0:00:07 > 0:00:10Our valuation day venue is home to some of Britain's finest
0:00:10 > 0:00:11horticultural displays.
0:00:11 > 0:00:16With 50 acres of landscape gardens spanning 200 years in their design,
0:00:16 > 0:00:19a 1,000 acre deer park and a rare breeds farm,
0:00:19 > 0:00:21it's certainly a sight to behold.
0:00:21 > 0:00:24This is Tatton Park. Welcome to Flog It!
0:00:47 > 0:00:51For over 300 years, Tatton Park was owned by the Egerton family.
0:00:51 > 0:00:56But in 1958 it was donated to the National Trust for our enjoyment.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59And we're certainly enjoying the stunning views and fresh air today.
0:01:01 > 0:01:02Today's Flog It! comes from one
0:01:02 > 0:01:04of the most complete historic estates in Britain.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06Nestled in the Cheshire countryside,
0:01:06 > 0:01:10Tatton Park has been home to farming ever since the Bronze Age.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13But today it's home to a whole host of people who have brought along
0:01:13 > 0:01:17their antiques and collectables for our experts to value.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20And, of course, there's one question on everybody's lips, which is -
0:01:20 > 0:01:21THEY SHOUT: What's it worth?
0:01:21 > 0:01:25And if they're happy with that valuation, what are you going to do?
0:01:25 > 0:01:26Flog it!
0:01:31 > 0:01:35And on the lookout for us today are three trusty experts.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37We've got hawk-eyed Mark Stacey.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40Don't look so surprised. I haven't scared you that much, surely?
0:01:42 > 0:01:44Anita Manning is on the prowl, as ever.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48Is he your grandad? He's quite a good-looking bloke, isn't he?
0:01:49 > 0:01:50THEY LAUGH
0:01:50 > 0:01:52And seeing as we've got such a lot to get
0:01:52 > 0:01:55through at Tatton, David Fletcher is lending a helping hand.
0:01:55 > 0:01:56You hold that.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00It's always a bit dangerous trying to hold two things at the same time.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05And how will the costume drama unfold at auction
0:02:05 > 0:02:08when this Victorian lace shawl goes head-to-head
0:02:08 > 0:02:10with these lapis lazuli cufflinks?
0:02:12 > 0:02:14With the history here at Tatton Park spanning
0:02:14 > 0:02:18the ages of the Stone Age right through to the present day, I think
0:02:18 > 0:02:21it's about time we started looking for a few historic gems of our own.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26And it looks like Mark Stacey has something rather special in the mix.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31Carol, we're in the most wonderful setting.
0:02:31 > 0:02:36- I feel I've been transported back to the jazz age, 1920s.- Absolutely.
0:02:36 > 0:02:37It's wonderful, isn't it?
0:02:37 > 0:02:39Tell me, where did you get this cocktail shaker?
0:02:39 > 0:02:43Well, I bought it about 30 years ago at a local auction house.
0:02:43 > 0:02:50It was part of a job lot of various nice '20s cocktail glasses,
0:02:50 > 0:02:51and some crystal.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54But it was that that caught my eye, and I just liked it.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56I've never used it, really.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58Well, we don't, sadly, live that sort of lifestyle any more, do we?
0:02:58 > 0:03:00Sadly not.
0:03:00 > 0:03:01It dates from the 1930s, and it's got this,
0:03:01 > 0:03:05what looks like an ivory body, but it's actually a form of Bakelite.
0:03:05 > 0:03:06Yeah, I thought so.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08And they made them, funnily enough, in a range of colours.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11And I like the fact that in the front here you can
0:03:11 > 0:03:13create your own cocktail.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15You've got the various names of the cocktail,
0:03:15 > 0:03:19and it gives you the measurements of what the cocktail is.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21You do that by turning that.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24And, of course, when you take this out,
0:03:24 > 0:03:25that's where you put the measurements in,
0:03:25 > 0:03:27and it's got one gin in there.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30And also, if we unscrew it, of course,
0:03:30 > 0:03:35we can see inside you've got the little bit to drain before you pour.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37But it's very nicely put together.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40It's nicely marked underneath as well.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42"In Colour," it says.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45- "The master in colour cocktail shaker."- Mm.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47And it's just a very neat item.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51And there's quite a lot of interest in the Art Deco movement again,
0:03:51 > 0:03:53because I think it fits in with a modern lifestyle.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56Can you remember how much you paid for it?
0:03:56 > 0:03:59- About £25.- Well, that was quite a lot of money 30 years ago.- Possibly.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01- Obviously somebody wanted it.- Mm.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04What would you like to get for it, do you think?
0:04:04 > 0:04:09- I think...£50 would be...- It doesn't sound a lot of money, does it, £50?
0:04:09 > 0:04:13- I think, sensibly, we should pitch it at around 40-60.- OK.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15So it sort of straddles your hope.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18And if we put a reserve of £40 on it, fixed.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21- Cos it'd be a shame to let it go for £20.- Yes, I wouldn't want it to.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24No, no. I mean, we'd hate that to happen.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27- What would you do with the money? - Well, I know I'm having a pamper day.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29A pamper day. Ooh.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31Now tell me about this pamper day.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33Yet to be decided.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36- Gosh, we'd better get you a lot of money then.- Hopefully.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38Will you have a cocktail while you're being pampered?
0:04:38 > 0:04:41- I think I will.- Well, I think that's very fitting, isn't it?
0:04:41 > 0:04:42Very fitting.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45Steady on, Mark. It's still early in the morning.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48Now Anita is enjoying the scenery too.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51And they have just found the ideal accessory
0:04:51 > 0:04:53to go with Mark's cocktail shaker.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57This is a lovely wee watch. It's a cocktail watch.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59Swiss make - Certina.
0:04:59 > 0:05:04And it's in 18-carat white gold with diamonds round the bezel.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06Tell me, where did you get it?
0:05:06 > 0:05:09It has been handed down to me. It's in my family.
0:05:09 > 0:05:14- Have you worn it at all?- I've worn it once or twice, but hardly.
0:05:14 > 0:05:15Hardly, uh-huh.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18Are you telling me that you don't go to cocktail parties?
0:05:18 > 0:05:19Very rarely.
0:05:19 > 0:05:20THEY LAUGH
0:05:20 > 0:05:22OK.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26It's from the 1970s, '80s, and it definitely has that
0:05:26 > 0:05:31'70s look about it, which is maybe not to today's taste in jewellery.
0:05:31 > 0:05:32One of the most important
0:05:32 > 0:05:38things about it is the fact that it is 18-carat gold, and
0:05:38 > 0:05:43if we look at the back plate here, we will see that it said, "750,"
0:05:43 > 0:05:49which is the mark or the proportion for 18-carat gold.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51And white gold and very, very pretty.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54I love these little diamonds round here,
0:05:54 > 0:05:57but we have a little damage on the face.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01- It's had a little knock, and that makes a wee bit of difference.- Oh.
0:06:01 > 0:06:06- Myra, do you have an idea of value? - Yes, I believe...
0:06:06 > 0:06:10A friend of a friend actually thought it was probably worth about 500.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12- Mm-hmm.- Maybe a little bit more.
0:06:12 > 0:06:17Myra, I would estimate this in the region of £400-£600.
0:06:17 > 0:06:24And with reserve I would advise £400. Are you happy with that?
0:06:24 > 0:06:27No, I would happier with a reserve of £500.
0:06:27 > 0:06:32£500. In the end, Myra, you have to be happy with the result.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35I feel that estimating low sometimes invites the bidding,
0:06:35 > 0:06:38and it doesn't mean that it's going to stop at that, it can go on.
0:06:38 > 0:06:43But let's put it in with an estimate of 500-700, and a reserve of 500.
0:06:43 > 0:06:47- Would you be happy with that? - I'd be very happy with that.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50Right, let's go for it. Let's put it to auction and see what happens.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52Absolutely. Thank you.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02As we are in such a magnificent location,
0:07:02 > 0:07:06I've had to steal myself away from the valuation tables to take
0:07:06 > 0:07:09a look at some of the family's possessions and treasures.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12And I don't think it gets any better or bigger than this
0:07:12 > 0:07:16oil on canvas, painted by Henry Calvert in 1839.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18It shows the Cheshire hunt.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21The Egertons were associated with the hunt all through their life,
0:07:21 > 0:07:26and it's a wonderful document of social history and landscape.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29This is the Cheshire plain, and up there you have Beeston Castle,
0:07:29 > 0:07:33and over here the local church, Tarporley Church.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35But it shows two generations of the Egertons.
0:07:35 > 0:07:40There's Wilbraham there in the centre of the picture at the meet.
0:07:40 > 0:07:41And there's William.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44But the interesting thing is...
0:07:44 > 0:07:47Calvert has actually painted all of the faces of the huntsmen
0:07:47 > 0:07:49in factually correctly,
0:07:49 > 0:07:52because he met them all in the local pub where he sketched them.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56All the huntsmen have been named with a corresponding letter
0:07:56 > 0:07:57to their image.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59He didn't stop there.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01Even the hounds have been named with corresponding letters.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03For instance, this hound just here.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07That one there, if I look there on this image, there's a little L.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11I'll look down there. He's called Hannibal. How about that.
0:08:11 > 0:08:12Man's best friend.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16And one of Flog It's best friends, David Fletcher,
0:08:16 > 0:08:19has been enjoying the gardens here at Tatton,
0:08:19 > 0:08:21and has found something dazzling from the East.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24Heather, we've come to this amazing Japanese garden
0:08:24 > 0:08:28here at Tatton Park because it is just the right setting
0:08:28 > 0:08:31in which to discuss this lovely brooch you've brought in with you.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34We can see here three figures,
0:08:34 > 0:08:38one of whom is being carried in this sedan chair.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40I think she's obviously really quite a wealthy lady,
0:08:40 > 0:08:44and these gentlemen at either end are her servants, presumably.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47And she has been brought, for a bit of fresh air,
0:08:47 > 0:08:51into a garden almost identical to the garden we find ourselves in now.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53Tell me how you came by it.
0:08:53 > 0:08:54Well, it was my grandma's.
0:08:54 > 0:08:59When she died, she handed it to my mother, and Mum's given it to me now.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01We don't know anything about it, I'm afraid.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04And you've decided that it's time to move it on, time to sell it.
0:09:04 > 0:09:09- Well, I haven't ever worn it. - It's worked in various metals.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11The background is a base metal.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14But, and this is the most important part about it, you find
0:09:14 > 0:09:18that the decoration on top of that base metal is in precious metals.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21So we've got gold. Not a huge amount of gold.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24Some silver, and a little bit of copper and brass as well,
0:09:24 > 0:09:26just to give the thing a bit of depth.
0:09:26 > 0:09:32The person that made this would probably have trained as a man
0:09:32 > 0:09:35who decorated Japanese arms and armour
0:09:35 > 0:09:36in the 1870s and 1880s.
0:09:38 > 0:09:42But by the time this came to be made, fortunately, at least
0:09:42 > 0:09:47for the time being, the market for arms and armour had vanished.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50So they turned their skills to other media,
0:09:50 > 0:09:53and manufactured brooches just like this.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55And this would have been made for export.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58A Japanese lady would never have worn a brooch like this.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01It was made for Europe.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03So that's a little bit of background.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06I think it's absolutely charming.
0:10:06 > 0:10:10Because I can't say to you it's made of solid gold, and equally it's
0:10:10 > 0:10:14not set with precious stones, we're not talking fine jewellery money.
0:10:14 > 0:10:19But nevertheless, I think this will probably make between £60 and £100.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21- Really?- Yeah.- Gosh.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25I would be inclined to put a covering reserve of £50 on it.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27- Ideal.- Good. Well, enjoy spending the money.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31I'm really thrilled that you brought it in, and I'm really,
0:10:31 > 0:10:34really chuffed that we can discuss it in this fabulous setting.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36- Thank you very much, Helen. - Thank you.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39Yes, it's a beautiful little brooch.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42And I have a feeling it will go down well at the auction.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45But before we head from East to West to Partridge and Bray Auctioneers in
0:10:45 > 0:10:48Liverpool, let's have a quick look back at what else is coming with us.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54Carol's Art Deco cocktail shaker got Mark all shook up.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57But will it create as much fizz in the auction room?
0:10:58 > 0:11:01Myra's cocktail watch was just to Anita's taste.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05And Heather's Japanese brooch has Oriental charm,
0:11:05 > 0:11:07but will it charm the bidders?
0:11:11 > 0:11:12So here we are at the sale room,
0:11:12 > 0:11:14where Flog It! auctioneer Adam Partridge
0:11:14 > 0:11:16and his right-hand man Nick Bray
0:11:16 > 0:11:18are already getting excited
0:11:18 > 0:11:20about that Art Deco cocktail shaker.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24This is really, really smart. Do you like it?
0:11:24 > 0:11:28There's been quite a few telephone enquiries about it already, and the
0:11:28 > 0:11:32- questions that they're asking are, "What are the cocktails?"- Are they?
0:11:32 > 0:11:34So I don't know whether there are different cocktails
0:11:34 > 0:11:36that they have on each sort of spinner.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39Cos you've got Manhattan, Orange Blossom, Sidecar, Whisky Sour Bronx
0:11:39 > 0:11:42Clover Club, Dry Martini and Tom Collins.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45Now then, this has got an estimate of £40-£60.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48That seems really, really buyable for a good Deco cocktail shaker.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51It's very, very commercial at the moment, this look.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54Definitely. I think we've already got a few interested on the books
0:11:54 > 0:11:56already with it. So I think... I think we're away.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59- I'd like to own it for 40-60. - Yeah, I wouldn't mind as well.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02- But I think it's going to be closer to 200 or £300.- Really?- Yeah.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05OK. I was going to say 150, but, yeah, you could be right.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07I certainly think it's going to stir a few bidders
0:12:07 > 0:12:09and leave our owner today shaken.
0:12:09 > 0:12:10I like it.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15Ha-ha, very good, Adam. I think the drinks are on you.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18Well, it look like we've got a busy day on our hands today, doesn't it?
0:12:18 > 0:12:19A room packed full of bidders,
0:12:19 > 0:12:22some wonderful antiques up for grabs here.
0:12:22 > 0:12:26All the ingredients of a classic auction, so don't go away.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29Let's hope our sellers go home with some fabulous results.
0:12:29 > 0:12:30And there's only one way to find out.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33Let's put those valuations to the test.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38Right now, a touch of the Orient comes to Liverpool
0:12:38 > 0:12:40in the form of a Japanese brooch belonging to Heather.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43Hi there. And who have you brought along with you?
0:12:43 > 0:12:45- I've brought Jenny, my friend. - Hello.- Jenny, hello there.
0:12:45 > 0:12:46Do you like this brooch?
0:12:46 > 0:12:49- I love it. - The quality is phenomenal, really.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52And there is a lot going on in a very small space.
0:12:52 > 0:12:56- The Japanese have always been very good at working in miniature.- Mm.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59- It's a little bit different, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02But we don't want miniature right now, we want a big figure for this.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04- We do. We do.- We want lots of money.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06Let's find out what the bidders think.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08It's going under the hammer right now.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11Next up, 536, is a Japanese Meiji period,
0:13:11 > 0:13:14three-coloured bronze brooch.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17A lovely little brooch, and I'm bid 60 already, I'll take five.
0:13:17 > 0:13:18Five. 70. Five. 80.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20Five. 90. Five.
0:13:20 > 0:13:21100. And ten. 120.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23In the room, 120.
0:13:23 > 0:13:24I'll take 130.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26At £120, are you all done now?
0:13:26 > 0:13:28Selling in the room at 120.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33- It's gone. That's good, isn't it? £120.- Well done.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35- Pleased with that? - Oh, yeah, very pleased.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38- It's a great little thing.- You have to go out and celebrate now.
0:13:38 > 0:13:43- Yeah, we will.- We've already had lunch.- A girls' day out.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46This is lunch out, visit the auction room in the afternoon, have a
0:13:46 > 0:13:48bit of fun, go home with some money.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50We'll be able to have an ice cream.
0:13:50 > 0:13:51THEY LAUGH
0:13:51 > 0:13:54- I'd have a gin and tonic. - Oh, yes, yes. Even better.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58Well, the ladies were happy with that result.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01But will Myra's cocktail watch create such a stir?
0:14:04 > 0:14:06Coming up right now we've got the white gold cocktail watch
0:14:06 > 0:14:09belonging to Myra, just about to go under the hammer.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12- Now this has been in the family for a few years, hasn't it?- Yes.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14- Do you have any daughters at all? - I do.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16Are they not thinking about inheriting this?
0:14:16 > 0:14:18No, no, they're not really into jewellery that much.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20Did you ever wear it?
0:14:20 > 0:14:24- Occasionally. Not all the time.- But it does work and it keeps good time.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26Oh, yes, it does.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28We're going to put it to the test right now. Here we go.
0:14:30 > 0:14:31Next lot, 636, is a very nice
0:14:31 > 0:14:35ladies' 18-carat white gold cocktail watch.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37Start me at £500.
0:14:37 > 0:14:41500? Very elegant 18-carat watch. Three bid. And 300 I have.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43At 300, take 20 next. 20.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46340. 360. 380.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49400 then. At £400. 20.
0:14:49 > 0:14:53420 I have. 440. 440, 460.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55All done... 80. 500.
0:14:55 > 0:15:00520? £500 bang on 500, here we are.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02Are you all done at £500?
0:15:05 > 0:15:07Sold it, £500.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10Just. Right on that reserve.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13We got it just absolutely right there, didn't we?
0:15:13 > 0:15:15- Absolutely, very good. - Excellent.- Well done.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19And the cocktail party continues
0:15:19 > 0:15:21with Carol's Art Deco shaker up next.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26Carol, your 1930s cocktail shaker.
0:15:26 > 0:15:30- It's a looker, and that attracted you, didn't it?- It did.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32- How many years ago?- 30 years ago.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34Is that 30 years of drinking cocktails
0:15:34 > 0:15:36- or just admiring it? - Probably.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39- What was your favourite one? - Well, anything with gin in.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41That's quite safe, actually, isn't it? It's drinkable.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45- Cos I don't like mixing my drinks. - Oh, no.- No, no.
0:15:45 > 0:15:49Gin and tonic for me, really. It's a bit boring, but it's refreshing.
0:15:49 > 0:15:50What about you?
0:15:50 > 0:15:52- Oh, anything with alcohol in it. - Anything goes.
0:15:52 > 0:15:57- Anything with alcohol. - Hey, you are our Art Deco king.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59You're our 20th century modern man,
0:15:59 > 0:16:02- and I'm not surprised you focused on this.- Well, it ticks all my boxes.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06It's Art Deco, it's stylish, and it's to do with cocktails.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08476.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12There you go, it's the Art Deco cocktail shaker,
0:16:12 > 0:16:14and I've got six bids.
0:16:14 > 0:16:15- Ooh.- There you go.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18Shall we make it exciting or should we start straight in at 300?
0:16:18 > 0:16:22- 310, 320.- 320, see.- 320.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26At 320. At £340.
0:16:26 > 0:16:27I don't believe it.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30We sell this now at £340.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32Are you all done at 340?
0:16:33 > 0:16:35- Brilliant.- How about that?- Brilliant.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38- Yeah, it was worth every penny of that, wasn't it?- What can you say?
0:16:38 > 0:16:41- What can you say? - That was a big cocktail.- It was.
0:16:41 > 0:16:42THEY LAUGH
0:16:42 > 0:16:45- I thought you were going to say, "That was a big cock-up."- Oh.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48Paul, please. I never make a cock-up.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51I'd go out and treat yourself to something else that will make
0:16:51 > 0:16:54- another small fortune in a few years' time.- Well, I'm going to...
0:16:54 > 0:16:56I probably will now. I was going to have a pamper day,
0:16:56 > 0:16:58but I think might be seeing a bit more now.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00Yeah, pamper yourself buying antiques.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11Well, there you are. That's the end of our first session
0:17:11 > 0:17:13in the auction room today. We are coming back later on.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15But right now, after all this excitement,
0:17:15 > 0:17:18I need to go somewhere slightly more tranquil.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20So I'm heading back across the border back to Cheshire
0:17:20 > 0:17:23to our host location Tatton Park, to take a closer
0:17:23 > 0:17:26look at the ever-changing landscape of the parklands and the gardens.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34CLASSICAL MUSIC
0:17:34 > 0:17:36Celebrated for its beautifully landscaped parkland,
0:17:36 > 0:17:38Tatton is a horticulturalist's dream,
0:17:38 > 0:17:42so much so that for the last 13 years it's played host
0:17:42 > 0:17:45to their annual Royal Horticultural Society Flower Show.
0:17:45 > 0:17:49And it pulls in the crowds all year round to visit the exquisite
0:17:49 > 0:17:50mansion house and the grounds.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56It was the renowned landscape designer Humphry Repton who
0:17:56 > 0:18:01arguably left the most radical imprint on Tatton's landscape.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03But the seeds of Tatton's transformation were sown
0:18:03 > 0:18:07some 90 years before Repton's arrival when it was developed from
0:18:07 > 0:18:09the modest house with some farmland
0:18:09 > 0:18:11to a mansion with elegant grounds.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17In the late 18th century, it became fashionable among the gentry to
0:18:17 > 0:18:22change their expanses of lands from enclosed fields to grand parkland.
0:18:22 > 0:18:28So in 1739 Samuel Egerton, the eighth owner of the Tatton estate,
0:18:28 > 0:18:31was granted the right to do just that.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34And Tatton became a park.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38The next stage to Tatton's make-over took place in 1791
0:18:38 > 0:18:42when William Egerton, Tatton's ninth owner, invited Humphry Repton
0:18:42 > 0:18:46to the estate to propose a grand design for the parkland.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48And luckily enough for William Egerton,
0:18:48 > 0:18:50Repton was all about grand designs.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56Often referred to as the successor to Capability Brown, Repton's
0:18:56 > 0:19:01career spanned 30 years and over 300 landscaping projects.
0:19:01 > 0:19:05His elaborate calling card was his revered Red Books,
0:19:05 > 0:19:07of which only a few survive.
0:19:09 > 0:19:13And here it is - Humphry Repton's Red Book for Tatton Park.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16Now this is a replica that Tatton have had
0:19:16 > 0:19:19made for the visitors like you and me to enjoy and flick through,
0:19:19 > 0:19:22and really get to grips with what his idea was all about,
0:19:22 > 0:19:24showing the before and after.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27Now they do have the original Red Book here.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30It's kept under lock and key, because it's rather precious.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32Now here we are sitting looking
0:19:32 > 0:19:36out at the landscape from the terrace, exactly how it is.
0:19:36 > 0:19:40Rolling hills coming right close to the house.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44But if you move these two flaps, which Repton has painted,
0:19:44 > 0:19:48to reveal how it will look afterwards, you can
0:19:48 > 0:19:51see the rolling hills have been replaced, dug out by hand.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54And in its place you have this gorgeous lake.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57When you see this finished image, you think,
0:19:57 > 0:20:01"Gosh, that's exactly how nature intended it to be.
0:20:01 > 0:20:02"It's always been there."
0:20:02 > 0:20:05But there's the deception, because nature didn't intend this.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08This was all man-made.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15In the late 1850s William Egerton, the 11th owner of Tatton, employed
0:20:15 > 0:20:20renowned architect Joseph Paxton to create a fernery for the estate.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23And fresh from his successes designing the Crystal Palace
0:20:23 > 0:20:28which took pride of place in London's Great Exhibition in 1851,
0:20:28 > 0:20:31he set about constructing a similar design to house Egerton's
0:20:31 > 0:20:35collection of New Zealand ferns, and boy, have they grown into the space.
0:20:37 > 0:20:41Now apparently Maurice Egerton kept his exotic collection of snakes
0:20:41 > 0:20:44and frogs here in the fernery. Well, thank goodness they're long gone.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47It's just the goldfish by the fountain there keeping these
0:20:47 > 0:20:50ferns and creeping figs company.
0:20:53 > 0:20:58And last but definitely not least - the Japanese Gardens.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01They arrived here at Tatton in the early part of the 1900s.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04Now people from all over the world enjoy the peace
0:21:04 > 0:21:06and the tranquillity that they have to offer.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12The sacred Shinto Shrine is at the heart of the garden,
0:21:12 > 0:21:13and the almond-eye bridge
0:21:13 > 0:21:15is designed to produce breathtaking reflections.
0:21:17 > 0:21:22This is a reflection of Japanese mythology and culture.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24And it is just so peaceful.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41Each one of the owners here at Tatton has added something new
0:21:41 > 0:21:44and surprising to the grounds and gardens.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47The house may be full of exotic treasures from all over
0:21:47 > 0:21:51the world, but I'm quite happy outside embracing nature.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09Welcome back to our Flog It! valuation day,
0:22:09 > 0:22:12where our experts are being kept very busy by antiques
0:22:12 > 0:22:15brought in by the great and the good of Cheshire.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18If you'd like to take part in the show, you can find
0:22:18 > 0:22:21details of up-and-coming dates and venues on our Flog It! website.
0:22:21 > 0:22:22Just log on to...
0:22:25 > 0:22:28Follow the links, all the information will be there.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31If you don't have a computer, check the details in your local press,
0:22:31 > 0:22:34because we are coming to a town very near you soon.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38Next up, Anita is sitting pretty.
0:22:39 > 0:22:44Mike and Jean, aren't we the luckiest people in the world to be
0:22:44 > 0:22:49sitting in this wonderful Italian garden looking down over
0:22:49 > 0:22:51the lake past the rhododendrons?
0:22:51 > 0:22:54- They're beautiful. - It's absolutely exquisite.
0:22:54 > 0:22:58I love this vase. Do you have any idea why I love it?
0:22:58 > 0:23:00Would it be Scottish, do you think?
0:23:00 > 0:23:01THEY LAUGH
0:23:01 > 0:23:04You're absolutely right, you're absolutely right.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07This is a piece of Monart glass.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10Now Monart is an interesting name.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12It's a combination of the people who were
0:23:12 > 0:23:17involved in the production of this glass in the 1920s and the 1930s.
0:23:19 > 0:23:24There was a firm in Scotland that made laboratory glass, and it was
0:23:24 > 0:23:29called the North British Glassworks and run by a chap called Moncrieff.
0:23:30 > 0:23:37At that time he brought over a Spanish family from Barcelona
0:23:37 > 0:23:41to help with the production of this laboratory glass.
0:23:41 > 0:23:45They were artistic, they were fiery,
0:23:45 > 0:23:51they had worked in the wonderful glassworks of France and Germany.
0:23:51 > 0:23:55And they brought their skills to Scotland,
0:23:55 > 0:24:00and they started to make this type of colourful and beautiful glass.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04Mr Moncrieff's wife was an artistic woman,
0:24:04 > 0:24:08and she could see the beauty of the glass that they were making
0:24:08 > 0:24:12and he could see the commercial possibilities of it.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15So they developed Monart glass.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17Their name was Ysart, and that's the...
0:24:17 > 0:24:21The name Monart comes from a combination of Moncrieff and Ysart.
0:24:21 > 0:24:26And I see it as a combination of Scotland and Spain.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29This is a green one here, as we can see.
0:24:29 > 0:24:33But in the green, we have these wonderful gold flecks,
0:24:33 > 0:24:35and this is called aventurine.
0:24:35 > 0:24:40So we have the sort of coolness of Scotland and the fire of Spain.
0:24:40 > 0:24:45To be honest with you, we've never noticed the gold flecks in it.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49It's been in a dark room, it was a green, boring vase.
0:24:49 > 0:24:53And we thought, "It's got some age to it, let's take it to Flog It!"
0:24:54 > 0:24:56- Do you like it any better now?- Yeah.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59With the light on it, yes, certainly. We could spotlight it.
0:25:01 > 0:25:02Now value.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05Have I talked this little vase up so much that you're going to be
0:25:05 > 0:25:08expecting in the region of four figures?
0:25:08 > 0:25:10Well, a cruise sounds quite...exquisite.
0:25:11 > 0:25:15This is a modest little vase. Beautiful but modest.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18I would put an auction estimate of £60-£80,
0:25:18 > 0:25:23and I would recommend a reserve of £50.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26- Would you be happy with that? - That would be fine.- Absolutely.
0:25:26 > 0:25:30I'm hoping that our Cheshire crowd will like it as much
0:25:30 > 0:25:32as our Scottish crowd might.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34So thank you so much for bringing it along.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37- Thank you very much. - Thank you for you time.
0:25:38 > 0:25:40Next up, it looks like Mark Stacey is getting
0:25:40 > 0:25:41dressed for success.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46Marion, what on earth have you brought in to show us?
0:25:46 > 0:25:51Well, Mark, I have brought a magnificent Victorian shawl or cape.
0:25:52 > 0:25:58It would have been made around 1880s. All handmade lace.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01And, as you can see, it's absolutely vast,
0:26:01 > 0:26:02and it would have needed to have been
0:26:02 > 0:26:08because it would have needed to go round a magnificently huge dress.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11Well, I have to reference the fact that I've never done
0:26:11 > 0:26:17a valuation next to two statuesque young men holding out this cape.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21- Now it does look rather splendid, doesn't it?- It does.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24How do you know it's late Victorian?
0:26:24 > 0:26:26Well, I've done a bit of research.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29I've been collecting vintage and antique textiles for
0:26:29 > 0:26:33around 30 years, and sort of picked up a bit of knowledge here and there.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36And it looks right for the 1880s.
0:26:36 > 0:26:40Cos I must admit, I know nothing about lace work.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42Nothing at all. But it's very delicately done.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44- You can see it's hand done. - Yes, yes.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47And I presume, as it's black, it's a mourning cape.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49I would have thought a mourning cape, yes.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52And the Victorians, of course, went into mourning after 1860
0:26:52 > 0:26:54when Prince Albert died.
0:26:54 > 0:26:58And Queen Victoria actually remained in mourning the rest of her life.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01- And you've brought it in to sell. - I have, yes.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03Oh, you've been collecting for 30 years,
0:27:03 > 0:27:05you've got a bit of knowledge.
0:27:05 > 0:27:06Tell me how much it's worth.
0:27:06 > 0:27:10Well, I think it varies. It depends really where it's sold.
0:27:10 > 0:27:14If the collectors get to have a look at it, I think
0:27:14 > 0:27:15it could do quite well.
0:27:15 > 0:27:19But minimum, really, I think about £50.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22But it could even get up to a couple of hundred.
0:27:22 > 0:27:26I've had a little word with one of my colleagues who's a little
0:27:26 > 0:27:30bit more in tune with these items than I am.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33And they think around about £70-£90.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36So that fits in with your feeling of a minimum of 50.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39So shall we try it at that, £70-£90?
0:27:39 > 0:27:43We'll put a reserve. What would you be happy with a reserve?
0:27:44 > 0:27:47- £40?- Well, let's say 50, shall we?
0:27:47 > 0:27:50- Oh, go on.- That was your original figure. Let's go for 50.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53Let's push that boat out, all right?
0:27:53 > 0:27:54£50, fixed.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57So if it doesn't sell for that you can take it home
0:27:57 > 0:27:58and keep it in your collection.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00Yeah.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02- Are you excited? - I'm very excited.- Me too, I know.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05- Cos I've never sold one of these before.- Oh, right.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07So I'm just waiting for the people of Cheshire to
0:28:07 > 0:28:10- rush into the sale and buy it. - So it'll be a first.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12- I'm a cape virgin.- Oh, wow.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23I've seen a rather interesting couple walking around,
0:28:23 > 0:28:26but I don't think they're here to get their antiques valued.
0:28:26 > 0:28:28I'm going to have a quick chat to them now.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30Libby, hello. Hi, Neil.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33Thank you very much for dressing up for us today.
0:28:33 > 0:28:36- And I know you've made the costumes yourselves, haven't you?- Yeah.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39You're a designer. So where was the inspiration taken from?
0:28:39 > 0:28:41Well, it was a bit of everything.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43But I've been exploring making costumes
0:28:43 > 0:28:48and clothing out of old, unwanted clothes, cos I just like the effect.
0:28:48 > 0:28:50So it's classic recycling, really.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53Yeah. I don't think we need to buy new materials all the time.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55We can just reinvent old stuff.
0:28:55 > 0:28:59And this is your Victorian theme. Love the trousers, by the way.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02I could see... I could see those coming back into fashion.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05- This is a Harris Tweed blazer. - Very nice.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07And I like the attention to detail with the pockets
0:29:07 > 0:29:10- on the side of the trouser leg. - It's a mobile phone pocket.
0:29:13 > 0:29:15And to complete our costume collection,
0:29:15 > 0:29:17Anita has found something very dapper.
0:29:17 > 0:29:19Tell me about them.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22I bought them for my husband for a special anniversary.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24Probably in the '80s some time.
0:29:24 > 0:29:28- Were you madly in love with him at the time?- Oh, I think so.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31- Are you still madly in love with him?- LAUGHING: Yes.
0:29:33 > 0:29:34These are gorgeous.
0:29:34 > 0:29:37Why are you selling them if you bought them for your husband?
0:29:37 > 0:29:40Yes, because he doesn't wear them, and they're in the drawer,
0:29:40 > 0:29:43and it's such a waste. And they're very pretty.
0:29:43 > 0:29:45I'm sure someone would love them.
0:29:45 > 0:29:49- Do you know, men are very difficult to buy presents for.- Yes, they are.
0:29:49 > 0:29:51What do you buy a guy?
0:29:51 > 0:29:55Well, yes, but I mean, these... It's such a pity, isn't it?
0:29:55 > 0:29:59- You buy something like this and then they're not appreciated.- I know.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02Maybe if we sell these, you can
0:30:02 > 0:30:05- use the money to buy something for yourself this time.- Yes.
0:30:05 > 0:30:08Now, they are 18-carat gold, so they're high carat,
0:30:08 > 0:30:10- so you bought him the best. - Yes.
0:30:10 > 0:30:15We have this we have this lovely central panel of lapis lazuli,
0:30:15 > 0:30:19which is a wonderful exotic stone. Really nice.
0:30:19 > 0:30:24And each of them is set off with two little diamonds on each side.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27So what we've got is high carat gold, a beautiful stone
0:30:27 > 0:30:29and lovely diamonds.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32So I like these very, very, very, very much.
0:30:32 > 0:30:36And if I had some lovely chap that wore cufflinks,
0:30:36 > 0:30:38I would buy them as a present as well.
0:30:38 > 0:30:40But I haven't, so I won't bother.
0:30:41 > 0:30:45Now, price on them. Did you spend a lot of money on them?
0:30:45 > 0:30:46Em...a few hundred.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49But you bought them retail, probably,
0:30:49 > 0:30:52in a very prestigious jewellers.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55- So you would have bought them at the top price.- Yes.
0:30:55 > 0:31:01- I would put a value on these of £250-£350.- Yes.
0:31:01 > 0:31:03Would you be happy to put them into auction at that price?
0:31:03 > 0:31:05- Oh, yes, I would.- Yeah?- Yes.
0:31:05 > 0:31:09We'll put a reserve on the bottom estimate, if that's fine with you.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12You might, at the auction, see something that YOU fancy.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14Yes, absolutely. Yes.
0:31:14 > 0:31:16Well, thank you again for bringing them along,
0:31:16 > 0:31:18and I'll see you at the auction.
0:31:18 > 0:31:20OK, thank you, Anita. Thank you very much.
0:31:22 > 0:31:23Yes, us men are hard to buy for,
0:31:23 > 0:31:27but hopefully someone will snap those cufflinks up at auction.
0:31:27 > 0:31:28They are stunning.
0:31:35 > 0:31:37Well, what a fun, jam-packed day we have had
0:31:37 > 0:31:39here in the grounds of Tatton Park.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42Everybody has thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
0:31:42 > 0:31:46But sadly it's time to say goodbye to Tatton as we head 35 miles
0:31:46 > 0:31:48west to our auction room in Liverpool.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51Here's a quick recap to jog your memories of all the items
0:31:51 > 0:31:53that are going under the hammer.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56Anita was certainly impressed by the Monart vase,
0:31:56 > 0:31:58which appealed to her Celtic roots.
0:31:58 > 0:32:01But will we find a brave heart to take it on?
0:32:01 > 0:32:04Marion's Victorian shawl is cloaked in mystery,
0:32:04 > 0:32:06but will it find a new home in someone else's wardrobe?
0:32:08 > 0:32:12And Margot's husband has never worn these lapis lazuli cufflinks.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15Can we find a new owner who will want to wear them
0:32:15 > 0:32:16like they're going out of fashion?
0:32:20 > 0:32:24Well, we're literally suited and booted with our final three items,
0:32:24 > 0:32:27so let's get this fashion show on the road.
0:32:27 > 0:32:29Coming up right now, we've got some vintage clothing.
0:32:29 > 0:32:31In fact, it's Victorian, a shawl.
0:32:31 > 0:32:33And I have to say, Marion,
0:32:33 > 0:32:36you're the perfect person to display vintage clothing, aren't you?
0:32:36 > 0:32:39- I love what you're wearing.- Thank you.- Is this 1960s or '50s?
0:32:39 > 0:32:40It's '50s.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43You're a big collector of vintage clothing, aren't you?
0:32:43 > 0:32:45Yes, I've got a lot of wardrobes full of the stuff.
0:32:45 > 0:32:49- What do you do for a living?- I'm an occupational therapist with the NHS.
0:32:49 > 0:32:51Oh, really? Right, OK.
0:32:51 > 0:32:53But one day... You know what happens to collectors
0:32:53 > 0:32:55when they get so much stuff?
0:32:55 > 0:32:57- They become dealers, don't they? - They do.
0:32:57 > 0:32:59That's a natural progression.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02You have a passion, you collect all of your life, you have a lot of it.
0:33:02 > 0:33:04So then you start to do fairs.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07Good luck. And hopefully we'll get this away.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10- Here we go, it's going under the hammer now.- Thank you.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13Lot 211. It's on your screen there
0:33:13 > 0:33:15with the intricate floral design.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18Lot 211 - Victorian black lace shawl.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20What about £70 the shawl? 70?
0:33:21 > 0:33:2250 then, 50?
0:33:23 > 0:33:25£50 the shawl. I see 50.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28£30 the shawl then. £30.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30Oh, dear. Doesn't look good at the moment, does it?
0:33:32 > 0:33:34How much did you pay for this?
0:33:34 > 0:33:38- £16.- £30, it's worth £30. 30 bid.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41At £30. At 30. Five. 35 now.
0:33:41 > 0:33:42Is that it?
0:33:43 > 0:33:47- That is passed, I'm afraid. It's going home again.- I'm sorry, Marion.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50- It didn't go.- I don't mind, I'm happy to keep it.
0:33:50 > 0:33:51I'd hang on to that,
0:33:51 > 0:33:53and one day, in a few years' time
0:33:53 > 0:33:55when your collection outgrows your house
0:33:55 > 0:33:58and you might want to start trading at a few fairs, sell it
0:33:58 > 0:34:03in one of your fairs and I'm sure you'll get around £60-£80 for it.
0:34:03 > 0:34:05- Well, I'll enjoy looking at it. - Not only that.
0:34:05 > 0:34:09Marion is the most fabulous advert for her own stall
0:34:09 > 0:34:10or market stand or shop.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13Look, you can wear what you're selling.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16- Shall I do a twirl?- Yes. There you are.
0:34:17 > 0:34:21Well, Marion's going home without a sale, but with a smile on her face.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24You just never know what's going to happen at auction.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27Up next, Anita's favourite Monart vase.
0:34:27 > 0:34:28Going under the hammer right now,
0:34:28 > 0:34:31something that caught Anita's eye at the valuation day.
0:34:31 > 0:34:32A bit of Monart glass,
0:34:32 > 0:34:35and I know you have a little passion for Monart glass.
0:34:35 > 0:34:39- Lovely Scottish glass.- You gravitate towards it everywhere we go.
0:34:39 > 0:34:43Well, it is beautiful. It's fine and it's colourful, which I love.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46- So, Jean and Mike, you're downsizing.- We are.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48- So I gather that's why you're selling.- Yes.
0:34:48 > 0:34:53- Is it not going to suit? - We have got no room for it.- Really?
0:34:53 > 0:34:57- We've got so much.- And how's the renovation going on the...?
0:34:58 > 0:35:00- The builders still there? - Still there.
0:35:00 > 0:35:04We can see a little chink of daylight, but not a lot yet.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07- Cos it was bad. You had to move into a caravan.- We did.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09There's nothing worse than builders in your house.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12You probably like a load of builders in your house.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14- Depends on how good looking they are.- Some of them were.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16THEY LAUGH
0:35:17 > 0:35:22On to 393, which is a Monart green, yellow and gold fleck vase there.
0:35:22 > 0:35:26- Lovely piece of... - Gold and green work well together.
0:35:26 > 0:35:27£50, please.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29- IMITATES SCOTTISH ACCENT:- £30 is bid.
0:35:31 > 0:35:3440 bid. Five. 50. 50 bid.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36- SCOTTISH ACCENT:- At £50.
0:35:36 > 0:35:37ANITA LAUGHS
0:35:37 > 0:35:40At £50. Five. 60.
0:35:40 > 0:35:4355 only. At £55.
0:35:43 > 0:35:47At 55, are you all done at £55, then?
0:35:47 > 0:35:51Oh, well, it's gone. That's the start of some decluttering.
0:35:51 > 0:35:56- I liked Adam's Scottish accent. - Oh, poonds.
0:35:56 > 0:35:57Poonds.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00Job done, I say. Job done.
0:36:09 > 0:36:11Next up we've got something for the gentlemen,
0:36:11 > 0:36:13a pair of diamond cufflinks.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15They belong to Margot right now, well, your husband.
0:36:15 > 0:36:18This is your daughter. Hello, pleased to meet you.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20- What's your name?- Rebecca. - Rebecca, right, OK.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23- £250-£350.- Yes. - And he doesn't wear them?- No.
0:36:24 > 0:36:28- Doesn't want to show them off?- No. - Why's that, just doesn't like them?
0:36:30 > 0:36:34They are, they are... I mean they'd suit me, rather than these.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37They'd suit you better than those ones. What are they, a fiver?
0:36:37 > 0:36:40A fiver, they were a fiver. Look, they're bits of, sort of, elastic.
0:36:40 > 0:36:42I mean... There you go, look.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45You need some new ones, Paul.
0:36:45 > 0:36:49They are really difficult to put on by yourself. Thank you. Wardrobe.
0:36:50 > 0:36:51A woman of many talents.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55The room's packed full of guys that could do with
0:36:55 > 0:36:58a pair of diamond cufflinks, so let's put them to the test.
0:36:58 > 0:37:00Here we go. They're going under the hammer now.
0:37:00 > 0:37:05620 is a pair of 18-carat gold lapis lazuli and diamond cufflinks.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08Start me 250 on the cufflinks. 250.
0:37:08 > 0:37:13- 200 then, surely. 200. - Oh, straight in at 200.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15Where's the ten? At 210.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17220. 230.
0:37:17 > 0:37:20240. Any more? 250. Bid, 260.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23At 260. At 270, 280.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25Bid 280. At 280.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27At 280, and 290.
0:37:27 > 0:37:28300. 300's bid.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31At £300. At 320.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33340, no. 320's online.
0:37:33 > 0:37:38At 320. It's 340 in the corner. 360.
0:37:38 > 0:37:41380. 400.
0:37:41 > 0:37:42420. 440.
0:37:42 > 0:37:45Online, 440.
0:37:45 > 0:37:47Are you done at £440?
0:37:49 > 0:37:53- Yes, the hammer's gone down. - Good result.- Isn't that wonderful?
0:37:53 > 0:37:56And as you bought them, do you get the money back?
0:37:56 > 0:37:58LAUGHING: I don't know.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02I think I'll treat him to something.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04- Not another pair of cufflinks though.- No, Paul.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09Well, I think Margot's off to treat herself to a bit of jewellery.
0:38:11 > 0:38:12Well, that's it. It's all over.
0:38:12 > 0:38:16Another jam-packed day in a sale room for our Flog It! owners.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18And I must say, we've had one or two surprises there,
0:38:18 > 0:38:22which I'm really pleased about. And everybody has gone home happy.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25Not everything sold, but maybe they weren't supposed to sell.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27There's always another day in an auction room.
0:38:27 > 0:38:29And I hope you can join us as well.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32Until then, from Liverpool, it's goodbye.