0:00:06 > 0:00:08Today we're in a place famous for its vibrant music scene.
0:00:08 > 0:00:13It has two symphony orchestras, world-class concert venues,
0:00:13 > 0:00:16it also has produced great bands like Oasis and it has this -
0:00:16 > 0:00:18the world's largest music school.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20Today, we are in Greater Manchester.
0:00:20 > 0:00:21Welcome to Flog It!
0:00:46 > 0:00:49Our valuation day venue certainly hits all right notes.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52We're in Stockport, just southeast of Manchester itself
0:00:52 > 0:00:54and set up in the resplendent town hall,
0:00:54 > 0:00:56right in the heart of the town.
0:01:00 > 0:01:01As you know, I am a big music fan,
0:01:01 > 0:01:04so it's wonderful to be up here in the northwest.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06Everybody, from Morrissey to the Bee Gees,
0:01:06 > 0:01:10Take That, the Stone Roses, you name it - in fact, the list is endless.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12They all come from this area.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15Just like this massive queue of people surrounding Stockport town
0:01:15 > 0:01:20hall, all laden with antiques and collectables ready for a valuation.
0:01:20 > 0:01:25MUSIC: Bitter Sweet Symphony by The Verve
0:01:25 > 0:01:29And let's hope our experts pitch their valuations right today.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32Mark Stacey is as helpful as ever...
0:01:32 > 0:01:34Philip, you won't know anything about that.
0:01:34 > 0:01:38- Let me tell you what it is. It's called a pot.- Really?
0:01:38 > 0:01:41..whilst Philip Serrell is positively charming to our crowd.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43- I do like your scarf. - His birthday present.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46That's my birthday present, that is. That's nice, too.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48- Yeah.- More linen affair, though.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50- Come on, cut all that. - See you later.
0:01:52 > 0:01:53Come on!
0:01:55 > 0:01:58Now I'm told the locals are called Stopfordians
0:01:58 > 0:02:00and there's certainly no stopping them today,
0:02:00 > 0:02:03as over 800 fill the hall, wanting to get
0:02:03 > 0:02:07a valuation before they decide whether to flog it at auction.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09Remember Julian and Debbie from the queue?
0:02:09 > 0:02:14Well, they've travelled 250 miles from Portland in Dorset to be here today.
0:02:14 > 0:02:15Well, it's good of you to come.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19So Julian, tell me, how did you come by it?
0:02:19 > 0:02:21I'm a stonemason by trade and I was working
0:02:21 > 0:02:24on a house down in Weymouth. I had a skip there that we were
0:02:24 > 0:02:27using for the job and one day, I went to put rubbish in the skip
0:02:27 > 0:02:31and knocked a box over that someone had just chucked in there,
0:02:31 > 0:02:33and I saw this in there but it was all just rolled up.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35I assumed it was a piece of costume jewellery
0:02:35 > 0:02:38that someone had just thrown away and I gave it to my mother
0:02:38 > 0:02:41and she's had it for the last few years in a drawer in her bedroom.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44She's never worn it. And I said we wanted to come to Flog It!
0:02:44 > 0:02:46And she said, "Well, take that necklace."
0:02:46 > 0:02:47And what do you think you've got?
0:02:47 > 0:02:50I thought it was amethyst. But I'm not entirely sure.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53Some of them are a purpley colour and some of them aren't. I'm not an expert.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55When I told my friend, Andy, I was coming up here today,
0:02:55 > 0:02:58that I was going to bring this necklace, he just thought I was mad.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00He said, "Don't bring it. It's not even gold."
0:03:00 > 0:03:02- I said, "I'm sure it's gold." - What does Andy do?
0:03:02 > 0:03:04- He's a stonemason as well. - He's a stonemason?- Yeah.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06Tell him to stick to stonemasonry, all right?
0:03:06 > 0:03:10If you just flip that over, look - have a look through there.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15Can you see that little tab just there, that says nine carat?
0:03:15 > 0:03:16Yeah. Oh, yes.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19- So that's nine carat gold. - Nine carat gold. - So would you ever wear this?
0:03:19 > 0:03:23- I don't think I would, probably... - It's quite showy, isn't it? It is quite showy.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26Yeah, I'm...personally, something plain.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28But I can see that somebody would like it.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31Are they amethysts or not? Well, the truthful answer is I don't know.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34I think they're probably paste, in all truth.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37It's late 19th century, so I think if we put it into an auction
0:03:37 > 0:03:41with an estimate of £30-50, is that OK?
0:03:41 > 0:03:42Yeah, that's fine.
0:03:42 > 0:03:46Well, how about if we put it in with a 300-500 estimate, then?
0:03:49 > 0:03:51- Well, that would be even better. - Amazing.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53Yeah, no, we'll leave it to Adam.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55OK?
0:03:55 > 0:03:57We'll ask him - we'll tell him you want a minimum
0:03:57 > 0:04:01reserve of £200 on it and if he wants to estimate it anywhere...
0:04:01 > 0:04:06I mean, if they're amethyst, it might be that it's £500-800.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08- They're a lot more expensive, are they?- Yeah.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11And if they're not amethyst, it might be it's 200-400, 300-500 -
0:04:11 > 0:04:13it's that sort of ballpark.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16We'll sort of tell him we want a fixed reserve of £200
0:04:16 > 0:04:19- and where he goes after that, is up to him, really.- Fantastic.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22Depending upon what he finds. Are you happy with that?
0:04:22 > 0:04:24- Yeah.- Very happy. Thank you very much.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28- That's paid for a trip up to Stockport, hasn't it? - Handsomely, yes.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31- You're able to go back home again now!- Thanks very much.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35- A really big thank you for bringing it along. Thank you.- Thank you. - Thank you very much.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40Some limited edition prints have caught my eye
0:04:40 > 0:04:45and after a bit of research, I'm starting to get very excited.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48This is one of my favourite items that have ever come in.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51This is definitely in my top five in the ten years that we've been
0:04:51 > 0:04:54- filming and it's all down to you, Kent.- Thank you. - So thank you very much.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56So how did you come by these?
0:04:56 > 0:05:00- They're my father-in-law's.- OK. - He is a retired illustrator.
0:05:00 > 0:05:01- He is an illustrator?- He is indeed.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05That's why these would appeal to him. This is why he's collected this kind of thing.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09- He's got a good eye for it. - And where is he now?- Unfortunately, he couldn't make it today.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11- He's a bit poorly.- Well, I hope he gets well soon.- Thank you.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14Do you know anything about the artist at all?
0:05:14 > 0:05:16No, not at all.
0:05:16 > 0:05:20When I first saw them, I thought they were quite modern, actually.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22Well, they are by John Buckland Wright,
0:05:22 > 0:05:27who I believe is a genius, a master of this genre.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29He did these when he was living in this country.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32But he was born in Dunedin, New Zealand,
0:05:32 > 0:05:35in about 1895, somewhere around there.
0:05:35 > 0:05:36When you look at this,
0:05:36 > 0:05:41this kind of work reminds me of the work of an artist called Eric Gill.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43It's just got that...
0:05:43 > 0:05:45It's got something about it, you know, where...
0:05:45 > 0:05:48where human form meets sort of religious form.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50You know it sort of crosses over
0:05:50 > 0:05:52and there's lots of things crossing over here.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56This whole thing of this lady, metamorphosing into a fish is
0:05:56 > 0:05:59superb and he's captured these bodies so beautifully.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01- Look at the wrestlers here. - Sinuous movement.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04- Known as Combat.- It's very good.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06He makes the paper come alive.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09- He does, doesn't he?- Yeah. This is a wood engraving.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13This is a wood engraving.
0:06:13 > 0:06:14This is a copper engraving.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17A very small print run. Look at this.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22- This is done in 1942.- Yeah.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24- And it's called Combat.- OK.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27- And it's just called Number Two. Can you see that?- Gosh. Yes.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31- I don't think there are any more, because look, it says "artist proof".- I see.
0:06:31 > 0:06:32So this is his copy.
0:06:33 > 0:06:37- Any idea of the value? - Er, I don't know.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39I wouldn't even know where to begin.
0:06:39 > 0:06:43- What we have to do is, we have to put them into auction as separate lots.- OK.- OK?
0:06:43 > 0:06:49Let's put a valuation of £400-600 on this.
0:06:49 > 0:06:53A fixed reserve of £400.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57Let's put £500-700 on this one.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01- OK, yeah. That's brilliant. That's really good.- OK.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05With a reserve of £500 - with a bit of discretion,
0:07:05 > 0:07:07just so it creeps in slightly under.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12And this one, we'll put a valuation of £600-900 on.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16Again, with discretion on the £600.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18That's absolutely superb.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20So it could sell for 10% under the 600.
0:07:22 > 0:07:23That seems to be a good idea.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26I think that's going to tempt the buyers in.
0:07:27 > 0:07:28What wonderful prints!
0:07:28 > 0:07:32Now I hope Mark finds something he'll love just as much.
0:07:32 > 0:07:33- Hello.- Hello.
0:07:33 > 0:07:38Carol, what a gorgeous-looking vase you've brought in to show us.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40- I thought so, yes. - Now tell me about it.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43I know it's a Moorcroft. It's got the Macintyre mark on the bottom.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45That's before he obviously went on his own.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47Where have you got it from?
0:07:47 > 0:07:51A friend of mine - it's got to be 25 years or more, even -
0:07:51 > 0:07:55I admired it and he said, "Would you like it?"
0:07:55 > 0:07:56So he gave it to me.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59I wish I had friends like yours, Carol, who gave me
0:07:59 > 0:08:02things like that, because it's just the most wonderful shape.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04And you can see it's Moorcroft straightaway,
0:08:04 > 0:08:09because it's got that nice, slender line and those lovely arms.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12Wonderful, and the lovely use of those sort of bright reds
0:08:12 > 0:08:14and blues and the gilding.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17- Now, it's not his usual type of work.- No.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21Because we more associate Moorcroft with tube line decoration.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25This is from a series of wares that's called Aurelian ware.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28And when we look at the mark underneath, we've got the mark,
0:08:28 > 0:08:32the Macintyre - we haven't got a William Moorcroft signature.
0:08:32 > 0:08:36Don't worry. This dates to about 1900 or so, so it's over 100 years old.
0:08:36 > 0:08:40- Now, there's one small negative, Carol. That chip there.- Yes.
0:08:40 > 0:08:44- Now, did you do that? - It's probably happened while it's been in our possession
0:08:44 > 0:08:47but I don't exactly know how, to be honest.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50Well, that will affect the value, to be honest with you.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52Well, I think it's charming.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54I would like to put a bit more money on it
0:08:54 > 0:08:57- but I'm going to hold it back because of the chip.- Right.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01- I'm going to say I think it's worth about £100-150.- Right.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03- Now would you be happy with that? - Yes, I would, yeah.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06- And we'll put a reserve?- Yes.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09Of 100, with 10% discretion.
0:09:09 > 0:09:10- Right, that sounds fine.- OK?
0:09:10 > 0:09:13And I think on a good day, we might get 120-150.
0:09:13 > 0:09:17- That's fine, yes.- All right? - That's fine.- Thank you so much for bringing it along.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20- Thank you. You're welcome. - I love it.- Thank you.
0:09:24 > 0:09:28Well, our experts have now found our first batch of items
0:09:28 > 0:09:32ready to send off to auction and I think there's some real gems there.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34We might be in for one or two surprises.
0:09:34 > 0:09:38You heard what they had to say. Let's find out what the auctioneer thinks,
0:09:38 > 0:09:41but more importantly - the bidders. Let's put them under the hammer.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43And here's a quick recap of what we're taking with us.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47We'll have to wait and see what estimate Adam puts on that necklace.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50Fingers crossed it's real amethyst rather than paste.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55And I'm sure these prints will make as big
0:09:55 > 0:09:58an impression on the bidders as they did on me.
0:09:58 > 0:09:59Combined total...
0:10:02 > 0:10:04And Carol's Moorcroft vase may be chipped,
0:10:04 > 0:10:06but Mark still has high hopes for it.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14Today, our auctioneers are near Congleton in Cheshire,
0:10:14 > 0:10:16just 17 miles south of Stockport.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20The auction house charges an 18% commission to buyers
0:10:20 > 0:10:25and 15% to sellers but, fingers crossed, we'll see all our items go
0:10:25 > 0:10:29for a lot of money today and our first lot is up right now.
0:10:29 > 0:10:33It's Moorcroft. It's better than that, as well - it's Macintyre Moorcroft -
0:10:33 > 0:10:36the early Moorcroft, which everybody wants.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38It belongs to Carol right now, and not for much longer.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42- Hello, Carol.- Hello. - You're looking fabulous. Who's this? - Emma, my daughter-in-law.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45- Hello, there.- Hello.- What do you think of this piece of Moorcroft?
0:10:45 > 0:10:48- It's lovely.- Ah, it's just... It's a classic lot.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52Let's hope we get a classic price. It's going under the hammer right now.
0:10:52 > 0:10:56The Macintyre Aurelian ware vase of trumpet form.
0:10:56 > 0:10:57Lot 251.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00I'm bid 50 and five.
0:11:00 > 0:11:01£55.
0:11:01 > 0:11:0360 online, at £60.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05At 60, take five.
0:11:05 > 0:11:06At £60. At 60.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08- Anyone else, now?- Gosh, come on!
0:11:08 > 0:11:1165. 70 online. At 75.
0:11:11 > 0:11:1375. At 75 online.
0:11:13 > 0:11:1575, 80, now. 80 bid.
0:11:15 > 0:11:1780's the bid and 80.
0:11:17 > 0:11:18It's struggling a bit, isn't it?
0:11:18 > 0:11:21It is but I tell you what, at least it's going up.
0:11:21 > 0:11:22- It's creeping.- It's creeping up.
0:11:22 > 0:11:23£85, 85.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25Just need a few more.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28Anyone else on this Macintyre vase?
0:11:28 > 0:11:30I think this is terrible.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32Well, we're going to have to pass it, I'm afraid.
0:11:32 > 0:11:33It's the chip on the rim that kills it.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35Thank goodness you put a reserve on that.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38Nobody wanted it here today. It's as simple as that.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41Oh, well. I'm surprised about that,
0:11:41 > 0:11:43as Macintyre's such a good name
0:11:43 > 0:11:47but there's no point in selling an item for less than it's worth.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51Now, remember those John Buckland Wright prints that I loved?
0:11:51 > 0:11:53Well, it's time to catch up with Kent again.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55We're going to find out what the bidders think right now
0:11:55 > 0:11:59and hopefully, there's a lot of online interest and phone interest.
0:11:59 > 0:12:03564. John Buckland Wright, abstract etching, Combat Two.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06This is the artist proof etching here.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08Lot 564 by John Buckland Wright.
0:12:08 > 0:12:09Wonderful image there.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12And I'm bid, interest here, straight in, 350.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14And 360. I'll take 380.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17At 360. £360.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19Is there 380 now? At 360.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21Any more 80? 400.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24At 400 and we're selling. At £400.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26- Three people, two people wanted it. - Interesting.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28Selling at £400.
0:12:29 > 0:12:30400, thank you.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33- Not bad. It's made the reserve. - That's good.- Yeah.
0:12:34 > 0:12:39Next one is 565, John Buckland Wright, artist and model,
0:12:39 > 0:12:41limited edition, five of only 30.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43That's a proper limited edition.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46Lot 565, number five, this one.
0:12:46 > 0:12:47Artist And Model.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50Another fantastic etching by John Buckland Wright
0:12:50 > 0:12:52and 360's bid this time.
0:12:52 > 0:12:54- This one really is super, isn't it?- This one's super.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56- Oh, yeah.- 420.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59440. 460, here, with me now.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01At 460.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03Selling this one, at 460.
0:13:03 > 0:13:08- Are you all done? At £460. - Nice one. Isn't that good, eh?!
0:13:08 > 0:13:09460.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12It's just absolute quality.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15And 566 is Metamorphosis IV: Girl Into Fish. I am bid £500
0:13:15 > 0:13:22- straight in. I will take 20.- Gosh. - At £500. With me, at 500.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24Is there 20, anywhere?
0:13:27 > 0:13:28Can we sell it at 500?
0:13:30 > 0:13:33- While it's on offer, we can take it, if you like.- Do you want to take it?
0:13:33 > 0:13:36- Yeah?- Nod your head. - Is that authority to sell?
0:13:37 > 0:13:39- Yeah?- Hmm...
0:13:39 > 0:13:42It is. OK, don't let me force you. You can take advice, if you like.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45- Hang on to it, if you want.- I'll just take some advice, for a second.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49- That OK?- I'd take it, if I were you. I'd... I'd sell it.- Yeah.
0:13:50 > 0:13:51£500. And we're selling,
0:13:51 > 0:13:57at 500. It's the top bid. They have left £500. All done at £500?
0:13:58 > 0:14:00Very good. Thank you very much.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03I know my father-in-law would be absolutely chuffed with that.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05- Thank you very much. - That's all right. Thank you.
0:14:05 > 0:14:06Been an absolute pleasure.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11Adam's had a long look at that necklace
0:14:11 > 0:14:15and has catalogued it as coloured paste, rather than the more valuable
0:14:15 > 0:14:17amethyst stone. But he has given it
0:14:17 > 0:14:21an impressive estimate, nonetheless - £200-£300.
0:14:21 > 0:14:22Julian and Debbie,
0:14:22 > 0:14:25it's great to see you again. I love the story.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27You found this necklace in a skip. I think that's marvellous.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30Can we recycle it, for £200? That's the big question.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34- Well, it will be a green necklace! - It's amethyst paste, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36Next lot, 740, is a nine-carat gold necklace,
0:14:36 > 0:14:40set with the amethyst-coloured stones. I have got 130 bid.
0:14:40 > 0:14:44At 140, 150, 160, 170. 180, 190, 200.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47210, 220, 230, 240, 250...
0:14:47 > 0:14:49- We like this.- ..260, 270, 280,
0:14:49 > 0:14:52290, 300. 320.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54340, 360,
0:14:54 > 0:14:58- 380, 400.- Blimey.- 420. 440. - Didn't see this coming,
0:14:58 > 0:15:00- did you?- At 420.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04Any more now? At £420... 440. 460.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07480. 500.
0:15:07 > 0:15:12520. £500. At 500. At £500.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15- All done, then?- 500 quid! - Selling, at £500.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20- Thank you.- Bang! The hammer's gone down. It's 500 quid.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23- Someone threw 500 quid in your skip! - I can't believe that.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26You go barmy when you get a skip outside your house
0:15:26 > 0:15:29and everyone else dumps their clutter in it. You really do.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31- But we don't mind that. JULIAN:- Excellent!
0:15:31 > 0:15:32Wow!
0:15:32 > 0:15:35Julian and Debbie had no idea it was worth anything like that much.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43We have been having a great deal of fun here at our valuation day
0:15:43 > 0:15:46in Stockport. In tribute to the region's vibrant music scene,
0:15:46 > 0:15:49we've got an eclectic act to provide some entertainment
0:15:49 > 0:15:51for our waiting crowd.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54Let me introduce Stockport's Samba Band.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57MUSIC PLAYS
0:16:21 > 0:16:24After all that excitement, I 'm going to take a breather
0:16:24 > 0:16:27and let Mark tell us about our next object which, rather fittingly,
0:16:27 > 0:16:28is musical, too.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34- Hello, Veri.- Hi, Mark. - Now, that's an unusual name.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37- It's not British, is it? - No, is from Albania.
0:16:37 > 0:16:38You're from Albania?
0:16:38 > 0:16:42And you've brought this violin in to show us. Is this a family piece
0:16:42 > 0:16:46- or did you pick it up somewhere? - No, is not from my family.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49I bought it from a guy who was working on a house clearance.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51- Oh, yes.- He sold to me.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54And did you pay a lot of money for it?
0:16:54 > 0:16:56- He wanted £12.- £12?!- Yes.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03I like the face there exactly. That's the shape.
0:17:03 > 0:17:04I say, "All right, I can have it."
0:17:04 > 0:17:07Well, I think £12 sounds quite reasonable.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09I don't know much about violins
0:17:09 > 0:17:12and it does need a little bit of restoration,
0:17:12 > 0:17:14with the restringing, etc. We have looked inside
0:17:14 > 0:17:19and, unusually, it is not signed Stradivari, which they normally are
0:17:19 > 0:17:23and we know they are fake. This is signed by a chap called...
0:17:23 > 0:17:28- Carlo Silvestre.- Silvestre. And it is dated, isn't it?- Yes.- 1932.
0:17:28 > 0:17:33- From Napoli.- And Naples is a good area for making these things.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36Is first place in Italia for musical instruments.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39And why have you decided to sell it? You didn't want to play it?
0:17:39 > 0:17:43I like to listen to music, but I don't like to play.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46And you get two Czechoslovakian fiddles, as well...
0:17:46 > 0:17:49- Yeah.- ..which is quite good. And I know we are going to
0:17:49 > 0:17:52a very good saleroom, where Adam, I know, plays the violin.
0:17:52 > 0:18:00- And I would put something like £100-£150 on it...- All right.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02- ..with a £100 reserve.- Yes. - Fantastic.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04- Thank you so much for bringing it along.- Thank you.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07- And you, for getting on show. - Lovely to see you.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11It will be interesting to see what our auctioneer, Adam Partridge,
0:18:11 > 0:18:15thinks of that item. Now, let's see what Philip is up to on his table.
0:18:15 > 0:18:20- Where have these come from?- Well, my dad's 90 and his aunt left them
0:18:20 > 0:18:23- to him when she died, so... - When was that?- A few years ago.
0:18:23 > 0:18:29What we have got here is a little 19th century glass scent bottle.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34I would think there is every chance that is probably the wrong top
0:18:34 > 0:18:39- for it.- Ah.- It is pierced overlay and it has got a Birmingham hallmark
0:18:39 > 0:18:43and it has the lion passant. And it has got the Z there,
0:18:43 > 0:18:47which tells us this was assayed in Birmingham in 1899.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49I think it is a sweet thing. This is a...
0:18:51 > 0:18:56..silver-cased... Sometimes, the bigger ones are called
0:18:56 > 0:19:01goliath watches. The watch is plated and I quite like... I love things
0:19:01 > 0:19:05like this, cos I love the social history of things. And, you know,
0:19:05 > 0:19:08someone would have gone to work with their pocket watch
0:19:08 > 0:19:10and it would have told time all day long and then,
0:19:10 > 0:19:12when they came home,
0:19:12 > 0:19:17the pocket watch fits into there and that sits on the mantelpiece
0:19:17 > 0:19:19and we have got a little mantel clock...
0:19:19 > 0:19:22- Yeah.- ..within a polished silver case.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26- Again, we have got a Birmingham hallmark...- Yes.- ..and the letter E,
0:19:26 > 0:19:30which tells us that it was 1904. So, in terms of value...
0:19:32 > 0:19:35..I think if we put £100-£200 on them as an estimate,
0:19:35 > 0:19:38and I'd like to see a reserve of about 80-90. Is that OK or...
0:19:38 > 0:19:42- I'd prefer 100.- OK. 100-200, as an estimate,
0:19:42 > 0:19:44and a fixed reserve of £100.
0:19:44 > 0:19:48- Yes, I've got so much debt to pay off, so...- You've got so much debt?
0:19:48 > 0:19:50Yeah, I go to too many Jane McDonald concerts.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53- I've been to 180 concerts in four years.- Why?
0:19:53 > 0:19:55Cos she's fantastic.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59# You can always go...downtown... #
0:19:59 > 0:20:03- Ever thought about buying a CD(?) - Not quite the same.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06- She's a fantastic person, as well. - Have you met her?- Millions of times!
0:20:06 > 0:20:10Millions of times! She knows I've got a lot of debt, as well.
0:20:10 > 0:20:14- Does she?- Mm.- She ought to do a Liz Aid concert.- I wish!
0:20:14 > 0:20:17Right, well, I don't know... I'm really sorry.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20I'm feeling like there's no pressure, but I'm not sure
0:20:20 > 0:20:23- this will help too much. When's her next concert?- Later in 2012.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25I'm more of a Stones man, myself.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30# When you go downtown. #
0:20:33 > 0:20:37Now, over to Mark's table, where Sue's uncovered a real treasure.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40Sue, Sue, Sue.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43- Hello. It's nice to meet you. - It's lovely to meet you
0:20:43 > 0:20:46and lovely to meet your tile.
0:20:46 > 0:20:51I love it. Soon as you see this, you know exactly who made it.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53Now, tell me the history of it with you.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57My daughter found it in the cellar of our Victorian house,
0:20:57 > 0:21:02- when we bought it in 1975. - Never.- There was just one tile.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05- And did you know what it was when you saw it?- Yes, yes. I did.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07And how did you know that? Have you been interested in the arts?
0:21:07 > 0:21:13- Because I was a textile designer, by trade.- Ah.- And also know
0:21:13 > 0:21:15a good thing when I see it.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18Just like me. I know a good thing when I see it.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20And the tile, of course(!)
0:21:20 > 0:21:25See, we know who William De Morgan is, but for those who don't,
0:21:25 > 0:21:28it is quite important that we see the mark, because this is
0:21:28 > 0:21:31- the Merton Abbey mark, isn't it? - Yes.- Merton in Surrey,
0:21:31 > 0:21:33or South London now.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36And we have got the Abbey. Crucially, as well, we have got
0:21:36 > 0:21:40- the DM mark, for De Morgan.- Yes. - He was very famous in that
0:21:40 > 0:21:43Arts & Crafts period of the early part of the 20th century
0:21:43 > 0:21:48in these designs. I love this, because it is such a weird bird.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51- It is.- So typically him.- It is.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53- Some sort of duck, really... - Chasing a moth.
0:21:53 > 0:21:58Chasing the moth. Exactly. How much is it worth, though?
0:21:58 > 0:22:00- This is the thing, in this market.- I don't know.
0:22:00 > 0:22:05- I really don't know.- Well, they go up and down, you know.- Mmm.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08In some sales recently, I've seen
0:22:08 > 0:22:13- really nice panels, you know, four or five tiles, not selling.- No.
0:22:13 > 0:22:17And then I've seen a really nice pink lustre one making £2,500.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19- On its own.- Yes. - It's a real mixture.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22Today, we've got to be a little bit more realistic.
0:22:22 > 0:22:26- Yes.- I mean, in an ideal world, I would say 200 to 300.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29- Right.- Would you be happy with that? - Yes, I would.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32- We'll put a reserve, of course. - Yes, a reserve of 250?
0:22:32 > 0:22:35- I would say 200.- 200. - But we'll do it fixed.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38- All right, OK. - So if we can't get 200...- Fixed. No, if you can't get 200, that's...
0:22:38 > 0:22:42If we can't get the 200, we won't sell it. You can keep it for another time.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45- But let's see what happens. - That would be lovely.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48And let's hope they don't think we're quackers at the saleroom!
0:22:48 > 0:22:52- It doesn't matter if they do. I don't think so.- Absolutely not.
0:22:52 > 0:22:53- I don't care, do you?- No.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56Well, that's our final valuation of the day.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59Let's hope we hit a crescendo in the saleroom.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01And this is what we're taking with us.
0:23:01 > 0:23:06Veri brought in this stringed instrument for just £12.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09He's hoping it'll make a massive profit at auction.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14Liz is potty about Jane McDonald,
0:23:14 > 0:23:18but will our bidders fall for her scent bottle and mantle clock?
0:23:20 > 0:23:23And Mark just loves Sue's sweet ceramic tile.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25Let's hope the bidders do too.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31So, let's find out what the bidders think now, shall we?
0:23:31 > 0:23:35I've just been joined by Veri and our expert, Mark Stacey,
0:23:35 > 0:23:38and it is that viola going under the hammer.
0:23:38 > 0:23:39Oh!
0:23:39 > 0:23:42Had a chat to Adam yesterday. You know what he said.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45- It's a viola, not a violin.- Well, I was only a couple of letters out.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48You were a couple of letters out.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50Adam said, because it's a viola,
0:23:50 > 0:23:54- violas fetch a lot more money than violins.- Oh, do they?- Yes.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57- This could be good news for you. - Thank you very much.- Here we go.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59125
0:23:59 > 0:24:01is a viola.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03This should be 100. Start me.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05100 bid, take ten.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08At £100. I'll take ten now, at £100.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11Any advance on £100 for the viola?
0:24:11 > 0:24:15Are you all done at 100? Thought it might do a bit more.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18- All done at 100 then.- Oh, well.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20- £100.- He made a good profit on it. - Yes, it is all right.
0:24:20 > 0:24:24- You're happy with that.- Yes. Very happy.- Sorry I got you excited.
0:24:24 > 0:24:26- Oh, dear.- I pay just £12.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28- Yes.- Profit, so.
0:24:28 > 0:24:32- It's lovely to meet you. Thank you so much.- Thank you for the show.
0:24:32 > 0:24:33Nice to meet you.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39Going under the hammer right now, we've got
0:24:39 > 0:24:41a 19th century scent bottle and a silver pocket watch.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43It's a bit of a mixed lot,
0:24:43 > 0:24:45they belong to Liz who unfortunately can't be with us today.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48- We've got to represent her, Philip. - I know, I know.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50Let's hope we get the top end.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53Next, lot 25 is a Victorian clear glass scent bottle in a silver
0:24:53 > 0:24:56sleeve and plated pocket watch in a silver travelling case.
0:24:56 > 0:25:00Two in the lot there. £100. Bid me 100 for the two pieces.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03£100, start me at 100. 50 then.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05- Bid me 50.- Struggling.
0:25:05 > 0:25:0850 is bid. At £50. Where's five? At 55 online.
0:25:08 > 0:25:1160. In the room, 60. At five. 70.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13- Five. 75 now.- Here we go.
0:25:13 > 0:25:17At £75. Any advance? £75. 80.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19Internet 80. Five. 85 bid.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22Bid me 90. At 90, 90's online. 90. And five.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25Just another one, sir.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27Five at the front then. 95. 100 online.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29100. 110 now.
0:25:29 > 0:25:30Go on.
0:25:30 > 0:25:31Is there 110?
0:25:31 > 0:25:32Thank you. 110.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34120 next.
0:25:34 > 0:25:38110 is in the room, at 110. How can you say no? At 110 on the front row.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41You're out online. We're selling in the room at £110.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44- 120.- Yes! Late. On the internet.
0:25:44 > 0:25:49At 120. At 120. Internet now at 120. All done at £120 and away now.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53Sold it, yes. Good auctioneer there.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56Adam sold that lot for us, didn't he?
0:25:56 > 0:26:00- It was struggling at around 50 to £60.- Worked it well.- Yeah, yeah.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03Liz will be pleased with that. That's the concert ticket paid for.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10I absolutely adore this next lot.
0:26:10 > 0:26:15It's one of the biggest names in the Arts & Crafts movement. It's up there with William Morris.
0:26:15 > 0:26:19- It is William De Morgan and it belongs to Sue.- Yes.- Hello there.
0:26:19 > 0:26:23- And who is this?- This is my friend, Barbara.- Bit of morale support. - Hello.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26- Did you give her a lift in today? - I did. And I was at the valuation.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28That's right, I saw you.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31Now, your daughter dug this up in the cellar, didn't she?
0:26:31 > 0:26:34- She found it in the cellar. - It's gorgeous.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37People will buy one tile like that, frame it and put on the wall.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39- That's right.- Lot 297. 297.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41It's William De Morgan now.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44There we go, the Merton Abbey tile, De Morgan there.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47- And where are you up to? - Isn't that cute?- Lovely, isn't it?
0:26:47 > 0:26:49- It is.- 270 online.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51280 bid. 280 bid.
0:26:51 > 0:26:52At 280.
0:26:52 > 0:26:56At 280. 290. At 290. 300, I've got. And 20. 340.
0:26:56 > 0:27:00360. 380. 400. And 20.
0:27:00 > 0:27:04With me at 420. 440? 460. 480.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08- 500. 520.- I don't believe it.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11540. 560. 580.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14- 600. 620.- Never!
0:27:14 > 0:27:17Oh, this little green duck is doing us proud, isn't it?
0:27:17 > 0:27:20- Can't believe this. - 680. 700, I'm bid.
0:27:20 > 0:27:21No, no.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23The market's picked up.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25- It's still going.- Yes.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28860. 880. 920. 940.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31- £1,000. And 50. - GASPS
0:27:31 > 0:27:35Someone's left a commission bid on the book. He keeps looking down.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37He does. Somebody's bid on the book.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39At 1,050. I'll take 1,100.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42- Yes!- 1,200.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44And 50. 1,300.
0:27:44 > 0:27:451,300. 50.
0:27:45 > 0:27:471,400.
0:27:47 > 0:27:48And 50.
0:27:48 > 0:27:491,500.
0:27:49 > 0:27:511,450.
0:27:51 > 0:27:53Is there any more?
0:27:53 > 0:27:54- Unbelievable.- 1,450.
0:27:54 > 0:27:56BELL RINGS And the bell's gone!
0:27:56 > 0:27:59Wake up, internet bidders!
0:27:59 > 0:28:01- Yes, sir!- 1,500.
0:28:01 > 0:28:05- Not again! - Yes, 1,500.- Hasn't he finished?
0:28:05 > 0:28:07And 50. 1,600.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12No.
0:28:12 > 0:28:151,550. And selling now at £1,550.
0:28:15 > 0:28:17Done.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20Sue, £1,550. The hammer's gone down. APPLAUSE
0:28:20 > 0:28:23I don't believe it! That's wonderful!
0:28:23 > 0:28:27- Wonderful!- Congratulations!- Barbara, you've got to look after her!
0:28:27 > 0:28:29- That is wonderful, Mark! Bless you!- Super.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32- Thank you so much for bringing that in.- Thank you.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34I hope that gave you the most wonderful thrill.
0:28:34 > 0:28:36What are you going to put the money towards?
0:28:36 > 0:28:40- I'm going to give it to my grandchildren.- What are their names?
0:28:40 > 0:28:41Emre and Will.
0:28:41 > 0:28:46- Take good care of grandma!- They do. - She's the best!
0:28:46 > 0:28:50And see you next time for more surprises. Goodbye.