0:00:03 > 0:00:06Today we're in the beautiful Malvern Hills, which separates
0:00:06 > 0:00:08the counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
0:00:08 > 0:00:12And trickling through them - you can hear it right now - is this.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15Hello, there. Malvern Spring water.
0:00:15 > 0:00:18Victorians used this to cure their ills and in medieval times,
0:00:18 > 0:00:21it was considered to have magical properties. Today, as you can see,
0:00:21 > 0:00:25the locals are queueing up, filling up their bottles and drinking it!
0:00:25 > 0:00:29Let's hope some of that magic rubs off on us as we go to the auctions in Malvern.
0:00:29 > 0:00:30Welcome to Flog It.
0:00:51 > 0:00:55Malvern - famous for hills that look like wedding cakes.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57Water that heals the soul.
0:00:57 > 0:01:01And auction houses where people come from near and far to flog it.
0:01:01 > 0:01:05At £150 and done. Thank you!
0:01:05 > 0:01:08But you can't have an auction without lots to sell.
0:01:08 > 0:01:12So we're setting our stall up over the county at Hereford Cathedral.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16And you can't have a valuation day without some people.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18And here they are, the good people of Hereford!
0:01:18 > 0:01:21Hundreds have turned out today. We've surrounded the cathedral
0:01:21 > 0:01:24and are all carrying the most wonderful antiques!
0:01:24 > 0:01:26From a scary-looking hot water bottle...
0:01:28 > 0:01:31..to everybody's favourite cuddly bear.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33Welcome to Flog It from Hereford Cathedral!
0:01:33 > 0:01:36ALL CHEER
0:01:37 > 0:01:41Our experts today are a windswept Christina Trevanion
0:01:41 > 0:01:46and Adam Partridge, armed with their high-tech identification system.
0:01:46 > 0:01:47I'm going to sticker you.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50Sorry. There we go.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53So you're going to be one of us.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55No, no, no, no, no!
0:01:55 > 0:01:57And without a hint of competitiveness...
0:01:57 > 0:02:01- How you doing? How many have you got?- Yeah, good.- It's not a competition but I've got 12.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04..they go in search of the best items in the queue
0:02:04 > 0:02:06but sometimes I get there first.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08- Paul's had a look.- Has he?
0:02:08 > 0:02:11That's all right. Did Paul not give you a sticker for that?
0:02:11 > 0:02:13- No. He said he was going to come back with them.- Oh, well...
0:02:13 > 0:02:17'Sorry, Adam. Sticker or no sticker, the guitar's mine.'
0:02:19 > 0:02:21Follow me.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25Hereford Cathedral opens its doors to Flog It.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27It's going to be a busy day.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31And in today's show, I get my hands and fingers
0:02:31 > 0:02:33on a piece of rock and roll history.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38And one of our items sells for ten times its estimate.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43Will it be the jewellery left by a Russian tsarina?
0:02:43 > 0:02:46Or maybe an early Moorcroft tea caddy?
0:02:46 > 0:02:50Or perhaps it's the pristine Royal Doulton coffee set.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54All will be revealed when the hammer goes down.
0:02:56 > 0:03:00The cathedral has brought the community together over the last 1,200 years
0:03:00 > 0:03:04and today, Flog It is proud to be part of that history.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08And now that the good people of Hereford are safely seated inside,
0:03:08 > 0:03:10let's see what they've brought in.
0:03:10 > 0:03:15Our first item is a simple silver case with a controversial past.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19I must say, I noticed you straight away in the queue
0:03:19 > 0:03:22as you have a very distinctive beard. It's a wonderful beard. Congratulations!
0:03:22 > 0:03:23Thank you very much.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26What's your name? My name is Johnny Crow.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28Johnny Crow. Adam Partridge.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31- The bird family.- The bird family! We were destined to meet, weren't we?
0:03:31 > 0:03:35And I think what you have here is something that us birds won't like.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37That's right.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39- Because it's to do with shooting. - It's to do with killing.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41- It's to do with killing birds. - That's right.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45- At first glance, it looks like a vesta case, doesn't it?- It does.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47But it hasn't got the ribbed bottom.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49And you open it up there...
0:03:49 > 0:03:53- and inside... Shall we tip them out? - We will.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55You've got these ivory tabs.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59- It's called a butt marker, isn't it? - That's right.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02And each one of these tabs is numbered from one to eight.
0:04:02 > 0:04:07I'll leave the others in the middle there. You're missing number two.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09Missing number two. So do you know how this would have worked?
0:04:09 > 0:04:14I think if you were on a shoot or an organised shooting party...
0:04:16 > 0:04:20..obviously they're a stand set-up for where you're going to shoot from
0:04:20 > 0:04:24and I think you just draw a peg or the piece of ivory
0:04:24 > 0:04:29and whichever number you draw, it's corresponding to where you stand with your gun.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33- That's how I understand it. Effectively drawing straws for where you're to shoot from.- Yes.
0:04:33 > 0:04:38- How did you come to find it? - I found it... well over 30 years ago.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41In the early '80s, I was having a wander through a wood.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44- I just spotted this in a clump of grass...- Never!- ..shining.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47Picked it up, thought, "Oh, I found a Zippo lighter,"
0:04:47 > 0:04:50because that's what it looked like to me.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53Stuck it in my pocket, took it home, stuck it in a drawer
0:04:53 > 0:04:56- and for 20-odd years didn't know what it was.- Really?
0:04:56 > 0:04:57Well, that's a great story.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00I thought, "I'll keep hold of it cos it's not eating anything!"
0:05:00 > 0:05:03And one day, you know, I might be short of a few bob. Who knows?
0:05:03 > 0:05:07You've got the mark there for William Hornby, the manufacturer,
0:05:07 > 0:05:10which is a London hallmark. You've looked the date up?
0:05:10 > 0:05:13I haven't, personally, no, but I've been told it's 1900.
0:05:13 > 0:05:161900, bang on, yeah.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18And these are ivory tabs in there.
0:05:18 > 0:05:22Missing number two. That does affect the value quite a lot.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25I think it's worth £500 but...
0:05:26 > 0:05:30- ..number two.- Yeah.- And in order to get people bidding at it,
0:05:30 > 0:05:32I think I would suggest putting it in quite a lot lower.
0:05:32 > 0:05:36- My idea would be 200 to £300.- Yep, yep.- Are you still OK with that?
0:05:36 > 0:05:40- That's fine. It's a sort of come-and-buy-me.- Yes. You watch this show a lot.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43- I certainly do! Avid!- So is that OK? 200 to 300?- That's wonderful.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46And if it goes and makes 500 quid, what are you going to do with it?
0:05:46 > 0:05:48- I'm going to spend it!- On what?
0:05:48 > 0:05:50Wine, women and song.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54Well, it's been a great pleasure talking to you from one bird to another.
0:05:54 > 0:05:59I'm really looking forward to this flying at the auction!
0:05:59 > 0:06:03If this piece of worked ivory was made AFTER 1947,
0:06:03 > 0:06:06it would be illegal to sell due to the ivory laws
0:06:06 > 0:06:10but as it was made in 1900, we can safely take it off to auction
0:06:10 > 0:06:12for bird man Johnny Crow.
0:06:12 > 0:06:17Christina has spotted a sparkler that is far less controversial.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19Alex, it's so appropriate that you've brought these
0:06:19 > 0:06:21cloisonne items into us today
0:06:21 > 0:06:25as making cloisonne is very similar to making a stained-glass window.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28- Right.- We're surrounded by these beautiful stained-glass windows
0:06:28 > 0:06:32and it just seems so appropriate that you've brought them in, so thank you!
0:06:32 > 0:06:33I don't know if you can see
0:06:33 > 0:06:36but the wire work which makes up the decoration
0:06:36 > 0:06:38is laid intricately onto the base
0:06:38 > 0:06:40and then filled with enamel,
0:06:40 > 0:06:42different coloured jewel types of enamel.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46So very similar to how you would make a stained-glass window.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49- Oh, gosh!- So, tell me, how did you come across these items?
0:06:49 > 0:06:52Mother put up a Russian tsarina
0:06:52 > 0:06:56who came to this country with no money,
0:06:56 > 0:07:00and paid for her lodgings with the jewellery.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02- Did you ever meet her?- No, no.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06- Quite exciting to meet a tsarina, wouldn't it?- Well, wouldn't it just!
0:07:06 > 0:07:11Starting with the napkin ring, which was made by Gustav Klingert,
0:07:11 > 0:07:13and bears a mark for pre-1896,
0:07:13 > 0:07:16so Victorian times in this country as equivalent,
0:07:16 > 0:07:20so nice 19th-century napkin ring there.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24We've then got the salt spoon which, very, very sweet little salt spoon.
0:07:24 > 0:07:28Again, bears the pre-1896 mark so nice to have those two together.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31And then we've got the two what are now brooches.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35Didn't start life as brooches but two brooches there.
0:07:35 > 0:07:36And really a nice lot.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39Really nice lot for a Russian cloisonne collector.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42If they were made for the Tsar
0:07:42 > 0:07:46or if they were made for any member of the Russian royal family,
0:07:46 > 0:07:48they would be marked with a double eagles-head mark.
0:07:48 > 0:07:52And sadly, as much as I would love to see that mark on these,
0:07:52 > 0:07:55- they don't have it, sadly.- Right.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58So value-wise, your main value is in these two
0:07:58 > 0:08:01- and then you've got a little bit of value in these.- OK.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03And I would say adding it all together,
0:08:03 > 0:08:07we're probably looking somewhere in the region of about £300 to £400.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10- Oh, right.- So how do you feel about that?- Absolutely super, yes.
0:08:10 > 0:08:14- Yeah? Happy with that?- I feel a holiday coming on!- Oh, really?
0:08:14 > 0:08:17Oh, God! I hope they make it now!
0:08:17 > 0:08:21- Brilliant. OK, so we're happy with that valuation?- Absolutely.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24So if we say 300 to 400, maybe with a reserve of 280 firm...
0:08:24 > 0:08:27- OK.- ..just so they don't go for any less.
0:08:27 > 0:08:32- I'm sure they'll be queueing up! - Oh, I hope so.- I hope so, too!
0:08:35 > 0:08:37Here in Hereford Cathedral, you can see examples
0:08:37 > 0:08:39of stained-glass windows from the 12th century
0:08:39 > 0:08:42right up to the 21st century.
0:08:42 > 0:08:43Techniques have changed little
0:08:43 > 0:08:47and the old stands with the new in simple harmony.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50And talking of harmony...
0:08:50 > 0:08:54- Nan, this is a fine bass guitar. Do you play it?- No.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56- Can I call you Nan?- You can.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59- What's Nan short for, then? - Nanette.- Nanette!
0:08:59 > 0:09:01- That's unusual, isn't it?- It is.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04- But I expect you are a nan to some grandchildren, aren't you?- I am.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07- Two grandchildren.- What can you tell me about this? Whose is it, then?
0:09:07 > 0:09:09This is my husband's.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12It came from Birmingham
0:09:12 > 0:09:14down to Hereford in 1959.
0:09:15 > 0:09:20- Gosh.- It cost my husband £49, which was a lot of money in those days.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22That was a great deal of money.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26And I believe he paid for it on weekly instalments.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28- So he was a hard-up musician, wasn't he?- He was!
0:09:28 > 0:09:31They're all hard-up, aren't they? They really are! And you're right.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35- That was a great deal of money back then.- It was, yes.- It really was.
0:09:35 > 0:09:36- Did he play in clubs?- He did.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40- He played with Johnny Kidd and the Pirates...- Right, OK...
0:09:40 > 0:09:43- ..Alvin Stardust.- Did he really?!
0:09:43 > 0:09:47- So he played with quite a few of the top...- Top acts.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51It's fabulous and it brings back all those wonderful memories for me
0:09:51 > 0:09:53of listening to early Kinks music and the Rolling Stones as well,
0:09:53 > 0:09:56because they all had one of these.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58What do we think it's worth?
0:09:58 > 0:09:59- Any idea?- No idea.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01What does HE think it's worth?
0:10:01 > 0:10:04Well, he thought round about £300.
0:10:04 > 0:10:05OK. OK.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07What do we think?
0:10:07 > 0:10:09- Higher.- Higher.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13I was hoping to say to you, let's put £300 to £500 on this
0:10:13 > 0:10:16- with a reserve of £300. - That would be fine.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18- Are you happy with that? - Yes, I'm happy with that.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20- And I'm sure he will be.- Yeah.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22I went to a lot of gigs with him,
0:10:22 > 0:10:24saw a lot of fights...
0:10:24 > 0:10:26drunken behaviour!
0:10:26 > 0:10:29But very much enjoyed it!
0:10:29 > 0:10:31Well, that's rock and roll for you!
0:10:35 > 0:10:36We are now halfway through our day
0:10:36 > 0:10:39so it's off to auction now for the very first time.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42This is where it gets exciting. Anything could happen.
0:10:43 > 0:10:47And you saw it earlier in the show - the lovely town of Malvern
0:10:47 > 0:10:49and Philip Serrell's auction house.
0:10:49 > 0:10:53Auction houses are sometimes seen as mysterious and intimidating places.
0:10:53 > 0:10:57Well, they shouldn't be. Anyone can attend to buy or sell.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00And at most auctions, you can bid online
0:11:00 > 0:11:03so you don't even have to leave the comfort of your own home.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06And it's even nicer if there's a friendly face to meet you.
0:11:06 > 0:11:10- Hello, Mr Serrell!- How are you? Come in. Good to see you.- Thank you.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13- Let's get inside and have a look. - Absolutely right!
0:11:14 > 0:11:16Being a country auctioneer,
0:11:16 > 0:11:19you get into all sorts of nice little places, don't you?
0:11:19 > 0:11:22- You meet some lovely people. - What a lovely job.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25- And I always think my job's like James Herriot.- Yes.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29You know, cos I drive around rural Worcestershire, meeting...
0:11:29 > 0:11:32- But not putting your hands up things!- Cows' bottoms, no, no!
0:11:32 > 0:11:35- I try and avoid that.- If I was a young person watching this show
0:11:35 > 0:11:38and I wanted to be an auctioneer, how do you go about doing it?
0:11:38 > 0:11:40Well, there is a route that you can go down.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, I'm a chartered surveyor.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45And they have a faculty of fine art and antiques.
0:11:45 > 0:11:50- You and I both know there is no substitute for handling goods.- No.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53So if you are interested, go to as many sales as you can,
0:11:53 > 0:11:55go to as many shops as you can, handle things,
0:11:55 > 0:11:58and you and I also both know that what we love to do? Talk!
0:11:58 > 0:12:00So if you come and talk to us about goods,
0:12:00 > 0:12:03- we'll talk to you all day long about them.- Soak it up like a sponge.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07Yeah, and just develop an enthusiasm. Have a passion for the goods and it'll get you through.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11And work your way up. Start as a porter, spend a few years doing that,
0:12:11 > 0:12:14- try a few general sales on the rostrum...- Absolutely right.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17Buy Mr Philip Serrell a nice Christmas present every so often!
0:12:17 > 0:12:19- I'll get you on the rostrum! - Then you get a big break!
0:12:21 > 0:12:23- Anything you like? - Only just walked in....
0:12:23 > 0:12:27'The auction house is filling up and Philip has taken to the rostrum. First up, it's Alex.'
0:12:28 > 0:12:32Going under the hammer now. I've just been joined by Alex and Christina
0:12:32 > 0:12:35and we have four Russian items. I like these.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38Now, the reserve's been slightly changed. The value was...
0:12:38 > 0:12:42- Was 300 to 400, yep. - Happy with that, weren't we?
0:12:42 > 0:12:44Happy with that with a reserve at 280, yeah.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47- Have you changed the reserve? - Yes.- OK. Why did you do that?
0:12:47 > 0:12:52- I really felt they were worth a lot more.- So you've upped it? To what?
0:12:52 > 0:12:55- £400.- OK, so the reserve is right on £400.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57We need £400 if these are going to sell.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00- Strong market, the Russian market. - It is, yes.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03Anything that's from Tsarist Russia is hugely popular.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07These aren't by any particular maker that we can attribute
0:13:07 > 0:13:11- or anything like that, sadly, so I'm just...- Are you a bit nervous?
0:13:11 > 0:13:14- A wing and a prayer, I think, is the phrase!- We all are!
0:13:14 > 0:13:19If you are, we are! Well, let's find out what this lot think.
0:13:19 > 0:13:23Lot number 484.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27The little bits of Russian silver, as you see it illustrated,
0:13:27 > 0:13:28the four bits of Russian silver.
0:13:28 > 0:13:32And I can start at £230 bid.
0:13:32 > 0:13:33- Oh!- 230...- It's got a bid.- 230.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35240. 250.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37250. 260. 270.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40280. 290. 300. 310.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44At 310. The book's out now, at £310.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47- At £310...- Would've sold. - Any more interest at all?
0:13:47 > 0:13:48320. 330.
0:13:48 > 0:13:49330.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52330. At £330.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54The internet's out and the book's out.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57At £330. Any more?
0:13:57 > 0:14:00At 330. At £330. At 330.
0:14:00 > 0:14:04- There's no-one else in the room. - At £330. Any more?
0:14:05 > 0:14:08- No? Well, I'm sorry, I can't... - It's a no sale.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10- Sorry about that.- No.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12- Doesn't matter.- I just... You know.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16You had a hunch, you had a hunch. They would have sold.
0:14:16 > 0:14:17They would have sold.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20And I say it to my husband every day - I'm right!
0:14:22 > 0:14:25- Well, I'M not sad to take them home. - Good. That's the main thing.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27- You're smiling still.- Yeah.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31You could say an item is worth whatever value you put onto it,
0:14:31 > 0:14:35so if you want to change your reserve, you can.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38Next under the hammer,
0:14:38 > 0:14:40we've got our sights firmly fixed on this one -
0:14:40 > 0:14:41it's a butt marker, a shooting stick,
0:14:41 > 0:14:44which you need when you're out in the field, shooting.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47- Did you ever shoot?- No, I've never shot.- You've never shot.
0:14:47 > 0:14:48We've had these on the show before
0:14:48 > 0:14:51and they've made very good money. Good money. £600-800.
0:14:51 > 0:14:56Obviously quality varies a lot. I like these.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58Do you think we've underdone them at £200-300?
0:14:58 > 0:14:59No, that's sensible.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02One tab's missing, which is why I'm a bit cautious
0:15:02 > 0:15:05and the case is quite plain, you do see them enamelled, fancier ones.
0:15:05 > 0:15:09Somebody might have a tab that will fit that, you just don't know.
0:15:09 > 0:15:10- Or piano keys.- Yeah!
0:15:10 > 0:15:13Someone who's very clever at making something.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15I was attracted to Johnny instantly cos of his beard,
0:15:15 > 0:15:17then I found out he was a Crowe and I was a Partridge.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20- And I'm a Martin.- You're a Martin.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22That's very good actually.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25Right, let's find out, shall we, what the bidders think?
0:15:25 > 0:15:28Because it's going under the hammer right now. This is it.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31Lot number 447 is the butt marker.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34I think this is a really, really lovely lot, this.
0:15:34 > 0:15:35Bid me £500.
0:15:37 > 0:15:38Bid me £300.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41300 I'm bid. At 300.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43Straight in at £300.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46310. 320.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48330. 340.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50That's more like it.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52360. 370.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55380. 390.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58- 400. 410.- Here we go.
0:15:58 > 0:15:59420.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03420. I don't think it's dear at 420. Is there any more?
0:16:03 > 0:16:06At £420 and done...
0:16:06 > 0:16:07Thank you.
0:16:07 > 0:16:08Hammer's gone down.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11- £420.- Nice one. I'm pleased. - I'm very pleased.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13With one marker missing, that's very good.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16- I think that's the right money. - It is, exactly. It's great.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18Hey, put it there. Put it there.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21You know there's commission to pay, it's 18% plus VAT here,
0:16:21 > 0:16:23but you'll get a cheque in the post in three weeks
0:16:23 > 0:16:25and that's how it works in auction rooms.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28Johnny's off to spend it on wine, women and song.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32Next up, rock and roll gran.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36Right, Lynette, where is Dennis? Guess what we're talking about?
0:16:36 > 0:16:38Yes, we're talking music, that bass guitar,
0:16:38 > 0:16:41the Hofner bass guitar that I valued at £300-500.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44- It's Dennis's, and he's at home, he's not feeling...- Very well.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47- No.- Do you know what? I reckon he's got withdrawal symptoms
0:16:47 > 0:16:50- because he knows this is the day of the sale.- Do you reckon?- Yeah.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52- Is it? Am I right?- Could be. - He might!
0:16:52 > 0:16:54- He's getting rid of his little baby. - Yeah, he is.
0:16:54 > 0:16:58Poor old Dennis. I hope you're watching this. It's going under the hammer right now.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00Let's see what we can do for you. Here we go.
0:17:00 > 0:17:05Lot number 247 is the Hofner bass guitar.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07I think this is a work of sculpture in its own right.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10A really lovely thing. Give me £300 straight in.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14300 straight in, someone.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18£200 I have. At 200. At £200 only.
0:17:18 > 0:17:19At 200. 220.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22Picking up now. There's someone down at the front bidding.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24320. 350. 380. 400.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27420. 450. 480. 500.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29520. With me.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31550?
0:17:31 > 0:17:32550. 580.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34600.
0:17:34 > 0:17:35600. 620.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39650. Book's out. At 650.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42At £650, any more at all?
0:17:42 > 0:17:45- I'm happy with that.- Yeah, I am. Yeah.- Top end.- Very good.
0:17:45 > 0:17:49£650 and done then, at 650 and done... Thank you.
0:17:49 > 0:17:53- He'll be very pleased with that. Thank you very much.- That's OK.
0:17:53 > 0:17:54It's been a pleasure to meet you.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57You'll have to get him a nice stiff drink tonight!
0:17:57 > 0:18:01- He's going to be feeling a little bit sad.- He doesn't drink, Paul.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04- Doesn't he?- No.- That's not rock and roll, is it?- No.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07- Poor old soul, he's...- I thought it's sex, drugs and rock and roll.
0:18:07 > 0:18:12No. It's definitely not sex, nor drugs, nor rock and roll!
0:18:12 > 0:18:145. 80. 80 bid. £80.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17Well, that concludes our first visit to the auction room today.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20We are coming back here later on so don't go away
0:18:20 > 0:18:22because the atmosphere is electric.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24And over the last 10 years on Flog It!,
0:18:24 > 0:18:27we've been to many stately homes, royal palaces and castles.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30And behind the scenes in those magnificent houses
0:18:30 > 0:18:32there's an army of people without whom, life for the rich
0:18:32 > 0:18:34would be a lot poorer.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47Berrington Hall. Severe red sandstone exterior.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49A gigantic, Ionic portico.
0:18:51 > 0:18:55Gardens and lake designed by Capability Brown.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57A typical country retirement home
0:18:57 > 0:19:01for the wealthy, of the late 18th century.
0:19:01 > 0:19:05But it wasn't just the rich who lived there.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11Today I'm going to be exploring this house through the eyes
0:19:11 > 0:19:13of the footman and the maid,
0:19:13 > 0:19:16employed to keep Berrington Hall spick and span, from top to bottom.
0:19:16 > 0:19:20They're taking me on a journey from the opulence skylights upstairs...
0:19:22 > 0:19:26..to the small, dimly-lit corridors downstairs.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30Thomas Harley bought this estate
0:19:30 > 0:19:33and commissioned the house to be built in 1778.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35He moved in with his family of six.
0:19:35 > 0:19:39And at their beck and call were 45 men, women and children.
0:19:40 > 0:19:45This is the servants' staircase, and it allowed the staff
0:19:45 > 0:19:49to get around the house without using the main staircase.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53The footman, the housekeeper, the butler and the maid would climb
0:19:53 > 0:19:58these stairs tirelessly, accessing the house through hidden doors.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01Now, life below the stairs had a strict hierarchy,
0:20:01 > 0:20:04very much like life above the stairs.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06The housekeeper was the head of staff,
0:20:06 > 0:20:09and earned between £20 and £30 per year.
0:20:09 > 0:20:13Standing low down the ranks was the scullery maid,
0:20:13 > 0:20:16who was usually a girl of just 12 or 13 years old.
0:20:17 > 0:20:21She had to get up at five o'clock in the morning to light the fires
0:20:21 > 0:20:23for the cook.
0:20:23 > 0:20:27And she didn't go to bed until her services were not required,
0:20:27 > 0:20:30sometimes 10 or 11 o'clock at night.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36Unlike their opulent surroundings,
0:20:36 > 0:20:39the servants were encouraged to be characterless and featureless,
0:20:39 > 0:20:42dedicating their life to serving their betters
0:20:42 > 0:20:44whilst remaining invisible.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48Well, I'm here in the boudoir,
0:20:48 > 0:20:53where young maids would visit quite frequently, and you probably
0:20:53 > 0:20:56associate the word "boudoir" with a rather luxurious bedroom.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58But in the Georgian design,
0:20:58 > 0:21:03a boudoir was the room where the ladies would retire to after dinner.
0:21:03 > 0:21:08To have a chat, powder their noses and, rather less glamorously,
0:21:08 > 0:21:09answer the call of nature.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13And chamber pots were kept in little cupboards in the walls.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17Houses didn't have plumbing until 1897,
0:21:17 > 0:21:21so the chamber pots would be passed around to be used
0:21:21 > 0:21:25whilst the ladies were having a cup of tea and having a gossip.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29And of course, it would be the maid who would take away
0:21:29 > 0:21:31the chamber pot. Through the hidden door
0:21:31 > 0:21:34and back onto this staircase, the maid would walk.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36She was off to do some recycling.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39Yes, the Georgians believed in waste conservation too.
0:21:39 > 0:21:44In this case, solids to the gardener and liquids to the laundry.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46The laundry? Really?
0:21:46 > 0:21:49Yes, the liquid content of the bedpan was matured
0:21:49 > 0:21:52for a number of weeks, and then used to bleach clothes
0:21:52 > 0:21:56because of its ammonia content.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59I can't see this practice coming back any time soon.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02The footman would be required by the family to be on call
0:22:02 > 0:22:04even in the early hours.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06So he'd have no time for a wife or family.
0:22:06 > 0:22:11He laid in wait at the dining table for breakfast, lunch and tea
0:22:11 > 0:22:14and dinner. He attended the fires, washed the wine glasses,
0:22:14 > 0:22:17polished the silver and trimmed the lamp wicks.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19And his day wouldn't be over
0:22:19 > 0:22:23until the last guest had left in the carriage for the evening.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26For the servants of Berrington Hall, life was tough.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30Having seen Berrington Hall through the eyes of the servants
0:22:30 > 0:22:33I realise how this place could not have survived
0:22:33 > 0:22:35without their dedication and hard work.
0:22:35 > 0:22:40Every inch of stone, slate and marble has been kept
0:22:40 > 0:22:43spotlessly clean, every bed sheet washed and pressed
0:22:43 > 0:22:44with loving care.
0:22:44 > 0:22:49Life could not have been easy during the 19th century as a servant,
0:22:49 > 0:22:52but on the plus side, you had a ready-made family
0:22:52 > 0:22:56and you had a career which you could pass on to future generations,
0:22:56 > 0:23:00guaranteeing your sons and daughters security in life.
0:23:00 > 0:23:04Also, the pay was rather low and the hours extremely long,
0:23:04 > 0:23:07but at least you had a roof over your head,
0:23:07 > 0:23:10a warm meal in your belly every day. And...
0:23:13 > 0:23:16..a rather nice front garden.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27It's now back to Hereford Cathedral,
0:23:27 > 0:23:31which has recently undergone a £5 million restoration project
0:23:31 > 0:23:34to create public spaces for all to enjoy,
0:23:34 > 0:23:36and doesn't it look peaceful?
0:23:41 > 0:23:44And from beauty on a grand scale to something small
0:23:44 > 0:23:45and perfectly formed.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50You've brought in the most lovely selection of opal jewellery.
0:23:50 > 0:23:51Tell me a little bit about it.
0:23:51 > 0:23:55Well, they were my granny's and then obviously passed onto my mum.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58And when my mother sadly died, they came to me
0:23:58 > 0:24:00and they've just lived in a drawer.
0:24:00 > 0:24:04- Lived in a drawer ever since? Do you wear them?- No.- You don't?
0:24:04 > 0:24:05- No.- Why not?
0:24:05 > 0:24:08They're not my birthstone and my mum was convinced that
0:24:08 > 0:24:11if they're not your birthstone they bring bad luck, so...
0:24:11 > 0:24:15See, opals for some reason have this really bad reputation as being
0:24:15 > 0:24:19terribly unlucky unless you're a Libran, which is October, isn't it?
0:24:19 > 0:24:22- That's right. - Which is slightly unjust, really,
0:24:22 > 0:24:24because the reason that they have attained
0:24:24 > 0:24:26this rather dubious reputation
0:24:26 > 0:24:29is that there is quite a large quantity of water
0:24:29 > 0:24:32or silica that makes up the composition of the opal.
0:24:32 > 0:24:36- Right.- So when that is obviously dehydrated or is overheated,
0:24:36 > 0:24:38then the water tends to dehydrate.
0:24:38 > 0:24:42The opal tends to shrink and fall out of its setting.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45So before we had microscopes and things, we didn't know that.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47So it was just the fact that they kept falling out
0:24:47 > 0:24:50of their settings was considered very unlucky.
0:24:50 > 0:24:51- I see.- But it's like anything.
0:24:51 > 0:24:55Opal jewellery, as long as you treat it nicely and with care...
0:24:55 > 0:24:57- Look after it.- ..and look after it, it shouldn't do that.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00Obviously, your family has really looked after these pieces
0:25:00 > 0:25:03because we've got no stones missing,
0:25:03 > 0:25:05nothing that would seriously concern us.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07- No.- So, date-wise,
0:25:07 > 0:25:11this is a Victorian, or looks like a late-Victorian, Edwardian example.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14This is slightly later, this tiepin here,
0:25:14 > 0:25:18and then this lovely necklace, which is later still, I would say.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21Probably more sort of mid 20th century,
0:25:21 > 0:25:24something like that. It's set in nine-carat gold,
0:25:24 > 0:25:27and it's got this lovely graduated drop of opals at the front.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30The brooch itself isn't actually marked.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32Although it looks like it's set in gold,
0:25:32 > 0:25:34it isn't actually marked, sadly.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37But the opal in the middle has got some great fire -
0:25:37 > 0:25:39or what we call fire - play of colour in it,
0:25:39 > 0:25:42pulling some lovely greens and purples on there.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44So was Granny a Libran?
0:25:44 > 0:25:46- As far as I remember, yes. - She was?- Yes.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49So I would have probably been more appropriate for her.
0:25:49 > 0:25:54As far as I know, my granny and grandad were a very loving couple
0:25:54 > 0:25:56and I think he probably bought them
0:25:56 > 0:25:58for Christmas and birthdays and things like that.
0:25:58 > 0:26:02- Oh, how sweet! All husbands, take note.- I know!
0:26:02 > 0:26:03THEY LAUGH
0:26:03 > 0:26:06- I think we'll probably sell them as a group lot.- Right.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09They do seem to go together, and it seems a shame to split them.
0:26:09 > 0:26:13- Well, they have lived together for a long time now.- Exactly, yes.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16So we'll try and keep them together with a group estimate of 200-300.
0:26:16 > 0:26:21- Right.- And a reserve or firm reserve of £180.- Right.- How does that sound?
0:26:21 > 0:26:24- No, that's fine.- Are you happy with that?- That would be lovely.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26- Brilliant.- Thank you. - Will you be coming to the auction?
0:26:26 > 0:26:30- I don't think I'll be able to, I'm sorry.- Oh, no! That's a shame.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32All right, well, hopefully... Keep our fingers crossed
0:26:32 > 0:26:35- and do really, really well for you. - I'll be thinking of you.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38- We'll let you know as soon as possible what they make. - OK, lovely. Thank you.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43A room full of people and one dog.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46Look at this - a lovely spaniel, here.
0:26:46 > 0:26:48And hundreds, or dare I say thousands, of antiques.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51And this is the moment I like - walking up and down
0:26:51 > 0:26:53the rows of people, dipping in and out of all the bags,
0:26:53 > 0:26:55and seeing what has been brought along.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58I tell you what, we've got a marvellous turnout.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00This is where their journey starts.
0:27:02 > 0:27:06- So, Joy, it's coffee time, is it?- It is, yeah, yeah.- Already.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09- It doesn't look like it's been used very often.- It hasn't.
0:27:09 > 0:27:13It was on show for a short while, and I got rid of the piece of furniture
0:27:13 > 0:27:16that it was displayed in, and ever since then it's just been in a box.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19That's the thing, you know, with these cased sets,
0:27:19 > 0:27:21- you never really get to use them. - That's right.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23It's like that - where do you put it?
0:27:23 > 0:27:27- You put it in a sideboard?- In a cupboard. Shut away.- In a cupboard.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30And you wouldn't ever get to recognise it. I saw you outside, didn't I?
0:27:30 > 0:27:32And I said, "I bet that's a coffee set,
0:27:32 > 0:27:34- "and I bet it's in perfect condition."- Yeah.
0:27:34 > 0:27:39And there it is. Beautiful Art Deco coffee set, never used.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42- Is it Art Deco or Art Nouveau? - Art Deco.- It is Art Deco, OK.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45- 1925, 1930, Art Deco period.- Yeah, OK.
0:27:45 > 0:27:50And a beautiful coffee set in great condition in its original box.
0:27:50 > 0:27:55- However, value is fairly limited in a way.- OK.
0:27:55 > 0:28:00- Because of the fact - what do you do with it? Like we've said already. - Yeah, yeah.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02If it wasn't a Deco design,
0:28:02 > 0:28:04you be struggling to sell it for much at all,
0:28:04 > 0:28:06but because it's that lovely design
0:28:06 > 0:28:10and it all appears in good condition, I think it'll sell all right.
0:28:10 > 0:28:15Now, let's talk the cash. Presumably you've got a figure in mind.
0:28:15 > 0:28:22- I have, actually, yeah.- Go on, tell me.- Well, I'd like £100, if possible, for it.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24Well, I don't think that's unrealistic.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27- No.- I think that's about its money. - Yeah, yeah.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30- I think you've pretty much valued it bang on.- OK.
0:28:30 > 0:28:35I'd have probably gone 80 to 120 as an estimate myself if I was...
0:28:35 > 0:28:38- OK, yeah.- ..just having an estimate at it.
0:28:38 > 0:28:43And I'd have suggested a reserve of 80. But we don't want Joy upset.
0:28:43 > 0:28:45Like you said, then, perhaps 80 to 100.
0:28:45 > 0:28:49- 80 to 120?- Yeah, yeah. - And put 80 fixed?
0:28:49 > 0:28:51OK. OK, then, yeah.
0:28:51 > 0:28:54- Well, Joy, it's been a great pleasure talking to you. - And you, too.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57- Fingers crossed for a good result. - OK. Thank you very much.
0:28:57 > 0:29:02Joy thought her coffee set was Art Nouveau, but in fact it was Art Deco.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05And here are some tips on how to spot the difference.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07Art Nouveau is usually described as flowery
0:29:07 > 0:29:11and depicts natural forms with flowing lines...
0:29:11 > 0:29:15whereas Art Deco is streamlined, and designers like Clarice Cliff
0:29:15 > 0:29:21used hard edges and angular style with intense colours.
0:29:21 > 0:29:23So, next time you'll know your Nouveau from your Deco.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30Colleen, you've brought me this lovely tea caddy,
0:29:30 > 0:29:32- but it's full of potpourri.- Yes.
0:29:32 > 0:29:34- How does that work? - THEY LAUGH
0:29:34 > 0:29:37- That's how it came to me. - It smells wonderful.
0:29:37 > 0:29:39- Yes, still does.- It doesn't smell like tea.- No, I know, I know.
0:29:39 > 0:29:43- Maybe I should have got rid of it. - No, it's fine in there.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46- Although you wouldn't be able to smell it very much, would you?- No.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49- That is true.- Wonderful tea caddy with a nice screw lid there.
0:29:49 > 0:29:54It's Moorcroft one. William Moorcroft one. Nice and early.
0:29:54 > 0:29:56Where has it come from? Where did you get it?
0:29:56 > 0:30:00I got it from an elderly family friend who I used to go and visit.
0:30:00 > 0:30:05Did her shopping and cooked her the odd meal,
0:30:05 > 0:30:07and one day she gave it to me.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10- Really?- Yes. - Gosh, that's very kind.- Yes.
0:30:10 > 0:30:14This little tea caddy, although it's very unassuming, actually represents
0:30:14 > 0:30:18an incredibly important point in William Moorcroft's career.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21- Right.- It dates to about 1910, 1914.
0:30:21 > 0:30:22Definitely pre-First World War,
0:30:22 > 0:30:26and it was when William Moorcroft was going alone as Moorcroft.
0:30:26 > 0:30:29He had left Macintyre. At Macintyre he was artistic director,
0:30:29 > 0:30:34and then he bought the company from them, and now he becomes Moorcroft in his own right.
0:30:34 > 0:30:39- Oh, right.- And not only Moorcroft in his own right, but Moorcroft,
0:30:39 > 0:30:40if we look at this bottom...
0:30:40 > 0:30:44Everything we need to know is on the bottom. "Made for Liberty."
0:30:44 > 0:30:46So this was actually made for one of
0:30:46 > 0:30:48the best department stores in London
0:30:48 > 0:30:51that was packed to the gills with pioneering artisans of their time
0:30:51 > 0:30:53during the Arts and Crafts movement.
0:30:53 > 0:30:55And lovely design. We've got the open pomegranate design,
0:30:55 > 0:30:58with these lovely berries around the top as well,
0:30:58 > 0:30:59in these wonderful muted tones
0:30:59 > 0:31:02that you would expect of his early work, pre-war.
0:31:02 > 0:31:04Tell me, why are you selling it now?
0:31:04 > 0:31:07Well, when I heard that Flog It! was coming to Hereford,
0:31:07 > 0:31:09I know you love Moorcroft...
0:31:09 > 0:31:13- THEY LAUGH - How did you know that(?)
0:31:13 > 0:31:17And it isn't a family thing, so I thought, "That's the thing to take."
0:31:17 > 0:31:20And what do you think we might get for it at auction?
0:31:20 > 0:31:22I have no idea really, no.
0:31:22 > 0:31:23Because it is so early,
0:31:23 > 0:31:26and because it has got that magic name on the bottom,
0:31:26 > 0:31:28that magic combination of names - we've got Moorcroft,
0:31:28 > 0:31:31we've got Liberty - we're going to get, I would imagine,
0:31:31 > 0:31:35quite a lot of interest, and it is in such good condition.
0:31:35 > 0:31:37I think at auction we're probably going to be looking
0:31:37 > 0:31:41- somewhere in the region of £200-300, with a reserve of 200.- Perfect.
0:31:41 > 0:31:43I'm fairly confident it should make that,
0:31:43 > 0:31:46- so I'd say a firm reserve of 200. - Thank you.
0:31:46 > 0:31:49- How would you feel about that? - That's absolutely perfect. - Brilliant.- Lovely.
0:31:51 > 0:31:55Well, that's it. Our experts have now found their final items to take off to auction,
0:31:55 > 0:32:00so it's time to say a fond farewell to our magnificent host location, Hereford Cathedral.
0:32:00 > 0:32:04It's been a fun day full of magic, mayhem and marvellous antiques.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07But right now, let's head over to the Malvern Salerooms
0:32:07 > 0:32:10for the very last time.
0:32:10 > 0:32:12At £180, and I sell.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15Going under the hammer right now, we have some Royal Doulton.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18It's in the form of a coffee set, and it's boxed. It belongs to Joy,
0:32:18 > 0:32:23with the valuation of £80-£120 put on by Adam here. Happy with that?
0:32:23 > 0:32:26- Yes, I think so.- Why are you selling?
0:32:26 > 0:32:32We're downsizing, and we just never use it. It's in the box.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35It is a shame. You know, someone else can enjoy it.
0:32:35 > 0:32:36Well, at least it's complete.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39And it's going under the hammer right now.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41Let's find out what it's worth. Here we go, look.
0:32:41 > 0:32:45Moving on to 691. It's the Royal Dolphin coffee set. There we are.
0:32:45 > 0:32:49The Royal Doulton coffee set. Give me £100, someone. 100.
0:32:49 > 0:32:51100.
0:32:51 > 0:32:5440, I'm any bid, at 40. 40 bid.
0:32:54 > 0:32:58£40 only, at 40. 40 bid. Is any more at all? Any more?
0:32:58 > 0:33:02- We're struggling.- Yes. - At 40. 40 bid.
0:33:02 > 0:33:0350, 60, 70, 80 bid.
0:33:03 > 0:33:06- £80.- Phew!
0:33:06 > 0:33:09Any more? At £80 only. Any more at all?
0:33:09 > 0:33:11The bid's with me here at £80 only.
0:33:11 > 0:33:13That troughed, then peaked, didn't it?
0:33:13 > 0:33:17You're out, at £80, and I sell, then, at £80, and done.
0:33:17 > 0:33:22- £80.- That's OK. It's fine. - That was a close shave.
0:33:22 > 0:33:24I thought, "That's going unsold at 40," for a minute.
0:33:24 > 0:33:26- Is that all right with you, Joy? - Fine, yeah.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29- I think that's the influence of a reserve, you know.- That's right.
0:33:29 > 0:33:31Perhaps it might have only made 40 or 50 otherwise.
0:33:31 > 0:33:32Yeah, I'm glad I did that.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35- It was within estimate. The lower end of the estimate.- Yeah, yeah.
0:33:35 > 0:33:40- Everyone is happy. Thank you. - Thank you very much. - Got it away. Thank you very much.
0:33:40 > 0:33:44Lucky for Joy, the coffee set made its reserve at the last minute.
0:33:45 > 0:33:47Right, next, something for the ladies.
0:33:47 > 0:33:49We've got some jewellery, and it belongs to Shirley.
0:33:49 > 0:33:53Sadly, Shirley can be with us today - she couldn't get time off work.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56But we do have the jewellery, and we have our expert,
0:33:56 > 0:33:59- the beautiful Christina here.- Aww! - A valuation at £200-£300.- Yes.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02- It's a mixed lot. - It is a mixed lot, yeah.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05There's some really nice things and some not-so-popular things,
0:34:05 > 0:34:08so I'm hoping again that the necklace is particularly nice.
0:34:08 > 0:34:10- That's really lovely. - That's very nice.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12Is this something that you were attracted to?
0:34:12 > 0:34:13Would you wear any of this?
0:34:13 > 0:34:17- Oh, I think so. Not a tiepin. - No, definitely not a tiepin.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20- But I do like the necklace, very much. It is beautiful. Very nice. - OK.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23OK, we have a chance, don't we, if you like it?
0:34:23 > 0:34:25Well, let's hope that some of the bidders like it.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28Got to be fashionable, and that's the problem with jewellery, isn't it?
0:34:28 > 0:34:32- Because fashions dictate what is in and what is not.- They do, yes.
0:34:32 > 0:34:36Shirley, I hope you're enjoying this. We are flying the flag for you, and here we go.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40Lot number 553 is a nine-carat gold necklace with a fine link chain.
0:34:40 > 0:34:45There we are. And I am started at £130 bid.
0:34:45 > 0:34:47140, 150, 160, 170.
0:34:47 > 0:34:50Confident. Look at that, straight down, bids on the book.
0:34:50 > 0:34:55190, 200, 210, 220, 230, 240,
0:34:55 > 0:34:58250, 260? 250.
0:34:58 > 0:35:00The lady's bid, seated, at 250.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03260, 270, 280, 290.
0:35:03 > 0:35:08290, lady's bid at £290. Is there any more?
0:35:08 > 0:35:11- 300. 310.- Oh, brilliant.
0:35:11 > 0:35:16320, 330. At 330 at £330.
0:35:16 > 0:35:20There is the bid at £330 and done, thank you.
0:35:20 > 0:35:21Buyer number 262.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24- Yay! Well done, Shirley.- Shirley will be so pleased that.- She will.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27- I hope she will.- That was a good result. That was a very good result.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30Very good. Cos some people, like I say, are so suspicious about opals,
0:35:30 > 0:35:34so I'm really pleased that did well for her. Really pleased. It's brilliant.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37That bidder knew what she wanted and she wouldn't give up
0:35:37 > 0:35:42until she got it. Next to go under the hammer we've got some Moorcroft.
0:35:42 > 0:35:44Lovely little item. In fact, it's a tea caddy. Quite rare.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47I've not seen one of these on the show before. In fact,
0:35:47 > 0:35:50they are quite rare. I've only seen two in my life.
0:35:50 > 0:35:52THEY LAUGH
0:35:52 > 0:35:55You could've told me that on the valuation day.
0:35:55 > 0:35:59- Colleen, can I tell you what the last one I saw went for?- Tell me.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02- If you went home with £400, would you be happy?- I'd be very happy.
0:36:02 > 0:36:05- 600?- Absolutely.- 800?
0:36:05 > 0:36:07- Ecstatic.- Oh!- 1,000? - THEY LAUGH
0:36:07 > 0:36:12- What would you do at 1,000? You be dancing on this chest.- Abso.... No, don't tempt me.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14- 1,200? - THEY LAUGH
0:36:14 > 0:36:18- £1,400.- Shush! You might be disappointed.- What if you got 1,600?
0:36:18 > 0:36:21- Are you here by yourself? - No, my husband is here.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24Thank goodness for that. You need someone to carry you out, because you might faint.
0:36:24 > 0:36:28- Look, the last one made £1,600. - Did it really? I'm amazed.
0:36:28 > 0:36:32Here we go. We're going to find out exactly what it's worth. Watch this.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34Go on, look. Watch up there. Can I look?
0:36:34 > 0:36:41Lot number 660 is the Moorcroft tea caddy, and I'm told a rare thing.
0:36:41 > 0:36:46I'll start at £700. At £700 only. 700. 20.
0:36:46 > 0:36:51720, 750, 780, 800.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53820, 850, 880,
0:36:53 > 0:36:56900, 920, 950, 980, 1,000.
0:36:56 > 0:37:0050, is it? 1,050. 1,100. 1150.
0:37:00 > 0:37:031,200. 1,250. 1,300.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05- Your husband can believe it, look. - Can't believe it.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08- Because he doesn't know what I told you.- No, he doesn't.
0:37:08 > 0:37:121,400. 1450. 1,500.
0:37:12 > 0:37:141,600, is it?
0:37:14 > 0:37:21- 1,600. 1,700.- Oooh! I just left a nought off, that's all.
0:37:21 > 0:37:22You did, you did.
0:37:22 > 0:37:251,600. 1,700, is it? 1,800. 1,900, now.
0:37:25 > 0:37:30- 2,000, 2,100.- Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.- 2,100. 2,200.
0:37:30 > 0:37:34- I might faint.- No, don't do that! - 2,300, 2,400.
0:37:34 > 0:37:352,500. 2,600.
0:37:35 > 0:37:382,700. 2,800.
0:37:38 > 0:37:422,900. 3,000. 3,100.
0:37:42 > 0:37:46At £3,000. Any more?
0:37:46 > 0:37:48At £3,000 bid. There's the bid, at £3,000.
0:37:48 > 0:37:52- Any more at all? - Absolutely brilliant.
0:37:52 > 0:37:54At £3,000, thank you for coming, sir.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56At £3,000, done at £3,000, and done, thank you.
0:37:56 > 0:37:58The hammer's going down. I'm tingling.
0:37:58 > 0:38:02The whole room is tingling. Colleen, you've got to start dancing. £3,000.
0:38:02 > 0:38:05Didn't you say that you'd get on top of that chest of drawers?
0:38:05 > 0:38:08- Hello. Hello, there.- Amazing!
0:38:10 > 0:38:12I'm hot!
0:38:13 > 0:38:15Wow! You get a surprise every day, don't you?
0:38:15 > 0:38:17Even I was shocked at that.
0:38:17 > 0:38:21I was expecting maybe £1,600, £1,800, but £3,000.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24- It doesn't get much better than that.- Thank you.- You're welcome.
0:38:24 > 0:38:28- Absolutely wonderful. Honestly. - And what a wonderful way to end today's show.
0:38:28 > 0:38:31Sadly, we've run out of time, but what a high we've landed on.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33And I hope you've enjoyed watching as well.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35Join us again soon for many more surprises.
0:38:35 > 0:38:39Until then, it's goodbye from the Malverns.
0:38:39 > 0:38:40Phew!