Stockport Flog It!

Today's show comes from Greater Manchester,

which has given us the Gallagher brothers, Steve Coogan,

Danny Boyle and Nobby Stiles!

But today we're more interested in Clarice Cliff and Mappin & Webb.

Welcome to Flog It!

'We're holding one of our famous valuation days in Stockport

'and laying on the red carpet is the resplendent Stockport Town Hall,

'which was opened in 1908 by the hottest celebrities

'of the day - the Prince and Princess of Wales.'

That is the end of our queue -

it goes all around the corner. I'll show you where it starts.

We have our work cut out today. This is where the journey starts

for our owners - the valuation day.

It gets exciting because you never know what's going to turn up.

Hopefully someone here has something valuable - it's our job to find it.

'Expert Mark Stacey is seeking something stylish...'

What do you think? Very good for the weekend in Brighton.

'..whilst Philip Serrell showers us with his star quality.'

That has the look of Mark Stacey, doesn't it? Do you not think?

'And there's another famous face -

'even our auctioneer Adam Partridge has turned up

'to have a peek at our items.'

'Our VIP venue is quickly filling up

'and we've got loads of show-stopping items

'coming up on today's programme.'

'But which of our objects makes over five times

'its estimate?'

'Is it the mosaic necklace and earrings set?'

'Or could it be the pair of Richard Joyce Royal Lancastrian vases?'

'Or maybe the folk-art leather cow toy?'

'Keep watching and you'll find out.'

'Our team has over 1,000 items to value and have their work cut out

'selecting their favourites to take off to auction.'

'So let's get going.'

-Frank, how are you?

-I'm very well.

-Whose is this?

-This is my grandfather's.

Your grandfather's own special truncheon?

-Yes.

-And you're selling it?

-Yes.

-Why?

-Well, it's of no use to me now. It's been in a drawer

-for the last 20-odd years...

-But it's your grandad's!

I know. But Grandad's no longer here,

so I don't think he'd mind.

-They'll be saying that about you and I one day!

-Yeah!

-Let's have a look at it.

-Yes.

-At the top, we've got GR,

-which is George Rex - George V.

-Fifth.

And we've got the shield here,

-which would relate to where he was a Special Constable.

-Stockport.

-So this is a Stockport thing.

-Stockport borough, yes,

-that's where he lived.

-And he was a Special Constable from 1914 to 1919,

so one year after the Great War. And on the back,

-which is a lovely touch - we've got John Gibson.

-That's his name.

-Yes.

-So this tells us everything there is to know...

-Right.

..about John Gibson, about his time as a Special Constable

-and he wouldn't have taken it on the beat?

-No, it was presented to him.

-It was a ceremonial thing.

-Yes, he was too old

to serve in the War. He was born in 1869,

-so he volunteered.

-So in 1869 - he would've been 45.

I suggest he was a lucky man.

Looking at it that way, yes.

So John Gibson's ceremonial truncheon -

what's it going to make at auction?

The early ones can be worth a lot. I don't think this is going to be

-massively valuable.

-No.

-For me,

it's the story that it tells and, I think, in terms of value,

-I'd go with 50 to 80 as an estimate. Does that surprise you?

-It does!

To be honest, I thought there'd be a lot of them,

-if you know what I mean.

-Not to John Gibson.

But not with that on, no. I admit that.

We'll put 50 to 80 as an estimate

and we'll reserve it at £40 and I'm sure it'll sell well.

But, Frank...

-..it's your grandad's!

-I know! Bless him.

-I hope we do John Gibson proud.

I hope so too!

'It's really lovely to see a local item with so much provenance.'

'Let's see what Mr Stacey's up to.'

You've made my day. I just adore these vases.

I'd like to take them home.

-Where did you get them from?

-These have been in the family.

My grandma bought them years ago, I think in the 1930s.

-My mother said she bought them in some sort of sale.

-Gosh.

Might've been a church sale.

-So she didn't paid much for them.

-I don't think she would've done.

And you've done some research, I gather.

Well, I didn't know much until we went to the Manchester Art Gallery

and there was a display case with what looked like

these sort of vases.

They were on glass shelves so I got on the floor and had a look up.

A sneaky look under.

And underneath were the same markings as on mine.

They are lovely. As you know, they are Pilkington's Royal Lancastrian,

which is a very good name. And they're painted by Richard Joyce

and I'm calling them a pair

because they look like a pair to me.

There are little differences in colours, but I think

that's sometimes hand-painting and firing.

The design of the deer did seem very different.

I'm surprised you say they're the same artist.

Well, yes, I see what you mean.

These are almost more masculine, more stylised.

-Yes, and that's more realistic.

-You've got more fur in this.

-I wondered why, underneath, this one is the...

-The bird, the phoenix.

-The crane?

-Oh, yes, the crane. And on the other,

you have got a stag. But the other marks are the same.

-You haven't got Richard Joyce's mark on this.

-There is an R somewhere.

-Is there? I can't see that.

-Very small, on one of them.

There it is.

-Underneath the...

-Oh, yes, there is! A tiny one.

Not his usual mark. But I'll leave them to the auctioneer to decide.

If he decides they'll be better sold separately,

-I think we'd allow that.

-Oh, yes.

-So, in terms of value,

what do you think they might be worth?

SHE SIGHS I have seen some on the Internet

and, sort of, £500. Around that.

I don't think you're far off really.

In an ideal world, I would like

to put 800-1200 for the pair.

Something like that, expecting them to make £1,000 plus.

Would you be happy with that?

-Yes, I think I would.

-And we'll put a reserve at the lower end, the 800.

But they're wonderful. And I'm so pleased they came to me and not

Philip Serrell.

Helen, there's all sorts of things come into Flog It!

This innocuous-looking collection of books is one of the few things

I've seen on this show that makes the hairs on the back of my neck

-stand on end.

-I know.

-They are the collection

of... a Second World War soldier, aren't they?

-Prisoner of war, yeah.

-Prisoner of war.

I'm not going to go through them all now. There's a letter here

to his darling wife.

And I'll just read it. "My darling wife,

"if this doomed letter

"should ever reach your fair hands,

"it will denote that your loving husband has passed away

"in the journey to the land of eternal peace." It's just unreal.

There's a bit here. He's drawn a picture of the envelope.

-I know.

-It's addressed to his wife,

-who's a Manchester lass.

-Yeah.

And in the corner, it says,

"If this letter be found on my dead body,

-"please post it, whatever your nationality. Thank you."

-I know.

-Ohh.

-Makes you want to cry, doesn't it? Yeah.

-So,

I find this just amazing.

You tell me all about it.

I found the diaries at my local tip

in a suitcase in a skip being looked through by a man who worked there.

I looked in as I was passing and noticed one and picked it up

and saw what they were and said "You can't let these stay in the skip."

"Can you put the case in my car?" And he said "We're not allowed."

And I said "You've got to, just look at them." So he did.

And I've had them for the last four years, I've kept them safe

and I didn't know what to do with them really.

The first thing we've got to do to protect yourself

-is make sure you've got title to sell them.

-Yeah. Yeah.

That's something we need to check on. The acid question is

-what's it worth?

-Don't know.

-Do you want the truth? I haven't got a clue.

-No, I haven't.

I haven't got a clue. But I could be a zero out with this.

But I'm going to stick my head above the parapet

and if these came to auction - I'd be really broad about it -

I'd probably put

a £300-500 estimate on them. In a sale that's live on line,

I am sure that the interest the Internet will generate

will see that they make their money.

-Yep.

-Let's keep our fingers crossed

and let's hope it goes to a really good home and makes a lot of money.

OK.

'Our items are being sold at Adam Partridge Auctioneers outside Macclesfield.'

'I visited the sale room on the preview day to catch up with Adam

'to find out more about those Pilkington vases.'

Pilkington's Royal Lancastrians - you see a lot of these.

Yeah, we sold a big collection of it recently.

You got some good prices, didn't you?

Hopefully we will tomorrow. Mark took these in,

he wasn't sure if they were a pair but thinks £800-1200 if they are.

Yes. I noticed that.

About whether they're a pair or not, it said, "Auction house to research."

Apart from the fact they're a different shape, different colour,

different decoration and a different year mark,

they're kind of a pair! So we've split them. They're not a pair.

The running theme of the stag is a theme

that the decorator Richard Joyce used to use quite a lot.

-Are they a year apart?

-Yeah, they're very close. The stag there

was 1909

and yours is the crane-looking device, which is for 1910.

So just a year apart. I think his estimate, 800-1200, about right.

So obviously we've split them halfway, put 400-600 each on them,

with a 400 reserve on each.

I think they'll sell about that level. No great surprises. Whoa!

'And now what we've been waiting for - it is auction time!'

'We've got a packed auction room,

'so let's hope they get the taste for our items.'

'And here's our first lot.

Fingers crossed we get a lot for this. Philip's put £50-80 on it,

ceremonial truncheon. They stopped issuing them in 1926,

so John Gibson, your grandfather, served at the right time.

Let's hope it goes through that top end to the estimate.

George V wooden Special Constable's truncheon, for John Gibson,

World War One period. Do we say £50?

Bid me 50. 40, 5, 50,

5, 60, 5...

65, any more? £65.

Any advance on this? Are you all done?

-£65.

-Mid-estimate.

Selling at 65. Any more now?

Spot on. Well done, Frank. Bang on.

That was great. I enjoyed that. Somebody will enjoy it.

'It's marvellous that Frank is passing that truncheon on

'to someone who will cherish it.'

'Now, remember those Pilkington vases?'

You put a value on of £800-1200. Obviously Adam has split them up.

I'm not surprised, Paul.

-Not quite the same.

-Not a pair. The first lot's 4-6

and the second lot's 4-6. Hopefully we'll get you £1200.

Let's find out what this lot thinks

in this jam-packed sale room. Here we go.

The Royal Lancastrian vase by Richard Joyce, the first one,

will you start me at £400?

4? Maybe 3, then?

At 300, 20, 340.

At 340, 360 now. 380.

400. And 20.

At 420. 440. 440, the phone.

460, 480.

-Oh, 460 on the net.

-A battle on line and on the phone.

480's on the phone,

500. And 20.

520. Any more now? 520.

Going to be sold, then, at 520 for this first one.

-Brilliant.

-We're happy with that.

-That's almost mid-estimate.

Let's see if we can get the same for the next one.

267 is another one. Slightly similar,

but clearly not a pair. Lot 267.

-Thank you, Adam.

-A pair, are they?

You can stick your tongue out at me, Mr Stacey. £400?

£400? Maybe 3 for this one, the second one.

3 bid. At 300. 20 next.

320, 340 bid. 360.

360 bid.

At 360 on the phone this time. 380 on line.

400. 400, the phone.

420, 440.

460, 480. 480, the phone.

480. 500. And 20.

-520, the phone. 520. 540. 560.

-This is good.

-Interesting.

-Perhaps they are different.

580. 600. 600, the phone.

At 600. And 20.

This is where the collectors know something we don't.

At 680...

-For it to go like this.

-At 680.

Are you done? At 680. You're out, on line.

-HE RINGS BELL Last chance to bid.

-And the bell's gone down!

He rings the bell to jivvy up the Internet bidders.

-Grand total of £1200 - top end of the estimate.

-Brilliant!

-You'll get a cheque in the post in about three weeks.

-Lovely.

I hope the vases go to somebody who'll appreciate them.

'If, like Helen, you find items you'd like to sell at auction,

'check you're legally allowed to.'

'It's important to disclose how you came across the item

'to the auctioneer and make sure they're happy to make the sale.'

I've just been joined by Helen

and we're about to see something that you cannot put a valuation on.

It's so hard to value

-these prisoner-of-war diaries.

-Absolutely right.

All you can do is put a guesstimate on it.

But, you know, I'm a sucker for that sort of stuff.

-It makes the hairs on your neck stand on edge.

-If it doesn't sell,

-you should take it home and do a lot of research.

-I'm going to.

-I don't mind if it doesn't sell.

-Try to trace the family.

That's where it belongs.

Let's see. This is your lot. Here we go.

World War Two prisoner-of-war diaries.

Extensively catalogued by our man.

Certainly interesting and poignant reading. Start me £300, please.

How about £300 for the diaries?

200, then?

£110. 20. 130.

At £130. Any more on these?

At £130.

-It's not going to do it, Helen.

-I don't mind.

Any advance on 130?

Close. I'll pass.

-OK.

-Well, do you know, in a way,

I'm pleased they didn't sell at £140 than not sell at 280 or something

or whatever we put on it because they are patently worth

-a lot more than that.

-Oh, they are.

-Get on a mission.

-I'm going to.

We'll keep in touch with you, I promise you this,

and we'll ring you up and find out how it's going and you can tell us.

-I'll let you know.

-It's not often you're pleased

-that something hasn't sold!

-I am pleased.

'We look forward to finding out how Helen gets on.'

'That concludes our first visit to the auction room.'

There are around 50 items of militaria for sale today,

but it's not just items that tell a story,

it's buildings and landmarks too.

So before we return to the Town Hall to look for more antiques,

there's another special Stockport landmark that I want to show you

and it's got its own unique story to tell.

I'm 40 feet under the town centre

and this is Stockport's air-raid shelter

and I want to tell you how these tunnels

became a lifeline for many families during the Second World War.

'1938 - Britain is preparing for war.'

'Towns and cities around the country were under threat

'from explosive and incendiary bombings.'

The Government asked their local authorities

to provide air-raid shelters for their citizens.

But Stockport had heavily congested roads and all the buildings

were tightly knitted together

and it left little space

to provide these overground communal air-raid shelters

and it was there that the answer hit them -

"let's put the air-raid shelters underground."

'Tunnelling started in 1938

'and they were ready just after the War broke out the following year.'

'They were opened with great ceremony by the Mayor of Stockport.'

'They were originally designed to hold up to 3,850 people,

'mainly women and children

'as, of course, most of the men were serving in the War.'

AIR-RAID SIREN

'Air raids began in London

'in September 1940 - the Blitz had started.'

'Soon after, Manchester was targeted and without underground shelters

'THESE shelters became refuge to Mancunians

'who were prepared to walk six or seven miles to Stockport.'

'Expansion was needed.'

'Work began on extending the tunnels and, by 1941,

'there was room for over 6,500 people and the tunnels ran

'for nearly a mile.'

'This was the largest purpose-built air-raid shelter in Britain.'

What made this shelter so unique

was the fact that it was bomb-proof.

Literally, people felt safe being down here.

Most people in a domestic situation

would've had Morrison shelters - like a steel cage -

or an Anderson shelter. There's a reconstruction of one here.

This would be in the average back garden.

People would put them up themselves, cover them with earth or sandbags,

just like this one. But you weren't safe from a direct hit here,

you'd be safe from shrapnel.

They're prone to flooding, they get damp

and the space is very small.

On contrast, the people of Stockport felt incredibly safe down here

because nothing was going to penetrate these walls.

'After the air-raid shelter was expanded in 1941,

'these triple-tier bunk beds were added -

'very narrow, but much better than sleeping on benches.'

'The shelters had all the basics, there was a sick bay, a canteen

'and a 16-seater flushing toilet!'

'And a baby boy was even delivered at this nurses' station.'

'Wardens managed the shelters

'and there was a tool store in case they had to dig themselves out.'

'Locals even called the shelter The Chestergate Hotel

'because of its relatively luxurious facilities.'

'But what was it really like to be down there

'at the height of the War?'

'Gordon Coomber was a lad of just seven when the War broke out.'

So, Gordon, what happened when you would hear the air-raid siren?

AIR-RAID SIREN

When you heard the siren, it was too late, really, to come here

because it was built specially for the office workers,

-shop workers - we used to come in at tea time.

-Ah, right.

You didn't wait for any sirens, you came at a set time.

No, especially during the Manchester Blitz.

It's quite damp down here,

but at least it is dry, isn't it?

And there's fresh air, you can smell fresh air.

Well, you'd be amazed how little there was during the War.

The ceiling, down to about here,

was a constant fog,

because, of course, most people smoked.

-Ah.

-And then people would come in in wet clothes in winter,

-steam rising from them...

-And you couldn't dry out.

Let's take a seat here.

What was the atmosphere like down here?

-I imagine people were scared of what was going on up there.

-I'm sure,

-and scared of what was happening to their property.

-Yes, yes,

a lot of people would've got out of here safe, gone home

-and found their road was bombed and their house was gone.

-That's right,

nothing there any more.

People would congregate in their "streets" -

they'd sit together so they were with the neighbours.

What atmosphere was down here? Did people entertain themselves?

They did, but occasionally -

the Theatre Royal is no longer there, St Petersgate -

and if there was an air raid,

sometimes the cast would come down

and give an impromptu show down here.

-But you'd get people in every night with accordion, banjo...

-Guitar.

They'd even play the spoons!

Very noisy places. Very noisy indeed.

There's quite an ambient sound in these tunnels.

That was one point of conflict - people in bed trying to sleep.

So there were all these nuances going on underneath the scene!

People getting under each other's skin,

-I could imagine that.

-But generally, they were a happy place.

-But we, as children, thought they were a playground.

-Well, you would.

We didn't realise how serious it was.

Gordon, thank you for sharing your memories with us.

And I think we can go upstairs and get some daylight now!

'Shortly after the War finished in 1945, the tunnels were closed,

'but luckily, in the '90s, funding was found to open up the shelter

'to the public and preserve it for posterity.'

This was a safe haven for many families

and I'm sure it'll remain fond in the hearts of future generations.

'Time to return to our valuation day above ground

'in Stockport's Town Hall, which was used as a hospital during the War,

'but today it's been commandeered as our valuation-day nerve centre.'

-This has been in pride of place in your jewellery box?

-Not quite.

-Where's it been all these years?

-It's been in a little box

in a polythene bag,

buried under my waterproofs as a hiding place.

I think that's disgraceful, to keep such a piece under your waterproofs.

-I'm sorry.

-We'll forgive you, you brought them in -

you've redeemed yourself. What do you know about their history?

Very little. They were my mother's and I think

she inherited them as well.

So I have got no idea,

-but I think they're a bit Italian-ish.

-You're spot on.

They're not British, they're Italian.

The Italians and the Romans had been making this sort of jewellery

for hundreds of years. They'd been used in mosaics and micro mosaic

and this is what we have here.

We have little micro mosaic set into, I think, carnelian,

which is a type of agate. And we have

little panels of birds

and then some classical scene and then another bird.

And matching earrings with birds in.

And they sit beautifully here, as we can see,

with these little gold swags.

And on the back, we've got a little swing. They're lovely quality.

In terms of date, I think they date in the Edwardian period.

-Oh, right.

-You can imagine an elegant Edwardian lady

with a high collar - think of Lady Marjorie

-from Upstairs Downstairs.

-Right.

Before she boarded the Titanic, she would've worn these

at evening dinner with the matching earrings. Value -

I'd like to put 200-300 on them.

-Really?

-Would that be OK?

-That'd be lovely.

-We'll put 200 as reserve, because we don't want to give them away.

-No.

We don't want them to sell for nothing. I think they'll do well.

-I think they're beautiful.

-Good.

-Is there an ambition you'd like to put it towards?

-Yes.

I've always had fascination for Japan. I've been with Scouts,

but there were 150 of us,

so we didn't see much and I'm going next year

-to see the Japan I want to see.

-So you can put it towards

a bit of spending money. And we've rescued them

-from your waterproofs. Thank you very much, Barbara.

-Thank you.

'I've had a look through all those bags and boxes

'and I've found an item I'd like to share with you.'

Rita, thank you for coming in today. So how did you come by this?

I went to a jumble sale and picked it up for 50p.

-Did you?

-Oh, yes.

-What, here in Stockport?

-Erm, possibly round this area,

-it's a long time ago.

-How many years ago?

-About ten years ago.

It caught my eye. I like these naive folk toys - that's what it is,

it's a little toy for a child.

It would've been pulled along by string.

It's got that whole make-do-and-mend feel about it,

which you get with folk art.

We have had Victorian examples on the show before, slightly larger,

bigger wheels and their heads have been articulated,

and they've managed to fetch around £300-400.

This one is Continental and it's made a bit later,

I would say this is 1930s to 1940s,

somewhere around there. This kind of folk art

is made by artisans, crafts people,

that were professionals. This is a by-product of what they were making.

Maybe they were working in a tannery

or saddlers with leftover leather

and they had an eye for sculpture and art.

-It's lovely.

-It's got soul. I can't believe you only paid 50p for it.

No.

I think, if we put this into auction,

we could give it a price guide of... £50-70,

with a reserve at £50.

-Ten per-cent discretion.

-Lovely.

-OK?

And we can turn your 50 pence, hopefully, into that top-end figure.

-Lovely.

-That would be nice. Thank you for bringing it in.

'It amazes me what bargains you can pick up at car-boot sales

'if you have an eye for something special.'

'Now over to Philip,

'who's with Paul and his friend Gary,

'who had something special until he gave it away.'

-You gave it to him?

-Yeah.

-Yeah, he was going to skip it.

So do you feel a bit uncomfortable with him being there?

-No, he gave me a lift here, so...

-He gave you a lift?! Right.

-You know what this is.

-I do now.

Five or ten years ago, I wouldn't have known,

but it's one of the joys of doing Flog It! is it's a learning curve.

-So I know where you saw this on television.

-That's it.

So I'll let you tell the story.

Well, four weeks ago, I was watching Flog It!, saw that

and I watched it go to auction, made £200.

-Very similar.

-It was.

-Do you know whose sale room it was in?

-Was it in Cheltenham?

-It was in my sale room! I sold it!

-Cheltenham, yeah!

-You know where this is a view of, don't you?

-St Paul's Cathedral.

Yep, St Martin in the Fields.

It's a lovely condensed panoramic view of London by John Piper

and it's a cool thing. John Piper was most noted

for his work at Coventry Cathedral,

so... why did you get rid of it?

I just needed some room in me flat.

I didn't know anything about it and he needed a table,

-so I said he could have it.

-What did the one in my sale room make?

-Was it £200?

-£200, yeah.

-Better condition than this one,

but we can put £100-200 as an estimate on this,

£100 fixed reserve, give Adam ten per-cent discretion

-so that's all fine, isn't it?

-Sound.

-Right, that's sound.

For me, one of the best achievements that Flog It! has done

is getting guys like you knowing

-that this is John Piper. All the best.

-Cheers.

-And to you too. Hope it makes £300 in the auction.

-So do I!

That's £100 each, then!

'That's the great thing about this business - we never stop learning.'

We're back at the sale room and there's plenty of bidders lined up both in the room and online.

'On the sale-preview day, Adam took time out

'to tell me more about the importance of Internet bidding.'

-We know the room's going to be packed tomorrow.

-You might say that.

-Some of that will be because you're here.

-Yes.

-Your owners are here

and onlookers as well.

Less people are coming to auctions, which is a shame.

-Are they buying on line or on the phone?

-Yes, on line.

Last sale, we had over 700

-registered bidders on the Internet, which is...

-Wow.

You can only fit 80 people in here, but they're all around the world.

-That's incredible.

-It's risen every year.

-You're a fast auctioneer,

so it doesn't slow you down, but in some rooms, it must.

Brings me down to 100 an hour. Remember me in the old days?!

-Yes!

-When I had hair - 180 an hour, no problem.

But the Internet, old age - brought me down to 100 an hour.

Thanks for talking to us, Adam.

-I know you're on the rostrum later - good luck.

-Thank you.

Without auctions, we wouldn't be here. Let's test out our valuations.

'I hope those bidders are on line, poised for action

'because my lot is about to go under the hammer.'

We've got your Edwardian pull-along,

stuffed, leather toy cow going under the hammer right now.

Hopefully, it'll do the estimate. It's been heavily viewed.

It's been played with, I've seen people nod the head.

Good little bit of folk art, this.

Papier-mache pull-along toy in the form of a cow and it moos!

I'm bid 40 and 5 straight in. 50's on line.

5 in the room. 55, 60 and 5.

70, 5, 80, 5,

90, 5, 100, 110,

120, 130, 140, 150,

160? 150 at the back.

That's nice, that's good.

160 on line. No?

170 on line, then. Still going on the Internet.

170. Are you all done on the cow?

-£170.

-That's fantastic. £170.

Brilliant result. Wasn't that a good result?!

-I don't know about the mooing. It didn't moo for us.

-No!

-I've never heard it moo.

-I think he's imagining that!

But it certainly mooed just then - £170.

'That's the power of the Internet for you.'

Going under the hammer now,

we've got some classic British 20th century modern -

if I said John Piper, you'd know what I'm talking about.

That wonderful coffee table that Philip brought in. Paul and Gary,

-whose table was it?

-Mine originally.

-And then gave it...

-Gave to him after five years.

-You've been using it?

-Yeah, but I saw the potential.

-And saw Flog It!

-I did.

-It's a bit bruised and battered,

but it's a lovely thing.

Let's find out what the bidders think. It's going under the hammer.

1950s coffee table

with the John Piper views of London on the top there.

-I'm bid £100...

-Well done.

At 100. At £100.

Any advance on £100?

You all done at 100? 10. 20.

30? No? 120 here. Anyone else?

120. All done and selling this now.

£120. It's about its money

and we'd sell at 120.

That's gone down.

Little knocks on the corners made it struggle.

That's a fair price, I'm pleased.

70-50's a fair split, isn't it?

THEY ALL LAUGH

'And there's time to squeeze in just one more lot.'

Under the hammer now, the necklace and earrings belonging to Barbara,

-who needs to go to Japan. That's why we're selling.

-Yes.

-Why do you need to go to Japan?

-I went to Japan last year

with 150 other Scouts...

Brave of her.

..and didn't see much of Japan that I wanted to see,

-so I'm going next year.

-How lovely.

-So you love Japan?

-It's beautiful.

-I was a Scout.

-Were you?

-A Cub and a Scout.

-Well done.

Yes, got lots of badges!

We can recycle you and come back as a leader.

Anyway, let's talk about the necklace.

OK. Beautiful colour.

Lovely little panels of birds and flowers and the matching necklace.

Shall we put it under the hammer?

-Right.

-Let's go. This is it.

A lovely lot, this. A 19th century necklace with micro-mosaic panels

with matching earrings. Micro-mosaic stuff making great prices now

and very popular. What a lovely set.

Lot 760. I'm bid £200.

-Take 220 next...

-Straight in at 200, Barbara.

40, 60, 80, 400, 20, 40, 60...

-This is flying.

-..520, 540,

560, 580, 600 and 20, 640...

Wow. 660, 680, 700 here. And 20.

Come and buy me. Look, Mark's doing his "Come and buy me".

740, 760, 780...

-This is an upgrade.

-800...

-This is an upgrade from economy.

840, 860...

880, 900...

£900...

920, 940,

960, 980...

Hey, this is wonderful.

-£1,000. And 50.

-Was this your grandma's?

I don't know where it's come from. Mum had it.

1200. 1250.

-First class soon.

-< 1300. 1350. Japan...

1400. 1450.

1500. 1550.

1600. 1650.

-What's Japanese for "This is bonkers"?

-1650 on the phone.

At £1650. Are you all done?

-What did we value it at?

-200-300!

Phone bidder.

-£1650...!

-Wow!

Don't clap me, clap him!

I love it when that happens. Well done, Adam Partridge.

-What do you think of that? Sum it up.

-I can't! I can't!

It's going to be great. Just amazed.

As long as my children don't say

"Oh, yes?" as they've been listening!

When you woke up this morning, you were expecting £200-300.

-I said "It's Flog It! day today!"

-It's a good day.

-It's a beautiful day!

-I knew it was good quality.

I thought... He says, trying to get out of it.

I thought it was Edwardian.

I suspect it's mid-19th century.

-Yes, definitely.

-Which has pushed the quality and the price up.

-Doubled the value.

-But fantastic.

-We got the right price.

-Thank you.

-Barbara!

-Hugs!

Barbara's off to Japan!

Join us next time for more surprises on Flog It!

What a lovely way to end today's show. See you next time.