0:00:02 > 0:00:04The Percy family have owned their home for over 700 years.
0:00:04 > 0:00:06But this isn't just any old house.
0:00:06 > 0:00:11They've welcomed us into the grounds of Alnwick Castle in Northumberland.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13It doesn't get much grander than this. Welcome to Flog It!
0:00:37 > 0:00:40'It wasn't until the 18th century that Alnwick Castle
0:00:40 > 0:00:43'was transformed from a derelict building
0:00:43 > 0:00:48'into a grand and comfortable home worthy of showing off to society.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51'I'll be going inside later on in the programme
0:00:51 > 0:00:55'to see what priceless treasures are on show in the state rooms.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57'But there's also plenty of people and activity
0:00:57 > 0:00:59'outside the castle walls.'
0:01:01 > 0:01:03Somebody here in this marvellous queue
0:01:03 > 0:01:06has got something that is worth a small fortune
0:01:06 > 0:01:09and they don't know it yet, but it's our job to find it.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12They've all turned up here today to ask our experts
0:01:12 > 0:01:16that all-important question which everybody wants to know, which is...
0:01:16 > 0:01:18ALL: What's it worth?
0:01:18 > 0:01:22- And what are you going to do when you've found out?- ALL: Flog it!
0:01:22 > 0:01:24'The auction comes later in the show.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27'Our experts have to find the things they want to value first.
0:01:27 > 0:01:31'And heading up the team today are the dashing David Fletcher...'
0:01:31 > 0:01:35Right. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37'..and the one and only Anita Manning.'
0:01:42 > 0:01:45Let's see what we can catch.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50'You can't get a better setting than this.
0:01:50 > 0:01:54'And coming up on the show, we've got a whole host of fantastic items
0:01:54 > 0:01:56'and some really lovely owners.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59'And for all you Flog It! fans at home,
0:01:59 > 0:02:02'can you guess which item makes ten times its estimate?
0:02:02 > 0:02:05'Is it a shipyard visitors book?'
0:02:05 > 0:02:08I must say, I think it's the best thing I've ever seen on Flog It!
0:02:08 > 0:02:11'A collection of woven pictures?'
0:02:11 > 0:02:15They were woven with such accuracy.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18- 'Or could it be a brass carriage clock?'- Late 19th century.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21- I should think about 1890. - As old as that?- Yep.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25'Well, you'll just have to wait and see.'
0:02:29 > 0:02:32Everybody's safely seated inside now,
0:02:32 > 0:02:35and as you can see, it is lights, camera, action.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38It's about time we pushed a few buttons and recorded some antiques.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41It looks like Anita Manning is our first expert
0:02:41 > 0:02:43to the Flog It! blue tablecloth.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45Let's take a closer look at what she's spotted.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47'And Anita's with Anne,
0:02:47 > 0:02:52'who is on a flying visit from her adopted home of Australia.'
0:02:52 > 0:02:56Thank you for bringing these crazy characters along.
0:02:56 > 0:02:57They are crazy!
0:02:57 > 0:03:01Give me the background. Where did you get them?
0:03:01 > 0:03:05Well, my friend bought them, I'm guessing 30 years ago.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09And when she died in May, she left me these
0:03:09 > 0:03:12with some little small ornaments which I'll take back,
0:03:12 > 0:03:14but they're too big and heavy to take to Australia
0:03:14 > 0:03:18and I would hate them to get broken after she had them so long.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20- They're better going to a collector. - Yes.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23Um, they're wonderful Murano glass.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Now, do you know anything about them?
0:03:25 > 0:03:28I didn't even know they were Murano glass, to be truthful.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30THEY LAUGH
0:03:30 > 0:03:33Murano is an island off Venice.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35And Venice was a famous centre
0:03:35 > 0:03:40for glass-making since medieval times.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42But in the process of glass-making,
0:03:42 > 0:03:46you have great heat and great fire.
0:03:46 > 0:03:50And Venice, at that time, the buildings were made of wood,
0:03:50 > 0:03:53so they wanted to take the glass-making away from Venice,
0:03:53 > 0:03:55onto one of the islands.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59And this is where these came from.
0:03:59 > 0:04:04These are from the 1950s, or the '60s.
0:04:04 > 0:04:09But if you consider the workmanship or the craftsmanship
0:04:09 > 0:04:15that's involved in making all these intricate frills.
0:04:15 > 0:04:20And the Italians were master glass-blowers and glass-makers.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24And they've carried these traditions into today,
0:04:24 > 0:04:28although these ones are from the 1950s.
0:04:28 > 0:04:32Now, there is no marking on them.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35- What they would have had at one time was a paper label.- Yes.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38But, obviously, no more.
0:04:38 > 0:04:44So, er, value on them, £50-80.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46Uh-huh.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50- Would you be happy to sell them at that price?- Yeah.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53- Well, I just don't want to take them to Australia.- You can't.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57- It would cost more than that for you to send them across.- It would.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00- We'll put a reserve price, just in case.- Yes.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04- A reserve price around £40.- Mm-hm.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07- Would you be happy with that? - Yes, I think so.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10- Can you come to the auction? - No. I'll be back in Australia.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13I'll be cheering them along on the day.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15You should be trying to sell them.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18THEY LAUGH
0:05:18 > 0:05:20'Anita's not got her auctioneer's hat on today.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24'Out in the courtyard, a bit of pottery has caught my eye.'
0:05:24 > 0:05:27- Karen, I'm a big fan of Slipware. - Right.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31This, to me, is proper country pottery and folk art.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33It's something you could still use today,
0:05:33 > 0:05:35but it is incredibly decorative.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38So, how did you come by these two pieces?
0:05:38 > 0:05:42I bought them at the market at Hexham on a Sunday morning.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45- How long ago? - I would say about ten years ago.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48OK. And how much did you pay for them?
0:05:48 > 0:05:50It's a while. I can't remember.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53- I probably would've paid £20 or £30. - For the two of them?
0:05:53 > 0:05:56- Something like that, yeah. - Gosh! No! Really?- Yes.
0:05:56 > 0:06:00- The pie dish could be worth that alone.- Could it? Right.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03- That is a nice pie dish, isn't it? - Yes, it is.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06This would have been made around
0:06:06 > 0:06:10the northern part of Staffordshire, in the potteries.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14Slipware like this dates back to the 17th century.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17Thomas Toft, people like that, you know.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20Very, very collectable pieces.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23Also, you can get pieces that are dated in Slip, as well.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25And they are so desirable. Oh, they really are.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27This looks like a marriage piece.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31Two hearts joining, saying, "I love you. Here's the key to my heart."
0:06:31 > 0:06:33Yes. That's what I thought.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36Isn't that nice? I love this. You know what the Slip is, don't you?
0:06:36 > 0:06:40It's a coloured liquid clay which is trailed on afterwards.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42I'm pretty sure this is a one-off.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46It's just such a shame that it's not dated, it really is.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49- Because that would tell a whole story of social history.- Yes.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51I like this pinchwork around the top.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53That tells you it's a proper pie dish.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55It reminds me of me mam.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57Me mam used to make plate pies for me dad
0:06:57 > 0:07:01and she used to crimp the pastry around the edge of the plate.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03And that reminded us a lot of that.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06And when you pull it out of the oven, it's all crumbly on the edge.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09- They are the best bits, aren't they? - Yes.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11Very, very nice.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15I'd say they're sort of circa 1880, late Victorian.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18- Right.- So that kind of rules the purest collectors out.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21But there's still plenty of people at entry level
0:07:21 > 0:07:24and folk art collectors and country pottery collectors
0:07:24 > 0:07:26- that will just die for these.- Right.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28Well, I think we'll put them in as one lot
0:07:28 > 0:07:31because they belong together. They shouldn't be separated.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35How about if I said, let's put them into auction
0:07:35 > 0:07:37with a price guide of £300-500?
0:07:37 > 0:07:40- That would be brilliant.- Yeah?- Yeah.
0:07:42 > 0:07:47'David is with Trevor and a piece of local maritime history.'
0:07:48 > 0:07:52This is more than just a visitors book. What can you tell me about it?
0:07:52 > 0:07:54I believe it's from the Swan Hunter's
0:07:54 > 0:07:57Wigham and Richardson shipyard on the Tyne.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00And it lists all the ships that were built
0:08:00 > 0:08:03during the period of that shipyard's life, I believe.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06At each launch, all the visitors, dignitaries,
0:08:06 > 0:08:09captains, admirals,
0:08:09 > 0:08:11both local and national,
0:08:11 > 0:08:14signed the book at the launching of the ship.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16It's amazing.
0:08:16 > 0:08:21These superbly illuminated pages.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25Each one with a flag or a spray of flags.
0:08:25 > 0:08:29HMS AS Natal.
0:08:29 > 0:08:34Presumably Her Majesty's South African ship, Natal.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36And there's a South African flag
0:08:36 > 0:08:39and some signatures beneath that,
0:08:39 > 0:08:45one of whom is the High Commissioner of South Africa.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50And then it's interesting to note that in the early days,
0:08:50 > 0:08:52we really just had signatures.
0:08:54 > 0:09:01And we go back to 1911, is the first entry.
0:09:01 > 0:09:06Um, it tells a tale of the splendour, really,
0:09:06 > 0:09:10that was British industry
0:09:10 > 0:09:13in the middle years of the 20th century.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15And I must say,
0:09:15 > 0:09:18I think it's the best thing I've ever seen on Flog It!
0:09:18 > 0:09:20I'm very grateful to you for bringing it in.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23The social significance of this, I think, is enormous.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25How did you come by it?
0:09:25 > 0:09:29Well, I believe it was found in a skip
0:09:29 > 0:09:32down in the area where the shipyards were
0:09:32 > 0:09:34at a clearing-out of the shipyards.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37It was given to me a few years later by the person who found it.
0:09:37 > 0:09:41And I've had it for at least 15, 16, 17 years.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44I can't remember how long now.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46It's just staggering that things like this
0:09:46 > 0:09:48have somehow slipped through the net.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52- Um, I mean, you're obviously happy to sell it.- Yes.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55It's lying on a bookcase, it has done for a lot of years.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57And I think now's the time
0:09:57 > 0:10:01perhaps somebody should have it who will appreciate it more than I will.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04- Someone must get their teeth into it.- There's a lot of research.
0:10:04 > 0:10:08I'm sure the auctioneers will help us with that.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11It's practically impossible to value something like this.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13As I say, there's homework yet to be done,
0:10:13 > 0:10:16but I would be inclined to come up with an estimate
0:10:16 > 0:10:19in the region of £300-500.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22Um, and suggest a reserve of £300.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26But I must say, I hope it makes quite a bit more than that.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28And I'm confident that it will.
0:10:28 > 0:10:33- Um, is that OK by you? - That's fine, yeah.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36Anita is with Dick and his trains are certainly not just for boys.
0:10:38 > 0:10:43When I was a wee girl, my dad bought me train sets for Christmas. Not dolls. I'm always pleased
0:10:43 > 0:10:47to see this type of thing. Tell me, where did you get these?
0:10:47 > 0:10:53They were my dad's. And he, I think, bought some of them
0:10:53 > 0:11:01in the 1940s. Probably when he came out of the RAF. And he was a railway engineer on steam trains.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05- So I think this is where the interest came.- Oh, right.
0:11:05 > 0:11:10- Did he play with these?- Yes, he did. - And when you were a wee boy?- Yes!
0:11:10 > 0:11:12I was never allowed to touch them!
0:11:12 > 0:11:16- Did your dad get dressed up in his uniform?- No, no.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18No, no!
0:11:18 > 0:11:21- It wasn't as bad as that? - No, it wisnae as bad as that.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25This one here is possibly the earliest one.
0:11:25 > 0:11:30This is a German locomotive made by Bing.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33From about the mid-1920s, I would say.
0:11:33 > 0:11:38- This one here is our dear old Hornby.- Yes, clockwork.
0:11:38 > 0:11:44Probably the most popular company for making trains or locomotives ever.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48And this one here is Bassett-Lowke, which were a Northampton company
0:11:48 > 0:11:56and, of course, Northampton's a very famous place for railways, railway memorabilia.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00Now do you have the other pieces of this?
0:12:00 > 0:12:06- We have various tracks and goods stock to go with them all. - Right, OK.
0:12:06 > 0:12:12- Now these are steam-driven.- Yes. - When you were a wee laddie, were you allowed to do any of that?
0:12:12 > 0:12:17- No, no.- No?- Actually, one time they had it going in the living room.
0:12:17 > 0:12:25I think this one caught fire and my dad threw it in the sink and it set the curtains on fire...!
0:12:25 > 0:12:29He wasn't really allowed to run them in the house after that.
0:12:29 > 0:12:34- Your mum said, "Enough's enough." - They're very difficult to regulate.
0:12:34 > 0:12:38You had to put a load of coaches on to slow them down on corners.
0:12:38 > 0:12:43- I used to like when they fell off. - You must have been a wee devil!
0:12:43 > 0:12:48- Aye.- All right. I notice on the Hornby one
0:12:48 > 0:12:53that they're all zero gauge and this has been a replacement.
0:12:53 > 0:13:00- Yes, my dad made the replacement. - That probably didn't affect the performance.- No.
0:13:00 > 0:13:04- But...- The price. - It will affect the price a wee bit.
0:13:04 > 0:13:11I think probably putting them in, maybe 150-250, would you be happy to put them in at that?
0:13:11 > 0:13:17- Yes, aye.- We'll put them in with a reserve of maybe round about 130 on them.
0:13:17 > 0:13:22But what I would like you to do if you have the other pieces and carriages
0:13:22 > 0:13:29- is to bring them to the auctioneer. The auctioneer may amend the valuation on it.- Right.
0:13:29 > 0:13:35I'd rather somebody got the enjoyment out of using them. That's where they should be.
0:13:35 > 0:13:40- Played with again. That's the important thing.- Aye.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44Let's hope whoever buys them doesn't set fire to their mum's curtains!
0:13:44 > 0:13:51'And moving on, I'm with Irene and the most bizarre inkwell I have ever seen.'
0:13:51 > 0:13:56- It's been kicking around my loft for 30 years.- Has it? What was it doing up there?
0:13:56 > 0:14:00- I have no idea. It's my husband's. - Oh, right. OK.
0:14:00 > 0:14:06- I think he got it from his father. - Strange thing.- You like it or you don't.- Yeah, I know.
0:14:06 > 0:14:11- I don't really like it.- No! Neither do I.- I'm a horse lover
0:14:11 > 0:14:14- and it's something that I would never do.- No.
0:14:14 > 0:14:21- Never.- It looks better on the horse. - It looks much better on the horse. The horse was called Duckling.
0:14:21 > 0:14:26- We know that as it's engraved "Duckling, 1908".- Yeah.
0:14:26 > 0:14:31- This is silver. Did you know that? - I saw the...- The hallmarks.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35- It was black this morning! - You polished this?- My husband did.
0:14:35 > 0:14:42- Bless him!- It was black. - "It might make more money! Give it a quick polish!"
0:14:42 > 0:14:46It doesn't really matter if you don't polish silver.
0:14:46 > 0:14:52I like my silver unpolished. Maker's name - M&C. The silversmith Macey and Chisholm.
0:14:52 > 0:14:56They were working from 1834 to around about 1957.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00- Somewhere around there.- Right.- So it was a good span, over 100 years.
0:15:00 > 0:15:05- That thistle, what does that tell you?- Scotland?- Exactly.
0:15:05 > 0:15:09So the assay office was in Edinburgh.
0:15:09 > 0:15:15- If this horse had had a racing pedigree, then it might be worth quite a bit of money.- Yeah.
0:15:15 > 0:15:20But I think it was just a trusty steed, a family pet.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24This kind of thing was fashionable back in 1908.
0:15:24 > 0:15:31- At auction, I imagine this would fetch £60-£80.- Right. - Are you happy with that?- Fine.
0:15:31 > 0:15:37- Let's stick it in with that valuation. Do you want a reserve? - No.- Shall we say no reserve?- Yeah.
0:15:37 > 0:15:43- Just get rid.- OK. - I've never been to an auction before.- Well, you'll enjoy yourself!
0:15:43 > 0:15:45You'll enjoy yourself.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55'Here's what's going under the hammer.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58'Anita and Anne both loved the Murano glass figures
0:15:58 > 0:16:01'and they do have their collectors.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06'I absolutely loved Karen's Slipware plate and pie dish.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08'And she only paid £20 or £30 for the pair.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14'Trevor's important shipyard visitors book
0:16:14 > 0:16:16'was saved from being lost forever.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18'But will it stay in the local area?
0:16:20 > 0:16:26'Dick's selling his collection of trains along with more track that he's added to the lot.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31'Irene's horse's hoof inkwell is a curious item,
0:16:31 > 0:16:33'but it does have a silver lid.'
0:16:47 > 0:16:50This is where we're putting our valuations to the test -
0:16:50 > 0:16:51the Boldon Auction Galleries,
0:16:51 > 0:16:54on the north-east coast, just outside Sunderland.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56The room is filling up full of bidders
0:16:56 > 0:16:59hopefully wanting to buy our lot.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02Will anything fly away? Fingers crossed. I hope so.
0:17:03 > 0:17:08'The standard seller's commission here is 17.5% plus VAT.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12'And our auctioneer is Giles Hodges.'
0:17:13 > 0:17:16Going under the hammer now, Italian Murano glass from the 1950s.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19It's stunning. Hopefully, we'll get the top end.
0:17:19 > 0:17:20It was brought in by Anne,
0:17:20 > 0:17:23- who has gone back to Australia. - She's gone back.
0:17:23 > 0:17:27- But she stayed at your house while we were filming in Alnwick.- Yes.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31- Right. OK. Do you like this piece of glass?- Yes.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35We should get that top end, because glass is the flavour of the month.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38Well, it's retro, it's vintage,
0:17:38 > 0:17:42it's the type of thing that the young kids are buying at the moment.
0:17:42 > 0:17:46We could do £80, hopefully, on a good day, maybe a bit more.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49- We could.- Let's find out what the bidders think. Here we go.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52We've got a pair of Murano Italian glass carnival figures
0:17:52 > 0:17:55with the amber and black white piping.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58And I'm bid £20 to start them. At £20. Straight in on commission.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01Good. There's someone else here in the room.
0:18:01 > 0:18:02£30, £35,
0:18:02 > 0:18:04£40, £45,
0:18:04 > 0:18:06£50, £55.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08£60. Gentleman's bid in the middle.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11- Come on, squeeze a bit more. - At £60. Have I missed anybody?
0:18:11 > 0:18:16At £60. £65. Lady downstairs. £70 now.
0:18:16 > 0:18:20No, he's out. At £65, lady to the left.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22At £65 for the last time.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26Top end of the estimate. A bit over. Well done. Well done.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28- Anne will be pleased. - You've got to phone her.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31- She's going to ring me later. - You've got it sussed out!
0:18:31 > 0:18:34- She's going to ring you. - To see how it's gone on.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38'Well, I'm sure that long-distance phone call will be a happy one.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41'My turn to be the expert now.'
0:18:41 > 0:18:44Good luck. It's the moment you've been waiting for.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46- Yes.- The Slipware is going under the hammer.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49We've got two lovely items with a value of £300-£500.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52What have you been up to since I last saw you?
0:18:52 > 0:18:55- Nothing as exciting as seeing you the other week.- Oh, bless!
0:18:55 > 0:18:59- Nothing as exciting as this! - I've been looking forward to today.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03I might ruin the moment now with my valuation, if it doesn't sell.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05You're happy if it doesn't sell, aren't you?
0:19:05 > 0:19:07I'll be happy. I'm happy just to be here, really.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09Lot number 30.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11We've got the 19th-century Slipware
0:19:11 > 0:19:13and earthenware oval platter
0:19:13 > 0:19:15and the matching dish.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18And I'm bid £100 to start it.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20At £100. £110, anybody now?
0:19:20 > 0:19:23At £100. £110.
0:19:23 > 0:19:28£120, £130, £140, £150.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31At £150. £160 now.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33This is going to struggle.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35All done at £150?
0:19:35 > 0:19:37Not sold.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40- That's all right.- I'm pleased in a way we put a reserve on it.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42Each item should have been worth £150.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45And that's what we were hoping for, £300 for the two.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47I'll just have to hang onto them.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49- I like them, so I'll take them home. - Are you sure?
0:19:49 > 0:19:51- Still been a good experience? - Lovely, yes.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53- Not annoyed with me?- No.
0:19:56 > 0:20:01- Who's this? - Joan, my friend. The reason I came. - The reason you came? Why?
0:20:01 > 0:20:06- She wanted to come.- Ah, I see! - And I didn't have anything!
0:20:06 > 0:20:10- You haven't got anything in your house?- It wasn't worth anything.
0:20:10 > 0:20:15OK, well, hopefully it's the little bit of silver that gets this away.
0:20:15 > 0:20:20I'm not sure about the name Duckling, but somebody loved it and this was the fashion.
0:20:20 > 0:20:25- Let's see what the bidders think. Happy?- Absolutely.- Here we go.
0:20:25 > 0:20:30A silver-mounted hoof inkwell. Edinburgh, 1908.
0:20:30 > 0:20:37Engraved "Duckling". And I have a £50 bid for it. At 50.
0:20:37 > 0:20:405, anybody? 55. 60.
0:20:40 > 0:20:4265. 70.
0:20:42 > 0:20:4775. 80. At £80. It's on commission.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50At £80, are we all done?
0:20:50 > 0:20:55At £80. It's the commission bidder. There's nobody on the net.
0:20:55 > 0:21:00At £80, are we all done? At 80.
0:21:00 > 0:21:05- Yes! £80. That's not bad, is it? - It's all right.- I was a bit worried.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09- Kind of what I said in a way. - Yeah, it was. 60-80.
0:21:09 > 0:21:15- It was nice and quick! - Yeah. In and out.- Lovely. Yeah.
0:21:15 > 0:21:21Top end of the estimate for lovely Irene. Now it's time for Dick to say goodbye to his trains,
0:21:21 > 0:21:24which used to belong to his dad.
0:21:24 > 0:21:29- Did he let you play with them? - Not often! Not at all, in fact!
0:21:29 > 0:21:34- "You can't play with them, but I can!"- They're a wee bit dangerous at times!
0:21:34 > 0:21:39- And you brought some other bits and pieces.- Rails and carriages.
0:21:39 > 0:21:45- It's a nice package.- A nice group. - Well, we could have a big surprise. - Let's hope so.- You never know.
0:21:45 > 0:21:49This is what happens in an auction. Cheeky "come-and-buy-me"s.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53- Good luck, Dick.- Right. - Here we go.
0:21:53 > 0:21:57A large collection of Bingham, 0-gauge, Hornby, locomotives,
0:21:57 > 0:21:59track, rolling stock.
0:21:59 > 0:22:04Plenty of interest again. I'm bid 100 to start it. 100.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07120. 140. 160.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10At 160. 180 now?
0:22:10 > 0:22:14At 160. 180. Back of the hall.
0:22:14 > 0:22:19At £180. 200 now? At £180. Are you all done?
0:22:19 > 0:22:22At £180 and we're away.
0:22:22 > 0:22:27- Sold. 180. It's gone. - Right. Good, good.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29I don't need to take it back!
0:22:33 > 0:22:35Trevor, why are you selling this?
0:22:35 > 0:22:38I've had it in my possession for some time now and I've enjoyed it
0:22:38 > 0:22:41and I just think it's time it should move on to somebody else
0:22:41 > 0:22:46who enjoys maritime history or social history of the area.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49It is maritime heritage at its very best.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52It's an important thing, Paul, isn't it? It speaks of a bygone age.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55Sadly, you go to the docks these days,
0:22:55 > 0:22:57and the shipbuilding yards in Newcastle,
0:22:57 > 0:22:59and nothing much is happening.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02Let's find out what the bidders think, shall we? It's going under the hammer.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05Lot 110. One of my favourite lots.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07The leather-bound visitors' book from the Swan Hunter
0:23:07 > 0:23:11and Wigham and Richardsons of Wallsend shipyards.
0:23:11 > 0:23:16I have one commission bid. I start at £300.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19- It's sold. - Ten, anybody now? At 300. 310.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22To my right in the room at 310.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24320, anybody?
0:23:24 > 0:23:28At £310. 20, yes or no?
0:23:28 > 0:23:32At £310. Are we all done?
0:23:32 > 0:23:36- At the lower end, unfortunately. It's gone.- It's fine.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38I had hoped it would make more.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42Hopefully, it has gone to a museum, where it can be put on display so people can appreciate it.
0:23:42 > 0:23:46Thank you so much for bringing that in. That's a lovely bit of heritage.
0:23:46 > 0:23:48Thank you very much.
0:23:48 > 0:23:49'And I am delighted to say
0:23:49 > 0:23:54'Trevor's shipyard book was bought by Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums
0:23:54 > 0:23:57'to join their maritime history archives.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00'What a great result for all concerned!'
0:24:01 > 0:24:04All the antiques we're selling here today
0:24:04 > 0:24:06we found in the grounds of Alnwick Castle.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08While I was up here filming,
0:24:08 > 0:24:10I had the opportunity to go inside the castle
0:24:10 > 0:24:12to discover what antiques were on display there
0:24:12 > 0:24:17and see the changing tastes of the dukes and duchesses of Northumberland.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19Take a look at this.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30I'm here to explore how the generations of one family
0:24:30 > 0:24:33have filled this magnificent architectural delight
0:24:33 > 0:24:37with the most exquisite fine art and antiques.
0:24:38 > 0:24:44'The Percy family's connection with the castle began in 1309,
0:24:44 > 0:24:46'when the first Lord Percy of Alnwick bought it.
0:24:46 > 0:24:51'Wars and reversals of fortune over the years led to the castle falling into disrepair,
0:24:51 > 0:24:54'so let's start our story with its reinvention
0:24:54 > 0:25:00'in 1750 with the arrival of the first Duke and Duchess of Northumberland.'
0:25:02 > 0:25:05Elizabeth Seymour, a Percy by blood, inherited the castle
0:25:05 > 0:25:09and set about transforming this sorry-looking building
0:25:09 > 0:25:12into a home worthy of entertaining society.
0:25:12 > 0:25:13Along with her husband,
0:25:13 > 0:25:15Sir Hugh Smithson,
0:25:15 > 0:25:17they slowly rose up the aristocratic ladder,
0:25:17 > 0:25:19receiving the title of Duke and Duchess
0:25:19 > 0:25:23and enjoying those social privileges you might expect,
0:25:23 > 0:25:26like the Grand Tour, entertaining royalty.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29The Duchess had great delight in collecting fine art and antiques
0:25:29 > 0:25:33and, of course, novelties, including one of her purchases,
0:25:33 > 0:25:36those stone figures up there on the top of the tower.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38They are quite amusing, aren't they?
0:25:42 > 0:25:44The couple clearly enjoyed living in the castle
0:25:44 > 0:25:47and furnishing it was one of the Duchess's main passions.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50She had an incredible eye and she sourced many items
0:25:50 > 0:25:54from renowned dealers and auction rooms all over the country.
0:25:54 > 0:25:58To give you a good example of her exquisite taste and sense of humour,
0:25:58 > 0:25:59take a look at these ivories.
0:25:59 > 0:26:04They're tavern scenes and hunting scenes, people having fun.
0:26:04 > 0:26:05Enjoying themselves.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08I like this one in particular.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11There's a chap relieving himself in the corner of the tavern.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18'Everywhere you look, there are magnificent pieces,
0:26:18 > 0:26:23'with some items coming from inheritances and stately residences.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27'Each generation like to make their mark
0:26:27 > 0:26:32'and it wasn't just through auctions and antique dealers that this couple acquired fine things.'
0:26:32 > 0:26:36It's believed that in 1756, the first Duke entered a porcelain lottery,
0:26:36 > 0:26:42something like a high-class raffle, and won this incredible collection of Meissen I'm surrounded by, here.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45Now, if that's true, back in the 18th century,
0:26:45 > 0:26:48then that is an incredible thing.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51There are over 100 pieces of Meissen here,
0:26:51 > 0:26:54all dating from 1746 to 1751.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57What's incredible is there aren't that many other known pieces
0:26:57 > 0:27:00in the world outside of this collection.
0:27:00 > 0:27:04Back in the 18th century, this hard-paste porcelain
0:27:04 > 0:27:07was known as white gold because it was so expensive
0:27:07 > 0:27:12and it was only really given, sets like this, to people that moved in diplomatic circles.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14The Duke was rubbing shoulders with the right people,
0:27:14 > 0:27:20because a service of this size would have normally been reserved for ruling monarchy.
0:27:23 > 0:27:28'The first Duke clearly had an appreciation for talent.
0:27:28 > 0:27:32'He was a patron of Canaletto, owning eight paintings in total,
0:27:32 > 0:27:34'including one of Alnwick Castle and one of
0:27:34 > 0:27:37'their past London residences, Northumberland House.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42'The third Duke also had an eye for quality,
0:27:42 > 0:27:44'and bought two grand Cucci cabinets from a dealer
0:27:44 > 0:27:48'which were originally made for Louis XIV of France,
0:27:48 > 0:27:50'for the Palace of Versailles.'
0:27:56 > 0:27:58Moving on to the fourth Duke, Algernon.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01By the time he came to live in the castle,
0:28:01 > 0:28:05he had mature and confident views on how he wanted to use his inheritance.
0:28:05 > 0:28:08He set about remodelling the complete interior of the castle
0:28:08 > 0:28:12and was extremely passionate about the Italianate style.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15So he set about ripping out all of the earlier 18th century
0:28:15 > 0:28:18Robert Adam restoration from the first Duke and Duchess's time.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25As well as adding towers, enlarging the size of the castle,
0:28:25 > 0:28:28Algernon the Good, as he became known,
0:28:28 > 0:28:32was responsible for the beautiful and intricate carving throughout the state rooms.
0:28:32 > 0:28:36He brought over skilled craftsmen from Italy
0:28:36 > 0:28:41and they taught the local carpenters and joiners how to carve this beautiful Italianate style,
0:28:41 > 0:28:44and it became known as the Alnwick School of Carving,
0:28:44 > 0:28:48and it kept skilled labour employed for a good 11 years.
0:28:48 > 0:28:52There is a lot of it. We are surrounded by it.
0:28:55 > 0:28:58'There's so much more to mention, but sadly, not enough time today.'
0:29:03 > 0:29:07This place was in a sorry state back in the 18th century
0:29:07 > 0:29:10when the first Duke and Duchess took it on,
0:29:10 > 0:29:12but over the years, with each generation,
0:29:12 > 0:29:16they've put love and passion and splendour back into this magnificent building.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19The exquisite taste of the Percy family is evident
0:29:19 > 0:29:23in every corner of this magnificent building,
0:29:23 > 0:29:27and for those of us who love antiques, it's a joy to see.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40'There's more valuations to get under way
0:29:40 > 0:29:46'and Anita's in the outer bailey of the castle, getting the full story on her next lot.'
0:29:46 > 0:29:48I'm Anita. What are your names?
0:29:48 > 0:29:50I'm Eric from Berwick.
0:29:50 > 0:29:55- And I'm Jimmy, also from Berwick. - It's a pleasure to meet you, Anita.
0:29:55 > 0:29:56It's a pleasure to meet you, too.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59You guys are Borderers.
0:29:59 > 0:30:01I believe the men from the Borders are wild men.
0:30:01 > 0:30:05- Do you think so?- He's a wild man. - LAUGHTER
0:30:05 > 0:30:10You've brought us through a lovely wee lot here.
0:30:10 > 0:30:12These little woven pictures.
0:30:12 > 0:30:14Can you tell me, where did you get them?
0:30:14 > 0:30:18In amongst the rubbish in a house we were working on.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21- Were these being thrown out?- Yes.
0:30:21 > 0:30:22What attracted you to them?
0:30:22 > 0:30:24It's the colours.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26I think they're brilliant.
0:30:26 > 0:30:32I mean, I've had them for about 30-odd years now.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35They've just been hidden away in a cupboard.
0:30:35 > 0:30:38Jimmy, do you like them?
0:30:38 > 0:30:41I like them. If we weren't coming here, I would have bought them.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44Would you have made him a good offer?
0:30:44 > 0:30:48I would have made him an excellent offer, but he thinks you're going to do better here.
0:30:48 > 0:30:49Let's hope I do.
0:30:49 > 0:30:53We've got 10 or 11 here.
0:30:53 > 0:30:5511.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57They're what are called Stevengraphs.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00They're little woven pictures.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03- They're not hand-done, they're made by a machine.- Ah, right.
0:31:03 > 0:31:07And they were made by Thomas Stevens.
0:31:07 > 0:31:14He was an inventor who invented this process of woven pictures.
0:31:14 > 0:31:19He lived in Coventry and this was a centre of this type of thing.
0:31:19 > 0:31:23These things were made late 19th, early 20th century.
0:31:23 > 0:31:27If we look at the subjects here, we have quite a wide variety.
0:31:27 > 0:31:33I find these two on the little easels especially interesting.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37Here we have Lady Godiva.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40Lady Godiva is associated with Coventry,
0:31:40 > 0:31:44so we have a tale of that town.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46And we have dear old Dick Turpin
0:31:46 > 0:31:49in his last ride on his bonny Black Bess.
0:31:51 > 0:31:56They're all coloured and everything about them is nice and fresh.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59Eric, from Berwick, do you have a favourite?
0:32:01 > 0:32:06- I quite like the one with the rescue. - The lifeboat. That's a lovely one.
0:32:06 > 0:32:10Jimmy, what about you? Is Lady Godiva your favourite?
0:32:10 > 0:32:12Yes, indeed, Lady Godiva.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14You look like a bit of a ladies' man.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17There is another one there, Anita, with the fire brigade.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20You see the flames coming from the building.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22That's right.
0:32:22 > 0:32:26The thing about these was that they were woven with such accuracy.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30Now, you've got 11 of them here.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33They are in good condition.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36They generally are framed and if they were framed,
0:32:36 > 0:32:39that would make a wee bit of a difference.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41We sell them as one lot.
0:32:41 > 0:32:45If we put a conservative estimate of £10-15.
0:32:45 > 0:32:50So that will be... Say we put £120-180.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53Would you be satisfied with that?
0:32:53 > 0:32:56I mean, we would hope that they would go further,
0:32:56 > 0:33:00but we have to take into consideration that they're unframed.
0:33:00 > 0:33:05- 120 to 180.- Yeah. - What do you think, Jimmy?
0:33:05 > 0:33:09I suggested, before we sat here, we should be looking at £10 plus each.
0:33:09 > 0:33:11Yep. He's not bad.
0:33:11 > 0:33:13- He's quite good. - Are you looking for a job?
0:33:13 > 0:33:16LAUGHTER
0:33:16 > 0:33:19So, say we put a reserve price of £110,
0:33:19 > 0:33:22which means you are getting at least a tenner apiece.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25It's inviting the bidding,
0:33:25 > 0:33:28a wee bit of auction psychology, guys.
0:33:28 > 0:33:31- I'll be there to hold your hand. - Good!
0:33:31 > 0:33:33And to cheer them on.
0:33:33 > 0:33:34Right. Thank you.
0:33:36 > 0:33:39'The Northumberland sunshine is proving elusive on valuation day,
0:33:39 > 0:33:43'so we've headed inside to escape the rain,
0:33:43 > 0:33:45'where David and Lance are talking timepieces.'
0:33:45 > 0:33:49A late 19th century French carriage clock.
0:33:49 > 0:33:55They were used by people who were going on journeys in a carriage,
0:33:55 > 0:33:59and the reason why a clock like this was able to carry on
0:33:59 > 0:34:02working as you trotted along in your carriage
0:34:02 > 0:34:06was because the escapement is moved...in this design,
0:34:06 > 0:34:08to the top of the clock,
0:34:08 > 0:34:13and the designer was able to do away with the pendulum itself.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18Made in France in the late 19th century, I should think about 1890.
0:34:18 > 0:34:20As old as that?
0:34:20 > 0:34:24It might possibly be a little bit later, about 1900.
0:34:24 > 0:34:30The face is enamelled and the secondary dial beneath
0:34:30 > 0:34:36is a dial which you would set at the time you wished to wake up.
0:34:36 > 0:34:39You would move the hand and by winding it at the back,
0:34:39 > 0:34:45the mechanism would strike a little beater on this bell.
0:34:45 > 0:34:50There's the beater and there's the bell, which would wake you up.
0:34:50 > 0:34:54I mean, is it something you like, or something you particularly treasure?
0:34:54 > 0:34:58Well, my father died, so it was passed on to me.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01Did he collect clocks himself?
0:35:01 > 0:35:03He liked carriage clocks, but he only had two,
0:35:03 > 0:35:08and this one was still on the mantelpiece and didn't work and the other one did.
0:35:08 > 0:35:13OK, right. So he collected them, but it wasn't a big collection.
0:35:13 > 0:35:15He just had a thing about carriage clocks.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18- A punctual man, your dad?- Very.
0:35:18 > 0:35:20He was ready half an hour before he was due for anything.
0:35:20 > 0:35:24- And are you punctual yourself? - I'm afraid not!- OK, right!
0:35:24 > 0:35:30We need to discuss what I think it might be worth.
0:35:31 > 0:35:35In the auction market, we can expect this to make between 120 and 150.
0:35:35 > 0:35:39- As much as that? - Yeah. It's quite a saleable thing.
0:35:41 > 0:35:46If you're happy with that, I think we should put it to auction with a reserve of £120 on it.
0:35:46 > 0:35:49- Seems good. - And hope that it makes 160.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52- You are happy with that? - Yes, very happy.
0:35:52 > 0:35:54I'll see you at the sale. Make sure you're on time.
0:35:54 > 0:35:58- OK, promise! - I'll look forward to that.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05Susan, Gill, welcome to Flog It!
0:36:05 > 0:36:10It's lovely to have you along and thank you so much for bringing this lovely vase.
0:36:10 > 0:36:14Tell me, who does it belong to and tell me where you got it?
0:36:14 > 0:36:16Originally, it belonged to my nana
0:36:16 > 0:36:20and it always used to stand at the top of the stairs on the windowsill.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22I don't know where it came from,
0:36:22 > 0:36:25it has just been in the family for years.
0:36:25 > 0:36:28You've got it now. You don't look very enthusiastic about it.
0:36:29 > 0:36:33It's not a piece that I can say I've really been keen on.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36It's just been there. What about you? What do you think about it?
0:36:36 > 0:36:39I've never been struck on it.
0:36:39 > 0:36:42I used to look at it at the top of the stairs and think, "Hmm."
0:36:42 > 0:36:45- "It's that old vase." - Yeah. It was just a bit odd.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48When I look at it now, it is quite nice, you know,
0:36:48 > 0:36:50but it's not something that I would...
0:36:50 > 0:36:51I couldn't place it anywhere.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53It's not your own taste.
0:36:53 > 0:36:58Probably sell it on and let someone who does like it have the pleasure of it.
0:36:58 > 0:37:02Well, this vase was made in Hungary.
0:37:02 > 0:37:09It's called Zsolnay Pecs and it was made in the factory of Nikos Zsolnay.
0:37:09 > 0:37:15That factory started in about the 1850s, on to 1920s and 1930s.
0:37:15 > 0:37:22Now, their wares were always a wee bit exotic
0:37:22 > 0:37:27and they'd look to the Middle East for inspiration, often Persia,
0:37:27 > 0:37:30and often in the decoration in their vases,
0:37:30 > 0:37:33you had wonderful pierced work.
0:37:33 > 0:37:38They were masters of making these pierced vases.
0:37:38 > 0:37:41It was an art at that time.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44This one doesn't have any piercings in it,
0:37:44 > 0:37:48but the decoration makes us think that it has.
0:37:50 > 0:37:55Very pretty. It has that exotic shape, almost Persian.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58Value on it?
0:37:58 > 0:37:59No idea!
0:37:59 > 0:38:04- What do you want me to say? - Something nice!- Something nice.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06Something nice.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09These were not rare. They weren't rare.
0:38:09 > 0:38:13If it was coming into auction, I would say £40 to £60.
0:38:13 > 0:38:17Would you be happy to sell it at that?
0:38:17 > 0:38:20Yes, I wouldn't mind selling it at that.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22It wasn't your favourite thing, anyway.
0:38:22 > 0:38:26We could put it in with a reserve price of £40, if you wish?
0:38:26 > 0:38:29- Are you happy with that? - That's fine.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32- Let's hope we get a wee surprise. - Thank you.
0:38:32 > 0:38:34'The rain hasn't dampened any spirits.
0:38:34 > 0:38:37'David is with Marie and Michelle,
0:38:37 > 0:38:41'who are in Alnwick shopping for Michelle's 40th birthday.'
0:38:41 > 0:38:45- Where have you come from? - Newcastle.- OK.
0:38:45 > 0:38:46That's interesting because
0:38:46 > 0:38:49one of these jewellery boxes is marked Newcastle.
0:38:49 > 0:38:52It has the name of a jeweller.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55The Northern Goldsmiths, they called themselves.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57Two lovely brooches.
0:38:57 > 0:39:01Really pretty. Each in their own different way.
0:39:02 > 0:39:06- Are they family pieces?- No.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09My son saw a rocking chair in a skip
0:39:09 > 0:39:12and he decided he was going to get this.
0:39:12 > 0:39:16While he was in there, he saw the two boxes and brought them home,
0:39:16 > 0:39:18and it wasn't until he came home, we had a look,
0:39:18 > 0:39:20and the brooches were in there.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23What happened to the rocking chair?
0:39:23 > 0:39:25- He left it in the skip? - No! Sold it!
0:39:25 > 0:39:27LAUGHTER
0:39:27 > 0:39:30He had a jolly good little foray into that skip, didn't he?
0:39:30 > 0:39:34That was a very profitable half hour or so.
0:39:34 > 0:39:37Anyway, the first of these, let's talk about the top one first.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40It is gold. I will just check that.
0:39:40 > 0:39:43My eyesight isn't very good.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46It's actually marked 15 carat.
0:39:46 > 0:39:52And it's set with turquoise stones and seed pearls.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55It's in the form of a floral spray.
0:39:55 > 0:40:00Very popular at the time this brooch was made, in about 1900.
0:40:02 > 0:40:06So that's a really pretty, very saleable little item, really.
0:40:06 > 0:40:10I must say, it is nice to see it in its original box,
0:40:10 > 0:40:12and it does add a bit to the value.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16Probably made in Birmingham.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18The second brooch dates from about the same period
0:40:18 > 0:40:21and it's a little sweetheart brooch.
0:40:21 > 0:40:25It would have been a Valentine's Day present, I suppose,
0:40:25 > 0:40:28from a suitor to his girlfriend, or possibly a wife.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31As I say, it's also Edwardian,
0:40:31 > 0:40:33early 20th century.
0:40:34 > 0:40:38- And you've no desire to keep them? - No.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40How long have you had them?
0:40:40 > 0:40:44- For about seven years now.- Right.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47They are very commercial. By commercial, I mean saleable.
0:40:47 > 0:40:51I reckon they are worth between £60 and £80 each.
0:40:51 > 0:40:57I'd be inclined to put an estimate of 100 to 150 on them.
0:40:57 > 0:41:01And a reserve of £100, if you're happy with that?
0:41:01 > 0:41:03- That's fine. - Have a great 40th, won't you?
0:41:03 > 0:41:07- I will.- Life begins at 40. And make sure you behave yourself.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09Not sure about that!
0:41:09 > 0:41:13- And make sure your mum behaves herself, too.- No way!
0:41:13 > 0:41:15'What a smoothie you are, David!
0:41:15 > 0:41:20'Those brooches were the third treasure today rescued from a skip.
0:41:23 > 0:41:26'Sadly, it's goodbye to Alnwick Castle and time for a reminder
0:41:26 > 0:41:30'of the final four items chosen to go off to auction.
0:41:32 > 0:41:35'Lance's French carriage clock is older than it looks,
0:41:35 > 0:41:37'as David thinks it's from the late 19th century.
0:41:37 > 0:41:41'Susan's Hungarian vase isn't valued very highly,
0:41:41 > 0:41:45'but hopefully, it will find a new home with the auction crowd.
0:41:47 > 0:41:49'Marie and Michelle were charmed by David,
0:41:49 > 0:41:52'but will their two gold brooches charm the bidders?
0:41:53 > 0:41:58'And finally, Eric's collection of 11 woven silk pictures
0:41:58 > 0:41:59'gave Anita a giggle,
0:41:59 > 0:42:01'but they are an interesting lot.
0:42:02 > 0:42:05'What's going to happen when they all go under the hammer?
0:42:11 > 0:42:14'In Boldon, South Tyneside, we have high hopes the packed saleroom
0:42:14 > 0:42:17'will mean good results for our owners,
0:42:17 > 0:42:22'and auctioneer Giles' gavel has already been put to good use.
0:42:22 > 0:42:26'Lance and his carriage clock are waiting in the wings.'
0:42:26 > 0:42:28Why are you selling the clock?
0:42:28 > 0:42:31Just one of those knick-knacks that should go to a better home.
0:42:31 > 0:42:36- And it's not working at all, is it?- Apparently not.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39The buyer will soon get it working, that's not a problem.
0:42:39 > 0:42:42It's one of these timelessly elegant pieces.
0:42:42 > 0:42:45A good carriage clock looks good in any environment.
0:42:45 > 0:42:47It will look great on anyone's mantelpiece.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50Let's find out what the bidders think. Good luck, Lance.
0:42:52 > 0:42:57Carriage clock. Reserve price of 100 starting.
0:42:57 > 0:43:00100. 120. 140. 160.
0:43:00 > 0:43:01180.
0:43:01 > 0:43:04190. 200. 210.
0:43:04 > 0:43:07Bid is with Caroline at £210.
0:43:07 > 0:43:11All done? 210.
0:43:13 > 0:43:15The hammer's gone down. Quick competition.
0:43:15 > 0:43:17- It got there quickly. - It certainly did.
0:43:17 > 0:43:20- I'm happy with 210. Are you? - Very happy, yes.- Good.
0:43:20 > 0:43:22It's a good thing.
0:43:22 > 0:43:24- Paul talks about quality and that had quality.- It did.
0:43:24 > 0:43:28- I'm really pleased.- Good.- Good.
0:43:32 > 0:43:36Going under the hammer, we've got a Hungarian Zsolnay vase that belongs to Susan,
0:43:36 > 0:43:38who is right next to me. Hello.
0:43:38 > 0:43:41- Is this your first auction?- Yes, it is. I've never been to one before.
0:43:41 > 0:43:44- Have you registered? Have you picked up a bidding card?- No.
0:43:44 > 0:43:46I thought I'd go and have a look.
0:43:46 > 0:43:48You've got to do that, if you want to buy something.
0:43:48 > 0:43:50You're not allowed to just go like that.
0:43:50 > 0:43:52Good luck.
0:43:52 > 0:43:55Hopefully, this is going to be a good day and we should sell this.
0:43:55 > 0:43:58£40 to £60. I think we will.
0:43:58 > 0:44:02We've got the Zsolnay Hungarian vase.
0:44:02 > 0:44:04Middle Eastern in design.
0:44:04 > 0:44:07And starting at £40 straight in on commission.
0:44:07 > 0:44:10That's good. Straight in, it's sold.
0:44:10 > 0:44:13Right at the back at 45. 50.
0:44:13 > 0:44:15£50 your bid.
0:44:15 > 0:44:17Can you see Giles is looking
0:44:17 > 0:44:18really hard to find bidders,
0:44:18 > 0:44:20because the room is so packed?
0:44:20 > 0:44:2465, 70.
0:44:24 > 0:44:26At 75.
0:44:26 > 0:44:29- This is very good. - On the internet, 75.
0:44:29 > 0:44:3280. Fresh place. 95.
0:44:32 > 0:44:34100.
0:44:34 > 0:44:37110. 120.
0:44:37 > 0:44:39At 120. It's in the room.
0:44:39 > 0:44:44130. 140. Still in the room at 140.
0:44:46 > 0:44:51150. It is on the net at £150. Are you all done, ladies and gents?
0:44:51 > 0:44:53For the last time, at 150.
0:44:55 > 0:44:57And it's gone! What a great result!
0:44:57 > 0:45:01Still amazed she's still at the top of the stairs!
0:45:03 > 0:45:07'More than three times the bottom estimate! Well done, Sue.
0:45:07 > 0:45:10'Marie and Michelle are next for the nervous wait.'
0:45:10 > 0:45:13Two boxed brooches going under the hammer, belonging to Marie and Michelle.
0:45:13 > 0:45:17Lovely to see you. I know these were found in a skip by your son.
0:45:17 > 0:45:20Two really pretty little items.
0:45:20 > 0:45:23The market is there for things like this.
0:45:23 > 0:45:25- Did you wear these? - Once. One of them.
0:45:25 > 0:45:29- The heart one.- Did you like them? - I didn't.
0:45:29 > 0:45:32I've looked at it on the internet and I'm beginning to like it!
0:45:32 > 0:45:35If they don't sell, we know where it's going.
0:45:35 > 0:45:38Good luck. They're going under the hammer right now.
0:45:39 > 0:45:43The Victorian 15-carat gold heart-shaped seed pearl brooch
0:45:43 > 0:45:47and another set with turquoise and seed pearls.
0:45:47 > 0:45:49I'm bid 80 to start it.
0:45:49 > 0:45:5190. 100.
0:45:51 > 0:45:53At £100. 110.
0:45:53 > 0:45:55120.
0:45:55 > 0:45:58125, 130.
0:45:58 > 0:46:02135. The bid is upstairs at £135.
0:46:02 > 0:46:06140, now. At £135.
0:46:06 > 0:46:08And we're away at 135.
0:46:08 > 0:46:11Yes! The hammer's gone down. £135.
0:46:11 > 0:46:15- That's really good.- That's OK, isn't it? For a skip find?
0:46:15 > 0:46:17- Excellent.- Anything's a bonus.
0:46:17 > 0:46:21'Our Flog It! finds are doing so well today.
0:46:21 > 0:46:22'Will our final owner, Eric,
0:46:22 > 0:46:25'be as lucky as everyone else with his pictures?'
0:46:27 > 0:46:29I've been waiting for this one right now.
0:46:29 > 0:46:32We've got those 11 silk Stevengraphs from Coventry.
0:46:32 > 0:46:37They belong to Eric and his next-door neighbour, Jimmy, who's your mate as well.
0:46:37 > 0:46:39You're going to get all the money, aren't you, Eric?
0:46:39 > 0:46:43Jimmy will be all right. Jimmy's going to be all right.
0:46:43 > 0:46:46I think we could be in for a lot of money, you know that?
0:46:46 > 0:46:48- Do you know something we don't? - Not really.
0:46:48 > 0:46:50Had a chat with the auctioneer?
0:46:50 > 0:46:52I had a chat with the auctioneer.
0:46:52 > 0:46:55He was quite excited about these because the content is so right.
0:46:55 > 0:46:57There's a lot of sporting things.
0:46:57 > 0:46:59I love the rowers, particularly the rowers.
0:46:59 > 0:47:01Let's find out what the bidders think.
0:47:01 > 0:47:04Good luck, guys.
0:47:04 > 0:47:07The pure silk work by Thomas Stevens.
0:47:07 > 0:47:10A variety of them, the sporting ones.
0:47:10 > 0:47:14I've got two commission bids, and 400 starts me. At 400.
0:47:15 > 0:47:19- That's good!- 450, 500, 550.
0:47:19 > 0:47:24600, 650, 700.
0:47:24 > 0:47:26750, 800, 850,
0:47:26 > 0:47:29900, 950, 1,000,
0:47:29 > 0:47:311,050, 1,100.
0:47:31 > 0:47:341,150. 1,200,
0:47:34 > 0:47:351,250.
0:47:35 > 0:47:38In the room at 1,250.
0:47:38 > 0:47:401,300, now.
0:47:40 > 0:47:44At 1,250. 1,300, anybody?
0:47:44 > 0:47:47At £1,250 for the first time.
0:47:47 > 0:47:49£1,250 for the second time.
0:47:49 > 0:47:53The final time at 1,250.
0:47:53 > 0:47:58- Absolutely delighted. - Those rare ones made the difference.
0:47:58 > 0:48:00Those rare ones made the difference.
0:48:00 > 0:48:03Quality always sells. That's the main thing.
0:48:03 > 0:48:05That had it in abundance. It really did.
0:48:05 > 0:48:07Thank you so much for bringing that in today.
0:48:07 > 0:48:09You've really made our day.
0:48:09 > 0:48:11And what a wonderful way to end today's show.
0:48:11 > 0:48:13- I hope you've enjoyed it. - It's lovely!
0:48:13 > 0:48:15Join us again for many more surprises to come,
0:48:15 > 0:48:17but for now, from the Boldon Auction Galleries,
0:48:17 > 0:48:19it's goodbye from all of us.
0:48:19 > 0:48:21Two very happy men!