around the world promoting hope and social justice, honored to have you here and your husband, william gordon, both are here tonight. she will share a message and i will her to do a short count down and i think that we will start at 82. probably ten. please join me in welcoming isabel iyenda. >> thank you, thank you, thank you. i feel like a rat compared to this lady. really, thank you for this invitation. hope, that is the key word for the year to come. not irrational, but realistic optimism, there are many good reasons to be very hopeful. it is time to put our losses and frustrations in a paper bag and burn them. they belong to the past. the new year is like a last stage where we will write our dreams and hopes. what do we hope for? not only jobs, the end of the recession, and a congress that works for a change. let's be greetier. let's hope for a better country, and a safer world. for more compassion. and let's also wish for good fortune for this, our lovely city of san francisco. at the personal level, let's hope for less stress, because the crucial event that determine our life, are beyo

significant artists there at that time from gordon forsyth, richard joyce, and of course, the artist responsible for this. if you look underneath very clearly... williammycock. william salter mycock. and it's a beautiful signature. the signature is as artistically flourishing as the vase itself. yes, they're fascinating aren't they? i don't know what they're supposed to look like, but they're. well, it's just a very ornate and wonderful monogram. now, in terms of luster wares, this is just so typically mycock's style. he was known for flourishing birds and flowers and more scrollwork. each artist was basically allowed to develop their own style. there was no tight restrictions but what they did do was produce just quality. now, if this were to come up for sale today i think you'd cause quite a stir. you have maybe the tile that goes with this as well. maybe it's two separate lots, but the history is all inter-linked. but i think for just the vase alone, i don't think you'd see much change at an auction room out of maybe £800 or 1,000. oh, she'll be very happy to hear that. well, i can only hope that maybe you are the favored goddaughter. i'm the only