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Welcome to Flog It, the show that values your antiques and collectables | 0:00:02 | 0:00:05 | |
and then whisks you off to auction for one or two surprises. | 0:00:05 | 0:00:09 | |
And today we're in Dorset's county town of Dorchester. | 0:00:09 | 0:00:13 | |
The origins of Dorchester go as far back as the Roman era | 0:00:36 | 0:00:40 | |
when the town was a sizeable Roman-British centre known as Durnovaria. | 0:00:40 | 0:00:44 | |
The town was important for the Romans as it was the centre for the Roman mosaic schools. | 0:00:44 | 0:00:49 | |
Well, I wonder if this lot here in this massive queue have brought any Roman antiquities along today. | 0:00:51 | 0:00:56 | |
Wouldn't that be good! | 0:00:56 | 0:00:58 | |
Let's get everybody inside because it's now 9:30am. | 0:00:58 | 0:01:01 | |
It's time to open the doors where our experts can have a better look. | 0:01:01 | 0:01:04 | |
-Are you ready to go in, everyone? -Yes! -Yeah! Come on, then. | 0:01:04 | 0:01:08 | |
And heading up our team of experts today | 0:01:10 | 0:01:12 | |
are two of the best in the business, David Fletcher and Mark Stacey. | 0:01:12 | 0:01:17 | |
Both of them work as independent antique valuers. | 0:01:17 | 0:01:20 | |
David attributes his love of antiques to his grandmother. | 0:01:20 | 0:01:24 | |
He says her house was a veritable treasure trove of items | 0:01:24 | 0:01:28 | |
that he became fascinated by as a young boy. | 0:01:28 | 0:01:30 | |
And Mark says he loves looking at all types of antiques. | 0:01:30 | 0:01:34 | |
He started his career as a dealer of ceramics and silverware and that's his preferred speciality. | 0:01:34 | 0:01:40 | |
Coming up, Mark meets Malcolm, | 0:01:44 | 0:01:46 | |
who's brought in a rather impressive and definitely hard earned collection. | 0:01:46 | 0:01:51 | |
I started collecting them when I was about 15 | 0:01:51 | 0:01:53 | |
-and finished when I was 30. Several years ago now! -Well, let's not go there, shall we? | 0:01:53 | 0:01:59 | |
But will be Mark be able to persuade Malcolm to send his Beswick horses out to graze? | 0:01:59 | 0:02:04 | |
And I catch up with expert Pippa Deely who shows how you can work out what your precious metals are worth. | 0:02:04 | 0:02:10 | |
But before all that, a few beautiful ladies have caught David's eye. | 0:02:12 | 0:02:17 | |
-I'm sitting here looking at the back of a rather glamorous looking lady. -Yes, | 0:02:17 | 0:02:22 | |
-lovely, isn't she? -With a sort of off the shoulder top. | 0:02:22 | 0:02:24 | |
-Yes, she's got rather little on. -Yes, she has, hasn't she? Yeah. | 0:02:24 | 0:02:28 | |
I can't see the front, | 0:02:28 | 0:02:31 | |
-I'll have a look at the moment! -Yes. | 0:02:31 | 0:02:33 | |
-Pincushion ladies. -Pincushion dolls, yes. The one in the middle is still a pincushion. | 0:02:33 | 0:02:39 | |
Often they were taken off. | 0:02:39 | 0:02:42 | |
-That's why they have the holes, to stitch them on. -You know quite a lot about these. | 0:02:42 | 0:02:47 | |
Well, yes, I collected them, started in the '70s. | 0:02:47 | 0:02:51 | |
-Right. -And I did have about 100 at one time, | 0:02:51 | 0:02:54 | |
but gradually I've flogged them. | 0:02:54 | 0:02:57 | |
-You've been flogging them, OK. -I've been flogging them. And these are the only three I have left now. | 0:02:57 | 0:03:02 | |
I couldn't bear to part with them all, but I've recently moved and | 0:03:02 | 0:03:07 | |
I've got a very small bungalow now, | 0:03:07 | 0:03:09 | |
-so I've got limited space. -All right. | 0:03:09 | 0:03:11 | |
I love these. | 0:03:11 | 0:03:14 | |
They were made in Germany. | 0:03:14 | 0:03:16 | |
-Yes, mostly. -Mainly in the '20s and '30s. -Yes. | 0:03:16 | 0:03:21 | |
And what interests me about them is that | 0:03:21 | 0:03:25 | |
-they are depicted in different period styles. -Yes. | 0:03:25 | 0:03:29 | |
So this lady here, | 0:03:29 | 0:03:31 | |
-who I'm now going to turn round and see that you're talking about... -Yes. Ooh, don't! | 0:03:31 | 0:03:36 | |
..Is very much, apart from her costume, | 0:03:37 | 0:03:41 | |
-in the sort of Georgian style, isn't she? -Yes, yes. | 0:03:41 | 0:03:44 | |
-It's very risque. -It is a bit. | 0:03:44 | 0:03:46 | |
-She reminds me a bit of Marie Antoinette. -Yes. | 0:03:46 | 0:03:49 | |
-Whereas, by complete contrast... -Yes, that one. | 0:03:49 | 0:03:51 | |
The lady on the other side is very much in the Art Deco style... | 0:03:51 | 0:03:55 | |
-Yes. -Of the 1930s. | 0:03:55 | 0:03:58 | |
And, you know, they're typical of a time | 0:03:58 | 0:04:01 | |
at which people bought things that were useful, but were also decorative. | 0:04:01 | 0:04:07 | |
-Yes. -So not only did you stick your pins in them when you were sewing away, | 0:04:07 | 0:04:12 | |
-but they decorated your display cabinets, as well. -Yes. | 0:04:12 | 0:04:15 | |
So these, as you say, are the last three. | 0:04:15 | 0:04:18 | |
-How much do you think you've spent on the whole collection I wonder? -Oh, I don't know. | 0:04:18 | 0:04:22 | |
-Tens of pounds or possibly hundreds of pounds? -Quite a bit, I think. -Yeah. | 0:04:22 | 0:04:27 | |
I think you'll be looking to recoup, and I hope it includes a profit element for you as well, | 0:04:27 | 0:04:32 | |
£30 or £40 worth. | 0:04:32 | 0:04:34 | |
-I think they've got to be worth £10 each. -Yes, yes. I hope so. | 0:04:34 | 0:04:39 | |
-I would be inclined to say a little bit more than that. -I hope so, yes. | 0:04:39 | 0:04:43 | |
OK, well, I suggest we go ahead on that basis, then. | 0:04:43 | 0:04:46 | |
-Yes. -Let's up the estimate a bit to £40 to £60. | 0:04:46 | 0:04:49 | |
-Yeah, OK. -Put a reserve on of £30. -Right, OK. | 0:04:49 | 0:04:53 | |
And that'll be the end of it. That'll be the end of your collection. | 0:04:53 | 0:04:56 | |
-Lovely. The end of my collection. -If there are more at the sale... -Yes. | 0:04:56 | 0:05:00 | |
And there might be, don't buy them, will you? | 0:05:00 | 0:05:03 | |
Because you're getting rid of these now, don't forget that! | 0:05:03 | 0:05:07 | |
-OK. -So 40 to 60, fixed reserve at £30. | 0:05:07 | 0:05:10 | |
-Lovely. -And I'll see you at the sale. -Yes. Thank you very much. Thank you, David. | 0:05:10 | 0:05:15 | |
Well, Celia will be at the auction later on | 0:05:15 | 0:05:17 | |
and I'm hoping that she'll resist the lure | 0:05:17 | 0:05:19 | |
of any other pincushion dolls that may be in the catalogue. | 0:05:19 | 0:05:23 | |
Can I shake your hand? A young antiques fan. | 0:05:26 | 0:05:29 | |
But now I want to show you something that I only dreamt would turn up here today. | 0:05:31 | 0:05:35 | |
-I do metal detecting. -Oh, do you? -Yes. | 0:05:35 | 0:05:39 | |
-And what's your name? -Anne Tampling. -Anne Tampling. Where do you do your metal detecting, then? | 0:05:39 | 0:05:43 | |
-Anywhere. Everywhere and anywhere. -What about that recent big Roman find? -It was absolutely wonderful. | 0:05:43 | 0:05:48 | |
-Well, over half a million. -Oh, yeah, yeah. -Have you found anything amazing? -Well, I found these. | 0:05:48 | 0:05:53 | |
A belt buckle. | 0:05:53 | 0:05:55 | |
It's a lady's jewellery buckle, 1700s, | 0:05:55 | 0:05:57 | |
and a gentleman's shoe buckle which is 1800s, I believe. | 0:05:57 | 0:06:01 | |
-That's nice. -And then I found her, | 0:06:01 | 0:06:03 | |
but I don't know... | 0:06:03 | 0:06:05 | |
She came out near to a Roman road, | 0:06:05 | 0:06:07 | |
but I don't know anything much about her. | 0:06:07 | 0:06:10 | |
Well, we were rather hoping for some Roman artefacts today, Anne. | 0:06:10 | 0:06:13 | |
So, you can take her out if you like. | 0:06:13 | 0:06:17 | |
The field she was found in... She's burnt on the back. | 0:06:17 | 0:06:21 | |
Now I've tried researching the internet, obviously, but I've not come up with a lot about her, | 0:06:21 | 0:06:27 | |
but I know that after so many leagues in a Roman road, | 0:06:27 | 0:06:30 | |
they would bury artefacts to bless and keep the road safe. | 0:06:30 | 0:06:34 | |
-Really? -And she was roughly ten leagues from Dorchester. | 0:06:34 | 0:06:38 | |
So, that's what I've been able to find out about it, but I don't know what it represents or... | 0:06:38 | 0:06:44 | |
Or what it's worth or anything. Have you had a valuation? | 0:06:44 | 0:06:47 | |
-No. -It's really hard to put a price on Roman antiquities, | 0:06:47 | 0:06:50 | |
-and the sad thing is they're not worth an awful lot of money, are they? -No. | 0:06:50 | 0:06:55 | |
-Unless it's Roman silver. -Yeah. | 0:06:55 | 0:06:58 | |
And you'll probably find that belt buckle, | 0:06:58 | 0:07:00 | |
that 1850s belt buckle, is worth a lot more than this. | 0:07:00 | 0:07:04 | |
What got you started, then? | 0:07:04 | 0:07:06 | |
I'm bipolar and I need something to keep myself occupied | 0:07:06 | 0:07:10 | |
otherwise I get into trouble, | 0:07:10 | 0:07:13 | |
so I took up metal detecting | 0:07:13 | 0:07:15 | |
and I love to be outdoors, so that's what started it off, basically. | 0:07:15 | 0:07:19 | |
-And it keeps you fit and healthy, as well. -It keeps me fit and healthy. -Good on you, as well. | 0:07:19 | 0:07:24 | |
-Thank you very much for showing me them. -Thank you. | 0:07:24 | 0:07:26 | |
Gosh, that almost makes me want to grab a metal detector and head outside. | 0:07:26 | 0:07:32 | |
Anne, you're an inspiration! | 0:07:32 | 0:07:33 | |
Malcolm has brought along a collection of Beswick horses for Mark Stacey to value. | 0:07:37 | 0:07:43 | |
Beswick is an old favourite of Flog It. Have you inherited these, Malcolm, or have you bought them? | 0:07:43 | 0:07:48 | |
-No, I started collecting them when I was about 15, I think. -Oh, gosh, | 0:07:48 | 0:07:52 | |
-And finished when I was 30. Several years ago now! -Well, let's not go there, shall we? | 0:07:52 | 0:07:57 | |
Well, I... I mean, these were made around the sort of 1950s. | 0:07:57 | 0:08:02 | |
In their day they were quite mass produced, they were made in moulds, | 0:08:02 | 0:08:06 | |
hand-painted, all of them are hand-painted, but they were quite inexpensively made | 0:08:06 | 0:08:10 | |
and sold, you know, for quite a long time, right up to the 1980s. | 0:08:10 | 0:08:14 | |
These are a collection, they're different types of horse. | 0:08:14 | 0:08:18 | |
-Some are later, like these matt glazed ones. -Yeah. | 0:08:18 | 0:08:21 | |
And you've got some foals, you've got these nice dappled grey ones. | 0:08:21 | 0:08:25 | |
And there's some rare colours which | 0:08:25 | 0:08:27 | |
-can make a huge difference. -Yeah. -If you've a model with Rocking Horse Grey, which is much, | 0:08:28 | 0:08:33 | |
much more all over grey, they can be, you know, | 0:08:33 | 0:08:35 | |
-100... Several hundred pounds for one horse. -Oh, right. -But I think they're rather nice. | 0:08:35 | 0:08:40 | |
But, why... You've enjoyed them over time, why have you decided to... | 0:08:40 | 0:08:44 | |
I've enjoyed having them. Basically, I've grown out of them. | 0:08:44 | 0:08:48 | |
We've gone to dogs now, but I try not to buy too many. | 0:08:48 | 0:08:52 | |
-No, keep them to a sensible level this time. -Yes. | 0:08:52 | 0:08:55 | |
I don't know that there's any particular rarities here, and I'd be | 0:08:55 | 0:08:58 | |
tempted to put them in as a sort of... | 0:08:58 | 0:09:01 | |
-What do you call a collective of horses? -A herd. -A herd of horses. Well, there we are, a herd of horses. | 0:09:01 | 0:09:06 | |
Because the buyers will want them. | 0:09:06 | 0:09:09 | |
-Yeah. -It's just a matter really of fixing a sensible estimate. | 0:09:09 | 0:09:13 | |
We've got 12 of them. | 0:09:13 | 0:09:14 | |
I mean, I would have thought we're probably looking at around £300 to £400. | 0:09:14 | 0:09:19 | |
-Is that the sort of figure you were looking at? -Yeah, that would be nice. | 0:09:19 | 0:09:23 | |
But you've got a good representative sample and I think they should... | 0:09:23 | 0:09:27 | |
-should do quite well at auction. -Good. | 0:09:27 | 0:09:29 | |
And are you trying to raise money for anything in particular or is it just a clear-out? | 0:09:29 | 0:09:34 | |
-Some of the money will go for a local cancer charity in Exeter. -OK. | 0:09:34 | 0:09:39 | |
-And the rest will help pay for work on the kennels. -Wonderful. You've got lots of dogs, have you? | 0:09:39 | 0:09:44 | |
Well, I run a boarding kennel. | 0:09:44 | 0:09:46 | |
-Oh, right, OK. Oh, right. So animals are in your blood, as it were. -Yes. | 0:09:46 | 0:09:49 | |
-So, if you're happy to sell them... -Oh, yes. -We'll go for the final chase then? -Yes. | 0:09:49 | 0:09:54 | |
-See you at the auction. -Yeah. | 0:09:54 | 0:09:56 | |
Well, hopefully there'll be both horse lovers and Beswick lovers at the auction | 0:09:56 | 0:10:01 | |
so they can all compete for Malcolm's collection. | 0:10:01 | 0:10:04 | |
Before we catch up with David Fletcher and see what he's found I must share a little tip with you. | 0:10:04 | 0:10:10 | |
Fashion can dictate the value of antiques by supply and demand. | 0:10:10 | 0:10:14 | |
Everybody wants something when something's really fashionable, | 0:10:14 | 0:10:16 | |
the price shoots up and that also applies to gold and silver. | 0:10:16 | 0:10:20 | |
Precious metal is something our experts have to keep a constant eye on | 0:10:20 | 0:10:24 | |
-because it changes, doesn't it, Pippa? -Indeed. | 0:10:24 | 0:10:26 | |
And this is Pippa Deely who's our off-screen expert for jewellery and silver, | 0:10:26 | 0:10:31 | |
-and I just want to say, look, I've got a little penny. -You have. -Let's just say that's gold. | 0:10:31 | 0:10:36 | |
-OK. -How much is it worth? -Right. So, are we going to talk about nine carat gold? -Yes. -OK. | 0:10:36 | 0:10:40 | |
So it weighs 0.32 of an ounce we've taken a note of the prices today. | 0:10:40 | 0:10:46 | |
So, I've got a little calculator here. | 0:10:46 | 0:10:49 | |
OK, it's just over £250 an ounce. | 0:10:49 | 0:10:51 | |
Yeah. So you're looking at £81.42p. | 0:10:51 | 0:10:55 | |
-Wow. OK, let's say that's silver, then. What's that worth today? -Right. | 0:10:55 | 0:11:01 | |
So, again... | 0:11:01 | 0:11:02 | |
-You've changed the mode on there. -Today, the price is 8.6. | 0:11:04 | 0:11:08 | |
That would be worth £2.70. | 0:11:08 | 0:11:10 | |
-So, today the silver is worth £8.60. -It's shot up a lot, hasn't it? -It has, it has. | 0:11:10 | 0:11:16 | |
And back here in August 2008, | 0:11:16 | 0:11:18 | |
it was 6.93. | 0:11:18 | 0:11:19 | |
There must have been a real slump here because in November '08, it was £4.80 per ounce. | 0:11:19 | 0:11:24 | |
-Gosh, it dropped right down. -Yeah. -Now we're coming out of recession, will silver prices will go down? | 0:11:24 | 0:11:30 | |
There's a lot of things that predict the price of gold and silver, | 0:11:30 | 0:11:34 | |
but, yes, I think more probably with gold that would definitely have an impact, | 0:11:34 | 0:11:38 | |
but if we knew the secret, Paul, you probably wouldn't be here, would we? | 0:11:38 | 0:11:42 | |
-We'd be on our Caribbean island! -I like the little set of scales. | 0:11:42 | 0:11:46 | |
-Thank you. -Carry on, Pippa. -Cheers. | 0:11:46 | 0:11:49 | |
Next up Molly has brought in a pair of items for David's attention and they're made from metal, | 0:11:52 | 0:11:57 | |
but I don't think it's precious metal, so we won't be needing Pippa and her scales. | 0:11:57 | 0:12:02 | |
It's a bit gloomy outside so I hope you won't need these to get home when it comes time to go | 0:12:02 | 0:12:07 | |
-because you've decided to sell them. -Yes. -Good. OK. How did you come by them? | 0:12:07 | 0:12:12 | |
Well, when my husband and I moved to Cornwall in 1969 | 0:12:12 | 0:12:17 | |
we started going to the auction room looking for things that would be used for decoration in our hotel, | 0:12:17 | 0:12:22 | |
-which was this 15th-century hotel. -And you've retired and come up to this part of the world? | 0:12:22 | 0:12:27 | |
Oh, yes, a long time ago we left there, and so these have resided in the garage for quite a long time. | 0:12:27 | 0:12:32 | |
OK. I love Cornwall and it's tempting to say that these might have something to do with smuggling. | 0:12:32 | 0:12:38 | |
The smugglers were reputed to have been around our area. | 0:12:38 | 0:12:41 | |
We were only ten miles from Jamaica Inn, but I know that's a story. | 0:12:41 | 0:12:45 | |
That wonderful book by Daphne du Maurier. | 0:12:45 | 0:12:47 | |
Yes, you can see the smugglers, can't you, bent into the gale | 0:12:47 | 0:12:50 | |
-holding these lanterns creaking backwards and forwards. -Exactly. -I don't honestly know | 0:12:50 | 0:12:55 | |
what type of person they were made for. | 0:12:55 | 0:12:58 | |
I suspect probably road workers. | 0:12:58 | 0:13:01 | |
I don't think they're railway lamps. If they were, they would have the name of the railway on them. | 0:13:01 | 0:13:06 | |
So, they're utilitarian items, they're made I think just of... | 0:13:06 | 0:13:10 | |
Well, to give it a grand title, they're made of japanned steel, | 0:13:10 | 0:13:14 | |
which really means blackened, and are made for candles and of course they could be used here and now. | 0:13:14 | 0:13:21 | |
-It's not as if you've got to wire them up or anything. -Absolutely. | 0:13:21 | 0:13:25 | |
I note, and I thought this was quite interesting, they're made by a firm in Birmingham, Griffiths & Sons, | 0:13:25 | 0:13:31 | |
and at about the time these were made, which I would suggest was the late 19th century, | 0:13:31 | 0:13:36 | |
Birmingham was the sort of powerhouse of, not only Britain, but the Empire | 0:13:36 | 0:13:41 | |
and today we would expect items like this to be made in China, of course, | 0:13:41 | 0:13:45 | |
but items in the late 19th century of this nature were made in Birmingham | 0:13:45 | 0:13:50 | |
and they went around the world - India, the Far East, | 0:13:50 | 0:13:53 | |
and even down to the far west in Cornwall, so they didn't all go abroad. | 0:13:53 | 0:13:58 | |
And from that point of view, I think they're very interesting. | 0:13:58 | 0:14:01 | |
I mean, I think they're great fun. | 0:14:01 | 0:14:03 | |
-They're not fine antiques... -No. -But you know that as well as I do. | 0:14:03 | 0:14:07 | |
It was a long time ago, but can you remember what you paid for them? | 0:14:07 | 0:14:11 | |
I think they might have been in a lot which my husband would have paid perhaps about £3. | 0:14:11 | 0:14:17 | |
Yes, we like job lots, it's amazing what you can find in job lots. Well, you're going to make a profit. | 0:14:17 | 0:14:23 | |
I had in mind a figure of somewhere in the region of £40 or £50, | 0:14:23 | 0:14:27 | |
and I was going to suggest an estimate of 30 to 50. | 0:14:27 | 0:14:31 | |
-Yes. -And if I could twist your arm and say can we sell them without reserve, I'd be delighted. | 0:14:31 | 0:14:38 | |
-Yes, I think so. -Good. -Yes, yes. -OK. So we'll go ahead on that basis | 0:14:38 | 0:14:42 | |
and all being well they'll make more than that, but that'll be our estimate. | 0:14:42 | 0:14:47 | |
-Certainly more than I paid for them. -Indeed. You'll make a profit, that's the main thing. | 0:14:47 | 0:14:51 | |
Oh, David, you are a devil, | 0:14:52 | 0:14:54 | |
persuading Molly to send her lanterns to the sale room | 0:14:54 | 0:14:57 | |
with no reserve on them! | 0:14:57 | 0:14:58 | |
Well, cross both sets of fingers, and there should be some buyers in the saleroom for them. | 0:14:58 | 0:15:03 | |
Well, as you can see, everybody is working flat out. | 0:15:05 | 0:15:07 | |
We have so far though found some cracking items, some real winners I hope, | 0:15:07 | 0:15:13 | |
and it's time we put those valuations to the test, so we're going over to Duke's auction room. | 0:15:13 | 0:15:17 | |
Here's a reminder of what's going under the hammer. | 0:15:17 | 0:15:20 | |
Celia's been collecting pincushion dolls since the 1970s, | 0:15:20 | 0:15:24 | |
but it's time for a fond farewell now | 0:15:24 | 0:15:27 | |
as the last of her collection goes under the hammer. | 0:15:27 | 0:15:30 | |
Avid collector Malcolm spent years collecting Beswick horses, | 0:15:30 | 0:15:34 | |
but now we're going to find them a new home. | 0:15:34 | 0:15:36 | |
And, finally, Molly's late 19th-century steel lanterns have been brightening up her hotel, | 0:15:36 | 0:15:42 | |
but now it's time to see if they'll light up the saleroom instead. | 0:15:42 | 0:15:45 | |
Duke's saleroom. The auctioneer is about to take to the rostrum. | 0:15:49 | 0:15:53 | |
I think he has. There's two or three auctioneers today, | 0:15:53 | 0:15:55 | |
it's quite a large sale - but before our items go under the hammer | 0:15:55 | 0:15:59 | |
there's just enough time for me to catch up with Gary, one of the auctioneers, | 0:15:59 | 0:16:03 | |
and chat about one of our items. | 0:16:03 | 0:16:05 | |
What we don't need right now is a stampede! | 0:16:06 | 0:16:09 | |
It took Gail, our researcher, a long time to organise these. | 0:16:09 | 0:16:12 | |
-They're not all going the same way. -No, that's what horses do, they're all grazing. -Milling about. -Yeah. | 0:16:12 | 0:16:18 | |
-We've got the Beswick horses here. They're Malcolm's - a great guy, a proper animal lover. -Oh, good. | 0:16:18 | 0:16:22 | |
And we're looking at £300 to £400. There is a lot here. | 0:16:22 | 0:16:27 | |
Right. Well, that's not unattainable. | 0:16:27 | 0:16:29 | |
-Beswick horses are very collectable. -It's a great name. | 0:16:29 | 0:16:33 | |
-They're not enormously old. -A great name. -People like the whole Beswick field. Some are charmingly modelled. | 0:16:33 | 0:16:38 | |
And you do again get enthusiasts who are horse people, very interested in the whole horse world. | 0:16:38 | 0:16:44 | |
The trade would buy them and sell them individually at the kind of bottom level | 0:16:44 | 0:16:48 | |
and you might hopefully get private collectors | 0:16:48 | 0:16:51 | |
who really, really love these | 0:16:51 | 0:16:54 | |
and they should give hopefully a nice surprise to the owner. | 0:16:54 | 0:16:58 | |
I have to say, they don't do an awful lot for me when you see just one or two figures dotted about, | 0:16:58 | 0:17:03 | |
but when you see them en masse like this, | 0:17:03 | 0:17:06 | |
-I think... I think that puts a smile on your face. -Well, they're just... | 0:17:06 | 0:17:10 | |
-They're fun, aren't they? -Yes. -And charming. | 0:17:10 | 0:17:12 | |
They're not serious works of art, they never pretended to be | 0:17:12 | 0:17:15 | |
serious works of art, but they're nicely modelled. | 0:17:15 | 0:17:17 | |
-The glazes are good and so... -And so is the condition. -Yeah. | 0:17:17 | 0:17:20 | |
Well, that was all very positive, so hopefully Gary will be able to get a good price for Malcolm's collection | 0:17:20 | 0:17:26 | |
when they go under the hammer later. | 0:17:26 | 0:17:28 | |
First, though, auctioneer Matthew Denney has taken to the stand | 0:17:28 | 0:17:31 | |
and he's turning his attention to Celia's three pincushion dolls. | 0:17:31 | 0:17:35 | |
-Celia, good luck, is all I can say. -Thanks. -It's the end of an era cos it's the last of the collection. | 0:17:37 | 0:17:41 | |
These are the last three doll pin cushions out of how many? | 0:17:41 | 0:17:46 | |
-About 100 I had. -100! -At one time. -Gosh! -Yes. -And you've been collecting for how many years now? | 0:17:46 | 0:17:51 | |
About 30-odd years. | 0:17:51 | 0:17:53 | |
Say goodbye, that's all I can say because here it is, they're going under the hammer right now. | 0:17:53 | 0:17:58 | |
There they are, three of them, 346. | 0:17:59 | 0:18:02 | |
I've got bids here at £20 and I'll take five. 30 now. 30. | 0:18:02 | 0:18:05 | |
Oh, look, someone's already bidding, look. | 0:18:05 | 0:18:06 | |
Now at £30 on my left, I'll take five. | 0:18:06 | 0:18:09 | |
-That chap down the front there. -40. | 0:18:09 | 0:18:12 | |
45. | 0:18:14 | 0:18:15 | |
-50. -I've never done this before. | 0:18:15 | 0:18:18 | |
-At £45. On the side I'll take. -This is your first auction, isn't it? | 0:18:18 | 0:18:21 | |
-Yes, it is, yes. -All done for this lot at £45. | 0:18:21 | 0:18:26 | |
-£45 and the hammer's gone down. -Oh! | 0:18:26 | 0:18:29 | |
-Sold. -50% more than we hoped for. | 0:18:29 | 0:18:31 | |
-Oh, yes, yes. -Sold. -Sold. | 0:18:31 | 0:18:33 | |
-Right. Oh, well. -That's good, isn't it? -That's a meal out, isn't it? | 0:18:33 | 0:18:37 | |
-I think so. And your daughter's here with you. -She'll be... She'll be wanting to come with me. | 0:18:37 | 0:18:43 | |
Well, off to a good start and Celia is going home very happy. | 0:18:43 | 0:18:47 | |
Now, we're going to test David's second valuation, | 0:18:47 | 0:18:49 | |
on Molly's steel lanterns. | 0:18:49 | 0:18:52 | |
There's been a change of auctioneer. Gary Batt is now on the rostrum. | 0:18:52 | 0:18:56 | |
-Molly, good to see you, and this is your son, Gareth, who was at the valuation day... -Yes. | 0:18:59 | 0:19:04 | |
-But you were too busy feeding parking meters. -That's right. | 0:19:04 | 0:19:07 | |
And watching out for traffic wardens! Which is so sad, really. | 0:19:07 | 0:19:11 | |
Two japanned lanterns going under the hammer and I know you used them. | 0:19:11 | 0:19:15 | |
I bet they had the flicker. Well, hopefully they'll be flickering away later on in somebody else's house, | 0:19:15 | 0:19:20 | |
-especially at £30 to £50. -Well, for that sort of money, you know, two very decorative items. | 0:19:20 | 0:19:25 | |
As you say, usable, too. | 0:19:25 | 0:19:27 | |
Now, I know originally there was no reserve, but you've changed it to a fixed reserve. | 0:19:27 | 0:19:31 | |
-I don't blame you, actually. -No? | 0:19:31 | 0:19:33 | |
-You had second thoughts, didn't you? -Yes. -Yes. | 0:19:33 | 0:19:35 | |
-Auctioneers love no-reserve lots, though. -Of course they do. | 0:19:35 | 0:19:39 | |
Good on you. Look, it's going under the hammer. | 0:19:39 | 0:19:42 | |
Rather handsome candle lanterns. | 0:19:43 | 0:19:45 | |
I've got interest in these. Who'll start me at £30? | 0:19:45 | 0:19:49 | |
£30? 30 anyone say? | 0:19:49 | 0:19:52 | |
-30 for the lights. Let there be light. 30 bid. 35? 35. -Oh, come on! | 0:19:54 | 0:19:58 | |
40 commission. Five. | 0:19:58 | 0:20:00 | |
50. Five. | 0:20:00 | 0:20:02 | |
At £55. Out in the room. | 0:20:03 | 0:20:06 | |
It beats the book. £55. | 0:20:06 | 0:20:08 | |
60? Anyone like to join in? | 0:20:08 | 0:20:11 | |
All done and clear. We sell at £55. | 0:20:12 | 0:20:14 | |
BANGS GAVEL | 0:20:14 | 0:20:15 | |
-That's it, they've gone. Well done. -Hard work for £55. | 0:20:15 | 0:20:20 | |
-It was. -But it got there. -I think that was right. | 0:20:20 | 0:20:22 | |
Well done, David. That was above estimate and lit up Molly's face. | 0:20:23 | 0:20:27 | |
Now it's time to see if Mark's valuation of Malcolm's Beswick horses is spot on. | 0:20:27 | 0:20:32 | |
I'm joined by Malcolm and Mark and I've got to say | 0:20:32 | 0:20:34 | |
you are a big animal lover, so I want to shake your hand. | 0:20:34 | 0:20:37 | |
-Lots of the money's going to charities and doing up your kennels. Do you like walking the dogs? -Yeah. | 0:20:37 | 0:20:42 | |
-It keeps me fit. -I bet it does. How many dogs at any one time? | 0:20:42 | 0:20:46 | |
-32. -Phew! | 0:20:46 | 0:20:48 | |
-That's a lot of walking, isn't it? -It's a fairly small kennel. | 0:20:48 | 0:20:51 | |
This collection, or possibly herd, of Beswick horses. | 0:20:52 | 0:20:57 | |
OK, good lot, these. | 0:20:57 | 0:20:59 | |
Who'll start me at £200 for your own herd of horses? 200 is bid. | 0:20:59 | 0:21:03 | |
And 20 I'll take. 200. And 20. | 0:21:03 | 0:21:07 | |
Come back? 240. | 0:21:08 | 0:21:09 | |
260. 280. 300. And 20. | 0:21:09 | 0:21:14 | |
340. 360? At £340. | 0:21:14 | 0:21:18 | |
360, thank you. 380. | 0:21:19 | 0:21:21 | |
400. And 20. 440. | 0:21:21 | 0:21:25 | |
460. | 0:21:25 | 0:21:27 | |
No? Anyone else like to join in? | 0:21:27 | 0:21:30 | |
We're done with the horses? I sell. | 0:21:30 | 0:21:32 | |
BANGS GAVEL | 0:21:32 | 0:21:35 | |
-£440. -£440. | 0:21:33 | 0:21:35 | |
-Well done. Not bad, is it? -That's a big help. | 0:21:35 | 0:21:38 | |
-What will that cover, just the painting costs? -Paint. | 0:21:38 | 0:21:42 | |
-It's like the Forth Bridge, isn't it? -It is! | 0:21:42 | 0:21:46 | |
What a super result! I love it when items sell over estimate. | 0:21:46 | 0:21:49 | |
It shows the collectors were in the auction room, and of course let's not forget Malcolm. | 0:21:49 | 0:21:54 | |
'Now he has a nice little return to play with.' | 0:21:54 | 0:21:58 | |
Later when we return to the valuation day, | 0:21:58 | 0:22:01 | |
our experts Mark and David will be sharing some of their top auction tips with us. | 0:22:01 | 0:22:07 | |
-I think it's in great condition for an auction, it's filthy dirty! -Yes. | 0:22:07 | 0:22:10 | |
Auctioneers don't always like to mix categories, but I think in this incidence we should break that rule. | 0:22:10 | 0:22:16 | |
And if you're very good, I may share a tip or two of my own. | 0:22:16 | 0:22:20 | |
I want to share one of my favourite parts of the country with you, | 0:22:29 | 0:22:32 | |
the Jurassic Coastline of Dorset. I'm standing on the island of Portland Bill | 0:22:32 | 0:22:36 | |
and over there is Weymouth, but what I really want to show you is over here. | 0:22:36 | 0:22:42 | |
Look at that! That is Chesil Beach and it is absolutely breathtaking. | 0:22:42 | 0:22:47 | |
Now, from standing up here it looks like Chesil Beach is actually | 0:22:52 | 0:22:56 | |
all lovely and sandy and soft, but it's not. | 0:22:56 | 0:22:58 | |
It's actually made up of trillions and trillions of pebbles | 0:22:58 | 0:23:02 | |
and it's a common misconception that it is man-made, but it's not. | 0:23:02 | 0:23:06 | |
It's made by the powerful forces of nature, geology. | 0:23:06 | 0:23:10 | |
And in turn Chesil Beach has created the UK's largest lagoon, | 0:23:10 | 0:23:15 | |
which is home to some very special wildlife that I'll be investigating later. | 0:23:15 | 0:23:20 | |
But first I'm heading down to ground level to speak to Sam Scriven, | 0:23:20 | 0:23:23 | |
a geologist from the Jurassic Coast team | 0:23:23 | 0:23:26 | |
who's going to enlighten me about the unique creation of Chesil Beach. | 0:23:26 | 0:23:31 | |
Just being up here on this great mound of pebbles it's pretty obvious | 0:23:31 | 0:23:35 | |
-how powerful the sea and the tides are. -Right. I mean, the formation of Chesil Bank | 0:23:35 | 0:23:39 | |
is a relationship between the sea and the tides and the storms | 0:23:39 | 0:23:42 | |
and the geology that we find along the coast. | 0:23:42 | 0:23:44 | |
Sort of 15, 18 miles down the coast in West Dorset there you have tremendously big | 0:23:44 | 0:23:49 | |
coastal landslides which bring thousands of tonnes of material down on to the coast every year. | 0:23:49 | 0:23:54 | |
All that material is picked up and thrown down the coast towards Portland. | 0:23:54 | 0:23:58 | |
It creates this enormous Chesil Bank that we see today. | 0:23:58 | 0:24:01 | |
I mean, it's acting as a natural barrier now though, it's a protection. | 0:24:01 | 0:24:05 | |
Yes, it's a very big example of what's known as a barrier beach. | 0:24:05 | 0:24:09 | |
It takes the brunt of the storms and protects the landscape behind it. | 0:24:09 | 0:24:13 | |
The Fleet Lagoon there and the settlements and towns of Portland, | 0:24:13 | 0:24:16 | |
all of those benefit from this enormous natural coastal defence. | 0:24:16 | 0:24:20 | |
It's in fact one of the largest and most impressive natural barrier beaches | 0:24:20 | 0:24:24 | |
certainly in Europe, if not the world. | 0:24:24 | 0:24:27 | |
The natural sorting action of the sea means that the pebbles at the West Bay end, one end of the beach, | 0:24:30 | 0:24:35 | |
are much smaller than the ones at the Portland end. | 0:24:35 | 0:24:38 | |
So, there you go. That's a baked potato sized pebble from the Portland end. | 0:24:38 | 0:24:43 | |
-The fishermen there at night time! -Well, that's that local folklore, yes, that they would be able to... | 0:24:43 | 0:24:48 | |
-And that's the West Bay. -Look at that. | 0:24:48 | 0:24:51 | |
-So, tiny pebbles, aren't they? -Yeah. | 0:24:51 | 0:24:53 | |
And this is basically from the fact that | 0:24:53 | 0:24:56 | |
the strong currents are always from the south west, | 0:24:56 | 0:24:58 | |
so pushing the pebbles down in this direction, so the big stuff gets picked up and thrown down here, | 0:24:58 | 0:25:04 | |
but the weaker currents pick up the small pebbles | 0:25:04 | 0:25:06 | |
-and leave the big pebbles behind, which is why there's this spread of sizes. -Absolutely fascinating. | 0:25:06 | 0:25:11 | |
So, there you have it, the sea on this side of Chesil actually formed the beach. | 0:25:14 | 0:25:19 | |
Now, I'm going to turn my attentions to the vast expanse of water on this side. | 0:25:19 | 0:25:23 | |
It's called the Fleet and technically it's classified as a lagoon and it starts from about here | 0:25:23 | 0:25:29 | |
and it ends up eight miles in that direction. | 0:25:29 | 0:25:31 | |
It is the largest lagoon in the country and it provides | 0:25:31 | 0:25:34 | |
a wonderful habitat for wildlife and over 300 different species of bird have been recorded here, | 0:25:34 | 0:25:41 | |
but I'm going to focus on one type that's very special to the area and find out a bit more about them. | 0:25:41 | 0:25:47 | |
At the furthest end of the Fleet Lagoon from Portland Bill is Abbotsbury Swannery. | 0:25:52 | 0:25:57 | |
It's protected from the worst ravages of the weather and sea | 0:25:57 | 0:26:00 | |
by the barrier of Chesil Beach so it provides a peaceful habitat. | 0:26:00 | 0:26:05 | |
I'm meeting Dave Wheeler who holds the unique position of swan-herd. | 0:26:05 | 0:26:09 | |
He's the only person left in Britain to have this title. | 0:26:09 | 0:26:12 | |
-Shall I do something, Dave, or... -Yes, please. -What's the process? -Take a bucket. -Yeah. | 0:26:14 | 0:26:19 | |
-And spread it really well in the water and they'll find it. -OK. | 0:26:19 | 0:26:23 | |
-So, you are the swan-herd here. -Yes, for my sins. | 0:26:23 | 0:26:26 | |
-What does that mean? -Well, | 0:26:26 | 0:26:27 | |
my job is to head a very small team. | 0:26:27 | 0:26:31 | |
-We're responsible for managing the swans, caring for the wildlife, the site itself. -Yeah. | 0:26:31 | 0:26:36 | |
Swans may have been here for a few thousand years, that's very likely the case. | 0:26:36 | 0:26:41 | |
Our earliest records go back to the 1300s | 0:26:41 | 0:26:44 | |
and at that time the monastery of St Peters in Abbotsbury were using the swans, | 0:26:44 | 0:26:50 | |
-they were taking swans for feast days until Henry VIII destroyed the monastery. -Yes, yeah. | 0:26:50 | 0:26:56 | |
And am I right in saying this is the only colony of nesting swans | 0:26:56 | 0:27:00 | |
that we can be involved with in the world? | 0:27:00 | 0:27:03 | |
There are a few other colonies, | 0:27:03 | 0:27:05 | |
but this is very different and it's the only colony that's been managed and is still managed, | 0:27:05 | 0:27:10 | |
so there's nothing like it anywhere in the world. | 0:27:10 | 0:27:13 | |
-So, this really is unique, isn't it? -It is. -It's a wonderful site, as well. | 0:27:13 | 0:27:18 | |
-How many swans are here? -Right here today in front of us there are 400-ish. | 0:27:18 | 0:27:24 | |
-OK. -There's another 400 farther down the lagoon. | 0:27:24 | 0:27:27 | |
-They're making their way for this feed now. There's a few coming. -Yeah. | 0:27:27 | 0:27:31 | |
I know we all think swans mate for life, but I read an article in the newspaper that one swan... | 0:27:31 | 0:27:37 | |
-They're not quite perfect! -..brought a lover back to the colony. | 0:27:37 | 0:27:41 | |
We do find that there are one or two that at some point may swap partners. | 0:27:41 | 0:27:46 | |
-Yeah. -No doubt they have a reason, | 0:27:46 | 0:27:48 | |
and some that lose a mate may be lucky enough to find another mate at some point, yes. | 0:27:48 | 0:27:53 | |
-There's a lot of interlopers, isn't there? -Absolutely. -There's a lot of ducks over there. | 0:27:53 | 0:27:58 | |
-There are. -These look like coots. -Yes. | 0:27:58 | 0:28:00 | |
-So, obviously they understand the pecking order, they stay away. -They do. -Wait for the swans. | 0:28:00 | 0:28:04 | |
When we move, some ducks will come in and see what they can take. | 0:28:04 | 0:28:08 | |
Gosh, this is absolutely marvellous. | 0:28:13 | 0:28:15 | |
Gosh, this is marvellous. I envy Dave in his job, looking after 400 or 500 swans! | 0:28:15 | 0:28:22 | |
When you look out there it looks so artistic. It's almost like watching ballerinas perform. | 0:28:22 | 0:28:26 | |
We've all heard of Swan Lake, but this is the real thing. Swan Lagoon! | 0:28:26 | 0:28:30 | |
Abbotsbury Swannery is definitely well worth a visit. It's so unique. | 0:28:33 | 0:28:38 | |
It's still a full house back of our valuation day at the Dorford Centre in Dorchester. | 0:28:46 | 0:28:50 | |
David is examining Wendy's little ceramic pots. | 0:28:50 | 0:28:53 | |
Tell me a little bit about these. | 0:28:53 | 0:28:56 | |
Well, the white one I bought in an auction lot | 0:28:56 | 0:29:00 | |
back in Bath in the late 1980s | 0:29:00 | 0:29:03 | |
-and it was sold as a Worcester inkpot. -Yeah. | 0:29:03 | 0:29:07 | |
Then in the beginning of the 2000s, I saw that in Blandford in an antiques centre | 0:29:07 | 0:29:15 | |
and I thought, oh, it matches my Worcester inkpot. | 0:29:15 | 0:29:18 | |
Then I discovered in a Miller's catalogue | 0:29:18 | 0:29:21 | |
that it was a Chinese water pot. | 0:29:21 | 0:29:26 | |
Do you have an eye for items like this? Have you ever dabbled a bit? | 0:29:26 | 0:29:29 | |
Oh, well, I had a partnership in a bric-a-brac shop at one time for a short time, | 0:29:29 | 0:29:35 | |
and I used to do antique fairs. | 0:29:35 | 0:29:39 | |
-Did you make lots of money? -No, no. It was a paying hobby which I enjoyed. -A paying hobby. | 0:29:39 | 0:29:44 | |
Well, you've been very clever here. | 0:29:44 | 0:29:46 | |
Let's start with this one first. | 0:29:46 | 0:29:49 | |
This was made in the Royal Worcester factory and this bears the figure 75, | 0:29:50 | 0:29:56 | |
which means it was made in 1875, not 1975 of course, 1875. | 0:29:56 | 0:30:02 | |
This is entirely unmarked, | 0:30:02 | 0:30:06 | |
although it's quite an interesting label on the base of it | 0:30:06 | 0:30:10 | |
and is Chinese. | 0:30:10 | 0:30:13 | |
Now, what interests me most about these is that they demonstrate | 0:30:13 | 0:30:19 | |
the influence of the Far East on the decorative arts of the West | 0:30:19 | 0:30:24 | |
and it's very unusual that we see examples like this | 0:30:24 | 0:30:28 | |
which we can so directly compare. | 0:30:28 | 0:30:31 | |
And this quite clearly derives from this. | 0:30:31 | 0:30:36 | |
-So tell me why you're selling them? -Well, they've been sitting in the cupboard for a long time. | 0:30:36 | 0:30:41 | |
My family aren't interested in them, so I just thought I would... | 0:30:41 | 0:30:44 | |
-And I wanted to come to this programme, too. -Come and see what goes on. -Yes. -Good for you. | 0:30:44 | 0:30:49 | |
OK, then. Now, tell me what you paid for them? | 0:30:49 | 0:30:54 | |
-Well, the lot came to £80 that the Worcester pot was amongst. -Right. | 0:30:54 | 0:31:01 | |
-And I paid £11 for the Chinese pot. -OK. | 0:31:01 | 0:31:06 | |
I think that the Worcester pot is going to be worth between £100 | 0:31:06 | 0:31:13 | |
and £120, and this little chap is worth another £30 or £40. | 0:31:13 | 0:31:18 | |
Now, auctioneers don't always like to mix categories | 0:31:18 | 0:31:22 | |
and strictly speaking, here we have an oriental and a European item, | 0:31:22 | 0:31:26 | |
but I think in this instance we should break that rule | 0:31:26 | 0:31:29 | |
and sell them as one lot, for obvious reasons. | 0:31:29 | 0:31:33 | |
And I suggest a reserve of £140 | 0:31:33 | 0:31:36 | |
and an estimate of £140 to £180. | 0:31:36 | 0:31:40 | |
-So, you know, they're not going to set the world alight. -No, no. | 0:31:40 | 0:31:45 | |
-But you're going to show a profit. -Yes. | 0:31:45 | 0:31:47 | |
-Well, yes. -And as a retired dealer you'll appreciate that. | 0:31:47 | 0:31:51 | |
-All dealers like a good turn. -Definitely. -OK. Thanks for bringing them in. | 0:31:51 | 0:31:55 | |
-Thank you very much. -I'll see you at the sale. -Thank you. -Thank you. | 0:31:55 | 0:31:58 | |
Oh, I don't know, David, they might set somebody's world alight! | 0:31:59 | 0:32:04 | |
Seriously, though, I think they're sweet little pots so they should find a new home. | 0:32:04 | 0:32:09 | |
But next I found something that has really excited me. | 0:32:09 | 0:32:11 | |
Simon, you brought this to the right person. | 0:32:12 | 0:32:15 | |
I have a couple of leather blackjacks at home, the real McCoy from the 17th century, so big, | 0:32:15 | 0:32:20 | |
-but of course this isn't leather, is it? -No. | 0:32:20 | 0:32:23 | |
Doesn't it look like leather? | 0:32:23 | 0:32:25 | |
-Doesn't that look like leather? It's the simulated stitching. -Yeah. | 0:32:25 | 0:32:30 | |
First thing to do is to turn it over and there's the impressed mark, Doulton Lambeth. | 0:32:30 | 0:32:34 | |
-It's a stoneware vessel. -Yes. | 0:32:34 | 0:32:36 | |
Looking at the silver straight away you normally need an eyeglass, | 0:32:36 | 0:32:39 | |
but here the assay marks are so crystal clear I can read that without a glass. | 0:32:39 | 0:32:45 | |
-Look at that, JD, James Deacon, see that? -Yeah. | 0:32:45 | 0:32:47 | |
...& Sons. There's the crown, that says it's made in Sheffield. | 0:32:47 | 0:32:51 | |
-Right. -That's the lion passant. -Right. | 0:32:51 | 0:32:53 | |
That says it's sterling silver, | 0:32:53 | 0:32:55 | |
and there's the J, so I can date that for you straightaway at 1903. | 0:32:55 | 0:33:00 | |
-That's fascinating. -A good Sheffield maker. But I just love it. | 0:33:00 | 0:33:05 | |
I love the whole thing about it. It's very tactile. | 0:33:05 | 0:33:07 | |
-Obviously, all lipped in silver around the top and these were wine jugs. -Oh! | 0:33:07 | 0:33:12 | |
-For pouring wine. -I didn't know what they were... Yes. -Yeah. -That makes sense, though. | 0:33:12 | 0:33:16 | |
The condition is absolutely fabulous, absolutely fabulous. | 0:33:16 | 0:33:20 | |
Not one scratch and that's very nice to touch as well. | 0:33:20 | 0:33:24 | |
-You'd like that, wouldn't you? -I would. -I'd like that, as well. | 0:33:24 | 0:33:28 | |
-So, you bought this recently? -Yes. | 0:33:30 | 0:33:32 | |
I bought it last year on a bit of a whim. | 0:33:32 | 0:33:35 | |
I just liked the look of it, so unusual. | 0:33:35 | 0:33:38 | |
So why do you want to sell it after only having it for a short period? | 0:33:38 | 0:33:42 | |
Heading for more probably Lalique. | 0:33:42 | 0:33:45 | |
Ah, right, OK. | 0:33:45 | 0:33:47 | |
-Art Nouveau. -For me, I'd keep that... | 0:33:47 | 0:33:49 | |
Well, no, each to their own, really, but let's talk about value. | 0:33:49 | 0:33:53 | |
-You bought this recently. How much did you pay for it? -£180. | 0:33:53 | 0:33:57 | |
-OK. Did you buy that through the trade or at auction? -In auction. | 0:33:57 | 0:34:01 | |
Right, OK. You paid the right money. You paid the right money. | 0:34:01 | 0:34:05 | |
I was going to say to you straight away £150 to £250, ballpark figure, somewhere around there. | 0:34:05 | 0:34:10 | |
-That makes sense. -Can we do that? -Yeah. -We'll put a reserve at 150. | 0:34:10 | 0:34:14 | |
-Yeah. Brilliant. -Just to protect it. -Yeah. Than I can get some Lalique! | 0:34:14 | 0:34:17 | |
And you can get some Lalique. | 0:34:17 | 0:34:20 | |
I think you'll regret it. | 0:34:21 | 0:34:22 | |
We'll see. | 0:34:23 | 0:34:25 | |
Well, I can't wait to find out how Simon's blackjack fares later. | 0:34:25 | 0:34:30 | |
But first Mark is taking a trip around the world with Anne. | 0:34:30 | 0:34:33 | |
-Hello, Anne. I can barely see you there the other side of the globe. How are you? -I'm fine, thank you. | 0:34:33 | 0:34:39 | |
Now, where did you get this lovely table globe from? | 0:34:39 | 0:34:42 | |
It's actually my father-in-law's | 0:34:42 | 0:34:44 | |
and it's just been hidden away at the bottom of the wardrobe. | 0:34:44 | 0:34:47 | |
-Well, I can see that. Nobody's cleaned it in a while, have they? -No. | 0:34:47 | 0:34:51 | |
Has it been in the family a long time? | 0:34:51 | 0:34:54 | |
I think my husband said he can definitely remember it from being a very small child himself. | 0:34:54 | 0:34:59 | |
-Well, that's not going to make it that old, is it? -Not really. | 0:34:59 | 0:35:02 | |
Well, I love these sort of things. They have a fascination I think, you know, | 0:35:02 | 0:35:07 | |
because the globe's changed over the years. | 0:35:07 | 0:35:09 | |
I mean, if you go right back to the 18th-century ones, often the whole continents have changed names | 0:35:09 | 0:35:14 | |
to what we know them today and what we knew them then. | 0:35:14 | 0:35:18 | |
This one is not that old. This one dates to the sort of... Between the '20s and the '40s, | 0:35:18 | 0:35:23 | |
-that sort of period. I think it's in great condition for an auction, it's filthy dirty. -Yes! | 0:35:23 | 0:35:28 | |
I love the fact that it's got this sort of 18th-century style turned baluster stand here | 0:35:28 | 0:35:32 | |
with the sort of wooden base. | 0:35:32 | 0:35:34 | |
But here, just one line here says it shows the steamer miles across the oceans as well, | 0:35:34 | 0:35:40 | |
which I think is rather fun, which again is an indication of the date. | 0:35:40 | 0:35:43 | |
-And what do you think it's worth? -We really don't know. | 0:35:43 | 0:35:47 | |
-We've tried looking online, but it's down to what base is made of. -That's right. -And I don't know. | 0:35:47 | 0:35:52 | |
My personal feeling because of the age | 0:35:52 | 0:35:55 | |
and it does need a little bit of restoration, a bit of a cleanup, | 0:35:55 | 0:35:58 | |
I think we ought to be looking at sort of | 0:35:58 | 0:36:01 | |
£70 to £100, £60 to £80. I mean, would you be happy with that? | 0:36:02 | 0:36:05 | |
-Yes. -It doesn't seem a lot for the world really, does it? -Not really. Not for the world, no! | 0:36:05 | 0:36:10 | |
But if... Let's say £60 to £80 and put a fixed reserve of 60 because we don't want to give it away. | 0:36:10 | 0:36:16 | |
Does that set you in a spin? | 0:36:16 | 0:36:17 | |
-It certainly does. -And I'll see you at the auction, which is going to be somewhere up there, I think. | 0:36:17 | 0:36:22 | |
Mark, you set us all in a spin, but I think that's a bang-on estimate for Anne's globe. | 0:36:22 | 0:36:27 | |
And that's the last of our items going off to auction, so it's time to see | 0:36:27 | 0:36:31 | |
how our final items fare over at the Dorchester salerooms. | 0:36:31 | 0:36:35 | |
Going under the hammer are Wendy's beautiful little pots, one Worcester and one all the way from China. | 0:36:36 | 0:36:41 | |
Simon spent £180 on his Royal Doulton blackjack. | 0:36:42 | 0:36:46 | |
Let's see if we can get him his money back. | 0:36:46 | 0:36:48 | |
And, finally, we're going to find out if there are any takers for Anne's globe, | 0:36:48 | 0:36:53 | |
which has been buried at the bottom of a wardrobe. | 0:36:53 | 0:36:55 | |
First under auctioneer Gary Batt's hammer are Wendy's two pots. | 0:36:58 | 0:37:03 | |
Good luck, Wendy, that's all I can say. We're looking at around £140 to £180. | 0:37:03 | 0:37:07 | |
It's an interesting lot - one's a copy of the other. | 0:37:07 | 0:37:10 | |
-Yes. -Which came first? -The Worcester. -The Worcester. | 0:37:10 | 0:37:13 | |
-The Worcester one is based on the Chinese. -The Chinese was original. | 0:37:13 | 0:37:16 | |
-You paid £80 and £11 respectively. -Yes, that's right. | 0:37:16 | 0:37:20 | |
-We can easily beat that today, surely there's a bit of profit there for you. -Yeah, I'm sure, yeah. | 0:37:20 | 0:37:24 | |
Well, I sold the other things in the lot that the Worcester pot was in and just kept that. | 0:37:24 | 0:37:29 | |
-So you're already quids in. -Yes. | 0:37:29 | 0:37:31 | |
OK, we're going to find out. Good luck. | 0:37:31 | 0:37:33 | |
Nice quality little pieces of a similar nature, | 0:37:35 | 0:37:39 | |
the Worcester chinoiserie inkwell | 0:37:39 | 0:37:40 | |
and a little Chinese example of a similar nature. | 0:37:40 | 0:37:43 | |
OK, two pretty items, good little lot. | 0:37:43 | 0:37:46 | |
Who'll start me please for these? | 0:37:46 | 0:37:49 | |
Worcester and Chinese at £50? | 0:37:49 | 0:37:51 | |
50 is bid. 60 I'll take. | 0:37:53 | 0:37:55 | |
-Oh, long way to go. -Yeah. | 0:37:55 | 0:37:57 | |
50. 60? 60. 70? 70. 80? | 0:37:57 | 0:38:01 | |
80. 90. 100. £100 is bid. | 0:38:01 | 0:38:05 | |
-We're getting there. -110. 120. 120. | 0:38:05 | 0:38:08 | |
130, will you? | 0:38:08 | 0:38:10 | |
Yeah? 130. 140. 140 bid. 150? | 0:38:10 | 0:38:16 | |
No. £140 bid. Standing near me at 140. | 0:38:16 | 0:38:21 | |
Any further bids in the room at all? Going at £140 and selling. | 0:38:21 | 0:38:25 | |
The hammer's gone down. Sold. | 0:38:26 | 0:38:28 | |
That's good. Happy? We're happy. | 0:38:28 | 0:38:30 | |
-Spot on. -What are you going to start collecting now? | 0:38:30 | 0:38:33 | |
Oh, I don't know. I collect little things, pots for the bathroom, sort of cure-all pots. | 0:38:33 | 0:38:38 | |
You're going to reinvest your money. | 0:38:38 | 0:38:40 | |
That was a good result for Wendy. | 0:38:40 | 0:38:42 | |
Of course she'll have to pay commission on that £140, | 0:38:42 | 0:38:46 | |
but she will be able to go shopping for pots for her bathroom with that! | 0:38:46 | 0:38:50 | |
Right, it's time to test my valuation now. | 0:38:50 | 0:38:53 | |
I talk about the roller coaster ride of excitement at auction rooms. I'm having a moment right now | 0:38:53 | 0:38:58 | |
because I have a feeling one of my valuations isn't going to sell. I've just been joined by Simon | 0:38:58 | 0:39:03 | |
and we've got that lovely Doulton blackjack jug going under the hammer with the silver mounts now. | 0:39:03 | 0:39:08 | |
Fixed reserve of £150. | 0:39:08 | 0:39:09 | |
I liked it a lot, but I just feel that to give it a fighting chance | 0:39:09 | 0:39:13 | |
I would like to have got this in at around about the £120, but, hey ho, you know? | 0:39:13 | 0:39:18 | |
Well, it is unusual with the silver mounts. | 0:39:18 | 0:39:21 | |
It is lovely, it's lovely, but I don't know, I'm feeling nervous, you can understand that, can't you? | 0:39:21 | 0:39:26 | |
There's two of us then. | 0:39:26 | 0:39:28 | |
That's what auctions are all about. Get down to your local saleroom, because they're fun. | 0:39:28 | 0:39:32 | |
You can get a bargain or pay too much money and I'm hoping someone will pay a lot of money for this | 0:39:32 | 0:39:38 | |
and you're going home very happy and I'm going to look pretty cool, so here we go. | 0:39:38 | 0:39:42 | |
-You will, I'm sure. You will. -Going under the hammer now. | 0:39:42 | 0:39:45 | |
This rather fun collectable. Silver- mounted Royal Doulton blackjack | 0:39:45 | 0:39:51 | |
and let's have a go at this. | 0:39:51 | 0:39:53 | |
What for this? Start me off. | 0:39:53 | 0:39:55 | |
£100 to start me off, will you? | 0:39:55 | 0:39:58 | |
80 is bid then? 90 if you will, Doulton collectors. | 0:39:58 | 0:40:03 | |
-80. -80... -90. | 0:40:04 | 0:40:06 | |
100. | 0:40:06 | 0:40:08 | |
-And ten. -Good. Good. | 0:40:09 | 0:40:12 | |
120. | 0:40:12 | 0:40:13 | |
Any advance on 120 for this piece? | 0:40:13 | 0:40:16 | |
130, anyone like? | 0:40:17 | 0:40:19 | |
Going then... | 0:40:19 | 0:40:22 | |
-It's not selling, is it? -£120. | 0:40:22 | 0:40:25 | |
I'm sorry about that. I had that gut feeling, didn't I? | 0:40:26 | 0:40:29 | |
-I knew this wasn't going to sell, funnily enough. At this stage you haven't lost anything. -No. | 0:40:29 | 0:40:34 | |
-It's going home. -Yeah. -Still a good investment. | 0:40:34 | 0:40:36 | |
-And we can do it again. -There's another day. -Yeah. -Thank you so much, thank you. | 0:40:36 | 0:40:40 | |
-Thanks, Paul. -I hate those moments when things don't sell, I really do. | 0:40:40 | 0:40:44 | |
Oh, that was such a pity, although it was a packed saleroom nobody obviously wanted to buy the Doulton. | 0:40:44 | 0:40:50 | |
Well, thank goodness we put a reserve on Simon's blackjack in order to protect it. | 0:40:50 | 0:40:55 | |
Anne is up next with her globe. | 0:40:55 | 0:40:56 | |
Anne, I know this is your first auction, isn't it? | 0:40:58 | 0:41:01 | |
-Are you nervous? -Very. | 0:41:01 | 0:41:02 | |
OK, sum it up, first impression walking in - because it's a big space. | 0:41:02 | 0:41:06 | |
-It's cold. -Yeah, it is. | 0:41:06 | 0:41:08 | |
-It's quite nerve-wracking. -Have you seen anything you like? -No. | 0:41:08 | 0:41:12 | |
Apart from Mark Stacey. | 0:41:12 | 0:41:14 | |
-I don't really like antiques. -You don't? -No. | 0:41:14 | 0:41:16 | |
Well, exactly, that's why you're selling your globe | 0:41:16 | 0:41:18 | |
and that's going under the hammer in a moment. We've got around £60 to £80. | 0:41:18 | 0:41:23 | |
I think this is great and I think it's an easy 80 to 120, so you're about right. | 0:41:23 | 0:41:27 | |
We've got a nice little surprise coming. Here we go. | 0:41:27 | 0:41:29 | |
Look, it's going under the hammer. | 0:41:29 | 0:41:31 | |
A ten-inch terrestrial globe. | 0:41:31 | 0:41:33 | |
Fleet Street maker. Quite a nice lot we've got. | 0:41:33 | 0:41:36 | |
Who'll start me off for this please at £50 to start me? | 0:41:36 | 0:41:40 | |
£50 to start me? I've got 50. 55. | 0:41:40 | 0:41:44 | |
-60. Five. 70. -When he looks down on the book, that's a commission bid | 0:41:44 | 0:41:49 | |
that somebody has left because they can't make the sale today. | 0:41:49 | 0:41:53 | |
Five. 80. | 0:41:53 | 0:41:55 | |
Five. 90. | 0:41:55 | 0:41:57 | |
Five... No? No? At £90. At 90. | 0:41:57 | 0:42:01 | |
Five. 100, sir? | 0:42:01 | 0:42:03 | |
100? And ten? | 0:42:03 | 0:42:05 | |
Ten? 120. | 0:42:06 | 0:42:08 | |
130? | 0:42:08 | 0:42:09 | |
130. 140? | 0:42:10 | 0:42:12 | |
£130. | 0:42:12 | 0:42:14 | |
Almost a deathly hush fell on the room there now we're over 100 quid. | 0:42:15 | 0:42:19 | |
£130 on this side. Everybody out and clear? We sell. | 0:42:19 | 0:42:23 | |
-There you go, the hammer's gone down. £130. -That's great, thank you. | 0:42:23 | 0:42:27 | |
-Don't forget commission to pay, though. -Yeah. | 0:42:27 | 0:42:29 | |
-It's your husband's? -It is. -So he's having the money? | 0:42:29 | 0:42:32 | |
-He said we can put it towards a Jacuzzi. -Ooh! -Oh, ho! Very nice. | 0:42:32 | 0:42:37 | |
-Oh, enjoy that, won't you? -We will. -That's a first on Flog It. We've never had money towards a Jacuzzi. | 0:42:37 | 0:42:42 | |
You'll get a few bubbles for that, won't you? | 0:42:42 | 0:42:45 | |
Well, Anne's globe had to be our star item of the day. | 0:42:45 | 0:42:49 | |
It doubled its estimate and it sounds as if Anne and her husband plan to treat themselves | 0:42:49 | 0:42:54 | |
with the profit, and I can't say I blame them. | 0:42:54 | 0:42:56 | |
Well, that's it, it's all over for our owners. | 0:42:57 | 0:43:00 | |
As you see, the auction is still going on, but we've had a very good day. | 0:43:00 | 0:43:04 | |
Everybody has gone home happy and that's what it's all about. | 0:43:04 | 0:43:07 | |
Now, if you've got any antiques and collectables you'd love to sell we want to hear from you. | 0:43:07 | 0:43:12 | |
Check the details in your local press or log on to bbc.co.uk/programmess. | 0:43:12 | 0:43:17 | |
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So until then, from Dorchester, it's cheerio. | 0:43:23 | 0:43:27 | |
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