0:00:05 > 0:00:09For centuries, Gloucestershire has inspired poets, painters
0:00:09 > 0:00:10and composers.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13And it was here that an American poet wrote some of the most
0:00:13 > 0:00:16frequently quoted lines in all of poetry.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18We'll find out which ones later on in the show
0:00:18 > 0:00:19but right now, here's a clue.
0:00:19 > 0:00:23"Flog It!" is either this way or that way.
0:00:23 > 0:00:27Well, I hope I've chosen the right one. Welcome to the show.
0:00:27 > 0:00:29Actually, I'll go this way.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Dominating the landscape is Gloucester Cathedral,
0:00:55 > 0:00:59our spectacular venue for today.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02Originally built as a church for the Benedictine monks
0:01:02 > 0:01:05in the 11th century, it was embellished in the 14th century
0:01:05 > 0:01:09with the uniquely British perpendicular style.
0:01:09 > 0:01:13Basically, adding panels of fine stone tracery to the Norman walls
0:01:13 > 0:01:16resulting in one of the most exquisite
0:01:16 > 0:01:18medieval buildings in the country.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22Now, you could say we know a thing or two about queues
0:01:22 > 0:01:24on "Flog It!" but we're in good company here,
0:01:24 > 0:01:26such are the treasures inside
0:01:26 > 0:01:30the cathedral that people have been queueing to get in for centuries.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33Let's catch up with our experts,
0:01:33 > 0:01:36Philip Serrell and Catherine Southon
0:01:36 > 0:01:40and eavesdrop on a little of their learned deliberation.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44- Any goodies?- Yeah, they've turned out in their legions, haven't they?
0:01:44 > 0:01:48Very interesting items, not quite the norm, which is good.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50- Yeah, good old Norm. I always liked Norm.- You like Norm?
0:01:50 > 0:01:53Yeah, he's a good bloke.
0:01:53 > 0:01:57Well, one can only hope they are more in illuminating at the tables.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00Well, I think it's time we let this magnificent crowd go inside,
0:02:00 > 0:02:03sit down and hand the proceedings over to our experts.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06Let's get valuing. Come on, everybody.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12Coming up on the show, we have three beautifully crafted items
0:02:12 > 0:02:15which, in their time, would have been in everyday use.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18Which one of these treasures will surprise us
0:02:18 > 0:02:21by reaching double its estimate?
0:02:21 > 0:02:23Copper jelly moulds.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25They really were the preserve
0:02:25 > 0:02:27of the very best kitchens in the land.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32I'm surprised that there's no damage on this at all.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35It is absolutely superb on every single side.
0:02:37 > 0:02:41Don't be surprised, don't expect it, but don't be surprised
0:02:41 > 0:02:43if it just eats into four figures for us.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45Stay watching to find out.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51Well, with everyone now safely seated inside this
0:02:51 > 0:02:54magnificent cathedral, it's time to get started.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57And soon, this space will be echoing to the delighted
0:02:57 > 0:03:01sounds of reactions from our experts' valuations.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04So, without further ado, let's see the first one.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08And it's Philip first at the table.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10- I think these are really lovely, June.- Thank you.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12Really, really, really lovely.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14Unfortunately, there's an "unfortunately" coming,
0:03:14 > 0:03:17they're very much of an age gone by.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19Not just in use but in collectability.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22And this is from an age when jelly moulds...
0:03:22 > 0:03:25And they weren't just for jelly they were for savouries. Yes.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28- It was done in some style, wasn't it?- Aspic and...wonderful.
0:03:28 > 0:03:33- And these are mid-19th century, I would think.- Probably.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37And copper jelly moulds or savoury moulds, they really were
0:03:37 > 0:03:41the preserve of the very best kitchens in the land, you know?
0:03:41 > 0:03:45- If you didn't quite have the quality you'd have had a tin mould.- Mm-hmm.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48But you can go into all the great stately homes and they would
0:03:48 > 0:03:52have had a wonderful array of copper moulds hanging on the wall.
0:03:52 > 0:03:57And this one here, we can tell from the marks, is by Benham & Froud.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00- Really?- And they were sort of, in a way, perhaps one of the Rolls-Royce
0:04:00 > 0:04:04- makers of the moulds.- Really?- Yeah. And I think they're lovely.
0:04:04 > 0:04:05But there's a "but".
0:04:06 > 0:04:07And these, now,
0:04:07 > 0:04:11are probably making less money than they were 25 years ago.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15- What a shame.- It's a crying shame. Why is that?
0:04:15 > 0:04:18Well, I suspect that people don't want to clean them.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23It also falls into, what I call, the stuff category
0:04:23 > 0:04:26and young people today don't want stuff.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29- No, they don't want memorabilia. - No, they certainly, certainly don't.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31They don't want memories at all.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35Question - have you ever made jelly in these?
0:04:35 > 0:04:39- When I was smaller, they were used quite often.- Really?- Yes.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43- And what do you think they're worth now?- A lot of money.
0:04:45 > 0:04:46I think, at auction,
0:04:46 > 0:04:50we can put an estimate on these of sort of £60-£90.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54And I'd probably put a fixed reserve of £50. How does that sound?
0:04:54 > 0:04:57- Wonderful.- Good. - It's a good meal out.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00- Well, yeah, it might be a meal for two.- You're coming with me.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02Absolutely, yes. Never miss a date.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06Oh, dear, Philip. I don't think June meant you.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10Now, let's fly over to Catherine's table.
0:05:11 > 0:05:18Leslie, the butterfly is symbolic of transformation and elegance
0:05:18 > 0:05:20and certainly we've got an elegant piece here.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22Where did you get this brooch?
0:05:22 > 0:05:25I was given it by my mother-in-law
0:05:25 > 0:05:30and it was her mother's before that.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34But she wouldn't wear it because she was very plain
0:05:34 > 0:05:36and I sort of said,
0:05:36 > 0:05:40"Well, look, you've got to wear it." She said, "No, I don't."
0:05:40 > 0:05:45So I took it off her hands and wore it a couple of times, two or three.
0:05:45 > 0:05:50But it had to be worn on a plain... Like your dress, plain.
0:05:50 > 0:05:56- But it's been in the drawer for the past...- It hasn't been loved.
0:05:56 > 0:06:00..15 years. Well, it's been loved but it's been in the drawer loved.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03Right. Well, it is a showy piece. It shouldn't be in a drawer.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06It's there to be worn.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09I'm just going to have a look at it cos you said on a dress like mine.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11Well, put it on yours, yes.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13Because, actually, against the navy,
0:06:13 > 0:06:17that really brings out the sapphires that we've got there.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19And the diamonds are just sparkling.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22We've got a mixture of diamonds here, we've got
0:06:22 > 0:06:27some brilliant-cut diamonds and then we've got some old-cut diamonds.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31We've got sapphires going down the middle of the butterfly
0:06:31 > 0:06:37and then here we've got two pearls which been joined together.
0:06:37 > 0:06:38It's unmarked...
0:06:40 > 0:06:42..but I would say it's probably 18 carat.
0:06:42 > 0:06:48As I'm turning it over I'm seeing that there's a little hole here.
0:06:48 > 0:06:53This probably could have been adapted to be used as a hairpiece.
0:06:53 > 0:06:58- Wow, isn't it beautiful?- What do you think?- Very nice. Suits you.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03So maybe you might reconsider it as a hairpiece.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05- No. - LAUGHTER
0:07:05 > 0:07:07You're beyond that.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10The date of this is Victorian.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12This is late Victorian.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15Jewellery with insects on, bees, wasps,
0:07:15 > 0:07:20- butterflies...are very popular at auction.- Uh-huh.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22I would probably put an estimate of 1,000-1,500
0:07:22 > 0:07:25but it wouldn't surprise me if it made a bit more than that.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28- That would be nice. - It would be very nice.
0:07:28 > 0:07:34Let's put it in, anyway, to auction. 1,000-1,500, with a £900 reserve.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37Can I put a higher reserve on it?
0:07:37 > 0:07:40- What would you like the reserve to be?- Well, I want the fixed...
0:07:40 > 0:07:42I was hoping for about 1,200.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46If we put a reserve of 1,200 then we have to increase the estimate
0:07:46 > 0:07:48because we can't really put...
0:07:48 > 0:07:51- Right, well, can I put it on at 1,000, then?- £1,000.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53- Let's put a reserve of £1,000. - That would be lovely, Catherine.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57- And hope it flies away.- Wee!
0:07:57 > 0:08:00Well, it's certainly pretty enough to do that.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05Now, I have some special people I would like you to meet.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08Now, great historic buildings like this cannot survive
0:08:08 > 0:08:12without the help of volunteers and, of course, guides.
0:08:12 > 0:08:16And I'm sitting between two right now. And what's your name?
0:08:16 > 0:08:20- Susan Hamilton.- Susan. And...?- Jaq Hyam.- Jaq?
0:08:20 > 0:08:21Now, that's an unusual name.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24Now, you're a well-seasoned guide, aren't you?
0:08:24 > 0:08:27- I'm afraid so.- How many years here? - Oh, about 18 years.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30So you must know every nook and cranny and every nail.
0:08:30 > 0:08:34Oh, you'd think so, but every visitor who comes in seems to point
0:08:34 > 0:08:36out something that we don't know.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38PAUL LAUGHS They've got sharp eyes.
0:08:40 > 0:08:45- And how long have you been here?- Since Tuesday.- Oh, gosh.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48Two days I've been a guide. No, not long at all.
0:08:48 > 0:08:53- Two days. I did my assessment on Tuesday.- It's a tough test, is it?
0:08:53 > 0:08:54Erm, it's quite a tough test.
0:08:54 > 0:08:59You have to go around with a Canon and three experienced guides
0:08:59 > 0:09:01and you have to do it within particular timeframe,
0:09:01 > 0:09:04you have to include certain things in it, so...
0:09:04 > 0:09:06So you have to talk confidently about things
0:09:06 > 0:09:08- and know your facts and dates.- Yes.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11And you passed with flying colours, did she pass with flying colours?
0:09:11 > 0:09:12She did, yes, yes.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15So we're very happy for her to join our team.
0:09:15 > 0:09:20Mind you, of course, she went in for 15 weeks of intensive training.
0:09:20 > 0:09:24- 15 weeks?!- 15 weeks of training, yes.- Wow, 15 weeks of training?
0:09:24 > 0:09:27- A lot of reading. - Walking round and being told things.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29Oh, do you know? I envy you, really.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31Because you will know the heart and soul of this
0:09:31 > 0:09:34- building after a few years, won't you?- Mmm, I will indeed.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37- Well, look, good luck both of you. - Thank you.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39- I know you both love your jobs.- Yes.- Yes.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41It's a dream place. This is your office.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43THEY LAUGH
0:09:44 > 0:09:47Another way to brush up on your history is to listen
0:09:47 > 0:09:52to our experts as they unlock the stories behind the items here today.
0:09:54 > 0:09:58- Nancy, how are you?- I'm very well, thank you.- Are you a Gloucester girl?
0:09:58 > 0:10:02- No, I'm a Birmingham girl, or a Brummie.- You're a Brummie?- Yes.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04How did you get down here? Who brought you down here?
0:10:04 > 0:10:06Well, we lost our money in Birmingham
0:10:06 > 0:10:09- so we thought we could make it in the forest.- And did you?
0:10:09 > 0:10:12- To a degree, yes. - You did all right? What did you do?
0:10:12 > 0:10:16We opened up a... What they called a junk shop.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19So, you've got a bit of insider knowledge here, haven't you?
0:10:19 > 0:10:22Well, not as much as I would have liked. But, yeah.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24And did these come into your antique shop?
0:10:24 > 0:10:29Erm, one was an exchange with a very nice lady.
0:10:29 > 0:10:33Did a few favours and she wanted a sugar shaker I'd got,
0:10:33 > 0:10:35- a cranberry one.- Yeah.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39And I didn't want to charge for it and she gave me the clock.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42Can I just stop you just there for one minute?
0:10:42 > 0:10:44The first rule of business, right,
0:10:44 > 0:10:47if you're going to run an antique shop, you can't give stuff away.
0:10:47 > 0:10:51- Oh, is that right?- You've got to charge people for things.- Oh, I see.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54- Well, I did, I got the clock. - You swapped a clock.- Yes.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57I'm not sure not sure about this but my husband had it, I think
0:10:57 > 0:10:59it may have come from his family, I don't know.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01So, who dropped it?
0:11:02 > 0:11:05I was dusting the mantelpiece and it went...
0:11:05 > 0:11:08- SHE MIMICS CLOCK SLIPPING - Shall we just spin it round?- Yup.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13Now, you can just see there, it's shattered, hasn't it?
0:11:13 > 0:11:17And this is a reason why I do not advocate dusting.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19Well, I don't very often! Try not to.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21I don't believe in housework.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23All right, let me just tell you that
0:11:23 > 0:11:27they're French and these are carriage clocks
0:11:27 > 0:11:30and originally they would have come in a little leather case with
0:11:30 > 0:11:35a box and you could open the front of the case. And so you could
0:11:35 > 0:11:39still read the time because it was in its case and, presumably, they're
0:11:39 > 0:11:42called carriage clock because you could take them around with you.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45And you get all sorts of different carriage clocks, you can
0:11:45 > 0:11:47have repeaters, you can have
0:11:47 > 0:11:50ones that have got champleve decoration, they're painted.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55- These really...- Communal garden.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57Well, I wasn't going to put it quite like that.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00I was going to say that these are the bottom rung
0:12:00 > 0:12:02in the ladder of carriage clocks.
0:12:02 > 0:12:06- But it was worth a sugar shaker. - Yeah, yeah, absolutely right, yeah.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08What were you hoping they're worth?
0:12:08 > 0:12:11Well, let's turn it round another way. What was your sugar shaker worth?
0:12:11 > 0:12:14At the time, £40, something like that.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18£40. Well, that seems like a good number to me, £40.
0:12:18 > 0:12:22- Because I was thinking, we put these into auction as one lot.- Yes.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25Because this one's really had it so they're one lot,
0:12:25 > 0:12:30estimate them at £60-£90 and put a reserve on them at £50 for the two.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33- That's fine.- Happy? - Yes, I'm quite happy.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36- Shall we just hope that time flies? - Yes, obviously.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41And it has flown by because that is the end of our first three
0:12:41 > 0:12:43valuations, so let's have a quick reminder of what we're
0:12:43 > 0:12:45taking with us to auction.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52Here's hoping the bidders take a liking to June's
0:12:52 > 0:12:55highly decorative Victorian copper moulds.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59The butterfly brooch is a symbol of transformation,
0:12:59 > 0:13:03let's hope it transforms into some cash at the saleroom.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08And the pair of carriage clocks have damage
0:13:08 > 0:13:12and are not of the first order but they could appeal to a repairer.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18We travel to the outskirts of another Roman town,
0:13:18 > 0:13:22Cirencester, to Moore Allen & Innocent, our auctioneers for today.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24The excitement of the saleroom.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26Well, as you can see, the sale has just got under way.
0:13:26 > 0:13:30Auctioneer Philip Allwood is on the rostrum doing his stuff.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32It's down to that man to work wonders
0:13:32 > 0:13:34and get top dollar for our lots.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36I'm going to catch up with our owners
0:13:36 > 0:13:37and we'll get on with our first lot.
0:13:37 > 0:13:38Don't go away.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42Here is our first lot.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46- Nancy, good luck. - Thank you very much.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48You could say time is up, and there's a clue.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51Yes, we are selling those two French carriage clocks.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55- One's damaged.- Yes. - Why are you selling these now?
0:13:55 > 0:13:58In case I break the other one. LAUGHTER
0:13:58 > 0:14:01- Oh, I see. Thinking ahead, I like that.- I think she's got dropsy.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04Well, hopefully you haven't made a whoopsie on the valuation.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07- No, no, no.- It's going under the hammer right now, this is it.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10Two of them, should be 100, really, shouldn't they?
0:14:10 > 0:14:13Start me at 50 to get on. 50 for the two. Pretty little one there,
0:14:13 > 0:14:1550. £30, then.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18At £20 a bid there. At £20, 5 anywhere now?
0:14:18 > 0:14:21At £20 at 5, at 25, 30 if you like.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23Now, 25, 30. 5, at 40.
0:14:23 > 0:14:265, at 45, 45, 50 now. 50...
0:14:26 > 0:14:29- Oh, come on.- At 45, 50 on the net.
0:14:29 > 0:14:34At £50 here. £50, 5. At 55, it's on the net. At 55, 60.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38- At £60, 5 anywhere now? - Come on, come on, come on.- At 5.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40At £70 it's on the net. 5. At 75, 80 now.
0:14:40 > 0:14:44All out in the room then at £75.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46Are you all sure at 75?
0:14:47 > 0:14:52- Oh.- Gone, £75.- Yes, I'm happy. - Good.- Yes, I'm happy.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55- Are you going to miss them? - No.- No?- No.
0:14:57 > 0:14:58Well, no regrets there, then.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04Well, it's been hidden away sitting in a drawer for a few years now.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06I think it's time this one flew away, don't you?
0:15:06 > 0:15:08It belongs to Leslie and, yes,
0:15:08 > 0:15:10I am talking about that stunning butterfly brooch.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14- It is delightful and I'm so pleased that you wore it.- I did.- Yes.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17- And I bet it looked stunning on you. - It looked lovely.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19You could wear this. Oh, you could wear this.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21- I fell in love with it. - You'd never take it off.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25No, I wouldn't. It's just a special piece and it shines.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30It's going under the hammer right now, fingers crossed, please,
0:15:30 > 0:15:32let it make the top end. Here we go.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35Gold butterfly brooch set with a pearl and sapphires.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39And set with 64 various diamonds. Who will start me?
0:15:39 > 0:15:42Pretty little brooch there. Start me at 1,000, it would be cheap.
0:15:42 > 0:15:431,000?
0:15:44 > 0:15:49- 1,000.- He said 1,000 is cheap and it is cheap.
0:15:49 > 0:15:54- Still seems cheap, at £800. At 800, 820 now if you like.- Come on.
0:15:54 > 0:16:00- At £800 I'm bid. At 800. At 820, 850.- It might...- 850, 850.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02- Someone in the room now, come on.- At 850.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06Out on the left at 850. Sure now, then, at 850.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09Are you all done then now at 850?
0:16:10 > 0:16:11No.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14Well, thank goodness, thank goodness we put a reserve on it.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17- Well, we had to protect that.- Never mind, I can go back home and wear it.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20Yeah, that's what reserves are for. Please, please,
0:16:20 > 0:16:23please don't put things into auction without a reserve.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26Discuss it with the auctioneer, with the rest of the family,
0:16:26 > 0:16:29settle on something that you're happy with and stick to it.
0:16:29 > 0:16:33- Yeah, yeah, and it's worth that again.- Of course it is.
0:16:33 > 0:16:37- You can always try wearing it again. - Well, I could, couldn't I?
0:16:37 > 0:16:41And it would look lovely.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43Now, for a bit of fun.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48Right, now it's wobble, wobble, wobble, jelly on a plate.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50Yes, it's these two jelly moulds!
0:16:50 > 0:16:52And I'm so pleased you brought those in.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55I love them, good Victorian jelly moulds.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58- These are quality, aren't they, Philip?- They're the best.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01The best. Did you ever make some jelly with them?
0:17:01 > 0:17:04- Many years ago. - And these are so collectable now.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06People just like to buy them,
0:17:06 > 0:17:08polish them up and put them on the Welsh Dresser.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11They're great dressers, aren't they? Just really good.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14Well, fingers crossed you can get a bit of money for these, OK?
0:17:14 > 0:17:16- Top end plus a little bit more. - I hope so. I hope so.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18- Should do, shouldn't they? - I'd like to think so,
0:17:18 > 0:17:20I'd like to think you could get 150 quid for these two.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23They're going under the hammer right now.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26And lot number 200 is the jelly moulds here.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28Good pieces, should do well. Where are you going to be?
0:17:28 > 0:17:31Start me at 100. Should be 100, really, shouldn't they?
0:17:31 > 0:17:33Start me at 100.
0:17:33 > 0:17:3650, then. At £50, a bid only of 55.
0:17:36 > 0:17:3860, 5, 70, 5,
0:17:38 > 0:17:43- 80, 5, 90, 5.- As far as I'm concerned, one's worth 80.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46110, 120, 130, 140.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49The book's out at 140, 150 now. At 140 in the room now.
0:17:49 > 0:17:53140, 150. At 150 on the net, 160.
0:17:53 > 0:17:57At 160. 170 now. At 170, 180.
0:17:57 > 0:18:03190, now, 180. At £180. 190. 200. At £200, 220 now.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05- At £200 on my left. - That's good, isn't it?
0:18:05 > 0:18:08220 now on the net, if you like. At £200.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12Brilliant, 200 quid. That's a good result. That's what they're worth.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16- That's a lot of jelly that, isn't it?- It is.- At 200, are you done?
0:18:17 > 0:18:21Yes, fantastic. I'm so happy, you've got to be happy with that.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23I'm very happy.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25It's probably cost that much to keep them clean all those years.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31Well, there were no wobbles there. That was a good result.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36Well, that's it, that's our first visit to the saleroom over with.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39Done and dusted, three lots under the hammer and after all that
0:18:39 > 0:18:43excitement I need some fresh air, I need a change of scenery.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47I need this. Just look at that. The great English countryside.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50Now, that hasn't changed, that landscape, for centuries.
0:18:50 > 0:18:54In fact, this landscape inspired two poets to gravitate
0:18:54 > 0:18:59to this area in the early 1900s to work and write and live.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01So while we were in the area filming,
0:19:01 > 0:19:03I had the opportunity to find out
0:19:03 > 0:19:05more about them and their poetry.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18For a few brief years before World War I broke out,
0:19:18 > 0:19:19a small group of poets
0:19:19 > 0:19:24and writers gravitated to this idyllic corner of Gloucestershire
0:19:24 > 0:19:28with their families to live, work and write side-by-side.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31They sought a more peaceful life away from the hustle and bustle
0:19:31 > 0:19:35of London. It's distractions and high expenses.
0:19:35 > 0:19:39They chose to live here on the outskirts of Dymock.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46History now refers to them as the Dymock poets.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49Among their number was an American, Robert Frost
0:19:49 > 0:19:52and his British friend, Edward Thomas.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55They are now recognised as significant poets.
0:19:55 > 0:19:59Both their work is to be found in anthologies of best-loved poems.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02Which may not have been the case if they had never met.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23Now, a lot of you will recognise that poem called
0:20:23 > 0:20:27The Road Not Taken by the great American poet, Robert Frost,
0:20:27 > 0:20:29one of the greatest poets of the 20th century.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32What's not so well-known is that he moved to England with his
0:20:32 > 0:20:38family in 1912 in an attempt to get his poetry recognised and published.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42And in 1913, they moved into this small farm-labourer's cottage
0:20:42 > 0:20:44to enjoy the quiet country life
0:20:44 > 0:20:49and write poetry inspired by the surrounding countryside.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51And in 1914, they were joined by his friend,
0:20:51 > 0:20:55the other famous Dymock poet I mentioned earlier.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57And he moved into that house at the bottom of the field there
0:20:57 > 0:21:00with his family where they rented rooms.
0:21:18 > 0:21:22Adlestrop by the English poet Edward Thomas captures the English
0:21:22 > 0:21:26countryside and a lost way of life before the Great War so
0:21:26 > 0:21:31successfully that he's seen by many as the quintessential English poet.
0:21:33 > 0:21:37When Robert Frost and Edward Thomas first met in London in 1913
0:21:37 > 0:21:39they were both in their 30s.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42Thomas, who was earning a living by writing prose, was in
0:21:42 > 0:21:47a desperate state of mind plagued by depression and feelings of failure.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51It was with the American's encouragement that he
0:21:51 > 0:21:53found his voice as a poet.
0:21:53 > 0:21:57The two men's intense friendship was to change both their lives.
0:22:01 > 0:22:05They spent the summer of 1914 walking the fields
0:22:05 > 0:22:08and the lanes of Dymock, from dawn to dusk,
0:22:08 > 0:22:11talking about everything from marriage, to friendship,
0:22:11 > 0:22:14the wildlife... But most importantly, poetry.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22Events in the outside world soon caught up with them
0:22:22 > 0:22:25and it was here they heard the terrible news of Britain's
0:22:25 > 0:22:28decision to go to war with Germany.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31At the time, most people believed the conflict,
0:22:31 > 0:22:35although serious, would be over by Christmas time.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37No-one knew, least of all the two friends,
0:22:37 > 0:22:39how this war would come between them.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45Naturally, their thoughts turned to the future and their families.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48And together they settled on a plan that would make the lifestyle
0:22:48 > 0:22:51they were enjoying at Dymock more permanent.
0:22:51 > 0:22:56They would move to America, buy a farm and work, teach,
0:22:56 > 0:22:59and, most importantly, write side-by-side.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06You can imagine the excitement of the two friends,
0:23:06 > 0:23:08discussing the plans.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11On the surface, this seemed like the perfect solution,
0:23:11 > 0:23:15yet, on reflection, Thomas began to see the cracks.
0:23:15 > 0:23:20It would mean leaving his beloved England, his joy, his inspiration,
0:23:20 > 0:23:21perhaps for ever.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28He'd also begun thinking about enlisting, again,
0:23:28 > 0:23:31spurred by his deep love for his country.
0:23:31 > 0:23:35Thomas was plagued by indecision and he mentally wrestled
0:23:35 > 0:23:39with his two life-changing choices for the months ahead.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43Going to war was a daunting prospect for Thomas and a dramatic
0:23:43 > 0:23:48incident during a walk with Frost threw him into a further turmoil.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50I met academic Anna Stenning to hear about it.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55One evening they were walking back. We think they may have gone
0:23:55 > 0:23:58for a walk in the Malvern Hills, and they came back quite late.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01They found they were stopped by a gamekeeper who apparently
0:24:01 > 0:24:03had been waiting for them.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05He made it clear that they weren't allowed to be in the woods
0:24:05 > 0:24:07and he suspected them of poaching.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10Robert Frost was very annoyed about this, so he decides to walk
0:24:10 > 0:24:12with Edward Thomas to the gamekeeper's house,
0:24:12 > 0:24:15to follow him there. And wants to fight him.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17Then the gamekeeper threatened them with a shotgun.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19- So that's when he left.- Really?- Yes.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22And this incident was something that stuck with Thomas
0:24:22 > 0:24:24for a long time, didn't it?
0:24:24 > 0:24:26Yeah, I guess it was the first chance he had to be tested -
0:24:26 > 0:24:28how would he react to that sort of threat?
0:24:28 > 0:24:32So right up until the time he was in the trenches, it haunted him.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34He was wondering if he could keep his nerve.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37Sure, and I imagine, for the first time in your life,
0:24:37 > 0:24:39anybody pointing a gun at you, it would be quite serious
0:24:39 > 0:24:42and frightening, wouldn't it? You would remember that.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45The incident caused Thomas to doubt his courage.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48Would he be able to fight if he signed up?
0:24:53 > 0:24:57Just four months later, with the war in Europe raging,
0:24:57 > 0:25:02Frost and his family returned to the safety of America.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05It's widely believed that Thomas's indecision was
0:25:05 > 0:25:10the catalyst for Robert Frost's famous poem, The Road Not Taken.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13Thomas had written to Frost telling him about his eagerness to
0:25:13 > 0:25:17join him in America, but equally, his feelings about enlisting.
0:25:17 > 0:25:21And Frost's reply included a poem with some of the most famous
0:25:21 > 0:25:22lines in poetry.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48Thomas finally made his decision. Though he yearned to
0:25:48 > 0:25:51join his friend in America, the love for his country won out.
0:25:51 > 0:25:56He felt he must fight. He enlisted in July 1915.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02We can never know what finally changed Edward Thomas's mind
0:26:02 > 0:26:06about moving to America and his decision to enlist.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10Maybe it was Frost's poem, or his deep sense and love
0:26:10 > 0:26:11and connection for his country.
0:26:11 > 0:26:15Possibly it could have been a combination of the two.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20Edward Thomas died in the Battle of Arras
0:26:20 > 0:26:23on Easter Day in 1917.
0:26:23 > 0:26:25He was 39.
0:26:27 > 0:26:31It was Robert Frost who provided perhaps the most poignant
0:26:31 > 0:26:34obituary in a letter of condolence to Thomas's wife, Helen.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41"I want to see him to tell him something.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44"I want to tell him what I think he'd like to hear from me.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46"That he was a poet."
0:26:57 > 0:27:02Welcome back to our valuation day here at Gloucester Cathedral.
0:27:02 > 0:27:04It's now time to catch up with our experts, to see
0:27:04 > 0:27:07what else we can find to take off to auction.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12Sue, what a beautiful card case you've brought along to
0:27:12 > 0:27:15a beautiful setting - in fact, Gloucester Cathedral.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18This is a lovely card case. Tell me a little bit about it.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21- Where did you get it? - It's a family piece.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24It's been in the family as long as I can remember,
0:27:24 > 0:27:25but I don't know where it came from.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28- Do you know if this was ever used in your family?- Not as far as I know.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31Right. OK. So just something that was displayed
0:27:31 > 0:27:33or perhaps was it in a drawer?
0:27:33 > 0:27:35- In a drawer, more likely. - Hidden away in a drawer.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38Well, I'll just tell you a little bit about it.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41Because, essentially, it's an ivory card case.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44The ladies would have had this in their handbags
0:27:44 > 0:27:47or in their purses when they were visiting places.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50They would have had their calling cards inside and then
0:27:50 > 0:27:53they would have left one of their calling cards.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56It's from the Canton province of China.
0:27:56 > 0:28:00The date of this is around circa 1900
0:28:00 > 0:28:02and this has all been hand-carved.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05Now, we have to be very careful, of course, with ivory,
0:28:05 > 0:28:07because of the laws.
0:28:07 > 0:28:11With this, it is pre-1947, which is the cut-off period.
0:28:11 > 0:28:15So it's perfectly legal to sell something like this.
0:28:15 > 0:28:19What I love about this is the amount of work that has gone into this.
0:28:19 > 0:28:24It is superb. It is very well carved.
0:28:24 > 0:28:26I have to tell you, they're not uncommon.
0:28:26 > 0:28:28I see these time and time again.
0:28:28 > 0:28:32And I'm surprised that there is no damage on this at all, because
0:28:32 > 0:28:35if you see there, you've got little protruding branches and what have you.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38None of that has been lifted off, none of it's been broken.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41It is absolutely superb on every single side.
0:28:41 > 0:28:45And that really helps when we're talking about estimates.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48- Have you any ideas on price? - I haven't really, no.
0:28:49 > 0:28:54I imagine it would be worth £100 or more, but...I don't know.
0:28:54 > 0:28:56Right, I think you can treble that,
0:28:56 > 0:28:59because I think we'd be looking more in the region to £300-£500.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01- Really?- And it wouldn't surprise me if it does towards
0:29:01 > 0:29:04- the top end of that.- It is beautiful.- It is beautiful.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07- Are you having second thoughts now, Sue?- No, no, I'm not.
0:29:07 > 0:29:09- You're happy to let it go? - I think so.
0:29:09 > 0:29:13Shall we put it at 300 to 500, and let's put it at 250 reserve.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16- That's fine.- And let's hope it flies at the auction.- I'm happy with that.
0:29:16 > 0:29:17Thank you very much.
0:29:18 > 0:29:22A good example there with no damage.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25Over to Philip now, who has a bit of a surprise.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28- It's Ann, isn't it?- Yes.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30You know, out of all the things I thought I was going to see
0:29:30 > 0:29:32in Gloucester today, this is not one of them.
0:29:32 > 0:29:36- Tell me how you got it.- Well, I got it from my mother when she died.
0:29:36 > 0:29:38I don't know how long she'd had it.
0:29:38 > 0:29:42I had her note inside, which said it was French, but beyond that...
0:29:42 > 0:29:44- Can have a look?- Yes, of course.
0:29:44 > 0:29:49- Beyond that, I don't know anything about it at all.- This is gold.
0:29:49 > 0:29:51This is tortoiseshell.
0:29:51 > 0:29:56And the note to which you referred there is Louis XVI there,
0:29:56 > 0:30:02and just here, we've got some French import marks, or maker's marks.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04Which are around about... I would think...
0:30:05 > 0:30:08..1810, 1820, something like that.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11- Oh, it's quite old.- Today, this would carry a health warning.
0:30:11 > 0:30:15But in those days, snuff taking was a very,
0:30:15 > 0:30:17very sophisticated thing to do.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20And we've got this miniature scene on the front, which is
0:30:20 > 0:30:22- Pierrot and Columbine. - Oh, right. Yes.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25My mother thought it was Gisele, but that's obviously wrong.
0:30:25 > 0:30:27No, I think it's Pierrot and Columbine.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30He's pining for his broken heart here.
0:30:30 > 0:30:34- If you look very carefully just there...- Oh, yes.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37- Can you see you've got a little bit of a...?- What do you call that?
0:30:37 > 0:30:41- Fogging?- No, no, no, no, that's called a crack.- Oh, is it?
0:30:41 > 0:30:43- Yes, that's worse than foxing. - That's the word, yes.
0:30:43 > 0:30:45No, it's got a crack just down there.
0:30:45 > 0:30:47So there's a little bit of damage there
0:30:47 > 0:30:50and you've got some little bits of nicks just here and here.
0:30:50 > 0:30:53Now, why do you want to sell it?
0:30:53 > 0:30:56Like everybody else, it's just sitting in a china cabinet
0:30:56 > 0:31:00- and it's stuff. - "Stuff," I like the word.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03Our sort of generation are the last of the stuff collectors
0:31:03 > 0:31:06and we all bought stuff and we all bought cabinets to put
0:31:06 > 0:31:10stuff in and younger people today don't want stuff, do they?
0:31:10 > 0:31:14So now we know what it's made of - gold, tortoiseshell -
0:31:14 > 0:31:18- we know when it dates from, which is about 1810, 1820.- Yes.
0:31:18 > 0:31:20We know where it comes from, which is France.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23And there's one thing we haven't discussed yet, which is what it's
0:31:23 > 0:31:25worth. Have you got any idea what it's worth?
0:31:26 > 0:31:30Well, I would like it to be 500, but I don't know whether it is.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32Well...
0:31:32 > 0:31:37- I think we can put an estimate on it of £600-£900.- Oh, right.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40- Good!- We'll put a reserve on it of £500.
0:31:40 > 0:31:44Now, if you get a really good day in the saleroom
0:31:44 > 0:31:48and you get some competition for it, don't be surprised -
0:31:48 > 0:31:50don't expect it -
0:31:50 > 0:31:52but don't be surprised if it just eats into four figures for us.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55- That would be lovely. - Fingers crossed.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58I think it's a lovely thing and thank you for bringing it.
0:31:58 > 0:32:00Thank you very much.
0:32:00 > 0:32:02That sounded like a nice surprise for Ann, as well.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05It is of course now illegal to buy tortoiseshell, but this snuffbox
0:32:05 > 0:32:11will be exempt from normal sales controls, as it predates June 1947.
0:32:11 > 0:32:15Well, in 13 years of "Flog It!" and just shy of 1,000 shows
0:32:15 > 0:32:18under my belt, I've seen plenty of collections in my time,
0:32:18 > 0:32:23but I haven't seen a collection like this one before. Look at that.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26- A collection of matches. What's your name?- Jill.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29Jill, why do you collect matches?
0:32:29 > 0:32:32My father collected them and brought them back from places to start with -
0:32:32 > 0:32:35he travelled a lot and I travelled a lot -
0:32:35 > 0:32:37and I've just picked them up. Hotels, restaurants...
0:32:37 > 0:32:40- So, there's matches from all over the world?- Yeah.
0:32:40 > 0:32:44- Do you display them at home? - They've just been in the box.
0:32:44 > 0:32:47In a big box? It would be nice to sort of mount them
0:32:47 > 0:32:49and put them under a glass coffee table.
0:32:49 > 0:32:50Wouldn't it?
0:32:50 > 0:32:53How many boxes or books of matches have you got?
0:32:53 > 0:32:57- I counted them the other day - 299. - 299.
0:32:57 > 0:33:01I'm half tempted to run to the nearest bar, which is
0:33:01 > 0:33:04just out there, isn't it? There's some coffee shops out there.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06And run back and give you your 300th one.
0:33:06 > 0:33:10You don't get them any more, though, you see. Because of the non-smoking.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13Who knows, one day those matchboxes may be as collectable
0:33:13 > 0:33:14as snuffboxes are today.
0:33:17 > 0:33:18Welcome to "Flog It!".
0:33:18 > 0:33:22Now, we've got Carol and Carol, just to confuse matters.
0:33:22 > 0:33:26Now, you've brought along this lovely selection of gold items.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29- Who do they belong to? - My husband.- Right, OK.
0:33:29 > 0:33:31And he's had them for quite some time?
0:33:31 > 0:33:34No, his father before him had them for a long time.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37He's had them for about seven or eight years, something like that.
0:33:37 > 0:33:39So, they've been handed down?
0:33:39 > 0:33:41So, you are a friend of the family's?
0:33:41 > 0:33:43I'm a friend of Carol and Carol's husband.
0:33:43 > 0:33:48And I saw a local advert in the paper to come to "Flog It!".
0:33:48 > 0:33:52So, I tried to persuade Carol to come and it was hard work,
0:33:52 > 0:33:55- but she did come. - So, you didn't want to come along?
0:33:55 > 0:33:57I didn't want to be on the TV.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00Well, here you are in a wonderful setting
0:34:00 > 0:34:01and I bet you're glad you did it?
0:34:01 > 0:34:05I'm pleased. I'm glad I did it for Brian, yeah. And for Carol.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09So, we've got three items here.
0:34:09 > 0:34:13The value isn't the pocket watch, which is what a lot of people
0:34:13 > 0:34:17might think, because this is actually gold-plated.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19The value is in the Albert chain.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22That's the piece that's worth the most.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25It's only nine carat gold, but it's a heavy piece.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27And the weight is there.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30And, unfortunately, a lot of these are sold on scrap value.
0:34:30 > 0:34:34And the value of this is around £370 at the moment.
0:34:34 > 0:34:36But of course, the price goes up and down.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40Now, the sovereign - this is a full sovereign.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43The mount is nine carat gold and the sovereign
0:34:43 > 0:34:48dates from 1912, the sinking of the Titanic, which is interesting.
0:34:48 > 0:34:52Now, these pocket watches by Waltham -
0:34:52 > 0:34:53American pocket watches -
0:34:53 > 0:34:57these were mass-produced. Any ideas on price of this one?
0:34:57 > 0:34:59I would say £200.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02£200? Really?
0:35:02 > 0:35:04No, more like 80.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07About 80. You're closer. £20.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09About 20, £30. I know.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12But sadly, so many of these are produced and it's gold-plated.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14Not great value.
0:35:14 > 0:35:18So, we've got about £20, we've got about £200
0:35:18 > 0:35:20and we've got about £370.
0:35:20 > 0:35:23But of course, this is the scrap value.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25We've got to think about auction price.
0:35:25 > 0:35:29So, I think, estimate wise, we're looking at about 450 to 550.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32- How does that sound?- I think Brian would be pleased with that, yeah.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35- Would Brian be happy?- I think so.- What you think about...?
0:35:35 > 0:35:37I would definitely second that. He would be happy.
0:35:37 > 0:35:42- You happy to take them off to auction?- Yes.- Lovely. Fantastic.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45- I'll see you both there. - Lovely. Thank you.
0:35:45 > 0:35:49That was a good item. There is very little as reliable as gold.
0:35:51 > 0:35:54What a fantastic day we have had here!
0:35:54 > 0:35:56Everybody has thoroughly enjoyed themselves
0:35:56 > 0:35:58and we've found some cracking gems.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01But sadly, it's time to say goodbye to Gloucester Cathedral,
0:36:01 > 0:36:04our magnificent host location,
0:36:04 > 0:36:07as we head over to auction room for the very last time.
0:36:07 > 0:36:10And I've got my favourites, you've probably got yours,
0:36:10 > 0:36:13but right now, it's going to be down to the bidders to decide.
0:36:13 > 0:36:17Here's a quick recap of what's going under the hammer.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19Surely someone will snap up the ivory card case?
0:36:19 > 0:36:22The workmanship is so exquisite.
0:36:24 > 0:36:27Ann's snuffbox is just that little bit out of the ordinary,
0:36:27 > 0:36:29so the collectors should be interested.
0:36:32 > 0:36:33And if ever there was a sure bet,
0:36:33 > 0:36:35a collection of gold items has to be it.
0:36:39 > 0:36:43Back to Cirencester and the thrills and the spills of the saleroom.
0:36:44 > 0:36:49The commission here at Moore, Allan & Innocent is 15%, plus VAT.
0:36:49 > 0:36:52And our auctioneer is Philip Allwood.
0:36:53 > 0:36:54Going under the hammer right now,
0:36:54 > 0:36:57we have a Chinese carved ivory card case.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00It predates 1947, it's legal to sell
0:37:00 > 0:37:02and it's going under the hammer right now.
0:37:02 > 0:37:05We don't have owner, Sue, but we do have Sue's best friend, Dawn.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07- Hello, Dawn.- Hello.- So how long have you known each other?
0:37:07 > 0:37:10Oh, gosh. Quite a few years.
0:37:10 > 0:37:11You were at the valuation day,
0:37:11 > 0:37:13so you saw the whole process going through.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15You're going to see it through to the end.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18- So do you know much about this item? - I don't, no. I don't, to be honest.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20Real quality. The carving's superb.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23The carving is absolutely superb, but the good thing about this one
0:37:23 > 0:37:26is it in the great condition. Nothing's broken off,
0:37:26 > 0:37:27so we've got a good example here.
0:37:27 > 0:37:31- Needs no restoration. Ready to go.- Absolutely.- OK.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34Let's find out what the bidders think, shall we?
0:37:34 > 0:37:36It's going under the hammer now.
0:37:36 > 0:37:40Carved ivory card case there. Good quality, well-carved piece.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43What are you going to bid for that? Who'll start me?
0:37:43 > 0:37:45Is that 300 to get on? 300?
0:37:45 > 0:37:48Start me 200... 150?
0:37:48 > 0:37:51It's 150 bid there. Thank you, 150.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54At 150 here. 160 now, 160 on the net.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56- 170.- It should take off.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59180. At 180. 190.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02- It's got to.- 200 now. At 190...200.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04220. At 220.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07240 now. 220 in the room. 240.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09At 240. 260 now, sir?
0:38:09 > 0:38:12At 260. At 260. 280 now.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15- We've sold it, but we'd like a bit more, please.- At 280...
0:38:15 > 0:38:17At £280. It's on the net at 280.
0:38:17 > 0:38:21- 280 now.- On the net at £280.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24You sure? At 280...
0:38:24 > 0:38:28- Hammer's gone down. £280.- Oh, she'll be pleased.- She will be pleased.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30- Are you going to ring her up as soon as you get home?- Well, yes.
0:38:30 > 0:38:32As soon as you get in the car?
0:38:32 > 0:38:34Well, I'll give her a call on the mobile, yes.
0:38:34 > 0:38:38She was so disappointed she couldn't be here. She will be pleased.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40Well, at least Sue got a good result.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46Now for something from the Continent.
0:38:46 > 0:38:49Well, I've just been joined by Ann, and going under the hammer
0:38:49 > 0:38:53right now, we've got that lovely 19th-century French snuffbox.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56It's beautiful. It's gold with that wonderful portrait.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58I think it's a bit of fun.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00It's a quality lot and it's got a few issues,
0:39:00 > 0:39:03- but I know Philip's had a good look at it.- Fingers crossed.- Yes.
0:39:03 > 0:39:07Here we go. We're putting it under the hammer now.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10French gold-mounted tortoiseshell snuffbox with the painted
0:39:10 > 0:39:13top there. Super piece. For my money, the best piece in the sale.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16- Where are we going to be with this? - There, the auctioneer said
0:39:16 > 0:39:18the best thing in the sale just then.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21Should be 1,000. Start me 500.
0:39:22 > 0:39:26Well, I can start you on the book here at 500. At £500 here. At £500.
0:39:26 > 0:39:31520. At 520. At 520. In the room now at 520.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34550 now. At 520 my on left.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36At 520. 550, if you like.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38At 520. On my left here at 520.
0:39:38 > 0:39:39550 anywhere?
0:39:39 > 0:39:42At 520, the book's out. At 520...
0:39:42 > 0:39:45At £520, it's selling on my left. Made a mistake!
0:39:45 > 0:39:50At £520, selling the room. At 520 - you all sure?
0:39:53 > 0:39:54You'll go home with 520.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56None so strange as auctions.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58Even the auctioneer, even Philip is
0:39:58 > 0:40:00slightly confused up on the rostrum there.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02There was just no-one else they are to bid
0:40:02 > 0:40:05and someone just left a random bid of £500 on the book.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08One guy in the room, one more bid 520, gets it.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11If there was someone to bid against that guy over there,
0:40:11 > 0:40:12he probably would have gone up to...
0:40:12 > 0:40:15There's an expression in this business - if the only thing you've
0:40:15 > 0:40:18- got to apologise for is the price, you're all right.- Yes.
0:40:18 > 0:40:20The problem with that is commission.
0:40:20 > 0:40:24And I think that, perfect, you could name your price.
0:40:24 > 0:40:27You've got to take a price.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30That's true in this business. Condition is everything.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34Now, time to meet two friends.
0:40:34 > 0:40:38I've just been joined by Catherine, our expert, and the Carols!
0:40:38 > 0:40:41I'm surrounded by summer frocks, it looks fantastic, doesn't it?
0:40:41 > 0:40:43And the heat is rising in here.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46I tell you what, it's going to get rather exciting right now,
0:40:46 > 0:40:48because your lot is going under the hammer.
0:40:48 > 0:40:50There's a lot of gold here.
0:40:50 > 0:40:53You'd get a Cilla Black, so you'd get a lorra lot.
0:40:53 > 0:40:55You've got a lorra lot, don't you? You really do.
0:40:55 > 0:40:58Right, we're going to put this to the test. Fingers crossed.
0:40:58 > 0:41:00These will sell, won't they?
0:41:01 > 0:41:05The Waltham pocket watch with the Albert watch chain there
0:41:05 > 0:41:07and the 1912 gold sovereign.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09Starting me at 500 would be cheap.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11500.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14400 to get on? Yes, 400, a bid there. At 400.
0:41:14 > 0:41:16At £400, going to be cheap at 400.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18400. Scrap money. Looking at 400.
0:41:18 > 0:41:19- At 400.- It's valued 500.
0:41:19 > 0:41:22At 420. At 420. 440 anywhere?
0:41:22 > 0:41:25- At 440 here.- At 440. 460.
0:41:25 > 0:41:26480.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29At 480, right in front of me. At 480, 500 now?
0:41:29 > 0:41:32At 480, it's selling right in front of me, then.
0:41:32 > 0:41:33All...? 500!
0:41:33 > 0:41:35- Yes, thank you.- Yes.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37520 if you like, sir? 520.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40At 520. At £520, still right in front of me, then.
0:41:40 > 0:41:43You're out, on the net. At 520...all done.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45That's a good price, because someone's got
0:41:45 > 0:41:47to pay commission on that anyway.
0:41:47 > 0:41:50- 520, that's good scrap value. - Good, good.
0:41:50 > 0:41:54- You're going home happy?- Yeah.
0:41:54 > 0:41:55Good sale.
0:41:55 > 0:41:59One always imagines that a lot that is bought for scrap.
0:41:59 > 0:42:01But this time, we have a happy ending.
0:42:03 > 0:42:07We bought our Waltham gold-plated watch, we bought a chain,
0:42:07 > 0:42:11together with a 1912 sovereign that I intend
0:42:11 > 0:42:15to change the situation
0:42:15 > 0:42:18so that the chain will carry the sovereign.
0:42:18 > 0:42:20And I shall give it to my wife next Tuesday, which is
0:42:20 > 0:42:22our 55th wedding anniversary.
0:42:23 > 0:42:27I think jewellery is meant to be worn, not sitting in a box,
0:42:27 > 0:42:29unworn, so, yes, I shall wear it.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32I don't wear a lot of jewellery. I like one or two nice pieces
0:42:32 > 0:42:35and that is a very nice piece.
0:42:35 > 0:42:39How lovely it's going to be treasured!
0:42:39 > 0:42:41Well, that's it. It's all over for our owners.
0:42:41 > 0:42:42We put those values to the test.
0:42:42 > 0:42:46We let the market decide and now we know what they're worth.
0:42:46 > 0:42:49And that was a tough day. All credit to our experts,
0:42:49 > 0:42:51because it's not easy putting a value on an antique.
0:42:51 > 0:42:55But everybody went home happy and that's what it's all about.
0:42:55 > 0:42:57Job done. I hope you've enjoyed the show.
0:42:57 > 0:42:59See you again for many more surprises.
0:42:59 > 0:43:01But from here, from Cirencester,
0:43:01 > 0:43:04with Philip Allwood on the rostrum, it's goodbye.