0:00:04 > 0:00:08Today, Flog It comes from the city that boasts the oldest football club
0:00:08 > 0:00:09in the world. Can you guess who it is?
0:00:09 > 0:00:13Well, I'll let you know later on in the programme, but first,
0:00:13 > 0:00:16we have to kick off with some high-scoring valuations.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18Welcome to Sheffield.
0:00:18 > 0:00:19Oh, missed the goal!
0:00:41 > 0:00:44'Our stadium today is Cutlers' Hall,
0:00:44 > 0:00:46'right at the very heart of Sheffield.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49'It's home to the Cutlers' Company, the guild that has looked after
0:00:49 > 0:00:54'the city's renowned cutlery manufacturers since 1638.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57'It's a real slice of Sheffield history.'
0:00:57 > 0:00:59Well, I cannot wait to tackle some of the treasures
0:00:59 > 0:01:02that are here in this magnificent building,
0:01:02 > 0:01:04but before that, we'll be unveiling the stories
0:01:04 > 0:01:07behind the hundreds of antiques brought along by the people
0:01:07 > 0:01:10of Sheffield and already there's a marvellous crowd here to see
0:01:10 > 0:01:14our experts and there is one chant on everybody's lips which is...
0:01:14 > 0:01:16ALL: What's it worth?!
0:01:16 > 0:01:18Stay tuned and you'll find out.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20'And hoping to score something rare
0:01:20 > 0:01:23'and valuable are our star signings, James Lewis...
0:01:25 > 0:01:27'..and Anita Manning.'
0:01:28 > 0:01:29A couple of geishas.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34'The Cutlers' Company has been here for 400 years.
0:01:34 > 0:01:38'Kings and queens, the great and the good, have sat in these halls.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40'Today, it's witnessing another historic event,
0:01:40 > 0:01:42'a Flog It valuation day.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46'We'll be taking our best finds to sell off at auction,
0:01:46 > 0:01:49'but can you guess which of them fetches a winning price?
0:01:49 > 0:01:51'Will it be these fabulous pair of Wade vases
0:01:51 > 0:01:53'drawing in the collectors?
0:01:53 > 0:01:56'Or will the autographs by the Fab Four Beatles
0:01:56 > 0:01:58'get the fans into a bidding frenzy?
0:01:58 > 0:02:01'Stay tuned and all will be revealed.'
0:02:01 > 0:02:02This is so exciting.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04There's such an electric atmosphere.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06I've got a grandstand view from up here.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08Down there, that's where all the action is taking place
0:02:08 > 0:02:12and Anita Manning is just about to kick off with her first item.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18Martin, lovely to have you at Flog It,
0:02:18 > 0:02:21- and what have you brought me today? - I put you this chain and fob watch.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23Can you tell me where you got it?
0:02:23 > 0:02:27Got it from my wife last night, had it tucked away in a drawer.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31It was her grandmother's, that's all I know about it, basically.
0:02:31 > 0:02:32That she's inherited it?
0:02:32 > 0:02:36- Yes.- And you plucked it from her drawer last night,
0:02:36 > 0:02:38so she's not worn it?
0:02:38 > 0:02:42- No.- Let's have a wee look at it, because this watch has undergone
0:02:42 > 0:02:46change at various times in its history.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49Originally, it was a little fob watch
0:02:49 > 0:02:52and it would have been worn by a lady.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54She would have had a big long guard chain
0:02:54 > 0:02:58and she would have had a little pocket in her belt or her shirt...
0:02:58 > 0:03:00- Oh, right.- ..for the little watch.
0:03:00 > 0:03:05It has come from the late 1800s, beginning of the 1900s,
0:03:05 > 0:03:09- so it's probably 100... at least 100 years old.- Oh!
0:03:09 > 0:03:11And it's a very pretty little watch.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14If we look at the back, it looks rather nice,
0:03:14 > 0:03:17almost Art Nouveau decoration on the back.
0:03:17 > 0:03:21If we open it up, we can see our hallmark for nine carat gold
0:03:21 > 0:03:25and if we open the second plate, we can see that the spring is
0:03:25 > 0:03:28still going, so it's in working order.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32So, a little fob watch and then we look at this part here
0:03:32 > 0:03:34and we think, "Well, what's that for?"
0:03:34 > 0:03:39Now, wristwatches became popular in the 1930s
0:03:39 > 0:03:42and this would have been changed from being a fob watch
0:03:42 > 0:03:46into a wristwatch and we would have had maybe a little silk band
0:03:46 > 0:03:50- on this part and this part.- Right.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54Latterly, another chain would have been put on it,
0:03:54 > 0:03:58so it's gone from being a watch on a chain,
0:03:58 > 0:04:03to a watch on the strap and back to being a watch on a chain again.
0:04:03 > 0:04:10I would like to put it into auction, estimate 100-150,
0:04:10 > 0:04:12that's a fairly conservative estimate.
0:04:12 > 0:04:17- Would you be happy to let it go at that?- 100-150, I've got, er...
0:04:17 > 0:04:21I've spoken to my wife and she said 120 with discretion,
0:04:21 > 0:04:23so that falls between the two, doesn't it?
0:04:23 > 0:04:26That's right, so 120 with discretion. Well, we'll do that.
0:04:26 > 0:04:33- We'll put it in 120-160...- Right. - ..reserve 120 with discretion.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37Did she have any idea why she wanted 120 on it?
0:04:37 > 0:04:40The chain cost about 100, she thinks.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42She's had it quite a long time.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46OK, she's paid retail price for it, but because the gold is high,
0:04:46 > 0:04:51she'll be getting near enough that price for it anyway, so 120.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54- I'm sure we'll have no problem with that at all.- Rightio.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58- That sounds nice.- Thank you very much, Martin, for bringing it along.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00- Thank you very much.- And I'll see you at the auction.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02You will indeed. My wife will be coming,
0:05:02 > 0:05:04- so you'll be able to meet her. - Excellent, excellent.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07Next up, James has got an item that should feel right at home,
0:05:07 > 0:05:10here in Cutlers' Hall.
0:05:10 > 0:05:14Well then, Naina... Before we go any further - Naina?
0:05:14 > 0:05:16Now, other than tenner, Naina...
0:05:16 > 0:05:19- It's not Sheffield. Where does the Naina come from?- Russia.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21So you're Russian?
0:05:21 > 0:05:25No, my mum had a thing on Russian ballet, so I copped for it.
0:05:25 > 0:05:30I could have been Olga. I hit lucky.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34OK, so the first thing to say is there is no more appropriate place
0:05:34 > 0:05:38- than to be looking at these than here in Cutlers' Hall.- Yeah.
0:05:38 > 0:05:39Let's have a look.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42We have a pair, volume one and two,
0:05:42 > 0:05:46and there, the engraved frontispiece is the Cutlers' Hall.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48- Yes, where we are.- Lovely.
0:05:48 > 0:05:53Now, two volumes, bound in green cloth and gilt
0:05:53 > 0:05:54- with a vellum spine.- Yes.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58Without question, these would have been a limited edition of books.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00- These are not cheap to produce.- No.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02Now how did you come to have them in the family?
0:06:02 > 0:06:05My gran got them. I don't know where she got them from,
0:06:05 > 0:06:07but they were in their wardrobe originally.
0:06:07 > 0:06:12Why would your grandmother want a pair of books on Cutlers' Hall?
0:06:12 > 0:06:14Because they were surgical instrument makers,
0:06:14 > 0:06:17they were George Turton & Son, surgical instrument makers.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19- Ah!- So they're in the book.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21So that was your grandmother's...
0:06:21 > 0:06:26- That was my grandfather's father who owned the business.- OK.
0:06:26 > 0:06:31- And then that...- What sort of period? - Up to the '30s.- Exactly this period.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34- Yeah.- So, let's have a look.
0:06:34 > 0:06:40Turton, right. So list of officers, here we are.
0:06:40 > 0:06:45Turton, Turton, Joseph Turton, 1846 to 1851, Thomas Turton,
0:06:45 > 0:06:48so these are relations to you.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51Yes, they're all relations to my grandparents.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53When they were new, they were presented
0:06:53 > 0:06:55to the Sheffield Club by Fred...
0:06:55 > 0:06:56That was the Sheffield Cutlers'.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59I wonder if it's the Shetland Cutlers' or a different club,
0:06:59 > 0:07:02- because you have a county club, don't you, in each area?- Yes.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06With a building in the centre of Sheffield, with the library,
0:07:06 > 0:07:08where all the gentleman would retire.
0:07:08 > 0:07:13I was flicking through these earlier and it has lists of portraits
0:07:13 > 0:07:15and busts that are in this building
0:07:15 > 0:07:18and a wonderful, wonderful history of this building.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20And given in 1906,
0:07:20 > 0:07:25- which probably accounts for why the condition is a bit shabby.- "A bit"?
0:07:25 > 0:07:30All right, very shabby. But they've lived in your home where?
0:07:30 > 0:07:33They've been on the bookshelf for about five years,
0:07:33 > 0:07:37- but the cat's taken to going up on top of the bookshelf.- Right.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39So I thought before they were used as a clawing post,
0:07:39 > 0:07:42it was probably better to get them down.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44Yeah, good move, good move.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46So, pair of books, vellum bound,
0:07:46 > 0:07:50limited edition that have seen better days, but if they don't make
0:07:50 > 0:07:53the right money here in Sheffield, they won't make it anywhere.
0:07:53 > 0:07:58I think we should put an auction estimate of £200-£300 on them
0:07:58 > 0:08:00and a reserve. Had you feel about a reserve?
0:08:00 > 0:08:03- Do you want a reserve on them? - Yes, please.- What were you thinking?
0:08:03 > 0:08:04- About 200.- 200, fine.
0:08:04 > 0:08:08Do you want to give them a little bit of discretion?
0:08:08 > 0:08:12- £10 under, but that's all. - Is that all? OK, so...
0:08:12 > 0:08:15Normally auctioneer's discretion is 10%, so instead
0:08:15 > 0:08:20of having a 200 with a 10% discretion, let's put 190 firm.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22- If they don't make that...- They go home.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26Go home and protect them from the cats, all right?
0:08:26 > 0:08:27Don't worry, Naina,
0:08:27 > 0:08:32I'm sure a local collector will want to get their claws into those books.
0:08:32 > 0:08:37Meanwhile, Anita has taken a real shine to some more local antiques.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40- Cath, welcome to Flog It. - Thank you.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43An interesting little group you've brought us along today.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45Tell me where you got them.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49They actually came to my husband when my mother-in-law died.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51That was the first time I ever saw them
0:08:51 > 0:08:55and they've been stuck in cupboards ever since.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58So we thought we'd bring down the Flog It to see
0:08:58 > 0:09:02if they were of any value and obviously to know how old they are,
0:09:02 > 0:09:05particularly what the watch is,
0:09:05 > 0:09:09because all I know is it slides to open.
0:09:09 > 0:09:14- It does more when it slides open and shut than open and shut.- Right.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17Let's look at this little egg cup and spoon for a start.
0:09:17 > 0:09:18I kind of like that.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22It's the type of thing that someone in the past would have
0:09:22 > 0:09:25bought for a christening present.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28It's made in Sheffield and I like that as we are in Sheffield,
0:09:28 > 0:09:33it's going to be sold in Sheffield and it's nice to find this here.
0:09:33 > 0:09:38It was made in the 1920s, 1925, '26. It's in its original case.
0:09:38 > 0:09:42- I doubt if it's ever been used. - I don't think so.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45I'll tell you what I do like about it.
0:09:45 > 0:09:50In the '20s, we were thinking about the Arts and Crafts period,
0:09:50 > 0:09:54the influence that the medieval had on Arts and Crafts.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57I mean, I don't know if I'm just imagining this
0:09:57 > 0:10:00but I do like its tiny little studs,
0:10:00 > 0:10:03which are going round the rim of the cup and halfway down.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07- This detail just takes it up a gear.- Right.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09- And I do like it. - Well, that's lovely.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11If we look at this watch...
0:10:11 > 0:10:15- Now, this was a chronometer, not just an ordinary watch.- Oh, right.
0:10:15 > 0:10:20Swiss-made. It's a Movado, which is a very good make of watch.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24Now, this little thing has had a long journey...
0:10:24 > 0:10:26- Must have. - ..to get to this condition.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28Because the condition is bad.
0:10:28 > 0:10:34- This metal would have been covered by another material...- Oh.
0:10:34 > 0:10:35..at one point.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38It was fashionable in the 1920s,
0:10:38 > 0:10:42round about the same period as your little egg cup and spoon.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46It would have been covered perhaps by shagreen,
0:10:46 > 0:10:52which is the skin of a ray fish or a shark, but it's all off now.
0:10:52 > 0:10:56It has also lost its glass and that's quite important
0:10:56 > 0:11:00because what's going to happen is that it will lose its hands as well.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04One of the interesting things about these little watches
0:11:04 > 0:11:10- is that you wind them by opening and closing the case.- Right.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14- It's quite an interesting feature, isn't it?- It's lovely.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17It's a good watch, it's a highly collectable watch
0:11:17 > 0:11:20but it's seen better days.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23Coming into auction, I would put both of these items together,
0:11:23 > 0:11:26- as a wee lot.- Right. That's fine. - It would make it attractive.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29Do you have any sentimental attachment left to these?
0:11:29 > 0:11:31Neither of us have.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33As I say, they've just been stuck in a cupboard.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37So if someone else can buy them and enjoy them, that would be wonderful.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40And if someone could buy that and repair it,
0:11:40 > 0:11:42and bring it back to some sort of glory again,
0:11:42 > 0:11:45- that would be really good.- OK.
0:11:45 > 0:11:46So let's put them into auction.
0:11:46 > 0:11:50I would like to keep the estimate fairly conservative
0:11:50 > 0:11:52because this is just a nice thing,
0:11:52 > 0:11:55- made of silver, in its original case.- Uh-huh.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58- This is an item of better quality... - Right.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01..but there is a lot of damage on it
0:12:01 > 0:12:03and there's a lot of work to be done on it.
0:12:03 > 0:12:08- I would like to put these in, possibly £60-£80.- That's fine.
0:12:08 > 0:12:09Would that be fine?
0:12:09 > 0:12:11That'd be fine, yes, no problem at all.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15And, possibly, if you wanted to put a reserve on it...
0:12:15 > 0:12:18- It would be nice if we could. - Uh-huh. I would suggest about £50.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21- That would be lovely.- £50. - Thank you very much.
0:12:21 > 0:12:22I mean, we might get a wee surprise.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24KATH LAUGHS
0:12:24 > 0:12:26It would be great if we did.
0:12:30 > 0:12:34The great thing about this show is people turn up with antiques
0:12:34 > 0:12:37and they don't know what they're worth - it's our job to tell them.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39And that's exactly what we've been doing.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42We've found our first batch of items to take off to the saleroom.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45And here's a quick recap of what's going under the hammer.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47Martin's watch might have seen some changes
0:12:47 > 0:12:51but it should tick over a handsome price in the auction room.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55These books are a real part of today's venue
0:12:55 > 0:12:58and bound to appeal to local collectors.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03Kath's silver collection is small and perfectly formed.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07Just the kind of thing that should shine in the saleroom.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21This is where it gets exciting - it is auction time.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23We're putting all our valuations to the test
0:13:23 > 0:13:25right here at the Sheffield Auction Gallery.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28It's a purpose-built saleroom on the edge of the city centre,
0:13:28 > 0:13:30so I'm going through there right now, to the main room,
0:13:30 > 0:13:32to catch up with our owners.
0:13:33 > 0:13:34Robert Lea is on the podium
0:13:34 > 0:13:38and he's already at full speed, flying through the lots.
0:13:38 > 0:13:42Our first item under his gavel is the gold watch and chain.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44It's great to see you again, Martin.
0:13:44 > 0:13:45And to have you brought along with you?
0:13:45 > 0:13:48- The owner of the fob watch!- Oh! This was your grandma's, wasn't it?
0:13:48 > 0:13:51- Yes, it was.- Hello, Hazel. I love what you're wearing.- Thank you.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53Oh, is this a sad moment, saying goodbye?
0:13:53 > 0:13:57- No, no, there's no sort of sentiment involved there.- Right, OK.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01I tried to wear it by buying the chain but I've been told,
0:14:01 > 0:14:03once I had it repaired, that it was delicate
0:14:03 > 0:14:06and therefore, seeing as I'm more of a barn dance person
0:14:06 > 0:14:08than a little cocktail dress...
0:14:08 > 0:14:10- Right, a bit too scared to wear it. - I know!- Good luck, all of you.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12It's going under the hammer right now.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14Let's put this value to the test. Here we go.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16Nine carat gold cased ladies' fob watch.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19Engraved with black Roman numerals.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21Foliate engraved case with applied loop,
0:14:21 > 0:14:25together with a flat curb link chain. Stamped 375. It's a beauty.
0:14:25 > 0:14:29Commissions. I've got 100, 110, 120, 130...
0:14:29 > 0:14:31Plenty of bids left on the book.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34150. 160, sir? I'm out.
0:14:34 > 0:14:35Who's on 170?
0:14:35 > 0:14:38Gentleman on my left in green at £160 so far.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41Must be 170 to progress.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44Anybody else in? On my left at £160,
0:14:44 > 0:14:46with the gentleman.
0:14:46 > 0:14:47All done, are we?
0:14:47 > 0:14:50The hammer's gone down, 160.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52- Happy?- Whoo!- Yes, over the moon!
0:14:52 > 0:14:54PAUL LAUGHS
0:14:54 > 0:14:55I've got my breath back now!
0:14:56 > 0:14:58- Do you do many auctions at all?- No!
0:14:58 > 0:15:01- This was your first, was it? - Yeah, first.- Oh, wow.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05Thank you so much for coming in and looking so colourful and wonderful.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08Hopefully, they've caught the auction bug
0:15:08 > 0:15:10and will be going to plenty more.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12Next to book their place in the saleroom
0:15:12 > 0:15:14are those Cutlers' Hall books.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17I've just been joined by Naina and Fred, in the nick of time
0:15:17 > 0:15:19because, going under the hammer right now,
0:15:19 > 0:15:21two books of the contents of Cutlers' Hall,
0:15:21 > 0:15:22our valuation day venue.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25- Why are you selling these? - They're not doing anything.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27- They're stuck at home. - Not doing anything?
0:15:27 > 0:15:29They've been in the bottom of the wardrobe
0:15:29 > 0:15:31and then they've been on the bookcase so...
0:15:31 > 0:15:35I wonder if these will end up back at Cutlers' Hall, in their archives.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38- I hope so. Would be nice. - Would be nice, wouldn't it, James?
0:15:38 > 0:15:40Well, what better place to sell them than Sheffield?
0:15:40 > 0:15:41If they don't make good money here,
0:15:41 > 0:15:43they're not going to make it anywhere.
0:15:43 > 0:15:44- They won't do it anywhere.- No.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47Well, let's find out. Let's put it to the test. Here we go. This is it.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49Robert Eadon Leader,
0:15:49 > 0:15:52The History Of The Company Of The Cutlers In Hallamshire
0:15:52 > 0:15:55In The County Of York. First edition, 1905.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57Good local books.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01Must start them at £120.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04130 it needs to be to move on.
0:16:04 > 0:16:08With me at 120, 130, 140, 150, 160...
0:16:08 > 0:16:10There is a bid on the book, look,
0:16:10 > 0:16:12he's looking down on the commission bids.
0:16:12 > 0:16:13Somebody in the room.
0:16:13 > 0:16:18I need £200 elsewhere. 190, gentleman on the second row so far.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21Needs to be 200 to move on. Don't forget...
0:16:21 > 0:16:22He's going to sell at 190, isn't he?
0:16:22 > 0:16:23He's going to sell, yes.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25Anybody else for 200?
0:16:25 > 0:16:27190 on the second row. All done, are we?
0:16:27 > 0:16:30At 190 with the gentleman.
0:16:30 > 0:16:31Hammer's going to drop!
0:16:33 > 0:16:36- Yes!- Yes! Sold.- Sell it! Flog it!
0:16:37 > 0:16:40That's what it's all about, that's the name of the game. Flog it!
0:16:40 > 0:16:43- We're happy.- Yes.- Happy?- Yes! - Good.- Well done.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46They weren't in the best of conditions, either, were they?
0:16:46 > 0:16:49- Falling apart a bit!- They were. That is a really great result, well done.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51I really should take a leaf from James's book -
0:16:51 > 0:16:53his valuation was spot-on.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57- Kath, are you feeling nervous?- Very. - Oh, don't be! Don't be.
0:16:57 > 0:16:58This will be short and sweet,
0:16:58 > 0:17:01because we've got some quality going under the hammer.
0:17:01 > 0:17:02It's a silver christening set.
0:17:02 > 0:17:06Anita has put a valuation of £60-£80 on this. There's a lot of lot.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08Why are you selling this?
0:17:08 > 0:17:12Because somebody has told me Granny here has got another one on the way.
0:17:12 > 0:17:16- You've got a christening to go to soon.- Probably.- Yeah.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19Fingers crossed. But the money will come in handy for the grandchild.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22Right, OK. You are starting up a bank account for them.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24- Yes.- Here we go. This is it.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27Marked silver christening set, Sheffield 1925-1926,
0:17:27 > 0:17:31you've got the egg, cup and spoon, together with the purse watch.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33A bit of local history here.
0:17:33 > 0:17:40- It really is.- Must start the bidding at 35. 40 it needs to be to move on.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44- £40.- Here it comes.- Yes, we've got it.- 50. 45 with me.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46It must be 50.
0:17:46 > 0:17:4855 we've got on the internet.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50- Gentleman in the room holds it at 60.- Well, we've sold it.
0:17:50 > 0:17:5675 I'm after. Room bid at 70. Must be 75 elsewhere. 75, 80 now.
0:17:56 > 0:18:01- 85 I need. 80 in the room.- Go on, go on.- 85 it's got to be. 85, 90.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04- 95 I'm after. It's in the room at 90.- See, this is quality.
0:18:04 > 0:18:0895 it got to be. 100, sir. 110 it's got to be now. 100 in the room.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12Who's on 110? 110 with the internet. Anybody else for 120?
0:18:12 > 0:18:15The internet holds it at £110,
0:18:15 > 0:18:18the hammer is going to drop finally at 110.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21- That was good, wasn't it? Did you enjoy that?- I did, yes.
0:18:21 > 0:18:25- I didn't think it would make that much at all.- It is quality.
0:18:25 > 0:18:26Absolute quality.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29And that's a fair bit of money to start the account off, isn't it?
0:18:29 > 0:18:32- Lovely, brilliant. - You'll enjoy it, won't you?
0:18:32 > 0:18:35And now I've said grandchildren, it's got to be grandchildren.
0:18:35 > 0:18:36Aww!
0:18:41 > 0:18:44Well, that's the end of our first visit to the auction room today.
0:18:44 > 0:18:45So far, so good.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47Plenty more lots to go under the hammer,
0:18:47 > 0:18:50but before we kick off the second half, I'm off to find out
0:18:50 > 0:18:54about the club that gave birth to the biggest game on the planet.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56Football.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02This is Bramall Lane, the home of Sheffield United,
0:19:02 > 0:19:04and the oldest football ground in the world.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07So if I told you the first-ever football club
0:19:07 > 0:19:10came from Sheffield, you might think it was Sheffield United.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13Well, I'm afraid you'd be wrong.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16The answer is actually Sheffield Football Club,
0:19:16 > 0:19:18or FC, as they are known.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21Most of you would probably not have heard of them,
0:19:21 > 0:19:25but they have the honour of, back in 1857, starting football.
0:19:25 > 0:19:26Now, that is a big statement.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29Starting the game we know and love today.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32A game of massive global appeal.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36Some kind of game called football has been around in Britain
0:19:36 > 0:19:39for a lot longer than the 1800s.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41Since the Middle Ages, the most common variety,
0:19:41 > 0:19:45still played in many parts of England, involved a mob of hundreds
0:19:45 > 0:19:49of people running around an area that could cover several miles.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51There weren't really any rules,
0:19:51 > 0:19:55just a ball being moved somehow between two vague goals.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58There was kicking, fighting and even the occasional stabbing.
0:20:00 > 0:20:04It was so riotous that many monarchs passed laws to ban it.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08Queen Elizabeth I proclaimed no football to be played, to be used
0:20:08 > 0:20:11or suffered within the city of London.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15Over the following centuries, the game slowly fell into decline.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18By the start of the 1800s, it was almost dead.
0:20:20 > 0:20:24The sport's revival came about thanks to the great public schools
0:20:24 > 0:20:28like Eton, Harrow, Rugby and Charterhouse.
0:20:28 > 0:20:32Sport, especially football, was a way of creating order
0:20:32 > 0:20:35and discipline amongst the young men.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38Unfortunately, every school played by their own
0:20:38 > 0:20:41set of rules that they considered to be the game of football.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45All that was about to change.
0:20:45 > 0:20:49In 1857, the members of Sheffield Cricket Club put together
0:20:49 > 0:20:52a team to keep the cricketers fit during the winter months
0:20:52 > 0:20:54and they called it Sheffield Football Club.
0:20:54 > 0:20:58The only problem was they didn't have any rules to play by.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02Two of their members, Nathaniel Creswick and William Prest,
0:21:02 > 0:21:05went away and wrote their own set of rules.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08The biggest change was cutting out rugby style tackling
0:21:08 > 0:21:09or ball carrying.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11They also introduced free kicks for foul play
0:21:11 > 0:21:14and kick-offs from the centre spot.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18The Sheffield Rules, as they became known, soon took off.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21And by 1862, 15 other clubs sprung up
0:21:21 > 0:21:24and they were playing by those rules as well
0:21:24 > 0:21:26around the South Yorkshire area.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29This was the birth of modern football.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32Quickly, more and more teens sprung up all over the country,
0:21:32 > 0:21:35playing each other by a common set of rules.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41By the 1900s, football had become an international phenomenon,
0:21:41 > 0:21:43played in front of a vast crowds,
0:21:43 > 0:21:47with players and clubs becoming household names.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53Today, stadiums like this have become commonplace.
0:21:53 > 0:21:57But what became of Sheffield FC, the club that started it all?
0:21:58 > 0:22:02Well, the answer lies right here, six miles south of the city,
0:22:02 > 0:22:04just across the border in Derbyshire.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08I'm here to meet with Richard Timms,
0:22:08 > 0:22:10the current chairman of Sheffield FC.
0:22:10 > 0:22:1312 years ago, he bought the club and saved them
0:22:13 > 0:22:15from becoming just folklore.
0:22:16 > 0:22:21Richard, you bought the club back in 2001. What was it like then?
0:22:21 > 0:22:25In 2001, we didn't have a ground, we played at Don Valley Stadium.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27Luckily, we moved here in about that year.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30We just have one team and a bag of balls and a kit.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33What had happened to Sheffield FC?
0:22:33 > 0:22:37Well, before 2001, we'd played football for nearly 150 years.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40But remaining to our amateur principles
0:22:40 > 0:22:43and the professional game taking over somewhat left us behind.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47Not having our own ground left us even further behind.
0:22:47 > 0:22:51So we've stumbled and stuttered along really for that period of time
0:22:51 > 0:22:53- until we moved here. - Why did you buy it?
0:22:53 > 0:22:55It's the oldest football team in the world.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58It's a great asset to this city and it's a challenge as well.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01If you pop inside, I'll show you some of our archive and where we are now.
0:23:01 > 0:23:05As well as finally giving the club a home ground, Richard has managed to
0:23:05 > 0:23:10build up a collection of memorabilia that reflects its proud history.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12Talk me through some of these trophies.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15Well, some of these trophies we've acquired recently
0:23:15 > 0:23:17as we've started to market the club.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19And the more media we've done, things have come to us.
0:23:19 > 0:23:23- Never having our own ground meant we had no archive.- No trophy room?- No.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25And now you've got one.
0:23:25 > 0:23:29So all this has literally come to you because of the PR the club has
0:23:29 > 0:23:32generated over the years, being the oldest football club in the world.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34It has, it's been in people's cupboards
0:23:34 > 0:23:35and drawers all over the world.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38This piece here, through some of the media we did,
0:23:38 > 0:23:42- I was contacted by a woman in South Africa.- Can I have a look?- You can.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44- So this has come all the way from South Africa?- Yes.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46Inscribed Sheffield Football Club.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50So she knew exactly who it was going to belong to. 1874.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52Gosh, isn't that lovely?
0:23:52 > 0:23:54And that's solid silver, made in Sheffield
0:23:54 > 0:23:58- and was part of an end of season prize.- It's a nice Victorian piece.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00It's done in the George II style.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03It's very classical looking, wonderful urn shape.
0:24:03 > 0:24:08That's worth a lot of money in itself. But priceless to this club.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11You can't put a value on that, can you? That's your social history.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14Indeed. And we have some other interesting pieces.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16Is that an early programme or a set of rules?
0:24:16 > 0:24:19This is a copy of the original Sheffield rules,
0:24:19 > 0:24:21which were written in 1859.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23Yes, this was actually the first printed version
0:24:23 > 0:24:26which basically mapped out the development of the beautiful game.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28Have you got the original? That's a copy, isn't it?
0:24:28 > 0:24:31The original unfortunately got sold because we had to raise money.
0:24:31 > 0:24:32How much did it sell for?
0:24:32 > 0:24:35It went for a world record price, just short of £1 million.
0:24:35 > 0:24:36That's a lot of money, isn't it?
0:24:36 > 0:24:40It's double the previous record for a piece of football memorabilia.
0:24:40 > 0:24:42A hell of a lot of money. What did you do with most of that?
0:24:42 > 0:24:43We used it to pay off our land.
0:24:43 > 0:24:47We now own eight acres of land, so it really did put down our roots.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49So that's going to generate more income.
0:24:49 > 0:24:50And you've had all the stands built.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53I must say, the pitch is in fantastic condition.
0:24:53 > 0:24:54You can see it's money well spent.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57- Yes, we like to think so. - Talk me through some of the rules.
0:24:57 > 0:24:58What have we got here?
0:24:58 > 0:25:01OK, number one rule is, as is today really,
0:25:01 > 0:25:04- kick of from middle, must be a placed kick.- The centre spot.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06Exactly. It's exactly the same thing.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08"No player may be held or pulled over."
0:25:08 > 0:25:12Which again differs from rugby which was developed around the same time.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15A ball in touch is dead, which obviously generates a throw-in.
0:25:15 > 0:25:16So some of them, there was no offside,
0:25:16 > 0:25:18that didn't come until a bit later on.
0:25:18 > 0:25:22- So again, a unique piece of football memorabilia.- Wow!
0:25:22 > 0:25:25This football club is more than a football club, it's a part of
0:25:25 > 0:25:27- social history on a global scale. - Yes.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30So what does the future hold for the young guys playing for the club now?
0:25:30 > 0:25:34Well, we've done more in the last 10 years than the previous 150.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37Our own ground, we've got a successful ladies' side,
0:25:37 > 0:25:40community teams, 27 teams play under our banner.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42So the future is bright now for Sheffield FC.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44And for protecting the heritage.
0:25:44 > 0:25:45It's down to you, local boy made good.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47You've done something great for the city.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50- It's been a pleasure to meet you as well.- Thank you.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54What an amazing piece of social history and culture.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56It's like one lost valuable antique
0:25:56 > 0:25:59that's been forgotten about and covered in dust.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02Thanks to Richard and all the people here at Sheffield FC,
0:26:02 > 0:26:05it's been found, cleaned and polished
0:26:05 > 0:26:06and given a new lease of life.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09And I think it's got a bright future.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21Back at Cutlers' Hall in Sheffield, the second half is under way
0:26:21 > 0:26:25and James is warmed up and ready to tackle his next valuation.
0:26:26 > 0:26:30Christina, when I was seven, my mum and dad,
0:26:30 > 0:26:33for my birthday party
0:26:33 > 0:26:37- decided, you know the little kids' goody bags?- Yes.
0:26:37 > 0:26:41That they would give each child a little Wade whimsy.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43- Right.- Instead of sweets and lollies.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46I'd never been so unpopular as a child.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50Everybody wanted chocolates in their goody bags to take home.
0:26:50 > 0:26:54And my parents made me look like a real dork
0:26:54 > 0:26:56by giving everybody a Wade whimsy.
0:26:56 > 0:27:01But I kept my Wade whimsy and now it's worth £2.50.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04- But the chocolate would have been eaten.- Exactly.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07But these are by the same factory.
0:27:07 > 0:27:11But when we talk about Wade, we talk about little animals,
0:27:11 > 0:27:15little funny models for Disney, Tom and Jerry, that sort of thing.
0:27:15 > 0:27:16What's the history behind these?
0:27:16 > 0:27:19They've been in a display cabinet for quite a long time,
0:27:19 > 0:27:24- but just over two years ago my mother and I moved into a bungalow.- OK.
0:27:24 > 0:27:28- So we had two large houses and went into one small house.- OK.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31And I have two sons and their wives
0:27:31 > 0:27:33and my sons don't really like my clutter, as they put it.
0:27:33 > 0:27:38- Oh, really?- And they like minimalist.- Oh, they'll learn.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41Well, I hope...I'm trying to train my grandchildren,
0:27:41 > 0:27:44but it is a case of I have far too much stuff.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46And so this was a good opportunity
0:27:46 > 0:27:48because I wanted to know a little more about them.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51There's quite a few things about them that I've been interested in,
0:27:51 > 0:27:55inasmuch as one says Wade and the other doesn't.
0:27:55 > 0:28:00- Yes.- And the lines, I don't know why they have a line down.- OK.
0:28:00 > 0:28:01Let's start with the line.
0:28:01 > 0:28:05If you look here, you've got a line down this side.
0:28:05 > 0:28:06Now, on top-quality pottery,
0:28:06 > 0:28:11you would have a worker who would remove that line.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13Well, I would have thought...
0:28:13 > 0:28:17- That's the mould line.- Yes.- It's put into the mould in two halves.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20Where the two halves of the mould separate, they leave the line.
0:28:20 > 0:28:23- That's why it's exactly on the halfway line.- Yes.
0:28:23 > 0:28:29Wade started round 1868, 1869, something like that.
0:28:29 > 0:28:31These are about 1890.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34And they come under the art pottery category
0:28:34 > 0:28:37rather than Art Deco or Art Nouveau.
0:28:37 > 0:28:41Hand decorated with slip clay and moulded leaves.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43But I think these are lovely.
0:28:43 > 0:28:46And I think they've survived in fairly good condition
0:28:46 > 0:28:48because you haven't put them in the bowls,
0:28:48 > 0:28:51scrubbed them with a brush, and they've survived.
0:28:51 > 0:28:53And you say they've been in cabinets and cupboards,
0:28:53 > 0:28:56and I think that has also helped them.
0:28:56 > 0:28:58Let's just have a look at this yellow.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01I'm going to look very silly if this doesn't work.
0:29:01 > 0:29:07- It would look even worse if the picture comes off.- Yes, rubbing away.
0:29:07 > 0:29:09Oh, no, we've lost the flower!
0:29:09 > 0:29:12Now, I'm hoping that with a bit of a rub,
0:29:12 > 0:29:16these will come up nice and bright.
0:29:16 > 0:29:17- There we are.- Magic.
0:29:17 > 0:29:19Well, it's certainly an improvement, isn't it?
0:29:19 > 0:29:21Look at the colours coming through here.
0:29:21 > 0:29:25- Would you like to come to my home once a week?- No.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27I don't know if I'm ashamed or pleased.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31No, I mean, you don't wash things in your cupboards.
0:29:31 > 0:29:33You stick them in the cupboards, leave them there,
0:29:33 > 0:29:36everybody's cupboards have got dust in them.
0:29:36 > 0:29:38Why will they have different markings underneath.
0:29:38 > 0:29:40One is Wade, the other is just a stamp.
0:29:40 > 0:29:45In an art pottery world, nothing was consistent.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48You're not looking at something like Wedgwood or Worcester
0:29:48 > 0:29:52or Royal Crown Derby. There's a big factory.
0:29:52 > 0:29:54Here, you see the Wade, it's impressed,
0:29:54 > 0:29:58but it's actually impressed in quite a haphazard manner.
0:29:58 > 0:30:00So I think each letter has been impressed
0:30:00 > 0:30:03individually by the person at the end of the line.
0:30:03 > 0:30:07- Now, here, nothing.- There's a little squiggle.- A little squiggle.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10I can't even read what that is. But I think they are great.
0:30:10 > 0:30:14I've never seen a pair of Wade vases like them.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17We've got six off-screen valuers, they've never seen them.
0:30:17 > 0:30:22So, value, £60-£100. How would you feel about that?
0:30:22 > 0:30:25Well, I had no idea and there's no point hoping for a big number
0:30:25 > 0:30:28because then you are disappointed.
0:30:28 > 0:30:32Well, we sit at these tables and we are often called experts.
0:30:32 > 0:30:36One thing I would say to you, there is no such thing.
0:30:36 > 0:30:38We can't be an expert on everything.
0:30:38 > 0:30:42And sometimes we just have to go like that and like that.
0:30:42 > 0:30:44Even on the computers here, we haven't found anything like them.
0:30:44 > 0:30:49- So you never know. You might get a surprise.- Good.- I love them.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52- Thank you so much for bringing them.- Thank you very much for taking the time.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55That just shows, even when you're an expert, when it comes to
0:30:55 > 0:30:59pricing antiques, sometimes you've just got to take a punt.
0:31:03 > 0:31:06Luckily, Anita is in familiar territory.
0:31:06 > 0:31:08- Christine, welcome to Flog It. - Thank you.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11We've got a glamorous girl here bringing a glamorous girl
0:31:11 > 0:31:15- along to be looked at. - Glamorous old girl.
0:31:15 > 0:31:19- Now, tell me where you got her. - It was my grandma's.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22- Passed down to my mother's and then to me.- Why are you selling her?
0:31:22 > 0:31:26Because she is on a fire surround what's not very wide
0:31:26 > 0:31:28and I have two boisterous Jack Russells.
0:31:28 > 0:31:32So I wouldn't like to see her get smashed.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34Not after all this time.
0:31:34 > 0:31:36That's a very good reason for passing her on.
0:31:36 > 0:31:40- Do you have daughters that you could...- No. Three boys. - Three big laddies.
0:31:40 > 0:31:44- Yes.- And they are not interested?- Definitely no.
0:31:44 > 0:31:48So I thought I'd bring it along and see what's what with her.
0:31:48 > 0:31:53Well, she's a lovely and sweet figure, fairly well moulded.
0:31:53 > 0:31:57Not of the quality of the best of Doulton and they also made these
0:31:57 > 0:32:03female figurines lounging on settees in a glamorous and attractive way.
0:32:03 > 0:32:05If we look at the back stamp here,
0:32:05 > 0:32:11- we see the mark for the East German Katzhutte.- Oh, right.
0:32:11 > 0:32:18So it's East German in origin and it's probably from the 1930s, 1940s.
0:32:18 > 0:32:23- Oh, I thought she were a bit earlier. - It belonged to your aunt?
0:32:23 > 0:32:26- No, grandma.- Did she travel, or...? Tell me about her.
0:32:26 > 0:32:30She went on cruises, obviously with my grandad.
0:32:30 > 0:32:35They used to go to Germany, Switzerland, them sort of places.
0:32:35 > 0:32:38- So she might have brought it back from holiday?- Yes.
0:32:38 > 0:32:42- It will have been my grandfather what bought it.- Right. As a gift for her.
0:32:42 > 0:32:44- Yes, yes.- What do you like about it?
0:32:44 > 0:32:47She is not really my type of thing but she's pretty
0:32:47 > 0:32:51- and I can put up with her. - You can put up with her.
0:32:51 > 0:32:55- But I am frightened of her breaking. - OK. We can put her into auction.
0:32:55 > 0:32:59We certainly could. She's not going to get high, high value.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02In the Art Deco figures and so on,
0:33:02 > 0:33:07they are looking for Beswick, they're looking for Clarice Cliff.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10The Continental figures from this particular factory
0:33:10 > 0:33:16don't get high figures but I would hope that she would do in the region of 50 to 70.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19I would have to put a reserve on her of £50.
0:33:19 > 0:33:23- I wouldn't like to see her go for less.- You wouldn't like to go below 50?
0:33:23 > 0:33:25No. I'd sooner take her home.
0:33:25 > 0:33:27Well, let's hope she makes a good price
0:33:27 > 0:33:29and she has every chance of doing that.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32- Good. Thank you.- Thank you for bringing her along.- That's fine.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38Next up, speaking words of wisdom
0:33:38 > 0:33:42is James with a book of rock and pop autographs.
0:33:42 > 0:33:47Susan, I think that autographs say more about a person than
0:33:47 > 0:33:49almost anything else that they own.
0:33:49 > 0:33:51It shows who you're interested in.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54It shows what you do in your spare time.
0:33:54 > 0:33:58And different autographs speak volumes about the person that
0:33:58 > 0:34:02has collected them. For you, you were a bit of a rock chick, weren't you?
0:34:02 > 0:34:05- Are you still?- No. Well, a little bit.- Yes?
0:34:06 > 0:34:09Because we go through this and it is pop group after pop group
0:34:09 > 0:34:14after pop and rock and there we have what everybody hopes to see,
0:34:14 > 0:34:20the greatest group of all time, the Beatles. There's got to be a story.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23Me and three friends used to go to watch the Beatles at the
0:34:23 > 0:34:27City Hall of an evening and then used to get early up on the morning
0:34:27 > 0:34:30the day after and wait outside the Grand Hotel for the autographs.
0:34:30 > 0:34:34One particular morning, we got pulled inside and we got all the autographs.
0:34:34 > 0:34:36- Did you meet them?- Yes.- Wow!
0:34:36 > 0:34:40- How exciting.- In the reception area, yes.- What was it like?
0:34:40 > 0:34:43Marvellous. Marvellous, because I was only young, so...
0:34:43 > 0:34:47- Best day of my life, really.- Was it? And who was your favourite? - George.
0:34:47 > 0:34:50- George. Still is.- It's incredible, when you look at...
0:34:50 > 0:34:53I'm looking at you now and you are reliving it in your eyes
0:34:53 > 0:34:56when you say it is your favourite day. So, the Beatles.
0:34:56 > 0:34:59- Are they your favourite?- Well, they were then.- OK. So who else?
0:34:59 > 0:35:02- What else have we got? Show me. - There are loads of people.
0:35:02 > 0:35:04The Small Faces, particularly.
0:35:04 > 0:35:06I met those at a local club, the Mojo,
0:35:06 > 0:35:08and I met all those people there.
0:35:08 > 0:35:10The others are just from the same thing,
0:35:10 > 0:35:14following them in Sheffield from one hotel to the other.
0:35:14 > 0:35:19- Chasing different groups.- And the best performers?- The Beatles. - Really?
0:35:19 > 0:35:23- And how many times did you see them? - At least five, six times.
0:35:23 > 0:35:27Well, whenever you look at an autograph book, even though
0:35:27 > 0:35:30they are people that we all have heard of,
0:35:30 > 0:35:34they are either almost no value or really sought after.
0:35:36 > 0:35:39And the Beatles are the ones that everybody looks for.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42So tell me about John Lennon being in black and blue.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45- I can't explain it at all. - Can't you? Do you know?
0:35:45 > 0:35:47No, I cannot explain it.
0:35:47 > 0:35:52George Harrison is fine. Ringo Starr is fine.
0:35:52 > 0:35:54Paul McCartney is fine.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57But the one the most important name of the Beatles is John Lennon
0:35:57 > 0:36:00and you look at that and we've got blue
0:36:00 > 0:36:04- but then somebody's gone over it in black.- No idea.
0:36:04 > 0:36:06I think what has possibly happened there,
0:36:06 > 0:36:10because the underlying signature looks fine, is the pen has
0:36:10 > 0:36:15started to run out, it's a bit faint so somebody has gone...
0:36:15 > 0:36:18- Let's go over that and make it a bit bolder.- Yes.
0:36:18 > 0:36:22- A page with them all perfect is £1,500-£2,000.- Yes.
0:36:24 > 0:36:28As soon as you lose John Lennon, who's the most valuable,
0:36:28 > 0:36:30he's half the value alone.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33So I think we are looking at an autograph album worth about £1,000.
0:36:36 > 0:36:37It's not a bad return, is it?
0:36:37 > 0:36:39No, I think it's about time, anyway, because
0:36:39 > 0:36:42my children will probably just leave it in a drawer and throw it away.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45- Really?- Well, they will not realise what it is.
0:36:45 > 0:36:47- You could tell them. - I could tell them, yes.
0:36:47 > 0:36:49But I might as well have the bit of money.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51Well, enjoy it.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53It's a lovely story and it's been great hearing about it.
0:36:53 > 0:36:57- Thank you very much.- I think you'll do very well.
0:36:57 > 0:36:59£600 - £1,000 as an estimate.
0:36:59 > 0:37:02£600 as a firm reserve, I think you should put on that.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04Fingers crossed you might get a few
0:37:04 > 0:37:07Beatle collectors from Sheffield fighting for them the auction.
0:37:07 > 0:37:09- OK. Thank you very much. - Lovely. Thank you.
0:37:10 > 0:37:12What a great set of autographs.
0:37:12 > 0:37:16I just hope John Lennon being written over doesn't put off the bidders.
0:37:18 > 0:37:22Well, the whistle was blown on full-time here at Cutlers' Hall.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25We've had a marvellous day but right now, we're going to put
0:37:25 > 0:37:28those valuations to the test as we head off to the auction room.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30And here's a quick recap, just to jog your memories,
0:37:30 > 0:37:34of all the items that are going under the hammer.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37James had to go with his instincts pricing these vases
0:37:37 > 0:37:40but who knows? They could be worth a lot more.
0:37:41 > 0:37:43I do like this lovely figurine.
0:37:43 > 0:37:47Hopefully it will fetch a nice figure in the saleroom.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50And Susan's autograph book should appeal to Beatles fans
0:37:50 > 0:37:55but could the mystery scribbler stop it from being a massive hit?
0:37:59 > 0:38:02Back in the saleroom, the auction is under way
0:38:02 > 0:38:04and Robert is putting in a fine performance.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06First up are Christina's vases.
0:38:06 > 0:38:11She is selling them to make way for a very special person.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14- Your mum has moved in and mums are precious, aren't they?- She is.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17- You are looking after Mum. How old is she?- She's 90.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19Wow.
0:38:19 > 0:38:23So a lot of things are going to make room for Mum's things.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25They are lovely examples of art pottery.
0:38:25 > 0:38:29- You know, in the 19th century. - 1880, 1890.- Very nice.
0:38:29 > 0:38:33- A classic of that time.- We will find a buyer for those.- They should do.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35They really should.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38Well, let's hope that the bidders find a lot of interest in them.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40- Let's hope there is two. - Yes, four.- Three.
0:38:40 > 0:38:41You know it works, don't you?
0:38:41 > 0:38:44They bid each other up and you go away with the top end.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46Here we are. They are putting it to the test now.
0:38:46 > 0:38:50A pair of these Wade pottery vases. Very nice pair.
0:38:50 > 0:38:51A bit of interest in these.
0:38:51 > 0:38:56I have got to start at 55, 60, £65 for so far on commission.
0:38:56 > 0:39:02A few bids. Anybody else, £70 for them? £70. £75. £80.
0:39:02 > 0:39:05With me at £75 on commission.
0:39:05 > 0:39:07Must be £80 elsewhere.
0:39:07 > 0:39:11Anybody else for £85? With me at £75. They are going to go at £75.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13One last look. Have we finished?
0:39:14 > 0:39:17- The hammer has gone down. £75. - Bargain.- Bargain.
0:39:17 > 0:39:19They've gone, though.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22- Yes.- You made some space.- Someone is going to enjoy them.
0:39:22 > 0:39:23Yes, I think they will.
0:39:23 > 0:39:26And you can look after your mum and treasure your mum,
0:39:26 > 0:39:29- because that is what it is all about.- Absolutely.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31Auctions can be fast and furious
0:39:31 > 0:39:34and it's easy to miss an item you're looking to buy or sell.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36Going under the hammer right now,
0:39:36 > 0:39:41we have got beautiful porcelain figure, a Katzhutte. German, 1930s.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44We have that but unfortunately, we don't have its owner, Christine.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46She is stuck in traffic right now but who knows,
0:39:46 > 0:39:49she might just make it through the door.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52Her lot is going under the hammer any second now, Anita.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54Not a great deal of money for something so beautiful.
0:39:54 > 0:39:58It's not a fine porcelain but what we have here is the look.
0:39:58 > 0:40:00It's got the look.
0:40:00 > 0:40:04It's got the look and the porcelain figure collectors will like that.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07Yes. It's going under the hammer right now.
0:40:07 > 0:40:101930s Katzhutte pottery figure, modelled as an elegant young women.
0:40:10 > 0:40:15Must start the bidding at £28. £30.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18- Someone in the room.- 30, 35, 40.
0:40:18 > 0:40:2045, 50. I'm out. Who is on 55?
0:40:20 > 0:40:24Blink and you'll miss it. He's quick.
0:40:24 > 0:40:29- 60, 65. 70, sir? 75.- I wish Christine was here to see this.
0:40:29 > 0:40:33Is anybody else in? All done and £70? Have we finished?
0:40:36 > 0:40:40- Hammer's gone down.- £70. - Good price.- That is excellent.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43- But what we had was a bit of style there.- It's a good look.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45Great value for money.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47It's a shame Christine wasn't here to see it
0:40:47 > 0:40:49but hopefully you can watch this and enjoy it at home.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51Who's on 120?
0:40:51 > 0:40:55Our final lot today if the autograph book Susan collected as a teenager.
0:40:55 > 0:40:57It's got a lorra, lorra signatures on it, hasn't it?
0:40:57 > 0:40:59- It has even got Cilla. - Cilla Black, yes.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02The Small Faces, the Tremeloes, the Hollies.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04I mean, this is rock 'n' roll history.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06What happened to John Lennon's signature?
0:41:06 > 0:41:08Well, I can only think I did.
0:41:08 > 0:41:10I was only 14 and I think, when I got home I decided to...
0:41:10 > 0:41:15- Scribble over it. Oh, dear.- You didn't admit that to me, did you?
0:41:15 > 0:41:17I have thought about it since.
0:41:17 > 0:41:21Well, look, James has pitched that sensibly, £600 - £1,000.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23I'm hoping it will do the top end of that because of the rest
0:41:23 > 0:41:25- of the signatures.- Yes.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27We could gas on all day about music couldn't we?
0:41:27 > 0:41:29But right now we've got business to do.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31We are going to find out exactly what they're worth
0:41:31 > 0:41:34and hopefully we're going to be selling right now. This is it.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37Set of Beatles autographs on a single page including
0:41:37 > 0:41:39George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and John Lennon.
0:41:39 > 0:41:41I think Lennon has been overwritten
0:41:41 > 0:41:43but you have all these others as well.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46Cilla Black, Tremeloes, Searchers, Julie Grant, Searchers.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48Small Faces, the Hollies. Some famous names from the '60s.
0:41:48 > 0:41:53I am forced to start the bidding at £550.
0:41:55 > 0:42:01580, 600, 620. 650 bid on the internet. 680 bid. 700 bid.
0:42:01 > 0:42:06720 bid, 730 bid, 780 bid, 800 bid, 820 bid, 850 bid...
0:42:06 > 0:42:08900... 950.
0:42:09 > 0:42:13- Sarah is giving you a running commentary.- 1,100, 1,150, 1,200.
0:42:15 > 0:42:18£1,300 bid so far on the internet.
0:42:18 > 0:42:221,350, 1,400, 1,450, 1,500.
0:42:22 > 0:42:271,550 I will accept. £1,500 bid so far.
0:42:27 > 0:42:31Anyone want £1,550?
0:42:31 > 0:42:36Any advance? Hammer's going to drop at £1,500. Are we done?
0:42:37 > 0:42:41- Good results. In fact, fab result. - Fantastic. I didn't expect that.
0:42:41 > 0:42:44- That was a great result.- There's tears in the eyes there, isn't there?
0:42:44 > 0:42:46- It's a bit of a sad moment, really.- It is, really.
0:42:46 > 0:42:49Can I ask why did you want to sell these?
0:42:49 > 0:42:51- I just thought the time was right to get rid of them.- Aw!
0:42:51 > 0:42:54Lots of memories as a young girl, there,
0:42:54 > 0:42:56falling in love with George Harrison.
0:42:56 > 0:42:59I think the other signatures helped that, as well.
0:42:59 > 0:43:01All the package on top of the Beatles.
0:43:01 > 0:43:03I think what they did,
0:43:03 > 0:43:06they gave people the confidence that the Beatles were right.
0:43:06 > 0:43:09- Yes, because of the rest of them. - Well, it was wonderful, that.
0:43:09 > 0:43:12- Unbelievable.- Thank you so much for bringing them in.
0:43:12 > 0:43:13Thank you very much. Thank you.
0:43:13 > 0:43:16I'm really glad Susan's book got such a good price.
0:43:16 > 0:43:20- It's part of her childhood and obviously meant a great deal.- Sold.
0:43:20 > 0:43:23Lots of excitement in the auction room today.
0:43:23 > 0:43:26I hope you've enjoyed it because that's what they are all about.
0:43:26 > 0:43:28If you've not been to a saleroom, get down to your local one
0:43:28 > 0:43:31or better still, come to one of our valuation days.
0:43:31 > 0:43:34You can pick up details on our BBC website or check the details
0:43:34 > 0:43:37in your local press because you could be in the next saleroom too.
0:43:37 > 0:43:40Until then, it's goodbye from Sheffield.