0:00:05 > 0:00:10This is stainless steel, the material we couldn't do without.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13From the tiniest parts in watches to the tallest buildings,
0:00:13 > 0:00:15stainless steel is everywhere.
0:00:15 > 0:00:18And today, we're in the city that invented it.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20Welcome to "Flog It!" from Sheffield.
0:00:44 > 0:00:46Our valuation day comes from the city of Sheffield,
0:00:46 > 0:00:50an area that has been renowned for producing steel and cutlery
0:00:50 > 0:00:51for nearly 1,000 years.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56This is a city that has steel flowing through its veins,
0:00:56 > 0:00:58and it's helped shape the modern world.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01Our venue today is Cutlers' Hall,
0:01:01 > 0:01:04home to the Cutlers' company since the 1600s.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08Cutlers' Hall is renowned throughout Sheffield
0:01:08 > 0:01:10because it's been at the very heart of the industry
0:01:10 > 0:01:12that put the city on the world map.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15And today it looks like all of Yorkshire has turned out
0:01:15 > 0:01:19laden with bags and boxes full of antiques and collectables.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21And scouring the lines, looking to unearth
0:01:21 > 0:01:23some rare and fascinating treasures
0:01:23 > 0:01:27are our equally fascinating experts, James Lewis...
0:01:27 > 0:01:31- Ah, stainless steel. Perfect. - It's all gone to...
0:01:31 > 0:01:33We can sort that out when we go in.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35..and Anita Manning.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38We'll have a closer look at that once we get it upstairs.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42We'll be taking the finest antiques off to auction,
0:01:42 > 0:01:44and if you're happy with your valuations,
0:01:44 > 0:01:46what are you going to do?
0:01:46 > 0:01:47ALL: Flog it!
0:01:47 > 0:01:50Yes, that's right. Let's get inside and get valuing.
0:01:53 > 0:01:57The impressive main hall is where our team have set their stalls.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00Our experts will be working flat out to make sure every item
0:02:00 > 0:02:03gets inspected and valued.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05And we've really got our work cut out today
0:02:05 > 0:02:07with such a range of antiques to pour over.
0:02:09 > 0:02:10There's lead horses...
0:02:11 > 0:02:12..and porcelain dogs...
0:02:14 > 0:02:16..silver spoons and gold watches.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20They'll all be taken to auction later on,
0:02:20 > 0:02:24but which one will make a handsome profit for their owners?
0:02:24 > 0:02:26You'll find out later.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28Such a fabulous turnout here today.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30It makes for such an exciting event.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34It looks like chaos down there but everybody knows what they're doing.
0:02:34 > 0:02:35James Lewis is first at the table,
0:02:35 > 0:02:37so let's take a closer look at what he's spotted.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41Janet, what you have brought today
0:02:41 > 0:02:44is one of my favourite styles of jewellery.
0:02:44 > 0:02:45That necklace...
0:02:46 > 0:02:52..could almost be made from pure 24 carat gold
0:02:52 > 0:02:55and worn by some Etruscan princess.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58Yeah, I said it looks like something what Cleopatra could have worn.
0:02:58 > 0:02:59Exactly.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02Egyptian, Etruscan, it's that...it's that look.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04The only thing that shows that it isn't is that
0:03:04 > 0:03:06- big great locket on the front. - Oh, right.
0:03:06 > 0:03:11- This was made 140 years ago, probably.- Right.
0:03:11 > 0:03:16But that, in itself, without the locket,
0:03:16 > 0:03:19is a very fashionable piece of jewellery.
0:03:19 > 0:03:20Is this something you wear?
0:03:20 > 0:03:23- Ah, no, no, it was my great grandma's...- OK.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27..and then it came to my grandma, and now my sister and I have got it,
0:03:27 > 0:03:29and we've never worn it.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32The first thing to say is it's Pinchbeck.
0:03:32 > 0:03:33What's Pinchbeck?
0:03:33 > 0:03:37Pinchbeck was invented by Christopher Pinchbeck.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41He invented it around 1720
0:03:41 > 0:03:43as a replacement for gold.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47And it's made from copper, zinc and brass -
0:03:47 > 0:03:49a mixture of all the metals.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52The reason why it died out in 1890
0:03:52 > 0:03:56is because we reduced our gold content to nine carat.
0:03:56 > 0:04:00And as soon as that happened gold became so cheap
0:04:00 > 0:04:02with the gold plating and the nine carat
0:04:02 > 0:04:05- that Pinchbeck was just outmoded. - Yeah, I understand.
0:04:05 > 0:04:06Became unfashionable.
0:04:06 > 0:04:11If we look at the style on the front it's almost Japanese,
0:04:11 > 0:04:13and it's engraved with a swallow,
0:04:13 > 0:04:16an emblem that represents homecoming.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20Would this tie into any family history that you can think of?
0:04:20 > 0:04:24- Well, that was from my great grandma. - Yeah.- And her...
0:04:24 > 0:04:27I think it was her father, went out to America.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31And in actual fact, all my relatives are in America,
0:04:31 > 0:04:34but the eldest was a girl called Charlotte...
0:04:34 > 0:04:35who didn't settle in America
0:04:35 > 0:04:38cos she'd left her young man in Sheffield,
0:04:38 > 0:04:43and she came back to Sheffield, and I'm down that one single line.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47- So, this could well be the locket... - Yeah.- ..that he gave to her?
0:04:47 > 0:04:49Yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51- Saying, "Please come back?" - Yeah, yeah.
0:04:51 > 0:04:56- How wonderful.- So, you know, there is the extra history to it, yeah.
0:04:56 > 0:04:57So, what's it worth? Um...
0:04:58 > 0:05:00..£50-£70.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03- Oh, right.- Not hugely valuable but I love it.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06So, what would you do? Would you put a reserve on it then?
0:05:06 > 0:05:08- I think we should put £50 on it, firm.- Yes.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12- And if it doesn't make that... - Then I do take it back home.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14- Take it home.- Whatever will be, will be.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16I love it. Thank you so much for bringing it in.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18- Thank you very much for seeing me. - Pleasure.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23One thing I really like about our valuation days is seeing items
0:05:23 > 0:05:26that connect with our location and its history.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30And Anita has found something that really does just that.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33Kath, it's wonderful being in Sheffield.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36It's wonderful being in the Cutlers' Hall.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40Now I have a piece of Sheffield silver sitting in front of me.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44It's made by Walker And Hall, best you can get.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46Tell me about this piece specifically.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51It was given as a present to my husband's parents,
0:05:51 > 0:05:54and it was given by Sir Stuart and Lady Goodwin
0:05:54 > 0:05:57on their silver wedding anniversary.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00My mother-in-law was actually his housekeeper.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02Ah, right.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05And apart from the fact that I know it's Walker And Hall
0:06:05 > 0:06:06and that it's silver,
0:06:06 > 0:06:10I don't really know an awful lot about the tray itself.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14So, obviously, to give a little silver salver like this,
0:06:14 > 0:06:17- it was quite a prestigious wedding present.- It was.
0:06:17 > 0:06:18- It was lovely.- Aha.
0:06:18 > 0:06:23I have to be honest and say that I actually never really saw it
0:06:23 > 0:06:25until after my mother-in-law had died,
0:06:25 > 0:06:28and then everything that was hers came to my husband.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31- So, it was tucked away? - It was tucked away.- Yeah.
0:06:31 > 0:06:36- This little tray dates from 1919. - Mm-hm.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38When did your mother-in-law get married?
0:06:38 > 0:06:421940, because that is 1965.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46The fact that it's from Sir Stuart Goodwin
0:06:46 > 0:06:50may be an interesting marketing feature
0:06:50 > 0:06:54because we are going to sell in a Sheffield saleroom.
0:06:54 > 0:07:01- Right, yes.- And I'm sure that local silver made by a local factory...
0:07:01 > 0:07:02I see it in Sheffield, and...
0:07:03 > 0:07:08..with associations with a prominent Sheffield character
0:07:08 > 0:07:12I think all these factors will make it really quite desirable.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15- That'd be lovely. - Why are you wanting to sell it?
0:07:15 > 0:07:18It used to come out about once a year to be cleaned.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22It was on display in our cabinet but other than that
0:07:22 > 0:07:25- it was just tucked away in the back of the cabinet.- Yeah.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27You could see it but that was it.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29Better to pass it on and to sell it to someone who will...
0:07:29 > 0:07:32- Absolutely.- ..enjoy it.- Yeah.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36Um, price-wise, it is Sheffield, it is Walker And Hall,
0:07:36 > 0:07:40it is silver, but it's a fairly
0:07:40 > 0:07:42plain and straightforward item.
0:07:42 > 0:07:48- Yeah.- But we have this rather nice decoration
0:07:48 > 0:07:50around the edge,
0:07:50 > 0:07:54and the feet are little claw feet.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56So, these are little details that will help the price.
0:07:57 > 0:08:02Coming into auction, I would say price of 80-120.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05- Right.- Would you be happy with that? - Yeah.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07Yeah. I mean, obviously, like everybody,
0:08:07 > 0:08:10- you hope it's going to be worth a lot more.- Mm-hm.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12Um, but I don't know what silver's worth today, so...
0:08:12 > 0:08:14I can be a wee bit conservative.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16THEY LAUGH
0:08:16 > 0:08:19If you estimate it low and wide,
0:08:19 > 0:08:23it makes people think that, "Oh, yes, I'll have a go at that,"
0:08:23 > 0:08:26so, it's a wee bit of the auction psychology.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28Would we be able to put a reserve on it?
0:08:28 > 0:08:30We could put a reserve on it...
0:08:30 > 0:08:35- Yeah.- ..and I would suggest the bottom estimate, £80.- That's fine.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37- Yes, I'm sure my husband would be very happy with that.- OK.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40It's lovely. We'll take it along. And let's hope it flies.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43Hundreds of "Flog It!" fans bringing in their valuables.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47It's always a real feast of antiques for our experts.
0:08:47 > 0:08:52And I've managed to sniff out a few tasty morsels myself.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55Rita, we're holding a little bit of Sheffield's history in our hands,
0:08:55 > 0:08:58and it doesn't get much better than this. Well, for you at least.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01- Father-in-law made these. - That's right.- Yeah.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04And what a talented man. Tell me about him.
0:09:04 > 0:09:10He was an apprentice silversmith at the Sheffield College of Art.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13And they always had to do an apprenticeship piece.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15Did it in pewter because it was cheaper, because
0:09:15 > 0:09:19if you made a mistake, it would have been a very costly mistake.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22So, he did it in pewter, had it silver plated,
0:09:22 > 0:09:24and because it was such a good piece,
0:09:24 > 0:09:27there was a young man there who he was at the college with
0:09:27 > 0:09:31and he was an apprentice chaser for Mappin & Webb's.
0:09:31 > 0:09:32Oh, good name. Very good maker.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36So, when George had finished making this he...
0:09:37 > 0:09:40- ..hand chased it for him. - It's beautiful, isn't it?- Yes.
0:09:40 > 0:09:41Absolutely beautiful.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44And my father-in-law, after,
0:09:44 > 0:09:47he actually owned his own business,
0:09:47 > 0:09:49George Herriot And Son of...
0:09:49 > 0:09:51And they were pewter makers,
0:09:51 > 0:09:55and we used to make pewter beer tankards, wine goblets, hip flasks,
0:09:55 > 0:09:56and send them all over the world.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58Well, just looking at them,
0:09:58 > 0:10:00we've got the milk bowl, and the sugar bowl and the teapot.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02Beautifully chased, and sort of
0:10:02 > 0:10:04modelled on something from the George II period.
0:10:04 > 0:10:08It's got that lovely sort of Rococo look to it.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10I think it's lovely. I think it's absolutely lovely.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12Condition's very, very good as well.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15But this really sums up what was going on in Sheffield
0:10:15 > 0:10:17- throughout the sort of early 1900s. - Yes.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20You know, small firms, small family firms
0:10:20 > 0:10:22making great wears like this
0:10:22 > 0:10:24which are appreciated all over the world.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26This is worth more to you really than putting it on the market.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30You can't put a value on something that belongs to the grandfather.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33- No, you can't.- Look after them. It's a lovely trio,
0:10:33 > 0:10:36and it really does sum up what Sheffield is all about.
0:10:36 > 0:10:37It does, yes.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40- Thank you so much for coming along today.- Thank you very much indeed.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42And from something very Sheffield,
0:10:42 > 0:10:45next up, it's James with a collection of toys
0:10:45 > 0:10:47that are very British.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50- Martin, are you a royalist?- Yes.
0:10:50 > 0:10:51- You are.- Yes.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54So, tell me, have you been to any of the jubilee celebrations?
0:10:54 > 0:10:57Not at of the jubilee celebrations, Trooping The Colour.
0:10:57 > 0:10:58- You've been there?- Yes.
0:10:58 > 0:11:03But here we have the 1953 coronation coach
0:11:03 > 0:11:07made by a Great British firm known as Britain's.
0:11:07 > 0:11:141893, William Britain invented a way of die-casting hollow lead animals.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16Now, that, of course, made them lighter to play with
0:11:16 > 0:11:20but also almost halved the cost of the materials.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24- Right.- Is this something you played with as a child or...?
0:11:24 > 0:11:25No, it wasn't mine.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28- So, whose was it? - It was some friends' of mine.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32And they were moving to Turkey and it was about to go on a skip.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34Well, well rescued.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36Now, they're all set out very nicely
0:11:36 > 0:11:40but tossed to one side is the box. Let's have a look at that.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42- Yes, there's the box.- There we go.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44Whenever we're looking at toys or models
0:11:44 > 0:11:48or anything like that the box is very, very important.
0:11:48 > 0:11:49Now, one thing that strikes me
0:11:49 > 0:11:52when I look at this first is that this arrangement
0:11:52 > 0:11:56of five horses is certainly not what we see at the coronation,
0:11:56 > 0:11:59and here inside...
0:12:00 > 0:12:06- ..we have directions of assembling the team of eight horses...- Oh!
0:12:06 > 0:12:09..and the state coach. So, there we go, we...
0:12:09 > 0:12:11To start with, we're missing three horses.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14Now then, let's stick that back in there.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17Now, this little chap here doesn't belong there.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20Now, that - he belongs here.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24Going to move this one over to there. There we go.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27- So, the riders should be in one line.- Right.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29So, there should be four of these down here.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32And then next to each rider they will be controlling
0:12:32 > 0:12:35the horse by their side as well.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39- So, we're missing a whole load of riders and horses...- Ah.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42..which absolutely decimates the value.
0:12:42 > 0:12:43Right.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46But we do have the box,
0:12:46 > 0:12:49and we have the little instruction bit there.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52So, it has a value
0:12:52 > 0:12:56but nowhere near a complete one.
0:12:56 > 0:13:01- I think that we should just get whatever we can for it...- Yeah.
0:13:01 > 0:13:05- ..because if it had been in good condition..- Yes.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07..with all of its horses and riders it's £50.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09- Right.- Something around there.
0:13:09 > 0:13:13So, with bits missing, maybe 20.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16And hopefully, somebody else with a couple more riders
0:13:16 > 0:13:21will join forces with this one and make them into a decent set.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23- But let's give it a go and see what happens.- Yep.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29And to think all those were going to be thrown onto a skip.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31Hats off to Martin for saving them.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35If you'd like to take part in "Flog It!"
0:13:35 > 0:13:37this is where your journey starts,
0:13:37 > 0:13:39evaluation day, very much like this one.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41Details of up-and-coming dates and venues
0:13:41 > 0:13:44you can find on our BBC website.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47But right now, it's off to the auction room for the first time.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50Let's put our first set of valuations to the test.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52And here's a quick recap of all the items
0:13:52 > 0:13:54that are going under the hammer.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58Janet's necklace might be fit for a princess
0:13:58 > 0:14:01but can it fetch a king's ransom at the auction?
0:14:03 > 0:14:07Kath served up a piece of Sheffield history with her silver tray.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10Hopefully, it will catch the eye of a local collector.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16And will these lead horses be worth their weight in gold?
0:14:23 > 0:14:26It's just a hop and a skip two miles south across the city
0:14:26 > 0:14:28to Sheffield Auction Gallery
0:14:28 > 0:14:31where I met up with auctioneer Robert Lee.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34He's given one of our items the chance to shine.
0:14:34 > 0:14:35Rob, you've done us proud
0:14:35 > 0:14:38and I think Janet'll be pleased as well. Look at that.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41Not the front page but the back page of the catalogue.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43That image will sell it,
0:14:43 > 0:14:46especially at £50-£70.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48Ah, very conservatively priced.
0:14:48 > 0:14:52And I like the fact that the actual locket matches the chain as well.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55Period piece, aesthetic, very nice.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57- It's a shame it's not gold.- Oh, ho!
0:14:57 > 0:14:59We won't be talking big money.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02What do you see this making in the sale later on?
0:15:02 > 0:15:07I would have thought £100-£150 cos it's in such clean order.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09I know a couple of other links have been added,
0:15:09 > 0:15:12the little drop that holds the pendant on has been added now.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14- Yes.- So, it is complete.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16I like that, strangely enough.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19I think it's great value for money. You know, it could be anything.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22It could be Egyptian, rock'n'roll, it's a costume piece...
0:15:22 > 0:15:25- Yes.- ..for that sort of money.- Aha.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27But I have a feeling it'll go for a lot more, don't you?
0:15:27 > 0:15:29Fingers crossed. Let's hope so.
0:15:29 > 0:15:30We'll see tomorrow.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34Janet's necklace is already attracting attention
0:15:34 > 0:15:38but we'll just have to wait until later to see how it fares
0:15:38 > 0:15:42because right now we have other lots going under the hammer first.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44Well, serving up for you right now we've got a silver waiter,
0:15:44 > 0:15:47a silver waiter! Ever heard it called that?
0:15:47 > 0:15:49- ANITA LAUGHS - That's what it says in the catalogue.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51That wonderful silver tray belonging to Kath.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54Nice thing. Nice thing. Family history here.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56This was given to your mother-in-law, she was in service.
0:15:56 > 0:16:00- She was for a long time. - So, why do you want to sell this?
0:16:00 > 0:16:02We're just clearing out everything that's in the cabinet.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05We had an original valuation of £80-£120.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09- I know you've upped that, you want a fixed reserve at £100.- Please.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12That's mid-estimate, and I'm pretty sure we'll get that anyway.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16- I mean, this is good quality silver. You know, it's a nice thing.- Aha.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18- I know you're nervous right now, aren't you?- Yeah, I am.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21Well look, just enjoy it, OK? It's going under the hammer.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23Let's find out if we can tempt somebody with this tray.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27Hallmark silver waiter, Sheffield 1919.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29Must start the bidding.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32A few commissions. 140. 150. 160.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34Quality always sells. Look at that.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38£170 it needs to be elsewhere.
0:16:38 > 0:16:42£160 bid so far. Got to be 170.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44170 to move on. 160 with me.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46170, is it?
0:16:46 > 0:16:48All done with me at £160.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50165 I'll do you. OK.
0:16:50 > 0:16:51170 I'm after.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54165, gentleman here.
0:16:54 > 0:16:55Anybody else at 170?
0:16:55 > 0:16:57All done at 165.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00- GAVEL BANGS - Yes, the hammer's gone down.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02- Excellent.- That was straight in, wasn't it?- Thank you.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04No need to worry about the fixed reserve there
0:17:04 > 0:17:06or putting the valuation up.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08- That was lovely.- That's a good result, isn't it?
0:17:08 > 0:17:10- Thank you, yes.- Quality. And we say it on the show
0:17:10 > 0:17:14time and time again - quality always sells.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21Next up is Martin's lead toy set,
0:17:21 > 0:17:24and it seems he's found the missing pieces.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27- I know you've added to it, haven't you?- Yes, yeah.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30Found some bits in the bottom of the bag.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32- Got an evaluation.- You found them?
0:17:32 > 0:17:34- Yes.- Brilliant.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36We now have a new valuation of £40-£60...
0:17:36 > 0:17:39- Great.- ..with the reserve at 35 with discretion.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41But I tell you something,
0:17:41 > 0:17:45I think this is a lot of kit for even £40-£60.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47I... You know, Britain's don't normally let us down, do they?
0:17:47 > 0:17:49No, I mean...I mean, a complete set
0:17:49 > 0:17:53- is a totally different thing to... - Sure.- ..one with four missing.- Sure.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55- So... We said they had galloped off, didn't we?- Yes.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57Well, let's hope they're looking at 80-120.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59That's kind of what I'm thinking anyway.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01- They're going under the hammer now, Martin.- Right.
0:18:01 > 0:18:02Fingers crossed. This is it.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06Britain set number 1470 - state coach
0:18:06 > 0:18:09finished in blue and gold complete with the eight horses.
0:18:09 > 0:18:10Quality piece.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12Other people think so.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15The collectors are willing to start the bidding at £60.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19- Great, in at 60.- 65 I'm after.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22£65 it needs to be elsewhere.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24Anybody want £65 for them?
0:18:24 > 0:18:2665 at the top. 70 and 75 now.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28With me at 70.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31Anybody else want them? With me on commission at £70.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34Are we done at £70?
0:18:34 > 0:18:36Hammer's going to drop.
0:18:36 > 0:18:37- GAVEL BANGS - That's a good result.
0:18:37 > 0:18:41- Thank goodness you found the horses and came up with them.- Brilliant.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43Unbeknown to James. That was really good.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46I'm really pleased. I'm a bit stunned. I can't take it in yet.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48- Aw, take a moment, won't you? Take a moment.- I will.
0:18:49 > 0:18:50Wow.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53I'm really glad Martin managed to make up the full set.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56That really helped to fetch a good price.
0:18:56 > 0:19:00And finally, star of the back page is Janet's dazzling necklace.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04Janet, it's great to see you again. And who's this? Is this Sue?
0:19:04 > 0:19:07- It is, yes.- My sister.- Sister. And of course, this was Great Grandma's,
0:19:07 > 0:19:10- so you've got to be here today, haven't you?- Exactly, yes.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12Did you like this locket and chain?
0:19:12 > 0:19:14We've had it for 30 years and it's been in a drawer.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17Had a chat to the auctioneer yesterday at the preview day.
0:19:17 > 0:19:21Well, we both actually said we really love it.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23There's something about it, there really is.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26- And really, it's a "come and buy me" at around £70.- Oh, yeah.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28- Hopefully we'll double our money. - That'd be great.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30- Happy with that?- Yes, that'd be lovely.- Wonderful.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32Let's put it to the test. It's going under the hammer now.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34- Good luck, both of you. This is it. - Thank you.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37An aesthetic locket with the engraved swallow
0:19:37 > 0:19:40and Oriental-style detail with braided and star border
0:19:40 > 0:19:43on the Etruscan-style collar necklace. It's a beauty.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45It's all original, isn't it?
0:19:45 > 0:19:48100. 110. 120.
0:19:48 > 0:19:49You should help me.
0:19:49 > 0:19:50130 I'm after.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53£120 bid. 130. 140 with me.
0:19:53 > 0:19:54150 I'll take.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56I'm out. Who's on 160?
0:19:56 > 0:19:59- 150.- Flying away, isn't it? - On commission.
0:19:59 > 0:20:00Got to be 160 to move on.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02160, new bidder.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04170 I'm after. 180, sir?
0:20:05 > 0:20:07190, please. 180 in the room.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09190 I'm after.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11190. 200, sir.
0:20:11 > 0:20:12210 will do.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14200 in the room. It's got to be 210 now.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16Room bid at £200.
0:20:16 > 0:20:17Anybody else at 210?
0:20:17 > 0:20:19I've got it. 220, sir.
0:20:19 > 0:20:20230 I need.
0:20:22 > 0:20:26220 bid. On my left it's got to be 230 to progress.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28All done, are we at £220?
0:20:28 > 0:20:30Hammer's going to drop. Going, going...
0:20:32 > 0:20:33- GAVEL BANGS - ..gone.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36- That's a sold sale.- That's wonderful.- Wow, isn't that good?
0:20:36 > 0:20:39- Fantastic.- We were saying, if it went for 60 or £70 at the lower end
0:20:39 > 0:20:41a student would buy it as costume jewellery.
0:20:41 > 0:20:42- That didn't go to a student.- Lovely.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45That's going to some lady who will wear it, and love it,
0:20:45 > 0:20:47and appreciate it and look fabulous in it.
0:20:47 > 0:20:48That's right.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50- Thank you very much.- Was that a good experience?
0:20:50 > 0:20:53- Wonderful, yes.- Lovely. BOTH:- Thank you very much.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55£60 new bid in the room.
0:20:55 > 0:20:5665 will do.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58Gentleman in the room holds it at 60. 65.
0:20:58 > 0:20:5970, sir.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03Well, that's the end of our first visit to the auction room today.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07So far, so good. We are coming back here later on in the programme.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09I love being in auction rooms
0:21:09 > 0:21:11surrounded by fine arts and antiques.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14And it's not just about what's it worth,
0:21:14 > 0:21:16it's about the quality and the craftsmanship
0:21:16 > 0:21:18and the beauty of the object.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20Now, there's one man here in Sheffield
0:21:20 > 0:21:22who's keeping those craft traditions alive.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24And I went to find him.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38This is the River Don, the largest of five rivers
0:21:38 > 0:21:43and countless streams that run through the city of Sheffield.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46Now, together with an abundance of coal and iron ore
0:21:46 > 0:21:50in the hills of South Yorkshire, Sheffield's waterways have provided
0:21:50 > 0:21:54the power to turn the water wheels in the factories and the mills,
0:21:54 > 0:21:57perfect for making steel and grinding it.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01Because of this, as far back as the 12th century
0:22:01 > 0:22:05Sheffield became renowned for making tools and knives.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08Over the centuries, as the demand for Sheffield's steel products grew
0:22:08 > 0:22:12the city became the main centre for cutlery manufacture,
0:22:12 > 0:22:14all done by hand.
0:22:14 > 0:22:15By the 18th century,
0:22:15 > 0:22:19hundreds of water mills lined these river banks,
0:22:19 > 0:22:22with thousands of craftsmen and workers turning out steel
0:22:22 > 0:22:24in all shapes and sizes.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27However, the Industrial Revolution of mass production
0:22:27 > 0:22:28was just around the corner.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31Factories with new machines sprung up all over the place,
0:22:31 > 0:22:34and suddenly, one man could do the work of several skilled craftsmen,
0:22:34 > 0:22:37or little mesters, as they were known.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39And little workshops like these which you'd find
0:22:39 > 0:22:42all over Sheffield started to become obsolete.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47The main driving force behind this change was the steam engine.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50These machines meant factories could virtually run night and day
0:22:50 > 0:22:53with one big engine able to power the entire mill.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56To all intents and purposes
0:22:56 > 0:23:01this is the Industrial Revolution moving forward at full tilt.
0:23:01 > 0:23:05The whole country was doing this but particularly Sheffield.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07What you see up here is one massive great big drive belt...
0:23:07 > 0:23:09There it is there, look.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12..which is turning that central axle.
0:23:12 > 0:23:16Now, that in turn is driving several other small drive belts which
0:23:16 > 0:23:19power these lathes which are cutting out dies.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22Once you've got the die, you can then stamp out hundreds
0:23:22 > 0:23:27and millions of spoons, forks, knives, whatever you want to make,
0:23:27 > 0:23:29you cut the die, it will be made.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32And to give you one example, back in the year 1900,
0:23:32 > 0:23:36Joseph Rodgers And Sons, one of the leading manufacturers around here,
0:23:36 > 0:23:40produced 3 million knives in a year with very little craftsmen.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44Since then, machines have become even more sophisticated
0:23:44 > 0:23:47and can churn out huge numbers of anything
0:23:47 > 0:23:49almost on their own.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52Craftsmen have long gone from the factories.
0:23:53 > 0:23:57However, despite the overwhelming force of industrialisation,
0:23:57 > 0:23:58some craftsmen did survive
0:23:58 > 0:24:02by creating high-end or specialised items,
0:24:02 > 0:24:07like Pete Goss who hand makes surgical steel instruments to order.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15- Hey.- Hiya. Good morning. You all right?
0:24:15 > 0:24:17I didn't want to stop you there. It looks fascinating.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20- You are the last of a dying breed, aren't you?- I am.
0:24:20 > 0:24:21Making surgical instruments.
0:24:21 > 0:24:25I can say I'm probably the last in...definitely in Britain.
0:24:25 > 0:24:26- Really?- Yes.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28- How long have you been doing this? - 58 years.
0:24:28 > 0:24:2958 years?
0:24:29 > 0:24:32- Yes.- So, when you left school you went straight into this industry
0:24:32 > 0:24:34- like most young kids in Sheffield? - Yeah.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37- I had to run the errands and things like that, you know?- Sure.
0:24:37 > 0:24:38- When you're kids...- Make the tea.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41And what are you making right now? A pair of scissors?
0:24:41 > 0:24:42I'm making a pair of nurse's scissors.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45Just for sort of cutting bandages open and general use?
0:24:45 > 0:24:46That's correct, yes.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48You've got rows and rows of dies over there.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51- Each one has a specific job to do. - That's right, yeah.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54And for every different order I get, I've got sets of dies.
0:24:54 > 0:24:55I just knock them out.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58..put the new ones in for the new job.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01- So, you've got these set up on this special anvil...- Yes.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03- ..you can literally work along. - That's right.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05So, in a way this is your own little conveyor belt.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08That's correct, yeah. It is really, yeah.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11The techniques used by Pete are very simple and timeless.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14Very little has changed over the centuries.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17Even so, their future looks uncertain.
0:25:19 > 0:25:23These are skills which, sadly, aren't being passed on.
0:25:23 > 0:25:24I know, but...
0:25:26 > 0:25:28Be no good nowadays, would it? It's not quick enough.
0:25:30 > 0:25:31And all this is by eye.
0:25:31 > 0:25:35I can see you're just bending it in these forms here just by eye...
0:25:35 > 0:25:37- Yeah.- ..getting the right shape on the handle.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41Just one more heat and that's that done.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46- Do you want to have a go at making one of these?- Yes, please.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49Yeah, I'll give it a go.
0:25:49 > 0:25:50- Get that.- Right, on there?
0:25:50 > 0:25:52Hold it on the edge.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59- Yeah.- And then...? - And on the side as well.
0:26:03 > 0:26:04Yeah, it's getting there.
0:26:04 > 0:26:08That's it. Oh, you'd be good breaking toffee at Thorntons.
0:26:08 > 0:26:09PAUL LAUGHS
0:26:10 > 0:26:12- Ah, yeah.- What do you think? - PETE LAUGHS
0:26:12 > 0:26:15I wouldn't want to use those as a pair of scissors.
0:26:15 > 0:26:16THEY LAUGH
0:26:16 > 0:26:20I can tell you, that is a lot harder than Pete makes it look.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22You've got some examples of your work there.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24- That's right.- Can we look at them? - Yes.
0:26:27 > 0:26:28Pete makes each piece to order
0:26:28 > 0:26:31and over the years has made all sorts of surgical instruments
0:26:31 > 0:26:34for a variety of medical procedures.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37Well, this is for open heart surgery.
0:26:37 > 0:26:38Uff!
0:26:38 > 0:26:41It's for opening chests. That goes between the ribs.
0:26:42 > 0:26:43And it opens the chest up.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46Where does it go from here for you?
0:26:46 > 0:26:50- Is there still a future making these instruments?- No.
0:26:50 > 0:26:52No, there's not enough work today...
0:26:52 > 0:26:55- Really?- ..to keep anybody going full-time.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58You've got all these skills, you've dedicated your life to this,
0:26:58 > 0:27:00and you're clearly passionate about it,
0:27:00 > 0:27:03don't you want to train up an apprentice to pass it on?
0:27:03 > 0:27:04But it'd be no good
0:27:04 > 0:27:07because it wouldn't keep a lad going for his entire career.
0:27:07 > 0:27:11There just isn't the amount of work. It's all being phased out now.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15- Hand forges.- How do you feel about that? Does it make you feel upset?
0:27:15 > 0:27:17Not really. I mean, it's understandable
0:27:17 > 0:27:20because you wouldn't be able to keep a firm going nowadays
0:27:20 > 0:27:21just by hand forging.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24There's such a big demand and quick turnover...
0:27:25 > 0:27:27..wouldn't be worthwhile.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30- Well, it's been a pleasure meeting you and seeing your work.- Thank you.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32You know, it's handcrafted in the traditional way
0:27:32 > 0:27:36with traditional methods and skills, and that's what it's all about.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38- And you can't put a price on that really, can you?- No, no.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40You really can't.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50You know, it's a real honour to meet someone like Pete,
0:27:50 > 0:27:52a craftsman clearly at the top of his genre,
0:27:52 > 0:27:56passionate about what he does and also very modest as well.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58But it's also tinged with a bit of sadness
0:27:58 > 0:28:02because once he stops doing that, that's where it ends.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05There is no apprentice, there is no future for it.
0:28:05 > 0:28:08A lot of you might say, "Well, you've got to move with the times,"
0:28:08 > 0:28:10but that's a bitter pill to swallow.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24Welcome back to the magnificent Cutler's Hall.
0:28:24 > 0:28:28Hundreds of people have already had their unwanted antiques valued
0:28:28 > 0:28:30and there are plenty more to go.
0:28:31 > 0:28:35First up, with time on her hands, is Anita Manning.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37John, welcome to "Flog It!".
0:28:37 > 0:28:41And what a wonderful item you've brought along.
0:28:41 > 0:28:45This marvellous pocket watch and albert chain.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48Can you tell me, where did you get it?
0:28:48 > 0:28:50Well, it's been in the family donkey's years
0:28:50 > 0:28:53but I believe it came via an uncle
0:28:53 > 0:28:57who went to America in the '20s
0:28:57 > 0:29:00hoping to get work.
0:29:00 > 0:29:03And I don't think he stayed that long. He was more or less...
0:29:03 > 0:29:06He went across, and he was back and never really settled,
0:29:06 > 0:29:08and brought the watch back with him.
0:29:08 > 0:29:13So, he went over there with no money and he came back...
0:29:13 > 0:29:14With a nice watch.
0:29:14 > 0:29:19So, this is not a rolled gold or a plated watch or a silver watch,
0:29:19 > 0:29:24this is a 14 carat watch, and a nice one that.
0:29:24 > 0:29:30And we have this lovely, big, chunky, curb link albert.
0:29:30 > 0:29:35If we look, we can see this wonderful engraved decoration
0:29:35 > 0:29:37around here.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40A little bit of engine-turned work here,
0:29:40 > 0:29:43and we have initials within this cartouche.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46Are these his initials? Have you checked it out?
0:29:46 > 0:29:48I don't know for sure.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51So, this watch is a Rockford watch.
0:29:51 > 0:29:54The workshop was in Rockford, Illinois.
0:29:54 > 0:29:56They made precision watches.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58They were good watchmakers.
0:29:58 > 0:30:00This factory closed in 1915,
0:30:00 > 0:30:03and it made watches between about
0:30:03 > 0:30:071874-75 and 1915.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10It has a white porcelain face.
0:30:10 > 0:30:14We have the Roman numerals here, and when I look at it
0:30:14 > 0:30:17I can see that it's still in working order.
0:30:17 > 0:30:21And we have this marvellous albert.
0:30:21 > 0:30:25If we look at the watch chain we will find that
0:30:25 > 0:30:27all of the links are hallmarked
0:30:27 > 0:30:32and our T-bar here is hallmarked with .375
0:30:32 > 0:30:34which is nine carat gold,
0:30:34 > 0:30:35so it's a nice one.
0:30:35 > 0:30:41This type of item is doing remarkably well in today's market
0:30:41 > 0:30:45because the price of precious metals has soared.
0:30:45 > 0:30:46Yep, yep.
0:30:46 > 0:30:50This will never go to the melting. This will be bought as an item,
0:30:50 > 0:30:54but the fact that it's gold will have pushed that price up
0:30:54 > 0:30:57to a good level.
0:30:57 > 0:31:01Auction estimate, I would put an estimate of 800-1,200.
0:31:01 > 0:31:03In that region.
0:31:03 > 0:31:07- Yeah.- Would you be happy to put it forward at that estimate?
0:31:07 > 0:31:11- Yes.- Shall we go for it? - Yep, yep.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14But what would the minimum be?
0:31:14 > 0:31:18We would put a reserve price on it of £800.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21Yeah. And I don't want to see it go for scrap.
0:31:21 > 0:31:25So many beautiful and finely crafted items
0:31:25 > 0:31:28are being melted down.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30To put them into the auction at least we're giving them
0:31:30 > 0:31:33the chance to go on further as an item...
0:31:33 > 0:31:36- That's right, yeah.- ..and for people to enjoy them.
0:31:36 > 0:31:40So, let's put it into auction 800-1,200.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44- £800 reserve.- Yeah, yeah.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46Thank you for bringing it along.
0:31:46 > 0:31:50- We'll put it to auction and give it a chance.- Very good. Smashing.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52I'm so glad John is selling that watch.
0:31:52 > 0:31:53It would be a terrible loss
0:31:53 > 0:31:55if it was melted for its scrap value.
0:31:57 > 0:31:58Next, going from gold to silver,
0:31:58 > 0:32:02James has some more items that really say, "Sheffield."
0:32:03 > 0:32:06John, when you come to Sheffield
0:32:06 > 0:32:09you expect to find some Sheffield silver,
0:32:09 > 0:32:12- and you haven't disappointed. Well done.- Cheers.
0:32:12 > 0:32:17You've got a complete cross span here from the late 18th century
0:32:17 > 0:32:19through to the mid-20th century.
0:32:19 > 0:32:21What's the idea?
0:32:21 > 0:32:23Are these things that you've been collecting
0:32:23 > 0:32:24or are they family pieces?
0:32:24 > 0:32:27They're just things I found on the internet for the last few months.
0:32:27 > 0:32:32The first one is the classic old English pattern dessert spoon.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35We've got a London hallmark on this occasion
0:32:35 > 0:32:38with the duty mark for King George III.
0:32:38 > 0:32:41It's about 1790 to 1800 in date.
0:32:41 > 0:32:43And in here, a lot of 20th-century ones.
0:32:43 > 0:32:44So, tell me about these.
0:32:44 > 0:32:47As I said, they're just ones I took an interest in as I saw them going.
0:32:47 > 0:32:49The one with the little bullet on
0:32:49 > 0:32:51is just so unusual.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54I only picked them up for...I think that one was about £10 or something.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57That one, I'm not sure about selling actually. It's Clarks.
0:32:57 > 0:32:59It's the anniversary of Clarks Shoes...
0:32:59 > 0:33:01- OK.- ..which is a rather strange one.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04It was made by a goldsmith and silversmiths I think.
0:33:04 > 0:33:08- And the date's dead easy. 1950.- 1950, yeah.
0:33:08 > 0:33:10So, why do you not want to sell that one?
0:33:10 > 0:33:13- I just think Clarks might be interesting for the museum.- Ah, OK.
0:33:13 > 0:33:18Well, let start by saying that is worth far more to a museum
0:33:18 > 0:33:20than it ever will be in a general auction
0:33:20 > 0:33:22cos you don't want it melting down as well.
0:33:22 > 0:33:26Um, that's KSIA Keswick School of Industrial Arts.
0:33:26 > 0:33:31This is a Birmingham hallmark on this occasion. 1899.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33Keswick School of Industrial Arts,
0:33:33 > 0:33:39one of the leading arts and crafts style metalwork producers
0:33:39 > 0:33:42of the late 19th, early 20th century.
0:33:42 > 0:33:43Values.
0:33:44 > 0:33:45What have you paid each for them?
0:33:45 > 0:33:47- Um...15, 20.- Have you?
0:33:47 > 0:33:4920 for the most.
0:33:49 > 0:33:5020 for the most, OK.
0:33:50 > 0:33:53I'll tell you what I think they're worth at auction.
0:33:53 > 0:33:55- Some of them maybe about £5. - Exactly.
0:33:55 > 0:33:5910, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100.
0:34:00 > 0:34:02About £10 each on those.
0:34:03 > 0:34:05I'm not sure I saw a look when I pointed to that one.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08- Yes, I like that one, I must admit... - Take that out.
0:34:08 > 0:34:10- Put that one with that one.- Yeah. - OK.
0:34:10 > 0:34:1510, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, and then we've got that one.
0:34:15 > 0:34:19- The Keswick is going to be the one that leads the rest.- Hmm.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22So, I would put them as one big lot.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25You've got about £50-£70 there.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28So, you've got about 150.
0:34:29 > 0:34:31How does that strike you?
0:34:31 > 0:34:33- Yeah, we'll take it, see how it goes. - All right?- Yeah.
0:34:33 > 0:34:37150-200 as an estimate. 150 reserve.
0:34:37 > 0:34:38Let's see how we go.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41- Got a deal.- Well done.- Cheers.- OK.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45I can't blame John for wanting to keep those spoons.
0:34:45 > 0:34:49It's easy to get attached to beautiful antiques.
0:34:49 > 0:34:51Hopefully, the next items won't be going back home
0:34:51 > 0:34:53with Dorothy and Meg.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55Girls, welcome, both of you, to "Flog It!".
0:34:55 > 0:34:59- I know that you're friends and you're neighbours.- Yes.- Yes.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02- Who do these belong to?- Me. - Tell me where you got them.
0:35:02 > 0:35:04From my late husband,
0:35:04 > 0:35:06and he got them from his uncle,
0:35:06 > 0:35:09- and he got them from his mother. - Do you like them?
0:35:09 > 0:35:10Yes, I like them but...
0:35:12 > 0:35:14..I've no room for them now.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17I had my flat refurbished four years ago
0:35:17 > 0:35:21and they got wrapped up and put away, and they've never been got out since.
0:35:21 > 0:35:25- Do you know what's unusual about these?- No.- They're black.
0:35:25 > 0:35:31I do know that when Grandma had them, the chain was gold...
0:35:32 > 0:35:36..and Uncle thought it made them look cheap
0:35:36 > 0:35:41So, after she died he sat and picked all the gold off.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47So, whether they should be gold or not, I don't know.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50- SHE LAUGHS - He was a very naughty boy.
0:35:50 > 0:35:54- These are what you call Staffordshire dogs.- Staffordshire.
0:35:54 > 0:35:59And these were made literally in their hundreds of thousands
0:35:59 > 0:36:01but they were usually white.
0:36:01 > 0:36:05These ones are black, and they're unusual because of that.
0:36:05 > 0:36:10- Yes.- And the collectors like anything which is a wee bit unusual.
0:36:10 > 0:36:16The other unusual thing about this pair of dogs is that the legs are...
0:36:16 > 0:36:18- It's what we call an open leg... - Yeah.
0:36:18 > 0:36:21..where the leg is on its own.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24- It's separated from the other leg. - Yes.
0:36:24 > 0:36:27- So, a wee bit more difficult in the mould.- Hmm.
0:36:27 > 0:36:32They have gone out of fashion a wee bit. I would say probably...
0:36:33 > 0:36:35..£60-£80.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38- OK.- It's not a lot of money.- No.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41It's not a lot of money but it's up to yourself.
0:36:41 > 0:36:43- Yeah.- Hmm.
0:36:43 > 0:36:46Shall they stay in the box all wrapped up in newspaper?
0:36:46 > 0:36:49- No.- Or do you put them forward to the auction?
0:36:49 > 0:36:52- I'll put them forward. - Shall we put them forward?- Yes.
0:36:52 > 0:36:57I've only one daughter left now and she's not bothered about them.
0:36:57 > 0:36:59You know, she's more modern.
0:36:59 > 0:37:02- That's right. - And I thought whatever I get
0:37:02 > 0:37:05will go to her 50th birthday next month.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07OK, ladies, we'll go put them into auction.
0:37:07 > 0:37:1150-80, will we put a reserve on them?
0:37:11 > 0:37:13- I'll leave it up to you, that.- Aha.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15- I'll put £50.- OK.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17I'm sure that they'll do well.
0:37:17 > 0:37:21They'll be on the internet, and their unusual features
0:37:21 > 0:37:23will make them more appealing to the buyers.
0:37:23 > 0:37:26- Thank you for bringing them in. - BOTH: Thank you.
0:37:26 > 0:37:28It's been lovely to meet both of you.
0:37:28 > 0:37:29BOTH: Thank you very much.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37Well, that's it. Our experts have now find their final items
0:37:37 > 0:37:40to take off to auction, which means it's time to say goodbye
0:37:40 > 0:37:44to our magnificent grand host location, Cutlers' Hall.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47As we make our way over to the saleroom, here's a quick recap
0:37:47 > 0:37:49just to jog your memories of all the items
0:37:49 > 0:37:50that are going under the hammer.
0:37:52 > 0:37:54We've come along just in the nick of time
0:37:54 > 0:37:57to save this gold watch from being turned into scrap.
0:37:59 > 0:38:03Can these unusual Staffordshire dogs make the buyers sit up
0:38:03 > 0:38:04and buy them at auction?
0:38:06 > 0:38:09And John's spoon collection may have shrunk since he arrived
0:38:09 > 0:38:12but, hopefully, it will fetch a big price in the saleroom.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22So, we're heading back to the auction room one last time
0:38:22 > 0:38:27to see if our favourite finds can sell for a favourable price.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32Stirring things up with a collection of silver spoons
0:38:32 > 0:38:33of assorted hallmarks.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35Hopefully, we can double your money.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38Yeah. The pressure's on me too cos the money's going to Portland Works.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41It's where stainless steel was first made in Sheffield.
0:38:41 > 0:38:42And they're painting the building
0:38:42 > 0:38:45and the money is going to preserve the building.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47- That's fantastic. - For our little mesters' works.
0:38:47 > 0:38:48And every penny helps.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50And hopefully, we can make a few bob right now.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52Let's put that valuation to the test.
0:38:52 > 0:38:56Collection of assorted hallmark silver souvenir and other spoons.
0:38:56 > 0:38:57Ten in total.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00Forced to start the bidding at £100.
0:39:00 > 0:39:03110 I need to move on.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06110. It must be elsewhere for all this silverware.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08110. 120. 130.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12125. But I've got to go 135. 140.
0:39:13 > 0:39:15145. 150.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17I'm out.
0:39:17 > 0:39:18Who's on 160?
0:39:18 > 0:39:20£150 bid.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23160 new bid. 170, sir.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25180. 190.
0:39:25 > 0:39:26Do you bid 200, sir?
0:39:26 > 0:39:30190 on my left. Anybody else at £200?
0:39:30 > 0:39:32On my left at £190,
0:39:32 > 0:39:34Hammer's going to drop.
0:39:35 > 0:39:36- GAVEL BANGS - We're happy with that, 190.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39- That's pleased.- And all that money, it's going to a...
0:39:39 > 0:39:41- It's going to a good cause. - ..fabulous cause.
0:39:42 > 0:39:44£70. 75. £80.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47And next to go under the hammer are those Staffordshire pooches.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52Dorothy and Vera, it's great to see you again. You look fabulous.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55- Thank you.- Fingers crossed. The Staffs dogs,
0:39:55 > 0:39:57the pair of Victorian dogs are going under the hammer.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00We think they're Staffs. They're made in the potteries anyway,
0:40:00 > 0:40:01- let's face it.- Yes, yes.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04There's always a market for our pooches, isn't there, Anita?
0:40:04 > 0:40:07They're a wee bit unusual, and that's what the market likes.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09Pare of these Victorian black glazed
0:40:09 > 0:40:12and gilt-highlighted pottery hearth ornaments.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15Staffordshire style by the looks of them.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18The bidding has commenced at £28.
0:40:18 > 0:40:2030 I'm after.
0:40:20 > 0:40:2130 it needs to be.
0:40:21 > 0:40:23With me at £28 bid.
0:40:23 > 0:40:2530 bid. 35.
0:40:25 > 0:40:2640.
0:40:26 > 0:40:2745 with me.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30It's got to the £50. I've got it now. Gentleman standing at 50.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32Anybody else at 55?
0:40:32 > 0:40:34Gentleman in the room at 50. They are going to go.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37Any advance? Selling them at £50.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39- GAVEL BANGS - They've gone.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42- Just on that reserve. - Just made it, ladies.
0:40:42 > 0:40:43Wow. Well done, Anita.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46Well done, Anita. The auction room thought they were worth a bit more.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49- Yes.- They obviously had some presale interest to gauge that,
0:40:49 > 0:40:51to put the value up but it just goes to show,
0:40:51 > 0:40:53on the day no-one committed themselves,
0:40:53 > 0:40:56- so they went ON the reserve. - Yeah, yes.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58A few years ago these would have been worth a lot more...
0:40:58 > 0:41:00- About £80-£90.- ..because they were slightly different,
0:41:00 > 0:41:05- but today's market, there isn't the interest...- No.
0:41:05 > 0:41:07- ..that there was 10 years ago. - You're happy, aren't you?
0:41:07 > 0:41:10- Yes, course I am.- You didn't like them. You didn't want them.- No.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12- What did you think of them? - I thought they were lovely.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15- Why didn't you buy them? - Because I've got two cats.
0:41:15 > 0:41:16THEY LAUGH
0:41:20 > 0:41:23And finally, it's time for John's engraved gold watch.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28John, Old Father Time's moving along swiftly.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30- It's brought us to your lot.- Yes.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33The American half-hunter pocket watch with albert chain
0:41:33 > 0:41:35is going under the hammer.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37Beautiful, isn't it? This is real quality actually.
0:41:37 > 0:41:38Real quality.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41Why are you selling this now?
0:41:41 > 0:41:42It's been there all these years...
0:41:42 > 0:41:46- Sure.- ..and there's no-one to pass it on to that would appreciate it,
0:41:46 > 0:41:49so it's... I want it to go to a good home.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51I don't want it in the melting pot.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53Well, it certainly won't get melted down.
0:41:53 > 0:41:57That is a work of art and a scientific instrument all in one.
0:41:57 > 0:41:59That will appeal to the academics. Let's put the value to the test.
0:41:59 > 0:42:01Here we go. This is it, John.
0:42:01 > 0:42:03American hunter pocket watch.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05Decorative engraved case.
0:42:05 > 0:42:07Lots of interest in this.
0:42:07 > 0:42:09£850.
0:42:09 > 0:42:11- We're straight in, £850.- (Yes!)
0:42:11 > 0:42:14880. 900. 920.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17950. 980. 1,000.
0:42:17 > 0:42:201,050. 1,100. 1,150.
0:42:20 > 0:42:221,100 on commission.
0:42:23 > 0:42:25Fair enough. 1,150. 1,175.
0:42:25 > 0:42:261,150 with me.
0:42:26 > 0:42:281,175 new bid.
0:42:28 > 0:42:311,200. 1,250.
0:42:31 > 0:42:32I'm out.
0:42:32 > 0:42:33Who is on 1,300?
0:42:33 > 0:42:36£1,250 bid so far.
0:42:36 > 0:42:38I'll take 1,300 elsewhere.
0:42:38 > 0:42:40It's going to sell. Shout at me if I miss you.
0:42:40 > 0:42:43- This is great.- All done at £1,250.
0:42:43 > 0:42:44Are we done?
0:42:45 > 0:42:49- GAVEL BANGS - Yes!- £1,250.
0:42:49 > 0:42:52- Spot on valuation, Anita. Spot on. - Yeah, spot on.
0:42:52 > 0:42:53- Yep.- You're happy with that, aren't you?
0:42:53 > 0:42:56- We got the top end.- Very happy, yes.
0:42:56 > 0:42:58- And that's your first auction as well.- Very first, yes.
0:42:58 > 0:43:01Well, hopefully you'll be back for many more.
0:43:06 > 0:43:09Well, as you can see, the auction is still going on
0:43:09 > 0:43:12but it's all over for our owners. And what a fabulous day they've had.
0:43:12 > 0:43:14They've all gone home happy and that's what it's all about.
0:43:14 > 0:43:17All credit to our experts and today's auctioneer.
0:43:17 > 0:43:20I've thoroughly enjoyed being here in Sheffield, a city full
0:43:20 > 0:43:24of history and heritage, and I hope you've enjoyed watching too.
0:43:24 > 0:43:26So, until the next time, it's goodbye.