0:00:06 > 0:00:11Today we're in a place famous for its vibrant music scene. It has two symphony orchestras,
0:00:11 > 0:00:16world-class concert venues and has produced great bands like Oasis and it has this -
0:00:16 > 0:00:22the world's largest music school. Today we're in Greater Manchester. Welcome to Flog It.
0:00:46 > 0:00:52Our valuation day venue certainly hits all the right notes. We're in Stockport, south-east of Manchester,
0:00:52 > 0:00:57and set up in the resplendent town hall, right in the heart of town.
0:00:59 > 0:01:04I am a big music fan, so it's wonderful to be in the north-west.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08Everybody from Morrissey to the Bee Gees, Take That, The Stone Roses,
0:01:08 > 0:01:12you name it - the list is endless. They all come from this area,
0:01:12 > 0:01:16just like this massive queue of people surrounding the town hall,
0:01:16 > 0:01:19all laden with antiques and collectables, ready for a valuation.
0:01:24 > 0:01:29Let's hope our experts pitch their valuations right today.
0:01:29 > 0:01:34- Mark Stacey is as helpful as ever. - Philip, you won't know about that.
0:01:34 > 0:01:38Let me tell you what it is. It's called a pot.
0:01:38 > 0:01:42- Whilst Philip Serrell is charming to our crowd.- I do like your scarf.
0:01:42 > 0:01:47- Oh, it's perfect.- That's my birthday present. This is nice, too.
0:01:47 > 0:01:51- Come on.- See you later, mate.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55Come on.
0:01:55 > 0:02:01I'm told the locals are called Stockfordians. There's no stopping them today as over 800 fill the hall
0:02:01 > 0:02:08wanting to get a valuation before they decided whether to flog it at auction.
0:02:08 > 0:02:15Today we're hoping our results will be music to our sellers' ears, but can you guess which of our lots
0:02:15 > 0:02:18makes over £1,000 at auction?
0:02:18 > 0:02:22Is it the Arts and Crafts William De Morgan tile?
0:02:22 > 0:02:26The Macintyre twin-handled Moorcroft vase?
0:02:26 > 0:02:32Or the Birmingham scent bottle, paired with a 1904 pocket watch and case?
0:02:32 > 0:02:38There's hundreds of people out there, which means hundreds of antiques to look at and value.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42We also have the Stockport Samba Band, who are setting up now.
0:02:42 > 0:02:49Later on, they'll entertain us. Right now, let's get on with those valuations and join Philip Serrell.
0:02:50 > 0:02:58Remember Julian and Debbie from the queue? They've travelled 250 miles from Dorset to be here today.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02It's good of you to come. Julian, tell me, how did you come by it?
0:03:02 > 0:03:06I'm a stonemason and was working on a house down in Weymouth.
0:03:06 > 0:03:11I had a skip there that we were using for the job and one day
0:03:11 > 0:03:17I went to put rubbish in the skip and knocked a box over that someone had chucked in there and I saw this.
0:03:17 > 0:03:24It was all rolled up. I assumed it was a piece of costume jewellery and I gave it to my mother.
0:03:24 > 0:03:30She's had it in a drawer, never worn it. I said we wanted to come to Flog It. She said, "Take that necklace."
0:03:30 > 0:03:36- What do you think you've got? - I thought it was amethyst. Some are purply, but I'm not an expert.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40When I told my friend Andy I was coming here with this necklace,
0:03:40 > 0:03:48- he thought I was mad. "It's not even gold!"- What does Andy do? - He's a stonemason as well.
0:03:48 > 0:03:52Tell him to stick to stonemasonry. If you just flip that over,
0:03:52 > 0:03:58have a look through there. Can you see that little tab there that says 9 carat?
0:03:58 > 0:04:04- Yeah. Oh, yes. - So that's 9-carat gold. So would you ever wear this?
0:04:04 > 0:04:09- I don't think so. - It's quite showy.- I'd personally prefer something plain,
0:04:09 > 0:04:14- but I can see why somebody would like it.- Are they amethysts or not? I don't know.
0:04:14 > 0:04:19I think they're probably paste, in all truth. It's late-19th century.
0:04:19 > 0:04:24If we put it into an auction with an estimate of £30-£50, is that OK?
0:04:24 > 0:04:29- Yeah, that's fine.- How about if we put it in with a £300-£500 estimate?
0:04:32 > 0:04:38- Well, that would be even better. - Amazing. - We'll leave it to Adam, OK?
0:04:38 > 0:04:43We'll tell him we want a minimum reserve of £200 on it.
0:04:43 > 0:04:50If he wants to estimate it anywhere... If they're amethysts, it might be that it's £500-£800.
0:04:50 > 0:04:56- They're a lot more expensive, are they?- Yeah. And if they're not, it might be £200-£400, £300-£500.
0:04:56 > 0:05:03We'll tell him we want a fixed reserve of £200 and where he goes after that is up to him, really,
0:05:03 > 0:05:07- depending on what he finds. Happy with that?- Yeah.- Very happy.
0:05:07 > 0:05:13- So that's paid for a trip up to Stockport.- And some! - You'll be able to go home again!
0:05:13 > 0:05:18- Thanks very much.- Thanks for bringing it along. Thank you.
0:05:21 > 0:05:27'Some limited edition prints have caught my eye and I'm starting to get very excited about them.'
0:05:27 > 0:05:32This is one of my favourite items that have ever come in.
0:05:32 > 0:05:37- Definitely in my top five in the ten years of filming. It's all down to you, Kent.- Thank you.
0:05:37 > 0:05:41- So how did you come by these? - They are my father-in-law's.- OK.
0:05:41 > 0:05:48- He's a retired illustrator. - He is an illustrator? That's why these would appeal to him.
0:05:48 > 0:05:55- He's got a good eye.- And where is he now?- He couldn't make it. He's a bit poorly.- I hope he gets well soon.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59- Do you know anything about the artist at all?- No, not at all.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03When I first saw them, I thought they were quite modern.
0:06:04 > 0:06:09Well, they are by John Buckland Wright, who I believe is a genius,
0:06:09 > 0:06:15a master of this genre. He did these when he lived in this country, but he was born in Dunedin, New Zealand,
0:06:15 > 0:06:20in about 1895, around there. But when you look at this, this kind of work
0:06:20 > 0:06:25reminds me of the work of an artist called Eric Gill.
0:06:25 > 0:06:31It's just got...it's got something about it where human form meets religious form.
0:06:31 > 0:06:37You know, it sort of crosses over. There's lots of things crossing over here.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40This lady metamorphosing into a fish is superb.
0:06:40 > 0:06:45And he's captured these bodies so beautifully. Look at the wrestlers.
0:06:45 > 0:06:49It's sinuous, the movement. It's very good.
0:06:49 > 0:06:54- He makes the paper come alive.- Yeah. - This is a wood engraving,
0:06:54 > 0:06:57this is a wood engraving, this is a copper engraving.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00A very small print run. Look at this.
0:07:02 > 0:07:07- This is done in 1942.- Yeah. - And it's called Combat.- OK.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11- And it's just called number 2. Can you see that?- Gosh, yes.
0:07:11 > 0:07:16- I don't think there are any more. It says "artist's proof".- I see. - This is his copy.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19Any idea of the value?
0:07:19 > 0:07:26- Em...I don't know. I wouldn't even know where to begin.- We have to put them into auction as separate lots.
0:07:26 > 0:07:32OK? Let's put a valuation of £400-£600 on this.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36A fixed reserve at £400.
0:07:36 > 0:07:43- Let's put £500-£700 on this one. - OK, yeah, right. That's brilliant. That's very good.- OK?
0:07:44 > 0:07:49With a reserve of £500, with a bit of discretion,
0:07:49 > 0:07:51just so it creeps in slightly under.
0:07:51 > 0:07:57- And this one...we'll put a valuation of £600-£900 on. - Thank you.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01- Again with discretion on the £600. - That's absolutely super.
0:08:01 > 0:08:07- So it could sell for 10% under the 600. - I had no idea.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11I think that's going to tempt the buyers in.
0:08:11 > 0:08:15'What wonderful prints! I hope Mark finds something he loves as much.'
0:08:16 > 0:08:22- Hello!- Hello.- Carol, what a gorgeous-looking vase you've brought in.- I thought so.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25- Tell me about it. - I know it's a Moorcroft.
0:08:25 > 0:08:32- It's got the Macintyre mark from before he went on his own. - Where have you got it from?
0:08:32 > 0:08:36A friend of mine, it's got to be 25 years or more, I admired it
0:08:36 > 0:08:43- and she said, "Do you like it?" and gave it to me.- I wish I had friends like yours, Carol.
0:08:43 > 0:08:48It's just the most wonderful shape. You can see it's Moorcroft.
0:08:48 > 0:08:53It's got that nice, slender line and those lovely arms. Wonderful.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57And the lovely use of those bright reds and blues and the gilding.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00- It's not his usual type of work.- No.
0:09:00 > 0:09:04Because we more associate Moorcroft with tube-line decoration.
0:09:04 > 0:09:09This is from a series of wares that's called Aurelian ware.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13And when we look at the mark underneath, we've got Macintyre.
0:09:13 > 0:09:20We haven't got a William Moorcroft signature. Don't worry. This dates to around 1900, over 100 years old.
0:09:20 > 0:09:24- There's one small negative, Carol. That chip there.- Yes.
0:09:24 > 0:09:30- Did you do that?- It's probably happened while it was in our possession, but I don't know how.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33- That will affect the value of it. - Right.
0:09:33 > 0:09:39Well, I think it's charming. I'd like to put a bit more money on it,
0:09:39 > 0:09:44- but I'll hold it back because of the chip.- Right.- I'm going to say it's worth £100-£150.- Right.
0:09:44 > 0:09:49- Would you be happy with that?- Yes. - And we'll put a reserve?- Yes.
0:09:49 > 0:09:54- Of £100, with 10% discretion. - Right, that sounds fine.
0:09:54 > 0:09:59- I think on a good day we might get £120, £150.- Oh, that's fine.
0:09:59 > 0:10:04- Thank you so much for bringing it along.- You're welcome.- I love it!
0:10:08 > 0:10:14Well, our experts have now found our first batch of items ready to send off to auction.
0:10:14 > 0:10:19I think there's some real gems. We might be in for one or two surprises.
0:10:19 > 0:10:24Let's find out what the auctioneer thinks and, more importantly, the bidders.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27Here's a quick recap.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31We'll have to wait and see what estimate Adam puts on that necklace.
0:10:31 > 0:10:36Fingers crossed it's real amethysts rather than paste.
0:10:36 > 0:10:41And I'm sure these prints will make as big an impression on the bidders as they did on me.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43Combined total...
0:10:45 > 0:10:51And Carol's Moorcroft vase may be chipped, but Mark still has high hopes for it.
0:10:54 > 0:10:59Today our auctioneers are near Congleton in Cheshire, 17 miles south of Stockport.
0:10:59 > 0:11:07The town was notorious in the 1620s when bear-baiting and cockfighting were popular sports.
0:11:07 > 0:11:11But let's hope today's sale is going to be slightly less aggressive.
0:11:11 > 0:11:17One thing you can guarantee - with an Adam Partridge auction, it's going to be fast and furious.
0:11:17 > 0:11:23The auction house charges an 18% commission to buyers and 15% to sellers.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27Fingers crossed we'll see all our items go for a lot today.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29Our first lot is up right now.
0:11:29 > 0:11:36It's Moorcroft, and Macintyre Moorcroft, the early Moorcroft which everybody wants.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40- It belongs to Carol. Not for much longer. Hello, Carol.- Hello, Paul.
0:11:40 > 0:11:46- Who's this?- Emma, my daughter-in-law.- Hello. What do you think of this?- It's lovely.
0:11:46 > 0:11:52- It's just...mm! There is a bit of damage.- A very small chip, which is easily restorable.
0:11:52 > 0:11:59- We tempered the estimate accordingly.- It's a classic lot. Going under the hammer right now.
0:11:59 > 0:12:04Macintyre Aurelian ware vase of trumpet form.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07Lot 251. There it is there. Good shape.
0:12:07 > 0:12:12- It is a good shape.- I'm bid 50. And 5. At £55. 60 now?
0:12:12 > 0:12:15At £55. Any advance on £55?
0:12:15 > 0:12:1760 online. At £60.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21At 60. Take 5. At £60. At 60.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24- Anyone else now?- Oh, gosh! Come on!
0:12:24 > 0:12:26At £65.
0:12:26 > 0:12:30At 65. 70 online. 5. 75.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32At 75 online.
0:12:32 > 0:12:3480 now?
0:12:34 > 0:12:41- 80 bid. 80's the bid. - It's struggling.- But at least it's going up.- It's creeping up.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43We just need a few more.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45£85.
0:12:46 > 0:12:51- Anyone else on this Macintyre vase? - I think this is terrible.
0:12:51 > 0:12:56- It's not a good price.- We have to pass. The chip on the rim kills it.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58Thank goodness you had a reserve.
0:12:58 > 0:13:02- Nobody wanted it here. Simple as that.- I'm quite shocked by that.
0:13:02 > 0:13:06I thought the £100 reserve was quite modest really.
0:13:06 > 0:13:10- There was room for movement. - Exactly.
0:13:10 > 0:13:14Oh, well. I'm surprised about that as Macintyre's such a good name,
0:13:14 > 0:13:19but there's no point in selling an item for less than it's worth.
0:13:19 > 0:13:25Now remember those John Buckland Wright prints that I loved? Time to catch up with Kent again.
0:13:25 > 0:13:32The artist's proof is worth its money, the artist with the model is absolutely fabulous as well.
0:13:32 > 0:13:37- And I like the other one. It's all about subject matter. - Detail and quality.
0:13:37 > 0:13:43Yes. We're going to find out what the bidders think right now. Hopefully, there's online interest.
0:13:43 > 0:13:50564. John Buckland Wright. Abstract etching, Combat 2. This is the artist's proof here.
0:13:50 > 0:13:55Lot 564 by John Buckland Wright. Wonderful image there.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58Interest here. Straight in at 350.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02And 360. I'll take 380. At 360. £360.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05Is there 380 now? At 360.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07Any more? 80. 400.
0:14:07 > 0:14:13- At 400 and we're selling. - Three people wanted it. - At £400.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18- That's not bad. Made the reserve. - That's good.
0:14:18 > 0:14:24Next one is 565, John Buckland Wright, Artist and Model.
0:14:24 > 0:14:28Limited edition. 5 of only 30. A proper limited edition.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32Lot 565, number 5 this one. Artist and Model.
0:14:32 > 0:14:37Another fantastic etching by John Buckland Wright. 360 is bid.
0:14:37 > 0:14:42- This one is super. - This one IS super.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45440. 460 here. With me now.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48At 460. Selling this one at 460.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51Are you all done? At £460.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54Nice work. Quite good, eh?
0:14:54 > 0:14:55460.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58It's just absolute quality.
0:14:58 > 0:15:03And 566 is Metamorphosis 4: Girl Into Fish.
0:15:03 > 0:15:07- I'm bid £500 straight in. I'll take 20.- Gosh.- With me at 500.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10Is there 20 anywhere?
0:15:11 > 0:15:13Can we sell it at 500?
0:15:15 > 0:15:21- It's on offer. We can take it if you like.- Do you want to take it? Nod. - Is that authority to sell?
0:15:23 > 0:15:25- Yeah?- Mm.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28Don't let me force you. Take advice.
0:15:28 > 0:15:34- Or hang on to it?- Can I take some advice for a second? - I'd take it. I'd sell it.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37- Yeah? - £500.
0:15:37 > 0:15:43We're selling at 500. It's the top bid they've left. All done at £500.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45Very good. Thank you very much.
0:15:45 > 0:15:50My father-in-law will be absolutely chuffed, so thank you.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52It's been an absolute pleasure.
0:15:52 > 0:15:59Adam's had a long look at that necklace and has catalogued it as coloured paste,
0:15:59 > 0:16:04rather than amethyst stone, but he's given an impressive estimate nonetheless -
0:16:04 > 0:16:06£200-£300.
0:16:06 > 0:16:12Julian, Debbie, great to see you again. I love the story - you found this in a skip.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16- Can we recycle it for £200? - Well, it'll be a green necklace.
0:16:16 > 0:16:22- It's amethyst paste, isn't it? - Yeah.- But, nevertheless, £200 is what we're looking for.- Lovely.
0:16:22 > 0:16:28- Did you ever wear it?- I tried it on. - Not quite...- Not my cup of tea. - I don't blame you.
0:16:28 > 0:16:33- Somebody will like it.- And I bet they're here today. Good luck.
0:16:33 > 0:16:39Lot 740 is a 9-carat gold necklace set with the amethyst-coloured stones there. Lot 740.
0:16:39 > 0:16:43There it is. Give me £200, please. 130 bid.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45At 140. 150. 160.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48170. 180. 190. 200.
0:16:48 > 0:16:53- 210. 220. 230. - This is good. We like this. - 260. 270. 280.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56290. 300. 320.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58340. 360.
0:16:58 > 0:17:04- 380. 400. 420. 440? - Didn't see this coming, did you?
0:17:04 > 0:17:08Any more now? At £420. 440. 460.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11480. 500.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14520? £500.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18At 500. At £500. All done, then? Selling at £500.
0:17:20 > 0:17:25Bang! The hammer's gone down! Someone threw 500 quid in your skip!
0:17:25 > 0:17:31- I can't believe that. - You go barmy when you get a skip and everyone dumps clutter in it.
0:17:31 > 0:17:37- But we don't mind that.- Excellent. Happy days.- And you can go out and buy a necklace for Debbie now
0:17:37 > 0:17:40- that you really want!- Good idea!
0:17:40 > 0:17:46Wow! To think Julian and Debbie had no idea it was worth anything like that much.
0:17:46 > 0:17:53It just goes to show, if you're in doubt about an object you own, bring it along to Flog It!
0:17:53 > 0:17:57So far, so good. It's the end of our first visit to the auction room.
0:17:57 > 0:18:01Before we go back to Stockport to look for more antiques,
0:18:01 > 0:18:06I've been exploring another part of Greater Manchester where, almost 150 years ago,
0:18:06 > 0:18:12a different set of values changed women's rights forever. Take a look at this.
0:18:18 > 0:18:23People in the north-west have always been famous for pushing boundaries,
0:18:23 > 0:18:29from the industrial landscape artists to the equally popular Madchester music scene.
0:18:34 > 0:18:39The Victorian era, especially here in Manchester, was a hotbed of liberal thinking,
0:18:39 > 0:18:45so the natural place for a radical movement to be born. And one of the most significant of the day
0:18:45 > 0:18:52was the Suffragettes movement, in equal parts influential and controversial.
0:18:57 > 0:19:03And this was the house where the very first meeting took place, in the heart of Manchester.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05Number 62 Nelson Street.
0:19:05 > 0:19:11This was the home of a woman who Time magazine recognised as one of the 100 most important people
0:19:11 > 0:19:16in the 20th century. Her name was Emmeline Pankhurst.
0:19:16 > 0:19:22She not only changed our political system, but also the way our families function today.
0:19:24 > 0:19:31At the end of the 19th century, women, like prisoners, the insane and the poorest men,
0:19:31 > 0:19:37were not entitled to vote. Early feminist campaigners were unable to make any real impact.
0:19:40 > 0:19:45Emmeline was convinced the women's movement needed a change,
0:19:45 > 0:19:51so in 1903 she announced to all of her friends that they needed an independent women's union.
0:19:51 > 0:19:56She arranged a meeting here in this house to put her plans into action.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59They had a motto - deeds, not words.
0:19:59 > 0:20:04They were convinced the traditional political system wouldn't get them anywhere,
0:20:04 > 0:20:10so they embarked on a course of militant action to make MPs sit up and take notice,
0:20:10 > 0:20:12to sponsor suffragette legislation.
0:20:14 > 0:20:20They set about harassing politicians, encouraging their own arrests and creating a spectacle
0:20:20 > 0:20:23wherever possible. Anything to court publicity.
0:20:23 > 0:20:30The most shocking act was carried out by Emily Davison, who threw herself in front of the King's horse
0:20:30 > 0:20:32at the 1913 Epsom Derby.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35She died, sadly, from her injuries.
0:20:35 > 0:20:39They became known as the Women's Social and Political Union, or WSPU,
0:20:39 > 0:20:44which grew rapidly and attracted thousands of members and supporters.
0:20:44 > 0:20:49Emmeline travelled the country publicising the cause at huge rallies.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53She was sent to prison countless times and went on hunger strike.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57By the summer of 1914, an election was looming and campaigners hoped
0:20:57 > 0:21:01a new government would give women the ballot.
0:21:06 > 0:21:12When the war broke out that year, the WSPU announced to all of its members to stop activities
0:21:12 > 0:21:15and concentrate on the war effort.
0:21:15 > 0:21:22While the men were away fighting on the Western Front, the women worked on the land and in factories.
0:21:22 > 0:21:28Their vital contribution towards the war effort was one of the many reasons why, finally,
0:21:28 > 0:21:34in 1928, 25 years after having that very first meeting here in this room,
0:21:34 > 0:21:39women were given the right to vote on equal terms with men.
0:21:39 > 0:21:44'Emmeline died shortly after this historic event, a month before her 70th birthday.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46'But her legacy lives on.
0:21:46 > 0:21:50'Dr Helen Pankhurst is Emmeline's great-granddaughter.'
0:21:53 > 0:21:57How would you summarise your great-grandmother's legacy?
0:21:57 > 0:22:00I think the first thing is she was the leader,
0:22:00 > 0:22:04she was the name, the image behind the Suffragette Movement
0:22:04 > 0:22:08and any organisation needs a leader that people can rally behind.
0:22:08 > 0:22:12And then you've got what the organisation itself was about, the cause,
0:22:12 > 0:22:16women's right to vote and beyond that, women's equality.
0:22:16 > 0:22:21But I think even more the fact it wa an organisation with so much flair
0:22:21 > 0:22:26and pomp and also a little bit of danger.
0:22:26 > 0:22:31Therefore, it had massive public appeal then and still now.
0:22:31 > 0:22:36It's in the public culture, it's in our image of what that part of history was about.
0:22:36 > 0:22:40Yeah. Your grandmother Sylvia was also a political campaigner,
0:22:40 > 0:22:43so obviously, it's running in the family here.
0:22:43 > 0:22:48Why do you think your family has succeeded when many others failed?
0:22:48 > 0:22:51I think they succeeded because of what came before them,
0:22:51 > 0:22:55so there's the whole suffrage movement and a lot of campaigning
0:22:55 > 0:22:59that sets the scene for their involvement.
0:22:59 > 0:23:03Then likewise, it was a moment of radical change in the world elsewhere.
0:23:03 > 0:23:10Women start getting the vote in othe countries, so they were there at the right time to make that final change
0:23:10 > 0:23:15It's a pleasure to meet you and I must say you do look like Sylvia, don't you?
0:23:22 > 0:23:26By the 1970s, number 62 Nelson Street had fallen into disrepair.
0:23:26 > 0:23:32An application was put in to demolish the building which caused an absolute uproar,
0:23:32 > 0:23:36not just with women's groups, but also with conservationists.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40Permission was granted to lease the building to the Pankhurst Trust
0:23:40 > 0:23:42after they raised £500,000 to restore it.
0:23:42 > 0:23:48Now this time capsule is not just a museum, but also a women's community centre
0:23:48 > 0:23:53and it stands as a lasting reminder of the fight women have for equal rights.
0:23:53 > 0:23:58'Artist Charlotte Newson was commissioned to create a piece of artwork in tribute to Emmeline.
0:23:58 > 0:24:03'People from all over the world sent in photographs of inspirational women
0:24:03 > 0:24:07'which Charlotte incorporated into this stunning mosaic.'
0:24:07 > 0:24:12- I've got to say, Charlotte, it's absolutely fabulous.- Thank you. - I'm really knocked out by it.
0:24:12 > 0:24:16What's the idea behind it and how did you achieve it?
0:24:16 > 0:24:21It started really as a conversation between the Pankhurst Centre and Manchester City Council
0:24:21 > 0:24:25because there's no public art in Manchester about Emmeline Pankhurst
0:24:25 > 0:24:29and of course, she's born here, raised her family here,
0:24:29 > 0:24:32and from there it kind of snowballed really.
0:24:32 > 0:24:37It went global, though originally it was planned as a Manchester project.
0:24:37 > 0:24:43- Where did the photographs come from? People sent them to you.- They came from all over the world in the end.
0:24:43 > 0:24:47They came from e-mail accounts, postal, social media,
0:24:47 > 0:24:51and they came in all shapes and sizes, some of them black and white,
0:24:51 > 0:24:56some of them were very old and well loved and ripped, and some of them were very modern.
0:24:56 > 0:25:01Was it choice selection to get the light and shade or have you graded or tinted any?
0:25:01 > 0:25:05The main process to begin with was to colour-sort them,
0:25:05 > 0:25:11so I sat with piles of photographs going, "Mostly blues, mostly reds, mostly violets, mostly greys."
0:25:11 > 0:25:16Once I'd got that established, I could work out a colour palette for the portrait,
0:25:16 > 0:25:18though I changed it at least 15 times.
0:25:18 > 0:25:22Did you? This must have taken months, years?
0:25:22 > 0:25:24- Two years from start to finish. - Gosh!
0:25:24 > 0:25:29- There's 10,000 images in that portrait.- Well done, Charlotte.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32- Thank you.- One of the best things I've seen for a long time.
0:25:32 > 0:25:36- It was an honour to do it. - It looks fab.- Thank you.
0:25:48 > 0:25:52It's been a real treat finding out more about this fascinating woman
0:25:52 > 0:25:56and why Suffragette history is as relevant today as it ever was.
0:26:00 > 0:26:05'We've been having a lot of fun here at our valuation day in Stockport
0:26:05 > 0:26:08'and in tribute to the region's vibrant music scene,
0:26:08 > 0:26:13'we've got an eclectic act to provide some entertainment for our waiting crowd.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16'Let me introduce Stockport's Samba Band.'
0:26:16 > 0:26:19SAMBA MUSIC
0:26:41 > 0:26:43Well done.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47'Well, after all that excitement, I'm going to take a breather
0:26:47 > 0:26:53'and let Mark tell us about our next object which, rather fittingly, is musical too.'
0:26:54 > 0:26:56Hello, Veri.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59- Hi, Mark.- That's an unusual name. It's not British, is it?
0:26:59 > 0:27:01No, it's from Albania.
0:27:01 > 0:27:05You're from Albania and you've brought this violin in to show us.
0:27:05 > 0:27:09Is this a family piece or did you pick it up somewhere?
0:27:09 > 0:27:14No, it is not from my family. I bought it from a guy working in a house clearance.
0:27:14 > 0:27:18- Oh, yes.- He has sold to me.- And did you pay a lot of money for it?
0:27:18 > 0:27:23- Exactly he wanted £12.- £12?- Yes. I see it just like that.
0:27:23 > 0:27:28- I like it.- Yes, yes. - That's the shape. I say, "All right, I can have it."
0:27:28 > 0:27:31I think £12 sounds quite reasonable.
0:27:31 > 0:27:37I don't know much about violins and it does need a little bit of restoration with re-stringing.
0:27:37 > 0:27:43We have looked inside and, unusually, it's not signed "Stradivari".
0:27:43 > 0:27:48They normally are. We know they're fake. This is signed by a chap called...
0:27:48 > 0:27:52- Carlo Silvestro.- Silvestro. And it's dated, isn't it?
0:27:52 > 0:27:54Yes, 1932 from Napoli.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57Naples is a good area for making these sort of things.
0:27:57 > 0:28:01It is first place in Italia for musical instruments.
0:28:01 > 0:28:04Why have you decided to sell it? You didn't want to play it?
0:28:04 > 0:28:07I like to listen to music, but I don't like to play.
0:28:07 > 0:28:12And you get two Czechoslovakian fiddles as well which is quite good.
0:28:12 > 0:28:18And I know we're going to a very good saleroom where Adam, I know, plays the violin
0:28:18 > 0:28:23and I would put something like £100 to £150 on it,
0:28:23 > 0:28:26- with a £100 reserve if that's OK. - Yeah.- Fantastic.
0:28:26 > 0:28:31- Thank you so much for bringing it along.- Thank you for beautiful show. - Lovely to see you.
0:28:31 > 0:28:37It will be interesting to see what our auctioneer Adam Partridge thinks about that item.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40Let's see what Philip is up to on his table.
0:28:40 > 0:28:45- Where have these come from? - Well, my dad's 90 and his aunt left them to him when she died.
0:28:45 > 0:28:47- When was that?- A few years ago.
0:28:47 > 0:28:54What we've got here is a little, 19th century, glass scent bottle.
0:28:54 > 0:28:59I would think there's every chance that that's probably the wrong top for it.
0:28:59 > 0:29:04It's pierced overlay and it's got a Birmingham hallmark.
0:29:04 > 0:29:06And it's got the lion passant
0:29:06 > 0:29:12and it's got the Z there which tells us that this was assayed in Birmingham in 1899.
0:29:12 > 0:29:14And I think it's just a sweet thing.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17This is a silver-cased...
0:29:18 > 0:29:22Sometimes the bigger ones are called Goliath watches.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24The watch is plated. I quite like...
0:29:24 > 0:29:28I love things like this because I love the social history of things.
0:29:28 > 0:29:34Someone would have gone to work with their pocket watch and it would have told time all day long,
0:29:34 > 0:29:38then when they come home, the pocket watch fits into there
0:29:38 > 0:29:42and that sits on the mantelpiece
0:29:42 > 0:29:45and we've got a little mantel clock.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48- Yeah.- Within a polished silver case.
0:29:48 > 0:29:54Again we've got a Birmingham hallmark and the letter E which tells us it was 1904.
0:29:54 > 0:29:58I'm afraid to say the case, a bit like me, has seen better days.
0:29:58 > 0:30:04But silver is going through the roof at the minute, so in terms of value,
0:30:04 > 0:30:07I think if we put 100 to 200 on them as an estimate,
0:30:07 > 0:30:10and I'd like to see a reserve of 80 or 90. Is that OK?
0:30:10 > 0:30:16- I'd prefer 100.- OK. 100 to 200 as an estimate and a fixed reserve of £100.
0:30:16 > 0:30:22- I've got so much debt to pay off. - You've got so much debt?- I go to too many Jane McDonald concerts.
0:30:22 > 0:30:27- Really?- Yes.- Who's Jane McDonald? - She's a fantastic singer.
0:30:27 > 0:30:31- Is she?- Yes. I've been to 180 concerts in four years.
0:30:31 > 0:30:33- Why?- Because she's fantastic.
0:30:33 > 0:30:38# You can always go downtown... #
0:30:38 > 0:30:44- Ever thought about buying her CD? - It's not the same. She's a fantastic person as well.- Have you met her?
0:30:44 > 0:30:48- Millions of times.- I think you're related to her(!)- Millions of times.
0:30:48 > 0:30:52- She ought to do a Liz Aid concert, I would have thought.- Yeah, I wish!
0:30:52 > 0:30:56Right, well, I don't know... I'm really sorry.
0:30:56 > 0:31:02- I'm not sure if this is going to help too much. When is the next concert?- Later in 2012.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05I'm more of a Stones man myself.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09# When you go downtown... #
0:31:11 > 0:31:15Now over to Mark's table where Sue has uncovered a real treasure.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20- Sue, Sue, Sue. - Hello. Nice to meet you.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23It's lovely to meet you and lovely to meet your tile.
0:31:25 > 0:31:29- Everything I adore is coming in today in Stockport.- Good.- I love it.
0:31:29 > 0:31:33As soon as you see this, you know exactly who made it.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35Tell me the history of it with you.
0:31:35 > 0:31:41My daughter found it in the cellar of our Victorian house when we bought it in 1975.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44- Never?- There was just one tile.
0:31:44 > 0:31:48We dug up most of the floor to see if there was any more and no.
0:31:48 > 0:31:53- Did you know what it was when you saw it?- Yes, I did. - And how did you know that?
0:31:53 > 0:31:57- Because I was a textile designer by trade.- Ah!
0:31:58 > 0:32:02- And I also know a good thing when I see it.- Just like me.
0:32:02 > 0:32:06I know a good thing when I see it. And the tile, of course!
0:32:06 > 0:32:10We know who William De Morgan is, but for those who don't,
0:32:10 > 0:32:16- it's quite important that we see the mark because this is the Merton Abbey mark.- Yes.
0:32:16 > 0:32:18Merton in Surrey or South London now.
0:32:18 > 0:32:24- We've got the abbey, but crucially as well, we've got the DM mark for De Morgan.- Yes.
0:32:24 > 0:32:30Who was very famous in that Arts and Crafts period in the early part of the 20th century in these designs.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33I love this because it's such a weird bird.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36- It is.- It's so typically him, isn't it?- It is.
0:32:36 > 0:32:41- It's some sort of duck really, isn't it?- Chasing a moth. - Chasing a moth, exactly.
0:32:41 > 0:32:45How much is it worth? This is the thing in this market.
0:32:45 > 0:32:48I don't know. I really don't know.
0:32:48 > 0:32:50- Well, they go up and down.- Hmm.
0:32:50 > 0:32:55In some sales recently I've seen really nice panels,
0:32:55 > 0:32:58four or five tiles, not selling,
0:32:58 > 0:33:03then I've seen a really nice, pink lustre one making 2,500 on its own.
0:33:03 > 0:33:08- It's a real mixture. Today, we've got to be a little bit more realistic.- Yes.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11In an ideal world, I would say 200 to 300.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14- Right.- Would you be happy with that? - Yes, I would.
0:33:14 > 0:33:19- We'll put a reserve.- Yes, put a reserve of 250?- I would say 200.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21- 200, OK.- We'll do it fixed. - All right.
0:33:21 > 0:33:27So if we can't get 200, we won't sell it and you can keep it for another time.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30- But let's see what happens. - That would be lovely.
0:33:30 > 0:33:34Let's hope they don't think we're quackers at the saleroom.
0:33:34 > 0:33:39- It doesn't matter if they do. - Absolutely not. I don't care. Do you?- No.
0:33:39 > 0:33:45'That's our final valuation of the day. Let's hope we hit a crescendo in the saleroom.
0:33:45 > 0:33:47'This is what we're taking with us.
0:33:47 > 0:33:51'Veri brought in this stringed instrument for just £12.
0:33:51 > 0:33:55'He's hoping it will make a massive profit at auction.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00'Liz is potty about Jane McDonald,
0:34:00 > 0:34:04'but will our bidders fall for her scent bottle and mantel clock?
0:34:06 > 0:34:08'And Mark just loved Sue's sweet ceramic tile.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11'Let's hope the bidders do too.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16'We're back at the saleroom just outside Macclesfield.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18'Adam Partridge has his work cut out
0:34:18 > 0:34:21'and he's trying to sell over 1,000 lots here today.
0:34:21 > 0:34:26'Remember Mark's violin valuation? As a bit of a connoisseur of the instrument,
0:34:26 > 0:34:30'Adam was keen to take a look for himself.
0:34:30 > 0:34:34'Here's what he had to say on the auction preview day.'
0:34:34 > 0:34:39What do you think about this? Mark has put £100 to £150 on it.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42- It's not a violin. - It's a viola.- It's a viola, yes.
0:34:42 > 0:34:46And you know the difference, presumably.
0:34:46 > 0:34:49It's a good inch and a half longer than the violin
0:34:49 > 0:34:53- and generally bigger proportions and a deeper tone.- Weightier, yes.
0:34:53 > 0:34:58- It's a strange sort of estimate as well.- Has he got that right? - I don't think so.
0:34:58 > 0:35:02- I think that should make quite a good deal more, really.- OK.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05Have you done any research on who the maker is?
0:35:05 > 0:35:11Yeah, the maker is not really... He's Carlo Giovanni Silvestro of Napoli, 1932.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14He's not a known maker, actually.
0:35:14 > 0:35:20If he was a good Italian maker, that would be £3,000 to £5,000, easy, easy. But he's an obscure maker.
0:35:20 > 0:35:26- It's in very good condition. It needs re-stringing, but that doesn't affect the value.- That's cosmetic.
0:35:26 > 0:35:32- You've got to re-string an instrument every two months.- Hear that? That's the soundpost inside.
0:35:32 > 0:35:38Again it's cosmetic. It's no big problem. 100 quid and you can put that into a really decent instrument
0:35:38 > 0:35:43'So let's find out what the bidders think now, shall we?'
0:35:43 > 0:35:46I've just been joined by Veri and our expert Mark Stacey
0:35:46 > 0:35:49and it is that viola going under the hammer.
0:35:49 > 0:35:55- Oh!- I had a chat to Adam yesterday. You know what he said? It's a viola, not a violin.
0:35:55 > 0:35:59- I'm only a couple of letters out. - You were a couple of letters out.
0:35:59 > 0:36:05- I did say to Adam it's not your specialist subject. Were you happy with a £100 to £150 valuation?- Yes.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08- So that's a good profit? - Yeah, a good profit.
0:36:08 > 0:36:14- Adam said, because it's a viola, violas fetch a lot more money than violins.- Do they?- Yes.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17- Particularly Italian ones.- Oh.
0:36:17 > 0:36:22- It's kind of like the top of the range. This could be good news for you.- Thank you.- Here we go.
0:36:22 > 0:36:26125 is a viola with a two-piece back,
0:36:26 > 0:36:30labelled Carlo Giovanni Silvestro, Napoli 1932.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33Cased with two Czechoslovakian bows. It is a viola.
0:36:33 > 0:36:37And it should be 100 to start me? 100 bid. Take 10? At £100.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40I'll take 10 now. At 100.
0:36:40 > 0:36:42Any advance on £100 for the viola?
0:36:42 > 0:36:45Are you all done at 100?
0:36:45 > 0:36:49- You're right on the value, Mark. - If not on the instrument!
0:36:49 > 0:36:52Selling at 100... I thought it might do a bit more.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55- All done at 100 then? - Oh, well, you see...
0:36:55 > 0:36:58- £100.- You've made a good profit.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01- It's all right, yeah. - Are you happy with that?- Very happy.
0:37:01 > 0:37:05- Sorry I got you excited. Oh, dear. - I paid just £12.- Yeah.
0:37:05 > 0:37:11- It's lovely to meet you. Thank you so much.- Thank you for the show. - Nice to meet you. Well done.
0:37:14 > 0:37:19Going under the hammer right now, we've got a 19th century scent bottle and a silver pocket watch.
0:37:19 > 0:37:24It's a bit of a mixed lot. They belong to Liz who can't be with us today.
0:37:24 > 0:37:28She's quite pleased she can't be with us. Do you know why, Philip?
0:37:28 > 0:37:31We do have our expert and the items and a packed saleroom.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34But Liz is at a Jane McDonald concert tonight.
0:37:34 > 0:37:38- Tonight?- Tonight.- Where?- I don't know. Possibly in Manchester.
0:37:38 > 0:37:42She's obviously scraped a few more pounds together to buy the ticket.
0:37:42 > 0:37:46- We've got to represent her.- I know. - Let's hope we get the top end.
0:37:46 > 0:37:50Next up is a Victorian, clear glass scent bottle in a silver sleeve
0:37:50 > 0:37:54and a plated pocket watch in a silver travelling case.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57£100? Bid me £100 for the two pieces
0:37:57 > 0:38:01£100? Start me at 100? 50 then? Give me 50?
0:38:01 > 0:38:04- She's struggling.- 50's bid. At £50. Where's 5? At 55.
0:38:04 > 0:38:08Online, 60. In the room, 60. And 5. 70.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11- 5. 75 now.- Here we go.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13At £75. Any advance? £75. 80.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16Internet, 80. 5. 85 bid.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19£85. At 85. Bid me 90?
0:38:19 > 0:38:22At 90. Online, 90. And 5? Just another one, sir?
0:38:22 > 0:38:265 in front then. 95. On the front row, 95.
0:38:26 > 0:38:30The more you pay for it, the more you'll enjoy it, sir. 100 online.
0:38:30 > 0:38:35- 110 now? Bid me 110.- Go on.- Have another look. We've got all day.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38- 100's on the internet. I'll take 110 - It's paid for her ticket.- Yes.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41Is there 110? Come on, Dougie.
0:38:41 > 0:38:44110? Thank you, 110.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46120 next? 110's in the room. At 110.
0:38:46 > 0:38:49How can you say no? At 110 on the front row.
0:38:49 > 0:38:53Are you out online? We're selling in the room at £110...
0:38:53 > 0:38:56- 120.- 120.- Yes! Late bid now on the internet.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59At 120. At 120. Internet now at 120.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02All done at £120 and away now?
0:39:03 > 0:39:07Sold it, yeah. Good auctioneer there. Adam sold that lot for us.
0:39:07 > 0:39:11- It was struggling at around £50 to £60.- He worked it well.
0:39:11 > 0:39:14Liz will be pleased. That's the concert ticket paid for.
0:39:19 > 0:39:24I absolutely adore this next lot. It's one of the biggest names in the Arts and Crafts Movement.
0:39:24 > 0:39:30- It's up there with William Morris. It is William De Morgan. It belongs to Sue.- Yes.- Hello there.
0:39:30 > 0:39:34- Hi.- And who's this?- This is my frien Barbara.- Bit of moral support?
0:39:34 > 0:39:39- Absolutely.- Did you give her a lift in today?- I did. And at the valuation.- Yes, I saw you.
0:39:39 > 0:39:43- Your daughter dug this up in the cellar.- She found it in the cellar.
0:39:43 > 0:39:47I love that duck. I've seen them in a sort of crimson colour.
0:39:47 > 0:39:51This is lovely as well in the green colour. 2 to 3 is a good price.
0:39:51 > 0:39:55We could get the top end plus a little bit more.
0:39:55 > 0:40:00- Hopefully.- You've pitched that right to get people excited. - I love William De Morgan.
0:40:00 > 0:40:05- I love his work.- People will buy one tile like that, frame it, then put it on the wall.
0:40:05 > 0:40:09It's a little work of art there and it's from the Merton Abbey Studios.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12- It is.- If it doesn't go, that's what I'll do.
0:40:12 > 0:40:17- It's going. Believe me, that will go.- I think so. - No problem, I should think.
0:40:17 > 0:40:23Have no fear, Adam Partridge is on the rostrum, waving his magic wand!
0:40:23 > 0:40:27Lot 297. 297 is William De Morgan now.
0:40:27 > 0:40:32- There we go, the Merton Abbey tile, De Morgan there.- Isn't that cute?
0:40:32 > 0:40:34- It's lovely.- 270 online.- 270 online.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37280 bid. 280 bid. At 280.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40At 280. 290. At 290.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43300 I've got. And 20. 340. 360.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45380. 400. And 20.
0:40:45 > 0:40:48With me at 420. Where's 440?
0:40:50 > 0:40:53440. 460. 480.
0:40:53 > 0:40:56- 500. 520. - I don't believe it!
0:40:56 > 0:40:59540. 560. 580.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03- 600. 620... - Never!
0:41:03 > 0:41:07- This little green duck is doing us proud.- I don't believe this.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11Is that a yes...?
0:41:11 > 0:41:15680. 700 I'm bid. 700. I'll take 20?
0:41:17 > 0:41:20720. 740. 760.
0:41:20 > 0:41:23780. 800.
0:41:23 > 0:41:27- 820...- The market's picked up. - It's still going.- Yes.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29860. 880.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33900. And 20...?
0:41:33 > 0:41:36£900. 20's...
0:41:42 > 0:41:45920. 940. 960?
0:41:50 > 0:41:53940. We've got plenty of time. Is there 960 online?
0:41:53 > 0:41:55Never!
0:41:55 > 0:41:59- Nine hundred and...- 960. 980. - Come on.- £1,000?
0:41:59 > 0:42:01£1,000 next bid.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04£1,000.
0:42:04 > 0:42:06And 50. 1,100?
0:42:06 > 0:42:10Someone's left a commission bid on the books. He keeps looking down.
0:42:10 > 0:42:12£1,050 with me.
0:42:12 > 0:42:16At 1,050. I'll take 1,100.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21- Yes.- Yes. Hooray!
0:42:21 > 0:42:251,100. And 50. 1,200?
0:42:25 > 0:42:27- Yes, sir.- 1,200. And 50.
0:42:27 > 0:42:281,300...?
0:42:31 > 0:42:33- Yes, sir.- 1,300. 50. 1,400?
0:42:36 > 0:42:39- Yes, sir.- And 50. 1,500?
0:42:39 > 0:42:43- No, sir.- £1,450. Is there any more? - Unbelievable!
0:42:43 > 0:42:46- BELL RINGS - And the bell's gone.
0:42:46 > 0:42:49- Wake up, internet bidders!- 1,450...
0:42:50 > 0:42:52- Yes, sir.- 1,500.
0:42:52 > 0:42:55- Not again?- Yes, 1,500. - I thought he'd finished.
0:42:55 > 0:42:581,500. And 50. 1,600?
0:43:00 > 0:43:02- No...- 1,550.
0:43:02 > 0:43:06I'm selling now at £1,550. Done...
0:43:08 > 0:43:11Sue, £1,550, the hammer's gone down.
0:43:11 > 0:43:14- I don't believe it. That's wonderful.- Wonderful.
0:43:14 > 0:43:20- Congratulations.- Barbara, you've got to look after her. - That is wonderful, Mark.- Super.
0:43:20 > 0:43:24Thank you for bringing that in. I hope that gave you a wonderful thrill.
0:43:24 > 0:43:30- What will you put the money towards? - I'll give it to my grandchildren. - What are their names?
0:43:30 > 0:43:34- Emery and Will.- Take good care of Grandma, won't you?
0:43:34 > 0:43:36- They do.- She's the best!
0:43:36 > 0:43:40And see you next time for more surprises. Goodbye.
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