0:00:02 > 0:00:08Today we're in one of Scotland's most dynamic cities, forged from the heavy industry of the past
0:00:08 > 0:00:12to emerge now as a cosmopolitan cultural capital.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14Welcome to Glasgow and Flog It.
0:00:38 > 0:00:44Among their many talents, the Scots have led the world in the fields of art,
0:00:44 > 0:00:46architecture and design.
0:00:46 > 0:00:52One of Glasgow's most famous sons, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, combined all three.
0:00:52 > 0:00:57This great Scottish architect and designer's unique style is brilliantly displayed
0:00:57 > 0:01:03in his masterpiece, the Glasgow School of Art, just one highlight of this great city.
0:01:03 > 0:01:08But the jewel in Glasgow's crown is Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum,
0:01:08 > 0:01:15a purpose-built temple to the arts and home to world-class collections of natural history,
0:01:15 > 0:01:20antiquities, fine art and, of course, Mackintosh.
0:01:20 > 0:01:24Today we're looking out for some home-grown talent,
0:01:24 > 0:01:28antiques with a connection to Glasgow or Scotland.
0:01:28 > 0:01:34I know somewhere in these bags that these people have brought along we will find those treasures.
0:01:34 > 0:01:39And there's one question on everybody's lips to ask our experts...
0:01:39 > 0:01:42ALL: What's it worth?
0:01:42 > 0:01:46Looking for some treasures of their own are experts James Lewis...
0:01:46 > 0:01:51- Have you got the glass for it?- No. - Where's the glass?!
0:01:51 > 0:01:57- ..and Will Axon. - What have we brought along? - A barometer.- Working?- Yes.
0:01:57 > 0:02:04- Change. Let's hope not! It's an all right day today. - And it's just going to get better.
0:02:04 > 0:02:09Coming up: our items whip us around the world with stories of skulduggery and daring.
0:02:09 > 0:02:13The line-up includes this handsome French clock,
0:02:13 > 0:02:17this pair of firearms from the American Wild West
0:02:17 > 0:02:21and standing up for Glasgow is this exquisite silver jug.
0:02:21 > 0:02:25And they all cause a shock in the auction room.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34Kelvingrove has witnessed many events in the past 100 years,
0:02:34 > 0:02:39but I don't think anything can match the excitement of the Flog It crowd.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43If I could bottle this atmosphere, I'd be a rich man.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47Let's dive into our first valuation and catch up with James Lewis.
0:02:47 > 0:02:53It has more than a hint of Mackintosh about it, brought in by Liz and daughter-in-law Heather.
0:02:53 > 0:02:59Whenever you think of Glasgow, you think of the man
0:02:59 > 0:03:03that almost invented Scottish Art Nouveau, Mackintosh.
0:03:03 > 0:03:08And if that's not a Mackintosh-style rose, nothing is.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12It's exactly what you expect to find here in this great city.
0:03:12 > 0:03:17Is it something that's been in Glasgow since the day it was made?
0:03:17 > 0:03:23- I bought it about 20, 25 years ago. - So in Glasgow?- In Glasgow. - In one of the antiques shops?
0:03:23 > 0:03:28- Yes. - As soon as you look at this, you start to go through different names.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31This one has a signature here.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34And it looks like WRT.
0:03:37 > 0:03:43- Well, that makes... Do you know? - It's a mystery!- That's three of us. I haven't got a clue, either.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47But when you start to sort of dissect it
0:03:47 > 0:03:52into the aluminium panels and the copper panels,
0:03:52 > 0:03:56you look at this and you think Mackintosh.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59You look at this and you think the same.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01And here.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03But then...
0:04:03 > 0:04:05you look at that
0:04:05 > 0:04:10- and that looks almost Japanese, doesn't it?- It does, it does.
0:04:10 > 0:04:15And that tells you it's Aesthetic Movement.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19In 1858, Japan opened direct trade links to the West.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23From that, we had a massive influx of Japanese style.
0:04:23 > 0:04:30It caused the Aesthetic Movement to start in England and Scotland and this is what was produced.
0:04:30 > 0:04:3320 years later, we've got a rebellion against that,
0:04:33 > 0:04:39we've got the high Art Nouveau style, Charles Rennie Mackintosh making things like this,
0:04:39 > 0:04:43but here we have somebody combining the two. It's very stylish
0:04:43 > 0:04:48but that error of mixing Aesthetic with Art Nouveau I think tells you
0:04:48 > 0:04:53that this has been made by... somebody not in the top league,
0:04:53 > 0:04:56which is why we can't identify that.
0:04:56 > 0:05:01- But why did you buy it? - I just loved it.
0:05:01 > 0:05:08- And I've always liked Art Nouveau and I really liked the cranes or storks.- Yeah.
0:05:08 > 0:05:13- I just thought it was fantastic. I wanted something different.- OK.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16So why is it here?
0:05:16 > 0:05:22- Well...- It should be on your wall. - They don't want it, so it's just a case of let it go.- OK.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24Just change things around.
0:05:24 > 0:05:29Now a stylish young lady like you, surely that's going to be for you, isn't it?
0:05:29 > 0:05:33- I don't think I've got space for it in my house.- She doesn't like it!
0:05:33 > 0:05:39- I do like it.- I don't believe that. - I love everything Charles Rennie Mackintosh-inspired.
0:05:39 > 0:05:45When it comes to value, I think we should put £150-£250 on it.
0:05:45 > 0:05:49Now you bought it in the retail market,
0:05:49 > 0:05:52at the height of the market.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55- What did you pay? - About 245.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57Oh...!
0:05:57 > 0:06:02- So it's close.- Very close.- Will we get the money back or won't we?
0:06:02 > 0:06:08- Let's protect it with a reserve. Would £150 as a reserve be OK?- Fine. - You've had £100-worth of pleasure.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12I've had a lot of pleasure out of it. Thank you.
0:06:14 > 0:06:20Now when it comes to having an eye for the unusual, Will may have met his match.
0:06:20 > 0:06:26- Have you been sitting on this?! What's happened here?- Well, we don't really know what's happened to it.
0:06:26 > 0:06:31- It might be an original. - You've done a little digging about?
0:06:31 > 0:06:36- We had a wee look. It's from FH Ayres in London. - Yes, that's right.
0:06:36 > 0:06:40- And it's called The Maharajah. - Yeah, we've got that here.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43By Ayres of London, as you know.
0:06:43 > 0:06:49They also made golf clubs, rocking horses, funnily enough. Very well known for rocking horses.
0:06:49 > 0:06:55And tennis racquets. That's what it is. An early lawn tennis racquet.
0:06:55 > 0:06:59- Fantastic.- Where have you come by this?- Well, I was at an auction
0:06:59 > 0:07:04- and it's normally old car items I'm looking for.- OK.
0:07:04 > 0:07:10And it was unloved. Nobody would bid for it, so for a fiver it's something different.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13You bought it for a fiver?
0:07:13 > 0:07:19What you've got here is actually a good early example of a lawn tennis racquet
0:07:19 > 0:07:25- which is actually pretty rare.- Yeah. - Major Walter Wingfield, he invented tennis, 1870s.
0:07:25 > 0:07:30And I would think this dates from pretty much the 1870s period.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34We can tell that because of this rather unusual-shaped head.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38A lot of people might have looked at that and said, it's warped,
0:07:38 > 0:07:44but 1870s to 1930s is really where the shape was changing - square heads, round heads, flat heads,
0:07:44 > 0:07:48curved heads and so on. Before we come to value,
0:07:48 > 0:07:52when you took this home to the wife, what did she say?
0:07:52 > 0:07:59- Well, I tried to sneak it in, but she caught me at the door.- Did she? "I bought you a carpet beater!"
0:07:59 > 0:08:05- I thought she was going to use it on me.- Exactly. You'll probably be quite surprised to know
0:08:05 > 0:08:07it's quite valuable really.
0:08:07 > 0:08:13- I would like to think we could put this in with an estimate of £300-£500.- Fantastic.
0:08:13 > 0:08:18- Does that sound all right?- Sounds OK.- The wife won't be so angry now.
0:08:18 > 0:08:24Shall we fix the reserve at 300? I wouldn't want to let it go for less than 300.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28- Let's reserve it at that figure. - I'm happy with that.
0:08:28 > 0:08:33- Hopefully, we'll game, set and match it for you.- Excellent. - Well done.- Thank you.
0:08:41 > 0:08:47Oh, what's that? There's some Scrimshaw down there. Look at that. How did you come by this?
0:08:47 > 0:08:52- I bought that in Germany 29 years ago in a flea market. - In a flea market?
0:08:52 > 0:08:54- Yes, yes.- OK.
0:08:54 > 0:08:59Beautifully detailed. This is what the sailors would do at sea
0:08:59 > 0:09:05when they were on board these tall ships for months on end, whittling away the time.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09- A wonderful piece of folk art.- Yes. - It's not whalebone.- No.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13It's not whalebone, is it?! It's... It's a lump of resin.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16Made to look like whalebone.
0:09:16 > 0:09:21- Did you know that?- No.- Were you testing me?- Honestly, I didn't know.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23- Really?- The honest truth.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27You know, bone is fine strands of hair.
0:09:27 > 0:09:33- Oh, my goodness. - How much did you pay for it? - It must have been about £50.- £50?
0:09:33 > 0:09:39- That's quite a lot of money. - Especially when you're young. But never mind, we liked it.
0:09:39 > 0:09:45- I think they took you for a ride. - Yeah, I think so, too!
0:09:47 > 0:09:50Now James's day is going from good to great.
0:09:50 > 0:09:55Carol, I was hoping to find a bit of Glasgow silver today
0:09:55 > 0:09:59and you haven't let me down. Well done. Thank you very much.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02Is this something you use daily?
0:10:02 > 0:10:08No, I don't use it at all. And it's not been on display for a considerable period of time.
0:10:08 > 0:10:13- It's been shut up in a box.- Why a box?- My house was going to be empty.
0:10:13 > 0:10:17I put it away for security and never got it out again.
0:10:17 > 0:10:23- So where did it come from? Is it a family thing?- No, I bought it ten years ago in a jewellers.
0:10:23 > 0:10:28- Oh, so you'll have paid a bit of money.- Not an awful lot, no.- OK.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32Phew! Right, well, let's have a look at it.
0:10:32 > 0:10:38- First of all, what do you think it's for?- I thought it was a teapot,
0:10:38 > 0:10:44but it seems too small. But it's got these little bone bits there as if it's for something hot.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47Exactly. These insulators stop the handle getting hot.
0:10:47 > 0:10:53It's likely to be for either coffee or hot water. Almost certainly for hot water.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56Coffee spouts start at the bottom.
0:10:56 > 0:11:01It's embossed with foliate scrolls, which are leaves and flowers.
0:11:01 > 0:11:06At the front here, we've got a panel which is designed to take your family coat of arms, crest,
0:11:06 > 0:11:13or your owner's initials. This is vacant, so it appeals to more people because it doesn't have
0:11:13 > 0:11:18somebody else's name in the middle. On English silver you have the lion passant,
0:11:18 > 0:11:22which is the lion on three feet with one raised.
0:11:22 > 0:11:28On Scottish silver you have the lion rampant, the Scottish lion, on the back two feet.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30There you have the lion rampant.
0:11:30 > 0:11:36And here is the scrolling D for 1900. This is Glasgow, 1900.
0:11:36 > 0:11:42Underneath, we have the mark Sorley, Silversmiths, Glasgow.
0:11:42 > 0:11:48Now one thing that will affect it as an object is that little crack there.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52That section of foot has been soldered back on.
0:11:52 > 0:11:59So as an object it's affected, but as its silver content, it's not.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03So... What did you pay for it? Do you remember?
0:12:03 > 0:12:09- I think it was about £150. - And if you've not used it, why did you buy it?
0:12:09 > 0:12:14- Because it said Glasgow on the bottom.- Oh, really? OK.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18This was something that was made in the great city of Glasgow
0:12:18 > 0:12:23and it just was a lovely idea to buy something that had been made
0:12:23 > 0:12:29- probably a long time ago in the city of Glasgow.- So... let's have a think about value.
0:12:29 > 0:12:34- We want to try to get your money back, don't we?- Mm-hm. - Shall we put £150-£200 on it?
0:12:34 > 0:12:41- Would that be all right for you? - It's all right. I just wish somebody could have it who likes Glasgow.
0:12:41 > 0:12:47Well, fingers crossed somebody will buy it as a piece of Glasgow Scottish silver
0:12:47 > 0:12:53and it won't end up getting melted down. If it makes over the £200, we're safe and dry.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56If it makes under £200, it might be a melter.
0:12:56 > 0:13:01- I wouldn't like that.- Well, let's see what happens on the day.
0:13:01 > 0:13:06- Put 150 on it as a reserve and fingers crossed.- Right.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15Our experts have now made their first choices of items for auction.
0:13:15 > 0:13:21I've got my favourite, you've got yours, but it's all down to the bidders.
0:13:21 > 0:13:25Let's put those valuations to the test. Here's a quick recap.
0:13:25 > 0:13:31It's clear Heather doesn't want to inherit Liz's mirror, no matter now much she denies it.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34So to auction it must go.
0:13:34 > 0:13:41Bent in all the right places, this rare tennis racquet is a unique piece of sporting memorabilia.
0:13:41 > 0:13:47Surely Carol's silver jug is worth more than its scrap value, but we'd better have the tissues handy.
0:13:52 > 0:13:56For our sale, we've crossed the city to the Great Western Auction Rooms,
0:13:56 > 0:14:03where we're always assured of a warm welcome from the proprietor, our very own Anita Manning.
0:14:03 > 0:14:07- Hi, Anita.- Hello, darling. Welcome to Great Western Auctions.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11- Are we going to walk in together? - Yeah.- It's good to be back.
0:14:12 > 0:14:18First up, it's Liz's Mackintosh-inspired mirror.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22- Where's Heather?- She's working. - She's missing the big event!
0:14:22 > 0:14:27In the auction room. Now we'll find out if that Mackintosh mirror
0:14:27 > 0:14:32is a true reflection of £150-£250. Mackintosh in design, that is.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34- It's a nice thing.- Yeah.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38- 20 years ago you bought this mirror? - Yes.- You've had lots of joy.
0:14:38 > 0:14:43- It's been fantastic. Loved it. - What's in its place now? - Another mirror.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46Why are you selling this one, then?
0:14:46 > 0:14:51- Well, it's just one of those things. - Admit it, admit it.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55- Don't you like it? - Heather wanted on the TV!
0:14:55 > 0:15:01- And now she's not here at all! "Flog It are here!" So she grabbed the mirror.- I grabbed it off the wall.
0:15:01 > 0:15:07- And we brought it along. - And she's missed it! At least she was at the valuation day.- She was.
0:15:07 > 0:15:13- And she was very excited. - I hope you enjoy this now, Heather. We'll do our very best.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15It's going under the hammer now.
0:15:15 > 0:15:20Arts and Crafts, copper and white metal wall mirror.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23Start me at £100. Start me at 100.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26Come on. Come on, bidders.
0:15:26 > 0:15:31Any advance on 80? 90. On the phone at 90. 100.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35110. 120.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37130. 140.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42150. 150 on the phone.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45- Well, it's going, isn't it?- At 150.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47Any advance on 150?
0:15:47 > 0:15:49150.
0:15:49 > 0:15:56Sold. That's going on someone's wall here in Glasgow and they will enjoy looking at themselves in it.
0:15:56 > 0:16:02- They will, won't they? Everyone needs a mirror.- They do. And one like that is very nice.
0:16:02 > 0:16:08At least Liz enjoyed it for 20 years and has had a great day out on Flog It.
0:16:08 > 0:16:14So far, so good. The tension is building. Guess what we're serving up? That lawn tennis racquet
0:16:14 > 0:16:18- belonging to Martin. I gather you paid £5 for this.- That's correct.
0:16:18 > 0:16:23- How long ago?- About a year and a half.- That was a good buy!
0:16:23 > 0:16:27- It was.- Fabulous spot. We're looking at £300-£500.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31- Hopefully we'll get somewhere around there.- Here's hoping.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34Let's give it a crack. This is it.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38Lot 230, ladies and gentlemen, is this very rare
0:16:38 > 0:16:43tilt top lawn tennis racquet. The strings are in good condition.
0:16:43 > 0:16:49It's very, very seldom that we get a racquet of this age in this type of condition.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53It's a late-19th century example.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56Start me at £200.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58200, surely.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02- 150.- Come on.- 150 bid.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04Any advance on 150?
0:17:04 > 0:17:07160. 170. 180. 190.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10200.
0:17:10 > 0:17:11£200.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14Any advance on 200?
0:17:14 > 0:17:19- I was hoping to see a couple of phones on it.- All done at 200?
0:17:19 > 0:17:23- Not sold. - You can hang on to that.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26It only cost you a fiver!
0:17:26 > 0:17:32If you really do want to sell it, get in touch with one of the big sporting sale rooms
0:17:32 > 0:17:38and they'll get it into a proper sporting sale. The tennis market is big money, well-connected.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42- Maybe Andy Murray was busy. - Exactly!
0:17:47 > 0:17:52Going under the hammer right now we've got some Scottish silver.
0:17:52 > 0:17:58A beautiful jug. It belongs to Carol with an original valuation of £150-£200 by James here.
0:17:58 > 0:18:05Now since the valuation day you've had a chat to Anita and put the reserve up to £250.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09- Why did you do that? - It was really James's fault.
0:18:09 > 0:18:13He said to me if it went for a little sum of money,
0:18:13 > 0:18:17it would probably end up getting melted down. I couldn't face it.
0:18:17 > 0:18:24- A beautiful thing like that to be melted down? My heart was broken. - We've got a worried Carol here,
0:18:24 > 0:18:30- James. - You have to go and find whoever buys it and make them promise.- Yes.
0:18:30 > 0:18:36- That's a good idea. Promise it goes to a good home, not down to the scrapyard to be melted.- Exactly!
0:18:36 > 0:18:41155, ladies and gentlemen, is this superb Edwardian lidded jug.
0:18:41 > 0:18:48A fine Glasgow piece by one of the most prestigious of Glasgow's silversmiths.
0:18:48 > 0:18:55- Start me at 200. 200 bid. - If it doesn't make it here, it won't make it anywhere.- 210.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57220. 230. 240.
0:18:57 > 0:19:01- 250.- It's sold.- Yeah.- 260. 270.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04£270.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06280 on the phone.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08280. 290.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11300.
0:19:11 > 0:19:15310. 320. 330.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17340.
0:19:17 > 0:19:21340 for the Glasgow jug. 340 on the phone.
0:19:21 > 0:19:26Any advance on 340? All done at 340? 340.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29- Yes! £340. - APPLAUSE
0:19:29 > 0:19:33- Well done, Carol.- Well done. - What a relief!- Well done, you.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36- That's not being melted, is it?- No!
0:19:36 > 0:19:42That's going home to a Glasgow family who are going to take pride and look after their heritage,
0:19:42 > 0:19:46- Glasgow's heritage.- Great news. Thanks very much.- Well done, you.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48Had us worried for a bit!
0:19:48 > 0:19:53Carol was right to increase the estimate for her own peace of mind.
0:19:53 > 0:19:58That jug is a fine example of local craftsmanship and worth every penny.
0:19:58 > 0:20:04That's the end of our first visit to the auction room. Some good results and a great place
0:20:04 > 0:20:10to pick up antiques and collectables, but be warned - collecting can be addictive.
0:20:10 > 0:20:14But if you stick at it, you can build up a marvellous collection.
0:20:14 > 0:20:19That's exactly what one Glaswegian did. Take a look at this.
0:20:33 > 0:20:39Just a few miles from the centre of Glasgow, nestling in wooded parkland, is a contemporary building
0:20:39 > 0:20:44custom-built to house one of the world's greatest private collections.
0:20:46 > 0:20:51The museum contains over 9,000 objects, collected by one man -
0:20:51 > 0:20:55Scottish shipping magnate Sir William Burrell.
0:20:55 > 0:21:01What makes this collection so incredible is not just the quantity, but the quality
0:21:01 > 0:21:06and the unique way in which they are displayed.
0:21:07 > 0:21:12Burrell spent a lifetime and a small fortune putting this together,
0:21:12 > 0:21:19but in 1944, at the age of 82, he gave it all away to the city of Glasgow.
0:21:19 > 0:21:25It was a marvellous coup for a city trying to build its reputation as a place for outstanding galleries
0:21:25 > 0:21:32and museums, but as you'd expect with such a generous donation, there were one or two strings attached.
0:21:33 > 0:21:39To ensure his collection wasn't broken up, Burrell gave a further £450,000
0:21:39 > 0:21:45towards a custom-built museum that would be worthy of the calibre of the collection.
0:21:45 > 0:21:49And it didn't stop there. This building had to be built.
0:21:49 > 0:21:55This building had to be built 16 miles away from the pollution that was clogging the area
0:21:55 > 0:21:58of the centre of post-war Glasgow.
0:21:58 > 0:22:02He was concerned about some of the fragile artefacts that were here,
0:22:02 > 0:22:06especially the Flemish tapestries that were hanging on the wall.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08That was his big concern.
0:22:08 > 0:22:15While the city authorities searched for a suitable location for these rare and fragile artworks,
0:22:15 > 0:22:21Burrell couldn't kick the buying habit. Inspired by visions of what his new museum might look like,
0:22:21 > 0:22:23he took it to another level.
0:22:24 > 0:22:29The building, the collector and the collection are all linked.
0:22:29 > 0:22:35Burrell acquired this enormous Gothic portal, which came from Yorkshire, as part of a job lot
0:22:35 > 0:22:40of medieval stone doorways. Burrell was well into his 90s,
0:22:40 > 0:22:46but this time he was collecting with a view to incorporating these monumental architectural pieces
0:22:46 > 0:22:50into the very fabric of his new proposed gallery.
0:22:50 > 0:22:56I must say, it does sit comfortably well when you see the contemporary meeting the medieval.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59It's a wonderful, wonderful marriage.
0:22:59 > 0:23:04But Burrell's eccentric ideas and requests didn't stop there.
0:23:04 > 0:23:10Another of Burrell's stipulations was he wanted three rooms from his home recreated right here
0:23:10 > 0:23:14to the exact size and scale. I'm standing in one of them now.
0:23:14 > 0:23:18This was his dining room, complete with contents.
0:23:18 > 0:23:23It really shows Burrell's enthusiasm for the Middle Ages,
0:23:23 > 0:23:27especially English furniture from the 1300s through to the 1500s.
0:23:27 > 0:23:32What we're looking at here, though, is slightly later. It's more Elizabethan and Tudor,
0:23:32 > 0:23:38but it's the finest English oak you will see, right down to its carved linen-fold panels here,
0:23:38 > 0:23:43its rich, deep carving. Wonderful heads of men, figures everywhere.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46This is just mindblowing.
0:23:46 > 0:23:54Mindblowing. And to think that Burrell used this room every day of his life.
0:23:54 > 0:23:58He had his supper here at this table.
0:24:01 > 0:24:06The collection is so vast, it would take a building three times the size of this one
0:24:06 > 0:24:12to display it all. Down in the storerooms, you get an idea of just how big it is.
0:24:13 > 0:24:17Tester beds, joint stools, coffers,
0:24:17 > 0:24:20Gothic tracery, screens, trunks...
0:24:20 > 0:24:24Gosh! This really is a history of furniture.
0:24:24 > 0:24:29Oh, it just gets better and better. It really does.
0:24:29 > 0:24:35You have to understand, this is the very best, the creme de la creme. Very, very nice in here.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39Oh!
0:24:39 > 0:24:4214th-century French.
0:24:42 > 0:24:43Unbelievable.
0:24:43 > 0:24:47- HE GASPS - I've got to the chair section.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50Look at all those chairs!
0:24:51 > 0:24:52Wow.
0:24:53 > 0:24:58Here you have the history of the regional chair, vernacular chair.
0:24:58 > 0:25:03Different regions throughout the country producing different styles.
0:25:03 > 0:25:08I've never seen a collection like this before in my life.
0:25:16 > 0:25:20Thanks to Burrell's passion, his keen eye and generosity,
0:25:20 > 0:25:26this priceless collection of outstanding fine art objects has been saved for the nation,
0:25:26 > 0:25:30but Burrell was a very private man and he made one final stipulation -
0:25:30 > 0:25:34that there would be no information about him in the museum,
0:25:34 > 0:25:37but his legacy speaks for him.
0:25:37 > 0:25:43The Burrell Collection is a celebration of human creativity spanning 4,000 years,
0:25:43 > 0:25:45collected by one remarkable man.
0:25:45 > 0:25:51The museum is definitely worth several visits because the Burrell Collection is
0:25:51 > 0:25:54a collection to fall in love with.
0:26:04 > 0:26:08Welcome back to Kelvingrove, our host location for today.
0:26:08 > 0:26:12I absolutely love that. What a lot of fun?
0:26:12 > 0:26:16Art does put a smile on your face. Sometimes it can make you grumpy.
0:26:16 > 0:26:21That's called Expressions. We should catch up with our experts now
0:26:21 > 0:26:28to see what other items we can take to auction. Who knows, we might have one or two expressions to match!
0:26:28 > 0:26:34Well, Will's got a smile on his face and I recognise a couple of Flog It favourites in front of him.
0:26:34 > 0:26:39David, welcome to Flog It. Let me say what caught my eye.
0:26:39 > 0:26:45- These pieces that you brought in. They're similar, but very different. - Yes.- What can you tell me?
0:26:45 > 0:26:49- Well, they're both my wife's treasures.- Are they?- Yeah.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52- I hope you've got her permission. - I do have.
0:26:52 > 0:26:57- There's the Moorcroft jardiniere. - Yes, a mini jardiniere.
0:26:57 > 0:27:03- And I know that this is a piece of Minton. It says so on the bottom. - Very handy when they mark them!
0:27:03 > 0:27:09- Where did she get them? - The Moorcroft was purchased in a flea market in Florida.
0:27:09 > 0:27:16- Do you remember how much for?- 100, I think. I paid for it because it was a birthday present for my wife.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19- And here it is. - She wants to flog it!
0:27:19 > 0:27:25- What about the Minton? - My wife and I were attending a church sale
0:27:25 > 0:27:30whereby people donated items and she bid for it and got it.
0:27:30 > 0:27:36The decoration, whilst being quite different, is done in a similar style, isn't it?
0:27:36 > 0:27:42With this tube lining. Moorcroft, of course, well known. If we look under here, we see the Moorcroft mark
0:27:42 > 0:27:48and the Made In England stamp. So it's probably 1960s, the jardiniere.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51- I thought it might be older. - No, about 1960s.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54Anemone pattern, which is common.
0:27:54 > 0:28:00And this piece here probably does date from about 1900 to, say, 1910.
0:28:00 > 0:28:05If I turn it up, we can see there a nice, good, clean Minton mark.
0:28:05 > 0:28:11Minton Ltd there. And No.46, which is probably the pattern number, the shape of the vase.
0:28:11 > 0:28:15These are two pieces inspired by the French Art Nouveau movement.
0:28:15 > 0:28:19Moorcroft, the decoration is very fluid, but the Minton,
0:28:19 > 0:28:22this is their Secessionist ware.
0:28:22 > 0:28:29The Secessionists were a group in Austria. They were being inspired by the French Art Nouveau movement,
0:28:29 > 0:28:35but their organic forms became a little bit more angular. You can see that. These stylised leaves,
0:28:35 > 0:28:39which is what they are, have got sharp edges.
0:28:39 > 0:28:44You're hard-pressed to find a straight line on the Moorcroft.
0:28:44 > 0:28:48You've told me what she's paid for this piece, 100.
0:28:48 > 0:28:53This piece, do you remember what she paid at the church auction?
0:28:53 > 0:28:58- I think she paid about £45 and that was six or seven years ago. - Not bad.
0:28:58 > 0:29:04What do you think your wife - she's not here, so we can say what we like - will say to £100-£150?
0:29:04 > 0:29:08- Do you think she'll go with that? - Yeah, I think she might.
0:29:08 > 0:29:12- I may have to put a reserve on it. - Yeah, I agree.
0:29:12 > 0:29:16- Let's keep the reserve at that £100 mark. How does that sound?- OK.
0:29:16 > 0:29:20- And your advice is to sell them as one lot?- Sell them as one lot.
0:29:20 > 0:29:26- I think there may be different collectors for one as opposed to the other.- I know,
0:29:26 > 0:29:32- but hopefully you get the Moorcroft collectors bidding against each other and the Minton dealers.- OK.
0:29:32 > 0:29:38We chuck them into one big pot and the person with the highest bid comes out with both. Trust me.
0:29:38 > 0:29:44Will's got his auctioneer hat on there. James should be wearing a Stetson for his next valuation.
0:29:46 > 0:29:50- Ron...- Yes? - On October 26th, in 1881,
0:29:50 > 0:29:53in Tombstone, Arizona,
0:29:53 > 0:29:58probably the most famous gunfight of all time happened
0:29:58 > 0:30:04between Wyatt Earp, his brother, Doc Holliday, against the Clantons.
0:30:04 > 0:30:10- Mm-hm.- And these are the types of guns that were used on that day.
0:30:10 > 0:30:17I mean, really, the Colt revolver is the archetypal symbol of the American West.
0:30:17 > 0:30:22What are they doing here in the centre of Glasgow?
0:30:22 > 0:30:27Well, I used to collect them about 20 years ago,
0:30:27 > 0:30:31but I just decided I've got too many now and want to get rid of some.
0:30:31 > 0:30:37- I've got, I think, a dozen now. - We've got the two most famous of Colt's designs.
0:30:37 > 0:30:41This one is the Colt army pattern.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44This one the Colt navy pattern.
0:30:44 > 0:30:47Both of them 1850s, 1870s or so in date.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50Classic six-shot cylinder.
0:30:50 > 0:30:55And both of them have ivory slab-sided grips.
0:30:55 > 0:31:00Unlike today, in the 19th century just about everything used ivory and bone.
0:31:00 > 0:31:05Because they're 19th century, they don't break any ivory laws.
0:31:05 > 0:31:11- Today you can't get the ammunition for them.- No.- And they are about as dangerous as a hammer,
0:31:11 > 0:31:15but in their day they were far more than that.
0:31:15 > 0:31:19And here... is a wonderful verse.
0:31:19 > 0:31:24"Be not afraid of any man no matter what his size,
0:31:24 > 0:31:29"Call on me in your need and I will equalize."
0:31:29 > 0:31:37And I think that's a great sort of verse just showing whoever you're fighting this gave you an advantage.
0:31:37 > 0:31:43The wonderful early colour on this one indicates it's never been changed.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45On this one...
0:31:45 > 0:31:50- I don't know.- Ivory does tend to get yellow with age.- It does.
0:31:50 > 0:31:57- Especially with the sweat from the hand.- Yeah.- Values... Do you have anything in mind for them?
0:31:57 > 0:32:02- I know what they cost me. - That's a good starting place. What did they cost?
0:32:02 > 0:32:06- I think this one was £600 and something.- OK.
0:32:06 > 0:32:11- This one was £400 and something. - Yeah. When did you buy them?- 1992.
0:32:11 > 0:32:15- 20 years ago.- Peak of the market, though, in that period.- Yeah.
0:32:15 > 0:32:20- Are you happy to put a 600 and 400 reserve on them?- Yes.
0:32:20 > 0:32:26- And put £400-£500 on that and £600-£800 on that. It gives us a fighting chance.- Seems reasonable.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29- Is that all right?- Yeah.
0:32:30 > 0:32:36For our final item, Will's chosen Christine's fine French mantel clock.
0:32:36 > 0:32:43- Tell me about it. Where's it from? - It came from my aunt's house. That was about 20-odd years ago.
0:32:43 > 0:32:49- She was in her mid-90s and was having a series of break-ins. - Oh, no.
0:32:49 > 0:32:53Which was really worrying for us because she was so elderly.
0:32:53 > 0:33:00One Sunday night I was cooking dinner and she said, "Please come down and take this clock from me
0:33:00 > 0:33:05"because the policeman said the burglars will come back for it." So I took it.
0:33:05 > 0:33:10The very next day, on the Monday, she was burgled for the third time.
0:33:10 > 0:33:16All her jewellery was gone and we saved one diamond ring.
0:33:16 > 0:33:20This was her brother's wedding present, or an uncle's, I believe.
0:33:20 > 0:33:25- Whatever it was dated, I'm not sure. - OK. Well, this clock here is
0:33:25 > 0:33:30third, fourth quarter of the 19th century, 1850s onwards.
0:33:30 > 0:33:37- That sort of period.- Uh-huh. - You can pretty much date it by the pendulum, which is unusual.
0:33:37 > 0:33:41- There's mercury in that pendulum. - Yes.- The reason for that
0:33:41 > 0:33:47is changes of temperature would cause the pendulum to contract or expand
0:33:47 > 0:33:50and that would affect the timekeeping.
0:33:50 > 0:33:54They invented, in the 1850s, the mercurial pendulum.
0:33:54 > 0:33:58What that does is compensate for the change in temperature.
0:33:58 > 0:34:04What really struck me was this case. It has this fantastic decoration, very colourful.
0:34:04 > 0:34:09It's very similar to cloisonne. The Japanese vases that are cloisonne-ware.
0:34:09 > 0:34:14They make up these different fields with wire, usually silver or gold,
0:34:14 > 0:34:20and then they fill the voids with enamel and then polish it back to a flat surface.
0:34:20 > 0:34:24This is a similar way of decorating, but what they've done
0:34:24 > 0:34:28is actually cut into the metal and filled that with the enamel.
0:34:28 > 0:34:33Just a subtle difference. This is called champleve decoration. Typical French.
0:34:33 > 0:34:40- Have you had it valued?- Well, yes. We did. After the burglaries and whilst she was still alive,
0:34:40 > 0:34:46the Antiques Roadshow was in Scotland and the gentleman who is the clocks and watch specialist
0:34:46 > 0:34:51- he valued it at something like 850 or something like that.- OK, OK.
0:34:51 > 0:34:56I suspect that was probably an insurance figure rather than a sale figure.
0:34:56 > 0:35:02It would translate in the auction room to an estimate of £300-£500. How do you feel about that?
0:35:02 > 0:35:08- Is that OK?- Sounds good to me. - Let's reserve it at £300. We'll put a discretion on that.
0:35:08 > 0:35:12If Anita's struggling, she's got a bit of discretion,
0:35:12 > 0:35:16but I'm pretty sure on the day it will find a new home.
0:35:16 > 0:35:23- Good. I hope it will.- I look forward to seeing you on the day. Fingers crossed.- Thank you.
0:35:27 > 0:35:33Well, that's it. You've just seen our experts make their final choices of items to take to auction.
0:35:33 > 0:35:37It's time to say goodbye to our magnificent host location.
0:35:37 > 0:35:43We've thoroughly enjoyed ourselves, but let's up the ante and put those valuations to the test.
0:35:43 > 0:35:47Here's a quick recap of what's going under Anita's gavel.
0:35:47 > 0:35:54Out of one collection and into another, I predict this handsome duo will be snapped up.
0:35:54 > 0:36:00These Colt revolvers may be a long way from home, but they're pistol-packed with history.
0:36:00 > 0:36:07And this French clock has quite a chequered past, thankfully ending up in Christine's hands.
0:36:09 > 0:36:16Back at Great Western Auctions, Anita has uncovered some interesting news about Ronald's Colt revolvers.
0:36:16 > 0:36:22- Now we had two at the valuation day, but we now have one. - We only have one.- Why's that?
0:36:22 > 0:36:24We can sell this one
0:36:24 > 0:36:30because this is an original 1850s, 1860s naval gun.
0:36:30 > 0:36:37If we look at the ivory here, we can see that that colour is consistent with it being
0:36:37 > 0:36:40- made in the 1860s, 1870s. - Sure, OK.
0:36:40 > 0:36:47- The other one looks very fresh. That gave us cause for concern. - It looked very bright.- Yes.
0:36:47 > 0:36:51- I'll put that down.- So we started the detective process on that.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53In the 1960s,
0:36:53 > 0:36:59the price of this original type of gun went up. The market loved it.
0:36:59 > 0:37:04- They started making replicas in Italy.- Right, OK.
0:37:04 > 0:37:10These weren't meant to be fakes. They were meant to be replicas of the item,
0:37:10 > 0:37:17- but the marks, the Italian serial marks, could quite easily be taken off...- And restamped.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19And fake marks put on.
0:37:19 > 0:37:25So you could turn a £60 replica into a £600 antique.
0:37:25 > 0:37:31- And this is what has happened with that.- So you've done detective work. That's now been withdrawn.
0:37:31 > 0:37:36- Will we get £400-£500 for that? - Yes, it deserves £400-£500.
0:37:36 > 0:37:40- It is the real McCoy. - There's a lot of history there.
0:37:40 > 0:37:45- This piece is part of American history and culture.- The Wild West!
0:37:45 > 0:37:50- This could have belonged to Wild Bill Hickok! - Yes, you never know, do you?
0:37:50 > 0:37:55# Ride 'em in, let 'em out Cut 'em out, ride 'em in Rawhide! #
0:37:55 > 0:38:02We'll find out what it makes later. First it's David's, or should I say David's wife's ceramics.
0:38:02 > 0:38:07Going under the hammer right now are two of the top names in ceramics - Moorcroft and Minton,
0:38:07 > 0:38:13belonging to David. Quality. When people look for pottery, they look for the top names
0:38:13 > 0:38:19- and condition. This has got the lot. Why are you selling? - It's part of my wife's collection.
0:38:19 > 0:38:26- She's agreed to dispose of it. - To downsize.- She wants a change. - Good luck.- Fingers crossed.
0:38:26 > 0:38:30Good luck with the rest of the downsizing. Here we go.
0:38:30 > 0:38:37Good wee mixed lot. Minton's and Moorcroft, the best of the potteries.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39Start me at £100.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41100 bid.
0:38:41 > 0:38:47100 on the floor. Any advance on 100? 110. I'll catch you in a minute, Pat.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50120. 130. 140.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52150. 160.
0:38:52 > 0:38:56160. 170 with the lady. 180.
0:38:56 > 0:39:00- 190. 200. 210. 220. - This is a good little run now.
0:39:00 > 0:39:03- This is very good now.- 250. 260.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05270. 280.
0:39:07 > 0:39:14280. With the gentleman at £280 for the Minton's and the Moorcroft.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17280. Any advance on 280? All done at 280?
0:39:17 > 0:39:22- 280.- That's very good. - The hammer's gone down. £280.
0:39:22 > 0:39:26- We're really pleased. - Delighted. My wife will be!
0:39:26 > 0:39:32- That's a great start to clearing out any collection.- This stuff's hanging around, you give it no thought.
0:39:32 > 0:39:38- All of a sudden you have £280 in your pocket.- And you know what she's going to do with the money?- No.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40Bid for more Moorcroft!
0:39:40 > 0:39:46And so she should. That's precisely what keeps the antiques world ticking over.
0:39:46 > 0:39:52- Originally we had two Colt .45s. One has been withdrawn because it's a replica.- Yes, correct.
0:39:52 > 0:39:57We have one in the sale. I particularly like it.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00It feels good, looks right. It's fabulous.
0:40:00 > 0:40:06- £400-£500.- Right. - Are you happy with that?- Reasonably. - Hopefully we get the top end.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08Here we go.
0:40:08 > 0:40:13215, the American navy Colt, ladies and gentlemen.
0:40:13 > 0:40:19Serial number 116698 and it's circa 1861.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22And I can start the bidding at...
0:40:22 > 0:40:25£300.
0:40:25 > 0:40:29- I thought it would be more. - 300 with me. 320.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31350.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33380.
0:40:33 > 0:40:37400. ..420.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39450.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42480. 500.
0:40:44 > 0:40:48The bid's with me. The bid's on the books at £500.
0:40:48 > 0:40:50520. Fresh bidder.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52550 on the books.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54580.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56I'm out.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58It's on the floor
0:40:58 > 0:41:01at £580.
0:41:01 > 0:41:06Could have belonged to Wild Bill Hickok.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09Or Jesse James!
0:41:09 > 0:41:13580. Any advance on 580?
0:41:13 > 0:41:16- All done at 580? 580.- Sold!
0:41:16 > 0:41:20- £580. We're happy. - That's not bad at all.
0:41:20 > 0:41:24Smiles all around. Good result. Quality always sells.
0:41:24 > 0:41:31Finally, it's Christine's French clock, given to her by her aunt to save it from the burglars.
0:41:31 > 0:41:36What a terrible experience to be burgled not once, but twice.
0:41:36 > 0:41:42But my aunt loved it. She loved all the fuss of the neighbours and police and the sympathy
0:41:42 > 0:41:46and bunches of flowers. She was quite the celebrity.
0:41:46 > 0:41:52- So you've had the clock for quite some time.- About 25 years now. - No trouble with burglars.- No.
0:41:52 > 0:41:56- Why are you selling now?- We moved from a family home to a flat.
0:41:56 > 0:42:00It's very modern and it doesn't look right.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02Let's see what the bidders think.
0:42:02 > 0:42:07This lovely French gilt metal and enamel mantel clock.
0:42:07 > 0:42:12I'm holding bids on the books, but we'll let the floor go first.
0:42:12 > 0:42:16- I'll start the bidding at three. - It's gone.- 320. 350.
0:42:16 > 0:42:18380. 400.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21420. 450. 480. 500.
0:42:21 > 0:42:24The bid's with me at 500.
0:42:24 > 0:42:27520.
0:42:27 > 0:42:28Fresh bidder.
0:42:28 > 0:42:33550 with me. The bid's with me at 550.
0:42:33 > 0:42:35550.
0:42:35 > 0:42:40Are you all finished on the floor? I have two commission bids here.
0:42:40 > 0:42:46- On my left hand we'll say 580. 600.- It looks like she's going on.
0:42:46 > 0:42:51Conflicting bids on the book, bidding against each other even though they're not here.
0:42:51 > 0:42:54- Really? - £700.
0:42:54 > 0:42:57- £700! - This is fantastic.
0:42:57 > 0:43:01Any advance on 700? All done at 700?
0:43:01 > 0:43:03700.
0:43:03 > 0:43:07- Tip top! £700.- Brilliant. - Wow!- Fabulous.
0:43:07 > 0:43:10- Fantastic.- Top, top, top end!- Yeah!
0:43:10 > 0:43:16Quality always sells. If you've got something like that, we'll flog it for you.
0:43:16 > 0:43:20Thanks for lighting up the sale room. You look fabulous.
0:43:20 > 0:43:25We've run out of time. Everybody's been fabulous here, particularly Anita Manning.
0:43:25 > 0:43:30Join us again on Flog It. Until then, it's goodbye from Glasgow.
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