0:00:31 > 0:00:33Hello and welcome to "Flog It!" -
0:00:33 > 0:00:38the show where you can turn your stash into hard cash!
0:00:39 > 0:00:43Instead of leaving unwanted antiques lying around gathering dust,
0:00:43 > 0:00:46let somebody else appreciate them.
0:00:46 > 0:00:53On "Flog It!" our experts value your item. If they think it's worth it, you get to sell it at auction.
0:00:53 > 0:00:59It's fun seeing your antique being bargained for and you could be in the money.
0:00:59 > 0:01:06Sometimes our experts are right, sometimes they're off target. So you're both taking a chance.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09Later, we'll see how our owners get on.
0:01:09 > 0:01:13Exciting, isn't it? It is. I'm pleased you're excited.
0:01:13 > 0:01:1525?
0:01:15 > 0:01:17Wow!
0:01:17 > 0:01:22Are you thinking of the money already, Terry? Yeah, pinch me.
0:01:25 > 0:01:31How do you feel about that? Amazed! So am I. ..So are you, aren't you?
0:01:31 > 0:01:33All done on ?12 now?
0:01:33 > 0:01:38That's excellent. Brilliant! I'm so pleased. That's really good.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41?300, then. Mr Ashby.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43Doesn't this chap know his onions!
0:01:45 > 0:01:50Our valuation day comes from the Winter Gardens in Weston-super-Mare.
0:01:50 > 0:01:56People have travelled from miles around, having rooted out antiques
0:01:56 > 0:02:04which they hope to sell at auction, but only a few will be chosen, depending on our experts' valuation.
0:02:04 > 0:02:10Sheldon Cameron runs an auction house in Malborough and specialises in militaria.
0:02:10 > 0:02:15Thomas Plant is an auctioneer in Bath and is keen on 20C decorative arts and jewellery.
0:02:15 > 0:02:20There are some interesting items in today. Sheldon goes for the exotic.
0:02:20 > 0:02:25How did you get these? They were part of Terry's mother's effects
0:02:25 > 0:02:28and they've resided in our attic ever since.
0:02:28 > 0:02:35My grandfather was in the Navy and travelled, obviously, around the world
0:02:35 > 0:02:39and he may well have picked them up on his travels.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43By the looks of them, I'd say they are Ceylonese.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47Originated from Ceylon, which we now know as Sri Lanka.
0:02:47 > 0:02:52They are candle holders, for want of a better word.
0:02:52 > 0:02:57Date-wise, in our time, it would be late Victorian when they were made.
0:02:57 > 0:03:01D'you know what they're made from? Spelter, isn't it?
0:03:01 > 0:03:06I don't need to tell you anything. I've watched too many of your shows!
0:03:06 > 0:03:11Unfortunately, it's seen healthier days. It's been knocked over.
0:03:11 > 0:03:15On the back here is a slight crack. Oh, right, yes.
0:03:15 > 0:03:21I wondered why it's on the tilt. It's been knocked. What you mustn't do
0:03:21 > 0:03:27is try and bend it back or it will snap off. Spelter is very brittle.
0:03:27 > 0:03:34Regarding value, it's not something that will pay for your next world cruise, I'm afraid.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37They're not a high-tariff object.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40At auction, you're looking at ?40-?60 for them.
0:03:40 > 0:03:45That's more than collecting dust in the attic!
0:03:45 > 0:03:51Moving along, you say you saw this on TV recently. On Bargain Hunt.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55Yes, someone had one very similar. Oh, right.
0:03:55 > 0:04:02It's a very decorative piece. If we unscrew it - squeaky too, like running fingers down a blackboard -
0:04:02 > 0:04:06and take this off, we've got a little bottle inside.
0:04:06 > 0:04:12There we are, complete with stopper. It's nice to see the original stopper.
0:04:12 > 0:04:18Often, they fall out, break or the neck goes. This is all in one piece.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22Now, what was it used for? It's self-explanatory, really.
0:04:22 > 0:04:29Someone would have bought this, had their medicine, kept the bottle for safekeeping if they were travelling
0:04:29 > 0:04:33on holiday or on a day out. That's what it was used for.
0:04:33 > 0:04:38It's just a safety cell for it. OK? Now...
0:04:38 > 0:04:44the acid test - how much did it fetch on Bargain Hunt? They bought one for ?55 and it sold for ?80.
0:04:44 > 0:04:49I'm not saying that's worth ?80. You never know. Fingers crossed.
0:04:49 > 0:04:57That's the point of auctions. Did the one on TV have any markings? On the top - "London and Paris".
0:04:57 > 0:05:02So that would add to it. I think that was the thing in its favour.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05This one has a trade label -
0:05:05 > 0:05:10"Army Navy Co-operative Society", which is nice to see. At auction,
0:05:10 > 0:05:17you'll be looking at ?50-?80 for it, so approaching the same territory.
0:05:17 > 0:05:23I bought it for sixpence in a jumble sale years ago. What a great shopper you are!
0:05:23 > 0:05:27Would you consider putting the articles into auction?
0:05:27 > 0:05:32Well, as I've said, they're just gathering dust
0:05:32 > 0:05:39and, to be appreciated, they should go somewhere that can be seen rather than hidden away. Excellent!
0:05:39 > 0:05:45Do you agree, madam? Yes. I can tell who wears the trousers in this house.
0:05:45 > 0:05:51If these do make a lot of money at auction, what would you do with the proceeds?
0:05:51 > 0:05:57Well, being recently reduced to the rank of a pensioner, on retirement,
0:05:57 > 0:06:02I've decided that speculate to accumulate and we'll keep the money.
0:06:02 > 0:06:09Very wise idea. Thanks for bringing them in. Fingers crossed, we should do well at auction. Thank you.
0:06:09 > 0:06:14This belonged to my husband's granddad's cousin.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16Obviously, they're all from Scotland.
0:06:16 > 0:06:21The name on top is Charles Stirling. This cousin was a pharmacist.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24That's as much as I can tell you.
0:06:24 > 0:06:29Well, it all seems to work. Probably mid to late nineteenth century.
0:06:29 > 0:06:35It's a medicine cabinet, apothecary cabinet - whatever you want to call it -
0:06:35 > 0:06:41where a pharmacist or doctor would keep their drugs. It's fantastic.
0:06:41 > 0:06:46It's mahogany and brass. Good brasswork on top, very flush handle.
0:06:46 > 0:06:51That's really appealing - nice flush handle - and as we open it,
0:06:51 > 0:06:56we see it has a fitted interior where one's bottles would go.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58There has been some damage. Yeah.
0:06:58 > 0:07:04Here would be fitted areas for more bottles. Some items are missing.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08These are very popular if they have their full contents
0:07:08 > 0:07:12and there are collectors for medical wares.
0:07:12 > 0:07:18Have you an idea of value? No idea at all. Not as much as it would be if it was complete.
0:07:18 > 0:07:26If full, they are in the mid to high hundreds. Right. But in this condition, I'm afraid I'd go low
0:07:26 > 0:07:31and it might be 150, 180 to 200, about that sort of value.
0:07:31 > 0:07:36That's sensible because the box is so good. Yes, it is very solid.
0:07:36 > 0:07:41Maybe somebody could get excited about it and do some restoration.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44Yes. That's not over-egging it. I like the drawer.
0:07:44 > 0:07:50You pull it out and the scales are there. We'll leave those and some bottles.
0:07:50 > 0:07:56They'll add to the sort of mystique of the box. It's all a bit of fun.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59Would you be happy to sell it? Yes.
0:07:59 > 0:08:05If we got ?150-?200, what would you do with the money? Spend it on the new baby. Really?
0:08:05 > 0:08:13How old is it? Eight weeks old. How wonderful! Well, let's hope we can do better than that. OK. Thank you.
0:08:16 > 0:08:22It's a spoon warmer. What you did was, you filled this receptacle -
0:08:22 > 0:08:28it's based on a conch shell - with water and put your spoons in them.
0:08:28 > 0:08:33Oh. It kept the spoons warm because hot spoons go through food easier.
0:08:33 > 0:08:39Date-wise, probably turn of the century. Silver plate, not silver.
0:08:39 > 0:08:44No. Which is a pity. Yeah, I know. Any idea of its worth? No, my dear.
0:08:44 > 0:08:51So if someone offered you ?20, you'd be happy? Oh, no! No, no, no!
0:08:51 > 0:08:56No, no, no. Realistically, at auction, you're looking at ?50-?60.
0:08:56 > 0:09:03On that basis, would you put it in to auction? No... You were just curious about it.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07Definitely. It's got to go down. My son wants it.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11It's been in the family all these years, so I won't part with it.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15This looks interesting. Tell me about this.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20I believe this is majolica.
0:09:20 > 0:09:21Yes.
0:09:21 > 0:09:26And possibly George Jones, 1871.
0:09:26 > 0:09:32And I think it's referred to in a book I saw recently as Dog On A Cushion.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36Yes. Tell me how you came by it.
0:09:36 > 0:09:43The story is that my wife, who used to nurse, was nursing an old gentleman.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46Unfortunately, he died
0:09:46 > 0:09:52and she'd happened to refer to this piece as being unusual.
0:09:52 > 0:09:57I don't think at that point she really liked it particularly.
0:09:57 > 0:10:02And, um, we believe it's possibly worth something.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04I think you're quite right, yes.
0:10:04 > 0:10:09It's certainly a very attractive piece of majolica.
0:10:09 > 0:10:15When did your wife decide she liked it? After doing a bit of work and knew it was collectable?
0:10:15 > 0:10:18I'm not sure she does now. Really?
0:10:18 > 0:10:24It seems a pity to have something that collectors would love to have...
0:10:24 > 0:10:30Yes. ..tucked away, wrapped up in a cupboard. Yes, you're right. It is something which is...
0:10:30 > 0:10:36appreciated by a lot of people. A universally collected item.
0:10:36 > 0:10:41I'm just going to turn it over. Here we are, the kite mark.
0:10:41 > 0:10:46If I look in my book... Here we are, registrations.
0:10:48 > 0:10:521870, it's got here for the year. Right.
0:10:52 > 0:10:57So I think 1870-1871, I think that's correct, don't you?
0:10:57 > 0:11:00Near enough. Near enough.
0:11:00 > 0:11:05Tell me, have you an idea what the item was used for?
0:11:05 > 0:11:12Sort of an inkwell, I believe. It could be a stand or an inkwell or used on a lady's dressing table.
0:11:12 > 0:11:17It's certainly quite a feminine piece. Have you an idea of value?
0:11:17 > 0:11:21Various figures have been suggested.
0:11:21 > 0:11:26Um...possibly ?1,500 to ?2,000, maybe even more.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29It could make more, for sure.
0:11:29 > 0:11:35Something like this, I would guess, your estimate of ?1,500 to ?2,000
0:11:35 > 0:11:39to go for sale... Is it something you'd like to include in the sale?
0:11:39 > 0:11:44Yes, I would. As I said, it seems a pity to keep it locked away.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47It should be enjoyed, I think.
0:11:49 > 0:11:55We've had a mixed bag with some unusual pieces. Let's see what's going for auction.
0:11:55 > 0:12:00Michelle hopes her medicine chest will bring some cash for her baby.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04Terry and Jenny have candle holders to sell
0:12:04 > 0:12:09and a medicine bottle, just like the one featured on Bargain Hunt.
0:12:09 > 0:12:13Hopefully, we can pip them to the post and get a higher price.
0:12:13 > 0:12:18Will Terry's kitsch Dog On A Cushion find a new home at auction?
0:12:18 > 0:12:24They've had it locked in a cupboard so it's good they're selling it.
0:12:34 > 0:12:39Our owners are optimistic and our experts bright and breezy.
0:12:39 > 0:12:45Were the valuations formed on solid ground or hot air? We'll see soon.
0:12:45 > 0:12:50Clevedon in Somerset is the setting for our auction today. It's a fine art sale.
0:12:50 > 0:12:56Hundreds of lots will go under the hammer, some belonging to our owners.
0:12:56 > 0:13:02Even though our experts are careful with their valuations, you never know what the punters are after.
0:13:02 > 0:13:08But one man who will definitely be there is auctioneer Mark Burridge.
0:13:08 > 0:13:14Working in antiques since he was 8, he's very experienced. What does HE think of our experts' valuations?
0:13:14 > 0:13:21Have they got their sums right? And are there sleepers hidden among our owners' items?
0:13:21 > 0:13:26What have we here? It's a very unusual piece. Very kitsch.
0:13:26 > 0:13:32It's known as Dog On The Cushion. I think it's a Maltese spaniel. Probably made...
0:13:32 > 0:13:35probably made by George Jones.
0:13:35 > 0:13:40Inside is a surprise. Ah! Where's the volume button? Turn it down.
0:13:40 > 0:13:47No wonder Terry's wife doesn't want it. A gentleman wouldn't have it on his desk. It's more likely to be
0:13:47 > 0:13:53a lady's dressing-table box, valued at ?1,500-?2,000, with a ?1,500 reserve.
0:13:53 > 0:14:00That's a lot of money. It is. Will it get there? I think we'll get close to it, if not above.
0:14:00 > 0:14:04It's quite amazing what some people's taste goes to.
0:14:04 > 0:14:09It's popular with Americans, New York. Let's have one more look.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11Oh!
0:14:13 > 0:14:17What a wonderful pair of candlesticks, so decorative.
0:14:17 > 0:14:24They're beautiful. What are they made of? They're made of spelter - an alloy, a white metal.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27It's the poor man's bronze. Right.
0:14:27 > 0:14:35They still have their original paintwork. Nice and distressed. This is a decorator's dream. Yes.
0:14:35 > 0:14:41It's the sort of thing people would love to be able to fake because they're like hot cakes now.
0:14:41 > 0:14:45Terry will be so happy. He hasn't asked for a reserve.
0:14:45 > 0:14:52It's a nice way to sell them. Sheldon says they're from Sri Lanka. We know they're not. No, France.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55They're French and date from about 1870.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59Probably ?150-?180 in the auction.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03We might be bidding against each other. We might.
0:15:03 > 0:15:10Michelle's brought this medicine chest in and she'll spend the money on the baby she's just had.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13This is a mid-19C medicine chest.
0:15:13 > 0:15:20Let's open the door. Gorgeous fitted interior. Sadly, someone's ripped it out, but not all the way through.
0:15:20 > 0:15:27You can't smell this at home, but there's a wonderful aroma of eucalyptus oil. ..Oh!
0:15:27 > 0:15:34It's lovely, isn't it? Yes. This was really designed to sit on a desk or to be transported.
0:15:34 > 0:15:38There is the original key, so you'd lock it and off you go.
0:15:38 > 0:15:42In very nice condition, these are worth ?700-?800.
0:15:42 > 0:15:46Our experts have valued this at ?150-?200.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49?150-?200.
0:15:53 > 0:16:00There's always an air of uncertainty at auction, because you never know if your lot is going to sell.
0:16:00 > 0:16:05Soon, our owners' antiques will be paraded in front of the buyers.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09For Terry and Jenny, the wait is nearly over.
0:16:09 > 0:16:14In the right place and time, they could make ?400-?500. Goodness!
0:16:14 > 0:16:18You're not going to withdraw them? No. That extra nought will do.
0:16:18 > 0:16:23What will you spend the money on? Ah. Well, Terry's just retired
0:16:23 > 0:16:29and I hope to give up work in October, so funds will come in handy.
0:16:29 > 0:16:3122. And five somewhere else?
0:16:31 > 0:16:3525? 25? 25? ..42. 45...
0:16:35 > 0:16:40First up are Terry and Jenny's candle holders.
0:16:40 > 0:16:45This pair of candlesticks have been up in the attic for years.
0:16:45 > 0:16:50And you've never even used them as candlesticks, have you?
0:16:50 > 0:16:56No, they were always on the mantelpiece in my mother's house, but never used as candlesticks.
0:16:56 > 0:17:03You inherited them, thought, "Don't like them. Stick them in the attic." Yes, they didn't go with the decor.
0:17:03 > 0:17:11We think they're very decorative, a decorator's dream. In the right hands, they could go to ?300-?400.
0:17:11 > 0:17:15We'll be sad to see these candlesticks go.
0:17:15 > 0:17:22We've never had any preconceived ideas about them, but realising they were in the family so long...
0:17:22 > 0:17:28Like sentimental regret? Well, they are, really, yes. Not irreplaceable.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30But it would be sad to see them go.
0:17:30 > 0:17:35Lot 415, the French spelter candlesticks.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38Half a dozen bids on the book.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40Great! Which is a good sign.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43I have ?200. I have ?220.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46240. 260. 280.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49300 with me. ..320?
0:17:49 > 0:17:51320? 320?
0:17:51 > 0:17:56320? At ?300 with me. 320, anyone else?
0:17:56 > 0:18:00All done. Selling at ?300, then.
0:18:00 > 0:18:05Brilliant! That's good, isn't it? That surprised you both. Yes. Yes.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09Sheldon put a value of ?40-?50 on it.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12Yes, because they were such individual things.
0:18:12 > 0:18:17We took them to Devizes Corn Exchange to sell
0:18:17 > 0:18:21and were only offered ?10-?15 for them. A derisory sum.
0:18:21 > 0:18:26They didn't know what they were on about. They wouldn't listen to us.
0:18:26 > 0:18:31Terry and Jenny have to wait for their medicine pot to go through.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34Meanwhile, something to put it in.
0:18:34 > 0:18:41Michelle, you brought in a medicine cabinet. How long have you had it? It's been in the family,
0:18:41 > 0:18:45inherited from my father-in-law. They passed it on to us.
0:18:45 > 0:18:50It seemed a good item of interest to find out if it's worth anything.
0:18:50 > 0:18:57And you got persuaded to auction it? Yes. The money's going to baby Hannah? Yes. Who's outside now.
0:18:57 > 0:19:04Yes. You should have brought her in for an auction baptism! She might have bid for something!
0:19:04 > 0:19:09Yeah, wave her rattle. What will the money go for - clothes and things?
0:19:09 > 0:19:13Yeah, I had a boy before, so new things for a girl. Aw!
0:19:13 > 0:19:18The auctioneer's put a ?100 reserve on. Did he agree it beforehand? Yes.
0:19:18 > 0:19:23But I hope someone's in the room today... That'll exceed it.
0:19:23 > 0:19:27Things are picking up now after a slow start. It's quite exciting.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30It is. I'm pleased you're excited.
0:19:30 > 0:19:35Attracted a deal of interest, lot 290.
0:19:35 > 0:19:39I have one, two, three, four, five bids with me. Five bids already.
0:19:39 > 0:19:43We'll start at 200. ..220. ..240.
0:19:43 > 0:19:47Oh, wonderful! Oh, that's fantastic!
0:19:47 > 0:19:52320 with me. ..340, will you?
0:19:52 > 0:19:54Oh, excellent!
0:19:54 > 0:19:58I'm selling on ?320 now.
0:19:58 > 0:20:03Excellent! I'm so pleased! That's really good. Well done!
0:20:03 > 0:20:08Well, low estimate, conservative, tempts them in and they leap bids.
0:20:08 > 0:20:13Yes. So they get excited. But that really ran away. Yes.
0:20:13 > 0:20:19It exceeded all our expectations. Yes. I was hoping for the 200 mark.
0:20:19 > 0:20:26I thought about that. Excellent! Think what it would have made in perfect condition. With the bottles.
0:20:26 > 0:20:33Yeah. That's what you said. And the lining on the doors. I'm so happy for you. So am I!
0:20:33 > 0:20:41You can buy loads. Yes, thank you very much! Hannah will be excited. She'll be very pleased with that.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43Just what the doctor ordered.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47Next up is Terry and Jenny's second lot.
0:20:47 > 0:20:54Jenny, you brought the medicine pot in because you saw one like it on Bargain Hunt. Yes, almost the same.
0:20:54 > 0:21:01The one on Bargain Hunt was bigger. You didn't buy it especially? You've had it in the house. A long time.
0:21:01 > 0:21:08I bought it in a jumble sale. How much did you pay? Well, I say 6d, but I probably mean 5p - a shilling.
0:21:08 > 0:21:16You're brave putting no reserve on it. Will you be sad to sell it? Not really, cos it's been in a cupboard.
0:21:16 > 0:21:23That's what we like to hear - shoved in a cupboard, brought out and sold on "Flog It!" Yes, indeed.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27Will you treat yourself to a night out?
0:21:27 > 0:21:31We're going on holiday, so it'll go towards spending money. Where to?
0:21:31 > 0:21:34Madeira. Oh, lovely!
0:21:34 > 0:21:38Lot 227 is the nineteenth-century glass medicine bottle
0:21:38 > 0:21:41with a stopper in a treen case.
0:21:41 > 0:21:45?20 to start me? ?20 to start me?
0:21:45 > 0:21:47?20 to start me?
0:21:47 > 0:21:52Start me off, ?10? It's here to be sold. That's gone low, hasn't it?
0:21:52 > 0:21:54?10?
0:21:54 > 0:22:00I don't believe nobody wants it. ..10, I'm bid. .. Now 12. ..15?
0:22:00 > 0:22:0415? 15? 15? 15? 15? Anyone else?
0:22:04 > 0:22:0612? ..15. ..18? 18.
0:22:06 > 0:22:0920, I'm bid. ..22?
0:22:09 > 0:22:12?22 against you in the hat.
0:22:12 > 0:22:1625, anyone else? All done, selling on... ..Yes?
0:22:16 > 0:22:18No. All done, selling on 22.
0:22:18 > 0:22:23Do you regret not putting a reserve on now? No, because, um...
0:22:23 > 0:22:30if you put a reserve on, it wouldn't sell at all. You're just happy with something. Yes.
0:22:30 > 0:22:37A great philosophy to have. At least with ?25, you can buy a nice bottle of Madeira on holiday. Yes.
0:22:37 > 0:22:43Look at it that way. And a cream cake. Yeah. Spoil yourself.
0:22:45 > 0:22:53You'll either love Terry's dog on a cushion, or you loathe it. I just hope someone gives it a new home.
0:22:53 > 0:23:00The majolica dog that you don't like, you said, if it sells, you'll like it. That's about it, yeah.
0:23:00 > 0:23:05It's very loud, isn't it? Yes. What do you think of it, Thomas?
0:23:05 > 0:23:10It's a very decorative item. Majolica ware is very collectable.
0:23:10 > 0:23:16People quite like it. And we've a high reserve on it. I think it's a realistic estimate.
0:23:16 > 0:23:21We don't want to sell it for nothing. HE does!
0:23:21 > 0:23:22Lot 395.
0:23:22 > 0:23:28An unusual English majolica cushion-shaped box and cover.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31We have had a lot of interest here.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34I can start on 1,000. ..1,100.
0:23:34 > 0:23:361,200. ..1,300.
0:23:36 > 0:23:391,400. ..1,500, will you?
0:23:39 > 0:23:431,500, will you? 1,500 on the phone.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46Thank you. ..1,600. ..1,700?
0:23:46 > 0:23:51That's put a smile on your face. 1,700?
0:23:51 > 0:23:531,700. ..1,800.
0:23:53 > 0:23:551,900?
0:23:55 > 0:23:571,900. ..2,000.
0:23:57 > 0:24:012,100. ..2,200...?
0:24:01 > 0:24:06Wow! Thinking of the money already, Terry?
0:24:06 > 0:24:09Will you pinch me? Yeah, all right.
0:24:09 > 0:24:122,300. ..2,400?
0:24:13 > 0:24:17?2,300. And selling at ?2,300.
0:24:17 > 0:24:192,400?
0:24:19 > 0:24:24Well, well, well. Congratulations. You're happy with that, aren't you?
0:24:24 > 0:24:28Yeah, very. Thomas, you were bang on. Yeah.
0:24:28 > 0:24:33You said it would get to... Quietly confident. I was. It's so popular.
0:24:33 > 0:24:38It was almost perfect, just that little chip on the side.
0:24:38 > 0:24:44But a fantastic thing. You should be happy. Delighted. Doesn't this chap know his onions!
0:24:49 > 0:24:52So most of our items sold well.
0:24:52 > 0:24:59I'm sure our experts will find a few more treasures when we return to the valuation room shortly.
0:24:59 > 0:25:03Seeing these antiques has given me the urge to go shopping.
0:25:03 > 0:25:08In this job, I travel all over the country checking out antique shops.
0:25:08 > 0:25:14There's always something I can buy. We're in Clevedon. Let's have a snoop around.
0:25:22 > 0:25:26This place is full of wonderful ceramics and china.
0:25:26 > 0:25:33Help! I'm an oak dealer and I can't find any 18th-century oak or base metal at all. Are you hiding any?
0:25:33 > 0:25:38Not a chance. Tell me about this. This is a bit of Clevedon history.
0:25:38 > 0:25:43It's Elton ware, made by Lord Elton, who lived at Clevedon Court
0:25:43 > 0:25:48He was producing pottery from 1880 to 1920.
0:25:48 > 0:25:56This is an early piece. Yes, it's a dated piece to commemorate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897.
0:25:56 > 0:26:03That's pretty. After Elton came William Fishley Holland who was employed to run the pottery
0:26:03 > 0:26:10after Lord Elton died. This has a wonderful glaze, a burnt finish on it. It's in perfect condition.
0:26:10 > 0:26:14What value would this be? About ?200.
0:26:19 > 0:26:25I love this kind of thing because it's really retro and a bit more me than the contemporary stuff.
0:26:25 > 0:26:32I'm a big fan of Rothko and Jackson Pollock and that whole movement. Tell me about this. It's stunning.
0:26:32 > 0:26:37This is Whitefriars glass, from about the 1950s.
0:26:37 > 0:26:41It was designed by a man called Geoffrey Baxter.
0:26:41 > 0:26:46His work is very collectable. Do you sell much of it? Yes, we do.
0:26:46 > 0:26:50How much would that be? Probably about ?60-?70. That's good value.
0:26:56 > 0:27:01Back in the valuation room, is Sheldon being taken for a ride?
0:27:01 > 0:27:06What can you tell me about it? Well, I had it in 1963. Yeah.
0:27:06 > 0:27:14The lady wanted to sell it. It was given to her as a present and so she said ?12. She wanted ?12.
0:27:14 > 0:27:22?12 was a lot in 1963. There's a saying that it'll bring you wealth or you'll lose the love of your life.
0:27:22 > 0:27:28She lost the love of her life. We didn't have any wealth then, but it brought us some.
0:27:28 > 0:27:36We had it valued in Weston-super-Mare and he said it was jade. It is machine-made, not hand-carved.
0:27:36 > 0:27:43You can tell by the angular cuts on this. And if you look on the top of the plinth here,
0:27:43 > 0:27:50it's been ground by machine, not by hand. That's a giveaway and it makes life easier for me.
0:27:50 > 0:27:56It's older than us, probably made around 1870-1880, there or thereabouts.
0:27:56 > 0:28:03It's well fed, so I can see you look after it well. Very thick body and legs, very large hooves.
0:28:03 > 0:28:11Very small ears. The rest of the body is in proportion, but the ears are a little on the small side.
0:28:11 > 0:28:18It would have been one of a pair. Oh. Unfortunately, it's only 50% of the original object. Yes.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21At auction, you're looking at ?80-?120.
0:28:21 > 0:28:27Yes. So your money has gone up. That's it. How does that sound? Fine. Excellent.
0:28:27 > 0:28:33Do you want to sell it? Yes, I'd like to pass it on to someone else. Very good. Fine.
0:28:33 > 0:28:41It says, "Awarded to Robert Roberts for his integrity and upright conduct, Liverpool." A relation?
0:28:41 > 0:28:48I wish! I was born in Liverpool and my mother was living near when she found it in an antique shop.
0:28:48 > 0:28:53Right. Well, I think it was a junk shop cos she didn't have much money.
0:28:53 > 0:28:57It's dated 1836. Yes. So no need to look up the hallmark.
0:28:57 > 0:29:04It will be genuine, will it? If you look at the hallmark, it does - the letter A for 1837.
0:29:04 > 0:29:10So it's about a William IV melon-shaped silver teapot.
0:29:10 > 0:29:14Your mother bought it in a junk shop, gave it to you...
0:29:14 > 0:29:21Yes. Do you use it? I did, but I found it so intricate that cleaning it was such a problem.
0:29:21 > 0:29:26I used it for special occasions and between times, it went black.
0:29:26 > 0:29:32I wonder if the fact that we had to have...the handles put... cos it burns your hand.
0:29:32 > 0:29:36These heat resistors have been replaced.
0:29:36 > 0:29:41Looking at them, I can see that they look like Bakelite or plastic.
0:29:41 > 0:29:46I think they were supposed to be bone instead of ivory. Oh.
0:29:46 > 0:29:51This would be in, um... So they have been replaced. ..in the 1980s.
0:29:51 > 0:29:58That's interesting. Thanks for telling us. It won't affect its value too much.
0:29:58 > 0:30:03What do you think it's worth? Well, the last time I thought about it,
0:30:03 > 0:30:10when I lived in the Midlands, a local antique shop said I should insure it for ?360.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13That's insurance. That was about ten years ago.
0:30:13 > 0:30:21At auction, if I was to put this in for sale, I'd expect it to go for between ?300 and ?400.
0:30:21 > 0:30:26So it's appreciated over the ten years. It has appreciated, yes.
0:30:26 > 0:30:33Are you happy with that valuation? Um, yes. You put a reserve on it, do you? We could do, yes, for sure.
0:30:33 > 0:30:40You've brought something else too. Yes. This was given to me by my mother-in-law in the early '60s.
0:30:40 > 0:30:48It was one of her wedding presents. She liked doing teas, but said she didn't have the courage to use it.
0:30:48 > 0:30:53You can't get the forks out till the knives are out. It's very pretty.
0:30:53 > 0:30:59She thought I'd use it, you see. Have you? I used it once. At least you used it once.
0:30:59 > 0:31:03I realised you couldn't put it in the dishwasher.
0:31:03 > 0:31:10No, because these blades are plated. The only silver is the tines here. You've got mother-of-pearl handles.
0:31:10 > 0:31:17What do you think it is? I thought it was for eating in the dainty days when you had a piece of cake
0:31:17 > 0:31:24and you ate it with a fork. No? Actually, it's fruit knives and forks for when you have your fruit.
0:31:24 > 0:31:29The blades were quite sharp. When was your mother-in-law married?
0:31:29 > 0:31:34Late '20s. That's when I think it would be dated from, late '20s.
0:31:34 > 0:31:39Here we've Brook Son, the retailer from Edinburgh. Was she from there?
0:31:39 > 0:31:46No. It must have been a friend or relative who was local to Edinburgh.
0:31:46 > 0:31:48So it's come from quite a long way.
0:31:48 > 0:31:53As you don't use it, you're wanting to sell it? Yes.
0:31:53 > 0:32:02We've got to the stage where, soon, we've got to think what will our sons and my daughter-in-law do with them.
0:32:02 > 0:32:07They're not liable to use things like this. I think people don't use these.
0:32:07 > 0:32:13So I think it's reflected in its value. Yes. It won't be tremendous.
0:32:13 > 0:32:20It'll be between ?80 and ?100. Yes. I'd suggest that at auction. How do you feel about that?
0:32:20 > 0:32:25I thought it might be a bit more, but I can see why if it's plated.
0:32:25 > 0:32:32The blades are plated. If it was silver, it'd be worth more. But it's a very attractive set.
0:32:32 > 0:32:36You don't use it, your sons or daughter-in-law won't,
0:32:36 > 0:32:41so that's why the value's so low for something like this.
0:32:41 > 0:32:48Can you attend the auction? Yes. So we can see your item sell in Clevedon. I'd like to. Brilliant!
0:32:48 > 0:32:54Can you tell me about the clock? It's a bracket clock by John Garth in London.
0:32:54 > 0:32:58It was left to my mother in 1994.
0:32:58 > 0:33:03An old lady she used to look after... there were two carers.
0:33:03 > 0:33:08Yeah. They had a choice of clocks when she died. My mother chose that.
0:33:08 > 0:33:13Your mother had good taste. It's a wonderful-looking piece indeed.
0:33:13 > 0:33:18It's unfortunate to see the damage here.
0:33:18 > 0:33:25But I wouldn't worry. If you want to keep the clock, I'd advocate having it restored,
0:33:25 > 0:33:31but if you're thinking of selling it, leave it as it is for the next person to sort out.
0:33:31 > 0:33:37You've got a lovely arched dial here, a subsidiary dial there,
0:33:37 > 0:33:44with the strike and silent. Then, going onto the main face, a silver chapter ring. A decorative object.
0:33:44 > 0:33:46If we turn it round to the side...
0:33:46 > 0:33:49and just look at this,
0:33:49 > 0:33:54do you see this sort of tapering wheel here?
0:33:54 > 0:34:00Yes. That's what they call a fusee movement. And you have a double fusee movement, two of them.
0:34:00 > 0:34:07In clock terminology, it's a fantastic thing to see. It increases the value somewhat.
0:34:07 > 0:34:12Turning to the back, if we turn it round one more time,
0:34:12 > 0:34:19the backplate is engraved, very nice indeed, with foliage and scrolls. In a lot of them you see,
0:34:19 > 0:34:25they don't go to that much effort because the back is against the wall and no-one will see it.
0:34:25 > 0:34:30It's a sign of craftsmanship. Have you had it valued for insurance?
0:34:30 > 0:34:36The last time was on probate and they put ?1,500 on it at that time.
0:34:36 > 0:34:39How long ago was that? '97.
0:34:39 > 0:34:46You'll be pleased to hear things have gone up since then. At auction, you're looking at ?2,000-?2,500.
0:34:46 > 0:34:50Yes. Would you be prepared to put it into auction? Yes.
0:34:50 > 0:34:55It should make more than that. What would you do with the proceeds?
0:34:55 > 0:35:01Divide it amongst the four children on my mother's side. Wonderful gesture.
0:35:01 > 0:35:05Let's hope it does well at auction. Yes, that's fine.
0:35:05 > 0:35:10Who is William Chester? He's my husband's stepfather's uncle.
0:35:10 > 0:35:15So a tenuous family relationship, but family nevertheless. Yes.
0:35:15 > 0:35:20"Acton. July 2nd 1860." Tell me what you think it is.
0:35:20 > 0:35:27All I know is, they used to own an inn at Twyning, near Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire.
0:35:27 > 0:35:33They had a lot of possessions in the public house, you see, and they came down to my husband. Right.
0:35:33 > 0:35:39This is a loving cup. It may have been given to your relation
0:35:39 > 0:35:43if he was marrying somebody or coming of age, 21.
0:35:43 > 0:35:48Pretty, hand-painted, floral scene. I'd have thought Staffordshire.
0:35:48 > 0:35:53You've got the date - 1860. Do you like it?
0:35:53 > 0:35:58Yes, I like it very much. What's great are these dots. Yes, they are.
0:35:58 > 0:36:04I think the dots are great and make the piece. They're wonderful.
0:36:04 > 0:36:10Would you think about selling it? Yes, I would. Brilliant. I'd say between ?150-?200.
0:36:10 > 0:36:17If we got that, what would you do with the money? Put it to good use. Put it to good use? Yes.
0:36:17 > 0:36:24We don't need to ask any more questions. Thanks for coming. See you at the auction. Thank you.
0:36:24 > 0:36:28I bought them in a house sale. Mm-hm.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31About 15 years ago. They were ?60.
0:36:31 > 0:36:37They are two very nice articles indeed. They're made by Royal Doulton. They are a pair.
0:36:37 > 0:36:41The variance in colour is usual because they are hand-made.
0:36:41 > 0:36:47They're very decorative indeed. It's called a baluster-shaped vase.
0:36:47 > 0:36:53Nice applied bead decoration going all around, little flowers, a decorative border.
0:36:53 > 0:36:58They're wonderful things, in classic Doulton colours, with the glaze here
0:36:58 > 0:37:01matching the foot. Wonderful pieces.
0:37:01 > 0:37:08Made around the turn of the century, anywhere between 1895 to 1902, 1903.
0:37:08 > 0:37:14You can tell by the shape and the colours of the glaze the factory used then.
0:37:14 > 0:37:18What do you think they're worth? I haven't a clue, really,
0:37:18 > 0:37:25but I've been offered ?300 to ?350 for them within the last six months.
0:37:25 > 0:37:30Congratulations for not taking it, because that's a derisory sum.
0:37:30 > 0:37:35The person was obviously trying to make a quick buck. Yeah.
0:37:35 > 0:37:42At auction, you'd be looking at between ?600 and ?700 at this moment in time. That's the auction value.
0:37:42 > 0:37:47For insurance valuation, if I were to break them - hopefully I won't -
0:37:47 > 0:37:53you're talking about ?1,200-?1,400. OK. On the basis of that valuation,
0:37:53 > 0:37:58will you put them into auction? With a reserve. We can certainly do that.
0:37:58 > 0:38:03With what we realise for you, what will you spend the money on?
0:38:03 > 0:38:08My son's 21st birthday in two years' time, in which case,
0:38:08 > 0:38:14I would pay to have his eyes done, because he hates wearing glasses.
0:38:14 > 0:38:19A kind thought from a kind mother. Thanks for bringing them in.
0:38:24 > 0:38:30Normally, in the summer, Weston is heaving with people seeking sun, sand and sea.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33Off-season, it's deserted,
0:38:33 > 0:38:39but I'm meeting someone at the centre of Weston's heyday 40 years ago.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42It's Joan - Miss Modern Venus 1960.
0:38:42 > 0:38:48I was just 17. This is a photograph of when I won the heats. Is this on the pier?
0:38:48 > 0:38:53No, that's at the Tropicana. That's a lido, then? That's right.
0:38:53 > 0:38:59You've something interesting to say about this one. Yes. This is Michael Aspel.
0:38:59 > 0:39:06He was the judge. Doesn't he look young? Yes. And you inherited the title - Miss Modern Venus 1960? Yes.
0:39:06 > 0:39:12Venus, the goddess of love. Yes, and I held it for a year. Right. It was a lot of fun.
0:39:16 > 0:39:23What was it like then? From early morning, people came down, chose their deck chairs, whole families -
0:39:23 > 0:39:29grandmothers, grandfathers and children. They'd come onto the pier, have candyfloss and ice creams.
0:39:29 > 0:39:36The girls would walk up and down along the beach and the prom, and the boys sat on the wall and admired.
0:39:36 > 0:39:43You'd choose your partners that way. Sounds like it's reawakening lots of nostalgic memories.
0:39:43 > 0:39:50Yes, it is. It was great fun. You couldn't get over how many people were here, actually on the beach.
0:39:52 > 0:39:57Has Weston changed much? Yes, it's changed lots. The innocence has gone.
0:39:57 > 0:40:02We've lost the cinema and we've lost the Punch and Judy show.
0:40:02 > 0:40:07There's a lot of these places now. More amusements. The family part has gone.
0:40:07 > 0:40:15It's more individual youngsters and I do miss the innocent ways of coming down, finding an ice cream,
0:40:15 > 0:40:19walking along the beach and looking for a gentleman.
0:40:21 > 0:40:26SAILOR LAUGHS What a noise! This is the original drunken sailor.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29Mothers would go mad with them. "Oh, peace!"
0:40:29 > 0:40:34I think it's about time we started this diet, don't you? Yes.
0:40:41 > 0:40:48After our valuation day, our owners and experts head for the auction. Let's see what they're taking along.
0:40:48 > 0:40:54Whoever buys Sheila's jade horse could inherit a blessing.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56Maybe the next person will be lucky.
0:40:56 > 0:41:01Kelly has two lots - fruit knives and forks and her mother's teapot.
0:41:01 > 0:41:06She was lovely. I loved her story of buying it for ?5 in a junk shop
0:41:06 > 0:41:10all those years ago in the '60s. What a find!
0:41:10 > 0:41:15Time will tell if Frank's honest bracket clock will make a profit.
0:41:15 > 0:41:18Will someone fall for Joan's loving cup?
0:41:18 > 0:41:24Veronica's Doulton vases will please her son if they fetch a good price.
0:41:31 > 0:41:36The sale in Clevedon is full of people hoping to bid for a bargain.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39Amongst the browsers are our owners.
0:41:39 > 0:41:44Soon, their items will be up in front of the buyers.
0:41:44 > 0:41:49Lots of bids are being placed in auctioneer Mark's book.
0:41:49 > 0:41:53He examines our antiques to assess our experts' valuations.
0:41:53 > 0:41:57With 30 years' experience, he should know.
0:41:57 > 0:42:03Here we have a horse. It's Chinese, I don't think it's terribly old.
0:42:03 > 0:42:08It's a greenstone. Yes. This was Sheila's. I don't like it, do you?
0:42:08 > 0:42:10It's not my favourite piece.
0:42:10 > 0:42:16Sheldon's put a value of ?80-?120 on it, which I think is very...
0:42:16 > 0:42:20Very ambitious. I think we'll struggle to get the ?40 reserve.
0:42:20 > 0:42:23I think so as well.
0:42:23 > 0:42:28Here we have a lovely silver teapot, probably as nice as you can get.
0:42:28 > 0:42:32Very ornate, isn't it? It's London, with the leopard's head.
0:42:32 > 0:42:39The date letter A is for 1836. There's the head of William IV. Also, it's got an inscription.
0:42:39 > 0:42:45People sometimes say an inscription detracts from it, but in this case,
0:42:45 > 0:42:53engraved inscription of the date, 1836... Which puts a bit of value on it. It doesn't take it off, no.
0:42:53 > 0:42:59Valued ?300-?400. I couldn't agree more. Nor could I. I hope it fetches a bit more.
0:42:59 > 0:43:03It's a grand set, isn't it? It is, yeah.
0:43:03 > 0:43:09The age of elegance, it screams to me. Very small. What were they used for? Fruit knives with forks.
0:43:09 > 0:43:13They date from about 1890. They're not silver, but silver plate.
0:43:13 > 0:43:19Handles are carved mother-of-pearl. They don't fit modern life well.
0:43:19 > 0:43:25Which is why Kelly's selling them. Yeah. Value? They sound cheap at ?100.
0:43:25 > 0:43:30It is cheap. But the demand is... Zero. ..fairly limited.
0:43:30 > 0:43:33Little call in this country. No.
0:43:33 > 0:43:39Here's a handsome piece. A loving cup - quart size, I think. Two pints? Two pints.
0:43:39 > 0:43:44Turn it round, there's a surprise - a nice inscription there.
0:43:44 > 0:43:49William Chester, presumably of Acton. West London. July 2nd 1860.
0:43:49 > 0:43:56What date would you say? I'd say the date of the mug. It was probably given to him on his birthday.
0:43:56 > 0:44:02It's done well to survive from 1860. What are we expecting on this?
0:44:02 > 0:44:07I think around ?150. And the reserve is? ?130.
0:44:07 > 0:44:10About right, isn't it? Yes, it's a nice piece.
0:44:10 > 0:44:15Frank's fusee mantel clock. Very nice. It is, isn't it? Georgian,
0:44:15 > 0:44:20mahogany-cased bracket clock. It's beautiful. Frank inherited it.
0:44:20 > 0:44:24He's going to divide the proceeds between his brothers and sisters.
0:44:24 > 0:44:29The maker is on the front - John Garth of London. That's important,
0:44:29 > 0:44:37a London maker fetches top money. Very good. And he's in the book at around 1760-1765.
0:44:37 > 0:44:43Our experts have valued this at ?2,000-?2,500.
0:44:43 > 0:44:50That's a very sensible valuation to start with. There's been great interest in it.
0:44:50 > 0:44:56You've put no reserve on it, because... I think it'll make ?2,500-?3,000.
0:44:56 > 0:44:59It's a beautiful clock. I hope it does well.
0:44:59 > 0:45:06Our owners' items are a real mixed bag, so let's hope the buyers have real catholic tastes.
0:45:06 > 0:45:10There's a good crowd. Kelly hopes someone will snap up her silverware.
0:45:10 > 0:45:17Your mother had a very astute eye, because she found that silver teapot in a Liverpool junk shop. She did.
0:45:17 > 0:45:21It can't have cost much - not much more than a fiver.
0:45:21 > 0:45:25That will fetch a tidy sum. What will you spend it on?
0:45:25 > 0:45:32I have got three antique clocks that need attention. And I have a grandmother clock that I was given.
0:45:32 > 0:45:37My son, when learning to crawl, crawled into it and knocked it over.
0:45:37 > 0:45:43PAUL LAUGHS It would be nice to get those going and all chiming at once.
0:45:43 > 0:45:50First under the hammer is Joan's loving cup. Will someone fall for it?
0:45:50 > 0:45:56You brought in the loving cup. How long have you had it? I've had it about...30 years all told.
0:45:56 > 0:46:01My mother-in-law lived with us and brought it with her.
0:46:01 > 0:46:07Did it have pride of place in the house or was it in a cupboard? It's been in a cupboard, a glass cabinet.
0:46:07 > 0:46:13So you can see it? Yes. It's a beautiful cup, isn't it? Yes.
0:46:13 > 0:46:19When the cup sells today, what will you spend the money on?
0:46:19 > 0:46:25I'd like to replace it with something to, um... More porcelain? Here we go. We're up now.
0:46:25 > 0:46:31It's dated 1860 and it's in very nice condition for its age.
0:46:31 > 0:46:34Lot 473, a nice piece of pottery.
0:46:34 > 0:46:37?70 here, 80 here. ..90, will you?
0:46:37 > 0:46:4290? 90? 90? ..100. 110?
0:46:42 > 0:46:46We've a reserve of 130 on this. ..140? We've done it, it's sold.
0:46:46 > 0:46:50At ?130 in the room. 140 now?
0:46:50 > 0:46:54All done, are you? All done on ?130, then.
0:46:54 > 0:47:00There we are. 130? Bang on the reserve. Happy with that? Quite.
0:47:00 > 0:47:04Are you sad to see this go now? In a way.
0:47:04 > 0:47:09But I couldn't leave it where it was because I couldn't enjoy it.
0:47:09 > 0:47:16We live in a small house and it needs to be in a big glass cabinet and a proper environment.
0:47:16 > 0:47:22So you'll let someone else enjoy it and get some use out of it. Yes.
0:47:24 > 0:47:29Let's hope, for Sheldon's sake, bets are riding on Sheila's jade horse.
0:47:29 > 0:47:36Sheila's horse isn't bringing her much luck - she can't be here because her husband's quite ill.
0:47:36 > 0:47:43That's unfortunate. Yes. I think she'll be glad to see the horse go. There's been lots of interest in it.
0:47:43 > 0:47:49It's the old cliche, but I'm quietly confident again. I hope so for you.
0:47:49 > 0:47:53Lot 186 is the carved hardstone figure of a horse...
0:47:53 > 0:47:57I've got to remind you, you said ?80-?120.
0:47:57 > 0:48:00What can we say? ?20 only, I am bid.
0:48:00 > 0:48:04And 2, now 5? 25? It's a bit slow at the moment.
0:48:04 > 0:48:08?25, will you? ?25, will you?
0:48:08 > 0:48:12It's ?22 only. Is there ?25, anyone else? Yes or no?
0:48:12 > 0:48:16I'm sorry, it's not sold. Dear, oh, dear! What can I say?
0:48:16 > 0:48:21I'll leave it to you to ring Sheila. I'll phone the Samaritans first!
0:48:21 > 0:48:28I mean, it's a nice-looking thing. Initially, it would have been one of a pair. Yeah.
0:48:28 > 0:48:35When it was made, there were two, so you're really looking at 50% of the article here.
0:48:35 > 0:48:41In that respect, I can see why it didn't go. On the other hand... He's wriggled out of it, hasn't he?
0:48:41 > 0:48:45Up next is Kelly's first lot of silver.
0:48:45 > 0:48:52Kelly, this is one of two lots for you. Were you surprised to find out they were fruit knives?
0:48:52 > 0:48:59I was, yes. My mother-in-law gave them to me and she said, "You do a lot of baking and afternoon teas."
0:48:59 > 0:49:06As if it was a cake knife and fork? Which I thought it was. They're much broader. I still don't know.
0:49:06 > 0:49:12I suppose, in more elegant times, people held a piece of fruit with a fork and peeled it?
0:49:12 > 0:49:17It's such an impractical thing, isn't it? We eat the skins now.
0:49:17 > 0:49:22What do you think of them, Thomas? You valued them at ?80-?100.
0:49:22 > 0:49:29Yes, they were very pretty and they were all there. Yes. Hardly used. Well boxed, well presented.
0:49:29 > 0:49:36The only thing I'd say is that they're not very functional any more. No. Just decorative.
0:49:36 > 0:49:42275, a set of 12 late-19th-century fruit knives and forks.
0:49:42 > 0:49:44Very nice they are too.
0:49:44 > 0:49:48I'll start the bidding at ?100. Who's got 10? 110?
0:49:48 > 0:49:52That's excellent. It's already sold.
0:49:52 > 0:49:56I'm quite pleased, actually. Yeah, relieved!
0:49:56 > 0:50:00170? 170? It's against you in the room on...
0:50:00 > 0:50:03170. ..180. ..190?
0:50:03 > 0:50:08190. ..200. ..210? ?200. The bid's here. 210, will you?
0:50:08 > 0:50:12All done at ?200?
0:50:12 > 0:50:17How do you feel about that? Amazed! So are you, aren't you, Thomas?
0:50:17 > 0:50:22?200! Yes. That's exceeded all our expectations. Yes.
0:50:22 > 0:50:28You'd have been happy with ?70, wouldn't you? I'd have been happier with ?110.
0:50:28 > 0:50:34What are you going to spend the money on? Well, again, either repairing my clocks. Yes.
0:50:34 > 0:50:39Divide it between my clocks and a donation to the hospice.
0:50:39 > 0:50:43It's good to see some of Kelly's money going to a charitable cause.
0:50:43 > 0:50:48Veronica's vases are here, but she couldn't make it.
0:50:48 > 0:50:55Again, owner's on holiday. We aren't doing well with yours. I don't mind. Probably living it up abroad. Yes.
0:50:55 > 0:51:00Pair of Doulton vases. Yes, Doulton, as we all know, highly collectable.
0:51:00 > 0:51:05Should do quite well. They're in very good condition.
0:51:05 > 0:51:10Lot 357, a pair of Royal Doulton stoneware pottery vases.
0:51:10 > 0:51:15Very nice condition they are as well. I've got bids on the book
0:51:15 > 0:51:19at 380, 400, 420.
0:51:19 > 0:51:23440, will you? 440, will you? 440, will you?
0:51:23 > 0:51:28You've got a reserve of 550, haven't you? I have. ..520?
0:51:28 > 0:51:30520?
0:51:30 > 0:51:34?500. And 20? 520?
0:51:34 > 0:51:36Against you all at ?500.
0:51:36 > 0:51:43Just below by one bid. Maybe you can have words with the auctioneers.
0:51:43 > 0:51:49I'll have to. Get the commission reduced to get that through. Yeah, it's worth a go. It was so close.
0:51:49 > 0:51:55Very unfortunate, but we'll see what we can do. Better luck next time.
0:51:55 > 0:51:59It just goes to show - our experts aren't always right.
0:51:59 > 0:52:06Now, can Kelly make more money to give to that charity and get those clocks repaired?
0:52:06 > 0:52:12This is the first auction you've ever been to. It is, yes. Are you excited? Or scared?
0:52:12 > 0:52:17I was scared of looking up, in case I bought something. Accidentally?
0:52:17 > 0:52:22Yes. You look like a dealer, with a magnifying glass round your neck.
0:52:22 > 0:52:27That's cos I can't see very well. I was noting what things raised.
0:52:27 > 0:52:31I have bids on the book at 280, 290...
0:52:31 > 0:52:35We're up to the teapot now. It started at 310, 320.
0:52:35 > 0:52:38340. ..350? Anyone else?
0:52:38 > 0:52:43?340 on the book. 350, anywhere else?
0:52:43 > 0:52:46Wed a reserve of 300. You're fine.
0:52:46 > 0:52:50360 now? At ?350. ..360, anyone else?
0:52:50 > 0:52:52Yes or no?
0:52:52 > 0:52:58A quality piece. Are you pleased with that? Was that 360? 350. Yes.
0:52:58 > 0:53:03It's amazing it was bought for so little and how it's accumulated.
0:53:03 > 0:53:09I wish my mother knew, because she never really won anything or got anything
0:53:09 > 0:53:15and she deserved it. Yeah. That's why it'd be nice to give a donation to the hospice.
0:53:15 > 0:53:22I don't think we had them when she died, or not enough. That's a real feel-good factor, isn't it? Yes.
0:53:22 > 0:53:28Our final lot is Frank's bracket clock. ..Frank, are you excited?
0:53:28 > 0:53:33Yes, fairly excited. You should be because things are flying out today.
0:53:33 > 0:53:38And this fusee movement in this clock is stunning.
0:53:38 > 0:53:44It's got a London maker on the dial as well. Two good things going for it. How long have you had it?
0:53:44 > 0:53:49Since 1994. Will you be sad to see it go? Yes, I will be.
0:53:49 > 0:53:55You're dividing the money up four ways, aren't you? Yes, amongst the four children.
0:53:55 > 0:54:02What will you spend your share on? 10% will go on a radio-controlled clock that keeps accurate time.
0:54:02 > 0:54:09The rest will be invested in the garden. Did that one keep good time? Yes, but where I keep it,
0:54:09 > 0:54:16it's in a room with a wood burner and the humidity would ruin it if I kept it there for any period.
0:54:16 > 0:54:19It's beautiful. Better let it go.
0:54:19 > 0:54:22439, the star of the show here.
0:54:22 > 0:54:27Lot 439 is this nice bracket clock by John Garth of London.
0:54:27 > 0:54:29There's no reserve.
0:54:29 > 0:54:34And I have one, two, three, four, five bids left with me on the book.
0:54:34 > 0:54:38That's encouraging. Interesting. Good start.
0:54:38 > 0:54:41There's ?2,800 bid three times. There you are.
0:54:41 > 0:54:452,800. ..2,900? And the bid's 2,900, your bid, sir.
0:54:45 > 0:54:492,900. 3,000? 3,000, will you?
0:54:49 > 0:54:513,000, will you?
0:54:51 > 0:54:55At 2,900. Are we going 3,000?
0:54:55 > 0:55:003,000? At ?2,900 in the room.
0:55:00 > 0:55:03Selling on 2,900. Mr Hogan.
0:55:03 > 0:55:08?2,900. Very good. I'm pleased with that. I bet you are. Excellent news.
0:55:08 > 0:55:14It's a good clock, it was a quality piece. Quality always counts.
0:55:14 > 0:55:20It does. So divide that by four, that's what? ?740-odd.
0:55:20 > 0:55:25Something like that. There you are. We'll take your word for it.
0:55:25 > 0:55:27Don't quote me on that one.
0:55:27 > 0:55:35Most of our owners were happy with their sales. Michelle never expected her medicine chest to do so well.
0:55:35 > 0:55:40I expected about 200 at a push, but exceeding 300 is brilliant news.
0:55:40 > 0:55:48Terry and Jenny's medicine bottle didn't live up to expectations, but the candle holders made up for it.
0:55:48 > 0:55:52Pleased? Yes. We didn't even realise they were French.
0:55:52 > 0:55:56Frank's brothers and sisters will be pleased with their windfall.
0:55:56 > 0:56:02I've kept it for three years. It's gone up in price. We'll all be happy.
0:56:02 > 0:56:09Kelly did her mother proud with the sale of her teapot, and her fruit knife set did well too.
0:56:09 > 0:56:13I didn't think it would go much above its reserve. I'm pleased.
0:56:17 > 0:56:22We've had some wonderful sales today. It's been superb.
0:56:22 > 0:56:25See what happens next time on "Flog It!"