0:00:02 > 0:00:05The city of Preston has a long history of trading,
0:00:05 > 0:00:07dating right back to the 12th century
0:00:07 > 0:00:12when a guild was set up to represent traders and craftsmen from all kinds of genre.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14In order to trade, you had to be a member.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17Membership was celebrated with feasts and festivals.
0:00:17 > 0:00:21Now that sounds like the club to join, just like Flog It! Welcome to the show.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47The guild celebrations only happen every 20 years
0:00:47 > 0:00:51so there's a great local saying here, when something rare happens -
0:00:51 > 0:00:55"Once in a Preston Guild." Will today be that special?
0:00:56 > 0:01:01Our venue for today's valuations is St John's Minster, in the heart
0:01:01 > 0:01:03of this wonderful city.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06Let's hope we find something worthy of that phrase, shall we?
0:01:06 > 0:01:10- What are you going to do when you find out what it's worth? - ALL: Flog it!
0:01:12 > 0:01:15Ready to search high and low for those treasures
0:01:15 > 0:01:19are our team of experts, led today by James Lewis...
0:01:19 > 0:01:20It's about 1800...
0:01:20 > 0:01:22..and David Fletcher.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24This could be worth about £80 to £100.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28On today's show, look out for traditional "Flog It!" antiques
0:01:28 > 0:01:30but with a twist.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32950 now.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35'Which of these three items goes for nearly double the estimate?'
0:01:35 > 0:01:37This is good, isn't it?
0:01:37 > 0:01:38'The coin collection?'
0:01:38 > 0:01:40This is some box of coins.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43'A 20th-century clock?'
0:01:43 > 0:01:44This is my Eureka moment!
0:01:44 > 0:01:46'Or a Clarice Cliff plate?'
0:01:46 > 0:01:48It might be ugly, but I love it.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51We'll keep you guessing on today's show.
0:01:51 > 0:01:55First, let's get everybody inside as there's a lot to get through.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04Look at that, what a marvellous turnout.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06Whatever you do, don't go away
0:02:06 > 0:02:09because I think there will be one or two whopping great big surprises.
0:02:09 > 0:02:13Hundreds of people are still queuing outside to come into this magnificent building!
0:02:13 > 0:02:15Our experts have their work cut out.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19It's about time I went down there and joined up with them.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23'To kick things off, we have James, at his most honest.'
0:02:25 > 0:02:29Winifred, I think you deserve an award.
0:02:29 > 0:02:34I think you have brought to us the ugliest piece of Clarice Cliff
0:02:34 > 0:02:38ever found on Flog It! It is great, I love it!
0:02:39 > 0:02:43Normally, you get all these bright, pretty colours
0:02:43 > 0:02:48but what is going on here? They look like some sort of weird triffid
0:02:48 > 0:02:52growing from a muddy pile!
0:02:52 > 0:02:56I actually like the fact that it's an ugly design. Tell me about it,
0:02:56 > 0:02:58now I've insulted your plate completely!
0:02:59 > 0:03:03Well, my mother must have bought it or thought it was quite nice
0:03:03 > 0:03:05or just because it was fashionable.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08Or something different. Did your mum just buy this on its own
0:03:08 > 0:03:11- or did she buy it...- Yes, she did. - Single piece?- Single piece.
0:03:11 > 0:03:16And now it's mine, or has been for the last 20-odd years.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20- Are you a fan?- Well, I like some of her things, yes.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23I suppose I was just proud to have a Clarice Cliff.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26The thing is, I'd much rather own that
0:03:26 > 0:03:31than one of these crocus-patterned bowls because that's different.
0:03:31 > 0:03:36The pattern is known as "cabbage roses". And if you turn it over,
0:03:36 > 0:03:40you see this wonderful Honeyglaze.
0:03:40 > 0:03:44Whenever you see that yellow buff glaze, you know it's quite an early piece.
0:03:44 > 0:03:49The 1930s were well known for this Honeyglaze.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52Just post-war, you tend to find a mushroomy colour
0:03:52 > 0:03:55which, for me, makes everything look quite drab.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59We've got the date stamped into the back there.
0:03:59 > 0:04:04And we've got 10 above 33. The 10 is for the month, which is October.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08The 33 is for the year, 1933.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12We have the Royal Staffordshire Pottery mark,
0:04:12 > 0:04:14Wilkinson's Honeyglaze,
0:04:14 > 0:04:19and then the normal Bizarre, Clarice Cliff, England.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21And it all says it on the back.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24This pattern was a fairly short-lived pattern,
0:04:24 > 0:04:27it only lasted for a couple of years.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30Of all the Clarice Cliff that I've sold,
0:04:30 > 0:04:32I've only ever sold two pieces of this.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35And I think that's worth 100 to 150.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39- Really?- Yes. You ought to put a firm reserve of £100,
0:04:39 > 0:04:43no discretion, £100 firm as a reserve
0:04:43 > 0:04:44and I'm sure it'll do well.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48You know, if I was going to buy a piece of Clarice Cliff,
0:04:48 > 0:04:50I'd buy one like that.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52It might be ugly but I love it.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56Well, at least a good estimate was Winifred's reward
0:04:56 > 0:04:57for James' brutal honesty.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01Now, remember I told you about the Preston Guild?
0:05:01 > 0:05:04Well, just look what has turned up for me to see.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07Emma, thank you for coming in today.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10I know you are the curator of history at the local museum.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13You've brought some wonderful exhibits to show us,
0:05:13 > 0:05:16explaining the history of the guild of this famous city
0:05:16 > 0:05:19because it's the only city left with a guild that's celebrated today.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23Yes, it is. At one point, lots of merchant towns around Britain
0:05:23 > 0:05:25would celebrate a guild every 20 years,
0:05:25 > 0:05:29but the guild organisations were abolished in the 19th century
0:05:29 > 0:05:33but Preston, in 1842, decided to continue with its guild tradition.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37That makes it the only town in Britain to still celebrate a guild.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40- Let's look at this first. - This is the oldest object
0:05:40 > 0:05:44- we have at the Harris Museum in Preston.- Is it dated?
0:05:44 > 0:05:46It's from 1762.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49It's an official record of the guild of that year.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52This records the sort of events that went on.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55Amongst the famous people who visited that year,
0:05:55 > 0:05:59well, soon to be famous, were Richard Arkwright, the famous inventor
0:05:59 > 0:06:01- of the water frame. - Let's look at this.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03A wonderful piece of fine carving.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06This is a guild object from 1952.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10It's a replica of the clock tower of Preston's famous town hall
0:06:10 > 0:06:12that was designed by George Gilbert Scott.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16It went round the world to New Zealand, Canada, America.
0:06:16 > 0:06:20And people would send their wishes to Preston
0:06:20 > 0:06:23so inside these wonderful scroll holders,
0:06:23 > 0:06:27are examples of the friendship scrolls that went round the world.
0:06:27 > 0:06:32- And it got signed. - This started in 1952,
0:06:32 > 0:06:34it's something that's still going on today
0:06:34 > 0:06:38but now we have digital scrolls so we try to modernise it now.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42- But this is still an important object.- Lovely.- It's a lovely thing.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45Thank you for bringing these lovely examples in,
0:06:45 > 0:06:49it's good to learn about Preston and the places we go to when we're out and about.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55Over at David's table, Gary's timepiece has caused a stir.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00This is my Eureka moment. I've been waiting for it for a long time!
0:07:00 > 0:07:05A clock, manufactured by the Eureka Clock Company Ltd.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08What can you tell me about it?
0:07:08 > 0:07:10It was left to me by my father,
0:07:10 > 0:07:15about 15 years ago. I'm not too sure where he got it from.
0:07:15 > 0:07:19He was a builder so it could have been something he got as a payment,
0:07:19 > 0:07:21part of a payment of a job.
0:07:21 > 0:07:26It was a piece we used as decoration really.
0:07:26 > 0:07:27Well, at least it's right twice a day
0:07:27 > 0:07:29- which is something, I suppose.- Yes!
0:07:29 > 0:07:33If you look at it, to all intents and purposes,
0:07:33 > 0:07:40it looks like a Georgian mantel-clock, but it is a modern battery-powered clock.
0:07:40 > 0:07:45This particular model dates from the first ten years of the 20th century.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49A man called Powers invented a battery-driven clock
0:07:49 > 0:07:52in America in the late 19th century.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56And in the early 20th century,
0:07:56 > 0:08:01the Eureka Clock Company developed clocks that look like this.
0:08:01 > 0:08:06And if we turn it round, we can see...
0:08:07 > 0:08:12..what's going on in here. There's an absence of a clock movement
0:08:12 > 0:08:14as we know it.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18What we have is a section devoted to housing the battery,
0:08:18 > 0:08:24and these wires pass a current which causes this part
0:08:24 > 0:08:28of the action to rock backwards and forwards,
0:08:28 > 0:08:31forming the pendulum effect.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35Now, if you're interested in clocks, you're going to want to own something like this
0:08:35 > 0:08:39because it plays an important part in the development
0:08:39 > 0:08:42of the manufacture of clock movements.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45I think it would really sell quite well.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47Have you any idea what it might be worth?
0:08:47 > 0:08:50Not really, no.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53We can expect it to make something in the region of 300 to 500.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55And if you were happy with that,
0:08:55 > 0:08:59I suggest we go ahead on that basis
0:08:59 > 0:09:03- with a £300 reserve.- Yes.- Have you got any plans for the money?
0:09:03 > 0:09:06I just got married last year so it'll be going towards...
0:09:06 > 0:09:10We're moving into a new house so it'll go towards decorations.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13And what does your new wife think of it?
0:09:13 > 0:09:17She likes it but it wouldn't fit in with the decor she has planned.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21- So it's not going to cause an early marital argument if you sell it?- No!
0:09:21 > 0:09:26Well, good luck with the marriage, and good luck with the clock sale!
0:09:29 > 0:09:36Sue, tell me, do you say "walking stick" or "walking cane"?
0:09:36 > 0:09:37Walking stick.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40Ah, see, that gives something away.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42A friend of mine once said - he's a stick dealer in London -
0:09:42 > 0:09:47"James, a true gentleman has a walking cane,
0:09:47 > 0:09:50"but a bloke has a walking stick."
0:09:50 > 0:09:53I have to say, I'm a bloke, I have a walking stick.
0:09:53 > 0:09:59But, er, this would certainly be an ivory handle for a walking cane.
0:09:59 > 0:10:05It is a wonderful example of a carved, ivory cane handle
0:10:05 > 0:10:09from the 1860s to 1880s, late 19th century,
0:10:09 > 0:10:10carved out of one piece.
0:10:10 > 0:10:15And would have two little glass eyes. Although one is missing,
0:10:15 > 0:10:18I don't think the other one is original either.
0:10:18 > 0:10:23So, why do you have it? What's happened to its cane, or stick?
0:10:23 > 0:10:26And where has his other eye gone?
0:10:26 > 0:10:29- My husband collects walking sticks. - Ah, OK.
0:10:29 > 0:10:33That one, he actually took it off the stick, or the cane
0:10:33 > 0:10:36and then he put something else on the cane.
0:10:36 > 0:10:42- Ah, he had a better handle, did he? - Yes.- Could he not find another cane to stick it on?- Perhaps he can, yes.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45- We've never known it to have another eye.- Ah, OK.
0:10:45 > 0:10:49- Over the years, we have tried to match it up.- And no joy?- No joy.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52The walking-cane market is very buoyant at the moment.
0:10:52 > 0:10:58A cane handle like that, if it was on its original shaft,
0:10:58 > 0:11:00would be very desirable.
0:11:00 > 0:11:05This little chap, almost certainly English, and very well carved.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07In terms of value,
0:11:07 > 0:11:10I think we should put an auction estimate of £80 to £120.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13- Oh, lovely!- Is that all right? - That's lovely, yes.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17- On that basis, shall we sell it? - Yes, thank you very much.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20And as it was carved before 1947,
0:11:20 > 0:11:23that ivory dog is legal to sell
0:11:23 > 0:11:26and completes our trio of items to take off to auction.
0:11:26 > 0:11:30Winifred's Clarice Cliff got a strong reaction from James.
0:11:30 > 0:11:37I think you have brought to us the ugliest piece of Clarice Cliff ever found on Flog It!
0:11:37 > 0:11:39But he thought it was an unusual pattern
0:11:39 > 0:11:42so it's down for £100 to £150.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45The Eureka clock piqued David's interest
0:11:45 > 0:11:50and earned Gary a generous estimate of £300 to £500.
0:11:50 > 0:11:54And Sue's ivory dog head is without its walking cane and an eye.
0:11:54 > 0:11:58Despite that, it's still attractive enough to gain an estimate
0:11:58 > 0:12:03of £80 to £120 at auction. And that's where we're off right now.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10Today's sale comes from the heart of Cheshire.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13We're the guests at Frank Marshall auction rooms in Knutsford.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16This is a wealthy part of the world so fingers crossed,
0:12:16 > 0:12:20we should get some keen prices for some of our lots.
0:12:21 > 0:12:26And here we are, inside this lovely old building.
0:12:26 > 0:12:30As you can see, I'm walking past rows and rows of long-case clocks,
0:12:30 > 0:12:32wonderful items of furniture.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34The sale is taking place on the first floor
0:12:34 > 0:12:38and that's where all our owners will be waiting right now,
0:12:38 > 0:12:40feeling really, really nervous!
0:12:40 > 0:12:42It's OK for you, you can put your feet up and relax.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45I'm going to catch up with them and hopefully settle their nerves.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48Stay tuned, this could get really exciting!
0:12:48 > 0:12:50There is a standard seller's commission
0:12:50 > 0:12:52and it's 15% including VAT.
0:12:52 > 0:12:53With auctioneer Nick Hall
0:12:53 > 0:12:56on the rostrum, we are now ready to go,
0:12:56 > 0:12:59starting with Sue's ivory dog's head,
0:12:59 > 0:13:02which has now been reunited with its cane
0:13:02 > 0:13:06and had a small change in estimate of £80 to £100,
0:13:06 > 0:13:08just to tempt the bidders.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10Sue, it's great to see you again.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13- Who have you brought along? - My husband, Ken.- Ken, pleased to meet you.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16- Was this your walking cane?- It was, yes.- How did you come by it?
0:13:16 > 0:13:18At a car boot, I think.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20Car boot. You see, it goes around and around.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23That's the beauty of antiques. How much did you pick it up for?
0:13:23 > 0:13:25It was only a couple of quid, I think.
0:13:25 > 0:13:29- I thought it was plastic!- It doesn't get any better, does it?
0:13:29 > 0:13:32Let's find out what the bidders think, it's going under the hammer now.
0:13:32 > 0:13:37Late 19th, early 20th-century carved walking-stick handle.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40Got a bit of interest as well, I can jump straight in...
0:13:40 > 0:13:41That's good.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43..65, 75, 80 with me.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46£80 I have, any advance with you now, it's £80, the bid's with me.
0:13:46 > 0:13:50Five online, 95, 100, 110, 120,
0:13:50 > 0:13:55130 with me, bidding online, 140, got 140 online, nothing in the room?
0:13:55 > 0:13:58With me now at 1-4-0...
0:13:59 > 0:14:02- Happy?- Yes, very happy with that. - I'll have to go and look for more!
0:14:02 > 0:14:04I was just about to say that.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07- Turn another profit!- Not bad for a couple of pounds.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11'Brilliant result, above estimate.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15'Now, next, will the bidders deliver a Eureka moment for Gary?'
0:14:16 > 0:14:19- I know you're selling because you've just bought a house.- Yes.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22We're looking to redecorate and buy another timepiece
0:14:22 > 0:14:25that will suit the decor of the house.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28It's got the look but not for your house. Good luck with this.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32We're looking at £300 to £500, it's going under the hammer right now.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35Early 20th-century Eureka Clock Company,
0:14:35 > 0:14:37mahogany and brass.
0:14:37 > 0:14:41Electric timepiece, good little quality lot, lot of interest.
0:14:41 > 0:14:45I can start the bidding on commission, straight in at...300.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47- Wow.- You're right.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50Any advance on 300, where's 20? 20 with you on the phones,
0:14:50 > 0:14:52340 I'd take, 340.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54But it's not job done, it's still going on.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57380 with me, at 380, 400, 420,
0:14:57 > 0:14:59440 the phone, 460 I have.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01A phone line, that's encouraging.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05480, 500, 500 now. 520.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07- With you on the phone. - On the top estimate.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09Someone else in the room, late legs.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11520, back of the room, 520.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13Bidding on the phone, 540.
0:15:13 > 0:15:14540 now, 560 here.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16At 560 now, any further bids?
0:15:16 > 0:15:18He wanted it!
0:15:18 > 0:15:20Selling now, at £560.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25- Great result. Got to be pleased with that!- Very pleased!
0:15:25 > 0:15:27Just over the top end of the estimate.
0:15:27 > 0:15:28Well done.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30- That will help you out a lot. - Thank you!
0:15:31 > 0:15:35'A good amount for Gary to redecorate with
0:15:35 > 0:15:37'and he'll need a new clock.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39'Let's continue with an old favourite.'
0:15:39 > 0:15:43I've just been joined by the gorgeous Winifred here
0:15:43 > 0:15:46- and it wouldn't be "Flog It!" without...- Clarice Cliff!
0:15:47 > 0:15:49Well, it wouldn't, would it? Let's face it!
0:15:49 > 0:15:54And James said to me earlier, he only picked it because it was so ugly!
0:15:54 > 0:15:57- Yes, he did!- You see so much Clarice Cliff but I have to say,
0:15:57 > 0:16:01this is about the ugliest piece I've seen. But I love it for that reason!
0:16:01 > 0:16:03Good. Ugly is beautiful, isn't it?
0:16:03 > 0:16:06A nice bit of Clarice Cliff there. What shall we say, £100 for it?
0:16:06 > 0:16:11100, surely? Start me at £50, come on! Nice bit of Clarice Cliff.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13Come on, Clarice!
0:16:13 > 0:16:17Nicely painted, good decorations, 50 I'm bid, 55, the bid's online,
0:16:17 > 0:16:22£55 only, 60, 60 bid, and five, 65.
0:16:22 > 0:16:2670 now, online at £70, five against you, 80,
0:16:26 > 0:16:28five I have, 85 now.
0:16:28 > 0:16:29£85.
0:16:29 > 0:16:33Any advance on £85? Against you online,
0:16:33 > 0:16:3790, new bidder. Five at the back. 100? 100 seated. 110 now.
0:16:37 > 0:16:38It's selling.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41Fresh blood at the back at 110, still in, madam? 120, 130...
0:16:41 > 0:16:46This is good, two people in the room bidding against each other!
0:16:46 > 0:16:49170, gent standing right at the back, nothing online.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51Blank screen. With you, sir,
0:16:51 > 0:16:53- at £170... - HE BANGS GAVEL
0:16:53 > 0:16:55- How about that?- Very good!
0:16:55 > 0:16:59- Yeah? Happy?- I'm very pleased. Thank you very much.- Good.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02Against you, five online.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07That's the end of our first visit to the auction room today.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09So far, so good. Don't go away
0:17:09 > 0:17:13because there could be one or two surprises when we come back later on in the show.
0:17:13 > 0:17:17As we're halfway through, it is time for a break, I'm feeling hungry
0:17:17 > 0:17:19so, it's time for a bit of cooking. Take a look at this.
0:17:24 > 0:17:29Five miles from Preston, the historic Salmesbury Hall
0:17:29 > 0:17:32in Lancashire dates back to the 14th century
0:17:32 > 0:17:35and over the years, it would have been a significant estate,
0:17:35 > 0:17:37with many mouths to feed.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40It was crucial that most of the food came from the hall's estate,
0:17:40 > 0:17:43which is why this is the perfect setting for me to explore
0:17:43 > 0:17:47the county's food heritage, starting with something traditional.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54Lancashire hotpot is a firm favourite amongst the county's residents
0:17:54 > 0:17:58for sustenance and good old-fashioned comfort food.
0:17:58 > 0:18:03Many families will have their own recipe that's been handed down over the generations.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07But it's still being made here, at the hall, by the resident chefs
0:18:07 > 0:18:10using produce as locally as they can source.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13Now, the ingredients may vary around the country
0:18:13 > 0:18:17but a proper Lancashire hotpot, a traditional one,
0:18:17 > 0:18:20is comprised of four ingredients, four basic ones.
0:18:20 > 0:18:26You've got lamb, potato, carrots, and onion.
0:18:26 > 0:18:30Historically, meals needed to be high in calories
0:18:30 > 0:18:34to sustain Lancashire's industrial workers and miners
0:18:34 > 0:18:36throughout the working day.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39Another traditional Lancashire dish, known for its simplicity
0:18:39 > 0:18:43and convenience, is butter pie, also known as prater pie,
0:18:43 > 0:18:45and it's got a simple potato and onion filling.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48It was popular as a football match snack
0:18:48 > 0:18:50with Preston North End fans.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52WHISTLING AND APPLAUSE
0:18:54 > 0:18:58Local sweet treats include Chorley cakes and Sad cakes
0:18:58 > 0:19:02which originally used up bits of leftover pastry to make a dessert,
0:19:02 > 0:19:04served up with Lancashire cheese.
0:19:05 > 0:19:09There's still a huge value today in using local and simple ingredients,
0:19:09 > 0:19:12so before I start cooking, I need to go foraging.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18Although Salmesbury Hall does have its own lambs and pigs here today,
0:19:18 > 0:19:23they are strictly pets. The two pigs here, Ozzy and Elvis,
0:19:23 > 0:19:26eat up all the kitchen scraps so that's good.
0:19:26 > 0:19:27Nothing but the best for them.
0:19:27 > 0:19:31I expect they're named after Elvis Presley and Ozzy Osbourne.
0:19:31 > 0:19:32HE LAUGHS
0:19:34 > 0:19:36There's lots of chickens running around as well
0:19:36 > 0:19:38so let's see if we can get any fresh eggs.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41Open up here... Oh, yes!
0:19:41 > 0:19:45And I tell you what, they don't get much fresher than this!
0:19:45 > 0:19:49This reminds me of collecting eggs at home with my little boy, Dylan,
0:19:49 > 0:19:53from our chickens. That's a decent-size egg.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56And they're going to come in very useful later.
0:20:00 > 0:20:05'One enthusiastic advocate of local produce and recipes
0:20:05 > 0:20:07'is food writer and cook Philippa James,
0:20:07 > 0:20:11'who's going to show me how to easily turn simple ingredients
0:20:11 > 0:20:13'into something delicious.'
0:20:13 > 0:20:15You're going to cook me something today
0:20:15 > 0:20:17- and it's vegetarian.- It is, specially for you.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20A special dish for Lancashire, Lancashire tortilla.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23Is this a traditional Lancashire dish for vegetarians?
0:20:23 > 0:20:28It isn't but a lot of the traditional ingredients and recipes from the area
0:20:28 > 0:20:31were based on ingredients that were cheap and easy to find.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33What goes into the tortilla?
0:20:33 > 0:20:37We're going to be using local eggs, we've got local cheese, butter,
0:20:37 > 0:20:38cream, local potatoes and spring onions.
0:20:38 > 0:20:43That's why we're in the herb garden, we need to get some herbs.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46- How much do you want? - Another bit more
0:20:46 > 0:20:49and I'll just grab some parsley from round here.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56CHICKEN CLUCKS SOFTLY
0:20:56 > 0:21:00- Right, where do we start?- We're doing a Lancashire tortilla
0:21:00 > 0:21:02so first, we need to get some butter in the pan.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07If you'd like to get some of the eggs we got from the nesting box,
0:21:07 > 0:21:09there's a dish there to put the shell in.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16I'm going to sling in some spring onions.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19This is really easy cos you just snip the ends off.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22And Ozzy and Elvis eat everything, all the scraps from the kitchen.
0:21:22 > 0:21:26They're great, aren't they? Would you like to put in a bit of black pepper?
0:21:26 > 0:21:28I just love cooking for people.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32I have a need to feed people wherever I go, I force-feed people!
0:21:33 > 0:21:36I'm going to add in some potatoes to there as well.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38I've taken it off the heat for a moment because it is so hot today.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41A layer of those, just to cover the bottom of the pan.
0:21:41 > 0:21:46That's now taken the heat down in the pan already. I'll pop these over the base.
0:21:46 > 0:21:51People think Lancashire's rainy but look at it today, isn't it glorious?
0:21:51 > 0:21:54I'm going to be using some Lancashire cheese in a minute.
0:21:54 > 0:21:58We get the rain in the autumn and winter, then the starches in the grass turn to sugars.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00That's where we get sweet milk from.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03- Are we going to grate some of that...- Yes, I was going to ask.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06Would you mind grating some for me? What sort of food do you like?
0:22:06 > 0:22:08Omelettes!
0:22:09 > 0:22:12- That'll be the omelettes!- I'm an expert on omelettes, believe me.
0:22:12 > 0:22:16I ask my wife, "What do you want for supper?" She says, "Not another omelette!"
0:22:16 > 0:22:18I'm going to turn these now, in the butter.
0:22:18 > 0:22:22- So both sides get some butter on them.- They're just being caramelised.
0:22:22 > 0:22:26- That's it, yes.- Is that about enough cheese for that?- That's great.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28The next ingredient is our eggs.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30I'm going to pop those in, there you go.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33Right, listen to that sizzle.
0:22:33 > 0:22:37- Run that round the pan like that. - That's the trick of an omelette,
0:22:37 > 0:22:40- isn't it, so it doesn't stick. - Also, if you seal everything in,
0:22:40 > 0:22:44- it's getting a little collar round the edge.- It's easier to open out
0:22:44 > 0:22:46- and take out of the pan.- Absolutely.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49- Can you see that hot-air balloon shape in the middle?- I pat it down.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52Let the egg run back under. These balloons have nowhere else
0:22:52 > 0:22:54for the air to go that's trapped in there.
0:22:54 > 0:22:58- So get the egg underneath.- Yes, this is where you get your layers forming.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01We'll put in some cheese next, now we've turned it down.
0:23:01 > 0:23:06So, we'll put that back on. If you could pick some of the thyme you got
0:23:06 > 0:23:09and just sprinkle some over for me, just break the leaves off.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11This is where your flavour comes from.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13Every time you make this dish, you could change it.
0:23:13 > 0:23:17You could put sunblush tomatoes in there, finish it with basil.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21- Every dish can be slightly different. - Do you want me to slice these?
0:23:21 > 0:23:24If you don't mind. Food and the provenance of our food is important.
0:23:24 > 0:23:29- You can grow a tomato in a pot. You can go out and pick them. - I've just had one!
0:23:29 > 0:23:31There you go, whizz those in there.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34Right, so I'm going to fold it over.
0:23:34 > 0:23:38- It should, hopefully... - Go on, go for it.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42- You hope it's the right colour underneath!- Perfect, look at that.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44- We're ready to go now, this looks really good.- Thank you.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47- Exceptionally good.- We'll put some of this on a plate.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50- Cut that in half cos that's a meal for two, isn't it?- It is.
0:23:50 > 0:23:54It's economical, people don't realise. Quick and easy, made in about eight minutes.
0:23:54 > 0:23:59- People say they haven't time to cook, this is quicker than a microwave meal.- There's no excuse,
0:23:59 > 0:24:02you can grow a lot of the herbs and all of the salad in window boxes
0:24:02 > 0:24:06and in growbags, a little plot if you've got one, as well.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08You can see, in the middle, the tomatoes you put in.
0:24:08 > 0:24:12- Did you make the dressing?- I did, it's simple, just three ingredients.
0:24:12 > 0:24:13- Mustard.- Mustard, honey
0:24:13 > 0:24:19- from the bees here, the hives. - You've got bees?- There are bees at Salmesbury... White wine vinegar.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22Finish off the dish with a little bit of snipped parsley.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25The wind is doing a good job of blowing it around. There you go.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28This is the good life. I'm ready to have a taste, here we go.
0:24:29 > 0:24:30So simple.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33- So tasty.- This is the best omelette I've ever had.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36That's a lovely meal.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42We sometimes take the food we eat for granted
0:24:42 > 0:24:46but there's a lot of history and wisdom that goes behind the dishes that we've grown up eating.
0:24:46 > 0:24:50Circumstances and economy have dictated the creation
0:24:50 > 0:24:52of traditional meals
0:24:52 > 0:24:57and they can teach us something, just like Philippa has shown us, that by going back to basics,
0:24:57 > 0:25:01and using locally sourced food that's affordable,
0:25:01 > 0:25:04you can create a very tasty dish.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06Hopefully, that's made you feel rather hungry.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09What are you eating tonight?
0:25:18 > 0:25:21Welcome back to our valuation day and to St John's Minster.
0:25:21 > 0:25:25As you can see, there's a lot of people still here so we do have a lot more work to do.
0:25:25 > 0:25:29Let's catch up with our experts and see what else we can find.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32'And with David, who's in the middle of a styling session.'
0:25:32 > 0:25:37- Now looking at you very quickly, you're not wearing a brooch.- No.
0:25:37 > 0:25:43- You're wearing a pendant but not a brooch. Does that mean you don't like brooches?- I never wear them.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46- This is lovely.- It is very nice. - You're not tempted to wear this one?
0:25:46 > 0:25:48- No, no.- Gosh.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51I think it'll look very nice, sitting there.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53Probably too good for everyday wear anyway.
0:25:54 > 0:25:59- Do you know who it's by?- I didn't know who it was by when I got it, when it was given to me.
0:25:59 > 0:26:03The mark on the back says "Georg Jensen",
0:26:03 > 0:26:08or "Geor-ge Yensen", or "George Jensen", depending on how you pronounce it.
0:26:08 > 0:26:12Beneath that, it says "sterling" which means it's silver.
0:26:12 > 0:26:16Beneath that, it says "Denmark" and beneath that, "295",
0:26:16 > 0:26:18which is the design number.
0:26:18 > 0:26:22And this particular brooch was designed by the great man himself,
0:26:22 > 0:26:27probably before the war but not actually retailed
0:26:27 > 0:26:29until after the war.
0:26:29 > 0:26:35Georg Jensen represents today what more and more people are looking for
0:26:35 > 0:26:37when they're buying antiques.
0:26:37 > 0:26:41Something which is pared down, the decoration is spare
0:26:41 > 0:26:44and that's what people are looking for today.
0:26:44 > 0:26:49So it's a very commercial thing in today's markets.
0:26:49 > 0:26:55I would like to suggest a reserve of 100, an estimate of 100 to 150,
0:26:55 > 0:26:59- but I must say I'm optimistic that it will make more.- That'd be nice.
0:26:59 > 0:27:03- What will you do with the money? Buy yourself a necklace?- No.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05Not even a necklace, OK.
0:27:05 > 0:27:10- Any ideas?- There's one thing. I've done lots of different activities.
0:27:10 > 0:27:14I've been in a helicopter and various things like that
0:27:14 > 0:27:16but I've never been in a hot-air balloon.
0:27:16 > 0:27:21- I knew you were going to say hot-air balloon!- I might go for that.
0:27:21 > 0:27:25OK, we will trade your Georg Jensen brooch for a hot-air balloon ride.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27- OK?- That sounds good.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32From jewellery to soft furnishings, we're covering all the bases!
0:27:32 > 0:27:38Jean and nephew Graham have brought along a quilt to show James.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41This is fantastic.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44What a wonderful bit of patchwork.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47- How did you come by it? - It was given to my mother
0:27:47 > 0:27:53about 30 years ago. And after my mother died, I had it.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56- Graham, are you the porter for the day?- I am, yes, yes.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58I carried it in, the muscle!
0:27:58 > 0:28:01I bet it weighs quite a bit cos there's a lot of material in there.
0:28:01 > 0:28:02Yes, there is.
0:28:02 > 0:28:06Would you mind just giving me a little bit of a hand
0:28:06 > 0:28:10and stretch it out slightly? And let's just see
0:28:10 > 0:28:12how big it actually is.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14See, now...
0:28:14 > 0:28:20- Now... We've lost you!- You'll have to come to the side. Where are you?
0:28:22 > 0:28:25Look at the work that's gone into that.
0:28:25 > 0:28:29Let's put it back up on here again.
0:28:29 > 0:28:34- So, your mother inherited it?- Yes. - What was the relationship
0:28:34 > 0:28:36between your mother and the person that left it to her?
0:28:36 > 0:28:40She was our next-door neighbour for many years. She asked my mum
0:28:40 > 0:28:43if she would like to have this quilt that had been made
0:28:43 > 0:28:46by somebody in her family a long time ago.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49I don't know who.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52But she did say, she didn't want it to go to a jumble sale,
0:28:52 > 0:28:55she would like it to be a treasure.
0:28:55 > 0:28:59Well, they certainly haven't brought it to a jumble sale so you're doing the right thing.
0:28:59 > 0:29:03It's something we don't see a lot of today in the auction houses
0:29:03 > 0:29:05because it doesn't normally survive.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08One of the things we always say is,
0:29:08 > 0:29:13"I wonder how early it is?" because the same fashions went all the way
0:29:13 > 0:29:16from the early 18th century really, right the way through
0:29:16 > 0:29:19until the 20th century. They're quite difficult
0:29:19 > 0:29:22to date, because what you have to understand
0:29:22 > 0:29:27is that each individual piece is a piece of recycled material.
0:29:27 > 0:29:28That was the idea of them.
0:29:28 > 0:29:33But, of course, they become a little easier to date
0:29:33 > 0:29:34when you've got that!
0:29:34 > 0:29:37Did the neighbour give you any indication
0:29:37 > 0:29:40of the relevance of that date, 1845?
0:29:40 > 0:29:42None that I remember.
0:29:42 > 0:29:44We've got two initials, "M" and "T".
0:29:44 > 0:29:46My gut reaction is it's probably a marriage thing.
0:29:46 > 0:29:52So, maybe Mary was marrying Tom, in 1845,
0:29:52 > 0:29:54and this has been a gift of maybe the village,
0:29:54 > 0:29:57to a newly married couple, something like that.
0:29:57 > 0:30:02And I would put an auction estimate of £200 to £300.
0:30:02 > 0:30:06- That's a pound a year, isn't it? - Yes!- It's 200 years old, isn't it?
0:30:06 > 0:30:07Yes, absolutely.
0:30:07 > 0:30:11Let's take it to the sale room, see how we do with it
0:30:11 > 0:30:14but...it'll sell. Certainly.
0:30:18 > 0:30:22Confidence there from James. Maybe he's peered into the future
0:30:22 > 0:30:27with the binoculars on David's table, brought in by Maureen and Brian.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30- Are you off to the races when you leave here?- No.
0:30:30 > 0:30:31Spot of birdwatching, maybe?
0:30:31 > 0:30:35Clearly, they're a pair of binoculars.
0:30:35 > 0:30:40- I can see very clearly that they were made by Carl Zeiss.- Yes.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43Carl Zeiss, as you probably know,
0:30:43 > 0:30:48is one of those names which, in anything to do with optics,
0:30:48 > 0:30:51binoculars or microscopes or telescopes, whatever,
0:30:51 > 0:30:55- is one of those names that people respect.- A good name.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57You've only got to handle them
0:30:57 > 0:31:00to see today what we would call "the build quality".
0:31:00 > 0:31:05The element of engineering that goes into the manufacture of something like this is phenomenal.
0:31:05 > 0:31:08- What can you tell me about them? - Not a lot really.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11I always assumed they came down from my father's side of the family.
0:31:11 > 0:31:16They're World War I, apparently. Well, he wasn't around World War I.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19Grandad didn't go to World War I because he was a miner.
0:31:19 > 0:31:24- Yes.- But my dad cleared up the estate of several bachelor friends.
0:31:24 > 0:31:29So it's possible he got them from one of their estates,
0:31:29 > 0:31:31- I don't know.- The first thing you say,
0:31:31 > 0:31:36which is right, is that they were made during the First World War.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39And I think they were made for a German soldier,
0:31:39 > 0:31:44- rather than for British. As far as you're concerned, is it price-sensitive?- No.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47- Or do you want to sell them anyway? - We'll sell them in any case.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50It's not something we use.
0:31:50 > 0:31:54- They're not going to send you off on a world cruise, I'm afraid... - Oh, shucks!
0:31:54 > 0:31:56There's a pity.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59But you might be able to go out and have a couple of pints
0:31:59 > 0:32:02- and some fish and chips on the way back!- That's fine.
0:32:02 > 0:32:06- I'd estimate £40 to £60, something in that region.- That's fine.
0:32:06 > 0:32:08- I'll see you both at the sale. - Yes, thank you.
0:32:10 > 0:32:12Hello, what's your name?
0:32:12 > 0:32:15'What a kaleidoscope of antiques brought along to the tables today!'
0:32:15 > 0:32:17HE PLAYS A LOUD NOTE
0:32:17 > 0:32:20'So, let's finish things off with a touch of gold
0:32:20 > 0:32:22'and Graham's coin collection.'
0:32:24 > 0:32:27Graham, when somebody tells me they've got a little box of coins,
0:32:27 > 0:32:31I normally expect to see the odd twopence, the old sixpence,
0:32:31 > 0:32:35you know, with the canted corners. This is some box of coins!
0:32:35 > 0:32:37- It's a good collection.- Isn't it.
0:32:37 > 0:32:41So, tell me, this isn't a schoolboy collection.
0:32:41 > 0:32:45It was my late father, he had a hobby of collecting coins.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47I think he accumulated these over four or five years
0:32:47 > 0:32:51so he used to get the specialist magazines and study them,
0:32:51 > 0:32:52find out their history and heritage
0:32:52 > 0:32:57- and make a purchase based on the back of that.- Right.
0:32:57 > 0:33:00There are some incredibly valuable coins in there.
0:33:00 > 0:33:06At the moment, the sad thing is that a lot of them, in today's market,
0:33:06 > 0:33:09are actually worth more for their gold value than they are
0:33:09 > 0:33:15for their value as a coin. What do you think that little case is worth?
0:33:15 > 0:33:19My father did have a tendency of over-exaggerating at times!
0:33:19 > 0:33:23I know some of the coins are quite valuable because of the gold content.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25I don't know much about the silver coins,
0:33:25 > 0:33:31I've got a feeling that half the coins are valuable and half the coins aren't particularly valuable.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34Silver is doing well but a lot of the silver coins
0:33:34 > 0:33:37are probably worth more as coins than scrap.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40Let's concentrate on the gold.
0:33:40 > 0:33:45If we have a look at that one, there we have United States Of America,
0:33:45 > 0:33:4820 with the bald eagle in full flight there.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50And it has that lovely soft feel
0:33:50 > 0:33:55that only you get with age. What's that, 1924.
0:33:55 > 0:33:58And the weight... You know if you've got a fake gold coin,
0:33:58 > 0:34:05if a gold coin is the right size, a fake will be too light.
0:34:05 > 0:34:09But if it's the right weight, the fake will be too big.
0:34:09 > 0:34:14That one is the right size and the right weight so it's good.
0:34:14 > 0:34:18That's worth 600 to 650.
0:34:18 > 0:34:25We've got two British £5 gold pieces, worth £800 to £850 each.
0:34:25 > 0:34:32A 50-pesos gold piece, worth £700 to £750.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35And this was the one that I was particularly interested in.
0:34:35 > 0:34:39A Saudi Arabian gold ducat
0:34:39 > 0:34:42- and that's worth between £800 and £1,000.- OK.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45Then another little gold coin down at the base here,
0:34:45 > 0:34:48slightly more unusual, it's a commemorative coin
0:34:48 > 0:34:50so not one for normal circulation.
0:34:50 > 0:34:54This is to commemorate 500 years of the gold sovereign.
0:34:54 > 0:34:58- And that's worth £400 to £600. - Super.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01This one is the cheeky fake!
0:35:01 > 0:35:03- OK.- Made in brass.
0:35:03 > 0:35:07- OK!- And that's worth a couple of pounds.- Right.
0:35:07 > 0:35:12At the moment, the gold prices are just about at an all-time high.
0:35:12 > 0:35:17- OK.- Five years ago, that would have been worth £200 or £300,
0:35:17 > 0:35:19now worth 800, OK?
0:35:19 > 0:35:22So, one, two, three, four, five, six coins,
0:35:22 > 0:35:26you've got in that little box £4,500.
0:35:26 > 0:35:28- In the gold.- In gold.- OK.
0:35:28 > 0:35:34- Not at all bad. I think we should split them up and they'll do very well.- Excellent.- Well done.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36- Fabulous box.- Thank you.
0:35:39 > 0:35:43What a marvellous time we've had here at St John's.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45It's been fabulous.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48Sadly, it's time to say goodbye as we head over to the auction room
0:35:48 > 0:35:52for the last time. Let's hope we can make someone's dream come true.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55Here's a recap of everything that's going...under the hammer.
0:35:55 > 0:35:59Anne never wore her Georg Jensen brooch,
0:35:59 > 0:36:00despite David's cajoling.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03I think it'll look very nice sitting there, you know.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06But she's selling it to go on a hot-air balloon ride
0:36:06 > 0:36:08if it makes £100 to £150.
0:36:10 > 0:36:16Jean's patchwork quilt was made in 1845 and is a great example of its type.
0:36:16 > 0:36:20But will it make the predicted £200 to £300 without a reserve?
0:36:23 > 0:36:26Those binoculars are unlikely to make a fortune
0:36:26 > 0:36:28but Maureen and Brian were still pleased
0:36:28 > 0:36:30with the estimate of £40 to £60.
0:36:31 > 0:36:36Graham brought 20 of his father's coin collection to show James.
0:36:36 > 0:36:40But only six gold coins will go to auction, all in separate lots.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43Will they go beyond the scrap price for gold
0:36:43 > 0:36:47with a minimum combined estimate of £4,100?
0:36:47 > 0:36:49Time to find out.
0:36:52 > 0:36:56Over at the auction in Knutsford, the saleroom is packed
0:36:56 > 0:36:58with potential bidders.
0:36:58 > 0:37:00Anne's brooch is on standby.
0:37:00 > 0:37:0140 here, 50...
0:37:01 > 0:37:05The beauty of this design is it never ages, never ever ages.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08Do you know that? It's timeless, good design is.
0:37:08 > 0:37:13- This is very desirable.- Don't change your mind...- I'm not changing my mind!
0:37:13 > 0:37:18682 is your Georg Jensen, Danish, 925 silver brooch.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21Georg Jensen, got to be £100, surely.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24Where's £100? Thank you, sir, £100 I'm bid.
0:37:24 > 0:37:26Someone down the front, discreetly bidding.
0:37:26 > 0:37:30110 here, 120, 130, 130 now, 140.
0:37:30 > 0:37:31150.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34- That's good.- They're all buying it for their wives.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37Any further bids? 170, fresh bidder. 180,
0:37:37 > 0:37:39190, 200, 210,
0:37:39 > 0:37:43at 210, all done if you're sure, I'm selling.
0:37:43 > 0:37:47- I'm really pleased with that! - Proper stylish lot!
0:37:47 > 0:37:52I heard, at the valuation day, a hot-air balloon ride was mentioned.
0:37:52 > 0:37:56I like to do exciting things and it's one of the things I haven't done.
0:37:56 > 0:38:04- You want to cross that one off the list?- I might cross it off.- That'll get you a balloon ride.- I hope so.
0:38:04 > 0:38:08'More than enough for a balloon ride but what about Jean's quilt
0:38:08 > 0:38:09'which has no reserve?'
0:38:12 > 0:38:14I'm excited about this, the auctioneer is,
0:38:14 > 0:38:16you like it as well.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19I do. If this won't sell well here, near Manchester,
0:38:19 > 0:38:22which is the centre for textiles in the UK, it won't sell anywhere.
0:38:22 > 0:38:26Nick has done his homework, he's notified all the local museums and collectors.
0:38:26 > 0:38:30They know about it and I think they want it.
0:38:30 > 0:38:31Very interesting little lot.
0:38:31 > 0:38:36The large and impressive 19th-century stitch patchwork quilt.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39I can start the bidding on commission at 200.
0:38:39 > 0:38:43- Straight in, no problem with that. - I am pleased.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46Phone bidder coming in at 220, 240, 240 now.
0:38:46 > 0:38:49It's so unusual and the condition is so good.
0:38:49 > 0:38:52320 here, 340, 360.
0:38:52 > 0:38:57380, 400 here, for 400. Still in? I've got 400 against you.
0:38:57 > 0:39:02420, fresh bidder. At 420, another phone line in, at 420.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04- I've got 440 against you.- Well done. - 440 now.
0:39:04 > 0:39:08460. I'm going to jump to 500.
0:39:08 > 0:39:14Gosh, this is significantly very important then, isn't it?
0:39:14 > 0:39:17£520, at £520, the bid's on the phone.
0:39:17 > 0:39:19At 520, I sell.
0:39:19 > 0:39:23The hammer's gone down. That's a nice figure, £520.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25I'm surprised too, really.
0:39:25 > 0:39:29But it just goes to show, those one-off items are so hard to value.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31You can't put a price on our history.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34That will tell a story somewhere.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39Wow! Absolutely brilliant result there for Jean.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42What a day of surprises!
0:39:43 > 0:39:46You know what's coming up now? Yes, of course you do.
0:39:46 > 0:39:49Maureen and Brian's binoculars, with no reserve.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51- No reserve.- So these are definitely going to go.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54- You did not want to take them home, did you?- No.- No.
0:39:54 > 0:39:59- Where have they been? In a cupboard somewhere?- In a wardrobe, since we cleared Mum's house out.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02Carl Zeiss Jena binoculars, pair of those.
0:40:02 > 0:40:05Collectable little lot. I have some commissions here...
0:40:05 > 0:40:08That's a good sign.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10We'll come in at 35, 45, 50, I start.
0:40:10 > 0:40:15£50 and five, 55, 60, 5, 65, the bid's with me, 70.
0:40:15 > 0:40:17Five back on commission.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19- It's good, isn't it?- Very good.
0:40:19 > 0:40:2375, 80 online. Bidder's out, online takes it at £80.
0:40:23 > 0:40:27Anywhere else? The bid's at £80. Online bidder at £80, all done.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29Yours, thank you, at 80.
0:40:29 > 0:40:33- Fabulous result. Absolutely fabulous.- Better than we expected!
0:40:33 > 0:40:34Enjoy it.
0:40:34 > 0:40:38I think you can get treated to a bit of lunch out now!
0:40:38 > 0:40:41Yes, more than a fish-and-chip supper, isn't it?!
0:40:41 > 0:40:46And for our next lot, there might be more than a fish-and-chip supper on the menu for Graham
0:40:46 > 0:40:51if the fluctuating gold prices hold for the sale of his coins.
0:40:51 > 0:40:53Tell me about the collection.
0:40:53 > 0:40:56I had about 20 coins in total, some silver, some gold.
0:40:56 > 0:41:00I decided to move the gold coins for the gold value at this moment
0:41:00 > 0:41:02and sell the silver coins separately.
0:41:02 > 0:41:03You've done your homework.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06You knew the gold prices were quite high
0:41:06 > 0:41:10but it is down to this packed saleroom and hopefully a few people online.
0:41:10 > 0:41:13Let's find out what they think. This is going to be exciting!
0:41:13 > 0:41:16Lot 204. I've got commission interest,
0:41:16 > 0:41:21I'm going to come straight in at £1,150.
0:41:21 > 0:41:26- Gold prices have gone up!- Wow! Fabulous start!
0:41:26 > 0:41:29£1,150, the bid's with me, on commission.
0:41:29 > 0:41:311,150 I sell. And sold.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33First one gone.
0:41:33 > 0:41:37Similar gold coinage, I'm going to come straight in here at...
0:41:37 > 0:41:40you guessed it, £1,150 again. The bid's with me.
0:41:40 > 0:41:43Any advance, any further bids? £1,150...
0:41:43 > 0:41:44Late bidder!
0:41:44 > 0:41:461,200, phone bidder's in.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49I'm out, by the way, it's just with you. At £1,200, all done,
0:41:49 > 0:41:51are you sure, I'm selling.
0:41:51 > 0:41:52Yours, 1,200.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54You're going to be in the money!
0:41:54 > 0:41:57Nice little Mexican 50-pesos piece.
0:41:57 > 0:42:01Going to come straight in here at £1,200 on this one.
0:42:01 > 0:42:05These aren't going for scrap value, the collectors are buying these!
0:42:05 > 0:42:06I'm selling at 1,200.
0:42:06 > 0:42:071,250 online.
0:42:07 > 0:42:12At £1,250. Last call, last chance, selling.
0:42:12 > 0:42:141,250, thank you.
0:42:14 > 0:42:18Nice little USA gold 20 coin, 1924.
0:42:18 > 0:42:24I'm going to come straight in at 650, 750, 850, 950 I have...
0:42:24 > 0:42:26950!
0:42:26 > 0:42:29That's a sneaky one, I got 960, back on the book at 970.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32At £970, bidding online.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35- I'll be having a few drinks this weekend!- I think you will!
0:42:35 > 0:42:39970 then, I'm selling, on commission bidder, at 970.
0:42:39 > 0:42:40And sold!
0:42:40 > 0:42:41We've lost count!
0:42:41 > 0:42:44Gold proof Saudi Arabia medal this time.
0:42:44 > 0:42:48- Goodness me, we're going to have to come in at £1,300, we start!- Yes!
0:42:48 > 0:42:50Get in!
0:42:50 > 0:42:54At £1,300, the bid's on commission, £1,300...
0:42:54 > 0:42:58- Am I allowed to jig?- You...you can.
0:42:58 > 0:42:59I've got 1,380.
0:42:59 > 0:43:001,380.
0:43:00 > 0:43:03At £1,380, commission bidder.
0:43:03 > 0:43:07£1,380. Last call, last chance, I'm selling
0:43:07 > 0:43:09at 1,380 now.
0:43:09 > 0:43:10And sold.
0:43:10 > 0:43:12One more to go, we'll tot these up.
0:43:12 > 0:43:19£2 coin, I'm in here at £470, I start.
0:43:19 > 0:43:22The bid's with me at 470. Nothing online, are you sure?
0:43:22 > 0:43:28At £470...480... I've got 480, the bidder's online.
0:43:28 > 0:43:30Phones are out, it's all online.
0:43:30 > 0:43:33480, I sell. And sold!
0:43:33 > 0:43:37That is unbelievable! Nearly double what we were thinking.
0:43:37 > 0:43:41- £6,430!- Fantastic.
0:43:41 > 0:43:44Oh, wow. If you've got anything like that, we want to see it.
0:43:44 > 0:43:48- Thank you so much for coming in today.- Well done!
0:43:48 > 0:43:51What a wonderful end to a day here in Knutsford.
0:43:51 > 0:43:54I hope you've enjoyed the show, we thoroughly enjoyed making it.
0:43:54 > 0:43:56As I said, there was one big surprise!
0:43:56 > 0:43:59We got it. See you next time!
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