0:00:02 > 0:00:05Welcome to Flog It, the show that values your antiques and collectables
0:00:05 > 0:00:09and then whisks you off to auction for one or two surprises.
0:00:09 > 0:00:13And today we're in Dorset's county town of Dorchester.
0:00:36 > 0:00:40The origins of Dorchester go as far back as the Roman era
0:00:40 > 0:00:44when the town was a sizeable Roman-British centre known as Durnovaria.
0:00:44 > 0:00:49The town was important for the Romans as it was the centre for the Roman mosaic schools.
0:00:51 > 0:00:56Well, I wonder if this lot here in this massive queue have brought any Roman antiquities along today.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58Wouldn't that be good!
0:00:58 > 0:01:01Let's get everybody inside because it's now 9:30am.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04It's time to open the doors where our experts can have a better look.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08- Are you ready to go in, everyone? - Yes!- Yeah! Come on, then.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12And heading up our team of experts today
0:01:12 > 0:01:17are two of the best in the business, David Fletcher and Mark Stacey.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20Both of them work as independent antique valuers.
0:01:20 > 0:01:24David attributes his love of antiques to his grandmother.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28He says her house was a veritable treasure trove of items
0:01:28 > 0:01:30that he became fascinated by as a young boy.
0:01:30 > 0:01:34And Mark says he loves looking at all types of antiques.
0:01:34 > 0:01:40He started his career as a dealer of ceramics and silverware and that's his preferred speciality.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46Coming up, Mark meets Malcolm,
0:01:46 > 0:01:51who's brought in a rather impressive and definitely hard earned collection.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53I started collecting them when I was about 15
0:01:53 > 0:01:59- and finished when I was 30. Several years ago now!- Well, let's not go there, shall we?
0:01:59 > 0:02:04But will be Mark be able to persuade Malcolm to send his Beswick horses out to graze?
0:02:04 > 0:02:10And I catch up with expert Pippa Deely who shows how you can work out what your precious metals are worth.
0:02:12 > 0:02:17But before all that, a few beautiful ladies have caught David's eye.
0:02:17 > 0:02:22- I'm sitting here looking at the back of a rather glamorous looking lady. - Yes,
0:02:22 > 0:02:24- lovely, isn't she? - With a sort of off the shoulder top.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28- Yes, she's got rather little on. - Yes, she has, hasn't she? Yeah.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31I can't see the front,
0:02:31 > 0:02:33- I'll have a look at the moment!- Yes.
0:02:33 > 0:02:39- Pincushion ladies.- Pincushion dolls, yes. The one in the middle is still a pincushion.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42Often they were taken off.
0:02:42 > 0:02:47- That's why they have the holes, to stitch them on.- You know quite a lot about these.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51Well, yes, I collected them, started in the '70s.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54- Right.- And I did have about 100 at one time,
0:02:54 > 0:02:57but gradually I've flogged them.
0:02:57 > 0:03:02- You've been flogging them, OK.- I've been flogging them. And these are the only three I have left now.
0:03:02 > 0:03:07I couldn't bear to part with them all, but I've recently moved and
0:03:07 > 0:03:09I've got a very small bungalow now,
0:03:09 > 0:03:11- so I've got limited space. - All right.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14I love these.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16They were made in Germany.
0:03:16 > 0:03:21- Yes, mostly.- Mainly in the '20s and '30s.- Yes.
0:03:21 > 0:03:25And what interests me about them is that
0:03:25 > 0:03:29- they are depicted in different period styles.- Yes.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31So this lady here,
0:03:31 > 0:03:36- who I'm now going to turn round and see that you're talking about... - Yes. Ooh, don't!
0:03:37 > 0:03:41..Is very much, apart from her costume,
0:03:41 > 0:03:44- in the sort of Georgian style, isn't she?- Yes, yes.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46- It's very risque.- It is a bit.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49- She reminds me a bit of Marie Antoinette.- Yes.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51- Whereas, by complete contrast...- Yes, that one.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55The lady on the other side is very much in the Art Deco style...
0:03:55 > 0:03:58- Yes.- Of the 1930s.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01And, you know, they're typical of a time
0:04:01 > 0:04:07at which people bought things that were useful, but were also decorative.
0:04:07 > 0:04:12- Yes.- So not only did you stick your pins in them when you were sewing away,
0:04:12 > 0:04:15- but they decorated your display cabinets, as well.- Yes.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18So these, as you say, are the last three.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22- How much do you think you've spent on the whole collection I wonder? - Oh, I don't know.
0:04:22 > 0:04:27- Tens of pounds or possibly hundreds of pounds?- Quite a bit, I think. - Yeah.
0:04:27 > 0:04:32I think you'll be looking to recoup, and I hope it includes a profit element for you as well,
0:04:32 > 0:04:34£30 or £40 worth.
0:04:34 > 0:04:39- I think they've got to be worth £10 each.- Yes, yes. I hope so.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43- I would be inclined to say a little bit more than that.- I hope so, yes.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46OK, well, I suggest we go ahead on that basis, then.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49- Yes.- Let's up the estimate a bit to £40 to £60.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53- Yeah, OK.- Put a reserve on of £30. - Right, OK.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56And that'll be the end of it. That'll be the end of your collection.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00- Lovely. The end of my collection. - If there are more at the sale...- Yes.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03And there might be, don't buy them, will you?
0:05:03 > 0:05:07Because you're getting rid of these now, don't forget that!
0:05:07 > 0:05:10- OK.- So 40 to 60, fixed reserve at £30.
0:05:10 > 0:05:15- Lovely.- And I'll see you at the sale.- Yes. Thank you very much. Thank you, David.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17Well, Celia will be at the auction later on
0:05:17 > 0:05:19and I'm hoping that she'll resist the lure
0:05:19 > 0:05:23of any other pincushion dolls that may be in the catalogue.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29Can I shake your hand? A young antiques fan.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35But now I want to show you something that I only dreamt would turn up here today.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39- I do metal detecting. - Oh, do you?- Yes.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43- And what's your name?- Anne Tampling. - Anne Tampling. Where do you do your metal detecting, then?
0:05:43 > 0:05:48- Anywhere. Everywhere and anywhere. - What about that recent big Roman find?- It was absolutely wonderful.
0:05:48 > 0:05:53- Well, over half a million.- Oh, yeah, yeah.- Have you found anything amazing?- Well, I found these.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55A belt buckle.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57It's a lady's jewellery buckle, 1700s,
0:05:57 > 0:06:01and a gentleman's shoe buckle which is 1800s, I believe.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03- That's nice.- And then I found her,
0:06:03 > 0:06:05but I don't know...
0:06:05 > 0:06:07She came out near to a Roman road,
0:06:07 > 0:06:10but I don't know anything much about her.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13Well, we were rather hoping for some Roman artefacts today, Anne.
0:06:13 > 0:06:17So, you can take her out if you like.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21The field she was found in... She's burnt on the back.
0:06:21 > 0:06:27Now I've tried researching the internet, obviously, but I've not come up with a lot about her,
0:06:27 > 0:06:30but I know that after so many leagues in a Roman road,
0:06:30 > 0:06:34they would bury artefacts to bless and keep the road safe.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38- Really?- And she was roughly ten leagues from Dorchester.
0:06:38 > 0:06:44So, that's what I've been able to find out about it, but I don't know what it represents or...
0:06:44 > 0:06:47Or what it's worth or anything. Have you had a valuation?
0:06:47 > 0:06:50- No.- It's really hard to put a price on Roman antiquities,
0:06:50 > 0:06:55- and the sad thing is they're not worth an awful lot of money, are they?- No.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58- Unless it's Roman silver.- Yeah.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00And you'll probably find that belt buckle,
0:07:00 > 0:07:04that 1850s belt buckle, is worth a lot more than this.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06What got you started, then?
0:07:06 > 0:07:10I'm bipolar and I need something to keep myself occupied
0:07:10 > 0:07:13otherwise I get into trouble,
0:07:13 > 0:07:15so I took up metal detecting
0:07:15 > 0:07:19and I love to be outdoors, so that's what started it off, basically.
0:07:19 > 0:07:24- And it keeps you fit and healthy, as well.- It keeps me fit and healthy. - Good on you, as well.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26- Thank you very much for showing me them.- Thank you.
0:07:26 > 0:07:32Gosh, that almost makes me want to grab a metal detector and head outside.
0:07:32 > 0:07:33Anne, you're an inspiration!
0:07:37 > 0:07:43Malcolm has brought along a collection of Beswick horses for Mark Stacey to value.
0:07:43 > 0:07:48Beswick is an old favourite of Flog It. Have you inherited these, Malcolm, or have you bought them?
0:07:48 > 0:07:52- No, I started collecting them when I was about 15, I think.- Oh, gosh,
0:07:52 > 0:07:57- And finished when I was 30. Several years ago now!- Well, let's not go there, shall we?
0:07:57 > 0:08:02Well, I... I mean, these were made around the sort of 1950s.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06In their day they were quite mass produced, they were made in moulds,
0:08:06 > 0:08:10hand-painted, all of them are hand-painted, but they were quite inexpensively made
0:08:10 > 0:08:14and sold, you know, for quite a long time, right up to the 1980s.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18These are a collection, they're different types of horse.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21- Some are later, like these matt glazed ones.- Yeah.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25And you've got some foals, you've got these nice dappled grey ones.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27And there's some rare colours which
0:08:28 > 0:08:33- can make a huge difference.- Yeah. - If you've a model with Rocking Horse Grey, which is much,
0:08:33 > 0:08:35much more all over grey, they can be, you know,
0:08:35 > 0:08:40- 100... Several hundred pounds for one horse.- Oh, right. - But I think they're rather nice.
0:08:40 > 0:08:44But, why... You've enjoyed them over time, why have you decided to...
0:08:44 > 0:08:48I've enjoyed having them. Basically, I've grown out of them.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52We've gone to dogs now, but I try not to buy too many.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55- No, keep them to a sensible level this time.- Yes.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58I don't know that there's any particular rarities here, and I'd be
0:08:58 > 0:09:01tempted to put them in as a sort of...
0:09:01 > 0:09:06- What do you call a collective of horses?- A herd.- A herd of horses. Well, there we are, a herd of horses.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09Because the buyers will want them.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13- Yeah.- It's just a matter really of fixing a sensible estimate.
0:09:13 > 0:09:14We've got 12 of them.
0:09:14 > 0:09:19I mean, I would have thought we're probably looking at around £300 to £400.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23- Is that the sort of figure you were looking at?- Yeah, that would be nice.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27But you've got a good representative sample and I think they should...
0:09:27 > 0:09:29- should do quite well at auction. - Good.
0:09:29 > 0:09:34And are you trying to raise money for anything in particular or is it just a clear-out?
0:09:34 > 0:09:39- Some of the money will go for a local cancer charity in Exeter.- OK.
0:09:39 > 0:09:44- And the rest will help pay for work on the kennels.- Wonderful. You've got lots of dogs, have you?
0:09:44 > 0:09:46Well, I run a boarding kennel.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49- Oh, right, OK. Oh, right. So animals are in your blood, as it were.- Yes.
0:09:49 > 0:09:54- So, if you're happy to sell them... - Oh, yes.- We'll go for the final chase then?- Yes.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56- See you at the auction.- Yeah.
0:09:56 > 0:10:01Well, hopefully there'll be both horse lovers and Beswick lovers at the auction
0:10:01 > 0:10:04so they can all compete for Malcolm's collection.
0:10:04 > 0:10:10Before we catch up with David Fletcher and see what he's found I must share a little tip with you.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14Fashion can dictate the value of antiques by supply and demand.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16Everybody wants something when something's really fashionable,
0:10:16 > 0:10:20the price shoots up and that also applies to gold and silver.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24Precious metal is something our experts have to keep a constant eye on
0:10:24 > 0:10:26- because it changes, doesn't it, Pippa?- Indeed.
0:10:26 > 0:10:31And this is Pippa Deely who's our off-screen expert for jewellery and silver,
0:10:31 > 0:10:36- and I just want to say, look, I've got a little penny.- You have.- Let's just say that's gold.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40- OK.- How much is it worth?- Right. So, are we going to talk about nine carat gold?- Yes.- OK.
0:10:40 > 0:10:46So it weighs 0.32 of an ounce we've taken a note of the prices today.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49So, I've got a little calculator here.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51OK, it's just over £250 an ounce.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55Yeah. So you're looking at £81.42p.
0:10:55 > 0:11:01- Wow. OK, let's say that's silver, then. What's that worth today? - Right.
0:11:01 > 0:11:02So, again...
0:11:04 > 0:11:08- You've changed the mode on there. - Today, the price is 8.6.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10That would be worth £2.70.
0:11:10 > 0:11:16- So, today the silver is worth £8.60. - It's shot up a lot, hasn't it?- It has, it has.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18And back here in August 2008,
0:11:18 > 0:11:19it was 6.93.
0:11:19 > 0:11:24There must have been a real slump here because in November '08, it was £4.80 per ounce.
0:11:24 > 0:11:30- Gosh, it dropped right down.- Yeah. - Now we're coming out of recession, will silver prices will go down?
0:11:30 > 0:11:34There's a lot of things that predict the price of gold and silver,
0:11:34 > 0:11:38but, yes, I think more probably with gold that would definitely have an impact,
0:11:38 > 0:11:42but if we knew the secret, Paul, you probably wouldn't be here, would we?
0:11:42 > 0:11:46- We'd be on our Caribbean island! - I like the little set of scales.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49- Thank you.- Carry on, Pippa.- Cheers.
0:11:52 > 0:11:57Next up Molly has brought in a pair of items for David's attention and they're made from metal,
0:11:57 > 0:12:02but I don't think it's precious metal, so we won't be needing Pippa and her scales.
0:12:02 > 0:12:07It's a bit gloomy outside so I hope you won't need these to get home when it comes time to go
0:12:07 > 0:12:12- because you've decided to sell them. - Yes.- Good. OK. How did you come by them?
0:12:12 > 0:12:17Well, when my husband and I moved to Cornwall in 1969
0:12:17 > 0:12:22we started going to the auction room looking for things that would be used for decoration in our hotel,
0:12:22 > 0:12:27- which was this 15th-century hotel. - And you've retired and come up to this part of the world?
0:12:27 > 0:12:32Oh, yes, a long time ago we left there, and so these have resided in the garage for quite a long time.
0:12:32 > 0:12:38OK. I love Cornwall and it's tempting to say that these might have something to do with smuggling.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41The smugglers were reputed to have been around our area.
0:12:41 > 0:12:45We were only ten miles from Jamaica Inn, but I know that's a story.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47That wonderful book by Daphne du Maurier.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50Yes, you can see the smugglers, can't you, bent into the gale
0:12:50 > 0:12:55- holding these lanterns creaking backwards and forwards.- Exactly. - I don't honestly know
0:12:55 > 0:12:58what type of person they were made for.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01I suspect probably road workers.
0:13:01 > 0:13:06I don't think they're railway lamps. If they were, they would have the name of the railway on them.
0:13:06 > 0:13:10So, they're utilitarian items, they're made I think just of...
0:13:10 > 0:13:14Well, to give it a grand title, they're made of japanned steel,
0:13:14 > 0:13:21which really means blackened, and are made for candles and of course they could be used here and now.
0:13:21 > 0:13:25- It's not as if you've got to wire them up or anything.- Absolutely.
0:13:25 > 0:13:31I note, and I thought this was quite interesting, they're made by a firm in Birmingham, Griffiths & Sons,
0:13:31 > 0:13:36and at about the time these were made, which I would suggest was the late 19th century,
0:13:36 > 0:13:41Birmingham was the sort of powerhouse of, not only Britain, but the Empire
0:13:41 > 0:13:45and today we would expect items like this to be made in China, of course,
0:13:45 > 0:13:50but items in the late 19th century of this nature were made in Birmingham
0:13:50 > 0:13:53and they went around the world - India, the Far East,
0:13:53 > 0:13:58and even down to the far west in Cornwall, so they didn't all go abroad.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01And from that point of view, I think they're very interesting.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03I mean, I think they're great fun.
0:14:03 > 0:14:07- They're not fine antiques...- No.- But you know that as well as I do.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11It was a long time ago, but can you remember what you paid for them?
0:14:11 > 0:14:17I think they might have been in a lot which my husband would have paid perhaps about £3.
0:14:17 > 0:14:23Yes, we like job lots, it's amazing what you can find in job lots. Well, you're going to make a profit.
0:14:23 > 0:14:27I had in mind a figure of somewhere in the region of £40 or £50,
0:14:27 > 0:14:31and I was going to suggest an estimate of 30 to 50.
0:14:31 > 0:14:38- Yes.- And if I could twist your arm and say can we sell them without reserve, I'd be delighted.
0:14:38 > 0:14:42- Yes, I think so.- Good.- Yes, yes.- OK. So we'll go ahead on that basis
0:14:42 > 0:14:47and all being well they'll make more than that, but that'll be our estimate.
0:14:47 > 0:14:51- Certainly more than I paid for them. - Indeed. You'll make a profit, that's the main thing.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54Oh, David, you are a devil,
0:14:54 > 0:14:57persuading Molly to send her lanterns to the sale room
0:14:57 > 0:14:58with no reserve on them!
0:14:58 > 0:15:03Well, cross both sets of fingers, and there should be some buyers in the saleroom for them.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07Well, as you can see, everybody is working flat out.
0:15:07 > 0:15:13We have so far though found some cracking items, some real winners I hope,
0:15:13 > 0:15:17and it's time we put those valuations to the test, so we're going over to Duke's auction room.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20Here's a reminder of what's going under the hammer.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24Celia's been collecting pincushion dolls since the 1970s,
0:15:24 > 0:15:27but it's time for a fond farewell now
0:15:27 > 0:15:30as the last of her collection goes under the hammer.
0:15:30 > 0:15:34Avid collector Malcolm spent years collecting Beswick horses,
0:15:34 > 0:15:36but now we're going to find them a new home.
0:15:36 > 0:15:42And, finally, Molly's late 19th-century steel lanterns have been brightening up her hotel,
0:15:42 > 0:15:45but now it's time to see if they'll light up the saleroom instead.
0:15:49 > 0:15:53Duke's saleroom. The auctioneer is about to take to the rostrum.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55I think he has. There's two or three auctioneers today,
0:15:55 > 0:15:59it's quite a large sale - but before our items go under the hammer
0:15:59 > 0:16:03there's just enough time for me to catch up with Gary, one of the auctioneers,
0:16:03 > 0:16:05and chat about one of our items.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09What we don't need right now is a stampede!
0:16:09 > 0:16:12It took Gail, our researcher, a long time to organise these.
0:16:12 > 0:16:18- They're not all going the same way. - No, that's what horses do, they're all grazing.- Milling about.- Yeah.
0:16:18 > 0:16:22- We've got the Beswick horses here. They're Malcolm's - a great guy, a proper animal lover.- Oh, good.
0:16:22 > 0:16:27And we're looking at £300 to £400. There is a lot here.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29Right. Well, that's not unattainable.
0:16:29 > 0:16:33- Beswick horses are very collectable. - It's a great name.
0:16:33 > 0:16:38- They're not enormously old.- A great name.- People like the whole Beswick field. Some are charmingly modelled.
0:16:38 > 0:16:44And you do again get enthusiasts who are horse people, very interested in the whole horse world.
0:16:44 > 0:16:48The trade would buy them and sell them individually at the kind of bottom level
0:16:48 > 0:16:51and you might hopefully get private collectors
0:16:51 > 0:16:54who really, really love these
0:16:54 > 0:16:58and they should give hopefully a nice surprise to the owner.
0:16:58 > 0:17:03I have to say, they don't do an awful lot for me when you see just one or two figures dotted about,
0:17:03 > 0:17:06but when you see them en masse like this,
0:17:06 > 0:17:10- I think... I think that puts a smile on your face.- Well, they're just...
0:17:10 > 0:17:12- They're fun, aren't they?- Yes. - And charming.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15They're not serious works of art, they never pretended to be
0:17:15 > 0:17:17serious works of art, but they're nicely modelled.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20- The glazes are good and so... - And so is the condition.- Yeah.
0:17:20 > 0:17:26Well, that was all very positive, so hopefully Gary will be able to get a good price for Malcolm's collection
0:17:26 > 0:17:28when they go under the hammer later.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31First, though, auctioneer Matthew Denney has taken to the stand
0:17:31 > 0:17:35and he's turning his attention to Celia's three pincushion dolls.
0:17:37 > 0:17:41- Celia, good luck, is all I can say. - Thanks.- It's the end of an era cos it's the last of the collection.
0:17:41 > 0:17:46These are the last three doll pin cushions out of how many?
0:17:46 > 0:17:51- About 100 I had.- 100!- At one time. - Gosh!- Yes.- And you've been collecting for how many years now?
0:17:51 > 0:17:53About 30-odd years.
0:17:53 > 0:17:58Say goodbye, that's all I can say because here it is, they're going under the hammer right now.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02There they are, three of them, 346.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05I've got bids here at £20 and I'll take five. 30 now. 30.
0:18:05 > 0:18:06Oh, look, someone's already bidding, look.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09Now at £30 on my left, I'll take five.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12- That chap down the front there.- 40.
0:18:14 > 0:18:1545.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18- 50.- I've never done this before.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21- At £45. On the side I'll take.- This is your first auction, isn't it?
0:18:21 > 0:18:26- Yes, it is, yes.- All done for this lot at £45.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29- £45 and the hammer's gone down.- Oh!
0:18:29 > 0:18:31- Sold.- 50% more than we hoped for.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33- Oh, yes, yes.- Sold.- Sold.
0:18:33 > 0:18:37- Right. Oh, well.- That's good, isn't it?- That's a meal out, isn't it?
0:18:37 > 0:18:43- I think so. And your daughter's here with you.- She'll be... She'll be wanting to come with me.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47Well, off to a good start and Celia is going home very happy.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49Now, we're going to test David's second valuation,
0:18:49 > 0:18:52on Molly's steel lanterns.
0:18:52 > 0:18:56There's been a change of auctioneer. Gary Batt is now on the rostrum.
0:18:59 > 0:19:04- Molly, good to see you, and this is your son, Gareth, who was at the valuation day...- Yes.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07- But you were too busy feeding parking meters.- That's right.
0:19:07 > 0:19:11And watching out for traffic wardens! Which is so sad, really.
0:19:11 > 0:19:15Two japanned lanterns going under the hammer and I know you used them.
0:19:15 > 0:19:20I bet they had the flicker. Well, hopefully they'll be flickering away later on in somebody else's house,
0:19:20 > 0:19:25- especially at £30 to £50. - Well, for that sort of money, you know, two very decorative items.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27As you say, usable, too.
0:19:27 > 0:19:31Now, I know originally there was no reserve, but you've changed it to a fixed reserve.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33- I don't blame you, actually.- No?
0:19:33 > 0:19:35- You had second thoughts, didn't you? - Yes.- Yes.
0:19:35 > 0:19:39- Auctioneers love no-reserve lots, though.- Of course they do.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42Good on you. Look, it's going under the hammer.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45Rather handsome candle lanterns.
0:19:45 > 0:19:49I've got interest in these. Who'll start me at £30?
0:19:49 > 0:19:52£30? 30 anyone say?
0:19:54 > 0:19:58- 30 for the lights. Let there be light. 30 bid. 35? 35.- Oh, come on!
0:19:58 > 0:20:0040 commission. Five.
0:20:00 > 0:20:0250. Five.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06At £55. Out in the room.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08It beats the book. £55.
0:20:08 > 0:20:1160? Anyone like to join in?
0:20:12 > 0:20:14All done and clear. We sell at £55.
0:20:14 > 0:20:15BANGS GAVEL
0:20:15 > 0:20:20- That's it, they've gone. Well done. - Hard work for £55.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22- It was.- But it got there. - I think that was right.
0:20:23 > 0:20:27Well done, David. That was above estimate and lit up Molly's face.
0:20:27 > 0:20:32Now it's time to see if Mark's valuation of Malcolm's Beswick horses is spot on.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34I'm joined by Malcolm and Mark and I've got to say
0:20:34 > 0:20:37you are a big animal lover, so I want to shake your hand.
0:20:37 > 0:20:42- Lots of the money's going to charities and doing up your kennels. Do you like walking the dogs?- Yeah.
0:20:42 > 0:20:46- It keeps me fit.- I bet it does. How many dogs at any one time?
0:20:46 > 0:20:48- 32.- Phew!
0:20:48 > 0:20:51- That's a lot of walking, isn't it? - It's a fairly small kennel.
0:20:52 > 0:20:57This collection, or possibly herd, of Beswick horses.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59OK, good lot, these.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03Who'll start me at £200 for your own herd of horses? 200 is bid.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07And 20 I'll take. 200. And 20.
0:21:08 > 0:21:09Come back? 240.
0:21:09 > 0:21:14260. 280. 300. And 20.
0:21:14 > 0:21:18340. 360? At £340.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21360, thank you. 380.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25400. And 20. 440.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27460.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30No? Anyone else like to join in?
0:21:30 > 0:21:32We're done with the horses? I sell.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35BANGS GAVEL
0:21:33 > 0:21:35- £440.- £440.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38- Well done. Not bad, is it? - That's a big help.
0:21:38 > 0:21:42- What will that cover, just the painting costs?- Paint.
0:21:42 > 0:21:46- It's like the Forth Bridge, isn't it? - It is!
0:21:46 > 0:21:49What a super result! I love it when items sell over estimate.
0:21:49 > 0:21:54It shows the collectors were in the auction room, and of course let's not forget Malcolm.
0:21:54 > 0:21:58'Now he has a nice little return to play with.'
0:21:58 > 0:22:01Later when we return to the valuation day,
0:22:01 > 0:22:07our experts Mark and David will be sharing some of their top auction tips with us.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10- I think it's in great condition for an auction, it's filthy dirty!- Yes.
0:22:10 > 0:22:16Auctioneers don't always like to mix categories, but I think in this incidence we should break that rule.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20And if you're very good, I may share a tip or two of my own.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32I want to share one of my favourite parts of the country with you,
0:22:32 > 0:22:36the Jurassic Coastline of Dorset. I'm standing on the island of Portland Bill
0:22:36 > 0:22:42and over there is Weymouth, but what I really want to show you is over here.
0:22:42 > 0:22:47Look at that! That is Chesil Beach and it is absolutely breathtaking.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56Now, from standing up here it looks like Chesil Beach is actually
0:22:56 > 0:22:58all lovely and sandy and soft, but it's not.
0:22:58 > 0:23:02It's actually made up of trillions and trillions of pebbles
0:23:02 > 0:23:06and it's a common misconception that it is man-made, but it's not.
0:23:06 > 0:23:10It's made by the powerful forces of nature, geology.
0:23:10 > 0:23:15And in turn Chesil Beach has created the UK's largest lagoon,
0:23:15 > 0:23:20which is home to some very special wildlife that I'll be investigating later.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23But first I'm heading down to ground level to speak to Sam Scriven,
0:23:23 > 0:23:26a geologist from the Jurassic Coast team
0:23:26 > 0:23:31who's going to enlighten me about the unique creation of Chesil Beach.
0:23:31 > 0:23:35Just being up here on this great mound of pebbles it's pretty obvious
0:23:35 > 0:23:39- how powerful the sea and the tides are.- Right. I mean, the formation of Chesil Bank
0:23:39 > 0:23:42is a relationship between the sea and the tides and the storms
0:23:42 > 0:23:44and the geology that we find along the coast.
0:23:44 > 0:23:49Sort of 15, 18 miles down the coast in West Dorset there you have tremendously big
0:23:49 > 0:23:54coastal landslides which bring thousands of tonnes of material down on to the coast every year.
0:23:54 > 0:23:58All that material is picked up and thrown down the coast towards Portland.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01It creates this enormous Chesil Bank that we see today.
0:24:01 > 0:24:05I mean, it's acting as a natural barrier now though, it's a protection.
0:24:05 > 0:24:09Yes, it's a very big example of what's known as a barrier beach.
0:24:09 > 0:24:13It takes the brunt of the storms and protects the landscape behind it.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16The Fleet Lagoon there and the settlements and towns of Portland,
0:24:16 > 0:24:20all of those benefit from this enormous natural coastal defence.
0:24:20 > 0:24:24It's in fact one of the largest and most impressive natural barrier beaches
0:24:24 > 0:24:27certainly in Europe, if not the world.
0:24:30 > 0:24:35The natural sorting action of the sea means that the pebbles at the West Bay end, one end of the beach,
0:24:35 > 0:24:38are much smaller than the ones at the Portland end.
0:24:38 > 0:24:43So, there you go. That's a baked potato sized pebble from the Portland end.
0:24:43 > 0:24:48- The fishermen there at night time! - Well, that's that local folklore, yes, that they would be able to...
0:24:48 > 0:24:51- And that's the West Bay. - Look at that.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53- So, tiny pebbles, aren't they?- Yeah.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56And this is basically from the fact that
0:24:56 > 0:24:58the strong currents are always from the south west,
0:24:58 > 0:25:04so pushing the pebbles down in this direction, so the big stuff gets picked up and thrown down here,
0:25:04 > 0:25:06but the weaker currents pick up the small pebbles
0:25:06 > 0:25:11- and leave the big pebbles behind, which is why there's this spread of sizes.- Absolutely fascinating.
0:25:14 > 0:25:19So, there you have it, the sea on this side of Chesil actually formed the beach.
0:25:19 > 0:25:23Now, I'm going to turn my attentions to the vast expanse of water on this side.
0:25:23 > 0:25:29It's called the Fleet and technically it's classified as a lagoon and it starts from about here
0:25:29 > 0:25:31and it ends up eight miles in that direction.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34It is the largest lagoon in the country and it provides
0:25:34 > 0:25:41a wonderful habitat for wildlife and over 300 different species of bird have been recorded here,
0:25:41 > 0:25:47but I'm going to focus on one type that's very special to the area and find out a bit more about them.
0:25:52 > 0:25:57At the furthest end of the Fleet Lagoon from Portland Bill is Abbotsbury Swannery.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00It's protected from the worst ravages of the weather and sea
0:26:00 > 0:26:05by the barrier of Chesil Beach so it provides a peaceful habitat.
0:26:05 > 0:26:09I'm meeting Dave Wheeler who holds the unique position of swan-herd.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12He's the only person left in Britain to have this title.
0:26:14 > 0:26:19- Shall I do something, Dave, or... - Yes, please.- What's the process? - Take a bucket.- Yeah.
0:26:19 > 0:26:23- And spread it really well in the water and they'll find it.- OK.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26- So, you are the swan-herd here. - Yes, for my sins.
0:26:26 > 0:26:27- What does that mean?- Well,
0:26:27 > 0:26:31my job is to head a very small team.
0:26:31 > 0:26:36- We're responsible for managing the swans, caring for the wildlife, the site itself.- Yeah.
0:26:36 > 0:26:41Swans may have been here for a few thousand years, that's very likely the case.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44Our earliest records go back to the 1300s
0:26:44 > 0:26:50and at that time the monastery of St Peters in Abbotsbury were using the swans,
0:26:50 > 0:26:56- they were taking swans for feast days until Henry VIII destroyed the monastery.- Yes, yeah.
0:26:56 > 0:27:00And am I right in saying this is the only colony of nesting swans
0:27:00 > 0:27:03that we can be involved with in the world?
0:27:03 > 0:27:05There are a few other colonies,
0:27:05 > 0:27:10but this is very different and it's the only colony that's been managed and is still managed,
0:27:10 > 0:27:13so there's nothing like it anywhere in the world.
0:27:13 > 0:27:18- So, this really is unique, isn't it? - It is.- It's a wonderful site, as well.
0:27:18 > 0:27:24- How many swans are here?- Right here today in front of us there are 400-ish.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27- OK.- There's another 400 farther down the lagoon.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31- They're making their way for this feed now. There's a few coming.- Yeah.
0:27:31 > 0:27:37I know we all think swans mate for life, but I read an article in the newspaper that one swan...
0:27:37 > 0:27:41- They're not quite perfect!- ..brought a lover back to the colony.
0:27:41 > 0:27:46We do find that there are one or two that at some point may swap partners.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48- Yeah.- No doubt they have a reason,
0:27:48 > 0:27:53and some that lose a mate may be lucky enough to find another mate at some point, yes.
0:27:53 > 0:27:58- There's a lot of interlopers, isn't there?- Absolutely.- There's a lot of ducks over there.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00- There are. - These look like coots.- Yes.
0:28:00 > 0:28:04- So, obviously they understand the pecking order, they stay away. - They do.- Wait for the swans.
0:28:04 > 0:28:08When we move, some ducks will come in and see what they can take.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15Gosh, this is absolutely marvellous.
0:28:15 > 0:28:22Gosh, this is marvellous. I envy Dave in his job, looking after 400 or 500 swans!
0:28:22 > 0:28:26When you look out there it looks so artistic. It's almost like watching ballerinas perform.
0:28:26 > 0:28:30We've all heard of Swan Lake, but this is the real thing. Swan Lagoon!
0:28:33 > 0:28:38Abbotsbury Swannery is definitely well worth a visit. It's so unique.
0:28:46 > 0:28:50It's still a full house back of our valuation day at the Dorford Centre in Dorchester.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53David is examining Wendy's little ceramic pots.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56Tell me a little bit about these.
0:28:56 > 0:29:00Well, the white one I bought in an auction lot
0:29:00 > 0:29:03back in Bath in the late 1980s
0:29:03 > 0:29:07- and it was sold as a Worcester inkpot.- Yeah.
0:29:07 > 0:29:15Then in the beginning of the 2000s, I saw that in Blandford in an antiques centre
0:29:15 > 0:29:18and I thought, oh, it matches my Worcester inkpot.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21Then I discovered in a Miller's catalogue
0:29:21 > 0:29:26that it was a Chinese water pot.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29Do you have an eye for items like this? Have you ever dabbled a bit?
0:29:29 > 0:29:35Oh, well, I had a partnership in a bric-a-brac shop at one time for a short time,
0:29:35 > 0:29:39and I used to do antique fairs.
0:29:39 > 0:29:44- Did you make lots of money? - No, no. It was a paying hobby which I enjoyed.- A paying hobby.
0:29:44 > 0:29:46Well, you've been very clever here.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49Let's start with this one first.
0:29:50 > 0:29:56This was made in the Royal Worcester factory and this bears the figure 75,
0:29:56 > 0:30:02which means it was made in 1875, not 1975 of course, 1875.
0:30:02 > 0:30:06This is entirely unmarked,
0:30:06 > 0:30:10although it's quite an interesting label on the base of it
0:30:10 > 0:30:13and is Chinese.
0:30:13 > 0:30:19Now, what interests me most about these is that they demonstrate
0:30:19 > 0:30:24the influence of the Far East on the decorative arts of the West
0:30:24 > 0:30:28and it's very unusual that we see examples like this
0:30:28 > 0:30:31which we can so directly compare.
0:30:31 > 0:30:36And this quite clearly derives from this.
0:30:36 > 0:30:41- So tell me why you're selling them? - Well, they've been sitting in the cupboard for a long time.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44My family aren't interested in them, so I just thought I would...
0:30:44 > 0:30:49- And I wanted to come to this programme, too.- Come and see what goes on.- Yes.- Good for you.
0:30:49 > 0:30:54OK, then. Now, tell me what you paid for them?
0:30:54 > 0:31:01- Well, the lot came to £80 that the Worcester pot was amongst. - Right.
0:31:01 > 0:31:06- And I paid £11 for the Chinese pot. - OK.
0:31:06 > 0:31:13I think that the Worcester pot is going to be worth between £100
0:31:13 > 0:31:18and £120, and this little chap is worth another £30 or £40.
0:31:18 > 0:31:22Now, auctioneers don't always like to mix categories
0:31:22 > 0:31:26and strictly speaking, here we have an oriental and a European item,
0:31:26 > 0:31:29but I think in this instance we should break that rule
0:31:29 > 0:31:33and sell them as one lot, for obvious reasons.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36And I suggest a reserve of £140
0:31:36 > 0:31:40and an estimate of £140 to £180.
0:31:40 > 0:31:45- So, you know, they're not going to set the world alight.- No, no.
0:31:45 > 0:31:47- But you're going to show a profit. - Yes.
0:31:47 > 0:31:51- Well, yes.- And as a retired dealer you'll appreciate that.
0:31:51 > 0:31:55- All dealers like a good turn. - Definitely.- OK. Thanks for bringing them in.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58- Thank you very much.- I'll see you at the sale.- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:31:59 > 0:32:04Oh, I don't know, David, they might set somebody's world alight!
0:32:04 > 0:32:09Seriously, though, I think they're sweet little pots so they should find a new home.
0:32:09 > 0:32:11But next I found something that has really excited me.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15Simon, you brought this to the right person.
0:32:15 > 0:32:20I have a couple of leather blackjacks at home, the real McCoy from the 17th century, so big,
0:32:20 > 0:32:23- but of course this isn't leather, is it?- No.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25Doesn't it look like leather?
0:32:25 > 0:32:30- Doesn't that look like leather? It's the simulated stitching.- Yeah.
0:32:30 > 0:32:34First thing to do is to turn it over and there's the impressed mark, Doulton Lambeth.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36- It's a stoneware vessel.- Yes.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39Looking at the silver straight away you normally need an eyeglass,
0:32:39 > 0:32:45but here the assay marks are so crystal clear I can read that without a glass.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47- Look at that, JD, James Deacon, see that?- Yeah.
0:32:47 > 0:32:51...& Sons. There's the crown, that says it's made in Sheffield.
0:32:51 > 0:32:53- Right.- That's the lion passant. - Right.
0:32:53 > 0:32:55That says it's sterling silver,
0:32:55 > 0:33:00and there's the J, so I can date that for you straightaway at 1903.
0:33:00 > 0:33:05- That's fascinating.- A good Sheffield maker. But I just love it.
0:33:05 > 0:33:07I love the whole thing about it. It's very tactile.
0:33:07 > 0:33:12- Obviously, all lipped in silver around the top and these were wine jugs.- Oh!
0:33:12 > 0:33:16- For pouring wine.- I didn't know what they were... Yes. - Yeah.- That makes sense, though.
0:33:16 > 0:33:20The condition is absolutely fabulous, absolutely fabulous.
0:33:20 > 0:33:24Not one scratch and that's very nice to touch as well.
0:33:24 > 0:33:28- You'd like that, wouldn't you? - I would.- I'd like that, as well.
0:33:30 > 0:33:32- So, you bought this recently?- Yes.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35I bought it last year on a bit of a whim.
0:33:35 > 0:33:38I just liked the look of it, so unusual.
0:33:38 > 0:33:42So why do you want to sell it after only having it for a short period?
0:33:42 > 0:33:45Heading for more probably Lalique.
0:33:45 > 0:33:47Ah, right, OK.
0:33:47 > 0:33:49- Art Nouveau.- For me, I'd keep that...
0:33:49 > 0:33:53Well, no, each to their own, really, but let's talk about value.
0:33:53 > 0:33:57- You bought this recently. How much did you pay for it?- £180.
0:33:57 > 0:34:01- OK. Did you buy that through the trade or at auction?- In auction.
0:34:01 > 0:34:05Right, OK. You paid the right money. You paid the right money.
0:34:05 > 0:34:10I was going to say to you straight away £150 to £250, ballpark figure, somewhere around there.
0:34:10 > 0:34:14- That makes sense.- Can we do that? - Yeah.- We'll put a reserve at 150.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17- Yeah. Brilliant.- Just to protect it. - Yeah. Than I can get some Lalique!
0:34:17 > 0:34:20And you can get some Lalique.
0:34:21 > 0:34:22I think you'll regret it.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25We'll see.
0:34:25 > 0:34:30Well, I can't wait to find out how Simon's blackjack fares later.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33But first Mark is taking a trip around the world with Anne.
0:34:33 > 0:34:39- Hello, Anne. I can barely see you there the other side of the globe. How are you?- I'm fine, thank you.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42Now, where did you get this lovely table globe from?
0:34:42 > 0:34:44It's actually my father-in-law's
0:34:44 > 0:34:47and it's just been hidden away at the bottom of the wardrobe.
0:34:47 > 0:34:51- Well, I can see that. Nobody's cleaned it in a while, have they? - No.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54Has it been in the family a long time?
0:34:54 > 0:34:59I think my husband said he can definitely remember it from being a very small child himself.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02- Well, that's not going to make it that old, is it?- Not really.
0:35:02 > 0:35:07Well, I love these sort of things. They have a fascination I think, you know,
0:35:07 > 0:35:09because the globe's changed over the years.
0:35:09 > 0:35:14I mean, if you go right back to the 18th-century ones, often the whole continents have changed names
0:35:14 > 0:35:18to what we know them today and what we knew them then.
0:35:18 > 0:35:23This one is not that old. This one dates to the sort of... Between the '20s and the '40s,
0:35:23 > 0:35:28- that sort of period. I think it's in great condition for an auction, it's filthy dirty.- Yes!
0:35:28 > 0:35:32I love the fact that it's got this sort of 18th-century style turned baluster stand here
0:35:32 > 0:35:34with the sort of wooden base.
0:35:34 > 0:35:40But here, just one line here says it shows the steamer miles across the oceans as well,
0:35:40 > 0:35:43which I think is rather fun, which again is an indication of the date.
0:35:43 > 0:35:47- And what do you think it's worth? - We really don't know.
0:35:47 > 0:35:52- We've tried looking online, but it's down to what base is made of.- That's right.- And I don't know.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55My personal feeling because of the age
0:35:55 > 0:35:58and it does need a little bit of restoration, a bit of a cleanup,
0:35:58 > 0:36:01I think we ought to be looking at sort of
0:36:02 > 0:36:05£70 to £100, £60 to £80. I mean, would you be happy with that?
0:36:05 > 0:36:10- Yes.- It doesn't seem a lot for the world really, does it?- Not really. Not for the world, no!
0:36:10 > 0:36:16But if... Let's say £60 to £80 and put a fixed reserve of 60 because we don't want to give it away.
0:36:16 > 0:36:17Does that set you in a spin?
0:36:17 > 0:36:22- It certainly does.- And I'll see you at the auction, which is going to be somewhere up there, I think.
0:36:22 > 0:36:27Mark, you set us all in a spin, but I think that's a bang-on estimate for Anne's globe.
0:36:27 > 0:36:31And that's the last of our items going off to auction, so it's time to see
0:36:31 > 0:36:35how our final items fare over at the Dorchester salerooms.
0:36:36 > 0:36:41Going under the hammer are Wendy's beautiful little pots, one Worcester and one all the way from China.
0:36:42 > 0:36:46Simon spent £180 on his Royal Doulton blackjack.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48Let's see if we can get him his money back.
0:36:48 > 0:36:53And, finally, we're going to find out if there are any takers for Anne's globe,
0:36:53 > 0:36:55which has been buried at the bottom of a wardrobe.
0:36:58 > 0:37:03First under auctioneer Gary Batt's hammer are Wendy's two pots.
0:37:03 > 0:37:07Good luck, Wendy, that's all I can say. We're looking at around £140 to £180.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10It's an interesting lot - one's a copy of the other.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13- Yes.- Which came first? - The Worcester.- The Worcester.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16- The Worcester one is based on the Chinese.- The Chinese was original.
0:37:16 > 0:37:20- You paid £80 and £11 respectively. - Yes, that's right.
0:37:20 > 0:37:24- We can easily beat that today, surely there's a bit of profit there for you.- Yeah, I'm sure, yeah.
0:37:24 > 0:37:29Well, I sold the other things in the lot that the Worcester pot was in and just kept that.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31- So you're already quids in.- Yes.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33OK, we're going to find out. Good luck.
0:37:35 > 0:37:39Nice quality little pieces of a similar nature,
0:37:39 > 0:37:40the Worcester chinoiserie inkwell
0:37:40 > 0:37:43and a little Chinese example of a similar nature.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46OK, two pretty items, good little lot.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49Who'll start me please for these?
0:37:49 > 0:37:51Worcester and Chinese at £50?
0:37:53 > 0:37:5550 is bid. 60 I'll take.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57- Oh, long way to go.- Yeah.
0:37:57 > 0:38:0150. 60? 60. 70? 70. 80?
0:38:01 > 0:38:0580. 90. 100. £100 is bid.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08- We're getting there.- 110. 120. 120.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10130, will you?
0:38:10 > 0:38:16Yeah? 130. 140. 140 bid. 150?
0:38:16 > 0:38:21No. £140 bid. Standing near me at 140.
0:38:21 > 0:38:25Any further bids in the room at all? Going at £140 and selling.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28The hammer's gone down. Sold.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30That's good. Happy? We're happy.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33- Spot on.- What are you going to start collecting now?
0:38:33 > 0:38:38Oh, I don't know. I collect little things, pots for the bathroom, sort of cure-all pots.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40You're going to reinvest your money.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42That was a good result for Wendy.
0:38:42 > 0:38:46Of course she'll have to pay commission on that £140,
0:38:46 > 0:38:50but she will be able to go shopping for pots for her bathroom with that!
0:38:50 > 0:38:53Right, it's time to test my valuation now.
0:38:53 > 0:38:58I talk about the roller coaster ride of excitement at auction rooms. I'm having a moment right now
0:38:58 > 0:39:03because I have a feeling one of my valuations isn't going to sell. I've just been joined by Simon
0:39:03 > 0:39:08and we've got that lovely Doulton blackjack jug going under the hammer with the silver mounts now.
0:39:08 > 0:39:09Fixed reserve of £150.
0:39:09 > 0:39:13I liked it a lot, but I just feel that to give it a fighting chance
0:39:13 > 0:39:18I would like to have got this in at around about the £120, but, hey ho, you know?
0:39:18 > 0:39:21Well, it is unusual with the silver mounts.
0:39:21 > 0:39:26It is lovely, it's lovely, but I don't know, I'm feeling nervous, you can understand that, can't you?
0:39:26 > 0:39:28There's two of us then.
0:39:28 > 0:39:32That's what auctions are all about. Get down to your local saleroom, because they're fun.
0:39:32 > 0:39:38You can get a bargain or pay too much money and I'm hoping someone will pay a lot of money for this
0:39:38 > 0:39:42and you're going home very happy and I'm going to look pretty cool, so here we go.
0:39:42 > 0:39:45- You will, I'm sure. You will. - Going under the hammer now.
0:39:45 > 0:39:51This rather fun collectable. Silver- mounted Royal Doulton blackjack
0:39:51 > 0:39:53and let's have a go at this.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55What for this? Start me off.
0:39:55 > 0:39:58£100 to start me off, will you?
0:39:58 > 0:40:0380 is bid then? 90 if you will, Doulton collectors.
0:40:04 > 0:40:06- 80.- 80...- 90.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08100.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12- And ten.- Good. Good.
0:40:12 > 0:40:13120.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16Any advance on 120 for this piece?
0:40:17 > 0:40:19130, anyone like?
0:40:19 > 0:40:22Going then...
0:40:22 > 0:40:25- It's not selling, is it?- £120.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29I'm sorry about that. I had that gut feeling, didn't I?
0:40:29 > 0:40:34- I knew this wasn't going to sell, funnily enough. At this stage you haven't lost anything.- No.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36- It's going home.- Yeah. - Still a good investment.
0:40:36 > 0:40:40- And we can do it again. - There's another day.- Yeah.- Thank you so much, thank you.
0:40:40 > 0:40:44- Thanks, Paul.- I hate those moments when things don't sell, I really do.
0:40:44 > 0:40:50Oh, that was such a pity, although it was a packed saleroom nobody obviously wanted to buy the Doulton.
0:40:50 > 0:40:55Well, thank goodness we put a reserve on Simon's blackjack in order to protect it.
0:40:55 > 0:40:56Anne is up next with her globe.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01Anne, I know this is your first auction, isn't it?
0:41:01 > 0:41:02- Are you nervous?- Very.
0:41:02 > 0:41:06OK, sum it up, first impression walking in - because it's a big space.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08- It's cold.- Yeah, it is.
0:41:08 > 0:41:12- It's quite nerve-wracking.- Have you seen anything you like?- No.
0:41:12 > 0:41:14Apart from Mark Stacey.
0:41:14 > 0:41:16- I don't really like antiques. - You don't?- No.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18Well, exactly, that's why you're selling your globe
0:41:18 > 0:41:23and that's going under the hammer in a moment. We've got around £60 to £80.
0:41:23 > 0:41:27I think this is great and I think it's an easy 80 to 120, so you're about right.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29We've got a nice little surprise coming. Here we go.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31Look, it's going under the hammer.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33A ten-inch terrestrial globe.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36Fleet Street maker. Quite a nice lot we've got.
0:41:36 > 0:41:40Who'll start me off for this please at £50 to start me?
0:41:40 > 0:41:44£50 to start me? I've got 50. 55.
0:41:44 > 0:41:49- 60. Five. 70.- When he looks down on the book, that's a commission bid
0:41:49 > 0:41:53that somebody has left because they can't make the sale today.
0:41:53 > 0:41:55Five. 80.
0:41:55 > 0:41:57Five. 90.
0:41:57 > 0:42:01Five... No? No? At £90. At 90.
0:42:01 > 0:42:03Five. 100, sir?
0:42:03 > 0:42:05100? And ten?
0:42:06 > 0:42:08Ten? 120.
0:42:08 > 0:42:09130?
0:42:10 > 0:42:12130. 140?
0:42:12 > 0:42:14£130.
0:42:15 > 0:42:19Almost a deathly hush fell on the room there now we're over 100 quid.
0:42:19 > 0:42:23£130 on this side. Everybody out and clear? We sell.
0:42:23 > 0:42:27- There you go, the hammer's gone down. £130.- That's great, thank you.
0:42:27 > 0:42:29- Don't forget commission to pay, though.- Yeah.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32- It's your husband's?- It is. - So he's having the money?
0:42:32 > 0:42:37- He said we can put it towards a Jacuzzi.- Ooh!- Oh, ho! Very nice.
0:42:37 > 0:42:42- Oh, enjoy that, won't you?- We will. - That's a first on Flog It. We've never had money towards a Jacuzzi.
0:42:42 > 0:42:45You'll get a few bubbles for that, won't you?
0:42:45 > 0:42:49Well, Anne's globe had to be our star item of the day.
0:42:49 > 0:42:54It doubled its estimate and it sounds as if Anne and her husband plan to treat themselves
0:42:54 > 0:42:56with the profit, and I can't say I blame them.
0:42:57 > 0:43:00Well, that's it, it's all over for our owners.
0:43:00 > 0:43:04As you see, the auction is still going on, but we've had a very good day.
0:43:04 > 0:43:07Everybody has gone home happy and that's what it's all about.
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