0:00:08 > 0:00:11Today, we're in Nottingham and the temperature is set to rise as we
0:00:11 > 0:00:15find out about a famous poet with a reputation for being one of the most
0:00:15 > 0:00:17colourful playboys of the 19th century.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19I am, of course, talking about Lord Byron.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22And this is his family home, Newstead Abbey.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25Later on in the program, we'll be finding out that you cannot judge
0:00:25 > 0:00:27a book, or a poet, by its cover.
0:00:27 > 0:00:29Welcome to Flog it!
0:00:50 > 0:00:53In the early 19th century, the young Lord Byron
0:00:53 > 0:00:56and poet-in-waiting lived here in Southwell for a short while,
0:00:56 > 0:00:58a stone's throw from Southwell Minster.
0:00:58 > 0:01:02At a tender age he had already developed an eye for the local
0:01:02 > 0:01:06girls, but also it was in and around this small town that he was inspired
0:01:06 > 0:01:08to write his first poetry,
0:01:08 > 0:01:10the thing that would make him
0:01:10 > 0:01:14internationally famous right up to the present day.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16And we'll be finding out more about his reputation
0:01:16 > 0:01:19for being the great charmer later on in the program
0:01:19 > 0:01:21and his connection with Southwell Minster.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24But right now, let's hope we can charm this magnificent
0:01:24 > 0:01:27crowd into selling their antiques and collectables.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29Is all they need is a great valuation from our experts,
0:01:29 > 0:01:31- and what are you going to do? - ALL:- Flog it!
0:01:34 > 0:01:37The crowds are in good fettle today, braving the cold to bring us
0:01:37 > 0:01:39hordes of objects.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41And our experts, Caroline Hawley
0:01:41 > 0:01:45and Michael Baggott, are looking out for the best of the best.
0:01:45 > 0:01:46- There you are.- Thank you.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49But some are doing rather better than others.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53There we go. Almost running out of stickers.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56I've still got my stickers left. Not that there's any competition.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58There is no competition. See you later.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02Well, a bit of healthy competition never hurt anyone.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04On today's show,
0:02:04 > 0:02:09will a vesta case with a twist meet Michael's expectations at auction?
0:02:09 > 0:02:12There are dealers in London that will fight for that on the day.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14- I find a charming piece. - BIRD CHIRPS
0:02:14 > 0:02:18But will my offer be sweet music to Carole's ears?
0:02:18 > 0:02:23- Would you sell it for 600?- No. - Would you sell it for £3,000?
0:02:23 > 0:02:26- His dad might, yeah. - THEY LAUGH
0:02:26 > 0:02:29BIRD CHIRPS MELODICALLY
0:02:30 > 0:02:34Byron liked to coin a phrase or two and we've got many to thank him for.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36It was Byron who said,
0:02:36 > 0:02:39"Truth is always strange, stranger than fiction."
0:02:39 > 0:02:41Now, he could have been talking about Flog It! there
0:02:41 > 0:02:45with some of our items and our experts' valuations.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48Well, as this beautiful nave is now full to the rafters with wonderful
0:02:48 > 0:02:52treasures, let's find out what our experts can send off to auction.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55So let's hand the proceedings over to them.
0:02:55 > 0:03:00And Michael's already got a twinkle in his eye with his first object.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04Joan, you've brought my favourite thing in, which is a bit of silver.
0:03:04 > 0:03:05- Your favourite?- Favourite thing.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08- That's good.- Now, we've got this lovely little box.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10- Mm-hm. - And we won't reveal what it is yet.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13- But we've got an inscription and a set of hallmarks.- Yes.
0:03:13 > 0:03:18So, is this something that was given to a member of your family in 1897?
0:03:18 > 0:03:22I have no idea because it's something that came to me
0:03:22 > 0:03:24when my father died.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27My grandfather used to collect certain things,
0:03:27 > 0:03:31so it may be something he's collected over the years.
0:03:31 > 0:03:32And the question is, what is it?
0:03:32 > 0:03:36But it's got another surprise first, hasn't it? If we...
0:03:36 > 0:03:38- Cos I put it the wrong way up. - You have indeed.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41Look at that.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45There's nothing really so effective as silver and enamel together.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48We've got this beautiful horse.
0:03:48 > 0:03:49And it's champleve enamel,
0:03:49 > 0:03:53which means that they've dug into the surface of the silver...
0:03:53 > 0:03:56- Oh, wow. - ..and flooded the enamel in.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59- And if we open it just by pushing here...- Yes.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02..we've got the vesta compartment. It's for matches.
0:04:02 > 0:04:07So, match safes in America, we call them vesta cases over here.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10Now, the big name you look for with enamelled vesta cases
0:04:10 > 0:04:15- is Sampson Mordan.- Sampson Mordan. - And he would do hunting scenes.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19He would do very famously sentry box vesta cases with different
0:04:19 > 0:04:23- guards in them. This one is by Frederick Elkington...- Right.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26..who was a Birmingham goldsmith but assayed
0:04:26 > 0:04:29and retailed a lot of their silver in London.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33- Oh, right.- So, this is hallmark for London, 1897.
0:04:33 > 0:04:38Being Elkington, makes it just slightly less desirable
0:04:38 > 0:04:40and slightly less commercial.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44But you've then got the horse racing interest, which brings it back up.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46Yes, OK.
0:04:46 > 0:04:51I mean, it's really astounding how these very little,
0:04:51 > 0:04:55insignificant boxes have gone up in value.
0:04:55 > 0:04:59- Let's say £700 to £1,000. - SHE GASPS
0:04:59 > 0:05:03- And let's put a reserve of £700 on it.- Wow!
0:05:03 > 0:05:06- That good news?- That...that... You've just stunned me.- Oh, good.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09- Absolutely stunned me.- Oh, I love stunning people...in a good way.
0:05:09 > 0:05:10In a good way, of course.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12I think Grandad will be very pleased.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16- I imagine he's smiling from ear to ear wherever he is.- I bet he is.
0:05:16 > 0:05:17Yes.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20And so is Michael, who couldn't be happier with silver
0:05:20 > 0:05:22and enamel in one object.
0:05:22 > 0:05:23And I agree, it should do well.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28Now, they say a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush,
0:05:28 > 0:05:30but lucky Caroline has four of them.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35What a lovely flight of ducks, ladies. Now, who do these belong to?
0:05:35 > 0:05:40- They belong to me.- Right. So, Sue, how have you come by them?
0:05:40 > 0:05:42They were left to me by my uncle.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45- It was about 15 years ago. - And do you like them?
0:05:45 > 0:05:47Well, I do and I don't.
0:05:47 > 0:05:52I think they're quite attractive but my husband absolutely hates them
0:05:52 > 0:05:55and he decided to display them in our cellar,
0:05:55 > 0:05:58in the games room on the wall where we play darts and table tennis.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01- Ah, right.- So I was afraid that they may get damaged.
0:06:01 > 0:06:08They are a set of Beswick ducks, designed and produced between 1938
0:06:08 > 0:06:12and 1973. The designer of them was a Mr Watkin.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16And if we turn this one over and look at the back, we can see here,
0:06:16 > 0:06:21- Beswick, England. And the original hanger to hang it up.- Yes.
0:06:21 > 0:06:26And they were very, very popular and very evocative of a certain period.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28Now, do either of you follow Coronation Street?
0:06:28 > 0:06:30- Well, I do, yes.- Do you?- Yes.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34- And do you remember seeing something like this in Coronation Street?- Yes.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36- Do you know whose house these were in?- Hilda Ogden.
0:06:36 > 0:06:37Hilda Ogden, exactly.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41And they were just so iconic, really,
0:06:41 > 0:06:43and almost a bit of a laugh.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46But they're actually quite fashionable now.
0:06:46 > 0:06:51And it's unusual to get a set of four in perfect condition.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54I've examined them all, there's no breaks.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57And over the years I've handled loads of these.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00And a lot of them are broken at the wings, the necks,
0:07:00 > 0:07:03cos they're quite fragile and you can imagine they fall off the wall
0:07:03 > 0:07:05and various things.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09Now, they do have a value. Do you have any idea of what sort of value?
0:07:09 > 0:07:12- I was thinking about £100. - You're dead on.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16I would give them an estimation for sale between £80
0:07:16 > 0:07:22and £120 with a reserve possibly of £80.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24- Do you want a reserve on them?- No.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27- No, I'm happy to let them just find their own value.- That is great.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30A confident lady - and you have every right to be confident -
0:07:30 > 0:07:32because they WILL get that.
0:07:33 > 0:07:38Well, Caroline has all her ducks in a row to sell at the auction.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42Now, I've found two more fine feathered friends with a magical
0:07:42 > 0:07:43inventive twist.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46Well, a little birdie told me there's something I should see here.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48And I get what they mean now. Look at this.
0:07:48 > 0:07:49- HE CHUCKLES - Hi, Sue.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53- Hello.- Now, tell me all about this. What do you know about it?
0:07:53 > 0:07:55- It belongs to my father-in-law. - Yeah.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58And that's all I know. He had it gave to him.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01- Have you done any research on it? - No. Nothing.- Can we...?
0:08:01 > 0:08:04- Would you like to hear these birds sing, everybody?- ALL:- Yes.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07Yeah, come on. Wind it up, Sue.
0:08:07 > 0:08:15BIRD TWITTERS MELODICALLY
0:08:15 > 0:08:20Look at that. Both of them are still working and chirping away.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23That's what's important with these type of toys.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26My gut feeling is it's French, definitely Continental.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28Any idea of its value?
0:08:28 > 0:08:34- None whatsoever.- If I said £200-£300 would you be impressed?- Yeah.
0:08:34 > 0:08:38- Would you sell it?- No. - Would you sell it for £600?
0:08:38 > 0:08:44- No. No.- Would you sell it for £3,000?- His dad might, yeah.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47- THEY LAUGH - It's not worth £3,000.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51But I can tell you, I do know for a fact it is worth -
0:08:51 > 0:08:54and I can guarantee you - £600.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56That's what they sell for in auction with two singing
0:08:56 > 0:08:58nightingales like that.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00Oh, look, thank you for coming along.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02- Go on, wind it up one more time. - All right, then.
0:09:02 > 0:09:06BIRD TWITTERS
0:09:06 > 0:09:10I think that deserves a round of applause, don't you?
0:09:12 > 0:09:15We get lots of people coming on to the show just to get a valuation,
0:09:15 > 0:09:17not to sell. But that doesn't matter.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21Just seeing that gilded cage has made my day.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25Now, Michael's got the real thing - a table laden with gold.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29- David, or shall I call you Midas? - Midas?
0:09:29 > 0:09:33Because look what's on the table today. This is fantastic.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35Where on earth did all of this come from?
0:09:35 > 0:09:40My great-grandfather, once he died it was passed to my grandfather,
0:09:40 > 0:09:45then in turn passed to my mother and then she's passed it to me.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48And you don't have a waistcoat or need to tell time?
0:09:48 > 0:09:51I had it on my wedding day and then it's been locked away.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55Yeah. You know, that's so often the story. If we look at them...
0:09:55 > 0:09:57We'll look at the watches first because these are the fun
0:09:57 > 0:10:02objects for me. We've got the Elgin watch company.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04And we should open it up.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08- And we've got a full set of hallmarks there for Chester.- Right.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12- Really nice that it's an 18-carat gold case.- Oh.
0:10:12 > 0:10:13It makes a big difference.
0:10:13 > 0:10:17- And we've got the date letter, which is for 1920.- Oh.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19If we look at the movement... There we go.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21Beautifully machined,
0:10:21 > 0:10:23but a pretty standard watch movement from the 1920s.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26It's not a repeater, it's not a chronometer.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29- It doesn't do anything bells and whistles.- It tells the time.
0:10:29 > 0:10:30A timepiece, that's all you want.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33We've got the little lady's fob watch there.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35And of course that's beautifully engraved.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38And then of course we've got the watch chain to go with it.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41We've got the sovereigns here.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44Basically got four full sovereigns and one half sovereign.
0:10:44 > 0:10:49That one was nice because it's got a little
0:10:49 > 0:10:52- 'S' on the bottom for the Sydney mints.- Oh, right.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54So it's a little Australian-struck sovereign.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57But they all have a set value, week-on-week,
0:10:57 > 0:11:00month-on-month in the sale room.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03And then we've got this wonderful watch chain here, which is 18 carat.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06And then we've got the sovereign at the end,
0:11:06 > 0:11:11a little Edwardian sovereign. It is, sadly, by weight and by value.
0:11:11 > 0:11:12And we've weighed all of these
0:11:12 > 0:11:15and we've worked out exactly where they are.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19We leave a little bit of margin in with an estimate because between our
0:11:19 > 0:11:23valuation day and the auction house, we don't know if it's going to...
0:11:23 > 0:11:28You could do well, you could do 5% better, you could do 2% worse.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32And that's how gold goes. But it's pretty even at the moment.
0:11:32 > 0:11:39- Um, that little group, £500-£800. - Oh.- And I think a reserve of £450.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41We've got the sovereigns here.
0:11:41 > 0:11:47We're in the region of £600-£800, £600-£900 for those as a group.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50- You're joking.- No. No. No. And this, this is lovely.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52I mean, I would hate to think that anyone would melt that down.
0:11:52 > 0:11:57But again, we're looking at £1,000-£1,500 for that.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00And again, £950 as a reserve.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02- Let's hope the gold price stays up. - Goes up.
0:12:02 > 0:12:03THEY LAUGH
0:12:03 > 0:12:08- And hopefully they'll all go. But won't you miss them now?- No. No. No.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12Basically I've got seven grandchildren.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15So whatever the total is on the day, we've got to divide it by seven.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19- That's right.- I'll bring my calculator. It won't be a problem.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21- Thanks so much for coming in. - Brilliant. Lovely. Thank you.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23Seven's a lucky number,
0:12:23 > 0:12:25so let's hope that horde tempts the gold lovers.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31Well, there you are, our experts have been working flat-out.
0:12:31 > 0:12:32The day is half gone
0:12:32 > 0:12:34and we've found three items to take off to the sale room.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37And here's a quick recap just to jog your memory, in case
0:12:37 > 0:12:41you've forgotten, of all the items that are going under the hammer.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44Starting with Joan's bijou enamel and silver vesta case.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51Carole's counting on those Beswick ducks to create a soap opera
0:12:51 > 0:12:53drama at auction.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00And will David sell enough of his treasures to divvy up the winnings
0:13:00 > 0:13:03seven ways for his grandchildren?
0:13:06 > 0:13:08Our auction today is in the city of Nottingham,
0:13:08 > 0:13:12about 15 miles from Southwell, home to the Medieval castle
0:13:12 > 0:13:14and now a museum and art gallery.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18And today, we've come to the sale rooms of Mellors & Kirk,
0:13:18 > 0:13:20which is a stone's throw from the castle.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24Now, hopefully, our experts will be able to defend their valuations
0:13:24 > 0:13:25here at auction.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31And don't forget, there's commission to pay when you sell here.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34It's 15% plus VAT.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36And the man on the rostrum today is Nigel Kirk,
0:13:36 > 0:13:41who's about to get going with our first lot, those very kitsch ducks.
0:13:41 > 0:13:45We've got the ducks. Unfortunately we don't have the owners. We don't have Sue and Carole.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48But we do have with us right now Sue's daughter, Heather.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50- And it's great to see you, it really is.- And you.
0:13:50 > 0:13:54- So, do you like these ducks? No? - Not particularly.- Been on the wall?
0:13:54 > 0:13:57They've been on the wall for a very, very long time, yes.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00- I'm not a big fan of Beswick, I must admit. But these things do go.- Yes.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02A lot of people out there collect it
0:14:02 > 0:14:04- and they're really serious about Beswick.- Yeah.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06They're very iconic. They're sort of...
0:14:06 > 0:14:08- It's Hilda Ogden that immortalised them, isn't it?- Yes.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11- Drives you quackers.- Absolutely. - SHE QUACKS
0:14:11 > 0:14:14- So you don't mind selling these, do you?- No. Absolutely not.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16No. Right. Let's put them to the test, shall we?
0:14:16 > 0:14:18Let's find out what they're worth. Here we go.
0:14:18 > 0:14:23NIGEL KIRK: Four Beswick graduated flying mallard wall plaques.
0:14:23 > 0:14:28- £50 for them? Is bid. At 50, 60.- That chap wants them there.- Yes, he does.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31- Wow.- This guy there, he's serious. - People do want them.
0:14:31 > 0:14:32120. 130. 140.
0:14:32 > 0:14:36150. 160. 170.
0:14:36 > 0:14:41170 I'm bid. 180 for them? At £170 in the room.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43< Selling at £170.
0:14:43 > 0:14:47- Ducks are on the bill. £170. Well done.- Thank you.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49- Well done.- Thank you very much. - Tell your mum, won't you?
0:14:49 > 0:14:51- Give her the good news. - I certainly will.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55And her and Caroline will be off spending the money on more days out.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57Hilda Ogden would be pleased.
0:14:58 > 0:14:59Going under the hammer right now,
0:14:59 > 0:15:01possibly one of my favourite lots of the whole day.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04I absolutely love horses. This one's a real thoroughbred.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07It's on a little silver vesta case. It belongs to Joan.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09It's great to see you again as well.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12Made by the silversmith Elkington, Birmingham-based.
0:15:12 > 0:15:16Well, it's a novelty, London marked. He worked in London and Birmingham.
0:15:16 > 0:15:20The only thing that might hold it back today is because these
0:15:20 > 0:15:25things are so valuable they're heavily faked. This isn't.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28But if there's an internet bidder who can't handle it,
0:15:28 > 0:15:32- he probably isn't keen enough to buy it.- I'm sure this will find a home.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35- If people handle this, they won't want to put it down.- Exactly.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37- That's the key to it. They have to view it.- Really?
0:15:37 > 0:15:39You cannot look at an image on a computer.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42- We'll find out what it's worth. Ready?- Wow.- Here we go.
0:15:42 > 0:15:43Let's put it to the test.
0:15:44 > 0:15:51Lot 145 is the Victorian silver and enamel matchbox. £400 for it.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53I'm bid. 400. 420 I'll take.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57420. 450. 480. 500.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01And 50. 550.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04£550.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06- Just stumbling, aren't we? Yeah. - 550.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10Fell at the first fence.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13- I had an inkling.- Yeah. Yeah.- I had an inkling.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16Just because you could go online tomorrow
0:16:16 > 0:16:20and you could see 20 of those, all fake.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22Yours is absolutely genuine.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24What a shame.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27But that beautiful vesta case is bound to make it past the winning
0:16:27 > 0:16:31post on another day. Will Michael have better luck with our third lot?
0:16:31 > 0:16:35It's time for David's collection of golden goodies going in as three
0:16:35 > 0:16:38separate lots, starting with the coins.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40I believe, three sovereigns and one half sovereign.
0:16:40 > 0:16:41You came to the right man.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44And I bet Michael explained the whole thing about the bullion market
0:16:44 > 0:16:47- and the scrap value, did he?- He did. He was very good. Very good.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49We are going to test that scrap value market today.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51- I try to stay away from the word 'scrap'.- OK.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54- 'Bullion' is better, isn't it? - Melt. How about 'melt'?
0:16:54 > 0:16:57I mean, the other thing to remember is one of them is Australian.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01- Sometimes these coins do have a value as coins.- An intrinsic value.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03So you have to check that out first.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06But I'm afraid here we're dealing with a lump of gold.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08Let's find out, shall we, how the bullion market is today?
0:17:08 > 0:17:14We're looking at a fixed reserve of £550. I believe that hasn't shifted.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16Let's put it to the test.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18NIGEL KIRK: Three sovereigns and a half sovereign.
0:17:18 > 0:17:22And £400 for this lot I am bid.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25And 20. 450, 480. 480 is the bid.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29500 now. 500. 550 for them. 550, 600.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32650 for you? £600, a commission bid.
0:17:32 > 0:17:36- 650 on line. £650.- 650?- An investor.
0:17:36 > 0:17:41- An investor.- 700 anywhere else? At £650 I shall sell online.
0:17:41 > 0:17:46£650 on line. You might be right. Could have gone to Australia.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49- That wasn't going to scrap.- No. No. That was interesting.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51- You'd be happy with that. - Brilliant, yeah.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54Going under the hammer now, a little bit of a mixed lot - watches
0:17:54 > 0:17:55and chains.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57Let's put this to the test. Here we go.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00£300 for this lot is bid.
0:18:00 > 0:18:05And 20, 350 for them. 350 I am bid. 380.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07400. 420, madam. 450, sir?
0:18:07 > 0:18:10450 is bid. 480 for it?
0:18:10 > 0:18:16At £450. 480 for them? Selling. At £450.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18£450, the hammer's gone down. Good work.
0:18:18 > 0:18:22- We worked the scrap out on the day and that's what it came to.- Yeah.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26The running total so far is £1,100.
0:18:26 > 0:18:30Can David better that and treat all seven of his grandchildren?
0:18:32 > 0:18:35NIGEL KIRK: 18-carat gold Albert mounted with a sovereign,
0:18:35 > 0:18:38together with a gold key fob.
0:18:38 > 0:18:43- And £1,000.- There we go. Straight in. - That's brilliant.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46- Brilliant.- 1,300. £1,200.
0:18:46 > 0:18:51The bid is with me. 1,300 in the room. 1,300. 1,400 for it?
0:18:51 > 0:18:57- At £1,300, a room bid. And I sell at £1,300.- Brilliant.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00That was short and sweet. Blink and you'll miss that one. £1,300.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03- Absolutely brilliant. - You're a very happy man, aren't you?
0:19:03 > 0:19:05- I'm very happy, yes.- Well, enjoy it and don't forget,
0:19:05 > 0:19:08- treat all those grandchildren. - Will do.- That's fantastic.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12A total of £2,400. What a great result.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15David's grandkids will be very, very happy.
0:19:15 > 0:19:16Well, so far so good.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19That concludes our first visit to the sale room today.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21And that was exciting but it could get even better later on,
0:19:21 > 0:19:22so don't go away.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25Now, the stately home Newstead Abbey is not far from here.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29And it was once home to the Lord Byron family for nearly 300 years.
0:19:29 > 0:19:33Byron famous for his poetry and his philandering.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36Some say he racked up hundreds of lovers.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39But there was more to the man than meets the eye as I discovered
0:19:39 > 0:19:42when I explored Newstead Abbey while we were filming here.
0:19:49 > 0:19:54George Gordon Byron, born in 1788, became the sixth Lord Byron
0:19:54 > 0:19:58and the owner of Newstead Abbey at the age of just 10.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02Now, imagine inheriting this as a 10-year-old boy.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04But it wasn't until 1808,
0:20:04 > 0:20:09when Byron was 21 years old, that he finally took up residence here.
0:20:09 > 0:20:13Now, the problem was there was no money to go with these fine surroundings.
0:20:13 > 0:20:17So Byron did what any attractive 21-year-old would do,
0:20:17 > 0:20:19he made it his bachelor's pad.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29As well as being a poet, Byron was a good-time guy
0:20:29 > 0:20:33and a magnet for both men and women who would come and stay here.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35Byron would throw lavish parties.
0:20:35 > 0:20:40His pals would dress as monks while Byron himself dressed as the abbot.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46Curator Heidi Jackson has been looking after the Newstead Abbey
0:20:46 > 0:20:50collection here, owned by Nottingham City Council, for nearly 30 years.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55What did this place mean to Byron?
0:20:55 > 0:20:59It must have appeared to him like an enormous gothic Wendy house.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02- He certainly had fun here.- Yeah. It was a playhouse really, wasn't it?
0:21:02 > 0:21:03- A playhouse.- Let's face it.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06And he also venerated it as the home of his ancestors.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10He knew everything about the history of this place and his family.
0:21:10 > 0:21:14- Did it inspire him to write here? - Oh, yes, he loved the place.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17He enjoyed playing here. But he also came here to write.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19He was not to be disturbed when he was in his study.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22If the door opened, he would put his hand up
0:21:22 > 0:21:25- and whoever was in the doorway would know not to bother him.- Yeah.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28- Let's talk about him as the great lover.- Oh, gosh.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32- That reputation as a philanderer. - Yes. Yes. Yes.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36- It's a well-known reputation. - Yeah.- I don't know.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40The more tender side of Byron isn't so often referred to.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43He was always falling in love, right from boyhood,
0:21:43 > 0:21:45right from the age of eight.
0:21:45 > 0:21:49I think he said his heart always needed to alight on the nearest perch.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53- Aww.- And he was very tender. - And very charismatic.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56- Very charismatic, but also very caring.- And an intelligent guy.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59- Oh, yes.- I think that's obviously the attraction, isn't it?- Yes.
0:21:59 > 0:22:00He attracted people like a magnet.
0:22:00 > 0:22:04Well, he had extraordinary personal beauty. He had a beautiful face.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06He had an athletic body because he was quite a sportsman
0:22:06 > 0:22:10and a brilliant mind, also a wicked sense of humour.
0:22:10 > 0:22:11Also he was affectionate and caring.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14- He sounds like the chap that we all want to know.- Oh, yes.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16Yes, quite a catch really.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18But, as I say, he was always, always falling in love,
0:22:18 > 0:22:21and usually with the wrong person, often with a married woman.
0:22:21 > 0:22:22And then running away from it.
0:22:22 > 0:22:27Well, yes, having to extricate himself from a...mmm, difficult situation.
0:22:33 > 0:22:37Byron would escape from his amorous adventures in London to the freedom
0:22:37 > 0:22:38and the solitude of Newstead.
0:22:38 > 0:22:43And when he wanted to be alone he would climb these stairs.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49And up into this secluded bedroom.
0:22:49 > 0:22:54And this is in fact Byron's bed that he brought from Cambridge.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57And by the side of the bed he kept a loaded pistol.
0:22:57 > 0:22:58And you can see it there.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01It's said he always kept a pistol nearby
0:23:01 > 0:23:05whenever he stayed at Newstead in case he upset anybody.
0:23:05 > 0:23:09In fact, one of his lovers, Lady Caroline Lamb, is quoted as saying,
0:23:09 > 0:23:12"Byron was mad, bad and dangerous to know."
0:23:12 > 0:23:15And I think that proves her point.
0:23:20 > 0:23:24Clearly men and women came and went in Byron's life.
0:23:24 > 0:23:30But there was one relationship which seemed to try his patience more than most.
0:23:30 > 0:23:31Let's talk about his mother
0:23:31 > 0:23:35- because that was also a difficult relationship.- Yes. Yes, it was.
0:23:35 > 0:23:39They loved each other to bits but they fought like cats and dogs.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42And he referred to his mother's diabolical disposition.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44She did have a fiery temper and they did spend a great
0:23:44 > 0:23:48deal of his adolescence fighting with each other.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51No wonder, though, he was always playing truant from school.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53He was running up enormous debts,
0:23:53 > 0:23:57borrowing lots of money from money lenders and plotting the seduction
0:23:57 > 0:24:01of all the local ladies, young ladies in Southwell, and dedicating
0:24:01 > 0:24:04- to them some of the raciest poems produced by a young man.- Gosh.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07- No wonder. No wonder she was... - No wonder the mother was livid.- Yes.
0:24:07 > 0:24:08She was just...
0:24:08 > 0:24:11On one occasion, she is said to have thrown a poker at him.
0:24:11 > 0:24:15But the poor woman, she really was worried to distraction by his
0:24:15 > 0:24:17'scrapes', as he called them.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20You know, I have sympathy for Mrs Byron. Very much so.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27Like any young lord at the time, Byron loved to travel
0:24:27 > 0:24:29and took a trip to the Near East.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31He was away for two years,
0:24:31 > 0:24:34but when he returned home he received bad news.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38His mother was desperately ill
0:24:38 > 0:24:43and sadly passed away before Byron could get back to see her.
0:24:43 > 0:24:47At the age of 23 he felt the loss deeply.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49He couldn't even face up to going to her funeral.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51Instead, whilst that was taking place,
0:24:51 > 0:24:56he took part in a boxing match right here in this very room.
0:24:56 > 0:25:01Despite their differences he thought of his mother as his great friend.
0:25:01 > 0:25:05And he continued to miss her right up until his dying day.
0:25:06 > 0:25:11In 1812, just a few months after her death, Byron published the poem
0:25:11 > 0:25:15Childe Harold's Pilgrimage and he became an overnight success.
0:25:15 > 0:25:19Or, as he put it, "I awoke one morning and found myself famous."
0:25:20 > 0:25:23But in his personal life he was to exchange one troubled
0:25:23 > 0:25:25relationship for another.
0:25:27 > 0:25:32In 1815, it seemed Byron had put his wild past behind him.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34He married Annabella Milbanke.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37But as they say, you can't teach an old dog new tricks.
0:25:37 > 0:25:38His dalliances continued.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41And disgusted, Annabella left him for good,
0:25:41 > 0:25:45taking with her their five-week-old daughter Ada.
0:25:45 > 0:25:49The deed of separation was signed on the 21st April in 1816.
0:25:49 > 0:25:54And four days later, with spiralling debts and creditors chasing him,
0:25:54 > 0:25:56Byron left England for good.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01The scandal drove him out of London's high society
0:26:01 > 0:26:03and into self-imposed exile abroad.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07It's a depressing chapter in Byron's life,
0:26:07 > 0:26:11his daughter taken away from him forever by an embittered mother.
0:26:11 > 0:26:15Lady Byron denied Ada all knowledge of her father.
0:26:15 > 0:26:19She wasn't even allowed access to look at the family portraits of him.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24But there is an astonishing outcome to this story.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27Byron's adult daughter, Ada Lovelace, now married,
0:26:27 > 0:26:31became an incredibly successful computer scientist,
0:26:31 > 0:26:34credited as being the first computer programmer,
0:26:34 > 0:26:37which was a big achievement for a woman back in the day.
0:26:37 > 0:26:41Ironically she puts that success down to her ability to combine
0:26:41 > 0:26:43science with poetry,
0:26:43 > 0:26:46which is a brilliant tribute to her father, Byron.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50Ada never met her father.
0:26:50 > 0:26:54But after he died in 1824, she did visit Newstead Abbey.
0:26:56 > 0:27:00She fell in love with the place and the father she had never known
0:27:00 > 0:27:03so she made an extraordinary decision to be buried beside him
0:27:03 > 0:27:07in the family tomb at the little church of Hucknall,
0:27:07 > 0:27:08just up the road from Newstead.
0:27:10 > 0:27:14So, was Byron capable of finding true love
0:27:14 > 0:27:15and feeling love with a big heart?
0:27:15 > 0:27:18Well, this monument has the answer
0:27:18 > 0:27:21because on it there's an inscription which reads,
0:27:21 > 0:27:25"Near this Spot are deposited the Remains of one who possessed Beauty
0:27:25 > 0:27:30"without Vanity, Strength without Insolence, Courage without Ferocity
0:27:30 > 0:27:33"and all the virtues of Man without his Vices."
0:27:33 > 0:27:38That inscription and monument is a testament to his dog, Boatswain -
0:27:38 > 0:27:41man's best friend, his beautiful Newfoundland,
0:27:41 > 0:27:45a companion for five years - who was sadly bitten by a rabid dog.
0:27:45 > 0:27:49Now, rather than have Boatswain put down, Byron nursed him right up
0:27:49 > 0:27:53until the day he died, without any fear of being bitten himself.
0:27:53 > 0:27:59So that tells me one thing - it tells me Byron did find true love.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02We know about the fact that he was an unreliable lover.
0:28:02 > 0:28:07We know the fact that he was an awkward son and a disloyal husband.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10But, boy, did that man have one big whopping heart.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13And there it is, look. He loved his dogs.
0:28:27 > 0:28:29Welcome back to our valuation day, just a few
0:28:29 > 0:28:33miles from Newstead Abbey to the equally dramatic Southwell Minster.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35This place is absolutely magnificent.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37And we're having a brilliant time here.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39It's still jam-packed full of people.
0:28:39 > 0:28:42And the area I'm standing in right now, here,
0:28:42 > 0:28:43is known as our holding bay.
0:28:43 > 0:28:46This is where our off-screen experts are working hard away,
0:28:46 > 0:28:50researching items that might hit those Flog It! valuation tables.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53And also working hard today are our experts onscreen.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55So let's now catch up with them
0:28:55 > 0:28:58and see what else we can find to take off to auction.
0:28:59 > 0:29:04Roman, Mark, thank you so much for bringing in this little brooch.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07It's quite a feminine thing. So where did it come from?
0:29:07 > 0:29:11- Where did you get it from?- MARK: - Well, I used to buy gold and silver.
0:29:11 > 0:29:15- And this was something that I got in the lot.- So it just came with?
0:29:15 > 0:29:18- With, yes. - And what was it sold as at the time?
0:29:18 > 0:29:21It was sold as silver because it wasn't hallmarked.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24But the lady, I offered £50 to... £60 I paid for it.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27- I'm pretty sure it was £60 I paid for it.- Right.
0:29:27 > 0:29:31- Well, for a silver brooch, that's quite a strong price.- Yes. Yeah.
0:29:31 > 0:29:36- Do you think your dad did well at £50-£60?- Uh, yeah. It's quite good.
0:29:36 > 0:29:37I think he did as well.
0:29:37 > 0:29:41I've had a look at it under an eye glass.
0:29:41 > 0:29:44And the thing that only marginally concerns me
0:29:44 > 0:29:50- is the 'silver' is wearing away at the edges.- OK.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52And this can mean one of two things.
0:29:52 > 0:29:56It can mean it's a piece of costume jewellery that's been silvered.
0:29:56 > 0:30:01But also if you're using white gold, white gold in and of itself with
0:30:01 > 0:30:05- the gold content is actually quite a muddy grey colour.- Yeah.
0:30:05 > 0:30:09And when you make a piece of jewellery you rhodium plate it.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11And I think what's happened in this case is we've got something
0:30:11 > 0:30:15- that's 18-carat white gold. - Right. OK. Yeah.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18And the rhodium plating has started to wear.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21But then we look at the stones that are set in and the style.
0:30:21 > 0:30:26I mean, it's screaming Art Deco. I mean, at the top of its lungs.
0:30:26 > 0:30:30You've got all of this angular millegrain setting,
0:30:30 > 0:30:32very finely done.
0:30:32 > 0:30:36And you've got that beautiful central stone that's set
0:30:36 > 0:30:41basically at 90 degrees as a square. It's such a beautiful thing.
0:30:41 > 0:30:42And I'm reasonably sure, again,
0:30:42 > 0:30:45without a diamond tester, that it's diamonds.
0:30:45 > 0:30:49- They're diamonds. OK. Yeah.- That transforms its value.- Oh, right.
0:30:49 > 0:30:56- Um, any idea what it might be worth, Roman?- Uh, 100.- 100?
0:30:56 > 0:30:58I'll give you the £100 in a moment. That's a deal.
0:30:58 > 0:31:00MARK CHUCKLES
0:31:00 > 0:31:06- Dad, any idea?- Well, I valued it at around 250.- 250.- Yeah.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09As a good-looking piece of jewellery I think you were very sensible.
0:31:09 > 0:31:16And I think what we'll do is we'll put £400-£600 at the auction.
0:31:16 > 0:31:20- And we'll put a fixed reserve of £350.- Yeah, that's...
0:31:20 > 0:31:24It's a lovely thing. Thank you both so much for bringing it in.
0:31:24 > 0:31:26- Nicest bit of jewellery I've seen all day.- Oh, fantastic.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29- It's our pleasure. Thank you. - Thank you. All right, Roman?
0:31:29 > 0:31:38# Wearing baubles, bangles and beads. #
0:31:38 > 0:31:40Diamonds and gold should bring out the romantic in someone
0:31:40 > 0:31:42when this goes to auction.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45Now, what's Caroline found?
0:31:45 > 0:31:50- What a beautiful mirror, Lorna. - Yes.- How did you come by this?
0:31:50 > 0:31:54Well, my husband used to go out at lunchtime
0:31:54 > 0:31:57and sort of going around antique shops and that sort of thing.
0:31:57 > 0:31:59He just loved that sort of thing.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02And it was one of the things that he bought and brought home.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05How nice. I wish I had a husband that went out shopping for beautiful
0:32:05 > 0:32:08- things at lunchtime.- Yes, he did all sorts of things like that.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11- He loved it. - Well, it's silver, as you know.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15If we pick this up and look at the back of it,
0:32:15 > 0:32:18it has in fact been an easel mirror,
0:32:18 > 0:32:21so it will have had a wooden strut attached here.
0:32:21 > 0:32:26So, it would have stood on a dressing table on this wooden strut.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29And then this strut has been replaced by these brackets,
0:32:29 > 0:32:32which now enable it to be hung on the wall.
0:32:32 > 0:32:34- It was like that when I got it. - Was it?
0:32:34 > 0:32:36And have you had it on the wall, then?
0:32:36 > 0:32:38Yes, I've had it always on the wall.
0:32:38 > 0:32:40So it's been changed to that.
0:32:40 > 0:32:42But if we look at the mirror again,
0:32:42 > 0:32:46we can see the bits of damage here where it's been polished.
0:32:46 > 0:32:48- I hadn't noticed that.- But can you see it's worn through?- Oh, right.
0:32:48 > 0:32:52And that's due to the softness of the metal, of the silver.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54Had it not been pure silver,
0:32:54 > 0:32:57- it would have looked yellow or something.- Yeah, exactly.
0:32:57 > 0:32:59If it was just plated,
0:32:59 > 0:33:03A, it wouldn't have worn through like that into holes.
0:33:03 > 0:33:06And it would have shown the base metal through.
0:33:06 > 0:33:07But this is solid silver.
0:33:07 > 0:33:12And that hallmark tells us the lion passant for British sterling silver,
0:33:12 > 0:33:18the wheat sheafs for Chester and the capital A, which dates it to 1901.
0:33:18 > 0:33:21That was clever of you to find that. I looked and looked.
0:33:21 > 0:33:23We're used to looking for them.
0:33:23 > 0:33:27And they tend to be tucked away in places like that.
0:33:27 > 0:33:29Well, thank you very much for bringing it.
0:33:29 > 0:33:35- And I think at auction it would get between £120 and £160.- Good. Good.
0:33:35 > 0:33:38Well, that would be softening the blow of losing it.
0:33:38 > 0:33:43- Oh, yes. And if we put a reserve on it of, say, £100...- Yes, good.
0:33:43 > 0:33:47- ..and I'm sure it'll fly away to a new home.- Good.- Thank you, Lorna.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52While the experts are looking for the final piece de resistance,
0:33:52 > 0:33:57I'm off to see how Byron left his mark at our valuation day venue.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01When Byron was a young teenager living in Southwell,
0:34:01 > 0:34:03he struck up a friendship with the girl next door.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06And her name was Elizabeth Pigot.
0:34:06 > 0:34:08As youngsters, they spent many hours together.
0:34:08 > 0:34:12And in fact it was Elizabeth who was first to recognise his talents
0:34:12 > 0:34:15as a writer. And she encouraged him to write poetry.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18As youngsters, they sent letters to each other,
0:34:18 > 0:34:21but eventually lost touch as Byron moved abroad.
0:34:21 > 0:34:23Now, there's something I want to show you,
0:34:23 > 0:34:24and it's a grave just down there.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28Now, this is the grave of Elizabeth Pigot.
0:34:28 > 0:34:30And in the last few years of her life,
0:34:30 > 0:34:33she spent all that time putting together all the possessions
0:34:33 > 0:34:36she had that were associated with her great friend, Byron.
0:34:36 > 0:34:41And it's said that her dying wish was to be buried with his letters.
0:34:41 > 0:34:43And I just hope that happened.
0:34:43 > 0:34:45Now, we all know Byron had a wonderful
0:34:45 > 0:34:48reputation as one of the greatest lovers on the planet.
0:34:48 > 0:34:52But he also had a few very dear, close friends.
0:34:52 > 0:34:54And I dare say Elizabeth was his closest.
0:34:56 > 0:34:59So, back to our final valuation of the day from Michael,
0:34:59 > 0:35:01who's found one of his favourite things.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05Hugh, Marilyn, thank you
0:35:05 > 0:35:09so much for bringing along what we love to see on Flog It!
0:35:09 > 0:35:14which is a little bit of tribal art, a little bit of ethnographica.
0:35:14 > 0:35:18This is a very impressive club or staff.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21What provenance have you got with it? Where did it come from?
0:35:21 > 0:35:25Well, I was given it by an aged aunt about 50 years ago.
0:35:26 > 0:35:30And I must confess I don't know the history of where it came from.
0:35:31 > 0:35:35I was just asked if I'd like it and I said yes.
0:35:35 > 0:35:39You said yes. I think I'd say yes if somebody asked me if I liked it.
0:35:39 > 0:35:44If we look at it, we've got a carved hardwood staff
0:35:44 > 0:35:47- and this would have been carved in New Zealand.- Yeah.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50It's a Maori staff.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53We've got shell used to inlay the eyes.
0:35:53 > 0:35:59And we've got that decoration continued down the shaft on both sides.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02I mean, we have lost pieces of mother-of-pearl,
0:36:02 > 0:36:07but encouragingly that means they've been glued in and were there long
0:36:07 > 0:36:10enough for the glue to dry and for the piece to fall out.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13- So that again implies age. - Right.
0:36:13 > 0:36:17And if you're going back 50, 60 years, you're certainly at a period
0:36:17 > 0:36:20when these things were not faked.
0:36:20 > 0:36:25We now have to determine is it an authentic piece
0:36:25 > 0:36:28used by indigenous people?
0:36:28 > 0:36:33Or is it something carved for sale to Europeans?
0:36:33 > 0:36:35I think it's amazingly decorative.
0:36:36 > 0:36:41If it was a ceremonial piece, it would be incredibly high-status,
0:36:41 > 0:36:44- something a chieftain would have used.- Right.
0:36:44 > 0:36:47It's certainly, I would think, no later than 1920.
0:36:47 > 0:36:52There just seemed to be rather a lot of work gone into it for a tourist item.
0:36:52 > 0:36:57But amazingly, the tourist items were the most decorative
0:36:57 > 0:37:00- because that's what the Europeans would pay for.- Right.
0:37:00 > 0:37:04But having said that, it comes down to value.
0:37:04 > 0:37:08- Have you any idea what the value might be on it?- No idea.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11I think, let's put it in at...
0:37:11 > 0:37:17I can't say...I can't say less than £200. So, let's say £200 to £400.
0:37:17 > 0:37:22A fixed reserve of £200. Thank you so much for bringing it in.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25It's going to be an education for me when it sells at the auction.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28- Thanks for your help.- Thank you for your advice.- Pleasure.- Thank you.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31We all know how notoriously difficult it is to value
0:37:31 > 0:37:33ethnographica, like the spear,
0:37:33 > 0:37:37so it's going to be a case of bidders determine the value.
0:37:38 > 0:37:41Our experts have now found their final items,
0:37:41 > 0:37:44so it's time to say goodbye to Southwell Minster, our magnificent
0:37:44 > 0:37:48host venue for today as we head off to auction for the last time.
0:37:48 > 0:37:52And here's a quick recap of all the items going under the hammer.
0:37:53 > 0:37:57Mark's classy Art Deco brooch has all the hallmarks of a high seller.
0:38:00 > 0:38:05Lorna's intricately carved silver mirror should bring her the fairest price.
0:38:08 > 0:38:12And will the buyers recognise the quality of this early Maori club?
0:38:15 > 0:38:18We're back at the auction house where the sale is well under way
0:38:18 > 0:38:21and it's time for our first item to go under the hammer.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25Right. Our next lot is a cut above the rest.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27It's got quality and class stamped all over it.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30It's an Art Deco brooch. I love it. In fact, we all love it.
0:38:30 > 0:38:31Mark, why are you selling it?
0:38:31 > 0:38:35It's just been sat around for four, five years. Just been looking at it.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38And the wife, has she been looking at it, thinking, "Actually..."?
0:38:38 > 0:38:40- Yeah, it's nice but she's never worn it.- OK.
0:38:40 > 0:38:44- It's good to see you again, Roman. What's your name?- Sahara.- Right.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46I tell you what, it's half-term, isn't it?
0:38:46 > 0:38:49- So, what's it like having a bit of time off school? Good?- Yeah.- Yeah?
0:38:49 > 0:38:51And you've come to the auction with Dad today.
0:38:51 > 0:38:54- Hey, is he going to treat you? - Hopefully, yeah.- Hopefully.- Yeah.
0:38:54 > 0:38:57I tell you what. I'll ask you when the hammer goes down, OK?
0:38:57 > 0:38:59All right, here we go. We're putting it to the test.
0:38:59 > 0:39:03NIGEL KIRK: Art Deco diamond brooch.
0:39:03 > 0:39:07And £250 for it is asked, and bid. At 250.
0:39:07 > 0:39:11280 for it? 280. 300.
0:39:11 > 0:39:14And 20. 320.
0:39:14 > 0:39:19350. 380. At 350, in the room.
0:39:19 > 0:39:23At £350. Fair warning.
0:39:23 > 0:39:28I thought that would fly. Hey, it's gone. Dad sold it. £350. OK?
0:39:29 > 0:39:31Where's the money going, Dad?
0:39:31 > 0:39:33It's Roman's birthday at the weekend,
0:39:33 > 0:39:35- so we'll give him a little treat. - Brilliant.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38- And Sahara a little treat as well. - How much?
0:39:38 > 0:39:41THEY CHUCKLE
0:39:41 > 0:39:44That's to be negotiated at home, I would imagine.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46Now, there's one canny customer.
0:39:46 > 0:39:49And we'll look out for her on the show in the future.
0:39:49 > 0:39:53Next, it's Lorna's early 19th-century ornate silver mirror.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56- Lorna, good luck. Good luck. - Thank you.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59120 to 160, somewhere around there.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02Hopefully that's a true reflection of this next item.
0:40:02 > 0:40:05- You've guessed it, yes, that wonderful mirror.- Yeah, it's lovely.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08- It's missing its strut at the back. - Doesn't matter.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10- It's been on the wall. - That would be too heavy, I think.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13- It would be heavy.- It's better on the wall.- Yeah, I think so.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16- And I'm sure it'll do even more. Fingers crossed.- I think so.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19- That's what we'd like, wouldn't we? - Yes, we would.- Yeah? Ready for this?
0:40:19 > 0:40:21- Yes.- OK, here we go. This is it.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24NIGEL KIRK: Dressing mirror.
0:40:24 > 0:40:27- £50 for it? 50 I am bid. At £50. - This is good.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30- This is a really nice piece.- 70 anywhere?- It's big.
0:40:30 > 0:40:3460. £70. 80, 90, 100.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37110, 120. 130, madam.
0:40:37 > 0:40:41- There's a lady bidding for it in the back row.- 140, sir. 150.
0:40:41 > 0:40:45Gentleman's bid at 140. 150 to you. 160.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47Back with the lady with the glasses.
0:40:47 > 0:40:49170. 180, 190.
0:40:49 > 0:40:53- (She's just over there bidding.) - 200.- (She's keen.)- 220.
0:40:53 > 0:40:56< 220. 250. 280.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58- 280. - My goodness.
0:40:58 > 0:41:02250, the gentleman's bid. Selling at £250.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04£250. Yes.
0:41:04 > 0:41:09Brilliant result. Brilliant result. Worth every penny as well.
0:41:09 > 0:41:13£100 over the estimate, not bad for a well-worn mirror.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17Now for our final lot of the day, the Maori staff.
0:41:17 > 0:41:22And it's one of those lots that could just get very exciting.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25Right now going under the hammer we've got some ethnographica,
0:41:25 > 0:41:28as they say - tribal art and artefacts.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30This one belongs to Hugh and Marilyn.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32It's that wonderful Maori spear.
0:41:32 > 0:41:35They can fetch surprisingly good results, can't they?
0:41:35 > 0:41:37MICHAEL: Really, you just have to put a low estimate on
0:41:37 > 0:41:40and see what the dealers and the collectors make of it on the day.
0:41:40 > 0:41:42- Well, look, good luck. - HUGH:- Thank you.
0:41:42 > 0:41:43There's a few other lots here,
0:41:43 > 0:41:46so hopefully the collectors will be here. This is it.
0:41:47 > 0:41:52It's the Maori fighting spear, or staff. £200 for this lot I am bid.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54- At 200.- Straight in.- Good.
0:41:54 > 0:42:00At 250. 280. 280. 300. 300. 320. 350. 350?
0:42:00 > 0:42:03- Bidding at the back of the room. - 380. 380. 400. 400.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06- This is good.- Yeah.- 450. 480.
0:42:06 > 0:42:11480? 450 I am bid. 480, 500. 550?
0:42:11 > 0:42:15550 from Australia. 550, 600.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17From Australia.
0:42:17 > 0:42:22650 for it. 650 I'll take. 650. 700. 700 for it?
0:42:22 > 0:42:24- Wow, Hugh.- At 650 online.
0:42:24 > 0:42:32700 do I see now? At 650. 700. 750. 750, 800.
0:42:32 > 0:42:33800 for it?
0:42:33 > 0:42:38At 750 I am bid. 800 in three places in the room. 850. 850.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41- 800 from three places.- This is what we like. This is a proper auction.
0:42:41 > 0:42:44This really is. Everyone wants it.
0:42:44 > 0:42:51950, a room bid. 950, you're out online. At £950, I sell.
0:42:51 > 0:42:56- Yes! What a great result.- Very good. - You did the right thing, Michael.
0:42:56 > 0:42:58- I knew it had something about it. - You did, didn't you?
0:42:58 > 0:43:01Yeah, it looked a little bit better
0:43:01 > 0:43:04than a sort of touristy, 19th century, didn't it? There was something about it.
0:43:04 > 0:43:07When you handle it - and this is it with tribal -
0:43:07 > 0:43:10- when you handle it, it had a lot of good features about it.- Mmm.
0:43:10 > 0:43:12There was a lot of hard work that went into it.
0:43:12 > 0:43:15- You've got to be happy with that, Marilyn.- Very happy.- Very happy.
0:43:15 > 0:43:18What a lovely surprise. And what a wonderful way to end today's show
0:43:18 > 0:43:21here in Nottinghamshire, a county steeped in history.
0:43:21 > 0:43:23We thoroughly enjoyed it. I hope you have as well.
0:43:23 > 0:43:26Join us for many more surprises in another auction room.
0:43:26 > 0:43:28But until then, from Mellors & Kirk, it's goodbye.