0:00:07 > 0:00:09Today, we are in North Lincolnshire,
0:00:09 > 0:00:12and that is the magnificent Humber Bridge.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14I tell you, that's such a spectacle.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17It separates Yorkshire from Lincolnshire. It's the sixth-largest
0:00:17 > 0:00:20single-suspension bridge of its type in the world.
0:00:20 > 0:00:22But, right now, off to the valuation day,
0:00:22 > 0:00:25and let's hope people from both sides of the Humber join us.
0:00:25 > 0:00:26Welcome to Flog It!
0:00:50 > 0:00:53There's been a house on the Normanby Estate since the 16th century.
0:00:53 > 0:00:57After captaining one of the 200 ships mobilised by the English Navy
0:00:57 > 0:00:59against the Spanish Armada,
0:00:59 > 0:01:00in 1588,
0:01:00 > 0:01:02Edmund Sheffield chose Lincolnshire
0:01:02 > 0:01:07as the place to build himself a country manor house.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09But it's the gardens of Normanby Hall
0:01:09 > 0:01:12that are all ship-shape and ready to welcome our crowds here today.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14All laden with antiques and collectables,
0:01:14 > 0:01:16hoping to make a fortune at auction.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19Of course, there's one question they would like to ask our experts.
0:01:19 > 0:01:20Which is...?
0:01:20 > 0:01:23- ALL:- What's it worth?!
0:01:23 > 0:01:27Our cameras and the Flog It! crew are setting up for a garden party
0:01:27 > 0:01:29in the pretty grounds of this country house estate.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32All we need now are the experts.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35And keeping our new arrivals in line
0:01:35 > 0:01:37is Michael Baggott.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39Bag inspection. Who's next?
0:01:39 > 0:01:42And Yorkshire lass Caroline Hawley has sailed across the border
0:01:42 > 0:01:44to dig out some exotic treasures.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46How have you come across these?
0:01:46 > 0:01:50There aren't many tribes living around these parts!
0:01:51 > 0:01:53Our experts will be using every single part
0:01:53 > 0:01:56of this gorgeous location today, from the beautiful gardens
0:01:56 > 0:01:58to the Regency splendour of the manor house.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01But first up, we're going around to a quiet part of the gardens
0:02:01 > 0:02:04where Michael Baggott is very excited
0:02:04 > 0:02:07about what's in that box.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10- John, this is a really lovely box that you brought in...- Thank you.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13..because I'm familiar with these boxes
0:02:13 > 0:02:15- and I know what should be inside them.- Yes.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18So, with a measure of trepidation,
0:02:18 > 0:02:19I shall open it.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22- I'll keep the fingers crossed on that hand.- Right.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27Oh, fantastic. Fantastic!
0:02:27 > 0:02:29We've got a beautiful pair
0:02:29 > 0:02:32of early pistols.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34How did you come by these?
0:02:34 > 0:02:37I bought them at an antiques fair
0:02:37 > 0:02:39at Duxford Aerodrome,
0:02:39 > 0:02:42approximately 15-17 years ago.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45These are little works of art.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47- They are target pistols... - Right.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49..rather than duelling pistols. The question is,
0:02:49 > 0:02:52- who would have commissioned them? Who would have owned them?- Right.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55Really, every young gentleman of wealth
0:02:55 > 0:02:57would have at least one pair of pistols.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59I think,
0:02:59 > 0:03:02specifically with this target grip on the sights,
0:03:02 > 0:03:05- they might have been for a gentleman that competed in a shooting competition.- OK.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08We've got this beautiful handle, which is walnut.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11- And the maker's name "Kavanagh". - Kavanagh, yes.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13And we've got "Dublin", there.
0:03:13 > 0:03:14I think the firm of Kavanagh in Dublin
0:03:14 > 0:03:19were established at the end of the 18th century, in the 1790s.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21These pistols wouldn't be this early.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24I would have placed them, probably, 1820s to 1830s.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26So, John, dare I ask, at this antiques fair,
0:03:26 > 0:03:29how much did you pay for them?
0:03:29 > 0:03:30You dare ask.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32I paid about 3,500 for them.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34Really, at the time,
0:03:34 > 0:03:38that was not a bad buy, and you didn't overpay at all.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41- So you can relax. - That's a comforting thought. - HE LAUGHS
0:03:41 > 0:03:44Let's be sensible and say £3,000 to £5,000, if you're happy with that?
0:03:44 > 0:03:46I'd be very happy with that.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49Let's put a fixed reserve of £3,000.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51To be honest, I wouldn't be surprised
0:03:51 > 0:03:54to see them touch the top end of that, you know, John.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57- That would be excellent.- Thank you very much for bringing these in.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00- It's a pleasure, and thank YOU, sir. - It's a pleasure, John.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03That's a high estimate. Will it pay off?
0:04:03 > 0:04:06Or will the guns miss their mark in the saleroom?
0:04:06 > 0:04:09The back gardens are very busy with people clutching their antiques,
0:04:09 > 0:04:12ready to be valued, and Caroline has found something
0:04:12 > 0:04:14that's come along for a picnic.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16Anne, what a lovely bear!
0:04:16 > 0:04:19The sort of bear that would have graced a nursery
0:04:19 > 0:04:21in a beautiful house like this.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24- He would. - Tell me a little bit about him.
0:04:24 > 0:04:25Have you had him a long time?
0:04:25 > 0:04:27- 50 years, that I know of. - 50 years?!- Yeah.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31He's resigned to living in the loft, in a black bag.
0:04:31 > 0:04:32No!
0:04:32 > 0:04:36You can't keep him... Why is he in a black bin bag?!
0:04:36 > 0:04:38I have three grandchildren, two under five,
0:04:38 > 0:04:40and he'd either end up headless or legless,
0:04:40 > 0:04:43cos they'd grab each end and pull.
0:04:43 > 0:04:44He's eyeless now.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47- Well, he's got one eye. - That was before the grandchildren.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49- Is he called Nelson? - No, he's called Billy.- Billy!
0:04:49 > 0:04:51Can I have a cuddle?
0:04:51 > 0:04:53Well, it's not cuddly.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55No, it's not cuddly!
0:04:55 > 0:04:56- He's solid.- He's solid -
0:04:56 > 0:04:57because he's stuffed with straw.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59Right.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01And he's all original.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04- A lot of these bears have had replacement pads.- Yeah?
0:05:04 > 0:05:06He's not - he's completely original.
0:05:07 > 0:05:12There's no maker's button or label in him at all.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16I would say he dates from about 1920-1930.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19- So, way before your childhood.- Yeah.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22And he's really in remarkably good condition.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25Have you any idea as to the sort of value,
0:05:25 > 0:05:27- if we can talk about value in front of him?- No...
0:05:27 > 0:05:29Shall we close his ears? Sorry, Billy!
0:05:29 > 0:05:31- SHE LAUGHS - No, I haven't.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35I haven't. It was just... We thought we'd come for a day out...
0:05:35 > 0:05:37And bring Billy Bear?
0:05:37 > 0:05:39I can imagine a lot of people liking him.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41And I think,
0:05:41 > 0:05:43at auction, I would put
0:05:43 > 0:05:47an estimate on him of £50 to £80?
0:05:47 > 0:05:49Yeah, that's fine.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51And if we put a reserve of...
0:05:51 > 0:05:53£40? Are you happy with that?
0:05:53 > 0:05:56- Definitely.- What would you do with the money, if I can ask you?
0:05:56 > 0:05:58Buy my grandchildren a teddy bear each!
0:05:58 > 0:06:02- A cuddly teddy bear? A soft teddy bear?- A toy teddy bear!
0:06:02 > 0:06:05- He's lovely. Thank you very much, Anne, for bring him in. - You're welcome.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07Thank you, Billy Bear, for coming.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09- BEAR VOICE:- That's all right. Bye-bye!
0:06:09 > 0:06:12And with our crowd still enjoying the gardens,
0:06:12 > 0:06:14our experts have moved inside the house.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17And it's Michael who has the candlesticks in the drawing room.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21Thank you very much for bringing these wonderful candlesticks in, Iversen.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23Were these your father's at all?
0:06:23 > 0:06:25No, my uncle's.
0:06:25 > 0:06:26- Your uncle's?- Yes.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28- Did he serve in the military? - In the First World War.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30Right.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34But he collected items. Guns, all sorts.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37- So he had an interest...? - An interest in military, yes.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40If you've served in the military, these will have an appeal.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43- Mm.- What we have, quite obviously, are a pair of candlesticks.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46- That's right.- You don't have to be a rocket scientist for this.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49But what's very interesting is, we've got original,
0:06:49 > 0:06:52Victorian, I think, cavalry officers' swords.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55- Yeah.- And we can see these are original sword handles
0:06:55 > 0:06:59because we've even got down to the shagreen fitments here,
0:06:59 > 0:07:02which is a shark or a ray-skin.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04And you've got these little silver twists of wire,
0:07:04 > 0:07:07- that's a bit of extra grip.- Yes.
0:07:07 > 0:07:08You wouldn't expect to see that
0:07:08 > 0:07:11- on just something that's purely decorative.- No.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14We've got, on the top of the fitting, here,
0:07:14 > 0:07:16- a registration number.- Yes.
0:07:16 > 0:07:20This, number 2-7-8-7-8-8,
0:07:20 > 0:07:22- is around the turn of the century. - Mm.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25Value. I think these are very good-looking.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27and I think we could...
0:07:27 > 0:07:29say £150 to £250 for them...
0:07:29 > 0:07:30Yeah.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33..and put a fixed reserve of 150.
0:07:33 > 0:07:37They might even go on from that, cos they're very quirky.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39- You're quite happy to see them go? - Yes.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42- Hopefully they'll find another home at the auction.- Yeah.
0:07:42 > 0:07:43Thank you very much for bringing them along.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45- Nice speaking to you. Bye.- Thank you.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55Well, we are now halfway through our day.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58Our experts have made their first choices of items
0:07:58 > 0:07:59to take off to auction.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02I've already got my favourites. You've probably got yours.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04In case you've forgotten, here's a quick recap
0:08:04 > 0:08:08on what we're taking with us to the auction room in Lincolnshire.
0:08:10 > 0:08:11They were an expensive purchase,
0:08:11 > 0:08:14so John hopes his pistols hit the target in the auction room
0:08:14 > 0:08:16and make him a hefty profit.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20Anne doesn't think it's cuddly,
0:08:20 > 0:08:22but will someone fall in love with this teddy bear?
0:08:25 > 0:08:29And will Iversen's candlesticks set the saleroom on fire?
0:08:29 > 0:08:30Let's find out.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37We've journeyed south to Lincoln, a city with an impressive history.
0:08:40 > 0:08:44Sellers pay 15% commission here, so it's always worth doing your sums
0:08:44 > 0:08:46and checking for any extra charges.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49Conducting our auction is Colin Young,
0:08:49 > 0:08:51and it's the pistols up first.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54- The collectors know what they're looking for.- Yup.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56If somebody wanted to start to collect pistols,
0:08:56 > 0:08:58what are the legislations?
0:08:58 > 0:09:00Do you need an arms licence?
0:09:00 > 0:09:03Certainly, for something that's muzzle-loading, such as this,
0:09:03 > 0:09:05and of period, then, you don't.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09If they were actually reproductions made today,
0:09:09 > 0:09:14but still of that same manufacture,
0:09:14 > 0:09:15then you would need a licence.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18Because they are made and they are fireable,
0:09:18 > 0:09:20and they are a weapon.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23If you're thinking of investing in vintage firearms,
0:09:23 > 0:09:25please do your homework
0:09:25 > 0:09:26because you can get caught out.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29If you're unsure about it, just get it into the auction rooms,
0:09:29 > 0:09:33because we would always go to the Firearms Department for advice
0:09:33 > 0:09:35before ever offering anything for sale.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43- Hello, John. Good to see you again.- Thank you.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46And Michael, our expert. I know they caught your eye.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48It's a niche market.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50They're the people that know what to look for,
0:09:50 > 0:09:53and these guns are right, aren't they?
0:09:53 > 0:09:55There's not one bit wrong with them.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57- Excellent.- We're selling quality here.
0:09:57 > 0:09:58I appreciate that.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00Question is, will we get that three to five?
0:10:00 > 0:10:02Will we get the top end? We'll find out now.
0:10:02 > 0:10:06They're going under the hammer. Let's hand over to Colin Young.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09An original case. What shall we say for this lot? Who will start me?
0:10:09 > 0:10:11£3,000?
0:10:11 > 0:10:132,500, anyone? 2,5?
0:10:13 > 0:10:15It's a bit low.
0:10:15 > 0:10:172,000 bid.
0:10:17 > 0:10:18At 2,200 now?
0:10:18 > 0:10:19At 2,000 bid.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21We are too far off now.
0:10:21 > 0:10:242,200 bid. 2,400, do I see now?
0:10:24 > 0:10:292,600 bid, now? At 2,400 - at 2,600, surely.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31I'm afraid at that price, I do have to withdrawn them.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34Really, they should have made the top end of that,
0:10:34 > 0:10:36so, in a way, it's good
0:10:36 > 0:10:37they didn't scrape away at 3,000.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40I'm happy they didn't sell at that.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42- That's why you protect it with a reserve.- Absolutely.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44Michael was so right to put that reserve on.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46Good luck with whatever you want to do with them.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48Do appreciate it. Thank you both.
0:10:48 > 0:10:49That was a surprise,
0:10:49 > 0:10:51but luckily, since the auction,
0:10:51 > 0:10:54John has had interest from a dealer who couldn't make it on the sale day,
0:10:54 > 0:10:57so he's still hopeful for a good result.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01Surely the teddy bear is a safe bet.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04Will someone in the auction room fall in love with him?
0:11:04 > 0:11:06Anne, it's good to see you again. Who's this?
0:11:06 > 0:11:09- This is Leah, my granddaughter. - Hello! School holidays, now!
0:11:09 > 0:11:12That's right, so we thought we'd bring her along.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14- What do you think of the auction? - Scary.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16It is a bit intimidating, isn't it?
0:11:16 > 0:11:19Let's find out what the bidders think.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21Who will start me at 30?
0:11:21 > 0:11:24£30, anybody? 20 to go, then, surely.
0:11:24 > 0:11:25£20 bid.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27We're in at 20.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29We got £20.
0:11:29 > 0:11:30I've got 32.
0:11:30 > 0:11:3135. 38, I've got.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33£40 bid.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36£40 bid. 42, now?
0:11:36 > 0:11:37At £40 bid.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39Are we all done and finished?
0:11:39 > 0:11:42Going then at £40...
0:11:42 > 0:11:43Well done, Colin.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45Colin worked some magic there.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47Everybody loves a bear, don't they?
0:11:47 > 0:11:48They do, they do.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50Billy Bear has found a new home,
0:11:50 > 0:11:52and that's our first sale of the day.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55Onwards, and upwards, from now on.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58Next up, the candlesticks.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00Their shagreen handles are shark or stingray skin.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04Because some species of these creatures appear on endangered species lists,
0:12:04 > 0:12:08rules dictate you can't buy or sell any items made with shagreen
0:12:08 > 0:12:10after 1947.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14These ones are fine, because they're made more than 100 years ago.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17These would suit someone into militaria who throws dinner parties.
0:12:17 > 0:12:18Absolutely.
0:12:18 > 0:12:19A talking point.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22Let's find out if the bidders here will buy these,
0:12:22 > 0:12:24and use them. They're going under the hammer now.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27£100, anybody?
0:12:27 > 0:12:30110, 120... 120. 130. Let's get on.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32130, 140.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34150, 160.
0:12:34 > 0:12:35- We've sold them.- Yes.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37160, 170.
0:12:37 > 0:12:38160, 170...
0:12:38 > 0:12:39There must be someone
0:12:39 > 0:12:41with a tethered horse outside -
0:12:41 > 0:12:43cavalry officer!
0:12:43 > 0:12:45200 bid. 220, do I see?
0:12:45 > 0:12:47No. Are we all done, then? On my left, then, selling.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49All done at £200.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51£200. Yes!
0:12:51 > 0:12:53That's good. I'm very happy with that.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55- They'll be worth every penny.- Yes.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57Nice meeting you two.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59Thank you very much, Ivan.
0:12:59 > 0:13:00- Bye-bye.- It's a pleasure.
0:13:00 > 0:13:04That's two sales out of three. Not bad.
0:13:04 > 0:13:05But it just goes to prove
0:13:05 > 0:13:07you cannot predict an auction.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09That's half the fun.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16Back inland, the valuations are in full swing.
0:13:16 > 0:13:21Normanby Hall is enjoyed by over 150,000 people each year,
0:13:21 > 0:13:24and was home to Samantha Cameron, wife of the Prime Minister,
0:13:24 > 0:13:25in her early childhood.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28It's a real local treasure,
0:13:28 > 0:13:32and Michael has got his hands on some treasure of his own!
0:13:32 > 0:13:36Jan, Joe...thank you. What can I say?
0:13:36 > 0:13:38These are lovely things.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41- They smack of being family pieces. Is that right?- Yes.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44Where did they come from in the family?
0:13:44 > 0:13:45My grandad.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47He was an undertaker,
0:13:47 > 0:13:48when he was a young man.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51So I can imagine him wearing it on his waistcoat
0:13:51 > 0:13:53as he's walking in front of the...
0:13:53 > 0:13:56Yes, of course, you had to be turned out immaculately.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00- It would have been de rigueur to have a watch and chain.- Yeah.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02What do you think's the most interesting one?
0:14:02 > 0:14:04That's lovely.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06That's lovely, and that one?
0:14:06 > 0:14:09That's a scruffy, old one I thought I might throw away!
0:14:09 > 0:14:10SHE LAUGHS
0:14:10 > 0:14:13This is actually the oldest thing on the table.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15- Oh, is it?- Right. What date's that?
0:14:15 > 0:14:17It's a pair-cased silver watch.
0:14:17 > 0:14:22Pair-cased, cos it's got a pair, P-AIR, of cases.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24The outer case for protection...
0:14:24 > 0:14:26Oh, and that's lovely.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28When you would have a watch serviced,
0:14:28 > 0:14:30by a jeweller,
0:14:30 > 0:14:32they would do a little bit of advertising
0:14:32 > 0:14:35and they would sometimes put in a watch paper.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37There are several in there, I think.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40"J Farrer, Watch and Clock Maker, Doncaster."
0:14:40 > 0:14:42We will have the date
0:14:42 > 0:14:43when it was done.
0:14:43 > 0:14:461840.
0:14:46 > 0:14:47Oh, really?
0:14:47 > 0:14:50So we know it's at least as old as 1840
0:14:50 > 0:14:52but, if we open this case up...
0:14:52 > 0:14:55- Have you ever had it open?- No. - There you go.- Oh, wow!
0:14:55 > 0:14:57That's beautiful.
0:14:57 > 0:14:58Daft, really.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00They're miniature masterpieces,
0:15:00 > 0:15:04- and you'd never see it unless you opened it to look at the movement. - No!
0:15:04 > 0:15:06It defeats me, cos look at the outer case.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08- Yeah!- Plain as a pipe staff. - Precisely!
0:15:08 > 0:15:10Then we have this gold one.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12This is 18-carat gold.
0:15:12 > 0:15:16We have the date letter there for 1829.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19So it's still a George IV watch.
0:15:19 > 0:15:23- Yes.- There are certain things about this movement
0:15:23 > 0:15:26- that I can readily see are unusual.- Right.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29The way this is driven -
0:15:29 > 0:15:32we have this subsidiary little wheel here, and this bracing.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35It's not a typical movement.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38Which, to my mind, is a little bit special.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41Then, lastly, we've got a bit of gold!
0:15:41 > 0:15:42- Yeah!- Nine-carat gold...
0:15:42 > 0:15:44Albert watch chain.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48This is, sadly, down to its gold weight, these days.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51There's a reasonable sum of money on the table.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53What do you think the values are?
0:15:53 > 0:15:56- Oh, no idea. - Have a wild stab in the dark.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58- Oh...- 150.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00150, the lot?
0:16:00 > 0:16:02No, maybe...
0:16:02 > 0:16:03a little bit more.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05SHE LAUGHS
0:16:05 > 0:16:08- My wallet is coming out. - 150 for that one.- There are condition issues with that,
0:16:08 > 0:16:09but it's lovely.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12Let's put £100 to £200 on it, with a fixed reserve of £100.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14- Wow!- Which is better than the bin.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16Watch chain -
0:16:16 > 0:16:18that's going to be about £300 to £500...
0:16:18 > 0:16:22- Ooh!- It will probably make the thick end of the 500 on that.- Wow!
0:16:22 > 0:16:24- Put a reserve of 300 on that. - Oh, crumbs!
0:16:24 > 0:16:26Watch...
0:16:26 > 0:16:29glass-less, boring, plain-movement watch.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32Let's put...
0:16:32 > 0:16:34£500 to £800 on it.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36We'll put a fixed reserve of £500,
0:16:36 > 0:16:39- and we'll see where it goes.- Wow!
0:16:39 > 0:16:41- Never!- Crumbs!- Happy?
0:16:41 > 0:16:43- Definitely.- Happy you came?
0:16:43 > 0:16:44Oh, yeah!
0:16:44 > 0:16:46I'm happy you came! I'm delighted!
0:16:46 > 0:16:49It's fantastic - it's made my day, really. Wonderful things.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54And that proves you should never throw things away.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57Or at least, bring them to a Flog It! valuation day first.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59In the garden, Caroline is also saving something
0:16:59 > 0:17:01from the rubbish tip and it is a Flog It! favourite.
0:17:01 > 0:17:07John, I am shocked to hear what you were just about to do
0:17:07 > 0:17:11with this magnificent piece of Cornish studio pottery.
0:17:11 > 0:17:16- Tell me.- Well, it was destined for the bin.- No!
0:17:16 > 0:17:18Yes, that is where it was going
0:17:18 > 0:17:22until someone said to me it was worth a little bit of money.
0:17:22 > 0:17:27Well, it is, John. How did you come by it for a start?
0:17:27 > 0:17:30At a car-boot sale at Emswell.
0:17:30 > 0:17:34I was just looking around for something to stand some flowers in.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36And what did you pay for it at the time?
0:17:36 > 0:17:40About £10-£15, I can't exactly remember. It was no more than £15.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43That is a very, very good buy.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47- Do you know anything about Troika pottery?- Not really.
0:17:47 > 0:17:52It was a company set up in the late '60s, in St Ives in Cornwall,
0:17:52 > 0:17:55and it is still in existence today, the factory,
0:17:55 > 0:17:59although it is making less pieces than it did ten years ago.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02- I can imagine. - You really don't like this, do you?
0:18:02 > 0:18:08You really do not like it. So really you are keen to sell it.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10Well, it is a wheel vase.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12It is a 15 inch one which is good.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15It is much bigger than the run of the mill
0:18:15 > 0:18:18which are considerably smaller than this.
0:18:18 > 0:18:25It's covered in very stylised symbolic features.
0:18:25 > 0:18:29If you look at it, there are parts of anatomy.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32Various places on the front,
0:18:32 > 0:18:36you can see the shape of almost a face and a body.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39And they are very often in muted colours,
0:18:39 > 0:18:43as this is, the sort of browns, greens, blues and greys.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45This is in very good condition.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47If we turn it around,
0:18:47 > 0:18:49this is beautifully marked
0:18:49 > 0:18:51on the bottom, as you can see, Troika,
0:18:51 > 0:18:53Cornwall, and the monogram here,
0:18:53 > 0:18:59very clearly written AB, which stands for Alison Brigden.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02- That's the maker? - Yes, the designer of this piece.
0:19:02 > 0:19:07You might be surprised to know that it does have a pretty good value.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10Is it still going to the bin or not?
0:19:10 > 0:19:12Not now.
0:19:12 > 0:19:16Well, I would suggest that this, because of its size,
0:19:16 > 0:19:19I would suggest it has a value of between £200-£300.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22- Oh, right. - Are you happy with that?- Very good.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26And if we put a reserve of 200,
0:19:26 > 0:19:30perhaps a discretionary reserve, are you OK with that?
0:19:30 > 0:19:33- Yes, absolutely.- So we shall go ahead and sell it for you.
0:19:33 > 0:19:34Yeah, that's absolutely fine.
0:19:37 > 0:19:42Michael Baggott is joined by Linda in the back gardens.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44- May I open this up?- Yes, certainly.
0:19:44 > 0:19:49We have got, that is marvellous, a drawing set. Look at that.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51Beautiful ivory rule,
0:19:51 > 0:19:53wonderful scales on it,
0:19:53 > 0:19:57and we have the maker on it, E Halse & Son of London.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00It is very contentious now to sell ivory that was made after 1947.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03It is illegal, so we need proof that it's earlier than that.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06This is very much the case. We have got the maker's name
0:20:06 > 0:20:10that can date it and so this is perfectly legal for us to sell.
0:20:10 > 0:20:16This little ebony parallel rule, I don't think is original to this set.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18What we would hope to see there is a protractor.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20- Oh, I see, yes. - So that's not there,
0:20:20 > 0:20:23but we have most of the other little fittings.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26- Are you a collector of scientific instruments, Linda?- Not really.
0:20:26 > 0:20:32I am a collector of older things and about 25 years ago,
0:20:32 > 0:20:36an old gentleman gave me this, who knew that I was collecting things
0:20:36 > 0:20:39to go in a cottage which I had purchased,
0:20:39 > 0:20:42which was built in about 1845.
0:20:42 > 0:20:47It's actually not...1845 in date.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49- Oh, OK.- That's a bit of a blow, isn't it?
0:20:49 > 0:20:54It's a bit earlier, so that is all right! But they can be dated
0:20:54 > 0:20:58from the middle of the 18th century up to about 1820, 1830.
0:20:58 > 0:20:59Really, yes?
0:20:59 > 0:21:02I think this one, from the style of the instruments,
0:21:02 > 0:21:05probably falls in at about 1790 to about 1800.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07Oh, gosh, that's interesting. Thank you.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09It is a lovely set.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13It is incomplete and there is slight damage to the box.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17In these instances we can't really value it as a complete set.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19We have to look at the individual items
0:21:19 > 0:21:21- and assess a value that way.- I see.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25- I think we would put this at £100-£150.- I see.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28And we'll put a fixed reserve of £100 on it.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31If it does well, what do you plan to spend the money on?
0:21:31 > 0:21:34Well, I am quite a keen walker
0:21:34 > 0:21:38so I think I will put that towards some walking in the Lake District.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40That is marvellous.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44- I'm set to go trekking to Everest base camp in October.- Good grief!
0:21:44 > 0:21:47So I need to get some practice in.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49So we will be sending you up and round the mountain.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52- Hopefully!- When she comes! Thank you very, indeed, Linda.
0:21:53 > 0:21:58And let's hope we can get Linda enough money to take to the hills.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00Right now it's time to say goodbye to Normandy Hall,
0:22:00 > 0:22:02our magnificent host location,
0:22:02 > 0:22:05as we head off to auction for the very last time.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08And here's a quick recap of what's going under the hammer.
0:22:08 > 0:22:12There is a high estimate on Jan and Joe's pocket watches and chain.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14Only time will tell if the saleroom agrees.
0:22:16 > 0:22:21Will the Troika that was heading for the bin make John a tidy profit?
0:22:22 > 0:22:26And will the scientific instruments help get Linda to Everest base camp?
0:22:26 > 0:22:27Let's find out.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35Well, the auction room in Lincoln is still bustling,
0:22:35 > 0:22:37which is always a good sign for our items,
0:22:37 > 0:22:41and my favourite item is up first, the scientific instruments.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43We should get this away. We keep saying on the show,
0:22:43 > 0:22:45quality always sells, we'll put it to the test right now,
0:22:45 > 0:22:48it is going under the hammer here in Lincoln. Good luck.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53Start me at £100. 100, 100? 80 to go then. 80? 50 if you like.
0:22:53 > 0:22:5850 if you like, anybody. £50 bid. At 50, bid five. 55. 65, 70.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00A bid from France. At 75 bid.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02At 75, at 80...
0:23:02 > 0:23:06- That's interesting, wasn't it, a bid from France on the internet.- Yes!
0:23:06 > 0:23:07Surely you are going to come back.
0:23:07 > 0:23:11At 75 bid, at 80 now do I see? At 80 now.
0:23:11 > 0:23:1285, 90, 95, 100.
0:23:12 > 0:23:16100 surely, sir? At 95 bid. At 95 bid.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20- He's hoping for some more. - 98 if it'll help you. At 95 bid.
0:23:20 > 0:23:2298 now, do I see?
0:23:22 > 0:23:26At 95 bid, are we all done? So near, yet so far.
0:23:26 > 0:23:30At 95 bid, are we all done? 95, last call, then. 98 bid, do I see?
0:23:30 > 0:23:3798, and £100 bid. At 100, 110 now, do I see? At 100.
0:23:37 > 0:23:43- I would have been amazed if it hadn't sold.- At £100, any more bids?
0:23:43 > 0:23:44The hammer's gone down. Did it!
0:23:44 > 0:23:47Just, though, wasn't it?
0:23:47 > 0:23:49Excellent, really pleased about that.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52- A bit of money towards the trip. - Thank you, Michael.- It's a pleasure.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56A great result for Linda, that was a quality item.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59Let's hope someone likes John's Troika vase
0:23:59 > 0:24:01a little bit more than he does.
0:24:01 > 0:24:02A wonderful wheel vase.
0:24:02 > 0:24:07And I know you do not like Troika, you do not like this vase.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11A lot of people out there don't like it. I love it. I come from Troika.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13I've been flagging it up for years and years and years.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16And I have had the pleasure of meeting Benny Sirota,
0:24:16 > 0:24:20- one of the original three designers who formed Troika.- Oh, right, yeah.
0:24:20 > 0:24:21I'm a very privileged young man.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24I like this kind of thing, I really do.
0:24:24 > 0:24:25It sums up the texture of Cornwall.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28- Let's hope it does well for you, John!- Yeah, hopefully.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30- It's a good size.- It is. - Let's put it to the test.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32Here we go, it's going under the hammer now.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34Good luck, everyone, this is it.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36Always very popular when it comes under the hammer.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38Who is going to start at 300? £300.
0:24:38 > 0:24:422 to go then, surely, 200, do you have for me now? 200 straight in.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44£200 bid. 220, 240, 260,
0:24:44 > 0:24:48280, 280, 300, 320, 340.
0:24:48 > 0:24:53At 320, 340 anywhere else? Surely 40? At 320 the bid is nearby.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57At 320 bid, at 40 for my last call. No? At £320 then.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01- 340, is that a bid?- Gosh.- No. I thought I'd better ask.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04Selling then at £320.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06- Sold at £320. Well done!- Brilliant!
0:25:06 > 0:25:09Just over the top end of the estimate. How about that?
0:25:09 > 0:25:12- What are you going to do with that? - Put it towards a holiday.
0:25:12 > 0:25:16Put it towards a holiday, treat yourself.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18- When are we going? - Oh, John!- There we go!
0:25:18 > 0:25:19LAUGHTER
0:25:19 > 0:25:24£320, that's not bad for a £15 investment,
0:25:24 > 0:25:26and it just proves how subjective art is.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29One man's trash is another man's treasure.
0:25:29 > 0:25:30And speaking of treasure,
0:25:30 > 0:25:33it's the gold and silver watches and chain, up next.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36We've got the gold watch. We have the gold chain
0:25:36 > 0:25:39and the silver watch.
0:25:39 > 0:25:43Played around with the 18 carat gold watch after we saw it,
0:25:43 > 0:25:46because initially I thought I had dated it incorrectly,
0:25:46 > 0:25:49but I found that I had actually been right in the first place.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51But what we have done is just put the reserve down a little bit
0:25:51 > 0:25:54to £400 which I know you have spoken to the auctioneer about
0:25:54 > 0:25:56- and you are happy with.- Yes.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58But I still think it'll make what it's going to make on the day.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00Here's the first lot going under the hammer.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03We are looking at £500-£800 for the gold watch.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06Who is going to start me at 500?
0:26:06 > 0:26:09Start me at 4 to go then, surely.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12£400. 300 if we have to. 300 anybody?
0:26:12 > 0:26:14300 bid, thank you.
0:26:14 > 0:26:18- He's going cautiously. - 320 now, surely, 320,
0:26:18 > 0:26:22340, I've got. 340, 360, 380.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25- Oh, the penny has dropped. - Here we go.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28At 400 bid, 420 surely, 420 if you like, sir?
0:26:28 > 0:26:32No, at 400, my bid is at the door. At £400 we are on the market.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34At 400, is anybody else going to join in?
0:26:34 > 0:26:39- Last call, done and finished then, selling at £400.- Sold.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41- That's brilliant.- Well, it's £400, sold on the reserve.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44OK, we are looking at 3 to 5 for the gold chain.
0:26:44 > 0:26:48Who is going to start me at 300 for this? £300 bid. 320, surely?
0:26:48 > 0:26:54At £300 bid, 320 anywhere else now? At 320, I make it. 320, 340.
0:26:54 > 0:26:59- Straight in there. - 380, 400, and 20 now. 420?
0:26:59 > 0:27:03They will have all worked it out with a calculator, the price today.
0:27:03 > 0:27:08- 480, 500. At 500.- I didn't expect it to go for so much though.
0:27:08 > 0:27:12520, 540, 560, 570.
0:27:12 > 0:27:16580. No? At 570 bid.
0:27:16 > 0:27:21At 570, on the market and selling at £570.
0:27:21 > 0:27:22- Bang, the hammer's gone down. - Lovely!
0:27:22 > 0:27:24- That is brilliant.- Brilliant.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26Just the silver watch to go now.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28Here we are, good luck, this is our last lot.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31The Verge pocket watch, this time, start me at 100, 80?
0:27:31 > 0:27:35At £80 bid, at 85, at 85 bid, at 90, do I see now? At 90, £90 bid.
0:27:35 > 0:27:39Five then surely? Going, all done and finished at 95.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42Surely a fraction more, 100, £100 bid. At 100 and 110 now.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45There's always a watch collector in a sale.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48Always someone who likes to tinker with the movement.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50Are you going to come again now?
0:27:50 > 0:27:52At £100, it is your last chance, it is going to sell.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54Time is up.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57Yes, the hammer's gone down, £100!
0:27:57 > 0:28:01You've done really well, haven't you? I think that's £1,070 in total.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03- Are you saving up?- Yes, indeed.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06We are going on a cruise, hopefully.
0:28:06 > 0:28:11And then we are making a donation as well to Blind Veterans UK.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13Our son lost his sight some time ago
0:28:13 > 0:28:15and because he was an ex-service man,
0:28:15 > 0:28:20they have done an awful lot to help him live independently.
0:28:20 > 0:28:22- It is brilliant. - Good, a very good cause.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25Well, all the better then, all the better.
0:28:25 > 0:28:31A brilliant result for Jan and Joe and that's it for today's show.
0:28:31 > 0:28:33And as our experts have found out,
0:28:33 > 0:28:35it is not easy putting a value on an antique.
0:28:35 > 0:28:39That's why these places are such good fun, so join us next time.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41But for now, from Lincoln, it is goodbye.