got?- A boxer.
0:50:52 > 0:50:54- How lovely.- A rescue dog.
0:50:54 > 0:50:57Oh, wonderful. They slobber a lot, though, don't they?
0:50:57 > 0:50:58- Yes.- Yeah, they do slobber.
0:50:58 > 0:51:01- A design fault. - David's sort of looking at us.
0:51:01 > 0:51:03- He's a cat man. - Yeah, I'm a cat man, really.
0:51:03 > 0:51:06- But you've just taken on a cat, haven't you?- Yes, I have.
0:51:06 > 0:51:08It's just turned up on our doorstep.
0:51:08 > 0:51:11But this is a lovely piece of dressing table equipment.
0:51:11 > 0:51:13It had be insert mirror at the top
0:51:13 > 0:51:17and it's angled so you can adjust it to close up or some distance.
0:51:17 > 0:51:19It's quality, absolute quality,
0:51:19 > 0:51:22and I think it's going to go to a new home. 80 to 120, it's bound to!
0:51:22 > 0:51:25Let's see what the bidders think. Here we go. Wave goodbye.
0:51:25 > 0:51:31It's a crystal silver powder pot with a London hallmark there, 1908.
0:51:31 > 0:51:35What shall we say for that one very quickly? £80 away? £50 away?
0:51:35 > 0:51:38£50 I'm bid.
0:51:38 > 0:51:40£50 I'm bid. At £50 I'm bid.
0:51:40 > 0:51:42I'll take five to get on. 55. 60.
0:51:42 > 0:51:475. 70. At £70. The bid's in the middle. 75.
0:51:47 > 0:51:50- It's going.- 85? 85.- It's gone.- £90?
0:51:50 > 0:51:5285 to my right. At £85 I'm bid.
0:51:52 > 0:51:5490 or not? We're done at £85.
0:51:54 > 0:51:56Oh, it's done! £85.
0:51:56 > 0:51:59- That's good.- That's very good. Are you happy?
0:51:59 > 0:52:00- Yes, very.- Lots of dog treats?
0:52:00 > 0:52:02Yeah, maybe a dog passport.
0:52:02 > 0:52:05A dog passport! Really, taking the dog abroad?
0:52:05 > 0:52:07- Might do, yeah. - Over to France or something?
0:52:07 > 0:52:11Yeah. We've got a boat, so it would be nice to take him...
0:52:11 > 0:52:14Oh, how lovely! Hey, what a spoilt boxer dog!
0:52:14 > 0:52:16So that's another one of our sellers
0:52:16 > 0:52:19off on their travels thanks to Flog It!
0:52:20 > 0:52:25Next, a touch of the Orient comes to Cornwall and it belongs to Victoria, who's joined me.
0:52:25 > 0:52:27- And who have you brought along? - My husband, David.
0:52:27 > 0:52:32- I'm pleased to meet you. I'm surrounded by Davids here. Our expert, as well!- Good name.
0:52:32 > 0:52:38I love this. We've got £100 to £150 on this wonderful carving, absolutely wonderful carving.
0:52:38 > 0:52:40- Yes.- Why are you selling this?
0:52:40 > 0:52:43Well, we've a credenza full of other items which we store away
0:52:43 > 0:52:49and we just can't look at everything all the time and, really, things have got to go and...
0:52:49 > 0:52:52What I like about this is it's very tactile, you have to hold it.
0:52:52 > 0:52:55- Yes.- You have to turn it around in your hand
0:52:55 > 0:52:59like a Renaissance prince, you bring out these pieces and handle them.
0:52:59 > 0:53:01But if you've got too much, I quite agree with you.
0:53:01 > 0:53:04- It's overbearing.- It becomes an obsession to hold on to it.
0:53:04 > 0:53:07There's no-one else to appreciate it as well.
0:53:07 > 0:53:10Who do you pass it on to? They're not going to appreciate it.
0:53:10 > 0:53:13- That's true.- I'd rather it go to someone who would appreciate it.
0:53:13 > 0:53:17And it's an acquired taste. A lot of young people are put off by ivory.
0:53:17 > 0:53:21- That's very true. - But, anyway, I think this is lovely and it should find a new home.
0:53:21 > 0:53:26We're going to find out now. We can't do any more talking, it is down to this lot in the room,
0:53:26 > 0:53:29the packed bidders of Lostwithiel. Here we go.
0:53:29 > 0:53:33A fine 19th-century floral carved ivory on the ebonised plinth, there.
0:53:33 > 0:53:37Nicely carved. I've got two bids and I've got to start at £200.
0:53:39 > 0:53:41200!
0:53:41 > 0:53:43At £200. 220. 240. 260.
0:53:43 > 0:53:46280. At 280. The bid's with me.
0:53:46 > 0:53:49At 280. 300 now.
0:53:49 > 0:53:52At 280. At 280. 300 now.
0:53:52 > 0:53:55At 300 on the phone. At 300. 320.
0:53:55 > 0:53:58At 320. 350?
0:53:58 > 0:54:00350. 380. 400?
0:54:00 > 0:54:02Gosh, they love this.
0:54:02 > 0:54:05- That's very good.- At 400 to the right and I'm out. At £400.
0:54:05 > 0:54:07At £400. 420 now?
0:54:07 > 0:54:14At £400 I'm bid. 20 or not? On the phone to my right at the £400.
0:54:14 > 0:54:16Yes! £400!
0:54:16 > 0:54:18You've got to be so happy with that!
0:54:18 > 0:54:22Difficult thing to value. Well, done, you, for bringing it along.
0:54:22 > 0:54:23Phew!
0:54:26 > 0:54:28Will Stacey be in for a treat
0:54:28 > 0:54:30when her mother's doll goes under the hammer?
0:54:30 > 0:54:33Next up, that 19th-century bisque doll.
0:54:33 > 0:54:35It belongs to Stacey who's right next to me now.
0:54:35 > 0:54:37Remember what the auctioneer said?
0:54:37 > 0:54:41Well, we heard what David said at the valuation day, £60 to £100, OK?
0:54:41 > 0:54:43- Yeah.- Happy with that? £60 to £100?
0:54:43 > 0:54:45Yes, yeah, we want it to go.
0:54:45 > 0:54:47Stacey doesn't like it. You think it's spooky.
0:54:47 > 0:54:49It's got scary eyes, so, yeah.
0:54:49 > 0:54:51I think it's spooky, as well. Do you?
0:54:51 > 0:54:54I think it's OK. Your mum doesn't like it either, does she?
0:54:54 > 0:54:56- No, we don't. - Is it something you'd buy?
0:54:56 > 0:54:58- No.- Not really.- But it's...
0:54:58 > 0:55:00But I don't get spooked by it.
0:55:00 > 0:55:04That's the way there were. They made them to look realistic.
0:55:04 > 0:55:08Now, the auctioneer said to me there's been a lot of interest,
0:55:08 > 0:55:09a great deal of interest.
0:55:09 > 0:55:11- Right.- So it's quite a rare one.
0:55:11 > 0:55:14- OK.- Hopefully, the doll collectors are here today in Lostwithiel,
0:55:14 > 0:55:18because we've got a packed auction room and we could have a surprise.
0:55:18 > 0:55:22When I pushed him, I said, "Come on, Ian, put your neck on the block,
0:55:22 > 0:55:24"what do you think it could do on a good day?"
0:55:24 > 0:55:27- he said, "I'm pretty confident at £300 plus."- Oh!
0:55:27 > 0:55:29- Crikey.- Right. - My mum will be pleased.
0:55:29 > 0:55:32Lot 617 there, the late-19th-century
0:55:32 > 0:55:35continental bisque porcelain doll.
0:55:35 > 0:55:3717 inches high and a silk dress there.
0:55:37 > 0:55:41A lot of interest in this lot and I've got two bids on the books
0:55:41 > 0:55:44and I'm going to start at £200. At £200 I'm bid.
0:55:44 > 0:55:46220. 240.
0:55:46 > 0:55:47260. 280.
0:55:47 > 0:55:49300. 320.
0:55:49 > 0:55:50340. 360.
0:55:50 > 0:55:52380. 400. 420.
0:55:52 > 0:55:55- At 420.- Stacey!
0:55:55 > 0:55:57We're on a lot of money.
0:55:57 > 0:56:00Look, everybody wants it! Everybody wants this!
0:56:00 > 0:56:01440 on the first phone, there.
0:56:01 > 0:56:03At 440. 460.
0:56:03 > 0:56:05At 460. 480? 480.
0:56:05 > 0:56:08500. 520?
0:56:08 > 0:56:09520. 540?
0:56:09 > 0:56:11540. 560?
0:56:11 > 0:56:14560. 580?
0:56:14 > 0:56:17- 580. 600?- Ten times my estimate.
0:56:17 > 0:56:21- Yeah.- 620? 620. 640?
0:56:21 > 0:56:23- This is bonkers!- 640. 660?
0:56:23 > 0:56:26660. 680? 680. 700?
0:56:26 > 0:56:28You're in the money!
0:56:28 > 0:56:32- My mum is!- 740. 760?
0:56:32 > 0:56:34780? 800? 800.
0:56:34 > 0:56:37And 20? 840. 860?
0:56:37 > 0:56:40880. 900?
0:56:40 > 0:56:42Two people are stuck in like Jack Russells
0:56:42 > 0:56:45wrestling with an old sock and it won't let go.
0:56:45 > 0:56:48They really want this. That's the beauty of auctions.
0:56:48 > 0:56:49980. 1,000?
0:56:51 > 0:56:53My dad's not going to believe this.
0:56:53 > 0:56:551,100. And 50?
0:56:55 > 0:56:57- It's not stopping!- 1,150. 1,200?
0:56:57 > 0:56:591,250?
0:56:59 > 0:57:021,250. 1,300?
0:57:02 > 0:57:04Gosh! What were you saying, David, 50 to 100?
0:57:04 > 0:57:06I'm sorry!
0:57:06 > 0:57:081,400. 1,450?
0:57:08 > 0:57:131,450! Do you need a chair? I think I do.
0:57:13 > 0:57:161,650?
0:57:16 > 0:57:181,600 there.
0:57:18 > 0:57:19They're just not letting go.
0:57:19 > 0:57:21- At £1,600 I'm bid. Is it 50 anywhere?- Yes.
0:57:21 > 0:57:25At £1,600 on one of the phones. It's £1,600.
0:57:25 > 0:57:28On the phone. Cor! Don't you just love auctions?
0:57:28 > 0:57:31I told you someone was going home with a lot of money, didn't I? Wow!
0:57:31 > 0:57:34- I cannot believe that! - Stacey!- £1,600!
0:57:34 > 0:57:36I'm shaking. What's going through your mind?
0:57:36 > 0:57:38I'm holding on to the sideboard.
0:57:38 > 0:57:42I have to hand it to Ian, he knew far more about that doll than I did.
0:57:42 > 0:57:44- Congratulations to him. - Oh, thank you.
0:57:44 > 0:57:47Mum's going to have all the money, is she?
0:57:47 > 0:57:50- I think it might be split between me and the grandchildren.- Good.
0:57:50 > 0:57:53Thank you for bringing it in. It's made our day.
0:57:53 > 0:57:56If you've got any antiques you want to sell, we would love to see you,
0:57:56 > 0:57:59but you have to come to one of our valuation days,
0:57:59 > 0:58:05so check the details in your local press or log on to our website at -
0:58:05 > 0:58:08Press F fOr Flog It! Follow the links,
0:58:08 > 0:58:11and hopefully, we're near a town very close to you.
0:58:11 > 0:58:14What a fitting end in Lostwithiel in the heart of Cornwall.
0:58:14 > 0:58:16It's wonderful to be back here.
0:58:16 > 0:58:19The sun's shining, everybody's been fabulous. Good old Kernow!
0:58:19 > 0:58:21I think we did a proper job.