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We're in Scotland, land of the brave, magnificent scenery and whisky galore!

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For three-quarters of an hour, it's antiques galore. Welcome to Flog It!

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This is Balbirnie House, home to the Balfour family for over 200 years.

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They built this architectural delight in the popular Grecian style of the day.

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We're braving the elements. We're not holding our valuation day inside but in the magnificent grounds.

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A queue is already gathering.

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It's about time we got on with the show.

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'Heading our team of experts enjoying the sunshine

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'are Anita Manning and James Lewis.

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'Anita is a wee Scottish lassie with a great eye

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'when it comes to spotting what's hot.'

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Tell me the truth.

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-When I want to see what the weather's like I look out the window.

-So do I!

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'James may be another old hand, but he's safe hands

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'when it comes to valuing antiques.'

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-1790, 1820.

-Wow!

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It's great. I like it.

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Have a good day!

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'Coming up, Anita's flushed out something which could have value.'

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-Did you think it was a lot of junk?

-Yeah.

-A lavatory chain!

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'There's plenty of excitement at the auction.'

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Wow! Give us a handshake.

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-She's flapping. She's going to take off.

-Yes! Yes!

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It's flying away.

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'And I get to experience a fantasy of mine.'

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Wouldn't you love to live in a castle?

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It's the stuff dreams are made of, to afford your own fairy-tale home.

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'First, Anita's talking to Terry about Clarice Cliff, a designer

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'who I covet as much as Anita.'

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Terry, welcome to Flog It!

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Thank you for bringing along one of our favourite girls.

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We have two pieces. Can you tell me, where did you get them?

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These were bought a long while ago in a jumble sale. 5 pence old money.

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-This was from a boot fair or a charity shop.

-What drew you to them?

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They're so bright and colourful, and I also knew what they were.

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Most people find them attractive, the colour.

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Let's look at both of these little items.

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If we look at the little jardiniere first, it's the crocus pattern,

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one of Clarice's first patterns.

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But because it was so popular it was made over a long period of time.

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Because of that there are many examples of it

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and the prices are not as high as some of the other patterns.

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I can just imagine that little pot with a little gathering

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of gorgeous live crocuses in that.

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Did you use it as a plant pot?

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-Never. That's what it's obviously meant for.

-Yeah.

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-It would be nice.

-Beautiful. And it's in perfect condition.

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-It is.

-It's as good as new.

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Which takes us on to the little salt and pepper.

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This is more...what we think of as Clarice Cliff work.

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These bold, vibrant colours.

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If we look at the base, we find that...

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it is one of the Fantasque Bizarre ranges.

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That would have been 1930s as well.

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The pattern is Nuage.

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We see these wonderful blocks of circles of rust red and orange

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against a blue, white and lilac background.

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-I should put my sunglasses on.

-This wonderful array of colours!

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Why are you wanting to sell them, Terry?

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They're not any use to me at all. They're just in a cupboard.

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They're just lying there?

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Was the little condiment set damaged when you bought it?

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-Uh-huh. It was.

-It was.

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-And you didn't mind?

-No. Not for five pence old money.

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Not for five pence? That's a very good buy.

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My suggestion would be that we would put these into auction together.

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-I see.

-And sell them as one lot, estimate 80 to 120.

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-Are you happy at that?

-Fine.

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-We'll put a reserve price on them?

-Yes.

-£80?

-Fine.

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-I'm sure they will do much better than that.

-I hope so. Thank you.

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'That's our first item found.

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'I can have a scout around now to find something else of interest.'

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-What are you holding there?

-Tarot cards.

-Are these yours?

-Yes.

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-Are you a local lass?

-Yes.

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-You've been here many times?

-Indeed.

-What a magnificent backdrop!

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Aren't we lucky? The sun is shining!

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Everybody has their fingers crossed that they're going home with a lot of money. Who could it be?

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Stay tuned and you'll find out.

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-Right now, I've got a deck of cards, tarot cards, aren't they?

-Yeah.

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-Do you read them?

-I do.

-OK.

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Maybe I should cut them and you can read my card.

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-I tell you what, let's pick on a stranger. What's your name?

-Steven.

-Shake my hand.

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Shuffle the cards.

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-You don't know each other?

-No.

-We've not rehearsed this!

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Give the cards back.

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I want you to pick any card that you want. Any one at all.

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-This is exciting.

-Can you let me see it now?

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-Steve it is, isn't it?

-Yes.

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-The Ace of Cups.

-What does that mean?

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It means that there's going to be a lot of changes in your near future.

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It's all to do with emotional stuff, relationships.

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Your relationship has maybe been a wee bit boring in the past.

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-LAUGHTER

-Is your wife here?

-No!

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In all honesty, I've got to tell you, the "oomph" is coming.

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-OK, let's stick to antiques!

-LAUGHTER

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Let's find out what James Lewis is up to over there.

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James, welcome. I don't think it's just the name we've got in common!

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You obviously love tribal art. It's a passion of mine.

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This one I picked up at auction for £15.

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-15? Gosh! That's not expensive.

-No.

-How about the little ladle?

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I got that from a friend. She knew I collected tribal art.

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Now's the time to get rid of it. I've got more into masks.

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-Purely masks now?

-Yeah.

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Why the interest in tribal art?

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It started 25 years ago when I picked up a mask in a skip.

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-A skip?

-Where was that?

-Locally.

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-Outside a house?

-Yeah. 25 years I've been collecting them.

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Let's start by having a look at this one.

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Looking at the colour and the carving

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and the overall feel of it,

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-it doesn't have the feel of a panel with a great deal of age.

-Right.

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The first thing is this little brass loop handle.

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It's a screw-in loop that you would find from about 1820 to about 1900.

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It doesn't mean that the panel is that age. If we look on the back.

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There's an oval label, Pickfords label, and that is certainly pre-1950s,

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pre-Second World War.

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So this panel has been in store before the Second World War.

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And if it's been in store, it hasn't been handled, it hasn't been rubbed.

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So I think we need to be fairly open-minded when it comes to age.

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The origins,

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there are various indications as to what part of Africa it's from.

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If we look at the head with these necklaces.

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This is typical Benin style carving, Nigeria,

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that sort of area of Africa.

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They were the countries that would go and find

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Africans from other tribes and sell them to the West as slaves.

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-Would these be children?

-I think these are kids.

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These are young boys who are being captured by the Benin.

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Here we've got the ropes. This chap has got two machetes.

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Look, holding this child up.

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He's even sucking his thumb. All symbolisms of childhood.

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Arms tied behind the back here.

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I think we've got an interesting panel here.

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It's...in my opinion, 1900, 1920.

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-Right.

-Probably an early tourist panel.

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Wilberforce, back in the early 19th century, abolished slavery in the UK

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so it wasn't something we were very - rightly so - very proud of.

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Throughout the 19th century, you didn't see any symbolism

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in this country, relating to slavery.

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I don't see why you would have done by the Benin people either.

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This could even be 100 years later.

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Interesting. Now, THAT is wonderful!

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I absolutely love it.

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If you ask me where it's from, the honest answer is I don't know.

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It's definitely tribal, a very basic ladle.

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Formed as an open-mouthed head.

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The interesting thing is the symbols around it,

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which are symbols of water.

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We've got a turtle and these are symbols found throughout Africa

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but also Central and South America.

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Facially, it looks more African to me.

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-I thought African.

-When it comes to value, I feel that's earliest.

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But that's, possibly, the more commercial one.

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-I think £15 was an absolute steal.

-Right.

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I think that's worth £60 or £70.

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I think that's worth...another 50.

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-Right.

-If we said 80 to 120, how would you feel?

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-Yeah...

-Are you happy with that or were you hoping for more?

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-I was hoping for more.

-What were you hoping for?

-I was hoping for...the top end.

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-So, 120?

-Yeah.

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These things belong to you. When they've gone, they've gone.

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Why don't you stick 120 on them as a reserve?

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-We'll put 120 to 150 as an estimate.

-Right. Fine with that.

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-Let's do that and see how we do.

-Thanks very much.

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'Fascinating items, even though the panel's subject matter

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'is uncomfortable to look at.

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'Anita's talking to Lorraine and Matt about a piece of jewellery.'

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-Thank you for bringing this. Do you know what it is?

-An albert chain.

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Yeah. An albert chain was used to attach your watch,

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your gold pocket watch, to your waistcoat,

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and you were a fine gentleman in Victorian times.

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This is a nice albert.

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It's hallmarked on every link. It's 9-carat gold.

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Stamped 9-carat on the T-bar and on these little hooks here.

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This is a good time to sell gold. Gold is high just now.

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As well as the albert, we have this lovely fob

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which has a citrine inset.

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It's very nicely faceted, so you've got a nice lot there.

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-Where did it come from?

-From the attic in Lorraine's mother's house, when it was being given up.

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-You were rummaging through?

-Yeah.

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-What did you think at the time?

-I didn't think it was gold.

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-I didn't know what it was. No.

-Did you think it was a lot of junk?

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-Thought it was a bit of copper.

-A bit of copper!

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A lavatory chain!

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OK, is it worn at all?

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-Do you wear it?

-No.

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Very often alberts, if they are the correct length, will be worn by a lady as a chain.

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You're looking for about 16 inches so they're often used for that.

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Or they were used as bracelets.

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If it was a long albert, it would be halved, given to two sisters.

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Each one would have a bracelet. They're often used for that purpose.

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Price-wise, I would put it into auction with an estimate

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of 150 to 250.

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This estimate is low and wide.

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If that was coming into my auction, it would be weighed accurately

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and I would give you a more accurate estimate.

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-Will you miss it?

-No.

-No.

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-LAUGHS

-Thank you for bringing it along.

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What will you do with the money?

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Well, it's actually my brother's.

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He'll probably put it towards his golf fees.

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-Will he not give you a wee cut?

-Well, he might.

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-Fingers crossed.

-I hope so!

-Thanks again for bringing it along.

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We are now halfway through our day.

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We've found some wonderful items.

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This is exactly what you want to find next to St Andrew's.

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A set of golf clubs, but I'm not off to play golf.

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I'm off to our first visit to the auction. We've found some gems.

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I think there's some surprises.

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Let's find out what the auctioneer thinks and the bidders think!

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'Here's a quick reminder of what we're taking.

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'Terry's ever popular Clarice Cliff items,

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'which he paid next to nothing for.

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'James's African wood panel and ladle.

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'And Lorraine and Matt's gold albert chain with the citrine stone.

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'We're taking our items to Rosewell, south of Edinburgh.

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'Today, we have three auctioneers selling our items -

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'Sybelle Thomson, Gavin Tavendale and William Smith.

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'I have the chance to talk to Sybelle about one of our lots.'

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It wouldn't be Flog It without Clarice Cliff, would it?

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-Is this your kind of thing?

-Not my taste, but she is well thought of.

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Everybody knows Clarice Cliff, which is why there's a good demand for it.

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I bet you'll select, like me and everybody who knows a little bit, the Bizarre patterns.

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This is not a popular range.

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No. People prefer pieces that are more Art Deco and more decorative.

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I like the salt and pepper pots.

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They've come in as one lot. Terry got them from a car boot sale.

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Hopefully, he'll be pleased. We've got £80 to £120.

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I think he will be. People like the crocus design.

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People collect it. He should be quite happy.

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-Will it do any more?

-I suspect not. There is a bit of damage,

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particularly the salt, which does deter the collectors.

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-The name will get it away.

-The name will sell it.

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'We'll see how the Clarice Cliff does later but first,

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'we have James's African artefacts.'

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Going under the hammer now, some tribal art

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and it belongs to Mr James Brown.

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-You must have been teased with that name.

-Yes.

-Wonderful musician.

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-Have you gone into that?

-No. I let him off.

-Hey!

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Thanks for bringing this tribal art. It is a stand-alone piece today.

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-Will it do the top end?

-It would be nice.

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-There isn't a lot of tribal art here today.

-It's the only piece.

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I'm slightly nervous about that.

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-We'll see.

-It's going under the hammer right now. Let's give it up for Mr James Brown.

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The Nigerian, Ghanaian decorated wood tribal panel, a very nice one.

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And the painted wood ladle, which is symbolising water.

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£100 for the two? £50 to start them, surely?

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50 I'm bid. 60 with me. 70. 80.

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90 there. Any advance on £90?

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-100...

-I think there's a telephone bid.

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..110? 120 beside me.

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-Any advance on £120...?

-We've sold it, haven't we?

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130.

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-140...

-They like it.

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..150. 160...

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Great.

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..170. 170. Are you finished now at 170?

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All done at 170 on the telephone.

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-Hammer's gone down!

-I can buy another mask.

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-Tribal art is really on the up.

-Tribal mask, it is?

-Yeah.

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-How many have you got right now?

-About 40.

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-Wow! Are they all on the wall in a big room?

-Yeah.

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-My sitting room is full.

-Frightening!

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'Great! More money for masks for James.

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'Let's hope we do as well with Terry's Clarice Cliff,

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'being sold as a single lot.'

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OK, listen to this. The cruets cost 5p.

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The jardiniere cost £10. And they belong to Terry.

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-Pretty good going. This man's going to make a lot of money on your investment.

-I don't believe this.

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£80, £90, £100. That's a lot of money on that kind of investment.

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I had a chat to Sybelle, the auctioneer.

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She said they're the right money. A little damage on the pepper pot.

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-Together in the same lot and it should do that £80.

-OK.

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-Good on you, Terry. You've got a good eye.

-Thank you.

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Let's find out what the bidders think.

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The Clarice Cliff condiments and the Clarice Cliff planter.

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A few bids on this and I must start it at £55 for Clarice Cliff.

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Who's going on? At 55.

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60. Five. 70.

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Five. 80. £80. Still on commission at £80.

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Any advance on £80...?

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-Yes! Hammer's gone down.

-Made it.

-You've got to be happy with that.

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-Yes, I am. That's fine.

-Very good, that was.

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There's always a buyer for Clarice Cliff.

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'Not bad, considering Terry paid almost nothing for them.

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'Next up, it's the albert chain.'

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Going under the hammer now, a proper gent's toy, a dandy's toy.

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A 9-carat gold fob with bar and swivel.

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It belongs to Matt and Lorraine.

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-Who went up into your mum's attic?

-My brother.

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-It wouldn't be you getting up the steps.

-No!

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Some of those ladders are really dangerous.

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So, we're looking for around £150.

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Gold is great to sell right now. We've just seen some, haven't we?

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This is a nice estimate.

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I think this is one where I've been a wee bit conservative, Paul.

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Is it a come-and-buy-me? That's good. We've got a surprise to come.

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We're not going to be looking down when it doesn't sell.

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-Are you ready for it?

-Yes.

-Here we go.

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9-carat gold oval linked double albert with bar and swivel fob.

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200? 100?

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100 bid. 100. 100. 110.

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120. 130. 140.

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150. 160. 170.

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180. 190. 200.

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220. 240. 260.

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280. 300. 320...

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They love it.

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..340. 360.

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380. 400.

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420. 440.

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-460...

-Hey! They're not stopping at all!

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..480. Gentleman standing at 480.

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500. Lady's bid at 500.

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All done at 500...?

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A nice round figure! Hey, you cheeky thing!

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Bless her!

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I'm ever so pleased for you, well, for your brother.

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There is commission to pay, 15% plus VAT, but enjoy the money.

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-Give your mum congratulations.

-Yeah.

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'What a brilliant result!

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'We've seen gold do really well recently, but that was special.

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'Rather like a magnificent castle I had chance to visit while I was in Scotland.'

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Wouldn't you love to live in a castle?

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It's the stuff dreams are made of, to afford your own fairy-tale home.

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I've come across a story of a family who live in this castle,

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transforming it from neglect into an artistic inspiration.

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Welcome to Kellie Castle.

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'The history of this remarkable building goes back a long way.

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'There are records referring to this site in the 12th century.

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'It passed through families, ending up with the Earls of Kellie.'

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It's the more recent past that I'm interested in.

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In 1876, Professor James Lorimer rented the castle for a summer residence.

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The professor was an asthmatic and he was advised by his doctors

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that time here in the fresh air would do him good.

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But the castle was in a bad state of disrepair.

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It needed more than tender loving care to bring it back to life.

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'Thankfully, Professor Lorimer and his family had very good taste

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'and restored the castle using the skills of the local craftsmen.

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'Some of the castle's older features remain,

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'like the plasterwork ceiling in the library, which dates from 1617.

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'They sit alongside the more recent touches added by the Lorimers.'

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Inspired by what they'd seen during the restoration stages,

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the professor's sons were bursting with creativity.

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Robert Lorimer became a respected architect

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and later received a knighthood.

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His mother commissioned him

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to do many design features in the castle, like this little cartouche.

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Robert's brother, John Henry Lorimer, was an artist.

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Many of his paintings illustrate how the rooms looked

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when he lived here, albeit with a bit of artistic licence.

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No wonder Robert Lorimer was destined to become an architect,

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having lived in this wonderful historic building.

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He designed the Scottish National War Memorial in Edinburgh Castle.

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He also designed furniture using trusted local craftsmen.

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He was in control of the design,

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after being commissioned as architect.

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In the Vine Room, there's a lovely example of its work.

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It's a walnut chest of drawers,

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a nod to the Arts and Crafts movement

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which he was associated with.

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Stylistically, it draws from the Queen Anne period,

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using cross-veneered sections like here,

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which you'd see on a Queen Anne chest of drawers with button feet.

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But rather than use the burr inlays of the Queen Anne period,

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because it's got that Arts and Crafts approach, it's more severe.

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He's used his own stylistic inlay in the shape of a stag hunt,

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but using, cleverly, burr walnut.

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Isn't that lovely?

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Like all good architects, he's left his stamp on the building.

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The artistic theme continues

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with this magnificent panel, painted in 1897 by Phoebe Anna Traquair,

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an Irish artist and a key name in the Arts and Crafts movement.

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Both Lorimer brothers moved in artistic circles.

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We can presume they knew her.

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John Henry asked Phoebe to paint this.

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It's described as "a procession of girls following a wee Cupid".

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In the 1930s, Robert Lorimer's son, Hew, moved into the place

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and wanted it covered up.

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I'm pleased to tell you it was uncovered again in 1996.

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Isn't that marvellous?

0:26:500:26:53

I just LOVE that.

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'The creative genes were passed on to the next generation.

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'Robert's son Hew was a renowned sculptor.'

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Hew worked in this studio.

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It's been recreated as it would have been when he was chipping away.

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He chose only to work in stone, which is quite unusual - and risky.

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You only get one chance.

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Just being here gives you a sense of inspiration.

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It was a nice place to work.

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You can see how prolific he was.

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His work is influenced by Eric Gill, a combination

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of religious artefacts and real life glued together.

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It's lovely.

0:27:390:27:42

'After many decades as tenants,

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'the Lorimer family bought the castle in 1948, and owned it

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'until it was sold to the National Trust for Scotland in 1970.

0:27:500:27:54

'They also loaned or sold back antiques and furniture

0:27:540:27:58

'to remain at the castle.'

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I absolutely love Kellie Castle.

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Not only is it a great historical building, it's also got character and charm.

0:28:040:28:10

That's down to the family that lived here.

0:28:100:28:14

They took a blank canvas and, with the help of local craftsmen, left their mark.

0:28:140:28:20

For me, it's an architectural gem that embraces you.

0:28:200:28:24

'Our valuation day is at the stately Balbirnie House.

0:28:330:28:37

'Anita's talking to Brenda. There's definitely a buzz in the air.'

0:28:390:28:45

Brenda, thank you very much for bringing this wee bug brooch along.

0:28:450:28:49

Tell me, where did you get him?

0:28:490:28:52

I can't remember where I got him.

0:28:520:28:56

-Maybe he just came flying through the window on a summer's day.

-Yes.

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He's very, very charming and very, very sweet.

0:29:010:29:05

I think what we've got is a bee.

0:29:050:29:09

We've got these wonderful moonstone insets

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and turquoise and moonstone stripes,

0:29:130:29:17

and a little bit of coral for the eyes.

0:29:170:29:21

We've got the Flog It! colours. Let's hope that brings us luck.

0:29:210:29:27

Brooches are perhaps not as popular now as they used to be.

0:29:270:29:31

But I'm finding in auction

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that anything that's a wee bit unusual is appealing.

0:29:340:29:39

I think this wee cheeky chappie might be one of those.

0:29:390:29:45

If we look at the back, we can see that he is very well constructed.

0:29:450:29:50

There is quality here.

0:29:500:29:52

When I looked at him at the beginning, I wanted him to be gold.

0:29:520:29:56

He wasn't. On closer examination, what we saw was the mark of 925,

0:29:560:30:04

which is a silver mark, a Continental silver mark.

0:30:040:30:08

But it has this gold effect, so there is some gilding on later.

0:30:080:30:14

I also like the fact that his wings are articulated.

0:30:140:30:18

We have some movement there.

0:30:180:30:21

-That's not just that it's loose.

-No.

-It was meant to be.

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Date on this, early 20th century, as early as 1900 up to about 1920.

0:30:250:30:31

It has some quality. It's very, very sweet.

0:30:310:30:35

It's very, very charming.

0:30:350:30:37

If I was putting it into auction,

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I would like to put the estimate in the region of 30 to 50.

0:30:400:30:44

The people who are interested in brooches, who are interested in bug brooches,

0:30:440:30:50

will love this wee guy.

0:30:500:30:53

Would you be happy with that estimate?

0:30:530:30:56

Yes. Yes.

0:30:560:30:58

It's not a lot of dosh. What would you spend the money on?

0:30:580:31:03

A butterfly. I collect butterfly brooches.

0:31:030:31:06

I love butterfly brooches! Those marvellous enamel ones.

0:31:060:31:10

-Yes.

-Do you wear them or do you have them on display in a cabinet?

0:31:100:31:15

Some I do wear.

0:31:150:31:17

Others, I actually framed so that I can get them out of the frame.

0:31:170:31:23

-I've put them on the wall.

-That's a lovely idea.

0:31:230:31:26

Let's hope we find a butterfly at the auction.

0:31:260:31:31

'To balance things up, we have some boys with toys.

0:31:310:31:35

'James has moved from the hurly burly to talk model cars with Iain.'

0:31:350:31:42

-Are these from your childhood?

-They're from my childhood.

0:31:420:31:47

You were a really good boy that put them back in their boxes.

0:31:470:31:51

All mine ended up in the sand pit. I lost them all.

0:31:510:31:55

Did you have to save your pocket money or were you spoiled?

0:31:550:31:59

I remember getting them for Christmases and birthdays.

0:31:590:32:04

Whoever bought them for you

0:32:040:32:06

bought them very well because you've got two of the best names -

0:32:060:32:11

Dinky and Corgi.

0:32:110:32:13

Dinky is the first. The factory started around 1908.

0:32:130:32:17

50 years later, 1956, the Corgi Toy was launched.

0:32:170:32:22

Dinky were very interested in copying

0:32:220:32:25

models of actual vehicles,

0:32:250:32:28

and they copied them very well, in great detail.

0:32:280:32:31

Corgi got the contract to copy things like the Man From UNCLE's car,

0:32:310:32:37

the Batmobile, the James Bond Aston Martin.

0:32:370:32:41

All of those very collectable ones, the movie ones.

0:32:410:32:45

That's what Corgi specialised in.

0:32:450:32:47

You've got a total cross-section.

0:32:470:32:50

I reckon the best one of all

0:32:500:32:52

is this, the large Dinky Leyland 8-weeled chassis.

0:32:520:32:58

That's great, with these three blocks.

0:32:580:33:01

Each one is detachable and very easy to lose. I think that's the best.

0:33:010:33:07

I think that's a pretty good one.

0:33:070:33:11

Still in its original packaging without any dents to this plastic.

0:33:110:33:16

Again, we've got the Police fast response car.

0:33:160:33:20

As a whole, I think we should put them in as one group lot.

0:33:200:33:25

-Are you sure you want to sell these?

-I have small doubts.

-Do you?

0:33:250:33:30

No thoughts about passing them on to kids?

0:33:300:33:33

No, cos to me, they were MY childhood.

0:33:330:33:38

If I'd allowed my children to use them they'd have been destroyed.

0:33:380:33:44

-Ah.

-It's not good to see.

-They're more like me than you.

-Yes.

0:33:440:33:48

-In the sand pit!

-Exactly!

0:33:480:33:50

So, I reckon an auction estimate of £150 to £250.

0:33:500:33:56

That one's worth 80-120.

0:33:560:33:58

That one's worth 30. That one's worth 30.

0:33:580:34:02

I think it should make the top end. Were you hoping for more?

0:34:020:34:06

-No. I was just hoping for as much as possible.

-Happy with that?

0:34:060:34:10

-Yeah.

-I think they'll do very, very well.

0:34:100:34:14

'What super cars and fantastic condition! They should do well.

0:34:140:34:21

'Next, William has brought in something intriguing to show Anita.'

0:34:210:34:25

William, I know what this is.

0:34:250:34:28

I don't know how it works. I'm hoping that you will show me.

0:34:280:34:32

If we look at it from the outside,

0:34:320:34:35

we can see that it is a pigeon timing clock.

0:34:350:34:40

This is encompassed in this quite simple oak case.

0:34:400:34:45

It's made... I think it's a Belgian case.

0:34:450:34:48

It's a big thing in Belgium. It's meant to be the national sport.

0:34:480:34:53

-Are you a pigeon fancier? Do you have pigeons?

-I have pigeons.

0:34:530:34:57

-I have done for 30 years.

-You race them?

-Yes.

-Is is very exciting?

0:34:570:35:02

It is when you see them coming back.

0:35:020:35:05

When you've trained them and you see one dropping to you, your heart misses a beat.

0:35:050:35:10

-"Welcome home, darling!"

-"In you come."

0:35:100:35:14

-Did you ever use this?

-Yes.

0:35:140:35:16

That was used to time many winners

0:35:160:35:19

for an old guy in pigeon racing and for ourselves.

0:35:190:35:22

I would say first half of the 20th century.

0:35:220:35:25

Could you show me how it works?

0:35:250:35:28

When your pigeon's come home it has a rubber ring on its leg.

0:35:280:35:32

Take it off and put it in a wee thimble and it goes in there.

0:35:320:35:37

You turn the handle, the chamber moves and it registers your time.

0:35:370:35:42

Paper in here goes under and over an ink pad.

0:35:420:35:46

The printing station here registers what time your bird was in

0:35:460:35:52

-right to the very second.

-That's absolutely amazing.

0:35:520:35:56

So, it really is a piece of industrial design.

0:35:560:36:01

-And pigeon history.

-And pigeon history!

0:36:010:36:03

Do they still use this?

0:36:030:36:05

They still use it with some federations and clubs,

0:36:050:36:09

but mostly now it's electronic timing systems.

0:36:090:36:13

The birds walk over a scanner and scans theirself in.

0:36:130:36:17

Everything's changed. Did you keep this as a wee memento?

0:36:170:36:21

It was handed down to me. I would never think it was worth anything.

0:36:210:36:25

I thought when I'd see it advertised I'd come along and just see.

0:36:250:36:30

-There's not many of them going about.

-They do occasionally come into the saleroom.

0:36:300:36:37

We could put it into auction.

0:36:370:36:40

-I think it's probably putting it in with maybe a conservative estimate of between £30 and £50.

-Right.

0:36:400:36:47

-If we have a firm reserve of £30, would you be happy?

-Aye.

0:36:470:36:51

Let it go. If it's a museum, that's fine. It's only in a cupboard.

0:36:510:36:56

It's fascinating. Thank you for showing me how it works.

0:36:560:37:01

-No problem. Thank you very much.

-We'll put it to auction.

0:37:010:37:05

'That's our final item for auction.

0:37:050:37:07

'Here's what we're putting under the hammer.

0:37:070:37:12

'All the Bs - Brenda's Bee Brooch. It's not gold but it IS pretty.

0:37:120:37:18

'We're also selling Iain's collection of Corgi and Dinky cars.

0:37:180:37:23

'And William's pigeon clocking-in device

0:37:230:37:27

'should appeal to bird racers and collectors of timing instruments.

0:37:270:37:32

'First, Brenda's brooch.

0:37:340:37:36

'She's brought along Irene for moral support.'

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From a busy valuation to a buzzing saleroom, this bee has travelled.

0:37:390:37:45

Did you like that link?

0:37:450:37:47

-That was a good link, wasn't it? Busy bee?

-Very good, Paul.

0:37:470:37:52

I worked on that. Anyway, it's a lovely little brooch.

0:37:520:37:56

I can see you love your insects. Butterflies everywhere.

0:37:560:38:00

-Why are you selling this?

-To buy another butterfly.

-Are you?

0:38:000:38:04

Get rid of the bee. Get some more butterflies.

0:38:040:38:07

It was my favourite item of the day.

0:38:070:38:11

It may not have been the most expensive, but it was so sweet.

0:38:110:38:16

-I find these little bug brooches very interesting.

-Well, good luck.

0:38:160:38:21

It's quality, semi-precious stones and it's Edwardian.

0:38:210:38:25

It's unusual. You won't see another. Let's find out what the bidders think.

0:38:250:38:31

Bee brooch. Silver gilt body. 50?

0:38:320:38:36

£30? 30's bid. 35. 40. Five.

0:38:360:38:39

50. Five. 60. Five.

0:38:390:38:42

£70 in the back. At 70.

0:38:420:38:45

Standing at 70. 75, the lady's bid. 80 on the telephone.

0:38:450:38:49

85. 85's against you.

0:38:500:38:53

90.

0:38:530:38:55

-Five...

-This is great. It's flying away!

0:38:550:38:59

..100. 110. 120.

0:38:590:39:02

130. 140. 140 on the telephone. At 140.

0:39:020:39:07

All done at 140? At £140...

0:39:070:39:10

Brilliant result. It had everything going for it. It was quality.

0:39:100:39:15

Semi-precious stones, Edwardian and it's unique. That's hard to price.

0:39:150:39:21

Something finite. You don't see an example to do a price comparison.

0:39:210:39:26

The market loves that wee bit of quirky.

0:39:260:39:29

'No sting in the tail with that one. A great result.

0:39:290:39:33

'Now for something completely different.'

0:39:330:39:37

Next up, something I have never seen in nine years of doing Flog It!

0:39:370:39:43

A pigeon racing clock. It belongs to William.

0:39:430:39:46

He can't be here today, but we do have Anita who spotted it.

0:39:460:39:50

You zoomed in on that. "Homed" in!

0:39:500:39:53

Took a valuation. £30 to £50.

0:39:530:39:55

Yeah. I love these quirky items. Who knows the correct value of it?

0:39:550:40:01

I hope that there's a pigeon fancier here!

0:40:010:40:04

-I could be completely wrong!

-It sounds about right, though.

0:40:040:40:08

-It does sound about right.

-It's a bit of fun, in working order.

0:40:080:40:13

I think that it has timed very good birds.

0:40:130:40:18

-Has it?

-Uh-huh.

0:40:180:40:20

-Very good birds!

-Or "doos", as we call them in Scotland, in the west.

0:40:200:40:25

-Doos? Why doos?

-I don't know.

0:40:250:40:28

You do and you don't. We're going to find out what the bidders think of this pigeon racing clock.

0:40:280:40:35

There's always a first, isn't there? Trust our Anita! Let's enjoy this.

0:40:350:40:40

The pigeon racing time clock.

0:40:410:40:44

£30 for this? 30?

0:40:440:40:47

20? 20 bid. 25. 30. Five. 40. £40.

0:40:470:40:51

In the distance at 40...

0:40:510:40:53

She's flapping. She's going to take off.

0:40:530:40:56

..Any advance on £40...?

0:40:560:40:59

Yes! Yes!

0:40:590:41:02

That was a good result.

0:41:020:41:05

-We must get on the phone and tell him.

-Oh, yeah.

0:41:050:41:08

Maybe we should send a message by pigeon.

0:41:080:41:12

'Absolutely, Anita! Pigeon Post to spread the good news!

0:41:120:41:17

'Next is a lot which brings out the very excited child in me.'

0:41:170:41:21

Good luck. You deserve it cos you've looked after these. It's time to wave them goodbye.

0:41:210:41:28

We've got Corgis and Dinkys, boxed as well.

0:41:280:41:32

That's where the value is. £150 to £250.

0:41:320:41:35

-It's nice to see, isn't it?

-It's all about condition.

0:41:350:41:39

-Most kids just...

-Throw the box away!

0:41:390:41:41

I used to get them on the floor

0:41:410:41:45

and throw them into the wall.

0:41:450:41:48

Let's see what the bidders think.

0:41:480:41:50

A very interesting collection of model vehicles.

0:41:500:41:54

I have various commissions on them.

0:41:540:41:57

We'll start them at £150.

0:41:570:42:00

150. 150. Who's going on?

0:42:000:42:03

150. 160...

0:42:030:42:05

-Telephone bid.

-..180. 200. 220.

0:42:050:42:09

240. 260.

0:42:100:42:12

280. 280. 300. 320.

0:42:120:42:17

340. 360.

0:42:170:42:21

380. 400.

0:42:210:42:23

420. 440.

0:42:230:42:25

460. 480..

0:42:250:42:28

-Unbelievable.

-..500.

0:42:280:42:30

-520. 550.

-Gosh!

0:42:310:42:34

-580.

-I'm shocked.

0:42:340:42:37

Are you bidding? 600.

0:42:370:42:39

-600. In the room at £600...

-James, this was come-and-buy-me.

0:42:390:42:44

..At 600. Selling at £600...

0:42:440:42:48

-£600!

-Knew it all the time(!)

-Wow!

0:42:490:42:53

Give us a handshake. Oh, dear! I just wish I had my cars!

0:42:530:42:58

What a fabulous day we've had. You've topped it off for us, Iain.

0:42:580:43:03

Look after your toys. They are an investment for the future.

0:43:030:43:07

What a big surprise to end on.

0:43:070:43:09

We've had a fabulous day. We've sold everything.

0:43:090:43:13

I can't wait to come back to bonnie Scotland.

0:43:130:43:16

Until next time, goodbye.

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