0:00:02 > 0:00:05Children were baptized in it, men used to drink it whilst working
0:00:05 > 0:00:08in the field all day and these guys here
0:00:08 > 0:00:10delivered it all over the county.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13Yes, you've guessed it, the students' favourite - cider.
0:00:13 > 0:00:17Today, we are in Herefordshire, real cider country.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19Welcome to Flog It!
0:00:41 > 0:00:46Cider-making has been a tradition in Hereford for over 350 years.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49You may have heard of Percy Bulmer, the son of a local vicar,
0:00:49 > 0:00:52who created the world's biggest cider mill.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57And at our valuation day at Hereford Cathedral,
0:00:57 > 0:01:00let's hope these guys are sober-minded.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04This magnificent cathedral that lies in the heart of Herefordshire
0:01:04 > 0:01:07has had such a fascinating history.
0:01:07 > 0:01:08And we have hundreds of people
0:01:08 > 0:01:13lined up here today laden with bags and boxes full of unwanted antiques.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16And they have come here to ask our experts that all-important
0:01:16 > 0:01:18question, which is...
0:01:18 > 0:01:20ALL: What's it worth?
0:01:20 > 0:01:22There is a choir in full voice there.
0:01:24 > 0:01:29Today, Adam Partridge and Christina Trevanion are on the lookout
0:01:29 > 0:01:31for the best of the big designer names...
0:01:31 > 0:01:34If only it was a Partridge, we'd be made.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37..the real classics that Flog It! love to see.
0:01:37 > 0:01:42Oh! Beautiful. Love it. Love it, love it, love it.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44So, let's get under way with our first item
0:01:44 > 0:01:46brought in by a lovely young couple.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49So, Tim and Lindsay, thank you for coming in.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51I saw you standing in the queue this morning with this one
0:01:51 > 0:01:53and I nearly went weak at the knees.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55And then suddenly you pulled out...
0:01:55 > 0:01:58the matching pair, it was just brilliant.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00So, thank you very much for bringing them in.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03Absolutely stunning pair of McIntyre vases.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06Now, tell me a little bit about them and where you got them from.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09They were originally my great-gran's.
0:02:09 > 0:02:13- Right.- But they now belong to my gran.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16- And does Granny know you brought them here?- Yeah.- Phew!
0:02:17 > 0:02:19Excellent. And do you like them?
0:02:19 > 0:02:21I personally don't like them, nor does she.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24- Right, OK, so you're thinking about selling them today?- Yeah.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27I think they are rather beautiful, but I am slightly biased.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29McIntyre, as a factory, originated
0:02:29 > 0:02:32by actually making electrical insulators -
0:02:32 > 0:02:35the pottery that went around an insulator.
0:02:35 > 0:02:40And then they moved into art pottery in about the 1910 era.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44And these pair of magnificent vases were actually designed
0:02:44 > 0:02:46by William Moorcroft.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48I think we've got a nice mark on the bottom here,
0:02:48 > 0:02:50which actually says...
0:02:50 > 0:02:53It was signed by the designer, William Moorcroft.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55And we've got the McIntyre mark as well, which is the factory mark.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57And also, which is rather nice,
0:02:57 > 0:03:00a retailer's mark as well, for a firm in Manchester.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03And we've got the lovely, lovely tube line design here, which
0:03:03 > 0:03:05has got spring flowers and roses,
0:03:05 > 0:03:07tulips and daffodils all over it
0:03:07 > 0:03:10against this lovely, celadon-coloured ground.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14There is a very buoyant market for this kind of wares,
0:03:14 > 0:03:17especially early Moorcroft like this.
0:03:17 > 0:03:23And I am absolutely devastated to see that one of them...
0:03:23 > 0:03:26We've got some damage on here. Do you know how that happened?
0:03:26 > 0:03:27- No.- No.- No?
0:03:27 > 0:03:30The cat knocked it off the mantelpiece or something?
0:03:30 > 0:03:32- They were just always like that. - Oh, really?
0:03:32 > 0:03:35That damage is really going to affect the value, sadly.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39So, I think they are going to be popular.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42We have got those magical names, McIntyre, Moorcroft, Florian.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44Perfect.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46But the damage does worry me.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48I am going to be slightly conservative and say
0:03:48 > 0:03:50maybe £800 to £1,200 as an auction estimate,
0:03:50 > 0:03:54with a reserve of maybe £750 just to take into account
0:03:54 > 0:03:57the fact that that damage will put a few collectors off.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01If they put them on the internet, we'll get lots of interest
0:04:01 > 0:04:04and, hopefully, hopefully, we'll get in excess of that for you.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06- How does that sound? - That sounds good.- Brilliant.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09- Good price.- Excellent. We'll see you at the auction.- OK.
0:04:09 > 0:04:13From a big name in British ceramics to one in British silver.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15So, it's over to you, Adam.
0:04:15 > 0:04:20My stomach is grumbling and here we have some menu holders.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22Where did you get your menu holders from?
0:04:22 > 0:04:27- My menu holders came from the effects of my aunt.- Right.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30And she got them from my great uncle.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33I think she probably had more than two.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35I would've thought so because they were typically made
0:04:35 > 0:04:38in larger quantities, obviously for the dining table.
0:04:38 > 0:04:43- Yes.- In sets of eight and upwards. And aren't they wonderful?
0:04:43 > 0:04:46Silver and enamel with these game birds.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49Each one would have had a different game bird on them.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53These were produced by a company called Sampson Mordan & Co,
0:04:53 > 0:04:55which is quite a famous company.
0:04:55 > 0:04:59They did lots of novelty silver pieces,
0:04:59 > 0:05:01and often with enamelling, very fine work.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04And they assayed items in London, Birmingham.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07And these ones, more of interest to me as I am in the north-west,
0:05:07 > 0:05:08- were assayed in Chester.- Oh.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10So, let me just show the hallmark.
0:05:10 > 0:05:14There we've got the maker. Can you see the SM & Co?
0:05:15 > 0:05:19The lion symbol, the Chester hallmark and then there you've got
0:05:19 > 0:05:24that italic H, which is the date letter for 1908.
0:05:24 > 0:05:29- Why do you want to sell them? Surely not because of the space.- No.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31They don't have anything to do with my lifestyle.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34- I mean, I find them decorative. - They are.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38There are decorative, but how many of us use menu holders these days?
0:05:38 > 0:05:39Well, yes, that's it.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41But they are very collectible items
0:05:41 > 0:05:46and highly sought-after these days, I think, in the market.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49Have you got any idea what the value might be yourself?
0:05:49 > 0:05:52Well, not really. I mean, I did think about £100.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55- I think that is very conservative. - Oh.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58Well, I mean that they must be worth £50 each.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01- Yeah.- I think £100 could be your reserve
0:06:01 > 0:06:05and we could put an estimate of £100 to £150,
0:06:05 > 0:06:08but I wouldn't be surprised if they made more like 200
0:06:08 > 0:06:13to 250 once the bidding, the fighting had all happened.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16- Well, that's good.- That would be quite good, wouldn't it?- Yes.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19- So, you're game to sell them, are you? - SHE LAUGHS
0:06:19 > 0:06:21Thank you for coming along.
0:06:21 > 0:06:22I'm looking forward to seeing them selling.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25I think they're going to meet with a lot of interest.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27Thank you very much, see you at the auction.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30And now, to some little fluffy ones.
0:06:32 > 0:06:36Aren't these charming little Steiff toys here you've got?
0:06:36 > 0:06:37- I think they're very special. - Aren't they?
0:06:37 > 0:06:40They are really, really lovely. Lovely features on them.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43- What is your name?- I'm Barbara. - Barbara, lovely to meet you.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46And how long have you had these? Can you tell me about them?
0:06:46 > 0:06:50Um, I got the first one 1958 or 1959,
0:06:50 > 0:06:53when we had a student exchange
0:06:53 > 0:06:57between our church and a church in Stuttgart in Germany.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00- OK.- And we kept in touch with the family that he came from.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02And the following year, her brother came.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05The following year, her other brother came.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08- And there is one, two, three.- So you can date them '58, '59 and '60.- Yes.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10Most people have heard of Steiff.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12The most famous manufacturer of teddy bears
0:07:12 > 0:07:16the world has ever seen, and the most collectible, therefore.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18And it looks like you have really preserved them.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20So, you must have cherished them at the time.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23Yeah, they weren't played with really cos, um,
0:07:23 > 0:07:25I wanted to leave the badges on them.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27Yes, and you have done well with that, haven't you?
0:07:27 > 0:07:30So, why have you come to decide to sell them now?
0:07:30 > 0:07:32Well, I have got six great nephews and nieces
0:07:32 > 0:07:34and you can't make three go six.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36Well, not without ruining them.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39Have you any idea what they might be worth at all?
0:07:39 > 0:07:43Well, I would hope that they would be at least £25 each.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45But maybe that's too much.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47No, I think they're worth £20 or £30 each.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49I think you have got it just about right.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52I was going to say £60 to £80 for the three,
0:07:52 > 0:07:55which is about the same.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58- Is that all right for you? - Yes, it is.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02- Shall we put a bottom reserve of £60 on them?- I think so, yes.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05- I think so. They must be worth £20 each.- They've got to be.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07They are very nice.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10I am not normally that enthusiastic about toys.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13My first reaction normally when I see a toy
0:08:13 > 0:08:14in its original packaging, I think,
0:08:14 > 0:08:16"You poor thing, you had a miserable childhood
0:08:16 > 0:08:18"cos you weren't allowed to play with it."
0:08:18 > 0:08:20But you were obviously very pragmatic
0:08:20 > 0:08:22- and you kept them nice.- Yes.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24Congratulations for doing so.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33This is a bronze statue of Sir Edward Elgar, one of our great
0:08:33 > 0:08:38British composers who lived here in Hereford between 1904 and 1911.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41And I'm pretty sure his push-bike came in very handy.
0:08:41 > 0:08:43It got him all over the place.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45But right now it's time for us to get straight over to
0:08:45 > 0:08:48Philip Serrell's sale room because our experts have made
0:08:48 > 0:08:50their choices for our first items to go under the hammer.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52So, let's get over there.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59Early Moorcroft designs can make thousands at auction,
0:08:59 > 0:09:01but will the damage to this one hold it back?
0:09:05 > 0:09:08Sampson Mordan wares are always collectible.
0:09:08 > 0:09:13So, has Adam undercooked these menu holders at £100 to £150?
0:09:15 > 0:09:19And with Barbara's bears being Steiff, they are a firm favourite.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24Whether you attend in person or bid online,
0:09:24 > 0:09:27at auction, you can pick up anything
0:09:27 > 0:09:28from an airplane propeller
0:09:28 > 0:09:30to a sparkling diamond.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32Going under the hammer right now we've got some Steiff.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34Yes, it's a great name in toys. Three, in fact.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37We have got... What have we got, Barbara? We've got a squirrel,
0:09:37 > 0:09:38- a dog and a bear.- That's right.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41And that's what they're famous for, those bears.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44- They've got their labels.- You see lots of Steiff bears.- We do.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47Lots of them. So it makes them quite easy to value generally.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50- They are always popular.- They are going under the hammer right now.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53Let's see if we find a new home for them, shall we?
0:09:53 > 0:09:54- I hope so.- Here we go.
0:09:54 > 0:09:59Lot number 360 is the Steiff plush dog Mopsy
0:09:59 > 0:10:02and Noddy and the bear, who apparently is unnamed,
0:10:02 > 0:10:05- which I think is rather sad. - Oh.- There we go.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08I bid £60 on the lot to start.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10- At 60. 70. - They've got a bidder there.- 80. 90.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12100. 110. 120.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14130. 140.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16150. 160. 170. 180.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19190. 200. 210.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21220. 230. Any more?
0:10:21 > 0:10:23At £230 only.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26240. 250. 260.
0:10:26 > 0:10:27- It's going on.- 270.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29"Come and buy me!"
0:10:29 > 0:10:31290. 300.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35That's about £100 a little animal now. That's...that's good.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37£310. Is there any more at all?
0:10:37 > 0:10:40There is the bid at 310.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42The internet is out, it's your bid.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46At £310. Any more at all? At £310, there is the bid.
0:10:46 > 0:10:50A nice sell, then, at £310. And done. Thank you.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53- You have got to be happy with that result.- I'm delighted.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56- That is a great result, isn't it? - Yes.- And worth every penny, as well.
0:10:56 > 0:11:01Great name, good quality. And quality always sells.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05These Steiff bears often sell for just £25 each,
0:11:05 > 0:11:09but this result proves that it is always unpredictable at auction.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12Serving up right now two silver menu holders -
0:11:12 > 0:11:14a value of £100 to £150.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18I like these. Assay marked in Chester.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21- Very good quality. - Sampson Mordan, good name.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23Yes, like them a lot, like them a lot.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25Would you be happy with £200?
0:11:25 > 0:11:29- 200?- Yeah.- I would be very happy. - Would you be very happy with £400?
0:11:29 > 0:11:31- Oh, you're not... You're joking. - I...
0:11:31 > 0:11:34- You're confident?- Confident. - You got prior information?
0:11:34 > 0:11:36I might have.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39- Oh?- Let's find out, shall we? Let's see if my theory works.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42Let's see if they're worth £400 to £600, which they might be.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45- You just don't know.- I wouldn't be surprised.- Here we go, this is it.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48It gets exciting now. Here we go.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51Two fine bits. The little silver enamel menu holders.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54I think these are really lovely.
0:11:54 > 0:11:59- A rack of bids.- There you go. - And I start at £260 bid.
0:11:59 > 0:12:00260.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02270. 280.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04290. 300. 310.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07320. 330. 340.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09350. 360.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11370. 380.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13390. 400.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16410. 420. With me.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18420. Any more?
0:12:18 > 0:12:22- 420. 430. 440.- Late legs. Look at that, another phone there.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25450. 460.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27470. 480.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30490. 500.
0:12:30 > 0:12:31I've got 520 here.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35550. 580. 600. 620.
0:12:35 > 0:12:36I can't believe this!
0:12:36 > 0:12:38650. 680.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41- They're still going.- 680. 700.
0:12:43 > 0:12:44- I can't believe it.- 700. 720?
0:12:47 > 0:12:48£700.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50There's the bid on that telephone at £700.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53At £700 and done, thank you.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55- Bosh!- Excellent.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57What do you think? You've got a big smile there.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00And I said, "Are you going to be happy with £200?"
0:13:00 > 0:13:02And you said, "Yes." "400?" "You're joking."
0:13:02 > 0:13:04- 700!- Yeah. Thank you so much.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06- Gosh, that's all right.- Pleasure.
0:13:06 > 0:13:10Two small silver pieces earned Diane £700.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12Now, that is a big surprise.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15Going under the hammer right now, we've got some real quality for you.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18You know what we always say, quality always sells.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20We've got some Moorcroft, and it's McIntyre Moorcroft.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22Very early Moorcroft.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24Pair of vases belonging to Tim and Lindsay.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26- Hello, there. Now, these are Grandma's?- Yeah.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28And she's here today, she's over there.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31Can we give her away? Look over there.
0:13:31 > 0:13:32Hello.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34There she is. Look just through.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36Bless her!
0:13:36 > 0:13:39She doesn't really want to be on camera, but we know they're hers.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41There's a little bit of damage to one of them.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43- We've got £800 to £1,200.- Yes.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47And someone is going to go home with these. Let's find out who, shall we?
0:13:47 > 0:13:49They're going under the hammer right now.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52Pair of Moorcroft McIntyre Florian vases.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55As you see them, very slight bit of damage there.
0:13:55 > 0:13:56Bid me for those.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00I'll start at £720 bid.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03720. £720 bid.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05At 720. 750.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07780. 800. 820.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11850. 880. 900. 920. 950.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13980. 1,000. Any more?
0:14:13 > 0:14:15At £1,000 only, on my right.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17At £1,000. Is there any more at all?
0:14:17 > 0:14:19I will take 1,050.
0:14:19 > 0:14:201,050.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22Yes, 1,050.
0:14:22 > 0:14:241,100. 1,150?
0:14:25 > 0:14:27At £1,100 only.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29- £1,100 for them. - There is the bid.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31At £1,100 only.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33At £1,100. Is there any more at all?
0:14:33 > 0:14:36At £1,100 only. Is there any more?
0:14:36 > 0:14:39At £1,100, and I sell, then, at £1,100. And...done.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42- Thank you.- Yay!- £1,100.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44That's good, that's good.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46- Made it, that's good.- Yeah. - Top end of the estimate.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48Yeah, I was a bit nervous.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51- But well done.- Happy with that? - What do you think Granny will say?
0:14:51 > 0:14:53- I think she will be very pleased. - Is she smiling?
0:14:53 > 0:14:56Shall we have a look? She is through here.
0:14:56 > 0:14:57Oh, look at her, she's waving.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59We got the thumbs up there from Gran.
0:15:01 > 0:15:02Great result for Nan.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15There's more big names to come with the brilliant collection
0:15:15 > 0:15:18of Beswick and this Lalique car mascot.
0:15:18 > 0:15:22But which will raise more money than the Moorcroft at auction?
0:15:22 > 0:15:25Well, this is a very distinguished object you have here,
0:15:25 > 0:15:26I think, isn't it?
0:15:26 > 0:15:29- I don't know, he looks a bit fierce. - He looks quite fierce.
0:15:29 > 0:15:30Well, he's a bird of prey.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32Yes, I think he is a peregrine falcon.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34I think you're right, he's a falcon.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37- Yeah.- Certainly. And what's your name?- Sue.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40Very nice to see you here, in Hereford Cathedral.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42And has this come off one of your cars?
0:15:42 > 0:15:46Unfortunately not, because I think he would have gone on a Rolls-Royce.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48And where did it come from?
0:15:48 > 0:15:51- He came from my grandfather.- Right.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53- Was your grandfather a collector of such things?- No.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56- He had all sorts of funny things. - Oh, really?
0:15:56 > 0:16:00- He had lots of nice things and some just interesting things.- Right.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04So, what was your reason for bringing in this bird of prey today?
0:16:04 > 0:16:08Well, he is slightly damaged. He has got a tiny chip off his beak here.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10I noticed that.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13And I've got some other pieces that I love dearly
0:16:13 > 0:16:15and I wouldn't part with for the world,
0:16:15 > 0:16:19- but this chap... I'm not really bothered about him.- Right.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21Well, obviously, he is a Lalique mascot,
0:16:21 > 0:16:25he is a falcon known as the faucon.
0:16:25 > 0:16:26Yes, yes.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29Designed in 1925, I believe.
0:16:29 > 0:16:34- Oh, really?- And we have got the moulded Lalique mark just there.
0:16:34 > 0:16:39Condition, obviously, you mentioned the chip to the beak, which,
0:16:39 > 0:16:42obviously, drastically compromises the value.
0:16:42 > 0:16:46- Yes.- I think, in good condition, you could see £500-worth.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50I would have thought about 400ish, wouldn't you?
0:16:50 > 0:16:53£400 or £500, typically, in good condition.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57Because of the chip, I'd half it probably.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00- As much as that?- 200 to 300, I think, is the sensible quote.- Really?
0:17:00 > 0:17:03That's interesting. I would have thought less.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06Well, I think 200 to 300 is a sensible guide on it.
0:17:06 > 0:17:10- That sounds fantastic, actually. - Oh, good. A reserve price?
0:17:10 > 0:17:13What would you think?
0:17:13 > 0:17:16The lowest you could possibly bear is what I think.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19I think he needs a reserve, cos I don't want him to go for nothing.
0:17:19 > 0:17:23- I would have thought 150 would be a sensible reserve.- Oh, right, OK.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25So, we'll put it through the auction.
0:17:25 > 0:17:30It's Lalique, circa 1925, faucon mascot with a chipped beak,
0:17:30 > 0:17:33- 200 to 300 estimate, 150 reserve.- Fantastic. Thank you.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35I can see your daughter is sitting there, off-camera,
0:17:35 > 0:17:37listening in, she can hear everything we say.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39What are you going to do with the money?
0:17:39 > 0:17:43Well, I think I might spend it all on myself.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46Excellent answer. Thank you, Sue.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48- Thanks for coming.- Pleasure.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51Our auctioneer Philip Serrell is quite the car buff,
0:17:51 > 0:17:53so he'll be looking forward to getting his hands
0:17:53 > 0:17:54on this unique Lalique.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58Welcome, Claire and Janet, to Flog It!
0:17:58 > 0:17:59Thank you for coming in.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01You have brought this wonderful selection,
0:18:01 > 0:18:04very impressive looking selection, of medals for me today.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06Tell me about them, where have they come from?
0:18:06 > 0:18:10- Those belonged to my great-grandfather.- And this is him?
0:18:10 > 0:18:13- That's him, yes. And that one is my father's.- OK.
0:18:13 > 0:18:18- All right, so your grandfather was Royal Order of Buffaloes.- Yes.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20And father was a Mason.
0:18:20 > 0:18:25This really is a very, very beautiful medal, made by,
0:18:25 > 0:18:28got a nice name in the box here, Kenning & Son,
0:18:28 > 0:18:31who really were the best, or one of the best, medal makers
0:18:31 > 0:18:33of Masonic regalia.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35This is actually an 18-carat gold medal.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37You've got the set square here,
0:18:37 > 0:18:42which is one of the very famous Masonic symbols and, obviously,
0:18:42 > 0:18:45the Masons started as a group of stonemasons,
0:18:45 > 0:18:47as a trade organisation.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49The set square was a mason's set square.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52And then we move onto Grandfather's medals,
0:18:52 > 0:18:55which were, as I say, Royal Order of the Buffaloes.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57And these are very ornate, aren't they?
0:18:57 > 0:18:59You've got this wonderful enamelling on here.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01- They're beautiful.- Very beautiful.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03Almost works of art in themselves.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05They are absolutely stunning if you look closely at them.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07And they're all nine-carat gold.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10You look at the marks, and they are nine-carat gold.
0:19:10 > 0:19:11So, tell me, why are you selling them?
0:19:11 > 0:19:14Well, Mum's got eight grandchildren.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16Eight grandchildren, wow!
0:19:16 > 0:19:19- So, they can't really be split between them.- Right, OK.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21Gosh, they're very difficult things to value
0:19:21 > 0:19:23because we've got to take into account, obviously,
0:19:23 > 0:19:26the gold weight in them, but also the fact that Masonic regalia
0:19:26 > 0:19:30and other lodge regalia really is a very buoyant market.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32There are collectors for it.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35But I think if we were to sell them at auction, we would probably be
0:19:35 > 0:19:38looking at somewhere, with this provenance as well,
0:19:38 > 0:19:40probably somewhere in the region of maybe £600 to £800,
0:19:40 > 0:19:43- something like that.- OK. - How would you feel about that?
0:19:43 > 0:19:46- That will be fine, I think, yeah. - You are happy with that?- Yeah.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48And maybe if we set the reserve at, say,
0:19:48 > 0:19:51- 600 with some slight discretion, should we need it.- Yeah.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55So, we'll say £600 to £800 with a discretionary reserve of 600.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57We will keep our fingers very tightly crossed
0:19:57 > 0:20:00- until the auction.- Yes. - Thank you.- Thank you.
0:20:00 > 0:20:04Over 800 people came to get valuations with our Flog It! team
0:20:04 > 0:20:08of experts and it looks like we've made some people very happy.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14You've brought in this wonderful selection of Beswick for me to see.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17- Yep.- Can you tell me a little bit about them, where you got them from?
0:20:17 > 0:20:19Well, they belonged to my mother, but I inherited them last June.
0:20:19 > 0:20:24- Right.- She had been a collector of Beswick since the '70s, '80s.
0:20:24 > 0:20:28- But she got rid of all of them except this...- This selection.- Yeah.
0:20:28 > 0:20:29- So, she had much larger selection, originally.- Yeah.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31Cos you've got a great selection.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33We've got a good cross-section of what Beswick actually produced.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36We've got a selection of the animals - the horse, the shire mare
0:20:36 > 0:20:39and also the Shorthorn bull here.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41And he is rather magnificent, as well.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44And then this lovely selection of Beatrix Potter figures,
0:20:44 > 0:20:48- which were originally produced from about 1947.- Right.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50And they originally produced ten of them and they were
0:20:50 > 0:20:53so successful that they went on to produce more and more and more.
0:20:53 > 0:20:58Those original back stamps were actually in gold
0:20:58 > 0:21:00and they were an oval mark, originally.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03Unfortunately, yours are much later.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05They became more and more popular.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08We can tell by the back stamps on the bottom,
0:21:08 > 0:21:09which are now brown printed,
0:21:09 > 0:21:12that these are more 1970s, 1980s examples,
0:21:12 > 0:21:15rather than the early '40s examples,
0:21:15 > 0:21:19which does make them not as sought-after by collectors.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23They really do like the early pieces. But they still have a value.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26For these nine lovely figures,
0:21:26 > 0:21:31we're probably looking somewhere in the region of maybe £80 to £120.
0:21:31 > 0:21:32- How do you feel about that? - That's fine.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36- And that would include this lovely tree trunk display, as well.- Yes.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38So, if we were to put them to auction...
0:21:38 > 0:21:41I think it would be sensible, really, to split the lot,
0:21:41 > 0:21:43because these don't really naturally go with those.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46I think you're appealing to two different collectors' markets.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49- That's fine. - So, I think if we separate them out,
0:21:49 > 0:21:51and I think your shire mare and your bull,
0:21:51 > 0:21:54we're probably looking at somewhere in the region of maybe 200 to 300
0:21:54 > 0:21:57- for these two.- Really?- Yeah. - I am quite surprised.- Really?
0:21:57 > 0:22:01- Yes.- Oh, good. Thank you for bringing them in today.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03It takes me back to my childhood.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05I was a great fan of Beatrix Potter books when I was little.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08It's nice to see them all again. Many thanks for bringing them in.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10- You're welcome.- Thank you.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13What a marvellous day we've had here, at Hereford Cathedral.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16I feel like we've really got under the skin of this wonderful
0:22:16 > 0:22:17architectural delight.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20If you'd like to take part in "Flog It!", we'd love to see you.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22Check the details on our website,
0:22:22 > 0:22:25because hopefully we'll be coming to a town very near you soon.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28But right now, we are heading across to Philip Serrell's sale room
0:22:28 > 0:22:29for our last auction of the day.
0:22:31 > 0:22:35This Lalique is beautiful and refined, just like its owner.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41The provenance of these Masonic medals makes them
0:22:41 > 0:22:42even more desirable.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47And this family of Beswick may have been split up at auction,
0:22:47 > 0:22:49but I'm sure they'll stay in touch.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56And we are back at the auction room.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58With over 1,000 lots up for grabs, it's no wonder
0:22:58 > 0:23:00things are hotting up.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03So, first, to the Beswick.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05Going under the hammer right now,
0:23:05 > 0:23:09we've got everybody's favourite - Beatrix Potter figures.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12We've all had them. I've had them. You've had them, I bet.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14- Yep, lots of christening presents. - Yes.
0:23:14 > 0:23:18Initially, this group came in as one lot with a valuation of 80 to 120.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21Now, Philip has decided to split them into two lots.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23- Yes.- OK?- Yeah.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25- But with the same value still, but we just split them up.- Yeah.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28Well, this is just the first lot going under the hammer.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31- In a second lot, we've got the shire horse and the bull.- That's right.
0:23:31 > 0:23:35OK, well, let's see what the bidders think of the first lot.
0:23:35 > 0:23:40At 675, is the five various Beatrix Potter figures.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43And I start at £100.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45At £100 only. At 100.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47At £100 only. At 100.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49Two very similar commission bids.
0:23:49 > 0:23:50At £100 only.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52At 100. Any more at all?
0:23:52 > 0:23:54At £100 and they are done
0:23:54 > 0:23:58and sold to the maiden bid then at 100 and done.
0:23:58 > 0:23:59£100.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02That's one group down, we're almost at the top end of the estimate.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04And here's the second group coming up now.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07Lot number 676,
0:24:07 > 0:24:10and I'm bid another £100 to start.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12At 100, 100, 100.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14- Oh, £100 again.- At £100 only.
0:24:14 > 0:24:15At 100. Is there any more?
0:24:15 > 0:24:17At 100. 100.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21- Any more?- Same bidder, I bet. He left 100 on each lot.
0:24:21 > 0:24:25- Thank you.- His hand's gone down, no messing about with Philip there.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28£100 again. Total of £200.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31And the final of the Beswick lots is coming up right now.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34- We've already got £200.- Yep.
0:24:34 > 0:24:38- Let's see if we can get another £200.- Let's hope so.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40- It's the bull.- Yes, and... - The horse.
0:24:40 > 0:24:42Here we go, we're going to find out now.
0:24:42 > 0:24:46Lot number 702 is the Beswick model of a dairy shorthorn bull.
0:24:46 > 0:24:47There we are.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50Together with a Beswick model of a grey shire horse.
0:24:50 > 0:24:51Lots and lots of interest.
0:24:51 > 0:24:55And I start at £250.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57Straight in at the top end.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59- Bonus.- Bonus, yeah.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02- At £250 only. At 260. 270.- Oh!
0:25:02 > 0:25:04280. 290.
0:25:04 > 0:25:05- Fantastic!- Great.
0:25:05 > 0:25:06300 on the net.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10300. 310 with me. 310.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12At £310
0:25:12 > 0:25:15and I sell then at £310...
0:25:15 > 0:25:17And 20. 320.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19At 320 on the net.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22- 320!- £320. Any more?
0:25:22 > 0:25:26At £320, I sell then at £320.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28And done. Thank you.
0:25:28 > 0:25:32And it has gone down. 320, that's a grand total of £520!
0:25:32 > 0:25:34- Great!- That's going to come in handy. - It is.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37There is commission to pay, don't forget. Don't forget.
0:25:37 > 0:25:41You can maximise your return at auction by separating your lots.
0:25:41 > 0:25:45So, talk to your auctioneer if you are considering doing this.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49I have just been joined by Janet and Claire, mum and daughter,
0:25:49 > 0:25:51and we have got the medals, remember the medals?
0:25:51 > 0:25:54- Well, one has been withdrawn now. - Yes.- Am I right?- Yes.
0:25:54 > 0:25:55- You're going to keep it in the family.- Yes.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59You've had a think about this, and it is a big move, isn't it?
0:25:59 > 0:26:02You don't want sell everything because they are memories,
0:26:02 > 0:26:03your family's history.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05- You're going to keep that one. - Yes.- OK.
0:26:05 > 0:26:09We did originally have a valuation of £600 to £800 from Christina.
0:26:09 > 0:26:13- Yep.- So, we now have a new valuation for the three.- Yes.
0:26:13 > 0:26:14I have been guided by Philip on this one,
0:26:14 > 0:26:18- at £400 to £600 for the three. - Yes.- Well, good luck.- Thank you.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20They are going under the hammer right now.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22Philip is on the rostrum, and here we go.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25There you are, then, who is going to bid me £400 to start? Thank you.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29- Went straight in, look at that.- At 400.- Brilliant.- 420. 450. 480. 500.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31Yes? 500 bid.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34At 500. 520. 550.
0:26:34 > 0:26:38580. 600. At £600 only. At 600.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40At £600 only.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42There's the bid, at £600.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45And I sell then at £600...and done.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48- Thank you.- Good result, considering we were one medal down.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51- You have got to be very happy with that.- Yes.- Yes?
0:26:51 > 0:26:53- That's brilliant! Well done. - I am, thank you.
0:26:53 > 0:26:57- Well, thank you for bringing them in.- Yes, thank you.- That was great.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59Thank you ever so much. A great result.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02Not only did the medals make some good money,
0:27:02 > 0:27:05but one is staying in the family for future generations.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08Right, it's one of those moments I have been waiting for
0:27:08 > 0:27:13and looking forward to - the Rene Lalique car mascot. Hello, Sue.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16- Hello.- This has been rather exciting because, you know,
0:27:16 > 0:27:19recently one of these car mascots made the headlines
0:27:19 > 0:27:20in the Antiques Trade Gazette.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23- Not the falcon, though. - No, no, it was the fox.
0:27:23 > 0:27:26You know that. But it sold for over 200,000.
0:27:26 > 0:27:27So, let's see with the bidders think.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29It is going under the hammer right now.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32Lot number 640
0:27:32 > 0:27:36is the Rene Lalique mascot, the car mascot.
0:27:36 > 0:27:40Bids on the line, bids on the book and bids on the net,
0:27:40 > 0:27:42so, who has got, I don't know, £300 to start?
0:27:44 > 0:27:45Nobody wants it?
0:27:46 > 0:27:48Good.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50- 500.- 500, thank you.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53- I bid £500 only. £500. - That's a good start.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56At £500 only. At 520.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59550. On the telephone, at 580.
0:27:59 > 0:28:05600 on the telephone. 620 on the net. 650. 680.
0:28:05 > 0:28:09700. £700 only on the telephone.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11720.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14At 720. Is there any more?
0:28:14 > 0:28:17At £720...and done. Thank you.
0:28:17 > 0:28:21- That's made its money, 720. - Amazing.- That is fabulous!
0:28:21 > 0:28:23I thought seven to eight if it was perfect.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26- I never thought it would make anything like that.- No, I didn't.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30Chip or no chip, it is a beautiful bird.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35So, out of all the classic Flog It! items today,
0:28:35 > 0:28:39it was the Moorcroft that made the most at £1,100.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41Join us again soon for many more surprises,
0:28:41 > 0:28:44but until then, from Malvern, it's goodbye.