0:00:03 > 0:00:07This is the show on which YOU can make money from Aunt Edna's vase into a holiday in the sun.
0:00:37 > 0:00:42When you sell your own antiques at auction, the tension can be unbearable.
0:00:42 > 0:00:49It's like starring in a suspense movie. If you like to take risks, "Flog It!" is the show for you.
0:00:49 > 0:00:54We invite people to bring their antiques for our experts to value.
0:00:54 > 0:01:01A handful will be picked to go under the hammer. Will our owners get more than they'd bargained for?
0:01:01 > 0:01:04We'll be finding out later.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07Any bids? Don't be shy.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09That's Seville.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12You can thank BBC "Flog It!" for this one.
0:01:13 > 0:01:18I left 50 on it. Guess what... Did you really? I did!
0:01:21 > 0:01:26Today we're in Folkestone, Kent, at the Grand Hotel,
0:01:26 > 0:01:28and the atmosphere is electric.
0:01:28 > 0:01:33People have turned up from miles around with their antiques
0:01:33 > 0:01:37which they hope will make a pretty penny at auction.
0:01:37 > 0:01:44Our experts are on hand to help them. Let's hope they give them optimistic valuations.
0:01:46 > 0:01:52Philip Serell will be on the lookout for the unusual.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56The newspaper comes off and it can be worth ?5 or ?5,000.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00It's fascinating to see what comes out of the package.
0:02:00 > 0:02:06Nigel Smith has over 20 years of experience in the antiques business.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08He starts with a real heavyweight.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11Thanks for struggling in with these.
0:02:11 > 0:02:15What's the story? They belonged to my grandparents.
0:02:15 > 0:02:21My grandmother died in the early '50s. She was about 98 years of age,
0:02:21 > 0:02:26so we know that they're old. She may have had them when she was married.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30This is quite a lump, isn't it? It is.
0:02:30 > 0:02:35It's quite a lump. It's 19C Japanese. It's Kutani ware.
0:02:35 > 0:02:40The value is probably around ?100. I see. Not a staggering amount. No.
0:02:40 > 0:02:46You might find somebody who really likes it, it's in good condition.
0:02:46 > 0:02:53They're popular as umbrella stands, so I'd be surprised if somebody didn't give you towards ?100 for it,
0:02:53 > 0:02:57but it's not a lot for a big pot like that.
0:02:57 > 0:03:03Has it always been on this base? It fits, but it's the bottom of a 19C cheese dish.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06A wacky idea, isn't it? Crazy.
0:03:06 > 0:03:10What about this one? Same source? Yes.
0:03:10 > 0:03:16This is a similar sort of age. It's a copy of a Meissen centrepiece.
0:03:16 > 0:03:23It was made around the middle of the 19C. Not the quality you would expect to see of Meissen.
0:03:23 > 0:03:28This is made by one of the other Dresden factories...
0:03:28 > 0:03:30round about 1890, 1890.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34It's a good lump, really, and they do sell now.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37Made for a table decoration, really.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41She's looking quite forlorn with her lamb there.
0:03:41 > 0:03:47I suspect there was a shepherd involved, so it's one of a pair, probably.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51Not great quality, but it's a good decorative item.
0:03:51 > 0:03:56Give me a valuation on that, then. I suppose about the same.
0:03:56 > 0:04:03Yeah. I think we'll do better with this. Probably at least that, maybe nearer three.
0:04:03 > 0:04:08Fine. So, you're willing to get rid of them now? Yes.
0:04:08 > 0:04:15I'm sure they'll sell. Thanks very much. Save you carrying them home. You can take the cheese dish!
0:04:15 > 0:04:20Who does the decorating in your house? Her more than me.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24Try to be much more careful with your paintbrush.
0:04:24 > 0:04:29You've flicked it over here. It's not a major problem,
0:04:29 > 0:04:32but you've got bits of paint on there.
0:04:32 > 0:04:39We've got a mother-of-pearl escutcheon on the front that's broken off.
0:04:39 > 0:04:46That's not a major problem. You can buy Victorian/Edwardian counters that you can cut and reshape.
0:04:46 > 0:04:53I'm not worried about that... or that, but can you see this timber's really dried out?
0:04:53 > 0:05:00Yes. I don't know how high you have your central heating. It stood on the fire surround.
0:05:00 > 0:05:07That's probably why. At her dad's place first. I wouldn't want your coal bill!
0:05:07 > 0:05:13The hotter you have your room, you draw the moisture... It's dried out.
0:05:13 > 0:05:19What I would recommend you to do is put a bowl of water under the radiator.
0:05:19 > 0:05:25It just keeps the timber in a better condition than it is.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27But we can put some wax on that.
0:05:27 > 0:05:33It's a lovely little Coramandel wood box. It's an exotic hardwood.
0:05:33 > 0:05:39It's almost signified by these yellow and brown stripes.
0:05:39 > 0:05:45It's a nice box. Has it been in the family? Yeah. Quite a long time. It was my nan's.
0:05:45 > 0:05:51Your nan's. My dad's 88. It was his mother's, so it's quite a long time.
0:05:51 > 0:05:59I think that will make ?50-80, put a reserve on it of ?40. I think it's lovely and it'll sell well.
0:05:59 > 0:06:07Are you happy with that? Yes. Thank you. Let's keep our fingers crossed. Thank you very much.
0:06:07 > 0:06:08Thank you.
0:06:09 > 0:06:15John's decided to off-load his Japanese vase and centrepiece and his family are right behind him.
0:06:15 > 0:06:22John, Tracy and June? Yes. You brought in a huge vase. That's right.
0:06:22 > 0:06:29What did Nigel value it at? Only about 100. He said the value hasn't changed much in the last ten years.
0:06:29 > 0:06:37And you bought them ten years ago! No, they were left recently to my son who lives in Australia.
0:06:37 > 0:06:42So he's cleared off. I don't blame him, taking that big thing.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45He probably didn't like it. I don't think so.
0:06:47 > 0:06:53Will you send the money to your son in Australia? No, he's too wealthy.
0:06:53 > 0:07:00We're going over to see him in a month or so's time, so that'll help us. It's quite pricey. It is.
0:07:00 > 0:07:07Have you been over before? Yes, ten years ago. So he's been making the effort to visit you? Yes.
0:07:07 > 0:07:13I hope you enjoy the holiday in Australia. Thanks very much.
0:07:14 > 0:07:20You've brought this wonderful object. I want this. My wife will kill me if I buy it.
0:07:20 > 0:07:28Where did it come from? It was on my grandmother's wall until two years ago when she died.
0:07:28 > 0:07:33I was enlisted to sell it. Feeling guilty at the thought of selling it?
0:07:33 > 0:07:38Unfortunately, it's got to be split three ways. Might be a small split.
0:07:41 > 0:07:48It appeals to a certain market. This sort of thing in the right environment is quite fashionable.
0:07:48 > 0:07:53This 1950s, early '60s kitsch stuff. Guitar players would want it, too.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55What do you think it's worth?
0:07:55 > 0:08:03I don't know. I haven't got much idea, either, but I would think somebody would pay ?50-?70 for it.
0:08:03 > 0:08:08It's survived all in one piece. I mean, it's a two-piece mirror.
0:08:08 > 0:08:15It's just on plywood. Very low-budget, but you might do better if you get a guitar nut! Right.
0:08:15 > 0:08:21It's always worth hoping! Yeah! I'll have a little practice on it.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24Make sure it's in tune. Yeah.
0:08:24 > 0:08:30I play in the local pub once a week with a friend of mine who's a pilot
0:08:30 > 0:08:37and we go under the title of MT Skull, because that's his name, and Bluesboy Smith - that's me.
0:08:37 > 0:08:44Oh, dear. Sad, isn't it? My fee is normally three pints. I'd love to have that.
0:08:51 > 0:08:59That's in amazing condition. That's... This is the original, but I sat on it and it tore.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03You know what it is, don't you? A World War I campaign bed.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08It's made of oak. Yes. It's really, really nice.
0:09:08 > 0:09:15A sail-maker has remade this for you, hasn't he? That's right. You can tell by his stitching.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17With the pillow up that end.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21It's fantastic because it concertinas up...
0:09:21 > 0:09:23into this little, tiny...
0:09:23 > 0:09:27portable stool, which I think is quite amazing.
0:09:27 > 0:09:32I use it as a bedside table. Why not? It's really lovely.
0:09:32 > 0:09:37How long have you had this? Eight or ten years. Where did you find it?
0:09:37 > 0:09:43In a little local auction. It cost me ?4. I think you got a good deal. Yes.
0:09:43 > 0:09:51Chris, this is "In memory of my dear Sam who fell fighting for his King and Country." Where did you get it?
0:09:51 > 0:09:53A junk shop 15 years ago.
0:09:53 > 0:10:01Why did you buy it? My wife wanted a picture frame. And this was in it? That was in the frame. It cost ?2.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04It's quite sad, isn't it? It is sad.
0:10:04 > 0:10:10If you turn it over, we've got... After me own heart, I'm a cricket fan.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12The MCC 1890 Devonshire tour.
0:10:12 > 0:10:18Presumably that's the Marylebone Cricket Club, not Middleham or wherever!
0:10:18 > 0:10:23Looking at the names, I don't think we've got any famous cricketers.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27I think it's a nice late-19C photograph.
0:10:27 > 0:10:35Sporting stuff's quite sought-after and collectible. Are you a cricket fan? No, I'm a football fan.
0:10:35 > 0:10:40Looking at some of these boots, they could have played football!
0:10:40 > 0:10:45Looks like they had a good time. Yeah, on the pitch and off it.
0:10:45 > 0:10:52If you look at some of the scores here, all out for 38, I think they've had a very good time.
0:10:52 > 0:10:53Yeah.
0:10:53 > 0:11:00But I think this'll do OK. It's not gonna make big bucks, but I think someone might find it interesting.
0:11:00 > 0:11:05It's certainly interesting. Probably going to be worth ?10-20. Yeah.
0:11:05 > 0:11:11We'll put a reserve on of ?10 and see how we get on. OK? Yeah. Thanks very much.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17Let's see what's going into auction so far.
0:11:17 > 0:11:23Sam hopes someone will buy her funky guitar mirror. Hope it's not Nigel.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27John can't wait to get rid of this vase and basket centrepiece.
0:11:29 > 0:11:36Margaret and Phil hope to sell their stationery casket to someone who has time to look after it.
0:11:36 > 0:11:41Chris wants to get rid of his old cricket photo. The MCC on tour.
0:11:41 > 0:11:48They look like they've had a hard time, don't they? On the pitch as well as off.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51Let's hope it's not so hard to sell.
0:11:56 > 0:12:03In a few minutes, we'll find out what our first items are worth at our auction in Tunbridge Wells.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07In charge today is auctioneer James Braxton.
0:12:07 > 0:12:14Does he think Nigel and Philip got it right, or have they gone overboard?
0:12:14 > 0:12:19Nigel fell in love with this, James. He's a bit of a guitar fanatic.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23Either that or he owns a tapas bar somewhere.
0:12:23 > 0:12:31Samantha brought this in. It was on the mantelpiece in her grandfather's house. He's sadly died. Yeah.
0:12:31 > 0:12:38So she's going to sell it and split the money three ways. There may not be a lot to split. 1950s kitsch.
0:12:38 > 0:12:45Who knows? Somebody may have a sense of humour out there. I think Nigel has.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49Well, he ought to jolly well buy it, then.
0:12:49 > 0:12:54We had a wonderful family in on valuation day. John, June and Tracy.
0:12:54 > 0:13:01They brought both items in. It's quite fun. Shepherdess and her sheep, a good German figural stand.
0:13:01 > 0:13:06That has been valued at ?200-?300. No reserve.
0:13:06 > 0:13:11Yeah, I'm sure it should do it. It's a big piece of porcelain.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13And intact. Still ringing nicely.
0:13:13 > 0:13:20An impressive-looking piece and a great dust trap! We don't like it, do we?!
0:13:20 > 0:13:24Looking at your catalogue, your photography does that justice.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28You'd want to buy it from that photograph.
0:13:28 > 0:13:32Buy it from the photograph. Don't come and see it!
0:13:32 > 0:13:36Great catalogue. This - ?100, no reserve.
0:13:36 > 0:13:44It's a big piece, a floor vase. Normally stood on the floor. Huge all-over decoration.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48It shouldn't really be in this cheese dish.
0:13:48 > 0:13:53It came in this dish and they thought that it belonged to it. No.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56This is the difference. Porcelain and pottery.
0:13:56 > 0:14:03How much will that go for? It's a big piece. I think it should do ?100, ?200. That's great.
0:14:03 > 0:14:07Hopefully, they'll get to Australia and see their son.
0:14:07 > 0:14:13It's a full house and the place is buzzing. How are our owners?
0:14:13 > 0:14:20These lovely people were so nervous, you did a dummy run from Harlow in Essex. We had to negotiate the M25
0:14:20 > 0:14:25and we thought we'd have to be up at dawn to get here.
0:14:25 > 0:14:29You're not nervous now? No, no. You'll enjoy the day? Yes.
0:14:29 > 0:14:36Looking forward to going to Australia, Tracy? They're not taking me. That's a bit mean!
0:14:36 > 0:14:43You've got to take your daughter! I've got two sons as well. There's a bit of a problem there. Yes.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48Let's see how it goes later. Yeah.
0:14:48 > 0:14:53Why doesn't one of you buy it and settle up with the other two?
0:14:53 > 0:15:00It wouldn't fit into my scheme in the house. Is that a polite way of saying you do not like it? I do like it.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03It's part of the family life.
0:15:03 > 0:15:09Hopefully we'll get you ?25 each. That's if it reaches top money!
0:15:09 > 0:15:16What would you spend the money on? We're going to have a fish and chip lunch at Easter. On Good Friday.
0:15:16 > 0:15:22A toast to Granddad. We always had fish and chips with him on Good Friday.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25It's a way of thinking him. Lovely.
0:15:25 > 0:15:30The auction is under way. First up is John's basket centrepiece.
0:15:30 > 0:15:35Will he make enough dollars to take him to the Antipodes?
0:15:37 > 0:15:44John, it's not far to go now. No. Getting excited? I am, but china apparently is not making high prices
0:15:44 > 0:15:46and has been a bit disappointing.
0:15:46 > 0:15:54Hope you don't have to take it back home. I'd find someplace to leave it! Dump it in Tunbridge Wells!
0:15:54 > 0:15:57The figural centrepiece.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02We'll keep an eye who's bidding.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05I have ?200.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07200? That's brilliant.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10At 200, anybody? 100, then?
0:16:10 > 0:16:11100?
0:16:13 > 0:16:16Thank you, 100. At least it's gone.
0:16:16 > 0:16:21A lot for your money. 100. Anybody at 110? 100, very back.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23110, thank you. 120.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26130...140.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28140, very top there.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31No money. No. Any advance on 140?
0:16:31 > 0:16:34It'll sell. 140 at the top.
0:16:36 > 0:16:41It's got you to France, not Australia. That's a poor price. Yes.
0:16:41 > 0:16:45He's not getting the money for porcelain today.
0:16:45 > 0:16:51We'll be going to France! We'll see if we can make it up on the next lot. Of course, yes.
0:16:51 > 0:16:56John will see how his vase sells before he decides about Australia.
0:16:56 > 0:17:01Will anybody spot the specks of paint on Philip's stationery box?
0:17:01 > 0:17:03Two Philips!
0:17:03 > 0:17:10What are you expecting on this box? I don't know if it'll go. What'll you spend the money on?
0:17:10 > 0:17:15I'll probably give it to the father-in-law. It's his money.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19He needs a fridge. He needs a fridge? Look.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24Who'll start me on this one?
0:17:24 > 0:17:27Start me at 40, please. At ?40?
0:17:27 > 0:17:3020. At ?20. 20 I'm bid.
0:17:30 > 0:17:3325...30...35.
0:17:33 > 0:17:3640...45. He's got some bids left on the book.
0:17:36 > 0:17:4055, all finished at 55. Anybody at 60?
0:17:40 > 0:17:43?55, it's here at 55.
0:17:44 > 0:17:49There you go, 55 quid. That's brilliant. It'll be a small fridge.
0:17:49 > 0:17:53As small as it can be! A little icebox!
0:17:53 > 0:17:58You won't buy a joint of beef to put in it! No. Thanks. Thank you.
0:17:58 > 0:18:03So, will John's Japanese vase do any better than his centrepiece?
0:18:03 > 0:18:09I'm just thinking of the sunshine down under for you. If we get there.
0:18:09 > 0:18:14You'll get there. You can put it towards it. Oh, yes.
0:18:14 > 0:18:18Japanese porcelain floor vase, showing now,
0:18:18 > 0:18:21with the unassociated pottery stand.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25No reserve. It's going to sell.
0:18:25 > 0:18:29100, please. Impressive-looking fellow. ?100.
0:18:29 > 0:18:3250, then. At 50? Someone, come in.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35Anybody at 50?
0:18:35 > 0:18:37For the floor vase, at 50?
0:18:37 > 0:18:40Oh, John! This is desperate. 30?
0:18:42 > 0:18:45?30? Anybody at ?30?
0:18:45 > 0:18:48Surely somebody should have a go.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51Come on, Nigel.
0:18:51 > 0:18:5530 is bid. ?30. I'm not going to bid for it!
0:18:55 > 0:18:5635.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59You've started something. 40. 45?
0:18:59 > 0:19:04You don't need to do it now. It's with you at ?40.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07Well done, Nigel. That is desperate.
0:19:07 > 0:19:13That was desperate. A desperate price. Mid-Channel, I think!
0:19:13 > 0:19:15We're swimming!
0:19:15 > 0:19:20Chris is hoping for a big score with his cricket photo.
0:19:20 > 0:19:27Poor old Chris can't be here today. It's a pity, isn't it? Yes, but I think, Chris, it's a smart move.
0:19:27 > 0:19:32If it only goes for a tenner, it'll cost him that in petrol to get here!
0:19:32 > 0:19:37He's had a result already. I think it'll fly. Might get a 0 on the end.
0:19:37 > 0:19:43THAT sort of fly? I hope so. Hope we're on a good wicket!
0:19:43 > 0:19:49..with the printed scores around the mount. Where will you start me?
0:19:49 > 0:19:51It's my double here, 35.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55Excellent. He's filled his tank full of petrol!
0:19:55 > 0:19:5840's bid. 45. 50. 55.
0:19:58 > 0:20:0060. 65. 70.
0:20:00 > 0:20:0275. Quite amazing!
0:20:02 > 0:20:0685? 85. It's with me. On commission.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09?85. Brilliant. I'm really pleased.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11I hope he'll be pleased.
0:20:11 > 0:20:18You had a hunch, but you didn't say just in case! I'm really pleased!
0:20:18 > 0:20:22We'll go and give him a phone call. I'll go now.
0:20:22 > 0:20:27Last on the list is the guitar mirror that Nigel's fallen for.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29Was he a guitar man? No.
0:20:29 > 0:20:37Was he into Duane Eddy or someone? No, he just used to go out and buy things, to my grandmother's disgust.
0:20:37 > 0:20:41This is a way of checking if there's any musos in the room!
0:20:41 > 0:20:44Obviously not. Here we go.
0:20:44 > 0:20:49How are you feeling right now? Right here, right now?
0:20:49 > 0:20:52Hmm...! SHE LAUGHS
0:20:52 > 0:20:54No comment. No. This is "Flog It!"
0:20:56 > 0:21:01The novelty wall mirror, modelled as a six-string guitar.
0:21:01 > 0:21:05You can thank BBC "Flog It!" for this one.
0:21:05 > 0:21:11Unfortunately, we have a commission double here. 55? ?55. Yes, we're in!
0:21:11 > 0:21:15Anybody at 60? 60 at the back. 70?
0:21:15 > 0:21:1675?
0:21:16 > 0:21:20It's doing well. 75. Here it is at ?75.
0:21:20 > 0:21:24Any advance... I said yesterday I'm hoping for ?75.
0:21:24 > 0:21:28That's a good price. I'm very pleased. I didn't buy it.
0:21:28 > 0:21:33I left 50 on it. Did you really? I did.
0:21:33 > 0:21:39They're all going off for fish and chips. Yeah. Well done. Thank you very much.
0:21:45 > 0:21:49Well, Sam's made money on her guitar mirror.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53Philip's father-in-law can enjoy a chilled beer from his new fridge.
0:21:53 > 0:21:59Let's hope our experts can turn up a few more gems in the valuation room later.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02Meanwhile, I'm off for a walk.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07Today, we're in for a real treat.
0:22:07 > 0:22:14I'm in deepest Kent and I've come to visit a friend of mine that has a barn full of wonderful antiques.
0:22:14 > 0:22:19She'll give me some tips on styling and on living with those antiques.
0:22:27 > 0:22:28Wow!
0:22:28 > 0:22:35What a wonderful setting for an antiques shop. High, vaulted ceilings, inglenook fireplace.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38I'm so jealous of Gabrielle.
0:22:42 > 0:22:49You have a wonderful eye. You manage to articulate all this together so easily. How's it done?
0:22:49 > 0:22:53You go to a fair and you see different things.
0:22:53 > 0:23:01For example, for the baby's cradle downstairs, you think, "What use is a baby's cradle?"
0:23:01 > 0:23:06"Perhaps we could put magazines in it." Buy it, take it home.
0:23:06 > 0:23:13Most antiques do have a duality. You can find another use. I think you've got to find another use,
0:23:13 > 0:23:17an alternative use, yes, like the Victorian cot here.
0:23:17 > 0:23:24When it's finished being a cot, you can fold the side down to make a little settee for the children.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27A little day bed. Or a day bed.
0:23:34 > 0:23:40A good starting point in collecting antiques is to buy a dining table.
0:23:40 > 0:23:44Your dining room is probably your sparsest room.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46Start with a big table.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49French dining tables are affordable.
0:23:49 > 0:23:54English ones hard to come by, especially anything over 3' wide.
0:23:54 > 0:23:59But they do exist, so keep looking for them.
0:23:59 > 0:24:03This is lovely. This has got a great patination.
0:24:03 > 0:24:08It's an early 19C one and it's a pine top, but look at the length.
0:24:08 > 0:24:15You could get at least 12 people around this. Just imagine the amount of wine that it's seen
0:24:15 > 0:24:19and the interesting stories that have happened around it.
0:24:19 > 0:24:26People say, "Should we get those marks out?" I wouldn't because that's the history of the table.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29Each little mark could tell a story.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32Very definitely. VERY definitely! Yes.
0:24:40 > 0:24:46Being creative with antiques is important, especially if your rooms are dark or small.
0:24:46 > 0:24:51Get some mirrors, they make the room look spacious and elegant.
0:24:57 > 0:25:04In the valuation room, Philip and Nigel are pulling out all the stops to find one final corker.
0:25:04 > 0:25:10This is lovely. It's Judy and Brian, isn't it? Mm-hm. Red or white wine?
0:25:10 > 0:25:15White. Red? Red. I'm a teetotaller, so we've got one of every mix here.
0:25:15 > 0:25:19I would think it's probably a boar's tusk or something.
0:25:19 > 0:25:25It's silver-mounted. The hallmark tells us that this tip is silver.
0:25:26 > 0:25:33It fits the hand really well. You can get a good purchase when you're pulling your cork out.
0:25:33 > 0:25:39There are avid collectors of corkscrews. They can make ?2,000-?5,000.
0:25:39 > 0:25:46They can also make a fiver. How did you come by this? It belonged to my great-grandfather
0:25:46 > 0:25:53and it's been handed down. That would take us back to the 19C? Was he a collector? No. It was used.
0:25:53 > 0:26:01Whether he was a wine buff, I don't know. It's been bought to assist in his imbibing? I think so.
0:26:01 > 0:26:08I think it's lovely. Have you used it? No. I think it would be a good corkscrew.
0:26:08 > 0:26:13You have to be a bit careful because the screw part can snap off.
0:26:13 > 0:26:19I think at auction that's going to make ?50-?80-?100.
0:26:19 > 0:26:26We'd put a reserve on it of ?50, so that if it didn't make that money, you would have it back.
0:26:26 > 0:26:33I think it's lovely. You told me earlier why you want to sell it. Yes. I am vegetarian,
0:26:33 > 0:26:41so it doesn't please me in that respect. Fashions change with the way society looks at things.
0:26:41 > 0:26:46Fur coats now, very unfashionable. And ivories, as well.
0:26:46 > 0:26:53People look at them and think, "No, that's not a good thing." But it gives someone the chance to buy it
0:26:53 > 0:27:00and hopefully use it as well. Yes. Shall we put it in the sale for you? Yes, please.
0:27:00 > 0:27:01Excellent.
0:27:01 > 0:27:07You've brought this rather nice watercolour. It is a watercolour, not a print.
0:27:07 > 0:27:12Where did it come from? I bought it in Michigan about 20 years ago.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15Michigan? I lived there for many years.
0:27:15 > 0:27:23Dare I ask how much you paid for it? $15. Well, it could prove, I think, to be a good investment.
0:27:23 > 0:27:27Why do you want to sell it? I'm not too keen on hunting.
0:27:27 > 0:27:3420 years ago, horses and dogs and things, probably I liked it because of that. Right.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37We find there's a mixed reaction to hunting things.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39At auction, they're very commercial.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42I'm not too sure whether the frame's original or not.
0:27:42 > 0:27:49It's a Detroit frame. Hudson's - a large department store. Did you frame it? No.
0:27:49 > 0:27:55Signed "H Murray". I had a look and I never did see him.
0:27:55 > 0:28:00I cheated. I looked him up in our sales index. He is here.
0:28:01 > 0:28:08He was working around the middle of the 19C, 1850-60. There are a number of listings for him there.
0:28:08 > 0:28:14He seemed to specialise in hunting. They're all hunting subjects.
0:28:14 > 0:28:19Have you got any idea of value? No, not at all. Have a guess.
0:28:19 > 0:28:26All right. ?300 was what... I mean, ?200-?300, I think it would walk out, as we say.
0:28:26 > 0:28:30I think we could probably estimate it at ?300-?500.
0:28:30 > 0:28:35You ought to put a reserve around three. It should make nearer ?500.
0:28:35 > 0:28:40If it didn't, it wouldn't be making its right price. OK.
0:28:40 > 0:28:46You could put a reserve of three and I should think it'll make nearer five. Wonderful. OK.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49Good saleable thing. Thank you.
0:28:49 > 0:28:51Hello. Is this your chair?
0:28:51 > 0:28:55What's your name? Jane. Hi, Jane. Hi.
0:28:55 > 0:29:00You've managed to struggle in with this? Yes. Lovely chair.
0:29:00 > 0:29:04It's meant to have a link... It's called Napoleon's chair.
0:29:04 > 0:29:10It's got Napoleon eagles on it. Uh-huh. Can I sit on it? Be careful.
0:29:10 > 0:29:12Oh, yes!
0:29:12 > 0:29:15About time I put my feet up.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18Isn't that nice? It's very nice.
0:29:18 > 0:29:22I love the claw and ball feet on that.
0:29:22 > 0:29:29Isn't that a super chair? The tale is that it was made wider because of this thing about Napoleon...
0:29:29 > 0:29:37..being a little fatty. How long have you had it? My father had it, so just recently, since he died.
0:29:37 > 0:29:42I'd be interested to know if the upholstery could be...
0:29:42 > 0:29:49That needs padding out again. It needs the webbing done underneath. A cat has sat on it.
0:29:49 > 0:29:52Speaking of Napoleon... 20C...
0:29:52 > 0:29:59I'm just looking up to see if we can find the sculptor of this Napoleon bronze.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02What can you tell me about it?
0:30:02 > 0:30:04I know very little about it.
0:30:04 > 0:30:11I acquired from an uncle who dabbled for a few years in antiques, then went off and did other things.
0:30:11 > 0:30:15It was acquired by my uncle in the late '60s.
0:30:15 > 0:30:20I know very little about its age. I wish I'd been around in the '60s.
0:30:20 > 0:30:25That's when you could really buy antiques.
0:30:26 > 0:30:33I've looked the signature up. It is a French bronze. I can't find it, but I don't think that matters.
0:30:33 > 0:30:36I don't think it need worry us.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39It's late 19th early 20th century.
0:30:39 > 0:30:45so it's commemorating Bonaparte, really. It's not a period thing.
0:30:45 > 0:30:50The only thing I don't particularly like is the very dark patination.
0:30:50 > 0:30:54It's not got a great deal of life to it.
0:30:54 > 0:30:59It's a bit flat, a bit dark. Doesn't do any harm to handle bronzes.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02You should rub your hands all over them.
0:31:02 > 0:31:09There are natural acids in the sweat that help bring on the patination. I didn't realise that.
0:31:09 > 0:31:16What do you think it's worth? At a guess, I would have thought perhaps ?50.
0:31:16 > 0:31:23I've no real idea. At that price, you're tempted to get the chequebook out. It's probably worth more.
0:31:23 > 0:31:28I think between ?100-?200 would be my guesstimate.
0:31:28 > 0:31:36I should think it would sell quite easily. Are you happy for us to take it away? Yes. Flog it? Yes.
0:31:36 > 0:31:38Excellent.
0:31:38 > 0:31:42Kelly and Ben, so who's the proud owner? My mother.
0:31:42 > 0:31:47Does Mum know you've brought this here? She does. Are you sure? Yeah.
0:31:47 > 0:31:54How far do you think you'd get on the proceeds? Back to Barnet, I think. Do you know what they are?
0:31:54 > 0:32:01I thought they were egg cups. What sort of eggs do you eat? They're salt cellars.
0:32:01 > 0:32:08They're a very good make. Walker and Hall of Sheffield. How do I know? Go on.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11It's written there.
0:32:12 > 0:32:16One spoon is missing, which is a bit crucial.
0:32:16 > 0:32:23The little crown there for Sheffield, that's their assay mark. Birmingham had an anchor.
0:32:23 > 0:32:30The story is that when they were discussing assay mark to have, they were in a Crown And Anchor.
0:32:30 > 0:32:36That's why Sheffield has a crown and Birmingham has an anchor!
0:32:36 > 0:32:42What do you think they're worth? No idea. Ben? I haven't got a clue.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45Would you take a fiver for them? No chance.
0:32:45 > 0:32:50Ten? I'd say yes, but Kelly would say no. OK, where's my wallet?!
0:32:50 > 0:32:57I think they'll make ?80-?120. I think we put a reserve on them at about the ?70 mark.
0:32:57 > 0:33:05Happy with that? Very. Will that get you back to Barnet? I think so. Mum'll be pleased. That's a relief!
0:33:05 > 0:33:08Well done. Thanks for bringing them.
0:33:08 > 0:33:16My name is Ben. And? Kelly. You're soon to be husband and wife? Yes. Did you fight over what you brought?
0:33:16 > 0:33:22We brought in a load of stuff, but what we're selling is my mum's. So we fought with her.
0:33:22 > 0:33:29I hope you get a decent price. Persuade your mum to put it towards the wedding. I'm sure she will.
0:33:29 > 0:33:36Where are you going on honeymoon? We're getting married in Jamaica. All the family are coming.
0:33:36 > 0:33:43How sweet. So Mum could pay for her plane ticket with the proceeds? Just a small percentage of it!
0:33:43 > 0:33:46You never know! Congratulations. Thank you.
0:33:46 > 0:33:50What can you tell me about this? Not a lot. What do you think it is?
0:33:50 > 0:33:55As far as I know, we think it's Japanese early Satsuma.
0:33:55 > 0:34:00Looking at pictures on the net, it's the closest I can see.
0:34:00 > 0:34:06It was given to me by an aunt who had it for 40-50 years.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09So it's been in the family. Yes.
0:34:09 > 0:34:14I think they got it from a house clearance sale. That's what everybody wants to hear.
0:34:14 > 0:34:20Provenance is a great thing. If they came through a family source, it adds interest.
0:34:20 > 0:34:27Things that are fresh to the market always seem to do quite well.
0:34:27 > 0:34:34I don't know how, but buyers seem to be able to sniff out fresh things.
0:34:34 > 0:34:39A lot of the better Satsuma ware was made in the middle of the 19C.
0:34:39 > 0:34:44It can be quite early, as early as 1840-50.
0:34:44 > 0:34:48It's certainly of that type of pottery.
0:34:48 > 0:34:52It's good quality. It varies enormously.
0:34:52 > 0:34:57The later in the 19C it gets, it gets completely dreadful.
0:34:57 > 0:35:02You get this very late stuff with piping almost piped on enamel.
0:35:02 > 0:35:09That's how I couldn't quite tell because I saw some Satsuma pottery that looked very orange and gaudy,
0:35:09 > 0:35:13which didn't look anything like what we've got.
0:35:13 > 0:35:18The nice thing about is the variety of decoration on the panels.
0:35:18 > 0:35:23You've got the garden scene with the lady with the broom,
0:35:23 > 0:35:29which is quite nice, and then you've got finches and wisteria,
0:35:29 > 0:35:31little Japanese theme,
0:35:31 > 0:35:35and then a sort of Samurai battle going on.
0:35:35 > 0:35:39Then you've just got a serene scene with a pagoda.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42It's lovely.
0:35:42 > 0:35:47It's made purely for the European market. These were made for export.
0:35:47 > 0:35:54They were made to appeal to Western buyers. How much do you think it's worth? I don't know.
0:35:54 > 0:35:59A couple of hundred quid? Can I write you a cheque now?
0:35:59 > 0:36:04I think it's worth more than a couple of hundred pounds.
0:36:04 > 0:36:09It's sort of Meiji period, second half of the 19C.
0:36:09 > 0:36:13It's going to be worth middle to high hundreds. Wow!
0:36:13 > 0:36:20If you put it in with something like a ?500-?800 estimate, I think it would fly.
0:36:20 > 0:36:27Right. Auction estimates tend to be conservative. Yeah. We're looking to attract buyers.
0:36:27 > 0:36:34The worth thing you can do is put something in with a really high estimate in the catalogue.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36People think they can't afford it.
0:36:36 > 0:36:41In spite of Nigel's valuation, they decide not to sell.
0:36:41 > 0:36:43It's quite nice, so we're unsure.
0:36:43 > 0:36:50Just wanted some information, to find out exactly what it was. Excellent. Thank you.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53How did this come into your family?
0:36:53 > 0:36:58I think my father acquired it. Quite how, I don't know.
0:36:58 > 0:37:05It was probably in payment for some work he'd done. How much do you think he was owed? Back in 1940...
0:37:06 > 0:37:09..perhaps about ?100.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12So, he was owed ?100 in 1940.
0:37:12 > 0:37:14Yes. And he had this table.
0:37:14 > 0:37:19So, in 1940, I guess, could you have bought a house for ?100?
0:37:20 > 0:37:22Yes.
0:37:22 > 0:37:27So, on that basis, we ought to be looking at a ?80,000-?90,000 table.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30That's right. We're not, are we? No.
0:37:31 > 0:37:36When we turn a table like this over, we look for various things.
0:37:36 > 0:37:42The first think you look for is, when you've got a circular table,
0:37:42 > 0:37:49you'll have fingermarks all the way round the edge because that's where fingers have picked the table up.
0:37:49 > 0:37:56Dirty fingers underneath the table, and if you don't see that type of mark, you get suspicious.
0:37:56 > 0:38:01If it's only in one part, you think, "Has this been cut down?"
0:38:01 > 0:38:04Next, this is called the block.
0:38:04 > 0:38:08It covers up the timber that's underneath,
0:38:08 > 0:38:15so when we pull this catch and put the legs back, we want to see a lighter shadow there.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19Lo and behold, there we are.
0:38:19 > 0:38:23You can see that that block is original.
0:38:23 > 0:38:28If you get a block that ends there and a shadow line that ends there,
0:38:28 > 0:38:33you get suspicious and think, "Has this top come off another table?"
0:38:33 > 0:38:39If you see screw holes here, you'd suspect that these stretchers
0:38:39 > 0:38:42might have been altered,
0:38:42 > 0:38:46or the top doesn't belong to the bottom.
0:38:46 > 0:38:50So, this looks honest. If we tip him back up again,
0:38:50 > 0:38:56the next thing we're going to look at... Imagine back in 1800 or whatever,
0:38:56 > 0:39:01this is on a stone floor, water thrown on the floor,
0:39:01 > 0:39:03rot, all the rest of it.
0:39:03 > 0:39:09A lot of these tables lose the tips of these toes, or it breaks off here.
0:39:09 > 0:39:14And if you look at these, I think this is absolutely fine.
0:39:16 > 0:39:20It doesn't look like there's been any damage.
0:39:20 > 0:39:25So, let's get it back, restore the dignity and put it the right way up.
0:39:27 > 0:39:32You've got a lovely 18C, Georgian, mahogany, circular, snap-top table.
0:39:32 > 0:39:37I think that that at auction will do ?500-800.
0:39:37 > 0:39:41Gosh. So, you were right in your valuation.
0:39:41 > 0:39:48I think you need to put it into auction with a reserve on it of around ?450. Right.
0:39:48 > 0:39:55But I think it'll go well and it's a lovely thing to put in the sale. I'll be sad to part with it.
0:39:55 > 0:40:03It's a bit disappointing from the initial value, the price we swapped it for in 1940. Mmm.
0:40:03 > 0:40:09But it's a handsome table. Yes. Very nice. Keep our fingers crossed, shall we? Indeed.
0:40:15 > 0:40:19PETER SELLERS: It has been a hard day's night
0:40:19 > 0:40:22And I have been working like a dog
0:40:22 > 0:40:26It's been a hard day's night
0:40:26 > 0:40:29I should be sleeping like a log.
0:40:40 > 0:40:47Ringo would have done something like that. I used to do something like that. I played in a band.
0:40:47 > 0:40:52Pop memorabilia is worth a fortune, especially Beatles memorabilia.
0:40:52 > 0:40:56I'm here to meet Darren who'll tell us all about it.
0:40:59 > 0:41:04Darren, it's great to meet another Beatles fan.
0:41:04 > 0:41:10You look far too young to be a Beatles fan. A lot of people say that.
0:41:10 > 0:41:17Unfortunately, I was born a little bit too late to actually see the Beatles,
0:41:17 > 0:41:21so... Your parents obviously influenced you.
0:41:21 > 0:41:26They got me into it, especially my mum, listening to the music.
0:41:26 > 0:41:33How did you make the transition from collector to dealer? This looks like a successful business.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35That was by pure chance, really.
0:41:35 > 0:41:40When you collect a certain subject, you get in with the in crowd,
0:41:40 > 0:41:45and people want to buy stuff from you, and it escalated from there.
0:41:45 > 0:41:53You had a shop? We had two shops in the end, but the internet side is so huge, we've run the shops down
0:41:53 > 0:42:00and now we've just got the internet mail order service and it's just gone mad, really.
0:42:00 > 0:42:05Darren, this looks interesting. This is a 1964 Weekend magazine.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08What would this be worth?
0:42:08 > 0:42:13That's about ?40, maybe ?45. It is quite a rare magazine...
0:42:14 > 0:42:17..especially being complete.
0:42:17 > 0:42:21That's the most important thing with magazines.
0:42:21 > 0:42:25It hasn't been creased and all the pages are there.
0:42:25 > 0:42:29These look like little trolls. Real hair!
0:42:29 > 0:42:37The nice thing about these is... Normally the little instruments are missing and you can't replace them.
0:42:37 > 0:42:41Again, made in the '60s, in the States.
0:42:41 > 0:42:43These are in quite nice condition.
0:42:43 > 0:42:50As you can see, the start of the rubbing of the gold. But about ?50-?60 each.
0:42:50 > 0:42:57The internet is becoming a popular way to buy and sell antiques and memorabilia. How is it done?
0:42:57 > 0:43:00Ringo used to use Ludwig drums.
0:43:00 > 0:43:06Good American drums. How am I gonna buy an authentic Ringo snare drum?
0:43:06 > 0:43:09If you could find one! That's the difficult part.
0:43:09 > 0:43:14There's many different ways you can go about it.
0:43:14 > 0:43:18The easiest way is go into a search engine.
0:43:18 > 0:43:21Type in whatever you're collecting.
0:43:21 > 0:43:23"Beatles".
0:43:25 > 0:43:31You go onto the website, you find the company. We're on our site now.
0:43:31 > 0:43:34We're just beatcity.co.uk
0:43:34 > 0:43:39There's tons of merchandise on there and you can choose a category...
0:43:41 > 0:43:46..like "concert programmes". We don't just do Beatles memorabilia.
0:43:51 > 0:43:56Will I get that Ludwig snare drum? I'll have to wait and see.
0:44:09 > 0:44:15Philip and Nigel have been valuing left, right and centre.
0:44:15 > 0:44:22Let's find out what the owners have decided to sell. Will there be a hidden gem in our selection?
0:44:22 > 0:44:26Judy's not sentimental about her ivory corkscrew.
0:44:26 > 0:44:33Probably ?50-?100. Yes. I think we ought to put a reserve on of about ?50. Yes.
0:44:33 > 0:44:40Susan is offended by the subject of her painting.
0:44:40 > 0:44:44David is selling the bronze of Napoleon.
0:44:44 > 0:44:47Is the dark patination a problem?
0:44:47 > 0:44:52Quite happy for us to sell it? Yes. Why not? Flog it? Flog it.
0:44:52 > 0:44:56Jean's table has been in the family for 60 years,
0:44:56 > 0:44:58but now she has no room for it.
0:44:58 > 0:45:01A holiday. I could do with one.
0:45:01 > 0:45:06And Kelly's hoping her mum June will buy a new hat for the wedding
0:45:06 > 0:45:10from the sale of the salt cellars.
0:45:10 > 0:45:16My mum will be pleased. That's a relief to all of us! Thanks for bringing them. Thank you.
0:45:21 > 0:45:27The tension is rising. Will our experts' estimates be on the nose?
0:45:27 > 0:45:34Most first-time sellers don't have the luxury of knowing what the auctioneer thinks of the piece.
0:45:34 > 0:45:38We do. Let's see what James Braxton thinks of our owners' items.
0:45:38 > 0:45:42Sue brought this painting in and I think it's going to show a good healthy return.
0:45:42 > 0:45:50She bought it in Michigan, 20 years ago for $15. She could do well!
0:45:50 > 0:45:55It's not PC but it is collectible, isn't it, hunting? It is.
0:45:55 > 0:45:58We looked up Mr H Murray
0:45:58 > 0:46:04and it's a pseudonym for a Birmingham-based artist and illustrator called Horace Hammond.
0:46:04 > 0:46:07Horace Hammond had three pseudonyms.
0:46:07 > 0:46:09He was also AD Bell and J Barclay.
0:46:09 > 0:46:17Why would he do that? He tended to use H Murray when he did hunting and coaching inn scenes.
0:46:17 > 0:46:23Maybe he, even in the '20s and '30s, was politically sensitive. Yes.
0:46:23 > 0:46:27Everyone is falling off, so they don't catch the fox.
0:46:27 > 0:46:30They never do. They don't, do they?
0:46:31 > 0:46:37Nigel has put on this ?300-?500, with a reserve of ?300.
0:46:37 > 0:46:42We've looked him up in the art sales index. They tend to make ?300-?350.
0:46:42 > 0:46:45So he's bang on. Yeah.
0:46:52 > 0:46:55Jean's brought this lovely flame mahogany table in.
0:46:55 > 0:47:00Philip's valued this at ?500-?800. There is a reserve of ?450.
0:47:00 > 0:47:05Yeah. I think it's going to be around that ?500. It's an honest table.
0:47:05 > 0:47:11The toes are missing, aren't they? Yeah. When one toe wears down,
0:47:11 > 0:47:17rather than have a carpenter or furniture restorer make one up, they knock the other two off.
0:47:17 > 0:47:21It doesn't quite stand so well. They are worn.
0:47:21 > 0:47:28Something like that. Yeah, although it has the added advantage of having casters.
0:47:28 > 0:47:34But you can see the difference. It just finishes it off.
0:47:34 > 0:47:40So, what are we looking for? Around ?500. It will get five. I think we'll struggle around 500.
0:47:45 > 0:47:51This is it. There's a packed house. How are our owners feeling?
0:47:51 > 0:47:56First up is Napoleon's bust. David seems quite happy to let it go.
0:47:57 > 0:48:04What will you spend the money on? I've got my eye on a map over there of my namesake county.
0:48:04 > 0:48:08What county's that? Norfolk. Norfolk.
0:48:08 > 0:48:13There we go. OK, David, this is our lot. Right. Lot 88 now.
0:48:13 > 0:48:16Bronze bust... What will it make?
0:48:16 > 0:48:19I'll say it might just get to 100.
0:48:19 > 0:48:24I think he'll pip the estimate. Napoleon Bonaparte,
0:48:24 > 0:48:26looking very splendid.
0:48:26 > 0:48:30I want to see you go home with your namesake map.
0:48:30 > 0:48:32?50, nice bronze here.
0:48:34 > 0:48:3650, thank you. 60, I have.
0:48:36 > 0:48:39At 60...70...80.
0:48:39 > 0:48:44There's a bid left on the book. That's encouraging.
0:48:44 > 0:48:49..and 40. 140. With me at 140.
0:48:49 > 0:48:51Any advance on 140?
0:48:52 > 0:48:55Sold! Are you happy with that?
0:48:55 > 0:48:59That's useful, yes. I can use the money.
0:48:59 > 0:49:01I hope you get the map of Norfolk.
0:49:01 > 0:49:08Yes, that'll be an excellent thing to take home...in place of Napoleon.
0:49:08 > 0:49:10Won't be TOO sorry to see him go.
0:49:14 > 0:49:1575.
0:49:17 > 0:49:24We've met before, haven't we? Yes. We were bidding against each other in a sale room. I was the lucky one.
0:49:24 > 0:49:28Yes. I hope you get lucky here today. I hope so.
0:49:28 > 0:49:32You bought this watercolour in Michigan for $15.
0:49:32 > 0:49:38That's a hell of a buy. We think it's going to reach, what? ?300-?400?
0:49:38 > 0:49:40I think at least that.
0:49:40 > 0:49:43Here we go.
0:49:44 > 0:49:48A watercolour drawing, the hunting scene... I hope it does well.
0:49:48 > 0:49:51It would be nice.
0:49:51 > 0:49:53?200.
0:49:53 > 0:49:57I like it because they're all falling off!
0:49:58 > 0:50:01100 is bid. Thank you. 100.
0:50:01 > 0:50:04Where's the 110?
0:50:04 > 0:50:06110 against you.
0:50:06 > 0:50:11120, 130... Great. He's got something on the book.
0:50:11 > 0:50:13160...170.
0:50:13 > 0:50:15180...190.
0:50:15 > 0:50:19200...220... It's climbing well. Yes.
0:50:19 > 0:50:21250...280. One more.
0:50:21 > 0:50:24Brilliant. 280 against you.
0:50:24 > 0:50:26At 280...
0:50:26 > 0:50:29Not expensive. Not expensive.
0:50:29 > 0:50:31Didn't sell.
0:50:31 > 0:50:33Well... 280.
0:50:33 > 0:50:36I mean, I've still got it.
0:50:36 > 0:50:44Or you could have a word with the auctioneer, if you want to let it go at 280. Well... If you want rid.
0:50:44 > 0:50:49I would have thought that was worth ?300 any day of the week.
0:50:49 > 0:50:54I wouldn't be tempted. All right. Hang onto it, then. Disappointing.
0:50:54 > 0:50:57Oh, well. OK.
0:50:57 > 0:51:05Susan's fox painting didn't find a new home. Maybe the buyers are too politically correct today.
0:51:05 > 0:51:12Wonder what they'll make of Judy's corkscrew. This is my partner Brian. Is he vegetarian? When he's with me.
0:51:12 > 0:51:18Hopefully you're off to Spain with the proceeds of this corkscrew.
0:51:18 > 0:51:21We may make it to Victoria on the proceeds!
0:51:21 > 0:51:25Lot 210A, the novelty corkscrew.
0:51:25 > 0:51:2775...
0:51:27 > 0:51:29Brilliant. Good start.
0:51:29 > 0:51:35Anybody else in the room? 80, I have. He's got a bid in the book.
0:51:35 > 0:51:3895...100...110.
0:51:38 > 0:51:44120...130. He can keep it going much faster and people get excited.
0:51:44 > 0:51:46170. It's with you at 170.
0:51:46 > 0:51:51Any further bidding? At 170. Brilliant. Further than Victoria!
0:51:51 > 0:51:56That's Seville. Excellent. A return to Seville for one of you!
0:51:56 > 0:52:00I hope you enjoy the holiday. Thank you very much.
0:52:03 > 0:52:07Will Kelly's mum make enough from the salt cellars to buy a hat?
0:52:07 > 0:52:09Kelly, who have you got with you?
0:52:09 > 0:52:12This is my mum. What's your name?
0:52:12 > 0:52:18Julie. They're yours? Yes. You'll put the money towards the wedding.
0:52:18 > 0:52:25Yeah, hopefully. What did you pay for them? I didn't. Someone gave them to me.
0:52:25 > 0:52:31You don't feel guilty about selling a present? We've all done it! Haven't sold them yet!
0:52:31 > 0:52:36Lot 200 now. Here we go. Off to the races.
0:52:36 > 0:52:38Are you shaking? Just a bit.
0:52:38 > 0:52:40..Sheffield, 1904,
0:52:40 > 0:52:46by the maker Walker and Hall. Despite commission double, at ?90.
0:52:46 > 0:52:4790.
0:52:47 > 0:52:50Anybody at 95?
0:52:50 > 0:52:5295, thank you.
0:52:52 > 0:52:53100.
0:52:53 > 0:52:55?100.
0:52:55 > 0:52:58Any advance on this at 100?
0:52:58 > 0:53:03110. Thank you. There it is on my left there. 110.
0:53:03 > 0:53:08120. Oh, yeah! At the back, 120 it is.
0:53:08 > 0:53:11There you go!
0:53:11 > 0:53:13Are you happy with that? One bikini.
0:53:14 > 0:53:17Yeah, that's good!
0:53:17 > 0:53:20Several, I'd have thought.
0:53:20 > 0:53:26Hope you enjoy the wedding. Thank you. And good luck for the future.
0:53:26 > 0:53:31The last lot of the day is Jean's dad's table.
0:53:31 > 0:53:36It's been in the family for a long time, so it'll be hard to see it go.
0:53:36 > 0:53:43I love this little table of yours. It's a shame you have to sell it. It is a bit.
0:53:43 > 0:53:47I reckon this should go for around ?700. Let's hope so.
0:53:47 > 0:53:51It's honest. I like the top. It is honest. Yes.
0:53:51 > 0:53:56Are you still going to put the money towards a holiday?
0:53:56 > 0:54:03I've had a change of heart. What's that? I think my grandchildren might benefit. Ah!
0:54:03 > 0:54:10I've got five grandchildren. Five? Yes. You'll need to get over ?500 for it! I need as much as possible!
0:54:10 > 0:54:14A simple figure cos our maths are useless. Absolutely.
0:54:14 > 0:54:20This is ours. Fingers crossed. Feeling nervous?
0:54:20 > 0:54:23Not really.
0:54:23 > 0:54:27Nick, you wouldn't mind holding it up, would you?
0:54:28 > 0:54:33Hold it up, Nick. Coax the bids out of them! It does help, though.
0:54:33 > 0:54:36And it's a lovely column.
0:54:36 > 0:54:40That's my double at 420...420.
0:54:40 > 0:54:42450...480.
0:54:42 > 0:54:44Great. We've sold it. 500. 550.
0:54:44 > 0:54:46600.
0:54:46 > 0:54:48650. Brilliant.
0:54:48 > 0:54:50700...750...800.
0:54:50 > 0:54:52850.
0:54:52 > 0:54:55Top money. 880's taken. 900.
0:54:55 > 0:54:57950 now.
0:54:58 > 0:55:02950's bid. Anybody at 1,000?
0:55:02 > 0:55:06Make the maths easier. It would, wouldn't it? Round it up.
0:55:06 > 0:55:12950. It's in the room at 950. Any advance on ?950?
0:55:12 > 0:55:18Jean, that's great. It's absolutely wonderful. Well done, Philip.
0:55:18 > 0:55:21What a great sale for Jean.
0:55:21 > 0:55:29Sam's delighted her guitar mirror made a profit of ?75, even though she's got to split it three ways.
0:55:29 > 0:55:32I'm quite pleased with that actually, yeah.
0:55:32 > 0:55:38It's gone now. No-one can say I didn't do my best to get rid of it.
0:55:38 > 0:55:45It was a struggle to sell John's Japanese vase, but somebody bought it in the end.
0:55:45 > 0:55:51Disappointed, but the china wasn't fetching the prices we'd hoped.
0:55:51 > 0:55:53At least we got rid of them.
0:55:53 > 0:55:59Julie will be the envy of the beach in her new bikini, paid for by her silver salt cellars.
0:55:59 > 0:56:03We thought we'd get the reserve.
0:56:03 > 0:56:06So we're not embarrassed. No.
0:56:06 > 0:56:12And Jean's grandchildren will be delighted with the windfall of ?950.
0:56:12 > 0:56:17I think it's absolutely wonderful. I'm amazed! Well done, Philip, too.
0:56:19 > 0:56:26Every auction room is full of surprises. We've had some wonderful ones here. See you next time.
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0:57:09 > 0:57:11This is Malcolm. He owns Iceland.
0:57:11 > 0:57:14He's the one that's going to present us with the ten grand WHEN we win it.
0:57:14 > 0:57:16You've just got to make it as bearable
0:57:16 > 0:57:18or as pleasurable as possible.
0:57:18 > 0:57:21Well, here we are in the PR nerve centre of Iceland,
0:57:21 > 0:57:24at the end of 96 hours of total hell.
0:57:24 > 0:57:26Did we test for horse? No.