0:00:00 > 0:00:05Today, we're south of the river at Dulwich College.
0:00:05 > 0:00:06Welcome to Flog It!
0:00:30 > 0:00:34As well as the famous school, which was established in 1619,
0:00:34 > 0:00:37Dulwich is known for its beautiful Victorian park.
0:00:37 > 0:00:41Outside the splendid gates, you'll find Dulwich Village itself.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44It's so green around here, it still feels like a village,
0:00:44 > 0:00:48even though we're just a few miles from Central London.
0:00:48 > 0:00:49This is what I like to see.
0:00:49 > 0:00:53The sun is shining, everybody is happy, smiles everywhere.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56And we've got a whopping queue today.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00Everybody here at Dulwich College is eager to get inside.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04Our team is headed up by Michael Baggott and Kate Bateman,
0:01:04 > 0:01:08who are already starting to value items in the queue.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12Michael is an antiques consultant from Birmingham,
0:01:12 > 0:01:14who has a passion for silver.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18I'll tell you one thing, it's over 46 years old.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22Kate has been surrounded by the world of antiques all her life
0:01:22 > 0:01:26and works for the family auction house in Lincolnshire.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29Be still my beating heart. You get a sticker.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31You get two stickers, just in case I miss you.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33Somebody here today is going home with a lot of money.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36Stay tuned and you'll find out.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40I guess, as I'm the senior member of the team, I can be the headmaster.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43So let's get the doors open and get on with our lessons.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49Coming up on today's show -
0:01:49 > 0:01:51Kate has delusions of grandeur.
0:01:51 > 0:01:55..I might have a Kate Middleton moment. Is it going to go?
0:01:55 > 0:01:58- It suits you.- I think so.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00Michael gets excited.
0:02:00 > 0:02:05I feel I should beat out a tune on this wonderful drum. Marvellous!
0:02:07 > 0:02:10And auction fever has us all in a spin.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12- I'm shaking.- I am gobsmacked.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18Kate's at her table with a cheeky monkey and its owner, Patricia.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21- Patricia, welcome to Flog It! - Thank you.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24You've brought a little person, a little monkey. Who is he?
0:02:24 > 0:02:26I don't know what his name is. He hasn't got one.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30We've had him for 15 years. He was my late husband's mother's
0:02:30 > 0:02:34that we found in the loft when she died.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38- So he wasn't yours?- No. Where she got it from, I'm not sure.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41What intrigues me... I looked at his face and he looks familiar to me.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43He's got a little hole in his ear.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47I was looking for a button in his ear,
0:02:47 > 0:02:49which would mean he was Steiff.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53I think, just looking at him, I'm fairly sure he is a Steiff.
0:02:53 > 0:02:58Date wise, he's pre-war, certainly. Probably about the 1920s.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00He's had a bit of a hard life.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03He's straw filled. He's mohair.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06You can see he's obviously had some quite long bits here.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08He was obviously this fantastic, all-over brown colour.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12- Any idea, price-wise, what you think he's worth?- Haven't got a clue.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14Well, Steiff's one of the big names.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16But he's not in good condition.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19I think he's probably £50-£80, something like that.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23Although he's missing his button, but he is recognisable as a Steiff.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27- Is that the kind of figure you'd go for?- Yeah, that's fine.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31I look at him and I think, "I don't really like him."
0:03:31 > 0:03:33No? He's got a sweet little face!
0:03:33 > 0:03:36- He's just been sitting in the cupboard.- Oh! Reserve?
0:03:36 > 0:03:38What would you think?
0:03:38 > 0:03:41It should be the least that you'd be happy to sell it for.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44So if you say, "I'd let him go for £20, I'd be happy with that,"
0:03:44 > 0:03:45I'd say put that reserve on him
0:03:45 > 0:03:48and let him find his own level at the auction.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50- OK, yeah.- Fingers crossed.- Fine.
0:03:50 > 0:03:55- Wave goodbye, monkey.- Bye. - Thank you for bringing him along.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59Michael didn't have to wait too long
0:03:59 > 0:04:01to get his hands on some silver, courtesy of Gillian.
0:04:01 > 0:04:05Look at this wonderful thing that you've brought me.
0:04:05 > 0:04:09I'm always delighted to see a piece of silver on Flog It!
0:04:09 > 0:04:13Before I tell you anything about it, where did it come from?
0:04:13 > 0:04:17When I cleared out Mum's flat, when she died, I found it.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20I didn't know anything about it at all.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23- So you'd never seen it up until that point?- No, never.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25Any idea where your mother got it from?
0:04:25 > 0:04:29No. It could have belonged to my father's side of the family.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32Silver's very helpful because it's usually marked.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35What we need to do is flip it over.
0:04:35 > 0:04:42And we've got those hallmarks there. Three little marks.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44Have you looked at them under a glass?
0:04:44 > 0:04:46I have. They didn't mean anything really.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49- Well, it's actually Russian.- Oh!
0:04:49 > 0:04:52The first one is the assay master's initials.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56He's the man that would supervise the scraping of the silver
0:04:56 > 0:05:00and the testing to see that it was up to standard.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04Underneath that we've got a line, then the date when it was made,
0:05:04 > 0:05:06which is incredibly helpful.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08And we've got 1863.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12Next to that we've got an "84".
0:05:12 > 0:05:15It actually means "84 zolotniki",
0:05:15 > 0:05:19which is the Russian standard of silver.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21So we can tell from this it's Russian.
0:05:21 > 0:05:22If we move on,
0:05:22 > 0:05:26the last mark we've got is a figure of St George on horseback,
0:05:26 > 0:05:27which is for Moscow.
0:05:27 > 0:05:32- So we know that this was made in Moscow in 1863.- Oh, my God!
0:05:32 > 0:05:35The mark underneath there is the maker's mark,
0:05:35 > 0:05:38but unfortunately I can't tell you who that is today.
0:05:38 > 0:05:43If we tilt it back up, that's the clue as to where it comes from.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47All of this lettering is from the Cyrillic alphabet,
0:05:47 > 0:05:48the Russian alphabet.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50No wonder I couldn't understand it!
0:05:50 > 0:05:52It's a typical drinking form.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56They had a lot of beakers. This flared foot is more unusual.
0:05:56 > 0:06:00Often they tend to end in just a cut foot.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03Then we've got all this surface decoration,
0:06:03 > 0:06:07which is fantastic detail, and it's engraved.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09And it's heightened in a substance called niello,
0:06:09 > 0:06:13which is basically an amalgam with a sulphur base
0:06:13 > 0:06:17and, when you apply it and fire it onto the body,
0:06:17 > 0:06:20you get these wonderful black lines, almost like a black enamel.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22Oh, I see.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25That throws up the contrast of all the decorations.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28This is a presentation inscription in Russian,
0:06:28 > 0:06:32which I can't translate for you.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34Those are the initials, in Cyrillic, of the owner.
0:06:34 > 0:06:39It would be fascinating to know how your mother really got it.
0:06:39 > 0:06:43Oh, I know. As I say, my grandfather used to...
0:06:43 > 0:06:46He was in the Royal Marines.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48- Travelled round the world. - Travelled round the world.
0:06:48 > 0:06:53I think we may have our answer. Well, it's a lovely thing.
0:06:53 > 0:06:58- Why have you decided to part with it now?- Well, it's in a cupboard.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01Nobody seems that interested in it.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04- You're not a big vodka drinker, are you?- Not that big!
0:07:04 > 0:07:06You couldn't have that much on a regular basis!
0:07:06 > 0:07:12- The good news is that Russian silver is very collectable.- Right.
0:07:12 > 0:07:17It's fallen back slightly from what it was three or four years ago
0:07:17 > 0:07:19when Russian oligarchs were spending millions of pounds.
0:07:19 > 0:07:24As a consequence I'd be remiss not to put a reserve on it
0:07:24 > 0:07:25of £200 at auction.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27Really?
0:07:27 > 0:07:30Absolutely. And we'll put an estimate of £200-£300 on it,
0:07:30 > 0:07:33- but we'll keep that reserve fixed. - Oh, my goodness!
0:07:33 > 0:07:38- OK. Thank you.- And we can hope maybe on the day for a phone bidder
0:07:38 > 0:07:41from Moscow or St Petersburg.
0:07:41 > 0:07:46- Might be hoping too much, but we'll see on the day.- You never know.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48I think it will be keenly sought after whatever.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50Thank you so much for bringing it in.
0:07:50 > 0:07:55Let's hope all of Moscow get bidding, but in the meantime,
0:07:55 > 0:07:59magpie Kate has jewellery on her table, brought in by Elizabeth.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02- Liz, hello.- Hi. - You've brought some pretty rings.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05- Where did they come from? - My husband gave them to me.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07- My late husband.- Lucky you!
0:08:07 > 0:08:11They bring back very good memories, but there does come a time
0:08:11 > 0:08:13when you have to let go a bit.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15Are these all or...?
0:08:15 > 0:08:17No, I've got very many rings.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19Did you wear them? Presumably.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22Yes, I did. I wore them to many functions.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25- He took me out quite a lot as well. - Showed you a night on the town!
0:08:25 > 0:08:27There's some really nice ones here.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29There are three on 18-carat gold,
0:08:29 > 0:08:32so he's obviously bought quality. You're a lucky woman!
0:08:32 > 0:08:36These front three here have all got diamonds in.
0:08:36 > 0:08:41This one is a sapphire and diamond one. That's just on 9-carat gold.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44Clusterings like this flowerhead-type cluster
0:08:44 > 0:08:49went out of fashion a little bit over the past few years,
0:08:49 > 0:08:52but because of the Royal marriage
0:08:52 > 0:08:55they've had a bit of a resurgence really in fashion.
0:08:55 > 0:09:00It just shows how the Royals are still setting the trends.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02Ten years ago, that would be quite hard to sell,
0:09:02 > 0:09:05but it's become a lot more easy to sell now.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08So I would say, maybe try these three.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10Individually, they don't have very large diamonds.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12There are a couple of solitaires,
0:09:12 > 0:09:15but the largest is about a third of a carat.
0:09:15 > 0:09:20This one has an illusion setting, which means it's a small diamond,
0:09:20 > 0:09:22but they've put a setting in platinum
0:09:22 > 0:09:25around the outside with little cuts in it.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27It sort of catches the light and tricks the eye
0:09:27 > 0:09:30into thinking the diamond in the middle is bigger than it is.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32It's quite cunning.
0:09:32 > 0:09:33Absolutely.
0:09:33 > 0:09:37I would say, probably put these three in as one lot together
0:09:37 > 0:09:39and then put the sapphire as a separate lot.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43For these three together, you're probably talking £120-£180.
0:09:43 > 0:09:49And maybe the same sort of thing, so 100-150, for the sapphire one.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53- Would you want a reserve on that? - Yes, please, I would.
0:09:53 > 0:09:57OK. Your reserve needs to be a bit below your low estimate usually.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01So maybe put a reserve of £100 on the three, a firm reserve of £100,
0:10:01 > 0:10:05- and maybe an £80 reserve on the sapphire.- Right.
0:10:05 > 0:10:06Would you be happy with that?
0:10:06 > 0:10:10- I'd like £100 on the bigger one, if you don't mind.- OK.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14- They're your items.- My husband paid quite a lot of money for it.
0:10:14 > 0:10:18- I know it's going back a bit, but he did pay quite a lot. - They're your items.
0:10:18 > 0:10:19We can estimate them,
0:10:19 > 0:10:22but if you don't want to let it go below a certain point,
0:10:22 > 0:10:25that's the entire point of a reserve.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28- So 100 firm on this one and 100 on the three.- That's lovely.
0:10:28 > 0:10:29And estimates a bit higher.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32- Brilliant. Thanks for bringing them in.- That's lovely. That's OK.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35I might just have a Kate Middleton moment. Will it go?
0:10:37 > 0:10:41- Oh, it suits you.- So glad I did my nails! I think so.
0:10:41 > 0:10:45- And it's the right size. - My husband will be sweating.
0:10:47 > 0:10:48Tony is at Michael's table
0:10:48 > 0:10:52and he wants to find out more about his family heirloom.
0:10:52 > 0:10:56Thank you for bringing in this curious box.
0:10:56 > 0:11:00I think we might be able to guess what it is before we open it.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03What a magnificent meerschaum pipe!
0:11:04 > 0:11:06Look at that handsome fellow.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09Absolutely wonderful.
0:11:09 > 0:11:10Where did it come from?
0:11:10 > 0:11:15It was my grandad's and my dad passed it to me when he passed away.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18- Did your grandfather used to smoke it?- Yeah, I think so.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22Good grief! When would he have had it about? What time?
0:11:22 > 0:11:26I couldn't honestly tell you. I was a babe in arms when he...
0:11:26 > 0:11:29Might it be 1900? Might that be going back to...
0:11:29 > 0:11:31Possibly about then.
0:11:31 > 0:11:35We have a little silver collar as we do with the best meerschaum.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39And it's got the marks for Birmingham around 1895.
0:11:39 > 0:11:44They're a little bit discoloured. I can't exactly make them out.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48But that would tie in perfectly with the style of the pipe and the box.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52And you've just got this fantastic capped and bearded gentleman.
0:11:52 > 0:11:58When these were made and carved out of this very soft meerschaum stone
0:11:58 > 0:12:00that you find in Germany,
0:12:00 > 0:12:02they were white.
0:12:02 > 0:12:06The reason they were used for pipe bowls
0:12:06 > 0:12:08is as you smoked through them,
0:12:08 > 0:12:13they acquired this wonderful colour, this almost amber glow to them
0:12:13 > 0:12:16and it's just absolutely wonderful condition,
0:12:16 > 0:12:18the only problem being at some point
0:12:18 > 0:12:22someone's bit the amber mouthpiece off which is a bit of a shame.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25But it's still a super thing.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29I mean, it is a pipe and thankfully, pipes haven't been affected
0:12:29 > 0:12:33as people have moved away from smoking and smoking paraphernalia.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36They are little works of art in their own right.
0:12:36 > 0:12:40And you can just see by the quality of the carving
0:12:40 > 0:12:42- that it's just wonderful, isn't it? - Yeah.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44I think it's the sort of pipe
0:12:44 > 0:12:48that really deserves to be in one of the best collections.
0:12:48 > 0:12:53Value is always difficult when it's a bearded gentleman,
0:12:53 > 0:12:56not the most popular, not the most commercial.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59Pretty young girls are what people want
0:12:59 > 0:13:02or figures, or examples with scenes carved round them.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05Those are the very valuable meerschaums
0:13:05 > 0:13:09and they make between £400, £500, £600, £700, £800.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11The other end of the scale
0:13:11 > 0:13:15is just a plain meerschaum with a little bit of carving - £30, £40.
0:13:15 > 0:13:20You're somewhere in the middle with this. Any idea of the value then?
0:13:20 > 0:13:22No, not really.
0:13:22 > 0:13:26I think bearing that damage in mind which is expensive to put right,
0:13:26 > 0:13:28let's put £60 to £100 on it,
0:13:28 > 0:13:30put a fixed reserve of £60,
0:13:30 > 0:13:34and that will get the pipe collectors interested,
0:13:34 > 0:13:38- and hopefully, we'll go above that top figure on a good day.- OK.
0:13:38 > 0:13:42- So if you're happy to put it into the auction...?- Yeah.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45We'll do that and fingers crossed, it does really well.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47- Thanks very much.- Thank you.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50It's not often you see three bearded men
0:13:50 > 0:13:52around one of our valuation tables.
0:13:52 > 0:13:56We'll find out later what the bidders think.
0:14:03 > 0:14:09We've got our first four items. Now we're taking them off to the sale.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12Let's hope we have a good result at auction.
0:14:15 > 0:14:20Next to the Thames, we've headed to Greenwich to sell our items.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23But first, Tony's pipe is about to go under the hammer.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26The meerschaum pipe, late 19th century,
0:14:26 > 0:14:28in its original case, £60 to £100.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32Valued by Michael. And it is, of course, a gentleman with a beard
0:14:32 > 0:14:34if you look at that pipe. And...
0:14:34 > 0:14:36Something's missing!
0:14:37 > 0:14:40- You're the odd one out, Paul. - Exactly, yes.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43Things with beards in salerooms are irresistible,
0:14:43 > 0:14:46so people will put their hands in the air for this.
0:14:46 > 0:14:50- Why are you selling this? - It's sitting around doing nothing.
0:14:50 > 0:14:54- Where did it come from?- It was one of Dad's things from his father.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57- Did he collect then? - No, he was just a hoarder.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00It's a lovely example, bit of damage,
0:15:00 > 0:15:02but these things used to fetch good money.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06They used to be £300 or £400, but those days have gone.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09The damage held me back, but I hope someone will see it
0:15:09 > 0:15:12and think it's a really fine quality carving.
0:15:12 > 0:15:16And it's a bearded gentleman, so I've got to have it!
0:15:16 > 0:15:19Let's find out what the bidders think right now.
0:15:21 > 0:15:26Lot 60 is the late 19th century, large meerschaum pipe
0:15:26 > 0:15:28with a bearded gentleman.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31Absolutely stunning pipe, this. Great example...
0:15:31 > 0:15:33I love the way Robert sells things.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36Poetry!
0:15:36 > 0:15:39Looking for 55 on this pipe. It's worth all of that.
0:15:39 > 0:15:4155. 58. £60, I'm out.
0:15:41 > 0:15:46Looking for 65. I've got 60. I'm looking for 65.
0:15:46 > 0:15:50- Are we all done?- He's selling, isn't he?- Yes.- Selling the pipe at £60...
0:15:50 > 0:15:53- It's sold - £60. - That's all right.- Happy?- Yeah.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57- It's better than losing it somewhere in the house.- Definitely, yeah.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00- Thanks for bringing it in. - Thank you.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06Patricia's Steiff monkey's about to go under the hammer.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09This little monkey's come out of the loft
0:16:09 > 0:16:11and now it's in the auction room.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15- It belongs to Tricia. Hopefully, not for much longer.- Hopefully!
0:16:15 > 0:16:16Why do you want to sell this?
0:16:16 > 0:16:18It wasn't mine. It was just in the loft.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20It's been sitting in the cupboard, so...
0:16:20 > 0:16:22- You found it in your loft?- Yeah.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25- It was my late husband's mother's. - Oh, right.
0:16:25 > 0:16:29- I was thinking maybe the previous owners left it there.- No.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32Good luck, Kate. Good luck, Patricia. This is it.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36Two-tone brown. Lovely little chap.
0:16:36 > 0:16:40It's got to start with a bid with me of £22
0:16:40 > 0:16:42on this Steiff monkey.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44Looking for 25. I've got 22 on it.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46Looking for 25. 26. Eight, I'm out.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50£28. Looking for 30. I've got 28.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52Oh, phone bid!
0:16:52 > 0:16:55Looking for 32. 32. I'll take 34.
0:16:55 > 0:16:59I'll take 34 on the phone. 36 in the room. 38, I need.
0:16:59 > 0:17:0538, I want. 38. £40 there. Looking for 42.
0:17:05 > 0:17:0742 I need. On the phone at 42.
0:17:07 > 0:17:1044 in the room. 46, I'll take.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13- Room against phone, isn't it?- 48.
0:17:13 > 0:17:1450, I want.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19£50. I'll take 52. Four, I need.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21£54, I want. 54.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24Six, I want. 56 in the room.
0:17:24 > 0:17:2758, I need. 58.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30£60, in the room. I'll take 62.
0:17:30 > 0:17:3262, I want. 62. 64 in the room.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35Not monkeying about, is he?!
0:17:35 > 0:17:3866. No? Are we all done? Last time.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42On the monkey at £64, on the Steiff.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44- £64!- That was good. - That was good, wasn't it?
0:17:44 > 0:17:46You were worried to start with.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49I was. He was damaged and didn't have his Steiff button.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51But he had the look.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54Much better than expected. Someone loved that monkey.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57Gillian's silver goblet is ready to go.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03Good luck. OK? First auction.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06So many of our owners, it's their first auction.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09But first auction with a lovely Russian beaker. You can't beat that!
0:18:09 > 0:18:13What is it, Moscow, 1863 or something like that?
0:18:13 > 0:18:16We couldn't find the maker on the day, but I have looked it up.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19There are two makers using those initials.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22One is Ivan Alexeyev, but he's too late.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26And the other one, we don't know his name, so we're not much further on!
0:18:26 > 0:18:28Did you find out the writing on the top?
0:18:28 > 0:18:32- No, I don't think we translated it. - We do know it's £200-£300.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36It could go for more. This is it. It's going under the hammer now.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39Absolutely stunning piece of Russian silver
0:18:39 > 0:18:45and the bid's with me at £140. Looking for 150 on this.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48I've got 140 on it. 150.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50160 with me.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53Looking for 170. I've got 160. I'm looking for 170.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56- Are we all done?- It's worth that.
0:18:56 > 0:18:57At £160!
0:18:57 > 0:19:02The hammer's gone down on 160. We had a fixed reserve at £200.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04- So we didn't sell it.- Oh!
0:19:04 > 0:19:06Thank goodness there was a reserve.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08- Disappointing for your first auction.- Yes.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10But it's a rare Russian beaker
0:19:10 > 0:19:14and if you bought it in Bond Street, you might be paying £500.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17Thank goodness we put that reserve on it.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19Has it been a good experience?
0:19:19 > 0:19:22- Have you enjoyed yourself? - I thoroughly enjoyed it.- Yes!
0:19:22 > 0:19:25- It is a good day out on Flog It! - I loved it.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27If you'd like to take part in the show,
0:19:27 > 0:19:29come to one of our valuation days.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31You can pick up details on our BBC website.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34Log on to bbc.co.uk/flogit.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36Follow the links. All the information is there.
0:19:36 > 0:19:40And, hopefully, we're coming to a town very near you soon.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44Well, the goblet didn't sell.
0:19:44 > 0:19:49But will Elizabeth's diamond ring stand a better chance?
0:19:49 > 0:19:51Diamonds are a girl's best friend
0:19:51 > 0:19:53and we have four coming up right now.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56They belong to Elizabeth. Originally in two lots.
0:19:56 > 0:19:57One really nice one
0:19:57 > 0:20:00you valued separately, which is kept separate.
0:20:00 > 0:20:04The other three, the auctioneer has decided to split up.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07Yesterday, he said he thinks the others are quality as well.
0:20:07 > 0:20:08They're all nice, yeah.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12And we could fly through that estimate. Fingers crossed.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15The jewellery buyers are here today, so hopefully they'll go.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18It's going under the hammer right now. Good luck.
0:20:19 > 0:20:25First, a vintage, 18-carat, white gold, lady's solitaire-style ring
0:20:25 > 0:20:26with a diamond stone.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28Absolutely stunning little lot.
0:20:28 > 0:20:32The bid's with me straight away at £38 only on this ring.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35Looking for 40. I've got 38 on it.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38Looking for 40. 40 I've got. Looking for 42.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41Are we all done? 42, it's at. Looking for 45.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45I've got 42. Are we all done? Last time.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47At £42!
0:20:47 > 0:20:4842. The first one's gone.
0:20:48 > 0:20:52Vintage, 18-carat gold, lady's solitaire-style ring
0:20:52 > 0:20:55with a diamond stone.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58Bid is with me on that at £30.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02Looking for 32 on that one. I've got 30 on it.
0:21:02 > 0:21:06Two, four, five, eight. 40, I'm out. Looking for 42.
0:21:06 > 0:21:1042 there. Looking for 45. I've got 42 here.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13Are we all done? Last time. At £42!
0:21:13 > 0:21:16Two down, two more to go.
0:21:16 > 0:21:21Mid-20th-century, 18-carat gold, diamond ring
0:21:21 > 0:21:24with a sapphire, heart-shaped stone and platinum shank.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27Size "K". Absolutely sweet little ring this.
0:21:27 > 0:21:31And the bid's with me at only £38 on it.
0:21:31 > 0:21:3440. Two. Five. Eight. 50. I'm out. Looking for 52?
0:21:34 > 0:21:37I've got £50. Are we all done?
0:21:37 > 0:21:3852 there. 55.
0:21:38 > 0:21:4158. £60, I want.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44£60, I've got. 62.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47Looking for 65. Are we all done? Last time.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50- It's a good result. - At £62!
0:21:50 > 0:21:51Three down. One more to go.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55Good, stunning, vintage,
0:21:55 > 0:21:59lady's, diamond cluster ring with a beautiful sapphire stone.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01I like this one. The Kate Middleton ring.
0:22:01 > 0:22:06OK, the bid is with me at £85 only on this ring. Looking for 90.
0:22:06 > 0:22:07Five with me.
0:22:07 > 0:22:11Looking for 100 on this ring. I've got 95.
0:22:11 > 0:22:15100, I'm out. Looking for 105. I've got 100.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17Looking for 105. Are we all done? Last time.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19At £100!
0:22:19 > 0:22:24- £100. Well done, Elizabeth.- Thank you very much.- Well done, Kate.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27- That was good. It was the right decision.- Good result.
0:22:27 > 0:22:31- That makes a grand total of £246. - Wow!
0:22:31 > 0:22:33- I'm very happy with that. - You are, aren't you?
0:22:33 > 0:22:35- I am, yes.- Oh, wonderful!
0:22:35 > 0:22:39And I'm very glad to have been here. It's been a wonderful experience.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41- It's been a pleasure meeting you. - Thank you.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45Splitting the rings up separately paid off.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47Now I want to take you on a journey
0:22:47 > 0:22:50around one of London's most famous landmarks.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08St Paul's Cathedral -
0:23:08 > 0:23:11there's no denying that is a beautiful building,
0:23:11 > 0:23:15especially when you view it from the Millennium Bridge.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17You get an uninterrupted view.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21The only one left between those two modern pieces of architecture.
0:23:21 > 0:23:25This is my favourite building in London. I can't wait to explore it.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28To do that, we need to get to the heart of the building.
0:23:28 > 0:23:32I know today we can barely scratch the surface of its history,
0:23:32 > 0:23:34but let's make a start somewhere.
0:23:37 > 0:23:39There's been a place of worship devoted to St Paul
0:23:39 > 0:23:43on this site, north of the River Thames, ever since the year 604.
0:23:43 > 0:23:48This is, in fact, the fourth cathedral to be built on the site.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51It's just celebrated its 300-year anniversary.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54As part of the festivities and essential maintenance,
0:23:54 > 0:23:57it's had a thorough clean inside and outside.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00So come with me. Let's take a closer look inside.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09This panel of stonework
0:24:09 > 0:24:12is an example that's been left to show you
0:24:12 > 0:24:15how dirty the building has got over the last 300 years.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18It's not surprising with the pollution in London.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20It would have been particularly bad
0:24:20 > 0:24:23during the Industrial Revolution and shortly afterwards
0:24:23 > 0:24:25with the smog and soot in the air,
0:24:25 > 0:24:28penetrating the very fabric of the stone.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31And this is what it looks like years later.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34The stone has now been cleaned up
0:24:34 > 0:24:38at a cost of around £40 million, but it's been given a new lease of life.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40The building is starting to breathe again,
0:24:40 > 0:24:43so we can appreciate the original vision
0:24:43 > 0:24:45of the cathedral's architect, Sir Christopher Wren.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47# Gloria, gloria! #
0:24:47 > 0:24:51Wren was a clever man, an achiever.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53His early projects as an architect
0:24:53 > 0:24:56included the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford
0:24:56 > 0:24:59and the Royal Greenwich Observatory.
0:24:59 > 0:25:03Both feature a domed design - a trademark element, some might say.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08# Gloria, gloria... #
0:25:08 > 0:25:13He was commissioned to design a new St Paul's Cathedral in 1668,
0:25:13 > 0:25:15two years after the Great Fire of London
0:25:15 > 0:25:18had destroyed its predecessor.
0:25:18 > 0:25:22The process of getting the designs approved took a long time.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27This magnificent scale model, which is constructed of oak,
0:25:27 > 0:25:31is an incredible six metres in length.
0:25:31 > 0:25:32It shows us what Wren had in mind
0:25:32 > 0:25:35for the architectural outline of the cathedral
0:25:35 > 0:25:38when it was still in its planning stages.
0:25:38 > 0:25:39An earlier design was rejected
0:25:39 > 0:25:43for featuring a Greek cross as the footprint of the cathedral.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46This is another representation of one of his designs.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48It really is truly incredible!
0:25:48 > 0:25:51He commissioned two joiners to make this. It took them a year.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53It cost £650.
0:25:53 > 0:25:58Now that is a staggering amount of money back then.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00Equivalent of a very smart London townhouse.
0:26:00 > 0:26:06And quite fittingly, this model is known as the "Great Model".
0:26:09 > 0:26:12I'm admiring the level of craftsmanship
0:26:12 > 0:26:13that has gone into this.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15Take a closer look.
0:26:15 > 0:26:20In there, you can just see the incredible amount of work.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23I'm surprised it only took a year for two men.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26These guys have created a work of art
0:26:26 > 0:26:28that historians and architects
0:26:28 > 0:26:31are still marvelling at centuries later.
0:26:34 > 0:26:39This model's design was turned down by the dean and chapter.
0:26:39 > 0:26:42So it wasn't until 1675 that a new warrant design
0:26:42 > 0:26:44was given the Royal seal of approval.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47If it took seven years to get the plans approved,
0:26:47 > 0:26:50how long do you think it took to build it?
0:26:54 > 0:26:59This building project took 35 years from start to finish.
0:26:59 > 0:27:04Although the cathedral was open to the public halfway through, in 1697,
0:27:04 > 0:27:07there were tweaks and changes made to the design
0:27:07 > 0:27:09until its completion in 1710.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12Wren by then was an old man,
0:27:12 > 0:27:14but was still heavily involved.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17He was even winched up to the higher floors,
0:27:17 > 0:27:20so he could inspect the latter stages of construction.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23I've been wanting to show you this.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25Up here in the Whispering Gallery,
0:27:25 > 0:27:27you can appreciate the complexity and skill
0:27:27 > 0:27:30of Wren's design for the dome.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32When you look up there, towards the windows,
0:27:32 > 0:27:35or should I say the heavens?
0:27:35 > 0:27:39You just gravitate upwards and look up there in amazement
0:27:39 > 0:27:42and wonder how these craftsmen managed to construct
0:27:42 > 0:27:45such a huge architectural feature.
0:27:45 > 0:27:49The inner height of the dome is 225 feet.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52There are three tiers to this construction.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54The inner one, which we're looking at now.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57Then there's a middle one, a supporting brick skin,
0:27:57 > 0:27:58and the outer layer,
0:27:58 > 0:28:01which is a construction of wood covered in lead.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03That's what's visible from the London skyline.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05Add all that together
0:28:05 > 0:28:08and it's an incredible 64,000 tonnes in weight.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16There's a more quirky feature to this mezzanine balcony.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18It's called the Whispering Gallery.
0:28:18 > 0:28:23Because if you sit here and whisper something facing the wall,
0:28:23 > 0:28:26your voice will travel all around there.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29Somebody over the other side there,
0:28:29 > 0:28:32which is a distance of 100 feet, will be able to hear it.
0:28:32 > 0:28:33And I know it works,
0:28:33 > 0:28:38because as a young lad I came here on a school trip and tried it out.
0:28:44 > 0:28:47Once the fabric of the building had been agreed,
0:28:47 > 0:28:50the pressure was on to make the interior as impressive.
0:28:50 > 0:28:54Hidden from public view is this mind-boggling geometric staircase,
0:28:54 > 0:28:57used by the dean of the cathedral.
0:28:57 > 0:29:00In the heart of the building is the choir,
0:29:00 > 0:29:04which features an impressive organ with over 7,000 pipes,
0:29:04 > 0:29:06as well as exquisite decorations
0:29:06 > 0:29:11by respected woodcarver to the Royals, Grinling Gibbons.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14There have been many modifications to the cathedral
0:29:14 > 0:29:16over the last 300 years since it was finished.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18That's mainly due to national events,
0:29:18 > 0:29:20like the funeral of Lord Nelson
0:29:20 > 0:29:24and the marriage of Prince Charles to Lady Diana.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27Other leading monarchs have wished to leave their mark
0:29:27 > 0:29:28on this incredible building.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31So what we see today here, looking in the nave,
0:29:31 > 0:29:36isn't exactly how Wren's work would have been when he finished it.
0:29:36 > 0:29:37A century later,
0:29:37 > 0:29:39when Queen Victoria came to visit,
0:29:39 > 0:29:43she was said to be not too impressed with the interior decor.
0:29:43 > 0:29:47It was rather dreary.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50As a result of that visit, this is what you see today -
0:29:50 > 0:29:53wonderful, brightly-coloured mosaics in the inner dome
0:29:53 > 0:29:56and along the surfaces of the nave,
0:29:56 > 0:30:00drawing your eye right down there into that perspective.
0:30:00 > 0:30:03Mosaics depicting prophets and saints and gilding everywhere.
0:30:03 > 0:30:07Not just on the images, but on all the architectural details.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09Highlighting it, picking it out,
0:30:09 > 0:30:12making it dazzle, making it sparkle.
0:30:20 > 0:30:22Above all else,
0:30:22 > 0:30:25St Paul's Cathedral remains a place of worship
0:30:25 > 0:30:28with prayers every hour, several services a day.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31It's become a refuge for many people, not just from this country,
0:30:31 > 0:30:33but from all over the world.
0:30:33 > 0:30:36Sir Christopher Wren paid tribute to the significance of this site
0:30:36 > 0:30:39by building this incredible cathedral
0:30:39 > 0:30:42and, in turn, the people who come to visit the cathedral can enjoy
0:30:42 > 0:30:45his achievements in architecture
0:30:45 > 0:30:49and marvel at that ever-familiar dome on the London skyline.
0:31:00 > 0:31:04Dulwich College is our learned host for today's programme
0:31:04 > 0:31:08and there are plenty of items for our valuers to choose from.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11Michael has drummed up a treat from James.
0:31:11 > 0:31:15I feel I should beat out a tune on this wonderful drum.
0:31:15 > 0:31:18A marvellous thing. Can you tell me where it came from?
0:31:18 > 0:31:22Well, it came from the home of one of my wife's aunts.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25You know what it is, don't you?
0:31:25 > 0:31:29I've no idea. To us, we've called it a biscuit barrel.
0:31:29 > 0:31:31But it's not really very airtight.
0:31:31 > 0:31:33It isn't very airtight, but you're spot on.
0:31:33 > 0:31:38It is, strictly speaking, a novelty biscuit tin.
0:31:38 > 0:31:42Simply because it's modelled, very cleverly, as a drum.
0:31:42 > 0:31:44It actually doesn't take a lot of work
0:31:44 > 0:31:49to turn a standard cylindrical form into a novelty
0:31:49 > 0:31:54when you just add this very naive, surface engraving of the tensioners.
0:31:54 > 0:31:56You've got this engine-turned...
0:31:56 > 0:32:00Actually, a honeycomb, engine-turned ground
0:32:00 > 0:32:02to simulate the fabric and, of course,
0:32:02 > 0:32:05a little bit of cast cleverness
0:32:05 > 0:32:09to have the two strikes as the thumb piece.
0:32:09 > 0:32:13If we turn it over, we always have marks. Oh, that's nice.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15What we've got are...
0:32:15 > 0:32:20- Because it's not solid silver, it's electroplate.- Right.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23We've got the electroplate marks for GR Collis.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26These other marks are simply fake punches.
0:32:26 > 0:32:31So, to the untrained eye, if you were being a nosy visitor,
0:32:31 > 0:32:34and you turned it upside down,
0:32:34 > 0:32:38you might think it was hallmarked and solid silver.
0:32:38 > 0:32:41We've got the retailer's address there, Regent Street, London,
0:32:41 > 0:32:44but there are manufacturers in Birmingham as well.
0:32:44 > 0:32:49So this was probably made in Birmingham for their London shop.
0:32:49 > 0:32:51Any idea of date?
0:32:51 > 0:32:56- No idea at all.- I think we can go back to late Victorian.
0:32:56 > 0:32:58Really?
0:32:58 > 0:33:02This is certainly going to be anywhere from 1890 up to 1910.
0:33:02 > 0:33:06It would be the sort of thing that at the end of the Boer War,
0:33:06 > 0:33:09if you saw our troops marching back...
0:33:09 > 0:33:11With a military theme, 1900,
0:33:11 > 0:33:15I think this, for a recently returned military gentleman,
0:33:15 > 0:33:19- would be the de rigueur biscuit tin. - Right.
0:33:19 > 0:33:23Now the thorny question of value. We know it's not solid silver, sadly.
0:33:23 > 0:33:28Any idea what a drum-form biscuit tin is worth?
0:33:28 > 0:33:31No idea. 60?
0:33:31 > 0:33:3460. I think I'm with you there.
0:33:34 > 0:33:35I think £60-£100
0:33:35 > 0:33:37is a reasonable figure.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40I would put a fixed reserve of £50 on it.
0:33:40 > 0:33:44- Right.- And that protects it.
0:33:44 > 0:33:47But it is an unusual thing
0:33:47 > 0:33:51and the one thing we learn about auctions today
0:33:51 > 0:33:53is it's the unusual things that tend to sell well.
0:33:53 > 0:33:57- Right. What about a reserve at 60? - We could do that.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00I don't see £10 either way breaking anybody's heart.
0:34:00 > 0:34:05Let's give it a go and we'll let the market decide what it's worth.
0:34:05 > 0:34:07Thank you very much for bringing it in.
0:34:10 > 0:34:14'Now what will Kate make of Irene's brooch?'
0:34:14 > 0:34:17Irene, you've brought a little bit of the continent to Flog It today.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19What do you know about this?
0:34:19 > 0:34:23Not a lot, except that I bought it in a table sale.
0:34:23 > 0:34:27- About 10 years ago.- OK. You instantly fell in love with it?
0:34:27 > 0:34:31- I just thought it was interesting. - OK. What did you pay for this item?
0:34:31 > 0:34:34- £3.- £3?- 3.
0:34:34 > 0:34:39I never go to table top sales that have things like this for £3!
0:34:39 > 0:34:43I'm going to the wrong place. What do you know about it?
0:34:43 > 0:34:48Well, I imagine that people used to go on these Grand Tours
0:34:48 > 0:34:50and bring these back as souvenirs?
0:34:50 > 0:34:55Yep. It is, as you can see, the Roman ruins in Rome.
0:34:55 > 0:34:57So it's fantastic.
0:34:57 > 0:35:01I think the Arch of Constantine is what it's called.
0:35:01 > 0:35:05And all of the various pillars. It's a micro-mosaic,
0:35:05 > 0:35:09which is tiny, tiny pieces of stone or glass - glass in this case -
0:35:09 > 0:35:14that somebody's put together to form this design.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17Then you've got an ebonised surround and then metal,
0:35:17 > 0:35:19which was probably gilt originally.
0:35:19 > 0:35:24It's probably late Victorian, so you're right about the Grand Tour.
0:35:24 > 0:35:28The Victorians had a newly-emerging rich middle class
0:35:28 > 0:35:30and they sent their young men off
0:35:30 > 0:35:34to do a Grand Tour round Europe, and they got souvenirs.
0:35:34 > 0:35:38So it's about 100 years old, I would have thought. The work is amazing.
0:35:38 > 0:35:43- You obviously liked it. Did you wear it?- It's too heavy.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46Right. Quite a practical reason.
0:35:46 > 0:35:51- You're quite happy to sell it?- Yes, I am.- OK. It cost you how much?- £3.
0:35:51 > 0:35:55I'll give you a fiver right now! Let's do it.
0:35:55 > 0:35:59- Would you take that offer? - No, I'd like a bit more.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02I think at auction you're right to hold out.
0:36:02 > 0:36:05I would have thought about £50-£80.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07They are very collectable
0:36:07 > 0:36:11and we see a lot of worse quality ones with bigger pieces
0:36:11 > 0:36:16and they're a bit clunky. This is beautiful. I can't see any damage.
0:36:16 > 0:36:22Maybe a few tiny pieces lost, but otherwise it's really good.
0:36:22 > 0:36:25So estimate £50-£80. Would you want a reserve?
0:36:25 > 0:36:30- I think so, yes.- We put it below the estimate, so a £40 reserve?- Right.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32With the estimate at £50-£80.
0:36:32 > 0:36:36- And we'll make it a fixed reserve. - All right, then.
0:36:36 > 0:36:40- You're happy to give it a go? - Yes, I am.- OK.
0:36:40 > 0:36:44- Fingers crossed it will go.- Good. - Thank you for bringing it in.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49It's my turn to value now.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51I found Ken and Pat with their lovely watercolour.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54This looks interesting. Can you tell me anything about it?
0:36:54 > 0:36:56How long have you had it?
0:36:56 > 0:36:59I've had it for about ten years. It belonged to my father.
0:36:59 > 0:37:03He loved collecting 1930s, 1940s paintings.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05I thought it was painted by a man.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08I knew he was something to do with the art school.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11That's about all I knew about it.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14The reason you can't find much about him if you tried looking
0:37:14 > 0:37:16is because HE is a SHE.
0:37:16 > 0:37:17It's Pegaret Anthony!
0:37:17 > 0:37:19It had me going for a minute.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22You think Anthony is the Christian name and it's just in reverse order,
0:37:22 > 0:37:25like you sometimes see a man's name printed.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27But, no, definitely a lady.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30Taught at the Central College of Arts and Crafts in London,
0:37:30 > 0:37:31where she was a pupil.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34She ended up staying and teaching there for 40 years.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37She fell in love with the history of costume.
0:37:37 > 0:37:41And I think that's coming out here
0:37:41 > 0:37:44in this lovely, faded, watercolour, pencil sketch.
0:37:44 > 0:37:48Look at all the faces hard at work, concentrating.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51They've all got, more or less, the same shaped nose.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53Probably gossiping away!
0:37:53 > 0:37:55She died in the year 2000,
0:37:55 > 0:37:57but funnily enough there are two of her pictures
0:37:57 > 0:38:00in the Imperial War Museum.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02And upon her death in 2000,
0:38:02 > 0:38:07I know that they went and spent a lot of money on more of her work.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09Oh, right.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12Value wise,
0:38:12 > 0:38:16I did a search online of something that sold recently,
0:38:16 > 0:38:21about the same size, again with wonderful use of costume,
0:38:21 > 0:38:26that whole sort of 1930s period, and that sold for £150 in auction.
0:38:26 > 0:38:30So that's a good price guide for this.
0:38:30 > 0:38:32I'd be happy with that.
0:38:32 > 0:38:34It's not a lot of money for such a nice image.
0:38:34 > 0:38:37No, it's not. I do like it very much actually.
0:38:37 > 0:38:40I know you won't let it go for anything less
0:38:40 > 0:38:42and I don't blame you really.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45- So put a fixed reserve on at £150? - Yeah.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48- All right.- Thank you very much.
0:38:49 > 0:38:53For our final item, Kate's got a flash of red at her table,
0:38:53 > 0:38:55brought in by Paul.
0:38:55 > 0:38:59- You've brought in a nice vase. What do you know about it? - It's flambe ware.
0:38:59 > 0:39:00Yeah.
0:39:00 > 0:39:05- Royal Doulton.- Yup. - And by Charles Noke.- Right, OK.
0:39:05 > 0:39:07So are you a collector of Doulton?
0:39:07 > 0:39:10- I have collected Doulton, yes.- OK.
0:39:10 > 0:39:13Where did you get this one from - antiques fair, market?
0:39:13 > 0:39:16No, I got it from a charity shop.
0:39:16 > 0:39:20- Charity shop!- Yes! - Tell me how much you paid for it.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22- I paid £6 for it.- Recently?!
0:39:22 > 0:39:25- Recently, yes. - You've got a good eye.
0:39:25 > 0:39:27So it just caught your eye and you went for it?
0:39:27 > 0:39:31- Yes, I did, yeah.- Wow!
0:39:31 > 0:39:34You, presumably, know as much as I do about it. It is Charles Noke.
0:39:34 > 0:39:35If we look on the bottom,
0:39:35 > 0:39:38we can see he signs his items "Noke"
0:39:38 > 0:39:42and, usefully, it says the word "flambe" on the bottom.
0:39:42 > 0:39:43It's exactly that - flambe ware.
0:39:43 > 0:39:47Charles Noke was a real pioneer.
0:39:47 > 0:39:53He joined and he was actually head designer in 1899 at Doulton
0:39:53 > 0:39:56and brought these fantastic flambe wares, copying the oriental.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59The "sang de boeuf", which is sort of bull's blood,
0:39:59 > 0:40:01this very deep red colour.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03Basically, he threw everything at this one.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06I mean, it's a really interesting piece.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09He's got, not just the red, but all these different colours.
0:40:09 > 0:40:11There's mossy browny-green here.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14There's some yellow, sort of mustard colour.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16I'm not sure it entirely works.
0:40:16 > 0:40:17Do you like it?
0:40:17 > 0:40:20Yeah, I think it's beautiful.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22- You think it's great? - Really great, yeah.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24It's unusual though.
0:40:24 > 0:40:27It only cost you £6. What do you think it's worth?
0:40:27 > 0:40:29Do you have any idea?
0:40:29 > 0:40:32I've got a fair idea of what it's worth.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34Price wise, I think at auction
0:40:34 > 0:40:38you're probably between £80 and £120. Maybe £100.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41Is that the kind of figure you were thinking of?
0:40:41 > 0:40:45Yeah. I'd be well pleased to get that.
0:40:45 > 0:40:48- That's quite a return on your money for £6.- It is, yeah.
0:40:48 > 0:40:50A few words about condition.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52Obviously, that does affect the price.
0:40:52 > 0:40:56There is a tiny little chip that I've noticed on the top, on the rim,
0:40:56 > 0:40:59and also a little chip here,
0:40:59 > 0:41:00just there on the body,
0:41:00 > 0:41:03but nothing that's going to really deter a bidder.
0:41:03 > 0:41:08- Would you want a reserve on it? - Oh, I would, yeah.- Yeah?
0:41:08 > 0:41:10- What do you suggest?- 70 reserve?
0:41:10 > 0:41:12Just below your low estimate.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15- Oh, that's a bit low. I thought...- 80?- 80.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17OK. You can have a reserve firm at 80
0:41:17 > 0:41:19and that's the same as your low estimate.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21Reserve at 80.
0:41:21 > 0:41:2380-120 guide price.
0:41:23 > 0:41:26Brilliant. Thank you for bringing it in.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31So, how do you think our experts' valuations went?
0:41:31 > 0:41:34There's only one way to find out - we're off to auction
0:41:34 > 0:41:36and here's a quick reminder of what we chose,
0:41:36 > 0:41:38and see what the bidders think.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44Up the road to Greenwich to sell our final items
0:41:44 > 0:41:47and Paul's flambe vase is ready to go.
0:41:47 > 0:41:51Why are you selling this? You're looking very, very nervous.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53- I am, yeah. - Are you changing your mind?- No.
0:41:53 > 0:41:55You got it from a charity shop.
0:41:55 > 0:41:57Good for you. It cost you next to nothing.
0:41:57 > 0:42:01Let's see if we can get you a fabulous profit. Here we go.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04It's the early 20th-century, Royal Doulton,
0:42:04 > 0:42:08classic design, waist-neck spill vase,
0:42:08 > 0:42:12in a flambe ware design with artist mark.
0:42:12 > 0:42:13Paul looks so worried.
0:42:13 > 0:42:17Looking for 80 on the flambe ware. I've got 75.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19- It's your first auction, isn't it? - It is.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21Yes, I can tell. It's the nerves.
0:42:21 > 0:42:24Where's 80. I've got 70... £80. I am out.
0:42:24 > 0:42:25- Right, it's sold.- It's sold, yeah.
0:42:25 > 0:42:30I've got £80 seated. Looking for 85. Are we all done?
0:42:30 > 0:42:32Last time. 85.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34Look, I'll take 88 if I have to.
0:42:34 > 0:42:37I've got 85. Looking for 88.
0:42:37 > 0:42:39Are we all done? Last time standing.
0:42:39 > 0:42:42Are you sure? At £85!
0:42:42 > 0:42:45- Sold.- It's gone.- Yeah.
0:42:45 > 0:42:48- That's a good profit for you as well.- It is!- Yeah!
0:42:48 > 0:42:50Now he's smiling, look. Yeah!
0:42:53 > 0:42:55From flambe to my find.
0:42:55 > 0:42:59Let's watch the Pegaret Anthony painting go under the hammer.
0:42:59 > 0:43:03- Pat and Ken, it's good to catch up with you. Are you OK?- Very well.
0:43:03 > 0:43:07We're about to sell this wonderful Pegaret Anthony work of art.
0:43:07 > 0:43:11And it is quality, isn't it?. Let's find out what the bidders think.
0:43:11 > 0:43:15Ladies working in a clothes factory.
0:43:15 > 0:43:17Dated 1943. Signed by the artist.
0:43:17 > 0:43:20It's a lovely, lovely lot this.
0:43:20 > 0:43:23And the bid's with me at £130.
0:43:23 > 0:43:28Looking for 140. It's worth all of this. 145.
0:43:28 > 0:43:30£150, I'm out.
0:43:30 > 0:43:32- Looking for 160.- It's selling.
0:43:32 > 0:43:37I've got 150 on this. Are we all done on this watercolour?
0:43:37 > 0:43:39Last time. I'll sell it at £150.
0:43:39 > 0:43:41It's gone. It went on the reserve.
0:43:41 > 0:43:43Yeah, yeah.
0:43:43 > 0:43:47I'd like to have seen the top end and so would you have done.
0:43:47 > 0:43:50Yes, I would have because I did like it that painting.
0:43:50 > 0:43:51We tried our hardest.
0:43:54 > 0:43:56'Now remember Irene's unusual brooch
0:43:56 > 0:43:59'that Kate loved so much? Well, that's up next.'
0:43:59 > 0:44:04- Such a beautiful thing.- Quality. - I'd buy it. It's beautiful.- It is.
0:44:04 > 0:44:09Good luck. It's going under the hammer right now.
0:44:10 > 0:44:17Lot 340 is the late-19th, early-20th century micro-mosaic brooch.
0:44:17 > 0:44:20Absolutely stunning piece of work.
0:44:20 > 0:44:24And it's got to start with a bid with me of £45.
0:44:25 > 0:44:28- Looking for 50.- Come on.- 50.
0:44:28 > 0:44:3155. 60. 5. 70.
0:44:31 > 0:44:345. 80. 5.
0:44:34 > 0:44:37£90. I am out. Looking for 95.
0:44:37 > 0:44:4295 with the hand. 100 seated. Looking for 110.
0:44:42 > 0:44:45£110 standing.
0:44:45 > 0:44:47I've seen ya! 120.
0:44:47 > 0:44:49130 I need, madam.
0:44:49 > 0:44:53- £120 seated... - Carry on, madam. Keep bidding.
0:44:53 > 0:44:57130, new place. 140 seated.
0:44:57 > 0:45:01150 standing. 160 there. Looking for 170.
0:45:01 > 0:45:07- Are we all done? Seated. Last time at £160.- £160!
0:45:07 > 0:45:11That was a great result. It was such good quality. Well done.
0:45:11 > 0:45:13Thank you for bringing it in.
0:45:13 > 0:45:17'That's a brilliant return on the £3 Irene spent on it.
0:45:20 > 0:45:25Just how will James' drum biscuit tin fare? Let's find out.
0:45:25 > 0:45:28I'm standing next to James and next up is that silver-plate drum,
0:45:28 > 0:45:29the biscuit tin.
0:45:29 > 0:45:33- Why are you selling this? - It's not really used.
0:45:33 > 0:45:37It's just been wrapped up in a black cloth, keeping it out of daylight.
0:45:37 > 0:45:41- Have you given up the biscuits as well?- Oh, not a chance!
0:45:41 > 0:45:45You've got to have a few custard creams with your cup of tea!
0:45:45 > 0:45:47You can't give up the biscuits, Paul.
0:45:47 > 0:45:51I speak as a man who has tried on many occasions.
0:45:51 > 0:45:57It's a mid-19th-century silver-plate biscuit tin in the form of...
0:45:57 > 0:46:01Biscuit tin, ice bucket, in the form of a drum
0:46:01 > 0:46:03with the engine-turned relief marks.
0:46:03 > 0:46:06GR Collis & Co, 130 Regent Street, London.
0:46:06 > 0:46:09Absolutely stunning lot this.
0:46:09 > 0:46:13It's got to start with a bid with me of £60.
0:46:13 > 0:46:15- £60.- Oh, just in!
0:46:15 > 0:46:18Looking for 65 on this drum.
0:46:18 > 0:46:21Where's 65? £70. 75. 80.
0:46:21 > 0:46:24Five. 90 here. 95.
0:46:24 > 0:46:26100. And 10.
0:46:26 > 0:46:28And 20. And 30.
0:46:28 > 0:46:30140. 150.
0:46:30 > 0:46:32160 here.
0:46:32 > 0:46:34170. 180.
0:46:34 > 0:46:36- They love it, don't they? - That is good.
0:46:36 > 0:46:39200 here. Looking for 210.
0:46:39 > 0:46:41210, I need. On the phone at 210.
0:46:41 > 0:46:43Phone bids. Excellent.
0:46:43 > 0:46:46230, I want. 230 on the phone. 240 here.
0:46:46 > 0:46:48Looking for 250.
0:46:48 > 0:46:52- 260 here. Looking for 270.- Gosh!
0:46:52 > 0:46:56270. 280 here. Looking for 290. 300.
0:46:56 > 0:46:58They think it's silver, do they, Michael?
0:46:58 > 0:47:02The market for electroplate has obviously recovered.
0:47:02 > 0:47:05Looking for 350. 360 here...
0:47:05 > 0:47:08It's flying away. 370.
0:47:08 > 0:47:09380.
0:47:09 > 0:47:12400 here in the room.
0:47:12 > 0:47:16Looking for 410. 410, I need. 420 here.
0:47:16 > 0:47:17Looking for 430.
0:47:17 > 0:47:20I wonder if it's going into some sort of military collection.
0:47:20 > 0:47:24- We're in Greenwich, aren't we? - 450 on the telephone.
0:47:24 > 0:47:28- 450 - what have we missed?- 470.
0:47:28 > 0:47:30480 in the room.
0:47:30 > 0:47:32Looking for 490.
0:47:32 > 0:47:34500 here in the room.
0:47:34 > 0:47:36I'm shaking. I'm shivering.
0:47:36 > 0:47:40- It's beyond any...- Comprehension! - I am gobsmacked.
0:47:40 > 0:47:43540 in the room. Looking for 550.
0:47:43 > 0:47:45540!
0:47:45 > 0:47:46560...
0:47:46 > 0:47:49Bless, Michael, he's normally so rhetorical
0:47:49 > 0:47:51and he's so reticent right now.
0:47:51 > 0:47:54- The words aren't flowing, are they? - I'm stunned.
0:47:54 > 0:47:57600 here in the room. Looking for 610.
0:47:58 > 0:48:00£610!
0:48:00 > 0:48:02Are we all done? Last time.
0:48:02 > 0:48:05At £600 on the drum!
0:48:05 > 0:48:07Bang!
0:48:07 > 0:48:08£600.
0:48:08 > 0:48:11- That is...- Crumbs! - ..absolutely amazing.
0:48:11 > 0:48:14We're just going to see biscuit tins on Flog It! from now on.
0:48:14 > 0:48:16We'll see every biscuit tin in the country.
0:48:16 > 0:48:19Are you happy with that, James?
0:48:19 > 0:48:21- That's amazing. - What wonderful result
0:48:21 > 0:48:24and a perfect end to a wonderful day here in Greenwich.
0:48:24 > 0:48:28I hope you've enjoyed the show. I told you there was a surprise.
0:48:28 > 0:48:31Join us again soon for many more. But for now, it's cheerio!