0:00:04 > 0:00:08The city I'm in today has a long association with this - TV.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11It's home to the world's longest-running soap drama.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14CORONATION STREET THEME TUNE
0:00:14 > 0:00:17And the award-winning programmes such as Mastermind...
0:00:17 > 0:00:19and Question Of Sport.
0:00:19 > 0:00:23And just a few miles down the road, there's a media hub,
0:00:23 > 0:00:26which boasts state-of-the-art technology for the BBC,
0:00:26 > 0:00:29ITV and dozens of other creative companies.
0:00:29 > 0:00:34The city with a massive reputation for media is, of course, Manchester.
0:00:34 > 0:00:36Welcome to "Flog It!".
0:00:56 > 0:01:00Manchester's media legacy is not just confined to the box.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04In 1821, a local newspaper called the Manchester Guardian,
0:01:04 > 0:01:08was formed by cotton merchant, John Edward Taylor.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10It became nationally important
0:01:10 > 0:01:13and nearly 200 years later is still found on newsstands
0:01:13 > 0:01:18across the country, albeit with a slightly different name.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21And you can read all about it at our "Flog It!" location -
0:01:21 > 0:01:23the Museum Of Science And Industry.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27The front-page news starts here
0:01:27 > 0:01:30at the doors of our "Flog It!" valuation day.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33We've got our cameras ready to record the moment some lucky
0:01:33 > 0:01:35person here in this queue makes a small fortune
0:01:35 > 0:01:37later on in the programme at auction.
0:01:39 > 0:01:40And sniffing out the stories
0:01:40 > 0:01:43and checking the facts are Caroline Hawley...
0:01:43 > 0:01:44Goodness me!
0:01:46 > 0:01:51She's lovely. We'll show your bust inside, sir. When you get in.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55..and Michael Baggott.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59- Bless you for coming out - not the best day in Manchester today. - I know, I'm frozen.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01But everyone's turned out, isn't it lovely?
0:02:01 > 0:02:06Oh, yea! Oh, yea! Oh, yea! "Flog It!" is in town.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08Yes, we are here!
0:02:08 > 0:02:12And we better get the doors open to our fantastic venue today.
0:02:12 > 0:02:17The Museum Of Science And Industry charts Manchester's integral role
0:02:17 > 0:02:21in the Industrial Revolution, from a working example
0:02:21 > 0:02:24of a treacherous loom, to the steam engines that powered it all.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29"Flog It!", "Flog It!", "Flog It!", "Flog It!", "Flog It!".
0:02:29 > 0:02:31That's what it's all about here today.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33Hundreds of people have turned up.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36They're all safely seated inside, hoping they're one of the lucky ones
0:02:36 > 0:02:37to go through to the auction later on.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40Our experts are now at the valuation tables,
0:02:40 > 0:02:43so let's catch up with Caroline and see what she's found.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48I'm joined by Vic, Huddersfield's town crier,
0:02:48 > 0:02:53- who really has brought something to shout about.- Yeah, hopefully.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57- Can we look inside?- Yes, certainly. By all means.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59What a lovely piece!
0:02:59 > 0:03:03Well, this piece of jewellery was given to me after I'd done
0:03:03 > 0:03:06a little job at the Town Hall in Huddersfield for Age Concern.
0:03:06 > 0:03:10The lady in charge had asked all the ladies in the audience
0:03:10 > 0:03:12if they'd any pieces of jewellery,
0:03:12 > 0:03:15would they like to donate it to me because I was going to try
0:03:15 > 0:03:18- for the most pieces of jewellery on the costume.- Right.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21And I got a message that this had been left.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23I went along and she left me this card
0:03:23 > 0:03:26and then the local paper picked it up
0:03:26 > 0:03:29because of the provenance, and so I've brought it along today.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31And the provenance is what?
0:03:31 > 0:03:35- The provenance is that it belonged to Charlie Chaplin.- Wow.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39- Apparently he married the lady's mother...- Right.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43..in around about 1905.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46So Charlie bought this for his wife?
0:03:46 > 0:03:49- For his wife at the time. - Yes, at the time.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52- He was a bit of a lad, was Charlie. - Was he? Tell me.
0:03:52 > 0:03:56He was married three, four times, over the years.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59- So, he'd have to buy quite a bit of jewellery.- Yes.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02This is a lovely piece.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05It's around turn-of-the-century, so that would tie in.
0:04:05 > 0:04:09Sadly, it's not diamonds. It's paste.
0:04:09 > 0:04:13It's just silver plated on brass, you can see here.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15I don't know if you've noticed,
0:04:15 > 0:04:18- there's more to this little brooch than meets the eye.- Oh, yes.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21It's a brooch here, but we can unclip these,
0:04:21 > 0:04:27so you've got the brooch and then these double as lapel badges.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30We thought they were earrings at first,
0:04:30 > 0:04:32but then you see the big points in them.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34They'd make a hell of a mess of your ears!
0:04:34 > 0:04:40They've got big, sharp teeth to clip onto lapels.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44Which are really lovely, so you get three bits of jewellery for the price of one.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47- So he was a mean old Chaplin, wasn't he?- Yes, he was.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51But very nice indeed, so we've got a letter here which gives us
0:04:51 > 0:04:55brilliant provenance from the daughter of Charlie Chaplin, stating
0:04:55 > 0:05:00this is her mother's jewel, given by her father, Charlie Chaplin.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03And then a press cutting about you receiving
0:05:03 > 0:05:06the jewel from Charlie Chaplin's daughter.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09But as a piece of jewellery by itself,
0:05:09 > 0:05:11it isn't worth a huge amount of money -
0:05:11 > 0:05:13£10, £20, that sort of thing.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17But with all this, I think it's going to get a premium.
0:05:17 > 0:05:23- So I would say...£40-£60. Are you happy with that?- Yes, absolutely.
0:05:23 > 0:05:27We're running the Town Crier Championships this year
0:05:27 > 0:05:29in Huddersfield, so it's all going towards that.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32That will be a noisy event? Oh, yes!
0:05:32 > 0:05:3625 town criers, all their wives in their troop, crinoline dresses.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38Oh, and what's the collective term?
0:05:38 > 0:05:41- A cacophony of town criers.- Is it?
0:05:41 > 0:05:44Cacophony of town criers, yes.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46I look forward to seeing you at the auction.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49- Yes, it'll be nice, I shall enjoy that. Thank you very much. - Brilliant.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53The experts at the auction house will research this provenance
0:05:53 > 0:05:55and try to validate it.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57That's the great thing about selling at auction.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02Caroline's not the only expert to spot a sparkler today,
0:06:02 > 0:06:04but can you guess what's in this box?
0:06:05 > 0:06:08Nicky, Maddie, thanks for coming along today
0:06:08 > 0:06:10and bringing some jewellery with you.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13These aren't things you're tempted, either of you, to wear?
0:06:13 > 0:06:15I haven't been tempted.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17Nicola used to wear the bracelet when she was a little girl.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20My mum used to give it to her to dress up in.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23This is a charm bracelet, it's a relatively early one,
0:06:23 > 0:06:25early part of the 20th century.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28You've got all the individual charms.
0:06:28 > 0:06:33It isn't something that's greatly of intrinsic value
0:06:33 > 0:06:37and artistically, it's something we see a lot of.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40So really, that's its weight in gold in terms of value.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43- So that's worth about £100-£150. - Right.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45What's much more interesting
0:06:45 > 0:06:50and the reason I grabbed you both, is the contents of the mystery box.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53- Shall we open the mystery box? - Yes, please.- Don't be scared.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57- THEY GIGGLE - Good God!
0:06:57 > 0:07:02I don't want to offend you but that has to be possibly the most
0:07:02 > 0:07:05grotesque pair of earrings I've ever seen in my life.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08- That's why we're trying to flog it. - We agree!
0:07:08 > 0:07:12You've basically got something that's supposed to be
0:07:12 > 0:07:15a branch of coral or something.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17But with a fly on it!
0:07:17 > 0:07:19You get bumblebees, you get dragonflies.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22You don't get flies on things.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26And then you've got this sort of disembodied hand hanging down
0:07:26 > 0:07:29and from it you've got this little heart.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32The main parts are carved in mother-of-pearl
0:07:32 > 0:07:35and then they're set with coral, which makes me think -
0:07:35 > 0:07:37especially from the way it's constructed -
0:07:37 > 0:07:40that it's from around the Mediterranean area.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42- Yeah.- Have you got any family history with this?
0:07:42 > 0:07:46My grandmother is from Las Palmas, Gran Canaria.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50Perfect. A sort of Spanish feel, Mediterranean jewellery.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53Of course, the coral was supposed to protect you from evil.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56So you would wear them, bad things wouldn't happen to you.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00They're quite old. Have you any idea when they were made?
0:08:00 > 0:08:03I think they might be about 100 years old.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05Probably a little bit earlier than that.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08They're probably about 1860, 1880.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11- Really?!- Oh, my God!
0:08:11 > 0:08:15Value is difficult because we've got one little fly missing
0:08:15 > 0:08:17and a little heart missing.
0:08:17 > 0:08:22But sometimes things come along that are so quirky, you give them a go.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25Give them a go at auction. I think...
0:08:25 > 0:08:29£40-£80 and put a fixed reserve of £30 on them.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32Because that's the intrinsic value of the materials.
0:08:32 > 0:08:36We'll see, they might make 100 quid, they might make 30.
0:08:36 > 0:08:41We've got 100 to 150 for the bracelet and a fixed reserve of 100 on that.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44So, if we get the top end, what are the plans for the money?
0:08:44 > 0:08:48Buy more beads and make my own jewellery.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50- You make your own jewellery?!- Yeah.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54I can't think of any better thing to do than to sell something old and outdated
0:08:54 > 0:08:56and make something new and beautiful with it.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58Marvellous, let's hope they do really well on the day.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00- Thank you.- Thanks very much. - Thanks very much.
0:09:00 > 0:09:04Love them or hate them, they are up for auction.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07Will anyone want to give these quirky earrings a new home?
0:09:12 > 0:09:16Here we are in the Power Hall, surrounded by the noisy,
0:09:16 > 0:09:19steamy engines and all that made Manchester great,
0:09:19 > 0:09:24to the peaceful pastime of card playing and this lovely box.
0:09:24 > 0:09:25Tell me about it, Edna.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28I bought it at a car-boot sale about five years ago.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31- Do you remember what you paid for it?- £10.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35£10! I love it. Do you?
0:09:35 > 0:09:40I do, I like it, it's just been on top of the piano in my dining room.
0:09:40 > 0:09:41You don't play cards?
0:09:41 > 0:09:43- Play the odd game of snap.- Do you?
0:09:43 > 0:09:46- That's it.- Let's have a look at it.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49It's walnut, mid-Victorian.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52Gilded brass edges to it,
0:09:52 > 0:09:55it's mounted with ivory cards on the top.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57It's a really, lovely, quality thing.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59- Shall we look inside?- Yes.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04This would have belonged to a fairly wealthy family.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07It's very, very good quality.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11It's lined in watermarked silk taffeta...at the top.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13Beautiful condition.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16Even the little pulls here that pull out the cards,
0:10:16 > 0:10:17perfect condition.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20Possibly would have been two other packs of cards there.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24- And I think in here there would have been counters. - Oh, would they? right.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28And these here, are square-cut cards
0:10:28 > 0:10:33because the modern cards are rounded edges, aren't they?
0:10:33 > 0:10:37Now, it's all indicative of quality, taste.
0:10:37 > 0:10:41Somebody...perhaps made wealthy by the Industrial Revolution
0:10:41 > 0:10:43in Manchester.
0:10:43 > 0:10:44- A wealthy card player.- Yeah.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47I think there's a lot of people that would want it,
0:10:47 > 0:10:50not least the bridge players, poker players.
0:10:50 > 0:10:56I would put a valuation on this of between £100 and £200.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58SHE GASPS
0:10:58 > 0:11:01- You happy with that?- Very.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05Good, that's a fair return on your £10 investment.
0:11:07 > 0:11:11So many people have travelled for miles to get here today,
0:11:11 > 0:11:13carrying unwanted antiques and collectables.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17Many of them are small, in handbags and carrier bags, but look at this.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19Look what's being opened now, look at that,
0:11:19 > 0:11:22a massive, great big suitcase on wheels. Let's be nosey.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25- Hello, there.- Hello.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28I spotted you in the queue and I said, "Are you going on holiday?"
0:11:28 > 0:11:32- Oh, no, my towel's out, don't! - What's your name?- Tracey.- Tracey.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35- Are you both here together? - Yes.- Are you sisters?- No.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37Just good friends, just good friends. OK.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40Come on, let's get in there. Do you need a hand?
0:11:42 > 0:11:46- Oh, that's nice. It's a little inlay cabinet, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49With a bit of a brass inlay.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51Oh!
0:11:51 > 0:11:54- This is clingfilmed up now. - Oh, that's nice. Look at that.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57A wonderful little serpentine front to it.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02THEY OOH
0:12:02 > 0:12:03Is this something you want to sell?
0:12:03 > 0:12:07- Yes.- Well, it looks complete, as well, doesn't it?
0:12:07 > 0:12:11- So how did you come by this? - I bought it from the internet.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15- How much did you pay for it? - Just under 700.- Just under?- Yeah.
0:12:15 > 0:12:23- There is one thing, there's only 15 gilded glasses.- Is there one missing?
0:12:23 > 0:12:26There is one, but it's not gilded.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28It's very impressive when you open the cabinet.
0:12:28 > 0:12:33It is, yeah, especially the little decanters decorated in gilt
0:12:33 > 0:12:35with the trailing grape and vine.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38You know, it's a nice little touch, it's a beautiful little touch.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40I just like this inlay.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42- It's a good interior piece. - It's a very good interior piece.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45It has a serpentine top and a serpentine front.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49So it's quite stylish. So typical of the period.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51We could put it in with a value of £600 to £800
0:12:51 > 0:12:53with a reserve at six.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56- And hopefully it might make £1,000. - Yeah.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59There's three experts here going, "Go on, go on, go on!"
0:12:59 > 0:13:03I just think it's very, very pretty. It's a nice piece.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05And if you're not using it at home
0:13:05 > 0:13:07and you don't know what to do with it.
0:13:07 > 0:13:11There's a lot of detail there. There's an awful lot of detail.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14Tracey bought the 19th-century decanters for £700,
0:13:14 > 0:13:18but she's happy to set the reserve at £600 in the hope
0:13:18 > 0:13:21that it'll make more money. Will the gamble pay off?
0:13:23 > 0:13:24While everyone's busy here,
0:13:24 > 0:13:27I'm off to do something completely different.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38# Once upon a time, not too long ago
0:13:38 > 0:13:42# We took a day out in Manchester
0:13:42 > 0:13:44# We all fall down
0:13:44 > 0:13:48# There's not enough hours in a day... #
0:13:48 > 0:13:51Manchester's musical history is unique.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53It spans genres and generations.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55It's created movements in pop and rock
0:13:55 > 0:13:57that have swept right through the nation.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59But how can so much talent come from one place?
0:13:59 > 0:14:03And how is Manchester able to repeat that trick time and time again?
0:14:03 > 0:14:06Well, to find out, let's take it from the top.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12Our journey through Manchester's music history
0:14:12 > 0:14:14starts long before the rock and roll revolution.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20In the 18th century, when the Industrial Revolution
0:14:20 > 0:14:23started to paint the town black, the emerging middle classes
0:14:23 > 0:14:26had an increasing appetite for the arts
0:14:26 > 0:14:28and so they were entertained with classical concerts
0:14:28 > 0:14:30by amateur musicians.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34This gentlemen's orchestra became a fixture in the city
0:14:34 > 0:14:37over the next century under the leadership
0:14:37 > 0:14:39of German-born Charles Halle.
0:14:39 > 0:14:43The first Halle concert was held at the Free Trade Hall
0:14:43 > 0:14:46on January 30th, 1858.
0:14:46 > 0:14:50Thus becoming one of Britain's first professional symphony orchestras.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57Until 1895, Sir Charles Halle conducted
0:14:57 > 0:15:00almost every concert in the city.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04His orchestra still plays today to international acclaim.
0:15:04 > 0:15:09Perhaps Charles Halle was Manchester's first music legend.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12Classical concerts and amateur folk music
0:15:12 > 0:15:16could be heard throughout Manchester well into the 20th century.
0:15:16 > 0:15:17But it was the Second World War
0:15:17 > 0:15:21that really upped the tempo of Manchester's musical heartbeat.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26American troops were based all over the city during the '40s
0:15:26 > 0:15:30and they brought with them American style, American lingo
0:15:30 > 0:15:32and the American sounds of the day.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36The troops gave out free records to the locals
0:15:36 > 0:15:41and soon young people were tapping their feet to RnB, jazz
0:15:41 > 0:15:43and the sounds of black America.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47This coincided with the rise of the teenager,
0:15:47 > 0:15:50and these newly liberated teens wanted a place of their own,
0:15:50 > 0:15:53their own fashions and their own music.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55And for the baby-boomers of Manchester,
0:15:55 > 0:15:59the jukebox played the soundtrack of their lives and the coffee bars
0:15:59 > 0:16:02in the city were a place where they could just hang out and
0:16:02 > 0:16:04dance to their own music,
0:16:04 > 0:16:06away from the constraints of the older generation.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11Out of these coffee bars sprang the first nightclubs,
0:16:11 > 0:16:13where young people in Manchester
0:16:13 > 0:16:16could listen to their favourite music all night long.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20Legendary club, The Twisted Wheel, was the place
0:16:20 > 0:16:24and it gave birth to a home-grown genre that took its influences
0:16:24 > 0:16:25from America,
0:16:25 > 0:16:29but which is unmistakably Manchester and it's still going strong today.
0:16:35 > 0:16:40I'm being joined by Ivor Abadi, who opened the club in 1963.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43Something extraordinary happened in the '60s.
0:16:43 > 0:16:47It was the young 16 and 17-year-olds, the baby boom,
0:16:47 > 0:16:51after the war and they suddenly wanted a place to go to.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54I recognised that from five years earlier.
0:16:54 > 0:16:59With my brother Jack and Phillip, we came to 1962
0:16:59 > 0:17:02and then we found this basement in Brasenose Street
0:17:02 > 0:17:05and we opened it up. It was a coffee-dance club and
0:17:05 > 0:17:10- unbelievably it was successful from day one.- Tell me about the music.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13We didn't want to play very commercial...
0:17:13 > 0:17:16Like The Beatles, The Kinks? Stuff that was happening...
0:17:16 > 0:17:18Yeah. We didn't really... We played The Beatles,
0:17:18 > 0:17:22- but we wouldn't be playing too much of The Kinks.- You're obviously playing a lot of blues,
0:17:22 > 0:17:24everybody wanted to hear blues, but it started to get into soul.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27- Absolutely.- And that's when it really kicked off?
0:17:27 > 0:17:30Well, blues was sort of The Graham Bond Organisation,
0:17:30 > 0:17:32- which you may have heard of. - I have, yeah.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35Sonny Boy Williamson, playing his harmonica.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38But from the blues, it slowly moved
0:17:38 > 0:17:42into something a bit more Tamla Motown and soul music
0:17:42 > 0:17:45with all the American acts that we brought over, as well.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51Towards the late '60s, The Twisted Wheel DJs
0:17:51 > 0:17:54played a particular style of soul
0:17:54 > 0:17:56that had a quick tempo and a heavy beat.
0:17:58 > 0:18:02The tracks went down a storm and a craze swept the nation.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08Just define to me what is northern soul
0:18:08 > 0:18:10and where did it originate?
0:18:10 > 0:18:15The term was coined, I think, by Dave Godin from Blues & Soul magazine
0:18:15 > 0:18:20and he came up from London and was just astounded at the atmosphere
0:18:20 > 0:18:23and the mood in the club.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26And he, you know, in his big article called A Thousand Dances,
0:18:26 > 0:18:29I think it was, called it northern soul,
0:18:29 > 0:18:32as in distinguishing between what was going on in London.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35I mean, people from all around, you know, Manchester
0:18:35 > 0:18:36really gravitated to this club.
0:18:36 > 0:18:40People came from all over the north-west and further afield.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43They came from Yorkshire. They even came from London, you know.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46- Sure, it was a big thing. - We had coaches coming from London.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49And it was... The atmosphere was theirs.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53It was a sort of social scene. A fantastic time.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55You mention The Twisted Wheel to anybody and...
0:18:55 > 0:18:59Anyone in Manchester will have been. Not necessarily a regular,
0:18:59 > 0:19:03but everyone would have been once or twice.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06Throughout the '60s, Manchester was alive with music
0:19:06 > 0:19:09from home-grown talent like Herman's Hermits
0:19:09 > 0:19:10and Freddie And The Dreamers,
0:19:10 > 0:19:14having a string of top 10 hits and there were over 200 clubs
0:19:14 > 0:19:17in Greater Manchester to dance the night away in.
0:19:17 > 0:19:22But the Swinging Sixties didn't last for ever.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26Manchester in the mid-1970s was suffering as a post-industrial city.
0:19:26 > 0:19:30Its glorious past was just a distant memory.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33But whilst there was a backdrop
0:19:33 > 0:19:36of economic hardship and cultural malaise,
0:19:36 > 0:19:39the spirit in Manchester lived on with another flourish of music.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44The legendary Tony Wilson co-founded
0:19:44 > 0:19:47one of the most successful record labels in British history.
0:19:49 > 0:19:54Factory Records brought the country huge bands such as Joy Division...
0:19:56 > 0:20:00# Radio, live transmission... #
0:20:00 > 0:20:03..New Order...
0:20:03 > 0:20:06# How does it feel... #
0:20:06 > 0:20:08..and the Happy Mondays...
0:20:08 > 0:20:13# Hallelujah, hallelujah, Not sent to save ya... #
0:20:13 > 0:20:17..who kick-started a musical movement that put Manchester
0:20:17 > 0:20:19back on the map.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21And here's the late Tony Wilson.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25'The history of rock and roll is a history of small cities.'
0:20:25 > 0:20:28And these cities have three years in the sun.
0:20:28 > 0:20:32For nearly 20 years, Manchester was THE music city in the world.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40These bands gave Manchester a sense of confidence and a new identity.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44It provoked pride and inspired generations
0:20:44 > 0:20:48to bang the drum of musical expression.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53So what can we look forward to next?
0:20:53 > 0:20:55Well, it's impossible to predict.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58But if you want my opinion, whatever it is,
0:20:58 > 0:20:59it's going to be brilliant,
0:20:59 > 0:21:02because the appeal of Manchester for its musicians is
0:21:02 > 0:21:04there's an audience here that's ready to embrace them
0:21:04 > 0:21:08and they want to hear the next big thing.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16And now a quick reminder of what's going off to auction.
0:21:17 > 0:21:21This brooch and lapel badges have a great story behind them,
0:21:21 > 0:21:24but will the auction house confirm the provenance?
0:21:24 > 0:21:27The gold bracelet has a high intrinsic value,
0:21:27 > 0:21:31so it's a sure-fire winner, but that can't be said of the earrings.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33Will anyone fall in love with them
0:21:33 > 0:21:35or will the damage be a FLY in the ointment?
0:21:37 > 0:21:41And Edna's Victorian cardcase is adorned with ivory cards.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43And because they were made before 1947,
0:21:43 > 0:21:45it's legal to sell them at auction.
0:21:45 > 0:21:49But what profit will she see on her £10 car-boot investment?
0:21:51 > 0:21:54Tracey bought the 19th-century decanters for £700.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56Will the gamble pay off?
0:21:59 > 0:22:02Just about ten miles from Manchester city centre,
0:22:02 > 0:22:04you find the historic town of Knutsford.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06This is where our auction is coming from today,
0:22:06 > 0:22:07courtesy of Frank Marshall.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10Fingers crossed we can make some history of our own.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14The auctioneers wielding the gavel today are Nick Hall
0:22:14 > 0:22:16and Peter Ashburner.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19Combined, they have 25 years of experience,
0:22:19 > 0:22:21so we're in very safe hands.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25All I can say is, I wish I was wearing green as well.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27I am slightly.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30I've just been joined by Victor and our expert, Caroline, here.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33You're the town crier for Huddersfield. You were in the queue...
0:22:33 > 0:22:34I was, yes.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38..when I was doing my pieces to camera, and you were going, "ho-yea, ho-yea, ho-yea."
0:22:38 > 0:22:39- And...- "Oh, yea."
0:22:39 > 0:22:42- Oh, yea.- You were hard to miss, Victor(!)
0:22:42 > 0:22:46Yes, but you made it onto the show with that little brooch
0:22:46 > 0:22:47- and the two collar clips.- Yes.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50And that accompanying letter.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52We thought there might be a connection with Charlie Chaplin?
0:22:52 > 0:22:55The letter was supposed to have been...
0:22:55 > 0:22:57The lady who gave it me
0:22:57 > 0:22:59said her mother was married to Charlie Chaplin.
0:22:59 > 0:23:03- The auction house have done... - They've done a lot of research.
0:23:03 > 0:23:08She was apparently married to Aubrey Chaplin, who was Charlie's cousin.
0:23:08 > 0:23:12So it's not really a proper connection, there might be a tenuous connection
0:23:12 > 0:23:14but we're not really going to play on that.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17- It hasn't affected the value, then? - No, no. It'll still stand alone.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20Hopefully you will be ringing the bell outside with joy
0:23:20 > 0:23:23because it's going under the hammer now. Let's find out what the bidders think.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27The Art Deco paste brooch and matching collar clips.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30I can start the bidding on this at £40.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33Anybody got five? At £40 only.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35Is there five? At £40 I have.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37On commission at £40. Any advance?
0:23:37 > 0:23:42Quickly. I am selling it, anybody else interested?
0:23:42 > 0:23:43At £40 it goes to the maiden bid.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46It went in on a maiden bid and straight out,
0:23:46 > 0:23:47blink and you'll miss it.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49It only needs one.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52- And there was no competition. - No, no.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54Well, that's the advantage of auction research.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56There was a connection to Chaplin,
0:23:56 > 0:23:58but not the one that meant big money.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01This is where it could go horribly wrong.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04It's my turn to be the expert and I've just been joined by Tracey.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06How have you been since we saw you at the valuation day?
0:24:06 > 0:24:09Really good, thank you. Looking forward to it. Yeah.
0:24:09 > 0:24:13It's that wonderful decanter set with glasses. It is complete.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15One's wrong, though, isn't it?
0:24:15 > 0:24:18- One is slightly different.- Yeah.- You haven't come by yourself, have you?
0:24:18 > 0:24:20- No, I've come with my daughter, Jessica.- She's over there.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22- There she is.- Hiya.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24We need to find a new home for it.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27We're going to do that right now. This is it.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30A good quality 19th-century red and black lacquer
0:24:30 > 0:24:33travelling decanter set. Where will I go?
0:24:33 > 0:24:35Start me at 600. Five?
0:24:35 > 0:24:38Four, start me. Who's in at £400?
0:24:38 > 0:24:41Anywhere? Get the ball rolling at £400. Bid me now.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44Start me now at four. Four where? Where's four?
0:24:44 > 0:24:47Who will start the bidding at £400? Yes or no at 400?
0:24:47 > 0:24:49- It's not going to sell, is it? - It's not going to sell, is it?
0:24:49 > 0:24:52Start me off at £400. Last call, last chance.
0:24:52 > 0:24:56Last opportunity for this lot at £400 to start me off.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58No interest, no bids.
0:24:58 > 0:25:03- It's got the wrong look, hasn't it? - What a shame. Never mind.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06- I'm so sorry.- Never mind. - Gosh, that's auctions for you.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08I told you there'd be one or two surprises.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11I thought it would, you know, I thought I'd be bringing it home!
0:25:11 > 0:25:13Well, you can't win them all.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16Sometimes the bidders just aren't buying what you're selling,
0:25:16 > 0:25:19but it could all be different on another day.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22Next, it's time to play our cards right.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25Sadly, we do not have Edna. She couldn't make it today.
0:25:25 > 0:25:29But we do have our gorgeous expert, Caroline, with us. Wants £200.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32- I think that's good value for money, don't you?- I do too.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34It's got two packs of Reynolds cards.
0:25:34 > 0:25:40Reynolds was a great company making cards from 1809 to 1890.
0:25:40 > 0:25:41- Square cut.- Right, OK.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44- Two packs.- They're quite valuable in their own right.- They are.
0:25:44 > 0:25:48Recently one has got about £60 for one pack of cards.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51So, I think two packs, plus the box, it's going to get the reserve.
0:25:51 > 0:25:55It is. Hopefully, you are watching this, Edna, and you're going to be enjoying this
0:25:55 > 0:25:59- because we should get the top end of the estimate plus a little bit more. - I'm sure.- Let's put it to the test.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01It's going under the hammer right now.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04Nice thing, this. I've got a bit of commission interest in this.
0:26:04 > 0:26:08I'm going to come straight in here at...£80.
0:26:08 > 0:26:0980 I'm bid. Bid at £80.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12Any advance on £80? It's worth more, I'm sure. Come on. Bid it up.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15Thank you. 85 I've got. 90 against you.
0:26:15 > 0:26:16Five. 100.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18110 I'm bid. At £110.
0:26:18 > 0:26:19Cheap.
0:26:19 > 0:26:24At £110, the bid's in the room. Any more? At 110. 120. 130.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26- Thank goodness for that.- Yeah.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28Against you, sir. With me now.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31On commission against the room. The internet's out. It's £130.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34Hammer's going. Selling away at 130...
0:26:34 > 0:26:37Well, it's gone. It's gone. Made estimate. You were right.
0:26:37 > 0:26:41- But it just goes to show, on the day, you can be quite lucky.- Yes.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44You can get things at the lower end, rather than at the top end.
0:26:44 > 0:26:45I'm sure Edna will be pleased.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48- I'm sure she will.- She wanted to sell it. She paid £10 for that.
0:26:48 > 0:26:49Hell of a return!
0:26:49 > 0:26:52There's a cheque in the post for you, Edna.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55And next, that intriguing jewellery.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58I've just been joined by Maddie and Nicky and Michael, our expert.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01We're just about to sell a couple of lots which we've split
0:27:01 > 0:27:06into two sales. The first lot, we're selling something that's hideous.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09Well, I tell you what, I don't think they're hideous.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11- I think they're quirky. - That's the point. They are quirky.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14- I've never seen anything like them. - Nor have I.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16And we've got a nine-carat gold bracelet, as well.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19- Which is more down to its bullion value.- Exactly.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21Right. Anyway, let's find out what the bidders think about
0:27:21 > 0:27:24our first lot, these earrings. They're going under the hammer now.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27The cased pair of Victorian earrings. Start me where?
0:27:27 > 0:27:29At £50? 40. 30 online.
0:27:29 > 0:27:35You bidding against? I've got 30 here. Five. 35. 40. Speed up.
0:27:35 > 0:27:39You'll lose it. £40. 45. The phone's in now. 45. 50. Have I got 60?
0:27:39 > 0:27:41I've got £60. It's all online.
0:27:41 > 0:27:4465. 70. It's climbing away.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46At £70. 75. 80.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48£80. 85.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50Off she goes. £90.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53There is no accounting for taste.
0:27:53 > 0:27:57110 now. At 110. 120.
0:27:57 > 0:28:03130. 140. The phones are out. It's online. 150. Online at £150.
0:28:03 > 0:28:07Are we done? At 150, the bid's online. Nothing in the room?
0:28:07 > 0:28:11Phones are quiet. It's online. At £150, I sell now...
0:28:11 > 0:28:15£150, hammer's gone down, crack. That's good, isn't it?
0:28:15 > 0:28:18That's £149 for the box,
0:28:18 > 0:28:21£1 for the earrings.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23- My mum's in shock.- I am in shock!
0:28:23 > 0:28:27Well, nobody expected that result and it just goes to show,
0:28:27 > 0:28:30one person's trash is another's treasure.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33And so to the charming bracelet.
0:28:35 > 0:28:36Nice little lot, this.
0:28:36 > 0:28:40Nine-carat gold, flat, curb-link charm bracelet.
0:28:40 > 0:28:42I'm going to start the bidding straight in now at £100.
0:28:42 > 0:28:46100, I'm bid. 110 against. 120 with me now.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49At 120. Come back at me. Still in? 120.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52- 30 I'll take.- Working out the bullion price in the corner.
0:28:52 > 0:28:55160 now. This commission's against you at 160.
0:28:55 > 0:28:58Are you coming back, try another?
0:28:58 > 0:29:01£160. With me now. Commissions have it. Internet's out.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03It's all on the book at 160 and selling...
0:29:03 > 0:29:06£160. Sold.
0:29:06 > 0:29:09So, that's a good day out for you both, isn't it?
0:29:09 > 0:29:11Definitely. It was worth coming!
0:29:11 > 0:29:13She's already spent it around the corner.
0:29:13 > 0:29:17A total of £310 to put towards the jewellery making
0:29:17 > 0:29:19and you'll get a few beads for that!
0:29:25 > 0:29:28Back at our valuation day in the very heart of Manchester,
0:29:28 > 0:29:30our cameras are still rolling and next up,
0:29:30 > 0:29:34it's Michael, Jan and a plethora of pots.
0:29:34 > 0:29:36Jan, thank you for coming in today.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39Are there any vases left in your house, or do you have a vase fetish?
0:29:39 > 0:29:42Erm...there are a few more,
0:29:42 > 0:29:46but I'm trying to get rid of a lot cos I'm fed up of dusting everything.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49So are you a vase collector, or did these come through the family?
0:29:49 > 0:29:51No, they were left to me by my Auntie Maud.
0:29:51 > 0:29:53Well, these are fascinating.
0:29:53 > 0:29:55Let's look at the pot first, cos to me
0:29:55 > 0:29:58- that's the least interesting of the group.- OK.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01It's Italian - it's maiolica.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04So that's the thing that majolica was based on.
0:30:04 > 0:30:08It's a tin-glazed earthenware, so you've got a clay body
0:30:08 > 0:30:12and this white glaze put over it to make it look like porcelain.
0:30:12 > 0:30:17Then you've got these lovely colours that tend to run and flow
0:30:17 > 0:30:19a little bit like ink into blotting paper.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21So you get this effect.
0:30:21 > 0:30:24I've shown it to my colleague off-screen, I thought there was
0:30:24 > 0:30:27a chance it was 18th-century.
0:30:27 > 0:30:29She's seen more of these than I have
0:30:29 > 0:30:32and she thinks it's early-19th century in date.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34Let's say it's early-19th century.
0:30:34 > 0:30:39Did you, before coming to "Flog It!" hit it hard with a hammer?
0:30:39 > 0:30:41- No!- So you're not responsible...?
0:30:41 > 0:30:43It's always been like that!
0:30:43 > 0:30:44That's a problem with it.
0:30:44 > 0:30:49But it's not dramatically valuable - £40-£60.
0:30:49 > 0:30:53- Yes, that's fine. - £40 reserve, see where it goes.
0:30:53 > 0:30:57- If two people think it's earlier, it might make over 100.- OK.
0:30:57 > 0:30:59Now onto these.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01These are pretty. Let's pick one of them up.
0:31:01 > 0:31:05We've got a matching pair and these are called cloisonne.
0:31:05 > 0:31:08Japanese, and they're lovely.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11There's only two things I've got against them -
0:31:11 > 0:31:15they're not signed and the very, very,
0:31:15 > 0:31:17very best ones always were signed.
0:31:17 > 0:31:21And secondly, the hammer that you didn't hit this with...
0:31:21 > 0:31:22I know what you're going to say.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25- You didn't hit these either?- No.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28Erm, we've got a percussion crack there, where it's just pinged.
0:31:30 > 0:31:35And if we look at this one, we've got a little crack there, as well.
0:31:35 > 0:31:39But they're pretty and they're small and I love them.
0:31:39 > 0:31:41And a huge amount of work went into making them.
0:31:41 > 0:31:43I might be being optimistic,
0:31:43 > 0:31:47but let's say they're worth £100-£200.
0:31:47 > 0:31:48OK.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51- And put a fixed reserve of £100 on them.- Yes.
0:31:51 > 0:31:54- Happy to sell them?- Yes.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57- Don't want any more dusting?- No.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00If they do well, what are you going to do with the money?
0:32:00 > 0:32:03- Buy shoes.- Buy shoes?!
0:32:03 > 0:32:04Yes!
0:32:04 > 0:32:08Well, let's get you a good pair, at least, possibly two.
0:32:08 > 0:32:09Could be.
0:32:09 > 0:32:11Thank you very much for bringing them in.
0:32:11 > 0:32:13- OK. Thank you.- Pleasure.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19Back in the Power Hall, Caroline's surrounded by precision
0:32:19 > 0:32:21engineering - big and small.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24Can you tell me about it, Steve?
0:32:24 > 0:32:26It belonged to my father.
0:32:26 > 0:32:31I can vividly remember him wearing it - he had a waistcoat
0:32:31 > 0:32:33and it was on a chain.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36Not all the time, just on special occasions,
0:32:36 > 0:32:39cos it was considered a special piece, really.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42And it is a gentleman's pocket watch,
0:32:42 > 0:32:46so he was quite right to proudly wear it for Sunday best.
0:32:46 > 0:32:48And very dapper, I'm sure he looked in it.
0:32:48 > 0:32:50It is a lovely piece.
0:32:50 > 0:32:55It's 18-carat gold, and it's an American movement - Waltham.
0:32:55 > 0:32:59Have you ever opened this up before and had a look inside?
0:32:59 > 0:33:02- It's the first time... - Is it, really?
0:33:02 > 0:33:04- Really looks lovely inside. - It does.
0:33:04 > 0:33:08It's absolutely a precision work of engineering.
0:33:08 > 0:33:13And the outer case is marked 18-carat
0:33:13 > 0:33:16and the date mark is 1908,
0:33:16 > 0:33:19which ties in with your father's dates.
0:33:19 > 0:33:25White enamel dial, altogether a very saleable item.
0:33:25 > 0:33:29At the moment, gold is at a very high level, very high price,
0:33:29 > 0:33:33so I think it's a very good time to sell it.
0:33:33 > 0:33:38I think we're going to put an estimate of £400-£600 on it.
0:33:38 > 0:33:40- Happy? Smiling?- Yes. Yeah.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43And if we put a fixed reserve of 400?
0:33:43 > 0:33:45I don't think we'll need it, I think it'll exceed that.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48But...we'll do that. Happy?
0:33:48 > 0:33:50- Be happy with that, yeah.- Brilliant.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52Well, let's go and flog it.
0:33:52 > 0:33:53Thank you.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57Now, for the last item of the day,
0:33:57 > 0:34:00Michael is indulging his personal passion.
0:34:01 > 0:34:03Janet, thank you so much.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06I know my colleagues were almost sending you away,
0:34:06 > 0:34:09when I swooped on your little spoon.
0:34:09 > 0:34:13Before I tell you anything about it, what do you know?
0:34:13 > 0:34:17The only thing I know about it is, it's just always been in the family.
0:34:17 > 0:34:22And when my mother died, 41 years ago, I just brought it home.
0:34:22 > 0:34:23Has it gone in the cutlery drawer?
0:34:23 > 0:34:26Have you stirred your tea and coffee with it?
0:34:26 > 0:34:29No, it's just been in another pot with little spoons in a cabinet
0:34:29 > 0:34:31and that's it.
0:34:31 > 0:34:32That's it.
0:34:32 > 0:34:34It's very interesting.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37It's only a teaspoon, but it is very, very interesting.
0:34:37 > 0:34:42It's a piece of Arts and Crafts - British silver.
0:34:42 > 0:34:46You can see that they tried to show the construction,
0:34:46 > 0:34:50so you've got all the hammer marks still showing.
0:34:50 > 0:34:54And these beautiful pierced-out - all by hand, terminal,
0:34:54 > 0:34:56making it look handwrought.
0:34:56 > 0:34:59If we turn it over...
0:34:59 > 0:35:02Very small hallmarks. We'll have a look.
0:35:02 > 0:35:06It was made in London in 1924...
0:35:06 > 0:35:081924.
0:35:08 > 0:35:10..which, in itself, means nothing.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13But the maker's mark is SD.
0:35:13 > 0:35:17I've noticed that, but I've looked on the internet and I couldn't find SD.
0:35:17 > 0:35:22SD is probably the most important
0:35:22 > 0:35:25Arts and Crafts female goldsmith.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27- Oh, female.- It's Sibyl Dunlop.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30- Oh...- And the thing about Sibyl Dunlop,
0:35:30 > 0:35:34there's very much more jewellery by her than there is silver.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36- Oh.- Her silver is rare.
0:35:37 > 0:35:42So, it's only a teaspoon from 1924 - if it was a bog-standard one,
0:35:42 > 0:35:45it would be worth its weight in silver of £5.
0:35:46 > 0:35:49But it's changed it from £5 to £50.
0:35:49 > 0:35:53- Has it really?!- And we would put it into auction at £50-£100.
0:35:53 > 0:35:57- Gosh.- And we'd put a fixed reserve of say, £40, on it.
0:35:57 > 0:36:00And it's probably...
0:36:00 > 0:36:04only the tenth piece of silver I've ever seen by her.
0:36:04 > 0:36:05Oh, gosh.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07It's made my day, made my year, Janet!
0:36:07 > 0:36:10- Made my year.- I'm glad I brought it!
0:36:10 > 0:36:12- I'm delighted. Thank you so much. - Thank you.
0:36:12 > 0:36:16It just shows, you cannot judge an item's value from its size
0:36:16 > 0:36:17and shape alone.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21But it's all gone quiet in the Textiles Gallery where
0:36:21 > 0:36:24Caroline has found her last item of the day.
0:36:24 > 0:36:27Tell me, what do you know about these?
0:36:27 > 0:36:30Well, actually, when I bought them, about 40 years ago,
0:36:30 > 0:36:34I didn't know anything about them. I bought them from an antiques fair.
0:36:34 > 0:36:38Probably paid about £20 for them, something like that.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40I didn't know what they were until just recently,
0:36:40 > 0:36:45I saw them in a book and the book explained what they were.
0:36:45 > 0:36:49And they are supposed to be burial mirrors to ward away evil spirits.
0:36:49 > 0:36:52That's really all I know about them, really.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55So I was hoping that I would come here today
0:36:55 > 0:36:56and find out a little more about them.
0:36:56 > 0:37:00That is exactly right, they are late 18th-century Chinese.
0:37:00 > 0:37:06And they would have been beautifully polished, on the back here.
0:37:06 > 0:37:10And you are quite right, they were used to bury the dead with,
0:37:10 > 0:37:13to ward off evil spirits in the afterlife.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16But they were also worn in life.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19If you look closely, this fabulous working in here.
0:37:19 > 0:37:24There is a little hole through this middle bit here and that
0:37:24 > 0:37:28would be to thread silk through and it would be worn on your garment.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31So you would have one, two of them,
0:37:31 > 0:37:35and it would ward off evil spirits in life, in the here and now.
0:37:35 > 0:37:36They are cast bronze
0:37:36 > 0:37:40and there is a lot of interest in oriental things at the moment.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43- So people collect this sort of thing?- Yes, people will collect them.- OK.
0:37:43 > 0:37:48- Now, you have obviously enjoyed these all these years.- Yes, I have.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51- Have they been in a display case or something?- Yes, they have, actually.
0:37:51 > 0:37:55But this one here, this one we used to use as an ashtray at home...
0:37:55 > 0:37:58- As a what?!- An ashtray, yes.
0:37:58 > 0:38:02- There is probably a little bit of ash in there still.- Oh, no!
0:38:02 > 0:38:05- It's too good for an ashtray. - I know, but we didn't know, then.
0:38:05 > 0:38:09We see quite a few of them. They are not uncommon.
0:38:09 > 0:38:13And the values range from £100-£1,000, depending
0:38:13 > 0:38:18on the detail, the quality and the size, to a lesser or greater extent.
0:38:18 > 0:38:23These, I would think, are worth £200-£300 for the two.
0:38:23 > 0:38:27- That's nice!- It is. It is. And you paid what, £20?
0:38:27 > 0:38:30- It would be nice if they were worth £1,000 each!- It would, it would.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33If we put a reserve of £200, are you happy with that?
0:38:33 > 0:38:37- Yes, I am, that's fine.- Great. So we will see if they are...
0:38:37 > 0:38:39if they are magic when we take them to auction.
0:38:42 > 0:38:43There you are. That's it,
0:38:43 > 0:38:45our experts have now found their final items,
0:38:45 > 0:38:48so it's time to say goodbye to our valuation day venue -
0:38:48 > 0:38:51Manchester's Museum Of Science And Industry.
0:38:51 > 0:38:54We've had a marvellous time here and learnt so much,
0:38:54 > 0:38:57but right now, it's full steam ahead to Marshall's Auction Rooms
0:38:57 > 0:38:59in Knutsford, and here's what's coming with us.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01TOOT! TOOT!
0:39:01 > 0:39:04Michael liked these vases for their beauty and their history,
0:39:04 > 0:39:07but the damage has led to a low valuation.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10Could he have got it wrong? Keep watching for a jaw-dropping auction.
0:39:12 > 0:39:16Will it be a wind-up for Steve and his gentleman's pocket watch?
0:39:17 > 0:39:22A classic Arts and Crafts design, but from a unique maker.
0:39:22 > 0:39:24Will the bidders be as excited as Michael was about this
0:39:24 > 0:39:26Sibyl Dunlop spoon?
0:39:27 > 0:39:32Caroline has valued these Chinese mirrors at £200-£300.
0:39:32 > 0:39:34Will the auction house agree?
0:39:36 > 0:39:38And now for my favourite part of the show.
0:39:38 > 0:39:39Let's head straight to the auction.
0:39:42 > 0:39:44Steven, good luck.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47The time is now up - we're selling an 18-carat gold Edwardian
0:39:47 > 0:39:51pocket watch belonging to Steven, and it is quality, isn't it?
0:39:51 > 0:39:56- Oh, yeah.- 18-carat, Dennison case - it's a lovely piece.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58Let's hope we get the top end of the estimate.
0:39:58 > 0:40:01Let's put it under the hammer now. We need top money for this.
0:40:01 > 0:40:05Edward VII, 18-carat gold Waltham pocket watch.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08And I can start the bidding on this one at £400.
0:40:08 > 0:40:09420. 440.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12460. 480. 500.
0:40:12 > 0:40:13- 520.- It's going...
0:40:13 > 0:40:16560. 580.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19600. 620. 640.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21Commission bid of 640.
0:40:21 > 0:40:22Any advance? 660.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24Your hand up...
0:40:24 > 0:40:26Someone else is joining the party here in the room.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28They want your watch.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31700 - fresh bidder.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33720... Yes?
0:40:33 > 0:40:34720.
0:40:35 > 0:40:36720 in the centre.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38You're out left at 720.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41Seated in the centre at 720...
0:40:41 > 0:40:43- GAVEL BANGS - Sold in the room.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46720! Well done. Congratulations.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48That was worth doing, wasn't it?
0:40:48 > 0:40:54Stylish, useful and solid gold - no wonder it smashed the estimate.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57Next under the hammer, the tiny teaspoon.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00You loved that. You instantly recognised the initials.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02- Sibyl Dunlop.- Yes.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04Sibyl Dunlop is very important,
0:41:04 > 0:41:07and that is translated in a little teaspoon.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10So somebody's buying something quite precious.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12Let's find out what the bidders think right now.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15The George V hallmarked silver spoon,
0:41:15 > 0:41:18with a pierced decorated handle and a planished bowl,
0:41:18 > 0:41:20by Sibyl Dunlop.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22Where are we going to be for this one then?
0:41:22 > 0:41:25£40 and start me... 40?
0:41:25 > 0:41:26Where do you want to start?
0:41:26 > 0:41:2825 I have. At £25.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30Any advance on 25?
0:41:30 > 0:41:31Take 30 now?
0:41:31 > 0:41:33At 30. And 5.
0:41:33 > 0:41:34Anybody got 40?
0:41:34 > 0:41:36At £35. Any advance?
0:41:36 > 0:41:37Anybody online?
0:41:37 > 0:41:39Someone's woken up.
0:41:39 > 0:41:41Is there another 5?
0:41:41 > 0:41:45You're out in the room, and I'm selling now at 40.
0:41:45 > 0:41:46Gosh, it's gone.
0:41:46 > 0:41:50- The thing is, it's very...academic. - Mm.
0:41:50 > 0:41:54We didn't have two people that wanted it, we had one person online.
0:41:54 > 0:41:57But we protected it with a reserve, and that's what it's for.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00- It was so tiny. Very tiny. - Thank you for coming in.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02We've all learned something - you knew it all along -
0:42:02 > 0:42:04but hopefully you have, as well.
0:42:04 > 0:42:06So have a rummage in your cutlery drawer,
0:42:06 > 0:42:09maybe you'll have a spoon with a two-letter mark
0:42:09 > 0:42:12that says history and money!
0:42:12 > 0:42:13Going under the hammer
0:42:13 > 0:42:15we have got those two lovely Chinese bronze mirrors.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17Well, we thought they were Chinese, but they are Japanese.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19After a bit more research.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21And they are later than we thought, they are not 18th-century,
0:42:21 > 0:42:24Yes, late 19th-century, early 20th-century copies.
0:42:24 > 0:42:27- Oh, Japanese!- Yes!- I thought they were Chinese.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30Copied, copied from the original Chinese earlier ones.
0:42:30 > 0:42:34So they have got the same symbols, they are just a century later.
0:42:34 > 0:42:36But I think they will still sell.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39Yes, and I had a chat to Nick, the auctioneer, yesterday.
0:42:39 > 0:42:42And he said actually the value is spot on. It won't affect the value.
0:42:42 > 0:42:45- OK, good. Good.- But we are still in with the money, there. Good luck.
0:42:45 > 0:42:48Fingers crossed. Let's find out what they are worth. Here we go.
0:42:48 > 0:42:52Nice quality, nicely cast, good bit of patination.
0:42:52 > 0:42:5619th-century Japanese mirrors. Where are we going to go? £200 for them?
0:42:56 > 0:43:01£200? 150? 100? Come on, who is in? 100 I have, thank you. 100 I am bid.
0:43:01 > 0:43:04- I've got 110...- It's a start. - Straight in and out. That was quick.
0:43:04 > 0:43:10- 110 I have got, then. 120. 130. 140. - On, come on.- 140 is the bid.
0:43:10 > 0:43:15Nothing online? I have got 140, 150 online. 160, 160 I am bid.
0:43:15 > 0:43:20- At 160 now. At 160. Any advance on 170?- Come on!- It's creeping up.- 180.
0:43:20 > 0:43:22Against you, online.
0:43:22 > 0:43:27- At 180. 190.- We are nearly there.- Yes.- I've got £190 online.
0:43:27 > 0:43:31I think that's all. 190, the bid is online. I am selling at 190.
0:43:31 > 0:43:34Make no mistake, the hammer is going down.
0:43:34 > 0:43:37- It has gone.- That was all right. - That was close!
0:43:37 > 0:43:40That was close, wasn't it?
0:43:40 > 0:43:42Oh, the things you do to get on TV!
0:43:44 > 0:43:50Nick Hall used his auctioneer's discretion to let them go at £190.
0:43:50 > 0:43:54And now, finally, those striking, but damaged vases.
0:43:54 > 0:43:56- You're looking very smart today. - Thank you very much.
0:43:56 > 0:43:59You're off shopping after this, aren't you?
0:43:59 > 0:44:01- Could be. Depends how much we make. - Are you, really?
0:44:01 > 0:44:04- Yes.- Dressed to kill - dressed to go shopping!
0:44:04 > 0:44:07What's top of the list, what are you looking for today?
0:44:07 > 0:44:11- Shoes!- I knew it! I knew it!
0:44:11 > 0:44:14I don't know if we can pay for a good pair of shoes with it.
0:44:14 > 0:44:17- Not in Knutsford!- No.- Whoo!
0:44:17 > 0:44:19Heels to go on maybe!
0:44:19 > 0:44:22We're looking at £100-£200 with the two cloisonne vases.
0:44:22 > 0:44:25Let's find out what the bidders think. Good luck.
0:44:25 > 0:44:27Pair of Japanese cloisonne vases.
0:44:27 > 0:44:30Good lot this one, we're going to open the bidding.
0:44:30 > 0:44:32£100 and start me quickly now.
0:44:32 > 0:44:3480?
0:44:34 > 0:44:3680 bid. 85.
0:44:36 > 0:44:3785. 90.
0:44:37 > 0:44:4095, I'm bid. At 95 in the room.
0:44:40 > 0:44:41100 online. Any advance?
0:44:41 > 0:44:43And 10 on the phone.
0:44:43 > 0:44:45120 online.
0:44:45 > 0:44:47130 on the phone.
0:44:47 > 0:44:49At 130 bid. And 40.
0:44:49 > 0:44:50140. 50 now?
0:44:50 > 0:44:52150 telephone bid.
0:44:52 > 0:44:5460. 170 on the phone.
0:44:54 > 0:44:56At 170. 80.
0:44:56 > 0:44:58190 on the telephone...
0:44:58 > 0:44:59This is good, getting the top end.
0:44:59 > 0:45:01Online bidder at 200.
0:45:01 > 0:45:0310. At 220.
0:45:03 > 0:45:06230 now? 240.
0:45:06 > 0:45:08250 now? 250.
0:45:08 > 0:45:0960. 270 if you like.
0:45:09 > 0:45:11270 telephone.
0:45:11 > 0:45:13At 270 on the phone.
0:45:13 > 0:45:15280. At 280. 90 now?
0:45:15 > 0:45:16Shakes his head on the phone.
0:45:16 > 0:45:18It's 280 and it's on the internet.
0:45:18 > 0:45:20It's an internet bidder
0:45:20 > 0:45:22and I'm selling at 280.
0:45:22 > 0:45:24Hammer's gone down - £280.
0:45:24 > 0:45:26I'm coming again now!
0:45:26 > 0:45:27You are!
0:45:27 > 0:45:31A great result for the cloisonne vases.
0:45:32 > 0:45:34Next, Jan's majolica. Will it go the same way?
0:45:34 > 0:45:38Nick Hall takes to the rostrum for the last time.
0:45:41 > 0:45:43The 19th-century Italian maiolica vase.
0:45:43 > 0:45:46Nice thing, this, good early look about it.
0:45:46 > 0:45:49Start me where? Not a lot of money at £40. 30? 20?
0:45:49 > 0:45:51I like that.
0:45:51 > 0:45:52It's got a wonderful look.
0:45:52 > 0:45:54Let's get the ball rolling now.
0:45:54 > 0:45:56At 30. 5. 40.
0:45:56 > 0:45:5845. At 45 I've got.
0:45:58 > 0:45:59And 50 I've got. And 5 I've got.
0:45:59 > 0:46:02And 60. 65 - it's all climbing online.
0:46:02 > 0:46:04At £70 we're back on the phone.
0:46:04 > 0:46:07Thank goodness for the internet, it eluded the people of Knutsford.
0:46:07 > 0:46:09I've got 100.
0:46:09 > 0:46:12I've got 100 and 120.
0:46:12 > 0:46:14130. At 140.
0:46:14 > 0:46:15You coming back in now?
0:46:15 > 0:46:16This is good, isn't it?
0:46:16 > 0:46:18- You've got your shoes already. - Yes, I have.
0:46:18 > 0:46:21210 now. The bid's on the phone at 210.
0:46:21 > 0:46:23Against you - Italy. 220.
0:46:23 > 0:46:24220 here.
0:46:24 > 0:46:26Against you in Italy!
0:46:26 > 0:46:28I think two people are convinced it's early.
0:46:28 > 0:46:30360 now. 360 I'm bid.
0:46:30 > 0:46:32At 380 here.
0:46:32 > 0:46:34400. 420.
0:46:34 > 0:46:36At 420 now.
0:46:36 > 0:46:38440. 460 here.
0:46:38 > 0:46:40Online at 480.
0:46:40 > 0:46:42480 I'm bid.
0:46:42 > 0:46:43500 now. At £500.
0:46:43 > 0:46:46Any advance on 5? 520.
0:46:46 > 0:46:48You might be buying a shoe shop, you realise this, don't you?!
0:46:48 > 0:46:51560. 580 here. 600.
0:46:51 > 0:46:53At 6 now. 620.
0:46:53 > 0:46:55It was a come and buy me, Michael.
0:46:55 > 0:46:57It was a run and buy me, wasn't it?
0:46:57 > 0:47:00At £700. 720. 740.
0:47:00 > 0:47:02740. 760.
0:47:02 > 0:47:04780.
0:47:04 > 0:47:05I'll buy you two a pair of shoes now.
0:47:05 > 0:47:07Oh, thank you!
0:47:07 > 0:47:09840. 880. 880 now.
0:47:09 > 0:47:10At 900.
0:47:10 > 0:47:12£900 here.
0:47:12 > 0:47:15That's a complete outfit now - handbag and shoes.
0:47:15 > 0:47:19They're bidding in Italy, they're bidding on the phone.
0:47:19 > 0:47:21Fresh phone bidder - he's in at 980!
0:47:21 > 0:47:23At 980.
0:47:23 > 0:47:26- Wouldn't this be funny? - 1,000 I'm bid.
0:47:26 > 0:47:29Take a 50 with you. Thank you - 1,050.
0:47:29 > 0:47:31At 1,050.
0:47:31 > 0:47:331,100. 1,100 here now.
0:47:33 > 0:47:341,150.
0:47:34 > 0:47:37I did have a feeling on the day it was early.
0:47:37 > 0:47:39- No, you didn't.- I did!
0:47:39 > 0:47:42I said to you! I said, "I think this is early."
0:47:42 > 0:47:46At 12 now. I've got 12 with Niall.
0:47:46 > 0:47:47At £1,200.
0:47:47 > 0:47:50This is a great auction. This is what auctions are all about.
0:47:50 > 0:47:52Last and final time at £1,200...
0:47:52 > 0:47:55£1,200! Jan!
0:47:56 > 0:47:58Yeah, well done!
0:47:58 > 0:48:01Oh, Jan's off shopping!
0:48:01 > 0:48:02Oh, that's super!
0:48:04 > 0:48:06Congratulations to you lot, by the way!
0:48:06 > 0:48:09That is what a good auction is all about, isn't it?
0:48:09 > 0:48:11- Course it is.- Yeah! Well done, Jan!
0:48:11 > 0:48:14We'd love to take the cameras and follow you shopping,
0:48:14 > 0:48:16that's for sure. We just don't have time!
0:48:16 > 0:48:19We've all had a brilliant time in Knutsford.
0:48:19 > 0:48:20I hope you've enjoyed the show.
0:48:20 > 0:48:23See you next time for plenty more surprises from "Flog It!".