0:00:02 > 0:00:04What are the ingredients for a spectacular evaluation day?
0:00:04 > 0:00:08Well, for a start, a wonderful historical setting like this.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11A great crowd of people. Some valued experts.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14And most importantly, a sprinkling of antique treasures.
0:00:14 > 0:00:16Put all that together and what do you get?
0:00:16 > 0:00:18ALL: Flog It!
0:00:45 > 0:00:48This is where the journey starts for our owners today -
0:00:48 > 0:00:50Stapleford Park in Leicestershire.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53We've got a great crowd of people that have turned up.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55It's just started to rain but it won't dampen our spirits.
0:00:55 > 0:01:00There are smiles on everybody's faces because they're all hoping they'll get picked
0:01:00 > 0:01:04to go through to the auction, where they could be going home with a small fortune.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07Who's it going to be? Stay tuned and you'll find out.
0:01:08 > 0:01:14And our mix of experts today is the perfect combination of the very sweet Mark Stacey...
0:01:14 > 0:01:17- Do you pour your champagne out of that?- Sometimes!
0:01:19 > 0:01:22...and the unusually sour Elizabeth Talbot!
0:01:22 > 0:01:25No. The quality of that is not great.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28The dream valuation day for me
0:01:28 > 0:01:32has a generous dollop of antiques in all shapes and sizes
0:01:32 > 0:01:36and by the look of it, Stapleford Park isn't going to disappoint.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40Items on Flog It! come from all over the world
0:01:40 > 0:01:45and on today's show one of them fetches over £600 at auction.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48But is it the figurines flown in from Ireland?
0:01:48 > 0:01:52The doll made in Germany? Or the Scottish pottery?
0:01:52 > 0:01:56Time for you antique spotters to see if you can calculate the collectables!
0:01:56 > 0:01:59Everybody's now safely seated inside.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02We're all out of the rain and it looks like Elizabeth Talbot
0:02:02 > 0:02:04is our first expert to spot something.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07Let's take a closer look at what she's found.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12You've struggled out of the house with this wonderful large chair.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15- The intention, presumably, is that you wish to sell it.- I do, yes.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19- Why?- It was in the kitchen but we bought a larger dining table,
0:02:19 > 0:02:23so it looks a bit squashed in there. So I think it can go.
0:02:23 > 0:02:27So was this your after dinner reclining chair?
0:02:27 > 0:02:31- Yes. It's very pretty, isn't it? - It's a lovely chair. Is it a family heirloom?
0:02:31 > 0:02:35No, it's not. I found it in an old barn in a very sorry state and I thought I'd rescue it.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38So I had it reupholstered.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42But with the new dining table and chairs, it's just a bit too big.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45- So time to move it on. - Time to move it on I think.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48- Having found it in a barn, it didn't cost you a great deal?- No.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51- But you've spent a little bit restoring it?- Yes.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55This is quite a complicated shape to have reupholstered and so on.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58But I think your choice of fabric is good
0:02:58 > 0:03:03because you've not stamped your personal taste on it overly.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07What you've done is let the chair shape speak for itself.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10I think it's a good choice and it wears well, so that's nice.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14The chair itself is Victorian. A Victorian lady would have sat in this.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16It dates from the early part of Victoria's reign.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20Often, there would be two chairs, one slightly bigger than the other,
0:03:20 > 0:03:23and they were called ladies and gentleman's chairs.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25It's a typical spoon back.
0:03:25 > 0:03:30This wonderful curved spoon with deep buttoning which has been well reproduced.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32Then these lovely scrolls which were popular in the period,
0:03:32 > 0:03:36right down to these wonderful sinewy legs and this is all done in walnut.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39Is it? I was wondering about the wood.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41Do you think the casters are original?
0:03:41 > 0:03:43I think they probably are the original casters.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46So you have the component elements of a chair
0:03:46 > 0:03:49that just needed some TLC to the wood and to the upholstery.
0:03:49 > 0:03:54- Do you bring it with any expectation of value?- No. No idea. - No?- Not a clue.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57Chairs are one of the first things to bounce back
0:03:57 > 0:04:01after the lower value price is achieved at auction for furniture.
0:04:01 > 0:04:06The prettier the chair, or the more evocative of an era the chair stylistically, the better.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09To be fair to you, I think the current market value
0:04:09 > 0:04:13for a chair such as this is round about £120 to £180.
0:04:13 > 0:04:14That's wonderful. That's good.
0:04:14 > 0:04:18Go back 10 years, they were making at least double that.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22So we have in real terms come back quite a way but they are picking up.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26The market is still moving, so it may yet be towards the top end of that rather than the bottom.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29£120 to £180 is a realistic estimate.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32£120 reserve if you'd like a reserve. Would you like a reserve?
0:04:32 > 0:04:34What do you think? £100 reserve.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38£100 reserve. That's fine. We'll put £100 reserve on it and see it fly.
0:04:38 > 0:04:43- Let's hope so.- And all your hard work will have paid off.- Thank you.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46- There was nothing else in the barn, was there?- No!
0:04:46 > 0:04:49Pamela's chair may not be high value
0:04:49 > 0:04:53but there's a big market for some antique chairs.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55This set of George III mahogany dining chairs
0:04:55 > 0:05:02sold at Sotheby's in 2011 for a shocking £67,250!
0:05:04 > 0:05:06And the price of a Chippendale can rocket sky high.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09This arm chair is worth around £30,000!
0:05:09 > 0:05:13Now that is what you call costly cushioning.
0:05:13 > 0:05:18Now over on Mark's table, where Sue's brought in a sweet little pot.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20Sue, how lovely to meet you.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24- And you.- You've brought a pot. Do you like it?- Yes, I do.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27- Why are you thinking of selling it? - It just sits in the cupboard.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31And you've brought it in today to have it looked at and hopefully to sell it?
0:05:31 > 0:05:34Yes. I've had it for over 20 years.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37- Did you buy it or was it inherited? - No. It was left in the house.
0:05:37 > 0:05:43When we bought the house, this was one of the things that was in the cupboard with a load more pots.
0:05:43 > 0:05:49- That's where it came from. - What a lucky find. - We did get the dry rot as well!
0:05:49 > 0:05:53- In that case, not so good luck! What do you think it was used for?- Honey?
0:05:53 > 0:05:57I thought I was going to trip you up there. I thought you were going to say jam.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01It's honey, because we've got the bee hive and the bees painted on there.
0:06:01 > 0:06:07But the nice thing about this is that it's made by a specific factory in Scotland called Wemyss.
0:06:07 > 0:06:08It's got the mark underneath.
0:06:08 > 0:06:15We've got 'Wemyss' and then 'T. Goode and Son', which is Thomas Goode and they were their London retailers.
0:06:15 > 0:06:19This is a very collectable type of pottery.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22It's quite fragile. It's got a high glaze on it.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25It's very prone to chipping and crazing and this one has been crazed quite a bit
0:06:25 > 0:06:29and there's the odd chip on it as well, which is a bit disappointing.
0:06:29 > 0:06:30But it does happen, I'm afraid.
0:06:30 > 0:06:35The late Queen Mother was a huge collector of Wemyss.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38She had a very big collection. I like it very much.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41- What do we think it's worth? - You tell me.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44I think we're looking around the £100. What do you think of that?
0:06:44 > 0:06:49- I had looked on the internet. - What did it say on the internet?
0:06:49 > 0:06:54£50 to £60, but they weren't honey ones, they were jam ones.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57OK. Well, the t'internet is quite good for most things.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59I think £50 to £60 is quite reasonable actually.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02Of course, you don't know the condition of them.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04I think a honey one is slightly more unusual.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08Although, they are well known for producing things with bees and honey pots on them.
0:07:08 > 0:07:14It has got a little bit of crazing. I have to take that into consideration.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17I would be happy putting £80 to £120 on it.
0:07:17 > 0:07:22- I do think it tells people it's there to be sold, if you're agreeable to that?- Yes, I am.
0:07:22 > 0:07:27Wonderful. Let's hope lots of people buzz in to the auction and want to buy it!
0:07:27 > 0:07:30- That would be good.- I'll see you on the day. Thanks, Sue.- Thank you.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34Well, I think that pot is pure nectar,
0:07:34 > 0:07:38but we'll have to wait and see what the bidders think!
0:07:38 > 0:07:41One of the researchers told me there's a great big antique
0:07:41 > 0:07:43outside that I might be interested in.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46And here it is. It belongs to John.
0:07:46 > 0:07:47- Hello, John.- Hello.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50Thank you for bringing this in. Surely it's not for sale?
0:07:50 > 0:07:53- Absolutely not.- This has been in your family a long time?
0:07:53 > 0:07:55- It has, since it was two years old.- Wow.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59My grandfather bought it, and I travelled in it since I was a baby.
0:07:59 > 0:08:00It's an Austin.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03- It is, Austin 10/4. - So this dates to what?
0:08:03 > 0:08:06- It was first registered on December 25th 1933.- Gosh.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08Was it ever your father's?
0:08:08 > 0:08:11No, it came straight to me really.
0:08:11 > 0:08:12Does it drive well?
0:08:12 > 0:08:16Beautifully. I've been to Cornwall and Devon this year in it.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18- What does it go to the gallon? - 30mpg.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21- That's not bad.- Not too bad.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23Bet it took a long time to get to Cornwall!
0:08:23 > 0:08:27Not really, it cruises at 40-50mph.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30I love the colour blue as well. A sort of Oxford blue.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32What are these worth on the open market?
0:08:32 > 0:08:35I would say around £5,000, probably.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38One day somebody is going come along to a valuation day,
0:08:38 > 0:08:40with something like this,
0:08:40 > 0:08:43and they are going to say, "Paul, I want to sell it."
0:08:43 > 0:08:45And if you're that person or you know somebody,
0:08:45 > 0:08:48tell them to bring it along to one of our valuation days,
0:08:48 > 0:08:51because we would love to sell something like this.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54Thank you so much. Motoring history.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04Hello, Jill.
0:09:04 > 0:09:05Hello, Elizabeth.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08Tell me what you've brought to Flog It! today.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12I've bought this really lovely book of miniatures.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15What can you tell me about your lovely book of miniatures?
0:09:15 > 0:09:18I think I bought several books at the same time.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21- So it was a mixed lot.- Yes.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23Came in with something else. Goodness.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25Why did you buy it?
0:09:25 > 0:09:30I think it speaks for itself. It's beautiful. It's a beautiful book.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32I think this is marvellous.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36I think it's a super book, and I can see why you're so fond of it.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39It's a limited edition book, privately printed.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42This is number 61 of 100.
0:09:42 > 0:09:47It's a sumptuous volume which would have been very expensive originally.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50It comes in its own presentation box, which is looking a bit tatty,
0:09:50 > 0:09:53but these boxes were intended to keep the precious book really well,
0:09:53 > 0:09:56and it's done its job. It is lovely.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00It comes in this gilt-tooled vellum cover,
0:10:00 > 0:10:03and it was printed in 1913.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07- If we open it up, even that is just lovely.- It's beautiful, isn't it?
0:10:07 > 0:10:12Very Art Nouveau in its influence in terms of decoration,
0:10:12 > 0:10:15but, there are 98 miniatures illustrated here,
0:10:15 > 0:10:19some in colour, and most of them are photographs in black and white.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22Interestingly, the colour ones are at the front, limited number,
0:10:22 > 0:10:24and they're of royalty.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28So, at the front here we've got the signature by Charles Turrell
0:10:28 > 0:10:31and the fact that it's number 61, from 100.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35Now, Charles Turrell is considered to be one of the finest miniaturists
0:10:35 > 0:10:39that the late Victorian and Edwardian period saw.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41And I just want to show some of these pages.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44At the start here, we have Queen Alexandra.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46She had her coloured one in a gilt frame, there.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49Originally exhibited in the Royal Academy in 1884.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52It's full of lovely information there about the painting.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55I like this one. The children of Lord and Lady Warburton.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59I think that's a lovely family portrait.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02And then the other one that I quite like, a childlike one,
0:11:02 > 0:11:07but quite appealing, Percy, son of Mr and Mrs Percy Rivington.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10It's lovely. With his cat. So, Jill, why are you selling?
0:11:10 > 0:11:12I just need the room, to be honest.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15It seems stupid, but I do need the room.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19Really, I've got so many books that I haven't got out.
0:11:19 > 0:11:23- So, to sell one big book makes way for a few more smaller books.- Yes.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27Now, tell me. Have you any idea what the value might be?
0:11:27 > 0:11:29I haven't any idea, really.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32There was one sold at auction relatively recently.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35And that one made £150.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38So, that helps me to give a fairly current prediction
0:11:38 > 0:11:40that I think, to be fair to you,
0:11:40 > 0:11:43the pre-auction guide price for your one should be
0:11:43 > 0:11:46in the region of £120-£150. So are you happy to sell it at that level
0:11:46 > 0:11:50if we put a reserve on it for you?
0:11:50 > 0:11:51Yes, I should hope so.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53If we put a £120 reserve on it,
0:11:53 > 0:11:56the auctioneer will catalogue it, all the details will be there,
0:11:56 > 0:11:59and we will see what competition comes on the auction day.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02And fingers crossed, we'll have lots to celebrate.
0:12:02 > 0:12:03Thank you very much.
0:12:09 > 0:12:10It's certainly very busy here.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12We have been working flat-out,
0:12:12 > 0:12:15and we have now found three items to take off to auction.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18They are real gems and you've probably got your favourites.
0:12:18 > 0:12:19Let's put those valuations to the test.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22While we make our way over there, here's a quick recap
0:12:22 > 0:12:25to jog your memory of everything that's going under the hammer.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29Pamela's chair may have been discarded in a barn
0:12:29 > 0:12:31but, with the tender loving care she's given it,
0:12:31 > 0:12:34I'm confident it will fetch Elizabeth's estimate.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40Mark's fallen for this lovely little Wemyss pot.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42It hails from Fife in Scotland,
0:12:42 > 0:12:45but what will it reach in Leicestershire?
0:12:49 > 0:12:53And Elizabeth hopes the fact it's a limited edition
0:12:53 > 0:12:57should mean this book of miniatures won't go for a miniature price.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00We'll have to wait and see if she's right.
0:13:06 > 0:13:11The sale is being held at Gilding's Auctioneers in Market Harborough.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14On the sale preview day, I gave auctioneer John a visit
0:13:14 > 0:13:19and he couldn't stop raving about one of our lots that he'd spotted.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22This is exceptionally good. The quality's superb.
0:13:22 > 0:13:23Book of miniatures.
0:13:23 > 0:13:28It belongs to Jill. It's a limited edition. A series of 61 out of 100.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31And we're only looking at £120-£150. Come and buy me.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34Well, yes, I was going to say, would you like to not have
0:13:34 > 0:13:38the excitement of the auction, and I'll have it from you at 110!
0:13:38 > 0:13:42No, it doesn't work like that!
0:13:42 > 0:13:44That's a very come-and-get-me.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47- That's the sort of estimate we love.- Yes.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50Hopefully, we'll do it justice by working on it, and doubling the estimate?
0:13:50 > 0:13:53I think so. It's fabulous quality, and it deserves that,
0:13:53 > 0:13:55and as you know, quality always sells.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57Yes, it does.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00There is quite a big following on the miniatures.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02I know they're probably prints inside
0:14:02 > 0:14:05They're representative of what's out there, in the flesh.
0:14:05 > 0:14:10And I think that should do extremely well. And limited edition. Only 100.
0:14:10 > 0:14:14- And how many are surviving? We don't know.- Exactly.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17Looking at the condition of the actual book,
0:14:17 > 0:14:21I doubt that it's, really, hardly been out.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24And that's probably why there's lots of foxing on it,
0:14:24 > 0:14:26because it's been shut in that case
0:14:26 > 0:14:29and stuffed in the attic somewhere, where no air has got to it.
0:14:29 > 0:14:33- Right, but look forward to having that one.- Great. Great.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37Well, John's certainly confident - but only the gavel will tell
0:14:37 > 0:14:40if he's right to predict double the estimate.
0:14:40 > 0:14:44That would mean a good profit, but you always have to take commission into account
0:14:44 > 0:14:46when buying or selling at auction.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49Rates vary, but here at Gilding's,
0:14:49 > 0:14:54sellers are charged 16% plus VAT, as well as a small lotting fee.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56The saleroom is filling up.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00Our vendors are waiting nervously, so what are we waiting for?
0:15:00 > 0:15:02Are you sitting comfortably?
0:15:02 > 0:15:04Well, you could be, if you had this next lot.
0:15:04 > 0:15:08It's a gorgeous Victorian walnut lady's chair with original castors.
0:15:08 > 0:15:14It belongs to Pamela. And we're hoping for round about £150 plus.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16A little bit more, even. It's quality.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21- Now, you found this in a barn. - I did.- Not in this state, though.
0:15:21 > 0:15:22No, I felt sorry for it.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25- Chickens living in it?- Yes!
0:15:25 > 0:15:28I rang a friend and it was reupholstered after two or three weeks.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30And it's lived in my kitchen for five years.
0:15:30 > 0:15:34- And, you've used it every day? - Every day.- Great value for money.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36You can't go wrong with Victorian furniture,
0:15:36 > 0:15:39because you don't have to be precious about it.
0:15:39 > 0:15:40It's built to do a good job
0:15:40 > 0:15:43but this chair, particularly, is a classic up-cycled Victorian chair.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47- Very nice.- Very pretty chair. - I like the chair.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51And it's made of walnut, one of the most desirable and collectable woods.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53Let's find out if the connoisseurs are here, right now.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55It's going under the hammer.
0:15:57 > 0:15:58The armchair.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00Ooooh! It's going now.
0:16:00 > 0:16:01THEY LAUGH
0:16:01 > 0:16:04110, I'm bid, 110.
0:16:04 > 0:16:08110 I'm bid, 110, 120, 130, where's 130?
0:16:08 > 0:16:14You're out in the room. At £130, I shall sell, and it'll be all done.
0:16:14 > 0:16:19- All out on the day.- We're happy with £130. That's good. That's good.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21You're happy, aren't you?
0:16:21 > 0:16:24I am, very. Yes, definitely. Thank you very much.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27You had the enjoyment out of that. Hopefully, someone will use that
0:16:27 > 0:16:29and get another 10 or 15 years out of it.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32You can't go wrong when you invest in good quality,
0:16:32 > 0:16:34mid-priced antique furniture.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37Start shopping in the antique shops and auction rooms.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40Great start! What a brilliant find!
0:16:40 > 0:16:44Now I love the story behind this next lot.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47So, who would leave a Wemyss honeypot in the cupboard when they moved?
0:16:47 > 0:16:50I certainly wouldn't, because I love my country pottery.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52Sue, it's great to see you.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54- Now, this, you inherited with the house you bought.- Yes.
0:16:54 > 0:17:00Do you think they got fed up with clearing and packing and thought, oh, we'll just leave that?
0:17:00 > 0:17:02What a bonus. And you've used it ever since?
0:17:02 > 0:17:04We haven't used it. It's been in the cupboard.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06Did you realise it would be worth so much?
0:17:06 > 0:17:09Not so much, but I knew it was collectable.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12It's rather nice because it's got the beehive painted on it,
0:17:12 > 0:17:14with the little bees flying around.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18There is a great market for Wemyss. We just need to find the right buyer
0:17:18 > 0:17:21and hope they pay the top end of the estimate. Good luck. Here we go.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24The Wemyss preserve pot.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26Everybody likes the Wemyss preserve pot.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29And what will you say for that? Open the bidding.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31£80 opens the bidding, with me at 80.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33Well, we've got it.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35Five, 90...
0:17:35 > 0:17:41£90, at 90, is that everybody finished?
0:17:41 > 0:17:43At £90 I'm bid. And five.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45And five, 100.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48- Great, he's got a bid on the book, as well.- £100 I'm bid.
0:17:48 > 0:17:54All out on the net. All out in the room. Commission takes. £100.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56The hammer's gone down. You see?
0:17:56 > 0:17:59Very collectable, yes.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03For me, those little pots sum up living in the countryside in an old house.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06Proper kitchen, all the family round, everyone mucking in.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08That, to me, is brilliant.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10They look great if there is a collection of them,
0:18:10 > 0:18:13with all the different patterns. They're lovely.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15Without little fingers!
0:18:15 > 0:18:19- We're mid-estimate, we're happy with that.- Yes, we are.- Jolly good.
0:18:20 > 0:18:25Good work, Mark. Now our next lot is something really unusual.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28Going under the hammer right now, that superb book of miniatures.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30Limited edition, 61 out of 100.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33It belongs to Jill, and not for much longer.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35This is going to sell.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37Why are you selling this?
0:18:37 > 0:18:38Because I can't display it.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42And we've moved, and we haven't got such a big place now, so...
0:18:42 > 0:18:45It's lovely. It shouts "quality",
0:18:45 > 0:18:47and it's one of my favourite pieces in the sale.
0:18:47 > 0:18:52And it's so tactile, as well. You can just sit and look through it. It's lovely.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54And one of John's favourite pieces.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57We had a chat with him yesterday on the preview day.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00He fell in love with it, and he said it smacks quality.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03The Charles Turrell miniatures.
0:19:03 > 0:19:08A lovely book this is, limited edition, 61 of 100.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11What will we say for that? I'm bid 85 on commission.
0:19:11 > 0:19:1690, five, 100, and ten.
0:19:16 > 0:19:20120. We're out on the net. £120.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24He's got commissioned bids now, on the internet.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27On commission now, at £130, I'm bid.
0:19:27 > 0:19:31It's a lovely book, here, at 130, we're all out in the room.
0:19:31 > 0:19:35- Back on the commission bid, the Internet.- All out on commission.
0:19:35 > 0:19:39- Selling at £130. All finished. - That's a good result.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41- The hammer's gone down. Are you happy with that?- Very.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43That was worth a trip, wasn't it?
0:19:43 > 0:19:46to Stapleford Park, and the auction room, today.
0:19:46 > 0:19:51Thank you so much, because it gave us so much to talk about. Quality.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54Well, it might not have doubled the estimate,
0:19:54 > 0:19:56but that's still a great price.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00Now, during my time in Leicestershire,
0:20:00 > 0:20:04I travelled to a place just 15 miles away,
0:20:04 > 0:20:08but it feels like another world entirely. Take a look at this.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21I'm here on the streets of Leicester,
0:20:21 > 0:20:25which is a wonderfully busy and diverse city.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27Now, there's around 240 faith groups
0:20:27 > 0:20:30that run across 14 different religions here,
0:20:30 > 0:20:34and one of them is the ancient Indian religion of Jainism.
0:20:34 > 0:20:39It's estimated there's around 12 million Jains worldwide.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42And, throughout the 1970s, many of them left India
0:20:42 > 0:20:44to come and settle here, in the UK.
0:20:44 > 0:20:49It's estimated there are around 1,000 Jains here in Leicester.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51So, why am I talking about Jains?
0:20:51 > 0:20:56Well, because the only Jain centre in the world is right here.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01And what a building it is!
0:21:01 > 0:21:05You'd never guess, but it was originally a Congregational chapel.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08This striking marble front is typical of traditional Jain style
0:21:08 > 0:21:14and imported from India, where there are over 10,000 Jain monuments and temples.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16CHANTING
0:21:16 > 0:21:20Inside the centre, original church features blend beautifully
0:21:20 > 0:21:22with traditional Indian design.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25The organ was removed, the altar has been lowered
0:21:25 > 0:21:29and the balcony was taken out to create this upper hall.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32The old church ceiling has been preserved
0:21:32 > 0:21:34and the windows are still stained glass, in keeping
0:21:34 > 0:21:40with what was here before - but adapted to show images from Jainism.
0:21:40 > 0:21:41The centre opened in 1988,
0:21:41 > 0:21:45and its aim was to be internationally recognised
0:21:45 > 0:21:48as a hub, for Jain heritage and religion to be shared.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52It's also a place of worship, study and meeting.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54It's also the first place in the Western world
0:21:54 > 0:21:58to have consecrated images, which means senior monks in India
0:21:58 > 0:22:02have performed a ceremony of consecration over the figures,
0:22:02 > 0:22:04allowing them to be worshipped.
0:22:04 > 0:22:08This makes this centre a unique draw for Jains far and wide.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14I want to find out more about the religion itself.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17Smita Shah is the centre's President.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21Tell me a little bit about the fundamentals of Jainism.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24Jainism is an ancient religion,
0:22:24 > 0:22:29and the word "Jain" is derived from Jinnah. Jinnah means
0:22:29 > 0:22:34to have victory over oneself, and to conquer one's desires and passions.
0:22:34 > 0:22:39For example, ego, greed, and so on and so forth.
0:22:39 > 0:22:44And so, Jainism's cardinal principle is non-violence, ahimsa,
0:22:44 > 0:22:48and it's ahimsa in a very subtle form.
0:22:48 > 0:22:53So, it's about interdependence of nature and human life.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55And you're vegetarian?
0:22:55 > 0:22:57Most Jains practice vegetarianism.
0:22:57 > 0:23:01Also, it is very subtle, in the sense that,
0:23:01 > 0:23:03even when I am coming from home to pray here,
0:23:03 > 0:23:07we enter the temple and we say "Nishihi" three times.
0:23:07 > 0:23:08What does that mean?
0:23:08 > 0:23:12It means that, in my journey, if I've harmed anybody
0:23:12 > 0:23:18inadvertently, from the tiniest form of insect, I ask their forgiveness.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20Do Jains worship gods?
0:23:20 > 0:23:26It's a very interesting point, Paul, because Jains worship Tirthankaras.
0:23:26 > 0:23:30Tirthankaras are the ones we revere, and we equate them to God.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33They are the ones who show us, and they are divine,
0:23:33 > 0:23:38spiritual creatures, who show us the path to Nirvana.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42This is the only place in the world that brings together
0:23:42 > 0:23:44the two main sects under one roof -
0:23:44 > 0:23:48the Swetamber sect and the Digamber sect.
0:23:48 > 0:23:52There are actually five individual temples within the centre,
0:23:52 > 0:23:53one for each sub-sect.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55INDIAN MUSIC
0:23:55 > 0:24:00Although Jain art and architecture is breathtakingly beautiful,
0:24:00 > 0:24:03Jains firmly believe their temples are,
0:24:03 > 0:24:05first and foremost, religious buildings,
0:24:05 > 0:24:08and any artistic qualities are subsidiary
0:24:08 > 0:24:10to their spiritual requirements.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13Having said that, you can't ignore this, can you, once you're inside?
0:24:13 > 0:24:15My word! It's spectacular.
0:24:15 > 0:24:19This is as elaborate as you'll find a temple in India,
0:24:19 > 0:24:24with its shimmering glass, tiles everywhere, lots of colour.
0:24:24 > 0:24:28It's a kaleidoscope of colour, and these lovely,
0:24:28 > 0:24:31big, heavy marble shrines with figures dotted around.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33It's incredible.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40But the most striking part of the centre
0:24:40 > 0:24:46has to be the wonderful carvings in the Swetamber temple at the building's heart.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49At first glance, these pillars look like they're made of wood,
0:24:49 > 0:24:52but they're not, they're made from yellow limestone.
0:24:52 > 0:24:56And it took 250,000 man hours
0:24:56 > 0:24:59to carve these 44 columns
0:24:59 > 0:25:01and assemble them all together.
0:25:01 > 0:25:06They were then transported here to the UK, in small sections.
0:25:06 > 0:25:11It then took ten artisans one year,
0:25:11 > 0:25:13to jigsaw the whole thing back together.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16And the carving here, this intricate carving,
0:25:16 > 0:25:20that depicts mythological figures from Indian culture.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23But let me just show you the ceiling above here,
0:25:23 > 0:25:26because it took six craftsmen six months to carve
0:25:26 > 0:25:30this one, circular section of this wonderful repetitive form.
0:25:30 > 0:25:35All this has been done by hand, with mallets and gougers,
0:25:35 > 0:25:37gently, into wood.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39Up there, there's figures of deities,
0:25:39 > 0:25:41and they protect the temple.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44Everything around us, that's inner consciousness.
0:25:53 > 0:25:57The atmosphere here is really calm and peaceful. It's so relaxing.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00Yet, on the other hand, the centre is a vibrant place of worship.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02Not just for the people of Leicester,
0:26:02 > 0:26:06but for everyone from all over the United Kingdom and worldwide.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10It's now a place of pilgrimage, and it's been a real privilege
0:26:10 > 0:26:14for me to come here and admire the outstanding craftsmanship.
0:26:14 > 0:26:20But, also, to gain a little insight into this ancient Indian religion.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29We're back at Stapleford Park just outside Melton Mowbray.
0:26:29 > 0:26:33Our valuation day is in full swing and our experts are raring to go.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36But hang on a minute, where's Mark?
0:26:36 > 0:26:40I thought I'd sneak you away and bring you into the Orangery,
0:26:40 > 0:26:43- because it's such a pretty setting, isn't it?- Yes.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47You've brought these candlesticks. Can you tell us a little about them?
0:26:47 > 0:26:49I inherited them from my father.
0:26:49 > 0:26:53And I think it was my aunt that won them at the gymkhana.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55- At the Gymkhana?- Yes, in 1922.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57So, they're quite old, aren't they?
0:26:57 > 0:26:59- Pushing on for 100 years old, here.- Yes.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02I mean, that's really what I find quite interesting about them.
0:27:02 > 0:27:06The actual candlesticks themselves are quite a regular piece we see.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09I tend to refer to these as dwarf candlesticks,
0:27:09 > 0:27:12- because they're tiny little ones. - Yes.
0:27:12 > 0:27:17But, the nice inscription here is Long Clawson Gymkhana, 1922.
0:27:17 > 0:27:21"Bending, first prize goes to Merrylegs."
0:27:21 > 0:27:23Which I thought was rather charming.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25Now, could that be related to your aunt?
0:27:25 > 0:27:29Yes, because whole family, my father and my grandfather, they bred horses.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31Oh, right.
0:27:31 > 0:27:32He was also a doctor.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35- They won first prize at this gymkhana.- Yes, yes.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38Long Clawson is nearby, is it?
0:27:38 > 0:27:42It is, it's about six miles outside of Melton.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44- Oh, wonderful. There's local interest.- Yes, yes.
0:27:44 > 0:27:48I mean, sometimes it's difficult to predict with these things
0:27:48 > 0:27:52because inscriptions can devalue a piece, as much as increase value.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55These particular candlesticks are what we call filled,
0:27:55 > 0:27:58so, when you pick them up, it isn't the total weight of the silver.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00Oh, I see, yes.
0:28:00 > 0:28:03They've been filled at the base with a material,
0:28:03 > 0:28:06to give them extra weight, so they sit firmly on the table.
0:28:06 > 0:28:10So, the actual silver is like a sheet of silver that's gone on them.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12I didn't know it was silver plate, or...
0:28:12 > 0:28:15No, they are silver, they're hallmarked.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18And they're rather charming. They need a jolly good clean.
0:28:18 > 0:28:19They've been in a cupboard, have they?
0:28:19 > 0:28:24No, I just found them in a box, up in the boxroom last night.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27- You haven't seen them for a long time?- No.- Gosh.
0:28:27 > 0:28:29I thought, I'll bring them along -
0:28:29 > 0:28:32I obviously don't want them if I haven't been using them.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35Exactly, you don't need them on your dining room table.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38I think, if we were putting them into auction,
0:28:38 > 0:28:42we'd be looking at something like £60-£80, for the pair, something like that.
0:28:42 > 0:28:46- I didn't think they'd be that much. - That's a surprise, is it?- Yes.
0:28:46 > 0:28:50- Well, I'm going to have first prize today, for surprising you.- Oh, good!
0:28:50 > 0:28:51I think they're great.
0:28:51 > 0:28:55Hopefully, someone locally will want to buy them for a piece of history.
0:28:55 > 0:28:57Do they still have a gymkhana?
0:28:57 > 0:28:59I don't think so. They did until a few years ago,
0:28:59 > 0:29:03but it seems to have gone out of fashion, to what they used to be.
0:29:03 > 0:29:07What I would do is mention this in the cataloguing, to the auctioneer,
0:29:07 > 0:29:10because that could, hopefully, add a little bit to the value.
0:29:10 > 0:29:14And encourage a few extra bids. And we better talk about a reserve.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17I suppose if we put a reserve of around £50 mark.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20- Because you don't want to give them away.- No.
0:29:20 > 0:29:22And, hopefully, we'll get a bit more.
0:29:22 > 0:29:26Well there you go Ann, you got that straight from the horse's mouth!
0:29:26 > 0:29:30Back in the Grand Hall, Elizabeth's spied a doll.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33But this one's more suited to traders than toddlers.
0:29:33 > 0:29:37Thank you for coming in, Helen. You brought a little friend. Does she have a name?
0:29:37 > 0:29:41No, I actually never got to play with her that much as a child,
0:29:41 > 0:29:42so she didn't get named.
0:29:42 > 0:29:47Oh, dear. What can you tell me about her history?
0:29:47 > 0:29:48When I was a young girl,
0:29:48 > 0:29:54my mum used to help out an old lady called Mrs Hawkins
0:29:54 > 0:29:57who lived up the road, and would get her shopping for her,
0:29:57 > 0:30:02and then, when she passed away, she left a few items to my mum and left her childhood doll to me.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05Oh, how lovely.
0:30:05 > 0:30:06Do you remember Mrs Hawkins?
0:30:06 > 0:30:09- Quite vividly, actually. - Quite fondly.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11A Dickensian old lady sat in her front room,
0:30:11 > 0:30:13because she didn't get out very much.
0:30:13 > 0:30:18- So, do you remember the doll in her house?- Yes, I do.
0:30:18 > 0:30:19That's rather nice.
0:30:19 > 0:30:22So you went out to play with her. Where's she been all this time?
0:30:22 > 0:30:26Firstly, my mum, sensibly, decided to put her away
0:30:26 > 0:30:29rather than her being played with or have her hair cut, etc.
0:30:29 > 0:30:34Then when my Mum passed away, we found her again.
0:30:34 > 0:30:36She was brought back into the light again.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39- Do you like her? Some people don't like dolls. - I do like her.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42There's something slightly scary about the fixed face.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45She's pretty.
0:30:45 > 0:30:47Dolls have a variety of characters
0:30:47 > 0:30:52and a lot of the value is in how amenable the face is.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55That can add pounds or take pounds off the value of her.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57She's got a bisque porcelain head,
0:30:57 > 0:31:02which is typical of dolls made from the late 19th/20th century.
0:31:02 > 0:31:04She's 100 years old or there about.
0:31:04 > 0:31:06That would make sense.
0:31:06 > 0:31:11Her hair is adhered to the back of her neck in a way
0:31:11 > 0:31:14that I can't read the factory marks clearly.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17I would suggest that she is of German origin.
0:31:17 > 0:31:19She has a fabric body that goes down to the shoes
0:31:19 > 0:31:22which have deteriorated.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25For a collector, she's in lovely condition, although she looks tired,
0:31:25 > 0:31:29she looks what she's meant to do, having lived for 100 years.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32Her hair or her wig is made of mohair.
0:31:32 > 0:31:36She's got these lovely hand painted cheeks and a rosebud mouth.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39Really pretty with teeth at the top.
0:31:39 > 0:31:41Little features like that are very important.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44So often... you say you didn't cut her fringe or anything,
0:31:44 > 0:31:46but at least the teeth haven't been pushed in.
0:31:46 > 0:31:49Some children push the teeth in.
0:31:49 > 0:31:52It spoils the aesthetic quality but also the value of the doll.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54You're considering selling her
0:31:54 > 0:31:56because she'd just go back in a box or cupboard?
0:31:56 > 0:31:59Exactly and it does seem a shame.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02She's probably spent the last 40 years in a box
0:32:02 > 0:32:04and perhaps somebody could be enjoying her.
0:32:04 > 0:32:08OK, in that case, looking to sell her,
0:32:08 > 0:32:12I would be surprised if she made much more than £100-£120
0:32:12 > 0:32:14as the markets stands at the moment.
0:32:14 > 0:32:19I would propose that you put an estimate of £70-£100 on her.
0:32:19 > 0:32:23With a reserve of 70, which you can have fixed if you wish.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26I would advocate, from the auctioneer, a bit of discretion.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29I think we should be very happy on the day.
0:32:29 > 0:32:30Thank you very much.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33Thank you for coming in. That's lovely.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36Now this doll might not be to everyone's tastes
0:32:36 > 0:32:38but it's unlikely to put off collectors,
0:32:38 > 0:32:41as antique dolls can fetch a pretty packet in the saleroom.
0:32:41 > 0:32:45Bidders regularly pay up to £1,000 for a good model.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47The most popular types to collect
0:32:47 > 0:32:49are French makes like Jumeau or Bru.
0:32:49 > 0:32:53Bisque 19th Century dolls regularly fly in the saleroom too.
0:32:53 > 0:32:56In fact, back in series nine,
0:32:56 > 0:33:01we saw this one go under the hammer for a whopping £1,600!
0:33:01 > 0:33:04Now, back in the orangery, Mark's found a Flog It! fan
0:33:04 > 0:33:07who's flown in especially for the show.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09Now that's dedication!
0:33:09 > 0:33:12- Hello, Phylis.- Hello, Mark.
0:33:12 > 0:33:14I'm very impressed with you.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17You've come all the way from Eire to show us your Beswick collection.
0:33:17 > 0:33:21- I have. From County Wicklow. - You love the show that much?- Yes.
0:33:21 > 0:33:24Well, I was so pleased that we managed to get you up to it.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27You've brought this collection. Tell me about it.
0:33:27 > 0:33:29You're obviously charmed by them.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32I started collecting about 10 years ago,
0:33:32 > 0:33:33all down to Flog It!
0:33:35 > 0:33:37I thought I'd love to come on the show
0:33:37 > 0:33:40and here I am today with my collection.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42- You obviously love them. - Some of them.
0:33:42 > 0:33:44I wouldn't be into pigs or cats.
0:33:44 > 0:33:48Why on earth have you built up the collection? I have to ask.
0:33:48 > 0:33:53It was affordable and I had great pleasure collecting them.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56- Did you let that collectors bug bite you?- Yes.
0:33:56 > 0:33:57- And you went mad?- Yes.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00- Every time you saw one you thought you had to have it?- Yes.
0:34:00 > 0:34:02Like all these new collecting areas,
0:34:02 > 0:34:05Beswick figures are a bit of a rollercoaster.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08I remember when the first Duchess, which we have here,
0:34:08 > 0:34:12the black one with the pie, with a bouquet of flowers, was found,
0:34:12 > 0:34:15and it made something like £2,000 or something.
0:34:15 > 0:34:17Then of course as soon as you find one,
0:34:17 > 0:34:21others come out of the woodwork and the prices drop.
0:34:21 > 0:34:23I must admit, I'm never up to speed completely
0:34:23 > 0:34:26with which figure is worth which amount.
0:34:26 > 0:34:28We've had a scurry through the collection,
0:34:28 > 0:34:34and there is one or two good ones, like the Duchess with the pie.
0:34:34 > 0:34:40This piggy here has a different shade of blue that's in the book
0:34:40 > 0:34:43which might turn out to be a different colour variation,
0:34:43 > 0:34:47which might add value as well.
0:34:47 > 0:34:49I'm a bit reluctant to sell them as a group
0:34:49 > 0:34:51and what I was going to suggest to you,
0:34:51 > 0:34:54is maybe separating them into two lots for the collection.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57This little group that I'm moving now,
0:34:57 > 0:34:59are the slightly more regular ones,
0:34:59 > 0:35:03the ones you come across a little bit more regularly.
0:35:03 > 0:35:07Those six figures there are the slightly rarer ones.
0:35:07 > 0:35:14In terms of value, this little group here, around £150-£200 mark,
0:35:14 > 0:35:18and that little figure group there, around 350 to 450.
0:35:18 > 0:35:23We'll put a reserve on them at the low end of the estimate and fixed.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25We won't sell them below that figure.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27I think they should do quite well.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30- Would you be happy to split them like that?- Yes.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33I have two ask though, you've been collecting them
0:35:33 > 0:35:35and you've loved collecting them.
0:35:35 > 0:35:39What made you now want to change? Have you gone on to something else?
0:35:39 > 0:35:42- No.- Or have you got so many, you can't house them any more?
0:35:42 > 0:35:46No, that's my collection and I'm happy to sell them now.
0:35:46 > 0:35:48I've had my pleasure.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51- Had your pleasure, time for someone else to enjoy them.- Yes.
0:35:51 > 0:35:52That's great.
0:35:52 > 0:35:56Thanks for bringing them and making that journey from Ireland.
0:35:56 > 0:35:59- I hope you can make it to the auction as well.- I hope I can.
0:35:59 > 0:36:00Wonderful to see you again
0:36:00 > 0:36:04and hopefully it'll be the little piggies who run all the way home.
0:36:04 > 0:36:06I've had a lovely day today, anyway.
0:36:06 > 0:36:08- It's been lovely to meet you, Phylis.- And you too.
0:36:08 > 0:36:11That's our last valuation of the day
0:36:11 > 0:36:13and with such interesting items,
0:36:13 > 0:36:16it's no surprise everyone's in good spirits!
0:36:17 > 0:36:19We've now found our final three items,
0:36:19 > 0:36:23so it's time to head off to the auction for the last time
0:36:23 > 0:36:27and say a fond farewell to our magnificent host location,
0:36:27 > 0:36:28Stapleford Park.
0:36:28 > 0:36:33And here's a reminder of our fabulous items going to auction.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36Ann's candlesticks may not be solid silver
0:36:36 > 0:36:41but Mark's hoping they'll fetch a solid price in the saleroom.
0:36:41 > 0:36:43By today's standards,
0:36:43 > 0:36:45Helen's doll might be more frightening than fun,
0:36:45 > 0:36:48but it should attract doll collectors
0:36:48 > 0:36:50with this playful estimate.
0:36:53 > 0:36:58And Mark's decided to split Phylis' figurine collection into two.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01We'll have to wait and see if that boosts Phylis's profits
0:37:01 > 0:37:03when they hit the auction house.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13We're back at Gildings Auctioneers in Leicestershire.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15Auctioneer, John, has been doing a sterling job
0:37:15 > 0:37:17of seeing our lots away.
0:37:17 > 0:37:23Don't forget the sellers' commission here is 16% plus VAT.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28Next under the hammer, we've got a pair of silver candlesticks
0:37:28 > 0:37:30dating from 1922, belonging to Anne.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33When I first saw this, I thought, gosh,
0:37:33 > 0:37:36a pair of silver candlesticks, with a value of £60-£80.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38That's not a lot of money, is it?
0:37:38 > 0:37:41I was thinking of something that size.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44These are a bit of fun, aren't they? They're tiny.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47And the inscription is fabulous. Why are you selling them?
0:37:47 > 0:37:50Because they were upstairs in the box and I just found them
0:37:50 > 0:37:53and thought I would bring them along and see.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55They're nice being a little dwarf pair.
0:37:55 > 0:37:59I think there's local interest with the gymkhana.
0:37:59 > 0:38:00It's a sensible estimate.
0:38:00 > 0:38:04- I just hope somebody finds them as appealing as I do.- Good luck.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06They're fun, let's find out what the bidders think.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08Under the hammer right now.
0:38:09 > 0:38:13Little dwarf candlesticks, Long Clawson Gymkhana.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15There you go.
0:38:15 > 0:38:21- What would you say about that? £60. £35 bid.- Oh, come on.- 40...
0:38:21 > 0:38:25We're going in the right direction. We do need a bit more.
0:38:25 > 0:38:29- 45, all done at 45? - Yes, come on.
0:38:30 > 0:38:31I'm getting excited.
0:38:31 > 0:38:35- I thought someone was putting their hand up.- £50 I am bid.
0:38:35 > 0:38:39I thought there would be more. At £50, I have to sell.
0:38:39 > 0:38:43Are you all done at £50? All done.
0:38:43 > 0:38:47You placed a fixed reserve of £50, so we just scraped in with it.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49Spot on that lower end of the estimate.
0:38:49 > 0:38:54- Well done, thank you for bringing them in.- Thank you very much.
0:38:54 > 0:38:57Mark was on the money.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00Let's see how Elizabeth fares with her next item.
0:39:00 > 0:39:04Next up, the bisque faced doll and we're looking at £70-£100
0:39:04 > 0:39:06and it belongs to Helen.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08You can remember this as a little girl
0:39:08 > 0:39:11because it was given to your mother by a next door neighbour.
0:39:11 > 0:39:14- How old were you?- I was about six. - So there's memories here for you?
0:39:14 > 0:39:19- Absolutely.- Where has this been for the rest of your life? In a box?
0:39:19 > 0:39:23Hidden from me by my mother so I didn't play with it.
0:39:23 > 0:39:26Hence why she's stood in one piece.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29Why have you decided to sell now?
0:39:29 > 0:39:32A combination of things.
0:39:32 > 0:39:35It's sitting in a box and nobody is appreciating it
0:39:35 > 0:39:38and I'm going on a trip soon with my friend who's got a Lot here later.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40That's quite exciting, isn't it?
0:39:40 > 0:39:44Put your money together and blow it on a road trip somewhere.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46We've sold them before.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48I think we'll get this one away at that price.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51Under the hammer now.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54The character doll, lovely German doll again here.
0:39:54 > 0:39:59All wrapped up in her own little clothes and 45, £55 bid.
0:39:59 > 0:40:0355, 65, 70, you're out.
0:40:03 > 0:40:08- We've got 70.- At £70 I'm bid.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11You're out at the door that way. Here at 70, all done.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14- Sold underway at £70. - It's gone, £70.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17- You're happy with that? - Very happy, yes.
0:40:17 > 0:40:18It was the only one in the sale,
0:40:18 > 0:40:20so it's a hard thing for people to find.
0:40:20 > 0:40:23If there had been more here, more collectors would've come
0:40:23 > 0:40:25and we'd have got a better price for it.
0:40:25 > 0:40:29- I'm happy with that, so that's fine. - Job done, I think, Elizabeth.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31Another happy customer!
0:40:31 > 0:40:35Now there's just time to squeeze in that Beatrix Potter collection.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38Phylis, you started collecting your Beatrix Potter figures
0:40:38 > 0:40:42when Flog It! first came out 10 years ago, didn't you?
0:40:42 > 0:40:4510 years now. Was it Flog It! that influenced you?
0:40:45 > 0:40:50In the first year, we had lots of Beatrix Potter figures,
0:40:50 > 0:40:53all of those kind of things were the rage back then.
0:40:53 > 0:40:5610 years later, here we are and you're on Flog It! now.
0:40:56 > 0:41:00A dream come true!
0:41:00 > 0:41:04Why have you decided to sell now after 10 years?
0:41:04 > 0:41:07You were in the area where my daughter lives in England
0:41:07 > 0:41:09and she's close by.
0:41:09 > 0:41:13I came over and she brought me up to Flog It! for valuation day.
0:41:13 > 0:41:16Unfortunately, she can't be with me today, she's working.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18At least you get to come and stay with her again
0:41:18 > 0:41:20and come and see her, which is nice.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22Let's hope it's worth the trip.
0:41:22 > 0:41:24I hope so, it's an interesting bunch.
0:41:24 > 0:41:27We've split them into two lots, so fingers crossed.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29This is it, Phylis, good luck.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31- Let's hope it's worth that long journey.- OK.
0:41:32 > 0:41:35The first of these Beswick models.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37Telephone in place.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40I start the bidding at £140.
0:41:40 > 0:41:44On commission at 140. £140 I am bid.
0:41:44 > 0:41:50140. 140, me and you on the telephone. 150, on the telephone.
0:41:50 > 0:41:52160 on commission.
0:41:52 > 0:41:56It's on the net at 160. 170 on the telephone.
0:41:56 > 0:42:00180 on the net? 190 on the phone.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03The Internet is quite slow. It does slow the auction
0:42:03 > 0:42:06because people take time to bid online and think about it.
0:42:06 > 0:42:08He's monitoring the screen
0:42:08 > 0:42:10and there's a battle going on with the phone.
0:42:10 > 0:42:14All out in the room, all out on the net.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16The telephone wins at £220.
0:42:16 > 0:42:18Sold.
0:42:18 > 0:42:22Well done, just shy of that £300, but £220 isn't bad.
0:42:22 > 0:42:24It's above the low estimate which is good.
0:42:24 > 0:42:26Very good start.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28One more lot to go now.
0:42:28 > 0:42:34Beswick models, six in this lot. A lot of interest here.
0:42:34 > 0:42:35£200 opening the bidding.
0:42:35 > 0:42:42£200 I am bid, 210, 220, 230, 240, 250, 260,
0:42:42 > 0:42:44270, 280, 290, 300...
0:42:44 > 0:42:48This is good. This is what we like.
0:42:48 > 0:42:49360, on the net.
0:42:49 > 0:42:54380 in the room. 400. £400 on the net.
0:42:54 > 0:42:58Telephone, 420 on the telephone.
0:42:58 > 0:43:00420, I am bid, 420.
0:43:00 > 0:43:04440, on the net. 440, I am bid.
0:43:04 > 0:43:07460, on the telephone.
0:43:07 > 0:43:09460, have you done then?
0:43:09 > 0:43:11I shall close the bidding.
0:43:11 > 0:43:14It's away at 460 to the telephone.
0:43:14 > 0:43:17- Yes.- Happy there, I think. - Very good.
0:43:17 > 0:43:20- Very, very good. The other one is a bonus.- Exactly.
0:43:20 > 0:43:22Thank you for bringing them in
0:43:22 > 0:43:25and enjoy the rest of your time over here.
0:43:25 > 0:43:28Thanks for taking part, it's been lovely to meet you.
0:43:28 > 0:43:31Auctioneers may recommend splitting lots
0:43:31 > 0:43:34like Mark did with this collection,
0:43:34 > 0:43:36if they feel It'll generate a higher combined price.
0:43:36 > 0:43:41Phylis' figurines have fetched a grand total of £680,
0:43:41 > 0:43:43and I think that was a good call by Mark.
0:43:43 > 0:43:47There you are, that's it, it's all over for our owners.
0:43:47 > 0:43:50Another day in an auction room. What a wonderful time we've had.
0:43:50 > 0:43:52We've learned something and so have our owners.
0:43:52 > 0:43:55I hope you have at home and that's what it's all about.
0:43:55 > 0:43:58If you've got antiques and collectables you want to sell,
0:43:58 > 0:43:59we'd love to see you.
0:43:59 > 0:44:01Bring them along to one of our evaluation days.
0:44:01 > 0:44:04For now, from Market Harborough, it's goodbye from all of us.