0:00:08 > 0:00:12Welcome to the De Montfort Hall, Leicester's largest concert venue.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14Over the years, this building has played host to
0:00:14 > 0:00:17some of the greatest entertainers in the world,
0:00:17 > 0:00:19from the funniest comedians to the finest orchestras,
0:00:19 > 0:00:23from the smoothest crooners to the wildest of rockers.
0:00:23 > 0:00:27Let's hope our experts can entertain us today. Welcome to "Flog It!"
0:00:56 > 0:00:59De Montfort Hall was built in 1913.
0:00:59 > 0:01:03In 100 years, the venue has put on around 10,000 shows
0:01:03 > 0:01:06and entertained hundreds of thousands of people.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09Almost 60 years ago, the legendary Louis Armstrong performed here.
0:01:09 > 0:01:13And the list of incredible stars just goes on and on,
0:01:13 > 0:01:14as does our queue.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17# Let me entertain you... #
0:01:17 > 0:01:20If these walls could talk, the stories they would tell
0:01:20 > 0:01:23of this hall's history would be mind-blowing.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27So, which of our singing or dancing experts will take centre stage?
0:01:27 > 0:01:29Catherine Southon and Claire Rawle
0:01:29 > 0:01:31are already squabbling to be our leading lady.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34- You don't fancy that? - I thought I might keep it.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36I know, I told her to keep it!
0:01:36 > 0:01:40Thank you, thank you for that. That was really helpful.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46I'm standing here on stage, where Buddy Holly, The Beatles
0:01:46 > 0:01:50and David Bowie performed to thousands of people.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52I just wish I had a drum kit so I could rock out.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55Anyway, while I fantasise about being Charlie Watson,
0:01:55 > 0:01:57here is what is coming up in today's show.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03Which of these entertaining items will steal the show as we put them
0:02:03 > 0:02:05under the auctioneer's hammer?
0:02:05 > 0:02:08Will it be Jimi Hendrix who rocks the sale room?
0:02:08 > 0:02:11Or a bit of old-fashioned recreation which takes the limelight?
0:02:11 > 0:02:13But before we find out, first up,
0:02:13 > 0:02:17Catherine has set her sights on a very fitting item.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21So, Pam, you're at home here, in these wonderful surroundings.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24Is this somewhere where you actually worked once upon a time?
0:02:24 > 0:02:26Only sort of temporarily.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30- My grandmother used to sell all the sweet and pops...- Right.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33..at night, when the shows were on.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35And when I got old enough, I used to come and help her.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38So, what sort of period are we talking that you were here?
0:02:38 > 0:02:39Mid to late '50s.
0:02:39 > 0:02:44So you were running around, helping her out, with your autograph book.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47- Yes.- You collected all the main stars, I suppose,
0:02:47 > 0:02:50- who were appearing at the time. - A lot of them, yes.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53Let's have a look, who were you collecting the autographs of?
0:02:53 > 0:02:56- Oh, Tommy Steele.- Oh, there is Tommy Steele. There is Tommy Steele.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59- And he has put a little heart in. - A little heart.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02- Were you a big fan of his? - Oh, I liked Tommy Steele.- Did you?
0:03:02 > 0:03:03Much better than Elvis.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07And who else have we got? Let's have a little look here.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10Beryl Reid. "Good luck, Beryl Reid."
0:03:10 > 0:03:12And she has put the name Monica,
0:03:12 > 0:03:15so she must have been playing a part in a play or something.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18Beryl Reid was always known in her comedy shows as Monica.
0:03:18 > 0:03:22- It was her alter ego.- Oh, right! Oh, I see.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24I've got Alicia Markova in there,
0:03:24 > 0:03:28- who was a famous ballerina at the time.- Very famous ballerina.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31Oh, yes. I've got Beniamino Gigli, who was an opera singer.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34- Oh, right. - I cut out a piece from the Mercury.
0:03:34 > 0:03:35That's wonderful!
0:03:35 > 0:03:38It's a really lovely piece of sort of social history.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40- It's nice for you to remember.- Yes.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43I like it because it's not just pop stars.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46- No.- It's across the board. - You've got across the board.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49Did you actually watch the performances as well?
0:03:49 > 0:03:53- Some of them, but not all of them. - No.- I watched Cliff Richard.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55Cliff Richard, there he is.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59- Was he any good?- Brilliant. - Was he?- Oh, yes.- Of course.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01We all sat there, the normal... "Ah!"
0:04:01 > 0:04:05Were you? You probably slept with this under your pillow, didn't you?
0:04:05 > 0:04:08Cliff Richard, Cliff Richard! How wonderful.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11- And now you're just wanting to sell it?- Yes.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14Well, it is been sitting on the...in the bookshelf.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16- I am trying to have a clear-out. - Time to go.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19And being at the De Montfort Hall, I thought it was the perfect...
0:04:19 > 0:04:22- Absolutely. - Because they were all collected here.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25And it's lovely that you have come along with it today.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27Honestly, you've really made my day.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30The only problem is, it's not going to be hugely valuable,
0:04:30 > 0:04:32simply because of the names of the people in there.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35- I mean, had you had The Stones or... - Yes.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38..The Beatles or something like that, then obviously,
0:04:38 > 0:04:41their autographs are a lot more desirable.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43You've still got some interesting names there.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46But really, we are looking at more like £40 to £60,
0:04:46 > 0:04:49- that sort of price. Is that all right?- Yes, that's fine.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53I hope it sells well. Perhaps we can go and buy ourselves some popcorn.
0:04:53 > 0:04:54- Yes.- Or some pop.- Mm-hm.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57- Or maybe even a glass of champagne. - Sounds good.
0:04:57 > 0:05:02# The stage is a world of entertainment... #
0:05:02 > 0:05:04On "Flog It!", the fun and the excitement never end.
0:05:04 > 0:05:09Next up, Pam has an outdated but enchanting form of entertainment.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12You brought along this... Well, it's a toy, basically, isn't it?
0:05:12 > 0:05:14- Yes, I suppose it is. - So, tell me a bit about it.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16Is it something you've had for a long time?
0:05:16 > 0:05:18Yes, it was my late husband's grandfather's,
0:05:18 > 0:05:21obviously in the days before there was radio and television.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23It was a home toy that they played with and watched.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25Yeah, absolutely.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28Yeah, it is known as a nursery lantern, as it was a child's toy.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31Have you thought much about where it came from?
0:05:31 > 0:05:34- I do believe it came from Germany originally.- Yeah, absolutely spot on.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37It is by a maker called Ernst Plank,
0:05:37 > 0:05:41- and they made a lot of tin toys, a lot of lanterns.- Yeah.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43They started off in about 1866
0:05:43 > 0:05:46and made right the way through the 19th century
0:05:46 > 0:05:48- into the early 20th century.- Right.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51And then if we look inside, it has got its original burner.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55- So it was oil-fired.- It was. - So there was a flame in there.- Yeah.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58- Can you imagine leaving children with that?- Not today.- No, no.
0:05:58 > 0:05:59And then it...
0:05:59 > 0:06:02Nice, it has its little funnel that goes on top, obviously,
0:06:02 > 0:06:03of the burner.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06And then, basically, you put the little slides through here
0:06:06 > 0:06:09and then the light shines through and you've got a good lens
0:06:09 > 0:06:13and you'd project that onto a wall, usually.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15You didn't have a screen or anything, just a white wall.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18And then these little slides, which are showing in here.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21You've got a selection of sort of nursery ones.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24And we've also got some dating from the Boer War period...
0:06:24 > 0:06:26- That's right. - ..with the soldiers.- Yeah.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29You can actually see them there, on horseback.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32Of course, horses were used by the officers in those days.
0:06:32 > 0:06:33Of course, it is South Africa as well,
0:06:33 > 0:06:36which was foreign to everybody in those days.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38They didn't travel to places like that.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41As they say, it is early telly, really. Have you ever used it?
0:06:41 > 0:06:45When we first got it, we did set it up and have the slides going through.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48- Yeah.- Whether it would ever get used again, I don't know,
0:06:48 > 0:06:50but it might be of interest to somebody.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54Oh, definitely, definitely. There are good collectors for these items.
0:06:54 > 0:06:58And it is all in its original box, which is lovely.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01Label inside here with the basic instructions on it.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05It's just in lovely, original condition, but not worth huge money.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07No.
0:07:07 > 0:07:12- So... Had you had any idea at all in your thoughts?- Not really, no.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14It's just sitting in a cupboard these days.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16Well, my feeling is that at auction,
0:07:16 > 0:07:19- you are looking at between £50 and £80.- Right.- OK?
0:07:19 > 0:07:21I would put a £50 reserve on it,
0:07:21 > 0:07:24because I wouldn't like to see it go for any less than that.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26- No, I wouldn't let it go for less than that.- No.- Brilliant.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29- Somebody will enjoy it. - Oh, I think so.- Yeah.
0:07:29 > 0:07:30Let's hope so.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33But if something is worth its money and you don't want it to
0:07:33 > 0:07:38sell for peanuts, it is always sensible to fix your reserve.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42This great concert hall has a history of over 100 years.
0:07:42 > 0:07:47It was built in 1913 at a cost £22,000.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50And its enviable acoustics in its day made it one of the best
0:07:50 > 0:07:54concert venues that any band or act could play in.
0:07:54 > 0:07:59Now, these ledgers go back to 1956 and they are a record
0:07:59 > 0:08:03of all the artists and acts that have played on that stage.
0:08:03 > 0:08:04And I've had a flick through
0:08:04 > 0:08:07and I've spotted a few of my favourite bands.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09We are starting off with Black Sabbath -
0:08:09 > 0:08:11Paranoid, can you remember that one?
0:08:11 > 0:08:15Look, they played here on the 17th of the first, 1972.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17And remarks... Here, in the remarks column,
0:08:17 > 0:08:19they needed a Steinway piano.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22I wonder what Ozzy Osbourne was going to do with a Steinway piano.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26Anyway, my favourite band of all time, Pink Floyd, played here!
0:08:26 > 0:08:29On the 15th of December, 1971.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32And the great thing is, more and more bands,
0:08:32 > 0:08:35more and more acts are coming here - stand-up comedians, orchestras...
0:08:35 > 0:08:37They are still playing here
0:08:37 > 0:08:40because it is still one of the greatest venues in the country.
0:08:40 > 0:08:45It's just history in the making. And today, we are a part of it as well.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48Hopefully, we can have our name in here.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55And the lady with her name in lights right now is Catherine.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57- Jill, welcome to "Flog It!" - Thank you.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59And thank you for bringing along
0:08:59 > 0:09:01your lovely enamelled cigarette case.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04- Where did you get this from? - It was a present from my husband.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08- Right. Birthday present? - Now, just a love me present.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11- Aw, just a love me present, what a lovely husband.- He is.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14And you are flogging it? Do you not love him anymore?
0:09:15 > 0:09:19- I don't need anything to show me he loves me.- Aw.- But we need it.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23I've been made redundant, so we thought, it's got to go.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25- It's got to go.- Yeah. - It's a lovely colour.
0:09:25 > 0:09:29Really nice vibrant blue, and that is what attracted me to it.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32It has also got this lovely sunburst shape.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35It is very typical of the 1930s period.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38You find the sunburst, and you can see that coming up
0:09:38 > 0:09:42here in the lovely guilloche, engine-turned enamelled.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44Does he often by you antiques, your husband?
0:09:44 > 0:09:47Um, I just have a little, small silver collection,
0:09:47 > 0:09:50but it is all tiny little pillboxes, vestas and things like that.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54- This was the nicest one. - This is the nicest piece.- Yeah.
0:09:54 > 0:09:55And this is the one you're selling?
0:09:55 > 0:09:58- I've sold a few of the others already.- Oh.- I know.- OK.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02All right, well, let's just open it up and have a look inside.
0:10:02 > 0:10:06We can see that it is quite clearly hallmarked there.
0:10:06 > 0:10:11And this was made in 1935. And it is so typical of the Deco period.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14The only thing that worries me about it is the damage.
0:10:14 > 0:10:15It is a little bit damaged.
0:10:15 > 0:10:20There is a tiny bit of enamel missing on the corner there.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24- And also, these sort of silver edges are a little bit worn.- Yeah.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27- Was it like that when you got it? - Pretty much, yes.- Right.
0:10:27 > 0:10:28And have you ever used it?
0:10:28 > 0:10:31Because they're not the most commercial things now, are they?
0:10:31 > 0:10:34I mean, I am a smoker, but they are too small for cigarettes
0:10:34 > 0:10:36and I don't have calling cards or anything like that.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40You don't have a calling card. With this name "Hottie", I don't know.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42- What is Hottie all about?- Hottie...
0:10:42 > 0:10:45There is a whole group of us girls, there's about 50 of us and a
0:10:45 > 0:10:48couple of honorary boys as well, but they have to wear girls' clothes.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51And we are called the Flotties.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54- What's a Flotty?- A Flotty is a Foxy Lady On Tour.- Ah!
0:10:54 > 0:10:59There is a gang of about 50 of us and we all go out partying together.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02- And when we have a birthday, we all do fancy dress.- Lovely.
0:11:02 > 0:11:06So, it wouldn't be the done thing for a Foxy Lady On Tour to be
0:11:06 > 0:11:08carrying along a guilloche enamel cigarette case.
0:11:08 > 0:11:12- There's nowhere to put it.- Not quite the right thing.- No.- Right.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15- So it is time to sell it, to move on.- Yes, definitely.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18They are not the most commercial things, being cigarette cases,
0:11:18 > 0:11:23- however, people do use them as card cases these days.- Yeah.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26And it is a lovely, bright colour, and it is attractive.
0:11:26 > 0:11:31But I would probably only put an estimate on of about £40 to £60.
0:11:31 > 0:11:32That is about what I thought.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35- And you can put it towards one of your other trips.- Yeah.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39- Where's next?- Couple of weeks' time, I've got another birthday party,
0:11:39 > 0:11:41and the theme is military.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44In a local pub. We've got a disco and everything.
0:11:44 > 0:11:45Well, listen, have a fantastic time
0:11:45 > 0:11:48and I'll see you at the auction in a couple of weeks.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51Jill seems like a lady who knows how to have fun.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55And right now, the excitement for us continues over at the auction house.
0:11:55 > 0:11:59Let's remind ourselves of the items that are going under the hammer.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02The autographs have a lovely local connection,
0:12:02 > 0:12:05so I have no doubt someone is going to snap them up.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08Such a nostalgic thing, the magic lantern is
0:12:08 > 0:12:11the entertainment of a bygone era, but will anyone want it today?
0:12:13 > 0:12:14And smoking it out of favour,
0:12:14 > 0:12:17who could resister this charming cigarette case?
0:12:20 > 0:12:22So, what is going to be top of the bill
0:12:22 > 0:12:26and what is going to flop, as we put these items under the hammer?
0:12:26 > 0:12:28Today's auction comes from Gildings,
0:12:28 > 0:12:31based in the historic market town of Market Harborough.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34The town dates back to the 12th century
0:12:34 > 0:12:35and has a long history with trade.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39Hopefully, we can continue that success with auctioneer
0:12:39 > 0:12:40Mark Gilding.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42It's curtains up as he takes the rostrum.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46The commission here at Gildings is...
0:12:48 > 0:12:51It does vary from sale room to sale room, but it is how auction houses
0:12:51 > 0:12:55make their money, so expect to pay it wherever you go.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58Going under the hammer right now, we've got an album
0:12:58 > 0:13:01of autographs of artists that have played at the De Montfort Hall.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03That is where we did our gig.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05That is where we found all the items here today.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08- I've got no idea what this is going to make.- No.
0:13:08 > 0:13:09- It is a bit of fun. - We've got a bit...
0:13:09 > 0:13:12What have we got, £40 to £50? Somewhere around there.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16- £30 reserve, so...- Yes.- OK. - It should sell, shouldn't it?
0:13:16 > 0:13:18- Yes.- They are just interesting names.- I hope so.- Yeah.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20There is a good variety of people in there.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23- And that was what it was all about, great variety.- That's it, yes.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25Well, fingers crossed anyway.
0:13:25 > 0:13:29It's going under the hammer right now, so let's see if it flies away.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32And on to lots number 387 -
0:13:32 > 0:13:34the autograph album, 1950s,
0:13:34 > 0:13:37starting at £22.
0:13:37 > 0:13:3925. 28. 30.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42- Good.- 30 on bid, at 32.
0:13:42 > 0:13:4335. 38.
0:13:43 > 0:13:4540. 42.
0:13:45 > 0:13:4745.
0:13:48 > 0:13:5145 on the right-hand side, at 45...
0:13:51 > 0:13:55- Hammer has gone down. That was short and sweet.- Aw, all those memories!
0:13:55 > 0:13:57But they will come flooding back though, right here.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01Oh, yes! Yes, it's nice.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03- Oh, thank you for bringing them in. - You're more than welcome.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06And I'm sure members of the audience watching this at home would
0:14:06 > 0:14:10enjoy listening to Cliff Richard and Tommy Steele
0:14:10 > 0:14:12and many of the other great names that were in that album.
0:14:19 > 0:14:20Pam, fingers crossed.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23This is it. It's your lot going under the hammer.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25We're just about to sell some early TV.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27Everybody in the family gathered around
0:14:27 > 0:14:31and watched a magic lantern show, with all the glass slides.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33Fantastic things, though.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36I mean, there are some slides I've seen of a man snoring like that,
0:14:36 > 0:14:38and you slide the slide through, and this mouse drops in his mouth,
0:14:38 > 0:14:40and as he is snoring, he eats it.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42Love it to bits. Absolutely love it to bits.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45We've had some good surprises in the past with things like this.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47Fingers crossed we get the top end and a bit more.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49Let's do it, this is it. Good luck.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55Lantern, a magic lantern, with slides and the original box.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58Bidding here opens with me on 234 for £38.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00£38 I bid now, 38.
0:15:00 > 0:15:0240. 42.
0:15:02 > 0:15:0442 on bid now. 42.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06At £42. Five do I see?
0:15:06 > 0:15:08At £42, bid.
0:15:08 > 0:15:1242, then, and away at £42...
0:15:12 > 0:15:15- Did he sell? No, he didn't, he passed on that.- Oh, you're joking!
0:15:15 > 0:15:17Thank goodness we protected that with a reserve.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21- Yeah.- Nobody here today wanted such entertainment.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24- They don't know how to use them, do they?- No. No.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27- Look, there is another day, another sale room.- Yeah.- OK?
0:15:27 > 0:15:31- But we tried our best.- Yes, you did, yeah.- That's auctions for you.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34- Indeed. It's a shame.- Oh, well.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37But will Catherine have better luck with her next lot?
0:15:37 > 0:15:40I've just been joined by Jill and our expert, Catherine.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43We're putting under the hammer a silver enamelled cigarette case.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46Now, we are putting £40 to £60 on this, and I totally agree
0:15:46 > 0:15:49with that valuation, because we have seen them before on this show.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51And what is this all about? Southside Rebellion.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53- That's what my local... - Do you play in a band?
0:15:53 > 0:15:55- No, friends of ours. - You're supporting them.- Yes.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57That's what they're called? Good luck to them.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59- A Leicester-based band?- Yes. - Covers or original material?
0:15:59 > 0:16:02It's all covers of old punk songs.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05- And for one night only we feel about 18 again.- OK, right.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07Well, let's move along, get back to the antiques
0:16:07 > 0:16:09and put your cigarette case under the hammer.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12The silver-enamelled cigarette case, Birmingham, 1935.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15And lots of interest on my book here.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18I'm going to open the bidding at £40.
0:16:18 > 0:16:2142. 45. 48. 50. Five. 60.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24Five. 70. Five. 80. Five.
0:16:24 > 0:16:2890. Five. 100. 110. 120.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30- 130.- How much?
0:16:30 > 0:16:33140 with me. At 140. A big shake of the head.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36You are all out in the room, then. Last chance at £140.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39- There you go, £140. - That's quite a lot!
0:16:39 > 0:16:41That will cover the bar bill. We spent it.
0:16:43 > 0:16:44Hey, that's punk rock for you.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49It just goes to show, if two people want something badly enough,
0:16:49 > 0:16:51the unexpected can happen.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54Things can fly at auction.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56Well, there you are, one or two happy owners there.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58That concludes our first visit to the sale room.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02Don't go away, we are coming back here later on in the programme.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04We have wonderful turnouts in our valuation days,
0:17:04 > 0:17:07but we do need publicity, that's what gets people through the door.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11One of the biggest draws is a plug from local radio.
0:17:11 > 0:17:12Everyone listens to it.
0:17:12 > 0:17:16And without BBC Radio Leicester, things wouldn't be the same.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19And so before the valuation day, I went to find out more.
0:17:24 > 0:17:29And the story starts back in 1967.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32The head of BBC Radio back then was a chap called Frank Gillard.
0:17:32 > 0:17:36He had a grand master plan to satisfy the public needs -
0:17:36 > 0:17:38local radio.
0:17:38 > 0:17:39We are quite certain that local life
0:17:39 > 0:17:41is something very important.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44Most people are just as interested in what goes on in their own
0:17:44 > 0:17:49communities as they are in national or even international affairs.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51His dream was to deliver modern journalism
0:17:51 > 0:17:54centred around the interests of the local communities.
0:17:54 > 0:17:58It was simple, it was brilliant. There was just one problem.
0:17:58 > 0:18:02With an estimated yearly running cost of £50,000 each,
0:18:02 > 0:18:04where would the money come from?
0:18:04 > 0:18:08The BBC was in no position to fund this venture with the licence fees,
0:18:08 > 0:18:10so money had to be sought further afield.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13And eight local authorities from Sheffield to Merseyside came
0:18:13 > 0:18:17up trumps. They offered to fund this experimental radio
0:18:17 > 0:18:19in their areas for a trial period of two years.
0:18:20 > 0:18:24So, the race was on - which would be the first station to
0:18:24 > 0:18:27get on air and set the benchmark for others?
0:18:27 > 0:18:32BBC Radio Leicester hit the airwaves on the 8th of November, 1967,
0:18:32 > 0:18:34making a bit of history there -
0:18:34 > 0:18:37Britain's first mainland, local radio station.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40And what a day! We've had the Postmaster General
0:18:40 > 0:18:43to open the station, the Lord Mayor of Leicester had a say
0:18:43 > 0:18:46and we've got more visitors in the studio this afternoon.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48During the next 50-odd minutes or so,
0:18:48 > 0:18:52we will be hearing from some of our opening-day personalities.
0:18:52 > 0:18:56Ken Warburton was a programme assistant at BBC Radio Leicester,
0:18:56 > 0:18:58and was there as it made its first broadcasts.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00It was an exciting day.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03It was the combination of a lot of preparation,
0:19:03 > 0:19:05- quite a lot of hard work...- Yeah.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08..from months before. And finally, we were there.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12Britain's first experimental local radio station, Radio Leicester,
0:19:12 > 0:19:15went on the air about a quarter of an hour ago.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18I had a double learning curve - I had to learn not only all
0:19:18 > 0:19:21the techniques of radio, which is basically talking, I'm the worst!
0:19:21 > 0:19:25- Sure, but it is also the technical skills.- We did it all, yes.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29There were no producers, there were no technicians, you drove a desk,
0:19:29 > 0:19:34you opened up controls, you set up the microphones, you did everything.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36But you'd also have individual commitments,
0:19:36 > 0:19:40and I had to produce a countryside programme, a programme for the blind,
0:19:40 > 0:19:44for the visually impaired, and also a gardening programme.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46- So it was a complete mixed bag for everybody.- Yeah.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50My budget for the gardening programme was, I think, £3.10.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53And that was considered quite good, actually.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56You've got to be creative with a budget like that.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59To be honest, a lot of people came in and did stuff
0:19:59 > 0:20:01- because they were local and had a commitment to the area.- Yes.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03And just as well they did,
0:20:03 > 0:20:06because there's no way we could have afforded to have paid contributors.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09Well, I'll flash right around my next request, which is
0:20:09 > 0:20:11from Julie Howard of 18 Foss Rd, North Leicester.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13She says, "Dear Mr Warburton,"
0:20:13 > 0:20:16very formal, "My parents celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary,
0:20:16 > 0:20:19"will you please play The Seekers singing Island Of Dreams for them?"
0:20:19 > 0:20:21Well, all our congratulations from here at Radio Leicester,
0:20:21 > 0:20:24and here are The Seekers with Island Of Dreams.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29With the best that there were in the world, it would have been
0:20:29 > 0:20:30a very small audience.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33It could be a little more professional, I think, you know,
0:20:33 > 0:20:36we get the odd, you know, faux pas on the radio,
0:20:36 > 0:20:37you know, going through.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40I don't think it's very good, all that good. Not as good as Radio One.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44Nothing wrong with it as far as I'm concerned. I just don't want it.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50The initial response to the local radio stations
0:20:50 > 0:20:51was a little bit mixed.
0:20:51 > 0:20:55BBC London seemed a little cynical about the project.
0:20:55 > 0:20:56And at the same time,
0:20:56 > 0:20:59commercial radio stations were really taking off.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01And the staff in all the regional outlets feared
0:21:01 > 0:21:05that the government may lose interest in the whole scheme.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09The pressure was on, this was a race against time.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12Local radio only had two years to prove itself
0:21:12 > 0:21:15and a huge amount was riding on this.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18Station manager Owen Bentley knows all too well the challenges
0:21:18 > 0:21:22faced by the eight experimental stations in the early days.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24When we started,
0:21:24 > 0:21:29we were probably not the most wanted child within the BBC.
0:21:29 > 0:21:33Um, obviously Frank Gillard, who was the founder of local radio,
0:21:33 > 0:21:36had a vision of it, but there was a lot of opposition.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39People were trying to do us down, calling us Toytown Radio
0:21:39 > 0:21:42and so on because we were all learning on the job.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45We had a basic vision of local radio,
0:21:45 > 0:21:46and the vision was, you know,
0:21:46 > 0:21:50essentially that the BBC would supply the skeleton
0:21:50 > 0:21:54and the community would provide all the flesh and the programming
0:21:54 > 0:21:56on it and so on.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58In the evening, we had a host of programmes,
0:21:58 > 0:22:00little 15-minute programmes,
0:22:00 > 0:22:03which have been made by members of the community.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05These were people that we trained who came in
0:22:05 > 0:22:08and did their own thing, a programme on steam, for example,
0:22:08 > 0:22:12here at Leicester, which ran for years and years with volunteers.
0:22:12 > 0:22:16A youth programme. Music programmes and so on.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18And maybe a local DJ coming in.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20So you might run a schedule up to about nine o'clock,
0:22:20 > 0:22:23but huge gaps in the day where we took Radio Two.
0:22:24 > 0:22:28The hard work, creativity and dedication of the radio crew and the
0:22:28 > 0:22:32local community began to pay off and the station's popularity increased.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36There was every chance that we wouldn't get a big enough audience
0:22:36 > 0:22:39to make an impact. Luckily, we did.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42And I suppose by the end of the two years,
0:22:42 > 0:22:44we felt it was going to be secure.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46If you say that in the whole range
0:22:46 > 0:22:48of newspaper journalism there is
0:22:48 > 0:22:50room for the local newspaper, and there certainly is,
0:22:50 > 0:22:53I read mine every week from cover to cover,
0:22:53 > 0:22:57you must also admit that there is a place in the whole
0:22:57 > 0:23:00span of broadcasting for the local radio station.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03I think it's very good because it gives you information on what's
0:23:03 > 0:23:06happening and where you can go to be entertained.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09And it gives you the local news.
0:23:09 > 0:23:13I really enjoy listening to it. I listen to it, really, every morning.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20So, two years on, the experiment was finally deemed a success and the
0:23:20 > 0:23:24government gave the BBC the go-ahead for a further 20 radio stations.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27This time, funded with a licence fee.
0:23:27 > 0:23:32BBC Radio Leicester. It is 10:10, then, Friday morning.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35Jim Davis with you through until midday today.
0:23:35 > 0:23:4046 years on, the radio station is a true success story.
0:23:40 > 0:23:41It now has 15 presenters.
0:23:41 > 0:23:46It broadcasts 52 different shows, covering various topics each
0:23:46 > 0:23:49week which delights around 175,000 listeners.
0:23:49 > 0:23:50It's absolutely brilliant.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53So thank you very much, BBC Radio Leicester,
0:23:53 > 0:23:55"Flog It!" would not be the same without you.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58Right, it is time for me to plug the show. Here goes.
0:24:13 > 0:24:14And look, it works!
0:24:14 > 0:24:18Back at our valuation day, the crowds are still streaming in.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21And Claire is about to go rock'n'roll on us.
0:24:21 > 0:24:22Hi, Mary.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25It is great of you to come along to the De Montfort Hall,
0:24:25 > 0:24:26which is where we are.
0:24:26 > 0:24:30And of course, it is where this gentleman played, didn't he,
0:24:30 > 0:24:31back in the '60s.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34The great, the legend that is Jimi Hendrix.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36And he was a supporting act, would you believe,
0:24:36 > 0:24:41for Ingo Bert Humperdinck, which shows how early it was in them days.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44- Yeah.- But the potential was there and we loved his music.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47And we have got a few of his in our collection.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50- Oh, right. I think it was his second studio album.- Yes.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52- It was cut in '67.- Yes.
0:24:52 > 0:24:56- The same year as he was here?- Yes. - So it all ties in very nicely.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59- Yes, it does. - Did you see him play live?- No.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02- Unfortunately, the tickets were all sold out very quickly.- Yeah.
0:25:02 > 0:25:06And so I've never been able to see him live, which is a disappointment.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08Yeah, it must've been amazing.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10So, you were having a good time in the '60s, were you?
0:25:10 > 0:25:14Well, I had met Ray, we had no responsibilities.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16Oh, those were the days, weren't they?
0:25:16 > 0:25:17We had a lovely flat,
0:25:17 > 0:25:19- but the children had not come along yet.- Yeah.
0:25:19 > 0:25:23And music was very much a part of our lives.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26- So buying LPs was where our money went.- Yeah.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29But as well as the music, of course, when you had vinyl records,
0:25:29 > 0:25:33it was the artwork on the covers that also attracted you.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36That's where a lot of people collect, it's for the artwork.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39Through the '60s and '70s, you have these iconic LPs.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41They don't know what they're about these days,
0:25:41 > 0:25:43do they, downloading off the Internet.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46- You miss this, don't you? - You've got no feel.- No.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48- You've got no looking through the catalogue...- No.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50..picking out the actual artwork.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53But the good news is there are a lot of people that are very
0:25:53 > 0:25:56- interested in collecting, but it does get very specialised.- Yes.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59And they are very fussy, so condition is everything.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02- Obviously, you played this LP. - Yes, we have.
0:26:02 > 0:26:06So it has a bit of wear on it. So that does count against it a bit.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09But the most important thing with this particular LP is that
0:26:09 > 0:26:11- you have the insert song sheet. - Yes, we do.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14- That makes a lot of difference to its value.- Oh, right, yeah.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16You've also taken the decision to sell.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19You just culling your collection a bit, are you, at the moment?
0:26:19 > 0:26:21Well, we've still have got our vinyl collection.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24We've got our tape collection. We've got our CD collection.
0:26:24 > 0:26:28- And you haven't got room at the end of the day.- Yeah.
0:26:28 > 0:26:30So we thought we'd test the water.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33- Well, we need to talk values. My feeling is 50 to 80.- Yeah.
0:26:33 > 0:26:34- Does that sound about right?- Yes.
0:26:34 > 0:26:39Maybe just put the reserve just under the 50, say sort of 45?
0:26:39 > 0:26:42- We don't mind 20.- 20? Oh, that's even better.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44You are an auctioneer's dream, you really are.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47That's lovely. Well, thanks so much for bringing it along today.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50- It's lovely that it ties in as well with this wonderful building.- Yes.
0:26:50 > 0:26:54- And this amazing artist. - Thank you very much.- Thank you, Mary.
0:27:08 > 0:27:12Margaret, we're a rather long way from Tunbridge Wells,
0:27:12 > 0:27:15but you have brought in some delightful pieces of Tunbridge Ware.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18Tell me a little bit about them. Where did you get them from?
0:27:18 > 0:27:22Well, my father had them, and he lived in Hertfordshire.
0:27:22 > 0:27:26- A bit closer.- It's a bit closer, yeah. But he liked wood.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28He liked to collect wooden things.
0:27:28 > 0:27:33- He had various ornaments and he had made some carvings.- Oh, right.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35So he had quite a few pieces?
0:27:35 > 0:27:38Yeah, a few pieces he had made himself as well.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41They were made, once upon a time, probably in the late 19th century,
0:27:41 > 0:27:43as almost like tourist ware,
0:27:43 > 0:27:47- so pieces that people would have taken away from the area.- Yeah.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49They are really nicely made.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52And we'll go into them and have a look at them in a bit more detail.
0:27:52 > 0:27:53First of all, with this piece.
0:27:53 > 0:27:57This looks to me like a trinket box made predominantly...
0:27:57 > 0:27:59The wood is walnut. And then on the top,
0:27:59 > 0:28:03we have all these little mosaics made up of single pieces
0:28:03 > 0:28:08of different coloured words, so boxwood and other types of wood.
0:28:08 > 0:28:10And then moving on to this item,
0:28:10 > 0:28:12this is like a miniature chest of drawers.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14And you've got these different drawers there.
0:28:14 > 0:28:19And you've also got the mosaic Tunbridge Ware on the drawers.
0:28:19 > 0:28:20Do you like them?
0:28:20 > 0:28:24I like them cos I admire the work that went into them, yes.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27But not something that you would have in your home?
0:28:27 > 0:28:29Not something I feel I want to keep.
0:28:29 > 0:28:33This to me is one of the most interesting pieces.
0:28:33 > 0:28:36I think this was probably once upon a time a snuff box,
0:28:36 > 0:28:41late 19th century. But a nice little domestic sort of scene on the top.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43And then you have got the Tunbridge Ware
0:28:43 > 0:28:45around the outside.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48And I think those three pieces together are quite delightful.
0:28:48 > 0:28:52- Have you any idea of how much they're worth together?- No.
0:28:52 > 0:28:56So, if I were to say to you £150 to £250 for the three,
0:28:56 > 0:28:59- how does that sound? - Quite reasonable, yes.- Yes?
0:28:59 > 0:29:02- Would you be happy to sell at that?- Yes.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05So, what would you do with the money if they do make top end?
0:29:05 > 0:29:10I'd like to go on a trip to Cappadocia, in Turkey.
0:29:10 > 0:29:11- To where?- Cappadocia.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14It is famous for the rock formations,
0:29:14 > 0:29:18and people live inside the rock, in rock houses.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21- Wow.- So even further away from Tunbridge Wells.- It is, yeah.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28Whilst I was plugging the show on BBC Radio Leicester,
0:29:28 > 0:29:31I spoke to were very nice lady called Jane.
0:29:31 > 0:29:32Good morning, Jane.
0:29:32 > 0:29:36- Hi, good morning.- What was your question for him about the show?
0:29:36 > 0:29:39I found a chair that is canvas-based.
0:29:39 > 0:29:44The original canvas, nice soft seat, fancy, decorative. But...
0:29:44 > 0:29:48And it has been in my wardrobe for about 25, 30 years.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51And I was wondering if it was worth anything.
0:29:51 > 0:29:55We need to see it, so any chance of bringing it in tomorrow?
0:29:58 > 0:30:02- Jane took me up on my offer, and she is right here. Hello.- Hello.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04- Great to talk to you again. - Great to talk to you again.
0:30:04 > 0:30:08- Now, this is the chair.- This is my chair, yeah.- Was it part of a set?
0:30:08 > 0:30:13I have no idea. All I know is that it was one of my grandparent's chairs.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16And we were debating if it was before the war or after the war.
0:30:16 > 0:30:21To me, this looks late Edwardian, sort of 1930s.
0:30:21 > 0:30:24And it would have been part of a set of six or eight.
0:30:24 > 0:30:28- It has not got a drop-in cushion seat.- It's a spring.
0:30:28 > 0:30:30It has got a sprung seat,
0:30:30 > 0:30:33which is typical sort of war years, transition period,
0:30:33 > 0:30:35with these little Hepplewhite legs.
0:30:35 > 0:30:37It has got a lot of little things going for it,
0:30:37 > 0:30:40but unfortunately, it's seen better days, hasn't it?
0:30:40 > 0:30:42It has had a lot of love, I bet.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45All three of us were fighting over it, cos we have metal furniture.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48And every time we got up in the morning, me and my brother or sister,
0:30:48 > 0:30:51whoever's up first, got to sit on it for the breakfast
0:30:51 > 0:30:54before we went to school. And then we'd fight for it again,
0:30:54 > 0:30:56when we got back to sit on it at teatime or dinnertime.
0:30:56 > 0:30:59Sadly, looking at the condition of this, I think it is
0:30:59 > 0:31:02worth around about £15 to £20.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05Yeah, well, I thought £10.
0:31:05 > 0:31:07It is worth £10 to me any day of the week.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10- But you can't just sell it for £10 or chuck it away.- No.
0:31:10 > 0:31:11It's a chair at the end of the day.
0:31:11 > 0:31:15Cover that with something a bit brighter, put it in the bedroom
0:31:15 > 0:31:16and chuck your clothes on it.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18Jane, thank you so much for turning up.
0:31:18 > 0:31:22- You're welcome.- And thank you for talking to me on the phone as well.
0:31:22 > 0:31:23Sometimes the sentimental value
0:31:23 > 0:31:26of an item outweighs its monetary worth.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28Hang on to it and enjoy it, I say.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32And now it is over to Claire for a real treat.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34- Hello, Susan.- Hi. - It is a pleasure to meet you.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37Thanks for coming along today with some glorious things here.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40- They were all left to my mother. They were her grandmother's.- Right.
0:31:40 > 0:31:42They're all about 100 years old.
0:31:42 > 0:31:44So, yeah, they've been in the family for a while.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47- Yeah, so passed down.- Yeah. - And did she wear them?
0:31:47 > 0:31:49My mother didn't but her mother did.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51I think it is either something you do or you don't, isn't it?
0:31:51 > 0:31:53You don't go out to the supermarket shopping
0:31:53 > 0:31:55- in something like that, do you? - No, no, no.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57And so you have decided now is the time to...?
0:31:57 > 0:32:01- Yeah, my mum is not very well. She has got- MS. Oh, yeah.
0:32:01 > 0:32:03We've hit quite sort of hard times at the moment,
0:32:03 > 0:32:05so I think it would help her
0:32:05 > 0:32:08get about and better life, really, so...
0:32:08 > 0:32:13We've four quite different items here, really, in styles and periods.
0:32:13 > 0:32:17So if we start off here with this lovely green stone
0:32:17 > 0:32:21and pearl... The green stone, I'm fairly sure, is a peridot.
0:32:21 > 0:32:24It was very, very popular with the Victorians and the Edwardians.
0:32:24 > 0:32:26I'm sure they believed it had all sorts of properties,
0:32:26 > 0:32:28but it is a wonderful colour, isn't it?
0:32:28 > 0:32:31And it's a really, really clear stone. And combined with the gold...
0:32:31 > 0:32:34Now, I couldn't see a hallmark on the gold.
0:32:34 > 0:32:38I would've thought it would've been 14 carat, but possibly nine.
0:32:38 > 0:32:40But it is definitely gold.
0:32:40 > 0:32:42And you've still got this sort of Art Nouveau
0:32:42 > 0:32:47influence of the lovely organic mounts to the pendant there.
0:32:47 > 0:32:49And of course, pearls were used a lot.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52This lovely sort of, you know, natural look to it.
0:32:52 > 0:32:56And then as you move down, you've got the big cluster ring there.
0:32:56 > 0:32:58Cluster rings are not quite so popular these days,
0:32:58 > 0:33:00especially if they look like flower heads.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03It was a big fashion of the 1980s. But you get away with that
0:33:03 > 0:33:05because it's actually quite a big stone in the middle there.
0:33:05 > 0:33:10And then this lovely emerald set within diamonds.
0:33:10 > 0:33:12Now, the great thing about emeralds is,
0:33:12 > 0:33:16you will rarely ever find one without basically muck in it.
0:33:16 > 0:33:21As a stone, it has all sorts of like bits of carbon
0:33:21 > 0:33:24and fractures in it. It is quite a delicate stone.
0:33:24 > 0:33:26- And that is a lovely colour, isn't it?- Mm.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29Nice, and it's a good size stone as well.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32And then you come along to this lovely, delicate little pendant.
0:33:32 > 0:33:36And there is sort of a little flower head design with the diamonds.
0:33:36 > 0:33:40And again, a very delicate item that would look just charming.
0:33:40 > 0:33:41We will value them individually.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43- OK.- Because they should be sold individually.
0:33:43 > 0:33:45They don't hang together as a group,
0:33:45 > 0:33:47they will appeal to different buyers.
0:33:47 > 0:33:49So, I think, starting off with the peridot necklace.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52I hadn't pointed out, it has got little matching earrings.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54So I think probably we are going to be
0:33:54 > 0:33:58- looking at about sort of £400 to £600 on that one.- Wow, yeah.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01And then moving on to the diamond cluster. I think...
0:34:01 > 0:34:04My feeling is on that one, probably about 800 to 1,200,
0:34:04 > 0:34:05something like that.
0:34:05 > 0:34:10OK? And then coming to the emerald and diamonds.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13Again, it is a nice ring, it is a good colour.
0:34:13 > 0:34:15Not quite such a big weight of stones in there,
0:34:15 > 0:34:19so possibly going to be round about the sort of £400 to £600 mark.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22Yep? And then finally, we come to the pretty little pendant,
0:34:22 > 0:34:25- which I think is going to be nearer to sort of 200 to 250.- Wow.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27So, with all those prices,
0:34:27 > 0:34:30what I'd suggest doing is using the lowest estimate as the reserve.
0:34:30 > 0:34:32- Sound good to you?- Yeah, brilliant. - Excellent.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35And then it will actually end up to quite a reasonable sum of money.
0:34:35 > 0:34:38- Yeah.- It will make a lot of difference to your mum.- It will.
0:34:43 > 0:34:47What a brilliant day we've had here at De Montfort Hall,
0:34:47 > 0:34:48our magnificent host location.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51Everybody has thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
0:34:51 > 0:34:52We have found some real gems.
0:34:52 > 0:34:54But sadly, it is time to say goodbye,
0:34:54 > 0:34:56as we have unfinished business in the auction room.
0:34:56 > 0:34:58We are going over to Gilding's for the last time.
0:34:58 > 0:35:00Here is what is coming with us.
0:35:00 > 0:35:04So, our final three show stoppers are... The Jimi Hendrix album,
0:35:04 > 0:35:07will it raise the roof in the sale room?
0:35:07 > 0:35:08Margaret's Tunbridge Ware,
0:35:08 > 0:35:12which I hope will be traded in for a trip to the rock houses in Turkey.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16And the stunning collection of jewellery,
0:35:16 > 0:35:18which has a staggering total estimate.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26Let's put our experts' valuations under the spotlight,
0:35:26 > 0:35:28as we return to Gilding's Auctions.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31And first up, it is the Hendrix LP.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34Right now we are getting in the groove!
0:35:34 > 0:35:36So to speak. We are selling some Hendrix.
0:35:36 > 0:35:39Wonderful album going under the hammer right now, belongs to Mary.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41I am pleased you brought this on,
0:35:41 > 0:35:43- cos I know you are Hendrix fan, aren't you?- Very much so.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46- I've got quite a collection. - Oh, it's going back quite a bit.
0:35:46 > 0:35:48- It is all a Purple Haze...- It is.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51- Did you like that line? All Along The Watchtower.- That's right.
0:35:51 > 0:35:52Do you know, I love Hendrix. Cos...
0:35:52 > 0:35:56I grew up listening to Hendrix cos I loved his drummer, Mitch Mitchell.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58I used to copy all the licks and play along.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00I used to like how he played the guitar
0:36:00 > 0:36:02cos it was so different, wasn't it?
0:36:02 > 0:36:04- And the hair.- Set fire to it.- Yeah.
0:36:04 > 0:36:06A legend, the man was a legend!
0:36:06 > 0:36:08- Yeah.- Right, well, good luck, Claire.
0:36:08 > 0:36:11I don't see many rock fans here.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13You never know. You never know.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15You shouldn't generalise these things, you don't
0:36:15 > 0:36:17know what is out there on the Internet, do you?
0:36:17 > 0:36:19No, not really. I think this will sell.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21I think this will sell over the phone or online.
0:36:21 > 0:36:23I don't think it'll go in the room, that's for sure.
0:36:23 > 0:36:27No, I'm with you there, I think. It is quite a specialised item.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29Jimi Hendrix Experience.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32- We need £50.- That would be nice.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34£5 on bid, then.
0:36:34 > 0:36:35£5 on bid only.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38At £5, at £5, a bid of £5 only...
0:36:38 > 0:36:41Up to £8, £10, £12.
0:36:41 > 0:36:42£12 on bid. 15. 18.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45At 18, bid of 18.
0:36:45 > 0:36:4820. 22 online. 22. 25.
0:36:48 > 0:36:5028. 30.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53Five we bid now. At 35. 38.
0:36:53 > 0:36:5538. 40.
0:36:55 > 0:36:5642.
0:36:56 > 0:36:5745.
0:36:57 > 0:36:59- It's getting there.- 48, 50.
0:36:59 > 0:37:01Yes!
0:37:01 > 0:37:0455. 60. 65.
0:37:04 > 0:37:0670.
0:37:06 > 0:37:08All online bids. At 75.
0:37:08 > 0:37:0980.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11- Have you got many more?- 200.
0:37:11 > 0:37:13- Oh!- 95.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16100. I knew we'd get there.
0:37:16 > 0:37:17110.
0:37:17 > 0:37:20- Over 100.- 120.- 120.
0:37:20 > 0:37:22120...130.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25140.
0:37:25 > 0:37:26Blimey!
0:37:27 > 0:37:29150 now online. At 150.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33- 160.- Oh!
0:37:33 > 0:37:36- Wow, £160!- 160, bid, then.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38You're all definitely out in the room, then.
0:37:38 > 0:37:40We're online bidding, then.
0:37:40 > 0:37:42At £160...
0:37:42 > 0:37:46- Bang! Hammer's gone down, £160. - Wow.- Brilliant!- Well done!- Gosh!
0:37:46 > 0:37:48- That was good.- How fabulous is that?
0:37:48 > 0:37:49Fabulous, yeah.
0:37:49 > 0:37:53I'm ever so pleased. I'm excited for you!
0:37:53 > 0:37:55That's fantastic. Have you got more at home?
0:37:55 > 0:37:59- Hopefully, you're going to start selling those off.- Well, yes,
0:37:59 > 0:38:00now we've actually been to an auction.
0:38:00 > 0:38:03- You've tested the market, yeah.- It worked well, didn't it?
0:38:03 > 0:38:06- I think that's a fabulous start. - That went great.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13Well, there is a cracking atmosphere here in the sale room.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16Everybody's enjoying themselves. We're getting good results.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19But sadly, Margaret, our next owner, cannot be with us.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21But we do have her item -
0:38:21 > 0:38:23those wonderful items of Tunbridge Ware,
0:38:23 > 0:38:25valued by our beautiful Catherine here.
0:38:25 > 0:38:28And I'll tell you what, this was made as tourist ware, wasn't it?
0:38:28 > 0:38:33So everybody went to Royal Tunbridge Wells to take the water back then.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35- Absolutely. - And came home with something.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38The question is, is it worth more here then down in Tunbridge Wells?
0:38:38 > 0:38:40I think we might be all right.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43I was slightly worried that I might have put too much on it,
0:38:43 > 0:38:46but there's a lot of people here today. What do you think?
0:38:46 > 0:38:49- And there is a lot of work in those micro mosaics.- I know.
0:38:49 > 0:38:50It's beautifully done.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54Lovely little pieces of Victorian Tunbridge Ware.
0:38:54 > 0:38:57Bidding opens here with me at £50.
0:38:57 > 0:39:0060. 70. 80. 90.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02- 100. 110.- Oh, we've sold.- Yes.
0:39:02 > 0:39:07- 140. 150.- It's doing really well. - Good, good.- 180.- Oh, brilliant!
0:39:07 > 0:39:09£180 on bid now, at 180.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12190 online. 200. 210.
0:39:12 > 0:39:16220. 220 in the room now, at 220.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18240 online.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20250 online, new bidding.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23250... We're on 260 online.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25Oh, I'm pleased. She will be pleased.
0:39:25 > 0:39:26She can go on holiday now.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28At 260, you're all out in the room?
0:39:28 > 0:39:31We're online bidding, then, and selling at £260.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33- And the hammer has gone down!- Yes!
0:39:33 > 0:39:36- That is a great result, well done. - Excellent, she'll be pleased.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38Top end of the estimate and I know she'll be very pleased.
0:39:38 > 0:39:42And hopefully, you're watching this and having a smile.
0:39:42 > 0:39:45And finally, it is time to sell that gorgeous jewellery.
0:39:45 > 0:39:49Fingers crossed we'll raise a good sum to help out Susan's mummy.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52- There is a lot of it, isn't there? - I know.- Stashes of it.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54Thank you so much for turning up at the valuation day
0:39:54 > 0:39:58- because you really did bring some treasure in, didn't you?- Yeah.
0:39:58 > 0:40:01We are looking right now at that emerald and diamond ring,
0:40:01 > 0:40:03which is a little sparkler.
0:40:03 > 0:40:05Did you not want to hang onto this?
0:40:05 > 0:40:08I'm a gardener. No, not good for me.
0:40:09 > 0:40:13Hey, gardeners have green fingers, that's got a green rock on it.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16- It's a whopper.- It's nice. It's a nice colour, isn't it?
0:40:16 > 0:40:19- Would you wear this?- Yeah.- Yeah, you could. It matches the eyes.
0:40:19 > 0:40:20Absolutely, yeah.
0:40:20 > 0:40:24Green, yeah. But no, it's a lovely thing. It is a good emerald.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26- I think it is. - It's a good size as well.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29- I think we should find out what the bidders think, don't you?- OK.
0:40:29 > 0:40:30Yeah, here we go. This is it.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33The Art-Deco-style, white metal, diamond cluster and emerald
0:40:33 > 0:40:35dress ring. Bids here start with me
0:40:35 > 0:40:38at 500. And 50.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40600.
0:40:40 > 0:40:41And 50.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43- Good.- 700.
0:40:43 > 0:40:44I have to say 20.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46750.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48- 800.- £800!
0:40:48 > 0:40:49Say in tens, I don't mind.
0:40:49 > 0:40:52810, thank you very much. At 820.
0:40:52 > 0:40:57Selling to the room at £820...
0:40:57 > 0:41:01Crack! Wait for that sound. And it has gone down. £820.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03- We're happy, aren't we?- Yeah.
0:41:03 > 0:41:04Yellow metal, peridot,
0:41:04 > 0:41:08half pearl faced necklet with matching screw rings.
0:41:08 > 0:41:10The bidding opens here at 300. 320.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12340. 360.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15- 380. 400. 420.- Done it.
0:41:15 > 0:41:18460. 480. 500.
0:41:18 > 0:41:21- £500 on bid in the room.- Yes. - At 500.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23550, new bidding online.
0:41:23 > 0:41:27- Good.- Fair warning, then, and selling them at £550...
0:41:27 > 0:41:30So far, so good. And here's the third.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33- Good luck with this one, both of you.- Thank you.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36Lovely 18-carat white gold and platinum, nine-stone diamond ring.
0:41:36 > 0:41:38500, 550, 600.
0:41:38 > 0:41:40- Come on.- And 50, 700.
0:41:40 > 0:41:42- Yes.- And 50.
0:41:42 > 0:41:43- 800, new bidder.- We've done it.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45- We are there.- 850.
0:41:45 > 0:41:48900. 950, fresh bidder again.
0:41:48 > 0:41:50975 I'll take.
0:41:50 > 0:41:53Well, that's finished them off. Then at 975, in the room
0:41:53 > 0:41:56and selling at £975...
0:41:56 > 0:42:00£975!
0:42:00 > 0:42:02- Fabulous, though.- Yeah.- Yeah?
0:42:02 > 0:42:03Good, good.
0:42:03 > 0:42:04491.
0:42:04 > 0:42:07Lovely quality Edwardian, diamond-set pendant, this one.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10200. 300. 400.
0:42:10 > 0:42:12420. 430.
0:42:12 > 0:42:14440.
0:42:15 > 0:42:18Thank you very much, new bidding. At 440 online. 450.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21460. 470.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23480 online.
0:42:23 > 0:42:26490 in the room, thank you, at 490.
0:42:26 > 0:42:27500.
0:42:27 > 0:42:29- That's fabulous.- Oh, God.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31£500, I'll take 20 if you want to bid.
0:42:31 > 0:42:32Last look around the room, then.
0:42:32 > 0:42:36We are online at £500.
0:42:36 > 0:42:38Well, the hammer has gone down at £500,
0:42:38 > 0:42:41and I think that's a cracking result. £2,845.
0:42:41 > 0:42:45- Wow. Yeah, that's amazing. - £2,845, wow!
0:42:45 > 0:42:47- That is a big wow, isn't it? - That is a big wow.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50Thank you so much for coming along. Look after your mum as well.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52I hope you've enjoyed today's show.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54I told you there'd be surprises, and we certainly delivered.
0:42:54 > 0:42:57Thank you, Claire. If you've got anything like that,
0:42:57 > 0:42:59bring it into one of our valuation days.
0:42:59 > 0:43:01But right now, from Market Harborough,
0:43:01 > 0:43:03it is goodbye from all of us.