0:00:03 > 0:00:06Today's show comes from the Northwest coast line.
0:00:06 > 0:00:10I'm 500 feet up in the air. Can you guess where I am?
0:00:10 > 0:00:13Yes, you've got it. Blackpool. Welcome to "Flog It!"
0:00:36 > 0:00:39The town of Blackpool hit the big-time
0:00:39 > 0:00:42when visiting the seaside became affordable for the masses
0:00:42 > 0:00:44with attractions including a theme park,
0:00:44 > 0:00:48three piers, and, of course, the world-renowned Tower Ballroom
0:00:48 > 0:00:52where many a Strictly celeb has samba-ed the night away.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56The most famous attraction, of course, has to be the tower
0:00:56 > 0:00:59itself providing thousands of tourists with spectacular
0:00:59 > 0:01:02views along the coastline alongside the ornate
0:01:02 > 0:01:06luxury of the ballroom and the excitement of the Tower Circus
0:01:06 > 0:01:08drawing in thousands of people over the years.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10There's a great queue here today.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12This lot are here laden with antiques
0:01:12 > 0:01:15and collectables all hoping they're going to make a small
0:01:15 > 0:01:17fortune in auction later on in the programme.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21And there's one question on everybody's lips which is...
0:01:21 > 0:01:25- ALL: WHAT'S IT WORTH?! - They're going to find out.
0:01:25 > 0:01:29Ready and waiting to entertain the crowds today is our main man
0:01:29 > 0:01:31- James Lewis.- Is it full?
0:01:31 > 0:01:35And warming up for her first performance at the circus is
0:01:35 > 0:01:37leading lady Anita Manning.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40I think it would be nice to do a wee piece on that
0:01:40 > 0:01:45because we are in Blackpool, the home of the naughty postcard.
0:01:45 > 0:01:50So, without further ado, let's open the doors and start the valuations.
0:01:50 > 0:01:54Today, we will find out which of these is worth the most.
0:01:55 > 0:02:00Some Chinese terracotta animals that could be over 1,000 years old
0:02:00 > 0:02:03or this concertina that could hit the right note at auction.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06Find out which fares best later on in the show.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13And what better place to perform our valuations than Blackpool's
0:02:13 > 0:02:15very own Tower Circus.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18This place has been entertaining people for well over 100 years
0:02:18 > 0:02:21and even during both world wars it never missed a performance
0:02:21 > 0:02:25and adding to that list of achievements for one day only
0:02:25 > 0:02:28it's home to "Flog It!" And once everybody is safely seated
0:02:28 > 0:02:31we will be getting on with our first valuation.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34And kicking off the proceedings, Anita is taking a closer
0:02:34 > 0:02:37look at those postcards that she spotted in the queue.
0:02:37 > 0:02:41Richard, Sonia, father and daughter. Welcome to "Flog It!".
0:02:41 > 0:02:44It's lovely to have you along in this fabulous venue.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48You've brought me along an album of postcards.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52Richard, tell me, where did you get them?
0:02:52 > 0:02:57Many years ago my great aunt, who was a spinster lady,
0:02:57 > 0:03:02liked to frequent all of the hotels and places
0:03:02 > 0:03:06and she would have Blackpool and Morecambe
0:03:06 > 0:03:09and all the other areas around
0:03:09 > 0:03:12so everybody, we got this huge build up of cards.
0:03:12 > 0:03:13Let's have a look.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17This is your original album here and it's nice to have kept them
0:03:17 > 0:03:20in the album because it's kept them in good condition
0:03:20 > 0:03:22and condition is important.
0:03:22 > 0:03:27If we look at these ones, we can see at the beginning some early
0:03:27 > 0:03:30Donald McGill postcards and we see
0:03:30 > 0:03:34a little reference to a soldier here.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39"The voice that breathed o'er Eden fall in the draft!"
0:03:39 > 0:03:41And we've got two...
0:03:44 > 0:03:49Not the most glamorous girls and again they are discussing
0:03:49 > 0:03:55the Army and here we've got a reference to old Churchill.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58You've got early Donald McGills and that is good.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01They're smashing. Do we know how many we have, Richard?
0:04:01 > 0:04:04- 164.- You've counted?
0:04:04 > 0:04:06Yes.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08Tell me why are you selling them, Richard?
0:04:08 > 0:04:11Now that the family is spread about,
0:04:11 > 0:04:15I wouldn't know who to give it to, I wouldn't know where to leave it
0:04:15 > 0:04:17and I have visions of it being dropped into a skip.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24Sonia, you've obviously enjoyed looking through these.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27Do you have any sentimental attachment to them?
0:04:27 > 0:04:32I do for the joy they've brought looking at them but I agree with my dad,
0:04:32 > 0:04:36if we could sell them to someone who would appreciate them
0:04:36 > 0:04:40as much as we have then I would rather they go to
0:04:40 > 0:04:44someone like that than, like my dad said, they could get lost.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47Postcards are good in today's market.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51You've got 160-odd there, some are worth more than others.
0:04:51 > 0:04:55I would like to put between one and £200.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58Would you be happy to sell them at that?
0:04:58 > 0:05:01- Yes. - I was thinking a reserve of £100.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03- Would you feel happy?- Yeah.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07And a low and wide estimate will encourage the bidding.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10So, I am hoping that does very, very well indeed.
0:05:12 > 0:05:17A real collection of family memories and James has found another.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21I think every child grows up being told by their parents don't
0:05:21 > 0:05:25get a motorbike, it's too dangerous but there's something almost
0:05:25 > 0:05:29very basic in the human instinct that wants to
0:05:29 > 0:05:31go as fast as possible
0:05:31 > 0:05:35and that danger to give you the rush of adrenaline and there's nothing
0:05:35 > 0:05:40more dangerous than in the 1920s and 30s than these guys were doing.
0:05:40 > 0:05:41Speedway.
0:05:41 > 0:05:45My word, these are all speedway riders from that period?
0:05:45 > 0:05:48They are, they were my mother's collection from her
0:05:48 > 0:05:51days from mainly Bellevue, Manchester.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55Belle Vue and White City, the two big speedway tracks.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58- That's right.- So, was your mother a massive speedway fan?
0:05:58 > 0:06:00I think she was.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02I had three uncles who were obviously her brothers
0:06:02 > 0:06:06and they were all into bikes. She was the younger of them.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09I suppose she's grown up with the brothers with motorbikes around
0:06:09 > 0:06:13so they went to Belle Vue and she went with them, as far as I know.
0:06:13 > 0:06:17I think even took me in my younger days when I was a young child.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21- So young, I couldn't remember it. - Are you a biker?
0:06:21 > 0:06:26- No, can't ride a push-bike!- Come on. Everyone can ride push-bike.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29- I can drive a car but not a push-bike. No, I can't.- How funny!
0:06:29 > 0:06:35OK. So, how old was your mother when she was going to the races, 8, 10?
0:06:35 > 0:06:39Probably she started from that young age and into her teens.
0:06:39 > 0:06:44I suppose it's what you could call the pop of her day.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48On a Saturday night at Belle Vue was the speedway racing
0:06:48 > 0:06:50and you got to meet them afterwards.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53Here we have proof of the fact she met them.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57Max Grossenburg who was an Australian speedway
0:06:57 > 0:06:59and one of the most famous of his day
0:06:59 > 0:07:03and there he is standing looking dashing in his long leather coat.
0:07:03 > 0:07:07- I think he must have been known for that.- I'm sure.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10We have some of the guys up here. Look at what they're wearing.
0:07:10 > 0:07:15It's padded but it wouldn't give anywhere near the protection
0:07:15 > 0:07:18of the guys that they have today.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22It's a really interesting collection but it is quite a varied mix.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26We've got the scraps that are put together for personal interest,
0:07:26 > 0:07:31the cigarette cards appeal to one market, autographs that appeal
0:07:31 > 0:07:36to a separate market and photographs that are a different market again.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39The one thing that links them all is the biking interest.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42I think the thing of most value is the photograph.
0:07:42 > 0:07:47I think that's probably worth 30, £35 but by the time we add it
0:07:47 > 0:07:52all together we've got a lot of worth probably 50 to 80.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54- Is that all right for you for a starting bid?- Fine.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57The right thing to do is to find a home,
0:07:57 > 0:08:01somebody who has a passion for it and let these things live on.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03Let's see who turns up at the sale.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05Yes, OK. Fine.
0:08:05 > 0:08:06A great collection found by James
0:08:06 > 0:08:09and there are lots more items still waiting to be valued.
0:08:09 > 0:08:14A teddy bear! Aw, has he got a name? Aw!
0:08:14 > 0:08:20- How long have you had Ted?- As long as I can remember and I'm 25!
0:08:21 > 0:08:22Yes.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25My childhood memories just came flooding back there!
0:08:25 > 0:08:29Now, which of you remembers Anita's next find?
0:08:29 > 0:08:32Alana, welcome to "Flog It!"
0:08:32 > 0:08:37It's wonderful of you to come along and be in this fabulous circus ring.
0:08:37 > 0:08:42- So good.- Have you ever been here before?- The circus, yes.
0:08:42 > 0:08:47Um, well, I essentially grew up here my family have been involved since...
0:08:48 > 0:08:52- Decades ago, since the first tower ballet.- That's my fantasy.
0:08:52 > 0:08:57I want to be the woman who stands at the back of the big white
0:08:57 > 0:08:59horse trotting around the ring.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03- What was your favourite act? - I loved the elephant.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07I used to love when we took him for walks on the beach and stuff.
0:09:07 > 0:09:14You took an elephant for a walk on the beach? Ha, ha! For a paddle.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18Well, it was more of a dunk rather than a paddle, really.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20They were a bit heavy. Yeah, it was a lot of fun.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25- It's things I'll always remember. - It's wonderful.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28Tell me, what have you brought me along today?
0:09:28 > 0:09:33Well, I've got some retro games, Mouse Trap and Risk!
0:09:33 > 0:09:36- Some pretty awesome games. - Where did you get these?
0:09:36 > 0:09:39I found these in a charity, spotted them
0:09:39 > 0:09:44and you know when you get that nostalgia of like days gone by.
0:09:44 > 0:09:48- Did you play board games as a kid? - A lot, yeah.
0:09:48 > 0:09:49Who did you play with?
0:09:49 > 0:09:52I played with my grandma loads in between toast time
0:09:52 > 0:09:55and snuggles there was always a board game.
0:09:55 > 0:09:56Always.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00So, this has taken you back to lovely times with your granny.
0:10:00 > 0:10:04- Definitely, yeah. - Well, I think this is great fun.
0:10:04 > 0:10:09You're the expert on this, what sort of dates would this be, maybe 1960s?
0:10:09 > 0:10:12These are the first edition ones.
0:10:12 > 0:10:17As far as I am aware from what I've seen on the internet and things.
0:10:17 > 0:10:18How much did it cost you?
0:10:18 > 0:10:21I haggled a little bit and got them down to both of them
0:10:21 > 0:10:27for 40 which I thought was pretty good because they are quite old
0:10:27 > 0:10:30and I have looked online
0:10:30 > 0:10:33and they are selling online but incomplete.
0:10:33 > 0:10:38This type of thing was mass produced but it is reflecting the time
0:10:38 > 0:10:43and because it was a toy many of them were discarded or broken
0:10:43 > 0:10:48and what you're telling me is this is a first edition one
0:10:48 > 0:10:51and it has everything there.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55- Yeah.- You paid retail for them, auction is slightly different.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59I would like to put them in estimated say 20 to 30.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01Would you be content with that?
0:11:01 > 0:11:06- Yeah.- If we say £20 reserve with a little bit of discretion.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09If they don't get that, you will get them back again.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11Yeah, that's fine.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15Obviously I've bought it for a bit more
0:11:15 > 0:11:17but that's the risk you take, isn't it?
0:11:17 > 0:11:20Who knows, but let's hope they do well in auction
0:11:20 > 0:11:22and it's been great fun looking at them.
0:11:22 > 0:11:23Thank you for bringing them along.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26That's all right. No problem.
0:11:26 > 0:11:30And you can see if those games win or lose at the auction later on.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34We've made a cracking start here in Blackpool and it's nearly time to
0:11:34 > 0:11:39put our first items under the hammer but before we do, let's have a quick
0:11:39 > 0:11:43recap of all the items we think will be entertaining the bidders.
0:11:43 > 0:11:44Wish you were here,
0:11:44 > 0:11:48it's the collection of postcards brought along by Richard and Sonia.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54There's that collection of speedway memorabilia.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00And Alana is willing to take a risk on these board games.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02Let's hope she traps the big money.
0:12:04 > 0:12:09For today's auction, we've travelled nine miles south to Lytham St Annes
0:12:09 > 0:12:13also a mecca of entertainment but this time of a sporting nature.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16It is famous for its internationally renowned golf course
0:12:16 > 0:12:20but let's hope today's lots are not under par.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26The man in charge today is auctioneer Jonathan Cook
0:12:26 > 0:12:29and the room is full of potential bidders.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32Our first lot is the collection of postcards.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36So, this was a family tradition collected by your great aunt
0:12:36 > 0:12:38and it stopped around the '60s and that's
0:12:38 > 0:12:41when I started to collect saucy postcards
0:12:41 > 0:12:46going on holiday in the '60s and '70s and this is your great aunt.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49- Yeah.- Can we show the camera? - She was born in 1898.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51Doesn't she look happy?
0:12:51 > 0:12:55- This is a sad moment selling this, really.- Not really, no.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59- I would rather they went to someone who would appreciate it.- OK.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01Good luck, everybody. It's time to put those values to the test.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04Let's hope they find a new home and get looked after
0:13:04 > 0:13:05and are kept together.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07This is it.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10Early 20th-century album. Comical postcards.
0:13:10 > 0:13:17We can start them off at £80. 85. 90. Five. At £95. Any advance on 95?
0:13:17 > 0:13:21100. At £100 on the net. Any advance on £100?
0:13:21 > 0:13:27At £100 on the internet. Are we all sure? 110. And 20. And 30.
0:13:27 > 0:13:32And 40. And 50. And 60. 170. 180.
0:13:33 > 0:13:38- At £180.- We are nearly at the top end of the estimate.- At £180 then.
0:13:38 > 0:13:44All on the net at 180. Any further interest in the room? At 190.
0:13:45 > 0:13:52On the net at 190. Any advance in the room? At 190, all sure.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54All finished. At 190.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02That's good, isn't it? Everyone is happy. It was worth doing.
0:14:02 > 0:14:06Definitely worth doing. Well done. A good result there.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09Now, it's time to roll the dice for our next lot.
0:14:09 > 0:14:10Alana, fingers crossed
0:14:10 > 0:14:13and I know you are crazy about board games, aren't you?
0:14:13 > 0:14:17- Yeah.- Not a lot of money involved. £20, hopefully £40.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21I just wanted to meet you guys! That's all it was.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23- I've got to get on.- Good luck.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25Let's put it to the test
0:14:25 > 0:14:29and find out what this lot think it is now down to the bidders.
0:14:29 > 0:14:35Lot 220. 1960s. Ideal mouse game. Risk! by Waddington. 1960s.
0:14:37 > 0:14:41On the internet at £20. 22. 24.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44At £24 on the net.
0:14:44 > 0:14:50- Any advance in the room? At 24 on the net. Are we all sure?- At £24.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52Selling.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57- We can all live without it.- £24.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01It has gone within estimate.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04- What did you pay for those two games?- I did pay a bit more.
0:15:04 > 0:15:08I was hoping there might have been some big kids in the room. But no!
0:15:08 > 0:15:12But somebody else will have a lot of fun playing with them.
0:15:12 > 0:15:17- Definitely.- Whoever bought that got a real bargain and hours of fun.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20Time to bring down the chequered flag on our first visit to the
0:15:20 > 0:15:23auction room. Vroom, vroom! We are revving up now.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26Things are going well and you know what I'm talking about right now.
0:15:26 > 0:15:31Yes, the speedway memorabilia. It is a hard thing to put a value on.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33You have 50, £60.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36Yeah. It was a very difficult one to estimate
0:15:36 > 0:15:39because there's not a massive collectors field for them.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42If it had been in Grand Prix or motor racing it would have been
0:15:42 > 0:15:43really sought-after.
0:15:43 > 0:15:48- Anyway, good luck. - This was the old days.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52Lot 435. Speedway interest.
0:15:52 > 0:15:57Bids of £34 on the net. £36. 38. 40.
0:15:57 > 0:16:0244. 46. 48. 50. Five. 60. Five. 70.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05Better than I thought.
0:16:05 > 0:16:13- Five.- 90. We're getting to £100. 100. At £100 on the internet.
0:16:14 > 0:16:18Any advance in the room? 110. New bid in the room at 110.
0:16:18 > 0:16:23- Any advance on 110? - This is brilliant!
0:16:23 > 0:16:29140. 150. 160. 170. 180.
0:16:29 > 0:16:33190. 200. 220.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36Must be something worthwhile in there to someone.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39- It's rare, isn't it?- Well, it is.
0:16:39 > 0:16:44All finished at 240. 250 if it helps. 250.
0:16:45 > 0:16:50- Good auctioneering.- Fantastic, Jonathan. Well done.- At £260 then.
0:16:50 > 0:16:55All finished at 260. No further interest at £260.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03- Gosh, I didn't expect that. - Nor did we. £260.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06It's only bits of paper, after all.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09Yeah, but it's speedway memorabilia. A lesson to us all.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11Don't chuck things away.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14Show them to experts first, bring them along to a sale room
0:17:14 > 0:17:16and find out what they're worth before you chuck things.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19There's plenty more of my mother's I could bring again.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21Let's get round there! Come on.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27Well, that's our first lots under the hammer.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30We're coming back to the sale room later on in the programme
0:17:30 > 0:17:33but right now I'm taking a short trip up the road to Morecambe
0:17:33 > 0:17:37to witness the spectacular dedication of a group of volunteers
0:17:37 > 0:17:42working hard to preserve a special part of their local heritage.
0:17:46 > 0:17:51Just up the coast from Blackpool is another seaside resort.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54I am here at the Winter Gardens in Morecambe once home to
0:17:54 > 0:17:56some of the biggest names in show business
0:17:56 > 0:18:00and arguably one of the grandest theatres in Lancashire.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03But the heyday has long gone and the glamour has faded
0:18:03 > 0:18:05but thankfully all is not lost.
0:18:06 > 0:18:11The theatre was built in 1897 and formed part of an entertainment
0:18:11 > 0:18:15complex that included a ballroom and seawater baths.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17Most of those features have long since been demolished
0:18:17 > 0:18:19but the theatre still remains
0:18:19 > 0:18:22although it has been closed for more than 40 years.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27And it's here in the main auditorium that generations
0:18:27 > 0:18:30of theatre-goers flocked to see some of their favourite performers.
0:18:30 > 0:18:34This stage has seen the likes of Laurel and Hardy,
0:18:34 > 0:18:38Laurence Olivier, and not forgetting the comic genius
0:18:38 > 0:18:42Eric Morecambe and his stage partner Ernie Wise.
0:18:43 > 0:18:48It must have been terrifying walking on stage to a packed house
0:18:48 > 0:18:51because that is a big space.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54All those eyes looking down on you, what an atmosphere!
0:18:54 > 0:18:58And the acoustics are superb in here with the barrelled ceiling.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01Hello, Morecambe!
0:19:01 > 0:19:06When it was full, over 2,150 pairs of eyes would have been on the stage.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11If you bought the cheapest tickets available,
0:19:11 > 0:19:13it got you a seat in this area.
0:19:13 > 0:19:18While it may be a long way from the stage, it is close to that.
0:19:18 > 0:19:22This is the original ceiling that was put in in 1897.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24It would have been cast out of plaster in smaller
0:19:24 > 0:19:29sections at ground level and then raised into position and decorated.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34If you look through that hole up there,
0:19:34 > 0:19:36it gives you a marvellous view of the ceiling detail
0:19:36 > 0:19:40but also how this incredible plasterwork is held up.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42There's a great deal of weight up there, it is
0:19:42 > 0:19:44secured into place by ties,
0:19:44 > 0:19:48lots of strands of wire which have been tightened up,
0:19:48 > 0:19:52looped over this rolled steel joist so it takes the complete weight.
0:19:52 > 0:19:56The ties, the wire, is then covered over with more plaster of Paris
0:19:56 > 0:20:00and decorated into the ornate work so it is completely hidden.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02But it's not just the ceiling that is full of detail here.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05The whole place is full of architectural delights.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08In its prime, the theatre would have been a grand
0:20:08 > 0:20:13and ornate place to visit and also, in the days before TV, it would
0:20:13 > 0:20:15have been a centre of entertainment for the local
0:20:15 > 0:20:19community as well as for visiting holiday-makers.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22Going to the theatre was thirsty work back in the day.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25There would have been five bars here serving drinks to the audience
0:20:25 > 0:20:29and in this one bar there's a team of dedicated volunteers working
0:20:29 > 0:20:32hard to restore it back to its former glory.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37Evelyn, you've been involved with this restoration
0:20:37 > 0:20:40- project from day one. What year was that?- 1986.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43So, have you got fond memories as a theatre-goer, a young girl,
0:20:43 > 0:20:45coming to watch performances here?
0:20:45 > 0:20:50Yes, the first time I ever came into the Winter Gardens my mum
0:20:50 > 0:20:53brought me and my sister to see Cinderella, the pantomime.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56- I was seven years old.- Gosh!
0:20:56 > 0:20:57We went right to the top of the building.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00There were no seats there, just benches
0:21:00 > 0:21:03and I thought it was absolutely wonderful.
0:21:03 > 0:21:04The theatre was all lit up.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07So, that memory has stayed with me all my life.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10When was the last performance?
0:21:10 > 0:21:14It was the RAF band in September 1977.
0:21:14 > 0:21:18So, you and a group of friends got together to form an action team
0:21:18 > 0:21:21- to get this restoration project under way.- We did.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25We got the opportunity in 2006 to purchase the building which
0:21:25 > 0:21:30we did and we've been slowly trying to do work to reopen it again.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32And when do you see this project coming to an end,
0:21:32 > 0:21:36- another 20 years maybe?- Yeah. Perhaps not in my lifetime.
0:21:36 > 0:21:37You never know.
0:21:37 > 0:21:41But it's just good to see it and the volunteers are doing exceptional
0:21:41 > 0:21:45work and without the volunteers we wouldn't be doing anything.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47Is there anything I can get involved with?
0:21:47 > 0:21:52- I am sure, Paul, we can get something for you to do.- Come on then!
0:21:54 > 0:21:56Along with Morecambe's Winter Gardens,
0:21:56 > 0:22:00it's estimated that around 50 theatres in the UK
0:22:00 > 0:22:02are at risk of being lost forever.
0:22:02 > 0:22:06It makes the work of the volunteers even more important.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09I'm going to give a helping hand to local artist Shane Johnstone,
0:22:09 > 0:22:13who's restoring some of the original mosaic in the entrance hall.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16He, like the rest of the team, offer their skills
0:22:16 > 0:22:19to bring the theatre back to life one tile at a time.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21So, you've got a bit of damage here.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23What's the first thing you're going to do?
0:22:23 > 0:22:27First we'll take a tracing of the damaged hole.
0:22:27 > 0:22:28Do you want to have a go?
0:22:28 > 0:22:30Yes, I can rub that around the edge...
0:22:30 > 0:22:32All you do is rub round the edge,
0:22:32 > 0:22:36gently look for the edge of the hole, and the damage.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38- How's that?- Excellent.
0:22:38 > 0:22:42And it's also good just to get a little bit of a tracing
0:22:42 > 0:22:46of the grain of the mosaics around the edge as well.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49I see, so you know where to follow the lines through.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51We can get the flow through, yeah.
0:22:51 > 0:22:52So, what happens next?
0:22:52 > 0:22:56What we need to do now is to find a piece that's undamaged,
0:22:56 > 0:22:58and take a tracing from that.
0:22:58 > 0:23:02- Like that section over there. - That looks good to me.- OK.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04I can see what you're doing now.
0:23:04 > 0:23:08You know, it is so simple when you really think about it.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13OK, lots of buckets of mosaic tiles here.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15Yeah, these are all the salvaged tiles.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18So what we need to do now is recreate the pattern
0:23:18 > 0:23:20- by sticking the tiles on here.- OK.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23So, we need to identify the colours that we need to use,
0:23:23 > 0:23:27and so the way I've identified them is I've named them after biscuits.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30- Go on, then. - So, we've got dark Bourbon.- Right.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32We've got chocolate biscuits there.
0:23:32 > 0:23:36- We've got rich teas and we've got...digestives.- OK!
0:23:36 > 0:23:39- You're a man who likes his biscuits, I can see that.- Yeah.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41So, we grab the Bourbon. I'll put some glue on.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44This is quite time-consuming. You can't rush this, can you?
0:23:44 > 0:23:49No, you can't rush it. You've got to do it carefully and thoroughly.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53Get a sense of achievement quite quickly, really, don't you?
0:23:53 > 0:23:56Once you get two colours down, working together.
0:23:56 > 0:24:00You make progress, and you see the artwork develop in front of you,
0:24:00 > 0:24:02and it's very satisfying work.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05Look at that! There, two rows completed.
0:24:05 > 0:24:06Well done, Paul.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13Well, we've cut it out, now. We've got rid of the excess brown paper.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16One more dab of glue - I've got the last mosaic to put on.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18- In we go.- There we are.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21I'll leave that up to you to carry over there
0:24:21 > 0:24:22and put into place.
0:24:23 > 0:24:27There's a sense of achievement's gone on there.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29- Do you want to put it in? - No, go on, you do it.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31I know, obviously, that's got to go down on adhesive,
0:24:31 > 0:24:34- but we won't do that right now. Let's just see the process.- Yes.
0:24:34 > 0:24:38So, once that's adhesived in, we fold this over,
0:24:38 > 0:24:42we flip it down, insert into the space...
0:24:42 > 0:24:45Once that's set in adhesive and it's gone off,
0:24:45 > 0:24:47you can get a sponge with some warm water on it
0:24:47 > 0:24:50and just soak that brown paper off, and it'll just peel off, won't it?
0:24:50 > 0:24:54It'll peel off and it'll reveal a lovely new restored mosaic.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56Well done. What a lovely process.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58You've got your work cut out here, haven't you?
0:24:58 > 0:25:00Yeah. Well, thanks for your help.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03That's all right. Thank you. Thank you for letting me do a little bit.
0:25:03 > 0:25:04If you visit the theatre,
0:25:04 > 0:25:07you can actually walk over our work now, can't you?!
0:25:07 > 0:25:09- How about that? - Thanks for your help.- Well done.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14Well, I've thoroughly enjoyed my visit here to the Winter Gardens,
0:25:14 > 0:25:16and it's great to see the work of the volunteers
0:25:16 > 0:25:20who are so clearly passionate about protect their local heritage.
0:25:20 > 0:25:21And talking about mosaics,
0:25:21 > 0:25:23there's a lovely example here.
0:25:23 > 0:25:24This was first put down
0:25:24 > 0:25:26in the late 1880s,
0:25:26 > 0:25:27and as you can see,
0:25:27 > 0:25:29"pavilion" was misspelt.
0:25:29 > 0:25:30But I'm sure that's going to be left
0:25:30 > 0:25:33for everybody else to look at and admire.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36And I must say, if you are ever in the area,
0:25:36 > 0:25:39do pay the theatre a visit, because it's well worth seeing.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47We're back in Blackpool, where the Tower Circus
0:25:47 > 0:25:50is still a fully-functioning entertainment venue
0:25:50 > 0:25:53with performances taking place six days a week.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56The resident clowns are Mr Boo and Mooky,
0:25:56 > 0:25:59and they've turned up to entertain the "Flog It!" crowd.
0:25:59 > 0:26:03And, obviously, don't try that at home.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06Circus has been with us for centuries -
0:26:06 > 0:26:09it's part of our culture, it's entertained all of us.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11We all grew up going to the circus,
0:26:11 > 0:26:13and circus memorabilia is highly sought-after,
0:26:13 > 0:26:16because there's not a great deal of it about.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18Now, this has a wonderful story attached to it.
0:26:18 > 0:26:22It belonged to a clown named Grock, a Swiss-born clown.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25Born in 1880, and by the early part of the 1900s
0:26:25 > 0:26:28he was entertaining crowds all over the world.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31He became the most popular circus entertainer in the world.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33He was known as The King Of Clowns,
0:26:33 > 0:26:36and he was one of the highest-paid entertainers back then.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39And his act was playing musical instruments.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41He was an accomplished musician.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43He played 24 different instruments,
0:26:43 > 0:26:46and his act was sort of a simpleton performing on all of these things,
0:26:46 > 0:26:50with a little music stand with tiny little sheet music on it.
0:26:50 > 0:26:52If you're into circus memorabilia,
0:26:52 > 0:26:56you would have to pay somewhere in the region of a few thousand pounds
0:26:56 > 0:26:57to own something like this.
0:26:59 > 0:27:03So, let's go back to the valuation tables now, with James Lewis.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05JAMES SNORTS
0:27:08 > 0:27:11I have to say, Norman, it's while since I played farmyards.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15- Yeah.- But these, actually, they're not toys, are they?
0:27:15 > 0:27:17They're something far more interesting.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19Now, the fact that you've got two
0:27:19 > 0:27:23makes me think that you actually probably know what they are.
0:27:23 > 0:27:27- More or less, yeah.- So, tell me, did they come from the same place?
0:27:27 > 0:27:32No, the big pig came from York, bought that in an antique...
0:27:32 > 0:27:35- In York, right.- This one I actually got from a market in Shanghai.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37- Oh, did you?- Yeah.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40- And how long ago did you buy that? - About eight years ago.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43- Right.- I found out that I was born in the year of the pig,
0:27:43 > 0:27:46so that led me to buying pigs.
0:27:46 > 0:27:50- Oh, so you collect pigs?- Yeah. I had over 2,000 at one stage.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52Do you go to China a lot?
0:27:52 > 0:27:56- I've been a couple of times, yeah. - It's an amazing country, isn't it?
0:27:56 > 0:27:59It's an amazing country, with an amazing culture,
0:27:59 > 0:28:01and amazing skills.
0:28:01 > 0:28:06One of their best skills is faking and copying other things,
0:28:06 > 0:28:10whether it's English Royal Crown Derby or whatever,
0:28:10 > 0:28:14they just copy everything, and they do it brilliantly.
0:28:14 > 0:28:22These are meant to be Han dynasty/Tang dynasty tomb figures.
0:28:22 > 0:28:27The idea was they would accompany the dead person to the afterlife
0:28:27 > 0:28:32and be a source of food and something to trade in the new world.
0:28:32 > 0:28:37Now, the way of telling would be to drill a section
0:28:37 > 0:28:40and do what they call the Oxford test,
0:28:40 > 0:28:44where they drill down into the leg - almost always into the leg -
0:28:44 > 0:28:46and they take a carbon date of the clay
0:28:46 > 0:28:50and they tell you whether it's old or a reproduction.
0:28:50 > 0:28:55But the fakers have now discovered that this is what they're doing.
0:28:55 > 0:29:00So, they get a genuine old piece, grind up the clay
0:29:00 > 0:29:02and make the legs of the old piece.
0:29:02 > 0:29:04So, it is very, very difficult to tell.
0:29:04 > 0:29:08It would be nice to be able to do the Oxford test on it,
0:29:08 > 0:29:12but it costs about £200 to do it.
0:29:12 > 0:29:17- So, what did you pay for them? - I paid £50 for the pig...- OK.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20..and £15, possibly, for that.
0:29:20 > 0:29:22- Your Shanghai piece...- Yeah?
0:29:22 > 0:29:25- ..I think is definitely a fake. - Yeah, I can see that.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28The pig is more interesting.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31My gut reaction is it's got a bit of age,
0:29:31 > 0:29:35but I don't think anything like 300-600AD.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39We come to value, I guess,
0:29:39 > 0:29:42and this is going to be one of the most difficult parts of it,
0:29:42 > 0:29:45because without that Oxford test,
0:29:45 > 0:29:48you can't say for sure that it's genuine.
0:29:51 > 0:29:52What to do?
0:29:52 > 0:29:56I think the best way of cataloguing this
0:29:56 > 0:30:03is to say a Chinese "Han" - in inverted commas - dynasty
0:30:03 > 0:30:05terracotta pig.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07Give them a good description.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09It will then be picked up online,
0:30:09 > 0:30:12but we're not saying it's a genuine Han dynasty,
0:30:12 > 0:30:15it's "Han" in inverted commas.
0:30:15 > 0:30:20I think if we put an auction estimate of £60-100 for the two,
0:30:20 > 0:30:23it's not going to show you a great return if it only makes that,
0:30:23 > 0:30:26but it does give them a chance to fight for it
0:30:26 > 0:30:27if they think it's right.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30- Yep, OK.- Happy with that?- Fine, yeah.
0:30:30 > 0:30:34Bit of a gamble, but you never know -
0:30:34 > 0:30:37- you might end up taking home the bacon.- Yeah.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39A tricky one there for James.
0:30:39 > 0:30:41We'll find out if the bidders at the auction
0:30:41 > 0:30:43think they're real or fake a little bit later on.
0:30:43 > 0:30:47Let's go back to Anita now and see what she's discovered.
0:30:47 > 0:30:51Eric, Carol, what a wonderful thing you've brought in
0:30:51 > 0:30:52for "Flog It!" today.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54It's a concertina.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58Can you tell me a bit about the background - where did you get it?
0:30:58 > 0:31:02- Were you ever a busker yourself? - No, no. I can't play it.
0:31:03 > 0:31:06I acquired it somewhere down the line.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09Whether it was in the loft of a house that I purchased
0:31:09 > 0:31:13or whether I acquired in connection with a business I was running,
0:31:13 > 0:31:14I haven't a clue.
0:31:14 > 0:31:19I've had it that long, 25, 30 years, and it's always been there,
0:31:19 > 0:31:22and I just couldn't get rid of it!
0:31:22 > 0:31:26Well, let's hope we can pass it on to someone who will play it,
0:31:26 > 0:31:30- or perhaps a collector of concertinas.- Yes.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33This one, I think, hasn't been pulled in and out too much,
0:31:33 > 0:31:35so the condition...
0:31:35 > 0:31:37SHE STRIKES A NOTE
0:31:37 > 0:31:39..is good.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43I'm tempted to give a wee tune here!
0:31:43 > 0:31:45SHE PLAYS DISCORDANTLY
0:31:49 > 0:31:52I'm afraid I'm making it sound like a squeaky cat!
0:31:52 > 0:31:54But the bellows are good.
0:31:54 > 0:31:59I think it maybe needs a wee bit of love and attention
0:31:59 > 0:32:01with these little pegs here,
0:32:01 > 0:32:04but, in the main, in good condition.
0:32:04 > 0:32:06If we look at the front, here,
0:32:06 > 0:32:08we can see we can see the little plate...
0:32:08 > 0:32:11- Mm-hm.- ..which tells us that it is a Wheatstone,
0:32:11 > 0:32:14and that's what we look for.
0:32:14 > 0:32:18That was a 19th century instrument maker.
0:32:18 > 0:32:22They made up to the 1930s, '40s - maybe even the '50s.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25But it was the best of instruments.
0:32:25 > 0:32:30I'd we look at the back of it, we can see this number here.
0:32:30 > 0:32:36Now, each concertina has its own individual number,
0:32:36 > 0:32:41and you can trace that back to when it was made.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44- Yes.- Did you know that, Eric?
0:32:44 > 0:32:46Yes, I actually did it - went onto their web page,
0:32:46 > 0:32:50and I traced it back, and it was made in 1913.
0:32:50 > 0:32:55You can actually see the ledger that it was written out on.
0:32:55 > 0:32:59- So, just at the very beginning of the war.- Yeah.
0:32:59 > 0:33:00Just at the beginning of the war.
0:33:00 > 0:33:04- Valuation. Have you had it valued before, Eric?- No.- No.
0:33:04 > 0:33:09I would put a value of £500-800 on it.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12I can be a wee bit conservative at times,
0:33:12 > 0:33:17so I'm sure that that type of estimate will attract the bidding.
0:33:17 > 0:33:21- Yes.- And it may fly, it may go above the top estimate.
0:33:21 > 0:33:25- But would you be happy to sell it at that?- Yes, yes.
0:33:25 > 0:33:26- You're happy with that.- No problem.
0:33:26 > 0:33:30- Reserve £500.- Yeah.- Bottom estimate.
0:33:30 > 0:33:33I'm sure it'll play a fine tune for us when it's sold.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35Thank you very much.
0:33:35 > 0:33:36Thank you.
0:33:36 > 0:33:40In the past, concertinas have had mixed fortunes on "Flog It!",
0:33:40 > 0:33:44making anything from a couple of hundred pounds to over a thousand.
0:33:44 > 0:33:47We'll see how that one does a little later on.
0:33:47 > 0:33:48Now, if you're a fan of the show,
0:33:48 > 0:33:52you're bound to recognise today's final item.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54Joan, can you hear that?
0:33:54 > 0:33:55No.
0:33:55 > 0:33:58All those people shouting at home, "Clarice Cliff, Clarice Cliff!"?
0:33:58 > 0:34:01- Clarice Cliff!- Yes, because if you're a "Flog It!" viewer,
0:34:01 > 0:34:03you know exactly what that is.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06- Clarice Cliff.- It's one of the "Flog It!" favourites.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09It just wouldn't be a "Flog It!" without a bit of Clarice Cliff.
0:34:09 > 0:34:13So, tell me, we know all the history of Clarice,
0:34:13 > 0:34:15we've been over it so many times.
0:34:15 > 0:34:19But what's the history of this one? Your personal history.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22Just always having it in the family.
0:34:22 > 0:34:26Just there, full of daffodils and tulips and that.
0:34:26 > 0:34:28- And it belonged to your parents? - Yeah.
0:34:28 > 0:34:30And do you remember it as a little girl?
0:34:30 > 0:34:34Yes, I remember me mother saying she paid half a crown for it.
0:34:34 > 0:34:35Half a crown!
0:34:35 > 0:34:37Do you remember where she got it from?
0:34:37 > 0:34:42- Er, yes - a pot shop that used to do auctions.- Really?
0:34:42 > 0:34:45- Over in Yorkshire.- Well, I think your mum did very well,
0:34:45 > 0:34:47because she's obviously got a good eye.
0:34:47 > 0:34:52Clarice Cliff being the archetypal leading designer
0:34:52 > 0:34:55of the Art Deco period and the Art Deco movement.
0:34:55 > 0:34:59This is known as Melon pattern, for obvious reasons -
0:34:59 > 0:35:04we've got a very stylised green and pink melon on this side.
0:35:04 > 0:35:06The bands are in blue, pink and green.
0:35:06 > 0:35:11There was one with reds and oranges that was more common than this,
0:35:11 > 0:35:13but also slightly more popular.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16This would have been produced around 1935,
0:35:16 > 0:35:22so it was in the height of Clarice Cliff's Bizarre, Fantasque period,
0:35:22 > 0:35:26when everyone thinks Clarice Cliff was at her best.
0:35:26 > 0:35:31After the war, she sold her name, so a lot of wares are produced
0:35:31 > 0:35:33that have a bit of a weak design with a Clarice Cliff name to it.
0:35:33 > 0:35:34Yeah.
0:35:34 > 0:35:38But the reason why they're weak is that Clarice Cliff never saw them.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41This is a piece that Clarice would have designed, would have executed
0:35:41 > 0:35:45and would have been a key person in the production of this piece.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48- Would she?- So, she paid half a crown for it...- Yeah.- ..in the 1930s.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51Now, half a crown in today's money is what?
0:35:51 > 0:35:56- Half a crown is... - About two shillings, and 2½p is...
0:35:56 > 0:35:58- Two shillings and...- Six...
0:35:58 > 0:36:01See, that - I'm no wiser with two shillings than
0:36:01 > 0:36:03- I am with half a crown!- No...
0:36:03 > 0:36:06Two shillings and sixpence - sixpence is 2 and a half pence,
0:36:06 > 0:36:08- a shilling is 5p, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:36:08 > 0:36:11- So - that's 12 and a half pence! - Yeah.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13That's not bad.
0:36:13 > 0:36:14- Must be.- 12 and a half pence.
0:36:14 > 0:36:22Well, your 12 and a half pence has changed into about £100-150.
0:36:22 > 0:36:25- That's not bad for 12 and a half pence!- That's not bad, no.
0:36:25 > 0:36:27- Pleased with that?- Yeah.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30- Flog it!- Flog it! Let's flog it, why not?!
0:36:32 > 0:36:35Well, we certainly had a show-stopping day here
0:36:35 > 0:36:36at the Blackpool tower,
0:36:36 > 0:36:38with hundreds of people coming through the door
0:36:38 > 0:36:40to have their antiques and collectibles valued.
0:36:40 > 0:36:42It's now time to say goodbye to the Tower
0:36:42 > 0:36:45as we head down the coastline south to Lytham Saint Annes,
0:36:45 > 0:36:46to the auction room.
0:36:46 > 0:36:50And here's a quick recap of what's sailing with us.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53Norman's sending his little piggies off to market.
0:36:57 > 0:37:01This concertina will try to squeeze out the big money.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07And there's the "Flog It!" favourite - the Clarice Cliff jug.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18Welcome back to the auction room in Lytham Saint Annes.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20As you can see, it's a busy day here.
0:37:20 > 0:37:21The room is still packed full of bidders,
0:37:21 > 0:37:25and hopefully this lot will be eager to buy our next batch of lots.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27Now let's catch up with our owners,
0:37:27 > 0:37:29who are waiting nervously in the wings.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31Let the action begin.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33First up, it's those terracotta tomb figures,
0:37:33 > 0:37:37and time to find out if the bidders think they're real.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40Norman, you've been collecting terracotta pigs for about -
0:37:40 > 0:37:42what, 20-odd years?
0:37:42 > 0:37:44- 20 years, yeah.- Yes. You're fascinated by pigs.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47I had up to 2,000 at one stage.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49Why are you starting to sell off this particular pig?
0:37:49 > 0:37:52- I'm going to move into a one-bedroom...- Oh, you're downsizing.
0:37:52 > 0:37:56- Into sheltered accommodation. - There's no room for the pigs.
0:37:56 > 0:37:57Right, James, you've seen a lot of this.
0:37:57 > 0:38:01Yeah, I mean, very difficult to say whether they're right or wrong,
0:38:01 > 0:38:04so all we can do is wait and see.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06It's now down to the bidders. This is it.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09Bids of £40 on these two, any advance on 40?
0:38:09 > 0:38:14At £40, have we got...? 42, on the net at 42.
0:38:14 > 0:38:15Any advance in the room?
0:38:15 > 0:38:18At 42. 44, 46.
0:38:19 > 0:38:2250, 55.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24At £55, any advance on 55?
0:38:24 > 0:38:2560.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27£60, on the net at 60.
0:38:27 > 0:38:29Any advance on £60?
0:38:31 > 0:38:32On the net, then, at £60.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35Are we all sure? All finished?
0:38:35 > 0:38:36No further interest?
0:38:38 > 0:38:40- You were spot on.- Well...
0:38:40 > 0:38:42- You were spot on. - They're great value.- Yes.
0:38:42 > 0:38:46People often say, "It's gotta be worth more than that, it's old!"
0:38:46 > 0:38:49- Yeah.- But it just shows - it doesn't make any difference.
0:38:49 > 0:38:50They're still only £60.
0:38:50 > 0:38:51It is mad, isn't it?
0:38:51 > 0:38:54I particularly like those, a lot. Very sculptural.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56That's about what I paid for them both.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58- You got your money back, did you?- Yeah.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01Good luck with the downsizing, good luck with the move, as well.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03- And hang on to the rest of the pigs. - I will do, yeah.
0:39:03 > 0:39:04Well done!
0:39:04 > 0:39:08So, just a small addition to Norman's piggy bank.
0:39:08 > 0:39:09Time to see if the Clarice Cliff collectors
0:39:09 > 0:39:12are willing to part with their cash.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14We've come downstairs to the cafe area,
0:39:14 > 0:39:16because Joan has a few mobility problems.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19There's a lot of stairs to auction room, which is on the first floor,
0:39:19 > 0:39:23so we've set up a laptop with a live feed to the sale room,
0:39:23 > 0:39:25so we can hear and see all the action, Joan.
0:39:25 > 0:39:27And that's where it's going on, look, upstairs.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30- But we're now part of this. - Right, lovely.
0:39:30 > 0:39:34- So, how are you?- Very well.- Excited? - Yes, very.- Looking forward to this?
0:39:34 > 0:39:37- I'll be glad when it's finished. - I bet you will!
0:39:37 > 0:39:39Nerve-racking, aren't they, auction rooms?
0:39:39 > 0:39:42Why have you decided to sell your Clarice Cliff today?
0:39:42 > 0:39:47Just cos it's Clarice Cliff, and I thought it was going well.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50Well, we always seem to do well on "Flog It!" with our Clarice items,
0:39:50 > 0:39:53and I don't think this one will be any exception, do you, James?
0:39:53 > 0:39:56No, I mean, Clarice is one of those things that everybody knows.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58Loads of collectors,
0:39:58 > 0:40:01and especially when it's online across the whole world, like this.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04- Yep.- It's bound to sell. And it's a rare colour, as well, this one.
0:40:04 > 0:40:05It broadens the market, doesn't it?
0:40:05 > 0:40:08Well, fingers crossed, we're going to get that top end right now,
0:40:08 > 0:40:10because this is it. Here we go!
0:40:12 > 0:40:16Lot 259, Clarice Cliff hand-painted Melon pattern jug,
0:40:16 > 0:40:20pastel shades, interest here, starting of at £90.
0:40:20 > 0:40:21Interest, look, straight in at 90.
0:40:21 > 0:40:23100.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26At £100. 110 at the back, 120.
0:40:26 > 0:40:27130 and I'm out.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29Any advance on 130?
0:40:29 > 0:40:33130, 140, 150 on the net.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35At 160, 170, 180.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37At 180 in the room, at 180.
0:40:37 > 0:40:38It's in the room.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40Any advance on 180?
0:40:40 > 0:40:42190 on the phone. 200.
0:40:45 > 0:40:46220.
0:40:46 > 0:40:47240.
0:40:47 > 0:40:49240!
0:40:49 > 0:40:51260. 280.
0:40:53 > 0:40:54300.
0:40:54 > 0:40:55- £300.- Lovely.
0:40:55 > 0:40:58£300, then, are we all sure?
0:40:58 > 0:41:01At £300, then. All finished at 300...
0:41:04 > 0:41:06Joan, that was brilliant. That was a brilliant result,
0:41:06 > 0:41:08and it was great to watch it live down here,
0:41:08 > 0:41:11and thank you for being a part of that and bringing in your Clarice.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14Ooh, I had to bring Clarice in, it's not "Flog It!" without Clarice.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17It's not, is it? No! Job done.
0:41:18 > 0:41:20A good result for Joan and her jug.
0:41:20 > 0:41:23We're back upstairs now for today's final item -
0:41:23 > 0:41:25Eric and Carol's concertina.
0:41:26 > 0:41:30We've sold them on the show before, and they have made around £800,
0:41:30 > 0:41:35so you're right on, there. £500-800. I wonder if we'll get it.
0:41:35 > 0:41:39- Well, Wheatstone's really the Rolls-Royce...- It is.
0:41:39 > 0:41:43..of concertinas. And if you've got one, that's the make that you want.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45Let's put this to the test, shall we?
0:41:45 > 0:41:47And I'm sure this is going to fly away. Here we go.
0:41:47 > 0:41:49- Good luck, everyone.- Hopefully.
0:41:49 > 0:41:52Lot 160, early 20th century concertina.
0:41:52 > 0:41:56Bids of 300, 320, 340.
0:41:56 > 0:41:59At 340, 60, 80, 400.
0:41:59 > 0:42:01420, 440.
0:42:01 > 0:42:0360, 80.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05£500. In the room at 500.
0:42:05 > 0:42:07550.
0:42:07 > 0:42:08600 I've got on the net.
0:42:08 > 0:42:10Any advance on 600?
0:42:10 > 0:42:11Come on!
0:42:11 > 0:42:13At £600. 650.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16At £650 on the internet.
0:42:16 > 0:42:18Come on, please, more. More. Come on, please.
0:42:18 > 0:42:20700 on the phone.
0:42:20 > 0:42:22- Yes!- £700.
0:42:22 > 0:42:25At £700 on the telephone. 750.
0:42:25 > 0:42:26Yes!
0:42:27 > 0:42:29800.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32On the telephone at £800.
0:42:32 > 0:42:33Any advance on 800?
0:42:33 > 0:42:34850.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39- 900.- Yes!
0:42:39 > 0:42:42At £900 on the telephone. Any advance?
0:42:42 > 0:42:46At £900, then, are we all sure at 900?
0:42:46 > 0:42:48Any further interest?
0:42:48 > 0:42:50£900, on the telephone at 900.
0:42:53 > 0:42:55- Yes!- Brilliant.
0:42:55 > 0:42:58- Isn't that wonderful? - Brilliant result.
0:42:58 > 0:43:02- 900!- £900. Don't forget, though, there is commission to pay.
0:43:02 > 0:43:04Everybody pays it.
0:43:04 > 0:43:06It's 15% plus VAT,
0:43:06 > 0:43:09but still a lot of money for something you found in the loft.
0:43:09 > 0:43:12- That's right, yeah.- If you've got something like that in the loft...
0:43:12 > 0:43:14- Played a pretty tune! - ..we want to see it.
0:43:14 > 0:43:17- Yeah, he pushed all the right buttons there, didn't he?- He did.
0:43:17 > 0:43:19- That's for sure. - He certainly did, yes.
0:43:19 > 0:43:20Thank you very much for bringing that in.
0:43:20 > 0:43:23And you know what? That's just rounded off such a brilliant day
0:43:23 > 0:43:25- here in Lytham Saint Annes. - Absolutely.
0:43:25 > 0:43:27I hope you've enjoyed the show - we've loved being here.
0:43:27 > 0:43:30Join us again soon for many more surprises.
0:43:30 > 0:43:31But until then, it's bye-bye.