0:00:06 > 0:00:11Today, Flog It! is in Warminster, in my home county, beautiful, rural Wiltshire.
0:00:11 > 0:00:15There are enigmatic, mystical sites peppered all over the landscape here,
0:00:15 > 0:00:19from Silbury Hill to Stonehenge and Avebury.
0:00:19 > 0:00:20And ever since the '60s,
0:00:20 > 0:00:25people from all over the world have gravitated to this county to gaze up at the skies.
0:00:25 > 0:00:31And that's thanks to the mysterious phenomenon known as the Warminster Thing.
0:00:59 > 0:01:03Back in the mid-'60s, Warminster was thrust into the media spotlight
0:01:03 > 0:01:06when many people came forward claiming to have witnessed
0:01:06 > 0:01:08some rather strange events
0:01:08 > 0:01:10of extra-terrestrial nature.
0:01:10 > 0:01:16It started up over ahead there, and I stood and watched it right out of sight.
0:01:16 > 0:01:17It seemed to be hovering.
0:01:17 > 0:01:22And they went in that direction, and I don't know where it went to.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26For the next 20 years or so, it became a Mecca for UFO obsessives,
0:01:26 > 0:01:32who flocked here from all over the world to see if they could spot a flying saucer of their own.
0:01:38 > 0:01:43But right now the crowds have flocked here to the Assembly Hall in Warminster
0:01:43 > 0:01:46to get objects of a more Earthly nature identified.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48And the mystery they need solving is...
0:01:48 > 0:01:50ALL: What's it worth?
0:01:50 > 0:01:52You're going to find out.
0:01:52 > 0:01:57Heading up our investigation team are experts Kate Bliss and David Fletcher.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00Kate caught the antiques bug at an early age.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02In fact, you could say it was in her blood.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06Her father was an auctioneer and she was selling from the rostrum in her teens.
0:02:06 > 0:02:12- So she has years of experience, and knows what sells and what doesn't. - Oh, yes. Look at that.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15That's great. We'll have a closer look inside.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18David is an experienced auctioneer and valuer.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21He started his professional career in Hertfordshire,
0:02:21 > 0:02:25and now works as a consultant to some of the leading international auction houses.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28He's hoping to find something world-class on today's show.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30It is quite interesting to talk about,
0:02:30 > 0:02:34because Suzie Keeper is important, and the Art Deco style is interesting.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37The beauty of Flog It! and what excites me,
0:02:37 > 0:02:41is that you never know what's going to come through the door.
0:02:41 > 0:02:46The experts and I can't wait to see what's in all those bags and boxes.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49Coming up on the programme, we meet Jeanette, who doesn't seem
0:02:49 > 0:02:53too sure about the designs on these children's beakers.
0:02:53 > 0:02:58- That one's a bit gruesome, I think. - Well it looks a bit violent for a child.- For a child, yes.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02And Lindsey, who loves this still life, but also has a real passion for railway paintings.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04So, something's got to give.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06I shall be loathe to part with it.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08- You'll miss this?- I'll miss it, yes,
0:03:08 > 0:03:11walking out the bedroom - it faces me straight in the morning.
0:03:11 > 0:03:16Also Audrey, who's been keeping this collection of nearly 300 postcards under wraps for years.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20Let's hope it contains some treasures.
0:03:20 > 0:03:25Well, let's get started and find out what Kate can tell us about Jeanette's beakers.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28You've brought something that's unusual. Did you know that?
0:03:28 > 0:03:32- No, I didn't.- Well, what do you know about these two little beakers?
0:03:32 > 0:03:35They were given to us 14 years ago,
0:03:35 > 0:03:39on the death of my husband's grandfather, for my children.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43One's left home, one's thinking of leaving home. They don't want to split them.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46- And they've decided to keep them as a pair, and sell them.- OK.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49Do you know what factory they are?
0:03:49 > 0:03:52No, I don't. That's why I'm here for you.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55Well, this is the really interesting thing about them.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57Because they are a pair
0:03:57 > 0:03:59of children's-ware beakers,
0:03:59 > 0:04:01if you like, or nursery items,
0:04:01 > 0:04:05in fine bone china, or porcelain,
0:04:05 > 0:04:08- and they were made for the children's market.- Right.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10But the factory that made them
0:04:10 > 0:04:11isn't known for producing
0:04:11 > 0:04:12this sort of ware.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14If we look on the bottom,
0:04:14 > 0:04:20both of them are marked with the printed mark for WH Goss.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23- Yes.- This is a factory started by a chap called William Henry Goss.
0:04:23 > 0:04:28And he's best-known for producing badged and crested ware.
0:04:28 > 0:04:33- Right.- That's what we associate the name Goss china with.
0:04:33 > 0:04:34And it really
0:04:34 > 0:04:36developed with the growth
0:04:36 > 0:04:38of the tourist industry,
0:04:38 > 0:04:40because what he produced were
0:04:40 > 0:04:42little replicas, in miniature,
0:04:42 > 0:04:44of historical artefacts,
0:04:44 > 0:04:46to be sold as little souvenir items.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49What we've got here is something completely different.
0:04:49 > 0:04:58If we look at the beakers, they're printed with these charming little children's nursery scenes.
0:04:58 > 0:05:02This one entitled Sweet Oranges, with the two pigs.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05And the second one entitled The Naughty Bear.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09And there he is, getting a real telling off.
0:05:09 > 0:05:14- That one's a bit gruesome, I think. - It looks a little but violent, doesn't it?- For a child, yes.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18But if we look really closely, there's a little mark here, which is a monogram.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21And the monogram is for the initials MG.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23It's for a lady called Margaret Goss.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26- Oh, right.- Who was William Henry Goss's granddaughter.
0:05:26 > 0:05:32And in the 1920s, it was Margaret who introduced these designs for children's-ware.
0:05:32 > 0:05:37And these pieces are even dated as well, underneath the monogram, 1922.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40So it's something completely different for the Goss factory
0:05:40 > 0:05:44in terms of production, and something actually very rare.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47- Particularly as you've got a pair. - OK.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50And particularly as they are in perfect condition.
0:05:50 > 0:05:55- So I tick the boxes?- You do. And I think they're absolutely charming.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59- And I'm going to value them conservatively at £100 - £150.- Wow!
0:05:59 > 0:06:01- Lovely.- And I wouldn't be surprised if they made a little bit more.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04There are collectors out there for Goss?
0:06:04 > 0:06:08Absolutely. But particularly rare pieces like children's-ware.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11- Wonderful.- You just don't see them very often at all.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13Lovely. Thank you very much.
0:06:17 > 0:06:18It's good to find such rare pieces.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22Let's hope the collectors are out in force when we get to the auction room.
0:06:26 > 0:06:27Lindsey, why are you selling this?
0:06:27 > 0:06:29Because you've just taken it off the wall?
0:06:29 > 0:06:33That's very true. Basically, it's pushed for space, and I like collecting my railway paintings.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35- Do you?- Basically, yes.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37How did you come by it?
0:06:37 > 0:06:40As far as I know, it was a wedding present that's been passed down from
0:06:40 > 0:06:43my step-dad to my mum, and down to me eventually.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45And what do you know about it?
0:06:45 > 0:06:48Have you done any research on it? It's not signed, is it?
0:06:48 > 0:06:53No. But I have got this letter from the artist himself,
0:06:53 > 0:06:54which did come with the painting, that's been handed down.
0:06:54 > 0:06:58It's a letter from Gloucester Road in South Kensington, so the artist lived in London.
0:06:58 > 0:07:02It's dated 11/9/1931, which is so typical.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06This is 20th century British school.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08And it's been inspired by the Bloomsbury School, obviously.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10Duncan Grant, people like that.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12But also, I think, by the Scottish colourists.
0:07:12 > 0:07:17- OK.- It says here, "Dear Monica, I just want to write to you and congratulate you,
0:07:17 > 0:07:20and wish you all the happiness and prosperity in your new home.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24I shall be sending you the painting I had at the Royal Academy this year.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27But at the moment it's in another exhibition in Brighton.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29But you shall have it as soon as possible." That's so sweet.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32And I like the way the artist has sort of decorated the borders of the letter.
0:07:32 > 0:07:37And it is signed, "Yours sincerely, Trevor S Gould."
0:07:37 > 0:07:40Now, without this piece of paper, we wouldn't know where to start.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44- Yeah.- I've looked on the internet, we've searched worldwide
0:07:44 > 0:07:48for Trevor S Gould, and he doesn't really exist in the art world.
0:07:48 > 0:07:54I can't give you a price comparal, because his work hasn't come on the market before, as far as I know.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58- Hopefully I'm wrong.- Yes! It's just a shame it's not signed.
0:07:58 > 0:08:04Exactly. Or dated. The foreground image, it's bruised, it's muddy, and it's very impressionistic.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06It's done with a broad brush stroke, very confident.
0:08:06 > 0:08:07But if you stand back there, it comes alive, doesn't it?
0:08:07 > 0:08:13Yeah. I find it an attractive painting myself, especially within that frame as well.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15As I say, the frame has never been touched, as far as I know.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17No, it's in its contemporary frame.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20- Yes.- And if you look at the nails, there's no extra nail holes, where
0:08:20 > 0:08:23someone's taken the canvas out, and put it back.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26If you hold the letter, I'll point that out to you.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28This is something very important to look for.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30You can see these rusty old nails.
0:08:30 > 0:08:34- Yes.- They've never been taken out, OK? And that's quite nice.
0:08:34 > 0:08:39It's also got its stamp, where the frame-maker was working at the time.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41So the whole thing correlates, it ties in.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44Have you any idea what you might think it's worth?
0:08:44 > 0:08:47Personally, I thought it was between £20 - £25.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49OK, if I said to you, I think we should put this into auction with
0:08:49 > 0:08:54- a valuation of £400 - £600, would you be quite excited?- Good grief!
0:08:54 > 0:08:57That really has shook me, that's shook me rigid. As I say, I.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00it's. well, speechless!
0:09:00 > 0:09:02If somebody knows a lot more than I do about art, and
0:09:02 > 0:09:07- millions of people do, and they fall in love with this, well, the price will go up and up and up.- Yeah.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11- So, I think for an auction price guide, £400 - £600.- That's fine.
0:09:11 > 0:09:12I shall be loath to part with it, because it is a very nice painting.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14- A very nice painting. - You'll miss this?
0:09:14 > 0:09:19I'll miss it, yes. Especially walking out the bedroom, because it faces me straight in the morning.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22- Well I love it. I'll see you at the auction room.- Thank you very much.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25Thank you, because I'm so excited about that. I really am.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27I can't wait to see how that does at auction, and
0:09:27 > 0:09:30it would be great to track down more information on the artist.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33So I'll ask the auction house to do a bit more research.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35Now, David's found a large collection of postcards,
0:09:35 > 0:09:38and he thinks some of them might be pretty special.
0:09:41 > 0:09:42- Hello, Audrey.- Hello.
0:09:42 > 0:09:48Now, someone in your family knew some friends who travelled the world a bit, I can see from this.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51Yes, I think they all sent her cards, from all over the world, as you say.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53To my husband's aunt.
0:09:53 > 0:09:59To your husband's aunt. OK, right. So they were collected, really, over a long period of time, just looking
0:09:59 > 0:10:02at them, and it would seem that she didn't throw any of them away?
0:10:02 > 0:10:05- I don't think so.- I wonder how many families can say that.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08That they've kept all their correspondence.
0:10:08 > 0:10:13I've singled out a group here, which I think are among the more interesting.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16- But you've got nearly 300? - Yes, I think there are.
0:10:16 > 0:10:21And some of them are humorous, some of them are of cricket and football teams.
0:10:21 > 0:10:27- I'll just briefly, if I may, discuss the four or five we've got here. These are particularly saleable.- Yes.
0:10:27 > 0:10:33Anything that relates to transport, especially ocean-going liners, is collectable.
0:10:33 > 0:10:40- Yes.- This is the twin screw Steamship Letitia, of the Anchor-Donaldson line.
0:10:40 > 0:10:47In black and white we have the RMS Loch Ness, from the Glasgow and Highland Royal Mail Steamers.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50- Is that older than that one? - I don't know, to be honest with you.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54- They appear to be from the same sort of period.- Yes.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58And I'm sure the auctioneers will check dates on these, to give you
0:10:58 > 0:11:00a range of dates when they come to catalogue them.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02The Handley Page one I think is particularly interesting, too.
0:11:02 > 0:11:07This wonderful biplane here, twin prop biplane.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10- Lovely, sunny day. Typical British sky.- Oh yes.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13It's a most evocative subject.
0:11:13 > 0:11:18An example of one of the humorous cards in the selection, "Having a howling time."
0:11:18 > 0:11:23Now, if I push about there, it should make a howling noise.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25And I'm sure, once, it did.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27But it doesn't now.
0:11:27 > 0:11:31So that's an example of some of the more commercial ones, some of the more saleable ones.
0:11:31 > 0:11:36I must say, postcards like this tend to be less sought-after, really.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38"The best of all birthday wishes,"
0:11:38 > 0:11:41and it's a parkland scene, with a pair of figures.
0:11:41 > 0:11:47So a wide cross-section, really, from very desirable postcards, which are worth a few pounds each,
0:11:47 > 0:11:51to others which are going to be worth a penny or two, really. Right.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53And you're clearing your desk drawers out, are you, by the looks of it?
0:11:53 > 0:11:59Well, they've been in the drawer for about 30 years, since she died in the 70s.
0:11:59 > 0:12:03- Well, I think that we have, given that there are 300, the best part of £100 worth here.- Oh good.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06On an average of 30p a time.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10I always tend to err a bit on the cautious side,
0:12:10 > 0:12:15- and I would be thinking in terms of an estimate of say £60 - £100.- Right.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17And a reserve of £50. How does
0:12:17 > 0:12:23- that sound?- Yes, that sounds fine. - Jolly good, and I'll see you at the sale.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27- You will. - Well that completes our first group of lots to go off to auction.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34And this is where David and Kate's valuations are going to be put to the test.
0:12:34 > 0:12:38Henry Aldridge and Son Auctioneers, in the heart of Devizes.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41And here's a quick recap of what's going under the hammer.
0:12:41 > 0:12:45Jeanette's unusual Goss beakers, with nursery rhyme scenes.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49The 1930s painting, which I think is a real cracker.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53And David's erred on the cautious side with his estimate on Audrey's postcards.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56Will it pay off?
0:12:57 > 0:12:59Before the sale gets under way though, I just want to
0:12:59 > 0:13:06see if auctioneer Alan Aldridge has managed to find out any more about the mysterious artist Trevor Gould.
0:13:06 > 0:13:10This belongs to Lindsey. I got really excited when
0:13:10 > 0:13:14I saw this, because t reminds me of the Scottish colourists, it's sort of good, muted brush strokes.
0:13:14 > 0:13:18And quite confidently put on. I don't know a lot about the artist, apart from the accompanying letter.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22And I like this so much, I would be prepared to pay £400 - £600.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24And, as someone that's been in the business a long time,
0:13:24 > 0:13:28I know if you could buy it for that, there's still a profit to make, if you could put it into a gallery.
0:13:28 > 0:13:33Trevor Gould is an unknown artist, but he's been at the Royal Academy, so he's got some kind of credit.
0:13:33 > 0:13:37Well I have to say, Paul, I did what you asked me. We did try to research.
0:13:37 > 0:13:44The problem with the Royal Academy is, if somebody shows at the Royal Academy, it doesn't have to be sold.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47- No.- It needs to be sold for us to get a price that we can work on.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51This man, I don't know how prolific he was, I would say he was very, very talented.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54- Yeah.- His calligraphy is absolutely beautiful.- Yes, it is, isn't it?
0:13:54 > 0:13:59The accompanying letter as a wedding present makes it a wonderful, wonderful thing.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01But I can't find him selling anywhere.
0:14:01 > 0:14:06So I think I have to agree with you on its quality. Agree with you on its colour, agree with you on everything.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09Would you agree on the price?
0:14:09 > 0:14:12I'd have to agree with you on the price, because if I saw it, it's a lovely frame.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16- I mean the frame is £100. - And that's contemporary with the picture, it's right for the picture.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19- If you look at the nails, nothing's come out.- It all works right.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22- It is touch and go, then? - I think it is touch and go.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24But I still like it, like you.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26I do, I like it.
0:14:26 > 0:14:27Well, we both like it, but will the bidders?
0:14:27 > 0:14:31The standard seller's commission rate here is 16%.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35And first to go under the hammer are those Goss beakers.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40I've been joined by Jeanette, and we've got two little Goss beakers.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43They're real quality, and you're selling them
0:14:43 > 0:14:47because you're frightened of them getting broken, and the kids don't want them.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50- And we are looking at £100 to £150? - That's right.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52I love them! I think these are great.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55But I have to say, you know the one entitled "Naughty Bear"?
0:14:55 > 0:14:59You've got the two images of the two bears. One in tears - the naughty one...
0:14:59 > 0:15:02- Yes, one complements the other one. - But one threatening with a stick.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05- You wouldn't get that in today's protocol.- It's a bit un-PC.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07You've hung on to them for quite a time.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10They came from my husband's grandfather.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14When he passed away, for the children. But, um,
0:15:14 > 0:15:18separate them, and go to separate houses, or they get through.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20Keep them together, put them in auction.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24Let them go to a collector. We're going to find out right now what they're worth.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28Right. Next on to two little unusual Goss items.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31The Naughty Bear and Sweet Oranges.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35Little children's beakers painted by Margaret Goss.
0:15:35 > 0:15:36Very unusual little things.
0:15:36 > 0:15:40Give me 120 quid for them. £100 start me.
0:15:40 > 0:15:41£80 get me away.
0:15:43 > 0:15:44£50, then.
0:15:46 > 0:15:4950 I've got. 50. I've got 60.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51£50 on the maiden bid. 60.
0:15:51 > 0:15:5370. 80.
0:15:53 > 0:15:5690.
0:15:56 > 0:16:015. 100. At £100. 100, is it 5?
0:16:01 > 0:16:05On my right, is it five, quickly?
0:16:05 > 0:16:08£100.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10We've done it. £100.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13I have to say, I thought I'd pitched those conservatively.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17So although you look pleased, I was hoping to get a wee bit more than that.
0:16:17 > 0:16:21But they've gone to a good home. Somebody will look after them.
0:16:21 > 0:16:25And they'll still be a pair as well, because they were so hard to separate.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27- You can't really separate them. - No, they're unique,
0:16:27 > 0:16:30Well, Kate may be a bit disappointed,
0:16:30 > 0:16:33but I'm sure there's a delighted collector out there right now,
0:16:33 > 0:16:36and hopefully it'll mean the set remains together.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38OK, now it's my turn in the hot seat.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41I really hope we get a good price for Lindsay's painting.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44I've just been joined by Lindsay, and I think it's the moment of truth
0:16:44 > 0:16:46about that oil painting by Trevor Gould.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50I asked Alan if he could a little more research, and he has.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53And we can't find anything on the open market.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55I don't think that detracts from the value.
0:16:55 > 0:16:59If we could find some more provenance, it would add to the 400-600.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02And Alan didn't disagree. Hopefully someone will invest in it.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04It's a lovely painting, as I say.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06I do love the wooden frame on it as well.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08Let's see where the bidders think.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12I think all the talking's over with and it's down to this lot to decide.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15- Let's go with it. - Let's do it, Lindsay, here we are.
0:17:15 > 0:17:21Very interesting painting, this one. Trevor S Gould and it's a very pretty painting.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24It has a letter of provenance, it's a lovely picture. 300, 400?
0:17:24 > 0:17:26What about two, then. Start me at two?
0:17:26 > 0:17:31At 2. 150? 150 I've got.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34150 I've got. 175?
0:17:34 > 0:17:37I wish I could put my hand up and chivvy it along!
0:17:37 > 0:17:39250.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42275. 250.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45At 250. At £250.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47Not quite enough, I'm afraid.
0:17:47 > 0:17:54I'm ever so sorry. I think that is worth £400-600 of my money or anybody's money any day.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56It's a shame. As I say, it's got a good home.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59It'll been on show, so it's not going anywhere.
0:18:00 > 0:18:04I'm pleased it didn't get the bottom end and just scrape through, if that's how you feel.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07No, I'm quite happy to take it back.
0:18:07 > 0:18:13- Thank you very much for bringing it in, because it got me excited and I appreciated it.- That's great.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16Sometimes these things work out the way they do for a reason,
0:18:16 > 0:18:21and just like Lindsay I'd be delighted to have this one on my wall.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23Will we manage to sell Audrey's postcard collection?
0:18:23 > 0:18:25Well, we're about to find out.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28I've got a few nerves, I've got a few jitters.
0:18:28 > 0:18:32We're just about to sell the postcard collection you got out of your drawer.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35We have a valuation of £60-100.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38Had a quick chat to Alan, the auctioneer.
0:18:38 > 0:18:44He said there's one or two there that just might make the value at the lower end.
0:18:44 > 0:18:48He's not excited about getting anything near the top end.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51- There are one or two good cards. - Yes, there are.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53I love the fact they're a single collection,
0:18:53 > 0:18:56so it gives the collection an entity, so I am optimistic.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58Why do you want to sell them, though?
0:18:58 > 0:19:01Because really, they belong in the family, don't they?
0:19:01 > 0:19:04They do, but who's going to get them out and read all through them?
0:19:04 > 0:19:08I don't think they're interested. I brought them out when I heard you were coming.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11You got rather excited
0:19:11 > 0:19:14and I know David sent you back to get some more, because there is 300.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18When you think about it, 300, £60 to £100 is not a lot of money.
0:19:18 > 0:19:22So let's see if the collectors are here, shall we?
0:19:22 > 0:19:25A shoebox containing postcards now.
0:19:25 > 0:19:30The bulk of them are just quite normal, but there's two or three nice ones. Nice little collection.
0:19:30 > 0:19:3250 get me away?
0:19:32 > 0:19:34- 50 I've got. 50 I've got.- We're in.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37We've sold them.
0:19:37 > 0:19:4160. 70. 80. 90.
0:19:41 > 0:19:42- 100.- Brilliant.
0:19:42 > 0:19:48105. 110. 115.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50120.
0:19:50 > 0:19:54125. 130. 135.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56140.
0:19:56 > 0:19:57This is very good.
0:19:57 > 0:20:02- Isn't it?- 150. 155.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05160. 155. At 155.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08Are we all done? At 155.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11Brilliant result! 155.
0:20:11 > 0:20:16There was obviously one or two there, and only a few people knew about it.
0:20:16 > 0:20:17Including me.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21- Well done.- Thank you very much.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25What an amazing result! Someone out there really knew what they were looking for.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28That's the thing with auctions, they can be so unpredictable
0:20:28 > 0:20:31and throw up a brilliant surprise, just like that.
0:20:34 > 0:20:38Coming up, we meet Val, who's selling two pieces from a large collection
0:20:38 > 0:20:40of her favourite ceramics.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42Why have you decided to sell?
0:20:42 > 0:20:46We've downsized indoors a bit and it looks a jumble,
0:20:46 > 0:20:50so I really need to tidy it up a bit.
0:20:50 > 0:20:55Judy decided it's time for her two ivory fishermen to find a new home.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59I'm very sorry to see them go, but I think somebody
0:20:59 > 0:21:02who really knows about them will get to have them.
0:21:03 > 0:21:08And there's Paul, whose wife is a keen car-booter, and they're hoping
0:21:08 > 0:21:11she found a bargain when she bought this little silver box.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17She asked the person how much they wanted for it and they said £5.
0:21:17 > 0:21:21So I think, hopefully, she got a bargain.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24Find out later if they made a wise investment.
0:21:30 > 0:21:35In the early hours of Christmas morning 1964, housewife Marjorie Bye
0:21:35 > 0:21:42was en route to holy communion at Christ Church, Warminster, when she had an unsettling experience.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45She heard a crackling noise that became louder as it passed over her head.
0:21:45 > 0:21:50The sky was clear and she could see no cause for the sound, but afterwards she explained
0:21:50 > 0:21:54how it scared her to point of making her legs feel weak and her knees knock.
0:21:54 > 0:22:01Her experience was the starting point of a phenomenon which became known as The Warminster Thing.
0:22:04 > 0:22:10The story was first reported by a local newspaper on 7th January 1965, and in the coming months,
0:22:10 > 0:22:14more and more people started hearing strange noises and made reports,
0:22:14 > 0:22:17and as the months went on the reports got more dramatic,
0:22:17 > 0:22:20like it was so frightening and loud it could damage buildings
0:22:20 > 0:22:23or blow people off their feet or even kill birds.
0:22:23 > 0:22:27And in the summer of that year, that's when the sightings began.
0:22:27 > 0:22:31I saw this thing go over, what they call a thing,
0:22:31 > 0:22:36and it was exactly like a railway carriage.
0:22:36 > 0:22:43There was a silver plane and a pink one, like between a pink and a red, cerise colour.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46What I did see was a green, shimmering light for about quarter of an hour.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50It's hard to explain, it was like a bright light with a red light in the middle.
0:22:50 > 0:22:57But after that went over, I heard a whimpering noise, and like something going,
0:22:57 > 0:22:59"Ohhhh." That was the noise it was.
0:22:59 > 0:23:03I saw something over there, between those two bungalows, and to me,
0:23:03 > 0:23:06it looked as if it was about 500 feet high.
0:23:06 > 0:23:10- It seemed to be hovering. - It resembled something like a comet, but comets are white,
0:23:10 > 0:23:15but this was orange, so it certainly wasn't a comet.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17She said, "What's the matter with you?"
0:23:17 > 0:23:18I said, "Did you hear that noise?"
0:23:18 > 0:23:22She said, "No, nothing don't wake me up," and she went to sleep again.
0:23:22 > 0:23:27It's been estimated that there were over 1,000 sightings in the year following that Christmas morning.
0:23:27 > 0:23:32And as they grew in number, so the public interest built and built.
0:23:34 > 0:23:38A key moment in the whole extraordinary story came when a local man,
0:23:38 > 0:23:46Gordon Faulkner, took a photograph that would cause the story to be a sensation all round the world.
0:23:46 > 0:23:52I had a camera with me, I was taking it down to my sister who wanted to borrow it,
0:23:52 > 0:23:55and, well, as I say I just had the camera with me, pure luck.
0:23:55 > 0:23:59- I just took a picture.- The object was staying still or was it moving?
0:23:59 > 0:24:02No, it was moving. I couldn't say how fast.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05Some people have said that when they tried to take a picture of one of these things
0:24:05 > 0:24:10there's been some mysterious force or radiation that stopped the camera from working.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12It didn't stop my camera from working.
0:24:12 > 0:24:17I know it's not a fake and it doesn't really bother me what other people think.
0:24:17 > 0:24:23When the picture appeared in the newspaper in September 1965, the story became a national obsession.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25For years to come, people would flock to the area,
0:24:25 > 0:24:29anxious to experience The Warminster Thing for themselves.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32Amongst the crowds that gathered on the hillsides
0:24:32 > 0:24:36was a young teenager from Stourbridge called Kevin Goodman.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39The experience would have a lasting effect on him.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44I guess it must have been a bit more like a festival with that many people here.
0:24:44 > 0:24:49There was a whole community atmosphere, because, as I say, you had this cadre
0:24:49 > 0:24:53of like-minded people who wanted to be together.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57They would swap stories and ideas, and it was a totally unique event
0:24:57 > 0:25:00which I don't think has been repeated in the history of ufology.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03Why here, though? Why not New York or London?
0:25:03 > 0:25:08You think about it, 1964, 1965, it's the start of the hippy era,
0:25:08 > 0:25:11and I think everything just clicked at the right time.
0:25:11 > 0:25:15It was the Age of Aquarius and people wanted something different to believe in.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18I bet there was a lot of energy here with that amount of positive people.
0:25:18 > 0:25:20There would have been.
0:25:20 > 0:25:24Obviously, the driving force behind it was Arthur Shuttlewood himself.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26He's the man who put it on the map.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29I think that there could be several reasons.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32The story ricocheted round the world, for example,
0:25:32 > 0:25:37after the first big sighting of the aerial cigar, which was to the south there.
0:25:37 > 0:25:42Arthur Shuttlewood was a local journalist who reported the initial sightings.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45It wouldn't be long before he became the leading authority,
0:25:45 > 0:25:48writing several books, including The Warminster Mystery.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50..which was rather graphic,
0:25:50 > 0:25:54but I could see what they meant, having seen the thing myself now,
0:25:54 > 0:25:57I think I can see what they meant by that description.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00- How many sightings were there over those years?- Thousands.
0:26:00 > 0:26:05I mean, Shuttlewood himself reckons that between about 1966 and 1969
0:26:05 > 0:26:09he saw something in the region of 5,000 UFOs.
0:26:09 > 0:26:14But how many of those were genuine anomalous phenomenon is very much open to debate now.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16Some have theorised that the town's positioning
0:26:16 > 0:26:21in the heart of Ministry of Defence country might explain the sightings.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25Perhaps people had witnessed secret testings of advanced military technology.
0:26:25 > 0:26:32But most of the accounts have never been explained, and to this day, it still remains a mystery.
0:26:34 > 0:26:40Warminster is a social, cultural phenomenon, and that's what I enjoy researching these days.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42So why did it stop then?
0:26:42 > 0:26:48I think Arthur Shuttlewood basically retired from sky watching and active research,
0:26:48 > 0:26:53and without Arthur Shuttlewood's continual input, it just basically died a death.
0:26:53 > 0:26:58It's sad that the phenomenon's been forgotten by mainstream ufology, but at the end of the day,
0:26:58 > 0:27:02as I've said to many people many times, something strange
0:27:02 > 0:27:05did happen this in this town, but what, I don't know.
0:27:05 > 0:27:10Although I saw it, it hasn't convinced me, I still don't think there's anything in it myself.
0:27:10 > 0:27:14You've got to see it to believe it. Have you seen it?
0:27:14 > 0:27:15It's not proved.
0:27:15 > 0:27:19I just don't believe they exist until they are actually proven.
0:27:19 > 0:27:23I believe in it, because whereas those who haven't seen it don't believe it,
0:27:23 > 0:27:25those who have seen it must believe it.
0:27:25 > 0:27:29For a moment in time, people's imaginations all over the world were captured
0:27:29 > 0:27:33by the strange goings on in this rural Wiltshire town.
0:27:33 > 0:27:37Such a concentration of unexplained things.
0:27:37 > 0:27:41And it's never probably going to happen again, and as to the reasons
0:27:41 > 0:27:45what was going on, and why, well, maybe we'll never know.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53It's time to get our feet firmly back on the ground
0:27:53 > 0:28:00at the Warminster Assembly Hall, where the vast Flog It machine has landed and is now hard at work.
0:28:00 > 0:28:03On the main tables are Kate Bliss and David Fletcher,
0:28:03 > 0:28:09but they're supported by a whole team of antiques experts to make sure everyone gets seen.
0:28:09 > 0:28:15David has spotted Val, who's brought in two beautiful Moorcroft vases - or are they?
0:28:15 > 0:28:18Now, you have brought what looks like two Moorcroft vases,
0:28:18 > 0:28:22and in a way, I think I'd be right, but I'd also be wrong.
0:28:22 > 0:28:26- There is a Moorcroft connection, isn't there?- Yes, there is.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29The connection is Sally Tuffin, who worked for Moorcroft.
0:28:29 > 0:28:34- OK.- And then she set up her own business with her husband, Richard Dennis.
0:28:34 > 0:28:38And that's where the connection is.
0:28:38 > 0:28:42And that's why it does look very much like Moorcroft, but it isn't Moorcroft.
0:28:42 > 0:28:46- I think I'm right in saying she started as a fashion designer. - She did.
0:28:46 > 0:28:48With Mary Quant.
0:28:48 > 0:28:53- Mary Quant, of course, was around in the '60s.- Yes. So was Sally.
0:28:53 > 0:28:57In our youth. and these bear very little relation to that period.
0:28:57 > 0:29:01They bear more of a relation, I think, to the 1920s, 1930s,
0:29:01 > 0:29:07when the Moorcroft factory was at its peak, and we can think about the similarities for a moment.
0:29:07 > 0:29:12Firstly, this slip trail decoration, which the Moorcroft factory used.
0:29:12 > 0:29:17- Tube lining. It's really made in the same manner as you would decorate a cake.- Yes, it is.
0:29:17 > 0:29:21The lines are applied to the body of the pot and then the colour is filled
0:29:21 > 0:29:26in between the lines, so it harks back to the Moorcroft tradition.
0:29:26 > 0:29:27- Do you collect this?- Yes, I do.
0:29:27 > 0:29:31- And do you know Sally Tuffin? - I don't know her personally, but I have met her
0:29:31 > 0:29:34a few times, when I've been down to the factory.
0:29:34 > 0:29:37If you collect this, why have you decided to sell?
0:29:37 > 0:29:41I've just got so much of it and we've downsized indoors a bit.
0:29:41 > 0:29:47It just looks a jumble, so I really need to tidy it up a bit.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50We need to think about what these might be worth. To help us do that,
0:29:50 > 0:29:55shall we turn them upside down? OK, we'll start with this pot,
0:29:55 > 0:30:00which is decorated with wisteria and underneath we have the word, Dennis,
0:30:00 > 0:30:06which obviously refers to the pottery, and it's marked, Trial 1. This is obviously a trial piece.
0:30:06 > 0:30:10It would appear this never went on sale to the general public.
0:30:10 > 0:30:12I think it did, eventually.
0:30:12 > 0:30:16What they do is, they start trial pieces and see how they go
0:30:16 > 0:30:18and then perfect them and then put them into...
0:30:18 > 0:30:24- OK, so ultimately this design was developed and it would have been on sale to the public?- Yes.
0:30:24 > 0:30:30This one, decorated with irises is marked, again, Dennis China Works.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33- It's signed, so that presumably isn't a trial piece.- That's not.
0:30:33 > 0:30:37- You bought them new, obviously. - Yes, I did.- Can you remember what you paid for them?
0:30:37 > 0:30:41I can't really remember, perhaps £50-£60, I expect.
0:30:41 > 0:30:45Well, unlike many new things that you buy today,
0:30:45 > 0:30:47they have certainly held their value.
0:30:47 > 0:30:51I think certain rarities will doubtless have gone up in value.
0:30:51 > 0:30:55I'd be inclined, having said that, to offer them for sale
0:30:55 > 0:30:59- at an estimate of about £60 to £80 each.- That's fine.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01It gives you cash to spend
0:31:01 > 0:31:04on something else you might want to do.
0:31:04 > 0:31:07Let's go ahead on that basis. £60 to £80 each.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10The auctioneers may prefer to put them in one lot, in which case,
0:31:10 > 0:31:14the estimate would be £120 to £160, and I would suggest
0:31:14 > 0:31:17a reserve of £120. Are you happy with that?
0:31:17 > 0:31:20- Yes.- We'll go ahead on those lines and if there are any more
0:31:20 > 0:31:23- Sally Tuffin pots at the sale, please don't buy them, will you?- No.
0:31:23 > 0:31:28We'll find out if she manages to resist temptation later.
0:31:28 > 0:31:32Paul has brought in a beautiful little box, that has caught Kate's eye.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34Do you know what it was used for?
0:31:34 > 0:31:37- I think it's a vinaigrette box, is it?- That's right, yes.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39So what were vinaigrettes used for?
0:31:39 > 0:31:45Would I be right in saying, bad smells in London, maybe years ago?
0:31:45 > 0:31:48The ladies would sniff it, when they came across...an area.
0:31:48 > 0:31:52That's exactly right. In fact, some examples
0:31:52 > 0:31:54still have the little sponges inside.
0:31:54 > 0:31:59- Oh, right.- So if we look inside this one, we should have a pierced grill
0:31:59 > 0:32:03inside the box, which we have here, in lovely condition.
0:32:03 > 0:32:07This was quite often gilded, as was the interior of the box,
0:32:07 > 0:32:12so that the smelling stuff inside wouldn't stain the silver.
0:32:12 > 0:32:16Here you can see, the gilt is still in really nice condition.
0:32:16 > 0:32:20If I just open it a little bit more, it's very clearly hallmarked,
0:32:20 > 0:32:25but also we have maker's initials, which we can look up, given more time.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27- It's the initials, WE.- Oh, right.
0:32:27 > 0:32:33The lovely thing about this piece is that it's dated for 1822.
0:32:33 > 0:32:37Now, in 1822, something quite important happened to the hallmark
0:32:37 > 0:32:40and it's not clear why it happened,
0:32:40 > 0:32:46but the leopard's head, up to 1822, in the mark for London, was crowned.
0:32:46 > 0:32:50- Right.- The leopard's head wore a crown. In 1822, that was taken away,
0:32:50 > 0:32:54- so it was just the leopard's head, without the crown.- Yeah.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57Because this dates from 1822, you can see that.
0:32:57 > 0:33:01- The leopard's head has lost his crown, but it's the first year that it happened.- Oh.
0:33:01 > 0:33:05That's quite a nice example and in really lovely condition.
0:33:05 > 0:33:10The outside is engine turned and then, just where it opens,
0:33:10 > 0:33:15it is cast with this floral band. Typical design for that period.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18Then you've got the initials engraved, EH.
0:33:18 > 0:33:22- Is there anybody EH in your family? - No, not at all.- Shame!
0:33:22 > 0:33:24Why do you want to sell this?
0:33:24 > 0:33:28- We got it from a car boot sale... - Did you?!- ..believe it or not.
0:33:28 > 0:33:32My wife was rummaging through one of the boxes, like you do,
0:33:32 > 0:33:35and that caught her eye and she said, "I quite like that."
0:33:35 > 0:33:39She asked the person how much they wanted for it and they said "£5".
0:33:39 > 0:33:43So, I think, hopefully, she got a bargain.
0:33:43 > 0:33:45Your wife has got a very good eye, hasn't she?
0:33:45 > 0:33:47She has. That's why she picked me!
0:33:49 > 0:33:51- What more can I say?!- Thank you.
0:33:51 > 0:33:53- She wants to sell it?- Yes, she does.
0:33:53 > 0:33:58OK, well, unfortunately, they have gone down a little bit in value,
0:33:58 > 0:34:01but this is still a very nice period example.
0:34:01 > 0:34:07- I think at auction today, it's going to be between £80 and £100. - Wow! That's good.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10So, for a car boot find, she's done fantastically well.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12I'll have to take her out Sunday.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14I think you better had!
0:34:14 > 0:34:18Quite how well Paul's wife did, we'll discover very soon.
0:34:18 > 0:34:21Our final find of the day is David's.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24He's quite taken aback by the quality of Judy's figures.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27Whereabouts do you think they were made?
0:34:27 > 0:34:30- I used to think they were Chinese. - In fact, they're made in Japan.
0:34:30 > 0:34:34- Yeah.- Certainly Oriental, but a different part of the Orient.
0:34:34 > 0:34:38- Yes.- They were made in the late 19th century and,
0:34:38 > 0:34:46at that time, Japanese gentlemen started to adopt European costumes - they started to wear suits and ties.
0:34:46 > 0:34:52Therefore, the craftsmen who had previously been employed making netsukes, little toggles that held
0:34:52 > 0:34:58the ropes together around their waist, which kept their costumes secure, were out of a job, really.
0:34:58 > 0:35:02So, they turned to making figures like this.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05I mean, the quality is just fabulous, really.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08They're carved ivory, of course, and, you know, one can examine
0:35:08 > 0:35:10any part of the figures, really.
0:35:10 > 0:35:14You can look at their toes, you can look at the basketware,
0:35:14 > 0:35:17which contains that little fish on the right-hand side.
0:35:17 > 0:35:21The crispness is just phenomenal. They are, of course, fishermen.
0:35:21 > 0:35:23Each one has a different type of catch.
0:35:23 > 0:35:28The one on the left is holding a flat fish and this chap here is emptying his basket
0:35:28 > 0:35:33and there's a little stream of fish falling onto the ground. How did you come by them?
0:35:33 > 0:35:35They belonged to my grandparents.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38They were given to me when I was quite young,
0:35:38 > 0:35:41although I didn't actually have them until my grandmother died.
0:35:41 > 0:35:45They've lived in a glass cabinet for quite a long time.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48I'm very sorry to see them go, but I think somebody who
0:35:48 > 0:35:51really appreciates them will get to have them.
0:35:51 > 0:35:54Did you have anything in mind that you'd like to spend the proceeds on?
0:35:54 > 0:35:58Well, yes, there's a small organisation in Tanzania, which I used to live,
0:35:58 > 0:36:02called the Fisherfolks' Trust. Maybe some of the money will help
0:36:02 > 0:36:05with the projects that I'm hoping we're doing with them.
0:36:05 > 0:36:11That's a lovely story and I do hope that they will benefit from the sale of these.
0:36:11 > 0:36:14They're just lovely quality. So I'd be inclined to estimate
0:36:14 > 0:36:19- each in the region of £200-£300, but sell them as two...- Yes.
0:36:19 > 0:36:25..with an estimate of £400-£600 and a reserve of £400.
0:36:25 > 0:36:27- Yes, all right. - Does that sound all right?- Yes.
0:36:27 > 0:36:31- I'm confident they'll sell well. - That's wonderful.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34- I look forward to that and thank you for bringing them in.- Thank you.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37Confident he might be, but you never can tell.
0:36:37 > 0:36:42The only way to really find out is to take it off to auction and that's what we're doing right now.
0:36:45 > 0:36:49So our final lots are the two Dennis vases that Val is sacrificing from her collection.
0:36:49 > 0:36:54Paul's car boot buy. But how much of a bargain will it turn out to be?
0:36:54 > 0:36:57And, of course, Judy's Japanese fishermen.
0:37:01 > 0:37:05We're selling at auction in Devizes. Auctioneer Alan Aldridge is hosting proceedings.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08Generally, the sellers and buyers' premiums
0:37:08 > 0:37:12are subject to a 16% commission charge.
0:37:12 > 0:37:14Now it's time to see how we do with Val's Dennis vases.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19- You've got a lot of these, haven't you?- 30-odd.
0:37:19 > 0:37:23- "30-odd." Were you a big collector at one stage?- I still am.- Still are.
0:37:23 > 0:37:27- This is the first to go.- Yes.- David, you've put 120 to 180 on these?
0:37:27 > 0:37:29Yes, £60 each.
0:37:29 > 0:37:34I'm relieved to see there's none in the sale, because I was anxious you might start buying it back.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39- Happily, that won't be happening. - This= is Flog It, we've got to sell.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41It's going under the hammer now, here we go.
0:37:41 > 0:37:46Two lovely, lovely little vases these.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49100 to start me? 80? 80, I've got.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51Right, we're in.
0:37:51 > 0:37:5480, I've got. 90, 100.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56Is there 105?
0:37:58 > 0:38:00- 105.- Come on.
0:38:00 > 0:38:05- 110... 120.- We're selling.- 125.
0:38:05 > 0:38:09130. 135. 140.
0:38:09 > 0:38:16- Oh, the tension.- 145?- £140.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18At £140.
0:38:18 > 0:38:22- £140. You've got to be pleased with that.- I am.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24Why did you decide to sell now? This is part of a big collection.
0:38:24 > 0:38:28Yes, it is. It's just that, on the day, I met Tracey.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30- Our off-screen expert.- That's it.
0:38:30 > 0:38:32- She loved them.- She loved them.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35- She knows all about this kind of thing.- Yes.- It's her market.
0:38:35 > 0:38:37Are you going to sell the rest now?
0:38:37 > 0:38:42Eventually, I will. I will be selling some more of it, because we're hoping to eventually downsize.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44Right. OK. Well, good luck.
0:38:44 > 0:38:45Thank you.
0:38:46 > 0:38:52Val seems really pleased with that one and no-one knows the value of pieces better than a keen collector.
0:38:52 > 0:38:53That was a good result.
0:38:53 > 0:38:57Now, will we sell Judy's fishermen figures? Let's find out.
0:38:57 > 0:39:01The chaps who carved these were craftsmen of the highest degree.
0:39:01 > 0:39:05They knew exactly what they were doing. They did it very well.
0:39:05 > 0:39:07Let's hope we get the top end of that estimate.
0:39:07 > 0:39:11- £600 would be really nice, to send that sort of money back.- It would.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13- Keep it up, keep it up.- Thanks.
0:39:13 > 0:39:15Here we are, it's under the hammer.
0:39:15 > 0:39:19Ivories. A pair of these. They are a pretty little pair of ivories.
0:39:19 > 0:39:23Minor damage. I reckon one of them's worth 300, the other, a couple.
0:39:23 > 0:39:26Give me £500 for the two. 500?
0:39:28 > 0:39:30Four to start me? Three?
0:39:30 > 0:39:34Three? Thank you. Three, I've got... 320.
0:39:34 > 0:39:38320, 340, 360...
0:39:38 > 0:39:41- We're going to do it.- 400, 420.
0:39:41 > 0:39:45440, 460? 440. 440.
0:39:45 > 0:39:49At 440. Is there 60?
0:39:49 > 0:39:54At £440. Is there 60 anywhere, quickly?
0:39:54 > 0:39:55At four...
0:39:55 > 0:39:57Sold. I'm pleased they've gone.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00I know we didn't get the top end, but we got some money.
0:40:00 > 0:40:01- It all helps.- £440.
0:40:03 > 0:40:05- Thank you very much. - It's been a pleasure meeting you.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08Well, the bidders certainly took the bait
0:40:08 > 0:40:11and those exotic ivory fishermen are off to new waters.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18Whilst we've been filming all our lots with our owners
0:40:18 > 0:40:23we've been standing in front of this painting and it's causing a lot of interest in the room.
0:40:23 > 0:40:27It's catalogued at £500 to £800. It's an 18th-Century oil.
0:40:27 > 0:40:31It's been relined onto a 19th-Century frame. That's the only downside about it.
0:40:31 > 0:40:35It's not signed we don't know who's done it, but it's neo-classical style.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37I think that's quite stunning.
0:40:37 > 0:40:42I think we should watch this one go through, because it could raise the roof and cause a bit of excitement.
0:40:42 > 0:40:43Let's follow it through.
0:40:43 > 0:40:47A young woman drinking from a chalice.
0:40:47 > 0:40:51Somebody give me 1,100. 1,100, 1,200.
0:40:51 > 0:40:541,300? No, thank you, Doug.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57Brian, 13? 13.
0:40:57 > 0:41:0014, 15.
0:41:00 > 0:41:0216, 17.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06It's a steady climb.
0:41:06 > 0:41:0818, 19.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11The phone bid's working against the commission bid left on the book.
0:41:11 > 0:41:152,000, 2,100?
0:41:15 > 0:41:18Is there 2,100 anywhere else?
0:41:18 > 0:41:25That was a great result, £2,000 and I think that'll adorn anybody's wall and it's a very special piece.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30Back to our items now, we're about to find out
0:41:30 > 0:41:33just how much of a car boot bargain the vinaigrette turned out to be.
0:41:35 > 0:41:39Hopefully we're about to turn £5 into £80. It's a vinaigrette and it belongs to Paul.
0:41:39 > 0:41:43- This was a car boot find, so it is still is all out there?- Yes.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45- Where was the car boot?- Salisbury.
0:41:45 > 0:41:48- Do you still go back there? - We do, every week.- Every week?
0:41:48 > 0:41:49Why are you selling this now?
0:41:49 > 0:41:51My wife bought it some time ago.
0:41:51 > 0:41:55She's interested in antiques and likes to look around car boot sales.
0:41:55 > 0:41:57- Are you going to trade up with the money?- Er...
0:41:57 > 0:41:59Yes, come on!
0:41:59 > 0:42:01What do you think, Kate? He's got to trade up.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04I'll be very disappointed if he doesn't. The nice thing about this is
0:42:04 > 0:42:08it's not fantastically unusual, it's just a really nice Georgian example.
0:42:08 > 0:42:13You did really well finding it. I would be going, if I lived a bit closer. Every week.
0:42:13 > 0:42:17We're going to find what the bidders think right now. Here it is. Good luck.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21A little vinaigrette. A lovely little vinaigrette.
0:42:21 > 0:42:24Makers mark, WE, London.
0:42:24 > 0:42:26Pretty little vinaigrette.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28120? 100, to start me?
0:42:29 > 0:42:3080, gets me away.
0:42:32 > 0:42:3470, I've got.
0:42:34 > 0:42:37- 80.- We're in. We've sold it.- 90.
0:42:37 > 0:42:39100?
0:42:41 > 0:42:45- Well done!- Even after commission, that's pretty good going.
0:42:45 > 0:42:47- What did you pay for it again?- £5.
0:42:49 > 0:42:51What a fabulous result!
0:42:51 > 0:42:54You can't beat car boots for finding buried treasures, can you?
0:42:54 > 0:43:00You never know what might be lurking at the bottom of a box, so make sure you have a good old root around,
0:43:00 > 0:43:03and like Paul and his wife, you could get a tidy profit.
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0:43:21 > 0:43:26Well, that's it. It's all over for our owners and we're coming to the end of another show.
0:43:26 > 0:43:30We've had a fabulous time here in Wiltshire and I hope you've enjoyed watching.
0:43:30 > 0:43:32Until the next time, it's cheerio.
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