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' 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 I think 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 > 0:08:05- Extremely well made.- Super quality.
0:08:05 > 0:08:10I see we've got a maker's mark on top.
0:08:10 > 0:08:11I can see "and company".
0:08:11 > 0:08:15"Cie", which is the French version of "and Co".
0:08:15 > 0:08:18Is this something you brought over from France yourself?
0:08:18 > 0:08:21No, the story of this was I had an uncle
0:08:21 > 0:08:24who was a company sergeant major in the Lancashire Regiment.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26- He came out of France at Dunkirk. - Wow!
0:08:26 > 0:08:30He always used to come to our London flat to see my mother,
0:08:30 > 0:08:32who brought him up as a small boy.
0:08:32 > 0:08:37He actually ran away from home and joined the Army at 14.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39Lied about his age, probably?
0:08:39 > 0:08:42- He did.- Like my grandfather.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46Anyway, he came back and said, "I've only got two things."
0:08:46 > 0:08:49He said, "I've got my service pistol, which I should've handed in."
0:08:49 > 0:08:53And he said, "I've bought a present for you." And this was the present.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55- Wow.- And I know nothing more about it.
0:08:55 > 0:09:01Unfortunately, Uncle John, John Moss, he got killed in the Battle of the Bulge.
0:09:01 > 0:09:05- Really?- Which was a great shame, yes. Anyway...
0:09:05 > 0:09:08- His legacy, as it were?- His legacy.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12I've had it is so long. I've had it about 72 years, I worked out.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16But I think the thing is to flog it.
0:09:16 > 0:09:21Well, that's the name of the game. The clue's in the title, isn't it?
0:09:21 > 0:09:26With regards to value, what would have been really nice is if it had come in an original box.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29I think with the box, as with everything,
0:09:29 > 0:09:34certainly toys and the model market, that's what they're after.
0:09:34 > 0:09:38Value-wise, I'm going to come in at around the £50 mark.
0:09:38 > 0:09:42It may not sound like a lot of money for the amount of work that's probably gone into it.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45- How do you feel about putting it in? - I would put it in there.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49What I think is probably whether we could put a £10 or £20 reserve on it.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52Oh, don't be daft, I'd give you that now myself.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54It's got to make £10 or £20.
0:09:54 > 0:09:58Let's put a £20 fixed reserve on it.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00Let's put the estimate at 40 to 60.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02- Let's straddle the £50 mark.- OK.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05It's been a pleasure talking to you. I enjoyed listening to your story
0:10:05 > 0:10:08- and I look forward to seeing you at the sale room.- We certainly will.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10I've never been to an auction sale.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12- But you're a keen follower of "Flog It!".- I am.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16I record every episode that goes out on the television, I've got it recorded.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25You've brought in this lovely Morocco leather case.
0:10:25 > 0:10:30I love Victorian Morocco leather cases, because they've usually got something fantastic inside.
0:10:30 > 0:10:35- Let's have a look. Wow. That's rather impressive.- It is.
0:10:35 > 0:10:40- Not something you wear on a day-to-day basis.- Not generally.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43- What's the history with it? - It belongs to my husband.
0:10:43 > 0:10:50He believes it belonged to his great uncle, who was a Bishop of Selby.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52- Good Lord.- I don't know how far we're going back.
0:10:52 > 0:10:57- He was also a Masonic Grand Chaplain. - Fantastic. I'm glad you said that.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59That's about all we know.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02Looking at it, it looks initially to me to be a Masonic jewel.
0:11:02 > 0:11:06- We've got the scales and we've got the compass.- Yes.
0:11:06 > 0:11:12Then you would expect to see plumb lines, hammers, the all-seeing eye.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14But, instead, we've got the iconography of the crown,
0:11:14 > 0:11:19the rose, the cross and the pelican in her piety.
0:11:19 > 0:11:20OK.
0:11:20 > 0:11:25Um, if we turn it over, and there we go,
0:11:25 > 0:11:29we've got the egret almost resurrected, with the cross to its head.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32We've got this lovely little rose in enamel.
0:11:32 > 0:11:37- The whole thing, it's not silver or gold. It's gilt metal.- Right.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41So, basically, probably copper, which has been electro-gilded
0:11:41 > 0:11:45- and silvered, but it's lovely, lovely quality.- Yes.- Um...
0:11:45 > 0:11:49I mean, they're tricky things, because they're never things that,
0:11:49 > 0:11:54- apart from within a Masonic Order, you would ever wear, or ever get out or use.- No.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56So it falls into a very narrow band
0:11:56 > 0:12:00of collectors of Masonic regalia and memorabilia.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02You said you weren't sure of date.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05I'm pretty sure, from the style of the box and the way this is made,
0:12:05 > 0:12:10- that it's somewhere between 1880 and maybe 1900.- OK.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12- So late Victorian.- Yes.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16- Um, why now has your... Because it's your husband's?- It is.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19Why has he said bring this along to Flog It?
0:12:19 > 0:12:21We were curious to know a little bit more about it.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23It's not something we have on display.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27To be honest, we didn't realise we had it until a few weeks ago.
0:12:27 > 0:12:32Well, at auction, let's be cautious, and let's say £50 to £100.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34It's quite a wide banding,
0:12:34 > 0:12:38- because I haven't seen this precise jewel before.- Right.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42So it has the potential to do more. It's lovely it's in its fitted case.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45- There's nothing wrong with the condition of it.- Good.
0:12:45 > 0:12:46So let's put a reserve of £50
0:12:46 > 0:12:49- and I hope it will make very much more than that on the day.- OK.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51Two Masonic collectors head to head,
0:12:51 > 0:12:54- we could see a couple of hundred pounds.- Great.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56- Thank you for bringing it in. - Thank you very much.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04Right now, it's time to put our first valuations to the test.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06Here's a quick recap of what's going under the hammer.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10Derek bought his snuffbox for 10 pence
0:13:10 > 0:13:12and he's about to turn it into a profit.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15But can you guess how much?
0:13:15 > 0:13:18Dennis' toy's a well-manufactured miniature weapon.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21But will a collector want it without its box?
0:13:23 > 0:13:26Masonic regalia has a strong track record at auction,
0:13:26 > 0:13:30so we're hoping this medal will get gold.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39For today's auction, we've travelled 30 miles north-east
0:13:39 > 0:13:42to Andrew Smith's auction house, where the sale is already under way.
0:13:42 > 0:13:43So without further ado,
0:13:43 > 0:13:47let's see how that Masonic medal fares under the hammer.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52We've got that gorgeous Victorian Masonic medal
0:13:52 > 0:13:54belonging to Ru, who's right next to me.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58- Who've you brought along with you? - This is my mum, Helen.- Helen, hello.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02How'd you do? Nice to meet you. What do you think of this medal?
0:14:02 > 0:14:05- I've only seen it briefly. I hope it does well.- A lovely thing.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07We're looking around £50-100.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09Yes, I mean, on the day, I haven't seen one before.
0:14:09 > 0:14:10I've done a bit of research,
0:14:10 > 0:14:13they're probably not as rare as I thought they were,
0:14:13 > 0:14:15but I think we've got the price right.
0:14:15 > 0:14:20Right. Let's flog it in this busy auction room. Good luck. This is it.
0:14:20 > 0:14:21We have a commissioned bid.
0:14:21 > 0:14:26I'm going to start the bidding at £50, is there 5 in the room?
0:14:26 > 0:14:2855, 60.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32And 5. 70 and 5. 80 and 5.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35At £80 commission bid. Is there 5?
0:14:35 > 0:14:37At £80. Any more?
0:14:37 > 0:14:40At £80 with me. At £80.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42The last time at £80.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45- Well done with the estimate, Michael.- Good.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47It doesn't have to go home.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49It doesn't go back in that box, in that drawer.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51Don't have to go home and enjoy it!
0:14:51 > 0:14:55It may not have made a fortune like some Masonic pieces we've seen,
0:14:55 > 0:14:59but £80 isn't bad for something you didn't even know you had.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03This next lot should go off with a big bang.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06It's Dennis' toy cannon and it's good to be joined by you Dennis.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08- You're smiling, you're happy today?- Yes.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11- Is it going to be a sad day, saying goodbye to this?- Er, well, yes.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13It was your uncle's. A lot of history here.
0:15:13 > 0:15:19Well, yeah, I mean, but, you know, I shall be 80 in five months' time.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22- Nearly 80. Have you got any plans?- Yes.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26My wife's taking me on a cruise from Halifax, Nova Scotia
0:15:26 > 0:15:29via Bermuda to the Caribbean.
0:15:29 > 0:15:34And, on the penultimate day of our cruise, is my 80th birthday.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36That's what I call a plan.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38Yeah. We're looking forward to it.
0:15:38 > 0:15:42- We've got to give you some spending money.- Yes. That's a good idea!
0:15:42 > 0:15:44Yes, the bar bills can creep up a bit.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48Those sundowners. A G&T on the top deck!
0:15:48 > 0:15:52- HE CHUCKLES - Anyway, good luck. Fingers crossed.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54It's going under the hammer now.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56Start me at £50. £50?
0:15:56 > 0:15:59£50? £40, surely.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02£40. 30, then, to get it going?
0:16:02 > 0:16:07- £30? £30. £30 I have. Thank you.- We're in.
0:16:07 > 0:16:1032. 35. 37.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13- Are you sure?- I'm not too sure!
0:16:13 > 0:16:16- It's always worth another go. - Go on, then.- 37.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20- 40. And 2.- It's away.- 45. 47.
0:16:20 > 0:16:25At £45. On my right at £45, we are selling, make no mistake.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28At £45. Last time.
0:16:28 > 0:16:33- The hammer's gone down. £45, it sold.- Good.
0:16:33 > 0:16:37- You were spot on.- Thank you. - That's what you expected.
0:16:37 > 0:16:41- Enjoy your cruise. I shall be thinking of you jealously.- I am.
0:16:41 > 0:16:45- I'd love to go to Nova Scotia. - That will buy a few bottles of wine.
0:16:45 > 0:16:50- It will do.- Think about us when you uncork it.- I will do. Yes.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57This next lot, the gilt snuffbox, is a classic Flog It! story.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59Picked up for 10 pence a couple of years ago.
0:16:59 > 0:17:03The kind of stories we like to see, and good for you, Derek.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07You're a self-confessed - get ready for this, Michael - moocher.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11- That's a new one on me. - Mooching about at the car boot sales and jumbles.
0:17:11 > 0:17:15- Mooching.- It's paid off.- It has. And you do it every Saturday.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17- Mooching about.- That's right, yeah.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21- How many jumbles did you do this weekend?- Saturday, I went to three.
0:17:21 > 0:17:25- Three? - My Saturday is jumble-sale day.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28- Is your house full of sort of, well, I can't say...- Rubbish!
0:17:28 > 0:17:31- LAUGHTER - I was going to.
0:17:31 > 0:17:32You're allowed to!
0:17:32 > 0:17:36I was going to say sort of tat...
0:17:36 > 0:17:39- There is tat amongst it.- Somebody's trash is somebody else's treasure.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42- Absolutely.- Let's put your mooching to the test.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44It's going under the hammer right now.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48- I wish you luck on this. It's a lot of money.- It's a lovely box, though.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50- Nice box.- It is a nice box, yes.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54We should have a telephone here. Where's the telephone? Right.
0:17:54 > 0:17:58- Right down there. - One phone bidder booked, Derek.
0:17:58 > 0:18:04Um, so, lot 230, start me at £400. £400?
0:18:04 > 0:18:08£400. Try 3. £300.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12- We're in.- 300 we have. And 20. At £300 and selling.
0:18:12 > 0:18:13Is there a 20?
0:18:13 > 0:18:18At £300, to the telephone. Is there any more. At £300, are you sure?
0:18:18 > 0:18:20Last time at £300.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26- It's gone.- Good return on 10 pence.- That's fantastic.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28- Absolutely fantastic. - I'm happy with that.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31- You've got to be over the moon with that.- It's cool. It's nice.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35- It's an ongoing passion.- Of course. - It throws up a gem like that.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38- And that's a lovely little gem. - It was, yes.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41Thanks to that man there. Good man. Thank you.
0:18:41 > 0:18:47So Derek multiplied the 10 pence he paid for the snuffbox by 3,000.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50It just shows. Keep your eyes peeled at those jumble sales.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59There you are. The auction's still going on in there
0:18:59 > 0:19:01but that's the end of our first three lots.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03Under the hammer and so far, so good.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15Lynne, it's a matter of fact that when it comes down to art at auction,
0:19:15 > 0:19:18it's all about the artist's name.
0:19:18 > 0:19:23You've got a piece that you've brought in by James Humbert Craig.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25How have you come by this and do you know the artist?
0:19:25 > 0:19:30I don't know it at all. I got it at a jumble sale about seven years ago.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32My daughter looked it up on the internet
0:19:32 > 0:19:35and said he's an Irish landscape artist.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38You're right, yes. Born in the 1870s, died in 1944.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40Born in Belfast.
0:19:40 > 0:19:45An Irishman who was very passionate about his Irish roots, shall we say?
0:19:45 > 0:19:50He really wanted to bring out the beauty and nature
0:19:50 > 0:19:53of the Irish landscape, which we've got here.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56I don't think this is one of his finished pieces.
0:19:56 > 0:19:57Obviously, it's on a board.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59It's on what we call an artist's board,
0:19:59 > 0:20:02rather than on a finished stretched canvas.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05But he's signed it for us, and dated it, 1912.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09I suspect that he had that viewpoint when he was painting it,
0:20:09 > 0:20:11because he was a man who liked to paint outdoors.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14Au plein air, they call it, similar to the Impressionists.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18They went out with their paint boxes, a bit of artist's board,
0:20:18 > 0:20:20and he would plant himself somewhere
0:20:20 > 0:20:23where he saw a landscape or view that he liked and he would paint it.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25- Do you like it? - I do. That's why I bought it.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28- It's been on the wall for the past seven years.- Oh, it's been hanging?
0:20:28 > 0:20:32- Oh, yeah.- That's nice. I see it's got a little bit of damage.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35- Was that there when you bought it? - That was like that when I bought it.
0:20:35 > 0:20:39I suspect if you bought it for £2, whoever who sold it probably didn't realise what it was.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42It probably wasn't looked after well and maybe that's when it got this scuff.
0:20:42 > 0:20:47His work sells for thousands of pounds. He's a well-known artist.
0:20:47 > 0:20:51His finished canvases and his big pieces sell for many thousands,
0:20:51 > 0:20:54because the Irish like to buy his work, as well.
0:20:54 > 0:20:58- What do you like about it? Is it the colours, the scene?- The scene.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00It caught my eye and I thought that is really nice.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03It is as though I was looking at that area.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06Like I say, his finished work makes thousands,
0:21:06 > 0:21:11but I'm going to come in quite conservative with the estimate on this.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13You've told me how much you paid for it.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15Hopefully, we'll turn it into a little bit of profit.
0:21:15 > 0:21:19- I'm suggesting putting it in at an estimate of £100 to £200.- Really?
0:21:19 > 0:21:23- Yeah. How do you feel about that? - That's wonderful!- It's all right, isn't it?
0:21:23 > 0:21:26Find one of those a day, you're laughing. You can give up the day job.
0:21:26 > 0:21:30Listen, I'm going to check out the jumble sales around Portsmouth
0:21:30 > 0:21:33- and see if I can...- Gosport.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35Gosport. Pick one of these up myself.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39- It's the pleasure talking to you. - Thank you.- Thank you for bringing the picture in
0:21:39 > 0:21:42I hope it's enlightened you. We'll see if we can make you go home a little richer.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44- Thank you very much.- Not at all.
0:21:44 > 0:21:49Wow, it seems the jumble sales around here are more like gold mines!
0:21:53 > 0:21:58Gerry, thank you for bringing in this table full of silver.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00Does the house look bare at home, now you've brought these in?
0:22:00 > 0:22:02HE LAUGHS Slightly!
0:22:02 > 0:22:06- Where have you had these?- In the glass cabinet in the front room,
0:22:06 > 0:22:09- in the house where we've been for the last 50 years.- Right.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12Did you buy them, or were they inherited?
0:22:12 > 0:22:15They were bequeathed to my wife,
0:22:15 > 0:22:18I believe just before we were married in '53.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20You've kept them in beautiful condition.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23Normally, these vases get dents and knocks.
0:22:23 > 0:22:28But I think being in the cabinet, out of harm's way, has done a lot to help.
0:22:28 > 0:22:32What's very interesting is we've got two different towns, but the same dates.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35So these four were made in Birmingham,
0:22:35 > 0:22:38but this two-pair set, which I think were always a set,
0:22:38 > 0:22:41because they have the same pattern, design and maker,
0:22:41 > 0:22:44are also the same year, but made in London.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46- Any idea when they were made? - None whatsoever.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48I had a look at the hallmarks here
0:22:48 > 0:22:53and we've got the maker's mark of Horace Woodward & Co Ltd,
0:22:53 > 0:22:57London, 1898. They've survived beautifully.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59They are, of course, flower vases
0:22:59 > 0:23:03for a little bouquet or a single posy.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05We don't really use them any more.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08You're more likely to get the old milk bottle out, fill it with water
0:23:08 > 0:23:12and stick a flower in that!
0:23:12 > 0:23:15From that respect, this is what affects their value.
0:23:15 > 0:23:20Things either have to be collectable or useful to be of premium value.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23And, sadly, because they were machine made,
0:23:23 > 0:23:28they're not something that's really collected.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30As a consequence, they're going to have a value.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32It's not based on their silver value.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35You might pick these up and think they're quite heavy.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38They've actually got lead in the base to keep them steady,
0:23:38 > 0:23:40so negligible silver weight.
0:23:40 > 0:23:41They're just nice decorative vases.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44Any idea of what the value might be?
0:23:44 > 0:23:49No. I suggested 150, between 150 and 200.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52I think that's on the low side, but it's sensible.
0:23:52 > 0:23:58It's a sensible figure to put them into auction. Let's say £150-£250.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01Let's put a fixed reserve of 150, if you're happy with that?
0:24:01 > 0:24:02Very happy, yes.
0:24:02 > 0:24:03We'll get them out of the cabinet
0:24:03 > 0:24:07and hopefully onto a forward-thinking young person's dining table
0:24:07 > 0:24:09with a flower in them. That would be the way to go.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11Thank you so much for bringing them in.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13- Thank you.- It's a pleasure.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18Will's back on the deck
0:24:18 > 0:24:21and has also found himself some silver with a very special story.
0:24:22 > 0:24:28Gillian, I'm used to seeing the mother-of-pearl-handled silver fruit knives,
0:24:28 > 0:24:30but you've brought along its companion,
0:24:30 > 0:24:32the little - let me open it up -
0:24:32 > 0:24:37silver and mother-of-pearl-handled fruit fork, as well.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39Tell me how have you come by them?
0:24:39 > 0:24:42I was a mission nurse in South Africa
0:24:42 > 0:24:45on an Anglican mission.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49The matron there gave me this particular one,
0:24:49 > 0:24:51she gave me the knife to begin with.
0:24:51 > 0:24:56When she came home, she was unpacking her goods to go into her house
0:24:56 > 0:24:59and she found the fork, as well, so she gave me that.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01Oh, she had a good memory, as well. Well remembered.
0:25:01 > 0:25:02That was lucky for you.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05Because I think it's delightful, the fact that you've got both.
0:25:05 > 0:25:06The knife and the fork,
0:25:06 > 0:25:09because, invariably, the fork gets lost,
0:25:09 > 0:25:12because it's the knife that's the most useful thing to carry in your pocket.
0:25:12 > 0:25:16A light pocket knife. Let me take you back a couple of steps.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18You say you were at a mission in South Africa,
0:25:18 > 0:25:21that must've been something. When were you there?
0:25:21 > 0:25:25I was there from '62 to '77.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27- How was that as an experience?- It was great.
0:25:27 > 0:25:31I was working with people who had not seen other Europeans before.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33They used to walk all day to the mission.
0:25:33 > 0:25:35It kind of puts it into perspective.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37You've got people who are living like that,
0:25:37 > 0:25:39and that's in the mid-20th century and later.
0:25:39 > 0:25:43But in 1822, there were some people who were lucky enough to have
0:25:43 > 0:25:46refined pieces like this in their pocket for eating fruit.
0:25:46 > 0:25:50So looking at the hallmarks, I can see they are Sheffield hallmarks.
0:25:50 > 0:25:51You got them in South Africa,
0:25:51 > 0:25:54they were taken out there by your friend the matron.
0:25:54 > 0:25:58Then you brought one of them back. She brought the other one back and here they are in Portsmouth.
0:25:58 > 0:26:03- What sort of value would you put on them?- I have no idea.- No?
0:26:03 > 0:26:06I mean, I would like to put them in at £60-£80.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09- How do you feel about that? - That's fine.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11What are you going to do with the money?
0:26:11 > 0:26:13The money will go back to South Africa,
0:26:13 > 0:26:17because my church supports an orphanage in Kalicha.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19Oh, that's wonderful.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21So the money will go to that.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24Listen, you can't get a better ending for a story,
0:26:24 > 0:26:26- going full circle.- No. - I think that's great.
0:26:30 > 0:26:34That's it. Our experts have made their final choices of items
0:26:34 > 0:26:37to take auction so, sadly, we have to say goodbye
0:26:37 > 0:26:39to the Historic Dockyard here at Portsmouth
0:26:39 > 0:26:43and, of course, to HMS Warrior, our venue for today.
0:26:43 > 0:26:45What a wonderful connection to maritime history.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47It doesn't get much better than this.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50It makes you think of the voyages this boat has made
0:26:50 > 0:26:53and also all the skill and craftsmanship that's gone into making this
0:26:53 > 0:26:57and maintaining it. Sadly it's time to say goodbye.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59Let's get to auction for the last time and here's the cargo
0:26:59 > 0:27:01that we're taking with us.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05Lynne's painting was bought for £2.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08What percentage profit to you think it will make in the sale room?
0:27:08 > 0:27:11And will it be Michael's silver vases, or Will's silver knife
0:27:11 > 0:27:16and fork that will tempt the bidders to part with their cash?
0:27:18 > 0:27:21So it's back to Andrew Smith & Sons for the last time.
0:27:21 > 0:27:25What are you bidding on to make the most money?
0:27:27 > 0:27:30First, the fruit knife and fork are up for grabs
0:27:30 > 0:27:33under expert auctioneer Nick Jarrett.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37Gillian, fingers crossed. It's been a long wait, hasn't it?
0:27:37 > 0:27:38I know it's not so hot today,
0:27:38 > 0:27:41but the heat is rising in the auction room as we speak.
0:27:41 > 0:27:45- That's the jeopardy we like. - It's a roller coaster ride.
0:27:45 > 0:27:49- Gillian, are you here by yourself? - No, my sister's here.- Where is she?
0:27:49 > 0:27:52- There she is. - Hello, Wendy. She's reading a book!
0:27:52 > 0:27:54LAUGHTER
0:27:54 > 0:27:57Coming up now, we're looking at £60 to £80.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59Yes, nice little travelling set.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02Got one myself, but broken, of course.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05- A fruit one?- Yes, yes. I've got a fork and knife.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07Let's find out what the bidders think. This is it.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10I'm going to start you - again, I've got several bids -
0:28:10 > 0:28:12I'm going to start you at 80.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15- Straight in at 80.- 95.
0:28:15 > 0:28:17100. And 10.
0:28:17 > 0:28:21120. 130. £130, then.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24In the room at 130. I'm out. At £130.
0:28:24 > 0:28:26140? 140, new bidder.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29150? 140 on the phone.
0:28:29 > 0:28:33Anybody else in? At £140. All done? At £140.
0:28:33 > 0:28:36- Finished.- It's very good. That's very good.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39- £140. The hammer has gone down. - Brilliant.
0:28:39 > 0:28:42On the telephone as well, so a collector picked up on that.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45- Quality. Quality always sells. - Brilliant.
0:28:45 > 0:28:47And now you know what yours are worth.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50Mine are broken, as is everything in my collection, unfortunately!
0:28:50 > 0:28:53I can only afford broken things. But, you know, it's nice to know
0:28:53 > 0:28:57that someone somewhere might offer me something for them.
0:28:57 > 0:29:01- Thank you so much bringing those in, Gillian.- Well done.- OK.
0:29:05 > 0:29:09Going under the hammer now, we have eight silver vases belonging to Gerald.
0:29:09 > 0:29:12They've been in a cabinet ever since 1953, haven't they?
0:29:12 > 0:29:15So it's time they've got to go. Who have you brought along with you?
0:29:15 > 0:29:17- I've bought along my daughter, Julie.- Hello.
0:29:17 > 0:29:21- You've been looking at these vases in the cabinet for a long time?- Yes.
0:29:21 > 0:29:25You took it to the right chap. Michael is our silver expert.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27I know you waxed lyrical over these.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30They're lovely. The main thing is they're clean and commercial.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33Nobody collects them, but they're usable and functional.
0:29:33 > 0:29:38- I'm 100% sure we'll get away with them.- There's confidence for you.
0:29:38 > 0:29:42Let's find out if these bidders are going to put their hands in their pockets.
0:29:42 > 0:29:44Let's put it to the test. Good luck.
0:29:44 > 0:29:48I've got several bids. I'm going to start you at 250. 260 in the room.
0:29:48 > 0:29:53At 260. 280 can I say?
0:29:54 > 0:29:57At £260 in the room, at 260. Anybody going on? Are you in?
0:29:57 > 0:30:00At £260. In the room. Sitting at 260.
0:30:00 > 0:30:03- Have you done?- Hammer's gone down.
0:30:03 > 0:30:06£260. That was the first bid. The maiden bid.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09These commercial lots are always going to be short and sweet,
0:30:09 > 0:30:12because the trade value them roughly the same price.
0:30:12 > 0:30:14So he had several bids, that was the top bid.
0:30:14 > 0:30:18- One bid in the room went slightly more, that's it.- Job done.
0:30:18 > 0:30:23- Happy? That was quick, wasn't it?- Yes, it was quick.
0:30:25 > 0:30:29Next, Lynne's painting, and I reckon this could go sky high.
0:30:29 > 0:30:33The name James Humbert Craig has got the phone lines booked today,
0:30:33 > 0:30:37that's for sure. Lynne, it's caused quite a stir.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39- That's good.- And it cost you £2.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42- Good gracious.- It's an auction, anything can happen.- You're right.
0:30:42 > 0:30:46- Good luck.- Thank you very much.- It's going under the hammer right now.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49We have a lot of interest in this. One, two, three commissioned bids.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52Good for you, Lynne, here we go.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55One, two, three we've got.
0:30:55 > 0:30:59- Three phone bids.- Three phone bids.
0:30:59 > 0:31:05So I'm going to start with the highest bid of £380.
0:31:05 > 0:31:08SHE GASPS
0:31:08 > 0:31:11At £380. Commissioned bid.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14Is there 400? Is there 400?
0:31:14 > 0:31:16400 from the telephone.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18Commissioned bids are all out. At £400 on the telephone.
0:31:18 > 0:31:20Is there 20?
0:31:20 > 0:31:22420. 450.
0:31:22 > 0:31:24- Oh!- Someone in the room now.
0:31:25 > 0:31:30- At £420 on the internet. At £420.- Back on the internet, see?
0:31:30 > 0:31:33At £420 for the very last time.
0:31:34 > 0:31:36- 450.- Just.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39I like your sense of theatre. 450.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42470? At £450 to the telephone.
0:31:42 > 0:31:44Is there 470?
0:31:44 > 0:31:46470. 500.
0:31:46 > 0:31:49520. 550.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51520 on the net. Is there 550?
0:31:51 > 0:31:54550. 570.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58- 570.- That's what you said.- Yeah.
0:31:58 > 0:32:01At £570 on the internet.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04At £570 and selling.
0:32:04 > 0:32:08- Lynne, you're in the money. - £570 for the very last time.
0:32:08 > 0:32:09And yes!
0:32:09 > 0:32:11Thank you very much.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14Oh, do you know, it was worth selling, actually, for £570.
0:32:14 > 0:32:18- Not bad for a £2 investment.- No.
0:32:18 > 0:32:21Are you going to treat the family, or treat yourself?
0:32:21 > 0:32:24We wanted to go to see Pompeii.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27But we're going to see my sister in Lancaster,
0:32:27 > 0:32:31so I might just put it towards a hire car and the rest towards a holiday.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34- Well done. Good spot, Will. - Thank you.- Well done.
0:32:39 > 0:32:43There you are. That's it. We're coming to the end of our day in the auction room.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45It's all over for our owners
0:32:45 > 0:32:46and what a cracking day it's been.
0:32:46 > 0:32:50Lovely surprise for Lynne. She wasn't expecting that, was she?
0:32:50 > 0:32:51All credit to our experts,
0:32:51 > 0:32:54because it's not easy putting a value on antiques,
0:32:54 > 0:32:55as you've just seen.
0:32:55 > 0:32:58Join us again next time, but, until then, it's goodbye
0:32:58 > 0:33:00from all of us here in Hampshire.
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