0:00:02 > 0:00:05Welcome to Flog It, the show that values your
0:00:05 > 0:00:08unwanted antiques and collectables and then whisks you off to auction.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11And today we're in the most stunning part of the world,
0:00:11 > 0:00:15North Wales. This auction room is where we're putting our valuations
0:00:15 > 0:00:17to the test a little later on in the show.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20First, we need some antiques to sell, so it's off to Bangor.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47Bangor lies on the coast of North Wales near the Menai Strait,
0:00:47 > 0:00:51which separates the Isle of Anglesey from Gwyneth.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58It's one of the smallest cities in Britain but that doesn't stop it
0:00:58 > 0:01:03boasting a cathedral, a university and a rich cultural life.
0:01:03 > 0:01:07Well, for such a small city, I'm delighted to see such a large crowd
0:01:07 > 0:01:11gathering here outside Bangor University's Pritchard Jones Hall.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14I can't wait to see what's inside these boxes,
0:01:14 > 0:01:17because hopefully there's going to be something interesting
0:01:17 > 0:01:19that's going to bring big results for our owners
0:01:19 > 0:01:22when we put them under the hammer later on in the show.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30Our team of experts are here in force and are led by Mark Stacey,
0:01:30 > 0:01:34who enjoys both the antiques and the tales behind them.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37- Where did you get this from then? - That's a long story.
0:01:37 > 0:01:38Is it? Do tell.
0:01:38 > 0:01:42And Adam Partridge, a tenacious auctioneer who searches
0:01:42 > 0:01:46high and low for the right item to take off to auction.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48Normally this wouldn't be right, would it,
0:01:48 > 0:01:51rummaging in a lady's bag like this?
0:01:51 > 0:01:54Coming up, Mark's got something rather enjoyable.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57It's really rather grand, isn't it? You've got this wonderful
0:01:57 > 0:02:00classical scene, revolving round in sort of silver plate.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02They're having a really good time there.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05But unfortunately most of them are clothed as well, which is a bonus.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08And I find something top rate.
0:02:08 > 0:02:13I like that a lot. Yes, yes, I do. Isn't it super?
0:02:13 > 0:02:15It's a lovely example.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19We also take the opportunity to visit Portmeirion to find out about
0:02:19 > 0:02:22pottery designer, Susan Williams Ellis.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26One of our reps was rather intelligent. He said,
0:02:26 > 0:02:28"What we want is a very smart coffee set."
0:02:28 > 0:02:31I thought, all right, I'll try and do one.
0:02:32 > 0:02:36Mark's up first with Dora, but not at the table because she's brought
0:02:36 > 0:02:39in an old family trunk, which is full to the brim.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43- Is it going to be a treasure trunk today, Dora?- I hope so.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46Shall we have a look? I can't resist any longer.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49Well, we'll open it up here. There we are.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52Now, tell me about this lovely set.
0:02:52 > 0:02:57Well, my cousin bought it for my boys.
0:02:57 > 0:02:58And it was second hand.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02She bought it off somebody else whose children had outgrown them.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06Wonderful. Your sons were very well behaved children, weren't they?
0:03:06 > 0:03:09They had to be, we only had a small house!
0:03:09 > 0:03:11Once they finished playing with it,
0:03:11 > 0:03:13they all had to go back into the boxes.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17Fantastic. It's lovely because this is what collectors
0:03:17 > 0:03:20- really want to see, is these original boxes.- That's right.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24And there are a few bits of scuffing on this but at the end of the day,
0:03:24 > 0:03:26it's 50 years old or more
0:03:26 > 0:03:31and it's going to have that sort of damage and when we open this up,
0:03:31 > 0:03:35we've got the locomotive here and some of the carriages
0:03:35 > 0:03:39in its box there. I particularly like seeing these sort of boxes,
0:03:39 > 0:03:43because you never know what you're going to find in them, do you?
0:03:43 > 0:03:45Oh, that's wonderful, isn't it?
0:03:45 > 0:03:48Look, one of the little station units, what have we got here?
0:03:48 > 0:03:50The goods depot.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54And really in quite good condition. These are transfer printed on here.
0:03:54 > 0:03:55When kids play with them,
0:03:55 > 0:03:58you know, they get scuffed, chipped and scratched.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01Thanks for struggling in with it all. You've obviously had it
0:04:01 > 0:04:03a long time. Why have you decided to sell it today?
0:04:03 > 0:04:05Well, I had three boys.
0:04:05 > 0:04:10I couldn't give it to one without the other, so I said I'll keep it
0:04:10 > 0:04:13and I'll sell it one day and they can have the money.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16And what are you hoping it might be worth?
0:04:16 > 0:04:18Do you have a specific figure in mind?
0:04:18 > 0:04:20The more the merrier.
0:04:20 > 0:04:21Of course. I like your answer.
0:04:21 > 0:04:25It's not the earliest type of train
0:04:25 > 0:04:29but there's a lot of it here. I think we should be looking
0:04:29 > 0:04:33- at an estimate of somewhere in the region of £150 to £250.- Yeah.
0:04:33 > 0:04:34Would you be happy with that?
0:04:34 > 0:04:37£150? More than that.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39More? Well, we'd always like more.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41How much more do you think it's worth?
0:04:41 > 0:04:43Um, well...
0:04:43 > 0:04:46I don't know.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48Over £500, I'm sure.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52Oh, well it might make that but I think we've got to be realistic.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55We could try maybe at £200 to £300 and put a reserve of £200,
0:04:55 > 0:04:58because then we won't sell it below that figure and hopefully
0:04:58 > 0:05:03- we'll chug into the station in first class.- I hope so.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07It's a lovely collection but I think Mark is right to be conservative.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09It looks like a watercolour.
0:05:13 > 0:05:18Adam has found some nice-looking silver belonging to Jim and Eileen.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20Tell us about this little cruet set?
0:05:20 > 0:05:25Well, we bought this about ten years ago in an antiques fair.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29We saw it and thought it was very attractive
0:05:29 > 0:05:31and were rather taken with the design.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33It has a lot of nice qualities to it.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35It's a very attractive design
0:05:35 > 0:05:38and these are not engraved with any initials on any of them, are they?
0:05:38 > 0:05:41- That's right.- The shields are blank.
0:05:41 > 0:05:46All nice matching hallmarks, good condition for the blue liners
0:05:46 > 0:05:49and most unusually really, the amount of these we get through
0:05:49 > 0:05:53the saleroom that have the wrong spoons. They've lost their spoons.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56The hallmarks on these are the same make,
0:05:56 > 0:05:58the same year as everything else.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00So everything matches, doesn't it?
0:06:00 > 0:06:02I wonder if once it might have been in a fitted case,
0:06:02 > 0:06:04that's the only other question I have.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07Perhaps originally you see them in those fancy fitted cases
0:06:07 > 0:06:10- but it's a lovely set, isn't it? - It is, yes.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14- Have you dated it? - I think it's 1907.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18That's what I looked up. I checked it as well. Birmingham 1907.
0:06:18 > 0:06:23And the initials CEW on there, which is CE Williams of Birmingham,
0:06:23 > 0:06:28who was in operation from 1901 to 1909, I had a quick look.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31So that all ties up very nice.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33So, ten years ago you purchased it.
0:06:33 > 0:06:37- Who spotted it?- You did. - Well, I did really. Yes.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41Do you have a shared interest or are you more of a small silver...
0:06:41 > 0:06:45No, it was shared, it's one thing we agree on.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48One thing! You don't agree on much else?
0:06:48 > 0:06:52- Sometimes.- Off and on.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55I think most people agree with us that these are pretty nice,
0:06:55 > 0:06:58aren't they? What did you pay for them? Do you mind if I ask?
0:06:58 > 0:07:00I think it was about £150 we paid.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04Well, that's not too bad for a fair.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06I'd suggest a lower estimate.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09I think we should put a reserve of £100, as long as you don't mind
0:07:09 > 0:07:15potentially losing £50, but that's the name of the game, isn't it?
0:07:15 > 0:07:18An estimate of £100 to £150 and I think there's every chance
0:07:18 > 0:07:22of getting the £150 you paid for it, which would be quite nice.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25What would be extra nice would be a small profit so that after your
0:07:25 > 0:07:27commission, you end up with what you paid for.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29Yes, so we'd have broken even. That's right.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31Why are you selling them?
0:07:31 > 0:07:35Because we've moved on now to collecting silver,
0:07:35 > 0:07:38- pin cushions, animals, birds. - Very nice.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40We'll put these in the auction, 100-150.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42Thank you very much for coming.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44- Nice to see you.- Yes, lovely.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48I'll have my fingers crossed that they do break even.
0:07:50 > 0:07:51These are nice. Parry and Webb?
0:07:51 > 0:07:54Yes, indeed, yes, but no-one's owned up to them sadly.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58What, they're just sitting here?
0:07:58 > 0:08:01Well, let's hope the owners turn up soon.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04Liz has brought in an interesting piece of jewellery
0:08:04 > 0:08:06which has caught Mark's eye.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09You've brought this rather nice brooch in. Is it a family heirloom?
0:08:09 > 0:08:14No, I actually bought it in a charity shop about ten or 12 years ago.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17- Really?- I just thought it was really pretty.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20It is. Dare I ask what you paid for it?
0:08:20 > 0:08:24- I think I paid about £5 for it. - Not bad, is it?
0:08:24 > 0:08:27This is really rather nice. We've got a sort of shotgun here
0:08:27 > 0:08:30and then you've got a pointer or something like that, a hunting dog.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33It is actually nine-carat gold, did you know that?
0:08:33 > 0:08:36No, I didn't. I knew there was a hallmark on back
0:08:36 > 0:08:37but I didn't know what year.
0:08:37 > 0:08:43Yes, it's stamped 375 at the back, which says nine-carat gold.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47I mean, it's a quirky item. It appeals to those people who are into
0:08:47 > 0:08:50hunting and shooting, I suppose. Not the most politically correct subject
0:08:50 > 0:08:54these days but there are a lot of people who like country pursuits and
0:08:54 > 0:08:57I think a lady would like that on her hunting jacket or whatever.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59It's quite well modelled.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01The little dog has had his body chased, so you can see
0:09:01 > 0:09:03the texture of the hair on it.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05Is all this gold or is some of that silver?
0:09:05 > 0:09:07I think it's a mixture.
0:09:07 > 0:09:12Certainly the butt here is gold, but it does go up to this white
0:09:12 > 0:09:13metal which is not marked.
0:09:13 > 0:09:17It could just be that it was silver gilt that has come off.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20I think we've got to value it as a decorative piece of jewellery.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23- It's not going to send you to the Bahamas, I'm afraid.- Right.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25You might get to Prestatyn.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28Oh, right, I quite like Prestatyn, so that's fine.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31THEY LAUGH
0:09:31 > 0:09:33Well, you've had it for about ten years.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36After all this time why have you decided to bring it along today?
0:09:36 > 0:09:39Because I've never worn it, it's just been in the drawer.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43I'd like somebody to buy it and actually wear it,
0:09:43 > 0:09:47somebody maybe, as you say that shoots guns
0:09:47 > 0:09:51or does the hunting or shooting that would actually appreciate it
0:09:51 > 0:09:53and wear it. I think it's a shame, it's very pretty.
0:09:53 > 0:09:57Certainly I think somebody living in the country
0:09:57 > 0:09:59who likes that sort of thing would appreciate it.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03In terms of value I would probably say around about £70 to £90,
0:10:03 > 0:10:05£70 to £100, something like that.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07We'd need to put a reserve on it
0:10:07 > 0:10:09because we don't want to sell it for nothing.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12So maybe a £70 discretionary reserve which gives
0:10:12 > 0:10:16the auctioneer 10% leeway on the day. Would you be happy with that?
0:10:16 > 0:10:18I would be happy. Just as I said,
0:10:18 > 0:10:21I don't wear it, I'd like somebody to buy it, wear it and appreciate it.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24All I can say is I look forward to seeing you in the auction
0:10:24 > 0:10:27and let's hope we get a lot of hunters on the day.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30That's a very bad joke!
0:10:30 > 0:10:35I can understand why Liz bought it. I liked the dog too.
0:10:42 > 0:10:47Right, this is where we up the tempo, this is where it gets
0:10:47 > 0:10:50exciting because we are now going to put our valuations to the test
0:10:50 > 0:10:53and we're doing it right here in this building.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55Roger Jones's auction room in Colwyn Bay.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57Right now, I know our owners are feeling
0:10:57 > 0:10:59really nervous or really excited.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02That's auctions for you, it's a roller coaster ride of emotions.
0:11:02 > 0:11:06I'm going to go inside to make sure they're feeling OK, join up with
0:11:06 > 0:11:09them, settle their nerves and leave you with a quick rundown
0:11:09 > 0:11:11of all the items going under the hammer.
0:11:11 > 0:11:16Dora is hoping to get a good figure for her Hornby train set so we need
0:11:16 > 0:11:18the toy collectors on the day.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22Jim and Eileen's collecting has moved on to other things,
0:11:22 > 0:11:25so the little silver cruet set will go to the highest bidder.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29And finally, there's plenty of countryside around here, so we
0:11:29 > 0:11:33have a good chance of finding a new owner for Liz's gold hunting brooch.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36It's always a good sign to see plenty
0:11:36 > 0:11:38of browsers at the auction house.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42Start at £100. 100, I'm bid. At 110.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44There's quite a buzz in the saleroom.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48Our auctioneer on the rostrum is David Rogers Jones.
0:11:49 > 0:11:54First up it's Dora with her wonderful Hornby train set.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57- And boxed up as well, isn't it? - Oh, yes.- Beautiful.
0:11:57 > 0:12:02A good collector's item. 200 to 300? Good luck, Dora.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04It's going under the hammer now.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08Ladies and gentlemen, the Hornby Clockwork train set.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12A lovely selection of boxed rolling stock in lovely condition.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14Station accessories.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17There's a water tank, a large quantity of track.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20Everything is here for the model railway enthusiast.
0:12:20 > 0:12:24It's a great lot for somebody to invest in to start a collection.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26£300.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28The Hornby Clockwork, lovely condition.
0:12:28 > 0:12:33Come on, they're not battered and flake, mint to good condition.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35250?
0:12:37 > 0:12:40Push me off at £200?
0:12:40 > 0:12:42£140. I'm bid at 140. At 140.
0:12:42 > 0:12:48140. 160, 160. Is there 80?
0:12:48 > 0:12:52At 160. 160. 80 anywhere?
0:12:52 > 0:12:53At 160. Is there 80?
0:12:53 > 0:12:57- We want a bit more money than that, don't we?- We do.
0:12:57 > 0:13:03At 160. I would've thought this is a very, very cheap lot. At £160. 170.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07170 bid. At 170. Struggling badly.
0:13:07 > 0:13:11At £170 online. 170.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13It's not going to sell.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16All I can do is sell it subject to approval or otherwise...
0:13:16 > 0:13:18No, we don't want to sell it.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20£170 online.
0:13:20 > 0:13:2180, anybody?
0:13:21 > 0:13:23£170.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25Final call.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27Has to be with owner's approval, if at all.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29- No.- 170.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33£170. Doesn't want to sell. OK. 170.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36Any advance? Passed on at 170.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39The auctioneer was calling for £170. We didn't get it.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41We had a reserve of £200. I think you're right.
0:13:41 > 0:13:42I think so, don't you?
0:13:42 > 0:13:44Yes. Good on you for bringing that in, Dora.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46Oh, all right. Thank you very much.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49You live to fight another day in the auction room though,
0:13:49 > 0:13:52if you need to get rid of it. That's auctions for you and it's not
0:13:52 > 0:13:54worth giving things away.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57Next Jim and Eileen with the silver cruet set.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02Here we go. Let's find out what the bidders think.
0:14:02 > 0:14:06We need someone with a posh bed and breakfast to show it off.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08- Or a castle.- Yes, that's right!
0:14:10 > 0:14:12A four-piece silver condiment set.
0:14:12 > 0:14:17All with Bristol blue liners and the nice twist handled salt spoons.
0:14:17 > 0:14:18The right spoons as well, wasn't it?
0:14:18 > 0:14:21So often they come without the right spoons.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24With me at £70. 70 I'm bid. 80.
0:14:24 > 0:14:25Straight in.
0:14:25 > 0:14:3190. 100. £100. At £100. Is there 10?
0:14:31 > 0:14:32£100 seated in the room.
0:14:32 > 0:14:36At £100. I'll take 10. Anybody new?
0:14:36 > 0:14:39£100. Everybody done?
0:14:39 > 0:14:41I'll take 10 before they go.
0:14:41 > 0:14:45Anybody coming in? Final call at £100.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48Well, we got away with the estimate, that's the main thing,
0:14:48 > 0:14:51and hopefully someone's going to use that as well.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53It is a practical thing to use.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56It is showy but practical.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59- I'm glad it didn't sell for too little.- That's right.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01Hopefully it's gone to the castle down the road.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03I'm sure you use yours all the time.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06In fact there are about ten castles within 16 miles.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09- We live near one.- Do you?
0:15:09 > 0:15:12Oh, lovely. Thank you for coming in.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18Here comes Liz's hunting brooch.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20She's had a little crisis of confidence
0:15:20 > 0:15:22and has dropped the reserve to £50.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25Liz, fingers crossed. It's going under the hammer right now.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28Let's hope there are some dog lovers here
0:15:28 > 0:15:29because that'll put the price up.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35Nine-carat gold bar brooch. Very nice bit of novelty jewellery in
0:15:35 > 0:15:39the form of a shotgun with a gundog. A lovely bit of novelty jewellery.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41It starts with me at 60. £60 I'm bid.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45At 60, 70, 80, 80 I'm bid.
0:15:45 > 0:15:4890 anywhere? At 80.
0:15:48 > 0:15:5280. Come on, you've got to have this if you are a sporting type.
0:15:52 > 0:15:53At £80 only. Is there £90?
0:15:53 > 0:15:56Final call , £85. I'm bid.
0:15:56 > 0:16:0090. 90 bid. You want five again?
0:16:00 > 0:16:03It's going then at £90.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06Everybody done at 90?
0:16:06 > 0:16:08Yes. Thank you very much indeed.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10- Thank you.- We're happy with that?
0:16:10 > 0:16:12I am very happy. Thank you.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15Well done, Mark. That sold at the top end of the estimate.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23Now something for all you pottery fans. I'm off to Portmeirion.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36I've come to the village of Portmeirion,
0:16:36 > 0:16:40just down the coast from Bangor, to find out about a remarkable woman
0:16:40 > 0:16:42called Susan Williams Ellis.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50Susan was an imaginative and multi-talented designer.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54She's most famous for being the creative force behind Portmeirion
0:16:54 > 0:16:57pottery, which hit the big time when Susan launched
0:16:57 > 0:17:00her Botanic Gardens range in 1972.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04Her inspiration may well come from her love of horticulture.
0:17:04 > 0:17:08Her father, Clough Williams Ellis, the creator of Portmeirion village,
0:17:08 > 0:17:12had nurtured Susan's gardening ambitions.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15To find out more about Susan, the woman and the artist I've come
0:17:15 > 0:17:19to have a chat with her son, Robin Llewellyn.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26Robin, thanks very much for meeting up with me today,
0:17:26 > 0:17:29especially right here, your mother's favourite spot.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32I can see why. It's rapidly becoming one of mine.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34What did this mean to her?
0:17:34 > 0:17:36Well, this is where she enjoyed
0:17:36 > 0:17:39putting a bit of her creativity into Portmeirion.
0:17:39 > 0:17:43She was very heavily involved in the gardening
0:17:43 > 0:17:46and in developing the formal gardens within the village.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52She studied at Chelsea School of Art
0:17:52 > 0:17:55under Henry Moore and Graham Sutherland,
0:17:55 > 0:17:59so shapes were important to her, but she didn't really want to
0:17:59 > 0:18:02become an artist who was simply producing one-off pieces.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06She wanted to become an industrial artist who could design
0:18:06 > 0:18:10elegant and functional pieces for daily use.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15One of our reps, who was rather intelligent, he said,
0:18:15 > 0:18:18"What we want is a very smart coffee set."
0:18:18 > 0:18:21I thought, I shall try and do one.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24It was something that nobody had done before.
0:18:24 > 0:18:25That was a tremendous success.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32This desire to make useful art works led Susan to establish
0:18:32 > 0:18:38the Portmeirion pottery brand with her husband in the early 1960s.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41When they first started out they were producing innovative patterns
0:18:41 > 0:18:45such as Cypher and Totem. Those striking shapes are now iconic.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48But it was the Botanic Garden design which made Portmeirion
0:18:48 > 0:18:49a household name.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53The Botanic Garden is a classic and it has continued to flourish.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56That was when she wanted to do other things.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58Was she proud of that legacy?
0:18:58 > 0:19:02She was proud of it but she always thought, "Well, why can't people forget Botanic Gardens?
0:19:02 > 0:19:04"I want to design something else!"
0:19:04 > 0:19:0740 years on, Botanic Gardens is still a top seller,
0:19:07 > 0:19:12but thank goodness its success didn't dampen Susan's creativity.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17What was she working on, in her final years?
0:19:17 > 0:19:21Well, her passion during the last decade or so
0:19:21 > 0:19:24or more of her life's work, was underwater painting.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27- Really? She took up snorkelling? - She did.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31At times she felt more at home in the water than she did on the surface.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33It was another world
0:19:33 > 0:19:37and she invented a method of drawing underwater
0:19:37 > 0:19:40using a special crayon and a board.
0:19:40 > 0:19:45And my father would look up in the books the exact names of the fishes,
0:19:45 > 0:19:47the colours and annotate the drawings.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49So it was quite a scientific process as well.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55But that was her passion, the underwater painting.
0:19:55 > 0:20:02On November 27th in 2007, Susan Williams Ellis, sadly passed away here in Portmeirion,
0:20:02 > 0:20:04the village she dearly loved.
0:20:04 > 0:20:10Leaving behind a wonderful legacy for all of us to enjoy today.
0:20:18 > 0:20:25Our experts are deep in their studies at the Pritchard Jones Hall at the University of Bangor.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27Coming up:
0:20:27 > 0:20:31One of our owners gets more than just a financial reward at the auction.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34The condition made that sell. It was in perfect condition.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37- Your luck has changed forever now. - I hope so!
0:20:39 > 0:20:44Alun and Gwyneth have brought in a little treat for Mark.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46You have brought in this spectacular cup.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49- Yeah. - Is it a treasure of your family's?
0:20:49 > 0:20:51No, not at all.
0:20:51 > 0:20:55I'm representing here today St David's Hospice in Llandudno.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57This has been donated, really.
0:20:57 > 0:21:02It came in a box with lots of other items in this last week or so to our distribution centre.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05So my staff there were looking at it and they thought,
0:21:05 > 0:21:07"This might be an item for Flog It!"
0:21:07 > 0:21:08Wonderful, so you thought,
0:21:08 > 0:21:12- "I'll come along and see whether it is worth anything."- Yes.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14Were you as excited as Alun when you saw this piece?
0:21:14 > 0:21:16I love the cup, I think it's beautiful.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18Fantastic.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21- It's a remarkable object, isn't it? - Is it a loving cup?
0:21:21 > 0:21:23No, it's not really a loving cup.
0:21:23 > 0:21:28I know why you say that because it has two handles.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30It is a remarkable looking object.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32It's really rather grand.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34You have this wonderful classical scene
0:21:34 > 0:21:36revolving around it in silver plate.
0:21:36 > 0:21:41I don't think it is silver. Then you have the sort of gilt bronze
0:21:41 > 0:21:44or gilt metal which forms the rest of it.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47I'm a little bit concerned about one thing.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50There's a little rim just underneath here which is plain.
0:21:50 > 0:21:54- I think that would have sat on a bigger base.- Oh!
0:21:54 > 0:22:00I think it's copying an old Roman or Etruscan drinking cup...
0:22:02 > 0:22:04..of years BC.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07I think it was probably done in the 19th century.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10It's very much in the style of the early 19th century,
0:22:10 > 0:22:15the Empire period in France, but I think it could be a little bit later than that.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18I wouldn't be surprised if it was English.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20And possibly by a firm called Elkingtons.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22There are very few marks underneath.
0:22:22 > 0:22:28Some scratch marks. There is a little mark which has been partially obliterated that says "B".
0:22:28 > 0:22:32- And what a lovely thing to have donated.- That's right.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36It's lovely, this almost whole almost Bacchanalian scene
0:22:36 > 0:22:38going along there, with all these figures.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41In various positions. They're having a really good time.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45Unfortunately most of them are clothed, as well, which is a bonus,
0:22:45 > 0:22:48so we will not get offended by them.
0:22:48 > 0:22:53If I was putting it into auction, I would suggest a realistic estimate
0:22:53 > 0:22:57for something like £150 to £200.
0:22:57 > 0:22:58That's fine.
0:22:58 > 0:23:02And we'll put a reserve on it of £150.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05- OK.- With 10% discretion if that's OK, for the auctioneer,
0:23:05 > 0:23:09and I think if he catalogues it well and puts it on the internet
0:23:09 > 0:23:11- we should get quite a lot of interest.- Excellent.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14Well, Alun and Gwyneth, it is a pleasure meeting you
0:23:14 > 0:23:16and I look forward to seeing you at the auction.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20- Let's hope we can really raise a good amount of money for the hospice.- Lovely.
0:23:21 > 0:23:25It's always nice to hear of a charity benefiting from the auction.
0:23:28 > 0:23:32Next, Adam's enjoying examining a scientific item belonging to Gillian.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37- This is an interesting collection, isn't it?- Yes. I think so.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40How have you accumulated all of this?
0:23:40 > 0:23:43The man who had the factory next door to my father
0:23:43 > 0:23:45collected microscopes.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48He had a big collection of them, and he knew I was interested
0:23:48 > 0:23:49and he gave me all this.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51- How long ago was that? - About 40 years ago.
0:23:51 > 0:23:55Right. Excellent. Well, I think this is a nice little collection.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58Firstly, you've got this mahogany cased microscope,
0:23:58 > 0:24:00which is a lacquered brass microscope.
0:24:00 > 0:24:01A nice quality instrument.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03- About 100 years old now.- Oh, right!
0:24:03 > 0:24:05Getting on a bit.
0:24:05 > 0:24:09Retailed by Baker of High Holborn in London.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12A good quality thing, and the case is fitted
0:24:12 > 0:24:16with your extra bits and pieces, accessories and lenses.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19But what people find of particular interest these days,
0:24:19 > 0:24:23I mean, these are fairly common, but the slides.
0:24:23 > 0:24:27People are really getting more interested in the slides, and whenever microscopes...
0:24:27 > 0:24:32- I nearly didn't bring those. - ..slides come up, they're getting much more inquiries about.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35- It's funny, isn't it?- I nearly didn't bring those at all.- Really?
0:24:35 > 0:24:38- Yeah.- Well, they've improved the value of this fairly significantly.
0:24:38 > 0:24:42Because this one on its own, without being rude, it's a fairly ordinary one.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45Yes, well, I thought that.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48Still a nice example, but you've got a whole load of slides here
0:24:48 > 0:24:50and they're from all around the world.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52Yes, there seems to be different countries.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55In this one we've got insects. Quite easy.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57Butterflies and bees.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59And all that sort of thing.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02This one looks like...
0:25:02 > 0:25:05little micro-organisms of some sort.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07These are privately prepared ones, so they're not going to be...
0:25:07 > 0:25:11- There might be one or two - not sure whether... - ..of great value these ones.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13No, I think most of these are the man himself.
0:25:13 > 0:25:17I think the value is mainly in these ones and these ones, that were purpose made.
0:25:17 > 0:25:21This one's from Santa Monica, from Venice, from Colombia.
0:25:21 > 0:25:26Coast of Dalmatia. Sweden. So there's a whole geographic selection here.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29We'd have to have a really good look through, and some are rarer than others.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32Have you any idea what it might be worth?
0:25:32 > 0:25:35Not at all. No idea at all. I've never looked at them or anything.
0:25:35 > 0:25:39Well, based on the fact that this is worth 60, 80, maybe 100,
0:25:39 > 0:25:43- and I would think these are worth similar amounts.- Very good.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45- So you've got 150 to 250, probably. - Very good.
0:25:45 > 0:25:49And it might go on. I wouldn't be surprised if it went on a bit longer.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52- So does that sound all right? - That sounds very good. Yes.- Good.
0:25:52 > 0:25:56I wasn't thinking they were worth anything at all.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58Now, why have you decided to sell them?
0:25:58 > 0:26:03I don't have time to look at them now, and they've been sitting at my mum's house for years now.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05- Right. So time to get rid. - I think so.
0:26:05 > 0:26:10- They'll go to a collector, I'm sure. - Lovely. It would be nice if they were.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13If they made a few hundred pounds, would you have any plans for that?
0:26:13 > 0:26:15Doing things in the garden really.
0:26:15 > 0:26:19- Are you a keen gardener? - Well, I bought an old house with a field behind it,
0:26:19 > 0:26:24and I'm making a vegetable plot, and doing, you know, my own little allotment in the back.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26That's great to hear.
0:26:26 > 0:26:31Thanks for coming in and I really hope that they take off. I think they probably will.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34- Oh, lovely.- We'll put a reserve of 150 just in case.- Lovely.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36Thank you very much. Thank you.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39What a fascinating collection of slides.
0:26:39 > 0:26:43Someone's going to really enjoy looking at those.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46Gill and Peter must have had me in mind when they decided to bring in
0:26:46 > 0:26:48this next item.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50I just love it.
0:26:50 > 0:26:52Tea caddies are so collectable.
0:26:52 > 0:26:56They come in all various shapes and sizes, and different materials.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59We've seen them in pewter, seen them in silver,
0:26:59 > 0:27:01I've seen them in sort of pottery items,
0:27:01 > 0:27:04but my favourite obviously are wood.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06But this is particularly nice because it's a Regency one,
0:27:06 > 0:27:09and it's got a lot of paper scroll work on it.
0:27:09 > 0:27:13- Quilling, isn't it?- Yes. Can you see that, where all the paper's folded up very neatly?
0:27:13 > 0:27:15- Yes.- Well, I like that a lot.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18- You like it?- Oh, I do. Yes. Yes, I do.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21That sort of 1815, 1820s.
0:27:21 > 0:27:25- And that would have been used in this country?- Oh, yes, it's English.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27Made in this country. Yes.
0:27:27 > 0:27:32Someone with a lot of money and a lot of quality and a very good eye would have owned this.
0:27:32 > 0:27:34Looking at this, I suspect this has been gilded
0:27:34 > 0:27:38- slightly at a later date. You see this gold leafing.- Yes.
0:27:38 > 0:27:42It's not - to me, that doesn't look like gold leafing.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44That looks more like gold enamel paint,
0:27:44 > 0:27:48which is probably put on in around the '40s or '50s by somebody.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50Then inside you've got this small lid.
0:27:50 > 0:27:56Yes. Well, that would have sat on a little recessed rib there,
0:27:56 > 0:28:00so the lid wouldn't drop down, and that would house your tea.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02This is a single blend caddy.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05Now some tea caddies are double blends. You can have green tea and black tea.
0:28:05 > 0:28:10You can have a large one with a bowl in the middle and mix the two blends together if you want.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12"Caddy" comes from the Malay word "kati",
0:28:12 > 0:28:15which is the amount of weight the tea was sold in.
0:28:15 > 0:28:19- Can you see there's traces of tin foil there and there?- Yes.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22Well, that was all lined in tin foil to keep the tea fresh.
0:28:22 > 0:28:26So that would have sat there, that would have kept the tea fresh,
0:28:26 > 0:28:29a single blend, maybe a green tea or black tea.
0:28:29 > 0:28:34The lid would shut down and it would be put under lock and key,
0:28:34 > 0:28:37because tea was so expensive. It was such an expensive commodity.
0:28:37 > 0:28:41Only people in the sort of upper echelons
0:28:41 > 0:28:44could really afford it, to start with in the 1600s.
0:28:44 > 0:28:47It became very fashionable in the 1700s
0:28:47 > 0:28:51and by the 19th century everybody was drinking it.
0:28:51 > 0:28:54- But isn't it super? It's a lovely example.- Yes.
0:28:54 > 0:28:56It's quality all round.
0:28:56 > 0:29:00Whoever made this was a master of his genre, put it that way.
0:29:00 > 0:29:04- There's a bit of restoration here. Whoever buys this...- Yes.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07- ..has to spend a couple of hundred pounds on it.- Yes.
0:29:07 > 0:29:09They have to spend 200 on it.
0:29:09 > 0:29:13If they get it at £400 in the auction room and they spend £200 on it,
0:29:13 > 0:29:17it has cost them £600. They're going to be wanting to sell this for £1,200 maybe.
0:29:17 > 0:29:22And it will probably be worth that after a lot of TLC.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24I think the collectors will love this.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27£300-400 is the valuation.
0:29:27 > 0:29:31Reserve at three but not a fixed reserve. Use a bit of discretion.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34- Yes.- So it might sell at 280.
0:29:34 > 0:29:36- That's fine.- Is that OK? - Yes, that's fine.
0:29:36 > 0:29:41And we'll let them fight over it, and hopefully one of them will be a good restorer, pay top money for it,
0:29:41 > 0:29:42which benefits you.
0:29:42 > 0:29:46And cuts the middle man out.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48- Yes. Lovely.- OK.
0:29:48 > 0:29:52Even needing restoration, it still looks fabulous.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55Let's have another quick look at our items before they head off
0:29:55 > 0:29:57to the auction house.
0:29:57 > 0:30:01The silver-plated trophy cup is stylish, so it should raise
0:30:01 > 0:30:03a reasonable amount.
0:30:03 > 0:30:06Gillian's microscope is of little interest to her,
0:30:06 > 0:30:08so it's time to move it on.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11And finally, my choice, the early 19th century tea caddy,
0:30:11 > 0:30:16which is pure quality and a beautifully crafted thing.
0:30:16 > 0:30:20Alun and Gwyneth are first with the classical cup.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23Let's hope this next lot is a real winner, it should be.
0:30:23 > 0:30:25It should be, shouldn't it?
0:30:25 > 0:30:27It's a trophy, for crying out loud.
0:30:27 > 0:30:29We want to hold it up high and say "Yes, we won."
0:30:29 > 0:30:31£200, top end of the estimate.
0:30:31 > 0:30:35That's the top end. We know you'd like to get the top end each time, but I don't know.
0:30:35 > 0:30:38It's a speculative thing. But I think it should make 150.
0:30:38 > 0:30:40I can't imagine you'd want it.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43Well, look, there's no accounting for taste.
0:30:43 > 0:30:47Someone here in this room will absolutely love it and they'll display it beautifully.
0:30:47 > 0:30:49We hope so, we need the money.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52- All proceeds to the hospice, anyway. - OK. Good luck.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56Something very, very good quality about this.
0:30:56 > 0:31:01The quality of the figuring is brilliant. Six inches high. 200?
0:31:01 > 0:31:03200?
0:31:03 > 0:31:05It smacks of quality, doesn't it?
0:31:05 > 0:31:07150?
0:31:07 > 0:31:09100, I'm bid. 100. 100, bid.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12100, hope you're lucky. It's at the bottom though.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15- 100 bid. 20 anywhere? - Now, just go upwards.
0:31:15 > 0:31:18120, 140. Is there 60?
0:31:18 > 0:31:21140, 140 bid. 60 anywhere?
0:31:21 > 0:31:25£140. 60 now.
0:31:25 > 0:31:31£140. I'll go 50, even. At 140. 150.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34We've got 150, so we've made our reserve.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37150. I'm selling at £150.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39Just, on the reserve.
0:31:39 > 0:31:4660, a new bidder at 160. Worth every penny of 200, in my view. At 160.
0:31:46 > 0:31:50All done at 160 and going.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52- It's gone.- There we are.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55- We're happy. It's gone within estimate.- Yes, it has.
0:31:55 > 0:31:56Good estimate.
0:31:56 > 0:32:00Well, that's £160 towards the hospice.
0:32:02 > 0:32:06Now, Gillian's been holding on to the next item for about 40 years.
0:32:06 > 0:32:08So let's see what she gets for it.
0:32:08 > 0:32:09- Gillian, good luck.- Thank you.
0:32:09 > 0:32:13We're talking about the microscope with the three boxes of slides,
0:32:13 > 0:32:14which are wonderful.
0:32:14 > 0:32:19- You must have had so much fun looking through those.- We could've sat there for hours.
0:32:19 > 0:32:21Shame we had other people to deal with.
0:32:21 > 0:32:23In a way, the interest is in the specimens.
0:32:23 > 0:32:27Yes, they're collected nowadays as well. Microscopes appear a lot.
0:32:27 > 0:32:31A lot of interesting styles, especially the named ones, the specially produced ones.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34I guess it's harder to pick up these early slides now.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36Yes. Always great demand for them.
0:32:36 > 0:32:37I'm quite confident today.
0:32:37 > 0:32:43Also, it's a named instrument as well, so that's in its favour.
0:32:43 > 0:32:48- I'm not good at selling things. - Do you do not win things like raffles and lotteries?
0:32:48 > 0:32:51- I've never managed to sell things. - Actually, I don't either.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54Neither do I, but now's the time for Gillian's luck to change.
0:32:54 > 0:32:58We're going to find out, it's going under the hammer right now.
0:32:58 > 0:32:59This is by Baker.
0:32:59 > 0:33:05Lights, lenses and a very nice parcel of mixed slides.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08Bid me 200?
0:33:08 > 0:33:09Got to be.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12It's all gone quiet, hasn't it?
0:33:12 > 0:33:14Start me at one and a half?
0:33:15 > 0:33:18120, I'm bid at 120.
0:33:18 > 0:33:21If you pitch it at one and build them up...
0:33:21 > 0:33:23180, 180 bid.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26We're back up there now.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28- 180 bid.- 190.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30190, 200. 200 bid.
0:33:30 > 0:33:33Online, the bidding now at 200.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36200 bid. Is there 10 there? £200.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38- 210.- 210. Still online.
0:33:38 > 0:33:40That's good.
0:33:40 > 0:33:41And again now.
0:33:41 > 0:33:42250.
0:33:42 > 0:33:47250, 250 bid. Online at 250. 250 bid. 250.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50Again? Two online.
0:33:50 > 0:33:51260.
0:33:51 > 0:33:53We've got an online battle here.
0:33:53 > 0:33:57Is there 70? At £260?
0:33:57 > 0:34:00Online, the bid at £260.
0:34:00 > 0:34:0370, if you like. All done?
0:34:03 > 0:34:06- 70.- 70. 270 bid.
0:34:06 > 0:34:08I think there might be a little tickle in this yet.
0:34:08 > 0:34:12It's gone very, very quiet. At 270.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15- Trying to get more... - Sit there and...
0:34:15 > 0:34:17- I've never been to an auction before?- Haven't you?- No.
0:34:17 > 0:34:21280. And again now. You could hear a pin drop.
0:34:21 > 0:34:22At 280.
0:34:22 > 0:34:24It's a baptism of fire, isn't it?
0:34:24 > 0:34:26In at the deep end.
0:34:26 > 0:34:30Final, final call at 280. All done?
0:34:30 > 0:34:33£280.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35Yes! That's a good result, top end of the estimate.
0:34:35 > 0:34:39We're really happy with that. Condition made that sale.
0:34:39 > 0:34:40It was in perfect condition.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43- Your luck has changed forever now. - I hope so!
0:34:43 > 0:34:46I'm glad that that Gillian's first trip to auction
0:34:46 > 0:34:48has been so successful.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51Now, remember that beautiful tea caddy that I picked out earlier?
0:34:51 > 0:34:54Well, it's time to see what auctioneer David makes of it.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00We've seen a lot of tea caddies on Flog It! before but I've never seen
0:35:00 > 0:35:02one with rolled paperwork.
0:35:02 > 0:35:04Wonderful filigree work.
0:35:04 > 0:35:10Partially gilded, in good condition, that's well over £1,500.
0:35:10 > 0:35:11But there's a few bits missing.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14I've put £300 to £400 on this.
0:35:14 > 0:35:19Yes, I don't blame you, Paul. Tea caddies are very in and the workmanship on this one
0:35:19 > 0:35:21is really unbelievable.
0:35:21 > 0:35:23And we've got people in this locality
0:35:23 > 0:35:26who will take on the restoration of this, no question about it.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29We've had internet interest in it so it augurs well.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32Happy with the price? 300 to 400?
0:35:32 > 0:35:34I think so. You're paying for workmanship
0:35:34 > 0:35:38and in fairness it's a fantastic bit of workmanship.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40It's an unusual tea caddy.
0:35:40 > 0:35:44As I say, tea caddies are all the rage at the moment.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47Watch this space. It's time to put the kettle on,
0:35:47 > 0:35:50settle down into the chair and enjoy this auction.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53Well, it's all sounding positive.
0:35:53 > 0:35:56I'm quite confident about this tea caddy, it belongs to Jill and Peter,
0:35:56 > 0:35:59and hopefully for not much longer.
0:35:59 > 0:36:01- The auctioneer liked the lot as well.- Oh, good.
0:36:01 > 0:36:04There's a great deal of work that's has gone into it.
0:36:04 > 0:36:06I know it needs a little bit of TLC,
0:36:06 > 0:36:08that's why we've got £300 to £400 on it.
0:36:08 > 0:36:11It's a wonderful thing. Have you had second thoughts?
0:36:11 > 0:36:13No, it's going towards our anniversary.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16We're going on a trip for our 50th anniversary.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19- Oh, congratulations. 50 years together.- Yes.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21Wonderful. Where are you going?
0:36:21 > 0:36:23On a cruise. Not far, though.
0:36:23 > 0:36:27- OK. Not around Anglesey, a bit further.- No!
0:36:27 > 0:36:28A bit further than that.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32Hey, look, good luck. Let's find out what the bidders think.
0:36:32 > 0:36:36Very nice quality.
0:36:36 > 0:36:40Early tea caddy with filigree scrolls and filigree decoration.
0:36:40 > 0:36:44OK, it needs a bit of attention but it's a lovely, rare piece.
0:36:44 > 0:36:45Fingers crossed.
0:36:45 > 0:36:47£400?
0:36:47 > 0:36:49350?
0:36:51 > 0:36:54300, I'm bid. At £300.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57£300, I'm bid. 350.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00400. 425.
0:37:00 > 0:37:04450. 450.
0:37:04 > 0:37:0775, if you like. At 450.
0:37:07 > 0:37:1175, anybody? At £450.
0:37:11 > 0:37:13That's a good price.
0:37:13 > 0:37:14Very.
0:37:14 > 0:37:18Final call at £450.
0:37:18 > 0:37:19Once again...
0:37:22 > 0:37:24Yes. £450.
0:37:24 > 0:37:26I'm very pleased with that.
0:37:26 > 0:37:28Thank you very much.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31Good tea caddies always sell well and that's quite a rare one.
0:37:31 > 0:37:32Even though it had a bit of damage.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35- Yes.- That could be sorted out.
0:37:35 > 0:37:38That was on you. You take the credit for that.
0:37:38 > 0:37:42Not at all. I've just seen them sell for that kind of price before.
0:37:42 > 0:37:46The more you go round the block, the more you get to know, really!
0:37:52 > 0:37:55Well, that's it. It's all over.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58All of our owners have gone home and they've gone home happy.
0:37:58 > 0:38:02OK, there were one or two sticky moments but that's what auctions are all about.
0:38:02 > 0:38:05You get lots of highs and lows and lots of surprises.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08And I hope you've enjoyed today's show, because we've loved being here
0:38:08 > 0:38:11in North Wales, and all credit to our auctioneer and our experts.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13Everyone was on the money today.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15Until the next time, it's goodbye.