0:00:02 > 0:00:08# It's a long way to Tipperary It's a long way to home
0:00:08 > 0:00:12# It's a long way to Tipperary... #
0:00:12 > 0:00:15Here amongst the quiet splendour of Dunham Massey,
0:00:15 > 0:00:18it's hard to believe that at the foot of this grand staircase
0:00:18 > 0:00:20was once an operating theatre.
0:00:21 > 0:00:24Young soldiers with terrible injuries
0:00:24 > 0:00:26underwent ground-breaking surgery.
0:00:26 > 0:00:29With the outbreak of the First World War, Dunham Massey
0:00:29 > 0:00:33was turned into a military hospital and later on in the programme
0:00:33 > 0:00:37I'll be exploring an ambitious project which brings to life
0:00:37 > 0:00:40that significant time in our country's history.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43But first, it's a short trip west to Merseyside
0:00:43 > 0:00:45for those all-important valuations.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47Welcome to Flog It!
0:01:09 > 0:01:13Sitting right on the banks of the legendary River Mersey,
0:01:13 > 0:01:17today's valuation venue is Wallasey Town Hall on the Wirral Peninsula.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23This imposing building dates from 1914,
0:01:23 > 0:01:26when King George V laid the first foundation stone.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30But before work was finished, came the outbreak
0:01:30 > 0:01:34of the First World War and it was requisitioned by the War Department.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39Like many public buildings and private stately homes,
0:01:39 > 0:01:40it also became a military hospital,
0:01:40 > 0:01:43looking after the sick and the wounded soldiers.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47And it didn't properly open until 1920.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59But ever since then, this town hall has been looking after
0:01:59 > 0:02:01the needs of the good folks of Wallasey.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05But today it's not about births, deaths and marriages
0:02:05 > 0:02:08and council tax enquiries and wheelie bin complaints.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11It's about what's in all of these bags and boxes.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14Our experts are here to find the best items to take off
0:02:14 > 0:02:18to auction and this massive crowd want to know the answer to that
0:02:18 > 0:02:20all-important question, which is?
0:02:20 > 0:02:22ALL: What's it worth?!
0:02:22 > 0:02:24Stay tuned and you'll find out.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29And somewhere in this huge queue, which snakes around the building,
0:02:29 > 0:02:31our experts are already hard at work.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35We've got Anita Manning, always at the vanguard
0:02:35 > 0:02:36of antiques and fashion.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40Does my bum look big in this?
0:02:40 > 0:02:42THEY LAUGH
0:02:42 > 0:02:47And hot on her sprightly tail is the indefatigable Philip Serrell.
0:02:47 > 0:02:48What's in there?
0:02:48 > 0:02:52- My great-gran's jewellery. - Your great-gran's jewellery?
0:02:52 > 0:02:55Yeah. In an old biscuit box.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57OK, thank you very much. Lovely to see you, thank you.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00Biscuits and jewellery - no wonder he's off.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02Don't let her see, don't let her see!
0:03:04 > 0:03:07Now, before we get everybody inside, there's just enough time
0:03:07 > 0:03:09to exchange a few pleasantries.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11- Oh, hiya.- That's a very nice wee bunnet!
0:03:11 > 0:03:14- Oh, that's a very snazzy scarf. - Get out of here.
0:03:14 > 0:03:15Sartorial delight!
0:03:16 > 0:03:19As respectful as ever, I see.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22Well, I think it's time we got those doors open, don't you?
0:03:22 > 0:03:24And with this footfall, I think
0:03:24 > 0:03:26our experts are going to be busy all day.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32So while our crews gear up and the tea urn goes into overdrive,
0:03:32 > 0:03:34let's take a look at what's coming up on the show.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40Whilst Maureen is facing up to the realities of life...
0:03:40 > 0:03:44- Do you like having a rummage? - Oh, I do! Oh, I do.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47I've got too much stuff and the boys... It will end up in the skip
0:03:47 > 0:03:49when I pop my clogs.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54Philip is having dreams of grandeur with a fabulous claret jug.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58What a lovely thing to pass round the dinner table.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01I'm very tempted to go and fill it and have a drink from it.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06But can you can you guess which of these items
0:04:06 > 0:04:08is our big hitter in the saleroom?
0:04:11 > 0:04:13Well, from up here you get a great view of this building
0:04:13 > 0:04:16and the scale of work that went into it.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19I love the vaulted ceiling and especially those Art Deco lights
0:04:19 > 0:04:22because they look incredibly industrial and oversize.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25But that's what the Art Deco movement was all about, it was
0:04:25 > 0:04:28about powerful statements. And we're making a powerful statement here
0:04:28 > 0:04:31today. We've got hundreds of people already seated safely downstairs.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34We're going to look for those treasures right here, right now.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38So let's hand things over to Philip Serrell, who's on the table, right in the middle.
0:04:38 > 0:04:42- How are you?- I'm very well indeed. - It's a busy old day, isn't it?
0:04:42 > 0:04:44Not when you've stood outside for an hour waiting to get in.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46It's really cold out there.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49It's true, there's thousands of folk here. It's really lovely.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53And for us it's lovely when you get that volume of people through.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55- And I love things like this. - Gorgeous, isn't it?
0:04:55 > 0:04:59We've got a steam engine, we've got a tender,
0:04:59 > 0:05:02three carriages and a level crossing,
0:05:02 > 0:05:05although I'm not quite sure that's got the gate in the right order.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09We've got our buffers over there and a track, and we've got some more in
0:05:09 > 0:05:12a box down here, so, for me, you know...
0:05:12 > 0:05:15Bit of a start for a collection for someone, isn't it?
0:05:15 > 0:05:17So, were these yours?
0:05:17 > 0:05:22No, they weren't. I work for a local charity and this came
0:05:22 > 0:05:24into one of our charity shops.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26So this has come in for you to raise money.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28It's a little bit of serendipity, yes.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31Well, you can see this is Hornby, and the Hornby factory
0:05:31 > 0:05:35was set up by Frank Hornby in 1901.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38Their first clockwork train came about in about 1920.
0:05:38 > 0:05:43But I would guess...this is around 1930, something like that.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45That sounds about right.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47Hornby's still going today, branded by Meccano.
0:05:49 > 0:05:50I think it's interesting.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53Condition is everything with these things and this,
0:05:53 > 0:05:57like all toys should be, has been well played with.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00I think we've had the odd derailment here and there...
0:06:00 > 0:06:04- I think loved is the word that's best used.- Absolutely.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07In good order, these things could make a couple of hundred pounds,
0:06:07 > 0:06:11but in a way...you've got to sell them, haven't you?
0:06:11 > 0:06:12We have indeed, and we need the money
0:06:12 > 0:06:14so we can keep our charity going, yes.
0:06:14 > 0:06:19Well, what I think we should do is put an estimate of £30 to £50.
0:06:19 > 0:06:20That sounds fine to me.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22That would be fantastic, wouldn't it?
0:06:22 > 0:06:24Absolutely fantastic, yes.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27I just love these. I love them.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30# Pardon me, boy
0:06:30 > 0:06:33- # Is that the Chattanooga Choo Choo? - Yes, yes. #
0:06:33 > 0:06:38These collectables make you feel really nostalgic for times gone by.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42But we've no time to linger - it's full steam ahead to Anita's table.
0:06:44 > 0:06:51It's always a delight for me when people bring jewellery to "Flog It!"
0:06:51 > 0:06:54I absolutely love jewellery.
0:06:54 > 0:07:00Now, you've brought me two rings and this wonderful garnet necklet.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03Tell me - where did you get them?
0:07:03 > 0:07:08I inherited them over 20 years ago from my aunt.
0:07:08 > 0:07:09I don't wear it.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12I do love jewellery, I should wear it more often.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14Yes, I know, that's what I think.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17First thing is this garnet necklet here.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20Now, I do like this and garnets are very,
0:07:20 > 0:07:23very popular in the salerooms just now.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25The market loves garnets
0:07:25 > 0:07:31and the necklet is made up of a large quantity of small garnets.
0:07:31 > 0:07:36They are arranged in this flower-like sequence, with the
0:07:36 > 0:07:43little sort of pendant drop here and these little swags on each side.
0:07:43 > 0:07:48I would like to put that into auction probably round about £80 to £120,
0:07:48 > 0:07:52because it's not a precious metal, it's not set in gold.
0:07:53 > 0:07:58Let's go onto our rings. The first ring is a five-stone opal ring.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04Opals are mainly mined in Australia and you will get them
0:08:04 > 0:08:11graded from a very milky-white opal right through fiery ones
0:08:11 > 0:08:14to black opals, so you have a huge spectrum.
0:08:14 > 0:08:19But my own personal favourite is this colour of opal,
0:08:19 > 0:08:24which has fire pushing through it.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27It's in 18 carat gold as well,
0:08:27 > 0:08:31and I would put that between £100 and £200.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33That's fine.
0:08:33 > 0:08:38The diamond ring is set in a twist and each of these diamonds
0:08:38 > 0:08:47is round about 0.4, so you've got nearly half a carat in each diamond.
0:08:47 > 0:08:48But...
0:08:48 > 0:08:54one of the diamonds has a big chunk missing out of it and I would
0:08:54 > 0:08:59estimate that, because of the damage to one of the diamonds,
0:08:59 > 0:09:01between £250 and £350.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07So, cumulatively, it will all add up.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10If you sold them, what would you do with the money?
0:09:10 > 0:09:13- Would you buy more jewellery?- I'd buy another ring.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16A ring that would fit me and suit me.
0:09:16 > 0:09:21Yeah, OK. We'll send them along to our auctioneer, Adam.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25I'm sure he will sell these all as separate items because
0:09:25 > 0:09:28they should stand on their own quite easily.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30Thank you very much.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36- Having a good time, everyone?- Yes! - Yeah, that's what it's all about!
0:09:36 > 0:09:39So come on, hold up what you've got. Let's have a look at all these gems.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41Wow.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44It's take your pick time, isn't it? We are literally spoiled for choice.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47Fine art and antiques everywhere. Gosh!
0:09:47 > 0:09:51Oh, look at this, this is absolutely fantastic.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54This is what it's all about - people who are so interested in
0:09:54 > 0:09:57their own heritage, and you know, they're bringing it along
0:09:57 > 0:09:58and they're sharing it. This is great.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00I love that Bible box - look at that,
0:10:00 > 0:10:03dated 1717. Isn't that sweet?
0:10:06 > 0:10:10I'm not the only one to find some beautifully crafted wood,
0:10:10 > 0:10:13although Philip's is a bit more contemporary.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16Austin, how are you? Lovely to see you. Do you know what?
0:10:16 > 0:10:18I've seen so many good things today.
0:10:18 > 0:10:22Out of everything I've seen, I'd take these home.
0:10:22 > 0:10:23- Thank you.- I think they're fantastic.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26How have they come into your possession?
0:10:26 > 0:10:29My sister lived in a flat in London a while back,
0:10:29 > 0:10:31and she moved into a larger place.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34These were her kitchen/dining room chairs, and I've always thought
0:10:34 > 0:10:37they were a bit stylish, so I...had them off her.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40- You've got a good eye. What did you pay her?- £100.- £100.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44These are made out of oak and I would say that they dated from that
0:10:44 > 0:10:461925-1935 period.
0:10:46 > 0:10:50I think they're so stylish, with this horseshoe seat,
0:10:50 > 0:10:52and they're just such cool chairs. They really are.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54Now, I think I know who they're by.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56Heal's.
0:10:56 > 0:10:57You're right.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00Really? Right, let's just have a look.
0:11:00 > 0:11:01Oh, dear me.
0:11:04 > 0:11:05There we are, look - Heal's.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09Tottenham Court Road, London.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13This is a registration mark on here, and you can date that
0:11:13 > 0:11:17to within the year. I would suggest it's probably...
0:11:19 > 0:11:21..well, it's got 33 on the end of it,
0:11:21 > 0:11:23so there's a fair chance it might be 1933.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28Have you ever given any thought as to what they might be worth?
0:11:28 > 0:11:33Well, I was offered £100 by a dealer for them a couple of years ago,
0:11:33 > 0:11:35which I thought was a little bit on the low side.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37So, maybe, I don't know...£150.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39£150, £300. OK, fine.
0:11:39 > 0:11:44I would put...probably £300 to £500 on them as an estimate.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48And I would put a reserve on them of £250, give the auctioneer...
0:11:48 > 0:11:50You're looking surprised.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52Very surprised. Yes.
0:11:52 > 0:11:53Nice surprise?
0:11:53 > 0:11:54Very nice surprise.
0:11:54 > 0:11:58We'll put a reserve of £250, but we'll give him £25 discretion.
0:11:58 > 0:11:5910% discretion.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01- Fair.- OK, that's fair.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04Of all the shows that I've done, I'm going to remember these,
0:12:04 > 0:12:06because I think they're lovely. They're a real thing of
0:12:06 > 0:12:10the moment and they're really stylish, so thanks for bringing them.
0:12:10 > 0:12:11- Really.- It's a pleasure.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14I'm not surprised Philip's taken with these chairs.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18Heal's is a British name to be reckoned with.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20Starting out as bed makers in 1810,
0:12:20 > 0:12:23they advertised in Charles Dickens' novels...
0:12:25 > 0:12:28..later embracing the ideals of the Arts and Crafts movement
0:12:28 > 0:12:29with their furniture.
0:12:29 > 0:12:33They have a long history of promoting design innovation in Britain.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37It'll be interesting to see how these gems fare at auction.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41Well, we have been busy bees, haven't we?
0:12:41 > 0:12:44It didn't take us long to find our first three items.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47I've got my favourite and you've probably got yours.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49So, let's put those valuations to the test, shall we?
0:12:49 > 0:12:52Let's head over to the auction room for the very first time today.
0:12:52 > 0:12:53And here's a quick recap,
0:12:53 > 0:12:56just to jog your memory of the items we're taking with us.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01First up, the Hornby train set.
0:13:01 > 0:13:05It's been well played with, but I'm sure all proceeds will be
0:13:05 > 0:13:08welcomed by the Wirral charity Mark works for.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13We've got Ann's interesting jewellery collection, with that
0:13:13 > 0:13:15lovely, fiery opal ring.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20And then there's Austin's set of Heal's chairs.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24Phil's recognised their stylish kudos, but will the bidders?
0:13:33 > 0:13:36We're sailing across the choppy waters of the Mersey
0:13:36 > 0:13:39for today's auction, heading into the vibrant city of Liverpool.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45We'll be in the capable hands of "Flog It!" veteran, Adam Partridge.
0:13:45 > 0:13:4940 now, 5, 50, 5, 60, 5...
0:13:49 > 0:13:52Remember, if you are buying or selling in an auction room
0:13:52 > 0:13:55there is commission to pay. It varies from saleroom to saleroom.
0:13:55 > 0:13:59All the details are printed in the catalogue, or ask a member of staff.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02Here, today, at Adam Partridge's saleroom in Liverpool,
0:14:02 > 0:14:07it's %20 inclusive of VAT, so factor that in to the hammer price
0:14:07 > 0:14:11because that is always added on or, if you're selling, it's deducted.
0:14:13 > 0:14:17Well, there are plenty of browsers, but will this translate into bids?
0:14:18 > 0:14:22As everyone takes their seats, the auction gets under way.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25It's not long before our first lot comes round the bend.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29We all love our boys' toys on this show, don't we?
0:14:29 > 0:14:31You brought it to the right expert.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34I did indeed, yes. We came down and met Phil outside.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36And the rest is history.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38And the rest is history. Every penny goes to charity,
0:14:38 > 0:14:40- so it's a great cause. - It does indeed, yeah.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42Let's find out what it makes.
0:14:43 > 0:14:48Small collection of Hornby Dublo. Tin plate accessories. £30 the lot.
0:14:48 > 0:14:49Start me there, £30.
0:14:49 > 0:14:50Oh, come on. Come on.
0:14:50 > 0:14:57£20, then. 20 bid. A bid at 20. Is there 5 now? At 25 online.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00Any advance then on £25? That's it. 30 here.
0:15:00 > 0:15:0230 in the room now.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06- It's a great name, though, Hornby. - It is, it's local, isn't it?
0:15:06 > 0:15:09£30 over here. 5 online, 35.
0:15:09 > 0:15:1140, sir. For the hospice. Thank you, sir.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13Pulling teeth, aren't we?
0:15:13 > 0:15:16We're selling in the room then at £40.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19Yes! Steaming ahead at £40.
0:15:19 > 0:15:20That was great.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22And every penny will go to the charity.
0:15:22 > 0:15:23It certainly will. That's right.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26Thank you for bringing that and carry on to do all the good work.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29I will do. Thank you both very much indeed. Thanks for your help.
0:15:30 > 0:15:35A good, solid, mid-estimate sale there. I'm pleased for Mark.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39Now, let's hope Phil's prediction on the next lot is as accurate.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42Going under the hammer now we've got a set of four
0:15:42 > 0:15:45Heal's chairs. It's a retailer synonymous with quality.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48It comes from the Tottenham Court Road in London and I love these.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51It's style and I don't know why you're selling them, actually.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53Well, they're surplus to requirements.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55Philip, good luck with this.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57I would really love to own these, I think they're such a cool lot,
0:15:57 > 0:16:02and if they don't make the top end of £500, there's no justice at all.
0:16:02 > 0:16:03Let's find out what this lot think.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06Let's hand the proceedings over to Adam.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10Interest here straight in at £200. At £200, the Heal's chairs.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13We've got the reserve at £250.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17At £200, is there 10 anywhere? at £200?
0:16:17 > 0:16:21- At £200 it is, then. At £200.- No.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23We'll have to see about those.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26My advice to you would be put them in a 20th-century modern sale.
0:16:26 > 0:16:30- £50 a chair for those is a nonsense, in my view.- Yes, it is, really.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33It needs to go with things that are surrounded from that period
0:16:33 > 0:16:37because people will buy into that, it will have a worldwide audience.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39I wish Austin all the best with those chairs
0:16:39 > 0:16:42and I'm sure they will attract the interest they deserve.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46Next up, a bit of glamour.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50Going under the hammer now is something for the ladies.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52A little bit of jewellery - it's a mixed lot
0:16:52 > 0:16:55and I think this will sparkle and light up the saleroom.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57It belongs to Ann, and I have to say, we've got
0:16:57 > 0:17:00three lots, Adam has split them up. Which is your favourite?
0:17:00 > 0:17:03Do you like the necklace or the ring? The diamond or the opal?
0:17:03 > 0:17:05The diamond ring, but I do like the opals as well.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07Well, first up is the diamond ring,
0:17:07 > 0:17:10so let's find out what the girls think, shall we? Here we go.
0:17:11 > 0:17:12What about £250?
0:17:14 > 0:17:15150, 160 bid?
0:17:15 > 0:17:18170, 180, 190.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21190 bid. 200. At £200 now.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24£200 in the room. You're out online.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26Any more at £200? 10?
0:17:27 > 0:17:29Are you done at 210? Any more at 210?
0:17:29 > 0:17:32I'm sorry, it's just not quite there.
0:17:32 > 0:17:36The ring did not sell, the diamond didn't sparkle.
0:17:36 > 0:17:37Here's our second lot.
0:17:37 > 0:17:4218 carat yellow gold diamond and opal ring there. I've got £50 bid.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44At £50, is there 5 anywhere?
0:17:44 > 0:17:47Any advance? 5 over here, at £55.
0:17:47 > 0:17:48Any more now?
0:17:48 > 0:17:51At 60, 5, 70 and 5, 80.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53£75 on my right now.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55- We're getting there.- £75 - any more?
0:17:55 > 0:17:5780, and 5. 90, sir.
0:17:57 > 0:17:5890 is on my right.
0:17:58 > 0:18:02We're selling at £90 on my right. At £90.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04Widely viewed and selling at £90.
0:18:05 > 0:18:06Sold at discretion.
0:18:06 > 0:18:10- He had discretion. - A wee bit of discretion there.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13Just. I wasn't quite sure about that then.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15Let's hope we can make some money up with the necklace, which is
0:18:15 > 0:18:18your favourite, and it's going under the hammer now.
0:18:18 > 0:18:22A pretty thing indeed, at 80 online.
0:18:22 > 0:18:23At £80, 80.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25Online at £80.
0:18:25 > 0:18:275 at the back. 90, 5.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30£95. At 95, is there 100 anywhere?
0:18:30 > 0:18:32At 95, round it up!
0:18:32 > 0:18:34At 95, 100 online, at £100.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36- It's gone.- Yes, it has!
0:18:36 > 0:18:40Another one online or not? It's £110, £120 online.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42- £130, is it?- Gosh!
0:18:42 > 0:18:43130 with a wave, a new place.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46At 130, 140 online.
0:18:46 > 0:18:51- It's 140 online. At 140, I'm working hard here.- £140.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54Online and away at £140.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57Hammer's gone down. Crunch! That's a sold sound, isn't it?
0:18:57 > 0:18:59It's very good, thank you.
0:18:59 > 0:19:04- Happy?- Very happy.- Two out of three ain't bad, as the song says. Yeah?
0:19:04 > 0:19:06- And thank you for bringing that in. - Thank you.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12Well, there have been some highs and some lows, but that happy result
0:19:12 > 0:19:14completes our first visit to the saleroom.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19Now, when the outbreak of the First World War was announced in 1914,
0:19:19 > 0:19:21crowds of people gathered outside Buckingham Palace
0:19:21 > 0:19:23and they all stood there cheering.
0:19:23 > 0:19:27What they didn't realise was the slaughter that was to follow,
0:19:27 > 0:19:30and quickly, casualties started arriving back in this country.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33It became quite apparent that hospitals couldn't
0:19:33 > 0:19:35cater for the beds required,
0:19:35 > 0:19:38so many private buildings became auxiliary hospitals.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41One of those wasn't far away - Dunham Massey.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44And while we were up here filming, I went to investigate.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53For around 300 years, Dunham Massey was the family home
0:19:53 > 0:19:56of the Earls of Stamford and Warrington.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00But by the outbreak of the First World War,
0:20:00 > 0:20:03the 9th Earl of Stamford had passed away
0:20:03 > 0:20:06and the estate was being run by his widow, Lady Stamford.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11She was living at Dunham with her daughter, Lady Jane.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18In 1916, Lady Stamford wrote a letter to her son telling him
0:20:18 > 0:20:21that she was thinking of turning the house over to
0:20:21 > 0:20:24a hospital for officers, because it wouldn't do for Tommies.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27But something must have changed her mind
0:20:27 > 0:20:33because in April 1917, Dunham Massey was full of rank and file Tommies.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38Have a look at these pictures.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41Any recent visitors to Dunham Massey would recognise this as the saloon.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47But during the First World War, it looked much more like this.
0:20:57 > 0:21:01The transformation of the original hospital took months to achieve.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03As you could imagine, this house was brimming full of treasures.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07First, the carpets and the chandeliers had to be removed
0:21:07 > 0:21:10and then heavy, precious pieces of furniture, works of art
0:21:10 > 0:21:13from the walls had to be put into storage and, finally,
0:21:13 > 0:21:16these faux marble columns - a technique known as scagliola,
0:21:16 > 0:21:19because they are hollow inside - had to be shuttered up
0:21:19 > 0:21:22and boxed in, exactly like they are today.
0:21:22 > 0:21:26And then, rows and rows of beds neatly put into position
0:21:26 > 0:21:29to create the ward, exactly as it is here.
0:21:29 > 0:21:33Later on, further wards were created by adding more beds.
0:21:36 > 0:21:37Over the next two years,
0:21:37 > 0:21:40nearly 300 patients were treated at Stamford Hospital.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46They came from all over Britain and abroad.
0:21:46 > 0:21:47Grievously injured,
0:21:47 > 0:21:50their journeys from the battlefields would have been torturous.
0:21:53 > 0:21:57Recreating this world was made possible by two key documents.
0:21:57 > 0:22:01One here, I have in front of me, it's a beautiful handwritten journal.
0:22:01 > 0:22:06It is the details of every single patient that's passed through the doors.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08Sister Bennett handwrote this.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10She was the nursing sister in charge of the whole hospital.
0:22:10 > 0:22:15It records the name of the person, their rank, their regiment,
0:22:15 > 0:22:20their injury, their treatment and their discharge dates.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22It's beautifully written as well.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25But what brings it to life is this recent discovery,
0:22:25 > 0:22:28this scrapbook also belonging to Sister Bennett.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30She put this together and really,
0:22:30 > 0:22:34what you can do now, is you can actually put names to faces.
0:22:34 > 0:22:36Here, look, we've got a Private Hodson.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39He was admitted on 18th October 1917,
0:22:39 > 0:22:44discharged around ten months later on 3rd June 1918.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46If you look at this photograph, the chap on the end.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49Look, there he is, Hodson. It's beautiful.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52I mean, despite appalling injuries,
0:22:52 > 0:22:56all of these guys in this photograph are smiling.
0:22:56 > 0:23:00There's a happy atmosphere, there's a positiveness about it.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05Volunteers working for the National Trust here at Dunham
0:23:05 > 0:23:09then used Sister Bennett's information to find out what happened
0:23:09 > 0:23:11to the soldiers who were treated here.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16They found many of the men went back to the front-line.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19Like Corporal Arthur Topham, treated for shrapnel wounds.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24Discharged to duty in 1917.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27He was tragically killed in action just a few months later.
0:23:29 > 0:23:30Others were lucky.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33Gunner Carl Brodie was sent back to France after recovering
0:23:33 > 0:23:38from a shell wound but he survived the war and made it home to Canada.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44For some, this was just a brief respite from the horrors of war.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47But whatever their fate, while they were here,
0:23:47 > 0:23:51they received the best possible medical attention.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53Ground-breaking techniques were put into practice here,
0:23:53 > 0:23:55in this very room.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58Wounds were kept open, washed repeatedly
0:23:58 > 0:24:01to stop gangrene from setting in, that was pioneered here.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04This was an age before antibiotics,
0:24:04 > 0:24:06antibiotics weren't developed until 1928.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13Now, this puts a smile on your face. Look at this.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15This is a copy of the hospital rules.
0:24:15 > 0:24:19"Patients are asked not to smoke in the ward before 8am or after 9pm."
0:24:20 > 0:24:24But it seems the 13 hours in between is perfectly fine.
0:24:24 > 0:24:28I think the term "best care" has to be taken into context, don't you?
0:24:30 > 0:24:34Lady Stamford's daughter, Lady Jane, was only 15 when the war broke out.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38She trained as a Voluntary Aid Detachment nurse
0:24:38 > 0:24:43and soon came to work here to look after the soldiers.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46In 1991, Lady Jane sadly passed away.
0:24:46 > 0:24:51But in the 1980s, the National Trust recorded two short interviews with her.
0:24:51 > 0:24:55She recalled the area at the bottom of this grand staircase
0:24:55 > 0:24:58being turned into an operating theatre.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01Despite it being the darkest place in the house
0:25:01 > 0:25:05and rather prone to cobwebs, it was suitable because just through there
0:25:05 > 0:25:10there's a toilet and a hand basin, which was absolutely essential.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13Her most vivid memory is assisting in an operation with
0:25:13 > 0:25:17Private William Johnstone, who underwent brain surgery.
0:25:18 > 0:25:24He had a bullet in his brain, you see, and this had to be got out.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26Once they'd made the hole in the brain,
0:25:26 > 0:25:32I was given the job of shining a torch right into it and I saw
0:25:32 > 0:25:37the brain sort of pulsating and so I held the torch in front
0:25:37 > 0:25:43and saw the bullet being extracted by the surgeon. It was very interesting.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46You always wonder whether you're going to be a bit squeamish and
0:25:46 > 0:25:53sort of faint but having being given the job to do, one forgets oneself.
0:25:54 > 0:25:58Next door, the great hall became a recreation room for patients.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01Here, soldiers could relax,
0:26:01 > 0:26:05play the piano or in the case of the hospital's longest resident,
0:26:05 > 0:26:08Percy Chaplain, find time to woo Mabel,
0:26:08 > 0:26:11one of the housemates whom he married after the war.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19The soldiers spent a lot of time outside,
0:26:19 > 0:26:21here, in the inner courtyard.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23Sister Bennett was a great advocate
0:26:23 > 0:26:30of the restorative qualities of clean, fresh air and some bath treatments.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33On a day like today, that's perfectly acceptable.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41As well as relaxing in the courtyard,
0:26:41 > 0:26:45soldiers were encouraged to make the most of the outside space.
0:26:45 > 0:26:50They could play croquet on the lawns or go boating on the moat.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53It's about as far as it's possible to get from the brutality
0:26:53 > 0:26:57of the front-line and the contrast must have been dreamlike.
0:27:00 > 0:27:06When peace was eventually declared in 1918 the bells rang out again and again.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08There was singing and dancing in the wards
0:27:08 > 0:27:11and a feast was held here in the great hall.
0:27:11 > 0:27:16As one nurse recalled, "It was a festive scene as 72 of us
0:27:16 > 0:27:19"sat down to the most sumptuous repast.
0:27:19 > 0:27:20"The staff, the patients
0:27:20 > 0:27:24"and the household were all here together to celebrate peace as one."
0:27:38 > 0:27:41Welcome back to Wallasey Town Hall on the Wirral Peninsula.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43Droves of people are still arriving.
0:27:43 > 0:27:47They're keen to meet our experts to put a price on their precious cargo.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51Including Maureen, who's with Anita.
0:27:52 > 0:27:57- Maureen, welcome to Flog It! - Oh, I'm welcome. Glad to be here.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59It's lovely to see you.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02You've brought this lovely wee ivory purse along.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05Now, tell me, where did you get it?
0:28:05 > 0:28:09I bought it in Croatia, in, like, a sort of a junk shop,
0:28:09 > 0:28:14just crammed with all sorts of, erm, everything really.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17I could've spent a week in there, Anita, I could've done.
0:28:17 > 0:28:19Do you like having a rummage?
0:28:19 > 0:28:22Oh, I do. Oh, I do.
0:28:22 > 0:28:27I do, I love medals, stamps, anything old.
0:28:27 > 0:28:29I've got too much stuff and the boys... It'll end up in the skip
0:28:29 > 0:28:31when I pop my clogs.
0:28:31 > 0:28:33They'll most likely sell it because they won't say,
0:28:33 > 0:28:37"Oh, that's ivory," they'll think it's plastic, won't they, Anita?
0:28:37 > 0:28:39How much did you pay for it?
0:28:39 > 0:28:43- About £25.- Hmm, right, that's not bad.
0:28:43 > 0:28:48- It's a lovely wee thing. It's made of ivory.- Yeah.
0:28:48 > 0:28:52Now, this ivory would have been before 1947,
0:28:52 > 0:28:56- which is the cut-off date.- Yes.
0:28:56 > 0:29:00A little Edwardian purse for a lady
0:29:00 > 0:29:04and she would have kept her sovereigns in here.
0:29:04 > 0:29:09Now, the interior is of silk. This lovely turquoise silk.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11Would that be for stamps or something?
0:29:11 > 0:29:14Little coins, small coins.
0:29:14 > 0:29:16Sovereigns and half sovereigns.
0:29:16 > 0:29:20None of your pennies and halfpennies for this posh little purse.
0:29:20 > 0:29:24And you have a little closing device here.
0:29:25 > 0:29:29We can close and lock that little piece there
0:29:29 > 0:29:33- to keep your little, precious coins safe.- Yes.
0:29:33 > 0:29:39It's a very nice little item. So, price on it.
0:29:39 > 0:29:41You paid £25.
0:29:41 > 0:29:44It's not bad for £25.
0:29:44 > 0:29:49What I would like to do is to perhaps estimate a bit higher
0:29:49 > 0:29:53- than that and let it find its own level.- OK.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56- Erm, if we put it in at £30-50. - Yes, that's fine.
0:29:56 > 0:30:01- Shall we do that?- That's fine, Anita.- We'll enjoy seeing that sold.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04- Thanks, Anita, awfully kind. - Thank you for coming along.
0:30:06 > 0:30:10It might not be to everybody's taste but ivory which predates 1947
0:30:10 > 0:30:14can be legally sold according to the International CITES Treaty.
0:30:18 > 0:30:22Now, it's time for a bit of luxury libation over on Philip's table.
0:30:22 > 0:30:26- Linda, how are you?- I'm fine, thank you.- So, are you Liverpudlian?
0:30:26 > 0:30:29- Or a Birkenheadian? Or a Wirralian? - No, Liverpool born and bred.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32- Liverpool.- Born and bred.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34You've brought along what I think's a really lovely item.
0:30:34 > 0:30:36How long have you had this?
0:30:36 > 0:30:39- I've had it 22 years.- 22 years. And did you buy it, or...- No, no.
0:30:39 > 0:30:44I inherited it from my aunt, who inherited it from her aunt,
0:30:44 > 0:30:48- who bought it in 1898. - 1898, let's just see if that's...
0:30:49 > 0:30:53Well, here's the hallmark and that is indeed London, 1898.
0:30:53 > 0:30:58- So this was bought new.- Yes.- I think it's a claret jug, as you know.- Yes.
0:30:58 > 0:31:02And what's nice about it, it's by James Wakely and Frank Wheeler
0:31:02 > 0:31:05and you can tell that from the maker's stamp, just here.
0:31:05 > 0:31:09And if we look at this, we've got almost like, a...
0:31:09 > 0:31:13It's almost like a Stourbridge rock crystal body
0:31:13 > 0:31:18and then we've got the lid, which is gilded on the inside.
0:31:18 > 0:31:22What I think's lovely about this, it's just attention to detail.
0:31:22 > 0:31:26- If you look there, this trellis-work is blind.- Yeah.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28In other words, it's not pierced.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31If you come down here, the trellis-work is all pierced
0:31:31 > 0:31:33and it is just beautifully done.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35What a lovely thing to pass round the dinner table,
0:31:35 > 0:31:38with some wonderful claret in it. Did you use it?
0:31:38 > 0:31:40- No.- Never used it?- No, no.
0:31:41 > 0:31:45It's been on display all the time but I've never used it for wine.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48So, we know that it's been in your family since 1898,
0:31:48 > 0:31:52bought new, off the shelf, all those years...
0:31:52 > 0:31:55Yes, by my very wealthy great-aunt.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57She would've been seriously wealthy to have bought this.
0:31:57 > 0:32:01- She married a mill owner. A very wealthy mill owner.- Really?
0:32:01 > 0:32:06They had a huge house, lots of servants, Rolls-Royce, chauffeur.
0:32:06 > 0:32:12- Overwintered in Egypt every year. - Really?- Oh, yes. I never knew her.
0:32:12 > 0:32:16- So, they did life in style?- Oh, yes. And that's part of it.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19What it is, it is the best, isn't it? It's the best.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22- This is the Rolls-Royce of claret jugs.- Oh, good!
0:32:22 > 0:32:25So, I was going to ask you, why are you going to sell it?
0:32:25 > 0:32:27Because my son isn't interested in it
0:32:27 > 0:32:31and I thought I may as well enjoy the proceeds.
0:32:31 > 0:32:36OK, so, what's it going to make? Is it going to make £200-£300?
0:32:39 > 0:32:42Go on, then. Is it going to make £300-£400?
0:32:42 > 0:32:44I would hope more.
0:32:44 > 0:32:46I think it's too pretty to be...
0:32:46 > 0:32:49Well, it's lovely and I think
0:32:49 > 0:32:52- a sensible estimate would be £600-£900 for it.- Yup.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55And I think we'd put a fixed reserve on it at £600
0:32:55 > 0:32:58- and I think it'll do really, really well.- Good.
0:32:58 > 0:33:01And thank you for bringing it, it's lovely.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04I'm very tempted to go and fill it and have a drink out of it.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07Well, be my guest.
0:33:10 > 0:33:12Well, there's no sign of our valuations slowing down.
0:33:12 > 0:33:14It's still buzzing with people.
0:33:16 > 0:33:18But before our next valuation,
0:33:18 > 0:33:21I'd like to take you back to what Wallasey Town Hall looked like
0:33:21 > 0:33:26during the First World War, when it also became a military hospital.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30With beds for 350 wounded soldiers,
0:33:30 > 0:33:35it was reported at the time that it was one of the largest in the country.
0:33:37 > 0:33:39Talking to some of the local people out there,
0:33:39 > 0:33:42I found out some fascinating stories connected to the time.
0:33:42 > 0:33:46Now, I've got two photocopies of news reports connected to the period.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48The first one is about a Private Bernard Cadden
0:33:48 > 0:33:51and there's a photograph of the chap here.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54Now, he was wounded under heavy shellfire trying to rescue
0:33:54 > 0:33:58an officer and he was awarded the military medal for his bravery.
0:33:58 > 0:34:02He spent some time in the hospital and it says here, look,
0:34:02 > 0:34:05"Having lost four fingers of his right hand,
0:34:05 > 0:34:09"he was an inmate of the hospital and was so modest that he never divulged
0:34:09 > 0:34:13"the fact of his gaining the medal until he left the institution."
0:34:13 > 0:34:16Now, that is a telling indictment of the times.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19That's a brave young man who didn't want to brag,
0:34:19 > 0:34:20he didn't want to boast.
0:34:20 > 0:34:24He was just getting on with his job and doing his duty.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27The other article I have here pays tribute to all
0:34:27 > 0:34:30the local owners of motor cars because the problem the hospital had
0:34:30 > 0:34:32was it wasn't near a railway station.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35They had one ambulance for the whole area
0:34:35 > 0:34:37so they had to transport hundreds of patients about.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40They needed vehicles. And look at this...
0:34:40 > 0:34:43"He would like to also pay tribute to the local owners of
0:34:43 > 0:34:47"motor cars who, at all times of the day and night,
0:34:47 > 0:34:53"had been most willing to place their vehicles at the disposal of the detachment."
0:34:53 > 0:34:54So, there you go.
0:34:54 > 0:34:56The people of Wallasey and the local area
0:34:56 > 0:34:59pulling together in times of need for the greater good.
0:35:05 > 0:35:09Jill, welcome to "Flog It!" and thank you
0:35:09 > 0:35:12for bringing along this lovely pair of figures.
0:35:12 > 0:35:15Can you tell me, first of all, where did you get them?
0:35:15 > 0:35:19They were handed to myself and my husband by my husband's parents.
0:35:19 > 0:35:23Where they got them from, unfortunately, I don't know.
0:35:23 > 0:35:24Do you like them?
0:35:24 > 0:35:27Well, initially, I would have said no
0:35:27 > 0:35:31but as I've come to look at them today they're growing on me.
0:35:31 > 0:35:33THEY LAUGH
0:35:33 > 0:35:36What we have here are a pair
0:35:36 > 0:35:40of 19th-century German figure ornaments.
0:35:40 > 0:35:45They would have been made between 1860 and 1890
0:35:45 > 0:35:51and they are a rather romanticised and idealised subject.
0:35:51 > 0:35:57Here, we have two rural figures, a mum and a dad,
0:35:57 > 0:36:00and they have their lovely little children,
0:36:00 > 0:36:05they're carrying them, perhaps home, after a day of work.
0:36:05 > 0:36:09But would a farm worker, do you think, come home from his work
0:36:09 > 0:36:14with a pair of trousers all decorated with hand-painted flowers?
0:36:14 > 0:36:20- Not really, no.- Not really. So, it's quite an amusing thing.
0:36:20 > 0:36:25They come from, probably a factory in Eastern Germany.
0:36:26 > 0:36:32Now, that area was similar to the Staffordshire Potteries
0:36:32 > 0:36:35in that there were many small factories there.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38I cannot identify the factory.
0:36:38 > 0:36:43What I can say is that we have a mark here.
0:36:43 > 0:36:48There is damage, we have some losses here in the child's finger,
0:36:48 > 0:36:52on the basket that the mum is carrying
0:36:52 > 0:36:56and various little bits and pieces on the other figure.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59Taking into consideration the fact that we do have damage
0:36:59 > 0:37:02and some losses on these figures,
0:37:02 > 0:37:08I would like to put it into auction with an estimate of £70-£90.
0:37:08 > 0:37:10Would you be happy with that?
0:37:10 > 0:37:11Yes. I would, yeah.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14Will we put a reserve price on it, Jill?
0:37:14 > 0:37:17- Possibly £50?- £50?- Yeah, yeah.
0:37:17 > 0:37:21- Let's put a reserve of £50 with an estimate of £70-£90.- OK.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24Will you be glad to see the back of them?
0:37:24 > 0:37:25I think so, yes.
0:37:29 > 0:37:33Well, that's it. Our final items have now just been found by our experts
0:37:33 > 0:37:35and what crackers they really are.
0:37:35 > 0:37:38I think we could have one or two surprises, so don't go away.
0:37:38 > 0:37:41What a day we've had here in Wallasey at the town hall
0:37:41 > 0:37:45but sadly it's time to say, "Goodbye, everybody," isn't it?
0:37:45 > 0:37:49As we head over to the auction room for the very last time today.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54Coming with us on the journey is Maureen's silk-lined purse.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57Will her rummaging prowess pay off in the saleroom?
0:38:01 > 0:38:03Then what about these German figurines?
0:38:03 > 0:38:05They're not to everybody's taste,
0:38:05 > 0:38:08so will they find a buyer in the auction room?
0:38:10 > 0:38:14And finally, Philip could see himself living the high life
0:38:14 > 0:38:16with this beautiful claret jug
0:38:16 > 0:38:19made by renowned silversmiths Wakely & Wheeler.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21I'm sure it'll attract a lot of attention.
0:38:32 > 0:38:34'Adam's still busy on the rostrum
0:38:34 > 0:38:38'and our next lot under his gavel are Jill's figurines.'
0:38:38 > 0:38:40You don't really like these figurines?
0:38:40 > 0:38:43- Not particularly.- They are mass-produced, aren't they? Let's face it.
0:38:43 > 0:38:45They are and they're not of high quality
0:38:45 > 0:38:48but they have that look about them.
0:38:48 > 0:38:51They're big and there is a sort of interest in them.
0:38:51 > 0:38:54You don't have to convince us, we're selling, you know!
0:38:54 > 0:38:55We're getting rid of.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58I know there are collectors out there that will buy these
0:38:58 > 0:39:00and that's the main thing. Anyway, good luck, both of you.
0:39:00 > 0:39:01- Thank you.- Here we go.
0:39:01 > 0:39:05Some damage to these but I'm bid. 50 and 5 and 60 bid. At £60 here.
0:39:05 > 0:39:09At £60, 5, 70 bid. At £70,
0:39:09 > 0:39:12now at 70. At £70, selling them at 70.
0:39:12 > 0:39:17They're off to Malta. At £70, is there 5 anywhere? At 70.
0:39:17 > 0:39:21- Maltese buyer on the internet. - Selling them at £70, all done.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23And away at £70.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28So, the hammer's gone down. That's not bad. That's not bad.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30I think, really, you know, they stand quite strongly
0:39:30 > 0:39:35and for £70 for a bit of decoration, that's money well spent, isn't it?
0:39:35 > 0:39:38- Definitely.- Off to Malta.- Yeah. - How about that?
0:39:38 > 0:39:40That's one of the benefits of selling at auctions
0:39:40 > 0:39:42that are also on the internet.
0:39:42 > 0:39:46There's a worldwide market competing with local interest.
0:39:46 > 0:39:49So, you get the best of both worlds.
0:39:49 > 0:39:53It's not a lot of money but, boy, I'd like to own this. This is quality.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55It's a little ivory sovereign holder.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57- Did you use it at all for anything? - No, no.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59- Just bought it because it was a curio.- Probably.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02It's such a pretty wee thing and it's in good condition,
0:40:02 > 0:40:06with that lovely silk lining inside. It was very sweet.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08Let's see if we can send you home really happy.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10Here we go, it's going under the hammer.
0:40:10 > 0:40:16Next lot is the Edwardian, little ivory purse there. 30 bid online.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19- Straight in.- 5, 40, 5, 50.
0:40:19 > 0:40:245, 65's online. At £65, an ivory purse.
0:40:24 > 0:40:29- Every good lady should have one. 70 online. 5 at the back, at £75.- Oh!
0:40:29 > 0:40:31Any more on an ivory purse? You don't see them very often.
0:40:31 > 0:40:36- 80 online.- It is a rare thing, isn't it?- £85 at the back of the room.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38At 85, are you all done? We're selling now?
0:40:38 > 0:40:40At £85, the very back of the room.
0:40:41 > 0:40:46Yes! The hammer's gone down, £85. Maureen, that's brilliant, isn't it?
0:40:46 > 0:40:50- Yeah, great.- What a good result. - I'm pleased for you.- Aw, thank you.
0:40:50 > 0:40:51- That's a good day out.- 'Tis.
0:40:51 > 0:40:55See, we did get a big smile on Maureen's face in the end.
0:40:55 > 0:40:57Well, I'm pleased for Maureen.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00Bear in mind, though, that ivory objects are contentious.
0:41:00 > 0:41:05We were able to sell this because it predates the 1947 CITES Treaty.
0:41:08 > 0:41:12Now, for an item that really evokes memories of a more stylish era.
0:41:13 > 0:41:17Linda, it could be drinks all round, it could be. We could be smiling.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20Going under the hammer is the most exquisite silver claret jug.
0:41:20 > 0:41:25I love it, absolutely love it. We're looking at £600 at the lower end.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28- Oh, we're going to be fine.- We're going to be fine, aren't we?
0:41:28 > 0:41:32- Hope so.- Have you used this and enjoyed it?- No.- Never?- No, never.
0:41:32 > 0:41:36- Oh, no, really? - I've just polished it.
0:41:36 > 0:41:37I do like a good claret.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39Anyway, let's find out what the bidders think.
0:41:39 > 0:41:41You ready for this? Here we go.
0:41:43 > 0:41:47Lot 608 is a late Victorian, etched glass, silver-mounted, claret jug.
0:41:47 > 0:41:50Lovely thing, Wakely & Wheeler, London, 1899.
0:41:50 > 0:41:55And 420, 440, 460 is bid. At 460.
0:41:55 > 0:41:56At 80. 500. And 20.
0:41:56 > 0:42:00540, 560, 580, 600.
0:42:00 > 0:42:05600 down here. £600, any more now? At 20 online, 640 the bid.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08- 640 the bid, at 640.- Can you see that chap in the front row?
0:42:08 > 0:42:09Look, he's bidding.
0:42:09 > 0:42:13680 the room. 680 bid, 700 online.
0:42:13 > 0:42:16And 20 the room. 720, 740, 760.
0:42:16 > 0:42:20760 in the room. At 780 online.
0:42:20 > 0:42:24800 the room. At £800, in here.
0:42:24 > 0:42:27820, 840, 840 bid. At 840.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30Down here at 860 online. 880?
0:42:30 > 0:42:33Says no. It's 860 on the internet now.
0:42:33 > 0:42:35At 880, a new place.
0:42:35 > 0:42:38880 online, 880 now. 900.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41At £900 we're online.
0:42:41 > 0:42:43Keep going, 920. 920 bid.
0:42:43 > 0:42:47940 bid. At 960 bid, at 960.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50- We're going to do a thousand, will we? Will we?- At 980.
0:42:50 > 0:42:55Round it up for me, please. It's 980. At 980.
0:42:55 > 0:42:57£1,000, thank you.
0:42:57 > 0:43:03- Done it.- A super claret jug at 1,050. We're still going at 1,050.
0:43:03 > 0:43:10The hammer's up at 1,050. Are you all done now? At £1,050.
0:43:10 > 0:43:13Linda, £1,050 and that hammer's going down. Crash! There you go.
0:43:13 > 0:43:16- How about that for a good result? - Wonderful.- It is.- Cheers.
0:43:16 > 0:43:18- He was right.- He was right!
0:43:18 > 0:43:21And what a way to end the show here in Liverpool.
0:43:21 > 0:43:23Well, you can't top that, can you, really?
0:43:23 > 0:43:26And if you've got something you want to sell, we would love to do it for you.
0:43:26 > 0:43:31Dust it down and bring it in to one of our valuation days and we will Flog It!
0:43:31 > 0:43:33But until then, from Liverpool, it's goodbye.