0:00:02 > 0:00:04This sale room has seen impressive results this year.
0:00:04 > 0:00:08A signed photograph of Emperor Hirohito made £3,000.
0:00:08 > 0:00:10A ship's bell made £9,000.
0:00:10 > 0:00:14And a collection of letters from Lawrence of Arabia made well over £11,000.
0:00:14 > 0:00:19So, fingers crossed, we're going to get some mammoth results for our owners.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44You never know what's going to happen at an auction.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47That's the fun part! That's the exciting bit of the show.
0:00:47 > 0:00:53We use our knowledge and experience to the best of our abilities to put a sensible estimate on things.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56But, fingers crossed, we're always hoping it's going to go sky high.
0:00:56 > 0:01:01And hopefully that's what's going to happen later. But right now, we need some antiques.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05'And to find them, we've come to Warminster.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09'During the 60s and 70s, this town was world famous
0:01:09 > 0:01:14'for being a UFO hotspot. Today, though, we're looking out for UAOs,
0:01:14 > 0:01:17'that's Unidentified Antique Objects.
0:01:17 > 0:01:23'The crowd here at the Assembly Rooms want to know exactly what they've got and what's it worth?
0:01:24 > 0:01:29'And helping them do just that are our team of experts, led by Kate Bliss
0:01:29 > 0:01:31'and David Fletcher.
0:01:32 > 0:01:37'They're both experienced auctioneers and valuers, so our crowd couldn't be in safer hands.'
0:01:37 > 0:01:39It's very heavy.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43'And coming up in the programme, Kate has to break some bad news.'
0:01:43 > 0:01:47- The market's come down a bit. Come down quite a lot, actually.- Yeah.
0:01:47 > 0:01:51'And I might have bitten off more than I can chew.'
0:01:51 > 0:01:53We're looking for an alien with the initials AB.
0:01:55 > 0:02:01'But the first object to go under the Flog It microscope is Rod's beautiful jardiniere.'
0:02:01 > 0:02:04This is a great lump of porcelain you've brought in today.
0:02:04 > 0:02:08The first question I've got to ask you is, have you got any Irish blood in you?
0:02:08 > 0:02:14- None at all, actually.- None at all? - Welsh blood, if anything.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16So is this a family piece? I suspect not.
0:02:16 > 0:02:21No, it isn't. When my mother retired some years ago,
0:02:21 > 0:02:24she became friends with an elderly neighbour.
0:02:24 > 0:02:29In fact, she tended to her in the last three or four years of her life.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31And that was on the lady's sideboard.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34She always admired it and kept an eye on it.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36And when she eventually died,
0:02:36 > 0:02:39her daughter knocked on the front door and she said,
0:02:39 > 0:02:44"Mum used to tell me that you liked this, so please have it."
0:02:44 > 0:02:48And she kept it until she died, about 12 or 13 years ago,
0:02:48 > 0:02:53and, to be honest, I didn't really like it very much. I thought it was quite ugly.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57But my mother did a little bit of research on it
0:02:57 > 0:03:01and found out it was worth a few pounds and I sort of started to like it.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03Oh, did you now? THEY LAUGH
0:03:03 > 0:03:06Do you know anything about the Belleek factory?
0:03:06 > 0:03:09That's what it is, Belleek Irish porcelain.
0:03:09 > 0:03:14- I know it's close to the border with Southern Ireland in the village of Belleek.- That's right.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17- And that's really all I know.- OK.
0:03:17 > 0:03:23This is encompassing a lot of the main distinctive characteristics of Belleek for me.
0:03:23 > 0:03:30It has this lovely cream, pearly lustre. You've got these quite heavy scroll feet,
0:03:30 > 0:03:35typically Victorian or perhaps even from an earlier period.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38It is a jardiniere. Have you ever had a plant in it?
0:03:38 > 0:03:40- I haven't, but my mother did. - It's very clean.
0:03:40 > 0:03:45She used to keep an aspidistra in a plastic pot inside.
0:03:45 > 0:03:50If we look on the bottom, we can see, because Belleek marked their pieces,
0:03:50 > 0:03:53we can see the distinctive black printed mark there.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57- Yep.- And the marks are bracketed into periods,
0:03:57 > 0:04:00and this is known as the second period,
0:04:00 > 0:04:04which dates from 1891 to 1926.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07So, really, I think this is a Victorian piece.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11- The amazing thing for me is the condition, Rod.- Mm.
0:04:11 > 0:04:17You've obviously looked after it, because these pieces, this encrusting, is so fragile.
0:04:17 > 0:04:22- But we have a chip which, funnily enough, I felt rather than I noticed, just here.- Yep.
0:04:22 > 0:04:27- Just on the top here.- I didn't notice that.- You can feel the glaze is missing, it feels rough.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31It's just been knocked a little bit there, so that will keep the price down.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35Strange, isn't it? All the delicate parts have remained intact.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38- The thick bit has got chipped. - THEY LAUGH
0:04:38 > 0:04:42So what about value? What can you see it fetching at auction? Have you got any ideas?
0:04:42 > 0:04:49About four years ago, I sent some photographs to a couple of the well-known London auction houses
0:04:49 > 0:04:57- and it was valued then at somewhere towards £2,000.- Right.
0:04:57 > 0:05:02The market's come down a bit. It's come down quite a lot, actually.
0:05:02 > 0:05:07And with that damage on the edge here, that's going to knock it a little bit more.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10- I have to say, I'm not going to value it at anything like that.- No.
0:05:10 > 0:05:14I still think it's an important piece, it's relatively rare.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18I think a realistic estimate at auction is going to be between £400 and £600.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21- Yep.- Are you still happy to sell it at that?
0:05:21 > 0:05:24- Yes.- Yes?- Sell it or break it.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27THEY LAUGH Is that what worries you?
0:05:27 > 0:05:30- The fear of dropping it?- Yeah.
0:05:30 > 0:05:35- Well, we're very happy to sell it for you.- Yes, do that, by all means.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38- We better find a pair of safe hands for it.- Yes.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41'It just goes to show how tough the antiques market can be.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44'Prices can go down as well as up.
0:05:44 > 0:05:50'David is valuing an object that's almost the antithesis of that highly-decorative Belleek.'
0:05:51 > 0:05:54Thank you for bringing this little glass vase along.
0:05:54 > 0:06:01- Do you collect glass?- No, but my wife collects various items, including carnival glass.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04- Quite a different type of glass. - Yes.
0:06:04 > 0:06:09- But she snatched these things up at a boot sale.- Did she? Right.
0:06:09 > 0:06:14- So she gobbled up this little vase. - Yes.- What did she pay for it?
0:06:14 > 0:06:17- Probably pence.- Pence. Right.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21Whenever I go to a car boot sale, I can't see anything, nothing I'd like.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23You should go with her. THEY LAUGH
0:06:23 > 0:06:26It's Holmegaard
0:06:26 > 0:06:29and it's Scandinavian
0:06:29 > 0:06:34and it's really characterised by its simplicity.
0:06:34 > 0:06:39So its strength, really, not its physical strength but its visual strength,
0:06:39 > 0:06:42derives from its bareness.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45If we have a look at the mark, we can see it's dated.
0:06:45 > 0:06:481957.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51It's quite rare for people, even today,
0:06:51 > 0:06:55to be interested in modern glass.
0:06:55 > 0:06:59And I think for your wife to have spotted this, she must have a good eye.
0:06:59 > 0:07:05Britain, as a nation, has always been a bit reluctant to accept modern design.
0:07:05 > 0:07:13In the 1930s, for example, when the rest of Europe was building houses with flat roofs and steel windows,
0:07:13 > 0:07:18we still tended to be building houses that looked like medieval cottages.
0:07:18 > 0:07:23After the war, I think we became a little bit more sophisticated in our taste
0:07:23 > 0:07:30and objects like this started being collected really enthusiastically.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33- Do you like it?- I like it, yes.
0:07:33 > 0:07:38- But it's of little use to me. - So you're not really going to miss it.- No, not at all.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40Have you any idea what it might be worth?
0:07:40 > 0:07:44I've been told £20 to £30.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46Yeah, I think that's spot on.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50- And would you be happy to sell it for that reserve?- Yes.- OK.
0:07:50 > 0:07:54So you have to be philosophical, really. You've decided to sell it,
0:07:54 > 0:07:58you're not going on a world cruise, but you realise that, I realise that
0:07:58 > 0:08:01and, who knows, we might have a nice surprise.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07'OK, well, it might not be terribly useful, but it's a beautiful little object
0:08:07 > 0:08:10'and at least John's wife is pretty much guaranteed a profit.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16'Precious metal is selling really well at the moment,
0:08:16 > 0:08:20'so I was delighted to meet Mike, who has brought in something rather special.'
0:08:20 > 0:08:25- Thank you for bringing this wonderful piece of silver in. I know you're a Wiltshire lad.- Yes.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28Born and bred. What's the best thing about Warminster?
0:08:28 > 0:08:34I think that, really, the whole area, there's so much to see,
0:08:34 > 0:08:38- there's so much to do. - I'm going to ask you a question. You've been here all your life.
0:08:38 > 0:08:44- Have you ever seen a UFO? - Erm, not really, but I've seen various lights in the sky
0:08:44 > 0:08:50- that I blame on the military, but there you go. You have to blame somebody.- They are based around here.
0:08:50 > 0:08:56- That's right.- Do you believe in UFOs? - I believe there've got to be other people other than us on the earth.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00- That's for sure!- Yeah.- Hopefully they'll be at the auction!
0:09:00 > 0:09:02Yes, there is that!
0:09:02 > 0:09:08It's a very good time to sell precious metal. Silver and gold is at a premium.
0:09:08 > 0:09:13Every time there's a recession, people invest in gold and silver. I'm going to open this up
0:09:13 > 0:09:18and tell everybody what it is. It's a little sovereign case with two sovereigns
0:09:18 > 0:09:20- and one half sovereign in it.- Yep.
0:09:20 > 0:09:25- It's very special.- It is.- And it's in exceptionally good condition.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27So, tell me the story behind this.
0:09:27 > 0:09:32- How did you come by it? - Well, my grandfather's brother
0:09:32 > 0:09:35failed the medical to go to war,
0:09:35 > 0:09:41so his wife purchased this for him and gave it to him in 1913.
0:09:41 > 0:09:46He didn't last as long as Auntie May, as we called her.
0:09:46 > 0:09:51She came down from London and stayed with us for a while and she gave me that
0:09:51 > 0:09:55and said that it was Uncle Albert's.
0:09:55 > 0:10:01- And that's his monogram. - That's his monogram. And I said, "Thank you, I will treasure it"
0:10:01 > 0:10:06- which I have, but all you do with it is keep it in a cupboard. - You put it in a draw.
0:10:06 > 0:10:12- Nobody wears a watch chain any more. - You mentioned 1913, when it was given.- Yes.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16The full sovereign and the half sovereign both say 1913. If I look,
0:10:16 > 0:10:22I've got a book of hallmarks here, and it's so easy. For £10, you can pick up one of these little guides
0:10:22 > 0:10:26and it tells you exactly what to look for. If you can see,
0:10:26 > 0:10:29every part of the silver has been stamped.
0:10:29 > 0:10:34But inside the lid, you can just about make the Chester sign.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37And I know it's made in Chester because this little sign tells me.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40- Oh, it's Chester.- Yeah.
0:10:40 > 0:10:45And their symbol is a shield with three wheat sheaves and a sword. OK?
0:10:45 > 0:10:53And if you look here, it says uppercase N. If I look here at uppercase N, what's the date?
0:10:55 > 0:10:57- 1913.- Same as the coins.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01- 1913.- So this was made for the coins as a presentation set.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05- So, in a way, it'd be nice to keep them together.- Yes.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09So, all in all, it's very, very nice.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13I would like to value this as one lot.
0:11:13 > 0:11:18The auctioneer might say we should split them, because there's people that collect sovereigns
0:11:18 > 0:11:22- and they don't want the sovereign case.- Right.- But right now, let's give it a value.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26- Let's put £80 to £120 on each sovereign.- Right.
0:11:26 > 0:11:30£60 to £80, half sovereign.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34£60 to £80 on the Chester sterling silver case.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37- Fine.- If you tot all that up,
0:11:37 > 0:11:40the lower end of the estimate, that makes £280.
0:11:40 > 0:11:46I think we'll put a reserve at £280 and we'll call the valuation £280 to £320.
0:11:46 > 0:11:50- And, hopefully, you'll get a little bit more than the top end. - Hopefully.
0:11:50 > 0:11:55- And, with a bit of luck, somebody will have the initials AB. - You never know. That'd be a bonus!
0:11:55 > 0:11:59That's what we're looking for. An alien with the initials AB.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01THEY LAUGH
0:12:01 > 0:12:05'Well, we're about to find out if there are any little green men in the sale room,
0:12:05 > 0:12:10'because we've found our first three items to go under the hammer.
0:12:11 > 0:12:16'There's the Belleek jadiniere. Kate's valuation might not have met with Rod's expectations,
0:12:16 > 0:12:21'but what will the bidders think? The beautifully simple Holmegaard vase,
0:12:21 > 0:12:24'bought for just a few pence by John's wife.
0:12:24 > 0:12:29'And last but not least, Mike's sovereigns in that beautiful case.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33'We travel to Devizes for the auction and before it gets underway,
0:12:33 > 0:12:39'I want to find out what auctioneer Alan Aldridge has decided to do with the sovereigns.'
0:12:39 > 0:12:45- I like this lot, and I chose this one. I put a value of £280 to £320 on it as one lot.- Yep.
0:12:45 > 0:12:51They belong to Michael. We've got two sovereigns, a half sovereign and a spring-loaded little fob case,
0:12:51 > 0:12:56- which I think is wonderful. I kept them together because they obviously came together.- Yeah.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00- I'm more mercenary than you.- OK. You have to be, it's your business.
0:13:00 > 0:13:05I looked at it and saw two different clients.
0:13:05 > 0:13:10At the moment, people are not buying sovereigns because they're coins.
0:13:10 > 0:13:14They're buying them purely because it's gold and they're buying it as bullion.
0:13:14 > 0:13:20Sovereigns now are £120 to £150 each, half sovereigns half of that price.
0:13:20 > 0:13:25I thought your estimate, bottom to top, was going to cover those beautifully.
0:13:25 > 0:13:30- Then this is a little bonus.- Yes. - Because we have people that collect these.
0:13:30 > 0:13:34- OK. And we're looking at what for that?- I think between £30 and £60
0:13:34 > 0:13:39- and maybe, on a good day...- £80? - £80.- It's a nice little item, isn't it?
0:13:39 > 0:13:42They are beautifully tactile. Mind you, I do find gold tactile.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45- THEY LAUGH - I prefer silver.- So do I.
0:13:45 > 0:13:50Silver is softer. There's something very special about silver.
0:13:50 > 0:13:54- It's understated.- Yeah. - Fingers crossed. See you on the rostrum.- Look forward to it.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58'Well, Alan's up on the rostrum now and we're about to find out
0:13:58 > 0:14:01if that Danish glass vase appeals to the bidders.'
0:14:01 > 0:14:04Coming up now, we've got a bit of 20th century modern.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07It's Danish, it's glass and it's Holmegaard.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11And it belongs to John. I know your wife picked this up for a few bob!
0:14:11 > 0:14:14- A few pence. - A few pence! At a car boot sale.
0:14:14 > 0:14:18- Yes. Or a jumble sale, wherever. - How long have you had this?
0:14:18 > 0:14:21I think about 30 years.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26You've done well, haven't you? You've looked after it, that's the main thing.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29David, you've put £20 to £30 on this.
0:14:29 > 0:14:33- I think this sort of thing is underpriced at the moment. - Definitely.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35People are moving away from Victorian furniture
0:14:35 > 0:14:39from the Victorian interiors that we were used to when I started in this business.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42People are increasingly interested in minimalism
0:14:42 > 0:14:46- and this is just that sort of thing. - It's going under the hammer now.
0:14:46 > 0:14:50The little Danish piece of retro glass.
0:14:50 > 0:14:54Where do we start? Do we start at £1,000?
0:14:54 > 0:14:57- HE LAUGHS - Would be nice, wouldn't it?
0:14:58 > 0:15:01- You never know! - Nearly fell off my perch then!
0:15:01 > 0:15:04Lovely piece of glass. £40.
0:15:04 > 0:15:08£30 start me? £20 get me away.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12£20 I've got. At £20 I've got.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15£22. £25.
0:15:15 > 0:15:16£27.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20£30. £32.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23£34. £36.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26£38.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28At £36 on my right.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31At £36. Is there £38? At £36.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34At £36, all going.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36Good result!
0:15:36 > 0:15:40- I'm thrilled. But it's still affordable, isn't it?- Yes.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44If you were looking for anything to collect, you could do worse than Holmegaard.
0:15:44 > 0:15:50'What a great find. Over a 36-fold return can't be bad on your investment.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53'Now time to see what they make of the Belleek.'
0:15:55 > 0:15:59Kate and I have just been joined by Rod in the nick of time. It's a packed sale room
0:15:59 > 0:16:05and the biggest piece of Belleek I've ever seen. We're just about to go under the hammer. £400 to £600.
0:16:05 > 0:16:10All credit to you, cos you've had this 15-odd years, looked after it. It's a hard thing to clean.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13How do you clean it? Hoover it from a distance?
0:16:13 > 0:16:17Stood it in the sink and sprayed it with Fairy Liquid and let it dry.
0:16:17 > 0:16:22Aww! Let's hope it goes all the way back to Ireland. This is it.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27I think probably the biggest piece of Belleek I've seen.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31It's a lovely big piece. Somewhere around about 400 quid.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34400? 300 start me?
0:16:34 > 0:16:36250 get me away.
0:16:38 > 0:16:42Will anyone start me at 250? What about 200, then?
0:16:45 > 0:16:47No?
0:16:47 > 0:16:49Thank you, sir. 150 I've got.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52- 200?- Well, it's a starting point.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56300?
0:16:56 > 0:16:58- 275.- Gosh, it's gone quiet.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02300? At 275. Is there 300?
0:17:02 > 0:17:05At 275. That's not quite enough.
0:17:05 > 0:17:10- Oh.- No.- I'm sorry. - Nowhere near, I'm afraid.- No.
0:17:10 > 0:17:15- Just the right person wasn't there. - The thing is, there's probably one person that really did like it
0:17:15 > 0:17:19but you need two people to bid against each other to push it to that reserve.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22- I'm very sorry.- That's all right. - There's another day.
0:17:22 > 0:17:27It's not necessarily this auction room. You could bring it back in a month's time and ten people want it.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31- They're strange old places, auction rooms.- Yeah. It's a lovely thing.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34'What a shame. But that's the gamble you take at auction.
0:17:34 > 0:17:39'I just hope next item fares somewhat better in this packed room.'
0:17:39 > 0:17:44OK, it's my turn to be the expert now. Remember the gold sovereigns in the fob case?
0:17:44 > 0:17:49They're about to go under the hammer and I've been joined by Michael. I had a chat to the auctioneer.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52He's decided to split your sovereigns and your fob case into two lots.
0:17:52 > 0:17:57He thinks that the tiny fob case might make £30 or £50.
0:17:57 > 0:18:03We've still got a value of around £320 so, fingers crossed, you're going to be in the money.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05And it's going under the hammer now.
0:18:06 > 0:18:10Nice bit of gold. Give me 300 quid.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13Nice round figure, £300.
0:18:14 > 0:18:18Gold weight's there. Thank you, sir. £300 I've got.
0:18:18 > 0:18:22- Right.- 310. 300. 310. I shan't dwell. I shall sell them.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26310. 320.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28At 310. £310.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30- That's what we said.- Yes.
0:18:30 > 0:18:31310. 320.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34That's tops. That is tops.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37320. 330 anywhere else? 320.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41- 320. And going. - Yeah. Good.- That's good.
0:18:41 > 0:18:46Now, this little fob case would be the bonus. Hopefully £30 to £50.
0:18:47 > 0:18:51Lovely little thing. Chester 1913.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54£50 for it. £50.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57Straight in at 50. 50 I've got. 55?
0:18:57 > 0:18:59At £50. 55. 60.
0:19:01 > 0:19:0360? 65.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06At £60. 65 anywhere else, quickly?
0:19:06 > 0:19:08At £60. All going.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12£60. The hammer's gone down. Fantastic!
0:19:12 > 0:19:14- £380.- Thank you very much. - Top money.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17- £380 all told. - There is commission to pay
0:19:17 > 0:19:22It's 16 percent. That's how the auctioneers earn their living. It pays for everything here.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24What will you put the rest of the money towards?
0:19:24 > 0:19:29- Well, I'm off to Oberammergau to see the Passion Play.- Are you?
0:19:29 > 0:19:32It's every ten years, as you know. In July.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36And as the Euro's gone down a bit, this'll help a bit.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38- OK. Enjoy it!- Thank you very much. - A man of taste!
0:19:38 > 0:19:44'And talking of taste, we've got some great items coming up later in the programme.'
0:19:45 > 0:19:50- How do you put a value on this? - I don't know. You tell me! - SHE LAUGHS
0:19:50 > 0:19:56- Do you like this fancy Baroque style of decoration?- Not really, no.- No.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58'But first, it's back to Warminster,
0:19:58 > 0:20:03'where a local firm are keeping some traditional artisan skills very much alive.'
0:20:11 > 0:20:16If this was the 19th century, right here and now, I would be breaking a key rule in etiquette
0:20:16 > 0:20:18by walking down this street in my bare hands.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21It sounds silly, doesn't it? But back in Victorian England,
0:20:21 > 0:20:27the wearing of gloves while walking down the street was considered a necessity in polite society.
0:20:27 > 0:20:33'Since then, fashions have come and gone and our social manners have obviously changed a lot.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36'But for this Warminster firm, when it comes to the actual process
0:20:36 > 0:20:41'of making fine gloves, things have changed very little.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45'The company was founded back in 1777 by John Dent.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48'Over the next few years, it enjoyed rapid growth,
0:20:48 > 0:20:54'and within a couple of decades, the name of Dent's had become famous all over the world.'
0:20:55 > 0:20:59Unlike many other businesses in the 19th and early 20th century,
0:20:59 > 0:21:03the glove-maker's craft didn't become mechanised.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07And today, it's still as reliant on the skilled hand and the keen eye of the artisans
0:21:07 > 0:21:10as it was back then in the days of its founder.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14'Each glove is individually hand-cut and hand-stitched.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20'The whole process involves over 32 different stages
0:21:20 > 0:21:22'and it takes a total of around six hours.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24'But it all starts with the hide.
0:21:24 > 0:21:28'Creative Director Deborah Moore has agreed to give me a tour.'
0:21:28 > 0:21:32This is actually where it all starts. This is the first process.
0:21:32 > 0:21:37It is. And this skin here is hair sheep, which is a mixture between a goat and a sheep.
0:21:37 > 0:21:42- I know, it is wonderful, isn't it? And the beauty of this skin is that it's very stretchy.- OK.
0:21:42 > 0:21:47So when we cut gloves out of it, they shrink back and they fit like a glove.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50Now, this comes from South America.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53- It's a wild pig. - That's buckshot, isn't it?
0:21:53 > 0:21:58- I think so, yeah. And also, because they're wild animals... - It's been peppered.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00Because they're wild animals, you often get scarring.
0:22:00 > 0:22:04But this is actually a very good skin. We get much worse.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07- Do you?- Yeah, definitely. - Is this the most expensive skin?
0:22:07 > 0:22:11- This is the most expensive.- How much would that cost, in glove terms?
0:22:11 > 0:22:16A pair of gloves made from this would cost between £200 and £300 in the stores.
0:22:16 > 0:22:21- Wow.- It's the finest gloving leather in the world.
0:22:21 > 0:22:26- We've got the hides, the skins... - We then go over to here where we cut the leather.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31What Des is doing is stretching the leather.
0:22:31 > 0:22:37He looks at each skin and decides where he's going to get the gloves.
0:22:37 > 0:22:41And now he's placing his pattern on the skin
0:22:41 > 0:22:43and he's marking it with his fingernail.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49He's trimming it up.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52- And that's one glove.- Gosh.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55Now he'll cut the thumbs and the foreshirts.
0:22:55 > 0:22:59The foreshirts are the pieces that go on the inside of the finger.
0:23:00 > 0:23:06Is it a fact or a generalisation that sometimes your hands are normally the same time as your feet?
0:23:06 > 0:23:12With men, you often find that men's feet and hand size is about the same size.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15I've got nine and a half feet. Will my hands be nine and a half?
0:23:15 > 0:23:18Your hands, I can tell now, are actually a size nine.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20- Oh, are they? - So there's a half size difference.
0:23:23 > 0:23:30- What's happening here? - The girls are machining and sewing the gloves together. This is Lily.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33- Hi, Lily.- Hi. - How long have you been working here?
0:23:33 > 0:23:36- 44 years.- 44 years? Wow!
0:23:36 > 0:23:40- Have you used that same machine for 40-odd years?- No, I've done several.
0:23:40 > 0:23:44- You've got through them! - I've done several! - THEY LAUGH
0:23:47 > 0:23:50There is, actually, no new machinery for the gloving industry.
0:23:50 > 0:23:54These are the old, original gloving machines,
0:23:54 > 0:23:58which are very difficult. Lily's making it look easy but it's not.
0:24:05 > 0:24:09Just like garments, when they're manufactured, they're very creased,
0:24:09 > 0:24:13- so what we have to do is... - Iron them, basically.- Absolutely.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16- So that's quite hot, is it, Dennis? - It is.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19People have been making gloves for centuries, haven't they?
0:24:19 > 0:24:25They have, but it wasn't until about the 13th or 14th century when people really started wearing gloves.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27Up until then, they were just very rough mittens
0:24:27 > 0:24:29and then in the 13th and 14th century,
0:24:29 > 0:24:34- nobles, princes... - What was a glove-maker called back then? A glover?
0:24:34 > 0:24:39Glover. William Shakespeare's father was a glover.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45- I guess the proof is in the pudding, trying them on.- It is.
0:24:45 > 0:24:50- Would you like to try them on? - I've got big, fat farmer's hands. I'll probably ruin them.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53- These are the peccary ones. - Is there a right way to put them on?
0:24:53 > 0:24:58What you do is, because you don't want a lot of pulling here,
0:24:58 > 0:25:02- you actually turn the tops over and then pull gently.- OK.
0:25:04 > 0:25:08- And then ease it down, ease the fingers down.- OK.
0:25:08 > 0:25:13- And this is a size nine.- Yes. - Do you guessed right.- Yep.
0:25:13 > 0:25:17- I go round the world staring at men's hands.- That fits like a glove.
0:25:17 > 0:25:21Fits like a glove. Those would last you a lifetime.
0:25:21 > 0:25:26When you pull the glove off, pull it off by the fingers, don't just grab it off.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28- Like that?- Yeah, exactly.
0:25:28 > 0:25:33And then, when you take them off, straighten them out.
0:25:33 > 0:25:38- Don't screw them up. Straighten them out.- There you are, some top tips.
0:25:42 > 0:25:47You know, I've thoroughly enjoyed my little tour around Dent's. It's so reassuring
0:25:47 > 0:25:50to see these gloves made with traditional skills and methods
0:25:50 > 0:25:55by this bunch here, Lily and her colleagues, and long may it continue.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09'In the Warmister Assembly Rooms, it's still a packed house
0:26:09 > 0:26:12'and there are plenty more antiques left to identify.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15'Kate is intrigued by a book that John has brought along.'
0:26:17 > 0:26:20We have a beautifully tooled leather volume here.
0:26:20 > 0:26:24But what lies within its pages?
0:26:24 > 0:26:27Well, it's a book I've had for 50-odd years in my family.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29It was given to me by an old aunt
0:26:29 > 0:26:34and it's a journal of Mary H O'Brien.
0:26:34 > 0:26:40So, you found the name inscribed here, dated November 22nd, 1831.
0:26:40 > 0:26:44- So what did you find about Mary? - We went onto the internet
0:26:44 > 0:26:47and we found that she married an admiral
0:26:47 > 0:26:54and also he was the captain of the Beagle, which is Darwin famed,
0:26:54 > 0:26:57- so from there on, it proved a little bit interesting.- How fantastic.
0:26:57 > 0:27:03Because, to place this in history, what you've found out is very important.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06Mary Henrietta O'Brien
0:27:06 > 0:27:11married Vice Admiral Robert Fitzroy in 1836.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14But in 1831, before they were married,
0:27:14 > 0:27:17HMS Beagle was on its second voyage
0:27:17 > 0:27:20to Tierra del Fuego.
0:27:20 > 0:27:24And Darwin, you're right, was on board that ship at the time.
0:27:24 > 0:27:28And Mary, obviously, has gone with him,
0:27:28 > 0:27:31because we see sketches in the back.
0:27:31 > 0:27:36We've got one entitled Rio De Janeiro just here. Look at that.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39A sketch, presumably in her hand,
0:27:39 > 0:27:42and dated December 1831.
0:27:42 > 0:27:46Not one of the better sketches. But there are all sorts of things in here.
0:27:46 > 0:27:51That's a lovely little vignette of a lady, heightened with watercolour.
0:27:51 > 0:27:57But I think one of my favourites is this botanical study.
0:27:57 > 0:28:03This is beautifully done in watercolour and she's annotated down here,
0:28:03 > 0:28:09"Given at the Cape of Good Hope to..." and she's put her initials, MHJ,
0:28:09 > 0:28:13"October 1843." So that's a little bit later.
0:28:13 > 0:28:17So it's a collection of things from her travels as a whole,
0:28:17 > 0:28:22not just from the voyage with Darwin and her husband to be.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26- What a fascinating collection. - It's interesting.
0:28:26 > 0:28:32And I think, John, something which collectors would really find exciting.
0:28:32 > 0:28:36- How do you put a value on this? - I don't know. You tell me!
0:28:36 > 0:28:38- THEY LAUGH Any idea what it might fetch at auction?- No.
0:28:38 > 0:28:43I think it's got to be £300 to £500.
0:28:43 > 0:28:47- I'm going to stick my neck out. - Right.
0:28:47 > 0:28:52I think I would probably usually say £200 to £300.
0:28:52 > 0:28:58But with this Darwin connection, with the sketches, annotating her voyage,
0:28:58 > 0:29:00I think it's got to be between £300 and £500.
0:29:00 > 0:29:04And if two collectors really want it, who knows, it might make even more.
0:29:04 > 0:29:09- Well, you amaze me. That's quite good.- What a piece of history!
0:29:09 > 0:29:13- And it's been sat around doing nothing for a long time. - Thank you very much.
0:29:13 > 0:29:18'And what a great find! You never know what will turn up at our valuation days.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21'Laura's brought along a beautiful piece of Victoriana.'
0:29:23 > 0:29:26- Looks as if it's a wine ewer.- Right.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29- I don't suppose you've ever used it for that purpose?- No.
0:29:29 > 0:29:35It takes the form of the 17th century, perhaps early 18th century prototype,
0:29:35 > 0:29:39but in this particular case, Victorians have taken that shape
0:29:39 > 0:29:44and have designed and manufactured a purely decorative object.
0:29:44 > 0:29:48- Is it something you bought? - No, it belongs to my grandmother
0:29:48 > 0:29:53- and she got it from her great aunt. - Right.- She lived in a big house in Derbyshire.
0:29:53 > 0:29:57- Derbyshire?- Yes. - That's very interesting,
0:29:57 > 0:30:00because this is a Royal Crown Derby ewer.
0:30:00 > 0:30:04- We can see that by looking at the mark.- Yep.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07Typical red transfer-printed mark.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10Royal Crown Derby, England.
0:30:10 > 0:30:14The fact it's marked England indicates it was made after 1890.
0:30:14 > 0:30:20- Right.- And that's borne out by the fact it has a date mark beneath
0:30:20 > 0:30:25- which is a symbol, it's a code mark, really, for 1897.- Right.
0:30:25 > 0:30:30- Do you know if they had other items like this in their collection?- Lots. It's all scattered round the family.
0:30:30 > 0:30:36It's lovely quality. Beautifully crafted objects made out of porcelain.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39Not pottery, this is porcelain.
0:30:39 > 0:30:43But what really dignifies this is the nature of the decoration.
0:30:43 > 0:30:47This fabulous upside down heart shape
0:30:47 > 0:30:52enclosing this view of, I think, Tuscany.
0:30:52 > 0:30:57- Yes.- It evokes Italy or perhaps Southern France, doesn't it?
0:30:57 > 0:31:00- And it's beautifully painted. - Is that hand-painted?
0:31:00 > 0:31:03Absolutely, it's hand-painted.
0:31:03 > 0:31:08There would once have been a pair to this which would have had an opposing landscape.
0:31:08 > 0:31:12This type of decoration, I suppose, is probably not everyone's cup of tea.
0:31:12 > 0:31:18- Do you like this fancy Baroque style of decoration?- Not really, no.
0:31:18 > 0:31:24- Is that why you're thinking of selling?- Yes. My grandmother wants to get rid of most of her pieces
0:31:24 > 0:31:29because none of the family want them and she may as well split the money up amongst her family
0:31:29 > 0:31:33rather than have individual pieces that don't go in anybody's houses.
0:31:33 > 0:31:37- None of us own Victorian houses. - We haven't discussed value yet.
0:31:37 > 0:31:41- Do you have an idea what it might be worth?- No really, no.
0:31:41 > 0:31:43OK.
0:31:43 > 0:31:50I'm tempted to say £300 or £400. I'd like, though, to suggest an estimate of £200 to £300.
0:31:50 > 0:31:54- OK.- And a reserve just below that.
0:31:54 > 0:32:00- And I think it'll do well.- Sounds good.- I look forward to seeing it in the sale and meeting you again.
0:32:00 > 0:32:02OK? Thank you.
0:32:02 > 0:32:07'Was David right about the valuation? Well, we'll find out shortly.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10'But not all of the people who come along want to sell.
0:32:10 > 0:32:14'Jenny and Ian collared me with an item they knew I just couldn't resist.'
0:32:14 > 0:32:19You just grabbed me because you know I love a bit Michael Cardew. You don't want to sell.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22- You're pottery enthusiasts. But he collects Torquay.- I do.
0:32:22 > 0:32:26This is much better than Torquay ware! Flog all the Torquay ware
0:32:26 > 0:32:29and keep this. Let me just tell you, it is Michael Cardew.
0:32:29 > 0:32:35- Can you see the impressed mark? - Oh, I see. - MC, just there. Michael Cardew.
0:32:35 > 0:32:39And I can date this for you so quickly right now.
0:32:39 > 0:32:46- Winchcombe Pottery, WP. 1926 to 1939. That's when this was made. - Quite early.
0:32:46 > 0:32:50There you go. And he was taught by Bernard Leach.
0:32:50 > 0:32:56And I think Michael Cardew is one of the greatest slipware designers of all time.
0:32:56 > 0:33:00- Right.- And I love this. This is known as tiger glaze. This is all slipware.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03It's so typically old English. It's an 18th century shape.
0:33:03 > 0:33:08- It's a typical cider flagon. There you go. Hey presto. - Very interesting.
0:33:08 > 0:33:12- And I know what you're going to say. What's it worth?- Go on.
0:33:12 > 0:33:18- If you did want to sell this, it would possibly get about £170, £200 in auction.- Gosh. As much as that?
0:33:18 > 0:33:23Yeah. You've got a nice investment there. How much did you pay for it?
0:33:23 > 0:33:26- Nothing.- Well, there you go.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30'Gosh, what would I give to be given a present like that?
0:33:30 > 0:33:34'Kate's found a beautiful pendant brought along by Judy.'
0:33:34 > 0:33:37This is a super period pendant,
0:33:37 > 0:33:40which also has a very contemporary look about it, doesn't it?
0:33:40 > 0:33:43- Yes, it does. - So how did you acquire it?
0:33:43 > 0:33:47I think it was first my grandmother's and then my mother's,
0:33:47 > 0:33:49but I remember having it when I was quite young.
0:33:49 > 0:33:51Lovely. So did you wear it?
0:33:51 > 0:33:56I did. I think I wore it a few times, but because it's long here,
0:33:56 > 0:34:01it needed a fairly low-cut garment, so it needed a party or...
0:34:01 > 0:34:04- And a posh dress. - Yeah, that sort of thing.
0:34:04 > 0:34:12Well, I can see you've got blue eyes, so they would look perfect with the blue aquamarine set in here.
0:34:12 > 0:34:16- Thank you.- I think it would suit you very well. So what we've got here
0:34:16 > 0:34:21is a super Edwardian piece, but it is crafted, really,
0:34:21 > 0:34:25to give it a very delicate, light look.
0:34:25 > 0:34:30- Yes.- It's got this lovely aquamarine right at the top here.
0:34:30 > 0:34:34And then an articulated suspension incorporating that pearl,
0:34:34 > 0:34:38right down to this lovely floret at the base.
0:34:38 > 0:34:43I'm just going to hold it up, because I'm just wondering if the gold is marked.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46And I think it is just here.
0:34:46 > 0:34:51- Yes, we've got a little 15 stamped here, just on the back. - It's so tiny, I wouldn't see it.
0:34:51 > 0:34:55It is tiny. So, 15 carat.
0:34:55 > 0:34:59- Why do you want to sell it? - I don't think I would wear it again
0:34:59 > 0:35:05and I really want to raise some money for helping with children's school fees in Tanzania.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08It's something I'm trying to do now I'm living here.
0:35:08 > 0:35:10I lived in Tanzania most of my life
0:35:10 > 0:35:16and I know a lot of people whose children can't go to secondary school when they get a place
0:35:16 > 0:35:21because the parents can't afford the fees. So whatever I can raise from this
0:35:21 > 0:35:25- will go towards helping with school fees.- What a lovely idea.
0:35:25 > 0:35:33Well, I think it ought to fetch between £150 and £180, perhaps even £200.
0:35:33 > 0:35:38I think, if we put a reserve at £140...
0:35:38 > 0:35:44- You don't look so happy. Would you prefer it slightly higher? - I'd rather have £150, really.- OK.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47If you're happy, let's put it at £150. It should reach that.
0:35:47 > 0:35:54- And I really hope it makes towards the top end for you. - I hope so, too. Thank you very much.
0:35:54 > 0:35:58'It's always important to protect your lot with a reserve that's right for you
0:35:58 > 0:36:02'because once that number is called out from the rostrum, it's all too late.
0:36:02 > 0:36:06'Now time to find out what the bidders at Devizes think of all of our items.
0:36:06 > 0:36:10'Here's a quick reminder of what we're selling.
0:36:10 > 0:36:14'The Crown Derby porcelain with the beautiful Tuscan scene.
0:36:15 > 0:36:19'That amazing journal with a link to HMS Beagle.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23'And Judy's Edwardian pendant.
0:36:23 > 0:36:25'I think they're all gems.
0:36:25 > 0:36:28'And we're about to find out if the bidders agree.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31'Judy is first up.'
0:36:31 > 0:36:33Our next item is a 15-carat gold pendant
0:36:33 > 0:36:37and the proceeds from the sale are going to help pay for school fees for children in Tanzania,
0:36:37 > 0:36:41courtesy of Judy here. We need top money, really, don't we?
0:36:41 > 0:36:45We do. It would be nice to get that. The thing about this piece is,
0:36:45 > 0:36:47it's such a delicate design.
0:36:47 > 0:36:53But it is very commercial today for somebody to wear it. So I've got high hopes for this one.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56If we get the top end of the estimate, £200,
0:36:56 > 0:37:00- how many children will it help over a year?- Erm, over one year?
0:37:00 > 0:37:05Well, it could do five or six children maybe for primary
0:37:05 > 0:37:09and maybe one for secondary, or two, depending if it's a day or boarding school.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12- Boarding school would need all of that for one year.- Right.
0:37:12 > 0:37:17Fingers crossed we get a little bit more. Here we go. This is it.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21A late 19th century fine-work pendant
0:37:21 > 0:37:24set with aquamarine and sea pearls.
0:37:24 > 0:37:26Should be around £150, £200.
0:37:26 > 0:37:28£150?
0:37:28 > 0:37:33- What about starting at £100? £100 I have.- People put their hands up.
0:37:33 > 0:37:35£110. £120.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37£130.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40£140. £150. Go on!
0:37:40 > 0:37:43It's only money. What about £145?
0:37:43 > 0:37:45£145. £150.
0:37:45 > 0:37:47£155?
0:37:47 > 0:37:51At £150 on my right. £155 anywhere else? At £150.
0:37:51 > 0:37:56At £150 on my right. Is there 55?
0:37:56 > 0:37:59£150. That's good.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01- It's...- Every penny helps.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04It will certainly help, yes. Thank you.
0:38:04 > 0:38:09- I'm sorry we didn't squeeze a little bit more out of that.- I am, too.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11Good luck with the rest of the fundraising,
0:38:11 > 0:38:15- because I know it's going to go on and on, isn't it?- Oh, it never ends.
0:38:15 > 0:38:19- Thank you so much for coming in. It's been a pleasure meeting you. - Thank you.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21'Well, we just got that one away.
0:38:21 > 0:38:25'But will that Victorian wine jug fetch a good price?'
0:38:25 > 0:38:30- Going under the hammer next we've got a Crown Derby jug. It belongs to Laura. Who have you brought?- Alia.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33- Your little daughter. How old are you? Six months?- Yes.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36Hello!
0:38:36 > 0:38:39- What an unusual name. Alia. - Yes, it's Arabic.
0:38:39 > 0:38:43- But we did get it from a science fiction novel.- Did you?- Yes.
0:38:43 > 0:38:48- Were you trying to choose a really unusual name that nobody else had? - Yes.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50- I think you succeeded! - Yes!- Don't you?
0:38:50 > 0:38:55- I won't say hello, cos I'll start her crying. I have that effect on babies.- She's so beautiful!
0:38:55 > 0:38:58Don't wave your hand about, you might be buying mummy's jug back!
0:38:58 > 0:39:02This has been in the family a long time, three generations,
0:39:02 > 0:39:08from a big collection, at least. Why isn't is Alia's? Why isn't it going on to the fifth generation?
0:39:08 > 0:39:12- It's just... For us, it's outdated. - OK.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15- So the money's going to come in very useful, anyway.- Yes.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17Not everyone's cup of tea, but a lovely piece.
0:39:17 > 0:39:21£200 to £300 should do it. We're going to find out right now.
0:39:22 > 0:39:25This is a pretty little thing, this.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28Somewhere around about 300 quid?
0:39:28 > 0:39:31300? It's pretty.
0:39:32 > 0:39:34250, then, start me.
0:39:35 > 0:39:39A couple will get me away. 180, then.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41160. Thank you.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43160 I've got.
0:39:43 > 0:39:48170. 180. 190. 200. 210.
0:39:48 > 0:39:52220. 230. 240.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55- This is good.- 250.- Yes!
0:39:55 > 0:39:58At 240. Is there 50, quickly?
0:39:58 > 0:40:01At £240.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04Yes! £240. That's great. That's going to come in so handy
0:40:04 > 0:40:08because you need buggies, pushchairs, car seats, travel cots.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10- I mean, it just doesn't stop, does it?- No.
0:40:10 > 0:40:15- Tell me about it. I know.- She grows and then she needs the next size up.
0:40:15 > 0:40:19- Yeah.- And then the iPods and then it'll be university.
0:40:19 > 0:40:23- I'm not worrying about that. - OK.- Then it'll be antiques! - THEY LAUGH
0:40:24 > 0:40:28'And once you've caught the antiques bug, there's no stopping you.
0:40:28 > 0:40:34'This next lot really fired up my imagination. I hope it's done the same to some of the bidders here.'
0:40:34 > 0:40:39I've been looking forward to this one. It's that lovely personal volume collated by Mary O'Brien
0:40:39 > 0:40:45- which dates back to the early 19th century. It belongs to John. We've got £300 to £500 on this.- Hopefully.
0:40:45 > 0:40:48- There's a lot of nice material in there.- I know.
0:40:48 > 0:40:53The sketches are superb, and you've got the Fitzroy correlation with Darwin's voyage of discovery
0:40:53 > 0:40:56on HMS Beagle, so the whole package is very nice.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59And I know you waxed lyrical about it all day.
0:40:59 > 0:41:05It's a great story. John unearthing it and finding it and realising that it's something a bit special.
0:41:05 > 0:41:08- It's an unknown quantity.- It is. - It's a difficult thing to value.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11Let's see what happens. This is it. Let the bidders decide.
0:41:13 > 0:41:18I reckon start me at £400.
0:41:18 > 0:41:20It's something you will never see again. £400.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22300 start me, 200 get me away.
0:41:23 > 0:41:27200 I've got.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30220. 240. 260.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33280. 300.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35At £280.
0:41:35 > 0:41:40280. At 280. Is there 300?
0:41:40 > 0:41:41It's very cheap, but I'll sell.
0:41:41 > 0:41:45300. 320. 340.
0:41:45 > 0:41:49360. 380. 400.
0:41:49 > 0:41:53420. 440?
0:41:53 > 0:41:56At 420. At £420.
0:41:56 > 0:41:59At £420.
0:42:01 > 0:42:03440. 460?
0:42:04 > 0:42:08450. 460. 470.
0:42:08 > 0:42:09480.
0:42:09 > 0:42:14At 470. 470 for persistence.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16At £470.
0:42:16 > 0:42:21Hammer's gone down. Yes! That's what we like to see. £470.
0:42:21 > 0:42:24- Thank you, Kate. - Pleased? I'm pleased, actually.
0:42:24 > 0:42:28That was a very good valuation. There is commission to pay, 16 percent.
0:42:28 > 0:42:30- He definitely earned his money. - He has.
0:42:30 > 0:42:34Alan's done us proud. What will you put the money towards?
0:42:34 > 0:42:36I think it might go towards a holiday.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39On the other hand, I might get the car taxed.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41THEY LAUGH
0:42:41 > 0:42:45- Thank you, Alan.- Thanks for bringing it along. It's been fascinating.
0:42:45 > 0:42:49- Thank you very much indeed. You were proved right. - Well...- Well done, Kate.
0:42:49 > 0:42:53'What an incredible journal and story.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56'We never know what we'll find at our valuation days.
0:42:56 > 0:42:59'There are so many undiscovered historical gems
0:42:59 > 0:43:04'just waiting out there in homes all over the country. So, please, bring them along to our valuation days.
0:43:04 > 0:43:09'Look for details on our website. Go to:
0:43:11 > 0:43:13'And then click F for Flog It! Then follow the links
0:43:13 > 0:43:18'to find the list of towns we're coming to very soon.'
0:43:18 > 0:43:21That's it. It's all over. We've come to the end of another show.
0:43:21 > 0:43:24We've had a few sticky moments and a few ups and downs,
0:43:24 > 0:43:27but that's auctions for you. That's why we love doing them.
0:43:27 > 0:43:30Do join us again soon for many more surprises.
0:43:30 > 0:43:33So until then, from Devizes, it's cheerio.
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