0:00:04 > 0:00:08Apart from antiques, the other great passion in my life
0:00:08 > 0:00:11is dogs and horses. And here, I have them in one.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14This is Herman and Hades, stars of the world-famous
0:00:14 > 0:00:18Giffords Circus, based right here in Gloucestershire.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20We'll be seeing more of them a little later on.
0:00:20 > 0:00:24One thing's for sure, you never know what to expect on this programme.
0:00:24 > 0:00:26Welcome to Flog It!
0:00:47 > 0:00:49At the heart of this beautiful county is the ancient
0:00:49 > 0:00:51city of Gloucester -
0:00:51 > 0:00:55first settled by the Romans over 2,000 years ago.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58Its position on the River Severn, at the boundary of Wales,
0:00:58 > 0:01:01ensured the city's future.
0:01:01 > 0:01:05And the mix of historic buildings and narrow alleyways
0:01:05 > 0:01:09in the city centre reflect its long and busy history.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13But one building towers above it all,
0:01:13 > 0:01:16Gloucester's glorious cathedral, our magnificent venue for today.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19They say the sign of a good event is the size of its queue and
0:01:19 > 0:01:24judging by this lot, I think we're going to be in for a fantastic day.
0:01:26 > 0:01:32With antique expertise provided by Michael Baggott and Philip Serrell.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36Philip's knowledge is boundless, extending even
0:01:36 > 0:01:38to the gargoyles on the cathedral.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43- It's you, isn't it?- What? The one that looks like a pig?- No!
0:01:43 > 0:01:45The little monkey!
0:01:48 > 0:01:52In today's show, some of our items evoke strong emotions.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55My mother gave it to me and...
0:01:56 > 0:01:58..she would love me to have the money.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00But not always favourable.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02Mum bought you these cufflinks for the prom.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04Did you wear them on the night? No?
0:02:04 > 0:02:07It's the sort of thing my mum would do to me.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09"Mum, I don't want to wear them."
0:02:09 > 0:02:11And I take a trip of a lifetime.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15Drum roll!
0:02:18 > 0:02:21Let's get everyone inside and enjoy these splendid surroundings.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29The cathedral has hosted many grand occasions over the years
0:02:29 > 0:02:32and we're honoured to be part of it,
0:02:32 > 0:02:35contributing in our own unique way to the incredible history of this
0:02:35 > 0:02:39building, which we'll be looking at a little later on in the programme.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41Right now, we need to find some antiques
0:02:41 > 0:02:45and I've just heard that Philip Serrell has spotted a real gem.
0:02:45 > 0:02:46Let's take a look.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52- Rhiana, how are you?- I'm fine, thanks.- Gloucester girl?- Cheltenham.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54Cheltenham girl.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57- This is a great building, isn't it? - It's brilliant.
0:02:57 > 0:03:02So, just explain to me what is a young lady doing with cuff links?
0:03:02 > 0:03:06I bought them in a second-hand shop with my son in mind.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09He's 17 and I thought it would be useful for the proms
0:03:09 > 0:03:14and things like that. But when I got them home to him he rejected them.
0:03:14 > 0:03:18- They got the "uh-uh", they got duffed, didn't they?- Yes.
0:03:18 > 0:03:22- Why did he not like them?- He's in a band, he's a bit cooler than those.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24He's a bit cool.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27I thought everybody needs a nice pair of cuff links.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30They're retailed by the Goldsmiths & Silversmiths company.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34That's a pretty good badge to have on them. How much did you pay for them?
0:03:34 > 0:03:38- About- £10. When was this? - It's this year.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40A couple of months ago.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42- What are they made of? - I think they're gold.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46You have bought a pair of gold cuff links
0:03:46 > 0:03:49and I don't think they are gold...
0:03:49 > 0:03:51- Oh.- ..I know they're gold.- Oh!
0:03:51 > 0:03:56Because they're all stamped up just here, look.
0:03:56 > 0:04:00Not overly fashionable with this, almost like this, bark engine turn decoration here.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03They are really, really dated.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05But they're gold.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08You bought some gold cuff links for £10.
0:04:09 > 0:04:13I'm going to start going shopping with you, I think.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15So your son doesn't like them.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18Who's going to get the money, him or you ?
0:04:18 > 0:04:22Oh, probably it'll go his way now. He is the money drain.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24He's the money drain! I like that.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27- What do you think they're going to make?- I've no idea.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29More than £10, I hope.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32I think they're going to make between £50 and £100.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36- That's good, isn't it?- Brilliant. - Absolutely, really good.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39- Shall we put a £50 reserve on them? - Yes. Anything you advise.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42I think those are really wiz. Well done.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46What an excellent off-the-cuff valuation from Philip!
0:04:48 > 0:04:52Michael has found a stylish piece of silver but I'm not sure what it is.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58Keith, what a wonderful and mysterious little object
0:04:58 > 0:05:00you've brought along today.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02Is this something that you've collected?
0:05:02 > 0:05:03Are you a big silver collector?
0:05:03 > 0:05:07I do like silver, I collect odd-looking pieces of silver
0:05:07 > 0:05:09or interesting bits of silver.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13Yes. Why everyone on the planet doesn't collect silver amazes me.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15Such wonderful stuff.
0:05:15 > 0:05:20When you bought this, did you have an idea of what it was
0:05:20 > 0:05:23you were buying, or did you just think, that looks a bit peculiar,
0:05:23 > 0:05:27- I might have a go on that? - I didn't know what it was
0:05:27 > 0:05:30or who made it at the time I bought it.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34- So, where did you buy it? An auction?- At an auction, yes.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37Now, was it expensive?
0:05:37 > 0:05:40- No.- What's not expensive?
0:05:40 > 0:05:43Well, I paid £32 for it.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45Did you?
0:05:45 > 0:05:48That could be pushing the boat out for such a small item,
0:05:48 > 0:05:50you never know. Let's look at it.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56Lovely. Lots of hallmarks. Not just one or two.
0:05:56 > 0:06:01What we've got is, we've got the original Danish hallmarks here.
0:06:04 > 0:06:09We've got London import marks for 925, sterling silver,
0:06:09 > 0:06:12and we've got the date letter for 1931.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16What's more interesting is we've got the maker's mark which is
0:06:16 > 0:06:19GI in a dotted oval.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24- You know who that is? Do you know who that is?- I do now.- You do now.
0:06:24 > 0:06:25Georg Jensen.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30That master Danish silversmith, the name everybody looks for.
0:06:32 > 0:06:36And here in the most wonderful stylised Art Deco server.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39We've all heard of Danish pastries,
0:06:39 > 0:06:44what do you pick your Danish pastry up with? One of these.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48It's one of the rarer patterns, it's parallel pattern.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51Obviously named because you've got these parallels striations
0:06:51 > 0:06:53going up the back of the stem.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55You've got this lovely bit of open work.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57- There's no need for that.- No.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59That's not structural.
0:06:59 > 0:07:04That's just design. That's frivolity and that's Jensen's eye.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06Rare pattern.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10Relatively rare pattern, relatively rare object.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15This all these into value. Is it worth more than £32?
0:07:15 > 0:07:18You bet it is.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21Let's say £100 to £150.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24A fixed reserve of £100.
0:07:24 > 0:07:29So, thank you so much for bringing your eagle-eyed purchase in.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33The only thing I need to find out from you after we've stopped filming
0:07:33 > 0:07:35is where that auction was.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39We'll talk about that later. Thanks very much for bringing it in, Keith.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46The cathedral is full of treasures
0:07:46 > 0:07:50but, possibly, its greatest has to be the royal tomb.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53This is the final resting place of Edward II.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57An unpopular king with his people during his reign,
0:07:57 > 0:08:01due to his fondness and closeness to certain favourites within his court.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05He finally abdicated in favour of his son
0:08:05 > 0:08:09but even that wasn't enough for some of his enemies.
0:08:09 > 0:08:14In 1327, he was allegedly murdered at nearby Berkeley Castle.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18His body was retrieved and buried here and his son, Edward III,
0:08:18 > 0:08:22commissioned this rather elaborate tomb with canopy.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24You can imagine this during the Middle Ages, this would have
0:08:24 > 0:08:28been full of colour and brightly gilded, and the crown would have
0:08:28 > 0:08:32had jewels inset, which would have caught the candlelight and sparkled.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35From medieval to modern,
0:08:35 > 0:08:37let's fast forward just under 700 years
0:08:37 > 0:08:42and see what's turned up on Philip's table.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46- Terry, I Leica your camera! - Very good.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50We've been practising that for hours! How did you come by this?
0:08:50 > 0:08:54Unfortunately, just before Christmas a dear friend of mine died.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58When his wife was clearing out, she knew I was into cameras
0:08:58 > 0:09:02and various other things, so along with other cameras she gave me that.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05She said Jim had looked into it...
0:09:07 > 0:09:09He felt it didn't have much of a value.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12- He didn't think it had much of a value?- No.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15Do you know what one of the most expensive cameras in the world is?
0:09:17 > 0:09:21- A Leica?- A Leica. Do you know what one made at auction last year?
0:09:21 > 0:09:23Erm... £2,000?
0:09:24 > 0:09:26You are...
0:09:27 > 0:09:30..about 998,000 out.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33Because a Leica camera last year sold for over £1 million.
0:09:33 > 0:09:34Crikey!
0:09:36 > 0:09:37- That's not it.- I doubt it.
0:09:37 > 0:09:42That is definitely not it, Terry, I can tell you that for sure.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45It's about the best make you can get, isn't it, Leica?
0:09:45 > 0:09:48And these things, I think, were first produced in the early
0:09:48 > 0:09:50part of the century or the last century.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53But they're massively collectable things.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56I'm not sure if I'm qualified to give this advice
0:09:56 > 0:10:00but certain mechanical items aren't subject to capital gains tax.
0:10:02 > 0:10:06So, seriously, if you have an investment that's a motorcar,
0:10:06 > 0:10:10or a clock, or a watch, and you sell it on...
0:10:11 > 0:10:15..check with your accountant but there's no capital gains tax
0:10:15 > 0:10:18which means things like this suddenly become huge areas
0:10:18 > 0:10:20of collectability.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23Have you any idea what this might be worth?
0:10:23 > 0:10:27- No, not really, no.- If I said, £20 or £30, that would be OK, would it?
0:10:27 > 0:10:30It's more than I've got at the moment.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33I think you'll end up with a good bit more than you've got at the moment
0:10:33 > 0:10:35because I think it's going to make...
0:10:35 > 0:10:38I think we'll put a fixed reserve on it of £100 and we'll
0:10:38 > 0:10:43keep our fingers crossed that it's going to make between £100 and £200.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46If this goes and does really, really, well at auction,
0:10:46 > 0:10:48what will you do with the money?
0:10:49 > 0:10:55Well, Beryl, Jim's wife, she didn't know it had any value
0:10:55 > 0:10:57so I shall probably, once it goes to auction
0:10:57 > 0:11:00and makes a bit of money, I'll share the money with her.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03- Oh, that's nice, isn't it? - It's only fair.- Yeah, that's lovely.
0:11:03 > 0:11:08- And you've got an interest in cameras?- Yes. All sorts of cameras.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11You haven't got a million pound Leica at home, have you?
0:11:11 > 0:11:14I have thousands of pounds worth of valueless equipment.
0:11:16 > 0:11:21I think, on that note, we'll probably finish there because I like that!
0:11:21 > 0:11:22So do I! Very funny!
0:11:25 > 0:11:28I'm told it's always good to get a few extra shots for the edit.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30Let me do some filming - here we go!
0:11:30 > 0:11:32IMITATES CAMERA NOISE
0:11:32 > 0:11:35Smile, everyone!
0:11:35 > 0:11:38And here is Michael with a cameo appearance.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42Thea, I was slightly disappointed to see this in a box
0:11:42 > 0:11:45and you not wearing it in the queue.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48It's a wonderful thing. Where did it come from?
0:11:48 > 0:11:51My mother left it to me when she died.
0:11:51 > 0:11:56- She spent a couple of years looking for it.- Yes?- Yes.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59She didn't want just any old cameo, she wanted something spectacular.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01Oh, marvellous.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04I don't know where she actually bought it in the end.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07I don't know whether it was on one of her trips abroad or
0:12:07 > 0:12:09whether she bought it in this country.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11But she wanted something...
0:12:11 > 0:12:13I think your mum was a lady after my own heart.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16Normally, of course, they are shell cameos.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19And we have that slightly pinky-orange background
0:12:19 > 0:12:22and white shell, which are carved out of the large conch shells.
0:12:22 > 0:12:27- Yes.- Of course, you can also get cameos and intaglios -
0:12:27 > 0:12:32- these carved portraits - done in hard stone.- Yes.
0:12:32 > 0:12:36But there is another material, and I know you know what this is,
0:12:36 > 0:12:39but this is probably the most unusual material,
0:12:39 > 0:12:43and once you've seen it, you will never forget it.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45It is, of course, lava.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49- Yes.- And, of course, it carves extremely well.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52It's actually, I mean, we think of lava and the heat
0:12:52 > 0:12:55and the furnace of the volcano. The stone is very light.
0:12:55 > 0:13:00So you can wear it comfortably on a garment without it falling off.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03It is also quite fragile.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05It's marvellous that it has survived.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08Did your mother give you any idea when it was carved
0:13:08 > 0:13:09or where it was carved?
0:13:09 > 0:13:13I was told that it was lava from Vesuvius.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15It is indeed.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18And about 1845, something like that.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22At the height of the classical revival.
0:13:22 > 0:13:26Because this is particularly well-modelled,
0:13:26 > 0:13:29it's in a lovely unmarked but low carat gold mount.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33It could be nine, it could be ten, 12 or 15 -
0:13:33 > 0:13:36different carats of gold used in Italy,
0:13:36 > 0:13:40- which is where this was carved.- Yes. - The only shame is that sometimes
0:13:40 > 0:13:43when they are this good, you will get an artist's name on the back.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46- Right. Yes. - You sometimes do with shell cameos.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48I don't think this one has.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51No. It's a lovely thing. Have you ever worn it or do you wear it?
0:13:51 > 0:13:54I haven't worn it, no, but my mother used to.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57She used to dress quite flamboyantly.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00She went to balls and things like that.
0:14:00 > 0:14:06So yes, she had a particularly nice grey crocheted dress,
0:14:06 > 0:14:10which sort of flared out, and she used to wear that on the shoulder.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12It did look lovely.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14Any idea of what the value might be?
0:14:15 > 0:14:18Not really, no.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20I think we'd be sensible
0:14:20 > 0:14:25putting it into auction at £150-£250...
0:14:25 > 0:14:29- Right.- ..and hoping that it goes on from there.
0:14:29 > 0:14:33- Yes.- We will put a fixed reserve of £150 on it.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35OK, that sounds fine.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37That's wonderful. Thank you so much for bringing it in.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39Thank you very much.
0:14:39 > 0:14:40What a little treasure!
0:14:43 > 0:14:44Before we head off to auction,
0:14:44 > 0:14:46there is something I would like to show you.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55THEY SING IN LATIN
0:15:05 > 0:15:06THEY SING IN LATIN
0:15:08 > 0:15:11If there is one thing that is guaranteed to send a chill
0:15:11 > 0:15:12up my spine it's that -
0:15:12 > 0:15:17the sound of those wonderful voices filling this vast, enormous,
0:15:17 > 0:15:19magnificent space.
0:15:19 > 0:15:23There is nothing quite like it on earth.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28And that was the idea, the vast and soaring interiors of the great
0:15:28 > 0:15:31medieval cathedrals, like Gloucester,
0:15:31 > 0:15:33were designed to inspire awe.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36The represented heaven on earth.
0:15:36 > 0:15:40And to complete the effect, the monks added a choir of angels.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45CHORAL SINGING
0:15:45 > 0:15:48Cathedrals across the country have male voice choirs,
0:15:48 > 0:15:51at the heart of which are boy choristers.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01To appreciate the full effect, you have to use your imagination.
0:16:01 > 0:16:06Just imagine the cathedral flickering with hundreds of candles
0:16:06 > 0:16:11burning bright, the air heavy with incense and music playing.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14It really would have been a multisensory
0:16:14 > 0:16:16experience for the worshipper,
0:16:16 > 0:16:18designed really to take their breath away.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22Well, it certainly takes my breath away.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26SINGING CONTINUES
0:16:28 > 0:16:33The choir in its current form dates back to 1541, when Henry VIII,
0:16:33 > 0:16:35who was a highly accomplished musician,
0:16:35 > 0:16:39established choir schools alongside the new cathedrals.
0:16:39 > 0:16:43Today's choristers are continuing in that 500-year-old tradition.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51Gloucester Cathedral choir is one of the finest in the country.
0:16:51 > 0:16:55And for the moment, carries on the all-male tradition
0:16:55 > 0:16:58with the men singing the bass, tenor and alto parts.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01And the boys singing the treble.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03CHORAL SINGING
0:17:20 > 0:17:24And it's these choristers, or boy trebles, with their voices
0:17:24 > 0:17:28and their angelic faces, that have the ability to move whole
0:17:28 > 0:17:31congregations with their ethereal sound.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38To achieve this effect, the choir works hard,
0:17:38 > 0:17:42with 11 hours of rehearsal and six services each week,
0:17:42 > 0:17:47plus all the extra services at Easter and Christmas.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54It's a huge commitment but the boys get a first-class musical education
0:17:54 > 0:17:56and the chance to perform in one
0:17:56 > 0:17:59of the country's finest medieval buildings.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02The choristers start at an incredibly young age,
0:18:02 > 0:18:04just seven years old,
0:18:04 > 0:18:07and work their way through to the ages of 13 and 14,
0:18:07 > 0:18:10basically when their voices break.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15CHORAL SINGING
0:18:22 > 0:18:25'But what does it take to be a chorister?
0:18:25 > 0:18:29'I asked the cathedral's director of music Adrian Partington.'
0:18:29 > 0:18:32It's incredible to see boys as young as seven.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34What do you look for vocally in a seven-year-old?
0:18:34 > 0:18:38Actually, I don't necessarily look for something vocal.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40I always look for a bright boy.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43You know, somebody who can react, somebody who is alert.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47- A part of the test is I say, "What's six times seven?"- Right.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50And if they get the answer right, then I know their brain works.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53The thing is, voices at seven aren't very developed.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55So I sometimes take a chance.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58Nine out of ten, they blossom into something really special.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01And that's obviously what they take away with them.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04Definitely. I was one myself a long time ago.
0:19:04 > 0:19:05Have things changed?
0:19:05 > 0:19:07No. No.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10Rehearsals have been happening in this very room for 400 or 500 years.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12This room is steeped in history.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15It certainly is. And the boys, they feel that. They do.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17Without exception.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20The best thing about it is esprit de corps, you know.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22They feel like they are doing something special.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24They feel like they are doing something worthwhile.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27There must be quite a few times during the difficult
0:19:27 > 0:19:30process of nurturing these children
0:19:30 > 0:19:33and getting their voices up to scratch that you stand
0:19:33 > 0:19:36back and go, "Gosh, yes, this is fantastic."
0:19:36 > 0:19:40There is one piece in particular which always moves me to tears.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44Italian piece. The Miserere, which we do on Ash Wednesday.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46It has lots of top notes
0:19:46 > 0:19:49and each year we have to find a boy who is going to hit those top notes.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53And each time he does, I think, "You know, there is a heaven."
0:20:06 > 0:20:09They look like a little angels. Are they?
0:20:09 > 0:20:11Um, no, actually. They are not.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27INDISTINCT CHATTERING
0:20:38 > 0:20:44But don the robes and start singing and they become like angels.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47CHORAL SINGING
0:20:47 > 0:20:50Well, the monks certainly got it right.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54Hearing these glorious voices in this spectacular space is such
0:20:54 > 0:20:57a unique experience, not least because it's
0:20:57 > 0:21:00carrying on a tradition that stretches back hundreds of years.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02CHORAL SINGING
0:21:39 > 0:21:42We're now halfway through our day, everybody has been working
0:21:42 > 0:21:46flat out and we've found some real gems to take off to the saleroom.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49This is where it gets exciting because anything could happen.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51You could say it is the...
0:21:52 > 0:21:54..cut and thrust of the saleroom.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57Here's a quick recap of all the items going under the hammer.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00Unlike Rhiana's son, I think the bidders will see
0:22:00 > 0:22:02the value in the gold cufflinks.
0:22:04 > 0:22:09Next, a must-have for any self-respecting Danish pastry lover.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12The Georg Jensen silver pastry server.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17And who couldn't fail to be impressed
0:22:17 > 0:22:18by Thea's lava brooch?
0:22:23 > 0:22:25And I think the camera buffs are bound to focus
0:22:25 > 0:22:27on Keith's Leica in the saleroom.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37We've travelled across the county today for our auction
0:22:37 > 0:22:39just outside of Cirencester.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41And we're always assured of a warm welcome from the proprietor
0:22:41 > 0:22:43and auctioneer, Philip Allwood.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47With the auction already started, it's time for me
0:22:47 > 0:22:49to catch up with our first owner.
0:22:51 > 0:22:55And it's Michael's find for those with a sweet tooth.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58- Keith, good luck.- Thank you. - It's a great name, Georg Jensen.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01I'm sure this is going to be found on the internet all over Europe
0:23:01 > 0:23:03so there's a lot of collectors out there.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06Good luck with it because I know with the proceeds of this silver sale,
0:23:06 > 0:23:10Keith here is going out to buy more silver.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12- He'd better not bid against me! - We'd like to see that.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15Anyway, your bid is going under the hammer right now. This is it.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20Parallel-patterned pastry server there. There we go.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23Who'll start me? Should be a couple of hundred, really.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26Let's start with 100. Good stylish piece. 100.
0:23:26 > 0:23:2950 to get on. £50 bid there. £50, 5 now. 5.
0:23:29 > 0:23:33- 60, 5... - That's a teaser start. A teaser.
0:23:33 > 0:23:3775, at 80 now. At £75 for the Georg Jensen. 75, 80 now.
0:23:37 > 0:23:3980. 5.
0:23:39 > 0:23:4390, if you like, madam. 90. 5. 100.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45100, and 10 if you like. 100 here.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47At £100 on my right now. £100.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50110 anywhere now? At 100, 110.
0:23:50 > 0:23:54I love it when people shout out when the auctioneer doesn't see them.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56At 140, 150 if you like.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59At £140. It's yours at 140.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02Yes! Hammer's gone down on £140.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05I've never seen one of those before and I've seen a lot of Georg Jensen.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08- I've never seen a pastry slicer. - They're rare things.
0:24:08 > 0:24:10Never thought he'd make one of those in his life.
0:24:10 > 0:24:14- I didn't know what it was.- Haven't you heard of Danish pastries?
0:24:14 > 0:24:17I know but that's a bit cliched, isn't it? I just thought, what?
0:24:17 > 0:24:20- That's where it all started. - It all started!
0:24:20 > 0:24:23A spot-on valuation by our expert.
0:24:24 > 0:24:26Going under the hammer right now,
0:24:26 > 0:24:30we have those 1960s cufflinks with our owner, Rhiana.
0:24:30 > 0:24:34- Hi.- Good to see you.- I brought Sam with me.- This is your son, Sam.
0:24:34 > 0:24:35Hiya, Sam, pleased to meet you.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38Mum bought you these cufflinks for the prom. Didn't like them.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40Did you wear them on the night, though?
0:24:40 > 0:24:43Not on the night.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45Oh, I love it!
0:24:45 > 0:24:47That's the sort of thing my mum would have done. I would've gone,
0:24:47 > 0:24:49"Mum, I don't want to wear them."
0:24:49 > 0:24:52- But you only paid a tenner for them. - A bargain.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54You've got a good eye, Mum, haven't you?
0:24:54 > 0:24:57They're going under the hammer right now. Let's put them to the test.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00Gold cufflinks there.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02There we go. Who'll start me?
0:25:02 > 0:25:05Should be 100, really. Start me 50.
0:25:05 > 0:25:0650.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10I can start you at 35. At £35, going to be cheap on the book here.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12At £35, 40, 5.
0:25:12 > 0:25:1450. At £50, I have.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16At £50. At £50 right in front of me.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18You're out of the net. 5 there, 5.
0:25:18 > 0:25:2160. At £60 in the room now. At £60.
0:25:21 > 0:25:245 anywhere now? At £60 in the room.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26You all sure? At 60.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31- Well, I think you did well...- Yeah. - ..on your investment.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33I think you did really, really well.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36I'm so pleased you didn't wear them. Do you know?!
0:25:36 > 0:25:38- I wouldn't have worn them. - Wouldn't you?- No!
0:25:38 > 0:25:41'Oh, well. Boys will be boys!'
0:25:43 > 0:25:46Michael has pinned his hopes on our next item.
0:25:46 > 0:25:47Going under the hammer right now,
0:25:47 > 0:25:50we have a 19th-century tourist piece from Naples.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53It's a lava brooch. Unfortunately, we do not have our owner, Thea,
0:25:53 > 0:25:54she can't make it today,
0:25:54 > 0:25:57but we do have the brooch and we have our expert, Michael,
0:25:57 > 0:25:59who put the value on it. It's quite showy and big, isn't it?
0:25:59 > 0:26:01It's a big one and it's beautiful quality.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04Right, here we go, it's going under the hammer.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06100 - the best one I've seen for a long while. 100, 110, if you like.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08110, 120...
0:26:08 > 0:26:09130, 140...
0:26:09 > 0:26:11150, the book's out at 150. 160 on the net.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13170, 180.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15190, at 190.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17- I think we're near the top end.- Yes.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20220, at 220. 240, 260.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22At 260, lady's bid. At 280.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24This is good, this is really good, actually.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27- Are brooches back in fashion? - I think they are, Michael.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29At 320, gentleman's bid at 320.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32It's in the room, then, at 320, 340.
0:26:32 > 0:26:36At £340, are you sure? At 340...
0:26:37 > 0:26:40Hammer's gone down, £340. I think they're back in fashion.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42I think that's quite showy, it's quite large.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44It's showy and I wouldn't be surprised if that
0:26:44 > 0:26:46was an Italian bidder.
0:26:46 > 0:26:48Cos they, they are big money over in Italy.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51- And not much to post, is it?- No, no, exactly, a bit of bubble wrap, yeah.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53And thank goodness for the internet.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55Online bidding - there you go.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58Excellent result, Thea will be pleased with that.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03Well, so far, so good and going under the hammer right now,
0:27:03 > 0:27:06going in that frame is that Leica camera belonging to Terry.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09Let's hope we get top dollar for this camera, Phil.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12Well, you know, there is a name and the name is Leica.
0:27:12 > 0:27:16- It's the best name.- Yeah. I'm hopeful this will do very well.- OK.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19Fingers crossed, everyone. Here we go, it's going under the hammer.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23The Leica camera there. Where are you going to be?
0:27:23 > 0:27:25It should be 100 to start me, 100.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27£100 for the Leica.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32Anybody like-a a Leica!?
0:27:33 > 0:27:37I can start... 85. At £85 a bid. At 85.
0:27:37 > 0:27:4190, now. At £85, 90. 5. At 95. 100, now.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44- 100.- Well, it's gone, it's sold.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47Come on, let's now get the top end.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50110, I already have. 120 now. 130.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53At 130 in the room now. 140. 150.
0:27:53 > 0:27:55At 150, 160 now. 150.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58- Come on, come on, come on. - At £150, it's in the room.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00You're out of the net. 160.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02170. 180, if you'd like.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05At 180. 180. 190, if you like, sir.
0:28:05 > 0:28:08At 190 back in the room. At 190.
0:28:08 > 0:28:11At £190. It's yours on 190.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15Yes, we did it! Got the top end.
0:28:15 > 0:28:17Well done, Phil.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20It was a long journey, that one. Thank you for bringing it in.
0:28:20 > 0:28:24Well, it is my pleasure, believe you me. I've had a great time.
0:28:24 > 0:28:26'Well, that was certainly snapped up.'
0:28:28 > 0:28:31Well, that's the end of our first visit to the saleroom today.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34We are coming back here later on in the show with some more
0:28:34 > 0:28:36unfinished business to do.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39But you know that phrase, it's every kid's dream
0:28:39 > 0:28:41to run away and join the circus.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44I'm not a kid any more but let's face it,
0:28:44 > 0:28:46everybody is a child at heart.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49I've just been told the circus is in town, so here's my chance.
0:28:55 > 0:28:58It's a little-known fact that the modern circus
0:28:58 > 0:29:00was invented in 18th-century England.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05Philip Astley, a retired soldier, toured the country
0:29:05 > 0:29:09with his merry band of acrobats, rope dancers and jugglers,
0:29:09 > 0:29:12and his own amazing feats of horsemanship.
0:29:15 > 0:29:19Most of us are familiar with the huge, international blockbuster circuses
0:29:19 > 0:29:22but one small British troop is doggedly holding on
0:29:22 > 0:29:25to the simple joy of Astley's Circus.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28Pitching up on village greens throughout the summer
0:29:28 > 0:29:30is Giffords Circus.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36Based in Gloucester, the company tour the Cotswolds
0:29:36 > 0:29:39for three months each summer pitching up in fields
0:29:39 > 0:29:42and on village greens with their vintage caravans
0:29:42 > 0:29:43and, of course, the big top.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46They're just days away from their first performance
0:29:46 > 0:29:48here in the grounds of Sudeley Castle.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51Everybody's busy setting up, getting ready
0:29:51 > 0:29:53and even the band are tuning up.
0:29:57 > 0:30:01At the heart of it all is owner, Nell Gifford, and her horses.
0:30:03 > 0:30:06Following in the footsteps of her esteemed predecessor,
0:30:06 > 0:30:11Philip Astley, Nell's speciality is horsemanship.
0:30:11 > 0:30:15'Nell, you have created every kid's dream. You've got your own circus.'
0:30:15 > 0:30:18How would you describe Giffords to somebody that hasn't seen the show?
0:30:18 > 0:30:22Giffords Circus is like a miniature village green circus
0:30:22 > 0:30:25and something that you might have seen as a child.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28It's very nostalgic and something of a children's book,
0:30:28 > 0:30:30like the village green, the white tent, little wagons
0:30:30 > 0:30:33and people living on the road with their animals and their families.
0:30:33 > 0:30:36I've seen the show a few years on the trot now
0:30:36 > 0:30:38and it makes a want to run away and join the circus.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41How did you get inspired? You grew up in Gloucestershire
0:30:41 > 0:30:44and it's not renowned for circuses around here. Let's face it.
0:30:44 > 0:30:49It definitely isn't but I had the chance to work on a circus in America
0:30:49 > 0:30:53when I was 18, and I fell in love with the tent and the sawdust
0:30:53 > 0:30:56in the way it was very multicultural and everyone was speaking
0:30:56 > 0:30:59different languages, cooking different foods from around the world.
0:30:59 > 0:31:03Is it fair to say that circuses go in and out of favour in this country?
0:31:03 > 0:31:06I know they're big in Europe, but here they are sort of in and out,
0:31:06 > 0:31:08especially working with animals.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11I love the animals, I love working with them.
0:31:11 > 0:31:13The animals are part of the family, they're our pets.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16They have great diet, dentist, vets, chiropractors.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18All the dogs are rescue dogs
0:31:18 > 0:31:21and I'd like to think that they could go on to be re-homed in family homes
0:31:21 > 0:31:24so anyone's so welcome to come and see them and meet them.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30Well, I know it just gets better and better each year
0:31:30 > 0:31:32and you change the themes. What's this year's theme?
0:31:32 > 0:31:34This year's theme, it's called The Thunders
0:31:34 > 0:31:36and it's inspired by the Greek myths
0:31:36 > 0:31:41so it's all kinds of swords and sandals and togas everywhere and a Trojan horse
0:31:41 > 0:31:44and lots of Greek dancing. It's great fun.
0:31:44 > 0:31:48We're just trying to, every year, explore new shows and new things.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51I'd love to think that in 100 years' time,
0:31:51 > 0:31:53there's a whole new generation of children coming in
0:31:53 > 0:31:57and enjoying Giffords Circus and it's part of the English culture.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00I'm sure it's going to be and it's definitely a date in my diary each year
0:32:00 > 0:32:03- so, Nell, thank you very much. - Thank you, thank you very much.
0:32:06 > 0:32:10'With less than 48 hours to go till the curtain goes up on their first show,
0:32:10 > 0:32:13'the atmosphere during rehearsal is tense.'
0:32:13 > 0:32:18They're rehearsing for the grand finale and timing is crucial
0:32:18 > 0:32:21because that's the entire troupe together for the first time in the ring.
0:32:21 > 0:32:24This happens at the end of every night's performance
0:32:24 > 0:32:29and the kids in the audience get to join in as well so this is quite special.
0:32:30 > 0:32:34'I couldn't come to the circus and not meet the clown
0:32:34 > 0:32:39'and, like everything here, Giffords' resident funnyman is unique, like his name.'
0:32:39 > 0:32:42I've got to ask you, why are you called Tweedy?
0:32:42 > 0:32:46Well, it comes partly from my real name, which is Mr Digweed.
0:32:46 > 0:32:48- PAUL LAUGHS - So it was going to be Weedy,
0:32:48 > 0:32:50but there was already a Weedy the Clown
0:32:50 > 0:32:53so someone suggested I put a T at the front
0:32:53 > 0:32:56and cos of the Scottish connection,
0:32:56 > 0:33:00that seemed to work so Tweedy it has been for 20 years now.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03- What makes a good clown? - Oh, dear, just a sec.
0:33:04 > 0:33:08I've seen this act and I was so impressed, I went home to try it.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13It's not too bad, it's just a question of balance.
0:33:15 > 0:33:19- Oh, dear, no, no.- That is very clever.- That's quite painful.
0:33:20 > 0:33:25The thing with clowning is - one of the things with physical comedy
0:33:25 > 0:33:28is once you've kind of found your clown character,
0:33:28 > 0:33:31you then just find situations to put that character in.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33A man in trouble is a very good thing,
0:33:33 > 0:33:35to get your character into trouble
0:33:35 > 0:33:36and then try and get him out of trouble.
0:33:36 > 0:33:40But you're brilliant at it. Can you teach me that?
0:33:40 > 0:33:44I can, I'll try and come down if I can.
0:33:44 > 0:33:47- I'm not sure how to get down from this position.- No, OK.
0:33:47 > 0:33:51It's all right, I'll just fall. It'll be fine. Aaaaargh!
0:33:51 > 0:33:55- And that is your comedy fall. - There we go, bounce on the bum.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57It's all about falling correctly as well, isn't it?
0:33:57 > 0:34:00Yeah, so you don't hurt yourself.
0:34:00 > 0:34:03I don't think I'll be doing that sort of fall though.
0:34:03 > 0:34:05- No, you don't have to. - You'll be catching me.
0:34:05 > 0:34:07Right, Tweedy, here we go.
0:34:09 > 0:34:14- OK, I'm about there. Let go, see what happens.- Twist this one round.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17- Yeah, got it. - Twist it like that.- Done.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20You put the foot over here now.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25OK, now what do I do? I'm actually stuck.
0:34:25 > 0:34:29If you can, you can twist this one round.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32- OK.- Mustn't laugh, really.- No.
0:34:35 > 0:34:36- OK?- Yeah.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38Oof! OK.
0:34:38 > 0:34:40I tell you what, now I've got it.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43I make it up as I go along. And he's off!
0:34:46 > 0:34:48- Oooh-oooh! - PAUL LAUGHS
0:34:48 > 0:34:50- You were nearly off.- Here we go.
0:34:52 > 0:34:55Gosh! My kids would love me doing this around the front lawn.
0:34:55 > 0:35:01- Oh, they'd fall about with laughter. Right, Tweedy!- I'll see you later.
0:35:01 > 0:35:05- OK.- He's off!- Will I make a good clown?- Yeah, I think so.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07How do you...
0:35:07 > 0:35:09How do you get down?
0:35:11 > 0:35:15- Oh, now, there is a big problem. - OK.- You can do it.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18- DRUM ROLL - One...- Drum roll!
0:35:18 > 0:35:20- Geronimo! Oh, yeah! - Thank you so much!
0:35:20 > 0:35:24- That was brilliant, that was brilliant.- You're welcome.
0:35:24 > 0:35:26That was brilliant.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29Oh, I've used some muscles I haven't used for years!
0:35:29 > 0:35:33I'm sure it doesn't need saying, but don't try that at home.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37And now, it's on with the show.
0:35:41 > 0:35:45With its traditional big top and trailers, well-cared-for animals
0:35:45 > 0:35:50and the friendly staff, this is the perfect village green circus.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53APPLAUSE
0:36:04 > 0:36:07Welcome back to Gloucester Cathedral,
0:36:07 > 0:36:10our magnificent host location for today.
0:36:10 > 0:36:12Fingers crossed we can find some more gems
0:36:12 > 0:36:16to take off to auction and we might have one or two big surprises.
0:36:16 > 0:36:18Let's now catch up with our experts
0:36:18 > 0:36:20for our next item to go off to auction.
0:36:22 > 0:36:26Yvonne, I was surprised you weren't sporting this in the queue.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29- It's such a lovely necklace.- Thank you.- Thank you for bringing it along.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31Is it something you wear regularly
0:36:31 > 0:36:33or you've gone to a jewellers and bought?
0:36:33 > 0:36:35No, my mother gave it to me.
0:36:35 > 0:36:41I don't think she ever wore it and I only wore it once
0:36:41 > 0:36:44because it's very special and that was for a dinner dance,
0:36:44 > 0:36:49but no, I'm afraid it is in a drawer and this is why I brought it today.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51- It so often the way, isn't it?- Yes.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53When your mother gave it to you,
0:36:53 > 0:36:56did she tell you what it was or where it came from?
0:36:56 > 0:36:58It came from her side of the family.
0:36:58 > 0:37:02I think she might have been given it by her godmother,
0:37:02 > 0:37:07but she wanted me to have it because she thought it had a lot of value,
0:37:07 > 0:37:11but she wanted me to find out what value it had.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14- Well, it's not marked, is it?- No.
0:37:14 > 0:37:17So there's nothing to say this it is gold, is there?
0:37:17 > 0:37:22I hope it is gold and the views, I think you would tell me,
0:37:22 > 0:37:27is it Italian or Greek?
0:37:27 > 0:37:32Some influences there. First of all, let's deal with the gold issue.
0:37:32 > 0:37:37It is that bright, buttery, soft yellow
0:37:37 > 0:37:42- that tells me it's a very high carat gold.- Really?
0:37:42 > 0:37:45And lovely workmanship.
0:37:45 > 0:37:50We've got these little straps here - are all woven threads,
0:37:50 > 0:37:53so not only is it a gold strap,
0:37:53 > 0:37:58but the amount of work that went into doing that was phenomenal.
0:37:58 > 0:38:03But all of the gold is subservient to these wonderful oval panels
0:38:03 > 0:38:06- and we've had these on Flog It! before.- Did you?
0:38:06 > 0:38:10- Do you know what they're called, this particular technique?- No.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13- It's called micro-mosaic.- Oh!
0:38:13 > 0:38:16It's from the Roman so Greek wasn't far out
0:38:16 > 0:38:22- and it certainly was a technique practised in Italy.- Right, right.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24These are typical of the wares that you will find
0:38:24 > 0:38:29if you were a tourist going over in the middle of the 19th century.
0:38:29 > 0:38:33It will have been made in about 1850.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36We've got a bit of damage.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38- Yes. - The clasp is a little bit of mosaic
0:38:38 > 0:38:41- and that's lost half of the inlay on there.- Yeah.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43- So we've got to consider that.- Yeah.
0:38:43 > 0:38:48But it's sought-after stuff and it's rare stuff and you've got here,
0:38:48 > 0:38:52I think what's lovely, is you've got the combination of the ruins,
0:38:52 > 0:38:56which are the larger roundels, then you get the butterfly
0:38:56 > 0:39:00- and then you get the flower.- Yes.
0:39:00 > 0:39:01So as the stones get smaller,
0:39:01 > 0:39:04the subject matter becomes more ephemeral and it's lovely.
0:39:07 > 0:39:11- Value - it is damaged.- Yes. - And damage does affect value.
0:39:11 > 0:39:17- Any ideas what it might be worth?- No idea at all.- So if we were to say...
0:39:18 > 0:39:25- ..£500-£600, £600-£700, that would be agreeable with you? - Yes. Yes, it would.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28- Right, we'll put it in for £1,000-£1,500.- Really?
0:39:28 > 0:39:30Really, honestly.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33We'll put a fixed reserve of £1,000 on it
0:39:33 > 0:39:37- and hopefully it will go on from that.- Ohhh!
0:39:37 > 0:39:38It's a stunning bit of jewellery.
0:39:38 > 0:39:43It is one of the nicest bits of jewellery I've seen on Flog It! for a very long time.
0:39:43 > 0:39:48- Thank you. - So you've made my day.- Oh, lovely!
0:39:48 > 0:39:49Why have you decided to sell it now, though?
0:39:49 > 0:39:53Well, my mother died in 2005 and, erm...
0:39:56 > 0:39:58..she would love me to have the money.
0:39:58 > 0:40:02Well, hopefully she'll be watching over us...
0:40:02 > 0:40:03Yes, I'm sure she is.
0:40:03 > 0:40:07..at the auction and let's hope it storms onto a magnificent price.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09Yvonne, thank you so much for bringing it in.
0:40:09 > 0:40:11Thank you, thank you very much.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14What a stunning piece!
0:40:16 > 0:40:18Next, we have Philip,
0:40:18 > 0:40:20who is ready to bang on about a Flog It! favourite.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25- How are you, all right? - Yes, thank you.
0:40:25 > 0:40:29- What's that, then?- A Troika drum, I believe it's called.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31- And is it worth anything? - I hope so.- How do you know that?
0:40:31 > 0:40:33Why do you think that's worth anything?
0:40:33 > 0:40:35I watch the television programmes.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38Ohhhh, you watch the television?
0:40:38 > 0:40:40- I do.- So what else do you know about it then?
0:40:40 > 0:40:44I know my mum bought it in Cornwall
0:40:44 > 0:40:48when she was on holiday in the late '70s.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51- And it's a Troika drum dish, isn't it?- Yes.
0:40:51 > 0:40:53And when did this factory set up, do you think?
0:40:53 > 0:40:55Hold on. (1963.)
0:40:55 > 0:40:58- When was this factory set up?- 1963.
0:40:58 > 0:41:00Good girl! When did it finish?
0:41:00 > 0:41:02(1983.)
0:41:02 > 0:41:04- 1983.- When did your mum buy it?
0:41:04 > 0:41:07- ('73.)- The late '70s!
0:41:07 > 0:41:10Right, and how much do you think it cost her?
0:41:10 > 0:41:14- I wouldn't like to say. - It wouldn't have been a great deal.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17This was the original, really, sort of tourist present.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20You went on holiday, you went to the Troika pottery
0:41:20 > 0:41:22and you took this home as a memento
0:41:22 > 0:41:25and it's become massively collectable.
0:41:25 > 0:41:30I have a theory that one of the reasons why it's become collectable and valuable
0:41:30 > 0:41:32- is because of Flog It!- Yes.
0:41:32 > 0:41:37Everybody sees it and you've got this sort of self-perpetuating snowball
0:41:37 > 0:41:41that gets bigger and bigger and bigger and I think we've created a market.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44- Yes.- So if you turn it over...
0:41:46 > 0:41:50- It tells us everything, doesn't it? - It does.- What does that say?- Troika.
0:41:50 > 0:41:53- What does that say?- Cornwall. - And what does that say?
0:41:53 > 0:41:55The initials of the person that made it?
0:41:55 > 0:41:58- Oh, no, that's cheating! And who was that?- I don't know.
0:41:58 > 0:42:00(Honor Curtis.) And who was that?
0:42:00 > 0:42:03- Honor Curtis.- Oh, you're good, aren't you?
0:42:03 > 0:42:05How much do you think that's worth?
0:42:06 > 0:42:08- I haven't said anything, have I?- No!
0:42:08 > 0:42:10How much are you wanting it to be worth?
0:42:10 > 0:42:13- About £100.- Right.
0:42:13 > 0:42:17Let me just tell you that I think if you brought that into a saleroom,
0:42:17 > 0:42:20- Troika has dipped a little bit in value.- Yes.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23If you came to my saleroom,
0:42:23 > 0:42:27I'd properly say to you to put £80-£100 as an estimate on it
0:42:27 > 0:42:29and a fixed reserve of £60-£70 on it.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31That would be my advice.
0:42:31 > 0:42:34- But I think you want a bit more than that, don't you?- I do, really. - You do, really.
0:42:35 > 0:42:38Right, so if the reserve on this is going to be £100,
0:42:38 > 0:42:40we've got to estimate it at £100-£150
0:42:40 > 0:42:43and that still stands a chance.
0:42:43 > 0:42:47- I think the important is I want you to go away being happy.- Yes.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50So let's leave it at £100 fixed reserve.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52So when did they start making this?
0:42:52 > 0:42:56- 1963.- Get in there!
0:42:56 > 0:43:00I'm not sure that Anne really needed much help from Philip there.
0:43:00 > 0:43:02Let's see how Michael's doing.
0:43:02 > 0:43:05Melanie, thank you for brightening up our day
0:43:05 > 0:43:08with this exquisite set that you've brought in.
0:43:08 > 0:43:11Is this a family thing, something that's been handed down?
0:43:11 > 0:43:16Erm, no, it's something I bought in a charity shop perhaps six months ago.
0:43:16 > 0:43:22- What?! How much, may I ask, did the set cost?- It was £25.
0:43:22 > 0:43:26Well, that's quite a serious amount of money in a charity shop, isn't it?
0:43:26 > 0:43:30Yes, and it was marked as silver and I just thought it was beautiful.
0:43:30 > 0:43:32Did you think it was a good buy or...?
0:43:32 > 0:43:35- I thought it was probably a good buy, yes.- Right, right.
0:43:35 > 0:43:38So did they say what it was or have you looked up...?
0:43:38 > 0:43:43I've looked up the maker's mark and I think it's...
0:43:43 > 0:43:45Is it Gerrard's or Garrard's?
0:43:45 > 0:43:49Garrard's, now there's a name to conjure with. Let's have a look.
0:43:49 > 0:43:54Yes, we've got G & Co Ltd in a little inverted diamond punch,
0:43:54 > 0:43:57which is Garrard's, and of course they were the Royal jewellers
0:43:57 > 0:44:01and that's next to the standard mark for sterling silver
0:44:01 > 0:44:05so they were right in the charity shop, solid silver.
0:44:05 > 0:44:07The leopard's head, which is for London,
0:44:07 > 0:44:13and we've got a capital S in a very plain punch, which is for 1953.
0:44:13 > 0:44:19- But the Garrard mark is overstriking another silversmith's.- Right.
0:44:19 > 0:44:22So these, whilst they are exquisite quality
0:44:22 > 0:44:27- and were made for Garrard's, they weren't made BY Garrard's. - Oh, that's interesting.
0:44:27 > 0:44:29And it throws up one interesting point,
0:44:29 > 0:44:32which is what is a maker's mark on a piece of silver?
0:44:32 > 0:44:38And often it's the retailer or it's the person it was supplied to.
0:44:38 > 0:44:43Very rarely is it actually the person who made it.
0:44:43 > 0:44:44It's a big system,
0:44:44 > 0:44:49but this would certainly be part of a much larger set when it was made.
0:44:49 > 0:44:52We've got the hairbrush, the clothes brush -
0:44:52 > 0:44:56- these both would have been in pairs. - Right.
0:44:56 > 0:44:58And we've got the mirror
0:44:58 > 0:45:02and we probably would have gone on to things like hair tidies
0:45:02 > 0:45:07and little boxes for pins and needles and even little trays,
0:45:07 > 0:45:10all with this wonderful decoration.
0:45:10 > 0:45:13- The mirror is the most important thing.- Right.
0:45:13 > 0:45:16Nobody likes using somebody's else's brushes.
0:45:16 > 0:45:18No, I quite understand that, yeah.
0:45:18 > 0:45:21And actually what often happens is these sets will go abroad
0:45:21 > 0:45:26- and this will actually be converted into a mirror as well. - Oh, right, yes.
0:45:26 > 0:45:28Cos you can see how easily you could remove the bristles
0:45:28 > 0:45:30- and put a mirror into it. - A small mirror, yes.
0:45:30 > 0:45:34So beware - if you're buying a mirror with that profile,
0:45:34 > 0:45:37it started life as a brush.
0:45:37 > 0:45:42Was £25 a wise investment? Six months ago!
0:45:43 > 0:45:46I mean sensibly and cautiously,
0:45:46 > 0:45:49- we'd say £80-£120.- That's brilliant.
0:45:49 > 0:45:51Which is the auctioneer's chestnut,
0:45:51 > 0:45:54but I would be very disappointed if we didn't see...
0:45:56 > 0:45:59..a few pounds above the top estimate of that,
0:45:59 > 0:46:02- so that was a very shrewd and canny buy.- Fantastic!
0:46:02 > 0:46:06Well, it's a wonderful set and thank you so much for bringing it in.
0:46:06 > 0:46:09- Thank you, it's been fascinating. I've had a lovely day.- Pleasure!
0:46:15 > 0:46:17- Margaret, how are you?- I'm very well, thank you.
0:46:17 > 0:46:19What brings you to Flog It? then?
0:46:19 > 0:46:22- Oh, I love Flog It!- You love Flog It!? Say it louder, hold on...
0:46:22 > 0:46:26- Who is your Flog It! favourite? - Paul Martin.- What?!
0:46:26 > 0:46:27Yes!
0:46:27 > 0:46:30- And you. And you.- That's all right. - I like you as well.
0:46:30 > 0:46:33- That's all right, then.- Of course. - What have you brought along for us?
0:46:33 > 0:46:36I've brought you some measures. They were at my father's shop
0:46:36 > 0:46:39and he worked for his uncle and his cousin...
0:46:39 > 0:46:43- Is that the...?- George Alder.
0:46:43 > 0:46:45Right, and who was GF Alder?
0:46:45 > 0:46:48He was my father's uncle.
0:46:48 > 0:46:51And they grew their own seed.
0:46:51 > 0:46:54- This is my father.- That's your dad. - Yes.
0:46:54 > 0:46:56- And he worked there, did he?- Yes. - So, he would have used
0:46:56 > 0:46:59- these.- Yes.- So these are...
0:46:59 > 0:47:01Seed measures, so someone who came in to the shop,
0:47:01 > 0:47:06and wanted half a pint of marigold seeds,
0:47:06 > 0:47:09you scoop them out...
0:47:09 > 0:47:11- And that's the seed measure.- Yeah, that's right.
0:47:11 > 0:47:15And what's lovely about these is the fact they are all stamped up...
0:47:15 > 0:47:17And because a measure - you can't just say,
0:47:17 > 0:47:19"Oh, that's a pint..." Or a half pint...
0:47:19 > 0:47:22- Yes.- It's got the GR
0:47:22 > 0:47:24- or George's stamp on it.- That's right.
0:47:24 > 0:47:26And this one has got ER on it,
0:47:26 > 0:47:27- which is Edward, isn't it?- Yes.
0:47:27 > 0:47:30And that's... They're stamped with the reign of the monarch
0:47:30 > 0:47:33and they are actually...
0:47:33 > 0:47:36It just basically guarantees the measure, doesn't it?
0:47:36 > 0:47:37That's right, that's right.
0:47:37 > 0:47:39And this one, which is also...
0:47:39 > 0:47:41That's a half gallon...
0:47:41 > 0:47:44- And that's such a lovely colour, isn't it?- Yes.
0:47:44 > 0:47:47This is patinate. Patinate - it's the lines on its hands,
0:47:47 > 0:47:49it's the wrinkles on its face...
0:47:49 > 0:47:51It just tells you where it's been all of its life
0:47:51 > 0:47:53and it's just lovely.
0:47:53 > 0:47:55It's like chewed toffee.
0:47:55 > 0:47:57Why would your family have kept these?
0:47:57 > 0:48:01Well, we've always had them, since the shop closed down.
0:48:01 > 0:48:02When did the shop shut?
0:48:02 > 0:48:04I think it was in the 1970s.
0:48:04 > 0:48:07- These wouldn't have been worth a great deal then, would they?- No.
0:48:07 > 0:48:09- So you just kept them?- Oh, yes.
0:48:09 > 0:48:11- In a way, it's been quite clever, hasn't it?- Yes.
0:48:11 > 0:48:13Why do you want to sell them now?
0:48:13 > 0:48:15Just to meet that Paul Martin, isn't it?
0:48:15 > 0:48:16That's what you want to do?
0:48:16 > 0:48:18- Yes!- You just want to meet that Paul Martin.
0:48:18 > 0:48:21Oh, I do. I wanted to...
0:48:21 > 0:48:24to sell them cos they just collect dust, really.
0:48:24 > 0:48:27- I think they're lovely.- Although, I use them for pens.
0:48:27 > 0:48:30- That's a waste-paper basket.- Is that a waste-paper basket?
0:48:30 > 0:48:32What do you think they are going to make, then?
0:48:32 > 0:48:34- Oh, I don't think much.- What - 10 or 15 quid?
0:48:34 > 0:48:36- Hmm.- Really?
0:48:37 > 0:48:39Each?
0:48:39 > 0:48:41- No, the lot.- Really?
0:48:41 > 0:48:43I think you're wrong.
0:48:43 > 0:48:45I think we can put a £50 reserve on them
0:48:45 > 0:48:48and we'll estimate them at £60-£90.
0:48:48 > 0:48:50And it wouldn't surprise me, it really wouldn't surprise me
0:48:50 > 0:48:52if they made over 100.
0:48:53 > 0:48:56- Ha-ha, thank you.- So...- Thank you.
0:48:56 > 0:48:59I'm hoping that I might have just overtaken that
0:48:59 > 0:49:01- Paul Martin...- Yes, oh, definitely.
0:49:01 > 0:49:04- Oh, yes.- Definitely.- OK, cut, don't need any more at all, thank you.
0:49:04 > 0:49:07So, Philip's fan club is up and running with a healthy
0:49:07 > 0:49:09membership of...one!
0:49:12 > 0:49:16Right now, we have some unfinished business in the auction room
0:49:16 > 0:49:19and here's a quick recap of all the items that are going under the hammer.
0:49:21 > 0:49:23Philip's estimate is spot-on for Margaret's
0:49:23 > 0:49:25set of early-20th-century seed measures.
0:49:28 > 0:49:31Who could not fail to be impressed
0:49:31 > 0:49:33by Yvonne's exquisite micro-mosaic necklace?
0:49:36 > 0:49:39Troika is always popular so the drum will sell,
0:49:39 > 0:49:42and I think Philip's valuation is bang on.
0:49:44 > 0:49:47And the dressing table set is so unusual,
0:49:47 > 0:49:49it should catch the bidder's eye in the sale.
0:49:53 > 0:49:57Back to the auction house for more surprises!
0:49:57 > 0:50:01We're starting smartly with the dressing table set.
0:50:01 > 0:50:03Good luck, Melanie.
0:50:03 > 0:50:05Now is the moment we're going to put that valuation to the test.
0:50:05 > 0:50:08This is one of those classic charity shop finds,
0:50:08 > 0:50:10which we love to hear about.
0:50:10 > 0:50:12Just remind us again, how much did you spend on this?
0:50:12 > 0:50:16- I paid £25 for it, yes.- And you got it home and did a bit of research.
0:50:16 > 0:50:19Yes, I looked it up on the internet and I looked up the hallmark,
0:50:19 > 0:50:24- yes, and it was Garrard, is it?- It was.
0:50:24 > 0:50:27It's a beautiful set and if you went to Garrard's to buy it now,
0:50:27 > 0:50:29even these three pieces would be £1,000
0:50:29 > 0:50:31so it's good value for somebody.
0:50:31 > 0:50:33It's fantastic value when you think about it.
0:50:33 > 0:50:37Right, it's going under the hammer now. This is it.
0:50:37 > 0:50:39The dressing table set there with the enamel decoration.
0:50:39 > 0:50:41There we go, a lovely piece. Start at £100.
0:50:41 > 0:50:43Should be £100 to get on, shouldn't it?
0:50:43 > 0:50:47Nice guilloche enamel there, £100? £50 to start me then.
0:50:47 > 0:50:52- At £50, a bid there. £55. £60, £65...- They should be all over this.
0:50:52 > 0:50:56£75, £80. At £80 on my left here, £85 now.
0:50:56 > 0:50:59At £80, it's on my left here at £80. £85 anywhere now then?
0:50:59 > 0:51:01At £80, you all sure at £80?
0:51:03 > 0:51:04- It's gone.- Oh, it's sold!
0:51:04 > 0:51:07- But you made a profit, a big one, didn't you?- I made a profit, yes.
0:51:07 > 0:51:09- I was hoping for a little bit more. - So was I.
0:51:09 > 0:51:12I think there might have been a group of like-minded bidders,
0:51:12 > 0:51:15but, you know, that's how these things go at auction, isn't it?
0:51:15 > 0:51:18The new owner has got to be delighted with that.
0:51:18 > 0:51:21Philip's choice next.
0:51:21 > 0:51:24Going under the hammer right now, we've got something from Cornwall.
0:51:24 > 0:51:28Yes, a bit of Troika, you guessed it, and decorated by Honor Curtis.
0:51:28 > 0:51:31It belongs to Anne. Unfortunately, Anne cannot make the auction,
0:51:31 > 0:51:34but we do have our expert Philip Serrell. It's that little drum dish.
0:51:34 > 0:51:36I've seen a lot of Troika on the show and in my life,
0:51:36 > 0:51:39but I've not seen many of these come on the market.
0:51:39 > 0:51:41This should do the top end.
0:51:42 > 0:51:45The Troika bowl there and who will start me?
0:51:45 > 0:51:48- Good looking piece.- Come on.
0:51:48 > 0:51:50£100. £50 to get on.
0:51:50 > 0:51:52At £50, £55 if you like now.
0:51:52 > 0:51:56At £50, at £55, £60, £65, £70 now?
0:51:56 > 0:51:58At £70, £75. At £75, £80 now?
0:51:58 > 0:52:01- At £75, £80 anywhere? - It's struggling. Come on!
0:52:01 > 0:52:04At £75 here, £80 if you like now?
0:52:04 > 0:52:06At £75, are you all sure?
0:52:06 > 0:52:09At £75, are you all done?
0:52:10 > 0:52:12That is quite rare.
0:52:12 > 0:52:16We have not seen a drum dish on the show before by Honor Curtis
0:52:16 > 0:52:18so I don't know if that tells me
0:52:18 > 0:52:21everyone's completely gone off Troika all of a sudden.
0:52:21 > 0:52:23I know Anne has, that's why she's selling it, she prefers Moorcroft.
0:52:23 > 0:52:26But there's a lot of people in Cornwall
0:52:26 > 0:52:27that would like to own that drum dish.
0:52:27 > 0:52:29I'm surprised, really.
0:52:31 > 0:52:34What a shame! But there is always another day in the saleroom.
0:52:34 > 0:52:37And now it's the set of seed measures belonging to Philip's
0:52:37 > 0:52:39number one fan, Margaret.
0:52:41 > 0:52:43OK, going under the hammer right now,
0:52:43 > 0:52:46my favourite lot in the whole sale.
0:52:46 > 0:52:50Literally in the whole sale and there's around 900 lots here, Margaret.
0:52:50 > 0:52:52You've made my day.
0:52:52 > 0:52:55- Philip spoilt it at the valuation. - I know!
0:52:55 > 0:52:57No, he didn't, actually. I had such a good time
0:52:57 > 0:52:59and I'm really pleased that you picked these.
0:52:59 > 0:53:02I know you're a man like me, you love stuff like this.
0:53:02 > 0:53:04Why don't you want to keep these?
0:53:04 > 0:53:07- Well, I have kept them for a good while.- Yeah.
0:53:07 > 0:53:10But I thought somebody else might like them for a change.
0:53:10 > 0:53:12- Oh, well, they're divine. - I shall miss them.
0:53:12 > 0:53:13- I bet you will!- Yes.
0:53:13 > 0:53:15- Because they're so tactile.- Yes.
0:53:15 > 0:53:18When you pick them up you actually you hold them...
0:53:18 > 0:53:20Someone's loved these for a long time.
0:53:20 > 0:53:23When you say someone else might like them, there's two people here
0:53:23 > 0:53:25that would love them.
0:53:25 > 0:53:26Hey, look, good luck.
0:53:26 > 0:53:28Good luck. Fingers crossed, everyone.
0:53:28 > 0:53:30This is it.
0:53:30 > 0:53:32The grain measures, Alder of Stroud.
0:53:32 > 0:53:34A good little lot this.
0:53:34 > 0:53:37Should be 100, where are you going to be, start me?
0:53:37 > 0:53:3950 to get on, then.
0:53:39 > 0:53:41At £50 bid, thank you. At 50.
0:53:41 > 0:53:43At £50. At five, if you like.
0:53:43 > 0:53:4555, 60, 65, 70
0:53:45 > 0:53:4875, 80, 85
0:53:48 > 0:53:50- 90.- Come on.- 95.
0:53:50 > 0:53:52100, 110.
0:53:52 > 0:53:54At 110. 120 now?
0:53:54 > 0:53:55At 110 I have.
0:53:55 > 0:53:58At £110 you're all out in front of me now.
0:53:58 > 0:54:00At £110 are you all done?
0:54:02 > 0:54:04- Sold top end, that's good. We're happy.- That's good.
0:54:04 > 0:54:08Yes, they've gone and hopefully they've gone to a good home,
0:54:08 > 0:54:10- a good collector.- Yes.- And they'll never be split up.- Yes.
0:54:10 > 0:54:13- Thank you very much.- You made our day, anyway.
0:54:13 > 0:54:15Oh, good, I'm so glad.
0:54:15 > 0:54:17You made our day at the valuation day but you put another smile
0:54:17 > 0:54:20- on our faces.- She's a lovely, lovely lady.- Bless you.
0:54:20 > 0:54:22- Thank you so much.- Bye-bye. - Bye-bye.
0:54:22 > 0:54:25If you've got anything like that we want to see you,
0:54:25 > 0:54:27bring it along to one of our valuation days.
0:54:27 > 0:54:30You could be standing here, just like Margaret, going home with a bit of money.
0:54:31 > 0:54:33A great result and I even get a kiss.
0:54:35 > 0:54:38Now, fingers cross for our final item of the day.
0:54:39 > 0:54:41Well, I've just been joined by Yvonne
0:54:41 > 0:54:44and going under the hammer right now, we've got that wonderful
0:54:44 > 0:54:47Italian micro-mosaic necklace which I think is beautiful.
0:54:47 > 0:54:49You shouldn't be selling this!
0:54:49 > 0:54:51Well, yes, my mother gave it to me
0:54:51 > 0:54:55and she was always wanting to know the value of it
0:54:55 > 0:54:58and when I heard from Michael of the value,
0:54:58 > 0:55:00my mother died in 2005
0:55:00 > 0:55:04and she would be over the moon if I can get the money for it.
0:55:04 > 0:55:08- It is nice, isn't it? - It's micro-mosaic.- Yeah, quality.
0:55:08 > 0:55:09It's what everybody wants.
0:55:09 > 0:55:12If you're fashionable in London and you're a jeweller,
0:55:12 > 0:55:15you want to buy this. It's rare.
0:55:15 > 0:55:20It's a rare thing and it's survived in near-pristine condition, so yeah.
0:55:20 > 0:55:22Well, I'm excited. I hope you're excited
0:55:22 > 0:55:24because right now, it's going under the hammer. Watch this.
0:55:25 > 0:55:30310 is the Italian yellow metal and micro-mosaic necklace there.
0:55:30 > 0:55:33A lovely lot. Where are you going to be for that? Who will start me?
0:55:33 > 0:55:36Start me for that.
0:55:36 > 0:55:39- They've gone quiet. This is the one they're here for.- It's gone quiet.
0:55:39 > 0:55:41Start me at £1,000.
0:55:41 > 0:55:44It would sound cheap at £1,000, I would have thought.
0:55:44 > 0:55:47Well, I can start you on the book here at £620.
0:55:47 > 0:55:50- It sounds very cheap at £620. - There's someone waving over there.
0:55:50 > 0:55:53£680. £700. £720.
0:55:53 > 0:55:56£750. £780. £800.
0:55:56 > 0:55:58£850. £900.
0:55:58 > 0:56:00£950. £1,000.
0:56:00 > 0:56:03At £1,000 in the room now, £1,000.
0:56:03 > 0:56:06At £1,000... £1,050. £1,100.
0:56:06 > 0:56:11- There's a chap waving like mad over there.- He hasn't stopped waving.- No.
0:56:11 > 0:56:15£1,300. £1,350. £1,400.
0:56:15 > 0:56:17- Oh, this is great.- £1,450.
0:56:17 > 0:56:19- £1,500.- On the internet?
0:56:19 > 0:56:23- £1,550. £1,600.- No, in the room.
0:56:23 > 0:56:26At £1,600, £1,650 now?
0:56:26 > 0:56:29At £1,600 in the room. £1,650. £1,700.
0:56:29 > 0:56:31The Italians are bidding online.
0:56:31 > 0:56:34He's got one bid on the computer.
0:56:34 > 0:56:39- It's in the room at £1,700.- One bid in the room, fighting it out.
0:56:39 > 0:56:42At £1,700, it's in the room now.
0:56:42 > 0:56:46At £1,700, you're out on the net at £1,700...
0:56:48 > 0:56:52- Yes.- Thank you.- Fantastic. £1,700.
0:56:52 > 0:56:54- Well done, you!- Thank you very much!
0:56:54 > 0:56:57Brilliant! Well, it did over the top estimate. Thank goodness for that!
0:56:57 > 0:57:01- It did. Well done, Michael. - Thank you, Michael.- It's a pleasure.
0:57:01 > 0:57:03- I hope you enjoy the money, I really do...- Definitely.
0:57:03 > 0:57:07..and thank you for making our show so colourful and so beautiful.
0:57:07 > 0:57:09- Thank you!- Because you really have.
0:57:09 > 0:57:11- It was brilliant. - Thank you very much, Michael.
0:57:11 > 0:57:14Sadly, we've run out of time here in Cirencester.
0:57:14 > 0:57:15We've had a wonderful time.
0:57:15 > 0:57:18Join us again for many more surprises in the next auction room,
0:57:18 > 0:57:22- but until then, it's goodbye from all of us.- Bye.- Well done, you two.