0:00:03 > 0:00:04Welcome to Flog It!
0:00:04 > 0:00:05the show that turns unwanted antiques into cash.
0:00:05 > 0:00:08And today, it's the turn of the good people of beautiful Cornwall.
0:00:33 > 0:00:38Truro is the most southerly city in the UK and we're lucky enough to be holding our valuation day
0:00:38 > 0:00:43in the cathedral, Cornwall's most spectacular building.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45And just look at all the people who've turned out.
0:00:45 > 0:00:50I always like to get out there nice and early to get a first glimpse of what people have brought along
0:00:50 > 0:00:55and I'm never alone. Our team of experts are there to make sure we don't miss a thing.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58These have not been used for years.
0:00:58 > 0:01:03Today, they're headed up by those Flog It! stalwarts David Fletcher and David Barby.
0:01:03 > 0:01:08Both are very experienced auctioneers and valuers, so our crowd are in safe hands.
0:01:08 > 0:01:13- What did you think? 100 quid? - A little bit more, up in three figures, yes.
0:01:13 > 0:01:17Coming up on the programme, we make plenty of interesting discoveries.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21Any child would have been delighted to have owned this.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25But they aren't always everybody's cup of tea.
0:01:25 > 0:01:29I think they're absolutely awful, awful. And this one, the same.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33- Do you like amethyst? - I've not reached that age yet.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35- It's an age thing, is it? - For me it is!
0:01:37 > 0:01:42I think you'll have to agree, our venue today is absolutely stunning.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44It really is. It's an architectural delight.
0:01:44 > 0:01:45There's such a feel-good factor
0:01:45 > 0:01:47inside Truro City Cathedral.
0:01:47 > 0:01:51But not only that, there's an air of anticipation and excitement, because any one of these people
0:01:51 > 0:01:56could have something in their bag that's worth a small fortune and we're going to find out.
0:02:00 > 0:02:07It doesn't take David Barby long to spot these quirky porcelain figures brought in by Susan.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10These are delightful collectors' items.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12Have they been pride of place at home?
0:02:12 > 0:02:14Pride of place in a shoebox.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16In a shoebox! Why in a shoebox?
0:02:16 > 0:02:21- Downsizing, nowhere to display them any more.- How did you get them?
0:02:21 > 0:02:28They were given to me by my neighbour a long time ago, because she knew I liked little things.
0:02:28 > 0:02:32- We used to help her out and she popped round with something small for Sue's collection.- How lovely.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35Yes, she was very, very sweet.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39These are Royal Worcester porcelain and they were produced
0:02:39 > 0:02:42towards the end of the 19th, beginning of the 20th century.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44They're candle snuffers.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47- Yes.- You put out candles with these delightful little objects.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49Now they've become collectible.
0:02:49 > 0:02:54Colourations are very good and do affect the value of these pieces.
0:02:54 > 0:02:59What I like is you've got the puce tartan shawl around this gentleman,
0:02:59 > 0:03:03and then you've got the floral decorated nightcap, which is rather nice.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07People collect these models, depending on the colouration.
0:03:07 > 0:03:11Particularly Mr Caudle, because his shawl varies from one model to another.
0:03:12 > 0:03:19The most expensive one that has been sold is £360 and that was for a gentlemen with a pink nightcap.
0:03:19 > 0:03:25He's only got a bordered one. Mrs Caudle always looks as miserable as ever.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27She does, doesn't she?
0:03:27 > 0:03:32I'm hoping if she's not kept in a dark shoebox, she might cheer up a bit.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36That could be the case. But they're rather nice. I'd think if these go up for auction,
0:03:36 > 0:03:41we're looking at around about £140 to £160, that sort of range.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45The other little object you brought along I found fascinating.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47You've never liked that, have you?
0:03:47 > 0:03:52- I like the fact that it's small but it's not my colours. - It's not your colours.
0:03:52 > 0:03:56I say you've never liked it because you've never polished up the silver around the edge.
0:03:56 > 0:04:01No. I didn't realise it was silver. In my defence, I didn't realise it was silver.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03There are the marks of the silver here.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07It's a Chester hallmark and the date for that is 1897.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10This little object, what would you use it for?
0:04:10 > 0:04:15- It's got a silver rim to stop the chipping.- Right.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18You put something in there.
0:04:18 > 0:04:19Yes.
0:04:19 > 0:04:24This could be a gentleman's piece and just imagine of an evening,
0:04:24 > 0:04:30they'd have their pipes and smoked away and may have had cheese or something to eat.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33Little toothpicks for cleaning their teeth.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36Right.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38- That's my theory. - It's not a feminine thing, is it?
0:04:38 > 0:04:40I don't think so.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42It's quite a butch, masculine piece.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44Yes.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48As regards value, not a large amount, £15 to £20 at the most.
0:04:48 > 0:04:54- We may well get the auctioneer to put the whole lot together.- Really?
0:04:54 > 0:04:56If he puts them together,
0:04:56 > 0:05:03I'd like to see an estimate in the region of about £150 to £170.
0:05:03 > 0:05:09You'd need to reserve it at roundabout...£140.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12- Is that acceptable?- Yes, that's fine.
0:05:12 > 0:05:17I think they're lovely collectible items and I only hope that someone in that saleroom is like-minded.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19Yes.
0:05:19 > 0:05:20Well, they certainly won't appeal to everyone but let's hope
0:05:20 > 0:05:25David's enthusiasm isn't snuffed out at the auction room.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29David Fletcher's found a much prettier prospect, an attractive brooch, belonging to Sandra.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33Thank you for bringing this brooch along to us today.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36- What's its history?- It was a gift from my uncle to my aunt.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38They're both now deceased.
0:05:38 > 0:05:42- How long ago did your aunt die? - Six years ago.
0:05:42 > 0:05:47It must have been owned by an ancestor of your uncle or he'd have bought it for your aunt.
0:05:47 > 0:05:52- I think he'd have bought it, yes. - It would certainly predate both of their lifetimes.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56- Right.- In as much as it would have been made in the late 19th century.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59- Right. - Do you know what the stone is? - I believe it to be amethyst.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03It's an amethyst, you're right. Do you like amethysts?
0:06:03 > 0:06:05I do but I haven't reached that age yet.
0:06:05 > 0:06:11- It's an age thing, is it? - For me it is!- When do you start wearing amethysts?
0:06:11 > 0:06:15When you're are about 70 or 80.
0:06:15 > 0:06:21- I've just bought my girlfriend an amethyst brooch. - Sorry!- I shall have to take it back.
0:06:24 > 0:06:28I love it. I know it's not everyone's taste a brooch like this
0:06:28 > 0:06:33but it speaks so much of its time. The Victorians liked jewellery like this
0:06:33 > 0:06:38and it's the sort of jewellery which people buy today either to dress up or to dress down.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41You could wear it if you're going out for the evening for dinner
0:06:41 > 0:06:45- and equally you could wear it on a T-shirt with a pair of jeans.- Yes.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47The appeal is enduring.
0:06:47 > 0:06:52The amethyst itself is large and it's rather conservatively
0:06:52 > 0:06:54but nicely cut so it reflects the light well.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57It's quite a good colour.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59Possibly a bit too light for some people.
0:06:59 > 0:07:04I think a slightly darker shade would be more widely acceptable.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08It's beautifully mounted in this gold filigree setting.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11And around it's a band of seed pearls.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13Do you have anything in mind for the money?
0:07:13 > 0:07:16My French holiday with my husband.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19A holiday in France, OK. Jolly good.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22- It's not going to pay for the holiday.- No.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25It'll buy you dinner or some sort of souvenir.
0:07:25 > 0:07:26- That would do.- Good.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29I'd have expected it to make between £80 to £120.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31Right.
0:07:31 > 0:07:32A good old Flog It! estimate.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35I'd suggest a reserve of £75.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39- Yes, that would be lovely. - Is that all right by you?
0:07:39 > 0:07:42- Yes, that's fine.- So we'll go ahead on that basis and I'll look forward to seeing you at the sale.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45- OK, thank you very much. - See you there.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47So would be au revoir for the brooch?
0:07:47 > 0:07:52We'll find out later. There are still plenty more things to see.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54Hello, what's your name?
0:07:54 > 0:07:56- My name is Anne. - What have you brought along today?
0:07:56 > 0:07:59We've brought...
0:07:59 > 0:08:03This has given to me, left to be by my aunt.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05- This is nice.- She's written...
0:08:05 > 0:08:08- Postcards, 1926.- Yes.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10Where do you live in Cornwall?
0:08:10 > 0:08:12I live in Four Lanes, Redruth.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15I know. Right in the centre of Cornwall.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18Yes, a lovely part. Lovely part.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21- Who's the family, do you know? - No, I don't know who these are,
0:08:21 > 0:08:23I've left it just as she did it.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25- Do you watch Flog It! regularly? - Regularly.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28You see how much photograph albums fetch, don't you?
0:08:28 > 0:08:34This is sort of lost social history and civic pride. All these buildings that don't exist any more.
0:08:34 > 0:08:41It's hard to put a value on these but we find, in general, some of these albums fetch £200 to £300,
0:08:41 > 0:08:44some fetch £400 to £600, it depends how many there are.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46If there are 200 to 200, you'll easily get a couple of hundred pounds.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48Good luck with these.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50Thank you.
0:08:50 > 0:08:55It's always fascinating, there might just be one postcard that could be an awful lot of money.
0:08:56 > 0:09:01Anne and Jack are showing David Barby a beautiful Ruskin bowl to value.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03So, it's Anne
0:09:03 > 0:09:07- with an E. No way.- No, thank you.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09No E. Ann. And this is Jack.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11Jack, that's me, yes.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13Who brought this into the marriage?
0:09:13 > 0:09:15- I did.- You did.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18- From my parents.- From your parents. - Yeah.
0:09:18 > 0:09:24- How long have they had it? - They were given it when they walked around the factory in 1930.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27So it's never been bought, it was given.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30- Do you admire it?- I love it.- Why?
0:09:30 > 0:09:33Love it. The colouration.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35It's like a bird's egg really, isn't it?
0:09:35 > 0:09:38Well, that's true. It's very nice.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40I always love these glazes.
0:09:40 > 0:09:48Of course, Howson Taylor's factory, which was called Ruskin because he was a devote of Ruskin, John Ruskin.
0:09:48 > 0:09:53He called the factory in honour of John Ruskin, the Ruskin Factory.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56- I see, yeah. - He specialised in a Chinese glazes.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00This isn't the top range.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02No, I realise that.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04- Do you know why, Jack?- No idea.
0:10:04 > 0:10:10The actual glazes that make the money are the flambe glazes.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14When you look at these red tones, you can almost see flickering lights and flames.
0:10:14 > 0:10:23This is one of his experimental ranges, where he used crystalline glazes but I like the shade.
0:10:23 > 0:10:28It's very much part and parcel of the Art Deco period.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30Why are you selling this?
0:10:30 > 0:10:35Well, we've got so many children, none of them want any money.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38They want us to enjoy ourselves.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41I've looked at it for...
0:10:41 > 0:10:4477 years.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46So I've really enjoyed it.
0:10:46 > 0:10:51It's beautiful and I'd love it to go to somebody who can really appreciate a thing of beauty.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55I think that's a very good attitude. Now let's talk about money.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57As I said, it's not top of the range.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01- No.- Top of the range, £800 to £1,000, if not more.
0:11:01 > 0:11:07If it borders on £100, £150, I shall be delighted.
0:11:07 > 0:11:13- I think we're looking £60 to £80 on this type of Ruskin.- Yes.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16At that sort of level, you might say to yourself, "What can I do with that money?"
0:11:16 > 0:11:21- What would you do with it? - Sequence dancing, a holiday most likely.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25- A holiday.- So you're both sequence dancers.- We are. Yes.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27I was absolutely fascinated just before Christmas, I went cruising.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29Oh, right.
0:11:29 > 0:11:35On the cruise, there was sequence dancing and to see all these people go backwards and forwards...
0:11:35 > 0:11:40- Oh, yes. - At the same moment, the same beat of the music, it was incredible.
0:11:40 > 0:11:41That's lovely.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43Beautiful. That's what we do.
0:11:43 > 0:11:44This will buy some refreshments in between.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48That's free normally.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52Jack, thank you very much for bringing Ann along.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55And the vase as well. You're both coming to the auction, are you?
0:11:55 > 0:12:00- Yes, please.- I shall look forward to seeing you there and let's hope we can get over that £100 barrier.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03Yes, that would be wonderful.
0:12:03 > 0:12:04- Thank you very much. - More than I thought.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08So, now we have got three lots ready to go under the hammer.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14Mr and Mrs Caudle, the Royal Worcester candle snuffers,
0:12:14 > 0:12:16along with what David thinks might be a toothpick holder.
0:12:19 > 0:12:24Sandra is hoping to enter a purple patch with the sale of her amethyst brooch.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27And will Ann and Jack's Ruskin bowl dance away at the auction?
0:12:30 > 0:12:34For the sale, we've travelled north to Lostwithiel, the home of Jeffreys Auctions.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36Partner Ian Morris will be leading the proceedings.
0:12:36 > 0:12:41His saleroom charges 15% commission, plus VAT,
0:12:41 > 0:12:43to the sellers and buyers.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46Sandra's first in the hot seat.
0:12:46 > 0:12:51A wonderful little brooch up for grabs, £80 to £120. Put on by our expert David.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54I know the money is going towards a French holiday.
0:12:54 > 0:12:58You thought this is a brooch more suitable for an older person.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00- Yes. - I thought this would suit any age.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02You can dress it up, you can dress it down.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04It's a lovely brooch.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07It's just not me.
0:13:07 > 0:13:12- No, I understand.- It's definitely somebody's in this room because there are lots of lady, aren't they?
0:13:12 > 0:13:14It's packed. Let's find out what they think. Here we go.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20Late 19th century brooch. Pretty little brooch. Can I say £80?
0:13:20 > 0:13:22£50 away.
0:13:22 > 0:13:26£40, I'm bid. I'll take 5.
0:13:26 > 0:13:30- £40 I'm bid. 45, 50...- Getting there.
0:13:30 > 0:13:35- 60, 65, at 65, at 65, 70 now. - Come on, where are the ladies?
0:13:35 > 0:13:3970, we're done. 65!
0:13:39 > 0:13:41Didn't sell it.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43Close.
0:13:45 > 0:13:50No, it's too precious to me to give away.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53I don't blame you, always protect things with a reserve.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56Make sure you stick a fixed reserve on.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02Sandra gets to keep her amethyst brooch but will we be able to sell
0:14:02 > 0:14:07our next lot, those candle snuffers and that tiny silver-rimmed tanker?
0:14:07 > 0:14:11Next up, we've got some quality, a great name, Royal Worcester, and hopefully it'll fly away.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14It belongs to Susan and it's the husband and wife, the miniatures.
0:14:14 > 0:14:19£150 to £170, a tight estimate.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21I hope so. It's Mr and Mrs Caudle.
0:14:21 > 0:14:25There are recognisable characters.
0:14:25 > 0:14:29And they've been kept in a shoebox, haven't they? Why in a shoebox?
0:14:29 > 0:14:35Because I had to downsize and I no longer had my china cupboard.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37You're packing things away into boxes.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39Have you moved now?
0:14:39 > 0:14:41- Yes, I've moved now. - You're enjoying the new space?
0:14:41 > 0:14:43- Very much so.- The neighbours lovely?
0:14:43 > 0:14:46- Yes.- Good. Hopefully we can find a new home for Mr and Mrs Caudle,
0:14:46 > 0:14:49right here and right now because they're going under the hammer.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55Two Royal Worcester candle snuffers, husband and wife. Dalton at Lambeth.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58A miniature silver-rimmed, willow pattern tankard. Can I take 150 away.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00£100 away?
0:15:00 > 0:15:02£80 I'm bid. At £80 I'm bid.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04I'll take 90.
0:15:04 > 0:15:0790, 100, 110, 120?
0:15:07 > 0:15:12120, 130, 140? 140, 150?
0:15:12 > 0:15:14140 here.
0:15:14 > 0:15:18145, 150, 155?
0:15:18 > 0:15:22155, 160, 165.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25165? At 165.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27Come on! A bit more!
0:15:28 > 0:15:29At 165.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33Yes! 165, that's brilliant.
0:15:33 > 0:15:34A very good result.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37- Very pleased. - Was that halfway between my estimate?
0:15:37 > 0:15:38You were spot-on, weren't you?
0:15:38 > 0:15:42All I want to know is how did he know that? How did you know that?
0:15:42 > 0:15:45They are recognisable, according for that sort of money.
0:15:45 > 0:15:49We had that additional item, didn't we?
0:15:49 > 0:15:54- Hopefully that will help towards doing the house up and bits and pieces.- The garden.
0:15:54 > 0:15:55Are you a keen gardener?
0:15:55 > 0:15:58No. Not at all.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02So, Mr and Mrs Caudle and the tiny tankard have escaped their shoebox for good.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06But will Ann and Jack be saying goodbye to their Ruskin bowl?
0:16:06 > 0:16:09Next up, that fabulous Ruskin bowl, a great name.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12Studio pottery, it belongs to Ann and Jack and hopefully
0:16:12 > 0:16:14they can get their dancing shoes on after this.
0:16:14 > 0:16:18That's where the money is going, isn't it? Towards the dancing.
0:16:18 > 0:16:19Tell us about that.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21We go twice a week.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23Keeps you fit, doesn't it?
0:16:23 > 0:16:26- Very fit. - How long have you been doing it for?
0:16:26 > 0:16:28- Since 1991.- '91 we started.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30You must be pretty good then.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33- Yes, thank you.- Bless.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36- We love it. - OK, hopefully we get the top end.
0:16:36 > 0:16:41Ruskin is a great name, a wonderful collectible and we should be getting £80, shouldn't we, for this?
0:16:41 > 0:16:45We should. It's the thing I advise people strongly to collect this.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48The line, the colour.
0:16:48 > 0:16:49Let's find out what happens, shall we?
0:16:51 > 0:16:54- Here we go.- Ruskin model blue and brown glazed circular bowl.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57A nice Ruskin bowl.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00Can I say £50 to start me? £30?
0:17:00 > 0:17:06At £30. 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60,
0:17:06 > 0:17:08£60, the bid's to my left.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12In the middle. £70, 75? Yes, £75.
0:17:12 > 0:17:1580, 85, 90,
0:17:15 > 0:17:20at £85 in a middle. 90 now? Are we all done?
0:17:20 > 0:17:24At £85, spot on.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26Yet again. David is on form today.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29£85. Very, very good.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32That will keep you dancing for a few years.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37David Barby walks out of the sale room with a good set of results
0:17:37 > 0:17:40and his luck seems set to continue later in the programme.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43This man is on fire!
0:17:44 > 0:17:47Right now though, I'm off to shed some light on some old-time magic.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58There was once a form of entertainment that for
0:17:58 > 0:18:02over 200 years ignited the imagination of generations.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06The magic lantern show enthralled and mesmerised its audiences
0:18:06 > 0:18:10by allowing them a glimpse into an extraordinary fantasy world.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15And the wonderful thing is, that tradition is being kept alive.
0:18:17 > 0:18:21David and Eunice Aylesbury have been collecting lanterns and slides
0:18:21 > 0:18:25for more than 30 years and regularly put on shows.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27I've come to see them and have a private viewing.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31David and Eunice, I don't know what to look at first.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35Where do you find all this stuff from?
0:18:35 > 0:18:40When we started collecting, we found lanterns first of all.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42And then with the lantern would come a box of slides.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45They came from all sorts of places.
0:18:45 > 0:18:49We found lanterns in churches, boot sales as well in those days.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53And all the slides seem to be around the same time
0:18:53 > 0:18:56so consequently, our collections pretty well late Victorian.
0:18:56 > 0:19:01It's all about 1880 to 1900.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03Some of the early ones, they're all hand-painted, aren't they?
0:19:03 > 0:19:05The early ones are hand-painted, yes.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10Hand-painted, early slide,
0:19:10 > 0:19:12showing Roman races.
0:19:12 > 0:19:18Beautiful. I guess in their heyday, they would have employed the best sort of miniature portrait artists.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21They would have done in the early days but when they
0:19:21 > 0:19:25started to mass produce slides, that was a different matter.
0:19:25 > 0:19:26These are wonderful educational tools.
0:19:26 > 0:19:31It was used as an educational tool and for social reform.
0:19:31 > 0:19:35We think we have a problem today with alcohol, it was horrendous then.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37It was so cheap, let's face it.
0:19:37 > 0:19:44That was down to the Georgians, every sort of third shop out of seven was a gin palace or a bar.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46We have a typical little set here.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50We have one here where we see that chap is spending all of his time
0:19:50 > 0:19:52in the pub.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55The obvious effect of that is
0:19:55 > 0:20:00the workhouse. But he goes along to a temperance meeting and he's inspired.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02Learns the error of his ways.
0:20:02 > 0:20:03And he signs up -
0:20:03 > 0:20:06sign the pledge tonight.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09You can imagine that, big on the wall.
0:20:11 > 0:20:17These shows were remarkable but the lantern men needed new ideas to keep the audiences excited.
0:20:17 > 0:20:23The public wanted action and the next development in the slides gave them exactly that.
0:20:23 > 0:20:27These are rack-work slides.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30You have a background scene printed on the glass and as I turn
0:20:30 > 0:20:33the handle, so the sails of the windmill turn.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35Oh, yes, I see it.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38The wind changes and you can make them turn the other way.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44- That's it.- This one is like a kaleidoscope of colour.
0:20:44 > 0:20:48Yes, this is what we call a chromotope.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50There are many variations of these.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53They came in roughly again about 1850.
0:20:55 > 0:21:00They were the highlight of many Victorian shows and they have counter-rotating glasses.
0:21:00 > 0:21:01They called them indoor fireworks.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10What's this? You've got two boxes here.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13Yes, this one links to shadow theatre.
0:21:13 > 0:21:18Two little copper figures and they go into the projector upside down.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20And operate them here.
0:21:20 > 0:21:24If you hold the little bit and you grab that one.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26OK. We can make them box.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28Have a punch-up.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32And this is the favourite when we work in schools.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35This is the one the children like best.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38Do you have any favourite items you'd like to point out?
0:21:38 > 0:21:44One which is a favourite with audiences and was in Victorian times, was this one.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47This is arguably the most famous lantern slide ever produced.
0:21:47 > 0:21:52- Is it really? - It's called the man swallowing rats.
0:21:52 > 0:21:56It shows an old man asleep in bed. You explain, Eunice.
0:21:56 > 0:22:03There are two movements here. The lever will make the man's mouth open and close as if he's snoring.
0:22:03 > 0:22:10And on this side here, the mouse will creep up across the counterpane and straight into his mouth.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12And then he chews it up.
0:22:12 > 0:22:16That's when your audience explodes with laughter.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18Well, you hope.
0:22:18 > 0:22:23I've been in an awful lot of auction rooms in my time but I've never seen at the quality you've got here.
0:22:23 > 0:22:24This is very good.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29Do you have to recondition your lanterns?
0:22:29 > 0:22:33Not necessarily. One can get brass relacquered
0:22:33 > 0:22:37but my personal feeling is if it's in reasonable condition, leave it alone.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40This lantern opens up at the back here.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43Lift this one across.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46And this is the oil lantern for it.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50If you hold on to that, yeah, I'll lift it up here.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54They're your burners.
0:22:54 > 0:22:58Underneath here, we have three parallel wicks
0:22:58 > 0:23:02and when they're lit, and adjusted, they come up to a point.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05It's a point source of light, which you need for projection.
0:23:05 > 0:23:09It goes into the back of the lantern like so.
0:23:09 > 0:23:14And having lit it, one can put the chimney on and extend it to get a good draught up through it.
0:23:14 > 0:23:18Everything is so well thought of!
0:23:18 > 0:23:21There we are and we have an oil-burning lantern.
0:23:21 > 0:23:25- How crude is that and yet it can make the most wonderful projection on the wall.- That's it.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32Thank you so much for showing me around, especially
0:23:32 > 0:23:34for showing me how a magic lantern works because I never knew.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36And thank goodness you've got this collection.
0:23:36 > 0:23:41Just before I go, though, I've got a couple of pence in my pocket, I have to pay you.
0:23:41 > 0:23:46We'll put the lights out and put the screen up and have a quick picture show. Shall we do that?
0:23:46 > 0:23:48OK.
0:24:39 > 0:24:43We're holding our valuation day in Truro's stunning cathedral in Cornwall.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46It's been a busy day and there's still a crowded room.
0:24:46 > 0:24:51David Fletcher's imagination is well and truly captured by a magical garden he spotted in the crowd.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53Isn't this wonderful?
0:24:53 > 0:24:56Fantasy is so much more fun than the real thing, isn't it?
0:24:56 > 0:24:59Yes, it is.
0:24:59 > 0:25:00This is a real fantasy garden.
0:25:00 > 0:25:06Any child would have been delighted to have owned this
0:25:06 > 0:25:12and to have wandered in their imagination through this garden, under these trees, shaken hands
0:25:12 > 0:25:18perhaps with some of the people, even joined these little children here climbing this flagpole.
0:25:18 > 0:25:20Amazing.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22What can you tell me about it?
0:25:22 > 0:25:23How did you come to own it?
0:25:23 > 0:25:28Well, it was my grandmother's and my mother had it
0:25:28 > 0:25:31and then my mother handed it on to me.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34So it goes back
0:25:34 > 0:25:35donkey's years in the family.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38It does, it's possible that my grandmother had it
0:25:38 > 0:25:43when she was young, which would have been about 1870.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46I must say, I'm at a bit of a loss as to how to date it.
0:25:46 > 0:25:53So often these lead models like this are late 19th century
0:25:53 > 0:25:58but I think this is a bit earlier than that. I say that for two or three reasons really.
0:25:58 > 0:26:03Firstly, the nature of the decoration of this fencing
0:26:03 > 0:26:06looks to me very much in the manner of
0:26:06 > 0:26:14architects and designers like Pugin and the costume looks mid-Victorian rather than late Victorian.
0:26:14 > 0:26:18- There's something of Dickens about it really, isn't there?- Yes.
0:26:18 > 0:26:22I'm inclined to say mid-19th century.
0:26:22 > 0:26:30The key to it really lies in us being able to ascertain who the manufacturer was.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32If we did a bit of research,
0:26:32 > 0:26:35and we asked the auctioneer to do that, we'll be able to find out
0:26:35 > 0:26:41who made this little set because this piece is marked.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44I can't read what it says underneath.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46I'm pretty say certain it's in German.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52- That would make sense. I think it's of German manufacture. - Right.
0:26:52 > 0:26:56Why are you selling it after all these years?
0:26:56 > 0:27:01Well, because it stays in its box and I haven't got anywhere to display it
0:27:01 > 0:27:05and I brought it in because I really didn't know what it was.
0:27:05 > 0:27:09- Have you got grandchildren? - Yes but they aren't the sort
0:27:09 > 0:27:12who would want to play with it.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15So it's time now to think about what it might make.
0:27:15 > 0:27:20I've not seen anything like this in all my years.
0:27:20 > 0:27:24I'd like to suggest an estimate of £60 to £100.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26Right.
0:27:26 > 0:27:30And a reserve just below the bottom estimate of £50.
0:27:30 > 0:27:37- Right, yes.- OK? And I look forward to seeing you at the sale and we hope that it does better than that.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39- Thank you very much, yes, lovely. - Thank you. Jolly good.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46Have you brought anything in today?
0:27:46 > 0:27:50We did but Mr Barby didn't think they were worth more than £200 so we're keeping them.
0:27:50 > 0:27:54Oh, Mr Barby, isn't he a meanie?
0:27:54 > 0:27:59I hope he's got some better news for Lynn who's keen to offload her items.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02Lynn, this is quite an extraordinary mixture.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04Why have you brought them along? What's the reason?
0:28:04 > 0:28:08These were my great grandmother's
0:28:08 > 0:28:11and they've never really been out on display or anything like that.
0:28:11 > 0:28:15- Why?- Because I don't like them. - You don't like them!
0:28:15 > 0:28:19I think they're absolutely awful, awful. And this one the same really.
0:28:19 > 0:28:24- It's just not to my taste. We've got an old cottage.- Right, right.
0:28:24 > 0:28:25I've tried with these but they
0:28:25 > 0:28:31don't look right. It's not such an endearing subject, I don't think.
0:28:31 > 0:28:33- What, these little...- These cherubs.
0:28:33 > 0:28:36I've been to several homes recently
0:28:36 > 0:28:41where the ladies of the household have decorated rooms with sort of fairy
0:28:41 > 0:28:46or children subjects, so these would be quite acceptable to them.
0:28:46 > 0:28:50Actually, we call these petits - little children.
0:28:50 > 0:28:55- Yes.- Here you have a selection with musical instruments.
0:28:55 > 0:28:59Here, you have children with an adopted dolphin here.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01Who painted them and where did they come from?
0:29:01 > 0:29:04There was one particular company, Minton's,
0:29:04 > 0:29:11that had a factory at Kensington Gore and there was a gentleman there called Coleman, who often
0:29:11 > 0:29:14did this type of decoration.
0:29:14 > 0:29:19Now, these are plaques and at one time, they might have been mounted.
0:29:19 > 0:29:25Don't go yuck! In velvet mounts all the way around
0:29:25 > 0:29:26and then hung on the wall.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29Because otherwise, they would have no purpose. How would you
0:29:29 > 0:29:32attach them to the wall? So, we've established you don't like these.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35- Not really, no.- Are you a modern girl?- Not really, no, I'm not.
0:29:35 > 0:29:37What sort of decorative items do you put in your home?
0:29:37 > 0:29:41- Lots of Victorian. - Staffordshire figures and things?
0:29:41 > 0:29:46Yes, I've got lots of Copeland Spode china, that kind of thing.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49I can understand why you've brought this piece along, which is Paul pottery.
0:29:49 > 0:29:50It's far too modern.
0:29:50 > 0:29:53- It very jazzy, isn't it?- Very, very.
0:29:53 > 0:29:57Paul pottery of this nature are very much in vogue.
0:29:57 > 0:30:04- Yes. - Oranges and turquoise and washed-our whites, and I prefer that to these.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06I think I do as well.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09So we've got to sell these, the two contrasts together.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12I think, when they go through to auction,
0:30:12 > 0:30:19the auction house will say, right, we'll sell these as a pair and we'll sell that separately.
0:30:19 > 0:30:22- OK.- The two plaques,
0:30:22 > 0:30:25I think will sell for something in the region
0:30:25 > 0:30:30of maybe £70 to £120 that sort of range.
0:30:30 > 0:30:35- Yeah.- The Paul pottery I think will sell for £20 to £40.
0:30:35 > 0:30:37- Right.- Would that be agreeable?
0:30:37 > 0:30:39- It would, yes.- No regrets?
0:30:39 > 0:30:41No, not at all.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44- Family history going. - That's all right, I'll have more space in the cupboard.
0:30:44 > 0:30:50I hope for Lynn's sake, someone at the sale likes them rather more than she does.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54So many different things to see.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57You'd be surprised what turns up at our valuation days and I can
0:30:57 > 0:31:02just dip along here and find all sorts of curios. What's your name?
0:31:02 > 0:31:04- Michael.- Mike, hello. Can I have a look at these?
0:31:04 > 0:31:10They do say you can tell a man's profession by what cane he'd carry and the way he'd walk with it.
0:31:10 > 0:31:14Especially the silver-ended canes, the rather fanciful ones.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17Doctors and lawyers would have such a walking cane.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20Isn't that nice? A rural, country one, a dog lover.
0:31:20 > 0:31:24It's a nice bit of yew wood. He's a boxer dog.
0:31:25 > 0:31:30That's Victorian and worth around £60 to £100 on the right day.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32What's this one?
0:31:40 > 0:31:42I thought that was ivory for a minute but it's resin.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45It's a resin head so
0:31:45 > 0:31:48not a great deal of value on that one.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51Nevertheless, it's a good old, sturdy stick, isn't it?
0:31:51 > 0:31:55I'd put a value of £40 to £50.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57What's this one?
0:31:57 > 0:31:58This is unusual, isn't it?
0:32:00 > 0:32:03That to me looks north African.
0:32:03 > 0:32:05Sort of late 19th century.
0:32:05 > 0:32:07I was thinking that.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09With all that wirework.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12It's not a club or a mace, I don't think.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15It's more ceremonial,
0:32:15 > 0:32:17a fashion statement.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20Nevertheless, it does make a nice walking cane, doesn't it?
0:32:20 > 0:32:22- Do you collect canes?- I do, yes.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24- How many have you got?- About 30.
0:32:24 > 0:32:26Wow. How do you display 30?
0:32:26 > 0:32:28What to do with them?
0:32:28 > 0:32:33They're in a walking-stick stand, which my wife hates because she has to dust them.
0:32:33 > 0:32:35She said take them along to Flog It!
0:32:35 > 0:32:42I saw a wonderful way of displaying walking canes and it's a good tip because if you've got half-a-dozen
0:32:42 > 0:32:45and don't know what to do with them, they don't look very nice like that.
0:32:45 > 0:32:49On the wall that way, mounted on brackets like say a Victorian whip rack,
0:32:49 > 0:32:52on the wall one above the other, they look beautiful.
0:32:52 > 0:32:56It's a silhouette of art then going on. You can pick them
0:32:56 > 0:32:59- off and muse with them.- A good idea.
0:32:59 > 0:33:00That's lovely.
0:33:00 > 0:33:07Maybe if James takes my advice, his wife might be more than happy to have them around the house.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10David's next item has transported him back to a more glamorous era.
0:33:11 > 0:33:16In the 18th century, if you had a cup of tea, you did it in style.
0:33:16 > 0:33:21- Yes.- You didn't go and pour boiling water into your mug, splash a bit of milk in afterwards,
0:33:21 > 0:33:24you brought the milk in in a jug like this.
0:33:24 > 0:33:26This is a beautiful thing.
0:33:26 > 0:33:31It's in the neo-classical style, which means that it's in the manner
0:33:31 > 0:33:36of the classical period, the period of ancient Rome and ancient Greece.
0:33:36 > 0:33:41It's basically in the form of a Roman or a Greek vase.
0:33:41 > 0:33:49- The material of course is silver. How long have you owned it? - For about 30, 32 years.
0:33:49 > 0:33:51You don't use it?
0:33:51 > 0:33:54- No.- You're fed up with cleaning up.
0:33:54 > 0:33:56I don't clean it because it's in a box.
0:33:56 > 0:34:01- Right.- It's hidden away. - It's hidden away. - Nobody is appreciating it.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04- You've decided to sell it.- Yes.
0:34:04 > 0:34:07Good for you. Let's have a little look at the hallmarks.
0:34:07 > 0:34:11The hallmarks are your guarantee of quality.
0:34:11 > 0:34:14There are four of them. The first is the lion standing on all fours.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17That's the sterling mark that tells us that it's silver.
0:34:17 > 0:34:23The second is the leopard's head, which tells us it was assayed in London.
0:34:23 > 0:34:27In this instance the leopard's head is crowned which means it was assayed before 1821.
0:34:27 > 0:34:31The third mark is the data letter, a little B,
0:34:31 > 0:34:35which tells us it was assayed in 1777.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37I think it's the oldest thing I've seen here today.
0:34:37 > 0:34:41The fourth mark are the initials of the maker.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44The gauge itself isn't particularly heavy.
0:34:44 > 0:34:52It weighs about three and a half ounces, which for a silver jug of this period is relatively light.
0:34:52 > 0:34:54The quality of workmanship is very good.
0:34:54 > 0:35:01You can still see the hammer marks used by the silversmith when he was actually making this.
0:35:01 > 0:35:06I'd just mention things like this stiff-leaf decoration
0:35:06 > 0:35:09on the cap of the handle.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11This is called a scroll handle of course.
0:35:11 > 0:35:16- I think this will make between £100 and £150.- Yes.
0:35:16 > 0:35:23Georgian silver milk jugs of this type aren't scarce but they're collectible.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26So, let's assume it makes £100.
0:35:26 > 0:35:28- Yes.- What would you do with the money then?
0:35:28 > 0:35:30Probably buy a nice pair of earrings or something like that.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33OK, so you'll roll it over. In ten years' time, when Flog It!
0:35:33 > 0:35:38- next comes to Truro, bring those back to us and we'll sell those for you.- OK, thank you very much.
0:35:38 > 0:35:39Thank you.
0:35:39 > 0:35:45That concludes our search for items to take off to auction
0:35:45 > 0:35:47so alas we have to take leave of this fantastic building. It's been such a privilege
0:35:47 > 0:35:51to hold our event here.
0:35:51 > 0:35:55We're in Lostwithiel for the sale and here's what we're selling.
0:35:55 > 0:36:01The intriguing model garden, that three generations of Margaret family have played with.
0:36:01 > 0:36:07The Minton plates and Paul bowl, which are being sold as two separate lots.
0:36:07 > 0:36:13And lastly, the 18th century silver milk jug brought in by Rosalind.
0:36:13 > 0:36:17It's a packed saleroom, in fact there's barely any space to move.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20Surely out of all these people,
0:36:20 > 0:36:24someone is going to want those Victorian plates rather more than Lynn.
0:36:24 > 0:36:28I've been joined by the owner Lynn, who is looking fabulous and daughter, Emma.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31- So you're supporting Mum today. - I'm supporting her today.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34Sounds like trouble. Sounds like a pub lunches as well.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36- I should hope so.- Pasties and a pint?
0:36:36 > 0:36:39A little bit nicer than that.
0:36:39 > 0:36:42OK, look. The auctioneer has decided to split the two lots.
0:36:42 > 0:36:47We've got the two plates with the cherubs on, valued at £70 - £90, going under the hammer first.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50Later in the sale, we'll get you back
0:36:50 > 0:36:54because we're going to sell the Paul pottery. At £20 to £40.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56Which should fly through that.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59- Happy?- One hopes.
0:36:59 > 0:37:03Well, I put the three together because the Paul pottery might push the other ones into a sale.
0:37:03 > 0:37:06I know, but Ian was quite confident they would sell.
0:37:06 > 0:37:10- Really?- He said not everybody's cup of tea but at £70, they should sell.
0:37:10 > 0:37:12- I'd be amazed if they do.- So will I!
0:37:12 > 0:37:13They don't do nothing for me.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16- You don't like them, do you?- I don't.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19- You could inherit them, Emma.- No, I'd rather not!
0:37:21 > 0:37:24Good luck. It's going under the hammer now.
0:37:26 > 0:37:30A pair of late 19th century attractive enamel wall plaques.
0:37:30 > 0:37:35£80 away? £50 away? £30 to start.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37£30, at £30.
0:37:37 > 0:37:43At £30, and I'm bid five more. 35, £40, 45. At £45 I'm bid.
0:37:43 > 0:37:4945, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, at 65,
0:37:49 > 0:37:53at 65, 65. Are we all done?
0:37:53 > 0:37:58At 65 are we all done? I'm going to sell. At 65.
0:37:58 > 0:37:59Yes, hammer's gone down.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02£65 just. It was close, wasn't it?
0:38:02 > 0:38:06That's good. They aren't going home, they aren't going on your wall.
0:38:06 > 0:38:10- Well done.- Delighted.- I'll see you later on for the Paul pottery.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13- Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16Thanks to the auctioneer's discretion, the plates away but it was close.
0:38:16 > 0:38:20Will Lynn's mid 20th century bowl fare any better?
0:38:20 > 0:38:21We'll find out shortly.
0:38:21 > 0:38:25First, we're going to see if the sun is shining on that miniature garden.
0:38:25 > 0:38:29This next lot will please you keen gardeners.
0:38:29 > 0:38:33It's that little model gardens set which belongs to Margaret.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35I bet you've had hours of fun playing with this.
0:38:35 > 0:38:39- Yes, I have.- It's just... - Not for long time though.
0:38:39 > 0:38:40Divine, it really is.
0:38:40 > 0:38:45We've got a valuation of around £60 to £100.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47We've done a little bit more research on this and the auctioneer has come back.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49You know what he said because to rang you up, didn't he?
0:38:49 > 0:38:52It's quite a rare set.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55He's hoping for £800 to £900.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57That's what he said, didn't he?
0:38:57 > 0:38:59Fingers crossed.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02- You'll get caught out again. - Fingers crossed.
0:39:02 > 0:39:06- Public humiliation again. - I'm pulling David's legs really.
0:39:09 > 0:39:11We did a bit of research, we couldn't find anything else.
0:39:11 > 0:39:17- It's continental.- I knew it was continental.- I know, I know.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20It's put a smile on our faces. Hopefully,
0:39:20 > 0:39:24it'll go for a little bit more than the top end. Good on you for hanging on to it and enjoy it.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26The condition is very good as well. Here we go.
0:39:28 > 0:39:33The lead garden figures including palms, railings, bandstands.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35Can I say £50 away?
0:39:35 > 0:39:38£30 I've got. At £30.
0:39:38 > 0:39:4335, £40, 45, £50, 55, £60, 65.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45Your bid, sir at £65.
0:39:45 > 0:39:48£70. 75, £80 then.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51At 75, the bid is in the middle.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54At £75, at 75.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57Good valuation.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59£75, spot on.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02- What are you going to do with your money?- Well, I don't really know.
0:40:02 > 0:40:06I think probably put it towards a trip somewhere, yeah.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08Margaret and David must be pleased with that result.
0:40:08 > 0:40:13Now let's see if Lynn gets to say goodbye to that bowl.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15It's good to see both back again.
0:40:15 > 0:40:19Let's hope we come round this up with the Paul pottery at £100 or even more.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22We're looking at £20 to £40, that's the guideline.
0:40:22 > 0:40:23Fingers crossed, here we go.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27It's a Paul pottery bowl,
0:40:27 > 0:40:31black and white painted decoration on orange ground. Can I say £30 away?
0:40:31 > 0:40:36£20 I've got. At £20, 22, 25, 28, at £28, the bid's with me.
0:40:36 > 0:40:42At £28, £28, £30, 32, 35, at £32, the bid is with me.
0:40:42 > 0:40:47At £32, we're done at £32.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50Yes, well done. Mid estimate again.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52This man is on fire!
0:40:53 > 0:40:55Not quite the £100. A few pound short.
0:40:55 > 0:40:58You've got £97 in total.
0:40:58 > 0:41:00You don't have to take anything home.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03- No, lovely. - You've got a bit of money to spend.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06- Thank you very much to both of you. - Thank you.
0:41:06 > 0:41:11There's one last thing to sell and that's the beautiful silver milk jug but will the bidders lap it up?
0:41:11 > 0:41:14We're running along smoothly now
0:41:14 > 0:41:17which brings us to possibly one of the oldest things in the sale from the 18th century.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19It's hallmarked 1777.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21It's that wonderful silver jug brought into our valuation day by
0:41:21 > 0:41:24Rosalind who's standing next to me. Hello.
0:41:24 > 0:41:27I think I might be the oldest one here.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29No, you're not.
0:41:29 > 0:41:34- No, you're not. Lovely item, what do you think?- I think it's great.
0:41:34 > 0:41:39Rosalind, I must confess that after you left I'd another look at it and there's a spot of damage
0:41:39 > 0:41:45on the handle which has been soldered and I think that might put the eagle-eyed person off.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47I hope not but I'm a little bit concerned.
0:41:47 > 0:41:51- OK.- Fingers crossed and it's a good time to sell precious metals.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53The silver market is up. Things are going well today.
0:41:53 > 0:41:55So, fingers crossed. We're going to find out.
0:41:57 > 0:41:59Silver cream jug by Thomas Sheppard.
0:41:59 > 0:42:031777 dated. London hallmark.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06Can I say £100 away?
0:42:06 > 0:42:08£50 to start me. £50 I'm bid.
0:42:08 > 0:42:1160, 70, 80, 90,
0:42:11 > 0:42:15100, 110, 120, 130.
0:42:15 > 0:42:19At 120, 130, 140, 150,
0:42:19 > 0:42:23160, 170, 160 here.
0:42:23 > 0:42:27At £160 I'm bid.
0:42:27 > 0:42:32170, 180, is it 180? 180.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35190, at £190 there.
0:42:35 > 0:42:37We're done at £190.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41The hammer has gone down. £190.
0:42:41 > 0:42:45Quality always sells. It really does.
0:42:45 > 0:42:48And you bought it along.
0:42:48 > 0:42:49Of course I did.
0:42:49 > 0:42:52A bit of quality here.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54Brilliant result there for Rosalind.
0:42:56 > 0:42:59If you think you've got any quality items at home and fancy making a bit of money,
0:42:59 > 0:43:03bring them along to one of our valuation days.
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0:43:15 > 0:43:19That's it, that brings us to the end of another show, another day in the auction room.
0:43:19 > 0:43:21A day on the road with Flog It!
0:43:21 > 0:43:24It's been really special for me because I've come back home to Cornwall.
0:43:24 > 0:43:26I'm seeing my mum tonight and having some of her cooking.
0:43:26 > 0:43:28I hope you've enjoyed watching the show.
0:43:28 > 0:43:31Until the next time, from Lostwithiel, cheerio.
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