0:00:03 > 0:00:09Hello and welcome to the Guild Hall in the stunning city of Winchester, England's ancient capital.
0:00:09 > 0:00:14Today we're hoping to unearth some treasures from this massive queue!
0:00:14 > 0:00:17So come on, you lot! Are you ready to flog it?
0:00:43 > 0:00:46What a fabulous queue we've got here today,
0:00:46 > 0:00:50even if the weather is a little bit inclement. Here are our experts,
0:00:50 > 0:00:54Christina Trevanion and James Lewis, a font of knowledge!
0:00:54 > 0:00:59They've all come here to ask that all-important question...
0:00:59 > 0:01:01What's it worth? Exactly!
0:01:01 > 0:01:05Stay tuned, because there will be one or two surprises today.
0:01:05 > 0:01:11Somebody will go home with a lot of money and they don't know it yet and it's our job to find it.
0:01:11 > 0:01:16So let's get the doors open and get the show on the road.
0:01:18 > 0:01:24'Coming up on today's programme - Rita introduces Christina to an old friend.'
0:01:24 > 0:01:26- What's her name?- Fanny Tinker.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29'James goes down memory lane.'
0:01:29 > 0:01:35My thoughts go back to my grandfather telling me the stories of the navy.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39'And I go in search of the next generation of art stars.'
0:01:39 > 0:01:41Creative imagination!
0:01:47 > 0:01:50'So it's over to the valuation tables we go
0:01:50 > 0:01:56'and Christina's first off the starting block with Rita's exquisite pearl brooch.'
0:01:56 > 0:02:00- Is this a relative of yours? - It was a relative of my husband.
0:02:00 > 0:02:05- Right, OK.- It belonged initially to his great grandmother.
0:02:05 > 0:02:09So that would about tie in with the date.
0:02:09 > 0:02:17- Yes.- We pretty much know exactly when it dates from. There's a nice date of 1853 on the back. Wonderful.
0:02:17 > 0:02:23- So it came down from your husband's grandmother?- Yes.- And do you know if she ever wore it?
0:02:23 > 0:02:27- No, I don't, no. - And do you ever wear it?- Not at all.
0:02:27 > 0:02:34What a shame! It's such a beautiful brooch. You've got this wonderful gold scroll around here.
0:02:34 > 0:02:40- A nice gold scroll border. Somebody mentioned you've had it tested as gold.- I have.
0:02:40 > 0:02:45- And it looks like it's 18-carat. - They didn't say it was 18-carat, just that it was gold.
0:02:45 > 0:02:51- OK.- There's no hallmark on the back. - That's absolutely right.
0:02:51 > 0:02:56That's not unusual for this sort of date. We wouldn't expect one.
0:02:56 > 0:03:03Oh, I expected it to have and I thought it may be pinchbeck, but it's tested as gold.
0:03:03 > 0:03:09- So we've got the nice gold border and then lovely freshwater seed pearls.- Yes.- Pearls, unfortunately,
0:03:09 > 0:03:16were supposed to symbolise tears in the Victorian era. Do you know if this was a mourning brooch?
0:03:16 > 0:03:21I don't know really very much about it at all.
0:03:21 > 0:03:25- If we look at the back, it gives us a little more information.- Yes.
0:03:25 > 0:03:32There's a wonderful inscription and it tells us that this lady on the front was probably...
0:03:32 > 0:03:36- Fanny Tinker.- And where did she live? - Lower Broughton.
0:03:36 > 0:03:43- Do we know where Lower Broughton was?- No, I thought it was in the suburbs of Manchester,
0:03:43 > 0:03:48- but I'm not sure about that.- OK. We hope this is dear Fanny here.
0:03:48 > 0:03:54- And this is her in her prime of life because she looks quite healthy. - She does.- It's a beautiful brooch.
0:03:54 > 0:03:59It's a crime that it's not being worn and loved. I think at auction
0:03:59 > 0:04:04we'd probably be looking somewhere in the region of maybe £200-£300.
0:04:04 > 0:04:09- How does that sound to you? - That's fine.- If we put it forwards
0:04:09 > 0:04:14with an estimate of £200-£300 and hope somebody will wear it,
0:04:14 > 0:04:19we'll probably give it a reserve of about £200 on it
0:04:19 > 0:04:24- and hope we can find it a nice new home.- That would be fine.- Super.
0:04:24 > 0:04:30- And what will you put the money towards?- I have a granddaughter getting married in June.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34- I thought it might go towards the flowers.- A wonderful idea.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38- Huge congratulations. A good party to look forward to!- Yes!
0:04:38 > 0:04:41That's wonderful news.
0:04:41 > 0:04:47'Let's hope Fanny Tinker manages to tickle someone's fancy when she goes up for auction.
0:04:47 > 0:04:54'On the other side of the room, it looks like Cecilia and Andy have commandeered James's table
0:04:54 > 0:04:58'with their maritime-themed pictures.'
0:04:59 > 0:05:04Thank you so much for bringing these wonderful little etchings into Flog It today.
0:05:04 > 0:05:09- They're great examples of a local artist's work.- Yes.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13Tell me, are they family pieces or from a car boot sale...?
0:05:13 > 0:05:15- They are family pieces.- They are?
0:05:15 > 0:05:20They belonged to my grandfather. He was a lieutenant in the Royal Navy.
0:05:20 > 0:05:25- Right.- And we think he may have known Rowland Langmaid.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28Why do you think that? Tell me.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32We know that Langmaid was in Africa at some point.
0:05:32 > 0:05:36Also my grandfather was in Africa and he was arrested.
0:05:36 > 0:05:42- He used to go fairly brown when he was in the sun.- Right.
0:05:42 > 0:05:48- He was arrested for being a black man drinking in a white man's bar. - You're joking!- It's true.
0:05:48 > 0:05:52- They had to send for his commander to prove he was actually white.- No?!
0:05:52 > 0:05:58- Yes.- He used to go so brown and with the white suit... - Oh, how ridiculous!
0:05:58 > 0:06:03- What a comment on the times, eh? - Yes.- My grandfather was in the Royal Navy
0:06:03 > 0:06:09and that's why, as soon as I see naval pictures, my thoughts go back to my grandfather, sitting with him
0:06:09 > 0:06:14telling me stories of the navy. And these are classic naval scenes.
0:06:14 > 0:06:19If you're looking at engravings and etchings that are marine subjects,
0:06:19 > 0:06:24- the first name that comes to mind is William Wyllie.- That's right.
0:06:24 > 0:06:29But Langmaid was a pupil of his and worked under him.
0:06:29 > 0:06:34He was an official artist for the Royal Navy. He was a seaman in the First World War
0:06:34 > 0:06:37and was onboard HMS Agamemnon.
0:06:37 > 0:06:42He did a lot of the official sketches of the landing parties.
0:06:42 > 0:06:48Here we have a sailing ship in full sail and the little yachts at the front.
0:06:48 > 0:06:53- This scene here, is this a London scene?- No, it's Portsmouth.
0:06:53 > 0:06:58I think it's called Leaving Portsmouth and that is the tower.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00- At Sally Port.- At Sally Port.
0:07:00 > 0:07:06- This one is probably the best image. - Yes.- Luckily, it's also in the best condition.
0:07:06 > 0:07:11Here we've got a very serious water mark straight across the front.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15- I think this one is pretty much a goner.- Yes.
0:07:15 > 0:07:22We almost ignore this one. Here we've got a little bit of foxing, a little water damage,
0:07:22 > 0:07:25but generally reasonable condition.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29- So I'm going to value them as a two, not a three.- Yes.- Yes.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33They make £50-£70 each, something like that.
0:07:33 > 0:07:38So if we put an estimate of £100-£150 on all three,
0:07:38 > 0:07:42- and we need to protect them with a reserve. £100?- Yes.
0:07:42 > 0:07:47- The auctioneer has a bit of discretion, so if he gets 90, he'll still let them go.- That's fine.
0:07:47 > 0:07:53Let's take them along and see how they do. It's the perfect place to sell them.
0:07:55 > 0:08:00'We'll be back to see if those Portsmouth prints make waves in just a moment.
0:08:01 > 0:08:07'Sticking with the maritime theme, as I dip into the queue and look at a rather rare artefact
0:08:07 > 0:08:09'that Dilys has brought along.'
0:08:09 > 0:08:14- I'm not sure if it's a ship's log or is it...- A captain's journal?
0:08:14 > 0:08:21- Yeah.- I don't think there are any latitudes or longitudes or any sailing destinations.- No.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25- He's going through an inventory of guns here.- That's right.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27- And the cannons.- Yes.
0:08:27 > 0:08:34- And the names of personnel.- Yes. - I think this is absolutely fascinating, I really do.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36- I'd like to know more about it.- Yes.
0:08:36 > 0:08:42- This needs a lot of research and a lot of looking at.- It does.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46We need to start with the name of the vessel and the date.
0:08:46 > 0:08:51- The date is 1715.- It's 1715. - Definitely 1715.
0:08:51 > 0:08:56- It's not in a wonderful condition. - It's in pretty good condition for its age.
0:08:56 > 0:09:01- The spine is in very good condition. - Yes, that's true.
0:09:01 > 0:09:07- I shall take this away...- Yes?- ..and let someone else have a quick look and we'll come back to you.
0:09:07 > 0:09:14We'll do a little bit of research and hopefully give you some news and put it into auction.
0:09:15 > 0:09:21'I'll be back to give Dilys's maritime journal a proper valuation a little later on in the show.
0:09:21 > 0:09:26'But first, it looks like Christina has sniffed out a real gem
0:09:26 > 0:09:28'with Jennifer's silver snuff box.'
0:09:28 > 0:09:32- This is the most lovely silver snuff box you've brought in.- Thank you.
0:09:32 > 0:09:37- Where has it come from?- It comes from my father's side of the family.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40I inherited it when my mother passed away.
0:09:40 > 0:09:47I believe it belonged to my grandmother, who was widowed very young with three small children.
0:09:47 > 0:09:53- She later met somebody else and I think this belonged to him.- Right.
0:09:53 > 0:09:57- Sadly, he passed away before they got married.- Well, the box itself
0:09:57 > 0:10:01is a little bit of a mystery. If we look on the cover,
0:10:01 > 0:10:07it says, "Presented to Horace Hague, Head Warden 'A' Group, Doncaster Civil Defence,
0:10:07 > 0:10:12- "by his colleagues, 19th July, 1945."- Yes.
0:10:12 > 0:10:17- Do we know who Horace Hague was? - I think it was this gentleman.
0:10:17 > 0:10:22- So he was held in very high regard by his colleagues.- I think so.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26- But 1945 is slightly misleading. - It is.- If we look on the inside,
0:10:26 > 0:10:29being silver, if we open it up,
0:10:29 > 0:10:33we've got the most wonderful hallmark for Birmingham.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37We've got the anchor. We've also got a date letter.
0:10:37 > 0:10:43- In this case, it's a capital D, which is indicative of 1852.- Yes.
0:10:43 > 0:10:49And we've also got the maker's initials - ES. That's actually Edward Smith.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52He was registered in 1826
0:10:52 > 0:10:54and he went through to about 1863.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58- So that fits in perfectly with our 1852 date.- Yes.
0:10:58 > 0:11:03He was known for making what we call small works - little boxes, vinaigrettes -
0:11:03 > 0:11:11so slightly confusing that we've got quite a late inscription on what is a very Victorian box.
0:11:11 > 0:11:16It could well be that they've had the original inscription removed
0:11:16 > 0:11:20and had this inscribed at a later date, 1945.
0:11:20 > 0:11:26- I think at auction we might be looking somewhere in the region of £100-£200.- Wow.
0:11:26 > 0:11:33This inscription might put a few people off, but hopefully we'll find someone that is more forgiving.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37- Perhaps it'll go back to Doncaster. - Perhaps it will!- You never know.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40With all this internet bidding, you never know!
0:11:40 > 0:11:45- So why are you selling it? - I inherited quite a lot of trinkets
0:11:45 > 0:11:49- from my mother. She was a bit of a squirrel.- Oh, was she?- Yes.
0:11:49 > 0:11:54- I collect cut glass and silver-topped boxes and bottles.- OK.
0:11:54 > 0:11:58So I'd like to sell it and perhaps buy something for my collection.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02That's a great idea. You can add to your collection.
0:12:02 > 0:12:08- I think £100-£200 with perhaps a firm reserve of £100.- Lovely.
0:12:09 > 0:12:13'Priced to sell! That snuff box is certain to give Jennifer
0:12:13 > 0:12:17'enough cash to expand her cut glass collection.'
0:12:21 > 0:12:24'Now, James seems to be making a big fuss
0:12:24 > 0:12:27'over the item that Jackie and Paul have brought along.'
0:12:27 > 0:12:34- Thanks so much for bringing what has to be the biggest piece of Moorcroft I have seen in years.- Lovely.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37- Is it a family piece?- Yes.
0:12:37 > 0:12:43- It was my mum's and she died, what, about 26 years ago?- 26 years ago.
0:12:43 > 0:12:4626 years ago. Obviously, it was left to us then.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50I think it must be between 50 and 60 years minimum.
0:12:50 > 0:12:55Yeah. Let's turn it over because that will tell you lots of information.
0:12:55 > 0:13:01We've got "W Moorcroft, potter to HM the Queen".
0:13:01 > 0:13:06OK. And it's "WM". It's the WM script mark, "made in England" mark,
0:13:06 > 0:13:09so it is about that sort of date.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11- Late '40s, '50s.- I see.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15It's a wonderful shape, that globular shape.
0:13:15 > 0:13:19- It's beautiful.- Anemone pattern. The colours are super.
0:13:19 > 0:13:23We see a lot of Moorcroft, so I won't go on about the history
0:13:23 > 0:13:27because we've heard it... What's that I've tipped out? A rubber band?
0:13:27 > 0:13:30- Probably.- What do you keep in there?
0:13:30 > 0:13:34When my daughter comes round, she puts her poodle's coat in there.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37- A poodle's coat?- And the dog lead.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40- And three balls that it plays with. - Oh, no.
0:13:40 > 0:13:45- What if the poodle wants its balls? - It bounces up and down, hoping to get high enough.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49- I hope it can't.- No, definitely not. - Dear me!
0:13:49 > 0:13:51You need to find another big vase.
0:13:51 > 0:13:57- That's right.- Because this is a wonderful piece of art pottery.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59This pattern started in 1938.
0:13:59 > 0:14:04From 1939 to 1945, during the war,
0:14:04 > 0:14:07there was a restriction on the use of colours
0:14:07 > 0:14:12because the last thing you wanted was somebody in a ceramics studio
0:14:12 > 0:14:18- using your cobalt oxide to make a blue glaze when it could be going to the war effort.- That's right.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22After the war when the restrictions were lifted on the use of colour,
0:14:22 > 0:14:26you get a lot of rather strange combinations of colour,
0:14:26 > 0:14:28- so it's a classic of its time.- Yes.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32- So you obviously watch Flog It. - Yes, all the time.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35You know your values. What do you think it's worth?
0:14:35 > 0:14:39We're hopeful that it might be worth around 1,000.
0:14:39 > 0:14:43- OK...- But obviously, we'd like to know from you as well.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46- I think that's a lot.- You do?
0:14:46 > 0:14:49I'd like to put an estimate of 400 to 600
0:14:49 > 0:14:52- which is a lot less than you were hoping.- Hmm.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54But...
0:14:56 > 0:14:58We could put 5 to 8.
0:14:58 > 0:15:03- What do you think?- I think £1,000 for it is too high.- Right.
0:15:03 > 0:15:07- I don't think... Goodness me, would I love to be proved wrong!- Yes.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11- I'd be jumping up and down. - I would love you to be proved wrong.
0:15:11 > 0:15:16- We're selling it really because it's our golden wedding coming up.- OK.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19We want to do a rather large party.
0:15:19 > 0:15:23I don't know. Could we sort of do something like 7 to 8?
0:15:23 > 0:15:29It's your vase, it's your thing and you have to be happy with it. Why don't we put 7 to 9?
0:15:29 > 0:15:32- That would be lovely.- 7 to 9. - That would be fine.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35I think we're really pushing it,
0:15:35 > 0:15:38but let's put an estimate of 700 to 900,
0:15:38 > 0:15:43a reserve of 7, and if it doesn't make that, you'll have to tone your party down a bit.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46- That's fine.- That sounds lovely. - Is that all right?- Yes.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52'Join me as I head over to a magnificent stately home
0:15:52 > 0:15:55'for the ultimate art and history indulgence.'
0:16:05 > 0:16:12I often imagine one day I'm going to be lord of the manor and own a great big stately pile like this.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16Look at that. Isn't it magnificent? It's what dreams are made of.
0:16:16 > 0:16:23But sadly, this dream comes to a crushing end when you realise the price tag involved,
0:16:23 > 0:16:28but for one Hampshire woman, her dream became a reality and it didn't cost her a penny.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31I'm here to find out exactly how she pulled it off.
0:16:34 > 0:16:39'Kerry Bignell is the house steward for the National Trust property, Mottisfont Abbey,
0:16:39 > 0:16:44'a former medieval priory nestling in the heart of rural Hampshire.
0:16:44 > 0:16:49'Dating all the way back to 1201, this place is simply bursting with history.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53'Eight years ago, after turning her back on London and her career in TV,
0:16:53 > 0:16:57'she successfully applied for the post of conservation assistant
0:16:57 > 0:17:03'and was handed the keys to this place where she has since worked her way up to house steward.'
0:17:03 > 0:17:08Kerry, I've got to say, I really do love your work space. Look at that.
0:17:08 > 0:17:13What a fantastic backdrop! What's the best thing about living in such a house?
0:17:13 > 0:17:18Not just the building, but the grounds, the wildlife. We're surrounded by ducks.
0:17:18 > 0:17:24You're always using your imagination because you're thinking what was happening then.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27- Walking through the previous owners' footsteps?- Yes.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31Trying to imagine how they felt about the place as well.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35You do hear odd things at night.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38- I bet you do.- And I don't think it's the heating.
0:17:38 > 0:17:44I've heard a lady's voice a number of times at the front door of the apartment,
0:17:44 > 0:17:48saying, "Hello, hello," and other people have heard it as well.
0:17:48 > 0:17:54- But there's no ill feeling with it. - No.- It's got a wonderful, happy feeling, this place.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57It's very serene, very tranquil.
0:17:57 > 0:18:01What type of experience do you hope the public get from coming here?
0:18:01 > 0:18:04- Very, very enjoyable.- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:18:04 > 0:18:10I hope they can become passionate about the place like I have.
0:18:10 > 0:18:16I'm going to go off and explore for myself and take it all in because there's just so much history here.
0:18:16 > 0:18:20- Please do.- Thank you for having a chat with me.- You're welcome.
0:18:21 > 0:18:25Mottisfont was originally an Augustine priory,
0:18:25 > 0:18:31but during the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 16th century, the place was completely demolished.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35Little of the Tudor building that replaced the abbey remains today,
0:18:35 > 0:18:39but evidence of the past can still be found if you look carefully.
0:18:39 > 0:18:44Here, in the Cellarium, for example, you can see remnants of the former abbey
0:18:44 > 0:18:49and the lower two storeys of this staircase date back to the Tudor period.
0:18:54 > 0:19:00This epic room which runs along the south front of the house is the Long Gallery, installed in the 1740s
0:19:00 > 0:19:04by Mottisfont's third wave of occupants, the Barker-Mills family.
0:19:04 > 0:19:10They set about remodelling the house into the form that we see today, on the outside at least.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13But it's Mottisfont's last private owner, Maud Russell,
0:19:13 > 0:19:18who made the biggest impression on the inside of this magnificent house.
0:19:18 > 0:19:22She had a wonderful eye, wonderful taste as well.
0:19:24 > 0:19:30In 1934, Maud, along with her husband Gilbert, took up residence at Mottisfont.
0:19:30 > 0:19:36Maud was a real patron of the arts and enjoyed using this place as the backdrop to her lavish parties,
0:19:36 > 0:19:39inviting some of the biggest creatives of the day,
0:19:39 > 0:19:43people like photographer Cecil Beaton, artist Rex Whistler
0:19:43 > 0:19:46and other members of the Bright Young Things set.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50Maud quickly embarked on a major transformation,
0:19:50 > 0:19:56adding a wing to the west front before injecting a real sense of glamour to the interiors
0:19:56 > 0:19:59with elegant, neo-classical style decorations.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02Oh, gosh, just look at this!
0:20:04 > 0:20:10That's spectacular. If one room in this house really captures Maud's creative flair, it's this one.
0:20:10 > 0:20:15This was formerly the grand entrance hall, but Maud had much loftier plans.
0:20:15 > 0:20:20She commissioned artist Rex Whistler to completely transform this space
0:20:20 > 0:20:24into this wonderful, vaulted drawing room that you see today.
0:20:24 > 0:20:30This technique is known as trompe l'oeil, "trick of the eye", and it's all illusionistic paintwork.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32It's incredibly clever.
0:20:32 > 0:20:38It's bending perspective and vanishing points to create depth where there is no depth.
0:20:38 > 0:20:43Here's an example. The curtains are real, but the swags and the pelmets are all faux.
0:20:43 > 0:20:49These Corinthian columns are not right either. It's very clever.
0:20:49 > 0:20:55Up there is a little message that Rex has left. He was painting this room on the 3rd of September, 1939,
0:20:55 > 0:20:59the day that England declared war on Germany.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02But the project was by no means plain-sailing.
0:21:02 > 0:21:06There was a lot of creative tension between Maud and Whistler.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10Here on this magnificent panel, look at the detail here.
0:21:10 > 0:21:14At the bottom, you've got some gauntlets which were tied together.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16They're Whistler's gloves.
0:21:16 > 0:21:23It's said that the ropes around them show the constraint that he felt across the whole of this project.
0:21:23 > 0:21:28He must have spent months painting this and it must have cost Maud an absolute fortune,
0:21:28 > 0:21:33but being an artist, he had a sense of irony, a sense of humour,
0:21:33 > 0:21:38because he's left a paint pot on the top of that Corinthian column.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41Look up there on that capital, there's a pot and a brush.
0:21:41 > 0:21:47All I want to do is get a large pair of stepladders, climb up there and grab that,
0:21:47 > 0:21:50but you can't because it's not real.
0:21:57 > 0:22:03There's no disputing the awesome impact their joint venture has had on this place.
0:22:03 > 0:22:08They've transformed this room, a blank canvas, into an astonishing work of art.
0:22:10 > 0:22:15You can see how Maud really stamped her personality on this place
0:22:15 > 0:22:19and, as you wander around, you can still feel her presence here today.
0:22:19 > 0:22:25She was a real one-off and her offbeat behaviour certainly set local tongues wagging.
0:22:25 > 0:22:29She was even said to have kept a live crocodile in the nursery.
0:22:29 > 0:22:35Whether rumour or real, one thing's for sure, she certainly made a lasting impression.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49We've got our first four items. Now we're taking them off to the sale.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52Let's hope the bidders will want to snap them up.
0:22:55 > 0:23:01'We've travelled the few miles up the road to Andrew Smith and Sons in Itchen, Stoke, for our auction.'
0:23:04 > 0:23:10I love to see an auction room filling up. There's a buzz in the air and the sale hasn't started.
0:23:10 > 0:23:16Our lots are about to go under the hammer. There could be some big surprises.
0:23:16 > 0:23:22- On the rostrum, two auctioneers - Nick Jarrett and Andrew Smith. - Last time at £100...
0:23:22 > 0:23:29'All auction houses charge a seller's commission and here at this one it's 15% plus VAT.
0:23:29 > 0:23:34'Before the auction kicks off, I catch up with Andrew Smith
0:23:34 > 0:23:38'about a small discrepancy he's discovered with Rita's gold brooch.'
0:23:40 > 0:23:45- What do you think of this?- Charming. A quintessential Victorian piece.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49Unfortunately, we think it's gold, but it's not hallmarked.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52So we have it as yellow metal.
0:23:52 > 0:23:58Our experts have put £200-£300 on this for 18-carat gold with seed pearls.
0:23:58 > 0:24:02So it is gold, but technically we can't say it's gold. OK.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05- We're right with the seed pearls? - Oh, yes.
0:24:05 > 0:24:11- Happy with the valuation?- Yes. The reserve has been increased since you last saw it.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14Is that down to you or the owner?
0:24:14 > 0:24:21That is down to the owner. It still, we think, will sell at the new guide price, £300-£400.
0:24:21 > 0:24:27- We just have to work harder. - There's nothing like an easy ride in an auction room.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30- You'll earn your commission!- Yes.
0:24:30 > 0:24:36'So let's see just how much that missing hallmark matters as Rita joins me
0:24:36 > 0:24:39'to see her brooch go under the hammer.'
0:24:39 > 0:24:45- Look at the suntan since the valuation day! Where have you been? - I've been to Tenerife!- Fantastic!
0:24:45 > 0:24:50- Sunshine all the way.- Do you go every year?- Yes, I do.- Oh, lovely.
0:24:50 > 0:24:57- Why are you selling this brooch? - I've had it more than 50 years and never worn it. It's time to go.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01The auctioneer loved this. Let's see if the bidders do.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04The rather lovely brooch here.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07Fanny Tinker.
0:25:07 > 0:25:12I have to start you to clear bids at £200.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15220 can I say?
0:25:17 > 0:25:20At 220. 240. 260. 280. 300.
0:25:20 > 0:25:24- Oh!- We've done it.- Oh, Rita!
0:25:24 > 0:25:26At £300. Anybody else in at 300?
0:25:29 > 0:25:32At £300.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36- Well done! We just did it. - Just made it.
0:25:36 > 0:25:40Just made it! In the nick of time as well.
0:25:40 > 0:25:46- Fantastic.- Is that more holiday money funds?- No, I've got a granddaughter getting married
0:25:46 > 0:25:51- so funds are needed.- Exactly. What's her name?- Helen.- Helen.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53- She's getting married to who?- Matt.
0:25:53 > 0:25:57- Oh, brilliant. Congratulations. - Congratulations, yes.
0:25:57 > 0:26:03'Christina was spot on and I reckon that £300 will buy Rita a pretty spectacular hat
0:26:03 > 0:26:07'for her granddaughter's special day.
0:26:08 > 0:26:15'Let's see if James' valuation stacks up as those Rowland Langmaid etchings come up for auction.'
0:26:15 > 0:26:19- They are quality.- They are. - Why are you selling them?
0:26:19 > 0:26:25Well, I didn't have much room and I found them in the cupboard after my husband passed away.
0:26:25 > 0:26:30- The children don't want them. - They'd look good on anybody's wall!
0:26:30 > 0:26:35- They certainly would. Great quality. - And hopefully a good price.
0:26:35 > 0:26:41- If they don't sell well here within striking distance of Portsmouth, they won't sell anywhere!- No.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44We're in the right place. Let's see what the bidders think.
0:26:46 > 0:26:51This is the Rowland Langmaid etchings.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54I have three commission bids. One telephone?
0:26:54 > 0:26:58I'm going to start the bidding at £200. Is there 220 in the room?
0:26:58 > 0:27:01- Good.- Big smile on Andy's face.
0:27:01 > 0:27:02Yes.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05240. 260? At £240, commission bid.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11Any more? At £240. Are you all done?
0:27:15 > 0:27:20- That's a very good result. - Very good.- Happy?- Yes!
0:27:20 > 0:27:24- What will you put the money towards? - A family meal.- Tonight?- Yes.- Good.
0:27:24 > 0:27:29- It'll be a special day. A day to remember.- Well worth coming.
0:27:29 > 0:27:34'A double estimate result. Cecilia and Andy looked delighted.
0:27:36 > 0:27:42'So far, so good, but will fortune continue to point in our favour with Jennifer's silver snuff box?'
0:27:44 > 0:27:50- Jennifer, this was your mother's and your grandmother's.- I believe so.- No emotional attachment?
0:27:50 > 0:27:55- Don't get me started! - I'm playing devil's advocate.
0:27:55 > 0:28:00I wouldn't be selling it. I just wanted to quiz you about that.
0:28:00 > 0:28:05- Well, I've got lots of bits... - Other things.- ..that my mum left me.
0:28:05 > 0:28:10I don't collect these things. I do collect other things.
0:28:10 > 0:28:15Nevertheless, this is quality and quality always sells. Here we go.
0:28:15 > 0:28:17A Victorian snuff box.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20Start me at £100 for it.
0:28:20 > 0:28:24£100? £100? 80, then, if you like.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27£80 I have. At £80. 85.
0:28:27 > 0:28:2990. And 5.
0:28:29 > 0:28:31- 100.- Brilliant.- 110.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34120.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37130. 140. 150.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40160. 170?
0:28:40 > 0:28:43- £160 and selling. - Yes!
0:28:43 > 0:28:45At £160.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48£160, then, for the last time.
0:28:50 > 0:28:55- The hammer's gone down. £160.- Yes. - That's a good result.- It is.
0:28:55 > 0:28:56Excellent, well done.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01'Let's hope the same holds true for James's valuation skills
0:29:01 > 0:29:04'as Jackie and Paul's Moorcroft is up next.'
0:29:06 > 0:29:10Hello. Thank you for bringing such good quality on to the show.
0:29:10 > 0:29:16- Why are you selling this, Paul? - We have four daughters and you can't split it four ways.
0:29:16 > 0:29:22The money will go to a nice party for the whole family, which would split it between the whole family.
0:29:22 > 0:29:26- That's one way of dividing it. - That's what we'd like to do.
0:29:26 > 0:29:30- James, let's hope we get the top end of your estimate.- I hope so.
0:29:30 > 0:29:34It's a great vase. It's such a wonderful size and shape.
0:29:34 > 0:29:38The colour is good, so it's got everything in its favour.
0:29:38 > 0:29:42Let's find out what the bidders think. Good luck.
0:29:42 > 0:29:47This is the large Moorcroft vase showing there.
0:29:47 > 0:29:52We have a commission bid. I'll start at £550.
0:29:52 > 0:29:54That's a bit low.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57Commission bid at 550. Is there 570?
0:29:58 > 0:30:00570.
0:30:00 > 0:30:02600. And 20.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05650. 670.
0:30:05 > 0:30:09Commission bid's out. 670 in the room. Is there 700?
0:30:11 > 0:30:12700.
0:30:12 > 0:30:15- There's somebody in the room.- Yeah.
0:30:15 > 0:30:20770? £750 straight down the middle. Is there 770?
0:30:20 > 0:30:22At £750 then and selling...
0:30:22 > 0:30:28- We're selling. - At £750 for the last time...
0:30:28 > 0:30:31- It's gone.- Great.- That was good, wasn't it?- Lovely.
0:30:31 > 0:30:35Well done. That is a relief, isn't it? It was close.
0:30:35 > 0:30:42- There was a lot riding on that. - Nothing like a bit of tension in the saleroom.- I was always confident.
0:30:43 > 0:30:48'It was a slow climb, but £750 is a decent result for Jackie and Paul.
0:30:56 > 0:31:02On the last 10 years of the show, we've seen wonderful works of art passing through our valuation doors
0:31:02 > 0:31:05and many have sold for huge amounts of money.
0:31:05 > 0:31:12This was John Thomas Peel and he was a Victorian British artist.
0:31:12 > 0:31:16- I would like to put this in at £800-£1,200.- £800-£1,200?
0:31:16 > 0:31:20David Cox is a renowned English landscape artist.
0:31:20 > 0:31:27He's very well sought after and you're looking in the region of about £4,000-£6,000.
0:31:27 > 0:31:32- They are both helpfully signed AA Glendening.- At £6,100.
0:31:32 > 0:31:36Yes! £6,100. Spot on valuation, Elizabeth.
0:31:36 > 0:31:40Just imagine if we're still making the show in 10, 20, 30 years' time.
0:31:40 > 0:31:45What kind of art will we see coming through the valuation doors?
0:31:45 > 0:31:48And what prices will they command?
0:31:48 > 0:31:52To give us a hint of the next generation of art stars,
0:31:52 > 0:31:56I've come here to the prestigious Winchester School of Art.
0:31:59 > 0:32:04'Founded more than 130 years ago, Winchester School of Art joined
0:32:04 > 0:32:09'the University of Southampton in 1926 and today is still regarded
0:32:09 > 0:32:13'as one of Britain's leading art and design institutions.'
0:32:15 > 0:32:19What distinguishes this from many other art schools is
0:32:19 > 0:32:25it tries to meet the creative demands of tomorrow by investing in the youngsters of today.
0:32:25 > 0:32:32It does that by luring some of the best teaching talent in the world to come and pass on their skills.
0:32:32 > 0:32:39'But to get a real inside scoop, I'm off to meet John Gillett, the Director of Research.'
0:32:39 > 0:32:45The art school has a really good pedigree. It's been around 130 years.
0:32:45 > 0:32:49Back then it would have been a highly academic institution,
0:32:49 > 0:32:54- full of people learning how to draw. - Yes.- More about skills than ideas.
0:32:54 > 0:32:59Ideas are the most important thing about what people come out with now.
0:32:59 > 0:33:06We're much more of an institution about ideas than any particular craft, and advances in technology
0:33:06 > 0:33:13- and particularly digital media that have made that shift possible.- Yeah.
0:33:13 > 0:33:17In a way, though, that's great that it's changing, as art should do.
0:33:17 > 0:33:19- Oh, yes.- Pushing frontiers.
0:33:23 > 0:33:27'Competition for the 1,200 places on offer is pretty tough,
0:33:27 > 0:33:32'so those who win through really are the cream of the creative crop.'
0:33:38 > 0:33:42I'm doing my final major project on independent cinema.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48My inspiration is everyday life.
0:33:48 > 0:33:54People think a design is just a texture, just a colour, a stripe. It's so much more.
0:33:54 > 0:34:00My work at the moment is really trying to find out more about advertising as a science.
0:34:00 > 0:34:07That inspires me, that you can use something as old as cloth to tell a story. As simple as two threads.
0:34:12 > 0:34:19'I have to admit that when I was an art student, my workload wasn't taxing! That's not the case here.
0:34:19 > 0:34:26'So what's life like as an art student really all about these days?'
0:34:26 > 0:34:30Emma, tell me what's going on here. Where's the inspiration?
0:34:30 > 0:34:36Well, I look at the separation between art and life and I do performance art.
0:34:36 > 0:34:41It's just using everyday objects to react and see how it would move.
0:34:41 > 0:34:48I was looking at balance and the way that my body would change trying to walk with a stack of shoes.
0:34:48 > 0:34:52- With half a dozen!- Yeah! Doing something you do in everyday life,
0:34:52 > 0:34:58- but with this uncertainty. - I can see what you're getting at.
0:34:58 > 0:35:04I did a performance where I stacked them live, starting from nothing and doing it.
0:35:04 > 0:35:09- Doing the art process live. I want to get them bigger.- Do you?!
0:35:09 > 0:35:14I want a really big doorway so that my head's almost touching it
0:35:14 > 0:35:17and just stand there and balance on them.
0:35:17 > 0:35:22That's what it's all about - creative imagination. You've got it in abundance!
0:35:28 > 0:35:35I can't remember working this hard. This lot are continuously assessed for their three years on the course
0:35:35 > 0:35:39and they're expected to balance work experience with their studies.
0:35:39 > 0:35:45But their biggest challenge has to be the final degree show. It really is make or break time.
0:35:45 > 0:35:49It's a chance for them to showcase their creative talents.
0:35:54 > 0:35:59There is non-stop workload. Real pressure to perform to your best.
0:35:59 > 0:36:06I managed to win a competition and one of the designs will be sold at Liberty.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09I've applied for jobs in LA, New York...
0:36:09 > 0:36:14There's a lot to do, but if you're organised, we all do get it done.
0:36:18 > 0:36:26I've been completely blown away by the talent, the vision and the passion that the students have.
0:36:26 > 0:36:34I just hope their future is rosy and they don't suffer for their art, but flog it for a small fortune.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44Let's catch up with our experts back at the valuation day.
0:36:48 > 0:36:52Shirley, on my table here, I've never had a Ferrari, an Alfa Romeo,
0:36:52 > 0:36:57the creme de la creme of all the car makes, and you've brought them in.
0:36:57 > 0:37:01- That's fantastic.- Yes. - Thank you very much. Where have they all come from?
0:37:01 > 0:37:06- They're my husband's.- Does he know you've brought them here?- Yes.- Phew!
0:37:08 > 0:37:14His brother was in the air force and he used to buy 'em when he came home. He was a bit older than him.
0:37:14 > 0:37:18- They're all presents to... What's your husband's name?- Ken. - To Ken, OK.
0:37:18 > 0:37:23As you probably know, we've got a collection of Dinky toys,
0:37:23 > 0:37:26the great name in die-cast vehicles.
0:37:26 > 0:37:31It was one of the first factories to produce die-cast, collectors' vehicles.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34The majority, apart from these two, are Dinky.
0:37:34 > 0:37:39Now, Dinky was set up in 1934 and proved very, very popular.
0:37:39 > 0:37:44And these are classic, 1930s, racing vehicles, if not slightly earlier.
0:37:44 > 0:37:50But these particular ones are actually post-war, so we're looking at about post-1945, 1950,
0:37:50 > 0:37:54for the Dinky vehicles especially.
0:37:54 > 0:37:58This set of racing cars is wonderful. Which is Ken's favourite?
0:37:58 > 0:38:01- This one. This is the Maserati. - The Maserati?
0:38:01 > 0:38:06Yeah, he used to fly 'em down the school, I think, when he took 'em to school.
0:38:06 > 0:38:11- Have races.- So he's played with them which is what they were bought for. Fantastic.
0:38:11 > 0:38:15We've got two Corgi ones here which look very, very similar.
0:38:15 > 0:38:21The reason that they look so similar is because Corgi saw how successful Dinky was
0:38:21 > 0:38:26and Corgi established its factory in South Wales in direct competition with Dinky.
0:38:26 > 0:38:31They chose the name Corgi, because it's the national Welsh dog.
0:38:31 > 0:38:37So a wonderful collection, but there are a couple of things that worry me here.
0:38:37 > 0:38:40The first is that we've got some replacement tyres here.
0:38:40 > 0:38:46We've also got one that hasn't got a tyre at all. We've got a bit of a missing tyre there.
0:38:46 > 0:38:52And in places, some have been retouched and repainted, so that is all going to affect the value.
0:38:52 > 0:38:58I think we're probably looking somewhere for the group in the region of £60 to £100 at auction.
0:38:58 > 0:39:02- Right.- So how do we feel about that? - Yeah, that's OK.- All right.
0:39:02 > 0:39:06So if we put an estimate of £60 to £100
0:39:06 > 0:39:11and we'll put a firm reserve of £60, so they won't go for any less than £60 if they sell...
0:39:11 > 0:39:17- Yeah.- Are you going to get the money or Ken?- Ken's going to get the money.- Good.
0:39:17 > 0:39:21- He'll put it towards his classic Norton he's restoring.- Is that right?
0:39:21 > 0:39:26- Yes.- Brilliant. We'll sell these in aid of Ken's restoration fund.
0:39:26 > 0:39:32Hopefully, he can get that motorbike back on the road and it doesn't end up a three-wheeler like this one.
0:39:34 > 0:39:38'Next up, it seems that James has a thing or two to teach John
0:39:38 > 0:39:42'about the unusual selection of pottery he's brought in with him.'
0:39:42 > 0:39:47John, I have to say, whenever I'm looking at the Flog It queues,
0:39:47 > 0:39:51I'm always trying to find the most unusual, quirky objects.
0:39:51 > 0:39:55- Yeah, I love quirky. - I love quirky. I AM quirky!
0:39:55 > 0:40:00But you've got a really interesting selection. Let's start with this.
0:40:00 > 0:40:06- Tell me about that.- Well, I bought that about a year ago on the internet.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09- Right. What did it cost you? - £70.- OK.
0:40:09 > 0:40:14- I don't know if you know very much about Blue John.- Not a great deal.
0:40:14 > 0:40:20It's mined in North Derbyshire and it's the only place in the world that you get this Blue John,
0:40:20 > 0:40:23purple and white coloured quartz.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25- So it IS Blue John?- Well...
0:40:25 > 0:40:30Ah. Because Blue John is so sought after, they're faking it.
0:40:30 > 0:40:35- Really?- There is another... - How can you tell?- Well,
0:40:35 > 0:40:40there's a very similar vein of similar stone and it's in China.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43- OK?- Oh...
0:40:43 > 0:40:47- But they inject it with a purple dye and...- Thank you(!)
0:40:47 > 0:40:52- And this little bowl...- Is what that is.- ..never saw Derbyshire.
0:40:52 > 0:40:57- It might have landed at East Midlands Airport.- OK.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00- It's a fake, I'm afraid. - Thank you(!)
0:41:00 > 0:41:07- You would have been buying a piece of Blue John ware for £400 or £500, but £70 bought you...- I thought...
0:41:07 > 0:41:12- ..worth 40.- My luck couldn't last that long. I'm gobsmacked.
0:41:12 > 0:41:19Those are really what I thought were interesting. In particular, that one. Tell me the history.
0:41:19 > 0:41:23Well, I bought that from a bric-a-brac stall 10 years ago
0:41:23 > 0:41:28along with the other two items. He quoted me £30
0:41:28 > 0:41:32- and I thought it was a must have. - Yeah.- I had to have it.
0:41:32 > 0:41:36I just think all three are incredible.
0:41:36 > 0:41:41I've since seen an expert. He thinks it's Roman.
0:41:41 > 0:41:45- Etruscan?- He's not too sure. He's never seen anything like that.
0:41:45 > 0:41:50- I think that's an Etruscan shape, slightly pre-Roman.- Really?
0:41:50 > 0:41:56- I think it's 200-300 BC.- Right. - That's my gut reaction.
0:41:56 > 0:42:00- It's Attic ware, which is black-coated...- I have heard of that.- ..terracotta.
0:42:00 > 0:42:06These sort of Etruscan pots are, in my opinion, some of the best shapes ever made. I love them.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09Just look at that.
0:42:09 > 0:42:15I mean, the actual design.... You know when you've got a leaning spout, it drips everywhere?
0:42:15 > 0:42:22- What a wonderful design to have it leaning back.- I never thought of that. Is that why?- For oil, probably.
0:42:22 > 0:42:27I think it's an oil vessel. This is probably...
0:42:27 > 0:42:33looted, I should think, from an Etruscan tomb. They would put oil and they'd put water
0:42:33 > 0:42:36and food dishes in the tomb.
0:42:36 > 0:42:40- Well, it wasn't me.- No, I'm sure. Probably a hundred years ago.
0:42:40 > 0:42:44A wonderful piece of history and a lovely object.
0:42:44 > 0:42:47The two glass vases, I think they're Roman.
0:42:47 > 0:42:52They're probably 100 AD, 200 AD. I think they'll do well.
0:42:52 > 0:42:55- I don't think they'll be life-changing...- No.
0:42:55 > 0:42:58But it's additional pocket money.
0:42:58 > 0:43:01I think it'll be £100-£150.
0:43:01 > 0:43:05- Could we have a reserve, please? - £100, fixed and firm?- Yes, please.
0:43:05 > 0:43:11- If it doesn't make that, have them back.- I don't mind taking them home again.
0:43:11 > 0:43:14- £100.- Thank you very much.
0:43:16 > 0:43:22'We'll be back to see if John's Etruscan pottery reaches James' firm £100 reserve in a little while.
0:43:23 > 0:43:30'But first I'm rejoining Dilys and Tricia to give them the lowdown on Dilys's maritime journal.'
0:43:30 > 0:43:32Dilys, Tricia, I'm back.
0:43:32 > 0:43:37I got our lovely Ann Anderson to get onto the computer.
0:43:37 > 0:43:45There's good news and bad news. The not so good news is that 1771 was the tonnage, not the date.
0:43:45 > 0:43:50OK? We're looking at the vessel The Dover, but there were several.
0:43:50 > 0:43:54It's 1834, 1835, 1836. That's the dates we've seen.
0:43:54 > 0:44:00Still early 1900s. It's a roll call of all the personnel onboard.
0:44:00 > 0:44:03- Right.- Paying passengers as well.
0:44:03 > 0:44:07It is interesting. There's a lot going for it.
0:44:07 > 0:44:13I don't think it's a log book as such, standard issue from the Royal Navy.
0:44:13 > 0:44:18It's more of a personal thing that somebody's done themselves.
0:44:18 > 0:44:25- It's really complicated, isn't it? - Yes.- You look at it one way and think it's just an inventory.
0:44:25 > 0:44:33- But you've enlightened me quite a bit.- Value, it's a really hard thing to put a price on.
0:44:33 > 0:44:40I think, if it's all right with you, we should let the auctioneer establish...
0:44:40 > 0:44:44- Oh, I would be very interested. - We send this to the auction room.
0:44:44 > 0:44:51- If he finds the right people... - And as I say, you've got to find the right person for it.
0:44:51 > 0:44:55- I'm not the right person. - Well, I'm really excited.
0:44:55 > 0:45:00We'll hoist it up the flagpole and see if anybody salutes it, shall we?
0:45:00 > 0:45:04- We'll get the auctioneer earning his few bob.- All right, then, yes.
0:45:04 > 0:45:06- We'll do that.- Thank you so much.
0:45:07 > 0:45:13'That journal was a tricky item to value, so we'll just see how it does
0:45:13 > 0:45:17'when it goes under the hammer a little later.
0:45:19 > 0:45:25'It's over to Christina now as Stella fills her in on the history of her Royal Doulton heirloom.'
0:45:25 > 0:45:30- You've brought in this rather lovely Doulton jug to us.- I have, yes.
0:45:30 > 0:45:35- You seem to know quite a lot about it.- A little bit.
0:45:35 > 0:45:39My grandmother told me a small amount about where she got it from.
0:45:39 > 0:45:45I believe it was her sister gave it to her when she passed away.
0:45:45 > 0:45:50And it's always been with my grandmother until she died about five years ago
0:45:50 > 0:45:56- and then she passed it down to me. - OK.- I'm not so keen on the colour.
0:45:56 > 0:46:01I'm not so keen on the colour, so it has been...
0:46:01 > 0:46:03It's a very Victorian colour.
0:46:03 > 0:46:07A sort of olive green and the cobalt blue.
0:46:07 > 0:46:11- It's a very Victorian combination. - Yes.- Not as appealing today.
0:46:11 > 0:46:16The shell detail is typically a Victorian motif.
0:46:16 > 0:46:18It's stoneware.
0:46:18 > 0:46:20- Yes.- Which Doulton specialised in.
0:46:20 > 0:46:24We know it's Doulton because we've got a wonderful mark on the bottom.
0:46:24 > 0:46:30It's actually got its date as well, which is 1875, so we can tell exactly when it was made.
0:46:30 > 0:46:33It's also got a wonderful signature.
0:46:33 > 0:46:39Although it reads FAB, it is actually Frank Butler.
0:46:39 > 0:46:41I believe he was a deaf mute,
0:46:41 > 0:46:48- but he made some beautiful things. - He really did. To be able to make this is quite spectacular.- It is.
0:46:48 > 0:46:54He was obviously incredibly talented and he's put his initials to this.
0:46:54 > 0:46:58I think this is quite a lovely piece. Unfortunately...
0:46:58 > 0:47:03- It's a little bit damaged. My grandmother did that.- Did she?
0:47:03 > 0:47:11By accident. She'd had it for that long and knocked it one day. A tiny chip from the top of the rim.
0:47:11 > 0:47:17- I think she had a restoration on it. - She has. She's had it provisionally restored and that helps there,
0:47:17 > 0:47:22but we have got this damage, which will affect the value.
0:47:22 > 0:47:26Doulton collectors do like to have things in good condition.
0:47:26 > 0:47:30- Yeah.- So very sad to see that, but, having said that,
0:47:30 > 0:47:36- it's amazing really that the handle is still in good condition.- Yes.
0:47:36 > 0:47:41I think it's really lovely. We have to take into account this damage in the estimate.
0:47:41 > 0:47:47If it was perfect, I would say you're probably looking at about £100-£200.
0:47:47 > 0:47:52In this condition, we might be looking more in the region of £50.
0:47:52 > 0:47:56- Yes...- Maybe if we put an estimate of £40-£60
0:47:56 > 0:47:59- with a firm reserve of 40. - That's fine.
0:47:59 > 0:48:04- How would you feel?- That's fine. I'm not so keen on it myself.
0:48:04 > 0:48:08Let's hope we can find somebody who is keen on it.
0:48:08 > 0:48:11- That'll be lovely.- Thanks so much.
0:48:14 > 0:48:18Let's get that and our other items wrapped up and sent off to auction.
0:48:18 > 0:48:20And here's a quick reminder of what we're taking.
0:48:24 > 0:48:28'It's back to the sale room as we get our next batch of lots to go under the hammer.
0:48:32 > 0:48:37'It's Stella's Frank Butler jug up first with a brand new estimate and reserve.'
0:48:37 > 0:48:42- Good luck, both of you. Stella's very nervous!- I am!
0:48:42 > 0:48:46Family heirloom going under the hammer. Doulton, that jug.
0:48:46 > 0:48:53- The Butler.- It's got the name. - But will it get one hundred or will it get one hundred and fifty?
0:48:53 > 0:48:55That would be nice, wouldn't it?
0:48:55 > 0:49:01This is what auctions are all about. There's such an electric atmosphere. I'm really feeling it today.
0:49:02 > 0:49:06The Doulton Lambeth stoneware ewer.
0:49:07 > 0:49:10Start me at 120. 120? £100, then.
0:49:10 > 0:49:13£100? 80 to get it going.
0:49:15 > 0:49:18£80 I have, thank you. And 5. 90.
0:49:18 > 0:49:20And 5. 100.
0:49:20 > 0:49:23- And 10.- It's sold.- 130.
0:49:26 > 0:49:27140. 150.
0:49:27 > 0:49:30160. 170. 180. 190?
0:49:32 > 0:49:35£180 and selling.
0:49:35 > 0:49:40- - Is there 190?- Fantastic. - - My daughters are getting that!
0:49:41 > 0:49:44Last time at £180.
0:49:45 > 0:49:49- Yes! £180. Well done. Above the estimate.- Brilliant.
0:49:49 > 0:49:53- That's good news.- Fantastic.- And the daughters are getting the money?
0:49:53 > 0:49:59Yes, Katy and Lucy. I've got to say Lucy, because she and her friends watch us on the telly.
0:49:59 > 0:50:05- Yes, it'll go to them.- Brilliant. And get something for yourself! - Hopefully!
0:50:05 > 0:50:11'A fantastic outcome, easily beating the top end of Christina's estimate.
0:50:12 > 0:50:18'Now for a priceless slice of ancient history - John's Roman pottery.'
0:50:18 > 0:50:23John loves his Roman artefacts. We've got a few, haven't we?
0:50:23 > 0:50:30- We have.- A couple of glass bottles and the pottery. And John doesn't want them to go for next to nothing.
0:50:30 > 0:50:36I've upped the fixed reserve to 150 and it's now valued at £150-£200.
0:50:36 > 0:50:40I wouldn't want to let it go for less than 150, either.
0:50:40 > 0:50:46- Whether it will or not... If we were here bidding, I'd pay 150 for it.- Yeah.
0:50:46 > 0:50:52- But whether there's anybody in the room that likes it as much... - We've got three items.
0:50:52 > 0:50:56There's a lot of lot! We'll find out what the bidders think.
0:50:56 > 0:51:00This is so exciting. Let's find out what that lot think.
0:51:02 > 0:51:04This is the Roman terracotta flagon.
0:51:06 > 0:51:09Start me at £150 here. £150?
0:51:12 > 0:51:14100, then, if you like. £100?
0:51:14 > 0:51:17- 80 to get it going, surely. - Oh, come on.
0:51:17 > 0:51:21£70, thank you. And 5? At £70.
0:51:21 > 0:51:2475. 80. And 5. 90.
0:51:24 > 0:51:27And 5? At £90. Any more? At £90.
0:51:29 > 0:51:3295 we have. And 100. And 10.
0:51:32 > 0:51:36110. 120. 130.
0:51:36 > 0:51:38140. 140.
0:51:38 > 0:51:40- One more bid.- 140. 150?
0:51:42 > 0:51:44At £140. Is there 150?
0:51:44 > 0:51:47At £140. Any more?
0:51:47 > 0:51:51- He's not selling, is he? - At £140, are you sure?
0:51:51 > 0:51:55For the last time, I'm sorry, we are so close there.
0:51:55 > 0:51:58Just under that reserve.
0:51:58 > 0:52:03- Sorry about that.- That's OK. - You wanted to keep it.- I don't mind!
0:52:05 > 0:52:09'Those Roman artefacts missed their reserve by just £10.
0:52:09 > 0:52:16'John did seem somewhat relieved! He didn't want to let them go for nothing.
0:52:16 > 0:52:21'So let's get cracking as it looks like our lot is just about to go under the hammer.'
0:52:21 > 0:52:25- No boys in sight here, Christina and Shirley.- Yeah, girl power.
0:52:25 > 0:52:31- You girls like your cars. - Absolutely.- Maseratis, Mercedes? - I'll have one of each, please!
0:52:31 > 0:52:35- You can - one of these little toy ones!- At a fraction of the price!
0:52:35 > 0:52:38Any chap would buy you a toy one.
0:52:38 > 0:52:42The boys would like the Sunbeam possibly and the Alfa Romeo.
0:52:42 > 0:52:48- Nice little collection. Why is hubby selling them?- He's had them for 50 years. They've been in a cupboard.
0:52:48 > 0:52:53- And he's into classic motorbikes. - So the money will go towards some bike repairs.
0:52:53 > 0:52:57- Yeah, a Norton Dominator he's restoring at the moment.- Is he?- Yeah.
0:52:57 > 0:53:01What do you get out of it? You're standing here for him.
0:53:01 > 0:53:04We'll have a nice holiday. He's paying for that.
0:53:04 > 0:53:08Good luck. You could say this lot is top gear. Here we go.
0:53:11 > 0:53:13This is the Dinky toys.
0:53:13 > 0:53:16Good collection here.
0:53:16 > 0:53:19We have a good collection of commission bids -
0:53:19 > 0:53:23- one, two, three, four.- Oh!- Wow! - There's a bit of interest.
0:53:23 > 0:53:27I'm going to start the bidding at £250. Is there 260 in the room?
0:53:27 > 0:53:29Look at my husband's face!
0:53:29 > 0:53:32At £250, commission bid. Is there 260?
0:53:32 > 0:53:34At £250 then...
0:53:35 > 0:53:39260 we have. Commission bids are out now. At 260 to the net.
0:53:39 > 0:53:42280. Make it 300?
0:53:42 > 0:53:44300 we have. And 20?
0:53:46 > 0:53:50At £300 then. Any more? At £300...
0:53:50 > 0:53:54At £300 and selling. £300.
0:53:54 > 0:53:56For the very last time...
0:53:56 > 0:54:00There he is over there. He's got a big grin on his face!
0:54:00 > 0:54:04- Brilliant.- They certainly did race out, didn't they?- Yeah, fantastic.
0:54:04 > 0:54:06- Gosh!- Well done.
0:54:08 > 0:54:12'It's the item now I've been waiting for - Dilys' maritime journal.
0:54:12 > 0:54:16'Before the hammer goes down, I'm off for a quick chat
0:54:16 > 0:54:20'with auctioneer Andrew Smith to see if he can shed any light.'
0:54:20 > 0:54:24My eyes lit up when I came across this. What do you think?
0:54:24 > 0:54:29I think this is fascinating. The detail in there is superb.
0:54:29 > 0:54:34- It just gives you a real sort of snapshot of life onboard. - Maritime history.
0:54:34 > 0:54:40It belongs to Dilys. I found it so hard to put a price on this. I'll leave it up to you.
0:54:40 > 0:54:45We're very comfortable with £300-£500. We hope to get interest.
0:54:45 > 0:54:51We've done a lot more research since then, which we've put on the 'net and in the catalogue.
0:54:51 > 0:54:59It's a journal written by a Captain Chambers. It spans three or four of his ships in about 1804 onwards.
0:54:59 > 0:55:03And it goes into details of what they have onboard.
0:55:03 > 0:55:09- It's a thing I can visualise somebody buying and developing a book or film from it.- Now you're talking!
0:55:09 > 0:55:14It all started here. This is the next blockbuster movie.
0:55:14 > 0:55:18Don't go away. This is going under the hammer in just a moment.
0:55:18 > 0:55:23'So let's see if Dilys' journal clocks up an award-winning result
0:55:23 > 0:55:28'as we rejoin her and her friend Tricia in the sale room.'
0:55:28 > 0:55:32Dilys and Tricia, thank you for bringing that in. Made my day.
0:55:32 > 0:55:37I've got high hopes for this. I had a chat to the auctioneer.
0:55:37 > 0:55:43He's done a little more research and hopefully it's created a lot of interest.
0:55:43 > 0:55:47- Has it really?- Isn't that good? - Oh, has it?- It's all down to you!
0:55:49 > 0:55:54Oh, this is very interesting, this little maritime book.
0:55:54 > 0:55:56Captain Chambers' book here.
0:55:59 > 0:56:01£200? 200 do I have? Thank you.
0:56:01 > 0:56:04And 10 can I say now? At £200.
0:56:04 > 0:56:08210. 220 on the 'net. 230.
0:56:08 > 0:56:12- 240.- This chap's keeping his paddle in the air. That's what we like.
0:56:13 > 0:56:16At £230, then. 240.
0:56:16 > 0:56:21- Oh, he's out now. He's not that determined!- 250.
0:56:22 > 0:56:25- 260.- He's back in!
0:56:25 > 0:56:27270. 280.
0:56:27 > 0:56:29290. 300.
0:56:30 > 0:56:32And 20? Lost you...320.
0:56:32 > 0:56:36340. 360. 380.
0:56:36 > 0:56:38400. And 20.
0:56:38 > 0:56:41440. 460.
0:56:41 > 0:56:44- 480. 500.- This is getting good!
0:56:45 > 0:56:49600 on the 'net now. And 20? At £600 it is.
0:56:49 > 0:56:53On the 'net at 600. Last chance at 600.
0:56:53 > 0:56:56That's what we like to see. £600!
0:56:56 > 0:57:02- Well done! Thank you so much for bringing that in! - I'm so glad I did!
0:57:02 > 0:57:04- Oh, what a lovely moment!- Yes.
0:57:04 > 0:57:08- Wonderful.- That's what it's all about. Finding things like that.
0:57:08 > 0:57:13You saw it immediately and said, "This could be worth quite a bit."
0:57:13 > 0:57:19- And it's been in the bureau for 30 years.- If you've got anything like that tucked away,
0:57:19 > 0:57:23bring it along to a valuation day. It could be you standing here.
0:57:23 > 0:57:30- Sadly, we've run out of time, but, Dilys, haven't we had a marvellous time?- We have!
0:57:30 > 0:57:34- It's been wonderful.- I hope you enjoyed the show. Join me again,
0:57:34 > 0:57:37but until then it's goodbye!