0:00:29 > 0:00:32Our valuation day is being held at one of the finest buildings
0:00:32 > 0:00:36in greater Manchester - the picturesque Stockport Town Hall.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39Its shape has earned it the nickname "the wedding cake",
0:00:39 > 0:00:43and there's plenty of people wanting a bite of it today.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46What a marvellous turnout we have got here today.
0:00:46 > 0:00:50It looks like the whole of Stockport has arrived for our valuation day.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53The queue goes right past the town hall in that direction.
0:00:53 > 0:00:57We're now turning the corner, hundreds of people are laden
0:00:57 > 0:01:00with bags and boxes full of antiques and collectables
0:01:00 > 0:01:03they're hoping are going to make a small fortune
0:01:03 > 0:01:06when we put them into auction a little later. Who's it going to be?
0:01:06 > 0:01:09We don't know. This is where the journey starts,
0:01:09 > 0:01:12but they've all come here to ask our experts that all-important question,
0:01:12 > 0:01:14which is, "What's it worth?"
0:01:14 > 0:01:17- What are you going to do when you've found out? - ALL: Flog it!
0:01:22 > 0:01:25With more than 800 people queueing for a valuation,
0:01:25 > 0:01:27this is one of our busiest valuation days,
0:01:27 > 0:01:30and our experts have some challenges ahead.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32First up, Mark Stacey.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35He's almost as terrifying as working with Philip Serrell!
0:01:35 > 0:01:37I can imagine!
0:01:37 > 0:01:38And talking of which,
0:01:38 > 0:01:42Philip Serrell is already giving his first-class valuations.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45- Do you want to sell this? - I'm thinking about it.
0:01:45 > 0:01:46I love that.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52Inside there's already plenty of people lining up, with everything
0:01:52 > 0:01:57from antiques, collectables and valuable art to be discovered.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00And the room itself is worth appreciating, too.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03Our canvas is the town hall's marvellous ballroom,
0:02:03 > 0:02:07which normally hosts a mixture of civic events and entertainment.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11But today, it's being brightened up by "Flog It!" fans and antiques.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15Today's venue attracts lots of interesting objects
0:02:15 > 0:02:19from both home and away, but which of these very English items
0:02:19 > 0:02:21fetches over £6,000 at auction?
0:02:22 > 0:02:28Is it the two charcoal drawings by local artist Trevor Grimshaw?
0:02:28 > 0:02:31Or this Cornish Troika lamp, with provenance?
0:02:32 > 0:02:34Well, keep watching to find out.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38First up, over on Philip's table,
0:02:38 > 0:02:42there's something that's left him uncharacteristically lost for words.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44- How are you, Sue, all right? - I'm fine.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46Not much I can tell you about that, is there?
0:02:46 > 0:02:48- You're the expert!- What?!
0:02:48 > 0:02:51Don't you come round here, using that sort of language!
0:02:51 > 0:02:53What's really interesting about this,
0:02:53 > 0:02:56if you turn it up, all the dots on the bottom - can you see them?
0:02:56 > 0:02:58Yes, just. They are tiny.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01It tells you everything there is to know about it.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04- This is Royal Worcester.- Yeah.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08And at 11 o'clock, there's always six dots or less.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12And at one o'clock, there is always six dots or less.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15If there's six dots there and six dots there, that's 12,
0:03:15 > 0:03:20and then there's another 10 on the bottom, so we've got 22 dots.
0:03:20 > 0:03:25And they started banging a dot on there in 1891,
0:03:25 > 0:03:29so that was made in 1913.
0:03:29 > 0:03:36And there is a four-digit number at the bottom, which is 2491.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39- Now, that's the shape number. - Oh, I see.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43So if you get the patent book out, it will tell you that 2491
0:03:43 > 0:03:48- is a small bulbous-bodied vase, three sizes.- Yes.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50And this is hand-painted.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52It IS hand-painted, is it?
0:03:52 > 0:03:55Yes, because it is signed here by a man called Watkins.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59It's hand-painted with peacocks. So that's what I know.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01- Yes.- What do YOU know?
0:04:01 > 0:04:03It was my grandmother's,
0:04:03 > 0:04:07and from the date, it must have been her father's before her.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10And when she was getting old,
0:04:10 > 0:04:13she kept giving me stuff and saying, "Take this away
0:04:13 > 0:04:16"cos otherwise your father is going to throw it on the tip."
0:04:16 > 0:04:20So I've been looking after this since the late '70s, early '80s.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24To be quite honest, it just gets ignored these days.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26Why is today the day to sell it?
0:04:26 > 0:04:28My son is getting married next year,
0:04:28 > 0:04:30and he's marrying a Chinese girl,
0:04:30 > 0:04:33and they are getting married in England
0:04:33 > 0:04:36and then they're going to Beijing to get married again.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39So, I mean, Mother's got to go to Beijing, hasn't she?
0:04:39 > 0:04:45- In terms of value, have you ever thought what it may be worth?- No.
0:04:45 > 0:04:49- You could have a very cautious estimate on it of £80-£120.- Yeah.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53And reserve it at 60 quid.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55If it does well,
0:04:55 > 0:04:58- it might just get you a taxi ride to the airport.- Great!
0:04:59 > 0:05:03Now, I've found myself a hot little item amongst the crowds.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06Steph, it's nice and warm here!
0:05:06 > 0:05:11Wonderful early pither stove! Where did you get this?
0:05:11 > 0:05:14Well, it's been in our family for 50 years.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18My mother used to go around a lot of junk shops and antique markets,
0:05:18 > 0:05:21and she acquired it from somewhere,
0:05:21 > 0:05:24but she said it definitely belonged originally
0:05:24 > 0:05:26on a bow-top gypsy caravan.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29Oh, I can picture it now.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33My mum used it to keep her terraced house warm for 30 years.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36And that would do the job. That little stove would do the job.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40- If you kept the door open, all the heat would flow through the house. - It was lovely.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42Wonderful little things. It's beautiful, made of copper,
0:05:42 > 0:05:46and all of this is hand beaten. I think this is real quality.
0:05:46 > 0:05:51This is circa 1910. I'll tell you where this would look fabulous -
0:05:51 > 0:05:54on one of those canal boats. There's a big market for these.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57It just so happens that, for the last 15 years,
0:05:57 > 0:06:00- it's been on our canal barge. - You're joking! Well, there you go!
0:06:00 > 0:06:03Why have you taken it out of the canal boat, then?
0:06:03 > 0:06:07Sadly, my husband has been taken ill, and we're having to sell the barge.
0:06:07 > 0:06:12- Oh.- We can't manage it any more, so the barge will be sold in the spring,
0:06:12 > 0:06:15and all the things on it will be sold as well.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18What do you think this little stove is worth today?
0:06:18 > 0:06:21I really have absolutely no idea.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23I think we could put this into auction with a value
0:06:23 > 0:06:26- of at least £50-£100. - That sounds fine by me.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29- With a reserve at 50. - That sounds excellent.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32- I'll see you at the auction, will I?- I'm afraid not.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34Tomorrow, I'm going to New Zealand.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37So I'm going to entrust you to sell it for me.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41I will certainly turn the heat up in the auction room, that's for sure.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43Thank you.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46From the unusual to, dare I say it, a rather common name on this show -
0:06:46 > 0:06:51very popular with collectors and interior designers alike.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53Mark's found a "Flog It!" favourite.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56- Hello, Vivien.- Hello.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00- Now, what a very striking lamp base you've brought in.- Thank you.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04- Have you had it a long time? - 40 years.- 40 years?
0:07:04 > 0:07:07- So you bought it brand-new? - Brand-new.- From Cornwall?- Yes.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09From the Troika shop?
0:07:09 > 0:07:12Well, it was a small gift shop but they had a lot of Troika.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14- Do you know what we call that in our business?- No.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16- Fantastic.- Oh!
0:07:16 > 0:07:18- Because it's provenance.- Yes.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22You bought it new, you bought it because you liked it.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26- It was the height of chic in the 1970s.- Yes, lovely.
0:07:26 > 0:07:31- YOU were the height of chic. - I was, then!- It's very striking.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33You've got some lovely detail here.
0:07:33 > 0:07:37This almost Aztec-type design which they're famous for.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40If we turn it over, we think, "Oh, it's not marked,"
0:07:40 > 0:07:44- but of course the mark is hidden inside.- Yes.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47- It's fooled everyone today. - I bet it has.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51- And you've enjoyed it obviously during the '70s.- Yes.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53Obviously it's been tucked away, has it?
0:07:53 > 0:07:57Yes, it's been tucked away since because we've moved different houses.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00- It doesn't go into your modern home? - It doesn't match.- That's a shame.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03- Yes.- I'd love it, I have to say. I think it's stunning.
0:08:03 > 0:08:08- Can you remember what you paid for it?- It wouldn't be too expensive.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10£20, £30?
0:08:10 > 0:08:14- I was going to say that because it was expensive at the time.- Yes.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18These were sold through good art galleries and good gift shops,
0:08:18 > 0:08:24- so they weren't bargain basement. - No, no.- Because they were handmade.
0:08:24 > 0:08:30- Yes.- They are handmade. So you have to pay for that.- That's right.
0:08:30 > 0:08:35In terms of value, I hope this will lighten you up a bit.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37I think we should be conservative
0:08:37 > 0:08:42because Troika's flaky at the moment. But maybe 200 to 300.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46- Yes...- Would you be happy with that? - I was thinking a bit more.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49- What were you thinking? - I was thinking about 350.
0:08:49 > 0:08:53That's a very precise sum. Why have you come up with 350?
0:08:53 > 0:08:58- Well, I didn't want to be greedy and say 400.- Go on, let's be greedy!
0:08:58 > 0:09:02- I was hoping it would fetch... - I think it's got every chance.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05I think we've got to be sensible.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07- Shall we try it at 300 to 400?- Yes.
0:09:07 > 0:09:12- And then we'll put the reserve at 300, fixed.- Yes.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14I'm hoping it gets a good price
0:09:14 > 0:09:16cos it's got everything going for it.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20- It's in good condition, it's a good, strong design.- Yes, lovely.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23- Are you happy with that?- Yes, happy. - Vivien, thank you very much indeed.
0:09:23 > 0:09:24Thank you.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30Well, our experts have now found our first batch of items
0:09:30 > 0:09:34ready to send off to auction. I think there's some real gems there.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36We might be in for one or two surprises.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39Here's a quick recap of what we're taking with us.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45Philip's hoping the sale of this very English vase
0:09:45 > 0:09:47will help Sue pay for her trip to China.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54Steph's pither stove is unusual and desirable.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00And Troika pottery has been reliable at auction in the past on "Flog It!"
0:10:00 > 0:10:03but will it make Mark's estimate today?
0:10:09 > 0:10:13We've travelled 17 miles south of Stockport to a small village
0:10:13 > 0:10:15just outside Congleton near Macclesfield.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21And it's as pretty as a picture. And pretty packed as well.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23This is where we're selling all our items -
0:10:23 > 0:10:25Adam Partridge's sale room.
0:10:32 > 0:10:33Sue, are you feeling nervous?
0:10:33 > 0:10:36- Just a little bit, yes. - Do you know, I am as well.
0:10:36 > 0:10:41- I really am, because auctions can have lots of highs and lows.- I know.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43But things are flying out.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46We have a packed sale room, the atmosphere is electric,
0:10:46 > 0:10:48and you're in the good hands of Philip Serrell,
0:10:48 > 0:10:50who understands Worcester. It's on his doorstep.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52He's sold more Worcester than anyone else
0:10:52 > 0:10:54so he knows what he's talking about.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56Good luck. This is it, it's going under the hammer.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58Next lot, 310. Royal Worcester vase
0:10:58 > 0:11:01painted with a peacock by Watkins.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05Date 1913, Royal Worcester, always popular. And start me £80 for that.
0:11:05 > 0:11:0780...
0:11:07 > 0:11:11- It's sold!- Take five. At £60. At £60, any more now?
0:11:11 > 0:11:13At £60 for this.
0:11:13 > 0:11:14Five online.
0:11:14 > 0:11:1965. At 65 online. Take 70. At £65, internet bidder.
0:11:19 > 0:11:23At £65. Are you done then? 65.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25At £65...
0:11:25 > 0:11:27BANGS GAVEL
0:11:27 > 0:11:30- Great.- £65. Entry level, you were right.
0:11:30 > 0:11:31Yeah, it wasn't expensive,
0:11:31 > 0:11:33but the point is in today's market,
0:11:33 > 0:11:36the world's seen that because it's been interneted,
0:11:36 > 0:11:39it's been catalogued properly, so it's made what it's worth.
0:11:39 > 0:11:44Oh, yes. As I say, I'm just thrilled that it's sold.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49It's my turn to be the expert right now.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52Unfortunately, Steph cannot be with me. As you know,
0:11:52 > 0:11:55she's in New Zealand and I hope you're enjoying that holiday,
0:11:55 > 0:11:58but we do have the pither stove and it's about to go under the hammer.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00Let's find out what this lot think
0:12:00 > 0:12:03cos I did say at the valuation day, a lot of canal boats around here,
0:12:03 > 0:12:07a lot of caravans, this could suit it and it's great value for money.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09Keeps you warm as well. Here we go.
0:12:09 > 0:12:14Lot 175. It's a copper-covered Gypsy caravan stove, a pither stove.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17I'm bid £50. Take five, for the Gypsy stove. 50 bid.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20Take five. At £50. Any advance on £50? 60.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23Five. 70. Five. 80. Five.
0:12:23 > 0:12:2590. Five. 110?
0:12:25 > 0:12:29£100, then. At £100, the Gypsy stove, we're selling at 100.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32All done? Ten online. 120.
0:12:32 > 0:12:36120, I'm bid. At 120, the Gypsy stove.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38130, it's on the internet now.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40At 130, selling live online at 130.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43- All done, then. - BANGS GAVEL
0:12:43 > 0:12:47Sold online £130. Steph will be so pleased with that, a great result.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51Next up, we've got a Cornish treasure.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53Going under the hammer right now,
0:12:53 > 0:12:56something that's very dear to my heart.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00It's abstract, it's textured, it's contemporary. And it's Troika.
0:13:00 > 0:13:01- Sums it all up, really.- It does.
0:13:01 > 0:13:05It's a wonderful lamp base, we've had them on the show before.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08We've sold lots of Troika. It does exceptionally well.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11- And it's good 1970s studio pottery. - It is.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15It's good quality, it's caught on a lot.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17And actually, you bought it...
0:13:17 > 0:13:19- Did you buy it down in Cornwall in the '70s?- Yes.- Good for you!
0:13:19 > 0:13:23- In St Ives? Where did you go? - Um... Well, we've been all over.
0:13:23 > 0:13:24Yes, St Ives...
0:13:24 > 0:13:28Well, if we sell this, it could be another trip back to Cornwall.
0:13:28 > 0:13:33Lovely colourways. It's signed by the artist underneath, Linda Thomas.
0:13:33 > 0:13:37Great artist. There were many working. One of the best, she was.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40- So fingers crossed.- Right. Fingers crossed.- We're going to sell that.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44281 now. An old favourite for us, a Troika pottery lamp.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47Decorated by Linda Thomas. £300 for it.
0:13:47 > 0:13:48300.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50200, then, surely.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52- 200 bid.- Yes, 200 bid.
0:13:52 > 0:13:56220. Any more on this one? At 220.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59At 220. Any more now? 220.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01On this now at 220.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06Come on, it's worth a bit more.
0:14:06 > 0:14:10I'm afraid it's not going to make that in the current market. 282.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12No. He's passed on it.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14I'd sooner take it home.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17- Yeah, I think you're right. I think it's a lovely piece.- Yes.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21- Yes, good size as well.- Yes, it is lovely.- Yeah. Sorry about that.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24- That's OK. - That's auctions for you, isn't it?
0:14:24 > 0:14:28Some days people will go mad for that and take it to its top end
0:14:28 > 0:14:31- and other days it'll struggle and some days it doesn't sell.- Yes.
0:14:35 > 0:14:39We're back at Stockport Town Hall for our valuation day.
0:14:40 > 0:14:44Philip's been busy and he thinks he's spotted a great find.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48He's getting additional research done to verify his suspicion
0:14:48 > 0:14:50that it's worth a penny or two.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53How much are they going to make? How much?!
0:14:57 > 0:15:00And it seems Mark's already in the money.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03- Habla espanol?- Si.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05- Como te llamas?- Tony.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07- Encantado.- Igualmente.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11Now, Tony, you speak English as well, don't you?
0:15:11 > 0:15:13Un poquito. A little.
0:15:13 > 0:15:18- Just like my Spanish! And you are? - I'm Norma, his mother-in-law.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20- Adrian.- Adrian.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22Very nice to meet you all.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26Now, you've brought two very interesting gold coins in
0:15:26 > 0:15:27to show us today.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30Have they been in the family a long time?
0:15:30 > 0:15:33- One is...dias anos? - Ten years.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37And the other one was given by my father as a present
0:15:37 > 0:15:40- when I was 20 years. - When you were 21.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43- 21st birthday.- Si.
0:15:43 > 0:15:48- Yes. Which one was the 21st birthday present?- The Spanish one.
0:15:48 > 0:15:49The big one.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52- Espanol.- Espanol!
0:15:52 > 0:15:54We see a lot of coins on "Flog It!".
0:15:54 > 0:15:56We see a lot of sovereigns and half sovereigns.
0:15:56 > 0:16:02I quite like these because one is French and the other is Spanish.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06This is Charles III or Carlos III, which is Charles III,
0:16:06 > 0:16:091789, I think, it says on the back.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12And you can see he's a Bourbon because the Bourbons of Spain,
0:16:12 > 0:16:13they had very big noses.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17- And you've brought them in to sell, I suppose.- Yes.
0:16:17 > 0:16:21Because we've had a little look at them.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24And I mean, a lot of it is of course to do with
0:16:24 > 0:16:28the weight of the coin because they're both 18 or 22 carat gold.
0:16:28 > 0:16:32The slight problem with this one is somebody's put that little
0:16:32 > 0:16:35loop on it. You put it on. So you've made it as a pendant.
0:16:35 > 0:16:39But it's still quite interesting. What are you hoping they're worth?
0:16:39 > 0:16:42- Do you know?- No.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44Well, I think if we were putting them in to auction,
0:16:44 > 0:16:46we'd put them in together as one lot.
0:16:46 > 0:16:51And I think we'd have to be looking at around about £300-400
0:16:51 > 0:16:54for the two. Something like that.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56- Would you be happy to sell them for that?- Yes.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59We'll put a reserve on them of £300.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01Well, let's hope we get a good price.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07Now time to catch up with Philip and find out
0:17:07 > 0:17:10if his excitement was justified.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15I think these are interesting.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17- Tell me, what do you know about these, then?- Um...
0:17:17 > 0:17:19What's the artist's name?
0:17:19 > 0:17:22- Well, It's Trevor Grimshaw. - Trevor Grimshaw?
0:17:22 > 0:17:25He's a local artist from this area.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27How local?
0:17:27 > 0:17:30Um, he lived in Hyde,
0:17:30 > 0:17:32which is probably about seven or eight miles from here.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34And did you buy them in a gallery, or...?
0:17:34 > 0:17:38No, we went to his house and we bought them at his house.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41I have a bit of a connection with Trevor
0:17:41 > 0:17:44because I had some insurance business with his family.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48So you were an insurance agent to Mr Grimshaw,
0:17:48 > 0:17:50and what period in time was this?
0:17:50 > 0:17:56This was dating from the late '70s up to 2000 and something.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59Have you got an interest in art, or did you just like these?
0:17:59 > 0:18:01Not particularly, but we decided one Christmas
0:18:01 > 0:18:04we'd buy each other something a bit different
0:18:04 > 0:18:07so we thought, "Let's get each other a picture."
0:18:07 > 0:18:10And I said, "Well, I know this man called Trevor Grimshaw."
0:18:10 > 0:18:14So these were painted somewhere between 1970 and 1990, as a guess?
0:18:14 > 0:18:16- Possibly, yes.- Possibly, yeah.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19But when I look at that, they were painted out of period, aren't they?
0:18:19 > 0:18:23- Yes.- I mean, these are trying to be, what, '30s? '20s or '30s?
0:18:23 > 0:18:26Well, they're sort of depicting Northern scenes,
0:18:26 > 0:18:29how they were with the chimneys and the smoke, you know,
0:18:29 > 0:18:31and the canals as it is there.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35And of course, Northern artists are massively, massively sought after.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37Oh, wow.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40And you are going to just the right place to sell these,
0:18:40 > 0:18:42because Adam specialises in Northern art.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44I think what we've got to do,
0:18:44 > 0:18:47I think this one is probably worth more. And that's probably...
0:18:47 > 0:18:52Let's call it the train effect. I think that's absolutely fantastic.
0:18:52 > 0:18:56And I would put an estimate on this one of £800-£1,200.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58This one, I think, is a little bit less
0:18:58 > 0:19:01and we should perhaps put £600-£900 on it.
0:19:01 > 0:19:06And the reserve, I would use the bottom estimate as a reserve,
0:19:06 > 0:19:11- but I'd give Adam 10% discretion. - Right.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13You know, but I wouldn't be surprised, you know,
0:19:13 > 0:19:17if these went and made £2,000, £2,500.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19It really wouldn't surprise me,
0:19:19 > 0:19:22but I think if we estimated them at that, it would kill it stone dead.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24OK, yeah.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27- Are you happy with that? - Yes, we'll follow your advice.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32Next up, a rather more exotic item.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38- Hello, Elaine.- Hello.- Now, what a funny little figure you brought in.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41- Nobody in the family, is it?- No.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43Where on earth did you get it from?
0:19:43 > 0:19:47- From a- car-boot sale. A car-boot sale, so 50p or something?
0:19:47 > 0:19:49- No, £5.- £5?- Yeah.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51And why did you buy it?
0:19:51 > 0:19:55- What attracted you to it?- It just looked happy. Nice little face.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57And did you think it was anything?
0:19:57 > 0:19:59To look at him like that, he doesn't look old,
0:19:59 > 0:20:03but underneath, you can see he's had some wear, so...
0:20:03 > 0:20:05It dates from the Republic period,
0:20:05 > 0:20:09which is sort of 1910 to 1950, that sort of period.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11Yeah, yeah.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14It's a funny area because lots of things that are Chinese
0:20:14 > 0:20:17are making lots of money on sale at the moment
0:20:17 > 0:20:19and sometimes it's difficult to know why
0:20:19 > 0:20:22because even things that don't look very interesting
0:20:22 > 0:20:24are selling for a lot of money.
0:20:24 > 0:20:28Because there is a lot of interest in things Chinese.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30What would that be that he's holding?
0:20:30 > 0:20:34It's some sort of gourd. It's like a fruit.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37- I wondered if it was a peach, or... - No, I think it's a gourd.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39I think it's reasonably good quality
0:20:39 > 0:20:41and if we look underneath,
0:20:41 > 0:20:43we do have some impress marks,
0:20:43 > 0:20:45which please don't ask me what they say
0:20:45 > 0:20:48because I haven't got the faintest idea,
0:20:48 > 0:20:52but the face is quite nicely done. As you say, it looks quite jolly.
0:20:52 > 0:20:57I would like to see it making somewhere around, sort of,
0:20:57 > 0:20:59£70-£100, something like that.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02- I mean, would you be happy to sell it for that?- That's fine, yeah.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04What sort of figure would you be happy with, with the reserve
0:21:04 > 0:21:07- if we have that estimate? - Whatever you recommend.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10- Well, I think we'll put £60. - That's fine.- As a reserve.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13If it doesn't sell for £60, it just might be worth hanging on to
0:21:13 > 0:21:15and trying it again in the future some time,
0:21:15 > 0:21:18and have you found any other bargains over the years?
0:21:18 > 0:21:22- Quite a lot, yeah.- Have you? Maybe I should follow you around.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24- You can teach me how to car boot. - I'll show you.
0:21:25 > 0:21:30Well, we'll find out just how much of a bargain Elaine got later on
0:21:30 > 0:21:32when we take that cheeky figure off to auction.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35Well, that's it. We have had a wonderful day here at Stockport,
0:21:35 > 0:21:38but now it's time to remind ourselves of our final items
0:21:38 > 0:21:41as we go off to the auction room for the last time.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44Mark hopes these French and Spanish coins
0:21:44 > 0:21:46will motor ahead and buy Antonio a new car.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55Philip loves these Trevor Grimshaw scenes
0:21:55 > 0:21:57and hopes his low estimates will draw in the bidders.
0:22:04 > 0:22:08And bargain hunter Elaine picked up this fun figure for just a fiver
0:22:08 > 0:22:11and Mark thinks it could make a lot more.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20So let's get back to the sale room, just outside of Macclesfield.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25And here come those gold coins.
0:22:25 > 0:22:30Antonio, Norma, fingers crossed.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33It's a great time to sell gold. Mark's probably told you that as well.
0:22:33 > 0:22:37Gold prices are high, precious metals right up there.
0:22:37 > 0:22:38We've got two coins.
0:22:38 > 0:22:42A Spanish coin, your 21st birthday present, and a French coin.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44Let's find out what the bidders think.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47660 is a French gold 20-franc coin from 1908
0:22:47 > 0:22:52and a Spanish gold Charles III four-escudos coin, 1787,
0:22:52 > 0:22:57in a mount there. And I'm bid 210 in one place, taking 220. At 210.
0:22:57 > 0:23:01At 210, where's 220 now. 20 online, 30.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03240, 250. 250 bid.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06At 260. 270. 270 bid.
0:23:06 > 0:23:10270, 80. Online at 290.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12At 290. 290.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15Any more now? 300. Internet here. At £300, take 20.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18At £300, any more now?
0:23:18 > 0:23:21At £300 these two.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23300.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26We've sold them right on the reserve, only just £300.
0:23:33 > 0:23:37Well, this next item was bought from a car-boot sale for just £5.
0:23:37 > 0:23:39And it belongs to Elaine here.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41Well done, you. You've got a good eye.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44We're talking about this little Chinese figure,
0:23:44 > 0:23:46an impress seal mark. Could do well over £100.
0:23:46 > 0:23:48The Chinese market is red hot right now.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50The quality certainly stood out
0:23:50 > 0:23:53and, as you say, Paul, these days the sky's the limit with China.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56Yeah, it's a really hard thing to value, Chinese artefacts.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59- Anyway, good luck.- Thank you. - We're going into auction right now.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02340, a Chinese Republic period porcelain figure
0:24:02 > 0:24:04of a robed boy there, holding a gourd.
0:24:04 > 0:24:08Lovely figure, this one. Lot 340, and bid me £70.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11Start me at £50, then.
0:24:11 > 0:24:1450 bid, at £50, any more now on 50? At 55 online.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17At 60. 60 online, five in the room.
0:24:17 > 0:24:1965 in the room, 70 now.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23At £65, 70 online. At £70 now, 70.
0:24:23 > 0:24:28And five, 75. 80 bid. 80's bid, 85.
0:24:28 > 0:24:3085. All online now, 85.
0:24:30 > 0:24:34Is there 90? £85. 90 bid. At £90.
0:24:34 > 0:24:38- Well, that's all right because I did put a discretionary reserve.- Yes.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40At £95. Lovely figure, at 95.
0:24:40 > 0:24:42I'll take 100.
0:24:42 > 0:24:47Are you all done on this one? 95, going to be sold at 95. 100.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50- 100, new bidder. £100. - Did it. Did it.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52At 110, we're still going.
0:24:52 > 0:24:57At 110, wake 'em up with the bell. 110, last chance to bid. At 110.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00Any more now? At £110, we're away.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03£110. Hammer's gone down.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05- We're happy with that. - Very.- Very good.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07Very happy, yeah.
0:25:11 > 0:25:16- Dennis, Stacia, I'm excited. Are you excited?- We are a bit, yeah.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19It's been a long wait since that valuation day.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22We were talking about Trevor Grimshaw's proper Northern art
0:25:22 > 0:25:25- and Adam was so pleased to have these in. He really was.- Oh, good.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27I've seen Trevor Grimshaw's work before.
0:25:27 > 0:25:28Not on this kind of scale, though.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31These are big for his works, for his charcoal works.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33Why are you selling something so wonderful?
0:25:33 > 0:25:35And if you've got two, why don't you keep one and sell the other?
0:25:35 > 0:25:38We've enjoyed them for 15 years, we thought we should pass them on.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41We bought them for each other for Christmas presents...
0:25:41 > 0:25:45- In '95, wasn't it?- Yeah, I think it would have been, yes.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48And we've had them all this time, so why not let them go?
0:25:48 > 0:25:51Well, let's find out what the bidders think, shall we?
0:25:51 > 0:25:54Because these are highly desirable. Especially up here. Here we go.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56On to lot 608.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59Trevor Grimshaw, a charcoal graphite drawing,
0:25:59 > 0:26:03the industrial landscape with train, bidding starts at 950 here,
0:26:03 > 0:26:05I'll take £1000 in the room.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08At 950, take 1000, and 50.
0:26:08 > 0:26:121150, 1250, 1300 in the room now.
0:26:12 > 0:26:141300, I'll take 50.
0:26:14 > 0:26:171350. 1400. 50.
0:26:17 > 0:26:191500...
0:26:19 > 0:26:222400, 2500.
0:26:22 > 0:26:252600, 2700.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29- 2800, 2900. - Pity you didn't buy a few more.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32£3800 for the first one, is there 3900?
0:26:35 > 0:26:38£3800, are you all done on the first one now?
0:26:38 > 0:26:40£3800.
0:26:42 > 0:26:43Thank you very much.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47£3800. Let's see what the second one does.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50- What a great investment. - 2700, the next one.
0:26:50 > 0:26:52On to 609.
0:26:52 > 0:26:56It's the next Trevor Grimshaw industrial landscape with canal.
0:26:56 > 0:27:01You've got 600. I've got 800 to start. I'll take 20. 820.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03840, 860, 880, 900,
0:27:03 > 0:27:09and 20, 960, 980, 1050, 1150, 1250.
0:27:09 > 0:27:13In the room, 1250. 1300, 50, 1400, 50.
0:27:13 > 0:27:171500, 50, 1600? 1550.
0:27:17 > 0:27:23At 1550, 1600, and 50.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25Pleased?
0:27:25 > 0:27:282300, 2400,
0:27:28 > 0:27:312500, 2600,
0:27:31 > 0:27:352700, 2800.
0:27:35 > 0:27:392700 this time, at 2700.
0:27:39 > 0:27:43- Try not to be disappointed. - That's not a bad guess, is it?
0:27:43 > 0:27:472800, we are back on. 2800, it's not over, 2900, 3000.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50It's still going.
0:27:50 > 0:27:512900 this time.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54At £2900, are you done?
0:27:55 > 0:27:58Thank you very much.
0:27:58 > 0:28:03- I never expected that.- No.- £6,700!
0:28:03 > 0:28:07That's what we call a great "Flog It!" surprise.
0:28:07 > 0:28:08- I think we paid 250.- 250.
0:28:08 > 0:28:10Is that what you paid?
0:28:10 > 0:28:12- Yes, yeah.- For the two? - For the two, yes.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15Well, Stacia and Dennis, thank you so much for bringing those in.
0:28:15 > 0:28:19What a wonderful way to end such a brilliant day here in Cheshire.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21Great surprise at the very end.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23That's where the money is - in Northern art.
0:28:23 > 0:28:25If you've got some, we want to see it,
0:28:25 > 0:28:28but until then, keep watching "Flog It!" for many more surprises.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30It's goodbye from us all.