0:00:05 > 0:00:07Nestling on the beautiful River Wye,
0:00:07 > 0:00:10Hereford has played an important role in English history,
0:00:10 > 0:00:11ever since the seventh century.
0:00:11 > 0:00:15Today, it's home to a population of around 56,000 people,
0:00:15 > 0:00:18a museum and the largest cider makers in the UK.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21But is it a town or is it a city?
0:00:21 > 0:00:23Well, there's your answer.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26Today, we're at Hereford Cathedral, and this is "Flog It!".
0:00:48 > 0:00:52"Flog It!" travels around the country, bringing a team of experts
0:00:52 > 0:00:55to a town near you. Here in Hereford,
0:00:55 > 0:00:57the people have come in their droves!
0:00:59 > 0:01:02But will there be any treasure amongst the trinkets?
0:01:02 > 0:01:05People have come here today to Hereford Cathedral
0:01:05 > 0:01:07from all over the county, hundreds of them,
0:01:07 > 0:01:10laden with bags and boxes, all hoping their items
0:01:10 > 0:01:12are going to be worth a pretty penny.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15And of course, once they've had their valuation
0:01:15 > 0:01:18and they've seen their experts and are happy with what they hear,
0:01:18 > 0:01:21- what are you going to do? - ALL: Flog it!
0:01:21 > 0:01:23And we couldn't do without our antique experts,
0:01:23 > 0:01:25Adam Partridge...
0:01:25 > 0:01:27Right, next victim - er, contributor.
0:01:27 > 0:01:33..and taking a more genteel approach, Christina Travanian.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36- Is that to get you through the queue?- It might be, yes.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38They enjoy a bit of healthy competition.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41Anyone that hasn't got an Adam sticker in here?
0:01:41 > 0:01:42Oh! Hi!
0:01:42 > 0:01:45SHE LAUGHS
0:01:45 > 0:01:47Come on, then! Follow me!
0:01:49 > 0:01:50As the doors open,
0:01:50 > 0:01:53will the congregation part with their items for auction?
0:01:55 > 0:02:00Later on in the programme, we have a couple of shocks in store.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04And which two items do you think made over £1,000 at auction?
0:02:04 > 0:02:07Is it the Royal Worcester vase?
0:02:07 > 0:02:09The Japanese bronze pig?
0:02:09 > 0:02:13Or the paintings bought for just £4 at a car-boot sale?
0:02:22 > 0:02:25This magnificent cathedral has many ways of marrying
0:02:25 > 0:02:27the ancient with the modern.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29Take, for example, the stained-glass windows,
0:02:29 > 0:02:31with their bright, chromatic hues,
0:02:31 > 0:02:35from the 13th century, right through to the 21st century.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39But right now, Adam has found something from the 20th century.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41You could say it's time for a cup of coffee.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43How are you today?
0:02:43 > 0:02:44- Fine, thank you.- Good.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46Thanks for coming. What's your name?
0:02:46 > 0:02:48- I'm Sarah.- Sarah and...?
0:02:48 > 0:02:49- Larry.- Larry.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52I think this is a wonderful object, isn't it? It's great fun.
0:02:52 > 0:02:58- Do you like it?- Yeah.- It's lovely, yes, but it's not of any use to us.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02- What do you do with it? - Exactly.- That's it.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05Firstly, how did you come to own this sign?
0:03:05 > 0:03:08We found it in the garage of the house that we used to live in,
0:03:08 > 0:03:10when we lived in Essex.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13- Right. So where does it live at the moment?- In the outhouse.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15In the outhouse?
0:03:15 > 0:03:16- Yes.- Right.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19Well, these enamel signs were a great advertising medium that
0:03:19 > 0:03:22were used in the early 20th century, '20s and '30s, typically.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25And you see them for all sorts of products.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27A lot of viewers will remember Camp.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30- In fact, I think they still make it, don't they?- They do.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33We met a lady this morning who actually has a cup of it
0:03:33 > 0:03:35every morning, still, today.
0:03:35 > 0:03:40I've tried it, and I just say, "It's not my cup of tea."
0:03:40 > 0:03:42Those of you who are watching that don't know,
0:03:42 > 0:03:44it's a coffee-based drink,
0:03:44 > 0:03:45coffee and chicory and sugar,
0:03:45 > 0:03:50a combination that was extremely popular in the '20s and '30s,
0:03:50 > 0:03:52which is why they just needed to put "Drink Camp".
0:03:52 > 0:03:55Everybody would have known what it was, yes.
0:03:55 > 0:03:5880 or 90 years later, perhaps "Drink Camp" has a different...
0:03:58 > 0:04:01A totally different meaning. To some people.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03To some people, exactly.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06So, these signs do vary in value, depending on condition
0:04:06 > 0:04:09and products and rarity, of course.
0:04:09 > 0:04:14And this, I suppose, is fairly good condition, as they go.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16You've got quite a few blemishes, obviously, from it being
0:04:16 > 0:04:17outside a shop for many years.
0:04:17 > 0:04:21I think this sort of condition, I would expect between
0:04:21 > 0:04:23£100 and £200 for at auction.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25Is that a pleasant surprise?
0:04:25 > 0:04:29- That's a very nice surprise, that's excellent.- Shall we take a gamble?
0:04:29 > 0:04:30- Yes.- No reserve?
0:04:30 > 0:04:31Do you want to put a reserve?
0:04:31 > 0:04:33- Can we put a reserve of 50 on it? - 50? Fine.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36- At least that gives us something towards it.- A safety net.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38I'm sure it'll do better than that.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40If it doesn't make 50 quid,
0:04:40 > 0:04:43I'll do a little Camp dance of my own round the saleroom!
0:04:47 > 0:04:50If it makes 250, a great price, would you put it towards something?
0:04:50 > 0:04:54It's going towards my wife's 60th birthday party.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57- So you're going to spend it in ten years, then!- Oh, you flatterer!
0:04:57 > 0:04:58Oh, yes. Nice one!
0:04:58 > 0:05:02- Thanks for coming. - Thank you very much.
0:05:06 > 0:05:10Monica, be still, my beating heart. This is just fantastic.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13I never thought I'd see a piece of Stuart Devlin on "Flog It!".
0:05:13 > 0:05:16- And I'm thrilled to bits that you brought them in today.- Good.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19So, tell me a little bit about them. Where did you get them from?
0:05:19 > 0:05:23Well, I inherited them from a very lovely aunt, who died,
0:05:23 > 0:05:26and she had quite a few of these collections,
0:05:26 > 0:05:30like limited editions, she would write for.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32Because they are relatively modern.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34They've got hallmarks for the 1970s,
0:05:34 > 0:05:37so obviously relatively modern in our lifetimes, really.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40So, she obviously had great taste. I just love them.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43Look at this, the fact that you've still got the box,
0:05:43 > 0:05:44and certificates with them.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47Wonderful certificates here, they're all limited edition.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50- That's right. - We start with this one in here.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53This is known as the Surprise Egg, and you can imagine why.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56As we take off the lid, look at that.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58There's the little chicken.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01I would rather have that little Easter egg
0:06:01 > 0:06:03than a chocolate Easter egg any day of the week.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05- Would you really?- Oh, yes.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08- Definitely.- Well, it costs a bit more.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12You've got a nice hallmark on the top, which is London 1971,
0:06:12 > 0:06:13so this is the earlier piece here.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16- Yes.- And tell me, do you like him?
0:06:16 > 0:06:19- I like him, but my favourite is the one with the hummingbird.- Is it?
0:06:19 > 0:06:23Shall we come to that one next? Let's take this lid off here.
0:06:23 > 0:06:27This, again, just beautiful. Look at that.
0:06:27 > 0:06:28Stuart Devlin, the maker,
0:06:28 > 0:06:31was really known as the man with the Midas touch.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35I didn't know about him until I had these given to me, you see.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38- Oh, really?- So, it was a surprise. Tell me about him.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41He's an Australian by birth, and he moved over to the UK
0:06:41 > 0:06:43and set up his own company in the 1970s.
0:06:43 > 0:06:48And he really does just epitomise everything that the 1970s was.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51He was using new technological advances to create these
0:06:51 > 0:06:55really beautiful, intricate little pieces, and yet still
0:06:55 > 0:06:59harking back to the Faberge era of giving eggs as a gift.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02- Sure.- So why are you selling them?
0:07:02 > 0:07:03For my sons.
0:07:03 > 0:07:07- I've got two sons, and they can have the money whatever.- Good plan. OK.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09I think at auction we're going to be looking
0:07:09 > 0:07:13somewhere in the region of £300 to £500 each.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16And I would suggest that we sell them as two separate lots.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18I'd like that, please.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22I think, maybe to be safe, we should put a reserve of £280 firm.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26- How would you feel about that? - I couldn't put it to 300, could I?
0:07:26 > 0:07:30- Do you think that's...? - Ooh, you drive a hard bargain!
0:07:30 > 0:07:32- I just wondered whether... - I just worry that
0:07:32 > 0:07:35if we put the reserve too high, it might put buyers off.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39We could put a reserve of 300 if you would really like us to.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42I think you've got more experience than I have.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44Well, I would suggest 280.
0:07:44 > 0:07:49- Here we go! I agree with you!- Super.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51Thank you so much for bringing them in.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53You've fulfilled one of my ambitions.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55I'm pleased that you enjoyed seeing them.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58- Thank you. - Very nice to have met you.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01Barbara is about to make Adam's day with something else local.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03Thanks for coming along today.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05And you've brought a lovely example of a Worcester vase.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09- Can you tell me how you came to own it?- Well, it was my parents'.
0:08:09 > 0:08:15- They acquired it from friends about 40, 45 years ago.- Right.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19And my parents gave it to me about 15 years ago.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22So, what's your reason for bringing it along today to "Flog It!"?
0:08:22 > 0:08:27Well, it's not the sort of china that I collect. I'm into Lladro.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31- So this doesn't fit in with your collection?- It really doesn't, no.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33OK. Now then, it's obviously hand-painted,
0:08:33 > 0:08:38brightly enamel-painted, with a peacock, isn't it?
0:08:38 > 0:08:40I think so, yes. It certainly looks like it.
0:08:40 > 0:08:44And it's signed here by CV White, who's a painter at Worcester,
0:08:44 > 0:08:48- end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century.- Right.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51Now, the lid doesn't sit on quite right. Oh, look!
0:08:51 > 0:08:53It didn't come out of the factory like that.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57- No, that's courtesy of my father. - Your father did that to preserve it?
0:08:57 > 0:08:59- To preserve the lid. - To preserve the lid.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03- Unfortunately there is a bit of a crack. Is that a crack?- Yes, it is.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05A hairline crack in the lid. But you know what?
0:09:05 > 0:09:08A lot of them have lost the lid.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11And it looks still quite acceptable without the lid.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15And we've got the mark of James Hadley's, who was owner of
0:09:15 > 0:09:18the Worcester factory at the end of the 19th century,
0:09:18 > 0:09:20before Royal Worcester acquired it back.
0:09:20 > 0:09:24And the date code for this, we add up all these dots here,
0:09:24 > 0:09:25there's 17 dots in total -
0:09:25 > 0:09:29my calculations make it around 1908 when that was made.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31Right.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33This 179 is the shape number,
0:09:33 > 0:09:36and the H, again, stands for a Hadley's shape.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39James Hadley introduced a variety of shapes, which are quite distinctive.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43So, if we turn it back round again there,
0:09:43 > 0:09:47we've got a very handsome Worcester vase with cover.
0:09:47 > 0:09:52So, I think that we should put an estimate of £200 to £300.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56And I think it'll make 300 to 350 eventually,
0:09:56 > 0:09:59- once everyone's had a bid at it.- Right.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02- Does that sound acceptable? - Sounds reasonable to me, yes.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04But I would want a reserve on it.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07- Quite right. 20 quid?- Oh, no, no!
0:10:07 > 0:10:09- I'm joking, I'm joking! I would say 200.- OK.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11- Does that sound all right?- Yes.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14OK. Barbara, thank you for coming to "Flog It!".
0:10:14 > 0:10:15- Thank you very much.- Thanks.
0:10:16 > 0:10:22Coming with us to Philip Serrell's auction house in Malvern,
0:10:22 > 0:10:25we have the subtle sign that says it's time for coffee.
0:10:25 > 0:10:30And, heading back to its homeland of Worcester, the peacock vase.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34And a little nugget of golden treasure.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37And the eggs are coming too!
0:10:37 > 0:10:40Well, it's auction time, the moment we've all been waiting for.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42This is where it gets exciting.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45And today, we're the guests of Philip Serrell's saleroom
0:10:45 > 0:10:46in the heart of Malvern.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48So let's go inside and catch up with our owners,
0:10:48 > 0:10:51because I know the auction has just started.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53Look at this. A room packed full of bidders.
0:10:53 > 0:10:57The commission here at this auction house is 16.5% for the sellers
0:10:57 > 0:11:00and 18% for the buyers.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03Remember, you need to add VAT to that figure as well.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07And everybody here is hoping their items will raise a buck or two.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11And going under the hammer right now,
0:11:11 > 0:11:13we've got that metal advertising sign.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15- Adam's put a value of £100 to £200. - Something like that, yeah.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18- Think it's worth it, don't you? - I think you're spot-on.
0:11:18 > 0:11:19It's going under the hammer now.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22Let's see it find a new home. This is it.
0:11:23 > 0:11:28The Camp sign, that of course refers to the coffee.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31Bid me £100 to start.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34Anyone bid £50?
0:11:34 > 0:11:36No-one's got a sense of humour.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38At 50, 55. 60, 65.
0:11:38 > 0:11:4170, 75. 80, 85. 90.
0:11:41 > 0:11:4495. 100, 110, 120, 130.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47- It's going.- 140.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50At £140 for the coffee sign. At 140.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53At £140 only. Is there any more?
0:11:53 > 0:11:56150. 150. 160.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59- Go on!- It's the best.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01170. 180.
0:12:01 > 0:12:05I'll lend you a tenner. 190.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07- Have you ever tried it? - No, I haven't.- They still sell it.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10At £180 only. There's the bid.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13At £180. Is there any more at all?
0:12:13 > 0:12:16You're out? At £180. Any more?
0:12:16 > 0:12:19At £180, and I sell at £180 and...
0:12:19 > 0:12:23£180 and the hammer's going down. Yes! It's gone.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27- We don't have to take it home! - Good valuation.- Thank you.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29No. There's the bid...
0:12:36 > 0:12:39What have you been up to since the last time we saw you, Monica?
0:12:39 > 0:12:41Not a lot, but I did get on the phone to Philip Serrell.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43- You have been, a couple of times. - I know.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45I tell you what we're talking about.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48We're talking about those eggs by Stuart Devlin.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50Two separate lots, £300 to £500 each.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52- That's what you put on them, didn't you?- Yes.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55And Philip has agreed, he's put the same estimate on.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58- Did he agree with that?- Yes. - You've been on the phone.
0:12:58 > 0:13:02Come on, tell us, we want to know. What did you say to Philip?
0:13:02 > 0:13:07- Just that could he reduce the reserve price...- OK.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09..to his own discretion.
0:13:09 > 0:13:14I think you've said sort of 260, haven't you? Which seems about fair.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16- Yes.- Your lot's coming up, now.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18- This is the first of the two. Ready for this?- Yes.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21Look at Philip, he's selling them. Bless you.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23Bless you, too.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25The Stuart Devlin egg.
0:13:25 > 0:13:26There you are.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28There's a name of the moment.
0:13:28 > 0:13:29Bid me for that, someone.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31The Stuart Devlin egg.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33- Bid me 300, 350.- Please sell.
0:13:34 > 0:13:35I'm bid 200, 210.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38210, 210, 210, 210.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40At 210, 220, 230.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44230. 240. 240.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46At £240 only.
0:13:46 > 0:13:47- Oh, come on.- It's struggling.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49240. Is there any more at all?
0:13:49 > 0:13:52Come on. So close, so close.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54At 240. Any more? £240.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56- Is it going to do it?- No.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58Doesn't look like it.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00Pass the first one along at 240.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02Oh, that's a shame.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04Next one, fingers crossed.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06This is the hummingbird one.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09I'm bid 200 again. At 200. 200.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11210. 220. 230.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13At £230 only. At 230.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16- Any more?- Just a little bit more.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19230. At 230. Is there any more? Are you sure?
0:14:19 > 0:14:22At 230. At £230. Any more?
0:14:22 > 0:14:25Well, regrettably, they go the same way, I'm afraid.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27Oh, what a shame!
0:14:27 > 0:14:29Monica, sadly, we didn't sell them,
0:14:29 > 0:14:31and I feel really, really sorry.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33- I feel like we've let you down. - I'm not worried.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35I can enjoy them and keep looking.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37Have you enjoyed the "Flog It!" experience?
0:14:37 > 0:14:40- Yes, very much.- Good. - It's been lovely to meet you.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43And you've been so kind. Everybody's been so kind.
0:14:43 > 0:14:44- Well, we look after you.- You do.
0:14:46 > 0:14:50And it was a real pleasure looking after you, Monica.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53Hoping for a better result is Barbara.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56- The perfect place to sell it. Philip Serrell's saleroom!- I hope so.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58- So we did bring it to the right place, didn't we?- Yes.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01- Do you like auctions, Barbara? - This is my first auction.- Is it?
0:15:01 > 0:15:02- Yes, it is.- Well, look.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04It's a good first auction,
0:15:04 > 0:15:06- we've got some cracking lots here. - That's right.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09Things are flying out the door, you're surrounded by quality.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12And Mr Philip Serrell is on the rostrum, so it couldn't be better.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14And in fact, your lot is going under the hammer
0:15:14 > 0:15:16right now, this is it.
0:15:17 > 0:15:22Lot number 760 is this really lovely vase.
0:15:22 > 0:15:23Start me off...well,
0:15:23 > 0:15:26I've got 400, you go 420. 420.
0:15:26 > 0:15:30- Straight in at 420.- Wonderful!
0:15:30 > 0:15:34At 450. 480. 500 bid.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37520. 520.
0:15:37 > 0:15:41I've got 520 in the room.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45At 520. 550. 580. 600.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49God, this is fantastic!
0:15:49 > 0:15:50620. 650.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52680.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55700.
0:15:55 > 0:15:56- Oh, my giddy aunt.- 720.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00750. 780.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02Gosh, it's going on and on and on,
0:16:02 > 0:16:04- isn't it? Isn't that good?- Fantastic.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06850. 880.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08Come on, let's hit four figures.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10900. 920.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13- 950.- Look, it's all going on
0:16:13 > 0:16:14the phone and online, look.
0:16:14 > 0:16:161,000.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18- And 50.- Oh, Barbara.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21- Let's hope we can get four figures. - We have!- 1,100.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23- £1,100.- Wow.- Wow.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26You can never predict what's going to happen in an auction.
0:16:26 > 0:16:291,150, is it? 1,150.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31This is quite special.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33£1,150. 1,200 in America.
0:16:33 > 0:16:34At £1,200.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36Any more at all? At £1,200.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39There's the bid, in America.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42- In America. - That's gone to the States!
0:16:42 > 0:16:44At £1,200, and I sell, then...
0:16:44 > 0:16:46- How are you feeling?- Wonderful!
0:16:46 > 0:16:48£1,200, the hammer's gone down.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50- That's what we like to see.- Fabulous.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54That's the surprise we can always guarantee on "Flog It!".
0:16:54 > 0:16:59And Barbara walks away with £1,200. What a result!
0:16:59 > 0:17:01There you go. That concludes our first visit
0:17:01 > 0:17:03to the auction room today.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06We are coming back later in the programme, but so far, so good.
0:17:12 > 0:17:13Back at Hereford Cathedral,
0:17:13 > 0:17:16our valuation day is still in full swing.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20Well, everybody is still waiting patiently to see our experts
0:17:20 > 0:17:23but it looks like Adam has spotted a real little gem.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26It's a wonderful little bronze. Let's take a closer look.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28This is an Asian-looking pig, isn't it?
0:17:28 > 0:17:30It's a nice, fat, tactile pig.
0:17:30 > 0:17:34You just want to pick him up and...
0:17:34 > 0:17:37We think he's very cute, but she doesn't like him.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40- She being?- Grandmother.- So, does money go to Grandmother, then?
0:17:40 > 0:17:42Well, I think maybe it will go to a big meal
0:17:42 > 0:17:45- or something for the family. - A big meal? A big pork meal?
0:17:45 > 0:17:47- Hopefully!- A hog roast, perhaps?- Yes.
0:17:47 > 0:17:52So, do you know anything about it yourself in term of identification or anything?
0:17:52 > 0:17:57No, the lady who it came from originally travelled a lot
0:17:57 > 0:18:00to the Far East and apparently she acquired it there.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02That's right, it's a Japanese bronze,
0:18:02 > 0:18:05and we've got a marking on the bottom there.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08You've got a seal mark and an incised mark there.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12This is from the late Meiji period,
0:18:12 > 0:18:15which is basically the beginning of the 20th century, maybe circa 1920.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19Does that stack up with the family history?
0:18:19 > 0:18:20Yeah, possibly.
0:18:20 > 0:18:24I can't stop touching it! It's a lovely-looking Asian pig.
0:18:24 > 0:18:29Now, down to the commercial side of things. What did you have in mind?
0:18:29 > 0:18:31Do you have any idea as to its value at all?
0:18:31 > 0:18:36Well, the grandmother thinks that it could be worth about £150.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39Well, I was thinking it would probably make
0:18:39 > 0:18:41maybe 200, 250, hopefully.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44But I think the 150 is a very sensible reserve price to put on it.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47- Do you think she would be happy with that?- Very happy, yeah.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50- We'd all be happy, yes. - Good, thanks for coming along.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52Nice to be the bearer of good news.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55And Christina is charmed by her next item.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58So, Alex, in this case, all that glitters IS gold.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01- It certainly is, I hope it is!- It is!
0:19:01 > 0:19:04You've brought this wonderful selection of gold in to us today.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07So, talk me through the pieces we've got here.
0:19:07 > 0:19:12Um, this was my father's half-hunter. He left that in his will to me.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14The bracelet over there...
0:19:14 > 0:19:18- This has got so many charms on it, hasn't it? It's beautiful.- Yes.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20All I wanted really was a gold bracelet,
0:19:20 > 0:19:24and then somebody decided that they would buy me a charm.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28And then they added and added and added and then it became full,
0:19:28 > 0:19:33so they bought me another one which started to fill up.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35And this one was my mother's.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37OK. All right.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39So if we start with the half-hunter...
0:19:39 > 0:19:42It's not in great working order,
0:19:42 > 0:19:47so I would say in the car world it would be spares and repairs, sadly.
0:19:47 > 0:19:51- OK.- Having said that, it's still gold, and it still has a value,
0:19:51 > 0:19:53very much has a value, especially in today's market
0:19:53 > 0:19:56- when gold prices are so high.- Right.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58So, starting with this charm bracelet here,
0:19:58 > 0:20:02this is actually hallmarked as nine-carat gold for London 1969.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05And this one over here is for 1978.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08There's a bit of an age gap between the two, but that would make sense.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11So, any particular charms on here that you really like?
0:20:11 > 0:20:15- I think that one is fantastic, your little froggy on there.- Yeah.
0:20:15 > 0:20:20I like the pound coin one. That's actually rolled up inside there.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23Just in case you need it for your taxi home!
0:20:23 > 0:20:24I quite like that one,
0:20:24 > 0:20:27because I'm hoping to rub it and you'll give me lots of money.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29We'll do our best.
0:20:29 > 0:20:33And then we've got your mother's bracelet here which is again
0:20:33 > 0:20:35a nine-carat-gold example.
0:20:35 > 0:20:39You can see the difference in the colour of the gold,
0:20:39 > 0:20:41this is more of a rose gold, but I would say it's probably
0:20:41 > 0:20:45late Victorian, Edwardian, early 20th century.
0:20:45 > 0:20:49And it's set very prettily, just to make it look a bit different,
0:20:49 > 0:20:53with tiny turquoise and split seed pearls through each link.
0:20:54 > 0:20:58So, Alex, I think we're looking at a group lot
0:20:58 > 0:21:01rather than individually lotting them.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03One of my colleagues has very kindly weighed everything for me
0:21:03 > 0:21:06and grouping it all together would mean an estimate
0:21:06 > 0:21:09in the region of about £600 to £800.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11Very nice. Superb.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13- Happy with that?- Very.- Brilliant.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16- If we put a reserve at the moment of £600...- Right.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19..but we'll reassess the situation slightly closer to the auction.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21- OK. Thank you very much indeed. - Thank you.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25MUSIC: "I Like It Rough" by Lady Gaga
0:21:29 > 0:21:32Stephen, thank you for bringing these paintings in.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35They're vibrant, they're Impressionistic
0:21:35 > 0:21:37and they're very much of the moment, I think.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40- How did you come by them? - I picked them up at auction.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42- How long ago was that? - About eight years.
0:21:42 > 0:21:46There were some Art Deco frames I wanted. I didn't want those.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48- You didn't like them? - No, they were in the garage.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51Have they been in the garage for the last eight years?
0:21:51 > 0:21:54No, one's been on the wall in the house because the wife likes it,
0:21:54 > 0:21:56and the other's been on top of the wardrobe.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59Out of harm's way, at least! I do like them,
0:21:59 > 0:22:02I particularly like this one. The more I look at that,
0:22:02 > 0:22:03the more it grows on me.
0:22:03 > 0:22:07Now, look, I've got this book on me, it's an art sales index, basically.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10There's many versions of these available on the market
0:22:10 > 0:22:12and it tells us who the artist is.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15And here's the artist's name, look.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18Danila Vassilieff.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21This one's dated 1934
0:22:21 > 0:22:24and that one's dated 1933.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27He was a Russian artist.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30He moved to Australia after the Russian Revolution,
0:22:30 > 0:22:33became an Australian citizen but he toured around the world.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35He went to the Caribbean,
0:22:35 > 0:22:39he came to England for a little while during the 1930s
0:22:39 > 0:22:40and he painted here.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42Do you like these?
0:22:42 > 0:22:44Yes, I like the top one especially
0:22:44 > 0:22:46because it's nice and vibrant and colourful.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48- It's a happy picture, isn't it? - Yeah.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50And I've got high hopes for them.
0:22:50 > 0:22:55I've looked at recent sales of oils like this - that's the medium used,
0:22:55 > 0:22:59it's on canvas board - and they have sold for anything
0:22:59 > 0:23:04from £200 to £300 right up to 11,236.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07That's a fair price, I must admit!
0:23:07 > 0:23:10Question is, how much did you pay for these in auction?
0:23:10 > 0:23:12Er, £4 plus costs.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15- So £4.60.- Is that all?!
0:23:15 > 0:23:18My advice is let the auctioneer decide, Philip Serrell.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21It's his saleroom. He knows his market.
0:23:21 > 0:23:22Yes, I'm quite happy with that.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25Well, you only paid £4 for them, didn't you?!
0:23:25 > 0:23:27- LAUGHTER - This could be very exciting.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30You never know what's going to happen in an auction room
0:23:30 > 0:23:32and we'll see what they do.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35Let's remind ourselves what we're taking off to the saleroom.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37Silence might be golden
0:23:37 > 0:23:40but let's hope it doesn't go quiet in the auction room for Alex.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45This pig from the Japanese Meiji period is a classic bronze
0:23:45 > 0:23:47and should sell well.
0:23:48 > 0:23:53Who knows what the Vassilieff paintings will fetch also.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56There's only one way to find out. Let's put it to the test!
0:24:00 > 0:24:04Now, a touch of the Orient comes to the Malverns in the form
0:24:04 > 0:24:05of a bronze pig.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07It's going under the hammer now. Here we go.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09The bronze model of the little piggy
0:24:09 > 0:24:12and I'm bid £140. On the book, bid with me.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14At 140. 140. 140.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17At 140. 150.
0:24:17 > 0:24:18160.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20170.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22180. 190.
0:24:22 > 0:24:26The book's out. At £190 only.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28- At 190.- Selling then, isn't it?
0:24:28 > 0:24:30200.
0:24:30 > 0:24:31£200.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33210.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36210. 220, sir?
0:24:36 > 0:24:38At £210, there's the bid.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41At £210, is there any more at all?
0:24:41 > 0:24:45At £210. A nice sale, then, at £210.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47And done. Thank you.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50- There you go. Sold in the room, £210.- Very good.
0:24:50 > 0:24:51Blink and you'll miss it.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53It was over so quickly.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56It's been a long wait for that moment, hasn't it? But it's gone.
0:25:00 > 0:25:05And now it's Alex's turn. Has the gold held its value?
0:25:05 > 0:25:08The price of gold is constantly changing, as we know in this market.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11We're looking at the valuation there at £600 to £800.
0:25:11 > 0:25:15- Has that changed much?- I think yes.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17I think it will be that if not slightly higher
0:25:17 > 0:25:21because gold has gone up since the valuation day.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24- Should be the top end of the estimate.- Should be, let's hope so.
0:25:24 > 0:25:28I'm not going to be too bullish about it, just in case.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30But I'm really hoping for you.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33Anyway, let's see what the bidders here think, shall we?
0:25:33 > 0:25:36Good luck, this is it. Going under the hammer now.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39Nine-carat gold, half-hunter pocket watch
0:25:39 > 0:25:43and all the other bits and bobs as you see it.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45And I'm bid £500 only.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47520. 550.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49580. 600 bid.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52620. 650. 680.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55700. 720.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57750.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59780. 800.
0:25:59 > 0:26:03You've got some really strong buyers in the room, it's brilliant.
0:26:03 > 0:26:04£800 only. 820.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06850. 880.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10900. 920.
0:26:10 > 0:26:11At £920.
0:26:11 > 0:26:12950.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14980.
0:26:16 > 0:26:17- 1,000.- Wow!
0:26:17 > 0:26:191,050.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21At £1,050, there's the bid.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23At £1,050. Any more?
0:26:23 > 0:26:27At £1,050, a nice sell then.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29- Fabulous.- At 1,050. Thank you.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31- Well done.- Pleased with that?- Yes.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33- It's brilliant.- Well done.
0:26:33 > 0:26:37- I was a little bit out, wasn't I? - Just a touch.- Never mind.
0:26:37 > 0:26:41MUSIC: "Chelsea Dagger" by The Fratellis
0:26:41 > 0:26:45And now the one I'm excited about, the Vassilieff paintings.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48The larger one has been valued at £200 to £300 and the smaller
0:26:48 > 0:26:52an estimate of £100 to £150.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55I had a chat to Philip on the auction preview day
0:26:55 > 0:26:57and he said there's good interest from overseas.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59Definitely interest from Australia.
0:26:59 > 0:27:03What's been going through your mind? Deep down, what have you thought?
0:27:03 > 0:27:06As far as I'm concerned, to make a grand between them, that'd be nice.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08I think you're about right.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10I think £1,000 for the two, we'll be laughing.
0:27:10 > 0:27:15A little birdie told me your wife is quite happy to get rid of these.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18Er, she'd like me to clear out a little bit, yes.
0:27:18 > 0:27:22I've got a rather excessive amount of pictures. Probably 300.
0:27:22 > 0:27:26- If they didn't sell... 300?! You're a bit of a magpie.- Yes.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29My rainy day money, my retirement fund.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31Here we go, this is it. Good luck, Stephen.
0:27:31 > 0:27:35This painting that I'm offering you is the larger one of the two,
0:27:35 > 0:27:37it is the landscape with the figures.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39With me at 320.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41That's a big profit.
0:27:43 > 0:27:45And it hasn't stopped yet.
0:27:45 > 0:27:46Shall I keep going? 410. 420.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48430. 440.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50450. 460. 470. 480.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53- Internet bidding. Can you see that?- Yeah.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56520. 550. 580. 600.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58Bid's with me, 620. 650.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00680. 700.
0:28:01 > 0:28:04720, I'm out. At £720.
0:28:04 > 0:28:09£720 for the first, for the larger one. £720.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12And Stephen's wife, Anne, can't believe it.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14At 800. 820.
0:28:14 > 0:28:16850.
0:28:16 > 0:28:17850.
0:28:17 > 0:28:19850.
0:28:19 > 0:28:23880. At £880, here's the bid.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26At £880, bid's with me on the machine.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29Australian art is big business.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32Twice. 900.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34Gosh, late legs.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37You are a little rascal, aren't you?
0:28:37 > 0:28:40At £900 only. 950.
0:28:40 > 0:28:43980. 1,000.
0:28:43 > 0:28:44And 50, is it? And 1,100.
0:28:44 > 0:28:48James, don't stop now. £1,050.
0:28:48 > 0:28:491,100, is it?
0:28:49 > 0:28:51At £1,050.
0:28:51 > 0:28:53This is very, very good.
0:28:53 > 0:28:57At £1,050 on the machine. Is there any more? Just that one more.
0:28:57 > 0:29:01Everybody's starting to fidget, they can feel the tension.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04At £1,050, sold once.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07£1,050, that hammer is going down.
0:29:07 > 0:29:081,050 and done. Thank you.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10£1,050, that is a very good start for the larger one.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13Right, here's the second. Here we go.
0:29:13 > 0:29:17I've got 500 bid on the book.
0:29:17 > 0:29:18At £500 only.
0:29:18 > 0:29:22At £500 for the next one.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24At £500. 520. 550.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27580. Is it?
0:29:27 > 0:29:30At £550. 580. 600.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33Bid is with me at £600.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36At £600 only. 20 on the net, is it?
0:29:36 > 0:29:39650 in the room.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42At 650. 680.
0:29:42 > 0:29:43700.
0:29:43 > 0:29:45720. 780.
0:29:45 > 0:29:47One more.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49You're very mean.
0:29:49 > 0:29:51At 780.
0:29:51 > 0:29:53At £780.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56Is there 800 anywhere?
0:29:56 > 0:29:58At £780, there is the bid.
0:29:58 > 0:29:59Once.
0:29:59 > 0:30:00Twice.
0:30:00 > 0:30:01800, is it?
0:30:01 > 0:30:04And done then at 780.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06Yes, the hammer's gone down!
0:30:06 > 0:30:12£780 for the smaller one. That is, for you, a grand total of £1,830.
0:30:12 > 0:30:14What a wonderful moment.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16What a fabulous way to end today's show.
0:30:16 > 0:30:19Sadly, we've run out of time but I guaranteed you a big surprise
0:30:19 > 0:30:21and we certainly delivered.
0:30:21 > 0:30:24Join us again soon for many more surprises but until then,
0:30:24 > 0:30:27from Malvern, from all of us here, it's goodbye.
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