0:00:05 > 0:00:07Today we're in South Yorkshire,
0:00:07 > 0:00:08and we're on a mission
0:00:08 > 0:00:11to find all those unwanted antiques and collectables
0:00:11 > 0:00:12and give them a new home.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14This is Sheffield. Welcome to "Flog It!".
0:00:36 > 0:00:38For hundreds of years, the factories of Sheffield
0:00:38 > 0:00:41have produced steel goods in vast quantities
0:00:41 > 0:00:43and of the highest quality.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46It's this industry that helped create Sheffield's wealth
0:00:46 > 0:00:48and impressive architecture.
0:00:48 > 0:00:53It also put it on the world map as the first city of steel.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Our venue today is the magnificent Cutlers' Hall,
0:00:55 > 0:00:57home to the Cutlers' Company
0:00:57 > 0:00:59who've helped maintain Sheffield's reputation
0:00:59 > 0:01:03for producing the finest steel products in the world.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05And today it's our job to find the finest antiques here
0:01:05 > 0:01:07in all of these bags and boxes
0:01:07 > 0:01:09that the people of Sheffield have brought along.
0:01:09 > 0:01:13We'll tell you what it's worth, and if you're happy with the valuation,
0:01:13 > 0:01:15- what are you going to do? - ALL: Flog it!
0:01:15 > 0:01:16Let's get cracking!
0:01:18 > 0:01:23Hoping to find something precious are our very own treasures.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26There's a diamond in the rough - Thomas Plant.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29It's Walker and Hall. It is Sheffield.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33- A bit of Sheffield... Silver Sheffield plate, isn't it?- Yes.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35And a polished gem - James Lewis.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37Well done, brilliant find.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40- So how old do you think the bag will be?- The bag's 1950s. Post-war.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43We've got a great crowd today gathered from all over Yorkshire.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46Can you guess which of these items will top the charts
0:01:46 > 0:01:47in the saleroom?
0:01:49 > 0:01:52Could it be these diamond earrings that sparkle?
0:01:53 > 0:01:56Or will we be raising a glass to this happy chappie?
0:01:57 > 0:02:00Or will this set of knives have the edge?
0:02:01 > 0:02:03We'll be finding out very soon.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08Cutlers' Hall has been here since 1638.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12It's been rebuilt twice as the company's and the city's fortunes
0:02:12 > 0:02:13have changed over the years.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16The space that we're in today is known as the main hall.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18It's the grandest room in the building -
0:02:18 > 0:02:22it's entertained kings, queens and other dignitaries over the years.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25Everyone's steeling themselves for an exciting day ahead,
0:02:25 > 0:02:29and Thomas Plant is about to kick-start the proceedings.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33- Are you a Sheffield girl? - Yes, born and bred in Sheffield.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37- Born and bred. And these are scenes of industrial Sheffield.- Yes.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39Do you remember the city like this?
0:02:39 > 0:02:41Well, parts of it. Yes. But not all on it.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44Is this why you have these pictures?
0:02:44 > 0:02:46Tell me about them.
0:02:46 > 0:02:50Well, the pictures were drawn and painted by a friend of mine
0:02:50 > 0:02:52and he used to have 'em on wall and I always liked them,
0:02:52 > 0:02:55because it'd remind me of old Sheffield. I love old Sheffield.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58So I gave him some money what he wanted for them.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00- Really? - And that were 1978.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02You're saying that your friend was Mr North?
0:03:02 > 0:03:06- Yes, Frank North.- Frank North. And he painted these?- Yes.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08Do you know these areas now?
0:03:08 > 0:03:12This is Corporation Street and Nursery Street.
0:03:12 > 0:03:16And this picture here is the other side of Corporation Street,
0:03:16 > 0:03:19on the left-hand side coming from West Moor.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22Were these all steelworks?
0:03:22 > 0:03:23They were all steelworks,
0:03:23 > 0:03:26that was a steelworks, then it became a brewery.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29Then after that they pulled them all down and made flats.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31They're all modern ones now.
0:03:31 > 0:03:36- They evoke a real sort of post-war Britain, don't they?- Yeah.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39What's interesting - this genre of picture, of industry,
0:03:39 > 0:03:41isn't normally seen.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44- This chap, Mr North, obviously had a good eye.- He did.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46And he had something about him,
0:03:46 > 0:03:49to get up in the morning - or whenever he did this - to think,
0:03:49 > 0:03:52"Do you know what, I'm going to paint my industrial heritage."
0:03:52 > 0:03:53Why are you bringing them in?
0:03:53 > 0:03:55Well, I've got a bigger family
0:03:55 > 0:03:58and they'd cause arguments if they were left
0:03:58 > 0:04:00to one certain person in the family,
0:04:00 > 0:04:02so I thought, well, I'll sell them,
0:04:02 > 0:04:05and the money, if I get anything, they can share between them.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07- I don't think we're looking at a king's ransom.- No, no.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10There won't be much to share, I have to... You know.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12I'm just building you up here.
0:04:12 > 0:04:13As pictures themselves,
0:04:13 > 0:04:16he was very good, but he obviously wasn't trained.
0:04:16 > 0:04:21But as they're local, they deserve a decent estimate of £80-£100.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24- Right.- And I'd sell them as a pair.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26Would you be happy with that?
0:04:26 > 0:04:29Well, I would. At first I thought individually.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31You know, that I'd sell them.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34But it's up to you what to do.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38In my opinion, it's always good to keep them together as a pair.
0:04:38 > 0:04:39Yeah, fine.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41Have a discretionary reserve,
0:04:41 > 0:04:43- and we look forward to seeing you at the auction.- Thank you.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47Next up, James has got an item that should feel right at home
0:04:47 > 0:04:49here in Cutlers' Hall.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52Now then, Naina. Before we go any further - Naina.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57Now, other than tenner, Naina, it's not Sheffield.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00- Where does Naina come from?- Russia. - So you're Russian.
0:05:00 > 0:05:05No, my mum had a thing on Russian ballets, so I copped for it.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08- I could have been Olga.- Olga. - So I hit lucky.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12OK, so the first thing to say is there is
0:05:12 > 0:05:17- no more appropriate place to be looking at these than here.- Yeah.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19Cutlers' Hall. Let's have a look.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23We have a pair - volume one and two - and there,
0:05:23 > 0:05:26the engraved frontispiece, is Cutlers' Hall.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28- Yeah. Where we are.- Lovely.
0:05:28 > 0:05:34Now, two volumes bound in green cloth and gilt with a vellum spine.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36- Yep.- Without question, these would have been
0:05:36 > 0:05:37a limited edition of books.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40- These are not cheap to produce.- No.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42Now, how did you come to have them in the family?
0:05:42 > 0:05:45My gran got them, but I don't know where she got them from,
0:05:45 > 0:05:47but they were in the wardrobe originally.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51Why would your grandmother want a pair of books on Cutlers' Hall?
0:05:51 > 0:05:54Because they were surgical instrument makers.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57They were George Turton & Sons surgical instrument makers.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59- Ah, so they're in here. - They're in the book.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01So that was your grandmother's...
0:06:01 > 0:06:04That was my grandfather's father who owned the business.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07- OK.- And then...
0:06:07 > 0:06:11- What sort of period? - Up to the '30s.- Exactly this period.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13- Yeah.- So, let's have a look.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15There we go. Turton, right.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20So, "list of officers". Here we are.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24Turton, Turton. Joseph Turton, 1846-1851.
0:06:24 > 0:06:25Thomas Turton...
0:06:25 > 0:06:27So these are relations to you.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30- Yes, they're all in relation to my grandparents.- Ha!
0:06:30 > 0:06:32When they were new,
0:06:32 > 0:06:34they were presented to the Sheffield Club by Fred...
0:06:34 > 0:06:36Must have been the Sheffield Cutlers.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39I wonder if it's the Sheffield Cutlers or a different club?
0:06:39 > 0:06:42- Because you have a county club, don't you, in each area?- Yes.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45- With a building in the centre of Sheffield...- With a library.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48..where all the gentlemen would retire.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50I was flicking through these earlier and it
0:06:50 > 0:06:55- has lists of portraits and busts that are in this building.- Yep.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58I mean, wonderful, wonderful history of this building.
0:06:58 > 0:06:59And given in 1906,
0:06:59 > 0:07:04which probably accounts for why the condition is a bit shabby.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07- A bit.- All right, very shabby.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09- Tatty.- But they've lived in your home where?
0:07:09 > 0:07:13They've been up on the bookshelf for about five years,
0:07:13 > 0:07:16- but the cat's taken to going up on top of the bookshelf.- Right.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19So I thought, before they were used as a clawing post,
0:07:19 > 0:07:23- it was probably better to get them down.- Yeah, good move, good move.
0:07:23 > 0:07:27So, pair of books, vellum bound, limited edition,
0:07:27 > 0:07:29that have seen better days.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31But if they don't make the right money here in Sheffield
0:07:31 > 0:07:32they won't make it anywhere.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36I think we should put an auction estimate of £200-£300 on them
0:07:36 > 0:07:40and a reserve. How do you feel about reserves?
0:07:40 > 0:07:43- Do you want a reserve on them? - Yes, please.- What were you thinking?
0:07:43 > 0:07:45- About 200.- 200, fine.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48Do you want to give them a little bit of discretion?
0:07:48 > 0:07:51- £10 under but that's all. - Is that all?
0:07:51 > 0:07:54- OK, so normal auctioneer's discretion is 10%.- Yeah.
0:07:54 > 0:07:59So instead of having a 200 with 10% discretion, let's put 190 firm.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02- Yeah.- If they don't make that... - They go home.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05Go home, and protect them from the cats. All right?
0:08:07 > 0:08:09Thomas has spotted something amongst the crowd
0:08:09 > 0:08:14and this time, he's taking a more laid-back approach to his valuation.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16Janet, here we are in the queue
0:08:16 > 0:08:20and you've brought along something quite interesting.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23Now, these are knife boxes.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27I normally open them and they've been converted to letterboxes.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30- Yeah.- Will I find a knife box, or will I find a letterbox?
0:08:30 > 0:08:32- A knife box.- A knife box?
0:08:32 > 0:08:34- Mm-hm. - This is a Georgian box.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36It's 1800s.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39Lovely shaped front with a good bit of cross-banding.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43It's a good-looking mahogany box.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47And we open it up - look at these wonderful knives.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50Tell me, how did you come about this?
0:08:50 > 0:08:52Did you buy this all as one?
0:08:52 > 0:08:55Yes, my husband bought it a number of years ago,
0:08:55 > 0:08:57and I think it was just a chance find
0:08:57 > 0:08:59and fell in love with it.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01There's a few things which are missing in here.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03You've got...five spoons.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05Is it meant to be six?
0:09:05 > 0:09:08- Don't know.- Don't know? It was always like that?- Mm.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10- Oh, really?- Yeah.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12- Can I...? I want to pick out a spoon.- Yes, do.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14We've got an old English pattern spoon
0:09:14 > 0:09:16in solid silver
0:09:16 > 0:09:20and this is George II, 1740s.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22I've got the maker's mark there for Ebenezer Coker.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24- Right.- I know that one.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29- So these are Georgian, which match the knife box.- Yeah.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32Now, these up here are not Georgian. I can tell you that immediately.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34- Really?- No, these are Victorian.
0:09:34 > 0:09:35And these will all be knives.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37- Yeah, they are. - Because of "knife box".
0:09:37 > 0:09:40This has got almost what we call a pistol handle.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42- I knew that bit! - They've got a mark, here.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44Looks like TS. TS...
0:09:44 > 0:09:47I mean, that could stand for Thomas Shaw,
0:09:47 > 0:09:50it could stand for Thomas Sansom,
0:09:50 > 0:09:52he was a flatware maker.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54But, obviously, the blades are steel
0:09:54 > 0:09:57- and these would have a skin of silver over them.- Right.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00And a plaster - or gypsum, as we call it - inside,
0:10:00 > 0:10:02to give it that weight.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04They are fantastic. Then here you've got...
0:10:04 > 0:10:06What are these?
0:10:06 > 0:10:08You've got fish - definitely Victorian, then.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10Georgians didn't have fish knives.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12And then we've got lunch, have we?
0:10:12 > 0:10:14Or bread-and-butter?
0:10:14 > 0:10:16And maybe fruit down here, if they're small.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18Why are you selling these?
0:10:18 > 0:10:20Because we've moved to a much smaller house.
0:10:20 > 0:10:25It's a cottage, which is incongruous with this sort of thing.
0:10:25 > 0:10:29Yeah. I have to say, I do believe this knife box
0:10:29 > 0:10:32has been slightly played with.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34Yes, it started life as a knife box,
0:10:34 > 0:10:36it probably was converted to a letterbox,
0:10:36 > 0:10:38and has been converted back to a knife box.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42If you want my honest opinion, this here is a later addition.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45- Oh, is it?- Yeah, and I would have thought that this,
0:10:45 > 0:10:47the actual fitting here,
0:10:47 > 0:10:49would probably be later. It's far too fresh...
0:10:49 > 0:10:51to be 1800.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53It's a good mixed lot.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56You've got the very lovely pistol handles.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58The knife set is great.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01The spoons are all much earlier.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04One has to think, does one say -
0:11:04 > 0:11:06OK, what we'll do - we'll sell the spoons as a lot,
0:11:06 > 0:11:08sell the knives as a lot, and sell the box as a lot.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10But I think...
0:11:11 > 0:11:13As it's a piece, as you bought it as a piece,
0:11:13 > 0:11:15- one should keep it as a piece. - Mm.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19And dividing up every single bit and thinking what is this worth...?
0:11:19 > 0:11:20The spoons?
0:11:20 > 0:11:22£150-£200.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24The knives are lovely.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27I mean, a set of 12 of each is fantastic.
0:11:27 > 0:11:31I would say maybe £300. I mean, they're really good, fun things.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34And the box, of course, the Georgian box - £200.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36- So we're already at £700. - Yeah.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39So I would suggest you enter this in for auction
0:11:39 > 0:11:41at around about £700-£900.
0:11:41 > 0:11:45- Really?- Yeah, yeah. Absolutely. I think it's all there, really.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47I think at 700, with reserve,
0:11:47 > 0:11:48with discretion on that,
0:11:48 > 0:11:51means you won't sell it below 600.
0:11:51 > 0:11:52I think that's really fair.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55Yeah, I'd rather have it kept together,
0:11:55 > 0:11:57because that's the thing - when you open the lid, the "Oh, wow!"
0:11:57 > 0:11:59- It is, "Oh, wow," isn't it?- Yeah.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04Our next items may not say Sheffield,
0:12:04 > 0:12:07but they certainly add a touch of glamour.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10Erica, they say diamonds are a girl's best friend.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12They are stunning!
0:12:12 > 0:12:16Are they things you've worn out to balls and state occasions...?
0:12:16 > 0:12:17Yes.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21I have worn them to balls... not all that often.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24- The first thing to say - we've got platinum mounts.- Yes.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28- And a diamond cluster ear pendant. - Yes.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31So they're very pretty, very fashionable,
0:12:31 > 0:12:35- and diamonds never, never go out of fashion.- No.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38The cuts of the stone are brilliant cut.
0:12:38 > 0:12:43And brilliant-cut diamonds really started to come into use
0:12:43 > 0:12:46around 1920, 1925.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49Before then it was...
0:12:49 > 0:12:51These are new brilliant cut.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53Before then it was brilliant cut,
0:12:53 > 0:12:55before then it was old cut, rose cut...
0:12:55 > 0:12:57et cetera.
0:12:57 > 0:13:01So you can actually date the time the stones were cut
0:13:01 > 0:13:03by the type of cut they have.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05What's the history behind these?
0:13:05 > 0:13:10They were given to me by a friend about 20 years ago
0:13:10 > 0:13:15and I've never really worn them, particularly.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18They were given to her by her husband,
0:13:18 > 0:13:21and she had them a long, long time,
0:13:21 > 0:13:24and I thought if I sell them,
0:13:24 > 0:13:28I will always want to give quite a lot to Combat Stress,
0:13:28 > 0:13:31because her husband was a great army person.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33- OK!- Yes.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35Brilliant cause. Brilliant.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37Well, the pressure's on to raise a bit of money, isn't it?
0:13:37 > 0:13:39Yes, please! THEY LAUGH
0:13:39 > 0:13:41OK. When you're talking about diamonds
0:13:41 > 0:13:44you value them on clarity of the stone
0:13:44 > 0:13:46and colour of stone,
0:13:46 > 0:13:47and size of the stone.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50So, they're a good colour,
0:13:50 > 0:13:51they're nice and clear.
0:13:51 > 0:13:56The stones are what we call .2 size stones,
0:13:56 > 0:13:59but they add up to a carat each earring.
0:13:59 > 0:14:03For a pair like that, auction estimate,
0:14:03 > 0:14:05I would say 400-600.
0:14:05 > 0:14:10And I think 400 should be a firm reserve,
0:14:10 > 0:14:13- if you're happy with that. - Yes.- How do you feel?
0:14:13 > 0:14:16This would be... a sort of firm reserve?
0:14:16 > 0:14:17- Yeah.- Yes.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20- And...- Do you want something higher?
0:14:21 > 0:14:24Perhaps 500. What do you think?
0:14:24 > 0:14:26- Erm... - Do you think that's a good idea?
0:14:26 > 0:14:29If you put 500, we could put 500-700 as an estimate.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32But what I'd say is,
0:14:32 > 0:14:35give the auctioneer that little bit of discretion, if it's high.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38So, if he's got a bid of 460 or 480, he can let it go.
0:14:38 > 0:14:42- Yes.- Because otherwise, for the sake of £20,
0:14:42 > 0:14:45- it'll be a shame not to sell them. - So it had better be 400.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49- Are you sure?- Yes, sure. - 400 firm then.- Yes.
0:14:49 > 0:14:50400-600 as an estimate.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52We'll take them along to the sale,
0:14:52 > 0:14:53I'm sure they'll do well,
0:14:53 > 0:14:55they're jolly pretty.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01And now for a piece of local interest.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05This is Bramall Lane, the home of Sheffield United,
0:15:05 > 0:15:08and the oldest football ground in the world.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11So if I told you the first ever football club came from Sheffield
0:15:11 > 0:15:13you might think it was Sheffield United.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17Well, I'm afraid you'd be wrong.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19The answer is actually Sheffield Football Club, or FC,
0:15:19 > 0:15:20as they are known.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26Most of you would probably not have heard of them but they have
0:15:26 > 0:15:28the honour of, back in 1857, starting football.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31Now, that is a big statement - starting the game we know
0:15:31 > 0:15:35and love today, a game of massive global appeal.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39Some kind of game called football has been around in Britain
0:15:39 > 0:15:42for a lot longer than the 1800s.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45Since the Middle Ages the most common variety,
0:15:45 > 0:15:48still played in many parts of England, involved a mob of
0:15:48 > 0:15:52hundreds of people running around an area that could cover several miles.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54There weren't really any rules,
0:15:54 > 0:15:58just a ball being moved somehow between two vague goals.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02There was kicking, fighting and even the occasional stabbing.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07It was so riotous that many monarchs passed laws to ban it.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09Queen Elizabeth I proclaimed,
0:16:09 > 0:16:12"No football play to be used or suffered
0:16:12 > 0:16:15"within the city of London."
0:16:15 > 0:16:19Over the following centuries the game slowly fell into decline,
0:16:19 > 0:16:21and by the start of the 1800s it was almost dead.
0:16:23 > 0:16:28The sport's revival came about thanks to the great public schools
0:16:28 > 0:16:32like Eton, Harrow, Rugby and Charterhouse.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34Sport, especially football,
0:16:34 > 0:16:38was a way of creating order and discipline amongst the young men.
0:16:38 > 0:16:42Unfortunately, every school played by their own set of rules
0:16:42 > 0:16:44that they considered to be the game of football.
0:16:47 > 0:16:48Now, all that was about to change.
0:16:48 > 0:16:52In 1857, the members of Sheffield Cricket Club put together
0:16:52 > 0:16:55a team to keep the cricketers fit during the winter months
0:16:55 > 0:16:58and they called it Sheffield Football Club.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02The only problem was they didn't have any rules to play by.
0:17:02 > 0:17:03Two of their members,
0:17:03 > 0:17:05Nathaniel Creswick and William Prest,
0:17:05 > 0:17:08went away and wrote their own set of rules.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11The biggest change was cutting out rugby-style tackling
0:17:11 > 0:17:13or ball carrying.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16They also introduced free kicks for foul play and kick-offs
0:17:16 > 0:17:17from the centre spot.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21The Sheffield Rules, as they became known,
0:17:21 > 0:17:25soon took off, and by 1862 15 other clubs sprung up and they
0:17:25 > 0:17:30were playing by those rules as well around the South Yorkshire area.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32This was the birth of modern football.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35Quickly, more and more teams sprung up all over the country,
0:17:35 > 0:17:38playing each other by a common set of rules.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44By the 1900s, football had become an international phenomenon,
0:17:44 > 0:17:48played in front of vast crowds with players and clubs
0:17:48 > 0:17:50becoming household names.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56Today, stadiums like this have become commonplace,
0:17:56 > 0:18:01but what became of Sheffield FC, the club that started it all?
0:18:02 > 0:18:06Well, the answer lies right here, six miles south of the city
0:18:06 > 0:18:08just across the border in Derbyshire.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11I'm here to meet with Richard Tims,
0:18:11 > 0:18:14the current chairman of Sheffield FC.
0:18:14 > 0:18:1512 years ago,
0:18:15 > 0:18:18he bought the club and saved them from becoming just folklore.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22Richard, you bought the club back in 2001.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24What was it like then?
0:18:25 > 0:18:27Well, in 2001 we didn't have a ground -
0:18:27 > 0:18:29we played at Don Valley Stadium.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31Luckily we moved here in about that year.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34We just had one team, really, and a bag of balls and a kit.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36What had happened to Sheffield FC?
0:18:37 > 0:18:41Well, before 2001, we played football for nearly 150 years
0:18:41 > 0:18:43but remaining to our amateur principles,
0:18:43 > 0:18:47and the professional game taking over somewhat left us behind.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50Not having our own ground left us even further behind,
0:18:50 > 0:18:53so, you know, we've stumbled and stuttered along, really,
0:18:53 > 0:18:57- for that period of time until we moved here.- Why did you buy it?
0:18:57 > 0:18:59It's the oldest football team in the world,
0:18:59 > 0:19:01it's a great asset to the city and it's a challenge as well.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04And if you pop inside I'll show you some of our archive
0:19:04 > 0:19:05and where we are now.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08'As well as finally giving the club a home ground,
0:19:08 > 0:19:11'Richard has managed to build up a collection of memorabilia
0:19:11 > 0:19:14'that reflects its proud history.'
0:19:14 > 0:19:16Talk me through some of these trophies.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18Well, some of these trophies we've acquired recently
0:19:18 > 0:19:20as we started to market the club.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23And the more media we've done, things have come to us.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25Never having our own ground meant we had no archive.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27No trophy room, so to speak.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29- And now you've got one.- We have.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32So all of this has literally come to you because of the PR the club
0:19:32 > 0:19:35has generated over the years, being the oldest football club
0:19:35 > 0:19:36- in the world.- It has.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39It's been in people's cupboards and drawers all over the world.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41This piece here - through some of the media we did,
0:19:41 > 0:19:44I was contacted by a woman in South Africa.
0:19:44 > 0:19:45- Can I have a look?- You can.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48- So this has come all the way from South Africa.- Yeah.
0:19:48 > 0:19:49Inscribed Sheffield Football Club,
0:19:49 > 0:19:52so she knew exactly who it was going to belong to.
0:19:52 > 0:19:541874.
0:19:54 > 0:19:55Gosh, isn't that lovely?
0:19:55 > 0:19:58And that's solid silver, made in Sheffield,
0:19:58 > 0:20:00and was part of an end-of-season prize.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02It's a nice Victorian piece.
0:20:02 > 0:20:03It's done in the George II style
0:20:03 > 0:20:06and it's a very classical looking, wonderful urn shape.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09You know, that's worth a lot of money within itself,
0:20:09 > 0:20:11but priceless to this club.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13You can't put a value on that, can you?
0:20:13 > 0:20:15- That's your social history.- Indeed.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17And we have some other interesting pieces.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19Is that an early programme or a set of rules?
0:20:19 > 0:20:23This is a copy of the original Sheffield Rules,
0:20:23 > 0:20:24- which were written in...- 1859.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27Yeah. This was actually the first printed version.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29It basically mapped out the development of the beautiful game.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32Have you got the original? That's a copy, isn't it?
0:20:32 > 0:20:35The original, unfortunately, got sold because we had to raise some money.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37- How much did it sell for? - It went for a world record price,
0:20:37 > 0:20:40- just short of £1 million. - That's a lot of money, isn't it?
0:20:40 > 0:20:43It's double the previous record for a piece of football memorabilia.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45Hell of a lot of money. What did you do with most of that?
0:20:45 > 0:20:49We used it to pay off our land that we now own, eight acres of land,
0:20:49 > 0:20:50so it really did put down our roots.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52That's going to generate more income,
0:20:52 > 0:20:54and obviously you've had all the stands built.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56I must say, the pitch is in fantastic condition.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58So you can see it's money well spent, can't you?
0:20:58 > 0:20:59Yeah, we like to think so.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01Talk me through some of the rules. What have we got here?
0:21:01 > 0:21:03OK, I mean, number one rule is,
0:21:03 > 0:21:05as it is today, really - "kick off from middle.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08- "Must be a place kick." - The centre spot?- Exactly.
0:21:08 > 0:21:09It's exactly the same thing.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11So, "no player must be held or pulled over",
0:21:11 > 0:21:15which again differs from rugby, which was developed around the same time.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18"A ball in touch is dead", which obviously generates a throw-in.
0:21:18 > 0:21:19So, you know, some of them...
0:21:19 > 0:21:22There was no off-side here, that didn't come up till a bit later on.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25- So again, unique piece of memorabilia.- Wow.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27So this football club is more than a football club -
0:21:27 > 0:21:30- it's a part of social history on a global scale.- Sure, yeah.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32So what does the future hold for the young guys
0:21:32 > 0:21:34that are playing for the club now?
0:21:34 > 0:21:37Well, we've done more in the last ten years than the previous 150 -
0:21:37 > 0:21:40our own ground, we've got a successful ladies' side,
0:21:40 > 0:21:43community team. 27 teams that play under our banner.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45So the future is bright for Sheffield FC.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47And protecting the heritage.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49It's down to you, really - local boy made good.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51You've done something great for the city and it's been
0:21:51 > 0:21:54- a pleasure to meet you as well. - Thank you.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57What an amazing piece of social history and culture!
0:21:57 > 0:22:01It's like one lost valuable antique that's been forgotten about
0:22:01 > 0:22:02and covered in dust.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05Thanks to Richard and all the people here at Sheffield FC,
0:22:05 > 0:22:08it's been found, cleaned and polished
0:22:08 > 0:22:10and given a new lease of life,
0:22:10 > 0:22:12and I think it's got a bright future.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18Back in the main hall there are still
0:22:18 > 0:22:21plenty of valuables for our experts to look at,
0:22:21 > 0:22:23but right now it's time for us to head off
0:22:23 > 0:22:26to the auction room to put our valuations to the test.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29And just to jog your memories, here's a quick recap.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33Will these diamond earrings have enough carats to tempt
0:22:33 > 0:22:35some big bids at the saleroom?
0:22:38 > 0:22:40We couldn't wish for a better place than Sheffield
0:22:40 > 0:22:42to sell these local watercolours.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45Let's hope they create a scene in the saleroom.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49These books are a real part of today's venue and bound
0:22:49 > 0:22:52to appeal to local collectors.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56And the cutlery box certainly wowed Thomas,
0:22:56 > 0:22:58but will it have the same effect on the bidders?
0:23:04 > 0:23:07From Cutlers' Hall, we're heading just two miles south
0:23:07 > 0:23:11across the city centre to Sheffield Auction Gallery.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14The sale is already under way, and auctioneer
0:23:14 > 0:23:18Robert Lee is keeping proceedings ticking along at a cracking pace.
0:23:18 > 0:23:22Going under the hammer now we have some 20th-century British School.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24A bit of fine art belonging to Elsie.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26- Two watercolours. And you love the old Sheffield.- Yeah.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29So do I. And these watercolours represent that.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31- Yes.- They've been on the wall?
0:23:31 > 0:23:35Yes, they were in my dinette for about 34 years.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37They are old Sheffield,
0:23:37 > 0:23:41with the chimneys and the steam and smoke coming out.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43- It's very emotive.- Yeah.
0:23:43 > 0:23:44They're evocative images,
0:23:44 > 0:23:47and hopefully they're going to find a new home right here.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50- Good luck both of you, OK?- Thank you.- Here they go, under the hammer.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53F North, British School, 20th century,
0:23:53 > 0:23:54a Sheffield industrial scene.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56Signed lower right. There's another similar.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58Nice pair.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00For us to start them - £60.
0:24:01 > 0:24:0365, I need.
0:24:03 > 0:24:04A bit of Sheffield history.
0:24:04 > 0:24:0665, 70.
0:24:06 > 0:24:0875. I'm out. But I'm out too soon.
0:24:08 > 0:24:1080.
0:24:10 > 0:24:1185.
0:24:11 > 0:24:1290.
0:24:12 > 0:24:1395.
0:24:13 > 0:24:14100.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16110.
0:24:16 > 0:24:17120.
0:24:17 > 0:24:18130. 140.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21150. 160?
0:24:21 > 0:24:23150, with the gentleman standing.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25Anybody else for 160?
0:24:25 > 0:24:28Top left at £150, so far.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30Have we done, at £150?
0:24:30 > 0:24:32One last look around.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34Hammer's going to drop.
0:24:35 > 0:24:36Good result.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38Hammer's gone down. £150.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41- You're happy, aren't you? - Yes, yeah.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44And the money will go towards helping looking after the family.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46- Yes.- So they're OK.
0:24:46 > 0:24:47I've got family to sort out.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49- It's a good amount of money. - Yes.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52Well, that was a great start.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55Next to book their place in the saleroom are those
0:24:55 > 0:24:57Cutlers' Hall books.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59I've just been joined by Naina and Fred in the nick of time,
0:24:59 > 0:25:02because going under the hammer right now are two books
0:25:02 > 0:25:05of the contents of Cutlers' Hall, our valuation day venue.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08- Why are you selling these? - They're not doing anything.
0:25:08 > 0:25:09They're stuck at home.
0:25:09 > 0:25:11They've been in the bottom of the wardrobe
0:25:11 > 0:25:14and then they've been on the bookcase, so...
0:25:14 > 0:25:17I wonder if these will end up back at Cutlers' Hall, in their archives.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20- It would be nice.- It would be nice, wouldn't it, James?
0:25:20 > 0:25:22Well, what better place to sell them than Sheffield?
0:25:22 > 0:25:24If they don't make good money here
0:25:24 > 0:25:25they're not going to make it anywhere.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27- They won't do it anywhere.- No.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30Well, let's find out. Let's put it to the test. Here we go, this is it.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33Robert Eadon Leader, The History Of The Company Of The Cutlers
0:25:33 > 0:25:37in Hallamshire In The County Of York, first edition, 1905.
0:25:37 > 0:25:42Good, local books. Must start them at £120.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46130. It needs to be to move on.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48With me at 120.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50130, 140, 150,
0:25:50 > 0:25:52- 160...- There's a bid on the book. Look, Fred, see,
0:25:52 > 0:25:54he's looking down on the commission bids.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56Somebody in the room.
0:25:56 > 0:25:57I need £200 elsewhere.
0:25:57 > 0:26:01190, gentleman on the second row so far.
0:26:01 > 0:26:03Needs to be 200 to move on.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06- He's going to sell at 190, isn't he?- Yes.
0:26:06 > 0:26:07Anybody else at 200?
0:26:07 > 0:26:09190 on the second row.
0:26:09 > 0:26:13All done, are we? At 190, with the gentleman, hammer's going to drop.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18- Yes!- Sold.- Sell it, flog it.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22That's what it's all about, that's the name of the game.
0:26:22 > 0:26:23- That's it.- "Flog It!".
0:26:23 > 0:26:25- We're happy.- Yes. - Happy?- Yes.- Good.- Well done.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28They weren't in the best of conditions either, were they?
0:26:28 > 0:26:29They were battered a bit.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31They were, so that is a really great result, well done.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34I really should take a leaf from James's book.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36His valuation was spot on.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38We've got some 9-carat gold diamond earrings
0:26:38 > 0:26:41belonging to Erica now, and hopefully for not much longer.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43Because all the proceeds are going to charity.
0:26:43 > 0:26:45They are, indeed. Yes.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47We are looking at four, five, six hundred, maybe, James?
0:26:47 > 0:26:50Hopefully, because it's such a good cause, isn't it?
0:26:50 > 0:26:53They're going under the hammer. Let's hope they dazzle. This is it.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56Pair of diamond flower cluster earrings,
0:26:56 > 0:26:58graduated brilliant cut stones
0:26:58 > 0:27:01and unpierced screw fittings, stamped 9-carat gold.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04Forced to start them at £300.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06320.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08I need to progress.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10With me at £300 bid.
0:27:10 > 0:27:11320.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13340. 360.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15380. 400.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17I'm out. Who's on 420?
0:27:17 > 0:27:19Got to be 420 to move on.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21They're going to sell.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23With the lady at £400. Any advance?
0:27:23 > 0:27:25All done at £400.
0:27:25 > 0:27:26Hammer's going to drop.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28Hammer's down.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30They've gone at the lower end,
0:27:30 > 0:27:33but at least the money is going to a fabulous cause.
0:27:33 > 0:27:34Well, that's it, yes.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37- Are you disappointed? - Slightly, yes.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40I would've liked them to go at the higher price.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43- For the sake of the charity, really. - Sure. Every penny counts.
0:27:43 > 0:27:44It does, indeed, yes.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46Do you know, that's auctions for you.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49They are so unpredictable. It happens on the day.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52Maybe another day they might have fetched 500 or 600,
0:27:52 > 0:27:53but that's what we got today.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56They have gone and every penny will go towards that charity.
0:27:56 > 0:28:00And, finally, let's hope we can find a fitting home
0:28:00 > 0:28:02for our last lot of the morning.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04Going under the hammer right now, a proper antique,
0:28:04 > 0:28:07a Georgian mahogany knife box. And it's complete.
0:28:07 > 0:28:09- Janet and Geoff, it's great to see you.- Thank you.- Real quality.
0:28:09 > 0:28:13- I can imagine this looked stunning in your house.- Well, it did.- It did.
0:28:13 > 0:28:14But we've moved to a cottage.
0:28:14 > 0:28:16I can understand why you want to sell it.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19There's a lot of quality there. Love the pistol-handled knives!
0:28:19 > 0:28:21- Yeah, absolutely.- Quality, quality!
0:28:21 > 0:28:23And a nice weight, a nice balance, as well.
0:28:23 > 0:28:25And it's craftsmanship at its best.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27- The whole lot is beautiful.- It is.
0:28:27 > 0:28:31We've got £700-£900 - a bit of discretion. Good luck on that.
0:28:31 > 0:28:36George III rosewood banded and lime inlaid knife box,
0:28:36 > 0:28:39including old English hallmarked silver spoons.
0:28:39 > 0:28:42Bidding is to commence at £520.
0:28:42 > 0:28:44550, I'm after.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46520 with me, so far. Must be 550 to move on.
0:28:46 > 0:28:48550.
0:28:48 > 0:28:49580.
0:28:49 > 0:28:50600. 620.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52650. I'm out.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54Who's on 680?
0:28:54 > 0:28:57Gentleman on my left standing at £650.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59- £650.- We can sell now, can't we? - Yeah.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01- 700, sir?- Great.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04- In the room at £700.- We've sold it. - Yeah, you've sold it.
0:29:04 > 0:29:05New bid at 700 on my left.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08720. I've got it. 750, sir?
0:29:08 > 0:29:09780, now.
0:29:09 > 0:29:12New bid at 750.
0:29:12 > 0:29:14780, 800 now. 820 I'm after.
0:29:14 > 0:29:16800 in the room.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18So far at £800. Gentleman on my left.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21Anybody else for 820. It's going to sell.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24On the left, at £800?
0:29:24 > 0:29:26At £800.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29Hammer's gone down. £800.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32That's mid estimate. I'm happy. Are you happy with that?
0:29:32 > 0:29:36- Mm.- Yes. Good. - That's superb.- Quality!
0:29:36 > 0:29:39- It is quality. - Going somewhere it needs to be.- Sure.
0:29:39 > 0:29:4260, 5...
0:29:42 > 0:29:4375, 80, 85...
0:29:43 > 0:29:47We're surrounded here in Sheffield by great craftsmanship.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49It's a tradition our country is proud of.
0:29:49 > 0:29:52In 1851, the Great Exhibition was set up
0:29:52 > 0:29:54to promote these skills worldwide,
0:29:54 > 0:29:57so I went down to London to find out exactly what effect
0:29:57 > 0:30:00they had on the nation.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10There are few buildings in London that celebrate the achievements
0:30:10 > 0:30:11of the Victorian age
0:30:11 > 0:30:14quite like the Victoria and Albert Museum.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17But this imposing building is only here thanks
0:30:17 > 0:30:20to an exhibition that barely lasted six months,
0:30:20 > 0:30:24but drew in the crowds from every corner of the empire.
0:30:24 > 0:30:28The Great Exhibition of 1851 was set up as an international trade fair
0:30:28 > 0:30:31to showcase everything Great Britain, its colonies,
0:30:31 > 0:30:33and dozens of other countries
0:30:33 > 0:30:37had to offer in the fields of art, science, design and manufacturing.
0:30:37 > 0:30:41It was the first of its kind on such a grand scale.
0:30:44 > 0:30:47But the idea nearly didn't even get off the ground.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50At the time of its planning, the government wasn't at all keen
0:30:50 > 0:30:53on a Great Exhibition and certainly didn't want to finance one.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57It was Prince Albert, Queen Victoria's husband,
0:30:57 > 0:30:59who took on the challenge.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01He proposed that the whole project
0:31:01 > 0:31:04should be self financing and he gathered advisers and engineers
0:31:04 > 0:31:06at the top of their profession,
0:31:06 > 0:31:10including the railway pioneer Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
0:31:10 > 0:31:15Late July, 1850, the plans for the festival had been approved
0:31:15 > 0:31:18and Hyde Park was chosen as the venue.
0:31:18 > 0:31:20But despite holding a competition
0:31:20 > 0:31:22to design a grand building for the exhibition,
0:31:22 > 0:31:25none of the proposals could be built in time.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28With less than a year to go before the doors opened,
0:31:28 > 0:31:30it was down to a last-minute sketch
0:31:30 > 0:31:34by a Victorian garden designer Joseph Paxton which saved the day.
0:31:34 > 0:31:36Paxton was renowned for his glasshouses,
0:31:36 > 0:31:40and his idea was based on the simple structure of glass and iron,
0:31:40 > 0:31:43repeated indefinitely, to create a much bigger building.
0:31:49 > 0:31:53His original design was sketched on a sheet of blotting paper
0:31:53 > 0:31:55and remarkably, that piece of paper
0:31:55 > 0:31:58is right here behind this little door.
0:31:58 > 0:31:59Take a look.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01Isn't that just fabulous?
0:32:01 > 0:32:04It gives you an indication of how inspirational
0:32:04 > 0:32:07and off-the-cuff this idea was.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09With the ink from the quill, look,
0:32:09 > 0:32:11being soaked up by the blotting paper,
0:32:11 > 0:32:14it's really messy and untidy, but this simple sketch
0:32:14 > 0:32:18was transferred into a series of engineering drawings within a week,
0:32:18 > 0:32:21and the building would be easy to erect.
0:32:21 > 0:32:23It would allow beautiful light to come flooding in,
0:32:23 > 0:32:27and create an iconic venue for the largest cultural exhibition
0:32:27 > 0:32:29Britain had ever seen.
0:32:31 > 0:32:35Just nine months after Joseph Paxton had sketched his design,
0:32:35 > 0:32:37Hyde Park was transformed.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40As this computer simulation shows, 19 acres were covered
0:32:40 > 0:32:42by the giant glasshouse.
0:32:45 > 0:32:49And to give you an idea of the massive scale of the whole building,
0:32:49 > 0:32:52look at this - it was large enough to build around and over
0:32:52 > 0:32:56mature protected elm trees growing in Hyde Park.
0:32:56 > 0:32:59It was a veritable crystal palace,
0:32:59 > 0:33:02six times the size of St Paul's Cathedral,
0:33:02 > 0:33:05and packed with amazing artefacts.
0:33:05 > 0:33:10Historian Suzanne Fagence Cooper has studied in detail
0:33:10 > 0:33:13the spectacle that awaited the public when the doors opened
0:33:13 > 0:33:16on 1 May, 1851.
0:33:16 > 0:33:18When you walked into the Crystal Palace it would have just been
0:33:18 > 0:33:20the most extraordinary thing.
0:33:20 > 0:33:22It was made of iron and glass,
0:33:22 > 0:33:25you had banners coming down from each side,
0:33:25 > 0:33:28you had things all around you that you had never seen before.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30Trees seeming to grow up in the middle of it.
0:33:30 > 0:33:32And what would you choose to see first?
0:33:32 > 0:33:34Would you go to the Indian court,
0:33:34 > 0:33:36would you go and see the howdah, the cloth of gold
0:33:36 > 0:33:39that was perched on top of an elephant?
0:33:39 > 0:33:42Or you might then go around the corner, out the back,
0:33:42 > 0:33:46and there was a special space dedicated to working steam engines,
0:33:46 > 0:33:50so you could see the newest industrial technology
0:33:50 > 0:33:55to make Britain the centrepiece of world technology.
0:33:55 > 0:33:58And that was why the exhibition was happening in London.
0:33:58 > 0:34:03There was this sense that London was the beating heart of a new world.
0:34:03 > 0:34:07The variety of objects on display was vast -
0:34:07 > 0:34:11from hand-carved statues to huge industrial machinery.
0:34:11 > 0:34:13And typical of the Victorians,
0:34:13 > 0:34:18every item and exhibit was recorded in detail in illustrated catalogues,
0:34:18 > 0:34:22and they're kept here, in the National Art Library at the V&A.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25Now, this is absolutely fascinating.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28In here, the official catalogue,
0:34:28 > 0:34:31are details and descriptions of all the key exhibits.
0:34:31 > 0:34:35And it ranges from - look at this - knife-cleaning machines,
0:34:35 > 0:34:37we've got the first mangle,
0:34:37 > 0:34:39there's a railway signal post,
0:34:39 > 0:34:41there's an early gas meter,
0:34:41 > 0:34:43chandeliers and candelabra.
0:34:43 > 0:34:48Everything is in here, beautifully documented and illustrated.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50But what sets the Great Exhibition apart
0:34:50 > 0:34:53wasn't just that it was the largest of its kind,
0:34:53 > 0:34:56it was designed to draw in people from every social class
0:34:56 > 0:34:58and show them the modern world.
0:34:58 > 0:35:03The audience for the Great Exhibition is very diverse.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06If you wanted to go to the exhibition many times,
0:35:06 > 0:35:09you could buy one of the season tickets -
0:35:09 > 0:35:11that was a couple of guineas.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13But if you couldn't afford that,
0:35:13 > 0:35:16you could still go and see all these things.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19You could still have access to the Great Exhibition
0:35:19 > 0:35:21through the one shilling tickets.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24And you get this sense that people are travelling
0:35:24 > 0:35:27into the Crystal Palace, into London,
0:35:27 > 0:35:30from all across Britain and across the world.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33And this is a moment at which
0:35:33 > 0:35:37people do encounter diverse cultures,
0:35:37 > 0:35:40and have their eyes opened, I think,
0:35:40 > 0:35:44to the wonders of the whole of the world.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48The Great Exhibition was a phenomenal success.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51Six million people came to see the vision
0:35:51 > 0:35:54that Prince Albert had championed.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58And the legacy continued long after the doors closed
0:35:58 > 0:36:02on the 15 October, 1851.
0:36:02 > 0:36:05The giant glasshouse, which had become an architectural marvel,
0:36:05 > 0:36:09was taken apart and rebuilt in south London
0:36:09 > 0:36:12where it was named the Crystal Palace.
0:36:12 > 0:36:15It continued to be used for events and attracted tourists
0:36:15 > 0:36:21up until 1936 when, sadly, it was destroyed by fire.
0:36:21 > 0:36:25But the spirit of the Great Exhibition was to live on.
0:36:25 > 0:36:28It was so successful, it brought in far more revenue
0:36:28 > 0:36:30than Prince Albert could have ever dreamt of.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32Not only was the project self-financing,
0:36:32 > 0:36:36but with the extra money, they were able to buy a large plot of land
0:36:36 > 0:36:38in the South Kensington area of London
0:36:38 > 0:36:41to build a number of art and science institutes.
0:36:41 > 0:36:43The Victoria and Albert Museum being one of them,
0:36:43 > 0:36:47which first opened its doors to the general public in 1857
0:36:47 > 0:36:49to showcase art and design.
0:36:49 > 0:36:54And 150 years later, it is still being enjoyed by millions of people.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08There's still lots of people arriving at Cutlers' Hall
0:37:08 > 0:37:12all laden with antiques for our experts to study and value.
0:37:12 > 0:37:17And James has spotted one that certainly stands out from the crowd.
0:37:17 > 0:37:18What an amazing thing.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21I mean, you can't miss you walking in with this.
0:37:21 > 0:37:23So, what's he doing here?
0:37:23 > 0:37:25How have you come to have him?
0:37:25 > 0:37:26It was a friend of mine.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29She's recently bought a house and, er...
0:37:29 > 0:37:32She found him in the cellar. He was just sat there in the cellar, so...
0:37:32 > 0:37:35Because you were here today, I suggested I should bring him along
0:37:35 > 0:37:38- and here he is.- Fantastic.
0:37:38 > 0:37:42Well, he's clearly an advertising figure,
0:37:42 > 0:37:48an automaton advertising figure that is 1890 to 1910.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51He would have been in the window...
0:37:51 > 0:37:54It could've been a bar, it could've been a pub,
0:37:54 > 0:37:59more likely, though, someone selling retail spirits and beers.
0:37:59 > 0:38:03And you can see a tube here, coming from his right hand.
0:38:03 > 0:38:07So that tube would no doubt have gone into the bottle.
0:38:07 > 0:38:11I'm sure he would have had probably a little bit of turning glass
0:38:11 > 0:38:13to symbolise alcohol pouring out
0:38:13 > 0:38:18into the cup, and then, actually, the cup has a tube, as well.
0:38:18 > 0:38:22He might've actually poured real liquid into there.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25And then the cup goes up...
0:38:25 > 0:38:27and goes back down again.
0:38:27 > 0:38:31His eyes move, his lips move, his arms move...
0:38:31 > 0:38:34I think his legs could be angled at different positions.
0:38:34 > 0:38:38He is carved out of wood and he is covered in gesso,
0:38:38 > 0:38:43and that gesso has been painted to symbolise skin and flesh.
0:38:43 > 0:38:45We look at the face here
0:38:45 > 0:38:49and he's almost like a fairground attraction, isn't he?
0:38:49 > 0:38:52But the eyes are set with real glass eyes.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55I mean, it's a fantastic quality thing.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57And done up, in good order...
0:39:00 > 0:39:03It's worth a lot of money done up, but...
0:39:04 > 0:39:07..my major concern is the condition.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10I mean, he's not in the best of states, really.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12What's going on with the head?
0:39:14 > 0:39:15Blimey.
0:39:15 > 0:39:18Yeah. That's not healthy.
0:39:18 > 0:39:19Now...
0:39:19 > 0:39:20Gosh!
0:39:22 > 0:39:27If this was in really fantastic condition...
0:39:27 > 0:39:29I think it would be worth £2,000.
0:39:31 > 0:39:36But it's the amount of work you're going to have to put into it.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39I think if we put a high estimate on, it's going to put people off.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42Now, the estimate I'm going to give you, I'll be disappointed
0:39:42 > 0:39:44if it only makes this.
0:39:44 > 0:39:48But...it's there to shout out to everybody,
0:39:48 > 0:39:51"I'm here to be sold, I don't have a reserve,
0:39:51 > 0:39:54"I'm fresh to the market, come and buy me."
0:39:54 > 0:39:57And I think we should put £100 to £150 on him,
0:39:57 > 0:40:01- is that all right?- Yeah, brilliant. - But I think he's going to make
0:40:01 > 0:40:04- between £300 and £500. Fingers crossed.- Yeah.
0:40:04 > 0:40:08If the right person sees him - and I hope they will,
0:40:08 > 0:40:12because he has real potential to be a great object.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14Thank you so much for bringing him.
0:40:18 > 0:40:20That little spot up there is the minstrels' gallery,
0:40:20 > 0:40:24normally occupied by musicians entertaining the crowd below.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26Today, it's Thomas Plant up there,
0:40:26 > 0:40:29ready to perform his valuation of another set of antiques
0:40:29 > 0:40:31with a local connection.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33So here we are in Cutlers' Hall,
0:40:33 > 0:40:37and on the shield there, the arms are three crossed daggers.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39But we've got penknives here.
0:40:39 > 0:40:43Five of them, three are from Sheffield.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46- Tell me, Paul, how did you come by these?- Car boot finds.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49In a box, locked, key was jammed.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51The guy couldn't open it, so I went,
0:40:51 > 0:40:53"You're all right, I'll open it when I get home,"
0:40:53 > 0:40:56and basically they were in some tissue paper.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59- Were you disappointed?- No. - I don't think you should be.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02Penknives came into sort of being
0:41:02 > 0:41:04because we had little knives on our desk
0:41:04 > 0:41:09to sharpen and to cut our quill. Pen...knife.
0:41:09 > 0:41:10And so we had these quill blades.
0:41:10 > 0:41:13These are not anything to do with pens.
0:41:13 > 0:41:17These are 20th-century penknives with multi-tools.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20So this one here has the wooden handle
0:41:20 > 0:41:21with the steel blade
0:41:21 > 0:41:24and also the shears for cutting.
0:41:24 > 0:41:27And this is your real good gardener's knife.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30Good solid steel, well made.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32We've got the Sheffield make there, "Sheffield Made," it says,
0:41:32 > 0:41:36- so we can definitely say this one's a Sheffield one.- Right.
0:41:36 > 0:41:38I would say this is 1940s.
0:41:38 > 0:41:40This one I would say probably 1930s.
0:41:40 > 0:41:42A multipurpose tool - file,
0:41:42 > 0:41:45you've got a little screwdriver bit,
0:41:45 > 0:41:48and a blade and also these curves in here
0:41:48 > 0:41:52- for taking off wire, you know, the rubber round a wire.- Oh, right.
0:41:52 > 0:41:53Could be that.
0:41:53 > 0:41:57Then you've got the fruit knives, which one would carry with you,
0:41:57 > 0:41:58- just for day to day.- Right.
0:41:58 > 0:42:03What did you spend on this box, this magical lucky dip box?
0:42:03 > 0:42:06I actually paid £15 for the box.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09- Really? Not knowing these were in there.- Not knowing.
0:42:09 > 0:42:13Quick rattle, heard something, weight-wise...
0:42:13 > 0:42:15thought, "Something in there."
0:42:15 > 0:42:19I believe that we will get between £50 and £80.
0:42:19 > 0:42:20OK. Right.
0:42:20 > 0:42:23You've got two here which are really good.
0:42:23 > 0:42:26Just lovely, especially this gardening one,
0:42:26 > 0:42:30and this other multi-tool, this slightly earlier one from the '30s
0:42:30 > 0:42:32is also very nice.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35With regards to reserve, we'll sort of let them go,
0:42:35 > 0:42:36see what they make.
0:42:36 > 0:42:38They make what they make,
0:42:38 > 0:42:40- cos you've got your box still. - I've got the box.
0:42:40 > 0:42:44- We won't have a reserve, let's see what they make.- Absolutely.
0:42:44 > 0:42:46Next up on James's table is a box
0:42:46 > 0:42:50whose contents aren't such a mystery.
0:42:50 > 0:42:51Tell me about these.
0:42:51 > 0:42:56Why have we got a whole collection of official Westminster documents
0:42:56 > 0:42:58in an even more official-looking box?
0:42:58 > 0:43:00My mum, when she were young,
0:43:00 > 0:43:02wanted to go to Australia.
0:43:02 > 0:43:05And she knew quite a lot of MPs
0:43:05 > 0:43:08through past history of war and everything else,
0:43:08 > 0:43:13and she contacted them and told them she wanted to go to Australia,
0:43:13 > 0:43:15and they sent letters giving her
0:43:15 > 0:43:18and offering her help and support to do so.
0:43:18 > 0:43:21But you're still here, so did she come back or did she never go?
0:43:21 > 0:43:23- She never went!- Didn't she?- No.
0:43:23 > 0:43:27I'm told a few years later she met my dad,
0:43:27 > 0:43:29and they decided to stop here, and then later on,
0:43:29 > 0:43:33when I was nine years of age, they went to go to Australia again
0:43:33 > 0:43:36but she'd lost her parents, so...
0:43:36 > 0:43:40- I think that put an end to it, really.- Yeah.
0:43:40 > 0:43:43- She must have been an incredible character.- Yeah, she was.
0:43:43 > 0:43:45I've got a photo of her here
0:43:45 > 0:43:48- when she was...- On a motorbike!
0:43:48 > 0:43:50Quite happy-go-lucky.
0:43:50 > 0:43:52How long ago was it that she wanted to go?
0:43:52 > 0:43:58Well, before I was even born, and I was born in 1960.
0:43:58 > 0:44:00So we're talking about 50, 60 years ago, the first time.
0:44:00 > 0:44:03- So for a lady at that time... - It was a big thing.
0:44:03 > 0:44:06..to decide to go to Australia on her own,
0:44:06 > 0:44:08that's a real adventure. Gosh.
0:44:08 > 0:44:13All the letters here are saying that she's of great character,
0:44:13 > 0:44:16they've known her a long time.
0:44:16 > 0:44:19Here we've got another one, House of Commons,
0:44:19 > 0:44:23Stan Crowther, MP. And obviously she had contact
0:44:23 > 0:44:26in the government offices as well,
0:44:26 > 0:44:29because here we've got a wonderful leather-bound box.
0:44:29 > 0:44:31Davies & Hunt, Office for Patents,
0:44:31 > 0:44:34Serle St, Lincoln's Inn.
0:44:34 > 0:44:37And a green leather tooled gilt.
0:44:37 > 0:44:40With a bit of polish, that would be stunning.
0:44:40 > 0:44:41You know, the thing is,
0:44:41 > 0:44:44although we've got great history in the letters,
0:44:44 > 0:44:46those are all very personal,
0:44:46 > 0:44:49but the main value is in the little box.
0:44:49 > 0:44:52And it's not going to be hugely valuable,
0:44:52 > 0:44:54but it's just a nice thing for somebody to have.
0:44:54 > 0:44:57I think together we've got the story of an amazing woman
0:44:57 > 0:44:59with a real spirit of adventure.
0:44:59 > 0:45:02Some documentation about her, the photograph,
0:45:02 > 0:45:07and the lovely box with the very official gilt embossing.
0:45:07 > 0:45:09It's not going to be life-changing.
0:45:09 > 0:45:13It's only a little estimate of maybe £30 to £50,
0:45:13 > 0:45:15- something like that. - That'd be lovely, yes.
0:45:15 > 0:45:19Let's put £30 on it as a reserve, because it would be a shame
0:45:19 > 0:45:21- to sell it for less than that. - Thank you very much.
0:45:21 > 0:45:24- And somebody, I'm sure, will pick up all these things.- Take care of it.
0:45:24 > 0:45:27Yeah. And they'll probably research your mum as well
0:45:27 > 0:45:29- and have a bit of fun. - Lovely. Thank you.
0:45:33 > 0:45:37James is warmed up and ready to tackle his next valuation.
0:45:40 > 0:45:44Christina, when I was seven, my mum and dad,
0:45:44 > 0:45:48for my birthday party, decided that...
0:45:48 > 0:45:51- You know the little kids' goody bags?- Yes.
0:45:51 > 0:45:54They would give each child a little Wade Whimsie
0:45:54 > 0:45:57instead of sweets and lollies.
0:45:57 > 0:45:59I'd never been so unpopular as a child!
0:46:01 > 0:46:04Everybody wanted chocolates in their goody bags to take home
0:46:04 > 0:46:07and my parents made me look like a real dork
0:46:07 > 0:46:10by giving everybody a Wade Whimsie.
0:46:10 > 0:46:14But I kept my Wade Whimsie and now it's worth £2.50.
0:46:14 > 0:46:16But the chocolate would have been eaten.
0:46:16 > 0:46:18The chocolate would have been eaten, exactly.
0:46:18 > 0:46:21But these are by the same factory.
0:46:21 > 0:46:25But when we talk about Wade we talk about little animals,
0:46:25 > 0:46:28little funny models for Disney, Tom And Jerry, that sort of thing.
0:46:28 > 0:46:30What's the history behind these?
0:46:30 > 0:46:33They've been in the display cabinet for quite a long time,
0:46:33 > 0:46:37- but just over two years ago my mother and I moved into a bungalow.- OK.
0:46:37 > 0:46:42- So we had two large houses and went into one small house.- OK.
0:46:42 > 0:46:46And I have two sons and their wives and my sons don't really like
0:46:46 > 0:46:49my clutter, as they put it, and so this was a good opportunity,
0:46:49 > 0:46:51because I wanted to know a little more about them,
0:46:51 > 0:46:54because there's quite a few things about them that I've been
0:46:54 > 0:46:59- interested in, in as much as one says Wade and the other doesn't.- Yup.
0:46:59 > 0:47:03- And the lines - I don't know why they have a line down them.- OK.
0:47:03 > 0:47:05Let's start with the line.
0:47:05 > 0:47:08- If you look here, you've got a line down this side.- Yes.
0:47:08 > 0:47:11Now, on top-quality pottery you would have
0:47:11 > 0:47:16- a worker who would remove that line. - Well, I would have thought that's...
0:47:16 > 0:47:18- That's the mould line. - ..a bit obvious. Yes.
0:47:18 > 0:47:20It's put into the mould in two halves.
0:47:20 > 0:47:23Where the two halves of the mould separate, they leave the line.
0:47:23 > 0:47:26- That's why it's exactly on the halfway line.- Yes.
0:47:26 > 0:47:32Wade started around 1868, 1869, something like that.
0:47:32 > 0:47:37These are about 1890 and they come under the Art Pottery category
0:47:37 > 0:47:40rather than Art Deco or Art Nouveau,
0:47:40 > 0:47:45- hand-decorated with slip clay and moulded leaves.- Yes.
0:47:45 > 0:47:48But I think these are lovely and I think they've survived in
0:47:48 > 0:47:52fairly good condition because you haven't put them in the bowls,
0:47:52 > 0:47:54scrubbed them with a brush, and they've survived.
0:47:54 > 0:47:57And you say they've been in cabinets and in cupboards and I think
0:47:57 > 0:47:59- that has also helped them.- Right.
0:47:59 > 0:48:01But let's just have a look at this yellow.
0:48:01 > 0:48:04I'm going to look very silly if this doesn't work.
0:48:05 > 0:48:09It'd be even worse if the picture comes off.
0:48:09 > 0:48:12Rubbing away. "Oh, no, we've lost the flower!"
0:48:12 > 0:48:16Now, I'm hoping that with a bit of a rub
0:48:16 > 0:48:20these will come up nice and bright.
0:48:20 > 0:48:23- Magic.- Well, it's certainly an improvement, isn't it?
0:48:23 > 0:48:25Look at the colours coming through here.
0:48:25 > 0:48:28Why will they have different markings underneath?
0:48:28 > 0:48:30One's Wade, one is just a stamp.
0:48:30 > 0:48:34- In an Art Pottery world, nothing was consistent.- Right.
0:48:34 > 0:48:38You're not looking at something like Wedgwood or Worcester
0:48:38 > 0:48:40or Royal Crown Derby - there's a big factory.
0:48:40 > 0:48:43So here you can see the Wade, it's impressed,
0:48:43 > 0:48:47but it's actually impressed in quite a haphazard manner.
0:48:47 > 0:48:50So I think each letter has been impressed individually
0:48:50 > 0:48:52by the person at the end of the line.
0:48:52 > 0:48:54Now, here...
0:48:54 > 0:48:55- Nothing.- There's a little squiggle.
0:48:55 > 0:48:58Little squiggle, I can't even read what that is.
0:48:58 > 0:48:59But I think they're great.
0:48:59 > 0:49:03I've never seen a pair of Wade vases like them,
0:49:03 > 0:49:05so value - 60 to 100.
0:49:05 > 0:49:07How do you feel about that?
0:49:07 > 0:49:10Well, I had no idea and there's no point
0:49:10 > 0:49:13hoping for a big number because then you're disappointed.
0:49:13 > 0:49:16Well, you know, we sit at these tables and we're often called
0:49:16 > 0:49:21experts, and one thing I would say to you - there is no such thing.
0:49:21 > 0:49:25We can't be an expert in everything and sometimes we just have to
0:49:25 > 0:49:26go like that and like that.
0:49:26 > 0:49:29Even on the computers here we haven't found anything like them,
0:49:29 > 0:49:32so you never know, we might get a surprise.
0:49:32 > 0:49:33- Good, fingers crossed. - But I love them.
0:49:33 > 0:49:35Thank you so much for bringing them.
0:49:35 > 0:49:37Thank you very much for taking the time.
0:49:39 > 0:49:42Well, there you are. You've just seen our experts' final choices.
0:49:42 > 0:49:44They've been waxing lyrical all day,
0:49:44 > 0:49:47but right now it's time to put those last valuations to the test
0:49:47 > 0:49:51as we say goodbye to our magnificent host location, Cutlers' Hall.
0:49:51 > 0:49:53We're going over to the saleroom,
0:49:53 > 0:49:56and here's a quick recap of all the items we're taking with us.
0:49:57 > 0:50:00Michael's drinking man might be a little worse for wear,
0:50:00 > 0:50:03but let's hope he'll be the toast of the saleroom.
0:50:04 > 0:50:08Can Paul's pocket knives prove to be a cut above their valuation
0:50:08 > 0:50:09in the auction room?
0:50:11 > 0:50:15James had to go with his instincts pricing these vases, but who knows?
0:50:15 > 0:50:17They could be worth a lot more.
0:50:18 > 0:50:21And the Westminster letter and box got James's vote,
0:50:21 > 0:50:24but will they fetch a price to write home about?
0:50:30 > 0:50:33Back in the saleroom the auction is underway and Robert is
0:50:33 > 0:50:35putting in a fine performance.
0:50:35 > 0:50:37First up are Christina's vases.
0:50:37 > 0:50:40She's selling them to make room for a very special person.
0:50:41 > 0:50:45- Mum's moved in and mums are precious, aren't they?- Yes, she is.
0:50:45 > 0:50:47- You're looking after Mum.- Yes. - How old is she?
0:50:47 > 0:50:49- She's 90.- Oh, wow. Wow.- Yeah.
0:50:49 > 0:50:52So a lot of things are going to make room, you know,
0:50:52 > 0:50:55for Mum's things, and they're lovely examples of Art Pottery.
0:50:55 > 0:50:59- Sort of, you know, end of the 19th century.- Yeah, 1880, 1890.
0:50:59 > 0:51:02- Very nice.- Classic of that time. - We'll find a buyer for those.
0:51:02 > 0:51:04They should do. I mean, they really should.
0:51:04 > 0:51:07Well, let's hope that the bidders find a lot of interest in these.
0:51:07 > 0:51:10- Let's hope there's two! - Yeah, let's hope there's four.
0:51:10 > 0:51:12You know how it works, don't you?
0:51:12 > 0:51:14And they all bid each other up and you go away with the top end.
0:51:14 > 0:51:16Here we are, we're putting it to the test now.
0:51:16 > 0:51:20Pair of these Wade pottery vases. Very nice pair.
0:51:20 > 0:51:22Bit of interest in these.
0:51:22 > 0:51:26Got to start 55, 60, £65 so far on commission.
0:51:26 > 0:51:28- Come on.- A few bids.
0:51:28 > 0:51:29Anybody else for £70 for them?
0:51:29 > 0:51:31£70, 75,
0:51:31 > 0:51:3380.
0:51:33 > 0:51:35With me at £75 on commission.
0:51:35 > 0:51:37Must be 80 elsewhere.
0:51:37 > 0:51:41Anybody else for 85? With me at 75, they're going to go at £75.
0:51:41 > 0:51:43One last look - have we finished?
0:51:45 > 0:51:47Hammer's gone down, £75.
0:51:47 > 0:51:49- Bargain.- Bargain?
0:51:49 > 0:51:51- They've gone, though.- Yes. - You made some space.
0:51:51 > 0:51:53- Someone's going to enjoy them as well.- Yes, I think they will.
0:51:53 > 0:51:56And you can look after your mum and treasure your mum, can't you?
0:51:56 > 0:51:59- Yes, I will.- Cos that's what it's all about.- Absolutely.
0:52:04 > 0:52:06Well, we couldn't have a Sheffield valuation day
0:52:06 > 0:52:08without a collection of pocket knives, belonging to Paul,
0:52:08 > 0:52:10who's just joined me in this saleroom.
0:52:10 > 0:52:11Wonderful little collection.
0:52:11 > 0:52:13Why have you decided to sell these?
0:52:13 > 0:52:15Basically car boot find.
0:52:15 > 0:52:18With the proceeds of the sale, are you reinvesting in cash flow
0:52:18 > 0:52:21- for more car boots? - No, they're for lures for...- Fishing.
0:52:21 > 0:52:24..Florida. We're going to Florida next year.
0:52:24 > 0:52:26- You're going fishing? - I'm going sea fishing.
0:52:26 > 0:52:28Good luck. Hopefully we'll find a buyer here,
0:52:28 > 0:52:30because everybody needs a pocket knife. Here we go.
0:52:30 > 0:52:33Single blade folding pruning knife with secateurs.
0:52:33 > 0:52:35The blade stamped.
0:52:35 > 0:52:37Other examples, you've got five of these.
0:52:37 > 0:52:40Quality crafted, Sheffield-made.
0:52:40 > 0:52:43£20 is your opening bid. 22, I'll take, elsewhere.
0:52:44 > 0:52:48Must be 22 to move on. 22, 25, 28.
0:52:48 > 0:52:51£30 I'm after elsewhere. £28 on the second row only.
0:52:51 > 0:52:54Way under estimate. £30. 35, sir.
0:52:54 > 0:52:58- £40. 45. 50. - That's better, isn't it?
0:52:58 > 0:53:0245 only. Got to be £50, surely, to move on.
0:53:02 > 0:53:03That's not bad, Paul.
0:53:03 > 0:53:05In the steel city, 45 only?
0:53:05 > 0:53:08£50 new bid. 55. 60.
0:53:09 > 0:53:1265. Getting nearer the price.
0:53:12 > 0:53:1465. 70 now, sir.
0:53:14 > 0:53:1765 on the second row only. Anybody want £70?
0:53:17 > 0:53:20Now we're down here at 65.
0:53:20 > 0:53:24Bid now or lose 'em. All done at £65.
0:53:26 > 0:53:29Hammer's gone down. Good auctioneering.
0:53:29 > 0:53:31He worked that from a bid of 35
0:53:31 > 0:53:35- right up to 65. Every penny was a bonus.- It was.
0:53:35 > 0:53:37- That's one lure. - That's one lure, yeah!
0:53:37 > 0:53:39- Don't lose it!- No, I won't!
0:53:41 > 0:53:44Well, for a collection Paul found in a box he bought without opening,
0:53:44 > 0:53:46that is a great result.
0:53:46 > 0:53:50Can our next box of historic items do just as well?
0:53:50 > 0:53:52Going under the hammer right now
0:53:52 > 0:53:54we have some official Westminster documents.
0:53:54 > 0:53:57No, don't worry, we're not going to talk about the economy
0:53:57 > 0:54:00and the Budget - we're talking about a little piece of Tara's history.
0:54:00 > 0:54:03- Now, documents belonging to your mother.- That's right.
0:54:03 > 0:54:05Box from your father. So you've put them together.
0:54:05 > 0:54:08- I think this is a nice little package.- It's a great lot.
0:54:08 > 0:54:10The box is super. It's got that embossed,
0:54:10 > 0:54:12gilded, official coat of arms on the front.
0:54:12 > 0:54:15For me that's the key bit of the lot.
0:54:15 > 0:54:18- I like that.- But the inside has the story there.
0:54:18 > 0:54:22So together... It's not life-changing, it's low value,
0:54:22 > 0:54:24- but...- Tells a little story.- Yeah.
0:54:24 > 0:54:26What do you think? Top end, £50?
0:54:26 > 0:54:30I think...no. I think it should make sort of 35, 40, probably.
0:54:30 > 0:54:33- OK. Well, look, good luck. - Thank you.- Let's hope
0:54:33 > 0:54:36- you go away happy on your first day in a saleroom.- I'm sure I will.
0:54:36 > 0:54:39Victorian patents box with gilt,
0:54:39 > 0:54:41decorated Morocco leather covering,
0:54:41 > 0:54:43containing a small assortment of ephemera including
0:54:43 > 0:54:46postcards and correspondence from the Houses of Parliament.
0:54:46 > 0:54:48Forced to start the bidding at 20,
0:54:48 > 0:54:5022, 25, 28, £30.
0:54:50 > 0:54:5535, it needs to be elsewhere.
0:54:55 > 0:54:57With me so far at £30.
0:54:57 > 0:54:5935.
0:54:59 > 0:55:00Must be 40.
0:55:00 > 0:55:02£35 bid. Top left.
0:55:02 > 0:55:04Anybody else with 40?
0:55:04 > 0:55:07We're moving on, it's going to go at £35. Have we finished?
0:55:07 > 0:55:09With a gentleman... there's your answer.
0:55:09 > 0:55:13Bang on. Yeah, £35, it's gone. You're happy, James is happy.
0:55:13 > 0:55:15- That was lovely. - Thank you for bringing it in
0:55:15 > 0:55:17and telling us all about the story, as well,
0:55:17 > 0:55:20because as James said, that was the fascinating part.
0:55:20 > 0:55:22£70.
0:55:22 > 0:55:2475...80...
0:55:24 > 0:55:27Our final lot might be in danger of losing his head, but let's hope
0:55:27 > 0:55:29the bidders don't lose their bottle.
0:55:29 > 0:55:33It's my favourite thing of the entire sale.
0:55:33 > 0:55:36- I thought it belonged to Michael, but it's not yours, is it?- No.
0:55:36 > 0:55:38- It's yours! What's your name?- I'm Jane.
0:55:38 > 0:55:39Jane. So what's he doing with it?
0:55:39 > 0:55:43Well, he was coming to "Flog It!" and took a picture of it,
0:55:43 > 0:55:46and he turned up with it on the day - I didn't know he was bringing it
0:55:46 > 0:55:48down to you, but he turned up.
0:55:48 > 0:55:50- Right. And this was in your cellar? - It was.
0:55:50 > 0:55:52Hence the condition, and I love it, as found!
0:55:52 > 0:55:55James has put about £150 on it. But it's going under the hammer
0:55:55 > 0:55:58right now and I think we could add a 0 to this, don't you?
0:55:58 > 0:56:01I think in perfect condition it's £2,000.
0:56:01 > 0:56:06An early 20th-century electronically operated automaton
0:56:06 > 0:56:09advertising figure, possibly by Roullet & Decamps,
0:56:09 > 0:56:12must start the bidding at £200.
0:56:12 > 0:56:14210 I'm after.
0:56:14 > 0:56:17210. 220. 230.
0:56:17 > 0:56:18240 I'm after.
0:56:18 > 0:56:21240, 250, sir, 260 I'm after.
0:56:21 > 0:56:23250 in the room, 260, 270 now.
0:56:23 > 0:56:25280 I'm after. 290 I'm after.
0:56:25 > 0:56:29300. 290 in the room. 300, 320, sir.
0:56:29 > 0:56:31340, please. 320 in the room. 340 bid.
0:56:31 > 0:56:34360, sir. 380 I'm after. 400, sir.
0:56:34 > 0:56:36380 on the internet.
0:56:36 > 0:56:38400 I'm after.
0:56:38 > 0:56:40£380 bid on the internet.
0:56:40 > 0:56:42Good, the phone's kicked in now.
0:56:42 > 0:56:45I thought this was worth about £800 to £1,200, do you know?
0:56:45 > 0:56:47- Really?- Yes, I did.
0:56:47 > 0:56:49460 I'm after.
0:56:49 > 0:56:50440 on the phone.
0:56:50 > 0:56:52That's what I love about it.
0:56:52 > 0:56:55- Thing is, put that estimate on... - And you encourage people.
0:56:55 > 0:56:56- Yeah.- 480 bid.
0:56:56 > 0:56:58I need 500. 480 on the phones.
0:56:58 > 0:57:00Got to be 500. 500 bid.
0:57:00 > 0:57:02520 now, 520 bid.
0:57:02 > 0:57:04550 I'm after. 520 on John's phone.
0:57:04 > 0:57:08550 it needs to be. 550 I'm bid, 580 I'm after.
0:57:10 > 0:57:13No. 550 on the internet.
0:57:13 > 0:57:15The internet holds it. 580 bid.
0:57:15 > 0:57:16600 I need.
0:57:16 > 0:57:19580 with Liz's phone now.
0:57:19 > 0:57:21Got to be 600 elsewhere.
0:57:21 > 0:57:24£580 on the phone with the lady.
0:57:24 > 0:57:26Anybody else at 600?
0:57:26 > 0:57:29Got to be 600 to move on.
0:57:29 > 0:57:32It's going to sell - shout at me if I've missed you. Are we done?
0:57:34 > 0:57:36£580!
0:57:36 > 0:57:39- Brilliant!- Great, isn't it? - That's lovely. That is great.
0:57:39 > 0:57:43- That's something for nothing! - Found in the cellar, yeah!
0:57:43 > 0:57:46- Wow.- Oh, that's brilliant. Absolutely great.
0:57:46 > 0:57:48- Well, he was lovely. He put a smile on my face.- And mine.
0:57:48 > 0:57:51- Absolutely lovely. - Mick told us about the day
0:57:51 > 0:57:52when he went down to Cutlers' Hall
0:57:52 > 0:57:55and he says everybody stopped when he wheeled him in.
0:57:55 > 0:57:57He says it were a great day. He loved it.
0:57:57 > 0:58:00Don't know what they thought I was wheeling in!
0:58:00 > 0:58:02- He loved it.- Thank you so much for...
0:58:02 > 0:58:05- No, thank you!- ..letting him take it out of your house!
0:58:05 > 0:58:07I didn't know he'd taken it, did I?
0:58:07 > 0:58:09- But you're pleased now! - Of course I am, yeah!
0:58:09 > 0:58:11Well done, and thank you so much for bringing that in.
0:58:11 > 0:58:14After all that excitement, I think we need to put our feet up
0:58:14 > 0:58:17and have a jolly good rest. I hope you enjoyed the show.
0:58:17 > 0:58:19Enjoy the rest of the day at home as well.
0:58:19 > 0:58:22Join us next time for many more surprises, but until then,
0:58:22 > 0:58:25from Sheffield, it's goodbye from all of us.