0:00:07 > 0:00:11Today's show is full of drama, intrigue and bloodthirsty battles.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14We're in South Wales, and you're watching Flog It!
0:00:38 > 0:00:41We've pitched up our valuation day in Cardiff.
0:00:41 > 0:00:43It may be Europe's youngest capital city,
0:00:43 > 0:00:46but its history can be traced back 2,000 years.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49So let's hope we find some ancient antiques and relics
0:00:49 > 0:00:51on today's programme.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55The thing I love about a Flog It! valuation day
0:00:55 > 0:00:57is hundreds of people turn up.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59And I do mean hundreds,
0:00:59 > 0:01:02because the queue goes all around this magnificent building.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04People have come from far and wide,
0:01:04 > 0:01:06laden with bags and boxes full of unwanted antiques,
0:01:06 > 0:01:10and every item here in this queue will have a story to tell
0:01:10 > 0:01:13about its master, or its maker, or its social history.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15Just like our magnificent venue today,
0:01:15 > 0:01:18the National Museum Cardiff, which is steeped in history.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20Well, I can't wait to get this lot inside,
0:01:20 > 0:01:21because they want to find out...
0:01:21 > 0:01:23ALL: What's it worth?
0:01:23 > 0:01:24HE LAUGHS
0:01:27 > 0:01:31Today's experts are Catherine Southon and Mark Stacey,
0:01:31 > 0:01:33and they're always keen to find an item full of history.
0:01:33 > 0:01:34Aaargh!
0:01:34 > 0:01:35LAUGHTER
0:01:35 > 0:01:39Do you know, actually, Catherine, I have to be honest with you,
0:01:39 > 0:01:41YOU'RE more terrifying than this!
0:01:41 > 0:01:44LAUGHTER Thank you!
0:01:44 > 0:01:47So what are we waiting for? Let's get this magnificent queue
0:01:47 > 0:01:49inside this wonderful building,
0:01:49 > 0:01:51all settled into the Grand Hall,
0:01:51 > 0:01:54where hopefully, it's going to be a perfect day.
0:01:54 > 0:01:55Are you ready to go in?
0:01:55 > 0:01:56ALL: Yes!
0:01:56 > 0:01:58Come on, then, follow me.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06Now, this is what I like to see - rows and rows of happy people.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08Which means hundreds of antiques to value -
0:02:08 > 0:02:10we really do have our work cut out today.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13But somebody here in this massive crowd
0:02:13 > 0:02:15has got something that's worth a small fortune,
0:02:15 > 0:02:18and the beautiful thing is, you don't know it yet.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21You don't know it, but our experts are going to find it
0:02:21 > 0:02:24and put it through to auction, and hopefully make a lot of money, OK?
0:02:24 > 0:02:27And it looks like Catherine Southon has made a very, very good start.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31Let's take a closer look at what she's spotted. She's over there.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35Christine, it's lovely to see you. Thank you for coming along.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38As soon as I saw the Teddy Bears Picnic Set,
0:02:38 > 0:02:40- I knew that we were going to have a bit of fun.- Yes.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42Tell me about this, where does it come from?
0:02:42 > 0:02:45It was obviously a present, from my aunt, when I was very little.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47I haven't played with it an awful lot,
0:02:47 > 0:02:51- cos I wasn't so much into toys and little girly things.- Right.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53- It's just as it was. - Just as it was.- Yes.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57Let's just have a look on the top, because I can just about make it out, in pen, we've got,
0:02:57 > 0:03:03"To Christine, from Paul, Aunty Beryl and Uncle Tom."
0:03:03 > 0:03:06That's my mum's sister, her husband and my cousin.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09- Oh, isn't that lovely? - It's lovely, isn't it!
0:03:09 > 0:03:11- So they gave it to you as a... - As a present. Christmas or birthday.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14- Do you remember being given it?- No. - Not at all?- Not at all.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17- So you were probably quite young. - I must have been.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19Three or four, something like that, I would think, yes.
0:03:19 > 0:03:20Because, looking at the box,
0:03:20 > 0:03:23I'm thinking it probably dates from the 1950s, early 1950s.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Right, yes. That does make sense.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28I don't want to be rude and ask when you were born!
0:03:28 > 0:03:31- SHE LAUGHS - But I'm thinking around that sort of date, would that be right?- Yes.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34Let's have a look inside.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36Cos it's that wonderful baby blue colour.
0:03:36 > 0:03:37- Isn't it lovely?- It is.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41- Lovely, isn't it?- And each piece has got the little teddy bear on it.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43Are you sure you want to sell this,
0:03:43 > 0:03:46- CHRISTINE CHUCKLES - cos I'm getting sentimentally attached to this!
0:03:46 > 0:03:48Yes, it's been in the cupboard for a long time,
0:03:48 > 0:03:50so there's...you know, might as well sell it.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54Value-wise, it's not going to be a huge amount of money.
0:03:54 > 0:03:59- But I would suggest putting an estimate on of about £30-£40.- Right.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02With a reserve of £25. How does that sound to you?
0:04:02 > 0:04:05- That's fair enough. - Are you happy to let it go at that?
0:04:05 > 0:04:07- Yes, that's fine. - Well, you've never played with it!
0:04:07 > 0:04:10- I've never played with it, no! - OK, shall we flog it, then?
0:04:10 > 0:04:12Yes, flog it.
0:04:12 > 0:04:16That's a great little set of items to start with.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18And by the look of it, our team of experts
0:04:18 > 0:04:21are finding even more valuable objects by the minute.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25Trixie, you haven't come on your own, have you?
0:04:25 > 0:04:26No, I've come with a friend.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28- You've brought two gentlemen with you.- Yes.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30You've got two friends, I think.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32Well, one I like, one I don't like.
0:04:32 > 0:04:33Oh, which one do you like?
0:04:33 > 0:04:37I don't mind this one, but this one, when he's on the wall,
0:04:37 > 0:04:41- he's watching you wherever you go, so I'm not...- He's scary.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43- I'm scared of him, I don't like him. - Where did they come from?
0:04:43 > 0:04:46My husband's godmother
0:04:46 > 0:04:48gave them to us as a wedding present 27 years ago.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52Gosh, it's an odd wedding present, isn't it, for a young couple?
0:04:52 > 0:04:55- Very odd.- Cos they're very traditional, in a way, aren't they?
0:04:55 > 0:04:59- Yeah. They...- The frames and the subject matter.- Very old-fashioned.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02And have you looked the artist up, have you done any research?
0:05:02 > 0:05:05No, I can't even work out, is that an S, I don't quite know...
0:05:05 > 0:05:11No, it's actually W-O-LT-L-E.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13- Wol... Woltle.- Woltle.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16Or something like that. I think it's going to be Austrian or German.
0:05:16 > 0:05:21Now, these were very popular at the end of the 19th century.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25- Right.- And they're often old geezers, old gentlemen.- Yeah.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28And they're exquisitely painted, I mean, the detail...
0:05:28 > 0:05:31- The detail's amazing. - Almost like a photograph.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34- You can see the eyelashes.- Yeah, and you can see little bits of stubble
0:05:34 > 0:05:36on this chap's chin here.
0:05:36 > 0:05:41And they often are in pairs in these rather exotic frames.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44They're really nicely carved, gilt-wood frames.
0:05:44 > 0:05:45Erm...
0:05:45 > 0:05:48And they come up for auction quite regularly.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50I haven't been able to find this, I found some examples,
0:05:50 > 0:05:53- but not in his date, so we can't pin it...- What's the date?
0:05:53 > 0:05:55Well, I would say late 19th century,
0:05:55 > 0:05:57- but I haven't found his actual date.- Right.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00Have you ever sort of thought of the value of them?
0:06:00 > 0:06:05No idea. They've been on the toilet wall...
0:06:05 > 0:06:08Erm...and then we moved house five years ago,
0:06:08 > 0:06:12- and we built and ultra-modern house, and they don't suit at all now.- No.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16- You know, they're really out of place.- I thought you said they were going to be IN the toilet!
0:06:16 > 0:06:18- THEY LAUGH - In the toilet bowl!
0:06:18 > 0:06:21- I mean, I adore them, I think there's...- Yeah?
0:06:21 > 0:06:23..a sort of cheeky charm to the faces.
0:06:23 > 0:06:27I would suggest maybe an estimate of £200-£300 for the pair,
0:06:27 > 0:06:30- with a reserve of £200. - I think that's fine.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32- Is that all right? - Yeah, that's absolutely fine.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35And we'll put a discretion reserve, it it's OK with you.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37- Yes.- So, within 10%. Thanks very much for bringing them.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40Craig and Anne, welcome to Flog It!,
0:06:40 > 0:06:44and thank you very much indeed for bringing along this wonderful piece.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47Now, as soon as I saw this, I thought, "Fantastic."
0:06:47 > 0:06:50We've got a conductor's baton.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53But it's not a baton that would have been used on a daily basis,
0:06:53 > 0:06:55it's actually a presentation piece.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58Now, do we know who that conductor was?
0:06:58 > 0:07:00Do we know who owned this?
0:07:00 > 0:07:02That would have been my great-grandfather.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06- They were in a choir in the Rhondda Valley.- Right.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08All the different areas of the Rhondda Valley,
0:07:08 > 0:07:10with the mining going on in those days,
0:07:10 > 0:07:14- and possibly competing against other choirs in the Rhondda.- Right.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17And if his choir turned out the best,
0:07:17 > 0:07:19he would possibly have been given that.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23- He would have been given this as a prize?- That's right.
0:07:23 > 0:07:27So your great-grandfather was quite a prestigious conductor of his time, I should imagine?
0:07:27 > 0:07:31- Yes, yeah.- I looked in a book this morning relating to this,
0:07:31 > 0:07:32and there was, er...
0:07:32 > 0:07:36dating back to... what was the date on it, now?
0:07:36 > 0:07:40- 1876.- 1876, the book. - So a bit of provenance behind it?
0:07:40 > 0:07:43With... Yeah, the great-grandfather's book
0:07:43 > 0:07:45- with musical hymns in it. - Oh, how lovely!
0:07:45 > 0:07:48So that could be related to it as well.
0:07:48 > 0:07:52This is quite a special piece and it's really quite nicely made.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55At the bottom here, and at the top,
0:07:55 > 0:07:57we can see that it's been made from ivory.
0:07:57 > 0:08:02It's quite a sensitive subject, but this is pre-1947,
0:08:02 > 0:08:03so we know that this ivory is OK.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06Now, this piece here is made from ebony,
0:08:06 > 0:08:08and it's been inlaid
0:08:08 > 0:08:11with these lovely little dots of mother-of-pearl,
0:08:11 > 0:08:13and at the bottom, we've got the pot,
0:08:13 > 0:08:15and then the flowers have been engraved,
0:08:15 > 0:08:18right the way around the top. It's a really lovely pattern, actually.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22Now, these do, surprisingly, fetch quite good money at auction,
0:08:22 > 0:08:23and I would say one like this
0:08:23 > 0:08:26would probably fetch in the region of £120 to £180.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28How does that sound to you?
0:08:28 > 0:08:30Well, if it was up the top end, near the 180...
0:08:30 > 0:08:32- You'd be happy to sell?- Yeah.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35If it went to a good musical home that would appreciate it.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37- It would be lovely, wouldn't it? - Yeah.
0:08:37 > 0:08:38Well, shall we put it in
0:08:38 > 0:08:41with a pre-sale estimate on of £120 to £180,
0:08:41 > 0:08:42and fix the reserve at 120,
0:08:42 > 0:08:44and not let it go for any less than that?
0:08:44 > 0:08:46Are you happy to sell with that estimate?
0:08:46 > 0:08:48Well, can we go a bit higher than 120?
0:08:48 > 0:08:51- You want to go a bit higher? How about 150?- Erm...start for 150.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54Is that better? OK. Let's do £150-£200,
0:08:54 > 0:08:57- with a fixed reserve at £150. - That's fine.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00And let's hope that the bands play and we make music,
0:09:00 > 0:09:01and this makes the top end.
0:09:01 > 0:09:05- That's it.- Thank you very much indeed for coming along to Flog It!
0:09:05 > 0:09:07- Thank you.- OK, thank you.- Thank you.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12That's definitely lights, camera, action going on down there.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15We've now found our first items to take off to auction,
0:09:15 > 0:09:17so let's see some auction action, shall we?
0:09:17 > 0:09:20And here's a quick recap of all the items that are coming with us,
0:09:20 > 0:09:21just to jog your memory.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24Let's hope the auction is a picnic for this cute child's tea set.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29Not to everyone's taste, but Mark really rates these old gents.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33And will this conductor's baton
0:09:33 > 0:09:36capture the imagination of our bidders?
0:09:39 > 0:09:42Well, it is now sale day, and time to find out
0:09:42 > 0:09:45if those Internet bidders are as keen as they sound.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51The day of reckoning, this is where we put those valuations to the test,
0:09:51 > 0:09:53and just look at that sight.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56A packed auction room, full of bidders,
0:09:56 > 0:09:57hopefully all eager to buy our lots.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00It doesn't get any more exciting than this.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02I'm going to catch up with our owners right now,
0:10:02 > 0:10:03cos I know they're feeling really nervous.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06So let's get cracking with our first lot.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09It's that super little tea set that Catherine picked out.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13- Christine.- Hi. - This is a terrific little lot,
0:10:13 > 0:10:16and everybody was looking at this at the viewing day yesterday.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18- Picking it up, putting it down. It's from the '50s.- Yes.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20- You had it when you were about two. - Something like that.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22- And it's in mint condition.- Yes.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24These days, we just...
0:10:24 > 0:10:26You've got children and I've got children,
0:10:26 > 0:10:28- you just have those horrible plastic ones.- Yeah.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32- These are just so lovely, in wonderful condition. - Something to treasure, isn't it?
0:10:32 > 0:10:34- I can see the mum coming out! - I know, I got all sentimental!
0:10:34 > 0:10:37- You've gone all mumsy!- She has! - Yeah. You have, yeah.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39- No, it's a great thing. - It's a lovely thing.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42- Yeah, lots of memories as well. - Nice christening present, isn't it?
0:10:42 > 0:10:46- Mmm!- It would be for somebody, yes. - Well, good luck.- Thank you!
0:10:46 > 0:10:48Let's hope we get the top end of the estimate.
0:10:48 > 0:10:49Come on, these are going to do well.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55Lot number 312, English pottery Teddy Bears Picnic Set.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59Child's tea set here, in its original printed box.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02£12 I've got to start, £12 I have. 15.
0:11:02 > 0:11:0418, 20, 22, 25...
0:11:04 > 0:11:06Takes me out at £25, at 25 now.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09At £25, the gentleman seated, at 25 now.
0:11:09 > 0:11:1028.
0:11:10 > 0:11:1130.
0:11:11 > 0:11:1432, 35, 38.
0:11:14 > 0:11:1540, 42...
0:11:15 > 0:11:18- Good gracious!- Yeah, you love it! - Good buyer over there.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20At £48, have you got your teddy bears?
0:11:22 > 0:11:23At £48.
0:11:23 > 0:11:2448 I have, at 48 now.
0:11:24 > 0:11:2750, back in at 50.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29- Very good!- At £50, he's going to miss out...
0:11:29 > 0:11:32At £50, 55, thank you, 55...
0:11:32 > 0:11:3360.
0:11:33 > 0:11:3655 I have, at 55. With the gentleman at 55 now.
0:11:36 > 0:11:3855, are we all done at 55?
0:11:40 > 0:11:41BANGS GAVEL
0:11:41 > 0:11:44- Fantastic.- That was brilliant. - 55, well done!- £55.- I'm stunned!
0:11:44 > 0:11:46- Well done.- Absolutely stunned.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49- I think there's a lot of 50-year-olds buying in to that, their nostalgia.- Sure.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52- Look, thank you so much for coming in.- Thank you, thanks very much.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54Are you going to split the money between the girls?
0:11:54 > 0:11:55Probably, yes. Thanks very much.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57What a great start.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01Now let's see if we can make some music with our next item.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05Going under the hammer right now, we have that wonderful...
0:12:05 > 0:12:08conductor's baton, the ivory conductor's baton.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10Craig and Anne, whose is it, is it yours?
0:12:10 > 0:12:13- Great grandparents'.- So it's been in the family all that time.
0:12:13 > 0:12:14Yes, five generations.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16- And me the end of the line. - Are you musical?
0:12:16 > 0:12:18Not at all, no.
0:12:18 > 0:12:19- Then it's got to go. - THEY LAUGH
0:12:21 > 0:12:24Well, let's find out who's musical in the room, shall we?
0:12:24 > 0:12:26This is bound to find a new home.
0:12:30 > 0:12:34Lot number 638, an ebony and ivory baton here, lot number 638,
0:12:34 > 0:12:36inlaid with mother-of-pearl jewelling here, lot 638.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38£100 I have to start.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40£100. At £100, and 10 do I see now?
0:12:40 > 0:12:41- Come on.- (Come on.)
0:12:41 > 0:12:44At £100, the ivory baton here, at 100, at £110,
0:12:44 > 0:12:46is there no-one?
0:12:46 > 0:12:50At £100, with me at 100, and 10, 120...
0:12:50 > 0:12:52130, 140...
0:12:52 > 0:12:55One more bid will clear the reserve, sir.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59140, with me at 140, at £140, with me at 140...
0:12:59 > 0:13:01- At £140...- Why not bid? He was wasting time.- I know.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03All done at 140...
0:13:03 > 0:13:05- BANGS GAVEL - Oh, dear!
0:13:05 > 0:13:08It's that close when you're in an auction, isn't it,
0:13:08 > 0:13:09- it really is, it's...- One bid away.
0:13:10 > 0:13:11You built us up there!
0:13:11 > 0:13:13- Ohh...- We built it up, didn't we? - Yes.
0:13:13 > 0:13:17Look, you know it's worth around that sort of figure, don't you?
0:13:17 > 0:13:20- Yes.- And on another day, that guy would have paid the extra £10.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23Hang on to it for six months, and put it back into another sale.
0:13:23 > 0:13:24Try again.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27- I'm sorry.- OK? - Thank you very much, thank you.
0:13:27 > 0:13:28- All right.- Thanks very much.
0:13:28 > 0:13:32I'm sure Craig and Anne will have better luck next time.
0:13:32 > 0:13:36Let's just hope those bidders perk up for Patrizia's paintings.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40Going under the hammer right now,
0:13:40 > 0:13:42we've got two oil paintings of Tyrolean gentlemen,
0:13:42 > 0:13:45and I think that's a posh word, really, for Austrian, isn't it?
0:13:45 > 0:13:46- Nice word.- It's a good word.
0:13:46 > 0:13:47Wonderful detail.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50- Beautifully painted. - Signed as well, great frames.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53Everything going for it, ready to go on the wall.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56The Tyrolean gentlemen here...
0:13:59 > 0:14:01Commission bid starts me in at £200, straight in at 200.
0:14:01 > 0:14:05- AUCTIONEER DROWNS THEIR SPEECH - 200 I have, and 10 I'll take at 200.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08At £200, at 210, 220, 230, 240, 250, 260...
0:14:08 > 0:14:12At £260, with me at 260 now, at £260.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15At £260, commission bidder at 260 now.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21At £260, are we all done?
0:14:23 > 0:14:25- At £260... - BANGS GAVEL
0:14:25 > 0:14:28Good auctioneering there - straight in, straight out.
0:14:28 > 0:14:29- Very good. - Tell you what, they were lovely.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31They were, but I'll tell you something,
0:14:31 > 0:14:33at £260, plus a buyer's premium, don't forget,
0:14:33 > 0:14:36which takes them over £300,
0:14:36 > 0:14:39they're definitely not going on the wall in the loo, are they?
0:14:48 > 0:14:51From a magnificent fortress designed to protect ancient lands,
0:14:51 > 0:14:54to a very different kind of battle, the one that's going on down there
0:14:54 > 0:14:56at the National Museum here in Cardiff -
0:14:56 > 0:14:59getting through all those bags and boxes,
0:14:59 > 0:15:01looking for more antiques to take off to auction.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04Let's join up with Mark Stacey now and see what else he's found.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09Pamela, whenever you come to Wales,
0:15:09 > 0:15:11you want to see, of course,
0:15:11 > 0:15:13something from Swansea Porcelain Factory.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16And you've brought in these cracking examples.
0:15:16 > 0:15:20- Thanks.- Maybe the wrong word to use. - Yeah, not cracking.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22But tell us the history of them.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24They were given to me by a neighbour of my mother's.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28She was quite elderly. First, she gave me the two with the single design.
0:15:28 > 0:15:29- The plainer two.- The plainer ones.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32And when she passed away, she left me the other two in her will.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35- I believe they were painted by William Pollard.- Excellent name.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39- Circa 1850, I believe.- 18...?- 1850?
0:15:39 > 0:15:42- Oh, a little bit earlier, I would've thought. 1815.- All right.
0:15:42 > 0:15:46So a little bit earlier. I think the quality of them is breathtaking.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49I mean, the richness of the gilding.
0:15:49 > 0:15:53Some could argue, Swansea at its height
0:15:53 > 0:15:56was one of the best factories in the United Kingdom.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58If we look on this particular plate,
0:15:58 > 0:16:03- we've got a very faded Swansea mark here, in red.- Yes.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06These are real botanical studies.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10You know, these are not just flowers - tulips, roses.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14And the colours are so bright and delicate.
0:16:14 > 0:16:18- They're wonderful, aren't they? - Yes, they are.- Absolutely wonderful.
0:16:18 > 0:16:19- Very pretty.- But very fragile.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22- Yes.- And the condition of these is excellent.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24- They've lived at home, have they?- Yes.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26But they've been packed up and on top of my wardrobe.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29Unless, you are a collector and have got cabinets,
0:16:29 > 0:16:30- you don't want to break them. - That's true.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33- I have two young children, as well. - Two young children,
0:16:33 > 0:16:37- that's not a good thing with fine porcelain in the house, is it?- No.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40On these lovely pair of exuberantly decorated ones,
0:16:40 > 0:16:43I think we should put an estimate of 800 to 1200,
0:16:43 > 0:16:46- with an £800 reserve.- OK, yeah.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50And on the two slightly lesser-decorated pieces,
0:16:50 > 0:16:53maybe around 400 to 600 for the pair,
0:16:53 > 0:16:54- with a 400 reserve.- That's fine.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56We are selling them in Cardiff,
0:16:56 > 0:16:58which is very close to Swansea.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00- I'm originally from Neath. - All right.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03- Which is even closer to Swansea. - I didn't know that.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07If they make a lot of money, would you put it towards another form of antique or something brand new?
0:17:07 > 0:17:09No, I'd probably have my gardens done.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11I bought the house off the neighbour after she passed away
0:17:11 > 0:17:14and I decorated all the inside of the house
0:17:14 > 0:17:15and I would like to do the gardens.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17So, what we're hoping to do then,
0:17:17 > 0:17:21is to turn two pairs of very highly decorative Swansea plates
0:17:21 > 0:17:23- into a highly decorative garden. - Yes.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28Back in the hall, Catherine is with Aled,
0:17:28 > 0:17:30who's brought in a silver curiosity.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35When I saw this in the queue,
0:17:35 > 0:17:39I saw this, I opened it up
0:17:39 > 0:17:42and I looked at the initials - NM.
0:17:42 > 0:17:46NM is like music to my ears.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49NM in the maker, stands for Nathaniel Mills,
0:17:49 > 0:17:51who was a wonderful silversmith.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53Now, you probably know what it is.
0:17:53 > 0:17:54- It's a vinaigrette.- Yes.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57But do you know what a vinaigrette is, or what it was used for?
0:17:57 > 0:18:00Not exactly, no.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03Well, a vinaigrette is actually where you would have
0:18:03 > 0:18:08a sponge soaked in vinegar and put inside here.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11Then you'd close this little compartment here,
0:18:11 > 0:18:14so that you could smell something nice -
0:18:14 > 0:18:16not that vinegar smells particularly nice.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19But something nice, rather than all the horrible other rotting smells
0:18:19 > 0:18:22that you might have smelled in the early 19th century.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25So, it's really a 19th-century equivalent
0:18:25 > 0:18:28of 18th century smelling salts.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30- Right.- Where did you get this from?
0:18:30 > 0:18:34Well, it's not mine, it's my son's. He bought it in an antiques fair.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36I think he paid about £150 for it.
0:18:36 > 0:18:41So, he got his eye on that and he asked me for the cash, basically.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44- Right. Oh, right, he asked you for the cash?- Yes.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46Looking inside here, next to the initials,
0:18:46 > 0:18:50we've got the anchor mark to say that it's assayed in Birmingham
0:18:50 > 0:18:57and we've got the initial there, the U, which dates it to 1843.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00- So it's a nice mid-19th century piece.- Right.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02How much did he pay for this?
0:19:02 > 0:19:04- About 150.- About £150.
0:19:04 > 0:19:10I would say, auction estimate on this would be about 250 to 350.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13- Right.- How does that sound to you? - That sounds good to me.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15So, has your son, has he just got into antiques,
0:19:15 > 0:19:17or has he been doing this for a while?
0:19:17 > 0:19:20- He started when he was about 12. He's got an interest in silver. - Right.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23And he'd like to be a dealer or possibly an auctioneer.
0:19:23 > 0:19:28- So how old is he now?- He's 15 now. - Wow, he has got a brilliant eye.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31- Oh, yeah.- He got this for 150? - Yes, he did.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33I think it should make around £300, possibly even more.
0:19:33 > 0:19:39- But let's put an estimate of 250-350, with a 250 reserve.- Right.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42And I hope that it does make him £300, then he's doubled his money.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45- And he can pay me back the money he owes me!- He can pay you back.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48Well, thank you very much indeed for bringing it along to Flog It!
0:19:48 > 0:19:50- Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53Time to squeeze in just one more item,
0:19:53 > 0:19:55and it's certainly got Mark going.
0:19:58 > 0:20:03- Denise, Peter.- Hi.- What a wonderful sculpture you have brought in.
0:20:03 > 0:20:04Tell me all about it.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08Well, it's something that we bought when we lived in France.
0:20:08 > 0:20:09We lived there for a few years
0:20:09 > 0:20:12and whilst we were there, in this little village,
0:20:12 > 0:20:14there was a lady that lived not too far away,
0:20:14 > 0:20:17used to live in Paris, and this was something
0:20:17 > 0:20:20she came along with one day in her shopping trolley
0:20:20 > 0:20:22and said, "Would you like to buy this, Peter?"
0:20:22 > 0:20:26And we sort of said, "Hmm..." But she was a wonderful saleswoman
0:20:26 > 0:20:27and we ended up buying it.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30Did you pay a lot of money for it?
0:20:30 > 0:20:31We're not really sure.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33We think it might have been about 150, possibly 200 euros.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36That doesn't sound a lot of money. The euro was probably better then.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38It was.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40So it would have been a lot cheaper.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42It's very, very French, I have to say.
0:20:42 > 0:20:46It looks and feels very Art Deco,
0:20:46 > 0:20:48the swinging '20s and '30s.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50- Yeah, that was the appeal of it to me.- Exactly. I mean,
0:20:50 > 0:20:53you've got, obviously, the seagull riding the crest of a wave.
0:20:53 > 0:20:58Great size, a real statement piece on a sideboard in an Art Deco home.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01And it did look lovely in the French house, but no good.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03- No good here.- No good here.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06Well, we change over the years, we change properties,
0:21:06 > 0:21:09and what looks good in some houses doesn't look good in others.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12- Yes, yes. - I mean, it looks very 1930s.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16It could have been made as late as the early '50s,
0:21:16 > 0:21:18because the designs went on a bit.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20You often see a lot of these Art Deco clock garnitures
0:21:20 > 0:21:23with seagulls or animals on the top,
0:21:23 > 0:21:26and actually they were made in the late '40s, early '50s.
0:21:26 > 0:21:30But it is a good-looking object. I mean, that's what's going to sell.
0:21:30 > 0:21:34- You're looking doubtful there, Denise.- She doesn't like it.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36You don't like it?
0:21:36 > 0:21:39- I hate it.- Did you hate it when he bought it?- Yeah.
0:21:39 > 0:21:44- Was there the odd row about this piece?- Not really a row, no.
0:21:44 > 0:21:45A discussion.
0:21:45 > 0:21:50Monique, our friend who sold it to us, was very persuasive.
0:21:50 > 0:21:54Well, I love it. This would fit in my Brighton home,
0:21:54 > 0:21:57because these fly squawking past my window on a regular basis.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00- Every day, yes!- So, I could lift it and throw the thing at them.
0:22:00 > 0:22:05In terms of value, I think it will not necessarily fly away,
0:22:05 > 0:22:09but I would suggest maybe around £300 to £400,
0:22:09 > 0:22:11with a 300 discretionary reserve.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13- Would you be happy with that? - Absolutely.- Fine.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16If you do get a lot of money, are you going to spend it this time?
0:22:16 > 0:22:18- Oh, yes.- Yes.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21- You're out, Peter, I am afraid. - I'm sure I am.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23But it won't be a bronze, I don't think.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25No, I don't think so. No, it won't.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31We are heading back over to the auction
0:22:31 > 0:22:32to sell our final three items
0:22:32 > 0:22:34and we've got a full house,
0:22:34 > 0:22:37as well as phone and Internet bidders lined up.
0:22:37 > 0:22:38So, let's crack on.
0:22:38 > 0:22:42First up, it's that bronze seagull that belongs to Peter and Denise.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45- There is a big market for this kind of thing.- Very big.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47It is a very big, decorative lump, you know?
0:22:47 > 0:22:50And if you've got an Art Deco house,
0:22:50 > 0:22:53you've got a nice Art Deco hall table or a sideboard,
0:22:53 > 0:22:57you should our fingers crossed and I think this will fly.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59- OK. Good luck, both of you. - Thank you very much, indeed.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03The crest of a wave,
0:23:03 > 0:23:07the patinated and cold-painted bronze seagull here.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09£240 I have to start.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11£240.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14At £240. 250. It's at 250. 260.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16270. Takes me out at 270.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19At £270. On my right at 270 now.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23At £270, with the gentleman at 270.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25- Come on, come on.- Are we all done?
0:23:27 > 0:23:29At 270.
0:23:29 > 0:23:33Sell it. Yes, he sold it! The hammer's gone down. £270.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36We had a discretionary reserve, just got in there.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40That was a bargain. That was a bargain for somebody at 270.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42- But, look, it's gone, OK? - I hope somebody loves it.
0:23:42 > 0:23:46- Somebody will love it.- Yes. - Somebody will love it.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49- And you didn't, did you?- No, not at all. I didn't, Mark, no.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52Not at all, not at all.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56Well, discretionary reserve is always a tough call,
0:23:56 > 0:24:01but I think that was the right decision to sell that bronze.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03We have some real quality on the show right now
0:24:03 > 0:24:05and a great maker's name - Nathaniel Mills.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07We've seen it many, many times.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10A wonderful, wonderful vinaigrette. Gorgeous.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12Good to see you again, Aled. Who've you brought along with you?
0:24:12 > 0:24:15- Is that your son? - Yeah, this is my son, Pryce.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17- Pleased to meet you. - He found the item.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20Oh, right. So, you... He's got it in the blood?
0:24:20 > 0:24:25- Yes.- Did you know what you found straight away?- Yep, straight away.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27Nathaniel Mills? That's incredible.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30He's pretty good. 15 years of age. He knows his stuff.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33He just took off when he was about 12 years old.
0:24:33 > 0:24:35- Fantastic. - And we haven't looked back since.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38Gosh. So, you're actually testing the market now?
0:24:38 > 0:24:41- How much did you pay for this?- 150.
0:24:41 > 0:24:46150. Well, we've got a valuation of 250 to 350, which we should get.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49Somewhere in there, we should get that.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51- He's very good. - That kid's got talent.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54He is going to be doing our job soon.
0:24:54 > 0:24:55I think so, yeah!
0:24:56 > 0:25:01The Victorian silver vinaigrette, Nathaniel Mills here, 1843.
0:25:02 > 0:25:06£160 I have to start. £160.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09At £160. 170 now? £160.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12At 170, 180, 190,
0:25:12 > 0:25:14200, 210, 220.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16230, 240.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18250. Clears the reserve at 250.
0:25:18 > 0:25:20At £250 at the corner now.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22At £250 at the corner now. At 250.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24Now at £250.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27Are we all done? At £250.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30Well done. Don't forget, there's commission to pay.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33- Have you sold in auctions before? - Yeah.- You have.
0:25:33 > 0:25:3517.5% plus VAT.
0:25:35 > 0:25:40- Here...- Old hat. - I don't need to do...
0:25:40 > 0:25:44- Well, look, great to meet you again as well. Take care.- Well done.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47Well, it's a good profit margin there
0:25:47 > 0:25:51and great to see someone so young with such a passion - for antiques.
0:25:51 > 0:25:57Just one more set of items to go, and it is Pamela's Swansea plates.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01Well, all very encouraging, but as you know,
0:26:01 > 0:26:04anything can happen in the sale room, so let's see how they get on.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08Mark has split them into two lots.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10We've got 400 to 600 and 800 to 1,200.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13So, we've got a good entry level. 400 to 600,
0:26:13 > 0:26:15somebody can buy into this at the lower end
0:26:15 > 0:26:17and we've got the top end, as good as it gets.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20And that artwork is actually exceptional.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22They really are what we call botanical subjects,
0:26:22 > 0:26:24rather than flower painting,
0:26:24 > 0:26:25these are botanical subjects.
0:26:25 > 0:26:27They are wonderful.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31First lot going under the hammer.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34Pair of Swansea porcelain dessert plates here, lot 326.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39£290 I have to start.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41£290.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43At £290. 300 is there.
0:26:43 > 0:26:45At 300. 310.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48- He's got a commission bid. Bid on the books.- Oh, I see.
0:26:48 > 0:26:49330 now.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52340. 350. At 350 with me.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55360. 370 with me. 380?
0:26:55 > 0:26:58At 370 with me. At 370.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01390. At 390. 400 on the net. £400 on the Internet.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04Clears it at £400.
0:27:04 > 0:27:08At £400, clears the reserve on the Internet. At 410 on the net.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10Oh, it's going on on the net.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13On the Internet at 410, are we all done?
0:27:13 > 0:27:16At £410...
0:27:16 > 0:27:17Sold, first lot.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19See, he had a commission bid of 400,
0:27:19 > 0:27:20so he was working the Internet to that
0:27:20 > 0:27:23and he took one bid higher, 410, on the Internet.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25- That's not bad, we sold, which is good.- That's good.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28Now we need £800 to £1,200.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30Probably painted by Pollard here.
0:27:30 > 0:27:34Nice provenance with the Sherman labels on the back.
0:27:34 > 0:27:39Commission bids here start me straight in at...
0:27:41 > 0:27:42..£900.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45They are by Pollard, it's as simple as that.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47- Definitely.- I'll take £900.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49At £900. 900.
0:27:49 > 0:27:50920. 950 with me.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53- This is better, isn't it? - Yes, much more exciting.
0:27:53 > 0:27:55Better plate.
0:27:55 > 0:27:571,000 with me. And 50. 1,100 with me.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59At £1,100 with me, at 1,100.
0:27:59 > 0:28:011,150 on the net takes me out.
0:28:01 > 0:28:04At £1,150 on the Internet. At 1,150 on the net now.
0:28:04 > 0:28:061,150 on the net. Phones, 1,200?
0:28:06 > 0:28:09- Yes.- £1,200 on the telephone. At £1,200.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12- Top end of the estimate now, Pamela. - 1,250 on the net.
0:28:12 > 0:28:131,300 I have on the telephone.
0:28:13 > 0:28:14At 1,300.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17At 1,300 on the telephone. 1,350 on the net.
0:28:17 > 0:28:191,400 on the telephone.
0:28:19 > 0:28:211,400 on the telephone. 1,450 on the net.
0:28:21 > 0:28:221,500 on the telephone.
0:28:22 > 0:28:26- At 1,500 on the telephone. 1,550 on the net.- Oh!
0:28:26 > 0:28:291,600 on the telephone. 1,650 on the net.
0:28:31 > 0:28:331,750 there. 1,800?
0:28:35 > 0:28:371,800. 1,850?
0:28:37 > 0:28:39At 1,850 on my right.
0:28:39 > 0:28:411,900? 1,850 on my right.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44In the room at 1,850.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46At 1,850.
0:28:46 > 0:28:50- £1,000 over, we'll take that. Well done.- Very nice, thank you.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52That was wonderful, wasn't it?
0:28:52 > 0:28:541,850, brilliant! Thank you for bringing them in.
0:28:54 > 0:28:56They are the kind of things we love to see,
0:28:56 > 0:28:59giving us a regional identity. That's what it is all about.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02- Absolutely. What do you always say, Paul?- Quality always counts.
0:29:02 > 0:29:06- Sells! It always sells. - It does. Quality always sells.
0:29:06 > 0:29:07Yes, and counts!
0:29:07 > 0:29:10You can't go wrong when you buy quality.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13- No.- Yeah, thank you so much for bringing those in.
0:29:13 > 0:29:15We've had the most fabulous day here.
0:29:15 > 0:29:17We've sadly run out of time from Cardiff,
0:29:17 > 0:29:19but I hope you've enjoyed the show.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22We knew we'd finish with one big surprise, and that was it.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24And that's all thanks to Pamela. See you next time.