0:00:21 > 0:00:23CHORAL SINGING
0:00:26 > 0:00:30From outside, Gloucester Cathedral is a late medieval church,
0:00:30 > 0:00:34which doesn't quite prepare you for what's inside.
0:00:34 > 0:00:37The first thing that strikes you are the gigantic
0:00:37 > 0:00:40Norman columns lining the nave,
0:00:40 > 0:00:43which take you back a further 300 years
0:00:43 > 0:00:45to when the church was first built.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50For a building that's witnessed so much history,
0:00:50 > 0:00:52it's quite appropriate that
0:00:52 > 0:00:55we are adding a little bit of our own here today.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58Who knows what ancient stories or treasures of antiquity lie
0:00:58 > 0:01:02hidden within all of these bags and boxes for our experts to muse over?
0:01:02 > 0:01:04The lucky ones will be going off to auction
0:01:04 > 0:01:07and hopefully home with a small fortune.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12Sharing their knowledge of antiques with us today
0:01:12 > 0:01:16are experts Catherine Southon, who looks to be multi-talented...
0:01:16 > 0:01:20- You are a good little mover, aren't you?- I am a good little mover.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23..and Michael Baggott, who knows what he likes...
0:01:23 > 0:01:25If any of you have got a gold bar, just wave it in the air.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27It's the sort of thing I don't want to miss.
0:01:27 > 0:01:28..and what he doesn't.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31- Oh, don't like clowns!- No, nor me. - I'll leave that to Catherine.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34- No, don't leave it to me! - I'm frightened. I'm frightened.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37Let's get this extraordinary queue inside.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44Nothing can quite prepare you for the sheer scale
0:01:44 > 0:01:46of this incredible building.
0:01:46 > 0:01:50Your eyes are naturally drawn to the ceilings as if
0:01:50 > 0:01:54up to the heavens in awe of its beauty and construction.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57But right now, it's back down to earth with a thud,
0:01:57 > 0:01:59as we look at our first valuation.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03And first, we have Michael with a teapot that looks a
0:02:03 > 0:02:06little cut above.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09Yvonne, thank you so much for coming along today
0:02:09 > 0:02:12and bringing this wonderful teapot.
0:02:12 > 0:02:16Before I tell you anything about it, what do you know about it?
0:02:16 > 0:02:17Where did it come from?
0:02:17 > 0:02:22It came from my mother. I come from an aristocratic family.
0:02:22 > 0:02:27And that was part of the items that we had.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30- So this is noble family silver?- Yes.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32It's a beautiful teapot.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35If we turn it over, all silver should have marks.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39- And, of course, you being French, it is a French teapot.- Yes.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43We've got the French fineness mark there,
0:02:43 > 0:02:46which is the Roman Minerva's head.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49The only difficult thing we have is the French didn't institute,
0:02:49 > 0:02:52as we did, a date-letter system.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55So we have to go sometimes by the maker
0:02:55 > 0:02:59and sometimes actually just by the style of the object to date it.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02What's marvellous here is we've got a maker's mark,
0:03:02 > 0:03:06and the maker's name stamped underneath it. Odiot.
0:03:06 > 0:03:12And that has to be one of the premier silversmiths in France.
0:03:12 > 0:03:13Really?
0:03:13 > 0:03:17Originally, they made silver for Napoleon.
0:03:17 > 0:03:21- We are looking at something here that's 170 years old.- Yes.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24Would have been made in about 1840.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28And we've got all of this decoration underneath the handle here.
0:03:28 > 0:03:29The leaves and fruit.
0:03:29 > 0:03:34And even that little acanthus which, on an English one, would be
0:03:34 > 0:03:38quite nice, there it almost comes alive.
0:03:38 > 0:03:44And those, I assume, beautifully engraved there are your family arms.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47- No.- Are they not?- I don't think so.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50I don't think so because in fact there is a marking, "Zittol",
0:03:50 > 0:03:55- on the top there, and I don't know what it is.- Oh!
0:03:55 > 0:03:59- It's definitely two coats of arms. - But whose, I don't know.
0:03:59 > 0:04:00- You don't know?- No.
0:04:00 > 0:04:04It would have been for a wedding. It would have been as a marriage piece.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07- Right.- Two noble families marrying together.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09Maybe it was an extinct line.
0:04:09 > 0:04:13Value... Let's put £500 to £800 on it.
0:04:13 > 0:04:14Yes.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16And let's put a fixed reserve £500.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20And all we need is someone on the internet that recognises
0:04:20 > 0:04:24the name Odiot and understands the quality, and we might have a little
0:04:24 > 0:04:29bit of a bidding war in the room, but it's a stunning piece of silver.
0:04:29 > 0:04:30Thank you.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33A collector's dream. Thank you so much for bringing it in today.
0:04:33 > 0:04:34- Thank you, Michael.- Thank you.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36What a good start for Michael.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41And now over to Catherine for her first item.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45This is a real chunky piece that you've brought along to "Flog It!".
0:04:45 > 0:04:48Where did you get these scales from?
0:04:48 > 0:04:52They actually belonged to my father, who has been dead now for 20 years.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54Right, and where did your father get them from?
0:04:54 > 0:04:57He bought them in an auction in Hereford, when we lived in Hereford.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00Did he buy them to use or for decorative purpose?
0:05:00 > 0:05:03No. Just because he liked them, I think.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05Do you know if he paid a lot of money for them?
0:05:05 > 0:05:08I was given to understand he'd paid about £500 for them.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10- But I don't know whether that is true or not.- Really?
0:05:10 > 0:05:13- Yes.- Wow, that's actually quite a lot of money for them.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15Going back how many years ago?
0:05:15 > 0:05:18- 47, probably...- 40-odd years ago. - Yes.- Right.
0:05:18 > 0:05:24Essentially, what we've got here is a set of Victorian parcel scales.
0:05:24 > 0:05:29And we have a lovely set of weights here, ranging from a great, big
0:05:29 > 0:05:33four pound here, right down to the half an ounce.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37So this is for your parcels and your letters.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40Unfortunately we can't see any names here.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42I suppose that where it's been cleaned, it's been rubbed out.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46It has been rubbed out a bit. It would be nice to see a maker's name.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49But nevertheless, they've got a good look about them.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51I see quite a lot of scales coming up for auctions,
0:05:51 > 0:05:54particularly the smaller ones, and they don't make big money.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56But this is a really impressive set.
0:05:56 > 0:06:01And lovely. And importantly, you've got all the pieces here.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03You've got all the weights, which is essential.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05Where is it now?
0:06:05 > 0:06:08Just upstairs on the desk. And I'm downsizing.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11- That's why I want to get rid of it. - You want to get rid of them?- Yes.
0:06:11 > 0:06:17OK. So you think that your father probably paid around the £500 mark.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22They are an excellent example, but I'm a bit concerned
0:06:22 > 0:06:25that your father paid that sort of money for them.
0:06:25 > 0:06:31Because I would value them at around £100-£150.
0:06:31 > 0:06:36- Right.- Would you be happy to put them back into auction at £100-£150?
0:06:36 > 0:06:38- Yes.- We will put a £100 reserve on,
0:06:38 > 0:06:40just to make sure they don't go for nothing.
0:06:40 > 0:06:44- That would be fine. - A great example, in good condition.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46Thank you for bringing them along to "Flog It!".
0:06:46 > 0:06:48Thank you, thank you very much.
0:06:48 > 0:06:52Well, Catherine weighed that one up in a very balanced way.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00Thea, I was slightly disappointed to see this in a box
0:07:00 > 0:07:02and you not wearing it in the queue.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05It's a wonderful thing. Where did it come from?
0:07:05 > 0:07:08My mother left it to me when she died.
0:07:08 > 0:07:13- She spent a couple of years looking for it.- Yes?- Yes.
0:07:13 > 0:07:17She didn't want just any old cameo, she wanted something spectacular.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20Normally, of course, they are shell cameos.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23And we have that slightly pinky-orange background
0:07:23 > 0:07:27and white shell, which are carved out of the large conch shell.
0:07:27 > 0:07:32- Yes.- Of course, you can also get cameos and intaglios -
0:07:32 > 0:07:36- these carved portraits - done in hard stone.- Yes.
0:07:36 > 0:07:40But there is another material, and I know you know what this is,
0:07:40 > 0:07:43but this is probably the most unusual material,
0:07:43 > 0:07:46and once you've seen it, you will never forget it.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49It is, of course, lava.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53- Yes.- And, of course, it carves extremely well.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55It's actually, I mean, we think of lava and the heat
0:07:55 > 0:07:59and the furnace of the volcano. The stone is very light.
0:07:59 > 0:08:04So you can wear it comfortably on a garment without it falling off.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06It is also quite fragile.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09It's marvellous that it has survived.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12Did your mother give you any idea when it was carved
0:08:12 > 0:08:13or where it was carved?
0:08:13 > 0:08:17I was told that it was lava from Vesuvius.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19It is indeed.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23And about 1845, something like that.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26At the height of the classical revival.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29Because this is particularly well modelled,
0:08:29 > 0:08:33it's in a lovely unmarked but low carat gold mount.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36It could be nine, it could be ten, 12 or 15 -
0:08:36 > 0:08:39different carats of gold used in Italy,
0:08:39 > 0:08:44- which is where this was carved.- Yes. - The only shame is that sometimes
0:08:44 > 0:08:47when they are this good, you will get an artist's name on the back.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49- Right. Yes. - You sometimes do with shell cameos.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51I don't think this one has.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55No. It's a lovely thing. Have you ever worn it or do you wear it?
0:08:55 > 0:08:58I haven't worn it, no, but my mother used to.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00It did look lovely.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02Any idea of what the value might be?
0:09:04 > 0:09:05Not really, no.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09I think we'd be sensible
0:09:09 > 0:09:14putting it into auction at £150-£250...
0:09:14 > 0:09:17- Right.- ..and hoping that it goes on from there.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21- Yes.- We will put a fixed reserve of £150 on it.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23OK, that sounds fine.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25That's wonderful. Thank you so much for bringing it in.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27Thank you very much.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31What a great turnout we've got here today.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35I'm sure it's got something to do with our magnificent host location.
0:09:35 > 0:09:39Everywhere you look, we are surrounded by history.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42And hopefully we can make some history of our very own today,
0:09:42 > 0:09:44as we are off to auction for the very first time.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47Here is a quick recap of the items that are going under the hammer.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53Let's hope the bidders take a shine to Yvonne's superb silver teapot.
0:09:56 > 0:10:01Lynn is downsizing, so the parcel and letter scale needs a new home.
0:10:06 > 0:10:10And who couldn't fail to be impressed by Thea's lava brooch?
0:10:13 > 0:10:16From the valuation day in the heart of the city,
0:10:16 > 0:10:19we have come to the auction room in the heart of the countryside.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23There aren't many salerooms that have a view like this.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26This one does, though - Moore, Allen and Innocent,
0:10:26 > 0:10:28situated just outside of Cirencester.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30This is where our lots are going under the hammer.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33Let's get inside and catch up with our owners
0:10:33 > 0:10:34and get the sale under way.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38The man on the rostrum is Philip Allwood,
0:10:38 > 0:10:42and the commission here is 15% plus VAT.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47First up, Yvonne with her delightful teapot.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50Going under the hammer right now, we have a continental teapot.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53It's silver and it's Michael's thing and belongs to Yvonne,
0:10:53 > 0:10:55- who looks absolutely stunning today. - Thank you.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57And thank you for bringing that in as well.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00Right, will it get that top end or will it get that lower end?
0:11:00 > 0:11:02Fingers crossed we'll sell it. This is it.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04It's going under the hammer now.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08Lot number 270. It's the 19th-century French silver teapot.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11300 to get off. At 300.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14At 300. 320. 340.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16360. 380.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19At 380. 400. 420.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21440.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24This is good. We are getting the top end. Come on!
0:11:24 > 0:11:26500. At £500. On my right now at 500.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29At £500. Selling in the room here now then.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32Selling on estimate. Just there.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35- Sold at 500.- Just on the reserve. - Just on the reserve.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37- It scraped in.- Yes, just.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40- That was close, wasn't it? - Very close.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42- But it's gone. We are pleased, are you pleased?- Very.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45Good. Thank you for bringing that in. Well done, Michael.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51A stunning piece of silver like that is never going to be out of fashion.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56The next item could be described as made-to-measure.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00Right now, you could say it's in the balance.
0:12:00 > 0:12:01Oh! Very clever.
0:12:01 > 0:12:06Which brings us to the set of Victorian scales belonging to Lynn.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09One way or another, I think we will let the bidders decide.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11It's going under the hammer now.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14Starting at 100. That would be cheap, wouldn't it? £100.
0:12:14 > 0:12:15It would be very cheap.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18I'm going to start you here on the book at a mere 55. 55.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21We want a lot more than that, don't we?
0:12:21 > 0:12:2360. Five. 70. Five.
0:12:23 > 0:12:2480.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27- We are getting there. - At 85 here. 90. Five.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29- 100.- Yes!
0:12:29 > 0:12:31110, if you like, on the net.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34£100. On my left at 100.
0:12:34 > 0:12:38Sold. Hammer has gone down. Look, we are happy.
0:12:38 > 0:12:39Yes, so am I.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41You didn't want them, did you? You are downsizing.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43£100 is better than nothing.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46And £100 is always worth having.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50Michael has pinned his hopes on our next item.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53Going under the hammer right now, we have a 19th-century tourist
0:12:53 > 0:12:55piece from Naples. It's a lava brooch.
0:12:55 > 0:12:56Unfortunately, we do not have
0:12:56 > 0:12:58our owner, Thea, she can't make it today. But here we go.
0:12:58 > 0:12:59It's going under the hammer.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01100. The best one I've seen in a long while.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03110 if you like. 110.
0:13:03 > 0:13:04120.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07130. 140. 150. The book is out at 150.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09160 on the net.
0:13:09 > 0:13:10170. 180.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12190.
0:13:12 > 0:13:13At 190.
0:13:13 > 0:13:14- I think to the top end.- Yes.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17At 220. 240. 260.
0:13:17 > 0:13:18At 260, the lady's bid.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21- At 280.- This is good. This is really good, actually.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24- Are brooches back in fashion? - I think they are, Michael.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26At 320. The gentleman has bid at 320.
0:13:26 > 0:13:27340.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30At £340. At 340...
0:13:32 > 0:13:33Hammer has gone down. £340.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36I think they are back in fashion. I think that's quite showy.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39- It's quite large.- It's showy, and I wouldn't be surprised
0:13:39 > 0:13:40if that was an Italian bidder.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44They are big money over in Italy and not much to post, is it?
0:13:44 > 0:13:46No, no, exactly. A bit of bubble wrap.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49Thank goodness for the internet. Online bidding. There you go.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52Excellent result. Thea will be pleased with that.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03Now, it looks like Catherine has found us a rainbow.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08Kathleen, what a collection of scarves.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11These are absolutely amazing. Where did you get them from?
0:14:11 > 0:14:13- Jumble sales.- Right.
0:14:13 > 0:14:18Charity shops. And people give them to me because they know I collect.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20How long have you been collecting for?
0:14:20 > 0:14:21Since I was 11.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24But you've got a collection here.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27You've got polyester ones and some are silk. So you collect all sorts.
0:14:27 > 0:14:32- I really go by either the name that's on it...- Right.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34..or the story it tells.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36Let's look at a couple of them.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40- First of all, this one caught my eye.- Mary Quant.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42Because this is by Mary Quant.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44When did you get this one?
0:14:44 > 0:14:46It came from a jumble sale.
0:14:46 > 0:14:47Oh, did it? How much did you pay for that one?
0:14:47 > 0:14:49Probably 20p for that one.
0:14:49 > 0:14:5420p?! Wow! I mean, Mary Quant, fantastic name.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58- But it is quite plain as Mary Quant scarves go.- Yes.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00And then this one over here,
0:15:00 > 0:15:03that's really the one that I want to focus on.
0:15:03 > 0:15:07And the reason I want to focus on it is because of this name
0:15:07 > 0:15:10right at the bottom. Hermes - Paris.
0:15:10 > 0:15:15Hermes, the French designer, started making scarves in 1937.
0:15:15 > 0:15:19They are beautifully made. They are 90cm by 90cm.
0:15:19 > 0:15:24Each one weighs exactly 65g.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26I didn't realise that!
0:15:26 > 0:15:29I've been so boring, I've weighed this.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32- And it does weigh exactly 65g. - I never knew that!
0:15:32 > 0:15:35Do you have other scarves as well?
0:15:35 > 0:15:37Yes, I have about 200 or so.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39200?
0:15:39 > 0:15:42Did you want to sell the other scarves as well?
0:15:42 > 0:15:43I would like to, yes.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47If you are interested in selling the other scarves, I think
0:15:47 > 0:15:51what would be best is to take all the scarves off to auction
0:15:51 > 0:15:55and then leave it up to the auction house to divide them
0:15:55 > 0:16:01into separate lots, making sure that all the designer ones are kept
0:16:01 > 0:16:03together as individual lots.
0:16:03 > 0:16:09This one by itself would make £100-£200 at auction.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11What did you pay for it?
0:16:11 > 0:16:1250p.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16Can I come with you when you go to these jumble sales?
0:16:16 > 0:16:19- That's about the most I've ever paid.- What, 50p?!
0:16:19 > 0:16:20Yes.
0:16:21 > 0:16:25I've never bought one out of a shop, just, you know, normally.
0:16:25 > 0:16:29That's amazing. What I would suggest here is probably selling this
0:16:29 > 0:16:34as a collection. Because the other ones, although they are jolly nice,
0:16:34 > 0:16:35there's no big names.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38We've got the Jacqmar, the Hermes and we've got the Quant.
0:16:38 > 0:16:43If we put this all together with an estimate of £150-£250
0:16:43 > 0:16:46and a reserve of 120, how does that sound to you?
0:16:46 > 0:16:47That sounds fantastic.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50I'm sure it does sound fantastic after you've been paying 20p
0:16:50 > 0:16:52here and there.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55I've really enjoyed looking at the collection. Thank you, Kathleen.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58- I'll see you at the auction. - Thank you very much.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04Now, I bet you've never seen one of these before.
0:17:04 > 0:17:05Well, Monique,
0:17:05 > 0:17:09we've seen some wild and interesting things on "Flog It!",
0:17:09 > 0:17:12but I think this wins, this takes the biscuit.
0:17:12 > 0:17:16In 13 series, I don't think we've seen anything as macabre
0:17:16 > 0:17:19and bizarre as this. What do you know about it?
0:17:19 > 0:17:21Nothing, unfortunately.
0:17:21 > 0:17:25My mum gave it to me on Sunday to take to a car-boot sale,
0:17:25 > 0:17:27didn't want to take it to the car-boot sale
0:17:27 > 0:17:29and I knew you were here, so I've literally brought it.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32More than anything, I wanted to know what it was.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35Good grief! First of all, we've got no provenance to go back
0:17:35 > 0:17:39and say it belonged to your great, great, great grandfather.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41So we are left with the object itself.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44- First of all, it's a bone.- Yep.
0:17:44 > 0:17:49- And I'm fairly sure, 95% sure, that it's a human bone.- Right.
0:17:49 > 0:17:54Probably a leg. This is really quite a deep colour.
0:17:54 > 0:17:58If I relate that to other objects I've seen with that
0:17:58 > 0:18:01sort of patination,
0:18:01 > 0:18:05we are certainly going back at least 300 or 400 years.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08And we've got these little fittings made.
0:18:08 > 0:18:14But most curiously, at the end, the joint here has been hand-stitched
0:18:14 > 0:18:18and covered with possibly leather, to form a membrane.
0:18:18 > 0:18:23And then we've had two holes cut and these copper mounts on it.
0:18:23 > 0:18:29It's a bizarre thing. I can't think of any practical use for it.
0:18:29 > 0:18:35We were saying, could it possibly be for tribes, like a weapon or not?
0:18:35 > 0:18:37You see, if it were a weapon
0:18:37 > 0:18:40you would want the bone of a larger animal.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43That could hurt you. But it couldn't do any serious harm
0:18:43 > 0:18:46- because it would probably crack and spring open.- OK, yeah.
0:18:46 > 0:18:51I mean, there are obviously Tibetan cultures where they mount skulls.
0:18:51 > 0:18:57Is it possible that this is Tibetan or far Eastern?
0:18:57 > 0:18:59But what it is is absolutely fascinating.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01You could have...
0:19:01 > 0:19:05I would think there are a lot of people that would recoil from it,
0:19:05 > 0:19:07but there's also a lot of people
0:19:07 > 0:19:10and antiquaries that would love this, just to discuss.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13Try and find out what indeed it is.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15That'd be very interesting, wouldn't it?
0:19:15 > 0:19:17- I don't think it's wildly valuable. - Yep.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20But I would defy anyone to put an accurate valuation on it.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23- It's almost impossible.- Yep. - Because, you know...- Yeah, yeah.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25If you don't know what it is, it's difficult to value.
0:19:25 > 0:19:30- I would say, let's put £100-£200 on it.- OK.
0:19:30 > 0:19:34And we'll put a reserve of something like £60-£70 on it.
0:19:34 > 0:19:35If you are happy with that?
0:19:35 > 0:19:39Yeah, yeah. No, like I say, it was going to be sold for £1.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41So that's a bonus, isn't it?
0:19:41 > 0:19:44I hope it's not like one of those Victorian stories where
0:19:44 > 0:19:45I am now cursed.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48- And have to return it to the tribe before I'm 60.- No, no, no.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51When the hammer comes down and we are both struck by lightning,
0:19:51 > 0:19:52yeah, it was cursed.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54Hopefully not.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57Fingers crossed. Thank you so much for bringing it in.
0:19:57 > 0:19:58Thank you very much indeed.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01Well, that is a mystery that deserves some detective work.
0:20:03 > 0:20:08Catherine has now set up under the beautiful fan-vaulted ceiling.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11Karen, the word that springs to mind
0:20:11 > 0:20:15when looking at these two necklaces is elegance.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18Can you tell me a little bit about them?
0:20:18 > 0:20:23I think they are French because my relatives who left them to the
0:20:23 > 0:20:28family, they came from France and they left a collection of jewellery.
0:20:28 > 0:20:32We could choose our favourite pieces. And I chose these two.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34Why were you drawn towards these in particular?
0:20:34 > 0:20:38I like the shape. They seem sort of Art Deco or that sort of era.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40And I like the shapes of them.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43They are not quite Art Deco, they are Art Nouveau.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45- Oh, Art Nouveau.- So slightly earlier.
0:20:45 > 0:20:46I was probably confused about both of them.
0:20:46 > 0:20:52Date-wise, we are looking at about 1900 to 1910, that sort of period.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55This one in particular, if you think about Art Nouveau,
0:20:55 > 0:20:58which goes back to nature, this is wonderful because you've got
0:20:58 > 0:21:03the wheat here which has been incorporated into the design.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06I'm guessing this is 18-carat gold.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09And I love the little seed pearl drop at the end.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12This reminds me very much of Edwardian jewellery that we
0:21:12 > 0:21:15see in 1900 and 1910.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18But this is actually a French piece.
0:21:18 > 0:21:22And what we've got here are seed pearls.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25However, we have got two missing. Did you know that?
0:21:25 > 0:21:27Is there two missing? I thought there was one.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30There's one over here. And then one on the other side.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32And we've got this coloured gold.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35I'm guessing again this is probably 18-carat gold.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37And it's real quality.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39- It's very intricate. - Absolutely superb.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42Well, price-wise, this one,
0:21:42 > 0:21:46- you'll be looking at about £200-£300.- Right.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49But this piece, this is a little bit special.
0:21:49 > 0:21:50Oh, really?
0:21:50 > 0:21:52And I would say...
0:21:53 > 0:21:56This would make somewhere between £700 and £900.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58Lovely, yes.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01Thank you so much for bringing along such elegant necklaces.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03You've really made my day. It's been lovely to meet you.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06Thank you very much. It's been lovely to meet you, too.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09Those two are absolutely glorious.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15Sadly, it's time to say goodbye to Gloucester Cathedral -
0:22:15 > 0:22:18our magnificent host location for today.
0:22:18 > 0:22:22As we go over to the auction room for the very last time, we've got
0:22:22 > 0:22:24some unfinished business there.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26Here's a quick recap of the items we are taking with us.
0:22:28 > 0:22:32I imagine that Kathleen's collection of 50p scarves should raise
0:22:32 > 0:22:34a little bit more than that at auction.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42Who knows how valuable Monique's mystery bone will turn out to be?
0:22:47 > 0:22:51Pure elegance is the only way to describe the two gold
0:22:51 > 0:22:52Art Nouveau necklaces.
0:22:57 > 0:23:01Without further ado, let's see how they do at auction.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04If you love Art Nouveau, you will love this next lot.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07We've got some jewellery belonging to Karen. Two necklaces.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09- Yes.- Do you like the Art Nouveau period?
0:23:09 > 0:23:10I do like Art Nouveau.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12Hopefully we can get top money. Two lots going under the hammer.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14Let's see what the first one does.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16It's going under the hammer right now.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18Start here at 100 on the book. £100.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20110. 120.
0:23:20 > 0:23:24130. 140. 150. The book is out at 150.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26160. 170.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29180 if you like it. 170. 180.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31INDISTINCT SPEECH
0:23:31 > 0:23:34190. 200 if you like now.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37At £190. Selling at 190.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42- Fantastic. That's very good. - 190. Happy with that?
0:23:42 > 0:23:44- Very happy with that. - Well done. That's great, actually.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47It was really, really pretty. Very elegant, wasn't it?
0:23:47 > 0:23:48We're doing the next one now.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51Very pretty piece there. Where are you going to be for that?
0:23:51 > 0:23:54Should be 1,000 really. Where are you going to be for this?
0:23:54 > 0:23:56Who will start me? Start me at 800.
0:23:57 > 0:23:58- That's a low start.- Five!
0:23:58 > 0:24:03At £500, thank you. At 500. 520. 550.
0:24:03 > 0:24:04580.
0:24:04 > 0:24:08600. At 600. 620 now?
0:24:08 > 0:24:10At £600. 620 anyone?
0:24:10 > 0:24:12All sure at 600...
0:24:14 > 0:24:17- That one, I'm afraid, needs a little bit more than that.- That's a shame.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21- So close as well.- That was, in my mind, the better piece.
0:24:21 > 0:24:25And as he said at the beginning, it should be worth £1,000.
0:24:25 > 0:24:29And if it doesn't sell for six, then forget it.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32Sell it somewhere else on another day, because it's worth it.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35It's a nice thing.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37There has to be another day in the auction room
0:24:37 > 0:24:41for a necklace like that.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45Now, time to unravel the mystery surrounding that curious bone.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48Our research suggests it's a Tibetan kangling -
0:24:48 > 0:24:51a ceremonial horn or trumpet
0:24:51 > 0:24:54which is indeed made from a human thigh bone.
0:24:55 > 0:25:01Going under the hammer right now, we have a human leg up for grabs.
0:25:01 > 0:25:02I was going to say break a leg, but, hey,
0:25:02 > 0:25:04we don't want to break this one.
0:25:05 > 0:25:09290 is the Tibetan Buddhist kangling. The human femur flute.
0:25:09 > 0:25:11There we go. Every house should have one.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14Where are you going to be? Is that a couple of hundred?
0:25:14 > 0:25:17100 to get on. 100?
0:25:17 > 0:25:19Dear, oh me, oh, my.
0:25:19 > 0:25:2350, then, to start. There must be 50. £50 bid.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26Five. 60. Five. 70. Five.
0:25:26 > 0:25:3080. Five. 90. Five anywhere? Five.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32At 95. 100 now?
0:25:32 > 0:25:37100. At 100. 110? At £100. Thought it might make a little more.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39At £100 right in front of me.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41All sure at 100?
0:25:41 > 0:25:43You've sold it. 100.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46Thank you for bringing that because I've never ever said,
0:25:46 > 0:25:49"Going under the hammer right now is a human leg bone."
0:25:49 > 0:25:51- So that's a first.- First for you. - Thank you so much.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53No problem at all.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57We are not quite on the last leg. One more item to go.
0:26:00 > 0:26:01So far, so good.
0:26:01 > 0:26:05Going under the hammer right now, we have quite a collection of scarves.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07- Some of these I know caught your eye.- Oh, yes.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09Kathleen, thank you for bringing them in.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12But you went home after the valuation day, had a forage,
0:26:12 > 0:26:15found a load more and brought them in.
0:26:15 > 0:26:19Philip has kindly lotted these one after the other
0:26:19 > 0:26:22after our particular item.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24We are going to put these valuations to the test.
0:26:24 > 0:26:25Starting with our lot now.
0:26:26 > 0:26:30250 is the collection of scarves including the Hermes scarf
0:26:30 > 0:26:31and all sorts of things there.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33£50.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35£50 bid there. At 50 on my right. Five.
0:26:35 > 0:26:3860. Five. 70. Five.
0:26:38 > 0:26:4180. Five. 90. Five.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43100. And five.
0:26:43 > 0:26:44110. 120.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46Right, look at this.
0:26:46 > 0:26:50At 120 here. 130. 140.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53- This is more like it. - At 140 here.
0:26:53 > 0:26:57- Beautiful scarves.- £140 right in front of me here. At 140...
0:26:59 > 0:27:02- Sold at 140.- Sold.- Happy?
0:27:02 > 0:27:06- Wonderful.- One down and we've got four more lots, haven't we?
0:27:08 > 0:27:11And here is a quick look at the hammer going down on the rest of
0:27:11 > 0:27:17Kathleen's collection of around 250 scarves, divided into the four lots.
0:27:17 > 0:27:18This is the first.
0:27:18 > 0:27:22In front of me, then at £80. 80 it is.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24Good investments there, I must say.
0:27:24 > 0:27:25This is the second.
0:27:25 > 0:27:29140. It's at 140 on the net.
0:27:29 > 0:27:30140 it is.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32This is the third.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35Gentleman's bid then. All done at 55.
0:27:36 > 0:27:3755 it is.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40This is the fourth and final one.
0:27:40 > 0:27:44At £80. It's yours right in front of me. At 80.
0:27:45 > 0:27:52Yes, they sold! Well, that's a grand total, I think, of around £495.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55- Well done. That's fantastic. - That's brilliant.- Very good.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57- Thank you so much. - That was hiding under the bed.
0:27:57 > 0:28:01- I know, can you believe it? - Thank you so much for coming in.
0:28:01 > 0:28:02- Thank you both.- Thank you, Kathleen.
0:28:02 > 0:28:06And what a way to end today's show, as well.
0:28:06 > 0:28:08Really, it doesn't get any better than that, does it?
0:28:08 > 0:28:10That's what this business is all about -
0:28:10 > 0:28:12collectors and learning something.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14And we have today. So fingers crossed.
0:28:14 > 0:28:18Join us again next time for many more surprises, but until then,
0:28:18 > 0:28:20from Cirencester, it's goodbye from the three of us.