0:00:02 > 0:00:05This is Colchester town hall in Essex.
0:00:06 > 0:00:10These people are waiting to join in a very special TV programme!
0:00:10 > 0:00:13And they've all brought along something for us to look at.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16Welcome to Flog It!
0:00:41 > 0:00:45This is the show where we value your antiques and send them off to auction.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48I'm already eyeing up some items!
0:00:48 > 0:00:50Oh, very nice. Look at that!
0:00:50 > 0:00:52How beautiful is that?
0:00:53 > 0:00:56- It's an improvement! - Yeah, a big improvement!
0:00:56 > 0:00:59Funny, I was just about to say that!
0:01:01 > 0:01:04This lot hope their items are really going somewhere.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06The journey starts here for many of our owners.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08The queue at the valuation day.
0:01:08 > 0:01:12Somebody here will go home later with an awful lot of money.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14Stay tuned and you'll find out.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18They don't know it yet, we don't know it yet and that's the exciting thing.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22You never know what's going to happen when we go to auction,
0:01:22 > 0:01:25which is where some of the lucky ones are going later.
0:01:25 > 0:01:30Leading today's team of experts is David Barby, on the look-out for quality.
0:01:30 > 0:01:31Hello, what have we got?
0:01:31 > 0:01:33A load of rubbish!
0:01:33 > 0:01:36- That's a good start! - It really is rubbish.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40You'll have to look a bit harder than that, David!
0:01:40 > 0:01:45And we have auctioneer Kate Bateman. She's hot stuff when it comes to antiques.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48I'm cold. Once we get going it'll be nice and warm.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50Well, I could stay here all morning!
0:01:50 > 0:01:54But now it's 9.30 by my watch. Time to get the queue inside
0:01:54 > 0:01:57and start valuing.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02As the crowd find their seats, they have no idea what the day has in store.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06Trust me, one of them is in for a really big surprise.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10At my age, you know, it's shocking, this sort of thing!
0:02:10 > 0:02:14- Oh, do stop. This is awful! - Don't stop!- Keep going!
0:02:15 > 0:02:18Oh, no! They're still at it!
0:02:23 > 0:02:26That's all to come. Let's get down to the valuations.
0:02:26 > 0:02:27Here's Kate with Joe.
0:02:30 > 0:02:35Joe, you've brought this fantastic centrepiece. What can you tell me about it?
0:02:35 > 0:02:38Right. It was bought in 1965.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41My mother bought it. There was a fantastic three-day auction
0:02:41 > 0:02:45at an old house in Burnham on Crouch.
0:02:45 > 0:02:52It belonged to a sea captain who'd brought back things, filled the house, from all over the world.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55- Right.- Absolutely marvellous.- OK. - My mother really loved it.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58She always had it on the mantelpiece.
0:02:58 > 0:03:04We had it out at Christmas on the table with a bunch of grapes hanging from here.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08And tangerines and things down the bottom.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12It's a really unusual shape. We've got all this crazy decoration.
0:03:12 > 0:03:16- It's quite ornate. All these sea scrolls. It's a bit Rococo.- Yes.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18If we look on the bottom to see who the maker is.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21As we suspected, Doulton Burslem.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24A registration number, 142326.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28If we look that up in a book, that will tell us it was made in 1890.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32That's the year this registration number was put in the book.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36It was retailed by Phillips of Oxford Street in London.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39Quite a high-class retailer. Do you like it?
0:03:39 > 0:03:44- I do.- Yes?- I love it when it's got the grapes and the fruit.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47- Very festive, I imagine.- It is. It brings it all together.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49It looks so empty like that.
0:03:49 > 0:03:54When I see things like this, I expect to see bits broken off.
0:03:54 > 0:03:59I've looked really carefully for bits of glue! But it seems to be perfect.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03- It's amazing it's survived this well.- Yes.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06- You've taken good care of it. - As good as I could.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10That's one very good reason for selling it.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13- Because it is in perfect condition. - OK.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17Either it's a question of putting it in the loft to keep it safe
0:04:17 > 0:04:23or putting it on the mantelpiece and it gets chipped or broken.
0:04:23 > 0:04:28I'd think, "Why on earth didn't I bring it to Flog It before it got broken?"
0:04:28 > 0:04:32That's probably a good thing. Pass it on to somebody who'll enjoy it.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35- Price-wise, 100 to £150.- Mm-hmm.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39I wouldn't be surprised if it made a bit more on the day. It's a strange thing.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42- Would you be happy with that sort of figure?- Yes, yes.
0:04:42 > 0:04:48- What about a reserve of £80?- Yes. - And estimate of 100 to 150. - Sounds fine.
0:04:48 > 0:04:54- What have you got there? I'm intrigued.- That's actually the original catalogue.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57- Where your mother bought it?- Yes.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00- We went there, my mother and I. - And this is it, Lot 162.
0:05:00 > 0:05:05- Yes. Old Doulton china fruit bowl and a Staffordshire figure. - A Staffordshire figure.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09- How much did you pay? - Seven pounds, five shillings.
0:05:09 > 0:05:14- So that's our aim, seven pounds, five shillings.- Yes!- I hope we improve on that.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16- We'll send it to the sale room. - Thank you!
0:05:16 > 0:05:19I think Kate's on safe ground, there.
0:05:19 > 0:05:24As she says, it shouldn't be hard to make that seven pound target ten times over.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28While she's been dealing in old money, Lena's brought in a fascinating old chap.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32- Lena, what do you know about the oil painting?- Very, very little.
0:05:32 > 0:05:38I found it in a flat I bought about 35 years ago.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41- Where was the flat? - In Crouch End in London.
0:05:41 > 0:05:45- Crouch End. And the owners just left him there.- Yes.- On the wall?
0:05:45 > 0:05:48Yes, lots of bits and pieces. And wine in the cellar!
0:05:48 > 0:05:52- Really? I like him. Don't you? - I do. He's got a lovely old face.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56Where has he been, these last 30 years? On the wall?
0:05:56 > 0:05:58He's been under the stairs since I've had him.
0:05:58 > 0:06:03Why under the stairs? Shouldn't he be on the wall going up the stairs?
0:06:03 > 0:06:07- No, he's not very attractive. He's depressing.- Depressing?
0:06:07 > 0:06:11Depressing! Now, this is signed Hans Tiel.
0:06:11 > 0:06:15I took the opportunity, half an hour ago, to look him up on the internet.
0:06:15 > 0:06:21German. Yeah. Instantly looking at this, you can say late 1800s quite easily.
0:06:21 > 0:06:231890, 1900.
0:06:23 > 0:06:28Yet the weird thing is, when you look up his biog on the internet,
0:06:28 > 0:06:33when you type in his name, it comes up with his date of birth as 1900
0:06:33 > 0:06:36and his death, 1900.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38So the website's not very reliable!
0:06:38 > 0:06:42But looking at this I'd say that's circa 1890, 1900.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46- Have you heard of him? - No. Not until today.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48- Oh.- So I've learned something.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50I think a very skilful artist.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53It's loose, slightly impressionistic.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55It takes a lot of skill to paint like that.
0:06:55 > 0:06:59It's as if he's painted it in a hurry, but it's not. Know what I mean?
0:06:59 > 0:07:01It's got life and vitality. Isn't he lovely?
0:07:01 > 0:07:05- He's the uncle you never had. - Exactly.- Old Uncle Albert.
0:07:05 > 0:07:13- I think we put him into auction with a valuation of 100 to £150.- OK.
0:07:13 > 0:07:18- That's super. Fine. - And put a reserve on at £80.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22- That's fine.- How do you feel about that?- That's fine.
0:07:22 > 0:07:27- It's better than having him under the stairs!- Why isn't he on the wall as you go upstairs?- No.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30Nice thing, going up the wall.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32Going up the wall - exactly!
0:07:32 > 0:07:36Well, it might be driving Lena up the wall, but I like it.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39And so will someone else at the auction room.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42So from one aging gentleman, it's over to David Barby
0:07:42 > 0:07:44who's suddenly feeling younger.
0:07:46 > 0:07:51- Congratulations, Lynne. You have brought the oldest piece along today.- That's nice.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54This is a beautiful, beautiful piece
0:07:54 > 0:07:59of Chinese, provincial Chinese, celedon ware.
0:07:59 > 0:08:05Probably date-wise I would say 17th/18th century.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07Right.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11This is celedon green, a lovely opaque green glaze.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14If you look right at the bottom of the bowl,
0:08:14 > 0:08:17can you see the barest outline of design
0:08:17 > 0:08:20and also following through on the sides.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24- I'd never noticed that before. - See it just cached in the light?
0:08:24 > 0:08:29- I see, yes.- This was actually carved into a block.
0:08:29 > 0:08:33Then the clay was put on and turned on a wheel.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35So you have this nice finish all the way round.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38Inside, you're left with the relief pattern.
0:08:38 > 0:08:43That was obliterated on this occasion by this thick glaze.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45What do you use it for?
0:08:45 > 0:08:50Well, it's been sitting on my coffee table for about ten years,
0:08:50 > 0:08:51filled with pot pourri.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55So I never noticed the design.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58It's very difficult to see the design, actually.
0:08:58 > 0:08:59But that's a good use.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03When it came over to England, let's say in the 18th century,
0:09:03 > 0:09:05it would have been used for the same thing.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09Or it might have been used for fruit or gourds, something like that.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13Is this a family heirloom? Have you had it a long time?
0:09:13 > 0:09:17My father worked in Indonesia in the '50s, '60s.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19So I suspect he bought it then.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21- How astute of him!- Yes.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23Yes, it was. Yes.
0:09:23 > 0:09:28What I like is the sort of aging detail underneath.
0:09:28 > 0:09:33If you look, you'll see where this has been put onto the floor of a kiln.
0:09:33 > 0:09:37In the firing and the glazing, it's picked up all the grit.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39- Oh, I see.- All the way round. Feel it.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41Like little blotches of sand.
0:09:41 > 0:09:45- What would this...- That's when it was turned on the wheel.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48- Right.- As it was finished like this.
0:09:48 > 0:09:54And it's where it's possibly been cut off with a wire.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57- Then this foot rim was added all the way round.- I see. Right.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01Lovely piece. I did notice as my hand was going round
0:10:01 > 0:10:04that there's a hairline crack there.
0:10:04 > 0:10:05Yes.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09And again there. So at one stage, a great chunk came out.
0:10:09 > 0:10:14But for it to have survived that length of time is quite remarkable.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17But that's going to affect its value.
0:10:17 > 0:10:18Yes.
0:10:18 > 0:10:24- I'd like to see it do about 200 to 300.- Right.
0:10:24 > 0:10:29But I think because of that hairline crack, it may deter people.
0:10:29 > 0:10:33But for me it's quite exciting but I have reservations about the damage.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37Right. OK. Would we put a reserve on it?
0:10:37 > 0:10:38I think a reserve of 80.
0:10:38 > 0:10:43- OK. Fair enough.- So the guide price will have to be shoved up to 90 to 150.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46- OK. That's fair enough. - Happy with that?
0:10:46 > 0:10:48Yes, yes.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51Lynne, thank you very much for bringing this beautiful bowl along.
0:10:51 > 0:10:57- And I hope it's going to surprise us both when it goes to auction. - I'm looking forward to it.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00- Thank you.- Thank you very much. - Not at all.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04Halfway through the day and the hall is still buzzing.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07There are more people arriving all the time.
0:11:07 > 0:11:13It's been hectic, our experts working flat-out meeting hundreds of owners and valuing their items.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17- We're having a fabulous time, aren't we?- Yes!
0:11:17 > 0:11:20Have a big smile. The camera's up there. Give it a wave!
0:11:20 > 0:11:21Yeah!
0:11:21 > 0:11:25We're coming back later in the show to find some more gems.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29Now let's go to the auction room to put those valuations to the test!
0:11:29 > 0:11:31This is what we're taking.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34Joe's Doulton centrepiece has stayed intact for 120 years.
0:11:34 > 0:11:40I hope somebody at the auction will see it, fall in love with it and keep it that way.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43He is my choice in going to auction today
0:11:43 > 0:11:48because I think it's a good starting point for anybody that doesn't own an original piece of fine art.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51At £100, you can't go wrong.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54This is the oldest thing I've held today.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57I hope it's reflected in the price at auction!
0:12:02 > 0:12:06For our auction, we stay in Colchester. We're at Reeman Dansie auction rooms.
0:12:06 > 0:12:11Before the auction, there's always time for prospective buyers to get hands-on.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14And that includes me. I must show you this.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17This caught my eye. Possibly my favourite thing here.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20Unfortunately, it's not one of our owners' items.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23But it's here for sale, lot 851.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27Pardon the pun, but I think this might fly away.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31I've looked it up in the catalogue and it says 1,000 to £1,500.
0:12:31 > 0:12:36It's a hardwood model of a hawk. Look at this wonderful tail feather
0:12:36 > 0:12:38which helps it to balance.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40It's quite steady. See the key here?
0:12:40 > 0:12:42An original key and lock. But look at this.
0:12:43 > 0:12:49It's a lovely little box. And another compartment just here.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54Fabulous detail. Absolutely fabulous.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57Everybody wants to discover something in the sale room
0:12:57 > 0:13:02that they know is worth a lot of money, hoping everyone else missed it.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05I bet there's half a dozen people thinking the same thing.
0:13:05 > 0:13:09It's got wear and got the age consistent with something from the early 1800s
0:13:09 > 0:13:11possibly later - 1700s.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14It's fabulous! I've never seen anything like it.
0:13:14 > 0:13:19I've seen a lot of furniture like this, inlaid with bone and ivory from this region in India.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22But nothing as sculptural as this.
0:13:22 > 0:13:26It's folk art at its very best. This was found in a charity shop.
0:13:26 > 0:13:30All the money is going to a local cancer hospice.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33I think that's £15,000 at a top London fair.
0:13:33 > 0:13:37That will fly away! Let's watch this one later.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40851. Make a note of it.
0:13:41 > 0:13:45The sale room is filling up and we're almost ready to start.
0:13:46 > 0:13:50Remember, if you're buying or selling at auction, there's commission to pay.
0:13:50 > 0:13:55That's how they pay the wages here. It varies, so check the small print in the catalogue
0:13:55 > 0:13:57or ask the auctioneer.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59Here at Reeman Dansie for our sellers, it's:
0:14:05 > 0:14:09Today we're in the safe hands of auctioneer James Grinter.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11Now for the moment we've been waiting for.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14It's lights, camera and action!
0:14:14 > 0:14:17Time's ticking away. Let's find out what it's worth!
0:14:18 > 0:14:22Our first item is the one I spotted.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26The oil painting on canvas by Hans Tiel.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30A value of about 100 to £150, with a reserve at £80.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34Unfortunately, owner Lena can't be with us. She's feeling poorly.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38She really wants to be here. Lena, get well soon. All the best.
0:14:38 > 0:14:42Let's find out what it's worth. Here we go.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45The Hans Tiel. Late 19th-century oil on canvas.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48Portrait of the bearded gentleman.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50I have two commissions with me
0:14:50 > 0:14:53and I start the bidding at £90. £90 with me now.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55At £90.
0:14:55 > 0:14:56We've sold it.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59At £90. With me at £90. Any advance?
0:14:59 > 0:15:02All done at... 95. With you, madam. At 95.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05That's more like it! Come on.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07All done at £95.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09Hammer's gone down.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12£95. Blink and you'll miss that.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15We got it away. Hope you're happy with that, Lena.
0:15:15 > 0:15:20Short but sweet. Next up, Joe with his 120-year-old fruit dish.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24Good luck, Joe. You've got a packed sale room here.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27Quality always sells. Doulton is a great name.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29We're looking at 100 to £150.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33- You got this in auction, didn't you? - Yes, 1965.
0:15:33 > 0:15:38- Have you spotted anything here you'd like to buy?- Some beautiful furniture.
0:15:38 > 0:15:42- Yes.- Georgian furniture.- It's a good time to invest in antiques.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45- There's never been a better time. - Yeah.- And it doesn't get greener.
0:15:45 > 0:15:50- Their carbon footprint is zero because they get recycled. - It's the ultimate recycling.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54- Good stuff.- Have you seen anything you'd like to buy?- Loads of things.
0:15:54 > 0:15:59- If you were allowed!- Yes. There's a box there I'd take home with me.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01But sadly not. Not today.
0:16:01 > 0:16:05Good luck. Let's find out what the bidders think.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08We want £150 at the top end. Here we go.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12The unusual Victorian Doulton Burslem fruit dish.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16Complete with a grape suspender. There we are.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19Very splendid thing. What do you say? 80?
0:16:20 > 0:16:23£80 to start me. £80 to start me.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25£80 for it. 60, then?
0:16:25 > 0:16:27£60 start. 60 is bid on there. At 60.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31At £60 bid now. At 60. Do I hear 65?
0:16:31 > 0:16:32£60 is bid.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35- It's struggling.- Struggling. - £60 is bid.
0:16:35 > 0:16:39- And advance? All done now? - He's not selling.- All done?
0:16:39 > 0:16:4165 on the internet.
0:16:41 > 0:16:4470. At £70 bid now.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46At 70. At £70 bid.
0:16:46 > 0:16:47At £70.
0:16:47 > 0:16:4975. At 75.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52- 80. At £80 bid now. 80. - Gosh, it's done it.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54At £80 bid now. At 80. At £80.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57- £80 is bid.- Well done, internet bidders!
0:16:57 > 0:17:02It's going to be sold. Against you on the internet. One more? £80 is bid.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04Are you all done?
0:17:04 > 0:17:05- Fabulous.- Phew!
0:17:05 > 0:17:09Internet bidding does slow it up, but it does put the prices up,
0:17:09 > 0:17:11- that's for sure. - It's worth the wait.
0:17:11 > 0:17:16Somebody sitting at home on their computer bidding at the very last minute.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19- Are you happy with that?- Yeah, absolutely.- Well done.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21- Good.- Thank you. - Thank you. That was great.
0:17:21 > 0:17:27- Just, wasn't it just? I didn't think it was going to sell.- I thought it was stuck at 70. It's good.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29What a rollercoaster ride!
0:17:29 > 0:17:32If you want more excitement, hold on to your seats.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34Keep watching!
0:17:34 > 0:17:38Remember that late 18th-century, early 19th-century wooden bird
0:17:38 > 0:17:43inlaid with ivory and bone that I showed you earlier? It's going under the hammer.
0:17:43 > 0:17:48We've had a huge amount of interest in this lot. We've got six telephone lines booked on it.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51I hope we're through on all those lines.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54The bidding's quickly reached £1,900.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58At 1,900 now. 2,000 on the internet. 2,000.
0:17:58 > 0:18:002,100. At 2,100.
0:18:00 > 0:18:04- This could be quite a long time! - With me on the book at 2,200. 2,300.
0:18:04 > 0:18:072,400. With me on the book now at 2,400.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11It's taking time because the internet is quite a slow process.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14Telephone bid's come in now.
0:18:14 > 0:18:162,800. At 2,800.
0:18:16 > 0:18:182,900.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21At 3,000. 3,100. At 3,100. 3,200.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23At 3,200.
0:18:23 > 0:18:24At 3,400.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27At 3,400. 3,500.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29They certainly love it!
0:18:29 > 0:18:313,900 is bid. 4,000.
0:18:31 > 0:18:334,100.
0:18:33 > 0:18:354,100 is bid now.
0:18:35 > 0:18:39This is what it's all about, the excitement of the auction room!
0:18:39 > 0:18:41At 4,800. 5,000.
0:18:41 > 0:18:46The great thing is the money's going back to a cancer charity where the bird was found in a charity shop.
0:18:46 > 0:18:496,400. 6,600. 6,800.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52At 6,800. 7,000.
0:18:52 > 0:18:567,000 now. I said earlier five to ten grand.
0:18:56 > 0:18:578,000.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59At 8,000. 8,400.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01At 8,800.
0:19:01 > 0:19:049,200. At 9,200.
0:19:04 > 0:19:059,600.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08£10,000!
0:19:08 > 0:19:0910,500 on the internet.
0:19:09 > 0:19:1210,500!
0:19:12 > 0:19:15Now I'm shivering! I'm tingling all over.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17At 11,000. Make it 11,500?
0:19:17 > 0:19:2011,500. 12,000 on the telephone.
0:19:20 > 0:19:21£12,000.
0:19:21 > 0:19:2512 grand! I wish this was one of our owner's items.
0:19:25 > 0:19:30Are you sure? At 12,500 now.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32£12,500.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37Madness! £12,500!
0:19:37 > 0:19:39That's the beauty of an auction.
0:19:39 > 0:19:44That sale just shows how strong the market is for Asian items right now.
0:19:44 > 0:19:49Let's hope some of it rubs off for our next item, the Chinese bowl.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53We're about to find out what it goes for, what it's worth. Hi, Paddy. Hi, Lynne.
0:19:53 > 0:19:58- Hello.- You've got a bidding card there!- I've spent my money!
0:19:58 > 0:20:00- Oh, dear!- Spent my money already!
0:20:00 > 0:20:01What are you after?
0:20:01 > 0:20:05- I've bought two cups and saucers. - Have you?- Very pretty.
0:20:05 > 0:20:10- Who knows?- This is nice. Bring something along, sell it,
0:20:10 > 0:20:13- and buy something to take home. - Recycling!
0:20:13 > 0:20:16- We haven't sold the item yet! - Ah. Good point!
0:20:16 > 0:20:18I think we will, though, don't you?
0:20:18 > 0:20:21My reservation is it has a crack in it.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25A bad crack. But it's a nice early piece.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28But Chinese art and Korean art is flavour of the month.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31Very difficult to put a price on.
0:20:31 > 0:20:32I'm not expecting 41 million!
0:20:33 > 0:20:37If only! That would be a record for Flog It!
0:20:37 > 0:20:42Let's find out exactly what the bidders think. It's going under the hammer.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47The early Chinese provincial celedon-charged dish.
0:20:47 > 0:20:52With the moulded proud decoration. What do you say to start me? £80 to start me?
0:20:53 > 0:20:5680? £80 to start me somewhere?
0:20:57 > 0:20:59£80 I have on the internet.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01Straight in at £80 bid.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03£80 bid. 85?
0:21:04 > 0:21:08- At £80. On the internet now. - No-one's bidding against the internet buyer.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11- £80.- He's selling it.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14- Right.- Sold at 80. - Well, it will cover my purchases!
0:21:14 > 0:21:16- How much did they cost?- 50.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20- I don't know what that cost. - By the time you've divvied it up
0:21:20 > 0:21:23and paid the commission and the buyer's premium,
0:21:23 > 0:21:25you're about equal.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27- Well done.- Thanks very much. - Thank you.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32That's it from the auction house right now. We'll be back later
0:21:32 > 0:21:34with more items to sell.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42We meet a lot of collectors on this programme,
0:21:42 > 0:21:47people with shelves full of Clarice Cliff and display cabinets full of Royal Doulton.
0:21:47 > 0:21:55But what if your budget is a lot bigger and your display shelves are the size of two big barns?
0:21:55 > 0:22:01I'm at Bonnard's Farm in Essex to meet a man who's taking collecting to the next level.
0:22:01 > 0:22:06It starts here through this rather unassuming door. Let's have a look.
0:22:09 > 0:22:14There's always been a certain romance about the early days of motoring.
0:22:14 > 0:22:18Cars have been with us now for over 120 years.
0:22:18 > 0:22:23So are they mechanical artworks, technical wonders or just a necessity of modern life?
0:22:23 > 0:22:26Either way, the nostalgia of those pioneering days
0:22:26 > 0:22:29is still being fuelled by vintage rallies, museums
0:22:29 > 0:22:33and more unusually, private collections like this one.
0:22:33 > 0:22:37Bernard Holmes used to be an executive at the Ford Motor Company.
0:22:37 > 0:22:42So when his own business ventures provided enough money for an expensive hobby,
0:22:42 > 0:22:44it's not surprising his collection led here.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47This is where it all started for you?
0:22:47 > 0:22:49Yes, this was the first car we restored
0:22:49 > 0:22:55and it was a nuts to bolts restoration. Body off, down to the chassis.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57Incredible job you've done.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59It was very enjoyable doing it.
0:22:59 > 0:23:05What do you look for in a practical classic like these lovely old cars
0:23:05 > 0:23:09- when you go to buy one.- If I come across a car and I fall in love with it, I'll buy it.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11I then add it to the collection.
0:23:11 > 0:23:16So this one was bought. I knew nothing about the car.
0:23:16 > 0:23:21I've learned about it as I've restored it and I've learned to love it.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23We've travelled a number of miles in it.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25All these cars get used.
0:23:25 > 0:23:30- They're all roadworthy.- It's after using them that you get an affinity with them.
0:23:30 > 0:23:34- But you would buy a wreck, would you?- Yes, this one was a wreck.
0:23:34 > 0:23:38A very expensive wreck! But it was a wreck when I bought it.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40You couldn't have used it.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43You get the parts hand-made now in this country?
0:23:43 > 0:23:47Yes, what you try and do is use the original part and repair it
0:23:47 > 0:23:52by re-sleeving or putting bushes in or whatever.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54That's the first way to go.
0:23:54 > 0:23:58If you can't do that, you're forced into copying the part and remaking it.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01You try and do that as little as possible.
0:24:01 > 0:24:06You do a lot of the work yourself, which keeps the costs down.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09Yes. Although I say I do the restoration myself,
0:24:09 > 0:24:14obviously I use a team of people. So I subcontract the paint out.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16I subcontract the upholstery out.
0:24:16 > 0:24:20A friend of mine, Barry, did the wickerwork.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23Somebody else does the woodwork for me.
0:24:23 > 0:24:28But there's a lot of time and money spent in disassembling the car,
0:24:28 > 0:24:33doing all the running around, getting the parts plated, that's what I do.
0:24:36 > 0:24:40Bernard has 26 cars and dozens of motorbikes
0:24:40 > 0:24:43all restored to an incredible condition.
0:24:48 > 0:24:53If we're going to talk about these wonderful vintage cars, you have to include a Rolls Royce!
0:24:53 > 0:24:57- You ought to, I guess! - And there's one right here!
0:24:57 > 0:25:00This is a 1913 Silver Ghost
0:25:00 > 0:25:04with a particularly light bodywork on it.
0:25:04 > 0:25:09- It's called a London to Edinburgh. - It was built as a Grand Tourer.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13Yes. And this is capable of 70 miles an hour.
0:25:13 > 0:25:19Last year we did a tour via Paris down to the Cotes D'Azur
0:25:19 > 0:25:25- back to Monaco and back through the Alps.- Your wife told me you took this to Durban.
0:25:25 > 0:25:29Yes, we did 4,500 kilometres around South Africa.
0:25:29 > 0:25:33Durban, Swaziland, and down out through Cape Town.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36- Wonderful.- What did the people from the townships think about this?
0:25:36 > 0:25:39I always think people are very generous.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42Actually, we did take this into a township.
0:25:42 > 0:25:47And it just caused the same sort of stir that it would in England!
0:25:47 > 0:25:52They must have thought you were royalty! It's incredible!
0:25:52 > 0:25:55You don't get envy. People just admire the car for what it is.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59- Clap and cheer!- It's very generous of people, really.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02What would one of these cost in this condition today?
0:26:02 > 0:26:04- Half a million, I guess.- Incredible.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06Absolutely incredible.
0:26:06 > 0:26:11But they're not all that price. The entry level would be a Model T Ford.
0:26:11 > 0:26:16There are thousands still on the road. You can get one for £10,000.
0:26:16 > 0:26:21All that nostalgia is kept alive by events like the annual London to Brighton Veteran Car Run.
0:26:21 > 0:26:28It started in 1927 and every year, 500 old cars make the 54-mile journey south.
0:26:28 > 0:26:33The only rule is they have to have been built before 1905.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36It's an enthusiast's dream, and some of them really go!
0:26:39 > 0:26:43Bernard's cars are regulars on the various historic rallies.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47His engineering background means he has his favourites.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50I'm particularly interested in De Dion Bouton.
0:26:50 > 0:26:54I have single cylinders, twins, four cylinders, an eight-cylinder.
0:26:54 > 0:26:58- So I can follow the De Dion. - What's the fascination with them?
0:26:58 > 0:26:59I like the engineering.
0:26:59 > 0:27:03And at the turn of the last century,
0:27:03 > 0:27:07Darroch and De Dion supplied more than 60% of all motor cars.
0:27:07 > 0:27:11- Right.- In the world. So they were the leaders in their industry.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17Let's look at another. I know you have a favourite down there.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20It's a particularly exciting car.
0:27:20 > 0:27:24It's a twin-cylinder De Dion dating from 1904.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28Let's have closer look. Is it easy to drive?
0:27:28 > 0:27:31It's particularly easy, this one,
0:27:31 > 0:27:34because you just move this lever into that position,
0:27:34 > 0:27:37push that forward, and you're in first gear.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40- Right.- Push it back and you're into second gear.
0:27:40 > 0:27:45- Then move that back to that position and that's into third gear.- Right.
0:27:45 > 0:27:50- So it's a bit like rubbing your tummy and patting your head.- Yes!
0:27:50 > 0:27:54But once you're used to it, there's no possibility of mucking the gear change up.
0:27:54 > 0:27:58- You need good co-ordination.- Yes. And it's got a good turn of speed.
0:27:58 > 0:28:0235 miles an hour, nearly 40 miles an hour.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05You don't go any faster or it vibrates itself to death!
0:28:08 > 0:28:14What a wonderful collection. The good news is, Bernard opens to the public on selected days of the year.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29Back at Colchester town hall, everyone's in good spirits
0:28:29 > 0:28:32and Kate is ready with our next owner, Mariette.
0:28:32 > 0:28:37Mariette, hello. Welcome to Flog It! You've brought something small and beautiful!
0:28:37 > 0:28:39- Yes.- Tell me about it.
0:28:39 > 0:28:43I can't tell you very much. I brought it on behalf of my mother.
0:28:43 > 0:28:49She inherited it when my father's mother died, my paternal grandmother.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52It's lived in the box ever since. That's all I know about it.
0:28:52 > 0:28:55- In a box? You don't show it at all? - No!- Aw!
0:28:55 > 0:28:58- I know!- It's come from quite far away.
0:28:58 > 0:29:05- Ah.- What he have here is a 19th-century Chinese celadon jade scent bottle.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08If we pick it up here, it's so small and tactile,
0:29:08 > 0:29:13it's got this lovely little brass and turquoise, but faded, lid.
0:29:13 > 0:29:18And then you've got what's probably a bone or possibly ivory scoop.
0:29:18 > 0:29:23I guess you'd dip it in and dab it behind your ears or dab your perfume inside your wrists
0:29:23 > 0:29:25and put it back in.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27It's really sweet.
0:29:27 > 0:29:32The only other thing I can think it might be used for is snuff or something like that.
0:29:32 > 0:29:38It could be that instead of perfume a snuff scoop that you'd put a pinch of snuff on and sniff it up!
0:29:38 > 0:29:42But it's quite a lovely thing, irrespective of what its use is.
0:29:42 > 0:29:45We'll stick with scent bottle at the moment.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48It's a lobed, we call it lobed form decoration.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50- But otherwise very plain.- Yes.
0:29:50 > 0:29:55Often we see them with intricate carvings, dragons, all kinds of stuff on it.
0:29:55 > 0:29:58But I love the simplicity of this. It's so tactile.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01- You want to pick it up... - And stroke it, yes.
0:30:01 > 0:30:03It's a lovely thing.
0:30:03 > 0:30:05It sits in a box!
0:30:05 > 0:30:08- Yes!- So you wouldn't be gutted if we sold it, I suppose?
0:30:08 > 0:30:11- No, she wouldn't be, no. - It's your mother's.- It is.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14Price-wise, there are lots of collectors out there.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17Obviously the earlier stuff is higher prices.
0:30:17 > 0:30:19But Jade is quite high at the moment.
0:30:19 > 0:30:22Chinese collectors are buying stuff like this back again.
0:30:22 > 0:30:28- Right.- I would have thought conservatively it's 50 to £80, something like that.
0:30:28 > 0:30:32- But I would certainly put a reserve on it of £50 just to protect it. - Yes.
0:30:32 > 0:30:37You could maybe give it a bit of auctioneer's discretion, so maybe they'd let it go at 45.
0:30:37 > 0:30:40- But I think it's worth £50 every day of the week.- It's lovely,
0:30:40 > 0:30:43but it sits in a box and my mother doesn't want it,
0:30:43 > 0:30:45so sell it. Flog it!
0:30:45 > 0:30:48Flog It! That's the name of the game and why we're here!
0:30:48 > 0:30:54- We'll give it a go at the sale room. - OK.- Hopefully they'll have other Oriental bits to help it sell.
0:30:54 > 0:30:59- Attract other bidders, yes.- I'm scenting victory at the sale room!
0:30:59 > 0:31:02Wonderful. Thank you very much. Thank you.
0:31:02 > 0:31:07From a luxury item to something much more practical that's caught David Barby's eye.
0:31:08 > 0:31:12Peter, this is quite an extraordinary collection
0:31:12 > 0:31:16related to watches and clocks.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19In particular, restoration of clocks and watches.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22Where did all these come from?
0:31:22 > 0:31:27It was a hobby. Many years ago, I was interested in engineering
0:31:27 > 0:31:32so I decided to look at something which was quite easy to pick up
0:31:32 > 0:31:36as regards items, clocks and watches.
0:31:36 > 0:31:38- But mainly clocks.- Right.
0:31:38 > 0:31:43- It is such an exacting profession, clock repairs.- It certainly is, yes.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45But these are extraordinary.
0:31:45 > 0:31:50This one here, which dates from the end of the 19th century
0:31:50 > 0:31:53- is called an uprighting tool. - Correct.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56And this is for drilling back-plates of watches?
0:31:56 > 0:31:58Back and front-plates, yes.
0:31:58 > 0:32:03And it's so simple and wonderfully executed.
0:32:03 > 0:32:07We have this adjusting section up here, called an arm
0:32:07 > 0:32:12- which held the actual mechanism or clock.- It held the plate.
0:32:12 > 0:32:16And you could adjust it, then the drill was passed through the top.
0:32:16 > 0:32:21- That's right.- It's a beautiful instrument. Lovely. This one here
0:32:21 > 0:32:27is again a well-made piece.
0:32:27 > 0:32:32- What would you use this for? - The same again, working with watches.- Turning spindles.
0:32:32 > 0:32:36Turning the pivots and parts of the wheels.
0:32:36 > 0:32:41And this one here, which I think is an extraordinary-looking object,
0:32:41 > 0:32:45particularly with the handle here.
0:32:45 > 0:32:48To accompany all these, we've got a lovely selection of books.
0:32:48 > 0:32:51This one here, Watchmaker's Handbook.
0:32:51 > 0:32:53By Saunier.
0:32:53 > 0:33:00- This is just a straightforward description of how to work clocks. - Yes.
0:33:00 > 0:33:02Even to the extent of polishing brass.
0:33:02 > 0:33:04- They give you everything. - Absolutely.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07This would make a very interesting lot on its own.
0:33:07 > 0:33:11- Yes.- But I think the best is this one here.
0:33:11 > 0:33:15I noticed it was owned by C.Curzon,
0:33:15 > 0:33:18escapement maker, south Tottenham.
0:33:18 > 0:33:21- Right.- He was the one that owned this book.
0:33:21 > 0:33:25Obviously he was a friend of the author,
0:33:25 > 0:33:27F.J.Britten.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30Britten has actually signed the dedication to Mr Curzon
0:33:30 > 0:33:35"With F.J.Britten regards."
0:33:35 > 0:33:39- How many times do you see a book autographed...- You don't.
0:33:39 > 0:33:45- ..by the author, with a dedication. - Never.- Both involved in clocks. Clock restoration, clock making.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48This is extraordinary. Why are you parting with them?
0:33:48 > 0:33:51I've finished with my hobby now.
0:33:51 > 0:33:53There's no need for it now.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56I've enjoyed it over the last 30 years.
0:33:56 > 0:34:01- Right.- The time has come for me to depart and maybe someone else will enjoy them.
0:34:01 > 0:34:03"Time to depart"?
0:34:03 > 0:34:05Depart from the...
0:34:05 > 0:34:07Plenty of life in you yet!
0:34:07 > 0:34:11As regards value, I don't know how the auction house will deal with this.
0:34:11 > 0:34:14They may separate it into two lots.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17But overall, I think we have a price range in the region of about
0:34:17 > 0:34:20- 250 to £300.- Right.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23And I would think that they would suggest maybe,
0:34:23 > 0:34:26excluding those two books,
0:34:26 > 0:34:29they might suggest something in the region of about
0:34:29 > 0:34:32£200 for this lot
0:34:32 > 0:34:34and a reserve of about 180.
0:34:34 > 0:34:36Yes, that's fair.
0:34:36 > 0:34:39And that will leave those two books to be sold separately.
0:34:39 > 0:34:41They could make anything up to £100.
0:34:41 > 0:34:43Right.
0:34:43 > 0:34:47So I'm putting these up for sale by auction in fear and trepidation
0:34:47 > 0:34:49in view of your professionalism!
0:34:49 > 0:34:51- So I hope they'll do well.- So do I.
0:34:51 > 0:34:56- Thank you.- Thank you very much. Fascinating talking to you. - And you, too.
0:34:56 > 0:34:59The valuation day is drawing to a close. We're off to auction.
0:34:59 > 0:35:03Here's David and Kate with their thoughts on what we're taking.
0:35:03 > 0:35:07I'm sure this Chinese scent bottle will make at least £50 at auction.
0:35:07 > 0:35:12It's so tactile, I hope there's a collector for snuff bottles or scent bottles that will take it home.
0:35:12 > 0:35:17This is such an extraordinary collection of clockmaker's tools.
0:35:17 > 0:35:22Bearing in mind that at Colchester there was such a vibrant clock-making industry
0:35:22 > 0:35:25during the 18th and 19th century.
0:35:29 > 0:35:31So it's back to the auction room
0:35:31 > 0:35:35just down the road at Reeman Dansie in Colchester.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44The great thing about auction preview days,
0:35:44 > 0:35:47you get a chance to look around, take your time and pick the lots up,
0:35:47 > 0:35:50make sure there's no damage. Chat to the auctioneer.
0:35:50 > 0:35:55He's duty-bound to talk to you and pick out all the faults and tell you the provenance.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58That's his business. He wants to promote it.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00Now, tell you what I've fallen in love with!
0:36:00 > 0:36:02Da-da! These!
0:36:02 > 0:36:05Can you guess what they are? I'll tell you.
0:36:05 > 0:36:11They're made out of metal, gold-leafed bay trees in the form of a standard lamp.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13A matched pair. They're quite weighted.
0:36:13 > 0:36:17They terminate in these lovely bamboo baskets
0:36:17 > 0:36:20and they'd be ideal in a conservatory.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23They create the look. If you've got double doors into a conservatory,
0:36:23 > 0:36:28I think those lit... There's some spotlights in there, about four or five.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31Once those are on, you've really got the look.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33This is a proper interior designer's lot.
0:36:33 > 0:36:37They're here today for sale at only a couple of hundred pounds.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39You can't make them for that.
0:36:39 > 0:36:44I know they're kitsch, but there's something really fun about them.
0:36:47 > 0:36:51Our auctioneer, James Grinter is ready at the rostrum. Here we go.
0:36:51 > 0:36:55Our next owner is amateur clock and watch repairer Peter with two lots.
0:36:55 > 0:36:59The specialist tools and his clockmaker's handbooks, up first.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04Wonderful books. Obviously,
0:37:04 > 0:37:07your bible, the definitive guide to repairing clocks and watches.
0:37:07 > 0:37:11You must have nimble fingers and great eyesight!
0:37:11 > 0:37:14I've got stumpy, clumpy things. Could you repair them?
0:37:14 > 0:37:18- No, I couldn't. I'd bodge it. - I wouldn't have the patience!
0:37:18 > 0:37:21Good on you. Have you repaired many in your day?
0:37:21 > 0:37:25Not watches so much, because they're so small.
0:37:25 > 0:37:29- But mainly clocks all the time. - Would you like to have been a professional?
0:37:29 > 0:37:33I wouldn't mind because I'm interested in engineering as well.
0:37:33 > 0:37:35That would have been ideal. There you go.
0:37:35 > 0:37:38- What's your hobby now? - Retirement now.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42- Great!- You've got a long way to go!
0:37:43 > 0:37:45The Watch and Clockmakers' Handbook.
0:37:45 > 0:37:47And the other watch book.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49£50 start me.
0:37:50 > 0:37:54£50 to start me. 50's bid on there. At 50.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57£50 bid now. Five. 60. Five.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00£65 bid here. At 65.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02At £65 bid. 70 anywhere?
0:38:02 > 0:38:07- £65 is bid.- They're worth a lot more.- All done? At £65.
0:38:07 > 0:38:10Sold at £65, just over the £60 reserve.
0:38:10 > 0:38:15- Sorry we couldn't get you any more. - That's auctions for you!- Yes.
0:38:16 > 0:38:20That's money in the bank. Now Peter's clock-making tools.
0:38:21 > 0:38:25The thing I like about this lathe is the way it tightens the spring.
0:38:25 > 0:38:30If it accidentally comes off, it shifts all over the place.
0:38:30 > 0:38:32Very skilled, very careful.
0:38:32 > 0:38:36It's a wonderful little lathe. Hopefully it will get top end of estimate.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38Let's find out.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41The Swiss small precision lathe.
0:38:41 > 0:38:44And other watch-repairing items here.
0:38:44 > 0:38:50I have two commissions with me. I start the bidding at £320.
0:38:50 > 0:38:51Brilliant!
0:38:51 > 0:38:56Do I hear 340? £320 with me now. At 320.
0:38:56 > 0:39:00At £320 with me. At 320. Do I hear 340?
0:39:00 > 0:39:04At 320 with me. 340.
0:39:04 > 0:39:07360. 360 still with me now. 360.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09At £360.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12Still with me. Are you all done?
0:39:12 > 0:39:13Yes! I'm so pleased!
0:39:13 > 0:39:15£360. Brilliant. Fabulous.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17Spot-on estimate, there.
0:39:17 > 0:39:21- Got to be happy with that?- I'm pleased with that. Very pleased!
0:39:21 > 0:39:25- So what hobbies have you taken up? - Just resting now!- Resting!
0:39:25 > 0:39:28- Enjoy the money, Peter. - Thank you very much.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30Unusual item. First we've ever had.
0:39:30 > 0:39:35That's a grand total of £425 for the two lots.
0:39:35 > 0:39:37A retirement fund for Peter!
0:39:37 > 0:39:39Now we're going all girly and delicate
0:39:39 > 0:39:43with this lovely 19th-century Chinese jade scent bottle.
0:39:44 > 0:39:48We're looking at 50 to £80. It belongs to Mariette. This is Mum.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51- It is actually mine!- It's yours, isn't it! What's your name?
0:39:51 > 0:39:53- Rosemary.- Pleased to meet you.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55Why have you decided to sell this?
0:39:55 > 0:39:59- Because I don't collect scent bottles.- You don't.- No.
0:39:59 > 0:40:00It's a lovely little thing.
0:40:00 > 0:40:04It was a present to my husband from a grateful patient.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07- OK. Happy with the valuation? - Completely.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10It should do the top end, shouldn't it?
0:40:10 > 0:40:14- Jade and Chinese things are doing really well. So I'm hoping. - Time to sell.
0:40:14 > 0:40:15Good.
0:40:15 > 0:40:20We'll find out what the bidders think. Good luck, Kate. Good luck both of you.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22Thank you very much, Paul.
0:40:22 > 0:40:26A late 19th-century Chinese green jade snuff bottle.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29A snuff bottle here.
0:40:29 > 0:40:30Two commissions with me.
0:40:30 > 0:40:34Start the bidding at £320.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38- £320 with me now. 320.- Good heavens!
0:40:38 > 0:40:40320. Do I hear 340?
0:40:40 > 0:40:44At 320. 340 on the internet. 360.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46At 360 with me on the book. 380.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49400. At £400 with me.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51420. 440.
0:40:51 > 0:40:52440 with me.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55440. 460. 480.
0:40:55 > 0:40:58- Kate!- 480 is bid now. 500. - A shocker!
0:40:58 > 0:41:03£500 I'm at. 520. Another place on the internet. 540. 540 on the internet.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06560. 580.
0:41:06 > 0:41:10- 600.- At my age, it's shocking, this sort of thing!
0:41:10 > 0:41:13£600. 620?
0:41:13 > 0:41:15620 on the internet now. 640.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17640 is bid now. 640.
0:41:17 > 0:41:22At 640. 660? At 660.
0:41:22 > 0:41:23660 is bid now.
0:41:23 > 0:41:25680.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28- 700.- I've gone all clammy. - I don't believe it!
0:41:28 > 0:41:29720?
0:41:29 > 0:41:31720. 740.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34- This is ridiculous!- Oh, gosh!
0:41:34 > 0:41:37740 is bid. 760?
0:41:37 > 0:41:39- 760.- We missed something, didn't we, Kate?
0:41:39 > 0:41:41- Somebody's gone mad.- Somebody has!
0:41:41 > 0:41:44At £800 now. 820? 820.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46- £820!- 820 is bid.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49820. 840? On the internet
0:41:49 > 0:41:50at 840.
0:41:50 > 0:41:52840. 860.
0:41:52 > 0:41:55- Oh, do stop! This is awful! - No, don't stop!
0:41:55 > 0:41:58At £860.
0:41:58 > 0:42:00All done now? Fair warning.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03All done at 86... 880.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05880. Back in the UK now.
0:42:05 > 0:42:07900 in China!
0:42:07 > 0:42:10At £900 in China.
0:42:10 > 0:42:12Mr UK, will you make it 920?
0:42:12 > 0:42:14Come on, UK!
0:42:14 > 0:42:15920!
0:42:15 > 0:42:18- Yes!- At 920 now. 940 back in China.
0:42:18 > 0:42:20- 940 in China.- Let's round it up!
0:42:20 > 0:42:25940. All done at £940.
0:42:25 > 0:42:26- 940.- 960.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29- No!- Back in the UK! 960.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31I like your style, sir. 980.
0:42:31 > 0:42:33Back in China.
0:42:33 > 0:42:34In China!
0:42:34 > 0:42:36Round it up to £1,000. Come on.
0:42:36 > 0:42:40It's only money! At £980.
0:42:40 > 0:42:42Make it £1,000?
0:42:42 > 0:42:46Last chance. £980. Sold!
0:42:46 > 0:42:49- £980!- Wonderful!
0:42:49 > 0:42:52- What a lovely surprise! - I can't believe it.- Wow!
0:42:52 > 0:42:57Tingling! Hope you're on the edge of your seats at home! Enjoying it as much as we are.
0:42:57 > 0:43:00Absolutely wonderful. And it will all go to charity.
0:43:00 > 0:43:05- Fabulous!- I've made up my mind. - Which charity?- Medecins Sans Frontieres.
0:43:05 > 0:43:08- OK.- Excellent.- My favourite charity.
0:43:08 > 0:43:12My heart is really going. That rarely happens to an auctioneer!
0:43:12 > 0:43:14What a rollercoaster ride!
0:43:14 > 0:43:18We said somebody was going home with a lot of money and it's you!
0:43:18 > 0:43:21I can't believe it. Thank you very much.
0:43:21 > 0:43:22Thank you for bringing it in.
0:43:22 > 0:43:26We're out of time here. Hope you've enjoyed the day as much as we have.
0:43:26 > 0:43:30Join us again for more surprises. Until then, cheerio from us.
0:43:30 > 0:43:32Thank you very much indeed.
0:43:32 > 0:43:34It was a wonderful experience!
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