0:00:02 > 0:00:06Today, we're south of the river at Dulwich College. Welcome 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 > 0:01:14Michael is an antiques consultant from Birmingham, who 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 > 0:03:03He's had a bit of a hard life. He'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 > 0:03:09He was obviously this fantastic, all-over brown colour.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12- Do you know anything about the Steiff factory?- Not a lot, no.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14It's a fascinating story.
0:03:14 > 0:03:18Margarete Steiff, the lady who founded it in about the 1890s,
0:03:18 > 0:03:23when she was two, contracted polio and was confined to a wheelchair.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27When she was a young woman, her parents bought her a sewing machine,
0:03:27 > 0:03:30just to see if she could make her way as a seamstress.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33She made, out of a pattern, a tiny little, sewn elephant
0:03:33 > 0:03:37that she gave as a present to, I think, her sister-in-law.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40She liked it and somebody else wanted one
0:03:40 > 0:03:42and she started to produce them.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45And it went from there. It's a fantastic factory.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48Before that, toys weren't commercially produced.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50The Steiff factory is really the first to make them.
0:03:50 > 0:03:55- Any idea, price-wise, what you think he's worth?- Haven't got a clue.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57Well, Steiff's one of the big names.
0:03:57 > 0:04:02- But he's not in good condition. - I think he's probably £50-£80, something like that.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06Although he's missing his button, but he is recognisable as a Steiff.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10- Is that the kind of figure you'd go for?- Yeah, that's fine.
0:04:10 > 0:04:14I look at him and I think, "I don't really like him."
0:04:14 > 0:04:16No? He's got a sweet little face!
0:04:16 > 0:04:19- He's just been sitting in the cupboard.- Oh! Reserve?
0:04:19 > 0:04:21What would you think?
0:04:21 > 0:04:23It should be the least that you'd be happy to sell it for.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27So if you say, "I'd let him go for £20, I'd be happy with that,"
0:04:27 > 0:04:28I'd say put that reserve on him
0:04:28 > 0:04:31and let him find his own level at the auction.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33- OK, yeah.- Fingers crossed.- Fine.
0:04:33 > 0:04:38- Wave goodbye, monkey.- Bye. - Thank you for bringing him along.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42Michael didn't have to wait too long
0:04:42 > 0:04:45to get his hands on some silver, courtesy of Gillian.
0:04:45 > 0:04:49So we're in this wonderful setting today of Dulwich College Hall.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51But I believe you've been here recently.
0:04:51 > 0:04:55I have. It was my daughter's wedding on Saturday here.
0:04:55 > 0:05:00- And you're back for Flog It! - I had to come back to Flog It!
0:05:00 > 0:05:03Of course, you did! Of course, you did!
0:05:03 > 0:05:06Look at this wonderful thing that you've brought me.
0:05:06 > 0:05:11I'm always delighted to see a piece of silver on Flog It!.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14Before I tell you anything about it, where did it come from?
0:05:14 > 0:05:19When I cleared out Mum's flat, when she died, I found it.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22I didn't know anything about it at all.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25- So you'd never seen it up until that point?- No, never.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27Any idea where your mother got it from?
0:05:27 > 0:05:30No. It could have belonged to my father's side of the family.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34Silver's very helpful because it's usually marked.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37What we need to do is flip it over.
0:05:37 > 0:05:43And we've got those hallmarks there. Three little marks.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45Have you looked at them under a glass?
0:05:45 > 0:05:47I have. They didn't mean anything really.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50- Well, it's actually Russian.- Oh!
0:05:50 > 0:05:54The first one is the assay master's initials.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58He's the man that would supervise the scraping of the silver
0:05:58 > 0:06:01and the testing to see that it was up to standard.
0:06:01 > 0:06:05Underneath that we've got a line, then the date when it was made,
0:06:05 > 0:06:07which is incredibly helpful.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09And we've got 1863.
0:06:09 > 0:06:13Next to that we've got an "84".
0:06:13 > 0:06:16It actually means "84 zolotniki",
0:06:16 > 0:06:20which is the Russian standard of silver.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22So we can tell from this it's Russian.
0:06:22 > 0:06:23If we move on,
0:06:23 > 0:06:27the last mark we've got is a figure of St George on horseback,
0:06:27 > 0:06:29which is for Moscow.
0:06:29 > 0:06:34- So we know that this was made in Moscow in 1863.- Oh, my God!
0:06:34 > 0:06:37The mark underneath there is the maker's mark,
0:06:37 > 0:06:40but unfortunately I can't tell you who that is today.
0:06:40 > 0:06:44If we tilt it back up, that's the clue as to where it comes from.
0:06:44 > 0:06:49All of this lettering is from the Cyrillic alphabet,
0:06:49 > 0:06:50the Russian alphabet.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52No wonder I couldn't understand it!
0:06:52 > 0:06:54It's a typical drinking form.
0:06:54 > 0:06:58They had a lot of beakers. This flared foot is more unusual.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01Often they tend to end in just a cut foot.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05Then we've got all this surface decoration,
0:07:05 > 0:07:08which is fantastic detail, and it's engraved.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11And it's heightened in a substance called niello,
0:07:11 > 0:07:15which is basically an amalgam with a sulphur base
0:07:15 > 0:07:18and, when you apply it and fire it onto the body,
0:07:18 > 0:07:22you get these wonderful black lines, almost like a black enamel.
0:07:22 > 0:07:23Oh, I see.
0:07:23 > 0:07:27That throws up the contrast of all the decorations.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30This is a presentation inscription in Russian,
0:07:30 > 0:07:33which I can't translate for you.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36Those are the initials, in Cyrillic, of the owner.
0:07:36 > 0:07:40It would be fascinating to know how your mother really got it.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44Oh, I know. As I say, my grandfather used to...
0:07:44 > 0:07:47He was in the Royal Marines.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50- Travelled round the world. - Travelled round the world.
0:07:50 > 0:07:54I think we may have our answer. Well, it's a lovely thing.
0:07:54 > 0:08:00- Why have you decided to part with it now?- Well, it's in a cupboard.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02Nobody seems that interested in it.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05- You're not a big vodka drinker, are you?- Not that big!
0:08:05 > 0:08:08You couldn't have that much on a regular basis!
0:08:08 > 0:08:14- The good news is that Russian silver is very collectable.- Right.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18It's fallen back slightly from what it was three or four years ago
0:08:18 > 0:08:21when Russian oligarchs were spending millions of pounds.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25As a consequence I'd be remiss not to put a reserve on it
0:08:25 > 0:08:27of £200 at auction.
0:08:27 > 0:08:28Really?
0:08:28 > 0:08:31Absolutely. And we'll put an estimate of £200-£300 on it,
0:08:31 > 0:08:34- but we'll keep that reserve fixed. - Oh, my goodness!
0:08:34 > 0:08:39- OK. Thank you.- And we can hope maybe on the day for a phone bidder
0:08:39 > 0:08:42from Moscow or St Petersburg.
0:08:42 > 0:08:47- Might be hoping too much, but we'll see on the day.- You never know.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50I think it will be keenly sought after whatever.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52Thank you so much for bringing it in.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56Let's hope all of Moscow get bidding, but in the meantime,
0:08:56 > 0:09:01magpie Kate has jewellery on her table, brought in by Elizabeth.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03- Liz, hello.- Hi. - You've brought some pretty rings.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07- Where did they come from? - My husband gave them to me.
0:09:07 > 0:09:08- My late husband.- Lucky you!
0:09:08 > 0:09:13They bring back very good memories, but there does come a time
0:09:13 > 0:09:14when you have to let go a bit.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16Are these all or...?
0:09:16 > 0:09:19No, I've got very many rings.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21Did you wear them? Presumably.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23Yes, I did. I wore them to many functions.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27- He took me out quite a lot as well. - Showed you a night on the town!
0:09:27 > 0:09:29There's some really nice ones here.
0:09:29 > 0:09:34There are three on 18-carat gold, so he's obviously bought quality. You're a lucky woman!
0:09:34 > 0:09:37These front three here have all got diamonds in.
0:09:37 > 0:09:43This one is a sapphire and diamond one. That's just on 9-carat gold.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46Clusterings like this flowerhead-type cluster
0:09:46 > 0:09:50went out of fashion a little bit over the past few years,
0:09:50 > 0:09:53but because of the Royal marriage
0:09:53 > 0:09:56they've had a bit of a resurgence really in fashion.
0:09:56 > 0:10:01It just shows how the Royals are still setting the trends.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04Ten years ago, that would be quite hard to sell,
0:10:04 > 0:10:06but it's become a lot more easy to sell now.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09So I would say, maybe try these three.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12Individually, they don't have very large diamonds.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14There are a couple of solitaires,
0:10:14 > 0:10:16but the largest is about a third of a carat.
0:10:16 > 0:10:21This one has an illusion setting, which means it's a small diamond,
0:10:21 > 0:10:24but they've put a setting in platinum
0:10:24 > 0:10:26around the outside with little cuts in it.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29It sort of catches the light and tricks the eye
0:10:29 > 0:10:32into thinking the diamond in the middle is bigger than it is.
0:10:32 > 0:10:33It's quite cunning.
0:10:33 > 0:10:34Absolutely.
0:10:34 > 0:10:38I would say, probably put these three in as one lot together
0:10:38 > 0:10:41and then put the sapphire as a separate lot.
0:10:41 > 0:10:45For these three together, you're probably talking £120-£180.
0:10:45 > 0:10:50And maybe the same sort of thing, so 100-150, for the sapphire one.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54- Would you want a reserve on that? - Yes, please, I would.
0:10:54 > 0:10:59OK. Your reserve needs to be a bit below your low estimate usually.
0:10:59 > 0:11:03So maybe put a reserve of £100 on the three, a firm reserve of £100,
0:11:03 > 0:11:06- and maybe an £80 reserve on the sapphire.- Right.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08Would you be happy with that?
0:11:08 > 0:11:11- I'd like £100 on the bigger one, if you don't mind.- OK.
0:11:11 > 0:11:16- They're your items.- My husband paid quite a lot of money for it.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19- I know it's going back a bit, but he did pay quite a lot. - They're your items.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21We can estimate them,
0:11:21 > 0:11:24but if you don't want to let it go below a certain point,
0:11:24 > 0:11:26that's the entire point of a reserve.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29- So 100 firm on this one and 100 on the three.- That's lovely.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31And estimates a bit higher.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34- Brilliant. Thanks for bringing them in.- That's lovely. That's OK.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37I might just have a Kate Middleton moment. Will it go?
0:11:38 > 0:11:42- Oh, it suits you.- So glad I did my nails! I think so.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46- And it's the right size.- My husband will be sweating. There we go.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48I'm not allowed to bid in the auction,
0:11:48 > 0:11:50but I'm sure lots of people like me will.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52Fingers crossed.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55We are now halfway through our day
0:11:55 > 0:11:59and we've found our first three items to take to auction.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02This is where the talking stops and the action begins.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05Here's a reminder from our experts of the items we've found so far.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07How can you resist that face?
0:12:07 > 0:12:11I think he's really sweet and collectors will love him at auction.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15I'm hoping he's going to make 50-80, but his condition's not great.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19I think somebody will fall in love with him like I have.
0:12:19 > 0:12:20Say goodbye, monkey.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22Everyone knows I love silver,
0:12:22 > 0:12:24so it was great to see this Russian beaker.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27I'm going to have some real fun looking up the maker's mark.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30Cluster rings like this have been out of fashion,
0:12:30 > 0:12:32but I think they will come back in,
0:12:32 > 0:12:34so I'm hoping these do really well at auction.
0:12:39 > 0:12:44Next to the Thames, we've headed to Greenwich to sell our items.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47As you can see, the building is bright red on the outside.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49It's bright red inside and it's filling up.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51It's a vast space, full of bidders,
0:12:51 > 0:12:54hopefully putting their hands up and buying our lots.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56The auction is about to start,
0:12:56 > 0:12:58but yesterday I caught up with the auctioneer,
0:12:58 > 0:13:01the man with the local knowledge, Robert Dodd.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04He was generally very enthusiastic about everything,
0:13:04 > 0:13:06but he was a little cautious about one of our lots.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08This is what he had to say.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13Four diamond rings belonging to Elizabeth,
0:13:13 > 0:13:16given to her by her late husband.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18These came in as two lots.
0:13:18 > 0:13:19This was the first lot.
0:13:19 > 0:13:24A separate lot by itself. Fixed reserve, £100.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27These three came in as one other lot.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30You've decided to split these three into separate lots.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33That's right.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35You can forget about the price of precious metals.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37Selling jewellery as an auctioneer,
0:13:37 > 0:13:40I look for someone who likes the ring.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42- OK. The style.- It's the style.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44You've got three rings here.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47If I'd have put them in as one lot,
0:13:47 > 0:13:51- all day long it would make £100. - OK.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54- But... - That was their combined reserve.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56But you've got two different size of rings for a start.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59You've also got two clusters, which are nice,
0:13:59 > 0:14:02and I think they'll do quite well.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04This I like.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07It was originally bought in Australia in about 1960 something.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09I found out from the vendor.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12It's got diamonds and sapphire hearts on it.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14It had to go on its own.
0:14:14 > 0:14:19- We're confident with £100, £150 on that.- A reserve of £100 is fine.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21And I think that you're probably looking
0:14:21 > 0:14:26at somewhere between maybe £120 and £150 for these.
0:14:26 > 0:14:27OK.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29I hope!
0:14:29 > 0:14:33Let's hope Robert's tactics of splitting the rings up works out.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37He's tweaked the estimates to give them the best chance of selling.
0:14:37 > 0:14:41Patricia's Steiff monkey's about to go under the hammer.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44This little monkey's come out of the loft
0:14:44 > 0:14:46and now it's in the auction room.
0:14:46 > 0:14:51- It belongs to Tricia. Hopefully, not for much longer.- Hopefully!
0:14:51 > 0:14:52Why do you want to sell this?
0:14:52 > 0:14:54It wasn't mine. It was just in the loft.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56It's been sitting in the cupboard, so...
0:14:56 > 0:14:59- You found it in your loft?- Yeah.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01- It was my late husband's mother's. - Oh, right.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05- I was thinking maybe the previous owners left it there.- No.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08Good luck, Kate. Good luck, Patricia. This is it.
0:15:08 > 0:15:12Two-tone brown. Lovely little chap.
0:15:12 > 0:15:16It's got to start with a bid with me of £22
0:15:16 > 0:15:18on this Steiff monkey.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20Looking for 25. I've got 22 on it.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22Looking for 25. 26. Eight, I'm out.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26£28. Looking for 30. I've got 28.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28Oh, phone bid!
0:15:28 > 0:15:31Looking for 32. 32. I'll take 34.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35I'll take 34 on the phone. 36 in the room. 38, I need.
0:15:35 > 0:15:4138, I want. 38. £40 there. Looking for 42.
0:15:41 > 0:15:4342 I need. On the phone at 42.
0:15:43 > 0:15:4644 in the room. 46, I'll take.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49- Room against phone, isn't it?- 48.
0:15:49 > 0:15:5050, I want.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55£50. I'll take 52. Four, I need.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57£54, I want. 54.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00Six, I want. 56 in the room.
0:16:00 > 0:16:0358, I need. 58.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06£60, in the room. I'll take 62.
0:16:06 > 0:16:0962, I want. 62. 64 in the room.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11Not monkeying about, is he?!
0:16:11 > 0:16:1466. No? Are we all done? Last time.
0:16:14 > 0:16:18On the monkey at £64, on the Steiff.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20- £64!- That was good. - That was good, wasn't it?
0:16:20 > 0:16:22You were worried to start with.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25I was. He was damaged and didn't have his Steiff button.
0:16:25 > 0:16:29But he had the look. The come-and-love-me look.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31Much better than expected. Someone loved that monkey.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34Gillian's silver goblet is ready to go.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36Gillian, good luck.
0:16:36 > 0:16:41OK? First auction. So many of our owners, it's their first auction.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44But first auction with a lovely Russian beaker. You can't beat that!
0:16:44 > 0:16:48What is it, Moscow, 1863 or something like that?
0:16:48 > 0:16:51We couldn't find the maker on the day, but I have looked it up.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54There are two makers using those initials.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57One is Ivan Alexeyev, but he's too late.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01And the other one, we don't know his name, so we're not much further on!
0:17:01 > 0:17:03Did you find out the writing on the top?
0:17:03 > 0:17:07- No, I don't think we translated it. - We do know it's £200-£300
0:17:07 > 0:17:11It could go for more. This is it. It's going under the hammer now.
0:17:11 > 0:17:15Absolutely stunning piece of Russian silver
0:17:15 > 0:17:20and the bid's with me at £140. Looking for 150 on this.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23I've got 140 on it. 150.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26160 with me.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29Looking for 170. I've got 160. I'm looking for 170.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31- Are we all done?- It's worth that.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33At £160!
0:17:33 > 0:17:38The hammer's gone down on 160. We had a fixed reserve at £200.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40- So we didn't sell it.- Oh!
0:17:40 > 0:17:42Thank goodness there was a reserve.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44- Disappointing for your first auction.- Yes.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46But it's a rare Russian beaker
0:17:46 > 0:17:50and if you bought it in Bond Street, you might be paying £500.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53Thank goodness we put that reserve on it.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55Has it been a good experience?
0:17:55 > 0:17:58- Have you enjoyed yourself? - I thoroughly enjoyed it.- Yes!
0:17:58 > 0:18:00- It is a good day out on Flog It! - I loved it.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02If you'd like to take part in the show,
0:18:02 > 0:18:04come to one of our valuation days.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06You can pick up details on our BBC website.
0:18:06 > 0:18:10Log on to bbc.co.uk/flog it...
0:18:10 > 0:18:12Follow the links. All the information is there.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16And, hopefully, we're coming to a town very near you soon.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20Well, the goblet didn't sell.
0:18:20 > 0:18:25But will Elizabeth's diamond ring stand a better chance?
0:18:25 > 0:18:26Diamonds are a girl's best friend
0:18:26 > 0:18:28and we have four coming up right now.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31They belong to Elizabeth. Originally in two lots.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33One really nice one
0:18:33 > 0:18:36you valued separately, which is kept separate.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39The other three, the auctioneer has decided to split up.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43Yesterday, he said he thinks the others are quality as well.
0:18:43 > 0:18:44They're all nice, yeah.
0:18:44 > 0:18:48And we could fly through that estimate. Fingers crossed.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51The jewellery buyers are here today, so hopefully they'll go.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54It's going under the hammer right now. Good luck.
0:18:55 > 0:19:00First, a vintage, 18-carat, white gold, lady's solitaire-style ring
0:19:00 > 0:19:02with a diamond stone.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04Absolutely stunning little lot.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08The bid's with me straight away at £38 only on this ring.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11Looking for 40. I've got 38 on it.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14Looking for 40. 40 I've got. Looking for 42.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17Are we all done? 42, it's at. Looking for 45.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20I've got 42. Are we all done? Last time.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23At £42!
0:19:23 > 0:19:2442. The first one's gone.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28Vintage, 18-carat gold, lady's solitaire-style ring
0:19:28 > 0:19:31with a diamond stone.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34Bid is with me on that at £30.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37Looking for 32 on that one. I've got 30 on it.
0:19:37 > 0:19:42Two, four, five, eight. 40, I'm out. Looking for 42.
0:19:42 > 0:19:4542 there. Looking for 45. I've got 42 here.
0:19:45 > 0:19:49Are we all done? Last time. At £42!
0:19:49 > 0:19:52Two down, two more to go.
0:19:52 > 0:19:57Mid-20th-century, 18-carat gold, diamond ring
0:19:57 > 0:20:00with a sapphire, heart-shaped stone and platinum shank.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03Size "K". Absolutely sweet little ring this.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06And the bid's with me at only £38 on it.
0:20:06 > 0:20:1040. Two. Five. Eight. 50. I'm out. Looking for 52?
0:20:10 > 0:20:12I've got £50. Are we all done?
0:20:12 > 0:20:1452 there. 55.
0:20:14 > 0:20:1758. £60, I want.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20£60, I've got. 62.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23Looking for 65. Are we all done? Last time.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25- It's a good result. - At £62!
0:20:25 > 0:20:27Three down. One more to go.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30Good, stunning, vintage,
0:20:30 > 0:20:35lady's, diamond cluster ring with a beautiful sapphire stone.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37I like this one. The Kate Middleton ring.
0:20:37 > 0:20:42OK, the bid is with me at £85 only on this ring. Looking for 90.
0:20:42 > 0:20:43Five with me.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47Looking for 100 on this ring. I've got 95.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50100, I'm out. Looking for 105. I've got 100.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53Looking for 105. Are we all done? Last time.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55At £100!
0:20:55 > 0:20:59- £100. Well done, Elizabeth.- Thank you very much.- Well done, Kate.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03- That was good. It was the right decision.- Good result.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07- That makes a grand total of £246. - Wow!
0:21:07 > 0:21:09- I'm very happy with that. - You are, aren't you?
0:21:09 > 0:21:10- I am, yes.- Oh, wonderful!
0:21:10 > 0:21:15And I'm very glad to have been here. It's been a wonderful experience.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17- It's been a pleasure meeting you. - Thank you.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21Splitting the rings up separately paid off.
0:21:21 > 0:21:26Now I want to take you on a journey around one of London's most famous landmarks.
0:21:42 > 0:21:43St Paul's Cathedral -
0:21:43 > 0:21:47there's no denying that is a beautiful building,
0:21:47 > 0:21:50especially when you view it from the Millennium Bridge.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53You get an uninterrupted view.
0:21:53 > 0:21:57The only one left between those two modern pieces of architecture.
0:21:57 > 0:22:01This is my favourite building in London. I can't wait to explore it.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03To do that, we need to get to the heart of the building.
0:22:03 > 0:22:08I know today we can barely scratch the surface of its history,
0:22:08 > 0:22:10but let's make a start somewhere.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15There's been a place of worship devoted to St Paul
0:22:15 > 0:22:19on this site, north of the River Thames, ever since the year 604.
0:22:19 > 0:22:24This is, in fact, the fourth cathedral to be built on the site.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27It's just celebrated its 300-year anniversary.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30As part of the festivities and essential maintenance,
0:22:30 > 0:22:33it's had a thorough clean inside and outside.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36So come with me. Let's take a closer look inside.
0:22:43 > 0:22:44This panel of stonework
0:22:44 > 0:22:47is an example that's been left to show you
0:22:47 > 0:22:51how dirty the building has got over the last 300 years.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54It's not surprising with the pollution in London.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56It would have been particularly bad
0:22:56 > 0:22:59during the Industrial Revolution and shortly afterwards
0:22:59 > 0:23:01with the smog and soot in the air,
0:23:01 > 0:23:03penetrating the very fabric of the stone.
0:23:03 > 0:23:07And this is what it looks like years later.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09The stone has now been cleaned up
0:23:09 > 0:23:14at a cost of around £40 million, but it's been given a new lease of life.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16The building is starting to breathe again,
0:23:16 > 0:23:18so we can appreciate the original vision
0:23:18 > 0:23:21of the cathedral's architect, Sir Christopher Wren.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23# Gloria, gloria! #
0:23:23 > 0:23:26Wren was a clever man, an achiever.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29His early projects as an architect included
0:23:29 > 0:23:32the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford
0:23:32 > 0:23:35and the Royal Greenwich Observatory.
0:23:35 > 0:23:39Both feature a domed design - a trademark element, some might say.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44# Gloria, gloria... #
0:23:44 > 0:23:49He was commissioned to design a new St Paul's Cathedral in 1668,
0:23:49 > 0:23:53two years after the Great Fire of London had destroyed its predecessor.
0:23:53 > 0:23:58The process of getting the designs approved took a long time.
0:23:59 > 0:24:03This magnificent scale model, which is constructed of oak,
0:24:03 > 0:24:06is an incredible six metres in length.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08It shows us what Wren had in mind
0:24:08 > 0:24:11for the architectural outline of the cathedral
0:24:11 > 0:24:13when it was still in its planning stages.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15An earlier design was rejected
0:24:15 > 0:24:18for featuring a Greek cross as the footprint of the cathedral.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21This is another representation of one of his designs.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23It really is truly incredible!
0:24:23 > 0:24:27He commissioned two joiners to make this. It took them a year.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29It cost £650.
0:24:29 > 0:24:33Now that is a staggering amount of money back then.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36Equivalent of a very smart London townhouse.
0:24:36 > 0:24:41And quite fittingly, this model is known as the "Great Model".
0:24:45 > 0:24:48I'm admiring the level of craftsmanship
0:24:48 > 0:24:49that has gone into this.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51Take a closer look.
0:24:51 > 0:24:56In there, you can just see the incredible amount of work.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59I'm surprised it only took a year for two men.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02These guys have created a work of art
0:25:02 > 0:25:07that historians and architects are still marvelling at centuries later.
0:25:10 > 0:25:15This model's design was turned down by the dean and chapter.
0:25:15 > 0:25:20So it wasn't until 1675 that a new warrant design was given the Royal seal of approval.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23If it took seven years to get the plans approved,
0:25:23 > 0:25:26how long do you think it took to build it?
0:25:30 > 0:25:35This building project took 35 years from start to finish.
0:25:35 > 0:25:40Although the cathedral was open to the public halfway through, in 1697,
0:25:40 > 0:25:43there were tweaks and changes made to the design
0:25:43 > 0:25:45until its completion in 1710.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48Wren by then was an old man,
0:25:48 > 0:25:50but was still heavily involved.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53He was even winched up to the higher floors,
0:25:53 > 0:25:56so he could inspect the latter stages of construction.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59I've been wanting to show you this.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01Up here in the Whispering Gallery,
0:26:01 > 0:26:03you can appreciate the complexity and skill
0:26:03 > 0:26:06of Wren's design for the dome.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08When you look up there, towards the windows,
0:26:08 > 0:26:11or should I say the heavens?
0:26:11 > 0:26:15You just gravitate upwards and look up there in amazement
0:26:15 > 0:26:18and wonder how these craftsmen managed to construct
0:26:18 > 0:26:21such a huge architectural feature.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24The inner height of the dome is 225 feet.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27There are three tiers to this construction.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30The inner one, which we're looking at now.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33Then there's a middle one, a supporting brick skin,
0:26:33 > 0:26:34and the outer layer,
0:26:34 > 0:26:36which is a construction of wood covered in lead.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39That's what's visible from the London skyline.
0:26:39 > 0:26:40Add all that together
0:26:40 > 0:26:44and it's an incredible 64,000 tonnes in weight.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52There's a more quirky feature to this mezzanine balcony.
0:26:52 > 0:26:53It's called the Whispering Gallery.
0:26:53 > 0:26:58Because if you sit here and whisper something facing the wall,
0:26:58 > 0:27:02your voice will travel all around there.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05Somebody over the other side there,
0:27:05 > 0:27:08which is a distance of 100 feet, will be able to hear it.
0:27:08 > 0:27:09And I know it works,
0:27:09 > 0:27:13because as a young lad I came here on a school trip and tried it out.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23Once the fabric of the building had been agreed,
0:27:23 > 0:27:26the pressure was on to make the interior as impressive.
0:27:26 > 0:27:30Hidden from public view is this mind-boggling geometric staircase,
0:27:30 > 0:27:32used by the dean of the cathedral.
0:27:32 > 0:27:36In the heart of the building is the choir,
0:27:36 > 0:27:40which features an impressive organ with over 7,000 pipes,
0:27:40 > 0:27:42as well as exquisite decorations
0:27:42 > 0:27:47by respected woodcarver to the Royals, Grinling Gibbons.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49There have been many modifications to the cathedral
0:27:49 > 0:27:52over the last 300 years since it was finished.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54That's mainly due to national events,
0:27:54 > 0:27:56like the funeral of Lord Nelson
0:27:56 > 0:27:59and the marriage of Prince Charles to Lady Diana.
0:27:59 > 0:28:04Other leading monarchs have wished to leave their mark on this incredible building.
0:28:04 > 0:28:06So what we see today here, looking in the nave,
0:28:06 > 0:28:11isn't exactly how Wren's work would have been when he finished it.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13A century later,
0:28:13 > 0:28:15when Queen Victoria came to visit,
0:28:15 > 0:28:19she was said to be not too impressed with the interior decor.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22It was rather dreary.
0:28:22 > 0:28:26As a result of that visit, this is what you see today -
0:28:26 > 0:28:29wonderful, brightly-coloured mosaics in the inner dome
0:28:29 > 0:28:31and along the surfaces of the nave,
0:28:31 > 0:28:36drawing your eye right down there into that perspective.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39Mosaics depicting prophets and saints and gilding everywhere.
0:28:39 > 0:28:43Not just on the images, but on all the architectural details.
0:28:43 > 0:28:45Highlighting it, picking it out,
0:28:45 > 0:28:47making it dazzle, making it sparkle.
0:28:56 > 0:28:58Above all else,
0:28:58 > 0:29:01St Paul's Cathedral remains a place of worship
0:29:01 > 0:29:03with prayers every hour, several services a day.
0:29:03 > 0:29:07It's become a refuge for many people, not just from this country,
0:29:07 > 0:29:08but from all over the world.
0:29:08 > 0:29:12Sir Christopher Wren paid tribute to the significance of this site
0:29:12 > 0:29:14by building this incredible cathedral
0:29:14 > 0:29:18and, in turn, the people who come to visit the cathedral can enjoy
0:29:18 > 0:29:20his achievements in architecture
0:29:20 > 0:29:25and marvel at that ever-familiar dome on the London skyline.
0:29:36 > 0:29:40Dulwich College is our learned host for today's programme
0:29:40 > 0:29:44and there are plenty of items for our valuers to choose from.
0:29:44 > 0:29:46Michael has drummed up a treat from James.
0:29:46 > 0:29:50I feel I should beat out a tune on this wonderful drum.
0:29:50 > 0:29:53A marvellous thing. Can you tell me where it came from?
0:29:53 > 0:29:58Well, it came from the home of one of my wife's aunts.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01When she died, we helped to clear the house.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04You know what it is, don't you?
0:30:04 > 0:30:08I've no idea. To us, we've called it a biscuit barrel.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11But it's not really very airtight.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14It isn't very airtight, but you're spot on.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16It is, strictly speaking,
0:30:16 > 0:30:18a novelty biscuit tin.
0:30:18 > 0:30:22Simply because it's modelled, very cleverly, as a drum.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24It actually doesn't take a lot of work
0:30:24 > 0:30:29to turn a standard cylindrical form into a novelty
0:30:29 > 0:30:34when you just add this very naive, surface engraving of the tensioners.
0:30:34 > 0:30:36You've got this engine-turned...
0:30:36 > 0:30:40Actually, a honeycomb, engine-turned ground
0:30:40 > 0:30:42to simulate the fabric and, of course,
0:30:42 > 0:30:45a little bit of cast cleverness
0:30:45 > 0:30:49to have the two strikes as the thumb piece.
0:30:49 > 0:30:53If we turn it over, we always have marks. Oh, that's nice.
0:30:53 > 0:30:55What we've got are...
0:30:55 > 0:31:00- Because it's not solid silver, it's electroplate.- Right.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03We've got the electroplate marks for GR Collis.
0:31:03 > 0:31:06These other marks are simply fake punches.
0:31:06 > 0:31:11So, to the untrained eye, if you were being a nosy visitor,
0:31:11 > 0:31:14and you turned it upside down,
0:31:14 > 0:31:17you might think it was hallmarked and solid silver.
0:31:17 > 0:31:21We've got the retailer's address there, Regent Street, London,
0:31:21 > 0:31:24but there are manufacturers in Birmingham as well.
0:31:24 > 0:31:29So this was probably made in Birmingham for their London shop.
0:31:29 > 0:31:31Any idea of date?
0:31:31 > 0:31:36- No idea at all.- I think we can go back to late Victorian.
0:31:36 > 0:31:38Really?
0:31:38 > 0:31:41This is certainly going to be anywhere from 1890 up to 1910.
0:31:41 > 0:31:46It would be the sort of thing that at the end of the Boer War,
0:31:46 > 0:31:49if you saw our troops marching back...
0:31:49 > 0:31:55With a military theme, 1900, I think this for a recently returned military gentleman
0:31:55 > 0:31:57would be the de rigueur biscuit tin.
0:31:57 > 0:31:59Right.
0:31:59 > 0:32:03Now the thorny question of value. We know it's not solid silver, sadly.
0:32:03 > 0:32:08Any idea what a drum-form biscuit tin is worth?
0:32:08 > 0:32:11No idea. 60?
0:32:11 > 0:32:1360. I think I'm with you there.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15I think £60-£100
0:32:15 > 0:32:17is a reasonable figure.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20I would put a fixed reserve of £50 on it.
0:32:20 > 0:32:24- Right.- And that protects it.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27But it is an unusual thing
0:32:27 > 0:32:31and the one thing we learn about auctions today
0:32:31 > 0:32:33is it's the unusual things that tend to sell well.
0:32:33 > 0:32:34Right.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36- What about a reserve at 60? - We could do that.
0:32:36 > 0:32:40I don't see £10 either way breaking anybody's heart.
0:32:40 > 0:32:45Let's give it a go and we'll let the market decide what it's worth.
0:32:45 > 0:32:48- Thank you very much for bringing it in.- You're welcome.- Thank you.
0:32:48 > 0:32:51It's my turn to value now.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54I found Ken and Pat with their lovely watercolour.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57This looks interesting. Can you tell me anything about it?
0:32:57 > 0:32:59How long have you had it?
0:32:59 > 0:33:03I've had it for about ten years. It belonged to my father.
0:33:03 > 0:33:07He loved collecting 1930s, 1940s paintings.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09I thought it was painted by a man.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12I knew he was something to do with the art school.
0:33:12 > 0:33:14That's about all I knew about it.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17The reason you can't find much about him if you tried looking
0:33:17 > 0:33:19is because HE is a SHE.
0:33:19 > 0:33:20It's Pegaret Anthony!
0:33:20 > 0:33:22It had me going for a minute.
0:33:22 > 0:33:26You think Anthony is the Christian name and it's just in reverse order,
0:33:26 > 0:33:28like you sometimes see a man's name printed.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30But, no, definitely a lady.
0:33:30 > 0:33:33Taught at the Central College of Arts and Crafts in London,
0:33:33 > 0:33:34where she was a pupil.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37She ended up staying and teaching there for 40 years.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40She fell in love with the history of costume.
0:33:40 > 0:33:44And I think that's coming out here
0:33:44 > 0:33:47in this lovely, faded, watercolour, pencil sketch.
0:33:47 > 0:33:52Look at all the faces hard at work, concentrating.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55They've all got, more or less, the same shaped nose.
0:33:55 > 0:33:56Probably gossiping away!
0:33:56 > 0:33:58She died in the year 2000,
0:33:58 > 0:34:00but funnily enough there are two of her pictures
0:34:00 > 0:34:03in the Imperial War Museum.
0:34:03 > 0:34:05And upon her death in 2000,
0:34:05 > 0:34:10I know that they went and spent a lot of money on more of her work.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12Oh, right.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15Value wise,
0:34:15 > 0:34:19I did a search online of something that sold recently,
0:34:19 > 0:34:24about the same size, again with wonderful use of costume,
0:34:24 > 0:34:29that whole sort of 1930s period, and that sold for £150 in auction.
0:34:29 > 0:34:33So that's a good price guide for this.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35I'd be happy with that.
0:34:35 > 0:34:38It's not a lot of money for such a nice image.
0:34:38 > 0:34:40No, it's not. I do like it very much actually.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43I know you won't let it go for anything less
0:34:43 > 0:34:45and I don't blame you really.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48- So put a fixed reserve on at £150? - Yeah.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51- All right.- Thank you very much.
0:34:52 > 0:34:56For our final item, Kate's got a flash of red at her table,
0:34:56 > 0:34:58brought in by Paul.
0:34:58 > 0:35:02- You've brought in a nice vase. What do you know about it? - It's flambe ware.
0:35:02 > 0:35:03Yeah.
0:35:03 > 0:35:08- Royal Doulton.- Yup. - And by Charles Noke.- Right, OK.
0:35:08 > 0:35:10So are you a collector of Doulton?
0:35:10 > 0:35:14- I have collected Doulton, yes.- OK.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17Where did you get this one from - antiques fair, market?
0:35:17 > 0:35:19No, I got it from a charity shop.
0:35:19 > 0:35:23- Charity shop!- Yes! - Tell me how much you paid for it.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25- I paid £6 for it.- Recently?!
0:35:25 > 0:35:28- Recently, yes. - You've got a good eye.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31So it just caught your eye and you went for it?
0:35:31 > 0:35:34- Yes, I did, yeah.- Wow!
0:35:34 > 0:35:37You, presumably, know as much as I do about it. It is Charles Noke.
0:35:37 > 0:35:38If we look on the bottom,
0:35:38 > 0:35:41we can see he signs his items "Noke"
0:35:41 > 0:35:45and, usefully, it says the word "flambe" on the bottom.
0:35:45 > 0:35:46It's exactly that - flambe ware.
0:35:46 > 0:35:50Charles Noke was a real pioneer.
0:35:50 > 0:35:56He joined and he was actually head designer in 1899 at Doulton
0:35:56 > 0:35:59and brought these fantastic flambe wares, copying the oriental.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02The "sang de boeuf", which is sort of bull's blood,
0:36:02 > 0:36:04this very deep red colour.
0:36:04 > 0:36:06Basically, he threw everything at this one.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09I mean, it's a really interesting piece.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12He's got, not just the red, but all these different colours.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14There's mossy browny-green here.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17There's some yellow, sort of mustard colour.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19I'm not sure it entirely works.
0:36:19 > 0:36:20Do you like it?
0:36:20 > 0:36:23Yeah, I think it's beautiful.
0:36:23 > 0:36:25- You think it's great? - Really great, yeah.
0:36:25 > 0:36:27It's unusual though.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30It only cost you £6. What do you think it's worth?
0:36:30 > 0:36:32Do you have any idea?
0:36:32 > 0:36:35I've got a fair idea of what it's worth.
0:36:35 > 0:36:41Price wise, I think at auction you're probably between £80 and £120. Maybe £100.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44Is that the kind of figure you were thinking of?
0:36:44 > 0:36:48Yeah. I'd be well pleased to get that.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51- That's quite a return on your money for £6.- It is, yeah.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53A few words about condition.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55Obviously, that does affect the price.
0:36:55 > 0:36:59There is a tiny little chip that I've noticed on the top, on the rim,
0:36:59 > 0:37:02and also a little chip here,
0:37:02 > 0:37:03just there on the body,
0:37:03 > 0:37:06but nothing that's going to really deter a bidder.
0:37:06 > 0:37:11- Would you want a reserve on it? - Oh, I would, yeah.- Yeah?
0:37:11 > 0:37:13- What do you suggest?- 70 reserve?
0:37:13 > 0:37:15Just below your low estimate.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18- Oh, that's a bit low. I thought...- 80?- 80.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20OK. You can have a reserve firm at 80
0:37:20 > 0:37:23and that's the same as your low estimate.
0:37:23 > 0:37:24Reserve at 80.
0:37:24 > 0:37:2680-120 guide price.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29Brilliant. Thank you for bringing it in.
0:37:31 > 0:37:36Right, three more items ready to sell, but why were they chosen?
0:37:36 > 0:37:38This deserves a place in the sale.
0:37:38 > 0:37:42It deserves to sell for the top end of my estimate.
0:37:42 > 0:37:43Absolutely love it.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45Let's hope this biscuit barrel
0:37:45 > 0:37:48drums up some bidding at the auction.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51This is a really nice piece of Doulton flambe ware
0:37:51 > 0:37:54and it's by Charles Noke, one of the best designers.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57I'm hoping it will do well. Maybe top end of the estimate?
0:37:57 > 0:38:00Up the road to Greenwich to sell our final items
0:38:00 > 0:38:04and Paul's flambe vase is ready to go.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06It's a great name in ceramics, Royal Doulton.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08A flambe vase belonging to Paul here.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11Not for much longer, at £80-£120, Kate.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13- I hope so.- It's got to fly away.
0:38:13 > 0:38:17Why are you selling this? You're looking very, very nervous.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19- I am, yeah. - Are you changing your mind?- No.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21You got it from a charity shop.
0:38:21 > 0:38:23Good for you. It cost you next to nothing.
0:38:23 > 0:38:27Let's see if we can get you a fabulous profit. Here we go.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30It's the early 20th-century, Royal Doulton,
0:38:30 > 0:38:34classic design, waist-neck spill vase,
0:38:34 > 0:38:38in a flambe ware design with artist mark.
0:38:38 > 0:38:39Paul looks so worried.
0:38:39 > 0:38:43Looking for 80 on the flambe ware. I've got 75.
0:38:43 > 0:38:45- It's your first auction, isn't it? - It is.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47Yes, I can tell. It's the nerves.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49Where's 80. I've got 70... £80. I am out.
0:38:49 > 0:38:51- Right, it's sold.- It's sold, yeah.
0:38:51 > 0:38:55I've got £80 seated. Looking for 85. Are we all done?
0:38:55 > 0:38:57Last time. 85.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00Look, I'll take 88 if I have to.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02I've got 85. Looking for 88.
0:39:02 > 0:39:05Are we all done? Last time standing.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08Are you sure? At £85!
0:39:08 > 0:39:10- Sold.- It's gone.- Yeah.
0:39:10 > 0:39:13- That's a good profit for you as well.- It is!- Yeah!
0:39:13 > 0:39:16Now he's smiling, look. Yeah!
0:39:18 > 0:39:21From flambe to my find.
0:39:21 > 0:39:25Let's watch the Pegaret Anthony painting go under the hammer.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28- Pat and Ken, it's good to catch up with you. Are you OK?- Very well.
0:39:28 > 0:39:33We're about to sell this wonderful Pegaret Anthony work of art.
0:39:33 > 0:39:37And it is quality, isn't it?. Let's find out what the bidders think.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40Ladies working in a clothes factory.
0:39:40 > 0:39:43Dated 1943. Signed by the artist.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45It's a lovely, lovely lot this.
0:39:45 > 0:39:49And the bid's with me at £130.
0:39:49 > 0:39:53Looking for 140. It's worth all of this. 145.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56£150, I'm out.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58- Looking for 160.- It's selling.
0:39:58 > 0:40:02I've got 150 on this. Are we all done on this watercolour?
0:40:02 > 0:40:05Last time. I'll sell it at £150.
0:40:05 > 0:40:07It's gone. It went on the reserve.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09Yeah, yeah.
0:40:09 > 0:40:13I'd like to have seen the top end and so would you have done.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16Yes, I would have because I did like it that painting.
0:40:16 > 0:40:17We tried our hardest.
0:40:17 > 0:40:22I am a bit disappointed with that, but it was still within estimate.
0:40:22 > 0:40:26Just how will James' drum biscuit tin fare?
0:40:26 > 0:40:29The auctioneer's certainly banging them out today,
0:40:29 > 0:40:31which brings us nicely to our next lot.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34I'm standing next to James and next up is that silver-plate drum,
0:40:34 > 0:40:36the biscuit tin.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38- Why are you selling this? - It's not really used.
0:40:38 > 0:40:43It's just been wrapped up in a black cloth, keeping it out of daylight.
0:40:43 > 0:40:47- Have you given up the biscuits as well?- Oh, not a chance!
0:40:47 > 0:40:51You've got to have a few custard creams with your cup of tea!
0:40:51 > 0:40:53You can't give up the biscuits, Paul.
0:40:53 > 0:40:57I speak as a man who has tried on many occasions.
0:40:57 > 0:41:02It's a mid-19th-century silver-plate biscuit tin in the form of...
0:41:02 > 0:41:06Biscuit tin, ice bucket, in the form of a drum
0:41:06 > 0:41:08with the engine-turned relief marks.
0:41:08 > 0:41:12GR Collis & Co, 130 Regent Street, London.
0:41:12 > 0:41:14Absolutely stunning lot this.
0:41:14 > 0:41:18It's got to start with a bid with me of £60.
0:41:18 > 0:41:20- £60.- Oh, just in!
0:41:20 > 0:41:23Looking for 65 on this drum.
0:41:23 > 0:41:26Where's 65? £70. 75. 80.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29Five. 90 here. 95.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31100. And 10.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33And 20. And 30.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35140. 150.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37160 here.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39170. 180.
0:41:39 > 0:41:41- They love it, don't they? - That is good.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44200 here. Looking for 210.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46210, I need. On the phone at 210.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48Phone bids. Excellent.
0:41:48 > 0:41:51230, I want. 230 on the phone. 240 here.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53Looking for 250.
0:41:53 > 0:41:57- 260 here. Looking for 270.- Gosh!
0:41:57 > 0:42:01270. 280 here. Looking for 290. 300.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04They think it's silver, do they, Michael?
0:42:04 > 0:42:07The market for electroplate has obviously recovered.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10Looking for 350. 360 here...
0:42:10 > 0:42:13It's flying away. 370.
0:42:13 > 0:42:14380.
0:42:14 > 0:42:18400 here in the room.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21Looking for 410. 410, I need. 420 here.
0:42:21 > 0:42:22Looking for 430.
0:42:22 > 0:42:26I wonder if it's going into some sort of military collection.
0:42:26 > 0:42:30- We're in Greenwich, aren't we? - 450 on the telephone.
0:42:30 > 0:42:33- 450 - what have we missed?- 470.
0:42:33 > 0:42:35480 in the room.
0:42:35 > 0:42:37Looking for 490.
0:42:37 > 0:42:39500 here in the room.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41I'm shaking. I'm shivering.
0:42:41 > 0:42:45- It's beyond any...- Comprehension! - I am gobsmacked.
0:42:46 > 0:42:48540 in the room. Looking for 550.
0:42:48 > 0:42:50540!
0:42:50 > 0:42:51560...
0:42:51 > 0:42:54Bless, Michael, he's normally so rhetorical
0:42:54 > 0:42:56and he's so reticent right now.
0:42:56 > 0:42:59- The words aren't flowing, are they? - I'm stunned.
0:42:59 > 0:43:02600 here in the room. Looking for 610.
0:43:04 > 0:43:05£610!
0:43:05 > 0:43:07Are we all done? Last time.
0:43:07 > 0:43:10At £600 on the drum!
0:43:10 > 0:43:12Bang!
0:43:12 > 0:43:13£600.
0:43:13 > 0:43:16- That is...- Crumbs! - ..absolutely amazing.
0:43:16 > 0:43:19We're just going to see biscuit tins on Flog It! from now on.
0:43:19 > 0:43:22We'll see every biscuit tin in the country.
0:43:22 > 0:43:24Are you happy with that, James?
0:43:24 > 0:43:25That's amazing.
0:43:25 > 0:43:27What wonderful result
0:43:27 > 0:43:30and a perfect end to a wonderful day here in Greenwich.
0:43:30 > 0:43:33I hope you've enjoyed the show. I told you there was a surprise.
0:43:33 > 0:43:36Join us again soon for many more. But for now, it's cheerio!
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