0:00:02 > 0:00:05Today we're in Wells in Somerset, at the city's stunning cathedral.
0:00:05 > 0:00:08From this vantage point, you can see why this cathedral
0:00:08 > 0:00:11is considered to be one of the most stunning in the country.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13Welcome to Flog It!
0:00:37 > 0:00:39I think today I'm going to be walking around
0:00:39 > 0:00:41with a big smile on my face, because we have come
0:00:41 > 0:00:45to one of the prettiest venues I have ever filmed in on Flog It! -
0:00:45 > 0:00:46Wells Cathedral.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48All you need is a big queue.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51Well, we're in the cloisters because, although it looks
0:00:51 > 0:00:53bright and sunny outside, it is biting cold,
0:00:53 > 0:00:57so we've brought everybody inside. That's where the queue starts
0:00:57 > 0:01:00and it keeps on going and going and going.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03Hopeful people all laden with unwanted antiques and collectibles.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06This is where their journey starts.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08We've got the experts, they've got the antiques,
0:01:08 > 0:01:10we're going to put a show together
0:01:10 > 0:01:13and hopefully send someone home with an awful lot of money.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16I think it's time to get everybody inside the cathedral now
0:01:16 > 0:01:17and get on with the valuations.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22Sorting the trash from the treasure this week
0:01:22 > 0:01:24are two Flog It! favourites -
0:01:24 > 0:01:28experts Will Axon and Anita Manning.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31They're both past masters at spotting gems
0:01:31 > 0:01:35so let's hope they find some booty to boast about from this lot today.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38- That's lovely. Where did you get it?- A car boot sale.
0:01:38 > 0:01:39- You're joking?- No.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42It's not as old as it's purported to be. It's lost its handle.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44Yes. Can't go back home now, though, can I?
0:01:44 > 0:01:46Coming up on today's show -
0:01:46 > 0:01:50Anita gets to value some unusual diamond rings.
0:01:50 > 0:01:54That one was a millionairess's handbag clip.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56A pair of giant boots stumps Will.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59For these to be sold at auction, I think it's just going to be
0:01:59 > 0:02:02a question of what someone is prepared to pay for them.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04But none of us see what's coming.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06It just goes to show,
0:02:06 > 0:02:08it is extremely hard to put a price on something.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10When two people want it, the sky's the limit.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20Let's march on with the valuations and it looks like Anita has netted
0:02:20 > 0:02:25something rather special with Pauline's aquamarine jewellery.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30Can you tell me where you got these two wonderful pieces?
0:02:30 > 0:02:35Well, the fish I bought, it must be about 30 years ago
0:02:35 > 0:02:37in Taunton antique market.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40I was drawn to it straight away because of the colour -
0:02:40 > 0:02:42I love turquoise.
0:02:42 > 0:02:46And, of course, it was a fish and I am a Pisces.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48I can't remember what I paid for it
0:02:48 > 0:02:51but it wouldn't have been a huge amount of money.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54I was told that it was Chinese.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57I was told that the colour of the turquoise
0:02:57 > 0:03:00was in fact made of feathers.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02Then about ten years later,
0:03:02 > 0:03:06I was at an antiques fair when I found the other piece.
0:03:06 > 0:03:11I couldn't believe that there were two bits that still had
0:03:11 > 0:03:13these feathers on, so I had to buy that as well.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16They're wonderful pieces. I love jewellery
0:03:16 > 0:03:20and I love this age and this type of jewellery.
0:03:20 > 0:03:25It's from the 1920s and 1930s. It is Chinese.
0:03:25 > 0:03:26That's what I wanted to know.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30But this would have been made for the export market,
0:03:30 > 0:03:31for the British market.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35If we look at it, we can see, as you said,
0:03:35 > 0:03:38this wonderful turquoise colour.
0:03:38 > 0:03:39It may be a kingfisher
0:03:39 > 0:03:44but in China, it could have been some other exotic bird.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49It is a gilt metal, perhaps silver,
0:03:49 > 0:03:53but it would never have been an expensive piece at the time.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58The shape is wonderful. It has sculptural qualities.
0:03:58 > 0:04:04This pendant here, the combination of the turquoise blue
0:04:04 > 0:04:08and this marvellous coral colour.
0:04:08 > 0:04:13- In fact, these are corals. - Are they?- Yes. These are little pieces of coral.
0:04:13 > 0:04:18The combination of colours is absolutely wonderful.
0:04:18 > 0:04:23I would wear either or both of these things. Tell me, do you wear them?
0:04:23 > 0:04:25No, I don't.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28The reason is, because of the feathers,
0:04:28 > 0:04:32I would be concerned about damage, so they've been in a cabinet
0:04:32 > 0:04:36with a lot of other little tiny bits and pieces that have got
0:04:36 > 0:04:39colour and beauty, just to look at.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42You have a place for them in your little cabinet?
0:04:42 > 0:04:46- No, we've moved recently, so we no longer have the cabinet. - So it's time, really,
0:04:46 > 0:04:48to pass them on? Yeah.
0:04:48 > 0:04:54I would like to put them to auction and I think as one lot.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57I would want to keep the estimate fairly low.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00I would have no problem with that, because I hadn't really even
0:05:00 > 0:05:04thought properly that they might have a possibility to sell.
0:05:04 > 0:05:09I would put them in perhaps at 40 to 60, 30 to 50 - would you be happy?
0:05:09 > 0:05:12Yes, I'd be happy with that.
0:05:12 > 0:05:18Let's put them in at £30 to £50 and we'll put a reserve of £30 on them.
0:05:18 > 0:05:22- OK, that's fine.- I wouldn't want them to go for any less than 30.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26- That's kind of you.- I'm sure they'll do much better than that.
0:05:26 > 0:05:27Thank you very much.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31Fingers crossed those marine-themed gems make a big splash
0:05:31 > 0:05:34when they go to auction in a moment.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40Over to Will now, as he sizes up the rather unusual items
0:05:40 > 0:05:43that Anne has brought in with her.
0:05:43 > 0:05:44Tell me, how have you come by these,
0:05:44 > 0:05:47cos they're not exactly a very feminine thing to be collecting?
0:05:47 > 0:05:49No, they're not.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51My husband worked in insurance all his life
0:05:51 > 0:05:54and we've bought these over the years.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56They've been in our house.
0:05:56 > 0:06:00He started with Norwich Union, he's worked for the Northern at some time
0:06:00 > 0:06:02and finished with Phoenix.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05I bought this one for his birthday about 20 years ago.
0:06:05 > 0:06:06You obviously know what they are.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10They're the firemarks put on the front of buildings
0:06:10 > 0:06:12in a prominent position and then when the building
0:06:12 > 0:06:15unfortunately caught fire and was in danger of burning down,
0:06:15 > 0:06:18the fire engine would come out and they would
0:06:18 > 0:06:20make sure that the building was insured.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23The insurance companies owned the fire engines.
0:06:23 > 0:06:24There you go - so they would say,
0:06:24 > 0:06:28hang on a minute, we are not paid to put out Norwich Union fires,
0:06:28 > 0:06:29only Northern fires.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31I thought that might be a bit of a myth.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34I think that would go against the fireman's grain, as it where.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38I'm not a firemark expert and I don't know
0:06:38 > 0:06:40if you've become one over the years.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42No, no, no.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45What I do know is that these are reproduced in large numbers.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48There are a lot of reproduction ones.
0:06:48 > 0:06:53This one, perhaps, it looks not crisp enough to be an original.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57This one is nice and sharp, isn't it, in the way that it's cast.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01This one, I don't know if this has fallen off the building a few times
0:07:01 > 0:07:05or taken a hammering, but feeling it, it's got some weight to it.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08That's got to have a bit of value as to the lead content in it.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10Now, Anne, I look at this one
0:07:10 > 0:07:13and I think it looks like there's something missing here.
0:07:13 > 0:07:17- Has this got a bit broken off it? - The spearhead is missing.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21- That's where the third screw went. - How do you know all of this?
0:07:21 > 0:07:23Because I've got the book.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26- Ah!- I've marked the page where there is...
0:07:26 > 0:07:28You could have shown me this earlier,
0:07:28 > 0:07:30I could have got a few tips out of here.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34We've got the Phoenix Assurance And The Development Of British Insurance.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36Actually, I'm glad you didn't give it to me.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38It's a hefty tome and it's a bit dry.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40Is this bookmark here going to help?
0:07:40 > 0:07:46The earliest surviving Phoenix firemark of 1782, cast in lead.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50You can see there you've got the spearhead together with the screw.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53- You've got a number here as well, so 53.- And that's the earliest.
0:07:53 > 0:07:58If that's the earliest in 1782, you've got what looks like 6J6
0:07:58 > 0:08:00but is 616.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02It's not that far off, really, is it?
0:08:02 > 0:08:07- That could be, actually, a nice rare one.- That's what we thought.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10- So, Anne, are you happy to sell the book with the firemarks?- I am.
0:08:10 > 0:08:14You say you bought this one for your husband's birthday.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16What sort of money did you have to pay for that?
0:08:16 > 0:08:17I paid £100 for that one.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21You paid £100 for that one - what about these two? Remember?
0:08:21 > 0:08:24They were a lot less, something like £20.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28Reproduction ones, obviously, don't make a lot of money.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31They can make as little as £10 to £20 each.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35Right ones can make up to £100 at auction, that sort of level.
0:08:35 > 0:08:41I'm going to say...let's put all three at 100 to 150.
0:08:41 > 0:08:46- Now, if you are agreeable to that, I can fix the reserve at 100.- Yes.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48That would be fine.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52Hopefully, on the day, we're going to find out if they're right or not.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54- I'll see you at the auction. - Thank you.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59While Will cannot ensure that Anne's items make a fortune,
0:08:59 > 0:09:03I do hope they create a few sparks when they hit the sale room later.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08We've got a marvellous turn out from the locals of Wells today
0:09:08 > 0:09:12and our experts have already unearthed some pretty unusual finds.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15But it's my turn now and I have to say,
0:09:15 > 0:09:17I reckon I've landed the top prize
0:09:17 > 0:09:19with this gorgeous painting of Martin's.
0:09:19 > 0:09:24- Martin, what can you tell me about the watercolour?- Not a lot, really.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27I bought it about 12 years ago at auction.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29Did you have to bid heavily for this?
0:09:29 > 0:09:32Yeah, there was quite a few after it, actually.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35I liked it and I just carried on till I got it at a sensible price.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38OK, can I ask you what you paid for it?
0:09:38 > 0:09:41I can't remember the exact amount but it was between £200 and £300.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43Did you know who it was by?
0:09:43 > 0:09:46I didn't know him before I bought the picture, I just liked it.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48- OK, you've done some research then? - Yes.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51John Frederick Tayler, the Victorian artist.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53Renowned for his hunting scenes
0:09:53 > 0:09:56and dressing characters up in period costume.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59Even though this was a sort of Victorian artist,
0:09:59 > 0:10:02he would put people in sort of 18th century clothes
0:10:02 > 0:10:05and they'd either be hunting with dogs or hunting with hawks.
0:10:05 > 0:10:06He was born in 1802
0:10:06 > 0:10:09and he was one of Queen Victoria's favourite artists.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12If you look really closely under these lights, you can just see,
0:10:12 > 0:10:15I think it says Tayler on that rock.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18You don't normally see such good portrait work
0:10:18 > 0:10:21by John Frederick Taylor and look at the skin tones!
0:10:21 > 0:10:23It's absolutely beautiful. You can see why
0:10:23 > 0:10:27he was president of the Royal Watercolour Society, can't you?
0:10:27 > 0:10:30- It's just so good. - The detail's really good.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33Why are you selling this, Martin?
0:10:33 > 0:10:37Well, we moved from a large country house to a suburban house.
0:10:37 > 0:10:42- It doesn't quite fit in. - It doesn't work with low ceilings.
0:10:42 > 0:10:43If you put this into auction,
0:10:43 > 0:10:46I think you'd put it into auction with a value of £350 to £450.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48That's good.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52- And a 10% discretion, if that's OK with you at 350.- Yeah, that's fine.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54You've made a bit of money, haven't you?
0:10:54 > 0:10:57And you've enjoyed it along the way.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01- Exactly.- Looks a bit like Charlie Ross, one of our experts.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05Charlie's just about to go under the hammer here.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08I'm not sure how much cash Charlie Ross would make,
0:11:08 > 0:11:12but I really hope Martin's painting smashes my estimate.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18Our experts have now made their first choice of items
0:11:18 > 0:11:20to take off to auction.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23As you can see, it looks like chaos down there but right now,
0:11:23 > 0:11:26we're going to up the ante and put those valuations to the test.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29Here's our experts to give you a reminder of what we're taking
0:11:29 > 0:11:30and why we're taking them.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34I love these pieces of costume jewellery.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37They caught my eye in the crowd this morning.
0:11:37 > 0:11:42Now, costume jewellery's doing well, particularly unusual pieces.
0:11:42 > 0:11:47I'm hoping that these do much more than my estimate of 30 to 50.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51I'm pretty much out of my comfort zone with these firemarks.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54I think one might be reproduction, I'm not sure about the other one.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56I'm pinning all my hopes on the Phoenix -
0:11:56 > 0:11:58may she rise from the ashes.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01I've got to put John Frederick Tayler into auction
0:12:01 > 0:12:04because he doesn't look right in a contemporary home.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06He needs a new one.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16This is where we're putting our valuations to the test today -
0:12:16 > 0:12:19Tamlyn and Son Auction Rooms in the heart of Bridgwater.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23All auction houses charge a seller's commission
0:12:23 > 0:12:25and at this one, it's 16.5% plus VAT.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31Wielding the gavel is auctioneer Claire Rawle,
0:12:31 > 0:12:35and here's hoping she can tease out some good prices for our items.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37So, let's see how the first of our lots goes down.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42Going under the hammer right now, three firemarks belonging to Anne.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45Sadly, she can't be with us today. We do have Will, our expert.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48These marks were to be put on the outside of the house to tell
0:12:48 > 0:12:51the fire brigade you are insured so they come and put the fire out.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54Otherwise, they just walked past and say, sorry, you weren't insured.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57I had a look at these, I agree with you.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59I don't think they're quite right.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02I do agree with the valuation, though, of 100 to £150.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05I fully admitted, I was out of my comfort zone on these.
0:13:05 > 0:13:06Not really my thing.
0:13:06 > 0:13:10We thought we'd give them a go.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12- Good copies but good Victorian copies.- Exactly.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14Let's find out how they do.
0:13:16 > 0:13:22Lot 475 - the three lead firemarks. These I have to start at £55.
0:13:22 > 0:13:26At 55, for the firemarks, at 55. Do I see 60?
0:13:26 > 0:13:3060, 5, 70, 5,
0:13:30 > 0:13:3480, 5,
0:13:34 > 0:13:3790, 5...
0:13:38 > 0:13:43£100 on the telephone. At £100, do I see 110 anywhere?
0:13:43 > 0:13:49At £100, the bid's on the telephone. All done at 100?
0:13:49 > 0:13:51Good, I'm ever so happy. That was sensible money,
0:13:51 > 0:13:53- right price for the package. - I agree.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56- Well done, Will.- Hopefully, she will be pleased.- I'm sure she will.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59Will's instinct about those firemarks was obviously right
0:13:59 > 0:14:03and he was absolutely bang on estimate.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06Martin's up next and to alleviate the tension of seeing
0:14:06 > 0:14:09his prized portrait go under the hammer,
0:14:09 > 0:14:12he's brought along some moral support.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14Good to see you again. Who've you brought along?
0:14:14 > 0:14:16- This is my wife, Jackie. - Pleased to meet you.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19Did you approve of Martin bringing this along and selling it?
0:14:19 > 0:14:20- Yes, I did.- You did?
0:14:20 > 0:14:24- Because it doesn't fit the house. - That's right.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26- It deserves to be in a sort of nice country house.- Yeah.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29Well, let's hope all the bidders are here.
0:14:29 > 0:14:33There's a lot of country properties around here, the trade's here -
0:14:33 > 0:14:35- there's certainly a buzz in the place.- There is, yes.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37Not a lot of space, is there?
0:14:37 > 0:14:39There's no space. We're hemmed in here!
0:14:39 > 0:14:43It's going under the hammer right now, good luck.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46John Frederick Tayler, portrait of a gentleman.
0:14:46 > 0:14:50Here we are, seated holding a shotgun with his setter
0:14:50 > 0:14:53and to start me away, I've got £280.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56At 280.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58- It's not enough.- 300 anywhere?
0:14:58 > 0:15:03At 280 here, at £280, do I see 300?
0:15:05 > 0:15:07At 280 then, if you're all sure. No.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11- Gosh, I'm ever so sorry. - Never mind, it doesn't matter.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13It's a nice picture.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16But it won't suit your house so it's not going on the wall, is it?
0:15:16 > 0:15:18It will go somewhere.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22What a shame that none of the bidders wanted
0:15:22 > 0:15:24to give that gentleman a new home.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27But at least Martin and Jackie managed to see the bright side.
0:15:27 > 0:15:31Still, I do hope that Pauline's colourful Chinese gems
0:15:31 > 0:15:32have better luck.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34Coming up now, a wonderful fish brooch
0:15:34 > 0:15:38and a coral necklace belonging to Pauline, who's right next to me,
0:15:38 > 0:15:39and our wonderful expert, Anita.
0:15:39 > 0:15:43I've got to say, you look stunning and there's another fish brooch.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45I love the ones that we have in this sale.
0:15:45 > 0:15:49The colours are singing and they're very quirky.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52Not a lot of money, £30 to £50. Hopefully, you get the top end.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55Why are you selling if you're a big fan of brooches and necklaces?
0:15:55 > 0:15:58Well, because I had the offer.
0:15:58 > 0:16:03- We've come back from France specially to be attending here.- You haven't?
0:16:03 > 0:16:05Yes, we have. If we make any money on it, it's going to go
0:16:05 > 0:16:07to Medecins Sans Frontieres.
0:16:07 > 0:16:11Well, good luck today. Good luck, Anita. Here we go, this is it.
0:16:12 > 0:16:13These are pretty.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17The Chinese gilt metal brooch
0:16:17 > 0:16:19and pendants with a kingfisher feather decoration.
0:16:19 > 0:16:23These, I have to start straight in at £100.
0:16:23 > 0:16:30- Well.- Do I see 110 anywhere? 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160.
0:16:30 > 0:16:35- 160, the bid's here with me. - That's a surprise.- £160.
0:16:35 > 0:16:39At £160 then, all done at 160.
0:16:39 > 0:16:43Wow. What happened there? I tell you what, blink and you'll miss it.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46Going straight in and straight out. £160.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50They were very pretty and the market loves quirky things.
0:16:50 > 0:16:57- Come and buy me.- Thank you. - A wee bit conservative again, Paul.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00A fantastic triple estimate result for Pauline
0:17:00 > 0:17:04and I really hope the wheel of fortune continues
0:17:04 > 0:17:06to spin in our favour when the next in our line-up
0:17:06 > 0:17:09comes up for sale later on in the show.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13For now, I'm off to find out how one man made his fortunes
0:17:13 > 0:17:16when he decided to breathe fresh life
0:17:16 > 0:17:19into an old and somewhat run-down city.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31When it comes to the region's vibrant urban centres,
0:17:31 > 0:17:34there's no disputing you cannot beat the variety
0:17:34 > 0:17:37and the vivacity that characterises this place.
0:17:37 > 0:17:38I'm in Bristol.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43Like many British cities, Bristol was brutalised in the Blitz,
0:17:43 > 0:17:47and then tinkered with at the hands of well-meaning town planners
0:17:47 > 0:17:49during the 1960s.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52But one man who had a major influence on how the city
0:17:52 > 0:17:55has developed since is the enterprising
0:17:55 > 0:17:58and distinctively unconventional George Ferguson.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00George is a highly regarded architect,
0:18:00 > 0:18:03the former president of the RIBA -
0:18:03 > 0:18:06the Royal Institute of British Architects.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09He's also the recent recipient of a CBE.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12Known for his trademark red trousers,
0:18:12 > 0:18:16he's more maverick campaigner than stuffed shirt professional,
0:18:16 > 0:18:18and he's been responsible for revitalising
0:18:18 > 0:18:21many of Bristol's landmark buildings,
0:18:21 > 0:18:26influencing the way we think about urban regeneration.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30But it's his conversion of this building here,
0:18:30 > 0:18:33the Tobacco Factory in Southville,
0:18:33 > 0:18:35where he's made his most dynamic impact.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38And I've come to meet him here to find out more.
0:18:40 > 0:18:44I tell you what, George, you've got a fantastic view from up here.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46Point me some of your things out, then,
0:18:46 > 0:18:48some of your great achievements.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51Well, little, little achievements, really.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53My first regeneration was buying one of those
0:18:53 > 0:18:56little coloured houses on the hillside
0:18:56 > 0:18:59for a few hundred quid in the '60s. A few hundred quid!
0:18:59 > 0:19:03They were going to demolish the whole lot and build blocks of flats
0:19:03 > 0:19:05like these ones across the hillside.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08I painted mine pink and another friend of mine painted his blue
0:19:08 > 0:19:11and then over the next 10, 20 years,
0:19:11 > 0:19:14it's become that coloured hillside, including some new ones.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18The magic thing for me is, I always looked from those houses
0:19:18 > 0:19:23over here and you could see WD and HO Wills in the sky
0:19:23 > 0:19:26on the top of the million square feet
0:19:26 > 0:19:29of these wonderful red brick buildings.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32This place was originally built and owned
0:19:32 > 0:19:37by one of Britain's biggest tobacco businesses, WD and HO Wills.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41They established a number of factories around this area
0:19:41 > 0:19:43and provided work to thousands.
0:19:43 > 0:19:47What's more, they showed an unusual level of care for their staff,
0:19:47 > 0:19:51providing them not just with steady income
0:19:51 > 0:19:53but with a real sense of community, too.
0:19:53 > 0:19:57# We are the Willses girls
0:19:57 > 0:20:00# We know our manners, we pay our tanners
0:20:00 > 0:20:04# We are respected wherever we may go
0:20:04 > 0:20:07# And when we're walking down Lombard Street... #
0:20:07 > 0:20:10But in the 1970s, the factories were shut down,
0:20:10 > 0:20:13tearing the heart out of the community.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15When they became empty,
0:20:15 > 0:20:20people approached me about ideas for doing something with it.
0:20:20 > 0:20:24Unfortunately, they went into the hands of the receiver
0:20:24 > 0:20:27and he'd decided, or been advised,
0:20:27 > 0:20:29to demolish them all and sell it off
0:20:29 > 0:20:32for sites for a supermarket and various things like that.
0:20:32 > 0:20:37It seemed a waste of good fabric, good energy
0:20:37 > 0:20:41and that it was a wonderful opportunity to make
0:20:41 > 0:20:44a proper, sustainable, mixed-use development.
0:20:44 > 0:20:48I lost a lot of the battle, but at least I kept this building
0:20:48 > 0:20:51and this building enabled me to experiment
0:20:51 > 0:20:54with the things I really believe in.
0:20:56 > 0:21:00Today, the Tobacco Factory is a 24-hour multi-use building,
0:21:00 > 0:21:04which houses a cafe-bar, an oriental bistro,
0:21:04 > 0:21:09creative industry workspaces, live-work loft apartments,
0:21:09 > 0:21:12animation and performing arts schools
0:21:12 > 0:21:15and one of the most exciting small theatre venues in the country.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18It's where George chose to make his home.
0:21:19 > 0:21:24What are the dos and don'ts when it comes to regeneration?
0:21:24 > 0:21:28I think my first rule is, go with what you've got.
0:21:28 > 0:21:33Try and make the most of what you've got. I think too much regeneration
0:21:33 > 0:21:36is big bang stuff - let's knock it all down
0:21:36 > 0:21:42and put in a great big supermarket and a major hotel.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45- That's not regeneration.- No, and it's losing our heritage as well.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48It's losing our heritage, but I think it doesn't attract
0:21:48 > 0:21:52the real activity that cities are made of.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54I start everything I do
0:21:54 > 0:21:57thinking about what will people do here?
0:21:57 > 0:22:03What will enable people to have more fulfilled lives in this place?
0:22:03 > 0:22:07- So it's work and living and entertainment.- Absolutely.
0:22:07 > 0:22:12I think regeneration encourages independent organisations.
0:22:12 > 0:22:16I love to encourage a high street with small shops.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19That's what makes a proper place that buzzes.
0:22:19 > 0:22:23The regeneration of the Tobacco Factory has been
0:22:23 > 0:22:25something of a catalyst to this area,
0:22:25 > 0:22:27prompting a spate of other activities
0:22:27 > 0:22:33including a regular Sunday market and an annual urban festival.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36It has also armed George with a blueprint for his latest projects
0:22:36 > 0:22:40including an old chocolate factory in East Bristol.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44This is a tiny little section of the chocolate factory
0:22:44 > 0:22:47but it's a series of buildings, five of them, and then
0:22:47 > 0:22:50they've got these glazed covered streets running through them.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52To link them together.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54If you demolish that,
0:22:54 > 0:22:57you would end up probably building a housing estate.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00It would be like anywhere else. By keeping these buildings,
0:23:00 > 0:23:02one builds something really special,
0:23:02 > 0:23:03that has a brilliant address -
0:23:03 > 0:23:06The Chocolate Factory is pretty hard to beat.
0:23:06 > 0:23:10That's a cool address. What fabulous buildings as well.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13This would be workspace with residential up here.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15This is residential with workspace down here.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18As it goes across the site, it will become
0:23:18 > 0:23:20more and more residential and then
0:23:20 > 0:23:25houses along a cycle track that are designed for cycling families,
0:23:25 > 0:23:28so they don't have garages, they have cycle stores.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant, George,
0:23:30 > 0:23:33and it's been a real pleasure to meet you at last.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36Great to meet you, Paul, and the pink trousers.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42It's goodbye, Bristol, and hello again, Wells,
0:23:42 > 0:23:45as we return to the cathedral for our next batch of valuations,
0:23:45 > 0:23:48and it looks like Will's in for a giant surprise,
0:23:48 > 0:23:51with the next item Liz and Conran have walked in with.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56Now, I'm not going to lie to you, I would not like to meet the guy
0:23:56 > 0:23:58who's wearing these in a dark alley at night.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00Have you got the BFG at home or something?
0:24:00 > 0:24:02Where have these come from?
0:24:02 > 0:24:05They're an heirloom. Always been in our home. We've always loved them.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07It's amazing. I've never seen anything like it.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09I mean, what size are these?
0:24:09 > 0:24:13I'm a size seven or eight when I'm lucky, and I'm feeling bigger than I am.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16- What size are these?- 42.- Size 42!
0:24:16 > 0:24:19You said they've been in the family, for how long?
0:24:19 > 0:24:24When I was about five, my father was given them by the manufacturer.
0:24:24 > 0:24:26My father was a shoe retailer.
0:24:26 > 0:24:27Ah! There's the connection.
0:24:27 > 0:24:32And they've not been on display, but his father, my grandfather,
0:24:32 > 0:24:35saw them in a parade in the town, about 1906.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38I was looking at them and trying to work out a date,
0:24:38 > 0:24:42because of the style, and so on, and you got these nice little hooks.
0:24:42 > 0:24:47That would date them from the turn of the century, about 1900.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50If I tip this one up - ooh!
0:24:50 > 0:24:52It's not that heavy, but they are heavy!
0:24:52 > 0:24:55If I tip that one up, we can see under here, we've got "Ivy."
0:24:55 > 0:24:58Now, is that the firm that was making these?
0:24:58 > 0:25:03The firm was Rhodes Rawling of Halifax, and it was the Ivy brand shoe.
0:25:03 > 0:25:07And look at all these hob nails here! And, each one, stamped.
0:25:08 > 0:25:09They're solid leather.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13I was going to say, all of this is leather, including the soles.
0:25:13 > 0:25:14- So, they're leather uppers.- Yep.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17I noticed you had to use a bit of ribbon.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19It's difficult to get such long laces.
0:25:19 > 0:25:23- And you packed them with newspaper? - To stop them collapsing and cracking.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25I was going to ask you, does he make you polish them?
0:25:25 > 0:25:27Yes, I do polish them.
0:25:27 > 0:25:31Because if you don't polish them, they're just going to dry out,
0:25:31 > 0:25:33crack and be ruined.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36I suppose that's where all the other things like this have gone.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39Again, that's probably a couple of pots of polish in one go
0:25:39 > 0:25:42and plenty of elbow grease.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45There's a bit of damage here, but they're over 100 years old.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47They're in great condition.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50- Have you ever been tempted to put them on?- I did wear them.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54I won a fancy dress competition! I went as a clown.
0:25:54 > 0:25:58I was asked to stop walking about and scratching the floors!
0:25:58 > 0:26:01Because of the old hob nails. Exactly.
0:26:01 > 0:26:05I mean, value-wise, this puts me in a tricky position,
0:26:05 > 0:26:08because I haven't got anything I can compare these to.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11I can't tell you, well, last week, I sold a pair, and they made X.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14For these to sell at auction, it's going to be a question
0:26:14 > 0:26:16of what someone's prepared to pay for them,
0:26:16 > 0:26:19and that's the only way you're going to be able to value them.
0:26:19 > 0:26:23They've got to be worth £100-£200, just for the novelty value.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26So, let's put them in at £100-£200.
0:26:26 > 0:26:27Let's reserve them at £100.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30They've got to be worth that, all day long, surely.
0:26:30 > 0:26:34And they could make three figures, they could make four figures.
0:26:34 > 0:26:35The proof will be on the day.
0:26:35 > 0:26:39Get them onto the market and let the market decide what they're worth.
0:26:39 > 0:26:42We'll find out if there's a bidder big enough
0:26:42 > 0:26:45for those boots in a moment.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50But let's go over to the other side of the room now,
0:26:50 > 0:26:53where Anita's taking a shine to a diamond collection
0:26:53 > 0:26:55that Pamela has brought along with her.
0:26:57 > 0:27:03Pamela, we have some pretty impressive diamonds here.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06Tell me, where did you get them?
0:27:06 > 0:27:10Well, these were left to me, and the middle one was from a friend,
0:27:10 > 0:27:14but they've been my pride and joy for quite some time.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17- And it's time somebody else had the pleasure.- Did you wear them?
0:27:17 > 0:27:22It was my 80th birthday recently, and I had them all on,
0:27:22 > 0:27:24and I was so glittery and shiny.
0:27:24 > 0:27:28Well, let's look at them individually.
0:27:28 > 0:27:34If we look at this one first, it's a wee bit of a puzzle because,
0:27:34 > 0:27:40although we have a modern setting here, we have five old cut diamonds.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42Did you have it reset at any time?
0:27:42 > 0:27:47Yes, I did, because my mother-in-law left me two bar settings,
0:27:47 > 0:27:51and I would never have worn them, so I had them set like this.
0:27:51 > 0:27:53And since then, I've worn them.
0:27:53 > 0:27:55This is a very '60s setting.
0:27:55 > 0:27:56Very much so.
0:27:56 > 0:28:02If you had kept the five diamonds in this ring together, in a straight,
0:28:02 > 0:28:06there would have been more commercial value today,
0:28:06 > 0:28:08than in that 1960s setting.
0:28:08 > 0:28:11I understand that, but I would never have worn it.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14There's no point in having diamonds if you can't wear them.
0:28:14 > 0:28:18- I think that's absolutely right! - It's true!- What a wonderful phrase!
0:28:18 > 0:28:20It's true.
0:28:20 > 0:28:23There are 3.5 carats of diamonds there,
0:28:23 > 0:28:31and I would say that a sensible estimate would be £2,000-£2,500.
0:28:31 > 0:28:32Yes.
0:28:32 > 0:28:37- Would you feel happy to sell it within that range?- I would.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40- You would. It's time to pass it on. - It's time.
0:28:40 > 0:28:43- Shall we put a reserve on it? - Please.
0:28:43 > 0:28:45And the reserve you would like?
0:28:45 > 0:28:50- £2,000, please.- £2,000. I, personally, like this one very much.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53I think that this is a gorgeous ring.
0:28:53 > 0:28:57And it has a lovely 1930s look about it.
0:28:57 > 0:29:03I think aquamarines and diamonds are a lovely combination.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06- It's almost like water.- It's almost like water. That's right.
0:29:06 > 0:29:12Auction estimate on that? I would put £700-£900.
0:29:12 > 0:29:13That's fair.
0:29:13 > 0:29:19Reserve, I think, bring it down a bit, 600, 650.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22What reserve do you want me to put on it?
0:29:23 > 0:29:28- 650, I think.- 650. Now, what about this one?
0:29:28 > 0:29:32That one was a millionairess's handbag clip.
0:29:32 > 0:29:37She had one either side on the handbag, and she pushed them,
0:29:37 > 0:29:40and the handbag opened.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43And a friend of mine had one, and I had the other.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46That must've been a very expensive handbag.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49She had a collection of them!
0:29:49 > 0:29:50- Did you wear this one?- Oh, yes!
0:29:50 > 0:29:53- Was that great fun?- Yes.
0:29:54 > 0:29:58I think, value on it, £800-£1,200.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01I'm looking again at the diamond content.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04So, 800-1,200, reserve of, say, 750.
0:30:06 > 0:30:08- Eight?- Eight?
0:30:08 > 0:30:11I want you to be happy.
0:30:11 > 0:30:13Yes, eight. I don't want it to go for less.
0:30:13 > 0:30:17Of course. We will put a reserve of 800 on it.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20Well, we have three little beauties.
0:30:20 > 0:30:22You've enjoyed wearing them.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24You wore them for your 80th birthday.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26What are you going to do for your 90th?
0:30:26 > 0:30:29Well, I shall be very pleased to be on my legs.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32Never mind what I'm wearing, as long as I can walk all right!
0:30:32 > 0:30:34Those rings may not be set in a modern way,
0:30:34 > 0:30:39but they say diamonds are a girl's best friend!
0:30:39 > 0:30:42So I hope they sway the ladies when they enter the sale room later.
0:30:42 > 0:30:46Over to Will now, and it looks like he's beaten a retreat
0:30:46 > 0:30:50and headed to a quieter location to value Ros and Keith's vase.
0:30:52 > 0:30:56You've brought along what I would say is a fairly decent sized
0:30:56 > 0:30:58bit of Denby-ware. What can you tell me about this?
0:30:58 > 0:31:01Is this something you've bought yourselves?
0:31:01 > 0:31:04We had it given us when we first got married,
0:31:04 > 0:31:08basically to put flowers in because my father used to grow chrysanthemums
0:31:08 > 0:31:12and we've had it ever since, which is 44 years this month, in fact.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14- Right, so it was a wedding gift. - Mm hmm.
0:31:14 > 0:31:15And you've had it all this time
0:31:15 > 0:31:19and looking at it, it looks in pretty good condition.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22Has it been pride of place on the sideboard with flowers ever since?
0:31:22 > 0:31:25Or have you relegated it to somewhere...?
0:31:25 > 0:31:28No, it's been in the porch with the umbrellas in
0:31:28 > 0:31:30and it's been in the garage.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33Not a chip or a mark on it. It's had a umbrellas in and out of it!
0:31:33 > 0:31:37- So what happened to the idea of putting flowers in it?- Too heavy!
0:31:37 > 0:31:40That's the thing, because it's got some weight to it, hasn't it?
0:31:40 > 0:31:43That's typical of what we would call stoneware,
0:31:43 > 0:31:46which is what this is, which is the mix of clay,
0:31:46 > 0:31:49so it usually ends up in a much heavier, denser body,
0:31:49 > 0:31:51which in turn is more durable.
0:31:53 > 0:31:59Denby actually started in the early 19th century making domestic wares
0:31:59 > 0:32:03and then they developed a more artistic studio sort of department,
0:32:03 > 0:32:07where they experimented more on design and glazes and shapes.
0:32:07 > 0:32:12I think it was the Second World War where Glyn Colledge joined
0:32:12 > 0:32:16and he was responsible for the hand-painted stoneware department.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19If we look underneath, as we always like to do with ceramics,
0:32:19 > 0:32:22we've got a nice mark there, if you can see that.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25We've got the Denby and the "Made in England" mark.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28The Glyn Colledge pieces that really make the top money
0:32:28 > 0:32:31are those that are signed by him.
0:32:31 > 0:32:32This is a later mark.
0:32:32 > 0:32:37I would say that mark is '60s - I don't know if that ties in when you were married.
0:32:37 > 0:32:38What was the date?
0:32:38 > 0:32:401967.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43'67. OK, so that would sort of tie in with that.
0:32:43 > 0:32:47With Denby-ware, it's, I think, becoming more and more collectible
0:32:47 > 0:32:51and people are sort of reassessing the quality of it
0:32:51 > 0:32:54and the impact it had at the time.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57You know, the post-war period, the modernist design,
0:32:57 > 0:33:00people were looking forwards rather than back,
0:33:00 > 0:33:01and that appeals nowadays.
0:33:01 > 0:33:05People like to sort of revisit that period in design.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08Because of that, prices are creeping up
0:33:08 > 0:33:11and to be fair, there's a lot of pot there for your money.
0:33:11 > 0:33:15How would you feel if we put it in at £80 to £120
0:33:15 > 0:33:17with a reserve of £80?
0:33:17 > 0:33:19I'd let it go at 80.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21You would?
0:33:21 > 0:33:25If it didn't fetch that, I'd sooner take it back home with me,
0:33:25 > 0:33:29especially with what you just said with it creeping up.
0:33:29 > 0:33:33Listen, we're agreed at 80 to 120, we'll fix that reserve at £80
0:33:33 > 0:33:37and hopefully, that will be cash in your pocket to spend on your good lady wife.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40I look forward to seeing you at the sale room.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42I do hope that Denby vase sells
0:33:42 > 0:33:45and Ros gets a nice treat from Keith with the proceeds.
0:33:45 > 0:33:50Our experts have just found their final items to take off to auction.
0:33:50 > 0:33:51You've just seen them.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54I've got my favourites and you've probably got yours,
0:33:54 > 0:33:56but right now, it will be all down to the bidders.
0:33:56 > 0:33:59We've got to let them decide exactly what it's worth.
0:33:59 > 0:34:01This is where we put the pressure on.
0:34:01 > 0:34:03We're making our way to the saleroom
0:34:03 > 0:34:08and we'll leave you with a recap from our experts of what we're taking and why.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11What we have here is my favourite lot of the day without doubt.
0:34:11 > 0:34:15But what are they worth? I've never seen a pair, I don't think you have.
0:34:15 > 0:34:16We'll find out on the day.
0:34:16 > 0:34:21I think, secretly, these could make four figures.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24These are the most expensive items that I've seen today
0:34:24 > 0:34:26and jewellery is doing well,
0:34:26 > 0:34:29but the reserves are quite high,
0:34:29 > 0:34:34so we'll just have to keep our fingers crossed.
0:34:34 > 0:34:35Here's my top tip for the day -
0:34:35 > 0:34:37I think this Denby is on its way up
0:34:37 > 0:34:40and I tell you what - it's a lot of pot for your money.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45We're back at the auction house in Bridgwater
0:34:45 > 0:34:49and it is time to discover how the rest of today's items perform
0:34:49 > 0:34:52as they get set to go under auctioneer Claire Rawle's hammer.
0:34:53 > 0:34:57And first up, it's the Denby vase that's been somewhat mistreated
0:34:57 > 0:34:59by Ros and Keith.
0:34:59 > 0:35:01You could put a plant, umbrellas in it,
0:35:01 > 0:35:03stick it in the garage, put paint in it, put it outdoors.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06It goes anywhere. It's the Denby-ware pot.
0:35:06 > 0:35:07It's been used and abused.
0:35:07 > 0:35:11- Lets hope we haven't got to put it back in the garage. - We need around £100.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13- Well, £80 or so.- Yeah.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16I mean, we might be forcing the market a little bit here.
0:35:16 > 0:35:20- I'm 50-50 as to whether this is going to go.- I don't think it will.
0:35:20 > 0:35:24We need a couple of speculators in the crowd.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27Let's see if it's pitched right on the rostrum
0:35:27 > 0:35:30as a multi-purpose antique that can be used for everything.
0:35:31 > 0:35:35Lot 400 is a large Denby stoneware jug.
0:35:35 > 0:35:39Probably a Glyn Colledge design.
0:35:39 > 0:35:43There we are, nice large jug, this, and I start it at £55.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46At 55. Do I see 60 anywhere?
0:35:46 > 0:35:49At 55. At 55 for the Denby.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52At 55. 60.
0:35:52 > 0:35:54At £55. Are you all sure?
0:35:54 > 0:35:57- At 55.- Can't see this going. - It's not selling, is it?
0:35:57 > 0:35:59You were right, weren't you?
0:36:00 > 0:36:02- Lot 405.- Sorry.
0:36:02 > 0:36:05- I think I was talked up a bit on the day by you, wasn't I?!- Hm.
0:36:07 > 0:36:10- At least he agreed with me!- I did.
0:36:10 > 0:36:12I'll hold him, you tickle him.
0:36:12 > 0:36:15- You said they were going up in price.- They are.
0:36:15 > 0:36:19It is becoming more fashionable. What would have helped is a Glyn Colledge signature.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22It's one for the future, bear that in mind.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24We'll have to take it back and put it in the garage!
0:36:24 > 0:36:29While Will was overzealous with his estimate, another ten years
0:36:29 > 0:36:33on Ros and Keith's shelf and I reckon that vase will fly.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37Let's bring on some bling. It's Pamela up next.
0:36:39 > 0:36:43Diamonds are a girl's best friend. We're about to find out. I've been joined by Pamela,
0:36:43 > 0:36:46who looks gorgeous. We've got three rings split into three lots.
0:36:46 > 0:36:50Hopefully, the jewellery buyers are here, we'll get the top end.
0:36:50 > 0:36:51This is it, Pamela.
0:36:53 > 0:36:58We're moving on to this large aquamarine and diamond dress ring.
0:36:58 > 0:37:00Lot 73.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02A nice, large ring this,
0:37:02 > 0:37:04and I have to start... I've got £580.
0:37:04 > 0:37:06At 580.
0:37:06 > 0:37:10At 580, do I see 600 in the room? 600,
0:37:10 > 0:37:15620, 650. In the room at £650.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17At 650.
0:37:17 > 0:37:20680 anywhere? At £650. If you're all done.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23- Selling, then, at 650. - Selling right on the reserve.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25Never mind. It is sold.
0:37:25 > 0:37:30The next ring, £2,000 to £2,500. This is the big one.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32This is the big one.
0:37:32 > 0:37:33The big one!
0:37:35 > 0:37:43Lot 79, which is this large 18K ring made up of nice old diamonds.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45Nice large ring. Lot 79.
0:37:45 > 0:37:50Start away at £1,100. At 1,100.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52Do I see 12 anywhere?
0:37:52 > 0:37:56At 1,100. 12, 13, 14, 15.
0:37:56 > 0:37:581,500 with me.
0:37:58 > 0:38:02- At 1,500. Do I see 1,600 anywhere? - (Come on.)
0:38:02 > 0:38:03At £1,500.
0:38:03 > 0:38:08At 1,500, are you all done at 1,500?
0:38:08 > 0:38:10No, that's not quite enough, I'm afraid.
0:38:10 > 0:38:15- OK. That one's going back on the finger!- Back on the finger.
0:38:15 > 0:38:17Now for the last one, Pamela, this is it.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22This is this rather unusual 18-carat gold ring.
0:38:22 > 0:38:26Made out of a handbag clasp, I think, and set with diamonds.
0:38:26 > 0:38:27Lot 85.
0:38:27 > 0:38:32And I start away at 720. At 720. Do I see 750 anywhere?
0:38:32 > 0:38:35With me at 720. At 720. Now 750?
0:38:35 > 0:38:38At £720.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40All rather quiet in the room.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42At 720 it is. All done.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45No, that stays here with me, I'm afraid.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48- That's going back on the finger, as well.- You look happy!
0:38:48 > 0:38:49That big smile!
0:38:51 > 0:38:54- You can carry that off with style. - Oh, yes.
0:38:54 > 0:38:57- I've got another few years, haven't I?- You have.
0:38:57 > 0:38:59We got the first one away.
0:38:59 > 0:39:03It's a total of £650. The rest you get to wear.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06It's been a real pleasure meeting you. You've brightened up my day.
0:39:08 > 0:39:12Sadly, not all those rings were to everyone's taste but at least Pamela
0:39:12 > 0:39:14got to walk away with a nice chunk of cash.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19Finally, it's the one I've been waiting for.
0:39:19 > 0:39:23Liz and Conran's super-sized boots.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25Liz and Conran, thank you for putting a smile
0:39:25 > 0:39:28on all our faces at the valuation day in Wells Cathedral.
0:39:28 > 0:39:32- The boots turned up. Will said, "I've got to have those!" - They're great.- He zoomed in.
0:39:32 > 0:39:36I think they're my favourite thing I've done so far on Flog It!
0:39:36 > 0:39:40Do you know, when you take time to look at them, the quality is superb.
0:39:40 > 0:39:42Where have you had them over the last few years?
0:39:42 > 0:39:48- They were on show. We always had them on the piano, or the side of the stairs.- Right.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51- An entertaining thing to have in the house.- Yeah.
0:39:51 > 0:39:55I can't wait for Claire to introduce these. Let's see what she says.
0:39:55 > 0:40:02Here we go. A pair of size 42 black leather Balmoral boots.
0:40:02 > 0:40:05Wonderful items. And I start away at £75. At 75.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08Do I see 80 anywhere? 80.
0:40:08 > 0:40:095, 90, 5.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12100. 110. 120.
0:40:12 > 0:40:13130.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16140, 150, 160, 170.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18180, 190.
0:40:18 > 0:40:20200, 220? 220.
0:40:20 > 0:40:23240. 260. 280.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25300.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27320. 340. 360.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30380. 400. 420.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32440. 460.
0:40:32 > 0:40:35480. 500. 520.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38520. Now, 550 anywhere?
0:40:38 > 0:40:42550, fresh bidder. 600. 650.
0:40:42 > 0:40:46700. 750. 800. 850.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48900 on the telephone.
0:40:48 > 0:40:50950? 950.
0:40:50 > 0:40:511,000?
0:40:51 > 0:40:521,000.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54And 50.
0:40:54 > 0:40:551,050. 1,100.
0:40:57 > 0:41:001,100. 1,150.
0:41:02 > 0:41:041,200.
0:41:04 > 0:41:051,250.
0:41:07 > 0:41:091,300. 1,350.
0:41:10 > 0:41:121,400.
0:41:12 > 0:41:141,450.
0:41:14 > 0:41:151,500.
0:41:16 > 0:41:171,550.
0:41:17 > 0:41:191,600.
0:41:19 > 0:41:201,650.
0:41:20 > 0:41:221,700.
0:41:22 > 0:41:251,750. 1,800.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27- Wow.- (It's gone quiet.)
0:41:27 > 0:41:30Your valuation was a load of cobblers, wasn't it?!
0:41:30 > 0:41:32- 1,900.- Thank you for that.
0:41:32 > 0:41:341,950.
0:41:35 > 0:41:39Not going to fill it up to 2,000?! 1,950. Ooh.
0:41:39 > 0:41:412,000 on the other telephone.
0:41:41 > 0:41:432,100. 2,200?
0:41:45 > 0:41:4722?
0:41:47 > 0:41:4823.
0:41:49 > 0:41:512,400?
0:41:51 > 0:41:532,500.
0:41:55 > 0:41:572,600. 2,700.
0:41:59 > 0:42:002,800.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02What?!
0:42:02 > 0:42:032,900.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05Now, even this beggars belief.
0:42:05 > 0:42:09- 3,000.- I actually pitched this at £400 to £600.- 3,100.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12I'm glad you don't say I pitched these at £4-6,000.
0:42:12 > 0:42:14- £4-600.- 3,200.
0:42:14 > 0:42:163,300.
0:42:16 > 0:42:193,400.
0:42:24 > 0:42:27Come on, you can't leave 'em now!
0:42:27 > 0:42:303,400 on the telephone.
0:42:30 > 0:42:33At 3,400. Are you sure?
0:42:33 > 0:42:353,000... 3,500?
0:42:35 > 0:42:38- 3,500. - Hey, gone one more!
0:42:41 > 0:42:433,600, then.
0:42:43 > 0:42:44Are you sure?
0:42:44 > 0:42:47- SHE LAUGHS - 3,600.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50At 3,600, on the telephone.
0:42:51 > 0:42:53At 3,600, are you sure?
0:42:53 > 0:42:56You're sure. You're not bidding!
0:42:57 > 0:43:013,600 it is, then. Are you sure? 3,600.
0:43:01 > 0:43:06- £3,600. - APPLAUSE
0:43:06 > 0:43:07Well done.
0:43:07 > 0:43:11- £3,600.- Thank you. - I don't know what for!
0:43:11 > 0:43:14- I got it wrong!- Thank you for bringing such a quirky item in.
0:43:14 > 0:43:18It just goes to show, it is extremely hard to put a price on something.
0:43:18 > 0:43:20When two people want it, the sky's the limit.
0:43:20 > 0:43:22I'm tingling, are you tingling?
0:43:22 > 0:43:25What a wonderful way to end today's programme.
0:43:25 > 0:43:28What a brilliant day we've had. I hope you've enjoyed it.
0:43:28 > 0:43:31Join us again for much more fun and some more surprises next time.
0:43:31 > 0:43:34Enjoy the rest of the afternoon. Until then, goodbye.
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