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We've taken the high road, the low road. | 0:00:02 | 0:00:05 | |
We've crossed the magnificent Firth of Forth and landed in Fife, | 0:00:05 | 0:00:08 | |
famous for its golf courses and ancient universities. | 0:00:08 | 0:00:12 | |
Welcome to Flog It! | 0:00:12 | 0:00:13 | |
"FLOG IT!" THEME TUNE | 0:00:13 | 0:00:15 | |
UPBEAT MUSIC | 0:00:34 | 0:00:35 | |
Today we're near Glenrothes in the Fife countryside, | 0:00:37 | 0:00:40 | |
about 30 minutes from Dundee and an hour from Edinburgh. | 0:00:40 | 0:00:44 | |
It's a superb day | 0:00:44 | 0:00:45 | |
so we've decided to hold the event outside to make the most of it. | 0:00:45 | 0:00:49 | |
The crowds are gathering in the grounds of Balbirnie House | 0:00:51 | 0:00:54 | |
here in the heart of Fife. | 0:00:54 | 0:00:56 | |
It's an ancient kingdom, steeped in history, | 0:00:56 | 0:00:59 | |
exactly what our experts will be looking for today. | 0:00:59 | 0:01:02 | |
Someone in this queue could be going home with a lot of money. | 0:01:02 | 0:01:05 | |
Stay tuned and you'll find out. | 0:01:05 | 0:01:08 | |
It's not just our crowd who are enjoying today's sunshine. | 0:01:08 | 0:01:11 | |
Our experts headed up by Anita Manning and James Lewis | 0:01:11 | 0:01:15 | |
have a spring in their step, too. | 0:01:15 | 0:01:16 | |
And things just started to hot up. | 0:01:16 | 0:01:19 | |
A lovely barometer, in beautiful condition. | 0:01:19 | 0:01:21 | |
Tell you the truth. When I want to see what the weather's like, | 0:01:21 | 0:01:25 | |
I look out the window. | 0:01:25 | 0:01:26 | |
THEY LAUGH | 0:01:26 | 0:01:27 | |
That no-nonsense approach helped make Anita | 0:01:27 | 0:01:30 | |
Scotland's first female auctioneer. | 0:01:30 | 0:01:33 | |
James also is a successful auctioneer and valuer | 0:01:34 | 0:01:37 | |
and has a more scientific approach. | 0:01:37 | 0:01:39 | |
That's really very speculative and very interesting. | 0:01:39 | 0:01:43 | |
Coming up. | 0:01:43 | 0:01:45 | |
-55, 60. -I have high hopes for one of our items. | 0:01:45 | 0:01:49 | |
-This lot are going to go mad for it. -I hope so. -They will do! | 0:01:49 | 0:01:52 | |
And expectations are high at our valuation day. | 0:01:52 | 0:01:56 | |
-What do you think they're worth? -It'd be nice if it'd be £1,000... | 0:01:56 | 0:02:00 | |
It would be nice. It would be really nice. | 0:02:00 | 0:02:03 | |
THEY LAUGH | 0:02:03 | 0:02:04 | |
Anita is first to tee off, she's looking at model trains | 0:02:04 | 0:02:08 | |
that Carol has brought along. | 0:02:08 | 0:02:09 | |
The collectables market for train stuff is really good at the moment. | 0:02:11 | 0:02:17 | |
But when I look at this what I think of is fabulous fun. | 0:02:17 | 0:02:22 | |
When I was a wee girl my dad brought me train sets instead of dolls. | 0:02:22 | 0:02:27 | |
-Where did you get this stuff? -This is my husband's. | 0:02:28 | 0:02:31 | |
He was given it by his father. | 0:02:31 | 0:02:34 | |
Every Saturday, they would go up and buy something for the railway. | 0:02:34 | 0:02:40 | |
And either it was an engine or a set or rolling stock, whatever, | 0:02:40 | 0:02:47 | |
it was bought for him. | 0:02:47 | 0:02:49 | |
He was an only child so he got everything. | 0:02:49 | 0:02:52 | |
-It was bought over a period of years. -Bought with love. | 0:02:52 | 0:02:54 | |
I mean it's Tri-ang, which is one of the good makes. | 0:02:54 | 0:02:58 | |
It was from the Lines brothers in the 1950s, | 0:02:58 | 0:03:01 | |
but it's still absolutely wonderful. | 0:03:01 | 0:03:04 | |
I've had a great time playing with it. | 0:03:04 | 0:03:07 | |
And what we have here is a list of accessories | 0:03:07 | 0:03:13 | |
and I think that's great. | 0:03:13 | 0:03:15 | |
Another thing that strikes me and it's an important issue here. | 0:03:15 | 0:03:18 | |
-The condition is wonderful. So it was well looked after? -Yes. | 0:03:18 | 0:03:24 | |
-Do you have sons? -I have two sons. | 0:03:24 | 0:03:26 | |
Are they interested in...? | 0:03:26 | 0:03:29 | |
They were never allowed to play with them. | 0:03:29 | 0:03:32 | |
-Never allowed. Got to look at them, but never allowed to play. -Ah-huh. | 0:03:32 | 0:03:36 | |
If these come into sale, I would put them into two different lots. | 0:03:36 | 0:03:41 | |
I think that's the way that we can maximise. | 0:03:41 | 0:03:44 | |
Now I'd put our first lot with this Transcontinental | 0:03:44 | 0:03:49 | |
and this was an American model. | 0:03:49 | 0:03:52 | |
I would put that with this Princess Elizabeth. | 0:03:52 | 0:03:55 | |
-Now, to the collectors, this will be more interesting. -Yes. | 0:03:56 | 0:04:02 | |
Second lot, we would have this marvellous Davy Crockett engine | 0:04:02 | 0:04:09 | |
and what I love about it is, | 0:04:09 | 0:04:10 | |
you have the catalogues, you have order books, | 0:04:10 | 0:04:13 | |
you have instructions. | 0:04:13 | 0:04:15 | |
You even have an instruction manual for laying out the track. | 0:04:15 | 0:04:20 | |
And I think that it's absolutely charming. | 0:04:20 | 0:04:24 | |
-I think we should put the lot... each lot in at 80-120. -Mm-hm. | 0:04:24 | 0:04:29 | |
Would you feel happy about, erm, at that price? | 0:04:30 | 0:04:33 | |
-Would you feel happy they went in at that price? -Yes. | 0:04:33 | 0:04:37 | |
That's fair. Shall we do that? | 0:04:37 | 0:04:38 | |
-We'll put a firm reserve of say £80? -Yes. -On each lot. -Mm-hm. | 0:04:38 | 0:04:44 | |
-Will you be sad to see them go? -Yes. -Will you? | 0:04:44 | 0:04:48 | |
I will be sad to see them go. They were part of my husband so... | 0:04:48 | 0:04:52 | |
But I do honestly think I'd rather that somebody got them | 0:04:52 | 0:04:56 | |
that can use them and enjoy them, rather than being in a box. | 0:04:56 | 0:05:00 | |
These will go onto a collector who will cherish them and love them. | 0:05:00 | 0:05:04 | |
That's a good way to go. | 0:05:04 | 0:05:06 | |
Let's pass them onto a collector, | 0:05:06 | 0:05:08 | |
put them to auction, 80-120. | 0:05:08 | 0:05:10 | |
-We'll put a reserve of £80 on them with a bit of discretion. -Mm-hm. | 0:05:10 | 0:05:15 | |
Tiny bit of discretion, 80-120 | 0:05:15 | 0:05:19 | |
-and we'll go along and enjoy the auction. -Thank you. | 0:05:19 | 0:05:22 | |
The weather is so fantastic, it almost feels like a holiday. | 0:05:23 | 0:05:28 | |
But there's plenty of work to do | 0:05:28 | 0:05:29 | |
and so many bags and boxes remain unpacked. | 0:05:29 | 0:05:33 | |
Can I be nosy? Can I dive in and have a look? | 0:05:33 | 0:05:36 | |
I like the glaze on that! | 0:05:36 | 0:05:38 | |
-Isn't that lovely? A little money box. -Yeah. | 0:05:38 | 0:05:41 | |
The sad thing about a money box like this, made of china, | 0:05:41 | 0:05:44 | |
-is once it's full... -No, you can get the money out. | 0:05:44 | 0:05:47 | |
-How? Shaking it like that? -No, with a knife. | 0:05:47 | 0:05:49 | |
With a...with a knife! | 0:05:49 | 0:05:51 | |
-Have you tried it? -Definitely. | 0:05:53 | 0:05:56 | |
Do you know something? Wait there, I'll be back in a flash. | 0:05:56 | 0:05:59 | |
-Right. -I'll give you a bit of information on this. -OK. Thank you. | 0:05:59 | 0:06:03 | |
So whilst I do more research, | 0:06:03 | 0:06:04 | |
a collection of watches brought in by Norma and her brother Alan | 0:06:04 | 0:06:08 | |
is being inspected by James. | 0:06:08 | 0:06:10 | |
Welcome to Flog it! | 0:06:10 | 0:06:13 | |
We're not looking at a rare, fine piece of work. | 0:06:13 | 0:06:17 | |
I picked these out because up and down the country, | 0:06:17 | 0:06:22 | |
from John O'Groats to Land's End, | 0:06:22 | 0:06:24 | |
in almost every old chest of drawers, along with the jewellery | 0:06:24 | 0:06:28 | |
and the things inherited, is grandfather's pocket watch. | 0:06:28 | 0:06:31 | |
It's something that I see probably more often than anything else | 0:06:31 | 0:06:37 | |
which is why I've picked them. | 0:06:37 | 0:06:38 | |
Because you've got a real cross-section here, | 0:06:38 | 0:06:41 | |
spanning probably 50 or 60 years and they must have a real history. | 0:06:41 | 0:06:45 | |
So are they family pieces? | 0:06:45 | 0:06:47 | |
Yes, my dad had got them | 0:06:47 | 0:06:49 | |
and they were passed onto me when he died. | 0:06:49 | 0:06:52 | |
-And my late husband's grandparents. -OK. | 0:06:52 | 0:06:56 | |
-So they're all men's watches, not ladies'. -Yes. | 0:06:56 | 0:07:00 | |
And whenever we're looking at a pocket watch, to start with, | 0:07:00 | 0:07:04 | |
there are three different types. That's the first thing to say. | 0:07:04 | 0:07:07 | |
There's an open-face pocket watch, this one here. | 0:07:07 | 0:07:09 | |
And this one here. | 0:07:09 | 0:07:11 | |
Those are pocket watches with only a cover one side, like that. | 0:07:11 | 0:07:16 | |
One silver cover. | 0:07:16 | 0:07:17 | |
Then we have hunter pocket watches which are these. | 0:07:17 | 0:07:21 | |
A silver cover that comes over and covers the dial. | 0:07:21 | 0:07:25 | |
Known as hunters because, if you're on your horseback, out on the hunt, | 0:07:25 | 0:07:29 | |
and you fall off, you've got to protect the watch glass. | 0:07:29 | 0:07:32 | |
You also get half-hunters. | 0:07:32 | 0:07:35 | |
You don't have an example of that, | 0:07:35 | 0:07:37 | |
but a half-hunter has a circular disc in the centre, | 0:07:37 | 0:07:40 | |
-so you can still tell the time. -Mm-hm. | 0:07:40 | 0:07:42 | |
So we've got one, two, three, four watches. | 0:07:42 | 0:07:46 | |
We've also got the Albert chain | 0:07:46 | 0:07:48 | |
made fashionable by Prince Albert, Queen Victoria's husband. | 0:07:48 | 0:07:52 | |
After all these years of them being in the family, why flog them now? | 0:07:52 | 0:07:55 | |
It's a shame they're just sitting in a drawer. | 0:07:55 | 0:07:58 | |
-You don't wear them? -Not getting used. -Never worn them? -No. | 0:07:58 | 0:08:01 | |
OK, so this one here, about 1860 in date. | 0:08:01 | 0:08:06 | |
This one here, about 1880, 1890. | 0:08:06 | 0:08:08 | |
This one, around 1900, 1905. | 0:08:08 | 0:08:13 | |
And this one, around 1920. | 0:08:13 | 0:08:16 | |
The silver Alberts. Each individual link is hallmarked with the lion. | 0:08:16 | 0:08:21 | |
Every single link. | 0:08:21 | 0:08:23 | |
And here, just because it's silver, | 0:08:23 | 0:08:25 | |
an old cigarette case from the same sort of period. | 0:08:25 | 0:08:27 | |
What do you think they're worth? | 0:08:27 | 0:08:29 | |
It'd be nice if it'd be £1,000... | 0:08:29 | 0:08:31 | |
It would be nice. It would be really nice! | 0:08:31 | 0:08:34 | |
-Well, now... -I've jumped the gun. -Yeah. | 0:08:34 | 0:08:39 | |
They're not worth anywhere near that, I'm sorry. | 0:08:39 | 0:08:41 | |
I mean, a little silver continental watch like that is worth about £30. | 0:08:41 | 0:08:45 | |
-Oh. -Erm, one like that, worth about £40, £50. | 0:08:45 | 0:08:49 | |
A hunter watch like that, again £30-£50. | 0:08:49 | 0:08:53 | |
Another one, worth about £30. | 0:08:53 | 0:08:56 | |
Cigarette case, £20. And two Alberts, £20-£30 each. | 0:08:56 | 0:09:01 | |
If we put an estimate of 150-250, and a reserve of 150, | 0:09:01 | 0:09:05 | |
-how do you feel? -Fine, yeah. -Yeah? | 0:09:05 | 0:09:09 | |
If they don't make that, have them back. | 0:09:09 | 0:09:11 | |
-Got them back. -Never know, the fashion of... -Wear them. | 0:09:11 | 0:09:14 | |
You could wear it, very dapper. | 0:09:14 | 0:09:16 | |
Only time will tell if these watches do well at auction. | 0:09:17 | 0:09:20 | |
After discussing the money bank with some other experts, | 0:09:22 | 0:09:25 | |
I'm ready to report back to Janet about it. | 0:09:25 | 0:09:28 | |
It looks very much like Denby ware, but with that Majolica glaze. | 0:09:28 | 0:09:33 | |
I think it's Scottish because it was my mother's brother. | 0:09:33 | 0:09:36 | |
-He died when he was four or five. -When... | 0:09:36 | 0:09:38 | |
At the beginning of the 20th century. | 0:09:38 | 0:09:41 | |
Beginning of the 20th century. | 0:09:41 | 0:09:42 | |
James's initial reaction was that's early 20th century, | 0:09:42 | 0:09:45 | |
He'd say early 1900s, which correlates to what you think. | 0:09:45 | 0:09:50 | |
But the inscription of "Robert", looks like it's 1860s, 1870s. | 0:09:50 | 0:09:57 | |
-Maybe have been handed down, there was a Robert before. -Was there? | 0:09:57 | 0:10:00 | |
It's a lovely architectural detail. A finial, normally found in pairs. | 0:10:00 | 0:10:05 | |
You see them on furniture. | 0:10:05 | 0:10:07 | |
On top of buildings. It's an architectural detail | 0:10:07 | 0:10:09 | |
that just sets off the dynamic and the vitality of the piece. | 0:10:09 | 0:10:14 | |
And that's just lovely. | 0:10:14 | 0:10:15 | |
Look at the colours. | 0:10:15 | 0:10:17 | |
Look at that lovely sort of treacle glaze, the way it's dripping. | 0:10:17 | 0:10:20 | |
Is this something you'd like to sell? | 0:10:20 | 0:10:22 | |
Well, it depends how much it's worth. | 0:10:22 | 0:10:25 | |
If you put this into auction and if it is Scottish, | 0:10:25 | 0:10:28 | |
it might be worth £200. | 0:10:28 | 0:10:30 | |
If it's Derbyshire, it might be worth £200-£300. | 0:10:30 | 0:10:32 | |
-Is it...? -I think we'll sell it, it's just been in the cupboard. | 0:10:32 | 0:10:36 | |
-Let's agree to a value of around £150-£250. -OK. -OK? | 0:10:36 | 0:10:41 | |
-With a bit of discretion. -Right. | 0:10:41 | 0:10:44 | |
-We'll put a reserve on at £100. -Right. -If that's OK? | 0:10:44 | 0:10:47 | |
OK, we'll bubble wrap this for you. | 0:10:47 | 0:10:49 | |
It then gets safely packaged up by the couriers | 0:10:49 | 0:10:53 | |
and taken to the auction room | 0:10:53 | 0:10:55 | |
where the auctioneer will catalogue and photograph it | 0:10:55 | 0:10:58 | |
with the auctioneer's description after he's done his homework. | 0:10:58 | 0:11:01 | |
And hopefully we'll see you in the auction room. | 0:11:01 | 0:11:03 | |
And this could be worth a lot of money. | 0:11:03 | 0:11:06 | |
If it is by a local pottery, they'll recognise it straightaway. | 0:11:06 | 0:11:11 | |
That's exactly what you expect to find up here in Scotland, | 0:11:15 | 0:11:18 | |
just outside St Andrews, a wonderful set of vintage clubs. | 0:11:18 | 0:11:23 | |
Right now, it's time to go off and, no, not play golf, | 0:11:23 | 0:11:26 | |
put our first items under the hammer. | 0:11:26 | 0:11:29 | |
It's time to leave the tranquillity of this wonderful stately home | 0:11:29 | 0:11:32 | |
and go to the action, to the auction room. | 0:11:32 | 0:11:35 | |
Here's a quick recap of what we're taking with us. | 0:11:35 | 0:11:38 | |
The pristine model train set that belonged to Carol's husband. | 0:11:38 | 0:11:42 | |
That superb finial-shaped money bank, | 0:11:42 | 0:11:46 | |
and finally, the selection of silver pocket watches | 0:11:46 | 0:11:49 | |
that has been passed down through Norma's family. | 0:11:49 | 0:11:52 | |
For today's sale, we've travelled south to Rosewell, in Midlothian, | 0:11:56 | 0:11:59 | |
and to the Thomson Roddick saleroom. | 0:11:59 | 0:12:02 | |
The commission rate here is 15% plus VAT. | 0:12:02 | 0:12:05 | |
The auction is well under way, Sybelle Thomson hosting proceedings | 0:12:07 | 0:12:11 | |
on the rostrum. | 0:12:11 | 0:12:12 | |
79. | 0:12:12 | 0:12:14 | |
First up is the money box, further research by the auctioneers | 0:12:14 | 0:12:17 | |
pinpointed it to the Dunmore pottery in Stirlingshire. | 0:12:17 | 0:12:21 | |
Now it's my turn to be the expert. | 0:12:22 | 0:12:24 | |
We've got some Scottish pottery going under the hammer. | 0:12:24 | 0:12:26 | |
-This lot will go mad for it, Janet. -Hope so. -They will do! | 0:12:26 | 0:12:29 | |
-Especially if they're called Robert. -That's right. | 0:12:29 | 0:12:33 | |
Condition's good. It's unique, it's got everything going for it. | 0:12:33 | 0:12:37 | |
And we're in the right place, at the right time. | 0:12:37 | 0:12:39 | |
It's going under the hammer now. | 0:12:39 | 0:12:41 | |
405A, the Dunmore money bank with the name Robert on it. | 0:12:43 | 0:12:47 | |
Lots of interest. | 0:12:47 | 0:12:50 | |
I'm started at 50 bid, 50 bid, 50 bid. | 0:12:50 | 0:12:52 | |
55, 60, 5, 70, 5. | 0:12:52 | 0:12:55 | |
80, 5, 90, 5, | 0:12:55 | 0:12:57 | |
100. 100, 100. On commission. | 0:12:57 | 0:13:01 | |
At 100, 110, 120. Against you at 120. | 0:13:01 | 0:13:05 | |
130. | 0:13:05 | 0:13:07 | |
140. | 0:13:07 | 0:13:09 | |
150, 160. | 0:13:09 | 0:13:11 | |
170, 180. | 0:13:11 | 0:13:14 | |
Come on, come on, come on. | 0:13:14 | 0:13:17 | |
190. | 0:13:17 | 0:13:18 | |
190 on the telephone, at 190. | 0:13:18 | 0:13:21 | |
Anyone else want in? | 0:13:21 | 0:13:22 | |
At £190. | 0:13:22 | 0:13:24 | |
-Yes! £190. -That's brilliant. | 0:13:24 | 0:13:28 | |
-Happy? -Yes, that's lovely. -I'm ever so happy as well. | 0:13:28 | 0:13:31 | |
I'm splitting the money between my granddaughter | 0:13:31 | 0:13:34 | |
and my niece's wee boy. | 0:13:34 | 0:13:35 | |
-OK. What are their names? -Alice and Robert. -Alice and Rob... | 0:13:35 | 0:13:40 | |
Yes, of course, you said, didn't you? | 0:13:40 | 0:13:43 | |
They loved it. Now time for Norma's watches. | 0:13:43 | 0:13:46 | |
And selling this lot is auctioneer Gavin Tavendale. | 0:13:46 | 0:13:49 | |
£50. On my left at 50, all done at 50. | 0:13:49 | 0:13:52 | |
Coming up right now, we've got a real mixed lot. | 0:13:52 | 0:13:54 | |
Four pocket watches, an Albert chain, a silver cigarette case. | 0:13:54 | 0:13:57 | |
They belong to Norma, who can't be with us today, | 0:13:57 | 0:14:00 | |
but we have James Lewis, our expert. | 0:14:00 | 0:14:02 | |
And we've got £150-£250 on this. | 0:14:02 | 0:14:04 | |
I mean, this is one of the things | 0:14:04 | 0:14:06 | |
-you can pretty much guarantee that these sell every time. -Yeah. | 0:14:06 | 0:14:09 | |
It's something almost everybody has in their chest of drawers. | 0:14:09 | 0:14:12 | |
I like the hunters, the white enamel dial with the Roman numerals. | 0:14:12 | 0:14:16 | |
-It's a proper antique lot. -It is. It's a classic. | 0:14:16 | 0:14:19 | |
Every family has either got | 0:14:19 | 0:14:21 | |
a family Bible, sewing machine, typewriter or a pocket watch. | 0:14:21 | 0:14:24 | |
-Every family has got one of those things. -Yeah. | 0:14:24 | 0:14:27 | |
Hopefully the bidders are here. | 0:14:27 | 0:14:28 | |
-Hopefully. -Precious metal prices are up. | 0:14:28 | 0:14:31 | |
-It's a good time to sell. -Great time to sell. | 0:14:31 | 0:14:33 | |
Let's find out what they think, shall we? | 0:14:33 | 0:14:35 | |
And we'll telephone Norma straight after the sale. OK? Here we go. | 0:14:35 | 0:14:39 | |
Large lot of silver and other pocket watches. | 0:14:41 | 0:14:44 | |
200? 100? 100 bid. | 0:14:44 | 0:14:47 | |
-100. -Right, we're in. | 0:14:47 | 0:14:49 | |
110. 120. 130. | 0:14:49 | 0:14:50 | |
140. 150. 160, in the room at 160. | 0:14:50 | 0:14:54 | |
Standing at 160. All done at 160. 170. | 0:14:54 | 0:14:59 | |
180. Any further away at 180? | 0:14:59 | 0:15:02 | |
All done at 180? At 180. | 0:15:02 | 0:15:04 | |
It's gone. | 0:15:04 | 0:15:05 | |
-180. -Bang in the middle. -Quick wasn't it? -Yeah. -Spot on, James. | 0:15:05 | 0:15:09 | |
-It is the sort of thing... It's not rocket science, pocket watches. -No. | 0:15:09 | 0:15:13 | |
You see them time and time again. | 0:15:13 | 0:15:15 | |
-Do you have Norma's number? -I can get it. | 0:15:15 | 0:15:18 | |
-Give her a call. -I'll find it. | 0:15:18 | 0:15:20 | |
Good results so far. Will the train set be a "runaway" success? | 0:15:20 | 0:15:24 | |
Carol, I can't believe the condition of these train sets | 0:15:24 | 0:15:28 | |
-your sons were never allowed to play with. -Never. | 0:15:28 | 0:15:30 | |
-Never. -What a classic boys' toy... | 0:15:30 | 0:15:32 | |
Ah-ah. When I was a wee girl, my dad used to buy me train sets. | 0:15:32 | 0:15:38 | |
-Not dolls. -Dolls. Really? -Yeah. | 0:15:38 | 0:15:41 | |
We split them into two lots now. Two groups, both of £80-£120. | 0:15:41 | 0:15:45 | |
-There's a lot of them, isn't there? -Yeah. | 0:15:45 | 0:15:48 | |
Right, they're going under the hammer. This is it. | 0:15:48 | 0:15:50 | |
465A, now onto this extensive collection of Tri-ang toys, | 0:15:53 | 0:15:58 | |
including coaches, and I can start this on commission at £80. £80. | 0:15:58 | 0:16:05 | |
Right, it's sold straightaway. | 0:16:05 | 0:16:07 | |
90, 5, 100, 110, | 0:16:07 | 0:16:09 | |
120, 130, 140, 150. | 0:16:09 | 0:16:13 | |
150. Would you like in on the telephone? | 0:16:13 | 0:16:15 | |
150, 150. Jocelyn, do you want in? | 0:16:15 | 0:16:19 | |
We're selling in the room at £150. Any ad... | 0:16:21 | 0:16:25 | |
150, 150, I can't...150. | 0:16:25 | 0:16:28 | |
Any advance on 160, 170? | 0:16:28 | 0:16:31 | |
180. | 0:16:31 | 0:16:33 | |
190. | 0:16:33 | 0:16:35 | |
190. 190. | 0:16:35 | 0:16:36 | |
Any advance on 190? Selling in the room at 190. | 0:16:36 | 0:16:41 | |
Does he want to bid at 190? | 0:16:41 | 0:16:43 | |
200. | 0:16:43 | 0:16:44 | |
-200! -200. | 0:16:44 | 0:16:47 | |
220. | 0:16:47 | 0:16:48 | |
240. | 0:16:50 | 0:16:51 | |
Oh, my goodness. | 0:16:51 | 0:16:53 | |
260. In the room at £260. Any advance on £260? | 0:16:54 | 0:17:00 | |
-Yes. -Carol, that's a great result. -Yes. | 0:17:00 | 0:17:02 | |
One down, one to go. Let's hope we get the same. | 0:17:02 | 0:17:06 | |
480A. | 0:17:06 | 0:17:08 | |
The Tri-ang Double O gauge. Who'd like to start me at £100? | 0:17:08 | 0:17:13 | |
100. 50. 50 bid. | 0:17:13 | 0:17:16 | |
55. 60. 5. 70. 5. 80. | 0:17:16 | 0:17:20 | |
5. 85. Would you like in on the phone? | 0:17:20 | 0:17:24 | |
85, 85. 90. 5. | 0:17:24 | 0:17:27 | |
100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150 | 0:17:27 | 0:17:33 | |
160. | 0:17:33 | 0:17:35 | |
160. Right at the back at 160. Any advance on £160? | 0:17:35 | 0:17:41 | |
-A very good result. -Good. -Still good. Still good. | 0:17:41 | 0:17:43 | |
-That's great. -That's brilliant, isn't it? | 0:17:43 | 0:17:46 | |
It just goes to show, you've got to look after your toys. | 0:17:46 | 0:17:50 | |
So that's a grand total of £420 for Carol. Brilliant result. | 0:17:50 | 0:17:55 | |
And there's more to come. | 0:17:55 | 0:17:56 | |
Anita meets someone who's keeping shtoom about her antique. | 0:17:58 | 0:18:02 | |
-But what did you use that for? -Well, I wouldn't like to tell you. | 0:18:02 | 0:18:06 | |
THEY LAUGH | 0:18:06 | 0:18:08 | |
And James can't believe his luck. | 0:18:09 | 0:18:11 | |
Thank you for bringing that in. | 0:18:11 | 0:18:14 | |
-I'm thrilled. -James's eyes popped out on stalks. | 0:18:14 | 0:18:16 | |
First, though, I delve a bit deeper into the history of Fife. | 0:18:19 | 0:18:23 | |
MUSIC: "Bonny Portmore" by Loreena McKennitt | 0:18:31 | 0:18:33 | |
Looking at this stunning countryside here in Fife, | 0:18:46 | 0:18:50 | |
it's hard to imagine this landscape has concealed a dark secret. | 0:18:50 | 0:18:56 | |
The entrance to it is in this rather ordinary-looking building. | 0:18:58 | 0:19:03 | |
Hidden deep below is an amazing network of corridors and rooms | 0:19:03 | 0:19:07 | |
amounting to about 24,000 square feet of accommodation. | 0:19:07 | 0:19:10 | |
Large enough to house up to 300 of Scotland's most important people | 0:19:12 | 0:19:16 | |
in the event of a nuclear attack. | 0:19:16 | 0:19:19 | |
It remained on the Official Secrets list until 1993, | 0:19:20 | 0:19:24 | |
when it was decommissioned as the atmosphere improved between the East and West. | 0:19:24 | 0:19:28 | |
That year it was put up for sale | 0:19:28 | 0:19:31 | |
and bought by Peter Gordon and his brother, Paul. | 0:19:31 | 0:19:34 | |
Peter, thank goodness, I thought I was going to get lost. | 0:19:34 | 0:19:38 | |
-There's a lot of corridor here. -Like a rabbit warren, this place. | 0:19:38 | 0:19:42 | |
How did you find this place? | 0:19:42 | 0:19:44 | |
-It was advertised in the local paper as a country farmhouse. -Yeah. | 0:19:44 | 0:19:48 | |
-Full stop. -That was it? -Yeah. | 0:19:48 | 0:19:51 | |
And what did the estate agent say then? | 0:19:51 | 0:19:53 | |
-He showed round the farmhouse upstairs. -Yeah. | 0:19:53 | 0:19:56 | |
Eventually he said, "I've one more thing to show you. | 0:19:56 | 0:19:59 | |
-"This place has rather a large cellar." -Wow. | 0:19:59 | 0:20:02 | |
-And now you're a museum owner? -Mm-hm. | 0:20:02 | 0:20:05 | |
-Right, well, all I can say is let's have a tour. That way? -Yeah. | 0:20:05 | 0:20:09 | |
Well, after miles and miles of corridor, | 0:20:11 | 0:20:13 | |
we're finally into a room, and thank goodness, it's got a tall ceiling. | 0:20:13 | 0:20:17 | |
Not too claustrophobic. How did they do it without locals knowing? | 0:20:17 | 0:20:21 | |
You can't build that overnight. | 0:20:21 | 0:20:23 | |
It took approximately two years to build. It was highly secret, OK? | 0:20:23 | 0:20:28 | |
It was built by the MOD and a few locals, sworn to secrecy. | 0:20:28 | 0:20:33 | |
So what period is this? | 0:20:33 | 0:20:35 | |
This is 1950. The Royal Observer Corps, they would be out there | 0:20:35 | 0:20:40 | |
with their binoculars looking for planes. | 0:20:40 | 0:20:42 | |
They would scramble the jets at Leuchars, our most northerly | 0:20:42 | 0:20:47 | |
fighter base. | 0:20:47 | 0:20:48 | |
All that became obsolete within six years of the bunker being built. | 0:20:48 | 0:20:52 | |
Due to radar. | 0:20:52 | 0:20:54 | |
It wasn't the end for the bunker. Over the years it was updated. | 0:20:55 | 0:21:00 | |
And in 1968 took on the role of being the base | 0:21:00 | 0:21:03 | |
for the regional HQ of Scotland in the event of nuclear war. | 0:21:03 | 0:21:08 | |
So this is the nerve centre, the control room. | 0:21:08 | 0:21:11 | |
How many people would have been down here? | 0:21:11 | 0:21:13 | |
46 people at any one time would be manning it. | 0:21:13 | 0:21:17 | |
If an alert was announced, there were barracks up the road, | 0:21:17 | 0:21:20 | |
and also down at Crail Airport. | 0:21:20 | 0:21:23 | |
If the Secretary of State was in Edinburgh, | 0:21:23 | 0:21:25 | |
he'd be flown to Turnhouse, | 0:21:25 | 0:21:27 | |
flown across the Forth, land at Crail, be shipped up here, rapid. | 0:21:27 | 0:21:31 | |
As soon as he was here with his entourage, | 0:21:31 | 0:21:33 | |
that was it, the bunker was sealed. | 0:21:33 | 0:21:36 | |
From here we had direct contact with London. | 0:21:41 | 0:21:44 | |
-So...that's main operations there with the red phones, etc. -Yeah. | 0:21:44 | 0:21:50 | |
Is that the three-minute warning phone? | 0:21:50 | 0:21:52 | |
Aye. The codes would come through that phone. | 0:21:52 | 0:21:55 | |
I would relay their number, plus my number through the second phone. | 0:21:55 | 0:21:59 | |
That would be the Secretary of State's room. | 0:21:59 | 0:22:02 | |
Behind him is the nuclear keys, in a small safe, | 0:22:02 | 0:22:06 | |
and he would use them, and all hell would break loose after that. | 0:22:06 | 0:22:11 | |
That was a sobering experience. | 0:22:11 | 0:22:14 | |
That's the first nuclear bunker I've ever been in. | 0:22:14 | 0:22:17 | |
It's thanks to the dedication of Peter and his brother | 0:22:17 | 0:22:19 | |
a very important piece of 20th-century history | 0:22:19 | 0:22:22 | |
has now been preserved. | 0:22:22 | 0:22:24 | |
The sun is still shining at Balbirnie House. | 0:22:38 | 0:22:41 | |
Let's join everybody and see what other surprises we can find. | 0:22:41 | 0:22:45 | |
Off to a good start when Anita spots Hilda, | 0:22:48 | 0:22:51 | |
who has brought in a silver jug. | 0:22:51 | 0:22:54 | |
Where did you get this wee jug? | 0:22:54 | 0:22:56 | |
Well, it was actually my dad's. | 0:22:56 | 0:22:58 | |
There was a sugar bowl and a biscuit barrel. | 0:22:58 | 0:23:02 | |
It was a matching set. | 0:23:02 | 0:23:04 | |
But the biscuit barrel had went a wee bit wrong | 0:23:04 | 0:23:09 | |
because my dad was a painter | 0:23:09 | 0:23:10 | |
and couldn't find a place to put his brushes to steep in turpentine. | 0:23:10 | 0:23:16 | |
-So he got this idea of putting it in the biscuit barrel. -Oh, no! | 0:23:16 | 0:23:20 | |
-What did you use that for? -Well, I wouldn't like to tell you. | 0:23:20 | 0:23:23 | |
THEY LAUGH | 0:23:23 | 0:23:25 | |
-OK, let's have a wee look at it. Quite a handsome little jug. -Yeah. | 0:23:25 | 0:23:30 | |
High Victorian. Lots of elaborate decoration. | 0:23:30 | 0:23:33 | |
What's interesting here, we have the signs of the zodiac. | 0:23:33 | 0:23:37 | |
And at that time, there was interest in mysticism and the future | 0:23:37 | 0:23:41 | |
-and astrology and so on. -Yeah. | 0:23:41 | 0:23:44 | |
And it's reflected in these little designs here. | 0:23:44 | 0:23:48 | |
Made in Glasgow, and if we look at the bottom of it, | 0:23:48 | 0:23:53 | |
we see the Glasgow assay mark, | 0:23:53 | 0:23:56 | |
which is the tree, the bell and the bird. | 0:23:56 | 0:23:59 | |
-And we have a date letter for 1875. -Oh. | 0:23:59 | 0:24:05 | |
Yeah, that's all the good news, Hilda. Do you want the bad news? | 0:24:05 | 0:24:11 | |
-You better give me the bad news. -It's only a bit of something. | 0:24:11 | 0:24:14 | |
Like myself. | 0:24:14 | 0:24:16 | |
THEY LAUGH | 0:24:16 | 0:24:18 | |
So it would have been part of a big set. | 0:24:18 | 0:24:21 | |
Have you thought about price, Hilda? | 0:24:21 | 0:24:24 | |
-I thought maybe, say 75. -Uh-huh. -You know. | 0:24:24 | 0:24:28 | |
-That's a wee bit dear for an auction estimate. -Uh-huh. | 0:24:28 | 0:24:33 | |
I would feel comfortable in it going to auction | 0:24:33 | 0:24:36 | |
between £30 and £50. | 0:24:36 | 0:24:39 | |
-That'll do fine. -It may go more than that. -Uh-huh. | 0:24:39 | 0:24:43 | |
But I think that is a reasonable estimate to put it in at. | 0:24:43 | 0:24:47 | |
-And we will put a firm reserve... -Yes... -..of £30 on it. | 0:24:47 | 0:24:52 | |
But I'm confident it will go more than that. | 0:24:52 | 0:24:55 | |
Oh, well, that's good. It's just that it's lying in a drawer | 0:24:55 | 0:24:59 | |
so it would be nice for somebody to have it that appreciates it. | 0:24:59 | 0:25:03 | |
It's just getting wasted. | 0:25:03 | 0:25:05 | |
Thank you for bringing it along. | 0:25:05 | 0:25:06 | |
I look forward to seeing you at the auction. | 0:25:06 | 0:25:09 | |
Sure we'll do well. | 0:25:09 | 0:25:10 | |
I think so. Thank you. | 0:25:10 | 0:25:12 | |
With any luck, it actually might meet up with the other three pieces | 0:25:12 | 0:25:17 | |
and become a set again. | 0:25:17 | 0:25:18 | |
Oh, well, I hope so. | 0:25:18 | 0:25:20 | |
-But not the biscuit barrel. -Not the biscuit barrel. | 0:25:20 | 0:25:22 | |
It's such a lovely piece, | 0:25:24 | 0:25:26 | |
someone at the auction is bound to fall in love with it. | 0:25:26 | 0:25:28 | |
Connie has brought along an exotic panel that has intrigued James. | 0:25:32 | 0:25:36 | |
Connie, I have to say, I was not expecting to find | 0:25:36 | 0:25:39 | |
a piece of Japanese art here in Fife. | 0:25:39 | 0:25:44 | |
Well, I've had it a long time. | 0:25:46 | 0:25:48 | |
I inherited it and I don't know where my father got it. | 0:25:48 | 0:25:51 | |
-Really? -Yes. -Well, as I say, Japanese, Meiji period. | 0:25:51 | 0:25:57 | |
-1880 to 1910. -Ah, right. -Something made around there. | 0:25:57 | 0:26:02 | |
It is a panel that probably started life in a very fine cabinet. | 0:26:02 | 0:26:07 | |
The other option is it might have been a decorative plaque | 0:26:07 | 0:26:11 | |
in its own right | 0:26:11 | 0:26:12 | |
that would have had a black ebonised frame around it when sold. | 0:26:12 | 0:26:16 | |
Let's look at the design as a whole. | 0:26:16 | 0:26:18 | |
We have at the top here, this rockwork, | 0:26:18 | 0:26:21 | |
which is carved out of softwood. | 0:26:21 | 0:26:24 | |
Here, little sections of leafage and foliage carved in bone. | 0:26:24 | 0:26:29 | |
-Right. -Do you think that's a chrysanthemum? -I would think so. | 0:26:29 | 0:26:33 | |
-Something like that, carved in mother-of-pearl. -Yes. | 0:26:33 | 0:26:35 | |
But this is where the real work comes in. | 0:26:35 | 0:26:39 | |
These three figures here are just wonderful. | 0:26:39 | 0:26:43 | |
This is hand lacquer | 0:26:43 | 0:26:45 | |
and the gold lines are gold paint. | 0:26:45 | 0:26:49 | |
-Very fine. -Very fine. | 0:26:49 | 0:26:51 | |
-Painted probably with a brush with only one bristle. -Yes. | 0:26:51 | 0:26:55 | |
-A piece of ivory, stained green. -Oh, right. | 0:26:55 | 0:26:58 | |
-And the flautist has lost his flute. -Yes. | 0:26:58 | 0:27:00 | |
But still absolutely wonderful quality. | 0:27:00 | 0:27:04 | |
Tell me, was your father a collector or...? | 0:27:04 | 0:27:07 | |
Not really, he liked nice things, | 0:27:07 | 0:27:09 | |
but there wasn't money about. | 0:27:09 | 0:27:11 | |
But in the early '20s, he worked in Burma for eight or nine years. | 0:27:11 | 0:27:16 | |
Did he? | 0:27:16 | 0:27:17 | |
As an agent, to bring supplies in for the British workers. | 0:27:17 | 0:27:21 | |
This might actually have been brought back from Burma. | 0:27:21 | 0:27:25 | |
He certainly never went to Japan, I know that for sure. | 0:27:25 | 0:27:29 | |
This has been in your family for so long. Sure you want to sell? | 0:27:29 | 0:27:33 | |
I would have to think what value you put on it and decide. | 0:27:33 | 0:27:37 | |
It's the sort of thing that's very fashionable at the moment. | 0:27:37 | 0:27:42 | |
When we decide on value, these are things we look for. | 0:27:42 | 0:27:45 | |
Provenance, we haven't got a great provenance, it was your father's, | 0:27:45 | 0:27:49 | |
but we don't know where it came from. | 0:27:49 | 0:27:51 | |
We look at quality. The quality is fabulous. | 0:27:51 | 0:27:54 | |
Lovely quality, so that's in its favour. Condition. | 0:27:54 | 0:27:58 | |
Condition isn't bad, but not great. | 0:27:58 | 0:28:00 | |
We've got sections of wood missing here. That's easy. | 0:28:00 | 0:28:03 | |
All we need is a bit of ebonised wood to go in there. | 0:28:03 | 0:28:07 | |
And that can be sorted. The flute is more difficult. | 0:28:07 | 0:28:10 | |
-And we've also got it starting to warp at the top. -Yes. | 0:28:10 | 0:28:13 | |
Let's put a decent estimate on it. If it doesn't sell, have it back. | 0:28:13 | 0:28:18 | |
£300-£500. How about that? | 0:28:18 | 0:28:20 | |
-What reserve would you recommend? -Well... -I was going to say 400. | 0:28:20 | 0:28:26 | |
If you'd be happy at 400, let's put 400 and an estimate of four to six. | 0:28:26 | 0:28:31 | |
-450. -450, with discretion, so that... | 0:28:31 | 0:28:36 | |
-Give the auctioneer discretion, so he can let it go at 400. -Yes. | 0:28:36 | 0:28:39 | |
So 400-600, 450 reserve, with discretion. | 0:28:39 | 0:28:43 | |
-Right. -Is that all right? -That's OK. Yes. | 0:28:43 | 0:28:47 | |
-Brilliant. Let's give it a go. -Thank you. | 0:28:47 | 0:28:49 | |
If you decide, you come to the auction and say, | 0:28:49 | 0:28:51 | |
"I've lived with this all my life, I don't want to let it go." | 0:28:51 | 0:28:55 | |
The deal isn't done till the gavel's down. You've time. | 0:28:55 | 0:28:59 | |
-Yes. -All right. -Thanks very much. | 0:28:59 | 0:29:01 | |
Pleasure. Thank you for bringing it. | 0:29:01 | 0:29:03 | |
-I love it. The quality is great. -Right. Thank you. | 0:29:03 | 0:29:07 | |
Connie quite rightly drove a hard bargain there. | 0:29:07 | 0:29:11 | |
You need to make sure you safeguard yourself when selling at auction. | 0:29:11 | 0:29:16 | |
There are still people waiting | 0:29:16 | 0:29:17 | |
and all manner of objects to be inspected. | 0:29:17 | 0:29:20 | |
The Scots Magazine. | 0:29:20 | 0:29:22 | |
The proceedings of the political club. | 0:29:24 | 0:29:28 | |
Weekly essays. | 0:29:28 | 0:29:29 | |
Printed in January, 1743. What a lovely leather-bound volume. | 0:29:29 | 0:29:35 | |
Very nice. Not a great deal of value. | 0:29:35 | 0:29:37 | |
I'm sorry. | 0:29:37 | 0:29:40 | |
I hate to be the purveyor of bad news. | 0:29:40 | 0:29:43 | |
Let's hope Anita has got some better news for Alison. | 0:29:43 | 0:29:46 | |
Thank you for bringing in this lovely wee carriage clock. | 0:29:48 | 0:29:53 | |
Where did you get it? | 0:29:53 | 0:29:55 | |
Right, I unearthed it this morning from the loft | 0:29:55 | 0:30:00 | |
and I believe it belonged to my grandmother | 0:30:00 | 0:30:02 | |
and she passed it down to my aunt. | 0:30:02 | 0:30:07 | |
And it hasn't been used, but I found the key and wound it up | 0:30:07 | 0:30:12 | |
and was amazed when it started ticking. | 0:30:12 | 0:30:15 | |
It's ticking away as we speak. | 0:30:15 | 0:30:18 | |
That's testament to the craftsmanship involved | 0:30:18 | 0:30:22 | |
in the making of that clock. | 0:30:22 | 0:30:24 | |
It is a delightful clock. | 0:30:24 | 0:30:27 | |
I always like the craftsmanship involved | 0:30:27 | 0:30:29 | |
in carriage clocks where you have these nice bevelled panels. | 0:30:29 | 0:30:33 | |
The face is made of brass | 0:30:33 | 0:30:34 | |
and we have this delightful sea-scroll on the dial. | 0:30:34 | 0:30:39 | |
We have the key and a hanging handle | 0:30:39 | 0:30:42 | |
so we really have everything going for that clock. | 0:30:42 | 0:30:46 | |
-This clock would date from 1880. -Right. | 0:30:46 | 0:30:51 | |
That's over 100 years old. | 0:30:51 | 0:30:53 | |
130 years old so it's a good age, still going well. | 0:30:53 | 0:30:56 | |
It probably needs a wee clean. But that's about all. | 0:30:56 | 0:31:00 | |
Gosh, that's amazing. | 0:31:00 | 0:31:02 | |
An auction estimate on this | 0:31:02 | 0:31:05 | |
would be between £100 and £150. | 0:31:05 | 0:31:10 | |
Would you be happy to sell it at that price? | 0:31:10 | 0:31:14 | |
Erm, yes, I've thought about this and I would be prepared to. | 0:31:14 | 0:31:19 | |
Uh-huh. We will put a reserve price of £100 on it. | 0:31:19 | 0:31:23 | |
But if it sells, and I'm sure it will, it will go to a collector, | 0:31:23 | 0:31:27 | |
it will go to someone who will tidy it up, clean it up, | 0:31:27 | 0:31:31 | |
put it on their mantelpiece and get pleasure from it. | 0:31:31 | 0:31:35 | |
-Shall we go for it? -I think we should. | 0:31:35 | 0:31:37 | |
Tell me what you would spend the money on. | 0:31:37 | 0:31:39 | |
Well, I think I'm going to donate the money to my daughter. | 0:31:39 | 0:31:42 | |
She drew my attention to the fact that the evaluation was here today, | 0:31:42 | 0:31:49 | |
and she's driven me here. She helped unearth it this morning. | 0:31:49 | 0:31:53 | |
So I think she'd be deserving of the money. | 0:31:53 | 0:31:56 | |
-That's very nice of you. You're a nice mum. -Thank you. | 0:31:56 | 0:32:00 | |
The big question is, what will the bidders make of our items? | 0:32:01 | 0:32:05 | |
We're about to find out, it's time to head off | 0:32:05 | 0:32:07 | |
to the auction room. | 0:32:07 | 0:32:09 | |
It's filled to capacity and things have been fetching good prices | 0:32:09 | 0:32:13 | |
so I have high hopes for our lots. | 0:32:13 | 0:32:16 | |
Here's a quick reminder of what we're selling. | 0:32:16 | 0:32:19 | |
Hilda's silver jug, engraved with the signs of the zodiac. | 0:32:19 | 0:32:22 | |
Alison's lovely little Victorian carriage clock. | 0:32:23 | 0:32:27 | |
And Connie's decorative Japanese panel. | 0:32:27 | 0:32:31 | |
The right place to sell it because they hold specialist Oriental sales. | 0:32:32 | 0:32:37 | |
I caught up with Sybelle to find out what she thought of it. | 0:32:37 | 0:32:41 | |
This Japanese ivory panel belongs to Connie | 0:32:41 | 0:32:44 | |
and James, our valuer, has put £450- £600 on this. | 0:32:44 | 0:32:49 | |
-Well, in the interim the reserve's been reduced to 400. -OK. | 0:32:49 | 0:32:54 | |
We've been talking to the vendor. You'll see there's some damage. | 0:32:54 | 0:32:58 | |
But it is a nice ivory lacquer panel. Probably sort of 1900, 1910. | 0:32:58 | 0:33:04 | |
I wouldn't have a clue how to value this. | 0:33:04 | 0:33:07 | |
I don't know anything about Japanese ivory panels. | 0:33:07 | 0:33:11 | |
It's the quality. Look at the faces, the hands, | 0:33:11 | 0:33:13 | |
that's a sign of good quality. | 0:33:13 | 0:33:16 | |
If it was signed, it'd be worth up into four figures, | 0:33:16 | 0:33:20 | |
but there's no signature. | 0:33:20 | 0:33:22 | |
Will this find its way back? | 0:33:22 | 0:33:24 | |
It may well do. It may well travel across the world again. | 0:33:24 | 0:33:28 | |
-They're heavy buyers, aren't they? -Very heavy buyers. | 0:33:28 | 0:33:31 | |
Well, good luck. I can't wait to see how our lots do. | 0:33:31 | 0:33:34 | |
-We'll do our best! -Thank you. | 0:33:34 | 0:33:36 | |
I know they'll do a great job, | 0:33:36 | 0:33:38 | |
but first let's see if the carriage clock goes down with the bidders. | 0:33:38 | 0:33:42 | |
Going under the hammer, a brass carriage clock. | 0:33:42 | 0:33:45 | |
It belongs to Alison. | 0:33:45 | 0:33:46 | |
She can't be with us today. She's on holiday in America. | 0:33:46 | 0:33:50 | |
But we do have her sister-in-law with us as a substitute, aren't you? | 0:33:50 | 0:33:54 | |
-Yes. -Good to see you, Helen. -Thank you. -Nice clock. | 0:33:54 | 0:33:57 | |
Very nice, yes. | 0:33:57 | 0:33:59 | |
Good luck. It's going under the hammer now. | 0:33:59 | 0:34:02 | |
45-50A. The brass carriage clock. | 0:34:03 | 0:34:07 | |
With fluted columns. £100 for the nice carriage clock. 100. | 0:34:07 | 0:34:13 | |
-I've got 80 bid. -80 bid. -We're in. | 0:34:13 | 0:34:17 | |
80 bid. Who is going on? At 80 bid. | 0:34:17 | 0:34:19 | |
85, 90, | 0:34:19 | 0:34:21 | |
5, 100, 110, 110. | 0:34:21 | 0:34:25 | |
Beside me at 110. Any advance on 110? | 0:34:25 | 0:34:29 | |
120. | 0:34:29 | 0:34:30 | |
At £120. | 0:34:32 | 0:34:35 | |
-Brilliant. -Good. -Thanks very much. | 0:34:35 | 0:34:38 | |
Will you be able to call her on the phone? | 0:34:38 | 0:34:40 | |
-She'll be phoning. -OK. -Lovely. -Thanks a lot. Thank you. | 0:34:40 | 0:34:45 | |
So off to a good start. | 0:34:45 | 0:34:47 | |
But will the stars be smiling brightly on the zodiac jug? | 0:34:47 | 0:34:52 | |
Hopefully lots of local interest on this next item, a silver jug, | 0:34:52 | 0:34:56 | |
-Glasgow, 1875. It belongs to Hilda. -Yes. | 0:34:56 | 0:34:59 | |
-Why are you selling this? -Well, I'm not interested in it. | 0:34:59 | 0:35:04 | |
-Aren't you? -And it's been in the family for so... -Long time? | 0:35:04 | 0:35:08 | |
And I would sell it for somebody to appreciate it. | 0:35:08 | 0:35:13 | |
-It may go towards the top. -That's good. -It's not going to soar. -No. | 0:35:13 | 0:35:17 | |
-But it will be fancied. -Oh, yes. | 0:35:17 | 0:35:21 | |
It's down to that lot, really, isn't it? | 0:35:21 | 0:35:24 | |
Let's find out what they think. | 0:35:24 | 0:35:27 | |
255E. Victorian silver zodiac cream jug there. | 0:35:30 | 0:35:34 | |
50, 30, £20 to make a start. | 0:35:36 | 0:35:39 | |
£20 is bid. 2, 5, 8. | 0:35:39 | 0:35:41 | |
30, 2, 5 | 0:35:41 | 0:35:44 | |
38, 40, | 0:35:44 | 0:35:46 | |
2, 5, 48. | 0:35:46 | 0:35:48 | |
48 is the lady's bid. | 0:35:48 | 0:35:50 | |
-50. -There's fresh bids over there. | 0:35:50 | 0:35:54 | |
5, 60, 5, 65. Lady's bid at 65. | 0:35:58 | 0:36:03 | |
Are we all done at £65? | 0:36:03 | 0:36:05 | |
-Good price. -Great price. Top end, plus. -Oh, smashing. | 0:36:07 | 0:36:12 | |
Smashing! | 0:36:12 | 0:36:14 | |
Terrific. | 0:36:14 | 0:36:15 | |
If you've more silver, bring it along to another "Flog It!" valuation. | 0:36:15 | 0:36:19 | |
-I will do that. -OK. See you in a year's time. | 0:36:19 | 0:36:22 | |
Well, maybe see you before. | 0:36:22 | 0:36:24 | |
So the zodiac jug exceeded its predicted value. | 0:36:26 | 0:36:29 | |
Now it's time to sell our final lot, the ivory panel. | 0:36:29 | 0:36:32 | |
Auctioneer William Smith is wielding the gavel. | 0:36:32 | 0:36:35 | |
It's that wonderful Japanese carved wooden panel, | 0:36:39 | 0:36:42 | |
inset with some ivory figures. | 0:36:42 | 0:36:44 | |
-Connie wants a laptop. You want to be mobile. -Yes. | 0:36:44 | 0:36:47 | |
That could turn into a laptop, couldn't it? | 0:36:47 | 0:36:51 | |
In literally two minutes because it's going under the hammer now. | 0:36:51 | 0:36:55 | |
Let's watch the result and see what happens. Here it is. | 0:36:55 | 0:36:58 | |
Now we're onto 125A, this very nice 19th-century lacquered wood panel. | 0:37:00 | 0:37:07 | |
A lot of commissions on this one. We're starting the bidding at £550. | 0:37:07 | 0:37:12 | |
Straight in, Connie. No problem there. | 0:37:12 | 0:37:16 | |
Any advance on £550 for the panel? With me on commission at 550. | 0:37:16 | 0:37:21 | |
600. 650. | 0:37:21 | 0:37:24 | |
700. 750. | 0:37:26 | 0:37:28 | |
750 against. | 0:37:28 | 0:37:30 | |
800. 850. | 0:37:30 | 0:37:33 | |
950. | 0:37:33 | 0:37:35 | |
Top of the range laptop. | 0:37:37 | 0:37:39 | |
£1,000 with me. | 0:37:40 | 0:37:42 | |
Wow, he's got a bid on the book. and somebody on the telephone. | 0:37:42 | 0:37:46 | |
They're going bonkers over it! | 0:37:46 | 0:37:47 | |
£1,100. Any advance on £1,100 for it? | 0:37:49 | 0:37:52 | |
Behind me on the telephone at £1,100. | 0:37:52 | 0:37:56 | |
All done at £1,100. | 0:37:56 | 0:37:59 | |
-Wasn't that brilliant! -Thank you for picking me. -My pleasure. | 0:37:59 | 0:38:03 | |
Thank you for bringing that in. James' eyes popped out on stalks. | 0:38:03 | 0:38:06 | |
-I had a figure of 600 would be nice. -That is brilliant, isn't it? | 0:38:06 | 0:38:10 | |
Well done. | 0:38:10 | 0:38:12 | |
-So that'll get you a laptop. -And more. | 0:38:12 | 0:38:16 | |
Thank you so much for bringing that in. | 0:38:16 | 0:38:18 | |
What a wonderful end to a wonderful day here, just outside of Edinburgh. | 0:38:18 | 0:38:22 | |
I hope you've enjoyed the show. Join us again on Flog It! | 0:38:22 | 0:38:26 | |
But for now, from all of us here, especially Connie, a big goodbye. | 0:38:26 | 0:38:30 |