0:00:04 > 0:00:07With scenery like this, we can only be in one place -
0:00:07 > 0:00:09the west coast of Scotland.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11This unspoiled wilderness is the perfect
0:00:11 > 0:00:13antidote for the stresses of modern-day living.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16And for one lucky city, it's less than one hour's drive away.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19More about that later on in the show, but right now,
0:00:19 > 0:00:21welcome to Scotland...and welcome to "Flog It!".
0:00:42 > 0:00:46Surrounded by stunningly beautiful scenery,
0:00:46 > 0:00:50Glasgow's mix of austere Victorian Gothic and brutalist architecture
0:00:50 > 0:00:54reflects the no-nonsense industry at the heart of its wealth
0:00:54 > 0:00:56and tradition.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00This gaunt aspect of the city may explain the creative excellence of
0:01:00 > 0:01:06many of its artists, having to turn inward to the landscape of the mind.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08The Scots' famous industriousness
0:01:08 > 0:01:12together with their creative talents has proved a winning formula.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15Today's venue is the magnificent Kelvingrove Museum,
0:01:15 > 0:01:19purpose-built to house the very best of Glasgow's fine art
0:01:19 > 0:01:22collection, natural history and history collection.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28Looking for some treasures of their own are experts James Lewis...
0:01:28 > 0:01:30I think I'm a 22.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32Have you got a size 22 in there?
0:01:32 > 0:01:33..and Will Axon.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35The trouble with these is...
0:01:35 > 0:01:38- The trouble with them is everyone has kept them.- Oh, shut up.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40We've got a great show for you today,
0:01:40 > 0:01:45where we get to see if the stereotype of canny Scots being good
0:01:45 > 0:01:48with their money really stands up to auction scrutiny.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51Today's items have come from both near and far,
0:01:51 > 0:01:56but which one will sell at auction for 100 times its purchase price?
0:01:56 > 0:02:00Our candidates include this very Scottish oil painting, this
0:02:00 > 0:02:05naturalistic gold brooch and this not-so-Scottish piece of tribal art.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07Just wait and see what happens at the auction.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09Give that man a clap.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13This great hall is filling up nicely,
0:02:13 > 0:02:16so let's get started with our first item.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22Ian, when I found you in the queue earlier, I saw this little circular
0:02:22 > 0:02:25turned box and I thought,
0:02:25 > 0:02:28"It's either going to contain a compass
0:02:28 > 0:02:31"or it is going to be a very plain snuffbox."
0:02:31 > 0:02:33But when I opened the lid
0:02:33 > 0:02:37and saw what can only be described
0:02:37 > 0:02:40as a box of miniature light bulbs...
0:02:41 > 0:02:43I thought, "What on earth are they?!"
0:02:43 > 0:02:45It says here,
0:02:45 > 0:02:49"Hydrostatical glass bubbles
0:02:49 > 0:02:52"for proving spirits,
0:02:52 > 0:02:55"adjusted in the most accurate manner
0:02:55 > 0:02:58"to the universally approved scale
0:02:58 > 0:03:02"by the maker William Twaddle, Glasgow."
0:03:02 > 0:03:05What a wonderful little set of beads.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07Where did you find it?
0:03:07 > 0:03:11- My grandfather died and I was given that as a memento of him.- Really?
0:03:11 > 0:03:14And whether he got it from his grandfather, I presume so.
0:03:14 > 0:03:15Something like that.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18- So it's been in the family a long time.- Yes.
0:03:18 > 0:03:23The only other set that I have ever seen is in the Glasgow Museum.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25- Really?- The National Museum Of Scotland.- Oh, yes.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28And they have a little box with these,
0:03:28 > 0:03:32- but they don't have the label on the cover.- Oh.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34- I think these are better.- Well!
0:03:34 > 0:03:36Not hugely valuable,
0:03:36 > 0:03:39but to measure the density of alcohol,
0:03:39 > 0:03:44you would drop individually one bead after another.
0:03:44 > 0:03:48Each one would have a number beside it.
0:03:48 > 0:03:54If that bead, when you drop it, doesn't sink, doesn't float,
0:03:54 > 0:03:58that should match the density of the alcohol in the fluid.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01- I see. - And then you look on the scale here.
0:04:01 > 0:04:05And number 25 says it is likely to be the same density
0:04:05 > 0:04:07as oil of olive.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10- Oil of olive.- For number 25.
0:04:10 > 0:04:14Then we have... Number 22 says very strong.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19All the way up to number 14 there,
0:04:19 > 0:04:22- which just says alcohol.- Mm.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24So I guess pure alcohol.
0:04:24 > 0:04:29And then down at the bottom, number 56, "grogg".
0:04:30 > 0:04:34I think it is an amazing comment on the times,
0:04:34 > 0:04:39something that I would imagine a weights-and-measures official
0:04:39 > 0:04:42would have used to make sure that either
0:04:42 > 0:04:45you weren't overselling or underselling your alcohol content.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47- Right.- And also to give them
0:04:47 > 0:04:52a fairly accurate idea of what the alcohol content is in their fluids.
0:04:52 > 0:04:57It would have been made between 1795 and 1810.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01It is a really interesting object. Have you ever had it valued before?
0:05:01 > 0:05:04Well, I did ask an expert once about it,
0:05:04 > 0:05:07and he said it would be about £300 to £400.
0:05:07 > 0:05:08300 to 400, yeah.
0:05:08 > 0:05:13I think that's a retail figure for it.
0:05:13 > 0:05:18It's one of those things that I think it might just put people off
0:05:18 > 0:05:21- if we put that size of an estimate on it.- Right.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25- Would you be happy with £150? - Yes, I would be. Yes.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29Let's put 150 to 250,
0:05:29 > 0:05:32- and see if that is OK with people. - Right.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35- I think that is a sensible figure. - That's very good of you, thank you.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37- All right?- Yeah.- Let's take it along and see what happens.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39Excellent.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43What a lovely and fascinating piece of Glaswegian history.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48Up on the balcony, Will has found four very special pieces.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51- Little works of art in themselves, aren't they?- Yes.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54- Little World War I silks.- Yeah.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57Now, a lot of the time, there is a story behind these.
0:05:57 > 0:05:58What can you tell me about these?
0:05:58 > 0:06:00Who are they from and who were they to?
0:06:00 > 0:06:03Well, they were in the effects of my husband's auntie
0:06:03 > 0:06:05when she died in '89.
0:06:05 > 0:06:09And it was her brother, William, who was serving in France,
0:06:09 > 0:06:13and he sent them to her, another sister and his mother.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16- Oh, yes. - So this is where they all came from.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18He lived until he was 93, so he survived the war.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21- Oh, so he survived the war?- Yes. - You've met him?
0:06:21 > 0:06:26Yes, I met him in the 1960s when I first married my husband, yes.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29Yes. So, William survived the war. That's a nice touch,
0:06:29 > 0:06:32because a lot of the time these sort of things are tinged with
0:06:32 > 0:06:35an element of sadness in that maybe a family member sent them
0:06:35 > 0:06:38and then never actually made it back himself.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42Now, these were generally made in France, obviously,
0:06:42 > 0:06:44that's where they were bought.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46The whole reason behind them was so that the soldiers could
0:06:46 > 0:06:50keep in touch with their family, let them know how they were.
0:06:50 > 0:06:51You know, if they got one of these,
0:06:51 > 0:06:55at least they knew that everything was relatively OK.
0:06:55 > 0:06:56Let's just have a quick look in here.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59So, "Keep me in your heart," and then we just open that up.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03We can see there is almost a little calling card there.
0:07:03 > 0:07:04"Greetings from France," there we go.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06I'll just spin that round.
0:07:06 > 0:07:10Yeah, as you can see there, we've got the correspondence there.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13No address. This was probably sent in a separate little envelope,
0:07:13 > 0:07:14yeah, which, again,
0:07:14 > 0:07:19means that the damage was limited as much as possible.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21Let me just see if I can read this.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25"Dear Maggie. I'm getting on all right so far,
0:07:25 > 0:07:28"but I am dealing very bad with the heat.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31"It's almost unbearable. Your affectionate brother, Will."
0:07:31 > 0:07:33There we go. Well, short and sweet.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35You know, part of family history -
0:07:35 > 0:07:38what's compelled you to bring them along today?
0:07:38 > 0:07:40Well, you were here, I thought, "We'll find out...
0:07:40 > 0:07:43- "Let them have a look." - A bit more about them.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45And they are something that you are sort of happy to flog?
0:07:45 > 0:07:47Yes, if... Yes.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51I mean, like I said, I alluded to it earlier, the price of them
0:07:51 > 0:07:53is not going to be terribly great.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56I mean, you might be looking at sort of £5 to £10 each,
0:07:56 > 0:07:58that sort of level,
0:07:58 > 0:08:00which doesn't sound a lot,
0:08:00 > 0:08:03but, you know, there are people that collect these,
0:08:03 > 0:08:07so at least you know whoever is going to be buying them or bidding
0:08:07 > 0:08:11on them will be wanting them, and they will form part of a collection.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13So they are given a new lease of life, shall we say,
0:08:13 > 0:08:15in someone's collection.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19- Would you be happy at sort of £20 to £40?- I'm amazed, yes.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23Yes? Happy with that? Yes. Let's not put a reserve on them, let them go.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25- If you are happy with that. - Yes, that's fine.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27And then at least we know we've got a guaranteed sale.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30They might make a little bit less, they might make a little bit more.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33But what they have got going for them is the condition.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36All it comes down to now is the day,
0:08:36 > 0:08:39- see if we can get them away for you. - Yes, fine.- Well, excellent.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41I look forward to seeing you at the saleroom.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44- And it was lovely meeting you. - That's kind of you.- Thank you.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47We've seen a few similar items over the years,
0:08:47 > 0:08:49so I am hopeful that these postcards, both historic
0:08:49 > 0:08:53and personal, will attract a bit of attention at the auction room
0:08:53 > 0:08:55and surprise us all.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58Like the items on our valuation tables,
0:08:58 > 0:09:02the details of this building also ooze history.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06Now, this was the original entrance to Kelvingrove,
0:09:06 > 0:09:07with its overpowering statue
0:09:07 > 0:09:09of St Mungo to greet you here, at the door,
0:09:09 > 0:09:12the patron saint of the arts of Glasgow, flanked by two
0:09:12 > 0:09:16figures either side - one representing music, the other art.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19And they have been skilfully executed, as you can see,
0:09:19 > 0:09:22by one of the leading artists of the day, George Frampton,
0:09:22 > 0:09:25who is also known for his statue of Peter Pan
0:09:25 > 0:09:28in Kensington Gardens. Isn't that lovely?
0:09:29 > 0:09:31Back inside the gallery,
0:09:31 > 0:09:34Rose may have brought in her item at just the right time.
0:09:36 > 0:09:37You know, it is a funny old thing
0:09:37 > 0:09:43because I was given gold sovereigns when I was born by my grandparents.
0:09:43 > 0:09:44Not many.
0:09:44 > 0:09:48And I hung onto them, and I kept them, and I kept them,
0:09:48 > 0:09:49and I kept them.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52Then about ten years ago,
0:09:52 > 0:09:56the Government decided to sell Britain's gold reserves,
0:09:56 > 0:09:58and I thought, "Mm...
0:09:58 > 0:10:01"They must know what they are doing, being the Government,"
0:10:01 > 0:10:04and I sold my gold sovereigns.
0:10:04 > 0:10:08At that time, when the Government sold its gold reserves,
0:10:08 > 0:10:11my gold sovereign was worth £36.
0:10:11 > 0:10:15- What do you think it is worth now? - Double?
0:10:15 > 0:10:18- More than double.- Treble? - Nine times.
0:10:18 > 0:10:22- Wow.- £220, approximately.
0:10:22 > 0:10:27But you did the right thing, and you kept it.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30And you kept it for times when the market was good.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32Is it something you have put together yourself?
0:10:32 > 0:10:34No, it was a gift.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36Oh! Giving away a gift?
0:10:36 > 0:10:39My husband and I have turned 60 this year.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42- Right.- So we're going away on holiday. A big holiday.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45- Where are you off to? - I want to go to New York and Vegas.
0:10:45 > 0:10:49- Oh, fantastic!- So that's... our spending funds.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51I think this will do really well.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53It's nine-carat gold.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56It's just over 30g.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01Any ideas in your head what it's worth?
0:11:01 > 0:11:03- No.- No? OK.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06I think we should put an auction estimate of
0:11:06 > 0:11:10- £280 to £350 on it.- OK.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13There's a buyer's premium and a vendor's fee
0:11:13 > 0:11:15to sell at auction,
0:11:15 > 0:11:19but I still think it is probably better
0:11:19 > 0:11:21than putting it in a bag
0:11:21 > 0:11:23and posting it off to somebody who you really don't know what
0:11:23 > 0:11:26they'll give you. So, generally, it is a better way.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29The other way of doing it is to sell it directly to a jeweller.
0:11:29 > 0:11:33If you do it that way, you've got a fair chance of getting a good
0:11:33 > 0:11:37result, but it just depends on what they are buying the gold in at.
0:11:37 > 0:11:38Auction estimate, 280.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41I think we should put a reserve of that on, firm - firm reserve.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44If it doesn't make that, have it back and try
0:11:44 > 0:11:45and directly sell it to a jeweller.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48- Right.- Because otherwise you are losing too much with the commission.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51- Is that all right? - Thank you very much.- Pleasure.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53Well, what an exciting morning we've had.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57Everybody is thoroughly enjoying themselves. We're working flat-out.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00We found our first three items, so let's put those values to the
0:12:00 > 0:12:03test and, hopefully, they will hit the roof.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06Here is a quick recap of what is going under the hammer.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10Ian's alcohol tester, which was made right here in Glasgow,
0:12:10 > 0:12:14should certainly float some interest at auction.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18And Patricia's beautiful World War I silks deserve
0:12:18 > 0:12:21pride of place in any collection.
0:12:21 > 0:12:25And Rose feels the time is now right to sell her charming bracelet,
0:12:25 > 0:12:27so let's hope she's not disappointed.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32We haven't needed to go far today for our sale.
0:12:32 > 0:12:33Straight across town,
0:12:33 > 0:12:36to The Great Western auctions, where the wonderful Anita Manning
0:12:36 > 0:12:38will be selling our items.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43Now, I have got my idea of what is going to fly, you have
0:12:43 > 0:12:46probably got yours, but right now it is down to this lot, the bidders.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48It is up to them. And hopefully, you'll be bidding on our lots
0:12:48 > 0:12:50and making them soar through the roof.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52We're going to find out right now.
0:12:52 > 0:12:57First up is one of my favourites, the hydrostatic glass balls.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00A rare and unusual object, Ian.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02A complete set, the condition is fabulous.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04- I love everything about it. - Good. I'm glad.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07Can I just ask why you want to sell these?
0:13:07 > 0:13:10Well, they've been kicking around in the wardrobe for a long,
0:13:10 > 0:13:12long time, and I might as well sell them.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15Yeah. It's not something easily displayable, is it?
0:13:15 > 0:13:18Either you've got them in a box, in a drawer, or you have them out,
0:13:18 > 0:13:21they might get damaged, they might get lost,
0:13:21 > 0:13:23you might just be playing with them and they get broken.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26- It is time to say goodbye. - I hope so.- Ready?- Yeah.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28OK, let's put under the hammer. Here we go.
0:13:28 > 0:13:33One of my favourite items, ladies and gentlemen. Can we see?
0:13:33 > 0:13:37£300. 300. 200.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39Start me at £100.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41100 bid.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44Any advance on 100? Any advance?
0:13:44 > 0:13:46- There is a little piece of history there.- 110.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49120. 130.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51140. 150.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55160. £160.
0:13:55 > 0:13:59160. Any advance on 160?
0:13:59 > 0:14:01All done at 160? 160...
0:14:01 > 0:14:05- Sold, 160. Just got it away.- Yeah.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08I'm pretty surprised, actually, it didn't go a bit farther.
0:14:08 > 0:14:09Yeah, I was a little bit surprised.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11Not easy things to sell, though, are they?
0:14:11 > 0:14:14No, because it is a hard thing to display, as we have said.
0:14:14 > 0:14:15You know, what do you do with them?
0:14:15 > 0:14:18- You either want it or you don't, no in between.- Yes, that's true.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22And from one wonderful slice of history to another,
0:14:22 > 0:14:25can Patricia's silks fetch a good price?
0:14:25 > 0:14:27So you brought it into the valuation day to show Will,
0:14:27 > 0:14:29thinking, "Let's put no reserve on them."
0:14:29 > 0:14:32You know, you don't really look at them anymore.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35But it has ignited this whole kind of research period
0:14:35 > 0:14:38that you have gone through in the month since we saw you.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40And you've found out so much more about them.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42Of course, we have got three brothers,
0:14:42 > 0:14:45and we have now got their military history as well.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47Has this changed your mind about them?
0:14:47 > 0:14:48Do you want to hang onto them now?
0:14:48 > 0:14:51Not really, but it has made us go into the family history.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54I am now going to start digging, you know, into more of the history.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57Yeah. There are plenty of postcard collectors out there.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00These are quality and they're going to sell. Here we go.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04Lot 185, ladies and gentlemen, is this charming little lot.
0:15:04 > 0:15:08It is a lot of World War I silk postcards.
0:15:08 > 0:15:12They are quite beautiful and they are postmarked 1917.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15Can we say £100?
0:15:15 > 0:15:18£50 for the little piece of history there?
0:15:18 > 0:15:2050?
0:15:20 > 0:15:23- 50 bid.- Straight in at £50.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26Any advance on 50?
0:15:26 > 0:15:2960. 70.
0:15:29 > 0:15:3180. 90.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33- You're joking!- £90...
0:15:33 > 0:15:35- You're joking!- That's good.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37For that little piece of history.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39£90.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41Any advance on 90?
0:15:41 > 0:15:43Any advance on £90?
0:15:43 > 0:15:46All done at £90? £90...
0:15:46 > 0:15:48- Short and sweet, £90. - That's amazing!
0:15:48 > 0:15:50That is a fabulous result for such a wonderful piece of history.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52Really.
0:15:52 > 0:15:53I thought £20.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56Yeah, you know, like you said, they are not hugely valuable,
0:15:56 > 0:15:59but it is the whole sort of awe around them.
0:15:59 > 0:16:00It's amazing.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02I thought those would do well,
0:16:02 > 0:16:05and I am pleased they reached a good figure for Patricia.
0:16:05 > 0:16:10Now, time to find out if Rose gets her Las Vegas spending money.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12She is certainly up for a gamble.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15Now, I know, since the auction, you've had a word with Anita.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18- Yes.- And you've put the reserve up to £400,
0:16:18 > 0:16:20which changes the valuation.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23- Why did you do that? - I just feel it's a...
0:16:23 > 0:16:26My auntie gave me it, and I wanted to get as much as I can
0:16:26 > 0:16:28to spend in Las Vegas.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31Right, OK, OK. That's quite a big jump, isn't it?
0:16:31 > 0:16:34I don't know if the gold prices have really gone up that much,
0:16:34 > 0:16:35- have they?- No...
0:16:35 > 0:16:37I mean, the thing is, if you want the best price,
0:16:37 > 0:16:39you let the room decide.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41As soon as you start saying what you want
0:16:41 > 0:16:44and telling the other people in the room what you think it's worth,
0:16:44 > 0:16:47then they tend to think, "Well, OK, take it somewhere else."
0:16:47 > 0:16:51So, in a way, it is quite an aggressive move
0:16:51 > 0:16:55and often a move that doesn't work, but you never know.
0:16:55 > 0:16:59- The prices have changed slightly - you might be lucky. - Hope for the best.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01Fingers crossed. This one is going to be a tight call.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03I think it's going to be a tight call.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06It is a lovely object, though, and if somebody really wants it,
0:17:06 > 0:17:08they will pay for it, that's the thing with auctions.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11They're buying it as a bracelet, though, not as the gold value,
0:17:11 > 0:17:13- if it makes that.- Yeah.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16- OK, fingers crossed. Ready for this?- Yep.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18OK, here we go. It's going under the hammer right now.
0:17:18 > 0:17:23Lot 90, ladies and gentlemen, is a charm bracelet.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25It's nine-carat rose gold.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28Can we see £600?
0:17:28 > 0:17:32600. 500.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35200.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37200 bid.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39Any advance on 200?
0:17:39 > 0:17:41Any advance on 200?
0:17:41 > 0:17:43220. 240. 260.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46280. 300. 320.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49320.
0:17:49 > 0:17:50330.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53340.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56350. 360.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59Any advance on 360?
0:17:59 > 0:18:02Any advance...? 370.
0:18:03 > 0:18:04380.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09385.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11Oh, it is so close.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14- Go on!- 385.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18390.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21390. One more.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25390 with you.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28- 390.- Gosh, we're close, aren't we?
0:18:28 > 0:18:30- That's so close.- Yep.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32Will you go to 400?
0:18:35 > 0:18:37So it's at 395.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39395.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41She's got to sell it for 395.
0:18:41 > 0:18:45395. I need five more pounds on this.
0:18:46 > 0:18:47Five more.
0:18:49 > 0:18:50It's at 395.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52I want you to get it.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54Go on!
0:18:54 > 0:18:56400!
0:19:01 > 0:19:03£400!
0:19:03 > 0:19:06It's sold!
0:19:06 > 0:19:07Give that man a clap.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09Brave move, brave move.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14£400.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18Any advance on 400?
0:19:18 > 0:19:21- Another fiver. - That is brilliant auctioneering.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23All done at 400?
0:19:23 > 0:19:24400... Well done.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26- Well done, Anita.- Well done, you.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28- Well done, Rose, as well. - Well done, both of you.
0:19:28 > 0:19:33That's a brilliant auctioneer on that rostrum. And well pitched.
0:19:33 > 0:19:34Oh, just!
0:19:34 > 0:19:36A bit of luck, I have to say, as well.
0:19:36 > 0:19:40That's the gambling streak, that's the gambling instinct, though.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43- That's for Vegas.- Exactly. Yeah, save it all, won't you?
0:19:43 > 0:19:46- And hopefully you will go out there and be a winner.- That's it.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48What a result!
0:19:48 > 0:19:53After some great work by auctioneer Anita, Rose's gamble paid off.
0:19:53 > 0:19:58Gold prices do fluctuate, but she has got exactly what she wanted.
0:19:58 > 0:19:59# Get out of here
0:19:59 > 0:20:03# And get me some money, too... #
0:20:05 > 0:20:08Well, that is the end of our first visit to the auction today.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11We are coming back later on in the programme.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14Now, you know I am a big fan of traditional arts and crafts,
0:20:14 > 0:20:16and wherever we are in the country filming,
0:20:16 > 0:20:17I like to see as much of it as possible.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20It is a way of embracing these traditional skills.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23And Scotland has one of the oldest skills in the world -
0:20:23 > 0:20:27basket making, particularly in the form of willow weaving,
0:20:27 > 0:20:29something I have always wanted to have a go at.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31Take a look at this.
0:20:38 > 0:20:39Now, here in Scotland,
0:20:39 > 0:20:42the ancient tradition of basket-weaving can be traced back
0:20:42 > 0:20:46a staggering 9,000 years to the early settlers in the Hebrides,
0:20:46 > 0:20:48who weaved willow baskets to catch their fish.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51Now, with these designs and patterns being passed down through
0:20:51 > 0:20:55the generations, modern basket-makers today are carrying
0:20:55 > 0:20:59on the tradition, using the same techniques as their forebears.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05The techniques may not have changed,
0:21:05 > 0:21:08but modern practitioners are adding their own contemporary twist,
0:21:08 > 0:21:11creating objects of beauty and practicality.
0:21:11 > 0:21:12I am here to meet Lise Bech,
0:21:12 > 0:21:15who's one of Scotland's leading willow-weaving artists,
0:21:15 > 0:21:17and hopefully I'm going to have a lesson in weaving willow
0:21:17 > 0:21:19and make something of my own.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26Lise is a one-woman weaving dynamo.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28She and her husband, Ian, have turned a barren
0:21:28 > 0:21:31patch of countryside in the Southern Uplands
0:21:31 > 0:21:33into a veritable oasis.
0:21:33 > 0:21:37In the middle of this patch, Lise has all the raw materials
0:21:37 > 0:21:40she needs - lots of home-grown willow.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45- Lise, hello.- Welcome.- Thanks for inviting me. Can I come in?
0:21:45 > 0:21:47Yep, sure.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50Lise is living the dream, having turned her hobby
0:21:50 > 0:21:55into a career as an internationally renowned artist.
0:21:55 > 0:22:00Lise, your work is beautiful. It is so sculptural and eye-catching.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02The willow looks like it is alive and breathing,
0:22:02 > 0:22:05and nature has intended these organic forms.
0:22:05 > 0:22:09Well, I grow my own willow and I live in a beautiful landscape,
0:22:09 > 0:22:14so I can go out, harvest the willow and really try to emulate nature.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17- But I know I will never get there. - But I think you have.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20I can see where your inspirations are, you know, with nature
0:22:20 > 0:22:21and your surroundings.
0:22:21 > 0:22:25At the same time, you know, from a distance, you would think,
0:22:25 > 0:22:28actually, these are centuries old.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30Because you've copied those same traditions,
0:22:30 > 0:22:31you've used the same techniques.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34You've given it a different twist, a different flavour.
0:22:34 > 0:22:35This could be a fish trap or a lobster pot,
0:22:35 > 0:22:39and it is exactly those techniques that I have used.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41There are so many different hues here.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45You are using different species of willow, aren't you?
0:22:45 > 0:22:47I'm using different species of willow.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50I've got about 22 different varieties growing in the garden.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52- And they all grow here?- Yeah.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56And some of them, you know, they do come in sort of greens
0:22:56 > 0:22:59and browns and occasionally into black and orange.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02And this one, to me, well, that is incredibly organic.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04It reminds me of a seed pot, slightly.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06- Mm-hm.- Is that... Would that be fair?
0:23:06 > 0:23:09- I am happy for how it speaks to you. - But it's moving.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12- It's got movement and it's got energy.- Yes.
0:23:12 > 0:23:13And it catches the light.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16You can see that when you turn it, from whatever angle you look at it.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18There is always something of interest.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21It is a wonderful piece of sculpture.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24- I'm making one at the moment.- Are you? Are you halfway through one?
0:23:24 > 0:23:26- More or less.- Can we have a look at the technique?- Yes.
0:23:26 > 0:23:30- And just watch it develop? - I'd love to show you.- Brilliant.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35Gosh, you are quick, Lise.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38Obviously, this is really advanced, and I couldn't tackle
0:23:38 > 0:23:40something like this, but could you show me
0:23:40 > 0:23:44something very basic that you could make with a good master maker,
0:23:44 > 0:23:47like you - let's say, something I could make in 30 minutes?
0:23:47 > 0:23:50I can show you how to make... I call it a bird-feeder,
0:23:50 > 0:23:54but you can use it to store your onions in, or garlic.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56I like the sound of that. We can hang it up at the kitchen at home.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59- Very useful.- OK. - I like useful items.
0:23:59 > 0:24:03Learning from someone like Lise is a real privilege,
0:24:03 > 0:24:07but what she calls a simple design may be a bit tricky.
0:24:08 > 0:24:14- Now, I have to warn you, this can be addictive.- OK.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16You put the first one in,
0:24:16 > 0:24:18around a stick, come back on itself.
0:24:20 > 0:24:21That's good.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26- Can you feel how meditative it can be?- Mm.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28- Lovely.- You know, the rhythm of it.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30Very therapeutic.
0:24:30 > 0:24:34This weaving stroke is called three-rod waling.
0:24:34 > 0:24:35Three-rod waling.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37And where does this originate?
0:24:37 > 0:24:39- Don't ask.- OK.
0:24:39 > 0:24:43I think it must be Anglo-Saxon.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49In the past, woven baskets were an essential part of everyday life,
0:24:49 > 0:24:52used for catching, gathering and storing food.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55Keeping these skills alive is hugely important.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57But as I am finding out,
0:24:57 > 0:25:00it's not as easy as Lise makes it look.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05Pull right in and bend.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08Lise is right, however - once you get the hang of it,
0:25:08 > 0:25:11it's actually quite relaxing and quite addictive.
0:25:11 > 0:25:15And there is nothing better than picking up new skills.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18Even if they are old ones.
0:25:18 > 0:25:20In... Bend.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22It won't be quite the art Lise can make,
0:25:22 > 0:25:25but I think it's just as satisfying.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30I can't believe I've made that.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32Obviously, I couldn't do it without your help.
0:25:32 > 0:25:33But it is possible for someone like me
0:25:33 > 0:25:35to make something like this in half an hour
0:25:35 > 0:25:38if you have got the kit and the tuition. So thank you so much, Lise.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41I'll look out for your work in the art galleries, because
0:25:41 > 0:25:44I know they will become collectibles and the antiques of the future.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46- A big thank you. - You are very welcome.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49And here I have some willow cuttings for you.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52If you put these in the ground, you will get your own willow bed.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55- Will I?- Yes.- Fantastic! Thank you.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57Because that has inspired me to do something at home.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59If I had the willow, I will do something.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02And then you can start a collection of different willow plants
0:26:02 > 0:26:04and increase your palette as you go.
0:26:04 > 0:26:05Thank you.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07Well, there you are.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10Look, something to hang the onions and the garlics in today.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12Could be baskets tomorrow.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15But seriously, though, I will go home, plant this willow up,
0:26:15 > 0:26:18have fun watching it grow and be creative with it.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21It's relatively easy if you have the right teacher.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23And it is quite refreshing to meet people like Lise as well,
0:26:23 > 0:26:27living the good life, being inspired by nature and the seasons
0:26:27 > 0:26:30and creating something, well, out of nothing, virtually.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32If I was you, I would give it a go as well.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34It is a breath of fresh air.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43Welcome back to Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery,
0:26:43 > 0:26:45our host location for today.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48And as you can see, we are surrounded by fine art and antiques.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50Well, I think it's about time we joined up with our experts,
0:26:50 > 0:26:52who are in the main reception area,
0:26:52 > 0:26:54and find some more antiques to take off to auction.
0:26:54 > 0:26:58And who knows, maybe we can make some history of our very own.
0:27:00 > 0:27:01With so much going on,
0:27:01 > 0:27:05Will has gone upstairs to search for his very own piece of Scotland.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07What can you tell me about it? Is this hung...
0:27:07 > 0:27:09pride of place at home?
0:27:09 > 0:27:13It's kept in a drawer, away from the kids.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17- Really?- It's...modern-day houses. - Oh, I've got you.
0:27:17 > 0:27:21Yeah, I mean, that is an element that comes into valuing
0:27:21 > 0:27:24antiques and so on, you know. How do we decorate our homes,
0:27:24 > 0:27:26you know. Whereas in the old days,
0:27:26 > 0:27:30there used to be a lot of pictures hanging on the walls.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32You'll be surprised now the number of homes I go into
0:27:32 > 0:27:36and there is not a picture in sight, you now. Not like my house,
0:27:36 > 0:27:39where I think every spare inch is covered with pictures,
0:27:39 > 0:27:43my collection of pictures by unknown artists, mainly, I might add.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46But this isn't an unknown artist, is it?
0:27:46 > 0:27:49Because we have got a nice, clear signature down there at the bottom.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51- It's a McKenzie, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54- Now, you have done a bit of research, have you?- Yeah.
0:27:54 > 0:27:59He was born in 1800 and died in 1880.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02OK, so spanned most of the 19th century.
0:28:03 > 0:28:07He was part of the Scottish Academy and, I think, somewhere,
0:28:07 > 0:28:11I don't know why, he got kicked out for some odd reason.
0:28:11 > 0:28:12- Really?- I don't know why.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15Well, that would be an interesting thing to research further.
0:28:15 > 0:28:17I mean, that is the slight disadvantage we have
0:28:17 > 0:28:20on these valuation days, in that if you had come to see me at my office,
0:28:20 > 0:28:21I would have given you a receipt for it,
0:28:21 > 0:28:24I would have done a bit of research, gone on down that route that
0:28:24 > 0:28:27you've suggested, just to dig out the facts, really.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30Whereas here, at "Flog It!", it is very much, you know,
0:28:30 > 0:28:32we are sort of on our toes
0:28:32 > 0:28:34and, you know, we are very much
0:28:34 > 0:28:37at the moment rather than having time to do a lot of research.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40But looking at the style of picture, it is
0:28:40 > 0:28:41not anything that is sort of...
0:28:41 > 0:28:46shall we say pushing any artistic boundaries or experimenting
0:28:46 > 0:28:49with, you know, different factors,
0:28:49 > 0:28:53that certainly towards the late 19th century were really
0:28:53 > 0:28:55sort of the birth of modern art.
0:28:55 > 0:28:59He is what I would call... A professional artist.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02He obviously had his formula for painting.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05Like I said, the market for pictures changes.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07Where did you buy it? Is it from a gallery?
0:29:07 > 0:29:10- Have you got a receipt for it? - It was off a car-boot sale,
0:29:10 > 0:29:12- I bought it.- Really?
0:29:12 > 0:29:15What are the car-boots like around here? What did you have to pay?
0:29:15 > 0:29:17Um... Roughly about £4.
0:29:17 > 0:29:19£4, can you imagine?
0:29:19 > 0:29:22You wouldn't be able to buy the paint to paint it
0:29:22 > 0:29:23with £4, really, could you?
0:29:23 > 0:29:26So £4 for a Scottish picture.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29I would like to think it is worth between sort of,
0:29:29 > 0:29:30200, 300, something like that.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33- I mean, how does that fit in with...?- Yeah, that sounds OK.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36Yeah, not bad investment for... In return for £4, is it?
0:29:36 > 0:29:39- Yeah, it's very good. - We'll reserve it at 200.
0:29:39 > 0:29:41- Are you happy to have a bit of discretion?- Yeah.
0:29:41 > 0:29:43If it gets to 180 or something like that?
0:29:43 > 0:29:44Rather than not to sell it.
0:29:44 > 0:29:48Excellent. So 200 reserve, with discretion.
0:29:48 > 0:29:52- Thank you for bringing along your car-boot bargain.- You're welcome.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56Well, when you find a bargain like that, it's hard not to
0:29:56 > 0:29:57blow your own trumpet.
0:29:59 > 0:30:00Or should I say horn?
0:30:01 > 0:30:05HORN
0:30:07 > 0:30:11- I didn't think I'd be able to do that.- You did well.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14Well, Colin, I have to tell you, you don't look like
0:30:14 > 0:30:15a Congolese tribesman.
0:30:15 > 0:30:20- Well, I'm not.- I didn't think you would be.- I'm a Scotsman.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23I mean, I love tribal art, especially things that were
0:30:23 > 0:30:28made for the tribe to use and not made for the tourist market.
0:30:28 > 0:30:30This is made from ivory,
0:30:30 > 0:30:33but it was taken from an elephant
0:30:33 > 0:30:36by the native people of the country
0:30:36 > 0:30:39when the native people of Africa
0:30:39 > 0:30:41worked with the animals,
0:30:41 > 0:30:45hunted and killed, took what they needed
0:30:45 > 0:30:48and didn't waste, for thousands of years.
0:30:48 > 0:30:52It was only when the Westerners arrived and decimated the elephants
0:30:52 > 0:30:54that the problems started.
0:30:54 > 0:30:59But this would have been used as a horn
0:30:59 > 0:31:02for contact in the forests, in the centre of Congo.
0:31:02 > 0:31:07Sometimes they will be used in celebrations and in parties.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10And it is known as an olifant.
0:31:10 > 0:31:14Now, what is an olifant doing with you in Glasgow?
0:31:15 > 0:31:19Well, it has come down through the family because it was originally...
0:31:19 > 0:31:23My Great-Uncle Sandy, who was a civil engineer,
0:31:23 > 0:31:29but he was also the Commissioner for the Upper Blue Nile, in Egypt...
0:31:29 > 0:31:32This isn't Egyptian,
0:31:32 > 0:31:34this is further into deeper Africa.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37He was Upper Blue Nile, so who knows where he went?
0:31:37 > 0:31:39I've actually got a photograph of...
0:31:39 > 0:31:43I'm not sure what he was doing.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45That is...
0:31:45 > 0:31:48That is my Great-Uncle Sandy there. My dad's uncle,
0:31:48 > 0:31:51his dad's brother.
0:31:51 > 0:31:54- The classic look, with the pith helmet.- Yeah.
0:31:54 > 0:31:56So when do you think this was taken?
0:31:56 > 0:31:58Well, this is what we're not sure about.
0:31:58 > 0:32:03We're timing it...placing it about 1910, 1913.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06But he died in 1933, I think.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09So he really was an explorer of Egypt as well, really.
0:32:09 > 0:32:11- This was before...- Oh, yeah.
0:32:11 > 0:32:15..the great Tutankhamen and all that sort of excavation.
0:32:15 > 0:32:17What a lovely little picture.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20I've got some more things here. Might be of interest.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22They're all part of the one collection
0:32:22 > 0:32:24that my uncle had, great-uncle.
0:32:24 > 0:32:25Ah!
0:32:25 > 0:32:27The original bag.
0:32:27 > 0:32:29National Bank of Egypt bag.
0:32:29 > 0:32:31OK.
0:32:31 > 0:32:33They do look to be Egyptian, actually,
0:32:33 > 0:32:36and probably made for the Western market, though.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39I think they're probably napkin rings, something like that.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41I mean, this is the most interesting piece.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44It's probably 1890, something like that.
0:32:44 > 0:32:47Way before the ivory laws started.
0:32:48 > 0:32:52And anything pre-1948 is legal to sell.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55It's not hugely valuable, so we will put them all together
0:32:55 > 0:32:57as one lot, all three,
0:32:57 > 0:33:00and put the Egyptian bank bag in as well.
0:33:00 > 0:33:02And 80, 120, I think.
0:33:02 > 0:33:06And I think if it made over 140, they'd be doing very well.
0:33:06 > 0:33:09- Right.- Now, reserve. Do you want to put a reserve on?
0:33:09 > 0:33:10Yeah, definitely.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13- What sort of thing were you thinking?- I would think £50, £60.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16- Well let's put... - Is that fair enough?- ..at least that.
0:33:16 > 0:33:18I think 70, we should, really.
0:33:18 > 0:33:22- I think if they don't make £70, you ought to try them again.- Keep them.
0:33:22 > 0:33:24- I would keep them in the family.- But it's Anita Manning on the rostrum,
0:33:24 > 0:33:27- and she is a wizard with the gavel. - Ah, Right.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30- I've seen her in action. - She'll do well for us.
0:33:30 > 0:33:33We have had ivory items on "Flog It!" before,
0:33:33 > 0:33:35but as James quite rightly pointed out,
0:33:35 > 0:33:37selling and buying ivory
0:33:37 > 0:33:40that was made after 1947 is illegal.
0:33:40 > 0:33:44So any good auctioneer will always thoroughly check the origin
0:33:44 > 0:33:49of a piece, helping the conservation of these beautiful animals.
0:33:49 > 0:33:53Next, something far more modern has turned up on Will's table.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56Well, Christine, I hope you don't mind me saying,
0:33:56 > 0:33:58you look like a pretty trendy sort of girl.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01- Is that right?- Well, I like to think that.- Yeah, exactly.
0:34:01 > 0:34:05- One finger on the pulse of fashion and all that.- Yeah.- Very nice.
0:34:05 > 0:34:07And is that what attracted you to this, I think,
0:34:07 > 0:34:09pretty spectacular piece of jewellery?
0:34:09 > 0:34:13Well, I do look for good things at charity shops.
0:34:13 > 0:34:14- Charity shops?- Yeah.
0:34:14 > 0:34:16You know what, that makes me start thinking
0:34:16 > 0:34:19that you haven't paid a lot of money for this, have you?
0:34:19 > 0:34:22- No.- Dare I ask how much you paid?
0:34:24 > 0:34:25£4. £4!
0:34:25 > 0:34:28£4, and was it in a job lot?
0:34:28 > 0:34:31- £4 was quite a lot for a brooch in a charity shop.- Was it?
0:34:31 > 0:34:34You must have had an inkling that it was something,
0:34:34 > 0:34:36- a little bit different. - I just liked it.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38It's, you know, a very stylish piece.
0:34:38 > 0:34:40I can see why you were attracted to it.
0:34:40 > 0:34:44Because it has got that almost sort of naturalistic feel about it,
0:34:44 > 0:34:46hasn't it? With the gold.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48Cos it is... It's solid gold, make no mistake.
0:34:48 > 0:34:52I've had a look and there is no reason to suspect why
0:34:52 > 0:34:53these stones aren't diamonds.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56They are good stones, good clean ones, nice clarity.
0:34:56 > 0:34:59I've had a look for maker's mark, can't see anything.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02I would imagine, date-wise, it should be sort of post-war.
0:35:02 > 0:35:04I think it's either going to be '50s, '60s,
0:35:04 > 0:35:06maybe even into the '70s.
0:35:06 > 0:35:11And that is a sort of era, period in collecting that is growing.
0:35:11 > 0:35:15You know, people are starting to appreciate how the designs
0:35:15 > 0:35:18evolved and how, you know, new designs emerged.
0:35:18 > 0:35:20And they were sort of letting go of the old
0:35:20 > 0:35:24- and really pushing forward to a new look, wasn't it?- Yeah.
0:35:24 > 0:35:26Um...
0:35:26 > 0:35:29- Have you worn it?- No. - You've never worn it?- No.- No.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32- But you just liked it? - I just liked it.- Funny, isn't it?
0:35:32 > 0:35:35At the time, I was saving brooches,
0:35:35 > 0:35:38- and that was one of the ones I picked up.- Yeah.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40Did you have an inkling when you bought it
0:35:40 > 0:35:42- that it was something special? - Yeah.- Yeah.
0:35:42 > 0:35:43Cos you can actually...
0:35:43 > 0:35:46A good tip is if you turn a piece of jewellery over and look at
0:35:46 > 0:35:49- the back, you can just see quality and craftsmanship, can't you?- Yep.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52That someone has taken the effort to make
0:35:52 > 0:35:54the piece of jewellery from scratch.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57- And the quality is obviously there from the back.- Yeah.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59The piece that you are not meant to see,
0:35:59 > 0:36:01if they have taken the extra effort to make
0:36:01 > 0:36:02the back as good as the front,
0:36:02 > 0:36:05then you know somebody has put a lot of work and effort into it.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08So £4 - what's that worth? 18-carat gold.
0:36:08 > 0:36:11And it's well publicized that gold prices are high,
0:36:11 > 0:36:13silver prices are high.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16Stabilising a little bit, but still high. Um...
0:36:16 > 0:36:21You know, I think you are probably going to turn your £4
0:36:21 > 0:36:22into probably close to sort of...
0:36:22 > 0:36:26Probably £400, I would have thought. So, I mean,
0:36:26 > 0:36:30if we can sort of say £300 as a sort of figure to reserve it at...
0:36:30 > 0:36:33- I don't know how you feel about that.- That's smashing.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36- That's pretty good, isn't it? - Yeah.- Not a bad return.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39And we can see that you have got a unique eye
0:36:39 > 0:36:43and you are spotting the right pieces in the right places.
0:36:43 > 0:36:46- So, you know, all I can say is keep doing what you're doing.- Thank you.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48# And I go... La, la, la, la, la
0:36:48 > 0:36:50# She's got the look! #
0:36:55 > 0:36:58Well, we have certainly seen some real gems come through
0:36:58 > 0:37:02the door today, all worthy of our magnificent host location.
0:37:02 > 0:37:03And I'm rather excited about some of these.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05I can't wait to put those values to the test.
0:37:05 > 0:37:09So we have to say goodbye to this magnificent museum and
0:37:09 > 0:37:11art gallery, as we go over to the auction room
0:37:11 > 0:37:12for the very last time today.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15In case you've forgotten what's coming along with us,
0:37:15 > 0:37:16here is a quick recap.
0:37:17 > 0:37:22John's moody Scottish seascape could whip up a storm of local interest.
0:37:23 > 0:37:26Ian's ivory horn may be far from Scottish, but, hopefully,
0:37:26 > 0:37:30it will draw the attention of the big hunters at the saleroom.
0:37:30 > 0:37:35And Christine's solid-gold find has all the makings of a modern classic.
0:37:35 > 0:37:38Hopefully, it can fetch a price to match.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48# I want good money! #
0:37:51 > 0:37:54Yesterday, at the preview day, I caught up with the auctioneer,
0:37:54 > 0:37:55the wonderful Anita Manning,
0:37:55 > 0:37:58and this is what she had to say about one of our items.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00It might just struggle.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02She has done a bit more research into the painting
0:38:02 > 0:38:05and found it's not the artist we thought.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08There is a listed McKenzie artist,
0:38:08 > 0:38:11but the signature is different
0:38:11 > 0:38:14from the signature that we have on that oil.
0:38:14 > 0:38:16Right, so it's a different McKenzie.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19So the value is not two to three anymore. Have you adjusted that?
0:38:19 > 0:38:21- I have spoken to the vendor.- John.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24I have explained to him and I have asked him
0:38:24 > 0:38:28if it was OK to bring the estimate down to sort of 50 to 80.
0:38:28 > 0:38:29So we have got 50 to 80.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31He's going to be pleased because
0:38:31 > 0:38:33he picked that up in a car-boot for £4.
0:38:33 > 0:38:34- Well, it was a good buy. - It was a good buy.
0:38:34 > 0:38:37Fingers crossed, he's going to make a brilliant profit.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39It just goes to show, if you get up early,
0:38:39 > 0:38:40go to those car boots,
0:38:40 > 0:38:42buy something and stick it in auction,
0:38:42 > 0:38:44- there still is money to be made. - Yeah.
0:38:44 > 0:38:49A bit of extra research can make a lot of difference.
0:38:49 > 0:38:51If only we knew who made this piece of tribal art.
0:38:51 > 0:38:56Good luck, Colin. We are putting the ivory to the test now.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58I love the olifant hunting horn.
0:38:58 > 0:38:59I think that is a super little thing.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02- It's a great lot.- And typical of you to pick up on that one, as well.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04Not a lot of money, £80 to £100.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06- No.- I thought it would have been a bit more.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09They are relatively common, but the more decorative ones,
0:39:09 > 0:39:11decorated with roundels, like the napkin rings,
0:39:11 > 0:39:14they were used at weddings. They're the rare ones.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16- And they come this big as well.- Wow.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18Well, look, good luck, fingers crossed.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21Let's put it to the test. Here we go.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23We have the elephant tusk
0:39:23 > 0:39:25with the male's head handle, and you
0:39:25 > 0:39:27have the two ivory rings
0:39:27 > 0:39:30with the engraved, ebonized decoration.
0:39:30 > 0:39:3419th century ivory, ladies and gentlemen.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36Can we see £200?
0:39:36 > 0:39:37200.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39150.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42Start me at £100 for the ivory.
0:39:42 > 0:39:45£100. £50, then.
0:39:45 > 0:39:4650.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48£50.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51Start me at 30. 30 bid.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53Any advance at 30? 40.
0:39:53 > 0:39:5540 with you, sir.
0:39:55 > 0:39:5750.
0:39:57 > 0:39:5960.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02£60. Any advance at £60?
0:40:02 > 0:40:06- No.- All done at £60. £60...
0:40:06 > 0:40:08They didn't sell, Colin. It didn't reach the reserve.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11And thank goodness James put a reserve on for you.
0:40:11 > 0:40:12I thought the olifant,
0:40:12 > 0:40:15the trumpet horn, was worth that alone.
0:40:15 > 0:40:16It was worth that.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19The problem is, not many people understand tribal art.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21And because it is such a specialist area,
0:40:21 > 0:40:24maybe it wasn't the right place and the right day this time.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26- Sorry about that.- That's all right.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29It stays in the family, which is actually a good thing.
0:40:29 > 0:40:30And you didn't give them away.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33Now it is time for John's painting.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35It is a different artist to the one we thought,
0:40:35 > 0:40:39but how big a difference will it make to its value?
0:40:39 > 0:40:42Since the valuation day, Anita has had a chat to John.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45Anita has lowered that reserve now to £50, £50 to £80.
0:40:45 > 0:40:48- Not the D McKenzie we were thinking of.- Right.
0:40:48 > 0:40:50But I have a feeling this will meet both estimates.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52I can see it doing... I can see
0:40:52 > 0:40:54- it doing over £80 quite easily. - Well, I hope so.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57This is a nice picture, ladies and gentlemen.
0:40:57 > 0:41:01Can we say 150? 100?
0:41:01 > 0:41:04Will you start me at £50?
0:41:04 > 0:41:06£30, then.
0:41:06 > 0:41:0830 bid.
0:41:08 > 0:41:10Any advance on 30?
0:41:10 > 0:41:1240?
0:41:12 > 0:41:1450.
0:41:14 > 0:41:16- We've sold it. We've sold it, John.- 60.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18£60.
0:41:18 > 0:41:20With the gentleman at £60.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22Let's think percentages here.
0:41:22 > 0:41:24£4. It is a fantastic turnaround.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26£60...
0:41:26 > 0:41:28Yes, the hammer has gone down. £60.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30Fabulous return on four quid.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32I've got to say that.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34It really is. Get back to that car-boot sale.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37Or you could do what Christine did,
0:41:37 > 0:41:40and find your bargains in a charity shop.
0:41:40 > 0:41:42Remind us how much you paid for it.
0:41:42 > 0:41:44£4.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46Which, you said, you thought was a bit too much for a charity shop.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49- Yes.- That is cheeky! That is cheeky, Will, isn't it?
0:41:49 > 0:41:51It's an outrage, Christine.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54- You're after a bargain all the time, then?- Yes.- Did you beat them down?
0:41:54 > 0:41:57No. I was... Because there was a stone missing.
0:41:57 > 0:42:01- There IS a stone missing. - Yes, a diamond.- A diamond.
0:42:01 > 0:42:03There are 15 others.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05You didn't know at the time, though, did you,
0:42:05 > 0:42:06that it was 18-carat gold.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09- You had a gut feeling... - It was good.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12This is a wonderful piece, ladies and gentlemen,
0:42:12 > 0:42:15an iconic piece from the 1960s.
0:42:15 > 0:42:18Can we see £500?
0:42:18 > 0:42:21- 500.- He's going to come straight in.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23Three, 300.
0:42:23 > 0:42:25You're saving me time.
0:42:25 > 0:42:27300 with you, sir.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30Any advance on £300? 300.
0:42:30 > 0:42:34320. 350.
0:42:34 > 0:42:36380.
0:42:36 > 0:42:38390.
0:42:38 > 0:42:40- 390.- £390.
0:42:40 > 0:42:42- That's good.- Mid-estimate.
0:42:42 > 0:42:44Any advance on 390?
0:42:44 > 0:42:47All done at 390? 390...
0:42:47 > 0:42:49It was a £4 investment...
0:42:49 > 0:42:51£390, hammer's gone down.
0:42:51 > 0:42:53There is commission to pay, don't forget that.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56- They will deduct that from the hammer price.- Yeah.
0:42:56 > 0:42:58But that is a very, very good result.
0:42:58 > 0:43:00That is a classic "Flog It!" story. We love those stories.
0:43:00 > 0:43:02Finding something for next to nothing
0:43:02 > 0:43:04- and turning it into a profit. - That's brilliant.
0:43:04 > 0:43:06- That's what it's all about. - Mm.- Thank you. Thank you.
0:43:08 > 0:43:11Well, there you are, that's it, it's all over for our owners.
0:43:11 > 0:43:14The auction is still going on, but what a day we've had here.
0:43:14 > 0:43:17Everyone has gone home happy, and that's what it's all about.
0:43:17 > 0:43:19It's time for me to have a well-earned rest now,
0:43:19 > 0:43:22that's for sure. Anyway, I hope you've enjoyed today's show.
0:43:22 > 0:43:25Do join us again, because there are going to be many more surprises
0:43:25 > 0:43:26to come in the future.
0:43:26 > 0:43:29But for now, from Glasgow, it's goodbye.
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