0:00:02 > 0:00:05MUSIC: Lady Of The Sea by Seth Lakeman
0:00:07 > 0:00:09Today we're in Nottinghamshire
0:00:09 > 0:00:13and it's forests like these that are famous for the myth of Robin Hood.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15But they're also associated with another,
0:00:15 > 0:00:20much more mysterious man that dates back even further, to pagan times.
0:00:20 > 0:00:22And he's known as the Green Man.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25And later on in the programme, we'll be finding out more about him.
0:00:25 > 0:00:29But right now, we need to find some antiques. Welcome to "Flog It!"
0:00:52 > 0:00:54While some cathedrals are the flagship for a city,
0:00:54 > 0:00:56Southwell Minster is different.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59Soaring up over the small market town of Southwell,
0:00:59 > 0:01:04it's surrounded by fields and forests - a real rural idyll.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07As we'll be finding out later in the show,
0:01:07 > 0:01:10the peace and the tranquillity of its natural surroundings
0:01:10 > 0:01:14have been brought seamlessly into the heart of the Minster.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18The Poet Laureate John Betjeman once said of the Minster,
0:01:18 > 0:01:21"Everywhere around is an atmosphere of peace."
0:01:21 > 0:01:23Well, I tell you what, there's no peace here in this
0:01:23 > 0:01:26magnificent queue, because they're here to see our experts.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28They're laden with antiques and collectables.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31And if they get a favourable evaluation from our experts,
0:01:31 > 0:01:34- what are you going to do?- Flog it!
0:01:34 > 0:01:37So, as our "Flog It!" sellers wind around the cathedral,
0:01:37 > 0:01:41our experts are on hand to survey the antique booty.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44I honestly thought I was working with a professional today
0:01:44 > 0:01:46and somebody who would share the goodies out.
0:01:46 > 0:01:50- You've been deeply misinformed. - I have, haven't I? I can see that.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53Mark Stacey's warming up his acute skills of deduction.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56- I think they're ducks. - I think they are.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00You see, that's how knowledgeable I am. I can spot them straight away.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03Well done, Mark. While Michael's looking for richer pickings...
0:02:03 > 0:02:07Bag inspector. Anything of interest, anything silver?
0:02:07 > 0:02:10So let's get our crowd out of the cold and into the warm
0:02:10 > 0:02:12and the calm of the cathedral.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18Coming up on today's show, we've got our highest ever turnout
0:02:18 > 0:02:22here at Southwell, with over 1,000 people showing up.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25In their bags and boxes, our experts have spotted
0:02:25 > 0:02:27some very unusual curiosities...
0:02:28 > 0:02:30And it was by the side of the bed, so that
0:02:30 > 0:02:32if anybody broke in... That's it.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36..as well as exotic treasures...
0:02:36 > 0:02:38- Everybody wants it.- Oh, right.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40Everybody wants it.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44But can you guess which one sells for over £1,000?
0:02:44 > 0:02:46Is the room bid? Third warning...
0:02:48 > 0:02:49So let's hope our experts'
0:02:49 > 0:02:52valuations will be up to scratch today.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57We've taken over all of the nave here at Southwell Minster.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00It is the most beautiful, inspiring place, as you can see.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03Full of carvings, stained-glass window and stone,
0:03:03 > 0:03:05all inspired by nature.
0:03:05 > 0:03:06Later on in the programme,
0:03:06 > 0:03:10we'll be taking a closer look at as much of it as possible.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12But right now, as the room's filling up,
0:03:12 > 0:03:14let's get on with our first valuation.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17And it's over to Michael Baggott's table. He's just there.
0:03:18 > 0:03:23Margret, Jane, thank you both coming in and thank you both for,
0:03:23 > 0:03:25I think, making my day.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28This has all the looks of something absolutely wonderful.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31You know what's inside, don't you? I had a peek earlier.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33Shall we reveal to the...?
0:03:33 > 0:03:35I think people are screaming, "What's inside?!" I think
0:03:35 > 0:03:37they may have seen one of these before.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42Wonderful. Wonderful.
0:03:42 > 0:03:48A pocket terrestrial globe in its original shagreen case.
0:03:48 > 0:03:52- Where did it come from? - I suspect it was
0:03:52 > 0:03:55my late husband's grandfather.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57He used to collect a whole load of things.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01So, is it something you both like? Is it something you've...
0:04:01 > 0:04:02- Yes.- Yeah? Over the years?
0:04:02 > 0:04:04- It's different.- It's different?
0:04:04 > 0:04:07That's normally what people say when they don't like it.
0:04:07 > 0:04:12- So where do you keep it? - In the shed.- The shed?- In the shed.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15Is this a really special, climate-controlled,
0:04:15 > 0:04:17- museum-quality shed?- Yeah, yeah.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20That's the sort of... Or is it just a shed?
0:04:20 > 0:04:23- It's a shed, but it's got a lot of things in it.- Well, there's one less.
0:04:23 > 0:04:28I mean, the remarkable thing about this to me is the condition.
0:04:28 > 0:04:33All of this black, which is actually ray skin, we call it shagreen.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36It can be shark's skin or ray's skin.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39It's taken off, it's prepared and it's as hard as iron.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43So you put it on and it basically dries, protects it.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46And when we talk about things like this,
0:04:46 > 0:04:49people like to buy them untouched,
0:04:49 > 0:04:53as they were made, and have come down without damage or restoration.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55And that's what we have.
0:04:55 > 0:05:01Now, obviously we look at the globe and we've got all of Australia.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05We've got the various travel routes.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08So this is going to be a fairly late globe.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10When you see these you think of coffee houses in
0:05:10 > 0:05:14the late 18th century and gentlemen pulling them out of their pockets
0:05:14 > 0:05:18and having learned discussions about one thing or another.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21This is actually... It surprised me -
0:05:21 > 0:05:25this partnership, Williams and Hayden, who were working in London.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29And we've got their label there. They were working in the 1830s.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31So we've actually got a William IV globe.
0:05:32 > 0:05:36Which is later than we'd expect. But it's in lovely condition.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39Have you got any idea what it might be worth?
0:05:39 > 0:05:43- No.- No, not at all.- I mean, they're incredibly sought-after.
0:05:43 > 0:05:49What I'd like to do is I'd like to put a reserve on it
0:05:49 > 0:05:52- of £2,500.- Good grief!
0:05:52 > 0:05:56- And I'd like to put an estimate... - In the shed. It was in the shed.
0:05:56 > 0:06:01..of £3,000-£5,000, and that's a proper sum for it.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03Are you happy with that?
0:06:03 > 0:06:06- Certainly.- Certainly. Is that a good surprise?
0:06:06 > 0:06:09It's a very good surprise. I mean, I guessed it was valuable.
0:06:09 > 0:06:14- But I didn't think... - It's valuable and it's sought-after.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16Thank you both for bringing this in.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19Made my day, and I look forward to seeing you both at the auction.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21- Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:06:22 > 0:06:26I totally agree with Michael - it's a really special piece which
0:06:26 > 0:06:30should stay out of the shed and be placed into the hands of collectors.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35While the valuations continue, I've decided to do some globetrotting
0:06:35 > 0:06:38and have found an object often discovered
0:06:38 > 0:06:41bobbing in the seas as naked as nature intended.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46- Mike, that looks heavy.- It is quite heavy.- Can I hold it?
0:06:46 > 0:06:47Of course you can, yeah. Absolutely.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50- I know what it is, it's a sea coconut, isn't it?- It is.
0:06:50 > 0:06:51Coco de mer.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54I've seen many in my time, polished,
0:06:54 > 0:06:58with a patina like the finest furniture you will ever see.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01And sometimes hollowed out, hinged here
0:07:01 > 0:07:04- and turned into little boxes. - Oh, I see.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06They make wonderful curios and great caddies,
0:07:06 > 0:07:10- but they're particular to the Seychelles.- They are indeed.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12- I brought it back from the Seychelles.- You've been?
0:07:12 > 0:07:16I went to the Seychelles coaching squash in 1976
0:07:16 > 0:07:18- and I was given that as a gift, and I brought it home with me.- Really?
0:07:18 > 0:07:22- Yeah.- Have you any idea of its age?
0:07:22 > 0:07:25It's... Well, it's 40 years since I was there
0:07:25 > 0:07:28and I suspect it's probably around about 40 years old.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30Yeah, I think it may be considerably older.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33- I think this could be around 100 years old.- Really?
0:07:33 > 0:07:34There's something about it.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38At one stage you could only find these on the Seychelles.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41In its state like this, 100-200.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44Polished up...300-400.
0:07:45 > 0:07:50- Good. OK.- Enjoy. Enjoy polishing that.- I will. Thank you very much.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52I've enjoyed touching it.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56That's a keeper for Mike, but it's great when you treat us
0:07:56 > 0:07:58to such interesting curios.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01And one that's put a smile on all of our faces.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04And now, from the Indian Ocean to the South Pacific
0:08:04 > 0:08:05for Mark's first find.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11Teri, thank you for braving the weather to come to see us.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13It's quite, quite nasty out there, isn't it?
0:08:13 > 0:08:16I was amazed when it started to snow. I hadn't anticipated that bit.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19- You were the first in the queue, as well.- I was, yes.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21Which I think is very brave of you.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23But well worth it from my point of view,
0:08:23 > 0:08:27- because you brought this fabulous item.- Oh, I'm pleased.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30How on earth did it come into your family?
0:08:30 > 0:08:33Well, we are a military family, we have been for generations,
0:08:33 > 0:08:36and travelled around. And, I mean, I was born in India.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39Yeah, and my mother always travelled,
0:08:39 > 0:08:42always managed to acquire unusual things.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45I can remember this being in the family for
0:08:45 > 0:08:46at least 60 years, probably more.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49- It was always there. - So this was your mother's?
0:08:49 > 0:08:52- Yes, it was my mother's, yes. - And where did she keep it?
0:08:52 > 0:08:55- Was it proudly displayed? - Oh, no, no, no.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57She had it as a protection for herself.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00It amused me, because she was only 4"11, though
0:09:00 > 0:09:02she insisted she was five foot.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05It's very heavy and it was by the side of the bed so that
0:09:05 > 0:09:07if anybody broke in... That's it.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10And I think she was hoping the sight of it would terrify anybody.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12But it was her protection.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15- She sounds a wonderful character, your mother.- Absolutely.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18She was just... She did her first parachute jump at 80.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20- Parachute jump at 80?! - For Great Ormond Street.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22And then she did about four more after that.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26I mean, she just was a most incredible woman,
0:09:26 > 0:09:28who lived life to the absolute full.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31Well, going back to the wonderful object...
0:09:31 > 0:09:35It is a sort of protection, in a way. I think it is Fijian.
0:09:35 > 0:09:40- Oh, right, yes.- It's an item called an ula.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42And it's a sort of throwing club.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45So you would throw this at, you know,
0:09:45 > 0:09:48- whatever you were chasing at the time.- Yes.
0:09:48 > 0:09:53It's made of this very hard, dense wood, with this gnarled edge.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56A lot of tribal stuff is made now.
0:09:56 > 0:10:01Soon as I saw this in the queue, it had such a wonderful, warm colour.
0:10:01 > 0:10:06This is hundreds of years of people stroking it and holding it,
0:10:06 > 0:10:09and it's got this lovely little geometric carving here,
0:10:09 > 0:10:12- which is very decorative.- Wow, yes.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15But if you think about it logically, if you're holding something,
0:10:15 > 0:10:18to have that bit of decoration gives you a little bit more grip as well.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21Course it does. Yes, yes, I hadn't realised that.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23And because of that pattern, I think this is a nice
0:10:23 > 0:10:27- genuine 19th-century example.- Yes.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30- And very, very collectable. - Oh, good.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33I think putting it into auction, we'd need to put the estimate
0:10:33 > 0:10:35at the right pitch, because we want to attract the right bidders in.
0:10:35 > 0:10:40- Right.- So I think if we put it in at, say, £3-£500...- Oh, wow!
0:10:40 > 0:10:42- ..with a fixed reserve of 300. - Yeah, fantastic.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45- As I don't want it to go less than that.- No.
0:10:45 > 0:10:49And I think on a good day, if the internet bidders are there,
0:10:49 > 0:10:52and if the right collector's there, which I'm sure they will be,
0:10:52 > 0:10:55- I'm hoping it would go even over the 500.- Yes.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57- And it deserves to make that sort of money.- Oh, thank you.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00- Oh, that would be fantastic.- Well. - Mum will be thrilled to bits.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03And if they don't bid, we can throw it at them.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06Let's hope it won't come to that.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09If you got something fascinating, bring it along
0:11:09 > 0:11:11to one of our valuation days,
0:11:11 > 0:11:14details of which you can find on the BBC website.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18Just log onto bbc.co.uk/flogit.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20All the information will be there,
0:11:20 > 0:11:24or check for details in your local press. We'd love to see you.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30Next, Michael's doing well with another piece that would have been
0:11:30 > 0:11:34essential on board ship for navigating the high seas.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38Pauline, you've brought me a clock in a box, haven't you?
0:11:38 > 0:11:40- A clock in a box, yes. - Beats a jack-in-the-box.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44Well, let's open it up first and let's get a proper look at it.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46Isn't that lovely?
0:11:46 > 0:11:51I particularly like the fact that all of this is uncleaned.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53Well, I was going to ask you about that.
0:11:53 > 0:11:58I really was tempted to get the cleaner out.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01- The polisher and go over it? - Just to make it sparkle a bit.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04Do you know, so many people do, and it raises an extremely good point.
0:12:04 > 0:12:08When you're looking at instruments,
0:12:08 > 0:12:11you're looking for originality of finish,
0:12:11 > 0:12:15and every time you polish it, little bits of lacquer come off,
0:12:15 > 0:12:17little bits of gilding come off,
0:12:17 > 0:12:20so collectors always prefer them to be very dull.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23And that shows that you've kept it and not touched it.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27- Well, it hasn't been touched. - Now, where did it come from?
0:12:27 > 0:12:31- My husband was a clock man.- Right.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35He appreciated the workmanship,
0:12:35 > 0:12:37the engineering, the measurements...
0:12:37 > 0:12:41- The precision that went into making it.- ..that went into making something like this.- Yeah.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44There are various grades of chronometer,
0:12:44 > 0:12:46and I am not a chronometer expert.
0:12:46 > 0:12:51I can admire the amount of skill and precision that went into it,
0:12:51 > 0:12:53but I wouldn't flick that out of its gimbal mounts
0:12:53 > 0:12:57- and start mucking about with the insides or the workings of it.- Yes.
0:12:57 > 0:13:02What we can say about it is it's basically made
0:13:02 > 0:13:05to the highest standard that you can make a timepiece,
0:13:05 > 0:13:09because you need it to be so accurate.
0:13:09 > 0:13:14I mean, we can see here, we've got the date - 1928.
0:13:14 > 0:13:19You can tell from the style of the case it's early 20th century.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21- Yes.- We've got the makers there,
0:13:21 > 0:13:25Thomas Mercer, London and St Albans.
0:13:25 > 0:13:29And St Albans, of course, has a wonderful tradition of clock-making.
0:13:29 > 0:13:30We'll close him up.
0:13:30 > 0:13:34I think we'd be very sensible to put an auction estimate
0:13:34 > 0:13:38- of £4-£600 on it.- Yes. - And a fixed reserve of £400.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41And if there are two clock men,
0:13:41 > 0:13:43which I'm sure there will be at the sale, at least two -
0:13:43 > 0:13:46we want more than that, don't we? We want about ten -
0:13:46 > 0:13:48- it will find its level.- Yes.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51And that's the most important thing, and we'll get it away.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53But you recommend a reserve of £400?
0:13:53 > 0:13:56I think £400 protects you,
0:13:56 > 0:13:59- it stops it going for a silly amount of money.- Yes, yes.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02And if we can get towards that £600 or £700 mark,
0:14:02 > 0:14:05- I think that would be a very good result.- It would.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07Thank you so much for bringing this in.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10- It's been a pleasure talking to you.- That's marvellous.
0:14:10 > 0:14:11Thank you very much indeed.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13Such a perfect speciality clock
0:14:13 > 0:14:16should do very well in the auction room.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20Now, taking a wander back into the choir, I found a hidden gem.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24Now, I'm sitting on a pew,
0:14:24 > 0:14:27and it's the pew end I want to show you, and this one in particular.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30Look at the detail in the foliate work in the carving.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34It's got mistletoe - now that is extremely rare
0:14:34 > 0:14:36to find in a church or a cathedral,
0:14:36 > 0:14:39and that's just a taste of things to come later on in the show.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42Stay tuned and you'll find out. But right now,
0:14:42 > 0:14:44we're off to auction for the very first time.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46You've seen what our experts have found -
0:14:46 > 0:14:48let's now put them under the hammer.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50And here's a quick recap of what we're selling.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53There's that tribal Fijian club, owned by Terry
0:14:53 > 0:14:56and once kept by her mother for protection,
0:14:56 > 0:14:59just shrieking age with its well-worn patina.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06Can we find a new home for Margaret's gorgeous globe,
0:15:06 > 0:15:08kept in the potting shed?
0:15:11 > 0:15:14And Pauline's pristine ship's chronometer
0:15:14 > 0:15:17should clock up a good sum from the buyers.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23Nottingham, where we're holding our auction today,
0:15:23 > 0:15:27has a marvellous secret lurking beneath its pavements.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30There are more than 500 caves dating back 700 years,
0:15:30 > 0:15:34that have been used by tanners, butchers and monks.
0:15:34 > 0:15:38The one use they haven't had, though, is selling antiques,
0:15:38 > 0:15:40and for that we're heading to Mellors & Kirk,
0:15:40 > 0:15:44where Nigel Kirk is conducting the proceedings above ground.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48And the first lot is Terry's club,
0:15:48 > 0:15:52brought back from travels by her intrepid mum.
0:15:52 > 0:15:56Oceanic art, it's superb. Nice crosshatching, as well, in places.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58- It was great.- It's got everything going for it.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02Hopefully we'll get a little more than 500, hopefully that top end.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05Well, we've been lucky with tribal things, haven't we, on "Flog It!"?
0:16:05 > 0:16:07- Yes, we have. Yes, we have. - SHE LAUGHS
0:16:07 > 0:16:11- Let's keep our fingers crossed. - Let's do that, shall we?- Absolutely. - Look, good luck, both of you.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13- Thank you very much. - Here we go. This is it.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17305, the Fiji dense hardwood throwing club
0:16:17 > 0:16:21of late 19th or early 20th century date.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23£300 for this lot.
0:16:23 > 0:16:24I am bid 320,
0:16:24 > 0:16:27350 for it. 350.
0:16:27 > 0:16:28380. 400.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31420. 420, I'm bid.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34£420. 450 for it?
0:16:34 > 0:16:37- Come on, come on.- £420, sell.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39He's selling at 420.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42- Hammer's gone down. £420. - Well, it's not bad.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45- That's not bad.- Not bad. Middle of the estimate.
0:16:45 > 0:16:46I'm thrilled to bits, quite honestly.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49- Cos you didn't know what to do with it, did you?- No, I didn't know. No.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53- I had no concept of the value. - Well, I think it's a great buy. - Yeah, that's great. Super.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57And don't forget, Terry will be paying 15% seller's commission
0:16:57 > 0:17:00plus VAT to the auction house.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03For our second lot, we're hoping to find a globe lover
0:17:03 > 0:17:06for this 19th century shagreen pocket globe.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09I love this. This is my favourite thing of the whole sale.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13The entire sale, not just of our "Flog It!" lots. It's beautiful.
0:17:13 > 0:17:14And the condition...
0:17:14 > 0:17:16My eyes lit up on the day. To find something like that...
0:17:16 > 0:17:19- Jealous. I was jealous. - I mean, it is a gem.- It is.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22- And they are sought-after gems. - Three-inch terrestrial globe
0:17:22 > 0:17:27for the globe itself, and on the case it was celestial in the lining.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30Yes. Nice shagreen case, and untouched.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33Were you surprised at the value when Michael said three to five?
0:17:33 > 0:17:36I was. I thought maybe about 1,000.
0:17:36 > 0:17:40I didn't expect that at all. It was totally amazing.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42Hopefully we can make your day, both of you.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44Hopefully we can sell it and get that top end.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46Well, I'm excited. Don't go away,
0:17:46 > 0:17:49because this is going under the hammer right now. Enjoy.
0:17:49 > 0:17:54Lot 320 is the English three-inch terrestrial pocket globe
0:17:54 > 0:17:56by Williams & Hayden.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59And £1,600 I am bid.
0:17:59 > 0:18:011,700, 1,800.
0:18:01 > 0:18:041,900. At £1,900.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06£2,000, I'm bid.
0:18:06 > 0:18:102,100. 2,200.
0:18:10 > 0:18:122,300.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15At £2,300. Any advance?
0:18:15 > 0:18:19At £2,300...
0:18:19 > 0:18:20- Unsold.- Didn't sell it.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22That's fine.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25You get a feeling on the day with an auction, sometimes, and...
0:18:25 > 0:18:29- No trouble at all.- You live to fight another day.- Absolutely.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32This is the prime example of reserve.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34It's not about being greedy.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37- It's about protecting something that's rare and is worth good money.- Yes.
0:18:37 > 0:18:41'That globe won't be going back into the shed,
0:18:41 > 0:18:43'and we're sure it will find its well-deserved
0:18:43 > 0:18:46'level at auction in the future. And now for our third lot,
0:18:46 > 0:18:49'auctioneer Nigel Kirk has got high hopes indeed.'
0:18:52 > 0:18:56It's a very well-preserved example of an English two-day
0:18:56 > 0:18:58marine chronometer of about 1920,
0:18:58 > 0:19:01and I really think it should do better than the estimate.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05It belongs to Pauline,
0:19:05 > 0:19:08and the auctioneer said yesterday this could fly.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11- He said it could fly away. He liked it.- That's marvellous.
0:19:11 > 0:19:12It's meant for a ship.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15I suppose we can put it on a plane as well, that's not a problem.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19I mean, on the day, I said, "I'm not a great expert on these.
0:19:19 > 0:19:23"Let's put it in with a low figure and let's see what the experts,
0:19:23 > 0:19:25"the dealers in that saleroom remake of it."
0:19:25 > 0:19:27Only time will tell how much it's going to go for.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30In fact, time is up right now. This is it. It's going under the hammer.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32Good luck, both of you.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35£250 for this lot is bid.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38At 250, 280, 300.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40There's a chap down there who wants to buy it.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44380, 400, 420, 420? 420.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46- 450, 480...- Competition in the room. - 500?
0:19:46 > 0:19:49500, 550, 600, 650,
0:19:49 > 0:19:52- 700, 750, 800...- Wow.
0:19:52 > 0:19:56- Wow.- 750 I am bid in the room. 750.
0:19:56 > 0:20:01Any advance? At £750, I sell.
0:20:02 > 0:20:06- £750. Brilliant. You're shaking, aren't you?- Yes, I am.- Great news.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09- That was fantastic. - That really is good news.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12'That was a fine example of scientific excellence,
0:20:12 > 0:20:15'and as we say, quality will out.'
0:20:16 > 0:20:20Our stunning valuation-day venue, Southwell Minster, is famous
0:20:20 > 0:20:24worldwide for its architecture, but there's a building
0:20:24 > 0:20:27attached to the minster that's also renowned throughout the world,
0:20:27 > 0:20:30not so much for its architecture but for what's in it.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33I was intrigued so I went off to investigate.
0:20:45 > 0:20:46As you leave the nave,
0:20:46 > 0:20:48you enter through this wonderful Gothic archway,
0:20:48 > 0:20:51down this corridor, and the first thing you notice are the backlit
0:20:51 > 0:20:55stained-glass windows, each with their own narrative, but above them,
0:20:55 > 0:20:57and around them, you can see these wonderful
0:20:57 > 0:21:02gargoyles and grotesque masks and clusters of foliate work,
0:21:02 > 0:21:07all hand-carved by the stonemasons, punctuating the architecture.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09But there's a bigger surprise waiting for us
0:21:09 > 0:21:10just around the corner.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18And this is it. The octagon.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21Known because it has eight sides to this room.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25It was built in 1288 and, as you can see, the ceiling soars
0:21:25 > 0:21:28high to the heavens and the light comes flooding in.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31It's known as the Chapter House and it's a meeting room,
0:21:31 > 0:21:34but if you get over that and you look at the detail on the wall,
0:21:34 > 0:21:38in the stone itself, you can see the work of a master stone-maker.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40He's made stone come a live.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43# My face in the foliage
0:21:43 > 0:21:46# You've seen that face before... #
0:21:46 > 0:21:49If you look closely, you can see faces peering down
0:21:49 > 0:21:51at you from between the foliage.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56This image, of a mysterious, at times frightening
0:21:56 > 0:22:00man in the trees is what came to be known as...
0:22:00 > 0:22:02the Green Man.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05# I'm the Green Man... #
0:22:05 > 0:22:07Well, I've counted 15 of them.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10Now, the question is, who was the Green Man and what's he doing here,
0:22:10 > 0:22:13and why are there so many of them?
0:22:14 > 0:22:16# If you cut me down... #
0:22:16 > 0:22:20This ancient image is thought to have its roots in pagan beliefs
0:22:20 > 0:22:22dating as far back as 3,000 BC.
0:22:23 > 0:22:27'But it's Dr Colin Harris, who has had a lifelong obsession with
0:22:27 > 0:22:30'the Green Man, who can shed more light on him.'
0:22:30 > 0:22:33So, who was the Green Man?
0:22:33 > 0:22:38Simply a concept which was absorbed by the early church
0:22:38 > 0:22:42about the spirit of nature, about the spirit of birth,
0:22:42 > 0:22:45life, death and rebirth,
0:22:45 > 0:22:49which people felt a great oneness with, particularly when you consider
0:22:49 > 0:22:54that England was covered largely in forest. From Bath to Nottingham,
0:22:54 > 0:22:57a squirrel would never have to jump on the ground.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00In most religions, and in most continents,
0:23:00 > 0:23:04for many thousands of years, the Green Man, as we now call him,
0:23:04 > 0:23:09has been an integral part of our oneness with the Mother Earth.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12- So the Green Man is venerated all over the world?- Absolutely.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14The Green Man was a revered spirit,
0:23:14 > 0:23:19worshipped as a symbol of renewal, rebirth and regeneration,
0:23:19 > 0:23:22but he also found his way into more common beliefs.
0:23:24 > 0:23:30There are also this link, this secular link, with our folklore, our
0:23:30 > 0:23:33customs, our traditions,
0:23:33 > 0:23:36that the Green Man popped up as parts of festivals.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40Through Anglo-Saxon times and to the present day,
0:23:40 > 0:23:42the Green Man appeared in old stories,
0:23:42 > 0:23:46customs and characters, like Jack in the Green and Jack the Lad.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50Even the myth of Robin Hood may have emerged out of
0:23:50 > 0:23:52beliefs in a gift-giving Green Man.
0:23:55 > 0:24:00It's quite an interesting story that the Green Man, this kind,
0:24:00 > 0:24:05benevolent, overarching concept in our lives, became a very
0:24:05 > 0:24:07important person like Robin Hood.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12It was only in the 1930s that the phrase of "Green Man"
0:24:12 > 0:24:16came into use, when someone recognised the similarity
0:24:16 > 0:24:21between folkloric traditions and the carvings found in churches.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24But I wanted to know - how had this pagan image
0:24:24 > 0:24:27made its way into churches like Southwell in the forms of these
0:24:27 > 0:24:29medieval Green Man carvings?
0:24:31 > 0:24:35And the Church brought the Green Man in with its own symbolism
0:24:35 > 0:24:39and its own sort of little effigies and carvings, really, in order to
0:24:39 > 0:24:42get more worshippers in, to get the pagans into church, do you think?
0:24:42 > 0:24:44Well, not so much bums on seats,
0:24:44 > 0:24:47but much more about not offending previous faiths.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51In other words, church leaders in places like Southwell saw
0:24:51 > 0:24:54the need to incorporate the Green Man into the Church as a way
0:24:54 > 0:24:58of embracing the long-held beliefs of their community.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01With that in mind, it's time to get back into the Chapter House
0:25:01 > 0:25:05to get a better look of this man for all seasons.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14As well as the Green Man, there is a Green Woman.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17This is extremely rare and valuable, and she's over there.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19There are other faces as well that you can spot.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22One above the door, now, that's the Jewish usurer.
0:25:22 > 0:25:27He was the moneylender who probably financed the Chapter House.
0:25:27 > 0:25:31These images are out of kilter with the taste of the time, which
0:25:31 > 0:25:32was for rigid form.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34Here there is a freedom and a fluidity,
0:25:34 > 0:25:38surely the reason why people flock here from all over the world.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44The detail in the carving is not only exquisite,
0:25:44 > 0:25:49but it's absolutely astonishing. Just look at this plant life.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52Look at the leaves here. No two leaves are the same.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54They are all horticulturally correct
0:25:54 > 0:25:56and there's 14 different varieties of plant life.
0:25:56 > 0:26:00There's field maple there and there's oak leaf there.
0:26:00 > 0:26:05Not only was he a great draughtsman, but he must have studied plant life.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08It's the freedom of his hand I find so astonishing.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16Now, this one is my favourite one.
0:26:16 > 0:26:20Not for subject matter, I hasten to add, but for technical merit.
0:26:20 > 0:26:24What you have to remember here is the mason has carved this,
0:26:24 > 0:26:28all of these things, out of one solid lump of stone.
0:26:28 > 0:26:29Look at the undercuts,
0:26:29 > 0:26:33look how he's got inside that to sort of work back outwards.
0:26:33 > 0:26:37You can see the light and shade created by these voids.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40First of all, you notice the leaf work. You can see that's ivy there
0:26:40 > 0:26:42with berries sort of clinging on.
0:26:42 > 0:26:47If you look underneath that you can see an observation on real life -
0:26:47 > 0:26:50two hounds ripping a hare apart.
0:26:50 > 0:26:55It is a masterpiece. A technical masterpiece.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00The man behind this extraordinary stonework is right here
0:27:00 > 0:27:02in the Chapter House itself.
0:27:05 > 0:27:09Now, that is a self-portrait of the master mason who did all of this
0:27:09 > 0:27:12wonderful work, bringing this building alive.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14I am in awe of this chap.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17We don't know his name. He probably was an itinerant worker
0:27:17 > 0:27:19who came over from France.
0:27:19 > 0:27:24His work is absolutely dynamic, and, as far as I am concerned,
0:27:24 > 0:27:26completely unparalleled.
0:27:32 > 0:27:37So, a Pagan belief, a folkloric tradition and a symbol of renewal,
0:27:37 > 0:27:39and giving back to the people,
0:27:39 > 0:27:43but can we ever really know exactly who the Green Man was?
0:27:47 > 0:27:50He's a conundrum, he's a puzzle which has no answer.
0:27:50 > 0:27:55And I've never come up with a true black-and-white single answer
0:27:55 > 0:27:57as to what he is.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59# I'm the Green Man... #
0:27:59 > 0:28:03We may never know who he is, but we are left with these wonderful
0:28:03 > 0:28:06carvings which conjure up another time and place,
0:28:06 > 0:28:09and for that we have the mason of Southwell Minster to thank.
0:28:09 > 0:28:14# If you cut me down I'll spring back green again. #
0:28:21 > 0:28:25Time to get back to the valuations in the nave.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27As you can see, we have still got a full house,
0:28:27 > 0:28:31packed to the rafters with more antiques to find to take off
0:28:31 > 0:28:35to auction, which brings us to our next item, Michael Baggott.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38Now, he's found something which you'll now be quite familiar with.
0:28:38 > 0:28:40Let's take a closer look.
0:28:41 > 0:28:42- Anne.- Hello there.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45Thank you for bringing this delightful bit of silver.
0:28:45 > 0:28:49Before I tell you anything about it, what do you know about it?
0:28:49 > 0:28:51Not a lot. Only that it's got the Green Man on it just there.
0:28:51 > 0:28:55- He's smiling away, isn't he? - And it's on both sides, as well.
0:28:55 > 0:28:57- It's the same pattern, both sides. - Both sides, yes.
0:28:57 > 0:29:00- But where did he come from? Was it family?- No.
0:29:00 > 0:29:03I was stood on a market stall about 12 years ago
0:29:03 > 0:29:07and it was on the next stall, and I took a fancy to it and I bought it.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10- A market stall?- Yes. - Was it big money?
0:29:10 > 0:29:12I wouldn't have paid more than £10,
0:29:12 > 0:29:14cos I did not have a lot of money in those days.
0:29:14 > 0:29:15- 12 years ago?- Yes.
0:29:15 > 0:29:20It's clearly Victorian to my eye, but we need to have a look
0:29:20 > 0:29:24for the hallmarks, and they are always hidden in the decoration.
0:29:24 > 0:29:29So there we have got a very tiny little maker's mark, "HM".
0:29:29 > 0:29:34That is Henry Matthews, and he made little purses, and he also
0:29:34 > 0:29:36- specialised in making dressing-table sets.- Oh, right.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39All the silver top bottles and the trays,
0:29:39 > 0:29:42and there we go, we have got a Birmingham town mark
0:29:42 > 0:29:46and we've got the date letter - we're just into the Edwardian period.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49- We're 1904.- Quite old, then.
0:29:49 > 0:29:53This is in mint condition, and just to reinforce that,
0:29:53 > 0:29:57- if we press down, look at the lining. - It is perfect, isn't it?
0:29:57 > 0:30:02Untouched, unstained. We have even got the little clip there
0:30:02 > 0:30:05- for your stamps or your little sovereign.- Yeah.
0:30:05 > 0:30:09So it doesn't fall out. I mean, it is just wonderful,
0:30:09 > 0:30:12- and for a tenner, that's amazing.- Yes.
0:30:12 > 0:30:15And of course you have got the little suspension ring, and people wonder
0:30:15 > 0:30:18what these are for, but it is, of course, for when you're dancing.
0:30:18 > 0:30:23- Yes.- You can hold hands and that goes along like that.- Yes.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26What do you think it's worth now?
0:30:26 > 0:30:31- I've no idea. No idea.- They're always collectable, but they are not
0:30:31 > 0:30:35- worth a fortune.- No, no. - That's how we have to look at it.
0:30:35 > 0:30:37- I think if we put reserve of £100 on it...- Right.
0:30:37 > 0:30:42..that's 10 times your money back, and we'll put an estimate
0:30:42 > 0:30:48of 100 to 120 and I think, at that, we'll sell it all day long
0:30:48 > 0:30:50- and hopefully we'll get the top end of that.- Right.
0:30:50 > 0:30:53- Thank you so much for bringing it in.- Yes, thank you.
0:30:56 > 0:30:58Let's see if the Green Man weaves his magic
0:30:58 > 0:31:00when he goes under the hammer.
0:31:01 > 0:31:04Now, you may not think Southwell has horticulture
0:31:04 > 0:31:06running through its veins, but it does.
0:31:06 > 0:31:10Take a look at that stained-glass window up there above me.
0:31:10 > 0:31:14See that? That's not your usual biblical scene, but it does have
0:31:14 > 0:31:18a narrative. It's got apples in it - Bramley apples, to be precise,
0:31:18 > 0:31:23and someone who can tell me all about that is Maria Marriot
0:31:23 > 0:31:24from the WI.
0:31:24 > 0:31:26- From the WI.- From the WI.
0:31:26 > 0:31:30- With pie in hand.- A little gift for you.- Is that for me?
0:31:30 > 0:31:32- For you only.- Thank you so much.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35Tell me the story of the Bramley apple.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38Mary Ann Brailsford, a little girl, in 1809,
0:31:38 > 0:31:40planted some pips in the garden,
0:31:40 > 0:31:45and Mr Bramley was walking past, the butcher, and he decided to buy this
0:31:45 > 0:31:47house and cottage, did so,
0:31:47 > 0:31:52and later, along comes Mr Henry Merriweather,
0:31:52 > 0:31:55likes the look of the apple, and decides HE wants it.
0:31:55 > 0:31:59Mr Bramley sells it as long as he keeps the Bramley name.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02- Right, and that's the story of... - And that's the story.
0:32:02 > 0:32:03..that variety, then.
0:32:03 > 0:32:07And how fitting that the Minister commemorated the bicentenary
0:32:07 > 0:32:11of their famous local apple with this beautiful stained-glass window.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14But now, let's see if that's whetted Mark's appetite
0:32:14 > 0:32:16for his next item, inspired by nature.
0:32:18 > 0:32:21- Shirley, what can I say? - I don't know.
0:32:21 > 0:32:25- You've brought in a "Flog It!" favourite.- I know.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27We don't need to say much about this, do we?
0:32:27 > 0:32:30Not really, no but I would like to know the age of it.
0:32:30 > 0:32:34Well, first of all, I would like to know how you acquired it.
0:32:34 > 0:32:39- Well, from a cousin several times removed.- So you inherited it.
0:32:39 > 0:32:43- I inherited it.- Do you have other pieces like it at home?
0:32:43 > 0:32:47- No, unfortunately.- It's a one-off. - It is a one-off, yes.
0:32:47 > 0:32:49You know, of course, it's Moorcroft.
0:32:49 > 0:32:53- Yes, I do.- Just looking at this, we all know, as soon as we see this
0:32:53 > 0:32:57tube line decoration, which is this sort of outline pattern
0:32:57 > 0:33:00that they tube line on and then decorate it.
0:33:00 > 0:33:04The slightly interesting bit about this is that it has got this
0:33:04 > 0:33:10very high flambe glaze and it's got these lovely rich autumnal colours
0:33:10 > 0:33:12in there with the leaves and berries.
0:33:12 > 0:33:16- That's why I like it.- I love this sort of baluster shape,
0:33:16 > 0:33:21and if we look underneath we can see, there it is, the Moorcroft signature,
0:33:21 > 0:33:24impressed, as well, and Made In England.
0:33:24 > 0:33:28And I think it is just a lovely little piece.
0:33:28 > 0:33:33This is probably going to be 1930s, 1950s, because it is a
0:33:33 > 0:33:38slightly later pattern, and the flambe design, but it is absolutely
0:33:38 > 0:33:43beautiful, and when you revolve it in your hands, it needs a bit of a wash.
0:33:43 > 0:33:47- Yes.- I'll just point that out.
0:33:47 > 0:33:49- Like me!- I forgot it.
0:33:49 > 0:33:53Well, I believe in the format of Quentin Crisp.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56The dust doesn't get any more after 30 years.
0:33:56 > 0:33:59- You don't notice it. - HE LAUGHS
0:33:59 > 0:34:04- Have you ever thought of the value? - I know what I would like,
0:34:04 > 0:34:09- but the prices have gone down. - They do fluctuate quite a lot.
0:34:09 > 0:34:13I mean, the early rare pieces still make quite a lot of money.
0:34:13 > 0:34:18The majority of Moorcroft is realistic at the moment, shall we say?
0:34:18 > 0:34:20In terms of an auction estimate,
0:34:20 > 0:34:23- we've got to try and entice people in to bid.- Yes.
0:34:23 > 0:34:27I mean, I would have thought somewhere around £2-£300
0:34:27 > 0:34:30with a fixed reserve of 200.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33So we wouldn't sell it below that. Would you be happy with that?
0:34:33 > 0:34:37- Yes, I'd accept that.- Well, hopefully we will get a bit more,
0:34:37 > 0:34:40I would like to see it making 3 or 400 if we can.
0:34:40 > 0:34:44And if we've got a good price, what would you put the money towards?
0:34:44 > 0:34:48It would go towards my granddaughter's driving lessons.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51- Fantastic, thank you so much. - Thank you.
0:34:51 > 0:34:55And Shirley's not the only one looking to clean up at auction.
0:34:55 > 0:34:56Look at that. There you go.
0:34:56 > 0:35:00I had to do a bit of cleaning up. The place is a mess.
0:35:00 > 0:35:02# Does he wash up? Never wash up... #
0:35:02 > 0:35:06Now, Michael has found something that could do with some TLC, too.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09Ursula.
0:35:10 > 0:35:15These look a little unloved. Are they not in pride of place at home?
0:35:15 > 0:35:19- No, they're stuffed in a box in the loft.- Stuffed? Not placed!
0:35:19 > 0:35:22- Stuffed in a box.- Stuffed in a box in the loft.
0:35:22 > 0:35:25I've always thought they are hideous.
0:35:25 > 0:35:28- My mum liked them. - Your mother liked them?- Yes.
0:35:28 > 0:35:30- Did she buy them?- No, they were from her mother,
0:35:30 > 0:35:32so they're my grandmother's. And I think that would
0:35:32 > 0:35:34have been in the early '40s.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37So it is around World War II, just post-War.
0:35:37 > 0:35:42- Yes.- Was it always the leaning tower of candlestick? No?
0:35:42 > 0:35:47- As far as I remember, they've always looked like that.- Right.
0:35:47 > 0:35:49You've got these Chinese figures,
0:35:49 > 0:35:54and we've got the lappet border, which is stylised Lotus,
0:35:54 > 0:36:00and we have got these floral stems and we've got these cage works
0:36:00 > 0:36:02around here for a single candle.
0:36:02 > 0:36:06I used to work for a famous sale room about 10 or 12 years ago,
0:36:06 > 0:36:08and the one thing we couldn't sell,
0:36:08 > 0:36:13- no matter how cheaply we had it in, was Chinese silver.- Right.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16Advance to the present-day, everybody wants it.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19- Oh, right.- Everybody wants it.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22We look over...and we have got the marks there,
0:36:22 > 0:36:27we have got a 90 mark, which just means it is 900 standard silver,
0:36:27 > 0:36:29and we have got two initials.
0:36:29 > 0:36:33We've got... It is not "HM", it is "WH".
0:36:33 > 0:36:36This is a Cantonese maker called Wang Hing.
0:36:36 > 0:36:42- Right.- And Mr Wang Hing was one of the most prolific and most
0:36:42 > 0:36:45sought-after silversmiths.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48These will date to about 1870, 1880.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50Right, older than I thought.
0:36:50 > 0:36:54So they were nearly 70-80 years old when you're grandmother had them.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57- Right, yes.- Apart from a little bit of work that has to be done to them,
0:36:57 > 0:37:01how much are they worth? What's a good cash offer today?
0:37:01 > 0:37:03Where's my wallet?
0:37:03 > 0:37:06I don't know because I didn't even realise, really, that they were
0:37:06 > 0:37:11- silver and we thought we'd chuck them away.- You wouldn't know from...
0:37:11 > 0:37:14Were you going to chuck them away?! When's your bin day?
0:37:14 > 0:37:17Shall I give them you back? Tell me. Um...
0:37:17 > 0:37:19Let's put £8-£1200 on them.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22Let's put a reserve of £800 on them.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25- Right, fantastic.- Let's see where they go.- Right.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28They're very sought after. I am constantly surprised when I go
0:37:28 > 0:37:32to auctions, because it is not my taste either,
0:37:32 > 0:37:35- but how much this stuff makes. - Right, fantastic.
0:37:35 > 0:37:38- Thank you so much for bringing them in.- Thank you.
0:37:38 > 0:37:42Well, Michael's feeling bold today and I am sure these should be going
0:37:42 > 0:37:46on a fast boat to China if there are any internet bidders in the room.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49Well, that's it, our experts have made their final choice of items to
0:37:49 > 0:37:53take off to auction, and I think there is some real treasure there.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55I can't wait to put them under the hammer which means, sadly,
0:37:55 > 0:37:57it is time to say goodbye to this.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00Hundreds of people. In fact, over a thousand people have turned up
0:38:00 > 0:38:02from the surrounding areas and here's a quick recap
0:38:02 > 0:38:05of all the items that are going under the hammer.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08We've Anne's mint condition Edwardian purse
0:38:08 > 0:38:11embellished with the mysterious Green Man.
0:38:13 > 0:38:18A plant-inspired Moorcroft vase, the proceeds of which should pay for
0:38:18 > 0:38:22driving Shirley once she funds her granddaughter's driving lessons.
0:38:24 > 0:38:28And there are Ursula's rare foliage-carved candlesticks,
0:38:28 > 0:38:31which Michael is sure will light up the sale room.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38So, we're back at the auction house
0:38:38 > 0:38:39to put our experts' valuations to the test
0:38:39 > 0:38:43and our first item is just about to go under the hammer.
0:38:44 > 0:38:47I'm talking to Anne and we are looking at that wonderful little
0:38:47 > 0:38:49Green Man silver purse.
0:38:49 > 0:38:52- The thing that singles it out is the condition.- Yes.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54- It is exceptional, isn't it? - Perfect, isn't it?- Perfect.
0:38:54 > 0:38:58Gut feeling right now, here on the day, Michael, what is going to do?
0:38:58 > 0:39:01- £100, I'll be happy. - £100. OK, ready?
0:39:01 > 0:39:04We'll put him to the test again. This is it.
0:39:04 > 0:39:07Lot 155, the Edwardian silver purse.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09£30 for this, please.
0:39:09 > 0:39:1330 bid. 5, 40, 45, 5, and 50,
0:39:13 > 0:39:1550... 60, 70, 80...
0:39:15 > 0:39:1780? 80, thank you.
0:39:17 > 0:39:1890? 90 I've got.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21100? 100 I am bid online.
0:39:21 > 0:39:22110 for it?
0:39:22 > 0:39:25At £100 online and selling...
0:39:25 > 0:39:28- Yes, nice big round figure, spot-on. - GAVEL STRIKES
0:39:28 > 0:39:31- Spot-on! Sorry about that. - That's all right!- £100.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34- Smashing.- That's good, isn't it? - It's very good.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36- We turned that tenner into £100.- Yes.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38And that is what it's all about. It is all out there,
0:39:38 > 0:39:42you have just got to get up early in the morning, get out there
0:39:42 > 0:39:44- and start foraging, haven't you? - Yes, that is true.
0:39:44 > 0:39:49Now, time for Shirley's vibrantly decorated floral Moorcroft vase.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52It's a lovely thing and it's a sign of quality, isn't it?
0:39:52 > 0:39:55It is a great name in ceramics, it really is.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57But I look at you and I see you with Moorcroft,
0:39:57 > 0:39:59I just see that lovely pattern.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02- Well, you should have seen it when I originally saw it.- Oh, OK.
0:40:02 > 0:40:05- It had the most ghastly plastic daffodils in it.- Did it?
0:40:05 > 0:40:07- That was 20-odd years ago.- Gosh.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10It's had some service, then, hasn't it?
0:40:10 > 0:40:13Oh, yes. I've only had it five years.
0:40:13 > 0:40:17- Well, look, good luck with it anyway.- Thank you.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19£200 for this lot I am bid.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21At £200. 220 for it?
0:40:21 > 0:40:24220 online. 250? 250 in the room.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26280? 280.
0:40:26 > 0:40:27300? 300 I am bid.
0:40:27 > 0:40:28This is good.
0:40:28 > 0:40:30- 320.- 320!
0:40:30 > 0:40:31320 for it.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33320. 340. 360.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35400 I am bid in the room.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38- On my right. £400.- It's a good price, it's a good price.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40Fair warning and selling.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43- £400.- That's not a bad price. - It's fantastic.- No.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46- That is a good price.- That's near what I'd had hoped for.
0:40:46 > 0:40:50- You should have done the valuations! - They always want more.
0:40:50 > 0:40:51They're like you!
0:40:52 > 0:40:56That's a good start for her granddaughter's driving lessons,
0:40:56 > 0:41:00and for our final lot we are aiming high with Ursula's very rare
0:41:00 > 0:41:02Chinese candlesticks.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04Well, I tell you what, you brought these to the right man
0:41:04 > 0:41:07at the valuation. I saw Michael gravitate towards you.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10- He was like, "Get out of the way, everyone!"- I did leap.
0:41:10 > 0:41:11- Leaping was involved.- You did.
0:41:11 > 0:41:15Now, the auctioneer said yesterday that he could not find
0:41:15 > 0:41:19an illustration in the maker's catalogue for this particular pair,
0:41:19 > 0:41:21so he thinks they're quite rare.
0:41:21 > 0:41:25Candlesticks are incredibly unusual for Chinese export.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28I've only seen two or three pairs in my life.
0:41:28 > 0:41:32These could get away at 8 to 12. Michael, spot on, or they could fly.
0:41:32 > 0:41:35- We're going to find out right now. Are you ready for this?- Yes.
0:41:35 > 0:41:38Here we go, we are putting it to the test under the hammer.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41- And £300 I am bid. - Oh, it's a bit low.
0:41:41 > 0:41:43300 only bid. 320 for them?
0:41:43 > 0:41:47320. 350. 380. 400. 420.
0:41:47 > 0:41:52450, 480, 500, 550.
0:41:52 > 0:41:55650 here.
0:41:55 > 0:41:57750 here.
0:41:57 > 0:41:59800? 800 I am bid.
0:41:59 > 0:42:01Right, we've got to the reserve.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04- £800.- Where is the internet?
0:42:04 > 0:42:07- 850 I am bid from Hong Kong. - There we go. There's the internet.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10900. 950 for you.
0:42:10 > 0:42:14950. 950 online from Hong Kong.
0:42:14 > 0:42:181,000 is bid in the room. 1,100 for them.
0:42:18 > 0:42:20- It's going to be a slug-out out now. - Yes.
0:42:20 > 0:42:25A very rare lot indeed. I'm selling to Hong Kong at £1,100 online.
0:42:25 > 0:42:26GAVEL STRIKES
0:42:26 > 0:42:29- That's fantastic.- Amazing.- That is what we want to hear, sold to
0:42:29 > 0:42:32- a buyer in Hong Kong. Happy with that?- Yes, very, thank you.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34- Enjoy that money, won't you? - Thank you very much.
0:42:34 > 0:42:36Because we certainly enjoyed looking at those.
0:42:36 > 0:42:41Spot-on, Michael, with something we may be lucky enough to see only once
0:42:41 > 0:42:42in a lifetime.
0:42:44 > 0:42:47Well, that's it, another day in another sale room for our owners.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50As you can see, the sale is still going on but what
0:42:50 > 0:42:52a fabulous time we have had here in Nottingham.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54Our experts have been on the money today,
0:42:54 > 0:42:56and everybody has gone home happy
0:42:56 > 0:42:59and that's what it is all about. I say, job done.
0:42:59 > 0:43:02Join us again soon for many more surprises, but, until then,
0:43:02 > 0:43:04it's goodbye from Nottingham.