0:00:05 > 0:00:07"Flog It!" travels around the country
0:00:07 > 0:00:09and, today, we're in the south.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12This is Portsmouth Harbour. That's a naval ship coming into dock.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15Over there, is a ferry leaving for the Isle of Wight.
0:00:15 > 0:00:18And here is HMS Warrior, our venue for our valuation day.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20Welcome to Flog It!
0:00:42 > 0:00:46Portsmouth is well known for being the UK's only island city.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48Considering this,
0:00:48 > 0:00:53it's perhaps no surprise it boasts 800 years of British naval history.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56Today, it's home to over 60% of its fleet.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03Things are looking shipshape as the Flog It! fans start to queue
0:01:03 > 0:01:06for our valuation day.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11We're certainly adding to the buzz of the dockyards today.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13But can you believe, back in the docks's heyday,
0:01:13 > 0:01:15in the early part of the 20th century,
0:01:15 > 0:01:1822,000 men and women worked here.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20I know we don't have that sort of number here today,
0:01:20 > 0:01:21in our massive queue,
0:01:21 > 0:01:24but I tell you what, we're going to be working just as hard,
0:01:24 > 0:01:27because our experts do have their work cut out.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30All of this crowd of people want to know that all-important question,
0:01:30 > 0:01:32- which is... - ALL: What's it worth?!
0:01:32 > 0:01:36- If they're happy with the valuation, what are you going to do? - ALL: Flog it!
0:01:40 > 0:01:42And the experts on the look out today are...
0:01:42 > 0:01:44- You're my favourite, by the way. - Oh, bless you.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47Have you got that? Have we got that?
0:01:47 > 0:01:50Michael Baggott manning the cannons.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55- Hello, sir, how are you? - I'm very well, thanks.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58And our very own master and commander, Will Axon.
0:01:59 > 0:02:04So let's not keep everyone waiting any longer. It's anchors aweigh.
0:02:08 > 0:02:09Coming up on today's show,
0:02:09 > 0:02:13two items picked up from a jumble sale.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16One bought for 10p, one bought for £2.
0:02:16 > 0:02:21Which do you think makes 3,000 times the purchase price at auction?
0:02:24 > 0:02:28So, first to the table, a man with an eagle eye for a bargain.
0:02:30 > 0:02:35- Derek.- Hi.- Um, you don't appear to have me anything today.
0:02:35 > 0:02:36Where's it hiding?
0:02:36 > 0:02:38- In my...- Ooh, parcels and packaging.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40In my bit of tissue.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44- Good grief.- My box.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48Good grief. Are you a box collector, Derek?
0:02:48 > 0:02:49No, I'm not a box collector.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52Just things I like and I've just seen it and I buy it.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55I got it from a jumble sale. So it didn't cost enough.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59- Let me stop you there. Where did you get it from? - From a jumble sale.
0:02:59 > 0:03:04- Was it on the table top?- No. - Where was this jumble sale, Derek?!
0:03:04 > 0:03:08I can't remember where the jumble is, because I go to loads of jumble sales,
0:03:08 > 0:03:11but when I was at the bric-a-brac table,
0:03:11 > 0:03:13where I normally go first,
0:03:13 > 0:03:16I always look under the table. You never know what's under the table.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18I see a box under the table
0:03:18 > 0:03:22and I see all these bits of brass items in the box.
0:03:22 > 0:03:26I've gone under the table amongst the legs and I've mooched through the box,
0:03:26 > 0:03:30this cardboard box, and I've found this little box in there.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33So, you haven't got time to think, really,
0:03:33 > 0:03:37because of all the people around you. I thought, "That's nice."
0:03:37 > 0:03:40I got up and held it up and said to the lady, "How much is that?"
0:03:40 > 0:03:42She said 10p. I said, "OK, all right, I'll have that, then."
0:03:42 > 0:03:46I paid my 10p and went round looking for other things.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48I think I might have broken the sound barrier
0:03:48 > 0:03:51getting the 10p out of my pocket and into her hand.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54That's probably because you know what you're doing.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58- Was this a long time ago? - A couple of years ago, yeah.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00That's not a long time ago, Derek.
0:04:00 > 0:04:04It shows it's worthwhile persevering with jumble sales and car boots.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08You bought it. Do you know what it is?
0:04:08 > 0:04:14- Well, I've heard just recently that it's a pillbox.- Right. It isn't.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17- Go on. - It just shows you how much I do know!
0:04:17 > 0:04:22Honestly, to me, it was just a little brass box with a nice hunting scene on it.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25I just liked it, so I've just kept it on my dresser.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29- First of all, not a pillbox. It's a snuffbox.- Oh, is it? Right.
0:04:29 > 0:04:34It's a really lovely bit of genuine 18th-century silver gilt.
0:04:34 > 0:04:39- Nice, that's nice. - It's a proper thing.- It is real, yeah. Nice.- And it's rare.- Is it?
0:04:39 > 0:04:43Um, and probably the best snuffbox us we've ever seen on Flog It!
0:04:43 > 0:04:45I don't believe that, honestly.
0:04:45 > 0:04:50If we open it up, we would hope to find marks in the cover,
0:04:50 > 0:04:54in the base and on the inside, if it were French.
0:04:54 > 0:04:55Mm-hm.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58But it's German in a French style.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00This box, unmarked,
0:05:00 > 0:05:05- dates to about 1760, 1765.- Really?
0:05:05 > 0:05:08- So it's mid-18th century. - Is it really?
0:05:08 > 0:05:13- The hunting scene...- Beautiful, isn't it?- ..that's very typical of German work.- Right.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15But this ground, the geometric ground,
0:05:15 > 0:05:20this is very typical of French boxes of 1760, 1765.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24And we date it... How do we date it? It's the shape, it's the style.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26It's the form of the engraving.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28If we look underneath.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32There are no marks, but there's a little bit of white showing through.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35- I could tell you a story about that. - What's the story?
0:05:35 > 0:05:38Well, last night, in amongst... I thought it was engine turned.
0:05:38 > 0:05:42There were bits of black there, so I got a little needle and scratched it out.
0:05:42 > 0:05:43I thought, "I wonder...?"
0:05:43 > 0:05:48I got a toothbrush with a little bit of Fairy Liquid on it.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50You cleaned it all out?
0:05:50 > 0:05:53- Yeah.- Lovely. I'm glad to you did, because we can see it's silver now.
0:05:53 > 0:05:58- So not brass.- Nice. - Is a shame it's not marked.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02- Marked would make... - A lot of difference, yeah. - ..a big difference to it.
0:06:02 > 0:06:06- I don't want to build you up too much.- Go on!- No, I know.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08Value.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10Return on 10p. What do we reckon?
0:06:10 > 0:06:15- I would have said 20, 30 quid, personally.- Give you 40 now.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17- Thanks very much. - I expect you would!
0:06:17 > 0:06:21- Um, let's put £300 to £500 on it. - Really?
0:06:21 > 0:06:24- Let's put a fixed reserve of £300. - Really?
0:06:24 > 0:06:30- Hallmarked, we would be 600 to 900, 700 to 1,000.- Gosh!
0:06:30 > 0:06:32It's a really super box
0:06:32 > 0:06:36and it deserves to be in a really splendid box collector's collection.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39And for 10p, I don't think you could ever beat it.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42If it didn't look so nice, I'd have probably taken it down the car boot
0:06:42 > 0:06:44and sold it for a few quid, wouldn't I?
0:06:44 > 0:06:47- It was meant to be, Derek. - It was. Thank you very much.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51- Thank you for making my day today. - You're a good man. - Thanks very much indeed.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55From a jumble sale to an auction with expert advice along the way.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57That's what Flog It! is all about.
0:07:02 > 0:07:09And next, Will's gone ashore to get his hands on a not-so-lethal weapon.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12Well, Dennis, we've seen some big guns on board HMS Warrior
0:07:12 > 0:07:15and you've brought along your own little gun.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18The guns on there were never fired in anger. There's a fact.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22- Tell me, was this ever fired in anger?- No, not in anger,
0:07:22 > 0:07:26but against some toy soldiers when I was about 12!
0:07:26 > 0:07:29That's what it is. It's a proper boy's toy here.
0:07:29 > 0:07:30I'm going to clear the decks,
0:07:30 > 0:07:34because you brought it along in this box. Slazenger?
0:07:34 > 0:07:37I don't think they made toy cannons. Tennis balls.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40- Where's this come from? - Well, when was in my teens,
0:07:40 > 0:07:44I bought tennis balls that had been used at Wimbledon in 1950.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48- You've got the date there, look. - Yes!- I tell you what, on another show in another universe,
0:07:48 > 0:07:51we'll do that one, but we'll put it to one side for the moment
0:07:51 > 0:07:54and concentrate on what you brought in with it.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58At first glance, I thought it's just an old tin-plate toy.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02An old cannon. I had a closer look and it's really well made, isn't it?
0:08:02 > 0:08:06- Extremely well made. - Super quality. You tell me.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10It's got some little bullets. How did it all work?
0:08:10 > 0:08:14- The bullets went into the breach like that.- Yes.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18These are rubber bullets, so they shouldn't do the soldiers too much damage.
0:08:18 > 0:08:23And, um, you had to pull up the lever, which brings the breach out.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26- You put some caps in there. - Little percussion caps.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30Which are difficult to get hold of now and I haven't got any, unfortunately,
0:08:30 > 0:08:32otherwise I could have given you a demonstration.
0:08:32 > 0:08:36- China, I reckon. - And then to fire it, bang.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39That sets off the percussion cap.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41- And this bullet here. - It goes ba-dum!
0:08:41 > 0:08:46What fun. I see we've got a maker's mark on top.
0:08:46 > 0:08:47I can see "and company".
0:08:47 > 0:08:51"Cie", which is the French version of "and Co".
0:08:51 > 0:08:55Is this something you brought over from France yourself?
0:08:55 > 0:08:57No, the story of this was I had an uncle
0:08:57 > 0:09:02who was a company sergeant major in the Lancashire Regiment.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04- He came out of France at Dunkirk. - Wow!
0:09:04 > 0:09:08He always used to come to our London flat to see my mother,
0:09:08 > 0:09:10who brought him up as a small boy.
0:09:10 > 0:09:14He actually ran away from home and joined the Army at 14.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17Lied about his age, probably?
0:09:17 > 0:09:20- He did.- Like my grandfather.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23Anyway, he came back and said, "I've only got two things."
0:09:23 > 0:09:27He said, "I've got my service pistol, which I should've handed in."
0:09:27 > 0:09:30And he said, "I've bought a present for you." And this was the present.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33- Wow.- And I know nothing more about it.
0:09:33 > 0:09:39Unfortunately, Uncle John, John Moss, he got killed in the Battle of the Bulge.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42- Really?- Which was a great shame, yes. Anyway...
0:09:42 > 0:09:45- His legacy, as it were?- His legacy.
0:09:45 > 0:09:50I've had it is so long. I've had it about 72 years, I worked out.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54But I think the thing is to flog it.
0:09:54 > 0:09:59Well, that's the name of the game. The clue's in the title, isn't it?
0:09:59 > 0:10:04With regards to value, what would have been really nice is if it had come in an original box.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07I think with the box, as with everything,
0:10:07 > 0:10:12certainly toys and the model market, that's what they're after.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15Value-wise, I'm going to come in at around the £50 mark.
0:10:15 > 0:10:20It may not sound like a lot of money for the amount of work that's probably gone into it.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23- How do you feel about putting it in? - I would put it in there.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27What I think is probably whether we could put a £10 or £20 reserve on it.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30Oh, don't be daft, I'd give you that now myself.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32It's got to make £10 or £20.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35Let's put a £20 fixed reserve on it.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38Let's put the estimate at 40 to 60.
0:10:38 > 0:10:39- Let's straddle the £50 mark.- OK.
0:10:39 > 0:10:43It's been a pleasure talking to you. I enjoyed listening to your story
0:10:43 > 0:10:45- and I look forward to seeing you at the sale room.- We certainly will.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47I've never been to an auction sale.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50- But you're a keen follower of "Flog It!".- I am.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54I record every episode that goes out on the television, I've got it recorded.
0:10:55 > 0:10:56Good work, Dennis.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08- Who's your favourite expert on the show?- You.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10Me?!
0:11:10 > 0:11:12- Will.- Will!- Will?
0:11:12 > 0:11:15Well it's a good job he's here today. And he's up there, look.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18- He's spotted a real gem. And Michael Baggott? - He's nice and cuddly!
0:11:18 > 0:11:21Aw! I tell you what, all our experts are pretty good
0:11:21 > 0:11:23and the more you listen to them,
0:11:23 > 0:11:25the more you can learn, and that's what it's all about.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28'And there's no-one better to pick up some tips from
0:11:28 > 0:11:31'than Michael Baggott.'
0:11:31 > 0:11:35You've brought in this lovely Morocco leather case.
0:11:35 > 0:11:40I love Victorian Morocco leather cases, because they've usually got something fantastic inside.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44- Let's have a look. Wow. That's rather impressive.- It is.
0:11:44 > 0:11:50- Not something you wear on a day-to-day basis.- Not generally.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53- What's the history with it? - It belongs to my husband.
0:11:53 > 0:11:59He believes it belonged to his great uncle, who was a Bishop of Selby.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02- Good Lord.- I don't know how far we're going back.
0:12:02 > 0:12:07- He was also a Masonic Grand Chaplain. - Fantastic. I'm glad you said that.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09That's about all we know.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12Looking at it, it looks initially to me to be a Masonic jewel.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16- We've got the scales and we've got the compass.- Yes.
0:12:16 > 0:12:22Then you would expect to see plumb lines, hammers, the all-seeing eye.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24But, instead, we've got the iconography of the crown,
0:12:24 > 0:12:29the rose, the cross and the pelican in her piety.
0:12:29 > 0:12:30OK.
0:12:30 > 0:12:35Um, if we turn it over, and there we go,
0:12:35 > 0:12:39we've got the egret almost resurrected, with the cross to its head.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42We've got this lovely little rose in enamel.
0:12:42 > 0:12:47- The whole thing, it's not silver or gold. It's gilt metal.- Right.
0:12:47 > 0:12:51So, basically, probably copper, which has been electro-gilded
0:12:51 > 0:12:55- and silvered, but it's lovely, lovely quality.- Yes.- Um...
0:12:55 > 0:12:59I mean, they're tricky things, because they're never things that,
0:12:59 > 0:13:03- apart from within a Masonic Order, you would ever wear, or ever get out or use.- No.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05So it falls into a very narrow band
0:13:05 > 0:13:10of collectors of Masonic regalia and memorabilia.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12You said you weren't sure of date.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15I'm pretty sure, from the style of the box and the way this is made,
0:13:15 > 0:13:20- that it's somewhere between 1880 and maybe 1900.- OK.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22- So late Victorian.- Yes.
0:13:22 > 0:13:26- Um, why now has your... Because it's your husband's?- It is.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28Why has he said bring this along to Flog It?
0:13:28 > 0:13:31We were curious to know a little bit more about it.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33It's not something we have on display.
0:13:33 > 0:13:37To be honest, we didn't realise we had it until a few weeks ago.
0:13:37 > 0:13:42Well, at auction, let's be cautious, and let's say £50 to £100.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44It's quite a wide banding,
0:13:44 > 0:13:48- because I haven't seen this precise jewel before.- Right.
0:13:48 > 0:13:52So it has the potential to do more. It's lovely it's in its fitted case.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55- There's nothing wrong with the condition of it.- Good.
0:13:55 > 0:13:56So let's put a reserve of £50
0:13:56 > 0:13:59- and I hope it will make very much more than that on the day.- OK.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01Two Masonic collectors head to head,
0:14:01 > 0:14:03- we could see a couple of hundred pounds.- Great.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06- Thank you for bringing it in. - Thank you very much.
0:14:06 > 0:14:10Over the years, we've seen many pieces of Masonic regalia
0:14:10 > 0:14:14on Flog It! and some far exceed our expectations under the hammer.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17Just like in Worcester, back in 2007,
0:14:17 > 0:14:22when Jennifer's Masonic watch was given an estimate of £100 to £150.
0:14:22 > 0:14:27But time would tell that it sold for a whopping £800
0:14:27 > 0:14:31At £800, and I sell at 800, and done.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34- Brilliant!- What a wonderful moment.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36That'll be good next week!
0:14:36 > 0:14:39Let's hope the medal is as popular as its predecessors
0:14:39 > 0:14:41and causes a stir at the auction room.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46It's a real treat to be filming on board such a historic vessel
0:14:46 > 0:14:48and it really is bringing history alive for me.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51HMS Warrior was built in 1860.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53It was the first iron-hulled battleship
0:14:53 > 0:14:56and it was the heaviest in Queen Victoria's Navy,
0:14:56 > 0:15:00weighing in at 9,210 tons.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03She is not only powered by sail, but also by steam
0:15:03 > 0:15:07and, later on, I will go below decks to see the heaviest anchors in the world
0:15:07 > 0:15:09and I can't wait for that.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12Right now, it's time to put our first valuations to the test.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15Here's a quick recap of what's going under the hammer.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19Derek bought his snuffbox for 10 pence
0:15:19 > 0:15:21and he's about to turn it into a profit.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23But can you guess how much?
0:15:23 > 0:15:26Dennis's toy's a well-manufactured miniature weapon.
0:15:26 > 0:15:30But will a collector want it without its box?
0:15:32 > 0:15:34Masonic regalia has a strong track record at auction,
0:15:34 > 0:15:38so we're hoping this medal will get gold.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47For today's auction, we've travelled 30 miles north-east
0:15:47 > 0:15:50to Andrew Smith's auction house, where the sale is already under way.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52So without further ado,
0:15:52 > 0:15:55let's see how that Masonic medal fares under the hammer.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00We've got that gorgeous Victorian Masonic medal
0:16:00 > 0:16:02belonging to Ru, who's right next to me.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06- Who've you brought along with you? - This is my mum, Helen.- Helen, hello.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10How'd you do? Nice to meet you. What do you think of this medal?
0:16:10 > 0:16:13- I've only seen it briefly. I hope it does well.- A lovely thing.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15We're looking around £50-100.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17Yes, I mean, on the day, I haven't seen one before.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19I've done a bit of research,
0:16:19 > 0:16:21they're probably not as rare as I thought they were,
0:16:21 > 0:16:24but I think we've got the price right.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28Right. Let's flog it in this busy auction room. Good luck. This is it.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30We have a commissioned bid.
0:16:30 > 0:16:34I'm going to start the bidding at £50, is there 5 in the room?
0:16:34 > 0:16:3655, 60.
0:16:36 > 0:16:41And 5. 70 and 5. 80 and 5.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44At £80 commission bid. Is there 5?
0:16:44 > 0:16:45At £80. Any more?
0:16:45 > 0:16:48At £80 with me. At £80.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51The last time at £80.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53- Well done with the estimate, Michael.- Good.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55It doesn't have to go home.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57It doesn't go back in that box, in that drawer.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59Don't have to go home and enjoy it!
0:16:59 > 0:17:03It may not have made a fortune like some Masonic pieces we've seen,
0:17:03 > 0:17:07but £80 isn't bad for something you didn't even know you had.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11This next lot should go off with a big bang.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14It's Dennis's toy cannon and it's good to be joined by you Dennis.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16- You're smiling, you're happy today?- Yes.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20- Is it going to be a sad day, saying goodbye to this?- Er, well, yes.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22It was your uncle's. A lot of history here.
0:17:22 > 0:17:27Well, yeah, I mean, but, you know, I shall be 80 in five months' time.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30- Nearly 80. Have you got any plans?- Yes.
0:17:30 > 0:17:34My wife's taking me on a cruise from Halifax, Nova Scotia
0:17:34 > 0:17:38via Bermuda to the Caribbean.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42And, on the penultimate day of our cruise, is my 80th birthday.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44That's what I call a plan.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46Yeah. We're looking forward to it.
0:17:46 > 0:17:50- We've got to give you some spending money.- Yes. That's a good idea!
0:17:50 > 0:17:52Yes, the bar bills can creep up a bit.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56Those sundowners. A G&T on the top deck!
0:17:56 > 0:18:00- HE CHUCKLES - Anyway, good luck. Fingers crossed.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02It's going under the hammer now.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04Start me at £50. £50?
0:18:04 > 0:18:07£50? £40, surely.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10£40. 30, then, to get it going?
0:18:10 > 0:18:15- £30? £30. £30 I have. Thank you.- We're in.
0:18:15 > 0:18:1832. 35. 37.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21- Are you sure?- I'm not too sure!
0:18:21 > 0:18:24- It's always worth another go. - Go on, then.- 37.
0:18:24 > 0:18:28- 40. And 2.- It's away.- 45. 47.
0:18:28 > 0:18:33At £45. On my right at £45, we are selling, make no mistake.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36At £45. Last time.
0:18:36 > 0:18:41- The hammer's gone down. £45, it sold.- Good.
0:18:41 > 0:18:45- You were spot on.- Thank you. - That's what you expected.
0:18:45 > 0:18:49- Enjoy your cruise. I shall be thinking of you jealously.- I am.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53- I'd love to go to Nova Scotia. - That will buy a few bottles of wine.
0:18:53 > 0:18:58- It will do.- Think about us when you uncork it.- I will do. Yes.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05This next lot, the gilt snuffbox, is a classic Flog It! story.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07Picked up for 10 pence a couple of years ago.
0:19:07 > 0:19:11The kind of stories we like to see, and good for you, Derek.
0:19:11 > 0:19:15You're a self-confessed - get ready for this, Michael - moocher.
0:19:15 > 0:19:20- That's a new one on me. - Mooching about at the car boot sales and jumbles.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23- Mooching.- It's paid off.- It has. And you do it every Saturday.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25- Mooching about.- That's right, yeah.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29- How many jumbles did you do this weekend?- Saturday, I went to three.
0:19:29 > 0:19:33- Three? - My Saturday is jumble-sale day.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37- Is your house full of, sort of, well I can't say...- Rubbish!
0:19:37 > 0:19:39- LAUGHTER - I was going to.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41You're allowed to!
0:19:41 > 0:19:44I was going to say sort of tat...
0:19:44 > 0:19:48- There is tat amongst it.- Somebody's trash is somebody else's treasure.
0:19:48 > 0:19:52- Absolutely.- Let's put your mooching to the test. It's going under the hammer right now.
0:19:52 > 0:19:56- I wish you luck on this. It's a lot of money.- It's a lovely box, though.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58- Nice box.- It is a nice box, yes.
0:19:58 > 0:20:03We should have a telephone here. Where's the telephone? Right.
0:20:03 > 0:20:07- Right down there. - One phone bidder booked, Derek.
0:20:07 > 0:20:12Um, so, lot 230, start me at £400. £400?
0:20:12 > 0:20:16£400. Try 3. £300.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20- We're in.- 300 we have. And 20. At £300 and selling.
0:20:20 > 0:20:21Is there a 20?
0:20:21 > 0:20:26At £300, to the telephone. Is there any more. At £300, are you sure?
0:20:26 > 0:20:28Last time at £300.
0:20:30 > 0:20:34- It's gone.- Good return on 10 pence.- That's fantastic.
0:20:34 > 0:20:36- Absolutely fantastic. - I'm happy with that.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39- You've got to be over the moon with that.- It's cool. It's nice.
0:20:39 > 0:20:43- It's an ongoing passion.- Of course. - It throws up a gem like that.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47- And that's a lovely little gem. - It was, yes.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49Thanks to that man there. Good man. Thank you.
0:20:49 > 0:20:55So Derek multiplied the 10 pence he paid for the snuffbox by 3,000.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58It just shows. Keep your eyes peeled at those jumble sales.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07There you are. The auction's still going on in there
0:21:07 > 0:21:10but that's the end of our first three lots.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12Under the hammer and so far, so good.
0:21:12 > 0:21:13Right now, it's time for me to return
0:21:13 > 0:21:16to the Historic Dockyard in Portsmouth
0:21:16 > 0:21:20to explore the oldest-surviving commissioned warship in the world.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32HMS Victory, a national icon, famous for her leading role
0:21:32 > 0:21:36in the greatest British naval victory of all time - the Battle of Trafalgar.
0:21:36 > 0:21:41Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson's flagship and his death bed.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44A complex machine of war and a thing of beauty.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50200 years after her active career has ended,
0:21:50 > 0:21:52this warship is once again under threat.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55But not from the Spanish or the French, but from time itself.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58Dry rot and the sheer weight of the timbers
0:21:58 > 0:22:01is causing this vessel to slowly falling on itself.
0:22:01 > 0:22:05This old lady of the sea is in desperate need of a make-over.
0:22:09 > 0:22:13And thanks to private investment to the tune of £25 million,
0:22:13 > 0:22:16coupled with help from the Ministry of Defence,
0:22:16 > 0:22:20I'm pleased to say restoration work is well and truly under way.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22You can see it and you can hear it.
0:22:22 > 0:22:26But with the economic climate as it is, some would argue
0:22:26 > 0:22:30expenditure on this scale is hard to justify.
0:22:31 > 0:22:35But I'm here today to tell you why HMS Victory rightfully deserves to be restored
0:22:35 > 0:22:40and why she should take her place at the top of British maritime history.
0:22:40 > 0:22:45This vessel carried 104 guns. She faced her enemy at close range.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48And she's left a legacy which should never be forgotten.
0:22:52 > 0:22:53Her story started in 1759.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55Plans and designs were organised
0:22:55 > 0:22:59by one of the greatest surveyors of the Navy at the time.
0:23:02 > 0:23:06It took 250 skilled shipwrights to build the hull of this magnificent vessel
0:23:06 > 0:23:10and they felled 5,000 oak trees to do it.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13This is the original decking.
0:23:13 > 0:23:17Once a hull was built, it was left to season in dry dock for three years,
0:23:17 > 0:23:20far longer than you would normally expect wood to dry out.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23But they left the wind to blow through it,
0:23:23 > 0:23:27taking out all the moisture content, which closed the grain up even tighter,
0:23:27 > 0:23:31making it impervious to rot and wear and damage.
0:23:31 > 0:23:35That's possibly the reason why this vessel has lasted such a long time.
0:23:35 > 0:23:39After all, she is the oldest commissioned naval warship in the world.
0:23:41 > 0:23:45After being launched in May 1765, it was 13 years later
0:23:45 > 0:23:48until HMS Victory was called to fight.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51But once she started, she didn't hold back
0:23:51 > 0:23:56and took part in more than ten battles under several different admirals.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03But her biggest fight took place in 1805
0:24:03 > 0:24:07against the increasing threat that was Napoleon Bonaparte.
0:24:10 > 0:24:14HMS Victory would now set sail on its greatest voyage ever
0:24:14 > 0:24:17under the command of Vice Admiral Lord Nelson,
0:24:17 > 0:24:20who was now recognised for his unconventional tactics.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23When he set sail on the Victory, he'd already lost an arm,
0:24:23 > 0:24:26and the sight in one eye, in battle.
0:24:26 > 0:24:30But it seemed he and the vessel were fearless in their ambition to protect Britain.
0:24:30 > 0:24:34But could their combined might defeat Napoleon Bonaparte?
0:24:35 > 0:24:40Britain's flagship, HMS Victory, spanned 227ft.
0:24:40 > 0:24:44She housed 820 crew, could reach a speed of 10 knots
0:24:44 > 0:24:48and displaced a weight of 3,500 tons.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51But the French and the Spanish had twice as many flagships.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53Napoleon was arrogantly confident.
0:24:53 > 0:24:58He thought the combined might of the Spanish and French warships
0:24:58 > 0:25:00would be too much for Nelson and his fleet.
0:25:00 > 0:25:04But his military experience was on land, not at sea.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06Nelson, however, understood the ocean.
0:25:06 > 0:25:11He assembled his officers here in his cabin, around this very table.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13There's history in the making here.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16But Nelson's plan was simple and effective.
0:25:16 > 0:25:20He would sail up behind the enemy, split his fleet into two columns
0:25:20 > 0:25:24and surround the rear of the enemy line, isolating it.
0:25:24 > 0:25:28His clever thinking was orchestrated to a devastating effect.
0:25:28 > 0:25:3017 French ships were captured
0:25:30 > 0:25:34and a knock-out blow was delivered to the flagship, the Bucentaure.
0:25:34 > 0:25:36The battle was won.
0:25:39 > 0:25:43But while HMS Victory survived, Nelson was shot, right here on this very deck.
0:25:43 > 0:25:47That brass plaque marks the spot where he was shot by a French marksman.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50He lived long enough to know the battle was won,
0:25:50 > 0:25:52but later died below deck.
0:25:52 > 0:25:57His body was preserved in a barrel of brandy for the long and arduous journey back home.
0:25:58 > 0:26:02She returned to Portsmouth, where, ultimately, she would rest.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05In 1922, restoration began
0:26:05 > 0:26:07and it continues today.
0:26:09 > 0:26:13I went to talk to curator Andrew Baines about the current work.
0:26:14 > 0:26:18Talk me through some of the restoration you're doing. What are you tackling next?
0:26:18 > 0:26:21Well, we're almost starting at the top and working down.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24Almost every aspect of the ship is going to be examined
0:26:24 > 0:26:26and repaired where necessary.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28As you can see, she's without the top mast at the minute.
0:26:28 > 0:26:30We need to fully refurbish the rigging.
0:26:30 > 0:26:35We've got problems with rot in the ship, where we have rainwater penetrating.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38That means some timbers are going to need to be taken out and replaced.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41I gather you're using some pretty impressive technology today.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43Yeah. We've with got both ends of the spectrum.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46We've chaps on board using traditional caulking methods
0:26:46 > 0:26:50that would have been used to build the ship 250 years ago, and we're coming right up to date
0:26:50 > 0:26:52with 21st-century techniques.
0:26:52 > 0:26:57We're doing laser scanning of the hull, both internal and external,
0:26:57 > 0:26:59so we will be able to build a 3D computer model
0:26:59 > 0:27:01that is accurate down to millimetre level.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04We're going to be doing a lot of conservation work,
0:27:04 > 0:27:08so making sure the original material we do have is protected.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11So I or my replacement can stand here 50 years from now
0:27:11 > 0:27:14and still say you're walking the deck that Nelson would have walked.
0:27:21 > 0:27:22Having been on board HMS Victory,
0:27:22 > 0:27:26I think the time and money spent on the restoration
0:27:26 > 0:27:29is a testament to our historic naval past.
0:27:29 > 0:27:35Standing here, it brings to life the accounts of how Nelson protected our country
0:27:35 > 0:27:38and that is definitely worth investing in.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48Just a few hundred yards from HMS Victory,
0:27:48 > 0:27:54across the Historic Dockyard, is our vessel for our valuation day - HMS Warrior.
0:27:56 > 0:28:00And Will has wandered ashore to value some art.
0:28:01 > 0:28:04Lynne, it's a matter of fact that when it comes down to art at auction,
0:28:04 > 0:28:07it's all about the artist's name.
0:28:07 > 0:28:12You've got a piece that you've brought in by James Humbert Craig.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14How have you come by this and do you know the artist?
0:28:14 > 0:28:19I don't know it at all. I got it at a jumble sale about seven years ago.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21My daughter looked it up on the internet
0:28:21 > 0:28:24and said he's an Irish landscape artist.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27You're right, yes. Born in the 1870s, died in 1944.
0:28:27 > 0:28:29Born in Belfast.
0:28:29 > 0:28:34An Irishman who was very passionate about his Irish roots, shall we say?
0:28:34 > 0:28:39He really wanted to bring out the beauty and nature
0:28:39 > 0:28:42of the Irish landscape, which we've got here.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45I don't think this is one of his finished pieces.
0:28:45 > 0:28:46Obviously, it's on a board.
0:28:46 > 0:28:48It's on what we call an artist's board,
0:28:48 > 0:28:51rather than on a finished stretched canvas.
0:28:51 > 0:28:54But he's signed it for us, and dated it, 1912.
0:28:54 > 0:28:58I suspect that he had that viewpoint when he was painting it,
0:28:58 > 0:29:00because he was a man who liked to paint outdoors.
0:29:00 > 0:29:03Au plein air, they call it, similar to the Impressionists.
0:29:03 > 0:29:07They went out with their paint boxes, a bit of artist's board,
0:29:07 > 0:29:09and he would plant himself somewhere
0:29:09 > 0:29:12where he saw a landscape or view that he liked and he would paint it.
0:29:12 > 0:29:14- Do you like it? - I do. That's why I bought it.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17- It's been on the wall for the past seven years.- Oh, it's been hanging?
0:29:17 > 0:29:21- Oh, yeah.- That's nice. I see it's got a little bit of damage.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24- Was that there when you bought it? - That was like that when I bought it.
0:29:24 > 0:29:28I suspect if you bought it for £2, whoever who sold it probably didn't realise what it was.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31It probably wasn't looked after well and maybe that's when it got this scuff.
0:29:31 > 0:29:36His work sells for thousands of pounds. He's a well-known artist.
0:29:36 > 0:29:40His finished canvases and his big pieces sell for many thousands,
0:29:40 > 0:29:43because the Irish like to buy his work, as well.
0:29:43 > 0:29:47- What do you like about it? Is it the colours, the scene?- The scene.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49It caught my eye and I thought that is really nice.
0:29:49 > 0:29:52It is as though I was looking at that area.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55Like I say, his finished work makes thousands,
0:29:55 > 0:30:00but I'm going to come in quite conservative with the estimate on this.
0:30:00 > 0:30:01You've told me how much you paid for it.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04Hopefully, we'll turn it into a little bit of profit.
0:30:04 > 0:30:08- I'm suggesting putting it in at an estimate of £100 to £200.- Really?
0:30:08 > 0:30:12- Yeah. How do you feel about that? - That's wonderful!- It's all right, isn't it?
0:30:12 > 0:30:15Find one of those a day, you're laughing. You can give up the day job.
0:30:15 > 0:30:19Listen, I'm going to check out the jumble sales around Portsmouth
0:30:19 > 0:30:22- and see if I can...- Gosport.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24Gosport. Pick one of these up myself.
0:30:24 > 0:30:28- It's the pleasure talking to you. - Thank you.- Thank you for bringing the picture in
0:30:28 > 0:30:31I hope it's enlightened you. We'll see if we can make you go home a little richer.
0:30:31 > 0:30:33- Thank you very much.- Not at all.
0:30:33 > 0:30:38Wow, it seems the jumble sales around here are more like gold mines!
0:30:42 > 0:30:45HMS Warrior is here to be explored,
0:30:45 > 0:30:48so I took my chance while the experts were still in full flow.
0:30:50 > 0:30:54This is one of the capstans that would help lift one of the anchors.
0:30:54 > 0:31:00There's four anchors. Each anchor weighs about 5.6 tons each.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02That's equivalent to four or five cars
0:31:02 > 0:31:06and it would take 100 men to lift each anchor,
0:31:06 > 0:31:09by virtue of these huge wooden beams put into this capstan.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12That operation took five to six hours -
0:31:12 > 0:31:15to get the anchor up from the bottom of the ocean sea.
0:31:15 > 0:31:19That happened by virtue of the anchors attached to this huge, great big chain.
0:31:19 > 0:31:21Look at the size of those links.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24This would wrap around this, around the axle of that.
0:31:24 > 0:31:30That would be turned by the guys hanging on to these great big oak beams,
0:31:30 > 0:31:32driven into the sockets.
0:31:32 > 0:31:37100 men turning this and winding it up and up and up and up
0:31:37 > 0:31:40over a period of five hours just to get the anchor up.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43You can imagine. Four anchors coming up - that's 400 men.
0:31:43 > 0:31:46There was no such thing as a quick getaway at sea.
0:31:55 > 0:31:59Valuations are still taking place on and off the Warrior.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02So let's catch up with Michael and his latest haul.
0:32:04 > 0:32:08Gerry, thank you for bringing in this table full of silver.
0:32:08 > 0:32:10Does the house look bare at home, now you've brought these in?
0:32:10 > 0:32:12HE LAUGHS Slightly!
0:32:12 > 0:32:16- Where have you had these?- In the glass cabinet in the front room,
0:32:16 > 0:32:20- in the house where we've been for the last 50 years.- Right.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23Did you buy them, or were they inherited?
0:32:23 > 0:32:25They were bequeathed to my wife,
0:32:25 > 0:32:28I believe just before we were married in '53.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31You've kept them in beautiful condition.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34Normally, these vases get dents and knocks.
0:32:34 > 0:32:39But I think being in the cabinet, out of harm's way, has done a lot to help.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42What's very interesting is we've got two different towns, but the same dates.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45So these four were made in Birmingham,
0:32:45 > 0:32:48but this two-pair set, which I think were always a set,
0:32:48 > 0:32:51because they have the same pattern, design and maker,
0:32:51 > 0:32:54are also the same year, but made in London.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57- Any idea when they were made? - None whatsoever.
0:32:57 > 0:32:58I had a look at the hallmarks here
0:32:58 > 0:33:03and we've got the maker's mark of Horace Woodward & Co Ltd,
0:33:03 > 0:33:07London, 1898. They've survived beautifully.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10They are, of course, flower vases
0:33:10 > 0:33:13for a little bouquet or a single posy.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15We don't really use them any more.
0:33:15 > 0:33:19You're more likely to get the old milk bottle out, fill it with water
0:33:19 > 0:33:22and stick a flower in that!
0:33:22 > 0:33:25From that respect, this is what affects their value.
0:33:25 > 0:33:31Things either have to be collectable or useful to be of premium value.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34And, sadly, because they were machine made,
0:33:34 > 0:33:38they're not something that's really collected.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41As a consequence, they're going to have a value.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43It's not based on their silver value.
0:33:43 > 0:33:45You might pick these up and think they're quite heavy.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48They've actually got lead in the base to keep them steady,
0:33:48 > 0:33:50so negligible silver weight.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52They're just nice decorative vases.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54Any idea of what the value might be?
0:33:54 > 0:33:59No. I suggested 150, between 150 and 200.
0:33:59 > 0:34:03I think that's on the low side, but it's sensible.
0:34:03 > 0:34:08It's a sensible figure to put them into auction. Let's say £150-£250.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11Let's put a fixed reserve of 150, if you're happy with that?
0:34:11 > 0:34:12Very happy, yes.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14We'll get them out of the cabinet
0:34:14 > 0:34:17and hopefully onto a forward-thinking young person's dining table
0:34:17 > 0:34:19with a flower in them. That would be the way to go.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22Thank you so much for bringing them in.
0:34:22 > 0:34:23- Thank you.- It's a pleasure.
0:34:26 > 0:34:28Will's back on the deck
0:34:28 > 0:34:32and has also found himself some silver with a very special story.
0:34:33 > 0:34:38Gillian, I'm used to seeing the mother-of-pearl-handled silver fruit knives,
0:34:38 > 0:34:41but you've brought along its companion,
0:34:41 > 0:34:42the little - let me open it up -
0:34:42 > 0:34:47silver and mother-of-pearl-handled fruit fork, as well.
0:34:47 > 0:34:49Tell me how have you come by them?
0:34:49 > 0:34:53I was a mission nurse in South Africa
0:34:53 > 0:34:55on an Anglican mission.
0:34:55 > 0:34:59The matron there gave me this particular one,
0:34:59 > 0:35:02she gave me the knife to begin with.
0:35:02 > 0:35:06When she came home, she was unpacking her goods to go into her house
0:35:06 > 0:35:09and she found the fork, as well, so she gave me that.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11Oh, she had a good memory, as well. Well remembered.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13That was lucky for you.
0:35:13 > 0:35:15Because I think it's delightful, the fact that you've got both.
0:35:15 > 0:35:16The knife and the fork,
0:35:16 > 0:35:19because, invariably, the fork gets lost,
0:35:19 > 0:35:22because it's the knife that's the most useful thing to carry in your pocket.
0:35:22 > 0:35:27A light pocket knife. Let me take you back a couple of steps.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29You say you were at a mission in South Africa,
0:35:29 > 0:35:31that must've been something. When were you there?
0:35:31 > 0:35:35I was there from '62 to '77.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37- How was that as an experience?- It was great.
0:35:37 > 0:35:41I was working with people who had not seen other Europeans before.
0:35:41 > 0:35:43They used to walk all day to the mission.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45It kind of puts it into perspective.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47You've got people who are living like that,
0:35:47 > 0:35:50and that's in the mid-20th century and later.
0:35:50 > 0:35:54But in 1822, there were some people who were lucky enough to have
0:35:54 > 0:35:57refined pieces like this in their pocket for eating fruit.
0:35:57 > 0:36:00So looking at the hallmarks, I can see they are Sheffield hallmarks.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02You got them in South Africa,
0:36:02 > 0:36:04they were taken out there by your friend the matron.
0:36:04 > 0:36:09Then you brought one of them back. She brought the other one back and here they are in Portsmouth.
0:36:09 > 0:36:13- What sort of value would you put on them?- I have no idea.- No?
0:36:13 > 0:36:17I mean, I would like to put them in at £60-£80.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19- How do you feel about that? - That's fine.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21What are you going to do with the money?
0:36:21 > 0:36:23The money will go back to South Africa,
0:36:23 > 0:36:27because my church supports an orphanage in Kalicha.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29Oh, that's wonderful.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31So the money will go to that.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34Listen, you can't get a better ending for a story,
0:36:34 > 0:36:36- going full circle.- No. - I think that's great.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44That's it. Our experts have made their final choices of items
0:36:44 > 0:36:47to take auction so, sadly, we have to say goodbye
0:36:47 > 0:36:50to the Historic Dockyard here at Portsmouth
0:36:50 > 0:36:53and, of course, to HMS Warrior, our venue for today.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56What a wonderful connection to maritime history.
0:36:56 > 0:36:58It doesn't get much better than this.
0:36:58 > 0:37:00It makes you think of the voyages this boat has made
0:37:00 > 0:37:04and also all the skill and craftsmanship that's gone into making this
0:37:04 > 0:37:07and maintaining it. Sadly it's time to say goodbye.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10Let's get to auction for the last time and here's the cargo
0:37:10 > 0:37:11that we're taking with us.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15Lynne's painting was bought for £2.
0:37:15 > 0:37:19What percentage profit to you think it will make in the sale room?
0:37:19 > 0:37:22And will it be Michael's silver vases, or Will's silver knife
0:37:22 > 0:37:26and fork that will tempt the bidders to part with their cash?
0:37:28 > 0:37:32So it's back to Andrew Smith & Sons for the last time.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35What are you bidding on to make the most money?
0:37:38 > 0:37:42But before our items go under the hammer, I caught up with auctioneer Andrew Smith
0:37:42 > 0:37:45to get his thoughts on Lynne's £2 purchase.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51Condition is slightly against it.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53This is fresh to the market,
0:37:53 > 0:37:55apart from that jumble sale seven years ago.
0:37:55 > 0:37:59- We've only got £100 to £200 on this.- How much did she pay for it?
0:37:59 > 0:38:04- £2. So it was a good day.- It was a very good day.- What do you think?
0:38:04 > 0:38:08Well, I'd confidently say we'll get over the top estimate for that.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11- £400 to £600 on a good day?- Yeah.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14Irish paintings are still very much in demand.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17I'd be disappointed if we don't get 3-plus.
0:38:17 > 0:38:22Has this been picked up and handled, ie, lots of interest?
0:38:22 > 0:38:25We've had a lot of enquiries on the internet
0:38:25 > 0:38:27and we've got telephone bids.
0:38:27 > 0:38:31- Great.- It's looking hopeful. - It's looking very good.
0:38:31 > 0:38:35Will Lynne be the lucky one today? We'll find out soon.
0:38:35 > 0:38:37First, the fruit knife and fork are up for grabs
0:38:37 > 0:38:40under expert auctioneer Nick Jarrett.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45Gillian, fingers crossed. It's been a long wait, hasn't it?
0:38:45 > 0:38:46I know it's not so hot today,
0:38:46 > 0:38:49but the heat is rising in the auction room as we speak.
0:38:49 > 0:38:53- That's the jeopardy we like. - It's a roller coaster ride.
0:38:53 > 0:38:57- Gillian, are you here by yourself? - No, my sister's here.- Where is she?
0:38:57 > 0:39:00- There she is. - Hello, Wendy. She's reading a book!
0:39:00 > 0:39:02LAUGHTER
0:39:02 > 0:39:05Coming up now, we're looking at £60 to £80.
0:39:05 > 0:39:07Yes, nice little travelling set.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10Got one myself, but broken, of course.
0:39:10 > 0:39:13- A fruit one?- Yes, yes. I've got a fork and knife.
0:39:13 > 0:39:15Let's find out what the bidders think. This is it.
0:39:15 > 0:39:18I'm going to start you - again, I've got several bids -
0:39:18 > 0:39:20I'm going to start you at 80.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23- Straight in at 80.- 95.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25100. And 10.
0:39:25 > 0:39:29120. 130. £130, then.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31In the room at 130. I'm out. At £130.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34140? 140, new bidder.
0:39:34 > 0:39:37150? 140 on the phone.
0:39:37 > 0:39:41Anybody else in? At £140. All done? At £140.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44- Finished.- It's very good. That's very good.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47- £140. The hammer has gone down. - Brilliant.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50On the telephone as well, so a collector picked up on that.
0:39:50 > 0:39:53- Quality. Quality always sells. - Brilliant.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55And now you know what yours are worth.
0:39:55 > 0:39:58Mine are broken, as is everything in my collection, unfortunately!
0:39:58 > 0:40:01I can only afford broken things. But, you know, it's nice to know
0:40:01 > 0:40:04that someone somewhere might offer me something for them.
0:40:04 > 0:40:09- Thank you so much bringing those in, Gillian.- Well done.- OK.
0:40:13 > 0:40:17Going under the hammer now, we have eight silver vases belonging to Gerald.
0:40:17 > 0:40:20They've been in a cabinet ever since 1953, haven't they?
0:40:20 > 0:40:23So it's time they've got to go. Who have you brought along with you?
0:40:23 > 0:40:25- I've bought along my daughter, Julie.- Hello.
0:40:25 > 0:40:29- You've been looking at these vases in the cabinet for a long time?- Yes.
0:40:29 > 0:40:33You took it to the right chap. Michael is our silver expert.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35I know you waxed lyrical over these.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38They're lovely. The main thing is they're clean and commercial.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41Nobody collects them, but they're usable and functional.
0:40:41 > 0:40:46- I'm 100% sure we'll get away with them.- There's confidence for you.
0:40:46 > 0:40:50Let's find out if these bidders are going to put their hands in their pockets.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52Let's put it to the test. Good luck.
0:40:52 > 0:40:56I've got several bids. I'm going to start you at 250. 260 in the room.
0:40:56 > 0:41:00At 260. 280 can I say?
0:41:02 > 0:41:05At £260 in the room, at 260. Anybody going on? Are you in?
0:41:05 > 0:41:08At £260. In the room. Sitting at 260.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11- Have you done?- Hammer's gone down.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14£260. That was the first bid. The maiden bid.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17These commercial lots are always going to be short and sweet,
0:41:17 > 0:41:20because the trade value them roughly the same price.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22So he had several bids, that was the top bid.
0:41:22 > 0:41:26- One bid in the room went slightly more, that's it.- Job done.
0:41:26 > 0:41:31- Happy? That was quick, wasn't it?- Yes, it was quick.
0:41:33 > 0:41:37Next, Lynne's painting, and I reckon this could go sky high.
0:41:37 > 0:41:41The name James Humbert Craig has got the phone lines booked today,
0:41:41 > 0:41:45that's for sure. Lynne, it's caused quite a stir.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47- That's good.- And it cost you £2.
0:41:47 > 0:41:50- Good gracious.- It's an auction, anything can happen.- You're right.
0:41:50 > 0:41:54- Good luck.- Thank you very much.- It's going under the hammer right now.
0:41:54 > 0:41:57We have a lot of interest in this. One, two, three commissioned bids.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00Good for you, Lynne, here we go.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03One, two, three we've got.
0:42:03 > 0:42:07- Three phone bids.- Three phone bids.
0:42:07 > 0:42:13So I'm going to start with the highest bid of £380.
0:42:13 > 0:42:16SHE GASPS
0:42:16 > 0:42:18At £380. Commissioned bid.
0:42:18 > 0:42:22Is there 400? Is there 400?
0:42:22 > 0:42:24400 from the telephone.
0:42:24 > 0:42:26Commissioned bids are all out. At £400 on the telephone.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28Is there 20?
0:42:28 > 0:42:30420. 450.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32- Oh!- Someone in the room now.
0:42:33 > 0:42:38- At £420 on the internet. At £420.- Back on the internet, see?
0:42:38 > 0:42:41At £420 for the very last time.
0:42:42 > 0:42:44- 450.- Just.
0:42:44 > 0:42:46I like your sense of theatre. 450.
0:42:46 > 0:42:50470? At £450 to the telephone.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52Is there 470?
0:42:52 > 0:42:54470. 500.
0:42:54 > 0:42:56520. 550.
0:42:56 > 0:42:59520 on the net. Is there 550?
0:42:59 > 0:43:02550. 570.
0:43:04 > 0:43:06- 570.- That's what you said.- Yeah.
0:43:06 > 0:43:09At £570 on the internet.
0:43:09 > 0:43:12At £570 and selling.
0:43:12 > 0:43:16- Lynne, you're in the money. - £570 for the very last time.
0:43:16 > 0:43:17And yes!
0:43:17 > 0:43:19Thank you very much.
0:43:19 > 0:43:22Oh, do you know, it was worth selling, actually, for £570.
0:43:22 > 0:43:26- Not bad for a £2 investment.- No.
0:43:26 > 0:43:29Are you going to treat the family, or treat yourself?
0:43:29 > 0:43:32We wanted to go to see Pompeii.
0:43:32 > 0:43:35But we're going to see my sister in Lancaster,
0:43:35 > 0:43:39so I might just put it towards a hire car and the rest towards a holiday.
0:43:39 > 0:43:42- Well done. Good spot, Will. - Thank you.- Well done.
0:43:47 > 0:43:51There you are. That's it. We're coming to the end of our day in the auction room.
0:43:51 > 0:43:52It's all over for our owners
0:43:52 > 0:43:54and what a cracking day it's been.
0:43:54 > 0:43:58Lovely surprise for Lynne. She wasn't expecting that, was she?
0:43:58 > 0:43:59All credit to our experts,
0:43:59 > 0:44:02because it's not easy putting a value on antiques,
0:44:02 > 0:44:03as you've just seen.
0:44:03 > 0:44:06Join us again next time, but, until then, it's goodbye
0:44:06 > 0:44:08from all of us here in Hampshire.
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