0:00:03 > 0:00:05Welcome to Cirencester and to the heart
0:00:05 > 0:00:08of the British antiques and collectables trade.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11We're in the Cotswolds, where every single town has a scattering
0:00:11 > 0:00:15of period listed buildings and wonderful antique shops,
0:00:15 > 0:00:17so what a perfect place to Flog It!
0:00:37 > 0:00:41Cirencester is one of those places packed with character and charm.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44Everywhere you turn there are pretty houses made from
0:00:44 > 0:00:48local sandstone and interesting streets lined with quirky shops.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51And the peaceful countryside is never far away.
0:00:51 > 0:00:55All that adds up to a location that's brimming much-loved collectables,
0:00:55 > 0:00:59and hopefully ready to give up a few of its treasures.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02We've a wonderful queue gathering outside the Corn Hall.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05These people have been waiting patiently, and hopefully,
0:01:05 > 0:01:07at the end of the show,
0:01:07 > 0:01:08they'll go home with lots of money
0:01:08 > 0:01:12if these bags and boxes are full of treasures that we can sell in auction.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16Yes, this is the programme where we value your unwanted antiques
0:01:16 > 0:01:19and collectables and then help you sell them.
0:01:19 > 0:01:25Our team of experts is led by the very capable Thomas Plant and Michael Baggot.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28I'm sure we can do something for you with those.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31Michael started early in the antiques business,
0:01:31 > 0:01:33making his first deal at primary school.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36So there's no kidding him. He's a silver specialist,
0:01:36 > 0:01:39but that won't stop him spotting other collectables.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42I'll leave that to my colleague cos he's the toy man.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45Thomas Plant claims to be the action man of the team.
0:01:45 > 0:01:50He's a James Bond fan with a love of skiing and fencing.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53There's only one thing he loves more than jewellery though
0:01:53 > 0:01:54and that's giving advice.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58When this was made, the brass would be really shiny.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02- Well, I wasn't about to clean it. - No, life is too short.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04Coming up:
0:02:04 > 0:02:09Thomas is on sparkling form and has some good news for Lynn about her ring.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11I always thought it was costume jewellery.
0:02:11 > 0:02:12You've seen the valuers.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15They've told you what these stones are here.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17- They have.- They're not glass, are they?- No.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20I have a battle on my hands with Phyllis
0:02:20 > 0:02:23as she tries to wring every penny out of this pot.
0:02:23 > 0:02:24OK, you win.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29Thanks, Phyllis.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33Michael is brewing up some excitement over a large piece of silverware.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37At the time, Americans were buying silver in droves.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39The price of silver was high.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42It was worth every penny when you bought it.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45So, has it gone up in value since then or down?
0:02:45 > 0:02:47Stay tuned to find out.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57So many people, which means an awful lot of antiques.
0:02:57 > 0:02:58We do have a full house here.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01I think it's about time we went treasure hunting.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03And Michael is first at the tables.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07He's gone for one of my favourite subjects to kick things off with.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10It's a pretty item of silverware, brought in my Muriel.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14Muriel, thank you for bringing this lovely little silver jug in today.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17Can you tell me how you acquired it?
0:03:17 > 0:03:23It was in a cardboard box with a lot of odds and ends and the lady said,
0:03:23 > 0:03:27"If you're interested in what's in the box, you can have it for £5."
0:03:27 > 0:03:29There was some china,
0:03:29 > 0:03:32Japanese plates.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36Some other silver things, but they were silver plated.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38- Where was this at? - It was around Bristol.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40A car boot sale at Bristol.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42- We used to live in Bristol. - Good grief.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44Was that long time ago?
0:03:44 > 0:03:47Yes, over five years.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51Don't say five years is a long time ago.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53I'm thinking back 20 years.
0:03:53 > 0:03:58Well, to find that in a car boot sale, even five years ago,
0:03:58 > 0:04:00is a fantastic achievement.
0:04:00 > 0:04:04Have you got any idea when it was made? Who made it?
0:04:04 > 0:04:06No idea whatsoever.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09Well, it's a form we call a helmet-shaped cream jug.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11If we turn it upside down,
0:04:11 > 0:04:15you can see why cos it's shaped like a helmet.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19It should be marked and it's marked under the lip here.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22If I just breathe on those, I will be able to see them a bit clearer.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27And we've got the maker's mark, SH.
0:04:27 > 0:04:32- And we've got a set of marks for London, 1794.- Oh, gracious!
0:04:32 > 0:04:36- It's over 200 years old. - Oh, gracious!
0:04:36 > 0:04:41- What a fantastic buy for... The box for £5. - Odds and ends it was.
0:04:41 > 0:04:46These cream jugs were made and bought by a lot of middle class people
0:04:46 > 0:04:50because they're fairly light, quite thin silver.
0:04:50 > 0:04:55Rather than having any cast decoration, they simply punch
0:04:55 > 0:04:58around the rim to give this beaded effect.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01And because of that, they are quite fragile and prone to damage.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05Now there's been a little bit of repair at the handle there.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09But, nonetheless, it's a Georgian silver cream jug.
0:05:09 > 0:05:10So we're going to show you a good return
0:05:10 > 0:05:13on your £5 if you put it into auction.
0:05:13 > 0:05:19In pristine condition it would probably be £150 - £200.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23We've got to take into account the little bits of damage and the wear on it.
0:05:23 > 0:05:27Nevertheless, it's a little jug that at £70-£100.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29We put a fixed reserve of £70 on it.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33I think there'll be hands flying into the air at the auction.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35Lovely. Thank you.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37- So, you're happy to put it in? - Yes, please.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40We'll put it in and hope it pours out a profit on the day.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43That would be lovely, wouldn't it?
0:05:43 > 0:05:45- Thank you very much, Muriel. - Thank you.
0:05:45 > 0:05:49Well, it seems Muriel is absolutely delighted with Michael's valuation.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51What a way to start the show!
0:05:51 > 0:05:53And I've spotted a rather bigger item,
0:05:53 > 0:05:55it's this jardiniere belonging to Phyllis.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01- Phyllis, are you a collector? - I am, yes.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03- How many pieces do you have? - 50 - 100.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06Do you know what we're talking about?
0:06:06 > 0:06:08You know what this is, don't you? It's Wemyss.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11We've seen it on the show before.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13So, why are you selling this?
0:06:13 > 0:06:16I have too many pieces and we're downsizing.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18Is this the first to go?
0:06:18 > 0:06:20No, the second lot to go.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22How much did you pay for this vase?
0:06:22 > 0:06:24- £385.- When was that?
0:06:24 > 0:06:27In the early '90s.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30You know all about Wemyss, obviously.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32- I enjoy Wemyss.- There's the mark.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35It tells us it's Wemyss. The condition is very good.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37Very, very good.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41Wemyss is the brainchild of Robert Heron and it is probably
0:06:41 > 0:06:45the most sought-after Scottish pottery from the factory in Fife
0:06:45 > 0:06:48which was started in 1882.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51I think he got lucky by employing Karel Nekola,
0:06:51 > 0:06:54a wonderful artist. And look at the decoration.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57- Beautiful.- That's what you get. - Beautiful.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00Wonderful, wonderful. There's a big market for Wemyss.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03I think you paid the right money for it, I have to say.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05I don't think you'll be in for a big surprise.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08If we put this into auction,
0:07:08 > 0:07:12I think I would like to put £400-£500 on this.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15Hopefully, we'll get you your money back.
0:07:15 > 0:07:20Let's put £400 - £500 on this with a reserve of £400.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22Would you be happy with discretion?
0:07:22 > 0:07:25- Maybe.- Maybe. Is that yes or no?
0:07:25 > 0:07:31- No.- OK. Well, you're steering this. You know this.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33I have to go with what you say.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36The auctioneer might ring you up and say, "Can we have discretion?"
0:07:36 > 0:07:39- It covers all the bases then, doesn't it?- Well, yes, it does.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42It gets people interested if it's not too high, as well.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45You are starting off at a high trade price, £400.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48Everybody knows that's its price.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50OK, £400 with discretion. OK, you win.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53SHE LAUGHS
0:07:53 > 0:07:56Thanks, Phyllis.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02- It's hard going, isn't it? - I like it.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06I know you do, but you know what I'm saying.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10Everybody wants a bargain in auctions. That's why people go to auctions.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12Otherwise, you would go to antique shop instead,
0:08:12 > 0:08:15and there'd be price tag saying £400.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17And then you try and knock the dealer down still.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19You say, "Come on, you give everyone 10%.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23"Why don't you give me 20? I'll be your new best friend."
0:08:26 > 0:08:29Phyllis might just need a few friends in the sale room
0:08:29 > 0:08:34if this jardiniere is going to make her £400 reserve.
0:08:34 > 0:08:38From someone who knows how much she wants to a lady
0:08:38 > 0:08:42who had no idea how much her item was worth.
0:08:42 > 0:08:47Lynn has brought in what she originally thought was a costume jewellery ring.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50So, Lynn, tell me, why did you come along and bring this ring?
0:08:50 > 0:08:55Well, it's been lying in a box in my drawer for at least 20 years now.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59I've always thought it was a piece of costume jewellery.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01I thought, seeing as Flog It! was in town,
0:09:01 > 0:09:05I'd come and see if they can tell me any more about it.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09You have seen the valuers and they have told you what these
0:09:09 > 0:09:11- stones are here.- They have.
0:09:11 > 0:09:12- They are not glass, are they?- No.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15They're a carbon, they are diamonds.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18- They are, apparently. - What is that stone in the middle?
0:09:18 > 0:09:21- It's a sapphire. - It's a nice blue sapphire.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24Not a dark, dark blue. Not too much aluminium.
0:09:24 > 0:09:28It's a nice blue sapphire. These are lovely diamonds.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30Really nice, white-coloured stones.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34They are also cut in what we call the "old cut style".
0:09:34 > 0:09:39So that helps date the ring, early Edwardian, I would say.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43I reckon you've got over one-and-a-half carats of diamond in there.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45The little sapphire is of minimal value.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49Although the shank - this is what we call the shank on a ring -
0:09:49 > 0:09:51isn't marked, it could possibly be 18 carat gold
0:09:51 > 0:09:55and this white here would probably be platinum. Where did you get it from?
0:09:55 > 0:10:01I inherited it from, dare I say, my ex-husband's aunt.
0:10:01 > 0:10:05It was just in a box of assorted things that were left.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08What would you have done with it if you had not come here?
0:10:08 > 0:10:11Left it in the drawer for another 20 years.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13Really, just sat there?
0:10:13 > 0:10:15Yes, more than likely,
0:10:15 > 0:10:20until my daughters found it after I'd left this mortal coil.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22- Are they into jewellery? - No, they're not.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24The thing is about diamonds,
0:10:24 > 0:10:27diamonds are worth money when they're over a carat.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31When you have a diamond which is one single stone over a carat,
0:10:31 > 0:10:33it tends to hold its value extremely well.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37Little stones set into something don't add to up to the figure of a single stone.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40But for little stones set within a pretty setting,
0:10:40 > 0:10:43which is also very clean as it hasn't been worn.
0:10:43 > 0:10:49I would value these diamonds per carat at about £300 a carat.
0:10:49 > 0:10:55So, the ring would be worth at auction today about £400 - £600.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57Would you be interested in selling?
0:10:57 > 0:10:59I would be.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01I have no real use for it.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04So I think it would be a shame for it to sit in the drawer
0:11:04 > 0:11:08when somebody else might appreciate it and wear it.
0:11:08 > 0:11:12It's a fine thing. I would certainly say one should have a reserve
0:11:12 > 0:11:14of £400 with a little discretion.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16Are you going to come to the auction?
0:11:16 > 0:11:19Yes, I would love to, I really would.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22It will be all of the part of the experience that today has been as well.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25It's been very, very fascinating. I've enjoyed it.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29A Flog It! valuation is certainly an experience.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35If it's one you would like to share, keep watching.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39At the end of the programme, I will tell you how you can take part.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42Now, three items ready to go off to auction.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45Here's a quick recap of what we're selling.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47This 200-year-old-jug belongs to Muriel.
0:11:47 > 0:11:52Michael valued it at £70 - £100.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56The floral jardiniere is an unwanted part of Phyllis's Wemyss collection.
0:11:56 > 0:12:01She's pushing for top-dollar bids here, but I'm not so sure.
0:12:01 > 0:12:05Lynn had a pleasant surprise when we told her this ring is certainly not
0:12:05 > 0:12:07the costume jewellery she had imagined.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10It is covered in real diamonds and a sapphire.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13So, come on bidders, get your cash ready.
0:12:14 > 0:12:19Our auction is at the sale rooms of Moore Allen & Innocent, just outside of Cirencester.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21They've been in business since the 1840s.
0:12:21 > 0:12:26Today's sale contains a mix of antiques and general items.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30It looks like somebody's selling a complete
0:12:30 > 0:12:35collection of Staffordshire greyhounds, all in pairs.
0:12:35 > 0:12:36Must be a dog lover.
0:12:36 > 0:12:41Obviously, someone did own a greyhound.
0:12:41 > 0:12:45Our auctioneer has a very busy day ahead of him,
0:12:45 > 0:12:47with 800 lots in the catalogue, including ours.
0:12:47 > 0:12:55A reminder here, the sellers pay a commission of 15%, plus VAT.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57Our first lot is this silver jug, brought in by Muriel.
0:12:57 > 0:13:02We're hoping the slight damage to the handle won't put the bidders off.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07You can't get greener than antiques. It's classic recycling.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10They keep going around and around and around.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13And hopefully up in price. That's exactly what we want here today.
0:13:13 > 0:13:19- I know you got this little silver cream jug for £5, didn't you?- Yes.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22- Where was that? - A car boot sale.
0:13:22 > 0:13:26Muriel, I think you have great eyes for looking out for bargains.
0:13:26 > 0:13:30We're looking at, hopefully, £100 at the top end of the estimate.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32- £70 - £100.- It's a period piece.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35It's done the rounds.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37Ending up in a car boot, at some point.
0:13:37 > 0:13:41It's small, it's collectable. You can make a collection of cream jugs.
0:13:41 > 0:13:42They're affordable.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44I just think it's delightful.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47Let's hope we get the top end, shall we?
0:13:47 > 0:13:50Let's do some recycling. Here we go.
0:13:50 > 0:13:54And lot number 265 is the George III
0:13:54 > 0:13:59helmet-shaped cream jug, 1794.
0:13:59 > 0:14:00Who will start me?
0:14:00 > 0:14:03Should be £100 to start me.
0:14:05 > 0:14:06Good looking little piece there.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09£100. £80.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14£50. Yes, £50 a bid there.
0:14:14 > 0:14:1855. 60. 5. 70. 5.
0:14:18 > 0:14:19At 75. 80 there.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22At £80, 5 if you like. 80 here.
0:14:22 > 0:14:2785 on my right. At 85, 90 now.
0:14:27 > 0:14:28At £85...
0:14:28 > 0:14:32He's calling for 90. We've got 85.
0:14:32 > 0:14:3790 new. Five if you like, sir. 100.
0:14:37 > 0:14:42100 where we wanted to start. 110. 120.
0:14:42 > 0:14:48At 120. At £120. Sure?
0:14:48 > 0:14:51120.
0:14:52 > 0:14:57Excellent. £120. You see, that is brilliant recycling, isn't it?
0:14:57 > 0:15:00- Yes, marvellous. - It will go round and round again.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04Hopefully, someone will have that three or four years and move it on.
0:15:04 > 0:15:09Someone will lose some money along the way and someone will make a bit more. That's how it works.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11And we'll see it in ten years' time on Flog It!
0:15:11 > 0:15:13- Well done, you.- Thank you very much.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16And quite right, too.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19It was a beautiful piece when it was made 200 years ago
0:15:19 > 0:15:20and it's still beautiful now.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24It will outlive us all. Next we are selling Phyllis's jardiniere.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28She paid £385 for it five years ago.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31But I'm doubtful that she's going to see much more today.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37Unfortunately, we don't have Phyllis, but this is Paul her son.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39I know this is your first auction, isn't it?
0:15:39 > 0:15:44- Yeah, quite exciting.- Come on, are you going to buy anything?
0:15:44 > 0:15:46We shall see. There are a few items.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49I've looked around. Maybe I'll come back.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52It's packed. I hope they all want to buy a bit of Wemyss.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54Right now it is going under the hammer
0:15:54 > 0:15:57and hopefully Paul can get on the phone and tell Phyllis,
0:15:57 > 0:16:00who's somewhere in the Panama Canal, we've sold it.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02It's going under the hammer now.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06A piece of Wemyss ware.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10And that is the large trumpet-shaped vase there.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14Who will start me? Should be £500 really. Who will start me. Three?
0:16:16 > 0:16:19I can start you at £280 on the book.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21It looks cheap at £280.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26At £280. I'll take £290.
0:16:26 > 0:16:27280, 290. 300.
0:16:27 > 0:16:33310, 320. At 320. 330 now.
0:16:33 > 0:16:38At 320. At 320. 330 anywhere?
0:16:38 > 0:16:40At £320.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44- At £320 on the book. - It's struggling.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47£330 anywhere? £320.
0:16:47 > 0:16:53You're all out in the room. At £320.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55Didn't sell. Ever so sorry.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58It's OK. Can't always win.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02At least it's quite easy to pick up and put back in the car.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05At least it's not a chest of drawers.
0:17:05 > 0:17:06Mum will be disappointed.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08I'm sure there's a space on the shelf it can go back onto.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12Or you might just inherit this collection.
0:17:12 > 0:17:16- Maybe I will get this piece for being here today.- Thank you so much.
0:17:16 > 0:17:17Thank you.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20At least Paul's looking on the bright side.
0:17:20 > 0:17:21Talking of bright,
0:17:21 > 0:17:25we have that sparkling diamond and sapphire ring up next.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29And the great thing about a Flog It! valuation is you can bring your items along,
0:17:29 > 0:17:33find out all about them and find out exactly what they are worth.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36You thought this ring was costume jewellery.
0:17:36 > 0:17:42- I did.- What a pleasant surprise when Thomas said £400 - £600.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44- I was flabbergasted.- Were you?
0:17:44 > 0:17:47I was. A very pleasant surprise.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49It's a good job you never gave it away
0:17:49 > 0:17:51or discarded it thinking it was only worth £6.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53Absolutely, yes.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55It excited Thomas. It sparkled in the room.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57Hopefully, it will sparkle here today.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59We need two or three keen bidders.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02- Let's find out how it goes. Shall we?- Yes.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06Here's the lozenge-shaped diamond and sapphire ring.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11Super little ring. Should be £500, really.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16Start me at four.
0:18:16 > 0:18:22Three. At 300 a bid. 320. 340.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24360. 380.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26- 400.- We've done it.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28At 400. At 420.
0:18:28 > 0:18:29At 420. At 440 now.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33At 420, good-looking ring at 420.
0:18:33 > 0:18:39Selling at 420. 440 now.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42At 420. Are you sure now, then?
0:18:42 > 0:18:45At 420.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48The hammer's gone down. £420.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51That is good. Better than sitting in the drawer.
0:18:51 > 0:18:55Exactly. Don't forget there is commission to pay.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58- That's right.- Happy shopping. - Absolutely.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00Thank you very much indeed.
0:19:00 > 0:19:04Well, it makes you want to rush off and check your old sock drawer
0:19:04 > 0:19:07just in case there is something valuable hidden at the back.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09Don't do it yet.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12We have more exciting auction action later in the show.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25Now, it may not be the biggest or the most ornate,
0:19:25 > 0:19:28but this rare gem of a Jacobean country house
0:19:28 > 0:19:30has something special about it.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35This is Chastleton House in Oxfordshire.
0:19:35 > 0:19:36It was here in the 1990s
0:19:36 > 0:19:40that a brand new experiment in conservation was launched.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48When the National Trust acquired Chastleton House
0:19:48 > 0:19:49they adopted a new approach.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52Rather than restore this wonderful Jacobean building
0:19:52 > 0:19:57back to its former glory, they decided to leave it as found.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00Now, I'm in the main kitchen to the house
0:20:00 > 0:20:04and this was in daily use right up until 1952.
0:20:04 > 0:20:09The soot-blackened ceiling above me hasn't been cleaned for nearly 400 years
0:20:09 > 0:20:13and when I say soot-blackened, I really mean soot-blackened.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15Look at that.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17Isn't that incredible?
0:20:17 > 0:20:19Gosh!
0:20:19 > 0:20:22You could scrape that off, couldn't you, with a chisel.
0:20:22 > 0:20:26In a way you look up there and you take it in, you don't really mind it.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29After a while I could probably live with that,
0:20:29 > 0:20:32but my wife would go mad. She would.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35In 1991, this hands-off approach
0:20:35 > 0:20:39went against many years of National Trust policy.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41Usually, they dress a house to represent
0:20:41 > 0:20:45one notable time in history, redecorating, changing fittings
0:20:45 > 0:20:51and bringing in furniture to illustrate how the house might just have looked.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53Here at Chastleton they saw a opportunity
0:20:53 > 0:20:56to experiment with something different.
0:20:56 > 0:21:01The house had been in the same family since it was built in 1612
0:21:01 > 0:21:03and had somehow escaped the updates
0:21:03 > 0:21:07and makeovers experienced by so many country houses.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10So the Trust realised by keeping the family's mix and match
0:21:10 > 0:21:13of tastes of furniture, wall hangings and decor,
0:21:13 > 0:21:16the house would appear frozen in time
0:21:16 > 0:21:18at the point their conservators first arrived.
0:21:18 > 0:21:23The National Trust have also left more recent redecoration untouched.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25This room was fitted out with book cases
0:21:25 > 0:21:28in 1850 to be used as a library,
0:21:28 > 0:21:33but what's not in keeping the library is this mad, red wallpaper.
0:21:33 > 0:21:38This striking red wallpaper was hung by the family 100 years later,
0:21:38 > 0:21:42in the 1960s and it's totally out of keeping with the style of the room.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45But instead of stripping it off and restoring the room
0:21:45 > 0:21:46to how it might have looked in 1850,
0:21:46 > 0:21:52after much debate the National Trust decided to leave the wallpaper in place.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55I like it. It's very eccentric.
0:21:55 > 0:21:56I'm pleased they've kept it.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00It shows the house has been lived in by a family.
0:22:04 > 0:22:08While it may look like the National Trust haven't done much work here,
0:22:08 > 0:22:10they have done the important things,
0:22:10 > 0:22:12spending six years and a huge amount of money
0:22:12 > 0:22:17repairing the roof, replacing wiring and defending against damp.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19Their policy was to protect Chastleton House,
0:22:19 > 0:22:25but not to disturb the character that reflects its 400 years of life.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28I'm come to the oak-panelled hall
0:22:28 > 0:22:30to meet the house steward, Sebastian Conway.
0:22:30 > 0:22:34What is the philosophy behind the National Trust
0:22:34 > 0:22:36leaving Chastleton House as found?
0:22:36 > 0:22:39It was a giant leap forward.
0:22:39 > 0:22:43Instead of taking this house back to a glory day in the 18th or 19th century,
0:22:43 > 0:22:48to really show the public how we found Chastleton.
0:22:48 > 0:22:52This sort of treasure house, this time-capsule of a property
0:22:52 > 0:22:56which has been unaltered really by any sense of modernity.
0:22:56 > 0:23:01How do you balance conservation against restoration. What do you do?
0:23:01 > 0:23:04The approach at Chastleton, really is to do little and often.
0:23:04 > 0:23:08Never going overboard, never affecting how the house looks too much
0:23:08 > 0:23:11- and trying to, importantly, keep it as we found it.- Yeah.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14What's the evidence, in let's say this room alone,
0:23:14 > 0:23:15of how you found it?
0:23:15 > 0:23:17Well, if you look around,
0:23:17 > 0:23:20you'll see there's the peeling paper all around the room.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23The cracks which have appeared, you can see those.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26There are the cobwebs which are in the house and in this room here.
0:23:26 > 0:23:30There is a fine layer of dust on most furniture and the panelling.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32It is pretty evident here.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34You can see it if I run my finger across,
0:23:34 > 0:23:37how much dust is coming off in my hand.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40There is a story really about when the first conservators were here
0:23:40 > 0:23:44actually spraying the cobwebs with hair spray to make them last longer.
0:23:46 > 0:23:47What about dust on the furniture?
0:23:47 > 0:23:51Did you polish anything? I'm looking at things.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54Everything is really, really dry. The panelling is dry.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56- The tables look dry.- It's dry, yes.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58We don't polish. We don't wax.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01Basically, we just brush. We brush very occasionally,
0:24:01 > 0:24:03maybe once a week and that's really as a rarity.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06Most things get brushed once a season.
0:24:06 > 0:24:07So, it is once a year.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12Chastleton House is unlike any other National Trust house I've been to.
0:24:12 > 0:24:16You can feel the sense of history and the passing of time.
0:24:16 > 0:24:17Cobwebs and all!
0:24:17 > 0:24:22It gives the house a unique character and the experiment has proved such a success
0:24:22 > 0:24:26the Trust is adopting it for other, larger stately homes.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36Back at our valuation day at the Corn Hall in Cirencester,
0:24:36 > 0:24:40there's still a good crowd all wanting their antiques valued.
0:24:40 > 0:24:44Let's join up with our expert, Thomas, who's with Arthur and Maggie.
0:24:44 > 0:24:50He's finding out that Maggie has some hidden talents.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53I want to know about your badges here. What are they all about?
0:24:53 > 0:24:57That one was when I did a couple of wing walks.
0:24:57 > 0:25:02- Wing walks?- Wing walks. And the second one I did when I was 75.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05- So you did wing walking at 75?- Yes.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08Wing walking at 75. Wow!
0:25:08 > 0:25:11And parachute jumping. I've parachuted jumped, as well.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14- In a tandem?- Oh, yeah.
0:25:14 > 0:25:18I wouldn't go on my own, I would have never have got to the bottom!
0:25:18 > 0:25:20You are a very, very brave woman.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23So, planes have obviously been part of a life for some time?
0:25:23 > 0:25:25I think probably from my father. Yes.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27There he is in the First World War.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29That's right, that was the First World War.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31- He was an engineer, is that right?- Yes.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34He worked in the Royal Flying Corps.
0:25:34 > 0:25:39This here RFC is Royal Flying Corps which predates the RAF.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41- Yes.- So this was First World War?
0:25:41 > 0:25:47Yes. He was in the First World War and the Second World War. Yes.
0:25:47 > 0:25:51- What was his name. - Theodore Frederick Saunders.
0:25:51 > 0:25:55Theodore Frederick Saunders.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57So airport technical notes.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00- It's quite a dry book really, isn't it?- Yes.
0:26:00 > 0:26:04But what's nice is it's stamped Royal Flying Corps.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07It is an interesting book, but a little bit dry.
0:26:07 > 0:26:11I understand, that's why I don't know what else to do with it.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13This book is actually quite interesting.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15OK, it's technical notes again.
0:26:15 > 0:26:19It has pictures of all the planes.
0:26:19 > 0:26:23As a schoolboy, I remember doing the First World War
0:26:23 > 0:26:27in my history lessons and we learnt about the Sopwith Camel
0:26:27 > 0:26:32and the other Sopwith biplanes and while flicking through,
0:26:32 > 0:26:35I found all these technical drawings and details
0:26:35 > 0:26:36- of the Sopwith biplane.- Yes.
0:26:36 > 0:26:40- It is quite interesting, isn't it? - Yes, very.
0:26:40 > 0:26:44- I have looked through it. - Certainly, from this period there isn't much about.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47If it does have a value.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50- Also being quite rare it also doesn't have a massive market.- No.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53So, we're not looking at lots of money here.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55It will be under £50, I'm afraid.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58- That's all right. - It will be £30 - £50.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00Are you happy with that?
0:27:00 > 0:27:01Put it at the lowest estimate,
0:27:01 > 0:27:04I would put £50, but if it goes at the lower estimate...
0:27:04 > 0:27:06We can put it in at £30, can we?
0:27:06 > 0:27:10- We'll probably reserve at £30 with a bit of discretion.- Yes.
0:27:10 > 0:27:14It could make more, just because the interest in militaria,
0:27:14 > 0:27:17the Royal Flying Corps and the First World War
0:27:17 > 0:27:18is in a high peak at the moment.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20Where have they been in your house?
0:27:20 > 0:27:23In a drawer upstairs.
0:27:23 > 0:27:27Unfortunately, my son lives up in Scotland,
0:27:27 > 0:27:31I don't think he is very aircraft-minded.
0:27:32 > 0:27:36I don't think that to him they would be of great value,
0:27:36 > 0:27:38if you know what I mean.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40We look forward to seeing you at the auction.
0:27:40 > 0:27:44- No more wing walking before the auction.- They won't let me.
0:27:44 > 0:27:48No, come on Maggie, at your age you should be settling down
0:27:48 > 0:27:51to something more gentle, maybe bungee jumping(!)
0:27:53 > 0:27:55That is absolutely lovely.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57That's making me buzz.
0:27:57 > 0:28:00I'm quite excited about that. Is that something you want to sell?
0:28:00 > 0:28:02- No.- It's a gorgeous brooch.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05It's not silver.
0:28:05 > 0:28:09I think a novelty brooch like that is worth around £40 - £50
0:28:09 > 0:28:12because it's so individual.
0:28:12 > 0:28:16If that was silver, it would be £300-£400.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19Napoleon Bonaparte was fascinated by bees.
0:28:19 > 0:28:23The Sevres factory actually made his diner service for him, you know the fine porcelain.
0:28:23 > 0:28:27Hand-painted little bees on all the saucers.
0:28:27 > 0:28:29He wore bees on his tunics.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32Oh, that's beautiful!
0:28:32 > 0:28:37There's certainly plenty to keep our workers busy. It looks like Michael's on a tea break.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40He's with Tim, who's brought in some classic silver.
0:28:41 > 0:28:47Tim, thank you for bringing in this absolutely breathtaking teapot and stand.
0:28:47 > 0:28:49It's wonderful.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52What do you know about it?
0:28:52 > 0:28:55It's not a family heirloom.
0:28:55 > 0:29:03I bought it to give to my parents for their golden wedding anniversary in 1982.
0:29:03 > 0:29:08I bought it in London. I know it's by Peter and Ann Bateman.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10Bateman is a great name to conjure with.
0:29:10 > 0:29:16The dynasty really starts off with Hester and she managed
0:29:16 > 0:29:24a whole workshop of silversmiths and produced a range of affordable silver.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27Then, of course, we've got the following generation.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29We've got Peter, Ann and William.
0:29:29 > 0:29:33There are various combinations of their marks and partnership.
0:29:33 > 0:29:35In this case we're dealing with...
0:29:35 > 0:29:37Peter and Ann Bateman.
0:29:37 > 0:29:42We've got the date there for 1792. The engraving here.
0:29:42 > 0:29:48This wonderful late 18th-century bright cut engraving, which became
0:29:48 > 0:29:53all the fashion, simply because they improved the quality of the steel
0:29:53 > 0:29:59on the burins they were using to the point where rather than scratching a line, they could scoop out
0:30:00 > 0:30:04areas of the surface and as they did that, it brightly polished them.
0:30:04 > 0:30:08So you get this faceting with the engraving.
0:30:08 > 0:30:14It's wonderful borders and we've got the original cartouche here and those initials are...
0:30:14 > 0:30:16- Match that.- Exactly match that.
0:30:16 > 0:30:21And we've got here, really rather attractive, the carved ivory pineapple finial.
0:30:21 > 0:30:27If you think how rare pineapples were at the end of the 18th century.
0:30:27 > 0:30:32Hugely expensive and if you had a valued guest
0:30:32 > 0:30:35to your house and could afford it, you would serve a pineapple.
0:30:35 > 0:30:39So it became the symbol of welcome.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42Which is why we've got it there. Wow.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45They are super pieces and they are in lovely condition.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48Dare I ask - in 1982, were they, erm...?
0:30:48 > 0:30:51London isn't the cheapest place to buy silverware.
0:30:51 > 0:30:53It is not the cheapest place!
0:30:53 > 0:30:55I think I paid £400 for it.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57£400.
0:30:57 > 0:31:01At the time, Americans were buying Bateman silver in droves.
0:31:01 > 0:31:03The price of silver was high.
0:31:03 > 0:31:06It was worth every penny of £400 when you bought it.
0:31:06 > 0:31:13I think it would be prudent to put an estimate of £700 to £1,000 on.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16A fixed reserve of £700.
0:31:18 > 0:31:22But delightful to see. Wonderful Georgian silver on Flog It!
0:31:22 > 0:31:25Thank you, Tim, for bringing them in. They've made my day.
0:31:25 > 0:31:27Michael certainly loves his silver.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30That's two nice items ready for auction.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32We've just enough time for one more valuation.
0:31:32 > 0:31:37Thomas is with Chris, who has brought in a beautifully decorated cross.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41Thank you for bringing along your cross, Chris.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44This is your daughter?
0:31:44 > 0:31:46Hannah wanted to bring some jewellery.
0:31:46 > 0:31:48Yeah.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50- Did you get it valued?- Yes.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52Not a positive result, then?
0:31:52 > 0:31:54- Not worth anything.- That's a shame.
0:31:54 > 0:31:55Chris, this is your item.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57- Yeah.- What do you know about it?
0:31:57 > 0:31:59Well, I think it's Italian.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02- Yeah.- I didn't really know anything.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04How did it come into your possession?
0:32:04 > 0:32:07My mum gave it me and I've just had it a long time.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09- Your mother had it from...? - I've got no idea.
0:32:09 > 0:32:11Where is your family from?
0:32:11 > 0:32:13- Warwickshire.- Nowhere else?
0:32:13 > 0:32:16- No Italians.- No foreign fields.- No.
0:32:16 > 0:32:18Maybe your grandmother would have picked it up?
0:32:18 > 0:32:19Possibly, I don't know.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22- Did they travel?- I don't know.
0:32:22 > 0:32:26Mum just had it a long time and I've had it years.
0:32:26 > 0:32:28- She gave me a few things. - What have you been doing with it?
0:32:28 > 0:32:30- I've just had in a jewellery box. - Really?
0:32:30 > 0:32:32Mmm. I've never worn it.
0:32:32 > 0:32:36As to its origins, we know it is Italian.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39Date, 1850s, it's mid-Victorian.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41It's the kind of thing....
0:32:41 > 0:32:45I asked if your family travelled - it's the kind of thing you would pick up on a Grand Tour
0:32:45 > 0:32:48if you were a Catholic from Britain.
0:32:48 > 0:32:54You might be in Rome and take it back as a memento of your trip.
0:32:54 > 0:32:56These are what we call micro-mosaic.
0:32:56 > 0:33:01It's lots of little tiny shards of glass, inlaid to make a picture.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04It's set in a base metal.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06I wouldn't imagine it to be gold.
0:33:06 > 0:33:08It is a base metal.
0:33:08 > 0:33:13It is widely collected and it's got the symbolism to do with Christ.
0:33:13 > 0:33:17The ladder which went to take Christ off the cross and the dove of peace and the holy spirit.
0:33:17 > 0:33:19- The pillar I have no idea.- No.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21I literally do not know.
0:33:21 > 0:33:24And the flowers, I'm sure they're just decoration on there.
0:33:24 > 0:33:28It's been finely done and I love this type of stuff. I really do. I think it's wonderful.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30Lovely and colourful.
0:33:30 > 0:33:34Regarding value, I think it's worth between £150-£200.
0:33:34 > 0:33:38I mean, I wouldn't be surprised if it made that £200
0:33:38 > 0:33:45but I would suggest a reserve at £150, with discretion, which is 10-20% below that bottom estimate.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48- So are you happy to flog it? - Yes, fine.- Do you like it?
0:33:48 > 0:33:49It's OK, yeah.
0:33:49 > 0:33:51- Just OK.- I like the flowers.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54The flowers are pretty, aren't they? Are you going to come to the auction?
0:33:54 > 0:33:59- Oh, yes.- You won't be able to come. - It's on a school day.- It's on a school day, unfortunately.
0:33:59 > 0:34:03- But we look forward to seeing you, Chris.- Lovely, thank you very much.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06We'll all be in for a few lessons at the sale room,
0:34:06 > 0:34:09especially the economics of how much that cross is worth.
0:34:09 > 0:34:14Our lots are going off to Moore, Allen and Innocent's Cirencester sale room.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17This is what we're taking with us.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20Maggie and Arthur's technical aircraft books are a slice of history
0:34:20 > 0:34:24and her father's special connection makes it quite unique.
0:34:24 > 0:34:30The micro-mosaic cross brought in by Chris and Hannah took a lot of detailed work to make.
0:34:30 > 0:34:32Let's hope the bidders appreciate it.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35We have Tim's silver teapot and stand, a lovely example dating
0:34:35 > 0:34:41from the 1790s and clearly marked as the work of the Bateman family.
0:34:41 > 0:34:43Michael loves it.
0:34:43 > 0:34:47Auctioneer Philip Allwood thinks it could be overpriced.
0:34:47 > 0:34:49This looks absolutely fabulous.
0:34:49 > 0:34:56I'm not a big teapot person, but this to me looks more like a centrepiece. It really does.
0:34:56 > 0:35:01If you wanted to find an example of a Georgian teapot, this has got to be it.
0:35:01 > 0:35:03The shape is exactly what you'd expect.
0:35:03 > 0:35:04By Bateman, late 18th century.
0:35:04 > 0:35:08- It's got everything going for it, hasn't it?- Yeah.- A classy piece.
0:35:08 > 0:35:10Very, very smart,
0:35:10 > 0:35:12perfect in every way.
0:35:12 > 0:35:21- I just ideally would be liking to see it more like £400-£500 rather than £700 to £1,000.- Yeah.
0:35:21 > 0:35:23There's a fixed reserve at £700.
0:35:23 > 0:35:30Yeah. There's only one thing will stop this selling - I think we're just slightly on the high side.
0:35:30 > 0:35:34But a good thing - if you wanted to buy one, this is a good example.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37Fingers crossed.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39- And everything else.- Both of them!
0:35:41 > 0:35:44We'll stay with crosses right now, because our first item
0:35:44 > 0:35:48to go under the hammer is the Italian micro-mosaic cross, belonging to Chris.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50It's been in the family a fair bit of time.
0:35:50 > 0:35:52A little while.
0:35:52 > 0:35:54And it's never been worn?
0:35:54 > 0:35:57I've never worn it. And I don't remember my mum ever wearing it.
0:35:57 > 0:36:00It's beautiful. Absolutely beautiful.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02- I know you've had a chat with Phillip, haven't you?- Yes.
0:36:02 > 0:36:06- You're slightly worried about the valuation, you just want this to sell.- Yes.
0:36:06 > 0:36:11Phillip's advised you to drop the reserve right down. He's going to use his discretion.
0:36:11 > 0:36:17- That's right.- It could go for a lot less.- That's fine. I'm quite happy with that.
0:36:17 > 0:36:18We're going to find out, Thomas.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20You're not really happy about that.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22I know there's quality in this.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24I don't like things being given away.
0:36:24 > 0:36:29- We are in the open market and the open market will decide.- OK.
0:36:29 > 0:36:37And 355 is the Italian gold-coloured crucifix pendant with the micro- mosaic decoration. Super piece.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40Who'll start me?
0:36:40 > 0:36:42Should be a couple of hundred. Start me at 100.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44£100?
0:36:44 > 0:36:4780?
0:36:47 > 0:36:4950 to get off. 50 bid, thank you.
0:36:49 > 0:36:52- At £50.- Come on! Slow start.
0:36:52 > 0:36:54And five if you like now.
0:36:54 > 0:36:58- At £50.- No-one likes giving anything away to start with.- At 55.
0:36:58 > 0:37:00Got to be cheap at 55. 60 anywhere?
0:37:00 > 0:37:0560. At £60, five? 70, five...
0:37:05 > 0:37:1080, five. At £85 on my left here.
0:37:10 > 0:37:14At £85. It's selling, make no mistake at 85.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16At £85. 90 if you like.
0:37:16 > 0:37:21At 90, still cheap. Five if you like.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24At £90, on my right.
0:37:24 > 0:37:26At £90, are you all sure?
0:37:26 > 0:37:31Selling here on my right at 90...
0:37:31 > 0:37:33Good, well it's gone. We're pleased.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36I know Thomas is a little disappointed.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38I thought it would have made a little more.
0:37:38 > 0:37:43Then again it is a religious work of art and they do not sell as well as they should.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45- It does put a lot of buyers off. - Well done.
0:37:45 > 0:37:47Thank you very much.
0:37:47 > 0:37:51Thomas was clearly a little disappointed there but the auctioneer knew his stuff
0:37:51 > 0:37:54and the advice to drop the reserve was spot on.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57So, will he be right about this next item?
0:37:57 > 0:38:02Michael's valued this silver teapot and stand at £700-£1,000.
0:38:02 > 0:38:06The auctioneer thinks it might just struggle.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09It belongs to Tim. Unfortunately he can't be with us today.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12We do have Michael, our expert who put the £700-£1,000 on this.
0:38:12 > 0:38:17We've had a chat to the auctioneer and we thought this was just so tasteful it's exquisite.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20- It really is. - It's a beautiful design.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23- In lovely condition.- Good makers?
0:38:23 > 0:38:25And Bateman a fantastic name.
0:38:25 > 0:38:29Everything matches, all the armorials, the crests are all the same.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31We have seen silver selling extremely well today.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34I think the trade are covering all the silver lots.
0:38:34 > 0:38:38Hopefully ours is no exception. Let's hope we get top money, because it's a choice piece.
0:38:38 > 0:38:42If you're going to buy a teapot, buy this one. Anyway, it's going under the hammer now.
0:38:43 > 0:38:47George III silver teapot and stand by Peter and Ann Bateman.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50Where are you going to be for this? Super little lot.
0:38:51 > 0:38:57Super piece, where are you going to be for that? Who'll start me? £800?
0:38:57 > 0:38:59Five?
0:38:59 > 0:39:05I can start you here on the book at 440. On the book here at 440.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08At 440.
0:39:08 > 0:39:12Good piece there at 440. 460. 480.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15With me at 480. 500 now.
0:39:16 > 0:39:21At 480. At 480. 500. 520.
0:39:21 > 0:39:26540. 560. At 560. 580 now.
0:39:26 > 0:39:30At 560. At 560.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32Looks a good piece at 560. 580.
0:39:32 > 0:39:35600. 620.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38640. 660.
0:39:38 > 0:39:43680. 700. On my left at 700. Book's out now at 700.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45Someone's got a good buy, I think.
0:39:45 > 0:39:47720 if you like now.
0:39:47 > 0:39:49At £700. On my left is 700.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52720 anywhere?
0:39:52 > 0:39:56At 700. Are you sure now? It's selling...
0:39:56 > 0:39:59At 700...
0:39:59 > 0:40:02Sold, just.
0:40:02 > 0:40:07Skin of its teeth. I think there was one really interested buyer and no-one else to push him up.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10- He did very well actually.- He did.
0:40:10 > 0:40:18Just made it. Tim should be happy because he's nearly doubled the £400 he paid for it almost 30 years ago.
0:40:18 > 0:40:22Now hoping to fly high with her World War One
0:40:22 > 0:40:26technical aircraft manuals and notes is wing-walking pensioner Maggie.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29Are you ready for this, Maggie and Arthur?
0:40:29 > 0:40:31We most certainly are.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33Maggie's always ready. Maggie's a wing walker, aren't you?
0:40:33 > 0:40:35- I am.- What was it like up there?
0:40:35 > 0:40:37- Fantastic.- Yeah?
0:40:37 > 0:40:39I'd do it again if they let me. They won't.
0:40:39 > 0:40:43And we're talking about those two technical flying manuals with
0:40:43 > 0:40:45two photographs of your father.
0:40:45 > 0:40:48One's in the First World War and the other from the Second World War.
0:40:48 > 0:40:52Incredible. Has anyone else in the family done a wing walk?
0:40:52 > 0:40:54- No.- They are all too chicken, aren't they?
0:40:54 > 0:40:57I've got to say you're very brave. I wouldn't do it. I wouldn't do it, Thomas.
0:40:57 > 0:40:59You wouldn't get me up there.
0:40:59 > 0:41:04I'm a little agoraphobic with big high spaces, seeing the ground beneath me.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06And she's done parachuting as well.
0:41:06 > 0:41:09- And you've done parachuting. Have you done any?- No way!
0:41:09 > 0:41:12So you watch from the ground below and you're like, oh, gosh.
0:41:12 > 0:41:14- Oh, gosh.- It's all for charity.
0:41:14 > 0:41:18All for charity, good luck. Let's see what this does.
0:41:18 > 0:41:21- Let's see if this flies away, shall we?- Hope so.
0:41:21 > 0:41:25The World War One Department of Aircraft production technical notes.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29There we go. A couple of volumes there.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32Again, good wartime memorabilia there.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34Who'll start me, it should be 50 to get on, really.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36£30?
0:41:36 > 0:41:38A bid here at 30.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41At £30, In front of me 30. Five now?
0:41:43 > 0:41:45At 30. Got to be cheap at 30. Five?
0:41:45 > 0:41:4840. Five. 50.
0:41:48 > 0:41:52Five. 60. At £60 in front of me now.
0:41:52 > 0:41:5470, five.
0:41:54 > 0:41:5680, five. 90.
0:41:56 > 0:41:59They're doing well.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03100.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06At 100 here now.
0:42:06 > 0:42:07Gracious me.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10At £100. 110 if you like.
0:42:10 > 0:42:12At 1o0, are you sure in front of me?
0:42:12 > 0:42:14At 110 back in.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17120 if you like, sir. At 110...
0:42:17 > 0:42:19Have another, you're here now.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21At 110.
0:42:21 > 0:42:26120 if you like. At 110, it's right at the back at 110.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29Sold. £110.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31That's absolutely...
0:42:31 > 0:42:34That could pay for another wing walk if you would be allowed to do it.
0:42:34 > 0:42:37We've got £110 now. What are you going to do with that?
0:42:37 > 0:42:40It will go to charity.
0:42:40 > 0:42:44We've got our 60th wedding anniversary coming up next week.
0:42:44 > 0:42:46Congratulations.
0:42:46 > 0:42:48And take the family out for a meal.
0:42:48 > 0:42:50- You've got to do that, haven't you? - Exactly.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52What a wonderful celebration. Thank you.
0:42:52 > 0:42:56Let's hope Maggie keeps her feet on the ground at the party.
0:42:56 > 0:42:59What a terrific result to end the programme.
0:42:59 > 0:43:02£110 was more than double Thomas's top estimate.
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