0:00:02 > 0:00:04MUSIC: "London Calling" by The Clash
0:00:04 > 0:00:07# London calling to the faraway towns
0:00:07 > 0:00:11# Now war is declared and battle come down
0:00:11 > 0:00:14Today's show comes from the heart of London,
0:00:14 > 0:00:16famous for its red buses, Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament
0:00:16 > 0:00:20and much more. And, from where I'm standing, you get a perfect view
0:00:20 > 0:00:23of this vibrant and historic city.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25Welcome to Flog It!
0:00:25 > 0:00:28# I live by the river. #
0:00:48 > 0:00:50MUSIC: "My Generation" by The Who
0:00:50 > 0:00:53# People try to put us d-down
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Our venue for today is London Zoo.
0:00:55 > 0:00:59- # Just because we get around - # Talking 'bout my generation
0:00:59 > 0:01:01Established in the early-19th century
0:01:01 > 0:01:03by the Royal Zoological Society, the zoo
0:01:03 > 0:01:07has seen nearly as many changes as the city around it.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09# Talking 'bout my generation
0:01:09 > 0:01:14But of all the decades to choose from, today's programme comes from the swinging sixties.
0:01:14 > 0:01:19The era of mods and rockers, miniskirts and icons like Twiggy.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21Post-war austerity was over.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24Things were changing in art, fashion and music.
0:01:24 > 0:01:29And London Zoo was undergoing some radical changes all of its own.
0:01:29 > 0:01:30# Talking 'bout my generation
0:01:30 > 0:01:33# I'm just talking 'bout my g-g-g-generation. #
0:01:33 > 0:01:36On Flog It!, we're in the business of conservation,
0:01:36 > 0:01:39conserving pieces of history. Finding antiques new homes.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41That's what this show is all about.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43That's why hundreds of people have turned up today.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49Joining us are experts Catherine Southon, who established her career
0:01:49 > 0:01:52with the prestigious London auction house Sotheby's.
0:01:52 > 0:01:57You and I could talk for hours. But, sadly, I've got work to do.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00- Then, you must go.- But we shall have another chat inside, if that's OK?
0:02:00 > 0:02:04- Marvellous.- And, hopefully, find out a little bit more.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06And Will Axon, who's got an eagle eye
0:02:06 > 0:02:09for spotting the best of the bunch when it comes to antiques.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11You're an artist, are you?
0:02:11 > 0:02:13I've got my paintings all over the walls.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15But I haven't got room for really good work.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19Well, looks have a closer look at it inside along with your Dalton jug.
0:02:20 > 0:02:25Well, the size of this queue proves that, in 2012, London is still swinging.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29Just like our neighbours the monkeys there behind me here at London Zoo.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32Today, we're hoping to find some antiques of quite a rare variety,
0:02:32 > 0:02:34delving into all these bags and boxes.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38Everybody here has turned up to ask our experts that all-important question, which is?
0:02:38 > 0:02:40ALL: What's it worth?
0:02:40 > 0:02:44MUSIC: "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones
0:02:44 > 0:02:48Today, expert Will will be taking up residence outside,
0:02:48 > 0:02:51next to the zoo's Australian-inspired Mappin Terraces.
0:02:51 > 0:02:56While Catherine will be keeping up Victorian traditions in the Prince Albert Suite.
0:02:57 > 0:03:03But, before they get stuck in, which of these fab finds will be top of the pops at auction?
0:03:04 > 0:03:08Could this collection of travel ephemera from the 1950s sail away?
0:03:09 > 0:03:13Might these gold sovereigns from Kenya make a pretty penny?
0:03:14 > 0:03:18Or will this elegant condiment set tickle the taste buds of our buyers?
0:03:20 > 0:03:23# So hey-hey-hey
0:03:23 > 0:03:26We've got hundreds of antiques to look at, so let's get on with it.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30It looks like Catherine Southon is first to spot a real gem.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32# I can't get no... #
0:03:32 > 0:03:36- John and Newla, welcome to Flog It! - Lovely to be here. - And welcome to London Zoo.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38- Lovely to be here. - Have you been to the zoo before?
0:03:38 > 0:03:41I came to London for the first time in 1967.
0:03:41 > 0:03:46- And I never came here.- Today's the day. You'll have to look around.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49- Absolutely, yes.- We've paid for the car park.- So, you will have to.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53Now, I love to see a good selection of ephemera.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57And that's what we've got here. A lovely bit of social history.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59Where did it all come from? Tell me the story.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03- Well, my grandfather went to America in 1954 to visit his cousin.- Right.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07He was 73, he'd never been abroad, never been out of the country.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11In fact, I don't think he'd ever been out of Lancashire or Yorkshire at that time.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15And he went out on a ship called the SS Flandre.
0:04:15 > 0:04:20He went to New York and then flew from New York to LA.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23He'd never flown before in his life.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26- I mean, to travel at his age, you say he was 73.- He would have been 73.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30That's a big thing. At that time, if you think, whisking back to the '50s,
0:04:30 > 0:04:33this was kind of like a movie-star thing.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35He was so excited. I was a small boy at that time.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38- But it was a very big adventure. - It was a huge adventure.- Absolutely.
0:04:38 > 0:04:42On the first night out, on the Flandre, he went and had dinner.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45Had a wonderful time, he really enjoyed himself.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48And he drank wine for the first time. Never drank wine before.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51- Really? In his 70s and he'd never drank wine?- That's right.- Wow!
0:04:51 > 0:04:55He writes in his journals that he woke up the next morning and he was feeling sick and thought
0:04:55 > 0:04:58he might have eaten something that had disagreed with him.
0:04:58 > 0:05:03- He was hung over.- I think he was a little bit drunk, don't you?
0:05:03 > 0:05:05- Which, indeed, he was. - That's a brilliant story.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08- And so he went out on the Flandre. - On the Flandre, yes.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10And these are the menus. They look very grand.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13Oh, God, yes, they do. And that was second class.
0:05:13 > 0:05:18- What was first class like? - Gosh! Are they?- He came back on a ship in December 1954
0:05:18 > 0:05:22- called the Saxonia.- Right, OK. - That ship was brand new in 1954.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25And launched by Lady Churchill. There's a booklet there
0:05:25 > 0:05:28telling you all about it, which he brought back with him as well.
0:05:28 > 0:05:33To me, just this brochure itself, there's so much behind it.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36But this is just a very small part of a very large collection.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38- What have we got here? - We have here
0:05:38 > 0:05:43a set of postcards my grandfather bought whilst he was in America.
0:05:43 > 0:05:48And they are views of Los Angeles and Hollywood.
0:05:48 > 0:05:53- Gosh! They're so colourful. - And there are a lot of pictures of film stars' houses.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55- I love it.- Here, for instance, we have Will Rogers.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57The ranch here. The Nelsons here.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01Jose Iturbi, who was a very famous conductor.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04- Robert Taylor. - You've got pictures of their houses
0:06:04 > 0:06:07- and then little tiny portraits of them.- That's right.
0:06:07 > 0:06:11- So you know who they are. - And a small one here.- Mickey Rooney.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13That's why his picture is smaller than anybody else's.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18- Clark...- Clark Gable. - Clark Gable.- That's right.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21And here we have Cary Grant on Santa Monica Boulevard.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25The most important thing, what we've come to talk about, is how much is it all worth?
0:06:25 > 0:06:29- Well, yes.- It's very difficult to put a price on American postcards
0:06:29 > 0:06:32because, obviously, they're not going to be
0:06:32 > 0:06:35as popular here as British postcards.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38It's a lovely selection, however, it's in lovely condition.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41And together with all this ephemera that you've got,
0:06:41 > 0:06:46just for me makes up a wonderful story and a really lovely collection.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49Now, I think we should put it in auction
0:06:49 > 0:06:51with an estimate of £200 to £300.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54- Right.- And a fixed reserve of £200.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57- Which means, we won't sell it below that.- That's good.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00- Are you as well-travelled as your grandfather?- Yes.- Oh, are you?
0:07:00 > 0:07:04- Do you think you can travel to the auction?- I think so.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07- Chiswick? Just down the road. - Chiswick. I'll see you there.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10- Brilliant.- Thank you for coming along.- Lovely to meet you.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12Lovely to meet you. Thank you.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15# Altogether now, tie me kangaroo down, sport
0:07:15 > 0:07:17# Tie me kangaroo down. #
0:07:17 > 0:07:21So, with a hop, skip and jump, let's see what's popped up on Will's table.
0:07:23 > 0:07:27Rita, what a sweet little picture you've brought in for us today.
0:07:27 > 0:07:32I mean, look at this scene here, lovely verdant green Italian scene.
0:07:32 > 0:07:38Pretty much as far away as you can get from this backdrop we've got of the arid Australian outback.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42Tell me about it. Is this something that caught your eye and you had to have.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44No. I have inherited it.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47But I know very little about it.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51It belonged to my mother, she had it framed and was very proud of it.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55- Right.- I know little about it, apart from appreciating its colouring.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58Tell me it's hanging on your wall at home.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02Well, it's in my studio. It is propped up on my plant chest.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04You say studio, so you're an artist yourself?
0:08:04 > 0:08:06Well, I consider myself an artist
0:08:06 > 0:08:09but I don't know if everybody considers me an artist.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13- It's a matter of opinion. - I would say I'm a...
0:08:13 > 0:08:18- Not a professional artist.- Yes. - But I do paint and sell my work.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21I'm talking to someone who can really appreciate this piece.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23- I mean, that's exactly... - It is a charming picture.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27It is a charming picture and the quality of the paintbrush strokes
0:08:27 > 0:08:31and the actual detail that the artist has managed to get in this picture
0:08:31 > 0:08:35is really impressive. It's just a few brushstrokes here and there
0:08:35 > 0:08:38but, say this trellis here, it really works, doesn't it?
0:08:38 > 0:08:41You can really feel the way that's hanging in the trellis.
0:08:41 > 0:08:45Working up, the landscape, typical... It must be Italian, don't you think?
0:08:45 > 0:08:48- Well, one assumes it's Italian. It looks Italian.- Italian lakes?
0:08:48 > 0:08:51It does? Certainly up here, where you've got this bell tower,
0:08:51 > 0:08:53which is almost a sort of Venetian bell tower.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55Then you've got these typical cypress trees.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58It's so professional in all aspects, isn't it?
0:08:58 > 0:09:00- Composition and everything. - Exactly.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02You've got composition, which is important.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05You've got figures, which are important. A bit of a focal point.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08When you see keen amateur paintings, a lot of the time,
0:09:08 > 0:09:10they're not brave enough to paint figures
0:09:10 > 0:09:13in these pictures because it's quite hard to paint a decent figure.
0:09:13 > 0:09:17If you look here, her in the boat. He's used a little bit of white,
0:09:17 > 0:09:21a little bit of blue, a little bit of red, and she's there.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23She's manifested herself from the page.
0:09:23 > 0:09:28And also this chap here, you even see the shadow almost cast by his hat.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30The other thing that catches me is the perspective is right.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33That's a very difficult thing to get right, perspective.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36- Yes.- I've had a look at it, I can't find a signature.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39Have you been able to find anything out?
0:09:39 > 0:09:43I took off the back to look for a signature but I couldn't find one.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46It may even be like a preparatory sketch, perhaps.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49- Yes.- It almost feels to me as if what this is
0:09:49 > 0:09:52is maybe an English artist travelling abroad.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55The artist usually used to go to northern France, southern France,
0:09:55 > 0:09:59down to Italy, a sort of Grand Tour but at a later date.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01- Yes.- I don't think this is 18th century.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04I think, here we're looking at sort of 19th century,
0:10:04 > 0:10:07maybe turn of the century at the latest, I would have thought.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11- Really?- Value? I mean, because it hasn't got a signature,
0:10:11 > 0:10:14or an artist who we can pin it to,
0:10:14 > 0:10:17I'm going to say let's try it at £100 to £200.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21- Mm.- And let the market decide. It's got to be worth that just for the...
0:10:21 > 0:10:26- Even as just a decorative picture. - Let's hope someone knows who did it.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30I think you can say goodbye to it because I think it's going to find a new home.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32Thank you.
0:10:35 > 0:10:40A bit of detective work is required there but it's clearly the work of a professional artist.
0:10:43 > 0:10:48And just like our items, London Zoo is full of history.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52At the height of the swinging sixties, it wasn't just the tank top
0:10:52 > 0:10:55and the World Cup grabbing all the headline news.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58London Zoo had a few head-turning stars of their own.
0:10:58 > 0:11:03Throughout the sixties, Chi Chi the giant panda was one of the main attractions here.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06And I can remember seeing her as well.
0:11:06 > 0:11:10And the media and the general public were fixated by the zoo's attempts
0:11:10 > 0:11:12to try and start a family here.
0:11:12 > 0:11:17But despite bringing in An An, a male giant panda from Moscow, it never really happened.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19I guess it was a match that wasn't made in heaven.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24But Chi Chi's fame lives on.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27She was the inspiration behind the symbol for the newly launched
0:11:27 > 0:11:29World Wildlife Fund.
0:11:29 > 0:11:33Now back to the Prince Albert Suite to see what Catherine's uncovered.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40Cantelau and Hitton, it's wonderful to see you on Flog It!
0:11:40 > 0:11:42Thank you very much for coming along today.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46Now, you've brought along some coins, some Kenyan gold coins.
0:11:46 > 0:11:50- Yes.- I want to know where you got them from and why you've got them.
0:11:50 > 0:11:55- I bought these in Kenya.. - Um-hm.- ..in 1966, most probably,
0:11:55 > 0:11:57for my investment.
0:11:57 > 0:12:04This one is dated 1966. They're all dated, I believe, the same date.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07- So, you were very wise, may I say,... - Thank you.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10..to go and buy them in that period.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13- Thank you.- And you've had them all this time.- All this time. Yes, me.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16- Who's on the back here? - The president of Kenya.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19Jomo Kenyatta, father of the nation of Kenya.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22Right, OK. So, what were you doing in the sixties?
0:12:22 > 0:12:24- I had a shop. - You were living in Kenya?
0:12:24 > 0:12:27- I had a shop.- Right. - My own business.- Right.
0:12:27 > 0:12:32It was a very good shop. And I had very good customers.
0:12:32 > 0:12:36And Jomo Kenyatta's wife,
0:12:36 > 0:12:39Mama Ngina, she was my best customer.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42So, the president's wife was one of your customers.
0:12:42 > 0:12:47Yes. She used to come to my shop, do her buying.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49And she was very pleased with my service.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53- So, you must have had quite a high clientele.- Very good friends.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56- It must've been a good business you had.- A very good business.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59Are these something you are interested in at all, Hitton?
0:12:59 > 0:13:02Yes, I am very much interested in them.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04It's the sentimental value as well,
0:13:04 > 0:13:08in the sense that this has been bought by my father.
0:13:08 > 0:13:12And also there's history behind it because he's got three brothers
0:13:12 > 0:13:19and he wants to kind of share the proceeds of the sale of his coins with them as well.
0:13:19 > 0:13:23- Oh, that's lovely. - That's what he believes in. - That's a really nice thing to do.
0:13:23 > 0:13:24- That's wonderful.- Yeah.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27Do you have any idea of how much they're worth?
0:13:27 > 0:13:30It should be around £1,800 today.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32- Right.- It might be more.
0:13:32 > 0:13:38We have weighed these and we understand that the value is around the £1,900 mark.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40That's how much we'd be looking at for scrap.
0:13:40 > 0:13:45Would you be happy to put them into auction at £1,600 to £2,000?
0:13:45 > 0:13:50- With a reserve price of 1,600? - He's very good, isn't he?- Yes.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53- He's very wise.- He's done his homework.- He has done his homework.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55- Are you happy to sell at that? - Yes, that's fine.
0:13:55 > 0:14:00- Hopefully, they'll sell well and you can share...- With my brothers.
0:14:00 > 0:14:04- Yes.- Well, I think you're incredibly wise and incredibly lovely.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06- And I wish you lots of success at the auction.- Thank you very much.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09- Catherine, thank you very much. - I shall see you there.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12- And, Hitton, I shall see you there too.- Thank you.- Thank you very much.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15If there's one sure-fire investment it's gold
0:14:15 > 0:14:18secreted away for nearly 50 years.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21Cantelau should be confident of reaping his rewards.
0:14:25 > 0:14:29It's hardly surprising that, after nearly 200 years, London Zoo
0:14:29 > 0:14:33is constantly changing to suit the needs of the animals that live here and call it home.
0:14:33 > 0:14:38This was the original entrance to the Parrot House built in the 1860s.
0:14:38 > 0:14:43It's one of only a few unlisted buildings here on the site.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45It was demolished recently to make way for a home
0:14:45 > 0:14:48for a feathered friend of a different kind.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51It's now the site of Penguin Beach,
0:14:51 > 0:14:54Britain's largest penguin pool.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57There's a surprise around every corner and, right now,
0:14:57 > 0:15:01it's time to p-p-p-pick up the final items and take them off to auction.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05Here's a quick reminder of our experts' choices.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12John's colourful souvenirs are a glimpse into a more romantic age,
0:15:12 > 0:15:16when travel was still a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
0:15:17 > 0:15:23Although unsigned, Rita's pretty gouache is clearly by a professional artist, but who?
0:15:23 > 0:15:26At £100 t0 £200, it's still a steal.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30And bought as an investment in the mid 1960s,
0:15:30 > 0:15:34Cantelau's ready to reap the rewards from his gold coins.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36MUSIC: "I Can't Explain" by The Who
0:15:42 > 0:15:47Our sale today comes from the Chiswick Auction Rooms in the leafy suburb of Chiswick, West London.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51The birthplace of the original modfather, Mr Pete Townshend.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53Let's go inside and see who's up next.
0:15:53 > 0:15:58- # Got a feeling inside - # I can't explain... #
0:15:58 > 0:16:01And, on the rostrum today, auctioneer William Rouse.
0:16:01 > 0:16:0595. 100. 110. He's there at 110.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09First up, it's Cantelau's little hoard of gold.
0:16:09 > 0:16:13- Three gold coins going under the hammer, Kenyan coins.- Yes.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15- From when, 1966?- 1966.- Yeah.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18- And these coins are fabulous. - They are.- Absolutely fabulous.
0:16:18 > 0:16:22Let's find out what the bidders think. They're going under the hammer now.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25Shall we start this lot at £1,000 to start for the gold coins?
0:16:25 > 0:16:29£1,000 I'm bid. 1,100 is the next bid. £1,000. 1,100.
0:16:29 > 0:16:321,200. 1,300. £1,300.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36Do you want 14? At £1,300.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38It's not quite enough. 1,400.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40- 1,500.- Come on, one more.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44£1,500 it is then. I'm afraid, not quite enough at 1,500.
0:16:44 > 0:16:48At £1,500, anybody else want to come in? Is that it?
0:16:48 > 0:16:50£1,500.
0:16:50 > 0:16:55- It didn't sell. - It was so close. So close.
0:16:55 > 0:16:59Well, there's always another day and another saleroom.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01But, bear in mind, gold values fluctuate,
0:17:01 > 0:17:04so it's important to keep an eye on the market.
0:17:04 > 0:17:10Let's hope artist Rita has better luck with her Italianate painting.
0:17:11 > 0:17:16The reason I didn't put it up on the walls is that I spent many years going down to St Ives...
0:17:16 > 0:17:19- I bet you have a lovely collection. - I have, I have.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22- I want to get round there and have a look.- Yeah.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24Well, some have to go and I guess that's one of them.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27Good luck with that. Hopefully, we'll get the £100 to £200.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31It's going under the hammer. Good luck, Rita. Fingers crossed.
0:17:31 > 0:17:36Lot 175 is this gouache of the lake view. 175.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38Let's start, please, £50 for this.
0:17:38 > 0:17:4050 I'm bid, thank you. 55. 60.
0:17:40 > 0:17:4365. At £65 it is.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47- 70, thank you. 75. - We're in here. Come on.- 80.
0:17:47 > 0:17:4985. 90.
0:17:49 > 0:17:5395. 100. Anybody else want to come in? It's £100 bid.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56In the room, then. £100. I'm selling it for 100.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58- Rita, it's gone.- Right, right.
0:17:58 > 0:18:02- Happy?- Yes, I'm happy about that because someone will appreciate it.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06Yes. He's over there. You might want a word with him afterwards
0:18:06 > 0:18:08- and see if he can tell you more about it.- He might.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11- Yeah. He might know.- Sometimes, people are prepared to talk to you
0:18:11 > 0:18:14- about things they've bought. - Once they've got it.
0:18:14 > 0:18:18- Sometimes, they'll be under the arm and out the door.- Yeah.
0:18:19 > 0:18:2145. 50.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24Next up, it's John's collection of travel souvenirs
0:18:24 > 0:18:26from his grandfather's trip to the United States.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29MUSIC: "Heart of Glass" by Blondie
0:18:29 > 0:18:32I've been looking forward to this. It's great to see you again.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35- I know you love auctions, don't you? - Absolutely.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38- Have you picked up a bidding paddle? - No, we haven't No, no.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41- You're just here to sell. - We're being very wise today, yes.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43- I do like those American postcards. - They're wonderful.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45They're fantastic, they really are.
0:18:45 > 0:18:49They're all hand-coloured, the satin-finished ones.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52There are views of LA and Hollywood, which do not exist any more.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55We've seen it on the show before with postcard collections.
0:18:55 > 0:19:00You just don't know. I like the ocean-liner menu cards
0:19:00 > 0:19:04and the actual programme. You can see what the women were wearing
0:19:04 > 0:19:06- and the times.- And the furniture.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10- The 1950s furniture. Cutting edge. - It evokes the whole period.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13- Absolutely. It's wonderful.- Let's see if it's cutting edge here today.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16Let's put it to the test. Here we go. It's going under the hammer.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19Where shall we start this?
0:19:19 > 0:19:21Nice and easy at £100 to start me for it.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24100 to go. 100 I'm bid. 110.
0:19:24 > 0:19:31- 120. 130.- He's keen. He's got his bidding cards out.- He's got taste.
0:19:31 > 0:19:35180. 190. 200. £200 there.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38In the middle of the room, then, at £200. Anybody else want to come in?
0:19:38 > 0:19:43I can sell it, then. At £200. I'm selling it, for 200 it goes.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45- £200.- It's gone. £200.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48And that chap over there was very, very keen.
0:19:48 > 0:19:53He didn't put his bidding paddle down, he held it there. I want it. I'm going home with it.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56- I wish there was somebody else doing the same.- Yes, I know.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59Thank you. 110. 120.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02130. 140. 150.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04Thank you very much.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06MUSIC: "Dedicated Follower of Fashion" by The Kinks
0:20:06 > 0:20:09Well, that's the end of our first visit to the auction rooms today.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11We're coming back later, don't go away.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15Before we join up with our experts, I'm going on a little tour.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19It's no secret that I'm a big music fan, absolutely love music.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22I'm going to visit a part of the city that has made rock and roll history.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25And you'll be surprised at where I'm going.
0:20:32 > 0:20:36Twelve miles down the River Thames in Twickenham, lies a sleepy island
0:20:36 > 0:20:38with a unique musical past.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44I'm going to enjoy this today, it's a trip down memory lane for me.
0:20:44 > 0:20:49I went to school around this area and I was born a mile down the river at Teddington Lock.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52My father was a lecturer at Twickenham Polytechnic.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55On Saturday mornings, he gave rowing lessons at the Twickenham Rowing Club.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57I used to join him on many occasion.
0:20:57 > 0:21:01Sometimes, during my holidays, I'd swim across. It's not that far.
0:21:01 > 0:21:06But, once you were over there, it felt like you were miles away from the mainland.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10A hidden oasis. And, today, it's still a little bit of a secret.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12And it's called Eel Pie Island.
0:21:12 > 0:21:19# I can see for miles and miles and miles
0:21:19 > 0:21:24Half a mile in length and home to a small community of 120 people,
0:21:24 > 0:21:27no one's quite sure how it got its name.
0:21:27 > 0:21:31Theories range from Henry VIII's taste for the very English delicacy
0:21:31 > 0:21:35to the tradition of fishing for eels on this stretch of the river.
0:21:35 > 0:21:41No matter what, its mythical name matches its legendary history.
0:21:41 > 0:21:45Eel Pie Island was the backdrop to my early teenage years.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47It was the 1970s, the hippie era.
0:21:47 > 0:21:52There were plenty of hippies holed up in the Eel Pie Island Hotel,
0:21:52 > 0:21:57a rundown dilapidated 19th-century building on the other side of the island.
0:21:57 > 0:22:02But, ten years earlier, it was the throbbing heartbeat of the London music scene.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05MUSIC: "You Really Got Me" by The Kinks
0:22:07 > 0:22:10# Girl, you really got me going
0:22:10 > 0:22:13# You got me so I don't know what I'm doing now... #
0:22:13 > 0:22:18I mean, it's hard to imagine it now because, just look around you, it's so tranquil here.
0:22:18 > 0:22:22But from the mid 1950s right up to the mid 1960s,
0:22:22 > 0:22:26the hotel on the island was the venue for many of our greatest rocks bands.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29Rod Stewart, The Rolling Stones, The Who, all played here.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32And, as dusk fell and the bands came on stage,
0:22:32 > 0:22:34you could hear those blistering guitar licks
0:22:34 > 0:22:37from Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39This island rocked.
0:22:45 > 0:22:50It all began around 1955 as Britain emerged from the years of post-war austerity.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52And American influences had been taken up with gusto.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56Amongst the imports were the blues musicians of Chicago.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59Players like Muddy Waters, BB King, Howlin' Wolf.
0:22:59 > 0:23:03They influenced the local jazz musicians who, in turn,
0:23:03 > 0:23:06influenced the bright young megastars of the future.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09# Boom, boom, boom, boom. #
0:23:10 > 0:23:15Recognise anyone? Step forward, Mod the Rod Stewart.
0:23:15 > 0:23:19Eric, Jimmy Page, Mick, Keith and Charlie.
0:23:19 > 0:23:23This heady brew all cooked up here on this little island in the Thames.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26It's more like New Orleans than Richmond.
0:23:27 > 0:23:31But how did it all happen? And why here on Eel Pie Island?
0:23:31 > 0:23:33Well, it's down to one man, really.
0:23:33 > 0:23:38Arthur Chisnall who, coincidentally, had an antique shop in Kingston upon Thames.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42Antiques aside, his true passion was social research.
0:23:42 > 0:23:46And he was studying a group of local art students who visited his shop quite frequently.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49He heard about their frustrations, there was nowhere they could go
0:23:49 > 0:23:52and dance and hang out and listen to live music around here.
0:23:52 > 0:23:58But he thought, "Hang on a minute, I know the hotel on Eel Pie Island has the most marvellous ballroom."
0:23:58 > 0:24:02"The perfect venue for them to play their music."
0:24:02 > 0:24:04- # Up above my head - # Up above my head
0:24:04 > 0:24:06- # I hear music in the air - # I hear music in the air
0:24:06 > 0:24:10The first parties were held in 1956. And crowds of teenagers flocked
0:24:10 > 0:24:14to the free jazz club Arthur established in the hotel.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17His social experiment was underway.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23In the 1960s, R&B took over
0:24:23 > 0:24:26and a young Rod Stewart sang backing vocals
0:24:26 > 0:24:29for Long John Baldry's Hoochie Coochie Men.
0:24:29 > 0:24:30# Up above my head. #
0:24:30 > 0:24:34Suddenly, Arthur's student club was one of London's hottest music venues.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37Word spread fast on the grapevine
0:24:37 > 0:24:39and the legend of Eel Pie Land was born.
0:24:39 > 0:24:43'For over ten years, teenagers have flocked to Mr Chisnall's island club
0:24:43 > 0:24:48'from all over Britain. Once in, they can buy alcoholic drinks at the bar.
0:24:48 > 0:24:52'According to Mr Chisnall, his club has 28,000 members.
0:24:52 > 0:24:57'That's a lot of people. Certainly, Eel Pie Land has become notorious
0:24:57 > 0:24:59'as a haven for beatniks.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02'The Rolling Stones kicked off here
0:25:02 > 0:25:05at a time when those young men were way, way out.'
0:25:05 > 0:25:07# When you were a child you were treated kind...
0:25:07 > 0:25:11In 1963, The Rolling Stones were given a weekly slot on the island,
0:25:11 > 0:25:15in the middle of which, the band had their first chart hit.
0:25:15 > 0:25:20# Your mother who neglected you owes a million dollars tax. #
0:25:20 > 0:25:22The rest, as they say, is rock and roll history.
0:25:32 > 0:25:38In 1967, unable to renew the hotel's licence for live music, the bands stopped playing.
0:25:38 > 0:25:42By then, many of them had gone on to play in larger venues.
0:25:42 > 0:25:43But there was worse to come.
0:25:43 > 0:25:48In 1971, a mysterious fire gutted the legendary Eel Pie Island Hotel.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50And it had to be demolished.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53It was a very sad day in the history of rock and roll.
0:25:57 > 0:26:03Today, nothing remains to mark this unique chapter in rock and roll history.
0:26:05 > 0:26:10This is where the music scene ended, right here, this very spot.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12But, for me, it went on, actually.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14Eventually, I worked for Pete Townshend of The Who
0:26:14 > 0:26:19at his recording studio called Eel Pie Studios in St Margarets, just further along the river there,
0:26:19 > 0:26:23where I met a girl, discovered antiques and that's another story.
0:26:23 > 0:26:28MUSIC: "You Really Got Me" by The Kinks
0:26:28 > 0:26:30# Girl, you really got me going
0:26:30 > 0:26:33# You got me so I don't know what I'm doing now
0:26:33 > 0:26:38Back at the zoo, the buzz of evaluation day is music to my ears.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40# You got me so I can't sleep at night. #
0:26:40 > 0:26:45Working diligently at his outpost in the Aussie desert, Will has unearthed a unique bit of history.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49- Hi, Yvonne.- Hi, Will. - Thanks for coming along today
0:26:49 > 0:26:53and bringing along this rather interesting football programme.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56I'm not even going to suggest that you got this from the match
0:26:56 > 0:26:58because I know you're going to kick me in the shins.
0:26:58 > 0:27:03But how did you come by this because, obviously, the date 1945, is this something a family member went to?
0:27:03 > 0:27:06It belongs to my husband's side of the family.
0:27:06 > 0:27:11- His father and eldest brother went to the match. - They were actually there.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14So, they were there and brought home the programme.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16- And it's stayed in the family ever since.- Interesting.
0:27:16 > 0:27:20- A family of Arsenal fans? - On his brother's side, yeah.
0:27:20 > 0:27:24- My husband is a Tottenham fan. - Oh, you're joking, aren't you?
0:27:24 > 0:27:28- An interesting rivalry there.- Family lunches must be quite an event,
0:27:28 > 0:27:30certainly during the season.
0:27:30 > 0:27:34This is obviously Arsenal Football Club playing Moscow Dynamo
0:27:34 > 0:27:38- at Tottenham.- At Tottenham.- Hence the Tottenham-Arsenal connection.
0:27:38 > 0:27:42Just looking here, it looks like Moscow Dynamo Football Club
0:27:42 > 0:27:46were on, shall we say, a tour of the UK because it says here,
0:27:46 > 0:27:50their "next engagement will be with Coventry." And "Glasgow Rangers,
0:27:50 > 0:27:53November the 27th." They were obviously on, shall we say,
0:27:53 > 0:27:55an exhibition tour. I think that's what it was.
0:27:55 > 0:28:00I think that's what it was because it was towards the end of the war period.
0:28:00 > 0:28:03During the war, there were no league matches.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05- Everything was suspended. - For obvious reasons.
0:28:05 > 0:28:09- And I think to boost the morale of the football fans...- Yeah.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12..being as there were no football matches during that wartime.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15- And they would bring in...- Teams from abroad.- ..teams from abroad
0:28:15 > 0:28:18- to do these one-off games. - Yeah, I think you're right.
0:28:18 > 0:28:22- It would help boost the morale. - That's exactly what it was.
0:28:22 > 0:28:26- So, your husband owns it.- He does. - He's a Tottenham fan.- He is.
0:28:26 > 0:28:31Yeah, so he's not going to frame this and hang it in pride of place above the mantelpiece.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34Maybe if he got a bit of Tipp-Ex out and Letraset.
0:28:34 > 0:28:36- If he could, I'm sure he would. - Really?
0:28:36 > 0:28:39- You don't let him have it up, do you? - Well, I don't mind.
0:28:39 > 0:28:42But he's just kept it in the drawer with other programmes.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45- Does he collect football programmes? - He's got quite a collection.
0:28:45 > 0:28:50- This one stood out from the others. - It's one of the earliest ones. - It's one of the earliest ones.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53Have you been on the phone? Is he happy that you're going to flog it?
0:28:53 > 0:28:55- Yeah, he's quite happy. - What does he think it's worth?
0:28:55 > 0:28:58He spoke to somebody on the phone
0:28:58 > 0:29:01who said it could be worth maybe around the £50 mark.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04OK, yeah. I think that's a reasonable ballpark figure.
0:29:04 > 0:29:06Because of the condition, it's obviously been well-thumbed.
0:29:06 > 0:29:11That's what I was going to bring your attention to, the condition of the programme itself.
0:29:11 > 0:29:13I'd like to use that £50 as the top end of the estimate.
0:29:13 > 0:29:17- So, try it at £30 to £50. - That's fine.- Yeah.
0:29:17 > 0:29:19Just because of the condition.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22- It's being sold in London, so it's in the right...- It's in the right area.
0:29:22 > 0:29:26Exactly. We'll have a few Arsenal fans, hopefully, in the crowd.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29(BROLGA CRANE SQUAWKS) I think we've got some interest over there.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32It's a Tottenham fan, he's trying to sabotage the filming.
0:29:32 > 0:29:34We'll take that as a commission bid.
0:29:34 > 0:29:38But I'm confident that at £30 to £50, let's reserve it at 30.
0:29:38 > 0:29:40- That's good.- Yeah. - I'm pleased with that.
0:29:40 > 0:29:44- Maybe your husband can come to the sale day.- I'm hoping he'll make it.
0:29:44 > 0:29:46- Brilliant, Yvonne. Nice to meet you. - And you. Thank you.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49# Never failed in the mail yet, come around Bill!
0:29:49 > 0:29:52# Too much monkey business. #
0:29:52 > 0:29:54I love how a single piece of paper can conjure up
0:29:54 > 0:29:59all the excitement of a football game from 75 years ago.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02Now, something's got Catherine pretty excited too.
0:30:02 > 0:30:07One of the things I absolutely love about working on Flog it!
0:30:07 > 0:30:09is coming along, seeing boxes
0:30:09 > 0:30:14and opening them and, hopefully, finding a wonderful surprise.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17- Shall we have a little look in your box and see what we find.- Please do.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20Now, that is what I call fantastic.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23What a lovely little condiment set you've got here.
0:30:23 > 0:30:27Silver at the top and ivory.
0:30:27 > 0:30:32Now, tell me about this because I believe you are very well-travelled
0:30:32 > 0:30:34and there's a lot of history behind this.
0:30:34 > 0:30:39I'm a New Zealander and I've inherited this from my mother.
0:30:39 > 0:30:43When she died, I was living in Italy with my family.
0:30:43 > 0:30:45One of my sisters in New Zealand
0:30:45 > 0:30:49kindly collected up some of the items that my mother left behind
0:30:49 > 0:30:53and put them into a tea chest and had them shipped to us in Milan.
0:30:53 > 0:30:57Where did your mother get it from? Was it a family piece you've had for a long time?
0:30:57 > 0:31:00I think that my mother might have inherited it
0:31:00 > 0:31:04from her Irish aunties, her maiden aunts.
0:31:04 > 0:31:09- Right.- They were the O'Connells and they had emigrated from Ireland
0:31:09 > 0:31:13- to Napier in New Zealand. - Oh, Napier. That rings a bell.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16- I think I've been there. Is that north or south?- North Island.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18North Island, right.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21And then it got sent over to me in Milan.
0:31:21 > 0:31:26And then, a few years ago, we moved back to England to live.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29So, this is a very well-travelled item.
0:31:29 > 0:31:31A well-travelled set, yes.
0:31:31 > 0:31:33Right, let's have a look at these individually.
0:31:33 > 0:31:37We've got peppers and we've got salts and we've got little mustard pots
0:31:37 > 0:31:40and these beautiful little mustard spoons.
0:31:40 > 0:31:45I think, perhaps, it might have been part of an even bigger set.
0:31:45 > 0:31:47Something that would have been on a large dining table.
0:31:47 > 0:31:53This is a prestigious set that was for a big family banquet.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56This is a very nice set, here.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59These individual pieces, the lovely ivory there.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01It's got a lovely patina to it.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04I love the way inside you can see how that's finished.
0:32:04 > 0:32:08Now, a lot of people are a bit worried about selling ivory.
0:32:08 > 0:32:13Now, this is pre-1947, which means it's perfectly legal to sell.
0:32:13 > 0:32:18If we look around the top, we can verify that because we've got the hallmark on the silver.
0:32:18 > 0:32:21Birmingham. The date letter is "C".
0:32:21 > 0:32:25So, this "C" dates it perfectly to 1902.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28So, that's the date we're looking at for this set.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31And we've also got the maker's initials.
0:32:31 > 0:32:35B&Co. Broadway & Co. To be honest, it's not a maker that I've heard of.
0:32:35 > 0:32:38So, it's not something I can give you much information about.
0:32:38 > 0:32:43What I can tell you is it is a very nice little set.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46And I think the sort of thing that would do well at auction.
0:32:46 > 0:32:49I've never seen anything quite like this, I must admit.
0:32:49 > 0:32:51- No.- It's really lovely.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54Now, the crucial point.
0:32:54 > 0:32:58Valuation. Have you ever had this valued or looked at before?
0:32:58 > 0:33:00Yes. I was told that, if I put it in an auction,
0:33:00 > 0:33:02it would probably get £800.
0:33:02 > 0:33:06- Which I was very, very surprised to hear that.- Very surprised.
0:33:06 > 0:33:08I must say, I'm a little bit surprised.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11To me, that seems very, very punchy.
0:33:11 > 0:33:15It's a lovely set but it's not the original box.
0:33:15 > 0:33:17There is a spoon damaged.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20I think we need to come down a little bit more on that.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23Perhaps, put an estimate on of £300 to £500.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26With a reserve of 300.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28- Would you be happy with that? - Yes, I would.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30It's a lovely piece. It's very well-travelled.
0:33:30 > 0:33:32There's a lovely story behind this.
0:33:32 > 0:33:36I hope that a couple of people at the auction love it just like we do.
0:33:36 > 0:33:39- Thank you very much for bringing it along.- You're welcome.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42- I'll see you at the auction. - Thank you.- Thank you.
0:33:42 > 0:33:44# Shaking all over. #
0:33:50 > 0:33:53Lorraine, I don't need to tell you what you've brought in today.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56- I think they're snuff boxes. - I think you're dead right.
0:33:56 > 0:33:58You're dead right. Silver snuff boxes.
0:33:58 > 0:34:04Nice that they're in silver. Probably table snuffs, looking at the size.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06Rather than carried in the pocket, probably to be at home
0:34:06 > 0:34:09on the table to bring out when you have guests and so on.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12- Right.- But, yes, you're right. Little hinged lids.
0:34:12 > 0:34:16Silver gilt interiors ready for snuff. You've got hallmarks there.
0:34:16 > 0:34:20I can see silver. Have you given them a polish before you brought them?
0:34:20 > 0:34:23- Yes.- You've got to be careful cleaning silver, you know that?
0:34:23 > 0:34:25I do know. I was told many a time.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27Don't over-polish because you'll rub the marks
0:34:27 > 0:34:30and rub the decoration as well. But nice quality.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33Nice, clean, close well, tight hinges.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36- That's really what collectors of these are looking for.- Right.
0:34:36 > 0:34:39- How did you come by them?- I inherited them. I worked for a lady
0:34:39 > 0:34:42and when she passed away she left them to me in her will.
0:34:42 > 0:34:44- How very kind of her. - It was very kind of her.
0:34:44 > 0:34:48- It was a total surprise.- What a nice surprise.- She originally had four.
0:34:48 > 0:34:53- A little collection.- Snuff boxes are really widely collected.- Yeah.
0:34:53 > 0:34:57There's a huge variety, a huge range of snuff boxes that you can collect.
0:34:57 > 0:35:01You can collect ones made of wood, tortoiseshell, horn.
0:35:01 > 0:35:03They tend to be a little bit more affordable.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05Right through to the silver ones here.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07These are fairly plain but I quite like that.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10- I quite like the plainness of them. - Right.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13You get some that are more ornate. They've got castle-top views.
0:35:13 > 0:35:17- Yeah.- They're well-known. You would have seen them on the programme.
0:35:17 > 0:35:22And then you go right through to the gold ones that have got enamel and even inset with jewels and so on.
0:35:22 > 0:35:27So, there's a wide range. Anything to suit anyone's pocket really.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30So, they're a really good way of getting into collecting.
0:35:30 > 0:35:35This first one, I've had a look at the hallmark. 1825 we're looking at.
0:35:35 > 0:35:39- Oh, right.- That surprises me. Does it? You thought they were later?- I did, yeah. Yeah.
0:35:39 > 0:35:45Snuff boxes and so on, they really came into fashion late 18th century
0:35:45 > 0:35:48into the early 19th century when people were taking snuff.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50- Yeah.- So, they're both from around that period.
0:35:50 > 0:35:55This one's a little bit later. 1827, the hallmark on that.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58This one's inscribed on top with the date 1838.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00So, that ties in nicely with the hallmark.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02I've had a look at the inscription.
0:36:02 > 0:36:06- It's "Coventry Commerce", is it? Or "Industry".- Yes.
0:36:06 > 0:36:10- Yeah. So, presented to... No idea who that is? No.- Mr Palmer.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13- Mr Palmer, whoever he was. - Whoever he was.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15Thank you very much, Mr Palmer, if you are up there.
0:36:15 > 0:36:19Value-wise, you say she left them to you in her will.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22Did she give you any indication in the will what they might be worth?
0:36:22 > 0:36:24- No. None whatsoever.- OK.
0:36:24 > 0:36:28Any ideas, having watched the programme? You might have picked something up here and there.
0:36:28 > 0:36:30- 80.- 80? That sort of figure?
0:36:30 > 0:36:34I think I'd give you £80 now for them if you offered them to me.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36So, I think they're probably worth a little bit more than that.
0:36:36 > 0:36:41You said £80. I'm going to say let's put them in at £100 to £200 each.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44- How do you feel about that? - That would be great.- Yeah?- Yeah.
0:36:44 > 0:36:48The good thing about silver is that it always tends to make its money in the salerooms.
0:36:48 > 0:36:53- Right, OK.- Let's be sure about that and put a fixed reserve of £100.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55They've got to be worth £100 each.
0:36:55 > 0:36:57I don't mind taking them home if they didn't sell.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00Exactly. That's the right sort of attitude to come at it with.
0:37:00 > 0:37:04- It's been a pleasure meeting you. - Thank you.- Thank you for bringing these. You've been very patient.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07You've been queuing since early on. I think you were here before we were.
0:37:07 > 0:37:09- I was. - Exactly. But look at this now.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12We're in the sun, the sun's going down, we could almost be...
0:37:12 > 0:37:15You know what I feel like? I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18You've been here all day. You can shout it as loud as you like.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20We'll get you a cab and get you home.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23- Well done. It's been really nice meeting you.- Thank you.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25- I'll see you in the saleroom. - It's been a lovely day.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27MUSIC: "Louie Louie" by the Kingsmen
0:37:29 > 0:37:31# Louie Louie
0:37:31 > 0:37:34# Oh, no, we gotta go
0:37:34 > 0:37:36It's been a fantastic day here at the zoo.
0:37:36 > 0:37:40Lots of friendly Flog It! faces and interesting objects.
0:37:40 > 0:37:45Here's a quick recap just to jog your memory of all the items we're taking with us.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48# Fine little girl she waits for me
0:37:48 > 0:37:51# Me catch the ship across the sea
0:37:51 > 0:37:54A slight thing but packed with history.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56Certain football fans should be pretty excited
0:37:56 > 0:37:59about this historic programme from an early match.
0:38:00 > 0:38:03This ivory condiment set is well-travelled.
0:38:03 > 0:38:06And it immediately caught Catherine's eye.
0:38:06 > 0:38:11And Lorraine's elegant silver snuff boxes are highly collectable.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14And I'm sure they'll be snapped up at auction.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17# Oh, baby, we gotta go. #
0:38:17 > 0:38:22Back at the Chiswick saleroom, auctioneer William is working hard on the rostrum.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24£450 there. 450.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28Well, let's hope we hit the back of the net with this next lot.
0:38:28 > 0:38:33You know what I'm talking about. That single-sheet football programme that Yvonne brought in.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36Great to see you again. Who have you brought with you? A Tottenham fan?
0:38:36 > 0:38:39- This is my husband Kenny. - Hello, Kenny, pleased to meet you.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42- And you, Paul.- Shouldn't you have an Arsenal scarf on?
0:38:42 > 0:38:44- Well...- Or a Moscow Dynamo scarf?
0:38:44 > 0:38:48Yes, that's my brother and father, the Arsenal fans.
0:38:48 > 0:38:51- Right. They went to the game. - They did.- Wonderful old programme.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53- What an early programme. - Yeah, it's great.
0:38:53 > 0:38:57- Football history there. - Quite an interesting match as well.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00- I did a bit of research.- Moscow won, didn't they?- They did, 4-3.
0:39:00 > 0:39:03- A terrible fog descended on the game. - That's it.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05My brother mentioned that.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08Do you know what? The Russians made a substitution but never took a player off.
0:39:08 > 0:39:13- Oh!- So, they played with 12 men on the pitch because it was so foggy and they refused to call it off.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16- I like that, don't you?- That's interesting.- Very interesting.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19I'm sure there's a lot of football fans here in the auction room.
0:39:19 > 0:39:23Let's find out if we can score a hat-trick with this, shall we? This is it.
0:39:23 > 0:39:27Lot 55 is a single-sheet football programme.
0:39:27 > 0:39:31And I've got a bit of interest in it. I'm in at £20.
0:39:31 > 0:39:36At £20 with me. 22 now, in the room. 22. 25.
0:39:36 > 0:39:41£25 I'm bid. £25 for the football programme.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43- It's struggling. - Anyone else want to come in?
0:39:43 > 0:39:46£25 is not quite enough, I'm afraid.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48- Ooh!- Didn't sell.- Didn't sell.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51Do you know what? In a way, I'm pleased it didn't sell.
0:39:51 > 0:39:55Because, if you'd sold right on the reserve, I think... You know?
0:39:55 > 0:39:58- I think there's more money to be made with that.- Definitely.
0:39:58 > 0:40:00# All or nothing... #
0:40:00 > 0:40:05What a shame. I'm sure it will do well in a specialist sports auction.
0:40:05 > 0:40:10Hopefully, the bidders wont turn their noses up at Lorraine's snuff boxes,
0:40:10 > 0:40:13which William has split into two lots.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15- Why are you selling these? - I don't display them.
0:40:15 > 0:40:17- You just don't display them. - I don't display them
0:40:17 > 0:40:21- OK. Best get rid, then, eh?- Yeah. - Have the money instead.- Exactly.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24Let's see what this lot thinks. It's down to the bidders now.
0:40:24 > 0:40:28Nice little thing here. Little snuff box. Start me at £60 for it.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31For a snuff box. I'm bid 60.
0:40:31 > 0:40:3365 I'll take. £60.
0:40:33 > 0:40:3565. 70.
0:40:35 > 0:40:3875. 80. 85.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40£85 it is. 90.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42- 95.- We're going to do it.- £100.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45- There we go.- £100 there. Do you want
0:40:45 > 0:40:47110? 110. 110 there.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50At £110. Seated in the armchair at 110.
0:40:50 > 0:40:54Anybody else? 110 it is. 110.
0:40:55 > 0:40:58- OK, first one 110. Let's see if we can do that again.- All right.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01Interest in this one. What am I bid? £80 to start me.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03I'm bid 80. 85.
0:41:03 > 0:41:0590. 95.
0:41:05 > 0:41:08100. 110. 110.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11At 110. 120.
0:41:11 > 0:41:12130.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15140. 140.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17- Good.- This is the person who missed out on the first one
0:41:17 > 0:41:20- having a bit more of a go on the second one.- Mmm.
0:41:20 > 0:41:21All done. 140 I'm going to sell it.
0:41:21 > 0:41:25- £140.- Thank you, Will. - Not at all. thank you for coming.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28It pays to put things into auction. If you don't want them lying around the house,
0:41:28 > 0:41:31we'd love to see you if you've got any collectables you want to sell.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33Bring them along to one of our valuation days.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35You can find details on our BBC website.
0:41:35 > 0:41:39Log on to bbc.co.uk/flogit for the links.
0:41:39 > 0:41:41All the information will be there.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44If you don't have a computer, check the details in your local press.
0:41:44 > 0:41:47Come on. Dust them down, bring them in, we want to see.
0:41:50 > 0:41:5195. 100. 110.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54Next up, this wonderful condiment set.
0:41:54 > 0:41:57It's been in the family for many a season.
0:41:57 > 0:42:01Hopefully, there'll be collectors peppered about the saleroom.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04Is this going to be a wrench to sell it?
0:42:04 > 0:42:07My daughter's getting married on Saturday
0:42:07 > 0:42:11and it'll be nice to have a bit of extra money.
0:42:11 > 0:42:16It's a bit of quality, isn't it? I know the silver dealers are here and they're all poring over it.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19The firm is Broadway & Co and they are still in business today.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22- Really?- The fourth generation are running it.
0:42:22 > 0:42:26So, it's good pedigree there. Let's get on with the sale, shall we?
0:42:26 > 0:42:29It's now down to the bidders. Good luck. This is it.
0:42:29 > 0:42:33I'm going to start this straight off at £260.
0:42:33 > 0:42:35- 270.- It's in the room behind us.
0:42:35 > 0:42:38290. 300. 320.
0:42:38 > 0:42:40320 there. 340. 360.
0:42:40 > 0:42:42380. 400.
0:42:42 > 0:42:44- 420.- Very good.- 440.
0:42:44 > 0:42:46460. 480.
0:42:46 > 0:42:48500. And 50.
0:42:48 > 0:42:52- 600 fresh bidding. - Fantastic.- 650 behind you.
0:42:52 > 0:42:55700. 750.
0:42:55 > 0:42:58- 800. 850. 900.- Can you hear that?
0:42:58 > 0:43:01- Yes.- £900.
0:43:01 > 0:43:03- And 50.- That's good.
0:43:03 > 0:43:06£1,050. £1,100.
0:43:06 > 0:43:11£1,100 it is. At £1,100, are you all done and finished? £1,100.
0:43:11 > 0:43:14- Jolly good.- What a nice surprise.
0:43:14 > 0:43:17- What a lovely surprise. - It's fantastic.
0:43:17 > 0:43:20My mother, who died, who I inherited it from,
0:43:20 > 0:43:24she would be so pleased to know that money will go towards her granddaughter's wedding.
0:43:24 > 0:43:29In Wiltshire, my home county. Royal Wootton Bassett. Oh, marvellous.
0:43:29 > 0:43:34- I hope the weather's fine.- Yes. - Have a lovely time at the wedding.
0:43:34 > 0:43:36And what a wonderful way to end today's show.
0:43:36 > 0:43:38I told you there was going to be a surprise, didn't I?
0:43:38 > 0:43:41I hope you've enjoyed it. Join us again soon for many more.
0:43:41 > 0:43:45But, for now, from Chiswick in West London, it's goodbye from all of us.
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