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The buzz of the auction room, there's nothing like it. | 0:00:03 | 0:00:06 | |
This is where dreams are made or hopes are shattered. | 0:00:06 | 0:00:09 | |
One thing is for sure. There will never be a dull moment. Welcome to Flog It! | 0:00:09 | 0:00:14 | |
Our venue today is the Corn Hall, right in the heart of Cirencester. | 0:00:39 | 0:00:42 | |
We've got a massive queue already gathering. | 0:00:42 | 0:00:45 | |
Some of them have been here since 8:30 this morning. | 0:00:45 | 0:00:48 | |
The bells are ringing out. It is a Sunday morning, | 0:00:48 | 0:00:50 | |
but we've got a Flog It faithful right here laden with bags and boxes. | 0:00:50 | 0:00:54 | |
Hopefully, the best items will go off to auction and make a fortune. | 0:00:54 | 0:00:57 | |
It is now 9:30. It's time to get the doors open and get this massive crowd inside. | 0:00:57 | 0:01:02 | |
-Are you ready to go in? -ALL: Yes! -Come on, then, follow me. | 0:01:02 | 0:01:05 | |
'Helping them discover exactly what they've got is our team of experts, | 0:01:05 | 0:01:09 | |
'and today, it's headed up by Thomas Plant and Michael Baggott.' | 0:01:09 | 0:01:13 | |
I'll leave that for my colleague, cos he's the toy man. | 0:01:13 | 0:01:16 | |
'Thomas has an auction business which specialises in, amongst other things, toys. | 0:01:16 | 0:01:21 | |
'But he won't be playing around when it comes to today's valuations.' | 0:01:21 | 0:01:25 | |
If it was all polished up, it would be shiny-shiny glitzy-glitzy. | 0:01:25 | 0:01:29 | |
-It's not Clarice Cliff, is it? -'And Michael's interest in antiques began as a young child. | 0:01:29 | 0:01:35 | |
'Today, he runs a business specialising in silver. | 0:01:35 | 0:01:37 | |
'But there isn't much Michael doesn't know about antiques, | 0:01:37 | 0:01:41 | |
'so our crowd are guaranteed a sterling valuation. | 0:01:41 | 0:01:44 | |
'And coming up on today's programme, I take a walk in the wild side | 0:01:44 | 0:01:48 | |
'with a pair of naturist gardeners.' | 0:01:48 | 0:01:51 | |
He did this to calm the rebellious nature of his body. | 0:01:52 | 0:01:57 | |
HE LAUGHS Read into that what you will! | 0:01:57 | 0:02:00 | |
I think I understand. | 0:02:00 | 0:02:02 | |
'And both our experts feel a little more than excited about some of their finds.' | 0:02:02 | 0:02:06 | |
I think you've got a very rare early Barbie here. | 0:02:07 | 0:02:11 | |
-It's got the Michael Baggott seal of approval all over it. -It should walk out of the door. | 0:02:11 | 0:02:16 | |
'And Thomas is up first after spotting these smart ceramics.' | 0:02:18 | 0:02:23 | |
-So we have three generations here, don't we? -We do. Tim, Claire, my daughter, granddaughter Libby. | 0:02:23 | 0:02:30 | |
Is this a Deco service which was been within your family? | 0:02:30 | 0:02:35 | |
The history of it is that my mother used to look after | 0:02:35 | 0:02:39 | |
a lady called Yvonne Darwin, | 0:02:39 | 0:02:42 | |
who was married to Robin Darwin, | 0:02:42 | 0:02:45 | |
and he, in fact, was the great grandson of Charles Darwin. | 0:02:45 | 0:02:49 | |
-Oh, right! OK. -And my mother used to look after Yvonne Darwin | 0:02:49 | 0:02:54 | |
as she got older and became ill, | 0:02:54 | 0:02:57 | |
and before she died, she asked my mother if she would like this service as a present. | 0:02:57 | 0:03:04 | |
-Did she use it? -Yes, all the time. -Really? -Regularly. | 0:03:04 | 0:03:08 | |
I remember going for Christmas dinner and she had these out. | 0:03:08 | 0:03:12 | |
-Not every day. -No, special occasions. -Weekends. | 0:03:12 | 0:03:14 | |
-High days and holidays. -Well, OK. | 0:03:14 | 0:03:17 | |
Birthday parties and Sunday lunches with the family. Isn't that sweet? | 0:03:17 | 0:03:22 | |
-Did she know then what she was using? -No. | 0:03:22 | 0:03:24 | |
I think, for the cameras and everybody at home, let's reveal all. | 0:03:24 | 0:03:29 | |
On the back here, we have "Designed by Billy Walters, | 0:03:29 | 0:03:33 | |
"produced in the Bizarre range by Clarice Cliff." | 0:03:33 | 0:03:37 | |
And we've got the date, 1934. | 0:03:37 | 0:03:39 | |
Now, Billy Walters was the designer. | 0:03:39 | 0:03:41 | |
Clarice Cliff probably had little or no input. | 0:03:41 | 0:03:46 | |
So she would've had an association with Billy Walters | 0:03:46 | 0:03:49 | |
but she wouldn't have gone in on the design with him on this. | 0:03:49 | 0:03:54 | |
-Do you see what I mean? -Yes. -We see plates and other associated designers with Clarice Cliff, | 0:03:54 | 0:04:00 | |
such as Dame Laura Knight and Frank Brangwyn. | 0:04:00 | 0:04:04 | |
Those are two famous artists who have done associations with Clarice. | 0:04:04 | 0:04:09 | |
I've seen those more often. I have to admit, I have never seen this service before, or this pattern. | 0:04:09 | 0:04:14 | |
So it is quite interesting. Now, you said it was a whole dinner service. How whole is it? | 0:04:14 | 0:04:20 | |
There are 12 of each plate, | 0:04:20 | 0:04:23 | |
two serving dishes, | 0:04:23 | 0:04:25 | |
two terrine dishes and the meat platter. | 0:04:25 | 0:04:30 | |
-So it's 41 pieces altogether. -41 pieces altogether. | 0:04:30 | 0:04:33 | |
I think this could do quite well at auction. | 0:04:33 | 0:04:36 | |
I mean, I certainly know that a plate has sold in 2006 | 0:04:36 | 0:04:42 | |
for £100, which is quite good. | 0:04:42 | 0:04:45 | |
Now, we're not valuing every single bit at £100. | 0:04:45 | 0:04:48 | |
Some things might be worth more than 100 and some things will be worth less than 100. | 0:04:48 | 0:04:52 | |
I personally believe that, if you put it up for auction | 0:04:52 | 0:04:57 | |
and you put the estimate at £2,000 to £3,000, | 0:04:57 | 0:05:03 | |
I think you've got a good opportunity to sell it. | 0:05:03 | 0:05:07 | |
-Really? -Yeah. | 0:05:07 | 0:05:09 | |
With regards to a reserve, | 0:05:09 | 0:05:12 | |
-I think as it's been in your family, we should have a reserve. -Yes, I'd like a reserve. | 0:05:12 | 0:05:16 | |
And I think that should be fixed at the bottom estimate of £2,000. | 0:05:16 | 0:05:19 | |
-I'm going to be so intrigued. -So am I. | 0:05:19 | 0:05:23 | |
'Gosh, what an immense dinner service with an equally huge price tag. | 0:05:23 | 0:05:28 | |
'I think it's worth every penny, but will the bidders? We'll find out later on. | 0:05:28 | 0:05:33 | |
'Flog It valuation days are always very busy, | 0:05:33 | 0:05:36 | |
'and I can't help having a good nose around.' | 0:05:36 | 0:05:39 | |
HE LAUGHS | 0:05:39 | 0:05:41 | |
I don't think it's signed at all, is it? | 0:05:43 | 0:05:46 | |
Oh, they're nice. Split cane fly rods. | 0:05:49 | 0:05:52 | |
Fishing for antiques, that's what this is all about. Hello! | 0:05:52 | 0:05:56 | |
-Hello. -I love what you're wearing. Obviously, you're a couple. What's your name? -Jim. | 0:05:56 | 0:06:01 | |
-Jim? That's a really unusual name for a lady. -I liked ginger cake when I was little and I couldn't say it, | 0:06:01 | 0:06:06 | |
so I used to say Jimmy cake, so I've been stuck with Jimmy since I was two. | 0:06:06 | 0:06:10 | |
Aww! What have you brought along? | 0:06:10 | 0:06:12 | |
-This I bought in a charity shop for £5. -£5, OK. | 0:06:12 | 0:06:18 | |
-I think you got a good bargain there. -Yeah. It's very pretty. | 0:06:18 | 0:06:22 | |
-Very pretty. -Cos you know what they say, | 0:06:22 | 0:06:24 | |
one person's trash is somebody else's treasure. | 0:06:24 | 0:06:27 | |
-Are you saying that's trash, then? -No! -THEY LAUGH | 0:06:27 | 0:06:33 | |
No, seriously, it's a bit of fun. | 0:06:33 | 0:06:35 | |
That's a bit of cranberry glass. That's Victorian. | 0:06:35 | 0:06:38 | |
-And that would've come off a centrepiece, something big and fanciful. -I wondered that. | 0:06:38 | 0:06:43 | |
Obviously, it's got broken and it's been mounted at a later date | 0:06:43 | 0:06:48 | |
-on this 1930s piece of cut glass. -I see. | 0:06:48 | 0:06:51 | |
But I kind of like the look of that. I think it's really nice. It's like a little spill vase. | 0:06:51 | 0:06:56 | |
And if you put a rose in there, you see the reflection, so... | 0:06:56 | 0:06:59 | |
-My sister wants it. -You're buying it off her? | 0:06:59 | 0:07:02 | |
I am, but if it makes a lot of money, I'm happy to let it go for charity. | 0:07:02 | 0:07:07 | |
I think, on a good day, this could realise £30 to £50. OK? | 0:07:07 | 0:07:11 | |
-If it reached £50, you've got to pay commission. -That's fine. | 0:07:11 | 0:07:14 | |
-But it's still better than a fiver, isn't it? -Yeah. | 0:07:14 | 0:07:17 | |
-Why don't I pay £50 and have it? -No, we've got to put it into auction. | 0:07:17 | 0:07:23 | |
You can't cut the auctioneer out now we're here. | 0:07:23 | 0:07:25 | |
THEY LAUGH | 0:07:25 | 0:07:28 | |
You can't... That's a different show. | 0:07:28 | 0:07:30 | |
THEY LAUGH | 0:07:30 | 0:07:32 | |
-You know! -Ooh, she's tight! | 0:07:32 | 0:07:34 | |
Yeah, exactly! Think of it all going to charity. | 0:07:34 | 0:07:38 | |
She's frightened it goes up too high and she can't afford it. | 0:07:38 | 0:07:41 | |
That's even better. It means you don't have to pay for it, | 0:07:41 | 0:07:44 | |
-someone else has bought it and they may pay £80 for it. -Yeah. | 0:07:44 | 0:07:48 | |
And that's more money for charity. | 0:07:48 | 0:07:50 | |
I'll see you at the auction. Hopefully, all of you. And you can be there with your paddle bidding. | 0:07:50 | 0:07:55 | |
That's where we're going. | 0:07:55 | 0:07:58 | |
'But first, we've still got room for one more item, | 0:07:58 | 0:08:01 | |
'and Michael has spotted Ed with an intriguing little box.' | 0:08:01 | 0:08:04 | |
-So, Ed, you're on an errand today. -Yes. | 0:08:06 | 0:08:09 | |
-You are here in proxy for your mother. -Yeah. | 0:08:09 | 0:08:12 | |
-She owns this little piece here. -Yep. | 0:08:12 | 0:08:15 | |
-So are you going to get into frightful trouble now? -Hopefully not, no. | 0:08:15 | 0:08:19 | |
Oh, dear! It's quite awkward! Let's hope not. | 0:08:19 | 0:08:22 | |
I love boxes like this, shaped boxes, | 0:08:22 | 0:08:25 | |
cos it took a lot of work, believe me, to make that box. | 0:08:25 | 0:08:28 | |
A specialist did it and usually for a very good reason. | 0:08:28 | 0:08:31 | |
You know what's in it already. Let's open it up and reveal | 0:08:31 | 0:08:36 | |
-that fabulous pendant. -Yeah. | 0:08:36 | 0:08:39 | |
But being a bit of an anorak, what I also think is fabulous | 0:08:39 | 0:08:44 | |
is the retailer's name on the top of the box. | 0:08:44 | 0:08:47 | |
Henry Tessier. Tessier, one of the most important firms in the 19th century. | 0:08:47 | 0:08:53 | |
So, this is your mother's. Do you know where she got it from? | 0:08:53 | 0:08:57 | |
It's been passed from various generations. I'm not sure who owned it originally. | 0:08:57 | 0:09:03 | |
-But it's just come down through the family. -Yeah. | 0:09:03 | 0:09:05 | |
Let's have a look. What we've got is the most fantastic cabochon, | 0:09:05 | 0:09:12 | |
which basically just means a polished oval or round stone, rather than it being facetted. | 0:09:12 | 0:09:18 | |
We've got this cabochon garnet with a little fly, | 0:09:18 | 0:09:22 | |
but picked out in diamonds and with little ruby eyes, so there's a lot of work in this. | 0:09:22 | 0:09:29 | |
If we flick it over, we've got probably a 15-carat gold mount to it | 0:09:29 | 0:09:36 | |
and we've got this little glazed panel at the back, | 0:09:36 | 0:09:39 | |
which would be for a loved one's lock of hair. | 0:09:39 | 0:09:41 | |
Oh, right. | 0:09:41 | 0:09:43 | |
What's interesting is, we've also got an engraved date, | 0:09:43 | 0:09:47 | |
which is LL, 1st August 1882, | 0:09:47 | 0:09:52 | |
12th October 1882. | 0:09:52 | 0:09:55 | |
And that's a very odd dated inscription, | 0:09:55 | 0:10:00 | |
cos it's the same year and it's different months. | 0:10:00 | 0:10:03 | |
I don't know to what it pertains. | 0:10:03 | 0:10:07 | |
My mum thinks, or what she's been told, is that it's a mourning brooch for a dead baby, | 0:10:07 | 0:10:11 | |
which is why she doesn't like it so much. | 0:10:11 | 0:10:14 | |
That was going to be my second thought. | 0:10:14 | 0:10:17 | |
I don't want to say for definite, | 0:10:17 | 0:10:19 | |
-because I'm not sure of the symbolism of garnet as a stone. -OK. | 0:10:19 | 0:10:23 | |
-But it would suggest a birth and death date. -Yeah. | 0:10:23 | 0:10:26 | |
Normally, though, you will have a D or a "Died" | 0:10:26 | 0:10:31 | |
after one of the dates, and a B for born. | 0:10:31 | 0:10:34 | |
Aside from that possibly gruesome explanation for it, | 0:10:34 | 0:10:37 | |
it is a fairly stunning little pendant. | 0:10:37 | 0:10:40 | |
So, have you got any idea as to the value of it? | 0:10:40 | 0:10:43 | |
None at all. Not in the slightest. | 0:10:43 | 0:10:46 | |
-You weren't given instructions by mother? -No. | 0:10:46 | 0:10:48 | |
Does she know you're going to flog it with us today? | 0:10:48 | 0:10:52 | |
Yeah, she knows I'm here, but she doesn't know about selling it. | 0:10:52 | 0:10:55 | |
You're on the knife edge. So we may see it at the auction, we may not. | 0:10:55 | 0:10:59 | |
Well, if we do, I think we've got to put an estimate of £200 to £300 on it | 0:10:59 | 0:11:04 | |
-and a fixed reserve of £200. -OK. -And it's really worth that all day long. | 0:11:04 | 0:11:10 | |
A wonderful, wonderful pendant. | 0:11:10 | 0:11:12 | |
So let's hope, when you get home and you haven't got this with you, | 0:11:12 | 0:11:17 | |
you're not in too much trouble and I look forward to seeing you at the auction. | 0:11:17 | 0:11:21 | |
-OK. Thank you very much. -Or your mum. Thanks very much. | 0:11:21 | 0:11:24 | |
'And that's where we're off to now. | 0:11:24 | 0:11:27 | |
'Thankfully, Ed's mother decided to go ahead, so we will be selling the pendant. | 0:11:27 | 0:11:32 | |
'We've also got the spectacularly rare Clarice Cliff dinner service. | 0:11:34 | 0:11:39 | |
'And Jim's charity shop find, the cranberry glass vase and mirror. | 0:11:39 | 0:11:44 | |
'It's a busy saleroom in Cirencester and things are selling well, | 0:11:46 | 0:11:50 | |
'so hopefully we'll achieve some top prices for our owners. | 0:11:50 | 0:11:54 | |
'We're starting with the interesting cranberry glass piece. | 0:11:54 | 0:11:59 | |
'Hopefully, we'll improve on a fiver.' | 0:11:59 | 0:12:01 | |
We're just about to sell that wonderful adapted bit of cranberry glass | 0:12:02 | 0:12:06 | |
into this lovely little wall sconce with a pocket and a nice little mirror dating from the early 1900s. | 0:12:06 | 0:12:12 | |
And all the money is going back to the charity. | 0:12:12 | 0:12:15 | |
Lots of people find things in charity shops and go off and spend the money on a holiday | 0:12:15 | 0:12:20 | |
-and don't really give it to the shop. -I don't think this will be enough for a holiday, do you? | 0:12:20 | 0:12:25 | |
-I don't know... -SHE LAUGHS | 0:12:25 | 0:12:27 | |
-Don't be pessimistic. -THEY LAUGH | 0:12:27 | 0:12:32 | |
-Your sister wanted to buy it. -Yes, she's here. -She's in the... | 0:12:32 | 0:12:36 | |
-Right, OK. -I wouldn't let them have it. | 0:12:36 | 0:12:39 | |
Well, she might be bidding on it, you never know. Hopefully she is. | 0:12:39 | 0:12:42 | |
That way, it'll put the price up a bit for someone else who wants to buy it. | 0:12:42 | 0:12:46 | |
Anyway, good luck. It's going under the hammer now. | 0:12:46 | 0:12:49 | |
1930s mirror there. | 0:12:51 | 0:12:53 | |
Pretty little piece. Victorian taste. | 0:12:53 | 0:12:57 | |
I can start you here on the book at £25. | 0:12:57 | 0:13:00 | |
£25 I have here. 30. 5. 40. 5. | 0:13:00 | 0:13:05 | |
50. The book's out at £50 now. 5 now. At £50. | 0:13:05 | 0:13:08 | |
5. 60 if you like, madam. At £55. | 0:13:08 | 0:13:12 | |
60 now. At 55, you all sure? | 0:13:12 | 0:13:16 | |
Happy days. Happy days! | 0:13:16 | 0:13:19 | |
I only paid a fiver for it. | 0:13:19 | 0:13:21 | |
-Yes, I know! I wonder if your sister ended up buying it. -I don't know. | 0:13:21 | 0:13:26 | |
We've got to go and find out. Well done, anyway. | 0:13:26 | 0:13:29 | |
'Alas, it turns out that Jim's sister missed out on it by just £5. | 0:13:29 | 0:13:34 | |
'Still, it means a lot more money for charity. | 0:13:34 | 0:13:38 | |
'Now it's time for the dinner service.' | 0:13:38 | 0:13:41 | |
We've seen a lot of Clarice Cliff on the show before and 99 percent of the time, it hasn't let us down, | 0:13:41 | 0:13:46 | |
but I've never seen so much Clarice Cliff in one lot, belonging to Claire and Tim. | 0:13:46 | 0:13:50 | |
-Hi. Pleased to see you again. -Hi. -Now, this is a bit of a family piece, because it's yours | 0:13:50 | 0:13:55 | |
-but, technically, now it's yours. You're inheriting this. -Yep. | 0:13:55 | 0:13:59 | |
Now we're selling it. £2,000 to £3,000 on this, | 0:13:59 | 0:14:01 | |
and I know it's worth every single penny, because there's 41 pieces. | 0:14:01 | 0:14:06 | |
Absolutely. It's amazing. 41 pieces, so averaging at about £60 a piece. | 0:14:06 | 0:14:11 | |
-Yeah. -I think that's what the cheapest piece of Clarice Cliff is worth. | 0:14:11 | 0:14:15 | |
And for a big dinner service, all displayed out, it looks amazing in the saleroom. | 0:14:15 | 0:14:19 | |
It absolutely is stunning. My only worry, I do have a slight doubt, | 0:14:19 | 0:14:24 | |
is not many people use dinner services any more. There is an awful lot of it. | 0:14:24 | 0:14:28 | |
Will it find a home? I know the value is spot on. | 0:14:28 | 0:14:32 | |
It's going under the hammer now. | 0:14:32 | 0:14:34 | |
Lot number 50, which is the Clarice Cliff dinner service. | 0:14:34 | 0:14:39 | |
Designed by Billy Walters. | 0:14:39 | 0:14:42 | |
I can start you on the book here. Commissions at £1,150. | 0:14:42 | 0:14:47 | |
-Come on. We need a lot more. -1,200 if you like. | 0:14:47 | 0:14:50 | |
1,250. With me at 1,250. 1,300. And 50. | 0:14:50 | 0:14:54 | |
1,400. And 50. | 0:14:54 | 0:14:57 | |
At 1,450. With me at 1,450. | 0:14:57 | 0:15:01 | |
1,500 now. At 1,450. | 0:15:01 | 0:15:04 | |
-Not sold. -Well, it's going home. I'm so sorry. We tried our hardest. | 0:15:06 | 0:15:10 | |
The best thing you could do is hang onto it for a few more months, | 0:15:10 | 0:15:14 | |
put it back into another sale. Give it a bit of space, | 0:15:14 | 0:15:16 | |
otherwise people see the same thing all the time and it looks like the trade are trying to sell it. | 0:15:16 | 0:15:21 | |
Maybe take it to a 20th century sale, have a chat with the auctioneer. | 0:15:21 | 0:15:25 | |
-He might even decide to split them up into smaller lots. -Yeah. -Oh, well. | 0:15:25 | 0:15:28 | |
-Anyway... -Ever so sorry. -That's all right. -Sorry about that. | 0:15:28 | 0:15:32 | |
'Well, today just wasn't the right day, but I'm sure it can achieve that price. | 0:15:32 | 0:15:37 | |
'It just needs the right people to spot it. Now, will we do any better with the pendant?' | 0:15:37 | 0:15:42 | |
Ed brought it along on behalf of his mum, he had to get permission to sell it and he's got it, | 0:15:42 | 0:15:47 | |
but unfortunately, they can't be with us today. | 0:15:47 | 0:15:50 | |
But Michael's here. A valuation of £200 to £300. Hopefully we'll get the top end. | 0:15:50 | 0:15:54 | |
-Jewellery is selling well. -It is. And most mourning jewellery, | 0:15:54 | 0:15:58 | |
because this is more of a collector's piece than something you'd wear, is usually black enamel and serious. | 0:15:58 | 0:16:03 | |
And in its original fitted case. It's just wonderful. It's a complete thing. | 0:16:03 | 0:16:07 | |
-And at £200... -You're confident. | 0:16:07 | 0:16:10 | |
-Don't put me on the spot! -It's got the Michael Baggott seal of approval all over it! | 0:16:10 | 0:16:14 | |
-It should walk out of the door. -Good luck. And good luck to Ed. It's going under the hammer now. | 0:16:14 | 0:16:19 | |
The Victorian pendant. Has a diamond chip and ruby decorated fly | 0:16:22 | 0:16:25 | |
upon the garnet loop. | 0:16:25 | 0:16:27 | |
Start me 2. | 0:16:27 | 0:16:30 | |
I can start you here, then, at 150 on the book. At 150. | 0:16:30 | 0:16:33 | |
160 now. 160. 170. | 0:16:33 | 0:16:35 | |
180. 190. 200. The book's out at 200. 220 now. | 0:16:35 | 0:16:39 | |
220 on the phone if you like. 220. Thank you, madam. | 0:16:39 | 0:16:42 | |
240 if you like. 240. 260 on the phone if you like. At 260. 280. | 0:16:42 | 0:16:49 | |
This is good. It's going to get the top of your estimate. | 0:16:49 | 0:16:52 | |
It deserves to. It's a really finely worked piece. | 0:16:52 | 0:16:56 | |
340. 360. 380. 400. | 0:16:56 | 0:17:00 | |
-Oh, fantastic. -This is very good. -440. | 0:17:00 | 0:17:03 | |
At 440 in the room. 460. 480. | 0:17:03 | 0:17:07 | |
-500. -What do they say? Quality always sells. | 0:17:07 | 0:17:11 | |
At 500. | 0:17:11 | 0:17:12 | |
I wish Ed could've been here, that's all I can say. | 0:17:12 | 0:17:15 | |
-He'd be doing cartwheels now! -He would be! | 0:17:15 | 0:17:17 | |
His mum must be really pleased. At least you can enjoy watching this later on. | 0:17:17 | 0:17:21 | |
But well done, Michael. Unbelievable price, though. | 0:17:21 | 0:17:25 | |
-If it's perfect and in a fitted case, it'll always do that little bit more. -Yeah. | 0:17:25 | 0:17:30 | |
And as Michael said, quality always counts. | 0:17:30 | 0:17:32 | |
If you're going to invest in antiques, make sure the condition is perfect if you can. | 0:17:32 | 0:17:37 | |
-No restorations and a good maker's name. -Absolutely. | 0:17:37 | 0:17:41 | |
Well, so far, so good. You've just seen three items go under the hammer. | 0:17:45 | 0:17:48 | |
We are coming back later in the programme and hopefully there'll be one or two surprises. | 0:17:48 | 0:17:53 | |
Bob, I think you've made my day today by bringing in this absolutely fantastic piece of jewellery. | 0:17:53 | 0:17:59 | |
'Michael's dazzled by this diamond stunner. | 0:17:59 | 0:18:02 | |
'But the auctioneer is a little more cautious.' | 0:18:02 | 0:18:05 | |
It's got lots and lots of things going for it. | 0:18:05 | 0:18:09 | |
-I know what you're going to say. Brooches aren't fashionable. -They're not. | 0:18:09 | 0:18:13 | |
'What will the bidders think, I wonder?' | 0:18:13 | 0:18:16 | |
Before we go back to the valuation day, while we've been in the area, | 0:18:16 | 0:18:20 | |
I had the opportunity to get some wonderful fresh air | 0:18:20 | 0:18:23 | |
and explore the most beautiful garden. Take a look at this. | 0:18:23 | 0:18:27 | |
This is the ancient hilltop town of Malmesbury in Wiltshire and it's not far from where I live. | 0:18:31 | 0:18:35 | |
As you can see, it is rather a busy place, but today I've come here | 0:18:35 | 0:18:39 | |
to show you an incredible town garden which is owned by a very special couple. | 0:18:39 | 0:18:43 | |
So come with me and let's explore Abbey House Gardens. | 0:18:43 | 0:18:46 | |
'Right in the middle of Malmesbury, | 0:18:47 | 0:18:49 | |
'these extraordinary gardens boast 10,000 different species of plants and trees. | 0:18:49 | 0:18:55 | |
'But they're particularly well known for an impressive collection of tulips and 2,000 species of rose. | 0:18:55 | 0:19:01 | |
'And they were all planted by husband and wife owners Ian and Barbara. | 0:19:01 | 0:19:05 | |
'However, Abbey House Gardens are perhaps most famous | 0:19:05 | 0:19:09 | |
'for the unusual style Ian and Barbara like to indulge in when they're gardening. | 0:19:09 | 0:19:13 | |
'Quite often, they wear absolutely nothing, hence their nickname, the naked gardeners. | 0:19:13 | 0:19:19 | |
'Ian and Barbara work fully clothed when the gardens are open to the public, | 0:19:19 | 0:19:23 | |
'apart from on special "clothes optional" days, | 0:19:23 | 0:19:26 | |
'when the visitors are given the opportunity to strip off, too.' | 0:19:26 | 0:19:30 | |
I think you'll be pleased to hear it's not a "clothing optional" day today and I'm really relieved. | 0:19:33 | 0:19:38 | |
I'm going to head inside and find out what else makes this place so unique. | 0:19:38 | 0:19:42 | |
Just taking a first glance there, you can understand what I'm going on about. | 0:19:42 | 0:19:47 | |
-Barbara, Ian, hello! Good to see you! Caught you at work. -Yep! | 0:20:00 | 0:20:04 | |
-You look fabulous. You look really healthy. -So do you. | 0:20:04 | 0:20:08 | |
The gardens look great. It's late spring. I know this is one of the hardest times of the year for you. | 0:20:08 | 0:20:13 | |
Everything's growing. And after such a long, hard, cold, miserable, wet winter, we've been very glad | 0:20:13 | 0:20:19 | |
-to see the colour come in a rush. -Everything was three of four weeks late and now it's catch-up time. | 0:20:19 | 0:20:25 | |
Early tulips have come up with mid-season tulips, blossom everywhere, all happening. | 0:20:25 | 0:20:30 | |
-How long have you had this place? -In a few weeks, it'll be 16 years. -Happy birthday. | 0:20:30 | 0:20:35 | |
-What was it like? -Completely different. There was no garden here at all. | 0:20:35 | 0:20:39 | |
This area was formal and the lawns were kept cut, but just lawn with a little bit of perennial. | 0:20:39 | 0:20:45 | |
-Was this just... -An exercise in moss. | 0:20:45 | 0:20:48 | |
Getting the heads off the daisies and dandelions and keeping the moss down. | 0:20:48 | 0:20:53 | |
What a backdrop over there. Look at that. | 0:20:53 | 0:20:55 | |
Through into the abbey. Tell me about the history of the abbey. | 0:20:55 | 0:20:58 | |
It started in the late 7th century. It began from a school | 0:20:58 | 0:21:03 | |
and a Celtic monk coming to the hill to be a hermit | 0:21:03 | 0:21:06 | |
and exchanging his knowledge for food. | 0:21:06 | 0:21:09 | |
So the school began and then that developed into a Benedictine monastery, | 0:21:09 | 0:21:13 | |
which was dissolved by Henry VIII about 1539 | 0:21:13 | 0:21:16 | |
-and then a wealthy clothier bought the site and put up that Tudor house. -It's a lovely house. | 0:21:16 | 0:21:21 | |
-So that's 1600s, as well. -1542. -Yeah, there abouts. -Wow. | 0:21:21 | 0:21:26 | |
It's absolutely fabulous, it really is. | 0:21:26 | 0:21:30 | |
-What's this? -Berberis. -I've never seen that before, but it works really well with the box. | 0:21:30 | 0:21:34 | |
-A number of people think it's a purple box. -I kind of thought that. | 0:21:34 | 0:21:38 | |
-THEY LAUGH -But I didn't say it. | 0:21:38 | 0:21:42 | |
-When you put your hands around it to weed, you know it isn't, cos it scratches you to bits. -Beautiful. | 0:21:42 | 0:21:47 | |
-How do you get those levels so perfect? -With difficulty. -Is it? | 0:21:47 | 0:21:51 | |
You need a good eye, really. Piece of string and some shears. | 0:21:51 | 0:21:54 | |
Yes, and shears. | 0:21:54 | 0:21:57 | |
I used a machine to do the tops, but the sides, I still cut with hand shears. | 0:21:57 | 0:22:01 | |
Machines have a tendency to drag it and rip it about. | 0:22:01 | 0:22:05 | |
-Gardening is hard work. Can we have a tour? -Let's go. | 0:22:05 | 0:22:08 | |
-You could say this is the best office in the world, the best place to work. -Definitely. | 0:22:08 | 0:22:13 | |
-It's a good stress buster. -Oh, yes! | 0:22:13 | 0:22:16 | |
Beautiful, aren't they? Absolutely beautiful. | 0:22:22 | 0:22:26 | |
-So full. -I like this one with the stripes on it. | 0:22:26 | 0:22:29 | |
A splash of Monet. | 0:22:29 | 0:22:32 | |
The herb garden looks fabulous, it really does. | 0:22:41 | 0:22:44 | |
And I love the deep raised beds. Obviously keeps the herbs drier, as well. | 0:22:44 | 0:22:49 | |
Absolutely. Most herbs come from the Mediterranean and they don't like getting their feet wet. | 0:22:49 | 0:22:54 | |
-And also... Walafrid Strabo was his name, wasn't it? -Yep. | 0:22:54 | 0:22:58 | |
He was a monk in the 9th century and he wrote this poem, | 0:22:58 | 0:23:01 | |
"To grow your herbs well and good, you should grow them in raised beds with oaken sides." | 0:23:01 | 0:23:06 | |
-Really? -So we have raised beds with oaken sides. | 0:23:06 | 0:23:09 | |
-The monks would be proud of the herbs here. -I think they would. | 0:23:09 | 0:23:12 | |
-What herbs are you growing here? -Things like ajuga reptans, which is the little bugle. | 0:23:12 | 0:23:17 | |
They're really good for lowering the blood pressure and stopping internal bleeding. | 0:23:17 | 0:23:22 | |
And then chives, which happen to be growing beside it. | 0:23:22 | 0:23:26 | |
Although we eat those for flavour, they're mildly antiseptic, | 0:23:26 | 0:23:29 | |
so they're quite good to help keep you healthy. | 0:23:29 | 0:23:33 | |
We've got Solomon's Seal in flower at the moment. You can make a poultice from that | 0:23:33 | 0:23:37 | |
-that's good for drawing out bruising. -Isn't it lovely? | 0:23:37 | 0:23:40 | |
-It's so tranquil. -It is. And the sound of the water. | 0:23:40 | 0:23:44 | |
The monks would've always had water nearby. | 0:23:44 | 0:23:47 | |
There's an energy in that water, as well. It keeps you going. | 0:23:47 | 0:23:51 | |
And it draws the birds, makes the atmosphere moist, it's lovely. | 0:23:51 | 0:23:55 | |
Oh, I do envy you. Where next? | 0:23:55 | 0:23:59 | |
-Shall we go down to the river garden? -OK. | 0:23:59 | 0:24:02 | |
There's still daffodils. | 0:24:13 | 0:24:16 | |
All the time we're walking along, you're both working, aren't you? | 0:24:16 | 0:24:19 | |
You're thinking, "Tomorrow, I'm going to sort you out." | 0:24:19 | 0:24:22 | |
-That's right. That's got to change, that's got to move, get down here and sort that. -Make a mental note. | 0:24:22 | 0:24:27 | |
-Were the fish ponds originally here? Did the monks have them? -They did. | 0:24:37 | 0:24:41 | |
They had three, small, medium and large, and an eel trap that ran the water back to the river. | 0:24:41 | 0:24:46 | |
-Oh, gosh! -This whole area was their supermarket. | 0:24:46 | 0:24:50 | |
They were even farming fresh-water oysters, cos we've found the shells. | 0:24:50 | 0:24:53 | |
Have you? Native oysters. So it was fish on Friday here. | 0:24:53 | 0:24:57 | |
Fish on Friday. The fish would've been lined or netted in the river, | 0:24:57 | 0:25:01 | |
thrown on here, taken up to a holding tank near the kitchen that was called the stew pond. | 0:25:01 | 0:25:06 | |
I've got to say, I love the rear elevation of the property, the house from here with that steep bank. | 0:25:06 | 0:25:12 | |
When I think how that was when we came here, it was completely overgrown. | 0:25:12 | 0:25:15 | |
I just feel that it's one of Ian's greatest achievements, | 0:25:15 | 0:25:19 | |
actually getting that planted up and so colourful at this time of year. | 0:25:19 | 0:25:23 | |
-Do you think that's one of the hardest things? -It was, cos I lost the digger a couple of times! | 0:25:23 | 0:25:29 | |
-THEY LAUGH -Isn't that lovely? | 0:25:29 | 0:25:32 | |
Absolutely beautiful. I think you've done a magnificent job, I really do. | 0:25:32 | 0:25:36 | |
-There's one more thing we've got to show you. -OK. Come on, then. | 0:25:36 | 0:25:40 | |
-Right, are we here? -This is what I wanted to show you. | 0:25:53 | 0:25:56 | |
Look at this lovely, smooth area of water. | 0:25:56 | 0:25:58 | |
There's a pool in the riverbed here. | 0:25:58 | 0:26:01 | |
-Where it changes colour? -Yes. -You can see it's a lot deeper. | 0:26:01 | 0:26:05 | |
That's right. It was known as St Aldhelm's Pool and it's been a place of baptism | 0:26:05 | 0:26:09 | |
until as recently as 1904, and the reason is that Aldhelm, | 0:26:09 | 0:26:13 | |
who was the first abbot of the Benedictine monastery, | 0:26:13 | 0:26:16 | |
used to bring himself down to this part of the river | 0:26:16 | 0:26:19 | |
-and immerse himself in the water night and day, year long. -For a wash? | 0:26:19 | 0:26:24 | |
-And, apparently... -No... | 0:26:24 | 0:26:27 | |
..according to the record, he did this to calm the rebellious nature of his body. | 0:26:27 | 0:26:33 | |
-HE LAUGHS Read into that what you will. -I think I understand. | 0:26:33 | 0:26:38 | |
-But, interestingly... -Get rid of all those naughty thoughts. -That's it. | 0:26:38 | 0:26:42 | |
-Cool yourself down. -That's it. -How wonderful! | 0:26:42 | 0:26:45 | |
It is wonderful, and I think it's wonderful that people followed suit | 0:26:45 | 0:26:50 | |
and came to immerse themselves in the water in just the same spot. | 0:26:50 | 0:26:53 | |
Thank you both so much. It's been delightful. The weather's been perfect. | 0:26:53 | 0:26:57 | |
This is just a haven for wildlife, but not only that, it's inspiration for everybody. | 0:26:57 | 0:27:02 | |
If you come here, you can take a bit home and be creative at home | 0:27:02 | 0:27:05 | |
-and hopefully follow in your footsteps. -Thank you. We'd like to think so. -Wonderful. | 0:27:05 | 0:27:09 | |
-Now for a cold bath. Come on, let's get a cup of tea. -THEY LAUGH | 0:27:09 | 0:27:14 | |
'Away from the peace and quiet of the garden, | 0:27:22 | 0:27:25 | |
'we're holding our valuation day at the Corn Hall in Cirencester. And it's a very busy day.' | 0:27:25 | 0:27:31 | |
We're prepared for almost anything. | 0:27:31 | 0:27:33 | |
Pretend you're enjoying yourself. | 0:27:33 | 0:27:36 | |
-Thank you very much. -That's OK. -You've made my day. -Oh! Thanks for coming in. | 0:27:36 | 0:27:40 | |
-We wouldn't have a show without all these people. -Thank you. | 0:27:40 | 0:27:43 | |
Three, two, one. | 0:27:43 | 0:27:45 | |
'Toy expert Thomas is thrilled to have come across a rare doll, brought in by Susan.' | 0:27:49 | 0:27:55 | |
Mattel. What a toy name to conjure with. | 0:27:55 | 0:27:58 | |
And Barbie. The most iconic doll of the post-war era, isn't it? | 0:27:58 | 0:28:06 | |
Fascinating. Tell me, how did you come by this almost mint Barbie? | 0:28:06 | 0:28:11 | |
It was a present to me in 1963 from my auntie | 0:28:11 | 0:28:15 | |
and her next-door neighbour brought it back from Canada. | 0:28:15 | 0:28:20 | |
They weren't in this country much, I don't think, then. | 0:28:21 | 0:28:25 | |
-No. -Nobody else had one that I know of, | 0:28:25 | 0:28:28 | |
so that's why it's still in the box. | 0:28:28 | 0:28:31 | |
-Were you a dolly person? -Yes, but the original baby dolls. | 0:28:31 | 0:28:35 | |
-Yeah? -You know, like, the bigger dolls. | 0:28:35 | 0:28:39 | |
-Oh, really? You liked the larger dolls, which looked like babies with round faces? -Yes. | 0:28:39 | 0:28:44 | |
-With porcelain or celluloid heads by Pedigree? -Yes. -British dolls by Pedigree. -Yes. -Absolutely. | 0:28:44 | 0:28:49 | |
-And this turned up and it was slightly alien to you, was it? -Yes. | 0:28:49 | 0:28:53 | |
-Especially with the wigs. -You didn't like that? -No, not really. | 0:28:53 | 0:28:58 | |
I suppose, if they weren't in the country | 0:28:58 | 0:29:00 | |
-and none of your friends had them, you couldn't have a Barbie tea party. -No. | 0:29:00 | 0:29:05 | |
-Nobody really knew what you were talking about. -No. -No. | 0:29:05 | 0:29:09 | |
-It would've had a cellophane cover to it. -Yes. -Which has gone, unfortunately. | 0:29:09 | 0:29:14 | |
But for the... How can you put it nicely? ..anoraks | 0:29:14 | 0:29:19 | |
who collect Barbies, they'd like it all mint. | 0:29:19 | 0:29:22 | |
But, as it is, you've got Barbie here | 0:29:22 | 0:29:25 | |
within some sort of very risque swimming suit, really. | 0:29:25 | 0:29:29 | |
I don't think you could go on the beach like that in the early 1960s. | 0:29:29 | 0:29:33 | |
Early 60s, 1962 this was made, '63 you were given it, | 0:29:33 | 0:29:38 | |
you wouldn't be seen dead... It was for film stars to wear that kind of costume. | 0:29:38 | 0:29:42 | |
So what you've got here is a very risque and sexy Barbie | 0:29:42 | 0:29:46 | |
with the wigs, which I've never seen before. | 0:29:46 | 0:29:49 | |
-Oh. -I think it's quite impressive. | 0:29:49 | 0:29:52 | |
Have you any thoughts or ideas of value? | 0:29:52 | 0:29:56 | |
Not really. I know she must have some worth, | 0:29:56 | 0:29:59 | |
but I wouldn't know what worth, really. | 0:29:59 | 0:30:02 | |
I wouldn't be surprised if it made £150. | 0:30:02 | 0:30:06 | |
-I really wouldn't. -Really? -Honestly. | 0:30:06 | 0:30:09 | |
-However, in a general sale, I would suggest we put it in at £80 to £120. -Yes. | 0:30:09 | 0:30:14 | |
-We fix the reserve at £80. -Mm-hm. | 0:30:14 | 0:30:17 | |
-Cos I believe it's worth it. -Yep. | 0:30:17 | 0:30:19 | |
And I would imagine that the phone lines will be red hot for the auction house | 0:30:19 | 0:30:25 | |
wanting to know all about this. I think you've got a very rare, early Barbie here. | 0:30:25 | 0:30:29 | |
-Thank you for coming. -Thank you very much. | 0:30:29 | 0:30:31 | |
'That Barbie might well evoke the glamour of a film star, | 0:30:31 | 0:30:34 | |
'but Michael has spotted Bob with something any A-lister would be proud to sport.' | 0:30:34 | 0:30:39 | |
Bob, I think you've made my day today by bringing in this absolutely fantastic piece of jewellery. | 0:30:39 | 0:30:45 | |
But before I tell you anything about it, can you tell me, where does it come from? | 0:30:45 | 0:30:50 | |
Well, it belonged to my mother-in-law, | 0:30:50 | 0:30:53 | |
and she was widowed quite early and she travelled a lot | 0:30:53 | 0:30:57 | |
and she liked to wear nice jewellery. | 0:30:57 | 0:31:01 | |
So would this be something that she would probably wear on quite a regular basis? | 0:31:01 | 0:31:06 | |
-Oh, yes, she would. -Wonderful. Something like this was designed to be worn. | 0:31:06 | 0:31:11 | |
If we look at it closely, we've got this fantastic brooch, | 0:31:11 | 0:31:15 | |
made in about 1895, 1900, | 0:31:15 | 0:31:19 | |
turn of the last century. | 0:31:19 | 0:31:21 | |
What we call fin de siecle jewellery. | 0:31:21 | 0:31:24 | |
It's very fine, it's very light. | 0:31:24 | 0:31:27 | |
It's diamond-set. There's an elegance about it. | 0:31:27 | 0:31:31 | |
The fantastic thing about so much of this jewellery | 0:31:31 | 0:31:34 | |
is that it's affordable, because it's small stones, it's enamel work. | 0:31:34 | 0:31:40 | |
When you move up a level, as you do with your brooch, | 0:31:40 | 0:31:43 | |
-you start to get larger diamonds being used. -I see. | 0:31:43 | 0:31:47 | |
And that's really where the value lies today, in that and its wearability. | 0:31:47 | 0:31:51 | |
We've got a lovely white-gold setting | 0:31:51 | 0:31:55 | |
and we've got a central brilliant-cut drop | 0:31:55 | 0:31:59 | |
that probably weighs just over a carat. | 0:31:59 | 0:32:02 | |
-Really? -And we've got four similarly sized stones here | 0:32:02 | 0:32:08 | |
that between them are maybe 2, 2.5 carats. | 0:32:08 | 0:32:12 | |
So you've got a lot of carat weight in this. | 0:32:12 | 0:32:14 | |
It's a stunning thing. Why now have you decided to part with it? | 0:32:14 | 0:32:19 | |
Well, my wife did used to wear it and she inherited it from her mum. | 0:32:19 | 0:32:24 | |
Unfortunately, my wife is now in a nursing home. | 0:32:24 | 0:32:27 | |
-Oh, dear. -And, erm, I know that a few years ago, when we discussed the jewellery that she inherited, | 0:32:27 | 0:32:35 | |
that she felt that it probably wouldn't be worn | 0:32:35 | 0:32:40 | |
and, at some point, she would like to sell it on. | 0:32:40 | 0:32:43 | |
I mean, this is a valuable brooch. | 0:32:43 | 0:32:45 | |
I think we should put it into auction with an estimate of £2,000 to £2,500. | 0:32:45 | 0:32:52 | |
-Oh, really? That's quite good. -And we must protect it with a fixed reserve of £2,000. | 0:32:52 | 0:32:58 | |
-OK. -And we'll instruct the auctioneer on those lines. | 0:32:58 | 0:33:01 | |
And I think, on the day, because a piece of jewellery isn't just worth the intrinsic parts of it, | 0:33:01 | 0:33:07 | |
but how wearable and attractive it is, | 0:33:07 | 0:33:10 | |
I could see two Cirencester ladies | 0:33:10 | 0:33:13 | |
becoming quite embattled about buying that brooch. | 0:33:13 | 0:33:16 | |
So let's put it into the auction and I think it could have a sparkling result for us at the end of the day. | 0:33:16 | 0:33:22 | |
-Excellent. -Thank you so much for bringing this in, Bob. -Not at all. | 0:33:22 | 0:33:26 | |
'What a stylish brooch! Now Thomas is rounding off his day | 0:33:26 | 0:33:29 | |
'with a beautiful but simple chalice belonging to Linda.' | 0:33:29 | 0:33:34 | |
Linda, thanks for coming. Tell me about your cup. | 0:33:34 | 0:33:37 | |
-Well, it's a silver cup. I believe it's quite old. -Mm-hm. | 0:33:37 | 0:33:42 | |
It was given to me as a gift from somebody who knows that I like small silver. | 0:33:42 | 0:33:48 | |
-But, for me, it's a bit too big. -It's not really a piece of small silver, is it? | 0:33:48 | 0:33:52 | |
-No, not as small as I usually collect. -What do you collect? | 0:33:52 | 0:33:55 | |
I like spoons, all sorts of different spoons. | 0:33:55 | 0:33:59 | |
And I like little salt and little mustard pots. | 0:33:59 | 0:34:03 | |
What's your earliest piece of silver? | 0:34:03 | 0:34:06 | |
I think I've got a spoon and it's about 1715. | 0:34:06 | 0:34:11 | |
That's not bad, is it? Quite interesting. | 0:34:11 | 0:34:13 | |
-This is 18th century. -Yes. | 0:34:13 | 0:34:16 | |
It is 1771. | 0:34:16 | 0:34:18 | |
-Oh, right. -And it's by a man called Emik Romer. | 0:34:18 | 0:34:22 | |
-Emik Romer. -Is he British? -Oh, yeah, British. | 0:34:22 | 0:34:26 | |
He's quite a prolific maker of good-quality items. | 0:34:26 | 0:34:29 | |
Normally, it's candlesticks and epergnes, | 0:34:29 | 0:34:32 | |
but this is a sort of chalice or a footed cup. | 0:34:32 | 0:34:36 | |
And it's very, very plain, which is actually so appealing. | 0:34:36 | 0:34:40 | |
-Yes, I like plain things. -It hasn't been got at. -No. | 0:34:40 | 0:34:44 | |
Of course, what was the risk of happening with this type of silver within the 19th century, | 0:34:44 | 0:34:49 | |
this then would've been all decorated and repoussed with floral design. | 0:34:49 | 0:34:54 | |
Somebody's restrained themselves. | 0:34:54 | 0:34:57 | |
When Emik Romer was making it, | 0:34:57 | 0:34:59 | |
this sort of slight gadrooning around here | 0:34:59 | 0:35:03 | |
-was the only style of decoration to this. -Right. | 0:35:03 | 0:35:06 | |
So it's rather fun. And you've got these quite good marks on the base here. | 0:35:06 | 0:35:10 | |
-Yes, they're quite big. -They're quite big and quite fine and as you know from collecting silver, | 0:35:10 | 0:35:15 | |
they look quite fresh, so that's brilliant. | 0:35:15 | 0:35:18 | |
Because it's by Emik Romer and it's 1771, | 0:35:18 | 0:35:21 | |
-you've got to think that the value is going to be higher than a usual chalice from this date. -Right. | 0:35:21 | 0:35:27 | |
So I would put this in at auction between £300 and £500. | 0:35:27 | 0:35:31 | |
-Oh, right. -I'd fix the reserve at £300. | 0:35:31 | 0:35:34 | |
How does that grab you? | 0:35:34 | 0:35:36 | |
-That was a nice friend, wasn't it? -It was a nice friend, wasn't it! A very nice friend! | 0:35:36 | 0:35:41 | |
'So that completes our selection of antiques to take off to the auction room. | 0:35:43 | 0:35:47 | |
'And we're spanning the ages. There's that 20th century icon, Barbie. | 0:35:47 | 0:35:52 | |
'The Belle Epoque brooch. | 0:35:52 | 0:35:55 | |
'And the 18th century silver cup. | 0:35:55 | 0:35:58 | |
'As with all auctions, there's a buyer's and seller's commission, | 0:36:01 | 0:36:05 | |
'and here it's 15 percent of the sale price, plus VAT. | 0:36:05 | 0:36:09 | |
'Things are hotting up in the saleroom. In a quieter moment, | 0:36:09 | 0:36:12 | |
'I had a chat with auctioneer Philip Allwood about Bob's brooch.' | 0:36:12 | 0:36:16 | |
This could be the jewel in Flog It's crown. It's absolutely stunning, isn't it? | 0:36:19 | 0:36:24 | |
-Smart thing. -Yeah, lovely brooch. Belongs to Robert. | 0:36:24 | 0:36:28 | |
We've got £2,000 to £2,500, possibly could get £3,000, could it? | 0:36:28 | 0:36:33 | |
It's a very nice looking piece. It's very good quality. | 0:36:33 | 0:36:39 | |
The setting's nice. It's very typically that Belle Epoque style of the 1900, 1920s period. | 0:36:39 | 0:36:47 | |
-It's got lots and lots of things going for it. -I know what you're going to say. | 0:36:47 | 0:36:53 | |
-Brooches aren't fashionable. -They're just not fashionable. You can't get away from it. | 0:36:53 | 0:36:57 | |
-Maybe that's because not many people have a brooch like this. -True. | 0:36:57 | 0:37:01 | |
More fashionable would be | 0:37:01 | 0:37:04 | |
a pair of ear studs, a solitaire ring, | 0:37:04 | 0:37:07 | |
another pair of ear studs for everyday use | 0:37:07 | 0:37:09 | |
and it would destroy the thing, of course. | 0:37:09 | 0:37:13 | |
-It would be a dreadful shame, it was made to look like this for a reason. -It's got integrity. | 0:37:13 | 0:37:18 | |
It's very organic looking. But I guess, to maximise the value, that's what the trade would do. | 0:37:18 | 0:37:24 | |
-And they'd turn it into something that would be used. -Saleable. -Yeah. | 0:37:24 | 0:37:28 | |
That's the shame of it. As to the value, | 0:37:28 | 0:37:31 | |
I think £2,000 to £3,000 is enough for it in today's market. | 0:37:31 | 0:37:35 | |
I hope it'll get there. We'll do our very best with it | 0:37:35 | 0:37:39 | |
and if any brooch should make that, this should. | 0:37:39 | 0:37:42 | |
But...you're selling something people don't want to buy. | 0:37:42 | 0:37:46 | |
Yeah. I can see you're not sure about this one. | 0:37:46 | 0:37:48 | |
So there's no telephone bids at the moment, as we speak? | 0:37:48 | 0:37:53 | |
-That would be telling, wouldn't it? -OK. You've got to watch to find out. | 0:37:53 | 0:37:58 | |
'First, Susan is going to find out whether she'll have to say goodbye to her childhood gift.' | 0:38:01 | 0:38:06 | |
Now, will there be tears from Susan? We're just about to find out. | 0:38:06 | 0:38:11 | |
We're talking about that wonderful Barbie doll from Canada, which was quite rare at the time. | 0:38:11 | 0:38:15 | |
-You've had this ever since you were... How old? -I was nine. -Nine. | 0:38:15 | 0:38:21 | |
-And it's still boxed! -Yes. -And the wigs are wonderful! I've never seen these wigs before. | 0:38:21 | 0:38:26 | |
Thomas is a Barbie doll specialist. You are, though, let's face it! | 0:38:26 | 0:38:30 | |
You specialise in lots of things like this. Collector's things. | 0:38:30 | 0:38:34 | |
We have a saleroom which sells toys, so I see lots of things coming up in the Barbie doll world. | 0:38:34 | 0:38:40 | |
But I must admit, I'm like Paul, I've never seen the three wigs in there, in the set and boxed, | 0:38:40 | 0:38:45 | |
so I'm a little bit excited. | 0:38:45 | 0:38:48 | |
But I don't want to come over like I'm excited about selling dolls. | 0:38:48 | 0:38:52 | |
THEY LAUGH | 0:38:52 | 0:38:54 | |
Lot number 145 | 0:38:56 | 0:38:58 | |
is the new fashion queen Barbie. 50 to get on. | 0:38:58 | 0:39:03 | |
£50. At £30 a bid only. At £30. | 0:39:03 | 0:39:07 | |
At 5. 40. 5. 50. 5. | 0:39:07 | 0:39:11 | |
60. 5. 70. 5. | 0:39:11 | 0:39:14 | |
80. 5 if you like. At 80 here. At £80. | 0:39:14 | 0:39:17 | |
Are you all sure now, then? Lady's bid at £80. | 0:39:17 | 0:39:21 | |
Are you all done? | 0:39:21 | 0:39:23 | |
-On estimate. Well done. -Good. | 0:39:23 | 0:39:25 | |
-At least someone will appreciate it. -Oh, yeah. | 0:39:25 | 0:39:29 | |
-I'm pleased. -It's been a long time. -Yeah. | 0:39:29 | 0:39:34 | |
'Thomas got the valuation spot on. | 0:39:34 | 0:39:36 | |
'But will he do just as well for Linda?' | 0:39:36 | 0:39:39 | |
-Why are you selling this? -Well, I collect small Georgian silver, | 0:39:41 | 0:39:45 | |
-but this is a bit large for my collection. -Yeah. | 0:39:45 | 0:39:48 | |
-Hey, silver's selling well today. -Oh, yes. -The trade are here. And, as you know, silver prices are up | 0:39:48 | 0:39:54 | |
-so it's a good time to sell. -Absolutely, great time to sell. | 0:39:54 | 0:39:57 | |
Lot number 28 we're onto now, which is the George III silver goblet | 0:39:58 | 0:40:03 | |
by Emik Romer. 2 get on. Must be 200. | 0:40:03 | 0:40:06 | |
At 200. Thank you. At 200. | 0:40:06 | 0:40:09 | |
I'll take 210 if you like now. 210. 220. | 0:40:09 | 0:40:11 | |
230. 240. 250. | 0:40:11 | 0:40:15 | |
At 250. 260 now. At 250. | 0:40:15 | 0:40:18 | |
260. 270. | 0:40:18 | 0:40:20 | |
-280. 290. -Oh, that's better. -300. | 0:40:20 | 0:40:23 | |
At 300 here. And 20 if you like now. | 0:40:23 | 0:40:25 | |
At 300. On my right at £300. 320. | 0:40:25 | 0:40:28 | |
-340. 360. -Good! -380. | 0:40:28 | 0:40:32 | |
At 380. In front of me at 380. 400 now. 400. | 0:40:32 | 0:40:36 | |
-Fantastic. -Oh, excellent. -420. | 0:40:36 | 0:40:39 | |
440 anywhere? | 0:40:39 | 0:40:41 | |
At 420. | 0:40:41 | 0:40:44 | |
-Yes! -Brilliant! -Good man, Philip! | 0:40:44 | 0:40:47 | |
He worked that really well, the auctioneer. £420. | 0:40:47 | 0:40:50 | |
Ebbed and flowed, ebbed and flowed, sticking in places. | 0:40:50 | 0:40:53 | |
-I was worried it wasn't going to sell. -So was I. It was bobbling around there, wasn't it? Wow! | 0:40:53 | 0:40:58 | |
-That's very good. -That'll get you a good spoon. -Yes. | 0:40:58 | 0:41:02 | |
'I hope she manages to find that spoon, | 0:41:03 | 0:41:06 | |
'and I'm also hoping there's someone in there right now | 0:41:06 | 0:41:09 | |
'who's just as keen to get their hands on a wonderful diamond brooch.' | 0:41:09 | 0:41:13 | |
It sparkled at the valuation day. What will happen in the auction? We're just about to find out. | 0:41:14 | 0:41:19 | |
I've been joined by Bob. The brooch is going under the hammer. | 0:41:19 | 0:41:22 | |
£2,500 at the top end of the estimate is what we would love to get, | 0:41:22 | 0:41:27 | |
but it's got to get over £2,000 to sell. | 0:41:27 | 0:41:29 | |
I think it's the biggest diamond-set piece we've had on Flog It | 0:41:29 | 0:41:34 | |
and it actually breaks up, not that anyone would break it up, | 0:41:34 | 0:41:37 | |
at £2,000 for the constituent parts of it, if you just took the stones out. | 0:41:37 | 0:41:41 | |
We talked about that just before the sale with the auctioneer. | 0:41:41 | 0:41:44 | |
If the trade are really serious about this, they will break it up. | 0:41:44 | 0:41:47 | |
But then I said to Philip, nobody will ever have a brooch like this again. | 0:41:47 | 0:41:51 | |
Maybe this will be the new trend-setter. Maybe it should be kept intact. | 0:41:51 | 0:41:55 | |
I hope so, because people appreciate antique jewellery now | 0:41:55 | 0:41:58 | |
and it's still eminently wearable, even if you wanted to turn it into a pendant. | 0:41:58 | 0:42:03 | |
-That would look nice. -Absolutely. -Let's find out what the bidders think. Here we go. | 0:42:03 | 0:42:08 | |
The diamond brooch in the Belle Epoque taste. | 0:42:09 | 0:42:13 | |
Super quality brooch there. Where for that? 1,000 to get on. | 0:42:13 | 0:42:17 | |
1,000 bid. At 1,000. | 0:42:17 | 0:42:20 | |
And 50 if you like. And 50. 1,100. And 50. | 0:42:20 | 0:42:24 | |
1,200. And 50. 1,300. And 50. | 0:42:24 | 0:42:28 | |
1,400. And 50. | 0:42:28 | 0:42:30 | |
1,500. And 50. | 0:42:30 | 0:42:32 | |
1,600. And 50. | 0:42:32 | 0:42:35 | |
1,700. And 50. | 0:42:35 | 0:42:37 | |
1,800. And 50. | 0:42:37 | 0:42:40 | |
1,900. And 50. | 0:42:40 | 0:42:44 | |
2,000. | 0:42:44 | 0:42:46 | |
2,100. 2,200. | 0:42:46 | 0:42:49 | |
At 2,200 on my left now. 2,200. 2,300 now. | 0:42:49 | 0:42:53 | |
It's on my left. 2,300. | 0:42:53 | 0:42:55 | |
2,400 if you like, sir. | 0:42:55 | 0:42:57 | |
At 2,300. The lady's bid at 2,300. | 0:42:57 | 0:42:59 | |
2,400 now. At £2,300. You sure now at 2,300? | 0:42:59 | 0:43:04 | |
Yes! Well, Bob, £2,300! | 0:43:06 | 0:43:11 | |
-Ooh! -A lady bidding. Maybe she will keep it intact as a brooch. | 0:43:11 | 0:43:15 | |
-Brilliant. That's good. I'm really pleased about that. -It deserved to make every penny. | 0:43:15 | 0:43:20 | |
-Well done. Thank you so much for bringing such a wonderful item in. -Well done. -Thank you very much. | 0:43:20 | 0:43:25 | |
'If you think you've got something special hiding away at home like that, | 0:43:25 | 0:43:30 | |
'bring it along to one of our valuation days. | 0:43:30 | 0:43:33 | |
'You can find our more at bbc.co.uk/flogit | 0:43:33 | 0:43:38 | |
'We look forward to seeing you.' | 0:43:38 | 0:43:41 | |
I hope you've enjoyed the show. So, until the next time, from Cirencester, it's cheerio. | 0:43:41 | 0:43:46 | |
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