0:00:05 > 0:00:08Walking on the decks of this historic ship, HMS Warrior,
0:00:08 > 0:00:11you are literally transported back in time to the world
0:00:11 > 0:00:14of the Victorian sailor where you can see hundreds of men
0:00:14 > 0:00:16handling the yarn, rigging and the sails,
0:00:16 > 0:00:19ready to fire a shot at the enemy on the fighting deck here.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23Well, there's a totally different crew on board today,
0:00:23 > 0:00:25but they do have their work cut out.
0:00:25 > 0:00:27Welcome to Flog It!
0:00:46 > 0:00:49Flog It! first visited Portsmouth a good six years ago,
0:00:49 > 0:00:53back in series five. Tell you what, we found so much booty back then
0:00:53 > 0:00:56we decided to come back! And look at the weather, we're blessed with it.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59- Summer frocks are on. Hello, everyone!- Hello!
0:00:59 > 0:01:00- What have you got in there? - Sandwiches.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03Sandwiches. Good luck with that. That's 80 to 120, isn't it?
0:01:03 > 0:01:05What are they? Cheese and pickle?
0:01:05 > 0:01:08- Yes!- That was a good guess, wasn't it? What have you brought along?
0:01:08 > 0:01:10- My ginger jar.- Ginger jar. Well, good luck with that.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13You see, it doesn't matter what you brought along, you could be
0:01:13 > 0:01:16one of the lucky ones going through to auction later on
0:01:16 > 0:01:18and earning a small fortune. I know what this lot are here for,
0:01:18 > 0:01:21to ask our experts that all-important question, which is...
0:01:21 > 0:01:22CROWD: What's it worth?
0:01:22 > 0:01:25And if you're happy with the valuation, what are you going to do?
0:01:25 > 0:01:26Flog it!
0:01:26 > 0:01:29Already walking the plank are our experts
0:01:29 > 0:01:32Will Axon and Michael Baggott.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39We're going to have a marvellous day.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41The sun is shining, everyone body is smiling
0:01:41 > 0:01:44and it looks like Michael Baggott has spotted a real gem down there.
0:01:44 > 0:01:45A pair of Chinese vases.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48Let's take a closer look at what he's talking about.
0:01:50 > 0:01:54Ruth, I spotted you in the queue with these marvellous vases.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58- Can you tell me, where did they come from?- They were my grandmother's.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00I think they might have been a wedding present.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03She was married in June 1929.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06And obviously when she passed away they passed to me
0:02:06 > 0:02:07and I don't really use them.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11They're just stuck behind a door and it's a shame, really.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14- They're doorstops at the moment? - Sort of!- Well, they are heavy enough!
0:02:14 > 0:02:15They are.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17- They scream Chinese.- Right.
0:02:17 > 0:02:22- But very, very early form of Chinese vessel.- Right.
0:02:22 > 0:02:27This shape would date back possibly 2,500 or 3,000 years.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31What we've got here is we've got cloisonne decoration
0:02:31 > 0:02:35and there are two ways that you can put enamelling into a metal surface.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37Champleve and cloisonne.
0:02:37 > 0:02:42Cloisonne is basically where you make wires in the body,
0:02:42 > 0:02:44and then you'll fill it with powdered glass
0:02:44 > 0:02:46and you'll fire it
0:02:46 > 0:02:50and the glass will vitrify and melt and form a surface.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52- Right.- Then you rub it back.- I see.
0:02:52 > 0:02:56There was a great revival of Chinese style in the West
0:02:56 > 0:02:58in the 1680s,
0:02:58 > 0:02:59then again in 1750,
0:02:59 > 0:03:01then again in 1820,
0:03:01 > 0:03:04and then at the end of the 19th-century.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08These are end of the 19th-century. They're about 1870.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11- Really!- Up to about 1900.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14Oh, I didn't think they'd be that old.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16Really you date them by the quality
0:03:16 > 0:03:20and also by the colour of the bronze because they are cast bronze.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24You've got these little zoomorphic handles.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26Yes, I do like the handles, I must admit.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28- They're quite characterful, aren't they?- Yes, they are.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32- And again, they are copied from archaic Chinese bronze vessels.- OK.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35What they are is a nice, large, decorative pair.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39- Any ideas of the value? - I've absolutely no idea.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42I mean, Chinese things are going through the roof at the moment
0:03:42 > 0:03:44but the things that the Chinese want to buy back
0:03:44 > 0:03:47are Imperial quality, made for their own market.
0:03:47 > 0:03:52- These are very much for export and it's poor quality.- No, that's fine.
0:03:52 > 0:03:57- Let's be cautious and say £80-£120. - OK.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00- And let's put a fixed reserve of £70 on them.- Right.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03- They won't go for any less than that.- Right.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06- So, thank you very much for bringing them in.- No problem.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10- I'm sure we'll get them away at the sale for you. - Excellent, thank you very much.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13Michael Baggott with a masterclass in cloisonne.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17And now to a very special piece of bronze made by a very special man.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21- So, Sandy, tell me, are you a dog lover?- I am.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23Yes, I'm an animal lover.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25I love them dogs, I think they're beautiful, they really are.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28Is that what drew you originally to the sculpture?
0:04:28 > 0:04:32It was my father's originally. He left them to me.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34Was your father a keen collector, was he?
0:04:34 > 0:04:36Yes, he used to collect lots of bits and pieces.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39He used to go to jumble sales and charity shops.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41OK, that's always a good start.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45- And it's rubbed off on you, has it? - Yes, because I'm now doing it!
0:04:45 > 0:04:47Are you?
0:04:47 > 0:04:48So, you've obviously done a bit of research,
0:04:48 > 0:04:50I would have thought, on a piece like this.
0:04:50 > 0:04:55- PJ Mene.- Pierre Jules Mene. - Exactly right.
0:04:55 > 0:04:59Yes, born 1810 in France, Paris, lived until 1877.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01And I would pretty much say that without doubt,
0:05:01 > 0:05:06he was the most successful animalier bronze producer of his time,
0:05:06 > 0:05:07if not, ever.
0:05:07 > 0:05:11Because, he was a man who was quite happy to be down the foundry
0:05:11 > 0:05:14sleeves rolled up, apron on, getting his hands dirty,
0:05:14 > 0:05:17producing the bronzes that he would then
0:05:17 > 0:05:20sell on to the French aristocracy.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22And he would be just as comfortable, shall we say,
0:05:22 > 0:05:24schmoozing his clients as he would be with working
0:05:24 > 0:05:28with the lads in the foundry, getting his hands dirty.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30This has been made from a mould.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33- You make the bronze and the mould still exists, doesn't it?- Yes.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37So, when Mene died in 1877,
0:05:37 > 0:05:39the moulds of the bronzes were passed on to his son,
0:05:39 > 0:05:44and of course, that meant he could keep producing the bronzes.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47But you wouldn't say it was by Mene necessarily
0:05:47 > 0:05:49because it wasn't in his lifetime.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51So, you got to be a bit careful that even though
0:05:51 > 0:05:54it is signed Mene, that's signed in the actual mould itself,
0:05:54 > 0:05:57rather than it being produced in his lifetime,
0:05:57 > 0:06:00with him actually having handled it, checked over the quality,
0:06:00 > 0:06:03cos he would have done that with every single bronze that left.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06A lot of the time when you get later cast examples,
0:06:06 > 0:06:08which are using the same moulds,
0:06:08 > 0:06:10but are cast with perhaps not quite as much care
0:06:10 > 0:06:12and attention to detail,
0:06:12 > 0:06:15you lose the definition, whereas here,
0:06:15 > 0:06:18you've got real character, haven't you, on the faces of these dogs.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21And, underneath of course, you want to see this.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23You want to see, these haven't been off in years, have they?
0:06:23 > 0:06:25No, they're all original.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27That's exactly what you want to see so I think this is probably
0:06:27 > 0:06:30produced towards the end of his lifetime,
0:06:30 > 0:06:32maybe even into the late 19th century, early 20th century.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35But I'm telling you, it's still a nice example, isn't it?
0:06:35 > 0:06:36It is, it's beautiful.
0:06:36 > 0:06:40- What do you think it's worth? Have you got an idea in your mind?- Yes.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43It's got to be worth over £150, I would reckon.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46- I would agree with you.- I would reckon.- I would agree with you.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49If we were definite that this was within his lifetime
0:06:49 > 0:06:51and he'd handled it and so on,
0:06:51 > 0:06:54I would have said the value would have been in the high hundreds,
0:06:54 > 0:06:57but I think because I'm erring on the side of caution
0:06:57 > 0:06:59that it might be a later model,
0:06:59 > 0:07:02I'm happy to try it at sort of 200 to 300.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05Yes, because I wouldn't sell it for less than £150, I don't think.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08Do you want to put the reserve at, say, £180?
0:07:08 > 0:07:09- Yes, 180.- 180? Yes.
0:07:09 > 0:07:13I don't think your going to have any trouble seeing it away because...
0:07:13 > 0:07:16- I shouldn't think so because...- Good subject, good name, nice quality.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19- It is.- You ticked all my boxes, Sandy. See you at the saleroom!
0:07:19 > 0:07:22- Thank you very much.- Not at all. - That's great, thank you.
0:07:23 > 0:07:24Michael's gone ashore
0:07:24 > 0:07:26and it looks like he's found something rather special.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31Christopher, thank you for bringing along this most extraordinary
0:07:31 > 0:07:35pair of candlesticks. I'm sure there's a story behind them.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38Can you tell me what you know about them and where you got them from?
0:07:38 > 0:07:44Yes, they came from the consul general in Guatemala City.
0:07:44 > 0:07:49He was consul general from 1957 to 1960
0:07:49 > 0:07:53and he was a friend of the family and they were given as a gift.
0:07:53 > 0:07:58They are set in sterling standard silver and the stone actually
0:07:58 > 0:08:02- comes from the temple of the snake god at Chichen Itza.- Good grief!
0:08:02 > 0:08:06And they are in the form of the entrance to Chichen Itza.
0:08:07 > 0:08:14Good Lord. So, the stone itself is 500, 600, 700 years old.
0:08:14 > 0:08:19- Must be, yes.- And yet, what they've done is rather strange to us.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22They've taken fragments of the ruins,
0:08:22 > 0:08:26- which, of course, you can't do these days!- Well, no, no!
0:08:26 > 0:08:30And they've fashioned into these most extraordinary candlesticks.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33There is a fashion for silver working
0:08:33 > 0:08:39in this sort of Mayan, Aztec, sort of native South American style.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41I think it really started in Mexico,
0:08:41 > 0:08:46the Taxco company and Hector Aguilar.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50- They were basically working in the '20s, '30s and '40s.- Right.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54They're super. If we turn them over, they are marked sterling,
0:08:54 > 0:08:57they have the little Mexican symbol on for sterling silver
0:08:57 > 0:09:03- and the 925 mark and they're rather spectacular.- Yes.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05And I daresay, it's not a word I use often,
0:09:05 > 0:09:09but they're quite funky and they would go into, I think,
0:09:09 > 0:09:13many modern interiors and set it off an absolute treat.
0:09:13 > 0:09:18- They were an 18th birthday present to you?- Yes. That was 1962.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21- Giving away your age now! - I know, yes.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23Why have you decided to sell them now?
0:09:23 > 0:09:25Well, I am now in a very small flat.
0:09:25 > 0:09:29I've got loads of other things, silver, china
0:09:29 > 0:09:32and there's only so much you can keep in one small space.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34Absolutely, absolutely.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36Well, I think they're so unusual
0:09:36 > 0:09:39is quite difficult for me to value them.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43I think what we'll do is put a fixed reserve of £150 on them.
0:09:43 > 0:09:49- Right.- But I think, let's put a wider estimate on and say £200-£400.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51And hopefully get the top of that estimate?
0:09:51 > 0:09:53Hopefully get the top end.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56Thank you for bringing along something that is unique to me,
0:09:56 > 0:09:59I've not seen the like before
0:09:59 > 0:10:02and I'm sure the people at the auction will be equally delighted.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05- Excellent.- And hopefully bidding! - I hope so!
0:10:05 > 0:10:07- Thank you very much indeed. - Thank you.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10Ruth's Chinese vases are a good example of cloisonne work
0:10:10 > 0:10:13but will anyone like the look of them in the auction room?
0:10:13 > 0:10:18PJ Mene is the name to remember in bronze but will these greyhounds
0:10:18 > 0:10:21be quick out of the starter's block in the sale?
0:10:21 > 0:10:24And these candlesticks are so unusual,
0:10:24 > 0:10:27they are very difficult to value.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32We are leaving the busy dockyards of Portsmouth
0:10:32 > 0:10:33to head north for today's auction.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40And this is where we're putting all of our items to the test today,
0:10:40 > 0:10:42Andrew Smith & Son auction rooms in the heart of Hampshire.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44A little village called Itchen Stoke.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48I tell you what, this barn is absolutely full of gems.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51It's got all the ingredients of a classic sale today.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53And we have two auctioneers on the rostrum,
0:10:53 > 0:10:55Andrew Smith and Nick Jarrett.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58At auction buyers and sellers both pay commission.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01Today it's 15% for our sellers.
0:11:01 > 0:11:02But now, our first lot.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07This is a first on Flog It! - that's for sure.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09We don't get that many Mexican things actually.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12- They are quite unusual. - They are very, very unusual.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15I know they took your eye. Beautifully worked.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18At first, I'll be honest, at first I didn't like them at all.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21I really didn't. They were very unusual and I thought I'd film them.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24By the time we'd finished, I thought they were lovely.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26Let's find out what the bidders think.
0:11:26 > 0:11:31Lot 275, the sterling silver and carved stone snake god candlesticks.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34These are terrific, have you seen them? Lovely style to them.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38Possibility that the stone is actually antique, from a temple.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40I've got several bids.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43I'm going to start you hear at £110.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45120 can I say?
0:11:45 > 0:11:47At 110, 120 is it?
0:11:47 > 0:11:50£110, 120,
0:11:50 > 0:11:54130, 140, 150?
0:11:54 > 0:11:56£140, 150 can I say?
0:11:56 > 0:11:58150, 160?
0:11:58 > 0:12:01£150. On the side here at 150.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03Selling, make no mistake, at £150.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06I don't think they're expensive at this level either.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09At £150, all done? At £150, are you done?
0:12:11 > 0:12:13Sold at £150. That is auctions for you.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16You win some, you lose some, but in this case we didn't lose,
0:12:16 > 0:12:18- we got it away... - Absolutely.- ..on the reserve,
0:12:18 > 0:12:20- which is the main thing.- Excellent.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22At least they're out of the cupboard,
0:12:22 > 0:12:23they'll be used by someone.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27As long as we haven't angered the snake god, I'm fine with that!
0:12:27 > 0:12:31From Mexico to China.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33Well, a touch of the Orient comes to the south coast now
0:12:33 > 0:12:36with a pair of Chinese bronze vases belonging to Ruth.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39They're about to go under the hammer with a value of around £80-£120.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41Well, let's see what they make, shall we?
0:12:41 > 0:12:44It's worth a try, isn't it? Here we go, let's find out what the bidders think.
0:12:44 > 0:12:49Lot 540, the Chinese copper and champleve vases.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51Good vases, these. Where are you going to start me for them?
0:12:51 > 0:12:53£50? £50 then, surely?
0:12:53 > 0:12:56£50 I have. And five?
0:12:56 > 0:12:5755, 60, five, 70?
0:12:57 > 0:12:59At £65.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02- Oh, we need a bit more than that. - At £65?- We do, I'm afraid.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04At £65?
0:13:04 > 0:13:0670, can I say? At £65? No?
0:13:06 > 0:13:09At £65, then, all done.
0:13:09 > 0:13:10Not sold, I'm afraid.
0:13:10 > 0:13:11Sorry about that.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14- Oh! Never mind.- Look on the bright side, it's not a chest of drawers,
0:13:14 > 0:13:16- you don't have to lug that home, do you?- No!
0:13:16 > 0:13:19- At least they go on the back seat of the car.- That's right, yes.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23Today wasn't the day for Kim so
0:13:23 > 0:13:26she's decided to put them back into auction in a couple of month's time.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31Who let the dogs out? That's what I want to know.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33There's lots running around here and Sandy,
0:13:33 > 0:13:37you are just about to sell your bronze sculpture of a greyhound.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40- You are a dog lover. - I'm a cat lover more.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42- That's why you're selling your bronze!- But I do like dogs!- Do you?
0:13:42 > 0:13:44- I love everything.- Have you checked
0:13:44 > 0:13:47the ones running around here? They're all over the place!
0:13:47 > 0:13:48They certainly are!
0:13:48 > 0:13:51Wonderful casting anyway. I like this bronze greyhound.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53- It's lovely, isn't it?- Yes. - I think it's wonderful.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55And you're a bit of a collector, aren't you?
0:13:55 > 0:13:58- You want to do a bit of dealing. - Yes.- Good for you!
0:13:58 > 0:14:01- I go to antiques fairs and things. - It's great fun, isn't it?
0:14:01 > 0:14:03- It really is good fun.- It is.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05It's just good to get out there.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08Good luck with that. Let's see what we can do for you, shall we?
0:14:08 > 0:14:09Fingers crossed here we go.
0:14:09 > 0:14:14Lot 500, the bronze group of the greyhound and puppy.
0:14:14 > 0:14:15Quality piece.
0:14:15 > 0:14:19- It is a quality piece.- And I've got to start you at 140.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22150, can I say? 140 with me.
0:14:22 > 0:14:27150, is it? 140, here, 150, 160.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30- Good, we've got some interest in the room.- 170 anywhere?
0:14:30 > 0:14:32The chap over there against the wall is bidding quite heavily.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34180?
0:14:34 > 0:14:36- He's going to try...- Oh, good.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39- 190.- He's going to get it for 190.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41190, I have, are you sure?
0:14:41 > 0:14:45- I wanted more.- Well, so did I. - We all want more!
0:14:45 > 0:14:48190, think that is it. At £190, are we done?
0:14:48 > 0:14:53- Yes. It is gone. - I think he got a good deal there.
0:14:53 > 0:14:54I think he did, too.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02Back at our valuation day on HMS Warrior,
0:15:02 > 0:15:05the waiting crowd are being entertained
0:15:05 > 0:15:08by the Royal Marines Association Concert Band,
0:15:08 > 0:15:10playing a selection of sea shanties.
0:15:14 > 0:15:18A sea shanty was sung to accompany work on board ships,
0:15:18 > 0:15:21although not many were sung on war vessels such as Warrior.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23It is thought that Drunken Sailor,
0:15:23 > 0:15:25was one of the few allowed by the Royal Navy.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27MUSIC: Drunken Sailor
0:15:41 > 0:15:45What a fabulous performance from some very skilled musicians.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51Now, Will has found two hand-made vases that you may well recognise,
0:15:51 > 0:15:55but can you guess what he thinks they are worth?
0:15:55 > 0:15:57Well, Ann, from the Spinnaker behind me there,
0:15:57 > 0:16:00a bit of cutting edge technology in the 21st century,
0:16:00 > 0:16:05down to these, which, in their time, the Moorcroft family were
0:16:05 > 0:16:08pretty cutting edge in technology and design, too.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11Where have you got them from and why are you selling them?
0:16:11 > 0:16:16We bought them in the late '70s or early '80s at a collector's fair
0:16:16 > 0:16:18in the Guildhall in Portsmouth, here.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21OK, so they have not strayed far from where you bought them.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23No, not at all. We just bought them because we liked them.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26We didn't know anything about them when we bought them.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29You've tapped into where Moorcroft were coming from with this
0:16:29 > 0:16:33very artistic decoration, very decorative,
0:16:33 > 0:16:35very colourful almost on this sea-blue ground, isn't it?
0:16:35 > 0:16:38It is very organic, shall we say, which is really the angle they
0:16:38 > 0:16:42were coming from, as well as with the shape and with the decoration.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44You say you bought them from a fair,
0:16:44 > 0:16:47so, what sort of money did you have to pay for them?
0:16:47 > 0:16:50If I remember rightly, I think we paid about £60 for the two.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52That is not bad going, £60.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54Granted that it's for the earlier,
0:16:54 > 0:16:58larger pieces of Moorcroft where the big money is spent, but, I mean,
0:16:58 > 0:17:02I think we would probably have to put a matched pair, maybe.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04I think they're just slightly different,
0:17:04 > 0:17:06so I am going to suggest to you that we will put these in with
0:17:06 > 0:17:08a bit of a come-and-get-me estimate,
0:17:08 > 0:17:11100 to 150, how do you feel about that?
0:17:11 > 0:17:15I know it's a long time since you bought them and you may be want a better return.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19But we have had the use of them in that time and enjoyed them.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22That is the way to look at it, really. Perfect.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25What is the money for? Are you going to replace them with more Moorcroft
0:17:25 > 0:17:27or are you going to go off on another collecting tangent?
0:17:27 > 0:17:32- We have got a Fifth Wheel so we are probably...- A Fifth Wheel?
0:17:32 > 0:17:36- Yes, it is a kind of caravan.- Oh, I thought it was a condition!- No!
0:17:36 > 0:17:41It is an articulated vehicle that goes on the back of a truck bed.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44- Very easy to use.- Let's have a look. - That will give you an idea.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48- Yes, you're right, there is you and your husband?- Yes.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51Well, listen, 100 to 150, let's hope we can get you top estimate,
0:17:51 > 0:17:53a bit of cash to put towards your holiday.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56- I look forward to seeing you at the auction.- Fingers crossed.- Cheers.
0:17:57 > 0:18:01So, 100 to 150, did you get that right?
0:18:01 > 0:18:04Later, we will find out if they make more as they go under the hammer
0:18:04 > 0:18:08but now, we are back on deck with Michael.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12Martina, thank you for bringing this beautiful lady today.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15What can you tell me about it?
0:18:15 > 0:18:20Well, Michael, I actually inherited her from my godparents
0:18:20 > 0:18:23together with 16 other ivory or -
0:18:23 > 0:18:27well, we were hoping that it's ivory - items.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29Right. That brings up a few interesting points.
0:18:29 > 0:18:34The first is that there are so many copies of ivory
0:18:34 > 0:18:38in resin, in plastic, in bone.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40Bone's quite easy to tell,
0:18:40 > 0:18:44because you'll get little black flecks from the vesicles that show through.
0:18:44 > 0:18:48The plastic forgeries can be much more cunning.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51They often have the same density and feel as ivory.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54We must just say that this is old ivory,
0:18:54 > 0:18:56not anything that was made in the 20th century.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01Ivory can only be sold if it was made before 1947.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03This piece certainly was.
0:19:03 > 0:19:08This figure would date to about 1870, 1880,
0:19:08 > 0:19:10but if we look at the figure in detail,
0:19:10 > 0:19:12it's quite difficult to tell,
0:19:12 > 0:19:13but if you look here by the shoulder -
0:19:13 > 0:19:16I'm naturally drawn to that area, I don't know why -
0:19:16 > 0:19:20you can see a little bit of grain in it, and if we just move it,
0:19:20 > 0:19:22there is slight flexing and a depth to it
0:19:22 > 0:19:26which you don't get with plastic cos it's all surface decoration
0:19:26 > 0:19:28and patination with plastic.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31I think this is a figure of Diana the Huntress,
0:19:31 > 0:19:34- because we've got her quiver.- Mm-hm.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36We've got her faithful hunting dog
0:19:36 > 0:19:41and then we have her holding her kill, the boar's head.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43That's a very Teutonic emblem.
0:19:43 > 0:19:47You wouldn't expect to see her with a boar's head in France,
0:19:47 > 0:19:50but in a German carving, that's absolutely fine.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52She's nicely done.
0:19:52 > 0:19:57I wouldn't say she's the very finest quality ivory I've seen,
0:19:57 > 0:20:01but very nicely done, and German rather than the French Dieppe carving.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04Nice figure.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07- Any idea of the value? - Absolutely none.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10I think we need to be sensible with it,
0:20:10 > 0:20:13just because she's holding the dead boar's head.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15That might just put a few people off
0:20:15 > 0:20:18- that like the more Art Deco graceful figures.- Yes.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21Let's say £400-£600.
0:20:21 > 0:20:26Let's put a fixed reserve of, say, £400 on it.
0:20:26 > 0:20:30- Are you happy to put it into the auction?- I am, yes.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32Because she's only in a box at the moment.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34Well, get her out of the box and on display
0:20:34 > 0:20:37and in front of some admiring eyes, I hope.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40- They would appreciate it more. - I certainly do.- Thank you.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42Thank you very much for bringing it in.
0:20:42 > 0:20:46In Roman mythology, Diana was the goddess of the hunt
0:20:46 > 0:20:47and of the moon,
0:20:47 > 0:20:51and it looks like Michael will join the masses who worship her.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54Will's back on shore now, but is he in trouble?
0:20:54 > 0:20:57Steve, you're making me a bit nervous in your uniform.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59I know my valuations can be a bit out sometimes,
0:20:59 > 0:21:02but as far as I'm aware, that's not an arrestable offence, is it?
0:21:02 > 0:21:05- No, I don't think so.- I'm in the clear, then.- Should be all right.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08But look what you've brought along today. These are great fun.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11Do you wear these? Are they from your own collection?
0:21:11 > 0:21:16No. My mother gave them to me a few years ago, and she got them
0:21:16 > 0:21:18off her father, who was in the Royal Navy,
0:21:18 > 0:21:21so I don't know how he came to be in possession of them.
0:21:21 > 0:21:23Right, OK. They're a lovely little pair of cufflinks.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26When I first saw them, I thought, these are some nice gold cufflinks
0:21:26 > 0:21:31with enamelled pictures of the Titanic,
0:21:31 > 0:21:34- but having had a closer look at them, they're not gold, are they?- No.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37They are base metal, so we'd have to call them sort of gilt metal.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40The centenary has only recently passed,
0:21:40 > 0:21:43so the sort of thing that we want to see on Flog It!
0:21:43 > 0:21:47You tell me that your grandfather was in the Royal Navy.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51- In the Royal Navy, yes. - So do you think that they probably came from him, then, originally?
0:21:51 > 0:21:53Yes, I have talked to people about these.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56Why would they be making souvenirs earlier than 100 years?
0:21:56 > 0:22:00If my grandfather had them, they've got to be at least 50 years old.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02- Yes.- So, unless they were a bicentenary thing.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04Otherwise, I was thinking,
0:22:04 > 0:22:06maybe they were issued to the crews
0:22:06 > 0:22:08for cufflinks themselves, or something.
0:22:08 > 0:22:12I think they're possibly commemorative
0:22:12 > 0:22:16- rather than being on board at the time, shall we say.- Mm-hm.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20Because, even at the time, the Titanic was causing quite a stir.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24So I think there was a market for Titanic-related memorabilia
0:22:24 > 0:22:28- even then. Not really a cufflink man? - No, not really.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31Well, there are enough people out there who are obsessed -
0:22:31 > 0:22:34and that is the word for it - with the Titanic memorabilia.
0:22:34 > 0:22:36I think we'll find a new buyer for these.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39My valuation would be sort of around the £50 mark,
0:22:39 > 0:22:42sort of £40-£60. How do you feel about that?
0:22:42 > 0:22:45- That would be fine, yes.- Yes, you'd be happy with that?- Yes.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47Well, thanks for coming off duty and seeing us.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50Shake you by the hand, and see you at the saleroom.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53- Absolutely.- You don't have to come in uniform.- Thank you.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00What a fabulous valuation day we've had here on HMS Warrior,
0:23:00 > 0:23:02and particularly in Portsmouth Harbour.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05But sadly, it's time for us to say goodbye,
0:23:05 > 0:23:08as we get landlocked now into the auction room in Winchester.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10Here's the booty that we're taking with us.
0:23:11 > 0:23:16Will's estimate was £100-£150, but we all know Moorcroft can make more.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19Will this sale cause jaws to drop at auction?
0:23:21 > 0:23:25Or will it be the ivory figure that combines beauty and the beast?
0:23:27 > 0:23:30There are thousands of Titanic fans in the country.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32Will they set sail to bid on these cufflinks?
0:23:34 > 0:23:36It's back to the saleroom now,
0:23:36 > 0:23:39where it's light, camera, auction for the last time today.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44Good luck with these cufflinks.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47It would be really nice to think that they could be the Titanic.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50- I am pretty sure they are. - Well, I think it is the Titanic.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52You've got the four funnels, you see, and on the Titanic,
0:23:52 > 0:23:55you had three funnels for the steam and one for show.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58So, the four funnels on these, I am pretty sure...
0:23:58 > 0:24:00Which could add to that £40-£60 value,
0:24:00 > 0:24:02it could bring it up a bit, couldn't it?
0:24:02 > 0:24:04Well, these Titanic collectors are avid collectors.
0:24:04 > 0:24:08- Now, I gather all the money is going towards a pram.- Yes.
0:24:08 > 0:24:10- So tell me about this pram. Who's it for?- For my daughter.
0:24:10 > 0:24:14She's 24 and she's expecting her first child in November.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17- So you're going to be a grandad? - Yes, first time.- How exciting!
0:24:17 > 0:24:19Let's find out what the cufflinks do.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21They're going under the hammer now.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23A pair of metal cufflinks with enamel pictures,
0:24:23 > 0:24:26possibly the Titanic, lot 245.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28Start me at £50. £50?
0:24:28 > 0:24:3140? £40, surely.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34- 30, if you like. - Come on! They're worth that!
0:24:34 > 0:24:3732, 35, 37. 40.
0:24:37 > 0:24:38Well done.
0:24:38 > 0:24:3945.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42At £42 and selling. Is there 5?
0:24:42 > 0:24:4345. 47.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45Good.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49At £45, seated at the front here. At £45, are you all done?
0:24:49 > 0:24:51At £45, last time.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54It looks like we are selling at 45.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56- Yes, the hammer's gone down. - There you go.- Good estimate.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59- Very good.- Glad to see them away. - But they've gone.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01They've gone, and that's the end of them, yeah.
0:25:01 > 0:25:05- Little bit of money towards the pushchair.- Yes, we might get a wheel out of that!
0:25:06 > 0:25:09Now, will this be one of those Moorcroft moments?
0:25:09 > 0:25:11Why are you selling the vases?
0:25:11 > 0:25:14Well, we came down, because it was on the Warrior as well,
0:25:14 > 0:25:16and it was a beautiful day...
0:25:16 > 0:25:19- It was stunning.- And we thought it would be a lovely experience.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22A good day out. But you get to see how Flog It! is put together and made.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24- And that was really interesting. - Were you've impressed?
0:25:24 > 0:25:30- I was, and everybody was so nice.- We look after everybody, we really do.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33- What are we looking for, Will?- I think I said about £100 for the pair.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37I think they've got to be worth that. A pair of Moorcroft vases.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39- Yes, one of the best names in ceramics.- Exactly.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42- Fingers crossed. - Fingers crossed.- No pressure.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46Lot 580, there is a pair of Moorcroft spot vases.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49We have a commissioned bid. I'll start the bidding at £100.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52- Straight in.- There we go.- Oh, good.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54110, 120, 130. Commissioned bid's out.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57130 in the room. It there 140?
0:25:57 > 0:25:58140, 150.
0:25:58 > 0:26:02160. 170, 180, 190, 200.
0:26:02 > 0:26:06- It's going. Well, it is a pair, isn't it? Let's face it.- Yeah.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09At £190, then, if you're all done, very last time...
0:26:09 > 0:26:12Yes! How about that? We are happy with that.
0:26:12 > 0:26:16So that will get the food for the week, won't it?
0:26:16 > 0:26:18- Or something like that.- Yes.
0:26:18 > 0:26:19- Who are you going with?- My husband.
0:26:19 > 0:26:23- Is he here today? - Yes, yes, he's there.- There he is.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26- He's pleased.- Very pleased.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31It just shows you, even with popular pieces like Moorcroft,
0:26:31 > 0:26:35you can never tell what they will make on the day.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38An excellent sale. And finally, we end with a goddess.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41Good luck, Martina, with the ivory figure.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44Why have you picked this one out to sell,
0:26:44 > 0:26:46because you've still got another 15 or so at home?
0:26:46 > 0:26:49What was it about this one that you brought to Michael?
0:26:49 > 0:26:51She just stood out very much,
0:26:51 > 0:26:54and she was actually one of my godfather's favourites.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57- He was very much into hunting. - And it's Diana the Huntress.
0:26:57 > 0:27:01So, classical figure. It's really, really nice. I like this.
0:27:01 > 0:27:02It's beautifully carved.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05It's typically late 19th in style
0:27:05 > 0:27:07and the modelling of the features.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09Let's find out what this auction room thinks.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11There's a lot of bidders. Here we go.
0:27:11 > 0:27:18Lot 105, the carved ivory classical figure of the huntress and hound.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20One, two, three, four commissioned bids here.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23Fantastic! Fantastic!
0:27:23 > 0:27:26Straight in at £700.
0:27:26 > 0:27:30Yes! £700!
0:27:30 > 0:27:33At £700 and selling. Is there 20?
0:27:33 > 0:27:36- At £700.- Straight in at £700.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38At £700, are you all done?
0:27:38 > 0:27:41At £700, commissioned bid, for the very last time...
0:27:41 > 0:27:43Well, I never. Three commissioned bids,
0:27:43 > 0:27:45straight in on the highest one, £700.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48Has that changed your mind about the rest of the collection?
0:27:48 > 0:27:50If they're all worth somewhere around that region,
0:27:50 > 0:27:52you're in for a lot of money.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55- I think I need Michael's advice on the rest.- Take Michael's advice.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58Slowly, slowly, but, yes, sell them.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05We've come to the end of our day, and I tell you what,
0:28:05 > 0:28:10you can never guarantee what's going to happen in an auction room. That is the beauty of them.
0:28:10 > 0:28:14If you fancy having a go yourself, if you've got any unwanted antiques and collectables,
0:28:14 > 0:28:15we would love to see you.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18Bring them along to one of our valuation days.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21As you can see, it's not just about antiques and collectables.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24It can be about gypsy caravans and garden furniture.
0:28:24 > 0:28:26If you've got it, we would love to sell it.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29Details are on our BBC website, and if you don't have a computer,
0:28:29 > 0:28:31check the details in your local press,
0:28:31 > 0:28:34because we're coming to a town very near you soon.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37Until then, from Hampshire, it's goodbye from all of us.