0:00:03 > 0:00:05I'm here enjoying the magnificent Teifi Valley in
0:00:05 > 0:00:09glorious Pembrokeshire, near the borders of Ceredigion and Carmarthen.
0:00:09 > 0:00:13Today, Flog It comes to you from beautiful, magnificent West Wales.
0:00:34 > 0:00:40Flog It comes from Rhos-y-gilwen Mansion, a beautiful historic house that's recently put itself on the map
0:00:40 > 0:00:44as one of South Wales' most exciting music and arts venues.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50Its newly opened Oak Hall incorporates
0:00:50 > 0:00:55state of the art technology so it has something for everyone.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00And what a turn-out we've got! Thank you so much for turning up today.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04All of these people have one thing in common which is they all want to sell
0:01:04 > 0:01:09their antiques and they're all going to ask that one important question later on to our experts which is.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11ALL: What's it worth?
0:01:11 > 0:01:16Exactly, and when you've found out and if you're happy with the valuation, what are you going to do?
0:01:16 > 0:01:19- ALL: Flog it! - Let's get on with the show.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25And providing those antique valuations are our
0:01:25 > 0:01:30faithful team of experts, headed up by the enthusiastic Mr Charlie Ross.
0:01:32 > 0:01:33Oh, gosh, isn't that great!
0:01:33 > 0:01:38Life in the Suffolk Regiment Recruits Physical Training.
0:01:38 > 0:01:42You wouldn't get me doing that or indeed Paul doing that.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44I don't think he'd be any good at jumping over a vault!
0:01:44 > 0:01:47How does he know?
0:01:47 > 0:01:49And the astute Christina Trevanion,
0:01:49 > 0:01:54who caught the auctioneering bug as a ten year old watching a family friend on the rostrum.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56I like that. You've got some great car boot sales around here.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00I'm going to have to come down here more often. And what have we got here?
0:02:00 > 0:02:01Don't tell me...
0:02:01 > 0:02:03- it came from a car boot sale?- No.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05Oh, fantastic!
0:02:07 > 0:02:10Later in the show Charlie discovers a very scratchy problem.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13Frankly, it looks as if they've had a Brillo pad at it.
0:02:13 > 0:02:19- Any ideas he said looking at you! - Not me, not guilty.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22And we get some lovely surprises.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25Ooh, that was a surprise!
0:02:25 > 0:02:29350.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32Charlie is first at the table with Julia.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35Let's find out where her three jugs come from.
0:02:35 > 0:02:41Julia, there's really quite a story isn't there behind these three jugs. How did you get them?
0:02:41 > 0:02:44- I bought them at a car boot sale when I... - There we go!- Yes, sorry.- Where?
0:02:44 > 0:02:49In Exmouth in Devon, so they've travelled a long way and I've brought them home.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51And what did you know about them when you arrived?
0:02:51 > 0:02:54All I knew was that they were Welsh china and that was about it, really.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58- How did you know that? - Well, mainly because of the back stamp on the...- On the bottom?
0:02:58 > 0:03:00- ..on the small jug there.- Yes, yes.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02- How long ago did you buy them? - A couple of years.
0:03:02 > 0:03:07And you recognised them then, or did you recognise them being Welsh when you got them home?
0:03:07 > 0:03:08I recognised the back stamp....
0:03:08 > 0:03:12And also this colour I recognise
0:03:12 > 0:03:18- from other pieces of Llanelli china.- What a clever girl.
0:03:18 > 0:03:22- And what did you pay?- Not very much.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24No, come on, I want more accuracy than that.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26£3 each.
0:03:26 > 0:03:31- Nine quid the lot?- Yeah.- Well, you know one of them is damaged? - Yes, but that's all right for £9!
0:03:31 > 0:03:34I know. I was only pulling your leg!
0:03:34 > 0:03:35They are fantastic.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39Now they were made from a period from 1847 to 1850,
0:03:39 > 0:03:43only a three year period with that back-stamp of Cymru, Swansea.
0:03:43 > 0:03:48- Does that make them worth more? - Well, of course it does, even more than nine quid!- Oh, great.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51They've got a typically Welsh decoration there, haven't they,
0:03:51 > 0:03:55a bit like some of the gaudy Welsh decorations?
0:03:55 > 0:03:59- They're not particularly pretty.- I don't like them at all, to be perfectly honest with you and
0:03:59 > 0:04:04when I saw them across the room to begin with I thought they were Staffordshire,
0:04:04 > 0:04:08but of course if they were, I think they would be worth...
0:04:08 > 0:04:10And the middle one has got a crack...
0:04:10 > 0:04:15I think they'd probably be worth £30 to £50 the lot on a good day with the wind behind you.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18- Right.- But because of what they are,
0:04:18 > 0:04:23I'm going to stick my neck out and say I think we'll go with £200 to £300.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27- Right.- Reserve 200, a little bit of discretion just in case he gets very
0:04:27 > 0:04:31close, because you would rather sell them that not, wouldn't you?
0:04:31 > 0:04:35- At the right price!- Well, of course it will be the right price.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38- Lovely.- Fingers crossed.
0:04:38 > 0:04:43'That's a wonderful story. Rare Welsh pottery finding its way home all the way from Devon.'
0:04:45 > 0:04:49- How are you being looked after today? - Very well.- Are you having a good time?- Yes.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51Have you had good news or bad news?
0:04:51 > 0:04:53We haven't had any news. No news?
0:04:53 > 0:04:57- No news.- No, not yet. - Fingers crossed for good news, that's all I can say.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03'The good news is that the sun has come out so I've popped out to enjoy
0:05:03 > 0:05:07'it with Hilary and Michael, who have a rather interesting sketch to flog.'
0:05:07 > 0:05:11My day just gets better. Not only am I having a marvellous time in the Oak Hall and
0:05:11 > 0:05:16found some fabulous things to take off to auction, but the sun has come out so I've came outside.
0:05:16 > 0:05:20I've persuaded Michael and Hilary to join me, and their wonderful
0:05:20 > 0:05:23Conte crayon study by Augustus John, so how good is that!
0:05:23 > 0:05:29A Welshman, born in Tenby in 1878 which is just down the coastline isn't it, Tenby?
0:05:29 > 0:05:30- Indeed it is. - It doesn't get much better.
0:05:30 > 0:05:35- Local interest, that's what it's all about and one of my favourite artists as well.- Mine too.
0:05:35 > 0:05:42- Do you know, in the 1920s he was considered to be England's leading portrait artist?- He was, was he?
0:05:42 > 0:05:43Yeah, he even paints Dylan Thomas.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46- Really?- Yeah! So, tell me the story.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48You own an Augustus John.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50LAUGHTER
0:05:50 > 0:05:54Well, I just saw it at auction and liked it so I thought I would buy it
0:05:54 > 0:05:57and I was very lucky, I did manage to get it.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01It's been sitting in the lounge ever since, staring down at me.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04He did many pencil sketches and crayon sketches.
0:06:04 > 0:06:09It's quite loose, it's a study and I don't think it got any further than a study.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12I think this is an experimental doodle, really.
0:06:12 > 0:06:17Signed "John", which is wonderful. He'd just sign things bang in the middle "John".
0:06:17 > 0:06:19Literally there. It was never in the corner.
0:06:19 > 0:06:24It was always sort of right on the image. Why are you wanting to sell?
0:06:24 > 0:06:27Originally I just wanted it valued but I thought well,
0:06:27 > 0:06:30if it's a worth a few bob, I might sell that and buy something else.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32- OK.- I just sort of...- Trade upwards?
0:06:32 > 0:06:37Well, trade up or trade sideways, just a general rollover.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40I don't collect anything particular,
0:06:40 > 0:06:45just what is catching my eye at the time and it may very well be her time to go.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47- How much did you pay for this one? - 200.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50- I think you got this at a very good price.- Oh, right.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53A very good price, and that was how many years ago? Five years ago?
0:06:53 > 0:06:55- About four or five years ago. - Five years ago.
0:06:55 > 0:07:00- There's some interesting provenance on the back.- Yes, there is.- Can I just take this again.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04Now here, look, this is from the collection of Admiral Caspar John,
0:07:04 > 0:07:06- the artist's son.- Another John?
0:07:06 > 0:07:12Yeah, and this was given to him in the mid 1930s, so that's nice, isn't it?
0:07:12 > 0:07:16Well, I think with the provenance, with the renewed interest,
0:07:16 > 0:07:22- I think if you put this into auction, you should double your money. - That would be nice.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25And if you're willing to give it a go, we'll put it in with a valuation
0:07:25 > 0:07:30of £300 with a fixed reserve, so it won't sell for anything under 300.
0:07:30 > 0:07:36- That would be fine.- So you're still in profit, but hopefully it will go up to the £400 mark.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38That would be nice! Jolly good. Let's hope so.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41'Fingers crossed it does the business.
0:07:47 > 0:07:54'Next, Margaret with some reminders of the '60s and '70s that have caught Christina's eye.'
0:07:54 > 0:07:57You're really taking us back to the Swinging '60s here.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00It feels like I've got Austin Powers sitting on my table.
0:08:00 > 0:08:05You've got the most wonderful collection of handbags. Where has it all come from?
0:08:05 > 0:08:09Well, most of them I acquired in a
0:08:09 > 0:08:11trunk from my late husband.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13It was given to him to dispose of.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16Right. Have you ever used them?
0:08:16 > 0:08:22This one I have, yes, sorry, this one I have and I used it at
0:08:22 > 0:08:26- quite a grand ball in Brighton. - Ooh, fantastic!
0:08:26 > 0:08:29Maybe I'm glad to get rid of the memory because I insulted...
0:08:29 > 0:08:33Who was not a peer of the realm at the time,
0:08:33 > 0:08:38but I did call him a stuffed shirt, so he got my husband nearly sacked.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40OK. Let's have a chat about this one.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42This has got the most wonderful label inside it.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45It says "Saks Fifth Avenue"
0:08:45 > 0:08:48which is one of the most luxurious stores in New York and
0:08:48 > 0:08:53it's fantastic, I love it, and to have come from such a luxury place, it's the most wonderful product.
0:08:53 > 0:08:58You can imagine somebody going to New York, picking this up as a souvenir of their wonderfully
0:08:58 > 0:09:04glamorous trip to New York and tripping back down Fifth Avenue and this one here, this one is Italian
0:09:04 > 0:09:07and I think this is quite 1960s-1970s,
0:09:07 > 0:09:11very clean lines here and there's use of this new material.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14It's quite Perspexy, and just real glam, isn't it?
0:09:14 > 0:09:17It oozes glamour with a nice original strap to it as well
0:09:17 > 0:09:21and with this one as well it's nice that you've got the original chain.
0:09:21 > 0:09:26This is enamelled in cream as is the bag as is the clip here, or the frame, and it's great
0:09:26 > 0:09:29that they are in really good condition because to a costume
0:09:29 > 0:09:33collector that's very important, and handbags are a wonderful thing to collect.
0:09:33 > 0:09:38They don't take up too much space and also, if you're very careful, you can use them as well.
0:09:38 > 0:09:42I could use this happily today and it wouldn't look out of place, it's fantastic!
0:09:42 > 0:09:49So, Margaret, why are you selling your collection? What has prompted you to bring them here today?
0:09:49 > 0:09:54Where I store them in the box room, my chimney is giving trouble and it's
0:09:54 > 0:10:02getting damp so the condition might deteriorate and that is the reason.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05They are getting back in vogue but they're not going to be valuable
0:10:05 > 0:10:09because people who are collecting handbags are collecting them because
0:10:09 > 0:10:13they're still affordable. But I think at auction if we were to put these forward to auction,
0:10:13 > 0:10:16we would be looking at putting them probably as one lot.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20It would be best to sell them all together and I think we're probably looking somewhere
0:10:20 > 0:10:24in the region of maybe £30 to £50 for the group, something like that.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27- How do you feel about that? - I'd like £30 in my pocket.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31- OK, all right.- Then I could give it maybe to charity or something.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34- OK, well that's a nice idea.- My sons would have dumped then, anyhow.
0:10:34 > 0:10:40Well, hopefully two people will like them as much as we do and they'll go for more.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43- That will be fine by me.- Excellent! Thanks so much for coming in today.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46Thank you, and I really enjoyed today. It was fun!
0:10:46 > 0:10:48- Oh, good.- Good luck.
0:10:48 > 0:10:53Well, we have been working flat out and it's time to put those valuations to the test so while we make our way
0:10:53 > 0:10:56over to Peter Francis Auction Rooms in Carmarthen, we're going to leave
0:10:56 > 0:11:01you with a quick reminder of all the items going under the hammer. Take a look at these.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03Bought at a car boot sale in Devon,
0:11:03 > 0:11:09Julia's three Swansea jugs are now back on home territory.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13Let's hope Hilary and Michael's little sketch is by Augustus John.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16If it is, then it's as good as sold.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20Finally, Christina's find,
0:11:20 > 0:11:22a selection of vintage handbags.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26They're a little bit of a departure for Flog It so it will be interesting to see how we do.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35It doesn't get much better than this.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39The magnificent, stunning Welsh countryside on a sunny, fresh morning.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43We're here in the historic town of Carmarthen to put our valuations to
0:11:43 > 0:11:47the test and they're going to be going under the hammer in that building over there on the
0:11:47 > 0:11:50banks of the River Tywi, Peter Francis Auctioneers.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53This is where they either sink or swim.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07We have two auctioneers on the rostrum today. Nigel Hodson...
0:12:07 > 0:12:09Selling I am there 30 now.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11..and Geoff Thomas.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15In the room at 80. 130.
0:12:15 > 0:12:16'Nigel is starting us off
0:12:16 > 0:12:20'with the sale of Margaret's collection of handbags.'
0:12:20 > 0:12:23Your handbags are just about to go under the hammer.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26There are eight of them, 1920s right up to 1970s.
0:12:26 > 0:12:30- Did you have a favourite amongst them?- The favourite I kept!
0:12:30 > 0:12:32- A-ha, ha!- And she's using!
0:12:32 > 0:12:35Wise! Have you got it here today?
0:12:35 > 0:12:39- No, no. - A nice little lot, though, a mixed lot hopefully we'll get around
0:12:39 > 0:12:4140, 50, £60, you just don't know, do you?
0:12:41 > 0:12:44Yes, and vintage textiles of course are really coming back into fashion
0:12:44 > 0:12:50- so let's really hope that we get some fashionistas here today that want them.- Something for the ladies!
0:12:50 > 0:12:51- Absolutely!- Here we go, this is it.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55Assorted handbags and evening bags.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57Handbags and glad rags, here we go.
0:12:57 > 0:13:01Some in the Mary Quant style, the black and white,
0:13:01 > 0:13:04very well-recognisable black and white chequered bag there.
0:13:04 > 0:13:08A little bit of interest with me 30, 40.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10- At £40.- Ooh, brilliant! - Bid with me on the book at 40.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12Here to be sold. 40.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16May I say 50 on the bags there? At 40 with me, 50 a lady's bid.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19I have 60 on the book. 70 do you want?
0:13:19 > 0:13:22At £60, on the book at £60.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25Five if it helps you, it goes at 60, will be sold. Five do you want? £60.
0:13:25 > 0:13:29Margaret, that's fabulous! £60!
0:13:29 > 0:13:31- That's great!- Hey, well done!
0:13:31 > 0:13:33- Fantastic!- That was a tough call.
0:13:33 > 0:13:34A hard thing to put a price on.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36Yes, it is, it really is, but there we go.
0:13:36 > 0:13:40- You've got to be happy with that, surely?- Extremely happy, yes.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42Excellent. I'm pleased.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44Double the reserve. Good result!
0:13:44 > 0:13:47'Next it's Hilary and Michael's little sketch which
0:13:47 > 0:13:51'appears to have some provenance, but the big question is, is it right?'
0:13:54 > 0:13:58It's my turn to be the expert and I've been waiting for this moment,
0:13:58 > 0:14:03ever since I met Hilary and Michael back at the valuation day on that lovely sunny day.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05The weather has really done us proud here in Wales.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08You can't beat it. Beautiful countryside and lovely weather.
0:14:08 > 0:14:13Augustus John, local boy, Tenby, you got this in a sale room five years ago.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16- Roughly.- And how much did you pay for it again?
0:14:16 > 0:14:18- £200.- Let's hope we can double that £200.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21- That would be nice.- I had a chat to the auctioneer yesterday.
0:14:21 > 0:14:26- He agrees with me, the image is not brilliant is it, let's face it.- No.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28It's a study, it's a rough sketch.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32He's slightly dubious it might be a forgery,
0:14:32 > 0:14:37but in my opinion if you're going to forge something, you're going to do a half-decent job, aren't you?
0:14:37 > 0:14:41What you're looking at here is something that's interesting,
0:14:41 > 0:14:45something that's been owned by the family and it's a rough, rough study
0:14:45 > 0:14:50by Augustus John but it's still worth buying into at the lower end of the market.
0:14:50 > 0:14:56Let's just hope the bidders here fall in love with it like you did five years ago, and we've
0:14:56 > 0:15:03got a bit of competition because this Augustus John is worth £300 to £400 of anybody's money if it's right.
0:15:03 > 0:15:07The Augustus John female reclining nude.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09There's been some developments on this
0:15:09 > 0:15:13picture since it was catalogued and since it was entered in the sale.
0:15:13 > 0:15:18Some doubts have been expressed as to
0:15:18 > 0:15:22whether it is by Augustus John irrespective of the fact that there
0:15:22 > 0:15:24is some suggested provenance
0:15:24 > 0:15:27and unfortunately I am going to have to say in the manner
0:15:27 > 0:15:32of Augustus John and really leave it to you to make up your own mind
0:15:32 > 0:15:36and what may I say. In your hands, what is it worth?
0:15:36 > 0:15:38What do you say, £500 for it?
0:15:38 > 0:15:40£500 for it?
0:15:40 > 0:15:42£300 then to put me in.
0:15:42 > 0:15:47£300 for it. £200 to start me, then.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49All quiet. £200.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52- No opening bid? £100 for it. - He won't get an opening bid.
0:15:52 > 0:15:56No? Well, I'm not surprised and I'm sorry to have to do that
0:15:56 > 0:16:00at that stage but we will pass it by and perhaps the thing to do would be
0:16:00 > 0:16:01to make some further enquiries
0:16:01 > 0:16:04as to see whether we could get a cast-iron attribution.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06- You paid a lot of money for it. - That's life.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08I'm sorry. Going back on the wall.
0:16:08 > 0:16:13- Oh, definitely!- Yeah, back on the wall.- I like her, I don't care! - Good, good!
0:16:15 > 0:16:21'Well, the bidders didn't seem convinced today but I think Hilary is quite pleased to be taking it home.
0:16:21 > 0:16:25'Nigel's colleague, auctioneer Geoff Thomas, is now on the rostrum to sell
0:16:25 > 0:16:28'the three Swansea jugs that Charlie spotted.'
0:16:28 > 0:16:31Julia, that's what I call a good day's shopping,
0:16:31 > 0:16:34buying Welsh jugs in Devon, down in the West Country for £3 each.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37They're going in the sale today with a value of some £200 to £300.
0:16:37 > 0:16:42- Since the valuation day you put that valuation on, you've dropped the reserve down to £100.- Yeah.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45- You just want to let them go. - Yep, let them go.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48You brought them at the right place, at the right time.
0:16:48 > 0:16:49- Let's hope so.- I hope so as well.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51The condition is there, the buyers are here.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54- Yep.- Let's find out what they think. Here we go.
0:16:57 > 0:17:03We have a graduate set of three Swansea pottery jugs.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06Got 360. What about these? Start me, what will you give me £100 away.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09£100. £80.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12£50, £50 only £50 bid at £50.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14At £50 I've got 50. 60 is it now?
0:17:14 > 0:17:17At 50, 60, 70, at £70 bid.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19At £70, £80 now is it?
0:17:19 > 0:17:21As at £70. Are you all done then?
0:17:21 > 0:17:24£80 in the centre. At £80 I'm bid.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26At £80 bid. £90 is it now?
0:17:26 > 0:17:30At £80 bid, £90 is it. At £80 are you all done then,
0:17:30 > 0:17:33they'll go then, are you all done at £80.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36Oh, he's let them go at £80.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38- That's fine.- Are you happy?
0:17:38 > 0:17:40Well, I'm not unhappy!
0:17:40 > 0:17:44It's been a good day. Well, at least this one has gone.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47Hey, it's still a great return on what you paid for them.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50- Oh, of course, yeah. - And that's what it's all about.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53Recycling antiques. It doesn't get greener and it doesn't get better.
0:17:53 > 0:17:58'Not only that, they're back home in Wales.
0:17:58 > 0:18:03'Time now for me to leave the auction behind and explore a little local history.'
0:18:10 > 0:18:16Cardigan is a delightful little town in the far west of Wales, lying on the River Teifi.
0:18:18 > 0:18:23There's been a settlement here for the past 900 years
0:18:23 > 0:18:27during which time it has of course had its ups and downs.
0:18:27 > 0:18:31It once boasted the most splendid medieval castle
0:18:31 > 0:18:35but all that remains now is this outer stone wall,
0:18:35 > 0:18:39seemingly held up by these rather ugly rolled steel joists
0:18:39 > 0:18:42stopping it from caving over into the road.
0:18:42 > 0:18:47But it remains remarkable for being the first castle to be built in stone by a Welsh prince.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49Therein lies a tale.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55The Prince was Lord Rhys ap Gruffydd.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58He's still thought of by many as the greatest Welshman who ever lived
0:18:58 > 0:19:02for his part in defending Wales from Anglo-Norman invaders.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12By the time we join the story, he had cut a deal with King Henry II.
0:19:12 > 0:19:16His new stone castle was to be one of the main administrative centres for South Wales.
0:19:16 > 0:19:21His son, who had been held captive at Henry's court at Aquitaine in France was to be released
0:19:21 > 0:19:27and returned to him so by the time the castle was completed in 1176, Rhys had a great deal to celebrate.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30He through the most incredible housewarming party, possibly
0:19:30 > 0:19:35borrowing the idea brought back from France by his son at the Court of Aquitaine.
0:19:36 > 0:19:43At the party, he set up a contest between poets and bards and another between various classes of musicians.
0:19:43 > 0:19:48He honoured the victors by seating them at his table and bestowing them with gifts.
0:19:48 > 0:19:52The occasion as generally accepted as the first national Eisteddfod.
0:19:56 > 0:20:01An event which still happens annually and is the lynch-pin of Welsh culture.
0:20:17 > 0:20:21So this castle is central to Welsh history and culture.
0:20:21 > 0:20:26It's just such a shame that it was largely destroyed by Oliver Cromwell's army
0:20:26 > 0:20:30during the Civil War. But in 1808 it had a second, more delicate, flowering...
0:20:32 > 0:20:38in the form of Castle Green House, an elegant Georgian villa built inside the walls of the old castle.
0:20:38 > 0:20:44It survived well until the mid 20th century when it became derelict.
0:20:47 > 0:20:51The hole has been a blight on the town for years but there is new hope.
0:20:51 > 0:20:56The local Cadwgan Building Preservation Trust has come up with a restoration plan.
0:20:56 > 0:21:00It is now submitting a Heritage Lottery Bid and is striving to match the amount themselves.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10'Jan Tucker from the Trust is going to tell me more.'
0:21:10 > 0:21:14So how did Castle Green House get to be in this state in the first place?
0:21:14 > 0:21:19Well, the Woods Family bought it in 1940 and came here. I don't think...
0:21:19 > 0:21:22They had lost quite a bit of money before they came here
0:21:22 > 0:21:25and just generally it has gone down and down, and down.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27When was it last lived in, then?
0:21:27 > 0:21:33The house, probably about the '80s, 1980. We don't know what happened to the father.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36The mother and Miss Wood lived here then for quite a while and they were
0:21:36 > 0:21:41burning the floorboards, the panelling, everything to keep warm.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46Mrs Wood actually died in the bedroom up there and Barbara Woods
0:21:46 > 0:21:50never went back there again and just slept downstairs the whole time.
0:21:50 > 0:21:55- She just lived here on her own with 20 cats, I think.- Really?- Yes.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58And what did she do for money, then?
0:21:58 > 0:22:02- Just sort of begged and borrowed? - People in the town were looking after her.
0:22:02 > 0:22:07One gentleman was very, very good to her and eventually he brought a caravan in here for her to live in.
0:22:07 > 0:22:13'The council bought the property from Barbara in 2003 and she was able to escape the caravan and
0:22:13 > 0:22:18'end her years living comfortably in a local residential home.'
0:22:18 > 0:22:22So obviously the scaffolding is up now. Can we go in?
0:22:22 > 0:22:26- No, I'm sorry.- There are no staircases I bet, the floorboards still.
0:22:26 > 0:22:31The staircase is in a very bad state. In actual fact a bit of it has fallen off
0:22:31 > 0:22:36because it's open to the sky up above and also they've been in and found a lot of asbestos
0:22:36 > 0:22:40- in there, so I'm sorry, Paul, we won't be able to go in.- Oh, dear!
0:22:40 > 0:22:44- And I've found that you've got some endangered species living in there. - We have, we have.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47Some very rare bats in the cellar.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50We have, we have. Greater Horseshoe bats, Lesser Horseshoe bats.
0:22:50 > 0:22:54I hope they're paying their rent, contributing towards the maintenance!
0:22:54 > 0:22:58It would be nice if they did because we're only looking for about £4 million.
0:22:58 > 0:22:59Are you? Is that the project budget?
0:22:59 > 0:23:03Well, we've got £4.5 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
0:23:03 > 0:23:09- Right, OK.- But we have to match-fund that and so we have to raise this money somehow,
0:23:09 > 0:23:14the Trust have to do this so we've had quite a lot of events to date,
0:23:14 > 0:23:16but we've got a long way to go.
0:23:16 > 0:23:23'The exciting plans for the new site include a circular performance space to be known as the Eisteddfod Garden
0:23:23 > 0:23:26'and a brand new restaurant overlooking the river.
0:23:26 > 0:23:30'Weddings and events for all ages will be held at the castle
0:23:30 > 0:23:33'so once more it will be back in its rightful place
0:23:33 > 0:23:35'at the heart of the community.'
0:23:35 > 0:23:39- What about the house, inside?- The house is going to be an interpretation centre telling the
0:23:39 > 0:23:45story of the culture and heritage of Wales and we're going to be doing master classes here.
0:23:45 > 0:23:50Anything to do with the Eisteddfod and that can be anything from jam-making
0:23:50 > 0:23:52to playing the harp, to singing...
0:23:52 > 0:23:56Exactly what was happening here in 1176, possibly.
0:23:56 > 0:24:00- Sounds really exciting and keeping all this traditions alive.- Yes.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03- And hopefully we'll be back here with Flog It for a valuation day.- Thank you.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19'At Rhos-y-gilwen Mansion the team is still in full swing.
0:24:23 > 0:24:29'Christina is very impressed by a pair of plates belonging to Rosalind.'
0:24:29 > 0:24:33- So Rosalind, I saw you in the queue with these.- Yes.- And I fished you out of the queue.- You did.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36Because I got very excited when I first saw them.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39These pair of plates here as well, you've got two, this pair.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41Have they been in your family for a long time?
0:24:41 > 0:24:46- Well, they've only been in our family for about 30 years.- Right.
0:24:46 > 0:24:53They did belong to the family of my aunt's husband so they're
0:24:53 > 0:24:56not directly associated with my family,
0:24:56 > 0:25:00so they're not of great sentimental value.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03- And where do you keep them now? - Well, actually my sister in law had them.
0:25:03 > 0:25:07- I think they were just in a cupboard or somewhere.- In a cupboard?
0:25:07 > 0:25:09- So you don't have fruit in them? - Nothing.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13OK. Well, I'll tell you why I got quite excited about them
0:25:13 > 0:25:20is that these really do represent a fantastic period in English pottery, they really do.
0:25:20 > 0:25:25They are English, well I think they are English, tin-glazed earthenware.
0:25:25 > 0:25:29This is the pre-cursor to porcelain, this is the pre-cursor really to pottery.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32It's really the earliest form of pottery that you can get.
0:25:32 > 0:25:36I think it dates to about the mid 18th century,
0:25:36 > 0:25:40so we're looking at about maybe 1740 to 1760, so they're 250 years old.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42That's pretty fantastic, isn't it?
0:25:42 > 0:25:44The style
0:25:44 > 0:25:46was originally started in Delft.
0:25:46 > 0:25:51Now the Delft workers originally saw all sorts of things coming in from China, being imported in,
0:25:51 > 0:25:55all these wonderfully big chargers with these polychrome...
0:25:55 > 0:25:59When I say polychrome I mean a lot of different coloured patterns...
0:25:59 > 0:26:02..coming in from the east and they tried to replicate them.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05They couldn't replicate them in porcelain so they developed this
0:26:05 > 0:26:09tin-glazed earthenware which is all we had available to us at the time.
0:26:09 > 0:26:14We didn't know the sort of magic recipe of porcelain so we couldn't develop that, sadly,
0:26:14 > 0:26:18- and then they decorated them in these wonderful patterns. - It is nice.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21It's lovely, isn't it, with these... we've got three colours here.
0:26:21 > 0:26:26We've got this wonderful russet colour and then the olive green and the blue as well,
0:26:26 > 0:26:31so it really is, it's just magic within this ogee border here, obviously hand-painted.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34- Yes.- I think they're fabulous, I really do.
0:26:34 > 0:26:40I think this damage isn't going to affect the value hugely.
0:26:40 > 0:26:44It is lovely to have a pair, even though one is damaged. It's great to have a matching pair.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47- Do you like them?- I do like them but we're not using them.
0:26:47 > 0:26:53We don't have them displayed and the main thing is that they haven't come directly in the family
0:26:53 > 0:26:55because we don't sell anything that's sentimental.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57They're about the only thing we've got!
0:26:57 > 0:27:01OK, all right. I think at auction if we were to offer them,
0:27:01 > 0:27:06we'd probably pop them in at maybe £300 to £500 and see how we got on.
0:27:06 > 0:27:07- Really!- What do you think?
0:27:07 > 0:27:10I think that is fantastic!
0:27:10 > 0:27:12That is absolutely fantastic!
0:27:12 > 0:27:18Wonderful! Well, I think we'll try them at £300 to £500 with a reserve of £280 and see how we get on.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20Fingers crossed they'll do well.
0:27:20 > 0:27:27- Wonderful! Wonderful! - Thanks so much for bringing them in. - Thank you very much, that's great!
0:27:27 > 0:27:31Ooh, that was a surprise!
0:27:31 > 0:27:35'I'm not surprised Christina picked them out. They're stunning!'
0:27:35 > 0:27:39FIDDLER PLAYS MUSIC
0:27:39 > 0:27:40Join in, everyone.
0:27:52 > 0:27:56Yes, well done!
0:27:56 > 0:28:00It's marvellous to be here in Wales, it really is!
0:28:00 > 0:28:03Now Kath, with a charming Art Deco piece.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06Well, Kath, what made you bring this in today?
0:28:06 > 0:28:10Well, it was an item that we nearly didn't bring in and we just remembered I'd got
0:28:10 > 0:28:14it in a box in my wardrobe and we put it in the bag to bring along, just to see what it was about.
0:28:14 > 0:28:16And it's always been in your wardrobe?
0:28:16 > 0:28:18It has been since I've had it, yeah.
0:28:18 > 0:28:20So, how did you get it? Did you buy it, or...?
0:28:20 > 0:28:24No, I had it from my grandparents because I used to collect frogs and there is a little frog on it.
0:28:24 > 0:28:26- So you used to collect frogs?- Yeah.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29Because it had a frog on it, they gave it to me, so it came on...
0:28:29 > 0:28:34- Did you like it or you just took it on sufferance?- No, I do like it, I do like it, yes.
0:28:34 > 0:28:38Have you any idea where it was made?
0:28:38 > 0:28:39- Well, I think Germany.- Yes.
0:28:39 > 0:28:42- And that would fit in. - What would give you a clue?
0:28:42 > 0:28:46- The "WMF".- WMF", exactly,
0:28:46 > 0:28:50yeah, there is it as clear as anything, "WMF".
0:28:50 > 0:28:53- Do you know what WMF stands for? - I should do, but no.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56Wurttemberg. That's the name of the place. Metallen.
0:28:56 > 0:29:02Metal. Fabriken which is, made. so it was made in the Wurttemberg factory.
0:29:02 > 0:29:04Date, any idea how old it might be?
0:29:04 > 0:29:06None at all, no idea.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08- It's about 1930.- Right.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10It's really quite
0:29:10 > 0:29:14Art Deco in its look, which I like.
0:29:14 > 0:29:20- Do you know what it might have been, or what it is I should say? - No. I just wondered whether it was
0:29:20 > 0:29:24maybe a bon-bon dish or something to put trinkets in, I don't know.
0:29:24 > 0:29:31- Yeah, I think it's quite possibly a visiting card tray.- Oh, right, OK.
0:29:31 > 0:29:38The real problem, it would have had a great patternation when it came out of the Wurttenberg factory.
0:29:38 > 0:29:42Somebody has been very naughty with this
0:29:42 > 0:29:47and frankly, it looks as if they've had a Brillo pad at it.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50Any ideas, he said, looking at you?
0:29:50 > 0:29:53It's not me, I'm not guilty, so no, I don't know.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56To a certain extent the patternation of something
0:29:56 > 0:29:59like this is very important but somebody will find that charming.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02Now if you collect frogs, why are you selling it?
0:30:02 > 0:30:06Well, I haven't really got anywhere to put it as it is, and I don't collect so many now.
0:30:06 > 0:30:10And it's been in a box for such a long time that I thought maybe it's time to go.
0:30:10 > 0:30:15- Time to de-clutter?- Time to de-clutter.- Time to introduce it to Flog It!- That's right.
0:30:15 > 0:30:17Value, any ideas?
0:30:17 > 0:30:19Absolutely none at all.
0:30:19 > 0:30:22I'm going to plump for £50 to £80.
0:30:22 > 0:30:28- OK.- With a little bit of discretion on the 50. Perhaps a fixed reserve of £40.- That sounds good.
0:30:28 > 0:30:32But with a saleroom estimate of £50 to £80.
0:30:32 > 0:30:37- OK.- Making it absolutely clear, so thank you very much for rescuing it and bringing
0:30:37 > 0:30:42- it along today and I think we might get a pleasant surprise.- Brilliant!
0:30:42 > 0:30:47'Shame about the damage, but it still may catch someone's eye.
0:30:50 > 0:30:55'Finally, Christina wins the prize for the largest find of the day.'
0:30:55 > 0:30:58So, Linda, when I saw you in the queue this morning,
0:30:58 > 0:31:03- you came in with a bag containing a very small sample of this.- Yes.
0:31:03 > 0:31:09- And then you brought in another bag and then you brought in another bag. - Yes.
0:31:09 > 0:31:16So this is a tiny sample, really, of the quite extensive dinner service that you've brought in to us today.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18140 pieces, yes.
0:31:18 > 0:31:20That's a big dinner service!
0:31:20 > 0:31:23- It is!- And tell me about it. Where has it come from?
0:31:23 > 0:31:27It originally was a friend of the family who was a lovely old gentleman
0:31:27 > 0:31:30who collected things for years and years and years
0:31:30 > 0:31:35to the point where he had things in boxes in his flat, and he didn't even know what he had any more.
0:31:35 > 0:31:40The flat was broken into once so he decided to clear things,
0:31:40 > 0:31:44but he wanted his things to only go to people who would love them,
0:31:44 > 0:31:48so that was when he sold it to my dad and stepmother
0:31:48 > 0:31:51and that would have been back in the '50s.
0:31:51 > 0:31:57OK. Tell me, the gentleman that it belonged to in the first instance, that was...
0:31:57 > 0:32:00Where was he based? Was he based in France or in the UK, or?
0:32:00 > 0:32:02No, he was based in Chicago.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05He was based in Chicago in America?
0:32:05 > 0:32:09- Yes.- Right, so this dinner service which is a Limoges dinner service, made in France.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12Yes.
0:32:12 > 0:32:16- Early 20th century has gone from France.- Correct.- To America.- Yes.
0:32:16 > 0:32:18And now we're in Cardigan.
0:32:18 > 0:32:22- Yes.- This is probably the best-travelled dinner service I've ever seen in my life!
0:32:22 > 0:32:24It's wonderful!
0:32:24 > 0:32:27I see from the pattern, which is a nice shamrock pattern,
0:32:27 > 0:32:30which would indicate it might have some sort of Irish connotations,
0:32:30 > 0:32:33might it have been over to Ireland as well?
0:32:33 > 0:32:35Not to my knowledge.
0:32:35 > 0:32:39Not to your knowledge? OK. I notice that you've got a little bit of damage here.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41We've got a hairline crack
0:32:41 > 0:32:44just inside that sauce boat there
0:32:44 > 0:32:49and we've also got a crack inside the cup, there.
0:32:49 > 0:32:54- Where has it been kept? Have you had it out on display, or? - Not...
0:32:54 > 0:32:58Now in a lovely old stone cottage and there just is no room for it.
0:32:58 > 0:33:02- It's been in the loft for the last eight years and it should not be in a loft.- No, indeed.
0:33:02 > 0:33:06It should be loved and cracks, yes. Let's put it this way.
0:33:06 > 0:33:10If we were as old as this china, we'd be showing a few cracks, too.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13I think you might be right! I would, definitely.
0:33:13 > 0:33:18Right. I think at auction we still have to be quite conservative,
0:33:18 > 0:33:21- purely because they are pretty tricky to sell.- Right.
0:33:21 > 0:33:28I think what we'll do is we'll pop an estimate of maybe £100 to £200 and see how we get on.
0:33:28 > 0:33:32- I know that you'll be disappointed if you don't get more than £100 for it.- Yes.
0:33:32 > 0:33:37So I would suggest that we pop a firm reserve of £100 on it
0:33:37 > 0:33:40and hopefully we'll find it a nice new home.
0:33:40 > 0:33:41I certainly hope so!
0:33:41 > 0:33:44And what are we going to put the money towards?
0:33:44 > 0:33:48Well, when one has a 200 year-old stone cottage, there's always something!
0:33:55 > 0:33:58Well, that's it, we've now found our last lots and I tell you,
0:33:58 > 0:34:01there'll be one or two surprises amongst them when we get to the auction room.
0:34:01 > 0:34:03And here is what we are taking.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06Rosalind's lovely tin-glazed plates.
0:34:06 > 0:34:10They're unloved at home but they won't be in the auction room,
0:34:10 > 0:34:17followed by the 1930s WMF visiting card tray, owned by Kath, which has definitely seen better days.
0:34:17 > 0:34:22And finally the extensive and much travelled Limoges dinner service with its charming pattern.
0:34:37 > 0:34:42'Before the auction starts, let's hear what Nigel Hodson thinks about those tin-glazed plates.'
0:34:42 > 0:34:46We've got two tin-glazed earthenware plates.
0:34:46 > 0:34:49A nice soft glaze to this but lots of damage.
0:34:49 > 0:34:54They belong to Rosalind and they've been in the family for 30 years and we've put £300 to £500 on them.
0:34:54 > 0:34:56The good part about these is that one is absolutely perfect
0:34:56 > 0:34:59as far as one would expect with this sort of plate.
0:34:59 > 0:35:03- You always get the fritting round the edges because of the glaze. - That's quite nice.
0:35:03 > 0:35:07It is, it's part of the constitution of the glaze and that's not an issue.
0:35:07 > 0:35:11That one has got rather a large bite out of it and one or two other problems.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14- So it's buy one, get one free. - As you say, yes, quite right.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17A while ago these would have made rather more than they do now but
0:35:17 > 0:35:20the sort of estimate that you've got, they've got a fighting chance
0:35:20 > 0:35:25because that is a nice plate and stand something in front of that and you won't see to much of a problem.
0:35:25 > 0:35:29If you were dressing it and it's nice to have that symmetry of the two identical ones.
0:35:29 > 0:35:33A pair of those on a delft rack they would still look very nice.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35I think we've got a good chance with those.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37I'm so pleased you said that because...
0:35:37 > 0:35:39- English rather than Dutch?- English.
0:35:39 > 0:35:44- I think English rather than Dutch. - I love this kind of thing, and it's period... It's a proper antique.
0:35:44 > 0:35:46Yep, absolutely, no question at all.
0:35:46 > 0:35:50'They're up first with auctioneer, Geoff Thomas.'
0:35:50 > 0:35:52OK, so far, so good.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55It's getting exciting here, the tension is really building.
0:35:55 > 0:35:57Rosalind has just joined me and Christina.
0:35:57 > 0:36:00We've got a real antique going under the hammer, proper lot,
0:36:00 > 0:36:06a pair of 18th century tin-glazed earthenware plates. A lovely, lovely lot. One is badly damaged, OK...
0:36:06 > 0:36:08- I think...- Buy one, get one free! - Yeah.
0:36:08 > 0:36:11- I've had a chat to the auctioneer. He agreed with the valuation.- Good.
0:36:11 > 0:36:17- I just think, you know, in times gone by these were £600-£700 each. - Yes, there we are.- Yep, absolutely.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19- Hey, nice lot, though! - And there's two, two.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21- And the condition of the other one is very, very good.- Yes.
0:36:21 > 0:36:26Chipping around the edges doesn't put the collectors off. It's meant to be, it's soft paste?
0:36:26 > 0:36:31If you consider the age of them, you've got to figure there's a little bit of damage, haven't you,
0:36:31 > 0:36:35- but no, fingers crossed, they'll do really well.- I'm excited about this. - Fingers crossed.
0:36:35 > 0:36:39Let's find out exactly what the bidders think and what it's worth.
0:36:41 > 0:36:45We have a pair of 18th century English Delft earthenware plates.
0:36:45 > 0:36:47What about these, what should I ask you. Say I want £300.
0:36:47 > 0:36:51Three, two, two, one, one only, one on the back.
0:36:51 > 0:36:55I can see 140 with me, 160, 180...
0:36:55 > 0:37:02- Come on, come on! - 200, 220, 240, 250, 260. At 260.
0:37:02 > 0:37:05- £260.- I have the bidding at 260.
0:37:05 > 0:37:09At 260, 260 bid.
0:37:09 > 0:37:10At 260, 70 is it now?
0:37:10 > 0:37:12280 I've got on the net.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15At 300, £300 I'm bid.
0:37:15 > 0:37:20At 300, at £300. In the room now at 300, out on the net at 300.
0:37:20 > 0:37:25Are you all done then, it will go then, at £300.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28- Brilliant!- All right, lovely.- £300.
0:37:28 > 0:37:32- That's a good result. - Yes, we're all pleased with that.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35- It sold to someone in the room as well.- Oh, that's good.
0:37:35 > 0:37:38I gather all the money is going towards a big family get-together?
0:37:38 > 0:37:42- Well, actually it's a few family get-togethers.- A few!
0:37:42 > 0:37:45Because we're quite economical as a family!
0:37:45 > 0:37:51I wish I had one like that! I'm really pleased for you, Rosalind. That's fantastic.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54- Thank you very much. - Thank you, thank you.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57- Thanks very much. - Great lot, an absolutely great lot.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59If you've got anything like that, we would love to see it.
0:37:59 > 0:38:03Bring it along to one of our valuation dates and you can pick up the details on our website.
0:38:03 > 0:38:07Just log onto bbc.co.uk/flogit follow the links and hopefully
0:38:07 > 0:38:10all the information will be there.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13If you don't have a computer check the details in your local press
0:38:13 > 0:38:18because we're coming to an area very near you, soon so watch out, we want to see you.
0:38:18 > 0:38:24'Nigel Hodson is back on the rostrum with Kath, our Art Deco visiting card tray.'
0:38:24 > 0:38:26Kath, I love this little card tray, big fan of this.
0:38:26 > 0:38:31- I like the little frog, I think it's sweet and I think you love that frog as well.- Yeah, it's lovely.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34WMF, we've seen a lot on the show before, made in Germany.
0:38:34 > 0:38:37It's quality. Fingers crossed we get the top end of the £80.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39- I hope so. - Happy with Charlie's valuation?
0:38:39 > 0:38:42- Very happy.- I'm just slightly worried about the condition.
0:38:42 > 0:38:46Someone has really taken a scouring brush to it or something, which is not easy to...
0:38:46 > 0:38:47- It's lost its brilliantness,- It has.
0:38:47 > 0:38:52You'll never be able to get that back, so I guess that's why you have got £50 to £80.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55Exactly. I think otherwise it would be £100-£150.
0:38:55 > 0:39:00- I bet everybody loves frogs and they put a smile on your face don't they?- Yep, yep.
0:39:00 > 0:39:03And if you're smiling when you buy something, you generally pay
0:39:03 > 0:39:06a little bit more for it, so let's hope this lot are smiling here today.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08Here we go.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11It's the little electro-plated
0:39:11 > 0:39:15carte de visite tray and this is marked "WMF"
0:39:15 > 0:39:18so German, WMF,
0:39:18 > 0:39:21good quality German silver plate.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23What do I say for that? What do I say? £100 for it?
0:39:23 > 0:39:26£100 for it. Little WMF dish there.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29- Come on!- 50 to go, then, put me in.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31There it is, 30 only. 40 may I say?
0:39:31 > 0:39:33At 30. May I say 40 on the WMF.
0:39:33 > 0:39:38At 30, at 30 only, may I say 40 now, 40 on the front row.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41At 40, at 40 on the front row, at 40. May I say 50 now?
0:39:41 > 0:39:44- It's the lady's bid in the room. - Cor, it's struggling, isn't it!
0:39:44 > 0:39:47- What about 45?- All quiet online. 50 is in the centre.
0:39:47 > 0:39:49- Phew!- We've got it, we've got it.
0:39:49 > 0:39:5360 for you, madam? Not expensive. 60. At 60 the lady on the front.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56At 60. May I say 70 sir? 70 I'm bid.
0:39:56 > 0:39:57At 70, 80 is it now? No?
0:39:57 > 0:40:02At £70 the gentleman's bid, against you on the front madam, at 70.
0:40:02 > 0:40:05Is there 80 anywhere? All quiet online, it goes for 70.
0:40:05 > 0:40:07- 70, £70. - The hammer is gong down. Yes!
0:40:07 > 0:40:12Because it's lost its brilliance, I think that is bang on... £70.
0:40:12 > 0:40:17- That's good.- Well, done.- Thank you. - There is commission to pay here.
0:40:17 > 0:40:20- It is 17.5% OK.- That's fine.
0:40:20 > 0:40:24On items under £150. They've got a sliding scale here.
0:40:24 > 0:40:30If it's over £150 but under £3,000, it's 15%. If it's over £3,000 it's 10%.
0:40:30 > 0:40:34'Well, I reckon that was a reasonable result, given the damage, and I think
0:40:34 > 0:40:36- 'I recognise one of the bidders!' - 50 is it?
0:40:36 > 0:40:40At 1,100 bid. Are you all done, then?
0:40:40 > 0:40:46Geoff Thomas is with us again hoping to sell Linda's enormous Limoges dinner service.
0:40:48 > 0:40:52Well, I've just been joined by Linda and Christina here and a 140-piece dinner service
0:40:52 > 0:40:55which is well-travelled. It has certainly collected its air miles.
0:40:55 > 0:41:00- It certainly has!- Wow! Linda said to me earlier she was rather hoping for a nought on the end,
0:41:00 > 0:41:04like £1,000 to £2,000 because there's an awful lot of this but...
0:41:04 > 0:41:09I wish I was at the valuation day seeing your face when you said £100 to £200.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11It was a bit of a shock, wasn't it?
0:41:11 > 0:41:17Well, it's sad. I don't want to cry because I know what it is but I also appreciate
0:41:17 > 0:41:22the times we're in now and the fact that it can't go in a dishwasher...
0:41:22 > 0:41:25- No.- And we don't entertain that way any more.
0:41:25 > 0:41:30- I was quite clear about it at the time I think, wasn't I, but... - It's that beautiful gilt edging.
0:41:30 > 0:41:34Is it a come and buy me or is it only really worth £100 to £200?
0:41:34 > 0:41:35It just is a bit difficult to find
0:41:35 > 0:41:39somebody that wants such a comprehensive dinner service for best.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42I mean hopefully, really hopefully, it will make more for you,
0:41:42 > 0:41:46I really do hope it does, but no, it is here to sell, so, fingers crossed.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49It was those big Christmas dinners we used to foray.
0:41:49 > 0:41:52All those meals, all those wonderful times.
0:41:52 > 0:41:53Are you a good cook?
0:41:53 > 0:41:55A good entertainer, I'll bet!
0:41:55 > 0:41:58My husband is a qualified chef. I don't do kitchen now!
0:41:58 > 0:42:02- I don't blame you! - I'll have to find one like that.
0:42:02 > 0:42:05I'll lend him out! Well, let's hope somebody here is a good cook
0:42:05 > 0:42:09and they want a big dinner service because it's going under the hammer,
0:42:09 > 0:42:10right here, right now. Here we go.
0:42:10 > 0:42:17Porcelain coffee, tea and dinner service, 140 pieces.
0:42:17 > 0:42:21I have interest here. I can start the bidding at 200.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23- Yes!- 250. 300.
0:42:23 > 0:42:29350. At 350 I'm bid, at 350, 350...
0:42:29 > 0:42:35- Absolutely brilliant!- At 350 bid, at 350, at 350 bid, at 350.
0:42:35 > 0:42:39380, 380, 400.
0:42:39 > 0:42:44At 400 with me, at 400 bid, at 400, at 400. 420.
0:42:44 > 0:42:48At 420 bid, online now at 420.
0:42:48 > 0:42:51440, 400, at 440, 60.
0:42:51 > 0:42:56Bidding online at 460. At 460 bid, at 460. 80 do I hear?
0:42:56 > 0:43:00At 460. Are you all done, then and it goes then at £460.
0:43:02 > 0:43:03- Yeah!- Well, done.
0:43:03 > 0:43:05Fabulous, Linda. I'm ever so pleased.
0:43:05 > 0:43:07That was well-travelled, wasn't it...
0:43:07 > 0:43:12- that was certainly well-travelled. - That's brilliant! I'm sorry for being so gloomy!
0:43:12 > 0:43:15That's all right. Say I told you so!
0:43:15 > 0:43:18Every cloud has a silver lining, doesn't it?
0:43:18 > 0:43:21- Brilliant!- Wonderful! Thank you. - Thank you for keeping us entertained.
0:43:21 > 0:43:23If you've got anything like that, we'd love to see it.
0:43:23 > 0:43:27Bring it along to one of our valuation days. We've run out of time in Carmarthen.
0:43:27 > 0:43:31I hope you've enjoyed the show. See you again soon for plenty more surprises!
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